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y Ar- • , j . * %?. '» ,- " ... ?%•'".--'m rm r.i;« tT Pt^AlWPEALER, M< tr, IIX. ILLINOtS EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEF t^iwwvr. •^yW"V""r mm r:- •' V«ry briefly stated, th« Ajht^u Red Ctom is u arguuMtioa to itlwr* human suffering, and it* «M it I* pftptre, it time,of peaee mmI quiet, fer its nU wadk fai war, disaster or pcitiieace. It worb under tha protection arid! with the aft! of tSn government, an<i, being international in it* scope, is rec­ ognized by and work* in harmony with siniiier off*oi> satiom in all civilized countries. But its strength (MM from the people directly, who pn of their Kl»n their money and their live* to it its reason for being is the same that has called into existence our hospitals, our asylums, our charity organi* cations--even our physicians -- because it stands for a work which must be done and which cannot be don* «xcept by preparation in advance. Until the Red Cross was organized, the wounded on the battlefield and the victims of civil disaster alike had to go without care until amateur relief could be organised after the need had imperative. NOW constituted, the American Red Cross Is but 32 years .old. It was chartered by congress In 1905, and is protected by various laws passed since that date. But it owes its existence to the convention of Geneva, held in 1863, and the treaty--often called the Red Cross treaty--of 1864, at which a number of civilized nations agreed that each should form an organization for the relief of the wounded in war, and that this* organization of each should be respected by ali the others. The most powerful immediate force making for this treaty was a little paper written by Henri Dunant, a Swiss, describing the horrors of the battlefield of Solferlrio. H'e visited that battlefield after the French, Italian and Austrian armies had fought over it and had left* 30,000 wounded to die unenred for, amid agonies that cannot be told. Neither sur­ geons, nurses nor comrades paid any heed to those 110,000 whose tortured bodies lay for days on the field, until death relieved those who could n6t 'crawl away." - But Dunant stfw--and heard--the horrors there, and he told so much of It that he was able to get * the leading nations to send delegates to the Ge- nevft convention, and so started the movement which has now developed Into the Red Cross. A fine account of this achievement was in the Red Cross Magazine of May, 1917. ~ ' Though now acclaimed a leader in humani­ tarian work, the United States was then so little Interested in the Red Cross that the treaty was not signed until 1882. But in 1905 the government „ awoke, at least in part, to the opportunity, and chartered the American Red Cross *as it is today. The president of the United States is the active bead of the Red Cross, and presides at its meet­ ings. . But so little influence, has politics' in this work of mercy that former President Taft Is chairman of the central committee, by appoint­ ment of President Wilson. And the present writer wishes to say -that, though he has been connected more or less closely with headquarters of the central division for two and a half years, he actually does not know the politics of another officer of either national or local organisation. Like snakes In Ireland, politics In the Red Cross Is not. The government of the American Red Cross Is vested In a central committee of eighteen mem­ bers, six appointed by the president of the United iStates,'the' others elected by representatives . of the members. And since the president himself Is chosen by the people, the policy of the entire Red Cross is united very closely alike to the gov­ ernment and to the people. Since a central com­ mittee of eighteen is too unwleldly to transact routine business with dispatch, power Is further concentrated In an executive committee of seven smembers, 6f whom five constitute a quorum. The chairman of the executive committee must, by law, be the chairman of the central committee. How closely the Red Cross Is identified with the government is shown by tracing, briefly, the posi­ tions held by its officers. As has been said, the president of the United States Is president, and he appoints tht chairman of the central committee and six of its members. The chairman of the cen­ tral committee is also chairman of the executive