South Bend News-Times, Volume 32, Number 22, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 22 January 1915 — Page 2

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f!S SHELLS FLEW GK OVER SE Lri Thrilling Story of Battle in Which English Ships Went Down Fihting Told in Letter of Sailor. I,' XI .f. Jan. --. turs fn.m one of the ( i w of iho Mriti.-h .;i.-hip Gl:tiv, 1 1 1 - 1 public h r- today ontuin th- following iit.-t-hand a ount of th" d sji- rale action 'Y " u iiiel, Chili, No-.. 1 hist, when the 1 i.t -h .-hips (Jood Hope and Monmouth '. i lost: II. M. S. Cla.'MW, a' S Nov. r. imi ( l1 in It has color at I.'..-t. and with a ven geance. Yesterday (Sunday) no-mintf! wo i-ainc out of (.'oron 1. and aft' - an; hour op :-o - te.-mii nu picked u;i hist Ilia 's ships th" rood Hope, the Monmouth and the auxiliary erui.-er I O'ranto. At about I:!-" we sighted two lare Herman cruisers the i-Vharnhorst and the ( ; n'iena u, I ho- ' liew they call lin n;- ami one small j crui.-'-r, named the Lip.i-. However.; about ."i o't lo 1; j. m.. led by the vi ailmiral in the ;ood Mope, then tiiej .Mornnouth, we w nt into action. no of the lare d'Tinan eruisers Pred a alo at the Iood IIop mu.-t hae damaged the latter which , i g l ! deal, because she. did not do much bring afterward. I'.efore 1 go any further 1 might say thai upon gett'.n v. itbin gun range we discovered that there wcie three small ruisers as we 11 a s tile1 two large- one-s. so the vie- ;;dmiral s nt the- (ttranto away immediately (mi the opening round li.-ing r.roU. lor an hour and a half slo ts were uoing at a very rapid rate until sudde nlv a burst -f e he.--i ing took p I i c 'j em the uppe-r deck, and we h'-urd that the Cermajt Hairs-hip h;'l beii sunk, whilst anothe r v. as on hie. In the- jrpanlime we were engaged with t w e German si i i ps. (.cod Hope' Idlouil l ib i i Short 1 alte r tloj ch " .-rim; tlu truth cairn- eoit. am! what truth it was! It was the- (hod !lope that led been blown. sk high. An explosion took place amidships, and our chap.-- say the eouh! S' e hloV!l lli'il ilito llo- air. Tlieii the- Monmouth it was that was set P. lire twice and also j she- was maUinu wate r rather badly, so. se-e-ing the- odds were tie to two,, and eme of those in L r.ictica!!y In. I p- I b-s eomlititui. we be uan to run. and j now we- are be ing chased hy tho whoh j ef their squadron. ; Wo gid a shell through the captain's j cabin, ami it made a tie cent "pot- ; me ss ' in there.'. I can assure' you. Also -nt a lode through one ed the- funm.ls. : . huh He isn't Count: hut we got one) I in the lower bunker water te get in at a which is allowing j rate necessitating i i.Mtxi.iiK' V. b:ve nMotlieT irasii in ibe .-.fter' oart and that is all and it ! part e.1.J be uin.-r. No eme was Killed ilk i aboard he rev but we had about to who were- iniure d. for tin- main part rather i trivial. rive to three-, and neither e.f euir two large' en s w ere- as big as e ither of the- two Ge-rmans. iot I ire of l ive. It is a jolly marv- I that we got eut e.f the ac tion at all. Toward the end we had the whole live' of the-iu tiring .e hut th old. old saving. "liethat lights and runs away, lives to light anothe r day," came m so w nipped. Whether we gel clear away or mt it is hard u say. We arc in a very peculiar comm. ion. n ; rough moonlight night, sej the ch- i ments are unkind to us. I don't J know wbethe r these German ships will j follow us all the- way but ll not. I ! shouldn't be surprie-d to see us go to I the- r.ilklands. Still, we'll wait and see hat we're' ebunt waiting meaning to s-e it they have tho chase. The good little That's for tho ;ivrn up (llasgow Is dedng her 'Z :' er more Knots, mn sue really is getting battered ahetut letnight. I sincerely hope you didn't think it cowardly of us to run away. w .. Tf.tier of fact, the skipper wishto stay. I think; but he- saw th i.,t. fnt Hi iv if doim' so. It a bvo- 1 would I Imve- he-en ccttaiu suicide. Fancv. at PROOF Of GREAT nnir CUbllilC ?.'r:il vears : go I wa- taken vio-!-.Ul ill. 'i.v trouble began with a. 1-ain in my stoutai-h. -o s- v re that it: seeim-vl as i; knive-s were cutting me. j i was treat. -d hy two of the best phy- ! sicians in the couniry. and consulted; anothe r. Niinc e!' them s'lrjx fte-d th:U 1 the ansael" w.v trouble was i-;mue i i'ha-y ail tobl me that 1 hail j the- s'muich. :;nil wuhl die. j ar. er ot l "lew v.e-ak that I could tmt walk :iiiv mote than ch :li a month otu. a. tv i 1 nil! y " m biothd a W ii pounds. ( ine in t lie p ape r yeuir wam n-1 1 ot . the Ho bought mo . ads eU t ise i;,' To e.f -re.it kidcey retut .1 a bottle and 1 toe.k it. They e-mtld see a c hanue in me so tln-y ebtain'd more. a.id 1 t.ok m all tniriv o.iun-f, o- i li -MV.. - .inn. tie-; iii.it - d. il. but I sp l'.t e. f th.il I v bottles doeto.'s lucilie'im on. a oarti' b- of ! n t.re than the cos' .;" Sw am p-1 oot 1 or and it tlid not do .!. 1 was so uivk .,,.1 van down that it took consider able- to build me up acain. mw". thanks i In. Kilmer' Koot. and w U:h 1 pound ke-epir.g house for my hi:.' brother on a farm. : i a! I'allv V oi , c:f.i:tiud!-: wai:ni:d :o:, low a S; .. m State of low a Pcnton 'ecant y I am well S a a mpand am and ami S- ' iTT. auc Iowa, PS 1 - nona 1 !' a PP a l ed ! '''.' a'd for 'lertrude : ed to the f her cae. tne a Notary Publi-- i: County and State Scott, who subs-n a true statetne-r. t ' a .ovt aiu v arner a. ..x i ui- at Vinton. Iowa. J.oV 1-th. A. 1 .. r.":. i:. II. e'olford. Notary VvA li--. i'i:;uit, low a. Tn and for pcn'.or. Dr. Ivilim i A ". lUnliantton. . V lroi Wliat w a in Hi h Ym. Sf l.ii f' 11 (-"Pts ! P: I 1tiri'-lu!i::tM. N. Y.. Ur il ittl?-. !t w i ill ; 1 1 - ! . .; o ;t k!t inl'eriu;-.t i"T. tIlir .il.-nn oil 1.1. iil!' r. Win :i w t il in-r;ii"ii th- S 1 1 i Will Do Tor I r i I v (. . !:"!:-. V Kl if alu;il.l' tho k i 1 1 1 1 iri. o sr.ro P.. iul D.tih

