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THE McHBKRY F&AIlfnEALER. ( • ,vr, '^r^sr **. NeHENRY, IS APPOINTED AID TO FOOD DIRECTOR Maj. C. P. Summers Selected as Merchant Representative to Assist Wheeler, V BIG CAMPAIGN © Co-Operation Is Sought Between All Retail Dry Goods and Department Stores In the State and ,file • Food Administrator, Springfield.--Maj. C. P. Summers, treasurer of the John Brgssmer com- .. pany, has been appoint e<i merchant representative in Illinois to 'assist the s'ate foot! administrator, Harry A. Vheeleij JChicago, in the food conser- vatlon campaign which is being .-. launched by the government In every ']state in the Union. i « The appointment of Major Summers , -was announced from Washington, D. C., along with appointments of a rep- , rosentative in each of the following "if I states:, Arizona, Wisconsin, Indiana ^; and Ohio. Representatives in all the ' * other states will be named at once. Major Summers and State Food Ad­ ministrator Wheeler will determine on l>ians for the campaign in Illinois. Wheeler, who is the state representa­ tive at the United States food adminis­ trator, communicated with Major Sum­ mers, asking his aid, after long consld eration of choosing some one whose knowledge of the retail mercantile business would render best co-opera­ tion In the campaign, assuring of the educational service In food economy which the federal government is urging. The plan of co-operation was pro­ posed by the National Retail Dry Goods association at Its national con vention. Major Summers has been chosen as state representative for the purpose of bringing Into co-operation with the food administrator all retail . dry goods and department stores In the state. The object of the campaign is to vls- . uallze food conservation needs and method* of meeting those needs, thus educating the public mind. A pledge-card campaign will begin October 21, In which individual co-op­ eration will be sought. The food ad­ ministration will Impress upon every American the necessity of the most rigid economy in food commodities. Announcement was made of the fol­ lowing appointments as state merchant representatives to co-operate with their state food administrator: Illinois--C. P. Summers, Springfield. Arizona--H. D. Aitken. Prescott. Wisconsin--C. Herzfeld, Milwaukee. Indiana--Myer Heller, Indianapolis. Ohio--Max Morehouse, Columbus. Lowden Urges Liberty Loan. The people of Illinois owe it to their country to subscribe to Liberty bonds as liberally as their means will per­ mit, is the statement of Gov. Frank O. Lowden in a proclamation Issued • In Puppoft of the bonds. The proclamation follows: "This Is a war to establish the right of people to govern themselves. It Is therefore a people's war. Hut a, people cannot govern itself sue sftilly, un* lesK It Is willing to tinance a war waged upon it by military autocracy. Democracy is doomed unless It has the •vitality to put forth Its resources to support a war, in which Its very right to exist is challenegd. The people, therefore, owe it to their country to subscribe as liberally to Liberty bonds as their means permits. "In addition, let the owners of fac­ tories and farms ahd of all other forms of property, reflect that If we prevail in this war, the Liberty bonds which they shall have bought will be the best Investment that they have made dur­ ing this time. If we should fall In this war, It doesn't matter much how we invest our money now." Entertainment for Soldisrs. The young men In training for the National army will have the best the­ atrical--both dramatic and musical-- entertainment America can furnish as n foil to less worthy diversion. If the state council of defense can have Its way. Ample auditoriums at all of the 16 ctmtonments are proposed. The co-op- •eratlon of theatrical Interests, It Is be­ lieved, can be .secured to a degree that •will Insure a succession of dally per­ formances at all cantonments. This project will be immediately laid before the president, congress, the war department, the council of national de­ fense and other state councils of de­ fense and energetically pushed. Madison Man Wins Stale Job. The state"civil service commission announced that Frank H. Hanson, Madison. Wis., has passed the ex- i.mination for telephone engineer with the Illinois state public utilities com­ mission. Patriots vs. Traitors. Governor Lowden said there was but one classification In" this war in Amer­ ica and that classification arrayed on one hand the man who supports the •war, and on the other all others. In his address at the annual dinner of tfc< lllnois State Bar association at Quincy. It takes a time like this for ns to real­ ize that though life Is a beautiful thing, a desirable