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LUXURY TAXES ,I
SUGGESTED BY
TREASURY DEPT
Would Levy SIS to $50 On All
Automobiles.
COMMITTEE DIsAPPROvE
Tickets, Drinks, Hotel Bills, Club
Dues, Clothing, Household Furn-
ishings Are Included.
iEETF

Washington, July 9.-Taxation on
so-called luxuries-all articles of wear
selling beyond nominal price. jewell
ry, automobiles and whisky-based
upon the French and English luxury
taxation systems, is suggested In a
memorandum submitted by the Treas
ury Department to the Ways and
Means Committee today. The suggeB
tions contained we're read to the
committee by Representative Claude
Kitchin, the chairman. and were gen
orally disapproved because Of their
radical nature and their approach 10
a consumption tax.
Chairman Kitchin said that the lux.
ury taxes were working well In
France and England and II might be
necessary for the committee, IN writ
ing the bill. to adopt some OF the
ideas advanced by the Treasury De-
partment in the memorandum submit.
ted today
II is believed that there wifi be O
luxury tax, perhaps as high and radi-
cal as recommended. in thepvent that
1t is not possible to get s6.0OO,000 900
in excess profit and income taxes.
The suggested tax on retail sales
the fifty per cent. on the retail price
of jewelry, including watches and
clocks. except those sold to army Of
ficer.
Twenty per cent on automobiles.
trailers, and truck units. motor cycles
bicycles. automobile, motor cycle and
bicycle tires. and musical instru.
ments.
A tax on all clothing above speci.
fed prices, house furnishings, hand.
bags. toilet articles. Ten per cent. on
all hotel bills OF over $3.50 per person
per day.
Also ten cents per gallon on all
gasoline to bep paid by the wholesale
dealer. Also tax ON. wire leases,
softpdripks. motion picture shows and
films, automobiles graduated accord
ing TO horsepower from SIS to $50 IN.
creased tax on alcoholic beverages,
distilled and fermented spirits, wine,
tobacco and cigaretts. club member
ship, household servant wages and
theatre admissions.
Washington. July 1O.--Prerarations
for framing the new war revenue bill
has progressed in the House. says the
Ways and Means committee, with at.
tention centering upon the list of sug
gestions for new and higher taxes on
luxuries and necessities.
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ARLINGTON

Perry Gardner OF Bennington was
n town recently.
John L. Burdette OF New York
spent sunday in town.
Rev S. II. Watkins of New York
las been in town for a few days.
Miss Mabel Chase and friend of
New York are at the Burdette house.
Mrs Harrington Of North Ben
,ington is with Mrs. Condorsia Mat
tison.
Bishop Bliss will administer con.
Arma,ion at st, James church this
Sunday
'riends Carleton Bells. who spent
'hort furlough in town, returned to
Camp Deyens.
Mr. and Mrs W. l. Jones and son
Lesley and Miss Ella Andrew were in
rutland Monday.
Miss Lena Andrew. Mrs. Monahan.
Albert Luck and Mr.. and Mrs. vii.
lam Cullinan were in Walloomsack
'unday.
Lesley Jones, who has been spend.
ne q furlough of q week, returned
o his duties at East Philadelphia on
Tuesday.
Charles o. Adams, who has been
visiting his aunt, Mrs. II. d. LaBatt
returned to his home in Castleton
Wednesday morning
Miss Margaret Killion. who teaches
school in New York is spending the
summer vacation with her parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ +. Killion.
Mr.. and Mrs McCree of Brooklyn.
Mass, have opened their summer
home here Mr. McCree has returned
home but Mrs. McCree is entertaining
Miss Matte Bixby, who attends the
Art school in New York received one
scholarship for designing and an.
other scholarship for 4 speciality in
flower colorlng She is at present
with her grandparents, Mr., and Mrs
Warren Blxby and expects to enter
the school again this fall.
Mrs Carleton Bcllis. and Miss
Hazel Bel is with Mr. Bells accom-
panied Carleton Bells back as far as
North Adams Sunday Mr.. Bells pro
ceodng on to Camp Devons and the
res, of the party were met in Ben
nington by Mrs Margaret Barrett
aud Mrs Ilellis with q car bringing
them back home
AT The Neighborhool club meotint
ast week very interesting letter,
we're read by Rev. S. n. Watkin.
rom his daughter, Mary, who is ii
'hc territory OF Sosson as an ambul
lncc driver also letters were reat
from Mrs. Dorothy Garfield Fisher
The letters were all enjoyed by IN,
'arge number Of people present. Botl
Miss Watkins and Mrs. Fisher ar,
Arlington girls and their letters ar,
most interesting and also give thei
old friends an opportunity TO leari
Of their neld Of work,
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READseoRo

