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TEUTON FORCES RETIRE BEFORE BRILLIANT DRIVE OF ITALIANS ON ISONZO

ROME, Aug. 9. With Gorlzia bridgehead in possession of the Italians and the Austro-Hungarians in retreat at

numerous places on the Isonzo front, it la believed here that the fall of the. great fortress of Gorizia is imminent. This would open the way for a direct drire on Trieste. . The Italian victory was a brilliant one and thousands of Teuton prisoners are arriving from the front. Among them were many Servians and Russians who declared they had been compelled to fight against the Italians. Teutons Demoralized. The defeated Austro-Hungarian army is reported to be demoralized and is being pursued at some points by Italian cavalry. Gen. Charles Coral, the military expert of the Tribuna, in reviewing the situation on the Austro-Italian front, says: "Very few realize the importance of . what is now happening on our front. Perhaps those who are most surprised " are the Austrians. Since the snow melted, allowing operations on a major scale, our array was called upon first to check the Austro-Hungarian drive,

ZEPPELINS RAID SCOTCH COAST SLAYING FOUR LONDON, Aug. 9. Zeppelins raided the east coast of England and the southeastern coast of Scotland early today, killing three women and a child. Fourteen other persons were Injured. News of the raid was officially given out by the war office. The report stated, while a number of bombs were dropped, no damage of military Importance was done. The following is the text of the war office statement: "Zeppelins raided the east coast of England early this morning. Another Zeppelin was reported over the southeastern coast of Scotland. Three wom en and a child ware, killed and. four teon nrcnm vera Inliiroil Kn Ham-! age of military importance was done.' FORD FROM NEW YORK HURLED INTO DITCH H. . Browne and family of St. Louis enroute from their home to New York City, suffered a delay in their trip through Richmond this morning when the Ford car in which the party is making the trip skidded on the National road west of the Austin place two and one-half miles east of the city. The car and its contents were ditched. Mr. and Mrs. Browne and their three children were riding in the car and were thrown out into the high grass bordering the roadway. Other than a few slight bruises no one was injured. The machine was slightly damaged and had to be towed, back to town for repairs before the party could proceed on its Journey. SULTRY WAVE COMING 'Return of a short hot, sultry and oppressive spell is forcasted by,W. E, Moore before the end of the week. Moore predicts that the temperature will go to 90 degrees above and that the weather will be unusually oppressive. The wave, however, is scheduled to be of short duration and will close with heavy thunder storms. EXTRA! SAFE OPENED Because no ccrabination for the strong box in the tafe in the office of Township Trustee Edgerton it Mas necessary, to get a safe expert to come here to open the door today after an assistant in the office had accidentally locked it. WATER RATE

THAN IN CITIES HUMMING THEIR MUNICIPAL PLANTS

While worlds exist or at least until the mllennlum dawns, the arguments as to the efficiency and righteousness of the system of private ownership of public utilities probably will continue, but each year, the number of utilities municipally controlled In the state is increasing. At the present time there is much agitation in Richmond relative to water rates because the public service commission recently announced it was necessary to grant the company money. . The firms that have installed iprinkler systems for fire protection were forced to pay this unjust in crease. File Yearly Reports. The Richmond Water company and cvrAl other comnanies have Just fileH with the public service commis-

second to expel the Invaders and third to assume the offensive against the labyrinth fortifications. , "But pever was a time for attacking better selected. It shows above all that we are co-operating with the allies. The results of the first few days of our offensive show that the preparation was thorough and careful. If, during the first year of war our troops did not conquer much, we acquired that experience of modern warfare, which is now proving most valuable." It is believed that the number of prisoners now in theftauds of the Italians will exceed 12,000.

