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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12

guished appearance, is SO years old,
married, and has grown children.
Mrs. Thomas was one of the found
ers of the Woman's S Peace party
Mrs. Granger is "a years of age and
has a three-year-old child living
with her mother at Ft. Worth, Tex
She said, according to Mr.. Cla-
baugh. that she accompanied her
husband from the training camp at
Fort Worth to New York to say
goodbye when he sailed. DR..
Thomas was in the city to gather
material for a book on Poland.
They were introduced by Granger's
sister. The latter and Mrs. Gran
ger have been living at a south side
family hotel for about two weeks.
The sisters name. according to
the manager of the motel, is Mrs.
Rains. DR.. Thomas. for some time
was much in demand for his lee
lures on sociology and the relation
of sex thereto. Among his teach
ings were: Women are better off
for having had their fling as men
do Dissipated women often make
excellent wives.
"Chivalry is the persistence OF
the old race habit of contempt for
women.
ANY girl, mentally mature, has
the right to have children and the
right to limit their number.
THE morality of women is an ex-
pediency rather than an innate vir-
tue
Marriage as it exists today has
rapidly approached a form of i'm
morality
"Matrimony is often an arrange
ment by which woman trades her
irreproachable conduct for ire
proachable gowns.
Children are not the result of
marriage, but marriage is the re-
suit of children"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
OREGON FIRST
TO PASS QUOTA
Official Reports Over-SubscriptiOn
in Loan - IOwa's Claim is
Not Substantiated.

Washington, April 12-Oregon Is
the first state to report officially
an over-subscriptiOn of its Liberty
loan quota. Iowa claims the honor
flag for over-subscription, but has
not filed reports to substantiate the
claim.
Portland, Ore, and Toledo, Ohio,
are claimants for the first honor
flag for cities of between 100000
and 25O,000 persons and are the
largest cities to report having
reached their goal.
The treasury department is try
ing to determine whether Burling-
ton, Vt, or Joliet, Ill, deserve first
honors for over-subscription for
cities under $4,000 population.
Sioux City has been awarded first
honors for the class between 25,000
and $4,000, and Lynn, Mass, for the
class between $4,000 and 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
Official War Reports
british Of1c ial Renort

al
London, April 12-"Seyere and continuous fight
ing took place last night in neighborhood of Mer-
vile and Neuf Berqun in both of which localities the
enemy is continuing his pressure and has made prog
Merville was captured by the enemy during
the night.
ATTACKS made by the enemy yesterday in the
neghborhood of Ploegsteert succeeded, after heavy
fighting in pressing our troops back to the neghbor-
hood of Neuve Eglse to new positions.
''On the remainder OF the northern battle front,
the situation is unchanged. part of positions
into which the enemy forced his way north of Festu
bert regained by counterattack. On the front
between Losne and the Lave river and to the north
hostile attacks have been repused. Fighting is
tnuing the whole front north of LaBassee canal
as far as Hollebeke."
"South of Arras strong local attacks made
by the enemy yesterday against position in the
neighborhod of Neueve-Vitashe and
pulsed in each
Further north the enemy succeeded after pro-
longed fighting in entering of posts
TilleyLe-Moffalaines but he at once driven out
and the post re-established.
"The hostile artillery has shown increased activ-
ity astride the river Somme'
French Official Report)
Paris April 12.-"The artillery battle became
rather violent during the night in the region of
Hangard-En-Santerre.
French patrols developed activity in the sector
between Noyon Suron-Metz. The French took a
number of prisoners.
Spirited bombardment was carried on in the reg
ion of the Ose canal and the forest of Parroy. The
French successfully raided the German lines
Chernzy, north of the Ailette, and west of
Butte De Mesnil, bringing, back prisoners
German Official Report)
Berlin, (va London), April 12.-In reference to
the situation the Picardy battlefront the official
statement from German general headquarters today
says:
"On the battlefront ON both sides of the Somme
and the southern bank of the Oise the fighting
tivity limited to artillery duels and minor n
fantry operations"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
WILL STICK"
KAISER TOLD.
BY HIS ALLY.
"Must Enforce Honorable
Peace" Declares Aus
trian Emperor.

Vienna, via Amsterdam, April II.
solidity exists between
Austria and Germany and 1--WE shah
jointly enforce an honorable peace, >"
says Emperor Charles in tele
gram to Emperor William denying
the truth of the declaration made
early in the week by Premier Glenn
enceau of France, that the Austrian
emperor recognizes Frances claim
to Alsace-Lorraine. The message
to Emperor William reads:
THE French premier, driven into
a corner, is endeavOring to escape
from the net in which he has en-
tangled himself by piling up more
and more untruthS and he does not
hesitate to make the completely
false statement that l recognized
that France had a just claim to the
reacquisition of Alsace-Lorraine.
AT the moment when Austro-
Hungarian cannon are laundering
Jointly with German cannon on the
western front it hardly needs proof
that l am fighting for these prov
inces and 1 am ready to continue
fighting exactly as if it were a
question of defending my own land.
Although in face of the eloquent
proof and the full community of
aims for which for almost four
years we have ben waging war |
consider it superf1uous to waste
even a word on Premier Clemen-
ceau's false assertion. 1 desire,
to take this opportur-
ity of again assuring you of the
complete solidity which exists be-
tween you and me and your en-
pire and mine.
NO intrigues, no attempts from
whomsoever they may proceed,
which imperil our loyal comradship
and arms should be considered. We
shall jointly enforce an honorable
peace"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
LATE BULLETINS

Washington, April 12.-Early
guarantee of safe conduct by
Germany for American ships
carrying grain to Cette, the
Swiss port in France. was pre-
dicted today by Hans Sulzer.
the Swiss minister in a state
ment explaining difficulties
Switzerland had had in obtain
ing food released by the United
States. Negotiations 10 that
end. he. said, are very PROM
ising.
London, April 12-The Turk
ish and German forces In Pal
estine on Wednesday opened
an offensive, attacking the
British front near the coast,
the war office announces.
Washington, April 12-The
fight over changing the draft
quota from n basis OF pOpula-
tion TO the number Of men I'm
class one was opened In the
house today with representa-
tive Kahn. ranking Republican
member of the house military
committee, plotting the admin
istratiOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
VAR SUMMARY

Having pushed back the Brit
ish positions on a point or 20
miles north and south OF Ar
mentieres TO an average depth
oil a little more than two miles,
the Germans are struggling
desperately to increase their
gains.
The brilliant defense of the
British is beginning to tell and
the enemy advance has slowed
up greatly, although the Ger
man attacks have not dlmin-
ished in intensity. especially on
the north and in the center OF
the present front Of attack.
Messfnes ridge and Wyt-
chaete are the vital points on
fhf battlefield, and the Germans
so far have not been able to
reach the crest of the hills.
BY abandoning Armentieres
the British have Strengthened
ont their line. Evidently the
Germans have not yet occupied
fine town. as the latest official
report from Berlin tells OF
fighting I'm the suburbs.
West of Armentieres the Ger
mans have pushed back the
British several hundred yards
north of Steenwerck.
ON the center of the battle
front, between Esta1res, Les
frem and LOisne, there has been
hitter fighting. North OF Es-
taires the British have been
driven back somewhat, but the
town is still held by them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
SENATE rs STILL
DEBATING ABOUT
STRIKE QUESTION

Washington, April 12.-Discus-
sion of labor's part in the promo
ton of the war was resumed in the
senate today when Senator Hollis
of New Hampshire said that Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Amer
lean Federation of. Labor, opposed
any legislation that would prevent
peaceful strikes and to the passing
of the bill now pending providing
punishment for interfering with the
manufacture of war materials un-
less a provision was included ex-
empting labor strikes.
Senator Hollis declared Gompers
had tried patriotically and earn
estly to keep labor at work" during
the war, but said peaceful strikes
were the only weapon labor had.
Senator Sherman of Illinois said
GOmpers made a statement yester-
day threatening a law prohibiting
peaceful strikes could not be en-
forced. Senator Hollis said he be-
lieved the head of the federation
had not intended his remark as a
threat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
British Pump
Lead IratOFOe
Ranks by Ton

London, April II. - "You could
have shot them down with your
eyes shut" said a wounded machine
gunner, in describing how the Ger
mans attacked on the western
front, according to the correspond
ent there of the Daily Mail. I'VE
fired straight into them and they
went down in heaps, yet we could
not stop them. 1t was one down
and another come on"
The correspondent quotes other
remarks from wounded soldiers
which are indicative of the uncon-
querable spirit of the British de-
tenders and which bear further tes-
timony to the terrible toll the Ger
mans are paying for every foot
they advance.
AYE, we're never far away" a
wounded Highlander replied to the
remark of the correspondent that
the Highlanders seemed to get into
all the battles. He proceeded to
tell how his regiment was on a
canal bank when the Germans tried
to cross.
"They advanced on both f1anks,
coming up on either side in the at
tempt to get across. We were told
to keep fire and wait until they were
we'll in. Man, it was murderous. )"
A Yorkshireman, who was stand
ing nearby, broke in:
That may be, but that was no
better than when we saw them
along the ridge Of a hedge. They
didn't expect us to be so near. We
pumped bullets into them with
Lewis guns until our bodies ached."
AS an illustration of the coolness
and confidence of the British
troops, the Daily Mail correspond
ent says some Highlanders told
him how they found a quantity of
food in trenches which some other
troops had been forced to evacuate
before heavy German attacks. The
Highlanders said the first thing
they did yas to sit down and eat the
food.
I'VE fried their eggs and friz-
zled their bacon. Never miss
chance is our motto. We had
fine feed"
In the garden of an impoverished
hospital where the daffodils toss
their golden heads in light breeze,
several men sat on bench. They
did not see the daffodils; they saw
nothing. They sat hunched up as
they slowly recovered power to
breathe freely. They were poisoned
gas cases. The correspondent adds:
Happily they were not likely to
be much worse, the doctor thought.
But they were bad enough, and 1t
made us feel no punishment could
be too cruel, no torture too refined"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
PRUSSIA PAVING
WAY TO GRAB BIG
PART OF POLAND?

Amsterdam. April 12.-The safe
guarding of the German position in
the east is primarily a Prussian in
terest and, therefore Prussia must
demand that the military interests
should be decisive above all 9TH
ers, DR. Essen-Hartruthe. Prussian
minister of agriculture, declared in
the Prussian upper house on Tues
day, according to the Berliner
Tage Blatt.
This statement is interpreted by
the Tage Blatt as meaninG that a
very large section OF Polish terri
tory must be added to Prussia. 1t
comments very strongly on the
consequences of such anEexatione,
which would drive the Poles pO-
litically into the arms of Russia
and create in the east for the Ger
mans a perpetual Polish danger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
DOUG FAIRBANKS
SMILES WAY OUT
OF WIFES LIFE

New York, April 12.-Mrs. Doug
las Fairbanks has separated from
her husband, the movie star She
says there will be no divorce. There
is a woman in the case, a screen
notable, but her name Mrs. Fair
banks refuses to reveal for publi-
cation. Mrs. Fairbanks states:
Mr.. Fairbanks and / talked it
all over. He told me that he and
she mentioning well known film
actress( felt that theirs was the one
big love of their lives, and that
nothing mattered in comparison
with it.
There has been so much gossip
for the last eight months that l
think the time has come to end it
with statement. My husband and
l are the best of friends, but we
have decided there must be a final
separation. Just because we are
such good friends, there will, of
course, be no divorce. There are no
grounds for that"
Mrs. Fairbanks maiden name
was Betty Sully. She married Mr..
Fairbanks on July II, 1907. Her
father, Daniel Sully, left comfort
able fortune. Mrs. Fairbanks has
never been on the stage.
During the early days, before the
name of Dauglas Fairbanks become
well known, the marital happiness
of the Fairbanks was a stock
phrase among theatrical folk.
A son, Douglas Jr., was born Dee.
8, 1909.
Detroit, April 12.-Douglas Fair
banks denied that he and his wife
had agreed to separate, as Mrs.
Fairbanks was reported to have de-
clared in New York. He branded the
story as work of German prop
agandists."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
FIVE IN CUSTODY
AFTER QUIZ INTO
PRAGER HANGING

Colllnsville. ILL.,. April 12.-With
five men under arrest and held in
Jail without bail, charged with muir
der as the result of coroner's jury
verdict the first official step has
been completed in the attempt TO
apprehend the parties who partici-
pated in the hanging of Robert
Prayer. a German enemy alien, near
here early last Friday morning, The
men under arrest are; Joseph
Riegel. Wesley Beaver. Richard
Dukes. Jr.. Enid Elmore and VIII
liam Brockmeier.
Tho attorney general announced
that the grand jury which meets
next Wednesday in Edwardsville,
Ill. viii be asked 10 indlct the Owe
men and several others believed to
have been members Of the mob.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
HUNS LONG RANGE
GUN AGAIN FIRES
ON PARIS, REPORT

Paris, April 12.-The Germans
renewed this morning the lombard
ment Of Paris with their long range
guns.
A shell fired by the German long
range cannon yesterday struck a
founding asylum in the Rue De
Lacrech, on the southern outskirts
Of Paris. Within the hospital were
80 women with new born babies.
One maternity nurse, one patient
and one baby were killed, while
two probationers, six women pa
tients and three infants were in
iured. Another shell struck an
open air bowling alley and killed
a man "a boy and wounded ten other
persons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Saturday, not
much change in temperature with
the lowest tonight somewhat above
freezing.
Temperature at 7 a. m. ST; high
est yesterday, SO; lowest last night,
81.
Velocity OF wind at z a m, :
miles per hour
Precipitation. none.
Relative humidity at p. m, "a;
at 7 a. m, 73; at l p. m. today, Al.
Stage of water, 6.5; a fall of A
in last "a hours
]. M. SHERIER, Meteorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
BRITISH CL|NG|NG TO MESSINES RIDC
81 Love Her" Says Noted
CF1icagOan Caught in Hotel
With Wife of Man i'm Arrsau

Chicago. April 12.-Hinton G.
Clabaugh. chief of the local bureau
of the department of justice today
announced that his agents last
night took in custody DR.. William
Isaac Thomas, OF the faculty of the
University of Chicago, widely
known as an authority on sociol-
ogy. and woman said to be the
vile of a Texas man now in France
with General Pershing.
Mr. Clabaugh said he had turned
over to United States District At
torney Cline evidence completely
rounded out for the institution of
charges of violating the Mann act
and the act forbidding false regis
tration at hotels.
DR.. Thomas and the woman. who
said she was a Mrs. r. NJ Granger,
of Washington. are said in the
date given Mr. Cline. to have reg
istered at a downtown hotel last
night as man and wife. from Gary,
Ind. The alleged expose was due
TO the fact that the hotel clerk s
suspicion was aroused. He mott
fed Mr.. Clabaugh and the Iattee
sent agents who looked through
their luggage.
Both were taken before Mr.. Cline
last night and are quoted as having
attempted little if any conceal
ment.
According to Mr. Clabaugh, Dr.
Thomas said: Il love her and l
don't care if the whole world knows
it, My arrest IS a tremendous in
Justice"
Mr. Clabaugh further quoted the
woman as saying: DIR. Thomas
was kind to me. After my husband
left for France Dr. Thomas was
most solicitious for my comfort 1
just liked him at first; later it
grew into love"
DR.. Thomas, a man of distin-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
LIBERTY BONDS,
WHAT ARE THEY?"
FARMER INQUIRIES

Des Moines, Iowa, April 12.-
George Kimball, wealthy farmer,
residing a half mile north of Des
Moines, was arrested by secret ser
vice men yesterday after he had re-
fused to buy Liberty bonds.
When taken to the federal build
ing. Kimball explained that he did
rot know what Liberty bonds were.
Accompanied by federal agents, he
visited a bank and purchased $1,000
worth and was released.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
HUN TRUMP CARD
STILL UNPLAYED
WRITER ASSERTS

Amsterdam, April 1.-THE start
egy of the German supreme army
command is still unrevealed, says
the Koelnische Volks Zeitung, and
will be recognizable only in the
course of further operations. The
paper discounts the extremely
foolish idea" which it thinks may
crop up. that the German thrust
against the Anglo-Portuguese front
indicates that when an offensive in
Picardy could not be carried to sue
cess. the German commanders
wish to try experiments elsewhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
TON OF BOMBS rs
DROPPED ON FOES
TOWN BY BRITISH

London, April 12.-British avia-
tors today dropped more than ton
of bombs on the railway station at
Luxumburg. In reporting on avia-
ton activities on the battle front
Wednesday, the official statement
on aerial operation says that eight
enemy airplanes were accounted for
and that seven British machines
are missing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
LAND
AT VLADIVOSTOK
CBv Associated Press J

American marines have landed
in VIadivostok with the British and
Japanese and their presence is said
to have had a reassuring effect on
Russian feelings Petrograd is
said to view the situation at Via
divostok more calmly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
WIFE GOVERNOR
OF PHILIPPINES
ASKING DIVORCE

San Diego. Cal, April 12.-Di-
vorce proceedings against Francis
Burton Harrison, governor of the
Philippines and former congress
man from New York, have been in
stituted here by Mrs. Harrison, it
became known today.
The nature of the charges has
not been made public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
HE rs A RUSSIAN
BUT NO BOLSHEVIK
so HE BUYS BOND

Harrisburg, Ill, April 12.-Jos-
eph Argues, who is a Russian. but
no Bolshevik, had an interpreter
explain to him why SO many bands
were playing and speeches being
made and posters being displayed.
Then he bought eight Liberty
bonds. He had saved $3.50 and bor-
rowed the extra fifty to make the
purchase.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12

|A..ociated d Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12

NJ e m b er of A u dit
Bureau of Circulations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12

The battle has got beyond such
considerations and has settled down
to grim race TO determine
whether the German man-power is
enough to make good the threat 20
annihilate the British army and
force its capitufation II is a cold
proposition OF which side can kin
the most men in the next few weeks
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Evening star., 1918-08-23
OUR CAUSE IN DANGER
Won H|NTzE DECLARES
German Foreign Secretary Asks Co
Operation Of Teutonic News
paper Men.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. August 23.-"Ouf
cause is an exalted one. but it is in
great danger" Admiral Won Hintze,
the German foreign secretary. told q
conference of German journalists in
Berlin, according to the Cologne
volks Zeitung. He asked them to CO.
operate with him. After asserting in
what high esteem he held the press
the admiral said:
I'm these times the government. the
press and the nation must hold to-
gether with one aim-to win the war.
If these factors do not hold together
we shall be beaten.
THE post of foreign secretary is by
no means a desirable one. All objec-
tions I had made to my appointment
were dispel1ed, and have undertaken
king my task with a bowed head or a
heavy heart.
IT shall always show the greatest
consideration to the gentlemen Of the
press. You will hear nothing but facts
from me, but I cannot always give all
the facts. The entire truth at certain
times does not serve, but harms the
public interest.
'T am not at all concerned regarding
attacks either on my person or against
the imperial policy. 1 am merely con-
an exalted one, but 1t Is in danger. I
therefore call on you to cooperate" !"
The foreign secretary then had a
confidential talk with the newspaper
men who represented the most inn
portant papers in Germany.
Evening star., 1918-08-23
BURNS VIEWS SCENE
OF GIRLS MURDER
Detective Seeks Clues to Slayer Of
Eva Roy and Then Returns
to New York.

No additional arrests in connection
with the murder of fifteen-year-old
Eva Roy in a woods near her home. at
Burke Station. Va. two weeks ago,
are expected to develop from the in
vestigation made by Detective Will
liam ]. Burns, It was learned today.
After a stay of several days in
Washington. during which he visited
the scene of murder. Mr.. Burns re-
turned to New York last night If
the detective discovered evidence
pointing to a new suspect, he did not
communicate the information to the
Virginia authorities. -..-.
Sheriff ]. R. Allison OF Fairfax
county said today he did not know
whether Mr.. Burns had uncovered any
additional information. 1t is possible
that the New York detective does not
regard his inquiry completed and may
wait until his next visit to Washing
ton to make known his findings.
Lou Hall, a wood cutter who lived
near Eva Roy's home, has been held in
the Fairfax Jail on suspicion since the
day after the crime was committed, but
he remains firm in his statement that he
knows nothing about the girls death
Commonwealth Attorney c. Vernon
Ford said he is still running down a
number of his own clues. Ford said he
would again question man held at
Camp Humphreys on the charge OF de-
sertion.
Burns and learned only Indirectly Of his
with the case. The common
wealth attorney said he would gladly
receive any help which the New York
detective can render.