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: Y> •iia^L *7 •»< 7';7h£V" •£•". '•• ., !gi,* v^i. • «••£.> • f^£gS»,;« - • ! • t ' " *'F f -A* * „« "* 1 ^ " 1 '"» ** v **r ^ ' -f Ni TOE McHEMBY P5LAINDEAL.BR, MeHE?*KY, ILI* • Reason Behind | : - .> t FRENCH WOMEN EMPLOYED ON RAILROADS H.-. New York.--Everything that was In- Tented in clothes this year had a rea- ; «on. Skirts are narrow because the ,n French government limited the use o£ £/ii' cloth to five meters. They are minus *-; fasteners because these accessories "were difficult to £et and war-time ac- a speedy method of » W" Leopard meets muskrat in this coat made by Callot. It serves for the street and the motor. The cap is ar­ ranged to match, with its leopard skin crown and its upturned muskrat brim. dressing, so frocks were made to go over the head and tie around the body In a primitive fashion. Certain dyes were exploited becatfse there were no others to be had. -Fringed fabrics were introduced be­ cause applied ornamentation was cost­ ly and the supply was vastly decreased from that of former days, Immense top coats with Inter-llfl* Ings were made by the dozens because the French women were compelled to walk through a lack of taxlcabs, and the American women were supposed to have started on a system of econ­ omy which would compel them to walk Instead of paying money for taxis. Voluminous peltry wias aifSied to all costumes because of the Intense Id, on both continents last winter and because of the scarcity of *coal in'Paris la|t January and the promise of it in this country for this winter. >e Paris designers have given all kinds of. anecdotal reasons for their gowns, and some of the American dressmakers who are not given to el- their narrative or reasons for their clothes,0 are repeating the French talk In an interesting way. Most Dominant Fashion. The,,most dominant fashion pro­ duced this wFnttfr is the garment that slips on over the head and has pieces of the material to tie it into place. This is quite »s primitive as in days When Melisapde lived, love(J and died. A year ago, the reporters who study clothes Intently and with an inside knowledge of scarcity of certain ma­ terials, prophesied that the near fu­ ture would bring about women's clothes that were fashioned to be ad- Justed without fasteners. France sent up some trial balloons in gowns.^that were cut in two pieces and tied around the hips by a sash that was a bit of the material of the front width and evidently these trial balloons proved that the air was sa^fe for the sending out of dozens of such frocks. The Americans have accepted them in high gflee. It is a novelty that tickles the mind of the novelty-hunt­ ing American women. When you see « group of fashionably dressed worn* "%n eagerly talking/and gesticulating, toulling out pieces of a frock here and Inhere and turning themselves around as on a pivot, you will realize that they are each explaining to the other how the frock Is adjusted without a hook and eye, without a button and without a loop.. The new coat suits have caught the fever, and some of the best are ad- The Chiffon Velvet Wrap. w v» Fur as a generous trimming for col- ^777|ars and'cuffs will retain its popular­ ly "-|ty. Black fox and lynx will be used 4 r c4J|argely in very wide patterns. Many " jfcvomeir whose inclinations toward • 1, fashions have no financial limitations ^viu lean to chinchilla and sable col- „• v -lars. jp<, A design which has unlimited possi- r' 7. Abilities is of the chiffon velvet type in '^ripht colors with black fox fur lining ^ ithe inside of the big colldr, so that JWugn the garment Is worn properly Ifchicbilar is turned up and justa nar­ row band of tie fur shows at the %W • ' . . . . , , v •; & ' -- • -- % The Seven-Inch Boots. ^ - "i\ Seven inches is the prescribed Ittfeht IToP women's boots this^fail. No boot jnay be taller without flying in the face ^ Of government Regulations. In ordeff t *° conserve raw material used in foot- ^ . wear, Uncle Sam has ordered women's ' fcootx to be lower than fashion has de- *>7v creed througliV the past few seasons, ^l^j-'^even ihclje% insists Uncle Sam, is a' r*:* |>roper and attractive height for a boot, .7; *nd the extravagant use of material justed with merely a loop of military bralif run through a buttonhole and tied beck on itself. The smartest afternoon gowns havp large buttonholes from neck to waist, through which are run pieces -of braid or plcot-edged