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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
TO DEED BURIAL
GROUNDS TO CITY
Supervisor 4. f. Schmid Scheduled to
Present Resolution to Board OF
Supervisors.
OBJECT TO GIVE OVER THE TITLE
Dickson Cemetery Proposition Looms
Up as One of Important Matters
Before Body.

The Dickson cemetery proposition
doomed up today as one Of the most
important matters to come before the
session Of the board Of supervisors
which opened at the court house this
afternoon.
August f. Schmid, supervisor Of
South Rock Island township, was
scheduled to present a resolution that
the supervisors deed the cemetery to
the city of Rock Island, the latter be-
ing entitled to it inasmuch as the city
has annexed the territory Normerly
known as Sears and including the
burial grounds
The cemetery was secured by the
county years ago and was at first
used as q pauper burial ground. Later
1t was abandoned for such purpose
and there are only few graves in the
tract.
Refer to Committee.
The resolution was scheduled to be
referred to a committee after Super
visor Schmid presented it. It is as
follows:
Whereas, the title to what is known
az iIiC I'IShHVB GSGiStGkf l4iI6 phE"
ticularly described in the deeds, here
matter referred to, or that part which
rests in the county of Rock Island, and
Whereas, the city of Rock Island
has recently annexed the territory
surrounding said Dickson cemetery
and made it a part OF said city, and
Whereas, the city officials of the
said city Of Rock Island have indicat-
ed that if the title to said cemetery
should be transferred to said city, 1t
would take over the care and main
tenance Of said cemetery, and further
%Whereas, said cemetery is OF no
value to the county of Rock Island in
that it has been discontinued as a pub
, lie burial place, and it properly be-
longs TO the city, now therefore, be it
Resolved by the board OF supervis-
ors Of the county OF Rock Island in
regular session assembled that the
I title to the tract of land known as the
! Dickson cemetery, described in deeds
recorded in Volume SIS, page 81, Vol
ume 1G2 page 336 and Volume 145
page 1863 Of the deed Records OF ROCK
( Island county be transferred, set-oveY
and assigned to the said city of Rock
Island"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
COTTON CROP rs WAY
BELOW THE ESTIMATE

Washington, Dec 11-Reduction Of
more than a million bales in the cot
ton crop Of the country from the last
estimate was shown III the final esti-
mate OF production issued today by the
department Of agriculture.
Cotton production this year Is esti-
mated at 10,949,000, equivalent 500
pound bales, the department of agri-
culture announced today in its final
report. The average weight per run
ming bales is estimate dat 501.5 pounds
gross.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
END OF COLD SNAP
SEEN IN FORECAST
MADE FOR TONIGHT

Relief is in sight from the present
severe cold spell. according to the fore
cast issued today by the local govern
ment weather bureau.
The weather Office forecasted slow
ly rising temperature with the lowest
tonight at about five degrees above
zero.
The coolest last night was four be-
it was two degrees. below zero. The
three above, q range Of only seven
degrees. AT : o'clock this morning
low and the highest yesterday was
high winds which made the cold more
intensive on Sunday were not notice
able today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
.DESPONDEnT MAN
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Fred HolIingshead Commits Suicide It
the Home oil His Neither in
Erie.
BODY Is FOUND IN A WO0DSHEB
Unfortunate Had Been Employed IN
Rock Island as Ciearmaker
|. Uniil Few Weeks Ago.
BODY Is FOUND IN A WooDsHEB

Erie. H., Dec. 11.--Fred Holdings
head, who had been employed as CT
garmaker In Rock Island until few
days ago. died by his own hand here
yesterday afternoon at the home Of his
mother. Mrs. Lottie Hollingshead. He
was 80 years of age.
The body was found by the mother
in a woodshed at the rear of the resi-
dence at O'Clock. He held in his
hand a revolver. with which he had
committed suicide by firing a bullet
into his brain.
Hollingshead had been Respondent
all day. his mother said. but she was
not informed as to the cause. An In
quest will be held by the coroner this
evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
FORCED TO REALIZE
THAT THIS rs IT. S. A,

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE sermon on
America First which Rev. Adolph
Voigt of the Hoosier Grove Evangeli-
cal Lutheran church, Hanover town
ship, delivered before his congregation
after being warned several weeks ago
against repeating what the federal au-
thorities considered pro-German ordi-
nances. has borne fruit.
The clergyman called on United
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
FEW LOAN BONDS
BEING SOLD HERE
Forced Sales Of Government Papers
by German Interests Put
Prices Below Par.
ON THE NEW YORK MARKETS
Thoughtless Persons Cautioned to
Think Twice Before Disposing
of Securities They Hold.

