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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-28

front. The Germans are de-
pending on this road to shift
their troops and supplies from
one point to another.
Washington. Oct 2S.-In his
communiQue for Saturday, delayed
in transmission. General Pershing
notes that the battle being fought
by the first American army north
OF Verdun entered that day upon
its second month, and reports that
in the first month besides inflict-
ing heavy losses upon the enemy
in killed and wounded, the Ameri-
cans there captured 200 prison
ers, over $50 guns, nearly one thou
sand trench mortars and several
thousand machine guns.
With the French Armies in
France. Oct 2S-(Reuters).- Gen
eraI Debeney's army has won
signal victory. The German forces
holding the Serre-Oise front are in
retreat and the whole German line
between Chateau P0rcien and the
Argonne is in danger of being
turned
Persistent attacks by General De
beney's indefatigable infantry has
broken the river line, which is the
last water line commanded by the
enemy between the present front
and the Meuse.
Paris, Oct -Germany's army
has begun a new retreat. this time
between the Disc and the Aisne
General Debeney's First army, in
the teeth of d stubborn resistance
and repeated counter attacks, has
succeeded in swinging on it's right
flank so that it faces east It has
reached Guise and the Guise-Marle
road. driving the enemy before it.
General Debeney now is in posi-
ton to push rapidly along the up
per Disc valley toward Hirson and
Vervins through a level country de
void of streams. The first result Of
his progress is to force the enemy
opposing the Tenth and Fifth
French armies, exhausted by fruit
less counter attacks, TO begin
tually bound to extend to the front
before Rethel. This will open ID
the Fourth army a double passage
OF the Aisne and Ardennes canal
General Debeney's success was
won by sheer hard fighting. The
the enemy attached to
this progress up the Disc
may be gathered from the fact that
the Germans yesterday threw in
three fresh divisions, which, how
ever, were knocked out.
London. Oct 28.-British troops
Sunday repulsed a determined "a
tack to drive them from Famars,
south of Valenciennes, Field Mar
shal Haig reports today Many
Germans were killed in street fight
ing in the village.
On the borders of the Normal
forest, south Of Valenciennes and
north of the Raismes forest, nortli
Of Valenciennes. the British have
improved their positions slightly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-28
ALL BIT FOUR RESCUED.

washington, Oct 28.-All except
four of the crew of the American
steamer Lucia. torpedoed and sunk
Oct. u are reported to have been
rescued.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-28
TO STANDARDIZE RATES.

Washington. Oct 2s-The rail-
road administration announced II
had taken steps TO standardiZe
class rates in the west and south
by means of a zoning system
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-28
STEAM SHOVEL DIGS GRAVES.

New York. Oct 2S.-Owing to the
shortage of grave diggers. steam
shovel was used in one cemetery TO
dig a trench in which TO inter tenn
rorarfIy the bodies of Spanish in
fluenza victims.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-28
VIENNA REPLY PROPOSES
To HALT WAR REGARDLESS
OF OTHER NEGOTIATIONS
343 Persons Dead
In Worst Disaster
of Pacific Coast

Seattle. Oct. 2S.-AH of the
444 persons aboard the steamer
Princess Sophia which was
wrecked in Lynn canal Alaska,
are believed to have perished.
About one hundred and fifty
bodies are said 10 have been re-
covered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-28
SENATOR OF UTAH
URGES VOTERS TO
ELECT SEN. LEWIS

Chicago. Oct 2S.-United States
Senator William H. King OF Utah.
hOmeward bound to vote. stopped in
Chicago yesterday to deliver a
message to Illinois on the vital need
of reelection of Senator Lewis as
the man President Wilson wants
and asks for
Senator Lewis has been the
whip of the Democratic party in
the senate and has been honored
with the close friendship of Presi-
dent Wilson" said the Utah SEN
ator
The record will show that, in
consideration of the great war
measures brought before congress
the senator from Illinois was pre-
eminent in their advocacy. He mas
been loyal to the president. and
the president looks to him for aid.
II would be a misfortune for both
state and nation If he should noe
be reelected in this critical period.
THE president should have IN
the senate and house men who
share his views and will support
him in carrying out his policies"
OPEN COLLEGE TO WOMEN.
Cambridge. England. - A move
ment to admit women to full mem
bership of Cambridge university
has been started
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-28


