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WhJtie attempting to the frenzied anig^aig under control, ~/l ^kresher was Rocked down and 1 ^raai/>'e^ upon ar/(j suffered severe In- juri«* about thread. The horses stam- 'V ,r peded wWle to watering - / ' troughs. & « h A real war wa® experienced ur*itterymen at Leon T^rfags when shells fired on the range •'y' struck treetops and exploded within a hundred feet of gunners. The trees jr^S'V" ®truck were demolished as by a hurri- «|ne. The gunners were protected by • -- *" steel shields on the field pieces. This was probably the Inst day of target firing ut Leon Springs. The regiment returned to Camp Wilson minus Bat­ tery F, which has returned to Urbana, HL, under the college-student ruling of the department. Soldiers of the Seventh Infantry who know how to tame a wild motorcycle are eager to be attached to the new motorcycle company, to be organized by Brig. Gen. Henry A. Greene for the Austin divisional hike. The motorcycle company, of a type which Is expected to supplant cavalry for advance work and motor-truck escorting, will consist of 30 motorcycles with 60 riders, each a skilled motorcycle driver as well as Infantryman. The personnel can be in- creased to 90 riflemen. The company fp U <wiH have two machine guns mounted • , " f ^ c y c l e s . -iQ-., The First and Second Kansas regl- Hp •' ments arrived here on motor trucks tyf' from Eagle Pass, 180 miles distant. The regiments immediately pitched camp on the site formerly occupied by the First and Second Illinois. They were cheered Into camp by their brl- • gade comrades of the Seventh Illinois. A world's record was accomplished by 130 motor thicks, which carried the two regiments. The trip from San An- ' tonio to Eagle Pass and the complete loading of the trucks were accom- g,-f^ pllshed In 48 hours. The return tr'.p v also was made In 48 hours. Infantry fe,.; v on foot would have required 12 days. Camp Cleanup Commended. Complimentary statements on the manner In which the First Illinois brigade Is enforcing the most modern sanitary regulations were given by regular army officers. Capt. Campbell King, Inspector in­ structor assigned "to the brigade by Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston at Landa park, was frank In commenting on the cleanliness of the camp site after the Illinois troops marched outi "Things were cleaned up in better shape at Landa park than in any other camp the brigade has used," said the regular army officer to Col. Daniel Morlarty of the Seventh. "It was good work and according to the most ap­ proved sanitary regulations." Even the trenches around teats, the holes used for incinerators and every other depression was filled In before the camp was abandoned. Every arti­ cle of paper, Btray pieces of wood and like articles were combed away, either to be burned or hauled away to be buried. The task war done so thoroughly that anyone passing that way would have difficulty In telling the layout of the former camp of the First brigade. "Gunners" Plan Switch to Seventh. Recruits from the ranks of the Illi­ nois fl^id artillery'have been promised the Seventh Illinois Infantry. When Battery F, the "college" battery of the field artillery, hiked here to entrain for home, there were many unofficial visits made by its members to the Sev­ enth regiment. Several wished to stay here and Join the Seventh. Applications along this line, however, probably will be delayed until after the battery is mustered out. If a way to transfer can be found before the battery is mustered out, it Is probable that some of Its members will follow that course. Members of other batteries also have been heard to express a desire to get in the Chicago infantry regiment still on the border. One of the chief places of interest to the artilleryman has been tlie machine gun company of the Seventh. / A corporal, who volunteered to pol­ ish the boots of Maj. John Hoyneville NOTES OP THE GUARDS. of the Second, Jast before the regi­ ment left for the North, told -his supe­ rior officer oif Ills worries about his position at home. "Who do yot work tofT asked the major. • ~'""r y*- • •'For Charles Hoynevtlle," said the corporal, who didn't connect the name with that of the major. „ "Dont worry about your job, cor­ poral, "he is my brother," assured the major, who never bod qpefeea t^ ihe corporal before. - Cavalry Last to Leave. "The First Illinois cavalry