2 A'
CONSTRUCTOR OF
EASTLAND CALLED
I
Builder of "Crank of Lake" duet
tioned by Federal Grand Jury
About Design of Boat
INSPECTORS BEFORE RED FIELD
CHICAGO, July SI. The federal
pirand Jury which la Investigating the
capsizing of the steamship Eaatland
In the Chicago river last Saturday,
nith the lost of hundreds of lives,
sought evidence relating to the sta
bility of the vessel when It convened I lrlRn hRV cut the Ruin' " l,n
- n - ,.. . ilortnt nicana of communication connect-
today. One of the first witnesses ; . , . ....
In the whole aotithern Huaaian front re-
Cklled before the Jury was S. C. Jenks !twen the Vistula and the Bu Hvera.
Of Port Huron, Mich., member Of the The Kuanlana have battled defprrately
firm Which constructed the vessel. U Prevent the Teutonic allioa from aln-
Before the day is over Lnlted '
States District Attorney entries f .
Clyne expects to present evidence
howlng the history of the boat and
Its reported previous "cranky" per
formances, and the knowledge the
owners of the ship had of this.
Mr. Clyne announced that aeiiure of the
Kaatland by federal authorities will not
iwavent state or municipal authorities
from serine on tho boat on lawful bual
ueaa of tnveaticntlon, but no one will be
allowed to tamper with tho mechanlam.
Tha Woman's City club la awaiting an
answar to Ita requoat forwarded to Preal-
Atmt Wilson yeatenlay for the addition totl,,n ot Wall-la throunh a region which,
lha Department of Commerce board of i for atraleirlc reaaona, had hitherto been
inquiry of two I'nlted i-tatea naval en
gineer, two naval architect! and two
eltlxens of Chlcajro.
Secretary of Commerce lledfteld and
A. L. Tburman, solicitor of the Depart
ment of Commerce, wore to go before the
state grand jury today.
Examlnat.i . of federal Inspectors was
continued by Secretary Redfield's board,
anile Faneral for Boy.
Publie funeral servtcea, attended by
more thaj 1,000 persons, were held in tho
suburb of Clraro today for Willy No
votny,, 7 years of age, one of the East
land victim, whose body lay In a morg i
for six days before It was Identified. The
little white casket was piled high with
flowers sent from all parts of the city.
Willie's father, mother and 12-year-old
aUtsr. who were also drowned In the
Kastlu.nI, were burled with, ttm. The
ionly member of the family left U WU
lin's aged firandmother.
A proceasfcvn led by Mayor Thompson
and a committee of puhlle offlciala. four
' companies of boy ecouUi, delegations from
numerous Bohemian societies and a band
followed the cortege to the cemetery.
Funeral of General
By ers at Glenwood
OLKNWOOD, la., July 31. (Special. )
; Funeral services for Oeneral M. IT.
Byers, whoaa death occurred at Des
Moines Tuesday, July 71, were held here
Friday at the Methodist Episcopal church.
Oeneral Byers was born la Ohio, January.
1846, coming to Iowa In IBM, was a mem
ber of Company B, Twenty-ninth Iowa
i volunteers, enUstlna at the age of 17. lie
I was mayor of Glenwood three terms and
1 ummIm unla Anunlv mt vearaL I
wuuix . - -
He was appointed adjutant general of
Iowa with the rank of brigadier general,
and In serving in that capacity seven
years, la isa ne was appouueq aiaie mi
inspector. Surviving are Rosea E. Byers
and Mrs. II. B. Dult of Los Angelea. Mrs.
Henry Harnett of Portland. Ore.; Mrs.
O. E. Bhay of Puyallup. Vah.; Mrs. I
A. Walk of McMlnvltle, Wash., and Miss
Luclle Byers at home.
Palmer Refuses
Place on Bench
BTBOUDRBURO, Pa.. July SL Former
Keprearnlattvo A. Mitchell Palmer, who
was appointed a member of the United
States court of claims by President Wil
son some time ago, today issued a stat
ment In which he announced that he had
concluded not to acosf the place. Mr.
Palmer said he had found It more diffi
cult than he had anticipated to give up
personal and taw work.
