davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
PIQUED
Ayiatrix Refuses TO Make Sched-
uIed Flight Because Some
body Told About 1t.

Chicago, May 13.--diss Rather
inc Stinson, aviatrix. did not start
her mail carrying fight from Chi
cago to New York today, although
the weather was ideal 1t was said
she was piqued because, against
her wishes, public announcement
was made of the hour at which she
was to have started.
At the postofice her saick of mail
was waiting, but none could tell
when. if ever, she would start She
was sworn in as a postal clerk last
Saturday.
-Rllv Thrift stamps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
THE WEATHER

Generally fair and somewha:
warmer tonight and Tuesday
Temperature at a. N. 43. High
est yesterday SO. Lowest last night
A.
Velocity OF wind at s a. IN. 5
miles per hour.
Precipitation .04 inch,
Relative humidity at S p. m. sS f.:
at a m Ga
Stage of water AZ. no change IN
last as hours.
j. NJ. SHERIER. Meteoroloaist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
French and British Report
Gunfre-Italians Stop
Teuton Attack.

With the American army in
France, May l3, by the As>0-
cia1ed Press .-Threc American
scouts Yesterday afternoon at
tacked a German strOngpOiEt III
the LUGeyiIIc sector. IN which
enemy Smipers had nest ana
had been operating with such
succesS thal several Americans
had been killed by their bull
lets.
The scouts found the point
held bv an officer and II men.
The party attacked the GER
mans, killing the officer and
four men. The officers papers.
included Il German code and
other documents from which in
formation was secured. The
scouts retired when German re-
Inducements appeared.
Upon the return Of the scouts. ,,
Americans crossed to the German
positions and resumed the fighting
The report on This encounter haC
not been received up 10 this fore
noon.
Italians to Attack.
Rome Nav l3- -Austro-Hunga
rian troops yesterday made an at
tack on Monte CorEa. which recent
" was captured by the Italians
The war office announces that the
enemy was repulsed with heav,
losses.
London. May 13.-"The hostil,
artillery was active during tn,
night in the Somme valley and Al
bert sectors, also between LocoI
and the forest OF Nieppe 'FIander;
fronti.' says toGay's war office
statement
Big GnHS Busy.
Paris. May I3 Active artillery
fighting in Picardy on both side.
Of the Avre rivers is reported il
today's official statement.
The statement follows.
Our artillery and the enemy,
we're active at certain points aIonl
the front north and south of tn,
Avre.
In Lorraine. 4 French detach
ment penetrated the German line!
Forth Of Nomeny and brought bacl
prisoners.
Elsewhere the night passed il
quiet"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
EXPERTS BATTLE
OVER MORAL CODE
OF WOMAN SLAYER

Waukesha Wis, May 13.-sA bat
tie of psychologists and alienists
centering about q moral code de
vised by a country school teacher
was forecast by attorneys in the
case at the opening today of the
trial Of Miss Grace Lusk, charged
with slaying Mrs. Mary Newma I
Roberts. wife Ct DR.. David Roberts.
former state veterinarian.
The moral code compiled from
letters Miss Lusk wrote to Mrs.
Roberts and which were admitted
BY her at the time of the inquest,
were submitted to the jury. In
these letters, Miss Lusk, who at
tn. time of the tragedy, was q
school teacher, wrote:
The passing Of a husbands af-
lection for his wife Is a sufficient
annullment OF any marriage vow.
''So-called respectable women *
more the loss of husbands love
to live life OF ease.
Those who truly love must be
brave enough 10 stand together be-
fore a cold world which is bitter
against anything it cannot under
stand.
Hiding a real love is the only
sin--that is why l feel that / have
siLned"
The trial marks the las, chapter
in a tragic triangle After a ione
friendship between Miss Lusk and
DR. Roberts. the school teacher
pleaded with Mrs. Roberts to give
up her hunband and Mrs Roberts
refused The shooting, which oc-
CURED almost year ago. fol
/ lowed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
SUB LOSING;
SUNkFASTER
THAN BUILT!
U-Boats Destroyed Rapid
ly While They Are Sink
ing Fewer Ships.

