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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-07
COMPANY TO
SELL MORE COAL SUNDAY

Pres't +. A. Bryan Of the Indiana
and Michisan Electric Co. an
nounced yesterday afternoon that
his company viii distribute coal
again next sunday between the
hours OF 9 and 3 O'Clock.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-07
Notre Dame News

Beginning with the second term Of
1918, the meetings OF the Notre
Dame chamber of commerce will be
part OF the prescribed work for com
merce students. The meetings will
oe held i'm the library each week as
follows.
Freshmen and sophomores-Wed
nesday az 4 j. IN.
Juniors and seniors-ThUrsday at
1880 q. IN.
Short Thursday at 4 p. IN.
An incomplete list of Notre Dame
students who are at present in the
service has been given 20 the rectors
Of the several halls Four hundred
and fifty names appear upon it, but
il is estimated that when completed
it will contain the names of at least
] 900 men. The lists are posted on
the bulletin boards. and Fr. Maloney,
secretary OF the university, Will be
glad to receive information concern
ing students or alumni whose name
should appear on the list.
Twelve laborers are engaged in
clearing the tracks OF snow from the
"Lilacs' to the campus. For the
past week all persons who wished to
reach the school have been forced
to wade through huge snow drifts,
which had resulted in many frozen
ears.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-07
CARD OF THANKS.

wish 10 thank the Carpenters
local. 40. as. for their kindness.
sympathy and generous donation i'm
the bereavement OF their union
brother and ms dear husband Their
kindness viii ever be remembered
BY MRS. PHILIP BEYLER
ADV. 1881
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-07
$4,000 FIRE IN COLLEGE

NIAYSVILLE. Ky, Feb. The
three largest buildings Of the Glenn
Springs college. q Baptist mountain
school IS miles east Of here, were de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday, inyoly-
ing a loss of aboat $4,000"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-07

always be a sediment In IT, ] alsa
lad dificulty in voiding. Quite recent
y learned OF Anuric. Z have hardly
AIKEN one bottle ] am feeling much
setter IN every way than I have for
iome time past I am sure 4 have
'ound the'right medicine in Anuric. -
WILLIAM HAEKEE- 416 North Fifth St
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-07
New Laces and Insertions

Are arriving daily. Special at
tention is directed 10 our filet laces
and insertions, up to 3 in. wide,
at 12lac.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-07

Macdonald. Dentist. removed 20
offices over Lowers Paint Store, OF
posite Spires open every day.
evening end SUNDAY l21Stf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-07
Plaid Waists at $3.98
Tafeta Waists at $500
Wash Waists at S2.98 to SIS

In fine VoeS and BatSeS, tucked fronts high neck eff
feet also great many with large square and rolling collars
hand embroidered tucked fronts AMI lace trimmed sleeves
embroidered and lace edging.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-13

important that the hampering process be
halted or checked as far as possible, espe-
cially inside Of the craft
Accordingly, we sent divers into the
St. Paul at the earliest moment for the
purpose of closing all open portfolios
through which mud might continue to
ooze inboard. Only the most expert Of
our men were chosen for that work, and it
was well that we were particular In that
respect, for their tasks were both diff
cult and dangerous. &C.,.
Buried in Blankets of Mud.
Lying as the ship was over on her side
the silt had flowed into her through scores
Of open ports and the points to be reached
were buried in blankets of mud ranging
from six to eight feet thick. The divers had
to search out these openings by using air
and water jets, and to get to their objee-
tives it was needful that they follow de-
Vious routes and go along passages filed
with many pitfalls. The submerged in
terror of the liner was inky black, and the
underwater workers depended entirely
upon their acute sense of touch.
"While exploring for openings the
divers found that a large hole existed
where an ash port connection had been
removed. This inlet for the mud was in
an awkward place and good many feet
under water. There was no way to seal
it except from within the ship, because
the place could not be reached from the
outside.
"The job involved making pattern of
the opening and its existing bolt holes,
fashioning patch plate and then carry
ing the plate down and fitting it in place.
Again the divers who made the pattern
and afterward closed the port worked
without light, and Notwithstanding there
were nearly thirty bolts to be placed and
s many nuts to be frightened the installing
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NREcKING Pt
SlG LINER {.

