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Rock Island Argus., 1915-10-15
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THOMPSON SAYS
Chicago Mayor Tells Spokane lie Has
Received 1860 kilograms for
Closing Saloons.

Spokane Wash. Oct I5-That he
had received 1000 eommendatory tege-
grams from Chicago since last Sunday
when the state law regarding closing
OF saloons on the Sabbath was en-
forced in that city. was the statement
made TO newspaper men here by VIII
liam Hale Thompson. mayor of Chi
cago. on his way home at the head of a
party Of AZ Chicagoans from the San
Francisco exposition.
The messages. MIR. Thompson said,
came from all ranks OF society Many
were from women, not a few being
from wives OF saloon keepers, one OF
them remarking that last Sunday was
the FIRST time her husband had spent
the day at home in is years. Not q sin
gle message criticized him Tor his &C
tiou, ne added.
Dir Thompson was enroute today to
Helena Mont
Rock Island Argus., 1915-10-15
STACKPOLE DIES
OF new DISEASE


New Tora Oct I5.- George +. 5aaca-
pole. the lawyer. af Rtverhaa5. long
ISLAND. vao was stricken with anthrax
several days ago. died at Bellevue hoa
FtraI early today Of heart failure ra-
sHIaug from the poison of tae disease
Mr Stacke0Les death came after
a rally which caused uta pag-
sieianz To believe the mo=a SER
jous phase of the disease had been
passed and that he would recover He
was conscious until within five minutes
before he died and told his wife he
last few minutes he tried 20 cheer up
his relatives ami throughout the great
err part of his illness encouraged them
with hope of his recovery
The determined struggle made 5v Nr.
StackpoIe, who vas III years old. and
the unusual nature of his disease COM
mon 10 cattle bat rare among human
beings attracted public attention
throughout the country Physicians
watched the case closely to observe
the effect of the and-toEjH which was
rushed here from the bureau ot animal
inGuBtrv at Washington 10 combat the
deadly anthrax germ
In all $50 cubic ceuumeters were iu-
jected in three or more days. After the
third injection the dreaded epidemic
vas shown. Although rhe physicians
were greatly encouraged they warned
1Ir. Staekpole's relatives that there
was danger that his heart would yield
TO the poison infection OF the malady.
Growing Weaker,
Benbow City, Iu. Oct l5-Dr John
O. Helper who for nearly two weeks
has been suffering from anthrax whlCh
developed from mosquito bite. was
growing weaker today but stII was
conscious. Hope for his recovery has
not been abandoned
Rock Island Argus., 1915-10-15
Var Forced On Bnlgaria. Too.

Berlin. Oct l5, via London, II
Bulgaria is welcomed by the Lo
kaI Anzeiger as o new ally of Ger
many. The paper asserts that sui
garIaus would have remained al peace
if il had been possible but that war
was forced on them just as iL was on
Germany
Reports that Bulgaria had attacked
Serbia first came as o surprise says
the newspaper, "but now we know
Serbia crossed the Bulgarian border
without a previous declaration Of war,
Bulgaria thus was fully justified IN her
attack. Our new ally not only will
fight mith US. but viii confer with us
Rock Island Argus., 1915-10-15
TIE WAR TODAY

British casualties iH the Darda-
HeIles operations have reached al-
most the 100000 marx. An oMciaI
statement ju London today gave
the figures 8s 9G.@ga uF to DcG
q oi which number 1857 we're
Killed, i,195 of the killed being
officers.
Abandonment of the costly GaI-
liHaii expedition was suggested iu
lHe house af lords last 8laHt by
Lord Miner Hha advanced the
IDEA oj the transfer of the troops
au the peninsula f8 another field.
The government would not commit
itself as 10 whether the troops
would remain or be transferred,
ereecc viii not intervene iu the
war ON behalf of Serbia at pres
eHf. She has officially notified
tine British government. Premier
Eaimis, iB fine notification state
ment, declares that the rreak gov
erumeUt holds that Intervention
by Greece in fine present gircum-
stances is not called for under
the treaty with Serbia.
German torpedo boat destroy
er was sunk by "a British suhma-
riHe today in the passage connect
ing fine Baltic and the North Sea-.
known as The Sound, a Gopeu-
hazeu dispatch states. 4 German
cruiser and another destroyer iH
the vicinity hastily Steamed away
s0gthWard, the dispatch adds
British submarines recently have
heeH active in ihe Baltic near fbe
scene of ihc incident of today. 4e9.
cral German steamers having been
-aHb by them.
Formal announcement was made
To-day that serbia had declare war
on Bulgaria,
The first war statement issued
hy the Bulgarian general star,
dated Thursday night, accuses the
~erbians Of initiating the offensive.
It declares the latter on Tuesday
made q surprise attempt 10 obtain
possession OF strategic points iH
Bulgaria commanding rhe route t0
Sofia. but we're defeated and driven
back.
press dispatch from Ni-h to
Paris declares that the German
forces have not progressed more
than -four miles south 8j the Da.
nube at amy point, while ne Bul-
garian> are being held along fine
border.
Greece is being financed by the
entente allies to an extent sui
HeieHt to pay the expenses Of the
keeping her army modified, ac-
earding to an Athens dispatch 10
Milan. The sum oi s6,000.00B al
ready has been advanced, it is de-
clared.
In the lardanelles the Turks
claim TO have inflicted heavy lasses
on tie &llie> near Aaaiarfa by the
use Of bombs and to have had
similar success near SedduI Balir ia
hand grenade attacks. Allied tor.
pedo boats have been driven from
the Harrows by The Hrc Of Turk
ISL batteries.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-10-15
CLINTON TAKES
THIEF SUSPECT


