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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-26
Only One of His Kind,

did you say he was eccentric7"
Yes. He's afraid of his wife,
Most men are afraid of their
wives"
But he admits It." - -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-26

Assurance is given that the selec-
tion of the camping place for the Rock
island Y. NJ. G. A boys this summer is
Without significance in the shrievalty
campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-26

q While the courts OF Wisconsin have
been unable 70 find any holes in the
e1gen!c marriage law 70 date they are
aot waxing enthusiastic over its en-
frrcement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-26
A FABLE

4 cleaning pebble
lay beside
An acorn IN a
field:
The pebble was
possessed o Z
pride
That never was
concealed:
To more explicitly
explain.
It viewed the acorn
with disdain.
I'm white and
smooth" t h e
pebble said.
Il gliSten IN the
sun;
Your color Is q
dullish red,
Your day will
soon be done;
For ages I have
dazzled here;
You soon shall rot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-26

The man who knows his business
doesn't waste any time wondering
what TO do next
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-26
WAITING FOR A DECISION.

do you expect
to spend your va
cation in the
mountains or at
the seaside?"
81 haven't found
out yet. My wife
is trying to dis
cover where It
TO have the most
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-26


he
will be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
GEM SMUGGLING
MORE PROFITABLE
UNDER NEW TARIFF
Increase Of Is Per Cent. in
Business of Defrauding
Government Since June
First, Experts Say.

The 20 per cent duty imposed upon the
importation of diamonds has placed a
premium upon the smuggling of such
stones. in the opinion of diamond ex-
pcrts of this city. George A. Moore, of
j. e. Caldwell & Co., believes that the
increase in diamond smuggling since June
l has been at least 25 per cent, and that
before the end of the year it will have
reached so per cent.
a great number of arrests have been
made in this country recently, and they
show that the inventive genius of snug
glers has been stimulated by the great
opportunities for large profits that are
offered under the tariff. a point which
Is well illustrated in one of the recent
arrests. where the smuggler had con-
Cealed an extremely valuable consignment
of diamonds by mbeddng them in the
plaster molding of large picture frame
E. j. Berlet of Maxwell & Berlet, was
severe in his criticism of the tariff, point
ing out that the Government income
under 10 per cent. tariff was $4,000 900
annually, while under the % per cent.
tariff imposed on these stones a number
of years ago this income dropped to $780,
0O0, a fact which he attributes TO the
large increase in smuggling and for the
reason that individuals purchased their
precious stones abroad, rather than in
America.
That the increased cost of diamonds
would decrease their sale to any marked
extent or that the war would lead to
any scarcity of the stones were ideas
secuted by both experts, who say that
the demand is steady and that there is
sufficient supply in this country to
last for two or three years. Neither
of them believes that the war will lead
to the opening of an extensive diamond
cutting industry in America. They say
the cost of labor is too high to permit
competition with the foreign cutters. II
the scene of that industry is to be
changed they believe that London will
be the city to receive it, although they
doubt that the war will cause the per-
manent cessation of the trade in Bel
gium, where some l5,OOO cutters are en-
ployed.
The use of reconstructed and synthetic
stones as substitutes for such precious
stones as rubes and emeralds is thought
to be probable by several experts. who
say that they have notived growing
tendency in the buying of jewels by
society women in this country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
HUNDREDS OF TITLED
ENGLISH MOURN FOR
KIN SLAIN IN BATTLE
Casualty Lists Include 797
British Officers = Out of
Proportion to Losses in the
Ranks.
LONDON, Sept. 22.

