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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
TAKEUPPLAN
Of FLOATING
CUBAN SUGAR
Consider Financing of Next
Crop to Assure U. S. and
Allies a Supply.

New York, Jan. ia plan under
which New York banking interests
would finance the next Cuban sugar
crop involving expenditure of sum
Is high as 100000 is under con-
alteration here, it was learned here
today.
The Importance Of assuring the
country an adequate supply Of sugar,
together with shipments required by
the entente allies, was placed before
the bankers committee by the Inter-
national Sugar committee, acting for
the national food administration.
II the plan natures as the commit
tee desires. money will be assured to
finance the next crop in Cuba, ex-
pected to be the largest in the history
Of the island. Another sugar shortage
such as the one of recent weeks would
perhaps be averted.
Local bankers, it was asserted to-
day, would not be likely to take the
suggested action without the consent
0, the federal reserve bank but it was
assumed here that this would be
forthcoming inasmuch as it was the
national food administration which
suggested the plan. 1t was believed
also that the government would make
every effort to supply the tonnage nee
essary to transport the sugar to
American ports.
Big Banks Included.
Bankers interested in the plan have
conferred here with members Of the
International Sugar commissions The
proposed syndicate would include the
National City bank. the Chase Nation
d bank and the Guaranty Trust COM
pany. Charles M. Sabin, president Of
the Guartnty company, is chairman
Of the bankers committee consider
ing the plan. No indication was giver
today as to how soon this committee
would report to the sugar authorities
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
STAFF OFFICERS
IN FRANCE MOVE
Leave Paris for beautiful Little City
Of Inland" People Ready to
Greet Americans.

City Of Central France, Thursday,
Jan. 10.-(By the Associated Press,
tDelayed) .-Although the influx Of
hundreds Of staff officers belonging to
the lines Of communication branch of
the American army has not yet begun
and although their transfer from
Paris here is supposed to be a deep
secret, this beautiful little city in cen
trail France is already aware that it
will soon be host to the newest allies.
American flags are already waving
from many buildings and the citizens
are in state Of suppressed excite
ment, preparing what promises to be
most enthusiastic welcome to the
newcomers.
The preparations for the advent Of
the Americans. numbering several
hundred officers and twice as many
assistants-clerks, civilians and mill
tary workers-are almost completed:
SO that when the men begin to ar
rive, In a day or two, each one will
find comfortable quarters arranged for
him either in some one Of the half
dozen good hotels here or In private
uOuncS tudS nave uCCu ACAICu w IuC
advance scouts.
They will find themselves Quartered
for the duration Of the war;" in one
Of Frances hea1thiest and most beau
tiful cities, where cleanliness appar-
emily has been made a cardinal virtue.
where food. especially fresh vegeta-
bles in season and dairy products are
plentiful, where the water supply Of
fers none of the drawbacks that must
be contended close behind the front
and from which they can operate fully
as advantageously centrally as from
| Paris.
The new headquarters will from the
outset be operated with a view to the
greatest possible comfort Of the men
and the least possible disturbances Of
local conditions. Thus, one OF the
first moves will be to install "sales
commissary" at which foodstuffs
brought from America will be sold Al
less than the local market prices, Il
possible, so that the presence of the
| Americans will not have the effect o.
forcing up prices to the distress o.
| the inhabitants,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
SINKING REPORT
IS MADE PUBLIC

Washington, Jan. 11.-Secretary
Daniels made public today a summary
of the official report of Lieutenant
Commander David W. Bagley, on the
sinking by a German submarine of
the American destroyer Jacob Jones,
of Dec. 6, when two officers and GA
men lost their lives. Commander Bag
ley gives unstinted praise to the be-
havior of officers and men and espe-
cially commends by name 10 OF them.
The submarine, the report says, was
not sighted until 15 minutes after the
destroyer had gone down. But the
torpedo was sighted half a mile from
the ship and Lieutenant s. F. Kalk
officer Of the deck, who afterwards
died from exposure, Immediately or
dered q maneuver to avoid being
struck. The torpedo, however, was
too near to allow the destroyer to
clear it and it struck fairly with a
heavy explosion. The ship quickly
settled by the stern and the engine
room was soon flooded. The radio an
tennae and mainmast were carried
away.
Most of the men not killed by the
torpedo got clear Of the ship and
reached RATS or wreckage. Eight
minutes after the torpedo struck a,
Alp p. m. the Jones sank stern first
Efforts were made to collect the sur
vivors in a motor dory and then the
nearest land was headed for to secure
aid for the remaining survivors on the
RATS. After % hours the dory sighted
a patrol vessel and the commander
of the patrol station reported to Com
mander Bagley that the other sur
vivors all had been rescued.
Seaman Philip ]. Burger Of Lam
singburgh, N. Y, is highly praised in
the report for his efforts to clear the
vessels motor sailer which would
have saved twenty or thirty lives. He
stuck to the Job until drawn under
water with the boat, being rescued
himself later when he came to the sur.
face.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
HUNS To ENFORCE
SLAVERY IN ITALY
Civilians in Conquered Territory Must
Give Up Food and Work for
TeutOnS.

