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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
BERNST0RFF
TELLS CAUSE
OF FAILURES
Sinking Of Lusitania and
Inability to Secretly
Subsidize Paper"

Washington. Dec 7.-Shipwreck
of German propaganda initiated in
america by Bernard Dernburg was
attributed by Count Won BeTnstorff
n his explanation 10 the Berlin
foreign Office 10 the !upossibiIiJy of
teaOinc secret the fact that an
American newspaper is subsidized,
and TO the sinking of the LusltaUia-
The former ambassador explain
alton was laid before the senate
committee Investigation of brewery
and German propaganda today
along with other secret documents
from the files of the department of
i1stice by A. Bruce BieIaski, chief
Of the staff OF Investigation.
Always Jp 10 Him.
In g letter -0 THE foreign Office in
1915. BernstorI said the subsidlL-
tre of papers ALWAYS ended with
him being held responsible for all
the articles of suCh papers. For
that reason. he said. he had sue
caeded in getting free of all Tela-
tons with -l= Fair Play of Marcus
Braun. and that he also would like
10 be from -l- FarherEaud. which.
BE- added. has shown itself Of little
value
The letter spoke of an unfortUn-
ATE experl lauce with the Times-Nail
and said only the future could show
"Ehethe- We VIII have been in luck
xitb Huntington Wright and T +.
Lowe" =
Among other documents preseut e
ei by Mr. Bielaski on the second
day of his appearance before the
committee were several relating t.
IF J. Archibald. tine American
newspaper man from whom Ger
man Communications were taken by
the British authorities while he was
On his way 10 Germany. The paper
vas a German embassy receipt for
5000 signed by Archibald, dated
ApriI 81. 1915.
Sees Public Aroused.
A communication from BeTnstOrff
70 Berlin. dated Nov /. 1916. an
nounce1 that reorganization Of Ger
man propaganda had been started
70 avoid complications since the
public sentiment was aroused
against the sinking the Lusirania-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
FEARS
ALLIES COMING
German Cabinet Calls Special Meet
ing TO Discuss Occupation Of
Capital by VictOrs.

London, Dec. An extraordi
nary meeting of the German cabi-
net was summoned at Berlin 'On
Thursday evening to discuss the
possibility of the allies occupying
Berlin. owing TO Germany's alleged
inability to carry out the terms of
the armistice, according to an Am
sterdam advice to the Express.
Amsterdam, Dec. British
troops entered Cologne at 4 O'Clock
Friday afternoon.
American troops entered Mainz,
one Of the principal fortresses Of
Germany, on the left bank Of the
Rhine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
RED CROSS SENDS
RELIEF TRAINS TO
YANK PRISONERS

Paris. Wednesday. Dec. 4. Three
sanitary trains have been rushed by
the American Red Cross from
Switzerland to Kastaat. where $500
American prisoners have been con
fined. The trains we're loaded with
food and clothing, and more trains
have been arranged for, The
American Red Cross commission
in Switzerland has arranged for
the United Atatea EuVernmant TO
pay all cost for FanRDoFtRtion,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
COUNTRY TO PASS
POST WAR PERIOD
SAFELY IS BELIEF

Washington. Dec Confidence
that the nation will go through the
re-adjustment period without ser
ious difficulty. is expressed by the
monthly review of the federal re
serve board. made public today,
which reflects the observations of
the boards trained agents in all
parts of the country.
The extreme scarcity of labor has
been relieved by the Iessening ac-
tivity of munition and other strictly
war-work plants and by demobili-
zation of the armed forces, the re
port states, adding that the general
level of prices had begun 10 de
cline slightly before the armistice
was signed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
HAMBLIN TO TAKE
STERLING'S POST
ON COMMISSION 2

Chicago, Dec T. Il was reported
In political circles TODAY that Cow
ernOr Lowden viii appoint a chair
man 10 nn tho vacancy ON The ul-
noiS public utilities commlsslau
caused by tho retirement ur Frel
H. Sterling Of Rockford.
Frank Hamhlin. at one time an
asHistant corporation counsel for
tho city. 80 said TO hAva been offered
tho position and declined 60 &C
n@FA1 n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
MACKFNSEN ARMY
BEING DISARMED;
MEN SELL STUFF

Amsterdam, Friday, Dec. 6.-The
disarming Of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen' army has begun in
Hungary. according to a Berlin dis
patch received here. The soldiers
will not be interned but will be per
mitted to cross the frontier. They
are selling their motor cars. horses
and their equipment cheapiy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
LATE BULLETINS

