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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-01
COAL PRICES To
GO UP JUNE Is
Advance VIII Be From 10 to 80
Cents Per Ton Because of In
creases in Freight Rates.
FUEL BUYING WEEK PLANNED
Drive To Get All to Lay in Supply
Early VIII Open Monday to
Last Six Days.

Coal prices will soar upward be-
tween Is and so cents per ton be-
ginning June Is. according to local
Fuel Administrator H. A eleven
slime
The amount of increase depends
upon the distance which the fuel
is freighted. The raise in cost per
ton will follow as a natural Sc
Quence to the announced increase
of % per cent in all freight rates
on all railway lines becoming eff
feCtive June %.
In view of this fact the consumer
is urged by the fuel administration
to lay in the winters supply of coal
early. not only saving on the cost
but aiding in the transportation
problems which are bound to arise
in the fall when the coal orders be-
gin coming thick and fast.
To bring home to every coal user
of Illinois, domestic or industrial,
the necessity for storing coal now.
is a task that has been taken over
by the state council of defense for
all its county organization
throughout the state during the
week beginning Monday, designated
as coal week" by the United States
fuel administration.
Program Planned.
State Fuel Administrator Will
liams has prepared a definite pro-
gram for the campaign which con-
templates much more than mere
purchasing of early buying and
coal storage. It calls for a system
attic increase of storage facilities.
throughout the state-a creation c:
a community coal pile" in each
town. The state council has put
this program into an official bull
letin that says:
Urge on individual domestic con-
sumers the immediate necessity TO
store as much as possible of next
winters coal, Crowding and eX-
panding their storage capacity to
the limit.
Urge retail dealers to get ready
to supply the domestic demand by
placing their orders early, and TO
expand their storage so as to carry
a great reserve into the winter.
Advise purchasers not to be fas-
tidious in the kind of quality of coal
they exact. No hard coal can be
had. The maximum production Of
Illinois coal must be used. Pur-
chasers must be made willing to
use the coal that is available. pref
erably that which is nearest home
IF consumers or dealers are I'M
able to finance the storage of coal
devise measures to assist them. on
listing the help of public spirited
citizens.
Urge industrial consumers to
store at least a sixty-day supply al
once. and TO use screenings for cur
rent use wherever possible, TO alb
sorb the screenings supply created
by this storage campaign.
Schools Leaders.
Make schools and public insti-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-01
GROCER OFFICIAL
TO GIVE ADDRESS
TO AUTO DEALERS

John H. Schaefer, president of
the National Retail Grocers' asso-
citation and member of Food Ad-
ministrator Herbert Hoover's staff,
will address the members of the
Tri-City Automobile association at
their monthly meeting which takes
place at the Rock Island club Tues
day night.
Mr.. Schaefer will speak on "Or-
ganization and Cooperation. His
work of the past is noted among
the grocers.
A board of control is scheduled
TO be selected at the session Cor
poral Lawrence L. Cook, formerly
the associations secretary, will
make an address. A. F. Sala of
Rock Island will preside as chair
man of arrangements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-01

tutions leaders in this movement to
rouse public opinion"
Early buyers of coal should not
get impatient II their orders are
not filled promptly. The purpose
of this early buying campaign is to
food producers with orders so
there will be no excuse for either
mines or railways to lose a single
days production. Delay in filling
orders will mean that the campaign
has been successful.
The state council has declared
this drive in confidence that there
is a remedy for the coal shortage,
and that the state council, through
its county organizations can find II.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12

Marvin Hawkins and Thos. McDon-
aid. and plans were devised for furth-
err work. It was decided that the
course would be to lay in wait for
the thief or thieves, who, doubtless,
would return after nightfall to carry
away the balance Of the syrup. But
the posse did not have to wait till
dark before there were developments
that looked suspicious While the of
flcers and citizens waited, two men,
each carrying a gun, approached the
car but learned of the presence of the
searchers before they moved any sy-
rup that was yet in the machine. The
strangers were commanded to halt,
but they made a quick retreat in
stead. One, it is said, threw up his
gun as if to shoot Deputy Sheriff Dud-
ley, but was fired on by one of the
party, and it is believed that he was
wounded in the shoulder. The
swamp is dense, and view was par
tally obscured by underbrush. max
ing it easy for the two strangers to
make good their escape.
Subsequently it was discovered
that the car in which the svrlIn was
was stolen from Louis
Hurn at Durrant, The machine was
stolen Monday night. but Mr.. Hurn
did not learn of his temporary loss
until Wednesday, inasmuch as he did
not have occasion to use the car
Tuesday. The machine was restored
to him here Wednesday night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12
100 GALLONS OF SYRUP
STOLEN NEAR POLK
COUNTY LINE
(Plant City Courier)

