The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 10

PAGE TEN it FEW TORPEDO EXPLODES: TWO MEN INJURED Isaac Moore and Fred Henry, Wabash Trainmen, Badly Hurt in Accident in Wabash Yards. Conductor Isaac Moore, of Spring-1 field of and Brakeman Fred Henry, Springfleld, were both seriously injured Wednesday morning when a dynamite torpedo cap, which they had picked up, exploded. Moore will probably lose at least hand, and maybe both. 1118 face is terribly lacerated. man Henry will fingers from his right hand.

lie also suffered several lacerations. FOUND THE TORPEDOES. The men wore Investigating the Inechaniam of the torpedo while they were waiting for their call in the east Decatur yards near the shops. The special agent who is on duty in and near the shops, is said to have found the torpedoes scatteralong the right of way and to have given them to the men. saying that they were dangerous to be left lying about on the tracks.

When they started to Investigate the mechanism of the torpedo, it ex. ploded BOX OF THEM. R. A. Thornell.

special patrolman who is in charge of the yards and the shops, found tho two dynamite rare lying along the right of way and took them to the caboose where the men were standing and gave them to the trainmen, saying that ho was going back to look for more. He had gone about 200 yards down the tracks in the sards near the 100 STOREROOM MEN ON STRIKE Wabash Workers Ask 10 per cent. Increase. Between 100 and 130 storeroom employes in the Wabash locomotive And car abruptly broke off negotiations for an increase of wages and walked out Wednesday morning at o'clock. Their demands are for blanket reave of 10 per cent Ther are now getting about :0 cents an hour.

In June the workers in the store. rooms were given an Increase which virtually amounts to a ten per cent advance, but this is not being conin the new demands of the men EXPECT COUNTER OFFER. Pending arrival of a counter offer to the demands of the men 10 grounds of settlement has been reached. Chet Storekeeper Busch expecting to confer with the men Into afternoon, at which time it was expected that nome Into headway would be made. The Pratt nature of the counter offer which the company will make la not known, and will not be decide ed until the arrival of orders from st.

Louis. General S'orckeeper Baxter was In Decatur, Tuesday. for a conference with the men, but beyond the statement that they wanted ten per cent increase in their wages, no grounds of settlement of the question ere reached. MAY NOT ACCEPT MATERIAL 1t 1R reported that the men Ing in the locomotive shops and the car shops will not accept material from other than the striking men, In an attempt to force the lusue. The shops, however, were running full tilt Wednesday noon, although how Jong the supplies would last 19 certain.

SETTLEMENT EXPECTED. Indications Wednesday afternoon were that the differences between the striking storeroom men and tho Wahash company would be adjusted. It was freely predicted hy the men that they would he able to return to work Thursday morning. The raise For which the men are asking amounts to practically five dollars a month on each man's pay. OSCAR MYERS IS FOUND GUILTY Stealing Nix Hotties of Walaky From The jury In the cane of Oscar Myers, charged with stealing six botties of whisky from the Wabash.

returned a verdict at 11:30. o'clock Wednesday morning finding him guilty, Myers was trucking at the freight house and it was alleged that he took the whisky from a case in box car, carried it under the freight house and placed it on one of the sills. The foreman discovered it and notified the special agent, who hid under the freight house and arrested Myers when he came to Ret the whisky in the evening. Fred Gronkowaki and Joshua GulJett pleaded guilty to disorderly con. duct and each was fined $5 and costs.

The caso of George Winters, charged with bootlegging, was tried Wednesday morning, going to the Jury at 12 o'clock. PANA BALL TEAM ON STALEY FIELD Another Game Will be Plated la De- cater. Sender. The Pana ball team has proven such good attraction at the Staley ball field that they have been booked for another game here next day afternoon. The last same here a week Ago last Sunday was stopped by rain with the score 2 to 1 in favor of Decatur.

Bor at R. R. Y. M. 0, CHIt Weatherley.

graduate of the Hammond school, has been added to the force of secretaries at the Railroad Y. C. A. At present the aight trick at the desk. 1 STEAM USERS TO FIGHT INCREASE Plan Appearance Before Utilities Commission.