were quite beyond the reach of the under
water workers.
In order that the men might reach the
guns the silt everything the rifles had to
be excavated. For this purpose COM
pressed air led through hose was en-
ployed to blow away the mud. When the
pieces were thus uncovered sings were
attached to them so that the weapons could
be hoisted to the surface at the right
moment, but with this done the most tick
Ish part of the salvage of the rapid irers
vet remained unaceOmpEshed.
Before the guns could be raised it was
necessary to cast them loose from the deck,
to which they were secured by massive
bolts and nuts. The divers achieved this
despite the dim vision possible in the
muddy water and the uncertain footing
offered by chance projections from the
nearly vertical deck. A false move might
have entailed serious mishap.
Blasted Away the Top Hamper.
Again, the crumpled masts and smoke
stacks had to be got out of the way. Not
only were these considerable weights, with
tangled stays and rigging, but in the case
of the tunnels the masses of steel were
of great bulk and awkward to deal with.
BY means of skilfully placed sticks of
dynamite the masts were severed, and. the
smokestacks were similarly blasted free
about six feet above tie uppermost deck.
Thus obstacles were finally got rid of.
Ralph E. Chapman, the salvage engi-
neer in charge, thus explains the princi-
pal stages of the work:
"When the st. Paul sank and settled
into the silt at the bottom of the slip the
mud entered the lower part of the liner
through numerous openings and also ac-
eumulated in the alleyways along decks !
and 2 on the port side. This aceumula-
ton went on from day to day, and it was
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-13

Wno cucCtcu III lcSc LnSui LWO udys. lHc
patch when subsequently inspected was
found to be absolutely watertight.
''Not only were the divers required to
close all openings that were likely to in
terfere with the pumping out of the liner
in relocating her, but it was equally neces-
sary to create openings to facilitate the
draining of the water to points where it
could be reached by the pump intakes!
In a number of cases bulkheads and other
steel barriers were broken through by
means of dynamite to facilitate this move
ment of the contained water, and the sticks
of explosive were tied in place by our
underwater workers, the charges being
afterward set off by electricity.
"The objection to this procedure lies In
the rather extensive structural damage in
vited locally and the resulting cost of re-
pairs. To offset this j. E. Kirk, maehinist
foreman and capable diver, and / ex-
perimented for some weeks with cutting
torch of our own devising, and eventually
we succeeded in perfeeting it so that the
oxy-aeetylene flame would do its work
under all conditions. We were able to
cut holes with precision and despatch
through any steel wall, and openings were
thus made up to fourteen inches in diam
eter, the actual cutting time being matter
of very few minutes. The deepest open
ing made in this way within the st. Paul
was more than fifty feet below the surface
of the water.
Had to Seal Many Openings.
"The work inside the liner involved the
sealing of several hundred openings Of
one sort or another. We decided at the
start to isolate the forward and after ends
of the craft from her middle body and to
pump out the bow and stern regions. To
this end it was necessary to close certain
Of the matches and to provide temporary
barriers.
"For this work we used massive cement
patches and walls, which we installed under
water. These proved entirely satisfactory
and enabled is to exert buoyant impulses
Just where we wanted them during our in
itial efforts to turn the vessel upright. The
water was controlled by more than twenty
pumps, three of them being twelve inch
centrifugal wreeking pumps.
Because Of the confined area in which
the St. Paul lay it was not deemed praeti-
cable to approach her as we might other
wise have done had she been sunk in open
waters. The ship sank in way to block
to a large extent the slip between Piers
60 and 81. The slip is 240 feet wide,
while the st. Paul, lying on her side, took
up quite eighty feet of this, and at one
point there was but fifty feet between her
upper structure and the nearby dock.
"The liner is 535 feet long and has
beam of So feet, and as mass to be
moved she represented more than $1,000
tons, fully double the weight of any other
craft ever relocated from a similar pos
ture. We realized that special facilities
would have to be employed to roll the
craft over on an even keel from her heel
of 70 degrees.
"The problem was to turn her upright
without shifting her laterally the while,
and the rolling pull called for leverage
exerted differently at different stages Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-13
Relocating the St. Paul Salvage Marvel
By ROBERT c. sKERRETT.


