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Show Jam Extends for a Distance Dis-tance of Seventy Miles Louisville, Jan. 17. The tee gorge at Waif Creek on the Ohio remains almowt as solid ae gran it o and today the Jammed ice extends from the extreme ex-treme western edge of Louisville to Brandenburg, a distance of about 70 miles. With this massive barrier holding back the water, and fhe heavy rainfall in the Ohio valley, loss from flood Is Imminent. " The river reached the flood Btagw at Louisville today. Although there have been similar gorges in the Ohio river this rs aaia to be the greatest on record So 6crIous has the situation 'be come that the head of tho government govern-ment department at Cincinnati bas asked to take tho matter up with Washington hy wire today. |