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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
COUNCIL HOLDS
WARM Meeting
Session of East Moline City Fathers
Wakes Hot When Wilcox Fac
ton Threatens Mayor.

The East Moline fire department
is now twice as large as it was
last week for at the meeting of the
city council last night the names OF
Mark Smith and Cyril DeBos were
presented for the positions of fire
men and the appointments were
confirmed. This makes a total of
/ four men in the department and is
marked improvement over week
ago when Chief George Sarginson
comprised the whole department.
AT that time the government com
planned of the inadequate fire pro-
lection for the numerous plants
manufacturing war materials.
When it came TO presenting the
city bills last evening the session
became a trifie more heated and the
faction opposing the mayor, DR.. G.
F. Johnson. voted against the al
lowing of the salaries of the police
| department, save for Officer Ray
mOnd Bessmer, who is the only
member of the police department
| favored by the opposition. Ap in
crease in the wages of the men at
: tAAN Wy ping StdllOu WIS also
proposed by the faction, but the
mayor promptly vetoed the meas
ure when it gained Roadway and
the same performance was gone
/ through when a raise IN salary for
! the street commissioner was sug-
| gested. On the latter proposition
| DR.. Johnson maintained that it was
Illegal inasmuch as a great deal Of
work had been taken from the COM
/ missioner's Job by the letting of the
| garbage contract to a party that
would take complete charge of that
part of the street program.
| The climax of the meeting oc-
/ CURED following this when Alder
man ". H. Wilcox, leader Of the
faction opposing the major, made
| some sort of threat regarding the
/ appointments in the police depart
ment. DR.. Johnson promptly re
| torted that if the opposition was
able to start anything and really
cared to raise trouble he was ready
| for them and extended an invitation
| TO them to get it started.
In order to cut down city ex-
penses it was planned to remove
the Office of Police Magistrate Niles
from a separate building to the po-
/ lice station. The garbage ordinance
was read and considered. L. A.
Schave who has been awarded the
garbage contract will be required
10 pay a license fee of SO to the
city to operate his wagons. II was
adopted as read. The garbage con-
tract was formally ratified also.
A proposal to license the picture
shows SIS was also opposed by the
mayor. The movie houses have
never been licensed and action on
the question was deferred. The
yearly appropriation ordinance was
adopted 1t calls for an expendf-
ture of $4,000 and is ample to cover
the needs of the community.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
For Itching Torture

There is one remedy that seldom
fails to stop itching torture and relieve
skin irritation and that makes the skin
soft, clear and healthy.
Any druggist can supply you with
zemo, which generally overcoInes all
skin diseases. Acne, eczema, itch, PIN
pies, rashes, blackheads in most cases
give way to zemo. Frequently, minor
blemishes disappear overnight. Itching
usually stops instantly. Zemo is a safe,
antiseptic liquid, clean, easy to use and
dependable. 1t costs only Csc; an extra
large bottle, $100. 1t will not stain, is
not greasy or sticky and is positively
safe for tender, sensitive skins.
The T. W. Rose Co., Cleveland, O..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
In The Lodges

About one hundred fifty partici-
pants enjoyed the dancing party
sponsored last evening by Moline
chapter, No. 25S, 0. E. S, after the
initiation of six candidates. There
were number of visitors and mem
bers of out-of-town chapters, pres
ent. Music was furnished by
Whites jazz orchestra, which was
provided by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Steer. Mr.. Steer is grany worthy
Steer. Mr.. Steer is grand worthy
continued until midnight when the
committee served light refresh
ments.
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Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
Edward Emil K0hlhase.

Funeral services for Edward Emil
Kohlhase were held at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at the rest
dence, 1918 Eighteenth street A,
Moline. Doric lodge, No. 81, A. F.
and A. NJ. was in charge. Inter
ment was at Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
KJDDES Enjoy PICNIC,

Four hundred pupils of the Sa-
cred Heart school, Moline, enjoyed
their annual picnic yesterday at
Prospect park. Led by their Boy
Scout troop they marched to the
park each child carrying an Ameri-
can flag. Patriotic songs were sung
along the line of march and play,
sports and picnic lunches provided
ample entertainment throughout
the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
Henry c. Huberty.

The funeral Of Henry c. Huberty
sol Sixteenth avenue, Moline, was
held at 2:30 yesterday afternoon
from the residence, Rev. c. A. Par
meter of the Second Congrega-
tional church conducting the ser
vices. William Gripp, August
Horstcamp, A. C. Stouffer, Charles
Swanson, Gust Lage and Theodore
Weigant were pallbearers. Inter
ment was at the Riverside mauso-
leum
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
Obituary
Godfrey Tubah.

