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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-25
On. KILLED; Another wounded.

One Killed; Another Wounded.
Word was received here yesterday to
the effect that Joe Dvoracek Of this city
had been killed in action in France. Al
tho same time another message was re-
ceived announcing that Rudolph FerSa
had been seriously wounded. No de-
tails were received in either case.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-25

ing a brief Illness Of pneumonia wcro
held yesterday afternoon. 1nterment
took place at Greenwood.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-25
Situation Shows Improvement.

situation shows Improvement.
The Spanish influenza situation in this
city and vicinity shows great i'm
prcSement according to reports received
yesterday. Only L small number OF
cases were reported during the day. 1t
j. believed that the situation IS now
under control.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-25
BRIDGEPORT
Police Court.

Tn" regular Saturday night numper
of rll.u DRINKS were ON hand last even
ing. regardless Of saloons closing at
six h,llS. 1t ~ Il mystery where theF
got th"ir booze after the closing hour.
pcrhaps they get their share before they
are closed. hut nevertheless they sec"
Ia get il somewhere. They Will eH-
plain their conduct before Mayor JUNK
ms this morning.
Funeral Services.
The remains Of the late civil war fc'
eran. Johnston Brown. who died last
week. will be laid 10 rest Tuesday aflcf-
noon al o'clock. The services VIII DC
conducted from the dcccascds Ia'e
homo. Rev. J. y. Necl will have CHARGE
Interment will take place at Lin%ooo'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-25
WOMEN OF
MIDDLE ACE
Need Help to Pass the Crisis Safe.
ly-Proof that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Can be Relied Upon.

Urbana, Ill.-"During Change of Life,
in addition to its annoying symptoms, |
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-25
Eeeny Services Held.

The remains OF the late James Will
lard Keeny. popular young man Of this
city. who passed away at the family
home on Grant avenue Friday. follow
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-25

err that he has been over the top twice
and was wounded both times. lie was
also gassed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-25

One Of the saddest effects or the world
war is the number Of young men from
this vicinity who have made the su-
preme sacrifice fighting for their coun-
try. 1t may be days before the actual
casualty list is known. but the names or
Bellaire young men Will figure in the list
OF heroes who gave up their HE thae
democracy might live. The news re-
ceiyed here that Louis Rockersousen
was killed IN action cast gloom over
all of his friends. He was well known
to many OF the residents IN South BEL
lairc. and in respect to his memory the
American Athletic Club and the Forest
Athletic club are mourning his 1885,
f,acs being displayed at half mast.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-25
uer, ~neral Hold.

rho funeral Of the late John George
keys. who died Friday at his home on
Harrison street. was held yesterday ar.
tnrnoon. Services we're conducted at
O'Clock and interment was made IN Rose
Hill cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-25

Schools Resume.
The puhllc schools OF Beliatrc will r.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
RESCUE MISSION rs
GAINING RESULTS

