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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
HUNTING
DARING ROBBERS
Counties Surrounding Detroit Being
Secured for Men Who Escaped
With $4,000 Haul
N Gsasza1es~an2 X
S2 RxtoGRHS1o0

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 5.-Search was
being vigorously prosecuted early to-
day in every county surrounding De-
trOit for the five automobile bandits
who, armed with rifles and automatic
pistols, yesterday afternoon held up
the motor pay car of the Burroughs
Adding Machine company and made off
with between $33 900 and $34 900 af-
ter shooting and slightly wounding
one man.
The robbery, which occurred within
half a block of the Burroughs plant, is
declared to have been the most daring
in the history of Detroit.
Before the occupants of the paycar,
a number of guards in a car following
and the bandits themselves, realized
what was happening, the robbers had
| transferred five cash bags into another
machine and were out Of sight. Hun
dreds of persons who saw the holdup
thought they were witnessing the
scenario of a photoplay.
Nine automobiles filled with Detroit
policemen and two loaded with deputy
sheriffs in command of Sheriff Oakman
of Wayne county, took up the chase a
short time after the holdup. At latest
reports all were still securing the
surrounding country.
At noon today the search had been
extended to all points within a hun
dred mile radius of Detroit.
The police declare one Of the theo-
rieS they are working on is that the
daring holdup was an inside job"
Officers of the company, however,
repudiate any intimation that any of
their employees possibly was involved.
The condition of Rudolph Cooper, a
Burroughs guard, the only person in
jured as a result of the holdup, today
was declared to be improving.
Lansing, Mich. Aug. 5.-Four De-
troit men are being held here by the
police in connection with the Bur-
roughs Adding Machine company hold
up in Detroit yesterday. They drove
into Lansing early today in a small
automobile similar to the one used by
the Detroit highwaymen.
Officers from Detroit are on their
way here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
TEUT0NS SUFFER A COSTLY Defeat
VIII Frame
Ne1UNote to
MeeicoSoon

Washington, Aug. 5.-The reply to
General Carranza's note regarding the
proposed joint commission to settle
border difficulties will not be formu-
lated until President Wilson returns
Monday from his weekend cruise
down the Potomac. State department
officials said today there would be no
announcement as to the position of
the United States until that time.
1t was indicated that while not en-
tirely satisfactory, General Carranza' s
note is viewed as opening the way for
broadening the scope of discussions by
the commissioners as is desired by the
president and information has reach ed
department officials that the note was
intended to cover that possibility, al
though it does not mention the sug-
gestiOn except by inference Whether
IL Will be regarded as sufficient to war
rant proceeding with the negotiations
without further correspondence will be
determined by President Wilson.
The state department has renewed
It's representations over the imprison-
ment in Mexico City of II. A Dunn an
American electrician, charged with
having sold dynamite to Zapata
bandits.
Some coast resort near Washington
viii be selected, it was believed today,
as meeting place for the Joint MeXi-
can and American commission to set
tie international differences. Acting
Secretary Polk and Mexican Ambassa-
dor ArredondO probably will confer
on this subject soon.
General Carranza's formal an
nOuncement of the appointment of
Mexican cOnferees apparently is con
sidered satisfactory by the state de
partment The next step is the nam
ing of American commissioners.
State department officials hope Gen
eral Carrauza's note does not preclude
extension Of the field of negotiations 10
subjects the United States government
feels should be taken up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
WOULD-BE WRECKER
BEING TAKEN HOME

Chicago Aug 5.-Mrs. Rosia Carbia
left today in charge Of police officers
for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she is
wanted on a charge of attempting to
wreck a train June 7. She was ar
rested IN a west side rooming house,
having disappeared soon after the dis
covery Of a hand car placed on the
Chicago az Northwestern tracks be-
tween Clinton and Boone and the ar
rest Of her husband
The Carbia's I2-year-old son is said
to have confessed overhearing his
father and mother plot TO wreck the
train in revenge for Carbia's discharge
from the railroads employ. W. II.
Cleary, assistant chief of police Of
Cedar Rapids and Policewoman Min
ME Fletcher took Mrs. Carbia away
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
VOTEOF RAIL MEN
FAvORING STRIKE
With Ffve-Sixths of Ballots Counted
Employees Are Said to Stand 80
to 1 for Break.

