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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
AMERICAN SOLONS CAUGHT
UNDER GUNS or TRENCHES

which soldiers call luck, because the
shots came in shower so close to
them it seemed almost certain some
one must be wounded. although they
were exposed only for a brief time.
The other seven members of the
party were in another section of the
trench and were not disturbed by the
fire. Later, however, when all the
Americans were together, the Ger
mans dropped a big shell some ten
yards away. seriously endangering
everyone. One member. in describing
the incident to the correspondent later
said he and his companions heard the
shell coming. 1t sounded like the
roar OF an airplane." he said.
The Americans departed this after
noon for England On arriving at the
port whence they sailed they said their
trip to the Belgian front had been
most satisfactory and that the recep-
ton accorded them could not have
been more cordial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
THE WEATHER
Forecast TIL { p. N. Tomorrow, fer
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
aad Vicinity.

Rain tonight. with the temperature
above freezing. Sunday, partly cloudy
and colder
Temperature at T q. m. 40 Highest
Yesterday, 81. Lowest last night, 40.
Velocity Of wind at I a. m, ! mile
per hour.
Relative humidity at p. M, "a at
7 a. m. IS; at / p. III. today, Al
Stage OF water, 8 feet; fall Of > in
last "a hours.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Meteorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
Chief CRABS
BOMB; panic,
WAS EvA[)E:[)
Chicago Audience at Opera
Startled BY Gas-Pipe
Device.

Chicago, Nov. 17-The persons
responsible for placing the mys-
FERROUS gas pipe device, resem-
bling bomb, which became ig-
nited and caused brief panic i'm
the Auditorium theatre last night.
during the production OF the ops
era "Dinorah' by the Chicago
grand opera company. we're being
sought today by federal. state and
city authorities.
Government officials we're working
on two theories. One is that the
bomb had been planted by crank Or
an anti-American, who sought to blow
up the theatre. The other is that the
device was not composed Of a high
explosive and had been placed in the
theatre as a protest against eXpendi-
ture of money for opera and to fright
en- wealthy patrons.
The first warning came when a
small puff Of white smoke oozed up
from the middle Of the main floor Of
the theatre. Several larger puts fol-
lowed and persons nearby rose from
their seats,
Conductor Campanini ordered the
orchestra to play The Star Spangled
Banner" The big audience checked
its start for the exits and when CALI
Curci, who sang the leading role in
the opera. stepped to the front OF the
stage and began TO sign the national
anthem, the miniature panic was soon
allayed
Brave Act of Fire Chief.
Battalion Chief Corrigan of engine
company No. 10, who was on duty in
I the theatre, hurried down the aisle
+ as soon as smoke was noticed, picked
up the sizzling piece OF gas pipe and
/ ran into the street with it.
Il saw the first small puff Of smoke
when the device was ignited," said
! Corrigan. This was followed by
( several puffs later, each increasing in
size, and by the time I got to the
thing. it had stopped smoking
4 picked it up and ran into the street.
/ We could find no caps about the gas
pipe nor could we learn that any one
had heard a detonation The first
thing noticed was the smoke and the
sulphurous odor that permeated the
theatre.
THE device is made from a piece
Of gas pipe about eight inches long
and about two inches in diameter
One end is stuffed with paper One
end may have contained a fuse but
it is burned away" Firenen at the
engine house where the gas pipe was
| taken said it contained black powder
and gun cotton
Heard RidicuIe OF Americans.
Two women, whose names were not
revealed, told federal agents that they
had heard three men talking while
they were in the lobby of the theatre
10 minutes prior to the discovery Of
the bomb. The men, they said, Were
belittling Americans and were appar.
emily of German descent
Harold Johnson, manager of the
Auditorium, made the following state,
ment:
Il do not in any way want TO mini
mize the seriousness OF last night.
happening. Our investigations have
Continued On Page Two.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
congressman Near Death
When Enemy Sights
Them.

