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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
Y ankee Birdn1en
Keep Tab Upon
Shots at argets

With the American Army in France,
Dec. 5, (By the Associated Press).- -
American army aviators are now
working with the artillery and the
results SO far have been most salts
factory to both branches of the ser
vice. Yesterday American airmen
few over a certain section of the
American zone and took photographs.
The artillery today started firing
at five separate targets located from
the photographs The aviators took
to the air and the observers watched
the results of the firing, which was
at considerable range.
The first shells fell wide of the
mark, but within four minutes the
observers were able to correct this
with wireless messages to the bat
teries so that the shells began to hit
the location. Later the observers had
practice in locating the other enemy
with more or less success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
President May Later Ask War Upon Turkey
AIR RAID ON ENGI AND
Captain Stayed
by Wife; Went
DOUn to Death

London, Dec. 6.-Survivors of the
British steamer Apapa, sunk by a
German submarine. say that the sec
ond torpedo smashed boat contain
ing a score of passenger. Several
were killed and the' others, except
three, were drowned. OF the IL wom-
en- on the Apapa, eight were drowned.
Mrs. Harrigan, wife of the controller
Of customs at Accra, Gold coast, was
severely i'll Of fever and efforts were
made to remove her from her cabin
She asked that she be not removed
because she felt too i'll. Thereupon
her husband said:
Very well, | will stay with you
They remained in the cabin together
aud sank with the ship,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
INSURANCE PROBLEMS
DISCUSSED AT MEETS

New York, Dec 6.-Life insurance
and the nations problems now and
after the war-was the general theme
of the 18th annual convention OF the
Association OF Life Insurance Presi-
dents, which opened here today.
Representative Of the federal and
state governments as we'll as trans
portation, agricultural and medical ex-
perts joined with life insurance exee
utives from nearly every state in the
union, in conference on various prob
lens. Sessions Of the convention will
continue through Friday.
Among those on the program at To-
days meeting were: Herbert Quick
OF the federal farm loan board and
Mayor John Mac Vicar Of Des Moines,
Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
Finland Appeal
for Help; Faces
Hungry Winter

London, Dec GA number of Fin
nish food commissioners issue through
the Swedish press appeals to the
Scandinavian countries for help, ac-
cording to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen.
They say the situation is desperate,
that Finland is unable to save itself
and that thousands of families must
starve unless help arrives soon.
1t is reported from Haparanda. the
dispatch adds, that Russian soldier
organizations have seized large guam
titles of food and have completely cut
off imports from Russia to Finland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
NATURAL DEATHS IN
OUR ARMY IN FRANCE

Washington, Dec. 6.--Deaths of five
enlisted men of the forces in France
lfom natural causes were reported to-
cay. The names are:
PRIVATE GEORGE II. M'KE0N, in
'antry, Boston, Mass.
PRIVATE WILLIAM W. GROVER
Engineers, Georgetown. Cal.
PRIVATE CHARLES S. CALL, in
'"atry, Springfield, Mass.
PRIVATE JAMES NJ. CROWLEY
Infantry. Shannon, Ohio.
PRIVATE HARVEY W. REAMY
@arine corps, Syracuse, N. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
SELECTED AS POET.

cambridge, Mass, Dec. 6---Proles-
sof stuart Pratt Sherman OF the uni-
'ersity of Illinois has been selected
- poet for the annual meeting OF the
harvard chapter OF the Phi Beta hap
"a society during the next commence
gent week. Barnett Wendell, pro-
sssor Of English at Harvard univers-
"y Will deliver the Grafton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
MARRIED ACTRESS.

London, Dec 6.--Viscount Drumlan-
rig. son and heir of the Marquis Of
Queensbury, was married yesterday to
Miss Irene Richards, a musical COM
edy actress. He Is 81 years old and
is lieutenant in the Black Watch
regiment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy and somewhat warm
er tonight with the lowest tempera-
ture slightly above zero; Friday prob.
ably snow and warmer.
Temperature at 7 a m. zero; high
est yesterday. 20; lowest last night.
zero.
Velocity of.wind at 7 a. m. miles
per hour.
Precipitation, 10 inch.
Relative humidity at p M. 9s. At
! a m, SO; at ! D. m. today. 70.
Stage Of water, "a; no change in
last q hours.
j. II. sHERIER, Meteorological.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
CUBA MoDlFIEs CENSORSHIP.

