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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
LABOR BACKS UP
WILSON WAR aim
Workers Endorse Presidents Stand
and Signify EagerneSs to Do Share
In Whipping Kaiser.

Washington, Feb. 1s.-American
labor today endorses President Will
sons war aims and is eager to do its
share toward winning the war.
In a declaration issued by the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor at the close of a
seven day session here last night the
American worker is declared to be
loyal and will do his share If he is
given a decent place to live, industrial
Justice and protection against condi-
tons that take all his wages for a
bare living.
The declaration says the peace par
leys between Russia and Germany
have shown the futility of diplomatic
negotiations until the German mill
tarists are convinced they cannot i'm
pose their will on the rest Of the world
and that spontaneous uprisings in Ger
MANY have demonstrated that the mil
itarist government still is stronger
than the movement there for emanci
patton.
A gigantic struggle lies ahead, ant
now is a time when workers must so
| berly face the grave Importance o
their daily work, says the declaration
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
TAPS SOUND FOR
GENERAL SIBLEy

Rockford H., Feb. 1S.-Brigadler
General Frederick W. Sibley, for years
a prominent cavalry officer. died al
Camp Grant base hospital Sunday att
ernoon at AIS o'clock. Death was
due to pernicious anemia. The gen
eral came to the camp a month ago
from the Mayo Bros sanitarlum at
Rochester.
General Sibley had an especially
active career. He was born in Texas,
Oct. II, 1852, entered the United States
military academy at the age OF II ana
became a second lieutenant in the
Second cavalry June II, 1874. His ser
vice was in all parts of the world. FOR
bravery in the Sioux Indian campaigns
he was breveted as first lieutenant
For only ttree months of his army
career did General Sibley occupy Wna'
officers call IAN office chair job. lha'
was early in 1911 when he was an IN
spector general
1t was while serving in the Phliip
pines that General Sibley contfactee
the disease which resulted IN perm
cious aenemia. But even after con
tracing the disease he kept up th'
fight against death, although aware o
the slim chances he had for recovery
until the very end. Last week two IN
fusions OF blood from the veins 0
healthy young soldiers were resor'e'
10 without bringing relief to the vet
eran.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
ShIPYARD STRIKE is DECL AIRED over
27 Killed, Al Hurt in Two Raids on London
Serious SchiSt11
Is Seen BetlUeetl
Kaiser and Ally


London, Feb. 1S.-A deep, serious
schism has been created between Ger
many and Austria by the termination
of the armistice between the central
powers and Russia and the renewal OF
a state of war, according to the Copen-
hagen correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph company.
The Austrian press, continues the
correspondent, is warning Germany
against the reopening of hostilities in
which Austria does not wish to par
ticipate. The Neue Freie Presse is
quoted as pointing out that the Aus
trian monarchy no longer borders
upon Russia and is not, like Germany,
compelled to resume warfare. The
only thing Austria might do against
it's will, says the newspaper, is to pro-
tect the free connection between the
monarchy and the Ukraine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
Coal Mine Boss
at Springfield
HQStOKiSSFlQq

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. lS.-Two hun
dred coal miners quit work at the
mine of the Citizens Coal company
here this morning, drove the mine
manager, Henry Marini, and his two
sons before them to the public square
downtown and compelled them to kiss
the flag and swear allegiance to the
United States. Unpatriotic conduct
was said to have prompted the dem
onstration. Hundreds of citizens
watched the ceremonial.
AS a result of the patriotic outburst
the mine is shut down today, and the
miners have declared they will not re-
turn to work until Martini is discharg-
ed. The Citizens Coal company is
operated by John H. Bontjes of Peo-
ria.
Martini. an Italian, IS said to have
aroused the indignation of the loya
American workers on many occasions
This morning, according to the miners
story, youth who had been rejected
| by the navy returned to work.
| "If you want job you'll have to Sc
to the navy for it." Martini is de
clared to have informed him.
Thereupon the entire force quit
and, forcibly taking the mine manage
and two sons, proceeded with them to
ward the downtown district.
After an oath of allegiance had pass
ed Martins lips and he had complies
with the order to kiss the flag he AM
his sons were taken in charge By tn
sheriff to prevent injury to them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
GREAT FLOOD COSTS
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE

Durham, Natal, Sunday, Feb. To-
Sixty-three Europeans are missing and
a great number of Indians and natives
probably have been lost in conse-
ouence of a food in the Umvolozi
sugar district of Zululand. A terrific
storm flooded the Umvolozi river. The
water came down like wall, sub
merging a village. A great bridge over
the river was wrecked, the railway
station and hotel were swept away,
hundreds of cottages of natives were
destroyed and telegraph and telephone
lines were put out OF commission
Along the coast also, damage has been
done.
Johannesburg. Transvaal. Feb. IS
The railway department has been mott
fed that at Mazude. near Somkele. Zu-
luIand. 300 persons were drowned as
, a result of the food.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
REPULSE
ENEMY'S ATTACK
Germans Gain FoOth0ld in Foes
Trenches But Are Subsequently
Driven Out, Paris Says.

