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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08

Any person resident in the United States
place subject Jurisdiction who
acts as a spy for any government with which
TIE United States is any ally of
such government, and who seeks information
with the intention of communicating it to the
enemy, shall upon conviction thereof suffer
death by hanging by the neck"
So reads measure introduced in congress by Rep.
James of Michigan. provides simple and effective
antdote for the epidemic of pro-German criminality
that has bedevied the preparations of the United
States for the past year.
Hanging by the neck is a grim punishment We do
not like 20 think of it, We do like capital punish
ment of sort But the brutal realities OF war
sweep aside the squeamishness Of normal times.
IT must be kept in mind that the lives of tens of
thousands Of men hang upon the Of the sneakng
foes masqueradng friends against whom this meas
ure is directed. Is it hans a men by
the neck until dead than to have whole armies be-
trayed to their death and civilian populations
subjected to continued massacre?
We are willing enough TO have brave sons
lie for their country and the of world-liberty
Why hesitate to let traitors die?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08
NOMINATING GARBAGE PALS.

Better be careful what you throw away. Public
thortes may be spying your garbage pail.
The health department of New York city has been
making survey Of home garbage receptacles In the
fashionable residence section Of
pounds Of perfectly bread that had discard
ed in the Of slices but of whole
loaves and haf-loaves Along street it discovered
so pounds Of edible breadstuHs. pounds Of meat
and % pounds OF vegetables
This. the department admits better showing than
usual But it isn't regarded anywhere near good
enough, at time when the worlds food need is so
great Private homes in this respect doing
well the restaurants and hotels And so an effor;
is being made, everywhere. 20 bring home house
keepers the imperative necessity Of carefulness.
The excuse that any particular family afford IT,
is excuse at all. The point is that city. state
the nation the world, afford it, Every house
keeper and every should get the idea firmly
planted in her head that every scrap food that
wasted is taken of the mouth of hungry man.
woman child.
The New York board of aldermen is considering an
ordinance imposing $50 fine any person found
guilty Of throwing away edible foodstuffs That's one
solution, but not the. best hope that this
community will be driven TO such drastic meas
ures
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08
MOL PITY Bit PRIDE

The pride which Americans feel in the fact that our
troops lighting side by side and equal terms,
with the British and French, has been admirably
pressed 10y Theodore Roosevelt the City
Thank Heaven and brothers
now 10 stand at Armag g ddOn. Thank Heaven
American soldiers are night the great
battle against the bestial foe of America and
mankind Words count for little at this time
and for nothing whateve- except far as they
are OF help TO the men OF deeds who at the
1t is these men who are making all
Americans born and unborn forever their
debtors They are the men who have paid
with their bodies THEN souls desire Let
one pity them whatever their fate for they
have seen the mighty days and have risen level
10 the need OF the mighty days"
Ii is thins. admits, that loved ones
should face the great danger but would be more
terrible thing they treading the hard path
Of duty and honor.
what OF the wives. mothers, fathers and sweet
hearts Of those boys COINS forth battle? Let
pity them either. says the writer That may a
hard saying anyone whose heart Is the exaltioH
q patriotic sacrifice viii understand Col Roosevelt
himself .-nows whereof he speaks. for his sons
are m France and one Of them just the other day was
wounded and lay for hours iU No Mans land Many .
father or mother is ready say with him:
"Our hearts may be wruns with sorrow and
anxiety. but our heads held si0r with
pride
An yest But there fathers and mothers tc1,
thousands ~ them. who enjoy that pride with d.
mty and ne er Doe heard Of COL Roosevelt is max
ing htrn-eD heard 80 them it thing. along
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08
WARTIME LEXICON
Tho Lingo of No Mans Lnnd.n

