Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07
ZeppeIlns' Activity On
French Coast is Caus-
ing Much Anxiety.
PERSIANS HELP TURKS
Naval Battle in the Black Sea
Between Russ and Otto
man WarShipS.
pY AssocIATEp PREss.


remonstrance against Interference
+ with American shipping viii be alto
/ gether conciliatory, according to Lon
don dispatches.
The state department at Washing
ton is preparing a note 10 Great Bri-
tain, asking reparaion for the Iami-
lies of two Americans, Walter Smith.
who was killed, and Charles Dorsch.
who was dangerously wounded in Nj
aEara river by Canadian troops.
An official Turkish announcement
makes no mention of Il disastrous de
feat Russia states was indicted on
the Turks in Caucasus. but refers TO
minor victories in northern Persia in
which the Turks were assisted by
Persians. and an indecisive naval bat
tie between Turkish and Russian war
ships in the Black sea.
Activity of Zeppelius along tho
French coast has been revived ard
conjecture possible aerial raid on
England
England's exports in 1914 decreased
more than four hundred and seventy
FIVE million dollars compared with the
preceding year Imports decreased
more than three hundred and ffty-fve
million.
A French official report announces
the capture Of a portion of the Ger
man fire line trenches IN the Woevre
district, indicating the French are
making inroads into a German TRAN
gular position, the apex of which rests
at St. Mihiel. In artillery exchanges
in Flanders and France the French
claim an advantage
German official communication re
ports further advances by German
in the western part of -Argonne and
desperate fighting going on north OF
Arras. French attacks in the eastern
portion o. JArgonne forest and to the
west of Sennheim AlsaCe. We're re-
pulsed. The Germans claim they are
making progress against the Russians
despite unfavorable weather.
German Accused OF Brutality
Paris. Jan THE French cabinet /
today made public a report of com
mission which inquired into accusa- I
tons that German officers acted "in- /
humanity" Never has there bern .
war between civilized nations so feroc- +
ious as that waged upon our soil by
our implacable adversary. Pillage,
ravishing, burning and murders are
ordinary practices Of our enemies,
and German claims that killing civil
ians was due 10 firing of the populace
are unfounded."
Note is Conciliatory.
London. Jan. "A reply of Great
Britain 10 the American note regard
ing interference with American ship
ping. it is said in we'll informed quar-
-ers. is wholly conciliatory and shows
4 disposition TO do everything within
reason to avert delay 10 American
shipping at a time when freight rates
are high and loss of time costly to
ship owners.
Hoopeston. III. Jan Following
-be release of George Lewis, the man
who refused to allow the people OF
Hoopeston TO sleep. from the city Jail,
, committee from the city council was
appointed TO invegtigate the conduct ,
IF Chief of Police Dixon. Lewis claim
ID that the chief was interested with
lim in the sale of liquor in the dry
own. for which Lewis was sentenced
o 90 days in jail Lewis. when con
ined in Jail. slept in the day time and
II night kept the neighborhood awake, q
,raying like mule the whole night
ong.