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,V -- % :{$:.. '^>.',*' •" *-. o$ I ;- \> r" .rv i vf * •*** • &.* • * ̂ \i£\ ̂ "' >\ •"• £'•"*" v. • •-•" * *'$$" .•••'•"-J r /.V'5'^ "*3<» I ^ \ /«* *V- ,* a fefe'X .,/ M* "• •*"' /-J{> 4$,» V *, s +{'L. •jHtsr-'.. -"V-? ' K T 1' "Vw ."* v'-wmi -•41 •£': *s ., ;, \; *-*! i ' :> l " ^ i K < ym .s ty - n .%*,! ;< *v mi;: m V«; -U*i ,yK% : . -. y **?. s£* . • ' ' Sgs&p <r vn nduood Prices for »?-fu •»S** ^ ^ »•$&& '-M: :: : #&w*i S'AWf *\ SSSKS ii«i sssss^- •t •": t-v- - >~i^ yr; Cr 4 *.» *1%% m ' ' & ' "i ^ " fe::, •V. - ;*".'S> r;w • r. :<*'^ f te *, "^SR. Vf«L ^; ». iU,< * -fr ̂ ̂ <*t % "f * A , ^r" " j >U. - svf -,'; h" - .•«' By QUSTAVUS MYER8. Hl«tori«n and Retttrdl Writer. r..'? ••J;*-?- rM^T V • , . , , , ^ ' , / V ' - ITH a probable bumper croip of* at least $00,000,000 bushels of bread grains expected from our farms this . year, the American farmer Is showing what his contribution Is to the war for human free­ dom. Remote as he may be from th* actual scene of conflict, he knows that he is A btg part at the world battle tine. Upon his productive efforts largely depend the siipply-* <Ulf of the allied arnqed forc$% and populations wia» food. - ' ',•••' £o the appori. MFood wiU win fthe war," tiie AJQMirtcan farmer has responded ^ith splendid rttmlts. But of course that appeal has Its qual­ ifications. One proviso Is that food will go a lops way toward insuring victory if we have plenty of ship* to convey Jit where it Is. needed. Ckwi uncU of dMtj» iittvu been or are Deing cre­ ated by the United States shipping board. They an being produced at & record pace. But to* carry out our vast necessary shipping program * with the fullest adequacy it is vital that the earnest interest of every part of our great c<MSr , try should be unceasingly enlisted. Far away frost the seaboard as man? «f oqr farms are, they are Joined with the ocean to a degree they never were before. The ships sup­ plement the plow and the harvester. Day and night the fanner has been thinking of how he could make his land more productive. It is a «$>ject that never leaves him. The indica­ tions are that so well has he thought It out that th»« year's crop of winter wheat alone will be t 1M,000,000 bushels more than last year's, large a« that was. And this is only one part of the Immense crops coming from American farms. True, there is always the gamble of weather con­ ditions and the menace of Insect depredations. But the present promise is a high production from our farms. Of itself this fact do*« not alarm the Huns. They know that out- big ltood supply In of no danger to them if we cannot get It across. But what does All them with dread and foreboding i« the knowledge that we are rapidly getting to­ gether the ships that will transport It over the ocean to feed our troops and those of the allies &Bd the peoples of the countries banded to defeat Bun aggression. What will further make the Huns quake is the fact that our millions of farm- em are ip dettirrtllned to support the program , iter vast $eete «f Alps as they are set upon rais­ ing vait crops. The : Hun submarine murder campaign was i^eridten with the express view of starving bit certain Countries, and terrorizing the rest, tt aimed at destroying the ships that could carry our supplies to Europe. It didn't succeed any more In that design than in the effort to pre- y>s i f . t v ' • " *«! f Ships have to be used for imports as well as exports. Last year we imported $8,659,000,000 worth of merchandise. We need ample ships on the Pacific to serve China, Japan, the Philippines, Vent the landing of large forces in Prance. by its foul methods of warfare it has already sunk many millions of tons of ships. Not oil?: has that world loss to be more than made up, but ' we have to provide a large further tonnage to, ' keep on sending our soldiers abroad and $op» , plying them adequately. We have the unp^eti dented Job of not only feeding our own araf^,; Other armies and other populations ajso. , ^ But the ships required for those purposes are ,*»ly a part of what we oeed. Later on those sjilpa, will be necessary In bringing back our victorioBS - soldiers from Europe. But at present and Jot; ,, Sue time to come the movement is one of full J: ps to Europe and fairly empty ones back* » The United States is now the great reservoir,^ from which supplies must be drawn. The enor-. »ous gain In our exports shows how other na*i are increasingly looking to us to sustain. Russia and Australia. All of these countries as tf'ell as Central and South America, have materials or products which we need Just as they need ours. if' Ai|lrtEralla recently had a surplus stated to be 800,( ,̂000 bushels of wheat and another big sur­ plus In process of gathering. There was enough, in fact, to feed England and France for a year. But it was of no practical use to the allies. There vessels to be spared for the long haul es eight or tan weeks from Australia to Last year there was a surplus in Java of 1,000,- jl^) tons of sugar which other parts of the world badly could not get because of .Jack of SK. Although our exports may occrfsionaily decline, Still on the whole there is every probability their increasing, not only during the war ft*fter the war. Large areas of Europe are depop- * ulated and devastated. Many of the rich wheat* growing sections Including almost all of the 'win4 , ler-wheat producing areas of .Russia, are in the 0«>rmnn«' nn»gfl««lnn (V^ndlHnns In Rnntn Am dpaotlc. The western European allies produced •in, 1917 about 222,p00,000 bushels less than the an- > nual pre-war average. There was a great drop ^ also in the wheat production of other European, countries. Argentina,' Australia and India are producing good crops. But there is no shipping to move it properly. While the war is on there is a big enough de->.; i n d f r o m o u r a l l i e s I n E u r o p e t o r m a t e r i a l s o f ' V kinds. We have to supply coal, steel, oil, cot­ ton, lumber, raits, locomotives and a great quan­ tity of other products. After the war when the Job of rehabilitating Europe is put through, the demand upon this country for raw and manufac­ tured material of all kinds will be enormous. We shall also have to replenish the depleted herds of Europe from our own cattle. Ours, In fact, will be the task of supplying most of the world. So it Is clear that besides the millions of tons of • flipping urgently needed for the army and navy, we shall need a great permanent merchant ma­ rine. In 1914 only ^106,000,000 of the more than 12,000,000.000 of our exports was carried in Ameri- ^ Ctn vessels. Even now a great part of the cargo aid passenger ships we are using are seised enemy „ vessels or requisitioned or chartered allied oar - aiutral vessels. ^ jsot only on the Atlantic but on ail oeeana we must have an abundance of American ships. Since the opening of the Panama canal, the At- iantie and Pacific oceans have been linked by the Short route. Great heaps of coffee were spoiling on the East Treaty wharves. There was no shipping to move * 'it' tg^lrftlNr countries. ' "ftyfttes, which was badly needed here, could not t* brought tram Spain because of the want of #ips. r- • ̂$fcese are but a «r examples of what a ship means.' Besides the many millions of tons of shipping needed for the purposes already described, there itl also the- pressing necessity for multiplying the number of ships, tugs and barges for domae- tlc coastwise, lake and Inland waterway trans^ -pbrtation. These are of the most vital impor- litaace to the farmer. Our inland, lake and coast waterways can be used to transport vast quan- , titles of wheat and other products, and freight of all kinds can be sent back on the return ;*rlp. This transportation will be cheaper to ,Ae fanner and greatly tends to relieve railway OOngestion. In less than a year's time the accomplish- merits of the United States shipping board have > been on an unprecedented scale. Where in* l^lT there were only 01 shipyard plants In the United States, there are now 158, and more are be­ ing constantly established. The United States shipping board has