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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-10
JOHN HENDERSON.

A~ANNuNOI
First publication July 8. 1917.
Last publication Aug. 10. 1917.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
MA THEIR VILE

The Boden hotel took fire from cross
ed wires Thursday noon. The blaze
was extingQIshed before much damage
was done, MI, Boden carried insur-
Clyde Lawson and James Haddjak
made bust uess trip to East Moline
Tuesday.
Anton Golrck and SON Frank have
gone to Chr stopher. where they viii
work in the anime.
Mrs. c. Q. Grin Of Rock Island spent
Tuesday at thu Herman Eude home.
the mine some time ago, is'able 10 work
again,
Word has been received here from
Glasfard that Dave Nelson, q former
MatherVilie bay had been married
Mrs Clyde Greenwood of Rock Island
and Mrs E. A. sherrard visited at the
John Lawson home over Sunday.
A baby boy arrived at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs John Jones Thursday
clyde Lawson was sherrard visitor
Thursday
charleg Kirohman made a business
trip TO Milan Tuesday
The little son OF Mr. and Mrs Hilton
Teed has been i'll for several days
Hugh VIM has moved here from
Viola.
The first nuraber Of tine Rednath lee
tyre course win be held Tuesday even
William Esp and family have moved
here from East Moline The truck which
hauled the furniture here upset north
Of town, breaking the furniture badly.
John Jones made a business trin TO
Rock Island Wednesday,
William Houldsworth's Dodge tour
ing ear was stolen at Rock Island
Tuesday The car was evidently taken
by JOY riders. rs ii was recovered sew
eraI hours later.
Andrew Today. who has been SER
iously ILL., is somewhat improved
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
THREE: HAbBED IN
BllK(AnDWEIlINc
Two Negroes lArouse Suspicious OF
Police and Are TraIled to Their
Place OF Abode.
WOMAN ARRESTED WITH THEN
Trio Being Held Pending mvestiga-
tion-P Philadelphia Man Taken
Here as Stacker.

officers Berry. Durman and Miner
suspecting a couple Of Negroes last
night rounded up what police believe
to be the nucleus Of a gang OF petty
larceny thieves.
Berry followed the pair to Twenty
eighth street. where the Negroes
turned down Cables lane and entered
box car which is used as a place OF
residence. The patrolmen followed
their quarry, finding woman. few
sacks of -four and a case OF eggs.
The woman. who gave her name as
Yrella Bruce and the two Negroes,
Park Williams and Frank Jones, were
placed under arrest. The trio Is be-
ing held in custody pending an inFes-
LEGATION by the police.
Stacker IL Nabbed.
a man whip says his name is Al
bert Rahrer dnd his home is in Phila-
delphia, Pa. has been arrested by the
Rock Island police as a Stacker. 1t
is admitted by the prisoner that he
did not register June 5 in accordance
with the selectiye service law. He
claims that he was in North Dakota
al the time Of the national registra-
ton of men for the new national army,
but rs unable to explain why he failed
TO comply with the law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
LOCAL yOljHCMAN
INJURED BY AUTO
Howard Morgan Is ThroNn 20 Pare
meRt by Machine Driven by Fred
eriek Moore.

Howard Morgan, son Of ". 6. Nor
gan, 1926 Eighteenth avenue, who re-
ceiyed serious internal injuries yes
terday when he was thrown to the
pavement from his bicycle By a ma
chine driven by Frederick Moore Of
Calamus, Iowa. is resting comfortably
in st, Anthony's hospital
Morgan was headed for Davenport
and was at the corner of Third avenue
and Twerty-second street when
Moore's machine hit him. He was
knocked from his wheel and thrown
under the car and before Moore could
bring his machine to stop, the rear
wheel had passed over bis body Wit
nesses who view the accident said that
the machine was not going fast,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17

