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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09
LATE BULLETINS

Washington. July 9.-Chair-
man Hurley after a visit to the
White house today announced
that the shipping board has let
contracts for 92 army trans
ports. After the war the trans
ports will be put into the pas
senger carrying trade.
Washington. July 9.-An ad-
diti0nal credit of Sl0.WO,OO0
was granted to Italy today by
fhe treasury department., max
ing a total Of $3.50. 100000 for
Italy and Of 5000 100000 loan
ed 10 the allies TO date.
Washington. July "A dis
patch from the American lega-
tion at Teheran, Persia, states
that on account OF riots arising
from the food shortage the city
has been placed under martial
law. Nothing has been heard
from the American consul who
left TabriZ many weeks ago.
Washington. July 9.-The Is
land of Guam was devastated
by a typhoOn on July 6, Captain
POy Smith. governor of the is
land and cOmmandant of the
naval station, reported today TO
the navy department He ssid
half the Inhabitants are desti-
tuta. crops have been destroy"
ed and much material damage
done. Steps have been taken
TO feed the destitnte-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09
Strike Where Last Hun
Thrust Was Stopped
British Also Gain.

Paris. JnIy 9.-French
troops early this morning at
tackled the German lines on
n front of about two and one
half miles west of Anthenll, on
the front between MOntdidier
and the Oise, penetrating the
enemy positions and realizing
an advance Of a mile at certain
points. the war office annOunc-
ed today.
A German cOunter-attack
upon the French lines at the
LOges farm in the area of this
advance was repulsed, the
French entirely maintaining
their gains. Prisoners were
taken TO the number of 400, in
Guiding IL officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09
REPORT REVEALS
EXPRESS PEOPLE
RUNNING IN HOLE

Washington, July 9.-Operation
Of the eight interstate express com
panies during January. 1918. re-
suited in a deficit OF $l,637.757. the
interstate commerce commission
reported today Only the Southern
Express company made a profit
during the month, its operating in
come being sS9,630. The largest
loss was sustained by the American
Express company, $752,645. Re
eeipts from express charges by all
the companies during the month
was S17 ,645, 900 against sl5,525, 600
in the same month of 1917.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09
OFFICER
KILLED IN TRUCK
CRASH IN FRANCE

Paris, July 9. - Captain Drew
Webster, an American infantry Of
ficer. suffered fatal injuries when a
military automobile he was driving
colHded with another machine at
Villers- -Sous-Gres. in the depart
ment of Seine-Et-Marne. according
to the aMtin. Captain Webster died
in a hospital at Fontainebleu sew
eral hours after the accident. Ten
French officers who were in the
other car were injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Wed
nesday; not much change in tenn
perature.
Temperature at a. m, 81; high
est yesterday, rs; lowest .ast night
5S.
Velocity of wind at s a. m,
mile per hour
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at s p. m,
As; at s q. m, 10.
Stage Of water. Al; no change
in last "a hours.
J. NJ. SHERIER,
hAtAA@~Ni0ziEl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09
SHOWS PAPER DOES
NOT FOIL HUN BOMB

Paris, July 9.-The idea that pa
per stuck on glass windows pre-
vented them from being shattered
by the explosion of bombs nearby
has been exposed as valueless by a
government scientist, who has just
completed exhaustive tests. Paris
ians. in the belief that the paper
protected the glass, had decorated
their windows with miles of paper
strips, many more or less artistic
desizuR hainR syolYad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09
INDICTED IN THEFT
BUT IS OUT ON BOND

st. Louis, Mo, July Bruce
Cameron, superintendent OF trans
portation for the United Railways
company. following his indictment
yesterday on charge OF second de
gree burglary and larceny. gave
bond for 81, 800 and is at liberty
today,
His indictment followed an in
vestigation into the theft OF petit
tions for referendum vote on the
United Railways franchise ordin-
anca.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.

Springfield. Ill. July 9-The ar
rest in Decatur Sunday night OF
Frank Allen, a skating rink en-
ploye, at Decatur. said TO have been
wanted IN connection with the muir
der in 1915 at Mason City of Mr..
and Mrs. John P. Backer. became
knaTn hara today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09

