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FREE PRESS ASKS NAMES OF BOYS IN SERVICE FOR ROLL The magnificent and admirable inanner in which Car- bondalesonshave responded to the call'of their-ceuntryjfbr democracy and freedom, is the highest possible expressiQn of the profound loyalty, and patriotism of Garbpn 1 daie sacred and unfaltering duty toward the nation'since Tbirth of our is the perpetuation of a great" by unstinted loyalty at all times. Carbqndale's sons have-'made themselves- worthy of this wonderful heritage. They arevoffering the; supreme sacrifice that the noble principles upon'; which' this, was built -may be preserved for coming as did their forefathers for them', They have met, the issue. That our readers.jnay see who" they are, a percentage from jSarbondale -equalled by few towns, the Free aslCthe cooperation relatives friends in compiling an-honor roll. We want the name of every Carbondale person serving our Country in any branch: of military service.

We feel that this list must miss no-onia, therefore readers to assist us in securing the names of their relatives-and friends in military service. We want every per soil'3 the branch of service This ma'y be done by either calling at the Free, Press "in. person, by phoning or by mail. It is desired, that we 'have the names as soon as possible. Don't delay for the sake- of those fighting for the cause, The Free Press will publish this honor list as soon as possible and will-appreciate the assistance of our readers in making this list complete of-those'who have gone from Carbondale.

LOCAL AND JHE WEATHER GENERAL C. 8. Weather I 111. July 29 1918 DAILY PBBB PKESS FOR gentle, tour year old horse. Inquire at 504 South Normal avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Baker and.

son, Miles, of Marlon, motored "here and met their daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shaw, who were returning after a visit with Mr; Slxaw's parents in Chidago. The party spent part of the and' Mrs. E.

T. Kate Teeter visited friends in DuQuoin yesterday -afternoon. Lieutenant-Colonel Robinson Now Division Chief of Staff Yale Tonight A A GRAM Mary Pickford In STELLA MARTS Miss Pickford, the eveningfgtar of the film outshines 'the brilliancy' of every oast achievement in Stella Maris. She a dual role of extreme cinema Mary Pickford at her best PATHS NEWS BBBL 10 and 15 Cents Tuesday-'Norma Talmadfje, in "Ihe Secrfet of The Storm Country" Mrs. L.

R. Harrington and little daughter returned to their home in Springfield yesterday after" a several weeks' visit with relatives in Carbon- dsle and Murphysboro. Mr. and Mrs. W.

O. Potter and daughters, Lucile and Ellouise, and son, Maurice, of Marion, motored here yesterday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. E. T.

Harris. Miss Sophia Baker, of Marion, is visiting her Mr. and Mrs. B. Neber.

John Hayden, supervisor of the stone work at the penitentiary at Menard, spent Sunday with bis family in Carbondale. His two daughters returned home to spend the summer, Miss Wtffcette, who recently received a deree from University, of Chicago and Miss. Bessie, a teacher at Pittsburg, Kansas, at Pittsburg, Kansas. Mrs. Hayden, Lieutenant-Colonel- Oliver son, a former Carbondale boy and who began his brilliant military career as a private in a National' Guard Company here several years ago, and since that time he' has made good," meriting promotion from time'to time.

In the San Jose Mercury Herald a very complimentary account is given of Lieutenant-Colonel Robinson, when he arrived at San Jose, where he becomes chief of staff for the Eighth Division. His family remains at Washingtod, D. C. His friends here are pleased to see his rapid advancement 1 in military circles. The San Jose Mercury Herald says the following: In Lieutenant-Colonel O.

P. Robinson, chief of staff of the division, the command has one of the most, thorough-, diciplinarians in the army; a member of the general staff and a campaigner of prominence.He is a native of Illinois aid entered the service in 1898, serving through ths Spanish-American war and Philippine campaign. He is a graduate of the army signal school and an honor graduate of the.army staff college and.the army school of the line. He served as instructor at the infantry school of arms, Fort Sill, and is a recognized on musketry and machine gun -work. While in the Philippines he- was four years a captain of the Philippine scouts during the Pnlojane campaign.