Lisbon, Portugal. Friday.
Bec. 6.-Au unidentified man
hfed al Dr. Sid0niO Paes. the
President Of Portugal, in the
>leel here today. The shot
PISSED IFS marx and the pres
'seht> assaL amt was arrested.
Lima Peru, Dec 6. fDe-
.a!ed. Reports in circulation
n LiHa tonight. were 10 the
sa6cl that Brazil had begun
% mobilize her troops. There
's> no official confirmation.
Washington. Dec. :. Bern
ard BarueH. chairman of the
a mt-etrles board. and
'Hiehry ~ J.. DAWSON, chairInHn of
ne ne American Red Cross wnr
gouhciL, have been asked by
it'esideHt wilson to hold them
ives IN readiness to respond
- - call Tor their services with
% Peace delegation In Europe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
CANDY FOR ARMY.

WashluetuH, Dec Nine million
pounds Of candy for the army has
Just been ordered by the war de
partmeut and IL WIS announced to
day that a considerable part OF It
would be Fnshr- overseas In time
ta insure Il plentiful supply for
Christmas. Other special purchases
for the expeditioHary force Include
b65, 900 gallons OF pickles,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
US. ARMY TO
STAYABR0AD
is INCREASED
Five Divisions Added
Units Named-2OO,
at Camp Sent Home.

Washington. Dec Five addi-
tiOnal divisions have been definitely
assigned to the American army of
occupation now advancing into
Germany, General March an
nOunced today. They are the Sec
ond and Seventh regulars, the
Twenty eighth, Pennsylvania). and
ThiTty-third UllnOis) national
guards, and the Seventy-ninth
northeast Pennsylvania, Maryland
and District of Columbial, national
army
These five divisions have been
given the task of occupying Luxem-
burg" General March announced.
and go to specific areas around
MOntmedy, St Mihiel and Long
uyon. They form the second line
of the army of occupation ready to
reinforce the army on the Rhine if
necessary"
Units Of Occupation.
The official composition of the
American army of occupation, the
Third American army, reported by
General Pershing, follows:
First, Second, Third, Fourth.
Fifth, Seventh regulars.
Twenty-eighth, Thirty-second,
(Michigan and wisconsin,.
Thirty-third and Fortysecond
(Rainbow}, national guards.
Seventy-ninth. Eighty ninth
kansas, Missouri, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona), national army
Major General Joseph T Dick
man is in command of the entire
force.
13O,S40 Return Early.
The personnel assigned by Gen
eraI Pershing for early return home
was given by General March as
5.325 officers and 125,515 men. Ad
ditional units of the Ninety second
and Eighty seventh divisions, with
some coast artillery regiments and
engineers. are included
100000 Leave Camps.
General March announced that at
home during the past week more
than two hundred thousand men
had been released. The total num-
Der of officers released up to yes
terday was 1858. The discharge
system is being rapidly speeded up
as the men in charge OF it become
more accustomed to the operations.
Announcement was made of the
sailing from France of the trans
ports Susquehanna, Santa Anna,
and DeKalb with sick, wounded and
casuals. The Santa Anna and De
Kalb sailed Dec and may be eXI
pected to arrive in New York about
Dec. II. The DeKalb has on board
II naval officers and 574 naval en-
listed men. The Susquehanna sail
ed from France on Nov. %, and Is
due to arrive in New York Dec. 10.
1S,2I7 Actually on Way.
The total of returning troops al
ready actually embarked for home
was announced as S54 officers. IL
363 men, 185 civilians, nurses and
> prisoners.
To set at rest numerous rumors
regarding enormous casualties in
the Twenty-seventh New York; di-
vision, General March announced
that after a careful examination of
casualty list it had been found that
the total casualties reported from
all causes in this division was Al
officers and 1,109 men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
PEACE MEET
OPENS FIRST
WEEK OF 1878
Britain to Demand Indem-
nifty of Forty Billion
Hun Hopes Wane.

