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• V*. . v;. ' - - : * - • * ' % v ' • * » * * * < i / \ v v J ; j ; - " ' y " -- > ^ > . v ^ . r f " , % r < ~ ' * ' . . ! ATOIENRY PLAINDEALEB, MHENRY, ILL. mm IS KILLED •%V- • • •r 5 ••*},' ;;•'. .:- FAMOUS AVIATOR DROPS 2,500 l$r' FKET INTO BAY AT FRISCO WHItt THOUSANDS WATCH. WINGS OF MACHINE FAILED Net* Monoplane With Body Strike* Water Between Two Army Trans­ ports and la Found in Mud Forty Feet Below the Surface. San Francisco, March 16.--Death came to Lincoln Beachey, world-famed aviator, Sunday afternoon, when he dropped through the air for 2,500 feet, before thousands of spectators at the Panama-Pacific International exposition. The accident which ended the life of the man who had defied death so long came when the wings of his new monoplane collapsed while Beachey was attempting to right the machine after a perpendicular drop through space of several hundred feet. The stress on the new monoplane was too great and one of the wings was seen to fly upward like that of a Wounded bird. In a flash the setond Wing of the monoplane gave way and the shining engine and propeller blades gleamed in the sunshine as the crippled machine fell. There was no chance for escape, al­ though Beachey and, his collapsed monoplane landed in the waters of San Francisco bay. The force of the fall was so great that the machine and its daring pilot were buried in the mud of the bay in forty feet of Water. He struck the water near the United States army transport docks in a narrow patch of water between two transports swinging at anchor. Immediately a rescue crew was dispatched from the battle ship Ore­ gon, which was lying in the stream. After two hoars the machine and body were dug from the mud by a diver from the Oregon's crew. Beachey was found entangled in the wires of the wrecked machine and all of the bones in his body were broken. Beachey was born March 3, 1887, in Ban Francisco. His father is in the Soldiers' home at Dayton, O., and his mother lives at Morence, Mich. When he was thirteen years old he became acquainted with a man who was try- lag to solve the problem of air naviga­ tion. They manufactured a balloon. Beachey took the intial trip. It was disappointing, and his partner became discouraged and quit. In 1904 Beachey drove a dirigible balloon in Oakland, Cal. Capt. Thomas Baldwin engaged lilm on the spot, and the two toured the country. With the dirigible Beachey made many flights. He circled Washington monument. He landed in front of the White House in Washington and car- fled a message to the president, Beachey's first aeroplane was of his ; i0wn manufacture. He broke up this machine during a flight Finally, get­ ting a machine that would stand his stunts, Beachey's career as a demon Of the air began. One of his first dare­ devil feats was to fly under the sus­ pension bridge at Niagara Falls. Beachey turned spirals while upside down. It has been estimated that 20.- -400,000 have seen Beachey fly. ROCKEFELLER HALTS BURIAL John D. Pleads to Keep Wife's Body --Remains to Be Placed in Vault Later. New York, March 16.--John D. Rockefeller and his son, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., decided at the last 14 moment Sunday afternoon they could not commit the body of wife and moth­ er to the tomb a^ present. All arrangements had been made for temporary interment in the vault of John D. Archboldln Sleep-Hollow cemetery. "We were not here when she passed away," said the elder Rockefeller in broken tones. "We want to have her with us until the last moment." Their wishes were respected and the body will remain in the palatial home at Pocantico Hills probably for several days. Sixty friends of the family were at the services. The Rockefeller train ran into an Dpen switch at Milford, Va., and smashed up a freight train. The Rock­ efellers were shaken up but were not Injured. - DESTROYED U. S. SHIP •fiHtti 1 3"S v f * ^ a Eft Man Bruiser frurtR CAN QRAIN VESSEL. Prinz Eltel FrledHch In Dry Dock at Newport News for Repairs-- Investigation On. Washington, March 13.--"A most searching inquiry will be made and whatever action is taken will be based upon the result of that inquiry." President Wilson issued this state, ment on Thursday regarding the sink­ ing of the American sailing ship Wil­ liam P. Frye by the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eltel Friedrich. The president took the initiative In direct­ ing the investigation and ,wlll have a personal hand in it. That the United States will call on Germany for proper amends and reparation for the sinking of the American ship was the consen­ sus of official and diplomatic circles In Washington. Washington, March 12.