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GREAT ACTIVITY ALOHG THE EMTIRE

VESTERN FRONT Heaviest Fighting on the Somme and Verdun Fronts. RUSSIANS ATTACK ON EASTERN FRONT wtorms and Cold Weather No De terrent Fighting in Mesopotamia. ly tto ltrHotiol Xs RtrrU.) LONDON, January 30. The attack and raiding tactics of the French ami Tnglish force along the Western J rent may be accepted as the preliminaries to th apring offensive, in tin jview of certain military expert. J Relief wan expressed here today t y war critic that the allies are feel Jng out the German lines for the we.ik point. The possibility exmts tha' i double offensive may be attempts he British ctirrmi out utte drive (u French troop the other. Activity in reported all along the estem Trent from the North Sea ti ne awts Dorncr. The heaviest fighting has t.tket ace on the Somme and vrdui ronU. but there have been vurnrcu y rencr raids on me r ranco-neiinar rentier, in Arte:, on the Aisne river. n v-namoaiirne. in me vvoevre district i n the Vosgea and in upper Alsace. Operations are being rarried out or. f he Eastern front similar to those in the western arena of war. Deapiti ,-torms and told weather the Rus3iant jure slte-Jiiuij and carrying out reconjhoireri enrernnyees all a'nng the line. Scvwre fighting has been report-i-d from Calisia and the Lower range f the Carpathians, on the border." of tlukowina and Moldavia. Fighting in Mesopotamia. J: The second grot effort of the Brit $4(1 in Mesopotamia to rut through tc England is now in full swing. Dis-iau-bes from Basra (the Kritinh base! jeported today that heavy fighting it n progress or both sides of the Tigrif liver and that the British are attempting to isolate the Turkish garrison at Aut-El-Am&ra. The British troops .n the southern bank. The British jlroops on the southern banks o! Tigris having fewer obstacles to overcome, are making better progress than ihose on the northern bank. An offlj is! war office statement issued Monday night said that about 2'x miles of 4 iui.ii trenches had been captured. Heavy losses were inflicted upon the .Turk. 1 If the British are able to rapture find hold Bagdad it will put an end t Ihe German dream of a trade route J'rom Berlin to the Persian gulf, jdiseh of th-i line has been constructed find surveys have been made for all of u Ragilad is about 110 miles north frest of the present fighting. A STORM CENTER. Till No, 304 Scene of Violent Fight iing en Verdun Front. IB ff Tmfrnt4omwl Sen Aervit. i BERLIN, January 30 Hill No 104 on the Verdun front was apair Ihe Btorra center of fighting last light The French assaulted the Oermar rfitioiw on that b!ood-oaked height hat the attack were without success the war office announced today. J Gashes between reconnoitering deIschmenU took place yesterday in the end of Tchema river and on thr iHtruma river, the war office stated to)y in a communication on Macedon ian fighting. INSPECTORS AT WORK. Hiate Representative Probe Ship-r-nits of Coal. IA the JlerHMl Veirs S"t.) ivnriMAPTM.l?. Ind.. January 30 I Several inspectors of the Public Ser-i-ire Commiiuiun today scattered through the state to see that railroad aenmmission orders lor quirx smpfment and delivery of coal. That the Orders already have struck a blow at iihe speculator's practice of reeor.sign i ng cars for speculative purposes, is '- nidirated by th' number of complaint received from broker. A table of Die ji-.uti shows that the vailrooos ire not delivering as many t.n as lave been asked, and many cities hsve iepon-ed rio In . t;.i in Hi usi.im. f - r, how-

