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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
M'COMBSRESICNS
DEMOCRATIC JOB
Chairman National Convention Ouits
for Business Duties-Lynch
Expected to Succeed Him.

William F. McCombs, chairman of
the democratic national committee, to-
day notified President Wilson that he
will be unable to continue in his pres
ent position after the democratic ma
tional convention in st. Louis and will
be unable to direct Mr.. Wilson's cam
paign for reelection.
Replying to Mr.. McComb's letter, the
president expressed regret Fred B.
Lynch, national committeeman from
Minnesota is expected to succeed Mr..
McCombs and conduct the campaign.
Mr.. McCombs wrote in part:
Il have Just formed new partner
ship for the practice of law which will
become effective on the first Of May.
My political activities must 0e cur
tailed. My arrangement, however,
will justify my preceding through to
the end of the convention in st Louis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
AMERICAN ARMY
HUTS UNEARTHED
Forty.Ffve Dwellings Erected and DC.
cupied by Soldiers in 1875 are
Discovered.

New York, April 24.-Forty-five
huts erected and tenanted in 1875 BY
the American army under Genera,
William Heath and by the British and
Hessian troops who drove the Amer
leans from Manhattan island in the
battle of Washington Heights, have
been~uHearthed at Broatway and 203rd
street, near the old Dyckman mansion.
The site is soon to be turned over to
the city as an historical park.
The huts occupied first by Ameri-
cans and then by the British and Hes
sian troops were composed in part Of
bricks, stood in three rows and con-
tanned many relics, including English
and Hessian coins, set of dice fash
Toned from musket bullets, quartz ar
rowheads and broken china. Buttons
and belt buckles of the Seventeenth
Leicestershire, Fourteenth Bucking-
hamshire, Coldstream Guard, Twenty
third Welsh Fusiliers, two Black
Watch regiments and an Inniskilling
regiment were found.
Some of the huts will be recon-
structed in the park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
MANY LOST IN SEA
DISASTER, REPORT
(BULLETIN0.

Shanghai, April 24-More than a
Thousand soldiers and men of the crew
of the steamer Hsin-Yu were lost when
the steamer sank after collision with
the cruiser Hai-Yung Saturday even
ing south of the Chusun islands.
The steamer, acting as a transport,
was taking troops to Foo-Chow. The
collision occurred during thick fog
and only one foreign engineer, 20 SOL
diers and nine sailors out of six for
eigners and over a thousand soldiers
and members of the crew, were saved.
The Hsin-Yu was a vessel of 1929
tons. She was built in 1889 and was
owned by the China Merchants Steam
Navigation company of Shanghai.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
THE WAR TODAY

Engagements on big scale
have been in progress on all the
fronts. except the Balkans.
Before Verdun. where the Ger
mans and French have battled for
more than two months, the Ger
mans, according to an estimate OF
the French war office. up to April
90 had used 30 divisions or about
100000 men, in the fighting or in
reinforcing units which suffered
heavy losses.
Artillery fighting has been par
ticularly severe on the Belgian
sectors between Newport and Dix.
nude and south of the Meuse
where the French have concen-
trated their fire on German
trenches.
Trenches taken by the Germans
from the British on the Lange-
marck- Yprez road have been evac-
uated owing to floods.
On the Russian front there has
been severe fighting abound TX
skull bridgehead and In the Lake
Nar0cz region between the Rus
slams and Germans and Petrograd
claims the destruction of an Aus.
trian position north OF Gar
t0rysk. Ten German aeroplanes
have dropped bombs on the Rus
sian aviation station on Osel is
land, in the Gulf of Riga, at the
entrance TO the Baltic sea.
Petrograd claims that in the
Caucasus near Aschkala. 30 miles
west of Erzerum, they have cap
tured an important sector of the
Turks position, while the Turks
repOrt that they have defeated the
Russians south Of Bitiis and sent
them in retreat toward BitIis. In
an engagement east OF the Mush,
the Russians were again forced TO
retreat. Fighting is in progress
between Turks and Russians on
the Black sea coast 10 miles
west OF Trebiz0nd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
GERARD ADVISES WILSON
THAT KAISER WILL YIELD
TO SOME OF HIS DEMANDS
Early Reply
to Carranza
is Asked

