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FIVE POINTS Raid on March 11, Undertaken on Own Initiative and Without Allied Support, is Successful. I u ' ' (i :i t i- rat I New -i !crvj c: WASHINGTON. M.uvh 1 s Aiiit-rii .hi 1 1 oops now front line trenches at ;i tall v l ri th' difierent pout- in France. Tl. y are constantly i-i action and .i- 'juitting themselves creditably. It tan iiuw h- levelled for the !;.-.- time th it in their raid on .March' II. not only did they act on their ova n initiative, hut thev penetrated, the enemy trenches to a depth of "'" ards. They had no I'tenchi .-aplort in this movement. The general situation is improving along the western front from the allied viewpoint. I'.ritish andj Fremd. su cesses took place during! the ia-t week. Inactivity Prolonged. All this is di.-tinotly emphas'ed in the weekly war review issued ly the, war department today. Throughout; .1 h,eathes a mot optimistic spirit. 'li.e review follows: "The period of inactivity in the we-i is peing prolonged. Though ; i he i a ids now taking place would in ill.- past have heen considered im-j poitant engagements, nevertheless) nttin to the fact that they are! meiclv of minor tactical value thev I annot he held to he major operations. I 'reparation-. Go Ahead. "While hostile preparation, lor au offensive in the west are not slackening, it is b- miing more ev ident tint the enemy will launch this n!'ii iis( only if compelled to do so h the exigencies (if the general -tiateg;.- Mtuatioii. While fresh . . einian divisions ,i-c reporieu as. moving in the vvet it is important hi liete that the density of PtlPMlV toi ccs has nearly reached a point h.oiid which it will he impractieihle to l'o, for should any-large adiitioi'.al hody of men he nursed the i li.iiu'fs are tint the congestion of the hues of ( nmiiiinucation vvdl hei m -e so LTieaf as to make if iniI il ie to maintain the flexibility of iv er which is -o es-ential. 1 1 1 i I ' e l SaiiHiiic in tion. "i Mir ow n force- m li a tu e i ) t o 1 1 -1 i u 1 1 y in a i 1 1 o n . Ma r troops .' re now in ; i i). ln-v .,' live tl.ffeicnt pomts "This veK we undertook our have the hi st ,-.v.ti:!: a Glinst .lern:. in t"'-i!i"'is ,, ,sstr, t a uv allied i-oi:f indent. At 'twn on March 11. after a . ! , ; . : i n.i rv bomb 1 1 dnicnt lasting oi i'!.irt'r of in l:n!'i i h i i 1 1 v Mil : ( -fi:l raid we drove! against a ; . 1 H . I f 1 t ! I'lH'll s , , i . o I , t . ' i i,ir men je ; . et i a t ! fb.e (brmurl .t i(pth of .'.1 a a i ds Tl'.e . ' , i ; , was Jiiven of" a f i r i ! i a n d - .-hand i t let . ht whei iupon teip cnt:n- ; r ' r I to oil!' fie i n " t t hr e places I.. a ;r,e i . e i 1 1 a : : 1 1 oops, n With sü.a'l ! :,1 cd 'man s ,. . . .. ra t j. n acting in "l T i h ! t 1 1 e n c h '.. VV e a r i ; ' t a i ; e 1 1 - 1 . m.i,h f. f a v a e. 1 1 h r.'s Ib a Ii fie" a p! o ijtft i -. . n - . 1 i 10 1 o 1 , IU.'.':i ' !o ; the t I. tie - pt ! . at tat I. in g i. .-a h T Ii i I" !;'' -'-.. i . y 'A i i f i .; : ! . u h s a " d 1 1 f . r a ! int- ! h . re. 11;- 1 -. 1 1 , ! 1 I : . ';!' in ;'"' ' . ; : red a f f 1 m :'. . 1 if. V e t-'ew li 1 ri f.. k e ; I m a 1: rt ot'1 led fe- , ( poll:.: nr. a n ! and I .1 , 1 - , , 1 , ,i",- n -;!!..,. o- e .-' m.i..-"'; ' "'The If tl.l- h'l !. 'I .1. , ,.i . ; sc ; p . ; o', ,:',.' To !li.r-' ft w ith'-r ( :'.;:; . "iliir ariwT was ..'.- "We kept up a vi o.-o ; '- et n the t ear ar a- pp" '.''il e(tl,'". "N'ea- t!ie s l ho'd "' '.vi; ,;.(.! 1 ! t a i b . - r. t if 1 'a 1 ' r.i 1 t r. neb.- s liosti'.e bom', ir . , ' f rcjuent. M-cn'Mr) in IVaiKV. 'Th-- a :'''' -l of o i" ?'tc : t ! . - 1 s ! 1 ' ! of i n 'ii 1 t a ! i e i noted : t h' past, w. k ' b s, f -... :th. the and is it's-f c- - bad i n t v , . v s w ! 'n-'v h a ü -Ii: 'it ! 1 -,; -. b- rta .e a a r"f ;! I 'i -- be r.

