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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
YANK LIKES WAR
AND IT'S HONORS,
BUT KISSES, UGH

Paris.-(CorTespondence or the
Associated Press) The only deco
rations worn by Private Luke Tray
er, Jr., OF the United States ma
rines up to two years ago were
those received about his optics
when he settled his disputes in the
good old Yankee way.
Today, Luke, who is a trtfle over
10 years old, wears three campaign
ribbons, a croix de guerre with
palm, two wound stripes and two
ether stripes indicating years
service in France.
Incidently he is wearing half a
dozen scars from bOche shrapnel
and bullets.
! Luke is the son of the chief OF
police of Georgetown, Pa He was
living at 1907 Arch street, Phila-
delphia, when a recruiting poster
caught his eye and he decided to
! see the world through the medium
OF the U. S. marine corps travel
agency. BY stretching his five feet
six to the full limit and by looking
the recruiting officer in the eye
without blushing while he swure
| he was within the legal age limit
for enlisting, Luke got into the
SOLDIERS of the sea"
The story of Luke's adventures
since that date came out in this
/ city. when, while cOnYalesclng in
a large military hospital, he got
permission to visit the headquar-
/ ters of the Knights of Columbus
SO that he could obtain free smokes
and entertainment He got both
and I got his story.
Within a few months after Luke
| enlisted he earned his first cam
paign ribbon by helping to impress
/ the might of Uncle Sam on some
/ of the natives of San Domingo. A
| jaunt to Haiti was next in order
where he acquired another ribbon.
It vas at Belleau woods that
Luke earned the right to wear the
war cross with palm. A detach-
ment of the marines was with a
French regiment at the time On
a little hillock well camouhaged
by clump of bushes, two German
machine guns were splitting death
/ into the ranks of the French and
the marines. Twelve volunteers
were called for TO storm the two
/ ucSLSg anu AuhC ~ An c-AO "a N-A~
II.
The IL divided into two bodies,
but of the FIVE with Luke only one
got as far as the objective with
him. The others were either killed
or wounded Three grenades we'll
placed by the boy from Pennsyl-
vania finished up the crew OF tho
gun he was after
Over on the other part OF the
hillock Luke noticed his pals
were having a tough time. lie
turned the gun he had captured or
the Germans still fighting with the
other bullet splitter" and not only
/ finished them quickly, but routed
a counter attack made by about
/ thirty OF the boche. Aid arrived q
/ little later, but before that time
{ fragments OF a shell had pat Tray
/ er out of action, temporarily. Since
/ that time he's recovered enough TO
! have had the war cross pinned on
him, and he's happy. for the sur
geons have told him he'll get back
J into action soon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
DOCTORS FEAR
FLU INCREASE
Rain Last Night May Cause Many
Celebrators to Contract the
Dread Disease.
CONDITION is UNFORTUNATE
Report Tomorrow VIII Show IL
Weather Causes New Outbreak
IS Cases Yesterday.

Physicians in this city state that
it was most unfortunate that the
weather last night during the pre-
mature celebration was such as to
endanger the celebrators to attacks
of Spanish influenza, and especial
ly unfortunate at this time when
the epidemic situation was about
under control. Physicians say that
wet clothing and wet feet are the
greatest detrimental factors that can
be encountered by those trying to
shun influenza infection
Hundreds Of people last night
marched in the rain, and the re
port Of new cases developing today
which will be given out tomorrow,
Is expected to show q big increase.
Whether or not this Will prove to
be the case remains to be seen, bat
such fears are being entertained
Report given out today on new
cases developing yesterday shows
SO new cases of pneumonia and but
one death from pneumonia
Discuss Lifting Ban
DR.. C. T. Foster, Rock Island city
health commissioner, says that a
meeting will be held at 8 Sunday
to again take up the ques-
ton of the advisability of lifting
the closing order. Monday morning
at 9 a meeting will be held at the
city hall in Davenport to discuss
the same question. Health officials
from this side of the river have
been invited to attend the DaVen-
port meeting
Total cases of influenza reported
since the beginning of the epidemic
now number 1,449. Total deaths
number 81.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
CONGRESS TIED UP
WITH LEGISLATION
CIamOring For More Speed
in War Conduct, Legislators
Themselves Take Time.
International News Service

