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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-27
BISHOP HAYES APPOINTED
ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Appoint-
ment of Bishop Patrick ]. Hayes as
archbishop of New York, succeeding
the late John NJ. Farley, was an
nounced today at the archepiscopal
residence by Monsignor Dunn. chan-
cellor of the diocese.
Archbishop Hayes, a native OF
New York, 81 years OF age. has had
a remarkable career in his priest
hood, which he entered only q
years ago. He was appointed chan
cellor Of the archdiocese in 1913.
II years after his ordination. served
two years as president of the Ca
thedral college in this city and be-
came auxiliary bishop in 1914.
In his present office he is admin
istrator OF the worlds largest do
cese. a Catholic community Of l.
325.O0 persons.
Archbishop Hayes served through
out the war as chaplain-general OF
Catholics in the army and navy. and
was to have gone 10 France last
year, but the illness of Cardinal Far
ley caused abandonment Of the trip
In stepping from the auxiliary office
10 the archbishopric, he followed ir
the steps of the late cardinal AMI
archbishop, who was auxiliary &c
Archbishop Corrigan, whom he sue
ceeded.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-27
BAKER ASKS CONGRESS
FOR APPROPRIATION

WASHINGTON, Feb.27.-COngres
was asked Wednesday by Sec'y Ba-
ker for a deficiency appropriation Of
SS2S, $4,000 10 pay for the sub
sistence Of the army overseas during
the remainder of the present fiscal
year. The law recently passed b.
congress repeating 10 billion dollars
Of war appropriations, cancelled
S2,996. 100000 of the S5.451. 100000
appropriation carried for the quar-
termaster corps. and the secretary
explained that this large reduction
caused the deficit
obligations of large amounts
have been developed. the existence
of which was not known at the time
of the repeating OF the BILL" Mr., Ba-
ker wrote. There are eXtraordi-
nary and un-anticipatcd demands
for supplies ana funds required for
the maintenance of the large forces
overseas and for the settlement Of
obligations in England, France and
elsewhere abroad"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-27
SENTENCES TOO
SEVERE ARE To
BE M|T|GATED
Confidential Order Regarding
Conscientious Directors
Made Public for the
First Time.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-Maj. :
Gen. Crowder, judge advocate gen
eral of the army, appearing before
the senate military committee Wed
nesday at a resumption OF hearings
on the court martial situation, said
mat all Imprisonment sentences i'm
posed on men of the army during
the war and found upon review TO
be too severe would be mitigated
through the presidents power of re-
mission.
Gen. Crowder said that within so
days the 5000 sentences imposed
since the beginning of hostilities
would be reviewed by & special
board headed by Brig. Gen. Samuel
z. Ansell, who was acting judge
advocate general during the war and
whose testimony as TO severity of
court martial sentences led the com
nittee to extend ITS investigation.
Steps toward mitigating the SEN
fences were beg n, Gen. Crowder
said. prior to the investi cation by
the senate committee. Practically
all Of the men sentenced 10 disnon-
Orable discharge and Imprisonment,
he said, already have had the dis
honorable discharge revoked. He
added that 1,2OO men sentenced TO
long terms at Leavenworth. Kan.
had been honorably restored to duty
in the last year.
Confidential order.
Chairman Chamberlain read into
nf he
Dental order on conscientious OBJ
Jectors, which he said was sent to
all camp commanders in the United
States by Adjt. Gen. Learned at the
direction of Sec'y Baker. The order
as placed in the record follows:
The secretary OF war directs that
YOU be instructed TO segregate the
conscientious DIRECTORS in their divi-
sions and TO place them under super
vision of instructors, who shall be
especially selected VIII view to in
Cled with tact and consideration
and that their questions will be an
swered fully and freely.
With respect to their attitude Of
objecting TO military service, these
men are not o be treated as violating
military laws, thereby subjecting
themselves TO the penalties of the ar
tiCleS of war, but their attitude in
this respect will be Quietly ignored
and they will be treated with kindly
consideration.
Attention in this connection is in
vited to a case where a number of
conscientious DIRECTORS in one of our
divisions. when treated in this man
ner, Tenounced their original objec-
tons 10 military service and volun-
tarily offered to give their best eff
forts TO the service Of the United
States as soldiers.
1T is desired that after the pro-
cedure above indicated shall have
been followed for a sufficient length
of time TO afford an opportunity TO
judge the results from it, a report of
the action taken and the results OBJ
tanned under these instructions IS to
be submitted to the war department
by each division commander. AS
result of the consideration of these
reports, further instructions will be
issued by the secretary of war as to
the policy TO be observed in future
in the case Of conscientious objec-
tors.
Under no circumstances are the
instructions contained in the fore
going TO be given TO the newspa-
pers."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-27
CHARLES B. SAX & COMPANY

