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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-30
Druggist Ernie Clarey was in the
Friday between trains on a BUSH
ness mission

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city Friday between trains on a BUSH
ness mission.
Tracy 0. Rice was a week end
visitor here from his school at Union
with his uncle A. O. Void.
j. &. Beauchamp was an Olga
visitor on business Saturday, coming
here from Osaabrock between trains.
Co. Supt. Reher vent north as far
as Wales on Mondays passenger and
spent a couple of days visiting schools
tributary t. that town.
Victor Noehmstedt, who .las been
here receiving medical attendance
since his operation of three weeks ago
LETT Monday for his home a. nj.
Carmel.
Mrs, N. L. Sullivan retained home
on Mondays train after a week
absence during which she visited
her daughter Miss Helen j. Suliyan
at Fargo.
The Northwestern Telephone Co.
sent a crew OF nine men here last
Friday, who have been at work dur
inc the week putting in an extra toll!
line between Langdon and Wales.
Fred Schlesing left Monday for
Washburn. N. D., where his father
has charge of hardware store, which
place will later become the home of
the family who will remain here until
later in the summer.
c. S. Hunter returned home Satur-
day from a stay of part of the week
at his farm west of Wales in Grey
township, where he has over a section
Of land that will be put into crop as
soon as spring opens up.
Il. E. Plumley, who ranks high
among the Masonic fraternity of the
state, was in Langdon last week to
attend the Scottish rite reunion and
assist in the comforting of the degrees
on the class of candidates Initiated.
Protect your eyes against glare,
which is bad this time of the year.,
by getting a good pair of colored
glasses, smoked, blue, green or am
Der. We will aid you in selecting
the best for your individual case.
A. o. Void Co.
F. A. Cameron, who has the state
agency for the Bull tractor farm
engine, was in Langdon from the
Forks a day or two the first of the
week looking after a number Of pros
pective sales in this part of the county
this spring.
! A. E. Montgomery was here Mon
day from Grand Forks and is putting
in the week at towns along the line
boosting farm machinery sales. He
has partly arranged for the family tx
make their home at Wales again thi5
:: summer.
/: Rev. Garland, while here for
: short visit last week from Nekoma
made the purchase of a Ford touring
{: car, which will be put into commits
sion making the rounds of St
. Edwards parish just as soon a
spring opens.
Y H. ]. Reisland, the we'll known ey
3 specialist who has come regularly 70
> many years, grinding all glasses here
will be at the U. G.. T. hotel fror
April Both to May 3rd. See him i
you are in need of skilled service
> Cheap service is dangerous to bot
health and sight. ad
y Miss Connie Hunter is home fror
y Macallister College for a weeks visi
p between semesters, arriving on Satu1
e days train from Minneapolis. Mis-
q Hunter is among the class of grad
d yates who receive their diplomas q
II the commencement exercises whe
l. the school year ends in MAY
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-30
COMING EVENTS.

March 30-31 Eighth Grade Examination.
April 6-Adiourned Term of District Court
April 23-Easter Sunday
April 22-State and School Land Sale
May 30-Dccoration Day
June 19-2i-1eachers Institute
June estate and County Election
July 2i-22 % -Cavalicr County Fair
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
TOBACCO NEEDED
BY THE TROOPERS
American Soldiers in Mexico in Cry
ing Need of Something to Smoke
Salt Also Scarce.

Columbus, n. NJ, April Salt is
the commodity most in demand by
American troops at the front, espec-
tally the troops of the Seventh cav
airy, according to reports made today
by the crew of the first truck train
arriving in Columbus from the far
thest extremity of the American
line. The small supply the cavalry
men carried with them when they
crossed the border three weeks ago.
was exhausted in two days and they
have had none since. Tobacco also is
priceless, one of the truckmen assert
ing that a trooper offered him $3.50
for one-half of a five cent bag of to-
bacco.
Several of them commented upon
the optimism with which Mexican in
habitants Of that portion Of Chihuahua
through which American troops are
passing have started filling the soil
for the first crops they have planted
since the five years of revolution got
we'll under way late in 1910.
The change in attitude of the poems
who have come into contact with the
silver-spending "Americanos" is re-
markable, members of the crew said.
The first timidity and fear have given
way, with lack of mOlestatiOn and
plundering by the khaki "soldadoes'
to an increasing friendly meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
CHICAGO VOTERS
ELECT ALDERMEN
Bitter fractional Fight Results in Add
ing Three Democrats to the
City Council.

