The Syracuse and Lake Wawasee Journal, Volume 9, Number 12, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 20 July 1916 — Page 2

ORFET IS SET FREE Bl JUfITSJIERDICT Story of Clandestnie Love, Deception and Death Ends. YOUTH IS HELD GUILTLESS Mrs. Orpet Weeps as Twelve Men Acquit Son—Defendant Sits as if Stupefied When “Not Guilty" Rings Through Room. Waukegan, 111., July 18—Will Orpet is free. The jury reached a verdict of acquittal after four hours and thirty-nine minutes’ deliberation and three ballots. The verdict means the young college student was not responsible, in the eyes of the law, at least, for the death of Marian Lambert, his one-time sweetheart, February 9. And thus ended the story of clandestine love, deception and death which began when Orpet and Marian were high school students together. She paid her part of the penalty by death by poison within the shadows of the three oaks in Helm’s wood, Orpet his part by two months of torture at the hands of the state in its attempt to convict him. Judge Donnelly received the verdict from James C. O’Shea, the foreman of the jury. The stuffy little courtroom was crowded. The verdict was read. The words “Not guilty” were beard. A woman screamed and several startled cries from other women were heard. The bailiff rapped for order, but the spectators swarmed toward the defendant. Some left the building and carried out the cry that he was free. Orpet sat unmoved in his chair as though he was in a stupor. He was not the same Will Orpet who had sat in the courtroom for the last two months—calm, cynical, sneering. Beside the defendant were his mother. Mrs. Edward Orpet, and Mrs. Edwin Taylor, his landlady in Madison, Wls. The mother of the boy burst into tears when she realized he was free. From the very first day of his imprisonment she has stood by him. And each session of the court saw 7 her.seated beside him. She took his arm and led him from the courtroom, from the throng of per- ' sons who encircled him. In an anteroom she put her arms around him and kissed him. She has believed in his innocence from the start. The youth’s father was not in the courtroom. Neither was Frank Lambert, father of the dead girl. He attended the closing argument to the jury, but went home when the jury retired to deliberate. His wife is ill, worn by the long anxiety of the trial. In speaking of the verdict, James H. Wilkerson, one of Orpet's counsel, said: “Such unanimity on the part of the jury certainly shows how the evidence impressed the jury. The finding ought to convince everyone the boy is still worthy of confidence. “Orpet will go away for a rest. Then he will return and resume his studies. He will take up his work and go on aS if nothing had happened. He is worthy of confidence and will go out and prove it to the world, too. The black shadow which hung over him has been swept away. He should be accorded the same chance any other young man has. The jury has said he is Innocent, and the world should receive him as such.” The trial cost Lake county $30,000. FIVE DIE IN AUTO CRASH. Four Women and One Man Killed as Train Hits Car. Jacksonville, 111., July 18.—Five persons were killed and one internally injured when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a westbound Wabash passenger train one mile west of this city. The dead are: Mrs. Mary McSherry, Jacksonville, DI. Miss Ellen Groves, Jacksonville, DI. Elizabeth Allen, Springfield, 111. Allen Bernard, Springfield, 111. Mrs. Adoplh Bernard, Springfield, DI. William Groves, driving the car, was internally injured. N. W. HARRIS IS DEAD. Founder of Big Banking House Suc- # cumbs to Heart Attack. Lake Geneva, Wis., July 18.—Norman Wait Harris. Chicago banker and philanthropist, died at Wadsworth hall, his summer residence here. Mr. Harris had been ill about two months, following an attack of neart disease last May in Seattle, when he and his wife, and a son, were returning from a trip to Japan. Michigan Guard Off for South. Camp Ferris, Grayling, Mich., July IS. —The Thirty-second regiment, Michigan National Guard, has left for the South, traveling in four sections. There were 50 officers and 1.120 men on board with ten days’ rations. Loses Life in Rescue Effort. Topeka, Kan., July 18.—Fred Hurbuger, forty-six years old, was drowned in a creek here in a vain effort to save Harry Hampshire, twelve, who had gone in beyond his depth .while swimming. Drink Pellets of Alcohol. Oklahoma City, Okla., July 17.—Alcohol in pellet form is blamed by .those interested in keeping Oklahoma dry for what is recognized as an alarming increase of drunkenness durling the past six months. Deported to Germany. Amsterdam, July 17.—Twenty thousand inhabitants of Lille, Roubaix and Turcolng have been deported to Germany by the German mlDtary authorities owing to the impossibility of seedling populous districts.

DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE ■mw I Ks ■ I X. • c ■> I i? 5 I' '' X J M V * The duchess of Devonshire, whose husband has been appointed governor general of Canada. ' 14 LABOR LEADERS ARE FOUND GUILTY Six Defendants Are Given Prison Sentences and Eight Are Fined at Chicago. Chicago, July 15.—Fourteen of the seventeen defendants in the trial of labor leaders for conspiracy to extort were found guilty by a jury in Judge Scanlan’s court here. The other three were declared not guilty. The jury itself fixed the penalty in each case. The following prison sentences were imposed: Hugo Hahn, business agent of the Glaziers’ union, two years. Charley Crowley, business agent of the Fixture Hangers’ union, three years. Fred Mader, also business agent of the Fixture Hangers’ union, three years. Walter E. Staley, business agent of the Glaziers’ union, two years. Ray Stewart, business agent of the Wood Finishers’ union, two years. Frank Curran, Painters’ District council, one year. Fines of $2,000 each were imposed on the following: John F. Cleary, Electrical Workers’ union; Isadore Gordon, Painters’ District council; Harry H. Grass, Painters’ District council; Charles Hanson, Painters’ union; John W. Murphy, Electrical Workers’ union; - William E. Nestor, Painters’ District council. Nicholas Pekelsma, Painters’ District council, was fined $750, and George Tuckbreiter, Painters’ District council, SSOO. William Clauss of the Fixture Hangers’ union, Thomas Kelly of the electrical workers and John White of the Painters’ District council were acquitted. NOTIFY HUGHES ON JULY 31. Roosevelt and Taft Invited to Meeting to Be Held in New York. New York, July 15.—Final arrangements were made on Thursday for the notification of Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican presidential, nominee, on July 51. The meeting will be held at Carnegie hall, and will be followed by a reception to their invited guests at the Hotel Astor. Among the invited guests are Colonel Roosevelt, ex-president; William H. Taft, the members of the Republican national committee, the delegates and alternates to the national convention, the heads of the Republican organizations in the various states, the members of the Progressive national committee, the Republican governors of the various states and the Republican members of congress. The notification speech will be made by Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio. TWO MORE KILLED BY SHARK. Man and Boy Slain by Man-Eater While Bathing in New Jersey. Matawan, N. J., July 14.—A shark darted up the narrow, shallow Matawan creek on Wednesday tn the third fatal raid in less than two weeks, and darted out again, leaving death in Its wake. The shark killed a man and a boy. It mangled another boy so badly that., he will lose a leg and probably will die. The latest victims of the man-eater were swimming two miles up the creek from Raritan bay when they were attacked. The shark has killed four bathers thus far this season. Ship Lost; Men Saved. Washington, July 18.—Every one of the 142 seamen and marines who were on board the naval collier Hector when she was destroyed off the South Carolina coast in a gale were landed safely in Charleston. Imports $20,000,000 More. Washington, July 18. —Value of imports from London during the six months ending June 30 were $90,000.000, as compared with $70,000,000 in the corresponding period of 1915, the bureau reports. Bay State Troops In Riot Kansas City, Mo., July 15.—More than one hundred militiamen of the Eighth infantry, Massachusetts National Guard, destroyed fruit stands along Main street near the Union station. American Schooner Wrecked. Washington, July 15.—The American schooner Cavlara, owned by Saunders & Co. of Pensacola, Fla., was wrecked on the Alacrulnes reefs July 7. The captain and crew were saved , and brought to Progreso.