may con­ sider itself lucky If It gets back to Chicago In time for Christmas dinner." This statement, made by an officer on thfc staff of Brigadier General Park­ er, sums up the opinions of regular army officers on the militia situation, "If we received orders tomorrow from the war department to send the sfate troops home, It would be impos­ sible to complete the movement before the middle of December. The First Illinois cavalry will probably be the last to go. We have 70,000 scattered along 100 miles of single tracked rail­ roads. The cars would have to be gath­ ered from every corner of the United States." There is talk of moving the troops In transports from Po|nt Isabel'" to New York and New Orleans, but there are many difficulties to be surmounted be­ fore this could be accomplished:. A significant fact regarding the stay of the Illinois cavalry Is the visit of Captain, Fair of General Funston's staff to Camp Parker. Captain Fair told Colonel Foreman he would send 200 wore horses to the regiment and the same number next week. If the regi­ ment was to be sent home soon the horses would not be sent, according to Colonel Foreman. Sergt. Fred L. Lippert passed safely through the crisis of his illness and Is reported out of danger by the post sur­ geons. Win Palo Alto Battle. Charging In the face of machine gun and rifle fire, the troops of the First Illinois cavalry fought a hot and dusty battle on the famous battlefield of Palo Alto and, true to the precedent set there In 1846 by. Gen. Zucliary Taylor In his fight against overwhelming Mex­ ican odds, came off victorious. The conditions of the fight were a duplicate of that battle of 70 years ago, only the Mexicans were Imaginary and the bullets were blanks. ' The maneuver was under the eyes of Cols. E., D. Helmick and J. D. L. Hartman of the regular army, who for two da£s have been inspecting the equipment and performance of the of­ ficers and enlisted men of the cavalry. Father O'Donnell for Chaplain. ~ Rev. John L. O'Donnell of Chicago has bgen recommended by Col. John J. Garrity to be chaplain of the Second regiment. Father O'Donnell volun­ teered before the regiment left Chica­ go. Colonel Garrity, who didn't know the clergyman before he nppeared at the armory, has had the matter under consideration ever since. He found that Father O'Donnell has had experi­ ence In this country and has traveled ove^ a good deal of it on horseback. Looked Like a Capitalist. Lieut. Arthur W. Reeble of Battery F, Illinois Field artillery, experienced a golden flow of money as a direct re­ sult of his Impatience for pay day. He received $18 on his first pay day from the government and got Impatient wait­ ing for the second pay day. He wired to his father In Chicago and received $100 by telegraphic order just as the paymaster handed him his second pay from the government. He looked like a capitalist to the others, even with their pay from the army. •. To Muster Out Militia. Springfield. --After Interviewing Mam'selle Rumor, Brig. Gen. D. Jack Foster, Col. Joseph' /B. Sanborn and a flock of majors, captains and so forth, of the First Illinois infantry, one has these comfits to lay before the pub­ lic; The First Illinois Infantry will be sent to Fort Sheridan this week, where the Second and Seventh will also assemble to be mustered out. The First will remain at Camp Lin­ coln until the arrival of the Second emd the Seventh, when the three regi­ ments will be mustered out together as a brigade unit 'the reader may take his choice of the two rumors. The militia officers Incline to the first rumor--that the First infantry will remain at Camp Lincoln until the Second and Seventh are In camp. , A continuation of the regular army program at San Antonio is mapped out, for the men of the First infan­ try. Garrison duty will be the order at Camp Lincoln. This In General Foster's opinion is the last touch to give the necessary regular army pol­ ish to the Dlinois Guardsmen. Maj. John V. Clinnln's battalioh ar­ rested eight regular army men who had deserted from San Antonio and tried to steal rides back to Spring­ field. The deserters will be turned I over to the regular army. A PROUD DAY FOR THEM Trumpeter George J. Kurth of the Second rieglment is quite certain that lie brushed away at least 100 yards of cactus that was In his path when "skirmish" order was given at a re­ cent inspection. The officer in charge gave the order and the