given out contracts for 8JL83,- 000 deadweight tons of ships, and has,already put 'in service 831,111 deadweight tons of new shipping. This In addition to 2,073,826 dead­ weight tons of neutral and allied ships under charter, German and Austrian ships seized, and Dutch ships requisitioned. It is launching new ships rapidly, and is beginning to make provi­ sion for tugs and barges for inland and coast­ wise water traffic. From the small number of 44,926 men employed in American shipyards on April 1, 1917, the force of shipbuilders in our ' jpards has now increased to 300,000. V With this progress American farmers can look forward to the certainty of a.great merchant ma­ rine, built In American shipyards and carrying their products the world over now and alter 'the warf* ' IDENTIFICATION TAG has been a good deal or un­ favorable comment In the navy on the prescribed method of wearing the ldeati^cation tag on account of the be­ havior of the woven' wire neckb ̂ which rides up on the neck and lncon* venlenees the wearer In various ways. These features have been overcome at the naval training station, San Fran* Cisco, by lengthening the wire so as * to permit of Its being wocn bandoleer fashion from above tt>e left shoulder to below the right arm, the tag hang­ ing a few Inches below the apex of the right axilla. In this way the wire does not ride up nor interfere with the movements of the body.--Army ' and Navy Register. Wonderful Peruvian /are. Recently it has been shown tiwt the old Peruvians must have understood the laws of atmospheric pressure. Without this knowledge they would not have been able to construct the curious Jan and vases which they molded. One of these pieces of pot­ tery, ornamented with the figures of two monkeys, possessed positively un­ canny properties. When water was poured into the vessel or out of It, sounds like the screeching of monkeys were heard. Another vessel was deco­ rated with the figure of a bird that uttered appropriate notes when water was poured into It. Another was orna­ mented with a cat that meowed; an­ other with snakes that hisSed. An In­ genious water Jar bore the form of aged woman on whose cheeks tears were seen to trickle, while sobs were heard when water was poured taxn the Jar. Then He Went to the Quardheuee. The Bumptious Bayonet Instructor-- Now, see here, my good fellow. We hold the gun in the hands, so, with the bayonet forward; and we lunge, thus. Now do you suppose you can Jb|t that dummy? The Waggish Recruit--W( TtL make a steb at it Springfield.--Chairmen for every congressional district In the state out- slda of "Cook county were announced by the headquarters cominlt|ee ef the constitutional convention orgaidzation here. The state is being organised fapldly. Horace H. Bancroft, secretary m the organization, said, and an ac­ tive; campaign for the suceeas constitutional convention will begin shortly. The dowftstate chairmen are: Eleventh district, Wil­ liam George, Aurora; Twelfth, Adam C. Cliffe, Sycamore; Thirteenth, J. R. Crowley, Freeport; Fourteenth, D. EL Hack, Carthage; Fifteenth, George Wilson, Quincy; Sixteenth, G. D. Kin­ ney, Peoria; Seventeenth, F. L. Smith, Dwlght; Eighteenth, Frank Llndley, Danville; Nineteenth, H. E. Green, Ur- bana; Twentieth, W. E. Williams. Plttsfield; Twenty-first, W. L. Patter­ son, Springfield; Twenty-second, W, E. HadTey, Bast St, JLouls; Twenty-third, W. Duff Piercy, Mount Vernon; Tken- ty-fourth, T. P. O^iglfton, Fairfield; Twenty-fifth, W. S Dewey, Cairo. Chicago.--A $5,000,000 concern, loe-; ing $3,000 a week, possessing assets of $1,125, consisting of a "partnership" of the president, a woman not connect­ ed with the firm and a bulldog, were •^closed In an itvoluntary petition in oankruptcy Sled In the federal court against the Rtley-Schubert-Grossman company of Chicago. A receiver was named for the concern, and the head and treasurer of the company held in $15,000 bonds each. H. M. Ashton, at­ torney representing stockholders In the company, described the methods alleged to have been used by this mall- order concern. Samuel M. Grossman is the head of the firm. The name of Schubert in the partnership stands for his sister-in-law, Alice Schubert, and Riley is said to be the name of a bull­ dog kept in the basement At the same time a second mail-order house, Wlnthrop Ives company, had a petition of bankruptcy filed against It In the federal court by creditors. Springfield.