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OTTAWA FREE TRADER
Established 1840
OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1880.
TRADER-JOURNAL
THE WEATHER.
Partly cloudy, showers
this atfernoon or night.
Cooler tonight. Tuesday
generally fair.
VoiiUMK 1.--NO.
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS. MONDAY, AlilST LMi, 1917.
L'KICK, TWO CENTS.
WEST FLANDERS BATTLE LEVELS
TESTS EXPLAINED TO DEMONSTRATORS
FREE
BI0AUDIENCE5 HEARREV.MAGUERE'S
TWO SESSIONS II! THE CHAUTAUQUA
mui " ro" Sis in "
)PASTINTJPRESIDENT
0 M VILLAGES MID 0
ESTROYS CROPS
Nil I A Ml AN II A Y FIFTY MEMBERS OF LOCAL OR-
iiu mi n i uni
JOE R. HANLEY IN HIS MODERN
CRUSADE TAKf.O A FALL OUT
OF THE MONEY "GETTER""
CHARLES E. VARNF.Y LEC
TURES TODAY.
Thi:: Is Itotarian day at ine Ottawa
Chautauqua. Alb-n H. Albert, past
piesldent of thi' International Rotnr
ians, addressed a large aml'i in e this
afternoon. Mr. Albert Y, mbjcit was,
"The City of Ottawa."
A large sized audience was on hand
at tin- nun Him; H's-.ioti to hear Mrs
Kedzie Jones. Mrs. Jones lias ap
peared here many times before. She
is the wife of a Wisconsin farmer,
ami before her marriage was a school
tea'her Hit ialk Ibis morning was
along the linos (if r-onsfivat inn.
"The Ami t iffin people have been
ashamed to he thrifty." said Mr
.loin's She akfil the women tn con
serve tdeir food, suggesting the use
of fried mush, nee, Spanish rice and
dumplings as a sitbsiitule for po'atoes
when they are Midi. Barley Hour was
suggested as a substitute for wheat
Hour find eoin meal.
The savine or postage hv deliver
ing the checks, instead of inalliti','
them for the nion lily gas, electric
light and other hills, was another sun
fPHtlon for saving.
Conservation of strcniih was also
lilted hy Mrs. Jones. Women were
urged to Judge wisely in ( lnxi.--in
their ierrealion nnd not affect ;'ielr
lietxes by loo niiieh f'ain'j work.
"Many women," said Mr". Jones. "are
In their eoftins with folded hands to
day who would Rtill have been witli
ua if thev had learned how to rest "
Mrs. Jones ailli..iiuced the umid
have a question box tdaeed in the
a ml i t c riu in where euestion:; on house
hold work could he jdaeed fur dis
cussion nnd answering at 'or re
maining talks
Mr. Varney followed Mrs. Jnnei
with his second talk on "Psvchohmv."
taking for his subject "The High
School Problem." According In Mr.'
Vainey's talk a hij.ii school education
Is, for the most art a luxury, because
ro few K'0ile ohiaiu one. Only In;
per cent of all the people that enter,
the Hist grade crailuaie trom the
eighth made, and of this 10 per cent,
only i" lief cent of them finish high;
school j
Outside of diet and sleep, the things;
that a growing child.-' need most are,
love and sympathy. Sympathetic mi-'
del standing in the only proper rcla
lion between a patent and teacher or
child, and in the I'hiladelphia schools
they have instituted a conference
hour to piomote such an understanding-.
That a liir.1i school hoy or girl;
should not have any outside social in j
flnences to detract front the :
work, such as parties, ikiuci
IOOI
or
thows, Is the belief of Mr. Yart.ey. j
The penelllare of n tenikilr e ill
the high schools has decreased in.
proportion to the Increase ii. expense
of maintaining Ihein in the last few
years. Mr. Varney suggested Junior
lipnior high schools Mid vocal ional
schools as a method for increasing tlio
uttendaiiee.
The talk was chit.ed with a lift ecu
minute open discussion ami unci ion
( t i led.
