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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
AWARD CONTRACT
FOR CHURCH WALK
Nearly $4,000 viii Be Expended for
Improvement About First Church
of Christ Scientist

william Gettsinger, a Chicago con
tractor, was today awarded the job
of laying cement walks around the
property of the First Church Of Christ
Scientist at Twenty second street and
Seventh avenue. The improvement will
cost between $4,000 and $4,000 At rhe
entrance to the church on Twenty
second strest, a beautiful approach OF
stone and concrete viii be constructed
ending in a broad staircase This walk
will run TO the curb line. The remand
or will be FIVE feet wide The walk
will be $50 feet on the east side and
$50 feet on the north side Of the lot.
The new house of worship now In
the course of construction. Nill be one
of the most attractive in the state. Mr.
Gertsinger. who is constructing
the church, hopes TO have the work
completed by Nov, J. Work on the
new edifce was started last fall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
THREATENEDWIFE
Restraints HUBBY
Mrs. Blanche Holland Gets Temper
ary Injunction Writ Prom Mas
ter in ChanCery.

Il want to see blood run. Is tue
nleasant remark which Oliver E Hol-
land. Carbon Cliff, is alleged to have
addressed to his wife. Mrs. Blanche
Anna Holland, as he pointed loaded
rife at her and threatened 10 shoot
according to suit for divorce which
was fled in circuit court this morn
ing
Extreme and repeated cruelty :
alleged. The marriage was perform
ed Dec. "a. 1896, and the couple sepa-
rated Aug. q, 1915. The complainant
charges on one occasion her husband
knocked her down with q chair and At
another time, grabbed a clothes line
out of her hand and pulled her to-
ward him. He held butcher knife
in his hand at the time. il is said, AMI
threatened to cut of her head. Tie
custody Of three children is asked, 1t
being charged that the defendant
often takes his l1-year-old son into
saloons when he visits this city The
defendant Is alleged to own property
valued at about 5000 and an iniune-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
BREAK SEALS ON
10 FREIGHT CARS
0Be known t0 Have Been Entered and
Butter Taken, But Inventory on
Others Not Complete.

One car is known to have been en-
tered and seals on nine others were
broken In the Burlington freight yards
"a Rock Island last night Police com
menced an investigation after the mat
ter was reported this morning by road
officials here
The exact amount Of loot taken the
police We're unable to estimate this
afternoon because complete inTen-
tory Of the contents of the cars on
which the broken seals were found
had not been taken From the car
known TO have been opened some but
fer was taken
Police discredit the theory Of ez-
perienced freight car burglars being
responsible for the Job. They are
more inclined to place the blame OH
youthful sneak thieves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
GETS SAMPLE BADGE
FOR TEACHERS MEET

Miss Lou Harris. county superin
tendent Of schools, today received 4
sample of a badge that NAV be used
in connection with the annual meet
ing of the western division Of the I'LL
nois State Teacherds' association, TO
be at Monmouth Oct Z. S and 9 The
ribbon of the badge bears the name OF
the association with the date and
place OF the meeting. and is surmount-
ed by a button on which is a photo
graph of the Monmouth high school
building.
superintendent Harris is a mem her
of the program committee and has
spent considerable time with tn
other members Of the program com
mjttee in shaping up that most I'M
porJant part of the arrangements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
AMERICANS FIRED
ON BY MExICANS
United States Troops Trailing Band
of Raiders Who SET Torch 70
Railroad Trestie.

Brownsville. Texas, Sept. limited
States troops today We're trailing a
band Of Mexican raiders who set fire
to and partly burned a railroad trestle
IL miles north Of Brownsville shortly
after midnight Special troop trains
from Brownsville, Harlingen and san
Benito were hurried to the scene about
. o'clock this morning. Report at 10
o'clock said the Mextcans had not been
oyertaben.
4 party Of Americans travelling fom
Brownsville to San Benito in an a1-
romobile. who passed the trestIe a
short while before it was set on fire,
reported that they had been fred upon
by a band Of between % and 80 Mex
leans
The trestle was fred shortly after
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
MOLINE PUZZLED BY
THE JTTBUS PROBLEM

There is not a jitney bus operating
In Moline They are all taxicabs. The
new city ordinance went into force,
but no applications for licenses were
fled. All of the cars were operating
today as they were yesterday except
for the change in designation Of their
cars.
commissioners announced that some
positive steps will be taken to compel
auto owners 10 obey the spirit Of the
law. but just what form the contem-
plated action will take is not announc-
ed. No arrests were made today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
STUBBORN SAWDUST
FIRE IN WEST END