Decatur w.li not be the only town to have ropresentatives before the Public Utilities Commission next Monday to protest against the use of the meter systein in the welling of steam for heating purposes Instead of a flat rate basis. is evident the McKinley people have planned to Install the meter ayatem in all towns whero they own the ateam heating plant, for Champaign. Urbana, Bloomington. Danville, (Inton and Galesburg will also protest. A meeting of representatives from these towns was held in Champaign Monday atternoon nt which time plans for making the fight against the meter aystem were made out.

ASK CONTINUANCE. The plan of the committee which organized in Champaign Monday will ho to so befare tho Publte U'tilities next Monday and ask a continuance of the hearing for thirty days in or. der that the opponents of the meter proposition may have an opportunity to gather data for the arguments they expect to place before the commission. Two members of the committee appointed by the Decatur steam users In a meeting Tuesday night, met with Corporation Counsel Carey Wednesday morning but it was almply to discuss the need of tiling an answer before the utilities commission to the And Ta company's petition to change to the meter svstem. It was decided to file the answer.

Attorney Carey 19 preparing to appear before the comminsion next Monday and will probably have some of the committeemen from Nacatur with him. FORTY AT MEETING. Forty of the steam heat users tended a special meeting in the quoin club Tuesday night. Attorney James Whitley acted is chairman and Lynn Clark AN tary. A committee consisting of B.

Stine, Fred Wilson and J. J. Maloney WAS appointed to look after the details of the situation. DUST THICK ON ROADS TO SOUTH W. C.

Starr and Men Drive From Ni. Louts to Decatur. W. C. Starr with some of his men drove three cars from St.

Louts to Devatur, Tuesday after. noon. The roads below Taviorville are very dusty, or were and probably still are, but according to some of the men who drove In the cars dav the dust was very bad. party loft East St. about 11:30 And drove through a shower and a cloud 'of dust at the same time.

The dust on those ronds WAR An thick that the rain had little effect on it The shower continued mout of the way to Taylorville and a4 the rain would not the wind ahlelda the dust would settle on the wot surface and as one man said who drove a car. ha atuck h'a head around the windshield as it wAs no plastered that ho could not see through it, and "ate dust for 80 DECATUR GIRLS HOME FROM TRIP Mins Radford and Wine Reedy Visit Narnia, C'anada. Miss Leona Radford and Mi44 Helen Reede of the Mueller office foice, and Miss May Reedy have just returned from' A vacation trip, ten days of which were spent In camp near Port Huron, Mich. tur party first went to Sarnia, (anada, where they met Miss Ruby Blair, former Decatur girl, now ployed in the Mueller offices at Sar. nia, and two other young women from the Mueller office there, The mix then went into camp at Fort liuron.

Returning home, the three Decatur young women stomped In Detroit for three days. ANNUAL FORRESTERS BALL AT IVESDALE The Ivesdalo Catholic Order of Forresters will have their seventh annual bull Thursday evening in the A. O. IT. hall in Iverdale.

This Is one of the big events of the year In Ivesdale and is always well attended. This year the music is to be ed by Johnson's orchestra. MUELLER BAND PLAYS AT HARVEL Manager Roy Coffman and the Mueller band will go to Harvel on Thursday to play at the big Harvel day celebration, to be held under the auspices of the Harvel Commercial club, Thousands of people from all parts of central Illinois are ed to attend the event. The Mueller band will take a promInent part in the day's program. There will be a number of athletic events and a baseball game between Pawnee' and Harvel.

Hon. F. J. McBride of Taylorville will deliver the address of the afternoon. C.

H. Smock is president: F. Brown 19 treasurer, and C. J. Hauptman, secretary of the larvel organization.

Elite Club in Picnic. A picnic for Mrs. Cletia Ebert was given by tho Elite club Tuesday ernoon at Fairview park. A basket supper was served on the lawn and the club members presented Mrs. Ebert with a leather purse, Mr.

and Mrs. Ebert leave soon for Kansas City and from there they will go to San Antonio, Texas where they will live. On the Jefferson Highwas. M. Kenney returned Tuenday night from trip to Missouri and white in the southwest part of that state he drove over the Jefferson highway which to run from Winnipes.

