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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-18
CHAPTER V.
fContinued.)

ICON HuSu.J
"Then wait here on foot COM
manded Warrington. Get under
cover and watch. Stay here until
you are relieved, unless some
thing particularly worth reporting
happens; in that case, hurry and
report. For instance"-he hesitat-
ed, trying to imagine something
out of imaginable the
risaldar-major were to come out,
then give him the message and
come home with him. Butch,
suppose the place takes fire, or
there's a riot. or you hear a fight
going on inside-then hurry to the
cks-understand? ~
The wet trooper nodded and sa-
1uted.
Get into a shadow, then, and
keep as dry as you can ordered
Warrington. Come on!' he called
, to the other man.
And a second later he was charg-
ing through the street as if he rode
with dispatches through a zone of
rifle fire. Behind him clattered a
rain-soaked trooper and two horses.
Colonel Kirby stepped out of his
bathroom just as Warrington ar
rived, and arranged his white
dress-tie before the sittting-room
mirror.
Looks fishy to me. sir" said
Warrington. hurrying in and stand
ing where the rain from his wet
clothes would do least harm.
There was a space on the floor
J between two tiger skins where the
mating was little threadbare.
Messengers. orderlies or servants
always stood on that spot. After a
moment, however. Kirby's servant
brought Warrington a bathroom
mat.
How dye mean?"
Warrington explained.
What did the police say?"
Said they were busy"
''Now, | could go to the club, y
unused Kirby, land see Hethering-
ton, and have talk with him, and
| get him to sign a searchwarrant.
Armed with that, we tould-"
Perhaps persuade a police off,
Ger to send two constables with it
/ tomorrow morning." said War
rington with a grin.
Yes" said Kirby.
and if we do much on our own
account We'll fall foul of the Indian
Penal Code. which altereth every
week." said Warrington.
"If it weren't for the fact that
: particularly want word with him, y
said Kirby. giving a last tweak to
his tie and reaching out for his
mess jacket that the servant had
laid on a chair, "there'd not be
much ground/that I can see for ac-
tion of any kind. He has a right
to go where he likes"
That point of view did not seem
to have occurred to Warrington be-
fore: nor did he quite like it. for
he frQwned.
"On the other hand" said Kirby.
diving into his mess-jacket and
struggling his neat shoulders until
they fitted into It as a charger fits
into his skin. under the circum-
stances-and taking into consider
alton certain private information
that has reached me-if l were sup
posed to be behind a bolted door
in the bazaar, I'd rather appreciate
It if Ranjoor Singh, for instance.
were to-ah--take action of some
kind"
Exactly. sir"
"Hallo-what's that?"
A motor-car driven at racing
speed. Numbered up the lane be
tween the old stacked cannon and
came to a painting standstill by the
colonel's door. A gruff question
was answered gruffly, and man
step sounded on the veranda. Then
the servant flung the door wide
and British soldier stepped
smartly into the room, saluted and
| held out a telegram.
Kirby tore IL open. His eyes
hlaZed. but his hands we're steady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-18

We may not all agree with Charles NJ. Schwabs
methods in getting things DONE but this is no time
to quarrel with him that score That he gets
things done is the main point and that is the quail
fcation that holds hopes for his success in his
post head Of the national shipbuding
agencies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-18

Subscriptions of only s12o.OoOOOO day for the
emainder Of the four weeks campaign period are
Necessary insure the success OF the third Liberty
pan. ABOUT dollar and quarter a day for each
person. Are we going to make it? You bet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-18

This is going to be bad year for the baseball
idol There is but hero in the eyes Ameri-
can public in these times. and he is the boy in the
soldiers sailors uniform.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-18

Charlie Chaplin a member of the national
army will get what all funny said to crave
"a chance to prove that he he really serious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-18

The Liberty loan slogan in the south is stop the
reign of hell with rain of she'll" There isn't a
better one in anywhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-18

Patches bound to become common, If not
popular provided the prediction of New York cloth
iers that suit of hand -me-downs next spring will
cost SIS is borne out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-18

The darkest hour is always just before dawn.
Hold your courage and keep the home fires burning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-18
PRnTFST NM nv.

