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f. I Gallant Air Fighter Comes August 7 BSBsflaBBsBsBsBsBsnsssK. jgaHgsaagagagagaagaatv 111 nKttv MMMKLwmmmL WPSKjagflMP fllLagassaV t' rsi THE WAttSE SENTINEL I St 1 July 29. LIBERTY GARDENS FAIR A TENTED CITY Fift7 Thousand Square Feet of Space Needed to Care for the Exhibits Alone. MANY DISPLAYS ENTERED ti! 3: m.

Captain Cmpbll, Who Bagged Eighteen Hun Aereplanes. Fort Wavne DeoDle will turn out en masse to do honor to Captain George Frederick Campbell, who will speak at the Chautauqua on the night of Wednesday, August 7. lie Is the who, after losing his father, mother, three brothers and a sister. In tho great war, became one of Hrit 'Sin's foremost fighters. Wounded, wlillo flying at an elevation of 10,000 feat above the German lines, after he had brought down eighteen enemy Aeroplanes, he was disabled from further service, and now la In America to tell the story of the war as he has seen it.

BOOKS TO ALL CANNING Tf IS jjjJoseph Bennigan, of This City, if ueis ramprueis rrom uapuaj. W'vB'or those who are disposed to woory over the safety and procedure i Of produce from their War Garden Washington. D. that the latest Canning books can be procured di root from the capital by anyone send alsJfs, 4vuva mu rv icvckcu nun InV 1110 UIIIIVUIIUOUIVUI, JJ o. musaie, aecreiury 01 1110 nu Commlssion at I 'i.

Ift fl lav K) l'pijiijjljyirrwjil gl Spend Leu fcS fi Spend Leu Enjoy Yourself More Take Your Vacation at lb Redpath Chautauqua The 10096 Program (OK The 1 0096 Program V. 1st to 8th. W.1 irVDin TurATor iniii inrHinr m' y.h arrow's TOWNGIRtS srur mm And Company iJ Tt A Vhntin r'Amalir rr" iij, 'Ticket WCE JOYCE JBweet and attractive as usual, nlayi the star role in a Vita F' graph Bine Ribbon feature. riiiu iuu yrunidii ORPriEUM Final Timra Today MXE AND KATIIKBINfc LEK "DOINO THEIR BIT A TIT Tliat Shames (he Blacker. UXIVKHHAI.

WKKKI.V. Ta4ay Oalr nlnlh f'baptor af Ilouia at Hate" pleasure by many people In Fort Wayne. Already a quantity of the booklets have been received from the commission by Joseph Bennigan, of 1911 Kast Washington street. In a letter to Mr. Bennigan, assurance Is given that copies of the canning books are to be secured from Washington.

Tho War Garden Commission has issued thousands of these valuable pamphlets, after a thorough Investigation of modern cunning methods. The book is being distributed broadcast throughout the nation and is meeting with the favor of housewives everywhere. A new avenue for patriotic service is opened up by the statement of Mr. Illdsalle In his communication to the local gardener that a consignment of the books In lots of twenty five will be sent to htm or anyone else who makes his wish known. The service plan could be made use of by a person who might send to Washington and get a lot of the books and then hand them out among his neighbors.

P. S. Jlldsale, Maryland building, Washington, D. should be addressed by anyone desiring a' set of tho books, which will be sent free. In his letter to the local man, Mr.

Itldsdale congratulated him upon the fine war garden that mention was made' bfln the local' papers as 'belonging to him. CANNOT MAKE NOMINATIONS Members of Oommeroe'Oham ber In Returning iBlanks. the members of the Chamber of Commerce nil In and return the blanks sent to them some time ago, the nominations for members of the board of directors cannot be made. The work of the body Is being held up pending the return of these blanks. It la urged that every one of the yellow cards be sent In at once, that the work may be progressed.

Four nominees are desired, as candidates for the board of directors, from each bureau. Two of these will be taken and the one receiving the highest number of votes will be made manibeiv of the beard to serve two years and the. one receiving the next largest number will serve as director for one year. Don't miss the free Willys Knight lecture by Mr. E.

