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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06
twenty KILLED
I.!FACT02Y FIRE
Score Lose Lives When Blaze Sweeps
NeW yeFk Ci0ak Factory Iaay
in iCSpit1is

New York Nov. G.-Twenty men
and girls were killed ana more than
fFty others were injured, according 10
police. in a fire that swept through a
four story wooden factory building On
North Sixth street. in the Williams
burg section Of Brooklyn today
Within short time after the fire
was discovered, eight girls had been
burned TO death on the fire escapes.
while a number OF others, police, say,
met a similar fate before they could
reach the escapes. The fire started
close to the stairs on the first floor and
spread so speedily that escape by the
stairs from the upper floors was en-
tirely cut off,
The upper floors were occupied by a
shirt concern and a cloak manufactur-
ing company Between $50 and 400
operatives, mostly young girls, were
at work there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06
bomb SETS FIRE
TO BRITISH BOAT
The Ri0 Lagos is Reported By Its Cap
tain to Have Caught Abiaxe
From Incendiary.

Halifax, n s., Nov. 6,-The fire In
the cargo of sugar on the British
steamer Rio Lagos, which put In here
late last night with the flames still
smouidering, was caused by an ineen-
diary bomb. according to statement
today by Captain Bell of the steamer.
The fire is now virtually out, after
having been fought with steam and
water continuously since 1t was dis
covered early Thursday. the fourth day
out OF New York.
Captain Bell said the cargo, which
was consigned TO the British Sugar
commission at Queenstown, had been
loaded by Austrian and German steve
dores at Yonkers, n. Y, and that there
was ample opportunity for a spy TO
place an incendiary bomb in the sugar
bags. He added that spontaneous COM
hustion In such a cargo as his vessel
carried was almost unknown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06
CITY employees ARE
INDICTED FOR GRAFT

st. Louis. Mo, Nov. 6.-Three en-
ployes of the city water Office and two
deputy sherifs have been indicted as a
result of Investigations into petty graft
by the grand jury Bench warrants
were issued for the five men today.
Those indicted are:
Robert H. Mahon. water inspector.
recently discharged. who last Saturday
confessed he had collected water taxes
and kept them.
Robert H. Benzel. water department
deputy collector.
Frank White. water department dep
uty collector
Arthur H. Harrison, deputy sheriff.
J. F. Casey, deputy cheriff
The indictments. charge grand lar
ceny and obtaining OF money by false
pretenses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06
Assistance of Athens Gov.
eminent in Balkan Mud
die Not Expected.
FIRM In NEUTRALITY
Desire Of Allies to Win Over
King Constantine Must
Go dissatisfied.

London, Nov 6, (11:45 a. m,)--Any
hope which the entente allies may have
entertained that the friendly neutrality
OF Greece might be converted into
something more positive in their favor
seems to have been dissipated by the
latest news from Athens. It is re
ported Premier Zaimis has consented
to reconstruct the cabinet and that the
chamber Of deputies will be dissolved.
Additional details were received to-
day from Serbian sources concerning
the victory which the Serbiaus say
they have won over the Bulgarians at
Isyar, situated at the entrance to Ba-
-buna pass, in the southern section Of
thee ountry British cavalry and
French infantry are said to have taken
part in the battle If it is true that the
Bulgarians were routed and are in full
flight for Veles. the safety of Prilip
and Monastir is assured for the pres
ent and the way to Usup may be paved.
Bulgars Take Aish,
The Bulgarians are within a short
distance of Nish. According to one ac-
count, they have actually penetrated
the city. Their Austro-Gernan allies
have reached Paracin. an important
junction point on the eastern Danube
railroad, so miles northwest OF Nish.
The fortunes of war are showing tbs
customary f1uetuati0ns along hhs~e east.
ern front Vienna asserts the Russian
thrust along the stripa has been re.
pulsed completely, 1000 men being
4 captured Petrograd asserts the attach
Eof the invaders west of Dvinsk wa;
beaten back with 1000 OF their deat
! left on the field In the defense Of Rig
the Russian troops are now assisted b,
: warships, which have been Smelling
German positions at Schlick
! Speculate War Office Affairs.
The morning newspapers of LondoI
devote considerable space to specula
! ton in regard to war Office affairs, bu
beyond the brief official announcement
that Premier Asquith i in chargt
+ temporarily. no authoritative informa
ton has been given out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06
PEOPLE or CHINA
TOCET MONARCHY
Fifteen OF Eighteen Provinces OF coun-
try Vote In Favor of Having King
Ruler.

