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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
BATTLE LULL ON FRENCH
FRONT IS BROKEN ONLY BY
INTERMITTENT GUN FIRE
FOURTEEN LABOR
LEADERS GUILTY
Verdict is Returned by Jury Against
All But Three of Seventeen Men
Held in Conspiracy.

Chicago, July 13.-Fourteen of the
II labor leaders who were tried in the
circuit court on charges of conspiracy
TO extort and to destroy property were
found guilty in a verdict returned by
the jury today. The three acquitted
are William CIauss, Thomas Kelly and
John White.
Those whose punishment was fixed
a Imprisonment were: Frank Cur
ran, business agent of the painters
district council No. IA, one year; Hugo
Hahn, business agent of the GLACIERS
union, two years; Frank Nader, bust
ness agent of the fixture hangers
union. three years; Walter E. Staley.
business agent of the GLACIERS union.
two years; Ray Stewart, business
agent Of the wood finishers' union, two
years; Charles Crowley, business
agent of the fixture hangers union,
three years.
Those fined were John F. CIeary,
business agent of the electrical work
ers' union, 81, 900; Isadore Gordon.
former business agent of the painters
district council, $4,000; Harry H
Grass, former business agent of the
painters district council, $4,000;
Charles Hanson, business agent of the
painters union, $1,000; John w. Muir
PHI. former business agent of the cleo
trical workers union. $500: William
+. NestOr former business agent of the
painters district council, $4,000; Mich
Olas Pekelsma, former business agent
of the painters district council, $3.50;
George Tuckbreiter, business agent of
the painters district council, $500.
OF the men acquitted Clauss was
hue 81
union; Kelly was business agent of the
electrical workers union and White a
former business agent of the painters
district council.
The case was given to the jury
shortly before noon yesterday
There originally were 20 defend
ants but the court dismissed the cases
against three. Business men teSti-
fed that a systematic campaign of
window glass breaking was carried on
and that to secure permission for the
resetting of the glass they were com
PEELED to pay sums of money to the
defendants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13

Naval Bill Is
Up toSenate
Until Voted

Washington, July 12.-The naval ap-
preparation bill was taken up by the
senate today to be kept before it until
final vote is taken. The measure, as
reported by the naval committee, sub
stftutes eight capital ships the coming
year for the houses five and specifies
completion of the navy general boards
five year building program within
three years.
AS it passed the house the bin pro-
vides for five battle cruisers and no
battleships and contains no provision
for a building policy extending into
the future. A program of four battle
ships and four battle cruisers for the
coming year and completion of the five
year program of 16 capital ships two
years earlier than intended was de-
Cided on by the senate naval commit
tee after conferences with Secretary
Daniels.
The three year program calls for an
expenditure of 5SS,180,576, of which
$315,836,S43 is appropriated for 1917.
New construction in 1917 would cost
S11O,726,OOO. The house bill called for
a total expenditure of $269, 100000 in
1917.
The general boards program pro-
vides for this construction:
Ten dreadnoughts, -four this year,
Six battle cruisers, flour this year,
Ten scout cruisers, -four this year,
Five fleet submarines, none this
year,
Fifty destroyers, 10 this year,
Fifty-eight coast submarines 60
this year,
Three oil fuel ships, Zone this year,
One repair ship, one hospital ship,
one transport.
Two destroyer tenders, Zone this
year,
One fleet submarine tender.
Two gunboats, Zone this year,
The house bill would bring the total
enlisted strength of the navy up to
$4,000 but the senate committee in
serted a provision to provide for a
peace strength of TATTOO and to give
the president power TO recruit the
navy's full strength to $1,000 in an
emergency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
NEUTRALS HARD HIT
BY FOOD INCREASES

Washington, July 13-War's in
crease of food prices in Europe. as
shown today by the bureau Of labor
statistics, has touched neutrals al
most as heavily as it has the bellig-
erents. The Teutonic countries have
felt the pinch more than have the al
lies
The bureaus statistics give biggest
food price advances in Austria, where
meats are more than 500 per cent
higher than before the war. Beef that
in February, 1914, sold for 6.3 cents a
pound now brings 3S7 cents, meat
prices in Berlin show increases rang
ing from IS to 100 per cent
The British public is paying on an
average So per cent more for its food
than it did two years ago. The great
est increase, 1852 per cent. has been in
sugar; Is per cent in Oleomargarine
In France prices are % per cent above
the pre-waT average, in Italy around
80 per cent Price increase in the
neutral countries are shown to be
highest in Norway where % necessities
are sold at an average of So per cent
more than in 1914. Copenhagen work
men pay "a per cent more for table
articles than two years ago; in Sweden
prices are q per cent higher; in
Switzerland the range is from per
cent to 175-
Food prices in the United States
have been affected but little.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
OUTLAY
of Russians
Puzzles AL

London, July Is, 12:05 p. m.)-Re-
covery of the Russian armies since
their defeats Of last year and the ap-
parently inexhaustible supplies Of guns
and ammunition with which they are
provided continues to be a source of
wonder to military writers. At least
six great armies are engaged against
the Austrians and Germans on Rus
sia's western front All of them are
using great quantities of ammunition.
The forces under Grand Duke Mich
olas in Armenia and Persia have been
fighting vigorously against the Turks
for months. Early this week the grand
duke recaptured Mamakhatum, so miles
west of Erzerum.
Meanwhile the armies directly south
of the Pinsk marshes are fighting a
pitched battle with the AustrO-Ger-
man forces of General Won LinSingen
along the line of the StokhOd river.
The Teutons have brought up very
strong reinforcements in the hope of
retaining possession of Kovel.
North of the Pinsk marshes the
fighting at present is largely with ar
tiIlery. In Galicia the Russian armies
are reforming for continuation of the
offensive
In the west the renewed efforts of
the German crown prince at Verdun
temporarily are taking precedence in
the public mind over the battle of the
Somme The attack just delivered oe-
fore Verdun is the seventh great on
sIaught with dense masses of troops
since the operations begun some five
months ago. The Germans have made
a slight gain but apparently this has
not lessened the confidence of the
French in their ability to hold fast.
They still have three solid lines of de-
Tense.
The British are still engaged in clear
ing the Germans from fortified posi-
tions which must be taken before the
general offensive can be renewed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
PICTURES GIRL AS
A SUICIDE VICTIM
Orpet's Attorney in Talk to Jury Re-
views Threat of Marian Lambert
to Take Her Own Life.

Waukekgan, III, July 13.-Resuming
his argument for the defense today in
the Orpet case. Attorney Ralph F. Pot
ter defended the integrity of his own
witnesses, particularly H. J. Carlin, the
investigator.
Mr.. Potter said that no one could
disbelieve the testimony of Josephine
Davis, the school girl who spent the
night with Marian on Feb. S, the day
before the latters death.
The most important point of Jose
phine's testimony was that Marian was
unhappy and had threatened to commit
suicide If Orpet threw her over for
Celestia Youker.
fact that Orpet made no mention that
Marian had made threats of suicide to
him.
If Orpet had committed murder
don't you think he would have had a
fine line of testimony along this line
TO convince you that she intended self
destruction" asked Mr.. Potter
The state alleged that she made no
preparations which would indicate in
tent to destroy her own life" continued
the lawyer"
Gentlemen, suicides keep their in
tentions secret; they do not talk of
them As readers of the newspapers
you know this.
We know that she thought of death
and that is all that We need to know
more than we know in most cases of
self destruction"
James II. WiIkerson began the last
speech for the defense this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
THE WAR TODAY

The British have regained pos
session of MametZ wood after des-
perate fighting. North of the
SOmme river the British made
some progress in the TroRes wood
and repulsed two attacks by the
Germans who are reported to have
lost heavily.
South of the SOmme the French
and Germans apparently are rest
ing. The bOmbardment of Nerdun
has not been Iessened. The Ger
mans. following up their success
in the region of DamlOup battery
have undertaken a strong offensive
toward Fort SOuVille, a position of
strategic Importance
The Germans have gained
ground at the intersection of
FIeury and Vaux roads.
ON the eastern front there is a
IuII i'm the fighting in the region
of KOyel and in BukoWina and
GaIicia-
The Russians have been success
full in Armenia against the Turks,
having captured Mamakhatum. 80
miles west of the ErZerum, the
objective of the Russian drive in
this direction.
The Italians report gains IN the
Adige valley and the recapture OF
positions on Monte COrnO. The
AustrianS claim the Italians were
repuIsed on Monte RastO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
YOUTH SAVED BY
GIRL COMP ANTON

Chicago, July 13.-Miss Margaret
Ingram, 10, a Chicago settlement
worker, plunged into a swimming
pool and rescued Homer Huntington,
%. from drowning near Desplaines,
Ill, today. The young people were
members of a swimming party organ
lied at the Methodist camp meeting
which is going on at Desplaines.
Huntington dived into the pool and
was stunned when his head struck
the bottom When he failed to ap-
pear, Miss Ingram dived and brought
him to the surface.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
TAkELAST BOX OF
DYES OFF TEUTON
UNDERSEA CRAFT

Baltimore, July Is. - Unloading of
the cargo of the German supersubma-
rine Deutschland was completed early
today and the ships rise revealed that
the estimates of her size have been eX-
aggerated. Instead of being more
than 800 feet long and so feet wide, her
length is not more than $50 feet and
her width is less than % feet. Her
overall draft figured submerged,
shows that she needs at least 80 feet
for complete submergenCe.
During the last hours of the unload
ing, the Tug Thomas F. Timmons
played the strong beams of a powerful
searchlight all about. sweeping the
waters, the shore lines and the
Deutschland's deck. A smaller pow
cred searchlight, which had been set
up on the motor boat Efco, reached
corners that were beyond the Tim
mons light
The crew of the Deutschland decided
to turn over to the Red Cross fund the
$4,000 gift for valor from New
Yorker.
Believes Captain Is His Brother.
New York, July 13-In the belief
that Captain Paul Koenig of the
Deutschland is his brother, George
Koenig, a hotel proprietor of this
go to Baltimore and invite the sub
marine captain to visit him here, and
to be entertained by representatives
of numerous societies of German,
Americans.
George Koenig said he had not seen
his brother since 20 years ago when
the New York man left Hamburg, Ger
many, to seek his fortune in the Unit
ed States. He had had no knowledge
that his brother was in command of
the submarine. Five thousand mem
bers of German societies are prepar-
ing to welcome Captain Koenig if he
is induced to come here.
Who Gets the Dyes Is Puzzle.
Local importers of dyestuffs said to-
day that they have received no mani
tests indicating that the Deutschland
brought consignments to them.
1t was reported that much of the
cargo was consigned to New Jersey
and silk manufacturers but Of
fciaIs of silk mills in Paterson denied
this and said they understood the sub
marines. dyestuffs are consigned to
Count Won Bernstorff, the German am
bassador, and that he will allot the
dyes to different firms.
Confer on Reports.
Washington, July 13.-RepoTts of
customs and navy officers on the char
acter of the German submarine
were the subject of a
long conference at the state depart
nent today between Acting Secretary
Polk and members of the governments
neutrality board The department.
inal decision will be announcde after
cabinet meeting.
Captain Hughes of the navy and
Collector Ryan and Surveyor Steele
If the Baltimore custom house, all of
whom examined the vessels say she is
In unarmed freight carrier.
Government officials generally are
satisfied that no legitimate objection
an be raised against granting all the
privileges of a peaceful merchant craft |
o the Deutschland.
Every precaution is being taken, |
however, particularly in view of rep
made by the British and
French embassies claiming that the
yubmarine is a potential warship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
CLOTHES TORNOFF
BYLICHTNINC BOLT

Muscatine, Iowa, July 12--Stripped
of his clothing by a bolt of lightning.
Harold Hawkins, aged % years, of
Cone. Iowa, was picked up uncon-
scious during a severe electrical storm
yesterday. A bolt of lightning struck
him as he was riding along a coun-
try road on a load of hay. His cloth
ing was torn to shreds and his entire
left side terribly burned. Even his
shoe was removed from his foot He
remains in an unconscious condition
today and little hope is held out for
his recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
Great Armies of France and
Crown Prince Resting
After Grilling.
ACTIVE AT SOUVILLE
German Artillery Keeping
UP Heavy Bombardment
on the Enemy Lines.

Paris, July 13.-There was no in
fantry fighting Of Importance last
night on the Nerdun front or over the
portion OF the Somme front held by the
French. today's official report says. In
termittent artillery engagements oc-
Cured in the Somme sector. In the vi
cinitv of Souville. Chenois and La
Laufee. before Verdun, a heavy bonn
bardment was maintained by the Ger
mans.
In the Champagne the French pen
etrated a salient of the German front
and took prisoners. Two German raids
in the Argonne were stopped by the
French fire.
The statement follows:
There have been intermittent ar
tillery exchanges along the front OF
the river SOmme.
In the Champagne district we have
penetrated a salient of the German
line in the vicinity of Prosnes and
brought back same prisoners.
In the ArgOnne two surprise at
tacks delivered by the enemy on the
northern and eastern portions of the
Bolante salient failed under our fire
At La File Morte we caused the ex-
plosion Of a mine and then occupied
the southern side of the crater
"On the right bank of the river
Meuse there has been no infantry
fighting During the night, however,
there was an intense bOmbardment in
the sectors Of SOuville, ChenOis and La
Laufee
In the Vosges an attack by the
enemy upon one of our trenches south
Of Carspach has been repulsed after
spirited engagement with hand
grenades."
British Report
London, July IL, (3:32 p. m.)-Fight-
ing continues at various points along
the battle front in the region of the
river SOmme in France, but there has
been no change in the situation on any
part of the British line, says an Off
cial statement issued by the British
war department this afternoon. At
tempts of the Germans to raid trenches
west of Wyschaete and south of La
Bassee canal were frustrated.
German Report
Berlin. July 13.-German troops IN
der command Of General Count Won
Bothmer by an encircling counter at
tack have driven back the Russian
forces which had pushed forward in
the region northwest of Buczacz, in
GaliCia. saws the German official state
meut issued today. The Germans took
400 prisoners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
BIC FOREST FIRE
IS THREATENING
WESTERN TOWNS

Guerneville. Cal, July 13.-Forest
fires raging today in a canyon and
over brush covered hills near here
trees and are threatening several
towns and a large number of summer
cottages.
Hundreds of men and boys are fight
ing to prevent the flames reaching
RiOnidO and Guerneville.
j. L. Johnson, postmaster at RionidO
teIegraphed to San Francisco today:
UNLESS we get assistance soon we can
kiss ourselves goodbye"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
ARREST MAN WITH
UNSIGNED NOTES
Money is of Same Series as That
Taken in Virginia RObbery-In-
Yestigating Source.

Denver, Colo, July 13.-W. Edward
Diez. a. Of Atlanta, Ga, is held here
today pending an investigation into the
source Of 81 900 worth Of unsigned
national bank notes, which the police
say be threw away before he was ar
rested. The bills, it is said, were
identified by postoflce inspectors as
part Of a series amounting to 1000
600 stolen from the mails in train
holdup on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road at Central station, Va, Oct S,
1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
Latest Bulletins

New York, July 13-Five per-
sons were killed, one is missing
and at least 30 others were in
iured, many seriously today when
an ammonia tank in a Brooklyn
butcher shop exploded. complete
ly wrecking four story brick
building.
The known dead are: Martin
Schmidt, owner OF the butcher
shop, two clerks, the cashier. who
was woman and delivery boy.
Haskell, n. j., July I3.-FOur
wOrkmen are reported to have
been killed and three injured in
an explosion which wrecked one
of the mills of the Du Pont Smoke
less Powder plant near here today.
Buffalo, n. " July 13-Three
men were killed, six seriously in
jured and several missing as the
result OF the collapse today of one
of the main buildings at the plant
of the Semet SOlyay company on
the Niagara river road. two miles
from the Buffalo city line.
Paris, July l3.-The city and the
province of Madrid were today de-
clared by the government i'm state
of siege on account of the strike of
railway employees, according 10 "a
HaVas dispatch from the Spanish
capital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13

New York, July 13.-The shark,
weighing 800 pounds and IL feet long,
was killed near the mouth of Mattea-
wan creek, New Jersey, and is I'M
doubtedly the same fish which yester-
day invaded the creek and killed two
persons, the weather bureaus inform
ant reported.
Matteawan, n. J., July 13.-Hundreds
of armed men in row boats and launch
es were hunting today for the man
eating shark that yesterday killed a
boy and a man and dangerously in
jured another boy in Matteawan creek
and caused a reign of terror all along
the New Jersey coast.
1t was reported this morning that
another man named Baldwin was at
tackled and killed by shark at Key
port, n. j., at the mouth of the creek.
The body of Lester Stillwell, IL
years old, has not been recovered and
it is believed the shark devoured the
lad.
w. Stanley Fisher, "a years old, who
was attacked by the shark when he
tried to rescue the Stilwell boy, died
upon reaching the shore.
Joseph Ralph Dunn, 10 years cid.
was in a precarious condition in a
New brunswick hospital today Where
it was said his injuries might prove
fatal. The shark scare has virtually
suspended all beach bathing.
The first person who saw the nine
foot shark yesterday was Captain
Thomas B. Cottrell of Keyport, as he
started up the creek about noon. Fifty
or more persons were bathing. Captain
Cottrell hurried up the creek in his
motorboat to warn bathers, most of
whom left the waters Immediately. The
others remained because they did not
believe an attack by a shark probable
16 miles from the open sea.
Four persons now have been killed
by man eating shark and two
manned along the New Jersey coast
during the last 10 days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
TROOPS PREPARE
FOR A LONG STAY

Brownsville, Texas, July 13.-Mem-
bers of the First Illinois cavalry in
camp have about made up their minds
that they are in for a long stay. Even
thought part of the militia should be
ordered home, it is believed that the
cavalry will stay on the border until
order has been restored in Mexico.
All the preparations on the part of
the army are for semi-permanent
camp here. Drills went on in Camp
Parker today in a quagmire. The third
squadron is the only one mounted and
the others were compelled to drag
themselves through the mud.
Horses are arriving at the rate of
almost 100 a day. Officers of Fort
Brown and the cavalry met last night
and formed a polo association, the
first game to be played Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.

Met at 10 a IN.
Began debate on 1915, ZOO, 900
naval bill
Commerce committee democrats
agreed to provision in shipping
bill permitting government ships
to enter cOastwise trade.
HOUSE.
Met at noon.
Considered general dam bin.
Omnibus public building bill
carrying about 81, 100000 COM
pleted in committee
Ways and means committee
fayOrabIy reported bill permitting
expectation OF gin in bond in other
than original packages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
Employment Bureau Shows Growth.

Washington, July 13--Growth Of
the labor departments employment
service is shown in the statement to-
day that the department in May plac-
co u .4J3 persons in employment as
against 1853 the month before. The
bureau has found work for more than
$4,000 persons since il was organized
q year ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
THE WEATHER
Forecast TIL +. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity

Generally fair and continued warm
tonight and Friday
Temperature at a m, 70 Highest
yesterday, So: lowest last night 10 !
a. p. m. today, 81
Velocity of wind at z a. m, three
miles per hour.
Precipitation, OF inch.
Relative humidity at p. m, 90; al
a m, 50, at / p. m. today, 40.
Stage Of water, rs, a rise of L IN
last = hours
n. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
GOVERNOR dunno CALLS
TWO COMPANIES OF SIXTH
REGIMENT TO QUELL RIOT
TWO ARE KILLED
BY SEA MONSTER
Man and Boy Preyed Upon By Shark
Bodies of Both Badly MangIed-
Another Lad Bitten.

New York, July ia monster
shark, whose stomach contained
part of human body, was killed
at KeypOrt, n. J., today, accord
ing to information received at the
weather bureau here from the OBJ
server at Long Branch, n. j.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
To Notify Hughes July 81.

New York, July 13.-The official not
ifcation ceremonies of the nomination
of Charles E. Hughes will be held in
New York July 81 at s p. m. at Car
negie hall, it was announced today.