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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15
WARDEPARTMENT
ASKING RECRUITS

Washington, Feb I5.-Tbe war de-
partment In circular letter today
called upon citizens. patriotic societies
and organizations, many of which
have offered their services since the
break Of relations with Germany. 10
help get recruits for the army
It is the first step Of the kind ever
taken by the government in time of
peace, army officers say
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15
IS HURT IN
LABORATORY WORK

Peoria. Ill. Feb 15-H0Ward Brehm.
"a student al Manual Tr5luiug high
school probably was fatally injured
here fHis morning when chemicals
with which he was experimenting in
the school laboratory exploded Both
his eyes were blown out, bis face badly
lacerated and his body burned and
bruised lie was rushed TO a hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15
GIVE SELVES UP
IN VOTE FRAUDS

indianapolis. Ind Feb. 1884, Chief Of
Police Samuel s.. perr0r City Sealer
Herman " Adam and i've police off
GERS. all of Indianapolis, appeared AT
the Office of United states Marshal
Mark St0ran at noon today and sur
rendered ou an indictment returned
by the federal grand jury Yesterday
charging election conspiracy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15
TEUTONS ARE
TAKEN TO NEW YORK

New York Feb. 15.-Seveu members
Of the crews Of German vessels tied up
iu the canal zone arrived here today
under guard on the Panama line
steamship Advance They were sent
to Ellis island where their cases VIII
be decided by the board of inquiry OF
the department Of immigration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15
More Craft
Are Victims
of U-BOQtS

Washington. Feb. 15. The Brit
ish sailing vessel Ainsdale. BuenUs
Aires for England. was stopped By
"A submarine, $50 miles off tape
Clear. of the irish coast 0u Feb. :
and sunk after the crew had aban-
d0ned her. Ambassador Page at
London advised fhe state depart
menl of the sinking today. saying
that one American was aboard
and among the rescued.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15
DAY IN CONGRESS

SENATE.
Resumed debate on postofiice
appropriation bill.
HOUSE.
Considered army appropriation
bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15
All Members Of Crew Of Ly-
man M. Law Safe Cap
taln's Message Says.
no Reason Seen for Drastic
Action lib Case as There
Were No Deaths.

EaH E0rk. Feb. la cable
Gram from 2. IS. NcDon0ugh, cap
.a.n ag The American schooner ~
mau H. Law, which was sunk ln
#H. #ealtcrraneaH. was received
aa~e today Hy the agents 0f tine
Maritime IruuspO company.
Na macs sage readss
-EaH destroyed Austrian sub
marine. Grew safe tagllari, @8r-
#HI#. signature
~F. ~. M'DONUJGu.~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15

Nj e m b { Of Audit
Bureau of Calculations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-15

Associated Press
Leased Wire Report
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
voxs nm. heep received by Mrs. Tres
w ord hns ~" si.enfh-.t.- Of

the death in France. April =. OF
her husband Harry Lyle. n private
in the Canadian EXpeditionary
forces. Young Lyle had seen &C.
tive service on the western ir9nL
since his enlistment I'm 1915. 10
was born In Hamilton. ont. -
had lived In Detroit ~ years
is survived by his wife. fatllsy I'D
two brothers. the latter all OF Ham
ilton. An elder brother. John X
Lyle. recently returned from
France wounded.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
END OF SHIP
ROW IN SIGHT

WASHINGTON. July % An end
10 the Goethals Denman controyersy
with action toward speeding up the
government ship building program
was in sight today Chairman Den.
man held out the olive branch with
a statement that the shipping board
was receiving every assistance and
cooperation from Gen, Gocthals
that his great ability can give
Denman won his contention that
the proposed two government ship
yards should be on land the govern
ment owned. not leased Goethals
is still 10 furnish the board with in
formation on his project to fabri.
cate 400 steel ships and some seri-
Gus differences may arise over $500.
600 900 contracts for this work. The
state department will settle the
Goethals Dcnman argument over
communicating British and other
alien shipping under construction In
the United States.
n may be several weeks before
the shipping board replies 10 the
senate's request for full informa
ton.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
SUFFS FINALLY
ACCEPT PARDON
Change Minds About Awaiting
Selves of Wilson's
Clemency

