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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-22
PUBLIC UTILITY SECURITIES.


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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
AMERICAN VESSEL Is UNDAMAcED
Chicago Has
SecOndBdbu
A Defective

Chicago, ILL.,. Dec. S.-A baby girl,
pronounced hopelessly defective, as
was the Bollinger baby. was permitted
to die in a Chicago hospital. it be-
came known today because surgeons
declined to operate to save its life.
The child was Grace Werder. The
father, Julius Werder, refused to con-
sent to the operation that, it is sup
posed. would have saved her life. In
agreement with Dr. Jacob Faltermay-
er, the attending physician, as to the
medical problem, were DR.. Clarence
Rutherford and DIR. Harry ]. Haisei-
den. the surgeon who, a few weeks
ago, declined to operate on the de-
fective Bollinger baby.
. The defective baby, according TO Of
fetal hospital records, was found to
have hydroccephalic head, with
water tumors, and paralysis of the
lower extFemities. 1t would have
been an imhecile, if it had lived, the
surgeons declared
Although she had never seen her
baby, the mother agreed with the
physicians that the child was better
off dead. There is a striking similar
ity between the case of the Werder
baby and that of the Bollingers. The
Bollinger baby was the fourth child Of
Mrs. Bolilnger and Grace Werder was
the fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Werder. The Werder's three living
daughters are healthy and strong.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
GERMANS RECORD
SIGNAL VICTORY
OVER The FRENCH
Teutons Report Capture of Position On
Hill No. 1873 In the Champagne
Reeioh.

Berlin, Dec s, via London, 3:05 p.
m.1-Capture of a French position
more than 500 yards in length on hill
No, 1913 north of Souain in the Cham
payne district, is announced by Ger
man army headquarters today
The official statement says:
IAN attempt by the enemy to con-
test our success east Of Auberive Tin
the Champagne district failed. In ad-
dition to the prisoners taken three ma
chine guns fell into our hands.
North of Souain, position on hill
No, 1913, over distance of about 500
metres, was wrested from the French.
Four counter attacks were repulsed.
One officer, 120 men and two machine
guns were captured.
ION the front of Field Marshal Won
Hindenhurg's forces, local attacks by
weak Russian divisions were re-
pulsed"
Paris, Oct 8.-The French official
statement follows: In Belgium our
machine guns last night prevented the
enemy from demonstrating the field
works previously destroyed by us in
the region of Hetsas.
TO the north of Arras, at point
west of Hill No. 40, our fire put a
definite check to a German attack, the
way for which had been prepared by
the explosion of mine.
During the day Of yesterday our
artillery bombarded and destroyed the
Sainturin mill in the vicinity of Roye,
This position had been organized by
the enemy for defense.
In the Champagne district we have
continued to make progress by means
of hand grenades in that front trench
where the enemy secured footing
yesterday, south of ST. Souplet. East
Of Butte de Souain our counter at
tacks mastered the German attack
which yesterday evening had been cut
In two by us. The fighting here liz
still going on for the recapture Of the
position occupied by the enemy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
ETCHISON MAKES
NOT GUILTY PLEA

Minneapolis. Mimi, Dec S.-Charles
d. Etchison, travelling salesman OF
Washington, D. c., pleaded not guilty
in district court to an indictment
charging him jointly with Frederick
T. Price with the murder of the lat
ter's wife more than q year ago. No
date was set for his trial.
Price again today denounced as
falsehood Etchison's sworn confess
sion that for $4,000 he had gone with
Price to point on the East River road
where he charged Price had pushed
his wife. member of a well known
family, over a steep embankment and
caused her death in order to inherit
a large sum of money. II will issue
statement within the next few days
that will disprove Etchisons story"
said Price. Il will show just how
much of saint Etchison really u.s."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
ITALY is PRAISED
BY ITS MINISTER
Signor Orlando Refutes Statement of
Pope That Members of Holy See
Have Been Mistreated.

