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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
ALSO STRIKE IN FLANDERS:
ALLIES HOLD FIRM AGAINST
ONRUSH|NC ENEMY HORDES
(By Associated Press.) }

Germany has resumed her drive for decision the western front
after lapse of nearly four weeks striking the south between Rheims
in Flanders the northey side of the y salient
The effort apparently simultaneously push through the
channel the north thus breaking the British 'front.' and to
strike for Paris the SOUTH effort mainly at the French
field attack March halted
the disastrous Flanders late in Ahe Somme
the neglected by the German
this The possibility however, that the
fighting will be extended to this the battle develops
southerly forty miles,
probable field for the
both found holding this
FOCFFS
of the Monddier salient
the mostd
he a
veriab possibility that launched
the lilies romth
Aette oalrg hankng Fochs
HOPES.
in
ten
advance further toward the
Behind the Vcome lies the hills which constitute the
which
when took Mont KENNEL month ScherPenburg
the German
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27

which the present increase will
! inure to private profit"
| "If they turn out to be more than
are needed to meet the grave pub
lie exigency," he added, they
promptly will be readjusted so as to
| prevent any unnecessary burden to
/ the public; but pending such re-
adjustment the excess, if any, will
be for the benefit of the people of
! the United States as a whole and
not for the benefit of the private
railroad owners.
May Make Reductions.
''To the extent the savings can be
!, affected and to the extent that re-
adjusted prices for the things the
railroads must buy can be realized,
it will be the purpose of the direc-
tor general to make from time to
time appropriate reductions"
The provision that intrastate
shall be abolished wherever sub
stitute interstate rates between
the same points exist and that all
shall be raised to a standard ma
tional level, develops the first def
mite conflict between powers of the
federal railroad administration and
Of the state railroad and public util-
tiles commissions which heretofore
have claimed exclusive Jurisdiction
over intrastate rates. Railroad
rate agents will file tariffs contain
ing the new rates with state COM
missions as well as with the inter-
state commercial commission, but
state commissions are permitted no
review under the railroad act.
Expect Review of Schedules.
Mr.. McAdoo announced that he
expects the interstate commerce
commission 10 review many of the
new schedules on complaint of
shippers or other commercial in
terests and changes will be made
on the commission's recommends
tions.
Passenger fares in some sparse
ly settled regions now more than
three cents will not be reduced.
Although existing excursion and
tourist fares are abolished, the or
der permits the reestablishment of
round trip tourist fares somewhat
lower than the three cent rate.
One Cent Tor Fighters.
Exceptions to the three cents
rate are made for soldiers and sail
ors who may travel at one cent
mile when on furlough at their own
expense and for persons attend
ing the national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic at
Portland, Ore. and the United Con-
federate Veterans at Tulsa, Okla.
Both of these organizations are
permitted rates of one cent mile
and various state meetings of the
veterans two cents will be charged.
Children under years old will
be carried free as at present and
those between 5 and IL will be
half of the new higher fare.
Communication fares which are
raised 10 per cent are construed to
apply to persons having daily or
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
THE WEATHER

Showers and cooler tonight and
Tuesday.
Temperature at a. m. 72. High
est yesterday, 81; lowest last night
II.
Velocity Of wind at s a. m. 5
miles per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at s p. N. 62,
at a. m. II.
Stage OF water To feet. a rise of .
in last As hours.
j. M. SHERIER, Meteorologist.
lily Wa 2as.lrtec q. u u. =.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27

must anticipate them. 1t must
use the money they are to pro-
duce before it is due. 1t must
sell short time certificates Of
Indebtedness In the autumn,
a larger sale of long time bonds
must be effected than has yet
been attempted. What are the
bankers to think of the certifi-
cate If they do not certainly
know where the money is to
come which is to take them up?
And how are investors to ap-
proach the purchase of bonds
with any sort of confidence or
knowledge of their own affairs
if they do not know what taxes
they are to pay and what ecen-
omies and adjustments of their
business they must effect? l
cannot assure the country of a
successful administration Of
the treasury in 1918 if the
question of further taxation is
to be left undecided until 1919.
Win the War Above All.
The consideration that domin
ates every other now, ana
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27

The Longdoz railway station is
the junction point for lines running
TO Namur and Maestricht.
A dispatch from London last
Wednesday said that early that
morning two bombing formations
sent out 10 attack the important
railway triangle at Liege had
dropped % heavy bombs and that
large fires were started by the ex-
plosives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
SPOILED MEAT SOLD ARMY
CHARGE

Washington. May 27.-Federal
trade commission issued com
plants against Morris and Co. and
Wilson and Co. packers. charging
them with the sale OF spoiled meat
and other food products to the
army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
STRIKE Ar BAR no HOPEs.

