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110 PERSONS INJURED WHEN ZEPPELINS ATTACK LONDON :4-, : AT WIGHTS* ' *\<5, * 1 ^ V4 fr^, « * ' ' t V "• •» t' >" : " £ \ .iM. TWO AIRSHIPS SHOT DOWN Cnw^rpto Dirigible Killed and Vweftty-Two of Crew of the Seconc Were Captured--Many r Buildings .,.. AJT* Destroyed by Bombs. ** "* London, Sept. 26.---Twelve Zeppelins, which raided London and the south- east counties of England last night, >1^! killed 30 persons and injured 110 oth- *•£«/* - «?rs, according to a British official ki,j* statement issued here. Of the easual- »lties 28 men, women, and children were killed and 90 men. women and chil­ dren were Injured In the Metropolitan area of London. Two of the Zeppelin airships, both a new pattern, were shot'down In " • ;}fissex.' Hie crew of one was killed, but the crew of the other, consisting ^ «rf 22 men, was captured. Outside of the London district two ^persons were killed and 11 iiijrared in v|§f S^;®n East Midland town, and it Is feared , tthat two other bodies may he buried iC% .£xtn the ruins.. The missiles dropped by the hostile l ', - aircraft caused numerous fires and i- .(demolished or damaged a large number * iiof residences and stores in London. The casualties In the metropolitan area, according to an official compila­ tion, are as follows: Killed, men 17, women 8, children V: 8. Total, 28. •MP'• :* V Injared, men 45, women 37, children 17. Total. 99. - J/' Messages from correspondents at "•^ferious points between London and the Essex coast describe the delight COUNT APPONYI, AUSTRIAN DIP. LOMAT, EXPRESSES HIS FAITM • HI AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. •a# Of watchers when the first raiding air- V . -,$hip was brought down in flames about <• 1 one o'clock in the morning. . % People rushed from their houses to _ . r fK>ints of vantage when the sound of ^ , i " f^uns were heard and they watched the ig- / (airship as it proceeded eastward con­ stantly in the glare of concentrated Lsearehlights, with shells bursting •* > ' around it in such close proximity that *- watchers were convinced hits must have been scored. £ vj, - Suddenly there was a flash, then a ^,} hurst of flame and a storm of cheers ft'1"as the blazing airship descended slow­ ly, a huge ball of fire still outlined In the rays of the searchlights. BOMB DROPS NEAR HOOVER Leader of Belgian Relief Beside Man t Wettfttkd on a 8eized Dutch „ ( {"' "Mail Steamer. London, Sept. 26.--Hie Thatch mail "steamer Prins Hendrik, which was , j "* . seized by German naval forces while bound from Flushing for London and J taken into Zeebrugge, was in great danger when as the steamer was be­ ing escorted toward that port for the second time an entente allied aero­ plane dropped a bomb intended for a convoying German destroyer within twenty feet of the steamer. One Dutch passenger and two sailors were wounded. This is the story toll by passengers i - of the Prins Hendrik who have landed ;fe;.|i,ere. : i Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the ~i' American commission for Belgian re- * * lief, was standing beside the wounded dy - passenger and narrowly escaped In- yL ' Jury. The hull of the vessel was punctured in 23 places. ri EIGHT AUTOISTS ARE KILLED Four Itlinoisans Lose Lives When Ma­ rine Collides With Train In Indiana. fr* n Terre Haute, Ind., Septs 26.--Two men, one woman and a child were killed and another woman seriously injured on Sunday when their autorno- fjL , bile collided with a Vandalic. passen- ger train at 'Liggett Crossing. y ' The dead are Mr. and Mrs. Orla Lang, Fred B. Conley and his four- * year-old son, all of Charleston, III. Mrs. Conley was brought to a local hospital, where it was said she' prot>- ably would recover. It Is believed the brakes of the ao- « ' tomoblle failed. Van Wert, O.. Sept. 26.--Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Blnkley of Hume, Allen county, and two of their children were killed when a train struck their auto­ mobile near here on Sunday. Their two other children were seriously in- - STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT Regrets Failure of Foreign Minister to Appoint Successor to Discharged Ambassador to Washington--Looks to Services of Great Republic. London, Sept. 25.