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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
PRESIDENTS VETO
UPHELD BY HOUSE
Body Of Congress Fails
By Five Votes to Repass
immigration Bill.

Washington. Feb. 6.-An attempt to
pass the Immigration bill prescribing
Il literacy test for 1he admission of
aliens over Presiden, Wilson'S veto
failed in the House. the affirmative
vote lacking the necessary tw%o-thirds.
OF 500 members present POI voted to
override the veto, 1886 voted to sus-
ain the president and two answered
present
The inn test came AT the close of a
day of debate, in which party lines
temporarily were obliterated. Major
ity Leader Underwood made a vigorous
speech criticising the presidents rea-
sons for vetoing the bill and urging the
House to override executive disap-
prevail.
The POI votes for passing the bin
over the veto We're cas as follows:
Democrats, 1866; republicans. rs: pro-
gressives republicans. l6; indepen-
dents, L..
Against the bill the vote was:
Democrats. 1O1; "insurscnt' demo-
and progressive rep%upiicans. 2.
Members who We're in the House
hen the bill passed last February and
who changed their votes last night
We're:
Voting for the bill and against over
f1dlny the veto: Bailey, Bartlett.
B~rllmbaush. Mcguire of Nebraska.
Park. Whaley. Reed, Smith of Mary
land. TAYLOR of Alabama.
Voting against the bill and for over
riding the veto: Representatives
Cooper. Johnson of Utah, kinkead of
Nebraska and Scott.
Representative Garner, of Texas. who
voted present when the bill was
passed, voted against overriding. the
| veto.
Although defeated yesterday in their
attempts in the House to repaSs the inn
migration bill over President Wilson's
veto. because of the restrictive literacy
test provision. champions of the meas
ure declared today that the fight for
the proposed legislation would be re-
newed in the next congress-.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
MAJORITY
WAITING SUPPORT
Hope to Delay Vote on Ship
Bill Until Smith and New
lands Arrive. Then Force
the Deadlock.

Washington. Feb. Ex-senator KEN
yon holds the key To the ship purchase
bill situation. Senator Gore gave no.
tice today he would ask d vote tomor-
row on II motion to discharge the
committee from conSidera-
tion of a ship purchase bill which he
introduced Yesterday. This bill is sat
isfactory TO Kenyon and Norris. Sem
ator Kenyon is pledged 10 vote for the
Clarke motion To recommil the pend
ing bill.
This motion will be put and carried.
Then Kenyon will be free To vote for
the Gore motion to discharge the COM
mittec. With kenyon's vote the Core
motion may prevail. This test may be
delayed until next week when New
lands returns.
Washington. Feb. G.-Democratic
leaders in the senate i'm "A further eff
fort to save the administration ship
purchase bill. were today drawing rev
lines of action. ~Outnumbeled by the
opposition. he majority leaders yester-
day failed to carry out their plan TO
recommit the bin with Instructions Tor
amendment.
Meantime. the democratic leaders are
waiting for the return here next weeis
of two democratic OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
of Nevada. and Smith of South Caro-
lima. Then With the vote 43 to as, ON a
motion to recolnlnit the bill with in
structions to amend. they would court
on Vice President Marshall to break
the tie in their favor.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
HIS PRESENTS ALL PAID FOR
Model Citizen the Statement
Seemed to Make Out.

Referring to the promptness of some
people in settling their accounts, Sena-
tor William Alden Smith of Michigan
recalled a little incident about a party
named Jones.
A few days before Christmas Mr..
Jones was talking with his neighbor,
Brown, when the subject OF inter
changing presents entered into the
conversation.
DC you mean to say" declared
Brown, in response to a statement
made by Jones, that all of >our
Christmas presents are paid for?'
why, yes vas the easy reioinder
of Jones. II settled for the last of
them yesterday"
You are nothing short of a Won
der" enviously returned Brown. Il
haven't even begun to buy mine yet"
Neither have l." answered Jones,
with a look of enlightenment. Il was
referring to last Christmas.'-Pitts-
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
HIGH COST OF BREAD
TO Be INVESTIGATED
Government Seeks Reason For
Increase - Bakers Must
Show Their Books.