Paris, Dec. THE opening of the
peace congress at Paris has been
set for the first week in January.
Il was the desire of the Amer
leans to begin at the earliest pos
Sible moment
Other delegations felt that a later
date would be necessary owing to
the Christmas holidays and the
official functions connected with the
presence of President Wilson and
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy,
but the first week in January fin
ally was chosen.
The first meetings will be for the
actual framing OF the preliminar-
les of peace with the representa-
tives of the enemy powers. who will
be present
It is expected that the peace de-
liberations- Will last about four
months. and unless unforeseen OBJ
stacles arise final action will be
reached toward the early part of
May.
London. Dec. Great Britain
will demand 5000 100000 pounds
sterling (s4O, ,000, 900 0O0) for Great
Britain and her dominions as rep
aration for the war, according to
the Daily Mail.
The newspaper says it under
stands that David Lloyd George.
the premier, will make this an
nOuncement.
This. the Daily Mail adds, is what
the war cost Great Britain and her
dominions and British taxpayers
will be relieved of 400 600 900
pounds per annum by the German
payment.
Hun Hopes Fade.
Berlin, Friday, Dec. 6.-(via Cop
enhagen.} THE summary of the
address delivered by President Will
son before congress last Monday
which has reached here is presum-
ably inadequate and hence there
has been little comment on 1t in
the newspapers. In one Of them,
the korrespondenZ. organ of the
National Liberals, declares that the
Germans will seek In vain for any
substantial comfort in the mes
sage II expresses the belief that
President Wilson's program. to
which Germany supposed the
United States and the allies had
pledged themselves, will have only
a shadowy existence at the peace
conference
Believe In Wilson.
A large ma ajority of Germans be
lleve In President Wilson's good in
tentlons and all their hopes are
centered In him. but there is gen
eral fear which amounts almost to
II settled belief that he will be un-
able TO force his program through
The Zeituug Am Mittag says
1t is Aimost unimaginabie op-
tismism for one 70 hope that win
son S intervention will mitigate the
destructive conditions of peAcs,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
THE WEATHER
J. M. sHERIER. Meteorological

J, M. sHERIER. Meteoreioglst.
Fair tonight and probably Sun
day. continued mild temperature
with the lowest tonight above rreez-
ing
Tempe Ature at u m, 81. High
est yesterday, 80 Lowest last
night sc.
Velocity Of wind at "a. M, 4
miles per hour,
Relative humidity al d. m, "a,
at & m, s5
stage af water. ) feet, a tall of i
IN last Iaa houPa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
RAN rs FORECAST.

washington. Dec. I. = Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday, issued by the weather bu-
reau today are: Upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys: Rain
about Tuesday and probably We'd
nesday, possibly snow In extreme
upper Mississippi valley. Tenn
peratures above normal. Cen
orally fair the second half or the
week with nearly normal tempera-
lures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
sOrTH HONORS BRITAIN.

Atlanta. Co. Dec. Tho south
paid tribute today to the part the
British empire has played IN win
ming the world war.
Some cities set aside tomorrow
for formal observance OF tho day,
Atlanta being one of them,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
BOOST TRAFFIC
ON MISSISSIPPI

Washington. Dec. Ito stimu-
late freight traffic on the Mississ-
fDUi river. Director General Me
.5dCo today authorized the estab-
Iishment Of reduced joint rail- and
river rates between the northern
Mississippi valley and New Orleans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
10000 CASUALTIES NOT GIVEN.

Washington. Dec. Sixteen
thousand casualties have not yet
been reported 20 the next of Kin.
The war department announced,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
MIN OF DISEASE.

Washington, Dec, T. Private
Leroy c, Nedderson, Des Moines,
Iowa, previously reported to have
died OF wounds, died of disease ae-
cordinr TO todey's casualty list
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
TRAnING nAN LIFTKn.

Washingtor, Dec, 7,-AII Lile
limitation IN trnding IN future de
llyeries Of corn. oats. rye and bar
ley were removed by the food ad-
ministration-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
WEEKLY PROVISION
AND GRAIN REVIEW

Chicago. Dec 6--Ten per cent
Increase Of the number OF hogs in
the United States. together with an
uouucemenr that the January aver
zge price Of hogs would be up to
the DeCem Der level have forced lib
eral advances this week in the corn
market Compared with a week
ago. corn values this morning
showed gains varying from 3l4
cents to g cents bushel- Oats
we're virtually unalreTed and pro
visions up 20 cents TO S2.05-
Food administration estimatiOns
. the need Of immense supplies
tor Europe had given the corn
market an upward slant even be
fore the attention Of traders be
ezue focused on the great eXpan-
son Of the hog raising industry.
authoritative figures. however, on
the increase Of the number Of hogs
Il excess of tl= total q year ago
Eere taken 70 Indicate that en-
-2rged production of corn had been
nore than counter balanced, and
MS view was sharply emphasized
y the suhse1u GEing Of the
January average hog price at
S-t-50. the same as for December.
AeVerthe-ezs. late in the week.
Prices ID some extent weakened
owing U signs shat the crop move
1slt was soon ta expand.
Oats were sustained chiefly by
.-e strength RI corn ard by fair
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07
BUT WILLING
TO YIELD IF
TOIT
Holland Wants TO Hold
Ex-Ruler and Son on
Some Of It's Islands.

