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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
Employees Understood to
Have Decided to Support
Executives Proposal.
BOSSES REMAIN FIRM
Rail Presidents Back Man
ayers in Stand Against
Eight-Hour Day.

Washington, Aug. Is. - Thirty
one railroad presidents today told
President Wilson they stood
by the decision on their managers
committee that an S-hOur day was
mpracticable.
President Wilson refused to take
mo" for an answer 10 his proposal
that they accept the S-hOur day
and asked them TO return To the
White house tomorrow with their
managers for another conference.
Just after the railroad presi-
dents left the White house ii be-
came known unOfficially that the
employees had voted TO accept Pres
ident Wilson's proposition and that
some of the leaders had gone TO
the White house to tell him so.
The vote OF the employees on
President Wilson's plan was de-
Hvered to him personally by the
chiefs of the four brOthedhOOds.
4. Ii. GarretsOn, their spokesman,
said il would be given out by the
president and added that although
the employees had received no in
VitatiOn to return to the White
house they would starry" here to
await a possible summons.
The four brotherhood leaders
were in conference with the presi-
dent 30 minutes and said no mOdi-
fcatiOn of the. plan had been pre-
scented to them as "a result OF Pres
ident Wilson's conference with the
railroad presidents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
HOLD INQUEST IN
DEATH OF BRIDE
Married Only Four Hours, Young WO-
man Falls Dead in Husbands
ArmS-COrOner on Case.

Havana. Ill, Aug. 1S.-A coroner's
inquest into the mysterious death of
Mrs James Van Auken, bride of four
hours, will be held today if the ply
stefan who att 81 her can be 10
Gated The husband was expected TO
be an important witness.
The couple were married yesterday
and Immediately took the train for
KiIbourne, III. There they hired a
horse and buggy for a drive of five
miles to the home of the brides sis
ter, where Van Auken said his bride
had died on the trip from kilbourne.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
NORWAY ACTS UPON
ARMED SHIP ISSUE

Berlin. Aug. IS, (by wireless TO
Sayville) -Norway has taken Official
action regarding armed merchantmen,
according to an Overseas News agency
message today which says.
The Norwegian minister Of justice
has instructed the police in Norweg-
ian ports TO find out whether incom-
ing merchantmen are armed and in
case they are. order an investigation
by the military authorities before Civ
ing such vessels permission TO leave"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
train HELD UP BY
MEXICAN REBELS

FL PasO, Aug. 1S-Sixty revolution
lists held up a passenger train on the
Mexican national railway on Tuesday
near Aguas Calientes, Durango, taking
prisoner the 25 Carranza soldiers com
pTising the escort, according to pas
sengers aboard the train which arrived
here today. Two baggagemen also
were taken captive but the remainder
of the crew and the passengers were
they said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
BIG TRACTOR RUNS
OVER LAD; BRUISED

Mason City, Ill, Aug 1S.-Raymonl
Lager, son Of II. II. Lager. was only
bruised when a heavy gasoline tractor
road grader. weighing several tons,
passed over his head and shoulder.
The lads escape was due to the fact
his head rested in soft sand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
Profitable Year in Seal Hunting.

New York, aug. 1S.-Sealing in the
ice fields off New F0undland has been
very profitable this year, says DIT.
Reverdy Y W Estill. OF Louisville,
Ky who has returned from a five
weeks trip TO the sealing grounds
Or. Estm said the steamer FlorizelL
on which he sailed. gathered about
$I5O,QU0 worth OF pelts and oil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
Troops Doused in Hca,y Rain.

