Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-17

| u
the navigation of these waters. es-
pecially to the small coast traders
that make the Port of Panam their
home port. The lighthouses will be
located as follows: One at the en-
trance to Panama bay. one on Melon
island. one at San Carlos. one at Port
obaldia. one at Port Posada, two Mt
Aquadulce. one at Chitre at the en-
trance to the la villa river, two at
Mensabe. one ct Santa Lucia river,
and two on Linartes rock.
Paris, France, August 15.-A new
census of the canal zone has just
ben completed by the canal police
This total poulation was found to be
37.961. composed of 10.070 Americans
and 1881 aliens. A comparison with
the figures of the census of February
1914 shows that during the interval
1885 persons have departed from the
canal zone. The previous census
showed a total population of 1926
of whom $685. were Americans and
80, 401 were aliens.
London, Aug. 15.-The grouse shoot
ing season opened in Great Britain on
August IL, but the PROSPECTS are for
smaller bags than usual owing to two
misfortunes. The cold spell of last
spring wiped out the early broods in
certain areas and destroyed the
clutches of eggs in exposed places. In
southern and eastern Scotland, mys-
terious disease, believed to be due
to the bad weather and unsuitable
food. destroyed many birds. Worst
of all, was the loss Of about half of
the breeding stock.
Geneva, Aug. 15.-More than $780, |
900 persons climbed the Alps by fun |
ocular railways last yea according to
statistics just published. There are
now As of these mountain railways, |
and the authorities have before then |
demands for seven more. If this con-
tines every Alp will have its funicu- |
lar in the future
Copenhagen, Aug. II. - A band of |
Iceiandic patriots have designed a ma
tional flag which they propose to fly |
not only over Iceland but on all YES
sells registered in that country. II |
they had been content to make their
flag a strictly local affair, for which
permission had already been granted
by the Danish king, all would have
been well. But the Danish parliament
has now taken up the question of the
marine flag on account of the activi-
ties of the Icelandic independent"
party.
The people of Denmark are of di-
vided opinion as to Iceland. Some
feel that the Icelanders are acting in
a very ungrateful way in view of past
favors, and others that to give Iceland
its freedom would rid the country OF
source of useless expense.
Iceland's new flag is of a navy blue
field, marked with a white cross
whose arms extend to the four sides
and a cardinal red cross of half the
size set within the white.
1t was not until after the state
council approved the Icelandic home
flag, following negotiations between
the Icelandic minister and the Danish
prime minister, that the agitation was
taken up by the patriots for it's use as
a commercial and arine emblem. The
lcelanders cannot have their new col
ors recognized by foreign powers as
a national flag without the consent
of the Danish parliament.
London, Aug. 17.-For the purpose
of improving the breed of cattle in the
Pacific northwest, some important
purchases of English cattle have been
made here for James J. Hill. One
shipment is of fifty dairy shorthorn
bulls. which will be given away TO IS
many counties in that section of the !
country. Each one of these bulls is
born OF COW with a milk record of
10000 pounds or more the year.
Besides the gift of these blooded an
imals to the farmers of the northwest,
a herd of ten cows and a bull of South {
Devons, the first to be imported to :
will be sent to Hills Mime c
sofa farm as we'll as two prize winning :
dairy shorthorns to his North Dakota
farm.
The purchases we're made by Prof.
Thomas Shaw, the well known expert
ot Minnesota. According to Eugene
Grub. the United States livestock
now in England, this is
he most important shipment of blood
ed cattle ever made to America from =
England and will mean great i'm
provement in breed in the northwest =
both for milk and beef purposes
Worcester, Eng, Aug. Il. - Four !.
ollnd school boys, pulling with clean
steady stroke, recently won race he=e
IN the Severn against a crew of four :
blind men. The victors belonged to
he Worcester College for the Blind
md their rivals were former pupils.
Out OF this has resulted a rowing y
'oom at the school. and three "fours"
ire now in training out of the thirty &
'oys. They hope to enter next sea c
son for the public school cup at the e
dolesey regatta.
Inc boys were trained by their II
leadmaster, G. c. Brown, who, having l
yes. acted as coxwain.
The beginning was the hardest a