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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
EAST MOLINE

The st. Louis glide outing, which>was
to have taken place Sunday, April IS,
at the Ben LaZoen farm near Hamp-
ton, but owing to Indictment weather,
was postponed, is now scheduled for
Sunday, April 80 A large number of
the members will make the trip to the
farm on horseback.
Henry Turf, who for the past year
has been employed by Louis DeSmet.
left for Lansing, Mich, to work in the
beet district for the summer. Emil
Van Stappen will take the position va
Gated by Mr.. Turf.
Angelus and Joseph Catoor of Bel
gique, Mo-, formerly of East Moline,
were visiting friends in East Moline
before leaving for Montana, where they
will be employed on a ranch.
Adolph Vanderbeke has sold his sa-
loon to Mack Glynn of Rock Island.
Mr.. Glynn formerly conducted drink
emporium on Eighteenth street, Rock
Island.
A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Maert of Silvis.
A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerome DeBruyne of East Moline.
Emil Laetham, former proprietor of
the Fifteenth avenue pool room, was
removed to the Tri-City sanitarium,
Moline, where he will receive treat
ment for rheumatism.
George Vormezeele was taken to the
Tri-City sanitarium for treatment for
heart trouble.
August Van Kwikkelberghe, operated
on at the Moline City hospital for ap-
pendicitis, is improving rapidly.
Alidor Martens, cousin of Alidor
Martens, the local barber, was taken
to the Moline City hospital for treat
ment for Brights disease. DR.. Long is
attending him.
Work of improving the Fairgrounds
at the st. Mary's school is in progress
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
Stockholders Notice.

Public notice is hereby given that a
special meeting of the stockholders OF
the Contractors Cooperative associa-
ton will be held at the Electric build
ing in Rock Island, Ill, on the fifth
day of May, A D. 1916, at the hour OF
o'clock p. NJ, for the purpose of con-
sidering and voting upon the PROPOSE
lions to increase the capital stock of
said company, to change its name, and
to amend its bylaws, and for the
transaction of such other business as
may come before such meeting.
JOHN T. MARION,
E. ]. BURNS,
GEORGE LORING,
JAMES F. MURPHY,
A Majority of the Directors of the Con-
tractors Cooperative Association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
Notice Of Publicati0n-Chancery,

Notice OF PubiicatiOn-Chancery.
State Of Illinois. Rock Island Coun
ty. S.:
In the Circuit Court Of Rock Island,
to the May, A. d. 1916 term thereof.
Anna NJ Ellis, complainant, vs..
Charles R. Ellis. defendant.
Affidavit of non-residence of the
Charles r. Ellis, the Doe defendant,
having been filed In the clerks Office of
the circuit court of the county and
state aforesaid notice is therefore
given to the said nonresident defend
ane that the complainant filed her bill
Of complaint in said court on the
chancery side thereof on the first cay
OF April, 1916. and that there upon a
summons issued out of said court,
wherein said suit Is now pending, re-
turnable on the first Monday in the
month of May. next, as Is by law re-
CURED Now, unless YOU. the said nom
resident defendant above named, hall
personally be and appear before said
circuit court on the frs. day of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22

next term thereof, to be holden in the
circuit court room in the court house
building in the city of Rock Island in
said Rock Island county, and state
aforesaid, on the first Monday in May
next, and plead. answer or demur to
the said compliments bill of COM
plant, the same and The matters and
things therein charged and stated will
be taken as confessed, and a decree en-
tered against you ACCORDING to the
prayer of said bill.
Dated at Moline, Illinois, this first
day of April, A. D. 1915.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE,
Clerk.
Dietz and Sinnett,
Compliments Solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
Guardians Sale OF Real Estate.

Conservator for Charles Mungersoi
Schriver & Schriver, attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22

urban line through central and south
ern Illinois Previous to engaging in
electric railroad work he had been
connected with the Alton for 20 years.
The new assistant general manager
will have complete charge of the va
rious Improvements for the road
planned for this year. 1t is quite prob
able that he will make his head
quarters in Rock Island and will also
have an Office in Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
FLOW Of STAMPS
CELEBRATION AID
More Than Two Hundred Thousand
are Distributed Among Tri.Cfty
FIRMS and Organizations.
HOME COMING FEATURE APPEALS
More Former Residents Planning 70
Attend Centennial Neek-Eyents
are Heard From.
HOME COMING FEATURE APPEALS

