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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-05
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Oliver and Dip in Discomfort" fea-
ture the new Columbia bill tomorrow.
Frequently when a player jumps
from the tanks of the legitimate stage
for shores Of vaudeville, he lands
hopelessly in the middle of the stream.
and either sinks or founders around
in the waters of ''indecision." Not so
with Oliver and dip. They landed
quarely and with ali four feet, high
and dry on vaudeville terra firna. Both
have been legitimate players for four
years. They venteured into the two-a-
day with a sketch by Agnes Scott
called ''The Wall Between" and fol-
lowed this with a one-act play by
Hugh Herbert called Discomfort"
Discomfort sets new high water
mark for vaudeville playlets. The
Boyarr Troupe, groupe of whirlwind
dancers, will present scene of the
kremlin of Moscow, consisting of
eight Russians, who are at the top
when It comes to whirlwind dancing.
Hugo Lutgens will present an imper-
sonation of a Swedish evangelist
preaching his first sermon in English
under the billing of "Swede Billy
Sunday Tabor and Greene. two col
ored chaps, will offer an act they bill
as Two Disciples of Nicodemus," in
songland, consisting of clever line
OF patter, piano playing and real sing
ing. Both have excellent voices. the
smaller of the team having peculiar
~ beautiful strange, sweet and clear
/ contra tenor that will haunt the mem
ory OF one after hearing it. Cummin
and Seaham are two clever chaps with
an exceedingly original Offering that
they bill under the title of Two Real
Eecentrics, consisting of acrobatie
with an unusual amount Of comedy
| The eighth episode of 'The Fightine
trail serial will also be shown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-05
BY the greatest of all purifiers.

BY the greatest of all purifiers.
A common mistake in the treat
ment of scrofula has been the use
OF mercury and other mineral mix
lures, the effect OF which is to bot
tie up the impurities in the blood,
aud hide them from the surface.
The impurities and dangers are
only added TO in this way.
For more than fifty years s. s. s
has been the ore recognized reliable
blood remedy that has been used
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
ENTERED PLEA OF GUILTY
Mrs. Mary Cortfs Case Continued to
Monday Morning for Sentence.

Through her counsel, Hoar and Fay
Mrs. Mary Corti, whose premises in Ad.
olson place were recently raided for al
legged contraband liquor, entered plea
of guilty when arraigned before Magis-
trate H. w Scott in city court this fore
noon. The case was continued to Mon
day morning for sentence and the re-
spondent was admitted to bail of $500
for her appearance. Seven Witnesses sub
poenaed to testify lie the case were told
that their testimony would not be need
ed. Mrs. Corti was charged with selling
and keeping illegally and her arrest was
made in connection with a search and
seizure, in the course of which the police
removed from her premises three barrels
of beer and quantity of whiskey.
Mrs. Modesto Labrana, whose prem
ises on Granite street were raided by the
police Thursday forenoon, entered a plea
of not guilty when charge of selling
was preferred against her in Magistrate
Scott's court in the afternoon. Her case
will be heard Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
BoRsr WANTED IN RUTLAND.
Charged He Borrowed Money and Mile.
ages Under False Pretenses.

| Bellows Falls, Aug. 24.-John Borst
suspicious character who has been in
the local Jail since Saturday night, was
released Wednesday evening. Borst ap.
peared in town last week in military uni.
form, was later seen in civilian dress
which caused suspicion and later he was
arrested by federal authorities. Chief
of Police Severance released the man
on the order of United States Marshal
A. P. Carpenter of Brattleboro, who tele-
phoned from Rutland.
Last night United States Marshal Car
penter telephoned the local police again
to see if Borst had left town, stating
that evidence had been obtained so that
he is now wanted for cashing worthless
check for $40 at the Brooks house in
and also for borrowing mon
ey and mileages under false pretenees in
The man is also charge with being a
ieserter from the United States army.
Borst left town Immediately after his
release and is now supposed to be in
Boston. Chief Severance considers the
nan high class crook and clever one
1t that.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
TWELVE WHITE
MEN KILLED
In Outbreak of Negro Sol
diers at Fort Logan,
Texas, Last Night
ONE NEGRO ALSO
AMONG THE DEAD
Trouble Started Over Arrest
of a Negro Woman
Last Night