Trapnell, Feb S.-There was some
excitement in our usually quiet neigh.
borhood Wednesday morning when it
became known that one hundred gal.
Ions of syrup had been stolen from
). M. Hawkins syrup house during
the previous night, the thief or
thieves leaving the building locked.
AT first there seemed to be no clue
but tracks were finally discovered,
and a party composed of some of the
neighbors and Mr.. Hawkins went in
search of the rogues They located
their hiding place and recovered for.
ty gallons Of the syrup, also discov
cred a Ford car which had been TAX
en- from garage near Durrant. AL
though they saw two of the band,
they did not capture any of them.
There have been a number of depre-
dations committed in nearby places
recently, and we hope greater vigi-
lance will be used and the thieves
captured.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12
GOVERNMENT URGES
WIDER USE OF POTATOES
New York Packer.)

Each month Uncle Sam makes an
agricultural survey-appraises his
crops and calculates just what Yields
he may expect. He has Just found
that he has more potatoes and less
wheat than earlier Inventories had
moscated. He has also found that the
potatoes are being consumed verv
SLOWLY that much of the supply re-
i'a'ns IN storage, and that there is \
prospect or considerable wastage I'M
less marketing of potatoes becomas
more general.
so Uncle Sam urges Won to e.t
more potatoes and less bread Tbus
instead of being wasted, the big No.
'a'o crop will release wheat for the
use OF men who are fighting IN
france for your liberty. If the pota-
'oes are not eaten this winter thew
may glut the market next snrirg
"'u when the new crop comes on we
VIII have more on hand than can nos
sioly be eaten. If that happens tho
H'an who has been holding will lose
as Will the producer. And, what ,s a,
vastly more Importance than anv in
o''lduars financial loss, our food re
sources needed to win the war will,
be diminished.
viii YOU do your part? II Is sim
Die enough Just eat more potatoes
'Hah you have been eating, and eat
TESS bread. If you are holding pota-
Toes commence to market them.
gradually and in way to protect
your own interests, but with suffi.
Gent rapidity to insure your stock
being consumed before the new cron
begins to move next June"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12
Office Locate Car

Was the syrup mentioned by our
Fopewell correspondent stolen to
supply material for a "moonshine''
Gistillery? The fact that the car con-
tanning part of the syrup was found
far into a dense swamp to the south
of the Plant City-Mulberry road, and
about two miles west of the Polk
county line, leads to such a suppose.
ton.
Mr.. Hawkins discovered his loss
Wednesday morning in time to trace
the car, by dew on the road, to a
point near the Polk county line,
where the machine turned off and
toward a swamp. Officers here were
then notified, and Deputy Sheriff
Geo. NJ. Dudley, Constable J. H. COX
err and Policeman K. B. Ragsdale
Joined the searchers. Traces of the
route taken by the machine could be
seen at intervals in the low under
brush, but the search was prosecuted
some time before the car was located.
The searchers divided into pairs, and
it fell to Deputy Sheriff Dudley and
Policeman Ragsdale to make the &C.
tual find.
They were joined soon after the dis
covery by Constable Cocker, S. M, and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12
Start Tomorrow
and Keep It Up
Every Morning
1T IN the habit of drinking a
glass of hot water before
N breakfast.

