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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24

Paris, Aug. 24-ArtilIery actions
in the region of Lassigny and be
tween the Disc and the Aisne rivers
are reported in the official state
ment issued at the war office today
Raiding operations in Lorraine also
are reproted
Paris, Aug. 24.-The text of the
statement reads.
In the region of Lassigny and
between the Disc and the Aisne the
night was marked by very vigorous
artillery actions.
French detachments penetrated
enemy trenches in Lorraine at
many points and captured prison
ers.
The night was calm on the rest
of the front"
By the Associated Press.
Overcoming enemy resistance
with smashing blows the allied
forces between Arras and scissors
are moving steadily forward The
menace to the German positions on
the 50-mile front increases hourly
as the allies take thousands of
prisoners and inf1ict heavy losses.
Press Around NOyOn.
West of Noyon the French have
forced a crossing of the Diyette at
Evricourt, three miles from NOyOn,
and they maintain their strong
pressure from the south and east.
Between the Aisne and the Ailette,
north of scissors, General Mangin's
troops are pressing close to the
heights dominating the Chemin
Des-Dames from the west. increas-
ing the menace along the Vesle
From Chaulnes to south of Roye
the battle line remains unchanged.
French and British guns are pour
ing a heavy fire into and behind the
front here, the stability of which is
seriously shaken by the allied prog
ress to the north and south Noyon
is still in enemy hands. but its use
fulness wanes as the French artil-
lery bombarGs it and the armies of
Generals Humbert and Mangin
move toward it.
On the front north OF Soissons
General Mangin apparently is Civ
ing most attention to sharpening of
mediately north of SOissons. He
has gained further ground east tf
Bagneux and west Of Crecy-Au
Mont toward the Soissons-Chauny
road. ANY advance here adds TO
the vulnerability Of the German line
eastward from Scissors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24
Roads Income
LOaU;Resulf of
Pay Increase

v ashington, Aug. 24.-Owing
largely to big back payments of
wage increases. the railroads un-
der federal control in June reached
an aggregate deficit OF $5S ,959 900
in railway operating income as
compared with positive earnings Of
$9s ,909 600 in June, 1917.
This reduced the total operating
income Tor the six months of gov
ernment operating ending with
June TO S173,194 900. as compared
with s$45S .203 600 in the CORES
ponding period Of last year.
These figures, complied by the
interstate commerce committee
and announced today show that
the government has lost about
$3.50 600 600 in operation of rail-
roads during the first six months
this year.
The wage payments in June IN
der Director General McAdoo's or
der, as reported by 164 or about
three-tourths of the first class
roads, amounted to $133, ,000, zoo.
Without this added expense the
railroads in June would have earn
ed $74.0S4 900.
Revenues in June amounted to
1898 309 600, or nearly $4,000, 900
more than in June last year, but
expenses were swelled to $435.O96.- =
600 and even then without the un-
usual burden of back wage pay
ments, the total would have been
$67 10000 more than expenses in
June, 1917
Eastern railroads reported de
ficit of $32. $40, 900: western roads
SIG, III 900 and southern lines S9,-
S48 900.
For the six months of federal
control operating revenues were
reported at $2.OS1 900 or nearly
s200 900 000 more than the 81 .897.-
$50, 900 reported for the first six
months of the previous year OPP
Grating expenses, however. were
nearly $500. 900 900 greater,
amounting to $1.S15,706. 900 as COM
pared with 1854 ,011,00O in the
first six months-at4l917.
The net amount which the gov
ernment will get from the railroads
for the entire six months IS ap-
proximateIy S151 000, 900. In re-
turn the government will be liable
to. pay the railroads about $475 =
000, 900. or half of the S950,000 600
estimated as the aggregate return
TO railroads for the year under fed
eraI management.
Operating income of the eastern
railroads for the six months
amounted to S23.132. 600. as com
pared with $172.389,000 last year
western roads reported S9S, ,40S. 600,
operating income, as compared
with $206. sol 100 last year. South
ern lines Jared better with income
OF S51 653 900 as compared with
$79 9,012 000 in 1917.
Reports for June include little
revenues resulting from in
creased passenger and freight
rates. These for future months are
expected to reduce the govern
ment's loss coDsidera bly,, but will
not make receipts this year equal
the governments outlay in railway
rentals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24

