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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
Morrison Postmaster Dies.

Clinton, Iowa, Dec. Postmaster
John Grierson of Morrison, I'll. died
last night as result of pleuro- pneu-
mOuia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
S9T $50
1T Island tity Alleys.
$50 $40 Sl4.

Outings-Cross Codntrys match post
poled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
RULING EXPECTED
OF REDUCED RATE.
Peoples Power Company Anticipates
Hearing from Utilities Commits
sion This Week.
WILL CHANGE QUARTER METERS
II state Body Approves New Schedule
Registers Operated With Money
VIII BE Reset.
WILL CHANGE QUARTER METERS

The reduction in gas and electricity
charges submitted by the Peoples
Power company to the councils of
Rock Island Moline, East Moline and
silvis will likely become effective to-
morrow and bills for the month Of
January which will be mailed Feb. .
will be based under the new schedules,
providing for the state utilities com
mission approves
The ruling Of the public utilities
body is expected TO be made this week
and officials Of the power company an
ticlpate that the new rating plan will
be iavorabIy passed upon since it will
mean reduction in price.
As soon as definite word from
Springfield is heard. quarter meters,
Of which there are hundreds in the
four cities, will have TO be reset so as
70 give one-tenth more gas for each
quarter dropped in the slot The COM
pany however, is reducing the number
Of these kind of registers as much as
it can.
Ten Cent Reduction.
On straight meters the reduction in
reality brings 90-cent gas and 10-cent
electricity For consumers whose bills
run higher than SO per month it
means 83-cent electricity With the
increasing amount of gas and electric
it's used, the reduction is proportion
ateiy larger.
Consumers now are virtually pay
ing 81 for gas The technical rate Is
S110. with 10 per cent discount al
lowed for payment within a given time
Under the new schedule the technical
rate wifi be 81 with a 10 per cent dis
count which will make the actual cost
90 cents per thousand cubic feet. The
reduction in the electricity charge is
s of Il cent per kilowatt hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

States Attorney r f. Thompson re-
turned last evening from Chicago,
where he attended the annual meet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
COURT HOUSE NEWS

Eugene Armstrong and Miss Matild
Under the terms of the viii Of Mrs.
Carin Brostrom Rock Island, which
was admitted to probate yesterday by
Judge B. S. Bell life insurance
amounting TO $1,000 is bequeathed to
Emil, Fred, Alfred and Gustav Pc
terson, friends residing in this city
The rest is given TO Mrs. Selma An
derson, who had taken care Of The tes-
tatrix. NJ. T Budgren was named ex-
ecutor. The will was drawn Nov. .,
this year. and dIsposes Of an estate
valued at about 81 500
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

January term of circuit court viii
open Monday afternoon at o'clock
at which time the grand jury will re-
port. Naturalization petitions will be
taken up Tuesday and the rest of the
week will be devoted to matters not
requiring q jury The first petit panel
reports Monday, Jan. 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

Judge n. a. Larson ofiiciated at two
weddings this morning, Hjalmer H..
Ceder and Miss Louise Schmidt both
Of Moline, and Gustave Van Over
schelde and Miss Alice Van Houwere,
both Of this city, were the principals
The latter came all the way from Bel
gium to claim her intended and reports
some thrilling experiences encounter
ed in coming to this city.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
WASHINGTON is SURPRISED
oh'eials Regard Torpedoina Of Liner
Hesperian as Uncomfortable After
Assurances Given by Germany.

Washington, Sept. 6.-Oficial Wash.
ington received news of the torpedo-
ing OF the Allan liner Hesperian nv
German submarine with SUNRISE
though there was none of the grave
anxiety that followed the sinking ~
the Arabic. 1t was learned that high
officials regarded it as inconceiyable
that, after the assurances given by ths
German government last week a Ger
man submarine commander had with.
out warning launched a torpedo at !
peaceful passenger vessel.
President Wilson and Secretarv
Lansing heard of the incident first
through press dispatches.
Some significance was attached Ia
Consul Frost's statement from Queens.
town that the Hesperian carried ON
her stern 4.T-inch rifle. While inter.
national law permits merchantmen to
have guns OF small calihre for defen.
sive purposes mounted aft, it was
pointed out that IL the Allan liner act.
ed at all suspiciously after being an
preached, the presence OF this gun
probably would figure prominently il
the submarine commanders exnlana,
ton of the torpedoing.
Both President Wilson and Secre.
tary Lansing took the position that
there could be no comment until ALI
details OF the attack were known.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09

