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i) THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, mm Associated Press Exclusive Wire SIXTV-TIIIHD YEAR. XO. 217. MONDAY. JUXE 20, 1 91 i. TWELVE" PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. AUSTRIA IS TO SIFT PLOT IN DUKPSDEATH Men Higher Up Believed to Have Directed Royal Assassinations. STEAMER ON GROUND; ALL ABOARDSAFE Liner California in a Pre carious Condition Off Tory Island Coast. VILLA STOPS MARCH UPON MEXICO CITY Rebel Field General Is Blocked By Lack of Ammunition. THE WEATHER J UNCLE NEEDS THE MONEY Forecast Till 7 P. M. Tomorrow, for Rock Island, Davenport, Molina and Vicinity. Generally fair tonight and Tuesday, warmer Tuesday. Temperature at 7 a. m. firt. Highest yesterday 63. Uwrnt last night 54. Wind velocity at ' a. m. 5 miles. Precipitation In 24 hours, none. Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 73, at ' ill'' G oV" '" 6 t-1 I PROMPTED BY HATRED 7 a. m. 63. Stage of river 7.9. a fall of .3 feet In the lat 4S hour. J. M. SHERIER. Local Forecaster. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Evening stars: Mercury, Venus, Mars. Morning- stars: Jnplter. Saturn. Two groups of third magnitude stars J belonging to constellations Centaur i and I.upua appear low In the south In the evening. Punitive Measures Further Em bitter Relations Between Two Countries. Vienna. Jur. 23. From all parts of the dual monarchy most of the foreign countries' message poured in today, testifying to the painful impression nroduced on the world by the as assln- atloa nf Archd'ike Ferdinand and the PucheM of Hohenberg. When the em peror arrived at the suburban t-tation from IschI this morning he was greet ed with cheers from larg crowds. He drove in an open carrlaee to the cas tle. He appeared in the bet of health an1 was received by the royal palace by .Archduke Charles Francis Joseph, new heir apparent to the throne. Although today Is a holiday, the newspapers appeared to devote J V their columns exclusively to jester f j clay's traeic event and paid warmest tributes to the late archduke and his I wife. The general impret-Mon is given by the press to the conviction that the people's dual monarchy would rally round the venerable emperor. Martial Law Proclaimed. Sarajevo, Bosnia. June 20. Marital law has been proclaimed both in the city and in the district of Sarajevo in consequence of the assassination yes terday of Archduke Ferdinand and the Duchess of Hohenberg. Death masks of the archduke; and duchess uere taken today and their bodies placed in the catafalque of the chapel of the palace, surrounded by a terrod the Austrian authorities are contemplating severe measures against the Serbs among the inhabi tants of Austria and Bosnia. These measures are likely to further embit- I ter the relations between the two countries, as well as those between Austria and Russia, protector of all the Serbs. Archduke Francis Ferdinand. It was asserted today, was well aware of the danger he was running during his tour cf Bosnia, which he undertook as in spector-general of the force's of the empire. This title was conferred up on him last year by the emperor. His chief task was to inspect the Austrian army wbi-h guarded the Servian fron tier in the recent Balkan wars and prevent encroachments by Servian troops. The Servian minister of Vien na told Ferdinand of the peril of his visit to Sarajevo at the present time. When the archduke and duches3 ar rived in Sarajevo Saturday some signs of hostilities were shown by the Serb portion of the population. Fly Servian Flags. Just before the couplo passed through the city the authorities got rid of a great display of Servian flags which people had hoisted Instead of fly. ing the Austrian colors. Bitterness of feeling, however, was carried to the extreme when In the Bosnian diet. I called to express sorrow over the death of the archduke, four Servian deputies appeared in light suits, in contrast to the sombre black of their fellow deputies. Plans of the assassins contemplated, it Is said. Mowing up of the royal train when the archduke and his wife were leaving Sarajevo in case the at tempt by Gavrico Prlnzip failed. It Is WATER IN THREE HOLDS Help Reaches Ship Quickly and Passengers Transferred to Another Boat. floral emblems from all parts of the t learned several bombs were found country. According to a semi-official report when Prlnzip f red the fatal shots Field Marshal Potiorek. gov ernor of Bosnia, was seated in the archduke's motor car. Count von Harrach was standing on th foot board of the car acting as a shield to the occupants, of a horn he constituted Llmself special body guard, after a bomb hid been thrown a short time be!ore by Nedeljo Gabrinovich. The archduke was Joking with the count about his precautions