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Action Follows Unreliable Reports That Troops Were Starved and In Bad Health'.

COLUMBUS, N. M., Aug. 9.—The army headquarters here handed to correspondents today a memorandum on the censoring of press messages filed for telegraphic transmission at Columbus, the main base of the punitive expedition. The memorandum provides that all news or comment is prohibited in regard to the following subjects: "Everything pertaining to the operations of the aero squadron, or any of t'he aeroplanes, their condition, numbers or intentions with regard to reconnaissance flights or the result of flights.. "Information concerning the location of headquarters of the expedition or of any organization or movement of ^troops. '. "Criticism of any department or *4 COfpB."

It Says that decisions of the censoring officer may be carried in appeal to the commanding officer of the base.

The punitive expedition put into ef,fect today a new color scheme for its motor vehicles. Cars and trucks of various war shades were given a coat of true khaki by matching the paint

With the dust. Heretofore the motor 'trucks have worn a dark warship gray. 'The censorship is the outgrowth of t.'WlHI stories sent out by unreliable j.qfewspapers about the army being poorly fed, about there being great sickness and plague and many other libelous stories which were resented /1 ty the soldiers here and their families z fct home.

The direct action came when it was published that some of the troops had

refused to take the oath of allegiance aiid too, when it was published that the soldiers had been the victims of Mexican snipers, all of which was unfounded.

SICK BATE ON DECREASE.

Guardsmen on Mex' Border In Remarkable Physical Condition. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—National Sguardsmen on the Mexican border are in far better health than the average youngster at home, war department officials believe on the basis of their medical reports. It was pointed out today that never in the history of ex--tensive military mobilizations has there been any such showing as that made for the week ended August 5,

When, according to the report of the army surgeons to Gen:, Scott, chief of staff, the sick rate of the militiamen Was only 1.14 per thousand.

This was far better than, that of the regular troops, .where the sick rate was 2.45 per thousand. This fact la explained by the surgeons are due to ,t^jvji'g stay of the regulars in the Jiiiiihern climate.•••

OHIO' PRIMARY RESULT.

Pomerene Defeats Lentz In Decisive Manner—Willis Renominated. COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 9.—Myron T. llerrick, of Cleveland, former ambassador to Prance, for United States senatbr, and Frank B. Willis, incumbent for governor of the republican ticket, Atlee ,Pomerene, incumbent for senator and \'tormer Governor James M. Cox for 'governor on the democratic ticket, will be the rival party standard bearers In the Ohio campaign as a result of the state- wide primaries yesterday.

Pomerene's nomination is considered ans endorsement of President Wilson, as Lentz, his opponent, made a fight based on appointments and federal patronage.

FARM LOAN HEARINGS,,

8ix Months Will Be Required to Estabiish Districts. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Hearings by the new farm loan board preparatqry to dividing, the country into distrlcts and locating the twelve farm

loatl banks oreatod by the rural credits act will begin Aug. 21. at Portland,. Me. The board will visit 3.11 sections of the country holding its hearings, as far as possible at state capitals.

It is prohaMe thct at least six months will, be required to lay out the Vt districts and :et Up the organization of the new system.-

STOP EXPLOSIVE SHIPMENTS.

TRENTON, N. J., Aug. 9.—Application/ to restrain the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad company from accepting high explosives for ^Shipment from Jersey City was made in the federal court here today. General Judge Rellstab allowed a rule to show cause why the restraining order -V.should not be granted.

GOETHALS' LAST TRIP.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Major General Goethals, governor of the Panama canal, leaves Washington tonight for the canal zone to prepare his last annual report and put affairs in shape for hfs retirement in December.

CUTS GASOLINE COST.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—A reduction of one cent a gallon for, gasoline has been announced by the Standard Oil Co. of New York. The new prices ar& 25 cents to garages a*nd 25 cents direct to consumers.

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Declares for Peace

FRED G. STRICKLAND. Fred G. Strickland, a leading socialist and a student of political economy, will speak at West Terre Haute Thursday evening and at Twelve Points Friday. He is an ardent peace advocate and is promoting a world alliance of international friendship, which he believes can be brought about through the churches.