Services for the remainder OF the
week at the Rescue Mission are an
nounced as follows: Tuesday evening.
converts meeting; Wednesday, Rev. F.
A. LEM. speaker; Saturday services
in charge of the Young Peoples So
clety OF Central Presbyterian church.
Special music is provided for each
meeting and the interest and attend
ance at all sessions have been good
The mission works along in a Quiet
undemonstrative manner, but is really
accomplishing results. 1t reaches
those men and women who are not
reached through any other channels
and those familiar with the work as
carried on by G. o. Rogers. the super.
intendent, know that results are being
attained. There are many instances
here in the city where men who have
been down and OUT have been re-
ceived at the mission, put on their feet
and are now living respectable lives
and making good money and becoming
valuable citizens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
DYNAMITE GIRLS
FOOL SLEUThS?
Female Cell Nate BAres Story Of
"Deceit" After Jose Land Pleads
Guilty to Minor Charge.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-Jose Landi, the
dynamite girl" leaned back in
swivel chair yesterday in Commission
er Mason's office, then smiled and said:
Il plead guilty to bringing explosives
on> a passenger train from Youngs-
town, Ohio, to Chicago"
your plea will be entered, but you
must appear before trial judge for
sentence" said the commissioner. "Is
there anything else you care to say?"
Agents of the federal investigation
bureau leaned forward in their chairs,
hoping that the girl would drop just
| word which might lead to the cap
ture of her associates. The girl look
ed at the agents.
No" Then she looked at the kindly
face of the commissioner. Il don't
mind talking to you alone provided it
doesn't go any-any farther"
The commissioner motioned the
crowd out of the room and the door
was shut on the girl, the official and
his stenographer. Half an hour later
deputy marshal entered and the girl
left with a letter. Newspaper report
ers crowded in, but before they could
ask a question the commissioner raised
his hand:
mo, she did not confess. She told
me her story and she wrote a letter.
l can't say another word about her
story now or any other time"
In the meantime Jose was having
another secret conference.
This time it was with Amanda
Molesky, a little Milwaukee girl held
by the government as witness in a
white slave case. They had been cell
mates the first three days Of Jose's
incarceration at the Waukegan Jail.
Amanda had come down to tell her
story to the grand jury and expected
to be given her freedom as soon as
that body adjourned.
After Is minutes whispered CONVEX
sation Deputy Marshal Anderson told
Jose she was going back to Waukegan,
and the girls kissed goodby. Amanda
promised to write as soon as she got
home.
Newspaper men started to talk with
Amanda. She told how different Jose
was from other girls. Jose had talked
to her about thinking, human rights,
economic determinism, and so forth.
Amanda had never even heard of the
writer's Jose liked so well-Zola,
Marx, kropotkin and Ferrer.
| Amanda found 1t hard to remember
| things. she explained, Jose went so
fast. Yes, she remembered some
things.
"The second day Jose cried most
all the time" Amanda explained.
"She threw her arms around my neck
and said she would trust me never to
tell, but that she had fooled Mr.
Clabaugh and all of them
"She said her real name was Ella.
No. l can't remember the last name;
1t was Italian. She said she was 10
years old. but that she was fooling
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
EFFECT OF BAKERS REPLY IS TO CLOSE
MOUTHS OF HIS CRITICS WITH REAL FACTS

by Tardieu of the French mission and
Bridges of the English
Obviously it would have been the
grossest sort Of stupidity II we had
failed to avail ours elves Of this con-
dition.
SO Baker took up. point by point.
all that has been alleged against his
department. He was ia deadly earnest
about it from his opening. in which
he said that whether he or Crozier or
any other man appeared in the cas-
ualty list, was unimportant compared
with the harm that would result from
a logs of confidence by the American
people in the efficiency Of their war
machine, to his concluding prophecy
Of the vindication Of American arms
on the battlefields of France lat no
late day"
From several carefully worded ut
terances of the secretary, on trial for
his official life, it is evident that the
entry of our soldiers into the actual
fighting is imminent.
He did not tell how many Ameri-
can soldiers are now in France, but
he did say that there would be half
million there early in 1918, and
that we have a million and half
available" il the transportation facil-
tiles are available to u.s.. AND THE
PROSPECT is NOT UNPROMISING,
who can be shipped to France during
| the current year.
The little secretary. drawn and hag-
gard, possibly from the preparation of
his six-hour speech-for it was an al
most continuous address-did not con-
! fine himself to dry details.
He realized that he had been placed
in an invidious situation before the
I country; he felt this was unjust, and
he knew there was only one way he
could set himself right, and that was
| by telling the truth and telling it so
forcibly that there could be no ques-
ton of its being accepted and under
stood.
| No man ever performed big task
more completely. Baker is an elo-
quent chap when he gets started, and
he was not afraid TO let himself go
yesterday.
| His picture of the arrival of the
American troops in France. with Grip
pied veterans throwing their arms
about them, had thrill to it that
stirred the audience, and it was hard
place to get that sort of effect The
room was crowded to the doors; the
secretary stood at one end Of the COM
mittee table~with people pressing all
about him. A man in a rush-hour
street car would have as good an op-
portunity to concentrate as Baker had
yesterday, but he did it. and even the
committee, hostile as it was, at the
beginning at least, felt the force OF
what he was saying.
He did not antagonize them yester-
day; on the contrary, he. met them
half way. He denied nothing, but he
explained everything.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
A Stubborn C0u0k
L0s>ses,s Right Up
49,
Tins homemade remedy II . WsuA0
t"r quick results. Easily ~
cheaply made.


