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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-12

NEW YORK. July lI.--Majnr john
FUrruN Miich"i. SUlul"r. statesman ami
FORMER mayor Of n" rIty "I New York.
MAS lHld IL rest today III W"0dlIwn c"Iu-
"icry hrr.. IN lh.' pr,'~"nr" Of flv" thouS-
and mourning citizens IN on" "i IN" most
r"markah" and impressive funerals
ever held.
Tur rh*ruuirs were not only rhiLraC-
,.ri?rl by III" rr'~''nC" ni m"n prolni-
ncnt III world affairs. including Former
President R""S"N"lr. Iu$"ph III. Tumully.
representing President Wilson. ENJOYS
from the war and navy departments and
official representatives ut England. lta-
ly, France. cuba and trrSia. hut "iEh-
teen American aviatnrS III :'attlc furina-
ton .HS Il token ui respect la their dead
cuInradr in arms lowered over tn" fun
-rTl r"rtrpr us il moved slowly up Fifth
u>cnu" L" st. raIrick's cathedral and
Ih"uc" To the cemetery.
Thousands of American licauly roses.
donated by Mrs. Robert Bacon. wife OF
til" former -Nn"i I"dN amhtS Sadur IN
f'runi'. were dvnpp"d ny the arm"n into
the streets. upon the h"uS" tops AMI II;
In" gray" as In" aviatnrs' body was low
cred int" It's final resting place. Thrc"
Ih"uSHnd ,illtS Srni by ~" mayors oft
ia, famtly. w"r- laid an III" grave.
\ ,Ilpn for = memorial for Major
Mitchell with popular subscriptions fin
anriuG il was "nG"rSrd today hy tn"
publishers association nf New York
city. The movement was imauGUratcd
hy tho morning and evening editions -
III" New York World.
Thr publishers association in rcsnlu-
ti"rS approving IN" project. declared
that the tragedy "I Mayor Milrh"l's
death IS Il 'rhAli"nr" - all ~ answer
willingly to every d":nand /" cn-op"rate
with tn" government tn III" point Of sac
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CzECKO-S -SL0VkK
ARMY CON NTROLS.
WEST SIBERIA.
Bolsheviki Also Clashes With
Czecho-Slovaks in Euro
pean Russia

Bolshcvik forces have engaged in bat
Ties with tho Czecho-Slovaks in Euro
nran Russia, md an official statement
issued at Moscow claims that victories
have been won at various points. Tho
fighting appears TO have been ,hardest
in the region to tho east and southeast
OF petrugrad. which. may indicate that
the Czecho-Slnvaks have advanced fro[u
the Trails. where they have been re-
ported active for some weeks.
\ Pcking dispatch that the CZecho-
Slovaks arc in virtual control Of all OF
western Siberia. Over vast stretches OF
this country. they have triumphcd over
tho Bolshcvki. The ovcrthrow OF The
Bolshnviki at irkutsk has been con-
firmcd.
LONDON. July Il.-Tirtually all of
Western Siberia is in control of the Gee
chn- -Sloraks. according Ia Reuter- dis
patch from Peking. dated July 10. The
dispatch states that the Bolsheviki have
been ovcrthrOwn in tho whole region
from Tnh"Isk east Of the Trails To Sem
ipslla;insk $50 miles TO tho southeast,
near the Chinese frontier. The trans
Siberian railway is under CZecho-Slo-
wax control from Tchclabinsk in :he
ErHl mountains ri the junction or the
branches of the road which leads TO
south and north Russia 10 krasoyarsk.
] COO miles To the east.
The report confirms carlics dispatches
to the effect that the Bolshcviki AT
lrliutsk have been defeated by the CEs-
cho-S -Slovaks.
LONDON. July il.--Eolshcrik forces
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WIRE CONTROL
PASSES TODAY;
DRY BILL HELD
MUCH OPPOSITION TO
TAKING TELEGRAPHS
Action on Prohibition Issue
May Go Over Until After
Recess