thing. It Is of no value Itself unless somewhere within the human sonl Is something dearer than life, for which one would gladly fling life away. Peace is a blessed thing, as we know. But there are worse things than war. Just as there are worse things than . death. There isn't a man or woman who -Reserves the name who does not hold Something, somewhere, dearer than life, and there Isn't a nation anywhere vhich does not hold some things dearer \ ,*han peace. I know, just as well as i Anyone, what sacrifices this war will 'imtail. I wish, with all my heart. It ^ronld have passed us by, but" I do not i: pee how It could. At any rate. It is- tiere, and 1 love peace well enough, so "That I uta Willing to do my uUuost io .jmoport the war. SAMPLE SOLDIERS' GERMAN PRISONERS MAKE GOOD WORKERS ON FRENCH FARMS What Is Being Fed Our Boys in The Training CapHM M . m State. T/ - •' Breakfast: . - " ' * , 1 Hot milk toast. , "'dt Fresh rhubarb sauissi' Fried spare ribs. ,1" .Baked potato^ Toast. - ' :*:* rf'. Brend. * ^ ^ ' ,* Coffee. 1 . v Cost f or lOQr meat • • Dinner: Boiled Vienna Boiled cabbage. Boiled potatoes. Hot corn bread. Piccalilli. Plum doff, caramel sauce. Iced tea. Cost for 100 men, H&55. Supper: Scrambled brains. Jenny Linds. Apple sauce. 1 Peach sauce. Iced tea. s Cost for 100 men, $8.00. , ; Total cost for three meals, ; $38.30. Government allowance for ra­ tions for 100 men, $41.23. ; New Officers In health Service., Assignments to service in the de­ partment of public health were an­ nounced by Dr. C. St. Clair Drake, dl rector of the department, as follows Dr. C. W. East Is relieved of assign­ ment as medical health officer for the Camp Grant health district and Is de­ tailed to Investigation of poliomyelitis in Cook county, following which he will report to headquarters at Springfield for special assignment. Dr. Arthur C. Pearman of Rockford Is appointed medical health officer for the Camp Grant health district with headquarters at Rockford. The terri­ tory embraced within this district is Monroe, Brown, Marion and Scott townships in Ogle county; Cherry Val­ ley, Rockford, Winnebago and Gull- ford townships In Winr.ebago county. Dr. Alexander F. Stewart of Oneida, Knox county, Is appointed district health officer for the Western health district, with headquaiters at Gales- burg, The territory embraced within this district Is as follows: Rock Island, Henry, Stark, Marshnl]. Woodford. Tazewell, Peoria, Knox. Mercer, Hen­ derson, Warren* Hancock, McDonough, Schuyler and Adams counties. Dr. John A. Kappelman of Chicago is relieved of assignment, as medical health officer of Great Lakes-Fort Sheridan health district, excepting spe­ cial assignments relating to water sup­ plies and sewage disposal problems af­ fecting North Chicago and Waukegan and garbage disposal at Lake Bluff and Lake Forest, In the solution of which he will work In co-oper%tion with Maj John A. Robinson and the local au­ thorities. and is detailed to the North­ east health district as district health officer, with headquarters at Chicago, The territory embraced within this dis­ trict shall be as follows: Lake. Cook, Kane, DuPage, Will, Kendall, Grundy, Livingston, Kankakee. Iroquois and Ford counties. Maj. John A. Robinson of Chicago is hereby appointed medical health of­ ficer for the Great Lakes-Fort Sherl dan health district with temporary headquarters at Lake Forest. The ter­ ritory embraced within this district Is as follows: Benton, Waukegan, Shields, Deerfleld, Libertyville and Vernon townships in Lake county. Dr. C. E. Crawford of Rockford, dis trlct health officer, is assigned to su pervision of the Northwest health dis­ trict (excepting the Camp Grant dis trlct temporarily) with headquarters at Rockford. The territory embraced within this district Rhall be as follows McHenry, Boone, Winnebago, Stephen­ son, Jo Daviess, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, La SaMe, Bureau, Putnam, Lee and Whiteside counties. Dr. Edward M. Irvln of Belleville IS hereby appointed nfedical health offi­ cer for the Scott Flsld health district embracing the towns of Shiloh Valley and Belleville In St. Clair county. Prof. Bartow Given Army Commission. Prof. Edward Bartow, chief of the state water survey division of the de­ partment of registration and educa­ tion. Champaign, has been given a leave of absence in order to serve the United States government as major in the sanitary corps of the National army. Major Bartow will son go to France where some rather extensive sanitary work will be undertaken. He wiir be accompanied by a captain and several lieutenants. Issue Booklet on Mining Industry. There is being distributed a booklet of general information and laws re­ lating to the