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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05
AGAINST WILSON
FOR 4 MEDIATOR
Professor. Hans Delbrueck of Tniyers.
ity of Berlin Disapproves Having
President in Peace Role.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hans Delbrueck
OF the University of Berlin has written
an article in regard to American medi-
! dtl0n IN the war, in which he says
/ there is something repellant to Ger
many in the idea of accepting Presi-
| dent Wilson as mediator. 1t is obvious,
he says, that the sympathies of the
president are with the entente powers,
which might be regarded as disquali-
Tying him so far as the central powers
are concerned. He continues:
Moreover, President Wilson, BY
using in his speeches expressions
which are insulting, has created an
atmosphere between us which renders
cordial approachment no longer pos
slble. Nevertheless Germany need not
show herself absolutely infiexible, for
Germany's strength lies in the fact that
the president already has shown him
self so unfriendly that he has left al
most nothing undone in that direction.
What could he do to us if he pro-
posed conditions which we rejected
natly! He might threaten war but he
would never be able to win the sup
port of'American public opinion and of
congress for war in order to establish
the peace of Europe"
Professor Delbrueck argues the case
is quite different with the entente pow
ers, which are completely in the hands
OF America and are compelled to ac-
cept conditions which America regards
as reasonable.
America does not even need to go
so far as to prohibit the expectation of
munitions and to withdraw financial
support he writes, but needs only TO
insist on maintenance of the old rules
Of international law in order to COM
pei England to yield.
Now that Mr. Asquith and Foreign
Secretary Grey are speaking in a more
peaceful way, President Wilson has
only to seize the opportunity and he
Will have them firmly in his grasp.
Furthermore, much as the president
may wish to conduct mediation in the
interests of Great Britain and France
we are not without weapons against
him. The first is that we could raise
the question whether he would enter
INTO negotiations at all until Great
Britain has been brought into harmony
with international law.
In the second place, President Will
son has great personal interest in
quick success because nresidential
election Is pending. If Germany makes
concessions to the paciticist theology.
which Is so extremely strong in Amer |
lca, Germany automatically would get
the upper hand completely. 1t would
be much more agreeable for US TO deal
directly with our enemies. but Ameri- |
can mediation would offer certain ad /
yantages for us
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05
Chinese Sailors on Strike.

Shanghai.-Several hundred skin
pers and officers belonging to The
China Coast Officers Guild are on
strike because the China coast steam
snip companies. with the execution nj
the China Merchants Steam Nayiga-
uon company, have refused TO recop
nlze their guild al d grant an increa e
.of wages. 1t is estimated by the gnild
that one hundred and two vessels in
the China coast trade belonging 10 tho
Shlna Navigation Company and the
lndo-China Steam Navigation com
pany. have ben forced into idleness by
this strike.
Freights all over the far east arc
greatly affected by the action of the
officers, virtually all of whom are Eng
hsh. The navigation companies have
charged the guild with being unpatri-
QUO IN taking such action at time
When the entente allies are in need of
shipping facilities.
Members of the guild at sea wera
ADVISED by wireless of the strike. ana
ordered 10 take their ships into me
nearest port and leave them there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05
Trade Opportunity 0Dcn to r. s.


Berlin.-America now has a remark
ably favorable opportunity to secure
the lions share of the Persian trade
but American business men must adapt
their methods to Persian customs or
they will fail, according to DR.. Ernst
Zahn, Leipzig authority on Persia
and the Persians
DR., Zahn quoted with approval from
consular report made by the Ameri-
can vlce-cOnSui at Teheran in which it
is declared that the American business
men must reconcile themselves to
granting longtime credits, and that
business cannot be properly done by
correspondence, but must be looked
after by personal representatives.
Dr. Lahn found a feeling among the
Perslans, he said, that the American
methods were brusk and failed to pay
proper attention to the customs and
senslbilitieS of the people. This was
particularly true, he declared, as to
American methods of collecting &C
counts and the refusal to grant long
credits. This latter, Dr. Zahn declar-
ed, IS looked upon by the average Pers-
ian as denoting personal distrust of
his honesty. Nor must the Persian be
hurried, Time is not money in the
American sense of hustle.
DR.. L8hn said he understood that
the American department Of COM
merce and labor is assisting in the Sc
curing and distributing of German
catalogs of firms formerly doing bust
ness IN Persia, and he declared this
IS very practical idea, for he points
out that the Germans made great pro-
gress toward winning the Persian
market. Their exports consisted prin-
cipally of finer textile wares, jewelry.
toys and clothing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05
FIREMAN INJURED
IN MAKING A RUN
Captain inflow OF Station No. . Is
JOlted From Wagon on First Ave-
nue. and Badly Hurt.
SUSTAINS BROKEN COLLAR BONE
Rib Is Also Fractured. With Bruises
About Body-Driver Unable to
Make Turn and Drives on Track.

