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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-18
Jobs Is Iohs

A. Coffin is sexton of the Wes !eyan Cemetery in Cincinnati.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-18
Huh!

Huh! They tell us that the city is one )f the healthiest places in the world. And yet Will Dye and Hannah May Die live in Charlotte, N. c.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-18
Miss Albrecht

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 PHONE 123
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-18

because she thinks he Is a good catch 1 BITS OF BY PLAY 1 By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
 Cheer Up \ failure should not cause you walls, It should not cause you signs; We'd rather have a man who fails, Than one who never tries
 Paw Knows Everything Willie-Paw, what is a pessimist Paw-A pessimist is a man who roots against himself, my son.
 In and Out Love has it's ins and outs," said
 Ned,
 "Of this there is no doubt; pair will fall in love and wed, And have falling out"
 Flaw, flaw!
 .I@ 4l oost?" asked the man with the pup in his arms.
 Yes" replied the funny Postal Clerk. You can if it is male" To voice opinions trouble brings, So think your thoughts, don't bray
 them;
 It is safe to think many things, When it's not safe to say them.
 ohls
 Mrs. Wrangell, your husband claims that there is never any food in the house whenTh he comes home to his meals" said the Judge of the Domestic Relations Court, who was hearing MT. Wrangle's> suit for di vorce
 Why should I have any food in the house when he comes home to his meals, your Honor" demanded Mrs. Wrangle. "Hc always brings a hup homo u,ifb hin,
 Bless His Heart! l love him more than other men, He is no fool, is lazy; de won't wear racing goggles when He's driving his Tin Lizzie. Learn One New Thing Each Day Fish sleep with both eyes open.
 OId-Timers
 (Houston Post.) Luke McLuke is inquiring for the old-time correspondent who used the word "imbroglio' and "emeute." We have been unable to locate him quite but if Luke can find, the writer who made speciality of "debacle," the other will not be far away.
 Oh, Girls
 If any of the Corn Feds want A. Kiss, they should call at 1919 Race Street, Cincinnati.
 AW, GWan!
 We don't know when the war will end. But Ella Mae Noe is a nurse in Woodbridge, N J.
 No Joke
 Dear Luke: You wanted to know what had become of the old fashioned wet goods emporium that had the sign: Sample Room" in the win dow. They should all have tha; 'ign now. Luke, All you get for your nickel nowadays is sample- (R)
 Huh!
 Aucy tcll us that the Clty IS one ,f the healthiest places in the world And yet Will Dye and Hannah May Die live in Charlotte, N. c. Jobs Is Jobs A. Coffin is sexton of the Wes !eyan Cemetery in Cincinnati. Our Daily Special What You Think Is Your Self Confidence Is Often Your COnceit. Luke Mcluke Says Once in while you will find z married man whose idea of Cruel ant Unusual punishment is to have t, spend an evening at home with hi: wife.
 Another thing we can't understand why man will go to take trou 'le of making a fool of himself wher here are so many girls who art anxious to do the job. When they arc sitting in n dark
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
DEATHS IN SHIP
COLLISION CROW.
announcement of 12 More Men
Killed Brings Total to is On L.
s. Destroyer Manley.

Washington, March 22.-Twelve
additional deaths as a result of the
collision between the destroyer
Manley and a British man of war
March 19 were announced today
by the navy department. This
brought the death list to 16. John
c. Holmes, carpenters mate, Bos-
ton, Mass. was one of the II re-
ported killed today. The names of
the II others have not been re>
ceived.
1t was announced also that 10
men not reported yesterday also
were injured. All of those hurt
were reported doing well.
An Irish Port, March 22.-The
bodies OF three men from the Unit
ed States destroyer Manley have
been brought here to be embalmed
for removal TO America. Fire broke
out in the afterpart of the Manley
and the depth charge was immed-
lately thrown overheard, in the
hope that the vessel would steam
clear. The explosion, however.
blew off the after part Of the yes
sci. Several survivors were land
ed and are now in a hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
POPE In PLEA
TO AMERICA
URGES PEACE
Benedict XIV Asks End of
Strife in Easter Mes
sage to U. S.