Chicago, April 5.--Complete returns
in yesterdays aldermanic election
show that the 5-gli3e. q IS made decided
gains throughout the city and that they
outvoted the republicans by more
than twenty thousand votes. The dem
ocrats made a net gain of three mem
bers in the new city council and elect
ed their candidate for the municipal
court bench, Leo J. Doyle. The cleo
ton was fought out on purely local
issues, with the suicide of DR.. Theo-
dore B. Sachs, former head of the
municipal tuberculosis sanitarium, on
Sunday, proving potent factor in the
defeat Of the administration Candi-
dates. While the democrats made a
net gain Of three in the council, they
did not win party control of the body.
Their vote in the new council will be
SO as against 90 in the old. The repub-
licans will have SO votes, as compared
with SO in the outgoing body, while
the socialists retain the two votes they
had. The democrats yesterday elect
ed q aldermen, the republicans 10,
and the socialists ,, the remaining
votes in the new body being those OF
hOldOver members,
The vote cast yesterday, 457,334
was an especially heavy one for an
loft year" Heated fights within the
republican and democratic parties
brought out a larger vote than is US
ually cast at aldermanic elections, al
though the woman vote, which it was
though would be particularly heavy
fell considerably below expectations
The republican ticket with 1882
votes, suffered most heavily in yester-
days contest, that being 20S,553 less
votes than were cast on that ticket last
year in the mayoralty contest, when
/ William Hale Thompson, the present
mayor, was elected by 147,477 major
lily. Democrats yesterday polled 210,-
lO28 or but Al ,033 less than last year
Socialists yesterday received 59,779
votes or 1927 more than last year
The total women's vote yesterday was
"a per cent of registration and the
mems vote 6S per cent of registration
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
DR.. SACHS BURIED
UNDER GREAT ELM

Chicago, April 5.-Many prominent
persons and leaders in the medical
profession attended the funeral SER
vices conducted at Naperville, ILL.,, to-
day aver the body of Dr. Theodore B.
Sachs, regarded for years as an au-
thority on tubercular troubles. Or.
Sachs was buried under great elm
tree in the grounds of the Edwards
Sanitarium IN which institution he
was found dead Sunday. He had been
at the head of the municipal tuber-
culcsis sanitarium since its organi-
cation until his recent resignation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
MILKMEN CLASH
WITH STRIKERS

Chicago, April 5.-Attempts to de-
liver milk to the plants of the big dis
tributing concerns who are resisting
the demands of milk producers in the
Chicago district for higher prices, led
to several clashes today.
From Elgin there was a report that
a farmer not a member of the Milk
Producers association had slashed
the hand of a picket who sought to
prevent him from delivering milk to
a plant on the outskirts OF Elgin.
Announcement was made of mass
meeting to be held today at Elgin by
the farmers organization at which
it was said an appeal for one thou
sand men to act as pickets to prevent
delivery of milk to the distributors
would be made. There was talk Of
sending a squad of pickets to Dixon,
Ill, one of the points from which the
distributors were said to be obtaining
milk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
v|LL|STAS SPRING SURPRISE ATTACK
Spanish Ship
Vig0 Sunk by
German Sub

London, April 5. Q0:55 a. m0-The
Spanish steamship Vigo, of 1,137
gross tons, was sunk in the Bay of
Biscay by a German submarine, &C
cording to Lloyds report The crew
were set adrift in a boat and later
were picked up by the British steam
ship Polo and taken to Gibraltar.
Lloyds also reports the sinking of
the British steamship Bendew, with the
loss Of one Of the crew.
The Vigo was owned by Gonzalez
aud Fernandez of Villagarcia. She
was built in 1878 at Middlesborough
and was $50 feet long and 80 feet
beam.
The Bendew was of 1851 gross tons
and was built in 1909 at West Hartle-
pool for J. Hoult & Company of that
port. She was 347 feet long and 81
feet beam.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
THE WAR TODAY

