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t * "*" *•> * § THE McHENET PLAINDEAXER, McHENRT, ILL. ^ - s « * m * r s ' + * • ' - - y , ' ^ v * >/ - j -/p %f!S" .'• • '**• FAMOUS AMERI' i T^""W :•,' _ /rAAfAeCOKP/M? m act or cavc#/rj3 • « # > ' _ -Starry emblem of our country rich in history honor :: And the grand %/d banner will soon be making pore history and receiving great- ||r honor on the battlefields of Northern France and Belgium f HOUGH as yet the baby*of nations, tin- cle Sam has many flags of which he has ' reason to be prond. Most of them are In the possession of the government, bat a few are owned by individuals or army posts. One of them, now kept at the state- house at Annapolis, Md., was carried by the Maryland troops during the war of the American Revolution, and is made in accord­ ance with the act of congress, June 14, 177t. It is positively known to have been the regimental flag of the Third Maryland regiment, commanded by Col. John Eager Howard, at the battle of Cow- pens, S. C., in January, 1778, in which fight it was held by William Bachelor. Bachelor was sent home to Baltimore wounded and took his flag with him. > After Bachelor's death in March, 1781, the flag remained in his family, and when the British In­ vaded Maryland in 1814 this same flag was carried by William, Bachelor's son, In the battle of North tolnt, as a banner for the Twenty-seventh Mary­ land regiment. This William Bachelor died in 1885. The flag, in 1907, was presented to the state of Maryland and has since then reposed In its capital building at Annapolis. • Another famous banner Is the battle flag of Com­ mandant Oliver Hazard Perry, the same which flew successively on the masts of his flagships., the Niagara and the Lawrence, in the battle of Lake Brie, September, 1813. This flag had been made at Perry's express command, but at the sug­ gestion of Purser Hambleton, he added the words it bore, "Don't give up the ship," the last uttered by Captain Lawrence, killed in the fight in June, 1813, between the English and American forces. These words have erroneously been attributed to Perry, but are, in fact, an adoption of Lawrence's sentence to Perry's flag. The banner is a bunting of one solid color bearing its famous motto in large letters across its face, and is now kept at the United States Naval academy at Annapolis. , a A British Trophy. I In the same chamber at the academy is a gor­ geous royal British standard which was captured from the parliament house when the capital of Canada fell, Ijt 1813, into American hands. It is a magnificent ensign with five quarterings, all in radiant tones, the heraldic blazonry being such as was used in the time of George HI. In one corner Is a red lion poised In air, to denote Scotland; in another is the golden harp of Ireland; two other quarters contain three golden rampant Hons for England, while in the central quartering is a com­ bination of the arms of Saxony, Hanover, Bruns- •wick and Luneburg, with some emblems of the Holy Roman empire. . In the National museum In Washington is the real Star Spangled Banner, the same flag which floated over Fort McHenry in September, 1814, when it was attacked by the British, and the one around which Key wrot$ his Immortal poem. Be­ ing 36 by 26 feet, it will hang from the second Story of a building to the first floor. In spite of time it is well preserved, and the stars and stripes •which "gleamed through the perilous flght" are still plainly to be seen. Mexican trophies are to tie seen at the Naval academy. These flags are all unique in design, bearing the Mexican condor standing on a cactus, with a snake in its mouth. There are several of ithis war, one of them being the flag captured by Gen, Wlnfleld Scott and Commodore Matthew Per­ ry at the fall of Vera Cruz In 1847. in the antechamber to the rooms of the secre­ tary of war, in' Washington, is the famous flag which flew over Fort Sumter in April, 1861, when ft was flred on by the Confederate batteries. This •was the shot which opened the great war between the states. The flag of the Merrtmac Is now owned by the family of the late Capt. Beverly Littlepage, for­ merly of Washington. Another flag of the Merrimac Is to the posse»> » UJ.SZAC 79 ££ &UJi£0Mr CI/SA sion of