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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
Death Penalty
LaU for Spies
Will be Asked

Washington, March 80 - The
death penalty for many acts OF
sAg495Rgs= fstetI8R 9 u y asaa9ssa q sss:
gress, Senator Overman OF North
Carolina, active head of the SEN
ate judiciary committee, said today
after hearing testimonies of several
government agents in charge OF
anti-spy work.
The subcommittee also approx
ed an amendment to the espionage
law penalizing attempts" to OBJ
struct the selective draft law as
well as actual obstruction.
Confidential testimony regarding
enemy espionage and propaganda
and l. w. w. activities was given
to the subcommittee today. Ac-
cording to Senator Overman the
government agents said that the ac-
tivities of spies are widespread
throughout the country. Although
the government is taking firm steps
to stop their operations, its control
of the situation, it was said, is mot
yet all that could be desired"
Letters - many invisible ink
pICLuI GS anu OlIlcI uOCunlG1lO SelL-
ed by the federal officers, were sub
mitted to the committee and accord
ing to committee members were of
a most seditious and hostile char
acter. The Subcommittee today
approved an amendment to penal
ize use of invisible ink in CORES
pondence and providing for seizure
by the mail censors of mail matter
believed to be of seditious origin.
Urging extension Of the espionage
act to attempts to obstruct the
draft law. department of justice
agents told the committee that in
dicted persons have escaped con-
viction because it was shown that
their attempts were not successful.
The committee plans next Mon
day to report and ask immediate
passage of the legislation proposed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
INDIANA PASTOR
OF PRISON FAME
GIVEN A PAROLE

Indianapolis, Ind, March 30
The Rev. William Z. Hinshaw, SEN
fenced to prison for life for muir
der more than twenty years ago,
has been given a parole, it was
announced at the Office of Governor
Goodrich today. Hinshaw probably
was one of Indiana's most noted
prisoners, his case having at
tracted wide attention.
The parole granted Hinshaw at
this time is effective during good
behavior" 1t allows the former
minister to go to his ranch in the
southwest should he desire. He
purchased the ranch last year
while at liberty under a temporary
parole.
Hinshaw was charged with hav-
ing murdered his wife, but always
denied his guilt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
GENERAL FOCH
IS MADE Chief
Famous Strategist Chosen to Com
mand All British, French and 4
AEnaies--sgA4 4AaA

Washington, D. c.. March 3d.
Official information has reached
Washington that General Foch, the
French chief of staff, has been ap-
pointed to supreme command of all
the allied and American forces in
France.
General Foch, who played =
memorable role in stopping the
first German rush towards Paris
and the channel ports in 1914 has
been given command of the Brit
ish, French and American armies
in the present operation.
General Foch's appointment to
the chief command not only brings
all allied resources under Gne head,
but indicates that the moment for
strong counter offensive move
ment probably has arrived. With
the allied reserves and American
divisions for a mobile force and
the British and French holding the
enemy on their flank, General Foch
will have full scope for his strate-
gical powers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
WAR SUMMARY

Fighting on the battle front
between the Scarpe and Oise
having diminished greatly, ex-
cept between Albert and Mont
didier. the allied forces are
being made ready for n coun-
ter blow against the Germans.
General FOch, who played
leading part stopping the flrst
German rush on Paris in 1914,
has been given command OF the
British. French and American
armies in the coming operation.
The French have completely
checked the Germans west or
MOntdidier. and the enemy has
not tried TO repeat his unsuc-
cessfuI attempt to force a pas
sage over the Disc east OF Las
signy.
Rather heavy artillery firing
continues on the American
sector northwest of Tonl.
A Paris dispatch says that
rescue parties at work In the
church which was struck yes
terday by a shell from a Ger
man long range gun have
found more bodies. Ii Is now
known that "a women were
killed. Can earlier report had
placed the dead at 75 and the
injured at 80.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
BATTLEFIELD Is
GRUESOME WITH
PILES OF KILLED

London, March 30.-Tbe Morn
ing Posts correspondent N France
draws a gruesome picture of bat
tlefield conditions. prisoners
state that the countryside is full
of bodies and that the air is hor-
rible with the odor OF death" he
writes. Wells cannot be used.
The ruined villages are impossible
as billets because they are strewn
with German dead There are
great piles of bodies along the
roads and between them. The en-
emy has only recently found time
to bury any of his dead.
The spectacle of the battlefield
carpeted with the bodies or their
comrades has affected fresh troops
who, in this way, discovered TO
their surprise that the British are
not too weak TO fight.
Among the features of this Brit
iSh endurance may be mentioned
that of a detachment which march
ed IS hours, fought throughout the
night and half of the next day, re-
PEELED three attacks. twice recap
tured a certain village and dug
Eanchaa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
PUTS BLAME OF
WAR ON KAISER
Member of Reichstag Charges Con.
flict Was Conceived in Ger
many-Scene Follows.

