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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-23
South Bend Boy Through
Hottest Campaigns, Now
With Army in Germany

Being on the front for nine
months and experiencing all the
thrills OF participation in the many
pushes" in which his division, the
famous Rainbow unit. has been the
vital factor. has been the privilege of
Pvt. George J. Koehler, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Koehler. 422 y
Eddy ST. Pvt Koehler is a member
Of battery d, 15Oth field artillery
and with this organization has taken
part in battles on the Lorraine front
(where the division remained for 10
days.-the longest time that an
American division has ever held a
'front.'. on the Champagne front
then at Chateau Thierry. on Aug. 10
the division was called 10 the St
Mihiel sector, and after leaving
there il went into action at the
Argonne forests. Pvt. Koehler was
at the Verdun front when the arm
istice was signed. and is now with
his battery serving as a unit of the
army of occupation, at Neuenahr
Germany.
In letters written 10 his brother
Carl Koehler. 40 y. Hill st. and to
his family, the local man tells in an
interesting way of the life of the
"Yank" in Germany. and OF the eN-
periences met with on the road to
the Hunland. Several letters written
during January describe numerous
football tournaments. entertain
mcnts and similar diversions which
are being introduced to make the
life of an occupational unit as pleas
ant as possible.
In regard 10 the Christmas cele-
brations. Pvt. KOehler writes: I'VE
sure had some feed today, and we
are full up 10 the brim. We had
mashed potatoes, string beans,
Drowned sauce. roast pork, baked
onion dressing. Indiana orange cob
bier, Crown Prince sweet pickles,
the kaiser's own kol slaw, home
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-23

We Are Ready

No concern in South Bend realizes more fully than
we the great responsibility that confronts all the
merchants of this city and the absolute necessity of
making good" during the period of great indus
trial expansion. But are convinced that our expe
rienCe in the handling of materials in the building in
wilderness of the wonderful city of Gary-that dated
from its very ncepton-wil enable to give to you
highly intelligent service that should prove of no small
value to you. We have ample warehouse and track
age facilities and before the building season begins will
have hand an enormous stock of material and may
we here state that business in any volume will be so
handled that both quality and delivery service will at all
times prove entirely satisfactory to you
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-23
Facing Brick

Our 1910 facing brick display will be ready for ex
hbit about March 18th 1t will be far superior to any
heretofore and we believe the largest in America-hiS
is not boast. We will show greater range of coors
and in all the textures and in every grade and at
the lowest price possible consistent with quality We
will carry large stock of the various kinds so that we
may deliver promptly direct from our yards.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-23

A sleigh used for coasting on
Swiss mountain roads is equipped
with both runners and wheels,
either of which can be lowered TO
the ground by levers operated by its
driver.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-23
Bishopric Lumber

Bishoprc products substitute for lumber and
great saving in cost as to both material and labor can
be effected by its as well as securing construction
far better to that obtained with the use of lumber
as in one operation you apply the sheathng lath and
Waterproofed paper and secure more rigid conSruc-
ton. We carry in stock the entire BiShopric line
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-23
Building Materials

Our stock of merchandise is complete in every par
ticular, handling do everything required by the
mason the plaSerer the cement and sewer worker as
well all the odds and ends not carried in stock by
most merchants dealing in general builders supplies
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-23
Tile Department.

In this department we are attractvey showing tiles
for floors walls and frepaceS, in every texture and
color in solid and mixed shades in matt satin and gloss
finish; in fiat rough and battered surfaces This de-
partment is under most capable management that en-
ployS only first class mechanics who can successfully
carry out any contract strictly in accordance with the
architects specifications.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-23

made cookies, bread butter and jam.
coffee, milk and sugar. We also got
a bar OF chocolate from the Y. NJ.
G. A. man. Not a bad dinner, was
it," The officers of the battery ten
dered their men a smoker on Christ
mas eve, at which the Yanks had a
great time" according to Pvt.
Koehler.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-23
llNGS ARE HAPPENING
IN BANKING CIRCLES
Are you keeping posted?

