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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
"A POT OF TROUBLE

They stir up dreams Of trolls and elves
For boys who've eaten too much cake.
And COLLINS rise up from the fumes
So terrible they'd make you quake.
And for the boys who stay from school
The witches stir a broth of books.
With pictures on each printed page
They'd startle you, just by their looks.
Then for the girls who say cant.
The witches mix pot of dew.
Fresh gathered from the thistle-down;
Look out, that this is not for you!
And for the child who's always late.
And cannot find her books or hat.
A soup of ticks and book-worm' made.
I'm sure no one would care Tor that
So Just watch out on Hallowe en-.
And if you hear the cauldron bubble,
Take my advice, and run straight home
And bar the door gainst fear and trou-
bic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26

~ AILOWE'E,N. the vigil Of Hal
q I9wuas or all Saints Day. was
N formerly observed by the light
J. ing Of a bonfire at nightfau by
each household. Which relates to the
ancient practice of kindling sacred
fires at certain seasons of the year.
But as this custom was rather dan
ger0us and expensive other forms of
amuseu ent became popular and the
young folks of today celebrate with
the witches, COLLINS and spirits, as this
is the time when they are supposed to
roam at viii doing great harm and
mischief
Every good, live American boy is
ready to hght if playmate calls him
q PROG erman and if he does not want
to be a help 20 the Kaiser he will be
very careful not to destroy any kind
Of property this Halloween. We must
not waste a single thing or minute of
our time because our one job now is
20 win the war And not even one
mans time can be wasted to repair
a broken gate or fence, and mothers
time is too valua BILE to be spent wash
ing the soap off windows when she
might be knitting socks TO keep the
BOYS warm this winter.
The best way to celebrate Hal
zowe-en Is to spend the evening with
friends diving in a tub of water for
apples. telling stories and playing
harmless jokes on the neighbors-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26

= AM A BABY OSTRICH, though
you would hardly think so, as L
81 do not look a bit like my beauti-
% full brown mother, or my big
black and white father who can hold
his head six feet from the ground.
and not half try. Before I was a baby
ostrich, 1 was about the biggest egg
you ever saw; it was fully as large
as the head of a good-Sized baby and
was the color of ivory. and the shell
was the thickest eggshell that there
is. When I grew enough to quit 1iv-
ing all scrouged up in shell,
pecked and pecked, but could not get
out. If it had not been for my father,
I guess 1 would be in that shell yet,
but when he heard me knocking at
the door, he knew the time had ar
rived for me to come out, so the dear
cid fellow. bless his heart, squeezed
the egg with his breastbone against
the ground, until the shell cracked
and then he pulled it apart and
stepped out into the most beautiful
world 1 had ever seen, with blue
skies, bright sunlight, tall palm trees
and miles and miles of sand. At first
my legs were awfuIly wabbly, and I
waddied when l walked, but very
soon my legs grew stronger, and the
sand felt so warm to my feet that I
| wanted to run and run, and never
stop running. When I came out of
/ the shell l was about the size of a
/ half-grown chicken, and instead Of
beautiful plumes like our folks all
wear, I was clothed only in a sort of
soft brown fuzz. There were five chill.
dren in our family, three sisters and
| two brothers, and was one of the
brothers, and tallest OF. the lot. Our
mother was very Dro1td of us all but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
HyDRA-HEADED WORDS

/ lam ind.stinct, change my head
am holy. change once more am
10 color
lam = particle. change my head
an g situation. change once more
an q sting.
g. I am a color. change my head !
am TO scowl. change Onre more am
developed.
T. am 20 separate. change my
head i am at no time, change once
more / am extreme excitement
am "to thrust in slyly
change my head am to lift. change
once more I am damp.
g. am 20 battle. change my heac
7 am 10 possess. change once more ]
am 20 rescue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
"When / Came Out OF The Shell,
Was About The Size OF A Half
Grown Chicken"

to be right particular about what they
eat, or they will get sick and die
But when they grow up. it does not
make much difference, as my father
saws the only things that give him
indigestion are railroad spikes and
pint bottles. He says there is nothing
better than small rocks, barbed wire
and ten-penny nails. We have funny
habit in our family OF dancing every
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26

