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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
AUSTR|ANS HURLED BACK BY ITALIANS
Rebels of Finland Set Up Own Government
Britain, Canada
and America TO
Unite on Draft

Washington, Jan. 30.-Agreement
between the United States and Great
Britain and Canada on the terms of
separate conscription conventions
which only await the signatures of
the representatives Of the governments
concerned, was announced by Secre-
tary Lansing in a letter to Chairman
Dent of the house military committee
The conventions give to the citizens
of each country the option of return
ing to their own country for military
service within a fixed period after
which they would be subject to mill
tary duty under the laws and regula-
tons of the country in which they re-
side They would also permit each
country to exempt nationals from mil
itary service if deemed necessary.
Secretary Lansing's letter to Chair
man Dent said unforeseen difficulties
had interposed themselves in the nego-
tiations, as for example the revolution
in Russia and the German drive in
Italy and in the interest of obtaining
agreements it was deemed best first to
reach an agreement if possible with
some country which might be used as
a model for the agreements with the
other countries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
CHARGES STOCK
GIVEN PACKERS
Each Presented With Gift Heney Says
All But Two Plants Squeezed
Out He Declares.

Washington, Jan. 30.-All the great
packing houses, were given 100000
OF stock in the Cleveland stock yards
last year after they had threatened to
establish yard there themselves, At
torney Heney for the federal trade
commission declared at the packers
hearing here today.
Difficulties of Independent packing
firms in competing with the big five"
occupied today's session of the federal
trade commissions hearing.
elimination of the small packers
is going on right now while this in
vestigation is in progress" Mr.. Heney
declared. There are only two indie
pendents left between the Rocky
mountains and the Mississippi river,
one in Ottumwa. Iowa, and the other
in Austin, MINI.
Their territory has been appor-
toned among the big packers in an
effort to put them out of business
and Wilson & Company have been try
ing to buy out the Minnesota plant. l
have evidence on that to introduce
later. Apparently nothing will stop
the big packers except the big stick
landing on them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
SENATOR HUGHES
CALLED BY DEATH
Passes Away at Hospital After Illness
Of Several Weeks-Senate
AdiOurns in His Honor.

Trenton, n. j., Jan. 30.-United
States Senator WffYYam Hdghes OF
Paterson died here today at 1915 a.
m, at a hospital where he had been
a patient for several weeks, suffering
from septic poisoning resulting from
an infection of the teeth, followed by
bronchial pneumonia.
Washington, Jan. 80. Senator
Hughes of New Jersey died today after
a long illness. Word of his death
was received at the White house.
Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jer-
sey announced in the senate the death
of his colleague and the senate ad-
jcurned until tomorrow after a CON-
mittee had been named to attend the
funeral
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
TUO Americans
With Red CrOss
In Italy, Killed
(By Associated Press.l

ny Associated PreSS.l
Italian Headquarters in North.
ern Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 80
Two Americans attached to the
Red Cross were killed at Mestre
Sunday night by bombs dropped
by German raiders. They were
William Plat and Richard Cults
Fairfield and were the first
Americans to be killed on the
Italian front.
Fairfield lived in New York City
and Platt was from Pennsylvania
Plat and Fairfield had just arrived at
Red Cross hospital on a motorcycle
when the raid began. Five bombs fell
in the court yard of the hospital, kill
ing four persons and wounding a
number. of patients. The Americans
were killed outright. One received a
fragment Of bomb in the heart while
the other was struck by three frag-
ments, in the head, stomach and legs.
The funeral of the victims of the
raid was held at Mestre today. The
long line Of carriages bore IS collins.
American flags and floral offerings
covered the caskets of the two Amer
leans.
One American Only Is.
Long lines of soldiers. sailors and
civilians filled the streets. Funeral
oratiOns were delivered from the steps
OF church by the mayor and a rep
resentative of the government, who
referred to the death of the young
Americans, one of whom, he said, was
only Is years old.
Companions of Fairfield and Plat
say they were killed while perform
ing an act Of bravery. They were at
Red Cross camp far out of range
OF the raid and could have remained
there safely. but with two others they
decided to go to Mestre where the
raid had already begun and to give
aid and help to probable nctims.
Went Over Last Summer.
Baltimore. Md, Jan. 3O-William
Plat was the son of the late William
d. Platt Of Baltimore. He went to
Europe last summer to drive an am
bulance at the battle front. He was
rs years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
SWEDEN May
LEND AID To
KILL REVOLT
Expect Stockholm to Send
Troops to Help Down
Uprising of Reds.

