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McHENRY FLA.IHDEA.1JBR, McHENRT, HA. ' ' • ' * • ' - : i • > . * ; • ; - J - - .'7* "A: Q •*»** orr 4 How one sectton of the German line was taken by the French in a recent advance on the western front "hKR&CKcryTzz&J CAXHgnivu, -ir /*as QZT$ or r&£jiojri3£Aiftt*2r/, UXT £ui?apj*̂ « fH T IS late in the afternoon, u compara­ tive calm Is Y)ver the sector, so that a dull boomihg of cannonading far over on the left can be heard. Through the sector among the thousands of soldiers is a note of expectancy. They are quieter than usual. Suddenly from near the village- In thp rear come several sharp reports In quick succession from a battery. There are several answering booms farther away: Immediately more" reports nearer at hand, and instantly it is followed by a crash and tear of sound. The first impression is that the town is being blown up in a bomhardment. Few have ever heard anything like It. The soldiers look at each other. "It is the- attack beginning," they say. Later' t h e y g e t t h e i r o r d e r s . . ' . * In a smaller town nearer the trenches, where there is even more artillery, the noise is still great­ er. By the sound there seems to be a gun to every few square feet, one thinks when thinking is possible. The scream of the shells passing over from bntteries In the rear is drowned in this din. It Is an inferno of ear-splitting noise. In the trenches the few soldiers cower in the dugouts. Heaps of debris fall about them. To them the noise of the guns in the rear is drowned in the crash of hundreds of shells bursting in the Germans' trenches before them and the shrieks of the shells as they tear above them in the air faster than sound in such numbers that the noise is in­ describable. Where the enemy's trenches are is now a continuous mass of spouting dirt that shuts out everything. The whole German line .here is be­ ing beaten to pieces^ Few of the soldiers have ever experienced any­ thing like this. The trenches of the Germans are but 400 feet away. Now and then a shell falling short of its range comes near the French trenches or tears into them, but with the innumerable shells now tearing about it cannot be helped. The Germans, taken by surprise, do not reply until some time later. They open up their own artillery little by little. Their guns, is seems; are aimed at the batteries of the French they know, for few of the shells fall about the trenches. But it Is nothing to the madness of the fire they are fighting against. / Some of the French guns are aimed at the Ger­ man batteries and an artillery duel is on. The Ger­ man guns are outnumbered. Other French guns are firing on the roads of the enemy to prevent troops and supplies from being hastened up. •nd now in the rear of the French lines-^-no- body seems to know where they are coming from, where they have been concealed all this time--still other guns of all sizes are being rushed up. They tear through the amazed villages drawn by wild steeds maddened by the drivers. Efforts of spies are now in vain. 1 The line bearing assorted equipment has ceased in a measure. Instead are the gnns and the heavy, skidding caissons bearing ammunition. Darkness falls and the whole countryside is covered with flashes. It is Impossible to distinguish sound from sound, but the flashes dart out from everywhere like summer lightning. More guns are 'being rushed up, an increased number of ammunition wagons, and troops--countless numbers. The terrific cannonading continues all night. Soldiers, who are abie, sleep In dozes. Morning breaks. The soldiers nearer the front begin to march up. As soldiers enter the rear towns those who were there, equipment ready and waiting, go forward. As the men march they frequently turn off into the fields along the road to avoid the guns and wagons thundering by. As f$r as one can see the whole road, ahead and behind, is a compact mass of troops--marching up. , The Germans are now shelling the roads at many places. At first the shells fall among them. There are the usual scenes of the dead, torn up in every manner, while the chaplaln-p&ests, facing the almost certain death of their lot, are seen through little clearings in the thick clouds of chok­ ing smoke rushing about, some themselves wound­ ed, helping those asking for aid. At these points the soldiers' following turn off from the road, take to the fields or other roads until they are past. By this means the Germans, knowing what is coming, are making desperate efforts to stop the onrush of troops by shelling the roads. The gigantic shotgun charges of their shrapnel break over the heads of the soldiers, while many are torn to bits by the concussion shells crashing into the road among them. The soldiers then take roundabout courses. Most of them are getting through. Past the last town, where the road terminates because it has been.blown into nothing, it soon be­ comes impossible for the soldiers to march along in masses. They scatter over the ground on their way onward. The terrific bombardment of their own side continues without letup. Also German shells fall over all the land here and it Is a question of which of the soldiers