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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22
SECURE Is CARS
Of COAL; LIMIT
STILL HALF TON
While Fua, Situation Today is Bright.
ct Since Famine Began, There
is No Surplus.
w,RNING ISSUED TO HOARDERS
S,.,n Administrator J. Z. Williams
Says They Will Be Prosecuted
Under the Law.

Although there is no surplus Of
ooal the arrival of % cars, a total of
! 40 tons, injected an optimistic ele-
,.r, in the Rock Island fuel situa-
.;on today and laid the basis for the
a,sa,ction that the shortage would
roon be relieved so that patrons
would not be limited to only half ton.
The tiye-day closing OF factories and
the suspension OF practically all bus
woes Yesterday, gave the railroads an
onnortunity to move coal faster and
rsduced the consumption Of fuel to a
,reat extent in all states east OF the
Mississippi river.
II A. Clevenstine. chairman of the
Rock Island county fuel board, was
more optimistic today concerning the
local situation than he has been at
sny time for the last 10 days in which
,be fuel famine has hung threaten
ingly over the city.
aThere is no surplus Of coal in Rock
Island although the supply today is
much larger than it has been for
some time" Mr.. Clevenstine said. THE
supply is not sufficiently large to re-
move the order limiting each patron
m one-haif ton. We expect conditions
10 become better right along now. The
effect of the factory closing and the
suspension of business yesterday will
continue to be felt in the future"
Trying to Hoard.
According to Mr.. Clevenstine there
are some few attempts being.made to
hoard coal although none is attempted
m a large scale In the main the en-
deayor TO corner" a large supply OF
coal is being made by private individ-
uals who believe that the situation is
much worse than it really is. In
stances in which the object was tC
hoard coal. have come to the atten-
ton of the emergency fuel boarC
which has its headquarters at the
Rock Island club and which passes or
all orders for distribution before they
are filed. The board has many pc
culiar requests from the public. Mum
erous excuses are given by patrons t
get coal. Some order half ton ont
day and the next day attempt to ge
more coal These little campaigns t
hoard fuel are usually nipped in thu
bud, however. as the board keeps /
list of the orders filled.
Warns Public.
Concerning the matter Of hoardin,
Of COAL State Fuel Administrator J. E
Williams, yesterday issued the follow
ing warning:
Many persons having an ampl
supply of coal to carry them over tn
emergency, are making false state
ments on the official blanks in orde
to secure coal from the dealers. Thi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22
AUSTRALIA WHEAT
CROP SHOWS SLUMP

Ottawa, Ont, Jan. PA dispatch
received by Reuters agency from
Adelaide, says south Australians wheat
crop this year is estimated at $780,
900 bushels, or 1S.500,000 below that
of last year. This estimate, made by
the government, attributes the de-
crease in production to the smaller
area sown and the excess of rainy, I'M
favorable weather just after the SOW
ing season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22
COLLEGE EXEMPT
UNDER NEW ORDER
OF COUNTY BOARD

Augustana college resumed classes
today.
Although it had been intended to re-
main closed until Thursday morning
exemption from the fuel boards or
ders was granted to the local college
and today the work was taken up.
1t was announced also that the col
lege will be open on Mondays, exemp-
ton having been granted for the
school to have it's classes on fuelless
days for the next 10 weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22

practice takes coal away from those
who are actually in pressing need of
fuel, as reported by the women repre-
sentatives of the administration in the
different wards.
"The fuel administration is prepar-
ing to prosecute under the law. which
imposes $4,000 fine or two years i'm
prisonment, any persons who willfully
make false statements on the official
blank in order to secure fuel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22
BOLSHEVIKI INVEST
IN NEW GUILLOTINE

London, Jan. 22.-Modern science
has come to the aid of the Bolsheviki
in case they decide to initiate the
French revolution and introduce the
guillotine An engineer named Bluhin
has submitted a new type of guillo-
tine to the council Of peoples commits
saries which works by electricity and
will behead 500 victims with one
stroke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22

yesterday if the owners so desired,
but to close today. Those that closed
yesterday were open today.
1T makes no difference which day
the bowling alleys and pool rooms
are closed just SO that they will be
closed one day." Mr. Clevenstine said.
"All that is necessary is that spirit
OF the law be obeyed'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TRAFFIC DAMAGED