Washington, April 24.-General Car
rama has asked for an early reply to
his note Of April IL suggesting that
American troops be recalled from
Mexico. This was learned officially to-
day in connection with the fact that
Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ambassa-
dor designate, sought an interview
with Secretary Lansing. State depart
ment officials decline to discuss the
matter.
The Mexican ambassador stated that
the request had not been transmitted
through Mr.. Arredondo so far as
known there. 1t is understood to have
been made directly by General Car
rama through special agent Rodgers
at Mexico City. A reply also would
be sent through Mr. Rodgers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
MISSISSIPPI ON A
SECOND RAMPAGE
River Breaks Through Dixie at La
CrOsse-Railr0ad Tracks Are Wash.
ed Away and Land Flooded.

La Crosse, Wis, April 24-Three
hundred feet of the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy railroad at East Winona
was carried away by the rise Of the
Mississippi river Sunday and a great
sea was hurled upon thousands OF
acres of land and farm homes on the
Wisconsin side OF the river.
The Burlington embankment has
been the only protection for a large
area since the rise Of the river nearly
month ago. The constant beating of
the river finally wore It away and
Sunday gap Of so feet was washed
in the levee and the river fell upon
the loWlands.
At the point Of the break the river
was II feet above the level of the
land beyond, and the food poured
through with tremendous force. The
gap was steadily widened today until
it was fully 300 feet across.
Pile drivers were rushed to the
scene as rapidly as possible from the
Burlington and Great Northern roads
and an army of men is at work today
trying to prevent the spread Of the
break and to bridge the gap. The
main line Of the Burlington system
between Chicago and Minneapolis will
be out Of service for three days at
least and perhaps longer The drain
age district near Trempealeau is I'M
der water. 1t was said by Captain w.
A. Thompson of La Crosse, head of the
drainage company, today, however,
that its damage would not be great.
At La Crosse the river is 1877 feet
today and is rising slowly. 1t has
done no great damage here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
WILSON PLAN
IN WATERWAY
BILL FOUGHT
Disagree on Coordination Ar
rangement-May Cut
Mississippi Fund.

Washington, April 24.-President
Wilson's plan for coordinating water
way improvement appropriations has
encountered disagreement between
those who want the war department to
control all the work as formerly and
those who want to enact the special
cabinet committees plan for a national
waterways council, take the war, in
terror, commerce and agricultural de-
partments in on the work and carry it
on with the cooperation of the forest
service, reclamation service and geo.
logical survey.
Senator Ransdell Of Louisiana and
Representative Humphreys have intro
duced bill to place the work with the
war department. Senator Newlands,
Senator Broussard of Louisiana and
Representative Crosser of Ohio today
Joined in bill to enact the cabinet
committees plan. The former bill ap-
propriated $45,000,000 to the Missis-
sippi alone. The new bill would ap-
portion $60,000,000 as follows: 5,OO0,-
600 to the lower Mississippi and Illi-
nois rivers, constituting the route of
the Lakes to the Gulf waterway; So
100000 to the Ohio; S5,000,000 to the
upper mississippi; $5,000,000 to the
Missouri, the Arkansas, Red and other
tributaries of the mississippi; $4,000
900 to Atlantic and Gulf rivers; S.
100000 to the Columbia and Snake riv-
ers; $5,000.000 TO the Sacramento and
San Joaquin rivers; s5,O0OOO0 to the
other California rivers and the Colo
RADIO river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
ABANDON VILLA PURSUIT
IN MEXICO; TROOPERS TO
REMAIN FOR final ED|CT
GernanAero
Raid Baked
by Gun Fire

London, April pa hostile aero
plane appeared over Dover this morn
ing and was attacked by British guns.
1t was driven off and dropped no
bombs.
The following official statement was
made:
AT 11:45 today hostile aeroplane
appeared over Dover from the east. II
circled over the town at a height esti-
mated at 5000 feet.
"Anti-aircraft guns at once came in
TO action. The hostile machine was
driven off. No bombs were dropped"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24