AuItl UdllfUH4 NEWS tFtANA''
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81. -
Clamoring for more speed in the
conduct of the war, congress itself
was confronted today with a legis-
lative congestion threatening a long
tie-up of important war measures.
II has been in session two months.
Almost nothing has been accom-
pIished towards carrying out the
program Of war legislation.
The railroad bill is still locked
up in the senate and house COM
mittees TO which it was referred
and committee action is proceeding
at a snail pace rate.
Sec'y of the Treas. McAdOO's bill
creating a war financing corpor-
alton" with the S5OO,OOO,OOO cap
ital. is also threatened with serious
opposition.
The soldiers and sailors civil
rights bill is still tied up in the
senate judiciary committee and if it
is ever reported it will be with ma
terial amendment.
Nothing whatever has been done
in response to Pres't Wilson's re-
quest on Dec. 4. for additional dras-
tic legislation TO control the activ-
tiles of alien enemies in the United
States.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
PHYSICAL DEFECTS
NOT ABSOLUTE BAR
Rejected Men to Get Another
Chance Under CroWder'S
New Ruling.
International News Service

International News service
WASHINGTON, Jan 31.-Selected
men. heretofore rejected by local
registration boards for service IN the
national army because of physical
defects. are 10 be given another
chance. If their physical defects
re of character which the med
ical advisory board believes can be
remedied or will not seriously inter
fere with their performing certain
duties they Will be allowed to serve
according 20 the new regulations
announced today by Provost Mar
shall Gen. Crowder All such men.
the orders say viii be qualified for
special and limited service.
Under the regulations local boards
can accept registrants for general
military service only when they
come within the standards for un-
conditional acceptance with or
without defects and the local boards
can reject only when the ground for
such rejection comes within the
authorized standards. All other
cases must be referred To the med
ical advisory board for further eN-
animation and classification.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
COAL DEALERS To
MEET TONIGHT
Hardy Calls Session to Con-
slider Ways of Increasing
Incoming Supply.

Efforts 10 Increase the amount OF
coal coming into south Bend, and
TO make for greater efficiency =
the local distributing system viii be
made by a meeting of coal dealers
called 10y County Fuel Administra-
tor J.. p. Hardy 70 be held this
evening at the Chamber of Com
merce building.
we are not getting the amount
OF coal in South Bend which We
should under the circumstances, ~
declared Mr. Hardy Thursday. ut
f. probable that we viii have 10 find
some WAY 10 bring more pressure
10 bear on the state administrator.
Something must be done, and done
very soon As for the delivery and
distributing system here in the city
IL has been worked out upon CO.
operative lines. but we may be able
20 find ways in which 10 improve II.
Slightly warmer weather. and re-
ceipt of rive cars of domestic coal
Thursday morning. did little 10 re-
Heve the fuel situation. Dealers
were entirely sold out by II o'clock
i'm the morning. and many who had
hoped 10 get supplies from the
amount that came into the city We're
compelled TO wait.
The fact that many who had put
in supplies ef coal last summer cal
culated 20 last through the entire
winter are now running short, due
90 the extraordinarily cold weather.
is blamed by the fuel administration
for adding 10 the difficulties Of the
situation Several instances Of coal
,Co~T1>-T-rD o~ PACE FOTTR1
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
lNFLICT ENORMOUS LOSS
ON AUSTR0-H UNGARIANS

International News Service:
ROME, Jan. 31.-EnOrmous losses
were inflicted upon the Austro-Ger-
man troops between the Asiago
plateau and the Brenta valley by
the Italian offensive on Monday and
Tuesday. said a dispatch from the
front today.
In addition TO capturing nearly
5000 prisoners the Italian inflicted
casualties estimated at from 2O.OOO
to 25.OOO. The defenses on Monte
di Val Bella and in the sectors OF
Col del Rosso and Col Dechele have
been organized and held against
determined counter-attacks, dellV-
cred by the invaders in force.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
FEATURES OF GERMANY'S
INDUSTRIAL STRUGGLE.