WASHINGTON. July ll.---f'nngr s.
by the s"nate Tomorrow - rhr house
resolution empowering tho president IL
take over tho ;"!cSraph systems nf IT,.
nation This involves III" pnstpor"meat
"f wartime prohibition Legislation until
after the recess insisted on by IN" ser.
Ate
Senate debate on the administration
wire control resolution was begun to-
day after the $ll.0NN.0n0 emergency aC-
r."uliural appropriation bill, with its
prohibition amendment. had been laid
aside temporarily. With 4 vote eA-
n.ctrd Tomorrow or not later than
Saturday and approval nf IN" resolution
with amendment almost universally
conceded. leaders OF III" SCnut" AMI
house renewed negotiations I" postpone
III" prohibition issue and carry "ul "rt=
inal plans for q recess or adjournment
until about August -.
Prohibition advocates assent-d I"
(, mporarv displacement "t IN" aGrIcul-
rural measure because tho wire control
rratirn as All urgent wnr necessity. The
bill. however. was kept IN
pnsition TO hr called uV Immediately
f,er disposal Of the w.rc Legislation.
either bctor" or after 4 r"c"SS- II pro-
ljhitiun managers finally insist on inn
mediate disposition "t the prohibition
leaders believed Il vnt"
might he reached carly next w""k and
L., insl
'rh, wire control resolution was G"-
hulctl IN n" senate virtually all day.
nppon.nts emphasized lack Of informa
iirn regarding it's military NECESSITY
and. insisted that further hearings ar"
necessary before intelligent action "2n
bs. taken.
Pressing tho resolution on the ground
tha; President Wilson regards it's gran
uf authority rs military n"c"SSllF.
Scnator Smith and senator Underwood
of Alabama said II" present "NiSrncy is
known To require it's us". nut that It =
10 arm the president with power If nc"d
for il should arise.
Oprosiiion cam" principally from 'n"
Senator Smith declared
control Of communication
systems was Il step, toward Socialism.
with dangers nf press censorship. Whit:
Senator Kellogg Of Minnesota Spuk" at
length, declaring congress IS asked -
lct without Importantly for Intelligent
Information or reasons for its enact
rncnt. Senators Eorah of Idaho and
Harding VI Ohio also demanded infnr-
nation regarding It's necessity.
Amendments proposing Ia except f"iH"
Dhuun systems and telegraph wlr"s
leased by press associations from IN"
operation, were intr"du'"d
nv Senator Watson Or Indiana. Republic
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corey TAKEN
BY THE FRENCH;
BRITISH GAINS
FOILING PLANS OF
ENEMY IN THE WEST
Dash For Paris Believed to Be
Intention of the German
Command
IKy The Associated Pr"SS.)

