Part One
NEWS SECTION
PAGES X TO 12.
The Omaha Sunday Bee
4
VOL. XLVI-W). 6.
OMAHA, SUNDAY
REPUBLICANS 111
HARMONY FEAST
AT COUNTY MEET
New Committee Selected and
Delegates and Alternates
Named for the State
Convention.
B. J. BURBANK CHAIRMAN
John L. Kennedy Makes Flea
for Clean Campaign,
Minus Personalities.
SESSION IN COURT HOUSE
It was harmony from start to finish
with the republicans in their county
convention. In ft short, business-like
session the Douglas county republican'
convention yesterday at the court
house selected its pew county com
mittee, a set of delegates and alter
nates to the state convention and
made provision for the election of the
chairman and other officers of the
committee. " , ,
Byron G. Burbank was chairman
of the convention. Guy Kiddoo was
secretary. The temporary organiza
tion was at once made permanent. In
a splendid harmony address Chairman
Burbank showed how completely all
differences among republicans had
been obliterated, and declared that
while he had been an admirer of Colo
nel Roosevalt" four years ago and
others in the room had been adherents
of Mr. Taft, he was prdud to say that
all differences had been laid aside and
that there is at present but one repub
lican party. .He praised John L. Ken
nedy as senatorial timber, and de
clared that the republicans must elect
iiricf . Hr n Baker to congress anu
thereby redeem this district tor tne
republicans."
' Pleads for Clean Campaign.
John L. Kennedy announced that
there is only ope Kind of republican
today, and if that republican must be
designated by any other name than
"republican" he designates himself as
a "Hughes republican." He made a
plea for a clean campaign. . "Let it
not be a campaign of personalities,"
he said. "If there must be personali
ties, let us leave those to the other
side. We can afford to depend upon
the character of our candidates, and
the principles the republican party
has stood for for a generation to carry
us through?'-'-He declared it is not
ah tn elect Huehes and Fair
banks, but Wemust elejft the Kpubv
Mean ;congressmen and senators to
give us the proper and beneficial
laws, he said. - ,.
Ben Baker Speak.
Judge Benjamin S. Baker, candi
date tor congress, spoe Dricny, re
viewing the European war and declar
ing that where the power rests with
the people there will be no war, so
long as the power rests also with the
people in. the country with which war
is threatened .
The convention-elected the precinct
committeemen and the committeemen
l These shall elect the chair
man, vice chairman ana treasurer, auu
the chairman to elected shall appoint
1 -Secretary and an executive com
mittee. - . ,
Saturday, July 29, is the day set for
the meeting of the new committee to
(Continued on P Two, Column One.)
Program for State
G. 0. P. Convention
To Meet This Week
' I. : 1 ' '
The republican state convention is
h hM at thf Auditorium in Lin
coln. Tuesdav. July 25. It. is to be
called to order at noon by Chairman
lesse C. ; McNish. The Republican
club quartet is to lead the audience in
singing "America.
ft.-.r.-maH MeViah nf the state enm
mittce Will introduce E. ,R. -Gurney
ot Fremont as temporary cnairman.
Tk. tainnMrv eerretarv is then to be
elected, whereupon the credentials
Ittee is to be 'chosen; another
committee on permanent organiza
tion, a committee on resolutions ano
one on platform.
TAh T VnneHv nf Omaha, re
publican candidate for United States
senator, and Judge Sutton of Omaha,
republican candidate for governor, are
E.-l,-,1.il,4 In. ahnrt- aHHrfSSe.
1711 U'. !, nsur epntral mm.
1 MUUW1II& luia m.. in. ..
mittee is to be elected and the resolu
tions and platform .committees are to
report. - The adoption of the platform
will practically dole the program of
the day.
"JIMS" CONVENTION
MOVES WITH SPEED
Democratic County Committee
Loses No Time in Getting
Down to Business.
JIM CALLS JACKS NAMES
With lightning rapidity, the demo
cratic county committee met in Wash
ington hall at 2:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and ten minutes later had
resolved themselves into, a county
convention.
