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FRENGH VIGTORS oOUTH OF SOMNE

Most of Village of Berny Cap- ~ tured, Says Paris.

ADVANCE IN ANOTHER TOWN

Berlin Admits Loss of Clery and Says Enemy Gained Ground—TwentyEight French and British Divisions Being Used.

Paris, via London, Sept. 7.—Further French gains are reported in the official statement issued by the war office, these being entirely south of the Somme, where the greater part of the village of Berny was captured, as well as the northern portion of Vermandowillers. The statement says: : “North of the Somme there was.a wiolent artillery- duel, but no infantry action. - : ;

“South of the Somme in the afternoon we successfully renewed our offensive and carried several German trenches southeast of Belloy-en-San-terre.

s “In a vigorous infantry attack we carried the greater part of the village of Berny-en-Santerre and advanced as far as the southern projection of the park. Between Vermandovillers and Chilly there were especially stubbern fighting. We carried the northern portion of Vermandovillers as far as the road to Estrees. " Take More Trenches.

“Farther south, in the xnegion between Chaulnes and Chilly, we captured more trenches and pushed our first line to the omtskirts of Chaulnes and along the railway between Chaulnes and Roye.” . : / In the Verdun sector the Germans directed an intense bombhardment against Fleury, but the French quickfirers prevented the German infantry from advancing. ~ Berlin Admits Loss. Berlin, via London, Sept. 7.—The town of Clery, on the Somme river, three and one-half miles northwest of Peronne, has been captured from the Germans by troops of the entente allies, says the official statement issued by the German army headquarters staff. Twenty;elght divisions of allied troops are being used in the Son®me drive. ; ;

The statement says: ! “Western theater—The battle on both sides of the Somme continues with undiminished intensity. Twentyeight British and French divisions are engaged in the attack. North of the Somme their attacks have been sanZuinarily repulsed. The enemy gained ground in some places. Clery is in his hands.

South of the river, in a ding-dong infantry battle, our first position has been maintained against a fresh attack of the French on g front from Barleux to esouth of Chilly. Only there, where the most advanced trenches had been entirely destroyed, have they been evacuated. 4 : “Up to Tuesday night, as the result of the two-days’ battle, south of “the Somme, 31 officers and 1,437 men from ten French divisions, and 23 machine guns have been brought in. “Im aerjal fights and by anti-aircraft fire three enemy aeroplanes were shot down.”

British Rush Forward. -

London, Sept. 7.—The British dgain pushed forward on the Somme front. They gained possession of all of Leuse wood, the war office announced. Fighting continues between Leuse wood and Combles and in the vicinity of Ginchy.

BAKERS DOOM NICKEL BREAD

Advanced Price of Materials, Especially Wheat, Given as the Cause ’ at Chicago Meet.

Chicago, Sept. 7.—Another time-hon-ored institution of this country seems due to disappear. “Jitney” and loaf of bread have been as inseparable as ham- ® mer and tongs, but now the executive committee of the National Association of Master Bakers, meeting in Chicago, wants to increase the.size of the loaf - and raise the price4o ten cents. The advanced cost of wheat, sugar, - lard, yeast and l.abor—but especially of wheat—is given as the cause for calling the meeting. Within five weeks this summer the price ‘of flour rose , from $4.50 to $7.25 per barrel. Be.fore this advance the average profit for the wholesale baker on a fivescent loaf was three-tenths of a cent; now, unless something is done, he says he - will lose nearly half a cent on‘ each loaf. i

T 0 IGNORE. EIGHT-HOUR LAW

President Ripley Says He Will Stand Pat Until Ordered by Supreme : Court to Comply. “ Topeka, Kan,, Sept. 7.—. P, Ripley, president of the Atchison, Topeka. K & Santa Fe railway, declared in a formal statement that the Santa Fe does not intend to comply with the Adamson eight-hour law, recently enacted by congress to avert a threatened railroad - strike until ordered to do so by the United States Supreme court. : - He declared the so-called eight-hour law was nothing more than an advance of 20 to 25 per cent in wages to the men who receive the most money in _ the railway servica, g

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HOUSE ACTS ON BILL

REVENUE MEASURE WILL BE DISPOSED OF LATE TODAY.

