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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-09

German artillery was active also
i'm the region Of Villers- -Bretenneaux
and Mericourt Liable.
Armentieres is on the Franco
Belgian border.
La Bassee canal lies between I'VE
and six miles north of Lens
The ground between the two
places has seen some Of the hardest
lighting of the war.
Early this morning the enemy's
artillery showed great activity from
La Bassee canal 10 the south of
Armentieres. the official statement
said There was heavy hostile
shelling in the neighborhood of Vii
lers BretenneauX and Mericourt
Liable.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-09
BOMBARD LOCATION OF
GUN SMELLING PARIS
International News Service /:

International News Service;
PARIS, April 9.-Ihe exact ioca-
tor Of the German long range gun
that has been Smelling Paris has
been discovered and il is being
bombarded by French artillery and
French airmen, according TO a re-
port in circulation here today. The
emplaCement is al Creepy, on the
northeastern edge OF the forest of
ST. Gobain. Creepy is six miles north
west OF Iaon ana 20 miles northeast
OF the northern suburbs OF Paris
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-09
TOTAL IN
LOAN DRIVE IS
NOW S83,350
No Official Reports Are Made
From MiShaWaka Or Out
side Banks in the
County.
BULLETIN. .

Sales OF Liberty bonds i'm
south Bend banks amounted to
1868 OH Monday. it was re-
ported TO T.. III. Miller. who is
in charge of that department of
the campaign. These figures are
exclusive of Saturday sales.
which amounted To SIC. l50. and
contain returns from no banks
outside this city. The city total
therefore Is SS3.35O.
Banks i'm Mishawaka and
other outside points have not
made any formal reports as yes.
Estimates as TO sales will not be
given. out, under orders from
Sec'y MCAdOo.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-09
Forced to Attack,
Teuton Army Faces
Giant Steel Trap
BY FRANK H.. SIMONDS.
NeWs-Times and Associated y Cwspapers War Expert.

a not
when nothing less than campaign satisfy
by He his table
lac does discover old parallels difficulties
He attacked Nerdun 21st.
Glarch of
anXous about his home public that
Fcrt DeNaux TO
that did
he
the be Of
the difficulties
eXpectan OF quick before
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-09
BULLETIN

International News Service
LONDON, April 9.-Thc Ger
mans nave used o. divisions 10
far i'm their attacks on the great
PiCardy battle. Premier Lloyd
George told the house Of com
mons this afternoon i'm a speech
Introducing the man power bill.
a German division consists of
1900 bayOnets and according
To the prcmicT'~ figures. they
have used 1.I6fOOO men on the
firing line since their offensive
was launched against Amicn~ on
March 2f.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-09

tremendous losses and making
only inconsiderable gains where
he has gained any at all. He has
not yet got his heavy artillery
up, and until he does his troops
will continue TO be terribly pun
ished without the support from
their own heavy artillery
On The map the Germans
look desperately near TO
Amiens. but they were six miles
nearer 10 Verdun on the 26th
day Of February, 1916. and in
the next six months they only
advanced a mile and a half.
Unless Hindenburg can break
the sides of the angle, the Ger
man offensive in Picardy will
be stopped. To break the sides
the Germans must sacrifice
many thousands of men as they
sacrificed other thousands on
the Meuse. All French strategy
at Nerdun was comprehended
during the advance of the Ger
man until the British were
ready. The allied strategy now
must have a similar direction
and an Identical purpose.
HAS TO EXPLAIN
TO HIS PUBLIC.
Meantime the German has
got 10 explain 10 his public why
he has not won the war in his
first battle. why the second
Somme was not "A Dunajec or
CONTTN-TrTD OK pAcr rOTrU
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-09
FIRE LOSS S250,000

international News Service:
TAMPA. Fla, April 9.-Officials
today are investiga ting the origin OF
a fire which swept nine blocks here,
causing about S250-OOO damage.
Many homes were razed and hun
dreds are homeless today. Four
small churches q nd a juvenile deten-
ton home were among the buildings
= DESTROYED.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-09
FROST INJUREs FRUIT.
ntqrnational News Service:

international News NeEFlcF-
SANDUSKY, O.. April 2. - \
killing front here last night injured
fruit trees and other trees which
were just budding out Orchard
owners assert that the loss 20 the
fruit trees will be heavy and the
crop will be curtaiied a. a result.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-09
SALIENT so MILES WIDE.