Many people in Rock Island who
purchased Liberty loan bonds or who
are paying for them under the pay
ment plan are no doubt wondering
why these gilt edge securities are
now selling below par on the New
York markets.
Secretary McAdoo after a searching
,nvest,gation has found that forced
sales by German interests are re-
sponshle In this connection owners
of Liberty loan bonds have been
urged not TO sell them, but to hold
them 10 Illustrate these enemy plots.
One prominent Rock Island banker
stated today that this community is
such a small one in this direction that
few bonds have been sold here. only
few isolated cases, where the owner
Of the bond sold IL because of finan-
r.al reverses has come TO my atten-
ton here he said. I'm these in
stances the bonds were sold at the
prevailing market in New York"
Following is the Washington dis
patch of the incident;
Forced sales by German interests
we're charged with responsibility for
the selling OF Liberty bonds below
psr by Secretary McAdoo in an ad-
dress yesterday before a conference
OF about one hundred representatives
OF Liberty loan committees from all
parts OF the country.
some persons sell these bonds for
maleyolent reasons said Secretary
MrAdo0 Investigations that I have
made recently convince me that the
hand Of the kaiser is behind certain
sales
"Of course ! am not in possession
of evidence that would convince a
Jury 0l this assertion, but ! could con-
vince any fair-minded man of the
truth of il.
Thoughtless Sell Bonds.
"Thoughuess persons who think
they have done their duty when they
buy bonds also sell them. These
thoughtless persons can be changed
u thoughtful ones if we will Show
Them how their sales are affecting
the government. We cannot influence
The kaiser's people. but we can put
them In the penitentiaries, and
want to see them there, for we must
deal relentlessly with all the enemies
Of America
The secretary added he hoped i
would be unnecessary TO raise more
taxes during the next six months thai
are now provided by law, but ex
planned that this question must b.
determined by congress.
The conference of local Liberty loai
leaders, called for the purpose of ex
changing ideas on campaign organ
iZation in preparation for the thirt
loan, will continue most of the week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
POLICE NAB
BANK ROBBERY GANG

Chicago. Dec 11-With three men
in custody, one Of whom, Patrick DON
oYan, is said to have confessed, and
with the recovery today of s2,700 Of
the $4,000 stolen last Wednesday
from the Stockmen's Trust & Savings
bank, the authorities today believed
that the clearing up Of the robbery
and the arrest Of all the principals
was only question of short time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
Funeral OF Arlene Jane Mcdonald.

Funeral services for Arlene Jane
Mcdonald, the two weeks old
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Ralph j.
Mcdonald, 1884 Fourteenth street,
were held at the home Sunday after
noon. lnterment took place in the
Western cemetery in Orion, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
Obituary.
Funeral Of John Z. Engdahl.

Funeral services for the late John
r. Engdahl were held at / o'clock this
afternoon at the home and at 1870 at
the Swedish Lutheran church in Port
Byron. DR.. j. G. U. Mauritzson OF
Augustana college and Rev. Walter
Tillberg Of Moline officiated Inter-
ment viii take place in the Port By
ron cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

States District Attorney Charles F.
Clyne today and presented evidence
that his congregation, since the SER
mon on Americanism, had taken s10,-
600 in Liberty bonds and had sub
scribed S424 to the Red Cross and Y
NJ. G. A. war funds. Mrs. yoigt, who
accompanied her husband, said she
was organizing a Red Cross branch
among the congregation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
STEWARDS TO PLAN
FOR NATIONAL MEET

The appointment OF committees to
arrange for the convention of the In
ternational Stewards association will
be made tonight at meeting Of the
Tri-City Stewards association at the
Harms hotel. The business session
will be preceded by a dinner. :
The international convention will be
held In the tri-cities during three days
OF next August. The dates have not
been selected. More than 500 stew
ards and chefs from all sections Of
| the country and from leading hotels
of the nation will be in attendance.
| The program committee will start
at once arranging the social features
and business sessions which will be
equally divided among the three cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
funeral Of DanieI WcClearv.

