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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06
ELECTRIC SHOCK IS
FATAL TO ENGINEER

Muscatine, Ia. July George Bod
man, engineer for the Muscatine Light
ing company was Sunday electrocuted
in the local power house. having come
in contact with one of the high power
ed wires, 4,800 volts passing through
his body.
Mr.. Bodman was cleaning off a
transformer and was on top Of a lad
der about 10 feet from the floor. His
hand came in contact with one Of the
feed wires. His cry for help brought
other employees to the scene, but they
were powerless to give aid.
The main power was cut off as soon
as possible In the meantime, his
body was held against the transform
er. his clothing being burned from the
body Efforts were made to extin-
guish the fire by throwing several
buckets Of water on him, but it was
useless. When the power was cut
off the body plunged to the cement
floor below, striking on the head. DR..
E. B. Fulliam, Jr., was Immediately
called and Bodman was removed to
the Hershey hospital, though little
hopes were held out by the physician
when he first viewed the body, It
was found on thorough investigation
at the hospital that his entire body
had been burned, but life remained IN
til about 7;30 in the evening, when he
expired.
Mr.. B0dman has been employed by
the Lighting company for more than
10 years. He was born in Muscatine
on Nov. 6. 1862, and was nearing his
SD birthday at the time Of his death
He is survived by his wife. four sis
tiers and four brothers, Miss E. Bod
man, Mrs, X Bauer, Mrs r. Funck,
aIl OF Muscatine. and Mrs. Mamie
Johnson of California; Julius G., Hen
~ and Robert Bodman Of Museatine,
William of West Liberty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06

Maxwell Grove, a teacher at the Uni
versity high school of this city, sug-
gested today that the identity OF Frank
Holt, who shot J P. Morgan, might be
cleared up by looking for certain scars
on his body
photographs and Hollis conduct
suggest strongly to me that he is really
Erich Muenter, who disappeared nine
years ago. said Professor Grove.
However. there were Gears on Muent-
er's body left by repeated operations
for a chronic malady which should
show on Holt if they are the same per
son.
.Muenter and I were married about
the same time in 1902 and went TO live
in the same fiat building, He was a
brilliant and a tireIess student. Stories
that he attempted to asphyxiate his
wife 1 do not believe Once she was
asleep and the wind blew out the
feeble gas flame. His alarm for her
safety at That time was genuine. We
succeeded in resuscitatng her.
Before I ever saw the photographs
of Holt I thought be might be Muenter.
although for years I had believed the
latter dead, The suggestion came to
ME when / was reading Hollis state
ment That sounds like Muenter,'
thought"
0. VI. Krembs, a brother of Muenter's
wife, after whose death at Cambridge,
Mass, Muenter is said to have disap-
peared, said today that he would go
east to assist in clearing up Hollis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06
RELATIVE KILLED
ON BATTLEFIELD
Fritz Bear, Nephew Of Jonas Bear.
Falls at Leus, France, While
With Germans.

Dir. and Mrs. Joseph Goldsmith. 1910
Sixth avenue, have received letter
from their cousin, Julius Bear. okla
homa City. Okla. in which it was stat
ed the latter's brother, Fritz, had fall
len in battle at Leus, France. He was
hit by shrapnel shot May 25 and pass
ed away May 2S.
He was carried. following his injur-
les, 10 a field hospital and was cared
for by a Red Cross nurse. He was
buried IN a single grave in the SOL
diers' cemetery at Leus, a rabbi off,
clatiDg. The deceased was % years
Of age. six feet tall and a fine looking
Young man. He was with battery Of
heavy artillery in the German army.
He was a nephew Of Jonas Bear Of this
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06
ADVERTISED LETTERS

United States postoflice, Rock Is
land, Ill, July ., 1915. Advertised list
No. 27:
Francesca Alisi ]. f. Armstrong,
Mrs. Walter Brittou, Earl Bosta, Mrs
Mable NJ. Grove, Mrs. Sarah Cedat.
Susan Carver, A. C.. Chatdn, C. A.
Cosy, Artie Deyine, Fred Fox, b. C..
Gold Miss Emma Housemau. q. A.
Imthum. A Jennings, George Keenan,.
Mr., Kayassan. 3427 18th ave, Jasper
Markle, Mrs. JAMES Paul, Ruth Pear
Sc. Mrs Emma Rose, Mrs. Alkaline
Reams, Miss Merle Reade, Mildred
Smith, Miss Vera Smith. Miss Martha
Serene, Mrs. Mabel Taylor, Miss Naomi
Waible. Harry Williams, Emeal Wig
ley.
HARRY p. SIMPSON,
Postmaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06