Rome. Thursday, March 21.-A
plea for lasting peace is made by
Pope Benedict in his Easter mes
sage to the United States, which
he sends through the Associated
Press. The holy fathers message
says:
The first message of the Riseu
Saviour to his disciples after suf-
fering the torture of passion week.
was peace be unto you. Never
has the world for which He sacri-
feed himself needed so poignantly
that message of peace as today.
"On this solemn occasion no bet
ter wish can be made to the coun-
try so dear to our hearts than that
the Divine Redeemer may grant Il
realization of the desire of all. thar
is, healing of the existing hatred
and the concluding of a lasting
peace based upon the foundations
of justice, fear of God and love o:
humanity, giving to the world a
new organization of peoples and
true religion in aspiring to a nc
bier, purer and kinder civilization
Fulfill Last Injunction.
1T is thus we desire to fulfill
our masters last injunction to His
apostles: Go ye into all the world
and preach. the gospel to every
creature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
HUN OFFENSIVE
SEEN AS ANOTHER
GERMAN FAILURE
lBv Associated Pressl =.

The first stage of the great Ger
man offensive on the western front
has passed and it is to lie scored
as a German failure, the enemy
having fallen short of realizing his
aims in the first great smash, ac-
cording to dispatches from British
headquarters today.
After attacking all days yester-
day and until late hour last night
the Germans let down in their
smashing operation along the so
miles of the British front and had
not resumed their heavy assaults
at the latest advices from Sir
Douglas Haig today. Further hard
fighting was ahead, however. the
field marshal predicted The en-
emy was still being held in his
battle positions, be reported. which
means that the British line is still
intact, although admittedly it has
been bent backward at points uI,-
der the terrific TeutOnic assault
The battle line has not moved IN
only one direction, however, the
British having struck back spirit
edly at the German masses and re-
gained some of the positions which
they had temporarily abandoned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
TROOPS HOLD GERMANS In
TRACKS IN DRIVE ON 50-MILE FRONT;
AMERICANS DESTROY FOES DEFENSES
CAPITAL MILITARY
MEN HAVE DOUBTS
ABOUT HUN DRIVE

Washington, March 22.-Ameri-
can military observers, already
having cast their doubts on wheth-
er the German drive begun yester-
day really heralds the long expect
ed German offensive, were closely
scanning the official dispatches to-
day for evidence to support their
view that the German onslaught,
terrific as it may be, really is the
forerunner of some other move
ment
There is marked tendency
among American army officers here
not to accept the present move
ment as the real offensive until it
is more fully demonstrated
American observers think that
the military situation in France is
against the probability OF a real
German offensive at this time The
view prevails that Germany now
would hardly dare stake the issue
of the war on a desperate drive
against the all but impregnable
allied line in the west.
Reports from Holland that Ger
many semi-officially has made a
peace offer to the entente coming
at the same time as the attack en-
gagged immediate attention. AL
though there was nothing to con-
firm the reports, it was pointed out
that the threat of German guns may
be for it's effect on the people of
England and France. Supreme con-
fidence is expressed on every hand,
however, In the allies ability to
arrest the Germans even should
the attack now reported under way
from Lafere to the Scarpe prove to
be the grand offensive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
SENATE DEMANDS
REASON FOR NEW
CASUALTY LISTS

Washington, March pa reso-
luton introduced by Senator New
of Indiana. asking the war depart
ment to advise the senate as to It's
reasons for not making public the
addresses of American soldiers
killed and wounded abroad, was
adopted today by the senate with
out a record vote.
Urging adoption of the resolu
ton, Senator New said that both
the Canadian and British govern
ments permit the printing of casu-
atty lists in full and he could see
no reason why this government
could not do likewise
IF it is improper the war de-
partment can convince the senate
of it, but | think the country is en-
titled to the information" Senator
New said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
LOCATION OF WAR
PLANTS ARE TO BE
ORDERED CHANGED

Washington, March 22.-An ex-
tensive survey of the location of
war industries now being made by
the war Industries board and sew
eral other government departments
NAV result shortly in the transfer
of many government contracts from
the .ndustrialiy Congested east TO
the west and south, where factor
les are working under less pres
sure, labor is not quite so scarce
and railroad transportation condi-
tiOus are better.
The necessity for an early de-
cision is emphasized by the fact
that hundreds of contracts placed
last summer soon after the United
States entered the war will expire
in April and May and general re-
distribution must take place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
YANKS CAPTURE
GERMAN RAIDER
Hun Sea Terror Operating in Pa
cific Ocean Being Brought
in by L. $. Cruiser.