WASHINGTON, July 2o.--SiSteen
women sent to the workhouse for
their part in the tumultuous suffrage
demonstration Saturday at the
White House accepted pardons from
President Wilson last night and
were released after serving two
days OF their 60-day terms.
The prisoners left the workhouse
apparently without regret despite
their previous declarations that they
desired 10 serve out their time with
out appeal or clemency These as
sertions had led 10 an announcement
by thu department OF justice point.
ing out that a pardon need not be
accepted unless the prisoners de
sires t.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
GERMANS
HAMMER
AT FRENCH
Hope To Wear Down
Her Army Before
L. S. Aid Arrives

LONDON. July 2O.-Germany is
desperately trying TO wear out
Frances military strength before
American troops get on the battle
line. Such is the explanation given
today AT the war Office for the un-
RENTING Hindenburg offensive on
the Champagne and Aisne fronts.
After belttling possible American
aid. Germany is now beginning 10
realize that entirely fresh armies
from the United States may later
turn the tide unless the present ma
tions are more nearly exhausted
than at present. France has been
selected by Germany as the nation
most nearly worn down.
Front dispatches today related
continuance OF the heavy hghtlng
on the French front.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
Wayne county may lose It's agricul-
Inrnl ngenI. %. 1. Grcgg. unIc.. the

hoard ~ auditors rclents and
agrees 20 furnish an Office for
Gregg 800 dearborn. whore he re-
sides Tho auditors furnished a
place for Gregg in Elotsc. where
tho ia horatory ~ the county home
was placed AZ his disposal Gregg
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
PUBLIC LIBRARY
LISTS NEW BOOKS

The following now books have been
listed In the public library Hair
Hour with the Idiot J X. Bangs.
Venetian Painting In America.
Bernhard BerenHen, Women sun
rage by Constitutional Amendment.
Mrs. G. I. G Gait. comp. The Land
OF Deepening shadow, Germany
War" H. r. curtin. steel Railway
Rridgca." T.. g. Diiworth Whistler
Theodore puret. "Kitchenette Cook
cry" \. NJ East. Highways and
ByWAys In Nottinghamshirc, j. ~
Firth The Edith Cavell Nurse from
Massachusetts, A. T.. r Fitzgerald.
Chemistry OF Dvestuffs. NJ. Fort
and /. IA Lloyd "Houschold organ
ization for war Service" Mrs r @.
Franks military Field Note Book"
~ H. Guild and r. q. Cotton. chris
tian Science and tho Ordinary Man.
w s. Harris shelley VA England ~
Roger fnEpen. Municipal Functions"
~ q. James Births Exploits In
South America" W. ~ Kochel, The
Offender and Tits Relations 10 Law
and Society." ~ O. Lewis. War"
Pierre Lott, pseud. Economic Devel-
opmcnt ~ Modern Europe +. A.
ORg Physics and Chemistry for
Nurses" a r. Pope; Hunting In tho
Yellowstone" w r. W. Quin. Equip
ment for the Farm and the Farm
stead" ~ Q. Ramsower, "Ibifc OF
Henry David Thoreau." 4. San
born ultimate Democracy and its
Making. y l. Sims Unfair COM
petition.fl " U = s'ev"ns.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
Detroit manufacturers have formed
shipping committee to help speed

up ran transportation as war
measure. This committee VIII
work ln connection with the reEio ION
al committee - shippers 81 which
John r.. McNally. traffic manager
81 the Board ~ Commerce. Is cha ir-
man Members Of the new commit
too are. Allan TemDlet5n. presi-
dent OF the BOARD OF Commerce.
who - president Of tho Detroit
Seamless steel Tube company Roy
- chaplin, president of the Hudson
Motor car company and James T.
Tcehan % the Teehan Manufactur-
INK company
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
City News in Brief

