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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD

Mary Walls spent Thursday will
| friends in Rock Island.
Mrs. J. A. F'lack and daughter, Mis-:
May, returned to their home in New
Windsor wednesday. after a brie1
visit at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. @
F. Harbour.
E. n. Guthrie went to Burlington
Iowa. Thursday on a short business
visit.
Mrs. Otis Whan was Rock Island
visitor Wednesday.
Miss Marine Dool went to Arpie
Wednesday to visit at the home 81
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. RAIDER.
Miss Effie Baxter returned to her
home in Galva Thursday, efter max
ing an extended visit at the home OF
H. Farwell
Mathew Harvey spent a few days
this week in 10y at the home of his
son. T. ]. Harvey.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Wiesel went to
Galesburg Wednesday to spend the
day.
Mrs. NJ. S. Poland, Miss Alice Cooke
and Mrs. L. L. WEIGH of JOY were Ale
do visitors Wednesday
Miss Ressa Wilson of Washington,
Iowa, was a guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. P. E. Nichols the first of the
week
Mrs. Thomas Kiddoo of Joy spent
Thursday here with her sister, Mrs
Alice Kramm.
Mr.. and Mrs E. NJ. Wells entertain
ed the Whist club at their home
Thursday evening.
Mrs H. E. Lloyd returned to her
home in New Windsor Wednesday, aft
er visiting her daughter, Mrs. Grant
NJ Wolff.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Forsythe or
Viola came Wednesday to attend re
ception and dinner at the home OF
William Butler, given in honor of his
son, Harry Butler, and his bride.
Mrs. w. NJ. kellogg and daughter,
Miss Earl Dixon. of New Boston, were
guests at the home of Mrs. l.. E. Man
non Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. A. Kleinsmid and daughters,
Nan and Roberta, went to Oak Park
Saturday to spend the holidays with
her mother, Mrs. n. W. Kennedy.
Rev. j. NJ. Jones, who has been pas
tor of the Aledo Baptist church for
the past five years. has accepted call
to the First Baptist church at Garth
age. He expects to begin his work in
Carthage the first Sabbath in January
His work in Aledo has been most sat
isfactory.
The business people and citizens
o. Aledo have generously responded
to the request of the ladies of the
Columb ian club to support the rest
rooms another year. These rooms are
provided especially for the conven
fence and comfort of the ladies and /
from the country while in
town TRADING.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26

San Francisco, Dec. 26.-Now that
the eternal kibosh has been put ON
professional exhibitions OF the art OF
seIf-defense in this state. the promo
tiers OF such exhibitions-for whom
California has been a generous har-
vest field for 20 years or more-are
casting about for new worlds to con-
quer. as il were.
Long Tom" McCarey, the Los An
geles impressario. has already an
nounced mis- intention OF combining
forces with TOrtOrich, his New Orleans
contemporary. with view TO annex
ing a few more honest dollars before
Gabriel plays his final trump.
Now IL is rumored that Sunshine
Jim Coroth, who has staged more
championship glove contests than any
living promoter ,save. possibly. Gyp-
sy Ed McGlook or Asia Bill Boots is
about to move his entire melange to
the rertiIe isthmus through which
Uncle sam has Lately carved a water
way. In other words. that the San
Francisco wizard will henceforth stage
his pusilistic attractions on the banks
OF the far-famed Panama canal. a
stones throw across the border from
the canal zone. in the republic of Pan
anna
Not that Coffroth has any idea of
renouncing his San Francisco citizen
ship TO go south and become a "spig-
ghotty be it from such. sun
shines" interests-saye those OF a
passing character-are indissolubly
transfused with the interests of the
Exposition city. In fact, the red-hair-
ed one is coming TO be a power in the
western metropolis and would no more
sever his connection there than
Charles F. Murphy would resign the
leadership of Tammany hall or Cor
nelius MacGillicuddy the Athletics.
But CcfTroth has heard the call OF
the spiggOtty dollar and it is not I'M
likely that he will drop down below
tho ninth degree and stage a few swat.
tests while the population Of the zone
IL still large enough to warrant such
q venture.
As matter of plain addition and
Panama has proved a YER
table Golconda for the second-ficht
promoters. who experience little or no
dihhculty In separating the canal zone
employees and native Panamaites
from ten or fifteen thousand dollars
every month or so on the strength of
a 20 or 45-round glove contest between
mediocre boxers who would scarcely
qualify for 'semi-final" events in the
states.
Boxing has all but supplanted bull
lighting in the isthmian country. All
OF the important bouts are held in
the oull-ring, usually on Sundays. and
take precedence over the tfme-honored
sport of steer-killing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
ALEDO