1 really think she liked me a little
the best, because 1 was so big ana
strong and healthy. She used to take
us out walking on the veldt, that Is
what they call a big open Held IN
Africa, where we live, and show us
what were the best things for young
ostriches to eat, such as tender grass
shoots, soft-sheil bugs and damp,
squashy snails. Young ostriches have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26

"Ah!" cried Mr.. Long. Thought
you'd steal out on me While 1 was
mapping, did you? Well. I'm aston
ished at you, young man. l meant
to let you go out for a while la;ec,
but now you're not going out at all"
Philip was too surprised TO answer
but in q minute ne began to howl at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26

1t was quite easy to climb the Longs
porch. First he stepped up on Ind
railing, then put one foot on the rose
trellis and then the other. He had
just caught hold of the rain water
pipe, when he felt a hand grab him
by the foot. Down he came into
mans arms. II was kennels father.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26

IN ALLOW E'E N when
~ witches ride
And hang the cauldron DER the FIRE,
They brew our fates and plan our lives
And gainst bad girls and boys conspire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
TREE SQUARE WORDS
ANsWERS

RYDPA-HEADED Words. FAINT
SAINT PANT .. Mfte-Sjte-Btte- s.
observation-disclosures !. SeteT-A et'''
Ferer- .. Foist-Hofst-No'f. b. La'f-
Hare SGre
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
EXTENSION OF Us. LOANS ID
 ALLIED NATIONS
McADOO SUGGESTS THAT CONGRESS ALLOW ADDI- TIONAL TIME TO NEAR BANKRUPT EN- TIE N T E GOVERNMENTS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. - Con- gress has been asked by Mir. McAdoo in a letter to authorize the continua- ton of the loans to the Allies for one year after the termination of the war and to finance the purchase of food stuffs and reconstruction material in this country No additional appro- priations for the Allied loans was sought. He declared that the present law permits loans only for war pur- poses and during the war Since the United States has absorbed much of the worlds gold supply during the last few years, the Allied nations needing foodstuff and materials have not the resources, either in cash or ready credits, to pay for these pur- chases without these loans, the treas ury official maintained.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
YAVAPA| CO. BOYS ARRIVE SAFELY
 IN NEW YORK

About the first word to be receiv- ed of the return of any Yavapai county men from overseas was that received by Miss Casey Crawford and Malcolm Barrett. Miss Craw- lords brother, Chester, is a lieuten- ant and Malcolm's cousin, Jack Me Donald, sergeant in the same com pany, SPA Aero Squadron, which has been stationed at Sheffield, England. Both of these Yavapai boys, who are well and favorably known, have been in service about one year, six months of which has been spent across seas The tclegrams receiv- ed yesterday conveyed the good news that these young men had ar rived at Camp Mills, New York and that from present indications they would soon be home in Prescott.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
GREER IS FREED OF CHARGE OF
 USING 4 GUN

Albert Greer, the Congress June ton man who on Friday shot and slightly wounded a man named Me Cullom at that place, was given his liberty on Saturday afternoon by Jus tice C. A. Randall, the evidence brought out at the hearing having been of such a nature as to justify the release of the defendant from further responsibility.
 According to the story received at the sheriff's office here yesterday, Greer's defense for shooting McCul- lom was that the latter and his friend, William Grogan, had gone from Congress Junction to the Con gress mine where Greer's mother and sister were staying. The visitors had used, it is said, some bad language while they were intoxicated, and Greer had warned them to stay away from the women in the future. A fight started and Greer claimed that McCullom had rushed into his house and returned with a six-shooter. Greer, during the fight, succeeded in getting the gun away from McCul- lom, and inflicted a slight wound in the latter's left arm. He clubbed Grogan over the head with the weapon but did not shoot the latter
 Officers Roy Young and Fred les sen went to Congress Junction and on Saturday succeeded in finding Green and placing him under arrest, the trial later in the day resulting in the jury finding the defendant had been justified in using the Colt in the manner that he did
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
BOARD ID REMAIN OPEN
 TIL DEC. 20

