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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
ITALIANS REPORT
TAKING TRENCHES
Austrians said to Have Been Driven
From Position Along Two Mile
Line in Carnic Alps.

Geneva, Switzerland, July IA, (yia
Paris THE Italians have captured
two miles of Austrian trenches in the
Carnic Alps. according to dispatch
received today by the T-ibune from
Villach, an Austrian town on the
River Drave. 80 miles northwest Of
Laibach.
The Alpine troops, these adyices
say. dragged their artillery to the
heights near Roskofel, which is situat-
ed at an altitude OF $500 feet.
The Italians also are said to have
captured two important ports south Of
Gorilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
Hnmesfeaders Fleet.

Des Moines, Iowa. July 14-Su-
preme officers elected by the conyen-
tion of Homesteaders here yesterday
afternoon, were announced today as
follows; Harry J. Green, Des Moines
president; L. D. Jones, Kansas City
No, vice president; A. II. Corey. Dea
Moines. secretary; Carrie G, Copeland
Charlton. Iowa, treasurer; DR.. Charles
IL Whicher, Des Moines, medical di-
rector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till Z P. NJ. Tomorrow, To-
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

Unsettled weather tonight and
Thursday, with showers and probably
rhunderstorms Not much change IL
temperature.
Temperature at a, m. 72. Highest
yesterday. SO. Lowest last night. 68.
Velocity of wind at 7 a m. l miie
per hour.
Precipitation. 1-39 inches.
Relative humidity at p. m, So; al
a. m, 90; at P. m. today, 81
Stage Of water, feet; a fall Of j
in last p hours.
IN. sHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
Packers Seek Adinstment.

Washington, D. C., July 14.-Repre-
sentatives of American meat packers.
who recently protested to the state de-
partment against Great Britain's de-
tention Of neutral cargoes had another
conference today at the department in
an effort for adjustment of their cases,
The delegation was headed by Arthur
Neeker Of Armour & Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
TNFIRMARY INMATE
STARVES TO DEATH

Muscatine. Iowa, July IA hunger
strike ended the life of Mrs. Salina
Meyers. aged 70, county charge. Af-
ter being sent 70 the county home the
woman refused 10 eat or drink for
10 days. Death resulted yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
Liberty Bell al Seattle.

Seattle, Wash, july 14.-The Liberty
bell arrived here today from Everett,
Wash. and was met by detachments
of marines and soldiers and two bands.
Patriotic exercises were held mp to
2:30 D. m. when the bell was due TO
leave for Tacoma. Wash.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14

Homer. IlI-Tuesday marked the
golden wedding anniversary OF Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Wright. wealthy and well
known residents Of Homer. Mrs.
Wright is the foster sister Of John D.
shoop, assistant superintendent of Chi
cago schools.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
To Issue Amnesty Law in
His Capacity as First
Chief of Republic.
GAINING IN STRENGTH
Food Supplies Reaching the
Capital-Protection Guar
anteed AL Foreigners.
-

