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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
Official War Reports


London, 3O-During night enemy attacked the
strong known Keep northwest OF Festube
completely repued We carried out successful minor
operation Merri improved line
slightly We captured prisoners and machine in these
encounters.
party troops raded the enemy's trenches last night
LOGON and brought back few prisoners.
The hostile artillery has been active east OF
and in the Hinges and RObecq sectors.
Report)
30-The battle continued with undiminished VO
during the night French troops energetcal maintained
and
repeated efforts, able debOuch the
Further south engagements OF extreme violence developed in
and Vez where French troops,
supported opposing the German advance with in
On right troops along the front between
Brouet and Thoo and also northwest OF Rheims broke all
assaults and maintained their positions
Report.
Berlin 30, (yia LOndOnOn the battle front from the
fighting activity continued French
local attacks south of Ypres failed
MOntdder the enemy during local advance pene-
The armies Of General BOehm General Bue-
of the German prince have Vc0ri0usy
continued their attack French and English reserves rushed up
The right wing after repelling
After hard fighting the troops of
Wcur broke resistance the the p
southern bank of the Aisne and
the VesIe heights to the west OF CRY occupied
General SchmetOw Fismes
standing heights south
northeast Proudly and have captured Vlers Fran
queux fighting for the heights OF Ther
bn dtahmsns are being CLOSELY followed by balloons anti
aircraft and dispatch riders
rendered possible the
field attack and the bringing OF lighting means by columns
sefsacrhcing activity doctors and streher
bearers the battefelds
changing weather. aerial forces attack
aYiator surveyed progressing
and effect OF artillery fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
HAVE MILLION
ABROAD; LEWIS
Illinois Senator Says [. 5. Over.
seas Force Will Equal
England's by November.

Chicago, May Ex-senator jam
es Hamilton Lewis said in speech
here today that the United States
now has 100000 soldiers in for
eign lands, and that by December
l it will be numerically equal to
that of England.
The address was made before
the Evanston war board and the
Evanston commercial association
He said that 70O,00O,000 pounds OF
explosives are in process of manu-
facture. The ordnance department
has spent, he said. $776,000,00O for
protectiles, and $4,000 600 projec-
tiles are on their way to General
Pershing. One thousand rifles are
being manufactured daily and g.
5OO;00O,0OO rounds of small arm
ammunition have been contracte
for. Last month, he said, we pro-
duced 275,000,000 rounds. He plac-
ed the machine guns contracted
for at $4,000 and added that 100,-
OOOO have been delivered. By July
l, he added, we shall be producing
$4,000 a month.
The American navy the speaker
added, has climbed from fourth TO
second position among the world s
fleets. We have $50 warships in
European waters and so others of
a war character. There are 4OO.-
900 men in the navy, and by Oc-
tober l, there will be half a mil
lion, he explained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
BRITISH VESSEL
SUNK; 1O1 LOST
Transport LeasOw Castle is Sub
Victim-SOldiers Are Reported
Among Missing.

London, May 3O-The transport
ship Leasowe Castle has been sunk
by an enemy submarine, the Brit
ish admiralty announced today.
One hundred and one persons were
drowned
The Leasowe Castle which was
of 9,737 tons gross, was sunk in
the Mediterranean on May 26.
Among those who lost tGeir lives
were thirteen military officers and
seventy-nine soldiers of other
rank.
Owned by London Firm.
The Leasowe Castle was built in
1917 at Birkenhead and was own
ed by the Union Castle Mail Steam
ship company of London.
The text of the British admiralty
statement reads:
THE transport Leasowe Castle
was torpedoed and sunk by an en-
emy submarine May 26 in the Me-
diterranean.
Thirteen military officers and
seventy-nine of other rank, and of
the ships company, the captain,
two wireless operators, and six o'
other ratings, are missing. 1t is
presumed all were drowned"
Washington, D. c., May 20
Seventeen German submarine sail
ors-American's second group OF
this kind-have been taken pris-
oner by an American destroyer,
according to official information to
the navy department today.
The Germans were captured
after their vessel had torpedoed the
British steamer Iniscarra. The
first group were captured some
months ago by the destroyer Fan
ming.
The Tanning prisoners were
brought to this country, but the
disposition of the second lot is un-
known, except that they were TAX
en- to a British port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
II DON'T WANT TO
LIVE" SOBS GRACE
LUSK HELD GUILTY

Waukesha, Wis, May 30.-When
Grace Lusk, convicted of murder in
the second degree last night, awoke
today from a sleep induced by OPT
ates, she moaned: Il don't want
to live. I don't want to live"
The conviction, which was for the
killing Of Mary Newman Roberts
last June, carries a sentence OF
irom IA to % years Imprisonment.
uWlng to the prisoners condition,
however, Judge Lueck. intimated
hat he would not pronounce SEN
tence until Miss Lusk is more COM
posed.
Meanwhile every instrument by
Which she might do herself injury
mas been removed from her cell
and beyond her reach.
When the jury made its fateful
report last night after ten ballots,
me defendant dropped sobbing
nke a tired child into the arms of
her aged father Then, with a cur
lously deliberate movement, which
almost Immediately gave way, she
ieaped for Attorney d. S. Tullar
ana grappled his throat with both
aahds. Tullar's son is District At
Vofhey Maurice TuIlar, who was
compelled by illness TO withdraw
rom the case and appointed his
se'her TO take his place The Young
Iullar, however, testified as Wit
Aess tnat Miss Lusk, four days after
me tragedy. told him that she real
-]ed wnat she had done. but could
hot understand how she did it so
esinly and deliberately.
This mans son lied nay life
eEay," she cried. Bailin's wrench
"a her away from the startled law
!ef and she was taken. struggling
ana moaning back to her cell.
Buy War Savings stamps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
GREAT LAKES rs
TO GROW BIGGER,
SAY DISPATCHES

Great Lakes, Ill-Great Lakes,
already the largest naval training
station in the world, is to be made
still bigger. according to dispatches
recently received from Washington
These dispatches announced that
the house of representatives, in
passing the naval appropriation
bill, added $SS7, 900 to the bill for
the purpose of purchasing addition
al land for the Great Lakes station.
An amendment to the bill provid-
ing for this amount was first in
troduced by Representative Padg-
EFT. chairman of the house naval
affairs committee. Authority is
given the president to acquire the
land by condemnation or other pro-
ceedings.
The house also adopted commit
tee amendments adding so, ,295 900
to the bill for hospital construction,
of which $65.000 is provided for use
at Great Lakes.
In the meantime steps were taken
in Waukegan for the leasing of 800
additional acres for the station.
The leaseholds became effective
May l, it was announced.
The acreage involved is said to
include all the sub-divided territory
within the limits of North Chicago
and east of the Northwestern rail-
road cracks. Thirty acres of Foss
park, formerly a recreation ground
for North Chicago, are included in
the land leased
The new aviation school now un-
der construction, which when COM
pleted probably will be the largest
naval aero school in the world, is
TO occupy a portion OF the leased
territory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
ARGENTINE GETS
STRONGER WHILE
WAR CONTINUES

Buenos Aires.-Argentina finan-
cial and economic condition appar-
emily is being strengthened as the
war drags on. The republic recent
ly signed a convention for financ-
ing the sale of several million tons
of cereals to the entente allies,
whic really amounted 10 a huge
loan, and there have been other
events in financial circles which
show that Argentine credit abroad
and confidence at home are pro-
crossing hand in hand.
! The fact that is being widely
commented upon by the Argentine
newspapers is that confidence at
home has become so strong that
stocks of the National Mortgage
bank, known as "credulas hipote-
carias' are being quoted at par for
the first time in history. These ce-
dulas are looked upon in financial
circles as barometers of the nation S
condition, for they are shares in a
bank which is backed by the gov
ernment and they f1uctuate with the
improvement or weakening of gov
ernment credit. Usually they are
4uOleu dIOuuu Sf 10 % ana Iney
have never gone to par even during
the boom seasons when everything
else was being sought by investors
Now there is an animated compe-
tition on the stock exchange for
the ceduals and large blocks of
them are changing hands daily,
which the newspapers take as an
indication that the publIc's conn-
dence in the Origoyen government
has become so strengthened that it,
at last, is willing to invest in gov
ernment shares the large surplus of
money which has been lying idle
in savings banks ever since the war
began.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
FRENCH PREMIER
NEARLY TAKEN BY
SQUAD OF UHLANS

Paris, May 30.-Premier Clemen-
ceau had the narrowest possible
escape from falling into German
hands yesterday, according to the
Petit Journal. He left a certain
point on the front only few min
utes before the arrival of a patrol
OF 40 uhlans.
When the Germans entered the
little town the premier had just
quit, they cornered few of the
French who had remained, includ-
ing a general, who was examining
positions with a field glass, the
newspaper adds. The general was
killed in the encounter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
HUNS ASK AERIAL
RAIDS BE HALTED,
BUT THEY DO NOT

Paris, May 30.-Although the
British government has promised
not TO carry out air raids today =
the feast of Corpus Christi--on
German cities. which are not in
the vicinity Of the front. the Ger
man long range gun resumed the
bombardment of Paris this morn
ing. The firing began at an earlier
hour than usual.
(The British promise was given
upon the receipt through the Vati-
can of a request recently made by
Cardinal Won Hartmann, the arch
bishop of Cologne, that there
should be no bombing in Cologne
during the time OF the Corpus
Christi procession in that city,
which recently had been seriously
damaged by British air raids.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
ALLIES BREAK DOWN GERMAN ASSAUL IS
Battling Against Time Huns
1hrOU EUery Ounce of Their
Mdn-POUer into Big Struggle

Paris, May Embarrassing vio-
lence marks the progress of the
fighting south of the Aisne. The
Germans are fighting against time
and are throwing every ounce of
weight of man-power into the
struggle.
On the center the enemy has
again pushed forward. but his eff
forts TO broaden his advancing
front have met with less success.
The allied wings have been oblig
ed TO give some ground. This ac-
tion was carried out slowly and
the full price was exacted from
the enemy.
scissors has gone and the Brit
ish have fallen back toward
Rheims but in either case the en-
emy has only won a couple miles
Of territory.
In competent circles is quiet
confidence in the outcome and
signs are not lacking thai the ad-
vancing waves shortly will be
stemmed. Unity of command puts
the allies in better position than
they were in the March offensive.
On that occasion, French reinforce
ments came into action on the
third day and on the eighth the
Germans were stopped definitely.
Today things should go more
quickly.
The Germans have been obliged
to leave their guns on the north
ern side of the original line which
can be crossed only at a certain
number of points which are high
ly vulnerable to allied airplaneg.
The enemy is thus prevented from
reaping the full benefits of his
rapid advance.
Meanwhile, the allied reserves
are massing at certain points with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
JAP SPEAKER rs
OPPOSED TO u. S.
RUSSIAN POLICY

Tokio.-Some misgivings as to
the policy of the United States as
affecting Siberia recently have
found expression in the Japanese
house of representatives Convic-
tion that Japan should pay close
attention to the activity of the Unit
ed States in Russian territory was
expressed by Manisu Tanaka in a
speech in the house recently. This
activity. he said, might be designed
to obtain rights and interests of va
rious kinds. Tanaka said he be-
lieved that, if America attained its
object a hard blow would be dealt
to the interests of the Japanese en-
pire.
He thought that American SYM
pathy for Russia was largely due to
her ambition to implant her infiu-
ence there by utilizing the present
opportunity for investing her large
capital in an extensive area of Rus
sian territory, to exploit Russia's s
vast natural resources and TO help
forward Russias civilization. To
speak frankly, he believed that an
other object of the United States
in showing sympathy to Russia
might be 10 check the advance of
japanese influence northwards.
The speaker also referred to a
rumor that the United States was
trying to purchase Kamchatka
which he said he believed America
coveted for its economic value and
perhaps because America had an
idea of instituting gigantic
scheme of communication between
the three continents of America,
Asia and Europe.
There is no confirmation, how
ever. of the rumOr referred to by
Representative Tanaka.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30