does not approve OF this locality.
The tho auditors offered 10 pro-
vide an office for him In the Wayne
county building. Gregg doesn't
want that. Rather than go 20 the
expense OF renting and furnishing
Hn office i'm Dearborn. Auditor Gut
man says hc would be willing 70
let Gregg transfer his services 20
some other county.
Work of mastering the Thirty-nrst
regiment Into federa serN Ice wns
started In the armory Thursday by
Major Charles H. Mathews. Capt. 7.
Collady and capt. Leroy Pearson.
OF the Thirty-third regiment. now
stationed at Fort Wayne. Major
Kerr, Of the Thirty FIRST. says the
regiment lacks medical supplies as
well as vaccination materials. and
this may delay vaccination for a
week The medical stan Of the
regiment is called upon to care
for about 40 men day. Mrs. Al
herta Thompson. president OF the
Spanish War Women's club. on be-
half OF the club. has given the
regiment 900 comfort bags made
by the women.
4 Addressing the Adcraft club Thurs
day, In the hoard of Commerce l..
b Dudley. advertisinS manager OF
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
Frnnk y. Heaume. snioonkeep.r Mt
An attempt to rsnsack the office OF
the DnNId Whitney building Inst

SUNDAY has Just Deem made pubIlc
by the police someone "jimmicd'
open the door OF the Office, broke
into al the desks and pulled the
handle Off tho safe IN an EFFORT to
get at the strong box. which con-
tained quite sum OF money.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
Improvement Association Formed.

Improvement Association Formed
The Harper-ave. Improvement as
ISOLATION was organized Thursday
evening for the purpose Of advanc-
ing civic and business improvements
in the district on Harper, between
Mt Elliott and Gratiot-aves.. ana
for the general interests OF the
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
OctnNIn Wood MITCHELL. Of No. 100
lnlIInEANnnd-nAr.. hns nIch % hIII

with INC common council fur tte3 30
FOR damages sustained by her auto
mobile; when department az pub
lic works truck crashed into her
machine az second ave and High
st. fcw weeks ago The petition
for pnNu.frf does not state whether
tho hiR truck was helms used for
"llN ridfug or not. tut Corpora
ti1n counsel Diugcnlan secs iu tho
claim fnr damages an additional
reason why rity employees should
not uae CITY vehicles for their
Measure uarties
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
northeastern part of the elty. ID

uHttl- NrTt tIoCted.
President. j. f. Richardson: vice
president. Joseph Grindley. secre-
tary, 4 X Mioskowsky, correspond.
ing secretary. George T. Kyes.
treasurer. Abel Ladouceur; execur
tive committee. Frank Webster.
Frank Keillor. r r. KolO. Frank
Jackson. The officers viii be ar
mally installed IN a meeting to be
held Thursday, Aug g.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
Harry Bowers MingIe, president Of
the stRndard Aero corporntlOn OF

PlainNcld y r. and a member %
the government aircraft produc-
ton board. is visiting iu Detroit
He declares this city has greater
advantages than any other one in
America for the rand construction
Of alrpianes Mr.. MinElc believes
Detroit viii become the center of
the airpiano making industry be-
cnuse IT'S automobile factories can
easily be converted into fytuR ma
chine Tleufc
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
To-day. Band Concerts.