PRIZE WINNERS IN 500
MILE SPEEDWAY RACE

De Palma was pressing him hard. The
time made by the Stutz driver was
1873 and the average 1892. As the
race progressed the average speed
dropped and although an occasional
squirt would be seen. ii was manifest
that no new marks would be establish
ed. Hesta in the meantime stopped To
locate his engine trouble and found
that his oil pump had been broken. His
car was backed into the shade OF the
judges stand and the favorite In the
betting watched his co-workers whiz
around the rough course.
Ralph milford, who was driving Har.
ry j. Tremain's Deusenberg, had been
making creditabIe showing, but on
his Goth lap, the winner OF the Des
Moines grind was given the white flag
and upon pulling into the pit he was
informed that his radiator hood was
hanging loose.
De Palma In Second Place.
Cooper was leading at 1870 miles with
an average of 8S.71. DE Palma was
second and Anderson third. De Palma
lost more ground through engine trou.
BILE, and at 1870 miles Anderson was
second to Cooper. De Palma once
more broke into the speed class and
at 100 miles he was In second place.
but engine trouble again brought him
to the pits.
Two hundred miles of racing found
Anderson still leading. with Cooper
close second, De Palma's engine con.
tlnued to give him grief and finally
the second Italian withdrew, complain
ing that oil had got into the curbur-
etor. The withdrawal of DE Palma left
only the Stutz team to fight 1t out for
first place as O'Donnell was miles be-
hind, The race between the two
white cars was interesting, but the
spectators began to lose interest and
as Anderson later gave way to re-
lief driver, the contest was not one be-
tween drivers so much as race to
show the durability OF the machines,
With no outside opposition. both An
derson and Cooper slowed down per-
ceptably and. although both seemed to
be dragging the best speed possible
out OF their cars, II Ia safe assertion
that better time would have been made
had Resta or De Palma. or both. been
In the race. At shutdown Starter Wag-
ner tagged Billy Chandler and Barney
Oldfeld and both were awarded prizes.
although they did not finish the 500
miles. Brown in the Du Cheasneau was
the last man to give up at the pits.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
SPURN HIGHER FREIGHT RATE
WESTERN ROADS WILL NOT &C.
CEPT ADVANCE ALLOWED.
VIII Appeal for Rehearing Of Cases,
Charging Interstate Commerce
Commission with Inconsistency.

Chicago, Sept. 6.-Western railroads
will not accept the advances in freight
rates allowed them by recent decis-
ion of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. Acting on advice of their
executive officers, the attorneys Of the
various lines met in this city and de-
cided to appeal from the commission s
decision and to file petition for a
rehearing OF the rate cases early next
week
THE main ground Is that we be-
lieve that the Interstate Commerce
Commissions opinion In the rate case
Is entirely inconsistent with itself and
with it's previous decisions" said Mr..
Wright. 1T is inconsistent both on
the general subject of additional rev.
enues the railroads claimed they
needed, and also specifically in the
treatment OF our request for higher
interstate freight rates by citing in.
stances of lower intrastate rates"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09

made brave fight to bring the Grip
pied ship into port.
During the night the Hesperian set
tied gradually by the head. Daylight
showed the decks awash and the liner
about to take the final plunge.
The captain and crew were taken
off by rescue boats and landed later in
Queenstown by the steamer Empress.
Hit BY Torpedo, Says Crew.
The sinking of the Hesperian In
deep water probably will prevent an
Investigation to determine whether the
disaster resulted from submarines
torpedo or from a mine. Passengers
and crew assert positively that the
vessel was struck by torpedo, but
thus far no statement had been OBJ
tanned from any one who saw sub
marine or torpedo
The American embassy is receiving
reports from Wesley Frost, American
consul at Queenstown, on the question
whether warning was given to the
liner
No Warning Given, Claim.
Persons so far seen by Mr.. Frost
state that no warning was given.
The consul has been unable to learn
Of more than two Americans who were
on the Hesperian, both members of the
crew, and both reported to have been
saved.
Press dispatches report the death OF
Miss Carberry, who is said to have
been hurled from one of the boats and
to have died from the shock, and Of
another woman who was badly injured
and died in one of the rescue steam.
ers while enroute to Queenstown.
The injured number about thirty.
For the most part they were passen-
gers in two of the boats which capsiz-
ed in the darkness before they struck
the water. Queenstown dispatches
said no Americans were injured.
The Hesperian remained afioat viz.
tually "a hours after being struck, and
it was hoped she could be towed into
Queenstown. Several steamers were
standing by.
Wireless reports state that CAPTAIN
Main and the 20 members Of the crew
OF the Hesperian who remained aboard
were taken off before the steamer
foundered.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
AMERICA susPENDs JUDGMENT
AWAITS COMPLETE REPORTS Re-
cARpINc SINKING OF LINER.
offcials Not Disposed to Question
Good Faith of Germany he
garding Attacks.