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.r v m r nun on hoard and ho Mf-n- i rd and the Mf-n- j F Con mniel Gone" j f J what a meanlnp! I j 1 ... i .... .,i . . .. i ' J mouth with about i Wliat a word; hut n s hard i realize- mat we sium t . . m i i 1 a. iho.,e litth cadets eo:ne alonu.'ude in j their ship'. pi ket boats any more. All !y ; the bluejackets say it win awful while ill 1 it lasted. Tlif Herman .-bins ha.d thr :'i!i':inl.!L'c in o .-iiioli. Tin- thick. 1 heavy smoke lruii tiic-ir funnels was t l'!(p inK right on to our ship. thus ol.x urirt: their own from the ees of i ur --runners. I Lucky to iM-aM I Tuesday Niht. 0 o'cloci-. i I So far wo arr Fafe. We have In en ( st ainiriL: Z knots for nearly tw o l.iy. : j and have ja.-t slow-! down to 2rt j knots. 'o b. lieve wo have left the' . enemy wed behind. The Canopus is ' in-ble of us npurt'Sf the lmul :md thn i ll Uianto is alout SO miles away further j out to sea. Vie expect to enter tho ' Straits of Magellan about 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. Whether we re- j ! main at Puntu Arenas or not remains i j to be seen. When wo think of the action auain i e all wonder how we got away as we did. Tho whole lire of live ships was! ,.,.,..,..-. .1 .... .... .1 . 1.. V, I v -mi" niiaicu iij'uo u, uiu uni iiiu rolling i,t the ship saved us from heii.u riddled with the salvos which tliey i were tiring. We were the last ship in the line of brittle, and we had to tackle, two for a start, and jolly soon we put one of them out of action, but sho j c ame hack asain afterwards, only fir-j inu' one gun. The poor old (Jood llopoj and the Monmouth were suhjecteu to! a terrifie fire, and the admiral's hist j words were, "(Jet away at full speed.' J hut our skipper turned to his lirst j lieutenant ami asked, "Am 1 to le;.vo the admiral'.'" But the case was hopeless. It would have been certain suicide. We tried to distract their attention to us by having flames from our funnels, so as to make a target, because it was dark about S o'clock. and the n some of the ene-my's ships, se-eing the state of the (Jeeel Hepe, e-hased us and the Monmouth. The Monmouth was making water wry hadly. and at her best could only have dom; about 12 knots, whilst eur engines were still safe, and we could go. IF: l ights On, Sinking. J So the captain ef the 'Monmouth. like- the brae man he was. signalled; his last message, "I can't get away. : because my ship is making water rap. ! idly forward, so I shall go back xuul ' engage tne enemy (thus aimwmg us j metre time tee escape) "and endeavor te ram er torpe-elo one of them." What he really elid no one knows, and probably never w ill. This I kimw, that the ! mt I'.ritish ships that ge to meet' these (lermans will timl them in an j awfully bad condition, the smailer j cruisers especially. I ih hope the' Monmouth ttok one eof their ships down with her. The last we saw of her she was being fired at bv live' of them, whilst they searchid tne- seas with their searchlights for us. Hut we broke ail records for speed, and went knots, with shot holes all over us on eme sid and through a terribly rough sea. Myself, I was seasick all night, and never t:en turned in. I though she would break up. but as they were following us. eir rather we guessed they were, te try to ut us nit, weather or no weather, we. went, ami us a creuu u our stoKers branch. lso I might mention that all through the action not erne man in the ship' company snowed any sign oi Even the youngsters were enit until they knew the (Jood fear Jyhg Nope had bio ' n up. and then I under stand the language that flowed from the. men at the guns was blue as they despatched eac h shell at the