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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
VIOLENT BLAST
JARS new YORK
fy Is Shaken BY Repeated EXplO-
sions-BelieVed to be Erie Am
munitiOn Train.

New York, March 26.-The city
Fas shaken and alarmed by three
q four violent explosions at 3:06
adOck this afternoon. The sounds
zne from the direction OF New Jer-
sE
The explosions continued rapidly.
4 column of smoke was observed
fzing in Jersey City.
Flames shot up with the smoke
lga enough to be visible over the
Ups OF buildings.
So far as could be seen the eX-
}asions were occurring in railroad
-eight yards on the Jersey water
'Ont They were presumably
-ased by ignition of war materials.
The smoke and flames rose from
0eks next 10 the Erie railroad
=fry where steamships are loaded
'lh ammunition At 3:15 o'clock
-e EXPLOSIONS had ceased.
Thousands OF people in New York
'Aaed into the streets, fearing a
4Astrophe like the Black Tom ex-
i9sl0n here TWO years ago. The
s9hations were, however. not so
oent as on that occasion. Roofs
: New York sky scTapers were
-ckly crowded with people watch
Z the fire.
me early reports from Jersey
/! were that several freight cars
-eed with ammunition had blown
I and that d number o. buildings
= been destroyed or were on fire.
me Erie railroad offices here an
.-heed that the explosions had oc-
b -lea In their yards in Jersey
~ but they had no details.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
ENGLAND TO OPEN
RECRUITING DRIVE
TO FILL UP GAPS

London, March 26.-To fill The
gaps caused by the German ad-
vance in France the authorities
have decided TO place the recruit
ing machinery in motion again
throughout the country. In order
TO assist the government the min
ers have placed the OF sanization of
their unions at the disposal of the
recruiting officers.
ITO provide for all conting-
encies." says the Daily Mail. sit has
been decided to speed up the re-
cruiting machinery and the men al
reday scheduled for calling up will
be summoned to the colors more
quickly than was intended The
government will take firm meas
ures where needed"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
THE WEATHER

Unsettled and somewhat cooler
tonight, probably showers. with the
lowest temperature about freezing;
Wednesday partly cloudy. fresh
shifting winds.
Temperature at a. IN. Sc; high
est yesterday. Ga; lowest last
night. SO.
Velocity of wind at 8. H.. II
miles per hour.
Precipitation, none,
Relative humidity at p m, "a; !;
at 7 Ii. m, 67;. at J p. m. today. so.
Stage of water, 90; no change
in last "a hours,
]. NJ. sHERIER, Meteerelagist-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
HUGE STROKE BY BRITISH AND FRENCH
TROOPS TO DESPOIL GERMANS DREAM
OF WORLD DOMINATION is EXPECTED
With
England's Men
Attackers, Violence of Battle Continues.
(By Associated Press.l

drive
northern
ton
British Headquarters March 26-(By the Associated
There believe will recorded within the
hours which lead the position of the
which the German onslaught
The fighting desperately On the
divisions the had been
British artillery withdrawal this
of the line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
SEES NO CAUSE OF
ALARM IN FRANCE
OVER HUN THRUST

Chicago. March 26.-Major L. c.
Eckenfelder of the French army,
detailed here to train American
trops, sees no cause for alarm in
the present battle IN France.
THE Germans have put forth
their mightiest effort" he said to-
day, "and they will fail. They can
not hope to dampen the ordor of
the French nor will their big guns
cause Paris TO droop in spirits.
Their first gains at Verdun were
far greater than the recent ones
but they were beaten and they Will
be this time"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
GERMANS RELEASE
SWEDISH STEAMER

Stockholm, Monday, March 30
II is reported that the Germans
have released the Swedish steamer
Princess Ingeborg.
(The Princess Ingeborg, while
bound for Swedish port after hav-
ing unloaded Belgian relief cargo
was captured by German submar-
inc off the Skaw on March 16 and
taken TO a German port. The
Swedish government protested)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
LAST TEUT0N
TRUMP TO BE
AL0SINC0NE
Allies Confident Germans
Final Card Will Be Out
Played.