The Fort Armstrong Centennial as
ISOLATION has disposed Of 251.000
booster poster stamps to tri-city firms
and organizations, according to a re-
port by officers of the association yes
terday, divided as follows:
Davenport firms 204 900
ROCK Island firms ...... $4,000
Moline Commercial club =. 5000
Efforts are being made by President
l. c. Norwood of the association to
have several hundred thousand more
OF these small advertising posters dis
tributed to the merchants and fac
tories of the tri-cities and a letter will
be sent out the coming week calling
attention TO this method of bringing
the huge celebration June 1925 before
the people of the entire country.
BY means Of previous publicity the
association received a letter Thursday
from S. d. Wadsworth, resident man
ager of the Moline Plow company
branch at Sioux Falls, S. D., announ-
cling his intention of coming to the
tri-cities during centennial week.
Many other letters Of similar nature
have been received. indicating that the
former residents of the tri-cities are
taking a healthy interest in the cele-
bration and are doing all they can to
make it the success hoped for by the
board of directors and the historical
societies.
To Address Daughters.
Director-General George D. Benson
has accepted an invitation TO speak at
the regular meeting Of the Rock Is
land chapter of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution at 705 Twen
tieth street, Rock Island, Saturday,
April %, at 8 o'clock, and will outline
the plans as mapped out for the en-
lire week. The D. A. r. is expected
to take prominent part in several or
the parades and spectacles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
new OFFICIAL Of
SOUTHERN NAMED
George W. Quackenbush Appointed
Assistant General Manager With
Headquarters Here.

George ". Quackenbush has been ap-
pointed assistant general manager of
the Rock Island Southern railroad.
For the last five years Mr.. Quacken-
bush has been with the Illinois Trac-
ton company, which operates an inter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22

To all persons whom it may con-
Germ:
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned. The Central Trust and Saw
ings Bank. guardian of Custer Temp
kins and Vernie Tompkins. minors,
viii make application to the probate
court of Rock Island county, at reg
ular term thereof. TO be held at the
county court house. in the city of Rock
Island. in said county. on the first
Monday of May A, ID. 1916, being the
first day thereof. for an order and de-
cree of said court, directing 1t as said
guardian To sell the following real
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
Easily First.

Teacher was impressing upon the
class the Importance of accurate OBJ
servation. To illustrate, she said
Now each of you look around this
room and tell me what is the most
interesting object to you and why
Tommy Jones was the first to raise
his hand.
Eyes, Thomas, what Is the most in
teresting object you have Observed"
Your desk, please, miss"
Why"
BILLY Baker put snake in it,
New York Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
First Steamboat Excursion

To view the high water and see
wreck Of the big cofferdam at LIE
Claire, steamer Black Hawk will leave
Sunday at 2:30 p. m, returning at
p. N. Fare for the round trip, 40c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
First Steamboat Excursion

To view the high water and see
wreck OF the big cofferdam at lie
Claire, steamer Black Hawk will leave
Sunday at 2:30 p. m. returning at q
D. II. Fare for the round trip, lOc.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
COSTLY CLOSING OF CANALS
How Freight Rates Have Been In
creased by Interruption Of
World Traffic.

Trade is suffering severely from the
closing of the canal, and the shippers
who made use Ct 1t during the months
It was IN operation INV realize wildly
what the interUcIaDic waterway
means to them. One western firm Is
sending two freight boats from the
Pacific to tho Atlantic, where char
!ers are highly profitable, and finds
hat it will cost $4,000 more for the
trip around the Horn thar it woul1
through the canal. Freight rates
from thu eastern to the western sea
Dcard have about trebled. The effect
If the steppage Of the caJ,al is re-
1ected In the greatly increased esrn-
mgs Of the trausc ontineutal railroads,
Just now there Is great deal Of APP
prehension in shipping circles lest the
SueE canal be temporarily destroyed
by an act of war, says Leslic's. This
would moan that the shipping from
the Atlantic ports of the United States
and Europe to the East Indies would
have to double thn Cape uf Coed Hope.
With shipping az scarce as 1t is now
this would be heavy blow to c'm-
mercial world already badly UPSET.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
WOMAN and NEGROES
ON TRIAL FOR CRIME
Wife of Murdered Physician
Accused of Instigating
Plot.