v..t-:-.-.-, Arr d Tho arrnv-
=" Il..i,E Ill, - [1,-S ~, .oda,. bT tne
t1s IaitS 49,. - - - la,,nGzed ~
war departh eht Is com i,oSsu ,o+ot o
'"o Sums
u ! - lla l'lo7. ..,,.- - o.-.,o1,4.s
ne toldl nun ue' " $50 -,
70 GAZE ii. me L'!.li5 'ItG Lila n ar+ion
today Ilst are. hli.eu 10. 5li a'.lio-i 5iod
l.iCl'I ,.llis 2cn df.i NJ dieeaee
VI -, ,;4o-,+ nd o,ber
i,99f. c-eI VI ,.,,. q 1'y-l'L'''' -,
causes 40, ""uIlu -, III ,'l,1,.,I o,(,,'i''
l9'4'o MISSING ~ q ''o-' roaI II ~ ~
ing Pi 5o !s,i.s'- .'.
cate -V'444. o,-,-
lSLttION oNf.i
The following casualties are re-
pOrted by the commanding general
of the American pedltionary
forces:
Killed in action. ,
Missing in action. l..
wounded severely, II.
Died Of wounds. 4
Died Of accident and otner
causes. 6.
Died Of disease, !.
wounded. degree undetermined,
;.
Prisoner. I.
Total. 53.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24
ENEMY EXPECTING
9O-MILE RETREAT?

London, Aug. "a
The Germans evidently
expect to be pressed
back to the Meuse, says
the Amsterdam corre-
spondent of the Daily
Express, as they are for
tifying positions along
that river in Belgium.
The Germans are dig
ging extensive trenches
between Dinant and Gil
vet. Thousands of pris-
oners and Belgian civil
ians are being used in
the work. (Givet is 80
miles directly east of
Bapaume).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24
SdysGermany
Yet Far from
on Starvation

Stockholm. Aug. 24-Germany is
still far from starvation or from
the limit of its endurance so far d.
the civilian population is con
cerned
This is the substance of a re-
port made to the Associated Press
by a Swedish Journalist who has
just returned from an extended
stay in Germany and at fiarienbaC,
Bohemia He is an intelligent OBJ
server and corroborated reports
from other travellers in the last
mouth
In northern Germany. particu
larIy in Berlin. there is a marked
scarcity of food stuffs. Neyerthe-
less there is enough for existence
and the restaurants of 1le better
class still serve ample portions OF
meat without meat card The
farmers generally still have plenty.
even in north Germany. Some five
thousand guests at Marienbad ho-
tells were served with unlimited
quantities of white bread. butter.
milk and cream Hungarians who
made up a minority OF the guests,
brought such variety of food
stuffs with them that they dis
played AN almost osteutatiou4
luxury"
Conditions in Austria are very
bad. except for those who receive
extra food because they are doing
war work. This class Is earning
very high wages and is satisfied
with conditions but the rest of the
people are longing for peace at al
most any price.
The Swedish journalist doubted
the possibility of any successful
uprising in Austria because of the
lack of organizing ability among
the lower classes. He said:
1T sounds paradoxical, but it Is
this very lack of organizing abil-
ity that keeps the dual monarchy
from falling to pieces"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24
YANKEES AGAIN
RAID FOE TOWNS

Washington, Aug. 24.-Another
successful bombing OF railroad
yards at Conflans by American
aviators, without the loss of a ma
chine. is announced in General
Pershlng's cOmmunique for Friday
1t says also that an American out
post on the Aisne between Ffsmes
and BaZOOches, having been driven
back by Il small local action, later
re-Occupfed its position.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24
LATE BULLETINS

London. Aug. 2i.-Germal
motOrb0a. +temptei recon-
DaiSSance I'm the HeighbOrh0od
OF Dunkirk, France, yesterday
morning. They were driven OFF
by British and French patrol
ing vessels. One enemy boat II
believed. to have been destroy
ed. The allied forces suffered
no casualties.
Washington. Aug. 2l.-T Three
American marines were killed
and one wounded In n bloody
fight with bandits In the Seibo
province OF Santo Domingo on
Aug. Is. 1 report reaching
marine corps headquarters here
to-day says many Of the bandits
were killed or captured.
hington, Aug. ~. Word
reached the navy department
today that .he American stem
er WeStbridge. t0rped0ed in
foreign waters Aug. i6. did not
sink, and had managed TO reach
port.
Washington. Aug. "a. - The
arbitration treaty between Ja-
pan and the United States was
extended Ia fnOther term of i've
years today by the signatures
of Secretary Lansing aud Wis.,
count Isbii. the Japanese am
bassad0r.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24
PITTSBURGH FIRE
FIGHTERS STRIKE

Pittsburgh Pa. Aug. The en-
re working force Of tha city fire
-epsrtmeut went on strike a. noon
DAY. because Of the failure of the
.Hy government 10 meet demands
" 4 wage increase. Between seven
-l e-glf hundred men are in
.1Ye1- and The city is without fire
,..ylecLou except for the services
+. citizens who have volunteered -
-syor Bahe.aE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24
WILL STOP BONUS SYSTEM.