committee .of seven. The treasurer of the Red X?ross is John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency of the United States, and the counselor of the Red Cross is John W. Davis, United States solicitor general. ' "Under former President Taft< on the central committee are such men as Brig. Gen. Charles Bird of the United States Array; Rear Admiral William C. Braisted, surgeon general of the United States navy; Maj. Geh. William C. Gorgas, sur­ geon general of the United States army ; Robert Lansing, United States secretary of state; Frank­ lin K. Lane, secretary of the Interior, and Judge W. W. Morrow. The work of the national organization is carried on under three great departments; One for mili­ tary relief; one for civilian relief, and one for chapters, "the composition of each will be briefly outlined. The department of military relief is under Col. .Jefferson Randolph Kean, United States army medical corps, a grandson 0/ Thorna#" Jefferson. Under him are the medical bureau. In charge of the medical personnel of base hospitals, the first- said Instruction; the nursing bureau, in charge of nurses and nurses' aids for base hospitals, and -women's classes in training; the service units to •care for soldiers and sailors--ambulance com­ panies, base hospitals, nurse detachments, sani­ tary detachments and general hospitals; and the Bed Cross supply service, for the buying, storing and shipping of all kinds of supplies. The department of civilian relief is under Ernest p. Bicknell, director general, with a long record of personal service in disaster relief. His depart­ ment controls all relief work at domestic and for­ eign disasters of fire, flood and pestilence; the relief of noncombatants in war, both here and abroad; the care of the^families of soldiers and sailors; the town and country nursing service; And the sale of Christmas seals for the stamping out of tuberculosis. The department erf chapters Is under E. H. Wells, director of chapters. It deals, through the directors of the nine territorial divisions, with the organization of new chapters, and the membership «taapaigns In those already formed. The Red Cross Magazine, at first little more than a monthly bulletin which told, briefly, the doings of the organization, has now grown into a splendid publication (valued recently at $1,000,- OOu), which t«4ls by clear pictures and vivid stories the history of the Red Cross for each month ail over the world* • Each member of the Red Cross abovev the* #ne- •dollar class gets the Red Cross Magazine free. ;part of the dues going to the publication. The cir­ culation, Which was only 25,000 three years ago. is Ww about 200,000, and growing by leaps of 50,000 at a time. It has been predicted by men in the iposltion to know best that within a few years it will be making $250,000 a year clear profit for the "Bed Cross, Instead of costing $10,000 a month, as. it did until a short time ago. % Under the national organization at Washington, -the territory of the United States Is divided Into rseven great divisions, each under the supervision *of a division director, responsible to Washington, and standing between the national officers and the -the state and local organizations. The unit of the Red Cross system is the chapter. •*TO»ls always covers some definite territory, usually r 'ip a large city or a county--sometimes several coun­ ties. The chapter is governed, on a smaller scale, very much as the Red Cross as a whole is gov­ erned. It has its chairman and other officers. Its board of directors and its executive committee, in whose hands the active work is carried on. In •large chapters an executive secretary usually does most of the active work of the executive commit­ tee. Each chapter Is divided Into a section for mili­ tary relief and a section for civilian relief, much as the national organization is divided. And each section has Its committees to carry out the various activities. The section for military relief has Its commit­ tees on: Red Cross; instruction; hospital sup­ plies; Warehousing and shipping; supplies for fighting men, and special committees for such work as organizing hospital companies, sanitary detachments, surgical sections and supply depots. The section for civilian relief has its commit­ tees on: Care of families of soldiers and sailors; ' relief for noncombatants; care of discharged sol­ diers