South Bend News-Times, Volume 34, Number 155, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 4 June 1917 — Page 1

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VOL. XXXIV., NO. 155. DPCD ED TO Eft L U WITH SOKE United States Officials See Collapse of Anything Like Organized Opposition to . Registration Tuesday. Internatloml News Sortiee; WASHINGTON. June 4. There will be a minimum of "slackers when the military registration is completed tomorrow night. Oflic1'ils were very confident of that fact today. All of their reports covering the entire country indicate that the bottom has dropped out of organised opposition to the plan. Atty. Gen. Gregory with complete Ua from all his agents before him estimates the total at not much :nore than 10,000. When it is considered that to exceed 10,000 men itre certain to admit themselves siiblect so far as nge is concerned, to the selective draft, that figure is considered to be exceedingly small ly the men hero in the national capitol who should know. Irion Terms Sure. One compelling reason is the ad--mitted Intention of the military and justice officials to fco first that all who evade registration are given prison terms and then, as soon as these have been served to be drafted r.nd placed in the front ranks of limits that are destined to immediate r.ctive service. Another is the realization which has been slow in tcaininer consideration, that registration does r.ot mean that a man must frerve. He may he exempted if he onn show a pood reason. Failing this his changes of not being drawn front the jury wheels is at least as j;ood at that of his neighbor. Machinery Complete. The entire machinery of registration was declared complete today by Provost Marshal Gen. Grow der and Atty. Gen. Gregory. The oIunteer organizations throughout the country all have their instructions and rill will be on the job. There will some disorder. Officials say that it .ouhl he impossible to carry through a task of this magnitude without. Hut they are extremely confident that any trouble that mos will tie by no means as extensive as is the usual thing on an election day. VJ-.ere have been a few last minute changes In the plan. Where originally there was no provision for the registration of Americans abroad other than to have them enroll within five days after reaching tin American port, the state department has acted to remedy this overFicht. It has sent blanks to American consuls e cry where and they hae been directed to fill out -the finsuers for all citizens who apply. The June Z limit on which those cards must be filed will be waived in this connection. All consuls will be expected, however, to expedite the movement of those cards. so that they can "each their destinations as soon a possible. There C NTINI'KP ON PAGi: FIVF.

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Kidnaped Child's Father May be Called to Jury; Trail Leads to Ozarks

Ir.tTmt'.'T.il Nw srvh-o: SPKINGFIF.LP. M... .June . Jude A. A. Johnson ainovinted today that unless J. Holland Keet. the father of kidnaped h.c-y Keet. oluritaril informed th" authorities of facts re!atie to the kidnapir.. lie will be tiken before the grand Jury. .lud: Johnson hinted therv miht e reaon to rel;-e the aby ha been recovered and that Keet in compliance with demands of the kidnapers : keeping silent, fearing for the (hill's safety. Inirr.:iti-n.il News Scrvi.e: spuingfipld. Mo, jur.o i. lf.ur.tcrs of Torn pi ;r.i;ed into tb xi;.:s oi the ti..nk today anil )i a! ho! ho:r wits ;i;.ur.-t the uel raft of desperate outlaws, with the life of a baby as thMr Tb- !'; was T.lyd Krrt. infant hnr to three million, and of J. Jlollar.d Keet. Spnrg'ield anker. Th lirtoi tangible cltw to the trail