ably By the beginning of informal ne
gotiations which it was believed,
would pave the way for an under
standing prior 10 the final drafting Of
the German reply
1t bod not been known until within
the last day or two that a preliminary
exchange OF views was in progress be
tween the two countries regarding the
nature Of the forthcoming German re
ply to the last American note.
Gerard in Conferences.
In official quarters it was believed
that report likely would he received
here late today from Ambassador
Gerard regarding conferences report
a In Berlin dispatches as having taken
place last Saturday between the am
bassador and officials Of the German
foreign Office The dispatches said
that the ambassador had been given
an outline OF Germany's reply.
While nothing has been made public
concerning Ambassador Gerard's last
dispatches. it was understood that he
had constantly informed the American
government Of the gossip in Berlin Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06
Hurried to Hospital.
GERMAN PLAN TO MAKE
NOTE AN AID TO PEACE

Continued From Page one).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06

Sure Holt is MuenteT.
Chicago, July Professor John
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06
His Way.

How did you become so rich2 Have
you always earned more than you
spend?"
Not a bit of it. young man, but I've
always managed to spend less than I
earned Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06

fetal quarters regarding the reply. 1t
was said that although he had been
unable TO learn definitely what the note
would outline, he expects Germany TO
make a counter proposal which is now
being discussed. He has intimated
that the reply would be delayed pos
sibly a week
TO Modify Submarine Warfare.
The fact that negotiations had be
gun was viewed in many quarters as a
favorable sign as furnishing a base on
which to work. The object Of the Ger
man government is to ascertain exact
~ what notifications of the submarine
warfare viii satisfy the American de
mand for the protection OF its rights
without reducing the effectiveness of
the submarine as weapon against
Germany's enemies.
Germany, it is known through Off
ciaI sources, is endeayoring to give
assurance that ships primarily en-
gagged in passenger traffic will be free
from attack without warning provided
there is some certifcation of insDec-
ton guaranteeing in advance the ma
tionality Of the vessel on leaving
American ports. II is not yet known
what the arrangement will be for yes
sells devoted principally to carrying
coDtraband.
May Arrange Compromise.
The United States mas always claim
ed the right for its citizens to travel
on ali ships. whether or not they carry
contraband. 1t is realized that this
will be one of the most difficult points
to settle unless arrangements are
made for the safety of ships engaged
solely in passenger traffic.
The fact that some cargo ships have
already made repeated attempts to
escape is being taken into account by
officials in connection with this sub
ject.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06

identity. He has a number Of photo
graphs of Muenter, some of them with
out the beard, and he declared that the
likeness between the smooth faced pic
lures of Mueuter and those of Holt
were striking,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06

A penny dance has been established
in San Francisco with the backing "
the Pacific coast Office of the Play
ground and Recreation association Of
America.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06
ROCK ISLAND MAN
STRUCK By AUTO
Alfons Den Deoyen Is injured When
Motorcycle He II Riding CoiIides
With Haeninc.
Is TAKEN TO HoLISE HOSPITAL
Condition Of Man Is Uncertain and In
iuries Sustained May Prove Ser
i0us-Detaiis Lacking.

AS result Of an automobile and mo-
torcycle collision in which be figured
at 10: 30 yesterday morning, Aifons Den
Dooven. 614 F'orty-sixth street, Rock
Island is In the Moline city hospital
painfully injured Den Dooven left
Rock Island on his motorcycle about
10 O'Clock. rode through Milan and
started into the country Just out
side OF the town he conided with an
auto and was thrown from his ma
chine
Hurried TO Hospital.
Den Dooven was hurried 10 the Mo
line city hospital where he was at
tended by Dr. Perry Vessel, The
bruises and cuts which he suffered,
although painful. are not serious. Alb
dominal injuries were incurred, how
ever. and these may prove serious
Just how the accident occurred could
not be ascertained. as Den Dooven is
not IN a condition to offer an explana-
ton supposiiion is. however that
car aud motorcycle met at q bend in
the road
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-06

Archbishop James z. Quigley of Chi
cage is very i'll at the home of his
brother. Police Chief Joseph F. Quig
ley. at Rochester. n Y. and little hope
is given out for his recovery. He is
suffering from q stroke Of paralysis
The saerement Of extreme JUNCTION has
been administered
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-19