The children's hour at ! o'clock
showed an increase in the niiinh.'f nf
children out for I he classes. A lurne
crowd of- grown people gathered to
watch the children. TV liltle girls
practice every afternoon under the
direction of Miss Kuslls for their pane
ant .Saturday afternoon.
Sunday was n banner day at Urn
Chautauqua. The crowds greatly otil-
numbered the attendance of any day
last year. People be);an coinlnK rly
In the day. Kvery Ititeriirhan brought
a load anil .hundreds of nni bines
werfl parked In the grounds. '
There was a good titletitlancn at th
church service Sunday morning. Mu
sic was furnished by a volunieer choir
from the audience, under the direction
of Mr. Mil ten. Thomas II. Fat fell
Bang a solo.
The sermon was preached by Wev.
A. 0. Walts, pastor of the Presbyter
Ian church of Mendola. A part ef
his sermon dwell with the war. He
explained we wore living In a differ
en nne tram the nne or lorty years; FrFt 30 peP cent, wm mobiii2e Sep
ago. An age tn which the nlr Is elec-1 ..,. c
trie with possibilities. All
the old
securities oi me have gone Iroin us,
All that we have and all that we are
(.Continued ou Page 3.)
FIFTY MEMBERS OF LOCAL OR
GANIZATION LISTEN TO BRIEF
ADDRESS AT CLIFTON HOTEL.
Notwithstanding the present time is
"In Vacation'' fir the liotary dub,
mine fifty members of tiiat organiza
tion attended the luncheon at the New
(iilton this noon in honor of Mr. Al
len II. Albert, wtio is to lie ine speas-;
er of the afternoon at the Chautauqua.
Mr. Albert is a past president of the 1
Intel-national liotary and distinctly a !
live wire. Althouiil he was secured j
by the Chautauqua management at !
too late a date to have his pedigree '
Riven in the Chautauqua booklet, his I
splendid talk before the Rotary club j
is a guaranty that this afti rnoon will !
he one id' the big days, from a real
merit standpoint, of the assembly. i
His talk to the members of the lio
tary club was on llolary, citing In a
way new to most of the local mem
bers the real objects and meaning of
the organization. Replete with
"pat" stories and fun. he drove home
a number of things which will have a
decided inlluence on the future of the
'iuh in this city. The decidedly brief
visit of Mr. Albert to the local club
will be one long remembered by those
ill attendance, and the desire was
generally expressed ihnt lie be secur
d at some future time to give a more
extended talk to the club ami to the
public on the real meaning ami nil
's of liotary. It would certainly
serve to clear up niunV wrong Impres
sions held by noli members of the or
X a ni 'a I Ion.
ICE PLANT FIRE
CAUSES SUSPICION
Chicni'o. Auk. The suspicions of I
(he ollicials of Armour and Company
were today aroused concerning the or
bin of Hie fire, which destroyed the i
Ice house at Hound Lake yesterday
with a $nil,(lii(l loss. !
M. K. Hardiim. Supt. of the plant,
vi Id an Investigation will be held uti- !
iler the personal superivision of
!, I!. Ilobh'ns vice president of Arm
our and Co. and president of the j
Armour Car Lines.
The lire broke out sliuull aneously
In a doen different places.
POPE'S PEACE OFFER
TO BE REJECTED
liv JOHN li IW1X NI'.YIN,
International New: Service Stall'
( 'ol le: pondelil.
Washington. Auu. L'u. --President
Wll.nli will ib-liliilely lejecl Pope
Hem dii I'n peace proposals. Practi
cally ew'iy administration ollicial here
a creed ou (bis today. The President,
hiiwevei, has not yet reduced a de
cision to wriiini:. To that extent, al
least, he lclains "an opi n mitiil."
Put the rejection will come and II
Will be liehiiile ill its terms. It was
learned from intimate ollicial sources
thai this seel inn instead of ret aril in;.1.
Ihe much Imped for peace movement,
instead, may expediate il. The liesi
dent, in possession of much cnnliden
llal i n t ri n a ! ii in wiiich is withheld
from publication. Is convinced that
Ihe iiiuesl which precipitated the re
ccMl (leriiiaii cabincl crisis, has in
creased instead of diminished.