It. Sues, European motor expert, at the Overland salesrooms, Tuesday evening, July 30, at 8:30 o'clock. There are 782' varieties of Arctic flowers which have but two colors, white and yellow. i Wanted Girls to strip tobacco. Al Hazzard, 211 East Main street.

The Farmers' party In New Tork state threatens to put a ticket of its own Into the political fjeld. Wanted Men forstcady employment. Apply Rub No Morc Co. 1 Thousands of Fort Wayne People Have Seen It aod Have Cheered It Madly TODAY IS YOUR IJVST CHANCE T. .1 .1 i jvuucro tiuiiau iciunzuuon 01 uio war ana lis x.na ifheKaisor the Boast of BRrlin." Iii.

Jk' 'Milw1rwlcti nnf ats In tlitlntilnw lea alilrtla laaWiI finer Wllnnti flnnAaal l'crfcliii owl Uio Imijh of V. S. A. arc lending charactcra. lHuVt mltm CAalV, loua is your iui ciiuiicc.

Harold Lloyd in "It's a Wild Life" A Very Funny and Wholosomo Comedy. SPECIAL rillCKS ADULTS, 15; C1IILBIIUN, 10. Phi War Tax. Tajnarrow and Wrdncsday JIary lMckford In Tho IJttlo Prlnccsa." IT A The details of the great liberty gardens fair, which will eclipse every similar undertaking In the middle west are now rounding; out; nlthouKh Frank II. Illlgemonn, tho general chairman, and his.

large corps of still have a thousand worries to be smoothed out before the great show opens. On. nf these wnrrlea anneara now io have been eliminated that of And ln(r housing; space for the Immense number of 'exhibits which" be brought to the1 fair, representing the choicest products of the Kort Wayne gardens, aa well as the displays of canned goods, baked goods, and' tho like, which will have been entered for prlxes. The general committee has made arrangements for 'the use of eleven large tents, eight, of which are. sixty by ninety, feet In whole area covered being In excess or ou.ooq square reet.

The city nas been divided Into thirty two garden districts, eacn under eupenn. tendency of a district captain, and each of the captains is working hard to cause his portion of tho city to nvaxe tne Dest display, as yet. tno dlatrlct In charre of Dr. J. H.

Adams. comprising' a section In the neigh borhood of the State school. Is tha' only one in which every family is reported as having a garden. Most of these will be represented at the fair. A Tented City.

Some conception of the scene at the baseball grounds may be galnnd from the fact that In addition, to these eleven large tents, there will be numerous smaller ones used for van rlous exhibition purposes and for the high class concessions which are now being arranged for. The thirty two captains who will be responsible for seeing that tho gardeners make suitable exniDita. are: Adolph Iloethele, Philip Zuber, Harry Zimmerman, Charles Dr. J. II.

Adams, K. V. Emerlok, Frank KroelT, Charles Xing, Otto Rfnnrer, Professor W. IL Kruse, (leorge Niecer, Gus Llndeman, Dr. O.

11. M. Bower, llert Joyce, Louis Schmoo, A. M. Underbill, It, S.

Osier, H. Haougn, w. lierscnei feu. Knno Rolf. llev.

Phlilo Wambsgatias. Tom Kaough, Harry C. Offutta, Glen Medaris, John Anderson, Charles Dowen, Professor W. L. McMillen, Luke Heed, K.

Ouy Ludwlg, Louis C. Ilobllya, Andrew J. Uruber and John Kappcl. Gardeners Must Register, All gardeners who desire to make exhibits at the fair In competition for. the vast array of valuable prises of.

fered by. the citizens of Fort Wayne, must communicate with the captain of their districts, and register their gardens by the 16th of August No article for competition will bo re. ceived on the grounds after Sept. the day before the opening of tha great four day exhibition. Many have already registered their gardens in preparation for the entries.

Children Are Pleased. The decision of the liberty gardens fair committee to "hang up" three good prizes for the boys and girls a camera, a five pound box of candy and a on gardening: lias brought Increased activity on tha part of many of the boys and girls of the city, and this new feature will doubtless prove one of the most Interesting of the fair. Will Be Immense' Affair. The liberty gardens fair will be one of the greatest events of the kind ever held in this portion of the country. Probably never, before have so many icple been Interested In preparing exhibits for any fair in Indi ana.

