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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-11
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London. Sept. II. \ jesuit priest
who escaped from Louvain before the
destruction of that city ha, written to
his father. Philip Cooley. of this city,
a. follow:
"tII our people escaped except eleven
,yholastics One Of these was shot at
cnce. as he had diary Of the war on
his person. The others we're taken to
Brussels. where they were TO have been
shot but the American minister
stepped i'm and stopped it. lie told the
Germans that his government would
declare war if any Of these persons
were shot"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-11
MORE GERMANS GO
TO EAST PRUSSIA
KaiSer'S Forces There Are
Raised to Twelve or
Thirteen Corps.

Petrograd. Sept. 10. 1t is now be-
yond doubt that at least one German
army corps has arrived in East Prussia
from Belgium and the French frontier
as we'll a. that an army corps is sta
toned between the Elbc and the Oder
Add to these arrivals either two or
three corps of reserves and Dantzic
corps and the German strength in this
region amounts to twelve or thirteen
army corps.
Russia has time on her side. Al
ready in the north there is each day a
sharper tooth of chill in the air. Win
ter is at hand 1t will pave the swamps
of East Prussia and make them march.
able
But, apart from the eventual advance
on the German fortified positions on
the Nistula, which lie across the road
to Berlin General Rennenkampf'
function on the Prussisn frontier Is
already fulfilled. He has checked not
only the designed advance Of the Ger
mans into Russia. but is holding a
large force in garrisons between Thorn
and Marenburg and preventing rein
forcement from this district Of the
Austrian forces in Gallcis. and as q re-
suit Of his dispositions the Germans
have been compelled 10 bring large
reinforcements from the west TO the
Nlstula.
Country Of Swamps.
Southwark from Insterburg and tow.
ard Allenstein is a swamp country anC
low land, with many streams anC
ponds. The roads are always soft anC
the passage of troops, transports ant
guns has turned them into mor6sses.
II was here that the Germans ha
their new long-range Krupp howitzer'
These were portentous machines, Tx
naval guns bedded on spiral emplace
ments OF concrete, manned and fire
not by army artillerists but krupp'
own experts, and the trail OF their re
treat is still deep across the country.
Il was from this desert Of mud AM
burned villages that the Russian arm,
drew back after Osterode, but. as al
ready said, Russia has time on he
side.
Russian Forces Strong
General Rcnnenkampf's strength u
naturally a secret. but II Is no secre
that his force is being enormously in
creased. and il is not the mere brut,
power of numbers that is astonishing
to the layman. but the quality snC
elaboration of the highly modern
equipment of this huge army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-11

~ ISSTn t Sept. 10 The correspondent
me Daily Mail" st Rotterdam has
~ Iep1ed the text Of the message
~ ~ emperor William to President
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15

Women form about 80 per cent of
the total immigration into the United
States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
HUBER HOME ON
TWENTY
STREET Is BEGUN
Henry w. Horst Is Given Con-
tract and Breaks Ground
for a Mansion.
ONE OF BEST IN TRI-ClTIES
Site Is Imposing, Affordins View OF
the VaIiey-SpacIous Grounds
to Be Improved.

Ground was broken and building
operations started today by Henry w.
Horst for a residence and garage for
Otto Huber and family on grounds
located at the head OF Twenty-seyenth
street, south OF Ninth avenue. Arthur
Heun Of Steinway Hall, Chicago. is the
architect and Henry w. Horst Is the
contractor.
The structure will be built of rein
forced concrete and brick with tile
roof. To the north il will overlook
the Mississippi valley while from the
yerandas and terraces to the east and
south will open vistss of ravines and
hills covered with natural timber.
Ten Blocks In Tract.
The site is one OF the most impos-
tng hereabout. The tract lies between
Twentv-ffth and Thirtieth streets and
Ninth and Eleventh avenues, compris-
ing about ten city blocks. Opportunity
is AFFORDED for a variety OF landscape
improvements and this has been in
progress for over a year. plans being
originally drawn up by an expert from
Berlin. Much planting has already
been done and some walks and drive
ways laid out
only plans for the basement OF the
residence have been completed. II is
Work will continue upon
this and by the time the foundation is
in the architect viii be ready with
for the superstructure.
The building will face the north
and will be a spacious one with every |
modern convenience and luxury. Cost
Of the residence and Improvement of
the grounds will mount well up into
SIX figures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
REV.J.H.MILLERIS
PRESBYTERY HEAD
United Presbyterian Body Plans
for Establishment of Mis-
sions in Tri- Cities.