Within thirty minutes more the
convention made Mayor Dahlman
chairman of the new county commit
tee, selected 129 delegates to the state
convention at Hastings, adopted a
ready made set of resolutions, named
the mayor as chairman of the Doug
las delegation, and plastered it with
the unit rule, indorsed the mayor,
Thomas Hoctor, Arthur Mullen, J. P.
Butler and Edward McArdle for the
democratic state committee.
The new county committee was
empowered to fill any vacancies on
the democratic ticket this fall and on
the committee itself. Other items of
business were several short addresses
and an excoriation of the Jacksonian
club of Omaha.
Committee Does Quick Work.
The meeting of the Jims was ex
peditious and harmonious. Just how
a committee could select exactly-t29
delegates to a state convention and
report back within so short a time,
was one of the surprises of the day.
Everybody, however, was" satisfied
with the report of this committee,
which comprised Lee Bridges, John
A. Rine. John Killian, William Quinn
and J. T. Mercll. k
Mayor Dahlman injected a little pep
into the procedings when he referred
to the Jacks in the following terms:
"There is ab unch of fellows who took
the name of Andrew Jackson and they
call themselves the Jacksonians. Oh,
Lord, if Jackson could come down
now and see that bunch of pirates.
They have never given a penny of
their money nor a minute of their time
to help democracy of this county. We
are giving our time and our tithes to
help the "party and weare not looking
for any reward. When those four
flushers had charge of the iounty or
ganization the republicans won out
We get results, we elect our men."
J. M. Tanner referred to the meet
ing as "the sane and respectable ele
ment of democracy," and classified the
Jacks' as puritan democrats talking
bunk to the grandstand." H. B.
Fleharty gave as hort talk.
Moiiarity Acts as Chairman.
John'Moriarity was chairman of the
convention, Claude F. Bossie was sec
retary, and B. J. McArdle, assistant
Mrtarr JSfrr OTcAriHer'tecTetary of
the county central eocmitte, read the
call for the meeting.
J. FT Butler, Meyer Klein, T. J.
O'Connor, B: J. McArdle and Johrl
Fen tort were selected as a committee
tp select the new county central com-
nv:;,i
The Weather
For Nebrmiiltii, Council Bluffs and Vicinity:
.Fair and continued warm.
Temperature! at Omaha Yesterday.
UNCHANGED
Hour, Dev.
i a. m 73
6 a. m...... 73
7 a. m............. 75
a. m ,,-.80
. m. 84
10 a. m... 86
11 a. ra...., 17
1 p. m to
S p. m 92
I p. m 13
4 P. ra u
I p. m.. ........... 92
7 p. ra 90
Comparative Local Record.
I , 1916. 1915- 1914. 1911.
Ulvheet yesterday.... 94 81 94 94
Lroweat yeaterday.... 71 fit 7fi
Mean temperature S 71 94 90
freclpHaUon .00 .04 T .
Temperature and precipitation departure!
from the normal:
Normal temperature '
Excess for the day
Total exceat ilnce March 1 108
Deficiency for the day 6.13 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1.... 9.61 Inches
Deficiency ilnce March 1 7.49 Inches
Deftctenay for cor, period. 1916.. 0.35 inch
Deficiency for oor. period, 1914.. 9.19 Inches
Indicate trace of precipitation.
1. A. WE1BH. MeteoroJIffUU,
BLOWN TO
MARCHING III BIG
DEFENSE PARADE
At Least Three Killed and
Over Forty Injured as Timed
Bomb Explodes During
'Frisco Pageant.
THE WEATHER
FAIR
23, 1916 SIX SECTIONS THIRTY-TWO PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
TWO BLASTED TO BITS
Sidewalks Strewn With Torn
Bodies, Soiled In Blood and
Spattered With Brains.
WARNING HAD BEEN GIVEN
Contloned on Fane Two. Column One.)
