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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10
WARMAKESMANY
CHANCES lNARMY
Makeup of British Forces Widely Diff
ierent Than When Conflict
Started in 1914

London CORES on8ence. J - The
British army has undergone changes
OF q far-reachiug character since the
outbreak OF the war iu 1914. and iC
now possesses many branches uu-
heard Of in pre-war days Every re-
source afforded by the manifold capar-
ity OF this great industrial community
has been haruessed to the war eharior.
says British statement from Official
so6rces.
There are certain respects in which
the problem by which the British army
Is faced is unique and one OF the most
striking OF these is that if must be
capable Of campaigning IA any part of
the world and jn any climate Tn the
case Of armies like that of Germany.
on the other hand the problem Of pre-
PaTartou for war was relatively simple
Tile ground on which the army was
destined to fight was known it was
an army designed to do battle I'm par
tiCUlar theatre Europe. In c0nse-
guence everything could me. and was
planned along certain weIi-defue1
lines
In the present war the Importance
Of field works WAS apparent al a very
early stage. partly owing to modern
artillery and partly to the confirmed
5L-t- 7-tSill-is --a1lt Oh tltE Ger f-ttAi9- DlA4
Oh Ah@ cardinal Instructions gwen hs
l-5 German e9nfhaaaef5 10 ihetf
troops on aEst invading rance ana
Helgl0n vas make lFencaes every
Where III TACT an the continental
powers haa }a aaallloa 20 l4eir corps
OF engineers, very large numbers OF
trained pioneers organized 10 oajJal-
IONS, anu suitable Tor use either as
ughUng troops or PA the construction
ana maintenance or Hela #oEAS ana
communications The absolute inn
p0rtance of the Iast-uamed can per
maps only be realized aE one Who has
seen the roads during an advance.
But while the continent was TO this
extent prepared for trench warfare.
as was natural In the c5rcum stances if
was otherwise with Great britain I'm
the british service only The indian
army possessed pioneer regiments,
these troops being always necessary in
1oaduc1Ag campaigns f. the hill coun-
try. When the need for this class of
tropcs became evident steps were
taken TO form pioneer battaIons for
the eEpeditionary force From the first
they proved their value
Pioneers are prepared fo sight or
work as may be required. They per
form SUCH services as the construction
and repair Of communication trenches
nre-trenohes and dug-oals. the digging
4-E q .-#- s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10
PERU IS sTAUNCH IN
OPPOSING GERMANY

Lima. Peru. aug 10.-The cham Der
of deputies unanimously approved the
en- ergetic attitude of Or, Francisco
Tudela, the foreign minister, in hand
ling the case Of the Peruvian bark Lor-
ton.
The Peruvian government yesterday
Refused the offer of the German gov
eminent 10 submit the question OF the
sinking OF the Lorton TO prize court
The government declared the sinking
was unjustified and insisted that the
German government pay the damages
and make an indemnity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10
AMERICAN SEAMEE
REACH AGREEME EN- T

Washington, Aug 10. - American
seamen and their employers have
come to q full agreement on wages
and working conditions during the
war which government officials said to-
day solves the problem of obtaining
men to operate the great merchant
fleet the country is building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10
MnRE En0n s,r0REr1.

Washington. Aug I0.-Coid storage
OF food throughout the country on
Aug. showed an increase over a
year ago Holdings of poultry iu-
creased 366 per cent Meat and poul-
try holdings amount to more than 915,-
600 600 pounds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10

Two or three minutes later snbma-
rIne appeared on the starboard side
Of the ship and exposed her entire
superstructure.
The gun crew opened ere and the
submarine submerged. badly shattered.
and undoubtedly went 10 the bottom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10
sTRTKE TIES Up KANSAS City.