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Collapse Menaces Yuan-Hung's Rule, President Prisoner Eleven Provinces Secede and Chinese Army is Broken Up Into Factions. TO UN BY KI-: VOLTS. Two of the world's newest republics, which were formerly among the mightiest empires on the face of the globe, a;c today the scenes of revolution and anarchy. They are China and Russia. China's population is estimated at 100.000,000 while her surface area is placed at 4.C00,ooo square miles. Russia's population, excluding war losses, is estimated at 150.000,000 and her territory covers .8. 450, 000 square miles. International News Service: TIBN TSLN, China, June 4. After less than six year existence, a complete collapse today menaces the republican form of government in China. A military dictatorship has been established and Pres't IA Yuan-Hung is virtually a prisoner "n Pekin. Two more provinces hae seceded, bringing the number up to 11. The army has been -plit up into factions under the powerful military leaders. There has been a reorganization of the cabinet, but all authority is appearently vestel in Hsu Shih-Chang. the dictator. . The Amor'or.n military officers stationed in China are watching the situation closelv for there is widespread fear that civil war is imminent. It is difficult to get news out o fVkin for the city has been isolated and a strong censorship established. A conference- has been called in Cantrn for the eaders who were rerponsiMo for the overthrow of the 2P.in.-hu dynasty. Pr. Sun Yat Sen I.as already arrived there. PRINCE ILL: HALT TRIP Italian Minion at Washington Ponding IvoalcrH Kocovcrv. InbmAtionnl News Servil ; WASHINGTON. June 4. Just before the hour for the departure of the Italian mission for its trip through the middle west and south today, the tour was postponed betause o" the sudedn illness of Prince I'dine. head o? the party. It was stated that the prince was suffering from a fever but his condition was r.ot regarded r.s serious and officials thought the trip misht start in a few days. of the kidnapers who stole the baby last Wednesday was found and it led to the heart of the Ozark mountains, as the country south of Springfield is called. The trail turned to the mountains after a swift raid on a Negro sttlement on the outskirts of Springt.eld. known as 'Toon Holler." t'oon Holler is a colony of shabby huts. To it desperate criminals of thi district hae tied for refuse and found it. The raid on Von Holler came after a mysterious messenger had sir,-;. cd through the shadows about the Kelt's bungalow and had run the una ril of detectives to deliver a message to Mr. Keet. "Vo,;i b.-.by s where you could na' h him in an automobile in half an Üoiii'." the message is reported to hae said. "Call ..ft your detective bloodhounds:. If you don't you'll never see the baby again. If thry eer ret rear us. the baby will be murdered." But the kidt .-pcrs. if they had ecr been ia Coon Holler, had fled.

fT SEIST Ultimatum Sent To Radicals of Kronstadt Move Provisional Government Takes Steps to Head Off Lamanoff Defection. Internatlnn.il News Service: PirrUOGILI. Juno f. Fihtiii lias broken out between followers of the Kronstadt government and adherents of the provisional government, it was reportcxl here today. It was said that sailors from tho Kronstadt marine jirrin hae landed at utuyeff inland, at the entrance of the port of Petrograd and uttJikcd the fortes through the entrance to the capital. The million bushels of wheat hate !ecn destroyed by forest tires in tho .Minsk region, belie 1 to have Ieen of Incendiary origin. IJi cJcvators were in the path of the (lames, which als destroyed wlicat over several thousand acres of land. PETROGRAD. June 4. An ultimatum has been sent by the provisional government to the radicals of the council of workmens and soldiers' delegates who have set up a separate capital at Kronstadt. The followers of Anatole Iamanoff, the young student who was responsible for the Kronstadt movement, have been warned that the radicals must give up their efforts to establish a separate government or take the consequences. On June It, a meeting of the pan-Russian congress of delegates will be held. Lamanoff expects svmpathetic support from this organization. Pamanoff calls himself president and has outlined a policy for the future government of Kussia by v hich'the country' shall he split up into separate districts, with liberties so broad as for each to constitute nea.dy a separat country by itself. M nister of War Kerensky, who has yOA, making a tour of the front exhor.ihg he soldiers to continue f!ghtir until victory is won declare? that the power of the army is on te increase despite the destruction of the old system of dL-'ipline. Trouble in China and Russia Will Not Effect Entente Program Belief. Intornatinil Now s Srvi-e: WASHINGTON. June 4. Revolutionary developments in Russia and China will not expedite the end of the present world war. They cannot affect the program of the enemies of Germany. Officials were extremely confident of this fact today. Thrt Russian situation, while very serious, was expected to work itself out along lines which will keep that nation at least a nominal enemy of the central powers. The Chinese situation still is problematical. There is almost a complete lack of official information as to developments. It seems certain that Brest Li Yuan Hung will be forced to go. But all the information reaching this city is to the effect that the newly organized militarist provisional government has the backing of the Japanese government and should it successfully seize the reins of power it will not give any comfort to Germany or her allies. The Chinese revolution is overshadowed by the developments in Russia. Every effort is being made by French and British representatives in Petrograd to impress upon the provisional Russian goernmen that it must present a united front to the common enemy. This influence will be greatly increased with the arrival of Elihu Root and the members of the American joint high 1, commission..