At the spring meeting Of the Rock
Island presbytery of the United Pres
byterian church held yesterday fore
noon and afternoon at the local church
Rev. J. II. Miller OF Moline was chosen
moderator to succeed Rev. F. r. Elder
of Hanover. Rev. J. A. Barnes OF
Viola was chosen stated clerk for a
term OF two years to succeed Rev. w
o. Chisholm OF Davenport, resigned.
Rev. Alexander r. Gay of Toronto,
Canada, preached the opening sermon
yesterday at 10 o'clock as alternate
for the retiring moderator, Rev. Mr..
Elder. the business session of the pres
bytery following. Rev. w. o. CHS
holm having declined the call 10 TIE
Mcclellan Heights United Presbyter-
ian church. Davenport. in order TO &C
cept a call to Newton. Iowa, was dis
missed from the Rock Island presby-
terry in order to AFFILIATE with the pres
bytery OF Des Moines.
y. u. NcKown. financial agent OF the
presented his report, which
indicated a very encouraging condition
Of the benevolent fund for missions OF
the presbytery.
Delegates 10 the general assembly OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15

Pittsburgh to spend the summer in the
tricities exploring certain sections of
Rock Island. Davenport, Moline and
East Moline, with the idea of estab-
fishing additional home mission sta
tons in each of these cities.
The ladies OF the Rock Island con-
gregation served dinner and lunch yes
terday in the church lecture room to
the % delegates representing the pas
tor and one lay delegate from each
parish. All the pastors in the presby-
terry attended with the exception OF
Rev. Mr. Warnock, who was detained
by illness in his family. and Rev. ]. B.
Pollock, who Is visiting in California.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15

the upper room put his ideas into
practice; Raphael created combina-
tons of colors and then expressed
them on convas, and Beethoven in the
lower room composed his sonates and
in the upper room reproduced the
notes on paper.
The events of childhood are remark
ably clear in the recollection of very
old people, though present happenings
are forgotten. This may be explained
by the decay of the objective consci-
BUSINESS. and it is curious that as this
decays the subjective consciousness
becomes more acute. New York
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15

,Aey would Itch and II scratched they would
ana smart Tho clothing would irri-
se them az night when &c was being re-
.-osed Causing them 20 itch and smart 30
90 not sleep. A vatery fuid would run
N Them Ny scalp became covered with
e and when the hair was raised up &c
I'D r@ise this scale: the hair was coming
- - terribly. AIy scalp and body itched al
Re time.
Hser using Cuticura Soap and Ointment
- Two applications We could notice a great
n Snce- BY way Of using the CutieuRs
ana Ointment was TO apply the ONT
:. - 70 the sores aud all over the scalp. Thea
would wash the sores and scalp with
soap In . months time I was COM
cured" (slsned) Sfrs. Bertha
s-arSood. Jan. .. 1913.
Sa''es1a Soap 25e. and Cuttc1ra ointnsnt
-. are sold everywhere. LIBERAL sample Of
- mailed free. with 32-p. skin Book Ad-
- post-c2rd ''CuftcSIrA. Dept. 7. Boston,
>~Aen VINO shEys and shampoo With Gu
Soap VIII md &c best for skin and scslD.
<1yertisemsnr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15

the United Presbyterian church to be
held at New Castle, Pa. in May, were
chosen, Rev. J. p. Pollock of Aledo
and Rev r. W. Mcbride OF Monmouth
being elected the principal ministerial
delegates. c. E. Bryan OF this city
and Warren Brown Lee of Little York
as principal lay delegates.
Rev. J. B. Pollock was also chosen
to represent the presbytery at the
general committee of home missions
meeting to be held the week preced-
ing the assembly at Jamestown, Ohio.
Arrangements were made to commu-
nicate with the board of home mis-
sions with the intention OF securing
the services of a student at the United
Presbyterian Theological seminary at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
MANS TWO MINDS.
To Make an Evenly Balanced Person
Both Must Be Used.

