Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-15

and visitors. The action OF the police
chief rather mystified the visitors IN
the city. for apparently the town was
dance mad and the authorities in
stead of discountenancing the Tseggun
dances rather encouraged them. FIN
ally the secret of the order leaked out.
The police chief is an ardent admirer
of Emperor William of Germany, and
when the news OF the German ban
against the much discussed dance
was brought in by a chance traveller.
he lost no time in emuiating his august
model
London, England.-An American
automobile which was recently taken
into Iceland marks a new era for that
country. Not excepting the railroads,
of which there are none yet in Ice
land, the American car is the first self
propelled vehicle ever seen on the
island.
Iceland is one of the most ancient,
highly organized and civilized COM
munities in the world, but on account
OF the physical aspects of the country
the inhabitants expected to see an
aeroplane before they ever saw a
motor car The island is only 300
miles .ong, and has a breadth of 200
miles, but its coast line indentations
are such that the coast measures 1000
miles. The inhabited Iowland is linn
tied and does very we'll with wateS
traffic, while the rough highlands are
practically impossible for wheeled
vehicles.
Berlin, Germany.-The canine popu-
lation of Berlin is decreasing steadily.
From 1926 in 1909, the number of
dogs in the city had dropped to 34,443
last year, according to tax statistics
just issued, and an even greater de-
crease is estimated for this year. The
increasingly high cost of living, which
makes the saving of tax of $3.50
yearly a big item TO poor families, is
undoubtedly one explanation for the
decrease. A further factor this year
is the dog quarantine law, which has
kept the animals muzzled and on
leading strings for several months.
There are 6,74O tax-free dogs in the
city. Eighty of these are owned by
the emperor and the ambassadors and
ministers of foreign nations. There
are LIZA draught dogs exempt from
tax. The city's income from the dog
tax is more than s25O,opO annually.
Copenhagen, Denmark.-The So
ciety for the Protection Against White
Slavery has become very energetic
here, and is especially active in pre-
venting the Turing away of girls to
America. In their recent report the
directors declare that they have
watched closely the Mormon agitation
in Denmark, for the society considers
the Mormons great danger. The
society states that several hundred
taken to America every year.
Plans to put Greenland into wireless
communication with the rest OF the
world are being completed. Engineers
who have returned from Greenland re-
port that the Kigsigut islands on the
west coast are well adapted for the
location of a wireless station from
which communication can be estab-
lished with stations in Denmark and
Canada. 1t is little more than 1000
miles from Denmark to the islands,
while the distance to Canada from
the Kigsiguts is about 1000 miles.
st. Petersburg, Russia. The
stream of colonization in Siberia is
productive of results in western
American fashion. NJ. Treguboff, dur
ing his recent journey found that three
and a half million colonists settled
there between 1908 and 1912. Freight
motor cars now facilitate traffic on
stretches up to 100 miles off the
trunk line. On what was bare steppe
only three years ago when the late NJ.
Stolypin toured Siberia, prosperous
towns, such as Slavgorod, have arisen,
with electrical stations and power
houses, veterinary and sanitary insti-
buttons, and other establishments of a
permanent nature.
Stockholm, Sweden.-The arrest of
a former constable in the Swedish
navy, named Toerngren, and youth.
Holsteinson, On charge of selling
Swedish military secrets to Russia.
has enabled the authorities to 'unearth
a scheme of organized and wholesale
espionage, the headquarters OF which
were in Copenhagen. A number of
russian officers. including former mill
-ary attaches, and other Russian sub
iects, are involved, and many of them
have already left the country, either
at the suggestion of the authorities
or for fear of being arrested. The
TWO Swedes mentioned and Danish
of1cer of reserve, Friedriksen. who
was arrested at Boden, a Swedish for
LITIGATION on the Russian frontier.
were not so fortunate. Through them,
however, the authorities hope to find
exactly how much has been disclosed
to the Russian officers, for whom thew
are believed to have acted.
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