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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11
Curious Old Watch.

An old French watch, square In
shape, which is SO arranged that ev-
cry step of the owner helps to keep
the spring frightened. is the property
of man living in San Diego. Cal.
This watch is described In the Worlds
Advance, as the only watch In the
world that winds itself. It keeps per-
fectly accurate time. and has worn
out several good cases in it's day. A
key is provided for the watch. to be
used when the owner is i or unable
to walk about
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11
Boone Spends Much for improvements

Boone Spends Much for improvements
Boone.-Undaunted by the threaten
ed depression next year due to Iowa
going on the dry" list, Boone is max
ing more Improvements this year than
In either 1913 or 1914, which were the
banner years in the building line for
this city. A conservative value OF Inn
provements under way in Boone this
season approximates one million dol
lars.
In the report for the year 1914 on
poll tax collections in the several
Iowa cities Boone heads the list with
$S,427. Mason City follows with $s,345.
Waterloo was $S,033 and only Ottum-
wa and Oelwein exceeded $4,000. Des
Moines, Sioux City, Davenport, Dubu-
que. Cedar Rapids, Burlington, Keo-
kuk, Fort Madison, Marion and Wash
ington reported none.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11
GIRL SAVES LIFE OF SISTER
In Attempting to Cross rracks Girl
Falls In Front Of Trsin--Saved
BY Heroic Effort.

Mount Pleasant.-Miss F1ossie o.
Neil OF tiIis city barely escaped death
beneath the wheels of a Burlington
train through the presence o. mind
and fearlessness of her sister.
The sisters, in company with their
mother, attempted to walk across the
tracks ahead of the train and in some
manner Flossie and her mother col
lided with each other and were both
thrown to the ground before the on
rushing train. BY a stroke of fortune
Mrs. O'Neil was thrown between the
double tracks, while her daughter fell
squarely across the rail.
The girl, who had crossed the
tracks, turned and saw the situation.
and without moments hesitation
rushed to the rescue Of her sister with
no thought of her own personal safe.
ty. Reaching the PROSTATE form she
managed to drag her from beneath the
wheels Of the. onrushing train. which
barely missed them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11
News of the
Week Cut
Down for
Busy Readers
European War News

Field Marshal Earl Kitchener. Great
Britain's secretary Of war. ia mysteri-
ously missing from London. II is off,
cially announced that he has not re-
signed. He is absent ION public duty"
u IL believed he has gone t. the Bal
kans. Premier Asquith has taken
charge of the war ONCE.
The loss OF British transport and
. French auxiliary cruiser In the
Mediterranean in September became
known at London when 1t was an
nounced that the transport Ramazan
had been SUNK on September by a
German submarine and the auxiliary
cruiser pIndien had been torpedoed
on September s. Only 1903 persons OF
the more than 400 aboard the Ramazan
. we're saved.
4 II is officially reported at Berlin
that the Bulgarians have completely
defeated, at a point northeast Of
Prilip. the French forces which were
landed at Saloniki.
General Bovadjieff's first Bulgarian
army is only rix miles from Nish. for
mer capital Of Serbia. Six hundred
and fifty Serbian soldiers have been
captured in the fighting north Of Kral'
je7o. according to a statement made
at Berlin.
In the eastern theater of war Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg's army has
turned upon tho Russians in the Sec
tor of Dvinsk and forced them out Of
Mikulischki. which they had occupied
on Tuesday. says statement issued
at Berlin.
Greece's attitude toward the world
war apparently is about to undergo a
change. BY a vote of lat to ia the
Greek parliament rejected vote Of
confidence in the government and the
cabinet under Premier Alexander Zai-
I'd who Immediately resigned.
y "A great allied army is being landed
on Greek soil to drive northward
agains. the Bulgarians. Besides the
Anglo-French troops, including British
cavalry, who already are Ia southern
Serbia. British and French transports
are arriving at Saloniki and troops
are being sent to attempt to check the
Bulgarian march toward Monastir.
Other transports, says q Sofia dis
patch. have landed troops at Kavala.
Greece.
Lack of reserves and ammunition
caused the breakdown OF the Italian
offensive in the Isonzo region after a
battle lasting two weeks" says the
Overseas News agency at Berlin. The
italian losses are estimated at 100000
men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11
Proof Of Success.