Canada. to New Orleane. The trail is already marked from Winniper to the upper line of The mark monogram of the Initials of the came of the trail. WABASH BRAKEMAN INSTANTLY KILLED Charles Fitzgerald Meets Death Near Worden. SITS BESIDE TRACK His Overalls Mistaken for a Pile of Paper.

Charles Fitzgerald, 129 South Jagpor, a Wabash brakeman, was stantly killed ft 6:40 Wednesday morning when he was struck by Wabash passenger No. 6, near Worden, south of Staunton. The entire back of Fitzgerald's head was torn off in the accident. Fitzgerald was rear brakeman on Wabnsh freight which was stalled near Worden, and WAS sent out to fing the rear end of the train. Ito was sitting on the track bank to rest a short distance from the outside rail when he was struck.

It was thought he had dozed off and did not hear the train approach. SHIVELY ENGINEER. Engineer E. O. Shively, 332 Eaat Center street WILS in charge of the engine which struck Fitzgerald.

H. Ellor was the fireman on the engine. According to the story, Engineer Shively first saw Fitzgerald when he rounded a curve about 200 yards from where the victim was sitting. Not until the engine was within 150 feet of him did the engineer realize that it was a man. F'itzgerald'a death is probably due to the fact that he was wearing a newly washed overalls.

suit In of the blue early and white striped mornIng light, they were easily mistaken for a pile of paper. According' to the story of Engineer Shively, it wan not until he Ba the brakeman's lantern that he WA9 aware that a man was near the track and then it was too late to stop. WAS WIDELY KNOWN, Fitzgerald was one of the beat liked employes on the Wabash. He had been in the employ of the road for about three years, and' in that time ho had made a wide circle of friends. fio was about twenty-five years old and married.

He la survived by his wife and A child about a year and a half old. Before he went on the rond as brakeman he was switch. tender at the Wabash. The Inquest over the body was held Wednesday afternoon. Shively and Hillor were called to Worden to testify, ENGINEER WRIGHT INJURED.

Engineer C. B. Wright of the Vandalla was injured Tuesday over near Mackinaw when he way struck by a plank which protruded from A load of lumber on another train. was struck just above the heart. Mr.

Wright was brought to hiy home In this city. 11e 19 getting along pretty well RICHARD GRETSCH CASE DISMISSED In Justice Naston's Court; Father to Answer ('harken. The care against Richard Gretsch. charged by his father with trespassinK. was dismissed in Justico J.

Edward Saxton's court ednesday morning after the prosecution had presented its evidence. It not considered necessary to offer any detense. According to the court, soung Gretach has lived at home all life and turned a good part of his pay over to his mother each week. The father, it was understood, frequently quarroled with the boy and on one occasion, when the boy came home. ordered him off the place, The hoy did not go and the father had him arrested.

The father was scheduled to appear in the same court Wednesday afternoon and answer warrants sworn out by the son, relative to making threats and disturbing the peaco. PLEAD GUILTY TO SPEED CHARGE Chert Mueller and Lawrence Thrift Pay Fines In J. P. Court. Kbert Mueller was arrested Tuenday evening by Motorcycle Officer John Howley for speeding.

He was driving about twenty-five miles an hour on Weat Eldorado street near Falrview park. Lawrence Thrift was also arrested on the game charge soon after. Both pleaded gullty. Thrift paid 'Justice Noble $7,30 and Mueller $5.30, Chert Mueller's car was occupied by a party of boys and girls taking A young lady to station. The trip WAK preceded by short journey around town.

Rohert Mueller, father of Ebert, states that whether it WAS boyish thoughtlessness or intentional. big son should have been thoroughly approves of the breaking up of the speeding habit in Decatur, FUNERALS MINS. REBECCA PRICE. The funeral of Mrs. Rebecca Price will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday nfternoon at the residence, 1007 South Broadway.

The services will be conducted by Rev. J. T. Finley, The interment will be in Greenwood. THOMAS ELLISON.

