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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
DANVILLE "DRYS"
DROP LOSING FIGHT

Danville, Ill, April 17.-There will
be no local option election in Danville
tomorrow. When court reconvened at
8 o'clock this morning the drys took
a non-suit In the case and withdrew
their petition asking that 422 names
be returned to the petitions calling for
local option election which had been
taken off the lists by the DanvilIe cleo
ton commissioners.
Thus ends a strenuous battle be-
tween the drys and the vets, in which
the drys' petition was stolen from the
headquarters on the evening of filing
and its mysterious return just in time
for legal filing. Then came the at
tack of the vets of the sufficiency OF
the petition which was followed by tho
commission striking of over 1000
names.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
MANUFACTURERS ARE
HAMPERING SELVES

New York, April 17,-American
manufacturers, particularly manufac-
urers of war munitions and supplies,
are hampering the export of their own
goods by Turing sailors from the
steamships TO the war munition fac
tories, says DR.. George Sidney Web
ster, secretary Of the American Sea-
mans Friends society. This has been
accomplished, he says, by offering
higher wages than the sailor has been
accustomed to receiving and he has
reason to believe that the shipping
and manufacturing men have been
bidding against each other for the
sailors services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
Impetus Is Given Tales of
Bandits Body Being Dug
Out Of Grave.
is EXPECTED SOON
Remains of Outlaw Being
Brought to Border Town
To Be Identified.

Washington, April 17.-Secre-
tary Baker today received a dis
patch from Naco saying that Gen.
eral Villa was last seen heading
in the direction of the place
where reports yesterday said he
was buried. The dispatch was
taken by war department officials
TO mean that the reports of Villas
death might he true. The dispatch
was Immediately sent to President
Wilson.
A telegraph1c dispatch was re-
ceived by General Gavira, COM
mander of the Juarez garrison,
from Cusihuiriachic at 10:30
o'clock this morning stating that
the body of Francisco Villa had
not arrived there at this hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
.S|SAL TRADE
PUT IN HANDS
PICKED BODY
Sale of Yucatan Crop Will
Be Controlled by Fed
eral Commission.

Washington, April 17.-Without dis
cussion, the senate today adopted SEN
'ator Ransdell's resolution directing the
federal trade commission to supervise
distribution of the available sisal IN
Yucatan. The commission is ready to
undertake the work. The action is Of
much Importance to the granger states
which use binder Irvine.
The commission representing Yucca
tan farmers asked the senate commit
tee to oversee the sale of the crop, but
1t does not come within the province
of legislative body. Chairman Davies
of the federal commission has Informed
Senator Ransdell that 1t has the ma
chinery to proceed with the distribu-
ton and will send two men to Yucca
tan. Senator Ransdell will introduce
a resolution to put the trade commits
sion in charge.
w. B. Spencer, counsel for the Yucca
tan commission announced that the
plan would be satisfactory to him.
Representatives of several wine COM
panies appeared at the hearing today
to enter their orders for sisal.
! Alexander Legge, general manager
| of the International Harvester COM
pany, introduced a statement denying
that his company had any interest in
Irvine except to supply it to the farm
ers at the lowest cost, with reason
able manufacturers profit, in order to
| increase the advantages and economies
of the companys machinery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
RETRENCH BY USING
HEADLIGHT PAPER

Washington, April 1.-THE depart
ment of agriculture, in circular is
sued today, recommends the use Of
lighter weight papers to relieve the
present stringency in paper making
materials. Many publishers and many
users of wrapping papers have adopt
ed this plan, it is said.
The weights Of printing, writing,
ledger and wrapping papers in many
istances, the department suggests,
can be materially and profitably re-
duced. This is especially true Of coat
ed papers, for which light, high fin
ished. super calendered papers can be
substituted with advantages in price,
durability and utility. In single year
the governments plan effected total
saving of $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
KELLY LOSES IN
HIS COURT FIGHT
Millionaire Contractor VIII Be Re.
turned to Canada to Face Charges
Of Alleged Frauds.