Mr. Palmer haa been mentioned for the
voettloa of counselor for the State de
partment made vacant by the elevation
of Robert Lansing to the secretary nip oi
that department
Eight More Trawlers
Sunk by Germans
LONDON, July U. EUiht more Lowe
stoft trawetrs have been sunk by a Ger
man submarine. The crews were saved.
The fishermen sent to the bottom were
the Queat. Strive, Achieve. Athena, Corl
i ander and Fltagerald. The crews of the
' laat named two reached Lowestoft to
: day. Twe more trawlers, the names of
; which are lacking, also were suak by
German submarines. The crews were
: landed at Yarmouth.
All the boat were sailing vessels
' gaged tn fishing.
Passenger Ship
Sinks Coal Barge
PROVIDENCE, R. I.. July L-Tte
Colonla line passenger steamer Concord,
from New Tork to Providence, collided
with the barge Exeter In Narraganaett
' bay, during a thick fog early today, sink
ing the barge. No one was Injured, and
after taking aboard the crew of the
Exfcter. the Concord, which was not
damagvd, completed Its journey. The
Exeter was owned by the Philadelphia
as Reading Coal company and carried
!. tons of coal
DesrsaBt Orders.
WASHINGTON, July II. (Special Tele
, gram) iJoalnuuur appointed: Iowa,
.: ,idton, Tiu county, Marion C.
, KucKer. vtte J. V. h.mtk. rignsd:
' Graff. Dubuyuc, Kannle Lrwin. vice II.
U. Lewln. removed; Irving. Tama county,
' Jamna rmanek. vice J. H. ldvlna. re
rivnrd; Libertv Center, Warren county,
liarrlaon H. Kleacher, vice H. J. Uhupe.
" reeigned; Norwich, Pag county. Kile A.
' liurt, vice Y. L. Hesn. reiHn-d: Spring
dle. 0lar county. Ada C. Klnefirld. vio
:' W. 8. Maxscn. rtxnd.
Wyoming, Hairle. Go-it-en county. Hattla
McMilicn. vice V. V. Vance, rcaifned.
lltll servtc rxair.inaOuns will be held
, on KriHnotx-r II for rural letter carriers
- at Republican City.
The oxtoffb'e at, Beacon. Kimball
county, Ncbraat'K, has been dutcumiuued;
hi' it to Hunhittll.
The eoniMrulli-r of the currency haa
a-rvnied chsrtrr tn the K!rt National
li-W of Leke Preston. 8. D. :, caiMtaL
. H I. OUt on, freii1ent; H. I
"Ui'.n. cai-r.!-r: covcrln of Merchants
ti- l.ui.fce bank, Laiie Preston.
TEUTONS BREAK
RUSSIAN GEIP ON
LUBLIN RAILWAY
ifVfitliHipd from IK n
It In realised here that Iluanla hna lOKt
the Initiative for the remainder of the
summer, whlrh will rnat-lf the central
power to atrlk. hard at either France,
Belgium, Serbia or Italy.
Aoatrlana Orrnpr l.nblln.
VIENNA, July ai (la London. July
31.) Austria cavalry entered I.uhlln Fri
day afternoon, according; to an official
utatetnent Uaued tonight by th AuKtria
war office.
Ify th occupation of Lublin, ninety
five mile aoutheoM of Waraaw, the Aua-
m r.roa(1- whlch for di.tance
parallel the Vistula river.
Tlia Ruoalnna ruihed new reserves to
the front and administered serious checks
to the Austro-Oerman forcee. although
exned to a mcrcllraa artillery fire.
Field Marshal Von Mackenien evidently
haa been successful at last, however, In
forcing an advance.
Control of the Lublln-Chetm railroad
will afford the Auatro-Oermana a mean
of quickly maailiur troop at any point
desired and will deprive the Russians of
one of their main avenues of retreat. A
military railroad, built by the Rulan
south from Lublin during their ooc-upa-
left without railroad, proved of great
sdvantage to the Austrian In solving
the problem of communication.
French Official Heport.
I'AIIIR. July II. The Preneh war office
this afternoon gave out a statement as
follows:
"German aviators today bombarded ft.
Pol-Bur-Mer and Qravellnea. At the first
place no damage was done; at the sec
ond a child was killed.
"In Artols, In the vicinity of Couches
and of 'The Labyrinth,' there was last
night Intermittent rifle fire and cannon
ading, but no engagement of Infantry.
