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LIUT. RHODES TAKES PART IN AIR BATTLE

Brother of Terre Haute Han Has Thrilling Experience Hea» 1 Cliateau Thierry.

WITH THE AMTERICfAX ARMY IN PRANCE, July (J.—(By The Associated Frsss.)— Four American aviators, Lieutenants Carlisle Rhodes, of Terre Haute, Ind. S. P. Thompson, Honeoye falls. N. Y. Waldo H. Heinrichs, of Granville, Ohio, and John Mitchell, of Manchester, Mass., engaged in a thrillIn* air battle northwest of Chatean Thierry Friday morning. One German machine was shot down during the combat, and it is believed that Lieut. Heinrichs was the American who sent the enemy airplane to earth. The four American aviators were patrolling the lines Ave or six kilometers inside the Qerman front when they encountered si* enemy machines. The battle began at an altitude of 4,200 metres and continued until the machines had dropped down to 2.200 metres from the earth. The combat lasted for twenty minutes.

An hour later eight American machines engaged in a battle with fifteen enemy airplanes at a height of 4,700 metres. The combat swayed backward and forward over the German and American lines near Chateau Thierry. The German machines were higher than the Americans but the latter ^maneuvered their airplanes admirably in the fight Suddenly one of the enemy airplanes dived toward the earth and went spanning downward, being chased down by two of the American lieutenants, Ralph A. O'Neill, of No8*1 es, Ariz., and J. C- Rafble, of New

York. It is believed the German airplane was out of control during its plunge.

Lieut. Carlisle Rhodes f* the son ef llr. ^rnd Mrs. Hillary Rhodes, of Lovington, 111., and brother of Dr. Walter Rhodes, of North Sixth street. He was graduated from the University of Illinois in 1916, and after his graduation he was employed as a civil engineer with a construction company in Chicago, 111., until a year ago last January, when he enlisted in the aviation section and, was sent to Memphis, Turn., for training. He was sent to Frases last October.

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CHICAGO, July The German Club of Chicago, said to be the largest organizatiou of its :«'nd in tho United States, has changed its name to the American Unity club

The announcement of the change wag made today in a tetter which was sent to each of the 2,200 members. The |_/*j?3err£an dub included only actual Gcrmans, excluding those of Aiherican birth, *.V

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TBOOP SHIP ASHORE,

OTTAWA, Ont, July t.—A Canadian troop ship, The City of Vienna, has COBS ashore on the Atlantic coast. AM the troops and the crew were safely removed. Official announcement re ganMhg the vessel it&s made here to day through the office of the chief prsss censor. It is thought the ship would bo a total loss.

British Casualties

LONDON, July 6.—British cssuslties reported during the week ending today reached an aggregate. Of 17,336. The losses wsrs divided as fellows:

Killed or disd of wounds: OfR* ters, 140 men, 2,596. Wounded or misaingi Officers, 413 men, 14,187.

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i falling off in the rate of British casualties reported, ss compared with thoss of week sfter week during May- and June, when the effects of the heavy German attacks on the British front were revealing themselves in the casuslty lists.

Ths June casualties reported, for inptsncs, sversged approximately 36,000 s week, and for the lest eight days in June they were more thsn 39,000.

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May 'were 166,802, or sn svef* of mora than 40,000 a week.

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Do Marines Know Their Machine Guns? This Lad Handles One Blindfolded

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deck of the steamer was visible above the water.

Divers Begin at Daybreak. With the bfeak of day divers went down Into the sunken steamer to bring up bodies of the 100 or more victiips of thi disaster believed to be between the crushed decks of the boat. One of the under-water men was George Holverson, who recovered many bodies from the Eastland when that boat capsI-tikI in the Chicago river In 1915.

Almost at the same hour hearses began arriving in Pekin from the scene of the disaster bringing the first of the bodies of the victims. Soldiers detailed from Camps Bradley and Herring were in Pekin early 16 preserve order.

Coroner E. L. Clary, of Tazewell county, early this morning swore in a jury and left with the members for the scene.

At that time 1* bodies had been identified and seven injured persons were in hospitals. All known victims were residents of Pekin or neighboring villages. •..«

As dawn broke and the unsettled mist which hung over the river lifted, volunteer workers vigorously prosecuted the search fur bodies.

Collapsed and shattered, the'swperstructUre of the sunken boat stood out in clear outline against the morning s kjr.Presents Grewsome Sight.

Under the direction of Sheriff Wilson, of Tazewell county, ttee workers clambered aboard the craft. Weird memories of an excursion crowd were seen on every hand. Knitting, which some industrious matrons had been laboring on just before the crash, was found floating between the decks of the boat.

Shoes, hats, dancing pumps, sweaters and wraps were hauled from the water-covered checjting rQom in the dance floor lobby.

