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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
DUM-DUM CHARGE
is TO FALL FLAT
United States Not Supplying
Bullets to Allies, as Ger
man Ambassador Says.

Washington. u. G. Dec. 30.-Within
a few days the state department will
reply TO charges by the German am
bassador that dumdum bullets are
being supplied from the United States
TO the armies of the allies. The de
partment's investigators have reported
that samples OF dumdums submitted
by the German ambassador as having
been made in the United States would
not fit any rife being used by the al
liss.
The state department has been in
formed by an American diplomat just
back from Europe that he found no
ground for charges that Belgians had
been mutilated by German soldiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
REDFIELD SHOWS
NEED FOR BOATS
Secretary Gives Letter to Com
mittee, Majority Favoring
Ship Purchase Bill.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 30.-Urging
passage of the administration ship
purchase bill, Senator Fletcher pre-
sented a majority report of the COM
merce committee to the senate today.
Incorporated was letter from Secre-
tary Redfield. I'VE have paid since
Sept. 1 our whole floating Indebtedness
abroad in goods and it looks as if De-
Cember alone would show a favoraDI
balance on merchandise transaction
of 100.000,000." Describing abundant
crops of the United States and the de
mand from Europe the report declares:
we are all but helpless in the face of
the largest opportunity we have ever
known
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
THREE CHILDREN ARE
DECLARED DEPENDENT

Two dependency cases and one
1oiaer's pension were disposed Of in
.o.niy court yesterday afternoon By
'adze Nels A Larson.
Lsello and Arlo Spencer we're de-
cared dependent as was Violet L.af-
l.f'y' All being % this city. They were
FACED in the guardianship OF Mrs.
'lAFEaret Schroeder who will find
ZONES FOR them.
Ars- Annie Callahan Of this city
"a granted mothers pension OF $40
1er month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
Vienna Admits Retirement
Of Army Along Entire
Eastern Front.
ALSO CHECK GERMANS
petrourad Asserts Enemy Has
Suffered Heavy Losses
Turks Claim Successes.

-.-5o- Dec. 70.-RUssian assertion
-, a, important victory has been
= over Austriaus in Galicia Is con
armed in an Official statement from
vfsnna. In which admission - made
.s., the Austrians have been COM
..rss 10 retreat along the entire east
s-r front. Il is said the situation TO
~ uorth. 10 Poland. is not affected
~ the reversal. although Petrograd
asserts movement OF the main German
sruv has been checked with losses
ssscribed as enormous. The Monte
,srrtus are undertaking a vigorous
orensive. Vienna claims these at
zcks have been easily repulsed. Con-
s-autinople says another attempt OF
tie British 20 land troops in Arabia
has failed.
Slight gains near NieupOrt are
claimed in todays official announce
uert from Paris. The communication
also recites that at other points along
The line German attacks were driven
back. There has been heavy bonn
harding at ST. Georges. in the Aisne
region. and on the heights Of Meuse-
Berlin Claims Victories.
German victories in the east are an
nOunced by the Berlin war Office.
whose statement Is in direct contrast
With recent dispatches from Petro-
grad. Il is asserted that Russian cav
airy which invaded east Prussia has
been driven back 10 a point four miles
from the border. In Poland the Ger
nan advance continues and IL is said
kerniewice and LOwicZ were cap
turned nearly week ago The state
nsnt admits the allies yesterday cap
tured the town OF St. Georges. Bel
gum.
Vienna Tells Of Retreat.
Vienna. Dec. 30.-An Official COM
uEnication admits retreat by Aus
TRANS in Galicia- The statement.
The Russians have been reinforced
IN such manner II was necessary for
Us 70 withdraw our troops along the
entire front. plain OF Gorlice just
aorth OF the Carpathians and east OF
NoEysandecl. The situation in the
north IS not Influenced thereby"
Berlin. Dec 20.-The official news
bureau says; "Constantinople reports
another Turkish success on the river
kura, in Caucasus. The Turks took
many prisoners and several guns.
Pursuit OF the Russian army in eau
easus Is progressing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
PeSkY MULE LIES DOWN
AND TIES UP CAR TRAFFIC