Schmcmans Military band. Herman
w Schmeman. director. renders the
following program in cass park in
the afternoon. beginning az 1880 and
AZ Perrien park in the evening. be-
ginning al o'clock March, "ciu-
zen Soldier" Taylor, Peer Gynt
suite" Grieg. selection from The
Sercnade." Herbert; descriptive.
Cavalry Charge" LADDERS, overture,
"Pique Dame" Suppc; gems from
Madame sherry" Hoschna. waltzes.
blue Danube" strauss, Dance Of
the hours" from La Gioconda.
Ponchielli. star Spangled Banner.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20

Harry W. Schwab. NJ. ~ Murray-nve..
had his pocket picked OF sos while
on his WV down town. Ihursdny
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20

the Federal Motor Truck conlpshg.
presented statements from leadius
advertisers in the United states and
England showing that larger ap-
preparations than ever were belns
made for advertising campaigns
despite the war. Mr.. Dudley clted
the fact that several motor car
cornhanies who could not dtliver n
car 10 tho general public until al
ter the war. because OF government
contracts. had no thought or less
eninR their advertising.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-20
William 4. Hart. formerly I'm the ad-
NrrflsinE department of the Uur-

Lawrence Bowersaw. ~ years old
M. 25 Homer-st.. while riding his
bicycle on Lafayette blvd, Thurs
day night. was struck by an auto
driven by John II. Beadle, No. bS7
Artillcry-ave.. and seriously muir
ed He was taken 10 Receiving
hgaulfaI
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-29

~ in lost ships and cargoes. The submarine
war alone has probably added billions of
value to the grand total.
If anybody could invent method of raising
but moderate proportion of these lost ships he
would certainly tap vast mine of riches and
benefit the world greatly The problem has been
tackled by many methods without great success,
but an American engineer, w. d. Sisson has at
last built machine which be believes will settle
the question and which appears quite practical
This latest inventor has planned to recover
the ships by means of a novel submarine work
shop IN which the workers can move freely about
the wreck and see just what they are doing.
Hitherto such work has been done by divers who
were unable, as a rule to work satisfactorily at
a greater depth than eighty feet, and were at all
depths very much handicapped by difficulties of
seeing and moving
The cannon ball submarine, as it has been
called is spherical eight feet IN diameter, made of
specially tough Vanadium steel IL inches thick and
weighs six TONS 1t holds two operators, who work
under normal atmospheric conditions, receiving
oxygen from tank on top of the machine by
rangement similar to that used in naval submar-
ines. The Sisson vessel could stay under water
Seventy-two hours in an emergency
All the power used in operating this submarine
is electric. A huge insulating cable capable of
supporting ffty-six tons connects it with the
tender ship on the surface Within this cable
wires for transmitting current to the motors in
the submarine and for telephone communication.
The submarine is fitted with two propellers and
a rudder for lateral movement, and two pro-
pellers for up and down movement The pro-
pellers can move the vessel at speed of about
two miles an hour.
A very novel feature of the submarine lies in
the electric lights and lookout glasses. Project
ING in front of the vessel are four huge 5000
candle power nitrogen lamps covered with pinch
glass and steel netting Near each lamp fitted
in the shell of the submarine, is lookout lens of
cearest glass four inches thick. At the back of
the machine an equal number of lights and
lenses. 1t is calculated that with these the opera
tors can see clearly a hundred feet through the
water even when the submarine is 500 feet down.
When the general location of the ship to be
raised has been reached the submarine is let down
by the cable from the tender ship into the water.
The submarine circles around until she discovers
the exact position of the wreck the bottom,
which she signals to the tender. The men in the
submarine talk by telephone to the surface.
The tender then lowers steel pontOOns, huge
tubes closed at both ends which laid along
each side of the wreck. The pOntoons are sunk
by filling them with water at the surface but
Lower Half of the Shell of the Cannon Ball Su
ers Plan, Showing A A, A, A, 5000 Candle -Poy
Hold the Submarine to the Ships Side. {, OK
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-29

Pictorial D / a 6 r a m
Showing How the
"Cannonball Submari-
mes" Are Lowered to
the Sides of a Sunken
Vessel, A t t a C h / n G
Themselves by Means
of Their Electro-Mag-
nets. They Move Along
Under Their Own Pro-
pellers, Drilling Holes
for the Bolts That Will
H old the Pontoons
Which Will Be Used
Later to Raise the Ship
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-29

half St the Shell the Ball 2
70 c Oxygen D. = B
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-31
f. R. HUSTON SELLS
HIS EIGHT MILE FARM
Harvie Young Pays $685. 800 For
Wheat Ranch-All Improve
ments and Equipment
Go With Place.