He is "on the job" at Camp Fremont, from 5:30 in the morning until 10 o'clock at night. The disappearance of Oscar. from his home eight miles east of this city last Monday, still remains a mystery more than Parties of as many as fiftyjfarmers and others, have, up to yesterday, found no' clue as to where he is or how he disappeared. John Baggott, of this city, a stepbrother of the lost man, sp.id this morning nothing except the murder theory would explain Kelly's disappearance. was intimated from other sources today thai if a day or two'mpre failed to.

clear the mastery of his absence arrests would -probably follow; As to (who this might involve was not dis- I closed. But it is known authorities has been living with her daughter, Miss Bessie, since the holidays, returned with her. Fair tonight and Tuesday, preceded by thunder showers this afternoon or tocight extreme south portion. Cooler tonight. Robert Safriet Is spending a few days in DuQuoin with aunt, Mrs.

Allen. Miss Vannle Mai Allen, of Sharon, is the guest this week of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.

Hesler. Miss Allen is returning to Sharon a year's study of voice, harmony and piano In the Chicago Conservatory. At the conclusion of her visit here Mrs. Hesler and little daughter will accompany her Sharon- for. a visit" with''" refer tives.

Helen Winkleman, of. St. Louis, and Miss Alma; Blanch Marten, of Mt. Vernon, are visiting, the' latter's Mrs. C.

Marten, and family. Miss who -lias 'been visiting her Air. and Mrs. J. C.

Spence, a -few returned to St. Louis yesterday where she is. study. ing. stenography.

Mrs. J. T. Livingston and baby, of who have also been Mr. and Mrs.

Spenee's guests, returned home yesterday accompanied -by'Mr. came here to take them home. BIG SHOW IS HERE The big show is in town and everything will be in readiness at seven o'clock tonight to usher in the week long carnival. Thejiop- ening will be proceeded by tiand concerts on the west side of "the square by two concert bands of the Metropolitan Shows and the local Woodmen band. Interest! in the contest for' the Liberty Bonds' -is at fever heat and there -is- likely to-be several surprises in the 'next few days.

Miss Cecil Rumage today and by running up a big vote is a close third. Prospective contest- are requested not to overlook the fact that entries will close Wednesday and no new names can be added after that date. The standing at nine o'clock this morning" Evelyn. Wese 1S59, Dean. Mick.

1581, Cecil Ramage 1352, Jennie Cline 448, Mountain 12, Bessie Smith 11, Elsie White 5. EXPERT RIFLEMAN Joe Hewitt, in the TJ. S. has made a good record as a ma.rksman at Paris Island, S. where he is in training.

He made one of the three expert riflemen out of 66 men. have been closely watchinga-nd waiting developments. It is now that Kelly was last seen by his wife and little boy as he left his house Monday, morning; His last saw him.Sunday evening. REV. COLE'S WIFE DIES Mrs.

M. M. Cole, wife of Rev. Cole, pastor of the A. M.

E. church, died at the family residence, 318 East Jackson street, 8:30. funeral services will bi conducted at the A. M. E.

church Tuesday af ternoon at 2 o'clock with district presiding elder, officiating. Interment will be made at Oakland cemetery. AUTO CATCHES fMRE AND BURNS IN MIDDLE OF PUBLIC ROAD An Overland auto of the small model burned up a short distance the other side of the covered bridge.east of this city yesterday afternoon. The car, fee- longed- to Chas.Almpnd,a farmer aljout three miles east of here. Those iniithe auto escaped injury.

The machine caught fire from gasoline.lt was'a new car. The remains of the-machine, being destroyed bey.ond repair; were brought' into town this'afternoon. PLEASANT RIP'GE- July 27. Mr. and Mrs.

Ern Clutts and chll- ren spent Sunday in Saratoga. Bullock has returned home after a few weeks' stay in DuQuoin. Dan and Homer Johnson, of. Herrin, visited at Homer. Johnson's Sun- 'day.

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Landis, of Clarinda, Iowa, is expected here on a visit in a few days. Dr. and Mrs.

Bird will go west In a tew weeks tor health; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Landis visited Mr. and Mrs. Hollie Johnson, Sunday.

Mr. and Mtis. Fred Ethierton, of Lick Creek, visited Mr. and Mrs. Homer Johnson Sunday.

