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PAGE TWO 4 W Si TORNIODEOS AND RAINS IP IN KANSAS-MISSOURI (Continued from page 1.) fifteen Inches of rain has fallen in the last fifteen days. In spite of cloud bursts, hail, winds and tornadoes, the wheat crop needs only sunshine to fulfill the farmer's hopes. "From the reports I receive daily," said Secretary of Agriculture Mohler, "I am confident there has been no In Jury except to retard the crops and a few real warm, sunshiny days will overcome whatever set-back there has been." Two are Dead. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 18.— Cloud bursts, hail, wind and tornadoes swept Kansas yesterday and early today. Two persons are dead here, victims of the storm. A tornado was reported at Paris, Mo. Two hotels were damaged, build ings unroofed and bridges swept away. Ossawatomie, Kansas, was a storm center. Houses were wrecked by the wind and the deluge sent the rivers ont of their banks. The Solomon river in northern Kan Mfi sas is at flood stage. ir*'' Three hundred and fifty square miles in Pawnee and Rush countries v, were pelted with hail and wheat de stroyed. The Big Blue river in Kansas rose *1"' •, twelve feet in eight hours and is still rising. 5 Three Killed. RICHMOND, Mo., June 18.—Three 'persons were killed, two were serious Injured and a number of other* sut tffered injuries less serious in a tor Sf^-jiado that last night swept the central i,vpart of Ray county. Mrs. Arthur Cov }iA*s®y and her infant were killed when the Covey dwelling on a farm six miles southeast of here was demolished and Mrs. Mary Bell, 60, was killed by -lightning in Richmond. O. C. Williams, a fanner, four miles northwest of here, and his wife, were •badly injured when the wind swept their dwelling from its foundation and dropped it several feet away, a wreck. Williams suffered a fractured leg and one of Mrs. Williams' arms •was broken. Both were Ijadly jarred and bruised. The tornado uprooted scores of trees and leveled many acres of crops In the county near here. Dwelling: 1 .. SLa barns and outbuildings were swept away. In Richmond the wind unroof ed a number of houses end put the electric light apd telephone plants temporarily out of commission. Hundreds were panic strioken at the conclusion of prayer service in the tabernacle, a local meeting house, when the wind scattered wreckage through the vicinity. The tabernacle weathered the storm, however, and none were hurt. River Rose Twenty Feet. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., June IS —Moods in the1 Cygnes river, south eastern Kansas, were responsible for delays today in service over the "Katy." Reports here indicated, too, that traffic is particularly demoraliz ed around Port Scott, Kansas. Ad vices to the "Katy" offices Indicated a 20 foot rise of the Cygnes from a cloudburst Wires Are Down. KANSAS CTTV, MOH June 18.—Long distance calls to central Missouri were accepted by the Bell Telephone company today, subject to delay. Wires were down or in trouble, due to heavy storms in that section last night Bridge Collapsed. WEST MORELAND, Kan., June 18. —Three persons lost their lives last night when a bridge collapsed on the Kansas Southern and Gnlf railroad. A cloudburst weakened the structure. The dead: CHARLES MORRIS, president of the road. GUY MORRIS, his son. JOHN GFDNTHER, druggist Five passengers escaped. The road is only a few miles lon« and connects West Moareland wl*h Blaine, Kansas. It was built as a steam road but went into receiver ship and of recent years a gasolino car, made of an old touring: car mount ed on puBh car trucks, has constituted the rolling stock. Heavy Rains. LINCOLN, Neb., June 18.