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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-15

Emperor Nicholas has been
warned that the fate of his
dynasty depended on &C
4uiascence. The royal pal
ace was besieged by revo-
luaonary troops. The em-
pefor is at the front.
London March IS. % $50 %. m.l
s successful revolution has TAX
e# place i'm Russia The reaction
ass party has been oveTthroWn.
Reports from Pe}r8grad, state
Hat the d8ma, backed by the ar
m5r has succeeded iu overthrow
Ing she government mnleteiy.
AHe revolution eeufered iH Pelro-
grad and 8oSCuH- Prominent re-
actiauaries- iHcladiHg former
Premier @turmer and H. Pros
t0Hgpoa, minister Of the interior.
have been imprisoned The Eor-
ernmeHt Isl now IN gbe hands of
2 committee of safety.
THE garris0us at Petr0grad and
Moscow went over in q body 10
fae raT0luti0uarjes
IHP question 1T the dynasty
aas been ief5 unsettled thus far.
III Is reported there SIS q Uossi-
r.-ar v5rhaiaa. v5e [rrHI5 he z z'5-,
.rafrE 3D. Tire rre.u urfncp wff5g
Grand Duhe Nicholas acting AS
recent.
Hrrtu. sTaroh Is thY wireless ta
sasrU3e,f -Vhcre has been a euc-
.FrF raveTrffa1 fu Russia No.
..rEFn4 ia She 0varsasg NEWS
.-.-rs cha afFrfrF t.4zrrner news
HareaHg.
HE following statement was given
today a- The news agency
".a following report was issued Ia
eEad OH March Il about the sue
Russian revolutions
..a population %. beTrOETad, lu-
0a-sa# HE The complete dis0rgautza-
.. af transport services and of ALI
..a-.1a had been lrritated for q long
#-r.u=U the government and had
...a restless The population held
... government responsible for all it's
e-.-s. The government expecting
.#.. took measures ON n large
Order to maintain order. and
other things ordered dissolu-
~ the council of the empire and
Uuma Rejects Decree.
Tre suma however. on March ii.
decided not 10 ACCEPT the imperial
bus fo continue its meetings.
.. #ama Immediately instituted an
..ra committee. presided over by
=. .adEarso. president Of the duua.
.aa- committee declared itself to be
provisional government aud issued
following appeal.
AnneaIs fo Publfe
-.rsfsarira -as 45a7rultfae I'm re-
-a-E .a domestic tranonflitv. which are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-15
Order Retnrnlng.

Today on the third day Of the
revolution the capital. where order Is
Ie94T n3Ifs swiftly is completely IN the
aAn1s OF the executive committee OF
tae 1HHa and Of the troops which gar
15sooed PetroErad and numbered more
tAaa thirty thousand which troops
support the revolution. Deputy Engel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-15
Appeals u Public.
Ministers Jailed.

The executive committee rested it.
SELF upon the population Of the capital.
#aleh was in full revolution and upon
tae army. completely united with the
teFoluEoQists- II arrested all the min
listers and sent them TO jail The duma
declared that the ministerial cabinet
a9 longer existed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-15

Asso ciated Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-15

Berlin March 15 Chg wireless to
sas ELsie,I There has been a sue
e.Egl revolution I'M Russia aC-
alUE la the Overseas News
aE.rCy l.ae official GErm8u news
aE-aaHE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-15

lContlnued p Ease FiTs-)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-15
nuBla Rejects Decree.

Era tuua however. on March ii.
at not to accept the imperial
aa. uue 20 continue its meetings
.= DANA Immediately instituted an
.ra committee. presided over by
y. .aaErauEo president Of the duua. ST.
a.- committee declared itself TO be
LsfonaI government and issued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
Department. Receives 1900 Letters Day

