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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
THE WAR TODAY

German resistance to the British
offensive along the SOmme front
took the form last night of strong
counter attacks which at two
piOntS made dents in the line eS-
tabliShed by General Haig's army.
Heavily reinforced, the Germans
made a determined drive at the
British front According to the
British all attacks were futile ex-
cept those directed at MametZ and
TrOnes woods in the MOntauban
sector of the British right where
some ground was gained by the
German columns.
The French have not resumed
their offensive in the SOmme re-
giOn, Paris reporting that the
night there passed quietly.
There has been notable activity
in the Verdun sector. The crown
princes troops. after their success
of yesterday in Fumin wood and
at the DamIOup battery, where
they gained a footing, struck at
the French i'm the vicinity of Dead
Man Hill. west of the Mouse. The
attacks there were repulsed.
To the east of the Mouse the
French report having reOccUpied
some of the ground lost in the
Fumin wood region. They also
drove the Germans out of trenches
near ReilIOn in Lorraine, where q
footing had been gained and car
ried out further successful sur
prise operations in the Cham-
payne
The Italian offensive has been
pushed recently. not only in the
TrentinO, where the Austr1ans
have been driven back long dis
tances from their furthest points
of advance but along the IsonZO
where Gorilla is the objective. An
uncOnfirmed report said the Aus
trians have evacuated I0lminO
about 20 miles north of GOrizia-
SO far the Franco British forces
have taken $4,000 prisoners.
The French army under General
Foch in the southern SOmme reg
ion now holds the dominating hills
around PerOnne-
The British have retaken Com
taImaiSOn and are again in control
of nearly all of the TrOnes wood
and Mametz wood. The Germans
are still battering away at Yerdun
and have gained a fOOthOld in the
DamIOup battery and in the
French line in the Fumin wood on
the right bank of the Meuse-
On the eastern front the Ger
mans have brought up strong rein
forcements 10 oppose the Russians
who are now within 20 miles of
kOVeL
I'D TO July 10 the drive of Gem
eraI BrussiIOff-s army had result
ed in the capture of 27I.62O Aus
trians and Germans.
The Italians have captured addi-
tionaI positions from the AuslTi-
ans on the Pasubio 'front.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
NEEDMORE TROOP
SUPPLY STATIONS
Brigadier General Sharpe Urges Es-
tablishment of Quartermaster
Depot in Fact District

Washington, July ia proposal
that an army quartermaster depot be
established in each congressional dis
trict to hasten equipment of national
guard troops called in an emergency.
probably will grow out of recent
mobilization activities. Delay in sup
plying the men with clothing and camp
equipment, said Brigadier General
Henry G. Sharpe, acting head of the
quartermaster corps today, is due to
the present depot system and not to
a shortage.
General Sharpe has sought for
years to have an extensive depot ware
house system established. 1t is now
necessary to send mobilization sup
plies from Philadelphia, St Louis or
San Francisco.
With the congressional district
warehouse plan in operation, army Of
ficials believe, a record could be made
of each mans requirements as he en-
listed and orders be filled with little
delay. 1t is also pointed out that re-
serve soldiers and non commissioned
officers could care for supplies in
storage, insuring proper handling and
of resources with least
expense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
KAISER'S MEN ARE PUSHING FORWARD
Paper Rolls
NeUKind of
Movie Films

Paris, July u, G0:55 p. m.)-The
substitution Of paper rolls for cellu-
loid films in moving picture machines,
made possible by the new cold" light
discovered by the French engineer
Dussaud, described to the Academy of
Science by Professor Branley, with
whom Dussaud studied the new light,
is obtained by automatic separation of
heat rays from luminous rays which
occur together in all sources of light
hitherto known to science.
NJ. Dussaud has been working on
this problem for many years. The
light obtained by his method is so in
tense that it is possible to throw i'm
ages from newspaper illustrations, pic
ture postcards and Photographic
prints on a screen even in a lighted
room as clearly and sharply as if they
were glass lantern slides.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
I.W.W.OPENSW WAR
ON STEEL TRUSTS.
Speaker and Organizer of Society
Headed for Strike Zone in Min
nesOta Iron Range.