Are 57Ndr11es
on Army List;
So on Marines

Washington, July 9.-The army
casualty list today contains 81
names. divided as follows:
Killed in action, "A.
Died of wounds, 10.
Died OF disease, l.
Wounded severely, IS.
Wounded slightly, 2.
Missing in action, II.
Prisoner. I.
The army list follows:
Killed in Action.
SERGEANT William a. Hamil-
ton. Selmer, Tenn.
CORPORAL Peter A. Sieberz,
Milwaukee, Wis.
PRINATES George A. Brochu,
Newark, \, j.; Albert j. Carron,
Milford, Mass; Henry Cuminskey,
New Bedford. Mass; Harvey S.
David. Conesville, Ohio; William
Deluca, Hartford, Conn; Thomas
Duncan, MoOrehead, Ky; Jack H.
Insley, Carnegie, Pa; Arthur Ken
nedy, New Orleans, La; John F.
Lawson, Worcester. Mass; Joe V.
Salac, Buckholts, Texas; Nix Skft-
tino, Bell Harbor, n Y; John J.
Stack, New York City.
Died from Wounds.
SERGEANT Martin Popiacki,
Baltimore, Md.
CORPORAL Charlie c. Robinson,
Canton. y. Y.
Ill
PRIVATES Hubert S. Coon,
Briggsville, Wis; John Grabow-
ski, Syracuse, n. Y; Anthony Par
zych, La Sale, Ill; Joseph Pech-
eca, Fall River. Mass; Ernest C.
Ross, Miner, Ga; Josepr D. Roun-
tree. Kinston, y. c.; John Rusinko,
Scranton, Pa.
Died of Disease.
CAPTAIN James S. Moore, At
lanta, Ga
Missing In Action.
PRIVATE Clyde Temperly, Ha-
eel Green. Wis
Wounded Severely.
PRIVATES Henry F. Nehring.
Valparaiso, Ind; James H Smith,
SkidmOre, Mo.
Washington, July 9.-Marino
corps casualty list today numbers
50 names. divided as follows:
Killed IN action, liz ----a-
Died of wounds. 10.
Wounded severaly, 13.
Missing, 12
The marine list follows. in two
lists under date of July and T.
Killed in Action.
SECOND LIEUTENANT Thomas
H Miles. Jr., Germantown, Phila-
delphia. Pa.
SERGEANT Grover c. OKelley,
Commerce, Ga.
CORPORALS John R. Danley,
HOndO. Texas; David l. Thor. Chi
cagO; James B. Whipple, South
Wilton, Conn.
PRIVATES Gunnar Dahl, Chica-
go; Thomas D. Glen, Jr., Atlanta,
Ga; David T. Morgan, Staunton,
Ill; Joseph F. hewitt, New Or
leans. La: Laverne T. Perrottet.
Wheaton, Ill; William Prchal,
Chicago; Wallace W. Prichard. /
Holy, Mich; William L. Rounds,
WadswOrth, Ohio.
Died of Wounds Received in Action
SERGEANT Clarence c. Knepp,
Newton Hamilton. Pa.
CORPORAL Richard W. Rose,
Washington. d. c.
PRIVATES Allyn T. Anderson,
Wilmette, H.; Hendon H Hard
wick. Aquilla, Texas; James L.
Killoran, Cambridge. Mass; Carl
S. Schreiber, Pittsburg, Pa.
The second list.
Killed in Action.
PRIVATES Winton P. Burtner, /
Va; Arthur z. Ro-
mer. New York City.
Died of Wounds Received in
Action.
PRIVATES Frank A. Beevers, /.
Beach, Mass; Harold F. 7
BIackwoOd. Winchester. Tenn; /
Harry Y. Brooks. Henryton, Md: /
Herbert L. Hill. Henager. Ala.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09

