davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-26
UWAGI.
Kwiecien w HIstorW
StanoW Ziedno-
czonyCh.

Nieraz zwracano uwage ia 70.
le, Jaka miesiac kwiecien odegry,
wa W historyi Stanow Zjednoczo-
nych. Dziwnym zbiegiem okolicz.
noSci z miesiacem tym zwiazane
So wszystkie wazne wydarzenia
militarne Ameryki, poczawszy z
wojna o Intercollegiate, a skonczy-
wszy z wojna obecna i to z jed
nym tylko wyjatkiem. Spis tych
wydarzen jest tax zdumiewaja-
Gym, re znalazlo sic wielu takich,
ktorzy przypisuja objawowi te--
mu to mistyczne, to zabobonne
znaczenie. CT, ktorzy wierza w
gwiazde przeznaczenia narodow,
jake cos odrebnego Cd nieubiaga-
mel logiki wydarzeh dziejowych,
kontrolowanych czynnikami du--
chowymi, moralnymi i fizyczny-
mi, opieraja rozmsite prognostyki
ia tejze koincydencyi. Me wcho-
dzac W zadna dyskusye tych pro-
gnostykow, poprzestaniemy wyla
cznie ma wyliczeniu tych faktow z
history Stanow Zjednoczonych,
ktorych w~ydarzenie sic W miesia-
GU kwietniu jest co najmniej RE
ca nadzwyczaj interesujaca.
Zaczynajac cd wojny o niepo-
diegiosc, widzimy wtedy juz diva
bardzo uderzajace objawy tegoz
zbiegu. Kolonie, nekane gwalta--
mi i przeSladowaniam Spopchnie-
tie zostaiy po daremnych prote-
Stach s}ownych do protestu zbroJ-
nego. Godzina akcyi wybiia w
kwietniu IT'S r., gdy w nocy, dnia,
1890 tegoz miesiaca, patryota
Paul Revere po konnej jezdzie z
Bostonu do Lexington Concord,
upamietnionej W historyi litera-
turze amerykanskiej, ostrzegl t.
wv. minute men,, II. ~uzbrojo--
nych kolonistow, gotowych kaz--
del minuty do akcyi, IL zblizaja1
sic ,,czerwone surduty", II. zol-
nerze brytyjscy. Nastepnego dnia
stoczona zostala pierwsza bitwa
WALK diugiej, znojnej, wyczerpu-
jacej, przygniatajacej fizycznie
duchowo, lecz znanej take re
wznioslego patryotyzmu, z czy--
now bohaterskich, niezrownanego
poswiecenia i zdumiewajacej wy
trwaiosci. Z pomoca francuska
armie brytyjskie zostaiy rozgro-
j Anglia wreszcie odzyska-
Is zdrowy r~ozsadek, ~zawierajac
i uznajac kolonie amerykan
skie jake niepodlegle. Dnia 1890
kwietnia, 1888 roku, ii, dokladnie
oSm lat pc bitwie pod Lexington,
kongres ogiosii koniec wojny.
Nastapily lata piracy konstruk-
tywnej mad zakiadaniem funda--
mentow i mad utrwaleniem. owo--
cow walk. Praca ia zostala IL
wienczona pomySlnym koncem /
wtedy kwiecien zn0w wystepuje
ma widownie historyczna, gdyz
.byio to w dniu 6tym tego mlesla-
ca, w r. 1889, gdy zebral sic w No
wynn Yorku pierwszy kongres
Stanow Zjednoczonych pc "a
twierdzeniu novel konstytucyi
federalnej. w dniu 30tym tego
miesiaca Washington jake pierw-
say prezydent novel republiki
zlozyl swa przysiege w tenn sa-
mem miescie. Jak zaszczytnie po-
wiedziano o najwiekszym Z me-
z6w amerykahskich, il byf pier
wszym we wojnie i pierwszym w
pokoju", jak tez i miesiac kwie-
Glen posiada podobne wyroznle--
nie.
Jedynym ,razem, gdy miesiac
ten ME dopisal, bylo, gdy przysz-
:. ID druoiei woiny 2 Anglia w r.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-26

ski W. 4s Sherman M.IJT Schultz
H. Sc Simon H. IS stsf o. So Sta
nisz stanislaw. GO stfsian Fred. 81
strugala M. SO Tsolfnka NJ. &C Wa
sybewski P. 50 zah1ek And. 70 Ear
ski n.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-26