--A program of legisla­ tion to be supported at the session of the general assembly next winter by the State Bar association recently was agreed upon here by the board of gov­ ernors of the association in confer­ ence with Governor Lowden. Legisla­ tion on which the association will cen­ ter its attention Includes: Revision of the state practice act, reorganiza­ tion Of courts, revision of the revenue act, revision of corporate law, enact­ ment of a corporation excise law and revision of the probate practice act It Is planned to hold meetings In the seven hanking districts of the state In the interest of the constitutional con­ vention proposition to be voted'on in November. Meeting places are Ben­ ton, Shelbyville, Urbana, Jacksonville, Galena and Pollet. No city has been chosen for the Fifth district Springfield.--The following com­ municable diseases have been report­ ed to the state department of public Health during the week ending July 15, In a telegram sent to the surgeon general. at Washington. Diphtheria, 113 cases, of which Quincy had 5 and Chicago 85. Scarlet fever, 33 cases, of which 20 were in Chicago, the re­ mainder scattered over the state. Smallpox, 19 cases, of which Chicago had 5. Cases of meningitis were re­ ported as follows: Evanston, 1; For­ est park, 1; Chicago, 4. Three cases of poliomyelitis were reported in Chi­ cago, 1 in Geneva, 1 In Pinckneyville and 1 in Kenllworth. Springfield.--An elaborate llUaols state government building plant, In­ volving an estimated expenditure of approximately $10,000,000 and large accretions of land adjoining the state house, has been projected by Bdwln D. Martin of Chicago, supervising architect of the state, and awaits ap­ proval of the proper authorities before being accepted by the Illinois depart­ ment of public work and buildings as an objective. Springfield.--A federal probe of Illi­ nois birth and death records through­ out the state will be conducted in September. State health officials In making the announcement asked that county and city authorities prepare in advance to aid In the work. The in­ vestigation Is for the purpose of de­ termining the exact number of births and deaths in the state during the year. *|%4 avAMfl Wg UVIU« AUVVUIV INMt profit taxes collected in the Eighth federal district amounted to $10,097,- 658.98, according to figures made pub­ lic. The miscellaneous tax was $8.- 596,960.82. The figures are for the fis­ cal year Just ended. There were ap­ proximately 60,000 taxpayers. Out of that number but 116 are listed as de­ linquent Ii is considered a record. DanvtMe.--What is said to be the highest price ever paid for farm land was recorded here when a farm near 8t. Joseph was sold at tj»e average of $328 an acre. The farm is regarded as one of the most productive In the I1 •• , -JB 1 • • r * v.* .#-"»> "I.s tV * tJ<i.\ ' \ % : /">. *»; • : ;kvrS.iiS.i Si:..; Mi "hMi- iW&i, ;--Sr ,>L >:. * * fAi i. ashington, D. C.--"Unskilled navi­ gation and neglect" are charged against the captain and pilot of the Steamer Columbia In a preliminary re­ port to Secretary Redfleld by the local inspectors on the Illinois river disas­ ter which caused the loss of more than 100 lives. Rockford.