GAS PLANT AT LOSS A report filed with the Indiana Pub lic Utilities commission by the Rich mond Light, Heat and Power com pany, snows tnat tne company s gas utility was operated during the fiscal year ending July 1, at a lcs of $36,000. N. H. Johnson, manager of the company, states that these figures are sufficient proof that the company was justified in asking for a seventy-five per cent, increase in rates. Manager Johnson also states that during the. past month less gas was sold by the company than any other month in its history, a total of only 15,000,000 cubic feet. The statement is also made that the company's records show that there were 115 more meter removals than meter installations during the year HUGHES FLAYS "PORK BARREL" OF DEMOCRACY CHICAGO, Aug. 9 Declaring that he didn't care the snap of his finger what might happen to him politically of personally afterward, and that If elected president he would conduct this ' national . government for the American people regardless of partisanship, Charles E. Hughes last night brought 15,000 persons to their feet in the great Coliseum meeting last night. He had been in Chicago all day, and everywhere he appeared in public he was greeted with great enthusiasm. Speaking at night in the same hall in which he was nominated, Mr. Hughes said he felt a special obligation to tell the people of Chicago precisely where he stands. Policies of Construction. He then elucidated the "America efficient" doctrine set forth briefly in his speech of acceptance, and announced for the first time since his nomination the ;, specific , constructive policies he would support. He declared with tense earnestness that if elected president he would not appoint a single, man tc a political office unless he was a fit and a clean man, regardless of how high be might stand in the party. He denounced the "pork barrel" legislation by which southern congressmen had sought to dredge out dry creeks, and be demanded a scientific budget making by congress. He said that the "you kiss me and I'll kiss you" system of making appropriations In congress the pork barrel was one of the most shameful things in our national life. ' . Shaft at Bryan. He pilloried former w Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, with respect to Minister Sullivan and Santo Domingo. He read Bryan's letter to Sullivan suggesting that he had been there long enough to ascertain what good jobs there might be lying around for "deserving Democrats." Raising his hand and throwing all his power of utterance into his great voice, Mr. Hughes declared with, dramatic emphasis: . "Those words are enough to make every decent American hang hi3 head in shame." HIGHER HERE slon a report of the business for the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1916. The commission divides the water company into classes and in the larger cities reports of municipally owned plants have been received from Anderson, Hammond, Marion. Peru and South Bend. Reports of private plants at Vincennes, Jeffersonville, Elwood, Elkhart and Richmond have been received. Many students of the public utility question have been making a comparison of the reports from Richmond, Marion and Anderson.. Peru and South Bend. Wide Range in Rates. In Richmond the water rites run from 20 cents to slightly more than 5 cents for a thousand gallons, accordContinued On Page Two.

RICHMOND, INDM WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUG . 9, 1916.

PHYSICIANS WILL HELP

TO COMPETE FOR PERFECTION HONORS

Wayne county's Medical association will assist in selection of the most perfect baby in Wayne county outside of Richmond to compete for the final honors with the selection. Miss Lillian Mahin, city visiting nurse, will make from Richmond babies. This was made known today by Dr. A. J. Whallon, secretary of the association. The action comes in answer to the request of the county visiting nurse for the assistance of physicians. The visiting nurse will have charge of all arrangements, but the doctors will do the judging. Fine Prize Offered. The final contest between the most perfect babies of the county and city will be held some time during the fall festival week. Reed Furniture company has offered a $15 baby crib to the winner. The committees from the Medical OF $36,000 ending July 1. This loss is principally accounted for by families leaving Richmond. . JAPANESE CRAFT EXAMINES FORT ABOUT PANAMA PANAMA, via Galveston, Tex,, Aug. 9. The movements of a Japanese launch about Panama Bay and the coast defenses of the canal zone, are under the close observation of offi cials of the republic of Panama and the United States Panama canal zone. Dispatches published in the . Star and Herald today from Washington, state that the Japanese on board the vessel are believed by the Washington government to be taking soundings in the waters about and. approaching the canal entrance and making observa tions of the fortifications. Much ex citement v was pateKei'v.-;.

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PERSONALITIES INJECTED INTO PRESIDENTIAL RACE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. That the presidential campaign has r entered Into the personalities stage with a prospect that all records for bitterness will be exceeded before the votea are counted was conceded today. The action of secretary of com-' merce Redfield, now on vacation and acting secretary E. F. Sweet indirectly wiring the Republican ' candidate, Charles Evans Hughes, that his charges, "that the department had violated its service," were "false and misleading," was said to have been a direct result of a telephone conference between Wilson and national chairman McCormick. Charges Political Motives The Hughes charges dealt with the reorganization of the census and coast bureaus and both Redfield and Sweet insisted in both instances the heads of the departments mentioned were selected for merit and not for political work. By direction of changes In the two bureaus which will be issued in a statement later amplifying the telegrams sent to Justice Hughes at Chicago last night,. Friends of the president were today urging him to advise the date of noti-TEN-CENT BREAD MAY RESULT FROM WHEAT SHORTAGE CHICAGO, Aug. 9. Following the sensational government crop report which indicates a shortage of a billion bushels in the 191$ grain crop, reports from various sections indicated that the price of bread is to be raised to the consumer. The National association of Master Bakers, in convention at Salt Lake City, sounded the keynote for ten cent bread. 'Bakers cannot give nutritive dlgestable bread for a nickel," said C. N. Power, of Pueblo. "The overhead expense is growing too fast." In Springfield, bakers indicated they may sell a 28 ounce loaf for ten cents, instead of 16 ounces for five cents, declaring the four cent margin will give them a chance for some profit. Flour already has increased $1 a barrel in the last month and another advance of 1 1 is predicted by Chicago millers. . POTATO PRICES SOU H. C. L. received another inflation this morning when dealers receiving shipped potatoes were apprized of the fact that the spuds had aeroplaned 50 cents the barrel. Partial failure of the - Wisconsin crop of spuds is assigned as the chief reason for the boost. Home - grown tubers remain at the same. Quotations. .? t. -:'

