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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-02
BREAKS SEEN OVER
FARLEY TO END WAR
CONTINUED From Page One.)

M. Pavlocitch added, is to create an
economic union stretching from Ham
burg to the Persian gulf, giving Tur-
kew and Bulgaria, with certain re-
strictions, the same position as that
occupied by Australia and Canada in
their economic relations with Great
Britain.
Bulgaria Is Obstinate.
The representatives of Bulgaria and
Turkey. the Russian delegate said, are
most obstinate regarding concessions
as compared with the German dele
gates, and he believes that their atti-
tude will hamper further negotiations
NJ. Pavlovitch thinks that Germany
certainly will demand the evacuation
of Mesopotamia, Arabia and Palestine
for the freeing of Belgium and occu-
pied French territory, and If the sue
cesses Of the central powers in Italy
continue also will demand the return
Of Tripoli.
May Mean Earlier Rupture.
London, Jan. at is not clear
from the dispatch of the Daily News
correspondent when the meeting which
Is said to have resulted in the break
ing off Of peace negotiations was held
and there is possibility that the re-
port refers to an alleged rupture OF
negotiations several days ago when
the discussions were adjourned.
Il have private and reliable infor-
nation with regard to the breaking
off of the peace negotiations. which es.
tabllshed beyond doubt the honesty OF
purpose of the Bolshevik." says the
correspondent, whose dispatch is
dated Tuesday THE central powers
proceeded to- make a more detailed
statement of terms from which it ap-
peared that they considered Poland
Lithuania, Courland, ETC., had already
defined themselves. They further
based their demand on the statement
OF Ukraine that it would not recog
nize peace negotiations at which Il
was not represented officially. They
demanded that they should keep gar
risons at Riga, Libau ana Other
strategic points.
THE Russian delegation, acting OF
unequivocal instructions from thu
Bolshevik authorities, took an uncom
promising attitude. They said self
definition was impossible until the las
German soldier had left the country
Jeered German Delegates.
Further, they jeered the Germans
asking what they proposed to dc
They asked whether they intended t,
take Petrograd and feed 100000
starving folk or to disarm a revolu
tionary country in which every work
man had a rife. They also aske,
what the Germans propose to say t,
their own democracy which protested
a couple OF months ago against th
proposed annexation Of Poland an,
Lithuania. They said they were sur
prised that even the Prussian junker
had such audacity.
THE Germans asked time for con
sideration and begged that this stag
OF the negotiations should not be pub
lished. The Russians refused to allov
this and left -Litovsk."
Want Finland Free.
Petrograd, Jan. 1.-THE Bolshevi
news agency announces that the coun
ell Of peoples commissioners has de
cided to recommend to the council Q
workmen's and soldiers delegates rec
ignition Of the political dependenc
Of the republic Of Finland. A specia
commission has been appointed {
lake measures for the separation Q
Finland from Russia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-02
CAMP AND GROVE
INSTALL JOINTLY
Annual Exercises Held Before Big
Gathering Last Evening ut
Odd Fellows Kall.

Camp No. S. Woodmen of the
World, and Grove No. ~. Woodmen
Circle, held a joint installation of
officers last night at Odd Fellows
hall. Head Consul Evan J. Morris of
Chicago assisted by N. T. Swanson,
chamber Of head auditors, installed
officers of the camp and Miss Lily
Deisenroth, assisted by Mrs. Goldie
Moore installed officers for the grove.
II. O. Larrance, whs is now entering
his ninth term Of Office as consul COM
mander, was presented with a silver
shaving set by members of the camp.
Miss Fay Brunk. who was installed as
guardian Of the local grove, was pre-
sented with a bouqueNOf flowers.
Short addresses were made by Head
Consul Morris and Head Auditors N.
T. Swanson, Chicago, and Peter Olson,
Moline. The speakers complimented
both the camp and grove for the fine
showing OF their degree teams. 1t
was decided to hold q class adoption
Of new members for both orders-at the
first meeting in February. Mrs. Anna
Lee. past guardian Of the grove, was
unable to attend the ceremonies be-
cause Of an illness.
Appended in the list Of officers in
stalled for the camp and grove:
Camp No. S..
Consul commander--H. o. Larrance,
Past commander--C. T. Fuller.
A. L.-George Stromberg.
Banker-Edward Nissen.
Clerk. c. Downs.
Escort-James Downing
Watchman-W. l.. Bowman.
Sentry. p. LaughAry.
Auditor. three years--W. L. Lar
rance.
Physicians--Drs c. r. Foster, II. ].
Friedman, Joseph DeSilya. Z. Brad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-02
CAMP DODGE MEN
AWAIT WORD FOR
OFFICER SCHOOL
Selective Soldiers at Cantonment Elk.
pect to Learn II They Are Sue.
cessful in Passing.
FIVE HUNDRED TO TAKE COURSE
-Sere. Than Three Times Number Pro-
vided For Apply for Chance to
Earn Commissions.
Especial to The Argus.)

