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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
LAWYERS PULLING
NET ABOUT WOMAN
IN MURDER TRIAL

Winterset, Ia, Feb 10.-Mrs. Ethel
Meyers left hand bore a powder mark
and fresh bruises were on her left
wrist, according to testimony given to-
day at the trial of Mrs. Ida Meyer, aged
60, charged with completely in the
murder of her daughter-in-law.
The testimony was offered for the
state by John Frankleberger, MEM
Der of the coroner's jury which exam
ined the slain girl brides body after
the shooting at the Meyer home near
here July % last.
Frankleberger testified that Ethel
Meyer was left handed and the re-
volver with which Mrs. Ida Meyer and
her son, Fred, insisted the girl commit
ted suicide, lay beside her right hand
when the body was found.
He also said that he examined the
revolver and found it rusty. He in
sisted it had not been used for some
time
Although a powerfully built man,
Frankleberger testified he found it a
difficult task to pull the trigger. Two
women, he said tried to pull the trig-
ger but could not. Then, he said, the
weapon had been handed to Mrs. Ida
Meyer, but she also failed. John Sum-
merville of Winterset, also member
of the coroner's jury, largely corro-
borated Franklebergers testimony.
Frankleberger testified that the de-
PENDANT when before the coroner's jury
had explained bloodstains on her
clothing by stating that she had dress
ed the dying girls wounds.
1t was the prevailing belief today
that neither Mrs. Ida Meyer, nor her
son Fred, sentenced to Is years on the
same charge, will be put on the stand.
A photographer who attempted to
get Mrs. Meyers picture was forced
out of her hotel here today. The aged
defendant has successfully prevented
the taking of her picture thus far and
is said to have destroyed OF existing
photographs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10

LuSitQniQ is
ChQSedDOU1
t0a Reporter

New York, Feb. 10.-On Feb. 7 Sec
rotary Of State Lansing made the fol-
lowing statement in connection with
the Lusitania case:
All wish to say is that this gov
eminent has not increased it's de-
mands in the Lusitania case, as set
forth in the notes of May 10, June
and July 81. / doubt very much if
DR.. Zimmerman ever made such a
statement, because he must know it is
utterly false"
This was in reference to state
ment attributed to Dr. Alfred thinner
mann, under-secretary for foreign af-
fairs, in an interview with the Asso-
ciated Press published on Feb. 4, in
which he said:
Il do not understand Americas
course. We had thought the submar-
inc issue settled and the Lusitania
question on the way to an arrange
ment-had agreed to pay indemnity
and all that-when the United States
suddenly made it's new demands, which
1t Is impossible for us to accept"
When Secretary Lansing's statement
was issued, the Associated Press ca
bled its correspondent in Berlin for
confirmation of the phrase attributed
to DR.. Zimmerman. Today that cor
respondent has cabled the following
statement:
Berlin, Feb. 9-The text of the in
terview with Under-Secretary Zim-
hermann was submitted to him and
approved by him before it was cabled
Regarding the phrase new demands,
it is literally exact. The correspond
ent Immediately countered with q
question regarding the nature of these
demands without eliciting any an.
swer."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
Germany Gives Enemies Un-
til March l to Clear Sea
of Gunned Ships.
ANSWER TO FEELERS?
Lansing Letters Questioning
Belligerents Believed
Responsible.

Berlin, Feb 10, (by wireless to Say
vile, N. Y.)-The German government
is about to issue memorandum to
neutral governments announcing that
hereafter armed merchantmen be-
longing to countries at war with Ger
many will be considered and treated
as warships.
The government contends this meas
ure is justified by explicit instructions
issued by the British admiralty to
merchantmen, copy of which is said
to have been obtained by the German
authorities. These instructions, it is
understood here, were that the mer-
chantmen should carry guns and at
tack the submarines on sight.
1t is also stated these orders have
a counterpart in instructions issued
by the governments of other countries
at war with Germany.
The German memorandum was COM
municated to an American newspaper
correspondent by DR.. Alfred thinner
man, under-secretary of foreign af-
fairs. DR.. Zimmerman said he believed
the memorandum was in harmony with
the ideas put forth in the American
governments proposals to belliger-
ent nations in regard to the submarine
warfare, which he thought were calcu-
lated to place this form of warfare on
a proper basis.
Notify United States.
Washington, Feb. 10.-Germany and
Austria, through their embassies here,
have notified the United States of their
intention to treat armed merchant
men as warships after March 1. That
date was fixed to give the entente al
lies time to signify their intention to-
ward the recent note of the United
States proposing the disarmament of
all merchantmen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
Reports of Statements Sent
Vienna Contradicted by
Officials.
ONLY ASK INFORMATION
Note Sent Penfield Seeking
Austrian Investigation
of Affair.