New York, March 30.-The
charge that the present -waF-was S
conceived in Germany an that ap-
peals for help from the Baltic prov
inces were only a pretext for an
neXations planned long ago, was
made bluntly in the German reich
stag during the third reading of
the treaty with the Ukraine by Dr.
Cohn, independent Socialist, ac-
cording to Berlin dispatch pub
lished in the Cologne Gazette of
Feb. %.
A Socialist deputy having de-
clared that there were war fanat-
les in all countries, Count Westarp,
a conservative, arose and said:
mo. In Germany there are no
war instigators."
Reserved laughter on the part of
the Socialists followed this re-
mark. The count continued:
by making such an irresponsI-
BILE statement you give encourage
ment to the enemy because they
caluminously assert the same
thing"
This caused a great uproa-
among the Socialists and DR.. Cohn
interrupted with the question:
Where was this war conceived ?'
Deputy COhn," replied the
count, seems to have the courage
and the brazenness to assert that
this war was conceived in Ger
many"
Deputy Cohn replied:
Yes, yes"
Great excitement ensued and
there were numerous demands of
throw the fellow OUT"
The president called Deputy
Cohn to order, but later he made
this statement:
I'VE reject this treaty. 1t out
RACES the Poles. The so-caIled
cries for help from the Baltic lands
are only pretexts for annexations
decided upon long ago.
The German people, as all 9th
er peoples, must take their destiny
into their own hands against the
princes and statesmen, against
militarism."
This was greeted by cries Of
traitor" from all parts of the
house The treaty was finally
passed over the votes of the indie
pendent Socialists, Polish and Dan
ish members.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
JAPAN EXPRESSES
FEAR OF GERMAN
MENACE IN EAST

London, March 30-'@The fear Is
rightly entertained that Germany's
influence may gradually extend
eastward and prove a menace TO
the peace of the far east" said
Premier Terauchi in an address TO
the upper house of the Japanese
parliament as quoted in 2 Reuter-
dispatch from Toxic.
Should the situation develop in
such a way as to endanger the Sc
curity and well being OF our coun-
try or to call for action TO protect
the common interests of the allies.
this government is resolved to take
steps to cope adequately with the
situation"
The premier said everts might
demand reassembling OF the diet
which was prorogued on Wednes-
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
CALL CONFAB TO
SETTLE STRIKE
AT KANSAS CITY

Kansas City. Mo, March 30
With the announcement that ma
tional and international officials of
the unions involved were expected
to come to Kansas City today and
the calling of a meeting of % bus
mess men and three newspaper ed
itors to consider the situation, 1t
was hoped that the first definite
steps would be taken toward a set
tIement of Kansas City's general
strike. The strike called in SYM
pathy with the walkout of laundry
workers entered its fourth day this
morning after a quiet night.
Approximately twenty thousand
men and women are out, strike
leaders say.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
SENATE APPROVES
REGISTRATION OF
LADS REACHING 81

Washington, March 30.-Draft
Legislation urged by the war de
partment was a step nearer COM
pletion today, as the result of the
senate's action last night in adopt-
ing a resolution eXtencing the
draft to men reaching the age of
81 since the first registration day,
June 5, 1917. The senate rejected
an amendment providing for the
training OF youths from IS to 81.
Approximately 100000 will be
added to the registration this year
by the resolution. 1t now goes TO
the house for consideration with a
bill to base the state and district
quotas for second draft on the
number of registrants in class l.
Difference in the house military
affairs committee over changing
the quota will be fought out on
the floor of the house. Efforts to
effect a compromise have been IN
availing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
PLANE SINKS A
SUB UNDER FIRE
While Being Shot at by Number OF
Enemy Craft British Seaplane
Destroys I-Boat. sss