Over the uncertain "plank railings and life rafts—-jumbled in an unrecognizable pile of wreckage—the searchers crawled with precarious footsteps.

With the arms of the victims thrown up in queer attitudes of defiance of the falling deck, protection from impending death, and fear of the terrible watery darkness,- the bodies were pulled out from beneath the decks.

If tney were identified tags were attached to the baskets in which they were placed and then were taken to shore. Otherwise they were carefully covered and hurried to pekin.

Divers appeared shortly after 8 o'clock. Because of the battered shape of the boat, it was believed that several days would pass before all of the work of reclaiming tbe bodies would be completed.

HOLD CONFERENCE ON

•wA'smwrroN*, Jui ?.—resident Wilson oallcd -into conference today Secretaries Lansing, Baker and Daniel? and Admiral Benston. chief of operations of the navy, There was no statement-of the purpose, but a report spread that the conference had to do with the Russian situation.

It is known the President has been earnestly urged bv representatives of the allies during the past week to approve American and allied military intervention in Siberia, and that the subject has been given renewed serious consideration.

BANES SHOW DECREASE.

NV'W YORK. .Tufy fi.—The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week—five days—shows that the^ hold f?f.4^3.240 reserve, in excess of legal requirements. This in a decrease of t)45.478.440 from last week.

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V. S. MARINE TAKE MACHINE GUN APART BLINDFOLDED. Uncle Sam's warriors know their ifornia, taking a complt'to machine weapons when they go into bat- gun apart blindfolded. Ho did it is tie. The above picture shows a marine rapidly as it could be done with the in training at Mare Island station, Cal- use of the. eyes.

ALLIED BLOWS FAIL TO DRAW AN OFFENSIVE

Italian Front Is Active.

Fighting activity on the Italian front is becoming more general, but it is not very severe at any one point.

Near the mouth of the Piave the Italians have gained further ground and taken 400 prisoners. Between the Brenta and tho Piave on the mountain front, the Italians have made a she j* ".vance and repulsed enemy efforts. Austrian attacks on the Asiago plateau, west of the Brenta. were broken up by the Italians.

"r:* "Amrf-icarts Tell of Battle. '&» -July 6.—The Americans who took part in the pghting dn Thursday at Viliers Bretonneaux were delighted with their share in the battle, says the Reuters correspondent n(, Rriti.sh headquarters telegraphing from the front. He says i}iey were quite new to any sort of warfare and described the barrage fire as equal to the rinest Pourth of July celebration. A young corporal only 21 years old, although too badly wounded to be taken immediately to the hospital and in great pain, gave his experience with relish, the correspondent says. The American had Killed seven Germans, which he considered to be more than a fair equivalent for his wounds. The young American's story follows: **V\'ith a few others I was working around a corner of Vaire wood when I eam0 across some German machine guns in a wheat field. They were firing some special type of bullet which is used against tanks. One of tltese wounded me In the thigh. I neverthe

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crept close enough to throw a bomb winch fell on one of the guns and killed all four members of its crew. I fcaw a man running from behind the JTun toward a dugout and I followed and shot him. "As I was retracing my step* a sixth (Herman stole up from behind and made a thrust at me with his bayonet. was again wounded, hut the German paid for his exploit with his life. received my third wound from a CJerman whom overcame just "before fainting from pain and loss of blood."

The correspondent tells of another mere boy who described his adventure in the fight. Ho had been in somo severe combats when the troops carried the trenches bevond Hamel and had been h^dly wounded in the leg. While he was lying helpless, two Germans ran at him with fixed bayonets. I.eaning down with his head on his rifle he just managed to pull the trigger and a bullet went ihrough the nea.re.st ierman who was about a dozen yards away. The other still came on and the youns man managed to rise, parry the clermanr bayonet thrust and bring the stock of his rifle down on his opponents head.

A searching party found him- lying there with the-two Germans beside him.

WHEAT PRICE IS FIXED

WASHINGTON, July 8.—Congress settled today the long standing controversy over the government Guaranteed price of wheat by approving a price of 2.40 ari a substitute for $2 SO. as contended for by the senate. The senate accepted without debate the substitute previously adopted in the house, and sent the measure to ^president for his signature. ,^

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ly southwest 6£ Yprtta ahd south of the Aisne. Gen. Foch probably will cofitinue to harass the enemy In minor operations, but the belief is held by some military observers that he might surprise the German command by striking in force at a vital point. His manpower is increasing and his artillery and aerial forces predominate oret the same aervices on the enemy side. In the past veek British airmen alone have accounted. 'for 195 German macnines, while their awn fatiea to return.

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TERRE HAUTE TRIBUNE.

FAKE EXTRAS ARE EOtW CITIZENS

People Complain ttf Police About a New Practice That Has Sprung Up Here.