—Heav rains accompanied in some localities by winds of almost hurricane veloc itv, have drenched the south Platte section of Nebraska from the west line of the state to the eastern cen ter. Heavy rains also fell yesterday and last night in parts of the north Platte region. Some damage has been done to wheat, bnt this is be lieved to be slight like a thin plug ancf you'll like the honest weight—each plug a full 16 ounce pound, all the time. So many men who "do" are men who chew STAR that one day's output would build a STAR plug as high as the Wool worth Building and 23 feet broad. CHEW/NG TOBACCO, LEADING BRAND OF TNE WORLD 'THE WAR IN MEXICO TODAY (Continued from page 1.) sweep Into Mexico City: before night fall. A cablegram to the Mexican consulate here announced today that Gonzales had occupied Texcoco, fif teen miles from Mexico City, yester day. and that he was planning to ad vance with large food supplies direct ly to the capital today. The message also reported that Obregon has ad vanced on Aguas Calientes. A Veiled Threat. WASHINGTON, June 18.—With a war squadron sailing toward Guay mas, Mexico, under orders to laad American forces, if necessary to pro tect ranchmen from Taqul Indians, the Bttae department today received from President Chazaro of the Mexican conventionalist faction, a thinly veil ed hint that armed American inter vention In Mexico would be resisted forcibly. Chazaro also supported General "Vil la's peace proposals to General Car ranza. The message was the last of the formal responses from the Mexican leaders to President Wilson's Mexican declaration. Except for the one note of defiance, it was most friendly, it took the view that the Washington declaration was merely in the nature of friendly suggestion and advice. At tention was called, however, to the fact that in his Indianapolis speech, the president disclaimed the right to dictate to Mexico. "If," said the message, "contrary to the interpretation the conventionalist government puts. In the most friendly sense (on the Indianapolis speech) the president's declaration should sig nify denial of syzapatby with the Mex ican revolution and should slgni'y pressure or threat, the constitution alist government will maintain the dignity of the Mexican nation ana people." Admiral Howard's squadron was ex pected off the Mexican coast near Guaymaa by Sunday noon, with l,10v bluejackets and marines ready to march into the Yaqui valley, should they be needed. News was received ?t serious dis sension In Carranza's cabinet. Consul Sllliman cabled that Foreign Minister Zubarans and the justice .minister's resignations had been accepted and that two other cabinet members had quit Villa's army was reported retreat- is! II,*•••••«« ••tiaiwi i»f •Ml 1 mm STAR—A Good Thing To Pass Along Men Who Chew Are Men Who DO TOOK at Woolworth's, New York, the world's tallest building. Each of its fifty-one stories was a "job" that required clear thinking, accurate action—the highest mental and physical powers. And the majority of the men engaged in the work were tobacco chewers. Wherever buildings are being erected you'll find men chewing and boosting STAR, the great American tobacco. STAR makes their thinking easier, their labor lighter and their leisure moments more pleasant. You'll like the thick, tasty STAR plug that gives the utmost in mellow chewing satisfaction. You'll find each bite as good as the one before you'll find that a STAR plug won't dry out 7 THE DAILY GATE CITY Take a /•SteriaEfeCStdefrBle* Tonight It wilijact as & laxative Jn the morning McGrath Sros. Drug Co. ing to Torreon. A Carranza general •was said to have been killed. ITALY (Continued from page l.i valley, up whloh the Italians were pressing to a siege of Trlent. The Austrian* are attempting to move southward from the fortress of Rovereto which is under bombard ment from Italian artillery on the heights of the Adlge. Treacherous air currents over the mountains ha*® Pr®" vented aviators ••from reoonnolteringf but advices to the war office indicate a large body of enemy troops is mov ing aouthward from Trlent In what appears to be the first Important Aus trian offensive of the war. Thus far all Austrian «t$aeks in this region have been repulsed. "Elsewhere along the Tyrol-Trien tino frontier, our offensive Is making gradual progress," said the official statement. "There have been small encounters, favorable to us, near Zug natorta. "Along the Camla frontier, our artH lery has alienee enemy guns and has dispersed the marching forces of the enemy. The fortress of MalbflTflet has •been seriously damaged by our guns. In the region of Monte Nero we took 600 prisoners and two machine guns In Wednesday morning's flatt ing." FANO BOMBARDED ROME,June 18.