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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
RECOGNITION
OFCzECHSB BY
US. IS GIVEN
Official Note of People at
War With the Central
Powers Is Made.

Washington, Sept s The United
States has recognized the Czecho-
Sloyak peoples as d co-bellgerent
ration in the war against Germany
and Austria Hungary.
Professor T. q. Nasaryk, presi-
dent Of the Czecho-SIovak national
council and commander in chief Of
the Czech0-Slovak armies fighting
in Russia. France ana Italy met
Secretary Lansing at the state de
partuent al noon today and was
formally notified of President Viii
son s action
Great Britain, France and Italy
already have recognized the CZeChO-
SIOvaks and Japan has implied rec
ogniuOn by participation in the in
ternauOnal Siberian expedition
uhich. is aiding the CZechO-Sloyaks
and Loyal Russians in Te-establish-
iHg the eastern front The head
quarters Of the nation are at pres
ant IN Paris but its territorial bOun-
daries include Bohemia, Moravia
and a portion OF Galicia, all now
Lansing's Message.
In extending recognition Secre-
Jary Lansing said.
These peoples have taken up
arms against the German and Aus
TRAN empires and having placed or
gained armies in the field are wag-
ing war against those empires un-
DER officers of their own nationality
and in accordance with the rules
ana practices of CIVILIZED nations: !:
and the CZechO-Sl0vaks having in
Prosecution of their Independent
purposes in the present war, CON
fded supreme political authority 10
the Czecho-SlOvak national council
The government Of the United
States recognizes that a state Of bel
lgeTenCy exists between the Gee
Lo-SIovaks thus organized and the
German and Austr0-GeTman en-
pres.
1T also recognizes the Czecho-
Sloyak national council as d de
faCtO belligerent government cloth
ed with proper authority to direct
the military and political affairs
Il the Czecho-Slovaks
Fight Common Enemy.
"The government of the United
States further declares that it is
prepared 10 enter formally into re
iations with the de facto govern
ment, thus recognized for the puT-
pose Of prosecuting war against the
common enemy. the empires Of Ger
r.any and Austria Hungary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03

With the French Armies in the
Field, Sept. ,, noon.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. THE battle for the
plateau north of scissors has used
up some of the best divisions in
the German army. Yesterdays 5
fighting between Crecy-Au-Mont
and Leuilly and between Juyigny
and Terny was particularly severe.
Field Strewn With Dead.
This was evidenced this morning
by the field being strewn with dead
Prussian guards. They are piled
one on top of the other in some
trenches and long lines of them
show where the guards counter
attacked five times in a vain effort
to stem the tide of battle which
was running relentIessly against
them
Each one of these efforts added
largely to the losses Of the Prus-
SLAMS in wounded as we'll as in
dead, while after each rush lot
more of unwounded prisoners re
NAMED in the hands of the French.
More than 1.200 Germans were sent
to the rear during the battle
Airmen Aid in Routing Foe.
Both tanks and air squadrons
contributed to the rout of the
guards. Aviators flying low over
the field met the attacking forces
with a CALLING machine gun fire and
pursued the shattered lines as they
retired before the unfiinching
French troops
Tanks drove into the enemy's
lines. machine cunning and she'll
ing the assaulting waves and open
ing big gaps in the German lines.
With the French Army in
France. Sept 2.-fBy inc Asso-
ciated Press -LOcaIizati0n in the
activity of the infantry III the past
two days has given the appearance
of the REIMBURSEMENT Of the pres
sure on German lines from the
SOmme to scissors.
The altered face Of the battle IS
due to changes in the conditions Of
the ground and tactics and though
the fighting has been confined to
comparatively short sectors north
Of SOiSsOns. north Of N0yOn AMI
around Nesle engagements of the
utmost importance have been III
progress in which the allies have
gained advantages that explain the
enormous sacrifice the Germans
made to hold them off at those
points.
North of scissors. General Man
gins forces after three days Of
furious cOmbats, in waICh posi-
Continued on Page Ten.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
CROWDFR ISSTES CALL

washington, Sept. Genoral
Crowder issued a call for regis
trants qualified for limited service
to entrain Sept. :. They Will he
assigned TO clerical tasks with
different local draft boards. 772J
men for general service were also
called.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
THE WEATHER

