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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
BURNING SHIP IN
RACE FOR PORT
Liner Congress Landed Passengers
Safely Total Loss Is $2.1OO.000
at Least.

Marsbfeld. Ore. Sept t5-Tbe Pa
cifc Coast Steamship company's liner
Congress swung on her anchor chain
at the entrance to Coos bay today, a
black and burned out hulk. as a result
of the fire which caused her to race for
this port last night. Every one of the
253 passengers on board and the crew
of 175 we're landed safely last night by
the dredge Colonel p. s. Niche.
Order was maintained on board up
until the departure of the last boat load
from the Congress to the Niche, which
came alongside when the burning yes
sci was enveIOped in a pail of smoke.
Many were in the state room when
passengers were summoned on deck
by the fire alarm A passenger named
AIinder could not escape through the
door of the cabin on account of the
smoke. He had to be pulled through a
12-inch port hole.
Purser Molzer said he was unable to
bring the valuables out of the ships
safe. There was $4,000 Of the COM
panys money on board, and the crew
was to be paid today.
The skill with which Captain Cousins
brought his vessel TO anchor off
strange harbOr was enlarged upon here
today by marine men. Until the last he
hoped to save the ship. The captain,
crew and passengers fought the flames
until the captain realized that nothing
more could be done and ordered the
vessel to be abandoned.
All the ships papers and valuables,
it was confirmed today, were burned.
These vaIuables, estimated as worth
$50. 900. together with the ships cargo,
estimated at a value of about an equal
amount. probably will bring the total
loss to S2,100G00
Captain Nahum z. COusine of the
Congress, for 81 years navigator on
this coast. holds a diamond medal pre-
scented by his employers for subduing
a fire on the steamer Queen in 1904.
San Francisco, Sept. 15.-The steam
er Congress was the third vessel Of
the coast wise fleet that has been lost
this year and the second this week on
which fire has broken out. The other
fire was on the Beaver. which came
into this port al full speed last Monday.
The Beavers passengers We're landed
safely and the fire eXtinguished,
The steamer Roanoke fouudered off
Port San Luis MAY 10 with the loss of
a. lives. The Bear. on which i've lives
were lost, drove ashore on Biunt's rGaf
June 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
BANK SWINDLER
HELD IN SWEDEN
Clever Scheme TO Rob Seventeen Amer
lean Banks Is Discovered just
In Time.

Chicago. Sept. 15.-Detalls of what is
said to have been an elaborate plot to
SWindle Il banks in the United States
out of an amount estimated at between
100000 and 100000 were made pub
lie here today. At the same time IL
was announced that detective would
leave Chicago for Gottenburg, Sweden.
armed with eXtradition papers for Karl
Won Bardi. wanted in connection with
the alleged plot. Won Bardi, according
TO the Swedish consul here. was cap
tured by a wireless message on a
charge of having forged checks for
$4,000 in the name of a local yarnish
manufacturing company.
According to the police, Won Bardi
assumed in Chicago the name of d
French count. Here and in other
American cities he worked for five
years in one bank after a-other, famil-
iarizing himself, it is said, with the
bank officials signatures and gather
ing a supply of stationery and blank
forms.
Soon after his arrival and arrest in
Sweden, banks in Chicago and other
cities received inquiries from Swedish
banking institutions as to the wherea-
bouts Of one Knut Bagge. Letters of
credit in his favor, it was said, had not
been cashed
American bankers found that no let
tiers of credit had been issued to
Bagge- It developed that II Swedish
banks were holding letters of credit
from as many American institutions
depositing to the account of Knut
Bagge amounts varying from So 500 to
10000 kronen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
WILSON DEFENSE
OF 8-HOUR LAW
President VIII Challenge Statement
OF Mr.. Hughes Regarding Ayerted
Railroad Strike.

Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 15.-Pree-
ident Wilson decided today TO take ad-
vantage Of the earliest possible oppor-
tunity to challenge the statement
made by Charles +. Hughes in recent
speeches that the basis on which the
recently threatened railway strike was
averted was merely an increase OF
wages for the employees
The president, his political advisers
said today, considers the principle or
the eight-hour day vitality affected bv
the strike settlement and will seek 40
show that while the railroad legisla-
ton passed by congress to meet the
situation will give the employees AT
least temporary increase in pay, the
more important point is that il es-
tablishes the eight-hour day as the
basis for work for railroad workers.
The president Will make known his
views either in a speech at Shadow
Lawn or in letter.
Mr.. Wilson expects TO make clea,
that he will not be satisfied until con.
gress enacts into law the rest OF the
railroad legislation he recommended
when the strike was threatened, in
Guiding an increase in the interstate
commerce commission and a measure
Tor investigation OF controversies be-
tween railways and their EMPLOYEES
before strikes or lockouts are called.
The president already has begun the
work OF selecting the board 10 inyes-
tgate the operation OF the elght-hour
day on railroads. although the new
arrangement will not go into effect for
several months. lie viii seek. Il was
said today. to appoint a board which
viii have the fun confidence OF the
railways, the employees and the pub
lie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

Politicians watched the Barr-Brun-
dage and MasOn-Chiperfeld contests
with close interest. In the former the
Joliet man failed to maintain his ratio
of gains established Yesterday, al
though with aga downstate precincts
yet to hear from his plurality outside
Cook county was 40125. 1t was cal
culated that he would come up to the
county line with a lead of approx
mately 1880, thus failing by a narrow
margin TO wipe out Edward J. Brun-
dage's lead here Of 4S,307.
MasOn'S strength dOwnstate was suf-
ficient TO keep him within about 10000
votes OF Burnett NJ. Chiperfield of Can
ton, and thus. in the opinion of experts,
insures him the place as running mate
of Medill Mccormick for national rep
resentative at large. The former SEN
ator led the Canton man by approx
mately 27 500 in Cook county.
Other returns confirmed results in
dictated ny the counts of yesterday and
last night. Barratt OHara failed to
show enough strength to overcome the
Cook county lead of Henry ". HUT
man for the democratic nomination for
lieutenant governor and Joseph O.
Kostner of Chicago continued to lead
Everett Jennings for congressman at
=
Dunno, 10000; L0wden, 100000.
It seemed reasonably certain this
morning that Colonel Frank O. Low
den had won the republican nomination
for governor by a round 100000 and
Governor Dunno, the democratic nOmi-
nation by round 10000 plurality.
Another close contest was for the
second nomination on the republican
ticket for congressman at large be
tween 3. NJ Chiperfeld, incumbent, and
former United States Senator William
r. Mason. Medill Mccormick Contin-
ued TO lead the entire field for con
gresham at large with about $4,000
votes over Chiperfeld and Mason.
On the democratic side contest be
tween Barratt OTara and Henry Hutr-
man for lieutenant governor continued
70 attract attention. OHara, incum-
bent. showed gains in late returns and
he claimed that he had been nominated.
LOrimer Looks to Future.
William LOrimer was beaten by his
own hand. In the same manner Viii
liam Lorimer will win-be it two, four
or a score more years hence"
In these words former Senator Lori
mer, defeated in Wednesdays primar-
les for the Sixth Illinois district repub-
lican nomination for congress an
nounced his intention today Ito stick
to politics"
The Lord willing, l am going to
live at least 80 years more" he said,
and I'm going 10 be alive and kicking
every one of them"
Showing. of Late Returns.
Returns for attorney general from
2 sos precincts outside Of Cook county
give:
Republican: Barr. 65,411: Brundage,
25.2SS; Provine, 24,46O; Wilson, 46. $50.
Returns for congressman at large
from 2,291 precincts outside of Cook
county give.
Republican: Chiperfeld, 51,065;
Cummns, 20,222; Logan. 34,4O6;
Mason, 41,419; Mccormick, 62.7O6.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

