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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-06

Andrew Russell Of jacksonville, ILL.,
nois, who Is seeking the Republican
nomination for State Treasurer held
that office In 19o9-1o. Along with other
Republicans he was defeated In 1912.
Mr.. Russell has been in the banking
business for forty years and is
thoroughly familiar with the financial
interests and needs of Illinois. Identi-
fed with the Republican party since
young manhood, he has taken an &C
tive part In politics for years and is
known in every county in Illinois. He
is past president of Illinois Bankers
association; has five times been city
treasurer of Jacksonville; served six
years as member of State Board of Par
dons; has for long period been iden-
tilted with the educational interests of
his home city, and with passing years
has met the responsibilities of various
positions in manner emitting him to
public confidence.
In the present campaign Mr.. Russell
stands upon his record in public and
private life. The Office of treasurer in
his hands would be ably. efficiently and
honestly managed.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-06
JACKSONVILLE
(By Nellie Early

The four boys of the Fourth
Ward Minstrel Co. held another
Grand minstrel Jan. 2Sth, at
Mrs. M. Carpenters residence
on S. West st. Those boys are
making quite a hit with their
shows.
The Prim Rose Club met Jan.
27, with Miss Minnie Taylor at
the residence of Miss Bessie
Johnson on w. Morton Ave,
The North End Social Club
celebrated its first anniversary
Ian. Goth, at the home of Mrs.
Marian Meadows with an ex-
cellent program, Mrs. Abner
Strong is President. Many club
officers fr m different clubs
were present also other visitors.
Mrs. N. J, Blue was awarded
the first prize in the Button
Hole Contest, Mrs. Brooks the
second.
The Civic League met recent
ly at Mt. Emery Baptist church
Members of Aliens Improve
ment Club gave a successful
Chilling Supper ] a n. IS, a t
the church.
Mrs. Riley Brown who has
been i'll is able to be about.
A number of friends assembled
Ian. 16, at Mrs. Fred Davis
armed with useful articles and
proceeded to the residence of
DIR, and Mrs. B. H. Beverly on
S. West st. This being DR..
Beverly's birthday. DR.. a n d
Mrs, Beverly being completely
surprised and we more than de-
lighted with their many useful
presents, about Is guests were
present, all spent a pleasant
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ionic Hall, of
Litchfeld, ILL.,, spent few days
in our city visiting their mother
Mrs. L. Hall
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-06

AS spring is near and the ladies
will soon appear in their more
fragrile garm ents, they request
that the janitors of the various
churches take more pains in the
cleaning of the churches. No ore
wishes to have to stand up and
dust his seat in the middle of
crowd before seating himself, and
neither does he or she wish to
sit in the seats where he is liable
to be covered over or suficated
by the density of the dust. We
hope that the janitors will take
heed for hint to the wise should
be sufficient.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-06
TAYLORVILLE

Miss Celestine Carter accepted
a position as teacher of CONNER
cial work in Topek, Kansas. Miss
Carter graduated in the 1914 class
at the Township High School in
the Commercial Course.
Miss Mollie Darwin visited
friends in Springfield from Satur-
day until Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Fannie Osborn is home
from Chicago. Her mother visit
ed her in Chicago and her daugh-
ter returned with her owing to
her i'll health.
A surprise party was given Miss
Celestine Carter Tuesday evening
by a number of her friends. They
furnished the refreshments of ice
cream and cake and all spent a
very enjoyable evening.
Raymond Wheatley visited in
this city Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. John Collins attended the
funeral of Mrs. Chas. Hollis broth.
er in Decatur Tuesday.
Miss Arminta Collins has been
indisposed for the past week suf'
fering from tonsilitis. Its habit
we are all catching.
G. c. Darwin went to Kincaid
on business Thursday.
Mrs. Vim. Carter was in Itch
field on business last Friday.
John Spears was in Springfield
Saturday.
S. T. Madison and daughters
Ida May and Christina, attended
the funeral of Arthur Holman ii
Springfield Sunday. The deceas
ed was an uncle of the little girls
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-06