Washington, Aug. 24.-FueI Ad-
ministrator Garfield will not ap-
prove a raise in wages for coal
miners in lieu Of bonuses. He will
take measures to stop he bonus
system.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24
MILLION And
HALF MEN ON
WAY over
Gen. March Says 1900.
600 Marx Passed-De-
scribes Allied Gains.

" >hiugton. Aug. II. The
to.ai number oi soldiers en-
barked has now passed the
100000 mark. General March,
chief Of stan. announced today.
CcmmeH ing upon the military
situation. the Chiei OF san
pointed out that since lasl
Wednesday the French ;dYance
has continued IRON the plateau
overlooking Noyol down 10 the
Disc river. making a maximum
advance for these troops OF nine
miles since Aug. Il. This has
forced iha enemy back across
the Disc.
The French success. he said. has
been duplicated by the British. who
inaugurated an attack Wednesday
south Of Arras. Rapidly advauc-
ag. the British reached d depth OF
three miles. bat Their progress has
been held up by German counter
stacks. The railroad to Arras stiU
IS in German hands. according 10
latest official adviccs. and the Ger
mans are utilizing largely in th=ir
1etense The railway entertainments.
British cain Important.
The British thrust Thursday il
The Albert region resulted in an inn
p0rlant advance between the Aucre
and the Somme WHICH has deE el-
aped c new salient
The. rest Of the line since We'd
7esday has been reasonably gu 'eJ,
bz said. jhe allied activities being
lonfBed 70 "nibbiing' tactics aud
artillery Ere
Tanks Deliver Goods.
General March spoke warmly Of
the achievements of the American
soldiers in France
The American soldier deserves
The confidence Of the American peo-
pie" he said Every time they
have absolutely delivered the
goods
Every man who has served with
American troops has absolute con
tdeHce in Them. be added. citing re-
ports made TO him personally by
American officers returning from
France 70 take higher rank in new
divisions One of these described
an action ln which an American di-
vision captured IS German guns
and brought them back at the rear
Of army trucks.
This division At the same time
asptured $500 prisoners Another
American division in q single action
icok 10 complete German batteries
and presented them 10 General
Pershing
Cold Blooded Facts.
General March said statements
be made recently in hearings be
fore the military affairs committee
we're the results of cold blOoded mil
Harr operation and were not in
tended J0 raise the hopes Of the
people He apparently referred to
lis testimony that an army Of 1000
800 4 Americans could win the war
ueZt year
IN answer 70 questions he said
ne ElgutE-rhird division tPennsvl-
'ania and Ohio troops is serving as
q replacement division. the Thirty
seventh division lOhio troOpsl is in
ne Fourth army corps
The NiuetE-=e division tDiS-
net Of Culuu bia, Maryland ana
5eunsylya1la troops1. has reached
france and is in training in the
issr OF the line
No recent reports have come to
| ne department from General
FershiDg regarding progress in the
gfganlzat.gn Of the First field army.
1rherel March was unable 10 say
shefher tae American divisions
| .orminF This army have been con
o5ntratel % 4 new American sector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24
KAISER WILL.
FORCE SPAIN
into BREAK?
Germany Opposes Ships
Seizure Plan and Threat
ems to Split Relations,

Amsterdam, Ang. 24-Ger-
many has eaergaticaIiy protest.
ed against the intention Of
Spain to replace sunken Span
i>h tonnage by interned Ger
man ships. according to an Off
ciaI statement issued in Berlin.
London. Aug. -. Germany'S
reply TO spain'S announcement
lN to submarine warfare. which
is reported to have been sent.
says that such "a procedure on
The part 0f Spain was Indicated
in TIE instructions 60 the Span
i~h amhas >ad0r at Berlin might
possibly rcsuIt in the severance
Of relations between the coun-
tries, according TO II C0penha-
gen dispatch TO the Exchange
Telegraph compang.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24
REPORT HUGE.
BASE OF FOE
NOW DOOMED
Capture of Town by the
French Expected Any
Moment Is Claim.