will get through. From be­ hind come such numbers of troops that there seems to be no end to them. With a legion ahead and an endless number be­ hind, we enter the ditch and cohtlnue our way, now in single file, for there, is not enough room for two to walk abreast. As we proceed the' trenches get deeper and deeper and soon our heads are below the surface of the groOnd. Casualties are lessened now. Shells contlnue'to burst about, even in greater numbers than in the , land we have left. But the most of the shells tear up columns of earth about, but above us. Because the ditches we are traveling in are so nar­ row few shells explode there and now for the most part the men are caught only by the debris, that in some places partly buries them. There seems to be no end to the trenches that branch off, continue to separate until they enter a region of trench network. The detachment I am " With receives orders which of the boyaux (the com­ munication trenches) to take as we proceed. Now we move forward slowly, frequently crouch under the fall of the dirt, stones and things and cringe against the all-penetrating tear, the mighty explo­ sions of the shells near us and the shrieks of others passing overhead. As we approach the first line the confusion of noise of the batteries pounding away behind lessens in sharpness, takes on more of a roar, a regular working as though of some gigantic machine, grows less harsh and a new confusion in front begins to grip the senses. One sees nothing except occasionally when he opens his eyes for a brief peflod to see the direc­ tion, the geysers of spouting ground about them and out above In front. Eyes closed and head low­ ered, he feels his way, the same as the man before him and the one behind htm. Suddenly one bumps into the man in front and comes to a stop. As soon as one is able he opens his eyes arid sees everyone In front has come to a halt. They are near the first line, the man in front shouts. Soldiers thickly crowd the trench In front as far as he can see. Other soldiers, still coming up, also come to a halt, soon filling up the trench in behind. One feels himself to be part of a tightly jammed mass of men cowering there in the trenches under the spouting of the land about them, debris falling over all. They are standing by their rifles, fixing on them their bayonets, all carrying their full equip­ ment--ready. There is a strange grimness among those stand­ ing there. No one in the crowded mass of men tries to speak. The din seems more than a human being is uble to stand. One feels like jumping over the trenches and, regardless of anything, rushing blindly on. Anything but the strain of this, he thinks, action and more action. He n^ver before thought he could be capable of so much action. What is coming, let it happen quickly, he thinks. Head lowered and eyes closed, one's thoughts pierce the masses of flying things that look like clouds out there In front, picturing a scene as he last knew it--his home, his town and the people he had grown up with, away, off on the other side of that. He wondered what has become of them and he wonders whether he will ever know. Still they wait, minute after minute, while in one's bewildered senses-It seems as though many hours are passing. No wounded are being passed along on their way back. The younger men are wondering why. They are probably being taken back in another trench reserved for them and for messengers also. Then suddenly, possibly within the space of only a few seconds, there seems to be sudden qul^t. It is the first cessation in a bombardment^ of their guns that has lasted almost 20 hours. It is a com­ parative quiet,'a tranquil period to the confused senses of the beings there; at other times some might call It a terrific racket. For just now they do not hear the shells of the Germans crashing "above them. It is thus for only a brief period. As suddenly grows a new confusion in front. At • first it sounds like a murmur, a babble of many voices. They turn out to be shrieks. The order has been given to jump out and advance. They come from men delirious in a frantic haste to rush on after the strain of it. As the men in front jump out and nish along in advance, rifles held almost at arm's length, with the bayonets in the dim smoke clouds sticking out In front, the other crowds back in the trenches rush out to fill their places and in turn jump out and rush on. It is all done as quickly as possible; there is no times lost and hardly' a motion. And while the mass of frenzied men rush on to­ ward the trenches of the Germans, falling by scores, whole groups of them turn this way and that as the Germans concentrate their fire among them, others keep filling in from the rear. There is no end to their number, apparently. The entire rear Is now packed with men and more men, while behind them are stlU more men--men without num­ ber. "There will he a signal when you get out there," • we are told. "It is an order to fall on your faces. Fall on them! No time to lose."1 The men who first leaped out and started to rush along fell in another way long ago--It was but several seconds or so--And the ranks behind them In turn