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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-11
GIRLS ARE ORDERED
TO LEAVE ILLINOIS

Ada Champion OF Muscatine and
Grace Anderson of Iowa City were
each fined $15 and costs this morn
ing when arraigned before Magis-
trate c. J. Smith on a charge Of
disoTderly conduct
The girls were arrested by o.
fceT Ristau at house near Fourth
avenue and Twelfth street Bout
girls have been under watch for
several days. They were arrested
this morning. Each was ordered to
leave the city at once and were
warned regarding the five-mile
zone pertaining to disOrderly per
sons near the Rock island arsenal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-11
Mother in South.

All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-11
DROWNING HELD
hSDEATH CAUSE
Such Is Verdict By Jury In In
quest Conducted for Man Found
In River.
HOW END CAME Is UNKNOWN
Father Identifies Body as That OF
His Sen; Remains Shipped
Home For Burial.

Coroner John G. Miller late Sat
urday evening conducted an inquest
over the body of Thomas c. Carson.
who was found floating in the river
near the ferry landing Saturday
morning about 10 O'Clock.
The jury found that death was
due 70 drowning, but just how the
man came to his end will probably
never be known. He had been in
the water for only a few days, for
he checked a grip in the Union
station at Cedar rapids, Iowa. ON
March ). The remains disclosed
no marks of violence, and the
money found on the body dispels
the theory of foot-pads
Railroad Man.
Coroner Miller succeeded in To-
eating the mother, Mrs T. c. Car
son, at HopkintOu, Iowa, who identi-
fed the body from the description
furnished by Mr. Miller. The father,
/. c. Carson, came to Rock Is
land late Saturday night and claim
ed the body, which was shipped to
the nome at Hopkinton, Iowa, this
morning for burial. The father
stated that his son was % years of
age, and had engaged in railroad
work for many years, having trav-
eled extensively in this connection.
TO CURE 4 GOLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN-
me (Tablets.) 1t stops the Cough
and Headache and works OFF the
Cold. Z. ". GROVES signature on
each boy. 30c. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-11
WOMAN LOCATED
THROUGH PAPER
The Argus Reveals Sufficient In
formation for Soldier Find
ing His Mother.
BELIEVED SHE WAS IN CITY
Appealed to Rev. j. G. Granger 10
Look Up Parent Before
Son Left for France.

1t was unnecessary for Rev.
c Granger, pastor of the FRS
Baptist church, to make an en-
deavOr 20 locate the mother of Ross
Williams. stationed at Camp MacAr-
thur, Texas, liz Rock Island as ne
had planned TO do through the pull
pit at the services yesterday
The Argus furnished the infoI =
nation.
The mothers sister, who is u
resident of this city, immediately
notified Rev. Granger that the boy
bad been informed regarding the
wherea bouts of his mother. Mrs
Mary Williams as soon as The
Argus had been read
The son appe aied to Kev Orang-
er to locate his mother FOR him.
Rev. Granger had planned to an
noUnce TO the church body that he
was attempting 10 locate her as
Williams had stated that The last
ne had heard of his mother she
was in the city and was attending
the First Baptist church.
Mother in South.
According to members of Mr.
Williams sisters IA uily the son
has not been heard CT Tor the las
Two years and the family was
equally anxious regarding him as
he was regarding the Whereabouts
of his mother. The son was in
formed that his mother is now i'll
kentucky.
AL the news all the time-The
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
STRUGGLE ALONG
THE pave RIVER
The Situation Most ENCOURAGING
to the Allies.
AUSTRIANS MAY BE TRAPPED
Teutons Making Efforts To Establish,
Two Bridgeheads On The Right
Bank For Future
Operations.