Washington, Sept. s. - Nothing y
late advices regarding the sinking q
the Allan liner Hesperian served 70
change the waiting attitude OF the Am
erican government. Judgment is sus-
pended pending complete information
and in spite of the statement Oh tne
Hesperian's captain that his ship was
the victim OF torpedo and had no
warning, high officials here are not
disposed to question the good faith
recent unqualified assurance from the
German government that her subma-
rine commanders had been ordered 70
attack no more liners without warn
ing.
Consul Frost cabled from Queens
town that the ship carried on her
stern a 4.7-inch gun went unamended
although the Allan line officials have
declared that she had no gun when
she left Montreal.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
SUBMARINE SUNK BY TURKS
by Coast Guard ship Bahrstid---
Crew 10 Lost.

Berlin, via wireless to Sayyille,
Sept. THE Overseas News Agency
made the following announcement:
"A headquarters report issued at
Constantinople announced that the
Turkish coast guard ship Bahrsfld had
shelled and sunk an enemy submarine
southwest OF Armudli. II was imros.
sihle to save the crew"
Armudli Is on the Asia Minor coast
OF the sen of Marmora, An Athens
dispatch to the London Star Saturday
stated that British submarine. after
passing through the Gulf of lsmid
landed a party at Gehixe to dynamite
the railroad bridge. After planting
bombs, the landing party was said te
have returned safely to the submarine.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
US. TROOPS FIGHT MExICANS
Find 6ullet-Ridden Bodies Of Texans
in Bed Of Dried Iake--Mexi-
cans Slain.

Brownsville, Tex, Sept. 4.--The bull
let-riddled bodies Of two Americans,
who were kidnapped by Mexican ban
dts, about IL miles north of here,
were found late in the day In the bed
of dried lake.
They were Earl Donaldson, far
mer, who came here from Fayette,
Mo-. two weeks ago and an engineer
named Smith, engaged In concrete
construction work on an irrigation
canal. The bodies were brought to
Brownsville, Donaldson, Smith and
Stanley Dodds, the latter a contrac.
tor, building an irrigation pumping
station, were captured by the Next
cans.
Because one of the band told the
others that Dodds was German, he
was not harmed, but his hat and shoes
were taken. The pumping station and
an automobile were burned by the
bandits.
Later in the day the Mexicans be.
detachment of United States infan.
try and in the excitement Dodds es.
capped.
He telephonei from a distant ranch
house that he was safe. The fight
between the Mexicans and the Ameri.
can detachment resulted In the death
of one Mexican and the escape of the
Is others who composed the band.
Plans for orozeo Funeral.
Ell Paso, Sept. AFTER prepare.
tons had been completed to hold the
funeral OF General Pascual Orozco at
the Mexican Methodist Episcopal
church here the orozco family can.
| celled the plans and announced this
| funeral would be held at the under.
taking establishment. where 1t has
| been viewed by many thousands oil
Mexicans. Mrs. Orozco declined to
| avail herself of General Villas permits
sion to inter the body i'm Mexican soil
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
To Aid Postal Clerks.

San Francisco, Sept, 1.-Represent.
alive Julius Kahn of California, speak
ing at the opening session Of the Ma
tional Federation OF Postal Clerks,
told the delegates he would do all pos.
sible to put an end to increasing sal
aries of higher ups" in the postal
service by pruning the salaries of the
rank and file Representative John
/. Nolan spoke along similar lines.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
Car Hits Auto: 8 Dead.

