South Bend News-Times, Volume 35, Number 93, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 3 April 1918 — Page 6

THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES

SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIHES Morning Evening Sunday. NEWS-TIMES PRINTING CO., Publishers. O. R. SUMMERS. Present J..M. 8TK I'll EN SON. Mtntjer. JOHN IIKNRT ZUVnit. Editor.

Only i.oriklH 11- Mornlnr Ppr In NrtherB Indl M Only rpr f rnp'otir.r Ui I international w SvrrTlf la uth IWrnd Two I.eatni Wirr: Iy and Night.

Bvm Thon 1151.

Offir: 210 tV. Clfx A?.

Bell Pjob XI0O.

Call it the cfflre or tIphin iUjtp n'irnSer and axk 'of department wnt1 Kdit'-rlal. A'HertMnjr. Clrrtilatlon. or Ar.Duntlnr- For "want di." If Tour nanie is In the telephone dlrr't.ry, t.lil will be mai)rl rftr in'rtion. Keport inattention to t..-inM. bad eiefutl"U. i"or rtHlTery of pipers, tad Ulfphon ervi-. etr.. to he.l of department with whWh yoa are irUng Tb- Spwunnrr, '.an tMrt--n trunk lin-. ail of much rnjjond tu Hooio I'h w llil and Hell UI'jO.

M' B nC ft i it ION RATi:: Mnrn'nJi: ind KTenln? Edition. Finnle t'opf. 'J-; 8 n nd.tr. .V. fel!?ered by rarrler In Soutö H-nl and Mih.iwaka. ?'.() per yur In advance. r 12" hy the week M .rninz and Kvenintr Kditioo. daily, lurlndlne Sunday, by mall. v pr ok. nth: 7v two months; f-V per ra nth thereafter, or SI 'JO per .war ia ad ranee. Kntered at the South BenJ Btoffie aa eeond cU- mull.

AnVKRTISlNG KITK: Ak the adrertis'.nr department rorrijrn AdrertUine ftepreifütatlv s : COM;, LOrll'NZK.N & W(MIMAN. rr. Fifth At.. New York Tlty. and Adf. Bid. Cbkaj:'. Ti. Nema-Timea endearoM to keep lta advertising lumii free from fnudulent mltreprpaentatfon. Any peraon defrauded through patronise of any adrei tUement In thla tiper will ronfer a fafor on t&e management by reporting" tha icta xuipletely

APRIL 3, 1918.

WILHELM AND HIS GOD. Y have heen waiting patiently for h'ens. New, LodsC Jdhnsnii, s'moot and the ithfr republican "copperheads," to i out in the oj on und answer the chal-l-n' of th war administration to their charges mad on the floor of the upper house of congress a few lajj hko. When Pres't Wilson hranded them aa "Amniasr-s, prforminfr for political effect;" this too. notwithstanding that they presumed to reply upon "conlidentiar information furnished th'-m by Maj. Cier. Wood; h- I.issifie.l tin-m r.fter a manner that they will lind it difficult to escape Thr-n when it tcrornes known that when Maj. fJen. Wood arrived in this country, the first place he we;it was to Ojster lay, and th? second, before the senate military affair committer, without ever reporting to th president, his commander-in-chief, or to the secretary of war, the politic in the assault becomes more "copper headish" than jver. Sens. Lodse, Johnson, Xew and .'Miioot. tal'iied for four days on the subject, dopendem,' upon J;e ih ws association to pive their words wide raiis'i', especially in Wisconsin, there to aid Conpres; nian Lenroot in the impending election, where he was runninc on an anti-war administration platform in a pro-German state. (reat politics but poor Americanism of the same quality as attacked Lincoln, and of the same quality that nearly wrecked Washington. They assert, but their assertions challenged, they don't dare attempt to back them up. They simply i;o on asserting, seemingly expecting their w( rds to be received as of the old time üi.'nna that fell from heaven. You saw that message which the emperor cf -(Jerrnany sent to the empress the kaiser to the kaerana, a week ago Sunday; that (Jod was auain with him. II meant the republican loaders in the United States senate; Sens. Xew, John-on. Lodge md Reed moot.