Funeral services for Godfrey
Tubah will be held at 2:30 We'd
nesday afternoon at the residence
of his sister. Mrs. II. E. Fuller, 1850
Twenty-third street, Moline. Cor
tege will be by auto and interment
will be in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
MAY CLOSE STORES.

Whether the Moline retail mer-
chants will or will not declare a
half-hOliday on Wednesday after
noon during July and August de-
pends on what action the Rock Is
land retailers take with respect 10
closing. Members of the Business
Mems association of Moline, East
Moline and Silvis take the position
that the summer closing plan
should be uniform in the four
towns, and they look upon any at
tempt by the merchants of one city
to benefit by the sacrifice of mer-
chants of another city as unethical
At the present time it looks as if
the Rock Island stores will remain
open every day during the two hot
test months of the summer Gro
GERS, meat dealers, shoe dealers,
clothing merchants of Moline are
ready to fall in line with the We'd
nesday afternoon closing plan as
soon as Rock Island says the word
William Carstens, secretary Of
the Business Mems association, de-
clared this morning that the coop
erative delivery will soon become a
reality in Moline, as war measure,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
ORIG STORF BURGLARTZED.

UhI U DIUIhfl do ILUiIAIhIAIaUa
G.. Brunstrom's drug store, 60
Fourth avenue, Moline, was enteret
Sunday night, the burglar getting 81
Entrance was gained at the rear O
the store. No goods were taken
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
ROCK ISLANDER ELECTED.

George w. Borg, 1921 Seventh
avenue, Rock Island, president of
the Borg & Beck Co, of Moline,
was elected director OF the Peoples
Savings Bank and Trust Company
of Moline, yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-18
PROBE DEBS' TALK.

Washington, d. C., June 1S.-De-
partment Of justice agents have
started an inquiry into a speech Of
Eugene V. Debs, former Socialist
candidate for president, at Canton,
Ohio, recently, to determine wheth-
er he made disloyal or seditious re-
marks.
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Argus.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15
Toddy's War I
!. Summary
(By Associated Press.)

American. troops have made their
first permanent advance into the Ger
man poeitionss on. the western front.
lNortheaSt ~. y: Of f.s,sssBad0nvillers. y, in the
LunAvtlle: eector,i trenches. which the
eHeiny was sforcedto abandon have
been consolidated with the American
first line. Repeated American raids on
this sector and the effective work Of
the American gunners forced the. Ger
mans to give up the trenches. German
efforts to regain the lost positions were
repulsed by General Pershing's men.
The new position gives the Ameri-
can and French troops higher, ground
from which to operate lagainst the
common foe. Badonvillers Is eight
miles west of the German frontier and
Is almost directly west Of Strasshurg,
capital Of Alsace. The American posi-
ton here is about eighteen miles
southeast of the Rhine Marne canal
where the Americans first entered the
trenches last November.
on both the Luneville and Tout sec
tors the American artillery has been
firing many shells into the German
positions. Northwest Of Toul. German
plans for gas attack again were
frustrated when the American gum
Darss destroyed four groups Of gas pro-
i jectors which had been placed in po-
sltion. German batteries, trenches
wire entanglements and other military
targets are being harrassed by the
heavy hre Of the Americans.
Fighting activity on the British
front from Ypres south toward Arras
continues at sharp pitch. On the
hitherto quiet sector between Armen-
there's and Vermelles. about fifteen
miles, the German artillery fire con.
ttn,les; intense, aSSit has been for sev.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15
DUTCH SHIPS
TO BE USED
T0S'E;ND|! 5 !; D ]: FOOD { \ }
Danger. 6f Famine Among
!. Allies w,illsbe Relieved, !; i say I
Government Officials

Washington, March 15.-sThs, nil
lion tons Of Dutch ships about to be
taken over. by the. United States and
Great Britain by requisition ii the
Netherlands government voluntarily
does not agree to turn them over, will
be used chiefly, officials said today,
for the transportation Of foodstuffs
Their .use is expected to go far to
wards removing the danger Of serious
food shortages in. the allied. countries
Wheat from the Argentine and
thea, the p,aneipal @ ns coeities a.sa oved W s. s.
the ships, many Of which have lain
idle while, the allied peoples have
been living on war rations.
The ships will be pooled by the
allied governments in the common
cause. The Dutch crews are ex-
pected to remain with. them.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15
INCREASE IN
IRON EXPORT
IS DENOUNCED
Protest Made Against Plan
to Send More Iron to Ger
many From. Sweden.