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 22.-With five
boats valued at more than $150,006
sunk and shipping and docks between
this city and Cairo, ILL.,, generally en-
dangered, conditions along the Mis-
sissippi river, north Of Memphis to-
day were reported the most serious in
years, owing to the accumulation Of
ice foes that choke the stream at half
dozen points. In addition, several
coal barges were torn from their
moorings here and other craft dam
aged.
Dancing Coliseum tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22
EAST HAS BIGGEST SNOW,

Baltimore, Jan. 22.-The heaviest
snow of the winter thus far. in this
region set in last midnight and con-
tinued steadily today seriously inter
fering with the movement of railroad
traffic and the work. of clearing the
freight congestion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22
Rock Island Lady Doing
Her Bit

More than year ago l took a
course of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
for gall stones, severe collie and stom-
ach trouble and have been entirely
well ever since. l have recommended
it to many other stomach sufferers,
as l felt it was my duty to tell them
just how much good it has done me-
Il is a simple, harmless preparation
that removes the catarrhal mucus
from the intestinal tract and allays
the Inflammation which causes prac.
tically all stomach, liver and intesti.
nal ailments. including appendicitis
One dose Will convince or money re.
funded. Bengston's drug store
| (Adv.)
All the news all the time-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22
HEADS CATHOLIC WAR COUNCIL

Rockford, III, Jan. 22.-BishOp P.
J. Muldoon of Rockford diocese, has
been appointed chairman of the ma
tional war council of the Catholic
church in the United States, accord
ing to announcement here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22
SEA WATER FOR BREAD.

Paris, Jan. 5.-(By Mail)-French
chemists are advocating the use Of
sea water in the making of bread. This
would not only save the transporta-
ton of salt. it is urged. but would
add materially to the healthful prop
critics of the bread.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22
The Quinine That Does Not Affect Head

Because Of its tonic and laxative ef-
feet. Laxative Bromo Quinine can be
taken by anyone without causing nerv-
business or ringing in the head. There
is only one "Bromo Quinine." E. w
GROVES signature is on box. SOC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-22

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-10-30
LErsoLDIERs ,
T PLAY SOME OF
YOUR RECORDS

A nation wide drive is being con-
Quoted this week to secure phonograph
records for use in the camps and can
tonments of this country.W w. Nor
ton of the University has been placed
in charge Of the collection in. this
state. 4. =
The collecting Of photograph rec
ords is a branch Of the United War
Work activities, and, it: is hoped. that
this weeks campaign will result in the
distribution of great numbers of rec
ords for the entertainments of sol
diers in the camps on this side of the
water. Mr.. Norton has asked local
people having any surplus records that
they will donate, to send them to the
Stone Piano company during. the pre-
ent week. People from elsewhere in
the state may send their donations di-
rect to Miss Ednah F. Halk Hamp-
shire Arms, Minneapolis.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-10-30
COL. SMITH, JEFFERSON
OF PARK RIVER IS
PNEUMONIA VICTIM

Col. E. Smith, Peterson, 81, a widely
known lawyer of North Dakota, died
at his home in Park River early Sun
day afternoon. Death was due to
pneumonia, which followed an attack
Of Spanish influenza. The funeral
was held Monday afternoon at 2 o.
clock from the home at Park River.
The deceased had been in North
Dakota since 1885, and was closely
connected with many activities that
contributed materially to the up
building of the state. Before taking
up his residence in Walsh county, Col.
Smth-Peterson lived for q short time
in Grand Forks, and for many years
ne has been a familiar figure in the
city. He was known through his DO.
htlcal activities and legal ability, and
nc was instrumental in founding the
Walsh county agricultural training
school, founded largely on the lines
adapted from similar institutions in
Norway, with which Col. Smth-Peter,
son was familiar. V.
Surviving are Mrs. Smith, PETERSON
and two sons. l.
=" - H-E4'4 ~ . .-a ..-'E -.- - -
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-10-30
linden BURG GIVES SOME
ADVICE TO GERMAN SOL.
D1ERS; WAR is STILL ON,
HE DECLAT. VI:

With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Oct. %, 8. p. M
"Hold fast, an armistis has not vet
been concluded" is the word sent to
the German troops by Field Marshal
Won Hindenberg, chief of the general
staff, according to captured .docu-
ments now in the hands of the Amer
leans. The German commanders ap-
peal reads:
German soldiers be vigilant! The
word 'armistice' is. current in the
trenches and camp, but we have not
yet reached that point. To some the
word represents a certainty; to others
it is even a synonym Of the peace so
desired. They believe that events no
longer depend upon them. Their Wig
lance is relaxed. Their courage ana
their endurance, as we'll as their spir-
it of defiance toward the enemy are
diminished.
1--WE have not yet reached our aim.
The armistice has not been concluded.
The war is still on-the same as ever.
"Now more than ever, you must be
vigilant and hold fast. You are on
the enemy's soil, and on the soil Of
Alsase-Loraine, the bulwark Of our
country. In this: grave hour, the
.fatherland relies. on you for it's pros.
'perity and for its safety"
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-10-30
BELOW PAR

