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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
FRAILEY Is HEAD OF
THE BILLS OF low A

Dubuque. Iowa Sept g. Joseph
Fraiiey Of Fort Dodge was elected
president Of the Iowa Association of
the Is p O Il at a business session
held here today. The last day Of the
state convention which convened
Wednesday, Other officers elected
were.
First vice president. r NJ Oaks
Sioux City, second vice president
Julius Fecht. Ottumwa. third vice
president, John Anderson Perry. sec
rotary, Bert F0rgrave Dubuque.
treasurer. a. HenjgbaUm Davenport
trustee. Marion Gard. Iowa City
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
RUSSIA FIGHT COSTS
ARE ON THE INCREASE

Petrograd. Sept. 27-The finance
minister has issued a statement of the
financial position Of Russia, showing
that the expenses of the var up 20
sept Il. have amounted to forJy-one
billion rubles- The war costs are stilI
further increasing owing 10 the de-
mand for higher wages and the in
creased price of necessities The min
lister urges the people to- postpone
their wage demands until the end Of
the war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
PLANNING
TO INCREASE CREDIT

Amsterdam. Sept. 21.-According to
Vienna advfces the Austrian finance
minister has presented the 1918
budget TO she lower house of parlia-
ment. showing estimated expenditures
or -2I6a 00o. coo kronen and estimated
revenue of 3.S90 600 goo kronen. To
meet the deficit the government asks
authority to raise credits to $4,000 GOO
wee Eroueu The total war expenditure
of Austria-Hungarv for the first three
wears or the war was 21.693.009 600
kroneu- Expenses for the fourth year
year are estimated at IL. 600 goo o0o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
All Aboard of
Lost Steamship
perjsh~- Report

An Atlantic port Sept GA re-
port that all persons on board the Brit
ish steamship Wentworth we~e -i~st
when that vessel was sunk by Ger
man submarine was brought acre ley
passengers on a British steamsA
which arrived today.
The Wentworth. 2.5SI tons was on p
voyage from New York TO Bordeaux
when, as reported Last week She was
DESTROYED on Sept. s. presumably 81
the French coast.
There were about fifty mon In the
WentWorth's crew according to on
cials here Of the French line which had
the vessel under charter. No Amer
leans were on board. ii was believed,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
ASK
LOWER STEEL PRICES

Chicago. Sept o. Queries were
sent today 10 Frank A. Scott of the
war industries board az Washington
and 90 Judge y IT. Gary. chairman
of the board Of The United Steel cor
poratfOu by representative of the IL
linoIs Manufacturers association de-
maudug an immediate reduction ign
the price Of finished steel and iron
products in proportion to government
basic price. Information was also
asked concerning the steel supply OF
the country.
II was pointed eat chat manufae-
tarers do NOT know how to make
prices on their products 10 their GUS
toners for either future or immediate
delivery until definite knowledge is
gained as 20 what action Is contem-
plated by the steel and iron indus
tries i'm regard 20 the recent federal
price fixing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
A1EERICANs ARREsTEn.

Montreal Que Sept 27-Eigbt
men and one woman. all Americans.
were brought into court today charged
with violating the alien labor law in
coming here 10 take the place Of strik-
ing operators Of the Great Northwest
ern Telegraph company. They pleaded
not guilty and were released on SI00
bail each Leaders Of the strike have
charged that American telegraph OPP
orators we-e being imported to take
the places Of the strikers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
SHIELDING ACCUSED.

Petrograd Sept, 27.-The military
organizations on the southwestern
front i'm agreement with the Kiev
group of the w0rkmeu's and soldiers
delegates, have refused to hand over
to the commission investigating the
kOrnil0n revolt Generals Denikiue
and MurkCf. as well as others who
supported General KOruiloU 1T has
been decided TO place these men on
trial before a revolutionary tribunal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
PRESIDENT SEES COMMITTEE.