men advanced as they would In battle, keeping close to the grouud. and shelter. "This is worse than the chlggers," said Kurth to Sergt. Elmer Ryan as he pulled the "stickers" from his clothing. "j couldn't resist the temptation to write that'25 years ago today we were married," wrote Capt. W. ¥. Hendron, adjutant of the First, to his wife on his anniversary, just when the regi­ ment was coming from a long and tire­ some hike. Others wanted rest, and Captain Hendron, no doubt, did, too, If such a thing is possible for an ad­ jutant. but he wrote home first. Schools tor officers will be one of the features of the stay of the First brigade at Landa park. The officers will he thoroughly reviewed in han­ dling their men in the barracks, In the Corporal Symes of Company M, First infantry, Is another soldier who has earned laurels in the wild "zoo of Leon Springs. Symes captured an armadilla and the queer armored crea­ ture has been adopted as mascot of Company M. f Capt. John A. Donovan, the senior captain of the Seventh regiment, has l»een appointed acting adjutant by Col. Daniel Morlarty. He will lake ihe place of Cupt. Thomas Octigan wlille the latter is on recruiting serv­ ice In Chicago. Several Mexican laborers with Amer­ ican aitny equipment were taken Into custody by Captain Dinet-n of the Sev­ enth regiment. The Mexicans said they had bought the equipment from soldiers. They were released after surrendering the property. The Seventh regiment band is ha pp.** because Paul Smith, its chief musician and leader for nine years, has proved to the satisfaction of the army that his efficiency Is not impaired becnusc he has false teeth. He was rejected at Springfield, but was later accepted and sent here. He was met by the bund CAM Step up and Um* •The Chair! MEAN MEN'S CLUB •tl-COAj BULGARS IN BIG DRIVE •• *: ; '• •' \ - - V;"'s' ; C*HlJf*#*UTftAKAH. KMJOO ROU­ MANIANS AND MUCH BOOTY. Bucharest in Great Peril as M*i*i fteu> ' ntanian Lirra of CommunicaMoa Is Threatened. - London, Sept. 8.--With more than 20,000 Roumanians captured by the Bulgar-Teutonlc forces which stormed Tutrakan and Its seven forts the In­ vasion of Roumania, which is now threatening Bucharest, and the sweep across Dubrudia to cut the main Rou­ manian line of communication with the Black sea port of Constanxa con­ tinues. The capture of Tutrakan la officially announced by Berlin and confirmed by Petrograd. While the outlook Is growing more serious for the Roumanians each hour on their southern border and along the entire Danube frontier, Bucharest makes no official comment upon that phase of the fighting, but claims con­ tinued victories In the Transylvanlan Invasion with the capture of Gyergyo- Ditro-Orsova pass on the northwestern frontier. The official Berlin report says: "German and Bulgarian troops have captured Tutrakan by storm. The number of prisoners taken, according to accounts already at hand, Is over 20,000, including two generals and more than 400 other officers. More than 100 guns were captured at Tut­ rakan by our forces. "An attack by Russians against the Bulgarian position at Debritch was repulsed." TOLD TO GUARD AMERICANS President Tells Mexicans U. 8. Prop­ erty Must Be Guaranteed Safety Before Peace Can Exist. Washington, Sept. 9.--Safety to American lives and property must be guaranteed and the border must be protected before peace betweeu Mexi­ co and the United States can exist, President Wilson told the Mexican members of the joint commission. Following the outlining of the ad­ ministration's stand, made by Secre­ tary of State Lansing at the commis­ sion's first formal meeting In New York Monday, President Wilson tele­ graphed the commission on Thursday his "expectation that its deliberations will be crowned with a success which will long cement the friendship be­ tween the two countries." Ills telegram was In answer to a telegraphic message of greetings from the commission. New London, Conn., Sept. 9.--The American and Mexican commissioners took a recess on Thursday to study thoroughly the data affecting the bor­ der situation. U. S. PROBE SINKING OF SHIP Americans Were on Board Vessel De­ stroyed While on Way to Glasgow. Washington, Sept 8.--A possible violation of Germany's submarine war­ fare pledge to this government was revealed when Consul John M. Mc- Cunn, at Glasgow, Scotland, cabled the state department that 28 Americans were on board the British steamer Kel- vina, which was "torpedoed or mined" and sunk near Glasgow ou Septem­ ber 2. SHIPPING BILL IS SIGNED President Puts His Name on Measure Authorizing Organization of Ship Corporations. Washington, Sept 9.