Rome. Dec. s, $3.50 .. m.)-The law
Of guarantees Regulating the status
Of the papacy in Romeo cannot be re-
garded as having resulted from nego-
tiations between Italy and the papacy,
but Italy nevertheless upholds it 10y
ally as one of the fundamental laws
of the state, without expecting any re-
turn from the papacy, said Signor
Orlando, minister Of justice, in his re-
ply in the chamber Of deputies to the
allocution of Pope Benedict. The min
lister spoke with particular reference
to the statement Of the pope that Ger
tain ambassadors and ministers &C
credited to the Holy See had been OBJ
liged to leave the Vatican in order to
preserve their dignity and the pre-
negatives of their officers. Signor Or
Iando insisted that the ambassadors
and ministers to the Holy See who de-
parted when Italy entered the war did
so of their own free will, after they
had been assured they were at lib
erty to remain without molestation or
interference with their prerogatives
IF. however, they wish to make it
appear that they were forced to leave,
that is their affair" the minister con-
tinued at is greatly to the credit of
Italy that during this unprecedented
upheaval the papacy has been able TO
maintain its prestige throughout the
world
Cardinals from belligerent coun-
tries, including Germany, have been
permitted to travel through Italy and
gather here for the consistory without
molestation. The same thing cannot
be said of other nations"
The chamber applauded this last re-
mark of the minister, which was in
tended as a reference to the report that
Cardinal MERCER, primate of Belgium,
had refrained from coming to Rene
for the consistory on account OF re-
strictions imposed by the German au-
thorities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
Secretary of Commerce De-
clares Greater System Is
Need in United States.
POINTS AT WATERWAYS
Sees Future in Their Devel-
opment-Room for Both
Them and Railroads.

Washington, u, c., Dec. s.--Gov-
ernor Dunno of Illinois is among those
who will address the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress which opened
its twelfth annual convention here to-
day Secretary of Commerce William
c, Redfeld made the opening address.
The annual report of Senator Rams
dell of Louisiana, president of the con-
gress was read at the morning ses-
sion
Secretary Redfeld urged greater
transportation system for the United
States, pointing out that one way to
achieve that object was to extend the
waterways of the country.
Referring to the use of the word
pork" in connection with the Develop
ment Of waterways Mr.. Redield de-
clared, I'VE in America will have our
little laugh, no matter what Develop
ment il holds back"
He said he did not think the word
pork" was used with justice. Single
individuals might make a mistake, he
said, but he declared pork must be
ASSOCIATED with the rivers and harbofs
cause before that cause can win"
The secretary told the congress he
did not believe there need be any an
tagonism between railroads and wa
terways for, he said. each had its place.
Advocate Harbor Decreases.
A fixed policy In maintenance of har-
Dor defenses under which at least four
per cent of the older battery emplace-
ments would be replaced annually is
advocated in the annual report Of the
chief engineers of the army, submit
ted to congress with the report Of the
secretary of war and made public to-
day. 1t is pointed out that only 10 per-
cent of the present harbor defense pro-
iects have been rebuilt since 1909
While no mention is made Of the $780,
000,000 four-year program urged by
the administration for improvement of
the coast defenses, the report esti-
mates that S5,369.260 viii be needed
during the coming year for necessary
work on present or projected coast
Notifications in continental United
States and S2S2.000 for those In insu-
lar possessions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
ST. LOUIS TO Get
DEMOCONVENTION

Washington, q. c., Dec. S.--St. Louis
is the place and June 14th the date of
the next democratic national conven-
ton.
This was decided on by the demo-
cratic national committee which had
completed its work today after placing
itself on record in favor of the renom-
ination and reelection of Woodrow Will
son as president. Complete harmony
characterized the proceedings.
st. Louis won over its rivals-Chi-
cago and Dallas-on the second ballot.
The vote stood st. Louis. IS; Chicago,
Is, and Dallas. 8. Immediately after
wards on motion of the Texas commit
teemen, the choice was made unani-
nous. Speaker Clark led the fight for
st. Louis. He urged the city's claims
as necessary to keep Missouri in the
democratic column.
At the luncheon, President Wilson,
speaking briefly. told the committee
men the democratic party should be in
good order for the 1916 campaign be-
cause 1t had carried out its pre-elec-
ton promises. Speaking, as he said,
ain the family the president re-
viewed the acts of the administration
since it came into power The commit
teemen appIauded him enthusiastically.
No other addresses were made.
The president, saying he did not
think it necessary to address the COM
mittee in parliamentary language, said
that amy one who thinks We can be
beaten is talking through his hat"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
HUNGARIAN SEES
PEACE BLESSING
Former Premier Believes it a Human
Duty to End War as Soon as
Possible.