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men have supported by their vote, Involve such extraordinary changes in operating methods and such radical revision in established bases- of compensation as to make it appearent that there is little probability of our being able to harmonize our differences of opinion unless this result can be brought about through the federal board of mediation and conciliation which was created to assist th$ parties in just such circumstances as now confront us. "The national conference committee of the railways is as sincerely anxious as your committee can be to reach some amicable adjustment of the matters involved in the present controversy but we are convinced that in the end we shall have to invoke the friendly offices of the federal board of mediation: "It is not open to question that whatever we can do by direct negotiations, we can a^o. do just as quickly and as effectively through mediation and experience has demonstrated that a common ground could be reached through the mediators in cases where the parties have been wholly unable to reach such common grounds through .direct negotiations."

President in Touch.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—President Wilson was advised today by Secretary Wilson of developments in the threatened railroad strike.

Secretary Wilson, it was said, at the white house, will remain for the present in New York. So far he has not advised the president to take any formal steps in the situation. He is keeping in close touch with the members of the board of mediation and conciliation who are in New York today to proffer their»services at the most opportune time.

IIENMHIK R. LITTLE.

The funeral of Benjamin R. Little, 80 years old, who .liod Tuesday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock at his home in Prairieton, was held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the New. Harmony church with burial in tiis church grave yard. He was a civil war ,veteran, Sfcrvlng in comrtany Hi. 85th Indiana, and was one of the oldest residents in Prairieton. He is survival by his widow, two sons. Fred, of Ellsworth, and Bert, of Prairieton: one sister, Mrs Samuel Ferrand. and three grandchildren. i

VERSEIl PAUL SULLIVAN. Verner Paul Sullivan, year old son of Henry and Adla Sullivan, of Ninth street and Helen avenue, died Wednesday morning aut 10:45 o'clock at the residence. Besides the parents, a brother survives. The funeral will be' held Friday morning at 10 o'clock and burial will be in New Harmony cemetery.

JOAN CAROLINE ALLEN.

By Special Correspondent. CLAY CITY. Ind.. Aug. 9.—Joan Caroline Allen, aired 9 years, only child of Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Allen, died Monday evening after several months' illness of heart trquble. Joan is a niece of Mr. and Mrsi Harry Jefferson, of Terre Haute, and1 has made them many Vislti. .Funeral services were held Wednesday mornintr at 10 o'clock at the residence. Rev. R. "W. Fish, of Bloomfleld. and Rev. L. H. Ice, pastor of the Fir.Tt Methodist church, at. this place, officiating. Burial was at Maple Grove cemetery.

JAMES FRANKLIN DIXON. By Special Correspondent. VINCENNES. Ind.. Aug. 9.—James Franklin Dixon, acred 70 years, died at the ,f.Afnily residence. Monday. Mr. Franklin was widely kiown in this city affd county. Besidesya-widow he leaves four sons. Labor. Nobel and James, of Vincennes, and Emery, of Bicknell two daughters. Pearl, of Vincennes, and Mrs. Hedrich. of Wheatland. Burial was made at Asbury chapel cemetery, two miles south of Bicknell, today.

MRS. MANDY SCHEPPKR.

By Special Correspondent. COAL CITY. ind.. Ausr. 9.—Mrs. Mandy Schepper. ased 56 years, died at her home three miles eafet of town this morning after a lingering illness of tuberculosis. She is survived by a husband. Christian Schepper, two sons, Lorazo and James, of this city, and one daughter, Mrs. John Zimmerman,... of Freedom." Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

MRS. RIDA POWELL.

By Special Correspondent. SULLIVAN, Ind.. Ausr. 9.—Mrs. Rida Powell, 80 years of asre, died at her agwne in Cass, after a lingering illness diseases incident to old age. She fwas,th,e mother-in-law of W. B. Pigg, Of Case, who, with two daughters, survives.

WAR AMBITIONS JET

Representative Harrison Calls on Candidate to Avow If He Wants Bloodshed In Mexico.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Replying to republican criticisms of President Wilson's Mexican policy in the house toOny, Rep. Harrison cf Mississippi, declared that the attacks were prompted ty a desire to creste a false campaign isoue. Mr Harrisor. mentioned particujarly former Justice Hughes' speech accepting the republican nom'nation and speeches in congress by Senator Fall and Rep. Rodenberg of Illinois.