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British Raid German Military Bases in Belguim I International New Service: J LONDON. June 4. British air men made anotner raid on German military establishments in Belgium last night, it was officially announced today. The German base at Brügges with its stores of war supplies and aerodrome was heavily bombarded and bombs were dropped along the Dock canal. The raid had good res'ilts, the official report said. , LOST POSITIONS Field Marshal Haig'sMen Win Successes Southwest of Chrisy. Infrmtiniul News Fertlce: LONDON. June 4. The battlo Which was in progress all day .Sunday on the Pritish front in France, continued into the night with successful results for Field Marshal Halg's men. Southwest of Chrisy the British recaptured the post which had been lost to the Germans 2 4 hours earlier, the war office announced today. The German garrison hidden in its steel and concrete underground forts in Chrisy, is being bombarded. The counter offensive launched by the Germans against hoth the British and French armies, has resulted in battles which are still raging. These counter thrusts were not undertaken, however, until after tho British had delivered strong blows against the army of Prince Rupprecht. thereby disputing the declaration of Field Marshal von Hindenburg that the Anglo-French offensive had broken down. The Rritish. after long artillery preparation, made another attempt to break into Lens from the southwestern side and gained important ground. Fresh troops were rushed up and a big engagement developed, the Germans finally regaining their lost positions at the cost of many lives. In the meantime the German crown pr ice wa making ferocious efforts to regain dominating posl tions along the heights north of Aisne. Gen. Neville's men retained all their ground. GERMAN DIPLOMATS IN BOLIVIA AND BRAZIL START HOME BUENOS AIRES. June 4. Guarantees of safe conduct were today cfven to the German diplomats from Brazil and Bolivia by the British minister and the American amNassador. There are nine Germans in the party. Both Rrazil and Bolivia have broken with Germany. The German party will sail for Germany on the Dutch steamer Frisla, which leaves on Tuesday. The Frisia will touch at New York.

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St. Joseph County's Crop Of Wheat Will Reach Normah Bordner's View

That there will be a shortage in the national wheat yield this ear. but a normal production in St. Joseph county, was '.he prediction of County Agent John S. Bordner Monday. Figures f?.ke i from the monthly crop report issued by the government ihow that on May 1 the wheat crop was nearly 10 points below tha; of May 1, 191. Since May 1. however, the local crop his increased in appearance 10 points, and the yield will be as much if not more than the yield of 1916. Under normal conditions the county produces 600.000 bushels of I wheat. An acreage of newly developed wheat land which at present looks most productive will undoubtedly briig the yield up to normal figures. This undeveloped field is on the north line of Penn township. Wheat in the lower Kankakee valley and along the southern portion of the county is booming and should produce good yields-. The use of more phosphate is given as the reason for a good production this year. On farms where formerly 10 pounds of phosphate were used. f nearly a ton has been put ca this

