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FRIDAY MORNING. 1)ECEIVIBER, 8, PiA.GiESPAIgEf-.TIVQ. 1 i VILLA Lloyd George :Ariiit.e- Morgan to Look After 1 10 0 000 RU- Hi 1 11'n' in-1'nm' Cabinet, Curzon l' 11: 1, In lBouf, 1, 9 Nit ii Be H5, 1 iii un to 1 1, 1N GER 0 Ns 4 1 ,0,.:.. 4. 1 1 .1 i 1 I 1' 1 9 1 ..,,,05., i i ,11 1 i 1, i 1 IILU 1 it, IS BOnar of Derby, and Chtirchill Likely .1 i 1.

-A A- 111-1 i I 1 01111R1111EOICAN 'i: STAKE Lloyd George Florins Nei Ar, Expected Cabinet, Curzon Exppc to Be Foreign Secretary 1 1 9 i Bonar of Derby, and Churchill Likely w.0ftftwA FRIDAY MORNING. -DECEMBER 8, 1916. Anne Morgan Carnentier wr to Look hoAlfBter in Bout Cas Apt 'EIGHTEEN PAOES 00,000 It IN GERM) PRigEf TAVQ. 2 I to Have Seats-7Northcli ffe Any In- I 11.1"-f 7 vs 1 .,7 tention of Entering MinistryPersonnel to 1, i 1- 1 Be Annqunced, I 1- 7 1 to Have Disavows Any Intention of Entering MinistryPersonnel to Be Announced Today' AND ARP 1 I J. atonic: By Asaolated Press, i who generally takes the position of firSt I 61- i ri P'tics T4cidirid ft-1r 4 By Associated Press.

i who generally takes the position of firSt Teutonic Military Retreating Foe Experts Believe for 1 LONDON, December 7.That, Da-I lend of the which carries 41 I 11 I liwo A. A Ea JII ILA ta 4.Nhwe LONDON, December lord of the treasury, which carries ah Halu 1 I tieorge isue- I I 1 Moldavia to inal bLloyd George virtually has succeeded in cabinet is Lloyd George intended to take the fo4- Moldavia to Make, Final rl -Government Agents at El Paso Also Transmit Report of Killing of Citizen of United taies at Mexico. 1 1 EARS OF 60 CARIIANZ11 iSoLDiERS ARE CUT OF SOLDIERS ARE CUT OFF San Is Forced by Out. laws to See Torch tipped to Ills Father, Reports ceiverm Torreon Declare. I Associatel Prtss.

EL PASO. Howard Gray, an I American mining Ulan i in Parra', Chihuahua, was killed by Villa bandits they entered the town on Novemb 5, according to a telegram received today by the i Alvarado 1 Mining and Stilling Company. The message said Jill other Amen. Gans were safe and American property unharmed. Gray has a sister, Paris Bowman, residing ir El Paso.

Gray was shot to death in the doorway of his' home, near Parra', and his body then banged by a band of Villa bandits from Villa's main column, two foreign refugees, who reached here today from Parral, reported. 1 1 Government Agents at El Paso 1USO Transmit ROport of Killing -g of Citizen of United states at Farrel: mane 1 I 1 illS OF I 1. 1 SOLDIERS ARE CUT OFF I 1 Snn lq 1.nrrpfl by Mnritan no- "I 1 laws to See Torch Applied P1 Associatel Prtss. eign secretarysnip; na presumaoly wo A LA AA A A A A 1 6 .7 1. i ---7 7 9 7.r I cated in the following announcement not have accepted the post of first lor -Mile' Front.

i in 'the icourt circuler tonighti 1 1 Business -Men -to Be Members. I i i On 100 .01 It-sti -Nr. "If I 1 1 I .1 1 a Wriii 'Tin vi 1 el The Daily Mail which has inside ino 1 ..1 0 tbNi, 4 1 1 I forming a indicated in the following announcement In the circular tonight: The Rt. Hon David Lloyd George eign secretaryship, he presumably not have accepted the post of first lor Business Men to Be Members The Daily Mail, which has inside in'to 1 on 100-Mile Fronts 0 ZPY onozpoveOct Alga 1 1 -t i 4 ID i .1 i'. 1 Act.