Havre, February 25.-(Correspond-
ence OF the Associated Press. -
Swedish iron ore supplies 65 per cent
of the steel used by the German
armies, Emile Vandervelde and NJ. De
Broukere, the Belgian labor leaders.
declare, in a letter sent to Hjalmar
Branting. the Swedish socialist leader,
protesting against the increasing
Swedish exports Of iron to Germany.
"Sixty-five per cent Of the steel
used by the German armies is manu-
factured from Swedish ore and with
out this great help the German en-
peror would be unable to continue
the war and the 1nartyrdom Of Bel
GUM" the protest says.
I'VE implore neutral and demo-
cratic Sweden to prevent the German
militarists from obtaining further re-
sources from Sweden" J.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15
UKRAINE And
RUSSIA OPEN
PEACE MEETING
Ukrainian Rada will Meet
Soon to Ratify Treaty
With Central Powers.


Amsterdam, Wednesday, March 13.
The opening of peace negotiations
at Kiev between Russia and Ukraine
Is reported in Vienna dispatch.
q The Ukrainian rada, the dispatch
says, will meet soon to = ratify the
peace treaty with the central powers.
The government set up in Ukraine
after its declaration Of independence
from Russia was opposed as Bour-
geois. BY the Bolsheviki. who sent
troops to support Bolshevik move
ments III Ukraine. A number of
battles we're fought and Kiev was
captured by the Bolsheviki. The
terms imposed by the central powers
in the peace treaty with Russia and
the advance. of Teutonic troops into
Ukraine, however. compelled the Boil
shevikf to give up their campaign.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15

el . ? < Id ;
Amsterdam. Feb. 25.-(By Mail. -
Lieutenant Gruner Of the. German
aerial service has written an. account
OF . "visit'' which he claims to have
made recently TO London. His story.
which Il printed In the Berlin news
papers. follows a., t.ss.s;,
THE HngIish coast must come into
sight soon. Soon NE shall be near
enough TO eaA1s whore we are. All
ts peace and Qniet Now thef coast
lies. perpendtcnlarly heneaths W. We
srs nss E,ns tss S2sl 6 onr ,,,n hssFt,s fe,'
MP. but We gAso hSSA diaturheds On we
70. Nov; ;andt thsnsa ssArchAght picks
Ns up Now and ;than. .4 shot flares out
at u. But notWithstAi ding these little
3hindranosa prs On t1Nard our goal.
There II 10 ord 4 sbellliAnt wreath
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15
LOCALlZATlON
OF ARMY UNITS
WILL Il. |, NOT LAST
9.Gof1gre4s;s!; )! !. Favored j s i, 4, Aletion.
But Officials Say it
Must Vanish. i.

Washington. March 1.-THE
neighborhood character Of national
army and nationalsguard units is GER
tain to vanish as the war progresses,
in the opinion Of army officials. Brit
ish and French forces already have
undergone the process and it now is,
being felt by American front line di-.
visions, as, the direct result Of the
three line system Of defense, held in
dispensablea by General ;Pershing and
the allied chieftains to keep the front
line at full fighting strength. w.
Plans projected by the general staff
for erecting replacement system to
handle nearly a quarter Of a million
men this year. 1t is understood, are
founded: On acceptance of. the fact
that localization cannot be main
tanned. ..s ~
T. Eventually. it is believed, that en-
listed men Of the regulars. national
army and national guard will be in
Itermediated throughout all divisions
at the front. RI
|: Congress expressed a decided pref
erence for localization of the national
army in the selective service law, but
many officers have maintained insist
emily, that it would be impossible to
handle the army except as one great
unit. The facts promise to bear out
that view, 1t is said. and with the re-
placement Of casualties. the welding
Of the expeditionary forces into one
homogeneous unit has already begun.
In an opinion rendered last Septenl-
ber. acting Judge Advocate General
Anzell sustained absolutely. the legal
right Of the department to transfer
officers and men among the regulars,
national army and national guard as
found necessary.
| The six division corps organizau uon.
adopted by General Pershing was de-
tvised to give corps commander a
two division front to hold, backed up
by two divisions on the second line
\ AS casualties occurr in front line dt-
visions. men are drawn from second
| line divisions and second line units
All up Immediately from third line d.
i visions. ..s,.is M.
AS an illustration q the effect Of
this process on the personnel Of q
particular regiment. q New York Ma.
ltional guard, or national army divt-
SION. might be in the front line. Be-
hind It in the same corps might stand
an Illinois division In the second line
\ third line. or either Of these support
ing: divisions might be q regular unit.
lcomposeds Of; men from all parts of
the United States. Gradually, rs Its
Casualties and other replacements In
j creased. tho New York division would
become filled with men from. the 9TH
Ter divisions or. when II was In re-
|Serve. would feed many Of it, oFiginal
New York men into the division
Il = - al .fS
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15
German Air11lQn Describes
Raid Ouer London As Ii
Looks From Big Airship