Funeral services for the late Daniel
McCleary were held at the home, 2l22
Fifth avenue, yesterday afternoon at
, o'clock. Interment was in Chip
piannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
GENERAL KENN0N Ill

Rockford H.. Dee. Brigadier
General L. W. V. Kennon, commander
Of Camp Grant, is i'll. lie was unable
to be at his office this morning and it
was said he was confined to his home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

The first woman TO enlist in the
navy as an electrician has joined the
colors. She is Abby Putnam Morri-
son and she is now an Electrician.
first class" in the navy. She IS
member of the wireless class for
women. of which Mrs. Herbert Sum
ner Owen is the founder and director.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

Ali the news all the time-Ths
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11


lin Hn
upt h ALTA hor laying waste th o.
damage was don t the pier and in u h by tho shoe al
he places man of h were
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07
Olnn audi ScIsicm.

SenOet cine Gonmiiiion na9 oen
Ser. Staaten. II Soa Dem @o5l-
t6dter oeS 6eloii9en Golfes Oei-
len Can't 6rin9en.
%oibinqton 6. SUM. Bel
eien miro cine Gommiiiion no6 Oeu
Ser. Stooten ien0en, an oeren Spite
Baron Mon6eiir, Ger frii6cre @e-
ianOfe oabier, ltcbt; i6re 9lntunit
miro in etpa Orei @odyen eripartet.
@elgien 6ctro6tet ole Ser. Stoaten
ais ieinen oroBen @oblt6Gter uno
min ieinen oufri6tigen Can't sum
glus0rid bringen.
Baron W}on6eur lit etmo 60 S5o6re
alt uno Der @otte ser So6ter Oes Sc.
neroIS 8owea GlaDton, Der einitmols
Der Ser. Staoten-@eianote an 0feri.
TO mar. Ger Baron lit iebt &bef oeS
politiiben Bureaus oes belgii9ct
gluslonOS-9lmteS Der lGegierung in
SABRE. Die iibrigen WiitgIicOer Ger
GonlmiiIion iino: @en. Sc @lercQ, Wf.
%ictor Gorlieur, ser 9fe6tSconiulent
Der Gommiiiion Niaior Oiterriet6
uno @rof 2ouiS o'llriel, Elm &ieute-
nant Der belgii6en glrmee.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07
Die 9lcsiltrirnns.

@oibington 6. Slmi. ~ Die
Staoten 0elopare uno &ermont uno
Der 0iitrift Columbia ba6en ibrc ooa-
ltdn0igen 9eri1tc iiber oie Grie9s.
monniboiten.9ieeiitrium beitte bel
Dem @ropolt- -Oloricbaa.@euerol elm.
gereibt. @S miro sebofit, ooB bis
norgen 9l6eno cine eroBere 9ln5obl
Stooten ibre 9eribte eingeianot ia.
ben weroen. BennWloanien iuuote
eiuen GoraniHlae cin nad pelhem
Die GeniuS. 3iiiern mtf 176,37S an.
gegeben fpitroen. @lidieon mill
5000 Nionn 6o6en, lmo &booe.
SsIonO, gieip-S Seriep ino @isconiin
eabcn i6ren &oranIbloe, aber feline
oeiinitioen 3ifiern an.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07
Sn GnslamO umacfummcn.

2onoom 6. SUM-. M Die ome.
rifonii6eu 9ler5tc iino aronfenpile.
Gerinueu aus ct. 2ouis, Chicago unO
@bilooelp6ia merOeu bier groBortig
unterbulten. Cine Nleuge llnterbol-
hmgen limo orraneirt iuoroen, unO
9eiidtiguugstouren GbeoterpartieiL
8anfette etc. ne6meu gar fein @noe.
Seute pobnten ole 9(merifoner einem
8olebaa sSpiele bel.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07

