Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23

scented his bayOnet 10 the general 5
breast and refused TO move until an
officer had been summoned TO estab-
Iish the generals identity. OF course
he was strictly correct. but as his
rifle went off Tin the air) from sheer
nervousness as VIC passed on, We had
reason for feeling a slight thrill"
Amsterdam - Correspondence of
THE Associated Press lille has al
ready paid 3,40O. 600 francs as a war
tax: the feeding of German troops has
cost US million and half, while the
city's damage from bombardment IS
something over three hundred mil
lion' writes the mayor OF Lille to Gen
eral Won Heindrich the military gov
ernor. begging TO be excused from pay
/ ing an additional war tax of three mil
/ lion francs, which the governor has !
demanded
THE governors reply, according to /
the Lille Bulletin, which is now pub /
Hshed bi-weekly under German super /!
vision. is that in view of the quiet
behavior OF the population ] viii al /
low the payment of the remainder to I
be postponed for a week. The gov
ernor declined to recognize any obi /
CATION on the part of the Germans 20
feed the citizens and recommended /
that the mayor import corn from Eng
land
Neutrality-suspicious. Of The
Associated Press An official state
ment gives the information that up to
the present time the French authori-
ties have dispatched to the front 1870
coo blankets. 100000 undervests.
100000 flannel belts. > 100000 pairs
OF socks, 100000 munIers. and 1850
coo pairs OF gloves Large reserves
OF these things have also been stocked
for the immediate future.
Peking.- Correspondence of the As
ISOLATED Press In reply to a docu-
ment recently printed and circulated
by a supporter of the Manchu dynasty,
the republican government has issued
a statement concerning the dangers OF
attempting "to act contrary to the
wishes OF the people saying that 1t 4
is no longer possible for one family to Z
govern China" That this is the pop !
ular opinion seems to be borne out by
tho. fact that the newspapers, though
some of them are not very friendly TO
the government, condemn always any
attempt at restoration of the Mancnus.
The author OF the reactionary pamph-i
let is an old man who has been en-
gagged, il is said, in compiling his I
tory of the Ching dynasty, and his !,
studies and labors have probably in Il
spired his enthusiasm. He is to be {,
sent TO mis- home in Szechwan prov :
F.,y,fIr- ora 10 no made
responsible for his loyalty to the re -,
public. It is the time-honored custom Q
n China to make a whole family liable
o Imprisonment, Punishment, and even
Heath, for the action of one of them. n
London.-( Correspondence of The al
Associated Press. THE late King h
personal influence had a d;
reat deal to do with the state of pre- hi
aredness which enabled Belgium to a.
inter- the war. according TO an article
,ritten by some of the Belgium Off
iaIs connected with the relief work
ere. 1t reads: nj
King Leopold, uncle of the present III
ling Albert. was an enthusiastic ad- sc
ocate of military defense works. and Nc
is personal ideas were largely de- 10
tlOptu III l-lC 1OA t4GSSEo u AIT " GA ~
Iuy and Namur But he met with
luch opposition in his efforts to
pend large sums for war purposes,
nd he feared that with his death 60
lany OF his projects would be reject "a "a
/ ..,,-,, 49,. H. -. z.s fr,
"l'en 'iie eng Na9 On nl9 ut 5.Ii tt
hich he had Iabored for years TO
the lower house for discussion and gil
as passed Its fate IN the senate do
as in doubt, however. We
The king summoned his physician
ID asked abruptly, How long have =
live
The physician. upset by such
Iestioa, stammered a few words of M;
otest.
- am not asking for fine words.
terrupted the king. I am speaking 30,
w not as your patient. but as your
ng. It is matter of state How -
any hours have / left
50 Sire, the end may come early to- -
prov. although there still is hope
Sc Send the premier to me
The premier came, and the king {
id to him:
% Sire. I am delighted that the a..
amber has passed the military law.
as you know, am convinced that
that law depends the maintenance
the Independence of our country. ! %,
" ask you 70 take the bin TO .he :.
late today. and TO tell the senators ,,i.
1t it is my wish to see it made into -
! before I die II must be done W.
csly ~,
On the same day the biz was bao
opted unanimously and without di s+o,
sion by the senate. King LeopoI In