Detroit, Sept, Three women were
almost instantly killed and two men
injured, probably fatally, whea an au
tomohile in which they were riding
was struck by north bound inter.
urban car at street crossing in WY.
aaiotte, suburb.
The dead; Mrs. John Hintz, aged
60 years, Trenton, Mich: Mrs. Louis
Holman, IS. Nyandotte, daughter OF
Mrs. Hintz; Mrs, Charles Asmas, IS,
Wyan6otte, daughter of Mrs. Hintg,
The automobile is believed to have
become stalled In the car tracks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
Takes haitien Customs Houses,

Washington, Sept, 3~-Rear Admiral
Caperton reported to the navy depart
ment that FIVE customs houses in Hal
ii now were in possession of Ameri
can forces, The last one was taker
over without disorder at Goagatves
upon the arrival there of the United
States gunhoat Castine and the collier
Jason. Five customs houses still re-
main In possession OF Haitien officials.
Haitien troops at ounanminthe have
declared In favor OF President D'Arti
guenave, according to the report
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
Austrian Envoy Disliked.

Washington, Sept. Austrian Am.
oassador Dumba wired Secretary o.
state Lansing, making an appoint
menf to give his version of the charges
that ne planned to foment trouble in
American munitions plants. The 70
quest was promptly granted.
washington, Sept. Tiff these wers
ordinary times there would be an ex-
ceiient chance that the state depart
ment would ask the Austrian govern.
ment to recall Ambassador Dumba, oG
ficials here said confidentiaiiy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
To Build Nava. Reserve.

Washington. Sept, A plan for the
building up OF an adequate nationa
naval reserve i'm addition to the ex
reserve created by the last congress
has been made public by Acting Sec
rotary Roosevelt of the navy depart
ment.
Ii contemplates the mobilization o.
yaehtsmen and powerhoat owners ant
their craft with naval reserve sips II
training squadron, following tile ides
Of the successful army camp ct Islasts
burg, n. Y.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09

Honolulu, Sept, I.--Lieutenant Com
mander Mark st. G. Ellis of the L, S,
gunboat Princeton. was named chair,
man Of board of inquiry to investi
gate and find the responsibility for
the collision between the United
States steamer Supply and three sub
marines of the +, type, The FL, F.
and F-S. were damaged when the Sup
ply attempted to dock here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
Fifty Hurt i'm Wreck,

Sandusky. Ohio, Sept. 49, From it
to so persons were injured when two
interurhan trains collided on the Lake
Shore Electric road. An eastbound
limited crashed into westhoand locas
at Sage's Siding. near Huron. There
were no fatalities.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
England Pays for Cotton.

Washington, Sept. 4.-~The British
embassy RENTED ss2s,ooo TO w. Cor
don McCabe OF Charleston. 8. G.. for
American cotton taken from the
steamships Carolina and Baltic by
British authorities several months ago
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
pernburc Heads German Leaoue.

Amsterdam tyia Londonl. Sept. 4.
According TO the Cologne Gazette
German economical league for South
and Central America has been formed
With Bernhard Dernburg as president.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
British Steamer SUM-. 4 ~.

London, Sept Z, The British
steamer Cymbeline has been sunk.
Six members of the crew were killed
and six We're injured. Thirty-one 9th.
ers were landed safely.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
President Arthur,s DAUGHTER Dies

Mount Kisco, N. Y. Sept. Mrs
Ellen Herndon Arthur Pinkerton,
daughter of the late President Chester
A, Arthur and wife of Charles Pinker
ton, died at her home near here after
an illness OF two years. She was 40
years old.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
TRANSPORT SUNK;
1870 BRITISH DIE
CROWDED TRooPsHiP STRIKES
TURKISH NINE AT ENTRANCE
TO DARDANELLES.
TURKISH FORCES IN TRAP
important Part OF Ottoman Troops
Surrounded on Gaiiipoii Peninsula
10 Report--itaIians Claim Cap
ture OF Austrian City.