Kansas city, Aug. 10-The third day
of Kansas City's street car strike be-
gan with the tracks deserted this
morning of all except a few interurbap
ears. only one Of which carried pes
sengeTs within the cjry. and those con
Veying mail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10
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FIND BODY OF YICTTI. c

: The body Ct John sIcQuald Of
Milan. WHO vas electrocuted and
: hurled tn the river of tha draw &
z pier Of the Rock Island bridge
: th5s morning, was recovered By
{ one oE the rescue parties tais
: afternoon At $50 The body was
{ snagEed az the west end &c the 6
: pier nor far from where Ii went
down. An eddy is supposed to e
: have held the body close to the
pier in spite off the strong eur
: rent OF the main channel which c
: flows by that point {
, 6 . . 8 Q . > . 6 . 9 g 3 = g {
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10
ApnEsrEIg -As saILa.I.EHs.

New York, Aug. IG.-SiN members
of Belgian relief ship crew were ar
rested here today with three other
men on charges of smuggling rubber
and platinum into Germany By way OF
Holland and Belgium.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10
TNFTTTF1 0RDFRS STTsTp

New York, Aug io.-The unified
poration on July 81 were 10, S44, 1914
tons. according 10 the monthly report
issued today This is decrease OF.
539.123 tons from the orders on June
30
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10

LtlIta HeIIa EtEaE.

Lille Belle Gray, aged 4 months.
daughter of Mr- and MRS William O
tE 1925 Thirty-6fth street. died at
3 O'Clock this morning after an illness
81. $50 weeks Surviving are the par
ennis. three sisters, and two brothers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10
STAGE OF RIVER

Following was the stage of the Mis-
slssippi river at the stations named al
J U'g-srF This morning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-10
Licensed To Wed

-. Let's. iowa.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14
VANISHING ART IN MASONRY
Ancient New England Dry Walls Are
Things of Beauty But Few Are
Built Now.

'In dry walls I think the old stone
mason takes the greatest pride of all;
for it Is the dry wall-I mean by that
a wall laid without mortar-that the
sheer art of the mason comes most
into play. Anyone can throw a wall
together If he has a mortar to make
it stick, but a dry wall must stand out
for what it is, built solid from the
bottom up, each stone resting securely
upon the one below it, and braced and
nested in by the sheer skill of the ma
son, writes David Grayson in the
American Magazine.
The art Of the dry wall is the an
cient heritage of New England and
speaks not only of the sincerity and
the conscientiousness of the old puri-
tan spirit but strikes the higher note
IF beauty. Many of the older walls
1 know are worth going far to see, for
they exhibit a rar sense Of form and
proportion, and are sometimes set in
the landscape with a skill that only
the Master Artist himself could exceed.
Those old, hard-wrought stone fences
OF the Burnham hills and Crewsbury.
the best of them, were honestly built.
and built to last a thousand years. A
beautiful art-and one that is passing
away. 1t Is the dry wall that stands
OF Itself that the old stone MASON loves
best of all.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14
SPAIN IS FACING GRAVE CRISIS
MOST CRITICAL IN 40 YEARS SAYS
PRESIDENT OF SENATE.
Prieto Cabinet Out But King Requests
Premier to Remain-Dato May
Form New Body.

Madrid, June liking Alfonso has
asked the Marquis Prieto to continue
as premier. The Marquis has prom
ised to give the king his definite an
swer after he has conferred with the
members of the cabinet.
Paris, June IA Madrid wireless
dispatch says the report that former
Premier Dato will be called upon to
form a cabinet appears to be con-
firmed. Senior Dato will take the port
folio of foreign affairs Professionally
and, according to the report, will be
succeeded by Francisco Bergamin, the
former minister of instruction.
Senior Bugallal, who was minister of
finance in the Dato cabinet in 1913,
is mentioned as a strong probability
for the same post now.
The present political crisis in Spain
was characterized as the gravest
which has arisen in the last 40 years
in a statement by Senior Groizard, pres.
ident of the senate. He expressed this
opinion after a conference with King
Alfonso. 1t is thought probable that
the formation of a government to Sue
coed the ministry of the Marquis Pri-
eto, who with the cabinet has resign
ed, will be entrusted to the conserva-
tives with Eduardo Dato, former pre-.
mier, again in power.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14
KR0POTKIN SAYS RUSSIA
MUST FIGHT TO THE END
Returning ExiIed Prince Warns Coun.
try Against Any Attempt to Hin
der Germany's Defeat.

Christiania, June 11.-Prince Peter
Kropotkin, the Russian Socialist lead.
err who has been in exile in England
for many years and was invited to re-
turn home by the revolutionary gov
eminent has arrived in Christiania on
his way to Petrograd. He issued a
statement warning "all true friends of
peace against any attempt to hinder
Germany's defeat.
Such fantastic dreams as German
domination from Berlin to Bagdad
must be given up" he said. France
must have Alsace and Lorraine. The
independence of Poland must be as.
sured. Until that is done Russia must
and will fight for victory"
The revolution came just in the
nick of time to prevent the disgrace
of a separate peace" he said. me
go%tiations between the old regime and
the Germans had been virtually CON-
pleted, and the old regime planned to
sign a separate peace agreement two
days later"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14
.KE!ETs BABY FUNERAL HELD
GRIEF AT SPRINGFIELD REPLACES
LUST FOR VENGEANCE.
Thousands Attend Services Where
Parents Bear Up WeIl-First War
rant Issued for Suspect in Case.

Springfield, No, June IS. Baby
Lloyd keet, whose life was the toll
exacted by %abductors, has been buried.
Thousands of Springfield citizens
were at the st. Paul's Methodist Epis.
copal church where the services were
held, and in the cortege that follow.
ed the little white casket to the Ma.
pie Park cemetery.
Grief for the stricken father and
mother had overcome the lust for ven.
geance that manifested itself, when
10000 persons parading the uptown
streets. demanded the lives of the six
persons they suspected of completely
in the crime.
]. Holland Keet, the father. and his
wife, held up bravely through the or
deal of the afternoon. Mrs. Keet, how.
ever, was under the guardianship of
physicians during the funeral.
The holding of the funeral did not
stop authorities from the search for
those who threw little Lloyd into the
old we'll IN the deserted Grenshaw
farm, eight miles southwest of here.
Paul O'Day, prosecuting attorney of
this county, announced the issuance
of the first warrant, charging direct
completely in the death.
1t named Dick Carter, 26 years old,
a Springfield man, who was alleged
In the warrant to have strangled the
baby by wrapping blankets around
the body until the baby was smother
cd. Otherwise the day was unmarked
by new developments.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14
CONGRESS TO BE ASKED
BILLION FOR AIR SERVICE
Bill in Senate contemplates Develop.
ment Of Department On Gigantic
Scale-Hearings Begin.

Washington, June 1.-THE govern
ment will soon ask Congress for an
appropriation of from $780, OO, 900 to
$500 600, 900 as the first move in de-
veloping the American air service on
q gigantic scale.
This became known when decision
was reached by the subcommittee of
the Senate military affairs committee
to begin hearings on the Sheppard
Hubert bill. Before the wal is over
Congress is to be asked for at least
$1,O0O,O 900 900 for the air service.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14
Swedish Merchant Fleet Hit by War.

Swedish Merchant Fleet Hit by War.
Stockholm, June 12.-Sweden's mer-
chant feet lost, either through wal or
by accident, in the first three months
of this year, 13 steamers with a total
tonnage of 1882; two motor-driven
vessels with a total of 1923 tons, and
six sailing vessels aggregating 1,153
tons. Including three steamers lost by
decision of prize courts, and other ves-
sells withdrawn from service, the
Aeet has been reduced by AZ units. The
EXCESS Of tonnage lost over newly-built
or purchased tonnage amounts to 49,.
429 tons
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14
NEW CABINET FOR HUNGARY
King Asks Liberal Leader To Form
New Body.

Amsterdam, June ia Budapest
dispatch says King Charles has en-
trusted the formation of a new cabi-
net to Count Moritz Esterhazy. Ester
hazy, who succeeds Count Tisza as
Hungarian premier, is affiliated with
the liberal element. which under the
leadership OF Count julius Andrassy
has been generally credited with anti
German tendencies. In an effort to
reconcile factional differences which
were threatening his power, Count
T1sza offered a seat in the cabinet
to Count E%sterhazy last month. The
offer was rejected,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14
SOCIALISTS GUST RUSSELL
Expelled Because He Joined War Mis-.
sion to Russia.