ribbon tying the two fronts together. No woman who likes puzzles and who Is fond of trying out novel schemes, can fail to be Interested In this game. She ean wear a new gown with a new kind of fastening and crow oyer her neighbors as though she had taken in the largest subscription for the Liberty loan. It may develop into a pastime, if the interest and excite­ ment in this kind of clothing keep op. , At the moment of writing, our gov­ ernment has not put an embargo on the amount of material to he used in each gown. Germany and France have both done this, and those who are in Paris say that the French dressmakers have taken the keenest delight In fol­ lowing the decree. - A quantity of ma­ terial in a gown has never appealed tova French designer, and with the gov­ ernment behind the elimination of fab­ rics, each of the gowns turned out this year shows originality of conception and treatment in Achieving an artistic result with a very few meters of doth. ' The French Silhouette. A few of the American clothes which were designed before the French silhouette was thoroughly ac­ cepted, have taken their plac6 a lit­ tle behind the front row of fashions because they look bunglesome. Here br' the French silhouette as the best- dressed Americans have adopted it: A slim underskirt made in one piece that runs from the collarbone nearly to the ankle in a street frock, and from bust to within six inches of the ankle in an evening gown. It is mere­ ly the skeleton of the gown, but on it fere draped the few remaining yards of fabric that are allowed to complete the work. Therefore, It is qifite fashionable to use transparent material for the af­ ternoon and evening, In order to slow the slim little slip beneath. It is not necessary that the transparent fabric used over this slip should be cut off to correspond. It may rise to the shoulders and drop to the In­ step, and in that very alluring trans­ parency, ̂ 'ou get the East Indian ef­ fect. The statement may be taken as au­ thoritative that whatever gown has . This durable coat for winter nights is of olive green velvet, with collar, cuffs and hem of Russian fitch. It is made on long, loose lines, like a cape, with the front held into the figure by a band that passes around the back. a gathered drop skirt is out of the fashion. You may gathgr the top ma< terlal, but the lining must be slim and cut closely to the lines of the figure, although It Is not drawn In at the waist. Black 8atin Bows. A French model in black satin shows jaunty- little bows of this mai terlal at the tumed-bnek cuffs that terminate the elbow-length sleeves. We are most of us very lonely In this wtWld; you who have any who love yoC cling to them and thank God. --Thackeray. In 16 and 18 buttoned footwear must be discontinued. The new walking boot has 14 buttons, and there are models coming out with only 12 or even ten buttons. The laced boot will have to go--as far as walking and dancing footwear is concerned, for a low-topped laced boot is a rathei dumpy and ungraceful affair--especial­ ly when ̂ ankles are not extremely slen­ der. The seven-Inch height, be it add» ed, i4 not from the ground up; but from the point where the heel Is fast- ened to the sole to the top of the cloth of leather "upper." TO GUARD HEALTH OF OMR SOLDIERS Rigid Rules Are Promulgated by State Board of ̂ Health. V STAMP OUT SOCIAL DISEASES ONE OF THE HUSKY RAILROADERS. The French railroad companies, which before the war only employed women 11> look after grade crossings and to distribute tickets, , now use thousands of women as porters, controllers and as cleaners of carriages and locomotives. The state railway has gone so far as employing woman stokers on shunting locomotives and in a few cases woman engineers. The state railways alone^, employ 8,500 women. " In all their spheres of work these women, some widows, others fatherless, some daughters of mobilized men, work hard and long and rarely complain. Their employers are always pleased with them. Students of labor conditions are asking when peace Is restored what Will happen to these women. There exists an arrangement drawn up between the different companies whpre women are employed and the men's syndicate by which the employment of women shall only be temporary. But it is quite possible that after the war women will be called upon to continue their work and probably more will be found to fill posts vacated owing to the tremendous losses In the