WILLING TO PLEASE. If it 1 'ratifyin' to the German press to know that Americans have been taking part in the fighting, it is much more t; ratifying Americans, and for ounder reasons. The Germans persuade themselves that the Sammies haven't njoyed the contact with German r.rms :nd that a general desire to keep out of the front line will spread from the soldiers to the people of the I'nitei States. Our reason for feeling gratified is very different. The American soldi rs h e gien good account of them--els. They have held up their end of the defenso ' !. redit to themselves and their country. A French attain is quoted in a Paris newspaper as saying, "Entirely new in this warfare, the Americans worked like the best veteran- in the battle of the Somme." The American soldiers ar" i;lad to get into the battle. And our allies are glad to have them there. Although it is probald that a comparatively small number of America'! troops have been engage! up to the prernt time, they hae been in the midst of hot fighting. The moral effect of their sharing in the mighty battle now on is groat. If it ratifies the Germans to have American troops participate in the war, they're due for an increasing amoun of such gratification fro.n r.ow on. Our whole force In Trance has been put at the disposal of Gen. r.ch, the rew allied commander-in-t'hief. The Sammies will ne right there till the finish.

PART IT IN THE MIDDLE. Any man mU.ht as well be dead as be. out of style, of course. That is one of the fundamental principles which everj woman knows. And now that there is a chance of dying with nlory, there is another reason proided why men should enlist. Lefore them lies a terrible choice. Hither they must part their hair in the middle, or Paris was once th source of women's fashions. London of men's. Those (4ays have past. .Still more recently, New York was the social sartorial arbiter. That time, too. has drifted by. Washington now claims to be the c enter of all things. Whether it's what you shall at or how yoa shall j ay your income tax or what you shall wtar or mow you shall be coiffured look to Washington. And Washington h:;s decieed that mal hair shall be parted in the middle. It's one of war's cruel horror?. Tut we are ud to horros now. And e cry body's doing it --or s" they s.v in Washington. Will ou court the beads bilaU rally symmetrical tomorrow, ladies? And will o l cut dead those acqualntaroes whoe hirscute adornments are not according to the mode? Or will you, as Kipling so aptly put it. 'Watch the wall, my darlings, while the gentlemen So by?"

AN EASY TASK. After what did in the first and second Liberty loans the third should tome easy. It will be particularlv easy bause the amount called for is so much smaller than we b.ae expected. .Most people looked f..r a war 1 ond i.uo of about $ 5.000. lo.'e, ein. And here we find the gornment .u-king for a mere $ ".00 o.C 0 0.CO'c" which was the minimum requirement of the second loan. It wa easier to raise that second loan than it w is to raise the first, though it was 5 0 percent bigger. We canm-t imagine, then-fore, the slightest difficulty In .1 -plii iting our last record. Th.. only difft rence b?iwaa th new loan ?.nl the ether one, so far as amount