(By The Associated Press.)
British Front in Belgium, Fri
day. Nov. 1e.-Five members OF the
party of American congressman
and private citizens who spent YES
terday and part OF today visiting
the Belgian war zone had mar
row escape from death or injury
this morning when they were
caught in a sudden burst OF Ger
man machine gun fire while in
speeding the front line trenches
near Dixmude.
The Americans in danger we're Con
gresham C. c. Dill of Spokane. Wash.
Congressman Charles B. Tfmberlakt
of Colorado; Congressman John f
Miller OF Seattle, Wash; Congressman
Albert Johnson of Washington ant
Former Representative Stout of Mon
taEa. Nobody was hit, but it was on.
OF those peculiar freaks of fortur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
ONE us, GUN
IS DEAD
total. MORE
American Army is Now
Landing Shells Upon
Germans.

with the American army in
France. Friday, NOV. 16.-(By the
Associated Press THE artillery
fighting in The sector held by
American troops has become even
more lively and there have been
further casualties. Shrapnel
wouuding some men in the
trenches,
An enemy she'll hit an American
Gun today and caused casualties.
Some OF the men wounded in the
last two days have died.
The american batteries have
been firing rapidly in return. The
visibility is becoming better and ii
Is considered certain that more
damage and casualties have been
caused in the German lines than
The Germans have inflicted on the
americans,
patrolng continued active las
night
The American troops witnessed theil
first aerial encounter today. Tire,
enemy airplanes appeared overhead
Soon all Of them except one fed at the
approach OF five French machines. On,
Of the French out-maneuvred this Ger
man and got on his tail The Ger
man aviator then bolted The rattl,
Of machine guns finally died away a;
The two airpIanes disappeared to tht
west.
Mention Yankee Bravery.
The French general commanding The
sector has mentioned in the dispatche!
u American officers and soldiers, in
Guiding three who were killed. for eX
cellent military qualities for Drawer!
displayed In the recent trench raid.
A note accompanying the citations
says that between eight thousand an,
ten thousand shells were used in TIL
attack which had been in preparation
for three months, down to the fines
details. The results obtained by tn,
enemy were very small he having beer
unable to penetrate more than the frs
line trenches because Of the resistanc,
o. the American soldiers with rifle an'
pistol FIRE and hand grenades. The en-
envy had 70 content himself, the cita
uon continues, with carrying off few
prisoners.
The general In the order mention
the - company, commanded b.
Lieutenant (uame deleted by censor
as follows.
"0n the night of Nov. 90 this com
pany which was in the lines for tn
hFst time, met an extremely yioIen
hombardment. despite which it seize
arms and offered such stubborn resist
anee that the enemy. though numer
'cally superior. was obliged to retire.
Tribute to Dead Soldiers.
The general specially cited in tn
order Of the day Corporal James Ores
ham and Privates Merle d Hay an
Thomas F. Enright who died bravel
~ hand to- hand fighting with the en-
envy, who had penetrated the frs
line"
The others cited, who showed eX
cellent military qualities are Sec
ond Lieutanants N. C. Yaughlin, Il. {
Patterson and L. A. Erickson; Ser
geant John Arrowood, Corporals Davi
" Knowles and Homer Giyens, an
Frlyates Charles Massa. William I
dhomas, George Hurd, Boyce Wade
NoOert Winkler and John J. Jarvis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
ORDERED TO REPORT.

Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 17.-Major
rulth W. Brookhart of Washington,
I'VE, formerly of the Iowa national
.aara' was instructed to report for
&C. aslce IN the ordnance department in
s ~aers received today from the war de-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
HARLEY SCORES IN
FIRST FOR OHIO U

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 17.-Ohio state
university scored three points on a
place kick by Harley in the first period
of the game with Illinois university to-
day. The contest was one which was
scheduled to eliminate one of the
three runners-up for the Big Ten con-
ference championship.
First Period.
Ohio State won the toss and re-
ceiyed the kickoff In the first two
or three minutes Of play Ohio State
advanced the ball more than sixty
yards. Harley making one run around
right end for 20 yards. At the end
OF four minutes OF play Harley made
place-kick from the 14-yard line
. Score: Illinois, 0: Ohio State 3.
After the next kickoff, Illinois ad-
vanced the ball for several small
gains, but after a few plays Ohio
! States line held tight. Stinchcomt
/ of Ohio intercepted a forward pass
on his own 24-yard line, where he
was downed.
/ The remainder Of the quarter the
pIav surged back and forth without
particular advantage to either side
/ The period ended with the ball II
| Illinois possession on their own So
/ ward line. The score was Illinois, 0,
/ Ohio State. 3.
/ Second Quarter.
| Illinois again went up against {
stone wall defense in the second per
/ iod when the ball went to Ohio STATE
on down on Ohio's Is yard line. Sterna
man and Chrapier made most of Hi
nois' gains. Ohio state then began {
slow but steady march through tn
! Illinois squad.
During the remainder Of the period
/ neither team was able to break thu
defense of the other and the half end
1 ed with the ball in Ohios 80 yard line
( The score was still Illinois, 0; Ohit
state, 3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
REBELS WIN
BATTLE;HAvE
GREAT FORCE
Officers of Cars Army
Lead in Attacks Upon
Kerensky.