(LGHuNuHd FROM rage OEe,R
not yet disclosed what the purpose
was of placing the bomb, IL it was
q bomb, in the theatre. / am rather
of the opinion that it was the act Of
some deluded person or crank. AS
near as l am able to determine 1t
was not real bomb but of the vari-
ETY. used by moving picture concerns
to make smudge.
ut is barely probable that some dis
gruntled German who objects to our
program Of eliminating German opera
took this method of showing his dis
approval. | am rather inclined to
discount this theory, as we have re-
ceived no protests in letters or other
wise. In fact, most of our German
patrons of past years continue TO at
tend the operas.
so far as I could observe not a
single person left the house. There
was nothing that could be likened TO
panic The entire audience was sur
prisingly calm under circumstances
which might have ended disastrously
except for their good common sense.
was ~Pamie" B0mu.|
Bomb experts today established that
! the continuance set off at the Auditor
| ium theatre last night was not of it
self expected to do damage, but was
evidently expected to start a panic in
which many lives would be trampled
out.
The so-called bomb, made OF gas
pipe with little loose powder in
side, would not have killed fly" ac-
icording to Chief OF Police Herman
Schuettler.
A quantitive analysis of the bomb
showed that it contained two ounces Of
sawdust, two ounces Of smokeless pow
der and some scraps of leather.
The fact that ii was not an expIo-
sive, however, has not minimized the
seriousness OF the outrage in the
least. The great theatre, seating 5,o0t
persons. was practically filled, includ
ing many persons well known socially
to witness the grand opera "Dinorah.
A holocaust In such an audiene,
would have paralyzed Chicago such a:
/ did the Iriquois theatre fire Is year,
ago. Scarcely any business was trans
acted here for week after that dis
aster
! The very vastness OF the theatr,
probably prevented panic. Except Il
the immediate neighborhood wher
the bomb" sizzied away In smoke
! the spectators were not aware OF wha
had hapnened-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
MAN SUcCUMbS
CITY AMBULANCE
Harry L. Becker Dies Last Evening
Enroute to Hospital for
Treatment.
WILL HOLD INQUEST TONIGHT
Had Been Suffering From Heart
Trouble fer Some Time--Fam-
lily Survives.

Harry A. Becker, aged 50 years,
news agent on the Rock Island road
died in the city ambulance enroute TO
st. Anthony's hospital at o'clock
last evening
Heart trouble was the cause of his
death, it is stated. Coroner John Mill
Ter will conduct an inquest this even
ing at O'MalIeys undertaking parlors
on Seventeenth street.
Mr.. Becker was employed by the
]. ]. Grier company as news agent on
the Rock Island road between here
and 0skaloosa. He had been suffer
ing heart trouble for some time and
when he came into this city yesterday
morning on his regular run he stopped
as usual at the Johnson hotel directly
across the avenue from the station.
During the afternoon his condition be-
came serious, which was discovered
by employees of the hotel The city
ambulance was called and while he
was being moved TO the hospital, died.
Family Survives.
He is survived by wife and family
at Oskaloosa where he had made his
home for some time. Word was re-
eeived this noon by Coroner Miller
that the widow will arrive in this city
tonight when funeral arrangements
will be completed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
REPORT OF BOARD
SENT TO CROWDER
Working Night and Day Enables Local
Exemption Body to Complete
Its Summary.

The final report of the local exem-
ton beard was flushed and sent to
Provost Marshal General Crowder a.
Washington. Volunteers have been
working night and day to complete the
summary.
Orders were received from Adjutant
General Dickson at Springfield today
as follows:
Where the man has not been In
Quoted into military service-The gen
eral permission-to reopen cases given
to local and district boards is recalled.
No ease will be hereafter reopened hv
local or district board unless spe-
cially referred to it by the adjutant
general.
sIn original cases, now pending and
those which win hereafter arise the
claim for reopening must be fled
within seven days after receipt of no
tice by the registrant. or person claim
ing exemption or discharge, of the de-
cision of the local district board.
Where the man has been indicted
in military seryice-All other cases Of
klen indicted into military service
heretofore reopened and now in pro-
cess of rehearing shall be forthwith
closed and the prior disposition OF the
case adhered TO.
ANY person already indicted into
military service. who claims that ne
| has not had full and fair hearing. or
has not had a full and fair opportuH-
/ ity to be heard by local or district
board, or who claims that the board
has exceeded its jurisdiction. or sub
stantially violated the selective service
/ law or regulations in passing on his
claim NAV apply to the commanding Of
/ ficer of his mobilization camp to be dis
charged under provisions of paragraph
| 3, army regulations. II the command
| ing officer desires information OF the
t facts in a particular case, the adjutant
| general will call upon the proper
| board for full report"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17