Oae Of team OF mules. hitched to
heaVy loaded feed wagon. slipped on
ne icy pavement between the street
car tracks at Seventeenth street and
Second avenue this morning at 8
oeiock tying up the street car trac
ior over minutes, six cars being
stalled at one time.
he driver was forced 10 unharness
ne mule before the stubborn brute
you'd get up He then secured a
's@n Of horses 20 pull the heavy load
o. the tracks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
Davenport Congressman
Insists on Embargo Mu-
nitions to Europe.
SEES GERMAN SUCCESS
Declares Peace Would Come in
Ninety Days With Ship
ments Shut Off Here.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 3O.-Repre-
sentative Vollmer today urged the
house foreign affairs committee to act
] favorably on his resolution to clothe
the president with discretion to en-
barge shipments of war materials 10
Europe. Vollmer told the committee
the United States could end the war in
80 DAYS by cutting off export OF war
supplies.
American embargoes from 1874
down to Mexican arms embargo IN
1912 were cited by Vollmer in a legal
argument to support the constitutional
right of congress to act.
Says Germany Will Win.
Il maintain the pending resolution
is in line with the historic reputation
of this nation as the greatest advocate
Of peace" he said. at is not in line
with that reputation to supply instru-
ments of murder to European nations.
Are we to take the position of an arch
hypocrite- among nations? Are we to
go upon our knees and pray for peace
and at the same time supply death
dealing instruments to Europe? Are
we TO Dlcdu Nilu tICu lOl pSdCS WIN
blood-money in our pockets? We are
now in the position of sending dollars
for Belgium and dumdum bullets for
Germany" Vollmer emphatically de-
clared: Germany cannot be beaten
in this war. Her people are united
and determined to fight to the last
drop of blood. If war continues it
will go on until the world is dragged
down to bankruptcy"
DO you think the German govern
ment expects us seriously to pass such
resolution as this?" asked Chairman
Flood.
Il believe the Germans look with
grave displeasure on shipments of
arms to the allies" replied Vollmer.
Alternating Friendships.
Representative Bartholdt told the
committee that by dollar neutrality"
the United States was alternating the
friendship of Germany and Austria.
THE alliance of Great Britain with
Japan is not good omen for our fu-
ture in the Pacific We are selling
our neutrality for British gold" he
said Bartholdt said shipments of war
since the war began aggre-
gated $150,000,000. Il am convinced
said he in conclusion, that by cutting
eff the importation of war supplies we
can bring the war to a close very
soon, and cutting off just one month
would mean more to us than all tho
profits cur manufacturers of war sup
plies could make"
Delegations from New York. Chi
cago and PHILADELPHIA will be heard.
beginning Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
DIES WRITING EDITORIAL
w. S. Park, for 20 Years Editor,
Stricken

Joliet, ILL.,, Dec. 3O-"The New Years
spirit" wrote w. S. Park. for 20 years
editor OF the Gardener Chronicle. as
the heading for the last editorial he
expected TO publish for the year.
Peace on earth, good will toward
men, he penned. But he never com
pleted that sentence. A few minutes
later his wife, who assisted him in the
publication of his weekly, returned
from the postoffice with the mail. She
found him sitting. lifeless, at his desk.
his pencil still clutched in his fingers
and the uncompIeted editorial before
him.
Editor Park was so years Of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
CAVALRY LEAVES
COLORADO MINES

Washington. d. C.. Dec. 3O-A troop
OF Uzited States cavalry, on patrol
du-y in Routt county, Colorado since
last May. was ordered today TO re
turn TO the home station in South
Dakota. other federal troops sent in
10 Colorado 70 quell mining disorders
will be Withdrawn gradually.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
SALEM MAYOR IS RECALLED
John r. Hurley First New Enslander
Voted Out of Office.

Salem. Mass. Dec. 3O.-Mayor John
F. Hurley was recalled by the voters
in a special election yesterday. Mat
thias J. O'Keefe. leather manufacturer
and candidate OF the Better Govern
ment association. defeated him by a
vote OF 1865 TO 62S. II was the
Grst recall election in New England.
II was charged that Hurley had not
enforced the liquor laws.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
Y. M. C. A. is So YEARS OLD
U. S. Branch Was Founded in Boston
Dec. 20, 1851.

Sixty-three years ago yesterday a
little band of young men led by Thorn.
as '. Sullivan. a retired sea captain.
met in Boston and organized the first
Young Mems Christian association in
the United States. This was done aft
er G. NJ. Vanderlip. a Columbia uni
versity student. had written glowing
accounts of the ~. NJ. C. A" instita-
ton which he visited in London in
1850
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
DENIES RUSSIA is
IN A PEACE MOVE

Washington. D. c., Dec. 30.-The
Russian ambassador today received
from Foreign Minister Sazonoff a
cablegram instructing him Ito deny
absolutely the absurd statements"
widely circulated in the United States
that Russia purposes negotiations for
peace with Germany Independent of
France and England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
PETROGRAD BANS BEER
All Alcoholic Drinks Denied, Even in
Clubs and Restaurants.

