Germany to Present Counter Proposals for Peace Terms
Paris advices report Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau will submit Germany’s counter proposals to the peace conference tomorrow as the German delegation ends requests for more time. Dispatches show no strong sentiment of disaster or agreement on the treaty, with reparations sections still unsettled and delays noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Germany
Count von Brockhoerff-Rantzau
Paris
Atstila
Teduy
AiMienite
Daniels Opposed to Building Extra Battleships
Secretary Daniels told the House Naval Affairs Committee that authorizing more battleships than in the 1916 program is incompatible with national policy. He argued the United States should remain competent in its covenant by not approving the ten battleships and ten heavy cruisers proposed to the Navy Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniels
House
Naval Pairs
Secretaes
United States
Ace Othis
Navy Department
South Bend man buys Perkins Windmill plant and plans new factory
Charles Arthur Carlisle of South Bend has become a resident of Mishawaka after purchasing the Perkins Windmill and Gas Engine plant. He yesterday applied for the old St Joseph Manufacturing warehouse opposite the Perkins factor to erect two new factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Arthur Carlisle
South Bend
Misha Waka
Perkins
St Joseph Manufacturing Cors
Perkins Factors
Goshen Christian Referee Plans Biannual Lectures Resuming
The Goshen Christian Referee church will host another lecture, resuming the two lectures per year pattern used in 1905 and January 16, continuing the early 20th century schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Improving Cemetery Efforts Ahead of Memorial Day
Sexton Brough works on Oak Ridge cemetery to ready for Memorial Day next Friday. Crews face difficulties in obtaining sufficient grass cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sexton Brough
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Dean Coulter to address Rendallville graduates
Dean Stanley Coulter of Purdue University will speak to the Rendallville High School class of 31 graduates on the theme Our Wonderful Year. He will discuss the year’s achievements and offer closing remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Coulter
Perdue University
Rendallville High School
Weaver Seeks Photo for Fraternity War Orphan Support
A. B. Weaver of Liganier supports a French war orphan and has not received a photograph of the child yet. he has in hand a letter from the grandmother detailing the child's plight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A B. Weaver
Liganier
Final Examinations Begin After Last Day of Studies
Yesterday marked the final day of classes at the high school and the remainder of the week will be devoted to final examinations.
Riot at East Chicago carnival injures twenty people
Twenty persons were hurt in a riot at a carnival in East Chicago. Police reported chaotic scenes as crowds clashed, prompting aid from nearby hospitals and officers to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hay Price Holds At 35 Per Ton Despite Drop
Market notes hay remained at 35 dollars per ton after a dip to F3. Traders report steady demand and no abrupt price changes across the region as feed buyers monitor supplies.
Naval Seaplane NC-4 heads toward Lisbon from Ponta Delgada
Commander Read leads the NC-4 on the first trans Atlantic flight toward Lisbon, with a 10:38 a m Greenwich start and plans to reach Plymouth next day if weather holds. Route guarded by 14 American destroyers. station 11 moved 5350 miles from Ponta Delgada at 2:10 p m Greenwich time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ponta Delgada
A. C G. Read
Portugal
U. S
Lisbon
Greenwich
New York
Read
Plymouth
England
Here
Judge Drake appoints Elkhart board of review members
Judge James S. Drake appoints William F. Winship Elkhart former county treasurer and David W. Neidig Goshen to the Elkhart county board of review for 1919. The board, with Fred A. Reed county treasurer A. R. Jemenderfer county auditor and Wilson F. Reed county assessor, will meet June 2 to July 4 with citizens allowed to appear regarding assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Drake
William F. Winship
Elkhart
David W. Neidig
Goshen
British and American Marines Seize Danzig Harbor Claim
Report from Warsaw says British and American marines have landed at the Baltic port of Danzig. A large fleet is said to be gathered off the harbor, with expected heavy action. The story remains disputed in Paris and Warsaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danzig
Associated Press
Paris
Havas
Baltic
Warsaw
Ciara Leung Summers at Lakeside Resort in Michigan
Ciara Kimball Leung, noted film star, spends two months at Tatheside resort near Laporte Michigan. Her producer and staff stay at Lakeside while she enjoys a second season. A Ford sedan linked to Miss Younts and a Victrola purchase prompted identity verification by sales staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciara Kimball Leung
Tatheside
Laporte
Lakeside
Miss Younts
Superintendent Wilkinson Leases Spohn Residence for Teaching Stint
City Schools Superintendent James Wilkinson moves his family into the Samuel F. Spohn house at 115 South Seventh Street and departs next week for three months to Bloomington Indiana. He will teach at Indiana University and take special instruction there during the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Schools
James Wilkinson
Samuel F. Spohn
South Seventh Street