Hoosier State is
Called Verdun of
National Campaign
Indianapolis, Ind., July 22 The po
sition of Indiana in the political arena
this year became more' conspicuous
yesterday with the nomination of J.
Frank Hanly as the prohibtion presi
dential candidate at the convention at
St. Paul. His nomination, following
that of Charles W. Fairbanks as the
republican candidate for vice president
and that of Thomas R. Marshall for
the same office on the - democratic
ticket, places the state in an unusual
position as a producer of presidential
possibilities.
Another feature of the political cam
paigns in this state this year which
has caused some of the political lead
ers of the country to refer to In
diana as the "Verdun of the cam
paign" is the fact that two United
States senators are to be elected, one
for the full term and one to serve for
four years.
Mr., Hanly is a former republican
governor 'bf the state and since he
left that office, has practiced law
and fought the liquor interests. He
was the progressive candidate for
governor, having been nominated at
the March primary. When the pro
gressive nation:.', convention failed
to include a prohibition plank in its
platform, however, Mr. Hanly with
drew (rom the state ticket He is
53 years old.. His residence is only
a few blocks from those of Mr. Fair
banks and Vice President Marshall
Publishers Asked
To Attend Inquiry
Into Price of Paper
Washington, July 22. Newspaper
publishers throughout the country
were invited today by the federal
trade commission to be represented
at a hearing here August 1 on wheth
er there has been undue increase- in
the prices of news print paper. The
commission will conduct an ex
haustive investigation, of which the
public hearing will be the first step.
The investigation was ordered by a
resolution of tre senate.
The commission has sent word to
2,000 daily newspapers and 4,000
weekly papers, asking those who can
not appear to submit any information
they may have in writing. The com
mission wants specific information
of prices, quantities and any other
facts bearing on the increase.
Field agents of the commission are
now examining the accounts of paper
manufacturers in the United States
and Canada to determine the cost of
production, profit, terms of sale and
other questions.. , .
The -commission expects to report
to the senate by October 1. It asks
that any newspapers not receiving a
copy of the schedule, it is sending
out, apply for them or forward any
information to the secretary.
San Francisco, July 22. At least
three were killed and forty-one or
more went injured by the explosion
here today of a timed bomb in the
midst of a throng viewing a prepar
edness parade.
The police arrested Frank Joseph
son, a lodger in a sailors' boarding
house, when he cried, "I didn't do it I
I didn't do it I" and termbled violent
ly when he was being searched at
the station house. The police said
he had not been accused of anything.
Charles M. Fickert, district attorney,
issued a statement attributing the
deed to a mind unbalanced by argu
ments for and against preparedness
which, have occupied attention here.
The parade was not interrupted.
Lists of dead and injured as com
piled by the police are:
Dead: .
MRS. A. D. KNAPP, Alamods, Cal.
WILLIAM TURNBULL.
DR. PAINTER, serious.
H. J. CLAUS3EN. '
ROBERT WKIWOOD.
J. C. BRADY. San Bruno, Cal.
ALBERT V. ANDERSON, 1.1 Urok.ll.
H. MEYERS.
HOWARD C. KNAPP. - -
F, GOODY, trafflo policeman.
CLARA BRYDON, Alameda, Cal.
YOUNGER BRYDON, her husband.
MRS. L. O. WYMORE, Alameda, lerloua.
FRANCIS PELSINGER.
TOY SING, Chinese; cut
A. B. POWELL, leg cut.
MRS. PEARL SEAMEN, leg torn otf.
MRS. ELEANOR KENNEDY, Oakland;
face and body cut.
MYRA TOWNSEND, cut; extent of In
juries unknown.
MRS. KINSLEY VAN LOO, minor Injuries.
RICHARD VAN LOO, S year" oldl IB
Juries not determined.
MARY VAN LOO, 2 years old.
H. K. NELSON, Oakland; arm lacerated.
JOHN McDERMOTT, cut by (lass.
CAPTAIN T. J. KENNEDY, Oakland;
legs cut.