Mrs. c. G. Foresman left Wednes-
day for her home in Muncie, Ind, after
making an extended visit at the home
of her uncle. William Winders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Balmer, daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Sarah Johnson and Mrs. Err
nest Waespe, returned Thursday from
Eaiieyville, Kan, where they were
called on account of the serious i'll
ness OF Mr. Balmer's brother, Peter
Balmer.
Mrs T c. Henderson and Mrs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
Shaded area shows precipitation of OF inch or more

southwestern storm which has moved
eastward to Florida. Light snow in
the Missouri valley and rain or snow
on the Pacific coast, with higher tenn
peratures in the northern Rocky noun
tain sections and the upper Missouri
valley are accompanying lows which
are over North Dakota and the coast
Of Washington. Unsettled and warmer
weather Is indicated for this vicinity
tonight aad Sunday, probably with
snow.
OBSERVATIONS
High. Low. Prep.
Boston ............ Is q 90
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
TWlN-CITY LEAGUE
GAMES POSTPONED

Inc games scheduled TO be rolled in
the Twin-City Bowling league Thurs.
DAY night were all postponed. owing to
the iact that the date fell on Christ
was eve. The postponed games will
De rolled on Sunday. Jan. 3. The cor
rected standing OF the !eague follows.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
Drink Habit Cured
In just Three Days
No Hypoderrnic Injection

Everything is strictly confidential
yoa. come here and SEQ no one but the
doctor. manager and nurse. and in
Just three days go out feeling like a
new man. with every desire for liquor
gone forever.
Now. II you are a drinking man and
want TO stop. wTI>e or call at the Neal
Institute. s21 Farnam St. Davenport,
Iowa Phone 500 Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26

II you are drinking man and have
wife AID family. think how much
more happy and contented they would
be II they kneW you would never be
come intoxicated again.
We have plenty OF living evidence
f.snt here in our city. some OF whom
h~se gwen Us permission TO refer any
poor unfortunate TO them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
Calls Iowa Be Squad.

low City, Ia, Dec. 26-Coach Kent
yesterday sent out call for the Iowa
basketball candidates to report next
Thursday TO Irregular practice. The
Hawkeyes will play Northwestern on
Jan. Is at Evanston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
Ted Lewis Shades o,Rrien-

Philadelphia. Pa. Dec. 26-Ted
Lewis. touted as the welterweight
champion of Europe and Australia.
shaded Young" Jack O'Brien in a
fast bout yesterday afternoon. In the
semi-windup Eddie Morgan. who
claims the featherweight champion
ship Of Europe outpointed Pal"
Moore OF this city in six rounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
Maroons to Play Indians.

Lawrence Kans., Dec. 26-The
Haskell Indians will meet the Univer-
sity of Chicago football team in Chi
cago next fall. The Indians Chris
pas mail brought a contract IroIL
Coach Stage of Chicago for game on
Nov. 6. The contract was promptly
anppntod
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26

Denver, Colo, Dec. 26-Local fight
fans yesterday saw the most sensa-
tional battle ever staged in Denver
ring when Young Abe" Attel and Joe
Flynn, both of this city, fought fifteen
terrific rounds. Attel handed Flynn
severe beating and was awarded the
decision, but Flynn gave an astCund.
ing display of strength and stamina.
In The first minute of the first
round Attel knocked Flynn down
down eight times with straight rights
and lefts to the jaw. Flynn managed
to get through the round and from the
second onward he fought desperately.
He was strong at the finish. but his
face had been badly battered
Eddie Johnson of Pueblo won the
decision over Harry Reide in the
eighth round semi-windup.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26