Camp Dodge, Iowa, Jan. 2.-Sol-
diers whose applications to attend the
officers training school to be opened
at the cantonment Jan. have been
accepted probably will be announced
late today or tomorrow.
Orders have been issued at divis-
ionai headquarters directing such OF
these men whose applications had not
been disapproved by regimental or
separate organization commanders, to
report to the board ., officers appoint
ed to pass finally on the applications.
The total number Of students will
be in the neighborhood Of 500, accord
ing to Lieutenant Colonel r. B. Par
rott, commandant.
This number includes the graduates
and undergraduates of the cadet SCHOOL
at the University Of Iowa and the Iowa
State college of agriculture and me-
chanic arts at Ames, the College OF st.
Thomas at St. Paul and st. Johns Mil
ltary academy at Delafield, Wis.
Many Seek Admission.
More than three times the number
Of men who will be admitted have sent
In their applications.
The process Of elimination has been
going on for some weeks and great
care exercised by the board Of officers
as we'll as company and regimental
commanders to select men deemed
qualified to make the best officers.
At the. close Of the course April B
the successful candidates will be COM
missioned provisional lieutenants II
the national army and will either re-
ceiye assignments Immediately or re,
turn to their work as enlisted unit
called to active duty as officers.
The bulletin issued at divisional
headquarters instructs those who have
been accepted as students to brint
with them blankets, comforters ant
clothing issued by their respective or
CARNATIONS, but no personal equip
ment in the form of mess kits or othel
ordnance property.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-02
MRS. BERTHA NOBLE
DIES AT MUSCATINE
Especial to The Argus.)

Muscatine, Iowa, Jan. Mrs. Ber-
tina Noble of Eliza, ILL.,, died from a
complication of diseases Monday night
at the home Of her sister, Mrs. Chris
tine Lovewell, AIT East Second street,
Muscatine, aged AZ years.
She was born in Helsingland, Swe-
dish Finland, and came to Eliza, ILL.,,
% years ago, and resided with her
father, c. j. Carlson, until her mar
riage to Omar Noble in 1907. The
couple settled on farm near Eliza
and had lived there ever since. No
children were born of the marriage
Mrs. Noble is survived by her hus-
band, her sister, Mrs. Christine Love-
we'll, and brother, Peter Carlson, 1922
Mulberry avenue, Muscatine.
Burial took place at Eliza today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-02
Especial to The Argus.)

Camp Dodge, Iowa. Jan. RULES
governing the subject matter of let
ters which the soldiers n the national
army at Camp Dodge may or may not
write were read to all the men at the
regular monthly muster yesterday.
Much Information deemed to be Of
military value to enemies OF the coun-
try, 1t is said has found its way out Of
government training camps and
schools Of instruction. through letters
written by the soldiers to the friends
and relatives at home.
In many cases the Information thus
contained has been made public
through the newspapers publishing
the contents of such letters.
The soldiers at Camp Dodge were
told to be discreet in the information
to home folks and to refrain from
from commenting on the degree OF
training which they have attained,
their equipment, etc.
| Have you a little ferret in your
home?
One Of these little animals is an ad-
dition to any home and they really
are finding their way into our best
circles. ILL.,
F'rinstance: That ferret out at the
ofhcers' quarters of the Three Hun
dred and Thirteenth field signal bat.
talon. Camp Dodge No ordinary lit
tie carniverous animal, this fellow. In
an apartment built especially for him
he lives like an aristocrat. Part OF
his time is spent in his sleeping quar-.
tiers, built on the end of the officers
building, and in his leisure time he
runs up an enclosed corridor to his
sun parlor and looks out over the
landscape. His sun parlor is en-.
closed in wire netting, which rather
annoys "Snoop," but he must endure it
SO bears up bravely.
Lieutenant E. H. WEIGH brought
"Snoop" to Camp Dodge to participate
in some hunting parties, so favored
by these signal corps officers. Il
seems that rabbits are ferret's IA
orite fruit and the officers say thai
"Snoop" is rabbit-chasing rascal. HI
pursues the rabbits to their holes ant
corners them for the hunters.
They can't get away from him. He.
a ferret-eyed "snoop.' But in his do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-02