Wilkinson
Familly
Blcomington
Ind
Indiana University
Home Demonstration Event Led by Local Agents
Mrs. Gladys Snapp Staples of Laporte County and Miss Juanita Mills of St. Joseph County assisted in a nursing demonstration at a Center Township Home Economies club meeting held today at Miss Addie Vandenbusch’s Nutwood residence in South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Snapp Staples
Laporte County
Juanita Mills
St. Joseph Couny
Center Township
Addie Vandenbusch
Nutwood
South Bend
Pastor M Petersheim Takes Post With Ligonier Refrigerator Co
Reverend M Petersheim, pastor of Springhill church near Ligonier, has accepted a position with the Ligonier Refrigerator Company. His family relocated from Dayton to Ligonier and is beginning light housekeeping as they settle in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Petersheim
Springhill Church
Ligonier
Ligonier Refrigerator Co
Dayton
Hght Housekeeping
Memorial Day Closure Across Goshen Institutions
All public offices the four Goshen banks the public library and many retail establishments and factories will be closed all day next Friday Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Banks
Meeting in Abbot t Beck law offices for Memorial Day plans
A meeting is scheduled for Tuesday evening at the Abbott and Beck law offices in the HawksGartner building to make arrangements for Memorial Day activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott & Beck
HawksGartner
Henry Rousch Buys New Ford Touring Car
Henry Rousch purchases a Ford touring car from the Kelly Motor Co, adding a new vehicle to his transportation options. The acquisition highlights the continued demand for motorized touring cars in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rousch
Kelly Motor Co
Locket with Two Photos Lost for Reward at Democrat
Lost Loat Gold locket monogram R H with two pictures inside. Finder should return to Democrat for reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H
Democrat
Hawker and Grieve Return to London From Scotland
Barry G Hawker and Lieut Commander Ghieve arrived in Edinburgh on their way to London after being rescued by the Danish ship Mary following a cross Atlantic flight misadventure. They were seized by a crowd at Thurso and carried to a hotel for breakfast before boarding a train at 10 o'clock amid cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Edinburgh
Scotland
Barry G. Hawker
Ghieve
Mary
Atlantic
London
Thurso
Goshen Rotary Club Formed With 21 Members at Alderman Hotel
A Goshen Rotary club was organized after a joint Etkwart and Warsaw gathering at the Alderman hotel. H H. Gortner served as toastmaster and Elkhart speaker James T L Harmon delivered the keynote. About 1000 attendees from Elkham, Warsaw, and Goshen attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etkwart and
Warsaw
Alderman Hotel
Goshen
H H. Gortner
Heber Bloug
May Powell
Royal Woolpert
Willian A. Wilthide
James TL. Harmon
Elkhart
Rotary Club of
Wow FE Charnter
Chas. E. Gerhain
Chas
A. Aitkken
Leee Dakteece
Jeauix Simon
H. OH. Gortner
T. A. Davis
BE. C. Cissel
Frank W. Garn
O. M. Kinnison
George B. Slate
Haines Egbert
M. C. Throw
George A. Riley
Edward Frankenstein
A. G. Hoevens
R. Newell
W.ooal Harding
James Wilkinson
Gen. M. Richardson
Willard TL. Stephenson
William A. Willhyde
Flkham
Van
World War Veterans of Indiana Call June Meet
Astute convention of World War veterans of Indiana is called for Friday morning at 10 in the room of the house of representatives at the statehouse in Indianapolis. Judge Raymond Springer of Connersville, the state president, will preside and discuss affiliating with the American Legion formed recently in St Louis. A state publicity chairman and chaplain will be selected at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World War Veterans of
Indiana
House of Representatives
Indianapolis
Raymond &. Springer
Connersville
American Legion
St. Louis
Steer Fattening Contest Abandoned at County Fair
The county fair steering project was halted after disputes between the fair association and the seller over price. Clyde J. Castetter the fair association president and Grover E. Metzger the county agent will fatten and market 20 steers bought through Abe Roth and George Poster, bearing losses if any. Preparations are underway for an exit contest tied to the county fair concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde J. Castetter
The
Fair Association
Grover E. Metzger
Abe Roth
George Poster
Desperate whiskey rush nets arrests in Fort Wayne area
Dozens of residents in Fort Wayne and nearby towns faced arrests after rushing to obtain whiskey before the Ohio dry law took effect at midnight. Crowds from Blakeslee Payne Defiance and Delphos and other places drew large gatherings of booze fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ohio
Blakeslee
Payne
Defiance
Delphos
Burglar Disturbs Home. Flees After Pennies Box Upset
In Laporte Indiana a burglar entered the home of A J Zardt while the coin box of pennies was overturned. The noise woke the family and the thief fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Laporte
A. J. Zardt
Picnic June 21 Sunday Schools Union Meeting at McNaughton Park
The annual union meeting and picnic of the Sunday Schools of Concord township Elkhart will be held at McNaughton Park Elkhart. Saturday June US.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday Schools
Concord Township
Elkhart
McNaughton Park
Rat Day Observed Quietly as Rat Cull Dwindles
The article notes Rat Day was not generally observed and only a few rats were killed in the area.