Estimated that nearly 1000
600 men and women, mostly war
workers. are on strike in Ger
many today and the movement
is spreading
Berlin and the chief German
naval ports are the storm centers
of unrest.
Socialists and labor are max
ing common cause with the anti
junkers and are trying to unite
with the Austrian masses against
the imperial governments.
MObs in German cities dis
persed at the point of bayonet.
Peace on democratic lines,
food and government reforms
are the demands of the German
people.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31

The threat has been answered by
the working classes with an ultim-
atum demanding peace. food and
political reforms
This-the first real crisis Germany
mas faced from her own people since
The war began, has been brought TO
a head by the arrogance of the Pan
Germans. after they secured control
Of the governments peace policies
and the influence wrought by the
bolshevik upon German soldiers on
:he eastern front IL has virtually
united all Of the anti-junker parties.
The chief unrest now centers in
Berlin where the strike is said 10
be spreading.
seek To Join Austrians.
The committee of action. formed
by laborites and socialists in Berlin,
are said 20 be trying TO get into
direct communication with the Aus
trian labor forces 90 make a COM
mon cause against the two imperial
governments.
Serious disturbances have broken
out at Berlin. Kiel. Bremen, Ham
burg and Essen, according to in
formation from the frontier.
soldiers have taken the place OF
police i'm dispensing mobs of rioters.
Guards. supported by machine
guns. have been thrown around the
great munitions and aeroplanes fac
tories i'm the districts most seriously
affected.
Papers Are Suppressed.
Among the Berlin newspapers
suppressed are the Tageblatt, the
Post and the Norwaerts.
Socialists i'm Berlin held a meet
ing and adopted resolution de-
manding representation at the peace
conference and quick peace along
democratic lines
At Stettin. the principal port of
Prussia. women led hungry mobs
that attacked food shops
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
CoMMENDS SHIPS COOK
FOR RESCUING ANOTHER
niernntinnnl NeWs SeryIce

international News Service
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-JameS
Narcio. ships cook. has been COM
mended 10y Sec'y Daniels for bra'-
erv displayed in rescuing from
drowning Chief Quartermaster Rob
er tson. who was washed overheard
from the l. : :. Smith during \
heavy gale on Dec. Il. Marcio tied
a line TO his waist and jumped into
the water. He clung 20 his man un-
IN the two were hauled aboard ship.
this being made possible 10y Lieu.
Richard y. Connolly. who. sus-
pended by his feet from the deck.
helped 10 haul the men on board.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
COALITION GOVERNMENT
MAY SUCCEED PRESENT
B0LSHEVlKl REGIME

international News Service:
WASHINGTON, Jan. S1.-A new
form of government is imminent i'm
Russia. state department aud diplo-
matte representatives here have
ca ables indicating that the supreme
bolsheviki control is about 10 pass.
1t is likely that the new govern
ment. when formed, will be in the
nature of a coalition organization
with the so-called moderate So
cialists" in the majority. The sit
uation. however, is so chaotic that
no development, no matter how
startling. would surprise officials
here.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
DISORDERS THREATENED
IN CITY OF PRAGUE

Intern ti0n1l News Service.
ZURICH Jan. 21.--Stroug forces
ot Hungarian troops have been sent
to Prague as further disorders are
threatened there. said a dispatch
from the Austrian frontier today 1t
added that many soldiers took part
in the recent strike movement iu
Vienna
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31

of the imperial government of Ger
many.
This was no threat. 1t had be-
come reality. Their band of vio-
lence had been laid upon our own
people and our own property in
das'ant violation, not only of JUS
tice, but Of the well recognized and
long standing covenants of interna-
tional Law and treaty. We are fight
ing, therefore, is truly for the lib
erty and self government of the
United states as if the war of our
own revolution had to be fought
over again; and every man in every
business in the United States must
know hy this time that his whole
future fortune lies in the balance.
Our national life and our whole
economic development will pass
under the sinister influences of for
eign control if we do not win. Ws
must win, therefore, and we shall
win. / need not ask YOU TO pledge
your lives and fortunes with those
of The rest of the nation TO the ac-
Complishment of that great end
ELIMINATING CRISIS
OF STRUGGLE HAS COME.
You will realize, as think
statesmen on both sides Of the water
realize. that the eliminating crisis
OF the struggle has come and that
the achievements of this year on
the one side or the other. must de-
;ermine the issue 1t has turned oJt
that the forces that fight for free
DOM the freedom of men all over
the world as well as our own, de-
pend upon us in an extraordinary
and unexpected degree for susie
nance, for the supply of the ma
terials by which men are to live and
10 fight. and il will be our glory
when the war is over that we have
Supplied those materials and SUP
Piled them abundantly, and it viii
be all the more glory because IN
supplying them we have made our
supreme effort and sacrifice.
GREAT AGRICULTURAL
AGENCIES IN L. :.
In the field of agriculture we
have agencies and instrumentalities,
fortunately. such as no other gov
ernment II the world can show. The
CONTINUED or PAGE TEN.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
j. 5. BUILDS NEW
U-BOAT KILLER
Ford Has Contracts for Most
Efficient Weapon Against
Subs Now Known.
international News Service


WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-A new
submarine killer" has been de-
veloped by the navy department,
Sec'y of the Navy Daniels told the
house naval affairs committee this
afternoon
Contracts for great pumb Der Of
the new style Of snip have been
given to Henry Ford. The vessel is
la fabricated ship 200 feet Ions.
equipped with all the latest appli-
ances for submarine warfare.
Work has already begun at the
Ford plant on the parts of the new
vessel. Naval constructors have just
returned 10 Washington from De-
troit, Sec'y Daniels told the COM
mittee and are greatly pleased with
the progress that has already been
made The parts of the new vessel
will be made in Detroit but the
the vessel will be put together at
the seashore.
Like Old DestrOycrS.
The new boat Will be not unlike
our old 6estroyers," Secy Daniels
said, but it Will have many fea-
lures that will make it by far the
most efficient vessel of any navy now
engaged in the war on submarines.
The admiralties of other nations
have looked over the plans and ap-
proved them. Some of them prob
ably will let contracts for similar
vessels"
The new vessel can be turned out
very rapidly, Sec'y Daniels said, and
in great numbers. Some vessels Of
this type flying the American flag
will be in the European water zone
within a very few months"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31

20 the line when the Germans began
a bombardment The colonel eu-
tered a duzout and the ex-cook was
approaching the door when he was
struck squarely by "a 80 she'll
EIGHTH MAN DIES
ON OPERATING TABLE.
A sergeant was approaching the
trenches accompanied by two
Frenchmen when shell burst
among them. killing all three.
A high explosive shell fell iu "a
trench. killing three other men.
The eighth man. who had been
wounded, died on the operating
table in a hospital A search of his
clothing disclosed newly received
postcard, bearing pictures OF mis-
mother and little sister. Also. lct-
ter from his hancee was discovered
expressing the wish that if be- had
to be killed. he would die braFely
Among the wounded were several
victims Of German suipers In fact.
sniping has been very active on
both sides due 10 the closeness ~
the trenches throughout The entire
lowland.
TWO AMERICANS
SLIGHTLY "GASSFD~
Two American soldiers were rec
ported to have been slightly
"gassed
There have sen few cases of
frost bitten feet also
German patrols have been very
active during the past as hours
taking advantage Of the thick
weather There nave been several
encounters between opposing patrols
and wire repairers
one German soldier was wounded
near the American entanclements
on Tuesday night while proNlng iu
the foreheld He escaped. bat left
his belt and rifle behind
The fog has prevented aerial ac-
tivity.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
CAMOUFLAGE N DISPATCHES
STRONGLY SUSPECTED.
nte-EIIonlI - servIoeE

InterE.ttIou1l News Services
WASHINGTON. JAM 21-Ger-
many's industrial situation holds
the center of the world stage to-
day Developments there in con-
nectiou with the general strike are
pregnant with war possibilities. Ger
man military control, FOR the first
time IN the war. is being forced To
"a test
The strikes. which admittedly are
spreading are directed against the
war. The labor and socialist radicals
are asserting themselves. dispatches
received over night and early today.
by the state department indicated.
They demand an immediate re-
Versal by the imperial control OF
the Pan-Germanist policy
Demand Rcichstag Policy.
Complete acceptance by the kaiser
ana the men who. under his direc-
uon are i'm charge of the govern
ment Of the relchstag policy OF no.
8nnexatious ard no-iudemnities
gain has been demanded i'm mo- un-
certain language Internal political
reforms also are demanded
The kaiser has two alternatives.
lie can accept the policy OF the
radicals and promise reforms or he
can utilize the army go stamp out
sNisting discord The Pan-Germau-
lists. according to aduce~ reachiue
diplomatic circles here are unit
I'm urging drastic measures to per
petuate military cOntro
Hindenburg is reported. in a mes
sage 90 Scandinavian diplomat
here. 20 have demanded free hand
In smashing the radicals once aud
FOR all For that purpose the mes-
age SAYS. he would withdraw troops
from the eastern front and utilize
Austro- Hungarian units These
troops. with mo- racial ties t0 lead
them 90 merc.ful considerations
would obey ans and au orders and
ruthlessly shoot down strikers The
German troops on the western front
might not prove $50 tracuhIe tho
rnessare Indicate
Too Ear'y for Iogco1-t.
It stiu is zoo earu of Gals saia
today. 90 forecast the reaGlt ~ The
present sEitation. OficiaI messages
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
u. S. TURNS OVER
65 MILLIONS MORE
TO GREAT BRITAIN