The funeral of Thomas Ellison will be field at the residence Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be In Greenwood. DEEDS RECORDED o. G. Payne to W.

N. Green. west 25 feet nf lot 18. Bloomington road addition to Mara: $4,000. C.

H. Dennis to A. Clarkann, lot 10. block 1, High Law as addition: J. C.

Brand in L. F. Martin. north 8 acres of lot 7 of the subdivinion of the south part of southwest southwest 13, 16, 2 east; $1. AUTO IS STRUCK BY CUT OF CARS J.

H. Kiick Has Narrow Escape in Accident. J. H. Klick of 431 row escape from EATEN W.

Main, had a narserious injury at 11 o'clock Wednes. day morning when the automobile which he WAR driving 11 struck by cut of box cars at the Intersection of Fairview nue and the bash railroad. Damage which may cost $100 to repair was done to the machine. Mr. Kick was headed north with hia automobile piled high with house.

hold goods. There was a quantity of window glass, big mirror, 11: 9. tables potted plants and other articles 1 swateh ng a to buss 11t 1 or the crossing and a cut of cus was shunted down the track. Just as Mr. Kilok got on the truck.

the cars struck him. They pushed the automobile ahead for some digtance till they stopped. Luckily, the machine was not' overturned. Mr. Kick remained at the wheel and came out unscratched.

wheel wits torn off the car, the fender smashed and considerable other damage done. The mirror and the window glass were not even cracked. FRANK E. DIETZ DIES IN ARKANSAS Graduate of D. H.

S. Had Excellent Position. Frank E. Dictz died at 8.30 o'clock Tuenday night at a hospital at Texarkana, Ark. He ill for three weeks with kidney trouble.

Mr. Dietz was born and reared 19 Decatur. lie W'aH a graduate of the Decatur high school, in the class of 1001, and also of Brown's Business college For the last thirteen years hie had lived in Arkansas and durIng that time had been employed continuously by the ('otton Belt Hailroad company. At the time of his death ho was private secretary to the magter mechanic. lie was married 111 1910 to Miss Josie Freutel of Memphis.

He 18 vived by his wite, and three song, Frank, Jr, William and Samuel, nged three, five and six years. lie also leaves his parents, Mr. and William Dietz, a brother, Sam Dietz; sister, Mrs. II. C.

Dieckhoft of Decatur, The funeral will be held Thursday at the residence at l'ine Bluffs, Ark. Mr. Mr. was secretary of the Pine Bluffs Council, Knights of C'olumbus. THINKS BULLET HIT HIM IN EAR Arthur Kramer Struck By Minnie in Central Park, While the shooting was going on In Central park Tuesday night something hit Arthur Kramer in the left ear.

He thinks It was a picre of a bullet from the revolver of cer Clements, who fired In the ground when a prisoner broke away from Chiet Wills and ran. Whatever it was hit Kramer it cut A gash about half an inch long Inside the ear. It 18 aN clean. A cut as would be made with a knife. The cut does not go clear through.

Mr. and Mra. Kramer were sitting on bench in the park. When the prisoner broke away, ('hiet Will fired a shot in the air, and then officer Clements fired into the ground. Kramer said he turned after the first shot was fired and then came the second shot and bill in the ear that deafened him for it moment.

BOYS STEALING HIS POTATOES Henry Hyman, East olive; ('omplains to Police, Henry Hyman of 1118 East Olive street reported to the police Wednesday that boys had been stealing potatoes and tomatoes from his den and in addition to taking the vegetables, spolled a good many by trampling them or throwing them. One boy was caught Tuesday and two others got away. Many other gardeners have reported similar experiences, and the police are getting ready to round up the vandals, MELON FESTIVAL AT EAST PARK Watermelon disappeared fast at the watermelon festival held by the Ladies' Aid Society of the East Park Baptist church, Tuesday evening on the church lawn. The women served watermelon, and Iro cream and fers. The cool weather reduced the attendance, 80 only a fair crowd was out, but the affair WAR a success nevertheless.

