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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
Farmers Rap
MCAdOOBOOSt
OnCr0i11 Rate

Washington, Aug. 17.-Increased
freight rates on corn, oats, rye and
barley, granted by Director Cen
eral McAdoo in his 25 per cent ad-
vance order of June 25, last, were
attacked today by the National
Council of Farmers Cooperative as
sociations, in a complaint filed to
day with the interstate commerce
commission asking that the old
rates be reestablished.
Members of the council include
owners of grain elevators in Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa,
Colorado, Minnesota, Nebraska,
North Dakota, South Dakota and
Oklahoma.
Director General McAdOo and all
railroads under federal control are
named defendants in the complaint,
which asserts that the % per cent
increase order resulted in an ad-
vance on coarse grain of 35 to 80
per cent The price of these grains,
it is pointed out, unlike wheat, is
not fixed. the farmer receiving the
price at the primary markets minus
the freight charge, which condition,
it is alleged, is unfair to farmers in
selling the coarse grains.
The increased rates are declared
to be discriminatory, to violate the
interstate commerce law and to be
unauthorized by the law creating
railroad administration. The com
plant urges the interstate COM
merce commission TO set the case
for early investigation at some cen
trally located point in the grain
belt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
u. S. BUILT PLANES
STAND WARS STRAIN

Washington, Aug. 17.-General
Pershing today advised the war
department that early in August
complete squadron Of eighteen
De Haviland Four airplanes, built
in the United States and equipped
with Liberty motors, successfully
carried out the first reconnaissance
flight of American-built machines
behind the German lines. They re-
turned without loss. This was the
first report from General Pershing
on the performance of American
built De HaYilands 70 be made
public
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
LATE BULLETINS


Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE L. W.
W. case, which has lasted more
than three months, was given
to the jury today. Attorney
Frank h. Nebeker, for the gov
ernment. concluded his argu-
ment in an hour, and Attorney
George +. VanderVeer. defense.
surprised spectators by making
none at all.
Washington. Aug. Il. - The
war industries board has de-
clined to grant priority 10 the
manufacture of cotton gins, for
iron. steel and fuel for the man.
ufacture of new gins. and has
reached an agreement with the
manufacturers 10 substantially
curtaiI their normal prodnc-
ton of gins for the year end
ing June 30, 1919.
The Hagne. Aug. 17.-Ger-
many has approved the sugges-
tiOn made by Austria that an
Austrian archduke be made
king Of Poland, the LOkal An
zeiger OF Berlin says ii under
stands. Archduke stephen, it
says, probably will be named.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather tonight and
Sunday, probably showers, not
much change in temperature.
Temperature at S a m. 81. High
est yesterday, s.; lowest last night
61
Velocity Of wind at 8 a. m, 4
miles per hour.
Precipitation. so inch.
Relative humidity at p. m. SIS, at
s a IN. "a
Stage of wafer. "a. no change in
last q hours.
J. N. SHERIER, Meteorologist-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
ARMY TRUCK GOES
OVER; DAVENPORT
BOY rs INJURED

Wheeling, w Va. Aug. 17.-Pri-
vate George Harahan of Chicago
was killed and Private G. II. Spiers
of Davenport, Iowa, probably fatal
ly injured, when an automobile IN
an army truck train went over an
embankment on the national high
way today near Blaine, Ohio, six
miles west of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
ASKS GOVERNOR TO QUIT.

Burlington, Vt, Aug. 1.-THE
state committee has
asked for the resignation Of Gov
ernor Horace Graham because of
certain discrepancies amounting 10
$4,000 said to have been found by
the state auditor i'll the executives
accounts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17

Soldiers in Camps Total l,
$4,000 March Says
New Hun Retreat.

