ur WAR IS NEAR END SAYS DYING GIRL BRUSH WITH GERMAN U-BOAT U. S. Destroyers Patrol War Zone in European Waters. She Rises From Death Bed and Makes Prophecy. Was Daughter Of Wealthy Parents Living Just Outside Of City. Taken Ili About Three Weeks Ago. “WE CAN START AT ONCE” Escorted American Liner Through | Danger Zone—To Be Joined By Others From United States Navy. | THE CENTRE REPORTER. RAISING 116,000 MORE REGULARS President Orders Expansion of Army to 293,000. FULL WAR STRENGTH AIM Battalion Into Full Regiment—Offi- cials Confident Number Of Re- cruits Will Be Enrolled. amous Starck | SSA hd — a Our Big Free Trial Offer Pianos We require no payment in advance on a Btarck piano. You are not asked to tle up your money in any way. All you do is to let us ship you the plano for 80 days free trial in your home where you test it and try {tin your own way At the end of 30 days you decide whether the plano is [ust the ane David hd British following Mayo, At- in September. McNeir said the girl wealthy parents, living New York She was exceedingly bright as an infant, but she tally dumb, not being ‘able moan, as is of bereft of voice London. Vice-Admiral Sir Beatty, commander of the Grand Fleet, has sent the message to Armiral Henry T. commander of the United States lantic Fleet: “The Grand Fleet Atlantic Fleet will now share Washington President Wilson is- sued orders for the immediate expan gion the United States to was bern to just outside the Army of strength Regular full 262 000 men through the formation As vr war Of was oO If it is. you keep it, paying our low {aotory-to-he nents to sult ¥e If for a ip 0 yo tions ig every even 1o rapidly you want me prioes that the the most persons in pa reason it does not prove to be in pre- rejoices CASE authorize the Act ir expecta way snd the fuest piano you have 1916 Three weeks ago the girl fell ill put bed walked the bearing a vase of stubbed anda For spoke, world and the serving the liberties of the maintaining the chivalry of Admiral Mayo repl “The United St appreciates the British Fleet tunities for Fleet for the freedom of the gea.” ously and was to p into ed: day her mother Atlantic from oppor British Beas. ' flowers Fleet the 11 es room Obs the message her foot against an and flowers fell to floor first saying welcomes vase th the and in her life ‘Why, mo have broken the vase and spil Washington flowers.” can torpedo boat destroyers has sé ly The Atlantic ] War & work with t time A squady on o mother's shment The child aston crossed the ribable the seas in The American into the war productive been made ! stroyer squadron Queenstown after age across the Atlantic, not an uney after a exchange foxrmal Oral ith the British naval offi v r thie rd again i he Dard at i t is before it Greeted With Cheers. A crowd of several hundred persons, some flags, and cheer ed the destroyers they first sighted reached the dock again when American to greet tember, 1917. fromm the moment the flotilla until it The « moments officer senior officer and Wesley American who had down to welcome the flotilla done in a simple, business-like m There was mality. The commander o tilla was waiting on sent : '% alt 3 She ed her er pillow head upon was dead rowd cheered later the a few senior ashore Briti th he o came T. R TO BE A GENERAL. the Consul Frost, come Colonel Will Accept New York Com dock to Was the Everything mission. Annes an entire absence of Albany N. ¥Y a two hours’ ] NAR Ff +3 ei #1 © I 20 "ITI 1 * * i i Bri in nounced hat the conference Tl " Lod, 1 heodore ne board Governor’ wireless greetings to can units soon sight, steaming in a le harbor. “Can Start COMMmIssi as as ir Federal ME At Once.” After ings ahore gre 12 ASK EC vou be ready cepted Rion Would wa dis the come can start a Ameri can commander replied promptly This hars ristically American urprised ritish com mander, wi expected be after ont a the response, 0 sald the Americans woul ready to Ein t heir BANK BANDITS KILL TWO work on ti sic ' oon One Robber Also Dead; pected To Die Another Ex long covered he yage had re from his surprise ywever, deatr Ameri made a short tour the ers