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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
Says Former Gar
OF Russia and His
Family Still Live

Warsaw, Tuesday, Dec. 24.-(By
the Associated Press) There is
no doubt that the Russian czar ana
his entire family are alive. I am
positive of this" was the decIara-
ton made to the correspondent To-
day by Michael de Tchihatchef, a
nephew of General Skoropadski, and
who has just escaped from the
Ukraine after a recent trip to Pet
rOgrad, Dvinsk, Wilma and Rovno.
81 cannot reveal where the czar
is because he does not wish it." he
added. He does not care to be
bothered and he wants to be left
alone.
His whereabouts IS known to an
allied government. II is in a neu-
trail country. Accounts of his mur-
der at Ekatrinburg were manufac-
tured by Trotzky and Lenine for
propaganda purposes"
at took much money and time
and also the lives of many officers
to accomplish his escape. Among
the officers killed was Count Tati-
chev, the czar's former personal
military attache, who was shot IN
stead of the cZar. Documents de-
scribing the cars escape were IN
the hands of German Consul Koen-
ig at Petrograd, who forwarded
them to Berlin"
M. De Tchihatchef said that the
allies should send an army of occu-
patton into Russia TO reestablish a
stable government and business
conditions. He said the cost Of liv-
ing in Russia was appalling. a
pound of butter costing 120 rubles
and pair of trousers 1000 rubles.
Frequently there was no food OBJ
tainable at anv price
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
ALLIES IGNORE
RUSS PEACE BID
BOlsheVih Proposal Made Since
Christmas, Like Other, Gets
No Response

London, Dec. 27.-The allied gov
ernments, since Christmas, have
been approached by the Bolshevik
government of Russia regarding
terms of peace. These differ in no
respect from those put forward by
M. Litvinoff, formerly Bolshevik
envoy at London, through the Nor
wegian government in November.
The proposals have met with no
response, as they emanate from a
government which is not recognized
by the allies. The whole Russian
question is at present under dis
meQtS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
BRITISHPLAN
STERN MOVE
ON HUN REDS
VIII Sink Every "Red
Flagship" and Execute
Crews, Report.

Amsterdam, Dec 27.-The
British admiralty is prepared to
take drastic measures against
the propaganda OF BoIsheTism
OF that part Of the German fleet
remaining in German hands, &c
cOrding to n Berlin dispatch
today.
The sinking of vessels dis
playing the red flag and the eN-
ecutiOn of crews injected with
BolSheVism are threatened, Il Is
declared
Text of Order.
The text of the order attributed
to the British admiralty reads
Vessels under the red flag Will
be sunk without warning. Vessels
without officers viii be dealt with
in accordance with the laws OF war.
If single man Is caught propagating
Bolshevik ideas, the entire crew Of
the vessels in question viii be
shot"
Compromise Saves Day
Berlin, Wednesday, Dec. IS, Aft
ernoon.-(By the Associated Press. d.
An 11th hour compromise with
the revolving sailors by the Haase-
Scheidemann representatives of the
government apparently saved Ber-
lin from an extremist Christmas to-
day. Later reports from Berlin
are that the Spartacus faction IS
still the cause of trouble). The
sailors gained more than they
sought and will remain in Berlin
as part of the Republican soldiers
guard
The compromise provides that a
division of troops from the western
front under Lieutenant General
Leques, which was sent to Berlin
by Field Marshal Fon Hindenburg
IN response to an appeal by the gov
ernment shall retire and leave the
capital under. el4e protection OF two
volunteers policing organizations
which are dominated by the ex-
tremists.
Agree Not 10 Revolt
The sailors, against whom the
soldiers have been autagonistic are
known to be under the special lead
ership of George Ledebauer, who
was one of the representative Of
the sailors in the negotiations yes
terday with the Enert-Haase gov
rrnment- The sailors agree not to
participate in any future revolt
against the government
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
THE WEATHER