French pressure along the line from
the Marine 20 the .NSnr. which began
two weeks ago AZ Il series of local at
tarkS has begun tu HI"ld results which
are aprrcctable. when viewed on the ma ".
The town Of Corey. EAST "f the Ectz
forest. has been taken from the tor
mans and strong positions III ,hH viriui-
" have been captured by the slow. me-
thodicnl advance that has been the
Soii-ce OF much :lNnnya1l"" To the ctic-
nay Tor several days.
As 4 result Of thu assaults trade by
the French from Amhlepy. south ut the
.tiSn". ~ thc hills south nf corey. their
line has been Slaughtered and advanced
to high ground which l"ndS itself To
defensive operations and gives the
French good observation points from
which they can see what is going o,i
behind the German lines.
Th-r" has b""u some reason for he
lievinG that when IN" t;"raAnS re-
Sume their offensive on ;hr western
front. they will attempt IT, break
through between tn" Maru" and AiSnc
in Il dash straight Tor Paris. For THIS
reason the operations which thr Fr"ncr
havs carried out aSSum" itnp"rtancr.
south uf Corey tn" German lin" eS-
tends slightly - the westward but II
curves sharply eastward just hrf"r" II
reaches IN" CiignUn river. northwest "r
Chateau Thirrry. From the tliEn"n
southwark :" the Marnc. American
forces have been improving their posi-
liun& IN receut days and unw have &
S;r"ng li.l" nt positions running north
ward from Hill POD. west Of chateau
Thierry. I" the village oi T"rry.
pn the British front. the Australians
have been in action once more, rcne-
tratinS German positions and capturing
prisoners on the rest of tn" lines.
h.ld 10y the British there have been ths
fCo,+{onad an Paue Eighty
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br subjected tu tho limitations imposed
by rfiauu-l CuntlItinnS and inadequate
channel development. il il. equally true
that these limitations do not justify a
total disregard Of nv opportunity FOR
using the great water aE"IIue To supple
incnt Hrd relieve N" ovcrtaXch rail-
roads. In other words i IS p,S%ihl" Il"
carry IN IN !Tlmcn$r movement %
freight an he Mississippi river rii H.
tributaries. III thr'r present stat.
Tho poor showing made by some "l
th" park"; lIn"s operated over various
short PORTIONS Of the waterway Is not
at all 4 criterion by which 10 judge the
Feasibility or economy Of river traffic.
The method nf The packet limo. in MOST
instances. has been wronC in principle.
Th" process has he"n 10 wait tor n en-
pacity cargo. nt III" s"rr'icr Of oimrnt-
inE m schedule. Tho average packet
line has expected lo start in a. once
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POSSE FAILS T0F|ND TRACE
Of BANDITS WHO HELD UP TRAIN

Is pursued by the possemen. abandoned
their cars and took refuge in the tim
her which affords an excellent hiding
place.
Details of the robbery. in which two
OF the train crew and woman pas
Senger wcrr wounded by bullets from
the bandits guns. as related by railway
employees. seem To indicate tho robbers
shot M the train" TO terrorizc the pas
scngerS and crew. No attempt WIS
mad" Ia rob III" passengers. Tho train
WAS Tagged as il WIS backing from
Koch siding and the bandits swarmed
about the engine. forcing the engineer
and Iirman. at the point OF revolvers.
hack into tho smoking car. The doors
nf the smoking and day coaches were
locked and several nj the robbers ran
up and down the aiSlrS. shooting into tho
floor and through the roof. stray bull
lets from their gums striking Fireman
r. r. Carter in the ankl" and G. 7.
Wilchrr. tho train auditor. in the thigh.
Dlhcrs of the bandits boarded the
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GERMANY WAY
Be PREPARING
NAVAL At TACK
Reported to Have Added Rus
sian Warships to Her
Sea Forces

WASIilN';TON. .lmly i!.--Alli"d and
American na.ul officers are unahl" Ia
i"r;n any accurate" Csiimat" nf tho pres
rut strength uf The herman hattie
fl""iS il WAS said today by Admiral
Henson. chief "f naval operations. Not
only are reports as /" what Germany
has built or is building conflicting. but
every effort 20 S"Cur" positive iuf0rma-
ton IN regard To IN" whereabouts ana
condition uf The Russian fleet in the
Rl,Ick ur Baltic seas has mrl with fail
ure.
Naval officials arc particularly IN
t"r"Si"d in The drradnaughls aud htttl"
cruisers 'i"rinany may have secured
Ivy seizure OF tn" Russian fleets. AT
lraSt eight modern hartlcShips were in
tho Baltic and Black %rHs and four bat
ll,. cruisers w.rr under construction At
points IN In" Gulf uI Finland when the
Russian collapse came.
It lS estimated that if Germany had
ohIninrd all Russian war craft and SIC
c.",lrd in putting them int" fighting
condition. she has been able Ia increase
tho strength II her high sea fleet Ivy
- percent. Admiral Benson was pul"
unSitivr however. "f III" ability ~ the
on Eiphtl
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GERMANS ROUTED IN
ATTEMPTED RAID ON
THE AMERICAN LINES