Continued From Page 0ne.l
ticers were under a continuous shell
IRE and many were wounded, Only
few were killed. At one time a squad
ron of Kerensky's Cossacks attempted
a charge near Tsarskoe-Selo. They
evidently were not familiar with the
fact that officers Of veteran regiments
we're with the Maximalist forces. and
10 their surprise. they were met by or
ganized resistance. A heavy volley,
which toppled many of their horses,
caused them heavy losses. This was
the last active attempt of the keren-
sky forces TO attack and afterward
they retreated. We now hold Tsar-
skoe-Selo."
One soldier who had been captured
by the Cossacks and had escaped to
hts own lines told the correspondent
that Kerensky's Cossacks had determ-
ined 10 surrender unless he was able
10 reinforce them with 100000 troops
The premier, the soldier said, promised
to get them.
The correspondent made a tour OF
the battle field in a Petrograd droshky,
whose driver calmly directed his fat
horse over the military road, lodging
huge lorries and Red Cross motors
homeward bound with wounded.
Members of the Red Cross coming
from the battlefield walked along the
road singing. Some carried pretzels
on their bayonets. These are obtain
able In Tsarskoe-Selo, but not In Pet.
rograd, where only black bread Ii
sold.
The droshky passed numerous SEN
tries unquestioned, the soldiers ppar-
entity considering the ludicrous convey.
ance OF the correspondent above sus,
picion. A constant stream of amhu-
lances discharged their cargo oi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
COyDTTION REMAINS CRITICAI.

The condition OF Mrs. Merle Reade.
900t2 Third avenue, who attempted
to end her life a week ago by taking
several bichloride of mercury tablets.
remains very serious. She lies in a
very Acritical condition at st, An
thongs hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
DEATH AT CAMP DODGE.

Camp Dodge, Iowa, Nov. 17.-PTi-
Tate Engim of Graham, Mimi, a mem
her of Battery C., 33Sth field artillery.
died at the base hospital here today
of pneumonia, the fourth death from
this cause since the camp opened.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
JApS START FOR PARIS.

Toxic. Friday, Nov. 16.-Japap's
delegates to the Paris conference,
Viseount Chtnda, the ambassador to
Great Britain and Keishiro Matsui,
ambassador to France, left today for
Paris hy way Of PeLrograd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
MALL WAS InMAN.

Baltimore, Md, Nov: 17.-Dr. Frank
lin Paine Mall Of Johns Hopkins uni
yersitF, distinguished anatomist.
died here today after an Illness of
several weeks. He was born So years
ago at Belle PLANE, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
FOR NERyOIIS WOUNDED.

Amsterdam, -- German newspapers
announce thai the army physicians
have discovered a successful method
Of curing the nervous affection so fire.
quent among disabled soldiers, which
causes a constant trembling of the
whole or part of the body.
Dr. Ernst Bayer, head Of the nerve
hospital at Roderbirken. has outlined
a method of electrical treatment,
which. it liz claimed, often effects a
complete care in a few days, and is
almost invariably effective within a
period Of three weeks. The uewspa-
pers describe his method as follows:
by the application of a gentle cleo
trio current which causes no pain
whatever. good results have been OBJ
tanned in a few minutes or al the
longest two and a half hours. A
course Of treatment is required after
this. which does not last more than
two or three weeks, and i'll light cases
is finished in a few days, New at
lacks may occur due to excitement OF
nerve strain, but are easily cured"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
HAWTHORNE LEADER
IN SCHOOL SAVINGS

Hawthorne. Irving and kembIe
schools were the three leading in the
school savings collection made by the
State bank Of Rock Island yesterday
Following are the results.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
REn cR0ss GETS MONEY.

