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THE DAILY FREE PRESS. VOLUME 12 CABBONDALE ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1915 NUMBER BRITISH DRIVEN BACK AT YPRES LOSE 5,000 MEN WHEN GERMAN FORCES CAPTURE ST. JULIEN. LONDON ADMITSTKE RETREAT Allies Land Men en Shores of Dardanelles Under Cover of Claims Carpathian Success. London.

April days of almost continuous Sighting in that section of Flanders of which Ypres is the has brought no end to the battle, which tcpDn with a forward twefp of the Germans over a distance of several miles. The boomdng of the heavy guns heard in Holland on Monday greater force than on any of the preceding days, while all the official reports indicate there has been no cessation of the assaults by which the Germans hope to push their way through the allied lines, of the counter attacks by which the British. French and Belgians are striving to beat back their adversaries. German headquarters- tell of the capture of 1,000 Canadians and 4.000 others, including English and French and their affiliated forces, and the taking of 45 cannon. London Admits Retreat.

The British war office, iu describing the re-adjustment of the British line, says it now runs to the south of St. Julien, which is in the hands of 'the Germans, and adds that severe fighting is still going on to the northeast ef Ypres, although "the general situation remains unchanged." The French war office, charging the Germans Trfth still employing asphyxiating gases, for which a protection ias been found, claime to have made considerable progress to the north of Ypres. Under cover of the guns of the fleet, the allies have disembarked an at various points on the Gallipoli on the European side of and a general attack jn the strait? has been begun by and sea forces. The offered strong resistance to the land-) ing of the troops, but this, it is an-' rjoimced by the British war office, successfully accomplished. Claims of Austrian successes in the Carpathians are chronicled by Vienna Twenty-six Russian trenches, contain- much war material, are said to have been captured by the Austrians a.nd counter attacks in the vicinity of the TJzsok Pass were halted, with heavy casualties to the Muscovites.

I thai, rhp city go into the saloon business was put to a vote and failed. Then the Lemmon Civic Association formed after the city, last spring, adopted the commission form of government. The association was given a saloon license. A manager, one of the strongest prohibition workers in the city, was appointed. He no salary.

The two barten- durs receive such good salaries that ur.ift of any kind is eliminated. By th" association's rules the sale of is not pushed. A blacklist con- the names of persons who can- buy liquor. "Since the sa.loon started last July." said B. R.

Watt, "it has idven results from oven- point of view. I would recommend it as being far above private ownership." DAMAGE SUIT IS THROWN OUT Witness Testifies Plaintiff Said He "Expected to Get Money From Breitung." New York, April Kleist's 1250.000 suit for alienation of his wife's, affections against his parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Breitung, was thrown out of court by Judge Hough.

At the conclusion of all the testimony counsel for the defense made a motion that the suit be dismissed for lack of evidence, and Judge Hough sustained it. Testimony that Kleist had boasted he would get money from Breitung was given when the suit WM continued. Arthur H. G. Palmer, manager of the Breitung mine at Silver City, N.

where Kleist worked, testified Kleist told him he expected to get money from Breitung. Palmer said Kleist had stated his marriage to Juliet Breitung was a. "mistake." RECORD ON WIRELESS PHONE Train Orders Were Propelled 63 Miles Without Aid of the Usual Wire. was gone applied at the plant of the Nelson Frog and Switch Company at East St. Louis.

There was a vacancy and Jackson was told he could have a trial, providing he furnished his own tools. Without money to buy tools or purchase a railroad ticket he "heat his way" on a freight train to Chester, where he remembered he had just such a set of tools, made wiili his own hands during the two years he behind the prison walls. He arrived ai Chester at midnight, nnd with an oh! hatchet broke tlio lock on the. outer gates of the penitentiary. He then made his way to the blacksmith -shop.

(ibUiined the tools ar.t! safely sot away. It was some time afterwards the mystery of the broken Inrk and open sutes was explained by the confession of Jackson. ITALY TO GET IN BY MAY 15 Garibaldi Declares 200,000 Austrians Await Invasion by 800,000 Italians. AVIATOR DROPS LIFE BELTS Airman at San Francisco Makes Vain Effort to Save Four Persons From Drowning. New York.

April new distance record for wireless telephony in railroad service Is claimed by officials of the Lackawanna Railroad. Conimuniciilions by wireless concerning the movement of Lackawanna trains were exchanged between railroad superintendents at Scranton, and Binghampton. X. 63 miles. Trains between those two cities were moved for several hours under orders sent or received by wireless telephone.

L. B. Foiley. the Lackawanna's superintendent of wireless, said he believed that within a few weeks wireless messages! would be sent from Hoboken, X. J.

to Scranton, 150 miles. Paris. April Peppino Gari- boldf, who is here for a few days to conclude arrangements jfor Rending the remainder of the Italian volunteers home, has given a remarkable interview, in which he says positively that Italy will declare war upon Austria on or before May 15. "Italy will attack Austria certainly." he said, "not later tha.n May 15. and possibly sooner.

Two campaigns will be started simultaneously, one against the Austrian Tyrol, which will consist chiefly of artillery work, and probably will be very slow; 'the other along the coast from a point at the rear of Trieste, where fourteen classes of troops are already under arms. "In the first line of -Invaders against Austria there will be 800,000 men. against Austria's 200.000. who are now awaiting attack. "It is certain, at least, that the allies will try to penetrate the Rivieria from the south, while the Italians wiH gladly help the French to push the Germans slowly track through.

Belgium." ROOSEVELT flOMITS DENIES ANY SECRECY AND SAYS HIS ACTIONS WERE fl VISIBLE. senator that he did not want to be president of the United States, as it was not. an office in which'he could do anything. The colonel said he should like to be governor for another term, and that, "in spite of all the work and very largely because of your constant courtesy and consideration, my dear have thoroughly enjoyed being governor." MAN AND MONEY ARE MISSING MANY LETTERS INTRODUCED Chicago Hotel Keeper Disappears With $70,000 in Cash and Bonds. Didn't Want to Be Vice President, ai Office IB Not Active Enough for Strenuous Dnt.

San Francisco, April Christofferson, an aviator, and Edward Ridgeson, a mounted policeman, tried in vain to save the lives of the eccupants of a launch that overturned In the breakers. At least four persons were drowned. Christofferson in his aeroplane circled about, dropping life preservers and Ridgeson, at the risk of his life. rode his horse far into the breakers, iring his revolver in the hope of attracting the attention of any of the occupants of the boat that might be GEN. VILLA READYFOR BATTLE Has Ordered Every Man Under His Command to Report to Him at Aguas Calientes.

SEW iff OF SftlflfltiE MUNICIPALITY OWNS, PROHIBITIONIST RUNS PLACE. El Paso. April Francisco Villa is fortifying the city of Agiias Calientes to resist the army of Carranzistas whose advance is said to be within 20 miles of Villa's concentration camp. Cairranza agents here stated that Obregon would attack Villa's positions before he could reorganize his shattered araay, recently routed at Celaya. Telegrams from Villa received at Juarez indicate that he not intend to have the Celaya defeat repeated and he has ordered every man under his command in Northern Mei- ico to rush to the concentration camp at Aguas Calientes where he asserts an army of not less than 45,000 men will be ready to meet Obregon.

South Dakota Town Derives $1,000 Monthly Revenue From Sale of Liquor. Lemmon, S. April business keeps up for the next two ttontbs as it has since last July, Lem- jnon's municipal saloon will have contributed Approximately $12,000 towar the schools and municipal improvements. The profit of Lemmon's one saloon is $1,000 a month. Before the last law limiting the number of saloons per capita throughout the state.

Lemmon, with a population of 1,255 inha.bitants, had eight saloons. Competition was keen and some of them became the lowest sort of dives. When the. per capita law passed, Lemmon was allowed two naloons. There WAP intense rivalry for the two A proposinon BREAKS IN JAIL TO REFORM Paroled Convict Smashes Way Into Penitentiary to Steal Tools and Land Job.

Springfield, 111.. April 'away a huge lock on the prison gates at Chester and literally breaking into the penitentiary is the feat of Alfred Jackson, a paroled convict. A few days ago Jackson was paroled, his papers being signed by State Attorney fharles Webb of Kast St. Louis, who says Jackson worked as hard as any man could to land a job before the $10 given each prisoner when he leaves the institution was exhausted. When all hope of landing a pcMtior mi is HUSBAND GONE LONG TIME- GIVEN UP FOR DEAD.

Syracuse. N. April dore Koospvf-1; adTnitted. under cross- examination in the suit which William Liarims lias against him, thai Mliile governor ht hiu; freely consult- eil the "boss" oi Republican N'ew York in reference to the appointment of officials in the state government and legislative a.nd political matters. The "boss" named was Thomas C.

Platt. who at that time represented New York in the United Suites senate. The former president said he took the advice of the senator in many matters. Many Letters Read. Although the colonel could not say whether he had ever made it known to the public that he was conferring with Piatt over appointments, he denied emphatically that such constituted "invisible government." "My actions." the witness asserted, "were as visible as they could be." The testimony resulted From questions asked after letters of a series that passed between Roosevelt and Plan had been read to the jury.

In these letters, both writers discussed manners of political and legislative affairs. Asked Senator's Advice. In one Roop'evelt asked the senator's advice about making speeches. In Platt told the colonel be had received a copy of a bill introduced by Grady, in which the senator said he considered it inadvisable to Kive Tammany from $3.000,000 to $12,000.000 on an appropriation to expend upon the water front of New York, "it would simply be putting an unnecessary club in the hands of those people with which LO knock our brains out." Wanted to Be Governor Again. With another istter the colonel seni the senator a proof of his message ic the legislature, which dealt with, among other things-, public utilities, the franchise tax, the trusts, industrial conditions and labor.

And in the last letter rea.d. which was dated ir. Roosevelt, tolii the Chicago, April Mincer, for 11 years owner and manager of (he Adams kissed his wife yood-bye last Tuesday and said: "I'll be back tomorrow night." But he has not yet returned. In the. traveling bag he carried with him there was cash to the amount of.

$50.000. He was going to South Haven. he to purchase a summer hotel there. ''I am convinced something terrible has happened," Mrs. Mincer said.

"Somebody must have found out about the money he was carrying. He also carried. I think, about $20,000 worth of bonds." South Haven no record was fount! of the arrival there of Mincer. YOUTH HELD WHEN GIRL DIES He Says She Became III After Eating Candy; Viscera to Be Examined. Young Woman Had Promised to Weil Again Unless Mate Returned Soon.

Lincoln, April Hurley, 19 years old, was arrested here in connection with the death of Katherine Roller, 17 years old. The girl went into convulsions while on a buggy ride with Hurley and died four hours alter he had rushed her back to the home of her wealthy parents. Her father is a Logan county farmer. The viscera of the girl was taken to Chica.go for.analysis by the county authorities. Hurley said that Miss Roller was taken sick after eating some candy.

He denied that be had done anything to make her ill. UNION MAN SLAIN INfCHICAGO Body Is Found in Drainage Canal With Deep Cut Over Right Eye. EM TO EXCEED OFFICIALS ASSURED THAT SUM WILL BE GREATER THAN WAS EXPECTED. WARNING HAS GOOD EFFECT Number of Individual Payers Larger Than Last Year When Figures Reached. 357,000.

Chicago. April first evidence of crime in connection Chicago's labor war, came to light when the body of Carl Anderson, a union carpenter, was taken from the drainage canal near the Wilmette pumping: station. Anderson disappeared t.wo weeks ago on his way do some repair work. A search by the police failed to divulge any clew to his disappearance. When his body was found, there was a deep cut over his right eye.

which led detectives to believe that he had been murdered in the labor war. Washington, April preliminary estimates from, nil internal revenue collection districts. rV- ceived at the treasury department, indicate that the individual and corporation income tax this year not only will come u.p to the original of $80,000,000, but probably will exceed that sum. If the estimate is borne out thf. prospective issue of Panama Canal bonds to swell the slowly sinking general fund of the treasury may be delayed longer than many students ol' the government's financial condition have thought possible.

Officials Are Gratified. It was said that the estimate the amount to be collected at but officials are confident that results will show several nrUlioms more. This prospect is especially pleasing to the administration in view of the predictions that the war in Europe would combine to prevent a large 'return. Estimated" from returns of corporations do not indicate so much income from this source as was 16oket( fpr, but the loss has been more than offset on the individual side. More Taxable Individuals.

is understood that the year will show more individual taxables th'an last year, when about 367,000 persons paid. Secretary McAdoo and Coin- misioner of Internal Revenue Oeborn have made it clear that they prcpcstVi this year to pursue all persons pected of tsjc dodging, and this is said to have had an effect. The treasury's total disbursements for the fiscal year to date in eices of the receipts for the same period passed the $100,000,000 mark. The net balance in the treasury, however, is about $23,000.000. and there are still many millions on deposit with national banks throughout the country Youth, 16, Kills Himself.

Bloomington, 111., April Argo. 16. of AVapella, committed suicide with a revolver while desporjfl- over ill health. Chicago, April Gahrif 1 Loeffler. young and pretty, is figluinu for her life on a hospital cot because she was true to a young husband whc went away three years ago lo dia in the frozen dirt of Alaska for gold Physicians say it is not like-Iy shr will live.

"If you don't hear from me within two years consider yourself a. frpp agent, for I shall be dead." he had said when he went away three ago. So she waited. The two years passed and there came live at the house where she boarded. Leopold Kellner.

They met and he wooed her. He urged the improbability of her husband's time limit hart she refused to marry him. Finally she agreed that if Gabriel did not return within six months she would marry Kellner. The announcement of the engage ment was to have been made Saturday night. Saturday morning a battered letter arrived from Alaska.

Gabriel had "struck it rich" and was coming back to her. She showed the letter to Leopold. He read it slowly, then pulled a revolver and fired. She sank to the floor. "He'll have to come farther than Chicago to get'you, dear," Kellner said as be sent a bullet through his brain.

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