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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
Happiest Girl
In Lincoln

~ am only too glad to testify to the
good qualities of Chamberlain $ Tablet" t"
writes Miss Nora q. Hagerty, Of Lincoln
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NON SUPPORT IS
THECHARCE MADE
IN A Pc ET|TION
Violet Parsons Seeks A d.
vorce From Lee
Parsons
CLAIMS DEFENDANT
RECENTLY INDICTED
Case Is Dismissed By Judge
Blair Tuesday
Afternoon

Alleging that her husband was in.
dicted by the grand jury on a charge
of non support and that he failed to
provide her with the necessities of
life, Violet Parsons filed an action for
divorce in the court of common pleas
Wednesday morning against Lee M.
Parsons.
The plaintiff states they were mar
ricd December 9, 1916, in GAINESVILLE
and that one child was bora to them.
The plaintiff alleges that the defend.
ant abandoned her on July Is, 1917.
and that she has been compelled to
live upon the charity of relatives. She
further claims that the defendan.
was indicted by the grand jury last
January on charge of non-sIpport
Since that time. she states, he has
been paying IA small sum towards tin.
support of the child. The plaintiff
asks for alimony, the custody of the
child and a divorce. Charles l.. Der
mont represents the plaintiff.
Case Dismissed
The case of l. Tate Cromley, tris.
tee, VS.. Charles Lower was dismissed
by Judge Blair in the court of COM
mon pleas Tuesday afternoon.
Inventory Filed
Joanna A. Peterman. eXecutrix of
Samuel II. Peterman, has filed an in
ventory and appraisoment in the pro,
bate court. showing the following:
Personal property $l,641.50, moneys
$S6l.32, securities $3O950. Total
$2,SlS.32.
Marriage License
Dewey Frederick Beer, farmer,
Mansfield, and Ola May Tobin, Mid
dlcbury. Rev. J. A. Long.
Real Estate Transfers
w. s. Darling to w. r. McPcek,
city property, $1,000.
Charles Lower TO i. Tate Cromley,
parcel in Union, 81.
Ira ID. Hunt to G. e. Bronson, city
property, 81.
William II. Whitmore to Frank S.
Davis, so acres in Harrison, ST.
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: ch and p9IfeCt good health - Oidn't
ihinhc al' thing would give rae such Il
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Real Estate Tr2rsfero-
Wal.c9 Il. Mossholder to Charles G..
rorterAcld, 81 acre5 in Jackson,
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
Contract Let-

The Knox county commissioners at
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
Case Dismissed

Case Dismissed
The case of l. Tate Cromlcy, trIs.
by Judge Blair in the court of COM
mon pleas Tuesday afternoon.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
REPORTED MISSING
 BELIEVED LOST

Mrs. Patrick J. Gilmore received a letter from her home in Ireland re- gently which gave the information that her brother, John Guinan, mem Der of the famous Irish Guards, who joined the army when the war first broke out three years ago, was report ed missing on November 19, officially.
 4 soldier visiting his home in Ballina County Mayo, q month later reported that he believed that the young soldier had been killed in the attack on Cam brai, but no trace Of him had been found l. is believed that he is dead, for, had he been taken prisoner, his name would have appeared in the lists of prisoners Of war. The young Guard had been in the trenches for nearly two years when he was first reported missing.
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OFFICERS INVENTION WILL RELEASE MANY
 MULES AND HORSES

CAMP JOSEPH 2. JOHNSTON. Jacksonville. Fla Feb. s-A1 inren- lion which f is 5=lieve5 will raYoip- tionize the no-o- transportation in rae United S,z-es Army and also t= Of greac bezeE: ,o -1e Al,:es has been subni--s3 Eo -ls Quar-srnas:e- Gen era q -ae Army ty Cap;. Jeremiah " ONa1o-=v, Quz--eruas-s- Officers Reserve Corps senior instructor c: inc motor Transportation division a. Camp J05zs.cl.
 The de.ai,s c: me invention cannot be published. to- obvious reasons. as inc news would be 0: value Q he en- emy. 5u- Cap-a-a QMa1oneE states that i- will make of an ordinary truck conveyance which will % anywhere q caterpillar t.ac,or ca1 travel and will saTe me use .: thousands ot mules and horses
 The models .: tAe invention will be made il a5so,1-e secrecy b. tt= United States
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CANADA AND U. s. MAKE PACT ON
 C0NSCR!PTION

WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 7.-sec. -s-a-y Lansing ia Ie--a- -o Chairman Dsat Of the house military committees announces that al agreement has been entered into be-weaa inc United Sra.ss. Grea7 Britain and Canada on The .erms .. separate conscription convention. which nov only await the signatures Q: the representatives of the governments concerned.
 Tae conventions give 10 rhe citizens Of each country the option of return ing 70 ,heir own country for military service within fixed period, after which -aey would be subject 10 r.. .ary du-y under the laws and regu.- lions Of the country in which they re side. They would also permit each country 70 exempt nationals from mil i-a-y serYice f deemed necessary.
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NATIONS FOOD ADNISTRhToR BERT HOOVER BORN AUGUST TO- 1874 IN WEST BRANCH IONA AFTER HIS MOTHERS DEA1H
 JOINED HIS UNCLE DR r ] HNT0HRN AT NEvVBERG, OREGON

cold and died, leaving two little boys, Tad and Bert.
 Bert was born in West Branch, Iowa on August 10, 1874 and was Il years old when his mother died. After the death CT his mother he was sent to Newberg 10 live with his uncle, Dr. Minthorn lie was one of the first students to register at the opening of the Pacific academy at Newberg. just as he Was one Of the very first students 10 register at the opening of Stanford university in 1891.
 Dr. Ninlhorn was of the old school that believed when you set a task for a child to do that task must be per. formed though the heavens fall Bert earned his board by doing the chores. One winter night Dr. Minthorn got home late He found Bert had gone to bed and was fast asleep. He woke Bert up 10 ask if the chores had been properly attended to. Bert confessed he had forgotten to water the COW. "Get up and dress" said Dr. Minthorn, and pump 12 buckets of water and give the COW all she will drink" But the COW can't drink 12 buckets of water" protested the sleepy 12-year- old. 'It don't matter, pump and car ry out 10 the barn F buckets any way, it will help you to remember to water her next itme."
 In 1886 Dr. Minthorn and family moved to Salem and with some asso- ciates he promoted q suburb called Highland, just west of the State Fair grounds Bert earned his own way, milking the COW, caring for the horses Of the Oregon Land company and driv- ing prospective purchasers about to see property He spent his spare time studying geology. picking up speci- mems on his drives about the country and studying far into the night. Many 4 night came home at midnight and later and saw Berts light burning in his attic bedroom next door.
 Graduated From Stanford
 He was graduated from Stanford
 (Continued on Page Four)
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SECRETARY DANIELS IS
 DOUBTFUL
In Address Discusses War Activity and Makes
 Prediction

WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-Secretary Daniels Of the Navy Department ad- dressed the National Press Club yes terday 10 discuss the submarine acti- witty. In part he said that this activi- ty would not slacken in the least the dispatch Of troops to Europe by the United States but he added: "No man living will ever again see the day when troops will be carried across the Atlantic except in ships flying the flag CT the United States"
 The secretary said that the incident Of the sinking Of the Tuscania need not have surprised anybody. Every ship going across. he said, was exposed to dsr ger and while this danger had been thus far avoided, it would be unreas- enable to expect no at-s,ter with the U-boats in the way Of travel.
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MEIER IN II. S. ARMY AFFECTED BY
 TUBERCULOSIS

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Less than l per cent of the SO0,oO0 men examined for the United States Army were found to be tuhercular Col. George NJ. Bush nell of the Surgeon Generals Depart ment declared in addressing war con ference called by the National Jew ish Hospital for Consumptiyes at Den yer, which has been offered to the Gov ernment for care of Army consump- tives. Measurements were being talk en, Colonel Bushnell said. to keep in fected men from entering the Army by draft and remaining in the Army after the disease had been discovered. He declared that he United States Army was the bes; cared for in the world"
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v.ill be eliminated, was reared in Ore gor.
 Herbert Hoover, or Bert as wo then called him, lived next door to mo in the lit,lo Quaker settlement at High land q suburb Of Salem, for year or so along about 1890 and 1891. He lived with his uncle. Dr H ] Minthorn of the firm of Cook & Minthorn, who sold real es,ata under the firm name of the Oregon Land Company. This was long before the days of automobiles, so Bert cared for the horses and did the driving for the Oregon Land Com pany
 His aunt, Mrs. Hammer, now lives in Lents For many years ais uncle, Dr. H ]. Minthorn, was practicing physician al Newport, but about a year ago he went 10 Metakatla to the mis- sion of Dr. Duncan, near Ketchikan, Alaska. as resident physician. It was Dr. H J Minthorn who brought his nephew, Herbert Hoover to Oregon.
 met Dr. Ii. J. MinthOrn first at the Chilloco Indian School in the Chero- kee strip in the Indian Territory in the early sos. He was superintendent of the ChiIloco school. He went from there 10 Oregon to take charge of the Indian school al Forest Grove. This school was later moved to Chemawa where :. has become one of the lead ing In@-a.n schools of the west.
 After two years ali Forest Grove. Dr- Minthorn went 10 Newberg to become the first president of the Quaker school there called at that time Paci- fc academy now the Pacific College. The building was put up in the fall or winter Of 1884 and the academy open ed in the fall Of 1885 with Dr. H. ]. Minthorn as principal his wife as teach CT of the primary department and w. R. Starbuck as assistant instructor. Herbert Iiooyer's mother, q sister of Dr. IT. J. Minthorn, was an evangelist Of the Quaker church. In conducting services in Iowa during q bitterly cold winter she was caught in storm, took
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
"elBMARiNES SINK FORE SHIPS THAN
 CAN BE BUILT"
Official Notice From Washington To Minute Men On Menace
 of The Submarine