--Budapest papers received In London contain the fol­ lowing report of a statement made by Count Albert Apponyl in the Hunga- riatL parliament (p the course of a speech on the foreign policy of the government regarding the absence of the Austro-Huhgarian ambassador in Washington: It is on a of the failures o{ the for­ eign minister that he did not appoint an ambassador in place of the dis­ charged Austro-Hungarlan ambassa­ dor at Washington. We are all liv­ ing In hope that when at last peace comes and when the time arrives for a neutral power to offer her service'- it will be the great republic across the Atlantic as most fit for a work of such magnitude. "We all hope the United States ad­ ministration will take the affair in hand sooner or later when they deem it proper to do so, and we find our­ selves not even represented diplomat­ ically in a proper manner. MI know that certain steps or hints were offered on the part of the United States to the effect that the position of ambassador should be filled by the monarchy. In spite of this we have not moved, although th'e interests of the monarchy demand that we should have a reliable and able representative there." In Hungarian political circles It is rumored that should Count Apponyi himself be asked to accept the mis­ sion as ambassador to Washington he would not refuse to do so. wh/mm yi CHKMO EXAMINER ALLIES ROUTED, SAYS BERLIN Field Marshal Von Mackensen's En­ circling Movement Shattered • Line in Dobrudja. London, Sept. 25.--By one of the most brilliant coups in the present war. Field Marshal von Mackensen has turned what looked like over­ whelming defeat in the Dobrudja dis­ trict of Roumanla into a victory. Earlier dispatches declared Macken­ sen's forces were retreating before the onslaughts of the combined Russian and Roumanian forces, which had made a stand along the line from the port of Constanza, on the Black sea, to the Danube. The text of the Berlin statement is­ sued on Friday, follows: "In Dobrudja strong Roumanian forces attacked southwest of Topral Sari (14 miles southwest of Constan­ ta). By an encircling counter-attack by German-Bulgarian-Turklsh troops against the flank and rear of the ene­ my the Roumanians are being driven back in disorder. Bucharest officially stated that the invaders have been driven hack more than five miles and "are still In re­ treat." ^ SIX-CENT BREAD IN CHICAGO One Company First to Announce Price Increase Effective Thursday- Other Firms to Follow. Chicago, Sept. 23.--A new scale of bread prices for Chicago, predicted ever since the conference of the master bakers in this city more than a week ago, was announced on Thursday by one of the city's largest wholesalers, as effective next Thursday. September 28. A new size loaf, resembling the present five-cent loaf, will be put on the market, but will cost six cents. When the master bakers were in ses­ sion here they were advised by a law­ yer that they must not agree to raise the price of bread or they could be prosecuted under the anti-trust law, but that one firm might raise the price independently and others follow of their own volition. Other companies have Indicated their intention to fol­ low. v Big Fire in Minneapolis. Minneapolis, Minn., Se^t. 26,--Fire of undetermined origin practically de­ stroyed the three-story building occu­ pied by the Western Union Telegraph company. James Taylor, a colored porter, is iaissing. lie is believed to have been sleeping In the basement. BRITISH FREE 38 TEUTONS Civilians Seized From U. S. 8teamer «China in Far East Are Released. Washington, Sept. 23.--The state department was officially notified on :Frlday In a dispatch from Consul Gen­ eral Brlttaln at Sydney, of the release there of the 38 civilians of the Teu­ tonic powers who were seized Illegally while on board the American steamer China in the far East months ago, The release resulted from a strong protest by "the state department- to Great Britain. British Release U. S. Mail. ' London, Sept. 26.