Mrs. Ed. John3on is on the sick
list again.
Johnny orendoff, Jr. has return
to the city again and is now en-
ployed in his ancle Buds horse
shoeing shop.
Edward Bradley, who has been
helping in the Rich Hardin Shoe
ing Shop, is again on the Green
House work.
On Sunday the 14th Richard
Allen Day was celebrated at Allen
chapel all day with a fitting pro-
gram. Bro. Giddon was there in
afternoon and made things lively.
If stray Negro should happen
to come to your city and you help
him come to the front, it will not
be long before that same Negro
is thinking himself bigger than
the ones who helped elevate him
and trying to walk over them.
We want a bigger and better
Lincoln. Put the right kind of
men in Office next April and we
will have it.
Listen, with d candidates in the
field for Commissioners, and the
Negro vote standing between los
and ITO we should have some
voice in the primary. Let us see
to it that we do our duty toward
getting in the right men in Offices.
Miss Edna M. Wesley, who re-
turned home few days ago off
the road where she was travelling
with the Blind Boon Concert Co.
on account of i'll health, is able to
be out.
On the 18th there was a we'll
filed house at Allen chapel. who
turned out to hear the lecture of
the returned Missionary from
Vfrica.
We now have over three hun
dred Colored votes in Logan
county. We have one State SEN
ator and one one Legislator both
from Lincoln, but as yet no Negro
from Logan county has received
even an invitation to come down
and see them scrap.
This old Civil Service cry there
is nothing tc If you happen
to stand "a are all right, no
matter wbat your character may
be. If you are straightforward
person you stand mighty poor
show to get anything.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-06
Notice.!

Short resolutions containing
less than so lines will cost &c
per line; SO lines and over $500
and up; card of thanks will cost
soc and up; obituaries will cost
81 90 and up; all announcements
of businesses and matter not
considered news" will cost lac
a word. Please take notice and
govern yourselves accordingly.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-06

Mrs. Gertrude Morgan of Bos-
ton, Mass, who was here to
attend the funeral of her broth
er, Rev. Geo. Wright has re-
turned home.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-06
TAKES
TAKES
TAXES

Taxes are now due and payable at
this Office. Bring your last years re-
ceipt or complete description of your
property when making payment.
GEO. W. SCHWANER.
Office in Court house Town Collector
Capital Township Adv.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-06

A. M. Williams, Compartments Solicitor
STATE OF ILLINOIS, GO
Sansamon County
Circuit Court-To March Term, A. d.
1915.
Alberta 1 Barbour In chaneery.
William Barbour
Affidavit of the non-residence of Will
liam Barbour, defendant above named
having been filed in the office of the
clerk of the Circuit Court of said county
notice is hereby given to the said Will
liam Barbour that the complainant filed
her bill of complaint in said court, in
the chancery side thereof, on the eighth
day of October, A. d. 1914, and that a
summons issued out OF said court
against said defendant, returnable on the
first Monday of November, 1914, as is
by law required.
Now, unless you, the said William
Barbour, shall be and appear before the
Sangamon County Circuit Court on the
first day of the next term thereof, to be
holden at the court house in the city of
Springfield, on the first Monday of
March, A. D. 1915, and plead, answer or
demur to said compliments bill of COM
plant, the same and the matters and
things therein charged and stated, will
be taken as confessed, and decree en-
tered against you, according to the
prayer of said bill.
J. H. BRENNAN Clerk
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-06
LOOK! READ! LISTEN!!!
MRS. @. S. GIBBS

Who is at the LEILA COLLEGE in Indian.
apolis Ind, taking full and complete in Beauty
Culture under the personal supervision of the only Mad
anne c. j. Walker will open her parlors for Scalp Facial
and Beauty Treatment the Store of s. Edw Thomp-
son, Corner of lth and Washington Streets about
April LIST, 1915.
Come and see her, get acquainted, have your hair
taught how to grow Only and then you will not
need to be coaxed again
Don't be taken by imtators fakes There is but
one real Madame c. Walker and her system is the best
and Mrs. Gibbs will give that.
Don't forget the time or place
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
Russians May Quit
Polish Capital.
WITHIN FORTY MILES
German and Austrian Forces
Continue Their Drive.