Born to Mr. and Mrs.j Andrew Cochran, of White Ash, a nine and a halt pound baby boy July 22. His name is Carl Jackson. Willie Landis, of White Ash, visited home" folks a few days last week. Charles Watson, John Roberts ana Walter have new Fords.

Mrs. Miles Fox will" visit her husband at the training camp in a few days'. Mr. and Mrs. Jas.

Cox. and famjly 3 of Cottage Home, went down in the bottoms fishing'Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Hollje Johnson intend- to move near Belnap in a few weeks.

Homer Johnson, andii Wm. Clutts sold some veal calves to Hodge" at Anna and delivered-- them Walter Landis Mr. and Mrs. Cbchran, of White Asht Oscar Rendleman made a business trip to'Marion Friday. A.

J. Campbell, for twenty years one of 1 business men, at his home here evening about 7.o'clock*after, illness nearly three weeks, from the first of which it 1 by the family that his condition was serious. Only slight rallies appeared In hisjj condition from the time" he was stricken, worse as time on, suffering from pneumonia following a near paralytic stroke with which he was -first taken ill, resulting from high blood pressure. He was 69 years old. 'children, except one son were at his at the time of their father's having been here, since he was --flrsl taken ill.

Mr. Campbell came to Carbondale from Sparta, a member of a prominent family at tha: place, about 20 vcar 1 ago. When he first came to this'cily he became engaged in the incss which continued until he was tuken sick. Ho was in the store of the G. A.

Campbell Grocery here, operated by hbn and his son, George. When first coming to this city Mr. Campbell was 'a member of the Tost and Campbell grocerys'finn, He was regarded as competent business man. a wife and seven children, two daughters.Mrs.Sam Hiirand Mrs. A.

K. Wilson.of this city, and: five sons, G. A. Campbell'and Chas. Camp- boll.

of this citv; Dr. Ed of W. A. Campbell, Tie Plant, and JHm Campbell, California. All the children.

are here except John. The funeral services. were held at the Presbyterian church this afternoon 2:30 by Rev. W. T.

McAdoo. Burial at Oakland cemetery. All-the stores closed this Afternoon dtiringvthe funeral service. OBELISK Those wishing a 1918 "Obelisk" majT by telephoningvthe busliness manager at 445 or S. E.

Boomer, faculty advisor. $1:50 postpaid. Hershel Wnitaker, Business Manager. Advertisement. TWO BOYS JOIN THE NAVY Raleigh Dillinger and Clarei.ee Charles, of north of here, have'joined the, navy left today for Great Lakes, where they will go into training.

FOOD SOPPLY ASSURED LloytFGeorge Lauds America's Triumph Over U-Boats. THE PEOPLE'S COLUMN One month, per word. One insei tion, per Three insertions, per word! One per .01 .03 WANTEO WANTED-Girl restaurant work, experienced, Barnes Restaurant. WANTEU-Porter ana lunch counter girl. Van Noy.

FOR RENT FOE PurnishBfi room. new houses. Ed McQuIre. MRS. EARTH'S NEPHEW IN MARINE CASUALTY LIST Mrs.

Ed Earth, of this city, has re- oeived word that her nephew, Sergt. Taggar't, of Berkely, been severely wounded, rine service. He: is In the ma-. ANOTHER NEGRO DESERTER TAKEN TO ST. LOUIS Ed Clark, night policeman; took an army deserter to Jefferson Barracks this morning, 'Che deserter was a negro, J.

Beggs, from a town in Louisiana," Parish St. Jobfa the BapfisV Bdgard, 'La. He was arrested here a few days ago. FORECAST FOR THE PERIOD JULY 29 TO AUGUST 3, INCLUSIVE For the Upper er Missouri Valleys: Showers Sunday night or Monday amd again about 5 The temperature will "be nearly normal over the northern part of the district and somewhat, over the southern- part. Frank C.

Bastin left 'for Chicago this afternoon on a business trip. He will visit his wife and son, who are the summer there. Mrs. Raymond Moore yesterday after a few visit with Creal Springs friends and relatives. Prof.

O. Brown, of the' Bureau of rural work on the Normal faculty, is attending the summer term of Colum- New" York He is stuttering the rural school Continued Economy Urged by Premier, However; at Dinner in Honor of Herbert Hoover. London, July a dinner given by the government In honor of Herbert O. Hoover, the American food administrator, Victor Boref, -French minister of provisions, and Dr. Silvio Ores- pi, Italian food i minister, Premier George, proposing the health" of the guests, paid a glowing" tribute to Mr.