MRS. T. J. KENNEDY.
GEORGE KENNEDY, years Of age.
OIR8H LOSOFSKY.
UKK1 .
HENRY DIETRICK, Los Angeles, skid to
be a brother of Charles metrics; 01 ins Cali
fornia Railroad oommtsstoni Jaw broken.
a. a. MONROE, leg out.
-runuiB A NTHCRHCIN.
tha foregoing are resident of
San Francisco unless otherwise des
ignated. - ;'' . '.
Bomb Hidden in Grip.
Theexploslont occurred at Steuart
and Market streets, two blocks from
the ferry building, on San Francis
co's main thoroughfare. The bomb,
concealed in a suitcase packed with
cartridges, bullets, gaspipe, glass and
scrap iron, blew a gap through the
crowd, blasting men, women, chil
dren and babies. '
The ones-tory .: brick Auitding
against which 'the 'suitcase stood was
wrecked.
The holiday throng, cheering a
contingent ot veterans of the First
California infantry of the Spanish
American war, became a shambles.
The blare of iffty bands and the roar
of drums drowned the cries of the
injured, but the sidewalk was strewn
with torn bodies, rolled in blood and
spattered with brains.
Blown to Bits.
"Two women standing beside me
were blown to bits." said one woman.
MrV Kinsley Van Loom of Oakland,
who, with her two children, was in-
lured, the police say it ts possible
that some bodies were blown out of
existence.
Every, possible precaution, police
officials said tonight, was taken, but
the innocent looking suitcase stand
ing where a country visitor, of whom
there were thousands, might have set
it down, attracted no attention.
The force of the bomb was aston
ishing. Handfuls of empty revolver
and rifle shells, blown through the
crows by the explosion were picked
up in the gutters by souvenir hunt
ers.
A piece "of lead pipe was blown
two blocks into the Northwestern
Pacific railway waiting room in the
Ferry building. A woman's gold
watch, presumably belonging to one
of the victims, was blown through
the air and landed in a fruit stand
a block and a half away.
Passes Without Break,
Through this violence the parade
went without a break. The veterans
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
waiting in Steuart street to fall into
line, escaped death b a hairbreadth
escape and proceeded wtih the march
An ambulance, summoned to care for
a -fainting spectator, stood across
Steuart street when the explosion oc-
curreu. xne patient nau nis leg irac-
tured and a man aiding the attendants
fell wtih a fractured skull, but the
ambulance steward was uninjured.
He packed both men and some other
victims into his ambulance and
rushed them to a hospital.
The official count of the parade in
dicated that 51,329 persons were it
line. Other counts, made with the aid
of mechanical devices, did not run
above 25,000. One of these counts was
based on an average of sixteen men
per line across Market street Some
lines ran twenty and some sixteen
Received Warning.
' All the newspaper offices in Sap
Francisco yesterday received a com
mumcation written in Koman scrip
with an indelible pencil, many of the
words being heavily underscored. The
communication was signed "the de
termined exiles from militaristic gov
ernments. Italy, Germany, United
States and Russia. In several
stances the writer repeated himself,
The communication read:
"Edrs:- Our protests have been in
vain in regard to this preparedness
propoganda, now we are going to use
We Could Keep Cool
TF THE ICE CREAM CONES 'PMilX P IF WE WOULDN'T
-WERE LAKQElb. ?Hmj?w AB0U7' lT
STRONG GERMAN
ATTACK NEAR ST.
DIE BEATEN BACK
French Official Beport Indi-'
cates Principal Activity Hal '
Shifted to the Vosges ,
: Mountains.