Just received ffvn New YEA
Over tAros hundred new blsuses
!. blouse nakees. The nla1Hials aTU
In Geeryette crepe erepe d chlne
and fancy silks. All new nedsls
h rich eolorlngA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-02
SOLDIERS AT CANTONMENT CAUTIONED TO
BE CAREFUL AS TO CONTENTS OF LETTERS

nestle life he is irreproachable. In
contrast to some of his relatives. he
doesn't live altogether on meat. Bread
and milk are important factors OF ms
diet. He likes this innocuous food,
too, which probably would make his
cousins and uncles blush for him.
But he lives up to his name.
He's a "Snoop." all right. -
Ask the rabbits around Camp
Dodge.
Uncle Sam Is not ungrateful for the
assistance commercial insurance COM
! panies gave in aiding the preparation
and passage of the war risk 1nsur-
ance measures for the soldiers ana
sailors.
In a bulletin issued at the headquar-
ters at Camp Dodge, Secretary OF war
Baker is quoted as directing that
nothing will be said or done in pro-
noting the sale of government fnsur-
ance that will reflect in any way what
ever on any commercial life insurance
company.
According to Secretary Baker the
commercial life insurance companies
"actuated by spirit of real patriot
ism" practically cooperated 10 the pas
sage of the measure.
| More than $100,000.000 worth OF
government war risk insurance has
been sold to the soldiers at Camp
Dodge.
The hardest kind of staining is be-
ing given the enlisted men OF the
ordnance corps, who recently reported
at camp. The companies are In full
strength, and have been fully outfit
ted with their military toys. They are
taking to their work with vim, and
are already drilling in company for
nation.
The Negro troops of the Three Hun
bred Sixty-sixth are also making good
progress. Large numbers have been
weeded out and sent home, and theil
places filled by newly selected men.
This unit held it's initial muster yes.
terday, when the records which will
follow each man throughout the wal
were taken by Uncle Sam. While
very large proportion of the Alabam
ans reported unable to read or write
all save a few, were able to sign theil
names to their pay roll this month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-02

ford, P. B. Miller and Alfred Stocker
Grove No. %.
Guardian-Fay Bunk.
Advisor-Fannie Cohen.
Past guardian-Anna Lee. i.
e Chaplain--Anna Nissen.
Banker-Pearl Graham.
Clerk-Anna Downs.
Attendant-Ethel Dierolf.
Inner sentinel-Ida M. Riley.
Outer sentinel-Emma Goodwin.
Manager, three years-Lulu Bow.
man.
Physicians G. T. Foster, E
Bradford, C. L. Carlton, P. B. Millel
and Alfred Stocker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-02
p Parliamentary '.Specials That
Represent Sauings Of Great
Importance at This Time

d, N%e Breakfast Sets
11AS
Pink and Blue Break
fAst Sets with large
white collars and belts
and two pockets, $3.50
value. ': 81 .95
t1to Heuse Dresses So
Utility or Double Serv-
ice House Dresses,
amoskeag, bingham and
percale, in dark and
light colors, CT M
$1.50 values. V1sWV
e sink Petticoats 0.9s
hinon SILK TaffetA Pet
ticoats, ruined and
pleated hounces,
changeable colors. $500
values, CD OK
0k0 Bath Robes 01s
Women's Beacon Bath
Robes, dark colors. ma
Wy, gray. red, floral de-
signs. signs, $3.50 81. IS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-02

@o Hannel xlDoDos
ASs
French Flannel Kimo-
nos In light dainty col
ors or navy and wine
and gray satin trim
med, $3.50 QC OK
values 1900. VAsOO
91.s0 Psh Jenes xsdly
Bleuses 40
White alata MILDLY
Blouses with navy, red
and copenhagen collars,
;,;sS ........ 79c
el2S Vofle Waists Soc
Wolfe and Organdy
Waists, lace and en-
broidered fronts and
large collars. E0~
| $1.25 values go. wv
| e7.Se Angsrs Swsa&erS
AngorA Wool Sweaters
In rose. Kelly, corn and
delft blue with large
..shss' $50 S450
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-02
The Wise PrecautiOn Of q Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablet After the Ban.
quet Brings Pleasant Memoir
les With the Morning
Coffee.
If 1t Hadn't Been for Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets Like as Not I'd Have a
Headache This Morning.