-L. 4 N. tty a says Lloyd George's government I I Irlig I 1 1 1 had an audience king will 'contain some eminent business mein offer of the post of prime minister Pert Henry Stanle managing evening and majesty's who are not politicians, notably Sir Ak -FIGHT OUTSIDE -BUCHAREST with th ki this (tt and-, first lord of the treasuri, and the 'Aletropolitan District, Central Lond et, ialunad other street railways, who; the Dailr PRECEDED INVADERS' ENTRY kissed his hands upon his appoint il asserts win niraciRt rortainiv be had an audience with the king this evening and majesty's offer of the post of prime minister and first lord of the treasury and kissed his hands upon his says Lloyd George's governmo I will contain some eminent business men who are not politicians, notably Sir Albert Henry Stanley, )f the Metropolitan District, Central Lond and other street railways, who; the DailY -Mail asserts, will almost certainly he 1 1 FIGHT OUTSTDE'BUcHAREST. PRECEDED INVADERS' ENTRY I Men" is regarded as virtually certain i made president of the Board of Trade. 11C 2 1 that the new.

mirustry will have a Andrew Bmar to the Daily-Mail, is expected to be the cha .7 2 II lit is regarded as virtually certain that the new ministry will have a in the Rouse of made president of the Board of Trade. I Andrew Bmar 'Law, to the Daily Mail, is expected to be the 14 Uommand.ant I to' I 1 11 der Maintai.nip-gi. Capital Be 1.J. ri, 1,1, iv o-- i frIrti fi i.c4-1 Tilwri Priril 1 1 t-it, Commandant Refused to it 1 1 der, Maintaining Capital- to Be Um- fortified TownPopulace Greet IL-A, -M. Sat A- A -AL mEko .111, I SE.

Aim 'MOP V. PIC, I Captors, with 1,, ,14. 1, 1 1 .1 4 11, I 1 ow BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Captors with Flowers. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

1 13 I At iN 1 I )pm Fr e.p-tfl cramst TflPL till, December the hostilities P' 11 I s- TT1 1 ANN01-ziaArl against 'thel Ra-r manians began 100,000 Rumanians have been brought to German prison camps, accordirtg to a Copenhagen dispatch to tht Exchange Telegraph Company, quoting the -Berlin Lokal -Anzeiger. I The paper attributes to German military the intend to withdraw into abandoning the whole of Wallachia. By this step they would have 'only! a 100-mile front to defend. 1 The Lokal Anzeiger reports that prior Jo its capture Bucharest was nearly deserted and the city was uninjured. Renter's Amsterdam correspondent sends the following official 'Berlin dispatch, which describes the fall of Bucharest "At 10 :30 Tuesday morning 'Ca- pt.

Lange of the general staff as a parlementaire to the 'commandant at Bucharest bearing a le'ttr from Field Marshal von Mackensen, ideraanding the surrender of tbe fortress. A letter notified the commandant that fire wt)u1S, be opened unless the parlementairl returned within misd. ANNE MORGAN, daughter of the late J.t Plerpont is reported, will handle the purse of Georges Carpentier if tentative arrangements for the match of the heavyweight champion of Europe and Jess Willard go into effect. With her friend, Miss Elizabeth MarburY, Miss Morgan will handle Carpenter 's end of the gate receipts and see that the money is used for the purposes intended. It is planned to bring Carpenter to the United States under the auspices of the American fund for the French wounded, of which Miss Mor- gan is treasurer, and in' which Miss Marbury is actively Ai-cording to the agreement with Rickard an McCracken, American prompters, the fund is to receive $25,000, to be paid when the Frenchman signs th7 contract; and half the profits above a certain specified tsum and also one third of moving-picture mOneY.