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association which will have charge of the contest, will be appointed at the September meeting. ' ' . Cite Benefits Derived. "It is a fine thing for the county and city to have a contest of this kind,' said Dr. Whallon today. It interests the people of the community , in better babies and shows the benefits to be obtained from using the services of the visiting nurse." This is the first definite step taken in the county contest. The city con test Is well under way. Miss Mahin hopes to be able to make her selec tion early in September." PAGE COMING TO TALK PEACE? News , that Ambassador Page has started from London on his way to this country and that he carries Important, documents, and. will .confer with President Wilson and Secretary Lansing, has served to revive reports that the President may make a move for pesWbefr' many week v . flcatlon and directly charge his opponene, Justice Hughes, with making erroneous statements. Already a great quantity of data has been compiled from the official records to answer the Hughes Mexican charges. A hurry up call was sent to administration . leaders in Congress today to get; together the data to reply to the Hughes attack upon ' the "poke barrel" last night in his r Chicago speech. The attack upon the civil service record of the president was unexpected but secretary Redfield and his subordinates will be expected to take care of it. INDIES PURCHASE WILL CAUSE FIGHT: BEFORE REICHSTAG COPENHAGEN, Aug. 9. The Reich stag will meet; tomorrow to consider the treaty providing for the sale of the Danish. West Indies to the United States. for $25,000,000, and it is believed that the occasion will be seized for a bitter attack, upon the government Strong opposition has arisen against the sale of the islands to the United States and influential newspapers are criticising the government keenly accusing it of deceiving the people. At first it 'was believed that the treaty would be ratified without great opposition but since the press has become so anagonistic the indications are that strong objections will be lodged against the ratification by members of the Reichstag. GERARD REQUESTS TALK WITH KAISER LONDON, Aug. 9. "United States ambassador Gerard" says a Berlin dispatch transmitted by the . exchange telegraph correspondent, ."has requested an interview with the Kaiser in order to present an important letter from President Wilson with reference to feeding the people of Poland." JONES LEAVES FARM TO WORK ON ROADS So he can devote more of his time to the care of the roads, . Highway Superintendent Jones will stop farming. He will hold a big public sale of all his farm property, September 5. Although he will still live on the farm near Hagerstown, he will rent out his land.

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WHEAT REACHES SI .30 ON LOCAL MART FORCING FLOUR TO 6.00 PER BARREL; CHICAGO WHEAT ADVANCES TO 81 M

With Chicago wheat quoted at the record figures of $1.44 and with Richmond dealers offering as high as $1.30 for the grain, every Indication is that the top heavy cost will mean a material advance in the price of flour this coming fall and winter. Wheat prices quoted today are the highest in several years. The price STRONG SLATES NAMED BY BOTH PREBLE PARTIES EATON, O., Aug." 9 -Almost com plete returns from the joint Republi can and Democratic-primary election in Preble county yesterday show the nomination of the following county tickets: Republican. Common Pleas Judge A. C. Risinger; probate judge A. M. Crisler: county clerk V. O. Rookstool; sheriff W. B. Cline; auditor Scott E. Fowler; commissioners William Johnson, Eli Brubaker and Ed Rinck: treasurer Roy McNeal. f Democratic. 1 v; Common Pleas Judge Michael Cahill; Probate Judge A. B. Davis; county clerk L. L. Brown; sheriffGeorge B. Swope; commissioners H. A. Hlnea, Henry Busch and Silas Q. Curiss;. treasurer Edward Wertz. The Democratic nominee for auditor was not announced. The vote cast was not normal but was satisfactory to both parties. DISCUSS SUBMARINE POLICY FOR FUTURE BERNE, Aug. 9. The committee of the German federal council on foreign affairs met in Berlin on Tuesday to consider whether the situation and the present relations with neutral powers justify a resumption of unrestricted submarine operations by Germany. The Bavarian premier,. Dr. Hartling, presided. - . v .'';'. AIR RAIIV nVFR MFT7 1 KILLS 200 SOLDIERS THE HAGUE, Aug. 9 Two hundred soldiers were killed during the latest air raid of the allies over the German fortress of Metz, according to information received here today. The railway and some of the forts were damaged. JAP STEAMER LOST LONDON, Aug. 9. Lloyds dispatches today reported that the Japanese steamer Zikio Maru, which sailed from Tacoma, Wash., on March 22nd, has not since been heard from. The ship carried a crew of forty-eight.