Haparanda, Sweden,
Friday, Nov. 16.-Infor-
nation reaching Haparan-
da from Petrograd indi-
Gates that the defeat of
Premier kerensky came
in consequence of the in
tervention of Lettish
forces amounting to
10000 men on the side OF
the Maximalists.
The power of the Max
lrnalists at Petrograd
is said to have been
strengthened.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17

Other members of the party who
We're endangered by the shell in adj
dition to the five are Congressman
Parker of New Jersey. Taylor of Cole
RADIO, Goodwin of Arkansas. Stephens
OF Nebraska and Hicks of New York.
and former Representative Hammond
of Nebraska
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17

Mem Der Of A dit
Bureau of Calculations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17

Continued On Page Two.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
Describes the Fight.

A colonel Of one of the famous Pet
rograd guard regiments is now COM
mander OF the Bolsheviki staff and d.
reefs the operations of his army FROM
q house on hill top two miles beyond
PulkoTa. Describing the fight, he
said.
The battle began Saturday and
continued until Monday night Our of
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-22
NOTICE

T1ac A h. and A. Railway is
st'eTy anxious 10 secure some ex-
<,eptsonally fine specimens OF farm
products and vegetables for dis
play at the Southeastern Land
:1a&swF which will be held in At
taFsta Feb Ist to 18th inclusive.
Tz'ls display is being made in the
interest Of the territory traversed
by the A H. and A. Ry., and any
peEs2n having fine specimen Of
anything OF the above nature will
<1os2teT 4 great favor if he will de
:llTez~ sal1le 10 Agent of the A. B.
and a Ry. at his station, with re-
t9cces6 that same be forwarded to
the undersigned. In addition to
abe specimens we would like to
have die 1aane of the grower and
locality III which grown, and any
other information OF interest CON
cern712g same. w. w. Croxton,
&SemFal Passenger Agent, Allan
ca, Cha ded |.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-22
ANOTHER FISH STORY

Atlanta, Jan. 20.-You have
heard Of game chickens and of
game fish bit have YOU ever heard
of fish that were so game that
they would actually fight like
game rOOsters?
Lucien York, we'll known At
lantian, is Just back from a fish
inc trip to Florida with the best
fish story of the season. He
says that fishing is so good this
wear that YOU can look down into
the limDid water and see the fish
engaged i'll mortar combat to see
which one shall take the bait.
He tells of two catfish which
wanted the bait on his hook at
the same. time, and of how they
fought in the water, using the
spurs as weapons, until one was
qashed in the side and the victor
obliginglv swallowed the hook,
line and sinkcr.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-22
SEPTEMBER MORN" ON
NEW "TWO-BIT" PIECES

Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 2O-Even
the lady on Uncle SANS new
quarter of a dollar, which has
begun to circulate in Atlanta, has
apparently been affected by the
modern tendencies toward scant
female dress.
Indeed the charming goddess
hasn't any clothes at all. She
is the first nude figure which has
ever appeared on an American
coin, and is arousing quite a bit
OF comment, both favorable and
the reverse.
Some people think ''the govern
mcnt wanted to have the figure
In style by putting SO few clothes
on it," while others see in it a
successful effort to make the coin
of the realm a thing Of classic and
artistic beauty as it already is in
many nations of the world.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-22
WE CAN SOON TALK TO
OUR HAVANA FRIENDS