The. whole thing la.patrlpuc and Vrir savor Of conservation and the training of people for the more ecientiflo use of the soli and of ma terials needed In the sustaining of lite. Tho exhibitions will be interesting from the viewpoint of excel lent specimens of garden products. but the deeper significance will come In the encouragement of greater number of people In the future to use thelr spare ground for gardening purposes. For the Woman.

G. Schemer and W. C. Dick meyer, to. whom has been' entrusted the Important department of demonstrations of way and means to.

conserve In housework, have arranged for the coming of Miss 'Cowan, of Purdue, who will give 'demonstrations In cooking, baking, canning and other lines of household effort, while another expert, from. Washington, will be hero for the week: Miss Bar ton, of tho home economics' department of the county, and Miss Hall, representing the same' Important work for the city of Fort Wayne, also. have. an Important part in. the activities ol the week, so that all women who can possibly attend these demonstrations will have the benefit of the experience and training of experts In these Important lines.

Nothing to Be Wasted. C. Harry Tolan, the new 'food administrator, who Is also one of the moat r.ctlve of the liberty gardens fair, stales that nothing Is to. bo wasted at the fair. Rules governing baked goods will be so framed that everything, will be saved used.

All exhibitors. In all departments must bring their exhibits, to the fair and be responsible for takingthem and be responsible for taking them becoming useless as food. CASUALTIES, TWO DAYS, 426 persons believing they can give Information of local Interest concerning any soldier whose name appears In this Hat are requested to call this office or phone 10O. Those who receive word from the fovernmaot concerning the death or. nlurjr of any aoldlei ere likewise asked to apprise this off loo aa soon as oaJbl.

News concerning our sol alera Is matter of publlo Interest1 and In cases of misfortune a matter of publlo sorrow. (VJ Associated WASHINGTON, July Z. The array casualty list today shows: Killed Inaction, 7. Died of wounds. IT.

Bled of Ded of accident and. other causes, TO MEET GROCERS TONIGHT Tolan and Hilgemann Will Talk to Retail Merchants. At the meeting 'of the Retail Grocers" association evening Food Administrator C. 11. Tolan will explain the now sugar regulations and the means whereby the housewives of the city can secure' augar for canning and preserves.

Frank Hllgemann will attend the meeting this evening and Will talk to the grocers on "Patriotism." His talk Is tor the purpose of explaining to the retail food dealers some of the duties the food regulations have placed upon them. Food Administrator Tolan Is now busily engaged in securing his deputies in the various precincts and townships. It is expected' that fully a week will be required to secure them alt A CONFESSES HE ROBBED OHIO BANK OF $7,000 (By United Press.) CINCINNATI. July xl. Will aim Nordmeyer, IT, 1721 Hoi man street, Covington, baa confessed, police aay, that he robbed the Read ing, Ohio, bank of T.ooo late Bat urday.

He was arrested In Covington Sulk' day afternoon. Nordmeyer. armed with two revol vers, forced 13. J. Eagley.

cashier of tho bank, to place the money In a sack, while the. Miss Lil llaa Cooper, looked according to the pones. Nordmeyor waived extradition and waa brought to Cincinnati Mora' than 1.000 was found in cellar near the Noromeyer 11. Wounded, severely Wounded, degree undetermined, Missing, zv, Total. 199.

PrlvatejMathlaa J. Heater of North Vernon, was the only Indians, soldier among tne miiea in action. Kim Hudson, of Vlcxs burg, Is listed among the verely The list of dead and missing Killed In Action. Cot. Hamilton A.

Smith, Fort Sam Houston, Lieut Pol. Clark R. Elliott, Spring field, Mass. Captains A If or R.MIamel, Atlantic City. N.

James II. Holmes, HenderfionvtllevN. Julius Av Mood, Bummerton, 8. James Richards, Sewanee, Tenn. 'Second Lieutenant James C.