Illinois department of mines and minerals compiled by Attor­ ney General Edward J. Brundage. The mining Industry has received of late considerable publicity with refer ence to prices of coal and labor dif Acuities nvhlch are being adjusted bj the federal government as far as th< present war Is concerned. Back Centennial Celebration. In recalling, during the state centen­ nial next year, the part Illinois has had in the building of tne nation, tie peo­ ple of the state will be inspired with courage for the present crisis. This was the declaration of Hugh S. Magill. Jr., director of the state centenuial celebration, in an address before the State Bankers' association at Quincy. He urged the bankers to get back of the celebration and help to make It a success. The observance of this great historic event, he said, must give ex­ pression to the highest patriotism. Let It be remembered with solemn pride that Illinois has made rich con­ tributions to the cause for which w* and our allies are fighting. When free government In America wys put to the supreme test, no state contributed abler leaders or more valiant soldiers And above all. It was the privilege of Illinois to furnish the one great soui capable of saving the Union, and lend­ ing our nation through the awful storm of Civil war back to securiiy an<? peace. In that day democracy wai saved for the world. Under God oiu Eo^gOWBent lived to liffa* the waj qj all mankind to freedom German prisoners of war are being used extensively in France for farm work and, as long as they are well fed and housed, they perform their work rapidly and well. Some of them are here seen leaving thefr camp at Tours for the day's labor. . AMERICAN TROOpTlirFRANCE KEEPING^^ m French officers and poilus inspecting the ruins of a German airplane brought down In flames in the Alsne district. ITALIAN SOLDIER THROWING A GRENADE Maj. Gen. Adelbert Cronkhite, com­ mander of Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va. General Cronkhite has been serving In the Panama Canal zone. Oriental Architecture. Mosques and other buildings are now erected in reinforced concrete ta Egypt and other countries, but ad­ hering to the national type of archi­ tecture as regards the design of such structures. Among others is the Sul­ tan Hassan mosque at'dalro, in which reinforced concrete enters largely. An­ other very handsome structure of Ori­ ental type was recently erected near this city, the Grand Palace hotel of Heliopolis. It Is a vast building of four stories, and presents a pleasing aspect owing to the excellent archi­ tectural design Inspired by the prevail­ ing styles. ' Made Fortune Out of Dream. It was while a Bristol (Eng.) me- j chanic slept that the idea came to him j of making the round shot as we know j It. His occupation was that of cutting up lead strips for manufacturing shot. One night he went to bed and dreamed was raining and the • raindrops turned to lead, covering the earth with lead shot. In the morning he melted some lead, took It up to St. Mary s Redcliff tower, and poured It down. On descending, he found the lead had as­ sumed the shape of shot, and by ap­ plying a similar method In his business he made a fortune of $50,000. Origin of Tea. , Tea drinking is Chinese in Its origin, you think, don't you? Well, isn't." Tea was originally used in China solely In a medicinal way as a corrective for bad* water. Then the clever Dutch saw in It Its possibility as a beverage, and so it became. At first tea sold at *15 a pound--Ladies' Home Journal. The use of cotton thread was a war-ttme measure to conserve the Unen. The change occurred during -the activities of Napoleon Bonaparte. »!CWSt A remarkable photograph of warfare as conducted by the Italian troops who are beating back the Austrlans high In the mountains. The camera caught this soldier in a first line trench at the moment when with arm drawn back to the utmost lie poised ready to hurl his death-dealing missile into the enemy's trench. THINGS WORTH KNOWING In its deepest part the depth of the English channel between Dover and Calais does not exceed ISO feet, and for a long distance from the shore It does not exceed 50 feet. The origin of the roun<| towers of Ireland remains a mystery. It is thought that they were originally watch towers, .