London Shipping interests M ~
made strong Representations 70 ~
British foreign office against y "A
gentina's new war tax or aoou,
cents ton on all overseas NeSSs
entering Areentine ports IL =
legged that the tax will be he"t q
burden upon cargo vessels sen ~
the river Plata To- carry AVIAN ~
1000, 900 tons Of wheat puFVn"@
there for the allies.
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LADIES! DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
Look Years Younger! Use Grand.
mothers Recipe Of Sage Tea and
Sulphur and Nobody viii Know.

The use of sage and sulphur for re-
storing faded, gray hair to its natural
color dates back to grandmother's time.
She used it to keep her hair beautifully
dark, glossy and attractive. Whenever
her hair took on that dull. faded or
streaked appearance, this simple mix
ture was applied with wonderful effect
But brewing at home is mussy and
out date. Nowadays, by asking at
any drug store for bottle OF "Wyeths
Sage and Sulphur Compound" you will
get this famous old preparation i'm
proved by the addition of other in
gradients, which can be depended upon
to restore natural color and beauty to
the hair.
A well known downtown druggist
says it darkens the hair 50 naturally
aud evenly that nobody can tell it has
been applied. You simply dampen a
sponge or soft brush with it and draw
this through your hair, taking one
strand at time BY morning the
gray hair disappears, and after another
application or two it becomes beauti-
fully dark and glossy
Wysth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
is a delightful toilet requisite for those
wao desire a more youthsu appear
ance. IT is not intended for the cure,
mitigation or prevention of disease.
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TO CUT OFF MORE TRAINS.
McAdoo Plans to Eliminate Million
Miles Of Travel Each Month.

Washington, April 19.-Director
General McAdoo is preparing to clip
a million miles a month from the
total mileage travelled by passenger
trains west Of the Mississippi river.
The details OF the reorganization are
practically completed and an afficial
announcement of the change of sched-
ules is expected anytime within the
next ten days.
The revision OF the schedules be-
sides releasing scores of locomotives
for the transportation of war mate
rial is in line with Secretary Nc
Adoos well known theories of econ
omy. 1t will place the passenger BUSH
ness west of the Mississippi strictly
on a war basis. 1t will practically
make one train do the work of two.
The constant calls for speed in the
handling of needed war materials has
forced the transportation of passen-
gers. to take a secondary place. The
recent elimination of "Superfuous
trains" east of the Mississippi river
has advanced basis for the revis-
ion of the train schedule in other
sections. The plan which is now to
be announced is expected to affect the
entire west
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-19
unc!> Snn1 May Take
Over Those Millions of
Money From, Finland

