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?Sj?f ^ n^fo."^" **%?.£?* #* , » '*&""^ . * /ug>* ' I , V - f 5 >r > * * * ~'*W> •THE McHRNRY PL AINDE A.I iEK, McHENRY, ILL. RWjJ^I W•«J'"Wl!|!ip 'V1 • '1 JU^WIIUUJI IIw Ofin J« .iipiippmp^^^ v , > _v '/-t -\ < <t ^ itflr'jt.'.-'t*. •i%",.i'i • r - * < v^„ */<#%' '~*Yr Yf l4P f'{ v "•'?;» f" Chicago.--Mobilization of nurses to 'ward off in time the threatened epi­ demic in Spanish influenza was ^an­ nounced by Dr. Augustus O'Neill, med­ ical director of the Red Cross and chairman of the committee leading the Ught against the disease. Trained jiurses, registered nurses, practicing tturses.and nurses* aids are all asked to volunteer. Every bed in every hos­ pital in Chicago has been counted. Every bit of space, will be mobilized and organized. Doctor O'Neill said: u!*"The first need of all is nurses. There •re many cases, desperate ones, with *o nurses at all. In many hospitals |«very bed is occupied. The federal government took Its first decisive ac­ tion to stamp out the plague when , Surgeon General Blue of the depart- Snifent of healthdesignated the Red Cross as the central agency to carry 6n the battle against the disease. Mar­ quis Baton, chairman of Chicago chap­ ter, Red Cross, was told the Red Cross •will at once take charge of supplying Burses and emergency hospital sup­ plies where local authorities are un- •ble to provide. Volunteer nurses are asked to announce their willingness to . net. Chicago's entire police force, , deputy sheriffs and • other law-enforfr tog officials were brought Into the fight that Is being waged against Influenza |ti Chicago, After a conference be­ tween ActSug Chief of Police Alcock •nd Health Commissioner Robertson, : ©iders were sent to every member of e police department, directing him arrest not only violators of the •pitting ordinance, but every person ^ 'found coughing or sneezing without Rising a handkerchief. The order is "declared to be the most drastic use the police powers the municipality jbas yet exercised. Dr. C. St. Clair b r„' |>rake, state health head, reported the A1(|low spread of the disease throughout ' (be northern portion of the state. Springfield.--Help the Red Cross father clothing for the suffering Bel- Jrians. This is Governor.X«owden's plea £ to the people of Illinois. "I wish you If, •; *" success In this most admirable j- work,** the governor writes to the Red <Lross In commending them for their / Belgian relief work. "There must be i lome discarded or unused woolen gar- , ^tnents In every household which * ' "Would be at this time of great value . In Belgium. I earnestly hope that | f, if hose garments may be gathered up •nd go to the Red Cross In order that . you may transport them to the place Ivfcere they are most needed. In this ' fime of stress there is nothing so old !.<t>r worn that It cannot be used some- . ' where. X.et all our people co-operate V, frith the Red Cross In seeing that the * : things we have at home not needed * fiere may go to the place where the : < ,'fceed of them Is the greatest." * Chicago.--Mercer county h?is added v another palm to its war service badge S, In its scramble over the top of the S " fcurth Liberty loan, the first county In Illinois to go over. It was Mercer county that subscribed Its quota to ^ the third loan by two o'clock on the | ..first day and then sent an apology to ,'{jheadquarters for being two hours late c account of a Severe rainstorm. It *'^>",*ras Mercer county that subscribed its ' entire quota to the Red Cross by sup­ per time on the first day of the drive. Piano township, In Kendall county, is the banner township of the state, ac­ cording to reports received at the state council of defense. Piano township exceeded its quota by 15 per cent on the first day of the drive. Not only that, It did It entirely by voluntary subscription. . Banks In that county did not have to take any subscriptions tt reach the top. Chicago.