Havana. Dec. 5.-Ihe CENSORSHIP
commission today issued an official
note modifying its original order sus-
pending after a period Of eight days.
all foreign direct leased wires supply
ing news dispatches to various Ha-
yana newspapers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
Continued on Page Fifteen,
M0ULnERS PROPOSE INCREASE,

Atlantic City, n. j.. Dec. 6.-Propos-
ais for a substantial advance in wages
for the so 600 members of the Inter
national Moulders' union were before
the Stove Founders Defense assoeia-
ton today at the opening Of its annua,
meeting here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
TAKING
OF ROADS is
GREAT ISSUE
President Wilson Debates
Question in All It's
Details.

Washington, Dec, 6.-zPresident
WiiSHiftnday took ups Tire inter-
state commerce commissions rec
concentrations for government OPP
Grafton of railroads in the event
that congress does not act to per-
nit their practical unificatlon for
the war emergency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06

"For weeks aud days" says the
writer, ''the British kept our position
under fire. Ever fiercer burned the
glowing stream that poured cracking
down upon us. Every day this fire
grew hotter. Our artillery replied
powerfully. The army communique
smoke of concentration of enemy ar
tillery fire on individual sectors. Even
we cannot describe what that means.
The history of the world has never
seen anything more awful. All cali
hres were brought into action, and a
crater of unprecedented extent open
cd beside the others, was excayated
afresh. swallowed up the old ones.
snread out beyond the lime trees and
threw up the hinterland. Nothing re-
NAMED intact of all those nights OF
hard labor under the enemy's IRE had
created.
aThe destroying fire lid its work
with depressing thoroughness, seem
ing TO extinguish all life. and now
came the turn of the smoke shells
Thick smoke lay before our eyes. So
J that we could see nothing. and ye'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06

The conclusion resulting caused the
roof Of the railway depot at North
street to collapse. while all the ware
houses on the water front for a mile
and a half were damaged. The prem
ises affected in many places caught
fire.
The force Of The conclusion was so
great that freight cars were blown off
railway tracks along a stretch of
nearly two miles.
Messages for Help.
Messages asking for fire engines and
fire fighting apparatus, doctors and
nurses, hospital supplies etc, we're
received from Halifax by number of
localities in Nova Scotia. Special
trains were made up with everything
required that could be procured.
At Truro, Windsor. and here the city
officials met this morning and decided
to take immediate steps to render aid
TO the afflicted people at Halifax. Il
is understood that large quantities oil
food were destroyed and that the cit
liens of Halifax may soon be III dan
{ StA VI Stilf4iiE+ II y 81 UtItGtH IfaaI
carloads OF food must be dispatched at
once.
The damage done TO the Western Tn
ion and Canadian Telegraph compan-
les and Nova Scotia Telephone CON-
pany is so complete it is likely to be
days before wire communication with
point soutside Halifax can be restored.
Rockingham is located well within
Halifax harbor. at the mouth of Bed
ford basin. Il is at the northwest por-
| ton Of the harbor and since the war
has been used as an examining station
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
Man Address Congress.

1t is not improbable that the presi-
dent might decide to address congress
on the subject at special occasion.
1t was said at the White house today,
however, that the president has not
decided in what way he would take
up the subject.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
DEATHHAvOC
IN CITY; FIRE
ADDS TERROR
Halifax, N. s., is Rocked By
Terrible Explosion In
Harbor.

Truro, N. S., Dec. c.
Advices from Halifax
early this afternoon gave
the number of dead from
the munition explosion at
800.
The advices further
state that the ship which
collided with the munition
vessel, was a Red Cross
liner.
Amherst, Nova Scotia,
Dec. 6.-Scores of people
have been killed, hundreds
of buildings destroyed and
a portion of Halifax set on
FIRE by an explosion which
occurred after the collis-
ion of an American ammu-
milton ship and another
vessel at Rockingham, ac-
cording to telephone mes
sages reaching here this
morning.
The explosion was so
terrific that is destroyed
insulation in the telegraph
land telephone Offices for
30 miles around Halifax,
while it was heard at
Truro, 81 miles distant.
1t is reported that the
American munition steam
er was moving out from
her pier and was rammed
broadside by another ves-
sci. Instantly there was a
tremendous explosion, one
which destroyed the two
ships and killed their
crews.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
Graphic Recital of Wars
Hell in Flanders Fight
Section.