Mr. and Mrs. W. F. bouvier spent
Thursday at Wiliamstown.
Miss Viola Duperault is spending
a vacation at Springfield. Mass.
Mrs. Cibers and Miss Anna Paskus
returned to their home in Troy after
spending few days with Mrs Cibers'
sister Mrs. F. w. Sinzig.
Elbrid Shattack of Worcester, Mrs.
|. l.. Cain of Jacksonville and Miss
Grace Cain of Skowhegan. Maine Wis.
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cain Sun.
da.,.
Miss Mable Brown is spending a va
cation at Worcester. Mass.
Carlo Francischetti returned to
Camp Devens Saturday after five
days furlough
Mrs. Dairy and daughter, Miss Lii
Ian visited friends in town Thursday.
Crosby Perry of North Adams is
spending a vacation at his home here.
John Harris and Clyde Gould of
Greenfield, visited friends in town
Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blanchard mo.
tored to Williamstown Thursday.
Miss Nellie Ross spent the week
end with her sister. Mrs. Clyde Reed
The Readsboro baseball team
played the Might Hawks" of North
ADAMS on July 18th Two games were
played the first was in favor OF the
Readsboro team the score being 1C
to s. The might Hawks" took the
second, the score being to 8.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eller returned
to their home in Springfield Saturda,
after spending some time with rela
,tives In town.
Mr. Maloney and daughter. Miss
Doris of Springfield Mass. spent the
week end with friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Ross OF North
Adams spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Bert Chase Of School street
spent sunday at Ashfeld, Mass.
Harold Chase Is home from Brattle
boro where he has been attending
Hgh school
A. p. Bishop died at his homo on
Main street Thursday, July T. Mr.
Bishop suffered from shock on
/ April 10. but had recovered very
Well He had heen able to be around
and his death was not expected. Mr.
Bishop was born in Readshoro july
10. lSi7, He was the son OF Chancy
ana Samantha Bishop. He had beer
twice married. first to Annette Hicks
His second marriage was to Corsai
T. Cook, They had four children, tw,
Of which are now living Mr.. Bishol
had run a general store but for thl
past % years he has conducted ,
drug store. He is survived by hi
Clarance Carter and one granddaugh
daughter Mrs. Clarence Carter an,
one granddaughter Marion Louis
Carter.
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FUTURE CONTROL OF
n. Y. EVENING MAIL
All German Equity in Property viii
Be Seized According to

NSy York, July 10.-With DR.. Ed
war, = y Rumely. publisher of the
New York Evening Mail, under arrest
charged with having financed the
newspaper with German money. the
question as to the future ownership
nd management of the newspaper
vas in allegiance yesterday. II will
Je decided in Washington at a con'
erence today or tomorrow among
Ieniy l.. Stoddard, chief bondholder
( the property; Paul Block. who is
aid to own $4,000 worth OF the
took, and A. Mitchell Palmer, alien
property custodian.
Francis p. Garvan, investigator for
he alien property custodian, an
lounced that Messrs Stoddard and
block would go to Washington to con
er with Mr. Palmer and that for the
lime being these two would conduct
he paper Alt German equity in the
property would be seized according
% law. he said, and meantime there
vas no reason why advertisers and
subscribers should not continue to dc
usines with the paper.
DR.. Rumely was arraigned yester.
lay on a complaint charging perjury
md was released on furnishing $35.
lc0 bail.
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DORSET

