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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-02
CnNsInER AMENDMENTS.

WASHINGTON, July Z.-SenAte ana
house conferees on the twelve bill
lion dollar appropriation bill teday
resumed consideration Of the many
amendments added to the Dill in
the senate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-02
20 HELD IN REVOLT PLOT.

Nogales. AFiz., July 2.-Twenty
persons we're arrested here in con
neciiou with an alleged plot 70
foment a revolution in Mexico.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-02

btlSlan steamer thilIer was
sunk 1,400 miles off the Allan
tic coast on June 21. the navy
department today announced.
twenty-five survivors were
picked up by n sailing vessel
on June p.
The following statement was is
sued:
The navy department IS inform
ed that the Belgian steamship Chill
Ter was sunk by shell fire from 4
German submarine about 1.4OO
miles at sea from the Atlantic
coast on June 81. Twenty-Five
survivors were rescued on June p
by a sailing vessel First infor-
nation was received last night.
The Chilier was a ship of 1856
gross tons"
Victim of Coast Raider!
The Chilier was sent down in
mid-ocean three days after the
British transport Dwinsk was tor
pedoed 700 miles from the Ameri-
can coast. It is thought probable
here that both vessels were VIC
Tins Of a German submarine or
submarines returning TO base after
raiding off the United States
No evidence of submarine activi-
ties near the shores of America
has been reported since the steam
er Henrik Lund was sunk 120
miles east OF Cape Hatteras, Oh
June 10
Advices to the navy about the
Chilier were brief and did not say
company, were missing.
Hospital Ships Hun Targets.
London, July 2-That the sink
ing of hospital ships is a deliber-
ate policy on the part of the Ger
mans now is placed beyond all
doubt by the torpedOing of the
British hospital ship LlandOvery
Castle, the newspapers say in the
editorial comment today.
In the presence OF such un-
speakabIe infamy deliberately re-
peated," says the Daily Chronicle,
1t is a waste of breath 10 Teiter-
ate the adherence which every
body with a spark of civilized
sense must feel. But we would in
vite the German people to ask
themselves what is the use of their
statesmen appealing, like Foreign
Secretary Won Kuehlmann, to be
credited with the probity and hon
or. while crimes so odious. dfshon-
orable and unassumed continued to
be carried out by the orders OF
their government"
Excuse Only a Lie.
The excuse for the attack on
the Llandoyery Castle" says the
Daily Mail. was a lie, and the
German officer who told it did not
believe it himself when he said
to the captain:
You are carrying eight Amel-
can flight officers"
IF there had been a particle OF
truth in the charge" the newspa-
per adds, the submarine captain
had only to stop the Llandovery
Castle, seize the eight officers and
take them to Germany as proof OF
allied guilt in using hospital ships
for trans ports
Twenty seven Lives Lost.
An Atlantic Port. July 2.-The
Danish steamship lndien was sunk
bv a German submarine with
loss Of 27 members of the crew
off the Azores on March 81. Nine
survivors arrived here today.
The vessel, bound from France
to an American port, was sunk D.
shell fire, after the crew had TAX
en- to four life boats. Three or
these boats were lost in storm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-02
BAR LIOT0RIN H0MEs.

asAingtoH. July ?. -Furn shins
saor 10 soldiers within private
.nes was forbidden ty new regu
-ions issued by Secretary Baker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-02
BIG ADVANCE:
IS REPORTED
BY ITALIANS
Capture Strong Mountain
Posts From Foes and
Take 1000 Men.