The note takes issue with the posi-
ton of Sweden in distinguishing be-
tween submarines for war and those
for commerce, which the French gov
eminent affirms has IAN effect con-
| trary to neutrality" since the Swed-
1sh naval forces would hesitate to at
| tack German submarine in Swedish
waters under the pretext that 1t might
be commercial submarine, whereas
there would be no similar hesitation
in dealing with a submarine of the
allies, because they have no CONNER
cial submarines" The note deals
with number Of questions relative
to navigation, and concludes.
The attitude adopted by the Swed-
tsh government is at variance in oh
vious respects with an attitude which
is compatible with the duties of a
loyal ard impartial neutral"
Great Britain and Sweden have been
at odds since the early period of the
war, and Sweden's unyielding attitude
evidently has resulted in decision TO
exert the combined pressure of all the
entente allies on her. Difficulties arose
from the allied blockade of Germany.
resulting in the holding up of goods
enroute to Sweden which were sus-
pected TO be destined for Germany.
Sweden retaliated by holding up large
quantities Of parcel post matter in
transit between England and Russia
This led to an exchange of notes
which accomplished nothing, and ear
ly this month deadlock was reached.
Great Britain insisted, as a condition
to submitting the dispute to arbitra-
ton, that Sweden must promise not
10 interfere again with English mail
matter Sweden declined, and the
Swedish minister at London went 10
the continent, to be gone for several
weeks. Negotiations we're transferred
to Stockholm, but the latest advices
from London were that no solution of
the problem was in sight
Sweden Holds Up Coffee Cargo.
Berlin, Sept. IS (by wireless to Say
Vile "A Stockholm dispatch to the
Overseas News agency says that Swe-
den has held up 10000 tons OF coffee
destined for Finland. presumably on
account Of the fact that Great Britain
has detained shipments Of coffee for
Sweden. AS a result there is a great
scarcity Of coffee in Finland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Bandit Head
Exhibited in
Colin1a,Mex.

Ell Paso, Texas, Sept. 15.-The head
of the bandit Luis Gutierrez, known in
Mexico as the enchanted goat" has
been sent to Colonel Buenrostro, COM
handing the Carranza garrison at Co
lima, by the governor of Guadalajara.
Gutierrez. long the terror of the peO-
pie in the state of COlina, was attacked
and killed by ranchers who had grown
tired of his exactions. Cutting off the
head. the ranchers bore it in triumph
te4,elima, the town where it was ex-
hibfted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
British on Somme Front Cap
ture the Village of
Fleres.
SERBS BEAT BULGARS
Entente Allies Win a Series
of Victories on Mace
DOMAIN Front.

London. Sept. Is. (5:11 p. m.)
The British in their offensive
along the SOmme have broken the
German third line of defense and
have taken the village OF FIeres,
two miles north of Ginchy, ac-
cOrding to reports received by
Reuters Telegram company to-
day. British forces are also re-
ported to have gained the out
skirts of Martinpuch, a mile and
a half east of POzieres, the report
adds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
THE WAR TODAY

The British resumed the oiien-
sive today in a powerful attack
north of the SOmme In northern
France along six mile front.
The line of the attack extends
from DOuleaux wood northwest
of Combles, To "A point north of
the Albert Baupaume road. which
runs through POzieres.
General Haig's forces last night
attacked and captured German
trenches southeast of ThiepYal.
The French on their part drove
into The south of C0mbies ana
adVaneed as far as Rancourf.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

League Sees
Dry Illinois

Chicago. Sept. 1.-THE Antf-SaIoon
league of Illinois today claimed a
working majority Of the next Illinois
house of representatives as a result
of the primaries Wednesday,
The league asserts that at least So of
the NOMINEES who are almost certain
Of election i'm November, by the pecu-
liar working Of the primary law that
permits senatorial committees to stipU-
late the number of nominations 60 be
made, are pledged to the dry cause.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
CHOOSING SITE FOR
u. S. ARMOR PLANT

Washington, Sept. 15.-The navy de-
partment today faced the task of
choosing among the 125 cities and
rural districts offered as sites for the
new $1l.000,000 government armor
plant, one which Will best serve the
nayy's needs and be most secure from
attack in time of war
Officials went to work comparing
claims for various localities present.
ed in hearings yesterday and Wednes-
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
BAKERS DEFEND RAISE
IN PRICE OF NEEDFUL