Washington, Sept. IT. Members on
the war savings committee. appointed
to cooperate with the treasury depart
ment in the sale of the 100000 600
worth Of war savings certificates, were
presented today TO President Wilson.
They included Frank A. Nanderlip,
Henry Ford. Frederic A. Delano, Eu-
gene Meyer. Jr.. Charles L. Blaine and
Mrs. George Bass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
THE WEATHER

forecast TIT Z z. II. I0m0rF0W. Tor
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.
Fair tonight and Friday Probably
light frost tonight Warmer Friday
Temperature 1T a m-. 80 Highest
yesterday. 81 Lowest last night, 40
Velocity of wind at q M. 4 miles
per hour
Preci pitation. "A inch
Relative humidity al p. m 100:
at a M, 80, at ] 2 ID. today. ~
Stage Of water %: rise Of i in
last "a hours
J NJ SHERIEKr MeteoroIogist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
SAM BOYS IN
FRANCE YELL
RUSHING TOP
Enthusiasm of Americans in
Seeking Boche Surprise
to English Driller.

American Training ramp IN France
,,.. ~
sou. "s ar Us 'o''e7 pohaeHs 81
Reuters writes the following account
0f his recent visit to the training
rann or tha American ovDa5itfo1or,
r,rra.
I asked am English drill sergeant,
WHO had inst Given bunrb Of rs
American subalterns breathing spell
after some partfruGarlv stranuaus OK
ercises what he Thought Of his
charges
What do think OF these ere Young
gem ieaaeH, slTz why SIR. we've Just
1aa EN- ih SIX days ana iooh at en-.
lAez re training on peautllai
ne pest tHihg ahoni EN-. SIR ne
Went on. WIN professional pFlae Is
iaaL theN re as keen as mustard we
can give EN- 100 mueh. iheE eat u
UP Al " elEhJ hours DAY ana ask
TOT more ana you could see LOT your
ser. ait. o." we maze ei1 uslie'
just 38ltih eHl see SIT q" we 90 y
III our hllie army was on WISH
no one OF several camps somewhere IN
rance "hefe me American army rs
~ framing. after iuhoh WIN me az
VISION commander simple o1J am
PIE meat WIN d water "a5adoWn as
am tod 81 Us IN every mess-he IN
Flted me to come with him 10 see
he" your English sergeant major
lahes LAy aiug over mere anu lne RESI-
o. Jhe acho9l ol oIleefa ana makes
mem run around.
we Stooa lateI on Sni!lhB hlli-
slae "alte me general pointed on
where tAe4e ma" oe'A loi'stI 4c-e.t IN
gip 1hIse s4oIl Il1es on lseAehes,
i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
IARnR sH0RTAGE EEAEEn.

Chicago, Sept. 27.-Harry A. Wheel
er. state food administrator, fears
shortage Of farm labor next spring and
TO that end he has made recommends
ton that public schools establish
laboratory course where boys between
the ages Of AZ and 19 may be taught
farming,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
sELLLWAY nYNAMITEn-

Trayers City. Mich, Sept 27,-The
spiIlway at the lower dam Of the
Boardman River Light AZ Power com
pauy's plant, near here. was dynamited
early today. The loss was estimated
at $4,000. Il is believed that enemies
Of the government are responsible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

This forenoon the aliens, guarded
by detectives, we're taken TO Ellis is
land where. II was announced. they
will be interHed probably for the dura-
ton Of the war
Nearly all the men arrested aee me
chanics. A number are employed in
munitions plants and on navy con
tracts In the possession Of some
were found quantities Of carborandum
III pUIverized form-a chemical used
to destroy delicate machinery The
men had held various meetings al
which police and navy department
agents were present unknown 10 them
and had been under surveillance foT
many months. according to the police
The suspicion is held that the car
borundum reached here from German
agents in Scandinavian countries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
THOSE AFTER
BERLIN HEAD
BITE0NROCK
DR.. Kaempf Takes Poke at
Wilson's Campaign for
Democracy IN Empire.