the crash Of the shells we hear the
deep bass Of our faithful bombs.
dropping steadily on their appointed
objectives, and always. also the or
chestra accompaniment. Of our whtr-
ring propeIlers. We are doing things
in London, all right There, on our
starboard, IL q, mighty cave-tn. and
thsre. to port, another. Midway b.
tween them comes = series Of ex-
plosaona, probably munitions fac
tory, We are certainly letting them
have 1t this time. ~
.But things are getting hot for 10.
Away. from this inhospitable neigh
borhood: caressing west wind is OF
NJ start homeward. At the coast an
other still heavier but equally futile
bombardment waits U.s. Home coasta
beckon and before We know Il we atl
sais on friendly soil"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15
PEACE TERMS AGREED To By SOVIETS
ION FIINDENBURG SAYS GREAT DRIVE MUST GO ON


, Moscow, Tuesday, March "a
Moscow has again become the Of
ficial capital Of Russia, after
two hundred years.
Ienine and virtually all tho
governmental commissioners ex.
oept Leon Trotxlky. arrived hero
tonight and officially opened the.
various ministries today, prepar-
atOry to the session Of the all.
Russian congress on March IL.
Many of the buildings in the
ancient Kremlin, the leading ho-
tels and other buildin&s. were
requisidoned to accommodate the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15

SssntN an aarmy t1 vladivostok. aahs-+ Md
he had abse1,ise yaith Z, In fsJapAn's
Loyalty tsarEyi r. q ssut ~ . ecis'ss
Discussing the situation ii Russia,
Mr.. Balfour said: ss55f s,5 5g5
If Russia had not been at war It
would have taken many years to com
plete the benefcient course OF the
revolution. When >autocracy fell. at
most without blow, Russia imnedi-
ately fell into chaos. All the old di
visions between regions and creeds
became marked and prominent.
TT must inevitably take time be-
fore we will see the end of that pro-
cess and to know clearly how much
of old Russia, if any, ought to cease
to form part of new Russia, and
how new Russia will be constituted.
1t, is very difficult process in time
of peace and prosperity. but how can
you carry it on in time of war with
remorseless, persevering and quite
unscrupufous enemy at the gate?
There will be classes, some from
patriotic, others from selfish motives
| ready to welcome anything promising
semblance of stability and order in
the government. When that time
comes. can imagine Germany trying
to re-establish possibly the old form
of autocratic government We should
then have Russia shorn of some Of its
fairest provinces and with kind OF
| autocracy far worse than the old
| autocracy: because it would lean
upon foreign power for continued
existence. II that came to pass all
| our dream of Russian development
! and Russian liberty would be gone and
Russia would become a mere outpost
of the central powers"
In conclusion, Mr.. Balfour said: Il
! Japan has behaved with perfect
loyalty and if she gives promises with
| regard to Russian integrity or on any
question connected with Russia, she
would. keep them
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15
Russian Army Must Demobize, Fleet Be lnterned And
Favorable Trade Agreem ents Are To Be Given To
Gehmany And Allies Millions OF Inhabitants
Will Also Be Taken.
OF Allied Policy Towards Russia And OF
japanese Intervention In Siberia Expected To
Follow Ratification OF Terms-M. Ryaz-
onov, Bolshevik, Resigns.

