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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
TAKES 5000 DOCTORS
TO EXAMINE KIDS

Chicago, Sept. 5. - Five thousand
physicians were busy examining $780,,
coo children expected to enroll in Chi
cago's public and parochial schools,
which opened today. Because of in
fantile paralysis, all were obliged TO
present a certificate of health.4,..--
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
Bouquet for
DeadAirn1un
Gift of Foe

Berlin, Sept. (via London, HOP a.
m.)-Professor Siebert, several years
United States, was killed recently in
an areial action over the western
front. The following day the Belgian
victor dropped a bouquet of roses for
the funeral with the inscription: "A
Belgian aviator's homage TO foe de-
feated in aerial battle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
CHICAGO PROFESSOR
EXPIRES ON TRAIN

Chicago, Sept. 5.-Henry Varman
Freeman, for II years judge of the su-
perior and appellate courts of Chicago,
died today on q train bringing him
from his summer home in Harbor
Springs, Mich.
He was professor of law at the Uni
versitv of Chicago and author of sew
eraI books. He was "A years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
FRENCH BANQUET
YANKEE VISITORS

Bordeaux, Sept. 5.-The American
industrial commission which is max
ing a scientific study of industrial con-
ditions in France in behalf of Ameri-
can exporters, last night attended
banquet given by the chamber of COM
merce to Minister CASTOR Doumergue.
During the day the commission made
a tour of a portion of the dock, partic-
ularly the river basin. The commits
sion will leave for Paris Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
Great Struggle for Victory
on the Somme Raging
Again Today.
BERLIN ADMITS LOSS
Germans Launch Counter
Attack to Regain Ground
but Are Repulsed.

Berlin, Sept. ). (via London, 5:55
p. m.)-The great battle on the
SOmme front in France, says the
official statement issued by the
German army headquarters today,
continues. South of the river the
Germans are defending themselves
on a front Is miles wide which the
entente allies are stOrming. The
loss of the village of Chilly by the
Germans is conceded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
TRAIN KILLS YOUTH
NEAR DANVILLE, ILL.

Danville. Ill. Sept 5.-The body OF
a young man OF IS. killed at Ridgefarm,
near here, yesterday by a train on the
Glover Leaf railroad, has been identl-
fed as that of Ora Minnich OF New
Goshen, Ind. The boy left homo six
weeks ago and the FIRST word his IA
Their, a wealthy farmer, heard OF him
was that he had been killed near DAN
Vile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
On Good Shin MayfJower.

New York, Sept. 5.-The Mexican and
American joint commission which will
undertake to settle international diff
culties left on the presidential yacht
Mayfiower today for New London,
Conn. There the first conferences will
be held tomorrow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
Glass Strike Ended.

Alton, III, Sept. b.-Striking ma
chine operators at the plant Of the ILL.,
nois Glass company returned TO work
today. The wage dispute will be ar
bitrated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till Z. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island. Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity

Probably local thunder showers this
afternoon or tonight; cooler tonight.
Wednesday partly cloudy.
Temperature at a. m. rs. Highest
yesterday So Lowest last night IA
Velocity of wind at a. m. miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at D.. N. 60, at
a. m. rs. at l p. m. AZ.
Stage of water SO. a rise OF L in
last 20 hours.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05

Berlin, Sept. 8, (vfa London, 8 p.
m.)-The German and Bulgarian
army which IL invading eastern
Rumania has carried by storm the
fortified advanced positions mt the
bridgehead Of Tutrakan, the war
office announced today. The Bull
garians have taken the town OF
DObric.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05

In the direction OF Vladimir-Volyn-
ski on the upper Sereth, Volhynia.
Russian troops in battle lasting from
Thursday to Saturday captured lis
Teuton officers and 4.514 men. They
also took six cannon. 35 machine guns
and four mine throwers. This infor-
nation was contained in the Russian
official statement issued today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-05

Administration leaders said late to-
GAY that Senators LaF'ollette, repubH-
an, and Reed, democrat, had forced
sim TO abandon hope of passing the
webb bill 10 permit American cOllec-
i've agencies in foreign countries.
senator LaFollette gave notice he
would flibuster the bill to death
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
Denounce Warfare
by the Submarines
Countrys Leading Jurists Before Society of In
ternational Law