London. Dee. 6-(Correspond-
ence of the Associated Press. "A
German description of a British
bombardm smoke screen, at
lacks with gas, iiame-throwers
and tanks, followed by "A charge
of Canadians and Scots, published
by the Berlin Post, is entitled I'm
the Flanders HELL"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
FIGHT WAGES
FURIOUS; ARE
LOSING many
Germans Report Capture of
IS Eleven Thousand From
Italians.

Beriin, pee. b VIA London. -
Eleven thousand Italians have
been captured by the Austr0-Ger-
mans in their new offensive on the
mountainous front of northern
Italy, 1t was officially announced
today by the German war office.
Italian Army Headquarters in
Northera Italy, Wednesday, Dec.
5.-(By the Associated Press.)-
The furious enemy attack on the
AsiagO plateau has been repuIsed
with heavy losses except at the
northeastern sector, around Monte
Tonderecar. where after a des-
perate struggle which lasted until
this morning, the enemy succeed
ed in occupying some OF the adj
yanced ita.ian lines. which were
retired TO more secure positions.
The fighting has been extremely
heavy, with masses of infantry engag-
cd in hand to hand combat The first
attack on the Italian left was met and
repulsed by the Twenty~sec0nd corps,
with large enemy casualties. Many
Pt AoOtlEt WGtt le1hIll. 8E LltGAt az
tack on the Italian right was con-
tested So hours by other corps. which
inflicted heavy losses before yield
ing ground.
Germany Rushing Troops.
Washington, Dec. 6.-Fresh Austro-
German divisions from the French and
Russian fronts are continually arriv-
ing on the Italian line, according to
official dispatches today from Rome
Extraordinary activity Of the invaders
along the entire front and particular
ly in the mountain region shows re-
organization of their armies with the
fresh troops filling in for the losses
suffered in the recent attempts &c
break through.
Terrific artillery fire from Vallarsa
to the sea is taken to indicate that the
reorganization is about complete. Fa.
yored by exceptionally mild weather
and the excellent roads, the invaders
are making the most of their plans
The Italian high command, the dis.
patches say is confident OF its posi-
ton. Airplanes are being destroyed
3 eAAA AtsiA1A pttt&Si1 III GOA5tdH
touch with the enemy.
Slight British Advance.
London, Dec. 6.-The British hav.
advanced slightly their line southwes
of La Vacquerie on the Cambria
front, it IS announced officially.
Official French Report.
Paris. Dec 6-"Our natroIs broneh
back prisoners south Of st. Quentin
north Of Allies and in Alsace." say
today's official report. ION the RICH
bank Of the Meuse our batteries ef
I fectively shelled enemy batterle
/ which were very active on the from
between Louvemont and Zezonyanx.
Liquid Gas is Used.
Italian Headquarters in NortIier
Italy, Dec. 5, by the Associate
Press Heavy fighting around Asia
go has developed rapidly. The en-
envy assaults began with intense al
tillery preparation. followed by Hqui
gas and waves Of infantry. The fight
ing continued throughout yesterda
and last night along the heights {
Monte Sisemol and Monte Melett;
This line extends nearly ten miles.
Attack and counter attack were q
Ing on, leaving the final outcome sti
open.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06

At conference with Chairman Hall
Of the commission, the president went
over the recommendation In detail
with the possibility that he might
also make some recommendations to
congress on the subject.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06


Bombs dropped by the raiders
caused a number of fires in London,
but all Of them were quickly brought
under control
The casualties are believed TO be
high
The text Of the report by Field Mar
'shaf Tf5frsTT French. commander of the
British home forces, regarding the
air raid, is as follows: "A raid by
about twenty-five enemy airplanes
took place early this morning. The
first group of raiders came in over
Kent at 1870 a. m. and dropped bombs
in various places on and near the
coast. The second group made land
shortly after a M, various machines
proceeding up the Thames and some
distance into Kent Both the above
groups appear to have carried out pre-
liminary attacks with the object OF
drawing gun fire and eXhausting the
defenses, for 1t was not until an hour
later that the most serious attack
developed"
Between ana o,3O a. m. tWC
groups Of enemy machines crossed the
Essex coast and three groups the
Kent coast, proceeding towards Lon
don on converging courses.
Planned Five Attacks.
''Their tactical plan seems to have
been to deliver five simultaneous at.
lacks on the capital from the north
east. east and southwest. The whole
Of one group, however, was turned
back by gun fire, and the others. no
more than five or six machines pene
trated into London"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
u. s, HEROES
DIED UNDER
ENEMY FIRE
Engineer Corps Defended
Position With Great
Bravery.

