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McHENRT PLAINDEALER, McHENRY, IIX. Springfield.--Food will win the war, tgit we most save It. In order to save It intelligently follow tike advice of the state food administration. This Is the appeal Governor Lowden has sent to the people of Illinois. "We shall pro­ duce food sufficient for the winning of the war, only if we practice econ­ omy la the consumption of that food," the governor says. "We not only must •upply our own needs and the needs of «ur ever-Increasing armies In the field, ^ut must also raise a substantial sur­ plus for our allies. The task seems feg. It is big. It can only be per­ formed if we co-operate with the food administration.*' | Springfield.--The legality of the Ifuck-Austin banking law will be threshed out by the state supreme court. It has been appealed from the Sangamon county circuit court by Louis O. Spies of Kankakee county. The lower court dismissed the petition When Mr. Spies sought to bring the few before the voters of the state at |he coming election in order to test its Constitutionality. The Buck-Austin tow, enacted by the last general as­ sembly, provided that after January 1, 3919, all private banks in Illinois mfist Incorporate as state banks and thus tjffe subject to state supervision. Springfield. -- The state supreme urt will determine the question hether the state utilities commission Is obliged to furnish records in cases Srhere their decision is appealed to a Circuit court. The appeal is taken by utilities commission in the case A. G. Kennedy against the state Utilities commission and DeKalb & Sycamore Electric railway. The cir­ cuit court of Sangamon county some |me since, in the case, made a ruling that the utilities commission should JSurnlsh the record, where an appeal • - %as taken from its decision. Springfield.--The college of agrlcul- ; ture, University of Illinois, will of- 'Ifer during this coming fall and wln- sT'lMr a series of war courses in farm tractor oj>eration, for the purpose of t -Enabling men and women to prepare ; themselves as tractor operators. The - «**ork offered will be of a very prfte jtical nature, consisting chiefly of ac- ' tbal practice supplemented by lec- f tures. Two weeks will be required for •:the individual student to complete the course. Work will begin Monday, Oc­ tober 14, and 25 can be admitted each ~ Subsequent Monday until March 24. j Peoria.--Henry B. Marks, Chicago, has been appointed manager of Peo- . iria's share In the celebration of the : ^Illinois centennial, a notable pageant to be staged for five days, starting September 23 and concluding Septem­ ber 27. More than 30 persons will participate. The pageant was wrlt- ten by A. MHo Bennett of Chicago and ; tells of the coming of the first ex­ plorers, Joflet and Marquette, the ^"jploneers who blazed the path for civil- tea tlon, and who Journeyed down the r Illinois river and landed on the shores > , vDt what Is now Peoria in 1683. Springfield.--Illinois' collection of * wlirar curios has been added to by the '•ending of a German helmet to Gov- f J«rnor Lowden by Capt. Harry A. John- " aon, a former clerk In the offices of Adjutant General Dickson, now with the American expedionary forces in . France. The helmet has a large hole In the side, giving mute evidence of the fate of the Fritzle who wore it. The latter was evidently in'retreat at the time, as there was also two bullet fcoles In the back of the helmet. \ *3 Springfield.--The plan for reform in Judicial procedure by Governor Low­ den Includes the complete revision of the law of Illinois In reference to set­ tlement of estates, In line with this Sfction the Illinois State Bar associa­ tion has created a committee on revi­ sion of probate practice composed of three Judges of probate court, three ]|idges of county courts exercising pro- %jate Jurisdiction and three practicing lawyers. Judge Henry Horner of the * probate court of Chicago Is chairman. Springfield.--Wheat smut Is occupy- g the attention of the food produc­ tion and conservation committee of the State council of defense in the "grow t|iore wheat" campaign, according to jfdvlces received ber$. They state that Six experts from the department of ag­ riculture _ have been routed for the jj^heat sections of the state to demon- ; titarte the best and easiest methods of feeing the seed of smut. Springfield.