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i THE DAILY REVIEW Review, Community Paper. Thlrty-Klnhth Year. DECATUR, ILLINOIS, MONDAY EVENNG, JULY 17, 1916. PRICE TWO CENTS. NO.

199. IRE PUZZLE Supplied Troops Now in Danger from Mexicans. Field Headquarters in Mexico, July 12--By Motor Truck to Columbus. M. July 17--What to do i three hundred Chinese who have associated themselves i the punitive expedition has developed into a serious problem with the army since the shortening of the American line In Mexico CAME TO TRADE The Chinese flocked to the to make mone while the Mexicans through pride refused to sell hungry soldiers anything to eat, or through poverty were unable to a i i the American troops The Chinese stepped In and succeeded FIRST SOAP Manv a soldier i soap secured his first good wash bv i a cake from a Chinaman In the desert wherever a truck train was likely to stop for water, there was a Chinaman Doughnuts, candv.

tobacco, matches and fruit, which comprised about all the luxuries known to the men during this campaign, were furnished by Chinese and bv them only From points as far distant as Chihuahua, came the shopkeepers of the army, traveling In two horse wagons with a dozen persons to one vehicle IN DANGER NOW Like the Mexicans, who were threatened for having business with the Americans, they have laid themselves liable to reprisal after the departure ef the Knowing this followed the army northward toward the border. U. S. WILL WATCH Trust Honor of Allies Against Violation Law. Washington, July 17--There i be no patrol of American warships off the Virginia coast to see that allied awaiting tha re-appearance of the German merchant submarine Deutschland stav outside the three, mile limit Secretary Daniels said today that the United States assumed that Its terrl- torfal waters would not be violated by the allied men-of-war and had no fear that tho submarine would be attacked before she reached the high seas NO WORD OX DEPARTURE So far as can be learned, the Washington government has not been notified of the Deutschland's probable sailing, but it is believed that she will drop down from Baltimore to some cove In the Chesapeake Bay and from there slip to sea on the first favorably dark nieht MAY Baltimore.

Md (uH 17 A tomorrow no more will be allowed on board the Deutschlar.d This announcement todav. was taken as an Indication that a liner will leave Baltimo'e before the middle of the week Stevedores resumed work of putting rubber and nickel Into the hold of the submarine early today MORE MAIL SEIZED BY BRITISH Berlin. July wireless to Saj- vllle--The entire first class mall of the Danish liners Frederick VIU for New York, and Oscar II. from New was ronfiscated bv the British authorities the postmaster general of Denmark reports according to the Overseas News agencv A report from Norwegian postal uthorltles states that the mail of the liner Bergensfjord from New York, also has been i a the British CASTRO PLEADS TO ENTER NEW YORK New York. July 17 --General Cipnano Castro, former president of Venezuela waited Impatientlv torlav for action upon his appeal from an order at a local Immigration station toi his deportation Genera! Castro a i Saturday with nil wife from Port of Spain MAY "TRASIT I II FXiR.f Washington, 1 7 I General Castro and his i desire a a privilege' peimittlng them to stav in York i 'hey can boaid a steamer for Porto Rico, it orobablv be (ranted promptly Officials of the Immigration bureau indicated todaj that there would be no objection ti tbe presence of the former Verezulean dictator In the United States solely as a passenger bound for the Indies OIL STEAMER NOT BADLY HURT Bordea-x.

FranrA, Jjly 17 The American lark stfamsh.p Gold 8'iell which struck a r.ln* off tUo of Glroi'Io lavj w-ek on her wav from AW port News Bordeaux with a earj of oil, has been examined and found not to havo been damaged SPAPFRf FRENCH RENEW THE OFFENSIVE London. July 17--Latest reports from the area of the allied offensive In the Somme region indicate one of the usual periods of Infantry Inactivity The attacking forces are meanwhile consolidating their newly won positions and bringing up heavy artillery preparatory to renewed attacks. FRENCH ON AGGRESSIVE In the Verdan region the French have been on the aggressive. Following up successes vesterday west of Fleur. southwest of Vaux, they gained additional ground last night In the same region, capturing three machine In Lorraine, southeast of No- meny, two German attacks were repulsed BRITISH TAKE NEW TRENCH.