Duluth. Mimi. July 12--EliZabeth
GurIey Flynn, 1. w. W. speaker and or
ganizer, is in Duluth today on her way
to the strike zone on the Minnesota
iron ranges to assume an active part in
the strike.
Miss Flynn registered at d local no
tel giving her residence as New York
City. She may be the advance guard
of a fresh force of leaders sent for
some days ago, the naturalization of
the promise of William ID. Haywood,
general secretary-treasurer of the l.
w. w TO imediately replenish the
ranks of range leaders and organizers
depleted by arrests, she admitted.
Big posters headed Declaration OF
War" and signed by Haywood, appear
ed on the streets here with the COM
ing of Miss Flynn. Circulars announce
that war has been declared against
the steel trusts and the independent
mining companies of Minnesota by the
Industrial Workers of the World"
Continuing the circulars say:
THE miners are on strike in the fol-
lowing camps: Hibbing, 1000; Chris
holm, $500; Virginia, $500: Bull,
400; EveIeth, 1900; Gilbert 900; BIZ
wabik, 600; Aurora, 900; Kinney, 500,
and other small camps.
THE demands are $275 a day for top
men. For miners, dry places, So; for
miners, wet places, $3.50; the eight
hour day; abolition Of contract labor;
bi-monthly pay days; to be paid at
once when discharged or leaving
work"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
MANY TESTIFY IN
HAINES WILL CASE

Chicgao, July 12.-Robert ]. Haines
was physically and mentally incapaci-
tated during the last years of his life,
business men of st. Charles testified
today at the taking of testimony before
Master in Chancery Frank Hamlin in
the suit to break the will of the late
st. Charles millionaire. Mr.. Haines
left his estate to the Mercy hospital of
and the st. Charles public
schools and natural heirs are asking
that the instrument be declared void
and the estate distributed by law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
DISCOVER MORE
PLAGUE VICTIMS
Three Suspected Cases in Illinois Are
Confirmed-Death Lists Continue
TO Grow.

Springfield, Ill, July 12.-Three sus-
pected cases of infantile paralysis,
one each at Freeport, Eureka and be-
tween Cherry and La Noble, were con-
firmed by the Illinois state board of
health today bringing the total num-
Der of confirmed cases in the state
to 26.
Two suspected cases, one at Col
Iinsville and one at Winchester, were
found not to be infantile paralysis.
Eight cases are still under investiga-
ton.
Belleville, Ill, July 12.-The illness
of Anna Schmidttling, % months old,
was diagnosed today as infantile par
alysis. This is the fifth case reported
by BeIleville physicians. There have
been no deaths.
New Haven, Conn, July Zone
case of infantile paralysis was report
ed in Bridgeport today.
San Francisco, July 12.-Theatre
managers enlisted themselves today
in a campaign to cooperate with the
city health authorities for the proven
ton of the spread of infantile paraly-
sis.
Two medical inspectors paid by
theatre managers were to be appointed
at once to enforce regulations adopted
for the protection of patrons.
New York, July 12.-Despite the
worst heat wave Of the season, the
epidemic of infantile paralysis took
turn for the better today. During the
81 hours preceding 10 O'Clock this
morning only IT deaths from the dis
ease were reported in the five boroughs
of New York City. There were 1872
new cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
SLATE SELECTED BY
STATE DEMOCRATS

Chicago, July 12.-Roger C. Sulli-
van and a majority of the democratic
state committee, have, it is said, de-
cided to support the following incom-
plete state slate at the September pri-
maries:
For lieutenant governor-A. J. Ger
max of Chicago.
For state reasurer-Arthur w
Charles of Carmi.
For state auditor-James J. Brady of
Chicago.
For congressman-a tlarge-William
Eliza Williams of Pittsfeld.
Although there may be no formal
endorsement of Governor Dunno and
Secretary of State Lewis Stevenson for
denomination, the regular organiZa-
ton, it is said, will not oppose them.
The state committee will meet in
Chicago next week TO formulate cam
paign plans
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
IOWADEMOCRATS
TALK0F HARMONY
400 Members of Party Gathered in
State Convention at Des MOines
Discussing Peace.