WIN iHe AMERICAN AImS fh
France. Wednesday, Dec. 5, (By
the Associated presHtMesAeWss
American railway eneiaeef kals
lantly fought and died with Hheir
British comrades in arms onS the
British front before Cambria last
week, was told today in semi
official statement.
1.-TWO and one-half companies Of
railway engineers" the statement
says, with strength Of eight officers
and 365 men, were encamped at Fins
on Nov. 80, having completed their
work in the neighborhood. At $50,
four officers and ESQ men went to
Gouzeaucourt, arriving at Z o'clock
and starting to work with Canadian
engineers. The entire contingent was
under a Canadian major and an Amer
lean captain. The area was three
miles in the rear of the line and none
Of the troops was armed.
Barrage Creeps Up.
"At 7:I5 German barrage fire moved
on Gouzeaucourt after heavy Smelling
to the east. At 1880 a general re-
tirement was ordered and 1t was eff
fected with some difficulty due TO the
artillery, machine gun and airplane
: fire.
A number of losses were sustained
I at this time and also among the men
who, cut off by the German advance
had taken refuge in dugouts. Some
of these men who had been cut of
succeeded in joining British comba-
! tant units and fought with them dur
ing the day. Meantime there was ac-
tive shelling against Fins and the men
! there were ordered to scatter in the
! fields.
| "As the men returned to camp they
were assembled under arms and in
struetions were asked from British
| headquarters. At o'clock they were
! instructed to dig and hold the
trenches and the men moved up and
started work shortly afterward. Al
6 o'clock the trenches were finished
sufficiently for the entire command
and division directed a withdrawal tC
! camp and that the men be held il
readiness to man the trenches. Two
small details were sent out to repair
a distant break in the new track ant
to assist in transferring ammunition
| to another point.
Casualties Relatively Small.
1.-THE list OF casualties is relatively
small and will be issued tomorrow. |
is stated by British officers that the
conduct of the regiment was mos
satisfactory They praise its GOODNESS
under fire and the ability of the mel
to work without interruption is re
garded as most commendable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06

gave It's unanimous consent to take
IN the resolution tomorrow at the
beginning OF the session and pass
Il before tomorrow night.
The house foreign affairs COM
mlttee's report on the war res0-
luton declares that the United
States probably soon will send
troops to Italy.
The only question left undecided to-
day was the length Of the debate.
Chairman Flood suggested that each
side of the house take one hour, but
Representative Gillette, acting repub-
lcan leader, objected that was too
short a time for such an important
subject. AT the suggestion of Demo-
cratic Leader Kitchin decision was
put over until tomorrow morning.
While the house was going through
the preliminaries. the senate foreign
relations committee was in confer
ence Of the war resolution. The house
committees report reviews at length
the causes leading up to the deciara-
lion NaR1<gsszss.Esz :
War on Turkey Later.
Chairman Flood told the house amid
enthusiastic applause that the presi-
dent would ask congress to declare
war against Turkey and Bulgaria later
if he deemed it expedient, but that the
president and his advisers regarded it
unwise at this time,
Chairman Flood stated that the
United States had not yet broken re-
lations with Bulgaria; that Bulgarians
we're not fighting American soldiers
and that this government had no rea-
son TO declare war on her. The Turks,
he stated, had committed no act OF
var against the United States and
should not be included in the resolu-
ton
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Flood
Statement the house adjourned until
tomorrow. The report of the commit
tee begins by stating the text Of the
war resolution as perfected yesterday
and then goes on;
President Asks Declaration.
"Thc president has asked for tbs
declaration that a state of war exists
against Austria-Hungary. In his adj
dress, delivered at the joint session o.
the two houses OF congress on Dec. A
he uses this language;
one very embarrassing obstacl'
that stands in our way is that we are
at war with Germany, but not witt
her allies. | therefore very earnestly
recommend that the congress immed
lately declare the United States in {
state OF war with Austria-Hungary.'
The accompanying resolution car
rIes out this recommendation of thu
President. The enactment of this dec
laration involves very little readjust
ment Of the affairs between the Unitet
States and Aus ia-Hungary because {
state OF war which this declaration
declares TO exist actually has been ;
TACT Tor many months. The depreda
lions on American lives and rights b!
Austrian naval forces has been small
compared with that of Germany bu
they have been INDUCED to an exten
10 constitute war upon this countr,
ana this fact, taken in connection will
other acts Of Austria-Hungary ha
more and more brought that govern
ment into a position where the Ameri
can people have realized that she mus
ne included with Germany as al
enemy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
RAIDLONDON
AGA|N;MANY
LIVES TAKEN
English Capture Crews of
Three Planes Brought
Down.