Washington, April II. - Thomas
Kelly, contractor, wanted in Winni-
peg in connection with alleged frauds
in construction of the parliament
buildings there today lost his fight
against extradition in the supreme
court. The high court affirmed the
federal court in Chicago which refused
to release Kelly on habeas corpus.
Canada asked for Kellys extradition
that he might be tried on a charge of
obtaining $1,250,O00 by false pretenses
on the parliament buildings contract
His case was argued only few days
ago and the court at special request
gave speedy consideration. Appar-
emily no legal process is available to
prevent his extradition to Manitoba.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
TEUTON GUNS
ATTACK HILL
OF DEAD Man
Bombardment of French Pc.
sition Continues in the
Region of Verdun.

Paris, April 17-French positions
in Avocourt wood and on the front
from Dead Mans Hill to Cumieres
were bombarded yesterday. There
were no infantry attacks, the official
report of the afternoon says.
To the east Of the Mouse the night
was calm except for artillery activ-
ity at Haudremont wood
The statement follows:
"On the left bank of the river
Mouse there has been an intense bonn
bardment of the French positions in
the Avorcourt wood and on the front
from LIE Mort Homme Dead Mans
Hill to Cumieres.
con the right bank Of the river the
night passed in relative calm except
in the region to the south of Haudre-
mont wood, where there was con-
tinued artillery activity. There were
no infantry attacks during the day and
night.
During the night Of April 1917 a
French air squadron composed of nine
machines, during an intense fog, ex-
ecuted certain important bombarding
operations in the region of Contains
Pagny, Arnaville and Rombach. Pro
jectiles were dropped on the railroad
station at Contains, the factory al
Rombach, the railroad station al
Arnaville and on the railroad line at
Pagny and AIRS.
During the night of April 1916, &
French armed aeroplane flying oyel
the North sea at an altitude of 300 fee
threw Is shells at a vessel of the
enemy Eleven of these missiles
found their mark
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
SEND VILLAS BODY TO BORDER. CLAIM
is
HurtOnShiD
Sunk by Sub

Washington, April 17.-One Of two
Americans aboard the Russian steam
ship Imperator from Gulfport, Miss,
for Marseilles, France, was wounded
when the vessel was fired upon with
out warning by an Austrian subma-
rine off the Culumbrede Islands &C
cording to official adyices to the state
department today.
The American injured was Gustav
Olson, whose father is bandmaster at
Fort Warren, Boston. The other
American who was aboard was Einar
Swensson, whose brother is fore
man of Minneapolis furniture fac
tory.
The state departments information
came from the American consul at
Barcelona, Spain. He said the ship
was fired upon without warning on
April II. Three shots were fired, one
taking effect. The vessel was set
af1re by the submarine. Olson was re-
ported TO be in hospital at Barcelona
suffering from shrapnel wounds. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17

had intended to go, abandoned the
trip, some through skepticism and 9TH
ers because of rioting that was report
ed here to have occurred in the Mex
lean state capital during the last two
days
Messages received here in regard to
this rioting stated that there had been
mo anti-AmeriCan outbreak but that
the trouble was due solely to the des-
perate condition of the masses of the
people who were facing starvation.
Corn is selling In Chihuahua at two
pesos, worth four cents, American. a
quart; beans, the staple feature of the
poorer MexiCan's diet, costs two and a
half pesos a kilogram. "a little over
two pounds; lard is Is pesos quart
With the standard of pay for a days
work at two pesos the laboring classes
are finding hard time keeping soul
and body together.
Three Yankees in Parral.
| According to the messages received
here the rioters have looted several
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
WILSON WELCOMES
D. A. R. DELEGATES

Washington, April 17.-Delegates
from throughout the country were in
attendance at the opening session here
today of the 25th continental congress
of the Daughters of the American Rev
olution.
Addresses of welcome by President
Wilson and Mrs. William Cumming
Story of New York, president-general.
were the outstanding events on todays
program.
A feature of the congress will be a
discussion Of national preparedness,
Wednesday evening having been set
apart for the purpose.
The corresponding secretary-gen-
eral. 10 vice presidents-general and
one honorary vice president general
are TO be elected tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
Senate Will
Probe Price
of Gasoline