--Two additional Septem­ ber draft calls have been received by Adjutant General Dickson. One calls t>r 790 negroes, who are to be sent to amp Grant, Roekford, and the other >r 250 limited-service men, of whom go to the Columbus (O.) barracks ind 50 to the Jefferson (Mo.) barracks. $oth calls are for class 1 men only. r| Springfield.--Contagious diseases In ^llnols are on the wane. The last State federal health report shows but $1 cases of diphtheria, 32 cases of Icarlet fever, 6 of smallpox, meningitis Infantile paralysis 17. Chicago had le majority of all cases. Springfield.--The constitutionality of non-high school tax act In.Illlnois Tm June 12, 1909, amended by the act •vj®f .Tune 22, 1917, is attacked by the Chicago and Northwestern ' Railway Company in appeals filed In the su­ preme court here from judgments ren­ dered against it in the county courts Of Winnebago and Kane counties for taxes for that purpose brought by bounty Collector C. J. KJelqulst of Winnebago county and County Col­ lector E. F. Goodell of Kane county. I'he Chicago and Northwestern Rall- 5ay company alleges the act Is uncon-itutional and void. J Duquoin.--City Attorney David' H. Jlevy of Murphysboro, who left with ril contingent of select men for Camp Custer, Mich., has been granted an Indefinite leave of absence by the C|ty council and the office will be held fefjpen for him until his return. His Brother, former State's Attorney I. K. Ifevy, will act as city attorney. l -: Paw Paw.--When farmers found It ,Impossible to obtain other help. Rev. |jr. McClarkln, Rev. Mr. Wlmmer and Rev. Mr. Canfleld, all of Paw Paw, Conned overalls and worked aw team- igbers, hauling grain from farms to the -y... ' •' ' • •• .• ' , " S, igfeeitfon of Im­ porting colored labor from the South to the North tor the purpose of fur­ thering war work was wider discus­ sion here at a conference of the boards of Illinois. Michigan and In-! •liana district, held under the aus­ pices of the department of colored economics of the department f>f la­ bor at Washington. The boards are made up of prominent colored citizens of all three states who have been in-, trusted with the task of aiding the: government in its labor problem b7 Inducing Southern negroes not effect­ ed by the draft regulations to come North for employment in essential In­ dustries who will sulTer through the enactment of the selective service law. The meeting took place behind closed doors in the courthouse building. Se­ crecy, it was explained, is desired at present, owing to the undeveloped stage of the undertaking. It was said, however, the issues Involving sanitary housing, demonstrations of prejudice and segregation and proper recreation for the worklngmen and their families, were among the subjects under con­ sideration. Springfield.--Sunday, October 6, will be Illinois Centennial Sunday. The Illinois;Centennial commission has of­ ficially set this Sunday aside for the observance of the centennial of the admission of Illinois Into the Union ligf churches of all denominations through­ out the state. During the first week in October, an elaborate celebration win be held in Springfield under the auspices of the centennial commission. This will be. the principal state-wide celebration of the centennial. Gov­ ernors from every state In the Union, members of congress and dignitaries from foreign countries will be Invited to be present at the celebration, and many of them will remain In Spring­ field over Sunday. It is planned to have elaborate service in all of the Springfield churches, at which vlsltlhg public men will be speakers. Springfield.--The hog has been en­ listed as a war worker, as well as a producer of bacon. His part Is to husk his own corn this winter, and save Illi­ nois farmers the trouble. Replies from Illinois corn producers to the inquiries of the food production and conserva­ tion committee of the state council of defense concerning the available labor for corn huskiryj, indicate that with the help of the hogs, the silo and a few of the nearby townspeople, the corn- husking situation will take care of it­ self In spite of the labor shortage. Springfield.--The wood duck, a game bird not uncommon In Illinois, is a wa­ ter fowl end entitled to protection giv­ en all such fowl by state law, even though It does nest fn trees. This is the decision of the division of fish and game, Illinois department of agricul­ ture. The ruling was made as a re­ sult of a request from a sportsman, who said he was under the Impression that wood ducks could be shot at any time. Springfield.