He interpreted Mr. Hughes' statements as meaning that he would have recognized Huerta, would not have issued munitions embargo and would have Intervened in Mexico. "If Mr. Hughes were president," he added, "the country would be at war and, instead of a sky reflecting the color from the furnaces of prosperous -factories, it would be reflections' of red streams of blood frqpi noble sons."

In answer to a statement by Rep. Rodenberg that the embargo on munitions wAs lifted shortly after a visit to Secretary Lansing by Cleveland H. Dodge, a munition manufacturer and a large contributor to the democratic campaign in 1912, Mr. Harrison read a telegram from the secretary saying he never had seen Mr. Dodge. The telegram also said the permit for the shipment of certain munitions belonging to Mr. Dodge's company which had been held up at Douglas, Ariz., was issued ten days prior to the Parral fight instead of soon-after it, as Mr. Rodenberg had declared.

HUGHES IN ST. PAUL.

Speaks Tonight, and Will Then Go to North Dakota. ST. PAUL., Minn., Aug. 9.—Charles Evans Hughes, republican nominee for president, is to deliver two addresses in the Twin Cities late today. Arriving here from Chicago shortly before noon, he was to confer swith the republican stale committee, and leave at 3:30 o'clock for Minneapolis, there to deliver an address on the parade ground at 5 .o'clock. He will return to St. Paul for dinner, and at 8:30 p. m. will 'speak at the Auditorium here. He leaves for Grand Forks, N. D., at 10:30 p. m.

The strain of unaccustomed campaigning had told upon Mr. Hughes when he reached here today. He was fatigued and his voice was hoarse. The throat specialist accompanying him urged him to save his voice for the TWln City meetings and Mr. Hughes consequently refrained except in one instance from making back platform speeches at five scheduled stops in Minnesota before reaching this city.

At Winona, Minn., Mr. Hughes made a three minute talk with his wife standing beside him. He Expressed gratification in the interest of the crowd which had brought them so early to the station, and continued: "I look forward to an America tested as America has not been tested before when she has to stand in the competitive strain that will come when a new Europe issues from this war. And I desire that north and south, east and west, every part of this country shall be benefited by an administration that knows no mere partisian policy for the purpose of paying political debts,"

Mr. Hughes declined today to comment on the telegram sent him yesterday by Acfing Secretary Sweet of the department of commerce denying charges made in the -nominee's Detroit speech with reference to the retirement of E. Dana Durand of the census bureau and "an eminent scientist" of the coast and geodetic survey, who he asserted, had been displaced by "an excellent stock breeder and veterinary surgeon." Members of the nominee's official party said he probably would reply to the telegram in a speech.

"GET ACQUAINTED" TRIP PLANS.

Dlimar to Be Secured At Odon—ReV ception At Bedford. Plans are being completed for the "Get Acquainted" trip which is being planned by the Chamber of Commerce •which probably will be held Sept. 21. P. M. Fagaft, general agent of the Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern, has informed Secretary E. H. Clifford, of the Chamber, that R. T. Tolliver, agent for the C., T. H. & S. E. at Odon, has ma'de arrangements with the Weslyn Sunday school class of that city, and that they will be very glad to serve dinner for the party.

Plans for the reception of the party at ^Bedford are now being arranged by the chamber of commerce of that city.

PYTHIANS WILL TURN OUT.

Take Part In Fraternal Day Parade At Indianapolis, October 2. William B. Gray, of Covington, Ind., brig, general in command of the Indiana brigade of the uniform rank, Knights of Pythias, has issued a call for all officers In his command for a meeting to be held Sunday at the Hotel Denison in Indianapolis to complete the plans for a state turnout to be given in Indianapolis Fraternal day, October 2. This is the day before the grand lodge meeting of the Pythians and it is the intention of the Terre Haute company commanders to go with full companies.

OPERATE ON C. S. ANDREWS. Charles S. Andrews, president of the First National bank of Brazil, and well known in Terre Haute, was taken on Tuesday to an Indianapolis hospital, where a serious operation is to be performed. Mr. Andrews has been ill for some time and his condition is considered serious. He was the receiver for the defunct Vigo county bank.

STOLEN RIG RECOVERED.

