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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23
Giraffes and Telephone Wires.

At a recent meeting Of the Institu-
ton of Electrical Engineers in London
W L. Preece told Of the damage done
to telephone systems in the tropics BY
animals, The CRATES il. East Africa
he said, have not sense enough to duck
their heads when they find a telephone
or telegraph wire across their tracks
but push on and carry the wires and
sometimes the poles with them. Whita
ants eat the telegraph poles if these
are OF any wood but teak. He showed
a telephone instrument that had been
used as q hive by bees. which entered
by the slot for the switch hook and
formed inside comb that was renew
ed as often as it was cleared away nv
the engineers. Spiders also destroy the
insulation by spinning over the wires
webs that when saturated by dew re-
duce the insulation resistance to a lew.
ohms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23

AlItbe news all the ttme-The argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23
LICENSE GRANTED
FOR A POOL HALL
Former Commissioner Archie Hart and
William J, hlinck Granted Per-
matt fer Isl7 Second Ave.
IEAvE FOR SOUTHERN CITIES
Mayor and Commissioner Liedtke ADJ
ranoed 800 10 Cover Expenses
on IBcinerat0r Inspection.

Former Commissioner archie Hart
and William J. KIiuck. manager Of the
Illinois theatre for several years, were
this morning granted a license by the
city council iu a special meeting. to
conduct pool room az 1917 Second
avenue
The storer0om which VIII be con
yerted into q billiard hail was formerly
occupied by the M5rgen Clothing COM
pany. which recently closed business
here. MF. Hart and Mr. EInck pre-
scented 3 petition signed by the ma
Jority Of property owners on both sides
OF the store Tor a distance of 200 feet
This is required by the city ordinances.
The council allowed 8 bill Of SI00.
advancing $50 each TO Mayor McCou-
ochie and Commissioner J, II. Liedtke
for expenses they viii incur in a trip
to Memphis and Little Rock. en- which
they departed at noon today for the
purpose Of inspecting incinerators.
They will arrive in Memphis tomor-
row morning and will see a Sparks
Crematory Construction company in
cinerator at work TWO other types of
garbage burners will be seen in oper-
alton in the Tennessee metropolis and
they will proceed from there TO Little
Rock, arriving in the Arkansas city
SATURDAY They VIII leave on the re-
turn trip Saturday night. arriving here
Sunday.
Cts Clerk Is Mayor Pro Tenn.
During Mr. McCouochie's absence.
City Clerk NJ y. Rudgren will be
mayor pro tenn On the two former
trips OF inspection made. the entire
council departed and Chief of Police
Phil Miller was temporary city ex-
executive
Bills for the trip Of the commission
10 Minneapolis two weeks ago to see
De Carrie fnCinerator at work. were
also allowed at the meeting this morn
ing. One allowance waa to +. H.
PIummer for S57S0 for tickets to MIN .
neapolis over the Rock Island lines
and the other was for S43-5 to Com (
missioner Rudgren for expenses on the
return trip.
When the mayor and Commissioner
Liedtke return from the south the
council Will be ready to informally .
take up the matter Of selecting one
of the four garbage burners being con- F
stdered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23

The number of unmarried men join
ing the English coIors is said 10 be
dlaproportonately low. Can it he
possible that the engaged girl ia more
selfish than the married woman? Or.
do selfish men remain bachelors?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23

1855 49, 49, So @a@77@"s k'@=-@ @7%4AA7sa sSt@
citizen deputies of the patrol and
scout duties which they had been per
forming. However, the state authori-
ties continue 10 have Jurisdiction Of
the country back Of the river. and it
is here that the wedding out Of the
bandit and suspected clements is be
ing continued with unabated energy.
Scores Of home and ranch Mexicans
have been entered and searched, and
whatever 1T was found that any Of
the occupants were directly or indi-
rectIv connected with the border
troubles the hut was burned. All uu-
desirable residents We're ordered to
leave the city at once.
IN view Of the fact that i'm the
lower border region. embracing an
area Of more than 100000 square
miles. probably 30 per cent Of the
population are MeEjcans. the putting
down of the present uprising is
much bigger undertaking than
Americans not on the ground and not
familiar with existing conditions
here realize. The rangers and the
.oa parauraIr few American citizens
Of the disturbed region take fhe view
-lar iE is onlg bv extreme measures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23
CITY CHAT.
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Buy g home Of Beidy Bros.
For express, call William Trefz.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express & Storage.
r. L 981.
Fine quality Of cinders. Call Rocl,
Island Brewing company.
If you have a horse to sell, see
Thornhill Phone r. I 1872.
Rosenfield Plumbing & Heating Co,
loll Third avenue. phone $40.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-23
The Nav with RilIs-

Hns6and-You must try. to keep our
bills down Wife, do. hnf tba,-re
sslYays running up.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21
THINGS WORSE THAN WAR
Roosevelt Says Blood and Iron Policy
Cannot Be comhatsd with MIX
and Water.

Syracuse, ~ Y.-Assertlng emphat-
ically that a policy of milk and water
can not effectively combat policy
Of blood and iron. and grimly suggest
ing that there are some things worse
than war, Col Roosevelt commented
On President Wilson'S Philadelphia
speech
He announced bis belief that as a
reprisal FOR the sinking Of The Lusi-
tanla all commerce with Germany
should be suspended and commerce
Of every kind encouraged with the rest
OF the civilized world
After mulling over the presidents
speech. Col Roosevelt said
q very earnestly hope that he viii
act promptly Tie i50 babies drowned
on the Lusltania. the hundreds Of
women drowned with them. scores Of
these women being Americans, and
the American ship Gulflight. which
was torpedoed and sunk with its
American captain and members Of its
crew, offer an eloquent commentary
Of the actual working OF the theory
that force Is not necessary to assert
rights and that a policy Of blood aud
iron can with efficacy be met by a
policy Of milk and water
q think that China is entitled to
draw all the comfort she can from the
presidents statement that there Is
such thing as being too proud to
fight
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21
MURDER CHARGED
AGAINST GERMANS
coRoNER's JURY FOR Lusl-
.TANlA's pEAn SAY KAIsER's
GOVERNMENT GUILTY.
CRIME AGAINST NATIONS
Coincidence and Sympathy Expressed
to Relatives Of Deceased, the
cunard Company and the
United states.

Klnsale. ireland The verdict rem.
dered by the coroners Jury which In.
yestigated the deaths resulting from
the torpedoing Of the Lusltania fol.
lowHi
I'VE find that the deceased met
death from prolonged immersion and
exhaustion in the sea, eight miles
south southwest Of Old Head Of Kin.
sale. Friday. May 7. 1916. owing to
the sinking OF the Lusitania by tor
pcdoes fired by a German submarine.
I'VE find that this appalling crime
was committed contrary to Information.
al law and the convention Of all civil
ized nations
I'VE also charge the officers OF said
submarine and the emperor and gov
eminent Of Germany. under whose or
ders they acted with the crime q
wholesale murder before the tribunal
Of the civilized world
we desire 10 express sincere condo
lenee and sympathy With the relatives
Of the deceased the cunard Company
and the United States. many Of whose
citizens perlshed IN this murderoua A..
tack on an unarmed liner"
Capt. Turner Of the LuslianIa was
one Of the witnesses before the cor.
oner.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21
ANOTHER WARSHIP is SUNK
British 6sttleshlp Goliath Is Torpe-
doed In the oardaneles--50o
British Sailors Lose Lives.

London.-The British battleship Go.
Hath has been torpedoed in the Oar
danelles. tits feared 500 have been
lost.
The British submarine Ella has pen
etrated through the Dardanelles and
into the Sea OF Marmora. sinking two
Turkish gunboats and Turkish trans
port. sl"se
These Announcements we're made In
the house Of commons May iS by Win
ston Churchill, first lord Of the ad-
miralty.
While no definite information had
been received as to tbs number OF
lives lost on the Goliath. Mr. Churchill
said he feared It would reach 500.
Twenty officers and 100 men Of the
Goliath's crew were saved.
Mr.. Churchill said
"The Goliath was torpedoed at night
in torpedo attack by destroyers while
protecting the French flank just In
side the straits.
/ II he dumlIdl ADhlHihhuihh ~ NhN
Dardanelles also telegraphs that the
submarine Ella, which, with so much
daring penetrated to the Sea Of Mar
mora, has reported that she sank two
Turkish gunboats and large Turkish
/ transport"
The Goliath was one Of the older
British battleships Of the pre-dread-
naught type. She was built in 1898
Her complement was 750 men. She
was 400 feet long on the water line,
displaced 1880 tons, and was armed
with four 12.inch and twelve 6inch
guns; twelve 12-pounders, six S-pound-
ers, two machine guns, and four tor
pedo tubes.
The Goliath is the third British bat
tleship whose loss In the Dardanelles
attack has been announced by the
British government. Loss OF the lire
sistible and Ocean was announced on
March 10. On April a wireless dis
patch from Berlin said the British bat.
tleship Lord Nelson also had been de
stroyed That report was not con
firmed.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21
DESTROYER MAKES REPORT
Official Statement Is Given Out by
Berlin Of How Lvsltanla Was
Torpedoed and Sunk.