PREVENTS SURGEON FROM CUTTING OUT

A SOUND APPENDIX (ftp fe frs(JNUJ .Vcics Anrvlecl PIERRE, S. January .10.THe surgeon who cut out a perfectly good appendix, through a mistake or because of an incorrect diagnosis, can't charge a cent for his services under the provisions of a bill offered the legislature here. - - Moreover, to check up on the doctor and prevent uiihkitful or unscrupulous practitioners from performing such operations the bill requires that all vermiform appendices must be sent to the state laboratory for examination. It then will be returned to the original possessor tMth a reiurt on it condition. FIRE AT PEORIA. Illinois City Sustained a Lo-i of 5:4, 000 Today. illy 1h ttrfHjHlni .Yrirl geri'lf.t PEORIA. 111.. January 30. Fire ihich for a time threatened to desroy several buildings in the business iirttnti. was piaceq unuer control loUy alter it hud caused damage of :.(.000 to hsilf a dozen store butldinim md smike and water had drtmuged thoir stocks. I!ig Squadron to Comb Seas For Trace of German Commerce PaWers, (fiy 1h Intrrnatiuml .Vck Aerrlie.i NEW YORK, January TO.A big squadron of British '.var veesels formed into a huge net off the Ameri can coast today to comb the seas f.ir .races of two German commerce ruid- & vhirh are uipose.l to have aband oned the South American field for the more lucrative steamer lanes of ilie N'orth. In the hunting squadron are aid tl l tin faate..i iruiitt-rn and - Hroyers the Rntisti navy boats. The British squadron will be in the New Yi)rk sees tomorrow (today) said cablegram from the Admiralty to the British consulate here. '"In the squadron are known to be the Surfola, (ilasguw, Essex, VlndicLancaster, Edinburgh Castie. Orsma and Cumberland. There urv others whose names are not known here." The belief persist that the pair of fleets of German raiders are the famous Moewe and the former British hantman St. Theodore which was 'aptured and converted into a raider. PROEM SETMS ftrlO ARE LEAVING MEXICO Pershing's Forces Withdrawing From the Soil of Mexico. (K l lmtrrattmol .Veirt ftfrgtt-t.t EL PASO, January 30 Oncra! Pershing und parj of his forre are ming in the la-sm (trends dis trict to protect settlers who are lenvg todny, according to refugees from :i Valle and Ca.sas Crandes. The final evacuation is :chrduied for toRoads along Pershing's line of com munication carry a picture of somcof e incidents of ihe war in Europe, fugees naid. Settlers fleeing in fear Lhat Villista raids will follow the with drawal of American troops are carryng all their household belongings. Wagon trains are strung along the mad for many miles. Some of Pershing's troops may ach Columbus. X. M., on ?uedy. The review of the expeditionary forces i to tie held at Las Palomas lakes. seven miles south of the bonier, on the amc day. El Paso was quiet today. No fresh attempts vrre made by Mesicans to rush across the International bridge in defiance of quarantine regulations anJ the military authorities Juarei reported they had the situation well in hand. GIVES A Hl'BPRHK. Sunday being the fiftieth birthday wniveTary of Georn A. ('rim a number of frien.u and relative gtn-

