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RIVER STAGE IS
HIGHEST IN YEARS

Quincy, ILL.,, May 15.-The Missis-
sippi river reached 1876 feet this morn
ing, the highest stage since 1903. With
the water still rising, river men ex-
pect stage of nineteen before night.
Railroad tracks on both sides of the
river are covered near this city.
Twelve miles Of track is submerged be-
low Gregory, Mo-; several miles of
track is covered below Lagrange, Mo-
and a section of track near West
Quincy, Mo-, is covered. Water is up
to the rails at places on the Illinois
side, farmhouses and and barns in the
Missouri bottoms are surrounded by
water, some of them flooded.
Missouri roads are overflowed, club
houses, houseboats and launch sheds
along the river are submerged The
Streckfus Steamboat company's ware
house is flooded and cellars of manu-
featuring plants along the river front
are filling rapidly.
II the river continues to rise, rail
road men say through train service on
the Missouri side will have to be sus-
pended until the water recedes.
For two months, the river has been
high, with an average stage of about
fifteen feet. The present flood has
maintained higher average stage
through longer period than any pre-
vious flood in the memory of the old.
est river men here.
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RAILROAD GUILTY
OF VIOLATING LAW

Chicago, May IL. The Elgin, Joliet
& Eastern railway was found guilty sofa
violation Of the interstate commerc0s
law on sixteen counts in q sealed veTs1
dict opened in Judge Landis' court
room today. The maximum penalty
is fine Of $4,000.
The government charged that in,s
stead of charging the rate on paper
boxes shipped by Joliet Arm the rail-
road accepted a lower rate which ap&
piled to strawboard. A motion for e
new trial was made by attorneys tor
the railroad and Judge Lands post
poned hearing of the argument inA
definitely
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FRENCH DIRIGIBLE
IS LOST IN THE SEA

Paris, May 15. The didgible bal
loon which Is reported from Toulon to
have fallen into the sea off Sardinia
belonged to the French navy. An off,
cial statement issued today says that
the balloon caught fire from an unex-
planned cause while flying over the
Mediterranean last Friday. The re-
mains of the envelope have been tow
ed ashore at Toulon. Four of the six
persons aboard are known to have per-
ished and their bodies have been re-
covered. The fate of the remaining
two is unknown but 1t was feared that
they also were lost.
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ARMY MULE NOT
SUPERSEDED BY
MOTOR TRUCKS
LONG EARED PACK ANIMAL IN.
VALUABLE IN THE CHASE
AFTER MExIcANs.s

Field Headquarters, May 8. BY
army motor truck to Columbus, N. NJ,
May Is. The value of the army mule
which wavered momentarily when
automobile trucks in the Villa chase
demonstrated their adaptability for
mountain transportation, has been vim
dicated by the results of this cam
paign. .'-# ~.
In transporting supplies overland to
the main bases, through country
without railroads, the automobile
trucks have proven much superior to
the old fashioned mule teams, the re-
lance when Geronimo was pursued
through this same country. Meanwhile
the mules as pack animals have gone
beyond the new truck lines into coun-
try where no Wheeled vehicle yet in
vented can move, crossing chasm and
climbing through mountain forests
where 1t has been necessary to trample
paths through the brush.
These mules proved more hardy
than horses in the hard bandit chases.
They we're better able to live of the
country without loss of strength. They
ate almost everything except rocks and
one kind of rope. The one rope which
they would not eat was the Mexican
lariat, made out of horse hair
While the animals did not actually
take much leather or other foreign
substance into their stomachs, they
were continually chewing at harness
when it was within reach, to get the
slightly salty taste 1t possesses. The
mules also nibbled at trees, dead
weeds, sticks and dirt. On the noun.
tain marches they thrived fairly we'll,
while carrying heavy loads of food and
ammunition behind the cavalry col
umns. ..
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Miss Sara A. Brown Writes
of Action Taken at Big
Charities Conference
OCTOBER % TO "a IS
TIME DECIDED UPON
Will Hold Iowa State Session
in Ottumwa This Fall;
Plan Booster Event
TBY SARA A. BROWN. I