BerlIn.-Fr9m the report received
from the submarine which sank tfc
Lusitania the following official version
Of the incident is published BY the
admiralty staff under the signature Of
Admiral BehnCke.
"The submarine sighted the steam
er which showed no flag May 7 A.
2:20 o'clock Central European time,
afternoon. on the southeast coast Of
ireland, in fine, clear weather
AT $40 one torpedo was fred at
the Lusitania. which hlt her star.
board side below the captains bridge
The detonation Of the torpedo was fol
lowed Immediately by further tx
ploslon Of extremely strong effect
The ship quickly listed 20 starboard
and began 10 sink.
"The second explosion must be
traced back to the ignition Of quaint
ties Of ammunition inside The ship
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21
U. S. SHOULD EMPLOY FLEET
John sharp Believes the Government
Ought 20 Back up Demands
Made on Germany.

Jackson, Miss. United States Sen
ator John sharp Williams Va a state
ment regardlngthe Lusilauia disaster,
declared that n the vessel was armed
Germany was Justified IN torpedolng
her. "but." he added. = am informed
that she was NOT and that puts a dif.
ferent lleht upon u.
Il am told that Ambassador Bern
storff said The German government
knew that the Lusitania was armed
upon one trip. but did not know that
she vas on the last" he continued
That's a lie. because they have spies,
lot Of those German-Amerleans IN
New York many of them more Ger.
man than American. who watch these
things and keep them posted
Discussing the torpedoing Of the
American steamer Gulfllght, Senator
Williams said
"if we're president ! would mohil
ize the neet and demand Of Germany
not only an apology and indemnity
but assurance that such an incident
should not be repeated. But this
would be a demand only and not an
ultimatum."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21
British officers Killed.

London.-The weeks casually lists
issued May is show 90 British officers
killed. 2O4 wounded and SO missing
Among the officers killed were Brig
Gen. Arthur willoughby, @. Lowry
and Capt. the Hon. Eric Edward Up
ton. heir Of Viscount Templetown.
Among the wounded are Maj Martin
Archershee. NJ. P. for Central Fins.
bury; Lieut.. Sir J. F. Grey, Bart;
Capt. the Hon. Alfred Harris, brother
of tho earl of Malmesbury; Lieut.. the
Hon. A. p. Methuen. second sod Of
Baron Methuen; Capt Sir Frederick
V. Robinson, Bart. Lieut.. the Hon. J
II. Bowes-Lypn, second son of the ear
of strathmore; Lieut.. Commander
Lord Alstair Graham, youngest son oi
the duke OF Montrose, and Lieut.. Col
c. B. vandeleur, who, while a pris
oner of war liz Germany, escaped anC
sent a report to the government con
cer6iug the ill-treatment of British
prisohers in Germany.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21
U. 8. Flee, Modified.

New York The setting Of the
great naval war. to be played some.
where of the Atlantic coast this
week. has been about completed,
while the defending fleet lies in the
Hudson river awaiting the grand re.
view by President Wilson. -Four yes
sells of the auxiliary division which
Is 70 compose part OF Rear Admiral
Beattys attacking fleet are nov
steamiug toward an unrevealed ren.
devious at sea, having left here
May 49,
Mobilization Of the Atlantic fleet
here had been completed By the ar
rival Of three divisions Of the tor
pedo notiia. which anchored in col
umn along the New Jersey side Of
the river.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21
ACT NOT EXCUSED
BY UNITED STATES
AMERICAN NOTE TO GERMANY
DEMANDS PREPARATION AND
NO REPETITION.
WILL PROTECT CITIZENS
Series Of Incidents Cited In cemmuni
cation 70 Show Violation Of Amer.
iea's Riehts--Note cablsd 10
Ambassador Gerard.

Washington. - The United States
government on May " cabled Ambas-
sador Gerard for tfosvn alton 70 the
German government note calling at.
iention 40 the grave situation which
has resulted" from violation Of Amefl.
can rights on the hlgh seas, culminat.
ing In the sinking Of the Lusitanla with
loss Of more than i0o American lives.
The communication expresses the
confident expectation Of the United
States that the imperial German gov
eminent will dlsayow the acts of which
the government Of the United States
complains; that they will make repara'
tion 20 far as reparatlon is possible for
injuries which are without measure,
and that they will take immediate
steps to prevent the recurrence OF any
thing 80 obviously subverse Of the
principles Of warfare for which the i'm.
perlal government In the past 80 wise
ly and so firmly contended.'
In IT, conclusion. the note states that
"the imperial German government Will
not expect the government Of the Unit
ed States 10 omit any word or any
act necessary 10 The performance Of
lts sacred duty Of maintaining the
rights Of the United States and its citi
gems and Of safeguarding their free ex
ercise and enjoyment"
In view Of recent acts Of the Ger
man authorities IN violation Of Amerl
can rights on the high seas, which
eliminated IN the t0rpedoing and sink
ing OF the British steamship Lusltanli
on May I. 1915, by which over i0t
American citizens lost their lives. Il Il
clearly wise and desirable that the gov
ernment Of the United tsates and the
imperial German government should
come to a clear and full uuderstandinf
as to the grave situation which has re
suited
"The sinking Of the British passeu
ger steamer Falaba BY a German sub
marine on March 2s. through whicl
Leon {. Thrasher, an American citl
zen. was drowned. the attack on ApfI
Is on the American vessel Cushing b.
a German aeroplane the torpedoing oi
May / Of the American vessel Gull
light by a German submarine, as a re-
suit OF which two 0r more Amerlcai
citizens met their death; and finall
the torpedolng and sinking Of th
steamship. Lusltania. constitute 50
ries Of events which the goyernmen
Of the United States has observe
with growing concern, distress an
/ smazement.
Continuing the note enters into th
details Of the submarine warfare, an
takes the German government to tas
/ for the Lusitania disaster.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21
.Antl.eerman FeeIIna Intense.

London.-Never since the war be-
gan has such wave Of anti-German
feeling surged through the country as
at NE present time. It is due entirely
10 the sinking of the Lusitania.
Workmen are refusing to labor
alongside Of men Of German birth,
whether naturalized or not. In many
towns premises occupied by Germans
have been damaged or destroyed, and
even the exchanges in London and
proTincial towns are barring the doors
to persons of German blood.
There have been riots In Liverpool
Manchester, Sanford and. Birkenhead
In liverpool Germans have been in
termed and those who are naturalized
subjects of Great Britain have been
advised to 90 to interior towns or seel
internment.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21
PORTUGAL IS IN
THROES OF REVOLT
REVOLUTIONARY PARTY OVER
THROWS GOVERNMENT AND
SELECTS PRESIDENT.
MANY KILLED IN FIGHTING
order ls Partly Restored When chlsas
10 Preelainned President-Lead.
ers Ne~ Order Want
National Government

Lisbon.-The success o. the revolu
tionary forces has been confirmed
The new government which viii BE-
presided over by Jacob Chagas, wcs
proclaimed from the windows OF the
city hall. and the announcement was
received with enthusiastic manifesto.
tion.
The military governor Of Lisbon i'm
mediately posted throughout the city
proclamation praising the courage OF
the citizens and calling on civilians
70 deliver up all arms at the arsenal
under pain Of arrest.
Casualties IN the lighting Of Nav ia
numbered 81 killed and 500 wounded.
The insurgents wrecked and looted
the house in which Capt. Couceiro, the
Royalist leader, stayed until recently.
Several Royalists were arrested, In
cludlng Marquis Ficalho.
Order has been restored partly, and
the new government is taking meas
ures to reestablish normal conditions
The former minister OF marine was
arrested and taken aboard a warshiT
for having ordered adestroyer TO sink
warships bombardins the city. News
from Oporto indicates that the dis
turbances there were similar to those
In Lisbon, but that there were fewer
casualties.
All the regiments In Lisbon and IN
the provinces now have surrendered
The last to capltulate were cayalrj
regiments which led the military move
ment resulting in the appointment o
Pimenta Costa as premier IN January
A proclamation issued by the rev
olutionary committed in Lisbon says
"We are going t6 restore the re
public to the republicans. We deman'
a national government aud conse
quently Il ought 10 be republican
We shall adopt no party flag, beeaus'
we wish all republicans to be hnite'
for the dignity Of the country, and th'
salvation of the republic.
1--WE do not advise violence or re
prisals. our energy does not preelud
generosity for the vanquished. 1t i
the province of the national govern
ment alone to execute measures 70
patriotic defense. All may rely upo
its honor and its patriotism
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21