Mr. C. F. Gunther of Chicago; this was the first one raised, but was shot away. The flag owned by the-Littlepages is the second one run*np. Regan's Flag. • '_ In the rooms of the Stevenson Post at Roxbury. Mass., is preserved one of the strangest banners the world has ever seen. In a tobacco factory in Richmond, in Civil war times, many Federal sol­ diers were prisoners, among them a Timothy J. Regan. Regan conceived the Idea of making a flag of Federal Stars and Stripes even In the close confinement of their prison. There were about 20 men and they secretly got together the material. A flannel shirt made the blue ground, a shirt of white cotton.furnished the white stars, and goods were bought sufficient to make the red and white stripes. In hiding, they worked at their task till at last It was finished. It was thrown to the wind at once In a place which was sheltered from the view of the guards, then torn into strips and di­ vided among the men. After the war, Regan, by persistent effort, managed to get together all the pieces and had them sewn into a flag, which la now at Roxbury. The flag of the Maine, the ship whose sinking precipitated the Spanish-American war in 1898, is kept at Annapolis.. Near by the banners captured by Dewey at Manila from the Spanish, as well as trophies of the battle of Santiago. The banner • which floated over the North pole, raised there April 6, 1909, by Commander Robert E. Peary, now lies for safekeeping In the faults of n safe deposit company In Washington. It was made by Mrs. Peary, the stars being worked in silk embroidery. It was flown in the wind on the shores of the Polar sea for more than a fourth of Its circumference. The bits of white with which it is dotted Indicate the fragments which the explorer left with records at different places in his Journey. Some were deposited at Cape Morris K. Jessup, the farthest northern point of land on earth; one was left at Cape Thomas Hub­ bard, another at the starting point of the dash for the uple---Cape Columbia--five bits are in the. ice of "Peary's Farthest North," in 1906, and one is yet in the eternal stillness of the North pole itself. , Oldest'Flag in Museum. The oldest flag in the National museum, at Washington, Is the first United States flag of which there Is authentic record. This is the ban­ ner of John Paul' jJones. On the very day the law was enacted establishing a national flag for the United States of America, June 4, 1777, congress appointed John Paul Jones to be commander of the Ranger. History does not relate, witlf au­ thority, the exact date of the making of the Ranger's flag, but It must have been very soon after the congressional enactment, because the war department states that "The ship Ranger, bearing the Stars and Stripes and commanded by Capt. Paul Jones, arrived at a French port about December 1, 1777, and her flag received, on February 14, 1778, the first salute ever paid to an American flag by foreign naval vessels." Later, Paul Jones set his loved ensign high above the Bon Homme Richard and it waved tri­ umphant over many a fierce encounter with the foes of the new country. The most notable of these was when it came in contact with the Brit­ ish ship Serapls In 1779 and went down". Comroo- dor Jones rescued his precious "starry flag" aud hoisted It over the captured Serapis, bringing it home covered with honor. The museum authorities believe this to be the TH£rAsroi/s "J7X/PW szag?O ̂ m EXPORT BODY PRESIDENT CREATES BOA«b TO :?^||AVE CONTROL OVER SHIP# 9 MENTS OF 8UPPL1ES. ************* ********************************************************* FUNERAL OF TURKISH GROWN PRINCE The following account of the funeral cortege of the Turkish crown prince Is given by Alexander Brody, who saw the ceremony: On the scarlet covered coffin In which the body of Jussuf Izzeddln, the crown prince of Turkey, f^ho had killed himself in his harem, was carried ito the grave lay his fez, or "kalbag," in token of bis military career. The coffin was made of wood, for metal is too scarce even for a prince, and it was borne by the eunuchs of the royal household, Jussuf had been kind to his servants although stern with their peers. A gigantic negro with the eyes of a faithful hound constantly smoothed the red" cloth