correspondence of The
Associated Press. Grain for Europe,
from north Pacific ports of the United
States, has so far formed the largest
single item of cargo carried through
the canal, says the Canal Record. In
the two months and a half of canal
operations ending Nov. 1, the canal
was used by II eastbound vessels in
this traffic, and eight vessels have
passed through from the Atlantic to
the Pacific in ballast, to return with
grain. The laden vessels have carried
through an aggregate of 122,25S tons
of grain, consisting of 1882 tons of
barley and 1926 tons of wheat.
Counting 81 bushels of wheat and 46
of barley to the long ton. the cargo
amounted to 1.S25,O62 bushels of
wheat and 3,354.S72 bushels of barley,
a total of 5,179.934 bushels of grain.
The next largest single item of car
go handled through the canal during
the same period was nitrates, prin-
cipally from Chile. This was carried
in IA vessels, and amounted to 80, 126
tons, an average of 1850 tons of the
vessel. That the grain shipments
should have exceeded those of nitrates
is contrary TO the prediction that the
latter would form the largest item but
does not disprove that prediction. as
applied to any considerable period of
normal world business. IL appears
that the grain traffic is largely sea
sonal and has been stimulated recent
ly By an increased demand in Europe.
coupled with a heavy crop in the
United States. while the traffic in nj /!
trates. which is perennial. has been. !
during the period under considera- !
lion. cosiderably depressed by bust !
ness conditions. II is reported that /
ports of the United States |
nave established new records of grain I
expectations TO Europe during this
period.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
SIDELIGHTS
--ON--
European War

/ Berlin.-tC Correspondence OF the AS
ISOLATED Press)-A small French aero
/ plane - the "Bauernschrech"- which
/ translated means the peasants ter
ror." is no more. and great is the re-
joicing thereat among one wing OF the
German army which it had disturbed
much.
For a long period, every evening
about , O'Clock. the machine used to
appear over the trenches south of
Rheims. just drop one bomb. which
never failed TO scatter death and de-
struction. and then disappear. German
aviators ascended repeatedly and made
futile attempts to bring down the dan
Gercus ,isitor. II was evident that
the machine carried a murderous ma
chine gun and that its occupants were
no mean marksmen.
Every aviator who pursued the
"Bauernschreck" sought eagerly the
honor OF bringing it down, and as a
result of bravery shown in pursuit
enc nCn-comissicned officer wen an
iron cross but lost his life. After be-
ing shot through the hips by a gun in
the French machine. he continued to
pilot a German aeroplane for nine
miles.
Finally a reserve artillery captain
evolved a new base for a howitzer, so
constructed as to permit great eleva-
tion and rapid change of objective.
and the second shot from it finished
the Beuernschreck. Both occupants
were charred and mutilated beyond
recognition. It could only be told that
enc was an officer and the other CIV
ilian.
Havre.-t Correspondence of the AS
ISOLATED Press. I-Ho wa single com
pany OF French infantry. told off to
cover a retreat. withstood large force
CT Germans for several hours during
battle ar night and then escaped
through ruse, is related by a wound
cd officer
The entire division had been ordered
to withdraw during a sharp counter
attack at Charleroi One company was
selected to check the German ad-
vance. This lot fell to the company
of which the officer. now in a local
hospital, had command
IL was o'clock in the evening when
the company was ordered out. The
men ran through heavy rifle and ma
chine gun fire TO a farmhouse. in which
they barricaded themselves, stuffing
the walls. Every time the enemy
tried TO approach they were stopped
by vOliey firing. This lasted nearly
three hours.
Twenty times the enemy's bugles /
announced a bayonet charge, and 30 |
times the rush was repulsed. But tn,
defenders began TO run short of am /
The vigor of the German attacks. l
was now broken. This the French (
commander quickly took advantage of.
He ordered a bugler TO sound the
French charge. The Germans stopped
firing and braced themselves to meet
H. During the pause. so as not TO
break the still OF the night with sus-
picious sounds. the French stole out
Df the house. man by man. and ran for
The rear When the Germans, firing
y the strain of awaiting the attack.
.ook the house by a rush. they found
n 1t nothing but empty shells. Il
HARE CORES pondence of the AS I
iCciated Press. Acute distress is re- ,
ported az Etrestat in the colony OF
children. whose fathers
lave been called to the army This ,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
WILLIAMS GIVES
DAILY TROUNCINc
Bantam Champion of World IA.
Easy Time in Battle at
New York.
LOSER LASTS 10 ROUNDS
Perky Flynn and Battling Levinskv
Put Up Pretty Fight in the
Preliminaries.