Espounding a theory that man has
two minds, or a double consciousness
- objective and subjective - Ben
son has compared the two activities
to an upper and a lower room separat-
ed by a trapdoor. Dreams are due to
the subjective consciousness working
without check from the objective con-
seriousness.
The man who usually claims to have
an evenly balanced mind il the one
who hes shut the trapdoor and re-
mains in the upper room. and those
who have closed the trapdoor and re-
main in the lower rooms are common
~ found in lunatic asylums.
The man OF really even balance
either remains between the two rooms
or keeps the trapdoor well oiled.
Napoleon. In the lower room, con-
ceived ideas for ruling Europe and In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15

Springtime Demands New Furnishings for the Home

What is your need7 A Mattress7
Bed? There hundred and things that
you need and It is problem to know which to get
just Let us help you decide.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
HEAD OF SCHOOLS
RESIGNS WORK To
LEAVE FOR WEST
EB. Hayden's Request to Re-
nnquish Position Granted by
Board of Education.
Is EFFECTIVE JUNE 80
,.,susee5 Year Ago His Intention 20
Give Up Plaee-severai AppIiea-
items Already II.

superiatendent II. B. Hayden. head
=, the Rock Island school system, ten
s.-sd his resignation last evening at
as meeting OF the board OF education.
- same 10 be effective June 80 The
-ss,euation was accepted and a num-
- Of apulicatiCus have already been
-sesiyed. Some Of the candidates have
-sse personal calls upon the board.
A year ago superintendent Hayden
announced his intention OF leaving
Rock Island He expects TO
-smoye TO Colorado some time dur
az the coming summer. During the
inc Mr.. Hayden has been in charge
n the public school system it has
hen brought to a high state OF effic-
isncy.
A conference was held with Archi-
tact o. z. Cervia and a representative
4, Collins Brothers, contractors. with
-s,s-euce 10 a final settlement on the
manual arts building. The finance
ooumittee was authorized to arrange
the terms Of settlement.
To Take Over Schools.
Hi. CleaveIand made report OF the
Meeting that had been held with the
school directors and trustees of South
Rock Island township and district No.
a with reference TO the management
Of the schools in the portion of that
district that has been annexed to the
city. In this connection he read
communication that had been received
from the directors Of district No ~
advising the board of education that it
was the desire OF the directors of dis
trict No. - TO turn over TO the Rock
Island board OF education the manage
uent Of the schools in the annexed
territory at the close of the current
school year. May 10. The Rock Island
board of education will take the neces-
sary steps to assume the management
Of the schools in the annexed territory
5; the opening OF the fall term.
The teachers committee reported
that Miss Ethel Reynolds. who has
been teaching this year in the sixth
grade at the Grant school, had resign
ed TO accept a position in the Moline
.igh school The resignation was &C
cspted and Miss Aimee Lyford was ap-
pointed to take charge OF the school
lor the remainder OF the current year.
Leave OF absence was granted to
". Philbrook, supervisor of music.
% attend a national meeting OF music
Supervisors to be held in Minneapolis I
be week beginning April %. and to
Hiss Clara Redecker. supervisor OF
Ienmsnship. TO attend national con-
lsntiOn OF penmanship supervisors to !
< held in St Paul May 4, and s.
Allow Bills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
ROYAL NEIGSBORS
PLANNING MEETING

The five camps of Royal Eeighbors
of America of this city are holding
joint meeting this afternoon at ]. o
o. F. hall to formulate plans for in
itiatory work and class adoption al
the coming meeting OF the state con
vention of the order to be held in
this city May Is.
There win be class of 200 candi
dates at the state meeting and this
afternoon degree team to confer the
work will be selected from the five
camps. Plans for the entertainment
of delegates and visitors in the city
Nav is will also be shaped more def
nitely at the meeting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
Linens. H White & Domestics

