Czernowitz Falls to Austrian Troops in War Dispatches
Amsterdam dispatches report Czernowitz, an important southern pivot of the Russian line, captured by Austrian troops. Russians evacuated Petro Kimpelung, with further retreats across the frontier river into Russia from Galicia. Official notes admit enemy occupation between the Dniester and Pruth rivers and the Carpathians.
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Amsterdam
Czernowitz
Vienna
Petro Kimpelung
War Office
Zbruez
Russia
Galicia
Dniester
Pruth
Carpathians
Bukowina
Toumania
Cernowitz
National Prohibition Proposal Delayed in House Fight
Washington Aug 3 National prohibition by constitutional amendment was stalled in the House as the Senate approved a proposal to submit it to the states but actions were postponed to the next regular session. Prohibition leaders plan to delay war legislation and rally caucus support to advance the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Randall
California
Prohibition
Friends of National Prohibition
Senate
Exemption Claims Rise Across Cities in Early Draft Exams
News dispatches show high exemption requests among those tested. Chicago reports forty percent fail the physical, Minneapolis shows ninety of 100 qualified, and Indianapolis cites two thirds claiming exemption while Washington accepts only 185 of 2181 examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburg
Indianapolis
Washington, D. C
Bank Installs Mechanical Bookkeeping Machine
The Citizens Trust and Savings Co will install an adding subtracting bookkeeping machine soon. It is a real mechanical model and invited observers may call to witness its operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Trust & Savings Co
Remodeling of West Side Square Progress
Workmen remodel the west side building for the F. J. Biggs drug store and add a modern new front to the Stephens store. The completed structures will become among the square’s most up to date additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Biggs
Stephens
Hospital Opening Effort Gathers Steam in Princeton
Nearly fifty attendees at a luncheon at Hotel Kidd as the Hos pital-Committee reports to trustees in Indianapolis. Rev. Albert Hurlstone and Mr. Bentley head talks on the Indiana Red Cross and hospital plans. A committee will draft local demands for turning over the facility to the State Methodist Hospital, with a trustees meeting next Thursday. A strong push to raise funds and open the hospital in Princeton is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kidd
Princeton
State Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Albert Hurlstone
Evansville
Bentley
Red Cross of
Indiana
State Hospital
State Institution
A. H. Rhodes
Birdseye View Off Hell From An American Aviator
An American aviator at the Flanders front describes a birdseye view of battle terrain. Craters fill with water and wounded men, tanks bogged in mud, and German entanglements buried as British and French troops push forward. Stretcher bearers crawl between shell holes while a German biplane lies half buried.
Petition Filed for Rehearing in Constitutional Convention Suit
In Indianapolis on August 3, a petition to the Indiana Supreme Court from Senator Abram Simmons seeks a rehearing of the ruling that voided the act calling a constitutional convention. The brief argues the court erred in restricting legislative powers and the scope of convention authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Indianapolis
Ind
Abram Simmons
Bluffton
Third List of 95 Men To Report For Examinations
The third list of 95 Gibson county men has been notified to appear before the examining board next Wednesday August 8 in the northeast corner room on the court house second floor. The list is the last of the first 288 called for examinations and if the quota of 144 is not met from these, additional men will be called later. Names and hometowns include Princeton Owensville Oakland City Haubstadt Fort Branch Patoka Mt. Carmel Poseyville and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson County
Court House
Marriage Exemption Facts Outlined by State Conscription Agent
State conscription agent Jesse Eschbach said marriage alone does not grant exemption from military service. Exemption hinges on bonafide dependency, with a wife whose parents can support her not creating a fair claim. Officials expect fewer industrial exemptions as harvest season nears and farms rely on the drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ried
Jesse Eschbach
Washington
Evansville
Mr. Eschbach
Heat Wave Claims Continue In New York Area
New York suffered a deadly heat spell with 67 deaths and hundreds of prostrations as temperatures stayed high for four days. Jersey City reports 12 deaths Hoboken five and Jamaica three while cooling breezes arrive too late to prevent further fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of Health
Charles F. Boldain
New York City
Jersey City
Hoboken
Jamaica
Labor Member of the War Cabinet Faces Possible Resignation
In London rumors say Arthur C Henderson, labor member of the War cabinet, may resign after criticism of his meetings with radicals and socialists and advocacy of British participation in the Stockholm conference. Paris reports two Ribot resignations. Misses Faye Gabbert and Edith Cochran went to Ft Branch for a Sunday school convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Arthur C Henderson
Paris
Russia
Stockholm
Faye Gabbert
Edith Cochran
Ft. Branch
Memorial Service for Mrs Capt Schharr at Salvation Army Hall
A memorial service is planned at the Salvation Army hall on East Broadway Sunday at 7 30 P M for the late Mrs Capt Schharr An ensign from Evansville Industrial Home will lead the service with assistance from Ensign Pinks fou of Mt Carmel
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Salvation Army Hall
East Broadway
Capt. Schharr
Ensign Smith
Army
Evansville
Ensign Pinks? Fou
Mt. Carmel
Oakland City Visitor J. W. Harvey in Town Friday
J. W. Harvey of Oakland City was in the city on business Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Harvey
Oakland City
Classifieds Conversion Offer Encourages Cash from Unwanted Goods
Advertisers are urged to turn unused items such as horses cows houses lots automobiles and furniture into cash by placing them in the classified column of the newspaper. The notice promotes using the paper to reach buyers seeking secondhand goods.