Most of Amendments May Be Accepted —Final Adjournment of Congress _ Expected Tonight.

Washington, Sept. 7.—The house submitted the administration revenue bill to a joint conference committee and adjourned to await final action on the measure. The leaders hope to reconcile the differences between the ®wo houses, in order to allow a final adjournment of congress by tonight. Washington, Sept. 7.—The only important piece of work standing in the way of adjournment, which probably will come tonight, was the smoothing out of house and senate differences on the administration emergency revenue bill providing for the raising of $205,000,000 annually, the creation of a tarIff commission and other important economic principles. ;

The bill passed in the senate by a vote of 42 to 16, with five Republicans voting for it, went to .conference as soon as the house had gone through the formality of naming its conferees, Several of whom have been ‘working on it informally for. several days. It ils believed their report will accept most of the senate amendments, including those adopted directed against interference of the entente allies with American trade. i

The bill was calléd up at the outset of the session of the house on a motion by Representative Kitchin to send the bill to conference. - Mr. Mann wanted time to read the bill and Mr. Kitchin temporarily withdrew the motion. With Representatives Rainey of Illinots and Dixon of Indiana, Democratic ranking members of the ways and means committee, he went over to the senate for an informal conference on the bill.

Pending developments,” Mr. Kitchin withheld the concurent resolution for adjournment of congress, but expressed the opinion that it probably would adjourn today. At the outset the conferees encountered several obstacles. : House conferees insist on the tax on refined ‘copper and the original munitions tax in place of the senate substitute. :

Another obstacle is the senate’s permanent annual appropriation for a tariff commission. The house merely authorized the appropriation after 1917, but the senate made it mandatory. - An amendment, offered by Senator Lee of Maryland and accepted by the senate, extends to all men in the service the benefits of the law appropriating $2,000,000 for relief of dependents of National Guardsmen and' regulars sent to the border in response to President Wilson’s call on June 18. Amendment also makes the law retroactive to the date of the call.

The senate decided by a vote of 32 to 14 to take up Senator Owen'’s corrupt practices bill which would greatly curtail campaign expenditures and impose heavy penalties for violations of its terms. i e

U. ST PROBES SINKING OF SHIP

Americans Were_ on Board Vessel Destroyed VJhile on Way to Glasgow.

Washington, Sept. 7.—~A possible violation of Germany’s submarine warfare pledge to this government was revealed when Consul John M. MecCunn, at Glasgow, Scotland, cabled the state department that 28 Amerieans were on board the British steamer Kelvina, which was “torpedoed or mined” and sunk near Glasgow on September 2. Consul McCunn was instructed to determine whether there.was any violation of the pledges, in the event that the ship was sunk by a submarine. Two “presumably” American citizens were aboard the Italian sailing vessel Stella del Mare, sunk by a submarine off Balearic island, August 29, Consul C. B. Hurst at Barcelona, Spain, cabled the state department. Their names are James Anderson and Lon Bruce. L

RUSSELL DENIED PASSPORT

American Socialist Who Criticized Wilson Refused Credentials by U. S. ' Embassy in France.

' Paris, Sepf. 7.—Charles Edward Russell, the Soaialist, has been refused cerdentials from the American embassy here owing to an attack he made recently on President Wilson in a letter published by the Paris Herald. Russell characterized the president’s birthday cable to the emperor of Austria as “strange and grotesque felicitations,” and said it was “deplorable to see an American willing to compromise about an issue that transcends everything else in the world,” as he says President Wilson has done in dealing with the central empires.

AVIATOR INJURED AT FAIR

Sellen Sinclair of Chicago Buried in Wreckage of His Machine at Sandwich, 111. Aurora, 111.,, Sept. 7T—Aviator Sellen Sinclair of Chicago was buried ‘under the wreckage of his machine at the Sandwich (Ill.) fair grounds when the airship turned over and fell to the ground after striking the quarter pole of the race track, as Sinclair rose for the first flight before a crowd of several thonsand persons. He regained consciousness ongthe way to the Sandwich hospital, but was internally injured. ) : :

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA. FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 1916.