Atlanta, Jan. 20.-Georgians
will soon be able to talks with
their friends in Havana as the re-
suit of the big extension now be-
ing made under the direction of
the Southern Bell. With 355
miles OF cable already stretched
from Jacksonville to Miami, and
the last lap to Key West under
construction, this long distance
extension will constitute Join
ing line with the proposed cable
from Cuba.
The extension to Key West will
be completed it is stated in about
thirty days. Inability to get
material has caused some delay
on the Key West extension, as
a part'of the cable used is manu-
factufed in England, but the sup
plies are now in hand and it is
figured that only month more
will be needed for the completion
of this part of the work.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-22
WILSON URGES CONGRESS
TO HURRY LEGISLATION

Washington, Jan. 20.-Mem-
bers OF the senate steering COM
mittee today were earnestly urg-
ed by President Wilson to get in
to lively action on adnlinistra-
ton Legislation measures SO that
the entire program OF reforms adj
vocated by the president when he
entered the white house might
be on the statute books.
10 impress upon the Demo-
cratic leaders his views the presi-
dent made another trip to the
senate Office building and he dis
cussed the clogged legislative cal
endar with Senators Kern, Will
lialns, Thomas, Reed, James and
Chamberlain for more than two
hours. He made it clear that
he was anxious for action on all
measures he outlined at the be-
ginning of the session, including
railroad labor legislation as the
paramount issue, water power
and other conservation bills, a
corrupt practices measure, the
Webb collective foreign selling
agency measure, and the Porto
Rican citizenship bill, together
with the big appropriation bills
and necessary revenue legislation.
Admitting that this is big tin
dertaking in view of the fact that
there are less than thirty-six
legislative days remaining in the
life of the sixty-fourth congress,
administration leaders are con
siderably Derturbed over the
situation. The steering commit
tee has been called 70 meet again
Monday when an effort will be
made to agree on program to be
submitted to caucus of senate
Democrats.
Many senators expressed grave
doubt tonight that the program
could be put drought, because
Of opposition to much of the leg
islation proposed. The water
power and mineral land leasing
bills are in bitter dispute. The
presidents proposal for railroad
strike prevention bill pending in
vestlgation has not even gotten
out of the interstate commerce
committee, and the Webb bill is
certain to encounter obstacles.
In view of this there is much
talk about the capitoG of the prob
ability of an extra session of the
sixty-hfth congress, although the
president and administration
leaders hope that the legislative
wheels may be SO creased and
speeded as to avoid it.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-22
NON-ADVERTISERS BEING
CALLED BY ADVERTISERS

Letting next door to an adver-
using merchant in order to catch
some of the trade that comes to
MS store is the latest trick of the
non-adVertlser, and the advertis-
ing men and newspapers of At
lanta, III common with those in
other; cities over the country, are
deElslng ways and means of dis
countenanclng the practice and
making 1t uncomfortable for those
who resort to it.
No higher tribute could be paid
10 the power of advertising than
Tor a non-advertiser, who refuses
to tell the public about himself
and his goods, to take location
adjacent to a store of merchant
VINO believes in advertising and
counts it as the strongest factor
In building up his trade.
Recently we'll known and
we'll advertised concern in Chica-
go secured a verdict of $4,000
against a competition who came
INTO the immediate vicinity at~
duplicated the advertisers stol
front. The false-front merchant
was not an advertiser himself, but
ne had business brains enough to
appreciate the value of advertis-
ing, and business dishonesty
enough to attempt to profit by the
advertising merchants expendi-
ture and well-earned reputation.
After lengthy litigation the adj
vertlslng merchant won his suit.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-22
a Sft of New York Life.

1t is often littie things that show
uxose snagrssslvely the size of a city.
Eluyiag the last six months the people
Woo used the subways in New York
oTTT r~~r7GA ;"%n them OF their feet
3,.esas s1MS OF dirt, an amount greater
than even she Ynest pessimist1c farm.
ssE|s u lie w6}lid accuse the hired man
of '5EaciziN<s En'' during blowing time
--~-E0UGlf's Companion.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-22
CoCster Lee and Magnolia.
7. S. Grail, Pastor

Sunday School-9:30 a. IN.
Preaching at l0:45 A. III. and
( SO p IA
Junior League at P. NJ.
Senior League $50 ?. NJ.
MFe3-week service " Wednesday,
4 so r. NJ
All services wiJl begin prompt
Ly at the hour designated.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-22

Let the Leader-Enterprise figure
with you on your next Job. They
are equipped to do any kind of work.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-22

Keeping everlast1gly AT 1T, will
bring FINAL SUCCESS to the ad-
veritser. !. 1,As f7n"
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-12
CREAMERY CLOSES
FOR WANT OF MILK

MOUNT VERNON, Oct. 1.-THE
Mount Vernon Cream Company plant,
known as the Little condenser, shut
down today. The company, according
to Manager l.. X. Hardenbergh, of
the Carnation Milk Products Com
pany, has no plans Cor the buildings.
except to dismantle them and take
the machinery to some other points as
soon as possible. This action has been
taken on account of the falling Off
of the company's milk receipts here,
which made it inadvisable to run two
plants. Mr.. Hardenbergh said: "The
future alone will determine how long
we will be justified in running the
Carnation plant. 1t is not our desire
to pull out of Mount Vernon, but
should our milk supply here ever fall
so low as to make it too costly for us
to do business in our large plant, such
move would be inevitable"
The shutdown effects more than
forty people, a few of whom will he
transferred to the big plant, the skill
ed hands going to other cities.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-12
PREFERRED DEATH TO
SEPARATION BY WAR

WINNIPEG, Oct. 12.-After lying
dead on her bed for three days with
a 45-calibre bullet wound in her fore
head. the body of Mrs. w. H. Mather,
of Vancouver, was found in her room
in the Royal Alexandria hotel today.
w. H. Mather, B. A., her husband,
formerly professor of literature in
Sifton college, Iowa, late of Vancouv-
er, said to be a returned soldier in
the army service corps, was in the
room when the police arrived. Both
his wrists had been slashed with the
blade of a safety razor, which was
found in bed under the body of his
wife. He will recover.
One Of the police officials stated
this afternoon that the tragedy gave
every indication Of being a suicide
pact.
Mather had been at the front and
had returned to Vancouver. Under
the new military service act 1t ap-
peared he would have to serve again.
This preyed on the minds of both, and
the thought of separation and the pos
sibility that Mather would not re-
turn decided them to take the step
which ended in the death of the wo-
man.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-12

WANTED-A position as camp
cook at sawmill or roadhouse by ex-
perienced woman. Inquire Prospec-
tor. tt
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-12

Old papers in ouucnes OF 100 al
this Office, only 10 cents. II
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-12

SOME heating stoves at Mead's. "
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-27
COUNCIL HAD A SLOW
SESSION LAST NIGHT

City council met in regular session
last night with the mayor and all
members of the aldermanic board be
ing present, except Alderman Bourne
The most important business trans
acted was the passage of an ordi-
nance, on first reading, ''fathered" by
Alderman Abrams, of the Second pro
hibiting the running at large, even
with a watchman, of any animals ex.
cept the dog and cat within the lin
its of the city south of @ street I'm.
pounding fee was raised from 81 to So
on all stock running at large, and this
means even with some person or per
sons in charge of same.
A petition for the lease of part OF
the foot of K street was referred to
the committee of the whole. The spe-
cial committee reported on the petit
ton of f. H. Mallard for a reduction
of the license of forwarding agents
from $50 to $25 per annum and the
request was refused
All bills and accounts for the past
month were ordered placed in course
of settlement.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-27
REVIVAL Is ATTRACTING
VERY LARGE CROWDS

Sunday as well as yesterday. were
great days with the people of Nc.
Kendree church community In their
revival effort which has been on in
that church for the past week. Rev.
Mr.. Hill, who is assisting the pastor, ,
Rev. B. A. Pafford, did some extra.
ordinary preaching all day Sunday.
-Four times during that day Mr. Hill
faced as many fine congregations The
congregation uSnday night was ca
pacity audience The night congre.
cation Of First church was present
with their pastor, and as q result, ,
every available space in the large
auditorium was taken and chairs
were plced in the aisles to accom-.
modatc the great crowd present. Yes.
terday morning and last night two
more good crowds were present to
hear the visitor Special emphasis
was made III the regular announce.
ments on the service this afternoon
at 1880 for children and young people.