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I lit -rn t ion. 1 1 Nw SerrUe: WASHINGTON. March IS. The j administration forces today launched ;i tinal 1 ri o to bring about a i decision en the hard fought Over-; man hill, granting the president the ! broadest powers tu reconstruct the war government. i They were determined to keep the ; judiciary t orn in ittee, having the i incisure under onsideration. in session cry lay until u vote was reached. When the vote can toe ra lied, therefore Jepeids upon tile tenacity ;:nd endurance of the opposition. Sen. Overman in lurgp of th.hill, was confident todny that the vote was reached. When the vot can he reached, therefore depends upon Hie tenacity and endurance of tiie opposition. Sen. Overman in charge of the bill, was confident today that the vote wouid le in faor of the administration. He calculated that would have a margin of two votes ' SOUTH BEND TO Parades Will be Feature of Celebration Arranged by Liberty Loan Committee. Saturday, April the lirst anni- " 111 .vmeiicas eiuiaiuc uiv-j the great world war for humanity, will he a national I-'lag day in honor of the event. As that date will als.) j be the opening of the third Llbe.'iy loan campaign, the event will have a double si ni!icance. Announcement of the government's intention tJ celebrate our first year's participation in the great conflict in the above manner was made Monday i morning In a letter received at tne Lioerty loan headipiarters at the Indiana club. Dciiiii- In Plan Parades. The parade feature of the day wa3 Monday moinintr turned over t Maj. Fred Dennis, who has taken j charge of the arrangements and will I soon be ready to announce members I of his committee appointed from th-3 idiffcient civic, fraternal, labor, soj ci.il clubs of the city. The autoI mobile parade consisting of 4"0 or i m(re automobiles decorated for the I occasion will 1-e held at lo o'cloc.. I It was criminally intended to have j that feature of the celebration at 1 1 p. m.. but it was moved up to tho 1 morning to "allow a parale in the a ft rr.oon of the different orLranizations, v. hool hiblren. Re.l Crocs nut's-es arid the four hands of the county. The afternoon parade wil start at '::'. o'clock. The autome -biles frtnn different parts of th co. inty that will take part in th; automobile par.ul i ri the morning are p i. ted to be in the city no? later than ? : .'' a., m. Wala 1 "a toi ie- to CIM'. It i the desire that as many as po--ib. of the South Rend and

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! ; - ri war or.iers win iiK'iy rnnunuj it woi a, a! I- . st in th- th'i'.u tment-f , Ii- Ii a ii work i.- b in; done. A vail upon everyone in the country to ither take part in the bi I '""'in h i' r at least atterul. and j for (v-ry h-ai f a hörn' to disav tili' i- :ag. or tlie national io..- ' i n 1 1 1 1 ; from t he i 1 s i 1 1 e n-t w ;. alal ! !'., places T lit' iu.nl'- Mondav iinTHiiu'. GASOLINE STILL BURNS WITH LOSS OF S50.000 i - 1 1 . i ; i -:i 1 1 N. s.-rv . : RAY NN F. N. .1.. March T! 'on-table I look plant Ta'.-vv ater nl (' sustained f tli" i k; - . un , t 'da hi-"h press. .! W hen tb.e plug -fill vva ''!-vn of a out. Twelve hundred gallons of gasoline sed and this was ignite 1 '.mini: uraler the still. Thtt uere r-; i'V a :.re g.i-tmne from nine other stills was! drawn of bv :.r:nen of the plan Ore of th.- still.-, was completely dst ro' ed. ai.i i m ;i: di:ad. it.t- ti -. il N s Se;r.-.. : IN I MA VAT' I.1S. 1 Mar h rats his h 1 ! I m ' -.-In b. Hav w 1 Xi .in ; V-:- to a- he .1

GERMANS STAY ! HAI II WEST, FEAR FAILURE I i