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BRITISH SEIZE 4-MILE FRONT Second Line of German Trenches Are Taken. SEVERAL TOWNS CAPTURED General Haig’s Forces Sweep Teuton Trenches North of Somme River —Counter Onsets Fail. London. July 17. —Gen. Sir Douglas Haig lias opened the second phase of the great offensive in the Somme region. In a battle that exceeded in violence the first assault, thirteen days ago, the British carried the German second line of four miles, captured the villages of Bazantin le Petit, Bazantin ie Grand, Longueval. and Ovillers, and carried the remaining German positions in the Trones wood. The battle began at daybreak. Only the day before the German first line, from Hardecourt to Ovillers, had been won, and»the big guns had begun to pounce once more at the Teuton trenches. • * All night the heavy artillery had been driven without pause at the German second line. With the approach of daybreak the bombardment was redoubled, and soon after the first of Haig’s troops left their defenses to begin the charge. Furious fighting continued for the rest of the day and is still going on tonight. The Germans, taken unawares by the swiftness with which the attack had been renewed, were forced back easily at first. But soon re-enforcements were brought up and heavy counter-attacks begun. Two of these thrusts were crushed by the British fire before they reached the newly won British positions. Then, Ln the afternoon, a third was launched at Bazantin le Petit. So fierce was this assault that Haig’s troops were pushed out of the village. But fresh infantry was brought up, and the Teutons were routed once more. By hewing, blasting, and bayonneting their .way the British broke through the German second line from above Bazantin to below Trones wood. In point of area, this is much the best work done by the British since the beginning of the last fortnight. Fighting continues around Ovillers; and virtually the whole village is in British hands. The capture of Longueville brings Haig’s line five miles east of the original front and into position with the French at Hardecourt. In the wood beyond Longueville and the high points of the ridge the battle tn unabated. Slowly but steadily the British advance continues. The positions they have just won put in peril the German hold on Pozieres, on the. main road from Albert to Bapaume. The Anglo-French gains from July 1 include now fifteen villages aqd over 20,000 prisoners. MARK SOLDIERS FOR LIFE. Villa Forces Cut Off Upper F«rt ot Captives’ Ears. Juarez, Mex., July 17.—Four soldiers from General Trevino’s army arrived here with their heads bandaged and applied for medical treatment. An examination revealed that each man had lost the upper half of his right ear. The soldiers enlisted from Juarez some weeks ago. They were allowed to return to their homes on the ground of physical disability after having escaped from Villa’s forces near Jiminez a week ago, marked for the remainder of their lives,J $3,000,000,000 WAR ORDERS. Munition Shipments Reach a Staggering Total to Date. Philadelphia, July 17.—America, from Chicago east, is now on the shady side of $3,000,000,000 in all its war orders, counting blankets, machinery, locomotives and other products not coming strictly under the head of munitions. Twenty-four corporations alone account for more than $1,000,000,000 up to February 1. This figure is said to be “highly conservative.” SINN FEINERS RIOT AT CORK. Mob Wrecks Recruiting Station When Rebel Prisoners Fail to Arrive. Cork, Ireland, July 17.—Chagrined ’by the nonarrtval of prisoners on Friday who recently were released, after undergoing imprisonment since the Dublin rebellion, and who were expected here, 1,000 Sinn Feiners wrecked the recruiting office, hissed the military pickets and sang republican songs. Mrs. Hearst Asks U. S. Aid. San Francisco, July 17.—Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst, owner of the Babricora ranch, seized by Carranza, telegraphed to Robert Lansing protesting against what she declares to be an “unlawful act.” Shoot Into Train. Monroeville, 0., Jtfiy 17.—Passengers on a Pennsylvania train passed through a thrilling adventure near here, in which a charge of buckshot was fired into the observation platform, wounding four. Bernstorff Sees Diver. Baltimore, Md., July 15.—Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, arrived here from New York to inspect the German merchant-submarine Deutschland and personally congratulate Captain Koenig. u. S. Warships Withdrawn. Washington, July 15.—Confident of the su 'cesswul outcome of the negotiations between the United States and Mexico, the navy department has begun a gradual withdrawal of warships now in Mexican waters.