lest a 'wrinkle might dishonor the seemliness of the occa­ sion, and he kept constant watch on the pallbear­ ers. The 500 burly negro eunuchs were as one in their grief. Following them were the chamber­ lains and attendants of the household, with red •caps on their black heads. The coffin was gently laid on the Mussala tasay, a prayer stone, fragments of an old Greek column <latlng back to the days of the victorious emperors. The holy prayer was chanted: "Blssm Illah lrrah- jnan, elhamd ve Illahi, rebbl ul alemin" ("In the name of God, the merciful and gracious"). Then the holy men approached, dervishes of all ranks, nevlevs and" raputis, the monks who Impose pun­ ishment on themselves by Imposing camel's-hair busbies two feet high on their heads. The fanatical death song Is heartrending. The green cloth about the heads of some indicates that they have arrived at sainthood through a visit to the tomb of the prophet at Mecca. After the dervishes came the members of "Union and Progress," the Young Turks, in Parisian dress. Some of the faces were milk white; now and then one saw a gray head among them. In the eyes of the dervishes burned the fire of the past; In the Young Turks that of the future. Which one is approaching his last hferar in the Ozman lands? The head of a more conservative Turk came in view, that of the new heir to the sultan's throne, Vahdeddln, of Persian type, long, narrow-nosed features resembling Abdul Hamld's. One may only conjecture concerning this repre­ sentative of royalty, grown up In the shade of the harem walls. In constant companionship of women of the Orient, who never divulge anything about their lords and masters. The new crown prince is long past middle age. Behind him rode Prince Medsid, aged and worn; in fact, the whole royal family has left youth behind. A group of Arabs came next. The rays of the tiold spring sunlight threw pale gold over the fancy costumes of these men of the desert. A prominent merchant whispered: "They are the Arabs, of the faith, yet they do not obey Allah be­ cause he Is merciful, but because they fear him, and not without reason. I fear that we cannot trust them in this holy war, at least some of them. They value money too highly, especially silver, although they have no contempt for gold." --New York Herald. first American flag that came Into existence after the enactment of congress. As evidence of the theory they point to the 12 stare instead of 13. Had this flag had an official predecessor the mis­ take in the number of stars would hardly have occurred. This historic standard, kept intact by long and loving care, shows its a§e in much-frayed edges and worn patches. The 12 stars, arranged in three parallel perpendicular rows, still stand out stanchly ou their unstable foundation, for the blue field and the 13-red and white stripes have grown pathetically threadbare. ; The National museum contains a collection of remnants of flags that participated In naval en­ gagements from the time of the Revolutionary war to the war with Mexicoalso those of foreign ves­ sels of war captured by the navy during those periods. This display of fragments Is quite inter­ esting. It was collected by Peter Force of Wash­ ington, and presented by him, to the library of congress, which transferred it to the National museum. * Among these remnants is a piece of the Brit­ ish flag of La Guerrlere, used during her encoun­ ter with the Constitution, and of the Java, worsted by the same Indomitable American, as well as a fragment of the flag of the Algerlne brig Zoura, captured under Decatur. A division of the museum's fi$g collection re­ lates to the Civil war, and the most Interesting of these Is the garrison flag of Fort Moultrie. In Charleston harbor. South Carolina. This flag was lowered December 26, 1860, when Maj. Robert Anderson, First United States artillery, moved his forces to Fort Sumter. The flag was secured by his second In command. Capt. Abner Double- day, and remained In his possession until present­ ed to the Smithsonian Institution at Washington. In the National museum also Is the United States flag raised In New Orleans by the volunteer Hag committee after the "occupation In 1862. This was the first Federal flag raised by citizens of any of the