Loder, Wilmington, N. C. Sergeants Roskar Anderson, Chicago; Wm. II. Starkey, Dustlton.Pa, Coroorals John' V.

Brlararman. PetUvllle, J. Farrell, Mount Vernon, N. r.l Karl c. Vlolett, Homelike, 'HI.

Mechanic Carl. A. J. Fal Hwoqijn. VS'J Privates Wartlp Hennlnk.

mote, Oren flleHln, Psi: I Clarence r. Hoyow Marienvuie, Nicola Ilralatut Shawnee on tleU ware, Alfred, I. Capbell, Spring City, Preston II. town, i au; JaI nansior, Jansaa City, Lloyd tXiClegg, Jett, Frank R. Collins, Philadelphia: George B.

Providence. Edwin O. PhlladelpKfa; Howard A. peJiuy, Nedrow. Henry W.

Newton Heights, (ThcmOa n. Nlchclas, Fuaoalo, Rome; Mathlai J. Heeter." North Vernon. Everett II. Hubbard, De Kalb, James II.

Klrby, Clinton, Wm. P. KoOl, Dollon, Samuel J. JilcCullough, Pittsburgh; Edward J. Mclntyre, Philadelphia; Andrew 8.

MacCready Mlnervllle, John If. Miller, PotUvllle. Pa Elmer M. Murdock, Franklin. Everett.

II. Mlnlgaa, South; Mass, Charles S. Myersi East It llt Albert M. Pmne. 'Walnole.

N. II. C. Hitter, Macnugle, Ed Scott. Jacksonville, Mattlo Voccnono, Coserta, Italy; Harry F.

Walts. Etolla, Raymond Weal ing. Clarendon, Pa. Died of Wounds. Lieutenant Colonel Russell C.

Hand. Sioux City. la. Sergeants George II. hassett, Walter Chicago.

Corporals Leonard Philadelphia; Chauncey Belshertown, N. Musician Alfred V. Holroke. Mass. Privates' Edwin T.

Armstrong, Clin ton, Ralph A. Cory, Roxbury, Mas falo Roy L. Howe, Waterbury, John W. Lambert, Newnan, Raphael Pone, MUldletown, Clarence II. Roberts, Lowell, Flory ltochowlcs, Jersey City; Jerome Slmonson, Scran ton.

Adrian Yelle, Fltchburg, Mass. Died of DIsagse. Prlvatas Will Anderson, Greenville, 8. C. Othon.

Krtlght, Sweetwater, Idaho; Woody Ross, Radcllffe, Texas: Grant Underwood; 'Arcadia, Loulsiaha' and Qthar Eaptahi B. O. Clocks, New York, leutenanta Warren, T. Hobbs, Worcester, Larenca C. Lovell, Brooklyn; Vincent 11.

nock away, N. Chaffeur Pavld F. Tipton, River ton, Va. 1 Privates, Thomas Ruchana, Wilson, Lewis H. Ewing, Brook Undvllle, Harry MoAlllater, Hinsdale, HI; Murla MeNulty, Roy, Thomas Nick, Akron, Stephen Posparitzky, Detroit, Mich.

Yd Mlaalni: AeUerv Lieutenants J. xload, J. Mays, Charleston, W.lVa.; Walter D. Wanamaker, Corporals Albert W. HenkeL Philadelphia; Mel vln C.

McFadden, Day enport, Eugene Ramaker, Wau kegan. III. Cook Lafo C. Walker, Greenup, Ky. Privates Joseph Howling, Wakefield, William J.

Bullock, South Chicago; William T. Checkley, Pat. erson, N. Ben A. Cleveland; Ivan V.

Knarr, Lamar, Clemens F'Kruger, Chicago; Jackson Martin, Canton, Fred Orange, Lagrange, William J. Otto. Milwaukee; Clarence K. Perkins, Win cheater, Harold R. Sharp, Elmhurat, Evelyn J.

Smith, Orovllle, Charles II. Tarry, Nlppa, Ky. Corraotlons. Preylously reported missing, now reported to have been killed) Lieutenant Philip W. Davis, West Newton.

