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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
TO BREAK
RAIL JAM TAKEN
Director General McAdOO Appoints
Committee to Look After Con-
gestiOn on Roads.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Further steps
looking to diversion of railroad traffic
from the most congested eastern gate
ways were taken today by Director
General McAdoo by appointment of a
traffic investigation committee. 1t
consists of B. l.. Winchell, Chicago,
traffic director of the Union Pacific;
G. F. Randolph, New York, head of q
number of trunk line committees, and
T. c. Powell, Cincinnati, vice president
of the Southern Railway. =
This committee" said Director
General McAdoos announcement, us
to make a study Of the great traffic
currents of the country with view to
seeing what steps can profitably be
taken in order to shift traffic from the
most seriously congested gateways to
less congested gateways and from the
more congested ports to the less con-
gested ports.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
Fire Wipes Out
Part of Reform
School; BigLOss

Jeffersonvil1e. Ind, Feb. Give OF
the Is buildings in the group com
prising the Indiana state reformatory
were destroyed by fire here early to-
day with a loss of $1,000,00O. Twelve
hundred and eighty-flve prisoners. in
cell houses and dormitories quietly
marched to the institutional school
building, 200 yards away from the
fire, where they were placed under
guard. None tried to escape
The blaze was discovered shortly
after midnight in the trade school
building in the department largely de-
voted to the manufacture Of fibre
chairs, and is believed to have been
due to crossed electric wires. Within
a few minutes the fire was beyond
control of the department at the re-
formatory and Jeffersonville and Lou
isville, responding to calls for aid,
sent apparatus. Low water pressure
handicapped the efforts of the fire.
men and before the blaze was brought
under control, four hours later, the
trade school building. one dormitory,
a cell house, foundry warehouse and
the administration building had been
destroyed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
WILSON WAR BILL
IS INTRODUCED

Washington, Feb. Ga bill to give
the president wide powers to re-dis-
tribute work of government depart
ments, commissions, bureaus and per-
sonnet, was introduced today by Sen
ator Oyerman of the judiciary COM
mittee and referred to that commit
tee
President Wilson sent the bill by a
representative tc Senator Overman,
according tt reljat lie authority, as rep
resenting his v,;ws outlined in his
statement tril.cising Senator Cham
berlain, i, wi: CHI the preside1. asked
repeal of statutes hindering effective
executive action The Bit will be
taken ur next Monday by the senate
judiciary committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
RED GUARDS ARE
BEATEN BY Firms

Stockholm, Feb. General Man
narheim's forces have defeated the
red guards and Russians at Uleaborg
and captured the city, which is the
chief military depot of northern Fin
land. The battle lasted two days and
several hundred were killed during
the fighting.
A number of fugitives from the red
guard force defeated by the white
guard in this battle have arrived in
Sweden.
Considerable stores of ammunition
and artillery were accumulated at
Uleaborg.
General Mannerheim also has taken
Tammerfors, about 100 miles north
west of Helsingfors, according to re-
port reaching here from Helsingfors
today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
Won Tirpitz is
Held Leader of
German Strike

Amsterdam, Feb. 6.-At his trial be-
fore a court martial, Deputy Wilhelm
Dittmann, an Independent Socialist,
according to the Koelnische Zeitun5,
ascribed the strike movement to re-
action against the maintenance of I
state of siege and the Vaccinations of
the Fatherland party. The accused
deputy denied that he promoted the
strike and declared it was only dem
onstration strike against a peace OF
annexations. and in favor Of peace by
understanding.
IF the government had entered into
negotiations as requested Deputy
Dittmann said, according to the news
paper, the strike would have lasted
only three days. The intellectual Or
ganizer of the strike was Admiral
Won TirpitZ."
Deputy Dittmann was sentenced to
five years confinement for melting
to high treason and was given two
months additional for resisting public
authority.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
YANKEECUNS
bELCH DEATH
AT GERMANS
American Artillery Keeps
Enemy Under Steady
Stream of Fire.

With the American Army in France.
Tuesday, Feb. S, (By the Associated
Press) (Delayed) American artillery
kept up a continuous fire on the en-
envy batteries throughout Tuesday and
the Germans responded with the re-
suit that there was lively Smelling
along the entire sector.
At the same time the American anti
aircraft guns were busy repelling at
tempts of enemy airmen to cross over
the American lines. Two German air
planes finally abandoned the attempt
after having been shelled heavily.
Children Taken Out of Danger.
A member Of the military police to-
day found three little French children,
girl and two boys, wandering along
road Immediately behind the front
which is shelled very frequently by
the enemy and is considered danger
Gus. He turned the children over to
an ambulance driver, who returned
them to their homes in a nearby
village.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
SIETTINlUS MORE
Than A WAR HEAD
His Duties Greater Than Director Of
Munitions Baker Says When Cues.
toned by Senator.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Senator Wads-
worth, at the senate committees hear
ing today, asked Secretary OF War
Baker to explain the functions of Ed
ward R. Stettinius, recently appoint
ed surveyor general of war depart
ment supplies. MIR. Baker said he had
told Mr.. Stettinius that his functions
were to grow" and that theory was to
bring the needs of five purchasing bu-
reaus before Mr.. Stettinius so he might
review them and straighten out con-
flicting needs.
II won't hesitate to come to con-
gress for legislation as soon as 1t Is
apparent that it is necessary" Secre-
tary Baker said.
Have you changed your views re-
garding the minister of munitions
bill?" asked Senator Weeks.
Discussion of minister Of NUM-
lions is difficult unless we know just
what is meant" the secretary re-
piled. II think we have now an ag-
ency that correlates all the purchases
of the war department" This agency
includes shipping, he added, saying he
did not think it would be necessary
ito wrench out" the systems now used
which would result, should such a
measure be passed.
isn't it true that Mr.. Stettinius is
practically a director Of munitions to-
day in the war department." asked
Senator Irelinghuysen.
"a little more than that" Secretary
Baker replied. Because the munitions
director under the English system
does not deal with the variety OF
things that Mr. Stettinius does"
Secretary Baker added that the wal
industries board is not a purchasing
agency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
COOK COUNTY HOLDS
RECORD IN DIVORCE

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE rate Of di-
vorces in this Cook county is per-
haps the highest in the country, &C
corIing to Gertrude Howe Britton of
the bureau o. social service.
Mrs. BrittOn said that one of the
contributory causes to the number of
divorces is tina high cost OF living
which leads to domestic differences.
The number OF divorces during the
first six months of 1916, she said, in
creased 20 per cent over the like per-
iod in 1915 wnen the divorces were
one to every seven marriages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
SPECULATION IN
COFFEE BARRED
FOOD Administrator Hoover Takes
Step 10 Stop Gambling In An
other Necessity.

Washington, Feb. Speculation in
Green coffee on the New York coffee
ana sugar exchange ordered discon-
u.hued today by Food Administrator
Hoover.
The prohibition is effected by for
Mdding dealing in green coffee on the
exchange at price above Sk cents a
%Tund for type No. 7 on spot months.
me food administration action was
1xen after a conference with MEM
sers OF the New York coffee and sugar
.Achange In which dealers volunteered
Jake a necessary step TO eliminate
"nee speculation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
PLENTY OF HELP IF
PAY IS GOOD HE SAYS

Chicago, Feb. 6.--Women are not
replacing men in industrial work il
Illinois to an extent WORTH of con-
sheraton. according to Robert S.
Jones, chief factory inspector OF the
state. While there is shortage of
help in some classes Of skilled labor,
he said, concerns that are willing 10
pay wages in keeping with the in
crease in the cost Of living are having
no trouble in getting all the help they
need
Chief Jones said that in 100 varied
industries in and outside of Chicago
there were employed last year 500
males and 2,751 females. The same
institutions now employ $3.50 males
and 1904 females.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
Delegates Break On Uk-
raine Question Split
State and Church.
London, Feb. 6.-The
negotiations at Brest.Li-
tovsk have been broken
off, the correspondent at
Petrograd of the Ex-
change Telegraph COM
pany says he is informed.