Mostly cloudy tonight and Satur-
day, probably light snow tonight;
not much change in temperature e
with the lowest tonight about 20
degrees above zero.
Temperature at a. m, 20; high
est yesterday, %; lowest last night,
II.
Velocity OF wind at a. m, 2
miles per hour.
Precipitation. .0l inch.
Relative humidity at p. m. 80;
at a m, "a.
Stage Of water. 1T; a fall OF 8
n last "A hours.
]. NJ SHERIER,
MeterOlOglst.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
SOCIALISTS WILL
PUT UP PLEA FOR
PASSPORTS TO U. S

Chicago, Dec 27.-The questions
of passports for three delegates
representing American Socialists at
the national conference have been
held a. Luzerne last month. is to
be placed before the state depart
ment at Washington within the
next few days, il was said here to-
day by officials of the national So
cialist organization
( The invitation sent to the Ameri-
can group was addressed TO Adolph
Germer. secretary of the national
Socialist organization, now on trial
in the federal court for violation of
the espionage act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
PERSHING SENDS
PRAISE FOR WORK
OF Y. M. G.. A. ARMY

Paris, Dec. 27.-GeneraI Pershine
has sent the following message TO
E. C. Carter. secretary Of the Am
erican expeditionary forces Of the
Y. NJ. c. A.
with a deep feeling OF gratitude
for the enormous contribution
which the Young Mems Christian
Association has made TO the morale
and physical welfare Of the Amcri-
can army. all ranks join me i'm
sending you Christmas Greetings
and cordial best wishes for the
New Year"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
WILSON CONFERS WITH BRITISH CHIEFS
Brave Hindenburg
and Emperor Each
Had Hiding Places

Paris, Dec 27.-(4:25 4. VI.
-RumOrs that the former en-
perOr of Germany has been as
saSsinated became current in
Paris, notably in the chamber
OF deputies last evening. There
is not the slightest cOnfirma-
ton of the report up to the
present.
Spa, Belgium. Dec. 6.-(Corre-
spondence of the Associated Press. }
The former headquarters of the
kaiser and his general staff is dis
closing some extraordinarily queer
facts about the men who engineered
the world war. Take, for one, Hin
denburg, Germany's super
around whom reams of poetry have
been written disclosing him as a
fearless Napoleon leading his troops
to victory AS a matter Of fact, he
spent a great deal of time in won
derfully constructed ''fund-hOle" or
dugOut underneath the grounds OF
/ his villa here.
Spa, il may be noted, is almost on
the German border and so far from
where battle lines used to be that
it was almost a days journey in a
fast motor car to get within sound
Of the big guns
The kaiser, too, had a similar
hiding place at Neubois, near a
comic opera trench system about
which he is said to have paraded
for the benefit of motion pictures.
At each of their villas there were
delicate electrical instruments
which would set up furious buzzing
whenever an airplane approached
anywhere near At the first sound
of this contrivance Hindenburg and
the kaiser used to run TO shelter, it
is reported. People who worked
about Hindenburg' establishment
said that he was continuously run
ming for cover.
Americas representatives on the
International arInisuce commission
are now occupying Hindenburg' S
headquarters and they were amazed
when they discovered this under
ground hiding place of the great
warrior The entrance was through
the dining room. Thence a night
of steps led down 10 4 tiled ante
room which, by the way, now serves
as a pantry for the Americans.
From the tiled room there was
another fight OF steps that led
down to the real dugout This was
blocked by a huge iron door about
one inch in thickness which could
be locked from the inside only
Within. it was fastened by a dou-
BILE bolt which would do credit to
an American banking establish
ment
The dugout itself was luxurious
Iy equipped On the floor was a
heavy fiowered carpet, and a Louis
EV table and chairs added to the
artistic arrangement The walls
were of corrugated iron. were paint
ed white, and the whole place bril-
liantly Illuminated by electricity
On a little table was an electric fan
TO keep the marshal cool in sum
mer. while an electric stove prOv.d-
ed for heat in winter The room
was about IA by u feet and was
protected by four to six feet of
earth above it.
The empeTOr's dUgOut was sim
liar, except that it was deeper un-
der the ground and there were two
entrances. one through the villa
and the other from the grounds.
The main entrance was from the
house and led down a long fight OF
steps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
MUNICH, GERMANY,
HAS QUIET XMAS;
NO GIVING DONE