ReT (. N Van Mar-er, chairman Of the local board Q: 4-Minute men, stat ed this morning tha, The latest subject received from Washington, which will be discussed by speakers al local the a,res tonight, is The menace Of the Submarine" The official pamphlet says e;nphacically that t is no longer an unknown fact that the submarines are sinking more ships than can be built to replace them, and urges the American people to awake 70 the fact IL asks all men who are able 10 offer their services 10 the government at this critical time. to help in the ship building industries now humming all over the country.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
WOMEN WILL TRAIN
 CRIPPLED FIGHTERS

As par ot the Governments plans 70 establish rehabilitation and vocation al training schools for disabled sold iers and sailors. Surgeon General Cor gas announces the creation Of q corps 70 be known ss reconstruction aids" whose work will be 70 assist in the first sage ot rebuilding and re-educating the men sent back from France.
 The corps will be composed Of wo- men especially trained for the work, and Miss Marguerite sanderson, pres ident Of the Boston School Of Physical Education. has beer. appointed super visor.
 They niIl work in hospitals 10 be established throughout the country helping in the mental as well as the physical rehabilitation 0: the disabled men 4-Waahingtoa Peat
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
MISSOURI MAN DOWNS HUN
 AIRPLANE
Lack of Experience Did Not Prevent Him From
 Dumping Plane

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Feb. S.-A Lieutenant from the state of Missouri has the honor of shooting down his first German aero plane. The incident occurred while accompanying a French escadrille on a bombarding expedition Tuesday night.
 The lieutenant had never operated machine gun before in fight Neith- CT had he been above the enemy's but dumped" the machine over the German city Of Saarburg. At the time he fired the shot that brought down the machine, he was twelve thousand feet in the air.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
N'O27EN START HOTEL
 FOR ENLISTED MEN

WASHINGTON. Feb S--For the benefit of the hundred and fifty thous- and men in camps adjacent to Wash ington, the Army and Navy camps con- mittee of the National Congress of Mothers has purchased house here, which it will operate as hotel for en- listed men. It is within one square of the Whitehouse. It will be furnished with beds. shower boths, rest-rooms and a cafeteria. There will be only one rule. Use this house as you would your own home" Beds will be rented al 9 cents a night.
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CHICAGO POLICE FIGHTING CRIMINALS
 TO THE FINISH

CHICAGO. Feb. S.-The drive 10 I'd Chicago Of criminals continues Tn the last twenty-tour hours two hun fred and nina-y-one crooks. including 2ickpocGers. gunmen. burglars. holdup Esn and labor sluggers were lodged in cells and squads ot policemen and detectives are still sweeping the city . search Of criminals who have been locking here since the W " have been locked up
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DISAPPRONES OF
 PUBLICATIONS

WASHINGTON. -eb. G.-et-ict CT. dsrs were issued D. the War Depar,- meat agains5 the publication by Army officers and enlisted men Of books on military subjects, except after approv. d by the Department. Pamphlets of all kinds and descriptions have been circulated containing new ideas more or less beneficial. The Department, however. invites those who may have ideas D submit them for approTai b. fore they are published.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
GUNNLSOV ORDERS 4
 CHANCE
Food Administrator Ad. vises New Change Tn Flour
 Ratio

Ths following message was received ay M- ( T. Gardner, local food ad, m:ris--a-o1 ch.s morning from Mr Gu1a!sa1's ofEca B. Juneau.
 New regulations regarding the sale Q. wAsa: four and substitute effective immediately and until further notice U z.s. aal .aird divisions are. that w1ea, = wheat four ;s to be sold only 3a .as -a-io ot three pounds Of wheat four p one pound ot substitutes No t!:y dealers ot change from me fifty ft-y plan.
 Mr Gu2a:soa is now in Portland a. tending 2 convention ot -he food ad- m.nis,ra;ors Of the Pacific Coast S-a-es
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
DESERTER GETS , YEARS