attacks against Italian posi-
items on The Asia@o plateau,
says tOday's war OIfice report
The enemy efforts were
smashed by the Italian fire,
which caused severe enemy
losses.
London, July 1.-The Italian
troops have won important success
es in the mountains on the north
ern front.
The formidable heights of Mount
Del Rosso and Mount Di Val Bella
have been captured, as have the
lesser heights of Di Chelo.
Austrian counter attacks on
Monte Di Val Bella, made in mass
ed formation, failed. The official
report, issued in Rome last night,
said the enemy was ''mown down
in this futile attack
(By Associated PressD
General Diaz strengthened appre-
ciably his position between Asiago
and the Brenta in the operations
OF SATURDAY anu ouuud4 Ill u4NH
Mount Di Val Bella. Col Del ROsso
and Col Di Chelo were taken. The
Austrians suffered severely from
the Italian and allied artillery fire
and lost 1000 prisoners.
Front is Widened.
Italian Army Headquarters. July
2.-(By the Associated Press. >
The local actions resulting in the
reconquest Of Monte d. Val Bella,
Col Del Rosso and Col Di Chelo had
for their objects the widening of
the Italian front west Of the Brenta
and the driving of the enemy from
the positions he captured last
Christmas. lost to the Italians in
January and regained on June Is.
The Italian losses were slight
compared to those sustained by the
Austrians. THIS was due almost
entirely TO the violence and accur-
acv of the Italian and allied artil-
lery fire Under cover OF this fire
the infantry was able to take the
enemy positions without much op-
position and to Dig in at once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-02
MExICLNs KILL FOUR YANKs.

Houston. Tex July 2.-Four
Americans were killed by Mexicon
bandits at Tampico. Mex, Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-02
REPORT SHIP
OF BELGIUM
SUNK BY SUB
Sinks 1,400 Miles From
Land-25 Saved-Huns
Aim at Hospital Boats

Washington, July 2.-The
Belgian steamer Chilier was
sunk 1,400 miles off the Allan
tic coast on June 21. the navy
department today announced.
Twenty-Five survivors were
picked up by a sailing vessel
on June q.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-02

Associate d Press
Leased Wire Report
New Britain herald., 1918-01-12
Going on a Japanese Ship and
 Makes Stop at Pacific Port
JUAN BURNS HEADS IT
But He Refuses to Discuss Plans of Mission Saying They Would Be Misconstrucd and Misunderstood by the United States Government.

A Pacific Port, Jan. 12.-A Japa- nese ship carrying a mission sent by President Carranza of MexlcO to Japan for the alleged purpose of ne- gotiating a treaty between the two countries and also for arranging for the purchase by Mexico from Japan of arms and ammunition for the Mexican army has arrived here, ac- cording to a local paper
 The mission according to the news Taper is headed by Juan Burns, said to have been former Mexican consul general at New York where he was indicted, it was said for his alleged connection with passport frauds and liberated on $10,000 bonds.
 Burns was quoted as having said:
 ''Yes, it is true we constitute a mis- sion of Mexico to Japan. Call it a secret mission if you like. You have undoubtedly been informed we are going to Japan to conclude a treaty and buy munitions. But I refuse to discuss the matter, my explana- ton will surely be misconstrued and misunderstood by the United States.
 Among the members of the party comprising the mission, it was report ed, was General BoucheZ, chief of staff of the Mexican army under Pres- ident Diaz, late head of the Chapulte- pee military academy and now mii- tary adviser to Carranza; M. Frago, secretary of the Mexican embassy to Japan, and Mexican Consul General Blanco at Tokio, in addition to four minor officials.
 After the ship carrying the mission arrived in port, according to the news paper, the party was visited by Con- sul General Ramon de Negri of Mex ico with members of his staff. Des- patches from Mexico City. it was re- i ported were given to the mission by 1 Consul General De Negri. Later it 1 was said all the mission with the ex- ception of Burns accompanied MT. De 1 Negri ashore.
 The vessel arrived from a Mexican port it was stated.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-12
GROUND GLASS FOUND IN CANDY
 REPORTED TO DEFENSE COUNCT

Immediately after the finding MT. Conforti took the matter up with s. S. Gwillim, who is chairman of the local committee on the State Council of De- fense who immediately got in touch with Headquarters in Hartford. It was only last week that two children from this town, who were visiting relatives i'll Hartford, were taken sick from eat ing the same kind of candy. They were attending the theater and pro- cured the candy from one of the slot machines fastened to the rear of the seats. They ate the candy and did not notice anything unusual at the time, but the next day the inside of their mouths became sore such as would happen from eating anything contain ing ground glass. The federal author ities have-been notified and a thorough investigation will be made regarding the matter.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-12
SEVERAL ARE DEAD,
 RESULT OF STORM
Entire South in Grip of Terrible Snow and
 Sleet Storm.