Far. MOVE CAR BY HAND Device Has Clamp That Firmly Grips Wheel When Lowered. LEVER IS OUTSIDE OF TRACK By Use of Device Shown in Photograph One Man Can Move Heaviest of Cars--Slippery Ralls Do Not Hinder Operator. With a toll such as that Invented by Charles McCarter of Decatur, 111., any one can move a railroad car by hand. It has a clamp that firmly grips the car wheel when a lever (shown in the hands of the man in the photograph) is lowered. The lever has Its end se­ cured to a crank pivoted on a triangu­ lar wheeled frame, the wheels of which always rest on the track rail. When the lever Is raised cranks re­ lease the clamp from Its grip on the car wheel. As the lever Is arranged outside of the track It may be operated I RAILROAD MAN IS ARTISTIC Planted Vines Around His Tower That K Would Not Be Eyesore to Traveling Public. The towerman of the Southern Pa­ cific railroad at Pomona, Cal., is an exception to most men In his line of business, says a writer in Boy's World. He is not satisfied to have his tower looked upon by the villagers and traveling public as an eyesore. Consequently he has planted viiies around it and trained them into de­ signs, so as to conceal the unsightly outlines of his "nest." He has trained some of the vines to grow into the shape of the letters "S" and "P," the Initials of the road for which he works. He has also made a neat border around his yard with whitewashed stones, and planted a variety of flowers, and even vegetables. In the yard he has built a tiny house to add variety to the landscape. He raises enough vegeta­ bles in this unique garden for the use of his family. LINK SWEDEN AND FINLAND Moving Heavily-Loaded Car. without any hindrance where two cars are coupled, for there will be - ample room to move the lever. The car wheel Is rolled three inches at one stroke of the lever. When the par wheel moves, the car mover rolls on the rail and they both travel together. One man can move the heaviest loaded car on any kind of track. Slippery rails do not hinder the operation, and there Is not the least danger of the operator getting his fin­ gers or toes mashed or being hurt in any way. The tool and Its frame are light enough to be easily carried where need­ ed. It Is especially useful where a car switched on a siding" has come to a stop a few feet short of the desired place for loading or unloading. With the mover the car can be placed exact­ ly where It Is needed In a few min­ utes' time and without requiring the services of more than one man.--Popu­ lar Science Monthly. ENGINEER HELD NOT GUILTY Expected Connection Will Be Estab­ lished by Autumn of 1918--- Plans Completed. Construction plans for linking up the railways of, Sweden and Finland have been drawn up and it is expect­ ed that the connection will be estab­ lished by the autumn of 1918. The bridge over the Tornea river, be­ tween Tornea and Haparanda, is to be a single-track bridge, but In view of the fact that there Is a difference of gauge between Swedish and Rus­ sian railways, two sets of rails will be laid on it, so that the bridge may be used by both Russian and Swe­ dish rolling stock, though not simulta­ neously. * AUTOS TO ASSIST RAILWAYS Freight Cars Needed for Shipment of Munitions, and Car Dealers Urged to Unload Promptly. Automobile dealers throughout the country are being urged to aid the gov ernment in every way possible to in­ crease the efficiency of railroads. With huge quantities of munitions that must be moved expeditiously, It Is absolute­ ly necessary that the leading and un­ loading of other freight be done with out undue delay. Railroads are now required to do several* times as much work as In ordinary tlm:»s. It is neces­ sary, therefore, that freight cars be kept on the move and motorcar deal­ ers are being urged to unload Jhelr shipments promptly. Dance Frocks Are Lovely. When a dance gown is not black, it is apt to he yery delicate in hue. Faint rose, pale blue, orchid, lime green, daf­ fodil, cyclamen--these are all lovely evening shades, and when worn with mftal threads in sumptuous, the colors are beautiful. Blisties for the Slender Only." JThe^new bustle silhouette has been welcomed as a change from the straight line garment; but It can be worn only by a slender woman. I I . . . ^ Xcquitted in North Carolina Because ' There Was Nothing to Indicate Danger to Human Life. • locomotive engineer is held not guilty of manslaughter in the North Carolina case of State vs. Tankersley, 90 S. B. 7S1, annotated In L. R. A. 1917 C. 583, In colliding with a stand­ ing train and killing passengers there­ on because he fails to obey a caution­ ary signal, if there was nothing about the signal to indicate that there was danger of collision or that Ufe wits In dangef. Women on Railroads. Before the war 1,400 women em­ ployed on the Midland railroad; there are now 6.300. On the Lancashire & Yorkshire there are 2,400, and on the South-Eastern & Chatham, 1,300. Of the latter, 581 are clerks and 100 car­ riage cleaners.--London Tit-Bits. Passengers in Subway. • According to the official,, bulletin of the New York City subway, it has carried 2,915,200,205 passengors in the last ten years, with the lose sff only one life. GIVE RED CROSS PREFERENCE Shipments Will Be Exempt From Em­ bargoes and Take Right of Way Over .Other Freight. The railroad war board has notified the war council that Red Cross4 ship­ ments will be exempt from all embar­ goes and take right of way over all save government freight. Virtually all the cargo space needed by the Red Cross for ocean transportation is al­ ready at its disposal, much of it be^ Ing given free by the steamship com­ panies. Repair Steam Engines. Owing to the tremendous demand for railroad locomotives, the Inter­ state commerce commission recently re­ laxed the rules governing the mechan­ ical perfection, of engines. Steam en­ gines will be permitted slightly long­ er usage before ..feeing put into the re­ pair shops. State Council of Defense Organizes an Intelligence Department Com- 1 posed of the Heads of Various Auxiliary Organizations. Springfield.--Illinois has taken the first step towurd the control and eradi­ cation, as far as possible, of the social diseases, which the broadest thinkers declare are, sapping the strength of the nation. Within the state are four military camps In which are assembled many thousands of young men ill training. Medical experts declare it Is. the state's first duty to see that these men are safeguarded against a virulent en­ emy at home. As an initial step the state depart­ ment of health, with the approval of its war governor, has promulgated a comprehensive set of rules, effective immediately.' These have been passed ou by medical authority attached to the national council of defense as the most comprehensive and practical yet promulgated by any state. Provisions of the Regulations. 1. All cases of venereal infection must be promptly reported to local health authorities. Physicians, drug­ gists, hospital superintendents, or any other person having knowledge of a case or suspected case, including In­ fected persons, are htold responsible f9r making these reports. 2. Reports are treated as confiden­ tial ; name of patient need not be In the report. When Identity is not re­ vealed, the attending physician is held responsible for the couduct of the pa llent. • 3. All cases must be under the care of a reputable physician nnd so far as practicable they shall be hospitalized. 4. Premises used for immorul pur­ poses and occupied by an Infected per­ son who refuses to be removed to a hospital for treatment shall be con­ spicuously placarded with a large red sign bearing the words, "Venereal Dis­ ease Here--Keep Out." 5. Proper care for indigent Infected persons must be provided by the county. 6. Persons having an active infec­ tious disease are prohibited from en­ gaging In any occupation In which the infection may be borne to others. This includes milk and food handling, nurs­ ing or caring for children and tho sick, barbering, etc. 7« Removal of an Infected person from one community to another i? sub­ ject to permission #f the heaith au­ thorities. This prohibits uncontrolled travel by Infected persons and stops shifting of Infected from one commu­ nity Into another. 8. Local health and other authorities must use all lawful means to ascertain the presence of Infectious venereal dis­ eases and must enforce all reasonable precautions to safeguard others against infection. 9. The penalty for violations of these regulations is a fine not to exceed $200, i or imprisonment In the county jail not to exceed six months, or both, In the discretion of the court. As a material contribution to the campaign to minimize the disease men­ ace, the Illinois department of public health has extended its laboratory fa­ cilities, affording free diagnosis, has established a bureau of information open /ree to those afflicted with any of these diseases, and has published in popular form a pamphlet of advice and information on infections, copies of which can be had on request. > The department anticipates the hearty co-operation of the medical pro­ fession and of local health authorities in the enforcement of these regula­ tions. There is evidence on all sides that the profession and the public are fully awake to the necessity of Imme­ diately controlling the menace aud as a measure fpr preserving the health of our troops. Old Salem to Be Restored. The visitor approaching Petersburg next year may be surprised to see a Ifttle log village resting on top of Old Salem hill. It will be the restored village of new Salem, where Abraham Lincoln kept store, read law, engaged in the vigorous rural sports of the community, and loved Ann Rutledge. The Old Salem Lincoln league of Petersburg expects to undertake the restoration of the village as its con­ tribution to the centennial celebra­ tion of the admission of Illinois Into the Union. The plans and the fund for the undertaking are not yet com­ plete but G.' E. Nelson, president of the organization, believes that it is feasible. Preliminary to the reconstruction, the organization this year, has su<y eeeded in locating the sites of the principal buildings and the survey has been completed for the restoration, of the roeds which ran thfough the vil­ lage. The well In front of the place where the Rutledge tavern once stood has been cleaned out and Is now in use. 7 • All that remains of New Salem is a number of depressions In the ground where the buildings stood. The Lin­ coln league secured the co-operation of all the old residents at Petersburg in that vicinity In determining the Identity of the various sites. The plat of the village, which is on file in the recorder's office, aldel materially In this identification. In this way markers have been placed oc the site of the Ofutt store, the first store kept by Lincoln; the Rutledge tavern, where Lincoln lived for five years and where he fell In love with Ann Rutledge, the daughter of the tavern keeper; the Lincoln & Berry store in which Lincoln owned a half interest;-the Cameron mill by the river bank; the blacksmith shop and the Herndon store. All Log Buildings. All of the traildlngs were of log. The difficulty Is to ascertain how the buildings looked, but this difficulty is materially lessened by reminiscences of many old residents who spent their younger days in New Salem. R. J. Onstott, ten years ago, prepared a perspective of the village showing the buildings as he remembered them and as they had been described to him. He spei\t his early youth there and was familiar with the surroundings. This perspective will be relied upon large­ ly in making the restoration, if It Is definitely determined to undertake the work. When the water ln-fcthe Sangamon river Is low one end of the dam used by the old Cameron mill can be seen, consequently the site of the mill Is In no way in question. The Lincoln league expects to have the. Menard county centennial cele­ bration on the site of Old Salem. If the restoration Idea Is carried out, actors, dressed to represent characters of New Salem of Lincoln's day, will move about the village and give touch of realism to it. There will be an old-fashioned barbecue and some of the rough sports in which Lincoln was always a leader. The celebration will be the most unique In the state and Is expected to attract people from all over the coun­ try who have been made familiar with the Old Salem scenes by the many Lincoln stories. The league intends eventually to turn the property over to the state In order that it may be maintained as a state park. The ground was pur­ chased some time ago by William Ran dolph Hearst and placed In the care of the Old Salem Chautauqua associa­ tion. BGt RUSS ARMY ARMISTICE -WITH GERMANY AL*§ SOUGHT BY'THE :"v| "'7 ' SHEVIKI. KAISER MAKES PEACE Diplomat Reported to Have L«f| ' Stockholm With Proposal From the Central Powers far , t'73 Lenine* Intelligence Committee Formed. An intelligence department has been created by the state council of de* fense. It is composed of Samuel In- sull, chairman of the council; Lieut Gov. John G. Oglesby, chairman of the military committee; Wulter S. Brews­ ter. secretary of the counties' auxil­ iary ; L. E. Myers, secretary of the neighborhood committee, (and P. E. Fleming, secretary of the food, fuel and conservation committee. By reason of their official positions the members of the committee are In close touch with all parts of the state. It will operate through the local or­ ganizations of each county, and wlll co- ejrerate with the federal authorities. Send Your Magaxines to Front. Most Americans are magazine read­ ers. That Is true of the boys in the navy, the soldiers in France and in the training camps as well as of the stay- at-homes. The government Is helping the boys at the front get magazines. The folks at home can help very easily and very cheaply. Nearly all the good maga­ zines--and particularly those that the boys care for--have printed on the cover this notice: NOTICE TO THE READER. When you finish reading: this magazine pl^e a 1-cent stamp on this notice, hand s:inie to any postal employee and it will be placed in the hands of our soldiers anl sailors at the front. No wrapping; no adt- drrss. A. S. BURLESON, Postmaster General. That tells the whole story. Read the magazine yourself, put a one-cent stamp on It and give It to the post­ master or the currier. Uncle Sam will do the rest. But don't wait too long about send­ ing It. The boys like to get their lit­ erature within a reasonable time. If they are reading the continued stories, they don't like to get one installment In November and then have to wait until March for the next. Keep the magazines going right along just as fast as you read them yourself. i7. Do not try to send a magazine with­ out the printed notice. It will not be forwarded. The boys don't care for* housekeeping, knitting or farming pub­ lications. The government has cen­ sored the list and decided those that are best, and has marked them with the printed notice. Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 26.--Ac­ cording to the Tidningen, a Russiai* diplomat left Stockholm on Thursday for Petrograd with orders to hand to the Russian revolutionary government proposals for peace by the central powers. The bolshevikl government at Petro­ grad, according to a report from Hap­ aranda, has sent representatives to meet German Socialist delegates, prob­ ably at Stockholm, to arrange an ar­ mistice anu negotiate a peace. It is understood that the delegates from both sides will hide their identity. Petrograd, Nov. 26.---A reduction of the Russian armies, beginning with the class conscription in 1899, has been proclaimed by M. Lenine, the bolshevikl leader, in an official announcement. The order is to take effect immedi­ ately. The note of Leon Trotzky, the bol­ shevikl foreign minister, to the allied embassies, conveying the announce­ ment of the proposal for an armistice, reached the embassies. The text fol­ lows : "I herewith have the honor to In­ form you, Mr. Ambassador, that the all-Russian congress of soldiers' and workmen's delegates organized on Oc­ tober 26 a new government in the form of a council of national commission­ ers. The head of this government is Vladimir Ilieh Lenine. The direction of the foreign policy has been intrust­ ed to me, in the capacity of national commissioner for foreign affairs. "Drawing attention to the text of the offer of an armistice and a demo­ cratic peace on the basis of no annex* atlons or Indemnities and the self-de­ termination of nations, approved by the all-Russian congress of soldiers' ami workmen's delegates, I have the honor to beg you to regard the above document as a formal offer of an Im­ mediate armistice on all fronts and the immediate opening of peape negotia­ tions--an offer with which the authori­ tative government of the Russian re­ public has addressed itself simultane­ ously to all the belligerent peoples and their governments. "Accept my assurance, Mr. Ambassa­ dor, of the profound respect of the sol­ diers' and workmen's government for the people of France, which cannot help aiming at peace, as well as all the rest of the nations exhausted and made bloodless by this unexampled slaugh­ ter. 7 _"L. TROTZKY. "National Commissioner lor Affairs." ; U. S. BARS BRITISH HONORS Railroad In firdtttT" India lias 35,000 miles of railroad and 80,000 miles of telegraph, compared with 1,600 miles of railroad and X1.00C j every farmer in Illinois to "stake miles of telegraph la ltj&L f £°°d. Htgs the Best Corn Market. The state council of defense has sent out over the state the appeal of C. V. Gregory, editor of Prairie Farm­ er, to the farmers to feed hogs. He says: "We have a tremendous corn crop. . Notwithstanding the large