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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-07

Congressman Cyclone (James HI
Davis of Texas is shown here in the
first white collar he has worn In rs
years. When he came to Washington
his neck was hidden from public gaze
by gray muffler and his whiskers-
both of them institutions of years
standing. But his wife is proud soul
and induced him to follow the exam
pie of other statesmen in the matter
Of neckwear
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-07
SUDLOW HOME,| IS
SCENE OF BlAz(
Servant Carries Two Children to Sal|
ty After Discovering Fire Early
Sunday Morning.
FLAMES CREEP INTO THE Att
Fireman Exercise Care in flghul
and Water Damage is Small
Starts in Bathroom.
FLAMES CREEP INTO THE ATT

A fire in the home of George
Sudlow, S32 Twentythird stree
caused damage amounting TO s6VO Cd
ly Sunday morning. The two suuH
children and a young woman employ
at the home escaped from the sino1
filled bedroom on the second floor.
fire was discovered by the nsiu
2:05, when she was awakened py '
cracking of flames and the oen]
smoke in the room. Her first tnous1
was of the children and she carry
both downstairs to safety and III
fed a neighbor, who summonsa
department. :.
The blaze started in smaii ei0'
in the bathroom, presumably
spontaneous combustion, ana
flames had a good start before =
covered. When the department m"
the flames had crept up through
partitions to the attic. Thougn W
ing fast the tiremen exercised ~
care in fighting the flames anu :,
result the loss from water VIZ
small. The firemen were ioi'0u
chop through in the floors ana wa
numerous places TO get at the L. 49,,
and in one spot the fire crept ma az,
to the roof. The damage was e0a,
to the attic. the bathroom one
room and part of the hall upslsn
and Mrs. Sudlow were out Oh W.
the time, visiting in Port Byron.
SCOT Burns Out.
The department was sulamor
GAS last night to the home " I,
Miller. 1000 Thirty-eighth s''ses !,
SCOT in the chimney eaught ~
the neighbors. becoming aiai ~ :,
the sparks blowing over the iVon
ed the firemen. No damage feSu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-07
Nav Be Sequel to Burglary.

GCIlOuS VI lUS uleu.
May Be Sequel to Burglary.
1t became known later today that
a burglary occurred at the rooming
house conducted by Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sweeney, 2241a Seventeenth
street, early Sunday morning. One
man entered the room occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. Sweeney and took Mr..
Sweeney's trousers. He was seen by
the owner, who followed him into the
hall, and when he attempted to get
the apparel back he was confronted by
, second man, who was armed with a
revolver. The second prowler showed
! the weapon in Mr.. Sweeney's face and
! backed out Of the place. Mrs. Sweeney
said today that she suspected local
talent and declared that the occur
ence of yesterday morning was the
| first of its kind that ever happened at
the rooming house since she and her
husband have conducted it. There
was nothing of value in the trousers,
| she said.
Police professed ignorance today of
the rooming house burglary, although
the owners claim VT was reported. 1t
is said the two men answered the de-
scription given by the pair with whom
Officer Libman had the trouble which
led to the pistol duel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-07
Back From the HONEYMOON.

She-Now, my dear. we must face
this problem. Shall we settle in the
suburbs or the city?
He-You mean live, darling. Dor I
forget that on my present salary We
can't settle anyWhere.-Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-07
Ills Opinion.

Mrs. Yeast-What would you call a
man who agrees with everybody?
Mr. Yeast-A fool.
And suppose it was a woman
ut isn't possible that any woman
would. "-Yonkers Statesman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-07
SCOT Burns Out.
Vegetation.

BY far the greater portion i.
earths land surface is coss'eS
growing vegetatioR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-08
MEXICO JOY ZONE
| Secretary Lansing's Latest Note
Pleases Mexican Capital.
May Be Disappointed, Though,
About Withdrawal,

Mexico City. July S.-Tbat Secre-
tary Lansing has pledged the with
drawa1 of American troops from Mex
leo in his answer to the Mexican note
is the popular belief here.
The people are awaiting expectantly
for the contents of the note. 1t is the
general impression. that the United
States abandons the idea of interven-
ton and expresses willingness to ne
gotiate future difficulties.
The American reply. which merely
expressed a willingness to continue the
negotiations, evidently has not been
made public in Carranza's capital.
There is great satisfa ction over the re-
ports that Mexico and the United
States will reach both a peaceful and
practical solution of their difficulties.
Sentiment has undergone a marked
change and it is quite likely that dem
onstrations and parades to show
friendly feeling for the United States
will be held tomorrow.
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consin militia is expected to max
camp here late today.
Villa to Chihuahua City.