Washington. April Ex-senator Mar
tines preamble to resolution direct
ing inquiry into the rising price of
gasoline which characterized the
Standard Oil company as trust" was
adopted today by the senate. The body
Of the resolution calling upon the at
torney general to investigate was
passed two weeks ago. The preamble
was held up on a discussion of wheth-
er 1t was proper for the senate to
brand the company as a trust in the
light of the supreme courts dissolu-
ton decree.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
PRESIDENT SIGNS
WITH FEATHER PEN

Washington, April 17.-President
Wilson today signed the bill incorpor-
and Letters. which includes in its
membership Mr.. Wilson, former Pres
ident Roosevelt and other authors,
publicists and artists The president
used the eagle feather pen with which
he signed the repeal of the Panama
tolls exemption act
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
Expected to Go Forward To-
day or Tomorrow to Ger
man Government. II
IS POSITIVE IN TONE.
No Half Measures Used in
Document Despite the
Kaiser's Attitude.

Washington, April II. - Presi.
dent Wilson late today completed
the communication to Germany on
submarine warfare and sent for
Chairman Stone of the senate for.
eign relations committee for con.
ference probably tonight. This &C.
ton was in line with the presi.
dents policy of keeping congress
informed of the progress Of the ne.
g0tiatiOns.
Washington, April 17.-Announce&
ment was made at the White house to-
day that President Wilson had prac-
tically completed consideration of the
forthcoming communication to Ger
many and it was indicated that II
probably will go forward to Berlin lats
today or tomorrow.
President Wilson, 1t was said, has
been steadily engaged on the note for
two days. He did not go to church
yesterday but worked practically all
day examining evidence submitted by
the state department.
The document, officials said, will
push the submarine issue to a finish.
1t was reiterated that the Sussex case
would form only link in the chain of
evidence the United States will pre-
sent to Germany to show that her
promises have not been fulfilled.
The document was characterized by
officials today as being very positive
in tone and they believe that only a
prompt acquiescence by Germany in
the position taken by the United
States can prevent a break in diplo-
matte relations.
Unofficial dispatches from Berlin in
dicating that the German government
is ready to meet the United States
more than half way, 1t was said, will
not change the course of the American
government decided on at Fridays
cabinet meeting.
Cites Many Cases.
The president and his cabinet have
agreed on the steps to be taken and the
president is now finishing the phrase
ology Of the proposed communica-
ton. He intends to include in the in
dictment of Germanys submarine
campaign attacks on neutral vessels
not carrying Americans. That will be
done on the broad grounds of human
ity and for the reason that many of
these neutral vessels we're going to or
from the United States
State department officials declared
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin had not
yet submitted a report Of CONVERSE
tons he was reported in press dis
patches last week to have had with
officials of the foreign Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
DECATUR BUSINESS
MEN FACING ARREST

Decatur. Ill, April 17.-Wholesale
arrests will be made tonight of De-
catur business men who on Sunday
violated the new closing ordinance
passed recently by the city council,
said Chief Of Police E. F. Wills today.
Proprietors Of milk depots, shoe shin
ing parlors, fower stores, bakeries. bar
Der shops, and dozens of other estab-
lishments are hit by the order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
THE WEATHER
Forecast TIL z Z. M. Tomorrow. for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

Fair tonight. Tuesday increasing
cloudiness with showers, not much
change in temperature.
Temperature at 7 a. m. AZ Highest
yesterday so. Lowest last night AZ.
Velocity of wind at 7 a. m. Il miles
per hour.
Precipitation IL inch.
Relative humidity at p. m. 70, at
7 a. III. Go. at ! p, m today 80.
Stage of water l44 a rise Of 4 in
last As hours.
j. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
CUTS RED TAPETO
ASSIST CHILDREN

Springfield, H., April 17.-Red tape
was cut by President Fred Kern of
the state board of administration to-
day when he decided that babies Of
predetermined mothers committed to
the Lincoln State School and colony
for feebleminded would be cared for
at the same institution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.