British Front In France, via London, 17--4 30 British today captured a German trench In the neighborhood of Pozieres. The capture of the trench strengthens the new British line In this vicinity. The Brlt'sh also cleared out nests of German machine gun operators, who had been holding out In cellars and behind barricades In the ruins of Ovll- lers and La Bolsselle Otherwise the situation along the Brlt'sh is unchanged at this hour A strongly held position al Water- lot farm, east of Longueval. also was captured by the British while the re- main'nK strongholds of the Germans in Ovillers and La Bolsselle were taken A I AT FROT. London, July 11 official telegram from Berlin savs that Emperor William of Germanv Is now in the Somme battle sector, according to correspondent at Amsterdam The emperor has received reports from the chief commander visited hospitals dist i ited Iron crosses and made speeches, the telegram stated Official Bulletins BRITISH.

Lordon. Julv 17--German second line positions northwest of Bezentin-La- Petlt wood have been the British In a stormy attacV, the flee announced today RUSSIAN Petrograd. Julv 17. (Via London, 4 40 p. )--The Russians are continuing their successes in the lower Lipa, the war office announced todav Prisoners taken by the Rjssiars In Volhvnti vesterday was numbered at nearly FRENCH Paris, July 17 --The Germans rrado two attacks in Lorraine last night To- dav war i report sas both ass a were repulsed The attacks in Lorraine were delivered at a point southeast of Nomenv West of Fleury the French made some progress, taking three machine guns A raid on a trench In the Champagne occupied by Russian troops a met s'lccessfullv by a counter-attacK causing heav loss to the Germans On the Ve-dun front, the night was romparatlvelv calm except in vi- of h'll 304, where rifle firing was brisk GERMAN.

Julv 17 (Via London. 4 a i bombardment of in- violence IF progress at i i from the district north to the sea on the western front, tre of icf a a the German being- heavily pounded by the i i guns A I a a of German troops under General Von LlnMngen rest of to a point behind river Ltpa i i a announced by the war office today SIXTH BODY OF RUSS TROOPS IN FRANCE Paris July 17--2 p. A contingent of Russian troops disembarked today at Brest France. The Russian troops will be sent to camp from Brest, and later to the This Is the sixth contingent of Rue- Man troops, the arrival of i In Fiance has been reported Between A i 20 and May there arrived at Marseilles i bodies of Russian soldiers after a land and sea Journev about 17000 miles from Moscow The first i rontlnRents Is believed to number 25 000 men Aurora. Ill, July It--Ten thousand came from all parts of the United States and Canada on a biennial pilgrimage to Mooseheart.

four north of Aurora, where the Industrial and agricultural school and home for dependent children of Moose and the national headquarters of the society are located Plans for the raising of a 110,000.000 endowment for the Moose school and home i be the principal matter to come before the conference which will last five dav More than 25.000 persons are expected at Mooseheart by tomorrow Several thousand are delegates Orlglnallv It was Intended to Invest 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 In Mooseheart. but the Idea has become so vast, an endowment of at least $10010000 Is needed, together with the $1 or J2 a vear which every Moose gives each year for the maintenance of the place Three hundred little children are now living and being educated at Mooseheart and 3.500 will be Its ards bv the time ot the next pilgrimage In 1918, It Is expected London. July 17--3 36 mier Asquith said In the house of commons todav that It a the Intention of the government to Introduce the bill for the erection the new government in Ireland before the adjourn ment of parliament for the a recess He expressed the hope that the bill will be Introduced very soon He said permanent settlement of the Irish question would be required at a royal ukase after the war STOLE $400 PIANO FROM CHURCH Chicago Julv 17--Members of the Sixth Congregational church of Oak Park are today conducting i quiet search for the robbeis who one day Ian week boldly backed up a dray to the church and stole the church $400 piano The pastor, the, Rev A A Gates, sorrowfully announced the text at the services a one had been played on a a p'ano wh'ch had been resurrected from the church cellar. "I am try face without malice toward the said the pastor. but of all the low.

