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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01

Correspondence of The AS
sociated Press premier Salandra
made a speech at Turin the other day
in which he said two words that sum
med up Italy purposes in the present
European confiict-"national asplra-
tions." These two words are worth
remembering by anyone who wishes
to understand Italy's role in the pres
ent conflict, and how it differs from
that of England, France, Russia and
| the other parties to the great strug-
| gle.
| Premier Salandra spoke at the mo-
ment the Balkan situation was absorb
ing the attention of the world, but he
did not mention the Balkans. If Ser
bia, Belgium or Poland had been up
permost in the public mind he doubt
less would have passed that over, too,
without mention, for the keynote OF
Salandra and Italy in this war is not
Belgium or Serbia or the Balkans or
any other altruitic purpose, but always
and distinctly the fulfillment of Italy's
national, ASPIRATIONS
This policy of Selling the present
moment, when all Europe is at war,
for realizing Italys aspirations, has
swept aside old parties and leaders
and brought new ones on the stage. 1t
has given name to new party, the
nationalist, which is an extreme sec
ton OF this policy of realizing Italy's
national aspirations, and it has found
ed a newspaper in Rome, the Idea
Nazionale. whose name again pro-
claims this fundamental idea of Ital-
ian policy the realization of national
aspirations. None of the entente pow
ers had any distinct national aspira-
lions leading them to enter the var,
and they were moved considerably by
humanitarian and altruistic ends. And
that is why Italy's policy differs from
all the others. as she is in this wa
chiefly to realize her national aspir-
atoms.
First and foremost of these aspira.
tons is the get back Italy's two lost
= lIGtS III bilt bOtN III tiNiiN III iiiS
west. and the rich strategic country
north of Venice, sweeping ground the
head of the Adriatic down to Trieste
These two provinces are the Alsact
and Lorraine of Italy. They are es
, sentially Italian: all the people speal
, Italian; the Italian laws make then
; Italian citizens if they come to Italy
one of the members of the Italian cab
, met is from these lost provinces ant
r vet is an Italian citizen and a cabine
adviser OF the king Italy has deepl,
= resented the loss of these two prov
, inces ever since they passed under tn,
) political control Of Austria, first Tren
!. during the Napoleonic campaigns, ant
= later the upper Adriatic country dur
D ing the war with Austria in 1865 Sh
0 has always aspired to get them back
but il remained for the present war {
= mould this sentiment into an irresis
ltible movement of national aspira
= lions"
But ltaly's national aspirat IONS d
not end with getting back Mr. los
provinces lust across the sklrlal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
oHORDS AND
DLSCORDS
More Editorial Grief.

Man is OF few days and full of
trouble, was written thousands OF
years ago, showing that human nature
has not changed much since that
time, our greatest trouble at present
is want of money to get out as good
paper as we would wish. We have
tried our best but have worked under
difficulties having lost my two first
fingers, and the other two crippled on
my right, and so | cannot handle
type, and as there was no one here
that had any experience in that line,
and for new business it makes slow
work; and many mistakes, making us
so late with our paper that we had no
time to correct them. If we can get
financial aid enough to keep going ait
or we have little more experience at
the business we will publish pamph-
let in three chapters entitled non
sensical nonsense, either nonsensical,
nonsense to believe as they do or
nonsenical, nonsense to believe as we
40, tnlS 10 be separate from the paper
and will be sold to only those that
wish to buy, and read it. Subscribers
will be charged so cents in advance
for the series of the whole three chap
tiers, each chapter will be in paper
covers, and each will be sold separate
| if wish to buy that way. VIII be copy
righted, and after pamphlet publica-
ton, will be sold in book form Any
one wishing to subscribe can send in
the so cents, and we will credit you
with the amount. That will help us
get out the pamphlets sooner.-Ban-
croft (Wis.) Independent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
Sidelights on the European War