Italian Army Headquarters.-Th
Italians, with their French and British
Allies, are successfully resisting the
Austrian nnslaughts and are counter
attacking vigorously everywhere. In
addition, there is acute watchfulness
for all enemy movements either in,
the Brenta River area, the mountains
or toward the plains.
Whether the enemy effort upon
Monticello Plateau is an attempt to
move toward the rear of the famous
Monte Grappa, key to the Italian
mountain positions, or else to menace
the Venetian Plains and the city of
Venice, it is certain that the Austrians
are fighting desperately to hold what
they have so far attained.
The Italian command feels that
while the first great attempt to adj
vance has been blocked, each day will
bring new efforts, and with each eff
fort the fighting will be more arduous,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
Mountain Offensive Fails.

London.-The failure of the Aus
trian offensive in the mountains, the
most critical sector, is shown in
Italian official statements. 1t is be-
lieved that the Italians have every
prospect of restoring the positions on
the Piave, where alone the enemy
scored some success.
The British held the post of honor
in the mountains, and how well they
rose to the occasion is proved by the
remark of correspondent that "the
results of the enemy attack suggest
that it was the British who carried
out the most successful offensive"
The Austrians undoubtedly hoped
to sweep into the plains and crush
Italy, but the latter's achievement in
resisting the first onslaught is assur-
ance that she is capable of defending
her position.
The Germans are not likely to per-
NIT the Austrians to slacken their eff
forts. Should the Germans be COM
PEELED to send assistance, their
strength on the western front would
be CORRESPONDENCE weaker.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
over THERE
BY A|RSH|P ROUTE
Will Be Established by the
British Air Council.
NO DEFINITE PLAN YET
Initial Flight Set For This Summer
General Brancker, OF British
Service, Arranging Plans
With U. S. Officials.

Washington.-Est of an
air route to Europe from the United
States in order to bring the full force
Of American effort in the air to bear
against Germany has been decided
upon as definite project by the Brit
ish Air Council, the new organization
into which all British air service has
been merged This was disclosed by
Major General William Brancker, con-
tro!ler of equipment on the council,
who is in Washington to discuss this
and other projects relating to air war
fare with American officials.
The plans for an initial flight across
the Atlantic in August September or
October of this year are already well
advanced. American cooperation is
sought and General Brancker hopes
that the first machine to make the
crossing will carry both British and
American pilots. At least three Brit
ish pilots, regarded as qualified for
the trip, are here now and several
types of machines produced in Eng
land have ample fuel capacity for the
40 hours of flying it is estimated the
trip would take
The attitude of the American Gov
eminent toward the project has not
been disclosed, although General
Brancker laid stress on the fact that
the sole purpose of the trip was to
blaze new trail to Europe over which
American aircraft can be delivered
next year without taxing shipping.
Presumably, it arises from the fixed
purpose of the British Air Ministry
to carry the bombing warfare into
Germany on steadily increasing scale
until not vital spot in the German
Empire is safe from Allied raiders.
After General Brancker had made
public his plans, Secretary Baker said
that no army aviation officers had as
yet been assigned to work in conjunc-
ton with the British on the project.
Successful navigation of the air to
Europe is to be hoped for, he said, but
no definite plan to attempt it is now
before Government officials.
There is little doubt, however, that
the strong advocacy of the air-road-to-
the-front plan brought by General
Brancker already has had consider
able effect. The General laid it before
officers of the Army General Staff as
an achievement that could be realized
in the immediate future. Some off.
Gals connected with the air program
previously had given it serious con-
sheraton.
Many officers believe it would be
wise to inject an element of friendly
rivalry into the effort to be first to
make the flight They argue that
since the real value of the plan de.
ponds upon the ability of American
built night bombers and American
pilots to cross the ocean, the initial
effort should be partially, at least an
American enterprise.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
AN 1s-To-45 DRAFT LAW LIKELY
Congress To Frame Legislation Fol-
lowing Endorsement Of Baker.

Washington-With Secretary Of
War Baker favorable to an 1S-to-45
draft age, Congress is likely to frame
its legislation practically on that line
1t may be appended as an amendment
to the Army Bill, for it appears that
the Secretary is favorable to that
method, though Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder is undertood to advo-
cate several changes.
Crowder, too, is understood to OPP
pose lowering the draft limit to IS,
but Baker originally advocated in
Guiding youths of 10. Now he is fav-
orable to, including 1S-year-old boys,
saying that their inclusion would have
less disturbing effect upon industrial
and family relations than would the
drafting of many older men.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
HUN CRAFT BOTTLED UP.
Harbor Of zeebrugee Blocked Since
Recent British Raid.