/, Walter Thomas Mills is under Indictment by a Federal Crane
Juryla Fargo, N: D., on a charge Of making seditious utterances
in the primary election campaign in this state. There are five
counts in the Indictment, indicating that Mr.. Mills was persistent
in the.offensive doctrine he preached.
Mr.. Mills is a booster of the political fortunes of the Nonparti-
san League. He is now touring North Dakota as a league cham
I P,on - ! we may Judge the f4 Han n 6X t 4s past ne WIN 60 .naE SPEAK &
the league leaders: @A as
Colonel Roosevelt said the other day in Billings, Mont, and again
in Minneapolis, that there isn't a German abroad or a pro-German
at home who does not wish success to the Nonpartisan league as at
present controlled. and to the I. w. W."
Whether Mr.. Mills is technically guilty of nttering seditious re-
marks remains for the courts to establish, hn+ there isn't the
stalwart American citizens objected to as hostile to their concep-
tons of loyal citizenship. That fact is established ebyond debate
by the Indictment.
No man is in danger of Indictment in this. country even in these
days Of stressful tension if his pro-American tests 100 per cent in
the judgment Of the average man. This is a 100 per cent time
It is not at all difficult to keep up that guage. The man who falls
him. Least of all does it excuse a man with the kind of knowledge
Of affairs that Walter Thomas Mills possesses. a,
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-10-30
KAISER HOLDS RE1Ns.

Amsterdam, Oct. -28.-The Berlin
Vorwaerts, the Socialist organ, in an
account of Saturdays meeting of the
Reichstag, says Edward Burmstein, the
Independent Socialist leader, COM
planned that the government proposals
constituted only halfway reforms, be-
cause in giving q voice to the Bum
dersat in question Of wal, peace and
treaties the people were deprived Of
being able to render the decision.
"After ALL" Bernstein added, "the
kaiser finally retains the reins."
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-10-30
Cartoon No. 4 8
GANGS WORK ALIKE

# Having grown tired and. dhued wnhr"P1k Barrel Politics. the kind. that dets Me
GMre attention to manuf&tunng& urlous pasonala abuses md prmucngy IifWnG sroM instead
Of discussing Gpvenment pnobemsa and answering arguments advanced on suaht Plain Citizens
have showed 1.-THE owney Gang in theh ditch and lo and behold when Mk Barrel Gangs are II
the ditch s. h suddenly discovered that 81 Of them works alike to sMeh rp pork &c,
h BMmardsa Mfehng pa andr ghthand mano Alex Mckenzie is in the ditch, will Iowhv<
What A1Mmef for Government Refmer TWMy to be hmg to denaGt attention from his own
gngby magnnyng the" d Gang" whnt facts are that The ownhyg ng and hs"O Gang"
ere working t%her in working the voas Of North Dakota! The Towney sRpogtTsjn Bu1eRh
elected. ID Patterson member of the county central committee at the last Nonparhsq
county convention ### %.%""M@
/. When the Plain Citizens quit being fd by empty talk about the "Od Gang" and try md
sect things as they really are they will fndth the fellow who shouts" gang" the oudeN ii hnadf
boss Of all gangs-the Oldest d the newest and thu bgeet "
# In the distance ouds aea ppeanng on the horizon and thew T is rising in 1.-The ditch 80 n
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-10-30
.4REyOLUTiON IN ACTION"

