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M'HEXRY PT,ATNI>EAT,ER, MHENRY, ILL. trrCAMER EVELYN WITH CARGO OF COTTON 8UNK IN THE NORTH 8EA. CAPTAIN AND CREW SAVED English Vewel Carrying Troop# to France Reported to Have Been De­ stroyed--Other Crafts Torpedoed by German Submarines. Berlin, Feb. 23 (via London).--1The American steaAnship Evelyn, which left New York January 29 with a car­ go of cotton for Bremen, struck a mine off Borkum island in the North sea on Friday. The vessel sank. Her captain and 27 of her crew were saved by a German steamek It has not been learned what nation plaoed the mine. (The Evelyn was a single screw steamship commanded by Captain Smith. She belonged to A. H. Bull & Co. of New York and was chartered by the Harriss-Irby Cotton company to take a cargo of cotton to Bremen. She was built in 1883 at Southampton and was of 1,936 tons gross burden. She was 252 feet long and 36.3 feet beam.) Washington, Feb. 23.--Official an­ nouncement that the American steam­ ship Evelyn was blown up and lost on Friday in the North sea was made on Sunday when the state department gave out the following cablegram re­ ceived from the American consul at Bremen: The Evelyn, Captain Smith, agent Bull & Co. of New York, blown up Friday at Borkum. Crew saved. Ship and cargo lost. This telegram via Rot­ terdam. Secretary Brvan at once had the cablegram reported tu the ambassa­ dors at Berlin and London with in­ structions to see that every provision was made for the crew and to report all facts of the explosion as soon as obtained. The message fails to state whether the vessel was de­ stroyed by a mine or some other agency, but in the absence of definite information it is presumed a mine was the agency. The explosion took place probably twenty to twenty-five miles north of the German town of Emden. Borkum Is one of the east Frisian islands. It Is not known by what route the Evelyn reached Borkum, but as Bremen, her destination, is east of Borkum, it was thought that she had put through the English channel. An English transport with troops of Kitchener's new army which is be­ ing rushed to France on board, and another steamship accompanying It, have been sunk, according to a wire- leffS dispatch from Berlin received on Sunday by the International News- Service, via Sayville, N. J. This is the first news of disaster to a military transport which has reached the United States. Berlin dispatches via London fall to mention the sinking of the transport, and It is believed the Hem was de­ leted by the English censors. In addition to the two ships men­ tioned In the Berlin dispatch three more were destroyed in the blockade Of the British coast Sunday, making the total ten since the Germans In­ augurated their campaign against British shipping. According to a London Central News dispatch, the British trading ship Downshire was sunk by a Ger­ man submarine off the Calf of Man, an island in the Irish sea. The crew was given five minutes In which to take to the boats. They were picked up by a trawler and landed at Dun- drum, In County Mayo. The Down- shlre Is the second merchantman sunk since the German blockade be­ gun. Berlin, Feb. 23 (wireless via Say­ ville).--Main army headquarters Is­ sued the following statement: "On the western front near Nieu- port an enemy ship, probably a mine- sweeping vessel, touched a mine and sank. One of the enemy destroyers difhppeared when it was shelled by the German land batteries." TURK FORTS ARE BATTERED SEND REPLY TO KAISER BUSY SCENE IN PANAMA CANAL LOCKS T. 'W WASHINGTON CLAIMS GERMAN ORDER VIOLATES TREATY. British and French Fleets Engage In Two-Day Fight on Dardanelles' Defenses. London, Feb. 23.--The Turkish forts on both sides of the Dardanelles have been subjected to a constant bombard­ ment lasting two days, in which the united British and French Mediter­ ranean fleets were assisted by a large squadron of seaplanes and aeroplanes. The British official report issued on Saturday said that the forts on the European side of the straits were silenced and that only one of the forts on the Asiatic side were still firing, while none of the warships had been damaged. Many of the defenders were killed. Montana to Vote on Drink. Helena. Mont., Feb. 23.--Senate passed house prohibition bill provid­ ing for a constitutional amendment Bill provides a referendum vote of the people in 1910 to ratify or reject the legislative enactment. Wilson and Cabinet Hold Important Conference to Consider Answer to Germany. Washington, Feb. 22.