hen several shots rang out. Mortal Wound by Each Bullet. j The aim of the a-sasin was so true that each of the bullets inflicted mor tal wounds. Lieutenant Colonel Mer- along the Sarajevo railway over which the arcbdu.and hia wifewpuld have traveled. Prinzlp's own plans were carefully laid. He secreted himse'. behind a building at a spot where It was necessary for the archduke's car to slacken speed. Some accounts sar Prlnzip actually stood on the steps of the ducal car as he fired the shots. In Prinzlp's rooms the police today found a large sum of money which they say is further proof that he was the paid assassin of some Servian or ganization. Live Only Few Minutes. Sarajevo, Bosnia. June 29. Arch duke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and the izzl. wounded by a bomb in the f.rst t Duchess of Hohenberg, his morganatic attack, was today prrmoiinced out of . were shot dead yesterday by a danger. The LHurv suffered l,v fnum ' Mudent in the main street of the Von P-oos Waldeck is insignificant. ! "osnian capital a short time after they Croatian students here lodav made i 11 escaped death from a bomb hurled several attempts to troops were called pun:.-h Serbs, but and maintained at the royal automobile. They were slain while passing order. Gabricovich was expelled from through the city on their annual visit to the combined annexed provinces or Bosnia and Herzegovina. The archduke was struck full in the face and the duchess was shot through the abdomen and throat. They died a few minutes after reach ing the palace, to which they were hurried with all speed. Bomb and Pistol Used. Those responsible for the assassina tion took care that it should prove ef fective, as there were two assaults, the Sarajevo two years azo. but recently was permitted to return throueh the Intervention of a socialist member of the Bosnian diet. Some Servian students here, when they heard the news of the assassina tion, shouted: "Thank God, we need not do it ourselves." They were ar rested as accomplices of the assassins. Bomb Thrown. A bomb thrown by a youth stand ing on the corner of the main fctreet f't the Bosnian capital was the signal th; morning for a serious anti-Servian cuthreak, wihch troors found consider.! b!e difficulty in quelling. The only damage- was slight injury to a parsing milkman. Th rougher element siez-d the incident as an ex cuse for a demonstration. They were Joined by a n'imbr of Crotiari stud'-nts cd ton clubs, schools and houses and looting with a iae head and attacked every thing Jaa un'il overwhelmed by the police. London. Eng. June IS. Every dis patch today from Sarajevo and Vienna brought add.tlonai evldeice that the Mass-nation of Archduke Francis ; Prd:nejid and the duches of Hohen- Contlnued on Page Two.) MISS PERRY WINS PRAISE American Girl Successful In Perform ing "Thais" In Paris. Paris, France, June 29. Miss Eleanor Perry, the American dramatic t r. r. -a r. f" -.- -l ifSi " and a crowd passed along the stream I v ' L , . ,,K , , . , . . I granddaughter of Perry H. Smith, gave Ing the windows of Servian shops.' , 'a , -Th.l," Interiors. They paraded the streets.,. - fm i. m . . , ii vua,iik wvv- am. uu. j - portrait of Km per or Joseph at . . ,. , ,' . thing Serv-,. ... , taurant in the Casino. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bailey Aldrlch were among the guests. Giulio Gattl-Casazaa. general man ger of the Metropolitan Opera com oerg was one of the most carefully j ,he headqUarters of his summer ac tivi- London. June 29. The 1,016 passen gers on the Anchor liner California which went ashore last night on the rocky coast of Tory island in a fog. were transferred today to the Donald son liner Cassandra, and a small coast ing steamer, without loss of life. Crews of several British torpedo boat de stroyers assisted in transferring the passengers. l ne uaurornia lies In a precarious position, but it is expected will be floated when better weather sets in. The crew remains aboard, al though water penetrated three of the holds. The Anchor Line steamer Califor nia sailed from New York June 20 for Moville and Glasgow. On board the vessel were 121 cabin and over 300 second class passengers. Tory Island lies off the northern coast of County Donegal, Ireland. It is a rocky reef to and one-third miles long and half a mile wide. On the northern end of the island Is a light house. Excursion Boat Burns. Grand Haven, Mich.. June 29. Two men were badly burned and a full crew of sailors escaped death only after fighting their way through smoke and flames and jumping from windows in to the water when the big excursion steamer Manistee, formerly the Petos key, caught fire yesterday while lying in the Johnson repair docks and was destroyed. The boat was owned hy.tfcir-North ern Michigan Transportation company