The making of friends who are real
friends lie the best token Of a mans
success in life.-E. z. Hale.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11
Washington

Here are the essential features of
the administrator military program
as set forth in statement issued at
Washington by Secretary of War Gar
rison: Creation of regular army of
141 .843; Improvement of the National
Guard; formation of citizen army Of
100000 men,. Finally, the organiza.
ton of all the resources of the nation
In trained civilians to aid the army
In time of war. The military policy
calls for total appropriation OF ST.
900 100000 by congress during the
next FIVE years under the heading Of
the army.
Business conditions In this country
were never better. according to an an
nouncement made at Washington by
Postmaster General Burleson. Post
Office receipts of $13,207,259 for Oc-
tober this year. he compared to $12.-
ISL, 040 for October, 1914. Post of.
fee receipts always have proved to be
true barometer of business condi-
tions," he said.
Former Secretary of State william
]. Bryan. in lengthy prepared state
ment issued at Washington takes Is
sue with President Wilson's program
of preparedness. The action of the
former secretary was accepted in ad-
ministration circles as meaning the
opening break between the president
and his former chief supporter on mat
ters Of national interest.
Brand Whitlock. United States min
lister to Belgium. is returning home.
This announcement was made at
Washington. The reason given for
Whitlock's return is Ill health.
The state department at Washing
ton was advised that the allies have
decided to recognize the Carranza gov
eminent in Mexico. Recognition will
be accorded as soon as Italy prepares
the note on behalf of the entente
group.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11
Foreign

The Copenhagen correspondent Of
the London Daily Telegraph sends the
following: THE Swedish government
has decided to distribute the Nobel
prizes as follows: Physics. Thomas
A. Edison and Nikola Tesla; litera-
ture, Roman ROLAND, French: Hem
dirk Pontopiddan and Troels Lund.
Danes: and Werner Won Heidenstam,
a Swede: chemistry. Prof. Theodor
Svedberg.
Vesuvius is again In violent erup-
ton. Several villages are threatened
by advancing lava streams. says dis
patch to Rome.
The sixteenth son Of President Yuan
Shi Kai was born at Picking. The
president now has sixteen sons and
fifteen daughters.
The duke of Manchester. who mar
ried Helena Zimmerman of Cincin-
natl. whose financial difficulties are
before the court at London. has lodged
a statement with the Official receiver
in the bankruptcy proceedings showing
liabilities near 100000. His only
assets consist of clothing valued at
$1,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11

Mrs. Gather brewery, aged thirty,
of Spencer county, Kentucky. has a
record. In Is months she has given
birth to nine children. Eighteen
months ago three boys and two girls
were born. The girls died. but the
three boys are doing fine. Friday she
gave birth to four boys
After a quarrel, Claude #. Jacobs.
Q rancher at Redyale. Colo, shot and
killed his wife and blew his own
brains out.
President Wilson outlined the pro-
gram for national defense which he
will place before the next congress,
and appealed to the whole country for
support. In an address before the
Manhattan club at New York. at its
flftieth anniversary dinner. the presi
dent expounded his plans on prepared
ness and his views on other national
Nquestions.
Woman suffrage was defeated decis-
question was an issue in the elections.
In New York the suffragists were
showed under by majority of nearly
100000. Pennsylvania rejected the
suffrage amendment by a majority OF
225,000. In Massachusetts, the major.
fly was 100000.
Detroit (Mich.) voters rejected tho
proposition to purchase from the De-
troit railway the street car lines and
property within the one-fare zone.
Burglars entered the Parnell Saw
ings bank at Parnell. Ia. and escaped
with $4,000 in currency.
Fifteen persons were drowned when
the steamer Santa Clara went on the
rocks near Portland. Ore.
Three men were shot and slightly
wounded in riot at a car barn Of the
street railway company at Wilkes
barre, Pa, whose motormen and con-
ductors have been on strike regard
ing an increase in wages Troops
wei called out.
Fire In the cotton plant of the River
side Compress company at Augusta.
Ga. caused q loss Of 100000.
Returns from the state election In
Ohio show that the statewide prohibit
ton amendment was defeated.
A fire loss of upward of s125.O00. Of
which $4,000 was in the building
alone. was caused when gasoline ex.
/ ploded In the basement of the Stew
art department store at River Falls.
Wis
For the first time since 1909 the Re-
publicans elected governor in Massa-
chusetts. Samuel w. Mccall defeat
cd Gov David J. Walsh (Dem.), who
sought third term. McCall's plural
an m
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11
lVaIuabIe Metal.

