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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-20
40 AvIators shell eerans In eelalum

40 Avtators Shell Gerans In Belgium
Forty British and French aeroplane
and seaplanes attacked the Germai
positions at Ostend. Middlekerke,
Ghistelles and zeebrugge, in Belgium
and according to the official report
with good results.
Bombs were dropped on gun posi-
lions, trawIers and barges and an ae
rodrome.
The official statement concerning
the air raid says:
The air operations Of the naval
wing against the Bruges, Ostend and
Z~eebrugge district were continued
Forty aeroplanes and seaplanes bonn
barded Ostend, Middlekerke. CHS
telles and Zeebrugge.
Bombs were dropped on the heavy
batteries situated on the east and
west side of Ostend, on gun positions
at Middlekerke, on transport wagons
on the Ostend-G histelle road, on the
Mole at Zeebrugge to widen the
breach made In former attacks, on
the locks at Zeebrugge, on barges
outside Blankenburghe and on trawl
ers outside Zeebrugge.
Eight French aerpplanes assisted
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-20

Fanny Crosby. in private life Mrs
Frances Jane Van Alstyne, was born
in Southeast, N. Y. She became blind
when six weeks old, due to hot poul
tees applies to her eyes during an
Illness, thus destroying the optic
nerve.
In 1858 she was married to Alexan
der Van Alstyne. a blind teacher Of
the school in which size formerly was
a teacher. He was a brilliant musician
and a fine classical scholar.
Soon after the death of her hus
band, in 1902, she wrote a group oil
hymns, including ."0nly a Step to Je
sus,' Pass Me Not. o Gentle Saw
Jour- Jesus, Keep Me Near the
Cross" ITO the Work" Blessed AS
~surance," "a Am Thine, o Lord,
Only a Ream of Sunshine RESCUE
the Perishing." Just a Word for Je
sus" and Saved by Grace"
Some OF her best known songs are
There's Music in the Air" "Jesns
the Water of Life Will Give" Hazel
DELL THE H~oneysuckle Glen" "Ro
sale, the Prairie Flower" Her can,
tatas of The Flower Queen and the
pilgrim Fathers had a great deal Of
popularity in their day.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-20
In Chancery of New Jersey.

To Daniel II. Redmond and Margery A. Red
mond
By virtue of an order of the Court of Chan
Gerry of New Jersey, of date the 10th day Of
January, instant, in a cause wherein William
r.. Mecutchen is complainant, and you, Daniel
III. Redmond and Margery A. Redmond, are
defendants, you are hereby required to ap-
pear, plead, answer, or demnr to the bill of
said complainant, on or before the 22nd day
of March, next, or the said bill will be taken
as confessed against you.
The said bill Is filed to foreclose a mort
gage executed by Realty sales company to
S. Bartram Richards of date April LIST 1910,
on lands in the city of Ventnor City, New
Jersey, and you are made defendants because
you own said lands or some part thereof.
Dated January Goth, 1915.
II. ". LEWIS,
Solicitor of Complainant,
a Chelsea Bank Bldg,
Atlantic City, n. J.
Jan. 23-5t.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-20
Killed hv Rnzzsaw.

A terrible fate befell Alden Koch.
twenty-one years Of age, IN automo'
bile dealer of Allentown, Pa. Young
Koch decided to take a day off TIC
visit his father, John Koch, a rich
farmer, several miles from town. The
father was preparing to operate his
saw mill. and while tuning up Alden
was caugl by the fywheel and hurled
into the blzzsaw.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-20
ARK OF THE LORD
IN WICKED HANDS
I Samuel I.tls-Fe5. n.


