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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25
The Theatre
IN THE MOVIES,

lON1GfH.
MaJestic-Frank Mills in The Moral
Fabric and Hank Mann in The Vii
lage Blacksmith" Keystone comedy.
Spencer Square - THE Woman's
Law, with Florence Reed; Ford
Weekly
Black Hawk-Helen Ware in THE
Uplift," and Just Gold"
Best-Jane Gail in plot and Coun-
terplot;;" John Pellets Dream" and
Universal Weekly.
WEDNESDAY.
Spencer Square-"Code of Marcia
Gray with Constance Collier: Bur
ton Holmes Travels.
Majestic-Carlyle Blackwell in THE
Shadow Of Doubt" Hearst Vitagraph
News.
Best-"ln the Night" Girl and the
Game (No. y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25
WAR TO BRING SLATE
BACK TO THE school,

Des Moines' Iowa, April 25.-Tbe
ola.laShioned slate, with its binding of
so1t wood and red Irvine, and the
squeahy slate pencil, will come into
vogue again In Des Moines in the opin-
Ion OF school officials here.
Inc scarcity of paper, due to the
war is making the cost of students
note books prohibitive, school officials
assert while the conflict in Europe
has had no effect on the price of slate
All the news all the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25
FUR IS FLYING IN
AlEDO ASL|QU0R
PROBE CONTINUES
Friends of Men Accused of Bookkeeping
Are Threatening Reprisals on
Mayor Detwiler.
PEACE PROPOSALS ARE SPURNED
Looks Now As If Nothing Short of a
Complete Show Down for All
Concerned viii be Accepted.
Especial to The Argus).

Aledo, Ill, April 25.-"Greatest
bunch Of know nothings l ever
thought existed in any one cOmmuu-
ity,' facetiously remarked one of the
grand jurors at recess today while
enjoying a well earned rest from an
alyzing answers from a large portion
Of eighty or more witnesses who have
been called into the liquor inquiry
relating to the conduct CO the former
Barr & Flake pharmacy which was
put out of business recently ny '-hat
is known in Aledo as the Detwiler
faction, headed by Mayor {. W. bet
wiler. The juror was slyly ing a
hint Of the extent of the evidence that
has thus far been adduced
Harry A. Barr, prominent in society
and among large portion of business
men who form the opposing faction,
and his former clerk, j. Henry
OLeary, are now out on bonds for ap-
pearanCe before Judge Church in
Mercer county court at the May term
to answer charges of alleged sales of
liquor in anti-salOOn territory. States
Attorney John NJ. Wilson says the; :
are 81 counts against each. Tennys
Flake, junior member Of the old firm,
has not been arrested, having been
out of the city for some time.
Mayor Detwiler stated several weeks
ago that the value of the evidence in
these cases would have to be deter
mined later, the inference at that
time being that he did not have a
great deal of faith in his information
The question now is being asked why.
If the Detwiler crowd has sufficient
evidence. is it endeavoring to seek
more through the medium of the
grand jury? And the answer in the
same breath is that substantial evil
dence does not exist against Barr and
OLeary and the grand jury is now be
ing used TO bolster up the case"
Compromises Proposed.
The situation now leads up to i'm
portant-though amusing to those
who know the inside of the fight and
its multiple ramifcations not only in
to the circles of elite society but into
every other phase of political, econ
omical and social welfare of Aledo-
developments Immediately preceding
the casting the dragnet to gather in
the horde of witnesses and rush them
through before they could get organ
lied on a universal "alibi" or could
otherwise escape grand jury investi-
cation. The Detwiler crowd, through
States Attorney John NJ. Wilson, pro-
posed a compromise Saturday to
Homer Dimes, counsel for Barr and
OLeary, Offering to discontinue pur-
suit of the defendants if they would
plead guilty and submit to d fine of
$1,000 each. Dimes refused to treat
with the so-Called drys on such a pro
posal. Later in the day the Detwiler-
ties came back with a much modified
offer of compromise, holding forth a
reduction Of the counts from 81 TO one
and $500 fine in exchange for a plea
OF guilty. This also was spurned and
at this point Dimes countered with
smashing proposal that the Detwiler
belIlgerents withdraw COMPLETELY
from action and clean up the legal lit
ter they had made as they retreated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25