London. Dec. 30-A Reuter- dispatch
from Petrograd says that an order has
been issued there prohibiting the sale
of all alcoholic drinks in the city. in
cluding beer. This order applies even
TO the clubs and high-grade restau-
rants. Early in the war an imperial
decree was issued prohibiting the sale
OF vodka and other spiritous liquors
throughout Russia. Traffic in lighter
alcoholic drinks, such as beer and light
wines. however, has been permitted
hitherto.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
MURDER SUSPECT
BREAKS OUT JAIL

monmouth. Ill. Dec. 3O.-TWo ne
sioes one Of whom vas held in cOnnec-
.Oa with the Jennie Miller murder in
aurora. H.. a white man and a Mexi-
.-h escaped jail last night They cut
He bars of a cell. then escaped through
Ac-e punched In the roof
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
Press Predicts There Will
be No Further Irrita-
tion in America.
NOTE BEFORE CABINET
Ground for Understanding Over
Interruption to Ships Will
Soon BE Reached.

London. Dec. 3O.-Foreign Secretary
Grey returned to London from the
country today. His coming was fol
lowed in the afternoon by a meeting
of the cabinet at which was discussed
the protest OF the United States con-
cerning existing restrictions on Amer
lean commerce. The note is likely TO
occupy the attention of the ministry
a considerable time. Meanwhile 1t Is
understood the American ambassador
will be invited to go over the entire
question with Grey. The American
note OF protest Is the subject of lead
ing editorials in virtually all of the
London evening papers. The press
calls attention TO the
friendliness OF the note. in spite of its
Ermness. and expressed belief that
ground for an understanding with the
United States will soon be reached
The Washington communication holds
first place IN the news and editorial
columns and is being generally dis
cussed. II is cOntended everywhere
that mutual good will surely will
bridge this difficulty and obviate fur
ther irritation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
MRS. HAINES WINS CASE
Woman Aged 60 Keeps Control Over
$4,000 Yearly Income.

Aurora. H.. Dec. 3O.-A jury yester-
day found that Mrs. Harriet Haines.
who is 80 years old. is able to handle
her own financial affairs.
Mrs. Haines retains control over her
share OF 100000 left by her son.
Charles Haines. 10 Mercy hospital.
which. under the will. is to pay her
an income OF per cent on that sum
during her life. Attorneys for her
heirs asked that a conservator be ap-
pointed TO handle the 100000 a year
so provided for her.
The jury decided that the aged wom-
an. who is in good health and likely
to live for several years, was able TO
handle her estate.
Germany Is credited with having
-. Fo,...r fban 100 600 motor vehicles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
SHOOTS WIFE: KILLS SELF

Marion. III. Dec 5O-Joe Carbon
s-l@ former village clerk Of this coun-
" Yesterday afternoon shot his wife.
non whom he was separated. She may
ne Twenty minutes later when a
yosse surrounded him CarbOnetta
S.eeed his weapon in his mouth and
killed himself
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
Theatricsi Manager Bankrupt.

New York. Dec. 3O.-A voluntary pc
tition in bankruptcy has been filed in
federal court by Harrison Grey Fiske.
theatrical manager and producer. His
liabilities are 1900 and assets $7s.-
OO@
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
ARCHBISHOP AIDS
IN RAISING ARMY

London, Dec 30.-The Archbishop
of Canterbury. in New Years letter
to the laity and clergy, seeks to give
impetus to recruiting by fervent ap-
peal TO all men qualified TO bear arms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30

Springfield. Ill, Dec. 30.-To avoid
possibility OF future trouble. Attorney
General Lucey declined to issue an Of
ficial opinion on the question whether
ii would be necessary to prepare a
new registration for a proposed special
election on the adoption of a commits
sion form of government at Freeport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
Sterling Man EIectrocuted.

Sterling. Ill, Dec. 3O.-John Murray
came in contact with a wet rope
thrown over u live wire which carried
2.3OO volts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Evening stars: Jupiter, Saturn. Morn
ing stars: Mars, Mercury, Venus. Two
stars south and southwest respective
ly of zenith form the feet of constel
lation Andromeda.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30

Mrs y. r Hickman OF Somer-
set. Pa. has been admitted 10 the bar
as a fulI-fedged attorney at law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30

japanese soldiers on active service
are wearing paper shirts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
ILLINOIS NEWS.