New York, Aug. 5.-When f1ve-sixths
of the ballots cast by the 100000 en-
ployes of 225 railroad systems through
out the country had been counted to-
day, it was announced that the men
stood 80 to 1 for a strike. Union Off
Gals said the count would be COM
pIeted Monday.
Washington, Aug. 5.-President Will
son and other federal officials kept in
close touch today with the threatened
strike of 100000 railroad employees.
They planned to take no definite ac-
ton, however, until after representa-
tives of the railroads and workmen
confer early next week.
By that time the strike vote will
have been counted. If it is for a walk
out and no agreement can be reached
with the arrangements of the 225 rail-
road systems involved, it is expected
the federal board of mediation and
Cancellation will be called on If every
other method of preventing a break
has been exhausted, it is believed,
President Wilson may make a personal
appeal for a settlement of the differ
enceS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
Car Strikes
Tie UpLi1es
inNeUYork

New York, Aug. 5.-Strikes were in
effect today on virtually every surface
car line in the boroughs of Manhattan,
Queens and the Bronx, involving $500
conductors and motOrmen and affect
ing 100000 persons who daily use
these lines. Indications at 1880 a. m.
were that all the surface car lines in
Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens were
nearly tied up. A few cars, guarded
by policemen, were moved.
The labor leaders asserted that so
per cent of the employees of the New
York Railways company, which oper-
ates the majority of the surface lines
in Manhattan, had voted to strike.
The elevated and subway lines which
were not affected by the strike voted,
were thrOnged Preparations were
made by large business institutions to
convey their employees to and from
work in automobiles and omnibuSes
The street railway lines involved in
cluded the New York Railways COM
pany, the Second avenue line, Third
avenue railway company and two lines
in the Bronx
The strike to enforce demand for
recognition of the union and increased
wages began to take effect on the main
lines of the New York Railways com
pany as early as 10 o'clock last night
when the first meeting of conductors
and motOrmen voted to quit work One
thousand men took a similar vote at a
meeting early this morning Employees
of the Second avenue line, who had
presented no demands to the company,
struck in sympathy. Two hundred en-
ployes of the surface lines in Queens
borough voted to quit early today. The
Brooklyn lines are not involved.
At 8 o'clock this morning officials
of the New York Railways company
said service on all their lines was al
most normal" This was apparent,
for on only a few lines was any delay
in the operation of cars noticed
Many workers on the way to their
place of employment were unaware
that a strike was in progress.
AS the day wore on ii appeared that
the strike was gaining Roadway. In
spector Schmidtberger reported that
in many cases cars that had started
from the barns in the early morning
were Withdrawn before the noon hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
ASKS MUNITIONS
SHIPMENT PROBE
Representative ROdenberg of Illinois
Seeks Inquiry Into Case in Re-
gard to Political Side.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Investigation
of munitions shipments to Mexico,
since they first were prohibited by
President Taft, with particular inquiry
whether any persons connected with
such shipments was a contributor to
political campaign funds was asked in
a resolution introduced in the house
today by Representative Rodenberg of
Illinois, republican.
Introduction of the resolution was a
sequel to Mr. ROdenberg's speech in
the house in which he declared that
Cleveland H. Dodge Of New York was
interested in a munitions factory, that
he was contributor to the democratic
campaign fund and that General Car
rama was permitted to import a mil
lion rounds of small arms ammunI-
ton a day after Mr.. Dodge called on
Secretary Lansing, soon after the at
tack on American troops at Parral-
Mr. Rodenberg expressly stated he
did not know there was any connec-
ton between the things he mentioned
but he wanted to find out.
The resolution was referred to the
foreign affairs committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
ISSUE WARRANTS
TO PREVENT DUEL
Birmingham Official Gets Papers to
Arrest Newspaper EditOrs-Be-
IieVes Clash Impending.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. War
rants for the arrest of Victor w. Han
son, publisher OF the Birmingham
News and l.. w. Barrett, editor Of the
Birmingham Age-Herald were sworn
out today by Arlie Barber commits
sioner of public safety, who alleged he
had reason to believe that the two men
intended to fight duel
The warrants are the outcome Of
controversy between the two papers,
eliminating in the publication of
card in yesterday mornings Age-Her-
aid, signed by w. II. Jeffries, business
manager, which Mr.. Hanson claimed
reflected on his business honor.
Mr. Hanson wired Mr.. Barrett in
Asheyille demanding that he either
disavow or assume personal RESPONSE
bility for the attack. The Age Herald
published the Hanson telegram this
morning together with one from Mr.
Barrett accepting full responsibility
and offering TO meet Mr.. Hanson at
any time after next Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
THE WAR TO-DAY