II you ever feel distressed after eat
ing be sure to take Stuarts Dyspep-
STA Tablet. For no matter what you
eat there will be no gas, no sour ris-
ings, no lump in your throat, no bill
iousness. no dark brown taste in the
morning. And should you now be
troubled, eat tablet as soon as pos
sible and relief will come promptly.
These tablets correct at once the faults
of week or overworked stomach, they
do the work while the stomach rests
and RECEIVERS itself. Particularly ef-
fective are they for banqueters and
those whose environment brings them
in contact with the rich food most apt
to cause stomach arrangement. Relief
in these cases always brings the glad
smile. Get box of Stuart's Dyspep-
STA Tablets, so cents, in any drug
store. Be good to your stomach.
-lAdv.)
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
u. S, SHIPS LEAVE LIVERPOOL
More Yank Troops Sail for Home
From England.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Notice was re-
ceived by the war department of the
sailing from Liverpool on November
% of the steamer Ascanius for New
York with AZ officers and 1,427 men,
and the steamer Canopic for Boston
with "a officers and 1,O47 men. All on
both steamers are aero units except
few casuals and unattached officers.
On board the Ascanius are the Three
Hundred Forty-ninth, Three Hundred
Twenty-sixth, Four Hundred Seventy
sixth, Three Hundred Seventy-frst,
Three Hundred Seventy-eighth, Eight
Hundred Forty-frst, Three Hundred
Thirty-ffth, Four Hundred SeV enty-
third and Eight Hundred Thirty-sec-
ond aero squadrons, five officers and
Is men, medical detachment casuals
and six unattached officers.
On the Canopic are the First Hand
ley-Page acceptance park, the Two
Hundred Eleventh, Two Hundred
Eighty-secOnd and Three Hundred
Sixth aero squadrons, detachment Of
the Second Handley-Page airplane
park, three officers and II men, medi-
cal casuals and ii unattached officers.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
Scorpfo.

Scorpfo is constellation and the
eighth sign of the zodiac. The con-
StellatiOn is conspicuous in early sum-
mer in the skies of the southern Unit
ed States, where the whole of the mag
nifcent tail clears the horizon. With
the Chaldeans and Greeks it extended
over one-sixth of the planetary circle,
the Scorpion being represented with
exaggerated claws embracing a circu-
lar space where Libra is now placed.
From this irregularity it may be in
ferred that the constellation is older
than the zodiac, which was formed be-
fore 1000 B. G. Libra, though later, is
of no small antiquity, since it appears
in the Egyptian zodiacs. It's adoption
by julius Caesar in his calendar made
it familiar. Ptole1ny, however, though
living in Egypt nearly two centuries
later, follows Babylonian and Greek
astronomers in covering the place of
Libra with the Scorpions claws.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
NIP GREAT PRUSSIAN PLOT
Field Marshal Won Mackensen Heads
Plan to Restore Kaiser.

London, Dec. "a gigantic Prussian
plot to Jail the whole present German
government and establish a provision
al government under Field Marshal
Won Mackensen has just been nipped
In the bud by the Ebert government,
the Daily Express learns from its Am
Stefdam correspondent. "Wire tap
ping" by Ebert's secret service opera
tives led to the discovery of the plot
The plan was to urge the ex-kaiser
to make triumphal return to Berlin
Immediately after establishment of the
provisional government"
The eX-kaiSer, the whole former
Prussan court, and practically all the
officials of the old regime, the Navy
league and the Pan-German league,
and men like Prince Won Buelow and
ex-Chancellor Michaelis are said to
have been in sympathy with the plot.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg refused
to join the agitators, the Amsterdam
dispatch says. Many arrests were
made in connection with the plot.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
ALLIES ARE OF ACCORD
|NDEMN|T|ES 70 Be PAID
PROTEST ITALY'S AIMS
Serbs in u. S. Hold Convention at
Chicago.
demonstrate In Petition to Allies
Against Grants on East Shore
of Adriatic.