Washington, Aug. 11.-(TenPr-
al March at his conference to-
day with the senate military
committee told the senators
thar the American army now
gnder arms numbers slightly
more than 3,UOU,U00 men with
I,45U,U0O men in France or on
the way and approximately l.
81, 900 in CIntOnmentS at home.
Senators also were informed
that the Russian situation Is
very bad because of The general
c0mpleNity OF affairs there
They were given % understand
that there was not much
chance Of establishing a real Of
fensiyc on the eastern front he
cause Of the great number of
men that would be required.
More than 1.450,G9d American sol
diers have been embarked from the
United States. General March, chief
Of staff. said today This includes
men sent TO Italy md Siberia, as
well as TO France.
General March was talking to
newspaper c0rresP sPondeuts in his
semi weekly conference. He said
Official reports through the Spanish
embassy give no evidence that
American prisoners in Germany are
singled out for mistreatmeut as has
been reported. Very detailed re
ports. including the daily menus are
received and show that the question
Of the treatment of prisoners has
largely become standardized.
Discussing the battle situation in
France, the chief of STAFF drew at
ts1ti0u TO the fact that the Ger
mans have now voluntarily surren-
dered portions CT their lines at four
different places. He placed no con-
structio1 Of his own on this, but it
was taken as an indication Of an
expected further withdrawal by the
enemy. In a general way the lines
generally are stabilized on front
closely following 19l5-l917 posi-
tons in Picardy and along the
AisHe-Vesle line 10 the south
McCain Given Command.
General March announced that
Major General Henry b. Mccain,
adiutant general, a. d reward for
efficiency work il that office, had
been assigned to command the 18th
division, now being organized at
Camp Devius. Mass.
Brigadier General Peter c. faT-
ris viii be made acting adjutant
general He has been responsible
for Q great reduction in paper work
n the department., including the
adjustment of the old muster rolls
which tended TO cut away unneC-
essaTy red tape.
Announcement was made that
Major General George b Duncan,
one Of the first American officers to
win The French war cross for dis
ungUished galIantTy in action, was
being sent home for d rest Gen
eral March said the case was typi-
cal and showed the tremendous
strain under which both officers
and men work at the front. He indi-
Gated t1at d number of cases sim
la- Is that OF General Duncan
would follow.
Mentions Illinois Boys.
General March said the Sth di-
vision Pennsylvania and Virginia
troops was training with the
British in Flanders that the S6th
tNorrh Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa
and Illinois troops was jn process
Of embarfafiou and that >Zd Ala
bama. Georgia and Tennessee
troops was in line north OF Toui
where e arrived early I'D July. Re
ports d9 nor show that the s2d di-
vision he said, has yet been en-
gagged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
SIAY MIFE AND SELF.

Rhinelander, Wis, Aug. 17.-Jo-
seph Tfsh shot and killed his wife
laste yesterday afternoon because
she refused TO give him money and
then turned the shotgun on him
self, dying instantly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
1.saa GET COMMISSIONS.

Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. Aug.
17.-Before a great gathering of
soldiers and citizens, 1905 candi-
date officers received commissions
as second Heutenants of field artil-
lery at the first graduating exer-
cises of the field artillery central
officers training school here to-
dav
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
REDrCE MANGANEsE RATE.

Washington, Aug. Ito encour-
age production and distribution Of
manganese. used extensively in pro-
duction Of munitions. steel and
other war supplies. the railroad ad-
minisJration today ordered a reduc-
ton Of about twenty per cent In
rates on manganese ore from west
ern producing fields TO eastern
manufacturinE centers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
CURBALIENS, S,MOyEMENTS.

Washington, Aug. IA procla-
nation and order by the president
puts in effect the alien control bill,
restricting the arrivals and depart
ures of aliens 1t is expected the
order will hamper the movements
of enemy agents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
MORE SHOWERS FORECAST.

Washington, Aug. 17.-Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday. issued by the weather bu-
reau today, are:
Upper Mississippi and lower Mis-
souri, valleys: North portion, fair,
except showers first of week; ris-
ing temperature in east portion
Monday South portion, generally
fair with temperature about nor
mai
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
Only Few Miles Ont.
Ship Lost; Survivors Arrive.
Under American Flag.

New YORK, Aug. I1.-Ihe MOTOR
ship Madrugada, sunk Thursday
morning off the Virginia coast and
previously reported as a Brazilian
vessel, was under the American flag
when she was sent to the bottom.
1t was learned here today that the
ship cleared as an American craft,
but was to be turned over to a Bra
lillian firm on arrival at Santos,
Brazil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
SINK FRENCH
WARSHIP ON
CONVOY TRIP
u. S, Destroyers Save 523
Men-British Ship Is
Sunk Off Coast.

