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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

days. He was given food by the laun-
dry employees and allowed to sleep in
the furnace room. Yesterday morning
Humane officer Fleu was notified. He
investigated the case and turned ia
CODY over to the county authorities.
Jacoby spent the day at the county
Jail. His case will be brought before
the supervisors and it is expected that
he will be sent to the county home
until he has regained his health and
strength.
Licensed to Wed-Robert A. Kepple
and Bertha c. Peterson of Moline and
Emerson Hay of Moline and Ruth
Keppy of Davenport.
Obituary Record.-After wandering
about the streets of the city and
through railroad yards scantily clad
and delirious from typhoid fever,
Clarence PANEL, % years old, con-
tracted pneumonia and died at St.
Johns hospital at $3.50 o'clock yester-
day morning, as result of the expos
ure. 1t was reported to the police
Monday that PANEL, who had been in
bed for several days, a victim of ty-
phoid fever, had crept out of his room
ing house some time Sunday night
and was wandering about the streets
delirious. PANEL was located the
same day, Monday, but when search
ers called to him, he took to his heels
and made his escape. He was discov-
cred in the railroad yards at the foot
of Iowa street. PANEL, who was en-
ployed at the City Fuel company
when well, was obsessed with the idea
that he was working, and when found
Monday was engaged in carrying huge
Jumps of coal from car to car, and
back again. He was apprehended and
rushed to st. Johns ward of Mercy
hospital, where every effort was made
to save his life. Deceased was born
in Fulton, ILL.,, but had resided here
but two years. He was married, his
wife preceding him in death several
years ago. Four children survive,
Dorothy, Clarence, Lester and Leone
Panell; his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George PANEL of Fulton, H., and four
brothers, Will of Lyons, ILL.,. Carl of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21
Appalling Loss of Life.
Notice..

Sealed proposals will be received
at the city clerks Office at Rock Is
land, Illinois, until Saturday, Dec u.
1914, at 2 o'clock p. m, for furnishing
the city with police automatic alarm
system, with one four circuit panel
type switch board, one four circuit
punch register take-up reel, battery,
plant, motor generating set, and about
forty-seven three-call police boxes and
such other equipment as may be need.
ed to furnish and complete the same.
The city will furnish and string the
wires from switch board to the boxes.
bidder to connect to switch board and
boxes.
Bidder must furnish plans and spec
ifications with his bid. Funds to pay
for the system are on hand and set
aside for the same.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this
goth day of November, A. D., 1914.
M. T. RUDGREN.
(Adv.) City Clerk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21
DAY IN DA NEWPORT

$4,000 and the Ozark building. He al
so shares in that left another heir,
who died later The son was given
advances before the death of the tes-
tator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

Son Contests VIII Dissatisfied
with his share in the estate OF the late
Simon Koch. valued at approximately
100000. Matt Koch, a son, will ap-
pear to contest the will I'm court Mon
day. The contesting son was left
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21
SILVIS

Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson have
arrived home from Des Moines, Iowa,
where they were called by the death
OF a relative.
Victor II. Dumbeck's new motion
picture theatre opened with a large at
tendance last Saturday evening. 1t
will be known as the Victor" theatre.
Mr.. Serpletosky, who runs the For
est" picture show house will continue
to run his show adding new features
and will enlarge and improve the
building.
Mrs. Nettie L. Lundburg OF Hills
dale, visited at the home Of her aunt
Mrs. William Tubbs last wednesday
and Thursday. Mr.. Tubbs and family
departed for Topeka, Kan, Friday In
response TO a message stating the
death OF Mrs. Tubb's father at that
place. They will be gone about ten
days.
Friday evening the home OF Mrs.
Mary Phelp on Sixth street was the
scene OF very pleasant surprise party
In honor OF her two sons, owen and
Vincent Games and music and con-
tests preceded the serving OF delicious
refreshments. House plants and cut
flowers formed the table and house
decorations. Just twelve boys and
twelve girls came In response TO ;nvi-
tations sent out by Miss Mildred Dor
man, who perpetrated the most de-
Hghtful affair.
The home of Mrs. Louis Newton
was the scene OF a very pleasant So
cial gathering Tuesday afternoon
when she very delightfully."- entertained
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21
OLD NEICHBOR IS
SLAIN IN BATTLE
Thomas Ehms Receives Word :.
Death of Friend in Great
European Conflict.
WITH THE KAISER's ARMY
Was Engaged in Driving ssek o..
slams When End came-Terr,bl.
Loss Of Human Life

