The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-06-01
SUNDAY.


ia injured in Dover or Folkestone
England, early Friday evening In tn,
most ambitious raid upon England We
made by German aircraft. Among III,
killed. twenty seven were women anC
twenty three children. OF the injuret
forty three were women and nineteen
children. There We're sixteen aircraft
in the raid, probably all airplanes, as
no Zeppelins are mentioned in the re-
port Which of the places suffered
most severely is not disclosed by Brit
ish official reports, but sixty bombs
We're showered upon one of the COM
munlties. the bombs. which were OF
large size. cutting swath across the
city and killing many persons who were
in the chief business thoroughfare. ON
their return across the English Chan
mel the German raiders were attacked
by air squadrons OF the Royal Navy air
service from Dunkirk, and three OF
them, all airplanes. were shot down.
Fifty-six persons are known TO have
been killed and several hundred injur-
ed as the result OF torando which
swept through Central Illinois late yes
terday afternoon.
Nation was the heaviset sufferer.
Fifty lives were lost there, and the
whole northern portion OF the city was
RACED. Flying timbers and debris causL
ed many injuries. Calls for aid and for
the services OF the National Guard were
issued last night by the Mayor.
Other towns in Illinois that were hit
hts do Modesto
welt. Charleston and Elwood
Due to the damage that was done
to the wire facilities accounts OF much
Of the damage have not reached outside
cities.
The entire section OF the House War
Tax Bill, levying 5 per cent. taxes on
the gross sales OF many industries. was
struck out oy the Senate Finance Com
mittee with an understanding that 9TH
er taxes in different form and prob
ably reduced amounts would be sub
stituted. Greatly increased surtaxes on
big incomes also were stricken out.
Food producers and other shippers
opposing the request Of the railroads
for general per cent. increase in
freight rates began the presentation Of
their side of the case before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. Several
trade bodies submitted evidence on the
side of the roads during the hearing.
Each day finds the Italians closer |
20 Triest. The right flank, resting on |
he. ocean. now has passed the mouth |
If the Timavo River The center has
pushed beyond Jamiano, and the left
wing has taken additional trenches
lround CastagnavizZa- The Italians
rave taken 22.419 prisoners since May
a.
According to a report received thru
he Geneva Red Cross ninety seven
are held as hostages by Ger
many. and one treated badly. 1t is said
majority Of them were taken before
lnder international law. should be re-
eased.
The Rockefeller Foundation announce
d that Dr. Livingston Farrand, pres
lent of the University of Colorado. had
cen granted a years leave of absence /
o undertake a campaign against tu-
erculosls under auspices Of the Inter-
ational Health Board of the founda-
ion.
Appropriations in the Administration
food Bill were cut ss,0OO,0o0 by the |
louise yesterday. Passage of the meas
ire is expected carly this week An
amendment was adopted declaring that
men employed on the food survey are
lot to be exemnt from the draft