and the loss is estimated at $50,000, entirely covered by insurance. The fire started in the stern of the boat. The crew was on board, as the craft, which had Just been overhauled and repaired, was to start at 10 o'cloclc for Chicago to resum-e traffic opera tions. Find Boat in Flames. Bob Larson, assistant steward, and William Filkins. cook, discovered the fire. Not knowing its seriousness, they made a tour of inspectfon before waking the sailors. When they gained the deck they found the boat almost a ma6s of flames. The lines had burned and. driven by a stiff breeze, the ship was being forced out into Spring Lake. Elkins and Larson fought they way to the cabins and awakened tne sleep ing crew. The sailors were forced to Jump through the windows and Into the lake to save their Uvea. By the time Elkins and Larson had completed their work they were badly burned. 1 -X ' v. T T-T- -w- t l I ......... an mm - I AUTO KILLS GIRL PETRAS DEFENSE Claim Is That Theresa Hollander Was Run Down by a Mysterious Car. KILLED AT MILE TRACK SPEEDING ON MOTORCYCLE Geneva, 111., June 29. "Tony Petras resolved if he could not have Theresa Hollander no one should, and when he learned she was to marry another he was driven to frenzy, which culmlnat ed In her inurder in the grave yard at Aurora," said Prosecutor Tyers in his opening address today. Counsel for Petras intimated In cross-examination of the first witness. Dr. J. W. Dryer, that the defense will claim Miss Hol lander was killed by a mysterious automobile. ROOSEVELT SAYS HE FEELS BULLY Oyster Bay, X. Y., June 29. At 10 today Roosevelt mounted his Persian gelding for a lohg canter. "I feel bully." he said. He looked like anything but a sick man. By noon, however, he was busy dictating an swers to letters and telegrams from friends and political associates con cerning his health. Sam Stickney, Winner of Many Local Races, Meets Death in Davenport. LEAVES PATH, HITS POSTS Believed to Have Been Traveling the Rate of 65 Miles Per Hour at Time of Accident. at TO RECRUIT ARMY OVER LIMITATION Chamberlain Resolution Is Fa vorably Reported by Mil itary Committee. FAIL TO HALT RUN ON CHICAGO BANK Troubles of North Avenue Con cern Brought on by Mun-day-Lorimer Failure. Panned crimes ever carried out arainsr royal personages. ; Indirations from ihj scene of the . tragedy how It was ngfneered by persons possessing more than mature organizing ability than that of s youthful assassins. It is generally thought in Austria and Hungary that ae plotters had headquarters In Bel grade, the Servian capital. Servian hatred cf Austrian, always violent, has be.n fomented by the newspapers cf Eeigrade and agitators throughout Bervia and Romta. who h-!id to in fluence the minds of s'udents and Jn e them to sacrifice their lives in the belief that they would go down j la hlstorv aa 21 MEN BURNED IN A GAS EXPLOSION Milwaukee, Wis.. June 29. Tweaty- one men were badly burned, none fa tally, at the head of the new Intake wa ter tunnel thla forenoon. An exoloslon YeSlerday'a Clime libolV til hll.lilMA ,it.ln...I.Hvn r.9 mm m nW nll. - ' - ' - - - " . V . 1. i tl UIUL'UK V . m, am '-'. v con'rary effect to that desired by j 2,000 feet from shore and 100 feet tln 1's authors. Even before the bodies ft ider ground. The tunnel was not dam tee murdered couple have been" In-(aged. L ; . . ties, his office being at 11 Rue Has sano. During the last month he has been visiting the principal operatic centers in search of new artists and operatic novelties. Chicago. 111.. June 29. The run on the North Avenue State bank contin ued today. Three hundred, mostly for eigners, were in line. Failure or the Lorimer-Munday banks is held respon- ible. The North Avenue paid out 250.000 Saturday and when it opened today $30.000, loaned by the Conti nental & Commercial Trust Savings bank, the biggest in the city, was piled in plain sight to reassure depos itors. Members of his own family have more than a million tied up In the closed La Salle Street bank, said Vice President Munday. "Every relative I have, even to the babies, has deposits in the bank. Would I have tried to ruin them as well as myself?" SAIL SHIPS CROWDED OFF Steamers Gradually Displace Old Style in Sea Business. London, England. June 29. The, spe cial sign "Si" before the names of steamers in Lloyd's announcements has been discontinued as a frank and final recognition of the fact that sail ing vessels have been nearly crowded off the sea. In Lloyd's regibter of a guarter of a century ago the sail ships led the steamers by 22.402 to 10.260 in numbers and ,-J.bu.i to 7.411.954 as to net tons. This year's register shows that there are now but (S.694 sailing vessels of 3.R0.9834 tons, while the steamers have Increased to 23,897 tons. PAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY IS