Paris, May 11.-Delayed)-The
effectiveness of the German subma-
rine campaign is declining. The
German government is aware of
this fact, declared Georges Ley
CUES, minister of Marine, before
the naval committee of the cham
ber of deputies today, but has made
the greatest efforts to conceal it.
He said the situation was most ia
vorable, and that the sinking of
submarines in the first three
months of 1918 through allied meas
ures, was greater than The number
built by the enemy.
Minister Leygues referred to the
statement made in the reichstag on
April II by Vice Admiral Won Ca
pelle, German minister of marines,
in which he said 100000 tons of al
lied shipping were sunk monthly.
This figure, the minister said, was
incorrect.
Sub Toll Decreases.
It was reached and passed in
April May and June of 1917. In
July il declined and in November it
fell below 400, 900 and since has di-
minished continuously. The minis
ter gave the following comparative
table of the tonnage claimed to
have been destroyed by Germany
and the tonnage actually lost in the
past five months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13

Dead, Captive
TeufOnSClQif71

London, May 13.-All German
prisoners captured in France say
that Field Marshal Won Hndenburg
is dead, letterS from British officers
on the western front report accord
ing to the Daily Express. At the
same time, the name of General
Won Mackensen is brought into
prominence as that of a great man
who is to bring the Germans vic
tory
The Express assumes that the
Hindenburg story is circulated to
explain the failure of the great Of
fensive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13

there were no changes in the quotas
for Rockford and Winnebago
county.
The city of Peoria, board No. /.
will be expected to furnish so men
for Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill. in
stead of 1902, as indicated in the
original quota list, and board No. =,
none
Joliet city will send 1873 Ren to
Camp Grant instead of 125.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
---- BUY IUrIIt Ntdnps~----
BONDS HIT LOW MARK.

New York. May 49, The new
Liberty 4l4 per cent bonds sold at
9S l6 on the stock change at the
lopening of the market today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13

NJ c m b er of Audit
Bureau Of Circulations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
Killed i'm Action.

Sergeants Martin Cotter, Chi
cago; Lewis W Sagle, GAINESVILLE,
Ohio. Corporal Clyde Clark. At
lanta, Ind Mechanic Christ KOth,
Hersey, Wis. Privates Albert G.
Bailey, Arvilla, n. D.; Phillip j.
Brady, New Haven, Conn; Leon
ard l.. Dalton, Brooklyn, \. Y;
John W. Forester, Mountain City,
Tenn: Cyril kreck, New York
City; Elmer d. Miller, Hoopeston,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13

d Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
Change Is Welcomed.

CONTINUED On Page EleYeRl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13

Captain r. NJ Deming. Ballstnn
spa. New York tpreviousIy report
ed as missing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13

Ottawa. Ont, May 10. - So
confident is the entente Of It's
ability to Withstand any drive
the Germans can launch that IL
has been decided not to use the
American army until IL be-
comes a complete and powerful
force, according TO cable
summary of operations on the
western front received here
last night from the war eOm~
mittee OF the British cabinet.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01
SUFFRAGE SERVICE FLAG
HAS SIXTEEN STARS.
Photo from Underwood 9 Underwood.

There are now 16 stars in the suf-
frage service flag, The flag has a
center field of white surrounded by a
deep blue border, and its Is big yellow
stars are in honor of 16 of the asso-
cations workers who are in active
service in France Names of the Is are !:
Miss Heloise Meyer of Massachu-
sets, first auditor of the National
Woman Suffrage Association.
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, member
of the Congressional Committee of the
National American Woman Suffrage
Associa ton.
Miss Irene G. Boyd of the New York
Suffrage Party.
DR. Esther Pohl-Lovejoy, president
of the Oregon Suffrage Association.
Miss Mary w. Dewson, chairman of
| Legislative Committee of the Massa-
| chusetts Woman Suffrage Association.
/ Miss Lodovine LIE Moyne, publicity
chairman of the Fall River Equal Suf-
frage League.
Miss Elizabeth G. Bissell of Du-
! buQue, corresponding secretary of the
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association.
Miss Susan P. RyerSon, former cor
responding secretary, Chicago Equal
/ Suffrage Association.
Miss Henrietta Taylor of the Suf-
Efiage League of Pine Bluffs, Ark.
1 DR., Ethel Lyon Heard, vice president
If the Galveston (Tex.) Equal Suffrag e
| Association.
Miss Elizabeth Biddlecombe, secre-
tary of the Newport IN. H.) Suffrage
Association.
To these must be added four doc
tors heading the oversee hospital for
France. backed by the National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association, and
Mrs Norman de r. Whitehouse chair.
man of the New York State Woman
| Suffrage Party, on special mission.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01
EAT POIhtUES-EA,T EN- BY
THE CARLOAD