--(3ousul Genera Fkitnier succeeded In effecting the re- from the prize court of 1,200 packages of letter mail from the United States to belligerent countries seized on the steamship Helig Olav. r- fm isl. U. S. Airman Dies in France Winston-Salem, N, C\, Sept 20.--Klf- fen Yates Rockwell, a young American who has been serving with distinction in the French aero corps on the west­ ern battle front, wasl killed In a'flght with a German aircraft. U. 8. Gunners Set Record. Norfolk, Va„ Sept. 26.--Fifty-f<mr hits in 53 shots with 12-inch guns to said to be the record established by the battleship Florida in the Atlantic fleet's Individual target practice off the Virginia coast. BRITISH PU8H MILE INTO FOE'S LINE ON WEST FRONT--COM- BI^ES SURROUNOiO. i; SOMME DRIVE ON ' ~M5 U. S. Aids War Orphans. New York, Sept. 25.--Seventy thoa- sntid dollars has been raised In the United States for the Holland-Ameri­ can Home for Homeless BelglA Or­ phans, 1( was announced by Miss Hea- <irika Van Der Flier. Acrobat Leaps Under Train. New York, Sept. 26.--Louis Kelso Brennan, an acrobatic performer In leading vaudeville circuits under the name of Louis Kelso, threw himself in front of an express train in the lub- way and was ground to pieces. / Tire Blows; Driver Is Hurt, Keokuk, la., Sept. 25.--A bursted tire caused the accident in which Louis Corbellle, a driver, was injured in the 100-mlle automobile race at Macomb. Thomas Colemeyer, his mechanician, also was hurt. MANY HURT IN RIOTS PASSENGERS AND STRIKERS HURT IN NEW YORK STRIKE. . ^4d. • Several "Street Cars Completely1 Wrecked and a Score or More Are Arrested. New York, Sept. 22.-i-WIld rioting by strikers along routes where sur­ face cars were being operated on Wednesday kept the police In constant battles with strikers and their sympa­ thizers. Several cars were completely wrecked. A score or more of rioters were arrested. Others were sent to hos­ pitals or sought refuge in their homes, where broken heads caused by police sticks Avere mended. Flying squadrons of policemen In au­ tomobiles, detailed to circulate in pl;iin clothes through Fifty-ninth, Forty-sec­ ond and' One Hundred and Twenty- fifth streets; where cars were run, routed many attacking mobs of strik­ ers. The ferocity of the strikers eclipsed any previous attempts on their part to check traffic. Scores of passengers were more OT less injured by flying glass. ^ Bricks and bottles were hurled through car windows. Wherever pos­ sible motormen put on all speed when they espied waiting crowds of strikers and in this way escaped hand-to-hand eneonntti*. "v ' v-"'". VILLISTAS IN BIG RAID 'WASHINGTON HEARS BANDIT CAPTURED CHIHUAHUA CITY. GERMANS SINK A TRANSPORT Berlin Says Sutwnarine Torpedoed Ship Loaded With Troopa-- French Diver «Sunk. Berlin. Sept. 2T>.--^n enemy trans­ port. loaded wltti troops, was sunk In the Mediterranean on Sunday by a German submarine, the admiralty an­ nounced. An Austro-Hungarian naval aero­ plane in the southern Adriatic sank by means of bombs the French sub­ marine Foucaul. The entire crew of the submarine, comprising two officers and twenty-sevep men, were rescued and made prisoner by the naval aero­ plane mentioned and another. FRENCH WIN AT VERDUN ^offre's Men Take Several Hundred Yftrd* of Positions Near Thiaumont Work. London, Sept. 23.--The furious Ger­ man assault on the French lines north of the Somme had its echo on the great battlefield of Verdun on Thurs­ day. where -on the two hundred and thirteenth day of the battle the French renewed the combat with a drive which gained the;n several hun­ dred yards of German trenches. There were /two French attacks, one directed at Thiaumont and the other at the German positions in'the east­ ern part of Vaux-Chapitre woods. ^ New Tax Put on Belgium.* Amsterdam, Sept. 25.