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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-15
(Ry the ASSOCIATED Press.l


Although Petr0grad has not
been in communication with the
Nystad cable station in Finland
fer several days, reports from
Scandinavia persist that Premier
kerensky has gained control OF
the capital.
Reports come also from Sweden
that the BoIsbeTiki maintain their
hold on Petr0grad and are prepar-
ing for stout resistance against
the forces of Kerensky and Gen.
erals Korniloff and Kaledines.
In Moscow the Bolsheviki apparent
~ have ben overpowered, an unofficial
report received in Copenhagen being
to the effect that General Korniloff
has taken the kremlin, where the ex-
tremists wer besieged several days
ago
Another rumor says that Siberia has
announced its independence and pro-
claimed former Emperor Nicholas as
emperor.
Proclamation of M6urayiefi.
Stockholm. Wednesday, Nov. A.
Lieutenant Colonel Mouravieff, COM
mander of the forces defending Petro-
grad. according to an undated dis
patch from Paparanda to the Dagens
Nyheter, has issued the following proc
Iamation:
''Kerensky has circulated a false
rumor that the troops in Petrograd
have gone over voluntarily to the pro-
lyisional government. The troops of
the free Russian people are not retir-
ing and are not surrendering They
! only have evacuated CATCHING in order
TO avoid useless bloodshed ad take a
defensive position nearer Petrograd.
THE position now is strong enough
to resist forces ten times as strong as
! Kerensty's. Our troops are in the best
| of spirits. Order and calm prevail in
Petrograd.
/ Besides the cruiser Aurora the war
ships Sarga and Svobody, the training
ship Afrika and the six torpedo boats
of the Baltic fleet have arrived from
idelsingfors and anchored in the Neva
near the Nicholas bridge. in the cen
ter Of Petrograd, whence they can
lombard the entire capital. Their
crews are made up of Bolshevikis."
The revolutionary committee in Pet
/ rograd, according to dispatch from
Paparanda, has taken measures for re-
4 yictualling the Russian capital. Ar
4! rangements have been made for in-
! creasing the stocks of wheat and work
men have been ordered to continue
their work without interruption
+ London Hears by Wireless.
London. Nov. 15.-Word was again
+ received from Petrograd by wireless
today that no report from army head
quarters had been issued.
Mobs Attack the Jews.
+ London, Nov. 15.-In Kiey and var
ious other towns anarchy prevails to
an astonishing degree, accompanied
by mob violence against Jews, reports
say,
An agreement is said to have beer
reached at Moscow among the social
istic parties to form coalition gov.
ernment, including some Bolsheriki.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-15
DEATH
INFIGHT;U.
NEW REPORT
American Troops Ambush
German Party During
Night.

Washington, Nov. IS
A revised report from
General Pershing today
on the German raid on
American trenches Nov. 3,
puts the killed at three,
the wounded at II and the
missing at IL. The first
report was three killed,
FIVE wounded and IL miss
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-15
RUSSIA STILL
.ENICMA;DARk
|. CLOUD HIDING.
Rebel Commander Claims
Kerensky Forces Not
Victors.

London, Nov. l5.-Two
thousand persons had
been killed in street fight
ing in Moscow up to noon
Tuesday, according to re-
ports brought by travellers
arriving at the Russo
Swedish frontier, as for
warded in press dispatch
es from Stockholm.
London. Nov. t5.-4ceording TO
press reports from Stockholm,
travellers who arrived yesterday
evening in Haparanda, Sweden,
from Finland say runners are cur
rent there that Petrograd is in
flames.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-15
Shell Fire Casualties,