Paris, Feb. 1S-The Germans last
night made an attack on the Cham
payne front, today's war office state
ment reports. They gained a footing
in the French positions but after a
spirited engagement were driven out.
London, Feb. ia hostile raid
ing party was driven off during the
night 10y one of our posts in the neigh
borhood of Gavrelle," says today's war
office report. "A few prisoners were
taken by the Portuguese in the neigh
borhood of Neuve Chapelle. Patrol en-
counters occurred in the Messines sec
tor
THE enemy's artillery has shown
some activity south of the Arras,
Cambria road, north Of Lens and II
the neighborhood of Zonnebeke."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
Three Are Shot
in q Search for
I.W.W. Leader

HilIsboro, ILL.,. Feb. 1S.-Seaton
Emery. city marshal, was wounded.
and two other men were shot and
dangerously wounded last night when
a party Of "loyalists" attempted to ea-
ter the home OF miner named Clifford
Donaldson, where L. c. Irwin, labor
agitator suspected Of l. w. ". activity
was supposed to be in hiding.
The crowd of "loyalists,' started to
the home of Irwin. ENERGY. the city
marshal, went with them urging the
crowd to preserve order and TO avoid
anything that would disgrace the
town.
When the crowd arrived at the
Irwin home the man they we're seek
| ing had gone Thinking he was in the
home of Donaldson the crowd went
there. AS they appeared about tc
l force the door, Donaldson fired. A
bullet struck the city marshal in the
arm, and another bullet struck Ernest
Faith, who was in the crowd, in the abb
domen. He is seriously wounded
Some one in the crowd then fred, hit
ting Donaldson. He is expected tt
| die
The crowd then went to the Office O.
Irwin and dragged the furnishings GU
in the street where they were burned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
WILSON MESSAGE
WHICH RESULTED
IN ENDING STRIKE

To William L. Hutcheson, Cen
eral president United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners OF
America, New York:
l have received your telegram OF
yesterday and ami very glad to
note the expression of your desire
as a patriotic citizen to assist in
carrying on the work by which
we are trying to save America
and men everywhere who work
and are free.
Taking advantage of that assur-
ance, l feel it to be my duty to
call your attention to the fact that
the strike of the carpenters in the
shipyards is in marked and pain
full contrast to the action of labor
in other trades and places. Ships
are absolutely necessary for the
winning of this war No one can
strike deadlier blow at the safe
ty of the nation and Of its forces
on the other side than by interfer-
ing with or obstructing the ship
building program.
All the other unions engaged in
this indispensable work have
agreed to abide by the decision of
the shipbuilding wage adjustment
board. That board has dealt fair
ly and literally with all who have
resorted to it. must say to you
very frankly that it is your duty
to leave to it the solution Of your
present difficulties with your en-
plpyers and to advise the men
whom you represent to return at
once to work pending the decision
No body of men has che moral
right in the present circumstances
of the nation to strike until every
method of adjustment has beer
tried to the limit. II you do no
act upon this principle you arr
undoubtedly giving aid and com
fort to the enemy, whatever ma.
be your conscious purpose.
l do not see that anything vii
be gained by seeing you person
ally. until you have accepted an,
acted upon that principle. 1t
the duty Of the government I
see that the best possible condl
| tons of labor are maintained, as
is also its duty to see to 1t tina
there is no lawlessness and con
scienceless profiteering. and tha
duty the government has accepte
and will perform.
VIII you cooperate or will yo
obstruct? (Signedl
WOODROW WILSON
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
40 NEGROES PUT
ON TRIAL IN RIOT
Colored Soldiers Face Charges OF
Murder and Mutiny As Result OF
Houston Disturbance.