ILL WITH DIPHTHERIA;
FOLLET RECOVERING
Atloiney Frank Kolleil Is confined
to his lionie w ilh d phllvria. The
two days his condition has been very
critical and al one time il was feared
thai his illni ss mi.'ii; prove fatal, lie
bewail to show sunns of iinprmvtnenl
on Sunday and II Is now believed that
he is entirely out of thinner. The
uuat'.inl Ine will be lilled ilurilii' the
! next couple of days.
h;o mote than his si
dm inn the past year.
Mr. FnlleC has
are of sickness
and il Is to be
limped thai this w
j lonn time lo conn
ill he his last for a
MOBILIZATION DATES
CHANGED BY CKUWDER
Chicago, Aug 20
Provost Marshal Gen.
wired Governor Lowdon telling them
second nnd third mobilization dates
for ncw nstionnl army are chnnned:
second group September 10, Instead
of September 15
Third on October 2, Inotcnd of Sep -
tember 30. No reason wa8 nsslancd
for changes.
mi . 7 tfffl ! AT TRAINING P.AMP-
y M l ALL IN GOOD FORM ALLIES MAKE
Vkl W r m - 't:- t. ' I I . T A DT kirr riinn ui n i-r i
i ' h J f ' ; TRIP FROM OTTAWA TO NEW
La- - V . ! HEADQUARTERS.
i --r,-.....r.. - J: Zj ' . -L-!. -Uj
GeoiBP K. Farrell, assistant to O. II. Iiennon, head of the Juvenile extension department of the department of ag
riculture, deuioiisti-atiiij,' to field agents w ho will take part In the food conservation exhibits ut the food training camp
to be conducted la coiinectluu with the Illinois State Fair, Springfield, Ills.. Sept. 7 15. He Is here shown tnululu
lug how to test can rubbers. In a similar way eisry detail of cunning and drying work Is demonstrated.
ESCAPES DETENTION; FIX COAL PRICE WORLD'S MEAT
ROBS WEST SIRS: IF PRESIDENT DON'T! SHOWS DECREASE
'FOUND 0ELIN0UENT.j-;LE-2ji
! y -
! i
1
I
EMMA YOU NGMAN, 14 YEARS OLD,
HAS A THRILLING EXPERIENCE
AFTER ESCAPING FROM HOME.
l'.iniiia YouiiKinan, fouiieen years j
old moral derelict, who has been at '
Ihe Detention Home for several !
i
weeks, made her escape from that in- !
si II ill ion Saturday afternoon and raid
ed the home of Mrs, Henry Claude,;
S.'.t Walnut, street, West Ottawa, be-:
fere she could be apprehended.
After p.eltiiiR out nf thn Detention :
Home she started for West Ottawa, i
broke into the Claude home and ran-
I sacked the house. She succeeded in
getting a silk dress, a pair of shoes, j
ja pair of silk stockings, a kodack aud
in money. She attired herself in
a portion of the loot and went to the
'Chautauqua to enjoy Ihe program and
j have a rooiI time. j
The police were notified of the es- j
;cajie and they searched high and low!
jlo locale the f;lii. She xvas finally
j found by Miss Alissem nt the Chan-j
laiuiua grounds nnd xvas taken to the !
j county Jail and'hicked up, where she j
i ' held until this afternoon, when -I
iie was taken before .ludne Mayo and I
! civeti a hearing on the charge of de- '
linquency. She xvill be sent to a
state Institution for nirls.
lAUTO ACCIDENTS
', , KEEP GARAGES BUSY
I The Ottawa narae keepers were
I kept busy Sunday looking after the
: numerous accidents which occurred
t duritiK the day.
! An KU;in six, hehmiini; to ami op
erated hv Ihe Ottawa Taxi service,
'was wrecked on the east approach to
' the Fox' liver bridge aloliK side of the
aqueduct east of town Saturday ninht.
: A Ford, driven by .1. A. Sprint;slead.