—The Austrian fleet bombarded Fano, a noted watering place on the Adriatic this morning The first official statement from the ministry of marine did not report tne extent of damage. Fano lies eight miles southeast of the tiny republic of San Marino and Is the home of a famous old cathedral and churches adorned with rich art treasures. It Is enclosed by stone walls with a lofty baationed front overlooking the M- Tourists have visited the town principally to view the ruins of a triumphal arch erect- T'i'! I 16 oz. Plugs 10c. Cats ed to Auguatus. Ths city Itself has a population of about 12(000. The Austrian naval base of Pola, from which the attack probably was dlreoted, lies 86 miles northeast pf Fano across the Adriatic. NO LIVES WERE L08T. ROME, June 18.—An Austrian cruis er and four destroyers bombarded the Italian watering place of Fano, on the Adriatic, for several minutes today. An official statement from the minis try of marine this afternoon said that the damage was "Insignificant." The enemy warships evidently planned to damage the Rovonna railway leading! to Fano. They directed a number of shells In the direction of the railway station, but the aim was poor and none of the explosives reached their mark. Several shells *®ll in the neigh borhood of the churches and public buildings, but the slight damage done can easily be repaired. The people of Fano took to their cellars when the first shells began falling and according to official reports there were no casualties. When the warships withdrew, the entire popu lace crowded Into the open places, hoisting the tricolors of Italy and cheering fOr the king. TOO PLAIN A TARGET. MILAN, June 18.—The little Ma donna of the Duoma, atop the famous Milan cathedral, has changed her golden raiment for a dull drab robe. Military authorities ordered the ma donna painted, fearing her golden robes would Invite Austrian aerial attacks Upon the cathedral. Arrested as 8ples. ROM El, June 18.—The Milan news paper Corrlere Delia Serra prints a report that Prince Von Radolin, form er German ambassador to France, and the Princess Von Radolin, were ar rested on espionage charges in Ber lin several weeks ago. What disposi tion was made of their cases is not known, the Milan newspaper declared, the government guarding the affair a» a close secret. RUSSIA (Continued from page 1.) railleuaes and large supplies of ammu nition. la addition to the nearly 9,000 prisoners reported to the war office, other bands of enemy stragglers have been brought In. "Between the Pruth and the Dnies ter the fighting oontinues»" said the official statement. "Near Chotln our troops are pressing enemy forces who penetrated Into Russian Bessarabia." LOS&E8 OF A MONTH. PETROGRAD, June 18.—Austro German losses on a forty mile sector of the Galician battle front alone totalled between 120.000 and 150,000 during the past month, said an official review of the fighting Issued by the war office today. THE WEATHER Missouri—Partly cloudy and possi bly unsettled tonight and Saturday slightly cooler' tonight. Iowa—Partly cloudy and possibly unsettled tonight and Saturday: cool er In east and central portions to night somewhat warmer Saturday. Illinois—Showers this afternoon and possibly In southern portion cooler tonight. Saturday partly clondy. Weather Conditions. The western disturbance, which has been attended by geieral rains from the Missouri valley to the upper Mis sissippi, has moved rapidly, and Is central near Davenport this morning, and the temperature rose in the storm's front, wfiile it has changed slightly in other sections. In the western district# the weather is unsettled, with an area of low pres sure left in the southern mountain region, «nd conditions' indicate un settled weather, with slight change in temperature for this section tonight and Saturday. River Bulletin, St. Paul ... La Crosse Dubuque Davenport Keokuk ... St. Louis Flood Stage. Stage. Change ...14 7.8 *0.1 ...12 7.5 0.0 ....18 8.7 0.0 ...16 7.3 -0.3 ...