--The finishing touches are being put on advance plans for the Illinois campaign for the fourth Lib­ erty loan. Divisional meetings of county chairmen, both men and wom­ en, of the Liberty loan organization are in progress. County chairmen are meeting with representatives of the publicity and speakers' bureaus, and final arrangements are being made for a whirlwind campaign. Champaign.--Because of his refusal to dou khaki, Carl H. Haessler, a for­ mer philosophy professor of the Uni­ versity of Illinois, has been placed in the stockade at Camp Sheridan, Ala., and Is awaiting trial, writes an Urbaua man who left here in the same con­ tingent. Haessler gained much noto­ riety last winter when he was accused of being insidious in propounding anti­ war doctrln6*to the students. Springfield.--The woman's commit­ tee of the state council of defense has taken account of the reputation for thrift and economy that the army has made for itself through Its salvage de­ partment and recommehds that to back up the army, an individual salvage de­ partment shall be established in every household. No article or garment should be thrown away, it is urged, un­ til Its last usefulness is over. Springfield.--The practice of fisher­ men of "hogging" or catching with the hands, fish that have taken refuge in hollow logs. Is frowned upon by the state division of fish and game depart­ ment of agriculture. While the ques* tlon of whether this method of angling Is. contrary to the statute has not so far as Is known been passed upon, the department Is about to take steps to discourage It. Springfield. -- The war recreation board of Illinois has received from Washington the appointment of war camp community service board for the territory including Chicago, the north shore towns and Waukegan for the duration of the war, and will have as its chief of staff Eugene T. Lies of Washington, former general secretary of the United Charities in Chicago. Springfield--The organization of the United States Boys' Working reserve in Illinois is to be used as a model for other states In the Mississippi valley by C. B. Fritsche, recently appointed assistant director of the reserve in charge of educational relations. Springfield. -- Seventeen conscien­ tious objectors have signified that they have no objections to Joining the land army of ttefe state council of defense, so they are taking tip the hoe on farms for the duration of the war. The men are Menonnltes and Dunkards, object­ ors on account of their religion, and not pro-Germans or pacifists. Aurora.--Local school authorities probably will let down the bars that have up to this time kept married wom­ en from being hired as teachers, for though the schools redpen in two weeks, the teaching staffs are yet far from complete. Springfield.--The woman's commit­ tee of the state council of defense, ia Its work of co-operating with the Illi­ nois centennial commission, has se­ cured the pledges of 36 of their units to stage centennial pageants. Towns already hard at work on their plans Include Quincy, Mattoon, Robinson, Clinton, Areola, Effingham, Benton, Piano, Streator, Pittsfield, Mound City,'Sparta, Danville, Morrison, Rush- vllle, Ltbertyvllle. Edgar county stands high on the honor list, as wom­ an's committee pageants are under way for Paris, Hume, Kansas and Gtetotmalfc'/,• ^; >..* . v • '•* - "• -*-1' DRAFT WA«iir» M ME President Teffs Machinist* TtMy Must Fight if They Refute t# Work. •j'.). MOST ABIDE BY DECISION !;• * i -Hi Wilson Notifies Men at iSrfdgeport Conn., That Unless They Return They Will Be Ordered asfifngton, Sept. 16.--^trlffng ma­ chinists at Bridgeport, Conn:, have been notified by President Wilson thas. unless they return to work and' abide by the wage award of the war labor board they will be barred from em­ ployment for a year and draft baords will be instructed to reject any claim of exemption from military service based upon their alleged usefulness on war production. The president's warning went in a letter addressed to the machinists re­ plying to resolutions forwarded to him announcing the "Strike because of dis­ satisfaction over the war labor board's award and a later interpretation by an Umpire. The war department also has taken over the Smith & Wesson company of Springfield, Mass., and will operate the plant and business to secure continu­ ous production and prevent Industrial disturbance. The company recently gave notice that it would prefer to have the gov­ ernment operate Its plant rather than abide by a decision of the war labor board enforcing collective bargaining. Mr. Wilson's letter was addressed to the Bridgeport district lodge of the In­ ternational Association of Machinists and other striking workmen of Bridfe- port. Conn. W*:¥&y" m - m r "PEACE NEARER"--HERTLING German Chancellor Declares Govern­ ment and Army Chiefs Are Op* posed to All Conquests. London. Sept 16.