--President Wil­ son signed the shipping bill on Thurs­ day. It authorizes government or­ ganization of a corporation or corpora­ tions with capitalization of not more than $50,000,000 to buy or lease ships and put them In trade if they cannot be leased for operation to private cap- itaL Flyer Killed in Crash. London, Sept. 12.--Flight Comman­ der Clarke was instantly killed while aeroplanlng over the eastern countries. His aeroplane collided with another machine In mi&lr and he was dashed to earth., *v"*- ' . Bars Luxurious in Apparel. Rome, Sept. 12.--An official, state­ ment given out here on Saturday says Minister of Industry and Labor Giu­ seppe De Nawa has ordered a decree forbidding excessive luxuries In femi­ nine apparel during the length'of war. ' 0 Hunt for Six Train Robbers. Douglas, Arls., Sept 0.--Six masked bandits, who on Wednesday held up the Golden State limited near Apache, 40 miles east of Douglas, are being trailed by a sheriff's posse. The at­ tempt was a complete failure. . t . v , „ ' .ii. I A ' . . -- - j f e • * , < T • U. 8. 8. Nevada Completes Trials. Washington, Sept. 9.--The super- dreadnuught Nevada, the newest and most powerful American warship, com­ missioned last March, has completed its final .acceptance trials and joined the Atlantic fleet at target practice. * ?T"< t "^s?" REVENUE Bill WINS • " " • • ' » ' - - -k?? • $206,000,000 IN ADDITION TO NOR­ MAL TAXES PROVIDED. TAKE FORT SUA GERMAN-BULGAR FORCjjt CAP. t .TORES STRONGHOLD NEAR ROUMANIAN CAPITAL. HEAVY LOSSES FOR ALLIES # Tariff Beair<d Is Saved--Inheritanee and Munition Levies New Fea* • tures of Measure*. Washington, Sept. 9.--The new reve­ nue bill, built on the demands for pre­ paredness against war and designed Jo raise $205,000,000 a year In addition to the normal amount, was passed on Thursday by congress. Total appropri­ ations were 51,637,583,GS2. The essen­ tial features of the revenue bill are: Increasing from 1 to 2 per cent the tax on the lowest taxable incomes. Be­ ginning at Incomes of $60,000, the tax of 3 per cent is levied and graduated up to 13 per'cent on Incomes exceeding $2,000,000 per annum. The additional tax Is to Include undistributed profits of corporations, joint stock companies or associations. Proceeds of life insur­ ance policies, farm loan securities and interests upon the obligations of the United States or a state are exempt from this tax. Increase from 1 to 2 per cent on the total net Income of corporations, joint Stock companies or associations or In­ surance companies organised In the United States. Thq exemption from this* tax Includes labor, agricultural and horticultural organisations, mu­ tual savings banks not having a cap­ ital stock represented by shares, fra­ ternal beneficial societies, domestic building and loan associations ui:d corporation banks organized and op­ erated for mutual purposes and with­ out profit, business, civil and religious leagues, clubs for pleasure, farmers' and other mutual fire Insurance com­ panies, Joint stock land banks. An Inheritance tax, new under the federal government, is laid as follows: Net estate not In excess of $50,000, 1 per cent; up to $150,000, 2 per cent; to $250,000, 3 per cent: to $450,000, 4 per cent; to $1,000,000. 5 per cent; to $2,- 0d0.000. 0 per cent; to $3,000,000, 7 per cent; to $4,000,000 8 per cent; to $5,000,000, 9 per cent; exceeding $5.* 000,000, 10 per cent ' v ' fr. -i'f j- AuiWlins Drive Foe Back Battle In Transylvania, But Are Forced to Retire to Former Positions :by Fierce ; Berlin, via London, Sept. 12.--•<MH- dal announcement was made on Sun­ day that the German and Bulgarian forces that are Invading Dobrudja, eastern Roumania, have captured the Roumanian capital. The «umouyaceu»ent follows; , '•..'li'-*," ..