Picking. Nov Fifteen of the eight
cen provinces Of China are said by the
government to have voted in favor Of
monarchy.
The minister OF foreign affairs.
Lacheng Hsiang. made this statement
TO NJ Obata, secretary Of the Japanese
legation. in explaining why. in its opin-
ion. the government could not legally
defer the decision Of the people con-
concern the proposal 10 reestablish q
monarchy. NJ. 0bata visited the for
eign office and asked Lueheng Hsiang
to explain more definitely China's reply
to the request fer postponement of the
decision, made by Japan, Great Britain.
France and Russia. He said Japan
was uncertain whether the government
still intended to make a speedy change
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06
TO PUBLISH TT. S. NOTE
TO ENGLAND MONDAY

Washington, Nov. G. Secretary
Lansing announced today that the
American note to Great Britain with
regard to neutral trade was delivered
70 the British foreign Office yesterday
ana by mutual agreement between the
United States and Great Britain wifi be
published simultaneously In this
country and Great Britain Monday
morning. Copies of the note will be
delivered 10 the British, French and
Italian embassies today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06
Undersea Craft of Germans
Reported to Have Slipped
Through Straits Again.
CREWS OF TWO SAVED
Companies Of One French
and Italian Boat Rescued
No Word of Third.

Paris, Nov 6, G2;30 p. m.)--The
straits OF Gibraltar have again been
passed by German submarines, which
on Thursday sank two French and one
Italian steamships The crew of one
vessel is missing,
The following statement was made
by the marine ministry today:
The enemys submarines. coming
from the Atlantic. passed through the
straits of Giblartar on the night OF
Nov ?. They sank on Nov the French
ship Dahra, off Arzeu, Algeria, and the
French ship Calyados and the Italian
ship Ionic near Cape wi
The crews OF the Dahra and Ionic
were saved, There is no news from
the crew of the Calvados."
No Record OF Calyados.
The sinking of the Ionic was re-
board OF whom rs were saved. Twen-
Dahra, 2,l27 tons gross, sailed from
Port Talbot, Wales, on Oct for Tun-
is The Calyados is not mentioned in
maritime records.
German submarines have penetrated
the straits of Gibraltar previously dur
ing the war This was first accom-
plished successfully when Captain
Hersing made his now famous trip
with the U-51 from Germany to the
DaF spring. In Septern-
Der a number of merchantmen and
transports we're sunk In the Mediter-
ranean by submarines, but recently
little has been heard of their activi-
ties.
ESQ Men are Lost.
I London, Ncy. 6.-The official an
nouncement by the war Office tonight
of the sinking of the British transport
| Ramazan by submarine In the
, Aegeon sea, previously reported,
shows that about $50 men were lost.
, The ship was sunk on Sept 10 by
shell fire off the island OF Antikythria.
/ There were about 500 Indian troops on
board Of whom rs wer esaved Tween
ty-eight of the crew also were saved.
a number Of boats were smashed by
shell fire
The survivors reached Antikythria
in their own boats the same night and
were Hospitality treated by the inhabi-
tants.
Previous announcement of the loss
Of the RamaZan came in a dispatch
from Athens on Sept. 2S, which told
Of the presence Of survivors on Greek
territory. whence they had been sent
by the Greek government to Malta.
Grew Believed Saved.
London, Nov. 6. 12:4t p. m.)-The
British steamship Woodfield, 1854
tons, has been sunk. A boat contain
ing two officers and ten men has reach
ed land. The other members of the
crew are believed to be safe
German Subs Open Campaign.
News Of the presence of number of
German submarines in the Mediteran-
can bears out information received
from a private source recently 1t
was that Germany had decided 10 SEM
most of her submarines to the Mediter-
ranean, having virtually abandoned
her campaign in British waters In con-
sequence of the engagements she had
entered into with the United States.
This disclosure is said to have beer
made in the form OF an announcement
by the Geraman minister at Bucharest
Rumania.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till P. III. Tomorrow, TO,
Rock Island. Davenport. Moline
and Vicinity.