--Notwithstanding the allies' declination of Germany's peace offer, Count von Hertllng, the Imperial German chancellor, Is con­ vinced that peace is nearer than is generally supposed, according to an address made by the chancellor before the trades unionist leaders In Germany, says a dispatch to the Exchange Tele­ graph from Copenhagen. . The chancellor declared both the German government and army leaders desired an understanding, and peace and that the government and the army leaders were against all conquests. As soon as he was convinced of the impossibility of an agreement with the upper house on the suffrage question, the chancellor said, he would ,di»olve the lower house. U S. TO FIX COTTON PRICE President Will Act After Committee Investigates the General s Situation. ; Washington, Sept. 16. -- President Wilson announced that a fair price for raw cotton will be fixed if that should be deemed necessary after the commit­ tee to be appointed by the war Indus­ tries board has completed Its inquiry into the general cotton situation. During the investigation a separate committee of three, soon to be named, will buy cotton for use of the United States government and the allies at prices to be approved by the president. 8ince most of the cotton of the coun­ try is required for war uses, this gov­ ernment buying is expected to stabilise prices. * HOUSE PASSES BOND BILL Designed to Aid in Sale of Liberty 8e- ouritles by Making Them Kjten^t From Federal Ts«. <. Washington, Sept. 16.--The house on Friday passed the bill designed to aid the sale of Liberty bonds by mak­ ing them exempt from federal tax when sold to individuals and corpora­ tions. . There was not a dissenting vote. TWO FLYERS DIE IN TEXAS Lieut. C. R. Janes of Chicago and Enlsted Man Killed When Plane Crashes to Earth. Fort Worth, Tex., Sept 16.--Lleot C. R. Janes, Chicago, was killed In­ stantly and an enlisted man named Lantz, was fatally injured here when their airplane crashed to earth in a spin. Lantz died shortly after the ac­ cident. Debeney Given High Honor. Parts, Sept. 17.--<3eneral Debeney has been raised to the dignity of grand officer of the Legion of Honor. The citation was made In recognition of brilliant services in stopping the Ger­ man drive toward Amiens last Grant Higher Freight Rates. Washington, Sept. 17.--Increased rates on packing-house products mov­ ing from east of Chicago to Pacific coast points were authorized by the Interstate commerce commission. The new rates are 20 to 30 cents higher. Admits Hun Position Is 8eriou& Rotterdam, Sept. 16.--"Our position is the most serious in German history," the Cologne Zeitung says. "We fight the world with only our own strength. Suggestions that we evacuate Belgium avail us nothing." m ,w\- i Brusslloff Reported Kilted. . Copenhagen, Sept. 16. -- General Brussiloff, former commander in chief of the Russian armies, has been killed it Moscow, near the Sabrin prison, ac- onifchg to dispatches reaching here .pom / Ivisv. . v ' f , • • • - • v . • ' i i •*! ' U. s. TROOPS SAVED WHITE 8TAR LINER PERSIC ? TORPEDOED. 18 Destroyers Rescue 2,800 American Sol­ diers--Not a Man Lost or Even Injured. Washington, Sept. IS.--The navy department announced on Wednesday the receipt of a dispatch from Vice Admiral Sims stating that a British liner carrying American troops was torpedoed September 8 off the English coast. All on board were sayed. London, Sep*. 13.--An American troopship with 2,800 men on board has been torpedoed. All hands were saved. The ship was beached. (The United States navy depart­ ment announced that the vessel was the White Star liner Persic of 12,048 tons.) Iu order to save time, Instead of launching the boats the men clambered down ropes to destroyers which sur­ rounded the stricken vessel. The troop­ ship was one of a large convoy ap­ proaching the English coast and was about 200 miles out. The torpedoing took place Friday at 3 p. m. There was no sign of panic on board. Many of the troops were from Chicago and Cleveland. No one was Injured. Something-had gone wrong with the troopship's engines, which compelled her lor a time to lag behind the rest of the convoy, but the trouble had been fixed up and she was fast catching up with the other transports when a tor­ pedo hit her just forward of the en­ gine room. RED SOX WIN WORLD TITLE Boston Americans Defeat Chicago Na­ tionals in Battle for Champion­ ship--Score, 2 to 1. Boston, Sept. 13.