Clinton. Iowa. Oct 15.-Caa OF the
three men suspected OF postomoa rob-
berry at Durant Iowa. was captured
and Two others escaped after q revale-
ar duel here early this morning
Three officers stopped au automobile
containing three men on the Niss5ss-
tppi river nigh bridge. In the midst
of the questioning one jumped oRr.
another opened fire on the officers and
the third started rbe ear Two officers
boarded the running board One was
scTaped or against the railing OF ths
bridge. The other officer held a gun
to the head of one man. vaaly order
ing them to stop. until the driver Of
the car put his gun in taa officers
ribs and ordered him 80 jump The
officer oHeEed and opened fre. the sas-
poets returning it, They escaped into
Illinois and "a posse is searching for
thans
William Leonard. the man under ar.
rest refuses TO Jalk. even 70 the sy
tent of divuleinE mis- history
Burlington. Iowa Oct 15-Two sus-
poets arrested in connection with the
ROBBERY or HIH NU1l4LaEe at ~ tuEelG-
Iowa. OF $500 worth of stamps, were
released here today 40 real evidence
could be found duplicating .hem in the
crime.
Fulton. H. Oct. 15.-Armad with
rifles. shot guns, revoivers and every
conceivable Eeapon. q posse of q score
of men. headed by Deputy Shersa /.
Bielema of Whiteside county Is sc0ur- +
ing the hills in the vicinity Of Fulton
for the two men. suspected of robhins
the Duraut postof1ee last night The
abandoned by the pair iu
Fulton was found rtddled wlta bullet
holes as a result Of the revolver duel
with the Clinton, Iowa. police early
this morning In the machine was q
grip filed with burglars tools.
The Durant postmaster was unable
to open the safe. He sent in a can TO
Rock Island and this afternoon Charles
Tiebie, local safe expert. and HIS son.
Otto left for Duraur 10 open EHe strong
box.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-10-15

Berkeley, Cal. Oct 15.-Fourteen in
mates of the Folsom state prison, the
University of California announced to
day, have enrolled in a new cores
.pondence course of instruction as
teachers. With the establishment OF
the normal course, the inmates OF the
two state prisons have the benefit Of q
complete curriculum. from primary in
struction TO fun university training. Al
Folsom $50 prisoners are taking the
niyersty's correspondence courses.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-10-15
COLLISION SINKS THE
PONCE DE LEON BOAT

Madrid, oct is. (via Paris. $50 p.
-i'--fhs Spanish gunboat Ponce de
~5oA Has sunk yesterday in q collision
..a the merchant vessel San Jose near
-a'Po1a. off the Spanish coast The
-'eR Of tha Eunboat was saved.
ne Ponce de Leon was a small war,
PIP. placing only I95 tons, and was
~iil p 1855, She was 135 feet long. rs
.ses beam and II feet draught. Her
'lllameat consisted of . FIVE Founders
'.4 t~o machine suns Her speed was
ARots Her complement consisted
Rock Island Argus., 1915-10-15

Washington. Oct I5.-Tae Old wood
en- frigate Franklin. once the flagship
OF Admiral Farragut today was placed
out Of commission preparatory to be-
ing sold for 5ank
Rock Island Argus., 1915-10-15

NJ c I'M b. er Of Audit
Bureau of Circulations
Rock Island Argus., 1915-10-15

Asso ciated Press
Leased Wire Report
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
CORDOVA HARBOR TO
 RE OFFICIALLY SURVEYED