SENAIfs
Judiciary committee failed to
reach any conclusion on nomina-
ton of Louis ID. Brandeis TO the
supreme court.
Senator Newlands submitted the
administration plan for continuing
appropriations as an amendment
TO rivers and harbors bill.
Debate resumed on the army bill.
Agriculture committee decided to
ask the federal trade commission
TO supervise distribution Of sisal
held In Yucatan.
HOUSE.
Disposed Of unanimous consent
calendar business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17

Ell Paso, Texas, April 17.-General
Gavira talked today with the tele-
graph operator at San Antonio and OBJ
tanned further details of the reported
finding of Villas body.
According to the San Antonio oper-
ator. on last Saturday, General Cava-
EOS and Colonel Carlos Carranza, who
We're at Cusi, received information
that Villa band was operating in the
neighborhood. Two Carranza officers
with a body Of men hurriedly left
Gust and engaged the Villa bandits in
a combat in which many of Villas fol-
lowers were killed and wounded and
some were captured.
A Villa colonel was among the cap
tured. He begged for his life and
promised to lead his captors to the
grave Of the bandit if they would no:
kill him.
The operator at San Antonio said
that General Cayazos and Colonel
Carranza were taken by the prisoner
to San Francisco Borja, where the
body is reported to have been un.
earthed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
Latest Bulletins

London, April II, Il p. m.)-The
sinking of a neutral ship and a
British steamship was reported
by Ll0yds today. The Norwegian
ship GlendoOn was sunk BY gun
fire. The lost British steamship
was the HarrOvian which was
unarmed.
Clinton. Iowa. April Ire
ports that q dam In Black river
had broken caused Clinton prop
erty owners today to prepare for
a record breaking high stage Of
water in the Mississippi river Mt
this point.
Washington. April 11.-Presi.
dent Wilson today approved the
recommendation OF the secretary
Of war imposing sentence OF rep
rimaDd on Lieutenant Colonel
Go0dier OF the aviation service
who recently was tried by court
martial in connection with
charges over the conduct OF the
San Diego station.
Dubuque, Iowa, April 17.-Dep-
ufy Sheriff Frank Herzog. who
was shot last Friday while at
tempting TO arrest safe blower,
died today at New Hampton. Iowa.
The crafksman. who committed
suicide, was Identified AT ]. q.
ions OF Terre Haute, Ind, and
Eftingh8m, I'LL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17