The local fire department responded
90 two calls today. At S o'clock this
morning the ladies from station No.
g fought a sawdust fire on First street.
between Tenth and Eleventh avenues.
for over an hour. The blaze started
from engine sparks and covered quite
4 bit Of territory. No damage resulted.
AT 100 this afternoon the fireren
We're called TO extinguish blaze in
the alley in the rear Of Kellerman's
iced store at Ninth street and Seventh
avenue. \ pile Of rubbish against a
shed caught fire. The flames were
exdngufshed with bucket Of water
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
GARBAGE PLANT FOR
MOLINE THIS FALL

Moline viii buy a garbage Incinera-
tor plant this fall, and have it in
stalled and ready for use in the
spring This announcement was made
today by Commissioner 4. c. StouGer
It followed a stereoptcor lecture at
the city hall given by representatives
OF the Decarie company of Minneapo-
lis.
Moline like Rock Island, has for
some time been considering the prob
lem Of garbage disposal and planning
to buy an incineradng plant At pres
ent the city buries its garbage, as Rock
Island does.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
NEW LIEUTENANT IS
ON DUTY AT ARSENAL

Lieutenant Lee Wright, heretofore
with the coast artillery al San Diego.
Cal. mas arrived at Rock Island arse
nal and reported to Colonel G. n.
Burr. He will take up bachelor quar-
tiers with Lieutenant Schimelfenig.
Lieutenant Wright does not take the
place of Lieutenant Coleman, WHO
recently resigned TO become connect
ed with a private munitions plan-.
Lieutenant Wright was ordered here
before Lieutenant Coleman offered his
resignation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
PAIR OF WARSHIPS
SUNKBY GERMANS
Berlin admiralty Gives Details of
Naval Engagement Oh Jutland
Coast Aug. IL.

Berlin. Sept. ., Thy wireless to
Tuckerton. \. JJ-The German admir-
atty made public today further details
of the naval engagement on Aug. II
of the Jutland coast, in which a small
British cruiser and a British destroyer
are said 70 have been sunk by German
torpedo boats This statement. the
Overseas News agency says. was elicit
ed by the assertion Of the British min
lister at Bucharest that the German
official report concerning the incident
was an invention.
The British forces we're completely
surprised by the attack of German tor
pedo boats" the admiralty says "A
cruiser belonging TO the Aurora class
sank within four minutes. The de-
stroyer went down Immediately on be-
ing hit b. q torpedo"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
BRITISH DESTROY
4 TURK VESSELS
Paris Gives Out Reports That Trans
ports Have Been Sent Down by
Submarines.

Paris. Sept. .. (2:35 p. mJ-Four
Turkish transports have been tor
pedoed by British submarines.
Announcement 10 this effect was
made here today officially as follows
ITO the transport sunk on the 20th
OF. August by one Of our aviators in
the anchorage at AebasbiIman, it is
necessary TO add four transports tor
pedoed by British submarines; TWO al
them at the same point and two otL-
ers between Galljpoli and Niagara.
The guns of the battleships have
hit several vessels anchored in the
straits"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
Inspector SUED
BYA CONTRACTOR
:. G, Townsend Seeks $4,000 From
George !. kijug, Heck Island
Official.
F0LL0Ns ARREST OF FoRNEH
Claims that Defendant Exceeded His
Authority in Tearing Out EIec-
tricai Work.

George A King. electrical inspec-
tor. and Harvey Abuer. electrical
worker. were sued for $4,000 damages
by Ernest C. Townsend, Moline cleo
tricai contractor. in a suit hled in cir
court court this morning AxeI Koh-
Ter is the attorney.
The action is the outgrowth Of the
recent arrest Of Mr. Townsend On
complaint of the city electrical in
spector for alleged defective work on
job in this city. Although the hxt-
ure IN question to which the inspec-
tor objected could have been replaced
for 3 very small SUM, il is said that
the Moline contractor refused to obey
ire instructions Of Mr.. King. and his
arrest followed Justice c. J. Smith
hred Townsend SO and costs and the
latter appealed the case.
Claims Business Loss.
Although only the praecipe has been
filed. it is understood that Mr.. Town
send alleges that he has been dam
aged to the extent of $4,000 through
loss of business because of his arrest
He also claims his reputation as a
reliable workman has been injured
through the fine which has been i'm
posed on him. According to counsel
Tor Mr. Townsend the city inspector
did not wait until the job had been
completed, but took out some Of the
work which had been installed and
turned on the electricity, thereby ex-
aeedjng his authority. it is charged.
1lr. Amer is alleged TO have assisted
The inspector in his work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
CITY TO HAVE TWO
DELEGATES TO G. A. r.

