Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-27
WAR MARKED BY
CROP OF RUMORS
cossEsPosoENT COMMENTS on
org THAT FRANCE AND RUS
So WILL DESERT BRITAIN.

(sr Frederic william vile in cht
caro- TribuueJ
Laadon- FEB fz-Peopls hav. cali
~ 2 tae ~agtornobus var owing TO
tss heavy role played by the motor:
tas %su5ru.trine war hecagss OF the
s1rprises sprung and damage wrought
sy Under water Warships. the air
ear var on account % the pictu->
srqus a. not particularly elective an
5.0ymsnt % alrships and bomb drop
rfrT arrop.aues. and the world var
b-eau~ two hemispheres already
have been smearsd In hood IN the
so-rse % ltE prosecution
SO less appropriate a title FOR u
would boz the ~rrrmor war for the
annz.rE flow % canards and fakes
which gain circulation from hour 10
LCr Ia undoubtedly one % the wars
br features Z do no: mean epheme--
al r1-aF % battles uufouEht and VIC
tories grWon. forgotten a hours after
nsy have caused their little thrill.
refer t5 the iucessant. psrsisteutIy re-
peated stories % really farreachinE
Importance.
L11tJu. Paris. Bertha and PetroErad
Ets. been and sriu are fun % rum
Oh. The classic Eurllah r1m1r g. the
tale af fEe 10000 Rus tan troops who
arrived i- Great Britain from Arch
are- lrI stole their way across the
country and the English channel 20 the
r-srr~ Iras fu France That pa--ir-
ls- -r1raidd.e.- Old E1Eiish FOR
% rr dream was born iu September
AMI ls et.I beIeved b. tens OF jh1us-
ards 90 f.ueilslmcu who are uot Euii-
90 Hr nature.
A. rrr1r or no Jess stubborn char
r now uerr5r making tho
rounds d. OIL t1 the effect that both
srr and France are Errrep t-t.rusv
~- rE Hir. Germany with "a view rp
"a separate peace t1 be- concluded .
l- t-r expense ~ thlE c1Grt-v. fu or .
..a chat Germany h1nda may Do .
freed r1 d.aI with rlr -Iuc and only .
s.s England.
rr rble t1 repeat -Eltr1-e men 7
Con nr names what ore NJ che most .
B-au.aerr ana powerful member % .
t.s E-r.#. government. o. man whose .
raH. 81 llaEelord word ard ut1 iE T
r-lreHI With fr- admiEi-tratiol % /
ca. ~ fha errl- war making depart 4
DO aH.H
fore. raer who asked him
r.#r. pho separate peace rumor.
Ta." fol o. slec.lrr summary 70 his re-
I'VE have beard th.s -lmlr d. g. a .
..r-. which could only come 90 our
.r.0.adE- az such o. 81 not likely
hoe our allies .f they were seriously
..rG.ar OF comm .tule q breach OF 7.
#sH.t.. would bring DO t1 our atteu-
.a at feass until che new alliance
vac t1it zccourU. let Russia and
rance stop fEhtirE IL they want Co. 4
ueiaEd UlI 60 CA alone. We shall
.1 on because we must and because +,
a can Time Del on orr side.
England probably alone among the
..a1 grows stronger instead o. weak
both on land and sea as che war
.-1erCsscs our strength is develop
rF That % our friends. though 10.
s has not vet reached the maNirIurr.
been Eoreiy drI.nsd-
.r.1s audr real war eTerfiveursE
.e. ALSO feIt the strain. our heavy
of army officer and o. 10000 4
-l.-sL naval officer and men e. thc
pro-. serious b-1w we have suffered
raIf time r1v1r8 us. Taat the war
WHO Hs n long var-a view held ir q
.re.1HI from the start-euruurl-r Z
l t1 believe. that by speed .us up cur 2
.sa.1.Gz system ashore and afioat We Z
l.. nos o. 30 long as our enemies q
l.1l and hope -1 whippiur into shape &
rre and naval personnel which
r- .. M adequate substitute FOR the '
.tasr#erced people We have lost @
,E.-.ea.s wars. particularly ;hc civI q
s.r are analogous. The emergency &
.-1aI.at the men On every ease. Do a
+. 10 produce them Tor U.s. Z
There are F'rcnchmer- we hear. q