out any of the interference that
attended the similar movement in
March
AS the battle proceeds the enemy's
purpose becomes plain. 1t is two
fold
First oil all. IS miles south of the
Vesle flows the Marine. which forms,
with the Disc, one of the great ave
nues of approach to Paris. Along
its course runs the Chalons rail-
road, the main eastern artery. To
gain footing in the Marine valley,
or even to approach within artil-
lery range of it would be an appre-
ciable result. This is sufficient to
show why the Germans continue to
push southwark so vigorously.
Their advance there yesterday,
however, amounted to only 31a
miles as against 51a on the first
day of the attack and seven on the
second. This indicates the growing
force of the opposition which the
enemy is encountering.
The second objective, which the
German staff considers even more
important, judging by the efforts
made at Scissors, is to broaden the
salient to the west ward. BY en-
larging the action there, the Ger
man crown prince intends to ap-
proach nearer to Paris on the di-
rect route.
The French command is fully
aware of the Importance of this
movement Although scissors was
evacuated to prevent needless sac
rifice of men, the French hold all
the roads leading out of the town.
Heavy fighting still lies ahead for
the allies but those most competent
to express an opinion are now sat
isfied that the German drive will be
stopped in the near future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
|NATIONPAYS
A TRIBUTE To
.DEADHER0ES
Memorial Day Observed
as One of Public HUI
initiation and Prayer.

Washington, May 3O.-Nemorial
s.v this year carrying a deeper
naaning because Of the fuller par
-c;ration of the United States in
~ war and more significant be-
..rsa Of the new American graves
,r France, was observed today by
The American people as "a day OF
nrblic humiliation, prayer and fast
|. M " in accordance with the procIa-
msrion OF President Wilson issued
q response to a resolution OF con-
/ gress asking that such a day be set
sside While in no manner was the
honor annually shown to the vet
Grams OF past wars lessened, yet
The thought Of the nation was cen
,e-ed on the battlefields Of France,
where the Germans are engaged in
another drive against the forces OF
democracy.
In Washington the spirit Of the
nresidents proclamation was gen
e-allv carried out. The president
MANNED to attend church services
his morning and this afternoon il
was expected he will be present at
the annual services at Arlington ma
uonal cemetery.
War Adds Significance.
Chicago. May 3O.-The daily cas-
uaIty lists from France and here
and there a service star that has
changed to gold gave a significance
10 the Observance of Memorial day
this year that has not been known
TO the present generation.
In the great valleys of the Ohio,
the Mississippi and the Missouri a
more martial spirit and a greater
reverence were apparent in service
and demonstrations.
There probably were fewer sport
ing and athletic events than in 9TH
er years, but greater attendance at
churches and larger crowds at the
cemeteries.
In st. Louis the principal services
we're at Jefferson Barracks and in
the big parade 200 automobiles were
provided for the veterans of the
Civil war. In this parade as in 9TH
ers throughout the middle west, SOL
diers of the new armies were an
inspiring feature.
In Detroit interest centered in an
address to be delivered by Colonel
Roosevelt tonight.
LOWden Heads Parade.
Governor Lowden and staff head
ed a big parade in Chicago and at
the Great Lakes naval training sta
ton all unnecessary work was elm
mated. The parade in Des Moines
was largely augmented by the
presence of men from Camp Dodge
cantonment. Twenty thousand per-
sons, it was estimated, marched in
the parade at Milwaukee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30

fighting continued all
with the French the outlets the Office
ammo today
Northwest of Rheims the FncoBith forces broke all the German
saults and maintained the defensive positions
advance S being resisted with tenacity
In
of miles south of the ChemnDes
Danes the donM
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
bIN 7 III II { . HI p
PHYSICALLY TNFIT TO WORK.

Washington, May 30.-Two hun
dred thousand men found unfit for
military service because Of minor
physical defects will be employed
in producing or handling war equip
ment to release fighting men for
the front line, IL was announced by
the provost marshal general
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and Friday;
ztooa0ly local thunder showers !;
FARMER tonight.
temperature at q. m, 65. High
= yesterday. 72. Lowest last
light. Ga.
Velocity Of wind at s a. m, 4
niles per hour.
Precipitation. SO inch.
relative humidity at S P. m, 80;
as m, 100.
stage Of water. 70; a rise Of L
= last "A hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
HOPES FOR PEACE.