Munich. Thursday, Dec 26.-CBy
The Associated Press Christmas
passed more quietly than ever be
fore in Munich. For the first time
since the war began. the custom Of
exchanging gifts was almost aban-
doned or confined to trifles. since
everyone. rich or poor. is anxious
about the future and is inclined To
spend as little as possible.
jewelers. and dealers in IuIurfea
have issued a statement claiming
that trade has fallen to almost
nothing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
EUROPE NATIONS
: ASK TO PURCHASE
U. S. SUB CHASERS

r. Washington. DEG. 27.- Several
--Iopean countries nave expressed
"lsh 10 purchase some of the 10
~ submarine Chas5rs now in Fur
YSah waters Secretary Daniels
F. today the boats were being
- - 70 various ports in order they
-,-s1t De Inspected, and though the
h-l1 States was not particularly
4ols 70 sell them. il would dis
S'0 Y Some Of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
NEWS MEN GOING
WITH WILSON ARE
BRITAIN GUESTS

London. Thursday, Dec. 26.-
Forty American correspondents.
who arrived here today with Presi-
by the government as its guests.
They were given a dinner tonight
by Lord Robert Cecile, former min
lister OF blockade, at the Savoy ho-
tel. The Newspapers Proprietors'
association viii give large dinner
in their honor tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27

ferees left in separate motor cars
for the prenier's residence in
Downing street
Crowds Cheer President
1t was lao o'clock when the
president drove mp to No. 10 -poWn-
ing street. He was given an en-
thusiastic greeting from the crowd.
Downing street was thronged with
as many people as could find stand
ing room on the sidewalk in front Of
the foreign office, across from the
premier's house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
WILL HEAR DISPUTE.

Omaha Neb, Dec. 27-A tolc-
gram from Taft. to President Short
Of the Omaha street ear mems
union received yesterday gave no
tice that joint Chairmen Taft and
Manl,y of the Federal war labor
board viii be I'm Omaha 10 conduct
the hearing Of the carmeu's cOntro-
versy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27

BOSTON. Dec. Eighteen
thousand tons OF cereals brought
into New England. 10 be used as
wheat substitutes. viii be taken off
the market. by direction OF the Fed
eral food administration and ship
ped to European countries. IL was
announced tndaw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
AMERICAN FLEET
NEARS DENMARK;
RUSS NOT CAUSE?

Washington, Dec. 27.-In connec-
ton with reports from Copenhagen
that an American feet would short
ly arrive there. Secretary Daniels
said today the United States cruis-
er Chester and a few submarine
chasers had been ordered TO Copen-
hagen merely as a visit of cour-
tesy. He said the visit had no sig
nificance with respect TO conditions
in Russia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27

London. Dec. 27.-.'We shan't
have peace here until English and
American troops come 10 keep or
der" is d statement attributed to
one Of the riOtous German sailors
il Berlin by the correspondent of
the Daily Express, a the German
capital
The correspondent says he talk
sei with a dozen other of the men,
tvho expressed themselves similar
IL 70 the first speaker. some of them
adding, Don't let them send the
French or there viii be more fight
ing
The CORES spondent adds that all
the lower classes Of Berlin are will
ling 10 see foreign troops in the
capital, feeling that they have moth
I ing 10 lose, and perhaps something
/ TO gain by the presence of outsid-
! lers.
\ The correspondent considers one
Of the most disquieting factors Of
the situation the part played by the
sailors wives and sweetheaTts,
some Of whom participated in the
lighting
SPartacans in Control.
Berlin. Thursday, Dec. 26.- fBy
iihe Associated Press. Afternoon .-
fThe SpartacUs faction was still in
seontrol late this afternoon in the
lfices Of the Socialist newspaper,
|N0rWaerts. which was forcibly TAX
en- posspssion OF bv members OF the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
HARYEsTER HEAD RETIREs.