Washington, April 2s.-Submarine war.
rare upon commerce was denounced by
an array of prominent jurists today be.
fore the American Society of Information.
al Law, of which Elihu Root is president
concluding two-day program of I'd.
dresses on questions relating to the Eu.
/ ropean war, most of the speakers earn.
estly favored restraining the use of the
submarine and other new war agencies
to established legal bounds rather than
modification of the international code in
their favor.
Authorities Win
Professor Amos S. Hershey of Indiana
university and Everett P. Wheeler Of
New York. an authority on admiralty
law. advocated for making of an inter.
national high court.
Prof. James S. Reeves of the Univer.
sity Of Michigan declared it was outside
the bounds of possibility that an Ameri-
can submarine would ever sink an enc
my Lusitania. Criticizing the admins
tration for an alleged change of front
regarding armed merchantmen questions
he said:
SiSlI anu search Is a TlSnt due all
merchantmen. Unfortunately the Unit.
ed States in it's note last July said sub
marines apparently could operate in ex-
ercise Of that duty, although previously
this government had insisted they could
not be used as commerce destroyers.
regard that as a most unfortunate change
Of position. Another most unfortunate
admission was in the armed merchant
men memorandum published a few days
ago that submarines need not visit and
search If the object is known to be enemy
property. This comedies deplorable prac-
tice and is an abandonment of the rigid
maintenance of the duty to visit and
search
Prof F. Geiser Of Oberlin Univer-
sity, while declaring his support of
President Wilson in the present con-
troversy with Germany, suggested that
ancient international rules restricting
submarines should be extended.
Can you expect a nation fighting
for its very existence. to have the
CONTINUED on Page @coIump y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
Ashurst's Interview

Discussion was precipitated when
Senator Sutherland. Republican
member of the committee, read to the
Senate an interview published yes
terday quoting Senator Ashurst as
charging that Republican members of
the judiciary committee We're filibus-
tering in order to delay a vote on the
nomination until after the national
stood steadfastly by the quoted state
ment during the heated argument
which followed. Assured by fellow
Democrats on the committee that
there was no such filibuster. he with
drew the charge at the suggestion of
Senator Brandegee after he had de-
nounced executive sessions and
charged the Republicans were an
gered over the nomination of Mr..
Brandeis because he was a champion
of the masses. Tonight it generally
was believed that the debate would
serve to bring the committee to a vote
in few days. Senators who took part
in the discussion were members of the
committee.
Senator sutherland took Senator
ASHuTSl 10 TASK, DOln LOT revealing 10
newspaper men what had taken place
yesterday in the judiciary committee
and for saying that the Republican
members were 'filibusterng.
Mr.. Ashurst responded that he was
Lnot like. some public men who would
shift responsibility for what they said
to newspaper men to the correspond
ent but that he had not said anything
about what had transpired in the COM
mittee room.
"Newspapermen did ask me if |
thought the Republican members were
filibustering against the confirmation
and l said l did," declared the Arizona
senator. Il said it and I would like to
see the color of the hair Of the man
who can imprison my thoughts"
Senator Sutherland replied that if
Senator Ashurst had been as faithful
in attending the meetings as Repub-
licans and Democrats he would not
make such a remark and Senator
Clark Of Wyoming also said the inter-
view stated far from the truth.
Il am not one of those senators who
pretend to deliberate after their minds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29