mean tricks I have ever read or heard about think this Is the lowest and meanest Persons who saw the prano taken away declared a it was done 1r such a deliberate orderly manner a they the church officers were changing Instruments 2,049 DROP CASH VOLIVA BARREL Zlon City, 111, July 17--At tle close of the ten day feast of the tabernacle here lait night Wilbur Glenn Vollva declared that i the ten years he had beer overseer, he hid received more than $600100 in i The statement was made i a pica for genero is i i follow inc which 2 643 persons marched aboLt a barrel placed on an alter and dropped In their i 5,000 AT ROTARY CONVENTION Cincinnati, July 17--The seventh an- a convention of International Association of Rotary cl ibs opened he today i more a 5 000 delegates present The rotarv golf a started a Cities i ente-ej men teams, i Cedar Rapirti. la Chicago. Gaiesburs III Toilet 111 la, and Poorla LARGE NUMBER OF PROTESTED CHECKS Washington Tuly 17--Out of nearlv I 000 000 depositors who a a i tained checking accounts In national banks there has been an average of 1 031) protes'ed checks received dallv for the last three for an a age dailv to'al of $141 570. according to 'iRures compiled today by the controller of the The 1-irRest total fnr the three was in New York where 3 1S7 checks i a face value of more than 1 0 i protested Chicago protested 861 for 5183046 Country a reported 35,423 protested checks for an accregate of $3 Over- In all national banks amounted (o $6 "04 001 on May I 100 POISONED BY ICE CREAM la, July 17--More than a hundred Muscatlne people were seriously poisoned yesterday as a result. It Is believed, of eating tainted ice cream Several score of families were taken sick In many cases the sufferers In a serious condition medical assistance arrived Today the recovery of a majority of those affected is reported, although women and children remain IB dancer.

SAYS HE SIGHTED HUNDREDS OF SHARKS N--V lork, July 17 Th0 rl the Rr tish steamer, Merioneth, In to- daj from Baltimore, reports that on 6 and on succeeding days, he and members of the crew sighted sharks i i in length from eight 'o ten feet in large schools The American schonner Charles Beatty which reached here from Tilt Cove, F. reports tlie ocean alive with sharks From i miles east of Fire Island to port, Captain Zellev savs he saw schools cf proiablv several all six to twelve feet long Captain Mever of the Dutch steimer Beukelsydk. from Rotterdam, also reports fighting many CREDITTM President Signs Bill--Talks of Members of New Board. Washington, July Wilson today signed the rural credits bill passed recently by congress. A group of senators, representatives and heads of farmers applauded warmly Mr.

Wilson affixed his slgnatuie The measure creates a system of land loan banks, under direction of a federal board. "I cannot go through the simple ceremony of signing this bill without expressing the feeling I have In signing It." said the president. is a feeling of profound Balls- faction, not only, but of real gratitude that we have completed this piece of legislation which I hope will be Immensely beneficial to the of the country "The farmers, It seems to me. have occupied hitherto a singular position of disadvantage They have not had the saire freedom to get credit on their real estate that others have had who were In a a i and commercial enterprises and while they have 'sustained our life they did not In the same degree i some share in the benefits of that life "I look a to the benefits of this bill, not with extravagant expectations, but with confident expectation that It will be of verv wide reaching benefits, and tncidentallv. It will be of advantage to the Investing community for I can Imagine no more satisfactory and solid Investments than this svs- tem i afford those who have money to use' Secreta-y McAdoo conferred with the president later on the selection of members of the new farm loan board who will bo appointed soon SENATORS DEBATE ON NAVAL BUDGET Washington.

