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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
TEACHERS DENOUNCE
PRO-GERMAN TALKER

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Feb. 15.-Rev.
DR.. John M. Driver, pastor of the
Peoples church of Chicago, who
created an uproar at the convention
of the Linn county teachers institute
yesterday by his camouf1age address
extolling the virtues of the kaiser and
the German people, was roundly de-
nounced at patriotic mass meeting Of
800 teachers here today. Led by Miss
Lulu B. Secrist, county superintend-
ent of schools, several teachers spoke
on the loyalty of the teachers Of this
county and scored DR.. Driver for his
apparent love of the kaiser.
Cedar Rapids is no place for Bill
Thompson's camouflaged pro-German
propaganda" Miss Secrist said. I'VE
were imposed on yesterday by a Chi
cago speaker who apparently belongs
to the same pro-German club as Mayor
Thompson, consequently it is up to the
teachers of this county to remove any
unpatriotic stain which may spot this
institution. This is opportunity to
convince the public that we do not
harbor any love for the enemy as DR..
Driver told us we should"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
'TW0CHICAC0
SLAYERS DIE
ON SCAFFOLD
Edward Wheed and Harry
Lindrum Hanged Lat
ter Says Innocent.

Chicago. Feb. 15.-Edward "Ammu-
milton" Wheed, slayer of two persons
in the Winslow Bros. payroll robbery
last summer, and Harry Lindrum,
slayer Of Patrolman Herman. were
hanged from the same scaffold here
today. The men spent their last hours
in widely contrasting ways.
Wheed read the bible and prayed and
declined breakfast after a sleepless
night. Lindrum snored Justify for six
hours, played cards with his guards
and, remarking that his last breakfast
ought to be a good one, ordered steak,
pie, fruit, French fried potatoes and
coffee.
Death in both cases was by strangu-
lation, each dying in seven minutes.
Wheels last words were: Il beg par
don for my sins. God bless you ALL"
Elk It Right" Last Words.
Lindrum, in a clear voice said: Il
am innocent" Later as the moose was
being adjusted he enjoined the hang
men to make it tight. Fix it right.
Only witnesses required by law
were present
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
APPROVE EATING OF
SUGARLESS CANDY

!. Washington, Feb. 15.-Consumption
i. war time bf candies containing lit
y, ~ Or no suger has been approved by
- 1000 admI illustration as accomplish
two defirlite things, the saving OF
YET and the continuing OF the con-
@sionary Industry.
lour kindIs of candies are recon-
.aoed. The first includes chocolate
~ - COCO candi Is with centers of nuts
~ 49, fruits and uncoated soft candy
~ q nouraf ines. The second in
49,. ~. stick csnd b, lemon drops. pea
brittle and !. he like. Marshamal-
me- me- and simila candy comprises the
~, aa Group ana the fourth are gum
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
YANKEE STEAMER
IN CRASH At SEA
Passenger Ship Bound for Cuba In
Collision With Unknown Vessel
Limps Back To Port

An Atlantic Port, Feb. 10. - An
American passenger steamship which
left here yesterday returned today
with a large hole above her starboard
waterline amidships. She was in col
lision shortly after midnight with an
unknown steamer, the fate OF which
was not learned.
The American passenger ship was
bound for Cuba. The collision occur
red during dense fog. The passenger
ship was hit by the bow OF the other
vessel whose anchor was torn on when
they separated and left in the hole
made by the collision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
SAMm|ES HAVING
FIRST Time OFF
Everything In Readiness for Arrival
Of Americans On Leave From
Trenches In France.