International News Service:
LONDON, April 9.-The Ger
man salient which has been
created by the drive towards
Amiens il now approximately 80
miles wide at ies base. Roughly
that Il the distance OF a straight
line drawn from a point just
south OF Arras TO the COucy Sec
tor. The tip Of the salient Gin
the Catel reSion) i about 81
miles from the old German line
between II. Quentin and Ia Fere.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-09
Germans Lay DoWn
Heavy Bon1bardn1ent
\ Along British Line

LONDON April 9-The Germans continue to shell the British
lines the PCardy battle front and the positions the north ct
the battle with great violence
Beginning early this morning the Germans laid down heavy
bombardment all the La BaSSee canal point just
south of Ameneres the British Office reported
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-09

international News Service:
WASHINGTON. April 9.-The re-
sponse of the nation TO the third
Liberty loan, continuing today IN
another avalanche Of kilograms
claiming full quotas subscribed. has
oUtstripped all former records
among any Of the government loans
made by the United States or the
warriRg countries in Europe And
despite the quick returns made by
hundreds of communities and towns.
the treasury has adopted a policy ot
almost cruel accuracy and will not
make public official loan figures un-
til correct reports have been fur
nished by the federal reserve banks.
Warn Against Over Confidence.
Warning against over confidence.
the treasury officials have de-
termined not to count their bonds
before they're hatched," and with
the days figures from the reserve
banks. the subsequent totals should
follow. This policy Of concealment
has met with some criticism but il
was pointed out that local commit
tees would be enabled to publish
their subscriptions and to keep up
with unabated speed the race 10
help their states win the honor flag.
The treasury is assembling masses
of information compiled from tele-
grams received from the federal re-
serve banks and from local com
mittees during the first two days of
the campaign. yet the officials will
not adopt the method of basing un-
official reports on the dispatches
from remote districts. The first ac-
curate report will be held up until
the latter part Of this week it was
said today. Meanwhile the commit
tees are working with every possible
means at their command TO get the
loan into the hands of the individ-
ual.
Minimize First Squirt
Reasons for guarding against the
over sanguine attitude in the be-
ginning are due chiefly TO the great
amount of preparatory bond selling
done before the campaign started.
The treasury authorities are inclined
to rather minimize the effects Of the
first spurt TO win the honor flag than
70 judge the entire campaign by the
success of these few days.
The greatest satisfaction is eX-
pressed, however. on the returns
from the small towns More than
1000 OF these small communities
have reported daily thus far in the
campaign, announcing the subscrip-
tons Of their quotas. Comparatively
little informa ton has been had from
the large industrial oenters, though
each one is conducting an independ-
ent and intensive local campaign.
Totals for the large cities may he
received at the treasury before the
general totals OF the country because
Of the situation Of a federal reserve
bank i'm the cities only those
bonds which are actually subscribed
and the initial deposit paid for VIII
be counted in determining the dis
trict's total.
Thousands OF honor flags are being
distributed today, though they viii
not fy until the original honor flag
is unfurled Preliminary reports
Indicate that the distinction viii go
to southern town. but the loan
directors are still examining the
records.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-09
THE WEATHER

Indiana -Fair tonight and we'd
nesday. warmer Wedne-dat lower
Michigan tonight and We'd
resday. not SO cool tonight iu uortn
portion. warmer "Wednesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-09
MUST BREAK THROUGH
SIDES OF ANGLE.

The solution OF the problem
must be found in breaking
through the sides OF the angle.
This Is what the German has
been up 10 for a week. He has
been hurting masses OF picked
troops against the French lines
along the Avre and the British
lines along the Ancre. suffering
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-05
How Motors Helped Out Allies.