The prompt and positive action Of tin
simple, inexpensive homemade rels1y
in quickly healing the infiamed or swollen
me- mbranes of the throat. chest or brus.
cEia! tables and breaking up tiRht
coughs, has caused it to be used in nm
homes than any other cough fensdy.
Under its healing. soothing in6ue1u.
chest soreness goes, phlegm lccse,s,
breathing becomes easier. tickling. .
throat stops and YOU get . good nishfs
chest colds are conquered bv Il in q
hours or less Nothing better for bros-
chitis, hoarseness, Group, whccpine
cough, bronchial asthma or winter
coughs.
To make this splendid cough syrrh
pour 2la ounces of Pinex yt60 cents
WORTH, into a pint bottle and gil u
bottle with plain granulated sugar syrp
and shake thoroughly. You then haze
full pint-a family supply-of ma
better cough syrup than you could ~
ready-made for $3.50. Keeps perfectly
and children love its pleasant taste.
Pinex is q special and highly coneta
trated compound of genuine Norv,g
pine extract, and is known the work
over for its promptness. ease and e
tainty in, overcoming stubborn cough
and chest colds. :
To avoid disappointment ask teM
druggist for "21a ounces OF Pinex" v1s
full directions, and don't accept IT
thing else. Guaranteed to give abeoia9
satisfaction or money promptly refuaoss
The Pinex Co., 1T. Wayne. Ind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
by Charles Nicholson in the Chicagl
Herald).

tBy Charles Nicholson in the Chicagl
HeraldD.
Washington, Jan. 29.-Secretary OF
War, Baker has answered Senator
Chamberlain's speech. and the alarm
ing constructive erected by the sena-
tor has crumbled like house OF
cards.
The cross-examination of the war
secretary is still to come-at some in
definite time in the future-but on the
case as it now stands. with the prose
cution resting on Senator Chamber
lain's arraignment and the defense OIL
what Baker told today, the verdict
must go to the secretary, and the ma
ton may draw a deep breath OF relief
When Secretary Baker had told what
had been done in the war-and he
skirted as near a revelation of mill.
tary details as he dared-the revela-
tons of delay and mistake that seemed
so menacins before dwindled to theil
true proportions.
These things are the occasional
spoiled fruit in a carefully packed
barrel of apples; the irreducible min
imum of errors that accompany every
human enterprise.
Compared with the total bulk Of
what has been done they shrink into
insignificance.
The worst-sOunding charges made
by Senator Chamberlain and by Colo
mel Roosevelt assume an altogether
different meaning in the light of wha
Secretary Baker told the committee
and as many other members of con
gress as could crowd into the confer
ence room in the senate Office building
they did accord the secretary thu
courtesy of a larger place than the
small committee room after all
The thing that made the countr,
most uneasy was the picture of thi.
country drawing on poor, bleeding
France and harassed straining Eng
land for the artillery and ammunition
for Pershing's army.
Pershing would be absolutely with
out artillery if it were not for wha
France has let him have, the colOne
told us the other day.
And it is true-and the reason TO
it is that France and England aske
us to save the time and the tonnag'
that would be required to manufac
ture and bring it from America ant
at the same time enable their mum
tons workers to continue working full
time.
To get the vast quantities of gun
and shells our allies needed In hur
ry they established munition plants il
such volume that when the rush or
ders were filled there remained facil
tiles far beyond their current needs.
We could help them industrially a
well as in a military sense by usinI
| those facilities, and leave that nue.
more shipping to bring them food an
soldiers.
| And this word was brought to u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
GENERAL PERSHING PUTS HIS MARK OF
APPROVAL ON WAR WORK DONE BY BAKER