DR.. l. w. Cooper Of Newton, at tha
closing Of the Mississippi State Med.
ical association. held at Hattiesburg,
was elected president, and Dr. J. ;.
Ullman of Natchez was chosen as rep.
resentative to the American Medical
association meeting which will be held
at San Francisco. Members Of the
state board Of health elected were:
S. W. Glass, Lyon; 7. F. Elkin, Tp
pelo: S. E. Eason, New Albany; ]. H.
Johnson, Brookhaven; T. II. seay,
Laurel. The meeting Of the Missis.
sippi association will be heid nexi
year at Greenville.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21
ITALY FACES GRAVE CRISIS
Unable to Decide War Question, the
Cabinet igns--lnternal Rev
olution Threatens.

London.-The Italian cabinet has re
signed
THE council Of Minister'S says
Reuters Rome correspondent, "con-
sidering that it did not possess the
unanimous assent Of the constitutions
al parties regarding It's International
policy which the gravity Of the situa-
ton demands, has decided to hand its
resignation to the king. An official
note to this effect was issued May "A.
"The king has reserved his decision
as to whether the resignation will be
accepted"
The political parties whose policies
are in favor of Italy remaining neu.
trail have announced the intention OF
organizing demonstration to eoun'
teract the actions Of those who favor
Intervention.
The police Of Rome. fearing con.
uiets between the citizens of the va
rious parties, are taking extraordinary
measures to cope with the situation
Troops occupy all the important
points Of the city and are especially IN
force in the vicinities Of the Austro
Hungarian and German embassies
Strong detachments OF soldiers alss
are being kept in the neighborhood o.
ex-Premier Giolitti's house ready tc
rush to his defense if necessary.
Former Premier Giolitti' regarded
AZ the leader Of the party opposed t
war, has published in the Tribuna
letter declaring he came TO Rome be
cause he was summoned here TO eA
ercise his views. He says his convie
tlons have not changed since ne eA
pressed them in speech
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21
Amsrloana in Paris Protest.

Paris-More than 100 Americans in
Paris have signed the following cable.
gram to President Wilson:
1--WE, the undersigned, have oh
served strict neutrality though living
amid the horrors Of war, now feel
that in Justice TO our conditions and
In erder 70 preserve our self-respect,
ge must voice an indignant and ener-
getic protest against the sinking Of
the Lusitanla, an act pre-amlnen. in
Is savagery, and which places the re.
sponslbipty outside civilized human.
lrs.e
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21

Bob White, a young white man, has
been brought over from vicksburg and
transferred 10 the Rankln state farm
TO resume his penal sentence. Il is
claimed that he violated the condi'
tions OF a pardon granted.
White was sent up from Warren
county to serve a hve-year term for
manslaughter, and had completed one
year OF his term Ct the time pardon
was granted.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-05-21

For the reason that he was active
in frustrating a plot formed by nun
Der Of fellow conyicts on the Sun.
flower farm, by which they expected
to escape, seaborn Knight a Warren
county negro, who was serving a long
term, on the recommendation Of the
prison trustees, has been granted q
meritorious discharge by the governor.
Gov. Brewer has also granted a par
don for Charles r. Bishop. white, who
was sentenced from sunflower county
In September, 1903, to life term for
murder. Bishop was tried for the kill
ing OF the man whom he suspected
Of breaking up bis home life, and was
first sentenced to be hung, which was
reversed by the supreme court, and al
the second trial he was convicted and
given a life sentence.