poisonous, because she had eaten
green one ten days ago.
Very often. however. no humor Is
intended on the part of the CORE
spondent, but only a very sincere DC
sire for information. One letter which
the department received Is Illustrative
Dear sirs: As your department is supposed to
against frauds. l have question to ask re, ios
information. The question is: What Is eai isa
a dip needle Is said to locate gold IN tine
ground: has It any attraction or virtue az az
instrument for that purpose? have Deen neeeeu
Of 5000 in gold that was buried in the ground :;
hss P%oa1d att9se second
NO good It will be more to confirm suspicion
Of who got the money. Please answer at once
and oblige.
These letters are only samples of the
variety to be found in the mail bag
of the department. The foreign mail Ia
an Interesting feature. This, so far as
the publications Of the department are
concerned, continues to increase. Dur
ing the last fiscal year there were for
warded to foreign countries S3,97a
packages Of publications at q cost OF
S2,295.48 in postage.
In addition to the distribution OF the
documents of the department, the divis-
ion of publications. under different
branches edits and illustrates them and
conducts system of indexing. The
work Of illustrating has grown steadily.
This past year eighty-seven requests
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ONE

that the supply for our own armies
may not be exhausted. Inspectors OF the
Red Star would do much toward pre-
venting a repetition of the condition
Just mentioned.
War swooped down on England with
out warming. and in the feverishness OF
gathering armies together, many thor
oughbred horses were turned over 70
the government from patriotic motives.
Lacking the proper facilities to take
the usual care of such animals. tine
death rate among them was distress
ing, even before a single shot was
fred before a single battalion had
crossed the English channel. SHOULD
sudden mobilization be necessary IN
this country, conditions may be Iar
worse than they we're In the Isles
where they had 200 veterinarians to
start with There are 100 veterinarians
in the United states Army. The secur :
inc ~ more OF these men is to be one
az The first moves made by the Red
star F,yperience In the Boer war
helped England to a realization OF the
part the cavalry horse plays In war.
and the first few months OF TINS war
made her know the necessity lot .he
establishing of a regular system IN Ihe
care of the footed heroes on INC
battlefront in France. .a,
Any one contributing to the FUNDS
asked for by the Red star may hHo"
that all his contributions Will go INTO
efYorts toward actually alleviattng SUI
fertne among the animals OF the army.
The humane Society, as co-operatlye
wing Of the War Department, VIII 90
it's BIT among its office forces TO 49,
care Of tho business end or the Hiae'ei
without charge.
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copies needed from the superintendent
of documents, government printing Of
fee. here in Washington. or possibly
through the representative represent
ing his district or senator from his
state"
In one instance recently this sugges-
ton, made in good faith. was very in
dignantly received. In reply came a
letter addressed to the department.
Dear Sir: Can't we pull loose from the pork
barrel? will not sell my vots to any senator
or Representatives for rs cents. will not pay
citizens get either gratis or in trade for their
vote. Isn't this country big senough to stop the
petty bribery Of professional politicians7
Necessarily, the department must
answer such letters calmly. Indeed,
letters of abuse, especially Of the gov
eminent clerk, are not infrequent.
More numerous. however, ara those re-
questing information which is entirely
outside Of the ken OF the department.
From time to time requests have been
made for dress patterns. One woman
wrote to ask how she might take in
delible Ink stains out of q black silk
dress with white stripes In it. An
other. who had been left with very
little money and several children,
wanted advice as to whether she should
put them out on a farm or attempt to
run a farm herself.
One old man, city dweller for some
seventy years, asked the best way to
find employment in the country.
Among the letters was that of a wom-
an<who wanted to know IL gourds were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
PEASANT SOLDIER SONGS.
Music That Troops Of Russia Sing
on March and in BATTLE