Amsterdam, Dec. 8, (via London.
.7s4o a. MIA long speech delivered
by Count julius Andrassy, former
premier of Hungary. at the latest
session of the Hungary chamber.
dealt mainly with the possibility of
peace, according to a dispatch from
Budapest This message quotes Count
Andrassy as follows:
1T is the human duty to make peace
at the earliest possible moment. I am
completely convinced that we shall be
able to conquer the most extreme re-
sistanee Of our enemies and continue
the war until our adversaries are
forced to ask for peace, but it will be
a blessing IL it were possible to con-
clude peace before this last moment
comes.
IF. despite these considerations, /
do not now espouse definite action TO-
wards peace, the reason is that l am
convinced the time is not yet ripe,
The fact that on the other side | do
not see any sign of a possibility of the
conclusion of peace at present, pre-
vents me from all actions toward
peace. Moreover, all signs demon
strate that our adversaries have not
yet acknowledged the present result
of the war and they are doing every
thing, in order, perhaps, yet To obtain
change in the fortune of war. The
declarations of the French premier
and the speeches made in the house
of commons also offer in the present
circumstances little promise of an
early peace"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
MASS MEETING IS
HELD ON OSCAR Il

New York, Dec. S.-Wireless advices
received today from the peace ship
Oscar III, signed by Henry Ford and
prepaid, tell of mass meeting held on
board last night at which extracts of
the message of President Wilson 10
congress were read.
Some discussion followed during
which Ellis 0. Jones, a writer OF New
York, referred to the message as re
dictionary and said it should not be
received in silence.
Twenty peace advocates constituting
the second contingent of the Ford ex-
petition to The Hague will sail this
afternoon on the Scandinavian Ameri-
can line steamship Frederik VII for
Copenhagen. Most of the members Of
the party were unable to make ar
rangements to leave Saturday on the
Oscar II. carrying the main Ford ex-
petition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
PREMIER ASQU|TH
TALKS OF PEACE

London, Dec. s, 1874 p, milf
proposals Of serious character for
a general peace are put forward by
the enemy governments either direct
ly or through a neutral power they
win first be discussed by the allied
governments. Until this contingency
arises / cannot give any further
pledge"
The foregoing was premier Asquith's
reply made in the house of commons
today to the request of Philip Snow
den, socialist, for pledge that no
proposals for negotiations based on
the evacuation Of conquered territory
shall be rejected by the British gov
eminent without the knowledge Of
parliament.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
KING OF sun CULT
SENT TO PRISON

Chicago, Dec. s.-ottoman Ser
Adusht Hanish, head of the Mazdaz-
nan cult of sun worshipers, was taken
to the house Of correction today to
serve a sentence of six months I'M
prisonment for sending obscene matter
through Interstate commerce. His ap-
peal from the sentence was recently
denied by the United States supreme
court.
The specific offense charged against
the cult leader was that he sent a
book, entitled Timer Studies and in
tended for his followers, to young
woman In Brookfield, Mo,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
THE WEATHER

Forecast Till Z P. N. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.
Fair tonight and Thursday, slightly
colder tonight.
Temperature at a. m. 35. Highest
Yesterday Al. Lowest last night 80.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 10 miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at p. m. IS, at
7 a. m. s., at p. m. today II.
Stage OF water e.3, no change in last
"a hours.
I'M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
MRS.ELLA YOUNG
ENDS ACTIVE LIFE
superintendent OF Chicago Public
schoois Retires From Office for
First Rest.