July 17 --Consideration of the a a appropriation bill was resumed in the senate todav with Democratic leaders bent on Its disposal in time to take up this week the army bill Democrats are determined to pass the more important legislation and adjourn by Aug 20 Today thev sought to hold Republicans to their promise of 1 rat.on The naval bill building program wa debated. tpdav.j. TM- -feature at the measure Is radically different from the house bill It provides for completion of the navv general board's five vear i i plan i i three years and puts the number of capital ships to be built next vear at eight MONDAY IN CONGRESS Washington, July Met at 10 a Another effort by Senator Martlne to get action on his resolution asking the president to seek a etay of execution of the death sentence on Sir Roger Casement failed a resolution asking Secretary of Navv to submit detailed records of lecent Atlantic fleet target practice Resumed debate on a a appropriation till Tudiclarv committee voted to report nomination of Representative Hav to be Judge of the court of claims House Met at noon Considered bills on a i consent colendar NORMAN HARRIS, 69, CHICAGO BANKER, DIES Chicago 17--Norman Harris a and philanthropist, died at midnight Saturday at his summer ho ve at Lake Geneva. Wis aged 61 years He was president or the Harris Trust and Savings Bank of this cltv, which he i of the Harris Safe Deposit company, director of the American Telephone and Telegraph companv, member of the International Committee A besides having many other i business connections His philanthropies were legion, his benefactlans exceeding $1,000030 H's more I a i Included J300 000 to Northwestern University, $250.000 to the public school children of Chicago TROOPERS TO ROUND UP BOOTLEGGERS Des Moines a July 17--Brigadier General A Allen, In command of the mobilization of the Iowa National guard at Camp Dodge today, permanently detailed Major Smith Brookhart In charge ot provost guard whose It shall be to round up alleged bootleggers i In the vicinity of Ca-rp Dodge and Maintain order in the canrp General Kllen eald today that di'r- Irg the last week bootleggers have been ac'lve and he Is Inclined jp be- Heve a disturbance at the camp yes- tat day resulted from the illicit sale of llTiior PEACE NEAR LA SALLE STRIKE Ottawa III. July 17--Strike candl- tlons are more favorable at Salle and the outlook In general Is for an amicable settlement of the cement workers' controversy, according to Sheriff 5 KILLED III AUTO ftT Train Crashes Machine--4 Women and Babe Victims.

Jacksonville, July 17--A mother and her baby, an aged woman and two girls--a. death toll of five--were claimed one mile west of this city early yesterday morning when a westbound Wabash passenger train struck an automobile In which six persons, were riding Three of the are residents of Springfield A lone of the party Is In a critical condition In Our Savlor'e hospital here THE DEAD: Mrs Anna Allen Bernard 28 years old. wife of Assistant States Attorney Adolph Bernard of Springfield Allen Bernard. 3 years old son of the decedent and Assistant States Attorney Berrard of Springfield Miss Margaret Allen, 34 years old. sister of Mrs Bernard and daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick Allen of Springfield Mrs Mary McSherrv of Jacksonville.

68 years old, aunt of Mrs Bernard and Mies Allen and 6'ster of Patrick Allen Miss Ellen Groves. 18 old. granddaughter of Mrs McSherry, and daughter of Mr and Mrs 'William Groves of Jacksonville THE INJURED William Groves, driver of car prominent Morgan county farmer, residing three miles northwest of Jack- sonvl'le, left shoulder dislocated and cut and bruised about body; may be Injured Internallv Probably will recover. The party was on the way to attend mass at a local Catholic church here when the accident happened HIGH WEEDS BLOCKED VIEW The scere of the accident, known as Spauldlng crossing Is on a level piece of track, obscured by high weeds The automobile was hurled a distance of twenty feet a mass of twisted wood Little Allen Bernard went to his death, while clasped In the arms of hU aunt, Miss Margaret Allen. Mrs Bernard and Miss Margaret Allen were daughters of Patrick Allen, a former Wabasn engineer, who formerly had a run into Decatur Mr Allen Is well known by local Wabasn em- ploves 4 TROLLEY CAR KILLS TWO NEAR OTTAWA Ottawa, 111,.