THE Lingo of Nc Mans Land"
SAPPER:
Private in the engineering corps:
From cap" meaning the opening
of mine shaft or tunnel. Part Of
their work is digging the mines to
blow up enemy Notifications.
POILU:
The French enlisted man: CORE
spending 10 the English Tommy"
and the American Sammy"
LIASON OFFICER:
Officer who maintains commun-
ication between batteries or bat
taliOns during operations.
COMPANY RUNNER:
Official messenger for carrying
orders and guide duty. Men chosen
for this work. must undergo a stiff
training to give them physical en-
durance and speed. and they must
also be thoroughly familiar with
the country in which they are Iocat-
ed. so that in any emergency they
will know the lay OF the land so
well. they can find their way under
all circumstances.
ALLEMAND:
From the French word for Ger
man; applied 70 the Germans by
British soldiers along with terms
Hun and Boche.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08

political ACKNOWLEDGMENT The beauty Of Col. Roose-
velts pride is that with sound Of his 1920 pres
Dental boom. much heard about his in France
that almost had TO stop and thihS twice. as to
whether II would be safe 10 mention these other am
unnamed fathers and mothers at all SO much stress
has been placed the in France OF these
sons OF the colonel that might almost have con-
Guided that the whole army "oyer there had been con-
1enced TO hold them only.
For assuredy, have troops in France; Just a
little handful" saith the military affairs com
mittee. quoting Mai Gen. Wood the little tin god OF
the colonel But maybe the major general during his
stay in France. devoted to his brass lord
that his ali he could
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08
AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRACY.

II this story not told specifically of an Aus
tralan. we'd think the hero Of it American
on a recent visit TO France says a correspondent,
King George noticed railway station a slightly
wounded Australian soldier who had recognition
by some brave exploit The King walked up and spoke
10 him saying i've heard about you"
The Australian grinned from ear, showed out
his paw and exclaimed Put 'er there" And his
majesty did
story told evidence of the British kings
democracy II shows that doubt George is good
fellow according his lights. And there's reason
why he shouldn't Toe democratic. considering the
modest mental and physical endowments that prOv-
dence has seen lit bestow upon him. What we've
i'm pressed with democracy by the soldier.
They must be real folks Australia Our boys will
md themselves at home with the antipodean CON
tinvent
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08
Other Editors Than Ours
"CZERNIN LIES"
(Chicago Herald

Premier Clemenceau's brief answer to Czernn's
statement that the French government recently tried
10 begin peace negotiations applies practically all
the other public pronouncements of the Austrian
well the German officials.
They have lied scientifically the purpose
uding their people confusing neutral opinion
and seducng the allies into conference which Ger
many might propose a settlement based the theory
OF victory. They have established and maintained
organs for lying home and abroad. "Punic faith"
will henceforth rank highly moral compared with
the exhibitions of Teutonic unscrupuloUsness in both
the central empires
There time when attention paid
what the Austrian premier said. There
a when II thought that Austria did gladly
accept the role OF subordinate Germany-that Aus
TRAN official utterances might really have in
dependent significance That time is long past And
as for the time when Pres't Wilson said thought
the complimentary things about the Austrian monarch
that Czernin imagnatively assumes in his speech il
simply
The game OF Official lying is over for the cc:tral
empires The world knows exactly what Czernn, Won
Hertling and all the OF the stand for They
Will continue TO lie from force of habit and from set
tied policy. But one the most credulOus
neutral viii be in The least deceived.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08
The Melting Pot
GOMEZ TAKE POTDUCK
WITH Us
THE MANICURE LADY.
BY William r. Kirk.