Providence. r. l., Jan. 1.-THE tria,
or Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr, and two
negroes, Cecil v. Brown and Henry
Spellman, for the murder of DR.. c.
Franklin Mohr on August 81 last, is
set for today. Justice Charles r.
Stearns will preside. The negroes are
charged directly with the murder and
Mrs. Mohr as an accessory before the
fact.
A murder indictment against DIR.
Mohr's negro chauffeur, George w.
Heals, was quashed last week, when
Heals was brought into court and
did not contest a charge Of manslaugh-
ter. AS disclosed in the preliminary
hearings, the state will seek to show
that Mrs. Mohr instigated Brown and
Spellman to shoot her husband and
induced Heals to stop the automobile
in which DR.. Mohr was riding at the
spot on a country road near West
harrington, where the murder took
place.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
HAD NO REASON TO WORRY
seeing That Jury Paid No Heed to
Prosecutors Remarks, Why Should
the DEFENDANT

Claris Adams, deputy prosecuting
attorney Of Marion county, tells of the
nisgivings he had as he met for the
Hrst time after the trial a man whom
/ had been his official duty to try tc
bend TO the penitentiary. The crime
charged was Of the sort that gave the
attorney abundant opportunity to
kcore the defendant, and Adams &C.
kordingly trimmed him up right"
The defendant was lawless, murder.
bus, bloodthirsty, as devoid Of pity as
he pirates of the Spanish main, and
altogether lacking in every redeeming
4 uality, according to the speech that
Eas made, but despite these distress.
big facts the jury acquitted him.
h The next day Adams met the defend
Int, now discharged and restored to
! hill rights of citizenship. The latter
approached Adams with a smile and
sxtended his hand.
Young man, I'm fer you," he said.
81 am glad to hear you say that"
esponded Adams with a sigh Of re-
lief. Il thought you might take to
beart some of the things l said about
sou"
4 No" came the cheerful reply, the
ury did not pay any attention to them,
! don't see why l should. Indian.
polls News.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
PLAN TO DEVELOP
!. DRUG PRODUCTION
Country Facing Medicine Fa.
mine-WiII Ask Congress
to Protect Infant
Industry.

Washington. D. c.. Jan. 11.-Becaus,
1t realizes that this country faces a
great medicine famine. the burea of
mines may ask congress to come to the
aid of the drug industry. The bureau
Of mines is familiar with the situation.
because manufacturing druggists are
largely dependent on coal tar products
Prices are soaring. In some cases IL
Is difficult to get certain drugs at any
price.
Certain American manufacturing
druggists have been left with a clear
and uncompetitive field. as they can,
and do, according to the bureau OF
chemistry, fix prices as they please.
The bureau of mines may recommend
to congress that assurances be given
American wholesale druggists that, II
they start plants for the manufacture
of the basic materials for synthetic
drugs, they will not be driven out of
business at the close of the war and
dumping will not be allowed to crush
them.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
KaiSer'S TroopS Open Great Of.
fenSive at Point on West
Front Where French Re-
Gently Advanced.
SOME POSITIONS CAPTURED
Terrific Battles In East Said
to Have Slowed Up After
Russian Check-Slavs
Claim Gains.

Paris. Jan. 11E-Heavy attacks were
made yesterday by German troops In
the Champagne, the war office an
nounced today. The Germans attack
broke down with heavy losses, the
statement says, and although they
gained temporary footholds in French
positions at various places, they sub
sequently were driven out everywhere
except from positions OF two advanced
trenches.
Berlin, (by wireless to Sayville), Jan.
l1.-An offensive movement has been
lnaugurated by the German forces in
the Champagne. Announcement was
made by the war office today that
French positions extending over sew
eral hundred yards at a point south
west OF Nassiges. had been captured by
tho Germans.
The conquered positions are near
Maisons De Champagne. The Germans
captured 423 prisoners, including seven
officers, five machine guns and one
large and seven small mine throwers.
French counter attack made to the
east Of the positions taken by the Ger
mans failed
A German air craft division attacked
the rear guard establishments of the
allies at Furnes.
On the eastern front an advance at
tempted by strong Russian detach-
mentS at Beletiany was repulsed.
The following Austrian official state
ment, dated January 9, was received
here today:
The Russians, which two days ago
were repulsed at all points in East
Galicia, ceased their attacks yesterday
There was only intermittent artillery
firing on the part of the Russians.
The Austro- Hungarian forces
along the Kormine river in Volhynis
dispersed Russian accommodating de.
tachments. Montenegro front: North.
east Of Rerane Austrian troops stormed
the heights occupied by the Montene-
grins on the Tara river and captured
one cannon. There were Slxirmishes
district OF the gulf Of Cattaro attacks
against the Montenegro troops are in
progress"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
EIGHT IN icy WATER.