Mass. Previously reported i missing, now fiyy wu iild uwii wuuiiumj ill Privafea Harry W. Christian, llbert, W. Elmer Rehberger, Cheviot, R. Stanton, Frederick Steliimll Vir, Kingston.

N. John L. Walter, gelden, Kas. Previously reported aa missing. now.

reported sick in hospital: Prl. vate James J. Shea, Cincinnati. Mealy, Co W. Willert, Lahgsdorf, D.

Walker, Ahdsrao gONDAVB.CAaUALTY LI8T8 Army List Has 22 WASHINGTON. 'July 28. The army casualty list for Sunday shows: Killed In'actlon, 38; died of wounds. II: died or disease, 1J: died of acci dent and others causes, wounded severely, 119: wounded, degree vn determined, missing, IB; total. 225.

Those who died of wounds Include: Wilbur Pulton, Covington. Ind. Those who died of disease include: Sergeant Omer Albert Iluntxinger, Hartford and Corporal Fravele Alemaj, Ind The severely wodnded Included: George S. Koonce, Evansvtlie, and Andrew Indiana Harbor, Ind The missing In action Include: Lieutenant Edward Elliott, Muncle, Sergeant llarry M. Bohannon, Rockfleld, Corporal Mason Potts, Evans vlllev Cook Martin P.

Radlyack. Kouta. Ind, and Pri vate John W. Koehn, Fort Wayne, Ind. Marine Corps' Liat.

WASHINGTON, July 29. The marine corps' casualty list Sunday contained, but two Private Roy Q. Haletaad. Dlalr, Neb. killed In action, and Private Oscar Sitover, Katy.

Texas, died of disease. Chances AHHUr ttnfi. natureof casualties of seven Charles Hood, Norbeck. I other men are recorded. WRITE YOUR OWN 1.0.

U. IN PETROGRAD FOR CHANGE (Dy Amoclated TrAa.) PETRoailAD, June 15. (By Mall.) Penciled O. U. are being Issued: by several of the larger reatau tan ta in acaoontrtf he short age In money of the smaller denominations which has become acute in.

Petrograd. These. Motes are even given as change for rorty ruble bills. approximately, S4 In American money. ALLEGED FRENCH GRAFTER FREED BY.

HABEAS CORPUS "fBr Xancisted Frees.) WAnlllNflTON. July 29. Frank J. Oodsolv.ja French citizen held here on charges' lot the French government, that he profited several millions of dollars on motor. IrurV.

cnntracti, 'was discharged front custody today by. Juatice uoula. or the district supreme court, on a writ of habeas corpus. The.French government noted appeal, and. Godsol waa.

released on which he furnished In liberty, bonlf SOOT INDIANA SOCIETY WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE CBy Aandatcd Prtta) EVAN8VIU.B, July 21. Mrs. Helen Baumgartner, one of' the most prominent society women In this vicinity, shot herself through tha heart with a erohrerat It o'clock laat night at her oome near Rockport. Death was Ihatan taneoua.l "Mrs. 'Baumgartner had been' In i boor health for soma time.

'She was the wife of Dr. Otto Baumgartner'and was art i ex president of First Dis trict Federation', of Women's Clubs. AMERICAN PRISONERS ARE EXPOSED TO ALLIED BOMBS NO KAISER BILL IS LEFT TO ORNAMENT OYSTER BAY (By United Proas.) OYSTER DAY, N. July' 2. No.

Bill Ilohensollern hangs on the Wall here today, In fact, there is.no Bill Hohen xollern left. The life' slxed portrait of himself that Bill presented to Col. Roosevelt who turned It'over to the publlo which disposed of It to II. Collltx. a naturalised cttlxen.

illasitramplad.and.filll nf hnlrs, waa roundly stepped on by of a which lifted the portrait from. the Collltx home io the tune of volceful threats. Collltx threatens to have the law on 'em. (By Aanclated Praa.) Sunday. Jyly 28 Thirty two Americans, Including some oiflcers, captured by tha dermans, have been lodged ntas the railroad station at In, Baden, on the Rhine, according to a report received In Baale.