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PERILS CAPITAL Roumanian City of Bucharest Goal of Invaders. TAKE WORKS NEAR TOWN Berlin Announces Capture of Seven Strongly Fortified Positions on @ the Danube—Roumanians Hold River. London, Sept. 7—A bold German. stroke, aimed at the early capture of Bucharest, capital of Roumania, was revealed in dispatches from Berlin. Germans and Bulgars have concentrated artillery and men against the strongly . fortified Roumanian bridgehead at Tutrakafi on the Danube, only 40 miles southeast of Bucharest. The German war office announced the eapture of seven Roumanian works near Tutrakan, following the oc’cupa-! tion of advanced positions announced on Tuesday. o - Leads to Capital. i Tutrakan lies at the end of a railway leading along the river valley directly to Bucharest. The Germans, it ‘ is believed here, hope to cross the Dan- | übe, strike down this valley and inflict a severe blow on the morale of the! Roumanian people by seizing their ‘ capital while the main Roumani:}ni army is invading Transylvania. | Bucharest dispatches, however, as—j sert that the southern frontier is well protected and that Bucharest is in no danger from that direction. | The Roumanian war office announced the repulse of the German-Bulgarfan invaders everywhere on the Dobrudja frontier and reported the capture of another Transylvanian town. Roumanians Hold River. .

Official announcement is made by the Roumanian war office that attempts of the Germans and Bulgarians to invade eastern Roumania have been defeated and that the Roumanians are in possession of all the frontier east of the Danube, along which the attack was directed. 3 ; i

‘The Roumanian invasion of Austria is/ being carried on with further succpss. After spirited fighting in the region of Borzecket the Roumanians captured heights west of that point.

2 AUTOISTS KiLLED BY TRAIN

Third Passenger Believed to Be Dy. ing—lowa Officials Plan to Curb . Reckless Driving. .

Fond du Lac, Wis.,, Sept.” T.—Wil-

liam Tank, aged thirty-three, and Otto Bergmann, aged thirty-four, are dead and Arnold Zwickey is probably dying as\ the result of their auto being struck'b} a Northwestern passenger train near Vandyne. Des Moines, la., Sept. T.—Automobile accidents within the last week which have cost the lives of three persons and caused serious injury to Malf a score others will-be investigated by the Polk county grand jury, County Attorney George Wilson announeed. Wilson said he would endeavor to enlist other county attorneys througlout the state in a campaign to prosecute reckless automobile drivers. : : »

REJECT CHICAGO POSTMASTER

Senate Refuses "to Approve Nomination of Dixon C. Williams—Sen- : ator Lewis Objected. . Washington, Sept. 7.—The senate reJected the nomination of Dixon C. Williams to be postmafter of Ohicago. The rejection- was brought about at the request of Senator J. Hamilton Lewis. G ! ' - No Food Riots. _ Berlin, " Sept. 7.—~A report was fissuced throueh the semioflicial Oversens News agency today denying that there have been any food riots in Germany,

Di nd iamonaa _STANDING OF THE CLUBS. . NATIONAL LEAGUE. Club. W'.L.P.C.| Club, W.L.P.G. Philadel’ia .73 49 .598 Pittsburgh ..60 67 .472 Brooklyn ....74 %0 .597|Chicago .....59 71 .454 Boston ......71 49 .592!3t, L0ui5.....b6 76 .427 New Y0rk..59 62 .483/Cincinnati ..51 80 .389 j AMERICAN LEAGUE, Boston ....76 55 .577|New Y0rk..68 62 .523 Detroit »....76 57 .568/Cleveland ..68 64 .515 Chicago. >..T3 b 8 .557’Was’gton ..66 63 .608 St. L0ui5...69" 63 .523|Philadel’ia .29 100 .225 AMERIGAN ASSOCIATFON. Luouisyitle ..81 58 .683[St. Paup1....70 67 .511 Ind’apolls ..79 59 .572|Toledo ......66 70 .485 Kan. City...75:62 .547|Columbus ...56 79 .415 Min’apglis .:75 67 .528 Milwaukee ..49 89 .355 : WESTERN lA&AAGUE. Omaha ......86.46 .657|Topeka "......63 72 .467 Lincoln ....756 56 .573|Denver ......62 71 .466 Des Moine&.67 63 .515/St. Joseph...ss 79 .411 Sioux', City..6B 64 .515|Wichita, »+-..b4 80 .403 : CENTRAL LEAGUE. Gd.. Rapiﬂs.:ﬂ 29 .5640'Muskegon ..31 32 .492 Wheeling " ..33 29 .532|Evansville . ..29 30 .492 Springfield .34 S .531/Terre Haute.3o 33 .476 Dayton .....30 30 .500/South Bend. 27 35 .435 Wednesday’s Results. : - 'NATIONAL LEAGUE. New York, 6-1; Brooklyn, 1-2. : Pittsburgh, 3-6; St. Louis, 2-3. : Boston-Philadelphia, Qo same played; rain. : : No other game scheduled. ’ AMERICAN LEAGUE. " Chicago, 4; Cleveland, 3. Detroit, 4; St. Louis, 3 (10 innings). Boston, 3; Philadelphia, 2. Ne'w York-Washington, no game; rain. L AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Milwaukee, 6; Toledo, 1. - St. Paul, 1; Indianapolis, 0. L Louisville, 4; Minneapolis, 3. Columbus-Kansas City, no game; rain. L WESTERN .LEAGUE. Sioux City, 6; Lincoln, 1. Omaha, 0; Des Moines, 6. St. Joseph, 11; Topeka, T. e No other. game scheduled. - , CENTRAL LEAGUE. . 3 Springfield, 3; South Bend, 4 (10 innings). Grand Rapids, 6; Muskegon, 8, Evansville, 9; Wheeling, 13, Dayton, 12; Terre Haute, 4, it