COMPANY, PIS 1 twen- 1- I Von Mackensen, -Thanked by Kaiaert -1 for Army Victory A MSTERDAM, via -tondo DaZ16 camber 7.Emperor liam has sent the following, telegram to Field Marshal von Macke-risen, In command of the I Teutonic foraes on. The Boitherti Rumanian front: 'It Is, your excellency's, birthday. and the ever memorable' capture of Bucharest, the capital of the treacherous enemy who was the last to appear in arms against us gives me the occasion, my dear field Pniarshal, to express my Imperial thanks and fullest- recognition 'to you and to the gloriout troop iof the Danube and the Ninth your tried leaderahip. who by the greatest exertions have achieved extraordinary exploits i All Germany regards with pride her own sons and those, of her allies, whose deeds, with God's help, will be a landmark on the road to a complete victory." 71eld- Marshal von Mackensea was born December S. 1849.

official salary of $23,000 yearly. would chaScellor ot the exchequer, and the earl 6f Derby War minister. It 'adds that la ministry of labor is to be established ar that one of the Labor representatives wit have the portfolio. Arthur Henderson ar.d Rt. Hon.

GeorgeNicoll Barnes or John Hodge are expected to be among le Labor members of the Dr. Christopher Addison, undersecretary of munitions, the Daily Mail asseits, ls likely to be appointed minister of S. H. Lever, an accountant Wilo reduced the cost of wil have la post in the 1 Mrs. Pankhuxst Takes a Hand.

Mrs. Ammeline Pankhurst, the 1 militant suffragette, saw some of Lloyd George' Chief supporters today, as she does net desire a. reconstruction of the cabinet achleved without the cause of women being taken into.account The Asquith passed through a trying ordeal while the militant suffragette campaign was'at its height, but truce has beet declared on militant methods during thiEt war. The suffragettes foresee that the new cabinet may survive the war, and have much to do in shaping the futur -situation of women. A meeting of the British Empire Union to Condemn False Peace Agitators lute sent the following telegram to Lloyd George: world has already recognized you' value in the great strain we have gone through.

With confidence we look 4 yok to carry on the great fight for Ithe Nucl. cess of British arid we are with you. On behalf of the citizens. of Mar. ch-lP 11tanton4 labor member of Pant anent for Merthyr Tydfil, who proposed the telegram, made a' speech denouncing those who are urging peace negotiationi and declaring the enemies of the alies can only be defeated by force.

1 AUTO BANDITS PURSUE CAR TWO MILES, SLUG CONDUCTOR AND SHOOT A PASSENGER. I j. E. STillSort 'Knocked Senseless by in East St- LOWS Hold-Up. Two automobile bandits, after following a Washington Park car of the Lansdowna division in East, Sit.

Louis for nearly twlo miles boarded the car at 12:15 o'clocir this morning at a railroad crossin 1 knocked J. th L. Brinson, conduct senseless with a revolver, and shot Al-belt Bos s. a passenger, through the jaw. Then they fled without obtaining eithar money or valuables.

I The car, the last "regular," was corning in from Washington Park. Brinson' was about to get off at Thirteenth street and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad i tracks to give I the motorman the "go ahead" signal when the automobile drev7 alongside of the car. Two men got Nut and approached the conductor. One of them knocked him senseless before he could put up a defense. Boss.

who is a. car inspector for the Vandalia Railroad and lives at 410 South Fourth street, Mild St. Louis, was shot when he interfered. He was taken to the Deaconess Hospital NEWELL CHARGES FRAUD IN HIS CONTEST SUIT. Charges of 'fraud of every description are made in proceedings instituted in the Circuit Court -by Public A3- ministrator James P.

Newell to contest the election of'Prank M. Slater, who on the face of the returns. defeated Newell for re-election by a plurality -103 votes. Newell. In his notice, sets out thirty grounds for his contest.

He. alleges that when all the legal votes have been counted and the "false, fraudulent illegal and irregular ballot, cast for Slater have been rejected." the result will be Neweit. 81.266. and Slater, 76,360, giving Newell a plurality of 4897., 13 WEST VIRGINIA DAILIES PLAN PRINT PAPER PLANT. TrAntmomsvr.