American soldiers have carried out
successful ambush of a German
party in No Mans land on the western
iron, killing and wounding a number
of The enemy. while German shells
have caused a number of casualties In
the American lines.
An American patrol one night re-
Gently lay in the mud in wait for an
enemy party fo- which they had ar
ranged an ambuscade A German de-
tachment Of more than twice the size
of the American party fell into the
trap The enemy troops were sur
pr.sed and did not stop to fight, sour
ry.ug away with their dead ana
wounded. The Americans suffered no
casualties,
Artillery firing on the American Sec
tor is becoming more active and the
Germans have been Smelling our
trenches heavily. A number of Amer
leans have been killed or wounded, one
shell which dropped into q trench
causing several casualties. American
arlillerymen also have been belabor-
Ing the Germans strongly and 1t Is
beloved their shells have claimed
quite q few victims.
With the American army in France
Wednesday, Nov l4.-(By the Asso-
ciatel PressJ-A number OF Amer
lean soldiers have been killed OF
wounded IN the recent Smelling Of the
American trenches by the Germans
One shell which dropped into a trench
caused several casualties.
The American artillery, fire has beer
heavy recently and there is good rea-
son l0 believe that IT has accounted loi
a considerable number Of the enemy
Washington Gets Report.
Washington. Nov. l5--Tne war de
qartment issued this statement;
"The war department has received
The following corrected list OF the cas-
ualties resulting from the German
raid before daylight. Nov 3, upon th'
salient occupied by company o
American infantry.
This revised list shows our losses
to have ben 9 killed. ii wounded ant
II missing. The addition to the orig
NAL list OF wounded include FRS
Lieutenant William II. Mclaughlin
ami five privates. One OF the latter
Private William ?. Grigsby. was orig
inally listed as missing.
Private Dewey D. Kern, previousl.
listed as missing. has been accounte'
Tor and is no longer among the cas-
laltes, The name given as ''Privat
heckon." unidentified. previously OF
The missing list, does not appear o.
The revised list The wounded are re
ported as doing we'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-15

First Lieutenant William H. Nc
Iaugllin is added TO the list Of
wounded. Private William p. Grigsby
o. Louisville, KY previously reported
as prisoner in the hands of the Ger
mans SIS among the wounded also.
THE list of three killed is unchanged
but the following others are added to
ne wounded.
PRIVATE LOUIS A. DEFER,
mother. Mrs. Catherine Defer, box As,
route o. sullivan. Ind
PRIVATE PAUL w. FAM; father
George W. Fam, Sarona, Wis.
PRIVATE GEORGE WESLEY; Miss
Margaret WEIGH, 623 Eighth street
Dayton Ky.
PRIVATE LESTER G. SMITH; r
A. Smith. r. r. d. No >, Concord, n. c.
The following are added to the list
OF missing aud probably captured.
PRIVATE CLYDE l. GRlMSLEY
Frank Grimsiey Stockton, Kan.
PRIVATE HONT u. DECKER; W
\ T. Decker. Yincenues, Ind.
The casualty reported as Private
Harry r. Langham should be Private
Harry Il. Mclaughlin A. Mclaughlin
46l Oak boulevard, Chicago,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
SEEK ANTIDOTE FOR SUBMARINE

with 1t during its brief intervals Of
emergence. Something more is want
ed than this. The. real solution OF the
problem will depend upon the posi-
0ility OF discovering Its whereabouts
under water and making that discovery
either on the surface or in the air.
This is the fruitful field for investi-
cation. and this is clearly the direction
Indicated TO inventors as the line along
which to devote their thought and
study IL they are seeking an antidote
to the submarine peril. The lImIta-
tons thus set up not only narrows the
scope for suggestion but the number
OF persons, whose equipment by train
ing and experience Is likely to At
them for the task. In order to save
themselves from an inundation of use
less or impracticable schemes, 1t is
surely worth the while Of the various
investigating boards to issue TO would
be correspondents some rules by
which the latter might DE guided In
making suggestions. Much dlsappolnt-
ment would thereby be prevented and
much waste Of time and trouble.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27