Stockholm, Jan. 30.-The Finnish
revolutionists have formed govern
ment under the presidency of kullerwo
Manner. according to telegram from
Helsingfors dated Tuesday The
members of the Finnish senate were
not molested by the revolutionists.
Monday night in Helsingfors was
calm and the Russian soldiers were
passive. Viborg also was reported to
be quiet
The Finnish government has notified
Sweden that ii cannot be responsible
for the lives of Swedish subjects, of
whom there are about 100000 in Fin
land. Reports from Helsingfors are
contradictory. but they indicate that
the rumor that the Swedish minister
had fed is incorrect.
All of southern Finland as far as
Tammerfors is reported to be in the
hands of the red guards but the gov
eminent troops have relieved the red
guards at various places in northern
Finland.
The general strike continues at
Helsingfors and the Socialists are re-
ported to have made common cause
with the revolutionists. The Social
lists have issued proclamation accus-
ing the government of attempting to
organize an armed force to crash the
Finnish proletariat.
The members of the Finnish govern
ment, including the former senators,
are reported to be safe.
The government troops which have
yanQuished the red guard in northern
Finland are now marching southwark
They have disarmed 5000 Russians at
- acobstadt, Vass and nsssby-places
and captured 20 machine guns.
ss Sweden to Take Handi
London, Jan. 30.-A Stockholm dis
patch to the Times says the Finnish
government has sent representative
TO Sweden with an appeal for military
help against the revolutionists. So faI
as is possible to foresee, the dispatch
says, Sweden will not grant the re-
quest
London papers announce the arrival
OF Swedish troops at Tornea and says
ii clash has already occurred between
IN advanced guard of Swedes and the
sFinnish Red guards
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Times, referring to the civil war il
Finland. says Sweden's assistance
seems to have been asked by the Fin
nish senate, and adds that doubtless
many Firms, or at least Finnish
Swedes. would welcome the interyen.
ton of Sweden.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
TIDAL WAVE LIFE
TOLL NOT HEAVY

Sydney, n. S. W, Jan. 29.-Although
the property damage caused by a cy-
clone and tidal wave at Macsay,
Queensland, was very heavy, latest
reports from the town show that the
loss of life was small, probably not
aggregating more than a score Of per-
sons. Most of the damage was done to
sugar in storage. the loss ON sugar
alone being estimated at $780, 900.
The town is still largely under water
and the streets are filled with wreck
age while the region roundabout is
| flooded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
TRAIN BLOWN Up
BY VILLA; 142 DIE

Juarez, Mexico, Jan. 30.-Confirma-
ton of the dynamiting of the Mexican
Central work train at Diaz station, 70
miles south of Chihuahua City. Satur-
day by Villa followers, was received
here today. A total of 142 men were
killed by the Villa band. The entire
train guard of 100 federal soldiers was
annihiliated. having been killed during
the fighting or later executed. 1t is
now believed all but five OF the Al
Mexican track workers were killed.
that number having been taken back to
chihuahua City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
LATE BULLETINS

London. Jan. 29.-The British
torpedo gunboat Hazard was sunk
in the English channel on Jan. g
as the result Of a collision, the ad.
miralty announced tonight. Three
men were lost.
Paris, Tuesday, Jan. s9.-The
duke Of Chevreuse was killed to.
day while making n test flight In
an aeroplane. He WAS Is years
old, son of the duke Of Luynes and
grandson Of the Duchess D. Uzes.
Lima. Peru, Jan. 3O.-The body
Of Paul Head Of the American
Mercantile bank OF Peru. was
found today In q ditch. The cir.
cumstances Of his death have not
been cleared up. Mr.. Head was
from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
London, Isn. 0-The grain
warehouses OF the city Of Vienna
are atire and enormous damage
has been caused. Reyolutionaries
are suspected Of having started
the fires.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
WIFE OF DRAFTED
MAN IS MURDERED