One year today Emperor Nicholas abdcated autocrat
yesterday the asan congress Of sovets by
overwhelming agreed to German peace terms.
German mltarism takes from the present Russian govern
thousands square miles of land and millions Of hab
contained the former imperial territories Of Finland
Poland Couland Lhuana Eshonia Lvona and the Ukraine
Europe Baou Erivan in Caucasus The
Russian army demobize the Russian fleet rned and
favorable trade be given Germany and her
allies. s#s
Announcement of allied policy toward Russia and Of Jap
intentions Siberia probably will follow quickly
the that the Lene after four months Of rule
has surrendered completely the demands of Germany and
opened the European and Asiatc territories German
economic and military penetration
The question of japanese intervention in Siberia ha:
declaration that he had every confidence Japan
loyalty any action might be decided take in the far
Japan said would the friend of Russia and
en1issary helping Russia com
bat German penetration aud the revolution.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15
NO CHANGE in
ATTITUDE. OF
SERBIAN PEOPLE

Berne, Switzerland, Wednesday.
March 13.-The peace treaties that
have been signed by Russia and Ru-
mania have not caused any change in
Serbia's attitude, NJ. .Gruitsch, Serbia's
diplomatic representative here, has
informed Swiss interviewer. All the
rumors in regard to a separate peace
on the part Of Serbia are unfounded.
he declared. SIS -,
Although Serbia had lost in the war
and during the occupation about L.
000, 900 of her inhabitants, added Mr..
Gruitsch, there were still the men
and will to persevere in Serbia's for
ner course ,s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15
mi; MAJORITY / !,
CARRIES, N5,rE.

- r5r Z 3. yt
Fetrogran, Thurs.:ay., March IL
The ~all-Russian congress OF soviets,
meeting at Moscow today. by vote
of 453 to 80, decided to ratify the
ueace treaty with the central powers.
= M. Ryazonov, a prominent Boil
si,evik -theoriaR: and representative of
all the professional unions. resigned
from the Bolshevik party after the
vote. n.
The action Of the all-Russiar con-
gress Of Soviets in accepting the
German peace clears the way for an
nouncement of allied intentions as re-
and gives German vast opportunities
for political and economic penetra-
tion of the former Russian empire.
The decision of the congress Is the
culmination of the peace steps begun
by the Bolshevik government last De-
cember.
BY the peace terms Russia must
give up Poland. Courland. Livonia.
Esthonia and the Ukraine. In Asia
Minor the Russians are compelled to
retire from Armenia and to cede to
the Turks the Russian districts OF
Batoum, Kars and Erivan.
Russia must renounce all claims to
the occupied territories in Europe,
Germany and Austro Hungary to de-
eide the. fate of these regions in
agreement with their populations.
The Russian army must be demobil-
lied and Russian warships are to be
disarmed. .
More important to the central pow
ers is the re-opening of navigation in
the Black and Baltic seas and the
signing by Russia under compulsion
Of a new commercial treaty. with
qua rantees of most favored nation
treatment, at least until 1925. The
i Bolsheviki also promised to put an
end to all propaganda and, agitation
within the central empires and in oc-
cupied territories under their control
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15
NO RELIEF NOW Y
FOR GERMANY. ).

!, Washington. March '15.-Germany
will derive little immediate CONNER
o:al advantage by ratificataon of the
treaty in the view OF off1ciAls here.
Russia's surplus grain stocks are said
to be small and her manufacturing
industries are tdtsorsanized. About
four hundred thousand acres OF grain
ins9 gkraine which Germany and
Aust i&s sxpect TO, divide HE tar sin-
lend and viii Be l,ard to move because
OF poor rail facilities. ~ 4,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15
NO OFFICIAL WORD
To WASHINGTON.

Washington, March 15.-Aside from
press dispatches. Washington had no
today on the decision Of
the all Russian congress of Soviets at
Moscow ratifying the German peace
terms.
Omcials had no means Of knowing
whether the action was taken before
or after receipt Of President Wilson's
to the people Of Russia,
American aid in obtaining
for Russia full Independence from
German aggression. It's receipt had
not been acknowledged by the Ameri-
can consul general at Moscow, by
whom it was to have been delivered.
/. 1t Is beiived that ratification of the
peace terms will bring an early move
by Japan in Siberia. Any move by
the japanese, it Is believed, would be
made chiefly as a measure OF pr6tec-
ton for japanese and American sup
plies at Vladivostok.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-15

necessary. Trotzky remained at
the head of the council Of com.
Inistdoners for the Pctrograd
commune which has organized
its own ministries for the army,
navy, finance and supplies.
Tho Bolshevik government is
conceded nv observers here to
have demonstrated its power by
moving to Moscow. q step con-
templated by Kerensky when he
was premier, but never attempt
ed by him. The Petrograd tele-
graph agency and all the other
strictly national bureaus accom-
panied the government here.