Central GitD. 8D., 6. SUM.
Gitrd eiueu i6wereu Stiirm, Der
6eute oos aoblengrd6eritdotden Be-
bier. bier WleiIen BON bier, beiutIuh-
te, ipuroen bier 8erionen aetoOtet un0
3pan5ig ibwer Ocrlebt. Cine Siilis.
monnihoit lit bon bier ob9eionot
mor0en.
SpriugfieG6, no, 6. SUM.
Sm 9lepiel.9e5irf bon @rig6t-
@ountp iuuroeu lieben @erioneu ge-
toOtet un0 rnen0liber Shooen an
Gigent6um imO oeu glepfelbdumeu
angeri6tet, ais Elm SornaOo 3mii6en
@lountoin @rope unO 9torwooo ourd.
fegte. 9Iae 9r6bte iino abgeriiien
por0en.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07
aricastan,c anitatt Slcaiitrirnuo.

Sgnacie Colo, 6. SSuni.
0ic nf Der il Der 9ldbc BON bier ge.
legenen 9leieroatiou lebenoen Snoia,
ner peigerter iic6, in llebcreinitim.
mun9 nit Dem @onicriptions.@ .@eieb
81 re9iItrireu imo oerbrodten oen
er6Bten Sbeil 0es Cages nit &riees.
lmO Bar" .Sdn5en. Sine 9ln3o6l
BON iunoen Wdunern ole ii6 ange6-
li6 S6nappS oeri6oiit botten ioaeu
iib in Oen Bergen allibolten. Sier
eingeloltienen 9eribten 8uTolee ioI-
len Die SnOioner geOrobt 6uben, Die
bieiige glniieohng nieoer5u6renneu.
Drobuneen mitroen aneeblid aud &c.
gen oen SnOianer.9lgenten Der 9ieier-
potion ousgeitoBen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07

mont lpuroe t6otid6li6 bonn @rObo-
oeu peggefeet. 9lae 6liiiie treten
aus i6ren lliern unO iiberibwcmmen
ole ougreu5cnOeu Sdnocrcien groBen
S6Gocn onribteno.
0etroi. 0}i9., 6. Siuli. Sin
ibwerer 9lcoen imO Elm ltorfes @e-
pitter 5ogen beute gtadnlittag iiber
Oos mittIere @iibigon. SSn Battle
Greet purocn me6rerc @ebduOe ser
triimucrt lnO feds &crioucn perlest.
9lae 0rabtDerbinoungen 5piI6en De-
troit, Sodioa. 2ouing uno oen be-
no6bortcn Stdoten moren uuterbro-
den.
SoIo &oni., 6. Suni. @m.
Soipineou wlroe ourd Oen Eornooo
eet0Otet lno ieine 6rau uno bier an
Oere 6ormer wuroen i6per perIeBt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07
Ocuiidcn 5uterciicn cripobicn ioa-

Ocuiiden Sutereiicn erpahien ioa-
ten"
@roiilieu gibt 9tntmort.
&io Oe Sonciro, 6. SUM. ~
@roIiIien bat oui oic Oeitibe 9}roteit-
glote bcreits cine 9luhport ert6eilt.
sic erfldrt, ooB iie iid Itrift an Die
@cicbe 66It, pie ielbit Geutiblano iic
ouSlegt. Sic glntport lautet i'm
9lis5lIg:
Sic 9emIBun9 scr oeutbeu Shif-
fe ourA 8roliIieu lit cine 5olgc Der
Eorpeoirung bon broiilioniiden
&oilfiobrteii6iifen lno beOeltet,
mem au6 our6 @eiuolt, oirette linO
iofortige @ieOerpergelhmg fiir oie
ourb oeltife llnierieeboote oerur.
iodten @erIilite 9ralilien b1lt iid
itrift ouf Der 9oiis pou Geltiblau0
iclbit 10 ousgelegtcr @eiese. Gie 9ie-
9ierung irnterno1nt einen S6ritt, Die
ibn oae 9}otioncn ilnternobneu
ielbit obne 0en StotlS ocS 5ricocuS
o6minoern aus oem eiil3ieen @rn.
Oe cine onareiienoe 9totion 5um @r-
iaB 81 5iuingcn."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07
qnr0 OlprtleIific Ial Nalfunr I'D.

