Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-17
DRY VOTE IS
ON TODAY IN
NATION ISSUE
President Wilson May Defer
Rail Matter Until After
Holidays.

o'clock Representative Webb, in
charge OF the prohibition tight,
predicted adoption OF the amend
ment by majority from ten or
more OF the majority necessary.
Representative Dyer, Missouri.
one of the leaders against 1t.
claimed the prohibitfonists would
lose by eight or ten votes.
Washington, Dec. 11-Arrange-
ments for congress to recess from
tomorrow until Thursday. Jan. 3,
were made final today when the
senate adopted the house resOlu.
tion to that purpose.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE
house vote on the federal prohi-
bition amendment resolution set
for > p. m. took the center of in.
terest oyerswar issues in congress
today, with prohibition leaders
confident OF the two-thirds MAJOR
ity for adoption.
As presented to the house the
resolution requires ratification by
three-fOurths OF the states within
seven years, while the bill adopt
ed by the senate last August
fixes time limit of six years.
Both sides held consultations. lin
ing up their forces preliminary to the
converting of the house Prohibition
lists conceded that the opposition had
gained some strength in the last few
days, but expressed confidence in the
adoption of the resolution by mar
row but safe margin. Representa-
tive Randall of California predicted
20 more votes than were necessary.
Opponents of the resolution gave
no figures. but declared their belief
the resolution would not be adopted
Railroad Matter to Wait.
Washington, Dec. lit was indi-
Gated today that President Wilson will
make no further move in the railroad
situation until congress reeonvenes
after the Christmas holidays.
Express Companies Hearing.
Washington. Dec 17-Leading ex-
press companies whose application for
10 per cent rate increase will be
heard further by the interstate COM
MERGE commission tomorrow, report
ed TO the commission today an aggre-
gate deficit of $3,496 in operating in
come during August as compared with
i earnings of 1891, 900 operating in
come in the same month of last year.
During the eight months ending
with August the companies earned ST.
$4,000 operating income as COM
pared with s6.092,000 in the same pc
riod of 1916
Air Report Is Brief.
The tremendous air program of the
American army is dismissed with a
brief paragraph on the Liberty motor
| in the annual report today of the
chief signal officers of the army di-
7 reetly in charge of the work The
statement on the liberty motor con-
cludes:
| THE Liberty engine. which for pow
er, lightness and efficiency compares
favorably with the best European
types, was under development in
June"
! Captain Blues Promotion.
| Washington. Dec 17.-Captain Vic
| tor Blue, who commanded an Ameri-
can super-dreadnaught which recent
| ly ran aground in home waters, was
sentenced by court martial to loss
j of 20 numbers, but Admiral Mayo,
/ commander Of the Atlantic fleet, rec
commended that it be reduced to TO-
Captain Blue, one of the best
known younger officers OF the navy.
is under review for promotion By the
some new admirals.
Congressman Enlisted.
Washington, Dec. 17.-Representa-
tive r. c. Johnson of Aberdeen. S. D..
! enlisted today as private In the reg
/ ular army and was assigned TO Camp
Meade. He has not resigned his seat
in the house.
Deny Jap Landing.
Washington. Dec. 17.-Furthsr de-
NAL that Japanese troops have been
landed at yladivostok was contained
in dispatches 10 the state department
| from the American embassy in Toxic
A cablegram received at the Rus
sian embassy from the Russian am
bassador at Toxic also said no Jap
anese troops had been landed at
Vladiyostok.
Bill to Help Farmers.
Representative Baer OF North Da-
kota introduced a bill today to appro-
pirate $50, 900. 900 to aid western
farmers in buying seed grain and feed
for livestock.
/ On account of dronth and crop fail
ure in some portions of the west many
farmers, Mr. Baer said, may be unable
to crop their farms or maintain their
] livestock in 1918