Houston, Tex, Aug. 24.-At least a
dozen white persons and one negro are
dead to-day and more than 20 persons
including two white girls. suffering
from gunshot wounds, the result of an
outbreak of $50 negroes of the oath
United States infantry, who, last night
left their quarters at Camp Logan near
here and began to fire guns promiscuously
and for several hours terrorized the res
idents of the community. The city has
been placed under martial law by Gov
Ferguson. At o'clock this morning the
city was quiet, no outbreaks having
been reported since the rounding up OF
the negroes early to-day Captain
Mates, the Illinois National Guard off.
Ger, yho was one of those killed py The
negroes, was mutilated almost beyond
recognition. The feeling among the Hi
nois troops ran high to-day and regu-
lars from Fort Crockett were being
rushed here
Witnesses of the outbreak say the
negroes deliberately shot. down every
white man in sight, shooting coolly and
with deliberation and halting to take
aim. Congressman J. H. Eagle to-day
wired Secretary of War Baker declar-
ing the sending Of negro troops here
was a tragic blunder and protesting
against sending others from Illinois. He
asked that the negro troops here be
transferred to a northern
camp.
According to police reports the origin
of the trouble was the arrest OF ne
gro woman. A negro soldier asked that
she be turned over to him and the refusal
led TO an argument, the soldier finally
being taken 60 police headquarters. Ev-
dence of a brewing plot became appar-
mt in the evening and Major Snow, in
command of the troops, received word
hat the negroes had entered the ammu-
lition tents and armed themselves. He
attempted to quell the negroes, but they
Iiready were beyond control and had
,eglin to shoot at random.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
SwINDLE THAT NETS MILLIONS
Government Agents Say 800 Operators
Are in Game.

Trenton, n j., Aug. 24.-Government
agents arrested Nina Alta and George
Hisson Dinea. natives of Persia, on
charges of completely IN nationwide
conspiracy to swindle elergymen of all
denominations, which, officials say, has
netted band of 500 operatives between
S2,00o,000 and S3,000,000 year. The
prisoners were taken to Ellis Island.
The prisoners, it is said, posing as
priests, rabbis and ministers, collected
large sums from clergymen and church
people. AT their room here two trunks
containing church literature, priests gar
ments and fraudulent credentials were
found. Dinea was wearing the garb of
priest when arrested.
The detectives say that out of the
500 operatives in the conspiracy, 200
have been spprehended and will be de-
ported after the war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
What You Can Substitute for Wheat.

In an article approved by Mr., Hoover
in the September Womans Home Com,
lpanion, writer says:
I'VE shall be compelled TO substitute
at least one fourth, and possibly one
third, of other cereals for wheat The
supplementary cereals available to us are
rye, oats, barley, rice, corn and buck
wheat. In general sense, all of these
grains in a mixed diet are equal to
wheat, though they do not possess the
qualities that lend themselves to the
making of a table bread Flours from
all of these grains may be mixed with
wheat -four; all of the bread eaten by
our allies in Europe is made of wheat
-four mixed with certain percentage
of -four. OF rice, rye, barley and oats or
corn IL. is optional with our people to
use these. substitutes in the way that
seems. most satisfactory. The forecast
of the crop of oats, barley and rye in
dicates a large increase over the yield
of last year 1t is also certain, barring
untoward climatic conditions, that the
yield of last year in rice and corn will
be exceeded. Apparently we shall not
lack substitutiye cereals, and this is for
tunate because it win thus permit the
women in the different sections of the
country to manage in accordance with
their previous experience, and in accord
ance with their tastes and those of their |
families"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
JAPANESE AT WHITE HOUSE
viscount Ishii Expresses Pride at Fact
Japan Is Our Ally.

Washington, Aug. 24.-Viscount lshii
special ambassador and head of Japan''
mission 10 the United Staes presented
his credentials 10 President Wilson late
yesterday and with them an autograph
letter from his emperor congratulating
the president and the people of the
United States upon their decision TO en-
ter the war. against Germany.
The ambassador recalled seeing Amer
lean and japanese colors waving togeth.
er at the relicf'of Peking in 1900, and
told the president it was a source of
pride to every Japanese that the United
States now was fighting with Japan for
a safe and enduring peace based on re
spect for the smallest and weakest of
states; on contempt for the arrogance
of materialistic force; on reverence for
the pledged words
Last night Viscount lshii and the
of his mission were the guests
Of the president at a state dinner in the
White House, closing day of the form
Al calls of courtesy preceding the impor-
tant conferences at which the business
IF the visitors will be discussed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
ACCUSED WOMEN
TAKEN TO COURT
Preliminary Hearing to Determine Those
Arrested in Bradshaw Case Shall
Be Held Without Bail.