French Front in France, Monday,
March 25.-CBy the Associated
Press. )-Entire confidence reigns
that the Germans last trump in
the world battle will be over
trumped when the proper time
comes. The allied military authori-
ties were fully cognizant that the
enemy's supreme military effort
would cause a retreat until meas
ures could be taken to check the
irruption into the allied positions.
AS always, the attackers had the
advantage of knowing exactly
where they would launch their on
slaught, while the defenders were
compelled to await developments
of the battle before meeting the
onrush with counter measures.
There is every sign in today's sit
uation that the terrific attack, in
which apparently somewhere in the
neighborhood of one million Ger
mans of all arms are engaged, is
being slackened. The resistance of
the allies4seems firmer and the ar
rival on the scene of French re-
serves sent up to the southern flank
brought welcome support to the
British who sustained the first pow
erful rush.
Big Smash Fails.
The German divisions which be-
gan with what evidently was in
tended to be an irresistible forward
movement were so cut up that they
were replaced by fresh formations.
1tsais these divisions which have
been, checked. at the positions on
which 1t was 'foreseen by the allied
sgeneraF staff that a stand would be
made.
The ground over which the fight
ing has taken place possesses small
tactical value, but it permitted the
allies to retire in perfect order. 1t
had been devastated by the Ger
mans before they retreated last
year and the inhabitants had not
had time or means to build it up
again. While retreating across
what was almost desert land the
British inflicted enormous losses
on the enemy who threw away
thousands of lives in an effort to
overcome the resistance he encoun-
tered.
First Rush Stopped.
When the retiring British reach
ed the Somme and the canal, they
turned about and gave battle, meet
ing repeated and long sustained
endeavors of both infantry and cav
airy. The initial rush of the en-
envy seems to have been stopped.
Military opinion generally is that
this first phase of the great battle,
in which even more troops were
employed than in the battle of the
Marne, gives no Indication what the
result will be. Nevertheless, de-
velopments are awaited by the al
lies without aOxietv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
Official War Reports
British Official statement.)

Ofnclal Statement)
London, March 26.-"The fighting died down
during the night. Our troops established themselves
positions east of Roye and Albert.
'North of the Somme continuance of the lighting
is expected but it has not yet developed. Attacks
reported to be developing this morning south of
the Somme against troops and those of the
French in the neighborhood of Roye and Chaunes.
'The enemy's losses continue to be severe. He
has been obliged to reinforce his battle front from
all parts of the western theatre. Over seventy hos
tile divisions are known to have been engaged in
the battle
BATTLE RAGING ON.
(French Official
Paris, March 26.-"The battle continues with
violence. During last evening the enemy multiplied
his attacks the whole front beween Noyon and
Chaulnes. The French artillery, we'll established in
the region of Noyon and supported effectively by
our infantry is retarding the German thrust. FIRE.
quent counter-attacks have been made and heavy
losses inflicted the enemy.
'Noyon was evacuated during the night in per-
feet order The French are holding the left bank of
the Disc firmly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
FREIGHT HUNTING
ORDERED STOPPED

Washington. March 26.-Dlscon-
tinuance OF all freight and passen-
ger solicitation by individual lines
has been ordered by each of the
three regional railroad directors,
IL became known here today. This
action will eliminate millions of
dollars expense and transfer thou
sands of men to other railroad SER
vice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
SAWYER PROMOTED.

ROCKFORD, III. March zb.-haJU
Donald II. Sawyer. construction
art.rmasJer. who ou!lt camp
Grant has been promoted Eeuion-
ami colonel, according TO informn-
ton received here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
CONSIDER DRAFT LAW.

Washington, March "b.-After
more than two hours discussion
Of the war situation today the sen
ate again resumed consideration nf
the war department bill amending
the draft law to require registra-
tion OF youths attaining Il years or
age since June 3. 1917, including
Senator News compulsory mill
tary service amendment for train
ing youths between 10 and Il
years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
MEXICANS MAkE RAID.

Marea, Texas, March 26.-Glenn
Neville, Is years old, was shot
seven times and two Mexican
women killed in a raid by Mexican
bandits on the Neville south ranch,
"A miles south of Van Horn, Texas,
carly today. Reports to district
military headquarters here early
today told of the casualties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
BELLS OF BERLIN
RING AT SUCCESS
IN WESTERN PUSH

London. March 26.-Berlin was
decorated Monday and church bells
were ringing in celebration OF The
success on the western 'front.' ac-
cording to an exchange telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen. The
Catholic churches in Berlin have
arranged for a special day or
Drayer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26

: Reports from all along the front
indicate that the Germ loss of
life yesterday was heavy The en-
emy advanced against allied gun
ners who were firing with open
sights.
Last night British airmen took
heavy toll from the German in
fantrymen in Bapaume.
No official figures are at hand
hut-from compilations made per-
sonally the correspondent is con-
vinced that at least 100 German
airplanes have been brought down
in the last five days.
Toll Of Life Enormous.
London, March 26.-Exacting the
heaviest toll for every foot of
ground, the British line continues
to withdraw slowly before the
pressure of the German masses.
Reuters correspondent at British
headquarters wires.
Over a large part Of the battlS
zone the retirement is being made
voluntarily so as to maintain an
unbroken front. Prisoners say the
advance of the Germans is behind
their schedule.
The tenacity of the British re-
sistance, the prisoners say, sx-
ceeded anything the Germans
deemed possible. They complain
of great privations on account OF
lack of supplies and extreme wear
mess also is telling heavily. Owing
to the dense masses of supporting
troops, however, the enemy Is able
to replenish his forward line with
fresh units.
Allied Airmen Fill Air.
British airmen last night made
veritable pandemonium of every
center of concentration of traffic
behind the German front. Tens of
thousands of rounds were fired
point blank into enemy formation
while airmen fulfilled effectively
their role as eyes of the artillery.
The fighting died down during the
! night the war Office reports. The
British established themselves in
new positions east OF Roye and
Albert.
The Germans this morning began
new attacks against the combined
Il ACINh anu DIAL-Sll AOl NES HOuNA OL
| the Somme.
$4,000 Men Engaged.
The German losses have been so
great that the enemy has been
obliged to bring up endorsements
from all parts of the western front
The war Office has established the
fact that more than seventy Ger
man divisions Tin the neighborhood
of $4,000 mem have been en-
gagged.
Battle Stm Violent.
Paris, March 26.-T- battle con-
tinues with great violence and the
Germans are making still greater
efforts along the whole front be-
tween Noyon and Chaulnes. the
war office announces.
Noyon was evacuated by the
! French during the night, The left
bank Of the Oise is being held
firmly by the French.
Counter Blow VIII Fall.
Ottawa. Ont, March 25.-A Reu-
ter dispatch received here from
. French headquarters today says
l that the news had been read with
I entire calm and unshaken conf
/ dence and that although the British
front was compelled to rocoil un-
/ der the hammer blows OF Won
Hindenburg inevitably move
/ that was fully foreseen by the al
( lied staffs-counter measures pro-
pared in advance will take effect
at tho right moment.
"These first days OF the battle
presumably mark high water level
| OF the German advance the dis
patch continues. Every hour
/ brings us nearer to the momeLt
when the allied armies In reserve
will be ready to intervene Before
( that moment comes. hlindenhnrg
must have achieved the decision or
be prepared TO see it 30 against
him"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
LATE BULLETINS

Washington. March 26.-
A!s and means committee to-
%! tentatively agreed on a bill
= give Secretary Mc4dOO pow
!. . 10 issUe $1,000. .000. 900 in cer-
y, sHaeates Of Indebtedness. d0u-
We The amount now authorized.
r PENSACOLA, Fla. March 26.-
hhslgns Delehanty and Dra-
~, a'iatOrs attached To the
aaial air section here. were in
s4htly killed late yesterday
men their machine fell about
~ hundred feet into the wa
VT II became known today.
H!mouth, Mass March 26.-
government scout patrol
"a IA struck a rock off the Gur-
- ~, between Plymouth harbOr
= tAa brant rock today and went
" me bottom three-qHarters of
hour later. First reports
,' ere that all aboard were
4 london, March 28.-Resump-
ts tsh Oh lighting in Ukraine be-
TN ihe Germans and the
p,siie'iki l. reported fu n
rr.a sser dispatch from PetrO-
Il :. Ihe Bolsheyiki are said
EaaA-a.,e Aa,e reeaDtured the city Of
.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26