Ell Paso, Tex. July S.-Villa is re-
ported t9day to be marching from
Jii1inez to Chihuahua City. while con-
ira adictory advices from Carranza
sources declared the de facto govern
men troops had re-occupied Jiminez
and were driving the bandits south
ward. Carranza officials do. not admit
! that Villa himself is leading the rebels.
The Villa leaders have issued new
Mexican currency. Millions of the
bandit leaders old currency is held
throughout Chihuahua and he is re-
ported to be obtaining much support
by promising to redeem the now prac-
tically worthless paper. Former VII
lists in small Carranza garrisons of
southern Chihuahua are reported to
have rejoined their old leader. The
idol of the poems in northern Mexico,
Villa, in reports which declare he is
alive, is said to be recruiting a strong
force to overthrow CarranZa and drive
out the gringo soldiers.
He is paying hi. soldiers and buy
ing provisions with the new. issue of
currency according to unofficial
sources. The rebels have confiscated
ammunition and guns found in the
small hamlets and also have obtained
arms from Carranza deserters, vic
tories over the de facto troops and
from mountain caches.
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BURGLARS BUNGLE
"YEG" JOB, START
A $4,000 BLAZE

Chicago, July s.-Burglars bungled
a safe-cracking job in a building in
the loop district here early today, the
explosion starting a fire which gave
200 guests of the Hotel Morrison,
across the street, bad scare and
caused loss estimated at s25. 900. The
explosion occurred three blocks from
Central police station, but police first
learned of it when firemen called them
oy phone The burglars obtained little
loc@
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LAD HANDS over roll
Proves 1t Isn't Counterfeit But "Offi-
GER" Keeps 1t.

Kansas City, Mo-, July S.-"Say,
young fellow, you're the man who's
been passing all this oum money to
saloons around here" declared the
stranger as he approached Fred Jack
son, just in from Keetsvil1e.
I've got you,' he added.
Jackson retreated to the wall of a
building and denied the strangers ac-
cusation.
Come, now" the stranger contin-
ued. You know you did it I'm an
officer. Let me see your money and
I'll soon find out"
Jackson handed over SIS in bills.
The man looked at them a moment
yep" he concluded, this is the
money all right" and then he placed
the bills in his pocket ard walked
away.
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Border JOY Killers Insist We
Must Have War.
Declare villa Gaining Strength
Can Force Issue.
FREE GUARDS WITH FAMILIES
Funston Receives Orders to
Discharge Them at Once.
Men Must Furnish Affidavits on
Dependents at Home.

San Antonio, Tex. July S.-Army
officials here believe a single factor
will render useless the attempts to
adjust the difference between the
United States and Mexico by dip1o-
Pancho Villa, who apparently has re-
sumed his bandit operations on a
larger scale than at any time since his
overwhelming defeat by Carranza
forces nearly a year ago.
Villa will increase the size of his
forces until they become a real
menace to Mexican and American
border towns alike army officers be-
heve,. necessitating the. dispatch of
other punitive expeditions into Mexico
to round him up.
To Discharge Family Men
General Funston has received the
war department instructions to dis
charge all mflitiamen with dependent
families. The soldiers must take the
initiative, furnishing written applica-
tions with affidavits that they have
persons dependent on them
Funston has been obliged to subdi-
vide the Brownsville district because
Brigadier General Parker, the regular
army officer IN command there. was
outranked by Major General O'Rvan
OF the New York National Guard. Par
ker was given. charge of the regulars
and O'Ryan the militia. The Second
missouri infantry and the Fifth Mary
iano infantry were scheduled to pass
through here early today. the latter
en- route for Eagle Pass. The Firsr
Kansas infantry, with a battery of field
ar1lery and signal corps, was ex-
Pected 70 reach here few hours later.
uesliiieo Tor the same station. Wis
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kANSANS ARRIVE
Battery A and Part of First
Infantry Reach Border.
Pitch Camp With Rest of Kan
sas Unit at Eagle Pass.