hungarian fronts.
Amsterdam. Oct. 2S.-The Aus
trian reply to President Wilson, az
cording 10 reports reaching here,
accepts all the views expressed by
the president in his note of Oct 10.
The reply declares that Austria
is ready without awaiting the 're-
suit of other negotiations to nego-
tiatc a peace and an immediate ar
mistice on AL ugarian
fronts.
(By the Associated Press)
Austria Hungary. close upon the
heels Of Germany's request for al
lied arnistice terms, replies to
President Wilson's note Of Octo-
ber 10, declaring her readiness to
negotiate a peace and immediatG
armistice on all the Austrian fight
ing fronts.
Accepts Wilson's Views.
The Austrian government also
says it accepts all the views ex-
pressed by the president This
would indicate that Austria is will
ing to have the Cze -SlovaKs and
Jugo Slays determine the measure
of independence they desire from
the Hapsburg monarchy. but with
the text of the reply not yet reCeiv-
ed this point is not clear.
In his reply to Austria-Huugary
Oct. 10, President Wilson said that
events OF utmost Importance had
altered the attitude and resp0usl-
bility Of the United States since hts
speech Of Jan. S, the II points or
which were accepted by Austria.
The president added that in the rn-
rerim the United States had rccog-
nized the Czecho-Sloyaks as bel
Hgerent and had recognized the as
plratious Of the Jugo-Slavs Tor
freedom. He continued:
Insisted on Peoples Control.
The president is therefore no
longer at liberty to accept tln mere
autonomy OF these people as
basis Of peace. but is obliged 10 IN
sist that they and not ne shall be
the judges or what action on the
part Of the Austro- Hungarian gov
ernment will satisfy their aspira-
tons and their conceptions OF their
rights and destiny AS members Of
the family Of nations.
In the last few days II has been
reported that the Czechs were iu
complete control in Bohemia IL
also has been reported tlat the
nations have taken stops
to throw of the yoke uf Austria and
establish a free state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-28
Austrians Accept Wilson
Demands and Plead for
Immediate Peace.

Amsterdam. Oct. 2S.-CBy the
Associated Press Austria in
her reply 10 President Wilson
accepts all the views expressed
by the president in his note OF
Oct IS.
Austria says she is willing
and ready without awaiting the
result Of other negotiations tO
negotiate peace and an imme-
diate aTmiStice on all AustrO-
hungarian fronts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-28
(Rv the Associated Pressl

Germany asks the allies to name
the terms for an armistice. A note
to this effect is now on its way to
to this effect, the unofficial text of
which was obtained yesterday by
the Associated Press, is now on its
way to Washington from Berlin, it is
reported. The note is understood to
call attention to the far reaching
changes made in the German con-
stitutional structure and is said to
aver that a peoples government,
which is in control of thea military
powers of Germany, is carrying on
the negotiations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-28
Foe on Retreat as
Big Guns of Yanks
Hit Main Railway

u1h the American Forces
Northwest of Verdun, Oct 2S.
p. m.l-(By the Associated
Press American long range
guns this afternoon began FIR
ing on LOnguyOn.
The town of Longuyon is %
miles northeast of Verdun. The
American long range fire a'So
is being directed against the
vital Vote De ROcade on the
railway line ParaIieling the
front. The Germans are de-
pending on this road to shift
their troops and supplies from
one point to another.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-28
Terms Decided On.