--In a note drafted by the cabinet at a momentous meeting at the White House on Friday, President Wilson will tell Germany that her "war zone" decree Is in viola­ tion of treaty stipulations entered into with the United States, which guar­ antee to the United States noninter­ ference with its sea commerce when Germany is at war, and which grant the same privileges to Germany when the United States is a belligerent The tseaties specifically set forth that if either nation is at war the neu­ tral nation's commerce and inter­ course with any nation at war with the other party to the treaty "shall not be interrupted" and "on the con­ trary" ... . "the vessels of the neutral party may navigate to and from the ports and on the coasts of the belligerent parties." The first treaty, to which the at­ tention of Germany will be drawn, Is that made under the direction of Frederick the Great, and signed by his representative and by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. The second treaty ta that signed by John Quincy Adams and the repre­ sentatives of the king of Prussia. Both these treaties expired by their own limitation, the first In 1796, the second in 1810. But the provisions which guarantee Immunity to Ameri­ can ships and American citizens, and which the government authorities in­ sist apply in the present instance, were continued by the treaty of 1828. PRESIDENT ILL; TAKES REST Wilson Delays New Session of Con­ gress on the Shipping Bill--To Seek Views of Public. Washington, Feb. 1C.--There will be no immediate extra session of the Six­ ty-fourth congress. The president has settled all doubts. The president is far from well. His nervous system is for a time at least impaired. Occasional headaches have drifted into periodical neuralgia and this now shows symp­ toms of becoming chronic. Mr. Wil­ son will welcome the rest and change which he will find in the trip to Cali­ fornia and the exposition. The presi­ dent will tap the wires of public opin­ ion at every stop between Washington and San Francisco on the shipping bill in an endeavor to get his cue for future action. And when Mr. Wilson returns to Washington he will have made up his mind between two courses, whether to call his extra session of the Sixty-fourth congress on May 5 or on September 15. This Is the president's schedule to date. It Is authentic. TELEGRAPHIC NOTES Paris, Feb. 19.--A report is current here, but not confirmed, that a mutiny occurred at Ghent in the beginning of the month in which about 5,000 men, including thirty officers, were in­ volved. According to this report the mutineers were bound two and two and Fent in the direction of Brussels, Malines, Antwerp and Namur. Berlin, Feb. 20.--The German sub­ marine U-2, which sank the British warship Pathfinder and also some British merchant ships in the Irish sea, has returned undamaged to the base at Wilhelmshaven. The sub­ marine's commander, Captain Lieuten­ ant Hersing, has been decorated with the Iron Cross for bravery. Des Moines, la., Feb. 19.--The house Thursday passed the senate bill re­ pealing the Mulct law by a vota of 79 to 20. This makes Iowa statutory dry January 1, 1916. The final vote came only after a desperate attempt on the part of wets to tack an amendment to the bill which would force It to go back to the senate! BELGRADE "OtfcES FIRED ON Serbians Reply by Bombarding Semlin, Doing Heavy Damage to Austrian*. Belgrade, Feb. 19, via London.--The Austrians carried out the heaviest bombardment of Belgrade since their evacuation of that city. A monitor and the Semlin batteries participated. Several houses were wrecked and many persons were killed or injured: The Serbians replied by bombarding Semlin for the first time. They did much damage and forced the monitor to retire. Sir Thomas Lipton, with Prince Paul, witnessed the bombard­ ment from the royal palace. Submarines May Meet. London. Feb. 2 3 -- British subma- brines are combing the English chan­ nel in search of the German subma­ rine U-16. If they come upon her the first underwater battle in the history of the world will follow. Women Victors In Indiana. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 23.--The sen­ ate on Saturday passed the Maston limited suffrage bill, giving women the right to vote for all offices except where there is a constitutional provi­ sion preventing. The vote was 37 to 3. '-•r -f' * : .I*-'. Neutral Ship Sunk by Mine. London, Feb. 20.--The Norwegian Steamer Nordica foundered with her a&tlre crew when she Btruck a mine planted by the Germans in the Baltic, ^according to a Copenhagen dispatch received here on Thursday. 1 V UN DE P. WOOD Steamship Kroonland (right) tlnd the Great Northern .(left) passing through the Pedro Miguel locks of the Panama canal, loaded to the rails with American tourists. Some members of the Tenth Infantry, on duty In the canal zone, are shown in the picture. STAFF OFFICERS OF CANADIAN TROOPS MPM» jgggglllgllljgljlg^ Officers of the divisional staff of the Canadian expeditionary force, now supposed to be In France. Left to right: Lieut. Col. A. H. McDonnell, D. S. O.; Lieut. Col. G. C. Gordon-Hall; Lieut, C. H. Mitchell. Lieut. Col. H. J. Lamb, Maj. G. Hamilton, Lieut, Col. Poster, Capt. E Gagnen, Capt. E. Clifford, Major Wodehouse, Lieut. Col. HL B. Worthington Lieut. Col. E. B. Clegg, Lieut. Col. Frank Reid and Lieut. Col. J. G Rattray. MANUEL EARNSHAW INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICF. Mr. E&rnshaw, Philippine delegate to the United States, has been in Washington for some time in the In­ terests of the movement to make the Islands Independent HERR KRUPP VON B0HLEN UND HALBACH Ring Victory for Dillon. New York, Feb. 23.