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Evidence Unearthed by Police Shows Burr Oak Was Rendezvous of Thugs of All Kinds. Inforn.itinnal News Service: CHICAGO, June 4. A mechanical piano in Burr Oak Inn, situated in Bur Oak, a pretty suburb of Chicago, gave forth its metallic clang. Loudly dressed girls and sporty young fnen shuffled over the wuxed floor. At the tables diners and drinkers laughed and appiauded. It was a typical Sunday night at Burr Oak. Then suddenly, above the din, a hoarse voice shouted "Cheese it; de bulls": Lights went out and windows crashed as the minions of the law forced their way into the room. And when 29 prisoners were locked up by the force acting tinder direction of States Atty. Hoyne, federal agents said: Several men, known to have been slugged at the Inn, are unaccounted for. nnd Burial Permits. Signed burial permits, hinting at easy concealment of murder, were found by the scores. Great stores of fire arms and ammunition and many well concealed trap doors were discovered. Facilities for opium smoking were uncovered. Check stubs showing weekly payments to girl inmates by proprietors on basis of weekly earnings were confiscated. And the Sunday sequel to the raid was a tragedy in w hich death sealed the lips of a witness from whom ! Hoyne had hoped to learn the secrets of the gangs of criminals who are said to have made Burr Oak Inn their meeting place. One lYisoner Killed. Samuel Harris, one of the prisoners taken in the raid, died after a fall from the third floor of the criminal court building while trying to escape. From all sides questions had been shot at Harris. The uqestioners left the room for a moment. Harris took pieces of cord, wove them into an improvised rope, tied it to a radiator and tried to lower himself from the window. The stone window ledge frayed the rope and it broke. Harris' limp form was gathered from the stone sidewalk below and taken to a hospital, where he died. "Some of the public officials of Burr Oak admit having been regularly on the pay rool of Burr Oak resort keepers. " said States Atty. Hoyne today. "There have been about 10 confessions." BRAZIL Kl-:iZI?S SHIPS. RIO JANEIRO. June 4. All of 'he German ships interned in Bra7iMan ports have been taken over. Tithout incident, and given Brazilian names. year, and in many cases more than a ton. Last year the use of phosphate produced an increase of 10 bushels per acre. Figures in the crop report show that on May 1 the wheat crop stood at 1Z.2 points. Iast year at the same time it stood at $'2 points. At an average yield of 1:: bushels per acre the wheat to be harvested will amount to .". 000. OOo bushels. This is 24 per cent less than 1916, 43 per cent less than 1913, and 46 per cent less than 1914. Climatic conditions, principally a lack of rain for several weeks, is blamed for the shortage of the wheat crop throughout the country, locally the lack of rain has ben disadvantageous, but the rains of the past few weeks have benefited the crop. Rye, the other important bread crop, will be as good this year as it has been in other years. On May 1 ryi stood at SS points. This will mean a yield of 60.7C5.O00 bushels, as compared with 47.000.000 in 191S and 54,000.000 bushels in 1915. The local rye crops is ;oo