New York, Dec. 26.-"Kid" William,
bantamweight champion of the world
gave Johnny Daily severe trounc,rg
in 1O-round bout at the Pioneer Ath.
letic club yesterday afternoon. The
bout was carded as the star even. q,
Christmas day boxing in Greater Nav
York. DAILY stood under the punish.
ment with good courage and Iastad
out the bout, although ne was on me
verge of collapse several times.
The big interest in the bout centeres
not so much in the winner as In ths
question of whether DAILY would no
able to go the limit with the chan.
pion. The question as to the wfnnar
was soon settled. Williams took ths
lead at the start and held it througb.
out. DAILY did scarcely anything er.
cept to take all the punches that came
his way.
1t was said before the bout that WI.
liams had been guaranteed $4,000 bv
the managers of the club for his end
There was not that much money in
the house, and on the way out the
crowd wondered whether Williams had
received all of the announced guar.
antee.
Flynn and Levinsty Draw.
The battle between "Porky'' FLYNN
and Battling Levinsky at the Broad.
way Sporting club in Brooklyn was a
better attraction than the Williams.
Daily bout
No true heavyweight boxers have
fought better battle than did Flynn
and Levinsky. Each tried hard for
a knockout. Each landed many hard
punches, but both stood up under the
punishment, and after 10 rounds hon.
ors were even.
1t was the second bout between this
pair. In the first session, over a year
ago, Levinsky outpointed Flynn by a
wide margin. But this time it was a
different matter and the battler only
earned a draw" by a long-sustained
rally in the last half of the bout.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
ICE MARATHON ON ROCK
RIVER IS WON BY Bake

Rockford. Ill. Dec go. L. Bake.
won the ice skating Marathon of 80
miles on Rock river yesterday. Carl
Eckstein was second and John Houck
third The winners time was 3:22
Twenty-Five started and three finish
ed.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26

Panama.-(Correspo of The
Associated Press. with view to
preventing accidents, Governor Goe-
thals has ordered that the Panama
canal shall be operated on a strictly
sober basis. His order, issued upon
the suggestion of Captain Hugh Rod
man, superintendent of the canal traf-
fic. affects all persons employed on the
canal who possess marine licenses
such as pilots, tug masters, and mates
and those in charge of the dredges at
work in the canal-and the lock-oper-
ating forces. The order, among other
restrictive provisions, forbids any
canal pilot entering a saloon while in
uniform.
1t is believed that the order will en-
courage confidence on the part of ship
owners using the canal, and possibly
have some influence toward prevent
ing increase of marine insurance rates
on vessels passing through the canal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26

Havre.-tCOrrespondence of the AS
scciated Press.J-Acute distress is re-
ported az Etrestat in the colony Of
motherless children. whose fathers
have been called to the army This
colony. whose numbers are still grow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26

I ing. now contains 500 children of ages
from four to ten years. The sudden
change from a pleasant autumn to the
first of winters storms, with cold,
sharp weather. has caused much suf-
fering among the little ones, owing to
lack of sufficient wearing apparel and
bed clothes.
The town OF Etretat, about IL miles
from Havre, lies on the exposed coast
and Is swept by winds and sea fogs
during the winter. Between the Bel
gian refugees and the dependent fam
lilies of soldiers. public charity in
France is already heavily taxed. but
nevertheless the colony's appeal for
help has met with some success in
Havre.
Havre.-(Correspon of The
Associated Press.)-The members of
the Belgian cabinet have not spared
their own families in the present cris-
is. The Baron de Broqueville, presi-
dent of the cabinet and minister of
war. has his four sons in the ranks.
The two sons of the minister of the
colonies, NJ. Renkin, won promotion.
Correspondence of the AS
ISOLATED Press -The Japanese people
came originally from Armenia, accord
ing to Takataro Kimura, who has
been making a study of ancientrecords
of Japan. The Japanese. hs says,
claim to be of a race descending from
heaven. They call their county the
I 90 ha
tradition reveals the true origin of
the Japanese people. The investiga-
tor writes as follows:
Heaven is Anne in Japanese. so the
Kingdom of Anne must have bJen
Armenia in Asia, whence the people
spread in all directions. But the CEN
ter of the race history moved on to
Babylon, Greece and Egypt, and still
farther to Morocco and Senegal in the
extreme west of Africa.
"Japans first emperor, Jimu' who
must have lived in Gambia, otherwise
called Jimma, in Senegal, recrossed
the Mediterranean and returned to
Greece. This is the eastern expedi-
called Jimma. in Senegal, recrossed
and the return of Hercules in Greek
history. The story of his return was
lost in the west, but the national
classics of Japan have preserved it for
tho world
The author does not accept there |
fore the japanese chronology of this
early age. He affirms that Jimmu |
Tenno's deeds were enacted in reg |
len entirely different from the present !
Japan.
The eight successive emperors af- |
ter Jimmu ruled the same country |
tGreeceD, according to the Japanese !
records. but the imperial capital was |
to Zuzin in the north of /
Arabia toward the end of the Emper-
CT Sujins reign. In this period, sew
-ral princes and other relatives of
the imperial family were sent to var
ious places to rule. and the names of
those places as mentioned il Japanese :
history can all be traced to Arabia and
the adjacent countries. In the time
Of Emperor Suinin, Egypt, he thinks,
becme the seat CT government.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-10-23
sTANroNs SOCIAL SIDE.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
STANTON, Del, Oct. 23.-Mr. and
Mrs. c. r. Magee and son Rodney, have
returned to their home at Harbeson, al
ter spending some time with Mrs. NJ. r.
Currinder-Mrs Matte McElwee was
the recent guest dig Mrs. Louis Marvel
Miss Irma Taylor was recent Will
mington visitor-Miss Delma Doclety
was the recent guest of Miss Eva Cur
rinder Mr.. and Mrs. George V. Banks
were the recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Banks of Wilmington-Mr Ed
ward Powell was a recent Wilmington
visitor-AIrs Twin lIlair and children
were the recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Stanvert-Alr. and Mrs. John
TAYLOR We're the recent guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Taylor-Mr. and Mrs.
Randolph Boulder of Marcus Hook were
the Sunday visitors of Mrs. Rebecca
Boulden- Mrs. Lottie McCallister was
recent Wilmington visitor-Mrs V.
Laurence Boyce was the recent guest
of Miss Bertha Satterthwait-Mrs De-
bogah Galloway is III at her home here
MIR. and Mrs. Allen Sindall were re-
cent Newport visitors.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-10-23
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD,