ST. Johnsbury, Aug. 24.--A prelimi.
nary hearing was begun yesterday in
municipal court to determine whether May
Hicks, Mrs. Alvah kenerson and John
Kerwin, arrested following the murder
July S Of s-year-old Alice Bradshaw,
should be held without bail TO await
the action of the grand jury which meets
August 2s. Several witnesses we're ex-
amined, including John Bradshaw, ia.
ther of the murdered child, and Sheriff
W. II. Worthcn. The latter was on the
stand an hour and half.
The accused women were in the court
room, this being the first time they
had left the Jail since they accompanied
the officers on various wild goose hunts
for the body of the murdered girl. Ker.
win was not taken into court. The hear
ing will continue through to-day and
possibly into Saturday.
The state is repfsentsd by Attorney
General H. c. Barber and States Attor-
ney James f. Campbell and the hearing
is before Judge G. q. Frye. Porter, Wit
ters & Harvey and Alexander Dunnett
appear for the respondents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
Fire at Middlebury.

Middlebury, Aug. 24.--one of the dry
ing houses at the box factory of the J. B.
Bryant Manufacturing company in East
Middlebury, vas destroyed by fire yes
terday afternoon. The dryhouse was
filed with lumber, and the total loss is
estimate at about $1,000. The FIRE
started from a spark which escaped from
a boiler in the drying room. Hard work
by the East Aliddlobury iremen, volun-
teer assistants and portion Of the Mid
dlebury FIRE department saved the fac
tory itself and another drying house.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
MACMILLAN AND
COLLECTIONS SAFE
Supplementary Message Is Received in
New York from Arctic
Explorer

New York, Aug IA wireless dis
patch, dated Wednesday, was received
here yesterday from Donald B. MacMil
Ian, head of the Arctic exploration expe
dition on the steamship Neptune, by
President Henry Fairchild Osborn, OF
the American Museum of Natural His.
tory, stating that all were we'll and in.
deating that all his collections and
equipment were safe on board the yes.
sci. This message supplements dis
patches received from st. Johns, N. f.,
Wednesday night stating that the Nep-
tune was off the coast of Labrador and
would reach st. Johns Sunday.
Yesterdays dispatch said:
"All well. Every one and everything
on board. Hoyey left Disco by Hans
Egede in July. Ice very heavy Mel
vile bay. Captain Bob did fine work.
Probably proceed to st. Johns"
II is understood by this dispatch, it
was said at the office of President 0s-
born, that the Neptune, which reached
the Macmillan party base at Etah Aug
/, took on board all the members of the
expedition which had been marooned in
the far north for nearly four years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
MORE TROOPS LEAVE FORT.
Trouble Experienced in Getting Cars fol-
the Vermont Soldiers.

Burlington. Aug s4.-The whole Of
the remainder of the lst Vermont in
fantry did not leave Fort Ethan Allen
last night as was the original plan, but
win depart in sections of about 400 un-
til the whole detachment is gone. The
reason for the change is supposed to be
the delay in getting transportation fa-
cilities.. Hardly enough cars were avail
able for the first section leaving Wednes-
day night.
No information has been given out
concerning the use that the tents win be
put to on tho state reservation, They
have been left standing and the general
opinion is that the regiment will be
filled again. II was stated at headquar-
ters yesterday that draft troops would
probably be used TO fill the regiment
again to war strength. When the main
part of the regiment has departed there
will still be over 300 men left besides
the hospital corps, Headquarters com
pany and the band.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
WILSON FIXES -
|HARDCOALPRICE
President Garfield of Will
liams College Fuel
Administrator
LIMIT ST ON
JOS ERs' PROFITS
Will N . 4 a Sharp Reduc-
t ; of Cost to the
20 Consumer