and admitted tars looked prepared “Yes,” replied mander, "we over. That on that the the American « made preparation on Way at is why we are ready Set Right To Work. “They are certainly a fine body of men, Just der and what's more, their eraft as fit.” said the British comman as he watched the destroy file | was probably fatally wounded by #h ecaward ? , One of the American be duty reaching of the Atlantic. This piecked up and esc the danger zone of Atlantic so pleased the MOOR One of the bandits John was killed, and another, Sam ers rom a posse of townapeople bandit, Nick Yecle badly beaten by a mob that to take him from fourth got away All according police burgh and deatr Overs was war before side when it through largest action passengers board sent a message greeting and appreciation to the mander of the de gan even ta this was the orted at one of the : This on of com the live to the Hiners Are Young men THAW ORDERED TO ASYLUM, that they troyer Has Been In Hospital Since Attempt At Suicide. Pre Ploeg authorizing | Harry K. Thaw to TURKEY SEEKING PEACE? ° i if tin, ir decree Said To Have Made Overtures To Rus- sia, Offering To Open Dardanelles. Hospital for the Ina: i hia alts Rome. ~The Idea the | Thaw has been confined here since an organ of the Nationalist party, prints | attempt at suicide several months ago a report from diplomatic quarters that | following an indictment in New York Turkey has made overtures to Russia, through a neutral source, for a separ ate peace on the basis of the complete opening of the straits to Hussian navi gation, both for war veséels and mer chant ships According to this report, Turkey also declares herself disposed | tist Convention refused to amend its to give friendly consideration to the | \ rctitution 80 as to make women Armenian question and suitable rec: | .jio(ble as delegates in the convention. ognition to the principle of national ities Nazionale, BAPTISTS DO NOT WANT WOMEN. Southern Convention Refuses gibility As Delegates. New Orleans.-The Eli Southern Bap- i A proposed amendment for this pur | pose was referred to a committee for - . | report at next year's convention NO SLAPSTICK PATRIOTISM, i BIG CHECK FOR JOFFRE. —— i Pennsylvania House Opposes Inoppor- | tune Use Of National Air. { Marghal risburg, Pa.—The lower branch | For Relief Work. Legislature adopted a resolu | tion. protesting against “slapstick | francs will be presented by the Joffre patriotism,” by undignified use of the | tribute committee of this city air of "The StarSpangled Banner.” { Marahal of France for relief of French The resolution declared that the na | War orphans and Belgian sufferers, tional airs should at no time be incor. | Frank A. Vanderlip, treasurer of the porated in a fantasy, committee announced Har of the to the QUITS CONGRESS FOR ARMY Ordered To Activ Reserve Officer Gardner PRESIDENT SIGNS ARMY BILL. Appropriation For Fisc $270,000,000 iagton i ned the I hill June 30, 1518, and carry $270.0006.000 No marked the signing. The of passage in the regular Congress, and it was one of the first measures taken up in the present ses annual fie for the fiscal ve enaing ing Approx ceremony bill failed session of CHARLIE TAFT JOINS ARMY. Private In Artillery, Brother Is Turned Down. Washington«Charles P. Taft, the gon of former President enlisted as a private in the Taft iz under legal age and necessary him to his Robert But has it wan for obtain Taft, of parents fafléd to obtain admission to the army on account of his eyesight will pay the freight beth ways. 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It is made and bitters. with an onion at the bottom of the glass at of whiskey When the stack of a 14ton steam shovel pulled by 12 horses struck a trolley wire in Cleveland two horges which had their feet on a manhble were killed. Their chains became red hot. The United States is now the chief supplier of Bolivia's Imports; until 1914 it was the fourth in importance. This great advance on the part of the United States ix due to the activities ginee the breaking out of the European
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