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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
At THE MAJESTIC.

The ups and downs of film idol"
are shown in the Keystone Triangle,
"a Movie Star" come to the Majestic
today and tomorrow. Mack Swain, the
great hero actor goes to see himself
in the pictures. He is given a seat
besides Julia Faye. Everybody in the
audience cheers and applauds when
they find out that Swain is present
Julia doesn't have any time for her
escort, Harry Gribbon, now that she
has the picture hero beside her. This
makes Gribbon feel cheap, but he can't
get Julia's attention to himself. Julia
leaves her escort and accompanies the
actor out of the theatre Many lady
admirers of Swain press around.
Then Polly Moran, who is the actors
wife, comes along with a baby in her
arms, and several children running
around. She is indignant when she
sees him with Julia and slaps his face
and pulls his hair. Julia starts back
in surprise, while the other worship
pers of the star beat hasty retreat.
Finally Polly takes Mack by the ear
and leads him away with indignant
looks and threatening gestures at the
siren, Julia Faye.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
AT SPENCER SQUARE.

Tomorrow's picture at the Spencer
Square is to be THE Ragamuffin,"
with Blanche Sweet as the featured
player. The story starts with the birth
of two children 1.-The whole wide world
apart" one in a swell house in Wash
ington Square, the other in the slums
of New York. We see them on their
third birthday; Bob, the rich little
boy, surrounded by the presence Of
love and care; Jenny, the poor little
girl, stealing an apple from fruit
stand. We see them getting their
education, Bob, under the care of a
private tutor and Jenny learning to
read through stolen glances at the
Police Gazette. 1t is an engaging mar
rative from start to finish
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28

spent much time in birmingham, Mass,
a tiny hamlet in the Berkshires, five
miles from a railroad. She lived in an
old house owned by Miss Beulah Can
non, the prototype of Mrs. Semple"
in Daddy Long-Legs." Il was stay
ing there with a number of friends, y
says Miss Webster, "and Beulah's chief
aim was to bake cakes and pies with
which to regale her guests. Her dis
gust was great when she found that
the men of the party cared chiefly for
meat Said Miss Beulah: 1t seems
like there amt any use fiXin' things
tasty for men folks; the only thing
that'll satisfy 'em would be a whole
beef crittur druv right into the dinin'
room The feelings OF several people
were hurt, have found, because they
felt | took liberties with their names
I took the name of one old gentleman
from tombstone, to the discontinue
Of his family The husband of the
Widow Dowd in one of my stories
was much disgruntled because his wife
was called a widow The country tele-
phones never cease to divert me, and
loved to see Miss Beulah dash to the
instrument whenever it rang. She
knew all the rings of her neighbors'
phones and thus kept in touch with
the village activities. Once raid was
planned by the sheriff on the estab-
lishment of man selling liquor with
out a license. However, after he had
spent half an hour telephoning to his
assistants, theNband reached the cul-
prit's house only to find him singing
hymns. The convenient wire had sup
and the raid was off"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
HOSPITAL annex
DAMAGED BY FIRE
One OF Buildings OF Moline lnstitu-
ton Partly Destroyed-Nurses
and Patients i'm Terror.
WOMEN SAVE QUANTITY OF LINEN
Two Men Sleeping in Upper Story OF
Structure Awakened When
Burning Rafter Falls.