Berlin, Sept. 4.--The German
troops which are advancing on the
important Russian port Of Riga, on the
Baltic, have made further conse-
quentiaI gain. official announcement
was made here that they captured a
position northwest of Friedrichs-
stadt, which 10 about 20 miles from
Riga.
Berlin, Sept. A British transport
Dardanelles and sank with $40 Off
GERS. 1850 men and crew Of 800,
according to dispatch from Sofia. All
aboard were drowned. Six hundred
bodies have been recovered.
Turkish Forces Surrounded.
London, Sept. 4.4-The surrounding
of an important part of the Turkish
forces on the Gallipoli peninsula by
troops of the entente allies is report
ed In adsices from Athens to Paris
news agency. The surrender of the
surrounded troops Is said to be i'm
minent.
The British press Is not greatly
pleased at the reception by the United
States OF Germany's promise to mod
lily her submarine campaign. II COM
plains that a promise which does not
include protection for merchantmen Ia
inadequate.
Negotiations between Turkey and
Bulgaria concerning railroad conces-
sions to the latter are again under
way. II Is not expected in quarters
favorable to the entente Allis that they
will prove successful.
Austrian City Fails.
Rome. Sept. 4.--Roverto. the larg-
est Austrian city to fall before the
Italian armies. is being slowly occu.
pied by the kings troops,
The Royereto forts, which blocked
the Italian advance on Trent, only Is
miles away. were blown up and the
Austrians began to eyacuate the city,
retreating northward up the Adige val
ley in the direction Of Trent. Before
retiring the enemy forces demolished
set fire to the homes OF Italian resi-
dents.
Capture of Roverto marks the great,
est single victory in the Italian ad'
vance upon Trent, the goal of General
Cadorna's forces in the north
Though the Austrians have con-
structed barricades across the valley
between Roverto and Trent, military
men here believe the Italian troops
will approach Trent itself before win
ter halts military operations.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
Hesperian Attack Surprises Paris.

TSSF0FfdH NtSdCN SURPRISES FarFS.
Paris, Sept. 7.-Great prominence
is given by the papers to the tor
pedoing of the Hesperian. All de-
clare themselves at loss to find a
theory to account for such a proceed
ing by German submarine six days
after Ambassador Won Bernstorff' s
solemn assurances to the United
States that no more liners would be
torpeioed unless they tried TO ram
escape, neither Of which the Hesper-
ian appears to have done.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09

London, Sept Z. The Allan line
steamer Hesperian with $50 passen.
gers and crew of 800 aboard, bound
from Liverpool for Montreal, was at.
tackled without warning by German
subn arine off the Irish coast just as
darkness was falling.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-01
Mining Notes.
The Vulcan Mining
Deal Ccnsurnmated

information has been received
that DR.. Weiss has closed contracts
of lease and bond upon his Vulcan
mining properties and that work is
to be started ut once on these mines
by the new company. 1t is under
stood that the contracting parties
will not only go forward with cevel-
oping the mines but will proceed to
the construction OF pyritic smelt-
ing plant at or near the properties
for the treatment of all the ores pro-
duced from the several mines en-
braced in the group of claims under
option. The ores of the Vulcan dis
trict are heavy in sulphur contents
and accordingly especially adapted
to treatment by pyritic smelling as
the sulphur contained furnishes
ninety per cent of the fuel required
in operating the furnaces. The in
trinsic values found in these ores OF
the Vulcan mines lie in the gold,
silver and copper contents. There
is sufficient copper contained for
copper mating tie entire product
of the mines of this district. In
the process of copper matte smelling
of ryritic. ores the furnaces are
charged with sufficient coke or other
fuel to ignite the sulphur in the ore
and carry on combustion until the
heat is raised to the point of fusion
of the entire furnace contents where
by the copper contained in the ore
will settle to the furnace bottom and
Tie lighter molten material remain
on top and may be drawn off as
Stag waste, the gold and silver con-
tents having settled with the cop
pcr and are found alloyed in the
copper matte which is then shipped
10 the refineres where the different
metals are separated and made
re ,dy for coinage or placed IN the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-05-01
Ladies' Club Social.

On April 23rd, the La.lies' Social
Club met at the home OF Mrs. Vic
ter Benson, with Mrs. Benson, Mrs
Bergman and Miss Waterman as
hosteSscs.
After the business meeting had
adjourned, needles, thread, scissors
and squares OF pink and greer, crepe
paper were passed to the ladies and
they were asked to design spring
hats for the dolls. The efforts of
those present resulted in many artis-
tic creations. The individual tastes
OF the artists could be plainly dis
cerncd from the various styles; some
were profusely and elaboratcly trim
med, while others displayed elegant
simplicity. Miss Boyle's hat was
judged the most beautiful and she
rcccivel,thc prize, Il pretty hat pin.
After the social hour refreshlnen is
were served.