Indianapolis, Ind, May 15.-The
dates Of October %, % and "a, 1915,
have been announced as the time for
holding the Iowa State Conference of
Charities and Correction in Ottumwa.
The southeastern Iowa metropolis
was given the honor Of entertaining
the convention when the delegates ap-
peared before the 1915 conference in
Waterloo last fall armed with strong
invitations from the Commercial club,
the mayor and commissioners and in
f1uential business men Of the city.
The occasion for a definite an
nouncement Of the dates was gather
ing of Iowa's delegates to the national
conference of charities and corrections
now in session here. The Hawkeyes
met In the Claypool hotel Saturday
night and twenty-five were present
from Des Moines, Iowa City, Waterloo,
Sioux City, Muscatine, Keokuk, Grin
nell, Davenport, Eldora and Ottumwa.
When the announcement Of the
dates was given the keynote was
sprung for mighty spirit Of boosting
to sweep the crowd with It's chief aim
to make this years conference at Ot-
tumwa the best ever held from the
standpoint of membership and pro
grams.
DR.. George Mangold, an Iowan, now
director of the school Of social econ
omy of St. Louis, gave some helpful
suggestions as to the details Of gov
ernment and programs. w. F. Kuser,
superintendent Of the state industrial
school for boys at Eldora is the presi-
dent of the Iowa association and Miss
Bessie McClenahan of the state uni
versity extension Is the secretary.
Carrying Our Case Work Program
to the Community" was the general
subject discussed at the annual meet
ing of the American Association of
Societies for Organizing Charity
The following papers were read and
discussed: "The Cultivation Of Good
WILL" Karl DeSchweintiz, secretary
of the committee on cooperation and
district work of the charity organiza-
tion society, New York; Increasing
Community Interest in Case Work,
Through Exhibits" Miss Libbey, case
work supervisor Of the society for or
ganizing charity, Philadelphia, and
Bernard Rolotf, of the United Char
tiles, Chicago; Increasing Commun-
ity Interest in Case Work Through
Newspaper Publicity Miss Charlotte
B. Mann, Of the Federated Charities,
Baltimore; Increasing Community In
terest in Case Work, Through the
Service of Volunteers" Miss Mary
Goodwillie, of the Federated Charities,
Baltimore; Increasing Community In
terest in Case Work Through Other
Community Contacts" Miss Mildred
Carpenter, general secretary Of tho
Associated Charities, Stamford, Conn.
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PLAN VIGOROUS PROTEST
American Officials Preparing Drastic
Note Which Will Be Sent to the
British Government.

Washington, D. c., May 15.-The
American government is preparing a
protest characterized by officials as
very vigorous against the interfer-
ence with mails to and from the Unit
ed States by Great Britain. A note to
be sent forward in the near future
will take the, position that the Unit
ed States can no longer countenance
seizure and detention of mails to and
from the United States, particularly
those concerning neutra1s.
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SWALLOWS FROG
WHILE DRINKING

Kansas City, Mo-, May 15 "A small
but lively frog was today expelled from
the stomach Of John Arnold by physi-
clans at the Kansas City, Kan, emer-
gency hospital Arnold's story was
that he swallowed the frog in drinking
from the surface Of a spring near the
outskirts of the city. Arnold was rush
ed to hospital where powerful
emetic was administered and the frog,
about one-haR an inch in diameter, was
cast up, lively and unframed.
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Action Against Hatchett|
on Arson Charge Is the
First One Called
CORNELL STILL ON
EMERY & co. MATTER
Begins Fourth Week But
Hopes to. Finish in 4
Few Days Now q

The case of the state w. Abrahas1
Hatchett, charged with setting are t6S
his dwelling on the south side sevofHJz
weeks ago, was called for trial thia al&
ternoon before District Judge FranoI9
NJ Hunter as the first action Of IL
regular criminal assignment for thlG3
term.
Hatchett lived just outside the CityI
limits and the township clerk, III. H&
Evans and Fire Chief Sloan abrouGG1sS
the attention OF the matter To tho 0lS|
fee of the state fire marshal ata D.
Moines. A representative from thoF4
was sent here and the indictment eEoN
out of the preliminary hearing held III
the Justice court. The house and tlB
barn on the place were discovered tQ
be on fire at the same time and lnvo08
tigation showed an oil soaked lap re50
under one of the beds.
DismIsses Den,lng Case.
This morning the court approves
several final reports in estates and dto4
missed the case of the state vs. W. IN
Deming and May Osborne. charged
with q statutory offense. The dismise9f
motion was made by County Att0rn1j
E. X. Daugherty upon the recommen
alton Of the prosecutor, Mrs. Dem5nc(
Of Des Moines. The two were axSSj y
ed in local hotel ono night lAse Wl5|
tor.
Judge Cornell began his fourth Wo
today, on the Emery cases. The Go
against the Wabash Railway CO, ie -
ing heard now and It involves clat1
for damages alleged to have beeA
ceived by six cars OF straWhoI141/
which were being shipped from kf3nA2
sas and Texas to the Ottumwa 1Ill
house.
Application for the confirmatiCn
sale OF property in the esta4o
Maria s. Major has been made ~
court. The will Of A. NJ LukenS
been probated and J. "A. Lukene ay
pointed administrator under bonds
S., 900. A foreclosure suit, entit5e
l.. Wheeler VS.. Oscar r. Jepson ~ Nh
has been filed with the clerk and = A.
vorce case, Stella johnson W. Bent
min johnson has also been listed c1
the records for trial
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BILL NEARLY READY.