Chicago. Feb. ~G.-I'ederul investig;I-
ton in Chicago of food prices was d.
rected today to the bread situation.
Charles #. Clyne. United States dis
trict attorney. planned to confer with
leading bakers in an attempt to learn
the causes back of the Increase from
5 to s cents in the price of the small
loaves of bread.
Statements have been made that
many of the large baking concerns
have Il supply of -four on hand bought
several months ago at the lower prices
then prevailing. The bakers will be
asked to show their books and records
in order that the government May OBJ.
tain figures on the subject.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
GREAT GERMAN ARMIES
POURING INTO HUNGARY

Venice. Via London). Feb. 6.-Dis-
patches from Vienna state that 10000
German troops have arrived in Hungary
on the way to koros!nezo. in the Car
pathfans. to assist Hungarian forces
said to be threatened with envelop-
ment by the Russians.
Austrian forces dispatches say. have
attacked the Russian left flank at
Jacobeni. in southern T3ukowina, fore
ing the Russians to retreat toward
RadautZ.
1t is stated also that an Austrian ad-
vance guard has been annihilatcd IN
UZsok pass.
Confirmation is given the report thct
200. 900 German troops arc being sent
from Poland to assist in attempting the
relief to PrzemNsl
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
SENATE VOTES $4,000
FOR AN IOWA EXHIBIT

Des Mcines. "a. Feb. 6~-Af,er "A heat
cd debate lasting two hours, the SEN
ate today passed the bill to appropriate
$4,000 for ar Iowa exhibit nj the Pam
ama-Paciiic exposition at San Fran
cisco.
\ desperate effort was made by
amount increased to slO7. 900. so as TO
include the cost of the Iowa building
which has been erected by private sub
scriptions. 4. motion to amend the bill
to that effect was mad by senator
Heald and warmly defended by him.
The amendment brought on the most
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
MADE SPECIAL ORDER FOR
NEXT TUESDAY MORNING

Des Moines. Ia. Feb. 6.-Scnatols Of
the Goth general assembly will line up
In the first formal battle over the liquG..
question next Tuesday. by action Of
the enate today a resolution offered
by Francis of Dickinson. asking that
the concurrent resolution on a con-
stitutional l;rohibitory amendment be
forced out of the committee will ne II
special order of business at 1920 next
Tuesday morning. The motion To de-
fer action on the resolution was made
by Wilscl. of Appanoose. There was
no debate and no roll call. Both Wet
and dry" We're content to await The
specified time before testing strength.
The resolution by Francis set forth
in strong terms what The "drys' con-
tend was a holdup by vets in the
committee yesterday when the con-
stitutionai amendment resolution WIS
completely smotl1ered. The vets re-
fused to report the measure favorably,
unfaNOrably or without recommended
ton.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10


New York. Feb. 1.-THE flood gates
have opened, and already $214. 95S. 900
new securities have been issued since
january l. an increase OF $4,000 600
the first month of last year.
Railroads have put out sl3A, 9OS. 900
an increase of $61.3S2.O00.
Industrial corporations nave offered
$SO,050,00 or $~24.1S4.O00 above 1914.
Present prospects are that total flo
tatiolis for the first quarter of 1915 will
reach an abnormally high figure.
A healthy feature has been the
marked increase in the amount of rail-
road long term bonds without amy
corresponding %incIease in the amount
of short term notes.
Money has accumulated so pro-
~nouncedlN here that short loans are
quoted at 21la per cent, six months
loans at 3n per cent, commercial
paper at 81 to 4 per cent. and accep-
tances at a much lower rate.
An outlet must be found for idle sur
plus funds, and safe bonds. naturally
are usually chosen.
The bulk of current and prospective
financing is for the purpose of paying,
of maturing obligations.
The United States is gradually re-
ducing its idebtedness to Europe with
out being compelled to remit one ounce
of gold-our excess of merchandise ex-
ports exceeded $3.50. 600, 900 in Decem-
Der. the latest month for which COM
plete figures are available.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
IS CHILD GROSS,
FEvER|SH, SICK
LOOK, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give "CaIifornia
Syrup of EiQs."

