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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-23

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character in Rock Island and vicinity
10 distribute free goods as adrertis-
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Address Richard Livingston, General
Delivery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-23

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-23

excellent western Dakota lands. and
have ave quarters, clear Of encum-
orance. raat I will sell at $1,000 81
quarter, half cash and the balance
IN five years at 8 per cent This ls
homestead land. decided by the gov
eminent THAI was settled several
years ago. when the cream was to
be had but as I have more land
than I can hold. am willing TO make
this sacrifice Crops are the best
IN years in this section, and there
Will he g big movement in farm
property very soon. VIII guaran-
lee all representations I make ia re-
gard 70 This land 70 be true and
genuine This really is a bargain
Tor anyone seeking an investment
m good farm property. R. ". Buck
In. Sidney. Mont
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-23

All the news all the tIme-The
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-23

FOR RENT - Light houseEeeuing
rooms ia modern furnished Sat.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-23

FOR RENT Modern furnished light
Housekeeping rooms, 229 Sixteenth
street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-23
Business Opportunities.

FOR SALE Popcorn stand. Sixteenth
street and Second avenue. Inquire
2l5 Fifteenth street
FOR SALE-Lunch stand. corner
Twenty-sixth street and Fifth ave
nue.. inquire 522 Twenty-hfth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-23

FOR RE&T-M0dern furnished rooms
for light housekeeping Il95 Four
teeutb-aud-a-haIf street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-23
Contractors and Builders.

j. IF. STAPP, contractor: your patron
age solicited; S23 Fourteenth street,
phone r. I. 1871
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-23

HENRY b HUBBARD,
f. MURPHY, Clerk
ILaLnlIlLs ALLnrney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-23
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Rock Island. Illinois Oct. is, 1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-23

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-23

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
Bursting of German Shell Fires French Town, Fore
 ing Defenders to Flee.
SPECTACULAR FIGHT
 LOST BY AVIATORS
French Cannoneers Bring Down Two Aer0pIanes in Champagne Region. French Report Gains Near Metz,
 Where Germans Fight in Open.

London, Jan. 1S.-Three furious battles at widely y-separated points of the battle front and peculiar battle between gunners. manning high angle guns, and detachment of Ger man avlaiors were recorded in of- ficial reports from the French and German headquarters today.
 A field arsenal in LaBoiselle, northeast of Albert. was blown open by the bursting of German shell and part Of the town was set afire, forcing the French to ,vacuate under fire of the German batteries and quick-firers, according to the French reports, which says, however, that the French troops were seassembled and immediately directed an ottack against the town, recapturing three officers and 100 men.
 Renewed attacks against the posi- tions of tue French to the west of Solssons were reported. This morn ing the Germans bom6arded the will lage of St. Paul, and yesterday t:,ev attempted two attacks agains the French earthworks to the northeast of Vic-sur-Aisne, but were met by such a violent fire from the French batteries and firers that they were forced to retire.
 French Nearer Metz.
 Sharp gains were recorded by the French in their drive against Metz. Several German earthw0rks to the northwest of tPont-au- Mousson, form ing part of the German wedge which crosses the Mouse at St. Mihiel, were captured by the French.
 This victory, made good by the French when they repelled a vigor- GUS counter attack of the Germans and subsequently organized the trenches as defensive positions, ex- pelled the Germans entirely frJm LePetre woods. which they have held tor some weeks. The Germans are now forced into the open with tn. French in concealed positions on the edge of tho woods ani further gains are looked for in this section.
 Concerning this engagement the German statement says the French advanced as far as the German trenches, and that the battle is still raging
 In the Champagne region, accord- ing to tonight's French communica- tion. several German aviators were sighted over the French trenches. Immediately the artillery directed against the hostile filers d fsra from cannon and quick-firing guns and two of the machines, each containing 8 pilot ana an observer, were. brought down within the French lines.
 Artillery combats of varying in. tensity marked the progress uf the fighting on the remainder of the front, where operations have been al- most completely halted by the storm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
DRASTIC LIQUOR LAW IS PROPOSED

Little Rock, Jan. 1S.-Repre senta- tive Woods of Sebastian county this afternoon introduced one of the most drastic anti-liquor bills ever offered in this state.
 MT. Woods bill asks for the en- actment of a nuisance law" against "blind tlgcrs' in prohibition territory. The law is a copy of the drastic Ten nessee law which was placed in force in that state, recently, giving the chancery court, rather than juries, She right t2 pass on the question of whether or no. place shall be de- clared a nuisance for violating the liquor laws, and making the owner of the building in which the viola lions occur ret2onsible to the court under an injunction. violation of which places him in contempt. It is thoroughly drastic and, in the language of the author, is intended to ''catcll the men higher up" in the "blind tiger" business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
One Wants Engines Made to Give Engineer and Fire
 man Unobstructed View.
SWITCHING IN TOWNS
Whites Bill Would Give Commission Right to Regulate in TOwns-COn. Siderati0n of Local Bills Costs
 State $20O an Hour.