Sharp Bros Acquire New Paris Hardware Store
Sharp Bros of Milford have purchased the New Paris hardware and will operate it in conjunction with their Milford store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharp Bros
Milford
New Paris
Annual Memorial Observance in Goshen Friday
Howell Post No 9 G A R will sponsor Memorial Day services in Goshen with a court park program. Exercises include an address by Chaplain E A Shultz pastor of First Baptist Church and a parade around court house square marching from South Main near Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Howell Post No. 9
Dar—S
Whisler
D. 2
Hutchinson
C. A. Harper
Court House Square
South Main Street
Washington Street
Civic Parade Program in Court Park
State militia escort. Mayor Charnley and city officials. City Band. Howell Post No 90 G A R veterans. Ladies of the W A C. All civic societies to be placed by marshal. School children. Program in court park with selections by hand. W R C service. Gettysburg Address read. Rev E A Schultz to speak. Salute of the dead. Automobiles for those who cannot march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charnley
Howell Post
Ladies of the
E. A. Shultz
The
First Baptist Church
State Employees Escape Income Tax, 1918
Peter J Krurer, collector of internal revenue, announced Washington's confirmation of the attorney general's May 6 opinion that state employees' salaries and wages are not subject to the 1918 income tax. He said partnership and fiduciary blanks are ready and returns must be filed by June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter J. Krurer
Internal Revenue
Washington
United States
Kruger
Profit Per Acre: Strawberries Outshine Wheat in St Joseph
Statistics show land in St Joseph county yielding 15 dollars per acre for wheat and corn brings 123 dollars per acre for strawberries. Strawberries rank below apples peaches and grapes in profitability per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph County
Grocers and Butchers Association Meeting Set in South Bend
About 300 persons are expected to attend the Grocers and Butchers association meeting in South Bend on Monday and Tuesday, June 16 and 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grocers and Butchers Association
South Bend
Booth Sues Roath for Divorce Over Nagging Claim
John M. Booth files for divorce from Malena Roath asserting five years of nagging as the cause. Court papers detail persistent domestic friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
John M. Booth
Malena Roath
Bachellor Recalls Trip Through War-Torn France
Louis R. Bachellor of Goshen, with the American expeditionary forces, recounts travels through France visiting Brest Bordeaux Tours Dyon Clermont Mont Mont and Verdun among others. He notes sanitary improvements at Brest and large rail yards at St Nazaire and describes battlefield sights and postwar destruction. The party traveled from Cologne to Paris aboard a special train led by Col Forman and Col Sweeney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis R. Bachellor
Goshen
France
Paris
Edgar Beaty
Frederick Chandler
Ray T. Cripe
Cripe
Peace Commission
Mr. Bachellor
Stars and Stripes
Secant
Brest
Bordeaux
Tours
Dyon
Clermont
Clarmont
Toul
Nancy
Chateau Thierry
Rheims
Argonne
Verdun
Meuse
Marne
St. Mihiel
No Man's Land
Miermont
Sedan
Germany
Coblenz
Cologne
Belgium
Bachelior
Chaumont
Col Forman
Col. Sweeney
Man seeks divorce over cigarette and lost $3 dispute
Joe Pardvnck of Whiting files for divorce alleging desertion after his wife refused to let him spend 15 cents on cigarettes. He claims he kept $3 for a doctor bill, was robbed of the money by his wife while asleep, and then ordered from the house never to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Pardvnck
Whiting
Elkhart Soldier Walter Doll Hurt in Germany Explosion
Official word from Elkhart reports Sergt Walter F. Doll sustained a simple fracture of the right collar bone in a recent German explosion. Parents Mr and Mrs George Doll confirm the injury and say it is not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Walter F. Doll
Germany
George Doll
Robbery at Lincoln Hotel Store Sees 68 Watches Stolen
Robbers entered Louis Strashan store in the Lincoln Hotel building in Indianapolis and stole sixty eight watches valued at 1400 dollars. Thirty four watches were wrist pieces. No clues found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Strashan
Lincoln Hotel
Indianapolis
No More Overtime At New York Central Storehouse
Overtime at the New York Central storehouse in Elkhart will be abolished and additional employees will be hired to replace overtime work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Elkhart
Funeral services for W. W. Reed in Warsaw