2onOoit 6. Suni. ~ 9luf @riu-
den oes &rices.Gobinets bat 2oro
9}ortbcliiie Ole Stelliing oils G6ef Der
6ritilben arieeS.0liiiion in oen Ser.
Stoaten ais gladioIeer bon 9lrt5ur
5. 8oliour, welcber ieine 8flibten i'm
gllspGrtieen glute mieoer iiberneb.
men muB, acceptirt. Soro 9lort5cliiie
controlirt cine Wienge Bopiermiiblen
in Canada uuo lit in oen Ser. Staa.
ten fein llnbcfannter.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07
9IbfuGrt OcS o9lguOum~ OcrfiiuOct.
Segelt iiber SoIiior nob 9ieip-Yorf.

81 S(mIter0ouL 6. SSuni. Der
Soaono glnlerifa Gnnlpier y&Dn-
Oonl" miro beilte glben0 iiber 6olifar
nad 9tem.Dorf nit etipa 1870 9aiia-
eieren in Ser eritei, 800 in Ger 5ipei.
ten &oiiitc ruo 200 3pii6cnoedlcrn
obio6ren. Gr fii6rt meoer 5radt,
nod Yoit. Ole N}ebrbeit Der Yolia.
gierc beitebt aus boaGnoii6en GiOil.
beanlten Sfii8ieren oOer Eflon5ern,
ole ii6er San 6roncisco no6 Dit
inoien reiien. 9ln 8oro beiinOen ii6
olberoem eiu joponii9er SIRIUS iino
bier Nlitelieoer elmer Gin9eborenen-
Gommiiiion Die nod Soaano fam,
nm Die S{0nioin @il6elmiue INN belie-
rem SNuB bon 6oIldnoii6 Sitinoien
3it bitten. Diaien 6remOen wur0e bic
3illiberllng gege6cn Dob i6nen bel
i6rcr 0itr6reiie feline S6mierigfeiten
ouf @riinO oes @inwonoerlmgS- Sc
ieBeS 6ereitet reroen piir0en.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07
lle6eraeidlmet.

g8ai6inQton 6. SUM. Die
5000, 100000 S6obouts- S6uloper-
ibreibllngen iinO iiber8ei6net NOR.
Den. 0ie Bidder mur0en 6eute &C..
ihloIien 8pci Gage Dor Der geiebli.
chen 6rilt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07
GOrnaoOimlIOrItr
% @crlOuCn ilul's &C.
ben grtOmnlclI.
@i9emthnmsIdJab DDit
So, OOO,OO

Sp aonios Gito, 0liiiouri uno @ai6i-
oon iiber 15O Berionen berlett.
Ger eroBte s6aoen purOa
in ser 93dbe bon &opefo on9e-
ri6tct. 6iinf Counties in
@lilouri permiiItet.
&onioS GitD, @}o., 6. SUM.
Sn Oen 9lderbou0iiiriften bon
@onios un0 Nliliouri bo6en Gorno-
Does in Der oergongencn gia6t 600
UNI Ser0erben ge6ra6t.
gta6 oen cingelouienen 9eridbten
pnrOen in MiiIoltri 10 lmo in Sam
os 8 Ferionen geto0tet. Die 3obl
Der &erIebten erreiht nobe3u $50,
anO oct S1aoen om @igentbum miro
out $1.000,O00 bis $2,000,00O ge-
lqoBt. Ser groBte 2e6ensberluIt err
eeI9nete iid in 8oone.@ollntD, po If
Berlonen i6r 2e6er perloren. SSn
Sorroa-, @borlton- llno GoD-GountD
mo bier |erionen to0t imO in 9iih-
Mono Orei. Su aauios iuuroen in
oen Counties meitlid BON Eopcfa 8
Perlonen geto0tet.
Sn Dem Shlrm-gIreol iuurOen folt
1ue Selcp6ou. ltnO EcIeerapbenord6-
~ lleoergerineu Gas Stootden 81
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07

Ger &riu5 bon lloinc Der G6ef
Ser italieuiihen @2iiliou, lpeI9er er-
frault it, beiiuoet iid, ipie Geitern
ans ggaibinotou gemeIoct puroe, wie.
Der etluas bener.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07
QnmuntlS g0ithnc ncltnr6cn.