nNE Of the most remarkable salvage
~ tasks ever undertaken has recently
been carried through to successful con-
clusion right here in the North River. How
many New Workers appreciate that faetf
Yet 1t Is an accurate statement of the mag
nitude of the work involved in raising the
American liner st. Paul from her watery
resting place at the bottom of one Of the
Chelsea slips.
The st. Panl was especially fitted for
war service last spring. On April 25 she
was started from the shipyerd in Brook
Ign and towed to her slip between Piers
90 and 81 on the Chelsea waterfront.
While being warped to her berth on the
south side of Pier 81 she heeled heavily
to port, water poured in through various
openings and she filled and settled to the
bottom, coming to rest with her starboasd
side uppermost and only fifteen feet above
the surface at low tide.
In rolling over the liner smashed her
smokestacks and crumpled up her masts.
Besides that she dumped overheard con-
fused mass of rigging, fittings and other
materials. The underwater space between
the ship and the south side Of Pier 81
thus became veritable labyrinth or wreck
age of all sorts.
To make matters worse for the saiSors.
the lower side of the ships submerged
open decks were down quite fourteen feet
In the mud. Finally the fact that the YES
sci lay within the restricted area of slip
and not out in open water added to the
difficulties to be overcome These details
should be borne in mind the better to
understand the conditions that hampered
the salvors, the Merritt & Chapman Der
nick and Wrecking Company.
Problem Wa. Doubly Serious.
The wreck presented twofold problem
to the engineers: first, to roll her upright,
and second, to pump her out in order to
refiOat her. But first it was necessary to
clear away the damaged masts and smoke
stacks, remove top weights amounting to
hundreds of tons, hoist off her guns and
get rid of the litter that lay submerged be-
side the ship just where the divers would
have to operate. Much of this preliminary
work was done by divers under exceed
ingly trying circumstances.
When the ship sank she carried down
with her a number of rapid fire rifles in
tended to repel attacking U-boats.
Weapons of that sort were too much in
demand to let them remain idle until the
St. Paul could be made ready again for
sea. Therefore one of the first things
called for in tightening her was the re-
moval of the guns.
Those on the starboard or upper side
of the wreck were above thesurface Of the
water and could be removed easily, but
the lower guns on the port side presented
a very different task. They were buried
deep in the mud, ten or more feet, and
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tcsnsinsed or Puge ssreT.9i g i
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-03
SHELL 'I|B||||E|'LL AND md
WOLF STILL
UNDEFEATED
Brohrnan, One Time Best
Bowler in City, Loses
His Grip.

Fred She'll and George Wolf, the
Wo ma bowlers, seem to be unde-
eatable. For the fourth time they
AVE been successful in winning h
.ames which they have played for the
.ity championship and they still hold
he hohors. Brohman and Boyd. the
men who made up the team to COM
sete for the honors. did some good
york, but Brohman, who at one time
vas the city's best bowler, shove
,oor form. Lack of practice has
saused him to lose his ability to roll
he ball the way he wanted to.
The match was a ten-game series
ind they went from n side to the
,ther until the eighth game when
;ibell and Wolf put in some extra eff
iorts an ran away with the opponents.
Features of the match We're as fol-
ows:
First high total, G. Wolf. 1897.
Y Second high total. Boyde, 1888.
Third. She'll, 164S.
Fourth. Brohman, 1868.
High two game total, Wolf and
sibell 394.
High score. Boyde, 226: low two
anne total, Wolf and She'll 2S7; low
core, She'll, 1928: 200 scores: Wolf,
.O2, 2O1, 223; Boyde 226.
Team total, Wolf and She'll 3485.
Team total, Brohman and Boyde,
.351. #
II Wolf and She'll still hold the
championship until next week, they
7ill meet Fannell and Heen Tuesday
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-03
STOCK MARKET I. !.
VERY ACTIVE
Great Activity and Strength
Caused by Vigorous De
3. mand For Rails.

New York, Jan. 3.-The stock
market today was stirred into great
activity and Strength in the second
hour by a vigorous demand for rails.
Those shares rose 2 to almost a
points, Union Pacific, Canadian Pa
cif1c, st. Paul, New York Central and
,coalers being most favored. The rise
was attributed to- foreign Develop
ments, the further breach between
the Russian delegates and the central
powers receiving favorable interpre-
tation. It was also believed that the
presidents Forthcoming message to
congress would be helpfulSto the gem
railroad situation. Profit taking
caused minor recessions at noon but,
the undertone continued strong. LIB
erty As sold at 97.02 to $500 andsthe
8 1-2's ats98.78s to 9S.70.
Trading broadened in the after
industrials and ~specialties over
the demand fol, rails
United States Steel vas taken in large
lots up to 9Stand other equipments as
well as utilities showed extreme gains
Of 2 to 5 points.
Mixed conditions prevailed at the
opening of today's market. stocks kof
the same group moving in opposite
directions. The more active steels,
equipments and motors were lower
by fractions to three points, while
Gulf states steel and harvester cor
poration preferred rose five points
each and Midvale steel l NJ. SINH
lar ir~regularity was shown by rails
and oils but >coppers, shippings and
were higher. Liberty bonds were I'M
Cho !, cod T'.'he usn#. EE Es.N. .It .ff. -a-a.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-03
DULUTH GRAIN.