leading enemy boats. Then. her
helm having been put hard over the
Botha rammed another boat clean
ly amidships. cutting the enemy
vessel in half.
Swinging around the Botha at
empted to repeat the ramming
maneuver on the next German
astern.
The enemy craft, however, elud-
ed the effort of the crippled British
er, but only to fall a victim to the
French destroyers Ablaze, the
German boat lay disabled while the
Frenchmen pounded her with tor
pedoes and gun fire.
The Morris lost the rest of the
quarry in the mist and took the
lame Botha in tow, while the
French destroyers circled around,
picking up prisoners. From the
statements of prisoners, it appears
that IS German craft participated
in the raid and when they fled from
the French coast, leaving three of
their number behind, they were at
tackled by British naval air
squadron which peIted them with
bombs and scattered them in dis
order in all directions.
Two German destrOyers and two
German torpedo boats were believ-
ed to have been sunk in the action
off Dunkirk. according to an an
nouncement made by the British
admiralty on March 81. 1t was said
that no allied vessels were sunk and
that one damaged British destroyer
had reached port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26

Press $
| Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26

M c mber of Audit
Bureau of Circulations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
Battle Still Violent

Paris, March 26.-T- > battle con-
tinues with great violence and the
Germans are making still greater
efforts along the whole front be-
tween Noyon and Chaulnes. the
war office announces.
Noyon was evacuated by the
French during the night, The left
bank OF the Disc is being held
firmly by the French.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-30
ATTORNEY DOWNEY GETS
READY FOR THE HUNS

Attorney w w. Downey is quail.
flying for job on the firing line in
France with a vengeance. As he
expects to be called under the new
draft age, he bought himself a
brand sew trap-gun recently and
went to Berryville for a practice
shoot. making the remarkable
score of 81 out of a possible 100
clay pigeons. Mr.. Downey says
that If General Pershing will just
give him a good trapgun, instead
of a rifle, and plenty OF buckshot
cartridges, and then bring on the
Huns, the war will soon be over.
He was high man at the Berry
vile shoot, carrying off that honor
in face of strong. competition.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-30
You Can't. Rub 1t Away;
Fl Rheumatism is in the Blood

Itism until you cleanse your blood of
the germs that cause the disease.
s. s. S. has never had an equal as a
blood purifier and scores of sufferers
say that it has cleansed their blood Of
Rheumatism, and removed all trace
of the disease from their system.
Get bottle of S. S. S. at your
drug store, and get on the right
treatment to-day. If you want spe-
cial medical advice, you can obtain it
free by addressing Medical Directo:.,
% Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-30
IS SUPERINTENDENT
AT IOWA HATCHERY

Mrs. Alice Bowers and mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowers, have return
ed from Cape Vincent, N. y, where
they visited Mrs. Bowers gon-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Hare. They also visited Thou
sand Islands, Niagara Falls and
other points of interest. Mr.. Hare
was connected with the U. s. Fish
Commission hatchery at that point,
but has since been promoted to ST..
perintendent of the hatchery at
Manchester, Iowa.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-30
WAR CUTS PEN MAR
EXCURSION PARTIES

Thursday was "eyeryodys day
at Pen Mar and number of Mar
t!ssburg people attended. Before
the war this would have been the
occasion for large crowd visitin.
this smmmer resort Incidentally
this is the first year in a long while
that Comrey's Band and the inter.
woven employs did not have their
annual picnic at Pen Mar.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-30
MRS. NORA \. ABEL
DIES IN BALTIMORE
CONTINUED from page one)


b. Good. wife of l. F. F. Good, shep-
herdstowm, failed to rally and died
Thursday morning. The funeral
will be held at 2 O'Clock Saturday
afternoon from the Methods /
Episcopal Church South, of the lat
ter place. Sh was 62 years of age
and is survived by her husband,
five sons and a daughter.
Mics Kathryn Mccisrry
Miss Kathryn McGarry. aged "a,
daughter of the late James Nectar
~, died Wednesday at Shenandoah
Junction of tuberculosis. She had
been in Arizona for year Surviv.
ing are her mother, three brothers
and two sisters.
john r. zeilor
John r. Zeiior died at his home
near the p. G O. station in Rome'
Tuesday mornisg after long per
iod of indispsition. aged 70 years
s months and 81 days. He Is sur.
vived by three children-W William
! and Stewart, of Piedmont, and Miss
Victor at home. Fuseral services
We're held Wedne sday in the NJ. Il
| Church South. Before going t
Romney some years ago, Mr., Zeilo
lived in Bloomery district, thi
county. He was regarded as one o
Hamps hires best citizens. Form
er County superintendent f. N
Zeilor. of Darkesville, was broth
or of the deceased and was deepl,
crieved Thursday morning upon re
/ ceiving a message of the death o
her arriving here for the count
teachers institute.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-30
RETURNS TO BRUNSWICK