Washington, April 1e-Disposition
OF fund Of s14, 100000, on deposit in
the National City Bank, of New York,
to the account of 1.-The government of
Finland is expected soon to become
the subject of serious consideration by
the United States government as a re-
suit of repeated White Guard successes
over the bolshevik army in the Fin
nish civil war.
Both the bolshevik and the White
Guard representatives here claim the
right TO administer, the fund, which
was sent here to buy food for the
Films more than six months ago. SO
far the bolshevik representative, San
teri Nuorteva, has managed to prevent
his adversaries from drawing it, but
If. as is now thought probable, the
White Guard establish their govern
ment over all of Finland they I'M
doubtedly will renew their effort to get
the money back on the ground that
they are the government Of Finland"
As everyone knows, however, the
White Guard victories have been made
possible only blythe assistance of a
large German army CO. operating with
them in the north, supplemented by
German squadron, which has pound
ed a landing for moro German troops
along the coast Of southern Finland.
While the White Guard representa-
tves loudly disavow any intention to
submit TO domination from Berlin
when order is established, it is not
likely that the United States will place
any faith in such utterances, prefer
ring to let the White Guard show by
their actions whether or not they have
been able to keep free of entangle-
ments with German officialdom.
Therefore, this government is be-
ly to prohibit the White Guard from
touching the Finnish gold in New
York, but possibly may see fit to make
use Of the money itself in the near
future.
This belief is based on the latest in
formation from Finland and Germany,
which is to the effect that plans have
been prepared for a combined Ger
man Finnish attack on Russia in the
event that Germany wins on the
western front. There is believed to be
little doubt that the White Guard
leaders, who are for the most part
members of the Swedish aristocracy,
which is the dominant element in the
capital class in Finland, have already
entered into agreement with Germany
for the establishment of a so-called
Greater Finland including the Petro-
grad Thurman railway to the Arctic,
to achieve which the Germans and
White Guard Films would cooperate
in war on Russia. The dispatch also
stated that Japan had been invited to
! join the alliance, with Siberia as her
reward.
While the money has remained in
| the bank vaults for more than six
months, the people Of Finland have
| been virtually starving, the poorer
classes being reduced to lichens and
ground bark. Even had the money
been spent for food. however, the food
would not have got to Finland for the
reasons that, in the first place, there
are no ships in which to send it, and
secondly, it was felt certain the Ger
mans would have got the food had il
| been shipped.
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line. we have sixty-eiyht batteries and
several hundred trench mortars of
various calibers. (Taking two Ger
nan regiments as 5000 men. sixty
eight batteries would be a gun for
every fifteen men of the infantry
l.neD
Gas is to be freely used.
An unreasonable quantity of ma
terial is at hand for bridging trenches
and shellholes to enable transport and
artillery of the attacking infantry to
follow up the enemy. Large forma-
lions are following behind to deal with
the booty, wounded and prisoners.
our forward move is via Valen-
ciennes and Danain to the neighbour
hood of Cherisy I have forty men in
my platoon. Their morale and general
condition are satisfactory. Everything
passes on smoothly, and it is strange
to think of all the masses of troops
which are marching westward on all
various roads over a wide front to-
night. Germany is on the march.
On March 20 he wrote: Our artil-
lery is four times as great as the en-
emys Tanks are provided to act as
tractors for heavy guns"
On March ii the following was en-
tered: The attack was a complete
success and the enemy was taken en-
tirely by surprise Bullecourt, Croi-
stiles and st. Leger are in our hands.
Many artillery regiments have also
gone up. The spirits of our troops are
high. especially as we hear that the
affair at Verdun also has succeeded.
On March IS, the following concern
ing the writer's division, which was in
action was written:
There was much confusion and
great disorder with portions of four
regiments mixed together. The Brit
ish are firing great deal and our
right flank is up in the air. 1t is i'm
possible to keep in touch with our
right. as they are too far behind. Con-
sequently, we are being heavily en-
fladed. We are faced with some
cleveriy concealed machine-gun nests
which can not be touched by our ar
tillery fire, and they caused us seri-
Gus casualties during our advance"
Still writing OF the ST. Leger-Er-
villers sector the officer said March
80:
I'VE and the Twenty-sixth Reserve
division have had fairly heavy casual
ties and have very little success to
show for them, as the opposition here
is too well organized for u.s.
The final entry was April 4, when
the division had been sent into lines
south of iHebuterne. 1t follows:
I'VE arrived up In front at a. m.
The battalion had missed its way at
night and was not in its correct posi-
ton. IT is an awful IniX-up. We are
on the old battle-ground of 19l4-l6. We
are in the last line, about two kilc
meters south OF Hebuterne.
There are cultivated fields III front
Of u.s. 1t is terribly bad weather. In
the evening we are to take up our
correct positions. which will be very
difficult matter, as the troops Of five
or six different batta1ions are all mixed
tO2etf1er'
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Hun Man Po,uer Slapped by Losses