Funeral services for W. W. Reed, Warsaw hotel man, were largely attended. Burial followed in Oakwood cemetery in Warsaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Reed
Warsaw
Oakwood Cemetery
Highway concrete work halted over unsatisfactory material
Contractors Putnam and Scmingledeck building the Hoosier Dixie highway between Warsaw and Leesburg stop work after county surveyor Stanley Boogs finds sub grade sand and gravel rejected and from Leesburg or Rosebrook pits unsatisfactory. Concrete laid earlier, about half a mile, is halted as sand is removed and gravel rewashed twice to meet inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam & Scmingledecker
Warsaw
Leesburg
Hoosier-Dixie Highway
Stanley Boogs
Kosinsko County
Rosebrook
Contracts Set for Construction of Church
The Fifth Street Mennonite congregation awarded a brick church contract to Isaac Miller for a 488 by 848 foot building at the southeast corner of Purland and Eighth streets. The $1922 bid funds a structure planned to total $25,000, with site purchase from Denhi Bras. Rev. Walker leads the congregation which is not connected to Goshen College, and completion is targeted for January 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Street Mennonite Church
Jong
Isaac Miller
Purland
Denhi Bras
Walker
Goshen College
Davies Returns Home From Overseas Service
W. O. Davies of South Bend, overseas secretary for the Y M C A, completed a total of eighteen months abroad and twenty two months in service. He arrived in New York on the Imperator after leaving South Bend in August for Camp Shelby and was sent overseas in December 1917. His postings included Bordeaux Paris and Brest in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Daiies
South Bend
Paris
Brest
Rev Leon Gaff dies after illness in Cromwell Indiana
Reverend Leon Gaff died of a heart ailment at the South Bend home of Avery Yeager after a week of sickness. He previously served as pastor at Cromwell Indiana but had not been active for three years. He is survived by four sons and one daughter. The remains were taken to Cromwell for Lutheran church funeral services and burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Gaff
South Bend
Avery Yeager
Gaff
Cromwell
Ind
Michigan City Man Escapes From Penal Farm
Paul J. Hamilton of Michigan City was sent to the penal farm on April 29 for stealing shirts from a car on the Michigan Central railroad where he worked as a switchman. He escaped from the farm at Putnamville while serving a 30 day term. The running away penalty is a state prison sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J. Hamilton
Michigan City
Superior Court of
Michigan Central Railroad
Putnamville
Infant dies from scald injuries in tub accident
Charles Smith, two and a half, son of Mr and Mrs Harold Smith of South Bend, died after scalds from hot water saturated clothing held heat against his skin causing fatal injury. authorities note water not boiling but injury severe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Harold Smith
South Bend
Court Dismisses South Bend Appeal Over Improvement Assessment
Superior Court dismisses the case of Charles M. Talcott and others versus the city of South Bend on an appeal from an improvement assessment. The action, filed in Fikhart, concerned a change of venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Charles M. Talcott
South Bend
Fikhart
Bryan Predicts Dry Warless World and Supports League
William J. Bryan, interviewed in Indianapolis, foresees a dry, warless world while endorsing President Wilson's stance on prohibition and declaring strong support for a league of nations. This combines antiwar and internationalist themes with domestic policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
William J. Bryan
S Wilson
League of Nations
Geo Michael Hospitalized in Los Angeles with Arm Injury
Word reaches here that Geo Michael formerly a local carpenter contractor is in a Los Angeles California hospital suffering from a broken arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Hospital
Geo. Michael
Los Angeles
Cal
Stolen stamp machine from Elkhart real estate office
A stamp machine containing 15 in cash and stamps valued at 5 was stolen from the office of Worthie W. Haynes an Elkhart real estate dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthie W. Haynes
Elkhart
Returns Home Whitney Chester After 18 Months Service
Whitney Chester of Elkhart returns home after 18 months serving with American forces in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney Chester
Elkhart
France
Council of Four and Japan Offer Aid to Kolchak
The Council of Four and Japan offered to help the anti Bolshevik leader Admiral Kolchak with financial support. Russians were to receive funds to sustain operations.