Verdun is again the center OF the
fighting on the western front, the
battles along the SOmme river
having been halted. The French
have taken the offensive on the
right bank of the Mouse and now
hold ThiaumOnt work and the
greater part Of FleGry, according
To Paris.
The Germans in the StOkhOOd
river region, east of kOYel, have
repuIsed the Russians from
Rudka- Miryanskaia- which is only
10 miles from KOVel, the Russian
objective.
The Russian general Sarakhoff
continues to advance south OF
Brody and toward Lemberg.
British naval aerOpIanes have
dropped bombs on German mill
tary establishments near Client,
Belgium. London asserts that
considerable damage was done.
Renewing their powerful attack
along the Somme front In north
ern France, the British have cap
fured the main second line de-
fensiYe system of the Germans
along a front OF mort tiisAh "a AhAAS
north OF POZieres, LsndOn an
nounces Otday. The advance, ii
maintained, will effect a material
STRENGTHENING out OF the line be-
tween Pozferes and ThiepTaL
At Verdun. the French Often
siYp is successfully WithstaDding
German counter attacks, Paris de-
cIares. The important Thianm0nt
work is now firmly in French pos
session according TO the Official
bulletin
In FIeury, three miles north Of
Yerdun. the battle is still raging.
ON the eastern FIR mt the Rus
slams are continuing their drive at
K0YeI and Lemberg StubbornIy
resisted by General Won Linsin-
gen on the StOkhOd before Novel,
where they are fighting to break
through at point less than twenty
miles from this imp0T ant railroad
center. they are haFir Z more sue
cess in northern Gallo ill.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
DOES NOT BLAME
FORD FOR BREAK
Madame SchWimmer, Noted PacificiSt,
Defines Differences Between Her
and Detroit Manufacturer.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Rosika Schwim-
mer. the Hungarian pacifcist, in a
statement published here today, de-
fined the differences between herself
and Henry Ford of Detroit.
Mr.. Ford and l always had been on
good terms since the break in the
peace party. He was supporting a
theoretical party which believed more
in studying the situation and letting
the belligerents come to terms, while
the party l belong to believes in action
Il have been working constantly for
peace since the war began. We have
been working in Europe; l came to
America to make a report to Mr.. Ford
OF what we had done. He was the
founder Of our party and thought
that as he was not meeting with great
success my report might encourage
him"
Madame Schwimmer blamed the
Ford secretaries for her recent failure
TO obtain an interview with the Detroit
manufacturer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
4OCASESOF BABY
PLAGUE IN IOWA
InfantiIe Paralysis Gaining Headway
Throughout State According to
Statement Issued.

Des Noines, Iowa, Aug. 5. - Forty
eases Of infantile paralysis have been
reported in Iowa, according TO state
ment today by the state health com
missioner. -Four new cases have been
reported in the last three days, one at
Wesley, Fairbanks, Waterloo and
Owen
Bulletins giving details Of treatment
and preventive measures are being
sent out daily by the health commits
sion in an effort 10 check spread OF the
disease
III was said that Of eight cases re-
ported at Mason City two have recoV-
cred
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
Illinois Senator Makes Hot
Reply to Speech of
@. o. P. Nominee.
PARTY HELD TO BLAME
Charges Republican Conven-
ton Responsible for the
Carrizal Murders.