Paris, Feb. 15.-The first conting-
ent Of American soldiers on leave after
duty in trenches in the American sec
tor is to arrive late this afternoon at
one Of the new rest camps which has
been prepared for the American
trops in the mountains Of Savoy, in
southeastern France. The men will
have ample and comfortable hotel &C
commodations.
Entertainment will be provided by
professional actors and theatrical
managers, including E. H. Sothern
Winthrop Ames and Miss Loie Fuller
who will meet the soldiers today at
AK Les Bains. Other contingents will
follow. The next is due on Wednesday
Of next week.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
ITALIANS EXPECTING
NEW DRIVE BY FOES

Rome, Thursday, Feb. I4.-General
Diaz, commander-in-chief OF the Ital-
ian army, in an interview in the Gior-
male D. Italia, says now that the east
ern front does not threaten the CEN
trail empires, Italy must be prepared
for new Austro-German effort
against 1t.
1T is impossible to say he added.
when that may occur. But In the two
terrible winter months OF November
and December, the enemy's intention
to break through was in vain before
the resistance OF our soldiers, who
realize they are defending our soil
and our homes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
LATE BULLETINS

Amsterdam, Feb. 15.-Berlin
newspapers Of Thursday evening
intimate that peace negotiations
with Rumania are about to be
opened. They say although no Of
fetal communication has been IL.
sued 1t may be assumed that Ru.
manlan negotiators who will first
discuss = prolongation Of the ar
mfstico have arrived at q place
agreed upon.
London, Feb. l5.-The British
forces In Palestine yesterday made
an advance of two miles on q
front Of six miles northeast OF
Jerusalem, the war Office an.
nOunceS.
New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. IA
cablegram received ut Yale last
night stated that First Lieutenant
Frank Browne Turner, IL, OF WI.
comico, Nd, was killed by an air.
plane fall In France on Feb. 8.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till Z p. NJ. Tomorrow, 70:
poclr leland nayennOrt Moline

Forecast Till Z p. NJ Tomorrow. TO:
Rock Island, Davenport. Moline
and Vicinity.
Partly cloudy and colder tonight
with the lowest temperature about
five degrees above zero; continued cold
Saturday and Sunday.
Temperature at a. M. Is; highest
Yesterday. 63; lowest last night, II.
Velocity OF wind at a. M. IL miles
per hour.
Precipitation. OF inch.
Relative humidity at I p. m, s.;
at Z a. M. ~, at p. m. today. IS.
Stage OF water. 7.6; . rise OF Ia
feet in last "a hours.
J. M. SHERIER. Meteorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
ARMY DESERTER
NAbbED IN SOUTH

Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 15.-Charles
S. Singleton-a deserter from the ma
tional army at Camp Dodge, Iowa, and
wanted here in connection with sew
eral robberies, was arrested today in
New Orleans, where he is said to be
wanted for killing two policemen.
according to a message from the
chief of police of that city. The mes
sage, received by the local police, de-
clared Singleton had confessed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
.EXP0RTSAND
IMPORTS ARE
. BOTH BARRED
Stop Carrying of Non Essen
tials and Adds to Tonnage
for War Needs.

Washington. Feb. 15.-By a new
PROCLAMATION today. President
wilson placed all exports to all
countries under license by the
war trade board after tomorrow.
The proclamation also applied
the license system to all imports
and thus places the entire foreign
commerce OF the county under
the license system Of the war trade
board.
It is one of the steps Of reducing
ocean carriage of non-essentials to re-
lease ships for transportation of troops
and war materials.
The following explanatory state
ment was issued by the trade board:
"The president has To-Day issued two
proclamations which will become ef-
fective tomorrow. The purpose and
effect of these proclamations are to
subject to control by license the entire
foreign commerce of the United States
anw from and after Feb. is, 1918. NO
commodities may be exported from
this country or imported into this
country except under license.
THE president has heretofore is
sued several proclamations controlling
certain exports and imports. The mil.
itary situation and the tonnage stu
alton have made increasingly appar
ent the necessity of instituting a com
plete and thorough going control Of al
our exports and imports.
Every Ton Needed.
THE transportation Of our armie
to France and the maintenance of
continued flow of the supplies and mu
nitions needed to maintain them il
fighting trim require the use of ever
ton of shipping which can possibly b
devoted to the purposes. This de
Mand must be met, and if it become
necessary to curtail our exports or i'm
ports, these are measures which ar
forced upon us by the critical ton
mage situation and the necessity {
availing ourselves Of every possibl
means Of maintaining our armies
France.
I Limit Exports for Home Use.
"The limitation OF exports is nece:
sary also to conserve the products {
this country for the use of our ow
people and the peoples of the M
tons associated with us in the wal
we must dispose of this surplus
such way as to aid, as far as poss
bic, those countries to the south whic
have always depended upon us; "
must also dispose of our surplus
such a way that Germany and he
allies will derive no benefit therefron
and We must secure for ourselves
return shipping and supplies Urgent
needed.
Not Actual Embargo.
The PRONUNCIATION of these tW
proclamations does not mean an en-
barge on exports or prohibition
imports but places in the hands of tt
president. the power to regulate whit
he will exercise through the war trad
board and the treasury department
This power will be exercised with II
single purpose of winning the wa
and every effort will be made to avo
unnecessary interference with our TO
eign trade and to impose upon our e.
porters and importers no restriction
except those involved in the accOn
plishment of definite and necessal
II objects"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15

New York, Feb. 15.-Ten men of
the officers and crew of the British
steamship Miguel De Larrinaga of
dearly 5000 tons persisted in mid
ocean on Feb. 6, when the vessel
foundered. She carried a cargo of
grain for France. A British warship
rescued II men who had taken to
small boats and some of these surviv-
ors arrived here by rail today from a
New Foundland port
Sacrifice Their Lives.
The Larringa's captain, E. Will
liams; his chief officer, R. S. Marn,
and his second officer and gunner
and six sailors sacrificed their lives
because the small boats were not large
enough to hold all on board. They
volunteered to remain behind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
PLEA TO END SHIP
strike ANSWERED

New York, Feb. 15.-Unless Chair
man Hurley has some definite propo-
enon' to present Immediately to the
striking shipyard workers. William L..
natcheson. president of the carpenters
sao )oiners, says it will be impossible
uf MIN to influence them to return to
sofK Hutcheson gave this answer
waay to Chairman Hurley in response
" the latters' appeal to him to end
w strike. A copy of the answer was
.scelved here from Hutcheson. who is
washington. in telegram to I. M.
uuelin, member of the general ex-
.eu.lVe board of the carpenters Or
eanization
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
GERMAN TO FIGHT
AAT|-AMER|CANS
Minister of TeutOn Parentage Named
to Clean Up "Bad Spots" in
State of Illinois,.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-Reports OF anti
Americanism in certain counties in H.
linois has induced the state council
Of defense to enlist Rev. G. A. Kanzer.
German evangelical clergyman of
Pana, ILL.,, to take up missionary
work" in the so-called bad spots.
Although of German parentage Mr..
Kanzer, it was said today in announc-
ing the plan, has decided views as to
why the United States is in the war.
In the sections he will visit he will
talk in the German language in ef-
forts to eliminate the anti-American
spirit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
DESTROYER BUILT
IN RECORD PERIOD

Washington, Feb. Is. - Secretary
Daniels announced today that the de-
stroyer Taylor was launched at the
Mare island navy yards. California,
yesterday, 66 per cent complete, four
months after the keel vas laid. The
speed with which the Taylor was
made, ready for launching, established
a navy yard record for swift construc-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
Regarded as Cornerstone.
AMMUNITION SEIZED.

London. Feb. 15.-Great quantities
Of arm and ammunitions bound for
Finland have been seized in the har
Dor of Stockholm. The Social Demo-
kraten of Stockholm says, according to
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen. Half a million cart
ridges. it is said. were delivered there
to the order of an alleged private indi-
vidual.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
Enemy Flotilla
Destroys Fleet
of Sub Hunters

London, Feb .15-Eight
British craft which were
hunting submarines have
been sunk by a raiding flo
tilla of enemy destroyers,
it is announced officially.
After having sunk these
vessels, seven of which
were "drifters'' and one a
trawler, the enemy de-
stroyers returned rapidly
northward before they
could be engaged. The de-
stroyer raid took place in
the straits of Dover, Off
cial announcement states.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
PRINCE TO TAKE SEAT.

London, Feb. 15.-The prince OF
Wales, who automatically became a
members of the house of lords on at
tanning his majority. but who did not
take his seat, will do SO next Tuesday,
according to the Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
SOLDIER PNEUMONIA VICTIM.