Washington, D. c., May 15.-Repre-
sentative Rainey of Illinois, in charge
of the tariff commission bill in the
house, discussed the final draft with
President Wilson today and told him
that he expected the ways and means
committee would report it favorably
within a few days. Administration
leaders plan to have the bill passed
before the political conventions in
June. I.
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Sir Roger Easement Faces
High Treason Charge
in Police Court
IRISH SOLDIER IS
ALSO IN DOCKET
Numerous Lords and Ladies
in Court Room Where
Case Is in Progress

London, May 15.-Sir Roger Case
ment, who only few years ago
achieved international fame for the
services he rendered his government
in the exposure of the Putumayo rub
ber atrocities, today faced the bar in
an Ordinary police court for prelim-
inary examination to determine
whether he should be held for trial
on the charge of high treason against
the same government in connection
with the rebellion in Ireland. Beside
Easement stood Daniel Julian Bailey,
who faced similar charge.
Not in many years has SO much pop
ular interest been manifested in
case before the courts This Is due
not only to the prominence of Case
ment and to speculation as to his fate,
but also because 1t has been expected
evidence would be produced which
would lay bare widespread plot re-
sulting In the revolt.
Among the earliest arrivals in court
were Sir Horace Plunkett Of the de-
parment Of agriculture in Ireland. 1t
was understood Sir Horace was merely
q spectator. Many relatives and
friends of Easement, including seven
handsomely gOWned women, reacned
court early and were provided with
seats well to the front.
Sir Roger maintained much Of his
characteristic complaisance. He
smiled and nodded as he saw friends
in the court room.
With Sir Roger was Daniel Bailey,
an Irish soldier captured by the Ger
mans early in the war. He went from
Germany to Ireland In the submarine
with Sir Rodger and was taken pris-
oner at Tralee.
AS the examination proceeded Sir
Roger showed in his movements some
slight indications of the nervous strain
under which he was laboring. He paid
strict attention to the proceedings,
however, and occasionally took notes
which he handed to his counsel. j.
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ROBBERS WRECK SALOON.

streator, ILL.,, May 15.-Robbers en-
tered the saloon of Anderson and
Trupp after the watchman had made
his last round before daybreak today
and demolished the safe with a charge
of dynamite.
They obtained $1,000 and escaped
leaving the building wreck. Blood.
hounds were put on the trail Of the
robbers and a posse in automobiles
took up the chase.
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SCOTT TO REPORT.

Washington, D. c., May 15.-On his
return today from Ell Paso, Maj. Gen.
Scott, chief Of staff, had detailed re-
port Of his protracted conferences with
Gen. Obregon, Carranza war minister,
to present to President Wilson, Sec
retary Baker and Secretary Lansing.
On cials were anxious to learn pre-
ciseIy why the Mexican general de-
clined to sign an agreement covering
operation Of American troops in Mex
loo, particularly in view of official no.
tif1cation that Gen. Carranza had ap-
proved the original draft Of the proto-
col
Gen. scott's discussions with OH
cials probably will occupy several
days. Not until they are completed
will diplomatic conferences be ar.
ranged with Eliseo Arredondo, MeM-
can ambassador designate, on the dis
position of American troops and the
vexatious question Of protecting the
American border from Mexican bandit
raids. ~.
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BURNED At THE STAKE
Fifteen Thousand People Look on as
coIored Murderer Is Eaten Alive
by the Flames.