--Jack Dillon of Indianapolis gave Frank Mantell of Pawtucket, R. I., a severe beating in a ten-round bout at the Federal A. C. Mantell did not have a round to his credit and was a gory spectacle. Begins Bread Probe. New York, Feb. 20.--District Attor­ ney Perkins. has begun an investiga­ tion of the bread price Increase with j* view to presenting the matter to the jprand jury for Indictments. Ambulances Go Abroad. New York, Feb. 22.--The 17 light motor ambulances contributed by Yale and Harvard universities to the Red Cross have been shipped abroad for distribution in various sections of the war zone. 8trict Neutrality of Brother Wack. "I's plumb nootral 'bout de war, and abomnably affuses to 'scuss it wld no­ body!" declared Brother Wack. "W'y, tudder day I says to muh wife--good lookin' yallah lady dat powdahs her face 'twell she 'magines she's 'most white--I says, 'Blame' if I don't b'lieve dem Frenchmen is gwine to win, uh-kase dey's got de Turcusses fum Af-ica wid 'em. Dem niggers is sho' 'nuff fighters, and I's kindahprejudy to'a'ads 'em.' "'Hoh!' says she. 'Dem black apes! I thinks de Germans will win, and I certlngly admlahs dem big po'tly gen'lemen dat lookB so much like bishops. I sho'ly thinks a whole lot of a bishop!' "Uh--well, I'm skimpy, muhse'f, and as black as a load o' coal, but I was plumb nootral*'bout it, all de same. I dess say8, 'Yass'm, I been nodicln' dat fact for sometime!' and rotched out and slapped her flat."--Kansas City Star. v ART TREASURES ARE HIDDEN ». I'll)'). MilMMiii.umijm r •wk- A new picture of Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, chief owner of the Krupp gun works at Essen, In military costume, who, it Is reported, has been decorated by the kaiser, together with his wife who was formerly Bertha Krupp. Russia Orders Motor Trucks. Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 22.--An order for 300 large armored motor trucks costing about one million five hundred thousand dollars was placed by the Russian government with a local corn. Many of the Masterpieces In Great British Galleries Have Been Put in Secret Places. Visitors to the British national gal­ lery In London who remember it as second only to the Louvre halt with bewilderment when they enter it now, looking in vain for their favorite mas­ terpieces, an exchange remarks. Its wallB are still plentifully hung with paintings, but the whole collection is Barbed Wire Workers In War. The men who spend their nights working on the barb wire entangle­ ments in front of the trenches have one of the most perilous tasks of the war. One of them, a member of the British Royal Engineers, writes: "In a trench one has a sense of se> curity in beinr below ground level, and there is collective courage due to the knowled£3 that one has compan­ ions. In putting up barb wire one Is working perhaps 300 feet in front of one's own trenches, and fortunate, in­ deed, is the working party if the en­ emy's snipers do not hear the sound of the muffled mallets driving the i ^ Immeasurably inferior to that of six months ago. Gone are the works of Raphael, Da Vinci and Holbein; only one or two works of Rembrandt and Rubens remain. In fact, most of the real treasures of the magnificent col­ lections haye been taken away for safekeeping in underground vaults where neither bombs nor conflagra­ tions can reach them. In some cases --notably that of the priceless Ra­ phael Madonna--the empty frames re­ main in place. Another war-time feature of the gat posts into the ground and open fire. Now and then a magnesium flare will be sent up to light the landscape for the benefit of sharpshooters. Then the worker has to throw himself flat on the ground and look as much like a weed as possible." Professional Tip. "I say, doctor," queried the short skate who was looking for a little free advice, "what would you advise a man to do for dyspepsia?" "Well," answered the pill com­ pounder, "if he wants a real bad case, I'd advise him to hire a cheap cook and eat Irregularly." lery- is the sand bin of shiny galvan­ ized iron which occupies a prominent position in the center of every room. The sand is for use in case of fire. A reminder of suffragette activity of the days before the war Is seen in the hideous glass cases which sur­ round a few wall spaces fia some of the main galleries. One of the few Rembrandts which remains in the building is thus housed, the glass frame exteuuing from floor to ceiling and preventing approach within three or tour feet of the canvas. II ALL CHANNEL TRAFFIC 18 CAN­ CELED FROM ENGLAND TO FRENCH PORTS. WILMELMINA TO PRIZE COURT British Government Announces Amer­ ican Vessel Bound for Germany With Food Cargo Must A wait De­ cision of Tribunal. London, Feb. 22.