lies Istria, that great stretch OF coun-
try which used to be Roman province
and later was part of the Venetian re-
public. Italy does not forget that this
valuable Shorthand along the Eastern
Adriatic was once Italian, and ma
tional aspiration feels that it should
again be Italian. And beyond that lies
the Aegean islands, the route to the
east. with Italy as the great power ~
ing nearest this dazzling field, and the
great power having the largest coast
line on the Mediterranean.
The most notable feature OF THIS
rev movement OF national aspiration
is the sudden disappearance OF Ger
man prestige and influence. For years
Germany had been building up COM
manding position in the commercial
financial and industrial affairs OF ltais.
The triple alliance was the political
bond, but German business men were
doing more than the politicians. Pfae-
tically the entire import Of foreign
goods, except coal, was controiied D.
Germany. German capital estaolishea
great banks, built and operated raii-
ways, electric light plants, factories.
hotels with German managers anu
, German walters. Some OF the Diost III.
| fiuential capitalists Of Italy were Oh
| German origin or with German paeA-
| ing. and gradually German influence
became little shozt Of predominant u
Italian affairs. Even in political anu
International affairs German influences
Twas often felt, and one of the sins ialo
against the great Ciolitti-and uhlus,-
lily laid against him-was that MS POI.
licy up to the time Of his recent iai'
was inspired by Germany
| But this vast fabric of German III
/ fuence in Italy was swept away ANUS
in a day by the new movement Ior nv
retaliation of Italys national aspHa,
lions. Up to that time, just pelose
Italy entered the war, Giollttl hao peea
the great power in Italian affairs ps
Ilieved by many to be the greatest naA
Isince Cayour. He had more than th'1e
hundred of his partisans in the cnanloe.
land his word was law. Early last ta's.
he came TO Rome determined 10 Assp
Italy out of the war. and Win INV
chamber full of his partisans aoous -
Inject. 1t was supposed Giolitu WIZ
prevail. But The force OF lhe =
movement for national aspirations sas
underestimate 1t was led by sni'7
l.. full new leaders. with their own new
paper. The popular Imagination ~
! excited by appeals to get back 'as W.
provinces and for a greater ltaly'
Daily History ClasS-Jan. J.
! l176-- Revolutionary flag first ussu :
Washington at Cambridge, Nss
1sOO-Abolition of Irish parliamene. -
legislative union of Great bF''a'-
and Ireland proclaimed a
, 1868 - The ediet of emaneipa1'oa
force. ~
| 1879 Resumption of specie pay'ns'''
In the United States, 50.
1915 - British battleship Fornilas s
sunk in the English chanasl
Il German submarine boat or na'e
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
Pointed Paragraphs,

Any coward can get married, but it
may take hero to stay married.
Seven quarts to the peck is the way
some grocers measure their success.
It's impossible to suppress the man
who thinks he can tell funny story.
The journey of life is tiresome-a
man is out of breath when he reaches
the end of it.
The average woman can make as
much fuss over another woman's baby
as if she really and truly meant it.
Missouri court has decided that
Sunday newspapers are legal, but this
is no Endorsement of the colored sup
plement
A self-made man never ceases 10
praise his maker.
You can easily convince the loser
that 1t is wrong to gamble.
The wise woman marries for protec-
ton as we'll as for revenue.
Sometimes matrimony turns loves
sweet dream into nightmare.
It's easier for woman to fool anv
man than it is to keep him fooled.
| Charity covers multitude of Door
people with second hand and worn out
garments.
Some men who are too slow to do
the counting are married by strenu-
Gus widows.
| Nature leaves lot of work for the
dressmaker to finish.
Judge man by what he does and a
woman by what she doesn't say.
Most men would be content with
their iot-if it were lot of money.
Remember that the money Won in.
! tend to save doesn't draw any interest
Age may not be garrulous, but il
is sure to tell on woman sooner OF
later.
She is indeed a wise woman who
knows when to stop talking and turf
on the flow of tears.
The man who plays cards for fur
may get it-but the other fellow gets
the money
But when it takes a young mar
10 minutes to assist a girl to put or
her jacket she is neither his sister by
birth or refusal-Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
PAN AMTtICANISM

The feeling mutually and inter-
denendence vich pervades the ses-
sions of IT. Pan-American congress
now beins neld in the city of Washing
ton is most happy augury for the
futur of the various republics occu-
pyjsg the American continents. Gone
PIE the old suspicious and distrusts
In their place exist sentiment of
friendship and a feelingof confidence
To Woodrow Wilson must much of
the credit for this improved state Of
international opinion on the Ameri
can continent be credited. The public
utterances and acts of President Will
son throughout his term have been
of nature to inspire the confidence
of the sister republics of America in
the honorable intentions of this gov
eminent. Unfortunately, the course
of the United States in some previous
instances had excited a feeling of sus-
picion and resentment among Latin
American governments that could not
but be harmful to the best interests of
this country.
The rape of Panama from Colombia
by Roosevelt and his insoient assur-
ance that the Latin American states
have nothing to fear from us as long
as they behave" hurt the United States
so much in the estimation and conf
dence of all the other American repub-
lies that it is little less than mira Gu
lous that the conciliatory, frank and
honorable course of President Wilson
should in three short years have
wrought the change that is now ap-
parent Assuredly, if nothing else in
his administration were unusual the
brilliant results of the president
Pan-American policy would be suf-
ficient monument to his public SER
vices.
That the American republics now
feel that their interests are identical
and their prosperity and progress to
deserved by the spirit of Pan-Amer-
icanism, the speeches at the opening
Of congress bore eloquent testimony.
United in bonds of mutual helpfulness,
sympathy and understanding, the
american republics will be a tower OF
strength to themselves and to the
world, for the promotion of interna-
tional justice and amity, and the re-
sistance of international wrong.
! No European power or combination
of powers would dare to attempt the
preparation of aggressions such as
have Frustrated Europe against the
weakest American republic with the
knowledge that every other American
republic would fly to her defense And
| that is the guarantee that Pan-Alneri-
canism will bring to every American
republic.
| In his address to the Pan-Americar
congress, Secretary Lansing followed
the lines of President Wilson's mes
sage to the congress of the United
States, where it dealt with American
relations, and aptly described the re
lations which are coming to exis
among the American republics as {
family relation, in which every mem
Der is ready to help any member. This
does not mean, of course, that an!
American state will be upheld by it!
sister states in wrong-doing, but j
does mean that in every proper move
ment for the betterment Of conditions
in law, commerce and friendship TIL
American republics should stand to
gether The Pan-American congress
gives every reason for hope that the.
will.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01

II would not be amazing if Ger
many and her allies came out of this
war with stronger attachments and
friendship for the United States than
in all history Germany admires a
self-respecting nation that intelligent
~ upholds its rights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
Vengeance.

Would that all of1us might learn TO
put off till tomorrow the desire to get
even with those who have criticized or
opposed us. There are some Nthings
which can always wait; vengeance is
one OF then.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01

1t is announced that the wealth of
the stockholders in Standard Oil has
more than tripled since the comic
opera dissolution in 1911. People
laughed at the time, but would have
roared had they known how good it
was really going to be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01

Germany has taken time from home
troubles to officially recognize the Car
rama government in Mexico, which
shows bit of worthy appreciation OF
what President Wilson is trying ia
bring about.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
sek by Tavenher
To the Readers Of The Argus:

To the Readers Of The Argus:
The Argus has generously agreed to permit me TO
make regular contribution under this head to use the
space as If it were my l left free to make my
selection from where will, whether it is timely or I'M
timely; to search the highways and the byways for
what may impress of interest and value to the
people.
assure my readers shall try TO make the most of
the opportunity do so must forget that party lines
exist, and will just wish it might be practical for
them to exist and that the principal issue cleo
ton day might be- not whether candidate belongs to
this that political party. bat whether he is willing to
serve the of the people or the few who exploit
them.
In other words, my idea is to submit information or
thought that would give to the world If myself
edited newspaper the only mission of which to
serve mankind; to do this and nothing more.
When personally write the contribution | will sign
it, and when present the thought and work of others
will so Indicate CLYDE H. TAVENNER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
Rock Island-From River to
River.

Well, it's 1915. If you do not believe
it, look at the calendar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Argus Files of 1890

Dec. 26-Dr. A. H. Arp of Moline
and Miss Matte Hardy, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hardy of this
city, were united in marriage at 5
o'clock yesterday morning at the par
ent's home, 2402 Vine street, Rev. F. H.
York officiating
Major c. W. Halves came down
from Fulton, Ill, to eat Christmas
turkey at home.
Mr., and Mrs. NJ Balderston of
Philadelphia are holiday guests of
DR.. and Mrs. G. L. Eyster.
Dec. PA party of local young
people skating On the slough yester-
day afternoon broke through the ice,
but escaped with a drenching as the
water is very shallow at this point.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01

Des. 29-Officers of the Chicago
Street Railways syndicate, which
controls street car lines in the tri-
cities, were in the city today on a
business trip. At a meeting held
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01

Member Audit Bureau of Calculations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-01
THE ARGUS.

Rock Island Member Associated Press.
Full Leased Wire Report.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-25
NO COMBINATION FOR
MILLER AND w1GGINS
Graham County Murderers to Pay
Death Penalty Sept. /.

Asheville, N. c., Aug. Ex-Governor
Craig today denied the plea of com
mutation Of sentence for Merritt Mil
ler and Hardy Virgins, under sentence
of death for the murder of Phillip
Phillips, of Graham county. The men
had been granted reprieve until Sep
tember /, and will be executed on that
date, unless the Governor grants an
other respite. The prisoners were said
to have belonged to gang of which
Ed. Williams, son-in-law Of Phillips,
was the leader. Williams is serving
life term for the murder of three
other members of the Phillips family.
Governor Craig issued a lengthy
statement giving his reasons for refus-
ing to commute the sentences Of the
two men, his principal reason being
that Phillips, after being shot, had
tied the mule he was riding, and when
his daughter found him, told her that
it was no use to go for a doctor, that
he was dying and that Merritt Miller
and Hardy Virgins had attacked him.
Miller shooting him. He described
where they had stood, and repeated
his assertion on several occasions be
fore his death. This, coupled to the
fact that he was shot from behind a
log where the assassins were concealed
and that blood hounds trailed the two
men to some extent, followed by their
conviction and the refusal of the Su
preme Court to set aside the verdict
the Governor says, leads him to refuse
to commute the sentences of the two
men to life imprisonment.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-25
SIX CARLOADS
MATERIAL AT
r. R. STATION

Six solid car loads of material con.
sisting of cast-iron pipe, galvanized
pipe, pig lead, jute, pumps, and manv
other accessories for the Scotland Neck
waterworks and sewer system, arrived
yesterday and will be unloaded as soon
as practical
AS stated in these columns some davs
ago, the superintendent of construction
Mr.. w. A. Coates, was here and will
personally superintend the work of get
ing the material in shape, so as to pro-
'fed with the work as soon as the nee
cessary tools arrive. It is said that the
giant ditching machine will be here in
few days at the very latest, and that
the work Of excavating will be started
Other material will arrive from time
to time and the work will be pushed
rapidly to completion. A large force
of workmen will also arrive from otbe,
towns where the J. B. McCrarv Co.
have been installing similar systems.
1t is not known definitely as vet ius,
where excavation will begin.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-25
FORD SERVICE
STATION FOR
SCOTLAND NECK

e Com m on ealth has
just a n e d that a Ford Ser
vice Station will be opened up here on
Sept. 1st under the firm name of Scot
land Neck Motor Co. This new enter
prise will be branch of and under the
supervision of the Barnes Gregory Mo-
tor Co., Of Weldon, and Mr.. J. C. Thigh
man of Weldon will be the local man
ager.
It is also announced that the Ford
Motor Company is now making a new
model car. In fact, the model is SO
much changed that the new car will
hardly be recognized. The 1917 model
will have stream line hood, black ra-
diator and nickel radiator cap, the ra-
diator being much larger than the old
brass type which has caused so much
criticism. No brass will appear on the
new car, the hub caps even being nickel
plated.
In connection with the Ford line, this
new concern will handle the New Oak
land Light Six, and will carry in stock
a large supply of genuine Ford PARTS
and accessories.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-25
RAILROAD MEN
STILL TRYING
MANY PLANS