Waco, Tex, May 15.-With $1,000
persons >as witnesses, including wom-
en- and children, Jesse Washington, q
colored boy, who confessed to the
criminal assaulting and murder Of
Mrs. Lucy Fryar, seven miles south of
here last Monday afternoon, was TAX
en- from the fifth district court room
shortly before noon today and burned
on the public square.
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MExlcANs At BORDER.

Brownsville, Tex, May 15. A con-
siderable number of armed Mexicans
is patrolling the Rio Grande opposite
Hidalgo, Tex, sixty-five miles west Of
here, according to a report received
today at Ft. Brown. This report was
given to Consul ]. J. Cara by Col. A..
P. Blockson, with request that an in
vestigation be made.
Renewed activity on the part of An
iceto Piazana and Luis de la Rosa, al
legged leaders OF the ''TeNs revolution"
also was reported.
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CALM ON THE FRONT

Paris, May 15.-The bombardment
in the region of the Avocourt wood
and Hill 304 in the Verdun section still
continues, according to an official
statement issued today by the French
war office. In a small engagement
west Of Mt. Tetu in Champagne the
French captured fifteen prisoners.
Calm Is reported on the rest Of the
front.
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BR|T0NS TRYING
TO TAKE TRENCHES
LOST To CE ERMANS
BERLIN REPORTS THAT EFFORTS
OF THE ENEMY HAVE ALL
BEEN REPULsED.

Berlin, May 15.-The British have
been attacking the German lines near
Hulluch, in northern France, in an
effort to recapture the trenches recent
ly taken by the Germans there, but all
their attempts have been repulsed, &C
cording to today's statement by the
war Office.
In the Verdun region the French fail
ed in attacks near Dead Man hill and
near the CaillettesWoOd.
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HOLD MURDER SUSPECT.

Murphysboro, ILL.,, May 15-Paul Fer.
randelle, a wholesale grocer Of St
Louis, was arrested here today to be
held for investigation in connection
with the murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo,
Picoraro here last Wednesday. The
murdered couple we're found in their
home choked to death. The wife OF
Ferrandelle was daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Picoraro.
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BOOST FOR rELEGRAPHERs.

Pittsburgh, Pa. May Is Three hun
dred telegraph operators employed by
the Western Union Telegraph Co. in
Pittsburgh have been given an in
crease in wages amounting to from
eight to thirty-three and one-third per
cent, according to an announcement
just made here. The increase to some
of the men dates back to May 1 while
to others it became effective today.
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70 WATCH cRoP REPORTS.

Chicago, May 15. Ofncials of tho
Chicago board Of trade propose here
after to exercise complete controls
over so-called crop reports, II was an
nounced today by j. p. Grimm, presis
dent.
Developments for several years
past would indicate that many Of thesS
experts are incompetent or worso,s s: s
said the announcement.
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FIGHTING IN BALKANS.

Paris, May 15.-Heavy artillery fir
ing along the Macedonian frontier Is
reported by the Havas correspondent
at Saloniki, telegraphing yesterday.
No infantry fighting is in progress.
however.
The Bulgarian camp at Xanthi has
been bombarded by French aeroplanes.
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GREEks IN LINE?

London, May 15.-The foreign office
announced today that the outstanding
differences between Greece and tho
entente powers had been settled amic-
ably with the result that there would
be no violation of the neutrality Of
Greece
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WAR SUMMARY.