New York, June 11.-Charles Ed
ward Russell, widely known Socialist
and a member of the American war
mission to Russia, was expelled from
the Socialist party by the central COM
mittee of the New York local at a
meeting here. The specific grounds
for the expulsion were given as Mr..
RusselPs failure to consult the party
before accepting the mission appoint
ment and his failure to resign from
the commission after certain sections
in the party had requested him to
do so.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14

chinery, soap and amberWare. Its
most important business. however, was
its export of grains and timber. 1t
shipped each year timber to a value OF
more than S5,OOO,O00.
Before all else, Mcneil was a grow
ing seaport 1t was drawing an even
greater share of the distributing bust
ness of agricultural produce from the
neighboring regions Of the Russian
Baltic provinces, and was developing
close, fruitful business relations with
Russian Poland, handling Polish tim
Der, grain and meats, and making
Roadway in the competition for han
ding the exports from the rich Polish
manufacturing districts. Melnel's po-
sition near the farms of East Prussia,
near the fields and factories of Rus
sia's Baltic provinces, and nea the for
ests, farms and manufactures of Rus
sian Poland gave the town great prom
Use of becoming a rich city port.
Like many of the well-placed cities
commercial center. The town is given
over almost entirely to the needs Of the
German navy. It has extensive ar
senals and mine depots, machine shops,
imperial dockyards before being en-
larged for the present emergencies in
cluded two large slipways, five i'm
mense floating docks, four smaller
docks for the accommodation of tor
pedoboats and seven dry docks. The
shipyards are surrounded by lofty
walls and access to the Enclosure even
prior to the outbreak of the var was
very restricted More than a third Of
the population of the town before the
beginning Of hostilities in 1914 was
made up of army and naval forces.
Like many of the well-placed cities
of these northern coastlands, Mcneil
was a foundation of those crusaders Of
the middle ages, who took their way
north and spread their faith among
the outlying peoples by brand and
sword. It vas founded by Poppo Won
Osterna, grandmaster Of the Knights
of the Teutonic Order, who fought the
natives Of Prussia, the Let's and Films
through generations to bring them
within the fold Of the Christian church.
When founded in 1852, Memel was first
called New Dortmund, and, later, Me-
melburg.
The advanced Christian fortress
early acquired an important trade, and
became a member of the merchant
trust, the Hanseatic league. Its place
upon the borders of several unrelated
peoples, however, while possessing the
same advantages as today, possessed,
also, the anne disadvantages. 1t was
burned several times by hostile forces
during the 18th, 18th, and 18th CEN
turtles. After the crushing defeat adj
ministered to Friedrich Wilhelm III
of Prussia by Napoleon upon the field
Of Jena, the German monarch retired
to isolated Memel, and here, in 1907,
the treaty which was to have such far
reaching results was concluded be-
tween Great Britain and Prussia.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14
SECOND U. S. COLLIER
IS IN FRENCH WATERS
Washington, June 11.-The
navy department is advised of the
arrival Of the second American
naval collier in French waters.
y 1
Small Subscribers Hurry to Front.

Small Subscribers Hurry t. Front.
New York, June 12.-Subscriptions
to the Liberty Loan through a single
bank in this city totaling $43,O OO, 900
are announced. Man; individual sub.
scriptions through other banks of up
ward of $1,000,O00 each also we're
made public. The National Bank of
Commerce. issued a statement to the
effect that the announcement by Sec
rotary of the Treasury McAdoo that
the loan had not been nearly subscrib-
ed brought about the largest number
OF small subscriptions of any day dur
Ing the campaign"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14

The plans for the attack had beer
long maturing and when the prepar.
atoms were perfected the premier was
acquainted with the exact hour it was
intended to open it. Accordingly, on
retiring last night Mr.. Lloyd George
gave orders to be called at three.
The premier and other members of
his household clearly heard the ire
mendous detonations,, as also did per.
sons Mt the premiere official residence
in London, who supposed they were
the sounds of heavy guns until late,
they learned whence they cumA
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14
BRITISH PREMIER HEARS
GUNS WHEN BATTLE OPENS
Terrific Decorations Carried Through
the Air for a Distance Of More
Than 14O Miles.