"In the Argon no, at the crossing of
the road from Bervon to Bagatelle, with
that which runs from Eayon to Blnar
vllle, the explosion of a Oerman mine
yesterday was followed by a fairly spir-
ited fight in the course of which wa
succeeded In occupying the evacatlon
mado by the explosion.
"Borne bomb have been thrown down
by aviators of the enemy on Nancy. The
material damagea were Insignificant. One
of the Oerman machines, struck by
shells from our artillery, was compelled
on Its return to come down betwea the
French and the Oerman lines. The aviator
succeeded In escaping, but the aeroplane
was brought to a point near our trenches.
"Sohlucht mountain Is being bom
barded." Camp of Preachers
Of Peace is Burned
LIKCE8TKR, England, July - IU A
traveling band of preachers, leaders of a
self-styled "fellowship' reconciliation,"
which has been touring the country
spreading peace propoganda, met with
short shift at the hands of the people of
Leicester today.
Crowds raided the band's camp, burned
the tents and equipment and administered
a beating to the male members of the
party. The performance waa concluded
with the singing of "Tlpperary" and
"God gave the King" over the ashes of
the outfit.
Adventists Deny
Report from Texas
FORT WORTH. Tex.; July II. Seventh
Day Adventists today denied reports
printed Thursday saying that the Ad
ventists encamped at Ualworth, Tex,, ex
pect the second coming of Christ when
the allies capture Constantinople. Ad
ventists said the report grew out of an
AdventUt beliefs that Christ's second
coming will take place when the Turks
make their final stand as a nation at
Jerusalem.
PEACE ADVOCATES MUST
NOT DESECRATE FLAG
DES MOINES, la.. July It-The recent
display of an American flag with a white
border sewed around It by a society at
Fort Dodge, la., promoting world peace,
caused Attorney Oeneral Coaaon today to
issue Instructions to the Fort Dodge au
thorities to take action if the display Is
repeated.
The Instructions were Issued following
a conference between Mr. Cosaon, Adju
tant eOnerat Guy A. Logan and Colonel
D. J. Palmer, commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic. Complaints
were maae to ine aajuiani general s or
flce by Grand Army veterans of Fort
Dodge, who declared the art as much a !
desecration of the flag aa If a border of I
red had been sewd around -it.
Attorney General Cosaon Instructed the
Fort Dodge authorities to Invoke the law
against mutilation of the flag If It became
neceasary.
First Frozen Beef
Comes from Brazil
NEW TORK. July .-A shipment of
109 tons of frosen beef from Rantos,
Brasll, said to be first consignment of
Braslllaa beef ever received at a United
Statee port, arrived here today on the
steamship Rio De Janeiro. Argentine
beef has been shipped here for some time.
According to representatives ef the
firm to which the beef waa consigned,
other shipments are to follow. Negotia
tions for the buainea were begun dur
ing tbe t Isit here of delegates to the Pan-
American Financial conference.
UVLLHK 15
SW7E SALE
BEGinS TflURSDfW.fT 5
worm to j.7s no eeog.in futrv
STvu.roa ssmwoattnanowaMtn
OCCUPIES THt UlRSeSTSPrtCE
EVJER DtUOTCO TO A SriOC SAIC
J.LBFMr)DE!5frStfn5
STEAMSHIP IBERIAN
SUNK BYSOBMARINB
Leyland Liner ia Torpedoed Off the
British Coait and Seven Mem
ber! of Crew Killed.
ONE VICTIM IS AN. AMERICAN
LONDON, July 31. The Leyland
liner Iberian haa been sunk by a Oer
man eubmarlne. rive members of
the crew were killed, two died aboard
u rescue boat and slity-ono were
Itnded safely.
The casualties on board the Iber
ian were caused by aholl fire. The
submarine then torpedoed the Ley
land liner and the vessel went to the
bottom.
Four of the seven men killed when
the Leyland line steamship Iberian
waa torpedoed and sunk by a Oerman
submarine are said to have been
Americana.
American Mala Tender Killed.
WASHINGTON, July Sl.-Only one
American, a mule tender, named Why
lay, was killed when the British steamer
Iberian waa shelled and sunk by a Oer
man submarine. American Consul Frost
at Queenatown reported today that the
Iberian disregarded the submarine's
warning to stop. Later the Oerman
commander gave the orew time to take
to the boat before firing a torpedo.