1 7 --Lester Cun- rlngham, a carpenter, aged BO, and Arthur Odell, a garage mechanic, aged 40 were killed late Sunday night by an electric car on the Chicago, Aurora Peorla railway, southwest of here They were struck while waiting with a crowd of picnickers for a car T.WO others were injured WATER AND HEAT COST LIVES OF EIGHT Chicago Julv 17--Sunday outlnsra and the heat cost eight ttves vester- day. Six of the i met death by drowning at Chicago beaches and neighboring resorts A number of persons were overco-re bv the heat but In only two cases was death reported due to heat stroke 2 GIRLS AND YOUTH DROWN IN KANSAS Charute. Kan Julv 17--Mary Stelr- metz 18 o'd Ermn, Cox, 14 and Shirk, 16. drowned In the Neosho river near here today The girls waded Into deep water Shirk went to their rescue TWO DROWN AT DCB0QUE. Dubuoue la.

July 17--The Mississippi river claimed two victims here late Sundav, John Frantzen, 66, a farmer and Harris Werb. 13 Frantzen bodv was recovered late Sunday i Werb bodv was recovered this morn- Ing several miles down i from the scene of drowning FLOODS KILL NINE; LOSS $10,000,000 Atlanta. Ga July 17--Serious floods In North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia vesterdav caused nine known deaths, made hundreds homeless, damaged property and crops to the extent of $10.000.000, according to first estimates, and demoralized rallwav, telegraph and telephone communication. FOUND TIED IN TOP OF TREE Ashevllle, 17--Miss Nelle Llpe and Mrs Leo Mulholland, reported drowned yesterday when the home ot their father, Llpe at Blltmore. was washed awav were found early today tied In the top of a tree, according to reports received here The Swannanoa and French-Broad rivers are falling rapidly today NAVAL MILITIA ON ANNUAL CRUISE Philadelphia Julv 17--The battleship Illinois and the cruiser Chicago with militiamen aboard sailed from the Philadelphia navy yard at sunrise today for the annual practice off the southern New England coast The battleships Indiana and Rhode Island with middle western militiamen which left early yesterday passed out to sea last night.

LOWDEN DENIES FILING 'ME" Chicago. July the attention of Col Frank Lowden called to the alleged late filed In the office of Secretary of Stevenson Saturday at Springfield, he unhesitatingly denied all knowledge of It and characterised It "the work of political or of practical Joker" "The so-called state peltlon reported In the have been filed In the office of Secretary of State Stevenson at Sprlngfeld. July 15, purporting to be on behalf of myself candidate for the Republican nomination for governor and certain for other state offices, i my consent or knowledge and without the consent or knowledge of any of my It was either the work of my political or of some practical joker I have not been a party to any slate ticket or to any date petition, and will not be" San Francisco, Cal. July 17--Dr Ba-rlnger Cox, an Inventor, announced today he had perfected a subterranean wireless telephone and that Incidentally he had discovered a new law of physics--that electrical energy csn be over a slng'e conductor For the last months Dr Cox has been working at Los Olives. Cal with the United States forest service to perfect a system of wireless clgnals for forest fires It was while engaged he said, that he discovered the possibilities of transmitting the human voice through the ground The equipment consists of an ordinary telephone transmitter connected with a batterv and a special Instrument.

Dr. Cox secret, with a ground wire In a receiving station five or m'les away Is a similar equipment The only connection between the two stations is the ground through which the current carrying the voice Impulses 1915 COAL OUTPUT WORTH $686,691,168 Washington, July 17--The production of bltumlnoJs coal and anthracite In the United States In 1915 amounted to short toner at an Increase compared with 1914 of 13,014.000 tons or 3 5 per cent In quantity and of 15,200,543 or 0 8 per cent In value, according to Lesher of the United States Geogloglcal Survey Pennsvlvan'a. with an output of 157 955 137 tons of bituminous coal and 88.985061 short tons of anthracite, ranks first West Virginia, with 77,184 069 tons. Illinois, i 55.829576 tons Ohio ana Kentucky follow In order of the production Missouri production w-as 3.81M93 valued at J6W.918 ORPET WENT FOR AUTOMOBILE RIDE Chicago, Julv 17--Will Orpet, ac- of the murder of Marian Lambert at Waukegan late Saturday night, spent vesterdav, his first dav of freedom since Februnrj 11 a away from the crowds Accompanied bv his mother and brother. Fd.