London, July 2O.-The Morning
Posts Budapest correspondent re-
ports that the gradual evacuation of
Warsaw has been ordered by the Rus
slams.
With the German Field Marshals
Won Hindenburg on the north and Won
Mackensen on the south whipping for.
ward the two ends of a great arc
around the Polish capital it is realiz-
ed in England that Grand Duke Nicho-
las, commander-in-chief of the Rus
sian armies, has the most severe task
imposed on him since the outbreak of
the European war and the military
writer's of some of the London papers
seem to think that his task is well
nigh impossible.
There was sustained confidence that
Germany's previous violent attacks
along the Bzura- Rawka front would
never pierce the Russian line, but the
present colossal coordinate move
denness and carried so far without
meeting serious Russian resistance
that more and more the British press
is discounting the fall of the Polish
capital and, while not giving up all
hope of it's retention, is pointing out
the enormous difficulty the Russian
armies have labored under from the
start by the existence of such sa-
| lent
Unable to Straighten Line.
Having been unable to straighten
out their line by an advance through
East Prussia in the north and Cali
cha in the south the Russians have
perpetually faced the pincers of the
| Austro-G Germans and if these can now
be sufficiently frightened Warsaw must
go and with it the entire line.
| According to the latest accounts the
Austro-German forces, advancing from
Przasnysz, were within forty miles of
Warsaw; while to the south Won
Mackensen's center was at certain
points within ten miles of the Lub-
lint holm railroad.
| Grand Duke Nicholas has, If unof-
fetal reports are to be relied upon,
brought up vast numbers of troops to
meet the sweep of the Austro-Ger-
mans, who, however, haxe forced the
Russian front at several points.
In Poland alone it is estimated that
several million men are engaged in
the battle and the opinion is express
ed by military critics that, should the
Russians fail to Withstand the pres
sure which is daily being exerted
against Warsaw with greater weight.
they are in a position to withdraw.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23

Philadelphia, July 20.-Fire Of a
mysterious origin was discovered on
board the United States battleship
Oklahoma at the yards of the New
York Shipbuilding company in Cam.
den.
Smoke was seen issuing from the
compartment under Turret No. !,
shortly after the workmen had left
the yard for the day. The compart-
ment was flooded and it was believed
the fire had been put out. At p. M.
however, more smoke was observed
and the compartment was again flood
ed, the fire being extinguished an
hour later.
The Oklahoma is of the superdread-
nought type and is about ready for its
trial trip The builders expect to de-
liver it TO the government in Septem-
Der.
A curious feature of the fire is that.
while there was dense smoke, at no
time were there any flames visible.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
GERMANS MAKE
TERRIFIC DRIVE.
Pierce the Russian Lines at
Several Places.
WARSAW IN GRAVE DANGER
sIavs May Be Compelled to Evacuate
Polish City Before Advancing
Germanic Allies.

London, July l9.-Ihe RUSSIAN
front, running from the Baltic in the
north to Bessarabia in the south, a
distance of nearly 1000 miles, is be-
ing subjected to violent attacks by
the Germans and Austrians and in
places has, according to the German
official report, been pierced.
In the Baltic provinces General Won
Buelow, who is using large forces of
cavalry, has crossed the Windau riv-
er and is moving toward Riga. In the
Przasnysz district Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, who is making his fourth
attempt to reach Warsaw, has twice
broken the Russian lines and CON-
PEELED the defenders to retire toward
the Narew river.
In Southern Poland, after period
of inactivity, Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen is again on the move and claims
to have captured some Russian adj
vanced positions which stood between
him and his objective, the Lublin-
Cholm railway.
simultaneously with these attacks.
which are the main ones, the Austro-
German armies are on the offensive
west of the Vistula river, in Central
Poland, and along the Dniester river
in Galicia.
AS was the case in the drive
through Western Galicia the Russians
are fighting stubbornly and on occa-
sions are turning and delivering vi
cious blows at their opponents. But
whether they will be able to hold
their present line is problematical.
May Evacuate Warsaw.
The probability of the Russians
having to evacuate Warsaw, which is
threatened by Won Hindenburg in the
north and Won Mackensen in the
south, is being seriously discussed.
The possibility of further retreat,
however, is being calmly considered
in Russia, where the old theory that
the further the enemy is drawn into
the country the worse it is for him,
buoys up their hopes of final victory.
For the present, Berlin is the only
capital celebrating and again flelo
Marshal Won Hindenburg, whose sue
cess in the Przasnysz district is the
cause of it, is being lauded.
With the enormous number of Ger
man troops being. used for the Often
sive in the east-the greatest move
ment of the kind ever undertaken in
the history of war-the military crit
les here do not look for any events
of outstanding Importance in the
west for some time to come.
The official report issued show that
thus far, at any rate. no important
move has been undertaken by either
side. There have been artillery en-.
gagements all along the front and a
few infantry attacks, but they were
infinitesimal in comparison with the
operations in the east.
Unofficial reports continue to refer
to the fighting on the Gallipoli PENN
sula, but these reports are not con-
firmed by the headquarters concern
ed. News from that district is anx-
iously awaited, as the effort to clear
the peninsula of the Turks is about
dino
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
PAST0R-HER0 LOSES HIS LIFE
Drowned While Attempting to Rescue
Young Woman.