Not freight car, necessarily, but mo-
tor car. When you drive into the coun-
try-you who live in potato sections
bring back a sack or two in your car.
Then eat them, many ways, every day,
several times day. Not an idea that
= save The country, but it will help
save the big food reserve that will so
soon begin to sprout if it isn't eaten.
Let this fact sink in deep: Unless we
increase our consumption of potatoes
markedly within the next few weeks,
says the department. of agriculture,
there will be a loss of much wheat
replacing food If that happens, the
farmers may think we don't want Sc
raany potatoes and not grow enough
this year. Americans ought not to al
low that sort of food disaster to occur
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01

ter and will offer their services for
this class of work, the U. S. employ
ment service will arrange to utilize
their services.
Wherever possible, it is desired that
this information be communicated to
men and boys who are willing to ac-
.cept employment on farms, either for
permanent employment or for work
during the harvesting season. In Kan
|sas, Oklahoma and the Dakotas thous-
ands of laborers will be needed for
work during the summer months. 1t
is the purpose of the U. S. Employ
ment service to list as many as posi-
BILE for such work and communicate
the information thus obtained to 9TH
er branches of the U. S. Employment
service where the help is needed. This
information should be secured as ear
ly as possible in order to be of the
greatest use to the United States ir
this critical period of it's history.
Please take the matter up at your
earliest convenience and submit re-
port of your efforts as soon as you
can conveniently do so.
Respectfully,
GIDEON B. TRAVIS,
Special Representative.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01
GIVE BOMBS TO TOTS
Soldier Tells of Inhuman Acts
PraCtiCed by Boches.
Deadly Missiles Disguised as Toys and
Set to Explode at Certain
Time.

Chicago.-The thrilling story of his
experiences against the Huns in
France was told by Sergt. Christopher
Jones of the Royal British Field Ar
tillery. in the psychopathic court here.
Three times he was wounded and
five times he went through the hors
rors of being gassed "oyer there
He has been doing duty at the Brit
ish recruiting Office here since his
discharge in 1917. He still carries a
piece of shrapnel in his skull. re-
ceived at the Battle of Ypres, when
for five days he lay in shell hole,
without food or drink, until hospital
dog rescued him.
Jones was in the fighting at Albert
when that city was attacked and the
cathedral destroyed.
THAT was where the Boches gave
bombs to the children, bombs painted
like toys and set to explode in few
minutes" said Jones. "The poor kids
they never had chance. Yes, | saw
some of these explosions. And / saw
old women given the bayonet.
1--WE charged them. but our officers
wouldn't let us kill them. We had
to take them prisoners when they hol
Tered 'Kamerad.'
when was captured the Boches
threw me into 40-foot pit with lot
of other prisoners. They told me
could get out if | worked in the mu
milton factories. / told them to go tt
h. and stayed in the pit.
Zone night two of us overpoweret
a guard, climbed upon the rope which
they used to let water down to us, anc
escaped. We went through woods ant
swan rivers until we got TO the sea
We got on fishing boat and woke vi
on the coast of France"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01
MFRANCHISE WOMAN NOW,
SAYS new YORK SENATOR

"From now on every woman must be
directly affected by vast ma iority Of
the activities of government said
Senator Calder of New York, speaking
on the floor of the United States senate
on March IL. 'If we are convinced
that democracy is sound in principle, If
we are determined to protect and ex-
tend and perpetuate the system, must
we not concede to women the right and
must we not ask them to assume the
obligation of assisting to direct the
course of the state and nation?
''There are those who claim that this
is no time to consider the question of
woman suffrage, but the question of
suffrage at this time is not only the
right of women, but it is also ques.
ton of wartime efficiency for a couIl,
try struggling in the throes of this
great world war.
''Men and women today are ready, as
they have never been ready before in
history, to give themselves, their life's
blood, the things they hold nearest anG
dearest, for cause which is greater
than personal gain, a cause which
means freedom to the world
''There are those who say that wo
men do not want to vote; that wheI
they have the vote they do not use it.
''The fact that women do want tn,
vote was proved by the signature d
the 1,020,215 women now in the pos
session of the New York State Woman
Suffrage Party.
THAT women who have the vot'
use it is evineed by the fact that il
NO suffrage state has suffrage evel
been regretted or revoked after it once
was given to women; that in every sui
frage state labor legislation has ad
yanced with steady and parable
growth"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01