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SEEK TO DIVERT

NSPECTIOM FO TO NEV CHANNEL Democrats Propose a New Plan in Oil Inspection Case. AN ANSWER TO THE GOVERNOR'S CHARGE Would Use Fund For Road or School Purposes Legislative Record. I Hi Iht U rale.'ll r gertlce. I INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., January 30. The oil inspection fight took a new turn when it was proposed to introiluce a new bill hich would divert Ihe funds now turned into the state treasury to a road fund or school fund. This bill probably will be proposed by L'emocratic senators, an an ttnswer to Governor Goodrich's oharge that they are opposmg economy. In the house committees made favrbl reports on the Thom bill, which passed the senate, prohibiting attorneys from practicing before the Public Service Commission and other boards, Sipe bill providing for admission of blind students to state universities, Curry bill lo consolidate town and township schools, Cooper bill re quiring fire drills in schools. The railroad committee opposed the Dynes measure requiring railroads and lectric lines to furnish free sanitary drinking cups but the house adopted the minority report. Absent voters in Indiana will be able vote in the future, if the senate will cencur in the views of th how-- of representative, which today passed the absent voters act oy a vote of 1i to 2. The kae was held in session until long past the usual by Speaker LsiliLai h, in an attempt to catch up th business. Two measures, one by Niles to pro hibit Sunday baseball in Indiana and 8 h) Mar.ii r muhir.g sight kowJS a legal work day for all branch of employment except farm labor, and providing for fifty per eent. increase of ages for overtime, were Uitriuce4. The "dry" in the senate were jubil ant at the announcement of Senator Smith, of latporto and Knox counties. , ho announced he would vote ""dry." With tins doubtful vote eerure, prorjtutionists claimed to have a majority in the erate. Convention Bill T P. The constitutional convention b !l ill pass the senate No attempt was made today to pas the bill ttmler nipensinn of rules, ajthougti the sup porters of the measure had enough votes to pass the bllL After a conference of leader, it whs learned that eighteen or nineteen Democrats are for th bill, leaders pected to cast thirty-ooe votes oiit of 49 for the measure if it came to a vote today. It was also learned that th leader of the liquor tubby at the legislature A stated that the liquor force had vm up the fight against a ror.stituor,a: convention mewsure, and will try to defeat woman suffrage and the prohibition bill. They believe the constitutional convention bill is uncor.stitutiorsl. Arr.mg the measures on which able comm.ttee reports were, made ia the house t'st-.y were: Bill reoi nng railroads to provide sanitary drir.krrg ci,ps. Pmnd.ng fo etiuoition Wind persons in state col leg" and universale. Bill requiring mo-ithly fir drill in schools. Highway Can mission BUS. The state highway commission bill, rewritten and amended, today went to the printer hfor being presented to the house. Chairman Mendenhall, of the house roads committee, stated that a unanimous report had been obtained sooner than was expected. The new bill will provide for a eommiseion of four members, two rnerrats and two Republicans, and ene of the four to be a farmer. The maximum expense for state highway shall be IfiO.OOO and Uw maximum salary for an engineer shall be 6,0Q per annum, A victory for the county tmmmlsslmwr and the three-mile road law advocate I seen in th amended bill. It provide that road contracts seiail be let by tha engineer nubjirt to th approval of th enmty eomn :,.!T.?rA Tha hr.m''S rd ! fc Jf t "