On his way back Mr.. Crane visited
the battle fronts in France.
When the date for his return 10
America had been settled MIR. Crane
asked General Pershing to give MIN
two or three hours the day before ne
left in order that he might bring BACK
in detail the situation OF the Amer
lean army in France.
He asked the general il there was
any message he could convey to the
president and the secretary or war
and presumably he brought such a
message.
What Pershing Said.
Said Mr.. Crane today:
an this conversation the name OF
Secretary Baker came up. General
Pershing spoke in the highest terms
of praise of Secretary Baker. Inc
general said that when he was In
Washington and he and his colleagues
in the army had matters. to discuss
with Secretary Baker MIR. Baker al
ways gave prompt decisions on the
matters submitted to him, and that
when the army officers left the confer,
ence one or the other would say that
the secretary had decided the case OF
its merits and properly.
Immaterial Mistakes Made.
"As to the conditions in France
General Pershing said that Secretary
Baker and the war department had
done everything possible and that hi
had no serious complaint to make and
was very happy over the way things
were going. He said that, while some
few things might have gone wrong
those things were relatively imma
terial and the mistakes were such al
would occur in business of any size.
HE was especially pleased with his
relations with the allies, which, were
entirely friendly. The allies, he said
had placed everything at his dispose
that could in any way help him, bu
left him to determine what HI
thought would be useful and made nj
effort to impose anything upon him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29

(By Charles Nicholson in the Chicago
Herald.i
Washington, Jan. 29.--General Per-
shins has said that Secretary Of War
Baker has done everything possible
for the army in France and expressed
his satisfaction generally.
In the face of all the criticism of
Secretary Baker and the counter evil
dence of his defense, there is just one
man who can state positively and &C.
tually whether the secretary has
measured up to his job.
That man is General John Pershing
He knows whether the efficiency cl
the American army abroad has been
hampered by the administration OF
the war department, whether his re-
quests have been complied with, OF
whether. as the Chamberlain speech
indicated, they have been entangled
in departmental red tape.
Must Make a Winner.
The one function of the' war de-
partment is to put victorious army
into Europe and to maintain it there
in topnotch condition until the war is
won.
Pershing has given his testimony
According to the general in command
OF the American army in France, the
American war department is in AZ
good hands now as at any tine since
Pershing became an American sol
der, and that covers a period of more
than thirty years and takes in the
administrations OF William c. Endi
colt, Redfield Proctor, Stephen E. Ell.
kins, panial s. Lamont, Russell A
Alger, Elih1l Root. Jacob NJ. Dickin.
son, William Howard Taft. Henry l.
Stimson and Lindley NJ. Garrison. .
Charles r. Crane Speaks.
Pershing's estimate Of, the incum
bent Of the war secretaryship wa.
brt ught to this country by Charles r
Crane Of Chicago, who recently re
turned to this Country from Russia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
BURGLAR SECuREs
CASH AND WATCH
Home Of Chris Becky, s2l Fihsr,A
Street. Is Entered Some Tfns
During Night.
FIND yALUABLEs IN THE BuRrsr
Entrance to Resldeace II Gai,ea
Through window in Rear, With
Was Not Locked,

The home Of Chris Becky, 721 M
teenth street. was entered some tim.
during the night and SIS in cash ~
a gold watch taken.
The robbery was not discovered nm.
til Mr.. Becky. arose this mornir,
Members of the family did not hees
any unusual noises throughout II.
night, the burglar doing his Job ouie,.
ly and thoroughly. The money ana
watch was secured from a bureau Il
one of the bedrooms The bureau ~
been ransacked. Entrance to ths
home was gained through a window 4.
the rear Of the home Mrs. BECKY
closed the blinds of this window 81.
fore retiring last night, then form,
to lock it.
Mr.. Becky reported the matter 10
the police this morning. The authnai.
ties have no clues tG work upon.
Quiet Yesterday.
No arrests were made YESTERDAY nv
the police and consequently no cases
came up in police court today. The
saloons were closed all day, no viola
tions to the fuel order being reported,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
BRITISH LABOR MEN
STATE THEIR STAND

Liverpool. Jan 29-The Mersey
district federation of engineering and
shipbuiiding trades, at a meeting at
tended by 1000 members, last night
adopted a resolution calling for all
possible resistance to any further call
upon the country's man power unless
the government Immediately declares
its willingness to adopt the labor par
tvs war aims, promises to facilitate
IN international workers conference
and agrees to the CONSUMPTION of
wealth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
agslRyE LIyC0LN.s BIRTH.