Mostly cloudy and continued cool
weather tonight and Wednesday.
Temperature al s a m, So High
est yesterday, IS. Lowest last
night, SO.
Velocity of wind at s a. m. 7
miles per hour.
Precipitation, So inch.
Relative humidity at S p. m, So
at S d m, 81.
Stage of water, Is; a rise OF >
in last 4hours.
J. NJ. SHERIER, MeteoToIogisr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
LATE BULLETINS

asnIng10n. sept. 3.-G0Y-
crnment war expenditures in
August broke all monthly rec
Ords by more than 100.00,OW
amounting to 1000 900 on
reports up to today. Later re-
ports may raise this by 9JO,-
100000.
Montreal, Sept. 3.-Wage in
creases aggregating S15,000.G0O
annually will be granted to
10000 men in railroad shops
throughout Canada, affecting
ali the railroads in the dOmin-
ion. under an agreement an
n0unced here today. The award
is the same as that given to
railway employees in the Hited
States by Director Henerai
McAd0o,
Washington. Sept. 3. II. u.
Walker. president OF the Old
Dominion Steamship line to-
day was placed in charge Of all
cOastwise steam ships operated
BY the railrOai administration
and viii succeed the raiIr0ad
administrAti0n's coastN Use
steamship advisory committee
of which l.. j. Spence is chair
man.
Paris. sept. 3.-The French
steamship Pampa of 4.i7l tons
was sunk by a torpedo on the
night of Aug. 26 while on
voyage from BiZerta io Salon
iii. Four Serbian soldiers ont
OF the $50 persons on board
are missing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
FOE DEFENSE
GIVES NORTH
OF SOISSONS
Franco Americans Batter
Hun Strongholds and
Whip Best Troops.

Paris, Sept. 3.-ArtilIery ac-
tiOnS on the SOmme front and
further south between The Disc
and the Aisne are reported in
the official statement issued at
the war Office today.
Berlin, Sept. 3 (via LOndOn)
French forces. supported by
American and Moroccan diviS-
ions, after several hours of ar
6liery preparation, yesterday
attacked the German positions
between the Disc and the Aisne
rivers. the German war office
announced today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03

Chicago, Sept 3.-HiFam Dill
ion, the Topeka, Kan, millionaire.
who had been i'll at a hotel here.
died last night. His wife was at
his bedside.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03

Ass o ciated d Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03

Continued On Page Ten9
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03

NJ e m b er of A ditI
Bureau OF CirculatiOns
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
MILLIONAIRE DIES

Continued on Page Two.D
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

Miss Madeline Mcdonald of Perry
street has gone to Montreal, p O., where
she is making a visit Of several days
with relatives.
Miss Cecilia Glynn left Saturday for
Burlington, there to make brief visit
before going to New York City for a
more extended stay.
A local committee consisting of DR..
o. Z. Barr and DR.. E. H Bancroft is
completing arrangements for the annual
meeting OF the Vermont Veterinary
Medical association, which is to be held
in this city Wednesday and Thursday.
The visiting veterinarians will have
their headquarters at Hotel Barre, where
a number of the meetings will be held.
Clinics are to be given in DR. Barr's vet
Urinary hospital on Cottage street, and
people who have horses and cows whose
ailments they would like TO have dag
nosed are asked to report them to either
member of the committee. A diagnosis
and operation will be given without
charge as part of the clinic. Around
40 veterinary doctors are expected, and
among the speakers engaged are: Prof,
u A. Moore of Cornell university DR..
Felkner, New Hampshire state cattle
commissioner, and Dr. Lester H. Howard
of Boston, state cattle commissioner in
Massachusetts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