PLANNED IN FRANCE Paris, France, June 29. The week marks the inception of a project which may become an important factor in the relations of the United States of America with other nations on the American continents if it be realized on the scale contemplated. Its author is It. L. Lomba, the con sul general of Uruguay here, who pro poses to estaoiisn in i-aris a pan American society on lines similar to the Institution at Washington, sup ported by all the nations of the west ern hemisphere, irrespective or race or language. It is to be devoted to the Improvement of mutual friendship j hence the selection of Paris as the common center to spread a knowledge of Americsn life, conditions, peoples and opportunities throughout Europe, develop American commerce and ad vance American interests generally. Mr. Lomba is backed by the Uru guayan government, and is now en gaged in visiting the Paris representa tives of the American nations for the purpose of interesting them in the proposition. Ambassador Herrick has expressed his approval, while Brazil Argentina, Chile and Bolivia praise co operation, although the Canadian au Ihorities seem doubtful as to whether the suggestion does not involve an in fringement of allegiance to Great Brit ain, and Mexico owing to her internal dissensions has not so far been invited. t'JORRIS IS PICKED FOR SWEDEN POST Chicago, III.. June 29. Ira Nelson Morris of Chicago, backed by Senator Lewis, probably will be appointed min ister to Sweden. The post Is now vacant. While training for the motorcycle races at the Davenport mile track 4 July 4, Sam Stickney, 24 years of age, ,'ost control of his machine while going at the rate of 65 miles an hour at noon yesterday on the track, crashed into a post, ana was almost instantly killed. Stickney was traveling at such a rate that he was unable to stay on the dirt track, which is not beaked. The unfortunate man, with a fellow rider, had been working out on the track during the morning. Several spectators saw the fatality. Stickney opened up his machine on the stretch, and as he neared the turn at the west end of the track, he was seen to ca reen over In the grass. There was a pile of posts 20 feet from the track at this point to be used in the construe tlon of a new fence. The motorcycle struck the first po'e and both man and machine hurled through the air. As the machine 6truCk the earth again Stickney was thrown violently against another post, head foremost. His com panions rushed to the spot and found him bleeding and unconscious. His forehead was crushed in, and his face frightfully lacerated. He was still breathing faintly when placed In the ambulance, but expired shortly after reaching the hospital. Native of Davenport. Samuel Stickney was born in Dav port 24 years ago, and had lived there all his life. He is survived by his wife. He had been following the racing game for several years, and had won numerous contests on the local tracks thl season. He competed with Pete Sheib and J. Bredar in several excit ing events at Exposition park several weeks ago, and was known as a dare devil rider. He was entered In the races at the mile track for the Fourth of July, and was working out for these events when the fatal accident oc curred. The funeral services will be conduct ed from his home at 327 East Four teenth street, Davenport, Wednesday. "Washington, D. C, June 29. The Chamberlain resolution authorizing the president to recruit the army to war strength excelling statutory limitation, was favorably reported by the senate mil4ify-committee." , Senators Thompson, Hughes, Lea, Clapp and Kenyon were appointed to investigate charges of misuse of senate stationery in connection with a gold mine promotion. The Lever bill, de signed to eliminate gambling features in the cotton exchange, passed the house. KILLS BROTHER, THEN CONFESSES Wilton, Iowa, Youth Slays Rel ative in Fight and Then Gives Himself Up. GET LODGING FOR PENNY for Poor of Midhuret Obtain Room Week from Vicar. London, England, June 29. Lodg ings for a penny a week are offered to the poor of Midhurst. in Sussex, by the Rev. F. Tatchell, vicar of the par ish. He had turned an old vicarage over to this purpose. The penny a week obtains a bed sitting room in cases of genuine poverty. The reason for the penny rental scheme lies with the charity commissioners of the town, who have been letting the public alms houses to the highest bidders. The result has been that the very poor have been forced to nay more than they could afford for lodgings. To overcome official competition, the vicar haa started his penny lodgings. After killing his brother, John Co zad, aged 23 years, with his fist, and carrying the body to a farm house, William Cozad, aged 19 years, drove into Tipton, Iowa, yesterday afternoon and gave himse.f up