/ Washington. D. c.. July 14.-General
CarTaHza has ordered erection Of a
/ wireless station al Cbapultepec TO in
sure constant communication between
Mexico City and Vera Cruz Ameri-
can Consul SilIjman at Vera Cruz so
reported today after having been in
direct communication with the Bra
lillian minister in the capital.
Food supplies, chiefly corn, are ar
riviUg tn the city Mr. Sillimau added.
and General Gonzales has announced
that he viii give preference to supply
trains over troop trains entering the
city.
At a conference yesterday between
the Brazilian minister. the British
charge and representatives of the Car
rama forces, full guarantees Of pro-
lection were given with the notice that
there would be severe punishment for
any iDiractiOu of the order Mr. Siili-
man also confirmed other dispatches
from Mexico City that General Con-
zales had captured the waterworks
which had been cut off by the Zapata
forces evacuatiug the city.
Another message to the state de-
partmeut said General villa evidently
had evacuated AgUas Calientes, the
forces which had been in conflict with
General ObreBon's troops near that
point proceeding uorthward. Com
muuicauon between Mexico City and
Aguas Calieutes, the dispatch added.
was expected to be established soon.
There were no adyices on the reported
capture Of Queretaro by villa troops.
General Carrauza viii issue an am
uosty decree 10 Mexicans who return
"to the true path His agency here
today received this dispatch from
Vera Cruz.
with reference TO the occupation
of Mexico City. General Pablo Con
zales VIII afford all kinds of guaran-
tees TO natives and foreigners. He
has Instructions from me severely 10
punish all crimes against property.
within a few days I will in my ca
pacity OF first chief, issue an amnesty
law I'm an eudeavor to have those in
error return to the true path and TO
restore peace and order in the repub-
lie"
Claim Capture Of saltnlO.
San Antonio. Tex, July 14.--Cap-
ture of Salullo, Mexico, was claimed
in a message from Neuyo Laredo re-
cetved at the CarraDza consulate here
early today Details were lacking and
no mention was made OF the casual
ties on either side nor prisoners taken.
It is believed that the loss Of life was
small and that the fighting was of
short duration.
Saltillo was lost a month ago by the
cOnstitutionalist garrison under com
mand of General Gutierrez to Orestes
Pereyra, a villa commander Gutierrez
was forced to retreat and await rein
forcements. These were sent him by
General Trevino, and with a force of
1000 men he moved on the lost strong
hold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
BASEBALL TODAY


Federal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14

NJ e m b er of Au dit
Bureau of Circulations
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27

Women are queer creatures. They
buy ribbons of odd lengths. Some
times they want 71a yards, sometimes
121A yards. When lady would order
7h yards of 171a-cent ribbon, Miss
Hurst would have terrible time.
She couldn't figure out 71a times 171a
in less than half an hour, and then
would be wrong. All the salesgirls
keep a book of their sales. Miss Hurst
was short in her accounts that first
day. She was short in her accounts
the second day, and the third day,
and the fourth day, and the fifth day.
At the end of the fifth day the floor
manager called her aside and informed
her that she was discharged.
When she got home she didn't know
whether to laugh or to cry. She be-
lieves she never would have been dis
charged if it we're not for the abom-
Unable custom of selling things on the
fractional plan. She made a lot OF
acquaintances in the store None of
the girls had an idea of what she was
there for Some of them are her
friends today. They do not know she
is a writer.
After her ignominious dismissal she
sought some more experience. She
got a job in a popular cheap restau-
rant. She was to get seven dollars
and a half week. incidentally, there
was a chance for tips. She wasn't
success as a waitress. She tried to do
as the other girls did, but she didn't
have the ability. She never could
master the art of racking up plates,
saucers, cups, knives, forks and
spoons in great pyramids on her left
arm and marching serenely down the
aisle. She did the best she could, but
her best was very poor. Several times
the load was too much for her, for she
had not been skillful in stacking the
stuff up, and she let the pile fall.
She served men and she served
women. She never got a tip from
woman. Maybe it was because she
was such a bad waitress. She got
tips from the men, however. Maybe
they sympathized with her. In that
restaurant she met a man whom she
considers the kindest, politest and
most generous human being she has
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27

at it's New York office. 1t also in
formed her that one of her stories
which she had called Power and
Horse Power" had been accepted. She
went to the office considerable eXer'
cised. She had made up her mind
that she would ask big price for that
story. She would insist on getting a
hundred dollars. The gentleman was
very polite. He told her the editor was
very much impressed with her work,
that he had been watching her for a
long time and that she had been show.
ing steady improvement. The publ
cation wanted her to submit all her
stories from that time forward, he
said.
Nov, what do you think your WUrk
is worth?" the gentleman inquired.
She tried to say one hundred dol.
lars, but the words would not come.
She hesitated, and hesitated, and final
ly said:
''Tll leave it to you"
WELL he said, suppose we start
at three hundred dollars an article"
She nearly tainted
That was two years ago. She has
been writing, writing, writing ever
since. She gets far more than three
hundred dollars a story now. She is
one of the highest-priced story writer's
in America. If she keeps on as she is
doing at present, she is in danger Of
becoming disgracefully rich on her
own account. Half a dozen maga-
zines have offered more money to her
than she is getting from the one to
which she contributes regularly. Play
producers have been after her to
dramatic various of her stories.
Book publishers have wanted to put
her stories in book form. She has
turned deaf ear to all of them. She
works harder now than she did at the
beginning. Writing to her is not easy.
Some days she works five or six or
eight hours over paragraph. She has
written and rewritten a story twice
or three times; has put it in an en-
velope ready for mailing, and then
has torn it up and rewritten it again.
She is not altogether convinced that
she would not have been a success as
an actress. But she is pretty we'll
satisfied with her success as writer.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27