Osmium IS One of the most valuable
metals. It is worth $50 pound.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11
Sporting

Jess Willard, worlds heavyweight
champion. signed a contract at New
Orleans to defend his title at New
Orleans the FIRST week in March.
M. Fl. Sexton of Rock Island, ILL.,,
in departing for San Francisco to at
tend the annual meeting. November
gil. OF the National Association Of
Minor Baseball Leagues. announced
that he would not be a candidate for
reelection.
Mexican Revolt
The forces of General Gales, the
Carranza commander at Aqua Prieta.
deliberately fired on American officers
at Douglas. Ariz.. General Funston re-
ported to the war department at
Washington.
General Villa has ordered the re-
lease Of Doctors Thigpen and Miller
and the two American chauffeurs.
whom he reported dead. according to
a message received at Douglas. Ariz.
Harry Jones. private in Compan,
c. Eleventh Infantry, U. s. A.. died a.
Douglas. Ariz.. Of the wounds inflicted
by bullet from the Aqua Prieta bat.
tie lines. Nine persons. seven OF them
Americans, have been wounded by the
rain of bullets fired By Mexicans into
Douglas and on the trenches occupied
by United States soldiers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11

For the first time since 1909 the Re.
publicans elected governor in Massa-
chusetts. Samuel w. Mccall defeat.
cd Gov. David J. Walsh tDem.). who
sought third term. McCalls plural
tty was 1900.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11

A fire loss of upward of sl25.O00. of
which $4,000 was in the building
alone. was caused when gasoline ex-
ploded In the basement of the Stew
art department store at River Falls.
Wis.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11

Brand Whitlock. United States min.
lister to Belgium. is returning home.
This announcement was made at
Washington. The reason given for
Whitlock's return is iii health.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11

Returns from the state election In
Ohio show that the statewide prohibit
ton amendment was defeated.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11

Lack of reserves and ammunition
caused the breakdown OF the Italian
offensive In the Isonzo region after a
battle lasting two weeks" says the
Overseas News agency at Berlin. The
italian losses are estimated at 100000
men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11
Domestic

Mrs. Gather brewery, aged thirty,
of Spencer county, Kentucky. has a
record. In Is months she has given
birth to nine children. Eighteen
months ago three boys and two girls
were born. The girls died. but the
three boys are doing fine. Friday she
gave birth to four boys.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11

Fire In the cotton plant of the River
side Compress company at Augusta.
Ga. caused q loss Of 100000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11

After quarrel, Claude F. Jacobs.
Q rancher at Redvale. Colo, shot and
killed his wife and blew his own
brains out
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-02

the auditors office yesterday. The new
deputy is well known in the county.
He was a candidate for county treas
urer at the last election. MIR. Berg
was confined to his home for several
weeks during the winter with illness,
but he has completely recovered.
O.
Fire in Paper Chute; Damage S10-
Fire originating in a paper chute from
lighted match at 4S0-432 West Third
street caused a damage estimated at
$40.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-02

An The news an he tlme-The Arsu1-
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-02