A Pacific Port, March ga
German raider operating il the Pc
cific ocean has been captured by Il
United States cruiser and is now
being towed to this port, according
to a report received here today
The raider is said to bt a COM
paratiyeIy small vessel, but cap
able of sinking any merchant ship
in the Pacific. 1t is alleged to have
been outfitted from the west coast
of Mexico and was manned by an
alderman crew An investigation
is being conducted by department
of justice agents into how it Sc
cured clearance papers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
WAR SUMMARY

British soldiers have met and
withstOOd the most stupendOus
attack Germany has hurled
against the western front in
three and One-hali years OF
warfare. On a front of more
than fifty miles the armed hosts
OF democracy are at grips with
the forces of PruSsianisM and
what may be the decisive battle
of the war Is raging In France.
British monitors and naval
aircraft have made combined
attack on Ostend. Belgium. a
German aerial and submarine
base.
British seapianeS have at
tackled enemy mine sweepers
near HelgOland, the German
naval stronghold, with machine
gun fire.
As "a result Of America and
Great Britain's taking over of
Dutch ships, relations between
Holland and Germany have be-
come strained, the German gov
eTnmenl ANNOUNCING IL would
take IL As cause of war IL
Holland abandoned her remain
ing demands, regarding the use
OF the seized ships.
Enemy first and second line
positions on part of the Sec
tor east of LuneVille have been
completely destroyed by Amer
lean artillery fire.. After a raid
into the German positions Wed.
nesday night, the American
gunners Shelled the enemy's
defenses the remainder of the
night and all Thursday morn
ing.
Pope Benedict Nv In his
Easter message to the United
States makes a plea for a last.
Ing peace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
COAL PRICES IN
STATE CHANGED

Washington, March %. - Coal
prices for the entire state of Illi-
nois and for some of the largest
fields in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nir-
ginia and West Virginia were re-
classified today by the fuel admin
istration The Illinois prices were
entirely readjusted, but the maxi
mum prices i'll the other states
were not changed from those al
ready in effect, ana merely were
confirmatory of the mine prices in
effect last season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
SPANISH SHIP rs
SENT BACK HOME
BY A GERMAN SUB

Cadiz. Spain. Thursday, March
81. - The Spanish transatlantic
liner Montevideo, which sailed for
New York Monday. was held up by
a German submarine Tuesday. and
forced to return here. After firing
a warning shot. the submarine
came alongside the liner and made
the captain promise not to use the
wireless. The captain was then
taken aboard the submarine, where
he was detained while German sail
ors searched the Monleyideo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
DRIVE TOO BIG TO
PICTURE HE SAYS

London. March Nineteen en-
emy divisions were identified in yes
terday's fighting. Reuters cores
pondent at British headquarters
wires He adds:
THE whole thing is too big to be
able even to sketch or visualize
easily. Thus far the enemy has
paid a colossal price for such
small gains as represents the fruits
of his mighty effort"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22

The Germans had stocked enorm-
GUS munition trains under camou-
fiaged sheds at Mavrignies.
Geneva, Wednesday, March 90
Information has reached Basel that
the British aerial attack of Mon
day upon Mannheim, Germany did
enormous damage in the city, caus-
ing several furious fires which
ragged many hours, especially in the
vicinity of the railway station A
powder factory and a gas plant are
reported to have sexploded. The
population, according to these ad-
vices. is panic stricken and many
persons are leaving towns and 60
ing to Switzerland, especially wom-
and children
The south German press is con-
tinuing its campaign against aerial
reprisals but the Berlin govern
ment is declared to show no dis
position to negotiate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
IT'S ILL; EPIDEMIC
OR ONLY 'HEAVIES'
DOTTED TOO SOON?