Z springHeI0,- II.--GeneraI Observ-
ance throughout the state of Lincoln s
birthday anniversary. Tuesday, Feb
~, is urged in circular letters sent
out by the centennial commission TO
county centennial workers. II is de-
sired, the circular states, 10 make the
anniversary OF L!ncolns natal day es-
peciaiiy significant this year. because
il falls within the year marking the
close OF the states centenpinm Ex-
ercises in which school children will
axe part. and addresses by distifi-
eaiisiied speakers AT a public mass
meeting at night, are planned for the
Springfield observance instead OF the
usual banquet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29

them by saying she was Is so they
would give her light sentence. She
won't ever tell on her husband and
her friends, she says"
rs she married." asked reporter
An agent of the investigation bu-
reau sauntered over and listened from
the outside of the ring.
Yes, her husbands name is Au.
gust, he is 80 years old and works
on buildings at Youngstown, but she
doesn't love him like she does Carl
the fellow who gave her the dyna
mite. He used to work on a Chicago
newspaper and had to run away tt
Mexico because he said SO man,
things against the government. Sht
thought she would never see Car
again and then she married.
"A little while ago Carl showed W
in Youngstown under differen
name. She told the government mel
he was 20 SO he would get off ligh
if they caught him, but he is reall,
26. After telling me this she said W.
would escape. l asked how and sh,
said she would hit the sheriff over thu
head with milk bottle and l wa,
to grab his keys. but got scared an.
told her was afraid.
mo, / can't remember any of th,
last names she gave me or tn,
names of her relatives in Chicago.
can't remember last names at all
When Jose came in here a few min
utes ago she tore up the envelope
with the three 1-cent stamps on i
which Commissioner Mason gave he
and wrote another one and put a 8
cent stamp on 1t. She said she WASH
going to have the letter followed. l
was addressed to Miss Stella Satrinj
Bergen, N. j. / think"
The government, agent move,
closer. I'VE can't let you CO." h
said. You are going back to Wau
kegan."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
CARRY MEMORIAL TO
PRESIDENT WILSON

Denver, Colo Jan. "a. T. Pryor
of San Antonio. Texas, president; T.
W. Tomlinson, Denver, secretary, and
d. B. Heard, Phoenix, Ariz., and e
l. Burke. Omaha, Neb.. members Of
the executive committee, have beenl
named a delegation to present to
President Wilson a memorial draftkd
by the American National Livestock
association at it's recent meeting Il
Salt Lake City. Mr.. Tomlinson an
nounced today The text Of the reso-
luton has not been made public. The
delegation will present it about Feb
6, Mr.. Tomlinson said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
Municipal Matters


City council chamber, laock Island,
Ill. Jan. u, 191S.-The city council
met in regular session al o'clock p.
IN, Mayor McConochie and all COM
missioners present.
The minutes of the regular meeting
held Jan IA, 1918, were read and ap-
proved
Commissioner Ru'agren submitted
the following weekly pay roll for week
ending Jan 10, viii oh on his motion
was allowed by unanimous vote
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29

Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that the following claims
be and they are hereby allowed: Mrs
c. X. Ross, $141: Henry Darts Sons,
$40; j. A. Mcdonald, $1008e; NJ
Thompson, $40. Carried by unani-
nous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren presented
an ordinance providing for the annex
alton of certain territory to the city
Of Rock Island, ILL.,, which ON his mo-
ton was considered by unanimous
vote.
Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that the ordinance provid-
ing for the annexation of certain ter
ritOry to the city Of Rock Island, be
adopted. Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Liedtke offered a res
olution that Jim Lambros, G. G. Penn
berton and John ]. Foley be granted
soft drink licenses. Carried by unan-
imous vote
Adjourned on motion of Mayor Nc
Conochie NJ T. RUDGREN,
City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29

Tn-city Towel Supply company.
For express call William Trefx.
X. |. Clean Towel Service: phone
I. l. 447S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
BREAD RATION APPROVED.

Paris, Ian. "a bread ration d
800 grammes (slightly less than II
ounoes) per day per person was Az
proved by the chamber of deputies
yesterday by vote of 3S5 to 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29

The salute in four Of the armies of
the allies 10 distinguishable by the
petition Of tho hand. There is no
great difference in met..od. yet NO
two are exactly alike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Bids are solicited for the rebuilding
of the rear wall of store at No. 1892 Sec
ond avenue. Specifications can be o.
tanned at Bengston's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29

lUldl PcSo.oo
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following list of claims for salar-
les, which on his motion was allowed