Little Rock, Jan 1S.-Bills fairly rained in the senate Monday after < noon, mary Of them being of vast i'm portance, and ranging from a bill by Senator Ike Moore of appropriate $50, 900 to pay Judge !. H. Hill for the services he rendered the state ih the rate litigation, to one by Senator Day. enpOrt to allow the county treasurer of White county $1,800 per annum as a salary
 The senate was hardly in humor for interruption, and narrowly missed voting down a resolution by Senator Burgess providing temporary clerk for the state printing committee.
 Railroad regulation was numerous in the afternoon session. Senator Ashley introduced a bill requiring railroads to maintain electric warning bells 2,5O0 feet from all tunnels to warn people walking through the tun- nel of an approaching. Senator Cal vert presented a. measure to require locomotives to be so constructed that the engineer and fireman would have an unobstructed view of the road ahead. Senator Toler introduced ~ bill to prevent harassment of patients in corporation hospitals by agents who seek to secure release from lia- bility in the case of an accident. Sen ator White had read a bill to give thes Arkansas railroad commission the right to fix rules and rates for switch ing in towns. Senator Owens intro duced bill permitting juries to re- turn verdicts signed by three-fourths of their number.
 Two constitutional amendments were proposed, one by Senator Bush seeking to make equitable assess ments of property values, and for a graduated income and property tax; and the other by Senator Calvert pro- viding for a change in the constitu- tion regarding the submission of con- stitutional amendments. This act is the work of the legislative commit tees of the state federation of labor and reduces the number required to submit measure to the people to 1000, and 1000 to refer. It also in- creases the number of amendments that may be referred or initiated at one time from three to 25.
 Other important bills offered were those by Senator Smith to abolish the state land department; by Senator Davenport to give 5uries the right to assess life punishment in cases now punishable only by death; and by Senator Greenhouse to increase the school funds of the state by prohibit ing county officials to charge fees tor
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
Council Seeks to Obtain 60 Per Cent of Amount Col
 lected in City.
INSUFFICIENT LIG IT T
CoGncil May Balk at, Paying Bill of Street Administration Veil Presents Resignation.
 Fire Limits Extended.

In order to protect and advance the interests of the city of Pine Bluff particularly in the matter of having the city receive large part ot the read and automobile taxes collected in Jefferson county, the city council last night adopted a resolution for the appointment of a legislative com mittee. Mayor Bloom announcing his appointments as follows:
 Alderman w. B. Sorrells, chair man: Alderman Ben B. We'll and AL derman H. V. Bahlau.
 The resolution was offered by AL derman Well, after Mayor Bloom had suggested such action, particularly in view of the fact that the state legislature is now in session.
 Alderman Veil urged that such a committee be provided for and named, particularly that it might endeavor to have the city obtain three-fifths of the road tax collected in the city, and that the city obtain tha automobile tax paid on machines owned in this city.
 He stated that he believes it only fair that the city should receive three-fifth of the road tax collected, because of the amount of such tax paid by the property owners in the city who get no benefits therefrom: The same rule, he stated, governed in the matter of automobiles With such additional revenue, the city VIII be able to maintain its streets III much better condition, because II will have more money to expend on the streets.
 May Cnt Light Bill.
 Alderman Bahlau, as chairman of the water and light committee, re- ported that he lad investigated the complaint of poor light service to the city in certain parts of the city, and found that there had been a break down of some kind at the power house, which will be remedied by February 1. He stated that ne had looked into the matter of making a check to learn what candlepoWer IS being furnished the city, and recon mended the purchase and instaila- tion by the city of an ammeter as being cheaper than the employment of an expert electrician to make the tests.
 Alderman Simpson wanted to know if the city would have to pay full rates for the, poor light service. and Alderman Bahlau stated he had informed the light people that he be- lieved the city is getting only one
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
PROPOSE PAVING TWO MORE STREETS
Property Owners on Eff teenth and Cherry Petition
 for Improvement District.