WILSON’S RENT TO CHARITY

President’s $2,500 for Use of Shadow * . Lawn Home Goes to Hos: : . pitals.

Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 7.—Congressman Thomas J. Scully of the Third New Jersey district announced the receipt of a check for $2,500 from President Wilson. The money is to be divided among Monmouth county hospitals in accordance with the president’s agreement in accepting Shadow Lawn as his summer home. When a committee of Monmouth county citizens, headed by Congressman Secully, made arrangements for the engagement of Shadow Lawn; Colonel Greenhut, the owner, refused to accept rent. The president, however, insisted on contributing the sum required to charity- and refused the tender of the place under any other copditions.

RUSS CONTINUE .TO ADVANCE

Slavs Drive Teutons Back in Galicia and Gain in Carpathians—Berlin - ; ~ Admits Reverse.

Petrograd, Sept. 7.—Russian troops captured a Teutonic fortified position in the region of the lower Goredenka river in the direction of Halicz, Galicia, and drove the Austro-Germans toward the northwest, says the Russian official statement issued here.

The number of prisoners taken on the lower Goredenka so far amounts to 4,500 men, at‘mg whom were about 2,000 Germans: ; : :

Berlin, Sept. 7.—Russian forces, says the official. statement issued at the German army headquarters, have pressed back the center of Arch®uke Charles’ front between the Zlota Lipa and the Dniest®r river, in Galicia. *

BRITISH -AIRMEN SINK DIVER

German &übmarine Bombarded and ‘ Destroyed in the Harbor at ; o . Zeebrugge. 4

. Amsterdam, Sept. 7.—British airmen l ‘bombarded and ‘destroyed a German ‘enhmarine In Zeshrueoe harhor, re- . ftning safely to their base o l‘r"'_:-' Rirk, according to reports rveceived here, S : |

WARM DEBATE 7 N THE SENATE

Lawmakers Indulge in Personalities at Washington.

FISTS SHAKEN, LIE IS PASSED

Corrupt Practices Measure Arouses Both Sides to Bitter Accusations— Campaign Funds Up—Vote - Due Today. ;

Washington, Sept. 7.—“lf the senator charges that this is a violation of the law he has sweetbreads for brains,” was the exclamation hurled at Senator Curtis of Kansas, Republican, by Senator Ashurst of Arizona, Democrat, in a debate on the Owen corrupt practices act in the senate, .

The remark by the Arizona senator followed the reading by Senator Curtis of a letter written by Ashurst to 8 constituent reciting his record as a basis of support. Curtis said he understood that 70,000 of these had been franked out by Ashurst in violation of the privilege. e ; ; “Pharisee From Kansas.”