--The Ger­ man cniiser Prince Eitel Friedrich arrived at Newport News on Wednes­ day, bringing the captain, and crew of the American grain vessel William P. Frye, which the German warship sunk at sea on January 27. The owners of the vessel have claimed that she carried no contra­ band of any kind. Official and diplo* matic headquarters were much per­ turbed over the matter, but nobody was willing to make any comment until the facts are fully established. The customs officers at Seattle wire that the manifest of the William P. Frye, which was loaded there, show that she carried 193.582 bushels of wheat The Frye sailed from Seattle on No­ vember 4 for Queenstown and Fal­ mouth. She passed Tatoosh, Wash., the next day and had not been heard from since. The Prince Eitel Fried­ rich officers report that, on the ground that she was carrying contraband of war, the warship stopped the Frye In the South Atlantic on January 27, took ofT Captain Kiehne, his wife and crew, and then sunk the freighter. The Frye was valued at $150,000 and her cargo at $280,000. SMYRNA BOMBARDED BY THE ALLIES' FLEET W v.... v- - San Bernardino. Cal., March 12.-- According to reports received from Blythe Junction, a town 130 miles from here, the place is in the hands of a furious mob. Several persona have been killed and many others badly wounded. Every available offi­ cer has been sent there by a special train. Washington, March 13.--The state department was notified on Thursday by Senor Riano, the Spanish ambas­ sador, that four Spaniards had been assassinated in Mexico City. He also reported that residences in the sub­ urbs had been pillaged and burned. Madrid, March 12.--Fourteen per­ sons were killed and 18 injured in the wreck of a passenger train on the Vigo-Orense line. A landslide caused the accident CARRANZA REPLIES TO BRYAN "First Chief* of Mexico Denies Dan­ ger In Mexico City--Advises All Aliens to Leave Country. Vera Cruz, Mex., March 12.-rrGeneral Carranza on Wednesday Issued his re­ ply to the note of Secretary of State Bryan demanding an amelioration of the chaotic conditions In Mexico City The first chief emphatically denies that General Obregon has incited the hungry populace of the Mexican capi­ tal to commit outrages. Far from preventing the entrance of food into the city, the first chief de­ clares, General Obregon has facilitated such importations in every way. General Carranza says that when the evacuation takes place every fa­ cility will be afforded to foreign resi­ dents to depart. Carranza also said that it would be advisable for all aliens to leave the country. DRESDEN IS STILL AFLOAT THAW ACQUITTED BY JURY • i- 8layer of 8tanford White Found Not Guilty on Conspiracy Charge. New York, Aug. 16.--Harry K. Thaw was found not guilty on Saturday of the charge of conspiracy in connection with his escape from Matteawan asy­ lum. His four co-defendants, who aided in his escape, were also acquit­ ted, and were discharged. i Miller, Athlete, Is Killed. New York, March 16.--Charles Mil- ler. former well-known middleweight "1- wrestler around Chicago, was shot and killed by two holdup men in the Atlan hotel here on Saturday, where he was employed as a clerk. ii' m 'c mr /•".<' : I**' • , Two Boys Burned to Death. ^ Philadelphia, March 16.--Two boys, live and seven years old, sons of H. Harrison, a fruit dealer, were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the •tore and dwelling occupied by Harri­ son and nu family. Threatened Strikers Averted. ..Milwaukee, Wis., March 15.--The threatened brewery strike was pre­ vented when the brewery owners and the workers signed a three-year con­ tract, which calls for an increase in wage* of $2 per week. General Joffre Thanks Woman. Paris, March 15.--General Joffre, the French commander, has sent a letter to Mrs. Clara W. Lopp of New York, thanking her for the large supply of tobacco she gathered for distribution among the soldiers. German Cruiser of the Allies- Brings in Busy Sinking Ships •Peruvian Steamer British Crew. Valparaiso, Chile, March 15.--The German cruiser Dresden, sole survivor of the squadron of Admiral von Spee. defeated by British warships ofT the Falkland islands, is still afloat and sinking merchantmen of the allies. This waB established by the arrival here of the Peruvian ship Larton with the ere* of the British bark Con­ way Castle. The English sailors were put ashore this morning. They stated that their ship was sunk by the Dresden off Cor­ ral, a Chilean port, after the crew had been taken aboard the Dresden. $4,000,000 to Roosevelt's Kin, New York, March 16.--Theodora Roosevelt III, grandson of former President Roosevelt, and the boy's sis­ ter, Grace, are the heirs to the $4,000, 000 trust estates of their great-great- grandfather, T. R. Butler. Countess De Madre Dies in South Bend. South Bend, Ind., March 16.--Coun­ tess Jeane de Madre, once belle of European courts, convent mate and friend of Princess Eugenie who later became wife of Napoleon III, died In an humble cottage here. Jess Wlllard Leaves for Havana. El Paso, Tex., March 13.--Jesse Wll­ lard is off to Havana. He left on the Sunset Limited on Thursday afternoon accompanied by Torn Jones and Mrs. Jones and will travel by way of Key West Fla. Mrs. 8chleren Dies. New York, March 13.--Just S4 hours after her husband died. Mrs. Louise A. Schieren, widow of the for­ mer mayor of Brooklyn, passed away in her Brooklyn home, victim of pneu monia. / Busy scene on the docks at Smyrna and a general view Pegasus. of the city as seen from the citadel on Mount AUSTRIAN INFANTRYMEN FIGHTING IN THE SNOW /f^UHDERWOOO ^ U N bERWOQD The Austrian tactics separate the men into small detachments of a dozen each. These detachments scatter in different sections of the territory and harass the enemy. These squads have been found efficient in repelling charges of infantry or cavalry. In the picture one of these detachments is shown fighting in a snow-covered field back of a small village In Bukowina. ' TRUNKS OF FRENCH OFFICERS DEAD IN BATTLE ,-MWM All these little trunks (only one Is allowed to each officer in the field) belonged to officers of the French army who fell on the fluid of fc^LUc. in a scvi.^ actl-u bclwccu the• FrciicJi and tL«, L tL. rcgi^u of Sols sons. The little trunks, which hold all the personal property of their former owners and which bear the officers' names, addresses and rank, are here gathered at the depot to be forwarded to the widows or the nearest relatives. SCENE ON THE GOLDEN HORN mm m Point to which the allies' fleet is attempting to force its way. Freighters, Golden Horn. The scene is looking northward to Galata. ferries and Mean liners on the CHOLERA TO STOP THE WAR? More Than a Possibility That Dread Disease Will 8weep Through Eu­ rope Before Long. Would Rn epidemic of cholera stop the war? If so, would an epidemic of cholera be welcome? asks the Buffalo Enquirer. Cholera appeared on the eastern fightin/r line last fall. Experts predict that when the spring thaws come the ihousands of rotting bodies of men and horses will render large areas In western Europe highly insanitary. It is their opinion that cholera will at­ tack the armies on the western battle line as well as the eastern. Cholera can kill as fast as war. If it speeds across Europe it will take the lives of combatants and noncom- batants alike. It will, however, leave human habitations standing. It will spare the handiwork of centuries. It will not leave the survivors the task of recreating and restoring from the ground up. Much may be said i<» support the view that the plague would be a mercy if It forced the nations to cease fight­ ing and destroying each other and unite in battling to save themselves from pestilence. Ti ©PI Shutting Him Off. Tile weather we are having now,' said the oldest Inhabitant, "Isn't any­ thing like it was when I was a boy." "Huh!" growled the fussy person; "as a matter of fact, it Isn't anything like It was six months ago." REJECTS II. a PUN BRITAIN REFUSE8 TO ,FQj(JI> TO ENTER MANY. PERMIT NATION IS UNDER BLOCKADE England Announcea That All Ship* to •nd From Germany Will Be Ci^ tured and 8>ent to Prize Court. London, March 17.--The British for- eign office on Monday delivered to Am­ bassador Page its reply to the Amer­ ican note proposing to Great Britain and Germany the withdrawal of the German submarine blockade provided England would permit food to reach German civilians. Great Britain's re­ ply is an absolute refusal. Great Britain on Monday struck her promised blow against Germany. By issuing an order-ln-council she throt­ tled Germany'3 commerce in a drastic manner unprecedented in Internation­ al law. The decree practically declares a blockade of the German North sea coast without using the precise term. This is contrary to all precedents, which require the presence of blockad­ ing warships. To complete the program of starv­ ing out the kaiser the government laid certain drastic restrictions on neutral commerce. These are designed to prevent Germany from exporting or importing any commodities through Holland or Scandinavian countries on the Baltic sea, the waters of which are controlled by the Gernf&n The blockade Is effective at once. RAIDER SUNK BY BRITISH German Cruiser Dresden Destroyed in South Pacific--Ship'a Magazine Explodes. London, March 17.--The admiralty announced on Monday that the Ger­ man cruiser Dresden, noted sea raid­ er, has been sunk. The engagement occurred off Juan Fernandez island, the admiralty an­ nounced. The British warships Glas­ gow, Orma and Kent trapped the Dres­ den and closed In upon her. Alter five minutes of action, during which heavy damage was inflicted on the German cruiser, she hauled down her colors and ran up the white flag of surren­ der. The Dresden was aflame when the white flag was run up. A magazine had exploded and her upper works were afire. Her cre^f was quickly taken off by boats from the British warships. Flames spread rapidly and with successive explosions the Dres­ den quickly went to the bottom. Fifteen wounded of the crew of the Dresden were landed at Valparaiso. There were no English casualties, the admiralty announced. The engage­ ment occurred on Sunday, March 14. The Dresden escaped from the Brit­ ish squadron of Admiral Sturdee when the German squadron of Admiral von Spee was sunk off the Falklands early in December. The cruiser Dresden was a sister ship of the most famous of all the German raiders, the Emden. Destruction of the Dresden leaves but two German raiders now operat­ ing against British merchantmen, the Karlsruhe and the Kronprinz Wil- helm. COMPLIES WITH U. S. DEMAND Carranza Opens POrt at Progreso, Mex., After Protest--Warship Ready to Act. Washington, March 17.--General Carranza on Monday abandoned his blockade of the port of Progreso on urgent representations by the United States. The Mexican gunboat Zara- gosa has been called off and tVo American ships laden with sisal for the United States have cleared with­ out interference. Rear Admiral Cap- erton's dispatches telling of relief of the situation crossed a new note from the United States which was sent on Its way to glvIZo nctlc* that the United States was deter­ mined to ifeise the' blockade, and, If necessary, use the cruiser Des Moines to do so. AUSTRIA PREPARES TO FIGHT Emperor Francis Joseph Discusses Defense of Dual Monarchy on Italian Frontier. Rome, March 17.--According to a diepatch from Vienna to the Messag- gero. Emperor Francis Joseph had an extended conversation with Gen­ eral Ritter von Krobatin, the Austro- Hungarian minister of war, on the subject of the defense of the dual monarchy on the Italian frontier. Will Head Claims Court. Washington, March 17.--Former Representative A. Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania has been selected by President Wilson for chief Justice of the United States court of claims, to succeed Judge Charles B. Howry. . To Wed Miss Marie Buseh. St. IjOuIs, March 17.--Drutnmond Jones "made good" and his engage­ ment to Miss Marie Busch, daughter of A. A. Busch and granddaughter of the late Adolpuus Busch, millionaire brewer, has been announced. Eleven Face Electrocution. Little Rocjt, March 17.--Eleven prisoners at the state penitentiary will be electrocuted, three of them this month, as a result of the failure of the legislature to pass a bill abol­ ishing capital punishment. Declares Its Independence. New York, March 17.--The report that Yucatan had asserted its Inde­ pendence of Mexico was confirmed by Capt. W. J. Ryan of the Ward line tug Auxilliar. He said 40,000 men were under arms AT • • ?t*p. If erots, feverish, constipated^ ' M>f Ra»" Ite;1 A laxative today saves a sick child tomorrow. Children simply will not take the time from play to empty their bowels, which become clogged up with waste, liver gets sluggish; stomacfar •our. Look at the tongne, mother! If coat­ ed, or yonr child is listless, cross, fev­ erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat heartily, full of cold or has sore throat or any other children's ailment, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," then don't worry, because it