The Americana were placed In this position In order to prevent allied air raids. YON HINDENBURG DECLARED TO BE IN EXCELLENT HEALTH United Prtea.) AMSTERDAM. July. Official statements reached here from Uerllii declare the health of Field Marshal von Hlndenburg Is excellent. This official statement undoubtedly was Issued to refute numerous rumors of his death and Illness which have, been heard from time to time and given circulation' In this country.

AUSTRIA IS TRYING TO EXPLAIN PIAVE DEFEAT (Br Asneiatfd rrcsa) AMSTERDAM; July 2IA long communication from the' Austro Hungarian war 'press headquarters was telegraphed! nere rrorav)enna. AaSMkriUl til, rfmtafri. failure of the late offensive on the Plave by asserting that deserters had betrayed the Austrian plans' to the Italians. The latter, the statement says, were found to be exactly informed as to the extent of attack and regarding the' day and hour when it was to be made and that they prepared counter attacks accordingly. The communication enlarges on Italian, propaganda ikmong; the Aus, tro IIuttgarlan and Slav subects.

War Summary (Continued From) rage One.) railroad along the Marne. This Idea Is now proved It appears that there Is no defensive position south' of the Vesle river to which the Germans can retire and organise thler? 'resistance to allied pressure. only other defensive position seemingly possible Is the one that follows, the Alsne and Vesle from Sols song to' Ffsmea'and from that point follows tha course of the Andre river toward Kheims. 'Burning, villages along the JUver Aisne and Vesle from Bolseong to Basoche are. reported and (tend to confirm the Impression that the Germans do not contemplate organized resistance south of that line.

There Is every Indication that the Gel man high 'command has succeeded In. extricating Its forces from thai trap sprung by General Foch. The' resistance of the Germans for weekr after the beginning of allied counter offenelve probably gave them time to withdraw their heavier guns and a large proportion of their supplies from the salient This resistance was very strong along tha line south Solssons aa far aa Oulchy le Ville and west and southwest of Rhelms, which were the vital sectors of battle line. The advance of the allies east of Qulchy le Chateau must soon compel the enemy to evacuate the line from the Durcq river toward Solssons Nearer However, the Germans seem to hold (positions that will provide a pivot for' their retreat toward the Vesle 'river. In.

this region the Allies this morning were getting very close tn )iik Anders river, which forma a I protection the right flank of the enemy positions near luieima, As the situation now stands, the Germans must be considered to have suffered a severe defeat north of the Marne. but It Is not a Sedan. While the Germans have been busy getting their forces back out of the bag, between. Solssons and Rhelms, their forces farther north have been attacked by the British once mdre. Australian troops attacking on east side' 01 he wray coroie road, east of 'plaj' 8eoonJ F.loor rB.s()y?tQ..Wear.

If Fjrst floor piouae Shop. New York Office Waldorff Dldg. Our Second Floor Rfcady to Wear and First Floor Blouse Sections Tomorrow First and Foremost SALE OF $59.50 SILK SUITS at Wha: good news for the woman planning her vacation wardrobe who wants a 'dressy suit, yet doesn't feel she'll get enough good of, it to pay a long prjee 1 They are lovely, mostly navy blues and blacks, the most wanted colors. IO Wft OIJt.CIul And Here are Silk Dresses. Just Received, at 16.75 That WQUld have been remarkable at that price even before the war; all of them have just been unpacked this morning.

A big purchase from an important dressmaker. Women will rub their eyes in sheer wonder at getting such 1 ft f7C Dresses at V. I Two hundred fine crisp Voile Dresses, in plaids, dots and CA fimirpfl fff'pi'tq fJfJJ SALE NEWS SAMPLE SMOCKS V' at $2.50 It's the finest kind of news for a woman who is fixing up her vacation wardrobe. We got them from a man who sells us all our Smocks and Middies and he's a very amqus maker. Tlicy Arc, Worth 2.98 and 3.98 And They Are Beauties On Sale Tomorrow on First Floor Waist Section Berry Street Entrance jrajzrajafEjzarafartiri aJ2JfZJJuzJac7IJaJaJJ 'fir to Australians also captured 100 prison ers.