Amsterdam. Sept. 27-Dr KaempE
president of the German reiChstag, in
a speech concerning President vii
sons reply 20 the pope, according TO
a dispatch from Berlin. said,
He who tries to drive q wedge be
tween the kaiser and the people bites
on granite. owing to the common sense
Of the German people. We read in
President Wilson's note to the pope
the word humanity. Are We To believe
the words OF a man who had the power
I to preserve hundreds and thousands
/ Of lives by preventing the export Of
munitions and war material from
+ America TO the eutente2
Can that man boast of humanity
who. apart from the munitiou sup
. plies. prolonged the war by his unneu-
trail attitude before America declared
war and who supported England war
/ Of starvation against GeTmany's wO-
men and Children
UichaeIis Silent.
/ Copenhagen. Sept IS delayed A-
/ Or Michaeljs. the German imperial
/ chancellor. will not speak at @sle SEES
sion Of the reichstag tomorrow, but
J will reserve whatever additional eE-
PLANTATION of peace questions he may
J have for a confidential meeting of he
ways and means commission.
( Great efforts are being made in Ger
many it is asserted, to avoid open de
bate In the reichstag regarding peace
! and Germauy's reply 10 the pope's
/ peace proposal in the fear that this
might embarrass the government and
+ accentuate the differences between the
reichstag parties, which were SO mani
fest in the national liberal resolution
adopted at Sundays meeting of the
party
To End Session Oct. $.
Amsterdam, Sept. 27.-The German
. reichstag. according TO a dispatch
from Berlin. at its plenary sitting on
Wednesday. discussed the order OF
day after which # adjourned unit
Oct 3. when the second reading Of Tie
bill to re-establish the German mer-
camille feet and the supplementary
budget will be discussed.
In the meantime the various com
miftees will continue their work. Il
us hoped to terminate the present ses-
sion ley Oct 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

General Tcheremissof. according to
a dispatch from Petrograd on Sept
Il. had been that day appointed chief
Of the Russian general staff ia sue
cessIon To General Aiexien.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
Police Defeat
Plan to Wreck
War Factories

New York, Sept. 27.-
Plans 10 wreck machinery
IN munItlon making
shops in America are be-
lieved by the police to
have been defeated
through the arrests of
about one hundred Ger
mans and German sympa-
thizers here last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

Petr0grad. sept. z3.-tTeneTaI Toner
emjsson. the ofhcial news agency an
n0uuces. has been appointed com
mauder-in-chief on the northern front
General Fo1estche1k0 succeeds Gen
eral Tcheremisson as commandment
chief on the southwestern front
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
(.erman 0fflcfaI Renorf.

Berlin. Sept 27 (via London .-Es-
pecialiy stubborn lighting occurred
yesterday along the roads radiating
from Zonnebeke westward and in the
evening for possession of Gheluyelt.
today's official report says. The viii
lage remained ia possession Of the
Germans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

NJ E m b er Of Audit
Bureau Of Calculations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

Asso ciated Press
Leased Wire Report
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-12-07

Scotch regiments In our corps. and
when they came out OF the trenches the
first time they created a great sensa-
ton In the town. Their kits were a
never failing source of establishment to
the Belgiaus. The woman In the house
where | was billeted thought that it
was cruel TO make them wear tho tit
tie dresses in the cold weather. She
wanted to know what they wore I'M
derneath them, and when told her
that they wore nothing she wouldn't
believe me. l explained to her that 1t
was against orders for them to wear
trousers under the kilt, but still she re-
fused to believe.
At this time bomb throwing was be-
coming more and more popular, and
besides using the hand bombs we were
using larger ones. which were thrown
by a catapault arrangement. They
could be thrown q long distance ana
In many cases proved to be very ef-
fective. Bomb and grenade schools Tor
every division were opened, and the
men were trained to throw bombs
sClCHtlncully.
In some places we started using the
slingshot arrangement with which the
French throw bombs, but 1t didn't turn
out as we'll for us as 1t did for them.
| saw one case in which the using OF
one Of these things was very disas-
trous. One of our fellows put bomb
In the sling and started swinging 1t.
AS he tried TO let 1t go the whole thing
hit the man standing next to him full
In the jaws OF course 1t exploded and
killed several men who were standing
near, including the fellow who had
tried to throw 1t.
During an attack I'm the Menin trench
es 1 saw an incident that l will never
forget. Our fellows had taken two
lines of trenches in very few min
utes. In some places there were Ger
mans occupying part Of a trench
while we held the other part.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-12-07
Ito be continued.)
EXEMPTIONS CANCELLED
BY NEW DRAFT RULES

Under the new regulations every
person registered for selective draft
is restored to his original status, sec
ton stating that all exemptions and
discharges made prior to December 10
are revoked.
The office of the Provost Marshal
General declares it is imperative that
every registrant know his "order
number" Every person who register
ed or should have registered June
is charged with a knowledge of the
selective service law and additional
regulations, and failure to perform
any duty so prescribed is a misde-
meanor punishable by Imprisonment
for one year and may result in the
loss of valuable rights and privileges
and in immediate induction into mil
itary service.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-12-07