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The first of a special design of light armored cars for steam railroad service was delivered to the war department by a Hammond, Indiana, car building plant, August 3. The car Is constructed oh heavy steel plates and will carry a high powered gun mounted In a gunwell In the oval roof, and twenty machine guns, whose, ports in the sides may also be used by sharpshooters.

j Weather Forecast For Indiana by U. S..W. B. General ly fair tonight and Thursday. Warmer Thursday. . TEMPERATURE Today. Noon 82 Yesterday. Maximum 80 Minimum . ...... ... .............. 70 Forecase for Wayne .County by W. E. Moore Fair tonight. Warmer Thursday with unsettled conditions. General Conditions Weather clear over the Ohio valley but there is rain In several ; places west of the Mississippi. An area , of low barometric pressure covers the northern portion of the United States and will cause a reaction to high temperature before the end of the week.

of $1.48 registered at the Chicago board of trade is the highest mark reached in three years. Richmond millers predicted an advance in flour. Staple flour is now quoted at $6.80 the barrel. This is the same figure quoted last year this time. An advance is due shortly, how

MEDIATION NOW ACCEPTED BY BROTHERHOOD LEADERS

AVERTING NEW YORK, Aug. 9. A strike of 400,000 railroad employes on the railways of the United States was averted today. This was assured this afternoon when President A. 3- Garretson of the order of Railway Conductors, announced that the , brotherhoods would accept mediation by the Federal board of arbitration. The proposal that Federal mediators be called upon was made four hours earlier by the railroad representatives but the Brotherhood leaders at that time declined to consider

"BE ECONOMICAL," MAYOR TELLS OFFICERS OF CITY

Orders to prepare estimates for 1917 expenses and to "trim down every estimate to the quick" have gone forth from the mayor's office to the heads of the various departments of the city government, , Before the end of the month a meet ing of the board of public works, city council, the mayor and controller will oe nem tor tne purpose ot iraming a 191?..- budget ordinance to be acted upon by council at its first meeting In September. "Under no consideration will .there been an increase in the tax rate, which has been $1.10 for several years," Controller McMahan said today. The revenue available for the city's operating expenses this year is barely sufficient and next year the city officials realize the municipal expenses will be even more but they are deBAYER IS IMPROVING Slight improvement in the condition of John C. Bayer, well known Richmond business man. was noted tocViy He suffered a heat prostration Saturday, superinducing complications of a serious nature. While his pulse and temperature were more satisfactory today his continued 6tate of coma was a source of worry to attending physicians.

WHEAT CROP IS SHORT BY 29,200,000 BUSHELS FOR THIS STATE ALOfJE

The United States August forecast on the wheat crop in Indiana is 18,200,000 bushels compared with 47,300,000 last year; corn shows 183,000,000 bushels compared with 190,950,000 last year; oats 61,300,000 bushels compared with 65,520,000 last year. . The first price given below is the average on August 1 this year, and the second, the average on August 1 last year. . State: Wheat, 116 and 100 cents per bushel. Corn,. 76 and 75. Oats, 36 and 39. Potatoes, 95 and 47. Hay, $9.90 and $11.20 per ton. Eggs, 21 and 6 cents per dozen.

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ever, according to Richmond millers. Despite . the bullish reports from . Chicago, Richmond dealers were wont to anticipate but a nominal increase in flour this winter. , They say the market will soon steady bringing with it a gradual decrease in the at present exhorbitant igures. " GREAT STRIKE this plan. Careful consideration of the proposal, however, led them to change their attitude. "We shall accept mediation. Garretson stated this afternoon. "It must be Immediate, however. Mediation in the case must not be confused with arbitration. We are consenting to mediation but not to arbitration." " i Notice that the railroad employes ?! had accepted mediation provided that it was promptly exercised was immed- . lately sent to the members of the Federal Board at -their hotel. termined to meet the emergency without resorting to an increase in the tax rate. One additional expense the city will have to assume next year will be the cost of holding two city elections, a primary in March and an election In November. This cost will be between $3,500 and $4,000. REBELS BREAK LOOSE PEKIN, Aug. 9. Fighting between Chinese rebels and loyal government forces has again broken out at Canton. It is reported that the central government has secured a loan of $8,000,000 in the United States. MRS, COFFIN IS DEAD Word was received here today of the death of ,Mrs. Anna M. Coffin, well known here, at her home in Dennicon, Texas, from cancer with which she baa been afflicted for several years. S. C. Richie of New Paris, O., is a brother. United Stales: Wheat, 107.0 and 106.5 cents per bushel. Corn, 79.4 and 78.9 cents. Oats, 40.1 and 45 4 cents. Potatoes, 95.4 and 56 3 cents. Hay, $10.70 and $11.02 per ton. Eggs, 20.7 ' and 17.0 cents per dozen. ' Yields-Shows Decrease. The total yield of the leading cereal' crops of the United States this year will be nearly 1,000,000,000 bushels, less than last year. The government estimates of the crop issued yesterday showed sensational losses in thm

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