--The cargo of the American/ steamer Wilhelmina will be held by the British government pend­ ing a decision of the prize court. And Britis i merchant vessels win continue to use the American flag, or any other flag, whenever they think it necessary to do so to escape destruc­ tion by the Germans. If this results in destruction of an American vessel by a German sub­ marine, the Unfted States government must look to Germany--not to Eng­ land--for redress. This announcement was made on Friday by Sir Edward Grey, foreign secretary. In a memorandum relating to the controversy between Great Britain and tire United States over foodstuffs it is made clear that Great Britain Intends to declare all foodstuffs for Germany contraband. The foreign office i transmitted to Ambassador Page its reply to the American protest against a general use by British merchant vessels of the American flag The note admit, that the Cunarder Lusitania on her most recent voyage from New York to Liverpool raised the American flag, but only "to save the lives of noncombatants. crew and passengers." It denie3 that it is the intention of the British government to advise British merchant vessels to use for­ eign flags, but makes it clear that the use of foreign flags will be permitted. The note defending the practice cites the fact that the United States used the British flag for a like purpose during the Civil war. Two ships were blown up in the Germans' war zone, one of them a neutral vessel. The Norwegian tank steamer Bel- ridge arrived in Walmer with the fore part of her hull full of water. She either struck a mine or was torpedoed in the west part of the English chan­ nel. Eighteen men with the pilot took to the boats. Nothing has been heard from them. The French steamer Dlnorah was torpedoed without warning by a Ger­ man submarine believed to be . the U-16, a few miles from the French port of Dieppe. The torpedo failed to sink the Dinorah, but store in a plate below the water line.- The steamer was towed into Dieppe. A fleet of French destroyers was dis­ patched from Cherbourg in search of the submarine. After the torpedoing of the Dinorah it was announced by the admiralty that sea traffic between England and tfce continent would be discontinued immediately. Sailing of passenger boats were canceled, although mall service continued. ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP EXPLODES Report From Copenhagen Correspond­ ent Tells of Accident Off Coast of Jutland. Copenhagen, via London, Feb. 19.-- The correspondent of the Politiken re­ ports that a Zeppelin dirigible explod­ ed over the Danish island of Fanoe, off the west coast of Jutland. London, Feb. 19.--A big airship, be­ lieved to be of the Parseval type, ap­ parently damaged by gunfire, flew over Amsterdam The airship was flying at a height of about six hundred feet Assuming a vertical position the air­ craft drifted In the direction of the Zuyder Zee. The air vessel was later sighted minuB its gondola. ZAPATA NOW HOLDS CAPITAL Carranza Forces Under General Obre- gon Reported to Have Evacuated Mexico City. Washington, Feb. 19.--The state de­ partment was notified in official dis­ patches that the Carranza forces un­ der General Obregon have again evac­ uated Mexico City, and that the forces of General Zapata new OQeupy the Mexican capital. SUFFRAGE UP TO VOTERS New York Secretary of State Signs Resolution Adopted at Albany for Decision Next Fall. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 19.--8urrounded by applauding women, Secretary of State Hugo signed the joint resolution of the senate and assembly submit­ ting to the voters of the Btate next fall the question of woman suffrage. Dynamiter's Aid Is Taken. Seattle, Feb. 22.--David Caplan. last of the men wanted in connection with the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times in the fall of 1910, was arrested on Balnbridge Island, 12 miles from Seattle on Friday. Murders Wife and Himself. Chicago. Feb. 22.--Mrs. Augusta Johnson, thirty-five years old, was shot twice and instantly killed by her husband, Harry Johnson, thirty-three years old, a painter. Johnson then killed himself. Bank Wrecker Goes to Pen. Lexington, Ky.. Feb. 22.--George Alexander, who was sentenced to not less than seven nor more than seventy years for wrecking the Alexander bank of Paris. Ky., of which he was president, has been taken to prison. Boomer Sentenced for Life. Akron, O., Feb. 22.