--Ma* Flack, by muffing a line drive in the third Inning, gave Boston a 2 to 1 victory in the deciding game of the World series of 1918. Boston wins the title, four to two Tyler and Mays had been pitch­ ing beautiful ball with the margin In favor of the Chicago southpaw. He had wavered in the third, passing two of the enemy. Then he had game­ ly pitched himself out and two were gone when Whlteman, the Jinx of the Cubs during the whole series, lined to Flack. It looked as if the inning was safely over but the ball popped out of Max' mitts and two runs raced over the plate. 24,000,000 FIGHTERS 13,000,000 NAMES ADDED TO U S. WAR LI8T. Provost Marshal General Says Great Problem Now Is to Classify ' Registrants Justly. Washington, Sept 14.--With assur­ ances from every section of the coun­ try that the registration of America's millions of men between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one and thirty- two to forty-five, inclusive, had been accomplished with precision, Provost Marshal General Crowder turned his attention to the great task of classify­ ing this vast army. Thirteen million names, approxi­ mately, have now been added to the 11.000,000 already registered, making a total man-power census of about 24,- 000,000. The great problem now, General Crowder said, Is to classify the regis­ trants Justly and wisely both for the welfare of the army and for the eco­ nomic and industrial good of the na- citiztiis w HELD U. S. ARMY AT ARCHANGEL American Troops Land In Siberia to • A*sl«t Allied Forces In North-' ern Russia. Washington, Sept. 13.--American troops have landed at Archangel to as­ sist the other allied forces there In their campaign for the re-establlsh- ment of order In northern Russia. This anuouueement was authorized by Gen­ eral March, chief of staff. For military reasons the number of soldiers landing was not revealed, nor was it made clear from whence they had embarked. It was assumed, however, that the sol­ diers had been sent from English camps, where Americans are training. Baker Returning to Parlfc Paris, Stpt. 17.--Newton D. Baiter, American secretary of war, who has on the American front watching the offensive, has returned to Paris. It Is announced that he expects to depart •bortly for England. Hold Five Draft Evaders. Tulsa. Okla., Sept. 17.--Fire men- four of them brothers and all citizens of Porum, near here--were held here, In lieu of a $100 bond each, following ttheir arraignment on charges of fail­ ure to register. Wan $50,000 Liberty Bond Gift. Baltimore, Md„ Sept. 14.--Friends and admirers of Cardinal Gibbons have completed plans for the presentation to the cardinal of a $50,000 Liberty bond on the ocaslon of the golden Ju- |k^ee of his consecration as a bishop. gjSfcys Beware of Assassins. w Amsterdam, Sept. 14.--The soviet government has issued a significant or- 'er to the all people's commissaries to «ke precautions for their personal safety, according to a dispatch to the Subjects of Britain and France Thrown Into Prison by Bolshevik Officials. Stockholm, Sept. 13.--Eleven Eng­ lishmen and eleven French citizens have been arrested and imprisoned in the fortress of SS. Peter and Paul In Petrograd, according to apparently re­ liable information received here today from the Russian city. The Englishmen incarcerated Include R. H. B. Lockhart, the British con­ sul general at Moscow, who was con­ demned to death by the bolshevik gov­ ernment, but who escaped execution as the result of the Intervention of all the neutral diplomatic representatives. (The fortress of SS. Peter and Paul Is one of the most famous dungeons In the world. Under the regime of the czar political prisoners were confined there and its rigors often meant that they never came out alive.) PEASANTS TAKE PETR0GRA0 Many of Population Join Invsders and Opposing. Force Fight In 8treets --Fires Rage In the City. London, Sept. 14.--Russian peasants who revolted against the bolshevik government a few days ago are report­ ed to have entered Petrograd and to have been joined by a large part of the population, says a dispatch from Copenhagen to the Central News Agen­ cy. Severe fighting is proceeding In the city and fires have broken out at some places. 