Russia Is great country OF peasant
song. Two days before the declara-
ton Of war I learned that besides
the songs of love and country life the
memory of the people held many a diff
ferent character. was staying at some
little distance from Petrograd with a
Russian friend. Nikolai Georgievitcf,
who was called to the colors at the
first mobilization. We had a long walk
through the forest to the station, and
as we walked he sang, new songs that
/ had never heard before, but have
since heard almost daily. He left for
war would be over in six weeks or two
months. but convinced even 50 that he
would not see the end of 1t. He was
killed. lighting in Galicia.
The war Is nearly three years old now,
and many singers are dead. but ali
through these years the songs l heard
that night in the forest, and others like
them, have been echoing over Russia.
The recruit reminds himself that his
days Of freedom are over and that to-
morrow he will be his own man no
more. A mother mourns over her son
answers her with pride. A peahen who
5eers at the soldiers receives proud
rebuke- The Cossack dying in the plain
gives his last message to his horse.
4hc SOiu4ct u9 lf6 III HOSpltdl dictates d
letter to HE friend in the village. A
girl whose lover has gone to the war
wishes for wings. that she might fly
after him and cut OFF the head of the
Kaiser. Doubtless forty years ago.
when young Russians crossed tho
mountains to liberate Bulgaria, she
wished to cut on the head of the Sultan
OF Turkey. For the tradition of these
songs is living, and not artifciaIly pre-
served. SO that the peasant soldiers
change the songs of their fathers to
suit the circumstances of their own
fighting. In the Turkish war men sang:
We marched through the Balkan mountains
But our commander said: Brothers. that is
matter of no significance"
The soldiers of today substitute Car
pathian for Balkan. and do not forget
that song when they look down upon
songs connected with persons and
events secure in the popular memory,
like Peter the Great at Poltava" or
Napoleon and the Fire at Moscow"
Then, too, many regiments have their
own poets. who, like the skalds of
ancient Scandinavia. chronicle the fight
ing in which they, share themselves.
The manuscript song book Of the Akh-
tfrsky Hussars, for example, a copy
of which they were kind enough to
send after me from the front, contains
many songs by Capt. Panaey of that
famous regiment, who died in battle
January IS. 1915. Simple chronicles
are these. but sung with especial pride
by the men who know that they have
been written in the regiments blood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
Picture Records of War.
From st. Nicholas.


A large proportion Of the pictures
tended for public exhibition. A rigid
graphic work by this governments, ex-
actly as in the case Of the mails and
printed matter. The Aims may be de-
yeioped in the field or In nearby cities,
but they are not permitted to leave the
country until they have been passed
upon. A board OF censors sits in a
darkened room at headquarters and
scans every detail of the movies as
they fash past. Should some secret.
valuable in any way to the army. be
revealed. it is erased or the Aim is
destroyed.
The presence of the moving picture
men in such numbers At the front
does not mean that the governments
are going into the show business. The
photographs thus secured. at enormous
expense. become matters Of official rec
ord and are. Of course, invaluable. In
no previous war has such complete
BILE. and the government officials have
been quick to take advantage Of the op-
portunity. 1t Is estimated that upward
Of 10000 hlms have been prepared by
the army movie men in Germany alone.
They are intended mainly for educa-
tional work in the military training
schools.
As illustrations for text books and loo
tuies. inc war movies Will nave q
unique value in the classroom. A les
son in strategy. for instance. may be
illustrated by moving picture show
ing the advance or retreat Of troops in
an actual engagement. Every phase Of
military instruction may thus be illus
trated The motion pictures showing
the construction Of Bridges will help
to train still moro efficient engineers
in the future than in the past A
careful study Of their value will make
the great expense and risk involved in
securing these interesting war pictures
seam tridinR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10

to whom the automobile is only sub
stitute and quicker mode of travel in
this age of haste and waste the horse
is living being, endowed with a GER
tain sense of affection and varying
degree of intelligence. capable of in
tense suffering, most sensitive and sill
lent of all animals. If put into warfare
he gains nothing but this suffering
The American soldier would fight for
his country, but the horse he rides
into battle would be only the means to
flesh and blood. Never will he have a
pension given him, nor know the sooth-
ing reward OF the plaudits Of me
crowd as he comes home in triumph.
The most he can ask for Is to have
his wounds skillfully cared for.
The purchasing agent employed by
Uncle Sam finds 1t hard just now to
find animals OF the type best suited
for war, perhaps the best argument in
the practical mind toward the further
ing of the Rer Star. A short time ago
France gave order for 10000 more
American horses and Great Britain is
said to have executed a similar order.
The st. Louis stockyards are reported
as having been depleted.
Many of these horses bought for the
allies have to await shipment in New
York for some time. Not SO very long
ago there were several thousand ami
mails, bought for service Somewhere in
France" held In the New York yards.
A big percentage became i'll, through
lack of proper veterinary attention. An
average of three died daily. This is
another feature which the Red Star
hopes to provide for-the conserving
of these horses that are sent abroad, so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10