-"Vf-i ' "Silistria has fallen. ^ j t, "The Roumanians and tlOsltatts dur­ ing the last few days appear to have suffered very considerable losses. "South of Dorna-Watra (southern Bukowlna) oar troops came into touch with Roumanian forces." Silistria Is one of the line of Rou­ manian fortresses on the southern bank of the Danube. It is 25 miles northeast of Tutrakan, capture of which river post by the invaders was announced last week. Silistria Is considered the gateway to Bucharest. With its guns disposed of there are practically no more nat­ ural obstacles to the drive of the Teu­ tonic allies toward the Roumanian cap- itaL Another aerial attack on the Rou­ manian Black sea coast and on Rus- sltfh warships In these waters was announced officially as follows: "German seaplanes successfully dropped bombs on grain silos, oil tanks and the railroad station at Con- stanza, and also on the Russian naval forces in port. Notwithstanding a hostile counter action, all our planes returned undamaged." Vienna, via Iondon, Sept. 12.--After a battle along the road between Pe- troseny and Hatzeg, In lower Transyl­ vania, the invading Roumanian forces were driven back two and a half miles, the war office announced. The Roumanians then launched a new and strong nttnek against the southern wing of the Austrian forces, which was compelled to retire. 2 KILLED, 14 HURT IN CRASH fnteruqban Cars Collide Head-On Near Jackson, Mich.--Orders Misunderstood. ~ i * ' Jackson, Mich., Sept 11.--Two per­ sons were killed and fourteen injured, two seriously, on Friday In a head-on collision between two traction cars on the Michigan United Railway com* pany's lines at Rives Junction, too miles north of here. Misunderstanding of orders to the motormen Is believed to have caused the crash. The dead were identified as Emma Grlever of Buffalo, N. Y., and Rome Castle of! Lansing, Mich. The seriously Injured are: . George Bloss of Rives Junction and Wllmont Conover of Jackson, con­ ductor on the south-bound car. TELEGRAPHIC NOTES SalonlVi, Sept. 11.--The Greek garri­ son of Verria, an Important fortress west of Suiouikl, has Joined the revo­ lutionary movement and declared'Its Intention of joining the allies. Field Headquarters of American Pu­ nitive Expedition, Mexico (via Colum­ bus, N. M.), Sept. 11.--Gen. J. J. Per­ shing, commander of the punitive ex­ pedition, declared the report of a clash betweeu Villa followers and de­ tachments of United States soldiers near El Valle was "absolutely wlthbut foundation." New York, Sept. 8.--Following a mass meeting on Wednesday night of electric railway employees, a strike was voted on all subway and elevated lines of the Interborough Rapid Transit company, to go into effect im­ mediately, Scouts were sent from the meeting to notify employees on the sub­ way and elevated Unes that a strike had been called. Airship Shed Destroyed by Fire* Copenhagen. Sept. 12.--According tcx the Polltlken, an airship factory at Frankfort has been destroyed by fire. Four large Zeppelins, almost com­ pleted, and 15 aeroplanes were de­ stroyed. George Eastman Is Gaining, . Riga, N. D., Sept. 12.--George Bast* man, the Rochester, N. Y.. manufac­ turer, who underwent an operation for abscess here in his private car, spent a restful ulght and Is in no Immediate danger. Manila Road Sale Ratified. Manila, Sept. 11.--The sale of t^e Manila railroad to the Philippine gov­ ernment was ratified when a contract was signed by Gov. Gen. Francis Bur­ ton Harrison of the PPhlllpploes sod President Hlgglns of the railroad. German Elections Postponed. Amsterdam, Sept. 11.--The Tuegilche Rundschdu announces that the German government has decided that there shall be no general election during the war. The reichstag will pass a meas­ ure prolonging Its life until January. -**-"• • • • '^7^' • ; • . . GOLF TITLE TO 'CHICK* EVANS First Player in History to Land Both Crowns in the Same Season. Philadelphia,- Sept. 12.--Two men came out of the West, champions, and both from Chicago, to struggle* for the ribbon of the links in the final grapple at the Marion Cricket club on Satur­ day, and when the decisive putt had been laid so close to the cup on the fifteenth green as to leave no doubt as to the outcome, one of these two men, Charles Evans, Jr., had emerged champion of them all. "Chick" de­ throned Robert Gardner, last year's winner, 4 and 3, over the 36-hole route. Now Evans wears the double crown, amateur and open. Never before, either In this country or Great Britain, has the same man won both the ama­ teur and open title In the same season. Some few have landed both crowns, but never in the same year. Evans won the national open title at Minne­ apolis in June. v WILSON AT SUMMER HOME Pelitical Conferences Due This Week- First Vacation for President ^ This Year. 