l Hesitate to Start Drive Upon Which Great Stakes Admittedly Depend Hope For Peace Spark. BY III.MIY C. VAI.l-. I U triia ti"ii:i 1 News Service: WITH THE AM KUIC AX ARM V IN FRANCE, March IS. One of the chief arguments against the im- , mi'nence of an immediate German ! drive on the western front, is thj j fact that German newspapers an; ! printing stories on the subject, but these arguments were pointed out i today as possibly being groundless ; when it is realized that all of th'j live big German operations since the beginning of the war have been widely heralded in advance. The five big German campaigns in their order were: (1) The driving back of the Russians from the Dunajec to the Rrest Latovsk line in the summer of 1915. (2) The overrunning of Servia In the autumn of 1915. (3) The Verdun drive in the spring of H16. (4) The overrunning of Koumania in the fall of 191. (.") The thrust against the Italians in the fall of 1917. Other bifir German offensive or. -erations were the submarine war which was announced early in the winter of 1JU4-19K- and aerial bombing, announcement of which came in the fall of 1317. OUkt Campaigns Heralded. Perusal of the old files of the fot- ' nirn nDlltr'il r . 1 w . 1 V . . n i - n . 'ii 1 1 v ...IUI J 1 . . jiivi n .1 mal . 7 . . T one of the campaigns mentioned above wer? clearly foreshadowed. Iteports to Swiss newspapers from German and Austrian sources indicated a concentration of artillery foe von MacKensen's attempt to breach the Russian front at the point A its farthest advance into (Jalicia the Cracow sector. Then came th Servians call for help before the advance of the Germans, Austrians and Rulgarians to the Greek border. Next appeared stories in the Dutch press about German troop concentrations on the western front. The enemy made no secret of th? formation of a great mobile army for operations against Roumania, while the newspapers foresaw the offensive against Italy long beforo it was launched. !Ioh for Peace Spark. Germany officially gave notice of her submarine intentions and for months the German newspapers have been carrying stories about the reinforcement of bombarding" squadrons to carry the war farther afiehi than ever before in an effort to hurt the morale of the civilian population. In this thy have failed. It is pointed out. however, that there is a certain amount of bluff in German references t the proposed offensive in the west, as Berlin undoubtedly hopes that the peace spark may flare up into flame before any drive can he launched and hosts of men sacrificed. Military critics hold that the fact is plain even to the casual observer that it is row or never for German before the United States puts an army in the field overshadowing in size and equipment even the hosts put under arms by Knuland and Frame. Furthermore, standardized tonnage will ease the shipping pressure considerably. The enemy command now i eviilently stayintr its hand because it is reluctant to play its last card. Another failure like that at Verdun mich, well be calculated to stir u; ..peniv even the rule ridden German ! populace and another lak of eoni- , plete success means the beginning of ! the end for German., it is declared, ! la ill. re Would N- I'atal. j The German army command. It ! : believed, fully realizes that another ; camp-iirn like that at Verdun f if resulting in the capture even f a strong hold like that upon i Mease, without seizin? a huge the ba of prisoners, would not compensate for the loss of men and materials nor appease the demand of the Gerj man I'"pulace for a decisive htory. I German troops have already occupied too many capitals and large cities for a further depish.n of th people that are another peace. ""storming operations" means of victory ard Militär-" tritics believe that Ger- '. many's sole hop now lies in staking j all upon a rinal gigantic throw for; (iioninv.1- stakes and the longer !t i 1 lelaved .he better th- alKc will ' to meet it. 1