London, Aug. "a
The town of Noyon is
expected to fall at any
moment, according to
information received
here this afternoon from
battlefront in France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24

The note declares. however. that
Germany IS ready 10 consider linn
iting the operations OF submarines
outside of the danger zone.
Germany. the note says, cannot
give up the submarine warfare ana
hopes that Spain, which has ex-
pressed u desire To maintain her
neutrality viii really remain neu-
tral.
Negotiations Fail.
Par.s. Aug. "a Negotiations be
tsseen Berlin and Madrid over
Spain's decision 10 replace sunken
Spanish ships with German intern
"a vessels have failed. according to
the Petit Parisien Imperial Chan
cellor Won Hertling does not de
sire to furnish any guarantees
against submarine warfare, Il is
said, and the Maura ministry Of
Spain is maintaining its position
It Is said that at 4 meeting OF the
ministers at San Sebastian last
night Complementary decisions were
reached In the controversy with
Germany
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24

Ass ociate d Press
Leased Wire Report
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CONTINUED on Page ElevenJ
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tCoh;inued On Page IL
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-12

mn IN IRE ana smoke. I felt good then,
and l laid the wires on the other ware.
house and let her 60. But she vas too
high and ! made a clean miss. Then
I was mad, because I had sent that
one over for myself. So I got the cross
wires IN the warehouse again and,
I said to myself. ''1his is not for any
body. Just for luck. because I sGrc
have had plenty Of It today.
Then tho Juice came tlT sAlgh the
v!rcs and into the charge, ind away
are went, and up went the second
warehouse. That made two directs on,
~ three, and ! guess It hurt the Turks
Ns,ne to loAs oil their ammunition
The officer kissed me before I coult
duck and slapped me on the back ant
4 kee'cd over. I was Just all In.
They brought me to with rum, ant
usey said I was singing when I cam
IN When they tried to sing. to shov
Csa What song Il was. I figured II va
~S~'"et Adellue" they meant But
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-12
CHAPTER XIV.
Je Suts Btesse.

AS usual, when we got to Brest there
was rush work day and night on the
Cassard to get her out and supplies Of
all kinds were loaded for our next
visit to the Turks. The French gar
bies were always keen for the trip
back to Brest-they were sure Of load
ing up or tobacco and other things
they needed.
My twelfth trip to the Dardanelles
was different from the others. The
Cassard was doing patrol work at the
time In the ncighborhood Of Cape
1Ieiles. Those Of us who Had served
on the Peninsula before were thank
ing u stars for the snap we were
haying--just cruising around waiting
for something to happen.
We had not been there very long be.
fore something unexpected did happen,
for we ran into two enemy cruisers
which I afterwards heard were the
VERT and Kaiserliche Mnrlne-one or
tho starboard and one on the port,
How they had managed to sneak VI
80 near US l do not know. They
opened up IN US ut not much more
than q thousand yards and gave US 4
hot time from the start, though will
my kind Of gunnery they should have
done for us thoroughly.
We came right back ut them ant
we're getting In some pretty good shots
I was In the 14-inch gun turret, star
board bow-my old hangout--and w
were letting them have 1t about fou
shots every five minutes and scoring
heavily.
I do not know how long we had bee
fighting when part Of our range finde
was carried away. It was SO hot
though, md We were SO hard ut 1t thn
such a little thing like that did M
bother rs. 1t Is hot In any gun tnrreI
but I have always noticed that It
. hotter there In the Dardanclles tina
J in any other place. The sweat woul
simply cake up on us. until our face
were Just covered with a film Of pow
] derry stun.
But tho range finder was carrie
v away. and although It locked bad Il
q Us I was feeling 80 good that I va
I untecrcd to 60 on deck end ret q
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-12
Exact Copy Of Wrappes.
From an Individual Viewpoint.

A negro, slightly wounded In the Ar
COME fighting, sat down beside the
road to wait for a chance ride back
to the field hospital. A man, hasten
ing forward to his place in the line
and anxious for the latest news of
the battle, asked for Il report from
his colored brother. Had he been in
the fight? How were things going?
"Yas. sab. All knows all about it,"
"Well, what's happened to thcm?"
SWELL, 1t was this way: All was
n-cIimbln' over some barhed wire and
they shot me."-From Stars and
Stripes. France.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-12