-.14 9.4 —0.8 ...20 28.0 -0.4 The river will rise slowly from Dav enport to below Keokuk during the next forty-eight hours. Local Observation* June Bar. Ther. Wind WtVr 17 7 m. 29.88 74 Lt.raln 18 7 a* m. 29.70 66 8W Ltrain Precipitation in 24 hours, .48. Mean temperature 17th, 86. Highest, 75. Lowest, 55. Lowest last night, 63. FREJD Z. GOSE7WT&JH, Observer. Bu3HrtA" co run This popular photo-player comes t» the Hippodrome Sunday, In "A Splendid Dishonor." A two part thrilling romance. SI nr. BEST QUALITY July .' 45% 46 45% 45% Sep. 40% 40% 89% 40% PORK— July 17.00 17.12 16.96 16.95 Sep. 17.45 17.65 17.35 17.35 L4ARD—r •July 9.50 9.52k 9.42 9.43 Sep 9.76 9.80 *9.70 9.73 RIBS' 1 July 10.36 10.40 10.35 10.37 Sep. 10.67 10.75 10.67 10.70 Chicago Cash Grain. CHICAGO, Juoa 18.—Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.14% ©1.15% No. 3 red, $1.13% @1.14% No. 2 hard. $1.19%@1.20% No. 3 hard, $1.18% @1.20. Corn—No. 2 yellow, 76%@77%c No. 8 yellow, 75%@76%c No. 6 yel low, 75%@76%c No. 2 white, 76%@ 77%c No. 3 white, 76%®77c No. 2 mixed. 76@77c No. 8 mixed, 76%@ 77c No. 6 mixed, 7E%@76%. Oats—No. 3 white 48H@49%c No. 4 white, 47%@48%c standard. 49 50%c. Kansas City Cash Grain, llli KANSAS CITY, June 18—Wheat No. 2 hard, $1.15@1.21% No. 3 hard, $1.1301.21 No. 4 hard, $1.12©i.i5" No. 2 red, $1.12 No. 3 red, $1.12. Corn—No. 2, 74&c No. 3, 73%c No. 2 yellow, 76c No. 3 yellow. 78%cj No. 2 white, 75%j No. 3 white, 74c. Oats—No. 2, 41@43c No. 3, 40# 41%c No. 2 white, 45%@46c No. 3 white, 44%c. 1 Peoria Grain. PBORIA 111., Jun.3 18.—Corn—Mar ket lc higher. No. 2 white, No. 2 yel low, 75%e No. 3 yellow, 75%@75%c No. 3 mixed, 75$&c. Oats—Market %c higher. No. 2 white, 48%c No. 3 white, 48c stand ard, 48 %c. Chicago Seed Market, CHICAGO, June 17.—Rye—No. 2, 91.1401.15. Barley—70@74e. "Vi Timothy—96X0© 6.S 0 "*nm Clover—18.60@13.50 4 Tr»*' Chicago Live Steele. 1 [tTnlted Press Leased Wire Service] CHICAGO, Jan. '18.—The hog tnar ket closed steady at. from S to 10 cents above' yesterday's average. The total receipts were 14,000 with 9,000 estimated tor Saturday. The cattle "toarkef closed steady, with the top?tor styeep. at I&40 for lambs $9.25. The top for spring lambs was ,$9.76. Chicago Live Stock. CHICAGO. I1L. June 18.—Hogs—Re ceipts 13,000 market slow, 6@10c higher mixed and butchers, $7.30@ 7.75: good heavy, $7.4007.65 rough heavy, $7.0007.20 light, $7.6007.89 pigs, $6.0007.46. :-9g Cattle—Receipts, A,*00 market strong beeves, $6.8009.50 cows and heifers. $3.2509.00 Texans, $6,800 8.30 calves, $7.25010.26 western steers, $7.0008.25. Sheep Receipts, T.OOO market weak native, $5.5009.35 western, $5.70@6.40 lambs, $6.7609.25 west ern. $7.0009.25 ewes $3.00@5.10 spring lambs, $6.2609.76. ST. LOUIS, June 18.—Cattle re ceipts 800 market strong. Texas re ceipts 400 native beef steers, $7,500 9.35 yearling steers and heifers, $8.0009.30 cows, $6.0007.50 stock ers and feeders $6.0008.25 calves, $6.00010.00 Texas steers, $5,250 8.65 cows and heifers, $4.0006.60. Hog receipts 5,000 market 6010c higher. Mixed and butchers, $7,600 7.90 good to heavy, $7.7007.80 rough, $6.90@7.00 light, $7.7507.90 bulk, $6.60011.65 pigs, $7.7007.85. Sheep receipts 1,800 market pros piect slow sheared muttons $5,000 5.25 sheared lambs. $8.6009.00 spring lambs, $7.5009.25. Kansals City Live Stoek. KANSAS CITY June 18.—Cattle re ceipts 100 market steady. Steers, $7.0009.00 cows and heifers, $4. 8.70 stackers and feeders, $7. FRANCE "... (Continued from page 1.) with great fury* Bombs, hand gren ades and bayonets all are playing their part In the great eonfllct. Loss of Lens would force readjustment of ths German lines frem Arras to the sea and for thla reason the teutons sre throwing their forces into battle with utter disregard for llveiL No estlmatss of the loss of life hsve reached Paris but it is accepted here that heavy losses are occurring en both aides. The war office waa silent thie af ternoon about the operations"Von? the river Fecht. All unofficial re ports said that the French are mak Ing steady progress In the dlreetios of the German military center of Col mar. An Optimist. Thompson Courier: Well, there's this advantace In not having a car— we don't have to lie awake nights cussing somebody In the state house for not getting that 1915 auto number to us. FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1915 IFWIS'SINGLE BINDER SnUI6HTS^CI6AR always reliable LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS United Press Aaeeolatleae Telegr*h Markst Las—d wira Daily Range of Prlces.':'w 3N CHICAGO, 111., June 18.— Open. High. Low. Close. July 105 1061% 104% 105% Sep. 104 105 102% 104% CORN— July 76% 76 74%. 75 Sep.:'..'.... 75% 76%l, 74% 75 OATS— ••port Over Oat* City 8.30 calves, $5.00010.00. '&"• Hog receipts 1,600 market steady 5c higher.' Bulk, $7.35 07.55 heavy $7.3507.50 medium, $7.35@7 6fl' light, $7.35@7.60. Sheep receipts 500 market steady Lambs. 97.0009.50 ewes, $4.50@5.60i wethers, ^4.25@7.50. Omaha -Live Stock OMAHA, June 18.—Cattle receipts 300 market steady: Steers, |8.40# 8.85 cows and heifers, $6.50@7.85 stockers and feeders, $7.50@8.20* calves, $8.00010.25 bulls and stags' $5.5007.25. Hog receipts 6,200 market strong 5010c higher. Bulk, $7.2007.35 ton' $7.50. P" Sheep receipts 7,500 market Bteady. Yearlings, $6.5007.50 lambs $8.2508.75 ewes, $5.0005.50 serine lambs, $9.0009.75, 8 Chicago Produce. CHICAGO, June 19.—Butter—Extras 27c firsts, 26@26%c dairy extras 24%025%c dairy firsts, 23024c Eggs—Firsts, 17%@17%c ordinary firsts, 16016%c. Cheese—Twins, 13013%c Young Americas, 15315%c. Live poultry—Fowls, 13c ducks, 13c geese, 8@$c spring chickens 18 @23c turkeys, 11c ducks, young, 15 016c geese,-spring, 140l5c. Potatoes—Receipts, 37 cars Wis. consin white stock, 30035c reds, 30 032c Michigan white stock, 30@35c reds, 30032c new potatoes, receipts 30 cars: Texas Triumphs. 58@S0c per bushel. -, New York Produce Market. New YORK, June 18—Flour, dull, barely steady. Pork—Easier mess, $18.50@19.00. lard—Dull middle west spot, $9.05 09.15. Sugar—Raw, steady centrifugal test, $4.89 Muscavado 89 test, $4.12 refined, steady cut loaf, $7.00 crush ed, $6.90 powdered, $6.20 granulat ed, $6.1006.15. Coffee—Klo No. 7 on spot, 7%c. Tallow—Quiet city, 5%c country. 5%06%c special. 6%c. Hay—Dull prime, $1.22% No. 2, fl.02%01.05 clover, $1.02%@1.07%. Dressed poultry—Quiet turkeyg, 16022c chickens. 14021c fowls, 14@ 18vie dudes, 9017c live poultry, irregular, geese. 10c ducks, 12@18e fowls. 15016%c turkeys. 10@llc roosters, 9%c. Chickens, broilers, 026c. 1 Cheese—Ffrm state milk common to special, l»@14-%c skimp common to special, 8012& Butter—Quiet receipts, 10.262 creamery extras, 28%028%c dairy tubs, 23028%c imitation creamery firsts, 23@23%c. Eggs—Irregular receipts, 12,873 nearby white fancy, 23025c nearby mixed fancy. 19%021c fresh. 19® 23c. Horsed and Mule Market. ST. LOUIS, Mo. June 17— Horses Buyers were scarce, even from' the eastern st£tes. The trade in small southerners 'Was also light and in general the auction was slow, how ever. a te-m I St.. Louis Llvs Stack. sates were- reported and even the IMbt call helped to dispose of a few rejects. As has been the case for months, the life of the market depended en tirely Upon ihe foreign traders. The four original governments are again in the market stronger than ever and this trade was good. About the tame types are being taken by all of them and most any style of a good quality horse will have no trouble in finding an outlet If he comes up to qualifica tions in age and stee. Southern horses Eastern horses 12n@185 Extra good heavy eastern drafters «B®21#' Army horses 12o®190 Mules—There Is practically no de mand whatever and a few buyers on hand are taking advantage of tne slow times and are forcing: discounts before they will consider buying. general the trade is P9°r. as they will fcny nothing but the best quality kinds, and prices are not good Cotton mules, 14 hands .9 260115 ^ules0rdlnanr'.,...15..-hfl 130®lB0 0Oh?ndsaUa"tjr. .T.let. -15* 1500180 Extra good quailty well-built „25 mules Ons Fact Proved. 8t Paul Pioneer Press: It n0* definitely established that wben Bry an nominated Wilson he did not nomi nate Bryan. Save The Baby Use the reliable HORLICK'S ORIGINAL Milted Milk Mothers and Nurses tbe world ov« more than a quarts* of a century. Convenient, no cooking nor milkreqslrad. Simply dlssolveinwau*. Agrees when other foods often W SampU frrnm, HORUOCS. SubstitKte »s"l»«ssOood NOMJCM'ii tfcs OriftaM