Thomas Bcbee Of Williamstown.
Mass. has been visiting friends in
town
Miss Elya Hollands OF Watervliet
passed the week end With the family
of L. II West
Silas Lanfear spent the Fourth With
friends in Granville where he wit.
messed horse races
Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Gilbert spent Sat
urday in West Rupert where they
visited Mrs. Jennie Klnne
Mr. and Mrs Percy Mears attend.
ed the funeral OF Mr. Mears sister IN
North Bennington Tuesday.
Henry Barden and party from Ru.
pert motored through town the
Fourth and called" on friends.
Mrs. Il. II, West with Der dausht.
sers and Miss Hollands we're gaests
Friday of Mrs. Pren;'ss Kent In Rut-
land
+. +. Gilbert, Jr,. conducted a party
to the dance at ldlewild last Friday
evening His guests we're from Fort
Slomus, Northampton and Pawlet.
Miner Gilbert returned to Fort Slo.
cum on Sunday after spending a few
days furlough with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. f. F. Gilbert. Private Gil
bert expects to be with troops soon
outgoing to Texas.
News was recently received of the
death in Rutland of the widow Of
Duane l.. Kent. Mr.. Kent was broth
er OF The late Judge Chas b. Kent
ara was once prominently known
uere in the marble business.
A reception was given Wednesday
evening by the Grange to Bro. Lewis
Gatchelder and bride OF Hartford,
Conn A large number of friends
we're out to offer congratulations and
good wishes to this worthy couple
Ray O'Connor arrived Thursday eve
ming from Fort Sill. Oklahoma. He
was given a months furlough follow
ing his severe Illness and took the
shortest route TO Vermont and hOme
He travelled 1850 miles to reach here.
Members of the F. f. Gilbert family
with guests formed a party on the
Fourth and visited the Battery"
The weather was very warm while as.
cending the mountain, but upon en-.
tering the cave. ice and snow was
encountered and so cold a reception
was met that the friends beat a re-
treat and enjoyed a lunch on sunny
slope
An interesting Grange meeting was
held last week at which A. w Phelon
and others gave instructive talks on
Wartime topics. At the close OF the
meeting an invitation was given by
the members of the Dorset Band To
Join in serenade to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ramsey who had arrived at the Chap.
in home from Brooklyn where they
were married on Tuesday. "Tho
Band" was kindly received by Mrs
Chaplin, allho it was decidedly novel
experience and Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey
were shortly dispensing confections
and cigars in right good humo. "a
their unexpected guests, who had sc
'loudly horned" them la Dorset
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EAST ARLINGTON

Carl Buck was in Rutland, Tuesday
Roger OBrien was in Troy on
business Tuesday
Miss Rose Hayden OF Bennington is
spending few days in town.
John Doyle of Schenectady passed
Sunday in town visiting friends
Miss Tressa Mann, who has been i'll
with tonsilitis, is better at this time
V. l.. Smith. who has been visiting
his parents at South Horican, re.
turned Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs f. A. Dean OF Wall
ingford passed the Fourth in town
visiting relatives
Carlton Bells and Edward Currln
we're in town Sunday on a short leave
from Camp Devens.
Mrs. James Price was in Troy
Monday to visit her husband at the
Samaritan hospital.
Mr. and Mrs o. D. Andrew of
Springfield. Mass, passed the week.
end In town visiting relatives.
J. II. Judson and his son, p. O. .md.
son left Monday for Prince Edwards
Island on their annual fishing eSredi-
ton.
Cyrus Sccoy and Francis LaBatt
leave hare Sunday for Burlington to
attend the army training school at
Burlington
Phillip Billings who accompanied
Leon Co'e on his auto trip TO Bos
ton and visited few days in town
returned to poultney Saturday
Until further notice those desir.
ing to pay their Red Cross enstall
ments can do so to II. A, ShuGletor
who will give them receipt fol
same.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Shunleton, theil
daughter Mildred. Miss Marjorie
Sawin Of Gardner, Mass. and Pau
ShuiIloton of Worcester, Mass, Wis
tied relatives in town Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. u. l.. Buck and Mrs
Bucks mother Mrs. Sculley of Cobb e
skill wore In town over Sunday. Mrs
Sculley is to remain a few days viii
her daughter, Mrs William Morris
se.
Louis Ctivin of Dorset, who worked
at Hale Co., plant and enlisted from
here in the navy, has been spending
few days IN town lie belongs to
gun crew on the Couth Carolina ant
has made seven trips over and bacl
as convoy
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SYNDICATE