= eAicago, Dec. S.-Mrs. Ella Flagg
80 .'uhg, who has been identified with
iedgos public schools for SO years
ne last six as superintendent at
S,V'VoV year-retired today. she is
u years old.
~is' Young plans to leave immed-
eiy Tor southern California where
S'eA Miss Laura Breton. who has
s'r ,u her companion for years, she
VIII establish home.
am going to take rest" Mrs.
.odhg said, and shall not look at a
s~spaper for six months. After the
sae Is over ! shall so to Europe"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
PAPER COMMENTS
ON WILSON TALK

London, Dec. s. (l:37 D. MEX
pressing the view that President Will
sons denunciation in his message of
the activities of war plotters was too
mild in general and not sufficiently dis
criminatory between unneutral con-
duct and criminal conduct, the Pail
Mall Gazette says:
He even goes so far as to suggest
that the acts of an assassin or a dyna-
inter are chiefly henious as exhibi-
tons of unneutral conduct and that
equal censure must fall on every
American who fails to keep the scales
of judgment even and proves himself
a partisan of no nation but his own -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
OTTUMWALUMBER
COMPANY ROBBED

Ottumwa, Iowa, Dec S.-The safe in
the office OF the Hutchinson Lumber
company at Agency, near here, was
opened early today and three checks.
aggregating 1853. taken and the safe
closed again. Two general stores
were also entered and small amounts
of change taken from the cash draw
ers at each place. Sheriff C. c. Gre
mer has been working on the case and
is looking for stranger to the towns
people who hired a farmer lad to
drive him two miles to Cliffland,
where he boarded train this morn
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
dunno INVITES THE
PRESIDENT TO TALK

Washington, D. C., Dec. Governor
Dunno Of Illinois and Secretary Of
State Stevenson of the same state in
vited President Wilson today TO speak
at the tomb Of Abraham Lincoln at
Springfield, H., Feb. 1a. The presi-
dent said he would accept if his en-
gagements permitted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
American Ship Communi
paw Thought to Have
Been Sunk by Sub.
COMPANY GETS CABLE
Standard Oil Offices in New
York Informed That Boat
Is at Alexandria, Egypt

London, Dec. g. (12:47 p. MIA
telegram from Alexandria, Egypt. re-
ceived today by Lloyds, says that the
American steamship Communipaw, re-
ported sunk off the coast of Tripoli
by a submarine, arrived at Alexandria
on Monday II is inferred that pos
sibly some confusion has arisen in re-
gard to the identity of the vessel tor
pedoed
If the report of the torpedoing Of
the Communipaw is substantiated, she
mlst have discharged her cargo of oil
and have been on her way to another
port when attacked.
Company Gets Message.
New York. Dec. 8-A dispatch from
Alexandria. Egypt, apparently confirm
atory Of the report received by London
Lloyds that the oil tanker Communf-
paw was safe was received today by
the Standard Oil offices here. This
message stated that the Communipaw
had reached Alexandria on Sunday
last and would sail for New York on
Tuesday yesterday.
Five Are Americans.
News Of the fate of the crew of the
American oil steamer Communipaw,
sunk by submarine in the Mediter-
ranean is anxiously awaited today by
officials OF the Standard Oil company,
the owner OF the vessel OF the SO
members Of the ship: company, Cap
tain NordstFom and the four engineers
are Americans, according to David T.
Warden manager of the Standard Oil
eompany's shipping department. MIR,
Warden says that other members Of the
crew may be citizens of the United
States.
News dispatches from Rome that the
Uommunipaw was sunk near Tobruk,
Tripoli, said that no information had
been received there concerning the
crew. A dispatch from Athens re-
ceived in London said Greek torpedo
boat which responded TO an appeal for
help received Monday at Piraus from
an American ship torpedoed by sub
marine. found only wreckage at the
scene Of the attack.
The Communipaw. formerly named
the DeutchIand, was a three masted
steel steamer. She left New York Oct.
q for Alexandria, Egypt, but was de-
tained at Genoa by the Italian author"
Ties until Dec 2.
Dispatch from Captain.
The dispatch came from Captain
NoFdstrom of the Communipaw and
was given out by David T, Warden.
manager Of the foreign shipping de-
partment Of the Standard Oil company
Of New Jersey. We are anxiously
awaiting word from our vessel the
Petrolite, said Mr. Warden. but have
received no news except what we saw
in the papers"
whether mistake has been made
III reporting the Communipaw torpe-
coed or whether she was torpedoed aft
eF leaving Alexandria on her home voy-
age Standard Oil officials can only
conjecture.
Was low Speed Boat.
Inc Gommunipaw could make only
nine knots an hour Mr.. Warden said,
ana assuming she left Alexandria on
tuesday, or even Monday, she could
NOT have gone $50 miles to point
ueer Iobruk. Tripoli, off where the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
USED AK ON WIFE,;
SCARED TO DEATH

Galesburg. ILL.,, Dec. s.-Crazed with
fear of punishment because he nearly
killed his wife Monday night with
blow on the head with Ratchet VIII
liam Sweeney. 45, died of fright and
nervousness in the jail here today He
faced charge Of murderous assault.
Mrs. Sweeney is expected to recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
implement Dealers Meet.