Chicago. Sept. 15.-ChiCago bakers
will present their books at the United
States district attorneys office today to
prove that they cannot continue bust
ness at the present scale Of prices, aC-
c0rding TO an announcement this morn
ing.
The bakers insist that everything
they use has gone up in price except
water and that they have added eX-
penses for wrapping and delivery"
said Assistant District Attorney Flem-
inc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Latest Bulletins

London, Sept. IL, a p. m.)--The
Danish steamer Hans TaYsen OF L.
700 tons gross. has been sunk, ac-
COrding to a LlOyds dispatch from
Saint MalO, Normandy. The crew
were landed.
Boston. Sept IA. 4. Forest
Of Chicago was elected president
Of the Health and Underwriters
association at its convention here
today. W. Grant of Des MOines,
Iowa, was elected vice president
Joliet. Ill. Sept. 15--JOseph
RYAN. convict i'm Joliet peHiten-
tiary, was probably fatally injured
today as "A result OF being dragged
under a freight car in the stone
quarry. His left leg and right arm
were severed. Ryan was sentenced
two years ago for larceny.
Waterloo. Ia, Sept, f5.-The
opening gun i'm the state demo-
cratic campaign was fired here to-
day BIS l.. r. Meredith. democratic
candidate for governor. in an adj
dress to a largely attended mass
meeting heTe. The candidate at
tackled the record Of W. l.. Harding.
Ills opponent on the liquor and
good roads questions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Quick Death
in CUer turn
Of Auto Car

Bloomington. Ill, Sept 15,-Miss
Florence Anderson, age %. was in
stantIy Killed. and Miss Grace Bryant.
also Of this city. suffered a broken
arm. when an automobile turned turtle
al a railroad crossing near Lexing-
ton this morning. MIR. and Mrs
George Higgins of Clinton, Iowa. and
Miss Florence Hatch of Lexington,
III. escaped unburt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Belated Interest in Primary
Centers About Republi-
can Attorney General.
0'HARA is THE LOSER
Governor Dunne's Plurality
Is 80,000-Lowden Fig
ures Reach 100000.

Chicago. Sept. Diminishing
chances for the nomination of
Richard J. Barr of Joliet as attOr-
ney general on the republican tick
ct. and increasing confidence on
the part OF supporters of William
l.. Mason. former United States
senator, who IS seeking nomination
as congressman at large on the re-
publican ticket, marked tOday'S be-
lated returns from the Wednesday
primary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
INDIANA TO HONOR
LOVED POET OCT. z

indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 15.-Gover-
nor Ralston, in a proclamation made
public today urged the observance
throughout the state of Oct. as Riley
day, in honor of James Whitcomb
short time ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Dutch Grew Is Landed.

London, Sept Is, (l1:13 a. m.)-The
crew OF the Dutch steamer Antwerpen,
reported sunk Sept. 13, has been land
ed at Plymouth, according TO dis
patch to Lloyds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Firm Note to Sweden on Sub
ject of Her Neutrality
in the War.
LONG BEEN AT ODDS
France Objects to Swedish
View Regarding Com
mercial u Boats.

Paris, Sept. Is 11:45 4. my
The French government has in
structed the minister mt STOCK
holm to join with the other en-
tente minister in presenting a
friendly but firm note to Sweden
in regard to its policy OF neu-
trality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till z +. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity

Fair and continued cool tonight with
the lowest temperature about 38 de-
grees. Frost tonight. Saturday in
creasing clOudiness and warmer
Temperature at a. IN. Al Highest
yesterday IS, lowest last night 40.
Precipitation none
Relative humidity at p. m. 60. at 7
m. SO, at l p. m today 80.
Stage Of water IS. q IaIl of / in last
"A hours.
J =. SHERIER. Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

Nine. Marie Rappold, famous opera
soprano, will soon be heard in New
York city, where with host of other
song birds she will sing at the
100000 stadium of the College of
the City of New York, in a series of
open air opera concerts at popular
prices. Nine. Rappold has done much
singing in German and Italian, and
has become very accomplished in
combining these two languages in
lyric song.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