Thomas Ehms. 251O1z Fiftba,,
half avenue, today received word a.
Mrs. George Casper, Indepena...
Kan, telling of the death Of the :.
ter's brother Frank. who was killsa
Sept. II in the European war ~
soldier was fighting with the K,.ss,..
army and his demise occurred g.
the German troops were 10 mile. a-s-
the border in Russia.
The slain man was an inpr...
friend of Mr.. Ehms, having bssn
a neighbor in the old err-
try. The parents of the :.
der, according to the ,.,,..
received. had all of their belonv,rs.
packed ready to fee before the invas
ing Russians, when the Germans A
feated the Cars men and carried ~.
fight over into Russ territory. % ,b..
flight was not necessary. The missiva
declares the Cossacks committed many
atrocities in the German TERRITORY m
vaded.
Appalling Loss of Life.
Feeling is said to be intense ovs-
the great war. Germany is preparing
to carry on the conflict with renewed
vigor, it is stated, and will use every
resource possible to bring about sue.
cess. Other nations are apparently do.
ing the same and where the end will
be, none seem able to say. Homes ara
being destroyed, property loss cannot
be estimated and the sacrifice Of hu.
man life is appalling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21
LITTLE TOTS ASK
HELP ARGUS FUND
Children Write Letters Telling
Needs and Proclaim Com
mittee Member Santa.
BUSINESS FIRM WILL HELP
Good Fellows May Provide for Needy
Poor Of City With Christmas
Gifts and Cheer.

One OF the ladies who is a member
OF The Argus Santa Claus committee
had occasion recently to attend a
gathering where were assembled many
OF the children TO whom she has play
ed Santa Claus, through The Argus
Santa Claus Fund. Upon her appear
ance she was greeted with loud &C
claim by the poor little tots who,
crowding about her. inquired anxious
ly whether Santa Claus was going to
visit their homes this Christmas. She
said she was quite sure he would not
forget them, and they at once told her
all the things which are their hearts
desire-simple little gifts that you
might consider mere necessities.
These little children have almost come
10 look upon this kind, big-hearted
woman as a real Santa Claus and look
to her as the source of all their hap
piness in past years.
Among the gifts that very frequent
ly the children ask for are combs,
soap, etc, articles that we consider
real necessaries and which they re-
gard as gifts to be desired
Yesterday a letter came to The
Argus which read:
Dear Santa Claus: I am a little
girl stay with my grandparents
and they cannot afford to buy me any
thing for Christmas. l am greatly in
need OF stockings and a pair of shoes
and a dress and If you bring me these
1 will not ask for any gifts because 1
know you must have so many poor lit
tie children that haven't as much as
I have. / will thank you very much.
Dorothy"
This Is but one of the letters that
have already reached The Argus San
"a Claus.
Firm Will Aid.
One OF the big business firms Of the
city has promised to aid the fund in
whatever way the committee deems
best VIII you be the next to give ac-
cording to your means to help the
poor children OF the city enjoy the
Christmas season?
Or, by filing out the blank that ap-
pears IN The Argus each night and
sending it to the Office of the paper.
you may personally look after any
number of Children you may desire
and supply them with Christmas gifts
and comfort.
Last year a father, mother and
daughter asked that they be supplied
with the names of children who were
really in need. They were given the
name of a widow with a number of
children in really destitute circum-
stances with no visible means OF sup
port The Good Fellow and his fam
fly visited the home before Christmas
and investigated the especial needs of
that particular family. Late Christ
mas eve, laden with holiday cheer
they went to the home of the poor
widow and played Santa Claus. They
were provided with wooden blankets,
shoes and stockings, caps, mittens, I'M
derwear. suits and dresses. gifts for
each member. and food and fuel
enough to last several days. That
was one OF the happiest families in the
world and the givers of the gifts still
feel the benediction Of their generos-
fly.
The Argus Santa Claus Fund is
calling-it needs your help.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

noted on the Rocky mountain plateau.
with the greatest air pressure in south
ern Idaho. and clear skies prevail as
FAR eastward as the upper Mississippi
valley. On account of the high pres
sure to the westward and the relative
ly low barometers in the Canadian
northwest, fair weather with continued
mild temperature is Indicated for this
vicinity tonight and Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21
Notice.