Miss Alcyon Robinson, a member of
the Denver Flying squadron, went out
last summer with other college girls
in Colorado, and helped pick cherries
on 1,G90-acre cherry orchard. Eleven
girls went out, camped for ten days,
and picked 5000 pounds of cherries.
Eve found that everalls are the safety
first plank in the cherry picking pro-
gram" says Miss Robinson. 1.-THE
work was hard at first but we thrived
on cherries and Colorado sun and air.
The prospect of labor shortage on
farms and in the orchards on the west
ern slope led these college girls to or
ganize with the main idea to fly" to
the help of state orchardists whose
crops have SO often gone to waste for
lack of pickers. The flying squadron
picked fruit and gave canning dem
constructions to farmers wives around
Greeley. Colo.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01
u. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
WILL ASSIST EMPLOYERS

To all chambers of commerce, boards
of trade and kindred organizations,
and others interested, of the State of
Florida:
The u. S. Employment service, with
headquarters for the state of Florida
at $50 Hogan street, Jacksonville,
takes this means Of advising you that
this service has been established for
the purpose of rendering assistance in
all branches of industry.
At this season of the year farmers
are interested in harvesting potato
crops and other kinds of vegetables in
the truck growing sections. As these
products are used as substitutes for
wheat, the federal government is anx-
ious to have them harvested promptly
to avoid wastage. In other sections of
the country farmers are beginning to
plan for the harvesting of grain and
other food cereals.
During the coming months there will
be large number Of farm laborers,
students and others, whose services
could be utilized on the farm. 1t is
desired, wherever possible, that any
one who can do SO, arrange to accept
employment either in the farm sec
lions of Florida or in the farm sec
lions of other states. If such persons
will signify their wishes in the mat
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01
doors and windows.

doors and windows.
1t was a thoroughly American meet
ing, with very little spread-eagle stuff,
but cold, hard facts digested by sober
minded, thoughtful men and women.
The boy scouts in uniform acted as
ushers, and the home guards, some
80 strong, were assembled in body.
A large number of women graced the
audience.
The program: "Star-Spangled Ban
ner"; prayer by Rev. Mr.. Partridge;
address Of welcome by J. H. Moran.
Hon. M. G. Campbell, of Elfers, pre-
sided on introduction by Mr.. Moran.
DR.. R. Thor Weaver, of Dade City,
county agent and head Of many war
activities in Pasco county, made the
principal address which was stirring.
I F. Hoffman, of Old Port Richey,
backed up the convictions of his
speech by taking an additional $500
for himself and $500 for his brother,
having made previous large subscrip-
tons. Somebody Did Golden Deed"
was sung. G. r. Sims, of New Port
Richey, who is putting every dollar he
can lay his hands on, into liberty
bonds on the principle that it is "bet-
ter to be safe than sorry" spoke, fol-
lowed by two other four-minute men,
Major Dayton, and Judge (Lieut.)
Wilson, both Of Dade City, These
short talks aroused the loyalty of the
audience to its highest pitch. G. john
son, of Seven Springs, was the last
speaker, and what he said carried con-
viction about the importance of MAX
ing sacrifices or being sacrificed.
"America" was sung and then pledges
were asked for.
/ More than $4,000 was subscribed,
some of the accounts going to the
credit of sElfers district and some to
New Port Richey.
Total of subscriptions to the Third
Liberty loan in New Port Richey,
| $3.50; number of subscribers, At; to-
tai of allotment for New Port Richey,
$4,000; percentage, PCT IL.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01
NEW PORT RICHEY

When New Port Richey goes after
a thing it does it right-very much
like the negro who wore black under
wear when his wife died, explaining,
"When l mourns, l mourns."
Not content with doubling its liberty
bond apportionment, it sent it's boy
scouts after every one within four
miles of the town, and the boys gave
a good account of themselves, and
then on Monday evening a general Gel
ebration was held when the people of
New Port Richey, Old Port Richey,
Elfers, Hudson, Fivay and the imme-
date neighborhood gathered at the
church, more than 800 of them, crowd
ing the church and overlooking into
parked automobiles driven close to the
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01
LIBERTY LOAN
COMMITTEES