DR. Mark f. Patton and George F.
Bailey OF Rock Island. delegates-at-
large from the Illinois department TO
the national encampment Of the G. a.
r, which is to- be held at Washington,
D. C., Sept. % to Oct. 3. are making
preparations 70 attend Illinois will
have rs delegates at the national ses-
sion. Messrs. Patton and Bailey viii
make the trip east via Cincinnati and
EL.Lmnna
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
Fauotal Of Mrs. Marie schaab.

The funeral of Mrs Marie Schaab.
a resident of this city for over %
years. was held al 80 this afternoon
at he home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Hanshaw. 1920 Fourteenth
avenue. Rev. Phi, Wilhelm, pastor of
the German Lutheran church. was in
charge Of the services. Interment was
IN ChIppiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
work During Night on Inventory.

Foundry at the Deere Harvester
plant in East Moline wes closed yes
terday for inventory, but by continuing
the checking task through the night
the work was completed and the foun-
dry resumed this morning Shops
were closed today. but announcement
has been made that they Will resume
next Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
CLINTON BANKER rs
KILLED BY BASEBALL.

Clinton, Iowa, Sept, Peter c.
Duor. a wealthy Charlotte property
owner bank cashier and former post
master and merchant, died at hos
piraI here today, the result OF being
struck in the eye with baseball, while
playing catch last Sunday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
COUNCIL DISCUSSES
INCINERATOR PLANT

commissioners this morning held
the first OF a series of informal ses-
slosn which Siu ultimately result In
a decision ~ the type Of an inctner-
ator to be built here. The council is
giving serious thought to only three
Of the 10 offers received. The plants
offered by the Otto A. Elliot company
Tor SI4. 000. SPARKS Cremator Construc-
non company for $4,000 and pecarie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02

company. for s1s.s5o are receiving tae
most consideration. Tho Harris NUM-
cipal Garbage Incinerator and steam
Generator company, was the on4y other
Of the 10 bidders which sent 2 certified
check, bat the price asked for us
plant $4,000, is considered too hsgh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
S0BBING FAILS To
GET PAIR LIBERTY
~ Chief Miller Tells weeping In.
mates OF Houses Raided By the
Police Last Night
SAYS HONEY Is ONLY MEDIUM
Tears Stream for Hours From Eyes
Of Pair Who Are Unable TO Pay
the Fines Assessed.

Tears streamed in Chief Phil Nil
la-a Office this morning. They rolled
from the eyes Of two women. inmates
Of o house at 2l15 Third avenue
wslaa vas raided by the police last
night The reason was that there
was some question as to whether or
NOT the necessary Iucre to settle up
far fines assessed would be forthcom-
i1g
The two. Margaret Cover and Ce-
ella Adams, cried for hours From the
tua they were nned By Police Magis-
t-ss- Smith, while they we're in thu
CHIEFS Office and later when they
were returned to their cells. their
s9ha continued TO be heard in the city
hall building
The chief was t1rm. however, aud
teLa tE7 women that they could not
cry their way out" He told then
ta5. .h=y would have to settle up o.
stay 10 jail officials were given rea-
sa- to believe that the fines would be
settled before night.
Milan Man Accuser.
a H-tdB Nt an was the IuSlSaIOT OF
the raid although he himself vas as
sesss5 as an inmate of the place. He
Said he went to the house and later
Naa gwen cause 10 seek police aid.
He alleged money was taken from
him. The police arrested Harry Cover,
AS keeper He paid SOS and costs
His wife was assessed $25. the Adams
woman $40 and The Milan man. Harry
Hawkins. paid s. and costs.
Hawkins, the women said, broke in
re- the house, claiming he was a pc
Hesmau- They accused him Of other
dLsorderlv conduct. He denied tue
charges Officer Cabooter made tie
arrests
John Larrahee had several wit
uasses in court this morning to testi-
fg ia his behalf n a case in which he
was charged with having assaulted ]
Hoffman. proprietor of a pooIroom on
Ninth street near Seventh avenue. In
stead they testified against him and
ha was fined IS and costs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
ESTUARY
Funeral of Chester W. Horton.