That property owners in Pine Bluff are willing and even anxious to improve the. streets of the city, even at considerable cost to themselves, was again demonstrated last night, when petition was presented to the city council, asking for the paving, with asphaltic concrete, of Laurel street, between Sixth avenue and Fifteenth avenue, and of Fifteenth avenue between Main street and Cherry street.
 The petition prays that the ten blocks on Fifteen avenue and the nine blocks on Laurel street, an ag- gregate of nineteen city blocks, be paved with asphaltic concrete, witL concrete curbs and gutters, by the organization of an improvement dis trit, an ordinance to bring about the organization of the improvement dis trict being also introduced by the petitioners. The ordinance was read the first time and took it's place on the calendar.
 The names signed to the petition are as follows:
 Pine Bluff special school district, by B. A. Howell, president; E. A. Howell, w. H. Taylor, P. w. Bennitt, M. c. Cross, B. J. Finley, c. G. Handley, Emma F. White, J. E. Boyce as executor of the estate of Lizzie Boyce, J. B. Boyce, z. Orto, c. H. and A. z. Orto by A. z. Orto as agent, Charles A. Gordon, T. T. Dan- iel, J. c. O'Daniel. J. G. Alexander, James c. Reno.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
mocratic Senators Think kis More Important Than
 Shipping Bill
lNv AMENDMENTS
 TO SHIPPING BILL
lro, Sessions of Caucus Likely Be. \. comnletiti0n of Measure ln-
 |.eoaed t0 Obtain Solid Demo. cratic Support.

|oshington, Jan. 1S.-A surpris: sprung tonight at the Dem tic senatorial caucus, called t( |ider the ship purchase bill. when ko,ution demanding action on the i credits bill was presented and |ted This action was taken prac- y without debate.
 z resolution requests the com Be on banking and currency to brt a bill providing for a system (,ral credits" and declares it to he sarse Of the caucus that the should be considered and passed 1 e earliest date"
 caucus then proceeded to the Iteration of the ship bill. It is purpose of the caucus to deai this measure just as the tariff |was considered in conference.
 provision will be taken up, 3ded, if necessary, and the whole whipped into such shape that nnit, the Democrats and compel lid party vote. The leaders also to make such amendments as bring to the bill the support of ttssive Republicans.
 Special Session Likely.
 evident intention to include a
 credits bill in the legislative |sm, strengthens the belief that Itra session will be. unavoidable. or Hope Smith and other ern senator's have insisted that is ever more important than Ripping bill.
 ner1!er of the house committee nles who would not be quoted tonight that the leaders under
 that an extra session will be
 The president, according to
 representatives, has given this et serious consideration, and privately told party leaders that
 shipping bill fails, he will call ess in extraordinary session
 his return from his trip in ctlcn with the official opening
 Panama canal.
 amendments submitted to the ng bill will be considered at er caucus tomorrow night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
Roger Babson Blames "Ab- sentee Landlordism" for
 Industrial Unrest.
OWNERS CARELESS
 OF OPERATIVES
Concerned Only in Dividends. Wall Street Owners of so Per Gent of Large Industries Provoke
 Labor Troubles.

New York, Jan. 1S.-Absentee land lordism, control of the great national industries in Wall street and the con duct of those industries with the sole purpose of making dividends are the underlying causes of industrial un- rest, according to Roger w. Babson the Boston statistical expert, whc testified before the United States in- dustrial commission here today.
 Eighty per cent of the control al large industries" declared Mir. Bab son, lis in the hands of bankers ant promoters: eight per cent in the hands of directors: eight per cent II the hands of salared officials; two per cent in the hands of employees ant two per cent iE the hands of minorit! stockholders"
 ITO what extent is this controrex Frank Walsh, chairman of the com mittee. which is making a general in vestigation of industrial conditicp' under an act of congress.
 "So far as my experience goes" re piled MT. Babson, bankers and capi talists generally have nothing agains labor. They are too busy with othel matters, and Co not bother about la bor. Wall street is concerned witf one thing-dividends, and is satisfied as long as they are coming in. Ii makes little difference whether the, are gained by fair or foul means, by good machinery or bad, or by whal kind of management. If the dividends are not produced, then the directors get busy and poake changes. Btu they never change the management or install new machinery for the sake ;!of increasing wages, but merely tt make or increase dividends"
 Discussing absentee landlordism Mr. Rabson said it was one of the greatest handicaps under which both labor anc capital labored today.
 Why Strikes Occur.
 "It is 2 fact" he said, 'that very few of the directors of the big con ccrns nave any knowledge of the business or are ever in touch with It It is very seldom that a strike occurs or a receivership is appointed in a business the owner of which has built it up and lives in the town where it if conducted Strikes and receivershlps come after the death of the original owner, or after control has been trans ferreC tc, outsiders, through the for mation of stock company. Then Il is that the real owner ceases to con trol. Even then, however. the execa, lives who are placed in control mlgn, manage we'll if left alone by Wall street."
 Samuel Untermyer said he believed labor conditions in America had been demoralized and poverty increased by the diversion of cash in certain di' rections.
 "The illicit gathering of large quan- titles of money undoubtedly has caus- ed considerable poverty" he said "The concentration of power and cap ital of any kind is grossly unfair to labor"
 MT. Untermyer stated that he knew of a banking interest which had come into control of 100000 miles of rail roads in the United States through reorganization of insolvent railways The arrangements of these are en- tirely controlled by the banks, he de- clared
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
UNION MINERS CLOSE DEAL FOR
 COAL PROPERTY
Bache- Denman Company to Receive $200, GOO for Ar
 kansas Mines.