The horse and buggy belonging to C. Anderson, of Farmersburg was found by the police Wednesday near Tenth street and Margaret avenue, where it had been abandoned. The rig was stolen from Farineraburg last night.

X&BBi HAUTE TRIBUNE.

REDUCED TAX LEW IS REALLY EXPECTED

City Officials Say Final Draft of Budget May Be Lower Than 1916.

Mayor James M. Gossom announced Wednesday morning that a nj»eting of the heads of all the city departments would be called in a few days to make cuts in the proposed budget and tax levy for 1917, which was presented to the council for consideration Monday night. "The fact that the proposed tax levy of 1.21 is six cents higher than 1916 and that the- proposed budget of 1917 calls for 181,703.60 more than the 1916 budget, seems to have given some people the impression that the taxes are to be raised in 1917," said Mayor Gossom. "That is not so. The taxes will not be raised, but in all probability will be made lower than the taxes of $1.15 last year. "This proposed budget represents the requests of each department, and contains amounts for work which is proposed but not necessary. At the meeting of the city officials we will go over the budget and clip off the unnecessary appropriations, making it many thousands of dollars less. It has never been the intention of the city administration to raise the taxes and they never will be raised as long as I am in office," the mayor concluded.

John B. Walsh, of the board of works, said: "We are asking for $219,850 but we have no idea of getting that much. This amount includes money for improvements and other work that we have been asked to do in 1917. These appropriations will hardly be "included in the final draft."

A canvass of the members of the common council, which fixes the tax levy and allows the budget Wednesday, revealed that every member of the council was against placing the tax levy any higher than $1.15. Every member at the same time announced his intention of voting for a lower tax levy than $1.15 if it could be arranged. The council members said the request of the park board to raise the park levy from 5 to 9 cents would not be allowed though a raise of one or two cents might be grianted.

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Tuesday was market day for the county and the board of commissioners in one transaction disposed of 1,704 bushels of wheat at $1.30 a bushel from the bins at^ the poor farm, and the general fund into which the proceeds of the sale of crops and produce raised on thai, county's, property v/sis swelled by $2,215. The wheat sold Represents last year's crop as well as that of this season. The 1915 crop of 1,060 bushels has been held for better prices and when the market reached the present figure thje commissioners ordered the grain disposed of.

On account of the fact that the wheat raised on the poor farm last year was considered -tarith the best of the county and the demand for seed wheat from this crop was responsible for the sale of a large part of the yield. As the commissioners had agreed to hold the grain for higher prices those who purchased their seed wheat from the county contracted for it at the price to be accepted for the entire crop and the board members Wednesday sent out bills for the seed sold on these contracts.

While there was but 644 bushels of the 1916 grain included in the lot sold. Superintendent Christy reports a good crop as the acreage was less than It was last season.

BROOM CORN BULLETIN.

Louse Said to Be Hurting the Illinois Crop. August will be a busy month in the broom corn industry throughout the country. At present the center of activity is in southern Oklahoma, around Lindsay and Lawton, but indications are that the early crop in Illinois will be ready for harvesting within a week.

The better grades of Lindsay corn are selling at from $130 to $140 per ton, the market being strong owing to the large number of buyers. The first car was shipped from this point Aug. 1, and about 25 have been purchased since that time. If the late corn crop is good the Lindsay district will produce about 300 cars.

The corn around Areola, 111., is long hurl but some growers say that the louse is hurting the plant.

GUESS WHERE CITY JUDGE IS.

Over on Penal Farm, But Only for the Day. Extra! Extra!

Judge Newton is on the penal farm. The very same place where hundreds have spent their "vacation" at his command.

But he is there for but a day. Judge Newton motored to the farm with W. C. Ball and W. W Parsons, president of the Normal school, Wednesday morning to inspect Indiana's free "back to nature" resort.

BRICK LAYERS DONATE.

Brick Layers' Union No. 5, at the meeting held Tuesday night in the Central Labor Union hall, donated $50 from its treasury to the striking clay workers of Brazil The money was paid over directly to an officers of the clay workers' union. It will be used in feeding the families of the strikers.