Northeast of Verdun, the French
have driven back the Germans in
the region of DOuaumOnt with con-
siderable losses. Also north of the
CaiIlette wood the Germans have
been repulSed.
An attack by the Germans on
the town of HarcOurt northwest
of Verdun also failed. as likewise
did an attempt to reach the French
trenches near Seppois, in the
Yosges mountains.
On the eastern front. activity Of
the Russian artillery has increased
in the lake region southeast OF
Dvinsk.
The Austrians have occupied the
border ridge between LObbIalta
and Monte Fumo, which was held
by the Italians.
The British chancellor Of the ex-
chequer, in presenting the new
budget to the house OF commons
Yesterday placed the daily expendi-
lures OF the government at the
present time at S25,000,000.
Another Zeppelin raid on Eng
land was made Monday night, the
fourth in as many days. A British
official statement says no lives
were lost and no property damaged
by the last air raid.
Paris today reports that ground
was gained north Of Caillette WOOD
in several engagements fought last
night. The advance reported Is In
the immediate neighbOrhOOd or
Yesterdays battle-ground south or
Douaumont village Previous at
tacks on the German lines In Call
Iette wood had. according to Paris,
regained for the French consider
able of the ground lost there in the
furious German drive OF April :.
There has been no renewal OF the
fighting west Of the Meuse but a
movement OF some nature appar-
emily Is in preparation east Of the
fortress. as intense bombardment
in the Woevre district between
WouIainyilIe and ChatillOn is re-
ported.
London reports the sinking OF
the Danish steamer Fig0 by Ger
man submarine in the Bay OF Bis
cay. The Dutch schooner Elsina
Helfa has been torpedOed In the
North sea and the British steamer
Bendew has been sunk with the
loss OF one member Of the crew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
CiUen
Report upon
Arn1OrPlant

Washington, April 5.-The senate
bill for a government armor plate
plant was favorably reported today
by the house naval committee by a
v05a Of Is to s.
Chairman Padgett predicted its easy
passage in the house and that the gov
eminent armor plant would be in OPP
GRAFTON within two years.
All efforts to amend this bill failed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
SEND PAPERS TO GET
GARRETT KIDNAPER

Springfield, ILL.,, April ga requisi-
ton was sent from Governor DUNES
office today to the governor of Mis-
souri, for the eXtradition of C. Randall
Sparks, under indictment in Mercer
county, ILL.,, for kidnapping and con-
spiracy. Sparks is being held in Kan
sas City, Mo.
Sparks, Lucy Garrett, Anna Louise
Shaw, Frank Meesick and others were
indicted for the alleged kidnapping of
S-year-old Anna Lee Garrett, the ward
of Thomas c. Henderson, of Aledo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
Latest Bulletins

Berlin, April 4. (via London,
April 5.-James W. Gerard, the
American ambassador, today sent
an inquiry to the German foreign
office concerning the sinking of the
steamship Berwindavle of Queens
town.
st. Charles, Mo- April 5.-La-
fayette Chandler, negro, who
Tuesday shot and seriously wound
ed Sheriff Dierker OF st. Charles
county, was slain by posse near
here this afternoon.
London. April 5.-The crew of
the Norwegian steamship Arena,
1919 tons gross. has been taken to
Ymuiden by the trawler Clare. A
Reuter- dispatch from Ymuiden
says the Arena was t0rpedOed and
sunk by a German submarine.
Washington, April d Without
opposition the house today adopt
ed resolution for special conf
mittee to consider contempt
charges against United States Dis
trict Attorney Marshall at New
York which grew out OF the in
dictment there Of Representative
Buchanan of Illinois.
Paris, April 5.-The examination
BY American officers OF the DAM
ages inflicted on the British steam
ship Sussex has been completed.
They are now inquiring into facts
related to the explosion. The re-
suits Of their work. together with
numerous photographs will be for
HArdfd 70 Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
MILWAUKEE, MAYOR
ASOCIAL DEMOCRAT

Milwaukee, Wis, April 5.-City At
torney Daniel A. Hoan, social demo-
crat, will be the next mayor Of Mil
waukee, having defeated Mayor G. A.
Bading, non-partisan, in yesterdays
election by majority estimated from
incomplete returns at between 1000
and 500 votes.
Unofficial returns for mayor from
1873 out OF 143 precincts gave Hoan
3O,l87 and Bading $1,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
STATE FILES SUIT
IN SUPERIOR COURT

Boston, April 5-The state of nli-
nois filed suit in the superior court
here today TO recover fees amounting
to $4,000 collected by the late Samuel
Raymond as treasurer of Cook county
from 1898 to 1902 under a statute which
the supreme court of that state subse-
quently declared unconstitutional The
action was brought by James ]. Brady.
auditor of public accounts of Illinois
against May Raymond of Boston, ex-
ecutrlx OF Raymonds estate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
French War Report.