Torn by tempest and overwhelmed by
hood which In duration and the property
loss inflicted havev apparently surpassed
the destructive tropical storm OF 1900.
southwestern Texas and large section
of the country bordering on the Gulf OF
Mexico and extending many miles inland,
today approximate the damage caused py
the war of the elements which began last
Monday at $50, 900. \ tentative esti-
mate of loss OF life at Galveston and in
a score of cities and towns within a rad
ius of 100 miles or more places the total
at 113
These figures are subject to alteration
as definite reports from the devastated
districts filter through the mass Of CON
hicting and fragmentary stories which
three days after the first blow fell upon
the stricken communities arc wired by
correspondents who have been able TO
communicate facts through crippled
telegraphic and wireless service. The
damage TO buildings is roughly estimated
at S40,O0O,O00; to cotton and other crops,
saO.0O0OO0 and to oil fields, S2.OO0OOO.
Miles of railroad and interurban tracks
were demolished, and long lines of tele-
graph and telephone wires are down, 1t
will be weeks before normal conditions
are restored
Galveston was saved from a fate sim
liar to the one it experienced In 1900,
when 1000 persons perished, by its giEan-
tic sea wall. While huge waves dashed
over the wall at the height OF the storm,
the barrier held and only 30 known
deaths occurred there. The craft In the
harbor did not fare so well. Fully two
score small boats arc believed to have
been sunk with their crews.
The great causeway which connects the
city of Galveston with the mainland was
partly wrecked, but engineers hope to
have communication established by Fri
day
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SHIPS BATTERED AND MANY
BELIEVED LOST IN STORM
Reports From Gulf District Indicate
Heavy Mortality

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19-Latest radio
grams from the gulf district to the coast
guard service told Of the boats El sglo
and Maachorn, battling the hurricane
about 100 miles west of Key West. At
first II was understood the Maachorn had
rescued the El siglo's crew. but later this
was changed to show the rescue OF the
MaachOrn's crew by El Siglo, the Maa-
chorn being waterlogged and derelict.
The Government dredge San Jacinto
is ashore on Red Ash reef, OFF Galveston.
Her crew is alive The dredge Houston
is ashore of Saint Edwards Point No
word has been received regarding her
crew.
The launch Pelican arrived at Calves
ton late Wednesday afternoon with 75
persons. She had rescued them from the
middle part of the causeWay. They had
spent two days marooned and were In
a desperate condition from exposure to
the full force Of the storm. They were
mostly Houston residents and Others
coming here TO get relatives. They were
In three interurban cars. The steamship
Ribston, high and dry, with plates badly
smashed, lies on the railroad tracks In
the Galveston causeway
Gus Carlson. sailor on the United States
dTedga boat San Bernard, was rescued
from the surf Is miles from Galveston
Tuesday night with q life belt about him
He was unconscious. He had been IN
the water Is hours following the wreck
OF his boat.
At noon yesterday he regained con-
sciousness and said that probably "a of
the complement Of the San Bernard were
drowned. He said the deckhouse was
washed on the boat at 10 o'clock Monday
morning 35 miles south Of here THE ves-
sci sank Immediately and the crew took
TO the barges. The barges soon were
beaten TO pieces and Carlson believes no
one but himself was saved
o. 7. Larsen, her master, and several
OF the crew happened 10 be ashore.
The dredge boats Sam Houston, San
Jacinto No. l and Galveston, ana the
Government tug san Luis, may be lost.
The dFedge Miller Is repoEted safe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-19
LANCASTER COUNTY
BEGINS ASSAULT ON
TOLL ROADS TONIGHT
Monster Mass-Meeting to Be
Held in Columbia - State
Ownership Will Be Urged
by Auto Owners
MOTOR PARADE FEATURE