--Harry Boomer, hatchet murderer of Vinnie Becker, mission worker, pale but composed, faced a Jury here and pleaded guilty. Boomer was then sentenced to a .life term in the penitentiary. MEAT CLOGS KIDNEYS THEN YOUR BACK HURTS 4. Take a Glass of Salts to Flush Kid* My* If Bladder Bothers You-* Drink Lota «Jf Water. No man or woman who eats meal regularly can mitke a mistake by push­ ing the kidneys occasionally, says a well-known authority. Meat forms uric acid which excites the kidneys, they become overworked from the strain, get sluggish and fail to filter the wast$ and poisons from the blood, then we get sick. Nearly all rheu­ matism, headaches, liver trouble, ner­ vousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and urinary disorders come from sluggish kidneys. The moment you feel a dull ache in the kidneys or your back hurts or if the urine is cloudy, offensive, full,of sediment, irregular of passage or at­ tended by a sensation of scalding, stop eating meat and get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any pharmacy; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast and in a few days your kidneys will act fine. This fa­ mous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and has b^en. used for generations to flush and stimulate the kidneys, also to neutralize the acids in urine so it no longer causes irrita­ tion, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot injure; makes a delightful efferves­ cent lithia-water drink which everyone should take now and then to keep the kidneys clean and active and the blood pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney complications.--Adv. The Reason. Belle--The pomp that woman as sumes is very unbecoming to her style. v Nell--Sure. Her "rats" are too large. GRANDMA USED SAGE TEA TO DARKEN HER GRAY HAIR 8he Made Up a Mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur *o Bring Back Color, Gloss, Thickness. Almost everyone knows that Sage 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 is mussy and troublesome. Nowadays, by asking at any store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy," you will get a large bottle of the famous old recipe for about 50 cents. Don't stay gray! Try it! No one can possibly tell that you darkened your hair, as it does 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 morning the gray hair disappears, and after another ap­ plication or two, your hair becomes beautifully dark, thick and glossy.-- Adv. Chocolates In Fashion. Matinee girls make and break fash­ ions in confectionery, and just now there is a deadly set toward chocolates of all kinds. Time was when the chocolate cream was every girl's ideal of luscious delight. Then camp days'1 when bonbons ruled apd when the clever girl behind the candy counter slipped only a small proportion of chocolates into a box of assorted sweets. But chocolate has come to its own again. Perhaps this is why Georgie Cohan introduced a touching scene in his play. "Hello, Broadway." You see, the girl he is in love with makes an awful discovery. And oh, how 6he raves when the secret comes out! She finally throws Georgie over because he confesses he's a chocolate fiend. "Oh, double O!" she again raves. "Ain't it awful, and to think 1 always thought he was a perfect gen­ tleman." Kiddle's Hard Lot. For some time the six-year-old boy of a Philadelphia man, the third in the family, had found it his duty to sift the family ashes, as his brother did before him. One morning the kid­ die was told that a baby had arrived, whereat the youngster looked very much pleased. "And," continued the father, as he observed the pleased expression of. his son's countenance, "it's a nice little girl." The boy's smile vanished instanter. "A girl!" he exclaimed, disgusted. "Must I always sift ashes?" THE DOCTOR'8 WIFE Agrees With Him About Food. A trained nurse says: "In the prac­ tice of my profession I have found so many points in favor of Grape-Nuts food that I unhesitatingly recommend it to all my patients. "It Is delicate and pleasing to the palate (an essential In food for the sick) and can be adapted to all ages, being softened with milk or cream for babies or the aged when deficiency of teeth renders mastication impossible. For fever patients or those on liquid diet I find Grape-Nuts and albumen water very nourishing and refreshing. "This recipe is my own idea and is made as follows: Soak a teaspoonful of Grape-Nuts in a glass of water for an hour, strain and serve with the beaten white of an egg and a spoonful of fruit juice for flavouring. This af­ fords a great deal of nourishment that even the weakest stomach oan assimi­ late without any distress. "My husband is a «physician and he uses Grape-Nuts himself and orders many times for his patients. "Personally I regard a dish of Grape- Nuts with fresh or stewed fruit as the ideal breakfast for anyone--well or sick." • In stomach trouble, nervous prostra­ tion, etc., a 10-day trial of Grape-Nuts will usually work wonders toward nourishing and rebuilding and in this way end the trouble. Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Look in pkgs. for the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville." Ever rrad the nbove lrtterf A aeW eir apprnra irsa tisae to time. Tfc«T are ««•«!••, tnu, ni tall mt Ima tatcrcat. nj'i lisA • . V