London, May 27-Strong Ger
man attacks developed this morn
ing against the British and French
positions between Rheims and
Scissors, the war office announces.
The attacks were preceded by a
heavy bombardment.
The Germans also attacked this
morning in Flanders between Locre
and Voormezeele on the northern
side of the salient.
Allies Hold Firm.
Paris, May 27.-Over the front
between the forest of Pinon and
Rheims the Germans launched an
attack this morning, the war Office
announced. The French and Brit
tsh troops are resisting with their
habitual valance.
Make Small Progress.
With the British Army in France,
May 27.-(By the Associated Press)
The latest reports show that the
Germans made some small pro-
gress in places.
The attack Of the Germans in the
sector northwest of KENNEL ap-
peared TO be directed against the
ground charged by the French on
May 20.
Belgian troops have recorded
fresh victories over the Germans.
On Sunday night, they repulsed
Teuton attacks or big raids on three
sectors of their front.
TQTU Wa Go v-fv9s~4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
ENTENTE AIRMEN
DESTROY GERMAN
RAILWAY STATION

Amsterdam, May 27-The Rotter-
dam Maasbode reports that an en-
tente allied air raid has been car
ried out over Liege. The Longdoz
railway station was destroyed and
26 persons were killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27

Washington. May 27.-A ma
val patrol OF the Alaskan coast
has been established to fore
stall agitation by leaders of
the Industrial Workers OF the
World.
Paris, May 27.-After a long
interval the Germans again be-
gan to lombard Paris with
long range guns at $3.50
o'clock this morning.
Paris, May 27.-Lieutenant
Paul r. Baer. OF Mobile, Ala,
an aviator. is posted as miss
ing since May -. 1t is hoped
he is alive, as he may have
been taken prisoner.
Paris, May 27.-Lieutenant
Kiss. reputed to be the leading
Austrian aviator, has been kill
led in an aerial battle. accord
ing 10 a dispatch from Berne.
Wood Not to Go Across
Washington. May 27.-MaiOr
General Leonard Wood will not
accompany his division at
Camp Funston, HAS,, when 1t
finally moves overseas, but it
was understood today. will go
10 command of the department
of the West with headquarters
at San Francisco.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
PRESIDENT INSISTS THAT
POLITICS Be BURIED and
ACTION TAKEN TO AID WAR
Full Text of
WILSON'S ADDRESS
to Congress
Washington, May 27.-The pre-

Washington, May 27.-The pres
DENTS address in full follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress-:
1t is with unaffected reIuct-
ance that / come to ask you to
prolong your session long
enough to provide more ade-
quate resources for the treas
ury for the conduct of the war.
l have reason to fully appreci-
ate as fully as you do how
arduous the session has been.
Your labors have been severe
and protracted. You have pass
ed a long series CT measures
which required the debate of
many doubtful questions of
judgment and many exceeding
ly difficult questions of princi-
pie as well as OF practice. The
summer is upon US, in which
labor and counsel are twice
arduous and are constantly apt
TO be impaired by lassitude and
fatigue. The elections are at
hand and we ought as soon as
possible to go and render an
intimate account of our trus-
teeshlp to the people who del
egated US to act for them in the
weighty and anxious matters
that crowd upon US in these
days OF critical choice and ac-
the elections until we have
done our duty to the full. These
are days when duty stands
stark and naked, and even with
closed eyes we know it is there.
Excuses are unavailing. We
have either done our duty or
we have not. The fact will be
as gross and plain as the duty
itself In such a case lassi-
tude and fatigue seem negligi-
BILE enough. The facts are tonic
and suffice to freshen the Ia
Dor. And the facts are these:
Additional revenue must man
ifestly be provided for. II
would be a most unsound poll
cy TO raise too large a proper
tiOn Of them by loan, and it is
evident that the four billions
now provided for by taxation
will not of themselves sustain
the greatly enlarged budget to
which we must Immediately
look forward. We cannot in
fairness wait until the end of
the fiscal year to apprise our
people of the taxes they must
pay on their earnings at the
present calendar year whose aC-
counting and expenditures will
then be closed. We cannot get
increased taxes unless the cOun-
try knows what they are to be
and practices the necessary
economy TO make them avail
able Defniteness as to what
its tasks are are TO be is absO-
lutely necessary for the sue
cessful administration of the
treasury; it cannot frame its
regulations in haste if it is to
know its exact task until the
very eve Of its performance.
The present tax laws are mar
red, moreover, by inequities
which ought to be remedied.
Indisputable facts, every one,
and we cannot alter or blink
them. To state them is argu-
ment enough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
LATE BULLETINS