Several times during the war mo-
tor-driven vehicles have drnmatlcal-
ly saved the day for the allies
Hordes of London m0torbusses car
Red the "Tommles" to and from the
battefelds in the early, anxious days
of the war. The swift transportation
by taxi of the army defending
Paris helped to win the victory OF
the Marne. Thousands of motors
rushed the Poilus to the saving OF
verdun. Now comes the victory nj
GAIA. In which tanks played promi-
nent part and Of which II was long
ag0 written. In the Book of Judges,
that, though the tribe of Judah took
the city, 1t could not drive out the
inhabitants Of the valley because
they had "charots Of IRON Thanks
to these modern iron chari0ts," the
tanks" the odds have Mt last favored
the invaders The "Phllistlnes" have
been cleared ont by the onslaught of
the tanks" on the sands and the
attack of the monitors on the shores.
Of GAIA.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-05
Claims Improvement In Violin.

A patent recently granted to nm Hi
nois inventor covers n radical depart
ure In the design of the violin, the
body of which Is cylindrical In shape
and much more compact than the old
time instrument. The sound post
and bass-bar in modified form are
necessarily retained. The instrument
IL provided with chin rest so shaped
ms to be extended laterally while In
use and Of folding against the instru-
ment when not In use. The appear
nncc Of the violin Is most extraor-
binary. bnt II Is said that the quality
and volume of tone Is the equal OF
that found In handmade violins Of
conventional construction. The pc
culinr form involves simplification
in the mode of manufacture and adj
mIts Of instruments being made almost
wholly by machinery, while still pos
sessIng excellent tone quality.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-05
"onIy the Echo Answered"

~ know what am" petulantly ex-
claimed dusky young Nashville belle
in answer to an extended and caustlc
reprimand from her mother, who had
been provoked by the daughters ha-
grant defiance of certain social con-
vcntions.
az knows what yo'ahm," was the
sauelching rejoinder. "But what aim
yo when yo' nhmf"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-05
Famous Alonq Two Lines.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was doc
Tor before he became famous as the
creator of Sherlock Holmes. He rol.
lowed his profession at Southsea In
the eighties, ind for his services AZ
commandment Of field hospital In the
Boer war he received the thanks Of the
government.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-05
Famous Write, Poor Physician.

Schiller, the author of "Willinm
Tell" was medical officer In the prus.
sian guard before he found his profes-
sion irksome. He proved to he a very
incompetent physician and was ex.
pelled from his regiment.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-05
Build Character Firmly.

The character which you are con-
structing Is not your own. II Is the
building material out Of which other
generations will quarry stones for the
temple of life. See to II. therefore.
that II be granite and not shale.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-05

This Murine one of II large co'l'
tlngent of our soldiers of the sea
somewhere In Lorraine training NJ
take their part In the fight, has sighted
the approach Of Teuton alrplanes, and
after passing the word Of their com
ing to headquarters watches their flight
above the clouds.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-05
Oriuin of an Antipathv.

"Bliggins says that when he was q
boy he wrote the proyerb, Honesty Is
the Best Policy over and over again
In his copybook."
Maybe that's how he got his dislike
for It"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-05

French the German
the lining his by W. Prenegas in the
Dublin Fuers the Mons who shown the
photograph public schools York
exchanged
oray the
THE British prisoners who
committed onse whatever but put there for fighting against the
which all prisoners and
The the tied with their
left for As hours in and hail
4S hours myself"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-05
Wires In London.

Iondon's telegraph and telephone
wires, 1t is estimated, extend 1880
miles overhead and 92I 900 miles nn,
derground.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-05
True Responsibility.