sort of jocular assumption that no.
body of any Importance in Aledo had
| been sighted or overlooked by the
subpoena servers.
A mans profession or his standing
IN the community has not been allow
ed to stand in the way of him being
/ called. There is probably one excep-
. tlon-the ministers of the GOSPEL.
Among those subpoenaed are a for
meT mayor, several bank officials. one
OF whom is connected with the same
institution Of which c. W. Detwiler is
president; business men, physicians
and surgeons, dentists. veterinarians
and down the line to taxi-drivers.
humble walters and poolroom hang
ers-on. Physicians, dentists and vet
erlnarians use alcohol in their prac-
tlce, and so eager is the DetwiIer fac
tlon to make case that these profess
slonai men were scheduled to be eX-
amlned this afternoon to tell whether
or not they ever purchased alcohol at
the Barr and Flake pharmacy.
Beats County Affair.
lhere is no present indication that
the investigation will end TODAY
though witnesses were called for Mon
day and Tuesday, unless some dam
aging evidence is found. 1t appears
that the inquiry will not even be con-
cluded tomorrow, or probably the
next day, if all who have been called
are questioned. OF course, if some
substantial evidence is found before
the list of witnesses is exhausted the
grand jury session could end abruDt-
~ at any time. The anti-DetwiIerjtes
are watching eagerly to see whether
or not all witnesses are used
Aledo people generally are having
more entertainment in gossip over This
analr than they enjoyed taking in the
sights at the last Mercer county fair
and 1t was a hummer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25
BAD GUN CARTRIDGE
SAVES WOMAN'S LIFE

Jefferson. Ia. April 25.-Failure OF
cartridge to explode probably saved
the life Of Mrs. H. \. Eckhart. wife OF
a farmer near here when Charles Van
Pelt, another farmer. went suddenly in
sane, pointed a rifle at Mrs. Echhart
and pulled the trigger.
Van Pelt was overpowersd after a
struggle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25
COLUMBIA.

vaudeville (Davenport). Two per-
formances daily, at 2:45 and 8.15
Three Saturday and Sunday, at 2:45
1880 ard Q o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25
AT THE MOLINE.

Inc musical score Of the dramatic
spectacle, "Everywoman," which Hem
~ W. Savage will disclose at the Mo-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25
EMPIRE.

April 23-30-Jack Bessey Stock
company in popular plays
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25

Shakespearean plays have not gen
orally been considered suitable for the
movies. For one thing costume plays
are seldom popular with movie act
resses. Nevertheless Francis Y. Bush
man is going to do Romeo and Beverly
Bayne will impersonate Juliet in a
Metro production of Romeo and Ju-
liet."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25

collier playing the starring part and
reflects her vast European stage ex-
perience.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25
NEMSNOIES9 @1M(IELAND
S 6vDAISY DEAN ~

Edith Storey, the popular Vitagraph
star, was one of the early birds" of
her profession, having started her ca
reer on the stage at the age of 10 as
an extra with Miss Eleanor Robson in
Audrey" Her dramatic ability was
so marked that she was Immediately
engaged to play a child's part in The
Little Princess and the next year
she played one of the children in
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch
Little Miss Storey remained with this
attraction three seasons. Her next
engagement was with "Rebecca of
Sunnybrook Farm" in which she play
ed a l6-year-old girl. This completed
her actual stage career and for the
past four or five years she has been
seen in Nitagraph productions. She
appears in multiple-reel features and
plays opposite Antonio Moreno the
most of the time. Miss Storey was
born in 1892
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25
Seamless Wilton Velvets,
9x12, S17.S5

This is the lowest price. We
believe, that has ever been put
on rugs Of this quality. The
wool yarns. dyed in fast colors,
are very closely woven and the
designs are strikingly hand
some. Do not pay $500 to
$500 for your new rug until
you have seen this selection at
s17.S5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25

Margery Dale, youngest daughter O,
Alan Dale, well known as a writer on
subjects connected with the stage,
makes her debut as a movie actress
with Nine. Petrova in The Scarlet
Woman"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25

Do you reckon you could jump
across a 41-foot ravine in an automo-
bile? You probably reckon not. This,
however. is the feat that Thomas Chat
terton and Juanita Hanson are said
to have performed in one of the cpl
sodes of picture they were taking
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25
Seeing Selves as Others See Them.