and jailors; training In volunteer civilian relief, and special committees as needed on local 1 disaster, care of refugees and other kindred sub­ jects. How the Red Cross operates is perhaps best told by elf!ng sottw* of the cohcrete examples of its work. To begin with, two of the most recent in­ stances of civilian disaster relief, take the torna­ does which devasted Newcastle and New Albany, Ind.. at intervals of about two weeks. When Newcastle was laid in ruins with, the loss of a score of lives, and several hundred persons made homeless and thrown out of work, the pres­ ent writer, learning the situation through tele­ graphy and long distance telephone messages to the press, notified Division Director John J. O'Con­ nor of Chicago. Within ten minutes Mr. O'Connor was calling for Red Cross nurses, surgeons, trained investigators, and arranging with Wash­ ington for whatever funds might be needed to start the wrtrk of rescuing the survivors, feeding and housing them, getting them hack to work, and collecting. Identifying and burying the dead. All night long, from his room In Chicago, he was put­ ting this, that and the other agency to work at the end of a wire, and the dawn of the next day saw order coming out of chaos. Then, and not before. Mr. O'Connor took train for the scene, and when he arrived, found his or­ ders being carried out. He took personal charge, aided by the chairman and committees of the In­ dianapolis and other nearby chapters, and the ( work of rehabilitation went swiftly forward. While the director was still at Newcastle he received a message that an even worse disaster had befallen New Albany. Again sending orders by wire for surgeons, nurses, investigators and supplies, he took train for the scene'of the latest calamity, and again he arrived to find the system already at work. The living were cared for and work found for them, the dead buried, and all with the least possible delay and disorganization of the dally life of the community. The June number of the Red Cross Magazine contains a succinct account of the splendid relief work accomplished. The work of organizing base hospitals Illus­ trates the forehanded methods of the Red Cross^ With a clarity of vision for which the country now blesses him. Colonel Kean called last autumn for the Red Cross to organize for the army and navy with the least possible delay 36 base hospital units. He did not want hospital buildings--what he wanted was 36 units of surgeons, dentists, apothecaries, orderlies, nurses and assistants, with all the cots, mattresses, bedding, laboratory appa­ ratus, bandages, splints, surgical shirts, bed gowns, and the thousands of things that must be had before a single wounded man can be properly cared for. Each of these 36 base hospital units was to be enrolled and trained, all their perma­ nent equipment bought, and all their consumable supplies bought or made, boxed, labeled and stored, so that the whole could be shipped by train or steamer on notice of a day or two. Instantly, all over the country, the division di­ rectors passed the word to their chapters, ami the various committees took up the work of forming base hospital units. Under the supervision of Washington itself the surgeons and nurses were chosen and enrolfed. Purchasing agents bought at the lowest possible price the equipment. Un­ der each chapter engaged in the work a commit­ tee on hospital supplies got standard patterns ami specifications from the war department. ant se hundreds and thousands of women to sewing on the bandages, wound dressings and hospital gar- taents. . # All that was loos before the United States U.S. TO SEIZE WHISKY PRESIDENT DIRECTED $Y SENATE TO PURCHASE SPIRITS--VOTE WAS 45 TO BIG REVENUE TO CUT OFF SENATE DEFEATS BONE-DRY CLAUSE OF FOOD BILL BY *•' ** •' VOTE OF 82 TO M. BAN ON WHISKY APPROVED gave up hope of peace. When, finally, "the nation declared war. the 36 base hospitals were complete­ ly organized, equipped and supplied, and back of them was a great body of men and women trained to the work of keeping them supplied. That is how the Red Cross works, in all Its man­ ifold activities. The heads of the organization-- .and that means the heads of the nation--deter­ mine what is needed, and through the division directors to the chapters goes the word of what Washington wants--and Instantly the people, on Whom rests the Red Cross, begin