Chicago, March 22.-The sudden
illness of I25 employees Of the Chi
cago and Milwaukee freight office
here yesterday. and o. so employed
by the Common Edison COM
pany, suggested somewhat similar
epidemic a month ago; also one
at Peoria.
No definite conclusions have been
reached as TO the causes OF the
previous epidemics which had no
serious effects.
DR.. Go:fried Koehler of the
health department here. said there
was some resemblance between the
epidemics OF yesterday and month
ago. although he hazarded guess
that some persons had discarded
heavy underwear too soon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
CATHOLIC PRIESTS
SLAIN BY GERMANS

London. March 22.-The execu-
ton in Brussels of two Roman
Catholic priests on the charge of
espionage is reported in an ex-
change telegraph dispatch from
Amsterdam.
Eight other priests. the dispatch
says. have been sentenced to i'm
prisonment at hard LABOR for life at
Brussels on the charge of espion-
age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather tonight and
Saturday. Cooler tonight, with the
lowest temperature near freezing.
Somewhat warmer Saturday.
Temperature at a. m. AZ High
est yesterday, ~. Lowest last
night, AZ.
Velocity of wind at Z a. m, 20
miles per hour.
Precipitation. none.
Relative humidity at p. m. So, at
Z a. m. so. at l p. m. today As.
Stage of water, Sc; a rise OF 4
in last "a hours.
j. ii. SHERIER, Meteorological.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
Yankee Gunners Pulver
ize Teutons' First and
Second Lines.

With the American Army in
France, Thursday, March 2l.-
(By the Associated Press.l -
Enemy first and second line
positions on IA part of the sec
tor east of LuneVille have been
destroyed completely by Amer
lean artillery fire. After the
raid into the German positions
last night the American gun
ners sheIled the positions Sc
verely all night and this morn
ing.
Today a patrol without as
sistance from the artillery
crossed No Mans land and
found that the first and second
line had been wiped out The
patrol also obtained additional
information and returned with
out casualties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22

ed farm houses continued through
out Thursday, according to the
correspondent of the daily mail.
Front of Battle Spreads.
"The enemy bombardment," he
says, began at 5 o'clock in the
morning and o'clock some of the
German units left their trenches
and attacked the British with
heavy and light machine guns. Be-
tween 8 and 10 the engagement be-
came general on a front of some
twenty-five miles.
"The right of the German attack
was aimed at Crisilles, Bullecourt
and Lagnicourt and there was hard
fighting in a brisk field near the
first of these villages. Among the
Bapaume-Cambrai road the enemy
also attacked and then towards
Gouzeaucourt while his left wing
was pushed in, in the direction of
Ronssoy and Hargicourt.
THE British front in the area of
attack forms a rather sharp salient.
If the enemy could pinch off this
salient and run his line straight in
a northwesterly slant instead of
aving it run at an angle first north
and then west. he would be able to
hold it with fewer troops. Also in
pinching it off he would hope to
surround and capture a good num-
ber of British troops. These, it
seems plain. are his aims in the
first stage of the offensive.
Repeats Cambrai Tactics.
to 80 NJ
on a larger scale the operation by
which he won back some of the
ground we gained in the battle of
Cambria. Then, he pushed in on
an angle of our front both from
the north and the east His two
bodies OF troops did their best to
join hands but could not make it,
though they had at first consider
able success. Much the same de-
sign is being followed now. We
have good reason to hope that 1t
will be checked as was the previous
one"
Satisfaction Prevails.
The eagerly awaited British Of
fetal statement of today which was
expected to give further details OF
the tremendous fighting indicated
in last nights reports, was read
with great satisfaction, insofar as II
revealed that the enemy had been
held and had suffered great losses.
II this turns out to be the great
German offensive that has been
predicted the preliminary round
appears to have gone in favor OF
the entente although as the official
report points out. further heavy
fighting is still to be expected.
The tremendous artillery duel
was heard more distinctly than
ever in Kent last night. Houses
were continually shaken as the re-
snlt of tina vinlent concussions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
TALK WITHDRAWAL
IN THE WISCONSIN
SENATORIAL RACE,

Milwaukee, March %. - 1t was
thought probable that either Irvine
L Lenroot or Joseph T. Davies, Re-
psblican and Democratic nominees
Isspectively at the recent primary
im United States senator. would
oe asked 70 withdraw during the
course Of a meeting Of the Wiscon-
an loyalty legion, a nOn-partisan
EganizatiOn, this afternoon and
s7ening.
The managers of both nominees,
iegardless Of gossip in connection
Eith possible withdrawal, are go
lg ahead with preparations for an
active campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
SEES RUSSIA
MORAL PERIL
To GERMANY
Trotzky Infection Threat
ems Country Teuton
Official Warns.

