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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22
Festival

The Ladies' Aid society Of the r.. B.
church will hold a festival on the
church grounds Saturday evening"
June oath. Ice cream. cake and COT
fee viii be served and there viii be
general good time. Everybody invlt-
od
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22


Kingwood. W Va, May "a, 1916.
To the creditors OF the estate Of Mar
garet j.. Brown, deceased:
You are hereby notified that at the
request Of Jessie r. Brown Brown.
administrators, G.. r. A.. y. -. ~. OF
the estate Of said decedent, have
fixed the Both day Of June. 1916. at
ten o'clock a. M. at my ONCE I'm King
wood, Preston county. West Virginia,
as The time and place where I will sit
to hear the proof Of debts and demands
against the estate OF said decodent at
which time and place you are requir-
ed 70 De present.
J. BEN BRADY,
6i-6t Commissioner OF Accounts.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22
PAINS IN SIDE
And BACK
How Mrs. Kelly Suffered and
How She was Cured.

Burlington, Wis. II was very irreg-
ular. and had pains in my side and back,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22

CommIasIoneT of Aco0uniE
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22

Miss Laurel Brown OF Lonely Bot
tom, is staying at NJ L. Keller's in
Klngwood.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-06-22

Religious services as follows will be
held at the Kingwood U church on
June l5th: Sunday school at $50 "a
no. Scott Runner. superintendent
class meeting at 1890 a. m.. G. y.
hop leader; G. j.. at 7:l5 p. IN.
Mrs. Nottie Bowermaster president
Preaching at Messenger IT, =. church
%. 1880 a ms Hodamer at 300 %. m
and MI Run az $500 p. mi. W.R. Gun
uiugnam, pastor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
SEVEN SOLDIERS
HELD BY BANDITS

Douglas, Ariz., Jan. 19.-Seven SOL
diers of the Seventh United States
cavalry were captured today by Mexi-
can bandits at Doyle Wells, IA miles
south of Haclita, n. NJ, according to
reports received here. The surround
ing country was secured by cowboys
hunting the bandits. News of the cap
ture of the soldiers was telephoned
here from Hachita.
Ell Paso, Texas, Jan. 19.-General
John ]. Pershing, commanding the
Sth brigade, United States army, had
received up to noon no information
concerning the reported capture OF
seven American cavalrymen by Mexi-
can bandits near Hacl1ita, n NJ. Rail-
road officials at Hachita say they had
heard nothing of the reported fight
Six bandits, believed to be Mexicans
were attacked and pursued last night
by United States cavalrymen stationed
at Doyle's Wells, IA miles south OF
Hachita. In a brief skirmish one cav
airy horse was killed but no one was
hurt, according TO a report brought tc
Hachita and received here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
MAKE EFFORT TO
FIX BASIC SCALE

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 19.-Vaan
Bittner of Pittsburgh, president of the
Western Pennsylvania miners, was
made chairman Of the scale commit
tee of the United Mine Workers OF
America, appointed today by John P
White, international president of the
organization. The committees duty is
to fix a basic scale on which negotia-
tons are conducted with the mine Op-
orators throughout the country. Thu
committee is made up of the presidents
OF the "a districts.
The report of the auditing commit
tee, made today, contained the state
ment that S13,S76 was expended tC
purchase shoes for Ohio miners and
their families during the Is months
strike that ended last year. The tota
membership of the union on Dec.
1915 was 35S,498, of whom 79,448 are
anthracite miners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
CALIFORNIA YET
IN FLOODS GRIP

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 19.-While
food waters from the rainstorm which
has held southern California in its
grip for almost four days were reced-
ing today in districts near the noun
tains, thee rest of the food had not
reached the lowlands along the coast
and it was feared these sections would
be further inundated.
Telephone, telegraph and railroad
service still was demoralized Trans
continental traffic was practically at a
standstill. Railroad officials said they
hoped to have the overland trains
moving some time today.
Five wcstbound trains on the South.
ern Pacific were stalled at Yuma
Ariz. Three Santa Fe and two Salt
Lake trains were stalled III Cajon
Pass by landslides.
Railroad officials said the damage
from the storm was the most severe
that has been suffered in this section
in many years.
Redlands and a number of southern
California cities which have been iso-
lated by the floods were facing a short
age of food, but it was expected that
the difficulty would be overcome with
out serious suffering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
TRY MEN HELD IN
EASTLAND CASE

Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. l9.-Hear-
ing In the cases of the six men indict-
ed in Chicago on charges of neglect
in inspection or navigation OF the
steamer Eastland. the tipping of which
carried SIP persons TO their death in
Chicago last summer. will be begun in
the United States district court here
tomorrow.
The hearing will be TO determine
whether the men have been guilty Of
crime under the federal statutes. and
whether the evidence is sufficient to
warrant trial.
The men named in the indictments
are William II. Hull and George T.
Arnold OF the Chicago and st. Joseph
Steamship company; Henry Petersen,
captain and Joseph Erickson, engi-
neer both of Benton Harbor, and
Robert Reid and Charles Eckliss, gov
ernment inspectors, Of Grand Haven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
.PREPAREONESSTO
Be WILSON FIGHT

Washington, Jan. 19-President Will
son today is planning to take personal
charge of the fight for national pre-
paredness.
In addition to making a personal
appeal before the country in numerous
addresses in support of his program
for Strengthening the army and navy,
the president plans to hold further
conferences on the subject with the
leaders in congress.
Numerous reports which have come
to the president of confusion over the
issue in congress and uncertainty of
the outcome prompted the step.
The president is said to be undeter-
red by the open opposition of the paci-
ficists, including William J. Bryan, and
differences among advocates of ma
tional defense over the exact plans to
be adopted. He is said also to be con-
WINGED that the preparedness program
is the best which can be offered at
this time.
Plans for the speaking trips were
going forward rapidly today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
REPORT RYNDAM
AGROUND ALONG
ENGLISH COAST

London, Jan. 10, Q0:30 a. m.)-The
steamship Ryndam of the Holland
American line is aground at Grave
send. No report has yet been made Of
the extent of the damages the vessel
has received. An examination is being
made. In the meantime none of the pas
sengers or crew is allowed to leave
the vessel.
The Ryndam, which left New York
on JAN 5 with 70 first class, "a sec
ond class and 80 third class passen-
gers, as well as mail, for Rotterdam,
via Falmouth, was reported in a cable
dispatch yesterday as having passed
Southend down by the bows, with a
list to starboard and as having arrived
later at Gravesend. 1t was added that
all the passengers were saved, but
that three stokers were killed and four
injured, though in what form Of acct
dent it was not announced. The Ryn-
dam was built at Belfast in 1901, is
$50 feet long and is of 1887 tons
gross. She carries crew of 200 men,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
KAISER VISITING
IN SERBIA WITH
KING FERDINAND

London, Jan. 19.-Reuter's Telegram
company says that Emperor William
was in Nish, Sert-a, yesterday. Ac-
cording to this information, which was
forwarded from Nish b.. way of Berlin,
the German emperor met King Ferd-
inand of Bulgaria at Nish-
The monarchs greeted each other
cordially" tie dispatch says, land
then reviewed from the citadel a pro-
cession of Bulgarian, Macedonian and
German troops"
The emperor presented King Ferdin-
and with a field marshal's baton and
the king appointed the emperor as
honorary commander of Bulgarian
infantry regiment.
Among the emperor's retinue were
General Won Falkenhayn, chief of the
general staff; Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen, Adjutant Generals Won Plessen,
Won Chelius and Won Lyncker, and Adj
miral Won Mueller. King Ferdinand
was accompanied by Princes Boris and
Cyril, Premier Radoslavoff and 9TH
ers."
Official announcement was made in
Berlin on Sunday that Emperor Viii
liam has recovered his health COM
pletely and had returned to the front
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
Japs Drift
to America
inFiShBOat

Washington, Jan. ia story of
eight Japanese fishermen who drifted
across the Pacific ocean in small
fishing boat, landed on the British
Columbia shore after "a days of hard
ship, reached the bureau of naviga-
ton today in consular dispatches.
The narrative tells how the fisher
men, caught off the harbor of Chi
moda, Japan, in a storm that carried
away their vessels mainmast and rud-
der, were driven eastward by ocean
by ocean currents helpless and, to-
, wards the end of their trip, half
starved The boat grounded on one
Of the small uninhabited islands that
dot the British Columbia shore, where
the men remained until picked up by
passing steamer
Only one of the party, the owner of
the boat, suffered any serious i'll eff
fects from the trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
Newspapers of the Country
Clamoring Over Utterance
of the Ruler.
ARE BITTER AT BRITISH
Numerous Mistreatments at
Hands of Great Britain
Are Reviewed.

London, Jan. 19.-The Politiken of
Copenhagen, as quoted by the Elk
change Telegraph correspondent there,
says that anxiety has been aroused in
Stockholm by the speech at the open
ing of the Swedish parliament by King
Gustave, who urged vigorous prepare
ton of national defenses in view of the
disregard of the belligerents of neu-
trail rights. The speech is subject of
concern in Stockholm the correspond
ent says because Of the seizure by the
British authorities last week of large
quantity of provisions from the Swed-
ishAmerican steamship Stockholm
from New York to Stockholm. The &C
ton of the British authorities is criti-
cised sharply by the Swedish press,
which expresses the opinion that the
value of the goods seized cannot be
regarded as anything like an adequate
offset to the effect of the incident on
relations between Sweden and Great
Britain. Some Of the Swedish news
papers state that such actions are
worse than an open rupture.
Hjalmar Branting, socialist leader
in the second Swedish chamber, who
recently visited the allied front in
Flanders, is quoted by the Social Dem
okraten as saying that he prefers de-
cisive action a day too early rather
~ fao Lott IN to
Sweden from complications.
at is noted that King Gustave, in
his speech from the throne, did not
make the usual reference to the good
ers," the correspondent adds. Several
interpretations on foreign affairs are
expected during the sessions"
London, Jan. 19.-The controversy
between Great Britain and Sweden
over the detention of mails have reach
ed an impasse, with both sides stub
bornly refusing to allow it's rivals
mails to be expedited through the re-
spective countries.
| Sweden now is holding an enormous
/, quantity of the English post destined
for Russia, while mail is being taken
from every Scandinavian liner brought
into kirkwall, Scotland.
Vigorous representations are being
made by the diplomats of both coun.
tries, but the controversy presents 81
many novel features that extensive
debates may be expected.
The foreign Office here takes The
definite stand that parcel, no matter
what class of postage it bears, is NJ
more entitled TO protection than is
ordinary freight. The neutral coun
tries have not yet controverted thi.
stand, but base their objections OF
interference and delays to which &C
tual first class postal correspondence,
has been subjected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
Senator From Iowa Urges
Government Manufacture
of All Munitions.
FIGHT AS LAST RESORT
Country Should Not Enter
Conflict Unless No Other
Thing to Do.

Washington, Jan. 19.-Elimination
Of private profit as an influence for
war by government manufacture Of all
war munitions was urged in the senate
today by Senator Cummins Of Iowa,
republican. He pleaded for prompt
adoption of his resolution which would
authorize a special committee to in
quire into the most feasible plan for
acquiring and constructing plants to
supply the army and navy with all
arms, ammunition and equipment, in
Guiding ships and to report on the leg
islation necessary to prevent private
manufacture of such products.
War as Last Resort.
IT agree that war may come to this
country" Senator Cummins declared,
but if it comes it must be the result
Of the calm. dispassionate, royal pur-
pose to meet the awful scourge be-
cause there is no other way of defend
ing our civilization, our institutions
and our honor.
Il do not assert that every person or
corporation which may profit from
war would incite war, but l do assert
that all such persons and associations
are not competent to Judge the contro-
versies which may lead to conflict, and
inasmuch as they cannot be removed
from the great panel of the republic,
they ought to be removed from the
business out of which the interest
grows. 1t ought to be made impossi-
BILE, so far as the power of the gov
eminent is concerned, for any man or
corporation to make money out of war.
Need Re-baptism.
1--WE need just now, above all other
things, a re-baptism in Americanism.
To me Americanism means spirit
that commands men to live for their
country, and, if necessary, to die for
it; but l, for one, am not willing that
Americanism shall be defined and
standardized by millionaire munitions
makers or by the brokers, bankers or
hackers who share their bloodstained
profits.
I'm this critical moment, what Is
the attitude of the makers of arms and
munitions? Without exception, so far
as l know, they are insisting on the
most comprehensive program which it
is possible to conceive, and they are
employing all forces at their command
for completeness of preparation that
would turn this country into military
camp and practically destroy all am
bition, save the ambition to overcome
by force of arms the entire world"
Between the Williams.
The senator said he believed that
Somewhere between the armed camp
of William of Germany and the open
dove cote of William of Nebraska there
must be an honorable abiding place
for a great nation which is prepared
to lead the world toward peace, but
will not submit to injustice or indig
nifty"
| Emphasizing the effect Of the Eu-
ropean war on private munition max
ers in the United States, he told the
senate that since the war began there
had been ia new corporations or
ganized in this country for the man
ufacture of munitions and the value Of
arms and munitions exported in Is
Continued on Page FcIrteen.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19

NeuTrickOf
ScienceMQu
Spare a Life

Chicago, Jan. 19.-Gustave Mussell,
who underwent a TRANSMISSION opera
ton yesterday when at the point of
death from gas poisoning, today was
said by physicians to have a good
chance for recovery.
Mussell was the first person in the
United States to undergo the treat
ment, which consists of substitution of
healthy blood for the gas-impregnated
blood of the patient.
Doctors expressed the opinion that
the TRANSMISSION treatment will prove
of great value in treating cases where
the ordinary methods of resuscitation
have proved unavailing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
THE WEATHER

Forecast Till z. VI. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.
Snow or rain and warmer tonight
and Thursday with the lowest temper
ature tonight about 20 degrees. In
creasing southerly winds.
Temperature at a. m. Z. Highest
yesterday II, lowest last night 5.
Velocity of wind at Z a. N. miles
per hour.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m. II, at 7
a. M. 80, at p. m. today 92.
Stage of water SO, rise of 4 in
last "a hours.
JIM. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
ORDERS PAYMENT
FOR ROCK ISLAND

New York, Jan. 19.-United States
Judge Hough made an order today
authorizing Jacob NJ. Dickson, re-
ceiyer for the Chicago. Rock Island
Pacific Railway company TO pay the
interest on receivers certificates due
Jan. 3.
The order directs the receiver to
make a new issue of certificates to the
amount of s2,50O,O00 to redeem the
Old certificates which matured on
Jan. 3.
The new certificates are to bear in
terest at per cent per annum and to
mature on July 8.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
NO RELEASE FOR
UPDIKE BROTHERS

Chicago Jan. ia writ Of habeas
corpus for the release of Giving Up
dixie who with his brother Herbert
confessed to having plotted to kill
their millionaire father, Furman D.
Updike, was dismissed in the criminal
court today after Giving had said he
did not want to be released. Herbert
Updike, who revealed the plot, re-
manned today in the Oak Park police
station. Police officials continued
their investigation into the reported
marriage of Herbert Updike to Nellye
De Onsonne, dancer in a West Side
cabaret, and his failure to reveal the
plot against his father, although aware
of it some time ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
NIECE OF TEDDY
CLAIMED INSANE

London, Jan. 19.-Miss Ethyln La
lande of New York, who claims to be a
niece of Theodore Roosevelt, has been
detained by the police for all examina-
ton into her sanity.
If her relatives in New York will
send for her, the police say they will
send her home without proceeding
with action to have her committed to
an English asylum. Miss Lalande came
here on war relief work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
Legislature 0uits Today,

Springfield, H., Jan. 19.-The second
special session of the Illinois legisla-
ture, begun last week, is expected to
complete its work today. Members
of both houses have prepared to take
night trains to their homes Legisla-
tive leaders announced that instead OF
adjourning sine die. the session prob
ably will be recessed until February
90, the date to which special session
No. was recessed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
SAYS ENTENTE IS
NEAR A COLLAPSE

London, Jan. ia Reuter- dispatch
from Amsterdam says that at today's
session of the upper house of the
Prussian diet according to dispatches
from Berlin, the president once more
referred to the surrender of Monten-
egro and said that it constitutes evil
dence that the entente, while outward
ly appearing to be a structure of solid
form, is smouldering internally and
will soon collapse. He said that the
splendid success of the Austrian troops
at Lovcen is a favorable omen for the
definite result of the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
is COMING HERE
TO BUY SUPPLIES

New York, Jan. 19.-P. P. Marcone,
a representative OF the National Sur
ety company, has received information
that a representative OF French and
Italian syndicates is on his way to
this country to purchase supplies, the
cost of which is estimated at S250,000,-
900, for use after the war.
The supplies to be purchased include
livestock, canned meats and vege-
tables, cotton, -four, grain, wire. coal,
metals, lumber for railroad ties, wool
en- socks, blankets, draughting and
scientific instruments, bandages and
surgical dressings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
Test Case Again POSTPONED,

Keokuk, Iowa, Jan. 19.-The hear
ing in Phil Nickel's test case of the
repeal of the mulct law, which was
set for today after being continued
from last week, was again postponed
this morning. Frank Ballinger, Nick
els attorney, is busy with court mat
tiers al Burlington, while County At
torney McManus is assisting the
grand jury which is in session here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
Latest Bulletins

London, Jan. 19-Having con.
cluded his conferences with prom
inent British officials, Colonel Ed
ward VI. House, personal repre-
sentative of President Wilson,
will depart for Paris tomorrow.
Berlin, Jan. ia new Offen-
siye movement has been inaugur-
ated by the Russians to the east
of CzernOwitz, near the Bessar-
abian frontier. The official Aus
trian statement Of today says the
Russians made four successive
attacks at several places, but were
repulsed.
London, Jan. 10, 1880 p. H.
The British steamship Marere has
been sunk. Her crew was res.
cued.
Chicago, Jan. I9.-~Stryehnine
sufficient to kill, was found in the
vital organs of Mrs. Ida 0. Waters
of Matt0On, Ill, according to n re-
port made today by DIR. William
D. McNally, one of Cook county's
corOner's physicians.
Washington, Jan. 19.-Secretary
Daniels, in transmitting to the
senate naval committee Admiral
FIetcher's annual report for the
year ending June 80, 1915, states
that steps have been taken to rem
edy specific complaints rs to the
condition Of the Atlantic fleet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
Increase Given Navy EMPLOYEES.

Washington, Jan. l9.-Increase in
pay, averaging five per cent will be
given master mechanics in the navy
yards throughout the United States.
Secretary Daniels said today he had
decided to grant the increases and
would make them effective probably
within the next two weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
Report Says Terms of Sur.
render Were Considered
Unacceptable.
KING GOING TO ITALY?
Belief Expressed That Royal
Family Will Seek Safety
at Rome.

Paris. Jan. 10. Via London,
2:l5 p. m.l-The following Off.
cial statement was issued today:
"The wireless news of the sur
render of the Montenegrin army
appears somewhat premature. 1t
is now announced from another
source that negotiations between
Austria and Montenegro have
been broken, the conditions OF the
surrender imposed by Austria
having been found quite unac-
ceptable by Montenegro.
"The king, the royal family and
diplomatic corps are about to pro-
ceed to Italy,"
London, Jan. 10, els p. MA
wireless dispatch received here today
says that the news regarding the sur
render of the Montenegrin army ap-
pears somewhat premature, it now be-
ing announced from another source
that negotiations between Austria and
Montenegro have been broken off
Montenegro having found the Condi-
tons of surrender imposed by Austria
unacceptable.
King Nicholas, the royal family and
the diplomatic corps, the message adds
are about to proceed to Italy.
The Exchange Telegraph company
Amsterdam correspondent says that a
conference of the finance ministers OF
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey
and Bulgaria will be held next week in
Vienna. The chief purpose of the con-
ference, it is said, is the discussion OF
the financial position of the Teutonit
allies and the adoption of measures tc
meet certain contingencies.
German Report.
Berlin Jan. 10 via London.-The
German army headquarters staff to,
day gave out the following Official
statement:
Eastern theatre: On this from
there is nothing to report except thai
a German air squadron attacked en-
envy storage depots and an aerial por'
at Tarnopol.
Western front: On the User from
small German detachment advanced
into the enemy trenches and captured
one machine gun.
During the night enemy airme1
dropped bombs on Metz. So far onl.
material damage has been reported.
AN enemy aeroplane fell this morn
ing at point southwest of Tha1n
court. One of the occupants wa
killed"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-19
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.

SENATE.
Met at noon.
Foreign relations committee
took up action on Mexican inter-
Fenti0n resolutions.
Indian affairs committee con-
unued hearing on Usage land
leases.
Senator Cummins spoke In fav-
or OF government armOr plate
and munitions factories.
HOUSE.
Net at noon.
Gardner, Tayenner and Hensley
urged rules committee to inves-
tlgate individuals and organiza-
lions urging and opposing prepar-
edRess.