to supply it. Belgium was violated, and ten millions of help­ less civilians left starving and freezing. The Red Cross to the rescue, and at President Wilson's call money and supplies were raised and sent over, to be there distributed by Red Cross agents. Serbia was crushed, and stricken with typhus fever. There went the American Red Cross, with Strong and capable surgeons and skilled nurses, backed by money and medicines and supplies fur­ nished by the Red Cross. It cost the lives of some of the finest of the Red Cross workers, but typhus was stamped out and thousands upon thousands saved. There was an earthquake at Messina, Italy. The American Red Cross was there with surgeons and nurses, food and clothing--yes, even with portable frame houses "made In America" to house the victims until they could rebuild their hoYnes. j .1 . . There was a great famine In China. There, too, wate the American Red Cross, not only helping feed the starving, but with a commission of some of the most famous engineers of the war depart­ ment, to whom China Intrusted the task of spend­ ing $50,000,000 on a system of works to prevent the overflow of the great river which yearly de­ stroyed crops and caused famine. That Is how the Red Cross works. Why the work Is done by the Red Cross Is '-easiest of all to explain, though perhaps least un­ derstood by the public. It is because the work of preparing beforehand to meet unforeseen emer­ gencies. and of alleviating human suffering, has never been undertaken by any other agency. In the words of the old saw, "everybody's business Is nobody's business."/ • It seems almost Ipcredible, but nfter all the cen­ turies of war and agony, no nation In history ever went to war with an organization capable of car­ ing for the men wounded on the battlefield, to say nothing of the victims of rapine, disease, famine and pestilence that stalked acros? the land after the armies. . Never, until this present year of grace, has there ever been a base hospital organized, in time of peace, .to care for the wounded after a battle. There Is a small medical corps with the army, yes ; but It can merely pass the wounded back to field and evacuation hospitals, giving only a temporary dressing--often not even that, There are always home hospitals, too. But the gap between them, now filled by base hospital organizations, h^s never heretofore been filled until thousands lay on the field dying of thirst and fever and loss of blood for lack of that very thing. - After the battle of the Marne, In the present war, the Red Cross facilities were so limited that men lay In the scorching sun on the battlefield for two, three, four, and even five, days with not evert a drop of water, nor a bandage on their wounds. It cost thousands of arms and legs that could have been saved, cost many a life needlessly speut. and the anguish endured can never be voiced. That la why the Red Cross is here. It may be said that the governments of the various coun­ tries should have met the need. True--but they never did. All governments are more or Jess bound down by precedent, constitutional and leg­ islative limitations, politics and short-sightedness. And It has now been found that the Red Cross, protected and encouraged by the government, can do quickly and well many things which the gov­ ernment could not do for Itself. ^peaking locally and selfishly, there are strong personal reasons why every American should help the Red Cross. In this war, it may be you or me, your brother or mine, whose life Is saved by the bandages the Red Cross is making. Here at home. It may be your house or mine blown up or storm-wrecked or flood-swept; your family or mine left destitute by any one of a score of disas­ ter. And In that case we ourselves would benefit by the ministrations of the Red .Cross., From the standpoint of the business man. a -strong and active Red Cross Is an insurance policy. When disaster comes. It Is always the business man who Is called from his office or store to take up the unfamiliar task of raising funds. Investigating cases of destitution, overseeing the purchase of supplies and their distribution, and getting the survivors back to where they can earn their living-again. But with a trained Red Cross the disturbance of normal life is at 'a minimum. Almost before a citizen's committee could be called together, capable aud experienced men, di­ rected by the head of a division, himself under orders from Washington, lays a firm and steady liand on affairs, and relief Is given surely, swiftly, justly, and the business man does not have to spend valuable days and weeks at work for which lie has no training. Nationally and locally, the Red Cross is the best accident Insurance any people can have. ttO^ritrrteftt Must Pay Cost Pfus 10 Per Cent for All Liquor Taken-* Measure Recommitted to Pro­ vide for Loos. ' . ; , • !"