Many factories stopped work at 1
D. N. and the employees marched to
the riAsdag They found the ap-
proaches TO the building and the royal
palace guarded by police and soldiers.
The crowd was noisy and threatening
aud tried TO oyerturn a street car. The
mounted police charged and drove the
crowd back. while NJ. Branting emerged
from the riksdag and vainly attempted
to persuade the demonstrators TO
leave. There was much bottle and
stone throwing but the mob finally
melted away. The police said most of
the rioters were youths. United States
Minister Ira n. Morris was obliged
to flee to avoid being involved In the
melee. The socialists of the left wing
decided after the riot was quelled to
demand a general strike throughout
Sweden. but the men who went out
Tuesday from the large factories are
reported to have resumed work.
Sweden's merchant feet lost. either
through war or by accident. In the
first three months of this year. l3
steamers with total tonnage of D.
932; two mOtor-driven vessels with a
total of 1923 tons. and six sailing YES
sells aggregating 1,l53 tons. Including
three steamers lost by decision of
prize courts, and other vessels with
drawn from service, the whole fleet
has been reduced by AZ units. The ex-
cess of tonnage lost over newly built
or purchased tonnage amounts TO To-
429 tons. Many sailors, seeing no out
look for work under present condi-
tons, have temporarily given up the
sea and taken positions inland. many
of them going to farms.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
WEST VIRGINIA BANS LoAFING
Rich and Poor Alike Must Work at
Least ss Hours Weekly, Says
New Statute.

Charleston, W. Va.--All lOafers look
alike TO the law In West Virginia. A
statute just passed by the legislature
provides that every able male between
the ages Of sixteen and sixty must
work at least 80 hours weekly at
some lawful and recognized business,
profession or employment"
This hits 'em all, both great and
small. The law is effective. no matter
how big an income any individual may
enjoy. Students are exempt during
school session. Violators may be fined
800 or be put TO work by the state, in
which case their dependents get the
small wage allowed.
The purpose Of this law is to make
every able-bOdied male do something
useful during the war.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
SUGAR for the Rabies

AS a sidelight upon the economic
suffering caused by the sugar order in
the old country, many babies, say the
medical officer Of health at Luton, Bed
yorkshire, were suffering from the lack
Of that fattening ingredient. The In
ability of the mothers in poor circum-
stances to make purchases of a char
acter TO procure ten-pound parcel OF
sugar has suggested to the officer re-
ferred to that the council should pur-
chase large quantities of sugar and
sell them to such mothers through
baby clinics. The suggestion has been
put into effect and proved the solution
Of problem that was assuming seri-
Gus proportions.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
TRUSTS HIS FOE; IS SHOT IN BACK

and Christopher Charles Of Brooklyn.
knelt beside him. Paul lay on his
back and there was a smile on his lips.
You are not badly hurt, are you,
Jimmy" asked his friends.
There was no reply. and they turned
the body over. The bullet had pene-
trated the heart and death must have
been instantaneous.
Wounded Attend Funeral.
After that, any German showing
fight was ruthlessIy bayonetted. Those
who surrendered were spared, although
their trip from the front to the rear
was far from pleasant.
After the position had been thor
oughly cleared out. the legion mem
bers retired, bearing with them Paul's
body. Every man who could attended
the simple funeral Even wounded
men hobbled out 10 the improyised
cemetery.
Paul had been decorated for bravery
at the battle Of BeIloy-en- Santerre. on
the Somme. in July, 1916. At that time,
single-handed, he held a sector Of a
trench after his seven companions had
been killed
Someone once referred to st. Louis
as a German city.
That's not true" exclaimed Paul.
1T IS no more a German city than
Paris. True, there are Germans there,
but you find Germans everywhere.
You will find that St IouIs will Sand
over some mighty good soldiers"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
eurrouuhs Active a, Elnh,x.

John Burroughs has celebrated his
eightieth birthday anniversary. Asked
II he had done much work last year.
he said: Il have done more literary
work this year than in any year of my
whole life II came TO me and l just
wrote. 1 never overwork. or burn the
midnight oil. 1 don't draw on the fu-
ture I chop wood and work IN the
garden TO keep well. l don't use to
bacco or drink any stimulants. work
three hours in the morning, from nine
until twelve. and the rest OF the day
I spend In the open air"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
ST. Louis Mans Generosity TO
Enemy Costs Him His
Life.
is VICTIM OF TREACHERY
Fighting Jimmy" Paul, First in Front
Line of Enemy, Is Mourned by
French Foreign Legion-EVen
Wounded Attend Funeral.