Gloucester, Mass, July 20.-Rev.
Arthur H. Pingree. pastor of the Con-
gregational church at Norwood, Mass,
and Miss Helen Perkins of the same
town were drowned while bathing at
Annisquam beach.
Miss Perkins was member of a
party of camp fire girls who were
spending a week at the Pingree cot
tage. While the party was at the
beach, two of the girls got beyond
their depth. The minister rescued one
Of them and then went back after
Miss Perkins. but became exhausted
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
SAYS ALCOHOL CAUSED WAR.
Chicago Doctor Asserts People Would
Have Fought, Even For Stick.

Have Fought, Even For . Stick.
Europe is paying the penalty OF
hereditary alcoholic paranoia.
Fear. the unspeakable terror pro-
duced by war and the worry Of debt
and restitution, will have its mental
and physical effect upon the nations Of
Europe for fifty years to come.
Generations hence scientists viii
describe the great world war as the
war Of alcoholism, and the period fol-
lowing as the period of regeneration.
1.-THE age Of alcoholism is going out
and the age of radium is coming In.
Radium is the antidote for alcohol.
building up where alcohol tears down"
These are a few Of the statements
made by DR.. Charles Gilbert Davis,
physician. Psychologist and scientist Of
Chicago.
"The war is due to the general de-
generacy Of European people," said Dr.
Davis. ''They were ready to fight and
must have fought If there had been
only a common stick to fight about"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
DIsMISSeS MURDER CASES
Aged lowans Freed Of Charge OF Kill
inn Csttleman Years AGO.

Bedford, Ia, July 16.-The case
against Bates Huntsman. who has
been on preliminary trial before JUS
tice NJ. A. Sawyer for the alleged
murder Of Nathaniel Smith, a Mis-
souri, cattleman, and his son in Sep
TENDER, 1877, was dismissed by JUS
tice Sawyer.
The motion for dismissal was made
by the attorneys for Huntsman. At.
torney General Cosson acquiesced,
stating to the court that the refusa
to admit the evidence of John Der
rickson with reference to DR.. A. E
Goliday, the hermit druggist, who is
said to have been participant in tbs
alleged crime. had made it impossible
for the state to proceed further.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23

80 poorly that my folks thought | was
going into consumption. One day l
found piece of paper blowing around
the yard and 1 picked it up and read it.
1t said Saved from the Grave, and
told what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has done for women. I
showed it to my husband and he said.
why don't you try it?' So did, and
after l had taken two bottles ! felt
better and said to my husband, I don't
need any more, and he said You had
better take it little longer anyway.
So I took it for three months and got
we'll and strong" Mrs. ALoNzo p.
BAKER, 9 Tecumseh St., Adrian, Mich.
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words is hidden the tragedy
of many a woman, housekeeper or wage
Garner who supports herself and is often
helping to support family, on meagre
wages. Whether in house, Office, fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there is one tried
and true remedy for the ills to which all
women are prone, and that is Lydia p.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
WILL APPEAL TO MINERS
David LIoyd-Georse Takes Hand in
Welsh Strike.

Cardiff, Wales, July 2O.-The cen
ter Of the negotiations in connection
with the great strike of the miners
shifted suddenly to Cardiff with the
arrival here of the MINISTER of NUM-
lions, David Lloyd-George, the presi-
dent of the board OF trade; Walter
Runciman and the president of the
board of education, Arthur Henderson,
for conference with the miners
leaders:
The members of the cabinet were
met at the train by James Winstone,
president of the South Wales Miners
federation. They held preliminary
talk with representatives of the min
ers and arrangements were made for
the delivery of an address by Mr..
Lloyd-George.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
THOUSANDS DIE IN FLOODS
Whole Villages Are Wiped Out in
kwangsi District.