Atlanta, Jan 12.-With the entire south in the grip of the worst snow and sleet storm of the winter today, early reports showed that tornadoes which swept through eastern Alabama and central Georgia had taken a toll of 16 lives and injured more than 100 persons
 Wire communication over a great area was paralyzed, scores of towns in the interior being isolated. Other cities along the south Atlantic coast were cut off from outside communica- ton.
 The dead and injured reported early today follows:
 Dothan, Ala.--6 children killed and 40 injured in collapse of schoolhouse near Dothan.
 Webb, Ala.-One killed and 70 in- jured.
 Troy, Ala.-one killed and several injured.
 Macon, Ga--One killed at Camp Wheeler and several injured.
 Seven were killed at other points.
 At Camp Sheridan several tents were toppled over and a heavy rain fall added to the discomfort of the Ohio troops there.
 TRAIN KIELS HIM.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-12
Crashes Through Roof Of Building
 Where 200 Are Employed
BODIES TAKEN FROM RUINS
Employees We're Working But An Hour When, Without Warning, Thirty Foot Chimney of Paper Box Fac tory Falls With Fatal Results.

Lynn, Mass, Jan. 12.-Several per- sons are believed to have been killed and others injured when a chimney extending 30 feet above the Sprague box factory on Broad street was blown over in a gale today. The falling the three story building in which many men and women were at work.
 Many of the injured taken to hospitals and treated at drug stores and homes, sustained broken limbs. Employes on the third floor of the building generally escaped, as tho chimney fell toward the rear and crushed the lower floors, causing the
 building to collapse and in most in
 stances effectually shutting off any
 chance to escape.
 The men and women had been at
 work less than an hour when without
 warning, a sudden gust sent the chlm- ney over The streets were coated
 with ice and a heavy rain was falling, making the work of rescue hazard ous Police and firemen were rushed to the scene and scores of automo- piles assisted in carrying away the ln- jured.
 The gale was felt in other parts of the city as well as at the Sprague fac- tory, which manufactures paper boxes. Three bodies were taken to under taking rooms and it will be believed at least one was still buried in the debris The injured number about 50, 1 only a few of which were treated at hospitals.
 Six persons had been in local hos pitfalls within a short time after the ac- cident and the police were digging iI l the ruins to release others whose cries l for help could be plainly heard. Al l least 200 persons were at work i'll the 1 building.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-12
FEAR THAT PIERS WOULD BE DESTROYED
Storm Does Damage About tho State, Particularly Along the
 Shore

New Haven, Jan. 2.-The heavy rain of last night which was accom- panied by thunder and lightning, to- gether with the high wind, had much effect upon the ice in the har- bor and it was breaking up today, carrying away wharves and such structures which, having been built close to tide water, were within the grip of the ice foes. It was thought that most of the piers at Savin Rock, on the west shore, would be de- stroyed by the ice movement.
 The rain fall here was lii inches, but was exceeded slightly at Hartford. Surface water has done heavy damage as sewers were not open to receive it in most places. The electrical phase of the storm was general in the state.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-12
JOHNSTON ARRESTED.
City Coal and Wood Company Official
 Accused of Assault.

Charles Behnert of 179 Hartford avenue is the complainant in an as- sault' case brought against Douglas A.
 Johnston, son of F. H. Johnston, pro-
 prietor of the City Coal and Wood
 company, which is alleged to have
 taken place at the company's yard this afternoon. After learning the alleged
 facts from Behnert. Officer William
 Murphy placed Johnston under arrest
 and he was taken to the Commercial street station in the police patrol.
 According to Behnert, an argument arose over some coal which he had paid for and later received his money back, when things did not suit him. He claimed that words passed between him and Johnston and the latter se- verely pummeled him. At the police station Behnert showed the effects of hard usage. The case will be aired in police court Monday morning.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-12
Call for Volunteers.