in connection with the English army.
The fund which the local branch IS
ambitiously laboring to procure VIII
be expended to buy large tents for
temporary field hospitals. horse ambu-
lances, motor trucks. bandaees, halters,
blankets and many other things Then
there is the pay necessary for inspect
ors of animals brought into the con-
centration camps.
The British Association, the Royal
S. 2. c. A, has spent more than 100000
in this kind of work. Plans which
will require as much more money are
under consideration by the govern
ment, to be utilized under the direc-
ton of the British Anti-Cruelty Asso-
citation.
The idea that the horse is negligible
in war is a mistake. Horses have ever
been an essential requirement of war
fare, for cavalry purposes. transporta-
ton and artillery. Never warrior of
olden times is pictured but he is on
charger appearing to have as
much the spirit of war AS his master.
If not from a humanitarian standpoint
then from one of mere economy, vet
Urinary hospitals and veternaries must
figure not a little in the war between
the United States and Germany. Eng
land has saved in her three horse hos
pitfalls in France 100000 animals, ZOE, 900
of them going back to the firing line
and a greater service to the allies,
Incidentally, too. resulting in q saving
of something like $21,000,0o0 to King
Georges people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
1s18-Big Game Season.

From All Outdoors.
According TO reports 1918 was one Of
tho best of game seasons. In Maine, for
Instance. the bag OF deer was more
than 10000. Going to the other extreme
of this great country. the number Of
deer shot in California exceeded 5000.
Several thousand were basged in Penn
sylvania. while in the four days OF New
Jersey open season 2s1 deer were
taken.
Four hundred elk were killed outside
of the northern boundary OF Yellow
stone Park during the last two days of
the hunting season. Two hundred and
fifty bears we're taken out OF Pennsyl-
vania and 1t IL estimated that 1. oe8. geo
rabbits we're bassed IN the Same state.
Running to the other extreme again,
California paid out over Ss0,0e0 in
bount!es FOR mountain lion at $50 par
head. while Wyoming appropriated
100000 to be paid for the hides OF
coyotes at $3.50 per hide The above
sum came nowhere near meeting the
demand. Several thousand coyotes
were Killed, for which the men who
bagged them could not collect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
Light Harness Type.
From the Spur


The steady increase in the popularity
Of the light HARNESS horse in the sec
lions west OF Ohio and southwest from
Virginia has more than compensated
for the lack Of interest now taken in
road driving for pleasure in the east.
From q fairly large number of reports
made by active managers of leading
horse shows one CLEANS the fact that
upon the roadster and the runabout
horse In harness classes. and on the
saddle horses OF varied types now rests
the attractiveness or otherwise of such
exhibitions in the west 1t is extreme
ly fortunate that for the light harness
division there is now an accepted type
Of horse, best illustrated, perhaps. by
those sent into the ring by Edward T.
Stotesbury OF Philadelphia. and 1t is
deeply to be regretted that there Is no
such national standard for what is
known as the saddle horse. Here, as
for years past, east Is east and west is
west" whether the twain will ever
meet upon a single accepted type of
anima1-as in the harness classes-is
beyond even conjecture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
SONG AND SOLDERING.
Music Plays Important Part in Life
Of Russian Troops.