London, Jan. 10.-The Austrian Cen
eral Planners forces fought under
terrible conditions in the neighborhood
of Buczacz Cast Calicia), says the
Times Petrograd correspondent The
sudden thaw after the cold snap filled
the trenches with water and only the
splendid quality of the German SOL
diers saved the situation in the face OF
the most unprecedented difficulties.
The correspondent and also the Times
Balkan correspondent dwell on the
Importance Of the town of Sadagora
which the Russians are now APPROACH
ing and which lies a few miles north
east of CZernowitZ, as 1t is the juno
ton of roads leading in five directions
The population of the whole district
has taken refuge in Czernowitz. which
Is full of Austrian wounded.
The correspondents say the town lie
strongly fortified but that it is not ex-
pected to hold out long as provisions
are becoming scarce.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
POLICE AND STRIKERS
BATTLE; SEVERAL HURT

Niagara Falls, N. Y, Jan. 10.-Riot-
ing followed a strike Of 1000 employees
OF the American Aluminium company
here today. The strikers stormed the
plant in an effort to bring out the men
whose shifts ended during the day, and
attacked the police with stones.
The police fired their revolvers in the
cir and then attacked the crowd with
night sticks. Several policemen were
slightly injured and four Polanders
were taken to the hospital with bat
tered heads.
The men were getting from $2.15 to
$3.50 q day and asked for an increase
OF 80 cents. The company offered 10
cents. which was refused.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
BAGDAD CAMP A|GN
REPORTS VARYING
British Say Turks Are Retreat.
ing-TurkS Say British Are
In Flight, 10000 Be-
ing Cut Off.

Amsterdam. (via London). Jan. IL
A British force, which apparently wa.
on the way to reinforce the British al
Kut FL Amara on the Tigris river,
lost 5000 men in an attack on Turk
ish positions at Sheik Said, according
to semiofficial statement received
today from Constantinople.
The attack is declared to have been
repulsed.
London. Jan. 1.-THE Turks in Mes
opotamia were In full retreat on jan
uary 8, with the British pursuing them
1T was announced in the house of COM
mons today, by ]. Austen Chamberlain,
secretary of India.
There had been heavy fighting on
both banks Of the Tigris on January 7,
Mr.. Chamberlain's announcement
stated, and the British had taken two
Turkish guns and TOO prisoners.
Sir Percy Lake has been appointed
to command the British force in Mes
opotamia in succession to the. Gen. Sir
John Eccles Nixon, who has been COM
was announced in the house of COM
mons today by ]. Austen Chamberlain.
secretary for India.
Berlin, (by wireless to Sayville,) Jan.
10.-The British army at Kut FL
Amara, in Mesopotamia, has now been
surrounded completely by the Turks.
according to Constantinople advices
given out today by the Overseas News
agency. 1t is said the Turks have ad-
Vanced to the main defense of the Brit
ish. The main British army in Mes
opotamia, according to these advices
Is in retreat in Kut Ell Amara to pro-
tect the position.
Recent dispatches have indicated
that the British expedition in Mesopo-
tamia was confronted by superior
Turkish forces The British repulsed
several assaults of Kut Ell Amara.
The retreat from Kut Ell Amara, as
Stunning the correctness Of the official
advices from Berlin, apparently means
the abandonment by the British of any
attempt for the present at least of Of
fensive movements in Mesopotamia.
It was November 1914 that an Anglo
Indian force, starting from the Persia
gulf began marching north and west
over the desert, following the Tigris
and Euphrates rivers wherever posi-
BILE. The fighting was slow, but the
British pushed northward steadily I'M
til they reached Ctesiphon, IS miles be-
low Bagdad. Here the Turks defeated
them and they fell back on Kut FL
Amara, 1O5 miles southeast of Bagdad.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
15-INcH SHELLS DROP
IN NANCY: MANN FLEE