ever met. His clothes were sbabhv
and his linen was frayed. It was
worse when he departed than when
he came in, for she spilled coffee down
his left arm onto his collar and on
to his neck. The poor man didn't
scold her, or didn't even frown. He
mopped the coffee eff his coat sleeve
and off his collar, and he wiped his
neck. And after that he gave her a
fve-cent tip.
She didn't remain in that restau-
rant long. 1t was not ner fault She
was fired. She went out then and
looked Cor another job. So far as she
knows, 10 one had recognized her, but
in the department store two or three
persons from ST. Louis looked at her
sharply, and she believes they recog-
nized her, or thought they did.
In a Sweat Shop.
Her third job came through an ad.
vertisement. The ad called for rip
pers. That is a trade term in the
tailoring business. She got an en-
gagement in sweat shop in Allen
street. Of all the congested sections
Of New York there is none that is
worse than Allen street. The shop
in which she got employment was a
wretched one. Most of the employees
knew no English. Nearly all spoke
Yiddish or a Polish dialect. She went
to work by the piece. A good ripper
could earn so cents a day Miss Hurst
was no better as ripper than she
was as a ribbon girl or waitress. She
earned her car fare and a little over.
She probably was considered as a
hopeless subject. The boss discharged
her.
After leaving the sweat shop she
plunged into writing. She had gath
cred a lot of material. She had kept
in the department store, the restau-
rant and the sweat shop, but on the
streets, in the subway, in the 81"
trains, everywhere. She was gathering
impressions, studying life, thinking Of
people, creating situations. She wrote
story after story, and sent the articles
out. She sent various manuscripts to
a publication that has the largest cir
culation of any in America. They
came back regularly. She sent them
elsewhere. Occasionally she sold one.
She was sure that she was going to
succeed sooner or later. One day she
got letter from this publication OF
great circulation 1t asked her to call
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27

rang her bell her heart sank. The
maid would come in with bulky en-
velope in her hand and with the an
nouncenent: Here's another one
come back, Miss Fannie" would hand
it to her
But one day the postman brought,
not rejected manuscript, but check
for $50. A second or third-class maya
zine had accepted one of her stories,
entitled The Seventh Day" She was
so joyous that she kissed the check,
figuratively hugged herself, danced
about the room and 4cted as only a
girl can act when greatly excited
That one acceptance revived all her
hopes. One of her friends who knew
the editor of a magazine took her
down to that gentleman's office and in
troduced her. He was very kind, but
didn't waste words
What have you to submit?" he
asked. She had gone to him empty
handed.
60 home and write something and
bring it in,'' he told her
She did. He read the manuscript.
Then he gave it back to her.
Young lady," he said, you can
write, but you do not know how to
handle story yet
Then he made loC of rapid-fire sug-
gestions. She rewrote that story
three times. The third time the edi-
tor accepted it. He accepted two 9TH
er stories, but he made her rewrite
them, and rewrite them and rewrite
them
Going After Material.
To get material for stories she did
some astonishing things. She wanted
to develop a field of her own. She
did. She wanted to know at first
hand about the shop girls. She ap-
piled for a job in a big department
store. 1t took her six weeks to get
an engagement. She had her heart
set on being assigned to the ribbon
counter. AS luck would have it, that
is the work to which she was as
signed. She was to get $3.50 week.
If anyone thinks the girl at the rib
bon counter has an easy thing of it,
he will be disillusionized by Miss
Hurst. With all her education she
never has mastered mathematics. The
first day at the ribbon counter was
one of terror to her Some of the
stores sell their ribbons at all sorts of
odd prices Some of it is ten cents a
yard, some 171s, some 221a, and so on.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27
SIR ROBERT BORDEN