W ktorych Stany Zjednoczone
brady udzial.
Najprzod, co do wojny z Mex
sykiem, rozpoczeia sic ona alta
klein dnia 25go kwietnia; 1916 r.,
przez Meksykanow ma maiy 3D.
dziai zolnierzy amerykahskich W
Pablo Alto. Rok pozniej, dnia IS
kwietnia, general Scott stoczyl
krytyczna bitwe wojny pod Cerro
Gordo, W kt6rej ziamaf potege
Meksykanow pod dowodztwem
Santa Amy.
Wojna domowa w Stanach
Zjednoczonych, - najwieksze
~starcie czasow nowozytnych w
Ionic jednego narodu, - ktora "a
decydowala kwestye niewolnict--
wa i zachowafa owoce wojny o
Intercollegiate, nietylko sic rozpo-
czeia i zakohczyla W miesiacu
kwietniu, ale i wiele innych waz-
nyoh wydarzeh tel wojny w tym
miesiacu nastapilo. Oto niektore
z mich: Dnia 1890 kwietnia, roku
1861, gen. Beauregard rozpoczal
wojne atakiem ma Fort Sumter,
ktory po bohaterskiej lecz bezna-
dziejnej obronie poddai sic diva
dni pozniej. Najdokladniej cztery
lata pozniej, ii. dnia Ago kwiet-
MIA, 1861 r., sztandar gwiazdzisty
mad tyf fortem znow w gore wy
s~trzelii. Dnia logo kwietnia, 1861
l.. prezydent Lincoln wezwal pod
bron $4,000 ochotnikow. Odezwa
tax jak donoSny gromki CLOS ira
by wojenney rozleg}a sic pc Sta
mach poinocnych. Byi toJsygnat
DO krwawej WALK o zachowanie
bytu i jednoSci rzeczypospolitej,
wywalczonej krwia pred 80 laty.
Byl to miesiac przygotowai pc O.
blu stronach, okupacyi arsenaiow
Stanach poludniowych, prokla-
macyi blokad i mobilizacyi sill
zbrojnych ola obrony narodu. w
nastepnym roku w kwietniu silly
u%nijne, ii. Stanow poinocnych,
w nastepnych dwoch latach W
stoczyIy kilka zwycieskich bitew.
w tym roku take zadano pierw-
sly clos instytucyi niewolnictwa,
gdy kongres nadal wolnosc wszy-
stkim murzynom w Dystrykcie
.olumbijskim.
:ymze miesiacu nieustraszony adj
nira} Faragut zdoby} kilka for
co doprowadziio do okupacyi
riasta New Orleans, oraz sto-
>zyi kilka innych zwycieskich bi,
-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-26

nogi i obrazenia wewnetrzne. Ko-
niecZka umarf.
Prey zw}okach znaleziono polise
ubezpieczeniowa ma nazwisko szcze-
pana Konieczki. R0wniez byia POLISH
ma nazwisko Marcina Konieczki i ma
razie ME wiadomo, kt0ry Konieczka
zostal zabity. ..
PrncuJesn W sr6dmieSct:1F Snp So
HE tam DZ;ENNIk lCAGOSk
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-26

Rxqd narodu prses narod ola
norodu, ME sginfs . powterschnf
sisnL
Abraham Ltncoln
4s-s%:Ss
Mesowte sfnnu wszsdsts sgu.
dxajq sic ~ xddniu, re must ist
niee zjednoczona, niezaleSna /
samorzqdra Polska
Woodrow Wilson
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-26

Wsjna Z Hiszpania, aczkol-
wick trwa}a tylko cztery mlcsl9-
ce. takie zaakcentowala dziwna
role, jaka kwieciei odegrywa W
historyi Stan6w Zjednoczonych,
gdyz pc cksplozyi pancernlka
Maine w porcie hawahskim VOL
LA wypowiedziana zostala Hisz--
panii przez rad Stan6w zjedno--
czonych w listorycznym dniu, t.
W rocznice bitwy pod Lexington
dnia 1890 kwietnia.
Nv obecneI wojnie Switowej
przeciw prusactwu, ktore pragnie
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-26

Lecz miesiac kwieciei oStatnie-
90 roku wojny, II. 1865, zapiSal
sic niezapomnionemi literami ma
kartach history amerykanskleJ
Otto g}owne z calego szeregu waz-
nych wydarzeh: poddanie sic ge-
nerala Lee, naczelnego VODKA
'konfederatow, g]eneralowi Grant
w Appomattox Court House dnia
9go kwietnia; sekretarz wojny
wstrzymal dalsze pobory wojsko-
we i dalsze zakupna zapasow woj.
skowych dnia 1890 kwietnia; ma,
stepnego dnia armia po}nocno
NOW zajeia Fort Sumter, a dni'
26go kwietnia general Johnston
poddal sic genera}owi Shermano'
wi i ostatni zolnierz poludnlowy
zlozyi broh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03

Photo above is of southern pine
mill running full blast at night. The
one at left shows speaker rousing
lumbermen to the realizati that they
are working not only for wages, but
also for patriotism. Picture at right:
The launching of one Of the wooden
ships which will carry supplies across
the seas to the fighting men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
British Push
Line FOrlUQrd
on Mile Front

London, July IS. - Southeast of
Villers-Bretonneaux, south Of the
Somme, the British line has been
advanced on a front of more than
one mile, says the official state
ment today from their headquar-
ters in France.
The British positions to the east
of Hebuterne also were improved
somewhat.
South of Bucquoy on the front
raiding party was driven off.
The German artillery showed con-
siderable activity during the night
on the Flanders front north Of Bail
ieul
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
PILOT OF VESSEL
HELD TO BLAME IN
COLUMBIA'S LOSS

Washington, July 18.-Responsi-
biIity for the sinking of the excur-
sion steamer Columbia on the Illi-
nois river between Peoria and Pc
kin July 5 with loss of 80 lives is
placed upon Captain H. F. Mehl
and Pilot George T. Williams in a
report received today by Secretary
Of Commerce Redfeld from Reese
Y. Downs and George r. Bower, the
steamboat inspectors who investi-
gated the river disaster.
Secretary Redfeld approved the
decision of the inspectors to bring
charges Of inattentiOn to duty and
incapacity against Captain Mehl
and of unskillfulnesS and negh-
gence against Pilot Williams.
Conviction would carry a penalty
only Of loss of license. If the trial
Of the case shows criminal negli-
gence. however, commerce officials
said. the record would be placed at
the disposal of the department OF
Justice for any criminal action that
might be deemed necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
FRENCH MILITARY
WRITER PRAISES
YANKS' FIGHTING

Paris, July 18.-In praising the
fighting qualities of the American
troops, Colonel De Thomasson, a
military writer, in concluding his
article on the battle situation to-
day, says he cannot resist the
pleasure of quoting a passage con-
cerning the Americans from semi
official Norddeutsche Allgemeine
Zeitung. The German paper de-
clared:
These American soldiers are
cannon fodder. They are incapable
of standing up to our seasoned
troops. America has been power
less to train the forcibly enlisted
men she has shipped to Europe"
The way the Americans treated
crack German division at Fossoy,
says Colonel De Thomasson, per-
haps may give the German writer
food for reflection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
The dispatch follows:

The dispatch follows:
Headquarters American EXpedi-
tionary Forces, July II.
Section A. In the Marine sector
our troops have entirely regained
possession of the south bank of the
river. Northwest of Chateau Thier-
ry the enemy yesterday repeated
his attempts of the preceding day
to penetrate our lines near Vaux.
His attack was completely broken
up by our infantry and artillery
fire before reaching our lines
Yesterday, in the region of Thi-
aucourt, a hostile airplane was shot
down by one Of our aviators."
MOntvOisin Is Taken.
London, July 18.-The French, re-
ports state. have recaptured Mont
voisin, south of the Marne. at the
point where the Germans had ad-
vanced furtherest toward Epernay
and Chene-La-Reine to the west,
and took as well the heights west
of those villages, overlooking the
Marne.
The Germans are reported to
have made slight progress north of
st. Agan in the district to the south
west of DOrmans, below the Marine,
but their progress has been slow.
The maximum penetration of the
French lines since July 15 is six
miles. according to the latest re-
ports
In fighting north of the Marine,
the Italians have retaken the VIII
lage of Clairizet, two miles north
east of Bligny, the advices say.
French Stop Enemy.
Paris, July 1S.-The situation on
the Marne and Champagne fronts
is unchanged, the war office an
nounces.
In the fighting on the front of
the German offensive, the French
last night stopped the Germans in
the face of violent attacks which
the enemy launched southwest of
Nanteuil-La-Fosse, between the
Marne and Reims.
On the front beyond Reims, east
of the Vesle river, an attack by
German guard units was complete
ly repulsed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
PLAN INSTITUTE
OF BAKING TO END
MANY PROBLEMS

Washingtou. July Organiza-
ion Of an American institute Of
oahng,. with an endowment Of ST.
VVO,0O0 in Liberty bonds, has been
put under way To provide means
tor the scientific solution Of prob
ems for the trade.
The institute IS designed Ito pro-
Flde a body of standardized and
exact information and scientific
knowledge Of baking materials, pro
eesses, mechanics, methods and ac-
counting that viii place the indus
ny upon a higher plane OF efficien-
cy and national value and Will pre-
vent the recurrence Of anything
Aae the state Of utter unprepared-
Iess for meeting a great national
oppression or crisis. IN which the
.aalstry was caught by the present
var"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
AMERICANS GO OVER TOP CHEERING AS
GREAT DRIVE IS LAUNCHED AT ENEMY

Army (By the Associated
northwest of Chateau
all along the line The
crackun that
hourh America nd French artil opened fire.
ine
and then advanced behind the
ojctves which speedily taken especial
Iv oft
the offensive The American infantry
ckwthou In their
they captured machine
equpne tandma
The places feeble but here and there
shock quickly
at their
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
REPORTS ON
FOCH'S BLOW
STIRCAPITAL
Officials Believe Smash Is
Due to Added Strength
of Million Yanks.

Washington, July 1S.-Word that
the French were striking the Ger
mans on a 25-mile front below the
Aisne sent a wave of enthusiasm
through the war department today
when the first bulletin came in.
Every official accepted it as proof
that the long days of purely defen-
sive operations are ended and that
General Foch, largely because OF
the million American soldiers that
have been rushed overseas, now is
able to use aggressive tactics.
Official adVices from General
Pershing said American troops had
taken the offensive with great dash
and gallantry and were still ad-
vancing, Secretary Baker an
nounced this afternoon.
Baker Confirms Reports.
"The war department received
from General Pershing," Mr.. Baker
said, the confirmation of the op-
ening of the counter offensive along
the line indicated in the newspaper
dispatches. American troops are
participating both as complete di-
visions and as units in association
with the French
THE first objectives seem every
where to have been attained. No ac-
curate count has been made but it
is clear that many prisoners have
been taken and many guns and
much war material captured"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
ITALIANS ON WAY
TO ENLIST AFTER
ESCAPING ENEMY

San Francisco, Cal, July 1S.-
Enroute to Italy to reenlist. a party
of 300 Italian soldiers who escap-
ed from being impressed into the
service of Austria by surrendering
to the Russians, arrived here yes
terday fromutbe Orient under care
of the United States war depart
ment
The party is under supervision
of Baron Aliotti, Italian minister to
China, who is accompany them,
being enroute home on leave. Ac-
cording to members of the party
there are $4,000 CzechoSlovaks
and Hungarians in Russia desirous
of reaching the Italian front.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
KAISER WATCHED
OPENING OF HUN
DRIVE ON MARINE

Amsterdam, July 18.-Emperor
William watched the opening of the
latest German offensive from an
advanced observation post, north
west of Reims, Karl Rosner re-
ports in a dispatch to the Berlin
Lokal AnZeiger.
The emperor" says the corre-
spondent in his customary fiorid
style, listened to the terrible or
chestra of our surprise fire attack
and looked upon the unparalleled
picture of the projectiles raging to-
ward the enemy positions"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
VAR SUMMARY