December 7.h. Representatives of thirteen daily newspapers in West Virginia at a meeting here today appointed to fon. ulate plan for the co-operative buying of news print papers and to investigate the advisability of establishing paper mill which would supply the newspaper trade in this I I ADVERTISERS APPROVERISEL IN PRICE OF PUBLICATIONS Bt IgTON, December T.The sociation of National Advert leers, at its annual meeting today, adopted resolutions approving Jztcreases sin the welling price of periodicals and Vera" become, of the higher oost of white paper Ohio Daps Saloon. Marietta David majority Commons, both the Labor party and the Unioists having decided to participate in the making of the new cabinet. Curzon for Foreign Secretary.

The greatest interest centers in the personality of the new foreign secretary. Two names are mentionedLloyd George himself and Lord Curzon. It is generally assumed that the latter will be the favorite for the post, he having had great experience abroad, and "he commands public confidence to an exceptional degree. Until late in the evening, I however, those in Lloyd George's confidence believed that following the precedent of the, Salisbury administtation, Lloyd George himself would take the post of foreign secretary. Lord Northcliffe, who has disavowed any intention of entering the cabinet, said in an interview with the Associated Press this evening: "I strongly urged Lloyd George to take the foreign secretaryship.

I consider he Is eminently fitted for the responsibilities centered there, particularly in view of his knowledge of America and his sympathetic feeling for the American people and institutions. Through with Unpor3ted Men. "We are through with those know little of America or foreign conditions in general, and Lloyd George is the one man available, having in an eminitit degree the qualities needed, in handling the foreign situation. arn hopeful he will see his way to accepting this view." 1 4 The annotuicement in the Court Circular tonight-Ahat ha 110 rot Of grime minister iiiirltrioalotert-eit-the's treasuryseems to' show that -Lloyd George has no present intention of tak; ing the foreign portfolio, and this apparently leaves the field to Lord Curzon. No salary attaches to the position of premier, HUSBAND SHOT IN NECK 1 BY HIS WIFE WHEN HE COMES HOME WITH FRIEND.

Mrs. Louise Belknap Is Sorry and Hopes that He Will Recover and to Her. Mrs. Louise Belknap, 23 years old, of 1242 South Broadway shot her husband. Earl.

In the neck when he returned home at 7 o'clock last night, after having been arrested at Mrs. Belknap's instigation the night before. Belknap is in the City Hospital and his wife is under arrest at the Soulard Street Police Station. According to Mrs. Belknap, her husband came in with a friend and began to criticise her for having had him arrested the night before.

He threatened to blacken her eye, she said. Fearing an attack from her husband, the wife, according to her statement, reached beneath a quilt Of the couch and got a revolver. She then ordered her husband and his friendout also Adam-Kohl, who had come In to cuss the arrest of the previous night As. Belknap passed close to his wife. to' leave the room he grasped Mrs.

Belknap's arm; she said. They ecuffied and the revolver was discharged, the bullet lodging in Belknap'S neck. 1 Belknap told a reporter for the GLosz-Dzmocazr she was sorry she had shot her husband and hoped he would recover and return to her. She 'caused his' arrest at the 'home of a neighbor Wednesday night She accused a woman of attempting to alienate her husband's affeetions. Both women have young children.

1 TWO INJURED WHEN AUTO CRASHES INTO A CROWD. Mrs. Bernadina years old. 3935A Blair avenue, was injured seriously about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon while standing in a'crowd of persons into whiCh an automobile, driven by Richard A. Koch.

4479 Delmar avenue, David Fullerton. 2821 North Grand avenue, also standing in the crowd, was knocked clown by the automobile and suffered a slight injury to his right hip. The two Injured persons were in a crowd of a dozen persons waiting to board a north-bound Grand avenue ear at St Louis avenue. Koch was driving in the same direction and running parallel with the car. When the oar Clog-pod he tried to bring his machine to a stand, but the automobile skidded in the wet street Koch was arrested and released on bond pending application for a warrant charging him with felonious wounding.

1 Mrs. Feldhana suffered fracture of the right hip, cuts and bruises end internal iniurtes. 111DITIOIL CONFIDENCE IN WAR POLICY VOTED BY FRENCH DEPUTIES; P.A.P.Ifi, December Chamber Of Deputies, by a vote of 544 to 100, tonight passed a resolution expressing confidence inthe government in Its conduct of the 50 Below at Fairbanks, Alaska. ALASKA, December 1, With the thermometer registering 50 degrees Many residents aro melbas Into A maga, rwiesuirump are ZUVIIALNI WIA7 1W10116110 Teutons Quickly Smash Bucharest Defena6rs and Push Into Capital Tapt. Lange retttrned before the ekp4ation of the limit, the commander in chief of the Russian Danube ktrmy li'aving refused to accept Field Marshal von Mackensen's leVer on the ground that Bucharest was not a fortress, but an open tcAvn.

"He declared there 'existed neither' armtd forts nor troops des, tined for its defense and there was neither a governor nor a commandant. Capt. Lange pointed out the character of Bucharest as a fortress, and said that such an evasion would not hinder the German operations. "In the course of Wednesday morning portions of Gen. Schmittow's cavalry c6rps took possession of a fort pn the north front and portions of the Fifty-fourth Army Cops rushed' on and took the line of forts from Chiajna, on the west front, to Odaile on the north.

The enemy infantry offered resistance, which was quickly overcome! "From the south portions the Danube army pressed into the city through the girdle of forts, meeting with no resistance. "The troops entering the town were received enthusiastically and decorated with flowers. Field Marshal von Mackensen drove in a motor car to the royal castle, where he was greeted with bouquets of flowers." Rumanians Fleeing Along Entire Line IntoMoldavia to-Make a New Stand 11115 The Carranzista8P Ears Cut off- Govrnment agents today also sent a ireport to Watihington saying an American lamed Foster had been mutilated. then burned at the stake by Villa bandits op-crating near Torreon. The report was maid to have been brought by refugees H.

coming to the border from Torreon. They also reported seein g. sixty, bandits near Torreon. Fosters son was forced to witness his father's execution, itbe report stated. Foster was an American ranch superintendent His first name, his home in the United States and his relatives are slot known here.

Gray's sister. Mrs. Bowman, said her ibrother was born in Peoria, Ill. Another sister, Mrs. Bella Webster, lives in Em, porta, Kan.

Dr. R. R. Weeks, a- halfr brother, is In Horton, Kan. A nephew and niece, Mr.

and Mrs. Peter Homme live In Wewela, S. D. of Six Gray -was 'about 48 years old and bad been in the Parral district twenty-three gears. His widow and five children re.

Side in Parral. I Guillermo Snyman, a son of the late Ciert. D. Snyman of Boer war famii, 'Was shot and killed by Villa bandits at bitt ranch near San pablo de Meoqui, according to a message received by his friends on the border today. Snyman owned a big alfalfa ranch 1 Meoqut, between Santa Rosana and Chihuahua City.

His father died recently in Philadelphia- Americans' Stores Burned. Villa's bandits also wreaked vengeance on Americans in Chihuahua City by loot ing many American homes, carrying off large quantities of American-owned property and destroying what they were unable to haul away, messitges here late today from the Chihuahua capital state. The home of Donald B. Gillies, an American mining operator in City. was looted of practically everything fit contained.

The piano, a talking machine and even the carpets were taken. Bebe family had Zed to the boisder. Many stores were looted and burned. Government agents here received an un- i ieonfirmed report today that more than ISO Mexicans had been executed by the Willa bandits. A delegation of American mining glan to leave hero next, week to investigate conditions In Chihuahua City.