Washington, August 24.-Objections
which developed tonight at meeting
of railroad presidents and managers,
to points in the tentative plan devel-
oped by the committee of eight presi-
dents considering ways to avoid the
threatened strike, resulted in further
postponement of final action.
The conference adjourned to meet
again tomorrow, and, as one president
phrased it, the situation is such Hthat
it may be settled in twenty minutes
or the matter may go over till next
week.
A statement issued by the railroad
executives tonight summed it up this
way:
At the invitation Of President Will
son, Messrs. Hale, Holden, Judge R. S
Lovett and Daniel Willard went to the
White House at noon and held short
conference with the President.
ga conference of the railroad exc
cutives was held at 3 O'Clock and &
new phrase Of the situation of some
Importance was laid before the con
ference by the special committee.
| "After considerable discussion with
out definite action, an adjournment
was taken until II clock tomorrow
morning. In the meantime the spccia
committee Of the presidents will con
| f;nun i+c 1olnrc
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-25
TWO ATLANTA, GA, GIRLS
ARE DETAINED IN DANVILLE

Danville, Va, Aug. 23.-Alice Wick
or, was yesterday morning removed
from train No. 50 upon receipt of a
series of kilograms from tho Atlanta
authorities, charged with kidnapping
Mary Warnock, aged Is, also from At
lanta and reported to be the member
of a well known family. Both girls,
handsomely dressed and of independ-
ent means, strongly resented being
taken from the train and asserted that
they were on their way to New York to
visit relatives. Subsequent investiga-
tion showed that Mary Warnock has
no relative living in the metropolis.
The local police being asked to arrest
any man found in company with the
two girls asked Miss Wickman if she
said that William Oldknow, Of Atlanta,
connected with a moving picture COM
pany, was the only person she knew
on the train. He was awakened and
lnterrOgated Dut claimed ignorance OF
the identity of the girls. He was al
lowed to proceed.
Son after being questioned another
message came from Atlanta asking the
police here to put the girls under sur
veillance and not to place them in jail
as they would be sent for Immediately
Naither pirl would sneak for puhlica
ton
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-25
CHARLIE, AGED FOUR,
IS A GREAT SMOKER

New Bern, August 22.-Charlie, aged
Edwards, of Greenville, came to town
yesterday to see a physician about be-
ing treated for the after effects Of an
attack of infantile paralysis, which he
suffered some time ago.
Now, ordinarily there is nothing un-
usual about 4-year- r-old youngster COM
ing to New Bern, but with Charlie it
is different and he is proving to be the
talk of the town.
Charlie, despite his tender years,
claims the distinction of being the sec
ond Walter Raleigh when it comes down
to question of being an expert smok-
er.
! Last night Charlie propped himself
up on prominent corner down in the
business section of the city, located !
Havana in one of his pockets, asked
neighboring lounger for a match and
proceeded to fire up. When pedes
trian passing that way saw little tot
with smoke belching from his mouth
they started to yell 81 fire. and call the
police but Charlie put stop to this by
calmly observing that it was a fairly
good weed that he was smoking ant
proceeded to inhale it to the end.
According to Charlie s parents, VIII
came over from Greenville with him
he has been smoking since he was tw'
years of age. Three and four stron,
cigars a day is about his limit during
the summer time but during the coole
weather he thinks nothing of burning
up a half dozen day.
Charlie will probably remain here TO
several days in order to see what th
local medicos can do toward putting hi
r iconstitution in trim once again.