Des MOines, July 12.-ApprOximate-
ly fourteen hundred democrats gath
cred here for the state convention of
the party, took up the early hours of
today discussing harmony. Injection
of the prohibition controversy into the
pre-cOnVetiOn program, it is said, has
caused uneaSineSS and fear of a party
division among some delegates but the
majority believe that Z. T. Meredith,
the gubernatorial candidate will be
able to hold the convention to his
wishes in the matter. Mr.. Meredith,
thus far has refused to state whether
he will demand a prohibition plank in
the state platform or whether he will
be content with some other expedient.
District caucuses occupied the early
hours today but interest even in the
personnel of the next state committee
was oveTshadOwed by the prohibition
proposition.
The convention was to open shortly
before IL o'clock with the keynote ad-
dress by w. Z. McManus of Keokuk.
The resolution committee went into
session Immediately after the cOnven-
tion was called to order. 1t was au-
thoritatively asserted that the plat
form would reaffirm the faith Of the
party in the prOhibitory law and would
contain a recommendation for resub-
mission to the people of a constitu-
tional amendment providing for state
wide prohibition.
a plank providing for good roads
also was to be inserted, it was said. 1t
was considered probable that the
plank would declare against county
option in the matter of good roads.
There was admittedly a difference of
option in the matter of gold roads
form of a suffrage plank.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
CLEANING UP DOES
CAMP WILSON GOOD

San Antonio, Texas, July r.
Camp Wilson is brighter, cleaner and
healthier today as the result of the
conclusion of cleaning up" cam
paign. General orders issued for
sanitation and health in the camp of
the First infantry by Colonel Sanborn
have been adopted as a model in
other regiments.
Hikes today increased in intensity
although not in time away from
camp. Rest periods were shortened
or practically eliminated from the
march.
Organization of the Illinois first field
artillery into regimental formation
proceeded rapidly. Captain Roy
Staver of c battery was appointed
regimental adjutant and Lieutenant
John NJ. Dickinson was made battal-
ion adjutant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
Latest Bulletins

Ottawa, ILL., July 12-Three
hundred striking cement workers
engaged in Il riot at La Sale this
morning. They attacked Chief of
Police Thomas Doyle and the 9TH
er officers and took stars and clubs
away from the police. Sheriff
Davis of Ottawa reported today
that the situation at La Sale and
0glesby is very critical lie may
have to call on the state for help.
Elgin, Ill, July 12.-Mrs. ii. j.
Fisher, wife of II. j. Fisher of the
Chicago Herald, was instantly
killed north of Elgin today by the
Oyerturning of an automobile driV-
en- by Miss Laura Babock of Chi
cagO. Miss Baboock's arm was
fractured and Mr.. Fisher was bad
ly bruised and shaken but not seri-
ously injured. The automobile was
going about twenty-five miles an
hour when il struck rut.
London, July I2.-T'he British
government has approved of the
resolution adopted by the Paris
economic conference of represent
atiVes of the entente allies, accord
ing 10 statement made In the
house Of commons this afternoon
by Premier Asquith.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
GERMANS FORCE FOE BACK
BY COUNTER ATTACKS AND
MAKE CAIN BRITISH ADMIT
Ship
GO1dShen Is
MineVictjn1

Paris. July IL. Q:22 p. m.)-The
American steamship Gold Shell, with
a cargo of oil. struck a mine on Mon
day night and was badly damaged.
She was kept afioat until she entered
the mouth of the Gironde, where she is
being lightered.
The Gold Shell struck the mine at a
point 20 miles west of the island of
COrdouan, off the mouth of the
Gronde. The forward part of the hull
was partly wrecked
The Gold Shell, Captain Hayes,
sailed from New Orleans June 20 and
Newport News June 81 for Bordeaux
She is a tank steamer of 5000 tons
gross, built this year and owned by
c. H. Ruhl of New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
German Sub
in Attack on
British Port