III Paso. Texas. Aug. lS.-A rush Of
water from a heavy down pour Of rain
ever Camp Cotton ,ate last night Grove
about 500 men Of the Thirty Mich
igan infantry out OF their tents. Til =
tentless doubled up with other COM
panies. slept in box cars or came 10
town 70 the hotels
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till z +. VI. Tomorrow. for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity

Fair with continued high tempera-
turc tonight and probably Saturday.
Highest temperature yesterday "a.
Lowest last night, II; at a. N. to-
day rs.
Velocity of wind at a. N. four
miles an hour
Humidity at p. m. 81; al a. m 81
at ! o'clock today AZ
stage of water feet even with
fall of 2 of a foot in the last - hours.
J. III. SHERIEK, Local FoTecaSteT-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18

Newport News, Va, Aug. IS
The captain of a Norwegian steam
er which arrived in Hampton
Roads for bunker coal, stated to-
day he passed the submarine
deutschland Aug. 10, then eight
days out of the Virginia Capes. The
Deutschland was under full sail.
The captain said he took her for
a sailing ship in distress. He re-
ceiVed a reply which said ii was
the Deutschland.
The Deutschland had cOlIapsibIe
mastS fore and aft when she lay at
her wharf in Baltimore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18

Joplin, No, Aug. ia cOroncT's
jury empanelled 10 investigate the
death of Don Kuly. S years old, was
dismissed today after making an I'M
successful effort to determine how the
boys body happened to be in an aban-
doned mine, where it was found Tues
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
FIVE INJURED WHEN
STREET CARS CRASH

Washington. Aug. 1S.-A dozen or
more persons were injured, several
seriously. in a rear-end collision be
tween two suburban street railway
cars here early today. Five were
taken to city hospitals.
The accident occurred on a steep
Incline and is said to rave been due
% Tie failure Of IAc brakes on the
Ee@g GU 70 work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
Germans Forced to Abandon
Position in Town Taken
From French.
LOSE AT THIAUMONT
Paris Statement Also Claims
Gains Of Ground and
Men Near Fort.

Paris, Aug Is (NOOn.) -HPaYy
attacks were made by the French
last night on the Verdun front.
After violent fighting at FIeury,
east of the Meuse, they expelled
the Germans from part Of the town
which had been captured, says to-
days official statement.
Several German counter attacks on
the Somme front southeast OF Maure-
pas, were repulsed.
The French also made considerable
progress near Thiaumont in the Nerdun
sector. Fifty Germans were cap
tured there.
German Report
Berlin, Aug. IS, Cvia London 4:52
D. mD-AttackS by the French last
night on an extended front in the Yer
dun region. east OF the Mouse, were
repulsed all along the line except at
Fleury, where lighting is still IN prog
ress. the war Office announced today.
The British, with several fresh di-
visions. launcbed an attack on the
German lines north of the SOmme and
succeeded in driving back the German
first line for q short distance on mar
row front southwest Of Martinpuich,
the war Office announced today. In
other sectors they were completely re
pulsed.
British Report.
London, Aug. Is, (3:19 p. nicer
man artillery became more active last
night along the S0mme front
Northwest of Bazentin-Ie-Petit,"
says today's official statement. we fur
Their extended our gains. German
trenches in this area were found
greatly damaged and full Of the enc
mys dead.
"A further hostile attack from Mar
tinpuich last night was completely re
pulsed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18

President VetOe,s Army appropriation
German Sub
Is RepOrted
Safe atHOn1e

Geneva, Aug. Is, (via
Paris, $40 p. m. "A pri-
vate telegram received to-
day from Berlin by the
Neue Zuricher Zeitung
says that the German sub
marine Deutschland ar
rived safely yesterday at
Bremen from the United
States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
PORTUGAL IS TO
AKEPART IN WAR

Lisbon (via London, Aug. 18)-
Major Norton Maths the Portuguese
minister of war announced today that
Portugal soon will participate in the
war, fighting on the side of the en-
tente allies.
The Portuguese congress voted to
join the entente allies in November,
1914. A Portuguese naval commander
seized SO German and Austrian yes
sells in the Tagus river in February,
1916, and the following March Ger
many declared war on Portugal be-
cause of this action. The Portuguese
troops were called to the coIors on
March 16.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
Latest Bulletins

Aurora. Ill, Aug. 1S-The bridge
across the Illinois river at Seneca,
ILL.,, broke at its middle today un-
der the weight of Big Four train
Of passenger and freight ears and
three freight ears i'm the middle of
the train dropped into the river,
according To reports reaching
here. No one was hurt. Michael
Dugan Of kankakee was engineer
OF the train.
Corpus Christi. Aug. IS The
steamer Pilot Boy. belonging testhe
Texas and Gulf Steamship com
pany of Galveston. was caught in
the tropical storm today and sunk
somewhere in the gulf between
here and Galveston. The exact To-
cation was not given in the meager
reports received here 80 lar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
Employees and Bosses Hold Session