Harold H. Remission of Plainfeld who
was employed for a time in the local
freight Office of the Central Vermont
railroad, was among the Franklin county
recruits who left to-day for Burlington
to attend the mechanics school Latter
" Mr., Remission has been employed as a
railroad man in st. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Preston of Mans
field, O., are registered at Hotel Barre
while the former is passing several days
in the Barre granite district while trans
acting business in connection with the
wholesale granite office of the Burton
Preston Co in Montpelier
Evidence that the Goddard Record, an
interesting school publication which stu
dents on the hilltop have edited for sew
eral years, is to continue its existence is
at hand in the announcement of The
Record board for l9ls-l9 The board is
to be constituted as follows; Editor-in-
chief, George f. Milne, 10; associate edi-
tors, Abbie Arbucllle, 10, Lillian Lance,
10, Percy Pitkin, 10, Lillian Lance,
Alice Reed, 10, Julia Stanton, 90 Ma
son Howard, 81, Walter Brown, 10 COM
mercial; alumni editor, Paul Cate, 20;
athletic editor, James Kelly, 10; ex-
change editor, Marjorie Worcester, 10;
manager, Carl Samuelson, 10; assistant
manager, Fred Cole, 10, commercial
class,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
In the Bargain Basement
TALK OF THE TOWN

At Bailey's Music Rooms, Edison blue
amberol records. Call and hear them
played lis North Main street Phone
800 w.
Misses Lucille Shepard and Evelyn
Wood Of Montreal, P. O., are passing
several days in the city as the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Paterson of Long
street
Miss Jean Brown is taking vacation
from her duties in the Smith & Cummings
store and with Miss Annie Brown left
this morning for two weeks sojourn at
Old Orchard, Me.
Sergt. Alex Brown, who has been visit.
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Brown of Kirk street, left this morning
for Plattsburg, N Y, where he is Ia
serve as an Instructor in the training
camp.
Miss Ada Fits of Boston, who has
been passing week in the home Of
George n. Tilden and with other rela.
tives on South Main street, left this
morning for her summer home in Haver'
Hill, N. H.
The savings banks and trust companies
VI iaAAN NNhAN APfAtNA"t1 ~ ~ y AhNtN a.
ii you would bring or send your deposit
books for verifcation at an early date.
The law requires this to be done once
in FIVE years.
Walter Munroe, nephew of William
Miers of Keith avenue, who was EN-
ployed for several years as barber in
this city, leaving last winter to enlist in
the 57th Pioneers at Spsrtanburg, s. G.,
has been promoted to corporal, according
to information received by his parents
Mr. and Mrs Donald Munroe of Middle
sex.
Among the young physicians who re-
Gently passed the examinations of the
state medical board was DIR. Roscoe E
Avery, son of DR.. and Mrs. n. E. Avery
of East Barre, whose address is given a;
Burlington in the announcement made
by the board. DR.. Avery is Spauldine
high school graduate and later completed
course in the college Of medicine at the
| University OF Vermont
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
Special Waist Values

We have just received large shipment of
Georgette Crepe and Jap Silk Waists. These
are Waists that are made in variety of the
seasons best styles.
These are Waists we bought some time ago
before the big advance in silks. Our next
shipment will cost from $500 to $1,000 per
dozen more
At $500 each we will give you good as
sortment of real Jap Silk Waists. These are
in White, Pink, Maize and Black. Are a
Waist that will wash and will give extra
service.
The price on these Waists has already ad-
vanced $3.50 and $3.50 per dozen. We will
have to charge you more for our next lot.
AT S398 we nave some new Georgette
Waist values These are Waists that were
bought three months ago, before the advance
in price, having advanced $500 per dozen
within the last three weeks. We will have to
get $3.50 for ths next lot. This lot only $3.9S,
White and Flesh only.
In the better grades we have some good
Colored Stripe Silk Waists in good quality
Tub Silk, at only $500 each.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
TALK OF THE TOWN