A Corrupt Priesthood-A Demoralized
People-Attempt to Bring God Into
the Wharf.-The Ark of the Covenant
Captured-Same Principle In Opera
ton Today-Tra9ic Death of Eli and
His Two Sons-Whioh Nations Are
In Covenant Relationship With God?
"Be pc doors of the Word. aud not hearers
oRlg. detuding your olcl seires. id fi22.
~ ONE twenty years after Gods
~ prediction of the calamities to
~ befall Eli and his family, the
tragedy related in this lesson
occurred. In all that time Eli, now
ninety-eight years old, had allowed
matters to continue in his sons hands,
notwithstanding their dishonesty in
the things of God, and their immoral
ity and pernicious example. We are
not to overestimate the moral and re-
ligious conditions of the people during
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-20

the naval machines by making at.
lacks on the Ghistelles aerodrome,
this effectively preventing the German
aircraft from cutting off out machines.
1t is reported that good results were
obtained.
Constructions are always issued to
confine attacks to points of military
Importance, and every effort is made
by the flying officers to avoid drop.
ping bombs on any residential por.
lions of towns"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-20

t 0 S t W e n ty
years, but we may
u that the
evil example of
t h e priests, the
sons of Eli. had
a d~emoralizing eff
f c t. According
to Gods Covenant
W b the nation.
He was bound to
punish them
A fresh invasion
of the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-20

Fanny Crosby, Hymn Writer, Dead
Fanny Crosby, the blind hymn writ
er. author of about 5000 hymns, die5
in Bridgeport, Conn, after a long i'll
ness. She would have been ninety-ivt
years old on March "a of this year.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-20
Live Stock Prices.

CHICAGO-HOGS lower; bulk of
sales, $ ss'He @@ss5;: b light, ss. Segs 80:
rough, $6.4f @6.55; pigs, $5.50@6.85.
CATTLE weak; native steers, $5.35
@8.50; cove and h~eifers, s3.20@7.65;
calves, SO OBS.
SHEEP firm; sheep, $6.25@7.10;
y%earlings, $7.s5G7.85; lambS S,15@
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-20

10y Divine appoint
ment. had been
taken by the Philis-
tines. the poor old
man fell over in a
faint. his chair top
pied. his neck was
broken. Although
faithful at heart
until death at nine
ty-eight, neverthe-
less he is not with
out reproof in that
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-20
Iowa. Senate Eor DRY State.

The Iowa senate adopted a consti.
tutional amendment providing for
statewide prohibition by a vote of 80
to 10. The measure now goes to the
house.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-20
BE HALF SATISFIED

You certainly will not if you get
your TEAS and COFFEES from US.
They are giving entire and whole sat
isfactiop to thousands of families in
Atlantic City and vicinity. Our
TEAS are the best, carefully selected
and blended, and our DIXIE and
AURORA COFFEES at 25 and so
cents are sure to give entire salts
faction.
ORR COFFEE CO.,
,24O7 Atlantic Avenue Atlantic City
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-20
G NOTICES
WARNING

All persons carting Garbage In Egg Har-
nor Township without a permit from the
Board Of Health will be prosecuted.
r. II. SHEELE, Priest.
WIN, HAuENSTEIN, Sec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
BASE BALL MENTO
COME NEXT WEEK
ChiYlngtan TO Call Meeting OF Com.
niEttee Appointed to Settle Ter
TORY Fight.

One Of The prominent baseball men
Of the city today received a cou,muni-
cation from F. NJ. Chivington. Chicago,
president OF the American association,
in which the writer states that he will
call q meeting OF the national asso-
citation committee next week in Rock
Island From this news it IS inferred
that the meeting OF the Three Eye
league in Moline VIII also be called
next week, although Tearney has given
out no official notification as yet, The
other members of the committee. which
is to settle the fight Tor territorial
rights in Rock Island between the Cen
trail association and Three Eye league,
are Or Frank Carson, former presi-
dent of the Central league, and
Charles MolI Of the Northern league.
In the communication Mr. Chivington
had the following to say:
I hope to call a meeting Of the Ma
tional association committee in Rock
Island sometime next week to convass
the situation and report to national
board Of arbitration.
"F. NJ. CHIVINGTON.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
MAYOR WINS HIS
INSURANCE FIGHT
Chief of Inspection Bureau viii Visit
Moline to Make Investigation Of
Existing Conditions.