4 v TO ENLIST 5000 U. S. GIRLS Miss Gunther Coming From France to Employ Women Clerks to Release Men. Paris, Sept 16.--Miss Elsie Gunther, chief of the female labor bureau of the American expeditionary force, has gone to the United States to recruit 5,000 American girl clerks to release men for military service. Miss Gun­ ther will seek to. enlist college girls. Deport Fifty Mexicans. Toledo, O., Sept. 16.--Fifty1 Mexi­ cans from Toledo, Detroit and Cleve­ land. in charge of immigration officials, left here on Friday afternoon for the international line, where they will be deported. CHILDREN AND WOMEN ON SHIP SUNK BY ENEMY Huns Ask for feace as They KM Babies in Stormy Sear-**~ ~ j' fifC t 198 PERSONS ARE MISSING Sevan Hundred and Se~Venty-One Res <ued ' Bodies of Children Taken Ashore--Vessel Was Bound ' for South Africs. London. Sept. 17.--The British steamer Galway Castle, of 7,988 tons, gross, was torpedoed Thursday and sunk on Friday. It had 960 persons on board, of whom 771 were reported saved. The 189 missing include 120 passengers, .36 naval and military offi­ cers and men, and 83 of the crew. Ninety third-class passengers lost were without exception women ani\ children. The bodies of three of thq children, who had died, were brought ashore. The captain and several of the officers are reported to have been still on board the ship when it was last seen. The Galway Castle left port for South Africa on Tuesday last, and was torpedoed on Thursday In a stormy sea. Hundreds of the passengers were rescued by attending steamers. Suffered For Years Back and Kidneys Wai l Bad Sha|fet But Doao*s Removed all the Trouble. **My kidneys were so weak that the tent cold 1 caught would affect tfMns and start my back aching --m I COIlldl h&rdlv Kn^iir* fKo mtsssv" mm Mrs. CANAL LINE FOR ILLlNtitf Barges to Carry Freight Between Chi­ cago and* St. Louis. Chicago, Sept. l6.--October 1 will see Chicago placed on the map as s baby seaport, with the advent of regular barge service with St. Louis via .the Illinois and Michigan canal, the Illinois river, and the Mississippi. Spring will see the baby developing sea legs, and a few years after the war the baby will be rolling into the company of Its experienced brothers of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. This was the assertion of E. S. Con­ way, chairman of the board of water resources of the state of Illinois, and one of the backers of the newly in­ corporated Illinois Barge and Boat company, which now has two coal laden barges en route from St. Louis to Chicago. On October 1 three lit­ tle steamers, towing from two to three barges each, will begin operating on regular schedule between St. Louis and Chicago. They will carry cost or any other commodity desired. ' 1 SLAIN, 6 HURT IN BATTLE Band of Slayers in Colorado and Posse in Fight--Detective Chief 8hot to Death. Denver, Colo,. Sept. 16,--One dead, one dying, and four dangerously wounded is the casualty list of a bat­ tle between police and bandits that ex­ tended over a 90-mile front throughout the night, all the way from Colorado Springs to .Denver. The police took three prisoners. The larger part of the bandit army escaped and Is believed to be hiding in the mountains west of Denver. The dead man is John W. Rowan, Colorado Springs chief of detectives. The dying man Is John D. Riley, Colorado Springs officer. • hardly endure the misery.' D. C. Row, 973 Fulton St., ] frn, N. Y. "In the morning first got up, my back was bo lame, I eould hardly bend over and any move sent darts of parn through my kid­ neys. It was hud for me to walk up stairs or stoop, and to move while lying down sent darts of pain through The kidney secre- MRS. ROSS tions were scanty and distressing and the water remained in my system, mak­ ing my feet and hands swell. There were dark circles under my eyes and I became bo dizxy I could hardly see. I had rheumatic pains in my knees and It was all 1 couid do to set around. For years I wis in that shape and I wore plasters and naed all lcinds of medicine to no avail until I tried Doan's Kidney Pills. The* rid me of the trouble and strengthened my back and kidneys. When I have taken Doan's since, they have always bene­ fited me." Sworn to before me. L. N. VAUGHAN, Notary PuMe. GssDoaaPsat Aay Stae, COe «Isb DOAN'S VESY- FOSTER.Mtt.BURN CO, BUFFALO, M.T. Small PU1 Small Dose Saul! Price CARTERS FOR CONSTIPATION have stood the test of Purely vegetable. Wonderfully quick to banish biliousness, headache. Indigestion and to dw ip a bad compTerioa. Genuine PALE FACES CtMwHrlsJian a hck •f lion In ifae Blood Carter's Iron Pills wmiMlp tfc flEvery Woman Wants | 72 Rtiss Rebels Executed. . Stockholm, Sept. 16.