Ottawa, Ont, Jan. 11.-All food sup
plies in private homes to be given up
and men, women and children to work
in the fields l6 hours a day for the
benefit of the invaders, are set forth
in regulations imposed by the Austro-
Germans upon the people Of the con-
quered portions of Italy, according to
the text of a Teutonic proclamation
now in the hands of Reuters, and
made public here today. Failure to
comply with the regulations, the proc
lamation states, will call for severe
punishment, including the imprison-
ment of men and women and the beat
ing of children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
FORMER NEWSPAPER
EDITOR SUMMONED

Philadelphia, Jan. 11.-Rev. DR..
John Ross Sutherland, associate sec
rotary of the Presbyterian board Of
ministerial relief and sustentation, a
former newspaper editor, died yester-
day at his home in Lansdowne, after
several months illness. He was u
years old. DR.. Sutherland was Will
Ian J. Bryan's pastor at Jacksonville,
III. He was born in Ontario, and for
some time was editor OF paper at
Ingersoll, Ont While pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church at Burling-
ton. Iowa, he wrote editorials for II
wears for the Burlington Gazette. He
is survived by a widow and three
daughters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
Teuto11icF0rces
on Italian Front
Are Driver, Back

Rome, Jan. II. Austro-German
forces yesterday were forced to evac-
uate some trench sections near Ca
varucchurina, on the Italian noun
tain front, the war Office announced
today. The retreating Teutons were
caught under the Italian fire and suf-
fered considerable losses.
Paris, Jan. 11.-French troops car
ried out raids last night in the Ar
come and in the Vosges region bring
ing back prisoners from the German
lines, the war Office announced today.
The statement follows:
I'm the Argonne. at Courte Chausses
and in the Vosges, in the region of
Vlemerey, French attachments made
incursions into the enemy lines and
brought back prisoners. The artillery
fighting was rather severe at times in
the region of Beaumont and Bezon-
vaux (Verdon 'front.'. On the remain
der of the front the night was calm.
"On Wednesday two German air
planes were brought down in COM
bats"
London, Jan. 11."With exception of
artillery activity east Of Vimy ridge
there is nothing to report" says to-
days official announcement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
SUFFSWININ
AMERICANA
ENGLAND TOO
House Gives Franchise to
Women as British Lords
Approve Suffrage.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Woman SUI
frage was step nearer realization
today as the result of the victory in
the house last night when resolu-
ton was adopted authorizing submis-
sion to the states of the Susan B.
Anthony amendment for national en-
Reimbursement of women.
The vote was 274 to 1876, exactly the
required two-thirds majority. Re-
publican Leader Mann and Repre-
sentative Sims, both of whom came to
the house from sick beds brought the
votes which settled the issue.
So close was the contest that re-
capitulation was asked and the an
nouncement of the final vote was
greeted with wild applause and cheer
ing from the women who thronged the
galleries.
The resolution was sent to the SEN
ate today and suffrage champions at
once began their campaign in the up
per house. Recent polls of the SEN
ate indicate that the necessary two
thirds could not be mustered there
and vote may nqt be forced until ad-
vocates find they have the strength
with which to put it through.
British Women Get Vote.
London, Jan. II. - The morning
newspapers welcome heartily the de-
cision of the house of lords on woman
suffrage which gives the vote to about
six million women and ends the long
wrangle which has troubled the coun-
try for years. 1t is true that the third
reading Of the bill is yet to be taken
and motion to submit the question
to a referendum Is to be disposed OF
but it is not believed that this has any
| prospects of success even If pressed
to vote.
For National Good.
! Miss Christabel Pankhurst said:
! "The vote will be used for the ma
! tional good, first, for promoting So
cial reform; second for stimulating
/ national defense, and third, for disci-
| plining democracy"
| Miss Pankhurst added that the
women of Great Britain now had only
one idea, namely, to assure victory
for the allies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
DRAFT EIIGIBLES
ARE NOT ACCEPTED