z. r. Townsend, chief of the inspec-
ton bureau, in response 10 the insist
ent request of Mayor NJ Il. Carlson
that the state board Of underwriters
take up the matter Of fire insurance
rates in Moline and either grant a re-
duction Immediately or conduct an
other survey in Moline. this morning
sent word that he will be in Moline the
latter part of this month.
Mr. Townsend will not conduct an
other survey, as he believes this is un-
necessary A survey was made in Mo
line about one year ago and using The
data secured at that time Mr. Town
send can in q short time make an in
spection that will be practically as
comprehensive as a new survey.
At the time the survey was made
last autumn. all improvements in the
waterworks system were not complete.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
TAXI TRIP COSTS
PAIR NEARLY S34
0sksIoOsa Men Spend Night in jail
After Being Detained Following
Argument Over Bill.
ARE FINED IN POLICE COURT
Then Rearresfed On State Charge, Pay
Sum In the Ease, and Settle
Up With Car 0wner.

Two middIe-aged well dressed men,
said to be from Oskaloosa, Iowa. went
taxi riding in Rock Island last night.
When they settled up today the diver
sion had cost them $3.50 and a night
in Jail Argument at the conclusion of
their trip resulting in their arrest,
fines on charges OF drunkenness, rear
rest on a state charge, and finally seu-
ling the bill and paying the costs in the
latter case.
The men gave the names of Robert
Middteworth and y. z. Cooper. Last
evening they employed one OF the
Sleyin taxis and after the conclusion
Of one trip settled with the driver, pay
ing him 81. Later they again employ
ed him and he was kept in service uu-
I'll midnight although the car was not
actually running the entire evening.
Ii was at their disposal AT various
stopping place, however.
Finally they arrived at the Thirty
first street station OF the Rock Island
lines, preparatory to taking a west
bound train from the city, The driver
tald them that the bill was S11, They
protested and he called Ed Sleyin,
owner OF the taxj-cab line. over the
telephone Mr. sleviu went 10 the de-
pot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
SILVIS

Friday afternoon the members of the
local Woman's club had meeting at
the Odd Fellows hall and decided to
open a skating park at Fifth street and
First avenue. During the Christmas
holidays Mrs. Henry Schmidt will have
charge of the sale of Red Cross stamps.
The ladies will give q sale Of home
made bakery goods on Dec. Is in charge
OF Mrs. Rita Warren, Miller Brown
and mother, Mrs. J. e. Brown have ar
rived home from visit in San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. Sam Easterly threw open her
home Thursday afternoon for the en-
tertainment of the members and friends
Of the Silvis Card club. The rooms
and table were very prettiIy decorated
for the occasion. Games and contests
preceded the serving Of delicious re-
freshments by the hostess.
Special vesper services will be held
at the Silvis Memorial Methodist
church next Sunday with special music
and selections by victrola, beginning
at 4 o'clock.
Miss Mildred Dorman Of Moline was
visiting friends here last week.
Mr.. Diericks will move to Andalusia,
Ill.
A Christmas cantata will be given
Christmas eve at the Methodist church
and those desiring to take part are re-
ouested to meet at the church next
Friday evening fer practice, and the as
signing Of parts.
Mrs. Will Foster and children are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
HOME TESTIMONY IS
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
FOSTER

Tie Ladies' Aid society Of the Pine
BLUFF NJ E. church viii serve luncheon
at the church Wednesday, Dec is.
Mr. and Mrs. f. Vanatta and Mr..
and Mrs. W France were callers at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Me
Greer Tuesday
Walter zigenhoru and William
Kranz attended the funeral Of a friend
at Reynolds, H., Wednesday.
Oliver Shirley Of Muscatine is Wis
iting at the home Of his brother, Allen
Shirley.
Word was received here by relatives
Of the serious illness Of William Rey-
nolds, q former resident of this place,
who was visiting at the home of his
son. Milton Reynolds, Of JOY Mr.. Rey-
nolds was removed to a hospital at
Galesburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
CHASTINE Is HELD
BYJURYF0RDEAUH
Of HUGO A.ALvINE
vile OF Accused Tries TO Shield Him
By Claiming Ownership Of the
Revolver.
urT Is Unable TO FIRE WEAPON
sabtsrfuge Fails When She is Put to
Test-Coroner Hears Full
Testimony.
arr Is Unable TO FIRE WEAPON