iute .atiuual News Service
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-Ihc
treasury department today
turned over To the British gov
ernmcnt S65. 100000 under -
new credit arrangement for the
month OF January. This brings
the total loaned TO Great Britain
for the month up To S25O.OOO.
For the month OF February a
new credit will bc made avail
able to Great Britain by the
treasury Of S2tO.OOo.0 .000. To date
ilC United states has loaned TO
the entente SI.525. 300. 600.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
DANIELS ASKS FOR
45 MILLIONS MORE
FITTING UP NAVY

international News Service:
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81
Sec'y Daniels today appeared
before the house committee on
naval aaffirs and asked for a
further appropriation for tho
current fiscal wear OF SIS. .269.-
935. He also informed the COM
mittee he would probably ask
for more money both for the
present year and next year. His
request today il i'm addition 10
all the navy appropriation bills
already enacted and il TO meet
the requirements actually nee
eSsary 10 put the navy on
complete war footing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
WOODS AID MAY LOSE
SIGHT OF ONE EYE
international News Service:

WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-Lieut.
Col. Charles f. Kilbourne, chief of
staff 10 Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood
and who was injured in the same
explosion that wounded his super
Tor, will probably lose the sight of
one eve, according TO information
at the war department today. The
department had no confirmation Of
reports from France that his
wounds were so serious that he
would die 30 further word con-
cerning Gen. Woods condition have
been received but il is stated his
hurts were not serious.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31

reaching here today in effect con-
frmed the report that the commit
tee in charge of the general strike,
including Philip Scheidemann, the
socialist leader; Hugo Haase Gustav
Braun. Friedrich Ebert, George
Ledebour. William Dittman and
others whose names are not men
toned, including some women, have
enunciated terms which the govern
ment is asked TO accept Summariz-
ed these include:
An immediate demand by the cen
tral powers on the entente and the
United States that hostilities be sus-
~ended while terms of peace are eX-
changed and every effort made 20
accelerate the calling of a lce
conference.
Granting of right of participation
in all peace negotiations 10 a COM
mittee representing the labor party
and the socialists of Germany and
Austro- Hungary.
DcmOCratiZe Institutions.
characterization OF state institu-
tions and institution Immediately Of
the direct secret electoral suffrage
method.
Release of all political prisoners
including those now serving long
terms of imprisonment for opposing
war methods and the abandonment
of seige conditions which prevent
holding OF public meetings. Military
methods also To be abandoned i'm all
factories
May BE Government Trick
There are officials here. Amer
lean and foreign diplomats. who
point out that the present wave II
strikes may be simply another Of
the "three day rest protest" dem
OnstrdtiOns which have taken place
i'm Germany before. The govern
ment these officials say, very easily
could have allowed the strike ana
let it spread in order 20 allow the
emotional part Of German citizenry
20 let off oratorica1 steam" and
then make minor concessions which
will satisfy the workers for the time
being
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
CANADA GOVERNMENT
SElZES ALL WHEAT
rternationaI News Service

ITTET IITIWTGT -NFWH .N|TNT"E-
TORONTO, ont. Jan. Sit was
announced here today that the Can
adian government had seized all
wheat in elevators through the do
minion. The amount Of grain in
volved is nearly 100000, 900 bushels.
Lake shippers must cancel all orders
in the United States and transfer
them 10 government corporation
for export overseas.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
NEARLY MILLION WAR WORKERS
QUIT, JOINING PEACE RIOTS
AND ATTACKING FOOD SHOPS
industrial Unrest CenerS in Berlin and Maritime Cities
Where LaboriteS Try to Effect Junction With
AuStrianS-TroopS Replace Police in
Queing MObS

Germany today.
Nearly 100000 and workers, mostly engaged
war work. strike.
Newspapers are being suspended all the German empire
public meetings forbidden and the imperial government is
threatening the under Hnden-
burg as dictator unless the agatOnS cease.