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 1S.-Forty
enlisted men of the Twenty-fourth in
fantry, colored, went to trial before a
court martial here today on charges
of murder and mutiny. 1t is the third
court martial to be convened as re-
suit of the crimes committed at Hous-
ton, the night of Aug. %, last, when
20 persons were shot to death and
, others were injured in a riot Of the
Third battalion of the Twenty-fourth
/ infantry.
At the first court martial, 63 de-
PENDANTS were tried. Thirteen were
found guilty and hanged and all but
five of the others were found guilty
and sentenced to Imprisonment, man!
of them for life terms. At the secont
trial Is were tried and all convicted
Five were sentenced to be hanged ant
are now-ewaittngsetiun by the presi
dent, who is reviewing the case. Tn
other 10 were sentenced to prison.
There are four charges against eacl
of the men-mutiny, murder, assault
to murder and wilfully disobeying or
ders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
HAVE BIGGEST FEET

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-American SOL
diers have the biggest feet OF any
army in history. according 10 Alien
B. Albert of the war camp community
service. But they also have the great
est chest measure, the largest mai
hands and the widest step, he said.
Our soldier is far better type
than those of our enemies or our al
les" declared Mr.. Albert. Arm!
life has made them healthier anc
sturdier than they were in civil lie
AS for their morals, after all there Il
but one solution, and that is to Keel
them too busy for wrongdoing an'
utilize their energy harmlessly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
THE WEATHER

Forecast TIL 7 p. M. Tomorrow, 10.
Rock Island, Davenport. Moline
and Vicinity.
Rain or snow tonight and Tuesday,
warmer tonight with the lowest temp
erature near freezing; colder Tues
day.
Temperature at a. m. ". hienest
Yesterday &c. Lowest last night "a.
Velocity Of wind at Z a, m. s miles
| per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at I p. m 70. at Z
a. m. So.
Stage of water Sc a fall OF 2 In
| last IS hours
]. N. SHERIER. Meteorolasist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
LATE BULLETINS

Washington. Feb. ls.-toreign
Minister Trotzky OF the Bolsheviki
government of Russia has With
drawn the appointment OF John
Reed as Russian consul genera
at New York. Ambassador Fran
els at Petrograd notified the stare
department. today.
Paris, Feb. 1S.-Charles Hum.
bert, senator from the Meuse az"
Proprietor OF the Journal, was AZ
rested this morning.
Annoy. Sunday, Feb. H.-Eaith.
quake shocks continued here last
Alght and today. Many persons
have been injured and it is esu-
mated that more than one nun
ared houses have collapsed. "a.
BE communication with HONG
Asng Is interrupted.
Washington. Feb. ls.-Suppie-
Rental appropriation estimates
admitted 10 congress today III.
dude new naval emergency fund
II x1O0. 0OO. 900 to expedite snip
obstruction and for purchase
~ construction OF destrOyers'
tahnarines and similar craft
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
RAIL CHIEFS NOT
AGAINST A BOOST
Executives of Roads Declare They are
Not Opposed to Wage Increases
Asked By Employees.

Washington, Feb. IS. - Railroad
executives who appeared today before
the railroad wage commission said
they were present not to oppose the
wage demands, made by their en-
ployes, but to give whatever informa-
ton they could that would be of serv-
ice to the commission in making rec
concentrations for increases.
Railroad officials. recognize thai
there are numerous classes Of EN-
ployes not properly compensated, ]. G
Walber, spokesman for the eastern
railroads, told the commission, bu
he said the railroads had taken care
OF their employees as best they could
according to their resources.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
ROOSEVELT BETTER;
HAS NEW GRANDSON

New York. Feb. 1S.-Colonel Theo
dore Roosevelt, who is convalescing in
a hospital here, said he was perfect
" delighted" when long distance
telephone message from Boston today
brought word of the birth in that city
Of his eighth grandchild-a boy born
to Captain and Mrs. Archie Roosevelt.
CAPTAIN Roosevelt is with General
Pershing's forces in France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
DRIVEN BACK,
FOE PLANES
COME AGAIN
Beaten Saturday Night,
Germans Attack Sunday
With Success.

London. Feb. 1S.-Eleven per.
sons we're killed and four injured
In the aerial attack on London
saturday night, it is announced OF.
fcially.
The casualties in Sunday
nights air raid we're Is killed and
81 injured. it was officially an
nounced this afternoon.
Six or seven airplanes took part
In the raid OF Sunday night. The
first flew over Tendon, dropping
bombs in various districts. All the
others were turned back.
The following official report was is
sued today:
Last nights air raid appears to
have been carried out by six or sever
enemy airplanes of which only ont
penetrated into London. The frs
raider passed the Isle of Thanet a
shout GAS p. m. and proceeded up Thu
Thames estuary into London. cross
ing the capital from southeast Il
northwest. Bombs were dropped il
various districts between 1O:4O AM
1885 O'clock.
THE remaining raiders who at
tempted to reach London from tn
northeast across Essex or from tn
east along the line of the rive
Thames, were all turned back.
Reports of casualties and damag
have not yet been received
Driven OF Saturday Night.
Six German airplanes attempted
attack London on Saturday night bu
only one of them succeeded in reacf
Ing the capital. This raider droppe
one bomb in the southwestern distric
One of .Iha. German airships fell int
the sea. On Sunday night London wa
raided again, number of bombs BIZ
ing dropped in the city.
The official report on Saturda
nights casualties reads:
THE total casualties caused by II
airship raid Saturday night were
Killed, 5 men, women and 3 Chi
dren; injured, man and children
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
WILL pISCuSS WAR WORK.

New York, Feb. 1S.-War work for
the mining engineer and problems OF
munitions manufacturers will be
among the subjects discussed at the
10th meeting of the American Insti-
tute of Mining Engineers which OPP
ened its four days session here today.
Hudson Maxim, prominent army and
navy officers and members OF the ma
val consulting board will take part in
| the discussions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
GERMAN FORCE OF
|. EAST IN REVOLT?
Teutons on Russ Front Mutiny and
Turn Guns On Those Still Loyal
to Kaiser, Report.

Petrograd. Feb. 12-fDelayed)-
German soldiers at Grodno and KOvno,
according to report received here
from Moscow, have refused to obey a
command to move to the French front.
The troops have intrenched them
selves under the protection OF their
own artillery and have defeated a de-
tachment of loyal forces which the
German staff sent to punish them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
IN
TOUR0FYANk
FRONT LINES
1nspects U. S. Troops
Asks if They Get Plenty
to Eat You Bet"

With the American Army in France,
Sunday, Feb. 17.-(By the Associated
Press. General Pershing has COM
pleted two days inspection Of the
American sector northwest of Toul. In
a tin hat" with a gas mask swung
over his chest at an alert position, the
American commander walked through
all the first line trenches, splashing
through the mud and slipping on the
ice. He dropped down into the dug
outs and visited batteries busy hurting
iron rations" at the enemy.
In all places the general asked In
Vulnerable questions, especially OF the
men with regard to food, how they
were and how they liked conditions
All except one cook agreed that they
were satisfied with everything. To the
| cook General Pershing said:
Cook Only One Not Satisfied.
You are getting enough to eat"
| mo SIR" the cook replied.
| "What?" said the general. you TIT
cook and do not get sufficient food?
never heard Of cook in such condi
ton before"
We'll, sir, I did not mean tina
exactly. / mean not enough variety.
General Pershing asked what he ha'
had for dinner today. The cook re
piled that he had roast beef, potatoes
onions, white bread, coffee and ric
pudding.
That seems like a considerable va
riety,' remarked the general. "Wha
else do you want?"
; We'll, would like to have som
green stuff, SIR
General Pershing then turned to
long line of soldiers with mess kits
: their hands and asked:
~Yes Sir" They Say.
do you men get enough to eat OF
. here?" The line saluted briskly an
almost in a chorus came the reply:
Yes, sir"
The general next appeared In rel
mental headquarters in dugout in
town which has been riddled by shell
The colonel was not there at the tin
and the commander called for a
I trench and other orders and all p
pers. He sat down and read throug
every one Of them.
Makes Few Changes.
4 In the dugouts General Pershil
suggested some few chang
here and there and in the trenches
,also directed that some small chang
be made.
n From a we'll situated point throu,
glasses General Pershing inspect
Mont Sec and the German observ
IS ton posts on top of it from which t
enemy has the American lines und
,e observation for 20 miles when the VI
n Utility is good. Because of the ha
a the general was unable to see t
10 spires of Metz, which are visible
10 clear days from a certain place.
is Didn't Know Pershing.
al Many soldiers in line recognized
l. commander as he passed them
stopped to question them, but othe
did not. One young infantryman, af
r General Pershing and the general
~ command Of that particular briga
ic had passed, asked:
IL who is that with the four stars
u his coat?"
u, A comrade informed him. whereup
!, the inquisitive one replied:
IL "Is that so? Whoever saw a co
er mander of an army walking around
Il a trench asking some private whetl
he had enough to eat or his feet w
III dry? II is not being done"
10 1t took a lieutenant to convince
Oh doubtful soldier that it was Gene
'h' Pershing he had seen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
new JAP ENVOY
|. ON HIS Way over