Following Is the alleged comics.
sion made to Frank Golden. Bars
Ios liYeryman, by Dan Chastine,
held for the murder of Hugo Al
vine!
81 was standing by pile OF rnb-
hish when the 'bulF ordered me
away and put a gun at my head. /
pu)led mine and did it, Now I'm
going to Mckee,"
"Tell mamma ] love her, Golden
says Chastine told him to tell his
wife. Tell her to sell the pigs
and take good care of herself"
Last evening the bullet that
killed AlyiHe was taken from his
hady. # is Of peculiar type and
i identical with those found in
Chastiuc's automatic. II had en-
tered his hack, evidently while Al
rine was bending over, and gone
down. then DETECTING and travelling
inward until IT was five inches
above the point of entrance. Iis
unusual course was cause Of the
delay in finding Il. An X.ray was
used,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
asks 2s3 for Service.

He asked them $23 for the taxi fees
and when they protested he called the
police The Two were arrested and
spent the night al the city Jail This
morning they were arraigned before
Police Magistrate Smith and fined So
and costs on d charge of having been
drunk. This cost them $40 each,
They were rearrested then on a state
warrant charging obtaining vehicle
service with intent OF not paving. They
were arraigned before Justice of the
Peace Clarence J. Schroeder. but
States Attorney Thompson refused TO
prosecute the case, saying that since
the men had offered to settle. the mat
ter was not a criminal one and it was
for the civil courts to decide He
said he would not employ his Office as
a collection agency. G. G. Wenger rep
resented Middleworth and Cooper and
said that his clients would settle with
Slevin for $12 and pay the costs. He
said that in the event that ne refused
to this agreement. the Iowa men
would not pay the costs and Slevin
could sue il he so chose. Slevin finally
agreed to accept the $12,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11

After hearing testimony at the in
quest yesterday over the body of Hugo
Alvine. special agent for the Rock Is
land road. who was shot to death in
the Silvs yards Thursday afternoon,
Dan Chastue, discharged switchman.
was held responsible for his murder
by the corousrs jury. Chastine is now
in the county Jail, without bail, await
iHg action of the grand jury.
4 touching feature of the testimony
vas how Cbastine's wife, praying that
her husband was innocent yet sus-
pectiBg The worst, attempted to shield
bim by claiming ownership Of his re-
revolver Her temininity betrayed her
subterfuga, however. when she was
asked to discharge the weapon.
That the discharged switchman,
wowliug about the Yards in an en-
isayor 90 steal brass or copper, shot
AUne when the latter attempted to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
License Tor Auction Sales.

AT special session Of the Moline
city council this morning the ordinance
requiring license fec Of $50 for the
privilege Of holding auction sales and
similar sales in Moline, was passed. 1t
viii go into effect III 10 days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
I'M HIRING A JANIT0R
ASK FOR HIS DIPLOMA

Chicago, Dec. ia school for iani-
tors has been opened under the aus
pieces of the Northwestern School of
Commerce, it was announced today.
Graduates will be qualified for both
commercial and domestic janitor ser
vice. The attendance is large enough
to indicate that the innovation will
be a success. The students are taught
English first.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
CoaI CnmnanY Has Fire.