--The state council of de­ fense appeals to all citizens of Illinois to observe six rules for Christmas giving this year. They also urged the feople to buy early. The council says: "Every patriotic citizen is ex­ pected by the council of national de­ fense to co-operate with the merchants of Illinois as follows: 1, Spread Christmas shopping over the months of October, November and December; Do not wait. Start now. 2, Shop dur­ ing the early hours of the day; 3, buy useful gifts (this does not apply to toys); 4, send before December 5 all Christmas packages which must go by mail, freight or express; 6, carry home your purchases when possible, add do not request special deliver- let,. The above rules must be carried ,m; QU that manpov*«»- mill !>*> » deuaeu for war work and transportation not congested." Chicago.--More than 600 parojed convicts from three penal institutions v o£ Illinois are said to be making mu­ nitions for the men behind the coun­ try's guns. In addition they are using the money they earn to buy bonds to stand behind the men behind the guns. Aurora--The state convention of ;S:the Woman's Christian Temperance ^3nnloa will be held here October 22 to • "25. Dr. Anna Shaw, Dr. Clara Selp- pel and Mrs. Richard P. Hobson will speak. Rockford.--Every boy In Rockford high school whd will be fifteen by June 1 next will be enrolled for farm Vork next season. Farm craft les- ffbns are to be started on November 1. The hoys will be enrolled in com­ panies of 50, and the companies di­ vided Into sections for the study »f &I>ectal farm duties. Harvard.--Sorghum mills In McHen- V ry and other northern Illinois coun- ' ties are now busy, some of them run- ^/'ining night and day. Farmers this f **-• v* year were urged each to grow a patch sorghum cane, and the result has f t>een a tremendously increased yield. Springfield. -- Farmers of Illinois •may build new corn cribs, barns or even dwellings without applying to IJ^the state council of defense for a per- |s:*'^nlt, provided the total cost for each V; t>uildlng does not exceed $1,000. It must be understood, however, that such new buildings are, to be used r fUHotly for farm purposes. This mod- ^^fication of the rules governing non- l^fswar construction has been made at ;$i|Washington. It was made upon the ^lltheory that fuming is an essential s.'^War Industry. Dealers yill be permit­ ted to sell materials for such construc­ tion without requiring the permit. J Chicago.--All of Chicago and tha townships of Thornton* Worth, Bre­ men and Bloom in Cook county have been officially proclaimed as "the Chi­ cago military zone health district* by ; Dr. <5. St. Clair Drake, stat# director, 5 department of public health. He an-' * nounced that at once a force of state detectives would take the field and that the state will take over the en­ forcement of vice regulations where local authorities are found lax In their duties. Not only the "white light" sectlon,of Chicago, but the roadhouse "colony" of Burnham Is directly af­ fected by the border creatine the sane. Under It resorts where women af­ flicted with social diseases are found will be placarded and persons prohib­ ited from entering or leaving. Vic­ tims will be treated In the same man­ ner as those having contagious dis­ eases, and may be quarantined or re­ moved to Instlutions where they will receive medical care. The Chicago health department Is expected to co­ operate fully with the state authorities in. enforcing the order. The state, however, will remain in control, the work being delegated to the division of social hygiene, to which Doctor Drake appointed Dr. G. G. Taylor of Eikhart as head. A large staff of plain-clothes men, women Investiga­ tors, examining physicians and dis­ pensary assistants will be employed by this bureau. Dispensaries will be organized and quantities of salvarsan will be given free where it is needed. Springfield.