Paris, Aug. 1.-THE old
French cruiser Dupetit Thou
ars has been sunk by German
submarine, it is officially an
nOunced today. Thirteen of the
crew are missing. American
destrOyers rescued the re-
mainder.
The Dupetit ThOuars was co.
operating with United States
naval forces in protecting At
lantic navigation.
The Dupetit ThOuars was an
armOred cruiser built at TOu-
Ion in 1893. The vessel was
4J2 feet long, with a beam OF
63 feet and depth of "a feet
and had a displacement OF
1857 tons. She had an indi-
Gated speed OF 22 knots and
carried an armament of two
7-inch, eight 6-inch and four
3-inch guns. The ship was
also equipped with two tOrpe-
do tubes The normal COM
plement of the Dupetit Thou
ars was $40 men.
Beaufort, y. C., Aug. 1.-THE
British tank steamship MirI0
was tOrpedOed by Il German
submarine of Cape Hatteras
last night, and according to re-
ports reaching here today,
nine members of her crew
were drowned,
All the other members of tn
Mirlo crew were saved by coas
guards and have been brough
safely TO shore They said the tor
pedo struck the vessel amidship
and that soon afterward the carg
of gasoline exploded. setting fire t
the ship and compelling them t
jump for their lives.
Only Few Miles Ont.
AS the Mirlo was torpedoed onI
a few miles off shore, the crer
from coast guard station No. II
reached the scene in a short tim
and picked up the survivors. A
except nine men were accounte
for. The surface OF the sea for fiv
miles around was covered wit
burning gasoline 1t is presume
that the Mirlo sank. although re
ports received here did not say S
definitely.
Ship Lost; Survivors Arrive.
Under American Flag.
New York, Aug. 1.-THE motor
ship Madrugada, sunk Thursda
morning off the Virginia coast an
previously reported as a Brazilia
vessel, was under the American fla
when she was sent to the bottom
1t was learned here today that III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17

NJ c m b er of Andit
Bureau of CircuIations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17

ASS ciated PressI
Leased Wire Report
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Interned Germans Not
Fed on Fat of the Land
Receive Regular Garrison Ra-
ton, as Required by Inter-
national Law, and No More

WASHINGTON, April 2G. - Germans
lnterned in this country are not being
led on the fat OF the land while Amer
leans are practising self-dcnal, saws a
statement issued to-nigh. by the food
administration, lut are teing required
to observe all the regulations s1of. the
administration. Their consumption of
wheat is limited to one and a half
pounds week for each person. They
receive other commodities in sufficient
quantities to nourish them properly
but without waste.
German military prisoners receive
the regular garrison ration of the
United States army as required by in
ternational law and American prisoners
of war held in Germany arc supposed
to receive the garrison ration Of the
German army.
Stories which have gained widespread d
circulation particularly IN rural dis
tricts, to the effect that German pris-
cners were being prodigally fed on
bread, pastries ard cakes made entirely
of wheat were denounced as German
propaganda, designed to create unrest
and dissatisfaction among the Amer
lean people. The food admiristration's
statement acknowledged that the cam
paign of the propagandists had sue
ceeded to some extent in certain dis
tricts. and it was for this reason that
ar official denial was issued
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Disfranchise Pacifsts,
Col. Roosevelt Urges
He Tells Artillerymen New
Way to Deal With Con-
scientious Directors

FLUSHING, l.. L., April 2s.-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt advocated the dis
franchisement CT conscientious obiec-
tors in an address this evening before
nearly 1000 Coast Artl!lcrymcn at
Fort Totten.
I'll their conscicnces make them act
like fools, they'd better take their. con-
sciences out and examine thenl," hc
said: "a conscientious objcctor should
rot have the same political privilege
as a man who fights for his country.
"ln the future any man of fighting
age who has not been in the war will
have lot to explain. Many can give
excuses, and l have profound sympathy
for them. But it will be heaps more
comfortable to explain to your child
rem why you did fight than why you
did not"
He said America should send men to
France by millions, not thousands He
recalled that 1T Santiago he had fought
side by side with Colonel Aston Hon
ilton, commandant of Fort Totten, but
remarked that that war was a much
less exclusive affair than this, in which
he had been "blackballed by the COM
mittee on admissions"
~ envy you fellows" he told the ar
tillcrymen. "But thank heaven | have
four sons and son-in-law and various
odd nephews and persons like that
over there, and when you get over |
wish you'd give them my regards"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Rout Vice With
Fists, Swami Tells
Tammany Chiefs
District Leaders Advised to
Follow Example of Late
"Florrie" Sullivan