The motors complete their work in
an Incredibly short time They have
seven or eight miles to carry their
loads aud In some cases even farther,
yet within two or three hours from the
time they leave their camps In the
morning they are back again, and the
army has been provided for another
day.
TO each motor vehicle three men are
assigned They are known as the first,
second and third drivers and are all OF
them qualified chauffcurs. In case any.
thing happens to the first driver the
others are there to take his place The
first driver has the care OF the engine
and the driving OF the truck, while the
other two men have the greasing and
oiling and cleaning OF the vehicle, and
they also assist In the loading and UNI
loading OF supplies. The motors are In.
spected daily, and II not I'm perfect
running order they are at once taken
care OF by the column workshops.
These workshops are very efficient,
and II IL remarkable what thorough
work they can turn out. They are each
htA'u WIN ~ tuNhts iOl Sc ptHNhtot ttNsf
the lathe being run by small motor
cycle engine provided for that purpose.
If for any reason the column Is I'M
able to repair motor, that vehicle Is
sent to one OF the bases where there
are stationary workshops, and a new
truck Is sent back to replace II. The
mechanics In these workshops are all
trained men and are obliged to pass
severe tests before being accepted for
the work.
Many Of them are men who have
worked on the building of cars in the
factories In England, and In cases like
this they are allowed to specialize on
the cars they are familiar with The
only other mechanics who can claim to
be their superiors are those OF the
Royal Flying corps. and they are abso-
iutely the cream OF the mechanical
world and are one of the highest paid
bodies Of men I'm the British army.
Another branch OF the mechanical
transport which IL very much no to
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-12-07

date IL the department OF stores and
accessories The men In this depart
mcnt are not necessarily trained men,
but they must be good managers, as
they keep In stock all spare parts
which are lftcly to be called for Be
sides this, they have charge OF the
petrol oil. grease, carbide, tires for
light cars and. I'm fact, everything that
Is likely to be used on an automobile,
The petrol Is all sent from England In
two gallon tins These tins are sealed
when they are oiled. aud II seal Is
broken when tin OF petrol is issued to
opened he may refuse 1t and demand
one with the seal Intact. In this way
the chance OF receiving defective or i'm
pure petrol is avoided.
There are practically all known
makes OF motor trucks and cars at the
front, as many OF them were COM
Wandered at the beginning OF the war.
Then again, all the motor manufactur-
ers In England are working day and
night to keep the armies supplied with
these vehicles. There are also Il good
many American makes In use there.
The work OF the chaplalns at the
front is not spoken Of very much, yet
they work as hard and do as much
good as any men In any other branch
of the service. They are usually at
tached to the royal army medical
corps. 1 have seen a chaplain holding
service In a field on a Sunday morn.
Ing, and during the service the enemy
commenced to shell some huts close by.
] firmly believe that II It had not been
contrary to orders he would have con.
tinued TO worship just the same az
though nothing was happening.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-12-07
CHAPTER VI.
Bomb Throwing PeriIous Work.

oomp throwing FerHouo WORK.
T SOON found the reason for Tom
my's absence, for as soon as | left
the car and started out on foot
was continually being stopped and ask
cd who was, what | was, where did
! come from. what was | doing and
what was going to do. Being on
special duty, had pass in my pos
session which bore the French stamp
IS well as the British. This pass
would take me anywhere I'm France or
.lelgium, and fash of It, coupled
With the words Especial duty" permit
d me to so where l pleased. Had
cen without II l would have been ar
rested about every ten minutes.
The defenses In Paris against hostile
aircraft attack were revelation to
me. never saw anything more
thorough In my life. Any OF the more
venturesome Germans who care to
make an attempt against Paris are In
for hot reception.
Two days after my arrival the officer
whom was to take back to the front
said he was ready to start and to pre-
pare the car for the return journey on
the morrow. The ride back was I'M
eventful. but when we arrived we
found that the headquarters were go
Ing TO be moved north across the Bel
gian frontier the next day. We were
TO take over the job of holding the
town of Poperlnghe, which the French
had been occupying We were then
taking over more front than we had
been holding previously.
At this time the roads were I'm a ter.
rible condition They are made of cob
blestones in the middle, but either side
is nothing but mud. so after few
days rain II one slips of the stones he
finds himself In regular quagmire
and will sink in over the axle.
We took Poperinghe from the French,
and while we were moving In they
were moving out, and the two lines of
transport, each going over the same
road, resulted In some fine mixups.
Eventually we arrived all right and
found that this place was much better
than Hazebrouck, which we had left.
Hazebrouck was the junction of seven
railroad lines ana consequently popu.
lar target for German aircraft.
There was every facility for quarter
ing the men and horses. good offices
for the staff, and We were much nearer
the firing line at Poperinghe. In my
car l have made the run from our
trenches to Poperinghe In less than
twenty minutes, so you can see that we
were not very far behind the actual
fighting.
The people in Poperinghe, while they
had seen British troops before, had
never had them In the town for any
length Of time, and they seemed TO be
very glad to see us. We had several
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-12-07