OFFERS FOUR COYOTES. James M. Hooper, of Marshall, 111., wrote the Tribune to^ay offering four coyotes for the Collett park menagerie. The matter was referred to Mayor Gossom, -and he said he would have Harry Weldele, the chief coyote keeper, see if there was standing room in the park zoo for them. v

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where he has gained a local success. In the Ffeury-Thiaumont zone He is mfere than holding his own. Hn the latter district the Germans are concentrating. all their effort and except {finally strenuous fighting continued there throughout the night and day. The Germans succeeded in'once more getting a footing in the Thiaumont work but all their efforts to capture the French trenches on the commanding positions to the northwest and south proved in vain. In consequence their, position, became untenable and a well directed^ counter-attack forced them back, leaving the French again in possession of the work.

North of the. Somme, from the river to where the French line joins the British, Gen. Joffre, acting in close relation with Gen. Haig, has made systematic progress. In the last three days the Frenoh have won trench after trench along a line four miles in length and have now pushed forward their whole line for a distance of half a mile.

BULLETIN.

LONDON, Aug. 9.—Pressing the advantage won by the defeat of the Turks wfcio attacked the British forces near the Suez canal, the British have driven back the Turks to a lin? fifteen miles east of Katia. The following official statement with regard to these operations was issued here today: "Telegraphing at 8:43 o'clock last evening, the oommander-in-chief in Egypt reports that our pursuit of the enemy in the Katia district continues. North and west the Turkish rear guard have been pressed back while south the imperial camel corps, by a dashing attack drove them from their entrenchments. We captured more prisoners and the enemy rear guard has now retired to a line running south through Birelabad, fifteen miles east of Katia."

BULLETIN.

PARilS, Aug. 9.—The Germans made violent attacks last night on the positions taken by the French north of Hem wood on the Somme front during the last two days. The official French statement of today says these attacks were frustrated. The fighting continues.

On the Verdun front heavy fighting continued during the night for possession of Thiaumont works. The Germans gained a further footing. The French hold the outskirts of the work. In the village of Fluery the French made some progress.

In the region of Chaulnes the Germans penetrated the French lines between Lihons and the Chaulnes railroad but were expellede at the point of the bayonet.

A Frenoh aviator set forth at 8:30 o'olock last night on a voyage in which he covered 350 kilometres (217 miles) returning at 11:55 o'clock. He crossed the Vosges mountains and the Black forest of Germany.

BULLETIN.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 9,—-(via London).—The Nord Deutsche Allegmeine Zeitung of Berlin publishes a memorandum issued by the German government which states that owing to British treatment of Red Cross supplies Germany will no longer allow free passage for such supplies.

German naval forces will receive orders to take such articles for their own use when they come within their reaoh.

BULLETIN.

ROME, Tuesday, Aug. 8*— (via Paris Aug. 9.)—The successes won by the-^British Italians on the Isonzo front are regarded in Rome as marking merely the beginning of the new campaign. Although the news is received with great satisfaction it had been long expected a Ad no surprise is expressed, nor have there been any unusual pub*"

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lie demonstrations. The attack was to have been inaugurated earlier in the summer but was delayed by the Austrian offensive. "At last bur waiting, planning and steadfast faith are bearing fruit," says the Giornale d'ltaiia.

BULLETIN.

LONDON, Aug. 9.—The British government has*-refused to permit the forwarding of Red Cross supplies through the blockade'line of the allies into Germany and Austria. In a recent memorandum submitted to the American government, Great Britain said this practice had been forbidden in all blockades established in the past. i

BULLETIN.

LONDON, Aug. 9.—The Austrians, pursued by Italian cavalry, have abandoned nearly all their principal positlons on the Isonzo and. Carso fronts following the taking of the Gorteia bridgehead by the Italians, aocording to a wireless dispatch from Rome this afternoon.

TURKS ARE SLAUGHTERED.

Mowed Down in the DeSent By Brit ish Machine Gun4 LONDON, Aug. 9.—4?he Turkish army which was routed by the British at Romarii, cast of the Suez canal, suffered terrible hardships in its march across the desert, according to a Reu ter's Cairo ciispatch giving stories of Turkish prisoners. Tno dispatch says that prisoners continue to arrive in Cairo.