Captain Charles inflow OF Station
No. of the Rock Island fire depart
ment was badly injured at 4:45 yes
terday afternoon at First avenue and
Eighth street when he was thrown
from his truck while making run to
fire at the home of J. Reed. Sl4
First avenue. Mr. inflow was sitting
beside the driver, Claude Dunaway, in
hose cart, drawn by two horses
The truck ran off the pavement on
Second avenue at Eighth street into
large hole, washed out by recent rains,
and the gong in front of the truck was
accidentally sounded This is a sig
nal for the horses to start out on a
dead run and they did so. The driver
was unable TO make the turn at FIRST
avenue and ran up on d switch TRACK
at this point. Both inflow and n un-
away were jolted off the truck. lMr.
inflow allghted on his back on a tail
and sustained fracture of the co tlar
bone and one rib, besides painful
bruises. Dunaway escaped injury.(
The fire itself was trivial. an did
mattress catching fire. The family
denied summoning the department, as
they had the flames nearly out when
the firemen arrived.
Mr.. inflow was taken to his home at
so Fifteenth street, where he will be-
confined for several weeks.
Old Boxes Burn.
Old boxes and other rubbish in the
rear OF 1881 Third avenue caught fire
at midnight SATURDAY A nndeStrian
passing by noticed the blaze and noti-
ned the fire department. The flames
were extingushed with chemicals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05
BERLIN HAS FIRST
FAMINE OF MEAT
Capital and Larger Cities of Germany
Experiencing Initial Trial Since
OOutbreak of War.

Berlin, May 16.-( Correspondence of
the Associated Press, For the first
time since the outbreak of the war
meat is hard to obtain in the capital
and larger cities of the German en-
pire, Meat lines" have grown as
long as the butter and milk lines"
and those forming them must some
times wait for hours before they can
procure the quota allotted by their
cards.
Responsible for this condition are
the heavy demands for meat by the
army, almost total cessation of i'm
ports and the governments new pol
cy Of discouraging slaughtering OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05
Gr0tto to Initiate.

The fourth ceremonial Of Amos
Grotto Of Rock Island will be held
Wednesday evening at Masonic tenn
pie, at which time a class of 50 candi-
oates Will be initiated. Supper viii be
served at the temple from : till 7
o clock. At 7:15 a parade Of candi-
dates through the business section
VIII be held. The business session will
take place at 5 o'clock and the cere-
mohial Will be held at S:15. Those in
charge are bending every effort TO
MAKE TINS ceremonial the largest ever
heid mere. and the grottos in Day1n-
port and Molipe have been extended
an invitation to DarticiDate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05
RELATES STRAITS
OF BRITISH AT KUT

London 49, Correspondence of the
Associated Press The straits in
which General Townshend's little
army at kut, the remnant of the force
which pushed almost to Bagdad was
reduced before it surrendered with the
approval of the home government are
becoming only gradually known in
England The latest contribution to
the annals of the siege comes in
letter from Edmund Gambler, CORE
spondent with the expedition which at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05
$50 Join Swimming ClaSS

IN response To the initial call sent
OUT from the Y. NJ. c. A. $50 boys of
the city have joined the swimming
Grass at the Y gym. The first session
Oh the class was held this afternoon,
Fhysical Director Cleyett and Gordon
acted as Instructors. All school bows
III the city have heen extended a cord
lai invitation TO join the class, whether
a member of the y or not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05