Amsterdam - Professor Ernst
Haeckel, the great German expo
nent of the Darwinian theory, is
reported by the German newspa-
pers to be in failing health. On
his Saith birthday, he sent out to
his friends an engraved birthday
card. biding them all farewell, and
declaring that he expected to die
before next winter. His valedic-
tory expresses the hope that soon
after the end of this mad. culture
destroying war, our longed-for
German peace will be firmly es-
tablished on a scientific basis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
=
BLY, ONLY NEEDS: WILSON.

Washington. May 3O.-President
Wilson appealed to all Americans
to buy only those things essential
to individual health and efficiency
and to invest Systematically in saw
ings and thrift stamps"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
GRACFJUSK GUHTY.

Waukesha, Wis. May 30.-Found
guilty of murder in the second de-
gree, Grace Lusk tried to throttle
the special prosecutor and was led
screaming from the court room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
CASUALTY LIST
HAS s. NAMES

Washington, May 30.-The army
casualty list today contains 50
names divided as follows:
Killed in action, five; died OF
wounds, one; died of accident, four
died of disease, IL; wounded Sc
verely, nine; wounded slightly
two; missing in action, three.
Officers named were: Lieutenant
George Squires, st. Paul, Mimi,
died of accident. Lieutenant Ed
ward A. Koenne, Rochester, n. Y,
missing in action Lieutenant
James F. Crawford, Warsaw, n. Y,
prisoner, previously reported miss
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
DENIES PAPER LOBBY.

Washington. May 30.-Frank p.
Glass, president OF the American
Newspaper Publishers association.
denied assertions of Representative
Kitchin that a newspaper lobby was
responsible for the administration s
insistence that congress enact reve-
nue. legislation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
SHIP MEN TO GET MEDALS.

Washington, May 30.-The fed
eral shipping board will give med
ais, flags and service badges TO
workers in shipyards as visible evil
dences that they are aiding in win
ming the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
FLYER IN ITALY.

Rome.-(Correspondence of the
Associated Press): Get together,
break away from yoke of the
Hapsburgs, establish your great
Yougo-Slav confederation and we
will be glad to welcome you not
only as sister but will play fairy
godmother who runs to your res
cue" said Captain Fierello H. La
guardia of the American Flying
Corps. addressing a congres of b.
hemians. Rumanians, Serbians and
other Slays, held here recently.
Captain Laguardia, on his way
to the Italian front, remained in
Rome just long enough to address
the assembly. He surprised the
delegates by speaking in the Ser
bian language.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
DIS OF INITRIES.

Fort Worth, Texas. May 3O.--
Lieutenant p. G Mihleder. instruct
or at Taliaferro Field. died this
morning from injuries received
Wednesday afternoon. when his ma
chine crashed To the earth. Lieu
tenant Buckus, who was with him
at the time, escaped with . few
Scratches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
BAG HUN PLANE
ON PARIS RAID
Antf-Aircraft Gun Shoots Down a
German Airman-NOne OF En-
emy Able TO Reach City.

Paris, May 30.-An enemy air
plane was brought down by French
anti-aircraft guns during an at
tempted raid on Paris last night.
None of the German machines were
able to fly over the city. A few
bombs were dropped in the sub
urbs.
The following official statement
was issued early today:
Enemy airplanes were most ac-
tive last night and bombed various
localities behind the front. Several
were observed making toward Paris
and an alarm was given at 11:24
o'clock. No enemy machine got
past our curtain of fire and none
flew over Paris. A few bombs were
dropped in the suburbs.
An enemy airplane was struck
by a shell from an anti-aircraft bat
terry and fell in flames. All clear
was sounded at 1894 a. m"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
EFFORTS ARE SMASHED BEFORE RHEIMS
DEFENSES AS RESERVES ENTER FIGHT;
FRENCH STILL HOLD EDGE OF SOISS0NS


Wall Stone German Points Are Firmly Held by
British Continue Their Vicious Blows.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
AERIAL POST.

Amsterdam.-A regular aerial
postal service between Vienna and
Lemberg established by the mill
tary authorities, began on March
81. The post carries mainly offi-
cial dispatches, but may be used
for private letters if the latter are
franked with a special stamp, for
which the price is about four times
the ordinary rate.
The flight from Vienna to Lem
berg takes about seven hours. as
against about IL hours by express
train.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30

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