"WAR CHEST" A "MELTING POT" No Room for Petty Prejudices in Wars Like This (' iNTINTKI) I'KOM I'AGIl ONE) tive, your answer is an excuse, not a reason, a.J you're more than a piker; you're a "slacker!'' You're taking lessons, kind sir, Mrs. or Miss, in the tirst, principles of democracy; cooperation mutual helpfulness. If you don't like it; if you prefer the class, and caste, of aristocracy, or autocracy more better join your friends. They're over in Germany. There is no room in South Bend just now for the affinities of the Hun. & HERE are the thirteen institutions incorporated in the Federation for Special Service, now to be taken care of from the "War Chest;" this together with the amounts which they asked of the Federation their so-called budgets: Anti-Tuberculosis League S 1,000.00 Associated Charities 9, 500.00 Children's Dispensary 6,000.00 Circle of Mercy Day Nursery 2,200.00 Epworth Hospital 5,000.00 Federation Emergency Fund 2,000.00 Florence Crittenton Circle 900.00 Humane Society 500.00 Orphans' Home 2,500.00 St. Joseph's Hospital 5,000.00 .Salvation Army 1,500.00 Visiting Nurses' Association 3,000.00 Y. W. CA 5,000.00 Total S44, 100.00 The amount stated after each name, mind you, is what they asked. It isn't what they got. The Federation raised, in its tall campaign, about fifty percent o. the above total, 022,700. But suppose the "War Chest" should award them the full amounts stated in their budgets twice what they f.ave ever had, assuming that the exigencies of war might make it imperative. It would be approximately eight percent; eight cents on the dollar; four-fiftieths of your subscription, would go to that purpose. Don't you think you can stand it? CERTAINLY there is one, probably two, possibly three, of these local institutions, between which you would be willing to divide, that eight' cents; that four-fiftieths of whatever vou subscribe? Suppose that one, probably two, possibly three of these local civic relief agencies, which you prefer, do not get the identical eight cents that you contribute; the identical four-fiftieths? If they don't they'll get somebody elscs, and if they do, is it any more than right that you should reciprocate by your money going to the agencies that they would prefer? But assistance for these civilian victims is only a minor part of our "War Chest" purposes. Prevention is better than cure; foresight is better than hindsight; defense .preferable to relief. America accordingly is sending a half million, probably a million, possibly ivo million or more of men to France, to fight shoulder to shoulder with the French, the British, the Canadians, and if need be to move on to Italy to stop the spread of this awful plague, barbarity, inhumanity; limit the civilian suffering, and, especially to prevent it ever getting over here to you. It is not enough that this army in France have guns, and powder, and food, and sweaters, and socks and shoes. They must have hope, and confidence, be kept of optimistic mood; anxious to serve an appreciative fellow-citizenship back home. It is here that the Red Cross comes in; that the War Y. M. C. A. comes in; Ahat the War Knights of Columbus come in both before and after the battle; humanitarianism voluntarily proving its worth. The Belgian reliefs, the Polish reliefs, the Jewish. reliefs, the Armenian reliefs, follow in the wake of the Hun hordes. You are fighting for yourself when you back that army in France. Are you an ingrate? Are you so calloused with the cynicism of hell that it has burned out your soul? "Do to others as vou would that thev would do to you," saith the Golden Rule. " " We repeat it emphatically to those extraordinarily listless people, who solicited, have not enlisted in this "War Chest" movement and are still disinclined to enlist. You must enlist or be spotted. If you are at all able, but will not help others; will not do your "mite,!' society has a right to take it that you ask no odds of society; that you are as the "Man without a Country," are without a heart, a mind, a soul; that society owes you nothing, no protection, no conveniences, nQ privileges, no opportunities, no freedom. You should be declared an outlaw, and made a wanderer on the face of the earth, with all of mankind left free to prey upon you at its will. Upon your forehead should ?e branded a "scarlet letter" "S" for "Slacker."

Is concerned, is that this time the government will accept all over-subscriptions, whereas before it only accepted half of them. The very smallness of :he issue tends to ease credit and thus facilitates the raising of money to buy these new bonds. The added 1-4 percent interest they will bear makes them more desirable to possess than the old four percent. We now have the bond-investment habit. The big battle now in progress is a powerful incentive. There is every reason for believing that previous records will be broken. Hut let us heware of over-confidence or apathy, jut because it djes look s easy. Let us jump into the game with such enthusiasm th?t the minimum will be assured in the first week of the drive, and our over-suo-scription will be so large as to defer the need of further loans for mar.v months to come.

A WARTIME LEXICON

attack, tha Hritish learned to knowit by the yellow, low-rolling clouds sweeping across no man's land. Since then other gases have been employed by both sides, the composition of which is regarded as a military secret. One gas employed by the Germans is invisible and not distinguishable, it is saJJ. until the victim falls dead. Protection against this deadly chemical Is found in the rats which inhab.t the trenches and succomb more quickly than men to its effects, thus acting as detectors. Gas shells contain various compositions, calculated to spread rapidly in all directions when the shell explodes. The advantage of gas shells is more apparent when it is remembered that toe first method shooting gas from a nozzle, was only possible wnen the wind was in the risht direction to carry it away from the Huns' own lines. Sometimes, even so, they suffered from their own weapon. Both methods are still employed however, and every soldier must carry gas

, masks as part of his regular equip

ment in the field. Gas inhaled destroys the lung tissues, and is both very painful and suffocating.