Rockford, III, Feb. I5.-PrlVate JUL
ius l.. Pelkey Of Danville, ILL.,. One
Hundred and Sixty-first depot brigade.
died at Camp Grant base hospital last
night OF pneumonia. He was q years
old and before enlisting in the army
was a medical student
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
KAISER WITH
AlDSDECIOES
UPONSTR0KE
sp
Teutons to Back Ukraine in
Drive On Petrograd-
Angered By Trotzky.

London, Feb. 1s-Germany has
resolved to renew military activ.
tiles against northern Russia.
This decision is said to have been
reached ut = conference at 1mper.
ial headquarters, special dis.
patches from Holland say.
The conference was attended by
Emperor william, Chancellor Won
Hertling, Field Marshal Won Hin.
denburg, General Won Ludendorfi,
Foreign Secretary Won Kuehlmann
and others.
The mo war, no peace plan Of
Leon Trotxky, the Bolsheviki for.
eign minister, was rejected at the
conference, according to the Am.
sterdam correspondent of the
Daily Express, and as Trotxky
does not want peace, he will get
war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15

The night was marked by violent
bombardments on the right bank of
the river Mouse and in the Woevre
region, the statement adds. In upper
Alsace the French repulsed German
raid in the district south Of Seppois.
British Take Prisoners,
London, Feb. 15.-Following is to-
days official communication: i
1.-The enemy's artillery showed con-
siderable activity early In the night
against our front line in the Queant
sector. Apart from patrol encounters
in the neighborhood of Lens in which
we secured prisoners, there is nothing
further to report on the British front
Yesterday morning an attack by a
German raiding party on a Belgian
post east of Merckem was success
fully repulsed."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15
FRENCH TEAR
AN0THERCAP
IN FOES LINE
American Batteries Con
tinue to Batter Down De-
lenses of Germans.

Paris, Feb. 15.-French troops
last night penetrated the German
lines northeast Of Courcy ON the
Aisne front and returned with q
number of prisoners, the French
war Office announced today.
A lively artillery duel was main.
tanned in the Champagne, notably
in the sector Of Butte du Mesnil,
where American batteries are sta
toned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-15

Member Of Audit
Bureau of Calculations
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23

One of the laws that of trial has be farce the Direct Primary What sought to rectfy it magned
 hundred fodthat of purchasing nominations. It said that the for the governohp in the daocra party Of the candidates than O0O0 and inclined to be- ieve it to be true Even careful and frugal pendures if he visits all of the state and pacards and newspaper will cost him we'll the thousands and he successful he will have make again the general election and do the business all Arizona no way benefited by the direct primary the securing good men to office and do not believe any other benefited Many things be lodged against the old party venon system, but must that better class of brought out for office. You did find party padding the conventions the present condition primary law Few of the who carried through publican and democratic party tickets the last election be considered convention of those parties that republicans socialists and democrats register the dom nan party every state with the primaries for the poorest timber the ticket the hope they will be able to beat them out at the election This true of the con- venon system where will have show conviction at least If the law amended receiving the majority of all the votes cast at the primaries would elected is possible that might mitigate the his sys tenn But is than probable that many the states will return to the old convention system the delegates by form of primary.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
COPPER MINES RECORD BREAKERS

The mines of Arizona although handicapped by lack of and materials we'll the attacks of influenza among
 ployes of mis smeeres and mines, break the record Other mines of the United States while being production will be reinforced by the properties coming into production The whole indicates the production of record breaking tonnage of copper Without the production this state the would be in dire distress
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
WINNING
Apologies to Kipling) by Robt. Hon sum

What makes olive Thoughess The Government has asked for them the Patriot replied M don't what of themthe "It wants the carbon that they make" replied
 SO we're gathering the Of walnus and Brazil nuts and of Hickory nuts we'll And the hunt To furnish the materials for carbon" .
 WHMAT do they the "Io manufacture gasmasks," the Patriot replied. !" And carbon respirator gas-nask Will boys from attacks your
 W dare not waste single let's them all they ask! It take two hundred peach pits to single mask And they've given everybody task Of furnishing materials
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
DIRECT PRIMARY UNPOPULAR