Chicago. Dec. 27.-Cyrus H. Nc
Cormick. president of the Interua-
tional Harvester company, retired
20 be chairman OF the directorate.
and his brother. Harold +. McCor-
mick. was elected president
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
POPE TO SUPPORT PEACE

Rome. Dec 27.-Pope Benedict
said he would do all in his power
to support the peace congress de-
cisions for a durable peace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
BERLIN FOLK
WANT YANKS
TOHOLDCITY
mo Peace Until U. S. or
British Troops Come"
Reds in Control.

Berlin. Thursday. Dec 26,
Midnight By the associated
Press As Il result OF tOday's
deliberations it is believed in
some quarters. the majority So
eiaIistS will retire from the
cabinet and leave the Independ-
entS in full cOntr0i OF the gov
eminent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27
Leaders Are Present

The luncheon gave occasion for
the first visit by former Premier
Asquith to the premier's residence
since the Liberal leader resigned
his office Arthur Henderson, the
Labor leader. also a guest, is like
wise a supporter of the idea of a
league of nations as advanced by
President Wilson
The presidents conference with
Premier Lloyd George and Foreign
Secretary Balfour lasted until close
upon 100 O'Clock. when tho con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27

Ass ciated Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-27

M ember q Of Audit
Bureau of circulatiOns
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
MARRIED MEN NOT
 NEEDED IN ARMY
General Crowders New Order Prac- tieally Exempts All With Depend ants-Belieyes Million Men Are
 Available in Class I.

Washington, Jan. 3.--provost Mar shal General Crowder, reporting to Congress today on the progress of the draft, expresses for the first time a definite promise and aim of the government not to take for army duty any other men than those listed i'll Glass i of the new draft ques- tionnaire.
 This classification excludes mar ried men entirely, whose wives or families are dependant on them for support, and other men with de- pendants. General Crowder does this on the estimate that 100000 men physically fit for army duty will be available from Glass |. This number he thinks sufficient for the present military needs of the nation, but to assure the future supply for those needs he recommends that men who have become 2i years old since June 5, 1917, (the first draft and who become of age hereafter shall be added to Class 1, as they be- come available This will insure, the general estimates, a supply of 100000 men a year.
 General Crowder outlines the new policy in this language.
 Whether this guess (t,000,000,0 ,00O available mem be justified in prac- tice or not, it can be announced now as the policy and belief of these of flcers that in all probability it will be possible to fill our military needs without invading any class more de- ferred than Class 1; and this is the promise, the standard, and the goal, here for the first time announced, toward which every administrative effort of this office shall be direct edn
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
ARTILLERY DUELS ON Z WAR FRONTS
Infantry Clashes Mark Operations in Belgian and Verdm Sect0rs-The Russ German Peace Confab Has
 Been Called or.

New York, Jan. 7.-There have been more lively activities on the western front but no operations in strength, says the Associated Press report In Flanders near Arras and southeast of verdun the infantry fighting was liveliest but little change in position is reported. In France the artillery fighting has been above normal at several points.
 Peace Farley Ended.
 Russian efforts to have Germany acquiesce in the transfer from Brest- Litovsk, in German control, to the neutral city of Stockholm, ap- parently have failed. An official statement issued at Berlin says that a German crown council meeting discussed the Russian demand, after which it was announced the sittings had been temporarily suspended"
 The report from German sources that fear of intrigue iii Stockholm CT the part of the entente interests would endanger the work of the plenipotentiaries, is not confirmed from petrograd. Foreign minister Trotzky went to Brest-Litovsk in a vain attempt to persuade the Ger mans to go te Stockholm.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
DISPENSING WITH TECHN|CALIT|ES
Governor Cr0wder Declares Desire Is to Get Correct Information, Not to Lay Grounds for Perjury
 Charges-0ther Rulings
Special to The star.