Employees and Bosses Hold Sessions.
While the $40 representatives of the
railway employees assembled in secret
session this morning to vote on ac-
ceptance of President Wilson's plan
for averting a nationwide strike, the
railroad presidents and their managers
held a final conference before going to
the White house.
There were indications that the en-
ployes would vote TO accept President
Wilson's proposal of basic eight-hour
day and settlement of side issues by a
special commission, but the hope for
settlement was endangered by evil
dences that the railroad presidents,
backing up their managers commit
tee, were not inclined to grant an
eight-hour day unless it be decided by
arbitration and in any event might
ask President Wilson for a little time
in which to think over his proposition.
Gives Time TO Situation.
President Wilson abandoned today's
cabinet meeting SO he could devote all
his time to the crucial railroad situa-
ton.
The time for President Wilson's con-
ference with the railroad presidents
had been set for 1870 o'clock this
morning but the railroad men found
statement at that hour and the time
was changed to 2 o'clock this after
noon.
Railroads Want Arbitration.
The railroad presidents want arbi-
tration under the Newlands act, with
two arbitrators for roads, two for the
men and two for the public. The dis
position of many of them was said to-
day TO be to insist upon action OF that
character and not yield to President
Wilson's plan for an eight-hour day
unless it. comes from an arbitration
board. Some of the presidents are
said 10 feel that the public will sup
port their offer to arbitrate everything.
Some others, however. were OF the
opinion that If President Wilson
chooses TO exercise his power and re-
fuses 10 press the men for arbitration.
it will be difficult for the railroad pres
idents TO continue opposition TO his
plan.
Wilson Plan Favored.
After the employees meeting had
been I'm session for an hour one OF the
leaders came out and said sentiment
for the presidents proposal was by
no means unanimous but no organized
opposition had appeared. Most Of them
thought the proposition good in the
main but number objected 10 H.
During the morning President Will
son prepared statement reviewing
the negotiations and explaining why
he chose the plan of settlement based
on the S-hour day. The statement
will be given out later.
In the mems meeting the leading OBJ
lection 10 President Wilson's plan was
that II 1t were accepted without extra
pay for overtime the men demanded,
the railroads would contend that the
sole purpose of the men was 10 obtain
more money and not TO get the S-hour
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18

Brownsville, Texas. Aug 1S.-Sum-
mer residents on Padre island beach.
opposite Point Isabel % miles north
east OF here. were removed to the
mainland early today by crew of the
United States coast guard station at
Brazos island, on receipt of news Of
the tropical storm approaching the
gulf from the West Indies. All fishing
vessels also were drawn into Isabel
harbOr Barometers here registered
1890 at 10 d. m, a fall of ten points
since a. m and was still falling.
The gulf storm flung its fury on the
First Illinois Cayalry's tented village
today but the men did not suffer as
much as they have in previous deluges.
owing to their tents having board
floors. Governor DUNES visit was
made under trying conditions.
Houston, Texas. Aug. 18-A tele-
gram from Corpus Christi says the
weather bureau there has located the
center of the storm and predicts the
storm center Will strike that place
about midnight tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
Action Is Announced After
Discussion of Matter With
Secretary Baker.
MAY DELAY CONGRESS
VIII Necessitate Passage of
New Bill-Revision Arti-
cles to Blame?