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99 Austrian Forces Close Third Week With Heavy Firing International News Service: BOME. June 4. This, the last day of the third week of the Italian offensive, was marked by heavy Austro - Hungarian bombardments along the Iscnoso river front. During the past week a comparative lull has 5ft tied down over the infantry fighting although some of the isolated attacks, especially those around Casta ganeveza, on the Carso plateau, were marked by extreme violence. The iirst two weeks of the Italian offensive were marked by heavy losses inflicted upon Austro-Hungar-ians. It is semi-officially estimated that the Austro-Hungarians have lost S5.000 men in killed, wounded and prisoner?. A Borne dispatch to the International News vnrvice several days ago gave an unofficial estimate of the Austro-Hungarian losses at S0t000. Survivors Reaching U. S. Recount Sinking of British and Russian Vessels. International . News Service: AN AMERICAN PORT, June 4. Survivors reaching this port today reported the sinking of two vessels by German submarines, both of which carried American seamen. Gus Thornton, an American seaman, told of the sinking of the British freighter Karuma, 2,995 tons. April 2 7 near the Spanish coast. The second engineer and a sailor lost their lives. h said. It was a supply ship in the admiralty service. The Russian bark Imberhorne, 1,954 tons, wont down off the coast of Ireland or. May 1. Several American members of the crew here today said that all of the crew was saved. PLEA OF NOT GUILTY IS ENTERED BY SHAY International News Service: INDIANAPOLIS. June 4. Pan Shay, who shot and fatally wounded a Negro waiter several weeks aco when he was here as manager of the Milwaukee baseball club, today pleaded not guilty to second degree murder when formally arraigned in criminal court. It was stated after Shay's arraignment that he would be released on bail, but the state objected, and Judge Collins h?ld until the objection was raised. Shay must stay in Jail. TAXI DRIVER, VICTIM OF HOLDUP MEN DIES International News Service: LAFAYETTE, Ind.. June 4. Thomas Sens, owner of a taxi line here, died early today from injuries inflicted by hold-up men who brutally attacked him on a lonely road. Sense as found unconscious in a road four miles west of the city. He regained consciousness long enough to tell of being beaten over the head with a blunt instrument, was robbed and thrown into the mad. A sheriff's poss? is searching for the assailants todiy. SINK 49 NORSE SHIPS Toll of LItos JVr .May 25 legation Itoiort. International Nevvg Service: LONDON, June 4. Forty-nine Norwegian merchant ships were sunk in May with the loss of 2", lives. according to information given out by the Norwegian legation today. The vessels had a combined tonnage of 7 r . :1 3 ." . Practically all of them were destroyed by Uboats. TRIO HELD FOR MURDER Killed Man A Ho Slept With Wife ard Children. International News sVrvl. e: CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., June 4. W. H. Morgan. Iawrence Porkman ana Tern Demp-ey were arrested Monday charged with killing Chris LMmor.son near Fort Fayne. Ala.. Funday nicht as he lay asleep with his wife and two children

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Secret Wireless Station Across the Rio Grande is Now Thought to be Means of Transmitting Information to Berlin.

International News St-rvice: NEW YORK. June 4. In the arrest today of a 2.vyear-olJ German student, federal authorities believe they closed in on the trail of German agents in this country who liave'maintained an "underground" mail system into Mexico, transmitting military information thence to Berlin by a secret wireless station. The arrival of American naval forces in British waters, it is believed was 'tipped oil" in advance by German agents here. The federal probe now on, will seek to deiermine whether the Mexican mail system may not have been the means of sending news of the departure of the flotilla to Williamstrasse. Discovery of documents in the young German student's rooms led to the placing of a technical charge pgainst him, for violation

of postal laws. Authorities Plan Raid on Quarters Of Anti-Draft Men International News terrier: CHICAGO, June 4. The department of justice marshalled its forces today to clear Chicago and vicinity of anti-draft plotters who had completed elaborate preparations to impede the administration of the conscript law tomorrow. Warrants had been issued for ring leaders of known conspirators and it was expected that raids would be made during the day and niqht, accompanied by tbe seizure of a great mass of propaganda literature printed for distribution tomorrow. Today many arrests became imminent, some of which, it was reported, would approach charges of treason because of the brazen .ehernes against government administration of its war acts that had een disclosed. SKULL MAY BE CLUE TO WINTERS' MYSTERY Iutern.ition.il N'. w s Servt'-e : NEWCASTI-.K. Irxi.. June 4. Workmen dug deeper todiy in the bed of Howery brook where a skull, believed to be that of a child not over 12 years old. was founel. It busbeen suggested that the skull miht be the answer to the kidnapinir of Catherine Winters, who disappeared in 1913. GOV. GOODRICH CALLS IN COAL OPERATORS INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. June 4 Gov. Goodrich today sent letters to coal operators in Indiana asking them to attend a meeting in h: office Thursday morning to discuss the coal situation. At th.it time the public service commission will mak a report of its recent extensiv investigation.