Washington, D. c., Aug. 24.-Govern.
ment control of the coal industry was
made almost complete last night when
President Wilson named DR.. H. A. Gar
field, president of Williams college, fuel
administrator, fixed anthracite prices for
producers, and jobbers and set limit on
profits to be made by bituminous whole
salers.
The final step will be to make regula-
tions for coal distribution and to fix
anthracite and bituminous retail prices.
This will be done when distribution
program is perfected and when the fed
eral trade commission has completed a
plan under which retail profits may be
| fixed
The anthracite prices fixed effective
Sept. j, are virtually the same as those
now charged at the mines under vol
untary arrangement made by producers
with the trade commission. The prices
that may be charged by jobbers, how
ever, will reduce present costs sharply.
Bituminous jobbers' prices, too, will be
cut by the new price scale set for whole
sale transactions.
The prices range from S4 to $3.50 per
ton (2,200 pounds, f. o. b. mines.
The anthracite scale for railroad
owned mines, which include practically
all the big producers, follows:
White Ash broken, $455; egg, S4.45;
stove $40; chestnut, $3.50; pea, S4; Red
Ash, broken, s4.75; egg, $4.65; stove,
s490; chestnut, $500; pea, $40; Ly-
kens Valley, broken, s5; egg, S490;
stove, $500; chestnut, $3.50; pea $4.35
Other producers may charge an ad-
vance of IS cents ton of 2,240 pounds
over the figures set for the railroad
owned mines. Those who incur the ex-
pense of re-screening it at Atlantic or
lake ports may add an additional five
cents a ton.
Anthracite jobbers delivering coal at
Buffalo and points east of that city will
be allowed maximum of 20 cents ton
Of 2,240 pounds and those delivering it
west of Buffalo may charge an excess of
30 cents. The combined gross profits of
any number of jobbers handling ship
nent must not exceed the limit of prof
t set for a single jobber, except that
screening charge of five cents may be
made on water shipments at Atlantic or
axe ports.
DIR. Garfield announced last night he
would institute licensing system for all
oal dealings from the mine to the re-
ailer and that if prices were fixed for
etailers the licensing would be extended
o cover retail dealings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
TURN DOWN LA TOILETTE.
Senate Rejects His Amendment to In
crease Tax Rate in War Bill.

Washington, Aug. 24.--After another
days debate, embittered by charges
that those desiring to make the war un-
popular and embarrass the administra.
tion were behind the movement to great.
ly increase tax rates in the war tax
bill, the Senate late yesterday reject
ed, So to 2l, Senator La Follette's
amendment to raise S65s 1874. 900 from in
dividual incomes instead of $3.50, l64 900
as proposed in the bill. Senators Dilling
ham and Page of Vermont were among
the 5s voting against the amendment.
The fight to increase the income tax
rates will be resumed to-day with par
tisan lines lost. Senator La Toilette has
pending two more substitutes for the
income tax schedule, proposing to levy
about S6OO.0O0,000 and S5O5 900 900, re-
spectively, and Senator Hollis late yes
terday introduced another substitute
proposing to raise about s550,00o,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
WAS PROMINENT
BARRE BUSINESS MAN
Death of Homer Fits, for Many Years
an Active Figure in City's
Mercantile Life.

| Homer Fits, president and treasure
of the Homer Fits Co., Inc, and TO
many years an active figure in the mer
camille life of Barre, passed away at th,
City hospital this morning at :3t
o'clock. He had been in failing health
for the past six months, his confine
ment in the hospital dating from Apri
27, at which time he submitted to al
operation. Latterly his decline had been
rapid, although he bore his suffering with
rare fortitude.
Funeral services will be held at the
Fits home, 2 Park street, Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock. Rev. John b. Rear.
don, pastor of the Universalist church,
will be the officiating clergyman and in
erment is to be made in Elmwood ceme-
terry. II is requested that flowers be
omitted.
The deceased is survived by his wife,
who was Miss Carrie Waters and to
whom he was married in Barre Jan. Is,
1886; by his daughter, Miss Esther r.
Fits, and by his son, Harold w. Fits,
both OF Barre. He also leaves two sis
ters, Mrs. Julia Heath of South Barre
and Mrs. /, B. Palmer of Washington,
and brother, James Munroe Fits of
Boston
Mr.. Fits was born in Washington,
Aug. 10, 1859. He obtained his educa.
tion in the public schools of that town
and as young man gained his first
knowledge of the mercantile business as
a clerk in Washington. Afterward he
went to Boston, where he was employed
for time in the R. H. White store, re-
turning later TO Barre to enter the EN-
ploy of j. M. Perry as a dry COOS clerk.
Through energy and perseverance he
had acquired valuable first hand knowl- |
edge of the dry goods business when, in
January, 1886, he associated himself in
a partnership with John G. Morrison. |
Some three years later he purchased Mr.. |
Morrison's interest in the business.
Thereafter, until 1906, he continued |
,lone and succeeded in building pros
oerous establishment. Eleven years ago |
he Homer Fits Co., Inc, succeeded the
previous organization and through the
'ears intervening it has continued to en-
oy the confidence which the integrity
# its founder made possible,
Mr.. Fits was prominent in numerous
and civic organizations in Barre
nd ever solicitous of their welfare He
elonged to Hiawatha lodge, Minnehaha
ncampment and Canton Vinton in the
i'd Fellows and as a charter member
SISTED materially in the institution of
Royal Arcanum lodge in this city. He
lso belonged to the New England Order
{ Protection. At the time of his death
e was the ce-president and director of
he Barre Savings Bank g. Trust CO.., n
lember of both the Barre Board of !
rade and the Barre Retail Merchants | i,
ssociation, Inc. Goddard seminary num-
cred him as a member of its board of q
-ustees and executive board. Mr.. Fits d
as affiliated with the Universalist n
lurch Ii,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
WILL NOT GO.
DR.. Mann Declines the Bishopric of West
ern New York.