TACOMA, Feb. 2.-Sentence has been confirmed b. the commanding general this morning ol Leslie (. Chadwick. Of Seattle, member Of the machine gun company. 361st infantry regiment, Camp Lewis. who was sen fenced to serve five years in Alacatraz prison by court martial. He is onarg- ed with being absent without leave from Camp Lewis since Oct 25, 1917. He surrendered 10 the authorities at San Luis Obispo. Cal, few weeks ago.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
PRESBYTERIAN PREACHER
 INTRODUCES REFORM

NEW YORK. Feb. .-The-o -ilI De no more black GaLe.2 gowE5 and white Joan Calvin necxties worn in inc pulpit b. Rev. Dr. Howard Dufield, pastor Of the Old Presbyterian Church until America has made the world safe .or Democracy by winning the var. Instead ne has decided 70 preach here after in -he uniform Of the country, .he khaki suit.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
HARD WORK AHEAD
 FOR U. 5. DESTR0YERS

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. S. American and British naval men are inclined to believe the destroyers will have to do some smart fighting soon with the Teuton U-boats more power fully armed than heretofore.
 Germany's recent recall of her T. boats reported in telegraphic news may mean. that she is not only put ting bigger guns aboard her craft, but she also may be preparing to launch bigger submarines. replacing some of the smaller types.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
THE FINNISH
 TROOPS ARE
 VICTORIOUS
In BIoodj Battle Three Thousand Red Guards
 Are .}utchered

STOCKHOLM, Feb. S.-General Mannerhaim. commander of the Fin nish forces Of the provisional govern men;. defeated the Red Guards. Hell sinE.orS dispatch 10 the Alton Tidin- gan says The dispatch adds that the Red Guards suffered the loss of over three thousand in killed and as many more were taken prisoners. The bat .ie took place al Koreakosi. according 70 the report.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
GERMANS GET NO
 MORE BARLEY FOR
 BEER MAKING NOW

ZURICH. Feb. 7.-The German General Gazette for Breweries an, uounces that the supply of barley to German breweries will be stopped. thus bringing the whole brewery in dus,ry 10 8 standstill. Not even beer for fhe army will be produced 1T is said The exceedingly bad harvest O. oats racassitating the use ot barley Tor fodder for army horses is given as the chief reason for the step. says yhe Gazette.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
INEENTS MACHINE TO
 BEHEAD 800 AT ONCE

LONDON, Feb. S-Modern science has come to the aid Of the Bolsheviki, in case they decide to initiate the French revolution and introduce the guillotine. An engineer named Bluhin has submitted a new type of that instrument to the council of peo- pies commissiaries, according to word received here. IL works by electricity and will behead 5eo victims with one stroke
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08

WASHINGTON. D. (. Feb. 7.- Only those Amercan women whose ser. vices are imperatiYely required by some recognized relief agency will be issued passports under the new regula. tionS ot theSstate department The explanation. as announced was that the presence of al arge number of free lance workers was beginning 10 prove an em barrassmeHt to the warning countries.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
TWO FRYE-RRUHN
 EMPL0YES PINGHED

SEATTLE. F=b. S-Paul Holman and r. Su-s-, Germans and employed by -he F-r=-B-11a P2ek:ng company. were a--=s-=5 las night following an alleged expression Q: satisfaction for rhe sinking q r1a British steamer Tusca1la. Alo-1-r expression which is credited 70 c4s pair :s that 1hev wished "no-4 5a-z=5 Americans ba sem -o -ha bo--o- Tt=y are Q be examined -t:s afternoon.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
ALL ALLIED MINISTER'S DRIVENFROM
 PETROCRAD
Anxiety is Felt for Safety of American Ambassador Francis Report from
 Sweden

WASHING TON. Feb S-Al5hough uncoafrmeG. . report appears il one ot the local papers q Stockholm this morning that all -he allied ministers at Pet-ograd have been driven ou. ot the city by order 0. the Bolsheyiki government. The ministers are said 70 be on tha;- way Q Sweisn's border.
 Secretary Lansing Q. the Depart mem ot Sta.s wired Minister Morris at Stockholm for information ;n rs- gard 10 Ambassador Francis. The re- ply aaS -hac nothing had been heard from tAe lat.e- since February second.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
TURKISH MINISTER
 PUT Ql!iETUS ON
 POPULAR RUM0R