Chicago, Dec 2.-Vehement protests
against Italy's claim to the eastern
shore of the Adriatic as part of her
share of the war spOils were entered
at the national congress Of Serbians
here.
The demonstration was given con
crete shape in resolution, copies OF
which were telegraphed to all the al.
lied powers except Italy.
One hundred and seventy delegates
from the United States and Canada
signed the resolution, which also en-
bodied the wish that the new JugO-
Slav state become a kingdom ruled by
the present Serbian dynasty.
When DR.. Milosh r. Trivunac of
New York, president of the Serbian
National Defense League of America,
proposed that copies of the resolution
be transmitted to President Wilson,
Premier Lloyd George and Premier
Clemenceau, voice in the audience
cried, "And to Premier orlando"
NO." replied Doctor Trivunac, that
would be improper and might cause
friction"
Doctor Yrivunac's view was unani-
mously accepted and Premier Orlando
was omitted.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
TROOPS FROM OVERSEAS
ARE NOW ON HOME SOIL
SAYS RUSS BETRAYED
kerensky Gets Highly Excited
During Interview.
Former Premier Declares His N,+ion,.
Share in Victory Greater Than
Americas.

London, Dec. 3-"The allies have
betrayed Russia They have stuck a
knife ln the back of Russian democ-
racy."
Alexander FOedrovitch Kerensky
1alrly shouted these words. AS he
spoke he accentuated his words with
emphatic forward jerks of his close
cropped head.
10 the correspondent he seemed
much as he was pictured in his prime
when he tried to fire his countrymen
to tight to the last ditch. He said:
"Despite Russia's heroic sacrifices
during three years Of war without
which victory could not possibly have
been won; despite the supreme effort
IN that vital summer, when we kept
the Germans pinned on the east front
while America slowly gathered
strength to throw her decisive weight
into the struggle on the west front a
year later-despite all this and more,
the entente is planning to tear Bessa-
rabia from us to give it to Roumania.
the peace conference.
Hasn't Russia as much, if not more,
of share on the victory as America?
The United States has $1,000 dead in
the war. Russia has two million
dead"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
Waste Of Human Material

Any man who has been in the world
forty-fve years or more should be q
valuable employee. For man to be
shelved at forty-fve is wrong, very
wrong. For man to lose confidence
in himself because he is forty-five or
thereabouts is absurd.
The man who has been in the world
forty-fve years has had vast amount
Of experience and has had the op-
portunity to observe much that could
be turned to good account. The trou-
BILE with us is that we do not know
where to take our goods to market, or
at least we do not know the best mar
ket in which to dispose of our goods.
There is great waste of human
material because of it's displacement.
We give more attention to the
salesmanship problem in relation to
goods than to the infinitely more i'm
portant subject of human MATERIAL
New York Mail.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
All Uphold Red Cross.

The Red Cross organization is. the
result of an international treaty en-
tered into by most of the leading ma
tions at convor ton held at Geneva,
Switzerland, in August, 1864. The
treaty sustains the neutrality of Red
Cross societies in all countries and on
all waters covered by the compact, and
insures to it the protection of all con-
f1icting forces in time Of war. The ma
tons that are parties to this treaty are
the United States, Venezuela, Bolivia
Chile, Peru, Argentina, Great Britain,
Germany, France, Belgium, Russia
Austria, Sweden, Norway, Turkey,
Greece, Spain, Italy, Serbia, Persia, the
Roman states, Switzerland, Japan and
other governments to the number of
40 or more.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
Hurry and Health.

Don't hurry. It wears the system
like worry. 1t is especially harmful
in hot weather.
Hurry tears out the nerves and the
body tissues rapidly, puts lines in the
face, interferes with digestion and 9TH
er intestinal action, and in time may
produce permanent palpitation Of the
heart.
Loss of both physical and mental
control and a number of varieties of
nervous disorders may also result from
chronic "hurrying up"
Hurry eXhausts twice the energies in
given time that would be required
taken in a leisurely manner.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
AMERICAN HELP is WANTED
Political Group Wants to Be Annexed
to the u. S.

Vienna, Dec. 2.-The political situ-
alton here is pathetie. There is talk
Of a revolution on all sides, though
those proposing to overthrow the gov
an action.
The correspondent, whose presence
is known throughout the city, has had
many visitors, one Of whom said he
represented a political group which
wished to know if it were possible to
annex Austria to the United States.
He said that Austria was now in a
hopeless situation, surrounded by en-
emies, both men and women, who were
ruthlessly robbing.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-02
FORMAL COMPLAINT is ASKED
McAdoo Says keymen Failed to Pre-
sent Their Grievances.

Washington, Dec. "A telegram
calling attention to the failure of rail-
road telegraphers to present their
complaints of insufficient wages for
maHy to the board Of railroad wages
and working conditions has been sent
by Director General McAdoo to 81. B.
Perham, president of the Order of
Railroad Telegraphers. The telegram,
made public here, explains that the
board was established to pass on ap-
plications for higher wages. A strike
of telegraphers is threatened on De
4cember 5.