This operation Is lust to the north of Hamel and VIllerstBretonneux. where the Australians and Americans early In July won local victory over the enemy. Farther south Is the line over which the French have more recently advanced to dominating positions along the Avre river. More than half the pocket between the Marne 'and Vesle' rivers S' been cleared of Germans and the allies are driving the enemy still farther north. Important gains are being made Dy the HYench and Americans on the south and the French and British on the east.

The German retirement, which Is covered" by heavy: rear guard actldna, 'has been Well I'reasure on the western and eastern sides south of Solssons and southwest Of nheims, respectively; has been Withstood and the mouth' of the pocket Is still large enough to enable the greater part of the enemy force to.reabh the Vesle. Fere en Tarde nois. the treat German base' northeast of Chateau Thierry, has fallen, and VllIe en.TardenOls, east 01 fere, is within the grasp of the advancing antes. Almost of. thevPormann nheims road again Is In allied hands ml ih.

nrmini aimfl.renlly Dre paring to fall back to. the Veslie, It not io ine Aisns. No great captures of. prisoners have been reported. The 'Germans are UgmgiattUlerK.jnd achlnjgn ns to stay the ailfes.

As IHeTFTench and Americans, who have advanced most raDldlv. press northward, tne uer man resistance has become stiff er. The enemy also Is making; great use of his artillery on the heights north Of Solssons and Rhelms 'and ts'sub looting the sides of pocket to an enfilading tomnardmeni or great vio lence. From west to mast the allied line now runs from Oulchy la Clia teau alone the northern' bank of the Ourcq to Fere, thence through Sergy and Ooussancourt to south of Vllle to rtttiMiv anA nsirth nf Ttllo nv the Ger mans have maintained their positions stoutly despite the steady hammering of the allies. Sergy.

held by the Americans, represents an advance or eighteen miles rrom, unateau i merry in ten xne lorwaru inurement Sunday was as great1 a five miles at some but averaged slightly. more than two mues along tne iront from.Oulchy Jo Wlilla the enemy loss in men may not be great, 'the allies' will capture many guns ana maenfne. guns in aa dltlan to munition which the Ger mans have been unable to. destroy or more away. Auea losses nave been kent at a minimum by theVMost ex tensive use of, Co yajry again nas iKeii i.

lnw.flvlna: alrnlanranhave been har assing tho retreating Qermans un deaalngiv. SDeakt of.Wew, positions." Mi itnaa not Indicate where' they are. The German command may 'elect to make a stand on strongly, prepared noaitions sontn or tne veaie. uoserv ers think the Vesle will mark.thrf retirement northward, but the river Is shallow and runs northwest. The Alsne, however, runs east ana west between Solssons' and nheims, and with) the heights of ths Chemln des Damea behind it would Offer lust aa strong, a defensive posjttpnt as It did I Immediately arter tne first name ot the i' Marne," In Its omclal statement iieriin makes no admission of allied advances either Saturday or.

iBunday, Reporting on Sunday's operations, It says day was! quiet except for fighting on the Ouroq, has been heavy local fighting' In' the high region between Rhelms and Soualn, east of the Marne battlefield, but General Gouraud' has held to his" recent gains and smashed German attacks. Prisoners captured' here by the French are reported, unofaclally to total 1,609. Other sectors of, the western battle front remain quiet and. neither aide gives Indication' ot any movement In1 tended to affect the situation north of inliini and nnWh nf th Rnmma llha iTtaiita. havaTttsKen nlacei twits; took 'two' lines German Ion tha Brttlah: front, thS'Ionttsh being Only a hmull part of the Industry has MRS.

FREDERICK HERE AUG. 5 Ie)B Wpmven to Understand Housework. Mrs. Christine Frederick, whose authoritative articles In the Iiadles' Home Journal and other publications have, given, her such a place In the hearts and minds of the housekeepers of America' that the announce ment that she is. to lecture on her CANNING CW TO MEET Will Hold Bio; Rally in City Park Next Sat urday." m.

from German main headquarters that Field, lllmtenburg either Is 'dead or In poor health. 'Ills' health Is reported to bo excellent. Premier Lioyd George threat that munitions, no( at work, on Monday would be subjected to military service probably will result in a i i in Next Bacturday afternoon, the eon Strikers at Iflrmlngham and other nln cIub o( women and places nuuiiay uuciura io rciurn io irl th cntirB oountv and the nerothttlons. VwilKg "tfi 4 I Mrs. Clirlstlno.

Frederick. favorite subject brings' a thrill of pleasure to all. Is to be in Fort Wayne as tne attraction, ox non day afternoon. August C. Mrs.

Frederick is an authority on the subjects' 'cVf efficient housekeep purchasing and woman's Influence In civic She was tle only woman representative of consumers asked to appear before the congressional committee and antitrust legislation. Mrs. Frederick in her' lecture will tell only: bf. things which she has worked out In actual praotlce In tier efficiency kitchen experiment station at Applecroft, her Long Island home. Her lecture on household efficiency flts wonderfully into the work of helping to win the war.

Efficiency In the home means food and time saved, food for our allies and our armies overseas time' for' lied Cross' and other similar work, here. Incidentally household efficiency means a cut 1ri the cost of. living. "Mrs. Frederick," says the Nsw York' Evenings World "sunts up a whole new field of housework, and the most' interesting thing about her is that she is a practical working model of heT Vulcanizing of all kinds at the National.

Auto Supply 125 East Main street. WaritcMenfor steady ippiy nrn Ti time they will bo addi esseil by the directors home canning and demonstration work. They will meet at the assembly room of the court house at 2 o'clock, whero they will be addressed by Miss I'eck, of Purdue university, on tho merltaof ths th aid they are proving in the winning of the war. The meeting has been urrangod under the direction of Miss Geneve llarton, county home demonstrator, and Miss Kosza Tonkle, tho emergency club supervisors; They will also give short. talks before the ladles of the clubs, after which the entire body will retire to one of the parks of the city, where an excellent program has been All members of the clubs of the city and county are urged to attend the rally and to bring a visitor with them.

WILL BE LIGHTLESS TONIGHT City Experiences First Dark Night of Summer. Fort Wayne will be llghtless tonight, as far as. useless lights are concerned. The S. fuel administration has ordered it and local Fuel Administrator Beadell has notified all local merchants to obey.

From tonight on until further notice every Monday and Tuesday night will be llghtless. excepting such lights as are necessary. BULLET HOLES SHOW Indented by bullet holes and other evidences of service In protecting the', founders of Fort Wayne from Ited man, a cane will be auctioned olt on Sept. 4, at. the lied Cross gale, to be held at that; time, which has historical Interest.

The cane has an thentlo proof to show that It was or Iglnally part of a Jog In the old fort. which stood for years at the Junction ot three rivers and formed the first stockade erected In this vicinity "against the Indians. Upon the demollshment of the fort, one of the logs lying among the) rulni came Into the possession of' Samua Flutter, John Shoaff, John Ward ami peter Klser. secreted their, treasure in the loft' of the. First Presbyterian church, then In course 'of construction.

The church, was completed, but the log was. no taken down from Its lofty resting place. Years later, when repairs were being made to the belfry, workmen cams upon tho unclent log. and at was restored tt its original ponses; sors. Four canes, were made fromfv the almost sacred timber, one of these coming into the hands Flutter, who In turn passed it.Qa.to his daughter, Mrs.

'May lluber. Now Mr. luber conies forward jand.of.y 4 fers her to the Hed Cross, ur the hope that. Its sale may 'mult In. goodly return tor the Ited Cross cot.

fers at the time of the teomlng'aoo tlon. II. T. Stapleford, who wjll have, i charge of the auction and attempt to boost the resources of the locaJ cnaprJi ter by every art of the auctioneer. declares strongly as to Ita antheaUeiTl ity.

After having seep 'a nurnben ot.i; such canes tn the past, Mr. Staple''1 ford says he cannot bo. Jfoplexl. and ft vouches for the historic Cane, Of walnut and much heavier than alent amounts of almost tiny other wood, the carte, one of the "few re mnlnlng parcels, of the makes an almost priceless souvenir' and shouldibe highly valued person who offers the most taontii.

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