COLUMBIA. Pa. Aug. 19.-The first or
ganizcd effort for the abolition of toll
roads in Lancaster County will have it's
| inception here tonight, when hundreds of
motorcnr owners assemble in the State
! Armory to voice their protest against
privately highways, which they
believe should be operated and kept up
by the Commonwealth.
The mass-moeting, which is to be held
under the auspices of the Columbia Auto
| mobile Club, win be preceded by a
parade of more than 6o0 motor-driven We
hicles Automobile owners from nearly
every section Of the northern end of Ian
cent counties Of Lebanon, York and
Adams will take part in the demonstra-
tou.
Officials of the Columbia Automobile
Club, headed by it's president, Alfred H.
Meyers, have left no stone unturned to
make the meeting success. Several
days ago the Free Roads Committee of
the organization in three automobiles
covered practically l25 miles of the north
ern end OF the county. Huge posters, an
nouncing the purpose OF the meeting. and
speakers to be present, were placed in
conspicuous places, Thousands of adver-
Using folders outlining the free roads
propaganda were distributed Every
where the Columbians were received with
enthusiasm. Motorcar owners approved
of the movement, announced their inten-
tion Of attending the meeting and con
graduated the tourists for taking the in
ltlative in the matter of free roads in
Lancaster County
At the State armory preparations have
been made TO seat nearly 1000 persons II
Is expected this will be inadequate and
arrangements have been made to holi IN
overflow meeting. Addresses will be made
by President Meyers of the local club;
State Highway Commissioner r. ]. Cum
ningham; ID. f. Magee, chairman of the
Good Roads Committee OF the Lancaster
City Chamber of Commerce; Frank y.
Bosch president Of the Harrisburg Motor
Club, and others,
1t is expected that a permanent organl-
cation will be formed. to arrange for the
state to maintain all the roads in the
county, II is said Lancaster County has
the greatest number of toll roads IN Penn
sylyania, About 20 miles of these are In
cluded in the proposed Lincoln Highway.
chart showing the various tolls paid
an travelling over privately maintained
roads in the State, viii be exhibited
Speakers viii point out that, In travelling
from Philadelphia to Gettysburg, the
following tolls are eNacted: OYerbrook TO
Paoli, 70 centsi Westminster 10 Lancas-
ter, 25 centsi Lancaster 10 Columbia Is
cents: Columbia to Wrightsyllle, via
Pennsylvania Railroad bridge Gear and
four perBons)s 40 cents Wrightsyille to
York, IS cents: York 10 Gettysburg, g
cents. This makes a total of $207 for the
trip. The next toll paid, according TO
members of the local organization is rs
cents 10 cross the Mississippi River at
ST. Louis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-19
SWIFT TROLLEY TRAIN
FOUR AUTOTSTS;
SIGNAL BELL BLAMED
Lehigh Valley Transit Company
Express Strikes Motorcar at
Crossing, Sweeping Occu-
pants Under Cars .ss
MRS. MURPHY IMPROVES

A signal bell that was said today to
| have been out of order Is believed to
| have been responsible for the death Of
/ three women and Il man and the injury
/ of another woman, when Il two-car eN-
prags trolley train of the Lchigh Valley
| Transit Company hit II touring car last
night, five miles north of Norristown. at
the Yost road crossing.
The dead;
FRANK MURPHY. ~ Years old. ,o
! MISS BLANCHE MURPHY, his sister, 2S
MNIIEss3 CLARA MURPHY, sister, 20 years
Miss LENA nlTZNER. II years old, Of
I Doy.rstown.
| The Injured woman is Mrs. May Muir
| phy. r. yCars old, mother Of Frank
Blanche and Clara Murphy. She was hur-
ried to Charity Hospital, Norristown,
after hcing taken from under the first
OF the two trolley cars. Physicians found
that she was injured internally and her
skull is fractured, An operation Will be
performed to relieve pressure, She was
slightly improved this afternoon and
semiconscious. She has not been told Of
the death of her children.
The signal bell ar the crossing is being
made the subject of a rigid Investigation
today. The windows of the trolley cars
were closed and none of the passengers
was able to say whether or not the bell
rang.
So great was the speed of the trolley
train that the automobile was showed $50
feet along the track before the car could
be brought to a stop, BY that time the
auto was a shapeless mass of wreckage.
All it's occupants had been thrown out as
the machine was rolled over and over.
Members of the trolley crew and pas
sengers found the bodies, mangled be-
yond recognition, under the cars. All We're
so cut up and tangled in the wheels that
IL was impossible to remove them, with
the exception OF Mrs. Murphy. Her body
was found lying on the ties between two
of the trucks of the forward car. A p6s-
senger dived under the car ana put his
ear 10 her breast. He found she was still
alive.
Another automobile that came along
was reuuisitloned. Mrs. Murphy was
rushed TO the hospital. A call at the
same time was sent TO Allentown for a
wrecking crew The ambulance from
Charity Hospital hurried to the scene,
but the physicians coulu do nothing.
Murphy, his two sisters and Miss Bitzner
had been killed instantly,
Traffic on the line was tied up for more
than an hour until the wrecklng train
arrived and lifted the heavy trolley cars
with Jacks. The cars are of steel and
heavily built. They were not derailed or
damaged by the collision.
The Aiurphys lived in Yost road, less
than a half mile from the scene of the
accident, Two minutes before 1t happened
they had left the house. Benjamin
Murphy, husband of the woman now
in the hospital, stood at the front door
and saw the party of. He became
hysterical 10 or is minutes later when ne
received word OF the tragedy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-19
GERMANS DASH
ON GRODNO AND
BREST LITOVSK
Russians Hasten Retreat
North to Protect Rail.
road to Cars Capital
QUIT NIEMEN-BUG LINE