New York, March 22.-Germany
is threatened from Russia by a
moral Infection says Prince Max
imilian of Baden, in an interview
with the Wolff .bureau~ef Berlin.
German world order must under
take defensive measures against
Russian world disorder" accord
ing to the prince, who is heir to the
throne of Baden and president of
the Baden upper chamber. In his
interview he outlines three meas
ures of defense against the Russian
menace, according to the Berliner
Tageblatt of Feb. 16, copy of
which has been received here, as
follows:
"First-TrotZky proclaims a
world destiny which he desires to
bring about. Against ideas one
must fight at ideas Certainly we
are fighting for our existence and
the possibilities of our economic
development.
Says TrOtzky Kills Freedom.
But the idea of self-preserva
ton, is unsupported, leaves large
resources of human strength un-
we n1QSl set against lIlS
world disorder of Trotzky which
destroys freedom. a world order
which protects freedom. Germany
may confidently ayow that it COM
prises in it's national will the hap
pineSS and rights of other peoples.
All great nations must strive for
world condition in which their
name will be utt red with fear and
hope wherever a wrong is done. In
this respect Germany must not re-
nounce the position of being
moral world factor. That would
mean to strive for renunciatory
peace.
Must Make Defense.
"As a second defense measure it
is necessary 10 make our German
organization as sound and as cap
able of resistance as possible A
great mass of the German working
people is fighting with a strong and
sound instinct against the attempt
to weaken Germany's power of re-
sistance. Therefore, l regret the
agitation aiming to characterize as
unpatriotic a broad strata of the
population and to isolate the mem
bers. Regarding the aims of the
war there must be lively conten-
tions in every country. No able
bodied person must stand aside in
the task TO maintain a common ma
tional feeling otherwise we endan-
ger our immunity against the east
ern cOntagiOn.
"Peace Most Effective"
THE third and most effective
measure naturally would be peace.
The key to the situation is in the
hands of the Anglo-Saxon races. 1t
is difficult to see clearly. The re-
ports from America are of a con-
Trajectory character. The United
States has no desire to interfere
in the European affairs or to act
as arbitrator in European contro-
versies America will readily ac-
quiesce if it is made clear that the
conditions proposed by 1t are not
the best and most durable"
Prince Mammalian referred to
Lloyd George as the exponent of
knockout militarism" and OF the
"unmerciful will to destroy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22

Artillery firing by both sides on
this sector continued all day.
On the sector northwest of Toul a
number of Germans deserted last
night and surrendered to an Amer
lean patrol in a certain wood. The
Germans approached the Ameri-
cans shouting Don't shoot" The
prisoners were turned over to the
French.
"Fed up With War.
Much information of value was
obtained from the deserters who
said they were fed up" with the
war and decided they would rather
be prisoners. Included in the in
formation obtained from the men
was the statement that during the
gas protector attack against the
American lines on Feb. 27, 900 pro-
jectors were employed. One-half
the projectiles fired fell within the
German lines and gas overcome
many of the Germans. The next
day, according to the deserters, II
Germans were killed and 80
wounded while taking out the
dead.
American intelligence officers are
inclined to doubt the story regard
ing 900 projectors. American in
formation is that only rs were
used.
An American patrol last night
entered the enemy first line and re-
mained there six hours but did not
see any of the enemy. 1t is reported
that the Germans recently had con-
structed trenches that are concrete
half way up on the side.
Active Behind Lines.
Great activity continues behind
the enemy lines. Within the last
four days a number of rock crush
ers and concrete mixers have been
brought up and there are signs that
the Germans intend to construct a
number of new pill boxes" oppo-
site the American front Several
trains of material have arrived at
towns In the German lines during
the last "a hours.
Today's reports say that three
German airplanes few over various
parts of the American front line at
daybreak and fired their machine
guns on our positions. Their ef-
forts, however, were without result.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-22
WILL OPEN GIANT
PROBE TO REVEAL
TEUTON HOLDINGS

Washington, March ga coun-
" vide inquiry to ferret out in
afmatiOn regarding enemy hold
egs, will be started by A. Mitchell
Fsimer, alien property custodian.
Violations OF the law. it is de-
Jared, Will be dealt with severely.
.ae penalty for failure to report is
afe Of $4,000 or 10 years i'm
Esonment or both
ar Palmer today called on the
@oiic TO send TO his office infor-
--t'on regarding enemy holdings
N2 VIII depend on people generally
aelp enforce the law.