Ell Paso, Texas. July S.-The Tenth
Pennsyivania infantry of Pittsburg
detrained here today and pitched tents
at Camp Pershing. The men stood
the 3.000-mile trip well.
The arrival of several Kansas Ma
uonal Guard units brought the total
of officers and men encamped in
Eagle Pass to 5000 today Battery
A, Kansas field artillery, totaIlfng
200 men, under Captain j. M. Hite,
arrived at O'Clock this morning. to-
gether with the signal corps under
Captain W. L. Wilcox The First Kan
sas infantry, with headquarters. band
and machine gun company arrived an
hour later in four special trains and
went into camp south of the Second
Kansas infantry. The First is COM
manded by Col w. S. Metcalf.
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Victory Ebbs and Flows in
Bloody Struggle.
Heaviest Clash Around Thiep-
val and Hem Region.
THROW DAM AROUND FRENCH
Berlin Declares TeutOns Have
Stopped Advance.
After Repeated Assaults French
Masters at BellOy.

Berlin, via London, July S.-Today's s
news from the western front throws
little light on the fighting during the
last twenty-four hours but the advices
show that the fighting in the period
Immediately preceding was most in
tense at these points, at Thiepval
around Hem and the region right to
ten miles south of the Somme river.
In the Thiepval sector there was a
succession; of bitter attacks and coun-
ter attacks The British several times
succeeded by violent assaults in OBJ
tanning a foofhold in Thiepval. but
each time were elected from the ruins
of the village. Their losses are de
scribed as extraordinarily heavy.
The only British success, and this is
declared to be unimportant, was the
capture of a salient of German
trenches east of La Boisselle. only a
short distance east of the original
German line. From La Boisselle
southwark the fighting was of local
character. - u
The Germans have thrown a strong
dam around the French floodwave and
have repulsed all attenpts to break
the dam.
Take Hem After Three Assaults.
The capture of the village of Hem
was accomplished by the French only
after three desperate attempts. The
first two onslaughts, although deliv-
cred with great force and determina-
ton, were repulsed. The third assault
gave them possession of the village
and enabled them to straignten their
line between Curlu and Feuilleres
The fighting at Estrees and Below
en-Santerre also was of a house-to-
house and hand-to-hand character
The wave of battle swept back and
forth with both French and Germans
resorting chiefly 20 the use of the bay
onet and hand grenades and fighting
with the utmost desperation. The
losses, as to be expected in this sort
of fighting. were very heavy. The
French finally remained masters OF
Belloy
The German commanders have pre-
pared for attempts by the French OF
British to extend the front of the Of
fensive or for a renewed attack al
new places on the long rront but as We;
no serious endeavor N this direction
has been reported
A full elephant yields 120 pound,
of ivory
Bananas can be best ripened In a room
kent at 110 degreea.
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SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT INFANTILE
PARALYSIS. NOW EPIDEMIC IN NEW YORK


- slight fever and stomach trouble the cold
children under the school
A
affectng at first possibly
After
The einstan a chile lis
doctor
The limbs be
Farayzed and
weight clothing
The contagious the
Only addition a of the
child
= -
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London Claims 5000 of Famous
Division Killed.
Battlefield, Sea of Mud, Halts
Allies Drive.
FRENCH VICTORIOUS AGAIN
Despite Rain, Advance and
Capture 400 Prisoners.
Anglo-French Super-Offensive
Begins Second Week.

London, Jul S.-Five thousand OF
the kaiser's famous Prussian guards
men have been killed in the fighting
around Contamination, east of Albert
according to special dispatches from
Paris today.
French Advance in SOmme Sector.
Paris, July S.-French troops broke
the lull in the fighting south OF the
Somme last night, with slight rurtner
advances against the German lines
southwest of Peronne.
In fighting near Be1loy-en-Santeere
the French captured $50 prisoners in
the course Of a bold stroke made Fri
day evening"" -he war office stated to-
day.
East of the village IF Estrees. the
French made progress with grenades
in German trench, capturing fifty
prisoners.
Bad weather generally hindered
operations on the Somme front
Throughout the night.
North of Lassigny (twenty miles
south of the Somme) a German de-
tachment attempted to carry small
French position but was dispersed.
ION the Verdun front a violent artil-
! lery struggle was waged last night,
particularly on the sectors of Hill 304,
Esnes. Souville, and Damloup. There
were no infantry actions.
I'm Lorraine, a French grenade at
tack cleaned up an enemy post near
Bezanges.'
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NO CHANGE IN SIGHT
Forecast Calls for Continuation of
Existing Brand of weather

At o'clock this afternoon the
temperature had climbed to within l
degree of normal, with indications that
il would reach normal within an hour.
The wind is blowing eight miles an
hour from the northeast.
Ideal summer weather of the past
week is still in no danger of being
sidetracked. Indications for today and
Sunday, announces the local bureau,
are continued fair weather with prac-
tically no change in temperature
For more than a week, night tenn
peratures have been unusually low for
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BY ED l.. KEEN.

Il
London, July S.-The svper-offen-
sive of the allies armies entered it's
second week today with the allies
everywhere attacking and maintaining
their early gains at practically every
point, despite heavy enemy counter at
throughout yesterday afternoon con-
verted the battle ground on both sides
of the Somme in q great see of mud
last night and seriously hampered
operations. Despite this handicap the
French war office today claim ed
slight further progress south of the
Somme with the taking of 400 prison
ers.
General Haig reported that in the
last few days the British have cap
tured twenty guns, fifty-one machine
guns, numerous mine throwers and
other war material.
Germans Loss, 10000 Killed.
The British troops north of the
Somme. after scoring important sue
cesses against the Germans in yes
terday's fighting, contented them
selves last night with improving their
positions. The fighting at the village
of Contamination reached a deadlock
during the night with the British
holding the western and the Germans
the eastern part of the ruined town
No official estimates of either the
German or British losses have been
made by the war office since the Of
fensive began at 1880 last Saturday
morning, but the Germans are un-
officially reported to have lost from
80, 600 to 10000 in killed and wound
ed besides nearly 10000 captured by
the British and French.
Germans Use Mines
General Haig's report this afternoon
announced minor engagements on the
British front extending northward
from Ancre Brook. At Gonmecourt,
the scene of heavy fighting at the
opening of the allied drive. British
field guns and trench rnortars bonn
barded enemy trenches last night.
Near Neuville-Saint Vaast, north
of Arras and north of Roclincourt
the Germans were active yesterday.
They exploded mine northeast of
Neuville without causing any damage.
and exploded craters near the Hofen-
zollern redoubt with no advantage
Northeast of Hulluch a British mine
destroyed an enemy gallery.
British aeroplanes gave valuable
service yesterday, despite the unfa-
voraole weather. They aided in i'm
portant reconnaissances and complete
ly wrecked an enemy hangar besides
doing other material damage.
Most Furious, Fighting Yet.
London. July S.-With the aid Of
lnnumerable guns and waves of in
fantry, the British army continues 70
make slow progress in its effort to
bring the front line between the An
the French line further. south. the
ICsntfDued Page Threat
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PLAIN DRUNK KILLS TWO
POLICEMEN BEFORE JAILED

Richmond, Ind, July SIN at
tempting to arrest Eli S. Carr. for
drunkenness today. George NJ. Lit
tie and Olmer Stevenson, patrol
men, were shot and killed by the
man. Carr was captured after be-
ing shot.
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Three Million Bonds Invalid.

jefferson City, Mo, July s.-The
100000 road bond issue of St Louis
county was declared invalid by the
supreme court today, which refused to
issue an order requiring the state au-
ditor to register the bonds
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OFFERS 2 To | ON HUGHES;
GAMBLER CAN'T GET A Bet

New York, July S.-Edward Nc
Quade, the curb market stakehold-
er, ls offering odds of to l that
Hughes will be the next president,
and he reports that there is no
Wilson money in sight A few DAYS
ago the odds on the Republican
nominee were to 5.
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Fasteners Are Tender.