• •„.« • : ; 'i*! ji'- - ; Washington, July 10.--Whisky Is dead in the United States for the period of the war. it went into oblivion on Saturday when the senate voted to prohibit use of foods for manufacture of distillates and adopted also an amendment by Senator Smoot of Utah directing the president to commandeer all distilled spirits now in bond and to pay owners thereof the cost of produc­ tion plus not xuore than 10 per cent as profit. The senatg provision would limit consumption to stocks in retailers' hands or withdrawn before the law goes Into effect. Stocks of distilled beverages in bond were estimated at between 200,000,000 and 800,000,000 gallons and the annual normal con­ sumption at 120,000,000 gallons. To purchase this quantity of liquor* or what is left of It after withdrawals in anticipation of the legislation, It la estimated that the government would have to spend from $300,000,000 to $1,- 000,000,000. The probable loss In fed­ eral revenues was placed at from $200,000,000 to $400,000,000, although this as well as the cost of purchase would depend entirely on how much liquor was withdrawn tax-paid before the commandeering.,, Immediate and probable enormous withdrawal of distilled liquors from bonded warehouses before the senate provision could become effective was generally predicted. Th government is expected to use all whisky and other bonded spirits that It purchases In the manufacture of war munitions and other supplies. , The gloom of the whisky drinker was made still deeper through the adoption of another provision offered by Senator Cummins of Iowa which prohibits the Importation of distillate? during the war. s The vote on the Smoot amendment was 65 to 12 and on the general pro­ hibition provision 45 to 37. The action of the senate In accept­ ing the Smoot amendment served as a two-edged sword, cutting Into the vitals of the whisky Interests With one edge and the war revenue bill with the other. Coming entirely vftiex- pectedly to leaders on the finance com­ mittee. the Smoot provision causM Senator Simmons to /»sk permission to wtthdraw the revenue measure which he had reported. Inasmuch as some substitute for liquor revenues thus cur­ tailed must be made. Beer and wine were triumphant in the action of the senate and in all probability will maintain their ad­ vantageous position when the food bill finally passes the senate and is turned to the house for conference. \ * ISN'T THJ# SILLY? "Arch," she of the high arches and areheg eye­ brows said, archly, "do you love me?" a "Why. of course, why shouldn't I, Gladys? You've got the Gladys rags in this town and when I know you're my own little Gtad. I'm Gladys I can be." ;. • • "*.r .v;-; SOME POSTSCRIPTS To help in picl^ng fruit a Callfornlan Iftaa patented a thimble with a knife felade at the end. 1 A new burglar-proof lock resembles : a hinge and the bolts drop perpendlcu- ,lai4y Into sockets. ' Paper clubs for policemen, practi­ cally indestructible, have been Invent­ ed by an Englishman: ! . v A parachute invented by a French- t ^pjut can be guided by palling <3>rds r that draw In Its sidea. ? 1 f, FLAGS ABE MADE Hi# mtft^ oh Old Glory each year are cut out by a cutting machine, which manages the eight different sizes needed. The stars on the reverse are simply pieces of cleth basted to the blue field. An ope- ator using a "zigzag" machine stitches around the edge of the star, which has been cut put by machine j this makes a star imttern on the* piece of Cloth baited on the reverse, and the excess material Is cut with scissors by a "trimmer." These vary in dimensions from 14 inches in diameter down to 2 inches. But of all the flags of the United States, the president's flag en­ tails the most labor. To make It re­ quires all of one woman's time for a full month. The flag, consisting of a blue ground with the coat of arm? of the United States In the center. Is hand sewed, and It takes days of pa­ tient stitching to secure In place the life-sized eagle with Its great wings outstretched. The flag la made In two sizes, 10 by 14 feet and 3 by $ featf- Scientific American. t H.