All the news all the tir-e-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05

easily obtainable until several months
after the war
Eggs have been rather plentiful this
season In many cases they have been
the principal food item. Fish also is
easily obtained.
Gran prospects for the present year
are exceedingly good. Rye and win
ter wheat are well advanced and the
spring corps have been favored by
timely rains and an early season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05
Eagles Hold Stag Party

The annual stag party of Rock Is
lahd Aerle No, $50. Eagles, was held
yesterday al Norris grove. Ideal
weather conditions prevailed ami
more than one thousand attended
Athletic contests were held m the AFT
.ernoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05
Active ORGANIZATION.
Governor Phillip Has 0peratjon

Milwaukee, Wis, June 5.-Governor
Emanuel l.. Philip of Wisconsin un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis
this forenoon and is out Of danger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05
NEW CHURCH FOR
BAPTIST PEOPLE
ORDERED BUILT
Membership Votes TO Erect Structure
instead OF RemOdeling and Enlarg.
ing Present Temple.
COST Is TO BE ABOUT $4,000
More Room Needed Tor Services and
Sunday SchOOl-Edifice to Be Raced
Standing As Years.

new First Baptist church in Rock
Island was made possible yesterday by
a vote of the membership of that con-
gregation at meeting held immedi-
ately following the regular morning
services.
Question of whether TO construct a
new edifice or remodel and build an
addition 10 the present structure was
placed before the members of the
church for consideration. There was
considerable discussion in favor Of
each OF the plans The proposal TO
erect new edifiCe carried by vote of
five to three.
The board of trustees of the church
will meet tonight to take up initial
plans for the new building. The gen.
eral discussion among the members
during the meeting seemed to be in
favor Of erecting an edifice which will
cost in the neighborhood of $50 900 and
which will be suitable for the natural
increase in the membership during
many years TO come
l uS present DultllnR at Fifteenth
street and Third avenue was erected
in 1870. At the time it was built il
was one of the largest and finest
churches in this section of the state.
The membership has increased during
the last As years, however, so that it
is mandatory that there be more room
for Sunday school and regular church
services.
Active ORGANIZATION.
The Baptist church is progressive
religious organization which has taken
an active interest in the welfare of
Rock Island. This was manifested in
a marked way year ago last winter
when the Mems club instituted the
Tree breakfast plan In connection
with this scheme work was provided
lor many men during the winter
The proposition received considerable
support from all Protestant churches
m the city, although the Baptist men
took charge Of the work in connection
with the plan.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25
School of Mines Graduate
Instantly Killed

John BiSland, graduate Of the
School of Mines and son-in- Law
Of Editor J. w. Arasmith of the
Golden Globe, was electrocuted
by a high tension wire near
Boulder last Saturday morning,
when $1,000 volts passed thru
his body, killing him instantly.
Young Bisland had recently
come from Mexico, where he had
been employed by mining syn
dicate and where he had thrill
ing experiences, having with
several others miraculouSl ly es-
capped in a freight car to the A
merican border. He was mar
ried in July 10 Miss Edith Merle
Arasmith, Il graduate of the
University OF Colorado, class
1915. He had accepted a posi-
tion as superintendent and gen
eral engineer of the Victor Tung-
sten Company's nine, only a
month ago and WAS engaged in
adjusting a translotme! when
the accld, Mt occurred He was
standing under the transformer
box at the top Of the pole and
had removed but two of the
three switches, and unconscious
ly touched the cable of the third.
He was knocked from his posi-
ton and fell to the ground. A
foreman who had witnessed the
accident ran to him but he was
dead when he reached him.
A particularly sad feature was
that his bride was to have been
the guest of honor at d party
given by Miss Ruth Musser and
in the midst of the preparation
for this happy event, she re-
ceived the shocking news Of her
husbands tragic death.
The town of Golden is stricken
with sadness over the shocking
news and is expressing deepest
sympathy with the bereaved
family.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25