/ read a dandy new novel last
week" said the Manicure Lady. 1T
was mostly a love story. but there
was a lot OF scheming and lighting
in it, too. You ought to read more
of them novels. George. That's the
kind Of reading that folks gets the
most pleasure oIt Of, after all"
I amt read no novels since my
Nick Carter days" said the Head
Barber.
Them wasn't novels Them was
trash!" exclaimed the Manicure
Lady. You wouldn't help your
grammar none by reading them
books"
4 was never much on grammar
or books anyhow" declared the
Head Barber What little l studied
on them things only differed me. 1
figure that If you amt got time TO
learn a lot about grammar it's fool
ish to learn a little. 1 just let my
talk ride right along, and if 1 can
make the other fellow get what I'm
driving at that's all l care"
ON. but you should care more
than that" asserted the Manicure
Lady. You should remember.
George. that folks judges US by the
way we speak, and If we don't speak
correct. we are put down as not
knowing no more than what We
should ought TO. / noticed in that
novel l was reading how the girl
heroine and the rich aunt and the
adventures all spoke perfect, and
/ couldn't help thinking that it must
be fine TO hang out with that bunch.
going through all your days refined
and quiet, like a butler"
Il wouldn't been no butleri" the
Head Barber declared. "A guy in
this business has 10 take orders
enough, but he's got a chance 10
come back if he is spoke to very
rough, and a butler has TO take
what they hand him and never open
his trap. wouldn't be no buteler!"
Goodness knows you could learn
lot of manners from one of them
butlers!" said the Manicure Lady.
III bet butler wouldn't snap at
me like you done many a time
around this here shop"
If / done that ii was only for
your own good. kiddo." the Head
Barber assured her. you was kind
Of green when you broke in here.
and 1 had TO show you the ropes. 1
don't snap at you none since you
tit in handy around here and keep
your place"
Il guess l always knew my place
as we'll as any other folks l might
mention. But anyhow, as | was
| saying about that nice novel l read
/ was telling sister .Mayme that from
now on I'm going to improve my
mind by reading more and talking
and dancing less.
Mayme says reading Is the bunk,
/ but she'll get over feeling that way
when she gets a little older. It's the
| dancing in them cabarets that kind
/ of takes a girls thoughts away for
the time being from all them real.
true romances that you read about
in them good novels. Amt it so,
George?"
Whatever you say b. so. 1 reck-
/ on, replied the Head Barber, alb
sently Hope Stein will blow in to-
day. He was going TO tell me about
a good thing in New Orleans"
Yes" said the Manicure Lady.
/ ''and you ought TO look in the glass
and see a good thing from New
! York! George. George, Let them
horses run their heads off if they
want to, but don't bet no more or
them. Buy Liberty bonds instead.
/ Get wise, George"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08
INyERNMENT OF IMMORAL WOMEN.
Cspringheld, Ohio. SUM-


The United public health in conjunction
with the national defense has under contem
pation a plan internment Of all immoral
during period Of the war. The plan is said TO
primarily foun6td upon the idea of protecting the sol
the various canonTnents America and those
who out of camp furloughs. The plan is 10
make the movement national in scope elm
the social evil upf the morale OF the troops and
he promote health efficiency among the men.
The department has had some bitter experiences
i'm dealing with the social evil in the vicinity OF army
particular and il is the plan OF those cOntem
plating the movement. 90 make il such pre-
clude possihiIt- OF Of such experiences
Under the plan immoral women and prostitutes
will detention camps be established n
parts OF the would abOlishing
practically all red light districts particularly cities
the camps and many OF the large cities Of the
United States would be directly effected by the igisa-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08
IN is OUR BUSINESS

To dispense health giving prescrip-
tons in the proper way-not a bus.
mess we have learned in a day. but
after years Of hard work and care
full study. We use pure drugs. COM
pound them with accuracy and
charge you an honest price for our
services. Bring your next one 20
American Drug Co. 1873 North Main
street -Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08
MAKE I'M PROVE TT

II anyone offers 20 retread or re-
cover your castings or do any kind
Of motor tire repairing as good as
we do or for less money. make them
prove IL. We are master workmen
in this particular line and can de-
liver the goods in a manner that
viii please you. Taylor Tire shop.
132 f. Jefferson blvd, Bell phone
SO -AdVf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08

The German Argentine situation is be
again. Once we're told that Argentine is about
to break with Germany. From which gather that
after the Uboats have sunk few Argentine ships
the Argentine government will begin ready to
administer gentle slap the kaiser's imperial wrist
and about the time the allied armies cross the Rhine
Buenos Aires will start to talk sassy Berlin
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08

We call ourselves one Of the al
lies. If the third Liberty loan bond
issue fails. then we shall be forced
10 call ourselves Prussians.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08

Your dollars.
Mean more power
In Uncle Sans fighting arm.
With that power
ou~ 6shf viii not fail.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08