, of Wedroii, was the other pariicipnnl
j in the wreck. Both cars were badly
'damuued, both front wheels beiiiR
i knocked oft' the Kh'Jn car.
j Mr. Vance, of Chicago, who was the
I proud owner of a new liuick toutiiiK
car. ran Into a Iiukk.v on the I'Iuchro
road east of town yesterday after
noon and smashed ihe bunny beyond
recognition, while his own car was
very badly damaged. A fender was
ripped off, a wheel benl under Ihe
machine and the windshield broken
and hopelessly Ixvi'steil. As luck would
have It every one of the occupants
of both aulos escaped with minor
Injuries.
MOTHER OF DR. WERSE
DIES AT PLATTSVILLE
Mrs. Kosina Weeso, mother of Hr.
W". F. Weese, nf this city, died Satur
day evening at her home In Plaits
ville, 111. The deceased was seventy
six years of age. Her parents moved
lo lialtsvllle. In Kendall county, In
1S1I and she was born, raised nnd
died In Ihe Mine coniiiiiinlly. Her
death xvas attributed to heart trouble.
i She Is survived hy live children,
-Washington Mrs. Lnura Hainpsnn, Mrs. Manna Me
Crowder today cloud, Dr. W. P. Weese, Mrs. Carrie
Turner nnd Mrs. James McCloud.
Mrs. Weese had frequently Visited at
the home of her son In this city, and
was well known here.
The funeral will lake place from
Methodist church In Plattsvllle
tomorrow iifletiiiioii at 2 o'clock.
!
j s,Hm gt.1Is about mm teak ,og,
yearly.
UNLESS STOPPED BY FEDERAL
INTERFERENCE.
Chicago, Ann. '! Slate Fuel Con
troller Carter smashed slrainhf ahead
into his investigation of coal prices
in Illinois today and it xvas announced
that within three days he would com
plete and render a decision fixing Ihe
price nf coal at .the mine nioiiih.
Washington, Ann- li --Final steps
toward ihe solution of the coal situa
tion which threatens sreatly to ham
per the nation's war work, were taken
today. The Federal (i'ade Commis
sion's report on its in estimation" into
miniii); costs xvas completed and the
commission asked for an appointment
with President Wilson for this after
noon to conler on the Undines before
I hey are made public.
32 STUDENTS AWARDED
NORMAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Normal
ed In :12
teachers'
ill! . -1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
scholarships xxcre present
mpils I'Viday at the county
mlitule by County Super
of Schools W. II. Fotier.
Those receiwil)
the si liolarshipa are
as. I( Hows :
Fsther llallberc,
Margaret llealy.
Iicrothy Haun.s,
Anthony Schmid
l.ulu Caller, Str
liiitl.'ind, Hist. 110.
Winona, Hi t 11!
.o latil, I isi "ii.
.' Tunica. Hist. "1
ator. 1 tit 4'!.
Ilentv lilllliel,
(ieol e W. Pel i
Marv Pat rusk i,
St real ot, Hist
c, llaiisoin. Hi:
Cedar Point,
t. I'.S
Hist
Hons 1
Mildre.1
dlon Oiaml Uidce. lhi. s,;
Kiilan, tirand Uhli'e, Hist.
Colllllle
MeCoriuick,
Mai
list. lot.
( 1 Liil.x s; Otl, Seneca, lust. 11 I.
Marie liab, Peru. Hist. Hill.
Lniuia liiirness, I'tica. Hist. Lb".
Pessie McAlpine, Ottawa, Hist. 14".
Curtis Wlmlus, Marseilles. Hist. K.S.
Merle Whines, Marseilles, Hist, lie!
Marnuciile Ailkens, La Salle, Hist.
71.
Wilson Johnson. I'tica, Hist. IV!.
Ma inn let Pillion. Ottawa, Hist. IH".
John P.iimhall, Wedroii, Hist. W
Fsther Huvick. Sheridan, Hist.
Mane Klinne, Troy Crove, Hist.
Charles Harris. Meiulola, Hlsl.