per­ centage of it that is soft, there Is more feeding value In the crop as a whole than in any corn crop we have grown for years. Protected by government policy of maintaining a price of at least $15.50 per hundredweight, we can make the hogs as heavy as we wish \Httiout fear pf loss. Nation Needs Meat Badly. Mr. Gregory then goes on to call at­ tention to the fact that the nation needs meat badly. "We can help supply it this winter by putting all the wejght possible on our hogs. We cdn help in­ sure a liberal supply next year by breeding all the sews we can properly care for, and by handling them so that they will raise the greatest possible number of healthy pigs." He states that Uncle Sam asks Illinois to raise 20 per cent more hogs next year, and then adds that It is the supreme dutv What Our Boys Face. Horror, pathos, the chill of death and the light of hope, how men die In battle and dying become as children --thus was told at Chicago the story of the way of war. George Sherwood Eddy, associate general secretary, in­ ternational committee, Young Men's Christian association, < secretary for Asia, formerly secretary for India, who for 20 years has labored for the asso­ ciation In the Orient and who a few days ago ended a tour of the bloody belt of Europe, told the Story as It was retold many times. The Big Guns' Roar. Simply yet with Whelming-1 power Eddy told of the welter which is France and Belgium. "None can ever forget the sound of the big guns," he declared dramatically. "When Persh­ ing's first contingent came to France tho artillery action could be heard in England more than 130 miles away." Then his narrative progressed to the battle of the Somme. "a little creek dyed'Ted with the blood of men, where Britain lost 20,000 soldiers daily for ten "days and where remained not a blade of grass nor a leaf nor anything of that which ^as beautiful and good." -- • - •• • fefcwS'- - Americans Combating Submarines IM«y Not Take Decorations From Foreign Country. ^7 "|fc Washington, Nov. 26.--An offer tf the British admiralty to decorate cer* tain officers and men of two American destroyers for their services In com­ bating German submarines has been declined, Secretary Daniels an­ nounced, because the laws of this country prevent soldiers and sailors from receiving decorations from for­ eign governments. Lieutenant Commanders Charlet ^ Blakley and George F. Neal were TO be nominated for the distinguished service order; Lieut. Frank Loftin and Efcsign Henry N. Fallon for the dis­ tinguished service cross, and Quarter­ master W. H. Justice and Chief Ma­ chinist Mate R. G. McNaughton for the distinguished service medal. The names of the ships to which the offi­ cers dnd men are attached were with­ held for military reasons. The Amer* icon destroyers sank two U-boats with depth bombs when they were about to attack merchant ships which were being convoyed through the war aaiM* * - BIG U. S. FORCE IN FRANCE Arrival of U. S. Troops Fulfills Hopaa of Officials--Baker Declines to Gtfve Number of Soldiers Sent. , Washington, Nov. 26.--Arrival of American troops In France has kept pace with the expectation of the war , department. Secretary Baker said on Friday In the first statement he has ever authorized in connection with the progress being madd-iaMuereasing Gen­ eral Pershing's forces. Mr. Baker indicated that an official statement of the number of American troops In France was not to be pected at any time during the war. | • - g 7;: % 7.7S Wilsons See Troops Drilk 7%^= Washington. Nov. 27.--The president 1 and Mrs. Wilson were among those at­ tending mi exhibition drill by cavalif and artillery units at Fort Myer. under the auspices of the Army Relief so- - '7 clety. 7# Cuban Soldiers to Train in U. S. 7 Havana. Nov. 27.--One hundred men of the Cuban army, selected to 90 to the United States to receive instruc­ tion in the handling of heavy artillery, were reviewed by the chief ot hi Leary Indicted for Espionage. . Ne\\ York. Nov. 26.--Jeremiah A. 7: O'I.eary. president of the America* Truth society and editor of the Butt, a publication recently barred from the malls, was Indicted on the chaif* «C \ violating the espionage act. v ^7%> -- _ Loot Garfield's House. \ # Cleveland. O., Nov. 26.--'The sanuntr, home of National Fuel Adminlstrato#:< 4ii Harry A. Garfield at West Mentor wa* . ransacked a week ago. Police belieW the Invaders were aearehlog for ernment paper®. * . 'a - A . . •J ' * »