IN Lle l1OuSpOQL region east III
the Retz forest, the French in
creased their gains Of yesterday
and took additional prisoners.
British Take Prisoners
London, July 9.-Raiding opera
tions carried out last night by
British troops in the region east
OF Arras netted a few prisoners,
the war office announced today.
South of the Somme river. the
German artillery has been display
ing activity in bombarding the po-
sitions recently captured by Brit
ish forces there.
(By the Associated Press)
French troops hit the German
lines a smashing blow early this
morning in the area almost directly
north of Paris where the Germans
were stopped after five days of
lighting in their thrust toward the
capital in the last and least sue
cessful of all their 1918 offensive, a
month ago.
-. Capture $50 Prisoners.
The attack was delivered along a
21a mile front and at some points
General Petain's troops pushed into
the enemy positions for mile. Two
farms were captured and a coun-
ter attack which was delivered
against one of them was repulsed.
Some 450 prisoners we've taken.
The area chosen for the blow was
just south of the Matz river region,
northwest of the Compeigne for
est, on the front between Mont
didier and the Oise. The point OF
the German wedge projected here
in the neighborhOod OF Antheuil.
and it was just to the west Of this
town, astride the Compeigne road
that the French drove in, taking
valuable high ground on both sides
of the highway.
Tanks Used in Attack.
The attacking forces were assist
ed by tanks in their drive. Appar-
entity all the terrain gained has
been maintained intact.
There has been considerable ar
tUlery fighting and raiding along
this front in the past few days but
this mornings was the first in
fantry operation noted that has oc-
CURED there since the Germans
June offensive was crushed on the
Matt, largely through the effective
attack delivered on the
third day of the offensive along the
line to the northwest OF Aantheuil,
towards Montdidier.
The new advance Will serve still
further TO protect the important
railway junction OF Estrees-St.
Denis, which lies seven miles
of AntheuiI.
Further to the southeast. along
the line the French continued TO
develop their success Of gaining,
additional ground on tho
Marne front east of the Retz for
est, by forcing the Germans back
further in the vicinity Of the
Chavigny farm
German Gums Active.
On the British front there were
only raidinR operations. The Ger
mans, however. apparently are
contemplating a further effort 90
regain the positions recently TAX
en- by the Australians with Ameri-
can assistance. in the Amiens area
south OF the Somme The German
guns last night were actively bonn
harding the British lines in this
region.
The French war office reports
artillery activity a.
the west and north ur Chateau
Thierry on the Marine front. II
Is in this sector that the Americans
on this front are holding several
miles OF the line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09
ALLIED DRIVE
0NALBANIAN
FRONT GAINS
Prisoners Taken in Often
sive Total 1,3OO-Aus-
tria Admits Losses.

Rome, July 9.-The allied Of
fensive in Albania Is cOntin-
ming, the war office announced
today. New progress has been
made along the left wing. on
the Adriatic coast, the land
forces being assisted by British
monitors.
The Italian infantry captured
the town of Fieri and took i'm
pOrtant heights. More than L.
300 prisoners were taken in the
advance.
Italian cavalry f1anked the Mala-
castra ridge, north of the lower
Noyusa, between the western slopes
of the ridge and the Adriatic, and
getting around into the Austrian
rear destroyed bridges over the
Semini river. to the north.
Vienna, July 9.-The entente
pressure against the Austrian lines
in Albania is being continued by
forces advancing across the river
Voyusa, according to today's war
office announcement. A gain Of
ground by the French along the up
per Devoli is reported. Fighting
also is taking place in the interior
southwest of Berat.
(By Associated Press.
Patrol activity and local opera
tions are increasing in number on
the Italian mountain front. On the
lower Piave, the Austrians, It IS
estimated, lost 10000 men killed,
wounded and prisoners In the ac-
tions last week in which they were
driven back across the river. re
lieYing somewhat the pressure
against Venice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09

IN ULE IdL " tl J44t- y as hillt4-
There are said to have been sew
eral women passengers in this
coach. Their bodies are still in
the wreck.
The wreck occurred at 7:15
O'Clock on q grade. seven miles
f.om Nashville. Every doctor,
nurse and ambulance available in
the city was rushed TO the scene.
One train was eastbOund from
Memphis 70 ST. Louis. and the
other from Nashville TO Memphis.
Coaches Are Crushed.
Both engines and two baggage
cars were completely wrecked. A
combination coach on the local,
filed with white and negro pas
sengers. was ripped from end to
end. Several coaches were tele-
scoped and passengers are being
cut out with difficulty.
Six passenger coaches in all were
demolished and two cars Of the
through train caught fire and
burned up. WreckIng crews and
volunteers worked heroicaIly to
rescue the injured
Most of Dead Are Negroes. -.
Most of the dead. it is believed.
are negroes. At 10 O'Clock about
40 injured had reached the city
hospital and several Of the number
had died Engineer Dave Kennedy
was found under a boiler. He can
not recover, it is thought. Two
Pullman coaches escaped serious
damage
The entire crew OF train No.
was killed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09
INJURED DIE
WHEN BLAZE
BURNS CARS
Coaches Crushed to Splin
ters as Trains Hit Head
On at Nashville.

Nashville, Tenn. July g.
One hundred persons, most OF
them negroes, are believed To
have lost Their lives in q head
on collision early today be-
tween two passenger trains on
the Nashville, Chattanooga
and 81. LOuis railway. seven
miles west of Nashville.
Nashville hospitals are
crowded with the injured,
who number more than eighty.
As the engineers and firemen
of both trains were killed the
cause of the collision viii not
he known. One OF the trains
is said TO have disrcgarded
orders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09

In the Longpont region east OF
the Retz forest, the French in
creased their gains Of yesterday
and took additional prisoners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-09

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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-05-03

Late that evening. cid Adssussts
problem having been solved, