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- vv ^ #. . r^J- ' _ ^ »•* • f * A a " ' V:- . w ! • '<"•/' ; i 11 »y * tf.»< , THE McHBNKlf l'l AINDKALKK, MC ';' "<« w (" t t„ , ^ ~ t -1 , v,« 1 ": ']?* • ' i nd^ MM " ' mmm * ys^ -"»• f / v .• ' *T -,VR ~.*FC'> -'^P »"*¥* . '* f"V W'-V . sj| as. MEN CAPTURED AMERICAN CAPTAIN AND FOUR -$R GUN CREW TAKE# J'{ FROM TANKEC ' GERMANS MAY HANG MASTER VkMnet Taken From Standard Oil Steamer Campania, Which Waa t'H Sent to the Bottom, Saye Navy Department. *4 h- \ ' f, T -i ; U' i"Tv 'r; ~ ^ :4",^ /j- r/A-'i-..:.-f JvSf.*' X. * ,?*" \r% ' r" >T,^ • v', r^t v jj^ t ^ "* * & "•' ','• % ' • *vj f;.-- tip >,-. §«:,••• Washington, Aug. 14»--Sinking of the American steamer Campania, a* Standard Oil tanker, with the prob- ; able capture of her captain and four : members of the naval guard by the attacking German submarine,, was an­ nounced to Sunday by the navy de­ partment. The department issued this Mate-; Bent: ! "The Standard Oil tanker Cam-; pania, American steamer,'was sunk by a submarine on the morning of August 6 143 miles west of fie de Re. Forty- seven survivors reached land in safe­ ty. It: is believed that the captain of the steamer and four of the guards are prisoners on board the German submarine." Officials fear that the Germans will mete out the same fate to the Cam­ pania captain as they did,to Captain Fryatt. Capt. Charles Fryatt, roaster of the British liner Brussels, who was cap­ tured by the Germans on March 28, 1815, charged with attempting to ram the Teuton submarine U-33, was tried, condemned and sfiot to death the aft­ ernoon of July 27 of last year. New York, Aug. 14.--The Campania was formerly the steamship Dunholme. She was built in 1901 at West Hartle­ pool, England, and was registered at 3,313 tons gross, 2,133 tons net. She was 335 feet long, with a beam of 47 feet An Atlantic Port, Aug. 14.--Another German submarine has been sunk by the guns of a merchantman, if the gun­ ners of a British freighter which ar­ rived here are correct in their as­ sumption that three shots, which struck an undersea boat off Brest, France, sent her to the bottom. The Britisher encountered the submarine on her last outward trip from this port. One shot destroyed the periscope*. The second and third were followed by an explosion and the submarine dis­ appeared. The gunners were confident that the submarine wei( down invol­ untarily. BEN S. ALLEN t tw RECORD 1917 CROP FOR U. S. . • % Uj V*,v- f, _, j, „ Kli IK • f ' * $r ! U.A jf' I:.;.' 2' *c p > K - " £ • I J *• , Stfr " 'St r * ! ¥•' • t.' *' ' v' •<: p : t ' %> fc'" ̂ i . . , t : \ p< ' A-<V " tA -^>r Government Estimates Corn Yield at 3,191,000,000 Bushels This Year- Wheat Crop Reduced. Washington, Aug. 10.--Corn to relieve tte hunger of the nations at war with Germany; to furnish the alcohol for the powder for the shells of America and Its allies; to feed all American live stock and bring down the price of beef and pork, aud to make up for the shortage In wheat which is felt over the world, Is nearing maturity on American farms, according to the Au­ gust government crop report. The indicated yield of this king of American cereals is 31,191.000.000 bush­ els--a larger crop than was ever raised in a single year before. It is 67,000,- 000 bushels larger than was indicated In the July report,, and 608,000,000 bushels larger than was raised last year. The winter wheat yield Is now har­ vested, and it is estimated by the gov­ ernment at 417,000,000, a gain of 15,- 000,000 bushels over the July forecast. The promise for the whole nation Is 653.000,000 bushels, or only 13,000,000 bushels above the short crop of last year, indicating that there must be a large substitution of other foods for wheat if the United States is to spare any large amount of this grain for Its allies. The oats crop, however, mostly har­ vested now, Is a record-breaker. It is estimated at 1,456.000,000. compared With a yield of 1,252,000,000 last year. , The indicated yield of white pota­ toes is for 467,000,000, compared with only 285,000,000 bushels last year. Ben S. Allen, one of the food com­ mission's volunteers, is a newspaper man who covered diplomatic and cabi­ net assignments In London for six years and has been a member of the commission for relief in Belgium since its organization. He is private secre­ tary to Herbert C. Hoover. ' CALLS DRAFTED MEN FIRST OF NATIONAL ARMY WILL START TRAINING SEPT. 1. New Ruling Hits Married Men--Pay Sufficient to Support Families of Soldiers. Washington, Aug. 10.--The first one- third of the quota of 687,000 men drafted for army service under the se­ lection bill will be called to colors September 1 and sent to training camp between September 1 and 5, ac­ cording to announcement made on Wednesday by Provost General Crow- der to governors of all states. The first call to service of the draft­ ed men will thus total 229,000 men. Just how they will proceed to their cantonment 20 pages of rules and regulations drawn up by Provost Mar­ shal General Crowder and approved by Secretary of War Baker will di­ rect them, giving them six hours for leave takings, then telling them what train to take, how they shall live.en route and what they shall do on their arrival at camps. The men who are drafted in the call for the first one-third of the quota will be notified via the adjutant gen­ eral and the district and local boards. The war department has been doing a lot of calculating in the last few days, and its deductions have given birth to a wholesome doubt that a lot of married men are better off where they now are employed than they would be in the army servi'ce. Provost Marshal General Crowder communi­ cated the findings of the war depart­ ment to MaJ. BJ M. Chiperfield, his representative in Chicago, on the sub­ ject. He pointed out that a soldier's pay under the new regulations will not be less than $30 a month, with all clothing, subsistence, medical treat­ ment and housing provided at the gov­ ernment's expense, and that probably that stipend, with all the attention and things thrown in, offsets the earnings of many a man now employed. BOMBS KILL 23 IN ENGLAND Fifty Others Injured When German Flyers Bombard Town Forty Miles From London. liondon, Aug. 13.--Twenty-three per­ sons, Including nine women and six children, were killed and fifty persons were injured^ at South End, In Essex, 40 miles east of London, by bombs dropped by German raiders on Sun­ day, says an official statement Issued ttere. Two men were injured at Roch- ford. Considerable < damage to property caused at South End by the near- tjr forty bombs dropped on the town. A score of German airplnnes carried out the raid. They were driven back to sea by British battleplanes. CANADIAN DRAFT BILL PASSES Becomes Law After Royal Assent and Government Proclamation--Calls 100,000 Men. Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 10.--The Cana­ dian conscription bill successfully passed Its last legislative stage when it received third reading in the senate. It becomes effective after the formali­ ties of royal assent and government proclamation. The date on which the first class will be called, composed ot single men between the ages of twenty and thirty-two years, will be deter­ mined as soon &s tribunals are created to pass on applications for exemption. The authorities expect to have the 100,000 men sought by the bill in train­ ing by autumn. BOMBS DROPPED IN GERMANY W<>/i ?C'r; Iff Misa Vollmer Marries. Davenport,, la., Aug. 14.--Miss Doro­ thea Vollmer, daughter of former Con­ gressman Henry Vollmer, recently di­ vorced from Edward Victor Palm, a young Chicagoan, was married at Berkeley, Cal., to Waldon Gregory. NEW BU DRIVE GERMANS ARE SWEPT BACK BY A. "EVERY OBJECTIVE IS GAINED" French Bombard Frankfort-on-thc- Main in Retaliation for Attack, on Nancy. Parts, Aug. 14.--Two French avia­ tors dropped bombs on Frankfort-on- the-Main, one of the most important cities of the German empire, having a population of more than 300,000. A French official statement announcing the raid says It was in retaliation for the German aerial bombardment of Nancy and the region north of Paris. Farmers 8eek Many Loans. Washington, Aug. 14.--Application for farm loans are pouring into the fed­ eral banks at the rate of more than $1,- 000,000 a day, the federal farm lopn board announced, the total for July having reached $34,310,000. •'I h British Recruit 5,000 in U. 8. New York, Aug. 14.--More than 5,« -900 men for British and Canadian forces have been recruited in this coun- • try by the British recruiting commis­ sion, it was announced here. About 4,400 have gone to Canada. Chicago Packers Accused. ^ Washington. Aug. 13.--The federal trade commission directly charged Chi­ cago packers with trying to corner the pomato crop for canning purposes. These firms are: Morris & Co., Libby, IfcNeil & L(bby and Armou^fc Co. Many Women Dle in Blast. ; London, Aug. 13.--An explosion and fh*e in a big chemical works in East London wrecked the building and killed and injured scores of workers. ^Thirteen bodies of women so far have • been rescued from the ruins. f t . ; • • • : : - V English Troops Capturo All Teuton Forward Positions East of Hooga Between Fresenburg and the , *> ' '• Yprss-Menin Road. ?> British Front in France and Belgi­ um, Aug. 13.---Field Marshal Sir Doug­ las Halg's forces at daybreak attacked and captured virtually all the German forward positions east of the Belgian town of Hooge on the battle front be­ tween Frexenburg and the Ypres-Men- in road. The assaulting forces gained virtually all their objectives to the depth of several hundred yards in the first rush. The German defenses stiffened after the initial onslaught and heavy fight­ ing developed at some places, but at the latest reports the British were holding their new line strongly. London, Aug. 18.--The French forces oh the left fiank of the British line in Belgium made further progress on Fri­ day east and north of Bixschoote, ac­ cording to the official report made to the war office by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. British raiding parties blew up the German dugouts on a wide front east of Monchy le Preux, on the Arras front, the report adds, and greatly damaged the Teuton defenses. On the battle front directly east of the Belgian town of Ypres, the Brit­ ish completed the capture of the town of West ho ek and secured, the remain^ ing positions held by the Germans on the Westhoek ridge, the official statei- roent adds. Paris, Aug. 13.--The French forces made further progress against The Ger­ man positions on the Belgian front on Friday. The Frenchmen broke in­ to the German lines, occupied several farms to the east of Bixschoote and west of Langemarck, and captured a number of machine guns, according to, the official statement given out by the French war department. North of St. Quentin the Germans attacked the French positions along a front of nearly a mile in- the region of Fayet The French0 statement says the-assault was repulsed. CAPT. HENRY OOURIff LOWDEN WINS FIGHT ON COAL Agreement With Ownera Provldea Complete Safeguards Against Extortionate Costa. Chicago, Aug. 13.--Coal prices in Illinois are to go tumbling. Illinois citizens are assured a boun­ teous supply of coal. The state now has a "coal dictator.'* He is Chief Justice Orrln N. Carter of the state supreme court. Illinois coal mine operators threw up their hands in absolute surrender ot Gov. Frank O. Lowden at midnight Friday after a five-hour grueling con­ ference at the Blackstone hotel. It waa a sweeping victory for the governor. Lone-handed, behind locked doors, he fought, In the end there came complete surrender. Epitomized here is the agreement: 1. Illinois coal is to be conserved for Illinois--it is hot to go to other states paying higher prices. 2. At once the retailer is to be placed under fire and must reduce his prices to the consumers and with' a big slash. 8. Chief Justice Carter, as "director of coal," is to decide all questions as to production. He is empowered to fix prices at which coal shall be sold at the mine. HOOVER U. S. FOOD CHIEF Named Controller After Prealdent: Signa Conservation Meaaurea-- Outlines Policiea. Washington, Aug. 13.--The adminis­ tration food control and food survey bills were signed on Friday by Presi­ dent Wilson and became law. Formal appointment of Herbert Hoover as food administrator was an­ nounced at the White House later. The first bill -provides for stimu­ lation of production and the second for control of foods and fuel. The president summoned Mr. Hoover to the White House and signed a leg­ islative order appointing him food ad­ ministrator. • Mr. Hoover tells of his plans in a statement which he issued here. "The food administration is to stabil­ ize and not disturb conditions, and to defend honest enterprise against ille­ gitimate competition," he said. "It has been devised to correct the abnor­ malities and abuses that have crept Into trade by reason of the world dis­ turbance and to restore business as far as may be to a reasonable basis. Daughter of John Drew Weds. New York, Aug. 14.--Miss Louise Drew, the only daughter of John Drew, the actor, and Mrs. Drew, was married at Great Neck, L. I., to Jack Devereaux, an actor, who has appeared in many Broadway successes. Marsans Breaks ,Rlght Leg. New York, Aug. 13.--Armonde Mar­ sans, the' Cuban outfielder recently pro­ cured by the New York American league from St. Louis in a trade, broke his right leg In a game between New York and Cleveland. Back Peru's 8nub to Kaiser, Lima, Peru, Aug. 13.--The cham­ ber of deputies unarfimously has ap­ proved the energetic attitude of Dr. Francisco Ludela, the foreign minis­ ter, in handling the caii' of tbe^ Pe­ ruvian bark Lorton, Woman and Three Sons Killed. Bloomington,"in., Aug. 14.--When an automobile in which they were riding was struck by an Illinois traction car near Bloomington Mrs. John Krueger and three sons, Elmer, Henry and Ralph, were killed. Arrest Allen for Disloyal Talk. Muncie, Ind., Aug. 14.--Andrew Man­ ner, alien German Ironworker, who is said to have declared he hoped all sol dlers fighting against Germany would be killed, was arrested on complaint of fellow- workmen. DRAR ARMY CALLED NEW NATIONAL FORCE WILL B£ . MOVED SEPTEMBER 5, 8AY8 " " "GENERAL CROWDER. ! PER CENT FIRST DAY Capt. Henry Dourif is head of the aerial mission of France in the United States and is helping co-ordinate and standardize the aircraft work of the ai­ de* - "i"""*"-:. RULES TO NEW ARMY DRAFTED MEN ARE TOLD HOW TO REPORT FOR DUTY. Nig Clarke Passes Naval Test. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 11.--Slipping quietly up two flights of stairs, Justin (Nig.) Clarke, former bnseball star, stripped before recruiting officers of the United States Marloe corps and passed the physical examination. Poles Are Court-Martlaled. Copenhagen, Aug. 11.--Several mem­ bers of the Polish radical left have been tried by a German court-martial for attempting to incite the populace of Poland to disturbance, according to a dispatch from Berlin. Recruits for National Army Will Be Summoned to the Colors September 1. Washington, Aug. 11.--Local ex­ emption boards will be in full charge of assembling the men called to the colors September 1. They will give the new fighting force its actual induction into military life, provide the men with meals, shelter and transportation, and escort-them personally to. the train for the mobilization camps. Explicit regulations under which the first segment of the national army will be mobilized were issued by Pro­ vost Marshal General Crowder at Washington. The details of the program for mobil­ izing the first 230,000 men called to the colors September 1 and forwarded to their camps before September 5 are as follows: The actual call will go from the provost marshal general to the state adjutant general, stating the number, of men to be supplied. Each local board will be at once informed of how many men it must furnish and the ad­ jutant general will fix the day for en­ training the men. The local board at once will make out the list of men to fill the call from the roll of accepted men, and will fix the place of entrainment and time of departure. ' Orders to the men Will be posted and also sent by mail. The men will be directed to report to the local board not less than 12 hours before the time of departure for camp. Before the men arrive at board headquarters the board members must arrange for their accommodation. At board headquarters at the hour fixed for reporting the men will be drawn up, the roll called and agents will take them personally to their quar­ ters, remaining with them until every arrangement for their comfort has been made. Emphatic notice is given that the quality of food shall be good, and the board is held liable for see­ ing that meals are adequate. For each district five alternates will be summoned. They will be held at the assembling point until train time to fill in vacancies should any men of the levy fall to report. HARVEST OF GOLD IN U. S. America Has Mora of Yellow Metal Than Any Nation in Hie* ' tory of World. Washington, Aug. 13.--A rich har­ vest of gold has been the reward of neutrality in the great war, without ex­ ception the trading countries which have remained neutral have all great­ ly Increased their holding of gold. The United States added to her gold stock until she now has approximately $2,- 000,000,000 in gold, a greater amount than any single nation ever held in the history of the world. Since this coun­ try's entrance into the war, gold has still continued to come in because war participation has not diminished the ability of the United States to sell va8t quantities of supplies. Call Dealers in Coal Quiz. Washington, Aug. 13.--Wholesale coal dealers of the city of Washington were directed by the federal trade commission to appear before it for a conference on prices charged custom­ ers. The hearing was in connection with the effort to fix and enforce prices. Hogs Smash Records at $17. Chicago, Aug. 13.--A new price for hogs was established at the Union stock yards when Miller & Hart purchased two loads at $17 a "hundred­ weight. The record price for August, 1916, was CH.55. Final Decision* on Mobilisation Dates for First 300,000 Men Drawn lndl« i oates They Will Be Train* Ing, l?y Octot^r.. Washington, Aug.' 15ii-Tfce new na­ tional army will be moved into canton­ ment camps beginning September 5, Provost General Crowder announced on Monday. The first, increment of 30 per cent will be moved September 5. The second of SO per cent September 15, and the third September 30. The remaining 10 per cent will be moved to camps'as soon thereafter as possi­ ble. ' • -p ' The datcte specified for each move­ ment of troops are lor entrainment at home stations. . Final decision on mobilization dates for the first 500,000 men drawn indi­ cates thfit virtually all of the first citi­ zen army will be in training by the first week in October. Each mobiliza­ tion day will be turned over to a pa­ triotic demonstration.' • The first day will be Wednesday, the second Saturday and the third wiH fall on Sunday. On the days named the men accepted for service will re­ port to their local boards and will •en­ train for camp within 24 hours after they report They must present themselves In civ* Ulan clothes, with nothing but abso­ lutely necessary baggage. For many days the .war department and railway experts have been working out plans for the great troop move­ ment to camp. It is stated the mefe will go with the least personal incon­ venience. % The plan to assemble the new forces in three increments distributes the task of furnishing supplies and equip­ ment through September. It will also prevent serious shortages in any camp, and will give the new officers from the training camps time to familiarize •themselves with their duties, gradually before responsibility for a greatf body of men falls on them. j - SHIP MINEP; YANKEES DIE Four American Missionaries Perish When British Steamer City of Athens Is Destroyed.; Washington, Aug. 15.--Five Ameri­ can passengers were lost when the British steamer City of Athens struck a mine and went down near Cape Town, South Africa, on August 10, ac­ cording to state department dispatches. Ten other passengers and four of the crew also were lost, the dispatches say. The dispatches also say four of the Americans were missionaries and their names were Mr. and Mrs. Naygadr, Miss Robinson and Caroline Thompson. Th,e last named is of the Methodist mission board. A Mr. Pointer of that mission was saved. Nineteen other missionaries of an organization with headquarters at 356 Bridge street, Brooklyn, were saved. The fifth American who was lost was a Mr. Sumner, address not given. Among the saved were Mr. Somnier and wife, apparently from Meadows, 111.; Mr. Richey, 4616 Evans avenue, Chicago ; Mr. Pritchett, 1426 Rockland, street, Philadelphia; David Lovas As­ toria of South Dakota; X. F. Braaten, Minneapolis, Minn.; Mr. Denham, an Australian, with an American wife and two children, and a Mr. Smith* no ad­ dress given. ' » TWENTY DIE IN CAR CRASH One Fails to Walt at Switch Near - - One Fails to Wait at Swith Near New Haven. New Haven, Conn., Aug. 15.--Nine­ teen persons were killed and more than forty injured in a head-on trol­ ley car collision at North Bransford, 15 miles west of here, on Monday night. The crash took place on a sin­ gle track line between this city and New London. A car speeding for New Haven crashed into one from New Haven. One car should have waited at a switch. GERMAN TROOPS WIN TOWN Russo-Roumanian Forces Lose Impor­ tant Railroad Junction in Southern ' Moldavia. Berlin, Aug. 15.--Troops , under Field Marshal von Mackensen captured the Roumanian town of Pantzju, a railroad junction in southern Moldavia, which had been desperately defended by the Russo-Roumanlan forces. The capture of the town was reported offi­ cially on Monday by the German gen­ eral staff. Austrians Shift Headquartera. Rome, Aug. 13.--The Austrian chief of staff on the Italian front. General von Smetzendorff, has removed his headquarters from Trentlno to the Isonzo front, according to Information, received here. . Consul General to Denmark Return* An Atlantic Port, Aug. 11.--Edward D. Winslow, American consul general at Copenhagen, arrived here. Mr. Winslow will act as an adviser on ex­ port problems with reference to Scan­ dinavian countries. Fairbanks' Son a Captain; Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., Aug. 11.--Richard Fairbanks, son ot former Vice President Fairbanks, wota a cap­ taincy by his three-months' training In the officers* camp here, It was an­ nounced ' Former Villa Chief Dead. Juarez, Mexico, Aug. 15.--Jose Ynes Salazur, former chief* to Francisco Vil­ la, was shot and killed at Nogales ranch. Americans brought the details of Salaazar's death at the hands, Of'* small band of home guards. Ban on Planes to Neutrals. Washington, Aug. 15.--Neutral coun­ tries have been pouring In orders for airplanes at such a rate that In order to conserve the supply for Itself and allies the government has prohibited the export of aircraft. U. S. Agents Fire at Fugitive. New York, Aug. 15.--Fighting arrest. In which shots were fired by pursuing United States secret service agents, a man whom the federal authorities ac­ cused of being a French swindler was taken into custody. Bundy Arrested In Cleveland. Cleveland, O., Aug. 15.--Dr. Leroy N. Bundy, thirty-four, a negro wanted in East St. Louis In connection with the murder of two persons during the recent race riots . bypolicehera. " NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD Wire Reports of Happenings From All Parts of the Stats. GETJLFTER COUNTY CLERKS i ' •A \ * X Musi HMke Immedlate Rrturns On Game License Fees--Judge LandlS Admits He Is Preju- ' diced. Springfield.--Unless county, city and village clerks rush their reports giving accounting of hunting licenses granted the past year they are liable to be brought into court for settlement?" Chicago.--In granting change of venue to three slackers Federal Judge Landis admitted he was prejudiced in favor of the United States, and that he did not think the slackers would find any judicial brother "who favors the kaiser's side." Bfelvidere.--Not one' of Bond coun­ ty's second batch of 50 draft men have been disqualified for physical de­ fects. Nokomis.--Charles F. Besta, leading business . man here and politician, 1s dead. - •' ' • . , . V Pana. --Eugene Boudel, eleven, drowned while swimming, Rochester.--A large army balloon containing six privates and a captain was forced to alight owing to the heavy dew on the balloon. Springfield.--Lucy Jane Hunter, married 30 years, now seeks divorce from her husband, who deserted her In 1906. v - Shelbyville.--When Guy Davis, mem­ ber of U. S. army, came home on fur­ lough he was fined $173 on three old charges of bootlegging. Jail sentence was omitted to permit of his return to duty. Springfield.--Seven city department heads drawing salaries aggregating $12,000 a year have been dismissed as a matter of economy. Peoria.--Benjamin "F. Snow, promi­ nent real estate dealer, is in jail charged with stabbing Edward Merri- field, a tenant on his farm. Aurora.--Arvld Bloomdahl of La Fox has had his tenth physical exam­ ination in effort to enlist. He is under weight. Savanna.--The war department be­ gan work clearing 12,500 acres of land near here for use as a proving ground for large guns manufactured at gov­ ernment arsenals. The work Is in charge of Col. George W. Burr, com­ mandant of the Rock Island arsenal. The testing field will be ready for use by September 1. ~ Chicago.--The Chicago school board voted to allow Superintendent Shoop to remove from the spellers used in Chicago schools a page entitled "The Kaiser In the Making," it appearing that the, world had more or less lost interest In that4 recipe. Chicago.--Federal authorities re­ ceived for investigation from the First district exemption board a report showing 130 of the first 345 men called in the First district were quitters. Fifty-eight of these deliberately gave false addresses and 81 failed to re­ spond to notices for physical examina­ tion. -• Chicago.--Joseph Hastings, thirty, a street-car conductor, was stabbed to death in a saloon during a quarrel over who was to pay a round of drinks. Charles Jones* bartender, was arrested. Decatur.--Heavy rains that fell meant $1,000,000 to the farmers of central Illinois. The crop of corn this year will be a record-breaker and the rains came at just the right time. Wheat threshing is well started and the yields have exceeded all expecta­ tions. Frauk Blackford of eBarsdale got an average of 40 bushels from a 20-acre field. It yielded him $1,800 cash. Other yields range from 20 to 46 bushels to the acre. Kincald.--A windstorm of almost cy­ clonic proportions damaged gardens and cornfields. Gillespie.--John Jones, nrlner,' prob­ ably fatally injured by fall down mine shaft. Springfield.--The removal of Wes- leyan university from Bloomington to this city is being considered. Danville.--Frank W. Jones arrested at St. Louis by Danville officers on Charge of real estate frauds. Bloomington. -- Judge Reuben M. Benjamin, eighty-four, dean of Illinois Wesleyan law school is dead. Springfield.--Bruno Gongal fined $100 and given six months in jail for violating anti-saloon law. Arena Park.--Attempt to blow up the bridge of the Big Four road here. Plainfleld.--The town board has vot­ ed to pay a bounty of 25 cents for ev­ ery unlicensed dog brought to the pound.' Mount Carroll.--Five sons of Nor­ man Loveans are subject to draft and are willing to serve. Galena.--Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sanders celebrated their golden wedding anni­ versary in their bakery here, which they established here 52 years ago. Springfield. -- Friends of Groom Walker, Jr., have received word that he has been decorated in France for bravery as ambulance driver. Chaudlfervllle.--William Nell,, seven­ ty-eight. Civil war veteran, Is, dead here. La Salle.--Orrll Worth! ngton, thir­ teen, blown up while playing with dy­ namite, and his brother Injured. Pakuyru.--William A. Smith, seven­ ty-two, is dead at his home here. Havana.--Expert divers at Quiver Beach are having the time of their lives searching the bed of the river for $200 diamond test by one of the resort guests. Chicago.--While the army day pa­ rade was on three hold-up men entered an office building, gagged the employees In an office and made off with the pay­ roll of $5,126. f Decatur.--John E. Bodena, veteran locomotive engineer. Is dead of injur­ es received in a wreck last June. Springfield.--John; Pehlman, miner •%.% 'a*":?1 'try/ yiffp And Filed on Western Canada Land. Now Worth $50,000. Lawrence Bros, of Yera, Saskatche­ wan, are looked upon as being amongst the most progressive farmers In West­ ern Canada. They have had their "ups-and-downs," and know what It is to be In tight pinches. They perse­ vered, and are now In an excellent financial position. Their story is an interesting one. Coming In from the states they traveled overland frpm Calgary across the Battle river, the Red Deer river, through the Eagle Hills and on to Battleford. On the way their horses were stolen, but this did not dishearten them. They had some money, with which they bought more horses, and some provisions. When they reached Battleford they had only mohey enough to pay their ferriage over the Saskatchewan river, and this they had to borrow. It was in 1906 that they filed on homesteads, having to sell a shotgun for ten dol­ lars in order to get sufficient money to do so. Frank Lawrence says: "Since that time we have acquired altogether a section and a half of land, in addition to renting another three quarters of a section. If we had to sell out now we could probably realize about $50,000, and have made all this since we came here. We get crops in this district of from 30 to 85 bushels of wheat to the acre and oats from 40 to 80 bushels to the acre. Stock here pays well. We have 1,700 sheep, 70 cattle and 60 horses, of which a number are registered Clydes." > Similar successes might be given of the experiences of hundreds of farm­ ers throughout Western Canada, who have done comparatively as well. Why should they not dress well, live well, have comfortable homes, with all mod­ ern equipments, electric light, steam heat, pure ventilation, and - automo­ biles. Speaking of automobiles it will be a revelation to the reader to learn that during the first half of 1917, 16,- 000 automobile licenses were Issued In Alberta, twice as many ast in the whole of 1916. In Saskatchewan, 21,000 li­ censes were issued up to the first ef May, 1917. In its monthly bulletin for June the Canadian Bank of Commerce makes special reference to this phase and to the general prosperity of the West In the following: "Generally speaking the western farmer is, In many respects, In a much better position than hitherto to In­ crease his production. Two years of high prices for his products Have en­ abled him, even with 4 normal crop, to liquidate a substantial proportion' of his liabilities and at the same time to buy improved farm machinery. His prosperity is reflected in the demand for building materials motor ears and other equipment. It Is no doubt true that some extravagance Is evi­ denced by the astonishing demand for motor cars, but it must be remembered that many of these cars will make for efficiency on the farm and economise both time and labor."--Advertisement. ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE What the American Soldier Intends Do With Kaiser Is Not Under- ] j stood in England. » With commondable enterprise a Lon­ don editorial brother seeks to clarify for his readers the quaint expression of certain American soldiers who have In­ timated that their first undertaking In Europe will be to "can the kaiser." In interpreting them to intend to seal tap his high mightiness hermetically, how­ ever, the Londoner's zeal outruns his information. Nix, nix, friend, it doesn't mean that at all! says the St. Louis Post-Dis­ patch. It means merely that they pro­ pose to decorate the German emperor with hardware; to take his taw; pour the leather Into him; put him on the pan; slip him one on the wind! kid­ nap his Angora; show blm where he gets off. To put It more plainly, hav­ ing bought chips in a game where the custom has been to play 'em close to the waistcoat, the Americans have taken off the limit and announce they Will copper all bets, see all raises and intend, the very first time the kaiser gets his feet wet, to call him off the Christmas tree. It Is plain in the circumstances thtt our British brethren are about to find their knowledge of English handsome­ ly Increased. * Taller Order. Jones had been a member of the glo­ rious company of the workless for some time, so that when the offer of work as a carter came Jones jumped at It. But even to be a carter requires ex­ perience, particularly In loading up, and when one has a two-wheeled spring cart to load it is better not to put all the goods at the back. This, however, was what Jones did, with tho consequence that when they were go­ ing up hill the horse, unable to stand the strain, stopped. It did not strike our friend that his method at loading was at fault. He tried vainly to induce his steed to pro­ ceed, and then, noticing that the ani­ mal's feet only just touched the ground, he turned and drove back at full speed to his guv-nor. "Haven't you got a taller horse, guv*- nor?" he queried, artlessly. "This SflMt ain't high enough for the work." 4 | A Little Too Much. lather-- Gladys, I wan; you to give your beau a message. Tell him I don't object to his staying here and running up my light bills, but I do object to his carrying off the morning paper wlMftk •he leaves. * Talking much c.bout a task to be done has a tendency to Increase Its apparent magnitude.--Albany JournaL War may even liberate the hvpnan race from the thraldom starched white collar. » \ severely injured bf the kick of a tnule *.Many of the words that burn go from he was hitching. , tw waste basket Into the Incinerator. Jit ' .-!v.. : v