BERLIN. Aug. 10
Striking hard at both ends of tbo pn.
sian line, the Germans have scored H..
portant successes in the last "a borra
General Mackcnsen's troops have nor.
trated tho outer positions of Rros,.ru
ovsk, near Rokitno, the War OfBco ~
nounced this afternoon. Two mora ,or,.
Of Novo Georgicysk have been can,,..,
with 1000 prisoners and t25 cannon
Following up his victory at Kovno Co..
cral Won Hindenburg is driving tho pna
slams southwark in the region Sos, -,
the fortress Of Grodno. The slavs bavs
huriedly evacuated all their positions h,
tween Ealvara and suwalkl and arc -
firing in the direction Of the Warsaw.
Petrograd Railway.
The important developments in the o.s,
crn theatre, according to the coroso,
staff, are;
l. Tho Russians have evacuated ~.
eastern bank Of the Bug River. abovo on5
below Wlodowa south of Brest-tdtoysE
. North of Bielsk German troops bav.
reached the Bielostok railway, taking 2o00
prisoners.
Germans captured 80 officers and 30O0
men.
Fourth. The Russians have evacuated
their positions opposite Kalwarja and
Suwalki, southwest OF Kovno.
Fifth. The Germans have crossed tho
Narew River, west OF Tykocn, taking 500
more prisoners.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-19
PLEADS GUILTY OF ASSAULT
ON WEALTHY PITTsBURGHER
McHenry, Implicated With Schneider >
Son-in-law, Says He'll Tell Story

PITTsBuRGH, Pa. Aug. la-deoFss
MeHenry, implicated with Attorney
O. Forney of Washington, d. g " ~
murderous attack on T. tranhnn
Schneider a wealthy capital city oasl-
ness man. in the Anderson Hotel, th's y
city on June "a, today pleaded gullly y
five charges. two of conspiracy Two =
felonious assault and battery and one =
entering q building with intent 70 cum
nit murder,
McHenry announced at the hearlns - .,s
he would go ON the stand ana zen -
entire story of the affair when the pi9Ps-
time comes. Foruey Is Schnelders 80
.l-iaV and IL Is alleged that he was ~
ing 10 the put the latter out OF the 80
So that he could obtain SI5,0le mous5
Schneider had received on a matafsu p
dowment life Insurance policy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-19
Exceeded in Violence
an d Duration t h e
Storm of 1900-Gal-
veston's Seawall It's
Salvation
Great Causeway Connecting
City on Gulf With Mainland
Practically Destroyed Many
Vessels Wrecked and Death
Toll May Grow

Terrific Force of the Wind and Waves
Swept Many Miles Inland Carry
ing Destruction in Their Track.
Scenes of Terror in Stricken Com
munities of the South
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-19
Bonllre Fatally Burns ChlId

Charles Parrish. five years old, is ia the
University Hospital, so severely burned
that the physicians say he cannot live
The lad. who Is an inmate OF the Baptist
Orphanage, 5Sth street and Thomas ave
nue.. was playing near a bonfire on the
grounds when his clothes caught lre A
workman wrapped coat around the lad
ana smothered the flames.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-19
Die on Return From Trlp

NORRIsTOWN, Pa, Aug. l9-Retum-
ing from a trip to the Panama EXposl-
tion on Saturday. William A. Decalndry
OF Washington. died suddenly yesterday
al the home Of his sister-in-laW, Mrs,
Helen Hovenden widow of the world
famed artist. al Plymouth Meeting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-19
PRILADELpHIA GET1YBURG

DIaglan hovIag 80 ~ q to r0ad &c i Psaa.yaa
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Continued from Page One
tried to persuade her to change her mind.
She became hystercal. Later she be-
rnnln on In
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Ten Dollars Tor city Conscience Fund

PHILADELPHIA Conscience Fund" WAS
sBelled SO today when the Mayor re-
eeiVsd that amount Ia his mail. with the
words attached This money belongs 70
city Of Philadelphia The money was
contained in an envelope marked West
Philadelphia Il vas turned over to
the treasury.