enemy. If the ieod Hope had not gone down so early we should have won, because the Germans firing had practically ceased until they saw our flagship had gone down and then stand by the Glasgow. Phew: Vou could hear the shells screeching overhead and tho occasional thud as a shell hit us. until we had to nip, and, as I've told jou, leave the Monmouth. Made Long- Kim. Nov. 4. Have just entered the straits at noon today, after two and a half days' j run. l no places wriero ine aeiiem i took place "was near Coronel, about ! sou or fuo miles north of here, so we've had a, long run. I chi liope that ; you stick the news all right, because. I Pin certain we should be reported : sunk or sinking, and it will be another ' two or three elays before we can send I news from Port Stanley. j j The ship's company has been com- 1 idimented upon their coolness during - action. Down below the stokers worts , ?, ' singing. "We'll All (;o the same way; I Hemic." and "It's a Long. Long Way j to lipperary, while otner witty saying were common, such as Don t get j i dizzy." "There's another sausage for j i vou, and Hnglish at that," as each shot went. (ne ot euir snuns nau nis nat ' taken off. while another gunlayer (telI phonic tube- .arrangements lixed to this headi had the piping shot away, and turned around and swore at soin ) imaginaiw person, saying "Who's that i swinging em mv Kmbdph?" ! Joked l iulcr l ire. I . Anothe r voungster. vears old i tiuarly asked fr water. The first. lieutenant went to tho other sale ot the ship for a water bottle for him. and the voungster said: "I don't want that thing; I want it to wipe the gun's ' J mushroom head." First Luff smiled j and jrot him a bucket of water. Ani othc v one remarked, as a big shell j missed him by a hair's breadth: Humph. I thought my birthday had come." and continued unhooking six- ! iia-h shells from the ammunition j hoist. Another gunner said: "I've got '. a jam." to which someone replied ! (thinking of our rations of late) "Try i ma rmaladc is. it really ngagements 1 Still, apart from all thi wa wful. Vou see, the en started at five minutes alter seven and ! tnd j t tcr j on. .es, ; ! 1 tinishod at ubout 1". minutes after; i eight that's near enough the truth l ami nearlv all that time tiring was en jve- men iiii rNNuuij ', iiuiiuii.-i ( I . ... t.. t : -1 . . . . . i .... .ic-'f out ine 1 1 1 u i was so oa u. i rv , n j i J the sun wont down we were beautiful j targets for tho German?, whilst all their smoke was being blown to us , .Salvo alte r saivee nn ine por eieerepie. ( t - dd (Jood Hope- and the Monmouth, and ! f they sav the sight as the four funnels i j ! of the Good Hope w ere blown up by ! ( the ephsion was awiui. ine snips side- was red hot. and even after that, with all her midsaips blown out of her. she continued tirin. Somehow nr otlu-r. she- had got quite close to the , onf.,nv in the darkne -s ami we think that her steering gear was sht away. Tht. iays or .va.. lo.v.t t. t enlv Ugnt to go ny. r ire ai me snip Jin tlit rays of the moon, our ollu-er i ! lu.utrel. After thr Monmouth went hack to cover our es.-ape she hail : t i t 70 more shots hro.l at her and' alter that no more news oi iut. ui j o-.m- r.t!ie-rs on the !.rilu ay they lis- j 1 1 ji i 1 1 s:uv l ( err. is. rs rive ehase ti . hut the ilear little Glai,'ov left 1 hem. Nov. '.. The skipp r had .-h'ti'. eemp my touither Ml.T.l;iv. aid spin a lonvr yarn. H( said: "All at ho;ne will think we hae pun- down. and. as you all know. 1 have lea unahle to inform them otherwise, on a.Tount of krivmc tuir movements away tTT the enmy. However. I sent a vireles i ..,i..1i i.. ! mlf i- 1 iit nit'ht ( "ed- I ... . ........ ... ..-r,--