LONDON, Sept. %
The Official Press Bureau has issued
the following announcement:
1T may be of some interest and COM
fort to the relatives of the officers whose
names appear as missing or wounded
in the casualty lists issued by the War
Office after the termination of the re-
treat from Mons to know that letters
have begun arriving in London from
German hospitals in which some of them
are found to be lying. Several of them
appear TO be at Paderborn, Westphalia."
The British public, however is pre-
pared to hear of great losses in the bat
tie now raging. The stories sent by
correspondents indicate that the battle
has exceeded in violence and stubborn
ness anything in modern history since
the struggle at Port Arthur There are
stories of charges rivalins Balaklava, and
the casualty lists confirm the reports
Casualties among British officers are
out of all proportion TO the losses in
the ranks. Seven hundred and ninety
seven officers are among the killed,
wounded and missing one hundred and
thirty officers have been killed, 8Ss
wounded and 279 are missing Many of
the missing probably must later be
recorded as killed or wounded despite to-
days official announcement.
The Coldstream Guards Regiment holds
first place with 81 casualties among its
officers corps. The Kings Royal Rifles
and the Suffolk Regiment have each had
% officers killed or wounded; the Gordon
Highlanders, 2S the Munster Fusilers,
q; the Cameron HiGhlanders and the
Cheshire Regiment, - each
The field artillery has lost Sc and the
medical corps 50 officers. Listed by ranks,
the names of colonels and lieutenant
colonels number SO. majors, S., and cap
tains, 2i6.
The homes Of many Of the best known
families in the kingdom are in mourn-
ing. Lieutenant Wyndham, of the Cold
stream Guards, killed in action, was the
only son Of the late Right Hon. George
Wyndham, al one time Chief Secretary
for Ireland Lieutenant Lockwood. of
the same regiment was the nephew and
heIr OF Lieutenant Colonel the Right Hon
A r. NJ, Lockwood one of the most
popular members Of the House Of Com-
mons. Saturdays list announced the
death of Lord Guernsey, the heir of the
Earl Of Aylesford, and Lord Arthur YIN
cent Hay, heir OF the Marquis Twesdale.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
BAHAMA SHELLS FIND
INCREASING FAVOR IN
WORLD OF BUSINESS
More Than Fifty Distinct
Varieties Obtained in the
Islands Put to Profitable
Commercial Use.

WASHINGTON. Sept 22-Wrting from
Nassau in the Bahamas, Consul w. H.
Doty tells how some of the almost nnu-
merable varieties of shells in the islands
and the waters surrounding them are put
to commercial use. He says:
More than 90 varieties Of the shells
optalnaole in the Bahamas in quantities
sufhcient for commercial use are of eco
nomlc value, as evidenced by the large
orders received recently from Europe and
the United States. Among these are rice
shells, so tiny in size as to make one
marvel how sufficient number could be
picked up to fill barrel; gold shells, mud
shells, cookies. bleeding tooth; pretty dec
orative sun shells; eardrop Shells which
are exported to Odessa, Russia to be used
as ear pendants; Panama or tent Shells
which resemble miniature encampments
and sell at 800 a barrel; black snails
which take a high polish: conches-klng,
queen ivory. pink lip and trochus or
Turks cap-locally termed 'whelks'; these
are but few of the assortment kept in
stock at the leading warehouse at Mas
sau.
The queen conch, which is especially
adapted Tor cameo carving on account OF
having layer of brown with a white top,
and the pink lip conch, which has layers
OF white and pink, are much sought for.
Only the lips of these two varieties are
exported the demand coming from New
York and from Tore del Greco. near
Naples, Italy. Ordinary conches sell at
cent; pink lip, whole shells, from to %
cents, and queens at 30 cents United
States currency f. o. b. Nassau.
THE whelk or Turks cap, among other
shells. is particularly valuable. as it has
portion resembling the best mother of
pearl from which pearl studs, for in
stance, could be made, 1t is estimated
that l,On.OOo shells of this variety could he
obtained annually in this colony. Thea
shells sell T. o. b. this point for IA cents
each.
"Tle labor here is cheap, colored women
receiving 25 to so cents ordinary laboring
men 90 cents, and white engineers $3.50
day. This would tend to reduce ma
terially the expense of a button establish
ment and II is presumed the machinery
is not costly. In addition 10 button blank
making, There ought To he opportunity
for the manufacture of souvenirs of many
types, shell baskets, bracelets, necklaces
and other shell ornaments.
1T appears that New York pearl
button machine manufacturing company
Is planning TO establish a button blank
cutting plant at Nassau in the near fu-
ture.
THE recent interest shown in Bahama
shells by the American people is apparent
from the exports declared through this
consulate TO the United States which for
the calendar year 1913 totaled $liS65, as
compared with Sl0ij for the preceding
year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
FRENCH ARMY REINFORCED
BUT FAILED, SAYS BERLIN
Kaiser's Troops Foiled Flank Move
ment, According to Report.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. %.