Rome, May 27.-The
Italians have launched
an important attack,
capturing several noun
tain positions, the war
office announces. They
have taken 800 prison
ers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
Would Tax Luxuries.

And yet, perhaps, you VIII
permit me 10 dwell for a mo-
ment upon the situation they
disclose. Enormous loans
freely spent in the stimulation
of industry of almost every sort
produce infiatiOns and eXtrav-
aFances which presently make
the whole economic structure
questionable and insecure and
very basis of credit is cut away.
Only fair, equitably distributed
taxation Of the widest incl
dence and drawing chiefly from
the sources which would be
likely to demoralize credit by
their very abundance, can pre-
vent initiation and keep our in
dustriaI system free of specu-
lation and waste. We shall
naturally turn, therefore, | sup
pose, to war profits and in
comes and IuXuries for the ad-
ditiOnal taxes. But the war
profits and incomes, upon which
the increased taxes will be lev
led. will be the profits and in
comes OF the calendar year
1918. 1t would be manifestly
unfair to wait until the early
months OF 1919 to say what they
are 10 be. IL might be as diff
cult, | should imagine. TO run
the mill with water that had
already gone over the wheel.
Must Anticipate.
Moreover. taxes of that sort.
Will not be paid until June Of
next year, and the treasury
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27

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Leased Wire Report
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Continued On Page Five.)
buy Thrift Stamps
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27

When he had concluded his ad-
dFess, the president Unexpectedly
made brief extemporaneous state
lent' In which he said that just
q ne was leaving the White house
.or the capitol he had heard that
the new German drive apparently
had Just begun and that il added to
ne solemnity OF his conception of
1.-The cn4,ptr,,r
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27

Moreover. taxes of that sort.
Will not be paid until June OF
next year, and the treasury
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27

Nj O ember of Audit
Bureau of CirculatiOns
The Washington times., 1918-02-05
Coal and Justice
Some People Can Get Fasl and Others Cannot WY

It is reported that the President win Immediately take
hand in the outrageous coal situation in Washington and
he does he do nothing better than find out why
people get coal and others cannot Washington begudges
whatever proAteeng exists in COAL but 1t Is outraged be-
yond measure by the attitude of certain coal dealers who
will not divide their coal equally They think only Of their
prestige and not of the shverng poor who cluster at
the coal yard gates seeking to buy coal in small quantities
No administration of food fuel Is complete unless
somewhere within it there Is mind directed EXCLUSIVE
LY upon the individual cupboard and the individual coal bin
Regulating the production in vast quantities. regulating the
intricate ebb and how of interstate commerce and bidding
the wholesaler keep his distance all very well; and
qure much weight of law books and brains.
But all these nought compared to the common, old
fashioned horse which is the only thing necessary TO
keep in mind the daily needs of the cupboard and coal bin
hope day the coal bins Of Washington viii be
carefully guarded from inequty the eupboe rds Coal
ration cards will undoubtedly accomplish much in that d.
rection; but the coal administration MUST demand the
spect and cooperation of ALL coal dealers, without
exception.
There must be no complaint that people can get
coal and some cannot The latest bitter example of that
condition is the death Of faithful messenger at the Coast
and Geodec Survey who BEGGED for coal for four weeks
unsuccessfu and died from pneumonia contracted In his
freless home.
During that four weeks ten tons of coal delivered
am informed to one mansion in the northwest in which
lives family Of TWO peopei They got cOali the poor
messenger could not.
It is serious assertion but it is equally serious
stuaon-one man that know of got order from the
he presented it to his dealer the dealer refused to deliver
the coal the ORDER and told him that If he would back
and have t DESTROYED or cancelled then he would deliver
him ton of coal He followed these orders and got his ton
of coal That is something the people of Washington will
not stand very much longer.
The Washington times., 1918-02-05
Take Good Care of Your Teeth
It May Save Your Life. Senator HI
Warning.