*; '-"'i'Too La*y. ' •* - ' "I don't have to work far« liftoff," said the shiftless individual. "Of course, you don't." rejoined tht busy man. "If you did. it's a-safe bel that you wouldn't ba VOTES 10 KEEP BEER Amendment to Prohibit Importation of Uquor or Withdrawal of That Now - Hold in Bond Is Finally v Accepted. Washington, July 9.--In what was regarded as the first real test of strength between senate wets and drys, the senate on Friday rejected, 52 to 34k a food bill amendment by Sena­ tor Myers to prohibit maufacture of beer and vinous beverages along with diatilled liquors. An a uendtnent by Senator Cum­ mins < t Iowa prohibiting Imports of distilled liquors during the w;ar and withdrawal of those now In bond for beverage purposes was adopted by a vote of 54 to 30. ^ " Upon reconsideration the senate voted, 45 to 40, to retain the provisions of the Cummins amendment. Senator Cummins* amendment fol­ lows: "No alcoholic beverage shall be Im­ ported into the United States during the existing war, and no part of the distilled spirits now in bond in the United States shall be withdrawn dur­ ing the said war, to be* used as a bev­ erage." 1 It was estimated that there are about 220,000,000 gallons of distillers' spirits now In bonded warehouses, and prohibition upon their with­ drawal for beverage purposes would cause a loss in revenue estimated at around $250,000,000. EMBARGO ON U. S. EXPORTS President Limits Shipping of stuffs--To Be Fair to Neutrals. Food- Washington. July 10.--President Wil­ son Issued a proclamation on Monday prohibiting all exports of foodstuffs and war materials except under spe­ cial license. In giving out the proclamation, the president made the following state­ ment: t "In controlling by license the export of certain indispensable commodities from the United Suites, the govern­ ment has first and chiefly In view the amelioration of the food conditions which have arisen of are likely to arise In our own country before new crops are harvested. "Not only Is the conservation of our prime food and fodder supplies a mat­ ter which vitally concerns our own peo­ ple, but the retention of an adequate supply of raw materials is essential to our program of military and naval con­ struction and the continuance of our necessary domestic activities. We shall, therefore, similarly safeguard all our fundamental supplies. "As to neutral nations, however, we also recognize our duty. The govern­ ment does not wish to hamper them. On the contrary. It wishes and intends, by all fair and equitable means, to co­ operate with them In their difficult task of adding from our available sur­ pluses to their own domestic supply, and of meeting their pressing necessi­ ties or deficits. "In considering the deficits of food supplies the government means only to fulfill Its obvious obligation to as­ sure itself that neutrals are husband­ ing their own resources and that our supplies will not become available, either directly or indirectly, to feed the enemy." Arrest All German Agents. ]tew York, July 10.--Orders to Im­ mediately arrest all German agents, financial and otherwise, knowa to make this city their headquarters, were received from Washington, a isdoral official announced here. Carrsnza Asks $50,000,000. Mexico City. July 10.--KxtrnonUnsry powers to negotiate a loan of $50,000.- 000 gold are asked by President Car- ranza of the Mexican congress. The president did not say how he expected to negotiate the loan. ' ' Decrease In Production of Coke. Connellsville, Pa.. July 9.--Coke pro­ duction in the Connellsville district during the first six months of 1017 was 2,400.000 ton^ess than during the same period of ttfe preceding year, ac­ cording to figures announced here. Britishers Hailed as Yanks. London. July 9.--A contingent of 108 British residents of the United States who have Just arrived in Great Britain to join the British army was reviewed by General FmauU m the Horse Guard parada. . „ ARIZONA-STRIKE STRIFE RISES Situation "Beyond Control" and U. 8. Cavalry la Ordered to Scene-- 3,000 Men Have Arms. Phoenix, Aris., July T.