Paris, April 24-French troops
made progress last night on the Yer
dun front northwest of Caurettes
wood, the war Office announced this
afternoon. They attacked with hand
grenades, and in the fighting took 80
prisoners, one an officer Several
German accommodating parties were
dispersed southeast of Haucourt.
There was rather heavy bombardment
at Dead Man hill East of the Mouse
the night was comparatively calm.
The text Of the statement follows:
North of the Aisne a German re-
connoitering party endeavoring to
penetrate our lines on the plateau Of
Palsy, were repulsed with losses.
West of the river Mouse last night
we dispersed several accommodating
parties. Southeast Of Haucourt and
northwest of the Caurettes wood we
made progress with hand grenades In
the communicating trenches Of the
enemy and took about 80 prisoners,
including one officer.
The enemy has delivered a spir-
tied bombardment in the region of
Dead Man hill.
East of the river Mouse and In the
Woevre district the night passed with
relative quiet.
I'm the forest Of Apremont our ar
tillery has shown activity and 1t has
been efficacious In combating the
trench guns Of our adversaries.
in the Vosges we have captured a
small German position in the vicinity
OF BonHomme.
In Belgium during the day of April
% and the night of April 1924, French
aerial squadrons bombarded on two
different occasions the railroad sta
ton at Wyfwege, to the east Of the for
est Of Houthulst. On the first occa-
sion 80 and on the second occasion ID
shells of large calibre were thrown
down by our aviators and many OF the
reached their objective. All
our aeroplanes returned unscathed."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
FIREMAN INJURED BY
FALLING CLOCK FACE

Washington, April 24.-Investigation
was under way today to determine the
origin Of the fire in the business dis
trict here last night which Quilted the
general office building of the Southern
railway, destroying valuable records
and doing damage estimated from be-
tween 100000 and $4,000. The gen
eral theory is that the blaze was due
to spontaneous combustion or crossed
electric wires. A fireman was serious
ly injured by the glass face of the
clock in the tower of the building,
which fell on him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
TO RETURN MAIL TO
AMERICAN SENDERS

New York, April 24.-Six hundred
bags of parcel post matter, compris-
ing probably more than 10000 square
packages, mailed for distrif ion in
Holland. are to be returned to the
senders in America because the steam
ship companies will not carry this
mail, owing to the British seizures of
parcel post consignments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.

General debate began on rural
credits bill.
Judiciary committee met hut
failed to vote on Brandeis n0mina-
ton.
Immigration committee called
for Thursday to consider Japans
protest to immigration bill pro-
visions.
HOUSE.
Democratic leaders decided to
report Il rule to send the army bill
TO conference over the protests of
minority leader Mann.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
Elect Senators in Spain,

Madrid, via Paris, April 24.-In the
senatorial elections held throughout
Spain to renew the elective section of
the house, lis members Of the ministe-
rial party were returned and IS mem
bers of the various groups of the oppo-
sition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
NEWSPAPER MAN AT
BLOOMINGTON, DEAD

Bloomington, H., April 24.-E F.
Wright, age "A. editor and publisher of
the Lexington Unit Journal, died early
today He was war veteran and former
minister in the Congregational church,
holding many pastorates in central IL
Iinoia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
Ambassador Shea Is Guest.

Indianapolis. Ind, April 24-Judge
Joseph II. Shea, recently appointed am
bassador 10 Chile. was the guest OF
honor here today at a special luncheon
of alumni Of Indiana university. AM
bassador Shea, who will depart this
week for his new post, Is q graduate
Of Indiana Of the class Of 1889.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
CAVE MAN VICTIM OF
MODERN LIES WAYS

Milwaukee. April "a Starving be-
cause he was given wholesome food
and disheartened because he was in a
place of cleanliness, Ferdinand Nurn-
burg, AZ, caveman, who was arrested
for vagrancy last Thursday, died to-
day at the house of correction.
The mans stomach, according to at
PENDANTS at the house of correction,
could not digest the food given him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24

Washington, April 24-Administra-
ton officials today looked TO General
Funston to carry out plans for redis-
position Of the American troops in
Mexico. The plans approved by Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Baker were
the 0utgrOwth of conferences between
General Funston and General Scott,
chief Of staff, who went TO San An
tonic as Secretary Bakers personal
representative
The plans were interpreted gener-
ally that the United States is prepared
to maintain military status quo be-
You'd the international line until the
Carranza government has demonstrate
ed its ability to eXterminate Villa and
his outlaws. Meanwhile, it is under
stood. the American forces will be SC
placed as 10 safeguard American Dor
Ger towns by virtually Ioing police
DUTY IN the territory Immediately south
OF the border where Carranza has
been unable 10 prevent brigandage.
The troops would form wall against
which the soldiers Of the de facto gov
eminent could drive the bandits from
the south.
Redisposition gives the state de-
partment the opportunity to make
counter proposals to Carranza, who
mas asked for a withdrawal Of the
American soldiers.
Under the plan the men and horses
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
Continued on Page Fcurteen.)
Fear Dykes Will Give.