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ti-ely killed, Chairml tyne of th houe election comm. tee today announced that the com. ttee is working on the Mason bill wV.f.-h will provide that in the future the will be a combined registration . primary in .March. PLAYED LONE HAND. Barurh Denies ke Had Knowledge of Wilson Pence Mv. Jtv ISf fsferssKosdl 9vs Atfreicf. NEW YORK, January ). Barney Dararh played a "tone'luuid" in Wall street during the now (famous pe-iod between December II nd 23, and by so doing he cleaned Jp t-l76.liiH.47. The figure are his otn. They were given to the House "lwik" committee today by Harurh himfe' in a detailed statement of his speculation during that time. Baruch denied speriffcally and emphatically that he ha any advance new of President Wilstn's peace note. He has only seen Providential secretary Tumulty once in Months, h suid and never breakfasted ith him at the Biltmore. SEVERE EARTHQUAKE. Seismograph at Gerf-Hown Univer sity Record ljuake. iKt "" sitrsaflsssl Jiw sWtlM.l WASHINGTOM, Jafimry 30. The most sever cartbiiuKke shocks re corded during the past two years were registered on the seismographs of Georgetown observatory lav,t night and ly today. The tremors began at a quarter of 10 o'clock last night and lasted until almost one this morning The greatest' seversity of the quake, estimated to have occurred at a point distant 5,000 mile from here was 40 m mutes after the first shock. It was so seven to dislodge the needles on two seismographs. BANK FAILS. . Large Seattle Institut m In Hands nf Bank Examiner. if! " f-!'riui!l,mil .ttara SerWot.l SF.ATTI.S. Wh , January 30 The Ketbr Bank ust Co.npany one of tiae largest bitlia iusUu.uiH here, failed today. The hooks of the bank were seized by the state barsk examiner this morning. line of depositors more than a block long, were held in 'heck by the police. IS ARE AFTER EAWPANCAKES One Other SerloofJy III Poison AcvidentaJy Mixed With the Flour. tks fifeHlMMl Vews ffwrlce.) DANFORTH, II!.. January 30 Five person in one family are dead and another is seriously ill here today as a result of eating pancakes which it is believed contained poison accideiitally mixed with the flour. The dead ai-e: Fred, Theodore, Irwin and Mino Meint and Uteir 7-year-old nephew. Mr. J. O. Maintt, mother of the boys, is ill. Other member of the family who did not taste the pancakes were not ffectd. The victims noticed a slight bitter taste to the pancskes but thought nothing of it until they were wised with all the symptom of poisoning. ON MECHANICS UFA. George H. Palmer filed auit to foreclose a mechanic lien, against Fred rt. and May Banta, in the tirruit court today. The complaint states that the plaintiff furnished material to remodel a house which the defendants own. The amount of the hdl was l.'tl.SI. February 31, ItflS notice of intention to hold a lien on the property until the bill wa paid was filed with the county reeorder rt say. The defendant have faiied Ij Py the final payment of 112 M judgment I asked to th amo-jnt of 22 to rover the attorney fee and cost. C. W, and R. Or'fln are the attorney for th plaintiff. SI IT ON NOTf. Th Farmer' National Bank of ShevldnA today filed uil rn the circuit court against Kartdelph Quick and WHliar A. root. To tomjlaint stabs thai Us defendants borrowed tny to th amount of 1725 from th bsnk sna gav a Rote dstd January 17, ifi, The Ht w ff tlx months

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Aroiind the Edges of the Indiana General Assembly

fft Ikr fsfera(Uisat yeirs Sorrier. I INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., January SO House bill No. 1 is slumbering peacefully in a committee. The measure was introduced by Representative Anderson, bf Elkhart It provide that it ehsll be mandatory' to establish policemen's pension funds in cities of the third and fourth class. Representative Anderson said the bill would not be reported out of the committee until Attorney Proctor, of Elkhart, had addressed the committee on it. Representative Southard's bill making the salury of a county auditor in counties having between 43,000 and 50.000 population would affect only Laporte and Elkhart counties, according to the auditor. When he introduc ed the measure, he stated he thought it would also apply to Wayne county, but finds that rt dues not. Cats and dogs find little sympathy in the Indiana legislature. Already several bills have been introduced aimed at them, but their friends are coming forward. Two pr three legislators wish to raise the tax on dog9 and Representative Dynes has sought to im prone a tax on cats, placing a

fifty cent tax on mole cats and a ; Service Commission power to enforce tax of $1.00 on female cats. j civil service rules. Another measure, proposed by SenSenator Ncdil had in mind I ndi- utor Simmons, of Hluffton, will all Oct

tions in Lake county where town'i many cities. It would allow city councitics arc growing together, vhe'i cils to appropriate money for health introduced a bill in the senate tTlcers, whose pay is now fixed by

viding for the joint construction anuVstatute and is Very low.