New York, Nov. 17.-The American
Red Cross will receive the entire re
ceipts of the 32nd annual horse show,
which closed last night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17

Helsingfo-s, FinIand.-The returns
Of the election to the Finnish diet in
dictate that the constitution Of the new
assembly wifi be as follows Demo-
cratic Social lists. 80; Bourgeois Bloc,
81 AgFarians. 26; Swedish Party, III;
and one Lapl ander.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17

The many various duties Of Bar
nard N. Baruch, member Of the ad-
visory board Of the Council of Ma
tional Defense entail more response
bility than almost any other Of the
war-work volunteers. Almost every
day the president broadens his work
and responsibilities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
CHIEF GRABS BOMB;
PANIC WAS EVADED

Continued From Page One.D
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17

REBELS WON BATTLE;
HAVE GREAT FORCE

lcontinued From PAGE One.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17

All the news all the time-T.le Argus.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-13
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WASHINGTON. April 12.-Revision of the administration spy bill to meet objections of advocates of free speech without impairing it's effectiveness, is understood to have been decided upon by the house judicial committee. Hear ings on the measure were closed today after Miss Jane Addans, John Reed, Gilbert F.. Roe, Harry Weinberger. John D. Moore, Charles Hallinan and others had criticized certain features.
 The section most generally attacked, prohibiting persons from making speeches or publishing articles causing disaffection in the army or navy, is certain to be changed. The language will be amended, according to present plans. to apply only to persons who would cause mutinies. assertions. or other defections among the land or sea forces. The committee has no de- sire. it is said, to silence honest critics although it wants the government fully armed to prevent enemies of the coun = try from stirring up trouble among it's defenders. This section has been attacked by pacifists, labor unions so- cialists and advocates of free speech generally.
 Changes also are contemplated in a section which would prohibit obtaining and disseminating information about the land and sea forces. As drafted opponents of the measure have insisted that innocent citizens might be pun
Arizona republican., 1917-04-13
FUR ACOSTh AND 16
 + CAPTUR
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DOUGLAS April 12.-Facing exc cution if captured, General Jose Maria Acosta, Villa commander with sixteen lesser officers and two private soldiers who are alleged to have entered Sonora to start a revolution, are fleeing south ward. CarranZa troops from Agua Prieta. Cananea, Cumpas and Arizpe are converging toward the point where they are supposed to be.
 The leaders crossed the Border from Arizona late last week after having supposedly completed arrangements for mobilization of a force of five hundred followers from Cananea, Moctezuma and the Bavispe at the Chuchuta ranch, 50 miles south of the border, it was stated at military hea eadquarters in Agua Prieta today. Upon arriving at Cuchu- ta the leaders found their army had not arrived. They then fled south ward. Each man is reported to have carried a rifle and 200 rounds of am intuition.
 While at Cuchuta they were alleged to have. threatened to encompass the death of General P Elias Gales. who is campaigning for governor of Sonora in the Sahuaripa district, 250 miles south of here. The death of Gales, they said, would do more to aid their cause than the recruiting of a large army and the overrunning of the state.
 Forces of Carranza cavalry from Agua Prieta, Cumpas, Arizpe and Ca nanea were reported today to have taken the field and to be converging toward the point where it was thought the bandits would be found. They were to be executed whenever captured it was said
Arizona republican., 1917-04-13
INVESTMENTS
 TObE FOR MAR
 PERIOD ONLY
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WASHINGTON, April 12.-All men enliSting in the regular army or the nationarguard in the present emergen- cy were assured in an announcement by Secretary Baker today that they would be kept in service only for the period of the war. The action followed conference between the secretary and President Wilson
 In effect, this places on a war time
 volunteer basis all of the men enlisted since the state of war was declared. It
 makes available a total of 517,S6S
 places in the enlisted grades of the two services to men who wish to serve for
 the war only.
 MT Baker emphasized the fact that
 this acton was contemplate ted when the administration bin was framed and
 was in no way to be construed as a compromise plan, reached as a result
 of opposition to the draft feature of the
 bill.
 Hearings on the bill continued before
 the house military committee today
 and will be concluded Saturday. The
 administration leaders hope to have consideration in the house under way
 next week.
 Following is tabulation by the war department of the forces proposed to
 be organized in the bill, so arranged as
 to show the exact number of volunteers to serve for the duration of the war only for which provision is made in both the regular army and the na- tional guard:
 Regular army. exclusive of Philip pine scouts-at war strength, with all increments added. 293, coo. Present strength, 3i,4S1. Volunteers required 161,3 National guard, including only units now organized-at war strength, 329, 954.
 Present strength, 123605 Volunteers required, 206,349 Additional-to replace 150. 900 off cers and men withdrawn from above force as training personnel for first 800 000 selective conscripts, 150,000. Total numher-number of volunteers l for war service only 517,S6S. In addition to these figures the dis charge from the regular army and na- l tional guard of men with dependent l relatives and for other causes will ere | ate additional vacancies which will be | filled by volunteers. Army officers be- .lieve there will be TO difficulty in ob- l taining many men of some military eX- 1 perience through the present plan i They are vitally necessary to the ] scheme as from the commissioned an6 | enlisted ranks of the regulars and the 1 guard, 150000 or ,000 men must be 1 drawn within six months to become | officers and non commissioned officer: l of the first 500,000 increment of tho (Continued OF Page Three)
Arizona republican., 1917-04-13
CAUSE IF CHESTER EXPULSION
 MAY NEVER BE DETERMINED
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CHESTER, Pa, April 12.-Although ordnance experts and chemists spent the day and evening analyzing shell fragments and black powder found at the scene of last Tuesdays explosion at the Eddystone Ammunition Corpor- ation's plant near here. no announce ment of their possible discoveries was made tonight.
 Officials representing federal, state, municipal and community inquiries ad- mitted tonight that the exact cause may never be determined
 Several arrests of men found loiter- ing about the scene of the explosion were made today but none is consid- cred important.
 The latest reckoning of the known dead was 12O. Of this number B have been identified. More than 50 still are reported missing
 There is theory that if a plot eX- isted, as officials of the plant main : tain, an acid capsule might have been dropped into a shell in the charging room. The investigation by the ex- perts includes probe into the poss- biiity of defect in the explosives witt which the shells were loaded So far there is no definite evidence that the disaster was the work of alien plotters The authorities have been told. how ever of an anonymous warning said tC
Arizona republican., 1917-04-13
(From a Staff Correspondent of the
 Associated Press)