--In order to control vice and health conditions more perfectly, zones are being established by state health departments about schools where men are being educated under the provisions of the draft law. In many cases zones already have been fixed by the federal government, but where no zones exist the state will take charge an<| control the situation. Illinois schools £bout which zones al­ ready exist or will be maintained by the state authorities are as follows: University of Illinois, Urbana; Lake Forest college. Lake Forest; Old Di­ vision high, Wendell Phillips school, Harrison Tech high, Armour Institute, De Paul university, University of Chi­ cago, Loyola, university, Lewis insti­ tute. Crane Junior college, all of Chi­ cago; Loyal Order of Moose, Moose- heart; Illinois Wesleyan university, Bloomlngton; Hedding college, Abing­ don ; Shurtleff college, Alton; St. Viator college, Bourbonnals; Carthage col­ lege, Carthage; Wheaton college, Wheaton; Knox collage, Galesburg; Northwestern university, Evanston; Northwestern college, Napervllle; Au- gustana college, Rock Island; James Milliken university, Decatur; Mon­ mouth college, Monmouth; St. Igna tlus college, Chicago; Lombard coIlege» Galesburg; Bradley Polytechnic innti tute, Peoria; McKendree college. Leb­ anon, and Illinois college, Jackson­ ville. Springfield.--To prevent the spread or inflaenza among the 80,000 inmates ot the state charitable and penal in­ stitutions, the department -of public welfare has instructed all superintend­ ents and wardens to quarantine their Institutions. The public will not be permitted to visit patients and in­ mates. Charles H. Thorne, director of the department, said: "This Is rad­ ical action, but we feel that the emer­ gency demands It. Our institutions' are filled with feeble men, women and children. If the influenza is so dead­ ly among vigorous, healthy young peo­ ple, as is Indicated by its ravages In the army camps, it is fair to assume that among the old, feeble and the sick In our Institutions Its fatality would be alarming." Bloomlngton.--Illinois farmers are taking more kindly to sheep raising, following the appeal of the govern­ ment to raise more of these animals. The Rock Island chamber of com­ merce 4n conjunction with the Rock' Island County Agricultural league, re­ cently purchased 1,000 ewes and a number of pure-bred Shropshire bucks which they obtained in Oklahoma and are selling to the farmers at net cost. The stock secured, comprised black- faced yearlings. They cost delivered in Rock Island, $17.85 per head. The bucks cost $35 per head. The demand was so great that the supply was soon exhausted and it is planned to import another thousand. Springfield.--Banishment from In­ dustry of persons suffering from colds was decreed In an order Issued by Dr. C. St. Clair Drake, director of the II- nois department of health to check the spread of Spanish influenza. Doctor Drake's emergency order, which went to all health agents In Illinois, directed that sick calls be Instituted In all pub­ lic schools ana places of business, and that every person suffering from a cold be sent home immediately, with Instructions to remain until entirely cured. Chicago.--Frederick H. Bartlett, one of the leading real estate dealers of the city, has been selected to succeed Harry A. Wheeler as United States food administrator for Illinois. Mr. Wheeler submitted his resignation to Mr. Hoover several weeks ago, whed" he was chosen president of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Bartlett, temporarily, will hold the title of first deputy administrator. Chicago.--Four hundred and sixty houses, costing $9,000,000, are to be built by the government at Rock Is­ land, Mollne and East Moline. The buildings will house workers at the United States arsenal and munition plants In the vicinity. Representatives of Henry W. Horst & Co. of Rock Is­ land, to whom the contracts have been let, were recently In Chicago to find 2,000 men experienced in construction work. Oregon.--Organization of a com­ munity chorus of 100 voices to give pa­ triotic concerts throughout the coun­ try has been completed, here. Danville.--One of the most pictur­ esque spots In Vermilion county, and one of the best known of the older landmarks, soon will be a thing of the past. The spot in question and from which the neighborhood reeclves its name is Walnut Corners, ten miles northeast of Danville-, near the Indi­ ana state line. The road for half a mile south and half a mile east is lined with walnut trees, which are fast falling before the wodman's ax. The lumber will be made into gun stocks. Walnut lumber Is go scarc* that a part of the trees, the moMt mU4^ are being dug up by the rootA JUST HOLDING By A.H. GURftEV. Parts.