London, Jan. 12.-The call of En- sign Krylenko, the Bolshevik com- mander, for volunteers for a, Russian army, according to the Bolshevik tel egraph agency at Petrograd, was is- sued in the form of an appeal to the soldiers and workmen, and as a reply to the German peace proposals. The appeal refers to Germany's rejection of the proposals framed previously and their open talk of annexations In the event of a separate peace, the call declares, the Russian republic and its council will be surrounded on all sides by enemies.
 American and French financiers he continues, are lending money to provide war material for Kaledines. The German bourgeoise are quite prepared to use them as allies for Stif1ing the Russian revolution. These , are conditions which raise for the Russian peasants and Workmen the question of the defense of the con- quest achieved by the revolution, and of the holy war against the bour- . geoise not only Of Russia, but of Ger many, France and Great Britain.
 Should the bourgeoise be victori- ous, they will take vengeance in the shape of the most cruel terror and torture, drenching the land with blood, and which would put in the shade the torments inflicted by the satellites of the czar It may be that a holy war on fronts, as well as be- hind the lines, stands before us as g terrible and unavoidable fate"
 Krylenko explains that the old army is exhausted and that a new one must be created with the Red Guard as Q nucleus, and it must be subject tc rigorous, revolutionary discipline.
 Comrades" he says, "the people ot Italy. Spain, France, Austria ant Switzerland watch you with hope ant await the call to battle against thei1 bourgeoise. Their soldiers will no1 march against revolutionary Russia Enroll yourselves in the ranks of tho peoples |uard and safeguard the rev Olution and socialism,
 The appeal concludes by declarins there will be no compulsion in re
 (Continued On Seventh Page).
New Britain herald., 1918-01-12
BONUS AND RAISE TOO.
Gulf Refining Go. Appreciates War
 Drains on It's Employees.

Notice was received at the local office of the Gulf Refining Co. today that all employees will receive a bonus of 10 per cent. of their last years pay and in addition will receive an increase of 10 per cent in their pay, dating from January l. In this city this new rule affects about dozen employees.
 The company has taken this action as the result of investigations which indicate that it's employees are ham pered by the increased costs of living resulting from the war.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-12

l cities, today are searching for the mel who, last night killed with axes folI| | nlen, and seriously wounded anothed in the Army bank on the military res| ervation here, obtaining an amount o1 money as yet unstated, and severs| Liberty Bonds. One of the robbers, is stated, wore the uniform of a cap tain of the United States army. bud officers do not believe soldier wa involved in the crime. The bodies the dead men are said ito have bee literally hacked to pieces.
 The dead are:
 c. Fuller Winters, vice president q the National bank of Kansas City, Md
 John w. Jewell of Springfield, Mol editor of the camp paper, Trench an Camp. and associate owner with h E father, H. s. Jewell, of the Sprinal field Leader.
 Carl Ohleson 19, son of Andrey Ohleson, contractor of Kansas Git Mo.
 Hill, clerk in the bank. Kerney Wornall, cashier of u ! Army bank, waos seriously wounde ! When the murders and robbery VIC discovered he was the only of the i,ie r .tims conscious, but he has not yet bee & able to give a lucid story of the oe currcnce.
 The robbery and murders occurred it is believed, shortly after ,7:30 o'cloe last night A half hour later a sentI& heard groans and investigated. M Winters was still alive. He was rd moved to the camp hospital where h died early today.
 Imm ediately a guard was throw about the camp and all military passd were revoked. No one could go abotU the camp without being challenge and taken to the guardhouse. Early today it was reported that a army officer with a police dog that being trained for war work had fo lowed a train some distance to an il terurban car line. That, apparentlS | was the only clue.
 The Army bank, a branch of th National Reserve Bank of KansaI Mo-. is situated in the center of tfl huge cantonment. It is housed in small frame building and Mir White was at the bank to supervise movfn the bank to larger quarters
 Ohleson has been sleeping nights the bank and MT. Jewell came to tah the other men in his motor car to the sleeping quarters.
 Wm. Huttig, president of the M tional Reserve Bank of Kansas Cit said reports of the amount Of mone in the robbed bank had been exaggei ated, He could not give the exa1d money on hand, but said that general Ivy it was $10, 900 to $11 ,000.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-12
FLEET OF U-BOATS
 ID BLOCK AMERICA Germany Preparing for In- tensive Campaign Against
 Shipping.