'E6ng Branch, N. j., Sept Presi­ dent Wilson began his first vacation of the year by laying plans for the "porch campaign" he wll conduct from Shadow Lawn." The president visited bis daughter, Mrs. William G. McAdoo, who is 111 at Spring Lake. He attend­ ed a theater performance here on Sat­ urday night. The president expects this week to get In active touch with the campnlgn. Vance McCormlck, chairman of the Democratic national committee, will come here early In the week to begin a series of political conferences. Secretary McAdoo dis­ cussed the campaign with Mr. Wilson In a general wuy. AITKEN WINS THREE RACES Peugeot Driver Captures Events of the Harv6st Auto Raoing Classio at Indianapolis. Indianapolis. Sept. 12.--John Altken, piloting Peugebt, won all three of the events of the Harvest auto racing classic on Saturday. He drove the last eight miles of the 100-mile event with a broken steering arm. Aitken led consistently throughout the race, except for a lap or two, with Ed­ die Rickenbacher a close second. The time was 1.07:05.04, an average of 89.44 miles an hour. ' Kills Self on Busy Corner. Chicago. Sept. 11,--Arthur EL Han­ son, Omuha, Neb., stole a revolver from Mounted Policeman Bursby ot Ran­ dolph and Dearborn streets and shot himself to death in front of hundreds who were on their way to work. Notify Danish Government. Washington, Sept.' 11.--Secretary of State Lansing formally notified the Danish government that the senate hud ratified the Danish-American treaty for the purchase of the Danish West Indies for $25,00,000. Allen Taken as Plotter. Sacramento, CaL, Sept. 9.--A. Ana- poll, a foreigner, was arrested on sus­ picion of having written letters to Gov­ ernor Johnson threatening to dynamite him if he did not deliver a large sup of money at a certain place. Lucy Chalmers Is Bride. Amsterdam, N. Y„ Sept. 9.--Mies Elizabeth Chalmers, daughter of Da­ vid Chalmers, head of a great knitting industry, and Walter B. Relslnger, grandson of the late Adolphus Buach, St. Louis brewer, were married here. ILLINOIS BREVITIES Bloomington.--Five hundred dele­ gates are here to attend the annual, convention of the German-American alliance of Illinois. Clayton.--The Gross feed mill was destroyed by fire. It will be rebuilt. The mill recently was purchased by Smith Brothers from Henry Gjross. Decatur.--Joy riders who stole the car of J. E. Cottle of El win rah the ma­ chine into a lake In Nelson park, where it wits found by the park custodian. Petersburg.--The three days' con­ vention of the Central Baptist asso­ ciation of Illinois has closed after hav­ ing attracted an unusually representa­ tive attendance. . . Dixon.--Hunter Howard, thirty, was killed instantly and Clyde Edward se­ riously injured when the auto in which they were rldinc vent over ah embahk- inent near Scarborough. Decatur.--Fireman Palmer of Cen- tralia Was killed and three other trainmen were iujured In. a head-on collision between two Illinois Central freight trains near Effingham. ! Aurori.--Harry L. Baker was elect­ ed secretary and treasurer of the Laundrymen of Northern Illinois at the convention held in Rockford. Thirty cities were represented. Peoria.--Opening of the kindergarten section Of the public schools here was delayed one month by action of the school board, as a precaution against an epidemic of lnfantih? paralysis. Freeport.--George Corman, seventy- two years old, wealthy farmer and Civil war veteran, was killed when, while walking on a railroad track, he failed to hear the approach of a train. Jacksonville. -- Believing that a rifle which she had picked up/ was a toy gun, Mrs. Oleta Camplin aimed the weapon at Charles Grannison and pulled the trigger. The bullet struck Grannison in the forehead, killing him instantly. Decatur.--City officials, local busi­ ness men and officials of the schools of Decatur and Mason county went to Springfield to protest against the order of the state board which put this coun­ ty in restricted area because of infan­ tile paralysis.. Mendota.--Tlje grade and-parochial schools of this city did not open here. The high-school students will have to have a physical examination. There are no infantile paralysis cases in this city, but the instructions of the states board of health will be obeyed. Monmouth.--Monmouth recently pur­ chased a motor police patrol and ad­ vertised for bids for the horses that have been In service. The highest bid was made by a horse buyer who was purchasing animals for war service. The police chief turned down the offer when he leagued where the animals were going. New Berlin.