Cordova Times: Colonel Cavan- aush. Of tte U. s. army and engi- neeriug board, has arranged to send a party ot engineers to Prince William sound to make a recOnnOis- sance of the easterly end of Hawk ins island, and the two peninsulas on borb sides of Simpson bay, These are military reservations and the reconnaissance will cover all of the interior topography. Arrangements are now being made for tTansporta- tion around the bay for the egineers and it is expected that a month at least will be required to do this work.
 Several years ago the government set aside all of Hawkins island aud all of the territory from the townsita of Nelson to beyond Ora vina point for military and naval reservations. During the past yeGr President George c. HazeIet, of the Ccrdova chamber of commerce. while in Washington, urged upon the dspartments the adyisability of making definite surveys of what the government wanted for fortifi- cation purposes and to return the balance of the reserve to the pub lie domain. This will be the first official survey of the harbor for Qualifications and military pur- poses.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
GOVERNMENT CLAIMS
 BIG POWER SITES

Thursday mornings mail brought to the Juneau land office an exc cutive order under date of July 31st ordering 9 power site reservation to be known us No. 491 in Solo uTen Gulch and on Uno creek, in the vicinit,. os Walden. rrI-- --z ~-- ---i.L draws from appropriation all land within ore-Quarter of a mile of all streams which flow into solomon Gulch between the points of dis charr= Of said stream in the port of Valdez and a point two miles up stream. The order withdraws on Uno creek all lands within one quarter mile of the point of dis charge iuto Shoup Bay and point 11h miles uD stream.
 Another executive order came in the same mail ordering the with drawal for townsite purposes of two tracts, comprising II acres each, imm,d'ateIy adjoining the townsite Of seward. These tracts are deSig- mated as Tract A. and Tract B.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
0N
 PRINCESS ALICE

The Princess Alice left Skagway at 8 o'clock this morning on her way south, with 13S passengers, in cluding S1 round-trippers, and a carUo of l5O tons of magnesite from the Atlin deposits of that mineral, on board.
 Among those joining the steam CT here were:
 Mrs. CDr) Gable of Skagway, en- route to Seattle.
 Ms. Taylor of Dawson, enroute for Victoria, B. c.
 Mrs. Whitehead and Miss White head of Savannah, Ca.
 Geo Walker, father of Mrs. Al. Henderson of Whiteh0rse.
 W. LaRose, of the White Pass & Yukon Route mail service.
 Mrs. Teskey, mother of Mrs. H, G. MacPherson of Whitehorse.
 Mr. Kirieze, a gas expert, re turning from a trip into the Atlin district.
 Mrs. Anthier and Mr. Leconteur of Dawson, enroute to Ea0t0rn Canada
 Messrs. Duncan, Casey, Brocbane, Mcleod, Thornbur0, Dallas and Brown, all of Fairbanks.
 The two Misses Arnold, who came on the Victoria from Nome and stopped over here between boats.
 MT. and Mrs. Bacon and Mrs. Lombard, who have been to the inter- for and are now on their way home.
 MesSrs. Conn and Anderson, Me Kee creek, Atlin district, mining operators, on their way to Vancouv- er, B. c.
 Mrg, Mayer, two Misses Mayer and MT. Mayer, Jr., of New York; returning from a trip into Atlin and other interior points.
 Dominion GeOlogist Young, who is on his way to Ottawa after an investigation of the magnesite de- posits iu the Atlin district.
 Mrs. J. s. McCann, Miss McCann and three children, family of capt, McCann of one of the lower river st, amers of the A. Y. N. Co.
 Among the round trippers on the Princess Alice who spent a couple of days in the north were Miss Tupper, daughter of Sir Chas. Hilbert Tupper, and MT, Gamble
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
NINETEEN TONS OF
 ALASKA GOLD IN 1915

Nineteen avordupois tons of gold were deposited in the Seattle branch Of the United States assay office during tue fiscal year of 1915, end ing June 30, according to the of- ficiaI report of John W. Phillips assayer in charge. Led by Nome Iditarod second, and Panama third --l--.,... s---- = ''
 say office the greater portion by far of the deposits. The total valu- ation O Alaska's contribution for this fiscal year is placed at S6,SlS'- 8S3.9S, subdivided from the follow inc districts: Nome, s2,744,l4l- 23: Iditarod, $1,431OS3.SS; Tan ana, s9OS,O61.O2, and the balance os Alaska, $1,224,14S.S5. British Columbia contributed $1,492r564.l2' and the Yukon territory, SS4S,6sS'- 95. The figures given do not re- present by any means, the annual output Of the districts named, Az saver Phillips declared, as a DOT ton of their gold and precious met al is shipped to other United states assay offices and hints.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
IF
 THE STEAMSHIPS