•The police are being repeatedly appealed to to stop the practice of newsboys circulating through the residence "section of th^ city at a late hour every night, crying, "night extras" and telling of a big turn in the war. Friday night dozens of protests from indignant citizens were forthcoming when a gang of grown youths circulated through the east end selling Chicago and Indianapolis papers, and awoke hundreds of persons with their false cries of a big turn in the war. The police hav© been asked to stop such a nuisance, and it is said that Chief Jack

Beattie will- give all patrolmen instructions to arrest any person caught selling ,"fake" extras or disturbing the peace of the community of nights. The papers sold by the gang in the east end Friday night, were a late afternoon paper, not an extra, but papers that the boys were unable to disjose of down town and chose the fake rather than be ''stuck" with a large n u e u n s o

This pract ce, according to many citizens of the east part of the city, is a nuisance to say the least. In nearly every home in Terre Haute a service flag hangs in the window and when the cry of a "night extra" goes up. naturally parents hurry out to see what has happened and are alarmed, thinking that perhaps their son, brother or husband has been killed. After they have left their beds and purchased the fake they find that it is an ordinary afternoon paper which could not be sold on the streets, and which does not contain.* new thing about the war.

A recent campaign started here by a Chicago and Indianapolis paper, has brought several professional newspaper sellers into the city, and they are fast becoming unpopular with their schemes to dispose of their wafes. "A night extm is not objectionable if it is really a night extra and contains real legitimate news, but when another attempt is made to fool the public and induce them to buy papers they do not want, and the peace is disturbed, several persons are going to find themselves in the hands of the pflllce," says Chief Beattie.

OUT SENATOR'S FAMILY

FORT WAYNE, Ind.. June f.—Mrs. Susette Munton, 42, Alice Munton. 17, and Sidney Munton, 19, wife and children of Hon. Charles J. Munton, Indiana state senator for the Lagrange-Noble-Steuben district and president of the Fort Wayne and Northwestern interurban railroad, were killed' instantly shortly before noon, today, when their automobile was struck by a westbound passenger train on ths Lake Shore railroad, at KendallviHe, the home of the Muntons.

Mrs. Munton and her daughter were killed instantly, and young Muntcn. who was driving the car, lived but a few minutes after the accident. The Fast street crossing, in KendallviHe. where the accident occurred, has been the scene of several other accidents of the sort.

1,500 TELEGRAPHDtS REPUDIATE (KIEF

CHICAGO. July t.—More than 1,800 Western Union Telegraph company employes repudiated Sylvester J. Konencamp. president of the Commercial Telegraphers* Union of America, who has announced that he will call out 25 000 telegraphers in strike on July 8, in a message sent yesterday to President Wilson.

The employes refuse, according *o theff message to the president, to "be a party to any obstruction.'*

Obituary

MA I RICE B. STEWARD. Maurice B. Steward. 44 years old, died at 7 o'clock Friday evening at the residence. 600 South Second street. He is survived by a widowed mother. Urn. Melissa Jane Winburn. The funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Allen chapel. Burial will be made in HigMnyn* JLawn cemetery.

DOROTHY IRENE LAE. Dorothy Irene Une, four years old. died this morning at o'clock at the residence, three miles north of Middletown. She is survived by the parents and one sister. The funeral will

held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 from the New Harmony church, with burial at. the cfcuroh cemetery.'

MRS. MART CLARK.

By Special Correspondent. BRIDOKTON, Ind., July -Mrs. ATary Clark, wife of Elisha Clark died Friday morning after a long illness of paresis. i?he wae 67 years old and is survived by her widower, two son?, Jsaac and Harry Clark, of Bridgeton. two da.ughterB. Mrs. Scott Nevins. of BridRoton, and Mra Samuel Mclntire, of Binmarck, 111., six grandchildren, one gre-at grandchild and two sisters. Mrs. John Crafton, of Carbon, and Mrs. Isaac Wolvert.on, of Goodin's Corner. Funeral services will be held at North Union church, in Jackson township, ar 10.30 o'clock. Sunday morning, with burial in the adjoining cemetery.

MRS. RALSTOW. By Snecial Correspondent. ROSEPALF,. Ind.. Jutv 6.—Mrs. Rosanna Ralston, 56 years old, died at her homo here this morning after a several weeks illness with typhoid pneumonia. She is survived by her husband, .Tames Ralston, two daugh"rs and three sons.r Arrangements for itmsrai have not been announced.