While Federal agents were laying
their plans yesterday to rid New York
of all kinds of vice that cnslave SOL
diers and sailors, District Attorney
Swami was sending word to Tammany
district leaders that it was up to them
to initiate the late "Florrie" Sullivan
of "de Ate," who way back in 1902 or
assuming the leadership of that red
dest of "red light" districts disregard
ed the police and stalked through his
district with his fists and drove the
cadets" out Then he set to work
chasing the "red light" resorts out of
the tenement houses. And they stayed
out until "Florrie" Sullivan died, iii
1909.
Tammany's prosecutor sounded the
call to arms in his private office in
the presence of three leaders, who
called to congratulate him on the
"clean-up" campaign he has been car
rylng on for several weeks. District
Attorney Swami preferred not to iden-
tify the leaders for publication. 1t
was learned, however, that the politi-
clans listened to Mr.. Swann's advice
IN unfeigned surprise.
Swami Said He'd Back Them
They all wanted to know whether
such strong arm methods on their part
would be legal. Mr.. Swami said he'd
stand back of them.
"You never heard of, 'Florric' sulli-
van being criticised by any decent
person for the course he, took" Mr..
Swami assured them. "His action in
getting after the rats of the Eighth
District won for him universal COM
mendatlon in the newspapers and
out with night sticks after them and
III back you to the limit"
"A district leader Mr.. Swami ex-
planned to reporters, "has greater IA
cilities for finding out where vice dens
are located in his district. He has
only to send out word to his CAPTAINS
to report where disorderly resorts
are. Every district captain who knows
his business, knows the people of his
district and what they are doing. He
knows where the places of disrepute
are For him to. report them to his
leader is a simple matter.
Told Leaders What He Expects
II have told the leaders that ex-
pect their help. If they cannot follow
'Florric' Sullivan's example and clean
the rats out themselves they at least
can report them to this office We are
prepared to-day to take action. One of
the leaders who was in to see me is a
husky looking fellow and | feel
sure that he is capable of making good
use of nightstick
"The cadets who prey upon women
are more afraid of nightsrick than
they. are of being arrested. Every one
OF them is coward, without a spark
arm me thods are justifiable. lust af
present their prey arc soldiers and
sailors, who are being robbed of their
money, health and efficiency"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Schwab Praises
Work Being Done
On Hog Island
Especial Coyrespondence1


PHILADELPHIA, April 26.-After he
had said to-day that it was the most
tremendous and largest undertaking
he had ever seen, Charles NJ. Schwah.
directing power of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. enthusiastically an
nounced his approval of the work that
had been accomplished at Hog Island,
assured the country that it would not
be disappointment. and laudcd the
spirit and endeavors OF the men who
were responsible for carrying out the
gigantic task. 1t was his second III
specton tour Of shipyard in the East.
After leaving the island he visited
the works of the Westinghouse COM
pany at Essington. where they are
building the turbine engines for the
ships, and there, too. he exhibited his
delight at the progress made.
Continuing his inspection tour, Mr..
Schwab will visit tho Merchant Ship
building Corporations yard at Bristol
to- morrow morning, accompanied by
Mr.. Piez and Admiral Bowles. He will
leave for New York Sunday afternoon,
returning to this city the early part of
the week, when he will visit the ship
yards at South Camden and Gloucester.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Vacant Lots Seized
F or War Gardens
Ohio and Indiana Officials Not
Disposed to Await Consent
of Property Owners