Having the courage to live within
ones means Is responsibility.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-12-13
THE SPEAKERSHIP QUESTION A STRAIGHT
OUT WET AND DRY ISSUE
By F. Scott Mcbride

spkership straight and dry election Some
whether the
VIII ge Legislature
absolutely without The AntSaoon League that
throughout the ratification only asking
Republican
the for after and
the the
will
and be
20 the Republican
of Republican 1t would also
be the and dry
show the have bod the when
theyc notdo dominate the with
The
The real issue whether the wets small minority controlled by the
whether
will
rule -Four the the
bd
The real other words
Republicans organize the Legislature but whether
Republicans majority the Legsa
Republican dominated by minority
contribute the best interests
dictated
bestin interest
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-12-13
Put 1t Up to Members d Your Legislature
By William H. Anderson The New York Edition of the American
ISSUE December J, 1918

becaufe their being evil they
fear the light Nothing of good Prohibition
the evident efforts of of the politicians organize
Legislature Thompson defined the
The will exist with
Assembly Speaker Sweet elected without
opposition.
THE VOTE TO ORGANIZE THE SENATE AND ASSEM-
WILL FINAL VOTE OF ANY INDIVIDUAL
SENATOR OR ASSEMBLYMAN ON THE QUESTION OF
RATIFICATION PROVIDED THE ORGANIZATION is SUCH
THAT RATIFICATION is DEFEATED large number of
both committed explicitly the proposition that they
will only such organization will bring about ratification
All of them committed of faith whether they
committed explicit words not because NO MAN NOVA
DAYS THE PRESENT STATE OF PUBLIC INTELLI
GENCE CAN GET AWAY WITH THE PROPOSITION AT
HOME THAT HE WAS IN FAVOR OF RATIFICATION WHEN
MERELY VOTED FOR IT AFTER 1T HAD BEEN
FRAMED-UP TO DEATH
Legislature might get ready for the
is bound They possibly
it The people back home will insist action and will not be
put of these politicians do understand what the
going the of January when number
begin the stampede movement for ratification People back
going York be included the list
THEY GOING TO ASK WHETHER THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY STANDS FOR MAJORITY RULE WITHIN THE
PARTY OR WHETHER STANDS FOR MINORITY RULE
IN BEHALF OF THE BREWERS.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-12-13
SHALL VETS CHOOSE THE SPEAKER?
Chicago Papers Attitude on Ratification and
the Speakership
(By F. Scott McBride)

the wisdom Of the country adopting
Prohibition and gave their influence
at that time to the vets. Chicago will
doubtless be made dry and kept dry
for years before some of these editors
wake up to the fact that it is a good
thing to have Prohibition in Illinois.
Detroit, Denver, Omaha and Seattle
are all dry and have made wonderful
records. Chicago's record will be no
less wonderful.
Chicago editors, after Prohibition is
fact and has been tried out, will be
giving whole columns to the benefits
of Prohibition in a big city. They are
now too busy, however, to travel, and
are just beginning to find out what
the outside world is doing along these
lines. Illinois congressman, notwith-
standing these editorials, voted II to
IL for the national Prohibition resolu-
ton, and majority OF the members
of the Legislature are committed to
less vote for ratification. A majority
of them favoring this proposition in
dicatcs that it is an important one.
Other measures may seem more inn
portant to those who favor the wet
side, but not so to the people OF the
state, who have made this the first
issue in the primary and election cam
paigns.
In recent summary, these same
papers have stated that Prohibition
would be the dominant issue in nearly
every legislature in this section of the
country. Our fight here would be
much easier with the help of the Chi
cago papers. but the fact that they
have opposed the Prohibition resolu-
ton should explain why they appar-
cntly Do not appreciate. the iapor,
talce OF electing dry speaker in or
! der TO insure ratification
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-12-13

| am glad that you are considering
the question in its world aspect, and
it may be proper for me, by way of
emphasis upon the question of en-
forcement, to call your attention to
the fact that your worldwide efforts
will be discounted and fall short of
their greatest possibility of usefulness
unless Prohibition is enforced in
America.
The liquor traffic is not and never
has been respecter of law anywhere
and just as the only way to get the
full benefit of local option is to enact
state Prohibition, and the only way to
secure the full benefit of state Pro-
hibition is to adopt national Prohi-
bition, SO the only way we can enjoy
the fruits of national Prohibition to
the full is to help the world to become
sober. Worldwide Prohibition will in
few years save money enough to
pay the entire money cost of the war
toll.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-12-13
Government Men
Appeal For Help
to City Council
Chicago Aldermen Asked to Help
Protect Soldiers