--The G«httnatls have introduced In Belgium new tuxa- tlon on bank notes. All buuk notes must be stamped with a special seal by the German authorities in return for a small fee on each note. Kaiser at the East Front. OojWnhagen. Sept. 2ft.--Kaiser Wl! helm has arrived at the Kovel front, according to advices received „ here, and It is believed that Von Hinden- burg Is nbout to Inaugurate a drive against the Russians. buti4& Baiid""iifitered State Capital and Held It for Sev­ eral Hour% Washington, Sept. 23.--Washington was amused on Thursday when it de­ ceived an account of Villa's raid on Chihuahua City last Saturday from Brigadier General Bell at HI Paso. According to General Bell, the tight was anything but a "glorious victory" for the Carrauzistus, as reports from Mexico City and Juarez indicated. General Bell says Villa captured a large supply of ammunition and inade a speech from the balcony of the gov­ ernor's palace after this and other buildings had been captured. Washington is wondering what ef­ fect, if any. General Bell's report will have on the negotiations of the joint United States-Mexico commission ^-: New London, Conn. t FRENCH FIGHT AT COMBLES Joffre's Men Capture Houses in skirts of Town--55,800 Gar* . mans Taken Captives. Out- London, Sept. 25.--North ot the Somme in the outskirts of Comhles the French forces captured strong­ ly defended houses from the Germans and took 100 men prisoner, three of them being officers, according to the French official communication. Tlie total number of prisoners tak­ en by the Franco-British troops since July 1. when the Somme offensive be­ gan, up to September 18, is more than 55,800, of whoin 34,000 were taken by the French troops." Berlin, via London. Sept. 23.-*-Ke- portlng military operations In France, the German official statement says: ••Western front--Apart from lively artillery and hand grenade engage­ ments on the Sointne and In the Meuse region, there is nothing to report." 250 RESCUED FROM STEAMER Ship In . Danger of Breaking Up on Mat^ra Rocks--Crew Taken Off 'isii-jk ff-.r---- iiV i • '1.. Cape Ifllzai>eth, Me., Sept! 2(?.---The toast wise steamer Bay State went ashore and Is in danger of .breaking, about a; mile to the westward of Two Lights, near here. The crew from the local coastguard station went to the, rescue. The Bay State carried 250 passen­ gers, all of whom were taken off by the reveitue cutter Os'sipee and three tugs. The steamer was abandoned on Sun­ day by "the last of Its crew. The steam­ er began to pound so heavily the men signaled the coastguard, who took off the 14 men in the breeches buoy. Villages of Morval, Lea Boeufs and Several Lines of German Trenchaa Taken by English--French ,f- : • Occupy Rancourt. Lpndon, Sept. 27.--'The British "troops have captured the villages of Marval and Les Boeufs, together with several lines of trenches on a six mile front between Cambles ami Martin- pulch, south of the Ancre river, says the official report from British head­ quarters issued here on Monday. This front was penetrated to a depth of more than a mile. Many prisoners Were taken, and heavy losses were inflicted oh the Ger­ mans In this renewal of the great drive on the Somme. The French also gained much ground.1 Paris, Sept, 27.--The French made another smashing inroad into 15 miles of the German'lines on the Somme front and the important base of Cosn- bles is practically surrounded. The town of itancourt was captured and Fregicourt was entered. They lie east and northeast of Combles re­ spectively. The attack swept the French more than half a mile east of the road from Rancourt to Peronne. -The assault*came after three days and nights of incessant bombardment of the German t trenches, miles of which were shredded Into shapeless masses of pulverized earth. Machine Gun Squad of ^the Firat Illi­ nois Cavalry Hike From Brown#, las , vIHe to Harlingen for TWf Weeks' Instruction. v , VENIZELOS FLEES IN BOAT Formed Greek Premier Picked Up at $£* by Merchant Ship--Will n Head Revolt, ;-1 Athens, Sept. 27, via London,--M. Venlzelos, the former premier, left Athens at five o'clock Monday morn­ ing. The merchant ship Hesperia picked him up