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90 Cent
Dorothy Dodd and Zeigler
Leitch
J.-M
Ford Lumber
Edison Diamond Disc
Victor Phonographs
G. W. Guthrie
Music House
Alva Levi
City
Flanders
Haig
Warrenton
Infantry
Monet le Preux
Balkans
Pro
Harding
Torneys
Mr. Randall
Guage
House of Representative
Minneapolis
Atlanta
Tion
Wee
Hotel Kidd
Birdseye
Hell
Tlefield
Emy
Otto J. Davis
Emmet Beck
John W. Mason
Owensville
Clarence Lashbrook
Prince
Albert Riley
Claude Smith
William Vaught
Somerville
Rosa F. Foley
Elmer A. Kohlmeier
Mackey
Homer Minnis
Haubstadt
Herbert Collins
Henry G. Murphy
John Carter
Henry A. Wirth
Lafayette Woods
Eldon L. Armstrong
Hazleton
Chas. Randolph
Cynthiana
Everett Sadler
Priceton
Daniel A. Miller
Stadt
Harvey Jones
Lafe P. Mauck
Harry H. Knier
Willard K. Gore
Adolph Whitehouse
Francis
Wm. W. Shackleford
Owens
Ville
Alvin S. Kohlsmeyer
Somer
Wm. H. Graper
Joseph BE. Turpin
Patoka
Perry O. O’neal
Marion Falls
Francisco
Frank J. Wilm
Elmer G. Conner
Paul Leo Garrett
Griffin
John FE. Carnahan
Percy P. Massey
J. Robt. McDaniel
John W. Madden
Eligie Milburn Barrett
Emery Hook
Edward H. Block
Henry R. Wheaton
Etberfeld
Byron C. Bruner
Thos Savery
Orbra B
Jones
Levi Tucker
Arthur L. Dragoo
Jas
Russell Devine
Levi Grigsby
Poseyville
Gilbert A. Montgomery
Virell Newkirk
Thos W. E. Onyett
Chas F. Garrett
Randall O’brien
Alois H. Dewig
Earl Pipes
Raymond O. Dennis
Jos. W. Pennick
Chas. A. Gilbert
Earl Ross Smith
Carl G. Applegath
Daniel P. Read
Ross Howard Gefise
Clifford Ritchie
Festus O. Skelton
Stephen Halfish
Palmer Wade
Roy F. Tepe
Richard S. Stone
Fr. Branch
Ross Barrett
Lewis Fritz
Netter Randolph
Oscar Anderson
Floyd O. Julian
Homer Talmage Davis
Ralph J. Reavis
Clifton Y. Wheelhouse
Enaville
Arthur A. Hanna
Arthur N. Barnett
Paul H. Phillips
Lawrence L. Salomon
Olivier A. Davis
Jas. H. Phillips
John J. English
Oscar B. Mossman
Clarence Kitchen
John T. Mounts
Barrett J. Turpin
Geo. A. Williams
Breeze
LABOR
Radicale
A. Hall
Shoptaugh’s
J. M. Scantlin
West Side Square
Gistasho
Fowler’s Barber Shop
Walsh
Decorating Company
Dodge Bros
White Rose
Princeton Motor Supply Co
Welborn & Criswell Co
Panamas
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