FIVE MONTHS OF SELF DENIAL. "Our whtat acreage this ear will be greater than ever before," says Heibert Hoover. "And if the Lord is good to us in the matter cf weather, our diliiculties will b? at an end by Sept. 1. That is not a long period of sacrifice." Certainly it 'n't compared with the weary perioi of self-denial imposed on our allies, and the incomparably greater extent of their forced sacrifices. Americans should be ashamed to any Impatience or unwillingness in so small a matter as cutting our normal wheat consumption to on -half, for the net fie months. As new vegetables become plentiful, millions of us can get along almost entirely without wheat, without any real hardship. Whateer incon enienee may be caused by the nev rule is lightened by suspension, for a while, of the meatless day regulations. It is desirable to save meat, too: but wheat-savjng i much more ltal.

"The Lliago of So Man's Land." VOLPLANE: The technical term for an aeroplane gliding to rest with the engine shut off. ACK: The distinctive term applied by the French to any aeroplane pilot who has brought down five or more enemy aeroplanes. "HrouSht down" in this connection means the machine is wrecked 'and the aviator disabled. The Germans do not make such distinctions; forcing any enemy plane to descend, even if uninjured is counted by them as "brought down." SPOTTING Oil CONTACT AEROPLANES: Ught fast pl.wies flying at a height of j.jOO to 2,000 feet, to detect placement of enemy batteries and. receive signals from their own trenches. They are not ghting machines, and are therefore usually protected in their work, by a second patrol ilying 4.000 feet or moro above them, commissioned to intercept any enemy planes that may try to interfere with the successful observations of the "spotting planes." VRILLE:

Usual term for the nose" dive: one of which every aeroplane

be able to do. POISONOr.S GAS: First employed by the Germans at the tattle of the Summe. The first pas iwj was chlorine and after the firs: surprise

"pinninK the feats pilot tnust

The Melting Pot COME! TAKE POTEUCU wrrn rs

PROHIBITION IX INDIANA. II y a Lawyer. There will be several eclipses this year which have been overlooked by the almanac makers; among them will be the tee-total eclipse visible in all parts of Indiana except Evansville. South Bend is so dry that the beer wagons .are standing around with their tongues sticking out. This ought to be a day of great rejoicing among the brewers and distillers, since they have always claimed that they sold more liquor in a state after it had gone dry than they did before. "They've taken away our personal liberty," grunted a rotund individual who looked like he had helped make Milwaukee famous. By the way what has become of Carrie Nation she of the heavy jaw and little hatchet? Militant Carrie, who tore up and down the land seeking whom she might devour and generally finding some. The lawyers for the liquor dealers with their injunctions and appeals remind me of the old story of the hunter who shot to hit it if it was a deer and to misa it if it was a calf. I also note that these conscientious public servants are despairing of the republic and the constitution; but they will, no doubt, see to it that the despairing is good and also the fees. After they get through in Indiana they can soon find other states where their great abilities can dwell in profitable despair also. In this vale of tears, it is sad to see the manufacturers, jobbers and retailers .of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors mourning over the loss of revenue to the government and the sviloon license fees used for the education of children. It may be hard-hearted to mention it, but somehow it reminds us of that Kentucky lawyer of whom his son said: "Don't mind that, the old man never weeps for lesa than a thousand dollars." The next grape harvest will see many people putting new wine into old bottles. The owners of private .stock for personal use should heed the; advice of Josh Billings, who said: "Go slo, yung man; if you tap both ends of your cider barrel and draw out of the bung hole besides, your cider won't last long."

WITHIN Tili; IiAAV. "Sec here, waiter, the ice in this lemonade is all melted." "Yessah; we ain't allowed to serve only sof drinks now, sah." Boston Transcript.

The classic retort of the late James McHarry: Bartender "Is McGinnis good for a drink?" "Has he had it yet?" "He has." "He is." Chicago Tribune.

Irony: A group of German pacifists drinking red, white and blue pop.