from a boat in the open sea. -"*v _• It Ik said that J& ^Venlzelos will first visit Crete and then proceed to Salonika i (The Inference front the above dis­ patch Is that M. Venlzelos was forced to flee from Athens secretly In order to carry out his plans for a revolu­ tion which would put Greece Into the war on the side of the allies. The fact that he was obliged to put to sea In an open boat reveals that the king still controls Athens, though adher­ ents of Venlzelos • have seized control In most of the country except where the Germans and Bulgarian^ have military power.) Thirty thousand armed Cretans now control Crete in behalf of Venl­ zelos. They have turned over all gov­ ernment buildings to the * leaders of the separatist, movement. Many of Venlzelos' most ardent supporters have been urging Mm to end the situation at Athens by over­ throwing the king. The complete success of the revolu­ tionists on the Island of Crete is said to have inspired him to-Immediate action. BUSINESS MEN HEAR WILSON Teutons Take British Ship. --Berlin, Sept. 26.--The British ship Colchestlr, displacing 1,20«) tons aivl owned by the Greater Eastern com­ pany, was captured by German war­ ships and brought into Zeebrugge, it was announced here. Civil War Veteran Dies. * Richmond. Va., Sept. 25.--Capt. Maxwell, eighty^four, is dead here. During the Civil war he placed an infernal machine In a fleet of gun- boats, destroying three and kliitai 400 ibfO. German Leaders to Confer. Berlin, Sept. 25.--The reichstag, which is to be reopened Thursday, will he preceded in the course ot the next few days by confidential conferences I between Gottlieb von Jafow and pacts' leaders. Bacon Concedes His Defeat. New York, Sept. 28.--Robert;* Bacon conceded his defeat by William M. Calder for * the Republican United States sectorial nomination at Tues­ day's primaries, lie then offered his services to Hughes. ffc- Olfer to Wed Wins Verdict Macon,, Ga., Sept. 23.--Charles Mil­ ler effectively defended a $20,000 breach of promise suit brought against him by Miss Lucretia Caserio by the simple method of offering to narry the wormian In court. She declined. V <' r ' ' • '"Z y , Sails to Nurse War Victim* New York, Sept. 20.--Mrs. William Ellis Corey sailed for Paris. She will resume her Red Cross work with the American ambulance and will care for con wounded soldiers in her chateau in Paris. New Son for U. 8., Minister. Peking, Sept. 23.--A son was bora to the wife of Dr. Paul Samuel llelnsch. United States minister to China. Mrs. Relnsch before/ her mar­ riage was Miss Alma Moser of Ash' land. Wis. Shoots Father and Mother. Chicago. Sept. 23.--In a fit of aiv< ger because his supper did not please liiri, William Schuetz shot bpth his father and mother, Mr. aud Mrs. Kas- per Schuetz. Surgeons say Mrs. Schuetz probably will die. President in Address to Grain Dealers at Baltimore 8ays New Trade Era Is Open fo U, 8. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 27,--President Wilson delivered a speech almost de­ void of politics before the National Grain Dealers^ convention here on Monday. Discussing ways In which American commerce can be expended, he told an audience of 3,8c J people that through the new tariff commission, the trade commission, the federal re­ serve act, the shlpping blll and similar measures he expected business men in this country to open up a new era for the nation. "The purpose of legislation-In the Immediate future In this country," Mr. Wilson declared, "is going to be tb r6r move all Ingenious constructions and make it perfectly clear what the lib­ erties as well as what the restrictions of trade are in this country." PROMOTION FOR PERSHING Commander of U. S. Force in Mexico Will Be Made a Major General Sooru . Washington, Sept. 27. -- Secretary Baker announced on Monday that the president would nominate Brigadier General Pershing, commander of the American expeditionary forces in Mex­ ico, to be a major general to fill the vacancy created by the death of Ifajor General Mills. French Liner Escapes Diver. Marseilles, Sept. 27:--The* French Mediterranean liner Caucase, 4,126 tons, was brought- safely Into port after befng chased and fired, upon by <e Teutonic submarine. The passengers were ready to take to the bq|6ts. Big Gain In Postal Deposits. Washington, Sept. 27.