are made up" continued Senator Ash
urst.
Il can we'll imagine the consterna-
ton of Republican senators when the
nomination of Mr.. Brandeis came to
this Senate. Had he been a man who
spent his life in steering corporations
around the law they would have been
fighting for his confirmation; but hav-
ing spent his life in fighting for the
poor people of the land casusistry n
reSorted to-"
He added that the desperation of Re-
publicans was shown by the fact that
they now are reaching out to take
man off the supreme court and to drag
him into the mire of politics in an en-
deavor to defeat Woodrow Wilson for
the presidency"
Cummins' Answer
Does the senator know" asked Sem
ator Cummins, that three-fourths Of
the time spent in consideration Of the
Brandeis nomination has been consum-
ed by Democratic members Of the COM
mittee. If there is any filibuster, 1t has
been a Democratic filibuster. The Re-
publican members of the judiciary COM
mittee have been ready to vote on the
Brandeis nomination ever since the re-
port came from the subcommittee, and
we have offered over and over again %
vote on it. II a vote had been taken
it probably would have resulted in an
unfavorable report insofar as Mr.. Bran
deis is concerned"
Senator Works, another Republican
member of the committee also criticized
Kong Ach ~
the Republican members and drew an
other reply from the Arizona senator.
who said, Until you vote to confirm
Mr.. Brandeis l will continue to believe
that the Republicans are trying to make
political fight over the controversy.
Senator Overman, majority member
of the committee, denied that there had
been any f1libustering and confirmed
Senator CumminS' statement that delay
had been caused by Democratic sena
tors Senator Hoke Smith also a DEM
ocratic member agreed that this was
true.
THE Democrats have caused delay"
said the Georgia senator. There never
has been g. time when Mr.. Brandeis
could have got favorable report from
the committee. For myself 1 am per-
fectly ready to admit that there never
has been time when I was ready to
report out favorably to Mr. Brandeis.
regret very much that the senator
from Arizona has been detained and has
not known what was going on in the
committee"
Senator Borah declared that the task
Of digest1ng the reports of the subcom-
mittee had been an arduous one. IT
must admit he said, that not until
midnight last nigSt had I finished read
ing and studying them.''
Senator Brandegee insisted that none
of the Democratic members Of the COM
mittee had asked for a vote but that
on the other hand, he himself had sug-
gested one when debate was tagging at
recent committee meeting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
ROGERS ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF
PUBLISHERS ASH
Chicago Newspaperman Chosen
at Annual Meeting in
New York

New York, April 2s.--The American
Newspaper Publishers Association at
the close Of it's annual meeting here to-
day elected as president Hopewell L.
Rogers Of the Chicago Daily News.
Other officers elected were: Vice
president, Franklin P. Glass, Birming-
ham, Ala, Daily News; secretary, John
Stewart Bryan. Richmond, Pa, New
Leader (re-elected: treasurer Ed
ward Payson Call, New York Journal
Of Commerce (re-elected).
New directors elected were: Daniel
D. Moore, New Orleans Times Picay-
une, succeeding the late Charles W.
Knapp. and Herbert L. Bridgman,
Brooklyn Standard Union, retiring
president; Charles H. Taylor, Jr., Bos-
ton Globe; Harry Chandler, Los Ange-
les !'iraes, J. F. MacKay. Toronto
G!oba; Jasoja Rrsers, New York Globe;
Ebert II. Es:ker. Cleveland Plain
Dealer, and Hilton U. Brown, Indianap-
oils News, were reelected directors.
Lincoln D. Palmer. New York, was
re- elected manager. ~.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
Quiet on Fronts

Only aerial and artillery activities
mark the progress Of the war on the
European fields. but the British have
met with reverses beth in Egypt and
in Mesopotamia.
In a battle near Quatia, according to
reports from Constantinople a British
forces Of four cavalry squadrons has
been annihilated by the Turks, who
captured 300 prisoners besides infiict-
inc heavy losses,
London announces that an attempt
to relieve the belleagured forces of
Gen. Townsend in Kut-El- Amara
fauled when a vessel loaded with sup
plies grounded in the Tigris river four
miles east Of Kut. The affair, the off.
cial statement says was carried out
with THE utmost gallantry"
Airmen also have been active in the
Asatic field Constantinople claims a
British aeroplane squadron raided Qua
tia after the British defeat and threw
bombs on a hospital.
The Turks attacked from an aero
plane an Entente warship at FL Kan
tara and the docks of Port Said
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29

Operation
of Bombs
Government Ordnance Expert
Keeps Jury and Spectators
Nervous at Fay-SchOlz- Daeche
Trial

New York, April 2S.-The operation
of the mechanism OF the time bomb
alleged to have been invented by
Lieut.. Robert Fay for the purpose Of
destroying at sea munitions ships
leaving this port was illustrated by a
government ordnance expert in the
federal court here today at the trial of
Fay and his alleged co-conspirators,
Walter Scholz and Paul Daeche.
According to- the expert. James e.
Moore, in charge of the guns at Fort
Wadsworth, the Fay bomb was in
geniously wicked" He testified that
he had tested the cohtrivance with
explosives and found that it worked
perfectly.
| The machinery, contained in a met
al box three feet long, was explained
in detail by Moore. The bomb was
exhibited on a table in the center of
the court room and held the interest
of the court and jury. Moore declared
| that the bomb was SO constructed
that it could be set to explode as de-
sired.
Immediately after the demonstra-
ton of the workings of the bomb, a
case containing so sticks of dynamite
was brought into the room for iden-
LITIGATION by Louis G. Fuchs of But
Ter, N. j., as some of the explosive
purchased by other members Of tho
alleged conspiracy for use in the daily
instrument. Fuchs failed to identify
the explosives and the case was hur-
riedly but carefully taken from the
court room, much to the relief of the
jury and spectators.
The government sought to estab-
lish that the dynamite had been pur-
chased for Fay through the instru-
mentality of Engelbert Bronkhorst, a
German mining engineer. Bronkhorst
is included in the conspiracy charge
by the government, but he is to be
given a separate trial.
James j. Coy, a New FORK detec-
tive, testified that he saw Fay and
Scholz leave their homes in Weehaw-
kin with suit case which he said
was full of high explosives. Coy also
detailed the arrest o: the alleged plot
tiers in the New Jersey woods while
in the act Of testing the explosives
which were to ave been placed in the
tomb.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
Irish Leader in House of
Com m on M a kes
Statement on Dublin
Uprising
A GERMAN PLOT
AND GERMAN PAY
Declares 1t German Invasion of
Ireland as Selfish and Cynical
as Germany's Invasion of Bel
gium''

London, April 2S.-John Redmond
leader of the Irish Nationalists in the
House of Commons, tonight gave The
Associated Press the following state
ment concerning the uprising in Dub
lin.
my first feeling. OF course. on hear
ing of this insane movement, was one
of horror. encouragement, and almost
despair. | asked myself whether Ire
land, as so often before in her tragic
history, was to dash the cup of lib
erty from her lips-was the insanity
of a small section of her people once
again to turn all her marvellous vic
tories of the last few years into ire
parable defeat and to send her back
on the very eve of her final recogni-
ton as free nation, into another long
night Of slavery, suffering and weary
and certain struggling.
IreIand's Progress
Look at the Irish position today
In the short space of 40 years Ireland
has begun a constitutional movement
made an almost unbroken triumphal
march from pauperism and slavery to
prosperity and freedom. She has won
back the possession of Irish lands;
she has stayed emigration, she has
at last begun an era of national pros
perity. Finally she has succeeded in
placing on the statute books the
greatest charter of freedom ever Of
fered her since the days Of Grattan. Is
all this to be lost?
When war came, she made a choice
which was inevitable, if she was to be
true to all the principles which she
had held through all her history and
which she had just so completely vim
dicated on her own soil, namely, the
rights of small nations, sacred princi-
pies of nationality, liberty and democ-
racy.
Moreover. the nations for which
through all her history she had felt
the sympathy that came from COM
mon principles and common aspira-
lions were trampled, as she in her
time had been trampled, under the
iron heel of arrogant force.
What has Ireland suffered in the past
which Poland, Alsace, Belgium and Ser
bia have not suffered at the hands of
Germany? And may add also that por-
ton of the soil Of France, her old friend
and ally, which is in the hands OF Ger
many.
What has been the record of Germany
but the suppression Of nationality, Of
freedom and of language-in short, the
suppression Of all things for which for
centuries Ireland has struggled, the vic
tory of which Ireland has achieved? Take
the case of Belgium. Has there not been
there the same ruthless shedding of blood
of the priests and the people that is part
Continued on Page 9--coIumn ~ .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29

Mr.. Roosevelt's statement was as
follows:
Il believe that the time has come
for a greater and truer nationalism in
this country. l believe in the nation
alization of the issues which affect
not only men, but women also. The
great problems Of our country are ma :
tional In the matter of the railroads.
for example, 46 different sets Of laws
for their regulation merely check and
handicap their development and man
|agement. A universal federal law is
essential for railroads. In the same
way the question Of the enfranchise-
ment of women has become national
and demands federal action.
y therefore heartily endorse any
federal amendment which shall sub
stantially provide:
30 That the right Of the citizen
Of the United States to vote shall not
be denied or abridged by the United
States on account of sex.
"t2) Congress shall have power,
and it shall be the duty of Congress
by appropriate legislation to enforce
the provisions of this article"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
INTERNATIONAL
PAPER COMP ANY
EMPLOYEES Get 10
PER CENT. RAISE

New York April 2S-The Interna-
tional Paper Co.. operating mills in
New York, Massachusetts, Vermont
New Hampshire and Maine has grant
ed a wage increase of approximately
10 per cent to its employees effective
May /, it was made known at the
company's headquarters here today.
The company operates % mills, en-
ploying about $500 workers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
Seeking Permission

Generally speaking, the aim of Gen-
erals Scott and Funston will be to se-
cure the consent of Gen. Obregon I'd
the employment of the American
troops In the territory Immediately
south Of the border and to the organt
ization Of the Mexican forces along
definite lines in order that all OF
northern Mexico may be secured
thoroughly for Villa and other OUT
laws. General Obregon will be as
sured that the troops will be with
drawn just as soon as there are rea-
sonable grounds to believe that Amer
lean border towns will be free from
raids similar to that in Columbus.
Officials here have noted the state-
ment in border dispatches that Gen..
Obregon would assert that 10000 Car,
rama troops now were employed in
policing territory south Of the border,
thus lnsuring protection Of American,
border towns from Mexican raiders
1t is generally understood, however,
that this will not be regarded as the,
convincing demonstration desired by
the Washington Government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT

New York, April 2S.-In a signed
statement prepared today for a COM
mittee Of women representing the
Congressional Union. who appealed to
him as the head of the Progressive
party, Theodore Roosevelt declared
that the question Of enfranchising
women has become national and
pledged his support of the proposed
amendment of the Federal Constitu-
ton giving the vote to women.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
IRISH HOLDING
PART OF DUBLIN

Irish rebels are still in control Of
a section Of Dublin, according to
an official statement by Field Mar
shall French. given out in London
last night. The military operations
against the rebels are proceeding
satisfactorily, the field marshal
says.
The rebels are barrieaded princi-
paIIy in the SackviIle street district
with the general postoffiee as their
headquarters and continue to with
stand the miIitary's efforts to dis
perse them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29

James " Gerard, American ambas-
sador at Berlin, has gone to German
army headquarters to confer with
Emperor William cor corning the re-
ply to the American note on German
submarine warfare. Prominent Ger
Won Capelle, the successor Of Admiral
Tirpitz as minister Of the navy, al
ready are at the Emperor's headquar-
tiers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
next LARGEST
CAVALRY FORCE
CROSSES BORDER
Line of Troops Four Miles Long
Leaves Columbus Base

Columbus, N NJ, April ga COL
umn of cavalry about four miles long
moved from the base camp this after
noon. 1t was planned to encamp to-
night at Gibson's line ranch, Is miles
west along the border, and cross the
frontier early tomorrow. The detach-s
ment was the largest to leave Columbus
since the original expeditionary force
crossed the border. s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
Storm Breaks Over
brandeiS Nomination
Senators Hold Vigorous Discussion Friday
Two Members of Judiciary Committee, One a
Democrat, Predict Unfavorabe Report

Washington, April ga stormy de-
bate over the nomination of Louis D.
Brandeis for the supreme court broke
out in the Senate late today and be-
fore it was over predictions were made
by two members Of the judiciary COM
mittee, one of them a Democrat, that
an unfavorable report on the appoint
ment would follow when the commit
tee reached a vote
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
THE WEATHER
OVERCAST

Weather forecast for northern New
England: Overcast Saturday; Sunday
probably fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
Boston Forecast

Boston Forecast
Boston, April 2S.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Saturday fair and
warmer, Sunday probably becoming
unsettled, warmer; light to moderate
variable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
GERARD WITH
GERMANS IN
CONFERENCE
American Ambassador
Joins Emperor Will
liam Vice A d m i r a |
Won Capelle and Oth-
er Leaders at Army
Headquarters

Turkish Official Report Claims
Annihilation of Four Cavalry
SouadrOns-Vessel with Sup
plies for Kut-El-Amara Fail
ed of Mission when Ran
Aground