--Tom Barber sny«" "lie tent doing anything but holding down his job. He was a salesman tor twenty years, back in Utica, N. ¥>». before he went Into this war game, and he al­ ways "delivered the goods." Thafs what he's doing now. He "delivers the goods", under ft T. M. C. A. sign that is dented anft pierced by shrapnel. Sometimes ne "delivers the goods" by carrying his stock up and down the crooked line of the trenches, themselves. The shells may whistle over his head, but Tom Barber is perfectly matter-of-fact, aS he doles out sweet chocolate, and Paris papers, and friendly grins to the men who are so glad to see him. He's just holding down his job. The T. M. C. A. hut that is his Jot? is right up near the line of action. The soldiers in it wear their gas masks always at alert Gas alarms are frequent, and shells explode night­ ly In the ruins of the village. Within an hour's walk are the trenches that stretch across France. There are many graves, both French and German, along the road that leads to the hut. Some of the crosses are already gray and weather-beaten. By day you may not pass along the road, for the enemy might see, and then there would only be another grave to d!g. Village in Ruins.' For four years the village has been In ruins, only one family remaining of its former population. The church spire, once a landmark for miles, fell long ago, and the rain pours in upea the altar. Rats ̂ infest the half-de­ stroyed houses.. Over Tom Barber's door Is a notice forbidding entrance by it In the day­ time. Across the road in the shadow of a sentry box, an armed soldier stands to see that the sign Is obeyed. If you want to get Into the hut be­ tween sunup and sunset you walk through * an orchard, go In « small back door, and feel your way along a tiny, black corridor. Suddenly there Is a turn to the right, and you come into the sunshine of Tom Barber's canteen. It's as cozy as the home kitchen, and as tidy as if a New England housewife bad It in charge. Next to the door is a counter shut m by a frame just large enough for a soldier to stt ̂ his head «id' ilhowtders through comfortably. Next to the counter are rows of shelves, divided Into, compartments, and reaching to the rafters. Here Tom Barber dis­ plays his wares, which range from canned peaches to the latest maga­ zines that he has been able to get, weeks old; most of them. On the side of the room where the light Is best, are empty packing boxes, which serve as chairs, where the boys sit, while they eat their cakes of chocolate, and read the latest news from home. Upstairs is a little room, dim of light, bat austerely clean, where the men gather for Sunday services--when there's a preacher to be had--and for whatever entertain­ ment Tom Barber has been able to get for them. It's a pan of his job to keep the soldiers entertained^ he tMnkV'. • -I,,- - • '•*[ "DeMvers the Oeods/laa:^ ̂ Tom Barber has a striker, Joe, by name, a big upstanding chap, a fine specimen of the draft army, from New York. Sometimes Joe Is the whole show In the canteen, For every few days Tom Barber takes his musette (that's French for haversack) and a stout canvas bag, fills both with choco­ late, cigarettes, biscuits, soap, smok­ ing tobacco, and a bundle of papers from Paris, and sets off for the trenches. He walks across fields, through die woods, and arrives at the trenches. "Hello, Dad!" call the men whe*' they see him coming, and they jump to help him with his supplies. Who ls going to appraise the worth of an Orange or of a cake of chocolate when It comes In the middle of a long day In the trenches? Tom Barber grins at'the men, and deals out his stores as casually as if he were back tnf Utica. N. Y. After all. this is only his Job. He turns away regretfully when the things are all gone. •*Good-by, Dad!" call the fnen after him. "When you comln' again? Make It soon, Dad!" "Sure!" answers Tom Barber com­ fortably. And then--because he has "deliv­ ered the goods"--he gets out of the trenches, goes through the wood, across the field, crosses the road that It Is not well to travel In the day­ time, comes safely at last to the or­ chard, enters the tiny black corridor, and hurries through to his work In the canteen. 