--Deposits la postal savings bank^ in August In­ creased nearly $.*5,000,<000, the largest monthly gain since the system was established. September 1 a total ot 021,000 depositors had $94,000,000. "8weetheart Ship" in Port. New York, Sept. 27.--The Anchor liner California, which arrived herfe, could well be termed the "sweetheart ship." On board the vessel were 23 Scotch and one Irish brides-to-b*. They wer<» met by their fiances. ' German Ship Makes Escape. Amsterdam, Sept 27.--The Tete- graaf reports that the German steam­ ship Septime, interned since the out­ break of the war, escaped from a Dutch port Saturday displaced 1,334 tons. IT1M8 OF GENERAL STATE IN* TERE8T FRESH FROM THE t : TELEGRAPH. MACHINE GUN TROOP ON HIKE Brownsville, Tex.--The First Illinois cuvalry machine gun troop took the long trail again and marched over­ land to Harlingen for a two weeks' in­ struction in the manipulation of the Lewis machine gun and a course of the target range. Four sergeants from the First cav­ alry have been elevated to the rank of second lieutenants and will doh the gold hat cord some time this week. The commissions of the four men have been sigued and forwarded by Gov­ ernor Dunn. Those promoted are: Walter Neibuhr, Walter Bees, John Rhoades, Tfiomas Cochrane and Leroy T. Boylun. - With Villa again active there is lit­ tle likelihood of any of the militia/ especially militia cavalry being sent home. "If things keep getting worse across the river we don't want to go home," said Col. Milton J. Foreman. Quirfcy.--County sufierlntendent of Highways Boyer has received from Knox couuty a request for information upon the matter of* organizing the county for the purpose of voting bonds for highway building. Knox county's advent Into the good roads field brings the total of Illinois counties actively i*«inp»ifgninsr for irood roads by the bonding system up to 30. Vermilion uouni.v is iai* jtn me lead of ail others in voting road bonds. Moninouth. -- After htccuplrig Since since June 7, Mrs. Ralph Dunbar of Monmouth is enjoying complete rest. She was seized with an attack of hic­ cups early in May and after several dtiys the trouble ceased. On June 7 the cough returned and since that time she has been hiccuping at the rate of 50 il minute. The removal of a small growth near the appendix re­ lieved the woman of the suffering. Freeport.--For the purpose of ob­ taining data In Its ^'safety first" cam­ paign, the Illinois Central railroad found 51 per cent of all who passed over a crossing In one day looked nei­ ther to the right nor to the left before stepping or driving onto the tracks, 34 per cent looked in one direction as a precaution. The others obeyed the rule, "Stop, look, listen!"- Springfield.--The federal farm loan board, headed by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, heard Springfield's plea for one of the twelve new "farm loan banks. Prominent farmers from central and eastern Ilhnois appeared before the board. After the hearing tl»e( board was entertained at luncheon by the Springfield Commercial asso­ ciation. Dixon.---Lorndo Taft, Chicago art­ ist, has been asked to make a design for a marker for the site of the block­ house, used in the time of the Black Hawk war, whore Abraham Lincoln, Zachary Taylor, Jefferson Davis and other noted men often conferred. The Daughters of the American Revolu­ tion will provide the marker. Attica.--That her entire family, with the exception of one brother, who is wounded seriously,, has been extermi­ nated, was the word received hi" Mrs. John Metzger. Five brothers In the German army weire killed. Her aged parents and another brother, refugees when the Russians invaded eastern Germany, were killed. Little;-, Rock.