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v vear 1915 under a merchandising policy that

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We are optimistic for the future, hundreds of travelers usually going abroad spending thousands! of dollars, will this year remain in America. Prospects are now in great evidence for the greatest boom in American made goods this country has ever seen. Let us Boost for America. i

Sweaters en. Wool and Cotton combination, the best for wear, in grey, maroon and blue; $2.50 value, tomor- M CO row y Girls' Coats From 10 to 14 Years. Smart stylish Coats for school or dress. Regular values from S5.00 to $7.00, marked for quick clearance $3.35 Special Lot of Girls' DRESSES $1.00 Values up to $5.00 Ages 6 to 14.

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Embroidery Stamped Art Specials . For Saturday Only Children's Ratine and Rep Dresses in Blue, Tan and White, 4 to 8 years; all made and stamped ready for embroidering. Worth $1.50 and SI. 75 " 98c GIRLS' MUSLIN GOWNS 10 to 12 years, stamped, worth 59c, at 39c Fine quality Mannish Corset Covers, 19c Brown Linen Scarfs, stamped; worth 50c, 59c and 65c; tomorrow 39c Guest Towels, 29 to 35c quality; fine linen huck, at 23c Stamped Pillow Tops, with backs, 25c and 35c values for 17c Manufacturers' Sample Line of Waists

it ' U i f j Regular S1.25 and S1.50 values for

Wash Bouses of Cotton Crepes and Orc;randie, striped Flannel and Voiles, with lace trimmings; some with white Pique Vest effects.