The funeral of Chester ". Horton,
veteran grocer enc prominent in fra
ter1al circles. viii be held at 2:30 TO-
morrow afte-uco- et the home, 110l .
Fifteenth street, Rev. 0. T Dwinefl,
pastor of the First Methodist church,
Officiating Trio lodge No. 81. a. F ~
a. NJ. will he = charge of the serv-
ices. Intarmeut VIII be in ChippiaT-
mock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
Football Team Has panca.

Yott's football team held q dance al
Family hau last night that was at
tended by 125 couples. Bleuer's or
chestra furnished the music. The team
Will give another dance Sept 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02
Names Farm .snaleriew., :,

Frank l. Marshall OF Hillsdale today
filed record for the name of his farm
with County Recorder sam Ryerson.
Mr. Marshall will name his farm Dale
view"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02

1.-THE regular midnight passenger train
had passed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-02

All the news all the time-The Argus.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-22
DOWNEY GETS
TERM IN
FEDERAL PEN.
Man Who Operated in PEN
sacola is Convicted and
Sentenced at Pittsburg.
USED u. S. MAILS TO
DEFRAUD PUBLIC
He Operated Southern Loan
and Real Estate Com
pany at Pensacola.

I. s. Downey, who is known in PEN
sacola, where he operated the South
ern Loan & Real Estate Co., with
headquarters in the American Ma
tlonal bank building, has Just been
sentenced to serve two years in the
federal penitentiary by the Judge of
federal court in Pittsburg. Downey
was arrested in Pensacola about two
years ago for some acts he had COM
mjtted cut in Colorado prior to COM
ing here, and was held in jail in Pen
sacola for several weeks.
Federal officers later transferred
the man to Colorado, where he stood
trial and evidently was acquitted, but
few weeks ago was caught in Pitts
burg on another charge of defraud-
ing the mails in connection with the
same companies and has now been
given sentence in the federal prison.
The Pittsburg Chronicle contains the
following report of the case:
In the United States district court
this morning, Federal Judge w. H. S.
Thomson sentenced Thomas S. Dow
ney, convicted of using the mails to
defraud, to serve two years in the
federal prison at Atlanta, Ga.
Downey, together with r. z. l..
Maxey, was convicted at the Erie
term Of the United States court, sew
eral weeks ago of using the United
| States mails in furtherance of a
! scheme to defTaud. Marcy and Dow
ney operated the United States Steel
Railway Tie Co., and the Southern
Loan and Real Estate Co. The tie
company was reputed to be incorpo-
rated at $25,000,O0O and the loan COM
pany was operated in connection with
| it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-22
SERBIAN ARMY
IS IN SERIOUS
PREDICAMEN 7.
Resistance of Serbians Des-
perate and Heroic, But
Odds Against Them.
b ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Paris, Oct. 21.-An official state
ment issued yesterday at Nish, as for
warded by the Havas News Agency,
says that the Serbian army is now
menaced seriously. The Serbian war
Office says the railroad line to Saloni-
XII has been cut in two places. The
communication follows:
''The situation grows more and
more serious. The resistance of the
Serbian troops is desperate and heroic
but the strong pressure of the Aus
TRANS and Germans from the north
and of masses of Bulgarians from the
east is menacing seriously the Ser
bian army, which is now cut off from
Saloniki. The arrival of allied troops
is awaited anxiously.
''dThe Serbians in the north hold
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
golobovi, and the Asagna-Kosmai
lines and the right bank of the Kolon-
baza. On the eastern front they hold
the Zaiotchavi-K oiatzavatz-Piroth-Yl-
assina line but the Bulgarians have
taken the towns of Vranya and Volos-
so, cutting the line to Salonid in two
places"
Following the bombardment re-
ported yesterday evening to the east
of Rheims, along the front of Eight
or nine kilometres (about five miles,
stretching between the Butte de Fir
and Prunay, the Germans have re
newed their attack, which failed pit
eously before, in the same region. II
spite of the violence of the prepare
tory fire on the part of the artiller!
and the increased density of thu
blanket of suffocating gases, the enc
my suffered a further check. o.
three distinct occasions our assailant
endeavored to penetrate our positions
s'Decimated by the fire of out ma
i chine guns and the concentrated fir
of our artillery, they finally wer
brought to a halt in front of on
barbed wire entanglements, and the.
!. | were not successful in gaining pos
session of any opint in our first line
of trenches.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-22
United States Soldiers Sur
prised and Three
Are Killed.
ONLY FIFTEEN IN
AMERICAN FORCE
They Put to Rout Seventy
Five Mexicans, Killing
at Least Five.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Brownsville. Tex, Oct. 21.-About
seventy-ffve Mexicans at 2 o'clock this
morning attacked fifteen American
soldiers at Ojo de Aqua, about sixty
miles up the Rio Grande from here.
Three soldiers were killed and six
wounded and at least five Mexicans
killed in the forty minute battle which
followed. Some of the Mexicans fed
across the Rio Grande into Mexican
territory when American cavalry re-
Inducements came up.
The wounded include privates
Browner, Behr, Langlands and Kuble,
troop G, third cavalry, and first class
sergeant Smith and Corporal Can
shall, Company D, signal corps.
A later report from Captain Wells
at Mission gave two additional names
of wounded soldiers-Private Stewart
Of the signal corps and Private Shall
enback of troop G.
De la Rosa and his men were re-
ported to have moved toward the in
terror of Mexico, after Lopez took
command at Matamores. Today was
the first time the bandits have openly
adopted Villas name as rallying
cry.
ojo de Aqua is barely mile from
the Rio Grande. Reports brought
here indicated the attack was well or
ganized. Whether the bandits were
mounted has not been ascertained.
Today's fatalities brought the mum
Der of United States soldiers killed il
fights with Mexicans in this section
in the last three months to ten.
Civil authorities today sent out ur
gent messages asking for men famil
| (continued on Page Two.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-22
GERMAN ADVANCE is
BEING CARRIED FORWARD