The Spokane will leave Seattle for Skagway tonight, She is due here Wednesday morning.
 The Dolphin will be in tomorrow morning at o'clock with a big crowd of tourists and S5 tons of cargo. Immediately after the ar rival of the boat in port an excur- sion train will be run to Summit.
 The Northwestern, which was scheduled to sail tonight from Seat Ile for the north and westward will not leave there until tomorrow night at g o'clock, according to in formation received by Agent F. J.. Shaw at late hour this afternoon. The steamship will make her reg ular calls on the way from Seattle to Seward, but on the return trip will go direct from Cordova to Seat tie bv the outside passage, leaving out all Southeastern Alaska ports.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20

and two daughters of Vancouver B. c. The party made the round trip to Whitehorse.
 Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Carey, eX- cursionists, who have been making tour of the interior embracing Dawson, Atlin and intermediate uCints.
 Messrs. Webb and Swan of the department of the interior, Ottawa, who have been invstigating the wat CT power of the streams in Yukon territory.
 Mir. and Mrs. Landers and two sons of Chicago, who have been making a tour of the north. Mir. Landers is a prominent real estate dealer in his home city.
 MT. Jack Mercer and family of Whitehorse. Mir. Mercer is taking ont the body of his wife for burial at Chilawack, B. C., she having died of typhoid fever in the Whitehorse general hospital on Tuesday morn ing.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
PRICE 10 SosNT!s
KAISER RETURNS THANKS FUR ':
 CAPTURE OF RUSSIAN FORT

of the German offensive says:
 There is an enormous difference between the war of 1872 and the present conflict. The Germans are hurling against Russia forces equiv alent to seven such invasions as that of Napoleon and supported by the latest technical appliances; whereaE in 1872 the Russian army in the latter respect was fully on a par with the French.
 "The Germans are infinitely bet ter Uosted as to the position of Rus sia than Napoleon and they are in capable of regarding Moscow as the key to the empire. They know that
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
FAMOUS CHARLEY. CHAPLIN WITH US

Charley Chaplin, whom all the movie fans know as the great fun maker, has made a four weeks en- gagement with the Daily Alaskan to do a comic stunt at the top of page 8 every day during that time.
 You want to smile once a day, at least, so turn to page 8 and smile with Charley.
 His first appearance is today.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
WOMEN CAN'T KEEP MEN
 FROM SERVICE IN CANADA

Ottawa-Wfe and mother have had their day in Canada, so far as forbidding their men folk to go to war is concerned, and that day is past, according to official announce ment made recently by the militia de, partment. It will no longer be pos si' le, as it used to be, for a wife to keep her husband or her sons under IS from enlisting by withholding consent.
 In announcing the withdrawal of
 CContinued on page 4.)
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
:. Z. i. !. # g i. + + + i. < 4 CORRECTION

4 Tomorrow's train to White !
 4 h3lse will be the last chance S + this season for passengers for i < Bottles and the Koyukuk river . < camps to connect at, Daw- ! i. Son with a boat bound for | !. those points. The boats of < + the w. P. & Y. R., will, how @ 4 ever, continue to ply for seT- .
 * eral weeks yet between paw 1 4 son, Fairbanks and other Low l 4 CT Yukon river points, the @ :. statement to the contrary in } < yesterdays Daily Alaskan not ; < having been~eorTect. '
 4 $ < +~E* + < + S* + + %@&
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20

The calendar Of coming events is intended to be Q regular fea- tu-e with the Daily Alaskan and is compiled for the convenience of our relders. You will confer a fa- vor by calling us up and giving ad- vance information of meetings, eu- teralnmeuts, etc. Announcements Of theatrical and other entertain meDts to which an admission fee is charged will be inserted at regu- lar rates.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
BE SENT WHERE
 NEED IS GREATER

Houston, Texas, August 2O-With large quantities of supplies reach ing Galveston today and the known dead there estimated at less than a score of people, relief measures will now be diverted to other To- calities, where there is more need Of assistance.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20

LONDON, AUGUST 20 - THE WRITE STAR LINER ARABIC. EN ROUTE FROM LIVERPOOL TO NEW YORK, WAS TORPEDOED WITHOUT WARNING AND SUNK B0 \ GERMAN SUBMARINE EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING SOUTHEAST OF FASTNET LIGHT, NEAR WHERE THE LUSlTANIA WENT DOWN, THE DEADLY MISSILE STRUCK THE VESSEL ABOUT ONE HUNDRED FEET
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20