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else ~c.eanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish. stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick. feverish, don't eat.
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full of cold, has sore throat,
stomach-ache or d%iarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See if tongue is coated, then
give u %teaspoonful of california
Syrup Of Figs and in a few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
~undigested food passes out of the sys-
lem, and you have a we'll child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for a 5O-cent bottle
Of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
DESPERATE HAND TO HAND
FIGHTING IN EAST ZONE

Petrograd. Feb. 6.-The general staff
OF the Russian army. under date OF
fighting which reads as follows:
I'm east Prussia we are making
progress by fighting our way along
both banks of the River Scheschuppe.
i'm the vicinity of Pasdehnen. to the
east of Tilsit.
"On the left bank of the River Visit
ula. the fighting between Borjinow
and Wola Szylowiecka, has continued
with extraordinary fcrocity. The en-
emH has brought into the engagement
compact masses of men. In the en-
deavor to penetrate our front the Ger
mans have introduced into a sector of
10 versts iabout six miles) no fewer
than seven divisions, supported by 100
batteries of artillery. Certain divisions
~dvanced on a front only one verst
wide.
Our counter attack began the night
of February 3 and was Immediately
ollowed by Il series of engagements at
tho point OF the bayonet. We sue
cecded in compelling the enemy to as
sumo the defensive. AT a point near
RorjinoW. We took possession of two
lines OF German trenches and we drove
the enemy out of Goum1ne. After des-
perate fighting. which has lasted two
days. our troops entered VIOLA Szydlo-
wiscka. The lighting here is still go
ing on with desperate stubbornness.
I'A ~ u liSiSI wy lhS 0Io
tillery which was still in the posses
sion of the enemy the night of Feb
ruary 8.
In the Carpathians the fighting CON
tinues along the front which is between
the Dukla pass and Mount Wyszkow,
moving in the direction of Quick. We
took 1000 prisoners and 10 machine
guns.
AT Moun Toukoholka at
Mount Beskid our troops during the
last few days nave been confronting
the enemy with a desperate resistance.
They accepted no less than 10 engage
ments at the point of the bayonet. On
February " We resolved to withdraw
our soldiers from the mountain po-
sitions to Others previously selected,
and organized by us. The offensive
strength of the enemy in this vicinity
is very considerable.
offensive operations of the enemy
in the vicinity of Mount Wyszkow have
been repulsed with the infection o,
heavy losses"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
CARS ARMY
HURLS BACK
Death CORPS
Terrific Assaults on German
and Austrian Frontiers Lead
to Furious Bayonet
Fighting.

Petrograd, Wia London). Feb. O.
Russian Poland i'm the early part of
December, have the Germans delivered
such vicious attacks as those of Yes
terday, when they attempted to break
through the Russian line ut Borjisnow.
Probably never before in the eastern
arena of the war have they con
centrated such a force on a single
point.
In q distance of six miles betwean
Hmm and Boriimow. the
threw 100000 infantrymen together
with heavy forces of cavalry. the whole
supported by 100 batteries of artillery.
his short line there were nearly go
600 men to the mile coming on i'm 10
or IL ines like the waves of the sea.
The Russians. warned by the attacks
of previous days i'm this same vicinity.
had oncentrated correspondingly
heavy forces to resist the German adj
vance. SO close were both sides pack
ing this narrow space. that the artil-
lerN became practically useless.
The battlefield was Il fiat plain wv
The latter already had been demolished
by shell fire. The Russians met the
German advance with rifle fire and the
b%ayonet. the first lines struggling for
ward and backward from trench to
trench.
AT some places the trenches We're
only Il few hundred yards apart. The
closeness of the line made the fighting
extraordinarily .anguinary. Whole
companies We're eXterminated The
most desperate German resistance was
at VIOLA Sz~ydIowiecka. which the Rus
slams succeeded i'm taking ut 10 O'Clock
In the morning after I; fight which
lasted all night
German prisoners relate that i'm tho
German camp the division. chosen to-
lead this undertaking was dubbed the
division of DEATH" since it appeared
to be u %ioregonc conclusion that none
wonl survive. Russian military OBJ
servers with the meager details before
them. are likening this fight to the bat
tie of Borodino. where Napoleon lost
his Russian campaign. The battle at
Bcrjinow is continuing with virtually
rilahateI Ninlnnce
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
A is

London, Feb. 5.-Lieutenant Sharp.
OF the Canadian contingent of Che
Royal Flying corps. was killed yester-
day afternoon while flying at Shore
ham. He was returning from a trip,
when his biplane suddenly dived to the
earth. The machine was smashed, and
Lieutenant Sharp died within a few
minutes.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
($7SU,000).