Increasing cloudiness with probably
showers tonight or Sunday: not much
change in temperature.
Temperature at 7 a. m. a. Highest
yesterday. So; lowest last night, A.
Velocity of wind at a. m, five miles
per hour
Precipitation. none.
Relative humidity at p. M, SO; at
7 a. M, 81; at | p. N. today, so.
Stage Of water, A., fall Of ! In
last p hours.
J. III. SHERTER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06
EIected CnmniItee Head.

Paris, Nov. 6. (5:15 a. Georges
CIemeneeau has been elected pTesi-
dent OF the senate committee on for
eign relations and also 10 a chairman
ship formerly held by Charles Frey
cinet, new vice president Of the cabi-
net The former premier will thus pre-
side over two of the most important
senate committees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06
LEAVES L0NDOu;
SECRET MISSION
Earl Kitchener, Said TO Have Lett on
Important; Task Into The Near
East.

London, Nov. 6. (4:01 a. m)-The
Post says that Earl Kitchener, secre-
tary of war. has been entrusted with
AZ important mission to the near east
and has already departed from Lon
don.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06

In an official statement issued in
London yesterday denial was made of
a report that Field Marshal Kitchener
had resigned and it was said Premier
Asquith was in charge Of the war Office
during the temporary absence Of the
field marshal.
This was the first intimation that the
war secretary had departed from Lon
don
The policy of the British government
in respect to both the Dardanelles ex-
gedition and the Serbian campaign has
been subjected to severe criticism in
England and if the statement of the
Post is correct the war secretary has
been presumably sent to the near east
to determine by personal inspection
the proper policy for Great Britain, or
to supervise some movement of I'M
portance already decided on.
ut is generally believed" says the
Post, that Earl Kitchener's business
will necessitate stay so prolonged
that it will be necessary to fill his place
at the war Office before long Il is true
that he has not resigned but the i'm
portance of his present errand makes
it certain that his resignation is only
delayed"
Reiteration of the report that Earl
Kitchener had placed his resignation
as secretary of state for war in the
hands of the king has brought forth
an authorized statement to the con-
itr2ry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06
Plan Of Gear to Send Armies
Up Danube Blocked if Re
ported Action Is Taken.
MAY STOP RUSS MOVE
Boats of Entente Carrying
Ammunition to Serbia Dis
armed and Men Interned

London, Nov. 6. q 20 a. m.j-Ruma-
MAN authorities have taken the neces-
sarv steps 10 bring into Rumanian har-
bors and aisarm vessels flying the
Russian flag which are loaded with
arms ard ammunition for Serbia, says
q semi-oacial statement issued at Blu
ghare5t and received here by wireless
from Berlin. This action has been
taken. ir is announced because Of the
Agaus occupation OF the Serbian bank
O. e Danube.
Russian men OF war which fed into
the Euma75an Harhor Of Gruia already
have been d,sarme5 and the crews.
nguHeemg $50 iEterned at Kus-
teHlo
His2Tov Any Action.
Berlin reported on nov that the
BHuan5aH government had ordered
disarmament and fnternment Of tR-a
Russian torreao boats and an armed
steamship which were in Rumauifn
waters al TuIb-seveEjn oa the Dan
Hb- The same day however. q dis
Patch from Rome said the RumaHian
government hal refused the request
os she German minister fit Bucharest
that Russian varsaips he disa7mcd,
!r:o~niug him that since navigation Of
fae Danube was tree Egmsuta5 Eeg-
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Ice laa,tfe nj >-si- SERBIA. mr. the
a2iI- aHi, was aIl4odieeu oiHelalIE
acre .9lay
Win the exception OF Belgrade, Nish
IS ''e largest city in Serbia. Soon aft
q Inc a@i7-eaS eli me ""f the cap.la'
was +. AfsleTei from heigFaae 10 Nisil.
i1e-e ihe government remained until
Inc city was threatened ~ Inc ih'ad-
e's, In the las1 monlh various towns
nave hee1 mentioned as Inc temporary
S'el %. me government.
Nls3 rs siiuated on me MAN Iall-
road line OF Serbia running from BEL
craze TO Salo1lEt- theFe are no recent M
statistics o. it's population, winch ~
years ago was 2L,7oN'
Troops Entering Nisl'.
Amsterdam. Nov. &. via London.
12:5s p. MA telegram from a Sofia
news 7rancv saws that one BULGARIAN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06

FRENCH POSITION
FAILSSAYS PARIS
Night Assault by German
Forces ON La Courtine Re- .
ported Unsuccessful.