A musical program was given. Return from Trip. Dr. Oscar F. Van Hall and family have returned from a visit to the for.

mer's mother in Columbus, 0, Ho alno also attended the national vention of optic.an• while in 'u lumbus. First Baptist Matrict Meeting. District number five of the First Bap. that Ladies' Aid wociety met Tuesday afternoon with the Misses Drobisch, West Wood street. Ten members were present and the time wan spent in new.

ing for the Red Crome, Twenty-five towels were made and fifteen Plane were diacuased for an lee cream social to be neld NOOn but no definite date was ret. After the Rewink W16 laid malde the howteases sorved light refrembinents. Wednesday Evening, August 15, 1917. LATEST! In Charge of the Recruiting Office -PHOTO BY VAN DEVENTER. CORPORAL, ROUT.

E. CRISP. Corporal Crisp has been appointed United States army recruiting officer in Decatur to succeed Sergeant King. who leaves soon for Chicago. MATTES BLAMES THE TRUMP MILK For Recent Outbreak of Typhoid.

Mrs. Walter J. Risley and her son, Lee, both have typhoid fever and thin morning another patient was brought in to the Macon county hospital. The new patient 18 a amall boy named I Stroud, from 1'lue Mound. Most of tho patienta at that hospital are proving but Miss Ava Bowman, 14 not as well today as she yesterday.

Mrs. Van Deventer, on the other hand Is very much better. Dr. Ward 14 abont the same, but hi4 son, Elton. continues to improve, Little change 19 noticeable in the condition of the two little boss who were reported Tuneday The Dunham boy had A higher temperature today, however.

Mr4. l'ago Proctor continues to hold her own, while her son, George 19 tmproving. BLAMES TRUMP MILK. "There have been four or five cases of typhoid fever discovered during the past tow dave," said Comm'asioner John F. Mattes Wednesday mornIng, "all traceable to the sumo source, Trump milk.

Trump has been put out of busine but we are USINg every possible precaution to head off secondary cases, Our department is attending personally to d'sinfecting premises, Every householder having an outside tollet should got a sack of hydrate lime and throw in the tollet It is cheap and will not only rid the toilet from any danger of infection, but also rid 't of bad odors also wish to call attention to the fact that the ordinance passed recently pros ides that all outside toilets must be made -proof. Some have compiled with the ordinance, but others have not. 111 must do so or arrests will be made, 1t will prevent disease being carried by flies and rob the flies of a favorite breeding place." BOTH MOTORMEN REFUSED TO BUDGE Resulted In A Tic-on on the Went Main street line. Patrons of the Wont Main ear line have discovered now for ting up arr vice ott line. During the noon hour, Wedne day, Motorman Me on west bound car.

pulled out of switch fU shout distance of the and took hi4 car 1111 to the 1ng. Motorman M0010 on the east bound 4 ar pulled out of the switch. which 14 about the same distance at of the tracks 08 the other 14 part of the trucks. Ho niso pulled hig dir 11 to rallroad crossing on the wot sido The two cars are supposed to DISK An one of those Tao conductors ran ahead to flag the car artomy the railroud and there the predicament. The conductor of either car willing to back up to the suit behind and lot the other car 1A4 but the motormen were not.

They to fused to budge their respective rats an Inch and there the cara rom dined, on tach aide of the railroad track. Passengers walted and wilted. After while, the third car on that line came nut from the transfer on its out bound trip When it at the 111 road Ing. It couldn't got by HO crew turned trolles, took of the inbound car and went bark to tor with them. Ono man who told about t1 nfinir wud the care were standing when he came home to dinner and that they were just leasing when ho 1: at al his dinner and lend come out 611 the porch.

It 14. anid that the conductor on one cur finally went up, tonk chargo of his car and backed it up to the 415 lteh himself. NEW CASHIER ON DUTY IN BANK H. R. Gregory Moved to Decatur Few DayA Ago.

11, R. Gregory, the new cashier of the National Bank of Decatur, was in the efficial chair of tho cashier In that inatitution Wednesday morning. He and his family to Decatur a few doss ago and are now established at 420 West Decatur atrest. Mra. Gregory and the two children hase become, with Mr.