The government of Chile has estab-
lished an aviation school near santi-
ago. where army and navy officers are
being trained with good results. 1t is
proposed to fly 70" "A sustained flight
for an o or more at An altitude Of
about Is, 900 feet.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
BLAST kILcs 20.

Madrid. (via Paris), Feb. 5.-Twenty
persons were killed and many injured
in a furniture factory at La Guar.
dta.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
ENGLAND HAS 100000
MEN SERVING IN ARM

London. Feb. 6.-The army estimates,
to which parliament will devote the
first part of next week session, give
the number of effective men in the ar
my, exclusive OF those serving in In
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
Breaking 1t Gently.

Maid-Thieves got into a house in
this street last night and stole all the
silver.
Mistress-What stupid people to
leave doors unlocked. Whose house
was it?
Mald-It was at number Z.
Mistress-Why. that is our house!
Maid-Yes, ma'am. but did not
want to brighten you.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
SIR ROGER EASEMENT
IS TREASON SUSPECT
Leader of Irish Separatist Party
Thought to Have Intrigued
With Germans.

house of today tina Sir
Roger Easements pension had been
suspended. pending an investigation Of
allegations that he was disloyal.
Reports last November tina Sir
Roger. the leader of the s%eparaiist
faction in ireland. had gone to Berlin
and conferred with the German inn
perial authorities. caused a sensation
in England. A dispatch from Berlin,
which was attributed to the German
foreign office, said that 1t was Sir
Rogers intention of opening negotia-
lions between the German government
and the nti-F;nslish party in Ireland.
Assurances were said to have been
given to him that if German troops
should land in Ireland all native insti-
buttons WOULD be respected.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
So He Got Met.

90 ne 0Ot wei.
Mother-Why didn't you run for
home when you heard hat a shower
was coming up?
Willie-Cause ] knew / wouldn't get
wet unless it came down.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
GOOD SECURITIES
IN BRISK DEMAND
New Issues Sell Rapidly
Cheap Money and Lots of 1t
Render Financial situa-
tion Easier.
JANUARY OUTPUT
OF NEW SECURITIES
Railroads
ndustriaIs

Totals. S134 .eos. Goo J. ss, On, o0o
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10 HABRA PAZ EN- EUROPA
SimuItaneamente hacen declaraciones el
Primer Ministro frances, el Embajador
aleman en- Madridy e lSumo Pontifice
Brian declare, en- nombre de Francia, que solo
firmaran la paz que les traiga la victoria

~prouuzcan quebrantoS IN FL amino
del pueblo. con ~diferencias inte-
riOrrS.
Este gobierno cree que con Ia CO.
l~aboraci6n i" Ia pr"nSa. encontra-
ri. Ell Ia apliracj6n de- las Ieyes.
Ia nrceSaria ronriliacijn entire Ia
IUbrrtad Y Ia autoridad.
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NACIMIENTOS.

Senior Y sonora T. C. CARA, $40
Kentucky Avenue; un nino.
Seno5 Y senora A. Garcia Jr,,
1881 Main avenue; I'm nino.
Senior Y sonora L. Gonzalez, 500
South Santa Rosa avenue: una nina.
Senior Y sonora D. D~ominguez, AT
Wall ST.; IN nino.
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IiBRQS DE k~YEkTHaAS.
i 10 coataYGs cads t0gs,