|ou96fecpiie, 9}..2, 6. S5u.
nj. n gtoc6 loneer aroufbeit lit 6elite
Moroen in i6rem Sommer6eim at
glItompnt, bei Nlin6roof, 6rou SuIiet
9inneD 2omont, oie g8ittpe 1oniel
9. &amont'S, geitor6en ser @riOot-
SefretGr bei @rGiioent GlepelmO
mar lmO ipdter ais ariegSiefretdr in
Glepelono's Cabinet fm9irte. Sic
bintcrlaBt orci So9ter, oic idnmtlib
in glcp-9ort mo6nen.
9ie oSout6ern @iienbo6n~
miro oen @aiiogierperfe6r 8pil6cn
Cincinnati lmo Chattanooga re0u5i-
rem.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07

tcren 5ortidritt an Oen @eiio66ou.
gen oeS @rccnlono Sii9cls. gluA
geuonnen mir etpos @elGnoe mcit-
lid bon Gems"
5ormeIle @rfIGrung iiber
&rtegS5iclc bcUorlte.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07

2onOom 6. SUM. II 0ie 6elltigc
omtli6c 9efantma6ltng bon ocr
6ront in 6ronfreid meloct, ooB sic
9ritcu gcitern slbenO an Der 9lrross
56lodjtirout n0roIib DER Scarpe ci-
neu g(ngriii lnternobmcn umO in 2
glbIbnittcn @eldnoc gcwonnen ia.
ben.
Gie Mcloung laltet:
ng&r griifen geIieru gI6enO moro
lid ser Scarpe al imO ma6teu ipei.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-06-07

9lmcrifoaii4c &orpeoobootc 8piibcn
britiiden 95iffcn onf Dem Sit
ltcnpo6OicnItc. SinO aeroOc
cinen oouen @lonot BORT. 6or-
meac erfIdruna Der arico2diclc
bcoorItcbeno.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-19
.GepubIican A. p. Leased Wire1

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 1S.-James
 Rowan, district secretary of the In
 dustrial Workers of the World, who
 issued the call for general strike in
 Montana, Oregon, Idaho and Washing
 ton to begin Monday, unless members
 of his organization who now are held
 in jail are released, continued today
 to perfect arrangements for the strike.
 Rowan said the officials of the organ
 ization issued the strike call at the
 urgent demand of workers Plans
 proposed in some quarters to arrest the
 leaders of the strike movement appar- ently do not worry Rowan. He said his organization always prepares for such emergencies and if he is arrested
 his understudy will act as district sec retary.
 Each official of the organization, ac cording to Rowan, has a number of men who can substitute for him. The city and county officials joined in an appeal to Governor Lister today to take action against the Industrial Workers. Mayor Fleming was the only official who refused to agree to a de- mand for federal troops.
 The appeal states that the Industrial Workers of the World situation in this vicinity is rapidly becoming serious menace Crops are in danger of not being harvested, due to activities ot the Industrial Workers organization which apparently has headquarters here" the petition reads Continuing Sufficient evidence is not obtain able under existing state laws to pros 1 ecute the criminal element of this un-
Arizona republican., 1917-08-19
COLLEGE NATTER UP
 AGAIN IN TRIAL IF GOV. FERGUSON
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AUSTIN, Texas, August lS.-The West Texas A. and M. College locating matter came up again this afternoon at the hearing of Speaker Fuller's charges against Governor James E. Ferguson with the governor testifying that he saw the word Abilene on the second ballot cast by the speaker at the loca- ton meeting June 29. 1917.
 Fuller when on the stand testified he did not vote for Abilene on the sec ond ballot. Ferguson narrated an al leged subsequent conversation when a statement covering the situation was being con9dered durirs which, he claimed, he said to Fuller:
 You voted for Abilene-you know you did-and you ought to come out like a man and say so.'
 He said Fuller replied:
 q know I voted for Abilene as I promised you l would. do. But don't force me to say that. It would ruin me"
 q told him he was ruined already"
 The witness denied that, as Fuller testified, he had ever suggested that ne would support Fuller for congress if the speaker would help him to To- cate the agricultural school at Abilene.
 MT. Ferguson denied he forced re- gents from office because they refused to do his bidding; he asserted there was corruption at the university and he said he wanted to dismiss Dr. R. E. Vison, the president, because he did not consider him capable.