we're not here long, so let's make
,ur stay agreeable. Let us live well,
'sat we'll digest WE'LL work we'll, sleep
vel, and look well. what a glorious
condition to attain, and yet, how very
sasy It Is If one will only adopt the
morning inside bath.
Felix's who are accustomed to feel
iuil and heavy when they arise, split
ing headache, stuffy from a cold, foul
ongue, nasty breath, acid stomach,
an, instead, feel as fresh as daisy
" opening the sluices of the system
sacn morning and flushing out the
ynole Of the internal poisonous stag
liant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
yell. should, each morning, before
reakfast, drink a glass of real hot
vater with teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate In it to wash from the
tomaeh, liver and bowels the previous
avs indigestible waste, sour bile
nd poisonous toxins; thus cleansing,
weetening and purifying the entire
hmentary canal before putting more
ood into the stomach. The action OF
OF water and limestone phosphate on
q empty stomach is wonderfully in
lgorating. 1t cleans out all the sour
ermentations, gases, waste and
cidity and gives one splendid
ppetite for breakfast. While you are
>n1oying your breakfast the water
nd phosphate is quietly extracting
large volume of water from the
lood and getting ready for
borough flushing of all the inside
Fgans.
The millions of people who are
othered with constipation, bilious
pells. stomach trouble; others who
ave sallow skins, blood disorders and
Ackly compilations are urged to get a
uarter pound Of limestone phosphate
('om the drug store This will cost
cry little, but is sufficient to make
nyone a pronounced crank on the
Vlbiect of inside-bathing before break
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12
LETTUCE

aifA3zx cars
'eaa1ll's shipments to last Sat. 1,464
ending period last year. 1872
Vee< ending Feb. 2 ........... 16S
I \ IN week last year ......... 24o
Firsk three days this week ..... 81
|all4 days last year .......... 1874
In9 MAnatee section is now ship
lin1 about two-thirds of the lettuce
ucx1ng out of the State. The crop
helE n Exceptionally good and ship
'in9 Will continue for some time.
"a m0vement from Florida last
~ ~ 1853 cars as against 24o
Iarg ~ The same week last year.
We ol0rtAge is accounted for in the
81 l9fd lection by the cold which
iufea ne crop in January The total
aove4lent to Feb. 2 this year was
cars, only As cars short of the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12

soon straighten out"
Mr.. Maull stated the necessity for
general farming, as opposed to grow
Inc one crop, such as cotton or to-
bacco, which is necessary to ship out
to buy food. He illustrated his point
bv comparing Scotland county, North
Carolina, with productive mower
last year of $42.SO per acre, and a
per capita farm wealth of SAP, with
Mclean county, Illinois, with pro-
dGctive power of only SIS per acre
and a per capita farm wealth of So
S95. This last county is a food pro-
ducing county which sells its sur
illus after satisfying itself, while
Scotland county produced cotton and
tobacco and had to send out to buy
food.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12
CABBAGE

3eoe0np shipments to last Sat-. 100
We onding Feb. 2......... sc
)Fi{ nree days this week 81
Va. 2, an even 100 cars of cab.
80 1nds been cut, loaded and rolled
put q the State. This does not in
elu fAe less than carlot shipments
whl< ne important, as there is a
lafo9 ecattered acreage of cabbage
pvef <Ae State and the movement nv
both heal and through freight is con-
,ider1ble.
Cabbage is moving from Coleman.
-.eeq ourg, Manatee, Bradentown. Sar.
ieota Barlow, Fort Meade Punta
1cr6 Tiger Bay, Arcadia Moore
Have Okeechobee and Fellsmere
|,rli!elrally, but from many other
ihinplng sections in small lots The
iron nerally over the State is good
tnd Ue Acreage is larger than nor.
raI' n all probability the carlot
Inoyolent will be quite heavy during
ne q half of February and all Of
daily carlot movement recent
y W1: Monday, Jan 2S, ten cars:
Ivy six cars; Wednesday. eight
'ar4 hursday, IS cars; Friday. five
ara saturday nine cars, making a
ot3l Ss cars.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12
FLORIDA WILL BE DEVELOPED
Predicted by Allen MaulI OF vii.
mingtOn