LOOK FOR BIG SHOE ORDER Indiana ririns KHvt Hequet :ou,umi Pah-. lor m'NTIMlTOX. Ind.. Jan. 2 There is s;iid to 1? a izood proieit that the Harlar-Iirown Shoe Co. with factories here and in Marion, will obtain an order for frmu J.'il.eeu to iitetioo jiairs of shos tor some of the i ountries involved in the Kuroj)ean war. The value of the order will he about $"7r.,CM'o. aitil it will hae to he rotn'dted within days. , . -...,,.. I1 na; nii' i mru vn- .uiiiumi 1 I l....tiiiit,iil f iti.ri... . -M Tl' S .1111 ! 1 U 1 1 1 " 1 ' io-W-ii'0 tun

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Pv4eanwhile we continue our January Clearing Sales intending to make a clean sweep of all Winter Goods regardless of costs. Those who have not already taken advantage of the greatest bargains offered will greatly benefit themselves by making selections now.

Suit Sale will be offered.

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Suits rtlWAVJ ing Women's, Winter Coats, 59c C0ATTAIL WEARLY FATAL .Man K Cau-ht in Slianin? f Saw. mill in Hii Wind. rol.lPJ!A CITY. Ind.. Jan. ZZ. W.id Humhanrcr, 20 eai' old. .wn of Mrs. Koren Huml.arer. who resides six miles north of the eity n the Tri-l-ike road, had a narrow escape from a horrilde death when his eoat hecair.i' eiitani;led on a line shaft in the Hnmharuer sawmill. Hi.- eoat was tern off and even the sleeve of his undershirt was shn dde-1, hut he manapedto wreneh himself avay from the shafting and suh'ored no injury more serious than a di.-loc.ited elbow. o was shart.nin a saw on an 'ni'-r;, wheel and believe lh vind blew hii

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Misses' and Juniors' Warm SI 5.00 to $25.00 values, at

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coattail shaft. against the rapidly-re-olvinp PLEADS GUILTY TO FORGERY Kokoino .Man Ilttmht Hak I'lom Canada (iets Two to 1 f Vear. KOKoilU, Ind.. Jan. Bert Thatchfr. former Kokoino liveryman, whi was brought back from Winnipeg. Canada, last Saturday, .vent -- fore Judpe Diinltim. in the Howard circuit court, and entered a plea of guilty :o the charire of for-;iy. The court sentenced him to two l 11 yeats in tlv state prison. Thatcher ;.ae his ae as :.. Ho sai l he ua dru.kir.i: when he forced r.n.l p...-ed I whe-ck on which he ol tioU from

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lilt Jtill, ill1. We are offer $5.00 r S2.oo value at i.anks In this city. Dec. 4. last. The matter of his elopement with Blanche l.amoreaux. telephone- urirl. was n t touched on at the trial. Thatcher will he taken to prion tomorrow, nf the sjr. he obtained on forced eh.e. i- s. h nad left when arrested. ONE FREE, OTHER UNTRIED Two Men Charrtnl Jointly Ditli Mealiiiir Closer SiimI. lii.rri-TwN, ind.. Jan. With from Frank Macklin of I-'iat lmmi; Micliiuan City where he served 1 months of a sentence for the theft of clover seed from W. H. Stele. living near J'henix, the ease presents it.-e!f of one man wiiur-jd with voaihcit;

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$3.98 is out revolutionShirts for Men n Chambrav, Percales, French Flannel, with soft cellar and culTs or laundered. Great value, worth SI. SO to $2.50; Qhp tomorrow "Jj I! Children s i J 1 Ages 3 to 6 Years Made in Chinchilla, Astrakan, Caucasin Cloths i li wuii an uic new cm uiiii- m mings of plush and velvets. ti $3.00 Values jL mi. 98 I $5.00 Values 3 5 Spring resses i. n in the offense having .-erv.-d his prison seiitence while aiiotlier man jointly eharued in tlie ou.-n-e h.as not even had trial yet. or.a Shirk, son-in-law of .Macklin, is the other man accuse. i of helping Steal the cloVef seed. Shirk was released afier he w.s t;r-t br'.UL'ht to .iail. a- it wa.- tirst thought he was wrorv-'falK" in-rux-.l. loiter the -rand jury irdh t'-d him uid lowas aerain ai r .-ted. His ea-e h ii'een continued fr.-m time to time ai. i lie has not et be-.Ti put on trial. AMI SHirs CM. I.I'D IMlVVTirXT. Youn housewife; "Hello, central! l'e ju-t put oine ti;s vu to b"il and I find that m lock has stojij.ed Would "a mind liimuih' me up lU t hree nun uteb J ude.

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