American Railroad Tslen in France W7n ame

as Irdernatiuual New Service: WITH Tili: AM K I tlC AN" ARMY IN TKANCi:, March 18. They called James J. Hill an "empire t.llildpr" lior;iiivw Iii! i 1 ?-- - .1 j r.oilt s-eat northwest, but oer here omcers ana men call a. certain general engineer an "empire breaker" because they believe that the railroads he is co istructing are destined to aid materially in shatterijV the German junker dream of worl empire. It is not permitted to describe too closely just what railroad building the Americans are doing", hut a. network of strategic lines has? been laid down and is being extended. This is the fruits of what Kngland and France learned in the past three .tnd a half yean--; namely, that motor trucks may he a substitute for railways, hut they cannot replace them. We are putting down standard gunge tracirs everywhere tip to a certain point where the tracks become narrow guage and motor trucks are being treated as auxiliaries. OIm laics Reloading. The system obviates reloading as the material is sent within sound of the guns without trans-shipment. The railroads ate well ballasted and GORE Iii FIGHT Wants Important Rider Attached to Agriculture Appropriation Bill. loternational News S;rv;.e: WASHINGTON. March IS. Tho senate today was involved in a bitter tight over an effort led by Sen. (lore of Oklahoma, to hang two important riders, on the agricultural appropriation t ill. The VivsX. of these riders is ?n amendment for $2.50 wheat, ot-withstan-Jinq- I'res't Wilson's opposition, 'en. Gore, a frequent insurgent, today demanded the suspension of the senate rules to make the rider in order. His motion reiuires a two-thirds vote, and although sentiment is fairly strong in the senat; for $2. 50 wheat, indications were that the movement would fail. Sen. Gore, as chairman of the agricultural appropriation committee, takes the position that America will not obtain the maximum of wheat production necessary this vear unless the price to the farmer is materially increased. If he failed to get the price increased oy action on tho pending agricultural bill, he will r2new the "effort at the next parliamentary opportunity. The second of the riders is a proposal to place the meat packers' books under the inspection ami supervision of the department of agriculture. The measure grows out rf the Henev investigation of the meat packing industry. To him this proposal in ?rder a two-thirds vote suspending the rules is also required and it was considered doubtful whether they could be obtained. 500 ARTILLERY HORSES NOW DEAD OF POISON Inti -national News Service: CINCINNATI. . Match IS. The number of government poisoned horses being shipped from Camp Grant to Newport News this morning numbers äoo dead in Covingto.i with more likely to succumb. No clew has been fouml tint miht lead to the identity of the plotters in the crime. Secret se."j ice men are working hard to land I the guilty ones. ; A patriotic mass meeting wa ! he'd in Covington vesierday at j which 20. '"" persons were preen'. i Much atui-Gcrrnan feeling was videnced made. the several speeches in ELKHART GIRL HIT BY AUTOMOBILE, IS DEAD li.t.'r-iiitP.n.il New! Servi.e: ; ELKHAI1T. March IS Miss; lluth Peterson. 19 years old. daugh- i ter of An Irew Peterson, local con-' tractor, died of injuries, suffere 1 i S.iturday afternoon when she ,as struck by an automobile in tran.-i.. dri-en by j-amuel Goehring. 'J vears old. a chauffeur ef S;ux Fall, S. M. Goer.riog was held a few hour by the j olice but later was released