Hongkong, July 15.-Thousands of
people in Canton are marooned on
house tops and in houses on account
of the floods All business has been
suspended in the foreign concessions
quarter.
The West. Flu and North rivers are
uut OF their banks and thousands of
natives are being drowned daily. En-
tire VILLAGES on the West river in
Kwangsi have been wiped out.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
CREW NEARLY ALL ESCAPE
Austrian Submarine Torpedoes an
Italian Cruiser.

Rome. July 2O.-The official state
ment of the torpedoing of the Italian
cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi by an Aus
trian submarine follows:
"At dawn, July IS, division of our
old armored cruisers approached Cat
taro and bombarded and seriously
damaged the railway near by.
while our vessels were retiring
they were attacked by enemy subma-
rines and the cruiser Giuseppe. Carl
baldi. after having avoided the first
attack, was struck by torpedo and
sunk. The crew maintained calm and
nearly all were saved"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
THAW HOME WITH MOTHER
Several Thousand Persons Gather at
Pittsburu Staten.

Pittsburg, July 2o.-Harry X. Thaw.
slayer of Stanford White, arrived in
Pittsburg from Philadelphia and at
once went to the home of his mother,
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw.
Several thousand persons were at
the East Liberty station when be
alighted from a Pennsylvania train.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
Won't Make uo Lusita MIA Losses.

WON'T Make Up CUStaNId C0ot0S.
The British government cannot I'M
lertake to pay compensation for losses
ut sea owing to the action Of the ere
my" Reginald McKenna. the chancel-
lor OF the exchequer. informed ques-
.ioner in the house Of commons. who
wanted the survivors Of the Lusitanaa
COMPENSATED for their lost effects.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
Carmen Given Increased Wages.

Chicago, July 16.-The raise of 3
cents an hour in the pay of Chicago
street car employees, announced, will
cost the companies approximately ST.
10000 a year. The men, through
their leaders, expressed themselves
as happy over the result.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
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German Advance Continues.

Petrograd, July 20.-German col
umps have occupied Tukum, thirty
eight miles west of Riga. and Doblen.
eighteen miles west of Mitau. accord
ing to an official statement issued at
the headquarters of the Russian gen
eral staff. After capturing these
points they advanced southwark
against Pfzomeberg and Benen.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
Murat HaIstead's Widow Dead.

Biddeford, Me-, July 20.-The death
at Biddeford Pool of Mrs. Mary Hal.
stead, widow of Murat Halstead Of
Cincinnati, former editor of the Gin
cinnati Commercial, was announced.
She was seventy-eight years of age.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
NAVY GAINS IN WIRELESS.
Radio Plant In New Orleans to b
Governments Second Largest.

Governments Second Largest.
The work Of enlarging the naval IA
do station ut New Orleans and install
ing more powerful instruments IS al
most complete, and the navy depart
ment was informed that the plant soon
will be ready for operation.
AS rebuilt the New Orleans station
will be the second largest Of those own
ed by the government. 1t will have q
power of thirty kilowatts, against the
Ave Of the original plant. and viii be
used principally as a relay for mes
sages between the Atlantic and Pacific
coast stations and. when necessary.
ror communication with Panama.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23

Philadelphia, July 20.-Short-
" before midnight smoke was
observed coming from a COM
partment beneath another tur-
ret at the opposite end of the
Oklahoma and the firemen of
four Camden companies and
the Philadelphia harbor police
were recalled to the yards.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
KAISER WILL MAKE
ALL EUROPE TREM1LE.

!. London, July 20.-The Morn
!. ing Posts Petrograd CORE
!. spondent says Emperor Will
!. lam has sent his sister, the
:. queen of Greece, the following
!. telegram:
!. 81 have paralyzed the Rus
!, slams for at least six months
!. and am on the eve of deliver
!. ing coup on the Western
:. front that will make all Europe
!. tremble."
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-07-23
COULD NOT
STAND ON FEET
Mrs. Baker So Weak-Could
Not Do Her Work-Found
Relief In Novel Way.
Adrian, Mich. -"I suffered terribly
with female weakness and backache and

got SO weak LnaC /
could hardly do my
work. When I
washed my dishes T
had to sit down and
when I would sweep
the floor / would get
so weak that I would
have to get a drink
every few minutes,
and before I did my
busting Iwould have
to lie down. I got