Berlin, August 2O-It was of ficially announced in this city to- day that the Austro-German armies ill Russian-Poland had captured Novogeorgisysk fort with twenty thousand Russian defenders and large quantities of ammunition and arms.
 The Kaiser left for there this morning after giving thanks to the Almighty for a great victory for the Fatherland and the re moval of the last big fort of the Russians 'om Poland.
 Petrograd, Aug. 2O-The Novoe Vremya, discussing the theory that Petrograd is the real objective
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
REPORT IS NIT
 DISCREDITEO

Washington, D. C., August 20 The Bulgarian legation in this city will net discredit the report that Bulgaria is soon to join the al- lies in the European war.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
OCEAN LINER ARABIC SUNK BY SUBMARINE
 WITHOUT WARNING

FROM THE STERN ON THE STARBOARD SIDE.
 Lifeboats, which are always kept hanging over the side of passen- ger steamers while passing through the submarine zone, were quickly lowered and filled with the people who were aboard. They were later picked up by either trawlers or steamers and taken to Queenstown.
 There were four hundred and twenty three people on board the Arabic, one hundred and eighty one of them being passengers and
 Continued on page 4.)
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
SATURDAY
SUNDAY

Regular services in all churches.
 See announcements on page f.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
MONDAY

Meeting Of Skagway Horticultural Fair association at city hall, S:00 D u.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20

Continued on page 4.)
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20
IF
 COMING EVENTS
TONIGHT

TONIGHT Commercial club rally at city hall, S:00 D. ID.
 SATURDAY Dance under auspices of the White Pass Athletic club.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-20

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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
ZEPPELIN RAID KILLS 55
Heavy Casualty List Results in Lon
don from Last German Air Raid.
114 Are Injured.

London Fifty-five persons were
killed and ia injured in the Zeppelin
raid over London on the night of
Oct. 13.
Fourteen Of the 55 persons killed
and 13 of the la wounded were mil
itary casualties, according to an an
nouncement made later by the Off
cial press bureau.
London's latest Zeppelin raid ex-
ceeds in the number of casualties any
previous attack on the British capital
The last in which casualties were re-
ported, that of Sept. 5, comes second
Twenty deaths were caused on that
occasion, while 86 persons were in
jured. The casualties in the raid OF
last night bring the total for all arr
raids on England up to $40, of which
number 1T persons were killed and
463 injurt
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
COTTON MEN ARE VARIED
Agricultural Department Urges Imme
diate Fight on Boil Weevil-Many
Sections Threatened.

Washington.-Cotto planters In
Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia. Ten
nessee, Oklahoma and Texas are
warned in department of agriculture
statement of widespread movement
of the boil weevil and advised to take
immediate steps to kill off the pest
this winter to prevent threatened
heavy losses to next years crops. I'M
less immediate measures are taken in
Oklahoma, Northwestern Texas, Ten
nesses and Mississippi, the statement
says, the boil weevil will cause dam
age next year.
The department urges planters to
begin Immediately to pick their cot
ton and destroy the plants. either plow-
ing them under the soil or burning
them. An active campaign against the
weevil is suggested.
Unusual storms last August and a
rapid multiplication of the weevil in
Texas, it is pointed out, have result
ed in a tremendous movement. The
movement shows that more than half
of Oklahoma, all of Mississippi, Nc
Marry and Hardin counties in Tennes-
see, all of Alabama except four or
five counties in the mountainous Sec
tions, and more than 80 counties in
Western Georgia already are infested.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-21
DECLARES WAR ON BULGARIA
ment and Swedish Minister at Lon
don Takes BuIgars' Interests.

London.-Great Britain has declar-
ed war on Bulgaria.
The British foreign office announc-
es that in view of the fact that Bull
garia has announced she is at war
with Servia and is an ally of the en-
tente powers, his majesty's govern
ment has informed the Bulgarian gov
ernment through the Swedish minis
ter at London, who is in charge of
Bulgarian interests, that state of
war exists between Great Britain and
Bulgaria
In note to the British government
received here, Greece announces her
definite decision not to intervene in
the war on behalf of Seryia at pres
ent
In the communication Premier Zai-
mis- presents his Interpretation of the
Grecc-Servian treaty. He concludes
with the statement that the present
Greek government is of the opinion
that the treaty with Servia does not
call for intervention by Greece In the
present circumstances.
A dispatch from Athens says the
Servians still hold the heights around
Belgrade at distance of one and a
quarter miles from the city.