Washington. Feb 1S.-Viscount XII
kujiso Ishii has been appointed am
bassador for Japan to the United
States and will soon reach Washing
ton. He succeeds Ambassador Sato
who takes a place on the unassigned
roll of diplomatic representatives in
Toxic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
NEW YORK SCHOOLS
TO TEACH NURSING

New York, Feb. 18.-The Red Cross
will open courses for emergency nurs-
ing in New York City high schools
this week to prepare girls for the de-
mands which it is expected will be
made on tn nursing profession during
the reconstruction work at the close
of the war, it was announced today.
The hospitals Of the city will supply
nurses and physicians to act as In
structors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
Supply COMMITTEEMAN OUT.

washington, Feb. Is.-Corresponu-
ence with the war department disclos-
ed today by Senator McKelar OF Ten
nessee, member of the military az
fairs committee, shows that Charies
D. Eiseman of Cleveland, Ohio, ior-
NOR vice-cnairman of the supplies
committee of the national DEFENSE
council. has given up his connection
with the government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
People Killed BY Hundreds
as Factions Fight-Kiev
Taken By Reds.
BULLETIN
Stockholm, Feb. 49,
The Germans resumed
war measures against
Russia today, the Social
Demokraten states. Their
first objective is the seiz-
ure of Esthonia and Ii
vonia, it declares.
(The following are among the
first dispatches from Petrograd in
the last two Weeks.)

(The following are among the
first dispatches from Petrograd in
the last two weeks.)
Petrograd, Saturday, Feb. 9. - (By
the Associated Press -kiev, one OIL
the principal cities Of the Ukraine,
was captured by the Bolsheyiki on
Friday after sanguinary fighting. The
streets wer; filled with dead or
wounded. While the fighting was at
the height on Thursday, the city was
bombarded by Bolsheyiki aviators.
Polish troops have attacked the Boil
sheviki at Bobruisk. s. miles south
east of Minsk. Other Poles are ac-
vancing toward Smolensk. Ruman-
ians control the Alderman district OF
Bessarabia and are threatening
Odessa.
The casualties at Kiev are estimated
at 1000 killed and 1000 wounded.
Killed by Hundreds.
In battle at Odessa on Monday be,
tween the Bolsheviki and the mod
crates, hundreds were killed. The cit!
was bombarded by warships.
| tween tEu69NQkA5SSth diu d "ih6 v
the Cossack arm Of General Alexieff
former Russian commander in chief
which is advancing toward kharkov
in the Ukraine, 400 miles southwest o
Moscow. The Bolsheviki are sendinl
troops to crush this newest revolt
but reports received here indicate tina
the forces of Boris Sayinkoff, who wa
a member of the Kerensky cabinet
are ready to join General Alexieff.
Diplomatic reports indicate that tn
Alexieff movement is obtaining les
support than its originators expected
Much friction exists among the force
in the Don.
Polish Troops Advancing.
The newspapers report that a grou
, of Polish troops is advancing agains
THE Bolsheviki on the Northwestern
= front, and that another force is mai
, ing an advance in the vicinity {
Minsk Ensign Krylenko the Bolsht
Wiki commander in chief, is insistin
: on the removal of headquarters frol
| Hohilev to Petrograd.
c Dispatches from kiev, in tx
e Ukraine, say that the city is undo
control of the bourgeois rada. a
r though the Bolsheviki were holdir
y the suburbs yesterday. Citizens a.
:, hiding in cellars and mobs are pi
e laying. Ukrainian bourgeois trool
e are being sent in to attempt to ca
l. ture Poltava.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
Huns Use Up Their Whole
Stock of Tricks Only to
Be Outmaneuvered.
fpv The Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)-
On the American sector. espe-
cially, the Germans have tried va
riOus ruses In an endeayor to out.
wit the newcomers in the battle
line. hut In vain. Raids have had
no eject. The enemy has tapped
and destroyed telephone lines: he
has sent up false signals and has
charged his wire entanglemcnts
with electricity. but he has been
Outmaneuyered each time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-18
GIVES POWER TO WILSON.

Washington. Feb. 1S.-Amendiieh'
~ the war finance corporation Dill SO
&c IA give President Wilson instead OF
Secretary McAdoo, power to appoint
the directors OF the corporation wa" 40
unanimously decided upon tooa' W
the senate finance commlttee.