Paris, Nov G. $3.50 p. m IA fresh
German attack against the French
position at LA Courtine" has resulted
In failure, according to announcement
made today by the French war Office.
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
From the Champagne district there
was reported last night fresh Ger
man attack against our trenches at the
position known as La Courtine, which
RESULTED in complete failure.
During the fighting with mines
which is going on almost without in
terruption between The Argonne and
the Meuse, the blowing up this morn
ing of one of our collection OF expl0-
sive materials damaged seriously GER
tain German detachments in the sec
tor Of Malancourt, The night passed
with relative calm on the remainder OF
the front"
French Driven Out.
Berlin. Nov. 8. jyia London The
text Of the official statement given out
today by the army headquarters staff
follows
after a hand grenade enga cement
the French forces which penetrated the
eastern part OF our new trenches west
of Massiges Tin the Champagnel, were
driven out again. Otherwise except for
artillery battles, the day passed with
out important incidents.
Russ Repeat Dyinsk Effort.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: The Russians repeated
their attempts 10 break through our
lines near Dyinsk with the same bad
results.
Army group Of Prince Leopold Of
Bavaria: The situation remains an
changed
Army group Of General Won Linsin-
gen: Further Russian positions were
captured northeast OF Budka At Sieni-
kowee quiet reigus. The enemy has
been driven back into his old posi-
lions on the eastern bank of the Stripa
river. In the now completed battles
the Russians have lost in prisoners sc
Officers and about coo men
Another Town Taken.
IN the valley of the western Moraya
fighting goes on. To the southeast Of
Cacak, the town of Kralievo has beer
taken The enemy is being pursued
eats of kralieyo, and Etubal has beer
reached.
BY a clever stroke our troops tool
possession Of Varvarin during tn,
night More than 1900 Serbians wer,
taken prisoners,
The Zupanyeyac sector has beer
crossed In the valley OF the Marrow;
our troops pressed on after the enem,
as far as Gbrez Sikirica.
800 Prisoners Captured.
1.-THE army Of General Boyadjfef
fBulgariaul has defeated it's oppon
tents near Lukovo and near Sokobanya
More than 500 prisoners and six can
non were taken.
After battles which lasted tire
days the fortified capital OF Nish wa
captured yesterday afternoon, not
withstanding the stubborn resistance Q
! the Serhians. During battles tn tn
.neadlands, $50 prisoners and two can
non fell into the hands OF the Bui
igarians."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-06

Associated Press
Leased Wire Report
The Sentinel=record., 1915-02-07
ON U. s. RESERVATION.
OPEN ALL THE YEAR.

Rata GA W.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-02-07
MAURICE APARTMENTS
Opposite MaIestic Hotel.

Opposite MaJestIc Hotel.
 American or European. American Plan .......$e.oo to $t2.oo European Plan .....$3.0o to $7.oo First class housekeeping suites in connection. Steam heat, hot water etc. Convenient to two bath houses. Phone 1870. Mrs. M. D. Brady, Prop.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-25
lWOULD D REPEAL EAll
F0RBlDDIkG DEBTORS
TO LEAVE TERRITORY

! Men deeply 10 debt cannot be pre-
vented from leaving Honolulu until
they have paid up, il Senator Coke,s
measure, S, B. 81. becomes law. The
bill, which passed third reading in the
senate today. aboiishes the. old writ
OF one exeat, . stature. which Coke
explained has been7hana down to us
by England. Under It's provisions a
debtor can be arTestei and held in
Jail until he gives bond
Coke said the law no longer is in.
effect in any of the states and more
over that the DfgaS Act specifically
prohibits Imprisonment for debt Wirtz
declared he did not think the law had
been enforced here or in the states in
many years. Coke replied it had been
invoked within the last year. Wirtz
wanted more definite Information on
the point and President Chiflingworth
stated that in many instances men in
debt who had sought te. leave Honolulu
had been arrested, taken off the ship
and thought back and held here until
they paid up.
81 expect to leave in August, said
President Chillingworth., and I'd hate
to have a law OF that kind exercised.
on me" -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-25