The fourth day of their Of
fensive finds the Germans
struggling desperately to devel-
Op their successes along tha
Marne and between the river
and Reims.
All German progress has been
slow and at an enormous cost
of life.
Attack after attack is being
hurled against the allied de-
Tense, but I'm most every In
stance the enemy has been COM
pletely repulsed.
South of the Marne, despite
heavy bOmbardments and use
of fresh troops, the Germans
have made no great gains.
South of DOrman. where the
Germans have made their great
est advance south of the Marne
about three miles - French
and American troops have gain
ed ground north of st. Agnan.
Around FOssey the Americans
have improved their positions.
American flyers, French say,
brought down IS enemy air.
planes I'm their region Tuesday.
The Americans claim nine.
West and southwest of Reims
the Germans have failed TO gain
in further attacks.
Berlin claims the capture
OF 5000 additional prisoners,
bringing the total up to $1,000.
In tn attack south OF the
SOmme last night the British
line was advanced on a front
OF more than a mile.
The United States army cas-
ualty list today contains 81
names, and the marine list has
seven names.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
Gen. PerShing
Sends Hope to
T. X. for Son

New York, July 1s.-Colonel The
odore Roosevelt just before leav-
ing the city for Saratoga, n. Y, to
attend the Republican state con-
vention today received a telegram
from General Pershing in which
the American commander ex-
pressed the hope that Lieutenant
Quentin Roosevelt, the colonel's
son, reported killed in an aerial
battle in France, may have landed
safely.
The cablegram read:
Regret very much that your son.
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt re-
ported as missing. On July IA, with
a patrol of IL planes, he left on a
mission of protecting Photographic
section. Seven enemy planes were
sighted and attacked after which
enemy planes returned and our
planes broke off combat, returning
to their base. Lieutenant Roose-
welt did not return. A member Of
the squadron reports seeing one of
our planes fall out of the combat
and into the clouds. and the French
report an American plane was seen
descending.
Il hope he may have landed safe
Iy. Will advise you Immediately
on receipt of further information.
"PERSHING."
Colonel Roosevelt in reply, cabled
the following message:
I'VE are deeply grateful for your
thoughtful kindness and we will
never forget it,
Colonel Roosevelt's attitude seem
ed more hopeful than upon receipt
last night of word sent from Paris
by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr..
stating reports of Quentin's death
were absolutely unconf1rmed"
there.
The former president after re-
naming over night at a New York
hotel, left at 1928 for Saratoga.
Paris, July 1S.-"If the battle can
be said to have commenced when
the fight became intense" says the
Stars and Stripes. the official news
paper of the American expedition
ary force, Lieutenant Roosevelt
was probably the first American
lost in the battle of the Cham
payne"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
us. WILLACT
RUSSIAM0vE
London Reports Decision
Reached for Joint In
tervention in Russia.

London, July lS.-Ihe Jap
anese government has reached
A decision which was the out
come of proposals from the
United States. says a dispatch
from Toxic to the Times under
date OF July 13. for Joint
Imerican-Japanese interven-
tiOn in Siberia The Ameri-
can proposals, the dispatch
adds, were different than
those made by Great Britain
and France.
TOXIC, Tuesday. July 16.-CBy
The Associated PressD-Japanese
newspapers today publish the
terms of an American proposal to
send American troops TO Siberia.
The newspapers declare that the
Japanese government has decided
10 accept the suggestion made by
the American government that Ja-
nan also send troops.
Washington. July 1S.-American
government officials declined to
comment in any way upon the re-
port from Toxic that Japan has
accepted q proposal Of the United
States that American and japanese
troops be sent into Siberia 1t is
known that important develop
ments in the Siberia situation are
impending. but officials indicated
that the time was not ripe for an
announcement.
London, July 1S.-Discussion Of
the question OF Japanese inteTyen-
ton in Siberia has become general
in Japan and is occupying the at
tention Of officials and the public
to the exclusion Of all other topics.
says a Toxic dispatch dated Tues
day. July l6, TO the Daily Express.
The impression is growing, the
message says. that Japan IS about
10 take action japanese business
interests are Chary regarding inter
Tention and the stock market IN
Toxic on Tuesday was depressed,
al early decision in favor Of the
sending Of an expedition being ex-
pected.
The various japanese political
parties have held private meetings
to cOpsider the attitude OF the Ken
sei-kai and Seiyu-kai groups both
these parties having hesitated 10
take definite stand regarding the
question Of Intervention. They are
more inclined. il is said, to oppose
such q move than to accept it.
katO Not Opposed.
Viscount Kato, former foreign
minister, in an address to the Ken
sei-kai, while not opposing inter
Tention and declaring that if the
entente allies were in agreement
be relied upon Japan's good faith.
Japan must net refuse. he said
nevertheless. he doubted the pOssi-
biilty Of an expedition reaching the
Ural mountains and feared that an
advance only as far as Irkutsk
would not achieve the object for
which Intervention was undertaken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
LATE BULLETINS