few days since died deeply regretted Senator william
Hughes representing the State Of New Jersey IN the United
States Senate.
The cause of his death was general poisoning Of the
system due to NEGLECTED. TEETH.
Senator Hughes was an unusually powerful man. He
had WTked his way up from humble beginning BE had
worke hard and after his election felt that he hadn't time
"to give to the dentist
His teeth were In bad condition; every day. without
knowing it, he was poisoned from Within-AND now he
IS DEAD.
Human beings learn from the misfortunes Of others
Many including fathers and mothers should learn les
son from the death Of this popular, Woodworking member
Of the Senate.
he had taken the little extra time required for good
care of the teeth he would be alive and working now
Neglected teeth decay DeCayng teeth cause the birth
IA billions Of poisonous germs in the gums and other tissues
Of the mouth.
These germs are swallowed with the food-and thou
sands Of deaths every year due to this particular kind
Of poisoning.
As one important manufacturer Of tooth brushes puts
Sc GA clean tooth never decays"
Teach your children to keep their teeth clean-with
good brushes mouth wash powder, tooth paste Have
dentist see your teeth at LEAST once In six months
There poison dangerous and deadly than the
poison originated in your mouth and taken into your sys
tenn by neglect Of the teeth.
The Washington times., 1918-02-05
The "Give EN-
a Lift" Club
Good Idea But Also Give
the Traction Company
the Attention It
Needs.

Here's q reader who feelI
sad-and proper1y-becaust
while Washington walks Il
work Ia the snow, aatomo.
biles Let them walk.
Read this:
Washington, D. c.,
January 18th. 1918.
Editor Of The washington Times.
Dear Sir;I happen to live whert
my windows command q direct view
over the Connecticut Avenue bridge
and this morning during the driving
storm watched, for half an heul
q more, q stream Of automobiles
crossing the bridge and . tTickle Of
peer, fioundertne human beings Try.
ing 10 do the same. The Chew
Chase street cars were tied up b.
the weather, and the people trying t.
cross the bridge on foot were thoss
who had grown tired Of waiting on
the cor1or n the wind. In al that
time, though automobile after auto
mobile empty Of passengers passed,
not one stopped to take Up 4 single
unfortunate pedestrian. Il was
really & disgraeeful exhibition of
selfish indifference, but on thinking
It over came to the conclusion that
selhshness is so often q mere matter
Of inattention to things outside ones
own mental routine, maybe Il the
owners Of cars could look at the
thing from q new angle that good
might be accomplished, and in thil
connection It occurred to me to write
It is q good idea for tn,
empty automobile to help b
snow.
But the "Give En- q
temporary measure" viii n
do-a "VOte for Washington
dive the people Of Wash
give the traction company,
lines, such q lift, and such . B
sary for thousands TO walk ia
little snowfall-and for tens
gracefully like sardines IN
LIVERY DAY or TIE YEA
The Washington times., 1918-02-05

Washington win need huge amount Of lee next sum
er Between forty thousand and fifty thousand new peo
pie viii be here Added to that there arc tens Of thousands
Of soldiers In the camps at hand These added thou
sands win be great drain on the narrowing Ice supply
The Potomac Ice may be st to put near food and Il NAV
notthat is beside the question The main point is IT'S ICE
and can be used for cooling purposes.
Artificial Ice depends upon ammonia for It's manufac
ure 1t s undoubtedly true that the supply Of ammonia
at present. inadequate TO meet the demandS Of the army and
navy for ammunition purposes and the normal demands for
ice manufacturing and the refrigeration Of pershabe foods
Therefore, it b easy to be that every pound Of ammonia
to the making Of munitions means Just that many more
shells for boys at the 'front.' and therefore is the duty
Of those who have the facilities to do their utmost 70 cut and
store this seasons unusually large crop Of natural ice
The matter has been brought officially to the attention
Of the ice manufacturers Of Washington but nothing has
been done.
situation and use Of the Of thousands Of soldiers
hereabout to cut ice for their camps for next
summer
The Washington times., 1918-02-05