Avanturas de Sherlock Bol-
! neg el terror de les nrimins-
;as:
! r genceCoy De eadSyyres,
r. roDo del diamapte a4Es
: LII mia del usurero.
: Blackwell, Ell pirata ds! TfrnasIs.
! Jack Ell GestripaGor.
, Jos monederos faIsos &c lcGfgss,
La ma!eta sangrients.
! Gn m6dico criminal.
I II testamento del direot1".
Sherlock Holmes = ell santrzhsa.
G'sta de epic.
EH Is escUeIa Gel c7raaN e Fits:
burg.
\ las Duertas De IL muG-GF.
Ia Viuda roja lie paEjS,
lie beStia humans.
Una noche de terroI.
FL robo del collar ia psFisa,
la infgme posada &c! CsiEe.
Z! neufragio de Corfu.
II reg de los bandiGos.
AVenturas Gle John G.. Raffles,
el rey de los Iadronea moder-
nos:
- inc6gnitc m~isterioso.
IN rcbo en- cl P2lacio Ros:.
q principe jugador. I
u asalto en- el Sleeping,
II Gpo rojo.
e! heredero de ~Eaglestoss.
=: secretc del emilio.
n Presidente de las CoianiaE.,
II talso salteador.
La dOrcella rapta3a,
Fl fusli del negro.
Ei tesoro del Rogt;,
In Yiaje de bodas.
e. tesoro de Estado.
FL s~acerdote Del 2G.
III ia ratonera.
q aectebo del tesosc,
Hagsnse los pedidos Ecompahades
De 81 importe q
3 iGNACIO e. LCZANO.
-4'I poiorosa St---Ssn Antonio. TeS. i
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hacienda I'M facil avancc y ocu-
pando murhas de las posiciones
que tenian los soIdados de csc Pc
qu'1o RENO balkanico."
La noticia DE- Ia derrOla de los
iiaiiannS Ina cauSaio muy buena
impression en- esla Capita.
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LLEGiDA y SlLIDi DE TRENES.

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Diccionario Manual
Encyclopaedia

Este Diccionario de la lengua
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de 5000 grabados en- ne
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hombres c6lebreS, edificios y
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EsycF circulation en- los ESta1Os UnidOs,
> per 10 ts=:0 e! ae!cr para los saasetzH-
REr
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Cr@rsa il" este te@tro ste il qua
IRA no - han de estar des2rrQUan-
do Combates de Lmportancia.
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$500 el ejempIar.

Haganse los pedidos acompa-
nado de su importe, a:
IGNACIO E. LOZANO
607 DOlorOsa st.
San Antonio, Texas.
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PIP IRA

Collection de cartas. articuloS y
s.4plezas, por "PiPO.'
GUedan sojamente uDos
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yenta.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-09
LIT SOCIETIES TO
COME NEXT MAY
tHaustaHa Organizations Planning for
Entertainment Of Notable Gath
eriBg in Rock island.
MANY COLLEGES REPREsEyTED
Delegates VIII Compete lu Number 81
Contests 20 be Staged During the
Convention.

Plans Tor big gathering of the
Illinois intercollegiate Association OF
Literary Societies. To- be held at Au-
gustana college, under the auspices of
lhe Adaiphic Literarg society which is
q charter member OF Inc state organf-
zatau are creating d great deal of IN
feresr iu the literary activities of The
island institution The meet, which s
.o be held during the first week of May.
Es one of the largest gatherings OF lit
arsry societies Of the central states.
and eleven Of the most important uni,
Versitss ana colleges of Che state, in
Guiding the University of Illinois.
Northwestern university. William and
Nashti college and others o fequallv
high rank viii be represented in Rock
Island In the spring
The Adelphin Literary society.
which has long been active in the state
work, asked she faculty for permission
TO entertain the association in Rock
Island. and at a recent meeting of the
faculty the request was granted The
invitation o fthe Adelphic society was
readily accepted by the other societies
because Of the high literary rank Of
aHgustana among others OF this state.
Al The meet I'D the spring, the stud
ents representing the many colleges
of tine state WiIl compete in various lit
erary contests 0ratorF. dramatics.
debate defamation music and activi-
ties OF similar nature The program
viii continue week. and during that
time the students Of this city win be
given treat Of ability, which VIII be
the pick Of she colleges of this state.
The local society is expected to show
up strong N these affairs. and already
q STIR o interest has become notice
able at the college on the hill
The interest in the work Of tire two
societtes-the Phrenokosmian and the
Adelphie- increasing with each
meeting, and interesting programs.