MAJ. CHARLES HINE sjf J ] J T iWV --V • WrX.. | f : « I mbsmi ; RHPSHI r vl > Maj. Charles. Hine of Virginia, a i graduate of West Point, who has filled every position on a railroad from 1 brakeman to vice president, offered his - services to the war department. He i was formerly vice president and gen- ■ eral manager of the Southern Pacific f railroad of Mexico and is familiar with > the lines and railroad yards throughout the republic. During the Spanish- » American war he commanded a bati talion of volunteers. i I U. S. SHIP SINKS; ; ALL ON BOARD SAVED Collier Hector Lost Off Charleston in Hurricane—Carried Fifty Marines. Charleston, S. C., July 17.—The big ’ naval collier Hector, carrying 60 ma- ' rines in addition to her crew of 70 1 men and 12 officers, sank off Charles--1 ton on Friday, according to a report from Captain Hunt of the tug Vigilant, which tried to. go to the Hector’s assistance. He was unable to say ‘ how many aboard escaped. Officials at the navy yard here announced that the crew of the naval collier Hector, reported sunk off here, had been saved. The Hector left Port Royal for Santo Domingo on Thursday. It attempted to put into port here when the storm disabled it, but, according to Captain Hunt, went down about nine and one-half miles from the Charleston lightship. Captain Hunt said part of the collier’s superstructure remained above water. The Hector displaced 11,200 tons, was 384 feet long, and was built at Sharrows Point, Md„ in 1908. Appeals to any vessels in the vicinity to go to the aid of the Hector were broadcasted by the navy radio towers at Arlington. Wireless orders were sent to the coast guard cutter Seminole off the North Carolina coast to go to the rescue. The Hector left Charleston Wednesday afternoon for Guantanamo and on board, tn addition to its crew, 60 marine recruits to fill up vacancies tn the marine expeditions in Santo Domingo and Cuba. CLARKE NAMED NEW JUSTICE. U. S. Judge of Cleveland Succeeds Hughes. Washington. July 17. — President Wilson Friday sent to the senate the nomination of Federal Judge J. H. Clarke of Cleveland, 0., to be associate justice of the United States Supreme court. Judge John Hessin Clarke is now on the bench of the United States district court at Cleveland. He was born at Lisbon, 0., on September 18, 1557. In 1914 he was appointed to the bench of the United States district court . Judge Clarke has all his life been a Democrat in politics. He ran for the United States senate against Mark Hanna, Republican candidate, in 1903. Judge Clarke is a bachelor. Most of his leisure time has been spent in reading and in a study of naturalization and Americanization of immigrants. THIRTY-TWO KILLED BY FIRE. Many Persons Lose Lives in Tatoi Forest Flames. Paris, July 17.—Thirty-two persons lost their lives in the fire at Tatoi forest, which destroyed the chateaus of King Constantine of Greece and the crown prince, says a Havas dispatch from Athens. Twenty-eight of the victims were members of the royal guards. The police are convinced the fire was started by accident. Heat Kills Two More. Detroit, Mich., July 18.—The extreme heat which has prevailed here for a week claimed two more victims in the last 24 hours. A man and a woman died during the night from the effects of the heat. Dutch Steamer Seized. Berlin, wireless via Sayville, July 18. —An Amsterdam dispatch to the Overseas News agency states that the Dutch steamer Maartinsdyk, bound for New York, was held up at Kirkwall by the British naval authorities. Sizzling Weather In East. New York, July 17.—The entire Atlantic coast Is suffering from the intense heat wave which has persisted for more than a week. Many deaths and prostrations are reported from eastern cities. To Call on Progressives. New Orleans, July 17.—1 n a statement, John M. Parker, Progressive vice-presidential nominee, calls upon Progressives to call another convention at Chicago on August 5 to nominate a president and vice-president.