--A fottg^fls- tance message received on Thursday by Attorney General Wiley E. Jones from County Attorney Hugh M. Foster at Globe said that the strike situation is entirely beyond local control and that the United States troops from Douglas have been ordered-to the scene on the recommendation of Ma J. Charles N. Bundell, who Is on ^the ground repre­ senting the government. There are at least 3,000 strikers with arms, he said, and the entire armed force of- cltlsen deputies is about 300. Douglas, Ariz., July 7.--Four troops of United States cavalry with a ma­ chine gun troop left this city for Globe because of strike disorders. . BRITISH CAPTURED 117,776 That Is Total of Prisoners Taken la War, Exclusive of Africa^ Says London. London, July 7.--Sine® the begin­ ning of the war the British have cap- "tured 117,776 prisoners, exclusive of natives taken prisoner In the African campaigns, many of whom have been released, said Maj. Gen, F. B. Maurice, director of military operations, at the war office. The British have lost to the enemy 51,088 men, including In­ dian and native troops. These figures take in all theaters of war. The Brit­ ish have captured "739 guns during the war and lost 133. Of the guns lost, 37 were recaptured and of the 96 re­ maining in enemy hands, 84 were lost by the British on the west front-early In the war. "The British have not lost a single gun . on t the west front since April, 1915." : said the general. BLIGHT IN THE WHEAT CROP Illinois Fsrmers Are Worried at Ap­ pearance of the Disease--Hot Weather Needed. Decatur, III., July 7.--Central Ulk nois farmers are worrying over the appearance of blight in the wheat crop. As yet the blight has appeared only In spots. The yield in some fields probably will be reduced by one- flfth. Hot weather is needed to over­ come It, say the farmers. Many of the central Illinois farmers have sold their wheat-tor fall delivery at $1.75 * bushel. URGE REPRISALS ON U. S. Germany Trying to Persuade Scandi­ navian Countries to Hit Back at America. The Hague, July 7.--That Germany is trying to persuade the Scandinavian countries and Holland to take reprisal measures because of America's new policy of food exportation is Indicated by an article published in the great German shipping paper, Ujie Weser Zeitung. German Defies President Cleveland, O.. July 10.--Federal agents arrested Ernest Wouiden. re­ porter for the German paper Waech- ter and Anzelger. after he had defied the president's proclamation aA4 tered a barred sone. vjjj? Portuguese Battle U-Boat Lisbon, July 10.--Two Portuguese patrol boats were eugaged in a lively battle with a German submarine off Madeira islands. The submarine at­ tempted to sink the patrol boats, but lied when fired on. Hinchman of Pirates Breaks Leg. Philadelphia, July 9.--Outfielder Hinchman of the Pittsburgh National league baseball club broke his leg when sliding into the plate in the game with the Phillies.- collided with Catcher Indian Breaks Roping Record. Henryette, Okla.. July 8.--Eddie Bar- fesa, Creek Indian, broke the world's roping record here when he roped and tied a wild steer In 22H seconds. This lowered the record by one-half seo Town and Countrywde. ̂ '*•"* * v • KILL NEGROES AT E. ST. LOUIS Fierce ftacfe Rioting---Hundreds t^iliedl .- and Wounded and Negro 8efe. tions of City Ars *! • *» Put to Torch. I East St. Louis.--Over 100 negroes! were killed in the race rioting at Eastji S. Loufs. More than 500 were wounded^ Mobs put the torch to the negro sec-> ^ J ^ tions and the damage by fire will reacbt 4 ,T^ $3,000,000. Twenty thousand negroes* were terrorized and most of them ara|;fv^ in flight. White women and girlsi, y joined in the rioting, boarding cars? jjfj and dragging forth negro women tofr ^ the streets. ^ ^ Freeport.--In the federal court hera*1 N;, J Judge Landis sentenced 117 slackerap *|| to a year and a day at hard labor. 1 \ Great Lakes.--By official edict clgajP-* ettes were, banished from the Lakes Naval Training station. - Chicago.--'William T. Wetmore, sev- ;• enty-three, and Marion R. Wetmore.. seventy-three, married.to make a home for each other. ' * ; ^ • f; K Bloomlngton.--Rioting by the street? ^ car strikers here after speech by %~t "Mother" Jones compelled the calling! ^ out of the militia to restore order. Streator.--Harry Bryan, twenty-five^. of Odell, chauffeur for Mrs. Dillon off Pontlao, killed when the auto turned! over near here and Mrs. Dillon and two others were Injured. Rantoul.