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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01
READY FOR WORK
IN MORNING NOW
Sanuelson Is Improving Ev-
cry Day Since Giving
Tanlac Trial.

Elgin, ILL.,. Feb. 27.-srweII. sir. I'm
feeling like myself again since I've
taken this new medicine. Tanlac." ".
a Samuelson Of I55 MeIrose avenue.
this city, said recently.
II had reason enough not 10 feel
like myself before" he continued
Catarrh and stomach trouble had
bothered me for years. Ny stomach
was SO out Of order that couldn't eat
anything at all withg+uc becoming sick
at my stomach. Ny work was getting
more difficult each day Id Just tie
worn out at night but I couldn't sleep.
No matter how tired I w=a Id lust
toss and roll about the bed and get up
n mornings almost SIS tired as I was
the night before
Tanlac appealed to me when I read
IN the newspapers how IL had heIped
others who were bothered as was and
decided TO try II Every day ] take
Tanlac / get better. The benefits /
have derived already are wonderful.
| sleep soundly and peacefully all
through the night and get up in morn
1ngs feeling refreshed ana rested and
ready for my work. Ny appetite is
greatly improved now and I enjoy my
meals
Tanlac, the master medicine. is espe-
cially beneficial for stomach. liver and
kidney trouble. catarrhal complaints.
rheumatism, nervousness. loss of ap-
petite and the like
Taniac is now being specially in
PRODUCED and explained in Rock Is
land at the Riess pharmacy. 1900 block. /
- ADV
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01
No AIRCRAFT GUN
FORTHEARSENAL
All Government Plants But One Here
Provided for Because They are
Not as Safely Located.

Further evidence Of the degree of
safety which the geographical location
of the Rock Island arsenal affords the
government plant IS given in the sun
dry civil biz which passed the house
Of TepTese ntatIves yesterday
in this bill, of which much has been
said locally because 1T provides about
$4,000 000 for extensions and main
reuance Of the local arsenal 10 pro
vision IS made for anti-aircraft guns
for the protection Of the government
plant here. This is noteworthy mas
much as ell Of the other arseuais i'm
the country are provided for the bill
with these guns as protection from
enemy aircraft It Is believed here
that this Is convincing proof that war
department authorities look with sat
isfaction upon the safe location Of the
Rock Island arsenal for If they did
not they would have recommended
that protection against aircraft be pro
vided here
The sundrv civil bill carries an esti-|
mate Of S1.2750 600 for placing anti
aircraft guns at all arseuaIs except
Rock Island. These autl-aiTCraft guns
are OF a new type, heavy, long, with
extremely nigh velocity and great
range. They cost $l2. 500.
According to the announced plans
DC General Crozier CHIEF Of ordnance. I
IN his statement to the sundry civil
committee in charge Of the appropria- (
son bill, eight of these antt-aircraft .
guns viii so 10 the Frankfort arsenal, /
ght 70 WATERFOWL eight to Water /
-liet, 10 10 PicanJnny. 10 70 Spring /
leld, Mass. two "a Augusta. Ca. four
% Sandy Hook, n. Y six 10 Benecia, /
1aI- six 80 the New York arsenal and
s to the three arsena1s in the Philip
lLnes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01
MONEY BACK FOR
FAkERS' VICTIMS
Rock Island Women Who Fell for
Cheap Pettieoat Swindle are
to Get Their Dimes.
TO BE RETURNED FROM MAIL
Post0ffoe Authorities Authorize Let
sters "a Minneapolis Concern
he Reconsigned.

After discovering that the National
Mail order Brokers exchange Of Min
neapous had "biIkec thousands Of
women over the country-incIudfng
some in Rock Island-out Of thous-
auds OF perfectly good 10-cent pieces
by fake advertising. the postal depart
ment at Washington is Informing ev-
cry postmaster ju the United States
to return to the sender All mail adj
dressed to the Minneapolis concern.
If no return address IS given, the dead
letter Office takes charge Of the mail
This information has reached here.
THE federal government is author}-
II for the statement that the National
Mail order Brokers Exchange is
fraudulent one The scheme of the
Rrafte~s, according TO Uncle sam S in
formation was one of those endless
chain affairs woman was given 10
understand that with the payment OF
10 cents 10 the Minneapolis mag
mates" and the sending Of five letters
to that number Of her friends asking
them to- accept the proposition on the
same basis-she would receive a pref
tv silk petticoat The petIcOat never
came. And the Decent pieces went
The public really did the advertising
and paid for the postage. And the
brokers" got many 1O-Ceut pieces In
all cases the housewife. or, perhaps,
the single girl, worried not about the
little old dime She did worry, though,
about failure To receive her silk petit
coat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01
me schedule is appended
HOGS FROM DENMARK
TAKEN TO GERMANY

Copenhagen, March The govern
ment has appointed a committee to i'm
vestigate recent irregularities in the
export Of meat from Denmark. This
action IS the result of allegations that
a large quantity Of slaughtered swine.
i'oUU according TO circumstantiaI se-
count which has been circulated here
found its way TO the German market
in December and January. over aud
above the number permitted under
agreement between the Danish slaugh-
ter houses and the belligerent coun-
tries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01

have been made 10 the resolution.
Senator Smith of Georgia made q
suggestion which the senate at once
recognized as OF high Importance,
1T occurs to me- said he. that
there might be especial propriety for
us to ask for the letter Zimmerman
Instructions and for such Information
as the president may have in refer
ence to it and that such a request
coming from us Is quite a different
thing than for the president 10 have
sent it 10 US without the request The
president might be grauifed for as to
have 1t and vet hesitate to send it to
us as emanating from his own action
l see distinction, q very great dis
Unction. between the two lines of ac-
ton and / hope very much that the
resolution may be adopted p
Il wish to say replied Senator
Lodge, that the statement the sen
ator from Georgia. makes is a perfectly
accurate one. IF the president. at his
own motion, were 10 send those pa
pers into the senate without com
ment, according 10 our precedents. il
would mean that he could do nothing
automatically, and he wrote 10 con
gress for war"
1t would be practically a request
for a declaration OF war" said Sen
ator Smiht
1T would" Senator Lodge replied.
but il we take it up, there is no such
That was just the distinction / was
desiring 10 present, said Senator
Smith
Senator Stone called the foreign re
latIons committee TO meet TODAY to
the Lodge resolution.
The committee this afternoon or +
1ered favorable report on the Lodge /
resolution after changing only a few
words.
The committee struck out the pro- F
visions asking the president for in
formation as TO when the thinner
mann letter came into possession Of +
he United States. /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01

posed OF good voices and 4uvartatT.
makes decided hit wherever II roa.
The chorus this year is better ha.
ever, having been drawn from p eraa
variety Of the finest material and na.
oeen constantly drilled in chorus 1eo~.
by ITS able leader. Professor BorE
quist- Carl Freeman. the soloist of srs
WennerberC, is considered 10 be one or
the best that the school has ever bad.
Start in Chicago.
The schedule is appended.
March 20, Chicago, Ill; March za.
jamestown, Ia. March 30. Warraa
Pa: March 81, Buffalo. N. ". April a.
New Britain and Hartford. Conn
april ?, Springfield, Mass: April
Worcester, Mass April I Bostoa
Mass; April 5, Providence. l.. Anr..
., New Haven, Conn; April T. New
York City: April 8. Brooklyn. H. ST..
April ?. Philadelphia, Pa, april 80.
Washington, y. c., April II. Pitts.
burgh, Pa; April l., Youngstown. Pa.
AAprii 10, Cleveland, Ohio april Id.
Chicago, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01
FEAR GRAIN S0WN
IN FALL INJURED
We Says County Crop Correspondent
Campbell IN Report fer Febru-
arr 70 Government
TOO LITTLE SNOW FOR C0LD
FruIt Trees Are Also Thought 10 Have
Suffered Prom Low TeHpera-
lures, He States.