VIOLATI THE HIGHWAY LAW Affidavit Filed Against Milk Hauler of the Condensed Ml'k Company. An affidavit has been filed in Justice of Peace Trowbridge's court against Roy Layton, a milk hauler for the In diana Condensed Milk Company here, charging him with hauling a heavyload over the roads when they ere thawing. Layton has arrested and appeared in court this moming and gave bond to the sum of'fifty dollars with J. M. Martin as his bondsman. The trial has been act for 2:00 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The Milk Company which is standing back of Mr. Layton has employed A. J Shelby and will fight the case. Layton hauls milk in a truck which when loaded weighs over thirty-eight hundred pounds. A. F. Bart, county road superintendent, is the prosecuting witness in the case. A Serious Mtlter. The hauling proposition is a serious matter and one which demands consideration. The law in the rase is plain and sets out the weight of londs and the width of tires. On the other hand the milk company ha to have milk to keep in operation and the farmers who have invested money in cattle and dairy outfits in order to sell their milk have to get it here in some wr.y. None of them is preparod to take care of the milk at home. If th factory would have to close down for days or week because they canlot, get the milk, no doubt, the official would move it to some other place where they can get It. The road officials are not wishing to work hardships on anyone and are only doing what the public demands of thera in making the arrests. It is a serious problem and it is to be hoped thnt it will be settles! satisfactorily to ail concerned. SUIT FOR DIVORCE. Dayae Bushong File Complaint Against George A. Bushong. Days Bushong filed suit against George A. Bushong for divorce in the circuit court today. The complaint alleges that the couple were msrried on November 0, 1000 and separated on January 9. lot". It alleges that during the latter part of the couple's married life the husband treated the plajstifT rruelly. He often cursed her and threatened to strike hrfj ha refused to work and made her tunport herself and two ehiMen by a former husband She askc for a divorce and costs of the SU't. A. J. Shelby i her attorney. COUNTY MEETING. The county meeting of th K. of P. lodge will he held at th lodge room In Thorntown, lodge numbr 124, Wednesdsy evening. Th meeting will bti called to order t 7 o'clock.- An tnterstinf program a at bean erefrd to whitll cm of th grand lodgo orMeer !1 ( rt. tsefKVMMnta will be

maintenance of owner by joining municipalities. A new angle had been .added today to the fight for a prohibition law, with the favorable report yesterday afternoon of the senate c immittee or. constitutional revision on the amendment to the constitution proposed by Senator Porter, mnking prohibition a part of the state's basic law. Whether the liquor element will use this amendment, which would have lo be ratified by the next legislature, to houi oil immediate prohibition, or whether the drys will mnko a double fight for the Wright bill and the Porter resolution was uncertain. The report on the Porter resolution makes it certain that the prohibition bill will not slumber in a committee. The Wright bill went to the Public Rights and Franchiser, committee, and Arthur Robinson, Republican floor louder und chairman of the committee, will see that an early favorable report is made. Many cities which own public utilities are vitally interested in the bill of Senator McConuha, of Richmond,

j plitcing employes of the utilities under ! civil service and giving the Public RESTORED TO LIFE AFTER THE HEART HAD STOPPED BEATING (itjr Me Ittrernariims! ,K-f ffsrulcs. i CHICAGO, January, 30.I.ittle Eliialieth Keney, 7 year old daughter of J. C. Kelsey, a banker is on the road to recovery today after her heart had stopped beating during an operation and life had been festered artificially, The child collapsed under an anaesthetic snd was revived after the heart uiAion had been xtilleiL by methods fcmpUred in resuscitating gas and drowning victims. The heart was coaxed along' for a doubtful pHod of 36 minutss before Dr. E. E. Vaughn announced that she would live. STROKE OF PARALYSIS. Wt,t Suffered by Alv Brodrick at New Brunswick His Condition Today Alva Brodrick, living at New Brunswick, was found at his home this moming in s semi-conscious condition and he had evidently suffered a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Brodrick is about seventy-five years of age and lives alone. He was found by his daughter, who had gone to his heme to visit him. The report from his bedside this afternoon stated that he wss grhiiuully sinking. WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE BILL Measure Will Not Be Smothered in Committee Divided Report Promised. (H u l feriefl9flsl Veirs SVrrler.l INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., January SO Woman suffrage will get a chance on the legislature. This much was assured today after the senate com mittee having the bill heard the pita of women for a favorable report. A divided report will be made, but the bill will not be smothered in the committee, fwir will the suffrage bill in u. house die in a committee. Speaker Jiwse F.schbach today reiterated hi statement that he would allow no bill to be smothered in committee. MINOR COURTS. Roy Liken appealed before 'S.iuirn Trowbridge thi moming and plead guilty to the charga of intoxication. He was fined $1 and cost amounting to $11.05. l.iken with three other men had a big "booie" party yesterday afternoon in the south fart of town. Officer Emmert was called but th other three men escaped, lie know their name., however, and affidavit will bo Ale! age'tut them soon. PLAYS THS CTILLE TEAM. Th. cmwfVdiiviS! basketball twun