E. r. Huston Of this city has sold
his wheat ranch in the Eight Mile
country to Harvie Young. The
deal was closed last Friday and Mr..
Young has taken possession of the
place. 1t is considered one of the
best farms in Eight Mile.
With the $50 acres of farm land
goes all improvements and equipment
on the place.
Mr.. Young is farming his fathers
ranch at the presnt time and will har-
vest the crops on both places.
Mr.. Huston has not yet announced
his intentions as to the future, but
will make a short visit to william
cite valley points before locating per-
manently. He may decide to contin-
ue his residence in Morrow county.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-31

Frank Turner spent Sunday with
his family. Rainy weather has held
the shearing back considerable, ac-
cording to Mr.. Turner.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-31
LIVE CECIL NEWS ITEMS

Leon Logan received a shipment
of wood last week.
Dan Engleman was down at the
Jack Hynd ranch Tuesday.
Melvin Logan and family paid his
brother Body visit last Sunday.
Elsa Wallace trailed bunch of
sheep through to Heppner Wednes-
day.
Grandma and Mrs. Frank Nash
visited last week at the home OF John
Nash.
G. A. Miller and T. H. Lowe made
an auto trip to Arlington last We'd
nesday.
Zeneth Logan and his aunt, Mrs.
Combest, were visitors in Arlington
Sunday.
John and Nick McEntire transact
ed business at the Cecil store last
Thursday.
Miss Douglas of lower Willow
creek has been engaged to teach the
Troedson school next year.
Wild Palmateer, who was trying
out his new Ford last Saturday, sus-
tained the displeasure of blowout.
Willie Lowe delivered four car
loads of sheep belonging to G. A.
Minor, to Roosevelt, WASH, Tuesday.
Marion Van Schoick and wife were
out from Arlington Wednesday at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Bennett.
Mrs, Frank Nash left for Hepp-
ner where she will visit at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Walbridge.
On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
Minor took Miss Long to Heppner.
She had been here to take part in the
school program.
Ellis Minor made a trip to The
Dalles last Monday and invested in a
new Ford, which brought him safely
home the following day.
| Edward Melton lost one of his
horses Sunday on account of walking
disease. This makes two animals
hn hos in Il,
Julius Miller, who works for Mr..
Minor, autoed on Friday last to lone.
He assured his friends that nup-
tial knot will be the outcome.
Grandma Logan, who has been Wis
iting at the home of uncle Joe Os-
borne since the decease of his wife
returned to Portland last Sunday.
Mr.. Ligget, a nephew of ]. w. Os-
borne, arrived here last week from
his native state, Missouri For the
time being he is making his home
with his uncle Joe.
The new owners of the w. B. Ew-
ing ranch have put in appearance
They shipped car of stock and other
belongings last week. Mr.. Henrick-
son, who is an auto repair man, came
through with his car.
John McHugh of Heppner passed
through here Tuesday morning en-
route to the G. A. Minor ranch near
Heppner with band of 1900 sheep
he had Wintered near Willows. Mr..
Minor has purchased the same.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
HEAVY COINAGE DURING YEAR
Mints and Assay Offices Have Been
Busy Dealing With the Amount Of
Gold Acquired.