A coming attraction at the .South Bend fair: All of the out-of-town owners of fast trotters grouped around a table at 10 p. m. talking "hoss" and drinking root beer. Arguments we have heard: The labor market will be depressed by throwing all of the following out of employment: Barrel makers, bottle blowers, bartenders, ice cutters, rent collectors, bouncers, spittoon cleaners, deputy sheriffs, policemen, hop producers, barley growers, rye and corn raisers, cork pullers, waiters, ward politicians. penal farms, the city of Milwaukee, etc., etc. Think of all the property that will be confiscated and then left on our hands: Immense distilleries, great breweries, beer trucks, fancy bar fixtures, big mirrors. brass cuspidores, big horses, mounted harness, saloon locations, retailers' licenses, ponderous machinery, internal revenue, a fine collection of personal liberty ideas, a vast supply of heavy kegs, each about the size of a man's head the next day after he has been on a bumming excursion, etc., etc.

William Bibler's left this planet. We shall never see him more; What he took for H-2 O. Was H-2 SO-4.

Wealth will ehlft as a result of this war, Capital will be widerspread. That Is an incidental effect of your buying War Saving? stamps.

Sales of War Savings and Thrift stamps for Huntington coanty up till the last week in February is 200.000.

'Z Come and! S l

STARTING-FRIDAY APRIL 5TH OUR ANNUAL SILK EVENTWyman's Spring Silk Sale Twice each year in the Spring and 1n the Fall our Silk Section preents an unusual Silk Sale. Unusual for reason that for eight selling das we otTer fashionable Silks at exceptionally low prices. Friay, April 5th is the day set for our Spring selling of Silks. Watch hU space tomorrow evening for complete details.

Featuring New Assortments of Suits, Coats and Dresses Priced $15 $19.75 and $25

Wm m i qf

tY RS" j ! r'

fit Jbj r ill :.V

(4 of the $25.00 models in Suitk and Coats) ABOUT THE SUITS The choicest showing: of the season is here shown in smart tailored styles and new sport effects. Included are attractive high waisted effects also new ripple styles. Materials are Gabardines, Twills, Poplins and Mannish Serges at the prices of S25, S 19.75 and SI 5. ABOUT THE COATS In high waisted and regular waist line modelssome belted, others plain. Lengths around 48 and 50 inches. Lovely materials as Wool Velours, Gabardines, Poplins, Serges and Military Cloths. New plaids and novelties. In all sizes at the price of S25, Sl().75 and SI S. ABOUT THE DRESSES At $15 a re .several-smart Eton styles in Taffeta. At the other prices are new Jerseys, Satins, Georgettes, Taffetas and Serges. In new coat effects also overskirt styles. Some are draped and some have tunic skirts. Others along straight line fashions. All the popular shades are here in an excellent range of sizes. View These Garments at $15, $19.75 and $25

Show Your Colors Saturday April 6th American and Allied Flags A year ago this Saturday, April 6th our own United States entered the war. On this day the 3rd Liberty Loan will start. Show your colors.

American Flags from size 22 ft. x 4 ft. at 50c each to size 6x1,2 feet at $4.50, are here in good quality, with sewed stripes.

Allied Flags in size S.5 inches mounted at 20c each, either lin.land, France or the Stars and Siripes. Other flags of all kinds at 5c. lc and up.

Pure Chewing Gum j

a S

tick a dav

.eadacia

Union Trust Company Safe Deponit Doxes with pecial facilities for the privacy of customers.

UNION SHOE CO. 233 S. Michigan St.

away

The Latest in LADIES' WEAR. T. S. GARLAND & CO. 139 S. Michigan St.

ADLER BROS. Om liWrtgm ml YTubiastoa Moot 1ZU. rra croiu: fou no &n

ft

iZ It

ffi0FG00DODTHE3

WATCHES ON CREDIT

SEE US

Olsen

21; S. Mkliiau M.

Orre- '?. rrnrf r.'vi. !':f v't ,n'ttn in whRt dlnTirHnsT':. sr n.njen Jilt itn 1 i'.l fin i at Mabel Hawkins Style Shop 503 4. M. V Ill-IK.. Home Teephvne IWll n:.

3 VI

-MM