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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
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WEATHER FORECAST
FOR COMING WEEK

Washington. Sept. 9.-Weather pre-
dictions for the week beginning Sun
day, issued by the weather bureau to-
day are:
Great Lakes region-Loca1 showers
Sunday and Monday and fair weather
thereafter until about Thursday when
showers are again probable. Warm at
the beginning of the week followed by
moderate temperature thereafter.
Upper Mississippi valley and plains
Enthusiastically fair except showers
Sunday in the upper Mississippi valley
and Wednesday or Thursday in north
ern plains states and extreme upper
Mississippi valley. Cooler within next
AS hours followed by moderate temper
atures thereafter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
Coal Passers Ordered Not to
Handle Fuel Barges for
Power Houses.
EXPECT CRISIS TODAY
Companies Promise Jobs IF
Carmen Renounce Allie
glance to Union.

New York, Sept. 9.-JOhn P.
Riley, president of the district
council of International Long
ShOremen's association said today
he had instructed the 1880 MEN,
bers of the Tidewater BOatmen's
union not to handle bargeS laden
with coal for the InterbOrOugh
Rapid Transit cOmpany's power
houses.
The order, Riley claimed, also af-
feCts coal passers employed by the
InterbOrough and will cripple, if not
entirely stop the Interborough system,
which includes the subways and ele-
waited roads of Manhattan and the
Bronx.
Both sides in the street railway
strike expected a crisis today when the
traction company tried to reestablish
normal service on it's surface lines
through the use of strike breakers.
The strikers have been notified that
by that renounCing allegiance to the
union they may get their jobs back up
to 1 o'clock this afternoon. After that
the company reserves the right to use
strike breakers to fill the places of
employees whose desertion has reduced
the number of green line" surface
Ldl . III OpCI dtlCi ny dbOuL GU pei NCll u.
Gompers Called to Scene.
Striking carmen were encouraged to-
day by the promise of moral and tinan-
Cial support from the central federated
union, representing a half million
trade unionists in New York City. 1t is
said plans have been made to call
strikes in other branches of labor.
The central federated union last
y,;- n resolution nc
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor. to come
here and take charge of the situation.
Threaten General Tieup.
Union labor leaders of national and
state prominence were called into
New York's transit situation today
with the announcement by local strike
organizers that within "a hours a con-
ference would be held here, the out
come of which might be a 24hOur tie
up Of all the City's transportation ia
cilities by the American Federation of
Labor
A telegram was sent to President
Gompers, president of the organiza-
ton, who is in Maine, asking him to
hurry here, and the central federated
union announced that a committee
had been empowered to call a general
sympathetic strike if such a course
was considered necessary. Meanwhile
it was announced on behalf of the In
terborough that applications would be
made to the courts for injunctions to
restrain labor leaders from interfer-
ing with men operating the subway,
surface and elevated lines.
Disorders of ii mil IT character con-
tinued throughout the day. There
were Is arrests
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
CHICAGO RALLIES
STIR DEMOCRATS
Open Air Mass Meetings in Public
Parks Close the Primary
Campaign.

Chicago, Sept. Cook county demo-
Gratis today closed their primary cleo
ton campaign today with two open air
rallies. The regular democratic organ
ization held It's mass meeting at Forest
Park where the principal addresses
were delivered by Daniel w. Lawler,
democratic candidate for United States
senator in Minnesota, Roger c. Sulli-
van and William B. BrintOn of Dixon,
Ill, candidate for the democratic nom
ination for governor of Illinois. The
democratic faction led by former
Mayor Carter H. Harrison held its
rally at Riyerview park, where Gov
ernor Edward F. Dunno and others
spoke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
THE WAR TODAY