Washington. Aug. President
Wilson today vetoed the army ap-
preparation bill because OF eXemp-
tionS from discipline for retired
officers forced into il by the house
c0nferees led by Representative
Hay over the opposition of the war
department.. 4 new bill will he
necessary and may delay adjourn
ment Of congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
GULF STORM HITS
SOLDIERS CAMP

Dallas Texas, Aug. IS. - Com
muniCasiOn By telegraph with
Brownsville and extreme south
Texas was lost from both Houston
and san Antonio shortly after / 80
o'clock today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18

Associated Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18

M C m b err Of A u dit
Bureau of Calculations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18

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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-24
More Arrests In
BOOtIegging Case
ONE WAVES PRELIMINARY HEARING
The Other is Bound Over to District Court and
Says He Will Stand Trial

The officers have made two
more arrests in connection with
the bootlegging case mentioned in
our last issue. one of them, a
man by the name of Johnson, was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Toohey
and the other, who gave his name
as Olson, learning that the Of
licers were after him, came over
To the sherin's Office and gave
himslf up.
They were taken into the pro-
bate court "Wednesday for their
preliminary hearing. Olson
waived the preliminary examina-
ton and expressed a desire to go
before the district court, plead
guilty and start serving his SEN
tence at once. Johnson, on the
other hand, protested his inno-
.cense and demanded an examina-
ton, which was held.
Anderson, the man who was
bound over Tuesday, was the
principal witness against john
son. lie said that a number of
the men at work i'm the yards
were i'm the habit of putting in
money and sending two of their
number to Saltice ON Sunday to
procure liquor for them and that
this time it fell upon himself and
Olson to be the ones to go. That
Johnson put in part of the
money to buy the liquor.
Johnson was at the train to
meet the two men when they got
back and assisted them in carry
ing the suitcases. When they
reached First street Anderson left
tn others and went down on the
dock to buy some tobacco, the
other two taking the suitcases
and going on over the wagon
bridge. Johnson was the first
one to throw his suitcase over
THE railing into the water when
ne found the officer was after
them.
johnson admitted meeting the
others at the depot and assisting
in carrying the suitcsaes but
Iclaimed that he did not know what
was i'm them and had no know
ledge that it was whiskey but h,
could give no satisfactory reason
for throwing the suitcase i'm the
water. He states that he viii
fight the case when it comes tC
trial in the district court.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-24

city are planning on erecting a
Masonic Temple in the near flu
ture and suggested that the Bene-
wah club secure quarters in the
building when completed. They
suggested that the quarters would
be fitted up to suit the club and
could be planned by the club.
They were not in a position at
this time to state what the rent
would be, but thought it would be
about twenty-five dollars per
month. AS the building has not
been built and the plans are still
somewhat indefinite, no action
was taken.
The officers of the club, pres
ident, secretary, treasurer and
steward, are named by the board
of governors as we'll as the stand
ing committees. The present
officers have given excellent sat
isfaction and it is not thought
there will be any change made at
present. There may be some
change in the membership of the
committees and there is one new
one, the industrial committee, to
appoint.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-24
BranSOn Ready to
Start Shipping Logs

G. A. Branson was down from
his logging camp near Santa
yesterday. He states that he
has been taking advantage of the
recent floods to sluice out a pOr-
ton of the logs which he has cut
this winter. The water has
gone down now so the remainder
of the logs will have to be shipped
out by rail.
Mr.. BransOn has six million
feet on skids ready to be shipped
and in addition he has about three
million and a half cut in the
woods ready for skidding. The
logs go to the st. Maries Lumber
company's mill in this city and he
expects to start shipping by rail
Monday.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-24
Break in Main
Stops Water Supply

A break in the water main We'd
.nesday night let the water out of
the reservoirs and the citizens re
siding in the upper portions of the
city were without water for a few
hours Thursday morning until the
water commission had located the
trouble.
He found that the break was
across the river and shut off the
water at First street. This al
lowed the reservoir to fill up
again and the people were only in
IcOnvenienced for a short time.
The commissioner says the new
water system is joke but if it is
it seems to be proving rather an
expensive one.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-24
MeddOWhurSt
Under Water
DAMAGE IS NOT VERY SERIOUS
Some Families Have TO Move Out. Dyke Will
Be Repaired Soon