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the bridges soundly built so that the lines can handle regular sized American freight cars instead of only the dinky goodis vans used on the continental systems. French engineers say that the American railways are well enouqh built to accommodate the gigantic artillery which are mounted upon trucks. Our railways will not require rehuildin?: to make them stronger as they are constructed to take care of the heaviest trattic. TransMiriation H'ff IVohlcm. One of the big questions of modern warfare is transportation getting supplier and munitions to the front and Americans are working with that principle in mind. American engineers follow the theory that the enemy suns may rip up the trackage for a short distance, hut that shells are unlikely to shatter entirely the right of way as experience shows that even terrific bombardments don't oblierate trenche for a long distance. The Americans figure alo that it is almost as easy to replace standardized guage lines as the narrow guage. The standard guage lines can handle twice the traffic of the narrow giiase systems and besides eliminate reshipment. s WANT 15.000 MEN Calls For Drafts on Army of Boys and Men Enrolled Begin to Come in. international News Sen ice: WASHINGTON, March IS. Farmers throughout the country ar? beginning to call for drafts of the army of -00,000 boys which the d?partmcnt of labor is enrolling through the United Ktates employment service, it was announced today. Several states have made requests foe the embryo farmers ami it is expected that enrollment of tho boys up to full quota will soon 1-3 completed. Indiana farmers have asked for lä.OOO boys ami men for full time work during the harvest season. Mere than 9.000 are already enlisted in the state. Colorado has asked foadditional numbers to work on the farms ami to help with the season' canning. Massachusetts has arrange! with 1 school authorities: to release high school boys early so they can taktheir places on the farms and back up their brothers "over there." Appropriations for training the boys in farm work have been obtained in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania ha.-? followed with a suni'ar measure f-r its juota cf boys. Western states which used th" boys last year have increase1 their demands for the coming season ami many of the experienced boys arj being trained as teachers for the farmer "rookies" who are enrolling now. NAVAL ARCHITECTS TO BE TRAINED AT CASE Ilternation.il New s Sorvi. e : T.F.YF.I.ANI. O.. March 1. Beginning today a new course in naval architecture for architectural, mechanical and structural steel draftsmen will be started at the Case school for applied science here, under the direction of the United States civil service commission. Th'j course will embrace both theoretical and pra tical work in drafting an'J ship design and the men who complete the course will be eligible to appointment as draftsmen with tho emergency r'.eet co-poration. The course will last until the end of the term in May. Graduates from engineering schools are eligible to entry ONE DEAD, ONE HELD FOR MURDER, IN FEUD I nfertia f io r-.t 1 Nc-in Servi- e: GUF-FNs-HFKG. Ind.. March F. Alex Trim bei. öl years old. is deal of bullet wounds and Kdward Demaree. his son-ir-law is in jail tcM.av charged with murder a a resuit of th shooting, which followed an alleged attack by Trimbel on his dachter. Mrs. Demaree js said l have calbd at Trimhel's horn-1 t se. her mother and Aas ejected )ier father.

BOCHES FIND U.S. SOLDIERS ; STUBBORN FDE