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 3.-Elevator
receipts of domestic grain: Wheat,
$500 bushels, last year 54, 900; corn
1,400 bushels; rye 400 bushels, last
year 1920. IA
Shipments: Wheat 1900 bushels,
last year 5000: rye 10000.
Elevator receipts of bonded grain:
Wheat 2,10O bushels, last year 1000
No shipments. b
Duluth car inspections: Wheat Nos
I and 2 northern. Is; other spring, L;
durum, Q; mixed, Z; total wheat, Is,
year ago, LOG; fax. II. year agos35;
oats 3. year 5: rye 6, year ago
So; barley II, yea ago 6. Total of
all grains 62, ear ago pa; on track
rs. ~
After showing weakness at the
start the flaxseed market turned
strong in the near future again today
on a renewal of buying for shipment
70 crnshing plants. Offerings were
limited. The distant futures were
easier. January closed &c IN: Nav
1 IL off and July 3-4c up.
Business in coarse grains. was small
with light receipts. Rye closed IN
changed at $1.84 for on the track and
the May future unchanged at $1.91.
Barley closed &c off to unchanged at
from $1.27 to 1.59.
Closing: /.
Linseed on track $s.54@s.s6: ar
rive 1894; January 1884 bid; May
$3:461 Ia; July $3.50 asked.
Oats on track 70 5-8@81 1-S; ar
rive 70 5-8.
Rye on track and arrive %l.s4; May
Barley on track s1.27@1.5s.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-03
son OF GRAND
]. FORKS MAN IS
CHAMP SHOOTER.
Frank Troeh Made Best
Record for Year ii the
United States.

Frank TroehIofs Vancouver, WASH.
Son of John H. Troeh, gunsmtthi OF
this city, made the best record of the
year at trapshooting in the United
States. according to the official fig
ures which have been complied.
Troeh, in 1916, was the Washington
state. and national amateur cham
ipion., He broke 284 straight at Seat
tie on April 20 and 80 of last year.
Mr.. ,Troeh has visited his father
here on several occasions, rwhd is also
an excellent marksman.
Tiiat t~rapshooters are becoming
more proficient each year is evidenc-5
ed in the remarkable number of long
runs made. Records are compiled
only of runs of 50 straight or better,
and in 1917 there were 1929 runs
between SO and "A, 691 between Is
and. 90, and 325 runs over 100, a total
of 1854 runs of so, Or better.
The quality OF shooters appears to
improve with quantity, for, there are
more devotees of the sport alluring''
each year. There were more me
and women at the traps in 1917 than
in any other year and the scores were
better. Some of the performances
were remarkable. The shooting far
surpassed that of l916. $s-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-03

cuffed Weltz till he was dizzy in the
eighth round. i
Weltz is a much larger man than
Ryan but not as active. Ryan spent
d good deal of time training in st.
Paul for the bout and he claims he
can whip Weltz in a longer exhibition.
Fans. here agree with him but some
question his ability. Weltz fought
with Tillman' but Johnnie won the
decision willing and easy.
Ryan is endeavoring to get on the
st. Paul boxing show January IS. If
he meets his man fans here believe he
will go" and make q name for him
self. envious to all the lightweight
boxers in the northwest.
Ryan will be matched with Roy
Cough by Secretary r. W.. Einshella
of the Mandan Athletic club for jan
uary "a. The men have met before
but Cough fouled Ryan in the fifth
round. Local fans look forward to
the bout.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-03
MANDAN SEES
GOOD FIGHT
Billy Ryan of St. Paul Given
Decision by Fans Over
Jud Blacksmith:


Mandan. Jan. 3.-''Billy' Ryan of
st. Paul, lightweight boxer, met Ad.
Weltz, Jud blacksmith, welterweight'
boxer in a ten-round go at the Palace
theater New Years afternoon. Ryan
weighed in the ring at 147 pounds
and ,Weltz weighed in at 1853. The
card was the fastest boxing exhibition
yer pulled off within the ropes in
Mandan. Both Ryan and Weltz were
in the pink of condition. Ryan show
ed superior skill and fans gave him
all but three rounds. One went to
Weltz and the other two were a draw.
The Palace was packed with boxing
fans. Rpgside seats were all taken.
Three minute rounds were boxed
with one minute rest. Weltz plowed
into Ryan with his haymaker' punch
but Billy" side-stepped them all and
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-03
LIVE STOCK MARKET
sT PAIL, LIVESTOCK.