700 0. S. TROOPS IN SHIP COLLISION British Steamer Otranto Coffides With P. and 0. Liner Off Ireland / HOSPITAL MOVES •Tfee methods of the old-time American circus that enabled hun­ dreds of thousands of young and old to enjoy themselves have been con­ scripted and put to war service on the western front. But instead of being used for amusement, the circuses are aiding in the saving of human life. The American Red Cross bought the huge tents belonging to Ringllng Brothers and shipped them to France, where they are now with the Ameri­ can army. They no longer shelter a menagerie, acrobats and clowns, but house hundreds of cots, wounded sol­ diers and Red Cross nurses. All that reminds one of the circus days of old are the methods andt or­ ganization of the people connected with this tent city. For they, like the circus people at home, are here today and gone tomorrow. And every vestige YANKEES ARE WELCOMED IN ITALY of thel# e^lflptfswrt Is gone with them. On an hour's notice they strike their tents, and within twenty-four hours they are putting them up again--prob­ ably twenty miles away. Carry Complete Equipment Their equipment and methods are interesting. They carry every sort of sanitary, surgical and electrical phara- phernalia to be found in the most mod­ ern of hospitals. They have X-ray outfits, sterilizing outfits, radiators with steam heat, several operating ta­ bles with full equipment, electric light plant and ^accommodations for the care of more than two hundred and fifty wounded--and all with a person­ nel of less than one hundred men and women. But where they have the advantage over the modern circuses Is that they supply their own transportation. Three huge motortrucks are the keystone of the outfit. One Is used as a sterilizing mnchine and electric Ught plant An other carries an emergency light plant knd central system for supplying steam heat in the operating tents. The third serves as a laundry and surgical In­ struments carriage. The tents, cots, bedclothtng and oth­ er equipment are stowed In three or four trucks which are requisitioned from the transportation department of the army. Like a regular circus, this mobile hospital organization back of the lines in France operates when the order comes to move. The patients are evac­ uated 'first by ambulance. Then the tents are struck and packed. Each member of the hospital staff has a spe­ cified duty to perform. The personnel, nurses, army sur­ geons and orderlies are the last to ieave the ground, riding in ambulances and trucks. When they mount to their places the grounds are cleared of everything, just like the abandoned .'ircus grounds in America. The commanding officer, with tils staff, jumps into a touring car and moves to the head of the column which has formed in a road near by. The or­ der is given to move and the hospital fs gone--where no one knows except the "C. O." who leads the procession. ONLY ONE DEAD REPORTED When the first American troops appeared in Italy the entire country went wild with enthusiasm. Here at the railroad station an Italian official and frirl are distributing delicacies ta the form of cigarettes and other dainties to the boys. AIR GUNNERS~EXCEL Allies' Flyers Outdo Foe With Machine Guns. 6ktH In Use of Weapons Gives, tylo- tory in Combat* With Huna, ' Somewhere In France. -- Accurate machine-gun fire Is the chief require- uiekii of the successful combat «tvia­ tor, allied aviation experts agree. For­ tunately for the allies, that is one de­ partment In which their aviators ex­ cel. It Is Interesting to note the progress made In the weapons used by aviators. At the opening of hostilities airplanes were used mainly for observation work. Their pilots were armed gener­ ally with carbines, and sometimes only with a revolver. Then came the fight­ ing airplanes and the single and dou­ ble machine gun. But these newer and more deadly :: SAYS ONLY GOOD B0CHE I! ARE THOSE UNDER SOD :: • » • » I Pittsburgh. Pa.--"The only ' - J J good Boche Is a dead one, with " . i an extra bayonet thrust to make «• ' J sure." writes home Dr. J. W. Mc- J | • • Gregor of Wllklnsburg, who lost •» ] J both his legs in France. "I don't J »• believe in taking them prison- • > '4 J ers for some silly man or worn- J •» an to fuss over. It is great sport • • \ J to mow the Boches down with a *' • i machine gun. If they were good 1 • \ J sports and played the game one J" • i would not feel so toward them." • • . i • • DISOBEYS; IS MADE CAPTAIN Flyer le Placed Under Arrnat, Then Promoted and Given t -• Medal. San Francisco.