One would have expected this in
vention of the great Syracusan to
inspire determined efforts to util-
ize the wasted energy Of the sun
for other purposes than the de-
structive operations Of war. but IT
seems really TO have led TO nothing.
II Archim edes himself had lived
after the war was over there might
have been a different result, but he
was murdered by Roman soldiers
when Syracuse was handed over to
the besiegers by traitors within the
walls. and then his burning mirrors
became only Il subject of a story
to make history more interesting.
Two thousand years elapsed be-
fore serious efforts were made %
follow out the lead that had been
opened. The "solar engine is a
modern invention, and one that
still awaits perfection. IT has
adopted Archimedes' method, and
by a system Of mirrors covering an
area of coo or 700 square feet an
average mechanical energy equiva-
lcnt to over two horsepower has
been maintained during a sunshinv
day in California and Arizona The
power is applied through steam pro-
6uced by the vaporization of water
81 the focus Of the mirrors.
Increasing the area Of refectors
exposed to the sun Of course in
creases the amount Of heat at the
focus. but the cost is great for the
power obtained. and some funda-
mental discovery seems TO be need
ed TO bring commercial success.
Many think that the expensive and
cumbersome refectOrs may be dis
Tensed with, and that sufficient heat
TOR driving low pressure engines MAJ
he obtained by principle different
from that OF Archimedes.
This consists in trapping the
solar energy by the aid Of hot
boxes" refinement Of the ga~-
dener's apparatus with which he
catches the suns heat under glass
20 warm his sprouting plants. With
careful construction. temperatures
exceeding the boiling point Of wa
ter may be obtained in such boxes.
In sunny southern California water
u warmed IoF udbhS III Sinso-coN efeu
tanks placed on house roofs. and
apparatus OF this kind could without
doubt be made 20 serve for many
purposes OF cooking.
Some day somebody will hit upon
n method Of getting great stores Of
energy out Of the sunbeams that has
rot yet been thought of. or at least
not perfected. and when that IS
done we shall all be wondering why
4. was so long in coming. and how
we could have been sc stupid.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08
The Horse Power
of the Sun
BY Garrett p. Serviss.
BY GARRETT p. sERvIss.

BY Garrett p. Serviss.
Il have read that Archimedes
computed that the mechanical force
represented by the suns rays fall
ing on the earth was equal to one
horsepower per square yard. Il this
a face, and if so. what has been
done, or can be done. to realize a
fair percentage of this power for
heat and light?-H. II. c.. Spring
field, Mass"
The estimates of the mechanical
equivalent of the solar radiation on
the earth have greatly varied, even
in modern times. and Archimedes
did not have the advantage of the
long series OF Investigations madS
since his day. The estimate ascribed
to him COT course. he did not put
il in horsepower }, is no doubt de-
rived from those at present general
" accepted, which, in the extreme,
20 as high as one and three-quar-
tors horsepower per square yard, or
ever 5000 horsepower per acre.
It is interesting just now TO re-
call that Archimedes' investigation
Of this subject was brought about
10y war. Two thousand one hundred
and thirty-two years ago a Roman
army was besieging the native city
o. Archimedes, Syracuse, in Sicily,
ED the great "geOmeter" was call
ed upon, as every American is cali
CO upon today, 10 help fight for his
country. He responded as our Ed
son is responding, with all the
might Of his genius, and in very
much the same way that Edison is
doing. for it was ships that he had
to fight against, and it was new in
Nentions that he had to contrive tor
their destruction.
The Roman ships Of war had
srangle-hold on Syracuse. They
were anchored close against it's
walls, which fronted the harbor,
and they were rapidly piercing and
undermining the masonry. Ordi-
nary weapons were of little avail
against them. and Archimedes was
forced 10 contrive extraordinary
ones. Among these the most un-
heard OF and effective was COM
blnation OF long focus mirrors by
means of which he concentrated
the rays Of the sun upon the Ro-
man vessels and set them afre.
This story has been doubted, on
the alleged ground that it involved
an impossibility, but Button, 40
years ago. proved that there was
TO impossibility at all in the story.
Button concentrated the sunbeams
with the aid Of a large number Of
small mirrors arranged in a frame
Sc that they all sent their rays 20
a single focus. and with this ap-
paratus he set fire to wood at
distance Of 222 feet.
That was a greater distance than
Archimedes would have had 20
transmit his burning ray in order 20
kindle the rigging and other ex-
posed parts Of the Roman ships I'M
der the walls Of Syracuse. One can
imagine the Roman sailors fleeing
in panic when that mysterious beam
fell upon their decks, with smoke
and flame instantly springing up
everywhere IL touched. Try an ex-
pertinent with a pocket magnifying
glass on a sunshiny day if you have
any doubts about the efficacy OF
Archimedes' mirrors
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08