The local draft board yesterday re- ceived instructions from the war de- partment stating that the offices of the organization should be kept open until December 10th instead of only date mentioned in a previous order regarding the closing. The reason for the extension of time was the fact that at present a goodly number of the last batch of questionnaires sent out have not yet been returned to the office of the board, and final
 fort will be made to get them all in before shutting up shop. At pres ent there are missing 2lS question: naires sent to men between the ages of 36 and 40. Y which were sent to men between the ages of l9 and 9 and four sent to men of from IS to l9 years. A large number of the men addressed are Mexicans, who have either gone back to Mexico without returning the document or else have decided that since the war IS over there is no need of filling out the question sheet
 A big pile of the questionnaires have also been sent back to the board by the postal authorities unclaimed by the parties to whom they were addressed. Most of these are also those addressed to Mexicans who have moved and left no forwarding address. Instead of spending time and money in an effort to get in touch with rcgistrants of this class. the board usually pursues the policy of chasing them as exempted aliens and placing them in Class 5A. In past drafts the boards have spent much money rounding up these fellows only to learn that about o9 per cent of them claimed exemption because they were not citizens of the United States, so the boards later came to the conclusion that they might as we'll classify the missing men in the class and not worry further about them.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
BANKERSFAVORA MODIFIED RAIL
 CONTROL
PRE-WAR PLAN OF REG ULATION A FAILURE, THEY DECLARE; WANT ROADS MADE EXEMPT
 FROM ANTITRUST LAWS
By AsSociateu t'res-

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec 9. - Pri- vate control of railroads with judi- cious regulations was advocated in the report of the Railroad Securities Committee of the National Invest ment Bankers Association meeting here today. The pre-war plan of rail- road regulation, the report declared, was failure and the roads should not be returned to their pre-war status without providing for their release from the "burdensome conditions un- der which they have heretofore operated"
 The report advocated the elimina- ton of conflicting control between state and federal bodies and the re- peal of the Sherman antitrust law and state antitrust laws in their ap- plication to transportation because they were unnecessary under proper government regulation. It also de- clared that all previous attempts at government ownership showed de- creased efficiency, increased expense. political interference and economic waste
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
SATISFIED WITH POLITICAL
 CONDITIONS
R E C E N THY APPOINTED HUN COMMISSION WILL PROBABLY NOT so ON RECOMMEND CHANGE IN ECONOMIC AFFAIRS.
By Associated Press.


 BERLIN, Dec. o-The commission appointed by the present govern ment to work out a plan for an economic socialization has held its initial session but beyond organizing, did nothing. The Berlin Bourse and banking and industrial circles, so far as the correspondent was able to learn, do not expect the immediate enactment of any radical measures. The impression prevails that the Ebert-Hase government is convinced that the present political and eco nomical situation in suspicious, and Ehis seems confirmed by rtcel,t ut terances of leaders of both wings of the social democracy.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
Seven Million Cost Of Huns
 U::S.Propaganda
Mr. Hearst Was We'll Thought of By Teutons, Report Shows; Big Papers
 Were Listed as Being Neutral
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. - Bruce Bielaski, chief of the bureau of in- vestigation, in continuing his testi- mony today before the senate com mittee which is Investigating German propaganda, stated that seven and one-half million was the cost to Ger many of her propaganda campaign in the United States, the sum coming from a total fund of twenty-seven million once held by the Germany embassy in Washington. A part of the money went for the purchase of newspapers and. the printing and dis tributing of literature, and part was sent to German consuls all over the country.
 In his testimony, Bielaski read a report made to Berlin by Dr. Karl feuhr, counselor of the German em- bassy, in which he praised the atti- tude of William Randolph Hearst to- ward Germany, and included the New York Mail, the Milwaukee Free Press, the Chicago Tribune and the Washington Post on his list of "neut- ral' papers. Bielaski declared that there was no evidence that Hearst had received any profits from the German government or from anyone acting for it.
 Asked to explain Mir Hearst's att titude, he said: Tt was probably be- cause Hearst was always anti-Brit- ish and was suspicious of everything that country did, or it may have been caused by friendship with Count von Perusforff"
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
bERGER'S TRIAL IS OPENED IN
 J. .SCOURT
By Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Victor L. Berger. congressman-elect from Mill waukee, with four co-defendants was placed on trial in the federal court here today before Judge K. Nj. Landis on a charge of violating the espionage act The entire day was devoted to examining prospective jurors. When court adjourned the defense had exercised two pre-emp- tory challenges, two challenges for cause, and the court had dismissed two venircmcn, who admitted that they could not dismiss certain preju- dices from their minds.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
CH|NAMAN FIRST VICTIM OF NEW
 BOOZE LAW