London, July II, (12:40 p. m.)-The
English port of Seaham Harbour was
attacked last night by a German sub
marine. About 30 rounds of shrapnel
were fired.
One woman was killed. One house
was struck by d shell.
The official announcement says:
AT 1870 o'clock last night a Ger
man submarine appeared off the small
undefended port of Seaham Harbour,
on the North sea, six miles southeast
of Sunderland and a coal shipping
port. She approached within a few
hundred yards of the town and then
opened fire. Some thirty rounds of
shrapnel were fired from 3-inch gun.
Twenty rounds fell in the direction of
Daltondale; a dozen rounds fell in and
about Seaham colliery.
"A woman walking through the col
liery yards was seriously injured and
died this morning. One house was
struck by a she'll. No other damage
was done"
Berlin, July IL (by wireless to Say
vile. 1.-Two German aeroplanes made
an attack on the channel ports of Ca
lais on Monday night, it was announc-
ed officially today. They dropped
bombs on the port and on army en-
campments.
The admiralty gave out the follow
ing:
Two German naval aeropIanes on
the night of July 1O-11 dropped bombs
on Calais and the troop camps at
Bray-Dunes (near the Belgian from
tier).
The aeroplanes returned undam-
aged"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till r. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport. Moline
and Vicinity

Partly cloudy tonight; Thursday
generally fair, continued warm.
Temperature at a. III. "A. Highest
yesterday SO; lowest last night, II, at
l p. N. today 95-
Velocity of wind at a. N. one mile
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at z p. M "a, at
a. m. IS. at / p. N. today 40.
Stage of water "A, rise of 3 in last
"a hours.
J. N. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
Ford to BE Prohib Nominee.

Chicago. July 12.-Henry Ford of
Michigan will be nominated for presi-
dent on the first ballot by the prohibi-
ton party at its national convention,
to be held in st. Paul July IS to 81,
if he will accept. This is the opinion
OF party leaders who held a confer
ence here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
FLORIDA TOURISTS
ON LAST LAP OF TRIP

Danville, Ill, July 12.-The auto
mobile party of Lake county, Florida
tourists, who are making the first
through trip over the Dixie highway,
left Danville early this morning for
Chicago on the last lap of their jour
ney They were accompanied as far
as Watseka by an escort of a dozen
from this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.

SENATE.
Met at III d m
Democratic and republican lead
ers agreed on legislative program
and to meet daily from 10 a. I'M. to
$3.50 p. m. in an effort to adjourn
by Sept 1.
Resumed consideration of the
agricultural appropriation bill.
HOUSE.
Met at II a. m
Considered Kern McGillicuddy
wOrkmen's compensation bill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-12
Persons Willing to Pay $50,
900 for Trip With Ger
mans on Return.
ALL BEING REFUSED
Company Declines to Accept
Passengers-May Sail
Within Ten Days.

Norfolk. Va, July Eft is re-
ported here that the tug Thomas
A. TommOnS is preparing to leave
Baltimore for the Virginia capes.
Some believe the tug is under or
ders TO meet the German UNDER
sea boat Bremen, reported en-
route to an American port.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-09
Ordinance No. 1890
An ordinance to further provide for tn,
removal or repair OF dangerous build

An ordinance to further provide for the
removal or repair of dangerous build
ings and structures.
Be it ordained by the commission of
the city of Birmingham, as follows:
Section ]. That it shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation owning
any building or structure in the city of
Birmingham to keep or maintain the
same in an unsafe or, untenable condi-
ton.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of every per-
son owning any building or structure in
the city of Birmingham to keep the same
in a safe and tenable condition, or to
cause the same to be removed.
Sec. 3. That whenever it shall appear
to the commission, by a report of the
building inspector, that any building or
structure in the city of Birmingham is in
an unsafe or untenable condition, or. any
part OF any building or structure, party
walls or foundations, are unsafe or are
likely to become unsafe, or that said
building or structure is in an unsanitary
condition, the city commission shall
thereupon direct the city clerk to issue
a notice to the owner Of such building
or structure, or to his agent in case such
owner or agent is a resident of the state
of Alabama. or in the event such owner
is a nonresident of the state of Ala
hama, and 1t shall thereupon be the duty
be served upon such owner or his agent,
as the case may be, in the following
manner: Where such owner is a resident
Of Jefferson county, Alabama, or his
agent resides in Jefferson county, Ala
bama, such notice shall be served upon
such owner or his agent personally by
leaving a copy thereof with such owner
or agent; if the owner or agent is a res
ident of the state Of Alabama. but re-
sides outside of Jefferson county, such
notice shall be served by mailing to such
owner or his agent residing in the state
of Alabama and outside Of Jefferson
county a copy Of such notice by registered
mail, postage prepaid, at the last known
address of such owner or his agent, as
shown by the tax assessment in the Of
fee Of the tax assessor of Jefferson
county, Alabama, for the current year
In which such notice is given. II such
owner resides outside Of the state Of Ala
bama and has no known agent in the
state OF Alabama, such notice shall be
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-09
ADJUSTMENTS
"Hit-the-Trail Holiday"