Wianno, Mass, Aug. 24.--Dr. Alexan.
der Mann, rector of Trinity church, Bos-
ton, announced here yesterday that he
had declined TO accept the office of bish-
op of the Episcopal diocese of western
New York, because of the deep convic-
tion that he could do more effective work
for the church by remaining at his post
in Massachusetts.
Formal notice of his declination, DR..
Mann said, was mailed yesterday to
Rev. Cameron J. Davis, rector of Trinity
church, Buffalo, as chairman of the COM
mite on notification, who is spending
the summer at Winchendon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
Everyone Knows England Is
Our Most Spiteful Adver-
sary, Says the Kaiser
SHE SPREADS HATRED
OF GERMANY
We Shall See the Struggle
Through and Be Victori-
Gus, He Declares

Copenhagen, Aug. "a. - England, the
arch enemy of Germany, must be beaten
down at whatever cost, Emperor vii.
liam told his troops while on visit TO
the Flanders front Wednesday. 1t is
in Gods hands when in His wisdom He
will give us the victory, the emperor
said, in part. He has taught us hard
lesson, and now we are going TO pass
the examination. We shall fight and
conquer until the enemy has had enough
of these struggles. All Germans have
realized who is the instigator of this
war and who is their chief enemy-Eng-
land. Everyone knows England is our
most spiteful adversary. She spreads
hatred of Germany over the whole world,
filling her allies with hatred and eager
ness TO fight. England is particularly
the enemy to be struck down, however
difficult it may be. With Gods help, we
shall see the struggle through and be
victorious.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
Polio Case in st. Albsns.

st. Albans, Aug 24.-St. Albans Is
now in the list of the towns in Yer.
ont which have poliomyelitis. This is
the second case in Franklin county so far
as known. The case was diagnosed as
infantile paralysis Wednesday by DIR. H.
H. johnson and Health Officer W. B.
Arnold and the diagnosis was confirmed
by DIR. II. A. Lsdd of the state board Of
health. The victim is Gardner Edgar
Burns, % month-old-son of Mrs. Anna
Burns Of Federal street. The child had
been sick q week but its mother had not
thought il necessary to summon a physi-
clan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
LOWER SUGAR PRICES.
U. S. Investigators Hold Out Hope to
Housewives

Washington, Aug 24.-Investigation
of sugar production costs as basis OF
price fixing is under way at the food
administration to-day. Hopes of lower
prices TO the housewife is held out
Conferences have been held with pro-
dueers of can and beet sugar, at which
they presented cost figures
The investigation is still in its pre-
liminary stages, but officials are con-
fident that sugar manufacturers and
dealers voluntarily will abide by the
contemplated reduction in profit all
along the line of production and dis
tribution. The licensing provision in the
food control law will be used to club
refractory dealers into line
Sugar price control probably will not
be taken up until after wheat and flour
prices are fixed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24
EXCITEMENT IN U. S. CAMP.
Seven Missouri Mules Perish in Fire
Soldiers Fall Through Roof.

American Training Camp in France
Aug. 20 tby Associated Pressl There
was great excitement late last night in a
small French village where contingent
of American troops is billeted, when
fire broke out in the army mule stables
and threatened to spread through the
place. The soldiers formed a brigade
with buckets and an ancient hand pump
fire engine, with which they confined the
blaze to the stables. Seven Missouri
mules perished.
So many troops gathered on top of a
house adjoining the stables that the roof
gave way, but all the men escaped seri-
Gus injury.