la perfectly harmless, and in a few hours all this constipation poison,, sour bile and fermenting waste will gently move out of the bowels, and you have a well, playful child again. A thor­ ough "Inside cleansing" is ofttimes all that Is necessary. It should be the first treatment given In any sickness. Beware of counterfeit flg syrups. Ask at the store for a 60-i;ent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which haa full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly printed on the bottle. Adv. Vlgorbus Reform. "There are sermons in itones." "Possibly," replied Miss Cayenne> "that accounts for the fact that some of the sermons intended to reform big cities remind you of a man throwing rocks." SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR DARKENS YOUR GRAY HAIR Look Years Younger! Try Grandma's Recipe of Sage and Sulphur and Nobody Will Know. Almost everyone knows that Sag* Tea and Sulphur properly compound­ ed, brings back the natural color and lustre to the hair when faded, streaked or gray; also ends dandruff, itching scalp and stops falling hair. Years ago the only way to get this mixture was to make it at home, which la mussy and troublesome. Nowadays we simply ask at any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage, and Sul­ phur Hair Remedy." You will get a large bottle for about 50 cents. Every­ body uses this old, famous recipe, be- cause no one can possibly tell that you darkened your hair, as it doeB it so naturally and evenly. You dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morn­ ing the gray hair disappears, and after another application or two, your hair becomes beautifully dark, thick and glossy and you look years younger. Adv. Settling Old 8cores. Our local footer team had taken on a scratch eleven of the veterans of the village. The fifteen-year-old goal­ keeper of the former was observed pacing excitedly to and fro between the goalposts. At last, during an interval In the game, he approached his captain, who was playing center forward. "I say, Jack, you might come Into goal for a bit, and let me have your place," he said, eagerly. "Whatever for?' demanded the sur^ prised center forward. "Well," confessed the goalie reluc­ tantly, "I want to get a kick or two In at father!"--Dundee (Scotland> Courier. ' , A Philosopher. "Week before last," said the kind lady to the paralyzed beggar, "you got a dollar from me because you were ,deaf and dumb. Last week I gave you a quarter because you were blind, be­ fore I realized that you were the same man. Now you ask for money because you are paralyzed." "Yessum," said the beggar. "Them's the facts." " Don't you think you'd do better If you chose one affliction and stuck to it?" asked the lady. "No. ma'am," said the beggar. "They's nothin' so fatal to the full de­ velopment o' all one's nateral power# an narrer specialization."--Judge. Boasting of ancestors posterity. . doesn't help CHILDREN SHOWED IT Effect of Their Warm Drink In Morning. the "A year ago I was a wreck from cof­ fee drinking and was on the point ol giving up my position in the school room because of nervousness. "I was telling a friend about it and she said, 'We drink nothing at meal time but Postum, and it is such a com­ fort to have something we can enjoy drinking with the children.' "I was astonished that she would allow the children to drink any kind of coffee, but she Baid Postum waa not coffee, but a most healthful drink for children as well as for older ones, and that the condition of both the chil­ dren and adults showed that to be a fact. "I was in despair and determined to give Postum a trial, following the directions carefully. It was a decided auccess and I was completely won by Its rich delicious flavor. "In a short time I noticed a decided improvement in my condition and kept growing better month after month* until now I am healthy, and do mp work in the school room with ease and pleasure. I would not return to nerve* destroying coffee for any money." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. Postum comes in two forma: . Regular Postum--must be Vll) boiled. 15c and 25c packages. Instant Postum--Is a soluble pow* der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly In a cup of hot water and, with creaip and sugar, makes a delicious beverag|t Instantly. 30c and 50c tins. Both kinds are equally delicious and oost per cup about the same. "There** a Reason" For Poetum. --sold by Grocers • £*jf. - ,f>W