AMSTERDAM. Fab. S.-eThile 70 are aware oe me ra-ue of peace. Tur- asr VII 1=T=r conclude . separate peace. Hail Bey. Turkish foreign minister declared ia an address before ;hs chamber .: deputies, according 10 . Coas-anc:nopIe dispatch today
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
 EMBASSY
 REPORTS
 1O1 DEATHS
E orty-Four Bodies MutiIat- cd Beyond Recognition Are Washed Ashore
 Near the Scene

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The death toll of the sunken ship Tuscania as forwarded by the American embassy at London this morning is one hundred and one, including seventy three soldiers.
 The war departments own fig Gae5 gre nearly double that num- bsr. Of these eighty-one were soldiers. However, from a late report forty-four bodies, all Americans and mutilated beyond recognition were washed ashore fifteen miles from the scene. They were apparently near the place struck by the torpedo at the time.
 LONDON, Feb. 8.-From re- -ised figures, there is indication that tie total dead from the sink ing Of the Tuscania. will reach about two hundred.
 SEATTLE, Feb. 8.-Sixty- eight men from the state of Washington were aboard the ill., fated Tuscania when she was sunk. The number, if any dead, not yet received.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
rAu0R2 TIE NEW
 SELEcTipE DRAFTlAM

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.--A favor able report on the new selective draft law which requires registration Of men as they reach T. and basing the quotas on the number of men in class instead Of on state population. was unanimous- ly dec;ded and reported to the sen ate by the military committee.
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POLES ARE
 SHUT OFF
And EacIases Polish Gem. rnaGiaa an Outlaw For ilei,1sin.l 10 Obey
 0rdars

PETROGRAD. Feb. S.-The Bolshe- yikt gey yernm IL this morning issued an order cutting all supplies from the Polish legion in the Russian army, de claring the commander. who refused to oba! orders an outlaw. The com mander's troops, however, have prom ised to stand by him.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-08
TURKS MEET DEFEAT

WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-The Arab roo. under command Of General she.z Mecca. have completely defeated iae Turkish army opezaj!ng southeast 3t the Dead Sea.an official dispatch. received here today states. The vic .0rs captured several hundred Turks
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NOTICE OF TERM OF COURT

Deputy Clerk Of the Court received q dispatch from Judge Jennings this morning to the effect that q term Of court would open here April s, instead Of March 5. as reported in the Juneau Empire q few days ago. The first re- port Of the date of the opening Of the court was erroneous.
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AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL
 RESIGNS POSITION

AMSTERDAM. Fe5. S.-Voa Se!dle- me Austrian Premier -=1Ge.e5 his res igna,:oa and H.ll -=-.-@ from tae cabi- n. according 70 a dispatch rom Vi eaRa teday.
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COLONEL ROOSEVELT
 SERIOU SLY ILL

NEW YORK. Feb. S.--A second op- e-a.ion for fs-ula and aeseasses il bon ears, has rendered Colonel Roosa- ye,r's condition serious. according 70 his physicians report 1ais morning
 WASHINGTON. Feb S-Prasiden- Wilson s=1: 2 message .: sympathy . Mrs Roosevelt. expressing me hope tha- -ha Col3a=Es condition would soon ba improving
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NORTHWESTERN AND
 DESPATCH COMING

SEATTLE. Feb. S.-The Northwest ern sailed z. zen o'clock -ajs morning with L V. Taayer. Y. G Strong. R. E Jamieson- Miss T vozs, Emil Carl son, T. ' E.swick and wife.
 The Dsspz-ca sailed at nine o'clock last nigh, win ?. Bishop. R. E- Heny- Ter and E..a for K=-chtkan
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GENERAL PEHSHiNG
 SENDS MESSAGE

. WASHINGTON, Feb. G.-Yes- l
 . terday Major Frederick Palmer <
 . chief censor Of General Pcrshing's . staff, in an address before the Ma l
 . tional Club, said that he had l - message from the general to de- l
 . liver to the people Of the United : - States, which was Make bridge l , ships to France" !
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REPUBLICANS WILL BE HEARD FROM
 IN DUE TIME

WASHINGTON. Feb. S.--lt is evi- dent that the Republicans of the sen ate are lining up and concentrating for opposition to the administration bill giving President Wilson full authority to reorgani1a and coordinate govern ment agencies, They are said to be prepared 10 fight against the measure.
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ITALIAN AIRMEN
 ESTABLISH RECORD

ROME, Teb S.-Tha Italian airmon brought down ffty-six hostile ma chimes from January 26 to the present day. says General Diaz in his report submitted to the war office today.
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Th= Prince John arrived from che sou-h las eveaing a 5:39 leaving no--abound a seven o'clock Ar-iv- als from Seat-le and Prince Rupert were Cyril J Collins. Martha Aureol, Marshal Grifrhs and William Rede