London, March Is, Correspond
ence Of the Associated Press).-
Under a heavy attack from three
German submarines and three Ger
man destroyers, a British seaplanc
recently persisted in her effort
against another enemy U-boat and
succeeded in sinking it before be-
ing damaged by the fire of the 9TH
er enemy warships. The seaplane
was on patrol duty at $50 in the
morning when a submarine was
sighted on the surface with a man
standing forward by the gun.
Increasing her speed the sea-
plane dropped to an altitude of 600
feet and released a bomb. AS she
swooped around to repeat the at
tack a shell from the Uboat burst
in the air 80 feet from the pro-
peller. 1t was seen that the bomb
had made a direct hit, big rent
being visible in the deck of the
submarine. Just then out of the
mist ahead, three more enemy sub
marines followed closely by three
destroyers, appeared. All six ves-
sells maintained a hot fire against
the seaplane. However, second
bomb was dropped on the disabled
U-boat. 1t exploded Is feet ahead
of the bow of the submarine. The
whole craft shook and then sank
quickly in a pool of oil, bubbles
and wreckage.
The seaplane, having no more
bombs and as the destroyers were
coming near, returned to its base.
Seaplanes also have accounted
for three other submarines. In one
case two large seaplanes attacked
a submarine on the surface. One
plane dropped a bomb squarely in
front of the coming tower. The
explosion was followed by several
explosions within the submarine
which disappeared. When the wa
ter subsidized the shape of the sub
marine could still be seen below
the surface and a second bomb was
dropped, after which the ship dis
appeared"
An enemy submarine with two
periscopes and about two hundred
feet in length was sighted by a sea-
plane on patrol duty. The sea-
plane dropped two bombs as the
Germans submerged. One of the
bombs made a direct hit just be-
hind the coming tower The sub
marine turned upside down and
sank. Oil and wreckage later came
to the surface
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
Paris Church
Hit by Enemy
Shell; 81 Die

Paris, March 30.-Rescue parties
at work in the church which was
struck yesterday by a shell from a
German long range gun have found
more bodies. 1t is now known that
"a women were killed.
Can official statement issued in
Paris last night said rs persons
had been killed and 80 wounded,
most of them women or children,
by shell which fell on a church in
the region of Paris while Good Fri
day services were being heidi
The shell struck the north side
of the church, bringing down part
of the roof and opening a breach
II feet high and 20 feet wide. Near
ly all the debris fell inward upon
the heads of the worshipers, 60
feet below.
The edifice is now a heart-ren-
dering sight. The enormous mass
of stone, lies in the middle of the
nave and piled to about the same
height as the altar which was not
damaged. The side aisles are lit
tered with less cumbersome wreck
age and the pavement is covered
with grey dust. All the stained
glass windows. some of which were
of historical interest, are shattered.
The church, although begun in the
middle ages, was entirely remod-
eled in the epoch of the renais-
sance. The beauty of its musical
services, which were sung unac-
companied, attracted many music
lovers.
In addition to H. Stroehlin, coun-
sellor of the Swiss legation in
Paris, who was killed, it is feared
that his wife also is a victim, al
though searchers have not yet
found her body in the debris.
Among the injured are Countess
Morand, Viscount Molitor and For
mer Senator Louis Gautteron.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
"SHAVES" FOR ARMY
TO COST MILLIONS

Washington, March :0.-Clean
shaven faces in the army will add
several million of dollars to the
annual cost of the military estaD-
lishment. Official announcement
was made at the war department
today that one razor. one steel
mirror and one shaving brush will
be issued gratituously hereafter to
every enlisted man ordered to
Europe
Army regulations require that
soldiers keep themselves closely
shaven, but the wearing of mus
taches is not prohibited.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
SENTENCED
TO HANG APRIL 19
FOR KILLING MAN

Chicago. March 30.-Earl Dear.
Convicted Of having murdered Ru-
eelph Wolf. a chauffeur, when the
atter Interrupted Dear and a COM
hanion in the attempted theft of Dr..
Fhlhp S Doane's automobile, was
soday sentenced TO be hanged April
!s The date for the death SEN
ience is just three months after the
erime
The case attracted unusual inter
81 because Of Dear's police record
ghich consisted of a long list Of
asnissal charges and acquittals
snd his remark on being arrested
Aat he would be proved innocent
aE usual"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
SHIP LAUNCHING
PLANS BEATEN
Schedule for Floating United States
Ships Passed BY $1,000 Tons
Finishing Behind.