dissolved. Still others came on and now the first of the advancing mass are at the first trenches of the Germans. Comes the signal. Suddenly in the frenzy men cease to leap from the trenches, while the advanc­ ing ranks rushing blindly on fall flat. Almost at the same instant, possibly a couple of seconds later, to the men lying there conies a noise that is even greater than the crash of a few minutes before. But it is hardly perceptible, for the senses, work­ ing at capacity, cannot grasp it all. It is the French guns opening Up again. They are tearing out a way for the Infantry, tearing away what humanity is left In the second and third line trenches. Even during the previous hours of bombardment the Germans tried to keep these in some semblance of holes. There cannot be many beings left in them,' but re-enforcements probably are coming up. A few seconds later the gunfire of the French again ceases a$ though by magic. Immediately the soldiers jump to their feet and again rush on. They pass over the flrst line of German trenches, reach the second* line and on to the third line. Another signal, a loud shouting and they again fall down. The guns open up again. This time the guns pound away on German works farther In the rear. They stop again and the troops dash on. Every man knows his place In the drive and every body of men. When one man falls another Is there to do what he was doing. The soldiers feel the success of It by this time. They are instilled with enthusiasm, the wild joy of victory. Shells fall among the advancing hordes, hut in the wild din just passed those who escape hardly know it. Now there are fewer guns firing on the German side. Others of the French artillery, when not fir­ ing at places ahead of the advancing soldiers, quickly change their range to the batteries. The French have now passed the flrst four lines of regular trenches and are running over the net­ work of connecting trenches. Masses of Germans are in these. Terrified by what they have been , through, few show resistance. It is useless. The French soldiers continue to advance, charging --when resistance is offered, delirious with the wine of a successful drive. They do the feats of super-1 beings and are unaware of it. • ; » • * , ' * * • Hours later, after It has ceased and tfie lines are again deadlocked, soldiers In the towns of the old sector gather in groups around the bulletin boards where is posted the brief official communique. The soldiers standing around reading are new troops. They are on their way to the trenches. Ambulances still rush up from the rear and back again, catching up with the work. The masses of prisoners are already on their way southward. included In the number taken was a detachment, a crowd of 70 men who were all that remained of several hundred German soldiers. They were caught In a trench and unable to es­ cape during the terrible bombardment, explain the few able to think coherently. Retreat hud been cut off by shells falling behind them. Of the number yet alive are maniacs--men who are raving violently. .They are imitating the noises of shells and the motions of men struck .by them.-- William T. Murtin, in New York Sun. The Human Butterscotch' Feeling that nn alcohol rub would make him feel better, a South Side man snooped about the cupboard un­ til he came across a bottle which seemed to contain the liquor lor which he was looking. Reassuring himself with a sniff at the contents, the man went up to the family bathroom, bathed himself thor­ oughly witti the Uffloor and went to sleep. - U ' *%*• .aft That night he dreamed fce was a hig all-day sucker, and that he was being displayed in the window of a candy store. lie finally awakened to find himself wrapped up In a sheet feeling like fresh butterscotch. y , < "What in the world la the matter?" his wife inquired. "I believe I am Oil stack a*" was •the reply. "What in the world have you been d o i n g ? " _ - _ i ( , "Rubbing myself tall over with alcO- hoL" "Where did you get the alcohol? "In a bottle on the flrst shelf of th cupboard. The wife lauded hysterically. "No wonder you are stuck up," she said; "that bottle had alcohol in it all right, but It was made into a sirup with rock candy to be used as a cough medicine."--YOungstown Telegram. The River of Life. AH life is lived in running liquid wa­ ter. If the flow ceases, the life stag­ nates and shortly dies. This rule Is absolute, declares Doc- or-Saleeby in the Youth's Companion. The driest seeds or spores of microbes, or those most minute objects that no microscope can reveal and no filter re­ tain. may survive, with all their malig­ nant possibilities, for months or even decades of years. But it is only when they get into a stream of water that they can really live and multiply. THE FRENCH HEEL " IS IN DANGER f * Illinois Legislator Offers Bill That Would Forbid Sale of High- Heeled Shoes. FAIR TO GET FUNDS k Money Voted for'rie'eded Repairs and tO Build Subway Tracks to Re- li$v^ the Traffic Conditions * '̂ 'r:u at the Gates.: ; Springfield.--Women of Illinois are in danger of being compelled to aban­ don tiie high-heeled shoe, and return to the sort of footwear 'of their great- grandmothers, 'Representative Kirby of Petersburg is the man who is caus­ ing the trouble. He has voiced his sentiments against the high-heeled shoe for women in legislative hnlUC and the outcome is patiently awaited. His bill provides that it shall be un­ lawful for boot and shoe dealers to sell shoes with heel>5 which are more than one and three-eighth Indies in height. It provides that violators of the proposed law shall be subjected to a fine of $30 for the first offense; if he repeats the fine shall be $100 and. the third pair of shoes of the hlgh- heeled variety shall cost the manufac­ turer $200 and costs. Representative Kirby Is a resident of Petersburg, Menard county. The measure went to the committee on li­ cense and miscellany for consideration. There was laughter and applause when the bill was read by title and referred to the committee by order of Speaker Shanahan. Money for 8tate Fair. Forty-five thousand dollars for im­ provements nt the Illinois state fair grounds are included in the agricul­ tural appropriation bill which passed the house by a vote of 112 to.l. The measure goes to the senate for con­ sideration. By the provisions of the measure, general repairs on the grand stand and in the coliseum, a subway under the tracks to allow the parking of cars in the paddock, and the construction of a Lincoln cabin for housing relics are proposed. The seats of the coliseum are to be rebuilt, at u cost of $5,000 and in addition $10,000 is to be spent in enlarging the grand stand. The plan to construct a Lincoln cabin has bien approved by the state board of agri­ culture. A large number of relics will be shown in the building centennial year. The estimated cost of the struc­ ture is $5,000. The cost of construct­ ing a subway under the track is $25,- 000. The plan would relieve traffic conditions withiu the grounds. All vehicles could be parked in the pad­ dock on - the north side of the race track. The total amount of the bill ap­ proved by the house, which provides for office expenses of the board of agriculture, and for the salary of of­ fice attaches is $187,755. ^ Defense Bill Passed. War measures played a prominent part in the proceedings of the Illinois general assembly. The senate passed Governor Lowden's state defense bill without a dissenting vote, and it was sent to the house, where it was sub­ stituted for a similar measure and ad­ vanced to third reading without refer­ ence. - , 1 The senate received , the military code revision bill, which has been passed by the house, and it was re­ ferred to the judiciary committee, and will be given consideration soon. The bill gives the governor the right to fill vacancies in the state guard, and the board of health Is empowered to cre­ ate u half mile sanitary zone around military camps. Appropriation bills for $26,950, of­ fered by Senator Wendling, and which have been. approved by the house, wore passed,. They provide for im­ proving state arsenals. One item In the bill is for $10,000 for reflooring and placing a new roof on the local armory. The contingent expense bill of $452,914, for the Illinois National Guard was passed. Important Bills Passed. Among the important bills passed by the senate are: House bill 610, appropriating $100,- 000 per year for county fairs and oth­ er agricultural societies. Senate bill 420, by Senator Cllffe, providing for voting on the question of the free transportation of school children. Senate bill 129, by Senator Barbour, forbidding indecent plays and exhibi­ tions. House bill 40, by Representative Wager, prohibiting county and probate judges from acting as attorneys for Administrators in their own courts. Request From Secretary Baker. In a communication from Secretary of War Baker to Governor Lowden the state legislature is asked to confer upon the government power to suspend restrictive measures relating to labor and industries for the war, should the national council of defense deem it Wf S6« Tim communication was sent to the state senate by the gdver,nor and It . was referred to the executive commit­ tee. where it will be acted upon. The bill is in line with resolutions recently adopted by the national coun­ cil. Complete Co-Operation Asked. Complete co-operation between the several states and the national govern­ ment is Essential to a proper prose­ cution of the war. It Is declared, and assemblies are asked not to change any regulatory laws relating to labor or industries without the approval'of the national council. Just before this communication «vas received the senate advanced from sec­ ond to third reading the Turnbaugh bill which establishes a state council of defense to co-operate with the na­ tional council. „ This Is the measure "ipqroved by the governor. Home Rule Hangs Ffre. Chicago must furnish a convincing demonstration that itsf citizens wa* home rule in the regulation of public utilities before the present legislature will take acti6n. Legislative leaders are agreed that unless they find a greater unanimity of opinion than in the past among inembers of - the Chicago city council hnd city officials efforts to obtain the passage of a home rule bill will be futile. It is essential, according to those familiar with the situation, that there be no conflict of opinion among spokes­ men for the city as to what particular |>rand of home rule--whether "con­ trolled by the council or by a city com­ mission--is desire! Up to date not & single step toward the passage of a. home rule bill has been taken in either house. Neither Senator Dalley, chairman of the sen­ ate utilitles.cominittee, nor Representa­ tive Brinkman, chairman of the house utilities committee, had had a request for a hearing. In the absence of such a request neither committee has had anything^of consequence to do through the font1 months of the session. Legis­ lators are at a loss to understand why Chicago officials have delayed action until this late date. Not Friendly to Proposition. Neither of the committee chairmen is especially friendly to a home rule bill. Senator Dalley, who resides in Peoria, was head of an investigating commission which several years ago reported adversely to home rule for Chicago.. "I am opposed to home rule as a matter of principle," said Senator Dailey In discusing the matter. Representative Brinkman resides In Chicago and is considered a Thomp­ son Republican. Personally he does not favor Council control of utilities, although he might vote for it if pub­ lic sentiment appeared sufficiently strong. "My own Idea is that Chicago should have a separate commission to control Its utilities," said Representa­ tive Brinkman. "This commission could be appointed by the governor or by the mayor." Governor Lowden may be an Impor­ tant factor In the situation. The gov­ ernor took a strong stand In favor of home rule in his Inaugural message. The Republican state platform of last year also indorsed the proposition. Revise Primary Law. Revision of the state primary law to eliminate the presidential preference clause and to nominate all state offi­ cers witli the exception of the gover­ nor nt a state convention Instead of by primary is sought ih a bill Introduced by Representative Perkins of Lincoln. The bill leaves the nomination for United States senator up to a direct vote also. Delegates to the conven­ tion are to be chosen at a primary to be held the second Tuesday in April, Cities of under 5,000 are exempted from primaries, and cities between 5,000 and 10,000 may decide for. them­ selves between a primary and, a con­ vention. Absence of 12 members of the house prevented the passage of the bill pro­ viding for the appointment of a state council of defense, but Governor Low­ den will not permit this to interfere with the participation of Illinois In the conference with the national coun cil of defense in Washington. The governor will appoint a reresentatlve, who afterwards may be named on the state council, when the bill passes. .Tust whom he will name, the gov­ ernor could not say. Only 90 house members were present. Holding that the terms of the act were too vague. Governor Lowden vetoed the Jackson bill; which made It a criminal offense to show any mo­ tion picture or play which tends to Incite race riot or race hatred. The bill left it to the jury to decide wheth­ er a picture Incites race hatred or not and the governor does not believe this proper. Good-Roads Bill in Senate. The house $60,000,000 state good road bond Issue bill, amended In the senate's roads and bridges committee so as to add 158 miles of roads at an added expense of over $2,000,000, was reported into the senate by the com- mi-tee with a recommendation for its passage. Senator Hull's Chicago teachers' pension fund bill, allowing teachers to retire after twenty-five years of serv­ ice, or when they reach the age of fifty years, was defeated. Senator Hull changed his vote from aye to nay and moved to have the measure reconsidered. The governor sent to the senate for continuation the appointments made Saturday which take effect at once. They include the following: H. Wil­ liamson of Springfield for state su­ perintendent of printing. F. W. Potter of Albion for superin­ tendent of Insurance. Thomas E. Dempsey of East St. Louis for chalrmaS of the state utili­ ties commission. Albert D. Earley of Rockford and Michael F. Walsh of Harvard for civil service commissioners to succeed W. B, Moulton and A. B. Cuihane. Dark Outlook for Eight-Hour Bill. The eight-hour hill for woman work­ ers Is to die n natural denth In the lower house of the general assembly, it seemed. The measure introduced by Representative Carter of Evanston, was reported out with a recommenda­ tion that It do not pass after an un­ favorable vote in the Industrial affairs committee. A resolution was Intro* duced by Senator Clark for the ap­ pointment of a commission of three representatives and three senators to co-operate with the federal govern­ ment in legislation to prevent the pol­ lution of the waters of Lake Michigan. Pensions for Old Residents. Illinois will be a comfortable place to grow old In if a bill reported out by the house Judiciary committee be­ comes a law. The measure pensions residents of the state who have lived twenty years In the state. The maxi­ mum pension Is placed at $150 a year. In the house much time was devoted to a consideration of the loan-shark hill of Representative Hicks of Rock- ford. Tl»e measure was recalled from third to second reading for amend­ ment so It could be placed under the Jurisdiction of the department of truir and commerce. < Kaleidoscopic View of the Hap-? openings in Mmfe ; MARKERS ON HISTORIC SPOtf O. A. R. to Preserve Memory *ef De Kalb's First Courthouse--Pastor >7^ Enlist*--Weapons of Aliens :j Seized at Dixon. 4 > Sycamore.--Markers will' be placed! on the site of DeKalb county's first! courthouse at Coltonyilte by the Daugh­ ters of the American Revolution. Pana.--Rev. Frank A. Ferns, LL. DM pastor of the First Presbyterian church » here, has asked Governor LOwden to- enlist him for;active service, preferably in France. , J Dixon.--Twelve revolvers, eleven shotguns, seven rifles arid quantities of ammunition were seized by officers from Lithuanians and other aliens here. Chicago.--Funds totaling $37,069,01^ turned over to the new city treasurer > Clayton F. Smith. Pana.--Twin wed twin when Miss Lydia Palmer of Papa, and KIrkwoodC A. Haddow • of Villa Grove, were mar­ ried. Rockford.--Illinois Lutheran confer­ ence has elected M. C. Ranseen of Chi­ cago, president. < Mt. Pulaski.--Mrs. Frances Hahn caught her heel on tlfc stairs, falling to the floor below and breaking her* shoulder. Chicago.--James B. Forganr banker, hurt when auto driven by woman col­ lided with his auto. Aurora.--Mayor James S. Harley will give 50 bushels of potatoes to» poor families for seed. Springfield.--Twelve men discharged. at the Western American Powder com- • pany's plant for unpatriotic utterances. Chicago.--Lena Gall as, three,, tell from third-story wipdow and was un­ hurt. . , Springfield.--Fruit throughout the state reported safe except peaches in central counties. Jollet.--John Murphy, convict, prob­ ably fatally stabbed while trying to escape in can of garbage. Bloomington.--Wesleyan university will give its male students military. drill. Chicago.--Edward Powers, three, gave his brother strychnine pills, kill­ ing him. Freeport.--More than half the mar-', rlage licenses Issued In Stephenson' county this month have been to couples under age. Chicago.--Roy V. Blrks, real estate^ dealer of Decatur, was arrested as he stepped off a train here with Viola Johnson, who said she had come to'^ ^ town to have a good time. Edinburg.--Part of the business dls* ; trlct burned; loss, $50,000. Dlvernon.--Measles are epidemic here and may close the schools. Springfield#--The Brotherhood of In- % £|v terurban Trainmen elected F. Wede- * king president. Girard.--Carl Skelton, eleven, was f.| : probably fatally injured by an sutomo* bile ruh by the cashier of the Peoples 1 ; : bank. Springfield.--W. R. Davis, an em- ' |||J|f ployee of the Illinois Watch company, ^ « , has invented a wireless that can be car- rled on a motorcycle. j| < Jacksonville.--John Lowe, aged fif- . J ; ty, quarantined for smallpox, killed ' f h i m s e l f . -- ^ ^ Peoria.--Henry W. Funk, a Herman baker, has been arrested for threaten­ ing the president's life. - ^ I'ontiac.--A community organisation has been formed here with a view to securing the biggest corn yield possible ; ? for Livingston county. ' / * Petersburg.---The schools were closed ^ 7L.:' '-Jm in honor of I. N. Hartley, the oldest teacher in Menard county, whose fit neral was held here. Bloomington.--Rudolph Gehrke, an escaped Interned German sailor, wan arrested here. Pawnee.--F. L. Poffenberger was. elected president of the district school- board. / Carlinville--The Injunction against the Ohio OH company, preventing the drilling of wells in the southern part of Macoupin, was dissolved. Havana.--The drys will contest the election which was won by the wets. Quincy.--The biggest parad^Hn its history was held by this city o#%»e an­ niversary of the battle of Lexington. Danville.--Employees of the C. & E. L car shops were given a half-holiday lor the patriotic celebration in hooorof Paul Revere day. Quincy.--Max C. Burmeister, born in Illinois but now a Canadian, applied for naturalization papers. Carlinville.--Mrs. Mary B. Nelsoa dropped dead while on the way to & W. C. T. U. meeting. Pana.--Freight car loaded with sal­ mon wrecked on C. & E. I. railroad. Carlinville.--Miss Harriet Stoddard won oratorical contest here and gained place In Macoupin oratorical and ath­ letic contest May 11. Mason City.--M. A. Donovan re­ elected school trustee of district No. 11. Carlinville. -- The Brighton Tele­ phone company Incorporated here for service in Ma ucoupln, Jersey wad Mad­ ison counties. MurmyMile.--This town has author­ ized a $10,000 hood issue for a new schoolhouse. Springfield,.--Postmen here ordered to take a census of the flags displayed. Havana.--Walter Stone of Mason City elected chairman by board of s»- jiervlsors after hot fight. Chicago.--Monster patriotic rally planned for April 28, with Theodore Roosevelt as speaker. Belvidere.--Artesian well struck on farm of J. A. Turuer by well diggers. Carlinville.--Eleven men charged with seining catfish will fight the case and seek to have the law declared to- valid. Danville.--Tfce state convention of the Knights of Columbus will be held , here May 8 and % Wttfc UW nresent. JJJ.