--The -first National bank is closing Its business prepara­ tory to taking out an Illinois state bank charter. The institution is among- the very few in the couutry to depart from the ranks of national banks and gives as its reason, It Is too expensive to continue under the federal reserve banking law. St. Charles.--The St. Charles State School for Boys will Issue a special edition of the Boy Agriculturist, the official puldication written, edHed, printed and bound at the school print­ ing shop. The purpose of the edition is to give the public Correct informa­ tion about the school. Danville.--The 1017 session of the International Brick and Clay Workers will be bekl in Murphystyoro. Spring­ field made u bid for the meeting. The organization adopted a resolution to stand Abatk of the Brazil (Ind.) strik­ ers. Rockford.--The city con mil voted to iuerease ^he compensation of al­ dermen* from $3 per meeting to $5 per meeting. \Ati effort to make the sal­ ary 510 for each session failed. Galesburg.--The body of Miss Emma Larkin of Moline Vas found beside the railway tracks near Biggsville. Her skull was crushed and one leg. was broken. 1'eorla.--Payment for orders for war alcohol is responsible for an Increase of $25,601,408 in bank clearings for the first eight months of lwlO. Distillers have shipped vast quantities of de­ natured alcohol ifor use in making pow­ der. Peoria bank clearings for the first eight months of 1010 amounted to $120,714,024. BlrA>r iington.--Returning home from a funeral where he had served as a member of the choir, Oliver J. Mar­ shall, a wealthy retired farmer of near Gibson City, was killed hy au Illinois Central train when his automobile was struck when crossing the tracks. Springfield.--A telegram was sent to the interstate commerce commission at Washington by the state public utili­ ties commission demanding the release of freight cars sent east and held there by eastern roads. This Is the first step in a campalgL by the state commistilof^'Yo relieve the serious car shortage existing in this state. Rockford.--The Garden club, in an effort to rout the tussuck moth, which has attacked trees and shrubbery, has offered a cash prize to tbe person who brings to the club's headquarters on September .20 llie eggs taken front trees i TO OPERATION Cnredby Lydit i V< Compound A' * * \ Das Moines, Iowa.- FOOT yean an I was very sick and my life was nearly meat. The doctor# stated pii «i|| llli that I would never get well with­ out an operation and that without it I would not live ««t year. 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The speaker was Representative Gardner of Massachusetts^ He con­ tinued : "Yes, before this splendid Ideal tito soft and selfish citizen is like the farm boarder. "'I guess,* the farmer said to his new boarder from the city, 'I guess ye won't want to get up very eprly la the morning, hey?* " 'No, by heck!' said the city chap with a laugh; I think I'd prefer to sleep late.' , " 'All right,' said the farmer. that case, then, we won't have break­ fast till 4:80 a. m."--Washington Star. Decimal system for England. According to the British and Colo­ nial Printer and Stationer, there lsi now a.'s well-organized movement in. Great Britain to secure the Immdlate adoption in that country of the deci­ mal system of coinage and weights and measures. ' The handicap in securing new £or* elgn trade, with nine-tenths of the world on the decimal basis, is the prime argument in the propaganda, and It Is pointed out that in the even keener trade competition after the war this added handicap may prove ruln- Briefly Explained. ' "Why have .vou named thi§ corn,the Jack-rabbit variety?" "Long ears." * Brightens One Up There is something about Grape-Nuts food that bright­ ens one up, infant or adult* both physically and mentally. What »it> $ H ' . " * . ' " " J . . $ Just its 'Ihrrlk and the nutriment of whole wheat and barley, including their wonderful body and nerve building mineral el©" mentsl i A crisp, ready-to-eat with a mild sweetness all ita own; distinctive, delicious, satisfying-- r Grape-Nuts ^ "There's a Reason" v?*, . ' d "' •*' •- -V