nesses which are so common to women,
should take tho right tome ior us
womanly system.
II a woman is borne down by pam
and euiierings at regular or Irregular
intervals, by nervousness or DIZZY spels,
by headache or backaclle, "layo'ie
Prescription" should be taken. "fayol'
lite Prescription" a nov be had u
tablet form as well as liquid az fnoss
drug stores. Send to Doctor. lierces
Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, n. y, it
ten-cent trial package OF tablets
For fifty years Or. pietce'a PIeas% y
Pellets have been most satisfactory "
liver and bowel troubles.
CARTHAGE, Mo-" My mother used pr. reNss
ravorite Prescription and was 10 wen n, ,a,ins
with 1t that she gave 1t to me when ! was III n nv
wotnanhoad, and I have used It oil ana OF "nI t.
life for ailments for which 1t - 'otsIesut r ma
helpful. I have given it to my dnugh'er ir n n
sanc ailments. II has always helped US p'oHp"'
and satisfactorily. .tor
III have used the Golden Medical Discovery y. II
a Ind cough and slight asthma, ahu "a'
with the way It benefited me. nu... .,
II have used Or. Picrce's Pleasant fe'eii' m"
nv life for constipation and hiiiousness', = y y
them better than other medicine Of the NH ha N
cause / can stop taking them any TING w'a,' II
noticing any bad effects. There # 10 oI y "a
getting a habit and being compet,n g. !, ~ nj
taking thcm."- Mus. GEORGE j. bLoI' V"
East Second Street. -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-12
Copyright. ists. b Reilly and Brisssa Co.,

do not believe ] came to. singing. be-
cause I never sang "Sweet Adelins"
before. that I know of. or any other
song when anybody was In range. But
I heard It lots Of times. so maybe !
did sing It at that.
Then I went to sleep feeling fine.
The next morning the detachment
from the Cassard was withdrawn, and
I saw some Of the men who had been
In the two trenches. but ! was not
near enough to speak to them. So l
do not know how they got out.
You never saw q happier bunch in
your life than we were when we piled
into the lifeboats and started for the
Cassard. The old ship looked pretty
| good to US, you can bet, and We said
il we never put our hoofs on that place
again It would be oon enough.
We we're shelled OF U way out to
the Cassard, and n boat was over
turned, but the men were rescued.
Two men in the launch I was in were
wounded. But We did not pay any
attention to that ~shelling-the Turks
might Just as well have been blowing
peas at US through a soda straw for
all we cared.
I noticed that when we came near
the Cassard the other boats held up
and let our launch get into the lead,
and that we circled around the Cas-
sard's bows and came up on the star
board side. which was unusual. Bu,
I did not think anything Of it until ]
came over the side. There were the
side boys lined up, and the Old Nal
was there, with the ships steward
beside him.
He took the log book from the stew
ard and showed 1t to me, and thert
was my lame on 1t. Now when yor
are punished for anything you are
logged, but I could not figure out wha
I had done to get punished for, so
was very much surprised. But tn
Old Man slapped me on the back ant
everybody cheered, and then I saw |
was not punishment, but just the op
posite.
When people ask me what I hav'
received my decoration for (Croix d
Gucrre), l tell them / do not right,
know. and that is a fact. I do no
know whether 1t was for going bac
from those trenches or for destroyin
the ~storehouses. So I always tell ther
I got 1t for working overtime. Tha
IS what the Limeys say, or If the
have the Victoria cross they say the
got it for being very careless. As
:, one Of them and SCI.
: All Of us were certainly glad to b
, aboard the Cassard again, and II an
place ever looked like home to me
. was the old ship. Our casualties wei
, very high and we were therefore o
dered to put back to Brcst. We ha
a great little celebration that nigh
and next morning weighed anchor ar
' started back, after clearing for actio
" I was still pretty blue about Mu
:" ray, but very much relieved as to Il
safety OF my W skin, and / figure
y .Ithat after the Dardanelles and my Ia
day there they had not made the rig
. bullet for me yet. The rest Of US fe
u about the same way and We were sin
. Ing all the time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-12
Higher Freight Rates.

"Say, pa" came the voice with the
rising infection, rising for the tlftleth
time.
"Well, SOM" answered pas voice.
"Do they have sulphur and brim.
stone in heavcn?"
II guess not: those commodities are
supposed to exist ut the other place"
Gosh. they have to ship 1t n long
way. don't they. pap
"Whut are you talking about, my
boy"
swell, I heard you say that matches
are made In heaven"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-12

other one. I got outside the turret
door and across the deck, got the nee.
essary parts and vas coming back
with them when I received two ma.
chine-gun bullets In the right thigh.
One went clear through bone aud all
and drilled q hole on the other side.
while the other came within an inch
Of going through. The peculiar thing
is that these two were in a line above
the wound I got at Dlxmude. The line
is almost as straight as you could
draw 1t with q ruler.
OF course 1t knocked me down and
I hit my head a pretty hard crack on
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-12
DandruF and itching.

To restore dry, falling hair and get rid
of dandruff, rub Cuticura Ointment
into scalp. Next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. For
free samples address, 'Cutlcura, Dept.
X, Boston," At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment 20 and 50.-Adv.