You know that South Bend the Of the greatest expan
sion the ciys history and there bank that getting
ready take care of the increased business that bound
Il To deveOD
Evening star., 1919-02-09
DEVELOPMENT NOW IN SIGHT
OF u. S. NATURAL RESOURCES
Disposition Shown in Congress to Compro-
mise Six-Year-Old Controversy Be-
tween Two Schools of Thought.
Urged as Revenue Source.

control-over Sc per cent of the devel-
oped power
Evening star., 1919-02-09
Divided by "Isthmus."

planting victory oaks" along the
stretch of that road. which leads to
Winnipeg. The Lincoln Highway AS,
sociation has worked out plan of CO.
operation with the GeneralFederation
of Women's Clubs for memorial tree
planting along that route.
Many Cities Adopt Plan.
The American Forestry Association
Is urging the planting of memorial
trees, not to the exclusion of other
forms of memorials, but as the proper
setting for any form of memorial that
may be adopted. This has resulted in
many cities planning to plant memoir
iai groves in city squares. The sug-
gestion has appealed particularly to
church organizations and several have
made reports of tree-planting plans
IN honor cf members of a congrega-
ton that entered the service of their
country
The example of France is before
us, says Charles Lathrop Pack. presi-
dent of the American Forestry Asso-
ciation. The authorities admit that
ner forests held back the Hun from
Paris. Our own forests have been
raided for war work and we must re-
plenish them. What finer tribute can
be paid the man who gave his life
to his country than the living. grow
ing tree-the symbol that what he
died for shall not die. The kiwanis
Club can do great work and Is to be
congratulated"
Evening star., 1919-02-09
NO RUSH ORDERS FOR U. S.
GOODS IN WORK IN FRANCE
oMcial Thinks Collaboration of
American Finance and Industry
VIII Be Needed.

That there will be no rush of orders
for American goods to assist in the
rehabilitation of France. but rather
that orders will come relatively slow
as the general scheme Of rehabilita-
tion evolves, is reported by CONNER
ciai Attache Pierce c. Williams to the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce. "As a result of what I saw"
says Mr.. Williams. "and from what
French industrialists engaged in
organizing the work Of restoration
have frequently told me, / have no
resitation In saying that the colIab-
Grafton of American finance and
industry will be called for. But
must qualify this statement slightly
by. saying that the actual flow of
orders to other than producers of raw
materials. like copper, zinc, iron and
steel. cotton, leather, industrial oils.
lumber. etc. may be slower in
manufacturer of Industrial equipment
perhaps expects"
Mr. Williams says that the human
element presented by the French
population alters the problem. 1t is
not just vast engineering problem.
such as those with which Americans
are familiar. While the work of re-
construction is being scarri ed forward.
the population must be cared for and
fitted into new facilities as they are
presented. Rehabilitation, of whole
farming areas must proceed along
with the reconstruction of raxed
cities. II must be remembered that
fields cannot be plowed now because
they are sown with unexploded shells.
Some magnet device or other means
must be peffected for combine
thousands OF acres and reuoyin9
dangerous material.
Evening star., 1919-02-09
BRITISH MAKING PLANS
TO GET FOREIGN TRADE
Five-Million-Dollar Corporation
Formed to Promote Expansion
in the Near East.

One of the most important OF the
British plans for foreign trade ex-
pansion to be launched since the sign
ing of the armistice is the formation
of the Levant Company. Limited, a
FIVE millions dollar corporation, organ
lied under the auspices of the gov
ernment- -fostered British Trade Cor
poration. The company proposes to
open for British commerce the near
east and the territory adjacent there
to which. before, the war had come
more and more to be dominated by
German influence. The chairman of
the company is Sir Maurice de Bun
sen, who has served for many years
in the diplomatic service in Siam,
TOXIC. Constantinople, Paris, Lisbon.
Madrid and Vienna, and who headed
the so-called Bunsen commercial mis-
sion which only recently completed
its tour Of South America in British
interests.
Evening star., 1919-02-09
MEMORIAL TREE
PLAN STARTED BY KIWANIS
Club of Organization Will Cooperate
With the American Forestry Association
In Honoring Memory of Soldiers.