Whyley died of shock and wounds from
shells.
Took Over Biz Ifandreel Horace.
BOSTON, Mass., July SU -About eighty
horsemen and hostlers; many of them
from Boston and vicinity, sailed on the
Iberian when It left Boston for Manches
ter and Liverpool on July T. The steamer
carried aoros 400 horses and a general
cargo, but. according to advloee received
at the Boston office, was bringing back
only a small oonalgnment of baled good a
It waa not known here how many of
the horsemen were returning to this
country with the vessel. Of the men
shipped hare some were American citl-
jsens, but the nationality of the greater
number la In doubt.
Consul Frost's report saidi
"Btaamer Iberian submarined. Whyley,
American muleteer killed. Ship surgeon
of the Iberian, an American cltlaen, states
submarine did not shell Iberian until the
latter disregarded the signal Oave time
to take to boat. Whyley died from shock
and superficial wounds. No' other Amer
icans Injured."
The Iberian, S.ZS tons gro. sailed
from Boston July 7 for Maachester,
where it was reported to have arrived
July t. It was 417 feet long with a
beam of 48 feet and was built at .Sunder
land In 100. A. Leyland aV Co.. Ltd. of
Liverpool, were the owners.
The Iberian has been used f r several
months) for the transportation of war
supplies between the United States and
England.
1
Our Annual August Linen Sale
Commences Monday, August 2d
Prices So Low You Can't Afford to Miss Them
Damask By
the Yard
$1.25 Bleached V 1 00
Table Damask. .V yd
$1.50 Bleached at 1 10
Table Damask. . . 9 X a yj
$1.75 Bleached 1 25
Table Damask. . . 9 A a yd
$2.03 Bleached 4; 1 50
Table Damask. .'. P a yd
Fine Guest Towels
45o Scalloped 1 Q
Oueat Towela - - - J.1
BOc Fine Hemstitched QQ
Quest Towela - - - 07l
7fic Fine Hemetltched PAr
Oueat Towela - - - eJll
Huck Towels
IB Huck I (-
Towela - lwt
3c Huck 1 Qn
Towela - - - - 17
8.V Huck OC r
Towela ... - - a&Ol
45c Huck OQr
Towels - aC
BtK? Huck nn
Towela ..... OtC
If Hurk COr
Towels ..... OUt
ti.rvo Huck i (r
Towela - - - jlsVV
Bath Towels
45c Fancy Turkish or
Towela ..... adOC
73c Fancy Turkish Cftr
Towela - - - - . OUC
asc Fancy Turkish CQ
Towela OiC
$1.00 Fancy Turkish 7C
Towela ..... OC
Ready Made
Roller Towels
50c Bleached Craah or
Roller Towela - - OsJ eetch
75c Bloachud Crash Cft
Roller Towela UU each
STILL HAVE HOPE IN REICH
Prid of Sew York, Who Waa Cnt
to Ribbons by Jim Coffey, ia
Still in tive Race.
IS HE1IEDYLN0 JUS FAULTS
NiW rOItK. June 6. Vrleada of Al
Reich still entertain hopes tnat despite
hi setbacks at the bands of Jim aad
Porky Hyno and his recent cruahlniS
defeat by Jim Coffey, the stalwart New
Yorker, eventually will make good. The
way Reich's friends maintain their faith
In htm aeems remarks blu to the average
ring follower, but to tnose who have
come Into oontact with him it can readily
be understood.
There are two reasons why Reich-has
not been dropped by his followers. One
Is because. In many respects, he has
ability altogether out of the ordinary.
The ether la because theee who knew him
personally cannot help being Impressed
by hla good nature and hie modest bear
ing. For despite the rather flambeyant
utterances of his backers while the
were endeavoring to force Ctoffey into the
reoent match that ended so disastrously,
Reich is modest gainfully so, Ia fact,
he la altogether tee modest far his ewn
good.
if Reich were more conceited he weald
a far better fighting man. It la hie
ack of self-assurance that holds him
aok and prevents him from showing hla
true form. If he only could be made to
realise his power and act accordingly,
Reich would be unbeatable, his friends
say. They constantly are trying te drill
thl fact Into him, but his excessive
modesty ia making It bard. However,
until he learns his leasoet he cannot get
ery far.
atarta ea Defensive.