London-Twenty-on German de.
stroyers, a large number of sub
marines and numerous auxiliary craft
are penned in the Bruges canal docks
as the result of the recent British
naval operations at Zeebrugge, the
German submarine base on the Bel
gian Coast. Thomas ]. MacNamara,
financial secretary of the admiralty,
made announcement in the House of
Commons to this effect, and said that
the operations were more successful
than at first had been supposed. He
added that the German craft were now
the subject of constant bombing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28

The demand for specialists In the
army is increasing daily. Mechanics
and technicians of all kinds! including
radio and buzzer operators, are need
ed by the signal corps. sf
In nearly every large city tho fed
eral board Of vocational training.
through local school authorities. has
established schools Of radio aeoInmuni-
cation where men of draft age who
have not been called may receive a
preliminary course in the operation OF
radio and buzzer instruments. There
are about 600 of these schools where
instruction is given, usually in the aft
ernoons and evenings. 1t takes about
200 hours for student of average
ability to Obtain. speed of 20 words
minute, sending and receiving.
Electrical engineers and men with
good fundamental training in engineer
ing or physics are particularly in de-
mand for signal corps work. Men OF
satisfactory qualifications are given
three months training in special
schools, and have every opportunity to-
take examinations leading to promo
ton.
Men who have nad experience as
electrical repair men, wiremen and me-
chanics are also desired for assign
ment to special schools and later to
field organizations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
KEY DESCENDANT FOUND DEAD.
Body Of Miss Alberta Key, Of Chicago,
Found In Bushes.

Chicago.-The body of Miss Alberta
Key, 10 years old, employed at local
bank, was found in clump of bushes
at Jackson Park. The police believe
she committed suicide by poison. Miss
Key was the great-great-granddaugh-
ter of Francis Scott Key, author of
the "Star-Spangled Banner" Her
father, Bunyon Anterior Key, for.
mer resident of Buffalo, was declared
to be doing special Government work
In New York and Pennsylvania.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
REWARD ON U-BoAT BASE.
Daniels Offers $1,000 For information
Leading To Discovery.

hington.-Extension to all naval
districts of an offer OF $1,000 reward
for information leading to the location
Of the enemy submarine base on the
Atlantic Coast was announced by Sec
rotary Daniels after he learned that
such an offer had been made by one
there was no evidence indicating the
presence of such a base, but some
of the officers of the Coast Patrol
thought the prospect of reward would
stimulate vigilance on the part of peo-
pie living in the vicinity of unfre-
quented bays and inlets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
MEXICO EMeAReoEs BULLION.
Expectation Of Gold And Silver To
Be Prohibited.

Mexico City.-Oncial announce.
ment was made that the Mexican
Government had decided to prohibit
the expectation of gold and silver abb
solutely, because of similar restric-
tions placed on these metals by other
countries. The Government also an
nounced that the daily oil production
of Mexican wells was 1,S37,212 bar.
rels OF this amount, only 10 per cent.
could be exported, it was stated, be-
cause of the shipping shortage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
TO pEPoRT ANARCHISTS.
Measure Passes The House And Goes
To The Senate.

shington.-Without a dissenting
vote the House passed and sent to the
Senate the Alien Anarchist Deporta-
ton bill authorizing the imme late de-
portation of aliens subscribin in whole
or in part to the tenets OF anarchism.
The measure amends the immigration
laws, SO as to remove the limitation
on the power of the immigration au-
thorities to deport an slien aft"- five
yaars' residence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
OUTRAGE By TURKS
MAY FORCE WAR
loOting of United States Hos.
pital at Tabriz.
CONSULATE ALSO INVADED
Presbyterian Missionary Institution At
Tabriz, Persia, Invaded BY The
Moslems over The Protest Of
The Spanish Consul.