Llano grande is HEAITHFUI CAMP Hoosier Boys Think They’re in Luck to Be Near Mercedes With Conveniences. FEW MILES FROM MEXICO There’s Chance of Brush With Hostile Men Almost Any Time—Rainy Season Makes Mud Rats of the Home Boys. Mercedes^Tex. —The Indiana soldiers because they have been sent to the danger zone and that it will not be long until they are prepared to meet any emergency. The Indianlans are in camp with the troops of Minnesota and Nebraska, but because of their position there is nothing between the Indiana troops and the border and should there be a raid the Indiana troops would have to bear the brunt of fighting. The guns of the Indiana batteries (the last argument of kings, as Captain Payne of Battery A calls them) are so placed that they can rake any attacking forces while the Indiana infantry is in a position to support the batteries. I Camp at Llano Grande. The camp of the Indiana troops is at Llano Grande, about three miles west of this town, and if they had been permitted to select their own camping site they could qot have chosen a better one. The folk—back home must not imagine that the Indiana soldiers are wandering about sandy plains, filled with snakes, bushes, spikes and thorns. They are not doing anything of the kind. They are in the lower Rio Grande valley. There are 10,090 acres in the Llano Grande tract proper, of which 350 acres are used by the troops of Indiana and Nebraska. Rain AIL in a Bunch. It had not rained here since last January until ten days ago and it has been raining ever since, not an ordinary sprinkle. The water came down as if the Gulf of Mexico had been turned upside down and the water poured over the camp of the Indiana soldiers. The heavy drops pelted battery and the staff officers as the horse artillery unloaded their equipment, but the thunder, the lightning and the deluge did not deter the boys in the least. They showed that they knew how to meet one of the disadvantages of a soldier’s life. There is not a case of serious illness among the Indiana troops. Subdued Agitation. There Is a subdued agitation along the valley for intervention and it is asserted openly that American influence and American money are behind the raids of bandits, who. live by loot, for the purpose of bringing intervention about because the bandits who were caught or killed in former raids were found to be well supplied with American money, American arms and American ammunition. Army officers stationed here confidently expect another raid before long and every day one of the cavalry companies of Mercedes makes a scouting trip to the border, which is only a few miles away from the camp. Deep Enmity Prevails. Inquiry shows that some of the stories told of this locality are false, but there is enough truth to show that •the situation along this part of the border is critical, regardless of the diplomatic negotiations going at Washington. Seventy-five per cent of the people living in and around Mercedes and in the locality of the camp are Mexicans and every American is a mark for Mexican malice. A spirit of deep enmity prevails everywhere. As the warlike columns, with jingling spurs and all the bravery of the American soldier’s uniform, pass along they are greeted with sarcastic sneers at one moment, at another with cringing and bowing, for the average Mexican is versed in hypocrisy. )_ieut. Dawson’s Discovery. The other night a Meixcan was discovered at the edge of the camp by Lieuteanant Dawson of Battery A. close to the horses. The moment he saw the tall lieutenant had discovered him there was a display of white teeth that resembled a lot of little islands in a cup of coffee. “So tall an American.” exclaimed the Mexican, pointing in the air. “Get out of here!" Dawson exclaimed. and the Mexican dodged into the brush. Another Mexican on horseback failed to stop wlfen challenged by a picket from Battery C, but he went “scooting” through the wood when a shot was fired over his head. Whipping Camp Into Shape. The camp Is being whipped into shape and very soon it is expected that everything will be in apple pie order. The soldiers, as a whole, are in good Captain Robinson, the medical officer, has reported few cases of sickness and those of minor ailments. Battery B has two crippled men, John G. Madden, quartermastersergeant, and Private Bowman are laid up with wounds in the feet, received by jumping into a swimming pool. Their wounds are not serious. BUGLE NOTES. A. E. Brown, mayor of Brownsville, Is an old Indiana man who is an intimate friend of Sam Murdock. The conductor of the train that brought Battery C here was C. EL Boyd, who for a number of years was a conductor on the long and short division of the Vand'tlia and lived at Terre Haute. The owner of the ice plant at Mercedes is Albert Kalbfleisch, formerly of Peru, and you can rest assured that it was no trouble for the Indiana troops to get all the ice they needed