--Because m. heyed orders, Lieut. Charles Kingsford Smith of the British uir service has been promoted to the ra • • • • - .1*. • - weapons are useless unless properly aimed, and this is no small task, as the pilot must aim not his gun, but his whole machine. He must use his airplane as a gun mount. It Is easy to conjure some of the pilot's difficul­ ties when the gun mount Is maneuver­ ing and traveling twice as fast as any express train, while its target Is to similar action. Nor is that all the difference be­ tween aerial and ground gunnery. On tfie ground ammunition is practically unlimited. In an airplane every ounce of weight counts, and ammunition Is therefore strictly limited. The great­ er, consequently, is the need for ac­ curacy In shooting. It is important that no ammunition shall be carried which is not absolute­ ly reliable, and all Is selected and tested. Guns are rigorously inspected, for a Jam at a critical moment might prove fatal. Jn training, on the other hand, ammunition is carefully select­ ed for its badness, the object being, by tain, according to a letter received here by friends of the young officer. Smith, who was here recently on sick leave, was returned to the front with orders not to attempt to fly until the surgeons sghould,. pronounce him in fit condition, f When a German fleet raided the training fleet and hangars, Smith threw his orders to the winds, climbed into a plane, ascended and, .single- handed, chased the Huns away, bring­ ing two down before they could es- cape. /£ As soon,as he landed he was placed under arrest for disobeying orders. He was given two minutes In the guardhouse, after which he was pro­ moted and decorated with the dis­ tinguished service order. Girls In Delivery Jobs. Newton, Kan--Six girls, between the ages of fourteen and sixteen, donned overalls and have entered the employment of the Merchants' deliv­ ery here. The girls are* the first to take the place of men In this locality who have been called to war, In pure­ ly manual labor. British girl carpenters near the French front have built roomy huts fiom boxes. means of frequent gun jams to make the clearing of a stoppage automatical­ ly simple to the pilot. The successful air fighter must be a good pilot, but even the most bril­ liant trick flyer, the "stuater" who can throw his machine about In the air and make It a supremely difficult target for his adversary, is neverthe­ less incompletely equipped as a fight­ er unless he can combine brilliant fly­ ing with brilliant gunnery. Foch's rule that "offense is the best defense" applies even more In the air than on land, and It Is by following that rule that the allied nghters have won their ascendancy over the Germans. Pays Fine to Red Cross. Hutchinson, Kan.--Fred Burns, gen­ eral manager of the Consolidated'Flour mills here, must pay $1,000 to the Red Cross because he violated the food laws. The fine, which is the largest assessed as yet In Kansas, was an­ nounced by Food Administrator Walter P. Innes. Baltimore policewomen are paid $1,- 000 a year. YANKS KID SULLEN GERMANS y? ft-" ..A- : ms < > *!&., 'i * . 8core of Captured OfHoers Have to Run Gantlet 6* Joshing 1ft England. Southampton.--A party of 20 Ger­ man officers, prisoners of war, found an unusual reception awaiting them in Southampton. An American regi­ ment was resting by the avenue on Its march from the ship to camp when the German officers were escorted past. Their progress through a half- mile of Yankees was embarrassing. The American boys enjoyed the occa­ sion immensely, but not so the Ger- man officers. "Is this the road to Paris?" shouted' one American. "Iiorf do you like crossing the chan­ nel?" was another Inquiry. "Have you any message for the kaiser and the crown prince when we get to Berlin?" was another jibe from the Americans. The Germans plodded steadily on in silence, keeping their eyea on the ground. N lr Landed at Irish Port--Se ̂ oral Injured Taken to Hospital--. American Tanker Shelled by U-Boat, London, Oct. 8.