That the German cruiser Dresden
did not hoist the white flag before she
was sunk by the British cruisers Kent
and Glasgow ls the declaration II =
'eahle0rap eeiNef tode4 ~ ~ efficiai
German sources. This statement, the
first authentic statement OF the Juan
Fernandez island naval battle from the
German side, Is as follows:
WASHINGTON, q. c., Marck 25.-
The commander Of the German small
cruiser Dresden, who, with the crew
Of the Dresden, arrived at Valparaiso
on board the chiiian cruiser, officially
reports the following:
"on the morning Of March "A the
Dresden was anchored In Cumberland
bay, island Of Juan Fernandez. Here
the cruiser was attacked by the Brit.
ish cruisers Kent and Glasgow and
the auxiliary cruiser Drama. The at
tack Nas made from direction which
enabled the Dresden to use only her
stern guns. The Dresden answered
the fire until all her available guns
and three ammunition magazines were
disabled.
'To prevent the ship falling into the
enemy's hands at once, preparations
were made 70 sink the ship. At the
same time an officer was sent to the
Glasgow pointing out that the ship
was lying in neutral waters. As the
Glasgow, despite this observation,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-25
Germans Say Protest Was Vain

would continue the attack, the nres.
den Has blown up and sank at 1f:f5
4. M, Tying the flag, while the crew
thrice cheered their emperor.
This shows that the UfitI0H -.
port .sying the Dresden hoIsked the
white flag and capltuIated was IN
true
The German admiralty makes the
following statement:
''ln the fighting northward from Me-
mel, East Prussia, the German naval
forces supported from the Baltic the
milit1ry operations, so on March %
the village and castle Of PoIanoen
were sheIIed and In the course Of the
same day the high road from polangen
TO LIbau was kept under fire.
ToDAY,s SITUATION.
The following cabIeeram was receiv.
ed today from official German sources:
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 25.-
German headquarters report, March
25:
"onIy artillery duels are taking
pIaceon the west front, except for un-
important engagements on the Meuss
Heights and southeast OF Verdun and
at HartmannsweiIerkopf, which still
continue.
Russian attacks east and southeast
Of EueustoWo, near JedHorozek and
northeast Of Prasznysz. have been rc-
paIsed."
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-25
ARGUES
HEALTH bits
BEFORE 5LAIE

The senate in Commit Of tte
whole today placed the STAMP ~ rs
approval on at least enc 1f 81
B. Pratt,s health bills ~ b I1|f hour
the board of health,s nI0 y 0I[ |<.4
busily engaged In expioi1'.'& n. 1i'|
er, measures by which tlt 1o q
the board Is materially incre1
The senate COMMITTEES voted q rec
ommend passage Of s. B ~ which
amends the statute relating to the san
itary condition Of lands. The ah1ehllz
ment takes away the health boards
right to draw from the sanitary re-
Foiving fund for abatement Of nuiss
I1r Rratf atnlained 4haf Mhen "a
reviewing fund was Increased two
years ago from $3.50. 600 to $500. 900 he.
hoped to- be able to use money from
It for abatemeht Of nuisanees. but.
was afterwards advised by the at
torney-9enerai that the boards author
ity to do this was doubtful. s. B. %
and s. b. 20 would SET aside a special
revolving fund of $1,000 for the abates
ment of nuisances.
81 don't quarrel with that provision. :
said Senator Wirtz. addressing DR.
Pratt sIn fact; ! think the amount
should be even larger But would
like to know If the phrase In another
clause which says conditions which.
may or might be created does not,
tend to weaken the measure and your
power. Isn't It most too antioipatory2y
DIR. Pratt then addressed the senate
at length, explaining that
his object Is to get the power 70 deal
broadly and With authority Ing pfeyen-I
tive work.
when the plague or snailnoy
breaks out we have ell the power we
want. said he. The people gladly
give II TO us. But under present con.
ditk5ns we seem to have little real
authority to act against threatened
Outbreaks OF such diseases until they
Ictually appear What We desire Is thel
power to watch for conditions which
Ering on the infections and to NIP
them in the bud to remedy conditions
before the disease appears. "
This, he said, is not a radical step In
health work. but is employed in many
Of the states. In Kansas. for example,
be said the health authorities have the
power to abate nuisances and wipe out
any or all physical conditions which
might cause outbreaks of contagious
Or highly infectious maladies.