The Chicago city council several
weeks ago was asked to enact iegislal
ton for the continued protection of
soldiers and sailors from the effects of
liquor and disease. The request was
made through the license committee
by Captain Z. r. Beckwith and Cap
tain ]. II. Robinson of the sanitary
corps, attached to the United States
army. Two proposed ordinances were
presented to the committee One pro-
hibits the sale OF intoxicants in pack
age form after o'clock at night and
the sale of liquor to men in uniform
at any time. The other ordinance deals
with the commercialized vice situa-
tion.
"Why so late in coming with these
ordinances% asked one OF the alder
men. 81 am glad that you asked that
question" said Captain Robinson.
"The war is not over. We have met
with obstacles in Chicago; there have
been delays and it is true that we are
little late. However, we were able to
get the representatives of the liquor
trade together and have them agree
on these ordinances, so that there can
be no friction. The statutes relative
to the soldiers and sailors of the coun-
try have not been abrogated, nor has
the need for them lessened. These
ordinances were prepared by the law
firm of Levy Mayer and Alfred Aus
trian."
The above-named law firm, it will
be noted, always attends to the legal
business of the liquor interests in Chi
cago. The natural assumption is that
the liquor interests would not agree
| to any ordinance not O. KID by their
own attorneys. Brewers and other
liquor dealers, who of late have been
loudly lproclaiming their patriotism,
will do we'll to study the statement by
Captain Robinson as quoted above.
"We have met with obstacles in Chi
cago, there have been delays and it is
true we are little late"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-12-13
Congregational
Preachers Demand
Dry Speaker

The Chicago Congregational
Preachers Union recognizes the
struggle for the destruction of the
liquor traffic made by the churches
of Illinois through the Anti-Saloon
League as a purifying factor in poll
tics. This struggle has now come to
a crisis in our state. The liquor in
terests have been defeated in the re-
cent elections, and for the first time
in Illinois legislative history there is
a working dry majority in both
branches OF the Legislature.
In the wet and dry controversy
which has developed over the cleo
ton of speaker for the House OF
Representatives, we consider it pre-
sumptuous for the wet minority to
demand the election of wet for
speaker, and we condemn the attempt
of any public man, or interest, which
undertakes to force the election of a
wet speaker.
Inasmuch as there are 90 Republi-
can members-elect, of whom more
than two-thirds are dry, we therefore
recommend that these men select one
from among their own number for
speaker. We would consider any one
of the drys who favors or votes for
the election of a wet for speaker as
betraying his constituency
Inasmuch as national Prohibition
will soon be in effect and inasmuch
as the amendment to the national
constitution gives concurrent jurisdic-
ton to the state with the national
government in the enforcement of the
law, therefore it is important that the
speaker be in full harmony with the
National Prohibition Amendment and
legislation for its enforcement.
We therefore recommend to the
Anti-Saloon League that it make no
compromise in its fight for a dry
speaker. = Resolutions passed unani-
mously December 9.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-12-13
Court Decides
Mt. Pulaski is
Dry Territory
Judge Declares Wet Contest Null and
Void

Judge Declares Wet Contest Null and
Void
Mt. Pulaski voted dry last spring.
The vets contested the election, won
their case and kept on doing business.
The drys did not quit fighting, how
ever. The case was taken before
Judge Fred w. Hill of Clinton. 1t was
contended that the bonds were incor-
rectly filed by the vets in the contest
case. This contention was upheld by
Judge Hill and consequently Pulaski
saloons will now be compelled to
close. During the eight months that
the case was in the courts, the saloon
keepers of Mt. Pulaski did flourish
ing business. There were no other
saloons in Logan county and practi-
cally all of the surrounding territory
was also dry. The VETS original con-
test case was decided by Judge Henry
B. Eaton of Edwardsville, who occu-
pied the bench in place of Judge
Gehlsbach, then local county judge,
upon request of the latter. Judge
Eaton's decision in favor of the vets
was considered unfair and illegal at
the time it was rendered. Judge Hills
decision was great victory for the
dry forces.