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, April 12.-fVia London.)- The amazing April storm which began almost at the exact hour set for the
 British attack against the Germans Monday morning, continues and the fighting conditions have been made eX- tremely difficult. The storm is accom-
 panied by snow, rain and sleet, and a
 gale that has seldom fallen below d velocity of forty miles an hour The
 night temperatures still are well below
 freezing.
 Notwithstanding these circumstances
 the British attack widened today by a
 blow north of Vimy ridge, which pene-
 trated to a point few hundred yards
 northwest of Givenchy.
 On the remainder of the front the work consisted largely of straighten-
 ing certain elements In the line by annihiating several pockets where the Germans had held out The British
 also smashed to bits a strong German
 counter attack against Monchy- le-
 Preux. the German losses being among
 the heaviest they have suffered dur
 ing the new offensive. The fighting
 about Monchy has been heavy since Tuesday, the Germans having been
 ordered to prevent the British advance
 reaching that hgih point at all hazards.
 1t Was not until large aufa}-ers- of Brit
 ish field batteries had been brought
 into play that the Germans were beaten off
 The British attack and the German
 defense converged at Monchy, and ii was a wonderful sight to watch this fighting from a nearby hill yesterday and realize that for the moment this was Che focal point of the entire world war. The artillery duel over the pretty little town was study in black and white, the British shells breaking white on the German positions just east of the town while the German shells exploded over the town with smoke that resembled great balls of lampblack wool. Occasionally a Ger | man shell striking a brick building would send up a sweeping cloud of pinllish dust.
 During the fighting British airplanes lowered above Monchy, seeming to sit l absolutely stationary alongside the | bowling gale. One was thus idling on | the wind when out of the overhanging l clouds swoOped three German ma I chimes. The Germans darted for the | tail of the British machine, firing as | they came. The khaki-cla airman l despite this unexpected attack from | ambush, splendidly out -maneuvered 1 his foes. He deliberately side slipped | out of control, which literally means | turning sideways and letting the ma | chine fall virtually perpendicularly. | There was not much height for q 1 long fall in this manner, so after thus l (COntinued on Page TwO)