Entire upper portion of the build
ing used as laundry for the Moline
city hospital was virtually destroyed
by fire Sunday morning between b
and Z. and but for the heroic work
Of two nurses equipment and guam
titv of newly washed linen would
probably have been ruined. Nurses
and patients in the maternity home
lust north of the burning structure
we're terrorized, and two men en-
plOved in the laundry and who util-
ize the second floor Of the building as
sleeping quarters barely managed to
escape from the building before their
exit was cut off by the flames. The
men were asleep at the time the fire
started and the first intimation they
had that the building was ablaze was
when a piece of burning rafter fell
on the bed in which one of the men
was sleeping. The bed clothing i'm
mediately caught fire and with the
thought of saving as much of the fur
nishings as possible beds, mattresses
and blankets were hurled out of the
windows.
AS soon as the alarm was given
two of the nurses rushed into the
building and succeeded in removing
the hampers containing the linen and
such other articles as they were able
to handle.
After arrival of the fire laddies,
calm was restored and it was about
two hours later that the flames were
entirely under control, the blaze being
confined to the roof and second story
Damage to the building will repre-
sent loss of nearly $1,000 it is said
AS on several previous occasions
the fire was started by chimney
sparks which ignited the dry shingles
The fact that fires have broken out
in the laundry from the same cause
emphasizes the necessity of a fire.
proof building, or at least a smoke
stack of ample proportions to allev-
late further danger from fire.
Frequently Patched.
The structure has been patched
time and again and it will be hardly
possible to put it in shape fit for use
again. While the maternity home is
about as nearly freproof as it is pos
sible to have it, there is nevertheless
danger OF it catching fire from sparks
from the laundry with a strong soutt
wind
When one of the nurses rushed into
the office and told me the laundr,
was on fire again." said Superintend
ent Rooney yesterday, Il told her no
to be alarmed as it was about tn,
seventeenth time the same thing hap
pened. We surely are in need of a fire
proof building"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
AT THE BURTIS.

THE Chief" is the best play that
John Drew has had in years and he
will convince theatregoers of this fact
when he presents it at the Burtis in
Davenport next Saturday, matinee and
night. 1t gives him splendid opportun-
tiles to do some fine acting, to dem
onstrate his versatility, displaying
him as an attractive widower in love
with a fascinating but trying widow,
also as very lovable fellow and as a
man of character. His role has more
backbone than most of the parts to
which he has been assigned by play
writes recently. He plays it for every
atom of its value, with his highly pol
ished and inimitable art, and hence
one cogent reason for the success of
the play. But there are other reasons
why this new comedy has been seized
upon with every evidence of satisfac-
ton on the part of the public. 1t is
unconventional, with wholesome, in
teresting story. it is brilliantly writ
ten, and it is capitally and intelligent
ly acted by the players surrounding
Mr.. Drew. All in all it would seem as
il THE Chief" and its star promised
delightful entertainment.
Jean Webster, author of Daddy
Long-Legs, which Henry Miller will
present at the Burtis next Sunday and
Monday. is a keen student of human
nature, as her stories prove. The
character types, which are so delight
full a part of her books, are generally
taken straight from life. She has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
h2 zS@Eh!eaatre

ming at the Illinois and Sunday mat
inee and night at the Moline. John
Hyams and Leila Mcintyre head the
excellent company. Hyams and Nc
lntyre starred several seasons in The
Girl of My Dreams" before setting
forth in their present vehicle, which
resembles in some respects their for
mer play. But this is not unusual, in
asmuch as all musical comedies in the
main are similar HyamS is one of the
comedians before the public. He never
could sing, and never claimed that he
could, but he does not have to in order
to make himself appreciated. He han
dies his scenes with an art that makes
him irresistible, and he can dance, and
he does on the slightest provocation.
On the other hand, Miss Mcintyre pos
sesses sweet singing voice which she
makes good use of in a number of
tingling numbers. The chorus was
large in numbers, a bunch of attract
i've girls and boys who vocalized and
otherwise deported themselves most
engagingly. my Home Town Girl is
beautifully staged, the scenic equip
ment being the most elaborate seen on
"a local stage this season, The play
deserved a capacity audience, but I'M
fortunately it didn't get it here. The
company appears at the Burtis, DAY.
export, April /.
An unusually strong attraction ap-
pears at the Illinois theatre Wednes-
day night when the distinguished Ger
man theatre company of Davenport
will be seen in the musical comedy,
"Eingliecklicker Fruilienvater." This
is said to be one of the most pleasing
comedies that has ever been produced
on the German stage. When played at
the Grand theatre in Burlington last
week it was well received by good
sized audience. Several real song hits
took the audience and the singers were
called back for many encores. With
bright lines and real comedians this
play makes a decided hit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
NEMSNOIES<a1M0lIELAND
Ey 6YDAISY DEAN ~

The Jesse l.. Lasky Feature Play
company announces new star for the
Paramount program for March in the
person of Mae Murray, former comic
opera star. Miss Murray will make
her screen debut as Lady Jocelyn Leigh
in ITO Have and to Hold Mary john
ston's story, and Wallace Reid will be
the leading man. Others in the cast
will be Tom Forman, Raymond Hat
ton, William Bradbury, James Neill
Bob Gray, Lucien Littletield, Camille
Astor and Bob Fleming. This play will
be released March 6.
The second Lasky-Paramount fea-
ture will be For the Defense" in
which Fannie Ward, who was featured
so successfully recently in The
Cheat" will be starred. The story Of
the play is by Hector Turnbull, who
wrote THE Cheat" and the scenario
is by Margaret Turnbull. Frank
Reicher is the director
The third feature for March will be
Blanche Sweet in The Sewers" a
perturbation of Henry Seton Merri-
mans story of the same name.
Romance in Red Feather Release.
The Lords of High Decision is the
latest Red Feather picture to be re-
leased. Cyril Scott, the well known
stage star is featured
The story, by Meredith Nicholson,
tells of an idealistic youth, fresh from
college, entering the business world
and discovering that everything is all
wrong with the system. The young
man, Wayne Craighill, enters his faith
er's mining business and straightway
sympathizes with the underpaid min
ers.
He falls in love with the daughter
of small mine operator, whom Craig
hill is driving to the wall, but later
developments bring to light her secret
| marriage. There is a strike. The
! miners go to the Craighill home in
tent to kill, but the son pacifies them
and they leave the house and go tc
! the mines, where they proceed to blow
them up. One blast kills Jeans hus-
band, and one strikes a streak of oil
/ Thus the day is, saved for the mine
owner and the bank. Wayne and Jear
are left to themselves and all are made
| happy at the finish.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28

furnished by Leonardo. He renders
selections on the violin and guitar and
is able to produce unusually plaintive
ter instrument. A new and unique at
traction is THE Puppets who on
stage upon stage give a mannikin
exhibition, inserting their own faces
on dwarfed bodies. The effect is high
ly amusing. An excellent bill has been
arranged for the last half Of the week,
in which the headliner is Whipple,
Houston & Co., in a sketch entitled
"SpoOks.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
AT THE ILLINOIS,

Lovers of really meritorious theat-
rical entertainment of the lighter vein
who failed to see my Home Town
Girl during its stay in Rock Island
and Moline missed, in the reviewer
judgment, the best musical comedy Of
fering of the season thus far in the tri-
cities. 1t was presented Saturday eve
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
TONIGHT IN THE MOVIES.

Spencer Square-Salisbury's Wild
Life Pictures
Majestic-Willard Mack and Enid
Marley in THE Conqueror; keystone
Comedy, "A Movie Star"
Colonial-First episode Of THE
Strange Case of Mary Page" THE
Wrong Mr.. Wright" and Selig-Trib-
une Weekly.
Black Hawk Reckoning Day"
The Flower of the Hills"
American-"Mr McIdiot's Assassina-
ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
COLUMBIA.

Vaudeville (DavenporD. Two per-
formances daily, at 2:45 and SIS.
Three Saturday and Sunday, at 2:45,
1880 and 9 o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28

A company in Norway has patented
a secret process for producing SO per
cent nitric acid from the 30 per cent
acid it has been making from the at
mospheric nitrogen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28

Her first Lasky picture, ITO Have
and to Hold" will be released soon.
Her second picture, Sweet Kitty Bel
lairs," in which she takes the title
role, is now under way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28

Waller Stock company in popular
plays. Performances daily at S:15
p. n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28

Pearl White is the champion serial
girl, having been the heroine of more
serials than anyone else on the screen.
Now please don't ask US what cereal
she prefers for breakfast, because We
don't know
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28
ILLINOIS.
EMPIRE.