WITH THE -l>!ERu'NN FORCES ON
TIL: MARINE. July 1l.-(Ry the ASSo-
ciatcd PreSS)-A large German patrol
which attempted 70 raid the American
tr.urheS on the Maru" frh1ll this morn
f,i.c WAS hrok"u up and routed III con-
fusion Th.. Germans loft several dcAu.
which aided IN" Americans in establish
ing IN. Identification II now German
units.
Th.. weather yesterday and today
w:is ci"ud,. Showrry and wi-idy; and did
not permit NJ much arplanc ohscrrh-
ton. Tho artillery activity cont'nues
below normal.
l. recognition ~ the valiant services
Of T. American troops wh"u taTy
stopped tn, German rush on Paris IN
the second hatii: "f tn" Marnc' captur-
ing HuiS D.. Rcllcau. routing III" Ges-
lrlit-l inarhirIs gun nests and cStHhllsit-
ing themselves in commanding positions
on tho Nrrnc sector. the French author
jticS hnv, officially changed tho name
Hols D.. R.llnau To BoiS De Ia Marine
and ha.. ordered all maps changed n-
cordinSiy.
Ga Paris dispatch. July = said that
rh. general commanding tho French
army IN tn. I:o:s De l;"l"au region had
Continued on Page Etght)
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AMAZING REVELATION WILDE
FOLLOWED BY MORE ARRESTS
GERMAN SUBMARINE
SUNK BY GUNNERY
OF U.s.. NAVAL MEN,

NEW. YORK. July ia German sub
marine which attacked the American
steamer Lake Forest. 1.500 miles of
Cape Henry, while she was returning
from recent voyage. to Europe, is be-
licvnd TO have been sunk by the steam:
rrs guns after a two hours running
fight. according to information received
here to-day in marine circles.
Capt. Herbert r. 0. Johnson, u g..
naval reserve officer in command Of tho
ship. has been commended TO the navy
department for having sunk the U-boat
by Officers associated with him in the
naval reserve. Details OF the fight.
however. ar" unavailable. The Lake
Forest WAS formerly the War Fox, and
was taken over by the United States
shipping hoard on the great lakes soon
after she was launched. -.
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SECRETARY BAKER AMAZED At
PROGRESS IN CREATING WAR PLANT

ptrttncnt and himself. the secretary OF
war. h- stressed the fact that the TWEEN
~ thousand mon and wnr"ri Engaged
IN building tn" plant Were contributing
AS much IT, tho success nf the nations
arms as w.r.. III" soldiers in Fraucc.
when til" United Staa,S was forced
into war with IN" German Empire. tn-
S'.'r"tur% said. II imagined vrry few
p''Opl" in this country realized III" Size
-"t th,, und"rtaking u"r"Ssarr- ~ supply
materials for war. Few r"Hliz"d that
:" max. and maintain a great and ~
t"CtIv" army IL was. n"r"S$ary IL keep
;h"r at all times supplied with the ~
""sSary materials.
w" may mnhIliZ" great armies and
.,..;ri Ih..fn a,'ruSs thu. Submarine. ini"St-
"i seas I" the hIith' fronts. bU, lnlcsS
IL hnun stand behind th"ln and send
than tho produce uf our labor their
r"iiraE" and val"- Will hr in vain"
speaking "a ih" men who have been
a''tIvsi? engaged IN construct Ih"|
hug" r!att Secretary Baker declared
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
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This is the concluding article Of
series Of twelve, dealing With the
subject Of using the Ohio and Miss
tsstppt waterway System as means
Of war transportation. by Charles II.
Huff, staff editorial writer Of the
St. Louis Star, who has completed
tour of observation and Investigation
to all cities of importance along the
mississippi River and its principal
tributaries. This article sums up the
situations which have been dealt
with In the preceding eleven articles,
and points ont the possibilities for
freight transportation on the great
inland waterway as a wax measure.
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onnaSe Available For Enormous Traffic On the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