FIGHTING , ALONG MEUSE
Germans Violently ' Bombard
Sectors of Floury and Ftunin
1 Wood in Verdun Arena. .
JF THE ELECTBlfc TANS TOTVOLVEP TASTER
IF WE TJ3ED A LITTLE
MENTAL SCIENCE
HUGHES' ITINERARY
NEARLYCOMPLETE;
Great Demand for Speeches by
Candidate Delays Announce
ment of Final Program. -
MUST OMIT MANY CITIES
New Yorlr,-' July 19. Chairman
WJliatn, R Willcox ,pf.',thc republic
an national committee said today the
itinerary f Charles E, Hughes for
his western speech-making tour was
nearly completed, but as the demand
for speeches was five times what the
candidate could accommodate, an
nouncement of the final program was
being delayed until claims of various
sections for the Hughes appearance
could be adjusted.
Motor to Beach.
Bridgehampton, N. Y July 22.
Charles E. Hughes and his wife and
daughters motored today to South
ampton Beach, ten miles away, to
watch a heavy surf pound the four
masted Norwegian bark Clan Gal
braith, which went ashore in a fog
early today while en route in ballast
from Avonmouth, England, to, New
York.
High tide drew the ship within
seventy -five yards off shore. She
rolled heavily, broadside to the sea,
and appeared some times to be about
to capsize. Its-crew of about fifteen
remained .aboard. -
Cloakmakers' Strike
Near Settlement
By Agreement
New York, July 22. Settlement of
the strike and lockout, which for sev
eral months has tied up the garment
working industry in this city, was an
nounced today at a meeting of repre
sentatives of the Cloak, Suit and Skirt
Manufacturers' association and the
union.
Louis, Levy, attorney for the man
ufacturers' association, declared that
every major question at issue had
been adjusted and that a new agree
ment was to be drawn immediately
whereby the workers will receive
many concessions.
The settlement of the strike will re
lieve disorganization in the industry
which has halted the manufacture of
women's apparel with nation-wide effect.
SPANNELL TAKEN
TO ELPASO JAIL
Texan .Who Slew Wife and
Army Officer Moved for
Safe Keeping.
BIG
CROWD AT FUNERAL
E( Paso, Tex, July 22. Harry J.
Spannell, who Thursday night-Uo4l--Lincoln, July 22. (Special.) In an
and killed his wife and Lieutenant
Colonel M. C Butler at Alpine, Tex.,
was held in the county jail here to
day under heavy guard. Three depu
ties who arrived with the prisoner
early today asserted feeling in Alpine
is tense and authorities there felt an
attempt at violence might be made, i
Spannell is held incommunicado.
On the way to the jail the party was
intercepted by a newspaper man who
asked Spannell why he killed hit wife
and Butler.
Apparently on the verge of a col
lapse, Spannell replied: "Don't bother
me. I have nothinj to say."
According to reports from jail au
thorities, only once did Spannell show
any emotion, when he awoke from
a fitful sleep, burst out weeping and
expressed a wish to) see his 5-year-old
daughter.
. Great Crowd at Funeral
Alpine, Tex, July 22. Practically
the entire population of Alpine at
tended funeral services hen today for
Mrs, Crystal Hotland Spannell, who,
with Lieutenant Colonel M. C Butler
was killed by her husband last Thurs
day night. Friends of Spannell said
today that he apparently shot in a fit
of insane jealousy and tha. since he
has been overwhelmed with remorse
and on several occasions begged his
guards to kill him.
As she boarded a train last night
for Washington, where she is taking
her husband's body, for burial, Mrs.
Butler said to friends at the station
platform: "Neither my husband nor
irs. Spannell was iu the least- to
blame."
Man Fatally Injured in
Frontier Days' Contests
Jim Kennedy, a member of the Ir
win Brothers' Wild West show, rid
ing in the Roman race in the Frontier
Days contests at the Douglas county
fair grounds yesterday afternoon,
probably was fatally injured when he
tell between the two horses. He
in a critical condition at tne Nicholas
Senn hospital. He suffered an injury
to ms spine.
Neutral Diplomat Says British
Blacklist Is Tactical Mistake
Contlnued on Vmgm Two, Column Four.)
London, July 21, (Delayed.) A
neutral diplomat, exceptionally well
informed regarding the details of the
(-economic war which Great Britain is
waging on the central powers, today
declared to a representative of the
Associated Press that he regarded the
recent publication by the British gov
ernment, of the black list of certain
American firms as "the greatest pos
sible tactical blunder at this stage,
when a French loan is about to be
floated in America, and important
Russian financial arrangements, are,
under way there."
"It is a blunder," continued the
diplomat, "because it is unnecessary,
since for months most of the firms on
the list have been on a sub-rosa black
list At any rate, they were not on
the white list, so the government had
complete control over any of their
operations which touched British ter
ritory. "The financial section of London is
by no means unanimous in approval
of the measure, even those m Us favor
being dissatisfied with its scone, con
tending that some omissions from the
list are more significant than inclu
sions,
its puDiication at tnis time is a
mystery. One 'possible theory is that
the government s hand was forced by
recalcitrant oritisn nrms, which may
have declined to give uo tradinu with
firms not on the white list, until their
position was made -legally untenable
by the actual promulgation of the list
It the government had desired to
warn the British public, wider pub-
nciiy woum nave oeen sougnt tne
list was published only in the official
London (jazette. None of the Lon
don papers printed it.
"Possibility of legal retaliation
against the black list is a Question
for International lawyers, but the pos
sibility ot unomcial retaliation is al
most unlimited. At least a Pacific
coast firm of unimpeachable Ameri
canism might make the position of
British traders in a number of fertile
fields decidedly uncomfortable. .
RAILROADS REPORT
ON NUMBER OF CARS
Tell State Commission Exact
Condition of Lines With Re
- spect to Rolling Stock.
MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS
(From a SUffjCorrMpondstit.)
effort to gather some knowledge
which would assist in meeting any
possible car shortage In handling grain
this fall, the State Railway commis
sion on June 20 last sent a letter to
the different roads doing business in
Nebraska asking them to answer sev
eral questions relatives to freight cars
and the roads have, reported.-.
i he Kock island reports ,3S5 cars
owned by that company, with 10,753
cars of other companies on its lines.
Th.Missouri Pacific reports 21,684
cars of its own and 14,018 of other
lines on its tracks. ,
On the Burlington.
The Burlington has 30,498 of its own
cars, with 15,878 of other roads.
I he Northwestern has 34.406 .and
16,098 of other lines.
The Illinois Central has 25,616, with
11,800 of other lines.
The St. Josenh & Grand Island has
340 cars and 349 of other lines.
The Union Pacific has 10 OOR ran.
of its own. with 4.058 of other lines. .
The Chicago, Minneapolis & Omaha
has 9.403 cars and 8.018 of other linea
on its tracks. . - ,, .
Some of the cars of these comnam
are out of commission at the present
ume, Dut are Deing repaired and will
be in shape for shipments of grain by
ine nme tncy are needed.
Suggestions from Lines,
In giving reasons and remedies far
prevention of car shortage the roads
give several reasons, but generally
unite on urging the quick handling of
I 1 1: ..tt -.
wo ami iuauiiik Ul lull capacilv.
The Rock Island savs that It cm
erally handles from 90,000 to 100,000
cars of grain per year. Ordinarally if
it cquld keep its cars at home it could
handle what business it has in this
state in good shape. It knows of no
shortage at this time.
The Missouri Pacific says that much
of the trouble -can be averted if cars
are loaded to full capacity and quickly
unioaaca ana return promptly.
The Burlington savs that the owner-
ship of cars at this time is "hopelessly
scrammed, tacn road simply grabs
all cars it can get its hands on and
the road that has the best opportunity
gets the most cars, while the roads
best equipped are handicapped because
otner roads get the cars and keep
mem.
- No Shortage Now,
The Northwestern says there is no
shortage now, but liable to be later.
In fact, it foresees a shortage after
about six weeks. This can be some
what helped by prompt loading and
unloading and filling of cars to full
capacity.
The Union Pacific urges that in
structions should be issued bv the
Interstate Commerce commission or
dering eastern roads to rush cars back
to lines west of the Missouri river as
soon as unloaded and by the most
direct route irrespective of what road
owns the cars.