4O-inch French All-Wool
Serge, in all ColorS. Reg
glar $2.25 value. 81 rs
Friday, yard ...Ti.iV
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-27
BUY AWNINGS IN SOUTH BEND.

We believe the merchants of South
Bend wish TO know whom they are
buying from. An awning manu-
facturer from an other state. repre-
senting himself as from South Bend
is cenyassing the trade and such
orders as he receives are sent out
OF town 10 be made up. We be-
lieve, knowing this, that the mer-
chants OF this city. will continue TO
patronize home industries. Our
awnings are made in South Bend
by South Bend labor. We support
South Bend institutions and believe
we should be given the preference
over outside concerns who have no
interests here whatsoever.
SOUTH BEND AWNING co.
<N0I-27
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-27
We Invite You to Participate

S5OOOOO common stock and 81, OOO, 600 five
per cent preferred stock. Par value Of shares
500.
Dividends are payable semi-annually, March
1 and Sept. 1. Dated March 1, 1910.
Communications regarding the preferred
stock of the Fletcher American COMPANY
should be addressed to the Fletcher American
Company Fletcher American Bank Building,
indianapolis
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-27

4O-inch Silk and Wool
Poplin, in light colors only.
Regular 81 value. & nm
Friday, yard Ti'Oo
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-27
FRIDAY. FEB. %
By GeHepiepe Kemble

While the stellar forces arc Indicative
or rather busy day Il will probably
call FOR cool Judgment for its successful
manipulation. two cf the malefics being
adversely placed. one exerts its detri-
ment in the way Of rash ane impetuous
words and deeds trending toward dis
pute and litigation. the other through
undoing through trcachery. fraud and
deception. With this forewarnine decided
however. there are many astrological
reasons why the day should be turned
20 advantage. This applies 20 all com
mercial and professional pursuits-ex-
cepting those relating 20 the hne arts
as Mercury is strongly fortified BY both
luminaries. With the above adnonitior
In mind. IL is a propitious time for sign
Ing letters contracts and documents
Those IN employment are under favor
able auspicions for advancement.
Those whose birthday II is may ex-
pect a successful year II they are on
guard against treaChery and avoid uti-
cation. A child born on this day viii b
bright. intelligent and quick. but should
be schooled in being trustworthy. set
tied and dependable
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-27

A limited amount of the preferred stock of the
Fletcher American Company is available for
public subscription Such subscriptions are now
invited, at 500 per share.
The preferred stock is exempt from taxation
in Indiana under existing law; also the income,
under existing law, is exempt from the normal
income tax of the Federal Law
The capitalization of the Fletcher American
Company is Sf,5OO,OOO, divided as follows:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-27

Bucilla Crochet Cotton,
in cream, white and COlOrS.
12c value. Friday Or
only, ball VU
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-21
CANADIANS join
DRY MOVEMENT
Results of Ontario Election Show
Voters Give Prohibition Big
Margin at Polls.