An Bo, waiter in one of the local cafes, was the first victim to be ar rested under the recently-enacted municipal ordinance prohibiting the sale or possession of intoxicants. Bo, who was arrested on Sunday after noon by Chief of Police Bloom, had pint of whisky in his hip pocket, and is said to have been on his way to deliver it to a prospective customer at the time he was taken into GUS tody.
 Bo was arraigned before Judge Whisman yesterday, and upon plea of guilty, was fined Sl00, which he paid.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
SEEK ID ENJO|N BURLESON FROM
 CABLE CONTROL
PACIFIC COMPANY ASKS INJUNCTION, ALLEGING THAT FEDERAL SUPER VISION NOT O. K.d BY
 NATIONS ON OTHER SIDE
By Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec o.-The com mercial Pacific Cable Company to- day asked an injunction in the fed eral court here restraining Post master General Burleson from the further control of its 10000 miles of cable between San Francisco, China, Japan and the Philippines. Violation of international law by Burleson is charged in the complaint, which as serts that the United States had not obtained the consent to the seizure from the nations upon whose terri tory the cables land. It is further al legged that such consent would be un- constitutional without formal treaty approved by the senate.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
LIFE FOR STEALING TIRE

ADVANTAGEOUS, W. Va. Dec. 9- When he was sentenced to life inn prisoument for the theft of one auto mobile tire and one innertube. Rob ert Bayles tainted in Judge T. N. Taylor's court. This sentence was the only recourse of the trial judge. as it was the third conviction for the prisoner. and the laws of West Vir- giria provide life sentence for the third offense.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
PresidentMay Not Sit In At Peace Farley

.' By Associated Press. 1 + ON BOARD THE GEORGE F w A SH I N G T O N, Dec. g. D President Wilson probably will 1
 < not sit at the peace table, but 1 F will be represented there by 1 < delegates, all the while remain < ing in close contact with the 1 |. heads of other nations and pre- f pared to decide questions re- l < ferred to him. The weather is 1 q warm and the sea is calm to- 1 F day. I f Premier Clemenceau, it is be- I | lieved, will be present at the + peace conference. This is con- [ f sided fitting because the ! .s conference will be held in |! s France. President Wilson is dis { F posed to be in favor of entirely I
 s public procedure, the same as !
 F carried on in the senate cham ! < Der at Washington, with the I
 + press representatives given { $ every facility to report certain I 4 business. = !
 $. .a .s |. < < i. < .s. q i. i. q. {
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
GOLD SENT KAISER

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 9-The presi- dent of the Hamburg Soldiers and Workers Council has declared to the Wcser Zeiting of Hamburg that he knew positively that 20 bags of mint ed gold have been sent 10 Ameron- gen, Holland. for William Hohenzol- Tern, the former German emperor
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
AND POLES MOVING
 ON DANz|G
By Associated Press.

AMSTERDAM, Dec o. Polish American divisions, according to a well-informcd source, says a War saw dispatch to a local paper, have embarked at Havre for Danzig. in West Prussia. with the intention of occupying the provinces of Poscn and Sclesia. The headquarters for the Polish-American troops, accord ing to this information, will be at the town of Posen.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
SAYS AUSTR|ANS WANTED TOQU|T
 WAR IN 1917
CZERNIN TELLS OF EM- FIRES EFFORTS TO GET OUT BY TRADING RICH LANDS TO HUNS FOR AL SAGE AND LORRAINE.
By Associated Press.