London, Dec. III the allies
insist upon the delivery OF the
former German emperor and
crown prince 10 an intcrna-
dOnal court OF justice. Holland
will yield. but will first urge
that the allies content them
selves with an undertaking hy
Holland 10 intern them for life
in one of the Dutch colonies.
according TO an Amsterdam dis
patch TO the Express.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07

Holland, It is understood, viii
suggest that Herr Hohenzollern and
his son be placed on an island in
either the East or West Indies.
where they will be guarded by a
Dutch feet
It is also anticipated that Hoi-
land will be asked for compeusa-
tion for permitting a violation Of
her neutrality by allowing German
troops to pass through the province
Of Limburg on their retreat from
Belgium, and receiving German
ships from Antwerp.
Expect TO Give Up Land.
This compensation, says the cor
respondent. may possibly be the
cession OF certain territory along
the Belgian frontier owned by Hot
land since 1893. perhaps the south
ern part of Dutch Limburg the
population OF which region is claim
ed TO be principally Belgian.
Gold Sent Kaiser.
Amsterdam. Dec THE prcsi-
dent of the Hamburg soldiers and
workers COUNCIL has declared to
the Weser Zeitung Of Hamburg
that he knew positively that 20
bags ~ fninted gold have been sent
TO Ameron gen. Holland, for william
Hohenzollern, the former German
emperor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-07

.Asso ociated d Press
Leased Wire Report
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12

oSAAA ~ AAA6S oA1N wv
doctors decided
that / would have
to go through an
operation before /
could get well.
My mother, who
had been helped by
Lydia E. Pinkham' s
Vegetable Com
pound, advised me
to try it before sub
hitting to an opera
ton. 1trelieved me
from NV troubles
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
Sugar Now Forms
Part of Guests
Travelling Equipment

Week end guests at the Connecticut
shore resorts are learning Who's
Hoover in America" at a very rapid
rate. The most considerable and patri-
otto thing to do now when you go
week-ending is to carry your allow
ance of sugar along with you. Every
body realizes that hostess ought not
to be expected to do the sugar ration
ing for a whole party of guests when
she is allowed only a specific amount
for the members of her own family,
and it is fast becoming the practice
along Long Island Sound to follow the
English custom and take your own SUI
gar with you. Some week-enders are
going even farther. and are taking
other articles of which there is a
shortage.
Another winter of war may find the
prominent club man ordering his
valet to ''get together my golf, clubs
and sack of coal. I'm off to Wood
stock for the winter carnival"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
.STRATFORD

Mrs. w. E. Baldwin of South Main
street is spending a month in New
Milford with her mother.
The Red Men will hold a business
meeting this evening at o'clock.
Lieut.. Basel Merrill of the U. S.
Aerial squad, stationed on Long Is
land, is spending few days with his
parents on North Main street. Lieut..
Merrill expectes to leave for overseas
soon.
Vivian Morehouse has returned
home after spending two weeks vaca-
ton in the Bronx, New York.
The Boy Scouts will hold meeting
this evening at o'clock in Packard
hall.
Miss Helen Hanford has returned
home after weeks vacation with
friends in Yonkers N. Y.
Earl Roberts of North avenue met
with a serious accident Saturday while
jumping on a trolley near Paradise
Green. He was thrown to the ground
with considerable force, causing two
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12