the negotiations.
Terms Decided On.
II is understood that the allies
have decided upon the terms to be
exacted before hostilities are sus-
pended but that these terms will
not be announced until the German
note is officially made public
Austria, too, has replied to Presi-
dent Wilson. 1t is understood that
her note is couched in the most
"conciliatory terms" but no intima-
tion of its text has as yet been
made public.
Amsterdam, Oct S-President
Wilson's note to Germany was
printed textually in the German
newspapers Thursday evening and
Friday morning The Vossische
Zeitung of Berlin printed the Eng
lish text alongside the note in Ger
man.
See HOhenZOllernS' End.
Aside from the junker organs
which proclaimed the necessity OF
every man coming to the front for
the emperor and the empire, many
papers apparently contemplate
without excessive lament the pros
pective disappearance of the Ho-
henzollern dynasty. The emperor's
is again strongly rumor-
ed to be impending.
1t is noteworthy that the Frank
fort Gazette views a coming sac
rifice" with com parative equanimity
and both the Berlin and Frankfort
stock exchanges showed an improv-
ed tendency as result of Presi-
dent Wilson's note.
Anxious TO Know Terms.
Fears are not concealed that the
entente conference at Paris will
put forward demands "incompati-
Bile with German honor" but the
to know the exact terms of
the associated governments puts
everything else in the background.
Anger and shame are bad coun-
selors." says the Lokal AnZieger of
Berlin. which is content TO leave
the decision to the army leaders.
1t is significant of the times that
Prince Charles Max Lichnowsky's
blaming the German gov
rTHmtul lot SldIlIHS Auc Wal anu
saying that Great Britain did every
thing TO avert il. has been permit
ted to reappear in Germany.
London, Oct 2S.-The German
reichstag. by great majority. has
a bill placing the military
command under control OF the civil
according to an EN-
change Telegraph dispatch from
Subs Fly Truce Flag.
Christiania. Oct 2S.-tBy the As /
sociated Press Crews of vessels 4
arriving at Stavanger from Karmo I
Island report that several German (
submarines. flying a white flag al .
heir mastheads, passed the island
bound south, according 10 .
he Morgen Bladet. The subma /
-ines are believed to have been re
urning home to their bases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-28

M e m ! sr Of AaalEI
Bureau Of Circuiations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-28

Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-28

Ass ociated Press.
M W. u
Republican farmer., 1918-02-22
AUSTRIANS BUT NOT ALIENS

VIZ THIN THE borders Of the United States live 100000
wv people nomnaly subjects of the Hapburgs, but in
enseIy loyal to the country of their adoption
They Boheians Croaans Hungarians, Italians Jews
Ithuanians, Loranans Moravians, Poes ROumanans Ru
thenians, Serbs, Sovaks, Siovenes and Others
The House Committee foreign affairs has ravoraby
ported BILL exempng these peoples from classification as
alien enemies, except those who claim military exemption
the ground Of alenage
of these millions intend to make America their home
and the abiding place of their posterity forever.
Here they sacrifice nationality language and all the pc
cuar culture which is natonalstc and take the culture
that is American.
Already millions of the children of these stocks are
American in language American ideals and without substan
a of the culture of the homes their parents left The
culture this being used to describe that education
peculiar to nationality but not that education general to ALL
AS subjects of the apsburgs of the Hohenzoerns these
people struggled bravey and sometimes ercey to retain ma
tiOnaity language, and peculiar culture
There the Sovaks the Irish of Austria who have large
y coonzed in Bridgeport and among the most loyal of
The Bohemian state has achieved legal existence
presence Czchosovak army which has declared the
existence of the Bohemian nationality distinctive sovereign
entity
Why that the peoples who constantly demand of the
Hapsburgs and Hohenzoens government of their and
their own language culture willing to become alto
geher American in language customs and all?
is not far Auocracy Expresses; democracy
brings subjects autocracy find in the bond
language and blood the basic necessity for union
fto win against the force of despotism.
The peoples admitted to government in which they
have an equal share contented with the institution They
longer need the organizing forces of peculiar tongue
obtain justice On the contrary they cannot share in the full
blessing democracy until they learn its language practice its
CUSTOMS and understand its institutions.
The president anticipated the action Congress will take
These subject peoples aliens in the political sense but by
the bonds of sympathy are truly American.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-22
THE PENALTY FOR TREASON