March 3-5-Lyman H. Howe's Trav-
ell Festival.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28

Husband Frank Minzey is so fortu-
nate as to be included in the cast of
the new comedies to star Sis Hopkins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-28

Broken lines of Zoe hose, white,
black, champagne, 6 pair ST.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-03
BY Carl w. Ackerman
Admitted Press Staff COrrespOnder

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Berlin, Feb 3-German capture of the British Afrl-
can liner Appam Zeppelin raids against England and
Paris and renewed activity of German undersea boats
mark the prelude of aggressive new campaign in the
air and sea- Experts suggested today that feats more
startling even than the events of the past few days may
be on the books
The audacity of the Appam capture has reused Ger
many to high pitch of enthusiasm while the prize crew
that guided the vessel into Norfolk are hailed ON every
hand as heroes Reports of the Appam case were more
prominently displayed in the newspapers than anything
except the successful Zeppelin attacks against English
cities and Paris -
Plans for further prosecution of the Zeppelin raids
call for attacking everything Of military or food value
in England as long as the British policy OF starving Ger
MANY continues AT the same time authorities have
mapped strong submarine campaign and they declare
that it will be impossible to consent to any new regua-
tons for submarine warfare while the starvation block
ade persists. -. ,o;,tod
In connection with the aerial program it was pointed
out that the Monday night attack on big Engsh clnes
had accomplished Of its main Objects namely desluc
tion of grain elevators in Liverpool.
Meantime officials in charge of the new ar ana sea
moves are confident that they can strike such terror TO
the heart of England and create such ruin as to cause
relaxation Of the English hunger warfare
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-03


Washington Feb 3.-The German captive ship Ap-
pam is prize Of in the official view Of the United
States Secretary of State Lansing announced today.
Meantime, British Ambassador Sir Cecil Spring Rice
prepared strong protest. demanding that this govern
ment observe The Hague convention of 1907 in detem
ing the status of the Appam. This convention requires
that beligerent must surrender prize ship to the
original owners, if upon bringing her into neutral port
the captor is unable to put to again with her to
take her to home port
State department officials, however said they see no
alternative other than to observe the PrussianAmercan
treaty, permitting docking of prizes in America Ger
many mutually inasmuch as both England and America
never finally ratified the convention provisions.
Interment of the prize crew apparently is required,
but it is doubtful about the German citizens whom
the prize crew found aboard
The British embassy has demanded release of the APP
pam crew. and it is expected the state department will
acqesce therein though Lieutenant Berg contends that
because of their resistance, they subject to intern
ment The disposition of British military men aboard
has not been decided.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-03
SURVIVORS FREE
AFTER RANSOM PAID
Crew Of TOrpedOed Vessel
Fell Into Hands Of MOrOc-
can Bandits On Shore

London, Feb. 3,--Survivors of ter
rible battle with submarine bOarders
on the British vessel WOodfield are
free today under ransom after falling
into the hands Of Moroccan bandits,
and the escape OF some Of the party
forms a story like q chapter from a
Stevenson tale.
A submarine halted the vessel off the
Moroccan coast. Members OF the crew
boarded the vessel, only to be met with
knives and pistols. For three hours,
the Teutons and British fought duel
on tho decks, until these ran with blood
and when thc.end came, eight Of the
Woodfield crew were dead and IA were
wounded. Survivors were put into life
boats and landed in Morocco only ia
fall into the hands Of tae tribesmen
Of that land. These demanded a ran
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-03
ESCH WILL
NOT Be CANDIDATE
FOR THIRD Term
Formal Announcement To
That Effect Made Through
the Press Today