There are people in North Dakota who, having sympathy With
the farmer as all of us should have whenever he needs it, haSeMMA-
fused to believe what has been said of the character OF the leaasr-
ship Of the Farmers Nonpartisan league: They are not yet con
list, and closely associated with the spirit and purposes of the J. w.
w, whose leaders are in Jail where they belong. @&.sN}
How such people can get past the evidence OF the letters passing
between Arthur LeSueur, Townleys chief assistant, and Bill Hay
wood. head of the ]. w. W.. wherein LeSueur invariably begins his
letters with the words fellow worker" and invariably signs him
But here is another bit of evidence that ought to convince the
most stubborn. tits a letter published in the Lberator, Max East
mans paper and the successor of the Masses, an incendia1y publ
cation which was properly suppressed by the government. We
give it just as it appeared in the Liberator:
Organizing for the Nonpartisan League.
How very simple my life has grown all at once, a matter
of corduroys and gray flannel shirts, of tin washpans, lumpy
beds, fried potatoes and pork, and the Ford, my constant COM
panion; of endless fields of young wheat, endless miles Of pas
sable country roads, endless talks with keen-eyed, tanned
*countrymen. And always the League booms bigger and
stronger, defyng sherifs, the miserable. yelping press. the
bowling chorus of politicians and the subtle craftness Of the
Big Fellows, who work overtime. through every organ they
control work desperately, insidiousy, unscrupulously-and
vainly! For they are already beaten. The farmer and: Or
ganized labor are shoulder to shoulder for the first time in
our political history-and they are going to do the job. This
my friends, is REVOLUTION IN ACTION.
. Does North Dakota want Revolution? Revolution" is the word
of Haywood; the word of Trotzky, and Lenine, the word of the
/. w. w, and the Bolshevists; and as this revolutionary organizer
for the: T0Mn1ey league confesses to his red Socialist friends of the
incendiary Socialist publication the Liberator, Revolution also is
the PURPOSE of Townley and his Nonpartisan league.
sAs5 a first step in the Revonton-and what Revolution means
Russia is teaching the world-they seek control of the government
Of North Dakota. If you want Revolution, vote their ticket Il
you don't want Revolution let nothing keep you away from the
polls on election day, or from voting for the candidates opposed to
Bolshevism and revolution. #
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-10-30
OR NOT SOCIALISM IS THE ISSUE THIS
S"e - #. 49, "a M11A IGN H #*&:aa3. %EJ%.".%

Eight thousand men who have heretofore registered and voted
as Socialists have abandoned their party and are now in control Of
the Republican party, advocating the reelection of Governor Fra
zmr and the adoption Of sociaistic constitutions amendments. 4"
Republicans and Democrats who are opposedyto socialism have
to defeat socia1istic constitutional amendments Is
The great mass of voters who have taken only a passive interest
in the political contest until now will be. the deciding factor on el-
ection day. @A* 81
T. The lhe socialists ar are going to have mass meetings in every precinct
selecting tsssn committees whose duty it shall: be to ask every man in
copies fFs s. Of the North Dakota Leader are being mailed. The social
1T 4 we, who realize .li4 that socialism has been 2 failure wherever
!rled, q menace that threatens our home life, omri commercial and
industrial n lst's4 INST institutions ;ae ian: and the very government itself, are to VII,
than the other fellow fights for his belief. SC
Pte Morhnson OF Mortified township is a candidate for the office Of Coun-
~ mmisslon for the Second District, he having received the Republican
nomination It the June. Primaries. Mr.. Mortenson is one Of the leading
farmers OF the northern part of the county, and farms nearly a Thousand
acres acres. he la lived in this county for many years, and has made a success
Iod MS business, and If elected Commissioner of the Second District the tax
payers OF tn county can rest assured that he will fulfill every requirement NJ
inns Important office, and every section Of his district will get a Square deal
Lake III farmers ne has been very busy with his farming operations this fall
ana propaDly Will not be able to set all the voters of his district personally
Ot II o want II learn how Pete Motinson stands in his community. ask
kany person Who knows him. He is a splendid citizen and, in this case It Is ! ii
Tn ne man, seeking the office, but the office seeking the nan a it was only
alMru urgent requests from the people of the north end of the county hat he
aeclueent 70 make the race, and now that he has received the Renhlican nnm.
nation, b is out to be elected and we predict that he will be elected ~ :.
substantial majority. .
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-10-30

Years ago, before the Nonpartisan' league was dreamed Of. the
people Of North Dakota took the offices Of state SUPERINTENDENT Of
ii6qAt and raade both non-palrtisan. Prior to this time tie offices
had been dragged through the Hire Of parisanship in Almost ds,
graceful rr:nner. Again in this campaigns the Office okHstate
superintendent being dragged into partisan politics 81 tie present
.upe1intendent, Neil {. Macdonald whose 49nly lhope:o election Is
d d@9 ID !. ]. not only q artisannesndiaaaas .he isysmf dnnfainf candidate,
hnN3eneasl5;and Miss Minnie ]. Niason, lis opponent, IL p4asfieaisF.
sh1qld cause all 4airi minded men, and an women II Norf4f d
stoEPote against him November tive County Recend
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-10-30
WOULD YOU. ENDORSE?