Paris, Thursday, Jan. 10. - The
American army and navy Y. NJ. C. A.
in France issued statement today
that it is not accepting for its serv-
ice who are subject to the draft have
been requested with the approval of
the American army authorities to re-
main at their posts until their draft
numbers are called. All eventually
will be replaced by men over draft age
or those rejected for military service.
1t is said that only 10 per cent Of
the present Y. M. C. A. personnel in
France consists Of men subject to the
draft.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
SAYS WALKING, NOT
GETTING HOPPING
MAD, STOPS HEART

sChicago. Jan. 11.-Danger of heart
failure lies not in getting "hbpping
mad" but in walking after meals. ac-
cording to DR.. James B. Herrick Of
Chicago. in an article on angina pc.
toris, published in a medical Journal
The doctor aserts that experiments
have shown that fits OF anger are not
responsible for angina pectoris but it
frequently is caused by rapid walk
ing up hill or against q strong wind,
especially after . meal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
Middle West Is
Again Swept by
Fierce Blizzard

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. II. - Central
and southern Illinois were In the grip
of another blizzard today adding to
the heavy fall of snow last Sunday. A
strong wind out of the northwest was
carrying the white particles in swirls
which drifted deeply delaying trains
and interfering with traffic generally.
Reports to the United States
weather bureau here said six inches
of snow had fallen at Cairo up to this
morning. At Springfield the precipi-
tation was four inches at 9 a. m.
The snow was accompanied by a
steady decrease in temperature here
this morning. At 1890 o'clock the
thermometer read one below, and
Meteorologist c. J. Root forecast Sc
we're cold wave for tonight with a
drop to 10 or Is below degrees below
zero.
South Hard Hit.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 11.-What
weather observers say is one of the
most severe billiards in years, swept
over the southwest last night and
early today with strong north wind
piling up the unusually heavy snow
into deep drifts and caused democrat
ization to transportation and wire
communication general throughout
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ar
kansas. Temperatures ranged from
II below at Little Rock to Is below at
Concordia, Kan.
Oklahoma City reports six inches OF
snow, the heaviest on record for that
vicinity.
Dallas, Texas, Jan. 11.-Snow fell in
nearly every section of Texas accept
the Brownsville district, last night, &C
companied by very low temperatures
according to reports received here
Dallas this morning was covered with
6.3 inches.
Saskatchewan ~ Below.
Washington, Jan. 11.-Forty-two de-
grees below zero in North Saskatche-
wan, birthplace Of many of the cold
waves that sweep across the United
States and line of zero temperatures
extending into northwest Texas were
reported today to the weather bureau
The cold wave this morning contin.
ued over the plains states and had ex.
tended into the Missouri and lower
Arkansas valleys, the west Gulf states
and the extreme southwestern part Of
the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
BRITISH WAR
CHIEF URGES
FASTER PACE
Must Speed Up to End
Strife Churchill Says
Appeals to America.

London, Jan. 11.-Winston Spencer
Churchill. British minister of NUM-
tons, addressing the American Lunch
con club today, made powerful ap-
peal for. the sending of American SOL
diers to Europe and in as large num-
bers as possible.
The reception of Premier Lloyd
Georges and President Wilson's war
fins by the central powers, the min
lister declared, showed gulf that no
bridge could span. He added that
Great Britain and the United States
having issued their war aims, they
must now bend every effort to the
practical work of enforcing them on
the enemy.
I'VE have found a complete agree
ment on our war aims" Mr.. Churchill
said, 80 let us concentrate our whole
souls on practical measures whereby
those aims may be achieved"
England must melt all her re-
sources, he continued, into war work.
Women must draw nearer to the fir
ing lines and do more manual labor
to relieve working men for the ranks
of the army. Rations, he said, must be
cut down.
Increase Pace, He Urges.
THE only way to shorten the suf-
fering and torment" the minister as
serted, is to increase the pace"
Referring to Americas participa-
In xsyoN Mr.
You have accepted an immense re-
sponsibility. Never in history has 80
great nation undertaken so great a
task, Your aid is vitality needed In
this great struggle and needed soon. ;
Walter Hines Page, the American
ambassador, presided at the luncheon
which was attended by 200 persons
Those at the luncheon included Lord
| Northcliffe, Baron RhoDdda, Vice Ad.
miral Sims, commander of the Amer
, lean naval forces in European waters
Robert Skinner, American consul gen
eral in London; General Bridges O.
the British general staff; Sir Thoma.
Upton and Sir Gilbert Parker, tn.
novelist.
Could Equip Americans.
Mr.. Churchill said that England had
sufficient reserve material to fully
equip several hundred thousand Amer
leans when they landed in Europe
He advocated that shipping should b.
devoted to bringing men and finished
or half finished products rather thai
bulky raw materials.
Mr.. Churchill said that England hat
guns, men and fuses waiting for shells
Preparations were under, way, he add
ed, to meet the German hordes com
ing from the east.
Although he had no doubt of victory
Mr.. Churchill declared the coming
year would be the hardest of the war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
SEES SOUND YANKEE
SENSE IN MESSAGE