Fresh Americans Undaunted by the Most Horrible of Fritz's Contraptions. Carry Fight to Him. Ilil mat i.'U.il News Srvi.: WITH THi: AMKKIv'A.N A KM Y IN FKA-VCF. March 1 ... ( Delayed t In all three sectors where Americans are on the fiont. line north of Toul, east of I.uneville and at the Chemin des Maines the tiermans have discovered that they are ! opposed by "tough customers" when it comes to lighting men. The enemy is evidently not going to make the Fame mistake he did in l'.1l. when he classed the Kritis.h as "a contemptible little army." The Germans have learned that the fresh American troops, unused to the refinements taught by 4 2 months of warfare, are undaunted in the lace of the heaviest bombardments and the deadliest and most horribl pn.duets of the German laboratories. I'se All Horrors. The enemy has used successively mustard ga chlorine gas. teatshells and liquid tire, all intermingled with concentrated hombardments from long range guns as well as from heavy howitzefs and the I tUst type of huge calibre trench mortars. Colossal shells from the German minenwerfers tear up great craters bi enough to set a goodsized church inThe boches' attempt to harass,' Americms at night by sending over bombing aeroplanes have signally failed. The American otlicers and men hive found the hide-and-seek lightinr against aircraft with high angle guns and searchlights highly entertaining and amusing. Furthermore, the enemy has found the Americans have the same high grade marksmanship as the Britih and tint tho Yankee soldiers don't f'jrget the instructions drilled int them during months of training with rifies and automatic pistols. Dispute P(Ncssioii. The Germans found to their dissatisfaction that they were no longer undisputed possessors of "No Man's land." American patrols hao been sweeping the territory between the tr.nches at frequent intervals between sunset and dawn, always eager for a brush with enemy patrols. Their activity has proven highly annoying to the enemy, preventinc him from repairing the breaches cut in his barbed wir- by the guns during the day. In the Lorraine stor. -.ist of I.uneviile especially, the offensive spirit of the Americans has b. en rewarded as the Kavarians evacuted a trench rather than withstand the continual heavy pressure exerted by the Americans. DNconeertcxI hy Shell. The Germans have been onenly disconcerted by the metal thrown against him continually by the Americans as it is part of their policy to conserve shells everywhere except in openly active sectors which they li've to choose for themselves. Recently captured German army orders, broucht in by raiders, li(losed that the German high command :s showini; anxiety over the contiru ed drain of ammunition opposite the Americans. German artillery officers were warne! to economize to the closest poiTit. compatible with s. fetv. PLAN S400.000 BUILDING FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL AT INDIANAPOLIS It teriuri'inal N.-s s.-rvi- -: INDlAVAPokls. Ind.. March P. Plans for a $ 4 Ov.cihj iii'.dir.g for the Indiana sc hf-ol of medic ine, tt be erecte-ii on a sjte adjoining' th.-P.ob--rt. Long h.ospital here, were being hurried to e ur.pb-tion to.lav and it was said onstr ;c tioa w ou! ! begin as soon as suitable K.ids arobtained. Puds will be opened April S. With ":"0.'00 from the sab- o' the oil metlif ir.e- school building, the Waterman bequest and tax funds, along with donations, it is believed sufficient money can be nr.tainel to build a four fr five-story buildir x. The steps are being taken for the announce 1 purpo-e 'if turning out doctors quickly, f. -r wi'.ii long con; , nuance o! t h e vv a r . dearth of j hysictans is i.qev nat-'.e.

U. S. Ready to Seize Vessels by Midnight

IiiternatitJi'-l Nws Server: WASHINGTON. March 1 v The iiay department was s?nlm by today ready to take over and man th" Mutch .-hipping in American port.- X) action will be taken toluy. however, despite stories that this government would at t at noon. There ; not the sli übtest di.-position anywhere to interfere with Holland's ; rights or to take -summary action in : the promises. The state department will take vr th v-se!s through the war ; trade bo.ird. The naval oversea;; ' t r a ns pot ta t ion service will hav e ; chai ge of the transfr. Kut officials .said tli.il the transfer will be in 'every way u if-t and orderte. It is ! staled tint before midnight the j whole .ju.-stion of tiansfer will be competed. r.l.KI.IN sAVs HOLLAND WILL HI-MT. Iii t TIi.-i I i ai a 1 News Service." A MST Fit MAM. March 1. -Holland lias refused th shipping" lemands of the allies, according to a dispatch from F.erlin today, which gave the newspaper Lokal Anzeiger as its authority. Germany is reporte! to have given a promise to supply all the oal possible to Holland. The report as to the decision of the Mut h government was circulated in Herlin following a council meeting .-t the German foreign office in which leading politicians, high army otlicers and naval officials took part, the Ucrlin dispaft h added. The amount of credence to be attached to the firegoing cablegram is hjubtful in iew of the- fact that the alleged decision of the Mutch government should come from Herlin before it came from The Hague. SWEDISH GOVERNMENT REQUISITIONS COTTON Interi;iti"ii:il News Service: WASHINGTON. March IS. Hy rival decree the Swedish government lias requisitioned all supplies if -otton yarn, with the exception of embroidery cotton, crochet cotton, etc.. in skeins. balls or on spooN. in small quantities in retail sHires. Ira N. Morris. American mlnister at Stockholm. tolay informed the state department. The same de. orce fixed maximum pries for cotton varus. At the same time Mr. Morris noti!id the department that another 1'oval lecree has been issued pr)hibiting the manufacture of so.m, soft soap and other articles used for washing unless permission has been granted ' the industry commission. DESPONDENT FARMER TAKES HIS OWN LIFE Ii:t-ri!;iti',:i! .Ww Se.v!'-: TKKKi: HAITI;, Tnd.. March 1?. Me.-ponlent because his son. William, is tin the way to France to join the American expeditionary force.-. George It. Grose. 4" .ears old. wealthy farmer of near Hib-y, Ir.d committee. 1 suicide by slmotin z himself an! falling inte a well on his farm. The bo.ly was found by members of the family who had bee, searching si.'Ko his sudden disappearance Sttunlay. Greise, according to th" coroner, brt tied a svl; filled with rocks about his w.ii-t atvi th",,i shot himself as he stood ov r ll:e epcnir.q; of the well. HANGS 20 MINUTES TO HIGH TENSION WIRE. STILL LIVES I l r.t-rti.it i- i. i 1 N-.w p : j CI.KVhl.ANI. M;ir, j, : ; - ' P-ter M ! i n :. . 1. wars ! 1. t" 1 d.tV' ;s ;; a vf-r;o , condition at ' . local he-;itai. as a r-ca!t f burr - : .-'J-tJUIif-tl f'll the. face. head and , arms wb.-.-i be -r..-p-d at d held to a high t..ji-iori wire carry ing 11.j 0 0" vdts of eb-ftricity ;. esterday. ; McKinu'-y had watered a fr!n ! that be cibl e limb an "-"-foot p.i'along th Wheeling and Lake Kri . tracks. II- made the climb arid just 'as he Wa - a'")Ut to de-rerol he inj voluntarily fraspe.l the high tns!ftn wir- at th- top of th- pol-. Iiis bodv j stiffer:ej ar.d I." remained ir. coritact with the cairent for . minute ! until a ' r' company fame to 1.1 ' re-s. -i.;e. I .;( 1 1 :i i-i f.s say that th--or,lv ie.ts M h- w a.- not burned t a r.-p "'V ti.- i.eav; c jrret.t wa thai Ik- f'-et s W . ! t " g cje-a T into th' ,tir . r. -1 -o :. ml cr.! wai e'a: :hC-I.