Look at that husky bunch /"
L talked with them afterwards,
and they told me that the eastern ma
tional guardsmen, who are already
here and had come from New York,
Connecticut and Massachusetts, ar
rived with overcoats and heavy under
wear on, and that they all looked like
a lot of delicate boys with their white
skin. I'll bet it will go hard with them
for a while.
I'VE have the only band in the
camp, but this sand and dust will
ruin our instruments in a short time.
1t will cut all of their valves out.
Sand Storm Every Night. ~
Every night at o'clock, we have
a sand storm here and it lasts for an
hour. And the dust and the sand
certainly fly. They say 1t is caused
by the tide in the gulf.
1.-The Mexicans are coming across
the line in crowds, and are half
starved. They are feeding them at
Eagle Pass.
'All the stories you hear about
their treachery and the killing they
do along the border must be bunk
The poor devils don't want to fight.
They want something to eat,
yesterday one of them tried to
cross the river from the Mexican side,
and when he got across the guard let
him rest for a few minutes and then
started him back. He rubbed his stom-
ach and said: No chow He was
hungry
Guns Trained on Mexico.
"All around the camp on the hills
they have field guns entrenched and
trained on Mexico, and as the gunners
are on the job night and day, there is
no chance of the Mexicans ever getting
across If they should ma ke the effort.
''It is just as peaceable here as it is
in Kansas, and you don't hear of half
as much killing by the Mexicans here
or war talk either, as you do in Kan
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Kansas GuardSman Writes of
Conditions on Border,
More Peaceful There Than in
Topeka, He Says.
WAR talk COMES FROM NORTH
Greasers Flock Across Line
Praying for "ChOw."
Hot and Dry and No Rain for
Fourteen Months.

According to Sergt. Howard l.
Ward, one of the Oakland members in
the Second Kansas Infantry band, now
with the contingent of Kansas troops
at Eagle Pass. Texas, there is more
talk about war with Mexico in Kansas
than there is along the border, or, at
any rate, along that part of the bor-
der where Kansas soldiers are station
ed More than that, the Mexicans in
/ the vicinity of the Kansas soldiers are
IN nything but hostile mood towards
americans. They don't want to fight
says Sergeant Ward, they want to eat
These observations were made by
sergeant Ward in a letter to his home
folk that was written at EagIe Pass
on July 4, the day after the Second
Kansas infantry arrived there. Ex-
! cerpts for his letter that NAV be
interesting follow
we arrived at Eagle Pass yester-
oay at noon and have things about all
set now, SO that we can live as com
tortably as possible.
Hot and Dry.
~, MY Dut it is hot and dry here
! ne regulars who have been stationed
mere for a long time declare for the
Srutn tnat 1t hasn't rained here for
fourteen months. But it does happen
TO get cool at night. and there is that
rnuch for which to be thankful. How
ever, there isn't anything that looks
IKE a shade tree here to get under
in the day time. In fact, there isn't
anything that looks like vegetation
here except a prickly bush, one that
has thorns all over it, We rode all
forenoon yesterday through this kind
of country, with not a house in
sight, and everywhere along the road
YOU could see cattle that had dropped
dewn and died for want of water
When the Second regiment march
ed into camp, one of two men. resi-
dents of Eagle Pass, who were stand
ing by and watching us, remarked to
his companion:
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the It's
Offensive t the Deeder
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Bananas can be best ripened in a room
kept at ITO degrees.
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NOTHING has happened so big in
Topeka's financial transactions in
years 50 good for the city and the peo-
PIE as the sale of our bonds to our own
citizens, begun today.
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Bridgeport, Conn, July s-A six
months-old baby, showing symptoms
Of infantile paralysis. has been iso-
ated in the city hospital
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As Cases in N. Y. State.

Albany. n. Y. July s.-There are
forty-five cases of 1nfantiIe paralysis
IN the state outside of Greater New
York Eight new cases were reported
at the state health department.
The health departm ent has sent let
ters to all presidents of railroads in
the state requesting that special care
be taken in disinfecting all cars that
carry children from New York.
the New York city health depart
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4 ull-grown elephant yields 120 pound
of ivory.
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Providence, r. l., July S.-The frs
case of fnfantile paralysis reported in
this city in two years has been discov-
cred. child in family which re-
Gently arrived from Brooklyn, n. Y.
is said to be suffering from the dis
ease. Two other children are also un-
der observation. Thus far seven casef
have been reported in the state
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New Bedford, Mass, July s.-This
city has three cases of infantile pa
ralysfs. One case has developed since
the outbreak in New York.
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Hartford, Conn.,, July 8.-Two cases
OF infantile paralysis have been re-
ported to the health department. One
Is in Stamford and the other in New
Haven.