Reports from Brest-Litovsk in the
last few days indicated that a dead
lock had been reached on the question
Of Ukraine. After the Ukrainian dele
gates had almost completed an argree-
ment with the Germans and Austri-
ans for a separate peace the Bolshe-
Wiki sent to Brest-LitOvsk new dele
gates who they said were the real rep
resentatives of Ukraine. The repre-
sentatives of the central powers, anX-
ious to make peace with Ukraine and
obtain food supplies there, refused to
recognize the new delegates, who rep
resent the soldiers and Workmen S
DEPUTIES of Ukraine, whereas the first
delegation was selected by the ukraln-
ian rada.
This situation was considered at the
crown council in Berlin on Monday
after which the German and Austro-
Hungarian foreign ministers left for
Brest-Litovsk.
Slavs Split State and Church.
The separation of state and church
by the Bolsheviki government is ex-
planned in long staement sent abroad
BY the Bolsheviki official news agency
From this it is apparent that all &c
clesiastical property has been de-
clared to belong to the people and is
to be used for the common veal.
The Bolsheviki commissioners Of
public charity who have been given
control of the church possession. an
nounce that it is their opinion tina,
this property should be used solely
for the alienation of the lot of the
classes suffering most from exploita'
ton by capitalistic society"
Accordingly the expenditures FOL
the support Of the churches and &c
clesiastical ceremonies will be sup
pressed.
After March I the clergy will re
ceiye no salaries from the govern
ment. However. they will receive foul
weeks salary in advance. Clergyme1
who remain in their positions and wht
wish to continue their functions. vii
be employed by the commissioners o
public charity in the collective de
mand Of the congregations they serve
Calls Defenders of Church.
Referring to the action of the Mos
Rev. DR.. Tikhon, patriarch OF all Rus
sia, in calling upon his followers t
defend the church. the Petrograd cor
respondent Of the Times says IN
church has long lost much of its con
troll over the people. owing to tn
younger generation tending toward
lrreligion. For this reason he doe
not expect that the patriarch's actiol
vii have much effect
DR.. Sikhon, however. 1t is added
still has powerful weapon at his dis
posal If he should lay the countr
under an interdict closing the churche
and not permitting the priests to bap
NE. marry and bury the dead. the ct
iect on the population might be i'm
mediate and far-reaching as it prob
ably would arouse in the peasants ev
cry superstitious fear.
Teutons Prisoners Freed.
The Russian commission of wa
Prisoners announces that local work
mems and soldiers councils are re
ieasing enemy prisoners OF war by TN
thousands. These men are movin
toward Petrograd in great number
aud 1t is said that 10000 already ar
IN the Petrograd district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
LATE BULLETINS