Scranton. Pa, Dec. 1.-THE DoIph
Coal company's anthracite breaker at
Jessup burned today. Loss $4,000.
Eight hundred men and boys are put
out OF work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
Number Increases,

The 1915 club has been most graft
tying and the expressions Of delight
from the members causes the officers
Of the Rock Island Savings bank to
feel that the club is Of real and last
ing benefit.
The 1916 club opens Dec. 20 and
If you desire TO have money next
Christmas for your Christmas shop
ping or for any other purpose YOU
will find this an excellent opportunity
President ] l. Vernon of the Peo-
pies National bank stated this morn
ing that it was not the policy Of their
institution 10 give out the amount saw
ed. but intimated that it would run In
to thousands. One Of the biggest
benefits to be derived from the Christ
mas Savings club" stated Mr. Vernon,
was brought to my attention by one
of our patrons, who remarked that last
year was the first year, he had paid
cash for his Christmas goods" It Is
safe to say. however, that the people
of Rock Island who are members Of
the Christmas Savings clubs will re-
ceiye in the neighborho0d of $4,000.
when the checks are given out Dec
IS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11

driVe him from the right of way. was
indicated by the testimony.
He changed his clothes, upon re-
turning home, discarded his revolver,
said goodbye TO his wife and left.
His wife knew something was amiss.
what was wrong she did not know.
hut her husbands actions aroused
within her uameless terror.
In vague way she realized that
her fears were well founded when
Deputy Sheriff Miller called TO search
the house. She did the only thing she
could TO aid her husband She claim
ed ownership Of the revolver, which
Deputy Sheriff Miller had found IN
Chastine's room
Her inability to discharge the wsa-
pom proved her undoing. wrecking her
feeble little subterfuge, put forth with
so much hope
Chastine has not yet confessed, hut
on the eoroner's records is now a
statement from Frank Golden. livery
man at Barstow, which tells Of a yir-
tual confession made to him by the
discharged switchmau.
"fhe bull had a gun on my head 50
Golden says Chastine told him. and
I did il ="
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11

visiting relatives here having arrived
last week from Wyoming.
Miss Adelia Leonard has arrived
home from visit at Ophiem. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11

Make Your Christmas List
at home by selecting gifts from Argus
offers,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
Tells Of Hearing Threats.

Bloodhounds that had traced Chas-
tine from the spot where the murder
was committed to his door were ex-
hibited at the Esterdahl undertaking
rooms, Moline, where the inquest was
held. They were in charge of william
Jackson of Peru, their owner.
II. R Reynolds, a special agent for
the Rock Island, testified that he had
heard Chastine several times speak
menacingly of Alvine. Louis Schild-
miller. assistant track foreman at the
Silvis yards. told Of finding the body
and asserted that Chastine had once
declared the bulls will never get me
alive" This was in reference to alleg-
ed brass thefts, it is understood.
Facts relating to the discovery Of
Alvine's body were told by James
Thompson of Carbon Cliff, while John
Wise, the Bsrstow boy who put the
East Moline police on Chastine's trail
told Of seeing hia in conversation
with Frank Golden and of later play
ing cards with him,
When Cbastine was standing on
the platform and saw an automobile
coming. he said. are there any police
around here? It was too late then
because the auto was full Of East Mo-
line police Wise testified
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11
First to Talk 10 Suspect.

Thomas Lowden, switch tender,
probably the first man to speak to
Chastine after the murder, said he had
seen both Alvine and Chastine, had
later heard shot, and in a few min
utes met Chastine He asked him
what had become Of the detective
He went" Lowden testified Chas-
tine told him
Other witnesses were Deputy Sher-
if Miller, Cyriel Dumoulin, proprietor
of the Burlington saloon, Frank Gold
en-, Patrolmen Cartwright and Martin,
and II. A Beam, county physician.
The doctor testified the bullet has not
vet been found
Members of the coroner's jury that
committed Chastine to the county Jail
were Eric Gustus. George Daehelliehn,
Otto Halter, Daniel Mitchell, John J.
Stampler and c. A Tholine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-11

Christmas Shopping.
Best things at lowest prices adver-
tised in The Argus.