IN Jaurez with the palace OF the presi
dents municlpal-the martial mayor
appointed BY General villa. II is To-
Gated I'm the center OF the town, Is cir
cular. and with the exception of the
white spire OF the old mission church
Is the tallest structure in the commun-
ity.
Here on Sunday and gala days the
motley populaee OF Jaurez mingle with.
the tourists from r. Paso. the tuber-
culOsis convalescents. and the sports
men. The crowds throng the tiers OF
the circular stands. The busle blows.
The matadors. the plcadors. and the
toTeadors parade forth in their spang-
led reEalia. Then follows the disem-
bOweiing OF horses. the thrilling es-
capes Of the bullfEhters. and the n
nal death of the tortured animal amid
the laundering piaudits OF the speeta-
tors.
CCckighting q none The less patriot
icaIly attended. Mexican women ap-
pear to be among the keenest devOtees
OF this so-called sport. The bird traiI
ers occupy stalls near the cock pit
and have ready for sale birds OF won
dsrful ferocity and fighting capabili-
ties. according TO their announce
ments. No sooner is sale consum-
mated than the feathered battiers are
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-02
WOMEN REGISTER
ON LAST CHANCE
FEMININE VOTERS IN LARGE
NUMBER APPEAR AT PRE-
CINCT POLLING PLACES.
More Political Meetings for S. !. Col
lins Are Held and Another is Set
for Masonic Temple.

Registration day for the primaries
Tuesday. March 8. occurred today and
the last of the voters who had not at
attended to this detail preliminary to
casting their ballots week hence
visited the various polling places and
saw that they were duly registered.
Included in the list of those who
registered were many women and if
the number who have registered on the
books is indicative of the size of the
feminine vote next week, it will be the
largest ever cast in this city by the
gentler sex.
Last evening occurred more meet
inss in the interest of s. ]. Collins
candidacy for mayor. The candidate
addressed each OF the sessions going
from one ward TO another. The aver
age attendance of each meeting was
between 40 and 80.
The session in the First and Second
ward was held at Buncher's building.
That in the Fifth ward was at 2025
Fourth avenue. The session in
the Sixth ward was held at
Seventh avenue and Twenty-seventh
street and Al Burton was named chair
man. The Seventh ward meeting was
held at 631 Thirty-eighth street.
Mrs. Judith w. Loewenthal of Chi
cogo, secretary of the Illinois Equal
Suffrage association, viii discuss civic
conditions and political questions at
Masonic temple at 2:30 o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon. All women have
an invitation 10 attend. c. J. Searie
and A. ID. SperTy will also speak. DR..
Gustav Andreen will preside.
The Chicago suffrage leader is being
brought here in the interest OF Mr..
Collins.
Opportunity Tonight.
1t was announced today that the
judges and clerks would be at the poll
ing places until or after this evening
to give every voter a chance to see
that his name is on the poll book. For
this reason the judges were not on the
job as early this morning as some
would have them.
Complaints came in that at certain
precincts that the judges were not on
the job at s O'Clock and the general
impression was that the officials
should be there from this morning
until this evening. 1t was explained
at the city hall, however, that because
they remained at the polling places so
late in the evening that they were not
compelled therefore TO be at their
places much before 8 O'Clock this
morning.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-02

Scenes in Jaurez, Mexico. Electric
keno hal; roulette wheel in opera
ton at General Villas Monte Carlo
Turf exchanges; cock fight (note
women spectstorsl bull fight; race
track. infielc o. which IL was plan
ned TO use for fight arena.
Jaurez. Mexico. March 2-WhetbeT
or not the Jack JohnsonJess Willard
fight takes place In Jaurez. the fact
remains that this city above all others
affords the ideal background for such
a battle WIDE open" would be far
too mild a descriptive term 10 apply
70 Jaurez Perhaps no where else in
the world can be found such freedom.
such a license. such Wild recklessness
and contempt for all law and order as
ars TO be found in Ihis frontier town,
-the wickedest city in Mexico"
JauTcz ls a sort OF gamblers para
disc. The great General Francisco
villa himself protects the gambling
joints of the tOwn-the Monte Carlo
Turf exchange is the official gambling
house.
This IS the board OF trade OF the
race track tout 10 is here he sells his
tips. his puts and calls on the next
race. These prolific peddiers OF "in-
side" misiufOrmatlon usually are I'M
dersized IN stature. and affect spor-
tive caps and blue sweaters with sus-
penders above them. They trade iu
sure things" and on credulity.
About the hall are scattered the var
ious games. The roulette wheels are
The centers of buzzing crowds. The
dice tables. lined with green baizze
and bordered by high bounding
board. against which the dice must be
bounced each throw. AFFORD native
amusement 90 the dusky devotees OF
the bones The race track -swipes."
the negro stable men. and race fol
lowers convene here daily or nightly.
Al other tables Mexicans are
dealing stud and draw poker
and cashinE in the antes for the
house The faro box and layout hold
the attention o. other throngs OF men
and women. Chuck.a-luck. Chinese
iottery. and chusis. a Mexican card
game. are in constant operation. II
the biase excitement seeker Graves
any particular form OF gambling from
betting on the number OF the next
20 a suicide duel with pois-
on quils he can ind accommodation
for the asking
The electric keno hall Is probably
one % the best attended gambling de-
vices In Jaurez Il offers a place for
a. evenings cheap gambling" with
out the noises that make the Monte
Carlo hum The keno hend plays stu
diously and with the soiemniiy OF a
chess expert.
The bull rlns ranks in importance
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-02