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!T0 MI Army Dominates Whole Territory Under Pretense of Helping Russians German Papers Talk Peace. ll-.tert:.iti"in 1 Vu - v . ' G( iPKNHAGKN. Mas . i. - A ! tri-('i-nn.i!i for.s .!. . . 1 r u n . i g i all f tlm rich auri. .it .ta! i.sfr:. -. j cities and ports of Fkraima. .n":li ling to in f oriiirti t io n r : v . I ! 1 I Fuder preterm.. ,,f )., ipir.g :!. i Ckrainians tight the bolshev ikt. ;- man hordes aie gaining b un ma t e u f the whole of Fkraima. ! Continu'.-g their advame .-long I the IU.k k sea i.ist from .!e.-a. tbGermans have o :--u pi'd Nik"l.. and are moving m Kherson, in the general lire lion of Crimea. Tiuthb'ss no-asures .! bmg employed against the gueiiüa hau! i that attempt to oppe-se th- ;rm ui-. I Soio stoics of Grain. ; iinmeiw strifes of gram a;e liev ed to ha v.- fa 11 n mm the i . - mans' liamN at Nikola iev , whf:- 5 ;. i Germans also came int-i p...-s-:..n j of great shipvanN and tb- iil.nk it-ea naval station. The greater part, if not .Ii of lb" I Husslans Flat k s. .. V. et. ;b d "... i Sebastoptd vv hen the Germans j pied Odessa, it is now repotted, a!j though it is iitide-rstood that ')', V'aders captuii some sm.ill ritt :u j the Odessa ha rbor. A train s-r i- btvv Mi l'.;i.u and Odessa has ben ins!. i 11 1. b;;t it is upposed that the hulk of th I grain shipme tits into the ccnjta! e-m-pi re will b' m.nle o w,i if tbHlack sea and I anube. i;;r h seizure-" or uu-s;..n ".i a r being ma ie by the Turks a- wll as the Germans, both forces app,rcu"! meeting l.ttle or r.o opposition. i;n;..i; in OlKiAM.ATION YOI K. Interniitb't; i! .Ne-. -r i- : 1. iMin.V. March lv ;etn in jarmy o!li-ei'- we-re teqiort' d jo.!.- ! to be a ti el.v ngag.d in '.rgmi'ij t i o n work' in l!ui.t. j According to information ':'! 'Tokio, a German armv -f m m ."' I 40.foi prisoners of war i pr-"U:. ('' ! li.itli e.erman- ai-'l A i st -1 ! i . g i - -i.ns is he.ng forno fl in S.h r;.i. .o'.I ding fresji p nl t tlie si; i if.n in i the f tr -.ist. ; At the same rime p, ti-M' jvire-. state! tb.at ': v. in o'f. -r- ;:i jt'krainia - iut b vv--t er n Tb.--.i a j taking steps ;( organ. a 1"! .i.n.iu j f i re e ! While 'he A ustr-G rn: ! ! in soutb.ern Ilu- -:i Ii i . i been belt-in:' the I " ' a ; n '. i ' - - ; i . ; 1 I '. ' the. bfi's!i- jki th'' br:: a:, :" -! tions indie a t- ti;.,l t'.e '. ' make gmftd tdir kfi.i-t tba. th' t " h'lbl an open foul tbro;..-; ".. I'mI sia in tbe lire-t ion f.f Jn-l.i. i C.LltM AN I'M'FK"talking n:ri:. Interii.ii'-n.il N- - s - AMSTKHMAM. M : ;!.!- ' German n w-p:ip-r- a re t :r-m pt .-. g tf launh aiioth'-:' J'.-,'.- .;:.. ' r. Vie -a ot t tie i.i T T III . T 1 , - ' ! . . 1 - o : : l . . : I ! Cologne GZetfe : ecg. -e. ' W j e-a tiip-iigu. the i is,. p - r- ! ua riel b r w . : ; i -. . r ' -' . ! The i 'o',.'r.e t ;:, "! '., s - ;p. ' p., f. of The !": ;.!,.'.: ?b- - Z-it-.i.-s , r '. :.. .. s. -;., t . f. r - : i r ? t be i e 1 s efore ,!-. .1.1 g ,;. ') ! ,t. ,f "!, I .O.t'if ' i A r 'c 1 1 r ! i "-V s ; - a , . " I the f - p- -pa g l : ! : - " b- G ; !..: U.a. ''.a f o: g .: .- ; - j Cat);..!..' S. Th re- i a r,o".- . f ., :-. v.;. ; ' cr --.t a 1 e,f t , .. poss.b,ofy of se ; r : g rg- : .-uppi.es f:,.;.. ! i:. ay j.av e si . m :h . r- g the r - j. a ! f p i ' ' T I . - e 5 o -., . a KENDALLVILLE CHILD IS BELIEVED KIDNAPED i li.terr .iti"i ai N - '. : ' KKNLLLVILLi:. I :. ! M.i: , i lis Fear- tb.at F'-a:.':-. :.ci a-1 ; or.e-h tlf v ears oil -'. :" Mr. 1 I Mrs. T. V. h.ifTer hs ! . r, :.;.. r.ape j an 1 i h ! i f.-r i g tod..y whet: ! tr i' " of tb.e , .; t mi-'sing ::.( ? iturd-;. . w f. . ; ' ! e i re b. i y t pa !' t ! ' - : i ' I ' b.'.r.T f.r t h e h;l ! t:.:o-.g , right a'.d a creel. ir r !. S '..' - li-.p .. ...- i!ra:"-o! for ''.;;- m: w .tb .? r CA'. r: r. ? cl-w .

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