GENERAL COMMITTEE
Mrs. j. C. Beekman, chairman
Alexander Linn, vice chairman
A. nj. Lowe
N. A. Van Wrinkle
T. G. Mixson
L. d. Vinson
A. P. Albaugh
George Emmanuel
7 George Econome
Frank Rouse
N. G. Arfaras
Emmanuel Macrenaris
George Meindanis
L. S. Fernald
H. C. Clayton
Newton Coler
Peter Economos
Webster Little
H. III. Ballard
Rev. L. G. Fourier
E. F. AlbaugL
C. C. Barnum
WARD COMMITTEE FOR SELLING
BONDS
Ward 1.
NJ q Arfaras chairman
Caoroa Emmanuel
George Meindanis
lse+er Economos
Mrs. peter Economies
Mrs TT Relcher
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01
THE RED SACRAMENT

BY Amelia Josephine Burr of the
Vigiiantes.
A comrades blood had stained their
ration red;
The very wine of life was In their
bread
And yet on that grim sacrament they
fed
And rose up strengthened to fulfill the
task
The dead man left undone.
o God, we ask
That we by sorrow may be doubly
strong
TO fight thy war against imperial
wrong
Until the dragon-or ourselves be
dead.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01
Loan Sharks BUSY in Army.

Camp Sheridan, Montgomery. Ala
In an order from the war department
officers are warned to keep sharp
lookout for loan sharks. many of whom
have been reported operating in Ma
tional Guard and National army
camps. The order states that many of
the money lenders have been taking
$50 $75 and 500 Liberty bonds, fire.
quently charging as much as 10 per
cent interest on short time loans.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01
Those to be Voted For in the
Primary on June the 4th, 1918

Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh and Fifteenth
judicial circuits;
Two railroad commissioners;
State auditor;
Tax commissioners;
State senator from the even NUM-
bered senatorial districts Of the state;
Members Of the house Of represent
atives;
Five county commissioners from
each county;
Three members Of the county board
Of public Instruction from eaca coun-
ty;
Supervisor of registration from
each county.
The above list does rot include Va
csncies in comfy Offices caused ~
u.ath. resignation or suspsnsion.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01

H. Clay Crawford, secretary of
state, certifies the following list of Of
ficials to be voted for in the primary
June A:
Representative in the Goth congress
of the United States;
One representative from each Of the
congressional districts;
Attorney general;
Justice OF the Supreme court for the
term of six years;
Justice of the Supreme court for the
unexpired term;
Circuit judge, Fifteenth judicia! cir
cult;
Judge of the circuit court Of Duval
county;
State attorney for tas rearth. Fifth,
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01
"Work. War or J3jIn

Wapakoneta. O.-"Go to work, go
to war or go to jail" This was the
order just issued by Harvey Smith,
mayor of St. Mary's. near here. And
Mayor Smith means what he says, ac-
cording to orders issued to the police
FOR the treatment of loafers, both
men and women, found lettering about
rhe city.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01

If the Fellow Who Finds Plenty to do
keeping his wife supplied with work
would like relief in the form of job
for himself, he should advertise in The
Leader classified columns!
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01
George Econome
Frank Rouse
Miss Matte Fernald
Miss Eva Benjamin


Miss Eva Benjamin
Ward 5.
A. M. Lowe, chairman
Mrs. ]. C. Beekman
Rev. Harriet Baker Robinson
Committee on Installment Sales.
T. G. Mixson
Final revised quota for Pinellas
county Third Liberty Loan:
st. Petersburg ........... $285, 900
Clearwater ............... 100000
Pass-a-Grille .............. $500
Pinellas Park ......... 1900
oldsmar I..l..I. i. .l....l... $500
Safety Harbor ............ $500
Seminole ................. 1000
Largo .................... 10000
Dunedin .................. 10000
Tarpon Springs ........... 1900
Ozona ................... 1000
Sutherland ...... ......... 1000
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-01
WORKS IN FACTORY AND
GIVES WAGES TO POOR

Pittsburgh, Pa.-MrS. Howard
c. McCrady, society favorite,
is doing her bit by working ten
hours and As minutes every day
for the Union Switch and Signal
company. Every morning at
Gas Mrs. McCrady rides in her
big green automobile to the gar
age near the plant, stables her
machine, walks into the plant,
dons a uniform of khaki blouse,
overalls and cap and works on
a lathe making cylinders for
the Liberty motors until $50
each evening. The wages she
earns are turned over to a poor
family. Mr.. McCrady is in the
army.