placed into the pit to settle the ques-
ton of supremacy and the bets. The
feathered fighters are armed with
steel spurs called "gaffs" or slash
ers." which are small sharp knives
attached to the legs.
The racetrSck is not a stone throw
from the center of the town. It IS
here that the white man viii attempt
TO win back the title from the black
unless the fight scheduled for March
is called of permanently. The
arena is TO be built IN the paddock, not
far from the judges stand. The large
grand stands are to be utilized for
spectators. Temporary structures are
TO be built in the paddock about the
arena Other stands will cover the
lawn in front of the grand stands and
the course at that place. Arrange
ments have been completed TO accom-
odate 10000 spectators.
That IS Jaurez-the city of sin;
Jaurez with It's soldiery and its dogs.
its barefoot children, its rampant
vice. its license and liberty. II is
the most wide open town in America
today-and probably in the world. II
Is especially fitting to the distinction
granted by the fight promoters who To-
Gated the worlds championship match
here.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-02
Woman's Beauty No6ecret.

II all lies in the care she bestows
upon herself and in keeping at bay
those dread ills peculiar TO her sex.
The flashing eye, the elastic step and
the clear complexion never accompany
organic troubles. The distressed ex
preston, lass:iude. headaches and
mental depression are only the tell.
tale symptoms. Women so troubled
should take. Lydia T. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound, that simple remedy
made from roots End herbs, and restore
their health TO normal condition
(Ady.)
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-02
DAY IN DA VENPORT

I The gymnasium and shower baths will
be opened on Wednesday and Friday
mornings from 10 TO II under the di-
rection OF Physical Director Johnson.
This arrangement and the employment
campaign will be continued durin z
March and April. The citizens of the
city are asked TO cooperate by notify
ing the Y. NJ. c. A. of jobs or positions
open that they may know of.
Dean Hare Under Knlfe-Very Rev.
Marmaduke Hare. dean OF Trinity
cathedral. was operated on yesterday
at ST. h.uke's hospital by Drs. w. l..
and LaTned Allen, Haller and Rendle-
man. The ailment from which the pa
tient had been suffering for some time
was found to be Inflammation of the
gall bladder and adhesions both of the
bladder and the stomach. Dean Hare
withstood the operation well and a
speedy recovery Is hoped for.
o
Street Car Hits Pole.-An Oakdale
line car left the tracks at Fifteenth
and lie Claire streets Sunday night,
crashed into q telephone pole. break
ing II on near the pavement and then
crossed the sidewalk and landed
against a tree on the terrace OF the
w. B. Wiley home. The car was go
ing az a good rate of speed west on
Fifteenth street when IL struck the
open switch OF the lie Claire street
line AT the point in question II i'm
mediately left the tracks and plunged
into the Wiley yard There were no
passengers on the car. which was in
charge of Motorman Edger. The lat
ter. as also the conductor. escaped in
jury. The car was but slightly dam
aged.
Or. Horns6y TO Consult Board.-Dr.
John Hornsby OF Chicago. the celebra-
ted expert and consultant in hospital
construction, will be invited to come
to Davenport to consult with the Ia
dies board OF managers of ST Luke's
hospital in regard TO hospital affairs.
Ludwig Berg is Named a Deputy
Ludwig Berg. formerly deputy in the
office of County Treasurer Luetje. has
been named a deputy IN the Office of
County Auditor Edward Collins, sue
ceeding r. w Frieiholdt. resigned.
Mr.. Berg assumed his new duties in