to the sheriff, con fessing his act. A bitter feud between the two broth ers is tnougat to nave started over money matters. The father had kept them separated but a short time ago the younger Cozad returned to the family home near Wilton, Iowa. Sunday afternoon the two decided to fight the matter to a final settle ment with bare fists, and subsequently went to a grove near their home. The younger Cozad struck the first blow. downing his brother, the latter break ing his neck in the fall. After seeing that h.e had fatally In jured his opponent the younger Cozad picked the injured man up and carried him to a farm house nearby, later driv. ing to Tipton. ON ORDER OF CARRANZA Estrangement of Two Leaders Has Reached Breaking Point, Say Agents. ' . El Paso, Texas, June 29. Lack of ammunition has blocked General Villa's march toward' Mexico City. Villa, fresh from victory at Zacatecaa, returned to Torreon, bringing his en tire army with him. His relations with Carransa, in the opinion of gents here, unquestionably caused abandon ment of his campaign. The Carranza-Villa estrangement has reached the breaking point, they asserted, in that Carranza has declined to allow Villa to import cartridges for his men and shells for his artillery through the port of Tamp loo, the only entry way for ammunition which revo lutionists may use, as the border la still closed to them by the embargo of the United States border patroL . ' Conference May Adjourn. Washington, D. C June 29. De spite continued expression of hope that plans for Mexican mediation, will not fail, considerable apprehension was shown today in official circles. Considerable significance attached to the fact that mediation conference plans will take a recess unless there is some definite assurance from Car ranza by tomorrow that his agents will meet the Huerta delegates and repre sentatives of the United States on plans for provisional government out lined in the recent protocol. Carran za's latest reply asking for time to consult the generals who participated ' in the plans of Guadalupe probably will reach Niagara Falls tomorrow, It is said. Continued reports of a wid ening breach between Villa and Car ranza served to disturb officials here. DAVENPORT IS TO HAVE AUTO RACES Dawson Car to Be One of the Speeders to Be Seen at Mile Track July 4-5. SHOPS SHOW T0ELESS SHOE It Can Be Worn Either With or With. out Stockings. London, England, June 29. The toe- less shoe for afternoon and evening wear and to be worn with or without stockings is the latest novelty for women to appear in the London shops, The new design is of a sandal, form with high French lecls. and exposes glimpses of the sides of the foot and toes. It Is also made in a wide range of colors. So far the new shoe has not yet made its appearance in the street or the fashionable tea-rooms. PROPERTY RUINED BY A CLOUD BURST Racing cars entered in the meet to be held at the Davenport mile track on July 4 and 5 are already arriving. In this city. Saturday morning two Mar mons and the National car No. 8 driven by Joe Dawson as the winner of the Indianapolis race in 1912 arrived. The Dawson car is now the prop, erty of W. H. Horn and will take part in several of the events. It will be driven by Demon Walker, who holds several circular track records and who will make an effort -to lower the local track record of one minute flat. Pete Petersen's mechanician, John son, will drive a Pope-Hartford in sev eral of the races. Included In the program will be ex hibitions by Elmer Diets, the daring motorcyclist. i PRESIDENT IS NOT TO ACT IN STRIKE Washington. D. C, June 29. The president will take no action on the Btrike situation in Butte. Pending fur. ther developments federal troops will not be moved from Vancouver hay racks to Fort Missoula to be In readl-'' ness in case Of trouble for the present, j JOHNSON IS NO LONGER HERO OF COLORED RACE Chicago, 111, June 29. Jack John son Is no longer the hero of Chicago' "black belt. , Contrary to the usual custom after a ring victory for the black champion, there was no great celebration along the colored rlalto Saturday night fol lowing the news that Johnson had de feated Frank Moran In 20 round at Paris. While the result was potf W JIM . t .iwirf JJIMV comment and the betUn "f "Inhnum ia o Kfr " . Batavla, Java, June. 29. Immense damage was caused by a terrible cloud burst last evening In Benkoeaen, Sumatra. ' . tr,..-nn..n. wr in lured and areat, . . . . . v mraa caused by f rvJrVnt earUauake In the southern don't believe there was $100 bet oa Sistrtcw of Sumatra. t him In the colored district- , ,.. Arthur'a" former here." one " rni id: -OI course m w pwiri. interested In the result, but there was ne great cneers tor mm. uch aa followed the result of Burns, Jeffries and Flynn fights. Besides I Cm. 1 1 s