--The long-drawn-out question, for and against issuing bouds for the erection of the township high school, which has been the cause of much debate between residents of the district, was decided lu an election when the proposition authorizing bonds to the amount of $90,000 carried by a majority of 72. Galva.--Henry county oats averaged about forty, bushels to the acre^ accord­ ing to Reports received here. Oats around Galva ran about forty-five bush­ els to the acre, according to the state­ ment of John Miller, manager of the Farmers' Grain and Elevator company. Springfield.--The Illinois Methodist conference voted unanimously to accept the Invltution extended by the ministerial delegation from Cham­ paign and will hold Its 1917 conference in that city. The conference also adopted unanimously a resolution pro­ viding for the appointment of a com­ mittee of five to co-operate with the general committee in changing the con­ stitution in order to admit the Meth­ odist church South. Springfield.--Prophesying the big­ gest wave of prohibition sentiment in 1017 that ha$ ever "swept across the United States, the Illinois Methodist conference; It became known here, will undertake at Its ninety-fourth ses­ sion, to draft the greatest dry pro­ gram In the history of Illinois. In an effort to muke the fight against the liquor traffic of state-wide popularity, co-operation of every Protestant church will be sought. Chicago.--Wrecked twice on a train In which they passed 42 hours without food and with little sleep was the strenuous experience of about sev- enty-five young men, fifty of whom reside in Chicago, who returned from Plattsburg, N. Y., military training camp. The first wreck occurred at Dunkirk, 33 inlles west of Buffalo, when the Nickel Plate train, consisting of a day coach and three Pullmans,, struck a portion of track being re­ paired, and turned over. All the mili­ tary students escaped Injury. The .second accident occurred at Silver Creek, 15 miles from Dunkirk, when the car to which the belated passen­ gers were transferred, attached to train No. 5, was derailed. None was injured. Sycamore. -- Bloodhounds" trailed thieves who stole 1.000 pounds of cop­ per wire from the Genoa Electric company through several' small towns, iu which the thieves repeatedly failed to find a buyer for their loot. Finally the hounds led the officers to where thf thievex abandoned the copper. Freeport.--Mistaking, la the dark, a bottle containing carbolic acid for o$e he thought contained cough medicine, Harry Wilkey drank two swallows of the poison. On the way to a phy­ sician's office, six miles' distant the automobile In which he was being car­ ried. broke down. He will recover. La Salle.--Chicken thieves, who for several weeks raided coops on farms south of the nilnols river. In La Salle count}, recently have been operating north of the stream. James Mitchell, Fall River township, lost 125 fancy fowls. Fifty were taken from Ole Johnson and Nicholas Volke. '®; Alton.--Frank Boylf asked a strainer for a ride In his automobile and before he reached Alton the-ehance acquaintance had given the .i»r to Boyle ufter efforts to sell it to him had failed. It developed the auto had been stolen from Harry D. McCab«t of St. Louis. ROMANCE Of ROSS PRETTY LOVE STORY THAT Wmf-% 6AN WITH THE FL0WEK*, It Was Sallle That Gave the Young Couple an Excuse for Calling, But In a Short Time. * THey^ Needed No Excuee. ; - c'J Betty, the secretary ef our club, has had a pretty love story, relates the- . : J Chicago Tribune. It began In a rain­ storm. When the rain was pelting down its liveliest Betty came Into the; street from an elevated road station. At the bottom of the steps stood a boy selling flowers. He had only two roses left, glorious, half-blown pink ones. . "I'll have those roses, if y6u please," said Betty. And, "I'll have those roses, If you please," said another voice at : ,|*j ' the same time. The other voice be- "Jf longed to a man. He was a young , "1 man, and when Betty looked up and k he looked down, both smiled. Despite _ the dampness of his clothes the boy '5 smiled too. , - '^1 "Well," he said, "which yon IB " % goln' to have *em?" •' „ 5^ "You," said Betty. *Yott spoke j first." • '. , . \?fl "No, you. I think you did," said young man. . The boy, being a diplomat as well as. a flower seller, suggested thkt they , "divvy up."'