Gregory, full-fledged Decatur citizona. Mr. Gregory comeR to him now place from the Firat National bank of Mowenqua where he HAD been cannier for many years. In 1003 Mr. Gregory went to the Bankera Nutional bank of Chicago, but xoon WAN recalled to the bank at Moweagua which had been the private bank of D.

I'. Keller and was known as the Commercial bank. In 1190 the bank was ro-organized National bank and Mr. Gregory made cashior. When W.

A. Pharor, former cashier of the National bank of Decatur, resigned lant spring to enter the Pan-American Motors corporation. no successor was uppointed immedintely to succeed him, but on July 1, Mr. Gregory was clerted. Since that date Mr.

Gregory ham been training him at the Firat National in Mowenque, Gld Housh who took him position in that bank last week. Sir. Gregory 18 a native of the Mowenqua neighborhood and hns lived in the town Itself since ho wan seven care old, but he has now become real Decatur citisen. Scraps of News CAPTAIN. Sam C.

Jump, of Maroa, has been appointed captain an engineering corps at Fort Leavenworth. He is a graduate of the Maroa high school and for several years has worked 88 a civil engineer for the Illinois Central. SPEEDING CASE. Marion Hornback, 620 North M.ur street, was arrested 13 officer low. ley Wednesday for speeding.

lie meaded guilty and was fined $10.13 DRILL TONIGUT. Members of the Military Training club will drill tonight at the Guard's armory at 7 43. DIPHTHERIA. A case of diphtheria is reported In the family of W. 11, Reed, 705 North Main street.

This is the first Case of diphtheria reported since April 23. People You Know Mias Lucille Bain, 935 North Jasper street, has returned from week's visit with friends in Springfield, Mrs. Fannie E. Day, 261 East Wood street, who has been serlously 111 for several days has been taken to the Macon County Hospital. 1.

E. Maswoll and family of Belleville, have moved here and reside at 353 West Green street. Mr. Maxyell 18 a traveling salesman. News from Sick Beds Mrs.

David Pat'erson, of 1346 North Main street, was taken to the Decatur and Macon County hospital Tuesday evening in the Monson Jul ox ambulance. MURDOCK NAMED ON U. S. TRADE BOARD Washington, Aug. Murdork, former representative from Kansas, and Progressive leader, was nominated by President Wilson today to the vacancy on the Federal Trade Commission caused by the death 01 Will Parry.

SPRINGFIELD CAR STRIKE STILL ON Springfield, 111, Ang. Both wides in the street car strike are marking time today with a settle. ment apparently far off, despite ef. forts of State Industral Board to bring the discordant elements into conference. The "closed chop' ley demanded 193 the union Dion r- the stumbling block.

ILLINOIS SENATORS' PEACE RESOLUTIONS Washington, Aug. 15 -A resolution proposing that the senate assure the American people that Fresident W'ilSon can he depended upon to take proper action toward securing peaco was introduced today by Senator Lewis of lilinofe. No reference was made to the pope's proposals, Senator Sherman, also of Illinois introduced a long resolution, which, with his colleague's, went over 110) der the rules without discussion, pro. posing afflimation of this purposes in waging war and securTing peace. Senator Sherman's resolution proposed that rehabilitation of Belgium and other invaded countries freedom of the seas, no indemnittes or change.

in the map of Europe, 110 interference with Eufopean governments or die. memberment of nations should be declared to be the American purposes, The resolution would authorize the president to secure from the allies A niore definite statement of war aims and peace torma LOWDEN FLAG TO MENARD COUNTY Springfiold. Aug. T'rank 0, Lowden, wife of Gov. low.

den, Tuesday afternoon at burg presented to Menard county the flag she made for the county enroll. ing the largest per cont of ita population in the Red Cross during the membership campaign which closed Aug. 5. IT. M.

Levering, chairman of the Menard county chapter, ac the flag in behalf of the coun. tv Gov. Lowden made short address in which ho congratulated the poople of Stenard county for their show. ing and called on them to do even more during the wartime crisis F. M.

WRIGHT, 71, DIES IN SHELBYVILLE Shelbyville, Aug 15 -Franklin M. Wright, aged seventv-one vears. died riddenly nt his home here Tuesday nipht. Mr. Wright was born in Kentrokv in March, 1846, but he has lived In Sholbyville since he was seven years old.