The ladies Of Clan Gordon will hold a
regular meeting Tuesday, July l6, at
l7;l5 p. m,
Mrs Concetta D'Agostine and children
left Saturday night for short stay in
New York and Boston.
Mrs. Harry Kelley of Barre has left
for Springfield, Macs, to join her hus-
band, where they expect to reside
Mrs. James o'Grady and two sons,
Charles and Russell, Of Merchant street,
have returned from visit in Richmond
and ST. Adams
In the absence Of the pastor, who is
spending a few days at Camp Abnaki,
Rev w. r. Bailey, pastor OF the Presby-
terrain church in South Ryegate, occupied
the pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church Sunday, preaching at the morning
and evening services, He was accom-
panied here by Mr.. Parks of South Rye
gate.
Nurses and helpers will be at the Con-
gregational vestry Wednesday and
| Thursday from Q to Ii and from | to 5
to measure and weigh children, and at
the chapel on Berlin street on Wednes-
day from 2 to 5, Any child who has
been missed in the canvass should be
brought to one vi these two places on
the day assigned.
Freeman K Walter, SIN of Mr. and
Mrs. F. A. Walker of Edgewood, has sue
cessfully completed his course at the
Princeton aviation school and was home
on leave over Sunday He returns to
Princeton to-day to await assignment to
some aviation camp, where he will take
up flying,
Cards have been received in the city
announcing the engagement Of Esther R.
/ Buchan, daughter of Mrs Alex Gordon
Of 80 Spaulding street, to Perley w
Churchill of Berlin, N, H. Mr.. Churchill
is graduate of Dartmouth college and
is employed by the Berlin Mills Co, as
superintendent of the Woods depart
ment. Miss Buchan is graduate Of
Spaulding high school and has been en-
gagged as district nurse in Berlin, n H.
since her graduation from the Waltham
training school for nurses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
A. P. ABBOTT co.
The Real Value of Service

tn domant actors
eprom
of Il tmeaIu
asaewa md
haveh howevr atserB notonyo
the lack land tina
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
Ladies' Muslin and Silk Combinations

In this sale you will find variety of Envelope Combina-
tons in good quality muslin finished in lace and embroidery
They range in price from 75c to 1925 each.
In the Combination Drawers and Corset Cover you will find
good assortment in qualities that are exceptionally good
priced from 75c to 1925 each.
One lot of Crepe de Chine Combinations in qualities that
priced from S298 to S375. These very popular
One lot of WashTub Silk Combinations at only $275 each
Here you will find good values in Muslin Camsoles
These good values at from SOC to $3.50 each.
You will find good values in Silk Camisoes at from
S00 to SITS EACH Some lace and ribbon trimmed others
finished with handembrodered front and French knots
In this sale large variety of Ladies' Muslin Corset Cow
in qualities that nearly good sold at the
price Here values at 35c and SOC EACH that will not
be able to duplicate later
You will find special values in Ladies' Fine Muslin and
Lawn Skirts finished with lace and fine muslin embroidery
priced at from S150 to $3.50 each Just figure what the ma
tea alone would cost you to-day and then will realize
what these values are to you.
Why not buy your Muslin Robes when you can buy
them the prices these marked to-day? Here are some
good values at only SIC each.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-08-09

IT feel In the mood" We ne some
what sullen reply. Il WORK hard
enough, God knows. to have q little
pleasure now and then" Danger was
making him shrewd. He turned away
from Peter Niburg then faced him
again. "If you care to come" he sug-
gested. 'Not supper. you under.
stand. but glass Of wine, italian
champagne" he added.
Peter Niburg was fond Of sweet
champagne.
Quietly he pushed Ms hat to the
back of his head, and hung his stick
over his forearm. After all. why notS
Marie was gone. Let the past d;p.
If Herman could make the first u,yve.
let him. Peter. make the second Ne
linked arms with his old enemS
"a fine night" he said.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-08-09
They Were Old Enemies.