--Grig. Gen. Francis Le Tohn Parker arrived in Camp Grant from Washington to take command »f the One Hundred and Seventy-first Infantry brigade and to carry through the last field training which will put the unit Into shape for overceas serv­ ice. Chicago. -- New restrictions are placed on deliveries of anthracite coal in a notice sent the past week to all dealers by Raymond E. Durham, chairman of the Cook county commit­ tee of the fuel administration. By tht« order no one will be permitted, for the present to get more than one- third of the amount of anthracite needed for domestic purposes during the coming winter. This action was taken, it was explained, because of the limited amount of anthracite that will be available, and to make it pos­ sible for all consumes* te obtaln JR. fair proportion o£ f»el, / ,v V 4. , ifm. <**P> Mason, Logan, San­ gamon, Tasewell, Fulton, Douglas and Lawrence counties--bumper crop counties of Illinois, have organized twilight armies to cope with the prob- tom of harvesting, according tp the farm labor administration of the state council of defense. Five hundred em­ ployees of railroad yards at Beards- town have enrolled as emergency workers. They have organized two shifts of 250 men each. They are driv­ en at schedule hours to nearby farms. In Sangamon county 75 firemen have arranged to spend their vacations on the farms. Eight hundred emergency workers have been registered outside of the city of Springfield, which add- ed 600 more. In Mason county, a "shockers twilight army" has been organized. Rural mall carriers In Lo­ gan county are recruiting for the arm­ ies In Tazewell county the banks and stores, close at four o'clock and the workers repair to the farms. Springfield.--Many Illinois people are expected to take part in the "house raising day" at Old Salem July 25. This Is to be one of the big days In the contemplated reconstruction of the his­ toric site of Abraham Lincoln's youth, and'the subsequent gala events con­ nected with the ceremonies planned to perpetuate the memory of Abraham Lincoln. The logs to be used In the rebuilding of the town have been in process of preparation for some time, as has also the clapboard and reck. All have now been hauled to the site of the town and plans are being com­ pleted for the "big day" when a rep­ resentative gathering from all parts of the state Is expected. It is intend­ ed that the rough work In connection with the building will be completed in two days. One feature will be the elaborate dinners served to those tak­ ing part by the women of the Salem Lincoln league. Carllnville.--General Manager E. M. Clark of the Standard Oil company of Indiana, gave out a statement pro­ viding for annuities to men and wom­ en retired from the service of the com­ pany. This granting of annnultles has been given out at Wood River where the refineries of the company are lo­ cated, and is also applicable to the miners at this place and to those who will be employed in the future in the working of their large mines here and is effective July 1, 1918. The mini­ mum amount is $300 per year. The maximum is 75 per cent of the aver­ age of annual remuneration for the ten years preceding retirement. This is the first corporation in the country to voluntarily grant pensions to their employees, both men and women. Springfield.--The weather in Illi­ nois was favorable for harvesting and threshing operations, but corn, pas­ tures and gardens in |he southern di­ vision are suffering from continued drought and corn has been seriously checked in growth, according to the weekly crop and weather summary issued by Clarence 3. Root of the weather bureau. The report In full follows: "The week was dry and cool. The weather was favorable for har­ vesting and threshing Operations, but corn, pastures and gardens in the southern division are suffering from continued drought and corn has been seriously checked in growth. Harvest­ ing, threshing and haying continue. In the northern and central divisions all crops are In good to excellent condi­ tion generally. Corn cultivation is nearly completed," Springfield.--A petition attacking the validity of the Buck-Austin bank* lng law has been filed in the Sanga­ mon county circuit court by Louis €k Spies of Chebanse, Kankakee county. He seeks an Injunction restraining, the placing of the law before the voters of the state at the coming election for approval or rejection. The Buck-Aus­ tin act, was passed by the last general assembly. Spies charges, however, cer­ tain amendments to the bill were re­ fused by the senate. This, he claims, invalidates the law. He charges that the bill as signed by Governor Lowden Is not the bill passed by the legisla­ ture. Mt. Sterling.