Chicago, Jan. 30-A young wom-
an who was found murdered last
night was identified today as Mrs. May
Marshall, waitress. Her husband,
it is said, was recently drafted into
the army. No motive for the crime
was discovered.
Apparently the murderer had ac-
costed her and then struck her, the
first blow directly over the left eye.
She fell face downward and another
blow was then struck near the base
of the skull The body was dragged
about 10 feet in the direction Of a
vacant lot and the indications are that
the murderer was then frightened
away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
RIVER BOATS
ARE CRUSHED
IN ice GORGE
Situation On Mississippi.
and Ohio Serious-Loss
is Reported Heavy.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 30.-The
ice gorge ut this point broke ut
1910 O'clock this morning and be.
gan slowly moving down stream.
The first boat to be taken with it
was the large packet City of Lou.
isville. 1t swung loose from its
mOOringS and crashed into the
government boat Ottawa. The
Ottawa, however, did not break
loose. The City of Louisville soon
sunk.
More than fifty coal barges swept
by here shortly after the break came.
The tug Hattie Brown was torn from
her moorings on the Kentucky side.
Word reached here that the big ex-
cursion steamer Princess had gone
down at her moorings at Carrollton
KY, at the mouth Of the Kentucky
river.
Banks Filled With Wreckage.
Cairo, ILL.,, Jan. 30-The river fell
10 feet here last night, indicating that
the gorge at Columbus, Ky, has
broken.
The river banks here are piled with
wreckage of all sorts; and with river
craft that had been fastened to the
Cairo wharves. Eighty pieces, in
Guiding boats, barges, wreckage
passed under the Illinois Central
bridge last night. One boat carried
a light.
So far as known there has been nc
loss OF life.
Ten Steamers Sunk.
Ten steamers have been sunk be-
tween Cairo and Paducah.
When the gorge at Columbus broke
the water on the banks at Cairo re-
coded, leaving boats high on the
shore.
Chattanooga. Tenn, Jan. 30.-The
Tennessee river was rising at the
rate of one foot in three hours today
the gauge reading 1873 feet. Alread,
much low ground is inundated.
Rising Foot an Hour.
Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 30.-Ice pack:
gorging the Mississippi river at Co
lumbus. KY, let. go early today un
der pressure of water and ice released
from gorges in the Tennessee river.
At Hickman, KY, 20 miles south o.
Columbus, the river was reported
packed with ice and rising at the rate
of 10 inches an hour. At 10 O'Clock
the rise at Hickman since the break
ing of the Columbus gorge hat
amounted to eight feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
DRAFT ACT READY
TO co TO SENATE
War Department Legislation Tenta-
lively Agreed Upon Is Now Pre-.
pared to Be Introduced.

Washington, Jan. 30.-War depart
ment legislation, tentatively agreed
upon by the senate military committee
and designed to provide additional
draft machinery, was ready today for
introduction in the senate The bills
provide for the registration OF youths
attending the age of q years since
June 5 last. authorizes the fixing of
quotas as the basis of class one OF the
new classification and empowers the
president to call men needed for me-
cial industrial work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
THE WEATHER

Forecast Till p. NJ Tomorrow, 70:
Rock Island, Davenport. Moline
anG Vicinity.
Partly cloudy and colder tonight.
probably with light snow; unsettled
Thursday. probably with light snow.
Continued cold for several days with
the lowest temperature tonight about
10 degrees below zero.
Temperature at a. MI. Highest
yesterday IS. Lowest last night zero.
Velocity Of wind at q. m. 5 miles
per hour.
Precipitation none
Relative humidity at Z p. m. IS. at
Z a. m. 80, at p. m. today 63.
Stage OF water 3.4. rise OF i In last
"a hours.
J. NJ. SHERIER. Meteorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
ANARCHIST PAPER
ATTACKS AMERICA

Washington. Jan. 30.-An "anar-
chist" newspaper. published in Petro-
grad, adyices to the state department
say, has recently published an in
flammatory article proposing tina,
American Ambassador Francis be held
personally responsible for the safety
and freedom of Alexander Berkman
who, with Emma Goldman, is about
to begin serving two years in a fed
eral penitentiary for conspirins
against the draft law. Recent dis.
patches from Ambassador Francis
have made no further reference to
the subject.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
BELL BOYS LEARN
TO READ SIGNS ON
SOLDIER UNIFORMS

New York, Jan. 30.-Because OF
numerous mistakes made in address
Mg uniformed army and navy officers
,ne bell boys at large uptown hotel
ave organized a school where they
way learn TO read the military inslg-
w on caps and uniforms and avoid
as embarrassment of calling an ad-
uifal lieutenant and vice versa. An
army officer has been engaged as an in
suuctor and the course will last SIX
.eeks A fine of 81 will be imposed
W mistakes after the first two weeks
q the course.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
RAISES CHECKS OF
EMPLOYER; IS HELD