| The meat business is nov believed
to be the largest American industry,
and the operations of these concerns
alone probably constitute one-twelfth
Of the country's manufactured out
put.
The five leading packers made gross
sales aggregating $4,000. 100000 for the
three-year period of 1916-1916- 1877.
Their average earnings in the same
period were about cents per dollar
Of sales, including even the most
profitable non-edible, by-product lines
with the rest.
| 1t is calculated that the average re-
kceipts last year per head of cattle
both from beef and y-products---ex-
ceeded the cost Of the cattle on the
hoof by about $3.50, and that Of this
$3.50, the cost of dressing, selling and
freight used up about $7.4O, leaving
net profit of 1910, or a small fraction
of a cent a pound for dressed beef.
Records kept at the stockyards show
also that in the six months ending
April 80 last (the six months after the
nine per cent. law on meat, one
packer paid 1926, O0O, 900 for live stock
which yielded 55S,6OO,OO0 pounds
dressed weight; and that the same
packer paid s210,oOO,OoO in the same
period of 1917 for live stock which
yielded 1888, 300, 900, the weight thus
increasing Is IL per cent. while the
cost of the live stock to the packer
was increasing "a per cent.
It is estimated that the capital en-
ployed by the five packers i'll their
businesses at present ags -egates more
than $500, 5000
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
Must Use No More Than Two Pounds
Per Person Month if the Present
Meagre Allied Sugar Ration
Is Maintained.
Stocks Viii Be Short Until Beginning of New
Year-Ration May Be Enlarged Then.

Two pounds Of sugar a month-half
q pound a week-that is the sugar ra-
ton the Q. s. Food Administration
has asked every American to observe
until January 1, 1919, in order to make
sure there shall be enough for our
Army and Navy. for the Allied armies
and for the civilians of those nations.
By New Years the world sugar sit
uatiou will be relieved somewhat by
the new crop. Cuban sugar of this
years crop will be arriving in this
country.
Every available sugar source will be
drawn on by the Food Administration
during the next winter months to main
tain sufficient stocks here to keep up
our national sugar supply. During Oc-
tober the first American beet sugar
will arrive In the markets. By the
middle of November some of our Lou
tsiana cane crop will be available. All
Of this sugar and more may be needed
to keep this nation supplied on a re-
Uuced ration and to safeguard the AL
lied sugar ration from still further
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
AMAZING PRODUCTION IN AMERICA
SURPRISES MEAT RECORDS OF ACES

Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE meat reg
ords of all countries and all ages have
now been surpassed by amazing pro-
duction in America. according to an
authoritative statement issued here
today by Armour & Company.
One packer alone has slaughtered
about 100000 cattle in the first "a
weeks Of his fiscal year. The total
number Of animals killed by the lead
ing packers during the three fiscal
years falling within the world war
period and ending in the fall of 1917 is
given as los, 900, 600, classified as fol-
lows: Cattle, 100000; sheep, T,0OO,-
O00; hogs, 81 100000.
It is believed that the aggregate
gross sales of the five larger packers
will approach $4,000 200, 900 for the year
1918. On this whole amount the aver
age net profit indicated now will be
between two and three cents per dol
lar Of sales. But on meat the average
profit is running less than the two
cents per dollar of sales which is less
than the limit allowed by the Federal
regulation restricting profits on meat
to nine per cent. on the capital in
vested.
These sales figures represent an in
crease of a full third over the opera
lions of these concerns last year and
also show that their financial turn
over is more than twice what it was
in their largest year before the world
war and has trebled itself in five
years. These large totals are OF
course due primarily to increased
prices, rather than to increased ton
mage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12

reduction. In Europe the present ra-
ton is already reduced to a minimum.
Our Situation.
The situation which the United
States faces in its efforts to maintain
a fair distribution of sugar to the Al
lied world is as follows:
Sugar supplies throughout the coun-
try, in homes, stores, factories and
bakeries are at low ebb. We must
make Increased sugar shipments to the
Allies.
Production Of American beet and
Louisiana cane crops have been disap-
pointing.
Porto Rico crops have been cur
tailed.
Immense sugar stocks In Java can
not be reached on account of the ship
ping shortage; ships are needed for
troop movements and munitions.
Army and Navy sugar requirements
have Increased as we'll as those from
the Allies.
Most industries using sugar have had
their allotment reduced by one-half f;
some Will receive no sugar.
Households should make every ef-
fort to preserve the fruit crop without
sugar, or with small amounts of sugar.
Later, when the sugar supply is larg-
er, the canned fruit may be sweetened
as 1t is used.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12

It's Nothing to Brag About.
If you are wiser and keener than
other folks, you should be thankful,
not proud. You didn't make yourself.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-12
Ashore for a Day.

For three weeks it had rained con-
tinually, so in a certain camp on the
Mexican border they had dug deep
ditch around their camp to drain off
the water. One night the rain stopped
its downpour, much to the relief of the
soldiers, so the next day a soldier
asked for leave to visit nearby town.
This is the way he asked for his leave:
Captain, may have shore leave to-
day, sirT' 1t was granted him.