--Four carloads of tike 1918 crop of wheat was shipped from this point recently. The buyers state that the wheat Is of the finest quality and the yield is ruuuiug from au to 0® bushels to the acre. The yield will be the greatest in many years from Brown county, the acreage being much larger than usual. The wheat In the river bottom is averaging 45 to 50 bushels and is of the finest quality. The oats crop will be enormous also. Springfield.--Robert Allan Stephens of Danville Is the new secretary of the Illinois public utiuucS CuuiiuliKiiuii. He was recently appointed by Governor Lowden and has assumed his duties. Mr. Stephens is a prominent attorney of Illinois and is secretary of the 1111 nots Bar association. He succeeds Robert V. Prather of Olney, resigned. Springfield.--Because of the short­ age in farm labor and the necessity for continuous work'In the fields, the annual encampment of the Illinois State Guard will not beheld this year. Governor Lowden, after a conference with members of the state council of defense, authorized a statement that the encampment, which was to have been held in Springfiled, be called off. Springfield.--A total of 104 indlctj ments returned by the federal grand Jury, making 142 indictments since the grand Jury was called, is believed to be the largest number of Indictments ever returned by a single grand Jury in the history of the court The big majority of Indictments are for viola* tlons of espionage act and violation of the liquor law, 40 indictments being for the former and 57 for the latter. The grand Jury was not discharged by Judge Ferdinand Geiger of Milwaukee, who is acting Judg^of the court hot was recessed subject to recall for ao not as good aa last year. Springfield.--Illinois* entire aid Mn> tional Guard is now on duty tiTwaisw Announcement of the fact was nade the past week by Adjutant Oeoseal Dickson. Confirmation of it. he said, came in the Washington General March story. The troopa are In the First and Second army corps "over there." The First Illinois field artil­ lery, now in the One Hundred and Forty-ninth 'field artillery, U. S. A, was the first to go. It went with the Rainbow division. AU the rest are la the command of MaJ. Gen. George Bell, Jr„ and were tra*^v«* QMftp Logan, Houston, Tea ̂ : - * " " ... • •H-. *r.,-,a£r He 'iiwiisa As? anStta. and hfs ow pot £hK of Oklahoma Ctty, Ofcla. WHITB rem ir*«ar •amsnu.W TYPHOID £2§| Similarly Situated. "Our boys at the front do iil-tti ttfe a bel of rosea.** "I dont Mffw;- - beds of roses are usually nmd5 - j > one TRouai ona eiiBK When yvar bade aebta. sad dv and UdMgn am to ba •ito your Manet start' bottle of Dr. K" * ~ ia a pfeyriafca's . el the IfihMy and It has stood the taal of years a reputation lor gsfcftfr w>d ..sftg jj.ti1*, giving malts In thwarti «<***. This preparation a» nqr rfartha, las, on aale e?eij whete. Get a or large ate, at yoer mnr- Howerwr, If yea *Uk trst * * wntMratkm flflBo, te aafeit ta ISrJ SrOoTKnghaarton, N^Y^Wa bottle. When writing be sare aad tioo this paper.--Adv. In Satan banked the. furnaces of ever­ lasting torment saw te It that thefa|? was plenty «t tfd4ah tutpm--e' ja hand and told Ml friends Iftrtt " ̂ ~ temperature went down to le* 6,000 in the shade to turn evil forced draft Then he went to at a conference he bad called on banks of the Styx; Roll call< showed that Lu Titan, Shedlm, Mephtsjtopeles, ua and fi "Now, ge<!ts," said the original administrator, "we have ctaoe te fer en the matter of one Bill Hofceaarilern and UH, trifling and healths - sons been abominating the earth. shall we do to 'mV "Six billion years in the u^ai after without their medal; shouted, as with one voice. ,• ' 1 iiMjll Mixed. Knlcker--Dld, Smith mixed! Bocker--Tea, he announced a tag wl^at crop and a bumper World la Aw The two greatest cent times are the value lit and the importance of open air. Washington haa a shortage ef Mwmpn. " •'l" ft &od other fan and it*