Fred Sickle spent Sunday at his
home here.
Ernest Hamilton and, daughter.
Marjorie spent Sunday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Mears. Mrs.
lanes Jackson and Evelyn Sickle
spent Saturday in Remington.
Mrs Minnie Hlumic is spending
sometime with her daughter, Mrs.
Haryie Hayes in Manchester.
MI and Mrs Fred Mason and son
Donald of Niagara Falls, n. Y. spent
several days last week at their farm
here
Miss Beatrice Harris of South
SALISBURY was the week end guest of
the Misses Bessie and Evelyn
Sickle.
There will be Red Cross dance
at Hurd Hall Friday evening. July
18th. Everybody come aud help the
good cause along
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cARIsTY.sTopPIeLIo
Providence Young Man Takes Ben.
nington Girl for Bride. =

Providence Young Man Takes Ben
nlngton Girl for Bride. -
A very pretty wedding was solem.
nized at the st. Francis de Sales
church Sunday afternoon at o'clock
when Alice Stoppiello. daughter OF
frank Stoppiello Of Depot street was
united in marriage to Joseph Christy
~ Providence r. l.. Rev. T. r. Carly
officiating. Miss Helen Hurley pre-
sided at the organ
The bride was very prettily attired
n white satin with silver trimming.
ond bridal veil with wreath of orange
blossoms and carried white roses.
ney were attended by philomema
S'oppicllo, sister OF the bride, and
James Christy. brother of the bride
groom. The bridesmaid was very
pretty in pale blue taffetta with gold
trimmings and carried pink carna.
tions
A number OF friends were enter.
tanned at the brides home after the
ceremony. After q wedding trip in.
cluding Utica, Rochester and Boston
the couple will reside In Providence.
There were many beautiful wedding
gifts including 5000 in money a gift
of the brides father
The out of town guests we're Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis of Troy. n. Y. and
Mrs Christy. mother OF the bride
groom and two brothers OF Prou.
dcnce, X. /.
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MRS. HALsEY W. WILSON
National Secretary to Speak on suf-
fraqe Saturday Afternoon.

The recently elected recording sec
retary of the National American Wo-
man Suffrage association, Mrs. Hal
sey W. Wilson, will speak in Ben.
ming in the Young Womans Club
Saturday afternoon July s1th at
O'Clock. her subject being Suffrage
as an Immediate War Measure "
Mrs. Wilson made a national reputa-
ton as a leader OF suffrage schools
in 1917, when she was one of flying
squad Of suffrage leaders to give
courses of training in the principles
OF suffrage in many states.
Combining in an attractive degree
the patience and power of the teacher
with the warmth Of the enthusiast,
Mrs. Wilson is one of the most popu-
lar instructors that the National
American Woman Suffrage Associa-
tion has sent forth to teach suffrage
students throughout the country. She
is able not only to impart facts accur-
ately, but to infuse life into them
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KAISER WILHELM
SAYS kUEHLMANN
IS TO Be OUSTED
Has Consented to Resignation Of
Foreign Secretary.
s KAIsER's SCAPEGOAT
is Cast Aside Because OF Statement
to Reiehstag That Military Alone
Could Not Win.