Bids will be received at the mayors
office until 10 a. m, Nov. 80, for in
lump coal, to be delivered at the city
hall, the several fire stations and Inc
reservoir plant until May 1, 1915.
(Signed) H. NJ. SCHRIVER
(Ady) Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

The disgruntled white SLAYER, VINO
threw a bomb in public building
was doubtless a foreigner who mac
come to America believing it the land
of the free, where personal liberty
could not be abridged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

Josef of Austria has permitted be taken this pho
which follows:
for
nots the o
to
Let mel
and Thine the honor"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

Suit for $4,000 Damages Settled
Settlement has been made in the dam
age suit for $4,000 filed by Petco or
Pedro Istaeff against Thomas ]. Nc
Carthy and the action dropped. No
tice of dismissal was filed in district
court yesterday. Istaeff met his death
while at work for the defendant at
Bartonville, ILL.,, on May %, 1913. He
was engaged in constructing a sewer
and while moving a concrete mixer
over the damp and soggy ground
planks were used. Isateff with other
workmen>had been putting the planks
under the wheels. The mixer slip
ped off these and fell over, crushing
him beneath it. He later died of his
injuries, the petition said.
o.
Demand for Men at City Bureau
The city labor bureau turned over
ten job hunters to the Iowa Telephone
company yesterday, this being the
largest requisition received from any
single firm or person. The Iowa Tele-
phone company expects to employ the
men on new construction work be-
tween Muscatine and Iowa City.
Given Appointment Through Henry
Vollmer-W. G. Swigart, editor of the
Maquoketa Sentinel, has been appoint
ed postmaster at Maquoketa. The ap-
pointment was made by Congressman
Henry Vollmer and ratified by Post
master General Burleson. II will
come before the next senate for con-
firmation. Mr.. Vollmer also announced
the appointment of Joseph Peters at
Preston, Iowa. This also has passed
the postmaster general and will come
before the United States senate at the
next session.
Rev. Mcdowell Has rendered Resia-
nation-Rev. p. H. Mcdowell, pastor
OF the Calvary Baptist church of this
city for the past two and a half years,
at mid-week prayer meeting, formerly
rendered his resignation to the congre-
cation. He gave as his reason the ac-
ceptancs of call to the First Baptist
church OF Melrose, Mass The resig-
nation is to take effect on or before
Jan. l. 1915. Immediately after the
meeting, the advisory board of the
church met and stated that they would
recommend to the congregation Sun
day the acceptance of the resigna- |
ton.
Son Contests viii Dissatisfied |
with his share in the estate OF the late |
Simon Koch. valued at approximately |
100000. Matt Koch, a son, will ap-
pear to contest the will I'm court Mon
day. The contesting son was left /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-21

Discovered Nearly Unconscious
from Exposure-Found starved and
frozen in the rear of the Iowa Steam
laundry on West Third street, Frank
Jacoby, aged a. a laborer who had
been out of work for several weeks,
was taken into the furnace room of
the laundry by the fireman and his
life probably saved. Jacoby was al
most unconscious when found. His
right foot had been injured and for
this reason as much as any other he
had not been able to work. He had
gradually used up all of his money
and had had nothing to eat for several
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-20