Z I. &. Hurst moved this week
into the Voight bungalow on
East Grandyiew and rclinquish.
ed the handsome residence on
West First Street to its owner.
DR.. Russell, who will move in
from Westminster.
We desire to call attention to
the advertisement and announce
mcnt of &. K. Buck IN another
column. The new confectionery
and ice cream parlor will be
opened June !, in the new Davis
corner. Mr.. Buck closed a deal
this week with Mrs. Bllbrough
for her stock and some of the
fixtures.
Four jolly school marms"
were treated to a JOY ride By
Mrs. F'aherty Tuesday evening
in her Dodge car. taking in the
sights of Denver and vicinity.
Those of the party were Misses
Mehaify. Schultz, Lawrence and
Cheatley.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25
Notice
ArNnln. Colo

ArVNda, Colo, May |, 1916
The annual meeting of the Arva-
da Cemetery Association will be
held at Barth's hall. Arvada, June
6, 1916 at . p. m. to elect Board of
Directors and attend to any other
business that may come before the
Lot owners are urged to
attend.
q. NJ. Loudcn. Secretary
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25
Phone Arvada II J

Road Overseer U. G. Griffith
went thru town bright and early
Monday morning with a couple
of corrugated iron, culverts to be
put in on Graves Avenue, in the
valley. That's the proper caper.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25

Don't buy a car until you have
seen the Chevrolet or the Dodge
car and have it demonstrated.
A. l.. Davis. "a
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25

B. f. Walden is keeping a
mile and half of road, from
his farm to the Semper depot, in
perfect condition.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25

j. d. Clark bought seven cows
and five calves and with the as
sistance of AL Belgin loaded
them into a Car Friday and ship
ped them to his dry farm near
Crest, Colo. lnasmuch there is
no cattle schute here at Arvada,
planks were laid from the high
bank back of the Enterprise Of
flee and they were thus boosted
into the car
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25
Local Lore.

Arvada Sales Day. May 9th.
List your property with n. S.
Burton for Sales Day.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25

}. b. Plato of Semper was
visitor in town Tuesday. Mr..
Plato has been perfecting his in
ventlon for numbering the farms
on the rural mail routes and it
looks as tho he would make a
barrel of money out of it. We
wish him success.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25

Phillip Perring of Eninham,
Illinois, spent a few days with
W. X. Mccormick and family.
Mr.. Perring was very favor
ably impressed with Colorado
and particularly with Arvada
and may become a citizen of our
burg.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25

Frank Church and Lee West
bought 5 passenger Ford cars of
X. o. Graves this week. Bob is
selling cars like hot cakes these
DAYS.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25

T. l.. Yeager received "A car
load of choice South Park hay
Monday and is expecting another
one soon.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25

II. S. Burton has just finished
framing the large collection of
beautiful pictures for the school.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-05-25

Terrence White Jr., shipped
two carloads of wheat this week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-10

establishment. Which is what good
American men have done ever since
they began to 90 to Paris with their
wives and mothers and sisters: Al
the hotel in Des Moines the two ladies
were charged half a dollar more Tor
their two single rooms because they
had kept the door between them open
during the night. And that, explained
the clerk, makes the rooms en- SUITE
so it is fifty cents extra.
And her trip has given her American
ism a new FLIP. The friendliness, the
optimism and confidence, the booming
spirit and civic pride OF the west nave
got into her blood. 81 suppose, she
saws. "the metamorphosis has come
little by little all across our wide
spirit-awakening country, but ! feel as
though | had acquired from the great
West a more direct outlook. a simpler
less encountered view of life
The motorist planning to make the
transcontinental tour will find good
deal of practical information IN the
book, including detailed maps OF the
twenty-seven daily runs. But II Il
also a capital book for reading at home
for il cannot fail 10 give its reader a
clearer understanding and protounder.
sense of what this nation OF ours, o.
what Americanism is.
And, appealing little touch. having
chosen her elder son as her companion
on her memorable trip, Mrs. Post re-
stores the balance by dedicatlng this
record Of its happenings and interests
and delights and discoveries TO My
Younger Son Bruce
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-10
GORKY'S CONFESSION"