Two agents of the Chinese Government are Nuild to have left Juarez today for Chi-' huatius City to Investigate the reported killing of about sixty Merrill, Lynch Co. of New York Unite Holdings of York Unite Holdings of Five Concerns in Biggest Chain Deal in' Years. 1 1 11 1 1 By Leased Wire from the New York Du- reau of the Glebe.Democrat NEW YORE, December companies, operating 258 tea and coffee stores and ranking, together, the largest dial tributor of these staples in this country. have been by Merrell, Lynch for $10,000,000, it was announced here today. The Jones Bros.

Tea Company, Grand Union Tea Company, both- established in 1872, and the Globe Grocery Stores, the Anchor Pottery Company and Jones Bros. Importing Companies are the concerns bought. The deal is the largest in the chain ore. field since the formation of the Woolworth -Company. The companies purchased will be r-erged into the 'Jones, Bros.

Tea Company, which company alone has paid each year 6 Per cent on 510,000,000 common stock since 1910; The 258 stores represented in the deal are 'operated in many cities of the United States and -manufacture More than 80 per cent of their own They have WOO direct agents and rank as the largest Idistributors of high-grade teas and coffees in the 'United States. The main factory As in 1 Among the products of this factory are soap. baking powder. flavoring extracts glycerin. spices, etc.

The owners manufacture their own tin cans. cartons and Premiums. 7 Harry Jones, who has been the active head, for fifteen- years of Merrill. Lynch will continue Oa president of the merged companies. $12-A-WEEK BOOKKEEPER HELD FOR $5100 SHORTAGE AND ROBBERY OF MAIL New York Hat Company Zmploye, 21, Owned an Auto and Li4red in Handsome Apartment.

NEW YORK. December Zinaman, a bookkeeper, who owned an automobile wore expensive raiinent and lived in an elegant apartment, was arrested ttilday on charges of grand larceny and robbing the mails. He Is accused of being $5100 short in hie accounts with B. Kowaloff hat manufacturers, 'where he Wag Zinarnan, who is 21 years received 210 a week until last March. Then he received a raise of $2 a week because be had taken a bride.

BIB wedding supper was at Hotel Astor, but his employer was not invited and knew nothing-about it until today, when Zinaman was arraigned on the forgery and grand larceny charges. An examination of the books of the firm by an audit company disclosed diecrertalloy of 5100 in Zinaman's bookkeeping, indorsements III 1, 1 I 1 lairrnanT of J. Kennard Sons' Board Was 74, a Con- federate Veteran-and Had Been Ill Since September. SAMITEL M. A Eli M.

Kennard. chairman, of the Board of Directors of the J. Kennard Sons Carpet Company and formerly actively identitled with many affairs, died at 645 o'clock last night. at his home, 4 Portland place. Be Was 74 years old.

I lei He had boon ill eine last September and since September 22 had been in Barnes Hospital. of which he was one of the Last Saturday, his condition was so improved he was taken home, but a relapse followed. Uremia was the cause of death. Kennard was attended by three physicians. '1 I He was born January 11, -1842.

in Lexington, Ky. He recehred his education in the public scools of that city and tame to St. Louis- when about 15 years old with his father, John Kenrfard. who established himself in the carpet Intsinese. When the civil war broke out Samuel Kennard joined the Confederate cause as member of the Landis battery, attached to Cockrell's brigade.

Was a Prisoner of War. Kennard saw active service around VICksburg before the fall of that city In 1863 and his command Was'ourrendared: to Gen. U. S. Grant.

'He was a prisoner of war until he was exchanged and became a lieutenant in Gulboir's battey and was in command of section of the battery during the battle of Franklin; October 30, 1304. Contiztueeou Pa 1 8 1 I -i 1 1 4,8,,,:.,. 1 1 1 4 tO 0 lk.k-,.::,,,-,',,::::.......4'''-;,,,..:........, :47NY.1. I U0' 2 NARD v.i,.''.. sAulu 2 M.