Advlces received here today from Ber-
lin say that during last weeks fighting
the Franco British troops attacked forti-
fed German positions between the Oise
and Meuse rivers. The French were sup
ported by their positions west of the
River Meuse. The German troops in the
east retired slowly in accordance with
plan worked out in advance by the gem
eral staff, it is related, until favorable
positions We're reached.
According to the dispatch the French
were reinforced by fresh troops from
Paris and the armies south of Paris and
Belfort. They brought up heavy guns
from the capital and Immediately put
them in action. The French had planned
to attack and flank the German right
wing, but that movement failed, Berlin,
reports. The French sustained heavy
losses.
In the last three days the Germans
passed the offensive of the French right,
which was heavily reinforced. The
Kaisers forces also passed the centre
and main force between Beryanbac and
the fortress in the Argonne forest. Ver-
dun was attacked from two sides.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
FIFTY LIVE CHICKENS
SENT THROUGH MAIL
BY THE PARCEL POST
Fowls Make Journey Safely
From Extreme Southwest
ern Part of Virginia to a
Point in Eastern Section of
State.

RICHMOND. Va Sept. ga queer
assortment of articles have passed
through the Richmond postoffice by way
of the parcel post but the most curious
shipment yet received arrived a few
days ago in the shape Of a peculiarly
constructed papier-mache coop contain
ing 80 newly hatched chickens.
This unusual consignment through
Uncle sam attracted much attention, and
few favored visitors AT the Federal
building were allowed the privilege Of
seeing the "biddies." +"
While it is strictly against the parcel
post rules to accept live fowls for ship
ment. this coop. about Is inches square
and divided into two compartments, with
sufficient openings TO allow light and
air, was allowed admtttance 10 the mails
at a postolflce in Russell County Its
destination was a point in Lancaster
County. a journey from the extreme
Southwestern portion Of the State 70 the
extreme Eastern,
The chicks passed through the Rich
mond Office while being transferred from
one train to another. Despite their long
trip the half hundred chirping fuzzy
creatures were i'm good condition, and,
barring any mishap should reach their
destination in as good shaps as when they
We're mailed.
Being a violation OF the postal laws,
the shipment would ordinarily have been
returned 10 the sender. hut when u
reached the hands of Postmaster Thorn
tons subordinates, and the error Of ac-
cepting il discovered, il was decided 10
allow il 10 continue 20 the end ot its
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
GREAT OIL GUSHER
JUST RUINED LUKE
HORIZONS PASTURE
But Two Acres of Spouters
Brought in One Hundred
Bucks a Day = Some
Southwest Tales.

TULSA Okla. Sept, 22-Texas oil we'll
drillers are fond of telling the story Of
Luke Horton. of Wichita County. When
the discovery well came in on Luke's
place it came in spoutng a thousand
barrels a day. Luke who happened to
beat the rig. stood up with the drillers
and watched her cut up for a few min
utes and he complained:
You have spoiled two acres of my
pasture"
Your PASTURE" snorted Buck Kelly.
"Ain't YOU in for an eighth of her worth,
100 bucks aday, and 30 wells on 200 acres
is $1,000 a day-that's the rent on your
pasture"
Pete" said Luke to his little boy, "go
tell your ma to get in out of the cotton
patch right now. Tell her to wait supper
for me. for m going to town and order
a house with 40 rooms and quart of
diamonds"
HIS LAND COMES HIGH
Vas, sab, I'll sell this land, said old
Joe Simpson. when a buyer sought to pur-
chase his fee but Is getting $500 day
from it right now"
How does $4,000 sound to you?" ven-
tured the buyer.
Huh. look heah. white man, you tell
me il dere's anything bigger'n millions
en- III tel. you II Is gwine to sell YOU dis
lam" growled Joe But the purchase was
never made. as the Buyer left old Joe in
Ignorance to die without ever counting
his money.
After the evil luck and the department
had cornered the Osages into the rocky
hills Of the headwaters Of Bird Creek and
the Caney, the .eanest acres Of the Indian
country, the operator came to dot the
hills with derriCks. The evil star of the
Osages had set and fortune of green
oil gushed from the rocky ravnes of
their country and the once despised Usage
came into the effulsence of $1,000 a year
for every man, woman and child
But for oil field romance we must
WELD the laurel branch to our Aztec Latin
neichbors Pioneers Of the Mexican fields
know we'll the story Of the Peralta family
In the old days wandering Grlngoes
from the TuNpam Railway survey used
70 soiourn at Potrero del Llano hacienda
in the Reuna Vinta Valley and drink
native beer from Don Braulos meagr-
store which with the surrounding acres
Of pasture and jungle made a compe-
tence sufficient to supply Don Braulio
and his son with sandals and his conlely
daughter. Guadalupe. with cotton dresses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
NEW MOURNING SUGGESTED
FOR BRITAIN'S HERO-DEAD
London Times Advocates Purple
Band Instead of Conventional Black.


Band Instead of Conventional Black.
LONDON Sept ~
There is a strong movement on foot to
dispense with the orthodox form of
mourning in the event of casualties oc-
curing in the British navy and army,
says the Times, y number of sugges-
tions have been put forward designed to
effect economies, although at the same
time in no way minimizing the respect for
the gallant dead Recently we published
a letter on this topic from Mrs. Edward
Lyttleton, which, in view of the interest
it has aroused, we reprint in full:
IF the country should decide to dis
pense with such mourning, the economic
effect will be to save a disturbance of
cash expenditure, Mourning will stiu be
bought for those who die natural deaths,
but we should have a large additional and
artificial expenditure, temporarilv in
fated by the heavy death roll of the
next few weeks. and the money so saved
will be available for the support of or
dinary trade, This independent of the
weightier reasons FOR changing our usual
custom.
what I am advocating is something
that would be an appeal to all hearts for
sympathy in bereavement and il would
mean practically no expenditure for the
simple narrow band Of purple cloth TO be
worn on the left arm by every man,
woman or child who had lost a relation
in the war would cost practically nothing
and the badge would he the same for an
classes"
In a few days we shall he receiving the
news Of great loss of life on the Continent
and at sea. ones first thought is a strong
conviction that for lives lost in such a
noble cause the wearing of conventional
mourning would be unsuitable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
WAR WILL NOT KEEP
u. OF P. ENROLMENT DOWN
Registration Largest in University S
History Is Looked For.

Registration of students OF the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania began this morn
ing and will continue until Friday. when
the regular sessions begin. Officials of
the University do not think that the war
will have any effect on the registration,
and look forward 10 a record enrolment
No students viii be allowed TO register
This rrar without a doctors vaccination
certificate. Those who have not been
yaccnated within the last eight years
are required to be revaccinated. As a
result of this order sore arms and
srouches are In vogue on the campus.
The engineering department Will take
picture of every student entering the de-
partment this year. The idea Is to keep
a more accurate Identification system and
record Of the students.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
TO MAKE CHILDREN FIREPRooF
Physician Suggests Solution for Their
Protection From Flames.

NEW YORK, Sept. ga pound Of
ammonium phosphate a crystal powder
costing IS cents, dissolved In a gallon Of
water was urged todav by DR. larles
Frederick Pabst Coroners physician, as
a 1uid that will make clothing ureproof
and prevent many children from being
burned to death
He has started campaign TO prevent
such fatalities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
NANCY HERo's SONS KILLED
Nine. Castelnau, Spartan Mother.
Receives News Calmly.

- - t-TTITT-
Two sons Of General de Castelar, hero
OF the fighting about Nancy. have been
killed in battle. and he notified his wife
today that third had been wounded.
Nine. de Castelulu took the news
calmly.
II had four sons IN the field she said
II shah not see them again. My husband
alone VIII return. He has no right to
allow himself 20 be killed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
Hold on Mu-dsr chara.

arlua sta-a'e. vrn .r' -E. rh1t ara
killed Lresto H0.-eTast. I. p hon.
tt 1872 south seventh street. Rad lt O.
Same tr "ell led GereGtg GlHr-aD,
,5 Christian street -a taa =u .IHIa..
held wlthout bail TODAY a: H. Far.
nd Christian streets .7uga S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
NAPoLEoN's CHESS BOARD LOST
Stolen From Compiegne Castle,
French Wounded Report.
PARIS, Sept. 2.

TNItIS, sept z,
A chess board usea by Napoleon was
stolen from the Compegne Castle, ac-
cording to information brought here by
wounded French soldiers The castle
was not damaged
A number of pieces of tapestry donat-
ed by King Charles and the Cardinal
of Lorraine TO the Cathedral at Notre
Dame at Rheims have been destroyed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
NOR Ebz7~ TREES A>7D< sEEN 5eAeEo hz7eJ
2E5ZRo>ER5
CROWN PRINCE REVIEWS
ATTACK ON VERDUN FORTS
Flower of Army Assaults Forts on
Two Sides.

Hague).
The army under command of the Crown
Prince this afternoon resumed its at
tack of the great French stronghold at
Verdun. The flower of the Crown
Princes army, backed up by a great
number of big guns, is attacking Verdun
on two sides, according to an official
announcement this afternoon by the Ger
man General Staff.
Heavy reinforcements have been rushed
to the German forces composing the right
wing and centre. 1t is believed the re-
sumption of the Verdun attack and the
sending of such large reinforcements Of
fresh troops to the right wing and centre
may be followed by an effort on the part
of the Germans to attempt an offensive
movement all along the line.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

10000 PRUSSIANS FLEEING
Seek Safety From Russians
at Frankfort on Oder.


From Berlin comes the announcement
by the Wolff Bureau that in tho neigh
borhood of Frankfort rt-on-Oder 10000 East
Prussian fugitives have been brought
there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-20
Maps Simply Force a
Game on the Yankees

blighting heat and urged a run over
the platter. Cree began with an inreld
hit. and after Mullen sacrificed Roger
Peckinpaugh met one on the end Of his
bat and drove it TO left field for two
bases. Because Carol Brown and
Steen were going at top speed, this one
run looked pretty good. But Sweeney
had other plans.
These plans were enlarged upon IN
the seventh inning. Joe Jackson sin
ged TO start the seventh inning, and
old Larry Lsjoie walked. Both ad-
vanced when Sweeney cut loose Ho-
merle throw by way of doing some
thing, no one knew just what. kirke
fled out, but Turner singled, scoring
Jackson. Lajoie died when Wambs-
ganss grounded to the box-Brown ran
him down. Turner got TO third.
Wambsganss stole second. Sweeney
threw liner to Cree. Turner scored
and the shortstop took third. He scored
on a hit. ,
In the ninth, after the Yankees had
scored freely in the eighth, kirke sin
gled and Turner hit to centre. IL was
only a single. but Cree let it get away
and Turner pulled up at third. He
scored when Wambsganss died.a at tirst.
The score followsi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-20
BRAVES One STEP
NEARER The TOP
WiIdness of AmeS and Err
ratio Playing of Reds
Prove Costly.

Cincinnati. Aug. l9.-The Boston
Braves defeated the Reds this alter
noon BY a score of 3 TO ., and are now
only two full games behind the New
York Giants Red Ames was hard to
nit. but he gave bases on balls at crlti-
cal periods in the battle and his sup
port was not of the best.
The Boston players held snake
dance across the field at the end Of the
game after the manner Of college stu
dents celebrating a football victory.
Bats and caps were tossed into the ar
by the jubilant winners.
The Reds gave the invaders bad
scare in the eighth inning, when Clarke
singled and Herzog doubled. Berg
hammer, who ran for Clarke, scored on
the hit, but there was no one to bring
Herzog in with the tieing run.
Two singles and an error by Red
Smith gave Cincinnati a run in the
fifth.
The first runs for Boston came in the
first inning on a base on balls. two
hits and an error. In the fifth the
Braves scored again when a base on
balls was coupled with two errors.
Schmidt did most Of the hitting for the
Braves, making two singles.
George Tyler, the big lefthanded
pitcher who shut out the Giants on
Saturday, was effective at all times.
Maranville and Red Smith contributed
brilliant stops, and Herzog also starred
in the field.
sc,ro fcI1,u-c.