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Success In Recent Action on the Somme Is Commended By Field 'Marshal Haig.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE), Friday, July 5.—(By the Associated Press.)—Along: the whole British front today the main topic of conversation was the remarkable success achieved in Thursday's attack south of the Somme by the combined Australian and American troops, assisted: 1ay a fleet of English manned tank?, Even tho German prisoners were admitting ruefully that the drive had been conducted with cleverness and invincible courage. To this praise was. added a telegram from Field Marshal Haig to the forces invoKed, including the American, expressing his warm congratulations on the victory which attended the operations and on the skill and ga.llanlry with which it was executed.

Naturally the main interest of the day was in the American soldiers who had made their initial appearance in the battle line and who fought so fiercely that they have established an enviable reputation and drawn the prediction that, they would be second to none among hardy warriors.

Hold New Possessions.

The Australians and Yankees today were holding their newly won possessions strongly after having repulsed a series of three counter attacks during the night—one on each flnnk and a third in the center. All these enemy assaults were thrown back ea-sily and still more prisoners were added to th^ large number taken yesterday, while many of the hostile infantry perished in the attempts to regain that which they bad lost.

Additional reports confirm previous ones that the enem\ casualties Thursday were exceedingly heavv and that the German list of killed was very long. Not only did the a.ft.a king force? work havoc among the enemy but the supporting artillery maintained a- most destructive fire over the German territ.orv.

MISS LEDERER CALLED.

Ernestine L^ederer. young dauerhter of Julius I^ederer, of South Sixth street, wag called on by Uncle Sam Saturday to "do her bit." She was notified to repnri for duty at th« quartermaster general's- headquarters in Washington. H«r father *ill accompany her to Washington. The young woman is an etxpert auditor.

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an investigation while congress was In recess. Is Difficult Subject.

That the passage of legislation for the taking of control over the wire systems of the country would prove "vastly a more difficult sunject man that enabling the government to take control over the railroad systems", was declarecj by Senator Cummins, of Iowa. He Said he thought the wires should be taken over under conditions that would protect the people from unjust rates and that he did not want to ser* an immediate increase In rates, such as followed the taking over of the railroads. If possibility of a telegraphers' strike is not responsible for pressure to pass the resolution, Senator Borah said, he believed It was a first step toward permanent government ownership of the wire utilities and that such a situation should be clearly understood.

Proposes Nsw Department. While the debate was in progress Senator Tyewis, of Illinois, introduced a resolution proposing combination of federal operation of railroads, steamshir's. telegraph and teIerbone line* in a new department of transportation and with a cabinet officer at its head.

Senator Overman declared the telegraph lines may be taken over under a law passed in 1 *66. Senator Lewis also contended specific legislation is unnecessary because«of that law and the proclamation of war.

GOOD NEWS FOB SULK MEN.

Minimum Shipping Charge Will Be Done Away With HereafUr. Shippers of milk #md cream will be relieved of the minimum charge of 50c. on each «hipment, established June 25. by the railroad administration, when a general increase of 26 percent in rstes went into effect.

This was affected* through cooperation of the food administration with the railroad administration, which had received protests from dairymen that the minimum, which had to be paid on shipments even so small as a single can of milk, no matter how short the haul, would work hardship, particularly In suburban territory near large cities.

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sequent counter attacks by the Ger* mans failing to cause the slightest withdrawal from the territory' oocti pied.

Ready To Meet Bfoff*

LONDON, July 6.—The coming Ger» man blow will not be less dangerou.1 berause of the time employed in pre* paring for it, but It is oomrorting to I know that the men res'TonsiMe for th command of the allied armies are con« fident of the result Andrew Bonar 4 Law. chancellor of ttle exchequer, declared last night, at a dinner to th| delegates of the parliamentary Com» niercial conference. "It is impossible to forage tlje future," he said, "but I do believe that the fateful hour of this war is upon us, and if in another three months our enemies have won no strategic object, then their campaign will have failed and it %'JH I hvpe, he a. decisive, fail* ure."

Make Many Mistakes.

The Germans possessed th* tftrtrt perfect military machine that ever existed but, the chancellor said, he be* lieved that wh«n the history of th4 war was written it would be seen that Germany had made greater military mistakes than anv other power. Hi instanced the submarine warki-f wni^lt had brought the United States into th« war. He doubted whether dermam' wnu]d as much out of Byrs'*

The chancellor spoke gratefully off American hft'p and allud.-d to the *nn~. doiful organization in sending American troops acro«s the Atlantic. Thet CJ-ormans, he said, could weieh the advantages and disad\an'^ges of tbe submarine campaign. He had not des

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RULING AIDS MOVIE MEN

WA?HTSr T-5r, .Tiilv G.--tWTnE? picture players are classed as

mate theatrical performera" in an o»-dec annniHH-ed loda by Prn.nst M.-rsh^l General Crowjer, and draft board.* 1 re directed to consider such players, musicians, and all skilled perso'V -em ployed in creating and presentation of* moving picture productions a*s engaged in productive employment.

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