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FOR ASSEMtBUiiG Temperance Forces Urged to Meet at Capitol Thursday. BOONE COUNTY TO BE REPRESENTED Big Delegation to go From Here Mass Mei'tifijf Wednesday Evening. A call for ,'100,000 "dry" adherent tn ussemble in Indianapolis Thursday to work in the interest of the suileide prohibition bill which is to come - up for passage in the senate on that day, was sent out to every nook ami corner of Indiana today by the diy federation of the state. In response to this call, the local ministerial association met this morning nnd formulated plans for sending a big delegation from Boone eounty. Boone quota his I ti placed at !H0 and the local committee believes that there will be no difficulty in securing that number. Committee Named. Special interurban car will he pro vided and will leave here at 9:00 a. m., Thursday. The fare for the round trip will be HT rents. A transportation committee has been uppointed and - is composed of the following individuals, the telephone number being given in each case: Tom Miller, 'phone J87; Hen F. McKey, 'phone 46; A. H. Felker, 'phone I'M; Ernest Lewis, 'phone 41!j Ivan Fuller, 'phone 240; 1), S. Crooks, 'uhona 'i!7-Xj Joseph ttnese no phone, street number, TJ.') Wast Washington street. Permms who eapect to go on this trip are urged to telephone or notify any of the above men not later than Wednesday night. All persons within a reasonable radius of I ebanon are asked to assemble here and go witli the Lebanon people. Persons living at Jamestown and vicinity will go from that point Olheti in remote sections of the county will take the most convenient route inte the city. Mass Meeting Everywhere. It is announced that there will be a mass meeting in the court house rotunda here on Wednesday n'ght, when speeches will be made by Judge W. H. Parr, W. E. Callane and other prominent citizens. Similar mass meetings will be held in every town and section of tha county on the una night according to plans formulated today. It i probable that great throng of Boone eounty "drys" will make the trip to Indianapolis on Thursday. The prospect are that the greatest "dry" demon5trl ii.,t the state has ever witnessed will be staged at the Hoosicr cnpitol on Thursday. COURT NEWS. In the case of John C. Reiber against Ona Reiber for divorce tha plaintiff was ordered to pay the defendant 115 per week for the support of, herself and children, beginning February 6 and attorney's fees to tho amount of 150 on or before March 10, 1917. In the of William Rose against David Bradhaw et. al., to quite title, judgment was found for the plaintiff. Judge Parr today granted Deborah Anderson a divorce from George Anderson and the restoration of her maiden name Deborah Smith. The defendant was ordered to pay the costs, Lucy Byard was granted a divorce from Emmett Byard in the circuit court today at her costs. She wa ordered not to remarry within two years. The divorce suit of Dora Frenth against Charles French was dismissed this afternoon on the notion of tho plaintiff and the Board of Children's guardians was ordered to return hte children to her. HONOR ROLL List of Tho Wko Have Recently Paid Subscrtpikm is Advanesx,

W. i. McCray, R. R. 7. Mr. Hannah Dye, Mississippi H. G. RiitiKia!!, R RAlbert Mount. R. f. ' J. A. Pitting, R. R. 15. Glen F Barges. K'ik;ipH. R. 1 Si fW-M. R. -RJ. a iJrmm, ft. F., If.

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