raging at the same me-slaughtercd
them to the last man. That day they
had underestimated the number of
men to be sacrificed.
wish that everybody in this coun-
try would realize that the important
question today is not so much to keep
our ground as to make the Germans
pay literally for every inch they adj
vance. The last reports from Marshal
Haig asserted that 106 German divis-
ions have been engaged so far, and
the identification of the German troops
attacking Bailleul shows that still
three more fresh divisions were en-
gagged there.
Supply Not Unlimited.
The number of fresh divisions is not
unlimited. Anyway don't forget that
the Germans have been engaging
the divisions on various points during
twenty seven days. The time comes
when the divisions will be hurled to
the attack for the second or third
time.
1t is an entirely different proposition
for a division which went once into
that hell with enthusiasm and the
hope of success but which has lost 40
or 30 per cent OF it's officers and men.
which has been brought back to the
rear for a few days and hastily
patched up with men taken from the
divisional depots, to be shoveled up
second time in the furnace. No more
enthusiasm then! The faith in sue
cess is no more.
At that game, believe me, the edge
of the German hroadSword will get
blunt.
Their Own Graveyard.
Altho with the stubbornness which
is the main characteristic Of the Ger
man thick skull they will keep on
hurting and hurting troops to be
slaughtered. At heavy cost they will
gain more ground which will be their
own graveyard. And when theys are
out of breath you will see the allies.
still strong, coming back into their
own.
Some people call me the optirnist,"
I am not an optimist- have seen the
Germans close enough to estimate ac-
curately what they can do. But, on
the other hand lived a sufficient
length of time among the allied troops
to appreciate their value. Besides, !
have seen so many proofs of the great
ability and talent Of our general staff
that I refuse positively to be discour-
aged.
We resisted the Germans when we
had no modern war equipment To-
day We are in that respect on the
same footing as the Huns. We must
look forward with hope.
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| others in that kind OF scrapping. Nc
sleep for several days, snatching once
| IN while bit to eat from a can OF
| bully beef" standing under a con-
| tinual bombardment in shell holes
| trenches being all plowed down, dug
| outs caving in. Then. when the hom-
| bardment of preparation stops, 1t
means that the assault is coming.
Rush to Their Posts.
Every one rushes to his post with
his rifle, his automatic rife, or ma
chine gun. The signalmen send fran
tically to the sky the rockets which
| cali FOR our own defensive barrage.
Every body goes to work to NOW down
| that crop of men like harvester in
wheatfeld
These German divisions are coming
towards us in close, compact mass
formation, as if in a church parade. IT
is spectacular and dramatic sight.
| Those German soldiers have still in
their blood the military discipline
taught to their forefathers by Fred
erick the Great and they so to slaush-
ter without wincing,
suddenly our harrase fire begins to
rend the atmosphere like thunder,
shells are bursting among the masses,
q curtain of fire envelopes them, and
after a few minutes our soldiers can
see that division strewn on the ground
destroyed.
More divisions are advancing and
fall on the same strip of land. The
corpses are pling up, but more and
more men wearing the "feldgrau"
mn ND no
steel hat of theirs are still coming,
climbing over the wall made of dead.
Our machine gunners stuhborrly con-
tinue to distribute death. but the am
munition is exhausted, the rifles re-
fuse to work, the storming of our posi-
ton begins
Our men, in small groups, receive
the onslaught with grenades and bay
onet. some Of them striking with the
butt of their rifles: they are soon sub
merged, however. by new waves. and
the following morning you read in the
communicate that "the Germans adj
vanced SO many hundred yards"
Division Wiped Out.
Just a year ago. on the first day Of
the battle of Champagne, April 16,
1917 with my battalion. l took Ger
man position in the morning At noon
a division of boches was launched to
counter attack us. They were march
inG really in MAGNIFICENT parade for
nation.
They arrived as far as 200 yards
from me as thick as can be, and then
a terrific harragc of our artillery-our
machine guns and rifles. Of course,
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centrating on the same target.

centrating on the same target.
The ground between him and the
block house was open and entirely
devoid of cover. In spite of this he
made his way across it in a series Of
rushes, followed closely by his small
band Of riflemen.
Under ha!! c. bullets from TIE
enemy machine guns, and armed with
only one hand grenade, he worked his
way round to the entrance at the rear
of the biockhouse. With this solitary
weapon he suddenly appeared in the
midst of the enemy and persuaded
each gun team in turn to lay down its
arms.
$50 it happened that thirty-six Ger
mans, with their six machine guns
and a trench mortar, surrendered to
one British soldier and bomb. BY
his bravery and initiative he was thus
res ponsible for the capture Of this
stronghold with it's defenders and at
the same time prevented what threat
ened to become critical situation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-19
Diary Discioses iioW
Big German Movement
Was Planned to Work