Predicted by Allen Maull OF VIII.
mingtOn
That Fl0rida's development within
the next five years will far exceed
that of the last twenty years, was
thu prophecy of Allen Maull of Will
mngtOn, N. c., general development
agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, who
was in the city over Sunday Mr.
Naull based his prophesy on the fact
that his department has received
more inquiries about Florida land
within the last few months than in
Gnt previous period, these inquiries
coming not from land spectators
hut from homeseekers and develop
ere. Most Of the inquiries were with
regard to livestock raising and gen
Cral' farming.
When asked concerning the general
railroad situation Mr. Maull made the
following statement: "I have been
in New York for the last two months
and can state that the apparent dis
CT ganization in the railroads of the
country is due more to the unusually
severe winter and the abnormal traf-
fic burdens which theI have had to
bear than to any other cause. but
with the regulations made by the d.
rector general and the let-up in the
severity Of the winter, things will
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12
THE DANGERS OF
TAKING CAL0MEL

II you only realized the terrible in
jury you do yourself when you take
calomel, you'd never put another grain
in your mouth. It's rank poison.
Instead of calomel, use that splendid
guaranteed vegetable compound, Mar
tins Liver Medicine, the medicine that
is winning favor 1t is excellent for
headache, constipation and kindred ills,
IT acts forcibly and quickly without
gripping. Causes no loss of time from
business; does not impair the appetite.
While the prescribed dose ia one tablespoon.
full. have found by experience that teaspoon
FOR SALE RY FIT
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12

"The trend of events in the South
indicates that this section is rapidly
getting away from the old specula-
tive phase of agriculture and Is
adopting a rational system whereby
the farmer produces his own food
and sells the surplus in the open
market, making staples and live
stock the basic feature of his pro-
ddction.
"The relation of climate to crop
production is rapidly becoming ap-
preciated in the North, and this Is
Indicated by the number of inquiries
my department has received within
the past two months due more than
likely to the severe climatic pres
sure of the North this winter
Tampa Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12

tui at bedtime. promotes sound sleep throughout
the night and a comfortable movement before
breakfast. 1t gives me great pleasure to be abba
to recommend Martins Liver Medicine as Q pleas
ant and thorough ve."-Andrew N. Beck
Macon, Ga.
Martins Liver Medicine is made ae-
cording to the prescription of a cele-
brated Southern physician who used it
for years in his practice. 1t is purely
vegetable andis guaranteed to give sat-
isfactory results. If after using it YOU
are not satisfied, return the empty bot
tie and receive your 5Oc.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12
Mixed Truck Now Getting on a Fair
CarlOt Basis; Comparative Ship.
lnents OF Cabbage, Lettuce.
Celery, Etc.
New York Packer.)
MIXED VEGETABLES

MIXED VEGETABLES
Cars
Seasons Shipments to last Sat-. 212
Corresponding period last year.. 464
shipments week ending Feb. 2. 81
Sane week last year ........... 1876
First three days this week =. 49,. 10
Sarno days last year ........... 25
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12

JackD0nville, Fle., S.-Mixed vege-
tables are now getting on fair car
lok basis and the less than carlot
movement continues good. For the
season up to Feb. 2, PIP cars of vege-
t6ll0S had gone forward The move
uzent this week is much heavier than
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-12
Recent Shipments of
Florida Vegetables
output for the corresponding period
ending Feb. 3 last year.
CELERY
Cars

Cara
Seasons shipments to last Sat-. 70
Corresponding period last year.. $50
week ending Feb. 2 ..... 46
same week last year ...... 147
FIRST three days this week .. %
Same days last year ........... SO
The celery crop is very late, es-
leclally in the Sanford section. Up
10 and including Feb. 2 only 70 cars
mad moved Last year to the same
cate $50 cars had been shipped. For.
the week ending Feb. 2 this year 46
cars were cut and during the corre-
spending week last year lat cars
were loaded. The crop is moving from
the Manatee section mostly and is in
good condition. The Sanford crop is
IN hne shape and the acreage is good
hut it is very late.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-24
WINTER WARFARE.