Special to The Star
 Little Rock, Jan. 7.--It is an- nounced that boards will not until further orders induct more men in- to the Quartermasters Corps to be sent to Camp Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla, nor into the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps, to be sent to Kellyfield, San Antonio.
 It is announced by the War De- partmcnt that no member of the Ma tional Guard not in actual United States Military service or officially named therefor is exempt from the draft regulation hy reason of such membership.
 Railroad employees are to be classed as industrials and not as Government employees, and claims for exemption are to he considered as such.
 Tn determining relationship, it is ruled that "Step-children are in- cluded in term children, and step father is to be treated as natural legal father"
 It is ordered that any registrant, not 5ii alien enemy, whose number is so low that he is not within the current quota of his local board, may be inducted immediately into military service on his written re- quest Adit. Gen. England says: Local Boards should encourage vol unteer enlistment under this au- thority because Of the fact that you are thereby enabled to place regis trants in that branch of the service for which he is best fitted, thereby causing him to be thoroly contented, and at the same time you are rem dering the best aid to your govern ment by helping to supply men at the points most needed
 Provost Marshal General Crowder says that Inspection of the methods and experiences of number of local boards discloses that the boards are taking too technical view of the perfection to be required in re- turned questionnaires." He adds that We must rely on common sense and not too much on techni- cality. It is to be noted that what is desired is not to lay the ground for several million charges of perjury, but to obtain complete and accu- rate classification"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
MEDIATION SAVES
 LOSSES 10 LABOR
Thousands of Men Kept ot Work Thru Efforts of Department of
 Labor-138 Cases Settled, W Failure In but 6.

Washington, Jan. Mediation of trade disputes by representatives of the Department of Labor has been successful in keeping at work thou sands of men whose labor is vital to the war program, according to a re- port covering the last three months, made public today by the depart ment. lnsistence on a continuance of work during negotiations has caused a minimum of loss in the output of factories affected by the disputes.
 In three months ended December 3l the departments good offices were invoked in 244 cases. including IF strikes, i0l controversies and g lockouts. Mediators settled i3s amicably and failed to settle only six. Local agencies adjusted iS cases before the departments medi- ators arrived. There remain pend ing 82 cases of recent origin.
 The total number of workers in- volved directly in the disputes of three months was i30,0i0, while 25i.- 706 more were affected indirectly and would have been thrown out of work had the difficulties of the oth- CTS not been settled.
 Of the S2 cases pending li are strikes, nine are loekouts and 59 are controversies, the total number of workers affected being 35,000. Only about six thousand have quit work however, including those affected by three minor coal strikes, the only difficulties in that industry now be- fore the department
 Other trades on strike are the weavers, machinists, hat makers anc boiler makers, scattered thru out the country. None of the disputes apparently has more than local sig iticance.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
EDUCATIONAL CONTESTS SET
 FOR FEBRUARY 22 AND 23
Superiii;endcH: p;gg Has Prepared Program for Eyents--New Rules
 to Govern.

Supt, w. Homer pieg and the con- test committee are getting things lined up for the Polk County Edu- cational contest, which is to be held in Mena on February 22 and 23. be- ginning on Friday night, February 22 and continuing thru the follow ing day. As in former years there are to be contests in Reclamation, reading, piano, song, snelIing. map drawing and basket ball but the contestants will be classified this year according to the grades in the school to prevent a recurrence of the condition in former contests. when a High school student was en- tered in the same class with pupils from the grades, and when the High school students were pitted against pupils of the rural schools.
 Under this arrangement the con- testants in reading and de9lanatien will be placed in three classes as follows CD those in the first to fifth grades, inclusive: @ those in the 9th to 8tll grade. both inclusive; and (3) those in the High schools. The contestants in piano and voice will be placed in two classes: lfl those in the first to sixth grades, in- elusive; and (2l those in the seventh to the twelfth grades, inclusive. The contest in map drawing. spelling and basket ball will be open to all The rules and regulations governing the contests will be given in the Special Educational Edition of The Star, to be issued next week.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10
POLK COUNTY
 SCHOOL EDITION

The Star of next week, Janu- ary i7, will be a special edition devoted to the Educational in terests of Polk county. The educational section will carry illustrations and stories of many of the progressive school dis tricts, then too, there will he a portion of the section used by the business and professional men for advertising purposes. the special edition will not only be a boost for Polk county schools, but will also help every other activity.