Misunderstanding of the Amer
lean hospital at Tabriz, Persia, and
seizure of the American and British
consulates thereby invading Turkish
troops was reported to the State De.
partment by the American minister
at Teheran.
If the report as it reached the min
lister is officially confirmed, the out
RACES may be considered an act of
war and settle the long-pending ques-
ton of whether the Ottoman allies OF
Germany should be formally listed
among Americas enemies.
According to the dispatch the Turks
sacked the hospital over the protest
of the Spanish consul, in charge as
representative of American interests
and in defiance of the Spanish flag
flying over the building.
Consul Paddock and the other
Americans at Tabriz were believed to
be making their way overland either
to Teheran, some 400 miles from
Tabriz or to Hamedan, where they
would strike the great caravan route
leading to Bagdad, from which city
British force has been sent out to-
ward Tabriz. Mr.. Paddock is said
to be much experienced in Oriental
countries and is regarded as well able
to take care of himself and his COM
panions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
GERMAN TRENCHES
CLEANED OUT
Americans Carry Positions in
Front of Cantigny.
HUNS MAKE LYING CLAIM
Battle Is Short, Sharp And Deadly
Enemy Ordered To Hold At
Any Cost And Many
Are Killed.

American Army in France.-Ameri-
can Army in France-American
troops stormed German trenches and
machine-gun nests in front of Can
tigny, in the Montdidier sector. Those
of the German garrison who remained
to fight and carry out their orders to
hold the positions at any cost were
killed by rifle and machine-gun fire
and bayonet. The Americans also
took prisoners.
The American artillery put down a
heavy box barrage on the rear of the
enemy positions. A few minutes later
the infantry swarmed over the top
and rushed the trenches. Some of
the Germans had tried to escape
through the barrage, crashing to their
rear, but few of them got through, for
numerous German dead were found
later.
Prisoners captured declare that they
had orders to hold on at all costs,
and this was apparent by the desper-
ate manner in which they fought. The
battle was short, but deadly, for the
enemy positions were swept clean of
Germans. The official report says
that a great many Germans were
killed.
One machine-gun nest containing
eight men, which had been sprinkling
Cantigny for some days, was blown
up by direct hit from a trench NOR.
tar bomb.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
GERMANS SHELL AMERICANS.
Another OF Their False Reports Abot
American Positions.

American Army in France.-TAe
enemy artillery has been more active.
on the Toul sector since the heavy
gassing to which the Americans sub
jected them. The infantry action has
been confined, however, to an at
tempted raid, in which only sixty men
participated, in spite of the German
official statement which said that they
had penetrated the American lines at
Seicheprey.
The Germans have thrown abort
six thousand shells along the Amer
lean front in the Woevre. a.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
DRAWING FOR 21-YEAR-oLDs.
New Draft Registrants To Know
Their Numbers Soon.

shington,-Drawing for the 81
year-old registrants' numbers will be
held at an early date. The date, al
though not announced, is expected to
be around July /. The drawing will
be held in the same manner as the
original one. with few slight varia-
tions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
HOOVER IN LONDON.
will Be Guest OF Britain For Few
Weeks.

London.-Herbert c. Hoover, Amer
lean food director, has arrived. here,
the official press bureau announced.
Mr.. Hoover will be the guest of the
British nation for few weeks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28

New York-Oficials of the Presby-
terrain Board of Foreign Missions here
identified the American hospital
sacked by Turkish troops at Tabriz,
Persia, as the Cotton Memorial Hos
pital, which was endowed by Phila-
delphia family by that name and es-
tablished several years ago through
the Presbyterian Board
The hospitals staff normally con-
sists of three medical members and
II girls, boarding school teachers and
evangelical workers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
TRANSPORT SUNK MANY LOST
SAINT Anna, For Malta, Torpeeoed
And More Than 600 Perish.