Toronto, Oct. 2I.-Incomplete
returns from yesterdays election in
which Sir William Hearst, premier
of the province and the conserva-
tive government have been swamp
ed. Indicate that Ontario has gone
dry" by an overwhelming major
ity.
Throughout the province. espe-
cially in the rural district the pro
hibition wave has rolled high. The
voting was to l in favor of it in
some districts.
The defeat the Hearst conserva-
tives was. according to the Mail
and Empire, conservative organ.
due mainly to the vote poIled by
the United Farmers and Labor can
didates, who took 43 and II seats
respectively. The Liberals, not
withstanding their winning of five
seats in Toronto, will stand appar-
emily as they were before in the
last legislature.
The largest single new party in
the house will be the farmers. BY
alliance with either Of the old
parties and the labor party il
should command a good working
majority.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-21
DEATH CLAIMS
ITALIAN ENVOY
Official Washington MOurns Pass.
ing of ROme's Representative
TO United States.

Washington, Oct. 21.-Diplo-
matte and official Washington to-
day mourned the death of Count V.
Macchi di CelIere, Italian ambas-
sador to the United States, for the
past six years. The ambassador
death occurred late last night, as
he was about to undergo an opera
ton.
The death of Count di Celle-e
was a shock to government officials
and members of the diplomatic
corps, few of whom were aware
that he was ILL., His illness dated
from last Saturday, but not until
yesterday was his condition consid-
cred serious. He was then hurried
to a hospital but death came be
fore the operation could be per-
formed. Death was ascribed to
thrombosis-formatiOn
of blood clot in the tissues of the
mesentery.
Following diplomatic custom the
United States Will assign a battle
ship to convey the body to Italy
Ambassador di Cellere was about
to close his work here after hav-
ing handled a number of difficult
questions obth during the war and
since the cessation of hostilities.
Baron Romano Avezzano recently
was appointed TO relieve him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-21
RUSS ASK FOOD
FROM AMERICA
General Yudenitch, Driving on Pet
rOgrad. Appeals TO L. :. Min
ister for Supplies.

Stockholm. Oct. 21.-The United
States minister here, l. y. Morris,
has received a request by tele-
graph from General Yudenitch and
Premier LianoZow of the govern
ment of Northwest Russia. urging
the United States to send food and
other necessities for Petrograd,
which General Yudenitch said he
expected to take today. The re-
quest was forwarded to Washing
ton.
Premier Lianozow's dispatch as
serted that General Yudenitch's S
troops on Saturday last were only
25 miles from Petrograd.
General Vladimiroff. now with
the Russian northwestern forces.
escaped from Petrograd recently
and consequently is acquainted
with conditions there This had led
to his being selected Professionally
as governor general of Petrograd
in the event of its capture.
General Yudenitch's headquar-
ters have been established at Cat
china
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-21
MILLION LEFT
Girl, ACE Three

Peoria, Ill. Oct. 21.-Jessie Bar
ker, aged three years, daughter of
Jess Barker, millionaire cIubman
of Peoria, who killed himself two
years ago as the result of estrange-
ment with his wife. is made heiress
to S1,000.000 of her fathers es-
tate. according to a report made
in probate court here today by Will
liam G. McROberts. executor of the
will Mrs Barker. the widow. who
renOunced the will because it pro-
vided against her removing the
child south of the Mason Dixon
line. and instead accepted her
dover rights, comes into posses
sion of S435, $40.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-21
EXPLANATION is
ASKED BY LABOR
State Federation Requests Colonel
Mapes TO Clear Statement Oh
Steel Strike.

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. 21.-The Illinois
State Federation of Labor conveu-
tion in session here, this morning
passed a resolution directing that
a telegram be sent to Colonel W. s.
Mapes, In charge of the United
States military forces at Gary,
Ind. asking him to make a clear
statement in regard TO an inter
view published in a Chicago news
paper last Wednesday in which 1t
is said, he was quoted as saying
that the steel strike was engineered
by the reds and thar If the strik-
ers knew what army intelligence
officers knew the strike would fall
fat Inasmuch as the federation ia
aiding in helping the strikers. the
resolution says that the delegates
believe that a full explanation of
the statement should be made. The
telegram was to be sent at once
10 Colonel Mapes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-21
COMP PROMISE ON
PACT CHANGES?