Springfield. H., Dec. 3O-The coun-
" school superintendent association
elected the following; Vice president.
Grant Balding. Edwards county; sec
retary, Lou NJ. Harris, Rock Island;
treasurer. ID. +. Nichols, Logan county;
executive committee, L. +. Pruitt.
Springfield; W. L. Herbert. Pontiac;
Elizabeth B. Harvey, Boone county.
Clinton, ILL.,, Dec. 30.-Police Chief
Burr and his men searched for a negro
who opened a sample case said TO have
been stolen from a railway station.
The case belonged to William Hines, a
Chicago salesman, and contained ar
tificial arms The negro is said to have
told of finding the .'mangled portion of
a man" Afterward he disappeared. 1t
is believed his mind was affected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
No Right to Be Assrieved.

We have no right to feel aggrieved
because OF American endeavors TO
mitigate losses which war inflicts on
the merchants and manufactures OF
that country" says the Westminster
Gazette. This newspaper. more than
any other. reflects the views OF the
government. II contends that il is TO
the interests Of neutrals as well as
belligerents TO shorten the war. and
therefore neutrals should submit TO
any reasonable restrictions which are
likely TO have this effect Stating that
the right OF search is conceded in
the American note. the Westminster
Gazette admits this right should be
exercised with all possible regard for
the convenience OF neutrals
The Globe concludes its comment as
follows: There is only one possible
answer TO the American demand. No
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till p. NJ. Tomorrow, 70
CAL IcI,rL na..arnnr. MnIin.

Forecast IIII ?. M. IoniorroW, TOT
Rock Island, Davenport, MoIins
and Vicinity.
Fair tonight and Thursday, rising
temperature with the lowest tonight
slightly above zero.
Temperature a. Z a. m. 6 degrees
below zero. Highest yesterday "a,
lowest last night 6 below zero.
Velocity of wind at a. m. 9 miles
per hour.
Precipitation 80 inch.
Relative humidity at p. m. 81 at
Z a. m. 80.
Stage Of water 3.4, no change in last
"A hours.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30

Germany is credited with having
no fewer than 100000 motor vehicles
in military use.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-11-29
GIVE MONEY TO
WOMAN'S RELIEF
THE COMMITTEE TURNS OVER
THANKSGIVING DONATIONS TO
THIS ASSOCIATION.

The committee intrusted with the
duty of disposing of the fund con-
tributed for the poor at the union
Thanksgiving service, met yesterday
morning. It was found that the collec-
tion announced to $32.s8.
The committee decided that the fund
should be turned over to the Woman's
Relief Association, which is doing a
work of general relief and ministering
to needy cases upon visitation and in
vestigation by the ladies conducting
the society.
The convention felt that this par
ticular fund subscribed for general
relief purposes, would most likely best
reach It's object through this channel
and the fund was ordered delivered
to Mrs. J. s.. McGaughey, the presi-
dent Of the Woman's Relief Society.
Messrs. J. H. Sheriff., L. z. Durham,
J. A. Avant and A. Greenhut composed
the committee for disposition of the
fund.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-11-29
Great Regret Is
EXPRESSED When
Mr.. Herrick Left
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Paris, Nov. 2S.-Myron T. Herrick,
| the retiring American ambassador to
Paris accompanied by Mrs. Herric1
and the members of his family, left
Paris for Havre this morning where
they will take the steamer Rocham-
beau for New York.
A special car was placed at their
disposal by the French government for
the run from Paris to the coast. Near
ly all the Americans remaining in
Paris, both men and women, crowded
the Invalides station to bid farewell
to the retiring diplomat. Among them
were William Graves Sharp, who sue
ceeds Mr. Herrick as ambassador; AL
exander H. Thackara, the American
consul general and Mrs. Thackara and
the staff of the embassy. There were
present also a number of prominent
French officials and some we'll known
British residents. The French officers
including General Gallieni, military
governor of Paris; General Fevrier,
and a number of colonels and majors.
Sir Austin Lee, acting for the Brit
ish ambassador at Bordeaux, handed
to Mr.. Herrick a letter from Sir Ed
ward Grey the British foreign secre-
tary, thanking him for the services Of
the American embassy to British sub
JecIS. AS a token or appreciation MT.
Herrick was presented with several
pieces OF silver plate by members of
the British colony here. Some wound
ed British soldiers who had made their
recovery at the American ambulance
also We're present at the railroad sta
tion to take leave Of the ambassador.
These men included Lieutenant Read
of the aviation corps. A deputation of
French officers gave Mrs. Herrick an
enormous bouquet of roses. which were
added to the great collection of floral
contributions which half filled the
Herrick car.
Among the many evidences Of ap-
probation handed to Mr.. Hoxrick an
his last day in Paris was an address
of thanks from a number of French
officers, letters and addresses from
French deputies, from the board of
the American ambulance, from the
American Chamber of Commerce and
from the French society Of men of
letters.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-11-29
Protest GtUin6
the Suttragists
Later Hearm
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS


Washington, Nov. 2S.--In prot
against the request Of suffrage Lead
for another audience with Prcsid'
Wilson, Mrs Arthur Dodge, pTe',d,
of the National Association opposed
woman suffrage, addressed a letter
the president today holding ont arg
ments against the proposal Of tho sa
fragists.
The suffragists want the pre4Iier
support for a constitution sIlfra
amendment
Mrs. Dodge wrote the attemp. %
popular endorsement OF suffrage
the last election was a dismal "a
ure."
TN name Of twenty million mau
women in America, who are not '
fragettes," she protested against n.
ional legislation that would nn.
the expressed will OF a majority Of {
men and women in separate states
decide this issue according to L
constitutional provisions"
President Wilson at previous ?
stantly reiterated ths question ghol
diences given the suffragists has cs
be settled ~ the state and not naa''
al action.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-11-29
STREAM OF TRANSPORTS
MOVE MANY MILLIONS

Havre, France, Nov. 2S.-Directly
following Lord Kitchener's speech at
the Lord Mayors banquet in London,
in which he said he had ]. 1.250g00 men
ready to land in France, there has been
steady stream Of transports from
England to Havre. AS many as 200
ships of various sizes have been lying
outside the harbor at one time. Men
are being landed as fast as the ships
can find berths. The troops are mostly
territorials, but well seasoned. After
a march from the docks through the
streets Of Havre, cheering and being
cheered, they disappear.
The incoming troops seem in high
spirits and sing and whistle on the
march.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-11-29
NO CHANGE IN NEW
FED. 1915 CIRCUIT
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chicago, Nov 28.-There will be no
change in the 1915 circuit of the Fed
eral league it was announced before
club owners of the league were called
to attend the first session of the
leagues annual meeting which opened
here today A rumor was circulated
that Artie Hoffman, formerly with the
Chicago and Pittsburg clubs of the Ma
tional league, probably would be the
next manager of the Brooklyn club of
the Federal league instead Of Lee Ma
gee, who recently was reported to have
jumped from the st. Louis Nationals.
The Ward Brothers, owners of the
Brooklyn club, refused to confirm or
deny the report.
Committees to revise the rules and
arrange playing schedule were to be
appointed at the meeting, President
Gilmore said. He was in doubt. how
ever, about making an announcement
Of the new players signed for the com
ing season as the plan had not met
with the approval of all of the club
owners.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-11-29
NAVY CANNOT MAKE
A STRATEGIC MOVE
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

washington, Nov. 2S.-It would be
practically impossible for the United
States navy to make any strategic
move outside Of American waters nm
less at first purchased British admir-
atty charts to insure safe navigation.
This statement is made by Captain
Thomas Washington, photographer of
the navy in his annual report todav.
He says that his Office has now be-
gun the task of reproducing by zinco-
graphy these British charts of which
it would be necessary to purchase 1.7E2
and the hope is expressed that the
United states may soon be indepen-
dent of foreign chart makers for the
safe navigation Of its ships, in peace
or war
The Pensacola journal., 1914-11-29
MRS. LANE HOSTESS TO
NEW CITY CLUB.

The New City ThimbIe Club was
beautifully entertained by Mrs. B. b.
Lane on Friday afternoon, a pleasant
gathering Of congenial friends over
dainty needlework causing time to fly,
and the ugly weather to be forgot,
in the cheerful surroundings of Mrs.
Lanes attractive home, made even
more charming than usual with it's
profusion of ferns and flowers.
In the diningroom, where dainty re-
freshments were served by Mrs. Jessie
Thomas, a sister of the hostess, and
Miss Gussie Gingle, a profuion of
bright golden chryanthemums were
used and in the parlor pink roses
lent their beauty and fragrance to the
pretty interior.