Lack of water was one of the princi pal causes cf suffering among the Turks. In some cases they suffered so frightfully from thirst that they killed their camels and drank the blood.

The prisoners say the Turkish losses were exceedingly heavy, as they attacked in macs formation, in ignorance of the strong defenses of the British. The devastating machine gun fire with which the assault "Was met was the first indication the privates had of the work confronting thom.

ITALIAN CAPTAIN SHOT.

Faced Fire to Cut Wire Entanglement, and Dietl There. PARIS, Aug. 9".—The dramatic death of the commander of the Italian troops that stormed the Austrian line on Mont St. Michael is described in a dispatch to the Petit Parisian from its correspondent on* the Italian front.

The dispatch says: "The enemy offered their most intense resistance at the second line trenches on Mont San Michael. Our men dashed forward at a run to find one trench still protected by wire entanglements. The commander of the attapking battalion said: 'Boys, we've got to pass.' Taking a hatchet he cut a passage through the wire calmly, and deliberately. Just as he completed his task he fell into the arms of the soldiers, shot through the heart. But the breach had been made and the Italians swarmed through into the Austrian lines."

Surrender of Lemberg.

LQNDON, Aug. 9.—A proclamation for proposing the surrender of Lemberg, capital of Galicia, was issued by the governor of the city on August 4, says ao Exchange Telegraph Co. dispatch from Bucharest. On the same date, the dispatch adds, the evacuation of the city by the civilian population was ordered.

The proclamation declared the Austrians would return shortly to wrest Lemberg from the Russians.

Berlin Reports Success.

BERLIN, Aug. 9 (via London)—Attacks by th£ British and the: French north of the river Somme have been checked with heavy losses to the assaulting forces, the war office announced today. Nearly four hundred were taken prisoners and six of their machine guns captured.

Peronne Being Razed..

GERMAN GREAT HEADQUARTERS. (via Berlin, Tuesday, Aug. 8.and London, Aug. 9.)—Since yesterday the famous old French city' of Peronne has

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been under French artillery, .Are insulting in a great conflagration whiqh threatens to wipe it out. Already .the. fine collection of paintings, of Italia.n and Flemish masters,has been destroyed by shells which landed squarely In the city hall, where the mdst valuable art objects from the museum liad been housed fdt protection.. ..

Turkish Worm Turns. V

CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 9.—(via London).—Turkish troops yesterday captured from the- Russians the Armenian tottns of Bltlis and Mush, it was officially announced today by the Turkish war office.

CARGO FOR THE BREMEN.

Said to Be Collected Already on Do^ks At Boston. BOSTON. Mass., Aug. 9.—While it was generally conceded that one jruess •Was: as good as another, those who argue .that the German' submarine

Bremen: will find refuge in' Bostdft harbor were encouraged today lay jpef sistent reports that an outgoing Cargo for the merchantman was being assembled. According to these reports which could not be'traced to a definite source, the cargo' will consist 6t nickel and rubber which are beiiiir brought to town in a way to escape observation. "1

SETTLE MEXICAN KNOT.

President Has Board Chosen to jUn dertaKe Work. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Announcement was made a,t the white house today that the three American members of the joint commission which will undertake to settle the Mexican border difficulties, have been selected. President Wilson has telegraphed asking them to serve, and their names will be made public as soon as replies have been received.

REPORT SCORE DROWNED.

Cloud Burst In West Virginia-Causes $1,000,000 Loss. HUNTINGTON, W." Va., Aug. 9.— property loss exceeding a piillion dol-i lars was caused by a cloud burst that swept down Cabin creek valley this morning, according to a report received here, and rumors were persistent that more than a scOre of persons had-been drowned at Acme, W. Va. These rumors were denied by officials of the A e o a o

BIG NAVY FLAN WINS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Effective deposition in the house .to the senate big navaj building prbgfam including four dreadnaughts and four "battle cruisers for 1917, has given Way before administration pressure, those favoring the more extensive plan beiieved today The test will come next Tuesday when the house votes on senate amendments^

MENTIONED FOR BRAVERY. WASHINGTON, Aug., 9.—John Phillips, master of the navy tug Pentucket, and the nine men of his crew were commended by Secretary Daniels today for their "excellent work and unhesitating exposure to danger following the great explosion at New York," July 30.

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