them are close enough to the front to
be under fire. and they are as brave as
the men when it comes to facing dan
ger.
During an aeroplane raid last fall
had chance TO watch some of the
nurses. We had about thirty German
aeroplanes over our encampment drop
ping bombs. As they went back to
their own lines they flew over hos
pital located in an open field. There
were huge red crosses painted on the
top of every tent, so 1t would seem
that any mistake as to the nature of
the camp would be impossible Never
theless as the taubes passed over they
dropped several bombs In the hospital
and killed quite number OF the poor
chaps who were already wounded The
nurses worked as hard as they could
trying to quiet the rest OF the men,
and IL Is no easy task, for, while sol
der may face almost anything when
he Is well, II Is very different matter
when he is lying helpless, wounded and
in pain, on u stretcher.
was very much interested to learn
how a mans mail was taken care OF
when anything had happened to him.
1t seemed to me that the chance OF his
letters being returned before his people
could be notified was very great. On
asking about this / found that when
man has been killed his letters are
marked KILLED" but instead OF be-
ing sent directly to his people they are
returned to the war office and are sent
from there, after the casualty has been
made kSoc-ss, 20 his relatives. In this
way nv people are saved great
deal vi premature worry and uneasi-
ness.
shall never forget the time ! saw
the Royal Horse artillery go into action,
for more thrilling sight would be
hard TO imagine, was out alone In
the car, and had been doing patrol
duty. went rather closer TO our tir-
ting line than | intended TO- but decided
20 push on until | struck the route
rationale" so would have a good road
all the rest OF the way back TO camp.
had TO go through the village Of
Dickebusch and as came to the cross
roads Just outside the village a sentry
stopped me and said could not go on.
II seems that some Germans had got
machine gun In the steeple OF the
church and were cleaning up every
thing that tried TO pass. The horse
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-12-07
COMPRESSED AIR USED
IN ALLIED MORTARS

Many of the mortars employed to-
day on the allied fronts are of the
compressed air type, using a puff of
air or gas instead of powder to throw
the shell into German trenches.
Present-day trench warfare has
caused the pneumatic cannon idea to
be developed after it had been laid
aside for many years as impractical
Aside from being silent and inexpen-
sive, the pneumatic mortar is readily
manipulated. 1t is used at ranges Of
from $50 to 1000 feet, and is said to
be exceedingly accurate.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-12-07

lying below. and under that Is Mort
de la Champ d'Honneur." 1t was
most thoughtful thing for those poor
peasants to do.
1t was In village called outrasteene,
quite near Pradelles, that FIRST saw
the Prince OF Wales. lie was with Sir
John French. and they were review
ing a brigade that hadn't been In the
country very long. He Is nice look
ing fellow. but very boyish in appear
ance. He Is liked by the men and
quite often win go and sit among them
and talk to them.
Soon after this | received orders to
prepare for a two day journey In the
car. | didn't know where | was to go
until the night before was to start,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-12-07
Stomach Trouble and Constipation.

Those who are afflicted with stom-
ach trouble and constipation should
read the following 81 have never
found anything so good for stomach
trouble and constipation as Chamber
lain's Tablets. / have used them off
and on now for the past two years.
They not only regulate the action of
the bowels but stimulate the liver and
keep ones body in a healthy condi-
ton" writes Mrs. Benjamin Hooper,
Auburn, N. Y.-advt.