^here are about 80 of them remaining, ^ The Spanish government will repeat experiments tried some time ago^ ***" A pump installed at the new Massa­ chusetts tech buildings In Boston moves a river of 22,000 gallons of wa­ ter a minute. This Is better than the united efforts of 25 fire engines could accomplish unde/ ordinary conditions. Model houses constructed of cement, sand and rice husks are being erected by the Philippine health service. These houses can be built for $250 and will outlast insanitary nips houses now In general use. Soafsrubbed into the finger nails be- toreworking in the gitrden 0. a MILITARY GIANT rRANSFORMED FROM PEACEFUL- TRADER TO THE GREATEST FIGHTING MACHINE. , SREAT OBSTACLES OVERCOME This exclusive photograph just received from the American training camp in France shows how the boys enter with zest into the "cockflghtlng" and other strenuous sports that keep them in fine physical condition. COMMANDER AT PETERSBURG! GERMAN PLANE BROUGHT DOWN IN FLAMES Nation Mobilized for Supreme Task Ahead, Says Statement Issued by Information Bureau' at Washington. Washington, Oct. 9.--The transition In America from conditions of peace to those^f war, from the standpoint of rapidity and thoroughness, is with­ out precedent in the history of democ­ racies, says a statement issued by the committee on public information, de- taillng the nation's achievements since the declaration of war, six months ago. •'American industry and the people of the entire nation." the. statement says, "answered speedily and efficient­ ly the call, to arms. Six months from the day war was declared finds the United States mobilized for the su­ preme task ahead." Congress, the committee's resume says, has enacted more Important leg­ islation during the extraordinary ses­ sion than in any preceding session in history. Referring to the war department, the committee notes that, Without ac­ cident or disaster, a large expedition­ ary force has been sent to France. More than 1,000,000 drafted men and National Guardsmen sire under train­ ing, and the nrmy has 80,000 trained officer*, instead of 20,000, as It had six months ago. "The general staff," says the state­ ment. "is modernizing the entire army, unit by unit, in addition to fitting out the Pershing expedition along entirely new lines. "Developing of the Liberty motor, which has withstood every avUtflon engine test, is one of the major :i enlevements of the war department <ud the aircraft production board. This \ as followed by the designing of a standard military truck." Referring to the navy, the state­ ment says there are more than three (imes as many men and nearly three times as many vessels in service as uhen war was declared. "Hundreds of vessels," the state­ ment continues, "of various types have been taken over and transferred into patrol boats, submarine chasers, mine­ sweepers and the various types needed for anti-submarine warfare, coast de­ fense and other purposes. "The Atlantic fleet comprises twice »s many vegsels as In peace times. Every battleship and cruiser that was In reserve has been fully manned and commissioned. "The largest ship construction pro­ gram in history Is being carried out by the navy. A big projectile plant Is being erected at Charleston, W. Va., mid a $1,000,000 aircraft factory at Philadelphia." JOSEPH E. RALPH ROADS MOVE 720,000 MEN War Has Imposed a Stupendous Task on Railroads of the United States. Chicago, Oct. 8.--Since the declara­ tion of war f!»e railroads have moved 7J0.000 American soldiers' from thefr homes to training camps or embarka­ tion points, the railroads' war board announced. All of these, except the first 5 per cent of the National army that moved by regular train Septem­ ber 5, have required special train serv­ ice. This Involved the use of 13,500 passenger cars, 2,000 baggage cars and | 'T.500 freight cars and required prep­ arations of special schedules covering 4.531 cities designated as points of local concentration. The lougest haul In the National army" movement was that of a special trnin from Yuma, Ariz., to Fort Riley, Kan. The longest National Guard haul was from San Francisco to a poiut on the Atlantic coast. NATIONAL HOUSING MEETING Sixth National Conference to Be Held in Chicago October 15 to 17. Chicago, Oct. 6.--The sixth national conference of the National Housing as­ sociation will be held here October 15 to 17 with delegates present from all sections of the country. The Chicago branch of the association Is making elaborate preparations for the confer­ ence and announce a program that will take up in ull of the phases the housing problem as met with In the Bmali towns and the big cities. Among the prominent speakers will be Fred G. Smith of Minneapolis, William H. Ham of Bridgeport, Conn., Itichard Henry Dana, Jr. of New York city, James F. McCrudden of Philudedphla, Henry F. Vaughn of Detroit, John E. Conzelman of St. Louis and Dr. EL V. llili of Chicago. There will be morn­ ing, afternoon and evening sessions. Joseph E. Ralph, director of the bu­ reau of engraving and printing. Is in bad with congress for having contract­ ed debts before being authorized by law to do so. His defense Is that hm had to do it or government business would suffer. Ralph's administration is now being investigated by a treasury department committee. KAISER'S NEW TERMS POPE BENEDICT SAYS GEAMAHY WILL EVACUATE BELGIUM. , Says Berlin la Willing to Accept diation to End the War--Re­ ply on Way. Buenos Aires, Oct 5.