In order to auooeed, a boxer must dom
inate hla opponent, lie must make hv
ilval aenoe the fact that f U master ef
l he situation at all times. That ia where
Helch Is so weak. Instead ef taking uem
Miand at the start he Invariably opens
. n the defensive. This naturally aires
Ills opponent confldenoa, with the result
that Reich soon is fighting an uphill bat
tle, with all the tremendous advantage
of the attacking position In hla oppo
nent's favor. What la atill more dla
Mtrous for Reluh, he haa acquired a vary
red habit of standing still for long pe
riods, during which be attempts t Mock
all that hla opponent cares to send hla
way. This permit the latter to set him
self and swing with full foroa undeterred
ty fear of a counter, NaturaHy, U la Im
possible for Reich to block them a'l and
It only takes one ef thoae round-arm hajr
makers te put him on the road te defeat,
ewn if It doe not end the bout at oooa
Reich probably acquired this foottai stunt
during hla amateur day. With sight-
ounce pillows It is easy enough for ' a
boxer to upholster hie Jaw ao that no
loophole Is left, but with the fighting
mitt It can't be done.
. Reich's Moods now assert that etnoe
the piece of glass thai waa Imbedded tn
bis elbow has been removed he vJl be
able to use a straight left, something be
never waa able to ao before. If this
hompson-
HOWARD AND 5JXTEENTW
Bleached Table Cloths Interesting Prices
$2.50 Blenched
Tablo Cloths f XMcfc
$3.50 Bleached 38
Table Cloths.... feac.
$5.00 Bleached
Tablo Cloths.
ta75
.fa-r
eack
$10.00 Bleached Table Cloths ...
The August
$L75 Silver Bleached Hemmed Napkins - $1.25 a do.
$3.75 Fine Bleaohed Napkin .... $2.75 a do.
$4.50 Fine Bleached Napkins .... $3.00 a doi.
$5.00 Fine Bleached Napkins .... $3.75 a doa.
$7.50 Fine Bleached Napkins .... $5.00 a doa.
$7.75 Fine Bleached Napkins - . - - $5.89 a doa.
$10.00 Fine Bleached Napkins .... $7.50 a doa.
One-Half Price Sale
Mussed and soiled Fancy Linens, including Madeira
Soarf, Center Piecos, Clnny Lace Scarf and Center Pieces.
$2.75 Madeira Embroidered Soarfs
$7.50 27-in. Round Madeira Pieces
50c Lace Doilies -
$2.00 FjJibroideTed Scarfs - '- -$L50
Embroidered Tray Cloths -
Madeira Napkins Reduced
$20.00 Embroidered Madeira
$15.00 Embroidered Madeira
$12.00 Embroidered Madeira
$3.50 Embroidered Madeira
Hemstitched Damask Tray Cloths
45c Hemstitched Damask Tray Cloths - - 25 each
proves to be the case It will mine a
world of difference. A good straight left
Is the best defense possible, and with this
blow added to his repertoire Reich's
proweaa should be Increased 100 per cent.
steady for Asstker Trial.
It Raich does show the Improvement
expected he cannot be held down tj any
length ef time. Good heavy-weights are
too scarce Just now for that Reluh al
ready has defeated most of the rank out
siders and It will not be necessary for
him to go over ground already covered.
When Reioh la ready for a fresh start
Porky PI run will be his logical opponent
Jim Flynn also might be taken on.
If Reioh can reverse the defeats he
suffered at the hands of those two old
timers young Weinert will be next In
line. At the present time Weinert ranks
right up with Coffey, whom he defeated
some months ago. If Reioh also manages
to subdue the ambitious Jersey-man ha
then will be ready for another trial with
vhe popular Irishman.
AMALGAMATED COPPER
DROPPED FROM LIST
NEW TORK, July IT. Amalgamated
Copper stock, which for many years waa
the storm oenter of the copper market,
waa dropped from the stock exchange list
today and so far aa the speculative- public
la oonoerned. no longer exists. This was
a result of the reoent dissolution of the
company and the formal announcement
yesterday that the stock had been
dropped from the list. Anaconda oopper
stock, whloh baa taken over all the assets
of the Amalgamated company, waa given
a new trading place on the floor.