Ell Paso, April determination Of
Mexican reports that Francisco Villas
body had been exhumed at San Fran
cisco Borja and was being brought to
Chihuahua, was still lacking at the
headquarters of the de facto govern
ment at Juarez today
Gabriel Gavira, commander of the
Juarez garrison, awaited information
from official sources that would dispel
any question of doubt over the reports
Of the finding of the bandits body but
no messages regarding Villa were re-
ceived.
Il still feel reasonably certain that
the message received Sunday over the
Mexican land lines that Villas body
had been found is correct" said An
dres Garcia, Mexican consul here, to-
day. Il shall make every effort to have
the body brought to Juarez, where
scores Of American who knew him
may make an investigation that will
be completely satisfactory to th4
American people. We should have
some official information about the
Villa reports today"
Are Without Information.
De facto government officials we're
not able to give any information re-
garding an unofficial dispatch from
Mexico City stating that Minister OF
War Obregon had announced that
Villas body was buried at San Fran
cisco Borja and was not enroute to
Chihuahua City.
Official word from Washington that
the United States troops would be i'm
mediately Withdrawn from Mexico If
Villa was dead will undoubtedly re-
suit in eXpediting the efforts of the de
iactO government to ascertain the
truth Of the reports of the locating Of
Villas body and TO make full and
satisfying Identification. If the sup
posed body Of the bandit is still inter
red at San Francisco Borja, as stated
in latest Mexico City advices, it will
likely be many days before an identi-
hcati0n can be made unless the Mex
lean government accepts as final the
Identification made by CarranZa officers
now in the vicinity Of. San Francisco
Bora, which is 80 miles by trail south
Of Cusi.
May Be Hard to Identify.
Identification Of the body at this
time may also prove battling. Accord
ing TO the reports from Mexico City,
villa has been dead over two weeks
and physical changes may be such as
TO preclude any positive proof that the
dead man was villa. Mexican officials
here said that the Uunited States gov
eminent undoubtedly would accept the
Identification if made by responsible
Mexican citizens and officials who
knew villa.
Report Lacks Confirmation.
Disappointment was freely eX
pressed here today over the lack Of
any official confirmation Of the death
Of Francisco villa. Mexican officials
here and in Juarez, while still pro-
Tossing confidence In the truth OF the
report, could offer no explanation as
10 the silence of Colonel Carlos Car
rama and the other officers and Of
Meals who were reported TO have the
body Of the bandit in charge.
number Of newspaper correspond
ents and a few other Americans left
here early today for Chihuahua in the
nope that the story Of the finding Of
Villas body vas true.
Several other Americans who at first
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
Date Of Death Unknown.

| The operator gave no further infor-
nation to General Gavira except that
Villa was wounded March 81 He did
not know the date of the bandits
death.
| General Gavira said that as soon as
he was advised the body of Villa had
been brought to Cusi he would tele-
graph Minister of War Obregon re-
questing that the body be brought to
Juarez. General Gavira said Villa
would not be given a military funeral
| but he would be buried as a bandit in
the Juarez potters field.
/ 4 mining concern here with a repre-
sentative at Santa Barbara received
message today that that town had
been attacked by bandits Saturday
right. The bandits, whose identity is
unknown, carried off supplies and a
few horses. No casualties were re-
ported
Santa Barbara, a town of about To-
600 is some Is miles from Parral.
AS the hours pass without confirms-
ton of the story of the finding of the
body of Francisco Villa, Washington
| grows more doubtful.
Villas body was to have reached
Chihuahua City by special train some
time last night but American Consul
Letcher has not even forwarded the
rumors as to Villas death which must
be circulating there.
! The Mexican embassy here had nc
additional information. It's last report
from Consul Garcia at Ell Paso, said
he was seeking confirmation.
State and war department officials
refused to comment today on General
| Pershing's report of the Parral fight
which is much different from the YER
sion transmitted by General Carran-
"a to support his suggestion that
American troops be withdrawn. The
American report shows that CarranZd
troops not only joined in the attack
upon the little detachment of Amer
leans but followed them several miles
as they withdrew to avoid clash.
Reply Being Prepared.
The reply TO the proposal of Gen
| eral Carranza for withdrawal of the
American forces was still in prepare
ton today. 1t will outline the terms
under which the United States will
discuss the withdrawal of its forces
and until the report of Villas death
has been confirmed no change in the
| program will be made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17

Continued On Page Nine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-17
Three Yankees in Parral.

According to the messages received
here the rioters have looted several
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-14

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vitality the whole body polite IS in
icrcsicd IN the savings bank aud what
N does.
Financially speaking no other in
sitution has such marked ofcct TOR
good 10 the individual and the COM
munity as does the bank that takes
your money E%cry time you cross
well paved street, take q walk IN the
park, send your children 20 school.
turn IN an alarm Of fire. draw somg
water, look with pride upon your pub
Nc buildings. enter well kept home.
yon pay tribute to the institution that
made th"Ae things possible. and tina;
Institution is the savings bank.
While tho bank OF discount Us an IN
dispcnsarlc part Of business life and
va could not do business without II.
the number of patrons of tho banks NJ
discount is insignificant il comparison
with the dcposilors Of tho savings
banks NJ the country now numbering
nyor ten million.
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