KEN BERIAN, by wireless to Sa3rville, December defeated Ruma-7 titans are I retreating along the whole front, the War Office announces. The Teutottio trodps, have captured Cam-i" pino, on the railroad: between', Kroftstadt and In yesterday's lighting more than -9000 Rumanians were captured. In addition to the capture of Cam-, pino, the statement recounts the-taking of Ploechti, announced last evening, with the capture of Bucharest, and also of the important town of Sinaia, previously 1z Teutonic hands. The fall of Bucharest wee observed in a manner reminiscent of the celebrations last year of victories won. in the great offensive against the Russians.

The newspapers issued extra which were scattered among the crowds free of charge and read with the greatest I Berlin in, 7o70us A merry mood seized the crowds in the streets, whibh gave vent to pent-up emcitions with shouts of Joy. Some women were so overoome with 'emotion they wept. The restaurants were tilled with crowds uproariously singing patriotic airs. Today the streets are decked lavishly with The newspapers Speak of the capture of Bucharest, as an event- of first- importance. chiefly on account of the moral and political effects.

It is regarded as a demonstration to the entente allies of the; hopeless outlook for their military plans. The newspapers are unanimous- in the opinion that Rumania now is virtually eliminated as a factor in the war. The Lokal Anseiger even -doubts whether the Rumanian state ever will exist- Todars Wat Office statement follows irront of Archduke Joseph: In the skirmishes, develoPed CDTCINNATI, OHIO. December Iran murdered by 'Villa bandits and 'mown in Mexico as Howard Gray, Is Iloward. Weeks.

brother of Dr. R. R. a dentist of this city. 1 I FAIR AND COLDER TODAY; I BUT WARMER TOMORROW.

Forecast for St. Louls'and Vicinity '6-1Pair and Friday; Saturday and somewhat wanner; fresh northwest winds diminishingl'. Temperature readings follow: 52 69 a. in. 01 8 P.

In. 111 a. an. 68 el 0. m.

68 P. M. 00 TemperatureMaximum. 69 degrees at a D. minimum.

50 degrees at 1 a. mWindDirection. south at 7 p. ty, twenty miles per hour at 7 p. m.

Hu' raidity. 81 per cent at 7 a. m. Precipitation. 5.100ths of an inch at p.

m. Stage Of the river at 7 p. 534 temt. 4 Porecast by States. MissouriFair and older Friday; Sat' nrday fair and somewhat Warms; fresh skorthwest winds.

diminishing. IllinoloUnssttled and mush soldier Friday; Saturday fair with warmar in afternoon; strong northwest dintinisho ind Illinoto Unsettled and moh colder day; Saturday fair with warmer In after- boon; strong northwest ludo, diminbin, Russian- attacks north of Dorna and In the. Trotue These were I repulsed. 1 i group of Field klackensen: Notable succiese $154 crowned the efforts and th i and the th wnicia. oommana grew; below sem this city Is suffering December 3Dering the last tag th months et war investigators been declare ey discov- th wooded CarPaiann and On the front Lr of Iron Illacheesee the tree.

4, ered Zinantan had In the habit' of from al ticareity of fuel. The weather is Vetere hers today declared themselves in he wfLa wtth Gem 14 ockr army in Georgia stealing letters from the ilryn's mail bait. the Moldavian Mountains there was tem- and the Danube armies, too to permit the hauling of wood. favor of retaining the saloons in idariet- extracting checks from them. forginz in- POrar3r artillery lire and advance stkir- below sero, this city is suffering from fk BoareitY of fuel.

The weather is too to permit the hauling of Deeember VOtero here today declared themselves Xis favor of retaining the saloons in During the last six Months of the war he was with Oen. rf acids army in Georgia and the investigators declare they discovered Zinaman had been in the- habit of stealing letters from the lirm's mail bax. extracting checks from them, forging wooded Carpathians and on the front of the Moldavian Mountains there was porary artMery nre and advance in which, in command von hiackensen the tree lit, 0 tl and the Dani? ILTTniell I neb dammom 0.4 um .0, -AIL Mk ars mg M. AS I Lab uy vuko US, A. T.11 1 I via 496'7.

a aorsements ana pocaeung tne money A I fleTH1111Al1 an by a vote of 1762 to 1077 Pourth and pocketing the from which there.