Washington, March 80. - The
shipping board exceeded its launch
ing profram in March by $4,000
tons, but fell behind in its schedule
of completed ships, owing to diff
Guilty in obtaining steel plates.
Figures given out at the board S
Office today showed that SO ships of
272,7S6 tons were launched and 20
of 1872, POO tons were completed and
delivered. At the beginning of the
month it was announced that it was
hoped to launch 35 ships of 220.591
tons during March and to deliver
% ships of 188,275 tons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
BILL PASSES TEST.

Washington, March 30.-Major
General ]. Franklin Bell has pass
ed his medical examination for ac-
tive service, it was announced to-
day at the war department. He
has been commander OF the Sew
enty-seventh national army divi-
sion at Camp Upton and recently
returned from France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
.CRANTSHELP
OF PACKERS
.SH0RTEROAY
Judge Alschuler Settles
Wage Dispute in Favor
of Workers.

Chicago, March 30-The eight
hour day, wage increases and equal
pay for like work by men and wom-
en- were granted to Chicago pack
ing house employees today by Judge
Samuel Alschuler, arbitrator in the
recent wage hearings here. Several
other demands of the workers also
were granted.
The award was made on the six
principal points raised by the en-
ployes and was as follows:
beginning May 5, 1918, eight
hours shall constitute the basic
work day and such work day shall
be completed, insofar as possible
within nine consecutive hours.
2-Overtime shall be paid for at
the rate of double time for all Sun
days and holidays except that
where the operation is necessarily
and generally carried on for seven
days, provision may be made for
relief workers SO as to give the
regular employees a day off. The
relief workers are to receive the
week day wages for such work. The
at the rate of time and a quarter for
the first two hours and at the rate
of time and a half for succeeding
hours.
3-Where plants are operated by
three 8-hOur shifts, employees shall
be allowed 20 minutes for lunch.
10 Hours Pay for Eight.
ENHnafirn hn
wages of all hourly wage workers
shall be increased from 313c to 4 1ac
an hour, the larger amount going
to those who had been earning 80
cents an hour or less. Piece work
ers are to receive a proportionate
percentage increase and in all
cases the rates are to be adjusted
so that the compensation of the
new 8 hour day shall at least equal
that~fOFmerly-pa paid 10 hours
work.
Same Pay for Women.
5-Wage rates shall be the same
for men and women doing the same
class of work.
6-There shall be no change in
the guaranteed time in effect Nov.
80, 1917, except that Swift and Com
pany are required to make their
weekly guarantee 40 hours, the
same as in all other plants.
The arbitrator also handed down
a form of working agreement which
provided for hearing of grievances,
either through the employees per-
sonally, or by Representatives Sc
lected by them, it being under
stood that there shall be no perma-
nent grievance committees. En-
plOyes may not be discharged be
cause of trades union membership
or activities not carried on at the
plants The principal of seniority
is established for all employees be-
low the grade of foreman.
Must Have Lunch Rooms.
The companies are required to
furnish proper lunch rooms, wash
rooms and dressing rooms and en-
ployes are not to be required to
join company sick and death bene-
fit associations. After person
has been employed continuously for
80 days he is to be considered gen
orally competent and if dismissed
must be furnished on demand with
specific information of the alleged
incOmpetency which caused his dis
charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Sunday, warmer
tonight; cooler Sunday afternoon
and night
Temperature at Z a. m, 60 High
est yesterday, SO. Lowest last
night. 80.
Velocity OF wind at a. m. calm.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m, IS:
at a. m, 90
Stage of water. "a. rise OF A In
last "a hours
J. NJ. SHERIER, Meteorological
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
LATE BULLETINS