Amalgamated stock experienced furious
speculation In years past. The organisa
tion of the Amalgamated Copper com
pany In last waa one of the first big at
tempts in corporation building on a large
scale, with the object of controlling a
market. The stock, which was Issued at
par, rose aa high as ISO and dropped aa
low aa 33. The last quotation was 76.
MORGAN RETURNS FROM
CRUISE ON HIS YACHT
NEW TORS, Tuly SL Apparently fully
recovered from the effects of the bullet
wound Inflicted by Erich Muenter sev
eral weeks ago, J. P. Morgan was at hla
summer home at Otanoove, L. I., today,
having returned yesterday from a two
week eruiae on board hla steam yacht
Corsair. Mr. Morgan aaid be waa "feel
ing fine." It waa said Mr. Morgan prob
ably would return to hla New Tork of
floe Monday. '
RATES ON CORN FROM IOWA
POINTS SOUTH TOO HIGH
WASHINGTON, Jtny XL Rate over
the Missouri Paolflo and other railroads
on corn and -oats In carloads from Iowa
to Leavenworth, Atchison, TTsneeg City
and St. Joseph were found today by the
Interstate Commerce commission un
reasonable to the extent that tbey ex
oeeded the aggregate ef the Intermediate
rate In effect at the same time to and
from Council Bluffs, Ia. .
Rent rjoaaa quick with a Be Want Ad.
$6.75 Bleached A A 75
Table Cloths, .... P eck
$7.50 Bleached
Table Cloths. . ,
at rtOO
ef J
eack
$8.75 Bleached
Tablo Cloths.
.6S
- $7.50 each
Sale of Napkins
$1.38 each
$3.75 each
- 25 each
$1.00 each
. 75 each
Napkins
Napkins
Napkins
Napkins
$15.00 a doa.
$10.00 a doa.
$8.75 a doa.
$2.75 a doa.
Belden
TAXING FUTURE GENERATIONS
People of The Netherlands Ground
Down with a Borden of Enor
mom Expeniea.
START LITE WITH HA27DICAP
(Correapondenoe of the Aaaodated Press.)
AMSTERDAM, June 11. The published
statement of the receipts of the Nether
lands government, from all forma of
taxation and state enterprises for the
month of April, shows that while the war
Is not only Increasing the cost of running
the, Dutch government. It la also de
creasing tta revenues. This Is sad news
for the Hollanders, who already find the
burden of the expenses of the mobilisa
tion well nigh Intolerable, when added
to the ordinary expenses of life.
Long before the war, taxes tn the
Netherlands were remarkably high.
Every Dutch child started Ufa with the
handicap of hla share In over 1200,000 per
day of taxes for expenditures which are
unknown In any other country of the
world.
In Holland It la an existence tax; for
it costs that much to maintain dykea to
keep a great part of the Netherlands
from being overrun by the sea.
Extra Imposts Neeeasnry.
The annua budget in Holland la care
fully calculated to produce a certain
figure through taxes; when the revenues
fall below that figure, as In the month of
April, extra Imposts are nefjaary and
lead to growing dissatisfaction among
the people who pay taxes. This ear,
the month of April exhibits a shortage
of I4,sefi,804 oompared with the revenue
of the corresponding month of laat rear.
o great la this deficit In proportion,
and so close hare the figures this year.
In the first three months, rni to the
figures of last year's receipts for the
same period, that, with the April deflslt,
the revenues for the four irontha cf IMS
show a loss of W.ia.Tu over the same
period of 1014.
Lakerm Owt af Work.
The principal deficits lie in the receipts
from the Inheritance, taxes; and in the
excise on sugar. The former fall tLOV.
00 short of last year's figure, while the
latter falls by 1338.900 of touching the
euro received from that source in April,
1914,
The Immense increase In taxation which
will be necessary to pay the expenses of
mobilisation, and the large number of
laborers out of work through the sua
penslon of Industrie vitally affected or
temporary dsloommoded by the long
continuance of hostlUtlea, makea the out
look for the taxpayer In the Netherlands
far from bright Already the threi grVt
cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The
Hague, aggregating almost 1.500,000 per
sona, have established municipal dis
tribution of bread to the needy and Is
sued bread cards to those in want
GENERAL B. F. TRACY
REPORTED SERIOUSLY ILL
NHW TORK. July St General Benja
min Franklin Tracy, who waa secretary
of the navy tn President Harrison' cabi
net, today waa reported aa seriously 111
at hla home her. The general la In his
& Co.