The value of gold acquired by the
government at the mints and assay
offices during the fiscal year 1915
amounted to $5OS O83, ,262.92, according
to officials of the treasury department.
This was a large increase over the
preceding year, and was due, it is
said, principally to the heavy impor-
tations of foreign bullion and coin.
Gold deposited by the Cuban gov
ernment to be made into Cuban coin
was valued at $1,323, ,291.9S; United
States gold coin received for recoin-
age was valued at 81 ,959, ,695.71.
Silver purchased during the fiscal
year 1916 totaled 6,545, 1916 fine
ounces, costing $3,34S,642.49, at an av-
erage price of 81 cents per fine ounce.
According to the statistics, the
United States coinage for the same
period amounted to $37, 7,209,062S2, of
which $31 1,077, 400 was gold; $685.
$3.50 was silver; $1,790, ,468.15 was
nickel, and $1,O123O3.17 was bronze
The estimated stock of domestic coin
in this country at the end of the fiscal
year. was $2,403, ,210,O53, of which ST..
646O5O,150 was gold; $568, 8,27O,515 was
silver dollars, and $18S,s3O, $780, ,2SS was
subsidiary silver coin.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
| UNJUSTLY SENT TO DEATH
Spanish Tribunals, After His Execu.
tion, Concede That Ferrer Was Not
Guilty of Extreme offense.

Spanish republicans, socialists, an
archists and radicals of all degrees
celebrate January 10 as the birthday
of Francisco Ferrer, who, convicted
of having melted revolutionary riots
In Barcelona, was executed in 1909.
Ferrer was in many ways remark
able mana fanatic of unbelief, who
accepted death as bravely as any mar
tyr of the faith. That he was un-
justly convicted and executed has
since been decided by Spain's tribunal,
which generally considered the case
months after the death of the victim,
and as gravely handed down a de-
cision that Ferrer was innocent OF
the charges made against him!
Ferrer was born in a village near
Barcelona on January 10, 1859. Early
in life he became a shop boy, and then
a ticket inspector on a Spanish rail-
way. Although he had few education
al advantages, he was naturally a
student, and spent all his spare time
reading and studying scientific and
philosophical works. He early be-
came an opponent of the church and
a republican, and his intellectual abil-
ity won for him a place among the
leaders of the Spanish anti-clericals
and anti-monarchists.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
Hans Won RIelchroder.

Hans Won BleichrOder, one of the
two principal partners of BleichrOder
& Co., bankers, Berlin, Germany, died
a short time ago at the age of sixty
four.
The banking firm of Bleichroder &
Co. came into international prominence
when it helped Bismarck finance the
war against France, and Hans Won
BleichrOder was ennObled at that time.
His son, Hans, Jr., was killed in action
on the Warsaw front, August 1, 1915.
At one time the son was secretly en-
gagged to Princess Sophia of Sax-Wei-
mar, who committed suicide in 1913 be-
cause, it was alleged, her father, Prince
William, would not permit her mar
riage. Young BleichrOder studied bank
ing in New York in 1910. The marriage
was opposed not so much because
young Baron Won Bleichroder was be-
meath the princess in rank, but be-
cause he was a Jew and refused to re-
nounce his creed. The elder Blefch'
roder is said to have been worth more
than $40,000,000.
Smyrna times., 1917-03-07
FINALLY OVERTAKEN BY FATE
Neat Comment Made by Brother
Officer When Informed Of illness
Of WeII-known Looter.

Lieut.. Ben L. Maloney, who is a
well-knOwn figure on auto row and
who directed a government motor
truck company in Texas last summer,
tells a story Of the famous Chinese
Boxer campaign.
"a certain officer in the American
forces failed to preserve the high
reputation of his corps in the matter
of lOOting," said Lieutenant MalOney.
whereas most American soldiers
earned the respect and gratitude of
the Chinese by the way in which they
refrained from rObbing the natives,
this one officer Wed with the Euro
peans in gathering loot. He was es-
pecially partial to ancient brass and
bronze vases and jars, which in this
country would be of inestimable value,
and he literally grabbed up every such
curiO he could lay his hands on.
"One day the star lOoter of the
Yankee contingent fell i'll and was
sent to the field hospital. Two fellow
officers were discussing his case.
"'What's the matter with Captain
"T inquired one.
"'Oh, suppose he's finally fallen a
victim to verdigris poisoning said the
other"