With the Kiwanis Club of Washing
ton taking the lead with the offer to
plant memorial trees for sailors and
soldiers along the proposed drive
from Potomac to Rock Creek Park, a
nationwide movement has been
started by this organization of busi-
ness men for such tree planting in CO.
Association
The Kiwanis Club, through the reso-
luton by Eugene Adams, proposes
that the organization all over the
country plant memorial trees, not
only for the clubmen who lost their
lives, but for those club members who
went into the service of their country
The resolution has been adopted and
instructions have been given Roe
Fulkerson, editor of the Torch, the
ational publication, to send the ac-
ton OF the Washington organization
to every chapter by printing it in the
next number.
Tribute to Men in Service.
As suggested by the American For
estry Association. the planting of me-
mortal trees takes many phases. In
dividuals are findingsit very fine
tribute to men in the service. The as
sociation announced yesterday that
p s. Ridsdale. the secretary. will ar
rive from France within ten days
He has been there to offer the aid of
the association in helping to reforest
the devastated areas. This offer has
been accepted by the French govern
ment.
Mrs Louis Boex of Cincinnati is the
first mother reported to the associa-
ton to have planted a tree in honor
of a son. Her son lost his life on the
Ticonderoga. In Indiana Gov. Good
rich Is working out a plan whereby
/ the tree planting will be done by
counties, and thus each county will
have a memorial grove. In Louisiana
the Jefferson Highway Association is
Evening star., 1919-02-09
PACIFIC COAST LUMBER
TO PANAMA CANAL ZONE

Steamers and barges have been
chartered on the Pacific coast to carry
100000 feet of lumber to the Pan
anna Canal Zone. where it will be used
in the construction. of new buildings
On the return voyage northward
the vessels will bring cargoes of
knocked-down cars and railroad
equipment which are to be shipped
by the canal commission from Bal
boa to. Seward, Alaska, for use in
building the governments new rail-
road in the north.
Evening star., 1919-02-09
MAP OF OLD GERMAN EMPIRE
HAS PATTERN OF CRAZY QUILT
Amazingly Complicated by Scattered Sec
tions of Kingdoms and Princiipalities
Which We're Federated.

TN bulletin, accompanied by
striking map, the National Geo
graphic Society, from its Wash
ington headquarters, presents
a graphic picture of the amazing
ly complicated geographic pattern
of what constituted the German en-
pire prior to the general disruption
following the final definite acknowl-
edgment OF defeat by the. Prussian
autocracy in the signing of the armis-
tice on November IL.
The German empire resembled moth
ing so much as political crazy
quilt, with patches of varying sizes
and shapes belonging to Kingdoms,
grand duchies, principalities. duchies,
etc
In Detached Fragments.
THE average student of history
knows that the German empire was
composed of twenty-five separate
Kingdoms. grand duchies. duchies.
principalities, imperial lands and free
towns" says the bulletin, but in or
der fully to appreciate the problem
Oh FecOnSlltulGDS tHt 1tIHldH Hacfoh
il. is necessary to remember that these
twenty-five distinct governments did
not by any means represent only
twenty-five homogeneous and con'
tisuous states. Many of the states
are scattered throughout the do
minions in detached fragments.
The kingdom of Prussia. which
both in area. and in population rs
larger than all the other twenty-four
states combined. extr1as in huge
semI-circle from the l.->nch border of
Lorraine on the south .,st to the Bal
tic provinces of Russ :. on the north
east, besides owning detached areas
'peppered over the other states. For
an analogy in America it would be
necessary to conceive of the state of
New York embracing Texas. Oklaho
ma, Arkansas. Missouri. Michigan,
Illinois, parts of Indiana and Chic,
Virginia, Maryland. New Jersey, Del
aware, portion of Pennsylvania and
all the New England states. Then
imagine the Empire state also own
ing and governing one or two coun
ties in North Carolina, Florida. Ala
bama,, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
..In the same way the grand duchy
of O1denburg is divided into three
parts, as If Iowa. dozen counties in
Evening star., 1919-02-09
BANK TO SEND AGENTS TO
AUSTRALIA AND FAR EAST