Proviso Attached To Tender As Made
Paris May 27 The council of four and Japan offer Admiral Kolchak funds and supplies to sustain the all Russian government and require him to pledge to hold elections for a constituent assembly upon arrival in Moscow or to reconvoke the previous assembly if elections cannot be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Council of Four
Japan
Admiral Kolchak
Omsk
Moscow
Swinston Case Goes to Jury in Elk Hart Superior Court
The case against Mrs. Mo Swinston and Glenn Davis likely went to the jury in Elk Hart Superior Court this afternoon. Defense attorney Vernon W. Van Pleet argued Mrs. Swinston had no intent to kill Davis and only aimed to frighten him. Juror Wise W. Showelter, of Goshen, is among the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mo Swinston
Glenn Davis
Elkhart
Local Health Notes and Measles Cases in Goshen Area
Mrs Michael Harris of Goshen after cancer surgery at St Elizabeth Hospital shows improvement and hopes to return home soon. Measles cases reported include John Fobes Lawrence Hatch Harold Hartrough Florence Swinehart Ralph Noll Richard Fowler Virginia Kyle Mary Yoder Hubert Augie Colin Alwine Warren Alwine and Julieta Shafer. Harry Bickel ill at home. Dr Anna Kaufman’s condition unchanged. Edward Dausman ill with measles. Dr E P Cunningham ill at Baldwin Lake. Bernice Burris Milford underwent operation at hospital. Katherine Harper admitted for treatment. Additional cases reported to City Health Officer A J Irwin: Harry K Winters Emanuel Fry Warren C Cline Robert Hale Robert Bloss. Mrs Sampson Lang of Ligonier operated on for mastoid at General Hospital Elkheart and now home in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Harris
Goshen
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Chicago
John Fobes
Lawrence Hatch
Harold Hartrough
Florence Swinehart
Ralph Noll
Richard Fowler
Virginia Kyle
Mary Yoder
Hubert Augie
Colin Alwine
Warren Alwine
Julieta Shafer
Harry Bickel
East
Monroe Street
Anna G. Kaufman
Edward Dausman
Guy Dausman
E. P. Cunningham
Baldwin Lake
Bristol
Cunningham
Bernice Burris
Milford
Katherine Harper
A. J. Irwin
Harry K. Winters
Emanuel Fry
Warren C. Cline
Robert Hale
Robert Bloss
Sampson Lang
Ligonier
General Hospital, Elkhart
Died at Buffalo Edward Elden Former Elkhart Foreman Dies
Edward Elden aged 63 of Buffalo New York formerly of Elkhart where he worked as round house foreman and engine dispatcher died in Buffalo He began as a machinist apprentice in 1871 at the Elkhart shops relocated to Buffalo in 1875 later living in Jackson Michigan and Norwalk Ohio
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Elden
Buffalo
N. Y
Elkhart
Jackson
Mich
Norwalk
Ohio
Shoes Seller Held in Elkhart After Inquiry
Joe Ryan offered to sell several pairs of women's shoes at low prices in Elkhart. He is jailed pending an inquiry and refused to provide his home address or other information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Joe Ryan
Studebaker Funds Housing Drive For Employees
The Studebaker Corporation of South Bend has placed 200000 dollars at the disposal of the Housing company for the erection of homes needed for Studebaker employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker Corporation’ of
South Bend
Studebaker
Seven Grimes Brothers Serve in World War I
Mr and Mrs W B Grimes of Ethel near Enguish Indiana report seven of their sons in United States service during the world war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W B. Grimes
Ethel
Enguish
Ind
United States
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von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Teuton
Dean Coulter
War
NC-4
Drake
Board of Review
Hawker and
Grieve
Rotary Club
Court Park
First Baptist
Korea
Bryan
Kolchak
Proviso Attached
Swinston
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