SOUTH ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK.
south St, Paul. Minn.,I Jan. g.
HOGS: Receipts 5000, 80 to IS cents
lower; range $1,000 to 5000; bulk
$3.50 to $16.25. -
Cattle: Receipts 3,4O0: killers ~
to Is cents lower; steers SEQ to
$500; cows and heifefs $500 to
$3.50; veal calves steady, $5.5o 70
,$14.25; stockers and feeders steady,
$500 to $1,000.
Sheep: Receipts 800. steady;
lambs $500 to S16.25; wethers $500
to $1,000; ewes $500 to 5000.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-03

Chicago. Jan. 3.-Butter steady;I re-
ceipts 1896 tubs; creamery extras
40; extra firsts as to 48 IL: Nfirsts A
to At; seconds 80 to Al.
Cheese steady; daisies 25 to rs II;
twins 23 to % 1-2; Americas 261-2 to
81: long horns &c 10 to ~.
Egg receipts 3,112 cases: I'M
changed.
Potatoes higher; receipts 80. cars:
Wisconsin,. Minnesota and Michigan,
bulk $1.90 to $2.05; do sacks 5000
to $40.
Poultry alive higher; fowls "a IL;
springs "a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-03

in the same class with the fellow who
would pay money to see a checker
tournament.
Fred Fulton lost "a fight on a foul
the other night. Some day Fred is
going to foul some big husky and
he'll get sore about it and it may be
tough On Fred.
Having read Jim Corbett's life Of
Bob Fitzsimmons we are convinced,
that Jim had better join an army
camouf1age corps HI
# Fred Toney does get into the
army he ought to be about as pop
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-03
Amateur Association
Indoor Track Meet Is
Not To Be Abandoned

New York. Jan. 3.-The annual in
door track and. field meet of the In
tercollegiate Amateur association of
America will not he held this WIN
ter, according to an announcement to-
day. The outdoor meet will be held.
as usual and probably will be on
May 81 n June / at Franklin field,
I,hiladelphia. g..-4
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-03
CORN MARKET \
AGAIN BULLlSH:|[''
alN OG-- \. - LIZ
Suspension Of all Priority
Orders the Cause Oats
Parallels Corn.

Chicago, Jan. Suspension OF al
priority orders on railroads had a
bullish influence today on the corn !
market. The trade seemed to tnlnK !
one immediate effect would be to 81
minish the movement of corn 70
market. Buying, however, on tnlSs
theory did not become at all aggres,
sive. Opening prices, which ranged
from unchanged figures to l-S@ Ley
higher, . with January f.26 5.oW
1926 1873 Dip and May 1924 IA 70
1.24 10. were followed by a sllgnI
reaction and then a moderate genera
advance.
Oats paraIleled the action OF corn.
At first, however. the market wa
easy owing, to absence of any fresn'
Increased hog receipts tended to.
weaken provisions. Besides, ING
monthly statement Of
stocks verified bearish forecasts.
Agitation for a higher maximum
price limit counted later against any
important setback. The close, was
firm, So to L 1-8c net higher, Win
January 1877 and May 1925 1-4@3-8s
to 1925 .3-S.
Corn, No. 2 yellow, nominal; No.'3s
yellow nominal; No. 4 yellow LOG Il
Oats No. 8 white, 80 3-4@s1 IA.
Standard 81 1-4@81 3-4. .S
Rye No. 2, 1874.
Barley 1.40@ 1.59. 5s
Timothy 5.OO@7.5O.. g
Glover 2O.O0@26.00. ,gss4l
Pork nominal. .s. ,S
Lard 1910: ..t
Ribs 23.25@23.75.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-03
MIJ1WAUKEE GRAIN.

Milwaukees Wis, Jan. 3.-Corn No.
8 yellow and No. 8 white 1850 to 1855;
No. 3, ITO to 1.8O. y
Oats standard 80 1-2; No. 8 white
81 1-4to s21-4; No. 4 white 81 to
1884.
Rye No. l., 1856.
Barley mailing las to 1.59: feed
AMI rejected 1.35 to LAS; Wisconsin
l.48 to 1859. .&
Hay unchanged.
Close: Corn, January, $l.26 3-4;
May, $1.24 7-S. Oats, January, IS 49,;
Nav. 76 la.