earning u profit. There has been vir-
tualy no thought Of building up rcgu-
lar AMI dependable. service as the neces-
SiTy !"rcrunurr OF 4 profitable busi-
ness.
Thcr" has h.-n failure 10 adopt mod
crn trans !nrtaIron.. methods in river
,rni!ic- Applying III" present predom'-
mating :IV'r methods 10 the railroads
would mean jh HAY" Il locomotive sJand
id" every time Il freight car was being
i":,d"d or unlnadrd The modern idea
"I i"wh"ai$ anJ barg"S IS To uvercom:
'hni waSt"ful and expensive. practice.
The haEG'' - To take thr place Of the
Freight ear. IT, H.: "siid"triIcked for
loading ar unloading. The toWboat.
IIk" th': iocom"tivc: * to keep en- the
move.
Tho situation with respect to river
terminals al the various cities along the
Continued o. Da9e Elsven.)
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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF FINAL
SENSATIONAL; NJ NELL THE VICTOR
Aeronautic Officers
Must Learn to Fly

WASHINGTON. July 1l.-L)nIy off
GERS who have qualified ~ Junior mil!
lary rllols will hereafter he given ap
puir'In"uis in the military aeronaut!cs
division. nndcr II ruling to-day by MajGr
General licnly. director of the Air ser
vice A. present there are many Off.
rrrs IN the nOn-flyinE branches of thH
service. which includes all administrn-
i've and staff works. and plans ar>
= fnrt far requiring all uf!iCcrs now "'i
such hU'y IN Washington t" learn L.
.lI.
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Eighteen Holes at Morning
Session Resulted in Tie, But
in Afternoon Contest the
Clarksburger Takes the
Honor, Seven Up, Six to Go

k<,nr 6rhtipr rurI for tho eniir-.
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Throughout III" '"h'H"theht' - 'H"h'''
Caldwell -: rarkcrSbi:rg. WAS compelled
10 lower his c1lors IN Forrest NIcNrril
of Clarksburg. in tn. finals fmr the stat"
amateur gulf championship ut ih"
Country club. Yesterday afternoon.
Th" InalS worn filled with many s"T-
Sa;l"nal plays and both players kept
VIII together ANIL me 'S' i"W hh'''-
Mr.. Caldwell showed unexpected i"rni
III the tournament ana Wa* IN" hiE SUI
prise. of III" crlir" SERIES an! played
with skill which placed HIM we'll IN IN"
championship class.
tn" r'%uIi Of III" iih! was f"N'n NJ
m" six /" L" III 'h'f'! h"''S. Us ''
-" IN Ia" morning n"''SS''h'"H 'h en-
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AY|ATORS KILLED

WICHITA FALLS. Texas. July IL
Sr,nn,f Lieutenant, Harry !. Ross. AN
instructor in flight was killed to-day
when his plano I'LL III call Field. HIS
hom" was in T'hllad"lphia. Ia.
Lieutenant Sirurd y. Emerson. 'h''
other nrruI,ant ur tho machine. wn% n"'
seriously injured rh" plane t"i only
I'm f"ct
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. July ll.-Forecast:
west vnginia-Probably local thun-
dershowers Friday; Saturday fair and
warmer.
western Penusylvania-Shcwe carly
Friday morning. followed by fair: Sat
urday fair.
oho-Showers Friday; Saturday fair
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BFII.EvTLLF. Ill. July I.t"u-
tenant Lee {. GjdhingS "f Duluth
Mimi. an instructor. wa Killed and
cadet Edward e Darlington mf Wash
ingtnn. n -. WIS severely injured his
aft"ru"ur when :ln aIrI!an" dropped So"
f"rt at Scott Field. near h"ri'.
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WASHINGTON. July ll.--l."uls ..
Niutiy. Il naval volunteer "hlct quarter
master was killed hy falling from Il s"A-
plane Mt Mama. Fla. lnlE :. tn. NAY
department Announced today. His hh-
dress was JOS Lincoln street. Tuwii:;"nI
Washington.
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BY CHARLES q. HUFF.