The damage done by the flood
is much more serious than was
Indicated at the time we went TO
press with our Tuesdays issue.
The water continued to rise all
day Tuesday and the heavy rain
of that afternoon and night made
matters much worse as although
it was cold and snow fell i'm the
hills, the water continued to
raise slowly all that night and al
most all day Wednesday.
By Wednesday morning there
was a break i'm the Meadowhurst
dyke between fifty and sixty feet
across, through which the water
was pouring onto the flats i'm a
torrent and it was not long be
fore the whole fiat was a lake.
The farmers gardeners and others
living on the Meadowhurst tracts
found their places surrounded by
water of various depths depending
Upon the lay of the land. Mr.
Downing, who purchased a tract
there last fall and put up a tent
house, was obliged to move out
and his house is floating around
on the flats.
The water around the smith
house was up above the windows
and the family was obliged to
move. The water was several
feet deep around !. II. Watkins
dairy across from the St. Maries
mill but when it first commenced
to come through the dyke he be-
came alarmed and moved his
COWS to the Saxon place on the
-side of the hill.
The new road which the cOun-
ty built across the flat is all uh-
der water and the farmers from
down the river are obliged tC
drive on top of the dyke along the
river bank on the east side of tn,
fats in order to reach the city.
The weather turned cold anC
there was heavy freeze Wednes-
day night which checked the watel
somewhat. The river dropped
about six inches that night ant
1.-THE water commenced to run of
lihe nat through the break in tn
dyke.
The Wolfe dyke on the ST
Maries river is almost entirel
under water. showing only il
places through the water whicl
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-24
BeneWdh Club Has
Prosperous Year

The annual business meeting of
the Benewah club was held Tues
day evening nt which time f.. n.
LaVeine, C. II. Tompkins and A.
r. Annis were elected governors
for three years and E. w. True
man for one year.
The report Of The secretary
shows the club to be in a very
prosperous condition. 1t has
over one hundred members. All
o. its furniture in the club house
as we'll as the pool table, billiard
table, phonograph and records are
paid for and the club is out of
debt.
The club has proven itself pop
ular as social center and a
place where the business men and
citizens generally can meet and
discuss matters of general inter
est to the community as we'll as
entertain out of town guests. In
these matters it has practically
superseded the old commercial
club and that club has decided tC
disband, leaving its field of ac-
tivity entirely to the Benewah clul
and those matters which former
ly came before the commercial
club will i'm the future be takeT
care of by the Industrial Commit
tee of the Benewah club.
The Masonic Lodge Building
Committee was present and stat.
ed that the Masonic orders of tn
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-24
Are Searching
For OISOn'S Body

M. R. Roberts of Clarkia,
brother-in-law of Oscar Olson,
was in the city yesterday and to-
day. lie states that although
there is still considerable snow in
the vicinity of the Olson ranch he
has been prosecuting a vigorous
search for the body of Mr.. Olson
but so far without success.
He states that no trace has been
found of the handsled which it is
believed Clancy used in disposing
of the body. He does not be-
lieve that the body will be found
near the house but thinks that a
team was used in dispOsing of it.
A team could be driven a long dis
tance into the woods, the body
put on the handsled and taken to
one side of the trail and buried.
The fact that Clancy came
back to the ranch after once
leaving indicates to him that he
had no fear of the body being dis
covered for some time at least.
AS soon as the snow in the woods
goes off the search for the body
will be resumed and will be made
very thoroughly.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-24

that section but it is said it will
also be used as a general freight
road which the ranchers of that
valley can utilize in shipping out
their hay and other products.
This will be a great convenience
to them as heretofore these pro-
ducts have been brought out by
wagon.
The survey for the road was
completed about two weeks ago
and the building of the road Will
commence as soon as the snow
goes Off. This will probably be
some little time yet as it is re-
ported that the snow is seven feet
Ideep in that locality.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-24
Two Men
Are Missing

A report was sent to the sher-
IFS Office this morning that two
Swedes residing near the st.
Maries mill had disappeared and
asking him to investigate. 1t
appears that the two men have
been living in a shack near the
mill where they kept a COW, some
chickens and some rabbits. The
recent high water has Overilowed
that portion of the fiat sur
rounding the shack and the cow
owned by the men was found
standing on the dyke.
Nothing was seen of the men
and some men from the mill went
over to investigate. They found
the chickens and rabbits dead,
having drowned in the high water.
There was no trace of the men
and as it seemed strange that they
should go away leaving their
property in that condition and
without notifying anyone the
sheriff was notified and is making
an investigation.