Washington. Aug. 5.-Senator Lewis,
ne democratic whip, spoke in the SEN
ate today in reply 10 the attack upon
the administration made by Charles E
Hughes IN his speech accepting the re-
publican presidential nomination. Re
publican structures upon the admins
tration's Mexican policy, Senator
Lewis denounced as Unreasonable" He
charged that the clause of the repub-
Hcan platform regulating interfer-
ence in the internal affairs of Mexico
was responsible for the massacre Of
the troops at CarriZaL
Laws CarrizaI Attack to G. O. T.
''Not until the captains Of the repub-
Hcan party shot at the president OF
the United States. did the Mexican out
laws shoot at the soldiers of the Amer
lean president" he said. The plat
form declaration, Senator Lewis char
acterized as a summons TO CaTranza
and villa To revenge the entrance Of
American soldiers into Mexico and the
Interference of America in her internal
affairs"
1T was the republican convention"
said Mr.. Lewis, which slew the SOL
diers at Carrizal." and he assailed eff
forts OF the republican leaders to
make Mexico the issue, without re-
gard to facts. equity or justice"
Hold Country to RidicuIe----~-,
Revolt against the government at
Washington as to MeXico-that is the
issue-Senator Lewis declared.
"DenounCe the president as to Mex
ico-for that is the issue he cOn.in-
ued Make contemplate your own
country before the world whenever
you cantor that is the issue HUI
n h. f,.C1T
ing his country and his president up
before the world as unworthy the sup
port of his countrymen or the respect
Of foreigners.
Scores Hughes and Party.
AT last the army is summoned. The
mercenary-the concessionaire, who
polIutes the government in power to
wrest the rights from the defenseless
and the weak. The European bond
holder demanding Of the sovereign
United States that she shall send her
sons to die that their blood may give
value to that whose creation was born
Of robbery and whose existence IS be-
ing maintained by fraud. The mining
buccaneers of the mountains, the
land pirates of the plains, pillagerS OF
the peon, OppresSOrs OF liberty, de-
spoilers of homes, murderers OF JUS
lice. come all OF you, at last JneFe IS
found for you house in which you
are worshipped as gods and at whose
affairs the innocents are to be sacrificed
for YOU TO make an election holiday.
This procession of blood-tarnished
votaries, headed now by the newly an
nointed chief Of this political HER
archy. the nominee of a republican
convention for president of the United
States, Charles Evans Hughes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
VILLA SUICIDES,
PAPER ASSERTS

FL PasO. Texas, Ang 5-Francisco
villa, wounded Ia the right side in a
skirmish with the troops OF General
Matias Ramos at hacienda San Juan.
Durango, July Is. ordered his men 70
scatter to save themselves and then
committed suicide. after he had been
pursued into the nearby foothills. at,-
cording 10 story printed in La Rad
ical. a newspaper of Torreon. July ~,
a copy OF which reached here today.
However. the story was not cred
tied at military headquarters or la
Juarex-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
RUMANIA ANGRY AT
BULGAR VIOLATIONS

Amsterdam, Holland, Aug. 5.-On
drawing the attention of the Bulgarian
government to recent incidents on the
Bulgarian umanian frontier, such as
the recent attempt of Bulgarian sol
diers to seize a Rumanian island in
the Danube, the Rumanian foreign
minister, according to a semi-offi cial
telegram received here today from
Bucharest, said the incidents were too
frequent and in accordance with the
good relations between the two coun-
tries"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.

SENATE.
Met at 10 II IN.
Senator Lewis arraigned the re-
publican party on the Mexican
issue.
Debate resumed on child labor
bill.
Approved conference report on
military academy bill.
Extended war risk insurance
Law another year.
HOUSE.
Met at noon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
More Belgian Refugees Arrive.

New York, Aug. Fifty Belgians,
mostly women and children, arrived
here today from Rotterdam. They are
on their way TO join relatives IN yarl-
ous parts Of the United States. The
Noordam brought sos passengers. At
EIfrtzwaIl. England. all mail with the
execution of consular pounches, was
removed by British authorities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
Troops of Ottoman Empire
Strike Heavy Blow at
British in Egypt.
ATTACKS ARE FUTILE
London Announcement De
clares Royal Forces Still
Hold Positions.

London, Aug. ), 12:55 p. m.)-
British positions near Roman,
East of Port said, are being at
tackled by $4,000 Turks, the war
office announced today. The Turks
are attacking along a front of sew
Ell to eight miles, the statement
says and have SO far been repulsed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
Attack Expected, Claim.