--The British steam­ ship Otranto, carrying 700 American troops and a crew of 300, has been in collision with the Peninsular and Oriental liner Rushmir, said a dispatch received here on Monday morning. One person was reported dead. The survivors were landed at an Irish port and several men who were injured were taken to the hospital. It was not stated whether or not either of the ships had been sunk. The Otranto was a vessel of 12,124 tons aud was built for the Orient Steam Navigation company. The Kashmir dis­ placed 8,941 tons. An Atlantic Port, Oct. 7.--The American tank steamer George El Henry, which Was In colllsioh recent­ ly with the American steamship Her­ man Frasch, the latter sinking with a loss of probably 48 of her crew, en­ gaged in a running fight in midocean last Sunday with a German submarine described as a U-boat of gigantic type. The Information was received here Ic. marine circles. The submarine pursued the Henry for 80 minutes, the reports said, and finally, after being outdistanced, shelled the tanker, wounding 17 men of the crew. So far as could De learned here do lives were lost. The U-boat was said to have great turrets, one fore and one aft, and b massive conning tower. It was a few days after this Inci­ dent that the Henry and the Frasch collided, as, announced by the war department, the Henry standing by to make rescues. J "To All State Health Officers: * "Public health service will J mobilize with aid of volunteer * medical service corps all outside { medical aid required in com- * bating present influenza epi- * demic. Red Cross upon spe- * ciflc request from this service * will mobilize nursing personnel J and furnish necessary emer- * gency hospital supplies which J cannot be obtained otherwise. * Inform all city and country J..health officers of your state that * all appeals for fiid must be made $ to state health (fepartmejit, which * will make request of surgeon- general of public health serv- * Ice whenever locnl needs re- * quire. Whenever necessary pub- J lie health service will establish district officers to co-operate * * with state officials and distrlb- * tite medical and nursing per­ sonnel. 2 (Signed) "BLUE, Surgeon Gen­ eral, United States Public Health Service." MANY KILLED IN EXPLOSIONS Shell-Loading Plant Near Perth Ass- boy, N. J., Wrecked by 8erl«s of Great Blasts. Perth Amboy, N. J., Oct. 7.--A dozen explosions shattered the T. A. Gil­ lespie shell-loading plant at Morgan, N, J., near here. Two thousand per­ sons, many of them women, were at work when the blast, followed by fire, started. Two ambulance loads of injured have arrived here and the victims tak­ en to the city hospital. They brought with them reports that more than 100 workmen are believed to have been killed In the explosion, as the full night shift was at work at the tlmev u. S. SHIP IS SUNK IN CRASH Ferty-One Rescued When Herman Frasch Gees Down In Seven Minutes. Washington, Oct. 7.--Sinking of the American stumer Herman Frasch as a result of collision with the American steamer George G. Henry, was an­ nounced by the navy department. The frasch sank in seven minutes. Forty- one survivors have been accounted for. The collision occurred a few miles dot. Geddes In United States. Washington, Oct 8.--Sir Eric Ged­ des, first lord of the British admiralty, and the members of the admiralty board arrived at aq Atlantic port and will come to Washington to confer with government officials. Chicago Conquers Influents, Chicago, Oct. a--Chicago has "gone over the top" and won its first sklr mish with Spanish Influenza, accord­ ing to an optimistic statement Issued by Dr. John Dill Robertson, commis­ sioner of health. Condamhed Soldier Saved. Washington, Oct. 7.--Death sentence Imposed by a military court-martial upon Sander Maki, a recruit, for re­ fusal to obey orders of his superior officer, has been commuted to hard la­ bor for 20 years. ' Fleeing Bulgare Use Tereh,"« ̂ Salontki, Oct. 7.--Burning villages marked the trail of the retreating Bul­ garian army In Macedonia. Bodies of slain civilians were found tn the smok­ ing ruins at ipan^ Uie «d- v a n d n g a l U e f c g ^ - ^ l ; . WOMAN f 15 MSI Marvdous Story of Woofettfr Change from Weakness ' Peru, Ind.