The communication follows:
in the Argonne there has been a
combat with hand grenades in the
sector between Bolante and File
Morte.
ITO the east of the Mouse last night
we took part in several engagements
during the course Of which we made
progress in the connecting trench Il
the north Of Caillette wood.
In the Woevre district there has
been an intense bombardment in the
sectors between Moulainville and
Chatillon.
In the Lorraine district the Ger
mans after violent bombardment Of
our positions between Arracourt and
St Martin, delivered several small in
fantry attacks. They were every
where thrown back.
"In the region of Verdun French
aeroplanes on April engaged in no
fewer than fifteen aerial combats dur
ing the course of which a double
motored German machine was brought
down near the pond of Hauts Fourne-
aux. Another German machine fell
down near the wood Of Pilly and a
, third German aeroplane fell vertically
to the ground. All the French pilots
got back without suffering damage.
During the night of April ga one
of our aerial squadrons bombed the
railway station at Nantillois and the
barracks at Damvillers."
German War Report
Berlin, April 5, (by wireless to Say
vile. The following statement on
war operations was issued today by
German army headquarters:
| "Artillery engagements in the Ar
| gonne and in the Meuse districts are
continuing with undiminished vigOr.
ION the left bank of the Mouse, the
French were prevented by the Ger
mans from again occupying the hill
northeast Of Haucourt.
"In the Fort Douaumont sector
yesterday, repeated counter attacks OF
the enemy broke down the German
| line southeast Of the fort and in
front of the German positions in the
north part of the Caillette wood.
| During the month of March, in
aerial engagements on the western
front, the Germans lost IA aeroplanes,
of which seven were lost in air com
bats.
The British and French lost A
areroplanes, of which SO were lost in
air combats.
! In yesterdays fighting around Yer
dun the Germans lost considerable
ground and again sustained heavy cas-
ualties, notwithstanding the forma-
ton of their attacking parties.
At p. N. after the ground had
been battered by several hundred
tons of projectiles, thin line of
rif1emen debouched from Chauffeur
wood, a little to the northwest of
Douaumont. The Germans advanced
by short bounds toward the French
trenches, situated about 300 yards
south Of the village A second and q
third line followed at equal distances
with small supporting and attacking
columns in the rear. This formation
has been noticed during the last few
days and is regarded by the French
| as proof that the Germans have been
sorely punished in their previous as
saults in serried ranks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.

SENATE.
Resumed debate on army reor-
ganizatiOn bill.
Interstate commerce commits
sion voted TO report child labor
bill in amended form.
HOUSE.
judiciary committee recon-
mended committee Of five to IN
restigate charges against United
States Attorney Marshall OF Ne"
York.
Naval committee, 10 to =, voted
10 fayorably report senate bill ior
s11.000,000 government armor
factory.
judiciary subcommittee con-
tinued Investigation OF beef pack
ing matters. ~-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
Doubtful Aspect of Returns
Throughout State Makes
Victory Small.
$50 SALOONS TO GO
Prohibs Win That Number
and $50 Others Will
Be Reopened.