Paris, Jan. 1.-THE Temps finds
nothing to criticize or to question in
President Wilson's message. Ger
many's inexorable conditions offered
to Russia and the nationalities sep
arated from Russia, it says, demanded
a protest. President Wilson has chosen
the most noble and most efficient form
of protest by stretching out his hands
to the oppressed.
1.-THE presidents peace program,
like his Russian policy, is marked by
Christian charity and at the same time
by sound American sense. To Ger
many's allies the message offers con-
ditions under which none of them can
henceforth feel itself menaced."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11

Forecast Till Z P. NJ. Tomorrow, 70.
Rock Island. Davenport. Moline
anC Vicinity.
Snow and colder tonight with the
lowest temperature about Is degrees
below zero: Saturday. probably fair
and continued cold.
Temperature at a. m, below
zero; highest yesterday, II; lowest
last night. 4 below zero; at l p. m.
today. 5 below zero.
Velocity OF wind at Z a. m, 10 miles
per hour.
Precipitation. % inch.
Relative humidity at Z p. m, go;
at a. M. go; at p. m. today. So.
Stage of water. 3.S; rise of 4 in
last "a hours.
]. NJ. SHERIER. Meteorological
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
WILL DROP WILSON'S
SPEECH IN GERMANY

London. Jan. 11-Referring to the
report that it is intended to drop a
million copies of President Wilson's
address in Germany from airplanes,
the Daily Chronicle. while thinking
the idea excellent and that II every
German could read the address 1t
might lead to national strike
against the war, recalls Germany's
recent announcement that pilots
caught dropping propaganda would be
shot as spies. Accordingly. the pa
per appeals to inventors to produce
a machine which Of itself will drop
propaganda.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
FORMER AUSTRALIA
CABINET RETURNED

Melbourne. Australia, Jan. 11-Sev-
eral days of political uncertainty have
ended with the re-installation in
power Of the Nationalist government
headed by William Morris Hughes
without any change in its makeup.
Premier Hughes is accused OF
breach of faith because of the pledge
he gave during the recent referendum
not govern the country IL conscrip-
ton was defeated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
ASKS INCREASE ON
ROCKEFELLER'S TAX

new York, Jan. 11.-An increase In
ne personal property tax Of John D.
eAeieiler. who now pays on an as
~ssment OF 100000, is suggested by
,ssyor Hylan in a letter to the pres
today.
aae mayor stated that real estate
49,. bearing an undue share OF the
s,a iaen OF taxation In the city. and he
ia so suggested that the city might fol-
~, tne government scheme OF tax
excessive wealth that comes from
excessive incomes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
DAUGHTERS OF VETS
HELP FRENCH CITY

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE relief
committee Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution, has subscribed
$4,000 for the restoration Of the
French village Of Tilloloy in Picardy.
25 miles south of Amiens, and will
subscribe 100000 for the third issue
of Liberty bonds, the organization to-
day announced.
In answer to questionnaires practi-
calIy 100000 women. have signtfied
their willingness to assist in all kinds
OF war. service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
TRAINS MAIDS TO
WE'D S0N;THEyD0
Fourth Boy in Family Marries q Do.
nestle In Keeping With the Pol.
icy of His Mother.