seized and caTted away to satisfy
debt and most of the rooms were
bare and cherries looking.
Before night the Industrious Meta
had Uncle Jared so comfortable and
well fed that he began to cheer up
magically.
''You are going to get well very
fast" she declared the next morn
ing. Nov I am going to clean
house."
1t was when she had removed all
the rubbish that Uttered the place,
swept it into one room and the rest of
the house busted and put in order,
that she told Uncle Jared that he
must look over the mass of papers
and sort out what was of value.
You'll find nothing amounting to
anything" he observed. They've
taken all the books, old coins and pic
lures that would sell. I'll go over
the mess, though, to please you," but
he soon got tired of sorting out the
stuff.
Then Meta took a hand. She
came to the old man somewhat later
with legal looking document.
Uncle jared" she said, 81 found
this amongst the rubbish. It is a
deed, it seems. 1t tells about some
land that you bought"
well! Well" exclaimed the old
man, as he glanced at the document,
81 had actually forgotten all about it.
l remember now, bought the land,
some forty acres, from a friend who
paid a large price for it thinking it
was oil land. He spent a fortune
sinking wells but never found any
oil. took it off his hands to help
him out"
A few days later Meta came to
him again.
1--WE been thinking about that
land, Uncle jared. she said. ct is
right over the state line. 1t must
howe como va1IIe WhV If would
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-20

SOluS W u0lp Idh6 care VI you just do
long as you will let me"
It. was just a month later when
Mr.. Bliss and Meta found themselves
located in their new home. It was
in the midst of an oil producing dis
trict and the landscape was not very
inviting.
The enterprising Meta found, how
ever, that they could raise enough on
the land to live comfortably and the
outdoor life was just the thing for the
old man. And then there came new
element into the lonely life of the
loyal girl-love.
AS handsome and manly young
fellow as one would meet in a days
journey came upon the scene. He
was superintendent of one of the re-
fineries. He met Meta in the little
village near by and it was case of
real love at first sight.
Ned Burton was a CHEEKY, helpful
sort of fellow. Saturdays he would
come to the little farm and help Meta
and her uncle in all kinds of work.
There was no well and they had to
get their drinking water brought. In
barrels from a spring two miles away
To remedy this, one eventful Satur-
day Ned arrived with boring outfit
to tap the ground for water. They
had gone down about forty feet and
were still boring, when the man at
the drill ran back, overcome by an
explosion and then a spray that
showered up high into the air
Its oilp' he yelled to Ned. Say,
we've struck it richp'
ga gusher!" shouted his excited
companion.
why, what does he mean?" fall
tered the surprised Meta.
From what l know of oil wells"
replied Ned enthusiastically, 81
should say that Mr. Bliss has ac-
cidentally come into a big fortune"
They were sure of that when word
The Sentinel=record., 1914-08-06
RUSSIANS ABUSED
RY THE GERMANS
CROWDS AT BERLIN HOOT AND
STONE THE SUITE AS THEY
ARE LEAVING THE CITY.
Former American Girl, Now a Prin-
cess, is Struck by Stone and Crowd
Spat Upon Her and Her Children.

st. Petersburg, Aug. (Via Lon
don.)-The Russian ambassador in
Berlin, NJ. DeSeverbeew, and his
staff are reported to have been sub
jected to much abuse after the dec
laratlon OF war Some members or
the ambassadorial suite, including
Princess Belosselsky, who was Miss
Susie Whittier of Boston, and First
Secretary Of Embassy Charovitski,
are alleged to have been struck by
persons in a crowd that followed
their motor cars to the railroad sta
ton when they were leaving Boslin.
According to an eve witness, the
embassy was surrounded and when
the ambassador, who was escorted by
mounted police, departed for the sta
ton in an automobile, the people
hurled storms of abuse at him. The
police had the greatest difficulty in
protecting him AID members of his
staff.
Friends of the ambassador who fol
lowed him in motor cars, also are
said to have been forced to run a
gauntlet of hostile Germans. The
crowd followed the cars, abusing the
occupants, throwing stones, splitting
in the face of the embassy staff and
striking both men and women with
sticks and umbrellas, it is said.
NJ. Charovitsh was struck a severe
blow on the head which cut his
scalp. He is said to be under medi-
cal treatment in Copenhagen. Prin-
cess Belosselsky was hit on her back
and shoulder and other persons in
the crowd spat at her. Other men,
bers of the party are declared to
have been similarly treated. The
children were placed in the bottoms
of the automobiles for protection.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-08-06
AMERICANS VOLUNTEER
IN RED CROSS CORPS
MANY PROMINENT AMERICAN
WOMEN OFFER THEIR SER
VICES TO FRANCE.