Correspondence Associated Press.l
With the British army in France,
April 16 (delayed) An interesting
and illuminating diary concerning the
great German offensive was found on
an enemy officer belonging to the
Twenty sixth division, who was killed
south of Hebuterne April 6.
In this document the writer stated
that the general intention was to sep
arate the British from the French but
in any case the main effort would be
directed against the former.
The day for the beginning of the at
day" 10 symbolic the fact that it
was to be German Michaels" day o.
revenge. Michael is a popular generic
name for the German.
Writing March IS, the officer. said:
we belong to the Seventeenth
army. The commander is at present
unknown The chief of the general
staff of this army is Graf Won Del
nensingen, who was with US in Italy.
At last we are getting further infor-
nation about operations on this front
Masses Of troops are moving forward
In tho salients south of Arras at
lacks will be launched at three differ
ent points, the code names for which
will be Michael l, ., and g. Zero day
is to be called Michael Day The
name also is the symbo! for the Ger
man Michaers day of revenge.
The general line of advance is in a
westerly direction to the ports OF
Boulogne, Abbeville. etc, in order to
separate the British from the French
If France is left to herself she vii!
come to terms quickly; therefore. the
chief blows are TO be directed against
the British Preparations have been
so thoroughly planned that failure is
almost an impossibAity.
Tn spite Of all this. if it should
happen that our attack is held UP at
any one point it will be Immediately
broken off there and troops moved to
another sector. We have a colossal
amount Of artillery at our disposal.
For instance, in our own division, or
which only two regiments Will be in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-19
Opportunity School
at Denver Preparing
Workers In All Lines

Denver, Colo, April 19-Education
Of men liable to military service under
the selective draft has been UNDER
taken by the opportunity school con.
Quoted by the city Of Denver. 1t is be-
lieved here that this is the first school
in the country to offer such a service.
With a total enrolment of 1900 pupils
in less than year and a half and
with a wide scope of subjects taught,
the institution is considered out Of the
ordinary.
Persons of all ages are admitted. A
pupil may enter at any time, take any
or all the subjects he wishes, devote
as much time as he can spare in classes
and choose the hour of classes. for the
school is open from S:3 a. m. until
9:15 p. m.
Its activities cover a wide range,
from an employment bureau conducted
by pupils to training in aviation by
means of the schools own airplape. In
all its Industrial departments there Is
a long waiting list of applicants for
training. In the automobile mechanic
department 600 men have enrolled,
many OF them being in the next draft.
They are preparing to be more efficient
workers over there
The women pupils have devoted one
afternoon a week making baby clothes
from partly worn out clothing. Already
5000 garments have gone to France
Belgium and Italy. 1t is a woman,
Miss Emily Griffith, who is in charge
of the school, altho it was made pos
sible by City Superintendent Of Schools
Carlos NJ. Cole.
Lieut. William Robert Russell con-
ducts the large classes in aviation and
radio work for enlisted and drafted
men. From this class there are now
125 men in wireless positions for the
government.
The school has PAT stars in its serv-
! ice flag for those who have entered
military service and they cover many
nationalities. Many of these in fact
are citizens the school has made
thru it's citizenship class which has
prepared 500 men to take out naturali-
cation papers This class recently
sent 500 to the Red Cross. Twenty
nationalities attend the school at pres
ent.
The school is democratic. 1t pro-
vides training FOR the energetic person
anxious to get ahead; the discouraged
one trying to get into line again; the
man who missed his schooling; the
educated taking some special training
| to further fit them; the working boy
and the working girl who come al
odd times. and in fact all shades and
degrees of both rich and poor. Otter
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New Hampton Items.
to Times-RebubIican.

Special to Times RepubIfcan.
New Hampton, April 10 Fl. T. Wall
drop, who has been the popular teacher
of commercial subjects and coach OF
athletics in the New Hampton high
school for the past school year, has
received his call to enter the army.
DR.. and Mrs. E. y. Johnston have
received letter from their son Ed
win under date of March is in which
he tells of his being in a hospital re-
covering from two slight wounds
"punctures'' he calls them.
He went "over the top" with bunch
that had received special training. A
number of his squad were wounded.