Grain sown in the fall has been IN
3ured 70 what extent - not known-
and there IS 10 doubt bat that fruit
trees have suffered also because q
the cold weather and very little snow,
saya County Crop Correspondent
Charles o. Campbell Of Rock Island
IN his report ~ the bureau ~ eHti-
mates Of the department Of agriculture
FOR the month Of February
Following conditions are shown IN
Rock Island county ia the report:
Thirty per cent Of last years corn
crop remaining on farms
Fifteen per cent Of last years wheat
crop remaining on farms.
Forty per cent Of last years oats
crop remaining on farms.
Farm lsboreY wages. with board,
$40, and without board, $40 per month
Average price for poor plow lands,
$50. for good. $50, and With improve
Eneats on land $500
The Average Prices
The average prices farmers Of the
county are receiving for their grains
and rsrn9uga "a amended
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01

against the United States has been in
the hands Of the United States gov
eminent while German statesmen have
been pleading that President Wilson's
Aaction IN breaking of diplomatic re
ylations was "brusQue' and harsh. and
that they were informed Of NO ''au~
thentfc reasons for his action While
the German chancellor, DR.. Won Beth
mann HOIlweE. was making his ceIe-
brated speech IN the reichstag IN
which ne deplored the break and pro
tested that GermaDr had promoted
and cherished the friendship OF the
United States as Bismarck put it.
an heirloom from Frederick The
Great the documentary evidence IN
the hands Of officials here showed that
Germany was plotting an attack on the
United States by q triple alliance.
OniciaIs Wonder Now.
American officials wonder how. in
the light of these disclosures, German
officials will reconcile their plea that
the United States put an interpreta-
ton on the new submarine orders,
mot intended by Germany with the
organized disabling Of German mer-
chant ships in American ports at
prearranged signal from the German
en- bassy here-some Of them even be
fore the break was an accomplished
fact
American officials are equally inter
ested in knowing what reception the
startling disclosures viii meet in Ger
many and what will be the effect on
the German people IL they are per- /
mitted to know about them.
Are Many Indications.
Reports Of German submarine bases /
In the Gulf Of Mexico, hints Of possible I
German Influences playing upon all Z
revolutionary factions in Mexico with
he sole purpose Of embarrassing the
Jntted States reports of resentment
being stirred Up against the United
states IN Colombia. which already has
grievance because Of the partition of i
Panama. the recent purchase by the
United States Of the Danish West
indies. for the openly announced req
ION that the United States could not
L1ord 20 have them fall into the hands
II hostile powers. all these things. ia
he opinion of officials here. take on
decidedly definite form with the dis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01

closures made in G4rmanyis instruc-
lions To her minister IN Mexico.
Many Plots Barred.
The 1nvesti cation Of the American
military Intelligence officers and the
secret service along the border have
disclosed many German activities
there. which now, tn the light Of these
revelations. can be assigned 70 their
proper place in the sequence OF events.
Raid Laid to Germans.
At Columbus. \. II. It is charged
that German Influences were response
bic for the villa raid. with the object
Of forcing Intervention by the United
States. which was expected 10 draw
l1e attention Of the American military
forces and consequently cut down the
munitions exports to the allies
Consul Back Of Parra Affair.
The army intelligence officers are in
possession Of Information which seems
TO imply possible connection O. Ihe0-
dore Koch Or Eouch. German vice CON
sui al parraI Nex. with the attack
by Mexican troops on the American
cavalry under Major Tompkins while
in pursuit Of the villa bandits
Although American officers said they
did not End Koch at PaTral when they
were there. they have received reports
that he urged the AfexiCaus TO attack
the American troops in order TO pre-
vent the capture of villa, fearing It
would be followed by revelations Of
the alleged German influence behind
the raid One high army officer said
az ann positive that Koch had some
thing If not q great deal to do with
the trouble at Psrraf"
Other Activities Known
From other sources, information mas
come to tba government Of other Ger
man actt vltIes and Influences in Mex
leo. Dr. Erum-I5eIier, German &C
five In Mexico many years, is reported
TO be very close TO General Carranzs
and active in conducting pro-German
K tOpaEauda in Mexico Other iufOr-
nation III the hands Of government in
teligence officers is that Macmillan
Klaus, 3 German, is in charge OF the
Carrauza ordnance factories which
ave been established near Mexico
~ity. None of these facts iu itself is
regarded as having a direct relation TO
and Japan, but it IS realized they are
evidences or GermauEs gen
er8l plan
Mny Make Tntrigues Public
1t is probable that q full account of
German intrigues in this country, as
well as in Central ana South America
Of which this government has knowl-
edge, may never become publicly
known. but it lis possible that they
may, according to the turn of events.
It is known positively, however. that
evidences of the activities of Count Won
Berust0rH. sufficient to force IS de
parture from the country at any time
we're In the hands Of the government
even before it knew OF the attempted
intrigue with Mexico and Japan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01
BRITISH SOCIALIST DECLINE.

LONDON, March The british 50
cialtsts have declined an invitation
from the French socialist party ~
send delegates TO a congress Of social
lists of the allied countries which IL s
proposed to hold on March Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01
Money Flows In.

And because she worried not about
the Decent piece-it being or such
small denomiGatjou-the brokers"
were able to do business
Therein lay the success. of their
"bfIking" scheme Many dimes were
donated" and the donors-we may
call tbem-never kicked. Women from
all parts of the country sent in money.
The local p0stof1ce mailing depart
ment has knowledge of many such
letters here The postof6ce at Mime
apolis was so flooded with mail for
this particular concern that il was
almost impossible to get work out on
scheduled time,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01


TO state that the amour cement by
The Associated Press was correct, full
confirmation was being given officially
at the White house and state depart
meut
Urge Withdrawal.
Senator HardHick of Georgia. dem
oCrat, objected TO immediate c0usjd-
GRAFTON of the Lodge resolution and
other senators urged him to with
draw it,
Senator Works. republican. of Cal
iforuia, argued that it should be
1T is exceedingly Important said
he, that we have explicit information
whether the president, at the time he
asked congress TO confer extraordi-
nary powers upon him knew of these
conditions as disclosed in the news
papers. If the president had the in
formation at that time il was due
congress and the people Of the United
States that he should lay before con
gress all OF the circumstances that
might affect the action OF congress.
Congress is dealing with that situa-
ton and We should have all the iuRor-
nation before taking any steps
Senator Reed depi0rcd what he said
appeared to be criticism Of the uresi-
eDt. although Senator Lodge dis
,latUed any intention to embarrass
him
Il hope that at this moment. which
@ ue appears 80 be avery solemn
me, Senator Reed said, eve viii not
lave any more manifestations of dis
position to criticize the president. Lei
is criticize no one bv any kind of in
erence- This is a time when Ameri- +
ans should close their ranks and face
me way and respond to>one sentiment.
hope that viii be done"
Gravity Is Tmpressing.
Il ana very deeply impressed with i
he gravity OF the situation. said Sen
tor Thomas. democrat. Of Colorado |
We are confronted with a crisis that
lay be very serious II is a coincideDt /
hat the Associated Press publication
ONES when the senate is considering /
he army and navy bills.
But II this letter from the German
1reis1 minister is authentic and it is I
aid TO be by the senator from Vfr-
inia= we should know it aud know II !,
ow- hope the resolution of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01
Berlin Plot to Strike
America Through Japan
and Mexico Is Barred

CONTINUED from Page One)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01

IUOntinued rom pags 0neJ.
like The Associated Press put forward
seriously and solemnly what purports
TO be q dispatch from the secretary Of
foreign affairs Of Germany inviting
Mexico and Japan so unite 10 make
war on the United States. it was time
the congress and the people should
be informed of the matter.
While Senator Swanson was assur-
ing bfT. Lodge that he was authorized
to state that the auuounc cement by
The Associated Press was correct, full
confirmation was being given officially
at the White house and state depart
meuT-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01
White House, Senate and
State Department Back
Report of German Plot

Continued from page ona).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01

The average prices farmers OF the
county are receiving for their grains
ard r.rnattna Il annanaaI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01

senator from Massachusetts, Will be
acted upon and I am sure the president
viii respond to it. There may be rea-
sons for not giving the information If
Incom aatibie with the public interest.
The fact is the Associated Press
has given this entire story 10 the pub
lie with what seems to be a most inn
p0rrant document 1t is probably au
thenffr -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-01
''TouclIy" Proposition.