Calling Senator Curtis the “Pharisee' from ?arisas” and brushing aside several ‘chairs, Segator- Ashurst trode across the center aisle and shook his finger under Curtis’ nose. Senator Smoot, seated just between the two, moved back in mock alarm as Ashrust ‘approached. Senator Curtis smiled, but kept his seat, A little later. Mr. Ashurst turned on Senator Penrose, who said he had noticed a “copper lobby” around the capitol whose members had been talking with the Arizona senator.

“If,” saild Mr. Ashurst, “the senator means to say that my vote has been influenced by .a copper lobby or any other lobby, he lies.” Several senators objected to this language, and Senator Ashurst after explaining he had said “if” agreed to withdraw his remark. : ‘ Owen Firm for Vote.

The Owen bill was taken up in the senate while waiting on the revenue bill conferees, and was made the vehicle for several hours of acrimonious political debate. .

Democratic and Republican senators indulged in personal ex'changes and regalad their fellow senators with accounts of campaign -contributions and the rewards given some contributors in the past. i The vote to take up the bill was 82 to 14, nine Republicans voting with the majority to -consider the measure and seven Democrats voting against it. Senator Owen, its author, canceled a speaking engagement before the Ohio Democratic convention to re-: main here and fight for its adoption.: - It probably will be taken up again today, and the Oklahoma senator intends to keep it before the senate before a vote is secured, or, what is more probable, adjournment is forced by the leaders. = J >

REPORT ON ZEPPELIN RAID

Berlin Says Airship Bombarded the Fortress of London and Other Places.

Berlin, Sept. 7.—An additional official report on the Zeppelin airship raid on England the night of September 3, issued here, says:

“The fortress of London city and the northern and northwestern portions: of London were repeatedly bombed. Within four hours numerous conflagrations proved -the success of the attack. Other airships attacked the factories and fortifications of NorwicH, where strong explosions and fires occurred. Searchlights, batteries and .industrial works at Oxford, Harwich, Boston, and on the Humber were bombed and numerous fires caused. At Yarmouth the gas works and an aerodrome wete attacked and a battery was silenced. At Nottingham military works and.factories were attackep and a fire was visible for a distance of 40 miles.” et

ADMITS SHOOTING HUSBAND

Chicago Woman Tells Police ‘She Killed Spouse When He Threatq . ened Her.

Chicago, Sept. 7.—After a night of questioning, Mrs. James R. Barnes admitted to the.police that she shot and killed her husband in Washington park after his reftisal to withdraw a divorcé suit which was to have been called in court. Barnes was western representative of a New York manufacturing concern.

She sald that she took the revolver from her purse and shot her husband only after he cursed her and tried to choke her. “I was afraid of him,” she declared. :

Examination. showed that Barnes had three bullets in his head and another in the body. ;

President Nominates Generals.

Washington, Sept. 7.—Three new: brigadier generals for the Marine corps, as provided by the naval bill, were nominated by President Wilson, Three colonels were advanced to the posts. They are Charles H. Lauchheimer, George Richards and Charles L. McCawley, all now doing duty at head-

CAR STRIKE IN N. Y.

WORKERS ON SUBWAY AND ELE-

VATED VOTE TO QUIT.

James T. Waddell, Strikebreaker, Leaves Chicago for Scene ‘ of Trouble.

New York, Sept. T:—Following a mass meeting of electric railway-em-ployees, a strike was voted on all subway and elevated lines of the Interborough Rapid Transit company, to go into effect immediately. Scouts were sent from the meeting to notify employees on the subway and elevated lines that a strike had been called. The strike will affect 4,000,000 people in the boroughs and the traffic of the city will be paralyzed if the lines are tied up today. Frank Hedley, gen€ral manager of the railways company, said Governor Whitman had promised to call out the militia to keep the cars running. The men declare it is a lockout rather than a strike and cite the action of the companies in compelling 9,000 men to sign individual contracts in an effort to break up the unions. The entire police force of the city has been ordered on duty. : Chicago, Sept. 7—ln response to a telegram from Theodore P. Shonts, president of the Interborough Rapid Transit company, James T. Waddell left for New York #n a special train to take charge of the strike on' the elevated and subway lines. 1o The special left over the New York Central road at 12:80 a. m. and was running on a 20-hour schedule to New York. ' ‘Waddell, who has had charge of similar work in various big strikes in the past, said he had nearly 5,000 strikebreakers already in New York.