Angered because property owners
demanded such high rental for lots for
gardening purposes this spring, the
Athens City Council passed resolu-
tion determining to seize all vacant
lots not in cultivation by April Is and
to hand them over to would-be gar
deners, says special to "The Cleve-
land Plain Dealer"
A rental Of 81 year will be allowed
the lot owner.
One Athens woman owning two acres
OF garden land demanded S11O year
rental, and another asked $18 for 40
by 90 lot. The new action of council
is bringing results rapidly.
Harry Miesse, secretary Of the Patri-
otto Gardeners Association, told "The
indianapolis News" that he had been
authorized by II. E. Barnard, Federal
Food Administrator for Indiana, to
take possession of ali lands suitable
Tor garden purposes which are owned
by persons unknown or by persons who
will not use such land for garden. Un-
der this authorization Mr.. Miesse said
nc would proceed against owners Of
vacant lots who have refused to give
permission to the association to use
them for patriotic gardens.
The letter of Mr.. Barnard to Mr..
Miessc said:
III ls apparent that in some cases
the owners Of vacant lots in cities and
towns. prompted by motives which are
not readily understood. have refused
TO grant permission to their neighbors,
who do not have garden plots available,
Tor their use and to patriotic garden
associations, to plough and cultivate
such lands. In the interest of D. sue
cessful prosecution Of the war, the
Federal food administration has as
sumcd the position that these lands
must be cultivated. You are, there
fore, authorized by me, as Federal
Food Administrator for Indiana. to take
possession Of and cultivate ali lands
suitable for gardening purposes which
arc owned by persons unknown or by
non-rcsldcnts whose permission cannot
be secured, and all vacant lands suit.
able for garden purposes which ere
owned By residents and which will
NOT be used by them for the purpose
Of war gardens"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
City College Loses
To Lehigh at Tennis

Lehigh University's tennis team de-
featcd City College at the opening of
the season on Marion courts yesterday
afternoon. The Pennsylvania col
legians took five matches. City College
winning only one. c. C. N. Y. will
meet New York University tomorrow.
while Lehigh tackles Stevens and Co..
lumbia.
Warner, Of Lehigh, was the star yes-
terday. Rabinowitz vas City Colleges
only winner. He bested Johnson in the
second match by to and to S.
The SUMMARIZES:
&c. 1-5. '''s "S
secoad matcl,-Ealnowitz. City College. defeated
1.,,n Third ma'ei--Esies. Lhgh. defeated schapiro
c,iy r'uh ca,cg m''rh H Exsc Lchis defeated As.cc
First double Warner and Johnsm dc,e,tod
kvslit s,, and scllapiro. s'o. CO. A'''
Rabhowltz and Schrciler C--g 1-~o ''N"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax

Here's hoping that certain king
who has sent "forty thousand men"
or more up hill in Flanders, may
follow still further the dictates of the
old nursery rhyme.
AS nearly as we recollect "Mother
Goose" however, she made the king
of France" of the couplet more sym
pathetic character than the Kaiser.
The king marched up the hill" with
his men.
Government authorities learned yes
terday that there was some rift in the
matrimonial Lutte of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Schittini, of 1923 Fourth Avenue, Long
Island City. The wife appeared at the
local draft board and announced that
she desired to withdraw the claims that
she made for the exemption of her
husband
81 beat her to it," said the husband
when summoned before the board. GIVE
enlisted in the navy"
If Paul Marino could do it every
time, he could begin at his present
age of four to support his mother
salary that the vaudeville managers
would crowd on him.
Mrs. Marino glanced up yesterday to
see the sturdy feet of her offspring
disappearing out of the window of her
second floor fiat. She screamed, but
didn't have the courage to look. In
stead she rushed to the front of the
house, poked her head out of the Win
dow there and announced to the world
at large that her son was killed.
BY this rash act she was denied
the privilege Of witnessing what was
probably the greatest moment of Paul
Marino's life, if he lives to be ever SO
old. During the thirty-five foot drop
the small boy encountered several
clotheslines, turned numerous aerial
somersaults and landed right side up
rather out Of breath. but otherwise
unhurt, in a cushioned chair in the
area.
There the posse collected by his
! mothers shouts found him, sitting
calmly, when they came to pick up the
pieces.
"I'm the KAISER" man announced
at Lexington Avenue and Fifty-ninth
Street yesterday. He wasn't, even
though they did take him to the OBJ
! servation ward in Bellevue.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Swiss Fear U-Boats
Will Sink Grain Ships

AMSTERDAM, April Is Germany
has given no positive guarantee that
ships from America sailing within the
next three months with gram for Switz-
erland will not be sunk, it is shown
by a semi-oftical telegram from Berlin
to-day.
The German government, says the
message, has not left the Swiss gov
ernment in doubt thai. although an
order has been sent to the submarines
to spare vessels carrying grain from
America for the Swiss population, it is
impossible to guarantee their safety
before three months have elapsed, for
technical reasons, as only after that
time can it be certain that all German
warships abroad will have received the
order. Referring to the fact that such
vessels will sail under the American
flag, the telegram says:
Should any German war vessel not
receive such order and sink one OF
these vessels, the responsibility will
not fall upon the German government
but upon the President of the United
States of America"