Vtf&aEy AsbBgsSE1Dus
replying 70 Senator Hardwick. vim
sald 1t was very dangerous" to act
Immediately on such a resolution and
that Senator Lodge must understand
II was "a most touchy proposition ;.
Senator Lodge said
inaf IS the reason introduced she
resolution. This news appeared in the
Associated Press this morning not In
an individual newspaper but in the
Associated Press, q great news gath
erlng association Of this country 4ta
greatest probably in the world IN has
put forward seri 1usIy and soIan7nty
what purports 70 be a dispatch the
secretary Of state for foreign relations
IN Germany invited Mexico and .Tanar
10 unite with them in war upou fha
nlted States. If il Is false the conn
try ought 70 know It in order to allav
the popular excitement which this pub-
LEGATION viii cause II It is true. then
the congress Of the United States and
the people ought to know it, This is
not a time when truth so grave as
that should be suppressed.
tarefuI 10 Insert Clause.
7 have been careful to saw as tn
other Information If rot incomDafjb1e
with the public interest. I do NOT
want to embarrass the president. far
from II l understand from the state
neut a senator from Virgi&Sa on this
floor that the dispatch is authentic and
think that We certainly ought IN +
snow Il and that the country ought ~ +
snow it.
I am sorry any objection should |,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-06-01

Here is a car capable of highest
sane speed. That operated perfect
ly on high gear even from a stand
ing start at a traffic officers signal.
That ran like a watch for % hours
and could have run an indefinitely
longer time. That made the start
lingly economical figure of II miles
to the gallon of gas. That was in
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-06-01
Newspapers Sentinels Of Liberty

While congress is celebrating upon
measures that place almost prohibitive
war taxes upon newspapers, the fol.
lowing quotation from "The Revol.
ution is not over" by Benjamin Rush,
written in 1778, is worth study:
For the purpose of diffusing knowl
edge, as we'll as extending the living
principle of government to every part
Of the United States, every State, city
county, village, and township in the
Union should be tied together by
means of the post office.
This is the true non-electric wire
of government. 1t is the only means
Of conveying heat and light to every
individual in the federal common
wealth. Sweden lost her liberties
says the Able Raynal, because her
citizens were SO scattered that they
had no means of acting with each
other. 1t should be a constant in
junction to the postmasters to convey
newspapers free of all charge for
postage. They are not only the We
hicles of knowledge and intelligence
but the sentinels of the liberties OF
our country"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-06-01
Patriotism and Wise Finance.

An investment in United States gov
eminent IL per cent liberty loan is
both patriotic and wise. l know of
no stocks or bonds in the present sit
uation, plunging deep into war as we
are, that purely in an investment
sense, are so attractive as these 3 1-2
per cent nontaxable United States gov.
eminent bOnds-bOnds that are con.
yertible into higher interest bearing
Issues if any are put out by the gov.
eminent
They are the most attractive because
they furnish the soundest and safest
investment in all the world, and at this
juncture safety counts. Free from
taxation, their interest yields will
measure up we'll with the net yield OF
other sound securities after deduct.
ing all taxes.
Moreover, if the war continues for
two or more years the government will
be compelled to put out other issues
with always mounting rate of interest
and these II per cent bonds are con
vertible into the issues bearing the
higher interest yield. And too, at the
end of the war, be it near at hand OF
far away, the United States govern
ment war bonds then obtaining, either
those OF the present issues or of later
date, bearing higher rates of interest
will undoubtedly 60 to a premium
to a very handsome premium, shoult
say
Ordinarily one takes great chances
in urging the general public to inves
in any particular stock or bond, bu
this is one Of the times when one
can justify himself in so urging. as he
takes no chances at all. 1t is both thu
patriotic thing to do and the smar
thing to do to invest literally, accord
ing to ones means, in this liberty LOAF
government issue.
l am saying this over my own sig
nature to give it whatever additions
weight personally signed argumen
may have over the impersonal I'VE
Of editorial form. | can not indoors,
this investment too strongly.-Franl
A. Munsey in the New York Sun.