This new work OF the Russian
author (Stokes), translated by Rose
Strunsky. is not photographed, but
sums up his matured conclusions
about the individuals relations TO
society, as the title sufficiently clearly
indicates. Its hero is a poor illegiti-
mate boy. who grows up neglected in
his native village. cared for in a hap
hazard way by whoever chooses TO
take a passing interest in him. The
boys simple faith is undermined by
the miseries of his existence. He be
gins to wander through Russia in
search Of the laws Of God.
Behind the study Of soul adjust
ing itself to living is a vivid back
ground Of Russian scenes and charac-
tiers. Most Of these offer a gamut Of
religious temperaments, from the
medieval ascetic who sits in his coffin
under the altar Of the monastery to
the tender-hearted. drunken old bird
catcher who finds God in everything.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-10

Civil War afforded him opportunity
for much observation and for pithy and
pointed comments upon campaigns and
commanders. He was in active service
during most of the war, and partici-
psted in most Of the important engage
ments in the East, including Antletam,
Gettysburg and the Wilderness, and he
came into personal contact with most
of the conspicuous generals and other
officers, especially Of the Army of the
Potomac. As a result, "the truth Of
old Oxenstiern's remark forced itself
continually upon me-" Still, he was
discriminating:
General Meade was a gentleman
and a man of high character, but
he was irritable, petulant and dys-
peptic. He did not give the idea Of
calm reserve force. Grant did.
But Grant was a man Of coarse
fibre. and did not impress with
sense of character. Hancock was
dashing field marshal, handsome,
superb commander Of corps. War
rem left on me a sense Of lightness.
Humphreys and Sedgwick were the
only two generals | ever met who
inspired me with an adequate sense
of force and reliability. Officers,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-10
OUR MAGAZINES.
American Periodical Literature
from Franklin to Mcclure.

THE MAGAZINE ~ AMERICA By As,mon
Tsssl Frontispiece. $40. Dodd Mead s 60.
This is not, the author states in his
introduction, a formal history; the ter
rtory is too large, it is dotted with too
many gravestones the very moudering
names on which have become meaning
less, for such work ever TO be under
taken, or to be of value TO students OF
American periodical literature If 1t
ever were achieved. But Mr.. Tassin
has drawn an outline map for their
guidance which, one thinks, neglects no
feature of the landscape worth noticing
and exploring, on which no group IS
neglected, though here and there only a
few Of its leaders may be mentioned
by title.
We begin at the beginning. with the
first two magazines p bished IN
America. Bradford's American, or a
Monthly Review" and Franklin's Gen
eral Magazine" whose initial numbers
were published within three days OF
each other in Philadelphia. IN l14l.
The patriotic idea of cultural competi-
ton with Europe was the keynote OF
all the ventures Of early America APP
pealing for support to a public that
was TOO small, and. more fatal still, too
widely scattered, 20 make them protta-
bic. In his references TO Poe, by the
way, Mr.. Tassin omits TO point out that
the poet was the first man to see clear
w the vast and enormously profitable
field developing in this country for the
popular periodical. He outlined 1t with
splendid foresight in one Of his letters
planning a venture OF the sort.
The survey is sectional, as well as
chronological: New England, New
York, Philadelphia, the South, the lines
Of development gradually converglng
in this city when the North American
moved hither and left only the AT
lantc" to represent Boston and its ter
ritory, and the glory Of The Ladies
Home Journal 10 the city OF Penn.
One selects for special mention the
pages devoted TO the "Knickerbocker
Magazine" and the chapter on the re-
ligious press in America. Mr.. Tassin
ascribes its decline to the dwindling Of
the fires of sectarianism. One is in
clined 20 add another influence, the tri-
umph of the doctrine OF evolution and
the incalculable change 1t brought
about in popular thought in the SOS
and eos of the last century.
There is much talk here of the early
rewards of editors, contributors and
publishers, of piracy and its effects, Of
the transformation brought about by
cheap processes OF illustration, and
there is many an anecdote TO give life
10 past times, conditions and names.
The record ends with the close Of the
nineteenth century, which was, indeed,
the beginning of many new problems
and conditions confronting our period
cal literature to-day The book suf-
fees amply as serviceable study Of its
subject in its broad, significant out
lines.