London, Jan. 12.-Germany depends on her U-boats to force peace, ac- cording to the Berlin Tageblatt, which is believed to reflect official German opinion on the subject.
 Germany's only hope of winning the war and imposing her peace terms on the allies is to prevent the United States from coming to their aid and sWinging tho balance in their favor.
 The Kaiser and his advisers have come to realize that if the great pow CT and resources of the United States can be fully cxertcd on the battle fields of Europe the Toutonic powers will be defeated, and they rely on the U-boats to prevent the effective par ticipation Of America in the conflict
 Depend cn Submarines.
 The German officials have been carefully calculating the amount of tonnage needed for an effective Amer
 (Cuntirued on Ninth Page)
New Britain herald., 1918-01-12
(SDeCi21 10 the Herald)

Plainville. Jan. 12.-What promises to be one of the most sensational oc- currenceS in local circles was the flnd- ing yesterday afternoon of ground glass in a bar of chocolate candy pur- chased by 9 customer at Confortis s store. Conforti recently received shipment of chocolate candy consist ing of about 70 packages and they were not opened until yesterday when the shelves were to be filled. The first bar sold was the one i'll which the glass was found, the customer noticed 8 queer feeling after eating some of the candy and the attention of Confort1 Was called to the matter. An 1nvestl- gatiOn was made and it was found that several bars which were opened at the tImo also contained ground glass. The candy is 10 be held until further notice is given as to it's disposition.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-12
DAUGHTER MURDERS
 FATHER IN ANGER
Could Not Stand by and See Par ent Abuse Sister
SHE FIRES TWO SHOTS.
Revolver Was Purchased Last FOuRtlls of July for Blank Cartridges, But Ball Cartridges Were Substitutcd
 aud Revolver Lain Away.

Southington, Jan. 12.-James Har-s rison, coIored. was shot and killed
 by his sixteen year old daughter
 Phoebe, while abusing an older
 daughter Dorothy, early today. Har-
 rison, who is described by acquaint-A \ ances as a good-natured man, had
 returned home after last midnigh
 seemingly in an intoxicated condition
 and as had been his habit for som
 weeks, he began to pick a quarre
 with those in the house, accoS'din
 to 8 story told to Medical Examine
 w. G. Steadman, who had been calld E
 in. As he laid hands on Dorothy |tt
 chastize her, Phoebe ran upstairs al ho
 took a revolver from bureau drawer and returning. fired twice at Her father. One bullet entered the breast
 and the other the stomach Harri7c~- staggered into another room and died The medical examiner, and Of
 fcer T. J. Foley were at once called.
 Phoebe was detained at the select
 mans office in the town hall pending
 an inquiry by Coroner Gilbert Call houn of Hartford
 As soon as Medical Examiner Stead
 man and Officer Foley arrived at the 1 house they asked the daughters to relate the story of the shooting. Dor | othay corroborated what her sister 1 had said. She explained that her ] father worked overtime last night and 1 then went to a saloon. He was in | bad humor upon his arrival home. Dorothy said that it had been this l way for many nights and there had been quarrels between the father and 1 the children. Her father came to- l wards her and Phoebe got out of the l room, and the former was trying to strike when Phoebe returned. The | shooting followed, and after her father had died they sent word to | the police. The pistol which was used 1 was 32 calibre one, bought by two brothers, aged 10 and 13, last July Fourth for blank cartridges. It had 1 been reloaded with ball cartridges and had lain either upon, or in, the l bureau for long time.
 Harrison was employed by the l Rowe Chalk company and came here 1 with his family from Hartford two ] years ago.
 Dr. Steadman said that pending 1 Coroner Calhouns inquiry he would 1 not make a finding except that death | was due to gun shot. He thought the
 story of the girls indicated that the
 shooting was in self defense.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-12
Steps Out of Way of One, Runs Into
 Another.

Danbury, Jan. 12.-The body of a man killed by a Central New England train on the outskirts of this city yes terday has been identified as that of Adelbert White, a prominent local farmer, 66 years old. The mutilated condition of the body prevented i'm mediate identification. MT. White had just left the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs Edward H. Ryder, where he resided, and was on his way to a neighboring pond, when in avoiding one train he stepped in front of an- other.