went for a long a mobile ride In the countrv about Lake Forest Reports that he went In the direction of River Forest, where Celestla Youker resides and that he saw the girl i the day. could not be verified Congratulatorj- telegrams from all parts of the middle west addressed to young Orpet were received during the day hv his father For the most part they came from friends of the family or of the acquitted acquaintances at the University of Wisconsin Members of famllv sav thev propose to keep Orpet movements secret ELECTION PROTEST TO WILSON New York, July 17--Juan I Jlmlnez, formerly president of San Domingo arrived today from San Juan, Porto Rico, enroute to Washington, where he will President Wilson It Is understood he comes to protest against the outcome of the lecent elections In San Domingo SOCIAL FEATURES OF "MOVIES" MEET Chicago 17--Social of the annual convention of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' league of America, started the second week today with the manufacturers exposition and the banquet tonight as the chief attractions The business cessions of the convention closed last Saturday FORMER ARTHUR MAN DIES IN ST. LOUIS Arthur. July 17--John Kauffman a former citizen of this community, died Friday In the Missouri state hospital In St Louis of cancer The body was brought to this city Saturday Burial was In the Otto cemetery Funeral services were conducted at the home of Christian Glngerlck by Rev Henry Mass and Bishop D. Beachey of the local Amlsh church Mr.

Kauffman had been away from Arthur for eight He was for ty-three old and Uaves a wlfo and family; two Weather Hot EnougK for the Real Thing. San Antonio, Tex. July troops, llko the at Camp Indulged In a hypothetical Invasion of Mexico to day It wu all a except the which hot enough for thing. In the i out ot tho tactlaa.1 Involved of crossed it Laredo, somo at somo at El Paso and at Vera Crun The I i i i artillery being hammered Into shape but It will tako three more to make a reftmsnt of It, it Is said Battery boaitlnff a new vehicular field kitchen which everything from an Icebox to It can feed 2(0 men at once MAY ADD 1.4M. Brownsville.

July 17--Colonel Milton J. Foreman of tho First IlllnoU cavalry, today said that he boon Informed by General Funston that ho may recruit his regiment to 1,400 reon and mav also appoint a new llouton- ant for the machine sun contingent. Sergeant Thomat Cochrano, who not missed a drill In six It Is believed will get the commission. HOLD MEN FOR EQUIPMENT. Washington.

I A i i a national guard will bo des- patched to Mexican border only after they have been organised and equipped thoroughls Department were delaying transportation of Incomplete today on from tho war department. About 25000 men now in mobilization are affected by the new which a ruling; removing certain ro- qulrements Issued when tho Mexican situation became acute. 1.000 ROUSES BOUGHT. El Paso! Tex July 17 --Approxtmato- ly horses in several middle western states been concentrated here within the few for the purpose of providing and draft animals for the national guard cavalry and artillery stationed here The animals will be dlitrlbuted during tho week The been let for construction of eighteen new at tho army baso hospital at Fort Bliss BETTER PROTECTION-, I Trantfer of the New Mexico national guard from tho Columbus camp will allow to be despatched to Anlmai. 74 ratios) west of here, whose cltlceno havo for better protection tho i of raids 14 MORE INFANTS DIE IN NEW YORK New York July 17 twenty-four hours ending at 10 clocM morning, fourteen children died of infantile paralvsla and there were ninety-five cases In the five of New Tork City.

TALK UNION OF ALL DRY FORCES St Paul Julv 17--Meet of the delegates to the Prohibition national convention which opens here Wednesday were expected to a i todsy to attend the 'get-toeether conference tomorrow when a union of all forces opposed To the liquor a i will be dtsoueietf nationally known reformers HUGS AGED WOMAN SO HARD BREAKS RIB Chicago. July 17--So vigorously did Mrs William Garland embrace Marv Churchill, an 85 year oli) friend, at the Des Plalnes camp meeting to- thev after a long aration a a i a discovered that one of her rlhs had been broken. THE WEATHER. July IT-following a Indica- i for Illlnola until dnv LOCAL OIMr.HVATION«. Follewlnf of I by Cooaradt.

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