--" I suffered from a dfe risnsmnnt with backache and dranfK down pains «• badly that at tlmen could not booo my feet and it did not seem as though ;I could stand it. I tried different .medicines without •Of benefit and several doctors told me nothing but an operation would do me any good. My drug­ gist told m® of Lydia fi. Fink- ham's Vegetable Compound. I took it with the result that I amnowweH . and strong. I get npte tb^raoratagfctfoufo'clock, domv, housework, then go toafactoary and work all day, come home and get sapper and feel good. I don't know bow many of my mends I have told what Lydia E. Finkham's Vegetable Compound haa done for me,"--Mrs. ANNA luETKKXANO* 86 West 10th St, Peru, Ind. Women who suffer from any such afl» orients should not fail to try this famM* root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Plakr ham's Vegetable Compound. •;lS yf' Cuticura Soap IS IDEAL' For the Hands BotpSe., OtatMitSABt., IUmbSo. SutpJh «*oh uiM fM* br "OiUmt, Dept. E, Boatoa." PATENTS IA1SE BELOW HAMS HI IB Would Have Huns Warned. A negro in a precinct of the Fifth ward added a little humor to the stern feelings of those who were filling out their cards. "My name's Ellsha Smith,** he add to the registrar. "Any middle ofiew asked. "¥es, N.," replied the negro. ; But he didn't know what the -"IF* stood for, so he said: "Make It 'Nick.' When I was Hjttl* my mother used" to call me Nick be­ cause I was so mean and always had blood in my eye. You can send a mes­ sage to those Hun devils that Nick is coming after their seatps."- City Star. • 1. Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cntd - by local applications as they cannot rwch the diseased portion of the ear. There la only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafaess, and that is bv a constitutional remedy. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE acta through th<? Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Catarrhal Deafness la caused by an Inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when tt is entirely closed. Deafness la the result. Unless the Inflammation can be re­ duced and this tube restored to its nor­ mal condition, hearing may be destroyed forever. Many cases of Deafness are caused by Catarrh, which is an inflamed condition of the Mucous Surfaces. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot be cured by HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE. . _ • All Druggists 76c. Circulars free. j,< ,1. F. J. Cheney ft Ce.. Toledo. Ohio. .5 Resigned In Favor of Horse. " • prosperous grocer had occaSlea to engage a new errand boy. Trade was very brisk, and the lad had a great deal of work to do in delivering parcels In different parts of the town. . "Well, Johnnie, how did you get on on Saturday?" asked the groeer on Monday m6rnlng. "Oh, fine," replied Johnnie, "but CTI be leavln' at the end of the week." "Why, Johnnie, What's up nowf* queried his master. "Are the waxes not high enough?" 'Tm not flndin' any fault with the pay," replied the boy, "but the fact la. I'm dels' a good horse out ̂ heret," •• k ft ^ Important to Mofhera _ " Examine carefully every bottle o( - CASTORIA, that famous old remedy for infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of(^ In Use for Over 30 Years. *• Children Cry for Fletcher a Caaiarus Pride. •My brother's a corpora! |ir army." "That's nothln'. My brother's a rlne." Some foolish people play with In just to see whether It will burn them. Some men actually know a few if the things they believe. Don't Go From Bid to Worst! Are you always weak, miserable sad half-sick? Then it's time you found oat what is wrong. Kidney weakness causes much suffering from backache, lameness, stiffness and rheaxsatic pains, and if neglected, brings danger of serious troubles--dropsy, gravel and Iiright's disease. Don't delay. Use Bonn's Kidney Pills. They helped thousands and should ha^p yi Mrs. J. Severlna, practical nurse. ISM Seventh Ave., Council Bluffs, la., says: *1 have used Doan's Kid­ ney Pills for a lame and weak back t oilier ») uipiunia ot 4 ordered kidneys i they have given most excellent relief and the benefit has lasted.. I advise any­ one suffering from kidney disorders to use Doan's Kidney | Pills." GMDoMWA»yStase.«*eam« DOAN * S VSSSP! MnUUIIM CO, BUMftA W. N. CHICAMt NO. . ,W!tl