. Miss Virginia HORNE, who has
been the guest of Miss Mary Couch
man, near his city, for the past
week returned to her home in
Brunswick last night She is dau-
ghter of'Dr. HORNE.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-30
FINAL INSTITUTE
OF COUNTY FARMERS

Al all day meeting at Jone.
Spring closed the Farmer Institute
| for Berkeley county. The morning
attendasce was very small, due in
/ a measure to the very heavy rain
which fell in that vicinity the even
ing before. However, the people
turned out in large numbers in the
+; afternoon and listened with much
interest to the INSTRUCTORS in charS
All present expressed themselves
as being highly pleased with the
program Separate SESSIONS were
held In the afternoon. The men
We're addressed by A. ] Dadisman
on Farming as Business Propo-
sition" and L, V. Starkey discussed
at length some Livestock Problems.
The meeting was then thrown open
for suggestions and County Agen Bib
bee lead discussion on the use OF
lime and mari He gave some OF
the results which are being OBJ
taind in the county from the use OF
grtound limestone as compared with
hydraed lime. 1t was agreed by all
present that the mari bed which is
being operated in commercial
way by Mr.. K. T. Files on his farm
near Jones Spring was a great bles
sing for the farmers Of the com
munity. During this time the ladies
met in separate session and Miss
Hall and Miss Alger Home Demon
stration Agents, gave practical
demonstration on the canning OF
corn, peaches and tomatoes which
was received in very acceptable
manner by the housewives of the
coramunity.
The Institute at Gerrardstown on
Wednesday almost proved to be
failure as no interest hatsoever was
displayed by members OF the COM
munity. This is accounted for part
" by the fact that it is very busy
season Of the year for the fruit
men yet it seems that interest IN
agricultural development In Ger
rardstowm community seems rather
tagging when it comes to public
meeting of any sort.
At all the Institutes of the week
the farmers were given opportun-
ities to ask questions and take part
in the discussion. Special stress
was laid on the changes brought
about in farmisg conditions by the
war and ways and means of meet
ing these changes Were suggested.
The women We're pleased indeed
with the valuable helps and sug-
gestions given by Miss Alger and
Miss Hall on such subjects as can
ming. drying, brining food needs
and women's war work 1t was
general feeling among the farmers
in attend ance was that In view OIL
the fact that many thousand of our
own boys are abroad taking an ac-
tive part in the war it is a part OF
the farmers job to see that an
of good food IS provided
1t is felt that even with less help
and in spite of insects. diseases,
dry weather and the numerous 9th
er adverse conditions which the
farmer must meet, larger crops
must be grown. In orde to grow
these crops, it is part of the duty
Of the farmer to learn and practice
the best farming methods which
are based upon the truths found on
by our Experiment Station advo-
Gated by our County Agents and
which have been successfully denr
onstrated by many Of our best far
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-30
FlREMEN JOHN A. HESS
RESIGNS FROM FORCE

Fireman John A. Hess. OF No. 3
Hose Company. has resigned his
position, leaving this company short
a man. The Ryneal company is also
short one man. With the limited
number of salaried iremen employ.
ed by the city, the resignation Of
two men is a rather serious propo,
sition.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-30
PEACE WARRANT ISSUED
AGAINST r. v. ALER

Attorney r. Vernon Aler. of this
city, president OF the Municipal Shale
Brick & Block Company, was last
night arrested on peace warrant
sworn out in Justice VOLTS court by
his son, Lucas Aler, the warrant
charging that the father threatened
to kill his (the father's) wife. The
accused man gave bond for his APP
pearance in Justice Wolf's court on
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, when
the trial Of the case will be heard.
If you wish to buy property of any
kind or description do not fail to see
me. S. S. F'EI4KER. 80 ct
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-30
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE.

The fourth in the series of Illus
trated lectures will be given at First
NJ. E. Church on Sunday evening. The
subject this Sunday will be North
Africa and the Crescent" and will be
illustrated with 81 beautiful colored
slides.