Newark. n. J., March 3d.
Admission that a group OF Ger
man spies have been employed
in the plant OF the Curtiss En-
gineering corporation at Hemp
stead. \. V, on Long island,
has been obtained from Mrs.
Lydia White, a woman arrested
today with blueprints OF air
planes in her possession, the
police here announced.
London, March 30-Finnish
red guards have been defeated
at TammerfOrs, by the govern
ment forces. The rebels are
said to have lost 10000 pris-
Oners and p guns.
Washington, March 30.-An
agreement on the administra-
tiOn bill TO create a war finance
corporation fixing It's capital
stock at Sj00. 100000, the
amount of bonds 1t may issue
at $4,000, 0,000,000 and providing
voluntary system for licens-
ing security issues, was
reached today by senate and
house cOnferees.
London, March 30.-A tele-
gram from Copenhagen reports
that an official statement issued
by Turkey announces that Tur-
key is preparing an expedition
to restore order In Crlmea-
Washington, March 30.-TO-
days casualty list contains 55
names, 25 of them soldiers lost
In the sinking of the TGscania.
These were reported ns MISS
Ing at sea hut have been POSI-
lively identified by finger prints
taken from the bodies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
LOYAL SENTIMENT
VOICED IN HOUSE
BRINGS CHEERING

Washington, March 30.-The
house rose and cheered today when
Representative Hustled, Republican
of New York, who has a boy in
France, speaking on General PERISH
ing's formal offer of all available
American troops, declared:
Our sole regret is that we have
not 10 times as many troops over
there as we have, to help"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
GERMANY LOVERS
MADE TO SAY: TO
H WITH KAISER

Coshocton, Ohio, March 30.-A
mob OF between 500 and 500 persons
iate last night and early this morn
hg visited Is homes in this city
aud forced between twenty-five and
thirty alleged pro-Germans 10 kiss
The Stars and Stripes and say to
lell with the kaiser"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
STRIKE BLOW
AT ALLIES ON
.25-MILE LINE
Powerful Attacks Meet
Stubborn Resistance
Outlook Favorable.
BULLETIN.

Washington, March 30.
French reserve forces
have stopped the German
advance on the 25-mile
front from Moreuil to Las
signy, according to an Off
cial dispatch received here
today from Paris. The
German assaults on this
line were described in
previous dispatches as vio-
lent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30

formed there by the British to facil-
itate a further advance. A shell
from one of the heavy guns falls in
the rear, or, perhaps, from the bar
rage fire of the enemy, falls on the
dump, and instantaneously there is
a terrific explosion. This is the
very moment seized upon by the ar
tist. The leading gun of the bat
terry is involved in the flames and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30

tie d Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30

tcontinued On Page Two)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30
Outlook Favorable.

British Army Headquarters In
FraEce. March 80. (By the Asso-
ciated Pross) The situation to-
day from the entente viewpoint "a
reported more satisfactory Along
the British section OF the battle
front last night was comparatively
quiet
The British lines have been
Continued On Page Two9
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-07
N.ll Mn- ono. IIgnrcL.

For many grlu the tank wagon
prl.r.ur refined stuff. which mcuua
gasoline and Kerosene, advanced /
cent per rlluu for cuch 5srcut ad
vance iu tho price ~ crude II has
mover been questioned that this was
q FAR ratio ana ls only recalled now
for the rcnsou thht In yesterday i
pu.cr 81 was mentioned that a 3.
cont advance was demanded by the
difference iu the price OF crude, and
this is evidently not enough
Nefinors everywhere are figuring
lhut for each lO.ccnt advance. not
nyc. uy formerly tho tank wagon
price should go up at least cent
per gallon This would mean that
prices should advance . ~ cents uI
3 cents on account OF the last 90
cent raise, and . l2 ccnts more
for another 2j-ceuG advance In
crude. which has been promised, nc-
cordng TO All the dope receiN" "d
from Washington.
II was at conference In NeN
YORK that tho 50-ccut price advance
vas agreed TO, and there ip no doubI
but what It would stimulate drill
ing ggcnty what Is needed now h
more oil Whrt rs equally In de-
mand la more gasoline uui Kerosene
and fuel oil
Long before tho war It was cou
fideuuy predicted that oil woul6
reach 81 per barrel. and that Enso
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-07

u viii h" remembered that o Dou-
pie of weeks ago IT was confidently
predicted In this column that the
Prosperity well at Cement would
make good and the reason given was
that onH ~ IA" best posted ull mcu
had been over the ground and stated
that he believed there would be oil
below the gas sand and below the
lime formation iu which the well was
drilling at that umr
Iher" rs no Ereut credit coming
to this paper Tor having called the
turn so far In advance us anybody
around here VIII know when the
name ~ the Oh man referred Ca
above is given II was Arch Leonard
Of the Devuuiau and his ideas viii
probably 30 us far and carry as
much weight ~ 'nny Eculugist you
might happen TO know