JOINT DRIVE ON VILLA NEAR

Pershing’s Men May Join Carranza Soldiers in Campaign to Ex- , terminate Bandit. :

San Antonio, Tex., Sept. 7.—lf Francisco Villa gets within striking distance of the American expeditionary force General Pershing’s soldiers may Join troops of the de facto.government in an offensive campaign to exterminate the bandit and his followers. This was the statement of General Fug#ston. There has been no agreement between Mexican and American military men for a concerted movement againgt Vil la. General Gonzales, Carranza commander, already has sent a force against the bandit, last reported in the Santa Clara canyon. ‘

: THE MARKETS , Grain, Provisions, Etc. g Chicago, Sept. & Open- “High- Low- Gos‘Wheat— ing. est. est. - Sept. ......1.62%-68 1.53 -1.60% 1 . Dec. .....153%-54% 1.54% 152, 152% May .......1.56-56 1.56 16814 L 58% Corn— : ' g Sept. ...0....88%-3% .88% .88 8814 DecC. .eeevess.7s%-76 .76% 5% 0% - MAY .ceeee...TB%-% .79% 1814 8% Oats— : Sept. ceeeeee. 4794 AT% AT TA% DeC, .eeeee...49%-60 .50 . .4984-14 .49%4-14 May ...0.....02%-% .52%-8 .5214-3% 52%4-% FLOUR—SBpring wheat, special brands in wood, $8.90 per bbl.; hard spring wheat patents, 95 per eent grade, in jute, $7.20@ 7.50; straight,. in export bags, $7.20; first clears at [email protected]; in jute, second clears, [email protected]; low grades, $.00094.25; -fancy soft winter wheat patents in jute, $7.10; standard soft winter wheat patents, $7.00 in jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents, $7.10 in jute; standard hard winter wheat patents, $7.00 in jute; first clears, $6.00@ 6.35 in jute, and segond clears {n jute, $4,20 @4.50; pure white rye flour, $6.70 in jute; pure dark rye, $6.25 in jute, . . HAY—Market firm; choice timothy, $17.50 @18.50; No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; No. 2 timothy, [email protected]; light clover mixed, [email protected]; heavy clover miixed, [email protected]; No. 8 red top and grassy mixed timothy, [email protected]; threshed timothy, $6.00G8.00; alfalfa, choice, [email protected]; alfalfa, No, 1, [email protected]; alfalfa No. 2, [email protected]. - BUTTER—Creamery, extra, 31%c; extra firsts, 20%%@31c; firsts, 28@30c; seconds, 26@ 2T%c; packing stock, 23%4@24%c; ladles, 28 @2lc; process, 27@28¢. h EGGS—Firsts, 25%.@26c; ordinary -firsts, 24@24%¢; miscellaneous lots,” cases included 20@25c; cases returned, 199.@24%c; extra, 80@31c; checks, 12@17¢c; dirties,.ls@2oc; refrigerator Aprils, firsts, 21@27%c; extras, 21%@28c. s LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 25¢ per. Ib.; fowls, 13@160; spring chickens, 18%c; roosters, 11l4c; ducks. 14%c; geese, 10@12c. - POTATOES§—Minnesota -early Ohios, [email protected] per bu.; Jersey cobblers, $1.45@ 1.50; giants, [email protected]. T e New York; Sept.. 6. - WHEAT—Stronger, export inguiry acgve: No. 1 northern, $1.78%; No. 2 hard, CORN—Strong; No. 2 yellow, 953@%%c; No. 8, 98%¢c / Sai T - ‘OATS—Strong; standard, b54%c: No. 8 white, 53%4@54c; No. 4 white, 53@88%e. Try the Banner office for first-class job print ing. j : ‘ : Dad Stage has for the- past week been rusticating at Smalley lake. Mr. Stage has captured many blue gills and some sunburn. G :

Otis Fisher has resigned his position in Tillman’s cigar store and “will move onto the Albert Bordner farm. Cy Aker has taken Mr. [isher’s place in Tillman’s. ! L

Prof: L. A, Fairfield, republican candidate for congress, will address the republicans of Ligonier either in Library park or city hall next Monday evening, Sept. 11. The meeting is being largely advertised. :