Olive Tucker, Karlvillc, His!. "
.Iuh' Itoiix, Serena, Hist t! ', t ; r. .
(ieda Coiinawsy, Sheridan, Dist
i L.
Ceorge Present!. Mendola. Dili.
Hester lieX, Meiulola, Disl. llil'.l.
Halph Wlilttakcr. Kaiiville, Disl.
I S'.
Irene Caquelin, Sheridan,
Isaac Lehman, .M illiniion,
Disl.
Hist
Ills
till
SCHERER REMAINS TO
BE BROUGHT HERE.
The funeral of Anion Scheicr, of
Quiiicy, III, xvill take place at his
brother's home, Charles Scherer, I II r.
West Madison id reel, nt 2 tomorrow
afternoon Interment will be made in
Ihe Ottawa Avenue cemetery,
CHAUTAUQUA
PATRONS
The FREE TRADER-JOURNAL
will be delivered on the Chautauqua
vjrounda every evening during the
1917 srssion. Subscribers desiring
their paper delivered at their tent
will pleaae call this office.
PHONE 118.
IN EVERY II
SCARCITY HERE ACCOUNTED FOR
BY INCREASE OF EXPORTS TO
THE ALLIED COUNTRIES.
j The Food Adniinistiatkm today is
I sued the following statement :
; A total decrease ot 1 15,IMi.".,im il in
the world's meat producing animals is
j shoxx n in a comparison of present
' with pre-war conditions. While the
increase of cattle In Ihe liiited Stales
i xvas 7,0!Ki Oho during this period, the
total decrease was 1!S,ii8ii. One. ' Sheep
j decreased 3,n(i,tH(U in the United
Slates, and r.lJiiMi,! no In the world.
I Hogs increased 0,27r,,iiini in the I'nited
j Slates, bill decreased 112 41!."i,iMiii in tie
; w olid supply.
j ihe demands made by xxar on the
American meat supply is further
phoxvn In the growth of our meat ex
! ports lor the year ending June lb),
! IMHl, which were L.'ilW.PJU.'Mn! pounds
jau compared with 4!i:!,S4S,uiii) pounds
! for a U-year prewar average. These
exports have chiefly gone to our al
lies, whose capital slock of aninals
has decreased hy HLVOmMiuo head.
The men in the armies, the men
engaged in the shops, and millions
of women forced to physical labor,
i have lequlied a gleatly increased sup
ply ot animal products. Millions of
j individuals to whom fresh meat twice
I a week was a luxiiiy, are now, by lie
ces:,ity of their extreme physical la
i bnr, eating il twice daily. The sup-
plx of wool and leather has decreased
! in a period when I here are additional
! demands, for the extra amount of nor
uial clothing requited lor the soldiers
must he met. All Luropeaii countries
haxe drastically leduced the con
sumption of meat and clothing, among;
the nun war workers lo a point that
would seem impossible to the Ameri
can people, but des.pile this, the ac
tual meal. Lit, wool ami leaniei con i
sumption in the allied count lies has
increased as a result of the war. Fu
ller the pressure of these torees, Fur
ope has been eating into its herds
and Mocks, and thus is burning Ihe
candle at both ends.
These vicious forces acciiiuuhlLi
i impetus as the war goes on, ioi won
! a d minisheil herd and thus a dlinln
! ished production and a conlinuoiis de
111 ;i hit, Hie inroads oil ine iieiun r,iuv
iiii, in volume.
JAP. STEAMER SUNK
BY TIDAL WAVE
Washington, Aug 2L cnniirinai inn
of the loss nf the Japanese steamer,
Kntclira Maru, was received by the
Coast linaid service today In a wire-h"-s
from the Culler liialga, which
said that survivors had landed at l'n
alaska as! Thursday.
One lifeboat of the lost steamer has
not been beard from. The hunt Unit
reached shore contained one olliccr
Mid 27 tin -ii .
The ship was wrecked oil AnctiloKa i
Island July 27, according In the I'm
alga, which reported il would leavcv
foliiialaska as soon as otlleers were
on board. J im Kotchra "Maru was
; bound from Japan to San Francisco,
j Juneau, Alaska, Aug ' 2. News nf
' a great lidal wave that swept the
i Ab u Inlet a few days ago was brought
'here today with the ariival of the
'body of Ole Skagena, a victim of the
! disturbance. A wave more than eight
j feet high swept the inlet, destroying
the entire Meet id lishlug vessels at
the month of Ihe Takll fiver.
lunscrlbe tot Ihe Free Trader-Jnuruai
BULLETIN.
August 18, 1917
Arrived safely this morniiii' alter a
nice trip. Camp ready for occrpancy
in about a month. Site Rood, hut j
buried in dust. No tents for our regi
ment as yet and we Bleep anywhere'
we can. Am feeling fine and will I
write tomorrow. All are well.
ULKNN WKKSK.
Free Trader-Journal:
Watts, Okla., Aug. 17.
Healizing that your paper will carry
the news of our tirp to Houston to
many homes in Ottawa and vicinity,
vxlll give you a resume of the trip up
to the time of arrival at ileaveiier,
Oklahoma, a division point on Ihe K.
C. S., the road transporting us from
Kansas City to Beaumont, Tex. Our
section of the Itoek Island train ar
rived in Kansas City one hour late,
and we missed the regular train over
the K. C. S., so they are hauling us
as a special, the service up to this
point has been the best of any I have
had during troop movement. The cars
are kept well iced and watered. Out-
sum oi me tact mat t lie cars are
grimy from engine smoke as all of
the car windows are kept open. Hut
this trouble will he eliminated after
we leave Heavener as we pick up un
nil burning engine there and the bal
ance of the trip will be considerably
cleaner at the best. The first thing
the men will require on ariival at
Houston will he a good thorough
scrubbing up. According to the sched
ule we are slated to arrive in Huoston
some time around noon ou Saturday
Taking into consideration the delays
incident to transporting baggage to
Camp Logan, we hope to he able to
put up the (outage for our company
and get sell led Saturday night or early
Sunday morning and the llrsl part of
the week will see ns started on the
laying out of the balance of the camp
lor the regiment, who expect to fol
low us inside of the next week or ten
days
All ot the men are well and in good
spirits, with the exception of a few
sore arms resulting from the third and
tinal typhoid inoculation, which was
administered early Thursday morning
before the departure from Ottawa
The constant change of scenery and
the novelty of traveling is one of the
features of the trip as it helps to keep
their minds off of many other thought.!
which are incident to leaving; home
under the present conditions. The
many well tilled boxes nf good things
which were so generously donated by
the people of Ottawa, have been Ibor
(Uglily enjoyed, hut Sergl. (Sklpl
Weese has his cooking squad organ
ived and the men xvill start ou army
ration today, the fare which they will
subsist on tor the next few mouths or
possibly years. The men are traveling
jn four tourist sleepers, San Fran
clseo, In charge of ("apt. Woodward,
ishoshone in charge nf Sergeant Hah-1
belt, Millstou in charge of Lieut Itay
inoiid, Socorro in charge, of Lieut Mil
ligan.
At Heavener the men will leave th"
train for a haf hour to give them an
opportunity to stretch out the tired
limbs and get away from the coaches
for a short time. The conduct, of the
men has been of the best. They are
proud of their organizat ion and seem
determined to make a good clean rec
ord for it. I shall endeavor lo keep
in touch with the homes of the men
I in the ornanial ion through the med
ium of tit: Ottawa papers. The ad
i dress of the organization will be Com-
j pany C, "rd III. lnf, Camp Logan,
Houston. Texas, until further notice.
i W. C. Woodward, !
('apt. :!rd Inf.
SHIPBUILDERS
tii -
GO OUT ON STRIKE
New York, Aug. 2d.- fight hundred
additional xvotkers la shipbuilding
i plants here went on rttlke. accord
ing to union leaders. There are now
'nearly lu.noii workers out on strike
in ship yards, where government
, Wprk Is being done. The trouble is.
I caused by a demand for a Id per cent
; Increase In wages.
I Today demands were presented to.