The announcement that an i'm
perial conference is likely to be held
in London next summer, and that the
project has been the subject of cor
respondence between the British and
Canadian governments is regarded by
Canadians generally as giving consid-
erable significance to the persistent
references, in Sir Robert Borden's re-
cent speeches, to Canada's unsatis-
factory status in the British empire
in respect of foreign affairs
In the very first speech which the
prime minister delivered after the
outbreak of the war he made it clear
that in his opinion the war and the
various issues which it raised en-
phasized the undesirability of the
overseas dominions being without the
slightest voice or influence in the
management of the foreign affairs of
the empire. This point he has re-
iterated, emphasized and elaborated
on in series of addresses.
Ever since he hacama nrOminant
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27
COL. DAVID ]. PALMER

When the Grand Army of the Re-
public holds it's annual encampment
In Washington next September it will
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of
the close of the war between the
states, and on Wednesday, September
20, the same man who led the re-
view of Sherman's army down Penn
sylvania avenue so years before, will
lead the Grand Army on it's last
march down the historic avenue.
This is Col. David J. Palmer, ma
tional commander of the Grand Army.
Colonel Palmer is seventy-fve years
old, looks fifty, was left for dead on
the battlefield of Shiloh, and is now
member of the Iowa board of rail-
way commissioners. He is positively
the livest dead man still surviving
the Civil war.
When the grand review of the
Army of the West-the Sherman
arny-was held in Washington in the
closing days of May, 1865, Mr.. Palmer
was lieutenant colonel of the Twenty
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27
WIZARD OF THE TELEPHONE

When the Boston-San Francisco
long-distance telephone line was for
mally opened recently, President
Spalding of the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph company paid
special tribute to the services of John
J. Carty, chief engineer of the Bell
Telephone company, saying he had
done more than any other one man
to advance the telephone, outside of
Professor Bell and President Vail.
Mr.. Carty's latest telephone achieve
ment was the planning and carrying
out of the transcontinental line which
enables one to talk from Boston or
New York to San Francisco direct.
A little more than Sc years ago
John J. Carly, then a poor boy living
in Cambridgeport, where he was
born in 1861, entered the employ of
the New England Telephone and Tele-
graph company as switchboard
operator at the Boston office. He
made numerous improvements in the
mechanism of the telephone and in
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27
CATHOLIC CHURCH

From the first Sunday in November
to the first Sunday in May services at
the Catholic church will be held as
follows:
First Mass at 800 a. m.
Second Mass at $50 a. M.
Evening Devotion at 1880.
From May 1st to November 1, First
Mass 1880 a. m, Second Mass 9 a. m.
Services will be held here every Sun
day in the future.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27


IN Canadian politics.
ideal of the Dominion
1910 that
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27
CHURCH OF CHRIST

Corner Aspinwall and Winslow ave-
nue..
Bible school 10 a. M, Lords Day.
Morning sermon and communion, IL
a. m.
Evening service, p. m.
Mid-week devotional meeting, We'd
nesday evening, p. m.
You are cordially invited.
FRED S. CARTER, Minister.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27

stalled the multiple switchboard
York he became making
steadily
he
Because
sbe His mechanism known telephone circles the bridging
stations
mparng the transmission of speech makes practical
popular the sparsely settled
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27
HE is "EYE WITNESS"

Although much mystery seems to
surround the personality of Eye Wit.
ness" the official English chronicler
Of the deeds of the British army in
France and Belgium, there is really
no doubt as to his identity. Various
accounts have been printed in the
press here claiming the honors for
any number of amateur and profes-
sional writer's from Lord Percy to a
world-famous newspaper man and
author.
AS a matter of fact, Eye Wit
ness" is Col Ernest Dunlop Swinton,
d. s. O., of the Royal Engineers, as
sistant secretary and librarian of the
imperial committee of defense. His
immediate family has contributed
several members to the army, two
brothers serving in India.
Swinton made a name for himself
in South Africa, and gathered the
material for several intensely inter.
esting novels. Under the pseudonym
of "Ole-Luk-oie.' he now has an in
military stories. He is still busy turn.
the front.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27

hfth
brigade which the
AT the national
anniversary Washington; duplicate
mel Palmer
lead the who
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27
CHURCH DIRECTORY
THE M. E. CHURCH