Walsh County Record: A farmer Of this vicinity was in the
Record office a few days ago and indiscussing the question Of the
proposed amendment to the constitution raising the debt limit of
the state to $12O00,O0O, expressed himself as opposed to the idea.
The reason he gave was one which had never presented itself to
the editor, and so we give it here:
%HHe said: when l started out for myself decided I would
never endorse a note for anyone. 1 felt that when | endorsed a
note ! simply loaned my credit to the mar for whom I endorsed
sary for me to do 50. Ihave always kept that rule, and now l don't
think it advisable for me to change it. If vote for the amend
hold the public offices. am more than endorsing a note, / am Civ.
ing a power of attorney to the public officials to mortgage my
property, both real and personal, and use the proceeds of the loan."
It seems that this farmer has expressed in q very telling way
the danger lurking behind this proposed debt limit. Neither he
nor am other prudent man would endorse a note without realiz-
ing that in so doing they became personally responsible for it's pay
refuse to endorse the note Of a friend or relative would deliberately
vote for a proposition. to allow strangers to borrow money on his
credit. 3
It is a simple business proposition a. # the people adopt the
lie officers of their township, city, county and state, the right to
issue bonds for the purchase or establishment of public utilities
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-30
ow Represent Practically Every Branch of Seat

Observation-Disclosures Shipbuilding Co.
Perine Machine Co.
Pigott. William.
Portland Cement Association.
Puget Mill Co.
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co.
Puget Sound Navigation Co.
Puget Sound Traction, Light and
Power Co.
Pure Milk Dairy.
Rhodes CO., The.
Roslyn Fuel Co.
Rothweiler & Co.
Scandinavian-Amc Bank, The.
Schwabacher Bros. s Co.
Schwager- Nettleton, Inc.
Schwager. NettIcton Mills.
Seaboard National Bank.
Seattle Automobile Co.
Seattle Baking Co.
Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co.
Seattle Hotel.
Seattle Machine Works.
Seattle National Bank.
Seattle Rainier Valley Railway Co.
Sloan Shipbuilders Corporation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-30

Metropolitan Building Co.
Mitsui & Go.
Murphy. John.
National Bank Of Commerce.
National City Bank, The.
National Shipbuilding Go.
Nettlet on Bruce = Ischbach.
Nippon Yusen knisha
Northern Life Insurance Co.
Northwest Trust & Savings Bank
Northwestern Fruit Exchange.
Northwestern Mutual Fire Assn.
Nut House. The
Oldham, Robert =.
Olympic Foundry Co.
Oriental Trading Co.
Overland Pacific, Inc.
Pacific Car & Foundry Go.
Pacific Coast Coal Go.
Pacific Coast Engine Works.
Pacific Coast Steel Co.
Pacific Creosoting Co.
Pacific Motors, Inc.
Pacific Shipping & Fuel Go.
Pacific Steamship Company.
Parsons, Reginald.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-30

Smith, G. j.
Standard Furniture Co.
State Bank of Seattle.
Stetson-Iioss Machine Works.
Stimson, G. n.
Strive, +. X.
Stuart, Elbridgc A.
Suxzallo. DIR. Henry.
halsiguchi, II.
Thomson, NORTH.
Union Savings & Trust Co.
United Coal Sales Co.
Wakefield. Lee II.
Wakefield. Lee H.. Co.
Walworth Manufacturing Co.
Observation-Disclosures, The
Washington Hotel. The.
Waterhouse, Frank.
Waterhouse, Frank, & Co., Automo-
bile Dept.
Wellington Coal Co.
Westerman Iron Works.
Western Smelling & Power Co.
White Automobile Co.
Wilton Hardware Co.
Yokohama Specie Bank.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-30

Groceteria Stores Co.
Hanson. Ole.
Heffernan Engine Works.
Hendricks Manufacturing Co.
Henry, II. &.
Hofius Steel & Equipment Co.
Hoge, J. ID.
Hughes, Il. {.
Japanese-American Commission Go.
Keenan,, s. A.
Kelley. Clarke Company.
kiIbourne-C Clarke Co.
kinnear. Chas. A.
kinnear, g.. Go.
kristofcrson, A., Inc.
Lang Manufacturing Go.
Leonard. A. w.
Lindenberger Packing Co.
Llppy, 7. y.
Iowman, j. ID.
MacDougaIl III. Southwick Co.
Marine Engine Works.
Martin, r. J.
Mcnciiam & Babcock Shipbuilding Co.
Mciiihorn, August. Jr.