der one management, as they are
now practically under one owner
ship. Now read this again from the
Daily News: "Intelligent supervision
by official representatives of the peo
pe must be relied upon to secure
good service at fair rates."
Sounds good, but what chance will
the people have to get official repre
sentatives who will protect their in
terests, when such a gigantic public
utility combine, with all of the banks
and newspapers under its thumb, will
be THE REAL GOVERNMENT of
Chicago?
I'm for unification; all right, Vic,
but I'm not for any skin game like
that. I wouldn't favor building up
so vast a combination of dollars and
jobs that it could easily control gov
ernment and choose the "official rep
resentatives" whose job it would be
to secure good service at fair rates.
For that would mean that the Hog
Combine would decide what was
good service and what would be fair
rates.
By the way, have you noticed how
regularly the public utility Hog Com
bine is advertising in the newspapers
nowadays.
Watch your step!
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ALLIED AIR MEN DROP BOMBS
ON KRUPP GUN PLANT
London, March 15. Allied aviators
have raided Essen, home of Krupp
gun works.
Other air squadrons have attacked
Munich, capital of Bavaria, and city
of Gladbach.
Athens Large German detach
ments moving from Macedonia and
Serbia to western front
Amsterdam. Official statement
telegraphed here from Berlin today
makes absolute denial of fresh ru
mors that Germany plans to abandon
or postpone new submarine war on
armed memhantirifin.
t London. German troops have
driven wedge in French front be
tween Bethincourt and Dead Man
hill.
Bethincourt is nearly two-thirds
surrounded and slight German ad
vance will force its evacuation.
French positions on Dead Man hill,
according to German report, have
again been put in peril in resumption
of Verdun fighting.
German claims contradicted in
latest official dispatches from Paris.
French war office admits Germans
are making heavy attacks in this sec
tor, but claims repulse of all German
attacks except at two points be
tween Bethincourt and Dead Man
hill.
Geneva. Austria has recalled
minister to Lisbon and has handed
Portuguese minister passports. Not
yet known whether breaking off of
diplomatic relations will be followed
by decaration of war.
Portuguese nava authorities con
fiscated several Austrian ships in
Portuguese ports at same time they
seized German merchantmen.
Rome. Austria has declared war
on PortugaL
Paris. French troops have cap
tured several enemy trenches on
Hill 265, northeast of Verdun. Ger
mans made no new infantry attacks
against Bethincourt and west bank
of Meuse during the night
Berlin. Silesian regiments have
made further advances southeast of
Bethincourt 4 French counter at
tacks on west bank of Meuse re
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FUNSTON SAYS VILLA CHASE
WILL BE DIFFICULT
San Antonio, Tex., March 15.
Gen. Frederick Funston, commander-in-chief
of troops on border, pre
dicted in interview with the United
Press that the chase for Villa will be
hard and difficult campaign. He said
Gen. Pershing, commander in field,
Las his orders and will move when
readya