Confederate states after the commence­ ment of hostilities. Here, too. Is the flag of the United States ship Kearsarge, In use at the time of the surrender of the Confederate cruiser Ala-, bam a, also the first United States flag raised in Richmond after the surrender. This was used ns headquarters flag by Gen. E. O. C. Ord, U. S. A., when he took possession of the city. The history of our war with Spain is illus­ trated at the National museum by a series of flngs of picturesque Interest. There Is here the Spanish garrison flag used at Fort San Cristobal, San Juan, Porto Rlco, during the entire war, and floated over the fort during the bombardment by the American fleet. May 12, 1808. There Is, too. the flag lowered from the customhouse at the plaza. Ponce, Porto Rlco, when It surrendered to the United States. The yellow stripe In this flag was painted red to give It a fhance to escape identification. Another flag here was taken from the trenches before Santiago, and still another is a guidon used by Spanish infantry at Porto Rico. The museum is also custodian of the pennant flown by Admiral Schley on the Brooklyn during the battle of Santiago. The United States Marine corps has a number of flags of vital import. It Is proud of Its tro­ phies. and well it may be, for It was the foremost in winning them. The Marine corps possesses the first American flag under fire In Cuba. This flag ,w%s raised by the Marine battalion at Guanta- namo, the tenth of June, 189S, and flew during the hundred hours of continuous fighting by the marines at that point. After its use in this en­ gagement it was hauled down and sent to head­ quarters at Washington. Another noteworthy flag belonging to the corps is the signal flag used by Sergeant Quick at the battle of Cuzco. During the engagement the fleet stationed in the bay, while firing on the enemy, was seriously endangering the unseen marines on land, who already had the Spaniards surrounded. A volunteer was requested to go out and signal to the fleet to stop firing, gtergeant Quick Im­ mediately responded, and in full view of the enemy stood and wig-wagged the Dolphin to stop firing. The signal flag was rent In several places, but the sergeant escaped injury. For this act he received a medal and honorable mention. Amone some later flags to come Into possession of tlie Marine corps Is the large United States flag used by the marines during the siege of the legation In Peking at the time of the Boxer riots. It may "be recalled that the guard of the Oregon served In Peking. This was their post flag and was planted on the Tartar city wall, where it was Jealously guarded. Later it was hoisted on the ruins of the Imperial Chien Men as a signal to the allied forces, ahd it has the honor of being the first signal the latter had that their friends were still living. The flag shows its hard usage at the hands of Its enemies, being torn in sev­ eral places by volleys of shot and shell assail­ ing it. Another Chinese memento possessed by the Ma­ rine corps Is^a large imperial flag captured on the walls of Tientsin by the marines when they at­ tacked the city. This IS a large pennant-shaped affair of turkey red, with enigmatical Chinese characters in its center. POWER TO QRDER EMBABGQES Neutral Nations Knodn to Have Bean Engaged In Supplying Germany ' Wiith Food and Munitions Will Be Hit. - Washington, June 27. -- President' Wilson, by executive order on Monday created the new export council, better known as the embargo board. It will have complete authority to declare embargoes on exports from this coun­ try and is expected to prove a niost powerful weapon in dealing with the neutral nations that are known to have been engaged in supplying Germany with foodstuffs and materials for the manufacture of munitions. Under the president's order, the new council is made up of a representative of the commerce, agricultural and state departments and of the food adminis­ tration. The placing of an embargo by this newiy created organization will make It impossible for neutrals to ex­ port great quantities of foodstuffs and other supplies from this country. Through this powerful weapon the United States will be able to follow the exports form this country all the way to the ultimate consumer. The