,G YtEIi.Et 'rMtBs~~
The Parker post., 1918-10-12

ponses to the fourth Liberty loan ex-
press the measure of their devotion to
the ideals which have guided the
country from it's discovery until now,
and to their determined purpose to
defend them and guarantee their tri-
umph.
For the purpose OF participating in
Liberty Day celebl ations all employ
ees of the Federal government
throughout the country whose ser
vices can be spared may be excused
on Saturday, the 9th day Of October,
for the entire day.
In witness whereof. l have hereun-
to set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
Done in the District OF COlum bia
this 18th day Of September, in the
wear OF cur Loru 1913, and of the
independence of of the United States
of America the 143d
(seaD WOODROW WILSON
BY the President:
ROBERT LANSING,
Secretarysof State.
The Parker post., 1918-10-12
THE PEACE THAT IS WANTED,

The Stars and Stripes, the official
newspaper published by the soldiers
of the American Expeditionary forces
in France, says editorially about the
enemy peace offensive:
Let the weak-hearted who are
pacifists who are talking a peace by
agreement; let the side-liners who
have had enough of war; let the Sc
cretly inclined pro-Germans who
think this war should end without "a
decision-let them one and all know
once and for all that the American
Expeditionary force there is no such
word as Peace with the Huns un-
beaten. The man who talks of peace
today, except through victory, is a
traitor"
The enemy peace offensive is liken-
ed to the action of German machine
crews in the Vesle fighting, when
they fought and killed Americans
until they were surrounded, then
shouted "Kamerad
The mothers of the American SOL
diers in France want the same peace
their sons demand. All the courage
The Parker post., 1918-10-12
WHAT CAN BE DONE.

When the economist solemnly as
sured us five years ago that the world
would never be able financially to
carry on a big scale' war for more
than six months, we believed him.
We, like the most wise authorities
above mentioned, had never heard of
Emil Schneider, of Wurtemburg, des-
tined to confound all of our wise men,
In the meantime Emil Schneider
went to the front when the Kaiser
started his German army out to steal
the world and finally gave his
life for his liking. and country at
Chateau Thierry.
On the body of Rif1eman Schneider
was found war savings stamp card.
of much the same design as our own,
ten of the thirty spaces being filled
with stamps of one mark face value
each The stamps probably cost
eight or nine marks each.
Eight or nine marks, the aquiva
lent Of four dollars or four dollars
and a half are not large item in
the pay of an American private, who
draws at least thirty dollars month
at home and thirty-three abroad.
They are much smaller item In the
budget of civilian America
But they were big portion Of the
pay of Emil Schneider whose wages
as a private soldier was bat very
few pennies per day.
Nevertheless, denying himself the
few extras and comforts he might
have bought himself with those four
marks, Schneider and millions Of his
companions in arms turned over the
most Of their pitifully poor pay to-
swell their country's war funds
1t is this spirit of relentless self
denial that has enabled Germany to-
raise twenty billions of dollars in it's
war loans, though it's total wealth is
estimated at only eighty billions, and
maintain it's armies against the allied
nations of enormously greater re-.
sources
The wise economists knew nothing
of this factor could take no account of
it in their calculations.
America has done much toward
sloughing off the spendthrift habits
which our enemies thought would
make it impossible for us to raise
great war funds but it has not yet
even approximated continental at
tainments in self-denial and thrift
If you have not cut off every un-
necessary drain on our resources, do
SO today and increase your Fourth
Liberty loan subscription by that
much.
The Parker post., 1918-10-12
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS ARr-
ZOTA MINING COMPANY.

Principal place of business-Lead,
South Dakota.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the directors, held on
July 25tA 1918, an assessment Of
two and one-half mills per share was
levied on the capital stock of the cor
poration, payable Immediately to
Chambers Kellar, the treasurer Of the
company. at his Office in the First
National Bank Building, in Lead,
South Dakota. Any stock upon
which this assessment shall remain
unpaid on the 18th day of September,
1918, will be delinquent and adver-
tised for sale at public auction, and,
unless payment is made before, will
be sold on the 18th day of October,
1918, to pay the delinquent assess
ment, together with costs of adver-
tising and expenses Of sale.
Dated July rs, 1918.
CHAMBERS KELLAR, Secretary.
Location of Office over First Ma
tional Bank, Lead, South Dakota
(12-18)