Orocheted Bed Spreads. full size,
hemmed, 81 rs value, 89c.
Crocheted Bed Spreads, full size,
hemmed, 81 $50 value, S1.15.
Fancy Toweling, IS inches wide, all
linen, SOC value, yard, 29c.
Table Linen, bleached, 20 inches wide,
assorted patterns, S5c value, 63c.
Kitchen Toweling, IL inches wide, with
red or blue borders, yard, 7c.
Apron Ginghams, checked, 7c values,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, yd., DC.
Bleached Sheeting, "a dependable
quality, 30e value, Csc.
Bleached Cheese Cloth 121ac value,
ice yard; 10c value, TIC yard.
Bleached Muslin, SO inches wide, Zoe
value, 10 yards, 69c.
Wolfe and Crepe, embroidered pat Ct M
terms, yard, s1.25 down to. ~ eSO
Silk Ratine. brocaded. imported and do OK
nestle, yard, $3.50 down to. .............. SoS
Plain Crepe, popular cloth this season, 90
yard TSc down to-
ra,e Or Srsp pew saita0ie '0r 1Z2c
English Long Cloth, So inches wide 90
12Lzc yard, per bolt. observation-disclosures. wv
Linens, Main Floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
ECZEMA COVERED
ENTIRE SCALP
Spread to Body, Limbs, Back and
lars. II Scratched Would Bleed
and an Smart. Cuticura Soap and
IMMINENT Completely Cured.

a. " d. No. ?. sunfeId. Mich. Twas
1910 with eczema IL began with a sore
- '1e top Of the sca!p. broke out as q pirnplc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15

ard grew larger until It was q
large rcd spot with q crls.
Or scab over It. This became
larger finally covering the
entire scalp and spread to
different parts Of the body.
the limbs and back and In the
ears These sores grew larger
gradually until some were a.
large a. a quarter Of o dollar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
BURGH INCORPORATES
ADVERTISING BUSINESS
Especial TO The Argus.)

Especial 10 The Argus.)
Springfield, ILL.,, April 15.-Secretary
of State Woods today issued a license
to incorporate to F. W. Burgh & Co.
of Rock Island. with capital stock of
$4,000. and object advertising and
printing business. The incorporators
are: F. w. Burgh. X. X. Kenderdine
and L. B. Burgh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15

In the present year the United
States has exported 21.o00.O00 dozeni
of eggs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-15
CITY CHAT
tAdvsrtisement&,
le OF Reidy Bros.

Buy q home OF Reidy Bros.
For express. call William Trefz
Tri-C.sy Towel Supply company.
Independent Express & Storage
r. l. e51.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08

If Cummins has fad it is books, and first-edition books, al that. His library IS magnificent and particularly rich in historical works. His pride Is his ancient tonnes, though he is equally proud of the fine farms of which his state boasts.
 There is a story told on Senator Cum mins to the effect that last summer he and his wife went to a fashionable roof garden in Washington. After day at the Capitol the cool breeze and music seemed delightful so the senator be- thought himself of something to eat. Taking up the card. he tried to read it without his glasses. which he had left on his desk, but was unsuccessful. He appealed to Mrs. Cummins, but that lady had also forgotten hers. So he hand ed the card to a smiling colored waiter who stood at the back of his chair. Waiter" he said." please read this for me"
 The man took the card looked at it in ! 8 puzzled way, then gave it back. | ''1se sorry, boss. that l can't help you ] out he said, with a shake of the head,
 but you see I ain't got much edueation l either."
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08

 standpoint of homesteader.
 During this warm weather the secur- ing of good attendance in the House has been a difficult job, and the fra duent three rings for a call to. the House is common over in the offices One day recently Sloan went ovar to the chamber to find but few men there All around were rows on rows of empty seats, with only few oases of mem bers in a desert of desks. It remind ed Sloan of his big quarter sections out in the bounding prairies. So he rose to his feet.
 MT. Chairman" he said T have looked around on the vast unoccupied area in this House, and, not desiring sto raise question of no quorum, wish to submit a parliamentary inquiry" The gentleman will state it," re- sponded the chair.
 T wish to ask, Mr.. Chairman con tinued Sloan, If 1t would be proper Sto make a filing for homestead on the great. unoccupied public domain in this chambsrr'
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08

companies of China And the junk pi- rates methods of attack are today quite as brutal and primal as they were fifty years ago.
 Four months have hardly passed since the British steamer Taion was attacked and burned by pirates north of Monaco, with the loss of the ship and 1SS British seamen.
 Monaco has always lain in a belt ever threatened by pirates, for it is the Por- tuguese settlement at the mouth of the Bocca Tigris, which gives ingress to the Canton river, and steamers which ply these waters are constantly upon the alert for danger from this source.
 As general thing every state room aboard Chinese coastwise craft is equipped with brace of heavy cali bered revolvefs a modern repeating rifle and plenty of ammunition within easy reach of passengers, so that in tine event of a piratical attack passengers may protect themselves.
 Precautions, too, are taken against pirates boarding the steamers in the guIse of harmless native passengers for
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08
GOREANS ON BOARD 1HE U.S.S. 0OLoRADO