--A special dis­ patch to LaPrensa from Rome says: "The Giornal de Italia announces that the pope, in communicating to the entente powers the official text of the central powers' peace answer, added a second note declaring that Germany was ready to evacuate Belgium and northern France and asking the en­ tente governments if they desire to answer. The note adds that Germany Is ready to detail conditions of evacua­ tion, offering to a«ctept direct media­ tion. "The pope declares that conversa­ tions were had with the papal nuncios at Monaco and Vienna. While Ger­ many and Austria denied the recent Berlin reference to a verbal note ex­ clude the fact that conversations were held at the moment of delivering tin central powers' reply, when definite ideas were made known. "The result obtained In the conver­ sations permits the pope to assure the entente powers that Germany is dis­ posed to evacuate Belgium and tbe provinces of. France. "One of the verbal notes to the nun­ cios explains that the conditions mads as to Belgium are not absolute, but will be discussed In future diplomatic conversations." . m * 1 Hi* 3 SLAIN IN DRAFT BATTLE Two Resisters and Deputy Shoff'M Death in Texas--Failed to Re- > port for Service. San Antonio, Tex., Oct. phone message from George West, Live Oak county, says that as a result of a two days' effort op the part of the county officials to arrest members of the Loso family, Mexicans, for al­ leged failure to report for service in the National armay. Deputy Sheriff William James and two of the Loso brothers are dead and Serapio Loso, FRENCH DEPUTY IS ARRESTEP -JH $200,000 Elevator Burns. East St. Louis, III., Oct. i>.--Fire, be­ lieved to have been of incendiary ori­ gin, destroyed the five-story frame grain elevator of the Acme Elevator company at the National Stock Yards, with o loss estimated at $200,000. | ; Socialist Arrested by United States. ^ioux Fails, S. D.. Oct. 0.--Fred Fn'rthlld. former Socialist candidate for governor of South Dakota, under fetjeral Indictment charging violation of the espionage act, was taken into custody here by federal officers. Refuses to Answer Draft Call. New York, Oct. 8.--Jesus Martine* Mexican vice consul here, lias failed to •mswer a final summons to appear be- • At* a local draft exemption board. Th» case has been place*] in the hands of the United States district attorney. New Regulations Ordered. Washington. Oct. 8.--The state de- partment announces that it has bt-eo Informed bv the legations cf Norway, Sweden and Denmark that Americana must have their passports' viewed by diplomatic officers In the United Stated Turmel Taken Into Custody in Connec­ tion With Bolo Spy Pis* I*-. Franca. Paris, Oct. 8.--Deputy Turmel, who has been seeking to explain why a large sum of money from Switzerland was found in his rooms in the cham­ ber of deputies, was formally placed under arrest. His arrest makes the fifth growing out of the famous "Bon­ net ltouge" ease and Bolo Pasha. The authorities refused specific inform*Oo» as to the charge against Tunnel, BRITISH CRUISER TORPEDOED Officer and Eighteen Men Kil»«d jjp Explosion on the Drake--Sinks in Harbor. 1 • London, Oct. ft.--The British crulSSf Drake has been torpedoed and sunk, ' according to an admiralty announce­ ment. The Drake was torpedoed off the north coast of Ireland. She reached a harbor, but then sank in shallow water. One officer and IS were killed by the explosion. \ ^ I U. S. Patrol Ship Sunk. Washington, Oct. 9.--An America® patrol vessel on duty in foreign waters has been lost, the navy department an­ nounced. A dispatch from Admiral Sims states that the ship fonndergdl* hnt the entire crew was landed. ^ Sentence Draft ReaiaterS. - Enid. Okla.. Oct. 9.--Maximum pen­ alties of a sentence of six years In (Vderal prison at Leavenworth and a line of $1,000 were given to each of the oight men convicted of conspiracy to resist the selective draft law?, , Soukhomlinoff Saved From SfberNi. Petrograd. Oct. 8.--The provisional government has decided to permit Soukhomlinoff, the former minister at war who was convicted of treason, to serve his term in the St. Peter awl Paul prison instead of Siberia. Becomes U. S. Boxing Instructor*. Montreal, Oct. 8.--Sergt. William Armstrong, Instructor of the Montreal Amateur Athletic association. It** hee« , appointed boxing Inspector !n Un­ united States army. He occupies a similar position In CanadA " ' - * * . j£. h-£ki\