VIENNA, Dec. 9. - Count Czer- min today told a correspondent that Austria in 1917 made desperate ef- forts to withdraw from the war, even offering Germany the empires rich est coal province, Galacia, if Ger many would surrender Alsace and Lorraine He said Austria's efforts were defeated by Ludendorff and other Hun officials who even assert ed that Germany would declare war on Austria if Austria made a separate peace.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
Aero Squadron To
 Be Mustered Out

CAMP MILLS, N. Y, Dec. 9-An- nouncement was made today that 200 members of various aero squad rome included among the first Ameri can troops to return from England, leave tomorrow for Camp Dodge, Iowa, to be mustered out.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
.Huge Gun Of Y ank Army Demonstrated

< By Associated Press. 4 + WASHINGTON, Dec. g. -+ < An eight-inch gun, self propell- | # ed on its own caterpillar tracks F < and a protype of fleet of sirni- I # lar monsters that was Ing ! + constructed for the American + '1 army when hostilities ceased, | T was demonstrated here today | < before army officials. The trac- ; l: tor gun drove its 55,000 pounds < f of bulk up a forty-five degree f D ravine wall, developed a speed + s' of four miles ar hour on level i' t surface and demolished large +
 q trees with the same ruthless <
 S' ness that its war brother, the < F tank, showed in action in 7' 'S France. < &s {. se {. sa 1. | sp sk 4 i, .f f q
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
Marshal Foch May
 Visit United States
By Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-That Mar shal Foch may visit the United States when his duties permit was in dicated by cablegram received by Mayo, ,Hylan in reply to an invita- ton to visit New York and offering him the freedom of the city"
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
PRONUNCIATION OF ARM|ST|CE
 CONSIDERED
By Associated Press.

BERLIN, Dec. 9.-Mathies Tres berger. head of the German armistice delegation, announced today that the French government had requested the German army command to dcsig nate plenipotentiaries to confer re- garding the prolongation of the. ar mistice. The delegates will meet at Trevis, in Rhinish Prussia, on Dec. l2th and 18th.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
D0FMORMON CHURCH LET A
 SMALL ESTATE
By Associated Press.

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec 9.-Al- though he controlled millions during the time he was president of the Mormon church, Joseph F. Smith left an estate of less than S0,000, it became known today when the peti- ton for letters testimentary was fil- ed. The will was not filed, but five executors, all sons of the deceased were named. Forty-seven heirs are mentioned in the will
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-12-11
METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 9-Lead un- chauged Spelter quiet offered at $S.35
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-11
U.s.. FOOT. ADMINISTRATION

country last appeal.
"We trust that in reading these lines
you will feel at each word the unhap-
py heartbeeats of the Belgian women
and will find in your broad and hui
name sympathy imperative reasons for
Intervention.
"Only the united will of the neutral
peoples energetically expressed can
counterbalance that Of the German au-
thorities.
"This assistance which the neutral
nations can and, therefore. ought to
lend US, will 1t be refused to the OPP
pressed Belgians?
BE good enough to accept, Mr.. Min
lister, the homage Of our most distin-
guished consideration"
(Signed by a number Of Belgian
women and "a societies.)
The United States government did
not fail to respond to this touching APP
peal and to others Of q similar nature.
The American embassy at Berlin
promptly took up the burning question
NJ the decorations with the chancellor
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-11

German government TO deport from
Belgium a portion of the civilian popu-
lation with the result of forcing them
to labor in Germany, and is constrained.
to protest I'm friendly spirit but MOST
solemniy against this action which isi
in contravention of all precedent ana
those humane principles OF interna-'
tional practice which have long BEEN
accepted and followed by civilized nas
lions in their treatment OF noncomba-
tants in conquered territory. Further
more, the government OF the United
States is convinced that the effect OF
this policy II pursued will In all prob,
ability be fatal TO the Belgian relief
work, so humanely planned SO sue.
cessfully carried out, a result which
would be generally deplored and
which, Ii is assumed, would seriously
embarrass the German government"
This protest was followed by those.
OF the pope, the King OF SPAN, une
government OF Switzerland and other
neutrals. They were Of no avail, ex-
cept, perhaps, to lead the German au--
thorities to draw tighter veil over
their detestable proceedings. But the
evidence has In some measure come
through, although the full facts will
not be known until the liberation OF
heroic Belgium.