who will now be no longer safe in the shallow streams which until this time have sheltered them.
 The gunboats are leo feet over all with beam of 24 feet inches and displace- ment of 190 tons. Wherever her com manGler can find two feet and a half of water there either of the little craft be taken at a speed of thirteen and half knots.
 Hull and deckhouse sheathed with spe cial armor plate-which incidentally costs S1.25 a pound and will turn modern high powered rife ball and small cannon shot of the boats consists of main battery mounting two Six-pounder rifles and six thirty ealiber machine rifles from which high-powered service ammunition is fired. These are reinforced by two 3-inch field guns for the use of landing parties In addition to this, the deckhouse walls are pierced with loopholes for rif1emen.
 Each gunboat is officered by two com missioned officers, two chief petty off cers and forty-three men.
 Within a short time the Palos and Monocacy will be in full commission. the first commanded by Lieut.. Frank Rorsch- ach and the second by Lieut.. Carter. who was second in command of assembling them.
 For time out of mind piracy has been favored calling in the China sea. Nor has the downfall of the ancient Chinese dynasty under which it thriYed appa-
 
 less predatory crews who are a tribe apart from the coolie dwellers of the land side of the late celestial empire, and they carry on their slit-guliet, footing trade today totally unawed by the fact that the hands of all their countrymen are against them.
 Piracy in Chinese waters today takes two general forms. The first is that practiced by the crews of great, high popped war junks which usually infest the waters near Annoy and Swatow and which formerly, if not today. had their rendezvous in the Fie-tse-Iong Islands near the Tonkin gulf, although they fre- quently have appeared much farther down the coast
 These great junks. carrying hundreds of half-naked freebooters, are con stant menace to small unarmed trading ships and steamers, as well as to smaller Junks owned by the great commercial
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08

up coast" This is usually accom- plished by inclosing each deck of the steamer in wire nettings, preventing communication between any two of the decks, so that if pirates manage to get aboard one part of the ship they will be segregated.
 
 But something went wrong with the precautions aboard the Taion on the night of April '2S last, for, before the steamer entered the Bocca Tigris, con federate of the pirates smuggled him self aboard, and when the steamer slowed down to enter the Canton river near Klau- he disabled the machinery.
 With her engines out. the Taion rocked helplessly on the swell, while from the shadowed shore two great junks pro- pelled by long sweeps in the hands of bTawny yellow oarsmen, shot out to hang one upon her starboard. the other upon her port, while scores of half naked ruffians boarded her. Warned in time to arm themselves, the
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08

time the water will be entirely gone and the lake but tale that is told. 1t was called Devils lake on account of the h. dian legend connected with it.
 The story runs that once, in times far before the coming of the white man. two tribes lived on opposite sides of the water. There were frequent fights, and at last one day both took to their war canoes and set out simultaneously for a raid upon the foe.
 In the middle of the lake they met in deadly embrace, The battle was short and bloody, and in few moments the last canoe had sunk beneath the waves.
 And now. on q stormy night when the lightning is flashing across the dark Wa ters, it shows the stream filled with canoes, and painted men with toma ha wks in their hands float in ghostly array in the mists, the fleet melting away in the storm clouds.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08
Improving the Potato.

FRENCH agricultural experts have de- cided that the potato. that standard food of the western hemisphere, needs retuvenation. The common practice in raising new potatoes is to cut up old ones and plant them. After series of experf- ments the scientists have come to the conclusion that the continual reproduc- ton of the potato without the use of seed has resulted in its deterioration. on the same theory that the interbreeding of animals will result in their deteriora- ton.
 Hence they have, with the aid of a certain fungus, begun the planting of a crop which has so far shown itself prac- ticaIly immune from potato diseases It was at first thought that the potato crop could be improved If raised from seed This process, however, proved too long and weary.
 The new fungus process will probably be adopted by ethsx aeaatxtAe