bringing out the Princess Hilda. who
was still In the school room.
But the archduchess suddenly came
to business. She was an abrupt per-
son. "And now. general" she said,
what Is itf"
II am in trouble, highness." replied
the chancellor simply.
1--WE are most of us In that condition
at ell times. / suppose you mean this
absurd affair Of yesterday. Why such
a turmoil about 1t? The boy ran
away. When he was ready he re-
turned. He Is here now. and safe"
81 am afraid he is not as safe as
you think, madame"
"WhyT
He sat forward on the edge of his
chair, and told her of the students at
the university, who were being fired
by some powerful voice; of the dis
appearance Of the two spies; of the
evidence that the Committee of Ten
was meeting again. and the failure to
disc2yer their meeting place; of dis
affection among the people. according
to the reports Of his agents. And then
to the real purpose of his visit. Karl
of Karnia had, unofficially, proposed
for the Princess Hedwig. He had
himself broached the matter to the
king, who had at least taken 1t under
advisement. The archduchess list
ened, rather pale.
Madame, after centuries of inde-
pendence we now face q crisis which
we cannot meet alone. Believe me, I
know of what I speak. United, we
could stand against the world. But a
divided kingdom, disloyal and dis
contented people, spells the end"
And at last he convinced her. But,
because she was built of a contrary
mold, she voiced an objection, not to
the scheme, but to Karl himself. II
dislike him. He is arrogant and
stupid"
But powerful. madame. And
what else Is there to do?"
There was nothing else. and she
knew it. But she refused to broach
the matter to Hedwig.
And 1t ended with the chancellor,
looking most ferocious but inwardly
uneasy, undertaking to put, as one may
Ry, flea into the Princess Hedwig's
small ear.
As he strobe out. the door into the
next room closed quietly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-08-09

with the lips and scowIs with the eyes,
that speaks pleasantly quite awful
things. although 1t was Peter Niburg
who did most of the talking.
And Herman hated Peter. The cash
Ter was gone, had married u restaurant
keeper, and already she waxed fat.
But Herman's hatred grew with the
days. And business being bad. much
of the time he stood behind his linens
and thought about certain matter.
which was this:
How did Peter Niburg do it7
They were paid the same scant
wage. Each Monday they stood to-
gether. Peter smiling and he frowning,
and received into open palms exactly
enough to live on, without extras. And
each Monday Peter pocketed his cheer
fully, and went back to his post. twirl-
Ing his mustache as though all the
money OF the realm jingled In his
trousers.
To accept the Inevitable, to smile
over ones poverty, that is one thing.
But there was more to II. Peter made
his money go amazingly far. 1t was
Peter, for instance. who the summer
before, the American Scenic Railway
had opened TO the public. with much
crossing OF flags, the national emblem
| and the stars and stripes. 1t was Peter
who had invited the lady to an eve
ming OF thrills on that same railway
at definite sum per thrill.
1t was Peter. then, who made the
impossible possible. who wore good
clothes and did not have his boots
patched, who went. rumor said. to the
opera now and then. and followed the
! score on his own battered copy.
! Howl
I Herman Spler had suspected him OF
many things; had secretly audited his
| cash slips; had watched him for sur
reptitious parcels OF silk. Once he had
thought he had him. But the package
Of Lyons silk. opened by the pro.
prietor at Herman's suggestion. proved
to be material for fancy waistcoat
and paid for by Peter Niburg's own
hand.
| With what2 Herman stood con
fused. even confounded. but still
suspicious. And now, this very day
he had stumbled on something. A
| great lady from the court had made q
purchase. and had left, under roll
OF silk. letter. There was no mis-
take. And Peter Niburg had put
away the silk, and pocketed the letter
after a swift glance over the little
shop.
i
An intrigue, then. with Peter Nlburg
as the go-between. or-sOmething else
Something vastly more important. the
discovery of which would bring Her
man prominence beyond his fellows in
certain secret order to which he be
longed.
| In q way, he was stupid man. this
pale-eyed clerk who sold the quaint
red and yellow cottons of the common
people side by side with the heavy
linens that furnished forth the tables
of the rich. But haJ-.d gave him wits
Gave him speed. t;o. He was only
thirty feet behiD' Peter Niburg wher
that foppish gentleman reached tn.
corner.
Herman was skilled in certain mat
ters. He knew, for Instance, that 6
glance into a shop window. halt tt
tie a shoe. may be ruse for pass
Ing paper to other hands. But Petel
did not stop. He went. not more
swiftly than usual, to his customar,
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-08-09
CHAPTER IiI.-continued.

The chancellor strobe around the
screen, scratching two tables with his
sword as he advanced. and kissed the
hand of the Princess Annunciata- They
were old enemies and therefore al
ways very polite to each other. The
archduchess offered him cup of tea,
which he took, although she always
made very bad tea. And for a few
moments they discussed things. Thus: +:
the kings condition; the replanting of
the place with trees; and the date of