Both the French and British
took the offensive on the SOmme
front last night, although their OPP
eratiOns were confined to relative
Iy small areas. The French war
small wood east of BellOy. The
British attack was made in the VI
cinity of High wood.
On the Verdun front the Ger
mans renewed their counter at
tacks, but Paris announces, were
repulsed.
The Russians have stOrmed a
series of heights in the Carpath-
fans south of Baranoff. In the d.
rectiOn of HalicZ, In Galicia below
Lemberg, heavy fighting continues.
Berlin dispatches say the Bull
garians and Germans are beating
down all opposition in eastern Ru-
mania and have already advanced
about fifty miles north OF the Bull
garian frontier along the Black
sea coast
Rumania Is now the scene OF a
great battle between RussO-Ruma-
MAN forces and armies Of the CEN
trail powers. The opposing armies
are engaged from the Black sea to
the Danube along a front of about
seventy miles. Bulgarian and
Turkish troops, advancing along
the Black sea coast, have occupied
BaltIik and two other seap0rts, So
fla reports. The armies OF the CEN
trail powers have not yet crossed
the Danube. The Rumanians have
occupied the important town OF Or
soya, on the Danube. They are
driving westward and Vienna ad-
mits the withdrawal Of Austrian
forces before attacks against Mar
gitta
Russian troops near Riga have
crossed the Dyina, I'm a new UNDER
taking north OF Dyinsk. In east
ern GaIicia, the AustrO-Germans
are fighting desperately TO hold
back the Russian advance on
HaIicz.
On the SGmme I'm France the vf0-
lent bonn bardment continues at al.
most the entire line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
TWO KILLED IN
CLASH OF CARS
Traction Trains Come Together IN
Michigan and Many are
Injured.

Jackson, Mich. Sept. 9.-Two per
sons were killed and IA injured, two
probably fatally, yesterday afternoon
in a head-On collision between two
traction cars on the Michigan United
Railway cOmpany's line at Rives juno
ton, 10 miles north of here. The
killed:
CASTLE. ROME, Lansing.
GRElNIR, EMMA, Jackson.
Those probably fatally injured are:
George BlOss of Jackson, conductor
on southbound car, injuries to body
ard head.
Several Of the other injured were
seriously hurt.
According to officials of the railway
company the motOrman of the north
bound car forgot orders to meet the
south bound interurban at Henry
switch. near Rives Junction. The cars
came together on curve a short dis
tance beyond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
Wreck of War Ship Memphis
Is Due to a Giant
Tidal Wave.
BOILERS HAD FAILED
Water Lifts Great Ship On
It's Crest and Dashes
Her on Rocks.

Washington, Sept. 9.-Full details
Of the recent wreck of the armored
cruiser Memphis in Santo Domingo
harbor just received at the navy de-
partment from Rear Admiral Pond,
show that two of the cruisers boilers
burst before she was thrown upon the
rocks by the tidal wave.
Earlier reports had indicated that
breaking of a steam pipe crippled the
ship.
OF the forty men who lost their
lives in the wreck, rs were on board
a launch swamped while returning
from shore with the ships baseball
team. Five other men were drowned
in a launch lowered after the explo-
sion.
New York, Sept. 9.-Vivid descrip-
tions of the marine phenomen which
caused the destruction of the United
States armored cruiser Memphis in
the harbor of Santo Domingo on Aug
%, were given today by witnesses of
the disaster who had arrived on the
steamer Iroquois. The conjecture
that the disaster was the result of an
undersea eruption was strengthened
by assertions that nothing resembling
a gale accompanied the sudden dis
turbance.
Strange Phenomenon.
The theory that the big seas which
tossed the $4,000 ton warship on the
rocks were caused by an undersea
shock transmitted from a disturbance
on the preceding day at Dominica,
British West Indies, was advanced by
Captain Theodore De BODY of the
American Indian Heye foundation, an
eye witness. This theory, said Cap
tain De BODY, is borne out by the fact
that Dominica lies east-southeast of
Santo Domingo and the seas threw
the Memphis in a west-northwesterl
direction ashore.
The strange phenomena" he said,
was absolutely new to the experience
of all who beheld it. 1t had been
blowing a hurricane from the south
east for two days, but on the morning
of August 20 the sea was calm and
there was no wind. Then the sea be-
came suddenly turbulent
LAS the fury of the marine disturb
ance increased, the Memphis was seen
to be dragging her anchor and gradu-
ally being driven ashore. Finally a
wave lifted up the warship, held her
on its summit for a moment and then
dashed her down on a submerged reef
within 200 yards of dry land. I'm
mense waves continued to break over
her and the Memphis was showed
ashore until she was only fifty yards
away. An improvised breaches buoy
was put in operation and the men
were brought ashore, some terribly
burned from explosion of her boil
erS"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
WOMEN TO Give
POLITICAL VIEWS
Expect Resolutions Report VIII En-
body Declaration of Principles
in Stuff Party.

Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. 9.-Dele-
gates to the convention of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION, apparently highly pleased
with the address of President Wilson
last night, today began their final ses-
sion OF the convention with the ex-
pectation of completing their work
tonight
One of the important matters TO
come before the convention today is
the report of the committee on resolu-
tons which is expected to report a
declaration of principles.
Speakers for tonights session in
clude Secretary of War Baker, Her
bert Parsons of New York and Ray
mond Robins of Chicago.
President Wilson spent the night
here and planned to motor to his sum-
mer home at Long Beach today.
The suffrage association today adopt
ed resolution instructing its con-
gressional committee to concentrate
all its resources upon a determined eff
fort to carry the federal suffrage
amendment through the last session of
the 64th congress.
The national association, the reso-
luton further states, pledges the sup
port of the state organizations and
authorizes the national board to take
such direction of the work in the states
as may be necessary in its judgment to
accomplish this end.
Officers nominated yesterday were to-
day unanimously elected. Most of the
old officers, including Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, president, were re-
elected.
Chicago is included in a list of cities
which want the next national con-
vention. The national board will Sc
lect the cfty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
Iowa Guard Is Held.

dispatches printed today by Des
Moines papers appearing under Wash
ington and Brownsville date lines, as
sert that while the war department
will not admit the Iowa national guard
is soon to be relieved of duty on the
Mexican border, It will not be many
weeks before the Iowa guardsmen are
returned home and mustered out of
federal service.
Unnamed army officers are given as
authority for statements that the
guard may be relieved within a month
or six weeks provided the Mexican sit
uation remains calm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
STAMP TAX REPEAL
UNDER REVENUE ACT

Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. Stamp
taxes on various articles included in
schedules A and B of the revenue act
have been repealed and can no longer
be collected, it was announced today az
the office of the local internal revenue
collector. The articles from which the
tax has been lifted include deeds,
mortgages, all notes, bills of lading,
long distance telephone calls, tele-
grams, sleeping car tickets, express
and freight receipts, cosmetics and
perfumes. The revenue bill Just sign
ed by the president makes the stamp
tax measure void, 1t was said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
Latest Bulletins

Philadelphia, Sept. 8. = Evans
won the amateur golf champion
ship today by defeating Gardner
four up and three TO play I'm the
final round.
Indianapolis, Sept. 9.-JOhnny
miles of the Harvest festival rae
ing classic, held at the Indianapolis
motor speedway today. Howard
Wilcox was second. l.. Chevrolet
was third. Athens time was
12:37.S5, an average of 95.0S miles
an hour.
Chicago, Sept. 9.-GeOrge Krup-
ka, sentenced TO be hanged for the
murder of his wife with an axe
last spring, was saved from the
gallOws today when Governor Ed
ward +. Dunno cOmmuted his SEN
tence TO life imprisonment.
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Sept
9.-The supply companies of the
First and Second Illinois infantry
regiments, which remained here
TO look after horses and mules
were ordered 10 Springfield today.
Chicago, Sept 9.-Chalrman Ar
thur w. Charles of the democratic
state committee today announced
that the date Of the recOnvening of
the Illinois democratic state con.
VentlOn Mt Springfield had been
changed from Sept. % TO Sept. 26.
Lincoln, ILL.,. Sept. 9.-Three per-
sons are dead and Is are reported
In a serious condition as a result
of mysterious disease at the Lin.
coin state school and colony for
feeble minded. The disease, Il IN
believed, 10 q form OF typhoid
fever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
PROHIB SPECIAL IS
NOW OFF FOR WEST

chicago. Sept 9.-Prohibition ora
u Wrs' after a preliminary Journey TO
4ilnofs towns and Davenport, Iowa,
yesterday, today found themselves
.1riy launched on a tour that Is TO
axe them TO the Pacific coast and
oack TO the Atlantic seaboard states
"lthin period Of 80 days.
= Inc party, which includes former
GOVERNOR Frank Hanly Of Indiana,
prohibition candidate for president,
aug Ira Landrith. the vice presidential
aofninee, arrived from Davenport
Iiy this morning. and after brief
meeting in Chicago departed on it's
pay 70 the west viaI Wisconsin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
LET US SPRAY Is
NEW SCHOOL IDEA

New York. Sept. 9.-On account of
the infantile paralysis epidemic extra
ordinary pains will be taken to disin-
feet class rooms of all New York pub
lie schools before pupils are allowed to
enter them on Sept. %. Under a new
plan the walls will be sprayed with
oil.
DR.. I. H. Goldberger, originator Of
the method, said II class rooms are
sprayed before they are swept, there
will be little chance of children catch
ing diseases through the nose or
throat. Hereafter dry sweeping will
be discarded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
B0ER RISING WAS
PLAN OF LEADERS
Trial For Treason at Capetown Re-
Teals Details Of Plot to Incite
Another Rebellion.

Capetown, via London, Sept 9, 11:10
a. m.-Details of a plot to foment
rebellion among the Beers in South
Africa were disclosed at the trial yes
terday at Bloemfortein of two ma
tiOnals. Van Der Nerve and Schonken,
on a charge of high treason. The men
are alleged to have approached a
number of prominent Beers, including
General De Wet, to whom they told
that large stores of rifles were avail
able and certain Boer generals were
willing to lead a revolt.
General De Wet, who informed the
government of the movement, testi-
fed that he warned the men against
attempting another uprising. The
hearing was adjourned
General De Wet, commander in
chief of the Orange Free States forces
In the BOer war, headed a rebellion
against the British early in the pres
ent war. He was captured, convicted
of high treason and sentenced to six
years Imprisonment and a fine of
$4,000 but was released from prison
on December 81, 1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
Cav LOthario In Trouble,

Little Rock, Ark. Sept, 9.-Lieuten-
ant J. B. Rigdon. Arkansas milttiaman,
will be taken tonight TO Deming, N
NJ, where the Arkansas troops are
stationed to stand trial of charges OF
bigamy committed on a government
reservation. escaping arrest and alb
senting himself without leave, accord
ing to orders received by Captain n. NJ.
Cartmell, u. s., A, recruiting officer
here. Rigdon twice disappeared from
Deming. coming here each time. His
first wife lives in Carbonate, ILL., He
married the second Mrs, Rigdon Just
before the Arkansas troops left for the
border,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
ASK WOMAN LAWYER
HANDLE BARNES CASE

Chicago, Sept. Estates Attorney
Maclay Hoyne had before him today a
petition from the Illinois delegates 20
the National American Woman Suf-
frage association, fin convention at At
lantic City. asking him 20 appoint Mrs
Catherine Waugh McCulloch as spe-
cial prosecutor In the case OF Mrs. Iva
NJ. Barnes. charged with the murder OF
her husband, James II. Barnes, local
representative OF a New York firm.
The police say they have discovered
evidence that Mrs. Barnes went 70
Joliet. Ill, IN 1913 10 investigate re-
ports that Barnes had been paying
polite attentions" 20 two young wo-
men OF that city. A letter bearing on
the subject Was made public by Chief
of Police Martin Murphy ot Joliet Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09

Not only the keen-eyed newspaper
man, but the everyday citizen" Mr..
Marshall said. is wondering what is
the matter with the speeches of the
leader in the verbal assault against
the administration.
Just now, chief interest in the re-
publican candidate for president con-
sists in asCertaining whether he be-
longs to the progressive face or the
standpat neck of his party.
"Manifestly, 1t is a difficult task to
talk in tones sufficiently vague and
uncertain TO please both Roosevelt
and Barnes, both PenrOse and LaFol-
lette. The candidate IS really 10 be
more COmmiserated than criticized.
For three years and more 1t has
been my fortune or misfortune 10
hear the speeches made in the senate.
The republican candidate is now re-
peating these speeches in abbreviated
form from the stump.
When the candidate announced the
infallibility of the protective tariff, ]
recognized the oft-expressed views of
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire.
When he declared that we were dwell
ing in a fools paradise. I heard an
echo Of the voice of Reed SmOot Of
Utah When he talked about Mexico,
| could shut my eyes and see before
me the figure Of Senator Fall. When
he condemned pork in connection
with the rivers and harbors bill, I
tasted again in homeopathic doses the
speeches. weary hours long, Of for
mer Senator Burton of Ohio. And
when the candidate assaulted the civil
service record OF the administration,
l realized that he had heard from that
political purist, Boise Penrose of
Pennsylvania
But in the speeches I have found
nothing that ever fell from the lips
OF such senators as Cummins, Kenyon,
LaFollette, Clapp, Norris or GrOnna.
The candidates inspiration springs
from the speeches Of Penrose, CALM
ger, SmoOt, Fall-senators of the
standpat wing Of the party
Voter Must Make Choice.
The voter must decide whether he
wants to turn all the important COM
mittees Of the senate over to men who
were brought up in the Aldrich school
OF craftsmanship and are welded to
its policies.
Up to this time, reasons why dem
ocrats should be put out of power are
left 10 the Imagination. The main rea.-
Just want control again. The country
Is satisfied with trade conditions and
with business, which is unprecedent-
edly large; the people are satisfied
with the record Of achievements, which
includes more remedial legislation
tnan was ever written by any two
administrations; our opponents fail 10
promise anything in the way of repeal
or substitutes
For purely partisan purposes the !
republican orators are proclaimtng
mat the president is an infrm Amer |
lean and that Americanism and repub- |
Neanlsm are synonymous. But the I
people at large realize that American /
eIlzenship is made up Of only two |
grades Of citizens. Citizen OF the first |
grade asks, What can I do for my !
country while citizen of the second |
grade asks, What can get my coun- |
Try to do for me?'
our people are becoming more and /
more convinced of the genuine pur- |
pose or our president TO maintain a !
eIlct neutrality and an honorable |
peace The hyphenated citizens have
0oen ofsillusiOnized. ="
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
CHICKEN BRINGS
HELP IN INJURY

Mason City. Iowa, Sept. 9.-The
squawk of a chicken he was carrying
home for Sunday dinner, probably saw
ed the life of Roy Ferguson, a local
business man, when his automobile
skidded and turned over on country
road near here early today. The noise
made by the pullet attracted a farmer
living nearby and Ferguson was found
pinned under his car, not seriously
hurt but unconscious from gas fumes
which probably would have caused his
death in a few minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09

Rockford. Ill, Sept. 9.-Rev. Aug
frlkson. pastor of the Rockford Swed
ish Mission church and for several
years president of the Swedish Mis-
sion church conference of Illinois, died
today. He recently resigned his pas
torate because of illness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
THE WEATHER
Forecast TILL 2 p. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity

Unsettled weather with showers to-
night or Sunday, warmer tonight.
cooler Sunday; fresh winds,
Temperature at a, m. so, Highest
yesterday rs, Lowest last night 6s,
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. 3 miles
per hour
Precipitation none
Relative humidity at p. IN, SO. at
a. IN. "a, at ! p. N. today AZ
Stage OF water SO, a fail of 3 in
last "a hours
JIM. SHERIER, Local FereeasteF,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
Yep Captain
Had CrOsses
For Bravery

Esbjerg, Denmark, Sept. 9 (via Lon
don, ITO p. m.-The Courier of Han
over, Germany, says the commander
OF the airship which was brought down
in England during the raid of a week
ago was Captain Schramm, a native
Of Hamelin, Prussia. The captain re-
ceived the iron cross of the first class
for various raids over Nancy, Dunkirk,
and England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
Black
Bear Killed
by Woman

Denver, Col, Sept. 9.-The largest
black bear ever killed by a woman in
Colorado was dropped with a single
shot by Miss Helen Levy of Ponca
City, Okla, according to word received
here today from Trappers lake. Miss
Levy is the niece Of w. H. McFadden,
an Oklahoma oil millionaire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
CENTRAL POWERS Invade RUMANIA
Bandits Get
Miners Paw,
Murder Man

st. Clairsville, Ohio, Sept. 9.-Auto-
mobile bandits today held up and
murdered Lee Rankin, superintendent
OF the Florence mine Of the Youghio-
gheny Coal company, while he was
on his way to pay the miners They
escaped with $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
Vice President Marshall
Peels Hide Off Critics
Of Wilson.
HUGHES WEAK SISTER
Difficult Task for Candidate
to Please Both Roosevelt
and Barnes in Oratory.

Winchester, Ky- Sept, 9.-Re-
publican criticism of the Wilson
administration was reviewed by
Vice President Marshall in a
speech here today, with the con-
illusions that the main reason Of
Tered the country for turning out
the democrats was the desire of
the republicans to get in, and that
former Justice Hughes campaign
speeches were but echoes of often
heard partisan oratiOns in the sem
ate,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09
NEARLY 5000, CASES
EGGS IN STORAGE

Washington, Sept. 9.-Two hundred
and twenty-one firms are holding
nearly five million cases of eggs
about one hundred and forty-three
million-in cold storage, according to
the latest report to the department of
agriculture. This is ten per cent less
than a month ago, however.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09

Nj e m Der Of A u dit
Bureau of Calculations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-09

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