Battery C Here First. The first Indiana troops to arrive here were the men of Battery C of Lafayette. The battery came with Major | Tyndall, in charge of the Indiana artillery, on the headquarters’ train. Batteries A and B were only a few hours behind. I The Third Regiment, Indiana infantry, under Colonel Kuhlman, arrived here the following morning and went into camp. Adjutant VanAuken reported that the trip from Indianapolis was without event and none of the soldiers is sick. No Chance for Frost Bite. A tropical storm, with thunder, iights ning and a fearful downpour of rain, made the Indiana troops realize that belonging to the National Guard, which once was a pleasure, now is an ordeal, but they can congratulate themselves that their toes will not be frostbitten r down here. I > Entire Company Laughs. » Dan Wulfson, son of Isadore Wulfs son of Indianapolis, is a member of . Battery A. An informal roll call was , made one night, and the first name > called was Kelley, the second was > Riley, the third name was McGaughey. > At the call for the fourth name young . Wulfson promptly answered “O’Brien.” ■ Captain Payne tried to keep from laughing, but he couldn’t, and he did t not object when the entire company . laughed. Is Mistletoe Significant? Lieutenant Crlttenberger; aid to General Parker, commander of the : Brownsville district, came here under : orders frorW4eneral Parker to see Ma- . jot Tyndall and to extend to the ma- > jor and through him to the other Indi- • ana commanders the of : General Parker and invite them to visit > him at Brownsville, when they have an 1 opportunity to do so. There is a mistletoe tree in front of > Major Tyndall’s tent and the battalion > officers are wondering why the major > had his tent placed in the shade of that ! kind of tree. Many Hoosiers Hereabouts. You meet up with Indiana people all over this country. In fact, from the ■ time the troop train left Indianapolis ! until it reached here, at every stop . was some one from Indiana to greet t the boys. This valley is settled with [ people from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indi- . ana and Illinois, and everywhere the Hoosiers found a welcome. At Denison, . Tex., D. M. Hart, who once lived in , Lafayette, is station master. At San Antonio there is an Indiana society . with 300 members, and most of them . were at the railway station to see the Indiana boys. ■ Mercedes Never Invaded. “The outlaws never invaded Mercedes, though they passed over a road on the edge of town. Os course, there is no Certainty that there will not be another raid, but the camp and this town are ; prepared should one come. Besides the Indiana and Nebraska troops three miles away there are two troops of cavalry and a company of Infantry in Mercedes and there are in this qlty five I Texas rangers, and if there is anything that will start a Mexican going, it is a Texas ranger. Armed Guard on Flat Cars. When the headquarters train left San Antonio the railroad officials warned Major Tyndall that the Mexicans might try to capture the cannon. Under orders of Major Tyndall, Captain Brockenbraugh placed an armed guard on the flat cars but no attempt was made to interfere with them. Major Tyndall posted a guard armed j with ball cartridges about the camp j with instructions not to take any chances with prowlers. Lots of Bandits Here. To be sure the camp is situated in the bandit district. It is six miles from the Rio Grande, which is the boundary line between the United States and Mexico. It is four and a half miles from Progreso, a village that the Mexican outlaws looted a short time ago. The troops are surrounded on every side by Mexicans. In the brush two miles from the camp are the whitened bones of eight bad Mexicans, and four miles farther on are the bones of nine more. No one knows who killed these 17 Mexicans. All that is known, is that they were shot, piled up and left, without burial. These were outlaws and abettors of outlaws from Mexico and the death of them frightened all the bad Mexicans away. Very Hot But Healthful. The Llano Grande tract where the Indiana soldiers are in camp is high and perfectly level. The climate is fine but the days are hot. It has registered 127. The nights are cool and pleasant. There are no mosquitoes and not many flies. Typhoid fever Is almost unknown and there have been only a few isolated cases of smallpox. There was some malaria and one or two cases of typhus fever have been reported in the last year. Houses on the Ground. A big building that was originally built for a hotel, but never .used as such, is on the ground and has been converted into a hospital. There are also several small houses that can be utilized for living purposes if needed. The Llano Grande lake, the prettiest body of water in southwestern Texas, is within a mile of the camp. This lake is nine miles long and affords -every facility £or batiung, boating and fishing. New Incorporations. % Associate Realty Investors of Indiana, Indianapolis; capital, $150,000; bonds, directors, John W. Fieldhouse, Franklin D. Miller, James S. Cruse. Sevison Electric company, Elkhart, increased its capital stock $90,000, making the total capitalization SIOO,000; also increased the number of its directors from three to seven. Hack & Simon Brewing company, Vincennes; capital stock, $400,000; brewery; directors, Dorathe Hack, Anton Simon, Frank W. Bloom, Julius M.