The First National Bank Of Boston
is sending two of its senior officers
20 Australia and the far east TO es-
tablish further banking connections.
The present plans are for a trip of
about four months, with the possi-
bility of extending this period as cir
cumstances later Justify. After few
weeks in Australia, to be spent
principally in sydney and Melbourne,
they will go to China and tnen re-
turn by way of japan
Evening star., 1919-02-09

New Mexico and half dozen coun-
ties in Michigan were under one gov
ernor.
Then there is Mecklenburg- Strelitz
with three-fourths of it's territory on
the east side of Mecklenburg- -Schw err
in and the remaining fourth on the
northwest side, the two parts being
miles.
Divided by "Isthmus."
The grand duchy of Hesse is di-
vided into two nearly equal parts by
narrow 'isthmus' of Prussian ter
ritory; Bavaria lies en-eighths to
the east of Hesse and Baden and one
eighth to the west; wurttemberg is
a fairly homogeneous kingdom, sur
rounded by Baden and Bavaria, but
in the south it is pierced by n de-
tached piece of Prussian land re-
sembling a boomerang in shape.
I'm the heart of the empire (the
empire that was) is an amazing tan
gle of principaIities known as the
Prussia possesses several large frag-
ments of territory.
Without enumerating the inconse-
quential fragments of Prussian lands
uoticu mere anu tnere IN Other states,
Prussia is divided into fourteen PROV
inces-East Prussia, West Prussia.
Berlin. Brandenburg, Pomerania,
Posen, Silesia. Saxony mot the king
dom of Saxony), Schleswig- -Holstein,
Hanover, Westphalia. Hesse- Nassau,
Rhine (Rheinprovinz) and Hohenzol-
lern.
Fourteen of the twenty-fiv states
of the empire have an area less than
that of our smallest state, Rhode
Island, yet none of them, not even
the three free city states Of Bremen.
Lubbock and Hamburg, is as small as
the District of Columbia.
Smaller Than Massachusetts,.
with the exception Of Prussia,
which lacks 1900 square miles of
being as large as Montana, and Ba-
varia, which is about the size of
South Carolina. none of the other
German states is as large as Massa-
chusetts.
With the exception of the three
free cities, the state having the
densest population is the kingdom of
Saxony, with more than S2s persons
to the square mile. For the entire
empire the density of population is
nearly ten times as great as that of
the United States"
Evening star., 1919-02-09

A6Oo oS 4ACNSA0C SOo1 &C.
The conservationists contend that
the government should retain control
of the developers of this natural re-
source, furnishing power as they do
to the public utilities and to the pub
lie generally, in order to prevent their
making extortionate charges and also
that the government should receive
from them an adequate return for the
privileges granted them in the de-
velopment of this water power.
In the coal provisions of the min
eral lands leasing bill, as agreed TO
in conference, the sale or lease of
coal lands in tracts not exceeding 1850
acres is permitted No one is TO be
allowed to own or lease coal lands in
excess of that area. While a man or
company has the right. under the bill
to enter these coal lands, the Secre-
tary of the Interior is authorized to
offer the coal lands for sale at not
less than $40 an acre where the lands
are situated more than fifteen miles
from any completed railroad, and at
not less than $50 an acre where the
lands are within fifteen miles of a
completed railroad. Also, the Secre-
tary of the Interior is to offer these
lands for sale through competitive
bidding. reserving the right to reject
any and all bids which he may deem
to be unfair"
Evening star., 1919-02-09
Stranger to French People.

Louis XVIII was brought to his
throne from retirement in England
after a long series of unwelcome
visits to various places in Europe.
and virtually had to be introduced to
the French people. He was very Tar
from popular with the French army.
indeed, the whole affair at Paris was
a most unhappy one for the inhab-
itants. One of the entries in the
journal reads:
II imagine that good deal of the
prejudice of the troops against the
Bourbops is to be attributed TO the
saaidence Of the aiiied armies in
Evening star., 1919-02-09
LEAGUE TO PRESERVE PEACE
PLANNED HUNDRED YEARS AGO
Intimate Account of Allied Conference
Held In Paris During the Time -.
Napoleon Was at Elba. -

LITTLE less than leS years
ago an allied conference was
held at Paris. similar in some
New Britain herald., 1919-06-12
RELA KUN CAUSES. -.-
 MUCH ANNOYANCE
council of Four Will Define Hie
 Boundaries and Make Him
Behave.