As winter approaches we have fallen
into the habit of expecting that military
operations will settle down during the
cold months, and comparative quiet reign
along the western front.
But there is nothing to indicate that such
will be the case. Premier Clemenceau s
paper, LHomme Libre, recently stated
that fighting would continue during the
winter months, and that the shattered Ger
man armies would be given no respite, and
no chance to reorganize.
This would indicate that plans have
been made for winter campaign by Cen
eral Foch.
If the Germans have visions of settling
into comfortable winter quarters prepared
long in advance, while the allies occupy
trenches in country swept bare by the
Huns organized vandalism, they may have
to readjust their plans.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-24
DOCUMENT NO. 8.
(Reichsbank No. 2, AIN. s, 1887
NarM Snnnn&

To the Conmissar Of Foreign Affairs: 1nfor-
nation has today been received by me from
Stockholm that 100000 rubles Of gold has been
transferred to be put at the disposal Of the rep
resentatiVes Of the Peoples Commissars. This
credit has been supplied to the Russian govern
ment in order to cover the cost Of the keep Of
the Red Guards and agitators in the country The
imperial government considers it appropriate to
remind the soviet OF peoples commssars Of the
necessity of increasing their propaganda in the
country, the antagonistc attitude Of the south
Of Russia and Siberia to the existing government
Is troubling the German government 1t is of
great Importance to send experienced men every
where in order to set up uniform government
Representative Of the Imperial Bank Won Schanz.
Note.-Members of the Red Guard were paid
from IL to 16 rubles d day, whereas soldiers were
paid hardly that number OF kopecks. This letter
shows where the money came from. The Boil
shevik government also required factory owners
to pay regular wages to their workers while the
later served in the Red Guard. The notation on
letter indicates that it referred to Men
shinski the financial minister whose expert
councillor was the German, Won Toll Menshinski
personally conducted the wrecking Of the Russian
banks, maneuver that deprived all opponents Of
Bolshevikism of their financial means OF warfare.
1t was a classic job of destruction. done in the
name OF reconstruction.
Have photograph Of this letter. H.. , 90
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-24
DOCUMENT NO, 10.
(Reichsbank No 8, Jan. II, 1879
To the Chairman Of the Council of Peoples Com.

(Relchsnank NO b, Jan. II, 1879
To the Chairman Of the Council of Peoples Com
MY Dear Mr.. Chairman: The industrial and
commercial organizations in Germany interested
in trade relations with Russia have addressed
themselves to In letter, including several
guiding indications. Permit me to bring them to
your attention.
l. The conflict of the Russian revolution with
the Russian capitalists absolutely does not in
= terest German manufacturing circles, in so far
as the question does not concern Industry as
SUCH You can destroy the Russian capitalists as
far as you please, but it would by no means be
possible to permit the destruction of Russian en-
terprises. such situation would produce con-
slant ferment in the country supported by fam
inc Of materials and, in consequence Of that, OF
products Also The English, American and
French capitalists take advantage Of this disorder
and understand how to establish here corps of
member that German industry in the first years
after the general peace will not be in a position
to satisfy the purchasing demand Of the Russian
market having broad similar. parallel tasks in
the Near East, in Persia in China and in Africa.
2. It is essential, therefore to conduct can
vasg and gather statistical information with re-
gard to the condition of industry, and, in view
Of the absence of money in Russia to address IN
business conversations whichever is desired Of
the groups Of German commercial banks.
8. Trade with Germany may be in the first
period almost exclusively exchange for wheat and
necessities. Everything which exceeds the limits
of such trade should be paid for in advance to
the amount Of Is per cent of the market value,
with the payment of the remaining quarter in a
six months period In place of such al arrange
ment, probably, 1t would seem to be possible to
permit, privately, the taking of German dividend
shares the Russian financial market, or soIidly
guaranteed Industrial and railroad loans
In view OF the indicated interest Of German
manufacturers and merchants in trade relations
in Russia cordially beg you Mr. Chairman, to
inform me Of the views of the government re-
garding the questions touched upon, and to re-
ceive the assurances of my sincere respect
Representative OF the Imperial Bank and Stock
Exchange in Berlin, G. Won Schanz
Note,-The engaging attitude of the German
manufacturers toward Russian capitalists is the
feature Of this letter apart from the cordial and
evidently understanding expressions of the rep
resentative OF the German Imperial bank to that
supposed enemy of the capitalists of all nations,
Lenine. The letter was sent to the secret de-
partment by Secretary slripnik Perhaps some
day Won Schanz will disclose Lenlns answer.
Have photograph OF letter.
ITO BE Continually