new council will have under Its direction a staff of 200 employees to carry on the actual work of licensing exports. This staff will be under the direction of Dr. E. E. Pratt, chief of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce of the department of com­ merce. Doctor Pratt, it is understod, will be appointed by Secretary of Com­ merce Redfleld to be representative of his department on the council. The work of licensing exports is expected to be under way within 24 hours. Meanwhile the rush to get exports cleared before licenses are demanded continues. Shippers fear that the "red tape" of getting licenses for each car­ go would result in serious delays, and are trying to get all shipments off the docks before the licensing bureau can get to work. The new export council will decide all questions of policy relating to ex­ ports. It will have the power, not only to head off shipments of commodi­ ties to the central powers and to neu­ trals. but will also have authority to cut off exports of commodities need­ ed at home. WAR PUNTS ARE REGULATED SHELLS CORN WITH HIS AUTO T.H. W°H< Ooae by Tw#n- tv^Horse Power Car With a Belt-Power Attachment. -The recent reference in Farm and .Fireside to the use of automobiles for doing farm work," says a writer in that paper, "leads me to give my own ^experience with a belt-po* er attach­ ment. I bought It last fall and put >«n< my twenty horse power ca*- ^ "We ground corn and oats with It, - ~ also sawed wood and It worked finely. The engine had power to waste. Final­ ly our new four-hole corn sheller ar­ rived. We pnj it together, put on the belt and lined it up. / "I said, 'John, do you think it-will pull her?' John said, *1 do not know; let us try.' I said, 'All right.' and so we started the engine going, slipped the belt on the puiiey of the engine and the sheller speeded up right away. We threw in a scoopful of corn, and to our surprise" it was gone. We threw in a hopperful, and in a few minutes we had fifty bushels of corn shelled. This was Just for a test; the engine had power to spare. "Since the first of last December we have shelled 40,000 bushels of corn, besides doing some Jobs of wood- sawing." Generosity. "Is Bliggins an expert gardener?" "Yes. But he's too generous. His own back yard Is filling up with weeds while he wanders around telling the neighbors what they ought to do." Overcoming Sorrows. Unrequited love was given as* the reason for the suicide of a pretty Jap­ anese girl at Long Beach. No blame can Justly be attached to anyone under such circumstances, but It is a pity that men and women might not more often have the strength to overcome such sorrows by a life of tinsel fish service to the Vorld. "I loved a wom­ an," says Whitman, "and she did not return my lotfe--yet out of this love and this sorrow I have written theio songs."--Los Angeles Times, i )Ss . __ . RED CROSS REACHES 80AL Officials at Washington Say $100,000,- 000 Was Given Fund During Week's Campaign. Washington, June 27.--The Red Cross announced on Monday night that It had reached Its goal of 1100,000,000 humanity dollars. "Pershing day" brought the cam­ paign to a spirited .close. Report? from nearly 1,000 cities showed subscriptions during the 24 hours exceeded $18,000,000. Red Cross workers in New York renorted $37,- 000,000 of its allotted $40,000,000, but the complete figures were confidently expected to exceed the allotment and reach possibly as high as $45,000,000. Outside of New York city the figures for the country by sections were as 'follows: New England. $8,000,000; Atlantic states, $16,000,000; Southern states, $4,000,000; Central states, $22,000,000; Western states, $10,000,000. Total, $00,000,000. INDICT 134 ANTI-DRAFTERS Alleged Ringleaders of Plot In Illinois Held in $25,000--Others in $1,000 Bail. Freeport,. III., June 27--Indictments against 134 alleged participants In the anti-draft demonstration at Rockford, HI., June 5 were returned on Monday before Judge Landis of the federal court here. ?The three alleged ring­ leaders, Clyde Howe, Einil Schrom and Earl Cully, were charged with con­ spiracy to thwart the registration law; the others were charged with vio­ lating that law. Bonds for the alleged leaders were fixed at $25,000 each and at $1,000 for the others. Bench war­ rants were Issued ort *tlie 31 defendants who are in Jail here. The others are confined at Rockford and at Beivi- dere. U-Boat Is Cut in Two. An Atlantic Port, June 27.