Sheriff William Eseh stated today
that ne would not be candidate for
reelection to the office which he has
held for the last two terms and in
which he has made an enviable record.
Tnis definite announcement from Sher-
iff Esch sets at rest considerable spec
ulation that has been running rife dur,
ing the last few months. Sheriff Esca
has made a host of friends during his
incumbency and at last election was
practically unanimous,
''There mas been some speculation, -
said Sheriff Esch, "amongst the people
of this county as to my candidacy for
third term for the office of sheriff
of Marion county. In order to set aside
this speculation and to quiet rumors
afloat, / am making this statement. /
made statements that | would also step
out the same as my two predecessors
W. J. Culver and Harry P. Mnto, both
of whom were as good sheriffs as this
county ever mad and both of whom
could have been reelected a third term,
but retired at the end of their second
terms. | see no reason why | should
break the rule of two terms which
seems to be the custom, at least in
this county, as to county officers.
81 want to thank the people and
voters of this county both for their
support during my two campaigns and
while l was filling the office of coun.
ty sheriff in the second largest county
in the state of Oregon.
"'In the past three months my
friends have been trying to persuade
me to run for the office a third time
and after careful consideration / feel
that ] must decline. feel more taan
proud to know of the numerous friends
/ have and want to thank them all for
their interest in me.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-03
Recovery Of Prices
In Wall Street Today
Copyrighted 1916 by the New York
Evening Post,)

ANbpJil6htcu AoAu Ny tut ANtW lOIA
Evening Post.)
New York, Feb. 3.-Reeovery of pric-
es on the stock exchange today con.
tinued, with the most noteworthy ad.
vances in industrial issues which late
ly had been hammered. Railway
stocks were relatively inactive and
their prices were not changed material.
ly. Foreign exchange was unaltered
except for rather sharp movement
against Paris.
Fractional overnight gains, which
later became substantial in some cases,
were common. The opening advance in
Studebaker was ! Ia, while steel drew
attention ON unintelligible reports that
the corporation had booked "a large
war order" Crucible steel gained
nearly three points Among the rail
way issues, Rock Island was strong on
favorable reports of earnings.
j. p. MOrgan's departure for Europe
was bound TO arouse conjecture as L
the behring's Of the trip, on munitior
orders or further New York credits fol
the allies.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-03

captured and the German prize crew
that seized the ship in a raid off the
Clnaries.
AS she puffed into port most of her
passengers lined the rails, cheering the
prospect of landing after the perils of
recant days. The big liner anchord on
ly q short distance from the spot where
the German commerce raiders Kron
Prinz Wilhelm ard Prinz Eitel Fried
rich were first interned. AS her gang
planks were dropped, the passengers
seurried ashore and hurried to catch
waiting trains for New York and
Norfolk where British authorities are
prepared to send them to England.
Before leaving the ship, the passen.
gers extended their thanks to the Ger
man prize commander, Lieutenant Berg
and his crew for the courtesy they had
extended after making the dlring cap.
ture ON the high seas.
Meanwhile the identity Of the ship
that seized the Appam is a puzzle The
Germans aboard insist that ii was the
Moewe, a naval survey ship, while the
British subjects insist it was the Pom
ga Captain Harrison, Appam com
mander before seizure, maintains thai
the vessel was larger than the Moewe
Adding to the mystery is the fact that
the members OF the prize crew weal
different hat bands. some of them will
f" MOewe" printed thereon; some oi
them with "Taula."
Raider May Be Loose.
In some quarters, it is still held tha
perhaps the daring cruiser Karlsruhe il
again loose on the seas, in her career Of
terror.
Among the rumors spread by passen
gers reaching short today was one tha
the 5000 ton German cruiser Room hai
aided the raider that bagged the Ap
pam. Captain Harrison advised tn
British embassp at Washington abou
this story, but said that it was ungon
firmed. He believes that other Ger
man ships were near when the Appar