Paris.-The transport SAINT Anna,
proceeding from Bizerta for Malta
was torpedoed and sunk on the night
of May 1O-11, according to the Havas
Agency. There were on board 2,150
soldiers and native workmen, of whom
1872 were saved.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28

Washington.--Suc bombing
of the German railroad yards at Con-
fans was reported in General Perish
ings communique. Artillery activity
at various points, the repulse of an
enemy raid in the Woevre and the
capture of more prisoners by Amer
lean patrols crossing the Marine also
was announced.
Hand-to-hand fighting between pa
trolls in No Mans Land has made
necessary change in equipment of
the American Army that will call for
increased output of the .45-calibre au-
tomato pistol. Manufacturers were
urged by the War Department to
speed up production, although the out
put is now about 5000 pistols daily
The Germans are said to have a
wholesome respect for American pis-
tol fighters, one bullet from an Amer
lean As invariably putting an enemy
completely out of business. Men hit
by shots from the smaller pistols used
by the Germans frequently continue
in action.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28

Berlin via London.-"Between the
Mas (Meuse and Moselle)," says a
war office announcement, I'VE pene-
trated deeply into American positions
at Seicheprey and inflicted heavy
losses"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28

When the five new regiments and
10 battalions of railway engineers now
being organized are put on duty there
will be $4,000 Americans engaged in
railroad construction and operation in
France.
After the United States entered the
war one of the first requests transmit
ted to this government by the French
mission was for assistance in strength
ening the French railways. Nine regi-
ments of railway engineers, whose or
ganization was started before General
Pershing sailed, were in France by Au-
gust, 1917. Six of them have been en-
gagged in construction work, building
and rebuilding railways, building docks
and rearranging terminal facilities.
The other three regiments have been
engaged in operation, and some OF the
railway troops have been on the fight
ing line. The additional troops Will
be used partly for construction and
maintenance and partly for operation
A total of S160,O00000 has been spent
on railway materials alone. Included
in the purchases are 1,727 locomotives,
%, $50 freight cars and $4,000 tons OF
steel rails.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28

Seicheprey, on the American Toul
sector, is the village in which the
first large scale battle between Amer
leans and Germans took place previ.
Gus to the German drive in Picardy.
The village lies seven miles east OF
the forest of Apremont and 10 miles
east of ST. Mihiel. About two and
one-half miles to the west lies Xiv.
ray, where sharp fighting took place
several days ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28
ARTILLERY NEARLY
ALL is MOTORIZED.
AMERlc AN ARMY TO GO FURTHER
IN THIS RESPECT THAN HAS
ANY OTHER.
NOTIFYING OF CASUALTIES
How the War Department Informs
Relatives of Killed and Wounded
Soidiers-Radio and Buzzer Opera
ton Taught in 600 Schools.

Frcm Committee on Public Information.)
Washington.-Mo of field
artillery will be carried to a greater
extent in the American army than in
any other army engaged in the war.
Not only will far greater amount of
motor equipment be provided in pro-
portion to the strength of the army,
but 1t will be used for work where
armies now in the field depend solely
upon horse power and man power.
The ordnance department has sue
ceeded in developing such types OF
tractors that, exclusive of the heaviest
field artillery mounted on railroad car
riages, all American artillery will be
motorized, with the exception of some
of the three-inch gun batteries. The
problem of motorization of field artil-
lery is a, difficult one, which explains
why it has not been carried out to a
greater extent than has been the case
with the armies that have been fight
ing in Europe for the last three years.
The possible output of tractors for
the transport of field artillery in the
United States is practically unlimited.
whereas the supply of horses is at
present limited and is becoming more
so each month.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-06-28

American Forces on the Marne.-
The American troops in this sector
attacked the German line northwest
of Chateau-Thierry during the night
and made an advance of ive-eighths
of mile, driving the Germans back
from a small pocket on the northern
side of Belleau Wood.
The Americans occupied the Ger
man positions without resistance from
the enemy, the Germans having with
drawn when the short and sharp pre-
liminary artillery bombardment indi-
Gated that an infantry attack would
follow
The Germans carried their material
with them in their retreat and the
Americans, therefore, did not take any
machine guns AS matter of course,
also, no prisoners were taken.
One small salient is all that the
enemy continues to hold in Belleau
Wood.