Only Associated Morning Northern Indians
south Bend-TSO Leased Wives; and Might
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-08

Heme II5I 200
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-13
APPROXIMATION
BY THE GOVERNOR.

asmuch President of the United States has issued his proc
amaon designating the week beginning May 20h, 1918 Red
Gross Week. awek when the epope the country will be asked
again contribute aid the work Of relieving distress restoring the
Of and assisting maintaining the morale Of troops
and the people Of our allies" and
nasmuch the people of West Virginia contributed most gener-
Ou this ampOtant work the Of 1917 and the increased
activity of Government the fighting fronts makes all the
necessary that again contribute literally the Red Gross War
Fund of 1918;
Therefore l. John j. comwel Governor Of West Virginia, do
hereby proclaim said week beginning May 20 1915 as Red Cross
Week. order that public attention may be focused upon the work of
that great organization and the end that united of the work
may be by all people and that West Vna quota may
be contributed the generous and woeheared way has mark
ed the discharge Of all the duties imposed upon her people the
began.
Great Seal Of the State to be affixed.
(SEAL) Done at the Capitol the city of Charleston this the
9th day of May in the year of Lord one thousand nine
hundred and eighteen and in the fy6hh year Of the State
JNC. ]. CORNWELL
By the Governor
HOUSTON C, YOUNG,
Secretary Of State:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-13
OTHER COUNTIES
MUST AID HANCOCK
Glass One List in Pan Han
die County Already Ex-
hausted.

Hancock county by reason Of its
large alien population has entirely ex.
hausted its Glass list and in the sec.
ond general draft will be thirty men
short, Instead Of completing their
quota with Glass men, other counties
in the northern part of West Virginia
will be called upon to furnish their
share of additional Glass men to com.
plete Hancock county's quota.
The city draft board will not be
called upon to furnish any extra. men
but the Marion county draft board,
No. 2, with headquarters at Manning.
ton, will be asked to furnish one man
who will go to camp to complete Han.
cock county's quota.
The above is the establishment Of a
new basis for completing the quotas OF
counties with a small Class list as
they exhaust their Glass l men in fu.
ture calls.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-13
BYPRODUCTS CO
CONTRACTS WILL
belief THIS WEEK
Big Coke Plant Will Con-
sumo 1000 Tons a
Day.

Announcement this morning that
at meeting Of the Fairmont By
Products Corporation E. B. Moore
had been elected president, Frank B.
Pryor, vice president and o. F. Tough
secretary-treasurer, made 1t clear to
the general public that this big en-
terprise, which is expected to be one
Of the most important industrial de-
velopments OF the Monongahela val
ley, is Monongahela Valley Traction
company project.
At the office OF the company in this
city this was frankly admitted and it
was said that the only reason sep.
arate corporation was created for the
plant was to facilitate accounting and
financing The board of directors OF
the By-products corporation consists
Of the officers and W. ]. Wiegel and
G. E. Smith. who were put on to rep
resent the Greater Fairmont Invest
ment company, which will construct
the houses for the workmen on land
which the Greater Fairmont Invest
ment company owns.
Plans for these dwellings are al
ready far advanced. Arthur Paul, of
Paul and Ford, the we'll known Phil
adelphia landscape architects, was
here several days last week making
sketches and surveys Of the site
where the big new industry will be
located and he now has the prelimin-
airy plans ready for approval of the
directors.
James o. Watson, president Of the
Monongahela Valley Traction COM
pany, stated that negotiations for the
by-product plant had been practically
completed. and from indications con-
struction contracts would be executed
during the week. In this connection
E. B. Moore, general manager OF the
Traction company, went east yester-
day for conference with the engin-
GERS and plant builders.
The plant will cost between I'VE
and six million dollars, exclusive OF
necessary houses, additional mines tc
furnish coal for the plant, and other
equipment which would make the to.
tai cost between seven and eight mil.
lions of dollars.
The plant will require over two
thousand tons of coal per day includ.
ing Sundays.