Panama Canal Will Not Be Rendezvous of Allied Warshivs Wilson Orders

International .w Serri. : WASHINGTON. June 4. The United States will not let the- Panama canal zone be a rendezvous for the allied fleets or for the fleets of any countries. Pres't Wilson made this plain today in a proclamation issued from the v. hite house. The proclamation describes a set of nie to be followed and ordered the establishment ef an auxiliary Üe t to the canal to enforce thts rules. It J is expressly stipulated that not more than three fe.reign war vessels may be in the canal or territorial waters at the sam time, and that not more than six foreign war vessels all told may be there at the wme tune, except hy special arrangement. n er!mv shirs, of lours1, are Uaxrd, and thi3 restriction will ai-1

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PRICE TWO CENTS GEÜ1AN Disclosures rccaling the whole Herman spy organization in the I'nitcd States resulted in the ar, raignmont of thr-- men arrestel yesterday. Held l nomtminic ad at th tombs, great mystery surrounded the three men. Whether their arrest were a result of the investigation started to determine h Cermany secured information on the departure of the Afiurban :!eet for European waters. t!1cials refused to say. Their arrest was based on an attempt to .-muimle out f.f this country code letters intended, it is believed, for Cerman ace-nts in Saneiina inn countrie s. am. i:i:DV roi: intxrr. Nf'W Y.KK. .June Final plans for the registration of l O.oon.ooQ er mere von met A m eri m t: for selective el raft service uere tomphted today. Government, st.tte- and city authorities beiiMe t!)Te Will be r.O resort te force prevent registration, but are taking no bances. In New York 1 .fmo militiamen will b rn gu:ird a'.i dav. 1 ;u ked up bv theiusand d members of the Home Defense league, ;! well a the poli' e and depa 1 1 moot of i::-Tie a-eT.t. Precautions wj taken in every state and 1 1 . Today The a e ? j j t y o every agency of the go e-rriru'-nt was ( ente red in nmnmir down se ret anti-draft activities. Wherever there i- the slightest indication-- e.f rnnspiraeie arre-ts will ! mnde. WILL PLANT CORN IN STATE'S FLOODED LAND IiiOTt:.teti ! w S.-i -.! : !NDIANAPLI:- In. I. Pndej- The direction of ; St.ite- foeid director, fif Iiis jM'cc. siuto',i I will be- planted in Theso: i1 h we-t r n I !": d I i !. .1 been foode d for T he ! the Wabash -'ir;d White Christie- telegraphed h tellin- them Tb.it if planted by .1) ' ! ' a : 4. I. i s o ' orn Is of ' -a l . n i v. hr h h i - let e- h e r : ' - Mr. a t v -! i r. ! he torn :,.! n. 1 1 crnp re. T :r - t hem t. this efca n t e re-a : iz 1 . a n i t O m et h fott. ilize a " ' - o . f ' ply To the- -Aarsf. ipallM'S, e-.e-i jf they ar. ; er many" r t at war with the- f:n?ed ,s;.it-v Foreign v. ar --e ru y rot pre.vLsir.n in the h.irred ...r.e. ev e;.: t - supplv an err.ere-ncy -h -Cii-e. No foreirn warships may li-.jer jp, the can.ll zont; and This !:!;-w applies to prize. Peir ign - ar ve-el- mv not take en fs.-l r-r L:hn- ants in. Th can.il except sutl.cier.t take ihem to the nen re-it port, an 1 at the t!tn lh;r oomm ü.ders apply :' r p-r:;r.-sion to re-f iei they mn-T. state exactly he.w m'.. h tbev .ie ,,: har.it. No foreir:i war -se! may em bar or dpemhark trops or mr.rjitior.s in the earal zone'. The win le s e-juip-riT.t of nil foreiirn -,;, m.tt !e silent while in the- car a I zt.c. No foreirn airships may land in tha ca.:ial zona.

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