Third street, between Winslow and
Berry streets, invites you to attend it's
services, which are as follows:
Sunday school at 10 a. m Morning
worship at II. Epworth League, p.
m. Evening worship, p. m. Mid
week prayer and praise service, We'd
nesday, p. m.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27

He
ing out novels despite his activities at
Will undoubtedly have large hand is
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-27
ST. PAUL EPISCOPAL
CHURCH

Services every Sunday at II a. M,
and p. m. Sunday school at 10
o'clock. All are invited
REV JACOB M. WHITE.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-19

lionaire have driven happiness away
from everybody who had anything to
do with me-"
Abner evaded meeting his neigh
bors, and took q lonely route out of
town. He was soon among the sand
hills. He wanted to think, plan out
resignation for the present, content
ment for the future. It was a great
sand district about Albion. Lying
along the lake shore, air currents had
piled up great yellow mountains of the
shifting particles. One wind storm
would build up great hill in a night.
A second from q contrary direction
would obliterate this nature-building
within an hour Abner got in among
the dunes, and sat down amid as
lonely and desolate = scene rs could
well be imagined.
The bleak environment chilled him,
but at the same time quieted. Alone
and undisturbed, he reviewed all the
past. He bravely faced the future.
After all, it would be rest and peace
after turmoil and strife. The small
er children would be happy an,
comfortable, and the little farm
might bring in enough to help him to
pay eventually the debts that harassed
his sensitive nature like a milestone
about his neck.
cheerful reaction took place in
Abner's mind, as he reflected that
after all his was not the worst condi-
ton in the world. He had a loyal,
helpful wife and loving, obedient chill.
dren. From a more comfortable atti
tude of mind his thoughts idly drift
ed, and he fell to dreaming over events
in his past life. Then In a whimsical
way story of the long ago came to
his memory.
His father had been well nigh ruin
ed right among these treacherous sand
hills nearly 40 years since. The event
was the sensation of the hour through
the whole district. James waldron
had removed his little country bank
to Albion from Sankatuck in the
next county. Over $4,000 in gold
had been carried in locked iron boxes
IN an old stage coach It's driver had
lost his way among the sand hills. a
great storm had come up. and he wss
blown from his seat against a rock
and rendered insensiblt.
When he came back to conscious.
ness the stage coach. the horses, the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-19
LOST STAGE COACH
Had Been Buried in the Sand
Forty Years With Its
$4,000 Treasure.
BY SELMA LILLIAN HIGGINS.

You must not be discouraged, Alb.
ner," spoke Mrs. Waldron in her pa
tient, sympathizing way.
I'm not, mother" was the prompt
but infinitely weary response. TT is
not the loss of business, home and
friends. What worries me is the fact
that after all my sacrifices, shall
not be able to pay my creditors in
full. 1t is a pretty heavy load for
an old man like me to carry"
Remember the promise: On whom
Gods hand resteth, hath God at his
right hand"
Abner Waldron tried to smile brave
ly, kissed the dear old patient face
OF his helpmeet, and left the house
for his accustomed stroll. 1t had
ceased to seem like home for a week
past, for it was scheduled to follow
the rest of his possessions and 60 to-
wards paying his debts.
He had done very we'll in a business
way until a smooth, smart city pro-
moter had come to Albion. His IA
Their, James Waldron, the banker, had
come to the little Michigan town SO
years since. He had left the son
some money. and Abner had built up
profitable manufacturing business.
Then the promoter had filled his mind
with expansive ideas. He had branch
ed out, the sleek schemer had reaped
rich harvest. and then-failure.
Abner had turned over every penny
he had in the world It paid up every
thing except few thousand dol
lars. Mrs. Waldron had in her own
right small farm in an adjoining
county. They had decided to 60 there,
and were now on the eve Of depart
ure
ITS the older children, Richard and
Maud, that | care about" the thought
full bankrupt had told his close friends.
THE boy can earn his own living. the
girl has fine education, and can
do the same. But you see, both are
engaged. l expected to give them a
good start in life Now, the weddings
must be postponed. 1t seems as though
my foolish ideas of becoming a mil