st. Louis, Mo-, JAN. 11-George R.
Tichacek, son of Louis ]. Tichacek,
former member of the Missouri legis-
lature. yesterday married Miss
Josephine Bernat, servant girl. He
is the fourth son of the family to mar
ry a domestic. Three brothers mar
ried girls who worked in their moth
er's home.
The mother made a policy of en-
ploying as servants only girls whom
she considered suitable as wives for
her sons
Owing to the recent death of Mrs.
Tichacek the fourth son had to go out
side Of his own household to get his
bride. Tichacek has eight brothers,
All eight sons and the four wives were
assembled at the fathers home last
night celebrating the latest marriage.
Treated Like Daughters.
Mrs. Tichacek. in an interview given
some weeks before her death, ex-
planned how she had trained her ser
want girls to fit themselves as dutiful
wives.
"f>treat my servant girls the same
as l would my own daughter" she
said. They came and went Just a.
any OF my children did, and at meal
times dined with the family. taught
them to consider themselves one OF
the family. so that when they did mar
ry my sons they would feel perfectly
at home"
Many Seek Job.
Since the unusual circumstances
surrounding the family became known
they have continually received letters
from all over the world. Most of the
messages are from girls who want en-.
ployment in the Tichacek home. Let
| tiers have come from Vienna. Edin.
| burgh. Australia, Hayti and virtually
all parts Of the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
PORT JOBS ARE PUT
INTO CIVIL SERVICE

Washington. Jan. 11.-Shipping COM
missioners at New York. Boston. Seat
tie and New Orleans today were put
under the civil service by President
Wilson on recommendation Of Secre-
tart Redfield. They we're the only
ones in the government service not In
the classified listK
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
FIREMAN Is KILLED
WHEN TRAINS CRASH

rs1iesburg. H.. Jan. 11.--Waltef
osooer, q fireman. was killed and A.
s, brakeman. was injured this
s.sng when Burlington freight
f,cm u' collided at Knoxville, FIVE miles
acre. The collision was caused
- blizzard, 1t was said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
CENTRAL POWERS WITHDRAW TERMS
Send More Troops Is Plea to United States
Woman Held in
California as a
Spy ofGermany

Hanford, Cal, an. 11.-Elizabeth
Gustorf. apparently a German, was
arrested here early today and held on
suspicion that she was a German spy.
Two seditious letters, one referring to
Fort Grant, Ore, the Preside of San
Francisco, and the sending Of a mys-
FERROUS set Of plans were discovered
in her possession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
BILL UP TO TAKE
over OIL LANDS

Washington, Jan. ia bill pre-
pared by the navy department to au-
thorize the government to take pos
session either by contract, lease or
otherwise, upon the issuance of an
executive order, all oil land setsaside
as naval reserves in California or
Wyoming was today introduced by
Senator Swanson Of the naval COM
mittee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
TO REPLY
TO WILSON'S TALK

London. Jan. lit is reported IN
Berlin that the German chancellor,
Count Won Hertling, probably will ad-
dress the reichstag main committee
on Monday in reply 10 theEwar aims
speeches of President Wilson and Pre-
mier Lloyd George. an Exchange Teie-
graph dispatch says.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-11
"COPPER" PRICE FIXED.

New York, Jan. II. = Copper pro-
ducers here received word from Wash
ington today that an agreement had
been reached with the federal author
tiles for the fixing of the price OF cop
per at 1914 cents q pound for the
next four months.
The evening world., 1918-02-22
az WAY OF DIVERSION.

Iheered 'em tellln' at the store how
hard times are in siGht-that var viii
knock prosperity, oh, higher than a
kits. They say a panic's swoopin'
down. direckly at us steered. Now,
what's tho good In Ill hat talk7 |
amt n hi. afecred. Suppose that
trouble comes to them In Wall Street
fur away! That COW will milk: that
ptg Will grow an that old hen will
lay. The only one in these here
parts who'll feel disasters whacks
are Thorn hat sets an whittlos sticks
an epits AT bugs an cracks.
The evening world., 1918-02-22
KINGSLEY MADE GOOD.

They were choosing beauties for Q
Broadway chorus and Walter j.
kipgsley happened in. Immediately
walter announced himself as the
greatest beauty connoisseur In tho
world.
II can pick EN- In the dark" was
his boast.
They put ten girls IN n dark room
with Walter. lis asked each 20 sing.
Each did and Walter easily picked
the most beautiful girl. Her voice
was by far tho worst OF the lot.