Major General Tasker II. Bliss, as
sistant chief of the general staff, has
been sent by the war department TO
New London. Conn, to tell the Amer
lean Mexican joint commission what
steps are necessary to prevent fur
Their border raids. This question is
the most difficult one the commits
E5oners arera4ierr1Jee41- to consider.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

Assoc iated Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

New London. sept. II. Pracii-
cal distractions EHyC arisen in the
conference between the american
Mexican commission OF numerous
suggestions Tor the paciliCati0n Of
the border which make il seem i'm
probable at this time that any
agreement can be formulated with
out prolonged discussion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

NJ e m Der Of Audit
Bureau OF Calculations
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-09
Local and Personal

Ladies silk waists at $3.50 at the
Hub Department Store.
Remember-AII the city Banks will
be closed on Hobo Day from 2:3o to
500 o'clock.
\ little suffragette arrived election
day to gladden. the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lars J. Bitterness of the Farmers
National Bank.
The Lutheran Mission Society will
give their food sale and bazaar at Mix
& Cheeseman's meat market Saturday,
November 18th.
John Rheutassel returned Saturday
from Great Falls, Mont, where he
purchased land for his son, who will
operate the farm in the future.
1t is up to the women now to set up
the cigars to the men for giving them
the right to vote. But the blooming
funny thing about the whole business
is the fact that the men drove out the
saloons and left nothing for the wo-
men to do.
We see by the Alumnus, just out,
that Lindsey Whitehead, '08, is again
in the teaching profession. He is now
an instructor in highway and railway
engineering at the Pennsylvania State
College. Mr.. Whitehead is the son of
Prof. and Mrs. B. T. Whitehead of
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Fishback re-
turned Friday from New York where
they visited their daughter for a
couple of weeks. Mr.. Fishback re-
ports times lively throughout the east.
Factories are all working to capacity
ard the laboring people are all employ
ed due largely, he says, to European
purchasing large quantities of Ameri-
can products.
Attendants from the insane hospital
at Yankton were here Saturday and
took Paul Mueller and Michael Nc
Donald there for treatment. TIL. lat
ter is an unfortunate man who has
been detained at the county Jail for
two or three months with the hope
that he might improve. He seems to
know nothing of his past, but thinks
his name is Mcdonald.
The Register would say to Mr.. Good
fellow, who writes so glowingly of
their rains and their summer-like
weather in California, that they
haven't anything on Bookings county,
for we have had that same summer
like" weather here and we think this is
a wonderful climate" That little
furry of SNOW" may have been a little
colder than the rains" of California,
but we doubt it. And this living on
climate" isn't all its cracked up to be.
notice that a whole lot of Cali
.fornians from B%rookings county still
obtain their living off Brookings coun-
ty lands and are mighty glad to hold
onto them for that purpose, Ell,
'Shep?"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-09
III nmnmnmmm umnmm Nl

Ladies waists at the Hub Depart
ment Store for only 70 cents.
Theo. l. Flittie, of the Bank of
Bookings, and Harry Williams went to
Hartford Monday on business affairs.
"The Secret Of the Submarine
great smashing serial, starts at the
Pleasant Hour next Thursday, Novem,
Der Is.
Victor Odland and sister Mabel. who
had been guests of Miss Mary Miller,
returned Saturday to their home at
Meckling.
II. G.. Hauff went to ~Flandreau Sun
day and brought back his family who
had ben visiting Mrs. Hauff's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Perley.
County Commissioner Robt. Toilet
son went to Yankton Monday to see
his wife who is in a serious condition
at the hospital there. She has been
there since July and does not seem to
improve as well as her family would
wish.
Fred Scholl, who farms seven miles
northwest of White, raised S5 acres of
potatoes this year from which he real
lied $4,000. He delivered the last car
load last Friday for which he received
S1,22h per bushel. Mr.. Scholl is en-
thusiastiC over his seasons work in
this department of his farm operations.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-09

If you have an accident and break
your glasses save the pieces and bring
them to me, l will correctly duplicate
the broken tense.
Get into the habit of stopping in to
see me whenever your glasses need
strengthening, adjusting or tightening
l will gladly do it for you free of
charge.
Eyes scientifically tested with mod
ern instruments.
w. r. MARVIN,
Graduate Optometrist