John R. Wherley, the famous Lake Shore trackmaster who retired from service some time ago, died in Eikhart Tuesday following a stroke of apop'exy. He was biorn in DeKalb county and well known to many in Ligonier. ’ i

TUESRAY FRIRAY

VOL. 50 NO. 258

DEATH OF PROF. ELROD

Suddenly Called at Home of ~ Mrs. Elrod’s Parents in - Indianapolis = -

Prof. R. M. Elrod, for three years Superintendent of the Ligonier schools and a very popular educator, died sud- - [denly at the home of his wife’s parents in Indianapolis ‘Wednesday morning. ~ But little could be learned of the particulars. Secretary Taylor of the Ligonier school board had a letter from Prof. Elrod written on Sept. 5 and he did not indicate that he was ‘in bad health. Thursday morning he received a message stating that Mr. Elrod was.dead and that the body ‘would be buried at Richmond, Indiana, Saturday morning. The news came as a great shock to Ligonier people. ; :

R. M. Elrod was aged about 45 years, a graduate of Indiana and Columbia universities. He had been in school work about ten years. Of his immediate family he is survived by his widow and one son. ] ;

The Indianapolis Star of Thursday morning has the following: . An investigation of the death of Ralph Morris Elrod, 45 vears old, 1444 North New Jersey street, former superintendent of schools at Ignightstown and Ligonier, was bégun yesterday afternoon by Dr. Righard A. Poole coroner, Shortly after noon Mr. Elrod left the members of his family and went upstairs. lln a short time he came down and announced to his wife that he had taken poison by mistake. ]

A physician was called and worked for an hour in a futile attempt to save Elrod’s life. Mrs. Elrod told Coroner Poole that her husband had suffered a nervous breakdown and had been ill all summer. = In previous summers he had attended the summer school at Columbia University. This summer he was unable to finish the course and receive the master’s degree, because of illness. According to Mrs. Elrod he had expressed the fear several times that he would not be able to take uwp his work this fall at the state Normal School. s

Coroner Poole learned that Elrod had taken nearly aM-of the contents of a bottle of pcison. Members of the family declare that Mr. Elrod kept his medicine in the bath room and that the bottle of poison was ‘kept in the-same case.

He was a graduate of Indiana University and the Normal School. He is survived by his widow, an 8 year old son and his father, A. N. Eirod all of whom live in Indianapolis. A sister,"Mrs. Nora Walls lives at Linton, Ind., and a brother, Ross Elrod at Butler, Ind. 1

STRUCK BY POLICEMAN

Harry Clemens, Well Known Ligonier Horseman, is Assulted at Goshen, = - Fair _ During a rush of people on the Goshen race track at the Goshen fair Wednesday a policeman ordered Harry Clemens, the Ligonier horse- : man, to leave the track. Believing that he had a right where he was Mr. Clemens did not move and the . . officer struck him on the head with * his club, inflicting a bad scalp wound. The crowd threatened the life of the * officer and he was hurried away, Mr. Clemens is very indignant over the . treatment accorded him. - Licensed to Wed . Virl A. Conrad, Ligonier, farmer 22; Estella Kinnison, Ligonier, 21. “John Alva Finch, Noble township, thresher, 34; Mary Elizabeth Royer, . Noble township, 23. - . Cloyd Nelson Kreager, Green township, farmer, 23; Hazel Helen Hollen- . "beck, Green township, 17. ¢ ‘ Ball Again Sunday . ' Ligonier will test her mettle with }’ Goshen for the second game. of ball . in that city Sunday. Ligonier won ‘the first game by a score of 4 to 1 and she will make a strong effort to ‘take. the second. A big delegation of Ligonier fans will go over. g . F. E. Weir, the hardware dealer, who had been sick is considerably improved and is able to be down town. - The Kendallville fair will be held the week of Sept 18 to 22. The Kendallville fair is always good and draws big crowds. : e . The saloons of Columbia City closed their dodrs ‘Sept. Isy, having ‘been voted out. A local option election is now to be held in the' township out- . side Columbia City. . st :: Mrs. Vern Pancake of néar Topeka who was operated on in an Elkhrrt hospital for appendicitis, is rapidly fmprovine Mis. Pdncake bad. been in poor health some time and her speedy recovery is now looxed for.