Peoria, H.. Dec. s.--The 10th annual
convention of the Illinois Implement
and Vehicle Dealers association con-
vened here today Two hundred dele
gates are in attendance An address
by the president, W. r. Morris, Deca-
tur. featured the morning session.
Officers will be elected at the closing
session Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
REPUBLICANS TO
SUPPORT WILSON

Washington, Dec. Senator CALI
iinger, republican leader. told Presi
dent Wilson today that republicans
want the army and navy strengthened
and are willing to cooperate with the
democrats. Later Mr.: Gallinger said
President Wilson had told him he
would not approve of the democratic
caucus making the defense plans I
party measure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

Continued on Page Eighty
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-17
Less Ore on Docks.

A press dispatch from Cleveland
says: During March the Lake Erie
docks sent 648, ,848 tons of ore to
the furnaces against shipment of
820,741 tons for March, 1914.
Ashtabula was the largest shipper
for the month with 220,162 tons
and Cleveland which sent forward
142 494 tons, was second. There
was less ore on dock at the Lake
Erie end of the route April than
on the same date last year.
On the first of the month Lake
Erie docks were holding 6,861 $40
tons, and on April /, 1914, stocks
were 7, l55, 674 tons. The move
ment to the furnaces is increasing
steadily. AS little ore will be re-
ceived in April, the docks will be
in pretty fair shape by May l.
Figures showing the amount of ore
in furnace yards are not available,
but the general opinion is that
stocks are not so heavy as they
were year ago.
Stocks OF ore at the different
ports on April l in gross tons were:
Buffalo, 1873, S05; Erie, 453, 210;
Conneaut, 819, ,708; Ashtabula,
2,227 ,981; Fairport, 293. SOL;
Cleveland, /, 703, l25; Lorian
430, 263, Huron, 462, 1876; San
dusky, 2, 741; Toledo, 2s4, 92o;
Total, 8, sol, $40.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-17
Electric Company to Increase Capacity

Arrangements have recently been
made by the Appleyard interests
which control the local electric COM
pany to largely increase their capa
city in this district. These enlarge
nent are to be made by the build
ing of a new ten thousand kilowatt
hydroelectric plant, and FIVE thou
sand kilowatt turbine plant. The
latter, which is a steam plant, is to
be located on the lake front at Ash
land, where an excellent site can be
had and where coal can be unload
ed at the door of the plant without
any rail haul, The location of the
hydro electric plant, which is a
water power proposition, has not
yet been announced.
In connection with the building
of these new plants, the company
is also to build a duplicate trans
mission line from Ashland to the
range by way of Odanah, which will
give it two separate transmission
lines from ten to twenty miles apart
thus insuring absolute continuity
of service at all times.
This company is already doing a
large business in the furnish hing of
juice" for power purposes, in ad-
dition to hundreds of small power
users, furnishing the following
large users of power:
Northwestern Fuel Co, Wash
burn, $50 horse power; Washburn
Electric Co., Washburn, 200 horse
power; Clarkson Coal &Dock Co,
Ashland, IS horse power; P. ga.
Coal Co, Ashland, 100 horse power;
Hanson Milling Co, Ashland $50
horse power: Ashland Paper Co. ,
Ashland, 635 horse power; Men
asha Paper Co. Ashland, 200 horse
power; Union Tanning Co. Mellen,
125 horse power; Montreal Mining
CO., Montreal, 600 horse power;
CASTLE Mining Co., Ramsay. 422
horse power.
Electric power is rapidly becom-
ing an important factor in the de-
velopment of this section of the CO.
untry, and the greatly increased
facilities which the two new plants
will give this company will be an
important addition to the industrial
advancement of the district, insur-
ing, as they will, ample and con
tinuous service for all purposes.
Work on the new plants, we under
stand, to be commenced immediate
ly,-Ironwood Times.