Copenhagen, July 9.--Emperor vii
liam has consented to the resignation
OF DR.. Richard Won Kuehlmann, the
German foreign secretary according
to the Wolff news bureau OF Berlin.
DR.. Richard Won Kuehlmann be
came foreign minister on August 6,
1917. succeeding DR., Alfred I. NJ.
Zimmerman, whose retirement close
ly followed the exposure of his plot
10 involve the United States in war
with Mexico and Japan in the event
that this country showed any inclina
tion to join the entente allies. DR.
Won Kuehlmann's conduct of the for
eign office appeared to be more than
usually successful until June 25 last
when he appeared before the Reich
stag to discuss the political aspects OF
the situation facing Germany,
During his address he said. In
view Of the magnitude of this wal
and the number of powers, including
those from overseas, that are engaged
its end can hardly be expected
through purely military decisions
utOht cuu NlAHOil lCNbui oN W ulDiu-
matte and negotiations"
This statement, which fatty con
tradicted speeches by the German en-
peror who but a short time before
had referred to peace being VI by
"the strong German sword" was re
ceiyed with CONSERVATION in the
Reichstag and with sharp criticism
by the country. 1t was later reported
that DR.. Won Kuehlmann's words had
been approved by Gen. Ludendorff
the German commander on the ives
tern front This brought to notice
rnmors of friction between LudendorH
and the German crown prince and his
coterie, who comprise the radica
pan-Germanic clements in official
circles.
Soon after the address in the
Relchstag, X Jccame cdinmonf knowl
edge that Or. Won Kuehlmann's re
tireinent from Office would be forth
coming. Some reports were to the
effect that his address was intended
TO inform the German peo,< that
their armies could not win the war
and was delivered with the cogniz.
ance of the emperor, who. when he
saw what storm had been stirred
mp resolved to make Won Kuehlmann
the scapegoat
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roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE--2 acres of land. ~
room house. barn. henhouse hoehouse,
aud garage. House may be occupied
by two families Quo new milch
COW two other COWS. a 1 year old colt,
aud "a two-seatcd wagon. Apply to
Eli Archer. Park street extension
iat6'
WANTED-Women. full time salary
S2i selling guaranteed hosiery 10
wcarer. soc an hour spare time. llig
spring business Experience unnoccs-
sary Guaranteed Mills MorriBtown.
Pa. 43tts
FOR SALE-Uscd Cars and trucks.
we also pay cash for used cars In good
condition North Adams Auto FIX
and Horovitz Tel. 77O.--W, 9it25e
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BASEBALL SATURDAY
Black Cat Team viii Play North
Adams at Morgan Park.

The Black Cat baseball team has
arranged game with the North
Adams team to be played at Morgan
park Saturday afternoon. The game
will be called at $3.50 o'clock and a
good contest is promised
The Black Cat players have been
rounding into shape during their re-
cent games. The athletic organiza-
tion among the employees is lending
its influence to the project for Satur-
day afternoon sports and is meeting
with good support.
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FRENCH TROOPS h.
PUSH FOE BACK
MORE THAN MILE
German COunterattack in This
Region Repulsed.
$40 PRISONERS TAKEN
Unusually Quiet on American Sector
German Artillery Active in Re-
gion OF Amiens.

Paris, July 9.-Attacking early
this morning west of Antheuil, be-
tween Montdidier and the River Disc,
French troops carried twoand-one-
half-mile front. piercing it to a depth
OF more than a mile at some points.
Five hundred and thirty prisoners
were taken.
A German counterattack upon the
French lines at the Loges Farm, in
the area Of this advance. was re-
pulsed, the French entirely maintain
ing their gains.
In the longpont region, south Of
the Aisne, the French increased their
gains OF yesterday and took additional
prisoners.
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AIDED FOOD CONSERVATION

London. July 1O.-Plople OF the
United States by self.iinposed food
restrictions, have aided greatly in
maintaining the food supplies OF tho
European Allies, Sir William Goodo
Of the Food Ministry announced to'
day He gave striking figures show.
ing the extent of American self sacrl.
hc,
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INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
Four Hearings Before Commissions r
Simonds Today.