Chicago. Jan. 30.-Robert NJ. Tufts,
a bookkeeper for the Lake Superior
Piling company. is under arrest today
on a charge of defrauding the COM
pany 10 the extent of $4,000. 1t is
alleged that his method was the rails
ing of the checks of the concern. Ac-
cording to the police Tufts lost a
check that had been raised from Sc to
$4,000 in downtown store and this
was found and mailed to the company
leading to investigation and the book
keepers arrest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
TIPS ARE REPORTED
BY HONEST BARBER

Chicago. Jan. 30.-Tips as income
we're scheduled for the first time, 1t is
believed, when barber went to the
federal building yesterday and made
his report. He told the deputy col
lector that he had not kept books on
his tips but estimated them at $3.50
for the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
CERTIFICATES ARE
OVER SUBSCRIBED

Washington, Jan. 30.--The issue of
$4OO,O 100000 OF certificates of indebt-
edness which closed last night was
heavily over subscribed. the treasury
department announced today. The al
lotments will be made as soon as all
subscriptions are reported.
The certificates are payable April 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30


under Tuesdays date. The move.
ment Is being extended to the pro.
vincial towns.
Rotterdam, Jan. 30.-Emperor Will
liam Is in sympathy with the move
ment for peace by agreement, accord
ing to Professor Hans Delbruecke of
the University of Berlin, as quoted in
an interview with the Nieuwe Rotter-
damsche Courant's Berlin correspond
ent.
Professor Delbruecke, who himself
Is peace by agreement advocate, said
the warning nations were now divided
into two camps, the first comprising
those who, like Premier Lloyd George
in England and Admiral Won Tirpitz
in Germany, wanted fight to finish,
and the second consisting of those
who, like Emperor William. the Ger
jority and the great majority of the
people who were working for nego-
tiated peace.
No Thought of Infringing.
Germany, declared Professor Del
bruecke, has no thought Of infringing
upon the integrity or sovereignty OF
Belgium, and he regretted that Chan
cellor Won Hertling in his reichstae
speech did not say so more definitely
Nothing was further from the chan
cellor' q 4 non~-tke -carryinl
out of policy of force in Professor
Delbruecke's view, and the masses O
the people we're behind him. The pro
fessor thought the fear that Admira
Won Tirpitz might get the power t.
shape things as he desired was quit,
unfounded.
Professor Delbruecke pointed to tn
furious attacks by the pan-German
upon the emperor something hith
erto unheard of in Germany-as suffi
cient proof of the emperor's sympath.
with a peace by agreement.
(By Associated Press.)
Dissatisfied with the progress of tn
peace negotiations and Prussian cleo
toral reform, German workmen hav
brought about serious strikes in Der
lin and other parts of the empire. TIL
! German government has begun re
pressive measures and has ordere
F! the arrest of the six leaders of the in
dependent socialist party, while a
Kiel all leaders of the obdurate work
men have been sent into the army.
10000 Out Monday.
In Berlin and its suburbs 5000
| workers were not at their tasks Mon
! day, seriously hampering the electri
workers and airplane factories abou
the capital. Strikes in the great man
ufacturing district along the Rhine an
in Westphalia also are reported. TIL
steel making district Of Essen has bee
affected and at Kiel workers in tor
pedo factories and in dock yards hav
been out since Friday.
Meetings in the industrial center
have been prohibited. The strike agi
tation has been fostered by the indie
pendent socialists and not by trad
unions. In addition to ordering tn
arrest of the Independent socialis
leaders, the authorities are said I
have imprisoned Adolph Hoffman, edi
tor of the Vorwaerts, the social organ
and socialist leader.
The strike movement is said to
directed against the delay in passin
the Prussian reform bill and the an
nexationist propaganda conducted b
the fatherland party, which has as
sailed bitterly the conduct Of the Ger
man emissaries at Brest-Litovsi
Generally, the strikes broke out Mon
day, the day after the emperor's birth
| day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
BRANCH OF AIRCRAFT
BOARD IS CREATED