st. Louis, Feb. Gall fuel re.
strictions In Missouri were lifted
BY State Fuel Administrator
CrOssley today.
Washington, Feb. 6-The sol.
diers' and sailors civil rights bill
providing q moratorium for men
lii the military establishment, was
unanimously passed today by the
senate, virtually In the form It
passed the house.
st. Louis, Feb. 1.-TWO railroad
swltchmen were accidentally shot
today when policemen pursuing .
crowd that had been stOning =
street car, fired into the air. The
wounds were not serious. Four
men were arrested. Several revol.
yer fights occurred last night.
Violence In the street car strike
Is Increasing. At 10 o'clock today
the United Railways had 100 cars
In operation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
FATE0F SHIP
BUILDING ON
LAB0R,CLA|M
SAYS Success or Failure of
Nations Plan Rests On
Workers Aid.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Responsibility
for the success or failure of the gov
ernment's shipbuilding program was
put on labor today by Charles Piez,
vice president and general manager Of
the emergency fleet corporation, in an
appeal for ship yard workers.
''The shipping board has the neces'
sary yards, the materials and the
money" he said. "All that is lacking
is spirit in the nation that will send
a quarter of a million American me
chanics into the yards to give the best
and most efficient work"
The fact that ship yards are work
ing only one shift six days a week
was characterized by Mr. Piez as
'monstrOus.'
"If we are to keep ahead of the sub
marine campaign" said he, I'VE must
run three shifts day, 81 weeks in
the year"
within 60 days huge government
yards will be completed and soo1
thereafter more than sixty thousand
workmen will be required to furnish
for them the three eight-hour shifts
necessary if the yards are to turn out
their ships according to schedule,
said Mr.. Piez.
1.-THE shipping board now has 71f
ship ways; 302 are for wooden ships
and Ala are for steel construction.
! Our program calls for the con-
Fstruetion in 1918 of eight times the
! tonnage delivered in 1916 at cost
of more than billion dollars. The
shipping board has the necessary
yards, the materials and the money
all that is lacking is a spirit in tbs
| nation that will send quarter OF &
million American mechanics into the
yards to give their best and most eff
| ficient work"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
ORDER FOR GERMAN
PLOTS Is EXPOSED

Paris, Feb. 6.--The Petit Par'sisn
publishes a letter of instructions to
military agents in the United States
dated January Is, 1915, and signed
general headquarters. DR.. Fisher" In
the letter directions are given con-
corning the destruction OF property in
the United States by explosions and
otherwise and the following is added:
agents to carry on destructive
work can be recruited among the
working mems organizations winch
have anarchistic tendencies"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
MORE OF BULCAR
CRIMES GET OUT

Washington. Feb. 6.-Instances OF
atrocities practiced by Austro-Bulga-
rian forces for the purpose of dena-
tionalizing southern Serbia and Mace
donia are related in an appeal sent by
Serbian students in Switzerland and
made public by the Serbian legation.
The appeal states that entire fam
lilies were deported into Bulgaria and
that every priest, schoolmaster and
doctor has been removed Only one
elementary school and lone secondary
school are allowed to operate. Serb
ians who refuse to enter the ranks
of the Bulgarian army are being shot
as rebels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
THE WEATHER

Forecast TIL P. n. TOMORROW, 70:
Rock Island. Davenport. Moline
and Vicinity.
Fair tonight and Thursday, slightly
colder tonight with the lowest tenn
perature about 25 degrees above zero.
Moderate temperature Thursday and
Friday
Temperature at I a. M. SO: highest
yesterday. q; lowest last night, q.
Velocity OF wind at Z a. M, s miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at p. M. "a: at
Z a. M. 90: at p. m. today, 70.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Meteorological.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
THATLATE JANUARY
THAW HERE AT LAST

Chicago, Feb. 6.-The belated Jan
nary thaw arrived this morning when
rain began falling and the thermom-
eter registered 36 degrees above zero.
Yesterday morning it was four below
zero. The prediction of the ofiiciai
forecaster is that Thursday Will be
cloudy and colder"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
REFUSES TO HOLD UP
STATE PAROLE LAW

Springfield, H.. Feb. 6.-Suspension
for 80 days of the operation of the
Illinois parole law, in order to give
Chicago police officials an opportunity
to cope with the "crime wave" in Cook
county, was refused by William Col
win, superintendent of pardons and
paroles, today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
BRUNDAGE TAKING
HAND IN KING CASE

Chicago, Feb. 6,-In a petition now
on file in the probate court Edward
Brundage, attorney general Of the
state, charges that the will OF the late
John c. King. filed come time ago. IS
forgery and not the last testament OF
the millionaire lumberman. March II
has been fixed as the date for hearing
the attorney generals petition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
TRAINS IN FINLAND
CRASH; MANY KILLED

London, Feb. GA great number Of
persons were killed or injured in con-
sequence of a collision between a
train loaded with red guards and a
government train sent to intercept the
red guard train near kemi, northern
Finland, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen.
The trains came together at full speed,
all the coaches being smashed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
JOLIET BANK GETS PERMIT.