Paris, Aug. 4.-Thousands of wo-
men, including most of the titled
ladies of France, and many Ameri-
cans, are volunteering their services
to the French Red Cross. Mrs.
Myron T. Herrick, wife of the Ameri-
can ambassador, was among those
who wished to volunteer, but delayed
her offer TO see If official considera-
tons would make her action unwise
Later at her husbands suggestion
she decided she could be of more
service by helping organize an Ameri-
can hospital and attending to the
wounded than by going into the field
as a nurse.
Mrs. Herrick, Mrs. George Carroll
and Mrs. H. II. Harjes are working
on the plan for an American hospital
here and will invite American women
in Paris to join their forces as
nurses.
Ambassador Herrick, who was up
most Of last night attending to Amer
lean and German affairs, has ar
ranged with Premier Viviali that
Americans leaving France today
would not be required to show pass
ports or otherwise identify them.
selves, the simple declaration that
they are from the United States
being sufficient to pass them
Mr. Herrick also is trying to ar
range for Americans to leave for
southern France with their automo-
biles, which now are being requisi-
toned by the military administration
for war purposes. Mrs. Potter Pa
mer's machine was among those re.
questioned yesterday, and Judge E.
II. Gary was notified today that his
car was likely to be taken shortly.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-08-06
N before the arrival Of the police.

on before the arrival of the police.
The situation has been aggravated
by throwing out OF work 100000
transport workers through the discon-
tinuance of freight traffic to the con
tinent. 1t is expected, however, that
many of these will find employment
in the army transport service.
The postoffice is flooded with mail
all the services to the continent hav-
ing been held up.
The American line steamer Phila-
delphia which saiied FROM. Southamp-
ton for New York shortly after noon
today, took all the American and Ca
madam mail which had been posted
up today Rain prevented the gather
ing of any great crowds late today
but this evening the streets of White
Hall and the West were filled with
people eagerly picking evry scrap Of
news and cheering at the rumored
British, French and Belgian victories.
The Manchester Guardian, the only
paper heretofore opposing the war. in
printing the announcement of the
declaration of war by Great Britain,
says
"All controversies are buried. Our
front is united"
The Sentinel=record., 1914-08-06
NEUTRALITY IS
NOT AN EASY JOB
WASHINGTON is EARNESTLY EN-
DEAVoRING TO REMAIN AN
INTERESTED SPECTATOR.

Washington, Aug. 5.-The magni-
tude of the problem of American neu-
trality in the European war, what it
may mean to future American inter-
national relations and how great its
importa<s may prove to American
at present came sharply today to the
attention of the administration.
Instructions were telegraphed to
every collector of customs throughout
the country to see that the presidents
neutrality proclamation is observed to
the letter and that vessels clearing
from American ports make out the
necessary papers.
Tonight to supplement this orders
were sent to the commander of every
revenue cutter to assist the customs
officials to prevent violations of the
proclamation. For the present the
cutters officers and men will act in
conjunction with the customs Off
Gals in port. If there are reports,
however, of strange expeditions in the
windings of the coast where there are
no collectors and if smuggling arms
is attempted, the cutters viii be sent
out on patrol duty.
Neutrality was discussed today at
long conference at the treasury. Sec-
rotary McAdoO, Counsellor Lansing Of
the state department, and Assistant
Secretaries Sweet, of commerce;
Roosevelt, of the navy, and Newton,
of the treasury, were present..
1t became apparent as the discus
sion progressed that the problem Of
neutrality is one of the most veXing
facing the government The wheat
crop, much of which goes normally TO
Europe, soon will be at the seaports.
American owners viii want to sell
and some of the belligerents probably
will wish to buy. Whether wheat will
be contraband and whether the Unit
ed States as a neutral can permit it
to be loaded for shipment to a nation
at war is a question. Wheat is only
one of the many things Europe usu-
ally takes from this nation which may
be regarded as contraband. There is
some question even as to gold.
One difficulty in the way of a solu-
ton of the problem is that none Of
the fighting nations has defined what
| it considers contraband and interna-
tional Jaw is not clear on the point.