ID OLO PASHA, French adventurer, handsome fellow
D with gracious and prncey carriage very
type of the successful American lobbyist has been sentenced to
death being found guilty treason by French tribunal which
deberated the evidence for re than fifteen minutes
What did Boo Pasha do? He did not organize armed
Sisance blow up ammunition plants shoot French SOL
ders In the back while they were on guard duty.
His treason of different nature. He gave aid and
comfort the by fostering propaganda Using German
to influence and newspapers he flooded France
with tales that the Germans nvncbe that their fghtfu
beyond comprehension He brought about the crcu
aton of peace why fight any longer, let make
peace This the burden Of the agitation he conducted
while denouncing the Germans in the strongest terms The
Germans wicked they cruel Huns barbarans but
they will win! Why fight?
This propaganda he created in France in Italy and to
extent in America Therefore he is found guilty of treason
will be executed by French firing squad if he does not
commit suicide.
In the fate of Bolo Paha there may be lesson for in
America Bolo Pasha led in asserting that the French govern
ment incompetent that it accomplished anything
that it ought to be supplanted.
The time draws constantly when the can
not any intelligence, efficiency military skill in his
counrymen and his government will be the object of
ranted suspicion.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-22
A MATTER OF CHOICE

HOSE WHO prefer anarchy to may look at Russia
4 Those who prefer weak government to strong one
may gaze upon the countries recently ruled by the Gar
Russia union Of dssimilar elements of widely sepa
peoples varying stocks speaking tongues
Every country contains within its borders dissmar elements
There are political differences social differences, industrial
separations and all that sort of thing.
The miracle men, who have many opinions and
who are so tenacious Beliefs should be able to establish
organized governments.
The United is also assenbage of parts not quite
concordant New England mmemorially insists that the South
and the West are hostile to it. The class and mass cleavage
lists There elements not in sympathy with the More
tongues spokenn America than heard in Russia
In spite of these difficulties the United States offers to the
world an internal solidarity that amazing But the binding
force of this solidarity largely III organized government
weaken the government destroy the peoples faith in it, and
disturbance anarchy and dissolution follow to just the
that forces of destructive criticism successful
Keep the government at Washington strong Support it.
Have faith Talk for it and pray for it, This is the road
unity the broad highway that leads to victory
Men, of savage nature tend constantly to fall apart
Dssension than unity is harder to do team work
than for each to play star all alone.
measure of civilization is ordination How
do things together; those the really civilized men.
Who do nothing but rend and Destroy these the
men in whom the instincts of the savage are strong.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-22
TWO CENT SCHOOL LUNCH
tn HE OBJECT of public education is to make the

" HE OBJECT of public education is to make the state
strong. The public schools industrial establish
that create intelligence The material the mind of
the child The job not entirely dssmiar from other indus
trial operations which the material in the order of in
animate, uninteigent matter
In this lower field of industry if the material is not up to
specifications it will be reworked and made if that pos
sble.
rule is wise in the higher industrial effort If
child is backward because of physical defects by of
elemental manufacturing knowledge requires
remedy for the defects Only stupid manufacturers i'm
poverished dishonest will waste effort inferior
terial that can be made right
is senseles to waste education children not physically
able to receive it. This why the two cent lunch will be u
fled costs five cents and the community has pay
the extra three cents.
If the object of schools is to manufacture citizens well
equipped do the work of life correcbe defects which stand
the way of successful production, must be corrected
Republican farmer., 1918-02-22
SENATOR WATSON
CR|TICISES WIDE
POWER OF WILSON