5XREET.S
Early Fall Suits
August is a Month of Preparation
The college tfirl and the miss returning to fin
ishintf school are much interested in the '
question of apparel for the coming season.
It is With Pleasure That We Announce
A Complete Showing
of FASHIONS for the AUTUMN of 1915
Tailored Suits Suits for Dress Wear
Afternoon Dresses
Dancing Frocks
Thompson and Belden
apparel has been the ac
knowledged style leader
for nearly thirty years.
Our preparation for the
coming season is the most
thorough in our history.
Apparel Section Second Floor
New Arrivals
of Early Fall Hats
on Display Monday
We will show early
importations of
French Model Hats,
the very latest ideas
from Paris, also original
models from New York.
At very moderate prices.
Smart Tailored Hats, spe
cial at
$8.95, $10.00
Special Wash Goods Values
Fabrics most in demand for summer and early fall
garments, on which prices have been greatly reduced:
SSen-aSilk - 25 a yard
Badua and New
Cloth Suiting,
25o value 15 a yard
Trooper Cloth, 20 a yard
eighty-fifth year. He has been a promi
nent lawyer here and was long connected
with the republican party, both natioo.il
and local. The nature of General Tracy'
ailment waa not divulged.
Illinois Regiment
Stops at Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE Neb., July .-f!peclel.)
Five companies, a band, the hospital
corps and a machine gun battalion of the
First regiment of the Illlnca National
Guard stopped here for six hours today
en route from the exposition. The mili
tia waa In rharge of Colonel J. Ft San
born. The band gave two excellent eoiv
oert one in the morning and one after
mess In the afternoon.
Company T,, tho crack company of the
regiment, under the command of Captain
Rldgeway, jrave a thirty-minute exhlhi
tlon of regular formations and the man
anal, which was vary interesting ani
greatly enjoyed by the ttmusand or more
people gathered on the ntrrats.
The band and soldiers enjoyed cigars
at the expense of the Cmmilal club.
The First regiment waa the personal
escort of Mayor Thompson of ChicsVto to
the exposition. The trip cost ,000, be
expense being prc-vlded by the state a.p (
proprlatkm and by donations by the busi
ness men of Chicago.
Battleship Nebraska
Crashes Into a Bark
BOSTON, July It The battleship Ne
braska was In a collision with a bark
off Cape Cod last night or early today,
and tonight was headed for this port with
the crew of the bark, according to o
wireless advice.
The Nebraska sustained no serious
damage. It waa said. The name of the
bark was not given.
DEATH RECORD
Phillip Keller.
HASTINGS, Neb., July SI. (Special
Telegram.) The laat rites were said by
Father McDonald at St Cecilia's Roman
Catholic church at 10 o'clock this morning
for Philip Kelley, 74 years old, who died
suddenly of heart trouble here Tuesday
night Mr. Kelley was one of the early
settlers of thl county.
Coloner Pearson Retarns.
HASTINGS, Neb., July 31. (Special
Telegram.) Colonel R, B. Pearson re
turned this week from Kansas City,
where he waa called o nacoount of the
death of his uncle. John 'Nelson, one of
the prominent contractors of that city.
More Rain at Cambridge.
CAMBRIDGE Neb., July ll.-Speclal.)
-One Inch and a quarter of rain fell here
laat night.
ftaaker Qalpa.
The Ills that flesh la heir to is always
aired.
One good turn deserves another, and
one lie always needs another to help it
out
Some people don't believe In putting- off
till tomorrow the trouble they can make
today.
Ton never can teH. Contentment is
sometime merely the result of being; too
laay to kick. Philadelphia Record.
Mixture Coats
New style centers are
arising; old ones are los
ing prestige.
To present only the
best and the correct at a
moderate price is the aim
of this organization.
Dress Voiles,
roonlnrW 9w"
Monday - 19 a yard
Cleopatra Crepe,
25c value - 15 a yard