New York. July 1s.-The bell
in the city hall tower was or
dered rung by Mayor Hylan for
15 minutes this afternoon I'm
celebration OF the victorious
American advance ON the
French front.
With the American Army i'm
France, July IL, "wednesday,
by the Associated Pressl-
Three German machines were
shot down this morning by
American aviatOrs in the Toui
sector.
Amsterdam, July 1S.-The
lower house of the Hungarian
diet has rejected the govern
ment's measure giving the vote
10 women. says q Budapest
dispatch today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
IOWA DEMOS OPEN
STATE CONVENTION

Des Moines, Iowa, July 1s-
Democrats of Iowa meet here to-
day in state convention to adopt a
platfaFm and perfect their organi-
zation for the fall campaign. All
party nominations were determin-
ed in the June primary.
Patriotism was the theme of a
letter to the convention from
Claude r. Porter. the party's gu
bernatorial candidate. who is as
sisting the government in the
prosecution of the !. W. W. cases
in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
F0CH WAGES BIG COUNTER OFFENSIVE
AGAINST GERMANS ON 25 Mile FRONT
rs JUST MOMENT
FOCH WAITED FOR

London, July 18.-
This is the moment
Foch has been looking
for" said a military au-
thority here today, "and
if all goes well his splen-
didly executed counter
attack should bring the
whole German offensive
on the Reims sector to a
halt Immediately"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
CROZIER GOES TO BOSTON.

Washington, July 1S.-Ma1or Gen
eral William CroZier, former chief
of ordnance, has been assigned to
command the northeastern depart
ment with headquarters at Boston.
He relieves Brigadier General John
W. Ruckman, who will be detailed
to one of the districts of the de-
partment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
GERMAN FIRM rs
TAKEN OVER; ALSO
SECRET PROCESS

Washington, July IS. - Taking
over by the government Of the Ger
man owned Becker Steel company
of America, with a plant at Charles
ton. w. Va, and offices in New
York. was announced today by A
Mitchell Palmer. alien property Gus
todian. With the company comes
10 American manufacturers Sc
cret process for the production OF
high speed" steel, heretofore held
by the Germans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
ONE KILLED; MANY
HURT WHEN FAST
TRAIN JUMPS RAIL

st. Louis, Mo, July 1S.-One pas
senger was killed and Is or more
persons were severely injured ear
ly this morning when the Kansas
City-Florida special on the Frisco
railroad was derailed II miles
south OF Thayer, Mo, according to
Information received by Frisco Of
ficials here.
Engineer Lohnes and Fireman
Rawdon, both probably ,of Thayer.
are missing, and are believed to
be buried beneath the wreckage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18

New York. July George NJ.
lonan. the actor and producer, was
.9aay commissioned major Of a
theatrical unit Of the New York
11Hy police reserves by Rodman
Nenamaker, special deputy police
o9mmlssioner, at the head OF the
ofganization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18

Reports received in London
showed the situation up to noon all
along the line OF attack begun by
the French this morning to be ex-
cellent.
The attack Is the biggest offensive
move made this year by the allies.
(By The Associated Press.l
General Foch. the allied com
mander in chief. has taken the ag-