[ STATE NEWS | *^*^*** » « 4 Lafayette.—More than 350 members of the Indiana Bar association attended the twentieth annual convention of the here. * Hammond., —Five persons were badly iurt when their automobile skidded on an oiled street here and overturned, pinning the passengers under the car. Culver.—Marion has been selected by the state executive committee of the Y. M. C. A. at its summer meeting here for the next week before Thanksgiving. ! South Bend.—This section of Uoosierdom is planning for a notable centennial celebration, October 3, 4 and 5. The principal feature will be a historical pageant. Indianapolis.—Chairman Will H. Hayes of the Republican state committee has appointed an advisory committee composed .of one man from each congressional district to assist in the campaign. Vincennes.—Fred Tiemam nineteen, of Washington, a theological student of St. Meinrad’s college, drowned in the Friez gravel pit here while bathing. A large .number of persons saw the accident. Goshen. —More than three hundred delegates from all parts of the state attended the twenty-sixth annual convention of the Municipal League of Indiana here. Numerous addresses were delivered. Indianapolis.—Governor Ralston has pardoned Charles Stratton of Jackson county, convicted of petit larceny, and Ronald Reynolds of Gibson countyi county, serving a sentence for assault and battery. Indianapolis.—Alleging 24 separate violations of the federal hours of service law along the lin£ of the Winona interurban railway, District Attorney Slack has asked judgment for $12,000 ’’ against the company. Gary—The’American Sheet and Tin Plate company of Gary has announced it will pay. either to themselves or to their dependents, the wages of ten of its employees who gone south with the state guard. Noblesville. —One hundred and fifty lawsuits against state officials and former stockholders of the Farmers and. Merchants bank of Cicero have been filed by depositors who lost money when the Institution failed. Indianapolis.—A call has been issued here for a meeting of the directors of the National Amateur Baseball association for August 15 to promulgate rules and regulations for playing the national championships this fall. Kentland.—Will H. Ade, brother of George Ade and formerly a Progressive candidate for congress, has announced that he will not accept the nomination for governor on the Progressive ticket, a place for which he has been proposed. Laporte. — Rev. August Johnson, aged sixty-two, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church in this city and prominent in the synodical labors of the church in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. is dead, following an operation for appendicitis. Seymour.-—Counterfeit silver dollars and paper money of $5 denomination have been circulated among business men here. The dollars are crude counterfeits apd are much lighter in weight. The $5 notes are difficult to detect from real notes. Peru. —C. A. Young of Springfield, 0., set a new world’s record at trap shooting here when he broke 100 consecutive targets at 23 yards, according j to officials of the local gun club. The I previous reqord is said to have been 98 targets ht;,22 yards. South Bend.—Judge Timothy Howard, oldest professor at Notre Dame university, former member of the Indiana supreme court and veteran of the Civil war, who died recently, was burled here with marked ecclesiastical and military honors. Shelby.—The dead body of Miss Hazel Hall, a farmer’s daughter, was found in a boat floating down the Kankakee river. A coroner’s autopsy showed that she diefl of a fractured skull. Her parents believe she fainted and fell against the boat’s side. Gary.—Capt. Edward Quilling of the local K. of P. uniform rank company, which numbers 41 men, officered by former regular army men, has been instructed by Governor Ralston to reCiuit to 100 men. The company may be mustered into federal service. New Albany.—Carson Champhill of this city has proposed that every state in the Union be given a particular star on the flag so that it may be pointed out and especially honored. Naturally he has picked out the star in the upper right-hand corner as Indiana’s star. Indianapolis. —William Holton Dye, Progressive national committeeman who was ousted from his seat by the state committee because he voted with other national committeemen to support Charles E. Hughes in the coming campaign, has prepared to fight the action of the committee. Indianapolis — Leading progressives declared the party in Indiana would >“go it alone” in the coming campaign, following a meeting of the state committee recently. No financial aid will be accepted from any other party Ln return for the Progressive indorsement of any presidential candidate. Indianapolis. —The banks of Indiana are overflowing with money, according to a report of Arthur Craven, head of the state banking department. Since June 23, 1915, there has been an increase of over $29,000,000 in bank deposits. The grand total of reserves shows an Increase of over $32,000,000. Connersville. —Edward E. X. Anstead has notified the committee of citizens raising funds for the Fayette County hospital that they heed not seek fo v r more money. He will give $25,000 to the completion of the hospital. . His first gift of $12,000 was made on condition that citizens raise $36,000. Boonville. —Dry leaders were jubfi lant over the successful raids conducted by policemen and ministers on saloons that have been opened without licenses pending a hearing on the validity of the recent local option election, in which the_town was voted dry,