*® J "Why not?" said the man. "I want my roses for a friend who is ill, and || she can't smell but one rose at a time, , now, can she?" - .• "I suppose not,"'said Betty. "I also want my roses for a friend who is 111. ^ add she can't smell but one rose at a time." • \f§ So they "divvied up." They left the station together, and since their w&ys J lay in the same direction, they walked^, together for three blocks. Presentlyf-^-tfj both turned into the same side street |g| and both stopped at the same house in | the middle of the block and both rang ^3 the bell of the same flat. " "Don't tell me It Is Sallle Miller that; .jf! you are bringing that rone' to," said - j| Betty Incredulously. N1 "Sure it is," said Betty. So they climbed the stairs together* . "Won't Sallle be surprised to see us. ' coming together?" said Betty. Salllia Was surprised. .. ^ "I didn't know that you two knew .* each other," she said. . "We don't--we didn't,** said Betty* ^ Then they told the story of the roses. "' ^ v Sallle liked the roses, but, being a * J? sympathetic soul, she liked the story J better. "I am so glad," she said. "Tou must both come again on Wednesday at this same time." ^ f | They went away together. Their talk was mostly of Sallie. Each said . V%f how wonderful It was that the other ," , knew Sallie. At the corner they sep> \ M arated. "I go this way," said Betty. "And I ^ that," said he. "I hope we will meet "'jm again--at Sallle's," he added. "O, yes, at Sallle's," said Betty. 3 Of course they met--at Sallie*k l| Their engagement is now six monthf old. They will be married soon. ' ' „ J ' 1 I Boggs and-Stewart Paid. * Harry Boggs, an accountant for th#* public service commission, recently was checking up the records of the Ander- , son municipal electric plant, at Ander* ,; son. A campaign was on in Anderson to raise money for a Y. M. C. A. build* ing. | Boggs was approached by commit* tees and asked to contribute. Finally: he signed a paper promising to pay $lt and opposite he placed the name of Charley Stewart, chief clerk of the commission. In whose office at the i statehouse Boggs has a desk. Boggs came home and waited developments. Soon Stewart was notified that his contribution to the Anderson Y. M. C, A. was due. He didn't say much, but apparently did a lot of thinking. The other day he caught Boggs in the offices as another "dun" came In. Stewart opened and read the "dun," which was more or less insistent in Its, tone. Then he walked over' t» .Bogg&t. . "Lend me a dollar, will you, Harry?" he asked. And Boggs dived Into his pocket an& produced the dollar. - "Now I'll just pay this bill for yo«»* said Stewart.--Indianapolis News.-,,^^- , ------ Georgia Fish Go on Spree^ V ' Walter Taylor, city clerk of Atlanta. Ga., declares that the fish in South river should have the attention of the Humane society. They are being gross­ ly mistreated by the city, since tho police began dumping "blind tiger" liquor in the sewers, he states. He said after a trip to the river with Oscar Cochran, manager of the city parks, that he found the fish la a maudlin condition, due to excessive use of alcohol. Most of theia,- were in a disgraceful state of intoxication, and the ones that were not were fighting to get their share. He says the river is rapidly becoming stocked with fish from farther down the stream, coming up to get a share of the liquid. And he adds that the Inhabitants of the region are trying to find some way to extract the alcohol without having to eat the fish, recognis­ ing that the two don't go well to* gether. \ Fertile Acre In City Limits. John S. Ware, secretary and tw» urer of the Cumberland Trust company and until recently deputy state treas­ urer , Is an enthusiast in track raising., \*i| and has a most productive acre of lands> ;^1|_ connected with his residence directly^; In Bridgeton. This year Mr. Ware hast ~ taken from this single acre over $1,0001 j! worth of produce, «.nd with the fall! and winter crops expects to make th« , ^ yield run up to $1,500. < Jt A quarter-acre has yielded J20O worth of onions, one-third of an acr* $800 worth of lettuce, and from asK o t h e r q u a r t e r - a c r e $ 1 5 0 w o r t h o f t o - , s s . ma toes have alr<»dy been sold. Mr.-.-j/C Ware will easily pick $500 worth off* 'V-A fall lettuce and celery. Th^ land 1st ^ Irrigated from the city water plant.- Bridgetoa Dispatch •3-'2rs