Washington, Feb. 10.-Secretary
Lansing announced today that he had
sent to the Austro-Hungarian govern
ment through Ambassador Penf1eld a
dispatch asking for investigation and
an explanation of the attack by an
Austrian submarine on the American
tank steamer Petrolite.
The secretary said published state
ments that demands had been made
on the Vienna government were mot
true" but that it was within the range
of possibility that demands of some
sort might be made in the future
should the investigation and explana-
ton asked warrant them.
Mentions Affidavits of Crew.
The secretary's dispatch called at
tention to affidavits from members of
the crew Of the Petrolite and to in
formation from other sources to the
effect that the ship was stopped in the
Mediterranean near Alexandria by an
Austrian submarine which fired on her
and wounded one man.
The submarine commander asked
for food which Captain Thompson OF
the Petrolite refused. He then sent a
boarding party on the American ship
and removed one American member
of her crew who was held as hostage
while the Austrians took the food they
required from the Petrolite's stores.
Novel questions are involved in the
case. Warships under certain stress
may take food from merchantmen il
they give proper receipts or payment
but it is realized that if submarines
are to. be permitted to do so every neu-
trail ship might be made a base for
their operations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
HUNDREDS ATTEND
HEPBURN FUNERAL

Clarinda, Iowa, Feb. 10-Hundreds
spects to Colonel William P. Hepburn,
former congressman, who died at his
home here Monday.
The body laid in state in the First
Methodist church from 10 o'clock this
morning until o'clock, the time set
for the funeral services. The fu-
neral services were to be under the
auspices of the local G. A. R. post
while the services at the cemetery
were to be conducted by the Masonic
order.
Business in Clarinda was practically
suspended all day. Many people were
here from over the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
RUSSIAN SLAYER
OF TWOISSPARED
ELECTRIC CHAIR

Columbus, O., Feb. 10.-Governor
Willis today committed to life~impris-
onment the sentence of Peter Skribner,
who was to have been electrocuted to-
morrow morning, for shooting Wom-
an in Toledo anG then killing a police
man who attempted to arrest him.
Opponents of capital punishment be-
came active in behalf of the prisoner
and the Russian consul at Pittsburgh
visited Governor Willis and made a
plea for a communication of Skribner' S
sentence, the latter being Russian by
birth
Skribner, who cannot speak English,
has maintained stole air that caused
him to be known as the silent man.
Evidence was presented to show that
Skribner is mentally unbalanced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
Secretary of Navy Tells of
Great Need of an AIDE
quate Sea Force.
APPROVES OF PROGRAM
Daniels Supports Admins
tration in Speech Before
Business Men.

Washington. Feb. 10. Secretary
naniels of the navy defended the ad-
ministration naval increase program
and advocated the immediate building
nm of an adequate merchant marine in
speech here today before a session
NJ the Chamber of Commerce of the
limited States devoted to discussion OF
national preparedness.
I'VE can no longer live unto our
selves" said Mr.. Daniels. "On our
farms we grow more than the repub-
lie can consume We must feed much
of the world. We have the right also
TO have a large share in clothing the
world and supply people in all climes
whatever is manufactured in our mills
and factories.
Is Pressing Problem.
But how can we fill our larger mis-
sion? What avails teeming harvests
and large production in factories with
out adequate and reasonable water
transportation? The securing of an
adequate merchant marine is a press
ing problem and it is so tied up with
the charging and strengthening of our
navy that the two cannot be widely
separated.
The naval program offered by the
Administration is a constructive, pro-
Uessive one, and if built according to
the continuous fie-year programme
first continuing program ever pro-
posed by an administration it will give
US by the year 1921, SO capital ships
i the first line and % battleships of
The second line, with 10 armored
cruisers, los destroyers, us subma-
rnes and smaller craft in proper
ton"
Follower Of Franklin.
Mr. Daniels declared himself to be
a disciple Of Benjamin Franklin on
the question OF preparedness. This
philosopher and statesman declared
that there never was a good war nor
bad peace but he did more to pre-
pare for the impending revolution
than any other man." he said.
No man in the revolutionary per-
iod could be preferred before him in
Preparedness for defense. His achieve
ments for preparedness may well be
studied by the people of this genera
ton"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
TRYING TO STOP
DISEASE SPREAD

Springfield, H., Feb. 10.-Efforts
were being made today by the state
board of health to prevent a wide
spread epidemic Of scarlet fever due
to an outbreak of IL cases at the west
ern military academy at Alton. Ill.
The school authorities sent the 200
students at the school TO their homes
after, 1t is said. many OF them had
been exposed to the disease. One OF
these boys, resident of Jacksonville,
became Ill after reaching his home.
The school roster was requested by
DR.. c. St Clair Drake, secretary OF
the board, and it is hoped measures
can be taken which will prevent the
spread Of the fever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
OLD LOVERS LIVE
ANOENDWARFARE

flndlay. Ohio, Feb. 10.-Just before
Mss Ada Warner. Al years, was TO
nave been placed on trial today on a
,0arge Of shooting Norris H. Powell.
1 1asl November, it was announced that
e charge had been dropped by Pow
" On condition that Miss Warner
uop her breach of promise action
ssalnst him for $4,000.
MISS Warner was charged with hav-
oonned mems clothes and entered
.'"eiIs home, where he lived alone,
smanding that he marry her. When
hin.
MSS Warner was found an hour lat
at her own home a mile away with
ahiie wound In her throat, having
Ueh'iy attempted suicide. Both
,,e near death for weeks.
MSS Warner in her suit against
well charged that he promised to
j ~ her % years ago, that she wait
a. ~ Years for him until his mother
~ and then discovered he had de-
4ea not TO wed her. Powell is 43
Years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
INTERURBAN CARS
TO START MARCH 10

Iowa City, Ia, Feb. 10.-First cleo
trio interurban traction service be-
tween this city and Musicatine will
begin over the new Muscatine and
Iowa City Interurban Railway COM
pany's tracks on March 10, according
to announcement today by S. w. Mer-
cier, vice president of the company.
The company has leased the tracks
of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad company west of Muscatine
and approval of the lease by the dis
trict court is the only obstacle pre-
venting immediate service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
BANK ROBBERS
TRIAL IS OPENED

Chicago, Feb. 10.-Trial of the four
who were indicted on charges of hav-
ing robbed the Washington Park Ma
tional bank of $4,000 Jan. q, was be-
gun today.
The principal witness against the
four, Alex Brodie, Charles and Harry
Kramer and Harry Fein, is Eddie
Mack. who confessed that he was one
Of the men who robbed the bank.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
THE WAR TODAY

Signs that military operation
of Importance may be impending
in the Balkans are furnished by
the Bulgarian government organ at
Sofia, which asserts the right Of
Bulgaria to invade Greece for an
attack on the French and British
there. Dispatches announcing
notable concentration of TeutOnic
allied troops and heavy artillery
along the Greek border have been
frequent.
Some movement of moment may
be developing at the northern end
of the Russian lines, where the ar
tillery play is reported as heavy
and continuous, particularly in the
neighbOrhOod of Dyinsk. The
Russians profess confidence in the
security of their line there despite
the German heavy guns. In Galicia
they are on the aggressive and at
one point report crossing the
Dnfester river.
In the west the initiative at
present seems with the Germans
who are hammering on the French
lines and making an occasional
gain, notably near Melville, not far
below the Belgian border and
south of the river SOmme.
Total Prussian losses in the war
are estimated by an Amsterdam
statistician at 2,377,37S.
The bOmbardment of Smyrna on
the Asia Minor coast by squad
ron of French aerOplanes is re-
ported from Athens.
Two German Seaplanes yester-
day dropped bombs in Kent coun-
ty, southeast England, iniuring two
women and a child.
On the western battle front, be.
tween Lens and Arras, the French
and Germans are engaged in q Sc
we're combat. Berlin reports the
capture of French positions over a
length of 500 yards near the town
of Vimy. Paris admits that the
Germans secured a foOthold in
part of French trench but says
they were driven out by hand
grenade attacks. Paris also
claims that French batteries have
badly damaged German organiza-
lions in the forest of ApremOnt,
southeast of st. Mihiel.
Bombardments of great intens-
ity are in progress In the district
around Riga on the Russian front.
German reports say Russian in.
fantry attack in that region was
repulsed.
An official statement from Rome
says that artillery actions on the
whole Italian-Austro front are
most intense.
No news Of the Belgian front or
In Asia, where the Russians and
British at various points are en-.
gagged with the Turks, has come
through.
The steamship 0rissa, which in
some quarters are believed to have
been sunk or captured by a Ger
man commerce raider, has put into
st. Nazaire, France, according to a
London dispatch to the New York
Times. The vessel struck a rock
but no lives we're lost, the dispatch
says.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
St. Louis Men Ask New Rates.

Washington, Feb. 10.-Arguments
were heard today before the interstate
commerce commission on the COM
plant of the Business Mems league of
st. Louis that passenger and freight
rates inbound and outbound between
st. Louis and points in Illinois are dis
criminatory against that city, compar-
ed to the rates from Chicago and other
points in Illinois. The Santa Fe and
other roads are defendants and the
commission has been asked to pre-
scribe new rates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10

ASOUTHERN TOUR

Washington, Feb. 10. - President
Wilson has given up the idea of max
ing an extended southern trip to speak
for preparedness. He told senators
and representatives today that he
might later make few speeches but
at present would not make another
trip.
The president has concluded that he
is needed in Washington to keep in
touch with the army and navy bills and
other legislation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
WINS $4,000 SUIT
AGAINST RAILROAD

Decatur, Ill, Feb. 10.-In a verdict
returned today the jury in the case of
Mrs. Ada B. Walton VS.. the Wabash
railroad, suit for damages for death
Of her husband, awarded $4,000 to the
widow. Walton, who was a Wabash
f1aguan, was killed in the yards at st.
Louis recently. The verdict was the
heaviest ever returned against a rail-
road in similar case in this part Of
the case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
Wife Of e. S. Official Dead.

Washington, Feb. 10.-Mrs. Joseph
E. Kuhn, wife of Colonel Kuhn, Amer
lean military attache at Berlin, died
last night at the home of Secretary
Garrison after a stroke of apoplexy.
Mrs. Kuhn had been in the receiving
line at a reception with Mrs. Garri-
son. She was suddenly taken Ill and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.

SENATE.
Met in executive session to con.
slider Nicaraguan treaty.
Subcommittee continued hear.
ing in nomination of Louis d.
Brandeis for supreme court.
HOUSE.
Naval and military committees
heard witnesses ON national de.
Tense.
Hearings on the administration
shipping bill we're begun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till Z P. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.
and Vicinity.

Mostly cloudy and probably unset
tied tonight and Friday; not much
change in temperature, with the low
est tonight about 10 to Is degrees
above zero.
Temperature at z a. m, Is. Highest
yesterday, "a. Lowest last night. 10.
Velocity Of wind at a. m, miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at p. M, "a; at
a. m, 70; at p m today, ~.
Stage of water, 11.3; fall of lin
last "a hours.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
TAKES UP DUTIES
As ARCHBISHOP

Chicago, Feb. 10. - Archbishop
george ". Mundelein today took up
actively his duties as archbishop of
the Chicago diocese.
The appointment of Monsignor NJ. ].
rNzslmmons as vicar general of the
Vhlcago diocese was the first
ullclal act Of the new archbishop.
aonsignor Fitzsimmons was acting
aead OF the diocese since the
ueath of Archbishop Quigley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
Leonard Outclasses Bloom.

Boston, Feb. 10.-Benny Leonard,
New York lightweight, was creditd
with knockout over Phil Bloom in
the eighth round of their scheduled
12-round bout Tuesday night. AL
though Bloom was not out when Ref
cree Donahue stopped the fight, he was
hopelessly outclassed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
Latest Bulletins

Ell Paso, Texas, Feb. 10.-Official
REPORTS from western Chihuahua
today stated that General Fran
cisco Villa is west of the Santa
Clara ranch travelling between
Santa Ana and Las Cruces. 1t was
stated that band of his men at
tackled and burned ranch houses
Yesterday at San Juan, near the
Hearst property at Brobricora-
Berlin. Feb. 10, fby wireless to
SayyilIe, n. Y.)-The Cologne Ga
zette publishes a report that on
the occasion of the last Zeppelin
raid over England, the cruiser Car
cline and the destroyers Eden and
Mich were sunk.
Washington, Feb. 10.-Alexan.
der I. Vogelsang of San Francisco
was nominated by President Will
son today as solicitor of the de-
partment of the interior, succeed
ing Preston C. West of Oklahoma.
London, Feb. 10, 01:45 a. M
The Swedish steamship Texas,
New Orleans for GOtheDburg,
which on Tuesday reported that
her cargo of cotton was on fire,
arrived at Queenstown today.
Shanghai, Feb. 1O-Luchow in
the southern part of Sze-Chuen
province has been captured by the
Yunnan revolutonists according
to word received here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
Untitled Tonnage 7,922,767 Tons.

New York, Feb. 10.-The untitled
orders of the United States Steel cor
poration on Jan. 81 amounted to 1922
767 tons, according to the monthly
statement issued today. This is an in
crease of 1854 tons over December.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10

Annotated Press
Leased Wire Report
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-22
NE VS. Of CLASH
STARTS SELLING
Slight Losses Are Noted While
Stocks Are Disposed of
by Many Dealers.

International News Service
NEW YORK. June 22.-The news
Of the clash between American and
Mexican troops published this morn
ing. induced general selling from
many quarters at the opening OF the
stock market today. Losses Of =
point or more were recorded in the
first few minutes with the sharpest
declines in stocks which are not di-
rectly influenced by the Mexican de-
Velopments. In fact, Mexican Pc
troleum, after declining a TO S6@,
rose to s7L. American Smelling
Welded only u TO 92Sa. and Southern
Pacific p to e6A. Greene Cananea
v as exceptionally weak and declined
IL to 4012.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-22
JUDGE HAS LITTLE
MERCY ON BREDIN

John r. Bredin, arose in the city
court room Thursday morning in
answer to the response of City
Judge Herbert ID. Warner as to
whether he was guilty of an intoxi-
cation charge. Bredin mumbled
that Re was guilty.
May you have mercy on a poor
widows son., said Bredin. in a
dramatic voice.
III have mercy" responded
Judge Warner. 800 fine and costs.
and thirty days in the penal farm"
Bredin had nothing TO say as ne
left the court room other than a sar-
castle thank you
John Reeves got a thirty days
penal farm sentence with u 500 fine
and costs for intoXicatiOn. This is
Reeves second trip to Putnamville.
Frank Arndt ami Henry Scholtz had
SIS cash bonds put up for intOxica-
ton charges forfeited Thursday
morning when they failed to put in
an appearance. l.. Crumpacker was
given the usual fl ne for intoxication.
while ]. +. Berry received 81 and
costs for trespas sing. F. j. Pykes
and Tony Bannan each were fined
for being drunk.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-22
TO GO TO CONVENTION
Frank W. Bailey Will Lead Order
of Owls From Here.

Frank w. Bailey, supreme treas
urer OF the order OF owls, Will
leave South Bend July l in charge
of a party OF owls who are TO gather
here from the western and central
states The party Will 90 from
South Bend TO Montreal, Canada,
where on Sunday night, July 2nd,
they will attend a Convention of
owls of the Dominion of Canada,
that is TO be held in Montreal. At
ter the Montreal meeting. the Bailey
party, joined by Canadian represen-
tatiyes, Will proceed 10 Bethel,
Vermont, where they viii meet rep
resentatiVes OF the New England
states and the southern states of the
owls and proceed TO Gaysville, Yer
mont, where, on July 4th, they will
dedicate the four thousand acre
hunting and recreation reservation
purchased by the order of owls and
being controlled by the order for the
beneiit of its members.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-22
MISTAKE IN NAMES
Harvey Freehafcr VIII be Boz, Cop
FOR Elks' Picnic.

Through an error in one of the
hrst announcements the name OK
Harvey Rostiser was given as the
boss cop for the Elks' picnic This
name should have been Harvey
Freehafer. Mr.. Freehafer has been
the head Of this committee for sew
eral years. and even though his en-
tire police force including himself,
were thrown in the lake last year,
he still intends % hold down the job.
The eats committee. of which
Fritz Drechsel is the head, says that
this years menu will surpass any
thing ever before in the history OF
the Elks' picnic. and when Fritz says
this we know il is so.
If you have not called Frank Sib-
ley at Bell phone or Home phone
5OOS. and told him about your auto
mobile, do so at once.
Tickets can be obtained from any
Elk. or by calling the treasurer. D.
c. Flint, Bell phone &c or Home
phone 5066, or the assistant treas
Urer. John Cashier, Bell phone 462,
or Home phone 5462, or Mr.. King
at the Elks' temple.