Berlin, Oct. 21.-(via London)-
The German advance on the Russian
Baltic port of Riga, for the possession
of which great battle has been I'M
der way for several weeks, has been
carried forward further. The war Of
flee reported today that Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg's army had oc-
cupied the bank of the Dvina railroad
northeast of Mitau, from Borkowitz
to Berse Muenbe.
Russian reports Of successes on the
central and southern end Of the line
received partial confirmation in the
statement. German forces on the
Styr were compelled to retreat, losing
a new cannon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-22
DESIGNATES NOV.
IS IS THANKSGIVING DAY
Relates That United States
is at Peace and Balance
of World at War.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS


Washington, Oct. 21.-President
Wilson today in a proclamation de-
signing Thursday, November 25, as
Thanksgiving day, called attention to
the fact that the United States has
been at peace while most of Europe
has been at war.
eve have been able to assert our
rights and the rights of mankind
without breach of friendship with the
great nations with whom we have had
to DEAL" says the president.
The next follows:
at has long been the honored Gus
tom of our people to turn in the
fruitful autumn Of the year in praise
and thanksgiving to Almighty God
for His many blessings and mercies
to US as a nation. The year that is
now drawing to close since we last
observed our day of national thanks
giving has been, while a year of disci-
pline because Of the mighty forces
of war and of changes which have
disturbed the world, also a year of
special blessing for us.
Another year Of peace has been
vouchsafed US; another year in
which not only to take thought of
our duty to ourselves and to man
kind, but also to adjust ourselves to
the many responsibilities thrust upon
us by a war which has involved al
most the whole of Europe. We have
been able to assert our rights and
the rights of mankind without breach
of friendship with the great nations
with whom we have had to deal; and
while we have asserted rights, we
have been able also to perform duties
and exercise privileges Of succor and
helpfulness which should serve &C
| demonstrate our desire to make the
Offices of friendship the means Of
truly disinterested and unselfish ser.
vice.
"Our ability to serve all who could
avail themselves of our services in
the midst of crisis has been increased
by a gracious Providence, by more
and more abundant crops; our ample
financial resources have enabled US Il
steady the markets Of the world anC
facilitate necessary movement o
commerce which the war might other
wise have rendered impossible; an
our people have come more and NOR
TO a sober realization of the par
they have been called upon to pla.
in time when all the world is shaker
by unparalleled distresses and disas
tiers.
"The extraordinary circumstance
of such a time have done much t
quicken our national consciousness
and deepen and confirm our confdenc
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