Springfield, III, Feb. 6.--The I1I-
nois supreme court granted leave to-
day to the First National bank OF Jol-
let to file a petition for mandamus
against State Auditor Russell In an at
tempt to compel him to authorize the
bank to engage in trust business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
COLONEL ROYANE GETS ORDER.

Springfield, III, Feb. b.|0ionel
lanes Royane, government represen-
tatiye assigned to duty with the ILL
nois organized militia, received orders
TODAY from the war department to re-
mort at Hoboken, n. j., for field service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
DIES AT ROCKFORD.

Rockford, ILL.,, Feb. 6.-James Hayes.
Madison, Wis, member of the 331st
machine company, died at Camp Grant
base hospital this morning of spinal
meningitis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06

Continued on Page Eleven.l
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-17
NJ II III IN 7 TTN
Samuel Chase

April II. tT4i.

April ~, iTIi,
Sometimes. especially when so ser
ious matter Bs peace or war N
waiting the decision Of "A people
single man or single act may turn
a country upside down. Samuel
Charr was that sort OF man--a flery
impassioned speaker. They called
him tine torch that lighted the rev
omtionary flame In Maryland
lie was born In Somerset county
MARYLAND. April II. li4l. went TO
Anna polis at rs. and was admitted 10
the bar. there, as n lawyer. Tie hated
the English rule. opposed the royal
governor and took "A leading part IN
the Stamp act riots. lie was sent to
the Continental congress and went
with Benjamin Franklin on hts mis-
sion to Canada to with over that
country to the side of the revolving
colonies He signed the Declaration
OF Independence. and kept his native
state Of Maryland to q high pitch ~
patriotism all through the revolu-
tion
Unfortunately. his outspokcnncss
and zeal carried him too far In 1904
his words and actions became so un-
hcarable TO large part Of the big
men Of the nation Chase was chief
Justice then--that he was impeached
and tried The trial came 10 moth
ing however. party politics played
great part In II And Chase re
sumed his seat on the bench and held
II TO the day OF his death In 1911.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-17
NO MILLENNIUM YET.

Those who have given the matter
deep thought are well pleased ~ the
action OF the Chamber OF Commerce
OF the United states, when II went
on record ns fnvoriug legislation for
universal military service There
are many loyal earnest and con
noientious men who oppose this ldeu.
aud we have no idea of impuEnlng
their Judgment or their sincerity
when We say that anivertal seryice
Is not the enemy OF democracy. but
really It's only permanent hope OF
survival
Most OF tho opposition takes ~
iN cue that We do not want to be
come n military nation like Ger
many, that II In better for demo
cracies TO go on the supposliion that
war Is an ahn9rmAA condition and
not be taken into the calculations
OF peaceful people There Is a
haunting fear In their minds that
too much preparedness would tend
10 teach y military spirit and mill
tary dependence that would easily
grow into military domlnunce nu.
these things do no more necessarily
4follow than that the moon is tho de
Gliding factor In agriculture
The case ot Germany is differ.
snt There for generations tho peo
pie have been taught and com
PEELED to look upon the military
ns the only preserver ~ their ma
ton, and that for II 10 suvc the
nation In war II must rule tho PEG
pie In peace No such thing could
= ever happen 10 this country There
n no danger that the American
people could ever be taught or com
PEELED to do reverence To an armed
force We have gone on the 'hcoly
that there was no use FOR an army
Iuntil war INhs Imminent. aud then
lscrGp up Whnt could be gotten to-
gciher on short notice. rhe cveut
/ has proven the error ~ mis- view
There is no danger that this viii
be the last war Not until human
nature changes can We cNpcc
! a peace that is not enforced hy q
show ~ power Shall America De,
down and neglect her great oppor.
tunity to install world police %,
learning no more the arts NJ war
upon which tha, pea'e depend, Tor
Tits prrmanencyH