London, June 1.-THE tremendous
explosions that opened the British at
tack on Wytschaete bend were heard
by David Lloyd George. the British
premier. who was staying for the night
at his residence. Walton Heath, 40
miles away.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14
BALF0UR HAS REACHED HOME

Arrives In London Safely After Trip
to United States.
London, June 11.-Foreign Secretary
Arthur ]. Balfour arrived at a British
port on his return from his trip to
America at the head of the British
mission. Mr.. Balfour at once departed
for London, arriving there late in the
day.
Minister Balfour arrived at a Cana.
dian port in the middle of April and
touched American soil first at a Maine
village April 81.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14
Peculiar to Themselves.

slow can I get te flubdub's fish
market?"
"Follow your nose"
Follow my nose? Now that SEEMS
indefinite advice to give a man."
1T is all right when hunting for n
fab market"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-14
Was a Growing City.
YHHELMSHAVEN, the scene
M of d terrific explosion which
w Is supposed to have

Memel had a growing industry-iron
foundries, shipbuilding yards, and fac
tories foI the output of chemicals, ma.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-06
WANTS TO
ELIMINATE MIDDLE MAN

Representative Henry |. Emerson.
Of Ohio. believes that the middlemsn
in the distribution Of food products
must be eliminated If the cost OF ~
ing IA to be materially reduced. Win
that end in view he has presentel a
resolution to the house directing The
food administrator TO investigate At
question. and, II possible, to devise a
system that will bring the farmer and
the consumer together and eliminate
the middleman. In connection with
that investigation Mr.. Emerson youli
have the prices charged at markets
looked into, as he is OF opinion that
they exceed those charged at smaller
stores in the large cities, and are
greatly in excess of those which the
farmers receive for the same pro
duets.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-06
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS CANNOT
BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There Is only one way to cure catar-
rhal deafness, and that is by a congti-
tutional remedy. Catarrhal deafness
is caused by an infiaTned condition
OF the mucous lining of the eustach-
ian tube. When this tube is infamed
you have a rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when ii is entirely
closed deafness Is the result. Unless
the inflammation a be reduced and
this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton, hearing viii be destroyed forever.
Many cases OF deafness are caused by
catarrh, which is an infamed condi-
ton OF the surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the blood
on the mucous surfaces Of the system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any s Of Catarrhal Deafness
that cannot be cured by Halls Ca
tarrh Medicine. Circulars free. All
Druggists, 75c.-[Adyertisement.
#. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-06
SPECIES or LYNCH LAW
APPLIED TO THE PRESS

Last spring Wien uncer admit
tratlou Ies6erzhip Coagres might
easa have adoyte6 = szns censorship
Law. ne press d the United States
vas alnoaf soii6ly arraTed against
. legislation Of the kind NJ matter
how reaonzble. and even the miicest
meassres were defeated Congress
has noS parsed. without serious opDo-
elfloa and with 10 protest from The
press a. large. q c~en2orhip act which
gives The postnaster-general Dracti-
eally unlimited p0wef8 He may
co-npel foreign-lsngaage neEsDapeTs
70 de ~ local ~postofnoea translanons
In Engllsh u al articles bearing upon
war and politics Such publication
a. are not under suspicion b n.y.
relieve d This obligation during good
behavior Newspaper and magazine
which, IN hig opinion, are sedinouz
mar BE- denied any use q the MALL
and when they are barred from TIE
newspapers # becomes : criminal
Oaense 10 distribute them otherwAs
This last provision applies 70 al pub
LEGATIONS In English a. well az in for
eign languages. and. o. course, reaehes
newsboyg. news companies and com
mo carriers Of all descriptions.
The New York World declared more
than once last May that II the press
defeated wise legislation On this SUD
ject II would presently find Itself face
to face with a species Of lynch la
and here il is The posunaster-gen-
eral is is Judge. jury and ex~ecutioner.
and nobody knows how many Of his
s~ubordinates may actually exercise
his powers.
SURPRISING seditious newspapers f
not q proper cure or punishment for
seditlon, which il likely then to ap-
pear in worse forms. The penalty
should run personally against the
public enemies who conduct these
publications, and it should be applied
By a court Of Law.