He is survived by his wife and three daughters, Mrs. Bert of Mrs, W. J. Davis of Detroit, and Mrs. Lawrence lunch of Pana, He WAR A civil war veteran.

longing to Company C. 1430 infantry. No funeral arrangements hive 1 been made. ('alored Girl Arrested. Maggie Gil a ten at old colored girl, was arrested Wrencolay morning fut stealing a puir of alien tom the store and pioce dress Konda from the Ongood store.

She in caught in the not at the latter place and turned over to the police. Chief Wills sent her home to report Thursday a 'ternoon with her mother. MARRIAGE LICENSES Edward T. Condon, Marie Greene, Charles Bramel, Mt. a Grace E.

Stout, Nantic. STRIKES HALT REDUCTION OF COAL PRICES locomotive shops looking for more of the cape, and found a box of them broken open and scattered along the tracks. He ploted, these up and had just turned when he heard the explosion. The men were standing on the of the caboose on the caboose track when the explosion occurred. An end of a two by four floor brace on the rear of the caboose which holds the guard ralla, WitH by the force of the explosion.

The full extent of Moore's Injuries are not known, but his condition is regarded as serious. His whole loft wide is literally peppered with bits of the cap, while his hands are ly lacerated. It is practically certain that he will lose his left hand. face and head are badly cut by the explosion, but It 14 not thought that he will lose the -icht of his eyes. Brakeman Dolan, al40 of Springfield, who was with the men at the time of the accident, is practically unhurt, save for a few scratches.

RUSHED TO HOSPITAL The accident happened Wednesday morning about 10:30. The men were rushed to the Wabash hospital where first aid was given them, and later moro complete attention. The whole end of the caboose and the ground about the tracks was bespattered with blood. It in thought the dynamite cars fell from a car of munitions passing through the yards. 97 NEW MEMBERS FROM BLUE MOUND Brings Total for County to 7,071.

RED CROSS IN MACON 7,071 Notice that number at the top of the colunin. Blue Mound did Itpushed the membership of Macon county over the 7,000 mark. This 19 oftletal and not estimated, and while that part of the county was pushing was decided to make good stiff push and that township brought In I -seven new members, making a total for that district of 232. Thus the county passed the Feted 1,000 mark with a gond to spare, and the membership committeo has again goal to 000, with a not Impossible limit of 10,000 for Macon county PLENTY OF GAUZE. Gauze workers filled the work tabio at Red Cross headquarters Wednesday and the cutters of the carment material were trying to catch up with the demands for cut with which to work.

The Pugh school nection sent In for materials and Dr. Harriet Day Chandler asked for materials to take with her on her vacation trip. The club also sent in sitiona for supplies for its weekly sewing day. Mre. Nellie A.

Woodward, 187 West King street, la planning to start a gauze working section at her home. GEO. M. PARRISH WOULD JOIN CORPS Inquiries Received From Young Men About Ambulance Work. In response to the call from the University of Chicago Ambulance company Tuesday for thirty young men to complete its quota of men.

Mrs J. Bender has received name of one who is ready to go and has Inquiries from others. George M. Parrish, Hon of Dr. and MTH, M.

P. Parrish has signified his intention to gO, It Is likely that others can be secured. BEMENT MAN ENLISTS. Owen Smith of Bement, who listed In the infantry Tuesday after. I the noon, army has a over brother twenty who years, has and been still in likes it.

CASES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT Ivan Brown has decided that if his brother. Frank Brown, beats him up he must pay for it, and has filed sult in the circuit court for $5,000 damages for the last alleged beating. The men have had several law suite over possession of a farm now occupied by Frank Brown. Preston D. Ruthrauff ham filed a bill for divorce from Maggie Ruthrauft.

They were married in Springfield April 19. 1905, and separate May 1, 1917. He charges her with infidelity. Nota May Koons has filed a bill for divorce from Frank Koons on the grounds of infidelity, and anks for the restoration of her maiden name, Note May Roney. DEATHS M.