Washington, Jan. S0.-Creation of a
Pacific coast branch of the aircraft
production board with headquarters
at Portland. Ore. was announced here
today. George S. Long, a lumberman
of Tacoma. Wash; William M. Ladd
a banker of Portland and a colonel
of the army signal corps will COM
nose the branch board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
JOHN BORDEN DEAD
AT AGE OF SO YEARS

Chicago, Jan. 30-John Borden, SO
years old, and pioneer who made
fortune in real estate, is dead at his
home here He was grandfather of
John Borden. the explorer and sports
man. Mr.. Borden was born on a farm
near Providence. Ind.
The grandson is in the government
service. using his own yacht as a SUBJ
marine chaser, and a granddaughter,
Mrs Mary Borden Turner has con-
Quoted hospital in France since the
outbreak of the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
SM|LEACE BOOKS
ARE GOING FAST

Washington, Jan. 30.--Nearly $780,
900 worth of "smileage" books. con-
tanning tickets for use at army camp
theatres, have been sold in the nation
al campaign to provide better amuse-
ments for men in service it was an
nounced today. The largest individ-
ual purchase recorded in Washington
was for 81 900 by Louis Hill. president
of the Great Northern railroad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
enemy DRIVE
WH|RLSHuNS
OFF OF FEET
Despite Desperate Defense
Teutons are Forced From
Two Strongholds.

Vienna, Jan. 30, via London.)-
The Italians who are attacking on
the northern front are being rein.
forced constantly by large mum.
bers of troops, says tOday's official
announcement. After q stubborn
struggle in which the Austrian
troops are said to have made a
heroic defense, the Italians cap.
tured Monte Di Val Bella and Col
Del RossO.
Rome. Jan. 30.-MOre than 1900
prisoners have been taken BY the
Italians in their successful ut.
tacks upon the Austrian lines on
the AsiagO plateau, the war Office
announced today. Six guns and
100 machine guns also have been
captured.
Extremely heavy losses were
suffered by the Austrians, two Of
their divisions being almost com.
pletely wiped out.
Berlin, Jan. 30. (vfa LOndOn.)-
The Italians retained possession OF
Col Del R0ssO and Monte ID Val
Bella on the mountain front after
renewal Of their attacks with
strong forces, army headquarters
announced today. =.
The Italians were unsuccessful in
the Monte Cisemol region where their
attack collapsed with heavy casual
ties. The statement reads:
Italian front: On the Asiago pla-
teau the Italians maintained their at
lacks with strong forces. In the reg
ion of Monte SisemoI they broke down
with heavy losses. After severe fight
ing. Monte Di Val Bella and Col Del
RossO remained in the hands Of the
enemy"
Italians Drive On.
Italian Army Headquarters in North
ern Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 29.-(By the
Associated Press) = Italian troops
struck the enemy another hard blow
yesterday in the mountain region west
of the Brenta river where his effort
has been to push down the Frenzela
valley towards Bassano. The action
lasted throughout the day, the Ital-
ians making an advance along the
stretch from the Brenta to Asiago and
captured 1900 of the enemy includ-
ing go officers. War material also
was taken and havoc was spread
among the enemy's forward trenches.
The aerial activity was especially
lively during the fighting, the Ital-
ians grinding down ten machines and
the French two. The action was still
in progress today with the enemy
bringing forward large reserves in
an attempt to save the day.
The battle on the Italian side was
fought by mountain troops, infantr,
and Bersaglieri, with the support Of
Italian and allied batteries and large
fleets of airplanes manned by Ital.
ian, French and British aviators.
Rush Enemy Lines Back.
The Italians took the initiative In
a surprise attack at daylight, the
enemy trenches being reached and
his lines driven back over a long
front. Later in the day the enemy
made a series of violent counter at
tacks which were broken up by the
steady resistance of the Italians
backed by allied batteries.
Towards night the enemy began the
concentration of reinforcements in an
effort to redeem the situation. They
brought on heavy fighting during the
night which continued today.
The last reports show the Italian
line holding well in the advanced po-
sitions occupied during the early
hours of the engagement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
TEUT0NSARE
TOLD KAISER
BACKS PEACE
Attacks of Pan Germans
Pointed to As Evidence
of Emperor's Stand.

London, Jan. 3O.-Nearly five
hundred Thousand persons are al.
ready on strike in Berlin and the
number is being added to hourly,
the Exchange Telegraph CORES.
pondent at Copenhagen telegraphs
under Tuesdays date. The move
ment Is being extended to the pro-
vincial towns.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-15

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