Heralded as one of the smashing hits
of the past season, 'Hit-the-Trail Hol1i-
day." George M. Cohan's latest farce
success, will be the attraction at the JEFF
ferson today, matinee and night.
The press praised this play and New
York theatregoers ratified the verdict OF
the press, for ''Hit-the-Trail Holiday
is the most heartily praised and best liked
comedy seen on Broadway during the
past year. The house was sold out two
months in advance and seats were always
at a high premium during the entire en-
gagement.
Never was there an instance where
the play was completely the thing.
George M. Conan is everywhere hailed as
the great American dramatist.
Mr.. Conan has the faculty of seeing life
from fresh and entertaining viewpoint.
This has enabled him to take what are
ordinarily regarded as simple elemental
things Of the theatre and make them like
new.
The freshness of much of the charac-
ter drawing, and the adriot twists in line
and incident are such as to keep one
continually amused.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-09
At the Lyric

The Musical Gordons, one of vaude-
ville's best musical numbers will be the
headline act on the new Lyric bill which
opens today matinee. The new bill comes
heralded as an exceptionally entertaining
programme. and includes some of vau-
deville's best entertainers.
In addition to the big feature there will
be four other acts of exceptional merit.
The great "Tallman,'' worlds champion
pocket billiard player, will give an exhI-
bition of pool playing rarely! equalled,
and his appearance on the bill is one
of the big features.
AL Burton's Revue, featuring songs of
the present, and the past is the third big
act of the bill, and one of the pretentious
acts of vaudeville.
Baron LIGHTER is a comedian, and an
excellent piano player and the Three
Alexis will entertain with wonderful gym
nastic feats.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-09
Improvement Ordinance
No. $3.50

An ordinance to provide for certain i'm
provements Tbirty-third avenue,
| north, from the east curb line of
| Fifteenth street. north, to the east
north.
| Be it ordained by the commission of
the city of Birmingham as follows:
l Section l. That Thirty third avenue
from the east property line Of Seven
tteenth street to the east property line of
Sixteenth street and from the west prop
terty line of Sixteenth street to the east
tcurb line of Fifteenth street shall be
graded.
That a roadway 40 feet wide along the
fenter of Thirty-third avenue from the
west curb line of Seventeenth street to
Ehe east property line of Sixteenth street,
fnd from the west property line of Six
Eeenth street to the east curb line of Fiji
Eeenth street shall be curbed with Port
land cement concrete combined curb and
Eutter, the curb and gutter to be six
inches thick and the gutter two feet wide.
That the curb lines on the north and
bouth sides respectively of a 40-foot road
Nay along the center of ,TLirty-third ave-
hue shall be connected with the curb line
llong an S-foot sidewalk on the east side
IL Fifteenth street by 6-inch by 20-inch
Eircular stone curbing of 10-foot radius
ind straight lines.
lurbing around the turns at the northeast
Ind southeast corners of Fifteenth street
| Ind Thirty-third avenue shall be paved
nth vitrified brick gutter paving on Q
lravel foundation.
That vitrified brick valley crossing
feet wide shall be constructed across
. he roadway of Thirty-third avenue along
. fle west curb line of Seventeenth street.
u THAT the curb lines on the north and
puth sides of a 40-foot roadway along
he center of Thirty-third avenue shall be
bnected with the curb lines on the west
Ade of a 30-foot roadway along the CEN
Sr of Seventeenth street by 6-inch by
I-inch circular stone curbing of 10 foot
kdius and straight lines.
THAT the sidewalks on both sides of
hirty-third avenue from the west curb
he of Seventeenth street to the east curb
he of Sixteenth street and from the
Test curb line of Sixteenth street to the