Puris.-GenerOSitv toward the en-
envy cost the life of james Paul of
ST. Louis. Il member of the famous
French Foreign legion Paul was
known as Fighting Jimmy" and he
never failed to live up TO his name. To
be called one Of the bravest men in
the legion is a great honor and that
was an honor held by Fighting jim
my
Twenty-four hours before one Of
the general attacks by the French in
their recent offensive In Champagne.
Paul was sent out with a body of
picked men to ''worry" the Germans
first line with bombs
Paul was the first man over the par
apet and got safely through. together
with several other Americans. After
trying in vain 10 keep Off the attackers
with machine guns. the Germans scut-
tied into their dugouts. Paul, who was
In advance threw a dozen grenade
into a dugout and called upon the
skulkers 20 come out.
Victim Of 1'reaehery.
Only OC" German appeared. He
threw up his arms. shouting Com
rade." assuring Paul the rest of the
men inside were dead. without taking
the trouble 70 search the man for hid
den weapons. Paul turned TO another
dugout The instant his back was
turned the German drew an automatic
pistol and fired. Paul fell backward
Just as his fellow legion members fol-
lowed
The German fell with bayonet
wounds in his body. Two Of Paurs
best friends Arthur Berry Of Boston
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
PATIENCE TESTS
THE BIG CITIES

Ocean City, n. j., prohibits seine
fishing.
Cleveland is to have a new hous-
ing code.
Philadelphia is to have 500 more
policemen.
Pittsburgh has leased land TO grow
food crops.
Reading. Pa. has increased pay of
city employees.
MarysvilIe, Pa, will open public
school Fairgrounds.
Kansas City welfare board must
quit for lack of funds.
Milwaukee's 10 Dythian hodges will
unite TO build $500 600 temple.
Jacksonville, Fla. merchants have
organized for business as usual" dur
Ing the war.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
Ralse Flags Underground.

Shenandoah. Pa.-At the Draper col
liery the other morning the inside en-
ployees raised two American flags 1000
feet below the surface ia the mammoth
vein gangway In honor Of two of their
workers, Edward Phillips and Robert
Hahn, who have enlisted. One flag
was set floating at each chute from
where the men worked. Every en-
ployee of the inside workings was
there.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27

quantities Of very heavy copper and
bronze vases, animals. etc. 1t is es-
seniial that the objects be very cheap.
but we lay no Importance To their con
ditlon, execution. etc. You can send
US the toughest and most faulty speci-
mems The articles must be massive
and not hollow, and must have the
appearance of curloS. If you can ship
ten to twenty tons monthly as curlos
to Sweden. we shall be glad ~ have
you quote lowest price. You might
also arrange 10 pack the cases with
raw rubber so works Of a.. won't dam
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
RodIn GETS Aztec Sculptures.

Mexico ity.-Reproductlons of some
OF the more famous examples OF Aztec
sculpture have been sent by the Mex
lean government as gift to RodIn. the
French sculptor Rodin in return has
promised to send reproduction of one
Of his works to be placed In the Ma
tional Academy Of Fine Arts.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
NORWAY.

The burning of the nickel factory at
stances which were interesting, to say
the latest. The Christiania, Tidens Tegn
had one of its contributors ask the di-
rector of the factory if there was now way
Of getting the country out of the
tragical position of having Norwegian
seamen killed by means of Norwegian
r..ckel." The Tidens Tegn next ex-
plained that the nickel factory had
made contract to sell the entire pro-
duction TO Germany for a number of
years, but that the government could
CT course prohibit the expectation of
nickel to Germany, where the nickel
was used In the manufacture of torpe-
Goes. The paper added that it did not
make much difference either way as to
the manufacture of torpedoes but even
the smallest contribution by Norway
was humiliating to the Norwegian peo-
pie and an outrage TO their best feel
'"gs. The next day he wires told that
the factory had been burnt down.
Polite burglars. A log cabin in the
woods near Mosjo Ringerike. had
plainly been visited by burglars. The
door lock had been broken. and on the
table was paper with the following
information: 1--WE came here on a
dark evening and were unable to pro-
coed. so we had to break in. Hope
that the accompanying SI.35 will reach
the proper parties as thanks for the
use. Beg your pardon. Three gentle
men" The owners of the hut an
nounced that they too wished to thank
the burglars for their fine conduct. If
all burglars acted this way the repu-
tatlOn Of their trade would no doubt
pass through wonderful metamor-
phOsis.
Hundreds of thousands of N'orwe-
gians throughout the nation took part
In peaceful demonstrations June 6 de-
handing governmental restriction on
food prices and continuance of Nor
ways neutrality. There were $4,000
paraders in Christiania alone. A dep
utation of the, demonstrators was re-
ceived by the president Of the stor-
thing.
The 7,5O0-ton steel ship. Storviken,
built by the Seattle Construction and
Dry Dock company for the HaakOn
WalIen company of Bergen, Norway,
was launched at Seattle recently. The
Storviken's keel was laid last Febru
arv
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27