London, Dec. 6.-Seven
persons were killed and II
injured in the air raid,
Chancellor Bonar Law
announced today in the
house of commons. Of the
victims three were killed
and 10 injured in London.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06
WAR BEFORE
HOUSEHOLD
DRAWS NEAR
Resolution Expected to Pass
Before Tomorrow Night
Flood Says.

Washington, Dec. 6.-With for
NAL report from the foreign affairs
the resolution 10 declare war on
Austria Hungary was today
brought into the house Of repre-
sentAtiycs.
There we're no dissenting votes
IN the committee and at the re.
quest Of Chairman Flood the house
gave It's unanimous consent to take
w the resolution tomorrow at the
beginning OF the session and pass
Il before tomorrow night.
The house foreign affairs COM
mlttee's report ON the war reso-
lution declares that the United
States probably soon will send
troops to Italy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06

Berlin, Dec. 9 (via London y
Suspension of hostilities over, the
whole Russian front for 10 days,
beginning at noon Friday. has been
arranged, the war office announce
ed today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-06

London. Dee. 6.-AboHt twenty
five airplanes raided England to-
day, it Is announced officially. OF
these six reached London.
Two of the raiders were brought
down, the crew of three men on
each machine being captured.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-06
Jury Filled in Sedition
Case Against Kate O'Hare

Bismarck, y. D., Dec. -Empaneling
the jury in the trial of Kate Richards
o'Hare. on the charge of sedition. in
the United States court in this city.
today was completed at late hour. and
the taking of testimony will begin in
the morning. The number of witnesses
Is not large. Practically all for the
government are from Fort Bowman.
where Mrs. O'iIare is alleged to have
made the remarks with reference TO
the mothers of American soldiers,
which led to her indictmen, by IA fed
cral grand jury last July.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-06
SOCIAL CALENDAR

Thursday afternoon Womens
Home Missionary society of the First
Methodist church will meet with Mrs
John H. Inch In her home at Us South
Fourth street, east The Ladies' Aid
society of the Presbyterian church will
meet at the home of Mrs \. i Gibson.
4O2 South Second street. Mcsdamcs
Crouch, Barr and Schoonover will he
hostess with Mrs. Gibson. The Won
ems Missionary society of the Chris
tan church will meet with Mrs. NJ. T.
e. Smith al her home. 33S East Cedar
street. Mrs. j. NJ. Swango will have
the program i'll charge. The Woman's
guild of the Church of the Holy Spirit
will meet at 80 o'clock at the parish
house The Ladies' Aid society of the
Baptist church will meet at 2:3U
O'Clock AT the home of Mrs. Cain. l02
South Fifth street, east The Rattle
snake Patriotic association will meet
to sew at the Red Cross rooms i'm the
MiSsoula hotel. The Ladies' Aid So
cety of the Swedish CONGREGATIONAL
church Will meet with Mrs. Gust Per
son at her home ON North Third street.
FRIDAY atternoorThc Civic section
OF the Missoula Woman's club will
meet at the Y. W. {. a. home ON East
Cedar street. Or. J. G. Randall will
speak of "Onc of the Neglected Dam
gers to Women" The West Side club
will meet with Mrs. w l.. Trudeau at
her home. sos West Pine street. Mrs.
Rely will have the program in charge.
Members arc asked to bring needles
and thimbles ready to sew.
Friday evening-Thc Trinity Luther
an society will meet with Miss Esther
kath at her home. llOS Toole avenue
The Orchard Homes Country Life
club will hold n round table discussion
on what Is True Economy ?" at the
clubhouse in Orchard Homes. The
Missoula Country club will hold it's
regular monthly dancing party at the
clubhouse.