The Turkish attack on the British
positions in Egypt to the east of the
Suez canal comes as no surprise to
those who are in close touch with the
operations in that part of the world.
General Sir Archibald Murray, who
commands the British army there, has
long realized that the Turks with the
assistance of the Austrians and Ger
mans might make a serious attempt on
the canal even at the hottest period
Of the year.
Austrian and German engineers for
many months have been digging for
water which, close to the Mediterra-
mean coast, exists in many cases at no
considerable depth under the sand, al
though it mostly is too braCkish for
use Of European troops.
The Turks must, therefore, have
made very thorough arrangements for
the storage and transportation of wa
ter, the country being a pure sand des-
ert with small widely scattered oasis
of date palm growing around ancient
wells.
At Romani, where fighting is in
progress, the Turks must bring up
every drop of water from Aughratina,
some 10 miles away.
An official statement issued by the
Turkish war Office on Friday said
Turkish airmen had attacked with ma
chine guns British positions about %
miles east Of the Suez canal.
East of Suez Canal.
Romani, a village near the coast of
the Mediterranean, % miles east of
the Suez canal. It is about 10 miles
northwest of Katia, where several en-
gagements recently have been fought
between the British and Turks.
The announcement says:
The following report timed lilo p.
m. on Aug. 4, has been received from
the general officer commanding in
chief in Egypt:
Since midnight Of Aug. "a Turks,
whose strength is estimated at $4,000,
have been attacking our position near
ROmani, east of Port Said, on front
Of seven to eight miles.
The position at dusk on Aug. 4,
was that their attacks had made no
impression on our fortified position,
while on the southern flank the fight
ing also was going in our favor and
between 400 and 500 prisoners had
been captured there.
" Ships of the royal navy rendered
valuable service from the bay of Tina.
p" Fighting still was in progress
when this report was dispatched. The
temperature during the day reached
100 degrees in the shade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till Z =. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport. Moline
and vicinity

Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday
Not much change in temperature
Highest temperature Sunday VIII be
slightly above 80 degrees.
Highest emperature yesterday - ;
lowest last night, 76; at j. n. today
IS; a ] .. IL. today, S6.
Velocity Of wind 1T Z a. ~, eight
niles an hour.
Humidity at p. m, Is; at a. m,
50; IL I o'clock today, 81
Stage Of water, 81 feet, with no
charge
). 81. SEERIER. Local F'orecaster-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
Latest Bulletins

Greenbay, Wis.,, Aug. 5-WOrd
was received here this afternoon
that two persons were killed and
five in jured, one seriously when
an automobile containing seven
persons was struck by "A kewanee
and Western freight train at Al
gonna, Wis., early this afternoon.
Stockholm. Aug. 5-The Swed-
ish steamer Commerce. 63S tons,
loaded with 2G0 standards of bat
tens consigned to England, was
sunk yesterday oil S0ederhamn
by German submarine. The ship
was carrying no contraband and
the Swedish government Will file IA
protest in Berlin agaist this aud
other recent attacks ON Swedish
ships in the Baltic.
Rome, Aug. 5.-Italian troops
yesterday made "A vigorous attack
on the AustrO- Hungarian positions
east of MonfalcOne ON the Carso
plateau. the Italian war depart
ment announced today. The Ital-
ians took li5 prisoners including
four officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05

German attacks on the French posi-
tions last night were repulsed, says
the French official statement issued
this afternoon, the Germans sustain
ing heavy losses.
A bombardment Of the most violent
character took place over the entire
sector of Thiamont and Fleury The
battle lasted fYofnS9 O'Clock last night
making unsuccessful efforts, the state
ment adds, to drive the French from
Thiamont works.
After spirited engagement in
Fleury the situation is without appre-
ciable change.
The situation in the region of the
river Somme is quiet Four German
aeroplanes were brought down by thaN
French on Friday.
Battle RACES On.
The battle continues to rage north
of Verdun with something of the old.
fury and generally to the advantage
of the French. The French again took
the offensive and again captured the
greater part of Fleury and the great
Thiaumont works. The Thiaumont
work has been so swept by artillery
as to be of little use to the possessors.
French officers point to the fact THAI
efforts of the Germans are now re-
stricted to FIeury-Thiaumont section
as an evidence of the growing weak
ness of the invaders forces in the
Mouse region. The French have sue
ceeded in clearing the approaches To
the Souville and Tavannes forts and
are back within a mile of Fort Douau-
mont, where the most terrific fighting
of the German offensive took place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
Kaiser's Men Driven From
Front of 1000 Yards
Near Somme.
FIGHTING is VIOLENT
French Hold Gains Around
Verdun Repelling Foes
Desperate Attacks.

London, Aug. (2:19 p. ny
The main German second line
system of n front of 1000 yards
north of POzieres on the SOmme
front has been captured by the
British, it was officially announced
by the war office this afternoon.
Berlin, Aug. ), (via London. 4 :31
p. m.)-On the SOmme front in
northern France a continuation of
the engagements with the British
is reported, new battle develop
ing today near POzieres after the
British had been repulsed in fight
ing along a wide front from the
north OF Ovillers for FOurneaux
wood.