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
ON THE BATTLEFIELD OF SOIS-
SONS. Oct. 3: (BY MAIL TO NEW
YORK; when was almost at the
door Of the house where am stop
ping, this evening, 1 saw, in the glare
Of the lamplight from the doorway, a
French soldier with a German pris-
oner. The soldier was looking into
the lighted hallway and the German
stood deiectedly, with his head down
and his right arm in a sling
A Swiss fugitive was with me,
young man from the devasted town of
Senlis, and he asked permission of the
soldier to speak to the prisoner.
Don't let the officer see you talk
ing when he comes out Of the house"
said the Frenchman.
At the first words of the Swiss, the
prisoner smiled with relief, and, step
ping aside in the darkness, seated
himself YEARLY on a stone. He said
his arm was broken. In the light I
had seen that the sleeve was torn and
bloody.
I'm suffering terribly" he said to
the Swiss. my hand is swollen to
twice the size and / am in terrible
pain. l was caught because l was too
weak and sick at the stomach to get
away. Now, instead of taking me to
the hospital, they bring me here. 1
am very much worried"
Don't worry" said the Swiss. "The
French are very kind to their pris-
oners. They will take you TO the hos
pital and get your arm well and then
they will make you do easy work"
AS the two men talked / noticed the
injured arm moving in the bandage.
1t seemed to me that the sling hung
loosely from the neck instead Of be-
ing weighted down with the wounded
arm.
The French soldier was worriedly
keeping his eye ON the open doorway
waiting for the officer he had been sent
to ask for My Swiss friend mnotic.
ing, talked on, trying to assure the
young German giant that no harm
would come to him.
''We've seen hundreds of German
prisoners in this town." said the would
be comforter. "and not a one of then
has been harmed by the French. Tn,
two hospitals are full of wounded Ger.
mans. and you'll 90 to a hospital. too.
but why do they bring me here p
/ asked the German, almost in whim
per. "l'm afraid they'll shoot me. Hell
me, if you cam" he pleaded.
Then l saw a thing that made m,
give a half-yell
look QUIT" / think / shouted. "Hi,
arm is out of the bandage" l thought
the German was reaching for a revolver
The Swiss jumped back and shouted E,
the French soldier. Just at that in
slant the French officer appeared in the
lighted doorway. "Where is that pris
onerY' he said.
"Here," said the Frenchman, reaching
over and taking the German by the lefl
arm. He dragged the prisoner into tn,
light
We saw then that his arm was not il
the sling. Instead it hung. limp an6
bloody, in a most grotesque position, foi
/ the great swollen fingers of what ha,
/ once looked like a human hand wert
in the mans coat pocket.
"Iake your hand out of your pocket,
said the officer.
The upper part Of the prisoners arm