Washington. oct. 2l.-Possibility
of a compromise between senate
advocates and opponents of reser-
vations 10 the German peace treaty
was said to have received serious
cor sideration today al a conference
of Democratic leaders held after
Chairman Lodge had called
meeting tomorrow of the foreign
relations committee to consider
new reservations and modification
of those reported out by the com
mittee Sept 10 Later, Senator
McCumber, Republican. North Da-
kOta. n leader OF the so-Called
mild" reservation group. intro
duced in the senate a number or
what he termed compromise res
ervations. He said they represent
ed the efforts OF Republicans desir-
ing to reach an agreement on res
eIvations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-21
COAL GOING Up
BEFORE STRIKE
Miners Charge Price of Product
Is Being Raised Without Any
Excuse for 1t.

Indianapolis. Ind, Oct. 21.-The
increase in the price of coal, since
the issuance of the call to all BIZ
luminous miners to go on strike
Nov. l. has been placed in effect
all over the country, according to
reports received at the interna-
tional headquarters here of the
United Mine Workers of America.
A statement issued from the union
headquarters today declared that
the consumer is being forced to
pay as much as a dollar a ton
more for coal now than a week
ago.
All of this is without the slight
est justification" the statement
continues, Operators have fatty
refused to grant the miners an ad-
vance in wages. but they have in
creased the price of coal Produc-
tion costs are no higher now than
they were a month ago. Every
thing is the same, but the opera
tors add another dollar to their
price. Who gets this additional
dollar a TOM"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-21
HUNS PLANS IN
MEXICO Barred

Mexico City. Monday. Oct 90
Concrete evidence of German COL
onization plans for Mexico was re-
vealed here today with the an
nouncement Of an enterprise for
the irrigation of 100000 hectares of
land in the Fuerte river valley, in
the state of Sinaloa, where thou
sands Of German Dmigrants are
expected to buy small parcels of
land on 20year payment plan.
The corporation is being fioated
by Jose Meakany, a Mexico City
capitalist, with the support of Gen
eral Ramon Lturbea, governor o..
Sinaloa. The land is declared to
be extremely fertile and the plan is
being backed by German banks
here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-21
MAKES ATTACK
UPON UNIONISM

Washington, Oct. 21-Unionism
under its present leadership was
attacked in the senate today by
Senator Frelinghuysen, Republican,
New Jersey, as e new autocracy,' -
tending toward bolshevism.
Criticising the demands Of the
bituminous coal miners for a five
day week and increased wages,
Senator Frelinghuysen, who is
chairman of the senate committee
investigating the coal strike. called
upon American public opinion to
stop a movement which he feared
would result in class government
The New Jersey senator said the
demands of the miners, half of
them aliens. were 'inordinate" and
could not be granted as they would
result in decreased production and
an increase in price to the cousum-
CT of from 81 to $3.50 a ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-21
RIOTS BREAK
OUT IN STEEL
STRIKE AREA
State Police Charge Mob
of Thousand in Pitts
burg Region.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Oct. 21-Rioting
broke out in the steel mill district
at Braddock shortly after noon. Ac-
cording to reports received by the
police here, a mob of 1000 persons
gathered in the vicinity of the
plants and fighting resulted in
which a number of rioters were
injured
+ One state trooper was seriously
hurt and brought to hospital here.
A troop of state police was rush
ed to the scene from Rankin, near
by, and at l o'clock was engaged in
driving back the crowd.
Reduce Guards; Clash Follows.
Men employed in the Edgar
Thompson works have been housed
within the plant since the strike
began but conditions had improved
last night to a point where the
force of extra guards was reduced
and today were permitted to go to
their homes for lunch
big crowd gathered when the
men sought to reenter the mills,
and within few minutes fighting
was general. The local police
were u9able to control the situa-
ton and state policemen charged
the crowd
Streets Soon Cleared.
The streets were cleared in
few minutes and five men arrest
ed. Three or four were hurt. in
Guiding a trooper who was badly
beaten.
Ask for Troops.
Washington, Oct. 21.-Leaders in
the steel strike are so well
pleased with the conduct" of fed
eral troops at Gary, Ind, that the
government has been asked to send
soldiers into the Pittsburgh strike
district, John Fitzpatrick, chair
man of the strikers committee,
said today. Fitzpatrick came here
to discuss the strike with President
GOmpers of the American Fedora
ton of Labor and other members
of the labor group in the national
industrial conference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-21
CHICAGO FETES
MERCER 2DAYS
@HerO Cardinal of Belgium Cheer.
ed by ThOusands-CO Comes 20
Moline Thursday.

Chicago. Oct. 21-Cardfnal Mer-
cier of Belgium. who arrived in
Chicago to be the city's official
guest for two days, was given an
ovation by cheering thousands. At
noon he was entertained at lunch
con by Bishop Mundelein, after
which he attended a public recep-
ton on the campus of Loyola uni
versity, where an honorary degree
of Ii. D. was conferred on him.
This evening he will be given a
dinner by the mayors reception
committee, followed by a public
reception at the auditorium. He
will leave Thursday for Moline, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-21
MINERS STRIKE
is NOT BROUGHT
UP BY CABINET
Secretary Wilson Confers
With Men and Bosses
On Dispute.

Washington. Oct. 2f.-President
Wilson's cabinet held its usual
weekly meeting at the White house
today with Secretary Lansing, Of
the state department presiding.
Owing to the absence of Secretary
Wilson, who was comforting with
Representatives of the coal miners
and operators, the threatened strike
of bituminous coal miners Nov. l,
was not taken up.
Representatives Of miners and
operators met today with Secretary
of Labor Wilson in a final effort TO
settle wage disputes and thus avert
the strike of 100000 bituminous
coal miners called for Nov. /.
John L. Lewis, acting president
of the United Mine Workers OF
America, and Thomas T. Brewster,
chairman of the operators commit
tee, headed the two delegations
comprising in all nearly 100 mem
bers.
Urges Adjustment.
In opening the conference, Sec
retary Wilson urged that the diff
culties be adjusted so as to save
the country untold distress from
the closing down of mines in win
ter with less than a months supply
on hand.
Lewis and Brewster on their way
to the meeting, which was secret,
declared that miners and operators
were standing firm.
There will be no settlement un-
lass all our demands Including the
five-day week are granted" Lewis
said, while Brewster announced the
operators would not open peace
negotiations unless the strike order
was withdrawn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-21
IRISH ANSWER
SENATE CHARGE
Reply to Senator Williams Attack
Cities Loyalty Of Erin's
Sons to Z. S. Cause.

Washington, Oct. 21.-The Irish
National bureau here today made
public a letter from Michael J.
OBrien, historiographer Of the
American Irish Historical society,
New York, to Senator Williams,
Democrat, of Mississippi, in which
reply was made TO the senator's at
tack on the Irish in the senate last
week
statement that he had received
threatening letters, Mr. O'Brien
said that if any Irishmen were re-
sponsible for them, they do not
represent genuine Irish feeling"
and suggested that the letters or
iginated with enemies of Ireland.
Taking up the senator's assertion
that the Irish had exaggerated the
part their race played in the Revo-
lutionary war, Mr.. O'Brien quoted
from official documents in the gov
ernment archives in London, photo
graphic copies of which he said he
enclosed. to show that the British
commanders in the Revolutionary
as their most serious antagonists"
He also said he had found abun-
dant evidence to show that Irish
soldiers in the British army took
every opportunity of "deserting to
the rebels" and added that he had
found that at least 80 per cent of
"the American army of liberty
were Of Irish birth or of irish de-
scent"
"Of 100 surnames of ancient
Irish origin, have counted on the
rolls Of the Revolutionary army a
total of 1928" he wrote, adding
that there were nearly l 500 officers
of Irish blood and that General
Washington chose as his aides a
number of natives of Ireland and
sons Of Irish immigrants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-21
CLAIMS WATSON
HELPS PACKERS

Chicago, Ill, Oct 21.-In a state
ment issued here today. Congress
man-elect Victor l.. Berger. of Mil
waukee. denies ever having met
any of the employees Of the federal
trade commission mined yesterday
by Senator James r. Watson, as
socialists and radicals.
He characterized Senator Wat
sons charges as a stupid bit OF
propaganda in behalf of the meat
trust"
The charges. he said, were un-
true.