Hoover. He said that through him America had achieved li great triumph in securing a large number i of people in Europe from 1 want and starvation. There was no fear, however, he declared, that the allies would be starved out. Germuny, continued the premier, had made the greatest gamble In her history; she had pitted her whole destiny upon the success of the submarine campaign and it had failed. After comparing- Great Britain's abundance of foocPwith Germany's scarcity, Lloyd said lie regretted the necessity for bringing In a warning- as a skeleton at the It was not altogether a question of food.

It was a question of tonnage. America was sending hundreds of thousands of men 'monthly. It was a and valiant army, which already had appeared in great numbers on tlefleld added fresh laurels to those crowning the brow of the American republic. More were coming and next year it would be a gi- ganttc army, and it was a question of bringing supplies for that army. This would 'absorb more tomiage than carrying the men themselves.

America was building ships at a great rate and her program was a great success. Great Britain was build- ling as fast as she could, in addition to 'building she had to keep her gigantic iUeet repaired and most of the repairs American, ships must be done Great Britain. Consequently, there was a limit to the Dumber" of ships which could be turned out." while the number of ships was Increasing enormously, the premier continued, the demand shipping" was fejeater and the essential need of, economy in food and every other co'jmiod- tty kept firmly In nji'nd. ENTIRE IOWA? FAMILY KILLED Storage room household goods. Reasonable Brick wareroom with concrete floss, on atfey back of Apply Maggie FOR Farm of 40 acres wltb good orchard.

Near mines eaafc of Oar- bondale, good chance to farm and- haul coal or wor in mine, Orchard will almost pay the rent. See FOR 2 furnished rooms tot light housekeeping, 203 West Oak. FQR, Furnished- Wesi Jackson. eridge. House, 500 Henry Chamness.

Bev- Troliey Car Hits Automobile Four Miles South of 1 Other Injured. Waterloo, Jnly persons were tilled and one injured in, a FOR SALE FOR Sterling piano Phone 271 X. FOR' over like new bicycles, boys' second hand wheels. Repair and sell repairs for wheels.Baby buggy repairs. Call 334 Y.

Storage. T. F. Gher, 203 Washington. FOR horse power gasoline engine.

Call T. F. Gher. Mrs. Laura Wilson, of Tucson, Arizona, is visiting with her aurit, "Grandma" Sarah Schwartz, for a few- days.

She lived with her aunt here In Carbondale while she grew from a child to womanhood. She was Miss Laura Kimmel before her marriage to xWilliam Wilson, an Illinois Central telegraph operator. For a time they resided in Carbondale while Mr. Wilson was with I. C.

R. R. Co. as train dispatcher. Then he accepted a posf- tion as trail dispatcher at Tucson for the Southern Pacific railroad and was made chief train dispatcher and after conducting the work successfully for several years, was promoted to the position of superintendent of the Tuc-i- son division which he now holds.

Mrs. Wilson came on account the death of Mrs. Ellen Hays. Mrs. Oscar Pabst; returned -yesterday after a'visit with Carterville rela- tives.

Mr. and Mrs. Grover Ogden and little, son were guests of Golconda relatives yesterday. FAMILY REUNION and E. S.

Harriss were collision between, an interurbau car, hosts, Sunday to a company of forty-" and an automobile tear mUes soutfi £our relativeg of Mrg Harrlss of here. The dead are: Milton T. Brown, Mrs. Milton T. Brown, Irene' afiair was ln the nature reumon Brown, Clifford and Edith Bartlett' alld the party consisted of the Davis The entire Brown family was wiped' fami ly in DuQuoin ana vicinity and.

out by the accident, which was due to PHckneyville and vicinity, the fact that the view was shut off 'by a clump of trees. 20 Soldiers Hurt in Wreck. Sedalia, Jnly 29. Two train-'' men are have been killed DAYyp twenty or mipre soldiers injured iuU! IUUB e' seriously, when a Please come, and some Kansas Texas freight collided with'a troop train neaj Those to(Je te work'done Clifton City, Advertisement. and par Mrs.

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