Paris, Jan. 10.-Six persons have
been killed and 10 others wounded at
Nancy during the past three days in
the bombardment Of the city by Ger
man 15-inch guns, it appears from ad-
vices received here.
President Poincare yesterday paid
a visit to Nancy and inquired person
ally into the effects of the German bonn
bardment of the city. Shells recently
have been reaching Nancy at intervals
from German 15-inch guns In conse-
quence Of which the arts works in the
gallery were, as a precautionary
measure, removed to Troyes.
1t Is announced that safe conducts
have been issued to 10000 persons to
leave Nancy. A special train with
some Of these residents on board ar
rived in Paris yesterday. Others from
Nancy have gone to Dijon and else
where.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
WILSON TO ISSUE
APPEAL TO NATION
President Will Take His De-
Tense Measures to People
to Force Action BY
Congress.

~, NAV possibly put the question of
national defense before the country in
a series of speeches as one means Of
getting the necessary legislation
through congress. The president to-
day received several invitations to
sneak here in Baltimore and New York,
within the next month, and other tnvi-
tations are known to be coming. Ofh-
Gals intimated today that the president
will take advantage of the invitations
10 lay the administration plan for ma
tionai defense directly before the peo-
ME. AS soon as the submarine con-
troversy Is fairly cleared up, the presi-
dent expects to devote his whole at
tention to getting the national defense
plans through congress.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
CONSTITUENTS BACKING
TOM STEELE'S ATTITUDE

washington, Jan. 10.-Representa :
i've Steele is receiving many letters
rom Sioux City and other parts of the
eleventh district approving in strong
'erms his recent declaration that he
viii not stand for a check tax and GER
ain other special taxes urged by the
administration. such as the auto and
gasoline taxes. A number of Eleventh
district democrats have backed him I'D
letters. Mr.. Steele's new method of
selecting postmasters through the
sounty committees also is meeting ap-
prevail, according to numerous letters
ne has received.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
Her Bad Break.

Maggie was a maid in thu srnYlov
Of a Gotham family. Orc att-r "u
two woman visitors rang the bell, 4I"I.
telling thom to TO seated, Magic went
into another part Of the hCusu to see
II her mistress were III.
Il am very sorry" said the maid,
returning a minute later. but Mrs.
Brown went out and Wet be back
till dinner time"
THAT is too bad" exclaimed cns
Of the women, as the callers started
for the door. And to think, too, that
l have forgotten my cards. l will have
to"
Never mind tho cards, ma'am," iu-
terjected Maggie. with a kindly dis
posed smile. Il told the mistress your
names when I went upstairs"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
LESS COMMERCIAL VICE
IN NEW YORK Is CLAIM

New York, Jan. 10.-Immorality and
commerclalized vice are being rapidly
eradicated in New York city accord
ing to a report made today by the bu-
reau of social hygiene of which John
ID. Rockefeller jr., is chairman.
The report Is intended to supplement
an investigation made in 1912 and
states that on November l. 1915 only
735 disorderly places were found, as
compared with 2,482 such places In
1912.
"Data secured during the present in
yestigation shows that collision be-
tween exploiters of vice and officials
in the police department has ceased"
states the report.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
RUSSIAN CLAIMS.

Petrograd. Jan. 10.-The following Of
dcial statement was issued today:
Western (Russian) front: From Riga
to the Pripet there has been no change
South of the Pripet, the enemy at
tempted anew to take Czartorysk, but
was twice repulsed with considerable
losses.
In Galicia, in the region of the mid
die Strip, we finally drove the enemy
from the eastern bank of the river.
Fuller reports show that we cap
tured, Friday, in the fighting north
east Of Czernowitz (Bukowina), 20 Of
ficers and 1,175 soldiers and three ma
chine guns.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-13
THROAT OF KAISER
IMPROVING SLOWLY
Emperor Will Be Able to Re-
sumo Work This Month or
Early In February, Report.

Rome Jan. 1.-THE latest reports re-
ceived here regarding the illness OF
the German emperor minimize the SER
iousness OF his condition and contra
dict wild rumors circulated not long
ago. These reports, received from
Germany through Switzerland say that
the emperor is affected by a malign-
ant growth in the throat which re-
ouired a small operation. Although
the operation was slight, it is said the
to the delicate nature of the organs
affected.
A high church official, who under
took to secure this report, was as
sured that tho doctors believed that II
complications did not arise, a con-
tingency they think unlikely, the emf
peror will be able to resume work this
month or early in February.