Hie New Jersey Hrydock Co.
(Uncials
leciare la w men xx in oe cam
I out by
I nightfall If the demands arc Hot met.'1'1 yuJ:1' l,rke flKu,9
SEVENTY TWO HOUR
BATTLE RESUMED AT
DAWN
s
TERRIFIC BATTLE DESCRIBED AS
"FURNACE OF THUNDERING
CANONS" RUSSIANS RETREAT
IN MULDOVIA, BUT OFFER RE
SISTANCE ELSEWHERE.
London, Aug. 2d As the British
assaults on the Belgian front grow
in violence they are being extended
to the Arras and Somme lighting
zones. In the past seventy-two hours
about 3,MiO Cerman prisoners have
been captured east and northeast of
Ypres.
In the sharp thrust north of Ypres
yesterday, when the British advanced
fiiM yards over a mile front, few pris
oners were taken. Most of the Ger
man soldiers who did not perish In
the territlc lighting lied before the ad
vance of the attackers.
Telegrams from Paris today quoted
French war correspondents as descrb
ing West Flanders as "a furnace of
Ihundering cannon," villages hun
dreds of years old are disappearing
In the dust of frightful battle, sub
merged and ohiterated in the devas
tating drum tire which Is backed up
by engulfing crests of khaki.
The second phase of the great bat
tle of West Flanders began at dawn,"
said a dispatch from Paris, it contin
ued :
"Tonight Ihe heavens are lurid red
where the Hash of cannon paints the
low hanging clouds that rise from
burning towns. The crash of big
guns Is terrifying and continuous,
while the spectacle of star-shells, the
darting of aeroplanes with their spit
ting rapid lire guns and the bursting
shrapnel paints a territlc inferno."
Pelrograd, Aug. 20. There is every
indication today that the Russian
troops that tire uoxv making a new
stand on the fialiclan frontier across
the Zbroc. river, maintain all the po
sitions on the lower part of the river.
The Russians have pressed forward
their attacks, entering villages on
the western side of the river that
had been held by tlie Hermans.
To the west of this district the Rus
sians have seized a line of hills, giv
ing them a firm grip upon the region
bordering the Dniester.
Thus the danger of a new offen
sive drive by the Hermans by the way
of Knot ine, in the directoin of Kani
anet Podolsk is greatly diminished.
North of Tarnopol, in the sector of
Brody, and in the direction of Vlady
mil Volynski (Volyhnia) the Russians
are tenaciously clinging to their posi
tions obstructing every effort of the
(Jeruians to advance.
On the southern end of the battle-
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forced hack, but the retirement has
been carried out in good order.
On the northern end of the line
(leii"ial Skilon withdrew his division
from the Ikukl biidebead (Dvluskl
but it was explained that this was
done for strategic reasons entirely.
STOLEN HORSE
ESCAPES CAPTORS
Fight offenders of the laws of peace
and order were brought before Justice
Koeiilg this morning In the local po
lice court and as the judge was feel
ing line after his vacation, lie dismiss
ed them all and ordered them out of
town. All were picked up In the
Rock Island yards and were charged
with disorderly conduct.
William White of Wallace tied his
horse tn a pole in front of the post
otlice on Clinton and Madison streets
Saturday and when he returned it was
gone. When he returned home he
found his horse, but no buggy, ine
police succeeded In locating the bug
gy but the trout wheel w'a badly dam
aged. As a full pint bottle of whiskey
was found in the buggy which did not
belong to Mr. White the owner per-
ImIh i" iid''reste,t to know that
the same xvill be restored to him if
ihe calls on Chief Kurich and provei
that the property belongs to mm.
i H.-rry Huston, acting city marshal,
of Plica, brought two more boarders
; for the Havis hot.-l today. They were
John Rellly and John Hushingham,
who engaged in a fistic encounter yes
terday afternoon at I'tica, Rellly re
ceived a sentence of thirty days and
I Hushlnghaiii received sixty days. Tlny
will probably In id their next exnini
thin in some more remote place than
Ptlca, as that city does not approve.
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