Washington, Feb. 19.-Provision of
the OVerman bill giving President
Wilson wide powers to --eorganize the
war branches of the government were
denounced as Unconstitutional" and
"autocratic, by Senator Watson yes
terday in the course of a speech in
support of the senate draft of the ad-
ministration's railroad bill.
The Overman BILL" declared Sena-
tor Watson, "confers upon the presi-
cent unheard of powers, many of
which to my mind are entirely unjus-
tlflable, but the most reprehensible
feature of that measure in my judg-
ment is the one that provides that
this autocratic authority shall con-
Unue for one year after the termina-
ton of the war. Why this provision?
Why seek in that measure, as in the
railroad bill, to perpetuate power
asked to prosecute the war into the
days when there shall be no war
These are war powers. They are ask
ed for war purposes. They are not
constitutional, they are not in har-
mony with the spirit of our institu-
tons, they are irreconcilably opposed
to every theory of our, government
they are un-American on any other
hypothesis.
LET US firmly resolve that with the
proclamation of peace the president
shall surrender all the past powers
willingly conferred upon him by ar
aroused people because of the exigen:
necessities of war; that this nation
shall return to the kind of republic
founded by the revered fathers of the
union
Senator Watson approved the pro-
vision in the railroad bill limiting gov
eminent control over the railroads tc
Ii months after the war, but opposed
the administrators original proposal
to leave this period indefinite.
In his opinion, Senator Watson said
the war will mark a new era in rail-
road management.
81 believe the old system of COM
petition is gone forever; that the
Sherman antitrust law, so far as il
effects railroad combinations, will be
repealed; that anti-pooling laws di-
rected at railroad operations will, in
sofar as they affect the transportation
systems of the country, be abrogate6
and a plan will be adopted which will
give the government practical contro
of American railroads without the
weakness and the inefficiency Incl
dent to government ownership"
Adoption of the standard of COM
pensation provided in the bill also
was urged by Senator Watson.
Republican farmer., 1918-02-22
STATE SEEKING
COOPERATION IN
FIGHTING FIRES
Cities May Aid Each Other
With Apparatus When
Necessary.

Hartford, Feb. 10 Towns and
cities in Connecticut which have fire
departments are to be called upon
by the Connecticut State Council Of
oe1ense to put into effect throughout
the entire state a plan for the inter-
change of fire apparatus in emergen-
cles. The matter has been investi-
gated by the councils committee on
industrial survey, which has reported
that, due to the efforts in the past
few years of the Fire Chiefs Asso-
cation, there is mutual aid co-opera-
tlon to very considerable extent
among the various towns and cities.
Ihe committee recognized the de-
STABILITY of a standard thread on
hose and hydrant couplings through
out the state; but did not recommend
at this time any effort to change the
various threads now used. Instead, it
recommended most strongly that every
fire department in the state be
equipped with a sufficient number of
standard adapter couplings to permit
Of ready mutual aid.
The adapter coupling proposed has
been designed under the direction of
John c. Moran, chief of the Hartford
fire department. who was named by
the Fire Chiefs Association a COM
mittee of one to assist the councils
committee in this matter. The COM
mittee also has had the benefit of the
advice of Horace B. Clark, chairman
of the Board of Fire Commissioners
of Hartford
The State Council of Defense de-
cided at yesterdays meeting to make
determined effort to have every
town in the state which has fire
department provide itself with these
strain ottiemeta oinetoaietaoie
standard adapter couplings so as to
make mutual aid possible at all times
throughout Connecticut. The coun-
Gil his arranged to secure these coup
lings at $5.75 each. and towns are to
be given an opportunity to buy them
from the council at this rate.
The council voted that its commit
tee on Industrial survey be authorized
in the name of the council to instruct
various agencies of the council
throughout the State as follows:
I'm such cases where authority is
not at present vested in the chief or
acting chief to ask or render assist
ance in an emergency to obtain for
him such authority.
ITO arrange with the local depart
ments in all districts to place orders
directly with the Connecticut State
Council of Defense for a suitable num-
Der of hydrant and hose couplings"
Republican farmer., 1918-02-22
OF
DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST STRIKERS

Washington, Feb. 19-With strik-
ing carpenters in all affected districts
returning to work today and William
L. Hutcheson, president of the Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners,
due here to take up the situation with
government officials, complete settle
ment of the recent trouble in eastern
ship yards seemed assured. In effect
President Wilson's intervention has
terminated the eastern ship yard
strike.
New York, Feb. 19-Thirty- eight
striking carpenters who sought today
to return to work at the plant of the
Downey Ship Building Co. on Staten
Island, according to John Rice, ma
tional organizer of the United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners,
were refused entrance to the yard I'M
less they made new applications for
their old jobs at a changed scale Of
wages.
The men, who had been working at
a fiat rate of 60 cents an hour, refused
to sign up for 81 to 60 cents and left
the plant. Their affidavits, Rice said,
would be sent to William L. Hutche-
son, president of the brotherhood
who is now in Washington preparing
to go before the United States ship
ping board in the hope of effecting an
adjustment of the ship yard contro-
verSy.