--As a result of attempts to kill Soviet Commander Berzian and Military Councillors Smil- gtn and Ooloshkln, 72 counter-revolu­ tionaries have been executed in Petro­ grad. Thirty-three German Children Killed. Amsterdam, Sept. 14.--Thirty-three German children and two railroad men were killed In a collision between sn excursion train and a train carrying goods between Schnelde Muehr and Poson. Eighteen were injured. RAID I. W. W. HEADQUARTERS Entire 8taff of "Wobbly" Newspaper In Montans Town Arrested by Federal Officers. Butte, Mont, Sept. 161--Federal and city officers raided the local I. W. W. headquarters and the office of the Butte Bulletin, the publication of which had been forbidden by the state council of defense. The entire staff, from the editor and business manager down vo the linotype operators, were taken to police headquarters to be questioned about articles published in connection with the attempted strike of miners. SWISS MEDAL FOR WILSON Committee Formed to Recognize Aid of United States In Providing Food. Berne, Sept. 16.--A committee has been formed here for the purpose of offering to President Wilson a gold medal as a token of Swiss esteem for the valuable assistance the United States has given to Switzerland by pro­ viding bread, grain and other victuals. Accepts Crown of Finland. Stockholm, Sept. 13.--Prince Fred­ erick Charles of Hesse has accepted the Finnish crowp. The Finnish diet will meet soon to confirm the accept­ ance. " Germans Near Starvation. Btrne, Sept. 17.--Starvation would be the portion of the larger German cities If they did not increase their scanty stores through "illegal trading," Deputy Von Herxberg Lottum said in the Prussian lower house. Try to Rob Illinois Bank. Dixon, Dl., Sept. IT.--Five bandits, believed to have been Earl Dear, "Big Joe" Moran and others who escaped from the county Jail in Chicago, made sn unsuccessful attempt to rob the bank at Mount Morris. . ( J# . 1 rliJttz Sugar One Cent Higher. York, Sept. 14.--A cent "a pound Increase In the price of sugar has been authorized by the federal food board. Hereafter prices will range from 11 cents for one pound to 62 cents for five pounds. Deserters Fill Cologne. Amsterdam, Sept. 16.--"Fleeing de­ serters recently have been repeatedly flred at in the busy streets of Co­ logne," said Herr Oserfeld, member of the relchstag. In a message ad­ dressed to Chancellor Hertllng. Premier Lloya George 111. Manchester, Sept. 16.--It was offi­ cially announced that Premier Lloyd George Is suffering from a chill. He has a high temperature and may be prevented from fulfilling nit his <«- gagements in his pre.-sent tour. A N T I S E P T I C P O W D E R FOR PERSONAL IJYCJENE ia water for pelvic atttd>, alowtiaa iaJ hflsy imtitfkifc RmqmmhM by E> Pinldbam Med. Co» for tea yean. A keoBac wonder far nasal catarrh, sera tnrontand sore epaa. Ecoaoaricai. nZPHSG He Had a Better One. George received a most wonderful tin soldier for his birthday present. It moved its arms up and down, holding a gun, and walked about when wound up with a key. George was. very self* ish with his toy, and at last little sev en-year-old Dean, his neighbor, ex» claimed In disgusted tones, UI don'l want your old soldier that can only move when wound up. I've got a real meat soldier In my fsmily." "HARD SKIN" AND FOOT CALLUSES Magic t Peel them off without pain or soreness Don't suffer! A tiny bottle' of" Frees- one costs but a few cents at any drug store. Apply a few drops on the toughened calluses or "hard skin" on bottom of feet, then lift those painful spots right off with lingers. Corns also I IS ?* When you peel off eorns or calluses with Freezone the skin beneath Is left pink and healthy and never sore, ten­ der or even irritated. Try sure!--Adv. Proper Treatment. "That singers' notes are gutteral!* "Then they ought to be Baltimore American. Some men can argue abowt and keep cool. m One way to dodge the divorce courts Is to stay sinjiie. ~Wben Yoor &«s NmACm s Try Murine EawReafSf Mo buumlutf -- JuM fcJ? CyMtv^ mmm*m nrtticsUis or mall ^ rtt# tut y*## v&iu^K £VK awttDtco." JW'Vit..: '• 'Ob - J .yi* ' \