makes no difference. II necessary
a miracle will be performed in
order to give that stock q boost.
This phenomenon IL one Of the
strongest arguments for the exist
ence Of . personal devil. So In
variable q feature IL II Of any gnme
you may choose to play, that II
hardly seems possible Satan is not
thus striving to lure the unsophisti-
Gated and innocent into his net.
But when you return in full con-
fidence of your powers and vaunt-
ing your prowess-well, that is an
other story!
Beelzebub was unquestionably
taking q personal interest In me
when ! FIRST tried my hand at the
writing game-"the profession OF
letters" | think | called 1t at that
time. He blinded my eyes to It's
difficulties and hazards; he guided
my prentice fingers in the con-
The Washington times., 1918-02-05
By Mrs. Wilson Woo row

struction Of my FIRST stories, and
he beguiled the editors into ac-
cepting them all Immediately.
Months went by. l wrote my
very best. In vain. The editors
we're very kind; they always are,
poor, dear, patient souls, Tone
watchers Of a starless night" They
commended my offerings. asked to
see further work, and regretted
that the inclosed story "did not
quite" ETC.. etc.
At last came Christmas morning.
I arose joyously, anticipating the
gift | WIS to receive, and pro-
ceeded to the breakfast table.
"Ring happy bells across the
snow!" My plate was piled high
with returned manuscripts. Ev-
erything | had out was back on
my hands-stories. verses, articles.
And was pulverized. The
world was over and done with for
The Washington times., 1918-02-05
O u r A 7 L A S
To WOODROW WILSON By ELLA WIFE

Not Atlas with his shoulders bent beneath the wehy world
Bore such burden this whom the gods have hurled
The evils Of old fostering landsyea hurled them in their might
And left him standing all alone to set the wrong things right
It is the way the Fates have done since first Times began:
They open up Pandoras box before some chosen man,
And them aIoo they wait and watch he will find
And wake the shmbeng god that dweI in every moaps mind
Erect modern Atlas stands with brave upfed head
And there is courage In his eyes, in his heart be dread
Not dread of foes but dread Of friends who may pull together
To bring the rhing Ship of State safe through the stormy
weather.
The Washington times., 1918-02-05
Mrs. Wilson WoOdrOw's Article
ways

n EGINNER'S luck is proverb-
D iaL The first time you go
To the race track you may
thrust q hatpin at random into the
List Of entries, and having thus Sc
iScted q horse you will probably
put TO shame the careful calcula-
tons of bookmakers and handicap
pers by winning on him hands
down.
The frst time you play poker or
auction bridge the cards will seem
fairly bewitched in your favor, and
no matter how shocking your blum
ders you will probably sweep the
board.
The first time you 60 up against
the stock market, ten to one you'll
be lucky. You will probably be
taking q flyer in "Phonies Con-
solidated" on the strength OF an
utterly worthless tip; but that
The Washington times., 1918-02-05

me. There didn't seem anything
left but lodge In the wilderness.
And then all the stubborn Scotch
and the fighting Irish Of me came
20 the surface.
The next morning sent out
those manuscripts again and kept
on sending them until one by one
they all reached port safely, and
In the end | received higher prices
for them than l would have II !
had sold them in the first place.
A first recognition often comes
easily, but we have all observed
that 1t isn't always the eXtraordi-
nary brilliant or clever people
who are at the top Of the heap; but
II Is the men and the women who
have the will and the industry to
eat up work, who will achieve that
concentration of mind and that dis
clplihe Of body which are neces-
ssry for the long, uphill pull.
The Washington times., 1918-02-05
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

Oh there wilder waves, stupendous seas
Or roughr rocks beaker Winds or darker days than these
Not Washington not Lincoln knew grave an hour of Time
AS he who stands face to face with Wars world shaking
crime.
His brain is clear his soul is brave his heart Just and right;
He asks no honoS of the earth, but favor in Gods sight;
His aim is not to wear crown or win imperial power,
But to wisely for the race es terrible great hour
Oh Liberty who light the world with rays that come from God
Shine Counbas troubled track and make bright and hoad
Shine each heart and give strength to meet its pains and
losses,
And give superna strength to who bears the whole worlds
crosses.
Take from his thought the fear of friends who may not pun
together,
And bring the glorious Ship Of State safe through wild waves
and weather.