D. BEADLES. M. H. Beadies received a telegram Tuenday announcing the death of his brother, M.

D. Beadles, In Bartow, for burial, arriving Friday night or Tex. The body will be brought here Saturday morning. Mr. Beadles formorly lived in Decatur but left here about eight years ago for Texas for the benefit of his health.

He was titty years of and is survived by his wife and two children. The funeral arrangements will be made later. I Chicago, Aux at fifty liAnois co.il, mines today combined to halt progress in price-fixing of that fuel and unless a settlement differences is reached Inunediately All efforts in that direction will await action by federal agents. Various conferences on the acute labor situation fences held yesterday. Representatives of the coal mine operators' associations after An Ali day session formally refused to rede to the demands of striking miners for increased wages and des.

Ignated as "rebellion" their refusal to return to work. A meeting of the executive board of the miners' un.on was also held and it :8 said that the action of the strikers was repudiated. The miners' union way supported' In its endeavors at reronciliation by the mine operators who agreed to PXpel from membership in any of the associations all operators who make agreement as to wages with ployes. In turn tho union are said to have promised that any such operators are not to le allowed to ploy union labor. CAPTURE OF HILL 70 NOTABLE VICTORY BRITISH FRONT IN PRANCE AND BELGIUM, Aug.

13 --The Bi.tish guns had been pounding for dis Hill 70, which was captured front the tiermans today and which they considered impregnable. Tho Infintry attack began at 4.23 o'clock this niornIng. The capture of It 11 70 rank- in tmportance 14 th the big-(st military operations of this your. It was the last dominating position in this Berton wha romaned .11 the hands of the Germans, and from it a wide telritory can be controlled. 11 11 70 is to L.en+ and the 1.004 vi fo to Ypres, and in some ways it is even a more enviable 1:1 the Messines Ridge because, even after the fall of Messines, the 0: still retained P'ilkem from which they conte sweep the country surrounding Ypres 1111 70 0.14 bombarded with gunof all woke hat too among the German defe on the perest of this eminence.

The Germans undoubtedly prepared for the attach AS fully 24 1044 ble, for there in no question that they were aware It was impend no. TO CLASSIFY ALL DRAFTED SOLDIERS Plan to Get Best Use Out of New Troops. Washington, Aux. officers who will organize the national army divisions face the task of makIng the host possible use of the men lected for military dute by the 1o- cal boards. They will come from all walks and conditions of life Among them will ho hiahle ed individuals, in p.atton lines and efficient It is the Intention of the war department to got the maximum adiantize for the nation out of e.th mins special qualifications, and his occupation will be carefully sidered in him to duty.

DE CRIPTIVE LISTS, To accomplish this, it was pointed out today, descriptive lists of all drafted men mill be made out 18 soon as they reach the training They will contain an ah. stract of the life history of the soldier, showing what occupations ho hay been enaced in. From these a preliminary classification can be made, subjects always to the primary necessity of organizing a great bod. of infantry for duty in the trench 8 During the months of training at the cantonments it will be possible for company commanders to form ex. timates of the character and special qualifications of their men.

A pra004q of shifting and tranfer undoubtedly will ensue as individualare sorted. A man will be assigned 10 transport train because of hiR special knowledge of horses or mo. tor trucks: another to hospital work because of previous training in that work: another to aviation because he has worked with BAR gines: still another to the artillery because ho shows special individualIty in that line or his civil occupation has trained his sight and hands. There in hardly an individual orcunation that has not its counterpart in the army, from clerk to clergyman, and no effort will he spared to got the right man In the right place It the new forces Aready officials are being be. leged with requests from men al.

toady held for military duty for -Iznment to particular arms of the service. Little can be done in that regard in advance of actual of the forces; but it in hoped that the wish a of many of the men can be met at the campa. Fellowship Picnic. A Fellowship picnic to be riven by Mre. 8.

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Evans' of the Grace Methodist church at Fairview park Friduy eventas. The supper will be served at 6 o'clock the member are saked 10 take with them well filled harkete. milver, cups and plates. Mra. Hewn' class will hold meeting la the park at 2 o'clock that afternet image serial 52258 Image serial 52258.