' Sharper-fi -fighting is now In progress
in other sectors OF the western front
than In the verdun region, upon which
attention has been chiefly conferred
for nearly three months.
Notable activity has been reported
recently along the British lines In
northern France and Flanders and to-
day Paris records brisk action by the
artillery on both sides in the Cham
pagne. the scene of the main French
drive in last September's offensive.
At verdun, the play of the heavy
guns is being kept up to some extent,
there having been bombardments in
the sectors OF the Avocourt wood and
Hill 3O4, northwest of the fortress.
lie Mort Homme. northwest OF Yer
dun, is being heavily bombarded by
the Germans. The Germans entered
British trenches in the Ploegert wood
but were elected while the British
took some German trenches south Of
La Bassee canal.
The italians vigorously attacked the
Austrians on. the Doberdo plateau,
west Of San Martino, but they were
repulsed, according to Vienna.
An address yesterday by President
Poinca Of France has attracted wide
attention. The central powers, he said,
had not offered France peace and
France did not want such an offer.
1--WE want them to ask 1t Of us," said
the president 1--WE do not want to
submit to their conditions; We want
to impose ours on them"
The only infantry engagements OF
importance, according to the latest re-
ports from the war fronts, have oc-
Cured in Asiatic Turkey between the
Russians and the Turks. In the reg.
ion south OF the Black sea and west
of the Persian border the Russians are
trying to reach Mesopotamia, with Bag
dad and a junction with the British
forces their objective.
Northwest of Erzerum, the Turks
claim to have repulsed the Russians
with heavy losses. The Russians ad.
nit the Turks forced their advance
guards to retire at some points but
say the Ottoman forces desisted In
their attacks after having suffered
Extremely heavy casualties.
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Scott Back in Washington
to Report on Failure of
Recent Conference
Lake itascate, Mexico, May II.
by wireless to Columbus, N.
NJ, May 15.-Three bandits, In
Guiding julio cardenas, the Willis
"a leader, were killed In sklr-
ntish with an American detach- 4
ment near Rubio ranch, twenty
miles east Of here, today.

San Antonio, Tex, May 15.-1nform-
alton indicating plan for the resump-
tion Of raids across the international
line near Brownsville, Tex, has
reached army headquarters here and
will, it Is expected, cause a consider
able Strengthening Of the force now
patrolIing that district. Gen. Funston
and staff will study the proposed re-
organization Of the entire border
patrol and it was indicated that the
thirtieth infantry, coming from New
York state, would be sent to Rio
Grande City for service between there
and Brownsville, the district so fire.
quently raided year ago.
Oficial reports from the officer COM
manding gave no additional details
Of the activities of armed bands op-
posite Progreso, Tex, but their pres
ence there was in line with reports
made by both agents of the depart
1nent Of Justice and tho agents Of the
state department. sss,t 7.sss.
No apparent anxiety regarding the
position of the little force that entered
Mexico near Boquillas was indicated
at headquarters Col. Sibley is COM
manding only four troops of cavalry
and machine gun company, but army
men here believe that he would have
no difficulty in withdrawing If menac-
ed by superior force.
Gen. Scott will see Secretary Lam
sing tomorrow and meanwhile no steps
will be taken to reopen diplomatic me-
gotiations for formal agreement with
Gen. Carranza. Secretary Baker in
dicated, however, that Gen. Scott
thought there would be no great de-
lay in arriving at an understanding
and formulating protocol.
Pending the ratification of an agree
ment, Carranza troops are being
moved northward into the bandit nd
den portions of Mexico. The Amerk
can expeditionary force under Gen.
Pershing is being withdrawn into
strong groups on the line of COM
munication where it will await the
outcome Of Gen. Obregons efforts to
clean up the territory to the south.
Gen. Funston has mapped out CO.
ordinated scheme for border patrol
with the IS 5000 men he will soon have
available for that purpose, exclusive
OF the $4,000 or so In Gen. Pershing's
column.
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Expl osloN KILLS EIGHT.

Gibbstown, N. J., May 15.-Nght
men are reported killed and a dozen
injured in an explosion today at the
Repauno plant Of the Dupont Powder
Co. near here. Among the dead are
believed to be the superintendent and
k'- assistant. IS
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agLoIAks VICTORIOUS.

Paris, May Is. Further successes
for the Belgian expedition which has
invaded German East Africa were an
nounced in the ohicial statement issu-
ed today by the Belgian war depart
ment at Havre.
The statement says that Col. Moliter
in command of the southern column,
occupied Kigali, capital of the German
province Of Ruanda on May 8. The
Belgian troops have also captured the
island Of Kiviuivi in Lake Kivu which
the Germans took by surprise at the
beginning of the war.
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WILSON HOME AGAIN.

Washington, D! c., May 15.-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson returned early
today from their week end cruise
aboard the naval yacht Mayflower.
The homeward trip was without spe-
cial incident.
Immediately after his return to the
white house the president read sew
eral dispatches on Mexico received
since his departure Friday, which Gen.
Bliss, acting chief of staff, thought
were not important enough to send
him by wireless. He had engage
ments with large number of senator's
and representatives to discuss legisla-
tive matters and saw Gov. Dunno OF
Illinois.
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FIRE At COLUMBUS JUNCTION.

destroyed large barn belonging to
Alexander Pine, living near Columbus
Junction yesterday afternoon. The
cause is unknown.