Stevens Point, Wis, April 24.-Fear
is entertained that the dyke that pro-
tects the principal residential district
here from floods may break. The town
o. Carson Bridge, near here, has been
washed away by rising waters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
TEUT0NSARE
DRIVEN BACK
NEARVERDUN
Crown Princes Forces Suf
fer Heavily in Gigantic
French Attack.

Berlin, April 24.-French attacks
on the German lines in several Sec
tons of the Verdun region have
been repulsed, the war office an
nOunced today. The chief French
effort was directed against the
vicinity of ThiaumOnt farm, but it
broke down in front of the German
trenches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
Latest Bulletins

Washington, April 81. - The
British ambassador, Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice today delivered to
Secretary Lansing his govern
ments reply to the American pro-
test against interference with neu-
trail commerce. France cOncurs in
the main with her ally, but will
particularizc for herself on minor
points. The note is ii legal and
technical defense OF the sea policy
OF the two nations.
San Antonio, Texas, April "a
Another American aeroplane was
wrecked and one of its occupants
slightly injured in fall west of
Chihuahua, according to report
received today by General Funs-
ton.
Galesburg, Ill, April 24.-Jacko
Lef0, dairyman, was shot and
Killed today in quarrel. Rocco
Evan, a railroad labOrer who was
said to have fired the shot which
killed Zefo, escaped.
Washington, April 24.-PresI.
dent Wilson has practically de.
cided to appoint Evan Evans OF
BarabOO, Wis.,, United States cir.
cult judge In the seventh district,
including Illinois, Wisconsin and
Indiana.
Galesburg, ILL.,, April 24.-An.
tonic franchi, shoemaker. and
Atilla Micliori, "A coal miner, we're
struck and killed last night by Il
freight train ut Pennington. Ill.
They were walking along the
tracks.
Berlin, April 2f.-The Austrian
city OF Triest has been raided by a
squadron of seven Italian aero
planes, bombs dropped which
killed nine persons, wounded five
and destroyed a monastery,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till z p. NJ. Tomorrow. for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

Generally fair tonight and Tuesday;
cooler tonight with possibly frost
Temperature at Z a. m, A. Highest
yesterday, 60; lowest last night, 46,
Velocity of wind at a. m, seven
miles Per hour.
Stage Of water, 1875, fall Of 3 in
last IS hours.
J. N. SHERIER, Local FOrecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24

FL Paso. Texas, April, 24-The
redispositi0n of the forces of the
American punitive expedition into
Mexico, as planned by Major Gen.
eral Funston, has been in a large
measure completed, it was learned
here today. The troops are now
concentrating in strong units
along a line OF communications
thoroughly protected, that Is not
TO be much more than $50 miles
long. ReinfOrcements are also
gathering at Columbus. \. VI.
Ready to meet any eventuality,
the American expedition will now
maintain a military status quo
while diplomatic negotiations go
forward at Washington for the
withdrawal of the troops. This
will require many days, If not
weeks. The pursuit of Francisco
Villa is over. That is the belief
Of army officers at Fort Bliss.
who now believe the troops will
engage the small wandering bands
of Villa bandits that roam through
northern Chihuahua. These bands
are widely scattered and operate
in groups Of two or three.
While the expedition is at its main
base it will recuperate from the rigors
Of its rapid dash southwark. Official
has been made that the ad-
vance forces OF the American cav
airy have been withdrawn northward
and it is understood they have been
taken out Of the zone where the hatred
and dislike for the American is most
intense. This withdrawal is designed
10 prevent clashes during the diplo-
matte negotiations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
Ambassador Cables Presi-
dent, Giving Nature Of
Berlin Answer.
REPLY is OUTLINED
Note to Washington Already
Formulated-Expected
Middle of Week.