NttlDE serves dS otHPTS see IHpm.
For the first time in the history of
the gilded 400, New Yorks society
folk are seeing themselves as others
see them: on the movie screen. More
than five hundred young people, mem
bers of Gotham's inner circles of DO
lite society, took part in the filming
of The Flame of kapur," a drama
written for the occasion by Miss Grace
r. Henry. a talented member of the
Junior league, which is composed of
500 New York debutantes.
The league was organized Is years
ago by Miss Mary Hartman NOW Mrs.
C. c. Rumsey). daughter of the late
f. H. Hartman. Hitherto its dramat-
ic efforts were confined to the speak
ing stage, but this year it decided to
stage a photoplay. and so skillfully
has this been done that $4,000 has
already been Melted for charity.
Clara kimbaIl Young has made a
great success in pictures. She has
received a proposal of marriage. II
reads: I'm good Baptist, but even
If you are an actress l am willing to
marry you. I get $50 a week. and see
by the papers that you get $4,000. We
could live very comfortably On S2,O22.
If interested, write me and I'll SEND
picture
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-25

You see quality in these rugs
unknown at this price. The
large selection includes small
figures as we'll as Persian de-
signs woven into beautiful
color effects. Yarns all dyed
in fast colors. Surely excep-
tional values at this price.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-09
MethodicaI OfensiUe of
French Nets Them Trench
After Trench on Wide Line
By Assoefated Press

Paris Aug. 8. - General Joffre's
methodical offensive continues relent-
lessly its slow pressure on both
theaters of the western front.
On the right bank of the Meuse
General Neville has extended his of
fensive to the -Chapitre-I -Ie-
Cheners region where he has gained a
local success. In the Fleury -Thiau-
mont zone he is more than holding
his own. In the latter district the
Germans are concentrating all their
efforts and exceptionally strenuous
fighting continued there throughout
the night and day. The Germans sue
ceeded in once more getting a footing
in the Thiaumont work, but all their
efforts to capture the French trenches
on the commanding positions to the
northwest and south proved in vain.
In consequence their position became
untenable and a well-directed counter
attack forced them back, leaving the
French again in possession of the
work
North of the Somme from the river
to where the French line joins the
British, General Joffre, acting in close
relation with General Haig, has made
systematic progress. In the last three
days the French have won trench
after trench along a line four miles in
length and have not pushed forward
their whole line for a distance of half
mile.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-09
5000, 900 Prisoners Are
Confined in Prison Camps;
All Get Good Treatment
By Associated Press

New York. Aug. 9.-More than 81
100000 prisoners, double the number
of men engaged in any previous war
that the world has known, are con-
fined in prison camps of the belliger-
ent nations according to DIR. John r.
Mott, general secretary of the Inter
ational Committee of the Young Mems
Christian Asso ociation, who arrived
here to-day on the Danish steamship
Oscar II, from Copenhagen. DIR. Mott
left here in May for Russia and has
visited the prison camps of near all
the countries at war.
DR.. Mott said that of the prisoners,
Germany has the greatest number, ap-
proXimately 1,750,000. Russia. with
100000 comes next. then Austria
with 100000. followed in order by
France, Italy, Great Britain and Tur-
key Russia's prisoners, he added,
are rapidly increasing. more than
1000 having been added to the
camps since the beginning of the last
Russian drive. In six weeks, DR.. Mott
added. 100000 passed through Kiev.
II found" DR.. Mott said, that re-
ports as to the treatment prisoners
of war were receiving have been
greatly exaggerated. In all of the
countries the prisoners receive virtu-
ally the same food and care that the
armies of respective countries do.
Everything is done for their comfort
and health" 4"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-09

higher and when relative steadiness
was established showed So to 6%
gains as compared with yesterday $
close.
In later dealings the May deliveries
rose to the phenomenal price of $3.50
bushel, an extreme ascent of SK
over yesterdays final figures and 46 q
up as compared with the price at the
corresponding time year ago.
Wildness of buying by wheat trad
ers to-day exceeded any similar dis
play since the outbreak of the Euro
pean war. The majority of specula-
tors here were decidedly incorrect
regarding what the government re-
port would indicate and their beIated
efforts to acquire holdings were made
difficult by like attempts on the part
OF foreigners and by shorts who were
caught by the sudden upward wbirI
or the market. Despite lively profit
taking, the offerings continued made
quate Alarming reports as to a
further spread of black rust in Canada
added to the strength,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-09

London sees in Cadorna's offensive
one of the most significant and en-
couraging signs since the war began.
Not only does it give evidence of the
regularity and the solidarity of the
allies scheduled advance, but it shat
ters all hope of an Austrian offensive
on the Trentino front. 1t is fresh
proof that the initiative has been
wrested definitely from the Teutons
and that the power of the allies
strokes gains daily.
Menace to Trieste
The Italian successes nave created
very serious menace to Trieste and
prepared the way for an invasion of
Austria. In fierce fighting in the last
two days Cadorna's men captured
Monte Sabotino, north or Gorilla and
Monte San Michele, on the Carso
Plateau, lying to the south This
gives them control of the Gorilla
bridgehead, one of the most important
Austrian defenses along the Isonzo.
Against the weakened Isonzo line
Cadorna attacked last Friday. The
first success was won on Sunday,
when, in the Monfalcone zone, south
of Gorilla, the Italians made notable
progress and clinched the hold on the
Carso Plateau. The time had then
come to renew the frontal attack on
Gorilla, aiming the blow at Podgora,
directly west of the stronghold and the
heights guarding it on the flanks.
The battle for these salient points
has been raging for the last two days.
with the Austrian line crumbling
gradually before the unrelenting
blows,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-09
SUPERINTENDENT w. B. M'CALEB
Will Meet Veterans at Lancaster,
Tuesday, August %.

Time - Tuesday, August %.
Place - Rocky Springs Park, Lam
caster.
and basket picnic, of the Philadelphia
Division Veterans Association
There will be no postponement this
time. Everything was arranged yes
terday at a meeting of the executive
committee with Charles T. Jones' who
lis the director general of arrange
ments.
Two special trains will be run from
Harrisburg. One leaving at SIS, and
the other at $40, in the morning.
The second train will go via Columbia.
A third train will leave Philadelphia
at 7.4O, Cars will be waiting at the
Lancaster station to take care of the
picnickers. The cars will be parked
on the right side of the train. 1t is
expected that $500 will attend.
superintendent McCaleb Coming
Superintendent William B. McCaleb
of the Philadelphia division will
be on his vacation at Eaglesmere but
will make the trip to Lancaster to
meet the Vets. He never misses a
gathering of this kind. There will be
other prominent officials present in
cluding General superintendent
George w. Creighton, Superintendent
n. w Smith of the Middle Division
and others.
The Enola band will be a part of
the program. Selections will be play
ed at Harrisburg and Lancaster sta
tions, and a series of concerts will he
given at Rocky Springs Park. The
Philadelphia orchestra will furnish
music for the dancing.
Riddles Get Free Rides
The kiddies will start off the big
bill From 1870 until noon they will
be given free rides on the flying
horses. Starting at IL o'clock the
athletic events will be held. The
Enola band will head the procession
of athletes to the field, leaving the
park at 1915.
The events will include: Potato race
for boys up to 16 years of age: three
legged race for men; bag race for
men; smoking contest for men, and
dressing contest for men. There will
be an intermission of one hour for
luncheon.
In the afternoon the kiddies will
have a peanut scramble. All contest
ants must be five years of age and
under A flag race for little folks
under years of age will follow: and
then will come the girls candle race.
Event No. g. will be an egg race for
women and girls: and the final con-
test will be a shoe shuttle between
women and girls. Two prizes will be
awarded in every event to first and
second winners.
A special feature in the afternoon
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-09
Fire Caused by French
Bombardment Threatens to
Wipe Out Historic Peronne

German Great Headquarters, via
Berlin, Aug. 8, and London, Aug. g.
Since yesterday the famous old
French city of Peronne has been un-
der French artillery fire. resulting in
a great confiagration which threatens
to wipe it out. Already the fine col
lection of paintings of italian and
Flemish masters has been destroyed
by shells which landed squarely in
the city hall where the most valuable
art objects from the Museum had
been housed for protection.
I'm addition to the paintings which
were torn to shreds, the shells de-
stroyed unreplaceable collections of
medieval Germanic silver and semi
precious stonework, Celtic coins dating
from the time of the Roman invasion,
and medallions. Houses in some
streets have been reduced to ashes 1t
is considered doubtful whether
Peronne's celebrated wood houses in
the late Gothic style and the cathedral
of st. John can be saved from the
flames.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-09

Continued From First Page1
yesterday in the August crop report of
the Department of Agriculture was
reported to-day.
Corn has deteriorated steadily in
most sections of the important grow
ing States of Oklahoma, Missouri, Ne
braska, and Kansas, since August l.
Local showers caused some improve
ment in corn in parts of Iowa. Illi-
nois and Tennessee during the week
which ended yesterday, according to
the Weather Bureaus weekly an
nouncement made to-day. The crop,
however,, now is reported in very poor
condition in most sections of the four
first mentioned States.
Damage by rust and blight con-
tinued in the Spring wheat areas, to-
days report said although the spread
of black rust was checked to some ex-
tent in Minnesota by slightly cooler
weather. Rust and blight damage in
North and South Dakota are very eX-
tensiVe and there are many fields that
will not be harvested.
The oats crop was unfavorably af-
fected by high temperatures in the
extreme northern districts during the
week.
White potatoes were damaged by
the hot dry weather in nearly all
central districts and by high tempera-
ture. in the northern part of the coun-
try.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-09
MOCERS PREPARE
FOR BIG OUTING
Have Lively Program For To-
morrow's Picnic at Hershey;
Hold Big Auto Parade

Thousands of people lined the
streets last evening to see the big
booster parade" of more than one
hundred automobiles carrying 500
Harrisburg grocers and their friends.
The parade marked the completion
of final plans for the ninth annual
NGrocers' picnic, to be held at Hershey
Park tomorrow. Illuminated floats,
and decorated autos and delivery
trucks made the parade attractive.
Tomorrow morning special trains
Will leave at o'clock and in the af-
ternoon at 1 o'clock for Hershey Park
Returning the trains leave the park
at 7.30 and 10 o'clock.
The program of the day includes a
ball game at 8 o'clock between the
ing events at 10 o'clock on the ball
grounds. Dinner will be served at
noon, with a free performance at 100
o'clock in the Park Theater. This
program includes music by the Munic-
tpal band, The Rays; Charles Thomp-
son, international comedy juggler;
Tirolo and Bennett. musical artists;
Ross and Stuart. vaudeville: Charles
Carlos & Co., with Jess willard" the
bucking mule.
At 4 o'clock the Municipal Band
will give a concert and at 6.30 o'clock
the Hershey Band will play. Sporting
events include: 100-yard race for
y
race for married women; ladies' egg
race; 100-yard race for men; fat
mems race; quarter mile for grocers'
clerks: quarter-mile for grocers un-
der 80 years; quarter-mile race for
grocers over 35 years; tug-of-war for
ladies; running jump for men; run
ming jump for women; running jump
for boys under IL; running jump for
girls under 12: 100-yard shoe race,
free-for-all; salesmen's race; hobble
skirt race for women: dressing race
for men; marble hunt for children
three-legged race for all; candle race
for women; running race for girls
under 10; running race for bathers;
tug of-war for men bathers; ladies'
race free-for-all so yards
Judges of all events are: Augustus
II. kreidler, c. B. Shammo, NJ A.
Morrison, J. S. Miller, H. E. Crown
shield, F. G. Martin. George E. Run
kle, A. P. Kitchen, w. M. Runkle. ].
A. Orr, Sam T. Kinsinger, E. L. Mar
zolf, F. F. Forester. c. w. Fisher. H.
H. Bower, c. F. Motter, L. G. Orr,
starter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-09
Chicago Wheat Shoots
8 Cents a Bushel Upward
on Report of Crop Damage
BY Associated Prcss

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Wheat prices
shot upward eight cents bushel to-
day at the opening of the wheat mar
ket. The December option touched
$1.45 on first trading as against 81 81
at yesterdays finish. Sensational crop
damage confirmed by the government
report was the cause of the extra
ordinary advance.
So much excitement ruled in the pit
that transactions in many cases
jumped three cents. The initial range
on December varied from S142 to
S1.45.
Jumps in the value of other options
than December, although radical were
not quite so severe. Taken as a whole,
the market opened five to eight cents
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-09

as false as to facts and of misleading
substance" in kilograms sent by Ad-
ministration officials last night after a
long discussion of the subject by Pres
ident Wilson and his cabinet. The
charges related to changes in the coast
and geodetic survey and the census
bureau.
Secretary Redfield. in Binghamton.
n. Y, telegraphed to Secretary to the
President Tumulty denying the charges
made by Mr.. Hughes. and later sent q
similar telegram to Mr.. Hughes. Ed
win F. Sweet, acting Secretary of Com
merce in Mr.. Redfeld's absence, also
tailed refutation of the charges.
Mr.. Hughest cited the retirement of
E. Dana Durand as director of the cen
sus and the appointment of William j.
Harris in his place, and the replace
ment of o. H. Tittman as head of the
coast and geodetic survey by DR.. e. Les-
ter Jones'