Fort Smith, Jan. 1S.-The sale of tl'e bache -nenman company's prop erty to the United Mine Workers of America is virtually closed, it was officially announced today. The union will deposit $160,O0O, one-half of the purchase price tomorrow, it was said. The deeds are to be signed the last Of the week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
Annraisine fine Cotton Belt.

A special Pullman sleeping car, car. rying a force of eleven employees or the interstate commerce commission and s. J. Bucklew of the Cotton Belt, is parked in Third street. The com missions crew will make an appraisal of Cotton Belt property in this sec tion, which work will take about a week. The car will then be moved 10 Mount Pleasant, Texas, for more worK along the same line.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
RANGING CARNIVAL.
Aen Scheduled tW bic in Ari.
 z0na Today.

Fence, Ariz., Dec. 1S.-Eleven x are set for tomorrow at the (a1lary in this city. Gov. Hunt Plused to commute the sentences Fe, as he says, the people at fst election voted in favor of
 punishment by refusing to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
Toneys Win Again.

A field goal by Jones at the very end of the game borught another vic tory to the Toney team in the basket bali league at the Y. M. O.. A. yester- day. over the Bays team by 15 to Is, after a very exciting contest. The Toney and Mccain teams meet tomor- row afternoon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
to Pay Costs.

E EsoIernment to Pay Costs.
 Ee ROCK, January 18.-The fed apartment of agriculture will ' lne cost of the campaign to sss refrigerating homegrown local ice factories. according ouncement made here. Hereto
 nas been believed the state us required to pay half the cost campaign, which is to be con- " lawrence Fooot of Canton, .no Will visit 35 towns in Ar
 Ill behalf of the movement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
l3,3O3 CAPITAL PEOPLE PETITION
 FOR OPEN SALOON
Little Rock Saloonists Yes terday File Request for
 Liquor Permits.

Little Rock, Jan. 1S.-The Little Rock saloon petition, containing 13,- 303 names, was filed with the Pu- lasL county clerk today. Under tn Going anti-saloon law it will De necessary to print the names of the signers twice during the next two weeks before the court can take ac- tion on the petition.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
NOTICE.

All banks, members of the Pine
 Bluff Clearing House association. will
 be closed Tuesday, January 19. 1915, Lees birthdays legal holiday.
 PINE BLUFF CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION, l1-14-5t M. B. BLOOM, manager.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
 Trustees and members of commit tee on membership will meet at Jeffer- son Hotel at noon today. Important. 1t CHAMbEh Of CVMMEhCE.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
OFFICIAL REPORTS
French.

Paris, Jan. 1S.-Tonight's official statement says.
 "As the result of an explosion of depot of munitions, caused by the bursting of a shell, part of the vil- lage of LaBoisselle was set on fire.
 This morning, January IS, the enemy bombarded St. Paul, near. SOissons.
 "ln the Argonne there is terrific cannonading and rife firing.
 From the Argonnc to the vosges snow and storms prevail"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19

R. E. Weaver of Little Rock was operated upon for appendicitis at the Clark sanitarium yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19
Russian

Petrograd, Jan. 1S.-Tonight's headquarters report says:
 On the left bank of the Vistula we delivered a counter attack on the night of Janlar- 17th and reoccupieds certoin trenches near the village Of Goumine, which the Germans had captured the night previously.
 The German detachments defend- ing these trenches were practically aninhilated. New efforts made sub sequently by the Germans in this locality to attack us were without
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-19

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-30
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NEED IS FOR SMALL SHIPS
the Object ls Running Past
BIoekadng Fleet.

English blockade runners during
our Civil war made use of fast,
small steamers which had good
chance Of GLIDING the federal pa
trolls, and if the threatened subma-
rine blockade should become for
midable, no doubt England would be
glad of steamers of the same type.
Big, slow freighters are economical,
but not at all the thing for times Of
danger, because of their bigness as
well as their lack of specific bas-
ket is not only unwieldy but car
ries too many eggs. 1t is as easy for
a submarine patrol to sink a levia-
than as fishing smack, and the loss
is MANIFOLD greater when a large
steamer is destroyed. The most OBJ
vious way to meet such an emer-
gency is to scatter traffic as widely
as possible, and to endeavor to give
warning to vessels approaching the
coast. Merchantmen have not been
allowed to use wireless for fear Of
disturbing naval. communications,
but under present conditions the
value of getting into touch with the
coast or with patrol ships is obvious,
and if one port is specially infested
the ships destination might be
changed. And no doubt owners will
be glad of all the small, fast ships
they can get.-Springfeld Republic
can.