Washington, April s4.-Confi.
dental dispatches from Ambassa.
dor Gerard at Berlin indicate that
Germany may make certain con.
cessiOns to the United States In
response to the note demanding
the immediate abandonment OF
present methods of submarine
warfare.
Whether the concessions will be
sufficiently broad to meet the
American demands appears uncer.
tain. However, officials reflected
an air of hopefulness for an annie.
able settlement Of the Issue,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
Actual Chase of the Bandit
Leader Ended-Forces
Being Shifted.
AWAIT SETTLEMENT
Negotiations With De Facto
Government to Decide
Future Action.

FL Paso, Tex, April a.
According to Mexicans ar
irving here from the interior,
reports have been spread
that Villa is coming north
again with the object of at
lacking the American forces.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-28
APPLE NOTES

The Bureau of Entomology of the
United States Department of AgricuI-
ture, according to its annual report
just issued, during the past year has
devoted considerable attention to in
sects attacking apples, grapes, peaches
and nuts.
The studies of the codling moth in
Colorado in cooperation with the Col
orado experiment station, according to
the entomologists, have yielded much
valuable information. The studies have
shown that there are in the Grand Val
ley two broods of larvae and partial
third brood each year. A band trap has
been devised for use around the trunk
and branches of apple <rees which per-
mits the larvae to enter and pupate
but prevents the exit of the moths.
Other Investigations show that what
is called "stigmonose injury" to apples
is connected with the punctures of the
fruit by aphids particularly the rosy
aphis. Spraying resulted in consid-
cradle elimination of this injury.
Experiments in the use of poisonous
gases against the woolly apple aphis
indicate that carbon bisulphid may be
applied to the roots with good results
by injection or in water poured around
the roots. Experiments in the control
of the woolly aphis on the roots of nur-
sery apple stock by the use of poison
Gus gases indicate that while the use
of carbon bisulphid is impracticable
under nursery conditions .dichloro-
benzene offers promise against this
nest
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-28

marketing of their products, our state
and community started in to foster
competition. We called meeting of
growers and infamed them with the
i lea of cooperation as their salvation
from the greed of the middleman-w who
in this instance was none other than
the Northwestern Fruit Exchange.
The exchange was charging growers a
low price per box for handling their
apples. and losing money for its stock
holders during the pioneer period, but
nothing would satisfy the fruit grow
ers but that through cooperating they
could do it cheaper than could the ex
change. Our state and community used
this spirit of discomfort, our daily pa
pers gave the cooperative movement
columns while denying lines to the ex-
change (probably on the theory that it
was wrong to give free publicity to a
private interest unless it paid for itl,
and an atmosphere of hostility was
raised up around the private enter
prise. No helping hand was extended
to it: every embarrassment was set in
motion to hurt ITS relations with its
patrons.
The result? The exchange moved its
head offices to Seattle, where the at
mosphere to a business enterprise was
friendly. Seattle was only too delight
ed to grab off business that would
tend to make it the fruit marketing
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-28
BECAUSE

There are over hundred and seventy-fve of you
fellow growers in Hood River Valley alone who usin
The Hardie Power Sprayers
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-28

center. instead of Portland, the logical
location. The clearings of the ex-
change, amounting to millions, went
through Seattle banks; Seattle land
lords got the office rent; Seattle print
ers got the money for the many colored
advertising pamphlets and apple box
labels: and Seattle retailers got the
benefit of the exchanges. big Office pay
roll.
But that narrow, community result
was small compared to the loss to the
apple districts of Oregon. This state
lost the one greatest, virile. enterpris-
ing, sound organization whose whole
effort was devoted to marketing ap.
piles. True. it does big business in
Oregon, but their volume from this
state is not nearly what it would be
had the state and our city given the
exchange the support necessary to hold
its headquarters in Portland.
Fruit growers of Oregon have looked
to Portland for sound leadership. We
have given too little attention to their
problems; have given them we'll in
tended but hasty and unsound guidance /:
have lost business for our city and have
let the great apple industry fall behind
in marketing its products. Let's do
some worth while thinking; it's never
too late to help"
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