--Officers of a British steamer which arrived here reported having sunk an attacking German submarine. The British ves­ sel sent a shell into the U-boat's maga­ zine, causing an explosion which part­ ed the undersea boat about amidships. Each end sank separately. The Brit­ ish steamer was uninjured. Honors Killer of Children. Amsterdam, June 27.--Captain Bran­ denburg, who led the German air raid over London In which almost one hun­ dred persons, including many women and children were killed, has been dec­ orated with the Order Pour le Merite. Warsaw University Closed. Berlin, June 27--The Vossische Zeitung learns that Gen. Hans H. von Beseler, governor general of German occupied territory in Russia, has closed Warsaw university and the Polytechnic institute because of a student strike. Wilhelmina Jails Husband. San Francisco, June 27.--Because Prince Henry of the Netherlands, German husband of Queen WiihelnUna, failed to obey the queen's neutrality proclamation, he recently spent two weeks under "chamber arrest." There Has Been Very Little Direct Management of Business by Great,,, Britain and France, However. , Contrary to the common understand­ ing In the United States there haa been very little direct management cif business by the governments of Great Britain and France in those countries since the war began, according to a report on "the relation of the govern­ ment to war industry" made to the National Civic federation by Prof. Jer­ emiah W. Jenks. There has been, however. Professor JTenks explains, a "rather strict regula­ tion of industries producing or hand­ ling war supplies, but virtually no di­ rect management of business outside the regular government arsenals and certain special factories, few in num­ ber, built by or for the British gov­ ernment. The power given the Brit­ ish government under the defense of the realm act is outlined in the report as follows: "To require any work in any factory or workshop to be done in accordance with the directions of the government. "To regulate or restrict the carry­ ing on of work in any factory or work­ shop or to remove the plant. "To take possession of any unocco- pied premises for war purpose^. "In actual practice, the government gets its work done : "By paying liberal prices "to estab­ lishments for all work done while guarding against monopolistic or other extortionate prices. "By restricting or forbidding the making of certain classes of goods not needed for war purposes. "By prescribing rigidly the order in which the various classes of work are to be finished and delivered. "By regulating through various re­ strictions the distribution of the sup­ ply of labor and the conditions under which work shall be done. "While the government does not di­ rectly manage establishments," Pro­ fessor Jenks says, "It does tell what to do, determine the order of work, con­ trol transport of goods and materials in proper order, forbid workmen v?ho are needed for production of muni­ tions to enlist and forbid trade except under license. "These regulations," he says, "are enforced by a committee of subordi­ nates acting In a friendly way by unanimous agreement. Their deci­ sions are on disputed questions laid before them, and are subject to an ap­ peal to their superior officers. Their classifications may be put into effect by employers or contractors subject likewise to an appeal. Disputes of all kinds regarding prices, "wages and con­ ditions of labor are settled by com­ mittees representing all parties." The Eyes. If children were taught better care of their eyes there would be less work for the oculists. Rubbing the eyes with the fists or straining them in a bad light, or bending too near the work, all make^the vision poor and call for glasses and treatments. It strengthens the eyes to wash them occasionally, many people advise washing the eyes jpvery morning along with the bath. The best eye wash consists of a lev­ eled teaspoonful of boric acid dissolved In a quart of distilled or boiled water; or, a pinch of salt added to a small tea- cupful of water. Rolling the eyes from side to side strengthens the muscles and tends slightly to make the eyes larger. But this Is an exercise that should only be tried when the eyes are feeling fresh, as It stimulates. When the eyes are tired this wash, or a bath of hot water, with a sponge or cloth soaked In hot water held right over the eyes, Is the best plan. For this will bring the blood to the eyei and the heat will soothe the nerves. iMMtii ILLINOIS EVENTS ! • IflLD IN BRIEF # 'J Interesting Tidings From City, ̂Town and Countryside. MUNDAY GIVEN NEW 'rw. Bridge Has Trestle in Center. A bridge has recently been com­ pleted by the Burlington railroad across the Platte river.at Yutan, Neb., which has girders at either end, while the center Is trestlework. This unus­ ual form of bridge construction Is de­ scribed in the Popular Mechanics Mag­ azine. At Yutan the stream often overflows, becoming over half a mile wide, and in winter destructive ice Jams have formed on it. With a view to providing a bridge strong enough to resist the Ice and yet not excessive In cost, the width of the Platte was decreased at this point from 2,000 feet to about 1,380 feet by building an embankment on one side. This Intensified the two currents that flowed near the two banks and auto­ matically deepened their channels, so that the ice was more easily carried off In spring. The two current beds were spanned by girders Iplaced on piers, set 75 feet apart, while between these there was built a trestle 700 feet long. Czechs Desert to the Russw " Amsterdam, June 27.--Three Czech regiments have deserted to the Rus­ sians, according to a statement to a committee of deputies from southern Austria by the minister of defense In the retiring Austrian cabinet. Welding Compounds. Welding liquids are not considered so good as the preparations in the powder form, with the possible excep­ tion of the solution of zinc in hydro­ chloric acid which is used by tinners. A very good compound may be made as follows: . To 20 parts of iron filings add 10 parts borax, 1.5 parts sal ammoniac and one part of a reSlnous oil (bal­ sam of copaiba may be used). The surfaces to be united are to be powdered with this mixture, then placed in the fire and heated to cher­ ry red. When the composition melts, remove the pieces from the fire and weld them quickly. There are numer­ ous preparations but most of them contain ammonium, chloride, borax and sodium carbonate.--Dr. Charles K. Francis, Chemist, Experiment Sta­ tion. Oklahoma A. and, M. College Stillwater. In Days of Hard Drinking. In the days of George IV, when abil­ ity to drink hard was regarded as a mark of distinction, every glass on the table was dedicated to one or other dignitary. The guest wh6 dared to dmit any part of this elaborate baccha­ nalian routine was looked upon and treated as an unciubable fellow, the spirit being identical with that, of the "bad man" of Bret Harte's stories who -emptied-his-ptstol into fused to drink with hlsfe Fake Inspectors Reported Entering! Mills and Elevators and Making Drawings of Interior--Pe^P'^j masters Postpone Meeting., Chicago.--Charles B. Monday, vicef , • president of defunct La Salle Street - ;V and Savings bank, who was convicted. ,%*, s of wrecking the institution, has beea granted a new trial., ' 1 * Springfield.--State fire marshal has been notified that fake inspectors have been entering mills and elevators inak- . lng drawings of the Interior. Rock Island.--Illinois Association of" Postmasters lias indefinitely postponed Its annual meeting at Jollet. , 1 ^ Virginia.--Robert Hall, ftrat child M bora in this city, celebrated his eighty- ^ second birthday. ^ Aurora--Burlington train ran over Jfv' Fred Foresto, thirteen,, and his brother, * , /,]M ^ Ernest, six. but they escaped/with only •• • j minor injuries, ' • ^ Pana.--Iioy Potts and family and _ ^ two neighbors escaped death when he . ^ ^ | drove auto over ten-foot embankment * V to escape train. ijf McConnell.--Mrs. Jacob Kleckler, ^ stxt y - e i g t y t . I s d e a d a s a r e s u l t o f ' . 3 ' scratch on hand from a rose bush. • ,' • "M Harristown.--Macon county apple, .. IS / growers expect a big crop. 3 Springfield.--E. C. Holtman has sued Henry Brungger, baker of Hlllsboro, *j| i| for $5,000 damages for demolition of his machine and Injury to his wife as 5 'pj ^ a result of reckless driving by Brung- >#|| ^ ger. - Ij "-X Nashville.--H. C. Rice, miner, while *| searching for his daughter, sixteen, got M embroiled with Sheriff J. K. May and fU j| City Marshal August Leher and shot ; them dead while he was probably fa- ^ tally wounded. ,5' y Springfield.--Word received here* || that Wilford Asa, graduate of local • ^ ^ high school, who enlisted in a Cana- J ;f'ij dian regiment. Ilea wounded some- /M "^vj where in France. . , ' yf Rantoul.--An army of 1,500 men «J Va­ nishing the buildings for the govern-' • ment aviation field. 'J?! • * Kewanee.--Mrs. Otto Heise, wife of 4 ^ ^ farmer, killed when Burlington train * h* ! struck auto. ^ Chicago.--To properly celebrate hi®. '*v ' seventy-fifth birthday Dan O'Leary^ ^ -J> champion pedestrian, took a hundred* 5 V* "f- mile jaunt. t '**.« "V| Springfield.--The Illinois Polifcemenfflf ^ ^ Protective association ended its con? * v*5j ventlon here by electing Chief Fred*' erlck LIcht of Forest Park president. t ^ • Chicago.--Ellas Greenbautn, oldest ^ active banker In the world, celebrate*^ his ninety-fifth birthday by loing to the bank as usual. \ . Danville.--Miss Margaret Mechuich, ' " A_\ member of a traveling carnival com* t - '*• pany, shot herself dead In Jail here. Geneva.--Joseph Kublak, farme^ ^ ^ wrecked George Burgeson's auto ifl Col* > % . lislon and bought the damaged car to , 4| escape arrest. Decatur--This city is contender for * / *_ ' U tlip distinction of being a slackerlesS 4? town. ' - "I 4^ Springfield.--Branch here of the Na-^ k' tlonal Zionist organisation r*organ- Jj ized here with I. Stelten^tela as presit & . dent. • Pana.--The Chautauqua association , » Ji here will hold its annual affair August 30-19. ' Hurst.--This town claims the highest v percentage of enlisted men per popu-- lation in county, having sent every ^ man of military age to war. y,^ Springfield.--Andrew Pepper, under ^ death sentence for murder of Chris- tian Doubler, a Chicago saloonkeeper, commuted to life Imprisonment. Chicago.--Three auto bandits eap» - tured slugle-handed by Officer Munk-t ' ̂ after a chase in which tw» of the men • were shot. v Springfield.--The case of Camilla (Mammy) Jackson against Catherine . * Shannon of the juvenile court involv­ ing custody of Marjorie Delbridge dis missed by supreme court. Aledo.--If there i» no change la the proposed war tax of 10 per cent oC . .,»• gross receipts, it Is likely that fe*f county fairs will be held this year. ' Ugper Alton.--Mrs. Manley J. Mum* ford, wife of Methouist pastor, fre^ ; ̂ quenUy fills his pulpit and also suosti*> ^ tutes In other nearby churches. Beardstown.--Mrs. George Hulett granted license as pilot on the Illinois , river and also on the Mississippi river # between St. Louis and Hamburg. % ^ s \ Fort Sheridan.--It is suspected by V officers at the officers training camp M that the German spy system has in-1 % | vaded the camp and is responsible for \ the false reports being circulated ^ ^ about the risk taken by men going to ^ the front." . yk Mt. Sterling.--Qtllncy district K&* ;,•/ v.. worth league convention held Ifrre. Sprmgfield. -- Thirty-eighth annuals J session of the Illinois Pharmaceu-*^ tical association and the Illlnoi^/' Pharmaceutical Travelers' association held here. Bloomington. -- W. J. Lynch of Sprincfteld given Jail sentence for *»*;/-£ tributing birth-control literature. Springfield.--Supreme court has ap­ pointed q committee of three lawyer^ in each district to pass upon the char* acters of applicants for admission be* cause of the many recent disbarment proceedings. Ridott.--Harry Fairburn, believing h». was thirty-two. did not register, but ai woman whose son was born the saiu«* time as Fairburn notified the authorH ties that he was only thirty, and h* was forced to register, Gillespie.--Charles Howell had both bones ih leg broken when house h* . was helping move fell on it. ^ , Chicago.--'In board of e<!ue»ti<m up** .V, hoaval President L<>e»> ;»nd other *><< ^ flcials deposed anil M»y,ir Tb«**ui>*«>n ^ " appointees Installed with IMwiu tir Davis as president. Springfield.--S<i«irr*l ©pe*« ly 1, according to new huatiag taw* 1, ' i r % ~ . ;3, '4#^; 1 .SxV'iei •- L ls!i