Men are not altogether f0rgetful
Even the man who neglects 10 blanke,
a standing horse, will wrap the blanket
carefully about himself before start.
ing up.
No man ever wasted the time he put
into beautiful lawn.
Always try to be cheerful-though
nobody will expect you to shout songs
of triumph in 5 Z empty coal bin.
Manhood was never indicated by
watching the wife yield a mon.
Good ideas are often like airships.
We like TO see 'em said. but haven't
the ambition to climb on.
Maybe you're just as good as your
neighbor." Maybe he isn't near as
good as you ought to be.
Pay heed to detail. The most for
bidding rubbish may hide the latest
rabbit.
Hope is mental survey. Begin at
once to stake out triumphal road
bed.
Man was always hunter Even the
habltual lOafer may be on "stlll
hunt"
When a good idea flashes into your
brain, that's Gods signal to go at 1t.
Boys, don't make your ambition bow
legged by making it walk too early.
Draft definite plan In life-but
keep the blue pencil handy.
Compare the progress of the present
with the best. not the worst, of the
past.-J. II. Markley, In Ohio Farmer
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
ITALIANS BUILD FINE
ROADS IN ALBANIA

Rome.-Thanks to Italo-Aus-
trian rivalry, after the war AL
bania will have the best system
of wagon roads OF any Balkan
state, Greece and Roumanla In
GUIDED
A few days ago a new road,
$50 kilometers long. connecting
Sauti Quaranta with Saloniki.
was opened TO the public. The
road is monument to Italian
labor and engineering. Over 800
kilometerS lie through high
mountains and deep gorges. A
motor car can cover the distance
between the two cities in about
20 hours.
In few days a new piece of
road, 40 kilometers lcay. will
he opened to the public and VIII
connect Avlona, on the Adrlatic.
with Saloniki.
.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
JAPANESE "CURI0S" SEIZED
British Authorities Block German
Trick to Get Copper and
Rubber.

Liyerpool.-In demanding the CON
fiscation of certain shipments Of ECU
rios" from japan 10 Sweden. the
government attorney read the follow
ing letter In the prize court sent by
8 Hamburg curic firm TO dealer in
Japan:
I'VE would like to obtain large
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
Have You a Bogus Tenspot7

Washington.-Discoyery of a new
counterfeit $40 gold certificate of the
1907 series was announced by the Sc
eret service. 1t is not as finely exc
cuted rs the genuine note. but is like
iy to prove very deceptive. it was
stated.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
SOME REMARKS


The Hawaiian craze is dying out.
There is hope for the country yet.
Strange no song writer has
thought to write one about the Mon
day Blues.
Speaking of severing diplomatic re-
latiOns 1t isn't so easy TO sever poor
relations.
1t requires lots of headwork to be
successful barber-in fact the more
heads the more success.
Before marriage the woman tries 70
catch the man and afterward she does
also, come to think about it.
Lying is like bleaching your hair;
once you begin, you have to keep it
up forever to keep from being found
out.
The younger generation doesn't
chew tobacco but the cigarette man.
ufacturers haven't shut down any
where yet
When the tide of love begins to ebb,
the woman's first thought is, How can
l break his heart ?"-the mans "How
can l break away?"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-06-27
polnn We'll

rs your boy getting along well in
college?"
Fairly well. He made two hits as
pinch batsman this spring"