--Forty airplanes unloaded oh Chanute field and camp will be lac full swing by July 15. Chicago.--James T. Gllllck, after 3$ years' service, has been made assistant general manager of the Chicago, Mil­ waukee & St. Paul road. Hardin.--George Houghtltu of Jer­ sey vl lie drove his auto off a ferryboat Into the river here anfl he. his wife, lit­ tle son and Miss Ren a Johnson of Lo* "'J - Angeles. Cal.. were drowned; " ^ Wasson.--Intercolltis, a deadly sum*-'-"CSf mer complaint, has broken out In thlf • t,;| -J mining town. ,.v . Springfield. -- Christian Endeavor , 1 union of Illinois has selected", this city for the 1918 convention. A Griggsvllle.--Mrs. Perry Ryan prob- ^ ably fatally shot by her husband with/ * „:W rifle thought not to be loaded ami, v| which he,was about to clean. ( '*•. Ti Bloomlngton.--Joseph B. Bates, fof ^ 34 years editor of the Bloomlngton, ./L Pnntngraph. died in New York city. t J Griggsvllle.--Miss Anna Mathers re* , ^ J COverM a ring she lost 50 years ago lit- n an apple orchard at Meredosia. 1 Decatur.--On request of Mayor Dait pinneen the city council has unant* - mously passed a resolution asking th# •; ? federal trade commission to Investir' , gate the Increased cost of coal in tha ; | city. It having gone up 65 cents a toa since the coal operators met In Wash- ^ lngton. " ** TaylorvlHe.--The city council has In­ creased the water rates thus Insuring an additional revenue of $2,500. V Springfield.--B. M. Armstrong of * jj Peoria has been appointed receiver of „ ^ ' || the Toledo, Peoria & Western. ^ Chicago.--Applications for admission to the second reserve officers* training - j" , camp will not be received after July l.\ , ) < Great Lakes.--Fraternity pins of col^r * 1 ' -viz -:1| '3il SFL ** * x k. * iiW i' »'•. V-' 1 ,:lv- *. leglans and union emblems of workmen " ^ are tabooed by the Jaokies here. ,«Vj East St. Louis--Three searching In* ^ vestigatlons into the recent rioting here i have been startedr by Adjutant General M Dickson. Attorney General Brundage : * and State Fire Marshal Gambler. » || Tall ulah.--The Nazarene church '£• % here has called as pastor Rev. Jests w W. Brown, formerly a student at <, I r ̂ Olivet. s -* :J Decatur.--Estimated that 15,000 at- tended the Illinois Dairy day exercises " v M ' sh> \ ill here. , | Illlopolls.--Fosse tt Brothers hava 1 been awarded the contract to furnish * ,st *_ < beef for the Sangamon county poor'.." , | farm for three' months at $15.15. f ^ Springfield.--City Treasurer Fraalf r | "jj Elshoff and Mrs. Elshoff celebrated; \ their twenty-fifth wedding annhter* U 5 sary. * 1 - * 1 Chicago.--An ordinance just passed £1 j compels physician? to make public reo ^ 4| ord of all cases of venereal diseases. ^ 3 Quincy.--Warrant Is out for the ai\ 1 Jj rest of Ray Young on charges of rob- h blng the post office at Palamo. ^ Jg Chicago.--Mrs. Andrew J. Graham, ^ widow of the founder of the Grahanhw^. & Sons' bank, which institution ha« • . r ^ Just failed, has turned over to the re»- 'to; ceiver her entire estate. Springfield.--The State Bankers' as-- igj soclation held a meeting here to con-- sider economy measures. Chicago.--Fire, supposedly at lacen^-.'A'f^ diary origin, in the Pathe Film e» change destroyed $350,000 worth ot j J. films following labor troubles. - ;^§, Chicago.--The Judiciary committe# / of the city council has adopted resolu^ tions of censure of Mayor Thompson* ^ for his conduct of a recent council , „ meeting. ^ Freeport.--Father K. Ostenkeeter, ; priest of Shannon, suspected as a Ger» man spy. was arrested here disguise^ . in woman's garb. Puna. Adam Butsold's auto struck ^ a pig and turned over, but he. his wlf«| son and daughter and Officer Robert* ; s escaped serious Injury. ^ ^ Lincoln.--The Lincoln Water awl'J ^ Light company has been sold to east» ern capitalists. ^ Danville.--T. W. Buckingham, tfty* four, pioneer settler. Is dead. ~ v ,j£j§ Vandalla.--Mrs. Earl Wright was In-" -V jured In a runaway while assisting h» J|| loading hogs. -; Springfield.--The Illinois Centralf ^ road has Issued a bulletin saying it ^ will hold the places of all enlisted eia* ><$ ployees against their return. ,VM Paua.--Bernard J. Temnian. Armer* who was Injured a year ago by a loa^ of hay falling on him. has at last • cumbed. • % Rockford.--Oiti*en» of this city havd given $100,000 to the txHtty cauap butag <o«»tri0Nd h$|» , ^ <, ^ . i '••jm