Observation and study ~ rn"r" than
fort;- r.f :iln rr"r''' ''nr"r.*r' rites along
the MISSISSIPPI! River and ~ principal
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ALLIED ARMY
BEATING BACK
THE AUSTR|ANS
SUCCESS In ALBANIA
ASSUMES IMPORTANCE
Vienna Admits the Forward
Movement of the Italians
and French

French and ItaiIan d"ta,htr.:t;s are
steadily pushing Austrian furc"S back
along ;h" western slopes o. the nnUu-
,aius that parall". n" c,aS' Of tlbana
They are reported north -; trr iupor-
;ant town nt E~eat and hat- nov d
ahead in 5hn hitly country 10 the east.
Vienna admits the allied success in this
quarter
In the mountain sectors OF the north
crn italian front. Austrian units which
. approa ahed tic Italian positions have
b"sa driven back.
An official statement from Berlin
says that five OF a squadron ~ si=
American airplauss which started GI,
with the intention NJ bombing tit, city
q: Cohlenz :"ll into the hands Of tina
Germans.
Sir GEORGE Cavc British hom" Secre-
;ary. mas announced IN th' hanSe 81
commons ;;;at the Eritish government
VIII apply /" III" courts Cor an order 20
Wind w. thr business ot enemy banks
aud make IL Impossible. for a. period "r
vars after 'hr var. for an enemy bank
- T." np"acL in England
LONDON. Ju;y is.--tialinn troops or
tHei- otf.nslv" IN .Nih;uia continu" To
advance SAYS 4 dispatch from Rem. 10
the Central News agency. The AUS: : -
HunSariaaS a-" telling hack OF the
kumhi river. tw?a;y-fivs miles north -
Hrrat
VIENNA. July it.---AuStrian F'rc"s in
Albania ar" rcrupyinG 4 new defensive
l:r" which has .,n organized. accord
ms: 20 t"-da:'s VA office statement
fh.. statement announces IN" rcpulSc ~!
= French detachment which was ad-
laa"'nS in the n"vo!i valley.
WASHINGTON. July :l.--hn nffic.nl
dispatch from Rome to-day reports un-
.-ha"ksd advances ot Italian tronps in
Albania. with EHrat rs an obier;ivH.
l-'-om the Noyus:. tho Italians hav' car.
ried all POSITIONS 10 tn" r:rniri an ad-
vance ~ approximately - miles over
a tift!- milo cron;.
TIL, Italian icfV wing. aiIed by cav
airy units" says ,he diSuatrh. ''reach:l
E'isri. protected b. British monitors.
Tho AUST -ian aviation camp was orcu-
pi-d hy our trrnrs. which captured n
large quantity Of war material.
Meanwhile our right wing. after v!o-
1rat lighting. conquered ,hr Ecrar posi-
,ionS. rock by inck. climbing 10 IN" suS!-
MT 30" meters high.
The actual advance aas assured the
Italian "rmmand saf" possession or
Maiarastra ~, IN. LETT ami T"tuorIca on
,he right. standing sc" lrct"rS aerve
-" ~c:, and dominating &"rat ri'y
proper and III" n>voli valley
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-01
ADDITIONAL MOLINE
BURGLARS ESCAPE
FROM COPS HERE
Total Of rs Houses Broken Into and
Only Six Offenders, All Boys,
Caught by Police.

Although there were rs burglaries
committed in Moline during 1917. but
six burglars were caught, and all Of
these were boys. The larcenies num-
bered 1872, but the police made a better
average In this class of cases, making
rs arrests and recovering property in
% cases. Pickpockets found a dozen
victims, sAoplifters visited six stores,
and out of II automobiles stolen ali
but that of Miss Dorothy Ainsworth
were recovered
The capture of Raymond DeReu was
one of the important events in the
criminal annals Of Moline for the year.
He was caught one Saturday after
noon by residents in the vicinity of
Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street.
He confessed to taking property from
Moliners valued at 1922 and $500
from other cities.
Following is the list of burglaries
and larcenies by months: