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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
BIG DAMAGE
IN
TEUTON CITY
"The Americans are Com
ing"Feeing Germans
Cry in Terror.

London, March 19-Fifty
persons were killed and great
material damage was done BY
bombs dropped by allied air
men when they raided CObienz
on March IL, according to a
neutral traveller who arrived
Monday at The Hague, the
Times says.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
KAISER ASKS
WRITER'S TO
GO TO FRONT
Neutral Newspaper Men
Invited to See "Start
of German Drive"

London, March 19-The heads
of the German army have in
Tited a number of neutral cor
respondents TO be present at
the German offensive on the
western front, the Exchange
Telegraph correspondent at Co.
penhagen reports. The cOrre-
spOndents, it is stated, will
leave for the front on Wednes-
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19

.Associated d Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19

Nj e m Dor Of Audit
Bureau of Circulations
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
HUNDREDS DIE N
FIRE; TOWNS RAzEO
Forests Are Burning Near
Duluth, MINI.

Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 14.-Cloquet
was partly wiped out by the forest
ires raging south and east Of CasS
Lake, and 5000 refugees are in Du-
nth and Superior, saved from Clo-
Iuet.
Arnold, Germantown and several
)ther smaller towns near Duluth were
ilsowiped out Hundreds are report
I'd dead.
The fires have been burning several
lays south and east of Cass Lake,
and were revived by fierce wind.
They became threatening, and every
available man and automobile was
pressed into service to combat them.
The wind became stronger last night
Homes of fifteen or twenty settlers
have been burned, and refugees have
arrived here
South of the fire all wires are down,
and it has been impossible for rescue
workers to pierce the thick smoke in
automobiles.
Shortly before nine o'clock the fire
was three miles from Cass Lake, but
the place is not considered in imme-
date danger.
Forest fires are raging along the
right of way of the Minnesota and
International railway, and thousands
of dollars worth of damage has been
wrought
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81 MDDfSgI[li|M|
I'll FAIRY TAL[
. 81 hAN @AHanl!. CONNER ]
BUTTON BUSH.

"Little Button flowers" said the But
ton Bush, ''there is going to be great
big banquet held here today
"Where?" they all asked. "In this
swamp"
Eyes, in this swamp, but the BAN
quet table is going to be this very
BUSH"
s.Oh, such an honor" breathed the
Button Bush flowers.
The button bush flowers are very
numerous. There are just hundreds
Of flowers on every button bush-but
there Is no special reason for the name
Of the button bush flowers unless it
might be that they are like little but
tons.
Still, if that were the case, what
would one do about the big buttons!
The button bush flowers aren't like the
big buttons one often sees, and more
often wears.
So, really, there is no special reason
for such a name. But the name has
little to do with the button bush. Very
little indeed.
Each button bush plant has great,
great many flowers upon it and each
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
676 Names IN
U. s. CASUALTIES
1856 Killed in Action and 287
Severely Wounded.

Washington. Oct. 14.-Casualties
reported as the result of the Marine
offensive were increased TO 33,963 by
the army report, which carries GIG
names.
The daily list is classified as fol-
lows: Killed in action, 1S6; died of
wounds, I3: died of disease, 36; died
of accident and other causes, 9; Sc
verely wounded, 2S7 slightly wound
ed. S: wounded. degree undetermined
p: missing, 50.
Killed in Action.
Edwin S. Williams, LansdOwne.
George F. Kline, WyOmiSSing.
Charles Weaver, Reading.
Grover P. Erh, New Berlinville.
Erwin Pearson, Carversville.
Henry A. Wicket, Shamokin.
Frank Holden, Willow Grove.
Tilgham NJ Neither, Trexlertown.
VIM. H. Carson, Paulsboro, n. J.
William Cowell, Trenton, n. J.
Austin Carter, Trenton, n. J.
Geo. B. Leroy, Newark, n. j.
James Philips, Jersey City, n. J.
Patrick McGarry, Jersey City, N. J.
Joseph J. Cook, Chrome, n. j.
Fred Makymonok, Perth Amboy, n J.
Died of Wounds.
Lieut.. Walter Ettinger, Phoenixville.
Louis n. Porter, AshbOurne.
Charles Patrick, New Philadelphia.
Joseph Prone, Berkeley Heights, n. J.
Died of Disease
Andrew A Maison, PottSville.
Clarence E. Buss, Phillipsburg, N. ].
Harry Diamond, Camden, n. j.
John A. Meyer, Elizabeth, n. J.
Severely Wounded.
Joseph G. Murphy, Hazleton.
John A. ODonnald, Allentown.
Anthony Kompa, Reading.
Salvatore DellaterZa, Scranton.
Leo C. Butterman, Scranton.
Charles Leayman, Columbia.
Frank L. Rose, Pittsburgh.
Willis P. Snyder, Reading.
William Stanitia, Shenandoah.
Somner Corson, Millville, n. ].
Walter Ticker, Haddonfield, N. J.
Adolph Swenson, Sterling, n. ].
John S. Roberts, Jamesburg, N. ].
Wounded, Degree Undetermined.
Frank B. Whitman, Lancaster.
Clarence Fl. Wolf, Garrick.
Edward F. Zimmerman, Schuylkill
Haven.
Joseph Fiocchi, Vineland, N. J.
Carlisle Gale, Bridgeton, n. J.
Leon Garener, Asbury Park, n. J.
John T. Hughes, Paterson, N. J.
Frank ]. Gardner, Jersey City, n. J.
Walter A. Gardner, Jersey City, N. J.
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500 REWARD 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages
and that is catarrh. Catarrh being
greatly Influenced by constitutional
conditions requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Medicine
is taken internally and acts thru the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System thereby destroying the foun-
dation of the disease, giving the pa
tient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in
doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in the curative
powers of Halls Catarrh Medicine
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY G CO.,
Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggists,
rs cents.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
QUAKE KILLS $50
IN PORTO RICO
Nearly Every Town on Island
Damaged.

San Jaun, P. R., Oct. 14.-One hun
dred and fifty lives were lost in Fri
days earthquake in Porto Rico, 1t was
estimated by Governor Yeager.
Almost every town in the island re-
ports damaged property and scatter
ing fatalities.
There are uncontirmed reports in
San Juan of great damage in Santo
Domingo from the earthquake.
Reports from the interior are COM
ing in slowly because of broken COM
municatiOns.
A slight additional shock was felt at
four O'Clock Saturday morning and
the people are fearful of a REPETITION
of the experiences Of 1869, when a
series of earthquakes extended over
several weeks.
The greatest loss of life from Fri
days shock was at Mayaguez, Aqua
dilla and west coast cities and in the
intervening territory.
The known dead at Mayaguez are
given as forty and at Aguadilla thir-
ty, with the numbers rapidly increas-
ing. At Mayguez 70 per cent of the
houses of brick and cement construc-
ton are reported either destroyed or
damaged beyond repair. The greatest
Is of lie there was in a cigar fac
Eory, three-story modern concrete
building, where several hundred per-
sons were at work at the time of the
disaster.
The front of virtually every build
ing on the Mayaguez Plaza crumbled
into the street, killing and injuring
those who had rushed out of the build
ings into the plaza for safety.
At Aguadilla the loss of life was
due chiefly to the tidal wave which
swept over a section of the town after
the shock.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14

"An of that is true" said the in.
sect, making a low bow, and taking
another little sip of honey.
'But somehow, we love the swamps
best. They are so quiet. People don't
come to them and we are SO shy.
People are nice, we haven't a doubt
but we like to be off by ourselves and
so we always grow in the swamps
where there are no houses, but where
there are lots of insects.
For we like insects. They enjoy
our delicious honey-for we can't help
Boosting a little of our honey, which
every tiny flower has-and we like
to give it to them.
eve help them and they help us,
We all love each other. The insects
come to us because they hear Of our
rare honey and because we are so
fragrant that they are drawn to US.
But, little insect, do not feel bad
Iy because the world doesn't see US,
and because the world can't share
with you our fragrance. We are shy,
we nave always Deen SHY, anu we Will
always be shy. But the people in the
world outside the swamps have many
beautiful things to look at and en-
joy and we want to help along the
sWamps which aren't always so nice.
"And we love to give banquets. Yes,
little insect, the button bush and the
insect family are great friends when
they meet in a good old out-of-the-way
KWamn ~
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14

Stockholm, Oct. 14.-Reports from
Pskov. Russia, say that German SOL
diers who had been transferred to that
place from the French front to recu-
perate. have mutinied and unfurled
the red flag. The men were disarmed
and placed mded arrest. Another
despatch from Russian sources says
that German soldiers at LOpol are
threatening to march to Berlin and
enforce their demand that the war be
2ndpl
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
LAON TAKEN
BY FRENCH
Smashing Victories POrtend
Complete Hun leteat.
LA FERE is BURNING
Germans May Have to Retreat Thirty
Miles to Formidable Line Of De-
fens,


fens,.
With the French Array in France,
Oct 14-Laon has been entered by
the French troops.
The German stronghold of LcFere.
together with a great part of tie ST.
Gobain masSif, of which lie Fere was
a northerly outpost al the O.>e, has
been captured by the French the Off
cial French war office statement an
nounces.
General Manein's army, operating
in the vicinity of Loan, resumed It's
advance. The French fifth army
which drove in several miles on the
Champagne front, north of the lie
tourne, is continuing its progress i'll
the direction of the important railway
junction of Bethel The German re-
sistance To these advances is reported
to be Slackening.
The La Fere-Laon railway line has
been crossed on the high ground be
tween Dainty and Versigny, about 2112
miles east of La Fere.
The northern and eastern sections
of La Fere are burning. =,
Notable progress has been made by
the Italians and French along the line
to the east, where the French have
reached Amifontaine, which is fifteen
miles north of Rheims.
The entire German front from ST
GObain to the Argonne has cracked on
q sixty mile front, and it now ap-
pears that the enemy will be forced
to retreat to a depth of some thirty
miles before finding a suitable line
of defense. At the best, his position
will be menaced at its TANKS on The
Disc to the Sambre canal from Rihe-
mont to Landreoies, which lines are
very near the Belgian frontier. There
will be nothing here like the enemy's
strong defenSes on the Hindenbura
line
The Germans are expected to coy
err their retreat, as usual, with the
best of natural defensts the country
affords. the principal enemy asset in
the present instance being the forests
in the area of the backward move
ment
Between the Disc and Berry au
Bac, the seventh German army has
been forced to abandon the line of the
Ailette, retiring its right in the for
est of st. Gobain. In the Champagne
General GOuraud is continuing his ter
rife onslaughts on his disOrganizeG
adversary.
For six consecutive days Genera
Gouraud's men have been pounding
the German positions and continuing
to make inroads upon the defenses
To the north the British armies are
pushing their advances almost to the
point of liberating Douai, which is one
of the great detectives on their front
Virtually all the German line is ii
movement, and there seems now to b'
no chance for the enemy to reOrgan
ize his forces for resistance.
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one Of these flowers is filled with the
most delicious honey.
when is the banquet to begin?"
asked one little flower
'In a very short time" said the
Button Bush. Patience, though, lit
tie flowers. The guests will come
soon."
"Who are the guests to be?" asked
the flowers.
Gall the little insects of the swamp
said the Button Bush.
"Oh, goodie ]" they said. "It will be
q great and magnificent banquet.
great and gay banquet" And they all
looked very happy.
At last the guests began to arrive,
and once they had started to come it
seemed as though they would never
stop. Of course they held banquets
every day in the swamp, and many
times a day, but this was a very spe-
cial banquet.
One little insect was seated upon
the edge of tiny button bush flower.
"Will you tell me a secretf" asked
the insect.
'What is it?" asked the flower.
"Ah, it's a secret you all have; but
If you will tell me l will promise only
to tell my friends and companions, the
insects. You don't mind if we know,
We're all such friends"
"What secret have we that you want
to know?" asked the little flower.
"Ah, sly one, shy one, you know,
said the insect.
The flower moved a little in the
breeze. "Have another good sip OF
honey and I will tell you," said the
flower.
'That's an easy command to obey
said the insect
1--WE are very, very shy" said the
flower. Eyes, all the flowers on each
button bush are so shy that they want
to keep away from people.
I'VE have been told we would make
lovely garden flowers and that people
would admire US. They say we are
80 fragrant and sweet and that we are
pretty to look att
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
TELLS His INF. JENA CURE
Pittsburgh Doctor kiakes Public For
mua of the Discovery.


Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. i4.-ln re-
Spouse to hundreds Of kilograms from
medical men throughout the country,
DR.. George f. Baer, of the HOmeo-
pathlc Hospital staff, made public the
formula of his discovery of cure and
preyentiv" for Spanish Influenza.
The treatment, be said, is il hypo-
dermic injection of sterile solution
representing 1.54 grams of iodine in
chemical combination with creOsote
and guaiacol.
In experiments conducted since
the outbreak of influenza, DR., Baer
said, patients in acute stages of the
disease have been made we'll in q
few days. while in one case the en-
plnyes of Il bank We're inoculated with
the solution and. although exposed TO
influenza. failed to contract the ,l.s-
ease The injection, he said, is not
S"ru'n, but Il solution. 1t is put
into the veins of the arm. The pa
tientS feel little i'll effect.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
Don't Let Catarrh Drag
You into CONSUMPTION

sprays, 1nhalerS, atomlzers, Jeiiies
and other local applications.
S. S. S. has proven most satisfac-
tory remedy for Catarrh because it
goes direct to its source, and re-
moves the germs of the disease from
the blood. Get a bottle from your
Druggist today, and begin the only
logical treatment that gives real re-
suits. Yol can obtain special medical
advice without charge by writing to
Medical Director, n7 Swift Labora-
tory. Atlanta, Ga,
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
LIoyd's Peace Odds.

London, Oct. 14-Brokers at Lloyds
showed their belief in prompt peace
by the increasing rate for insurance
against a peace by January l to S150
premium for an insurance of about
$475, which is equivalent to a bet at
decreased odds that peace will be
made by that time. Earlier in the
week many policies were taken out
at a premium of twenty-five guineas
1925 on a policy of about $475).
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14

Washington, D. C.-(SpecialD-Al-
though King Alphonso of Spain was
nli,. of the victims of the influenza cpl
dgmic in 1898 and again this summer,
Spanish authorities repudlate any
claim to influenza as spanish dis
ease. If the people of this country do
not take care the epidemic will be-
come so widespread throughout the
United States that soon we shall near
the disease called american" intiu-
enZa
In response to a request for definite
information concerning Spanish intiu-
enza. Surgeon General Rupert Blue OF
the [. S. Public Health Service has
authnrized the following official inter
view:
What is Spanish Influenza? Is it
something new? Does it come from
Spain?
The disease now occurring in this
country and called Spanish lntluen-
~ resembles a very contagious KIM
Of cold accompanied by fever, pains
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
Sufferer Loses S17 BY Trick.

Hazleton. Pa, Oct. 14.-MrS. Peter
Yonko, IA gypsy from Dubois, was ar
rested here by Chief of Police WI
son, charged with obtaining 81 from
Mrs. Charles Defelko, an i: LicnZa
sufferer, under the pretense til 4 she
could haal her Mrs Defelko cla Ined
that she palmed the money and SHOW
ed a quantity of ashes in rs Place.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
Shot in Knees by Doa.

Winchester, Va, Oct. 14.-McKinley
Brooks is in the Kings Daughters
hospital at Staunton, suffering from
gunshot wounds in both knees, h wing
been shot by his hunting dog. Com
ing to Il stream of water and being
thirsty, Brooks tied his dog to his
gun and got down to drink. Ano hef
dog came along and fight ersued,
during which the gun was exploded,
the load taking effect ia Brooks,
knees
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
BRITISH TAKE D0UAI
Several Towns Taken as the Advance
Continued.

London, Oct. 1.-THE British are
withdrawing a few hundred yards OF
Douai, Field Marshal Hair reported
in his official statement.
They have captured the Faubeure
d'Esquerchin, the Douai prison and
the greater part of Fiers, close to
Douai on the northwest.
The German retreat along the west
ern front continued Sunday in an or
derby manner There are no signs
yet of a German debacle.
The edge of Lieu-St. Armand, three
miles south of Denain, has been reach
ed by the British in their push up
the easterly bank of the Scheldt can
al southeast of Douai. They have
captured in this sector the town of
Montrecourt, scant seven miles from
the outskirts of Valenciennes and al
mist directly south of that city.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
Mule Beats Horse in War.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE mule still
laws claim to the honor of being worth
more than the horse for war service
The war department in a general or
der for the guidance of purchasing
officers said the average price paid
for these animals to June 30 was:
Mules, wheel, $22S; lead, $3.50; pack
and riding. 1854 Horses-Cavalry
mounts, $161; light artillery, SIS ::
heavy artillery, 1921; young horses,
,S142
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
Shorthand in Chinese.

The inventor of the system of short
hand established in China, must be
nothing less than a genius. The Ian
guage has no written vowels and con-
sonants, and one syllable, spoken in
as many as nine different tones, has
as many meanings. In spite of these
difficulties, The new system permits a
speed of 40 words minute. Schools
for teaching shorthand are being es-
tablished in various parts Of the coun.
Try.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
KEEP ON CANNING.

Do not let the two-pound-a-month
sugar ration discourage you from doing
your share Of canning and preserving.
Uncle Sam wants a billion and a half
jars of home-canned fruits-and vege-
tables too-put up this year You are
entitled to a special allotment of sugar
for that purpose. Waste of sugar, how
ever must not be allowed; those
methods should be adopted which re-
quire the least amount Of that scarce
commodity
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
Postmaster Held in $500 Bail.

Pottsville, Pa, Oct. 14.-Postmaster
o. L. Blew, of Tuscarora, was given
hearing before United States Com
missioner Channel, charged by the
government with an alleged embezzle-
ment of $4,000 OF this, il Is said,
S14OO has been returned. Blew was
held in $500 bail for trial at Phila-
1elphia.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
Kaiser Must Abdicate-eerman Paper.

Zurich, Oct. 14-In an eXtraordin-
arily outspoken article the Frank
lische Tagepost, the Nuremberg So
cialist organ, fatty demands the abdi-
cation of the German emperor 1t de-
clares that the responsibility for the
present situation rests on him, and
says that as the military system is
about to collapse he must be the Last
OF the military monarchs.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
Yanks Reach Detectives.

\ With the American Army North
west Of Verdun, Oct. little Amer
lean troops on both sides of the Meuse
have obtained their detectives" was
the official characterization of the
days operations.
The total prisoners taken since Sep
TENDER &c is 1869.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
Servisns Close to Nish.

London, Oct. 14.-Servian troops
have reached point within SIX miles
of Nish and are storlning the "':ter
defenses of the fortress. y Franco
Servian column is moving around The
city from the southeast and another
allied force is encirrlin~ il !.'in he
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Listed as Lost. Soldier is Safe

Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. 14.-L'Sfed rs
missing since August 7, Mrs. S. D.
Steiffer received letter from her
husband, Corporal Steiffer. dated
September I, saying that he was re-
covering in base hospital FROM a
wound.
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GIRL SAVES MUNITION TRAIN
Signal Operator Fights Revolver Duel
Woth Three Wreckers.


Uniontown, Pa, Oct. 14.-Barri-
cading herself in the tower at the
Pennsylvania railroad crossing at
Gist, near here, Miss E. NJ. Vensel,
signal operator, pluckily held her post
and fought a revolver duel with three
men who. attempted to wreck an am-
munition train by placing ties across
With bullets crashing through tina.
sides of the tower, she returned shot
for shot until the arrival of the train
frightened away the intruders.
Miss Vensel had noticed the men
tampering with a switch and ordered
them away. They pointed revolvers
at her and, retiring to the tower, she
procured a pistol and opened fire. The
crew of the train, which she signaled
to stop, found a pile of logs dragged
upon the track and switches and tele-
phone line damaged
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Avoid Its Dangerous Stage.

Avoid Its Dangerous Stage.
There is a more serious stage of
Catarrh than the annoyance caused
by the stopped-up air passages, and
the hawking and splitting and other
distasteful features.
The real danger comes from :
tendency of the disease to conti1~ \
its course downward until the lungs
become affected, and then dreaded
consumption is on your path. Your
own experience has taught you that
the disease cannot be cured by
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
Jans Remit china's Indemnity

Picking. Oct 14.-Japan has agreed
tn remit the Boxer indemnity against
China, but the conditions have not
been made known. However, it is be-
Iieved Japan will follow Americas ex-
ample by stipulating that the money
be utilized TO found an educational in
rtitution similar to Tsing-hua COLLEGE
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
$50 SANS
ADVICE ON FLU
u S. Public Health Service Issues
. Official Health Bulletin
| on Influenza.
LATEST WORD ON SUBJECT.

Epidemic Probably Not Spanish in
orioir--Germ Still Unknown-Peo-
ME CT ,uId Guard Against "Dropiet
Acknowledgment General Blue
Makes Authoritative Statement.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14
Report Turk Cabinet Out

London, Oct. 9.-The Turkish cab
met has resigned, said a special des-
patch to the Star Great excitement
is reported in Constantinople
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-14

What causes the disease and how Is
1t spread?
"Bacteriologists who have studied in
fluenza epidemics in the past have
found in many of the cases a very
small rod-shaped germ called, after its
discoverer, Pfeiffer's bacillus. In other
cases Of apparently the same kind Of
disease there were found pneumococci
the germs of lobar pneumonia. Still
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STOMACH UPSET?

Pape's Diapepsin at once ends sour
ness, gas, acidity, Indigestion.