Farls, June II, (By the Associated Press. ss.)-Bolshevism and Bella Kun, foreign minister of the Hunarian sov. let government were discussed today by the Council of Four and the Coun- cil of Foreign Ministers. -'.'
 The successes of the Hungaran BoI. shcNiki against the Czecho- -Slovaks have caused anxiety, and the Council Of Four has decided that the bound- aries between Hungary and Rumania and between Hungary and Czecho- Slo- Nakia must be positively determined in order that Bela Kun may be told spe. officially to what points his troops must be withdrawn if he desires to avoid a clash with the five great powers and win a hearing from the peace confer CnCe
 Runs reply to q telegram from M. ClemenCeau, demanding that he cease hostilities against the Czecho- o-Slovaks or suffer the consequences is appar- emily unsatisfactory Official denial is made of Kun statement that he had been invited to the peace conference. He was told in NJ. Clemenceau' dis patch that he would not be invited to the conference if he did not cease fighting. .r.
 Military reyerscs suffered bv Admir- al kOlChak's troops in southeastern Russia have also caused uneasiness. .rs
 William Trotter Of Boston. secretary Of the national equal rights league, has presented every member of the peace conference a petition from cof- ored citizens Of America asking that a claus assuring all citizens full ibertr in the rights of democracy and protec-. ton of life without distinction based on race color or previous condition. be inserted in the covenant of the league. of nations. -.t
New Britain herald., 1919-06-12

chance to explain upon the stand the reasons for their quitting Work,>
 An endeavor is being made in Pitts burgh to drive home to large or canization of public serNitors that it has responsibilities toward the people which cannot help but gain the ap- nlause of everyone. The railroads, heinz corporations. are open to criti- ciSm and court action at any time they oivo poor service. Now the employees are to be shown, if possible, that they also owe allegiance to the citizens whom they serve by driving the wheels of a public service corporal ton. A large organization with great power, for good or bad, is going to be legally asked why it took steps that were in- convenient and costly to the traveling g public. We are unfamiliar With the details that prompted the strike and the consequent damage to the public hut the outcome of the case should be interesting.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-12

the, agricultural bill for the repeal of the early daylight using law, there has been 6 wide discussion over the- country as to the real movers for repeal.
 There are those who assert that the men engaged in agriculture were not the prime supporters of the proposed change. that the idea first came from gas and electric light companies.
 These corporations, it is pointed out. did not make any move during the war; But when the war was over they are said to have held secret con ferep-es and to have decided that it was not good for their business to have the early daylight using, or .davIisht saving" as it IS more corl- monlv called. become an accepted custom. Something must be done to head it off.
 Here it was that a suggestion came forward 10 the effect that if the cor porations asked for the repeal nothing would be gained. The very fact that corporations wanted if, it was argued, would defeat the measure. Ii was recognized that some few persons en- gagged in agriculture had spoken of the inconvenience to them of the lawt This fact invoked an idea. Why not use the farmer as the catspaw to pull the gas and electric light companies CheStnuts out of the fire
 The situation in a much wider sense was the same as the trolley companies in Connecticut. They did not dare to go openly to tho general assembly to ask for special faNors, so they secured aid and tried to mako it appear that the dear public was vitally interested. i They fooled some of the people part 1 of the time, but not all of the people | any of the time. In the end the gen. 1 eral assembly sized up the real situ- | ation.
 And so if is with this move to re-
 peal the "daylight saving law. The voice crying for repeal was that of 1 the farmer, but the hands doing the { manipulation were those of the ltyht-~ the genera! opinion, judging from 1 comment the country over.
 Someone has taken the trouble to ! hunt up a few figures as made bv the United States Fuel administration Oh
 the record of last year. According to the summary of this department. the
 saving in fuel consumption alone in { 1918 was 1,25O.0o0 tons. Tn Washing . ton the people saved $60.000 in gas
 and much more in electricity Bridge
 port probably sared thirty or forty
 thousand dollars in lighting and fuel
 cost.