Churches and Public
Library at Mitchell
Closed to Children
Mitchell, S. D. July 22. Thea
ters, churches and public library
nave Deen closed to an children un
der 12 years, to check the epidemic
of paralysis, which, it is feared, has
started here. , There was one death
today and three suspected cases are
quarantined. Ihree deaths to date.
FRENCH AEROPLANE LOST -
-Paris, July 22. A strong German
attack northwest of St. Die,' in, the
Vosges, was repulsed last night by
the French, the war office report of'"
today says. On the Verdun front, the
Germans bombarded violently French
positions in the sectors of Fleury and
Fumin Wood. In the region of Mo-liu-Tvent
a strong German recon
naissance was dispersed. .
The statement says: , ,
"Between the Oise and the Aisne
we dispersed a strong reconnoitering
party of the enemy in the region of
Moulin-Sous-Toutvent. ' In the Ar
gonne we exploded a mine with good
results, at Bolanta. A surprise at
tack of the enemy against a small
position at 1'ille Morte was repulsed.
Un the right bank of the Meuse
there was a violent bombardment of
the sectors of Fleury and Fumin
Wood. An attack by the enemy on
a trench south of Damloup was beat
en hack by cur fire.. .
"In the Vosges, after a spirited
bombardment, the Germans delivered '
an attack at 1L o clock last night
against our positions northwest of
St. Die. . It was repulsed with heavy
losses.
One of our aeroplane sauadrona
yesterday .bombarded three times the
railway station at Metz-Sablons,
throwing 115 bombs of great aize on
the railway buildings and tracks. The
bombardment must have caused great
damage. In the course of one of these
explosions, a German -aviator who
was pursuing our .squadron, was
brought down, i One of our machines
was compelled, to land after an acci
dent and has not returned.
'This morning a German aviator
dropped bombs on Belfort, causing
neither casualties nor damage." r .
, Big Gun Duel on British Front -'
London, July 22. A spirited arttU
tery duel along the British front In
northern France during which " the""' -
British front line and supporting
trenches were bombarded with gat
Shells and projectiles containing eye
irritants is recorded in today's war
office report .
The statement sayi: ' , .
"The artillery on both aides hat ,
been more active durinc the last
twelve houra and British front tine -and
supporting trenches have in Sev
eral placet been heavily bombarded
with gas and tear shells.
Nothing else ot importance ha
occurred."
Cardinal Bourne
Directs Prayers for
Success of Allies
London, July 22. Cardinal Bourne,
archbishop of London, hat issued a ,
pastoral letter in connection with the
approaching second - anniversary of '
the beginning of the war, in the
course of which he taya: ,
"We enjoin that either on August
4 or August 6 as found convenient in
each locality, the blessed sacrament,
be exposed for a fitting space in tha
churches of the diocese and the chap
els in religious communitiet in order
that all the faithful may have a spe
cial opportunity for offering up fer
vent prayert to God for his blessing
on the allied army and the 'speedy
conclusion of a just and stable
peace," ':
The cardinal says alto that it is
the wish and the direction of the
pope that on Sunday - July 30,
throughout Europe, children of both
sexet shall participate in tolemn re
ligious services.
Two Men Who Stole
Registered Mail , x
Get Prison Terms
New York, July .22. Thomas Ben
son and his brother-in-law, L. S.
Windier, convicted of stealing regis
tered mail valued at more than $800,
000 from a Hudson river ferryboat on
February 29 last, today were ten-;
tenced to serve terms of not lest than
five years each in the federal peniten
tiary at Atlanta. Edward J. Quigley,
who pleaded guilty of complicity In
the theft and was a government wit
ness, received a two-year term.
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called up the other day.
Wanted to sell his house
asked whether it was
best to run one big ad or
, several small ones. We
shaped up a 10 line ad,
and after it ran six days
he called tip and said:
"I've located a buyer,
stop my ad."
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Phone Tyler 1000. "