Simonds Today.
Industrial Commissioner r. w.
Simonds held hearings in four cases
here today The session took place
at the Putnam house. No awards
were made The cases we're as fol
lows:
Nicholas Petras, employed by the
Holden, Leonard company, injury to
hand on January 25.
Maude Hughes, employed by the
Bennington Sanitary Laundry, injury
to hand in April
William II. Saldwell, employed by
Plunkett-Webster Lumber company,
injury to leg December %. 1917
A. w. Moore, employed by Ben.
nineton Wax Paper company, injury
to hand
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FOR !. sss,s,.al,ss,s,, ss's,s ;alss,vs

Or. (. {. Potte'--. sI&8 Ut
dacy in the Town
Editor OF the Banner: :-Wh4u,Sou
permit me the use Of your columns to
announce that will be a candidate
for town representative at the Sep
tember primaries on the republican
ticke:
II the voters should see II to make
me their choice for this Office | will
endeavor to give the town the best
representation in my power.
Respectfully yours,
L. l.. Potter
Pownal. VT, July s, 1918.
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Foor SITUATION
Better Than Any Time Since War
Was Declared.

Washington, July 9.-Deinite as
surance that there is no danger OF a
sugar famine was given by the Food
Administration today The food situ-
alton generally was declared to be
better than at any time since America
undertook the feeding OF the Allied
world
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BAND CONCERT TONIGHT
Entertainment to Be- Given from Put.
nam House Verandah.

Entertainment TO Be Given from Put.
nam House Verandah.
Program to be rendered from Put.
nam house yorandah.
The Star Spanglcd ranncr
March--The h. C. u. Thcbcrge
Ancient Aria Cinquantaino
Marie
3 lection "Reminiscences Of Scotland
Godfrey
Popular Airs-"llulda from Holland"
Graham
"rrento Trieste"
Do Matteo
Daddy Nine" Dublin
Overture Morning. Neon and Night
Suppe
Caprice Basking in the Sunshine
Cameron
March ct Cortege-I.a Refine de Saba
Gounod
Marcia spagnola-Celebre Toreador
Metallic
America
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NO SENTIMENT FOR HEARST

New York Democratic Leaders Make
Careful POLL
Syracuse, July 9.-A careful poll OF
the upstate Democratic leaders had
shown that there is no sentiment for
William Randolph Hearst for gover
nor. This was the message conveyed
to the committee OF forty-two at the
executive session here today by the
steering committee of seven.
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KAISER HAS GRIP
Has Gone Home From Front Because
OF Attack Of Malady.

Rome, July l0-Emperor William
has fallen victim to influenza that has
been so prevalent in the Germany
army. says the Swiss advices. They
declare that the emperor has gone
home from the French front because
Of an attack of Spanish Grip, as IT.
is called and that several members of
his family are also suffering from the
same malady.
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WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, partly cloudy tonight. and
Thursday. Little change IN tempela.
tur'
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c.EAD NOW NUMBER 1o7
35 Unidentified Negroes Among Vic
tins Of Railroad Accident.

Nashville, July 1O.-Revision of the
dead and injured in Yesterdays col
lision shows one hundred seven dead
and elghty-six in hospitals. Among
the dead are thirty.five unidentified
negroec
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With Americans in France, July 10.
American fronts west and east Of
Chateau-Thierry have been unusually
quiet, but it Is believed that heavy
lighting may break loose any moment.
Last night the enemy artillery fire
was far below normal
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Paris. July l0.-Artillery duels
north OF Montdidier and south of
Aisne where French troops have re-
Gently made inroads upon German
lines, were announced by war office.