From the London News.
Singing is an important part Of the
Russian soldiers education. The first
caro- OF the non-comtnissioned officers Is
to develop the feeling for rhythm In their
recruits In the evenings. wherever sol
d.ers drill. you NAV see the run-commis-
stoned officer with his squad seriously
and soiemnly marking time and singing
at the top of their voices. The songs
chosen for this purpose do not reach a
high level OF poetry and ms often as not
have nothing to do with war. For ex-
ample you may observe squad, intent
only on keeping time. lifting their knees
to the level of their stomachs. dropping
them again without moving from their
places, left right, left right. while they
loudly inform the world that henceforth.
for them. Cupid will loose his shafts in
vain:
pnce loved the sewing maids and once loved
tho cooks
But now in not lore an. one, however sweet
she looas.
Walk on and You may come upon another
squad Justify marking time through the
dYtAen verses of .'Tne Jolly Young
Trader" from the beginning
A Jolly Young trader.
With never a care.
MerriIg. ncrrif.
Rode with the fair.
to the end
Blue were his trousers,
His shirt 1t red.
Ruinpled and tumbled
The cap his head.
But these songs, in spite Of their
early associations In the soldiers mind.
are not forgotten when drill and all 1t
brings with 1t have become second
nature The Russians took Yaroslav
in Galicia with The jolly Young
Trader" on their lips
Not only does singing mark the first
drills of the soldier. He is encouraged
to sing throughout his training, and
especially on the march. for the filing
out of his lungs and the deepening of
his chest. You can tell the worth of
regiment by the resonance of the
mems voices" said a Russian officer to
me. and he was not speaking in a Joke
have myself heard the voices Of a
regiment that drilled below my window
gather strength day by day until at
last 1t marched to war shaking the
houses with deep song
At the front II is the same thing.
The only difference Is tho presence Of
the enemy. During the routine Labor
that Is on the front as we'll as In the
| rear. in times of rest after work ON
the road. in actual battle there is sing
ing always. Like the north country
men who went over their parapets in
Francs singing John Peel like mad"
so do the Russians face death with the
songs Of their country. OF ali their great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
WAR Work PLANNED by American Red Star Animal Relief

~ ARE for the war horse" is
COn the slogan of the organiza-
N : tion called the American
- Red Star Animal Relief. To
do for those horses which the United
Red Cross does for soldiers. that Is the
keynote of this Institution organized
under the auspices of the American
Humane Society. The Secretary OF
War. Mr.. Baker. was the first to make
use of the analogy to the Red Cross.
1t was. In fact, Mr.. Baker who sug-
Eested that the organization be formed.
About year ago he wrote to the
American Humane Association, with
headquarters at Albany. n. Y, say
ing that this body could assist very
materially in caring for sick and
wounded horses In the army. He added
that such assistance would be very
gratefully received by the War De-
partment
With the directors of the Humane As
and development of the Red Star has
been going on ever since. Several
weeks ago a Washington branch was
formed. Walter stilson Hutchins was
tary of the local Humane Society. was ap
pointed secretary. An executive com
mittee of seven is In process of selec
tion by Mr.. Hutchins.
-.
Then the sign OF the crimson star be-
gan to be seen here and there down
town in the shop windows. In some
places the Stars and Stripes foated
above. but there has not been much
discussion of the matter among people
in general Few know of the motives.
the possible scope of such an under
taking, and least of all, though per
haps most important. the fact that the
officials of the Red Star are acting di-
rectly with the War Department
1t is not intended that the local
branch shall do any work in actually
aHeviating conditions among army
horses. This will all be done through
headquarters, at Albany. The Wash
fngton committee will endeavor to OBJ
tain subscriptions to memberships in
the relief work, the work to be pat
termed after that of & similar society
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10

for photographic work were recsivsd
from persons outside Of the department..
the establishment of o moving picture
laboratory. This Minis are used by the
departments representatives. in con-
nection with held and demonstration
meetinkt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
His Unreasonableness.

ysom Judge.
Thunder and gunsr snarisd Kiddsr-
pop. 7 dropped my collar button and
tie baby swallowed It Now. how am I
going to button my collarr
Dear me! How should known
sweetly replied his wife. Some men
are so unreasonable"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
The Homestretch Handicap.

From Judge.
Oldfoge-Doesn't Swiftpace's wife OBJ
1sot to his staying out till 2 or every
n4ght7
Aswfangfs-She would II she knew It,
hADoa6r6k
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
Morning Glories.

From the Los Angeles Times.
Wild morning glories. like the lilies
of the field. toll not. neither do they
spin" But though arrayed like Solo
mon. they are not sought after for
landscape decoration. In the plant