Chicago. April 5.-PraCtically COM
plete returns today from points where
the option question was voted upon in
Illinois indicate that little advantage
went 10 either side as the result of
Yesterdays election. Prohibition vic
tories indicate that between $50 and
400 saloons We're eliminated, while
towns won by the liquor forces from
the dry column will open territory that
had more than $50 saloons at the time
OF the 1912 dry victories.
Returns showed that the saloon in
terests won back Bloomington and
Carlinville, retained Aurora. Lincoln
and Alton and had picked up about
twenty townships scattered over the
state. The anti-saloon forces gained
Waukegan and Moline, held Elgin and
also entered wet territory and gained
a number Of townships. The greatest
victory for the anti-salon interests oc-
Cured at Waukegan, where "a sa-
looms were voted out in Waukegan
and North Chicago. The victory for
the dry forces there makes all the lake
shore territory from Chicago to Wis
Consin line, distance of so miles, pro-
hibition ground.
Women's Role Important.
Returns from practically all the
contested territory indicate that wom-
en- played an important part in the
election Favorable weather brought
out a large vote. Both sides profess to
see victory in yesterdays election.
The prohibition forces EN-
phasize the fact that contests
were not made in several of
the larger towns that became dry in
the 1912 and 1914 elections, while
some of the saloon men asserted their
belief that yesterdays results indt-
Gated that the crest Of the dry wave
had been reached in Illinois and that
a reaction had started against the anti
saloon movement. The principal
towns that voted saloons out were
Waukegan, Odell, Moline, Dixon and
Annawan. Those which went from the
dry to the wet column included Bloom
ington, Amboy, LOckpoTt, Pana, Car
linyille, Geneva, Grafton and Herrin.
Wet and Dry Towns.
Anti-saloon forces retained their
lead in Belvidere, Canton. Champaign
De Kalb, Dwight, Decatur, Elgin
Freeport, Kewanee, Libertyville. Ro-
cbelle, Sterling, Taylorville, Yorkville
Nation and Bushnell.
Saloons were retained in Aurora
Alton. Chillicothe, Christopher. Full
ton, Morris, McHenry, Rock Island
St. Charles, Lincoln, Galena and Sa-
wanna.
Results in Wet Districts.
Results in townships now wet and
the number Of saloons in each follow
Bond county-Burgess go, wet.
Bureau county-Leepertown "a
wet
Christian county-south Fork 90
wet
Fayetts oounty-Lone Grove "a
wet.
Franklin county-Browning tZo)
wet: Six Mile 90, wet.
Grundy county-Morrie 600, wet.
Hancock county-Nauvoo go, wet.
Henry county-Colona 81, wet; An
naWan 81, dry.
Jackson county-Degonia (3), wet;
Grand Tower (2), wet; Sand Ridge ~
wet.
10 Dayiess county - Dunleith (6)
wet; West Walena (2S), wet; East Du'
buque (1G), wet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
THE WEATHER
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday;
cooler tonight. with the lowest tenn
perature about freezing
Temperature at a. m, IS, Highest
yesterday, Sc; lowest last night, Sc,
Velocity of wind at a. M, one mile
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Stage of water. 1915, fall of . In
last "A hours.
j. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
Fire Destroys Guggenheim Home.

Long Branch, n. j., April 1.-The
summer home Of Daniel Guggenheim,
president of the American Smelling
and Refining company at Elberon, was
virtually destroyed by fire early today
causing a loss estimated at 100000.
The residence was one of the finest
along the New Jersey coast. 1t was
unoccupied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
Child browns in Tank.

Monticello, Iowa, April 5.-The one
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leh-
man, who had been playing in their
ward, fell into a tank containing one
foot of water and was drowned last
night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
DIAz REVOLT IN
MEXICO STARTED

Washington, April 5.-Reports to
the department of justice indicate
that there is now no longer any doubt
that Felix Diaz has landed in Mex
leo. Officials have been informed that
he is at the head Of considerable
force in the south of Mexico and has
received material aid through Guate-
mala. 1t is the first official Informal
ton of the revolutionary leaders
whereabouts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
More Ground Is Taken From
Germans to the North
east of Verdun.
QUIET ALONG MEUSE
Cessation Noticeable in Ac
Invites on West Banks
Of the River,

Paris, April 5, (noon) The French
gained ground north of CailletCe wood
northeast Of Verdun in the course Of
several engagements during the night,
the war Office announced this after
noon.
West of the Mouse there were no
events of importance. Twenty mines
which were thrown into the Mouse at
St. Mihiel by the Germans were eX-
ploded by the French with no dam
age
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-05
|TALYS MINISTER
OF WAR RESIGNS
General Zupelli Quits Post in Italian
Government On Account of
Failing Health.

Rome, April Sit is reported that
General Zupelli, minister of war, has
resigned on account of ill-health. 1t is
reported that General Paolo Morrone,
commander of an army corps, is to
be appointed minister of war and that
General Alfieri will be named an I'M
der-secretary of state.
London, April "a Stefani dispatch
from Rome says:
King Victor Emmanuel has accept
ed the resignation Of war Minister
Zupelli and appointed General Nor
rome to succeed him. 1t is stated Gen
eral Zupelli desires to participate in
active operations.
General Zupelli was appointed min
lister OF war in October, 1914 He was
born an Austrian subject He was an
active member of the Italian general
staff IN which capacity he prepared
for the campaign which would be
fought on the eastern frontier In case
of war. His selection was due to
Lieutenant General Cadorna, the Ital-
ian commander-in-Ch chief.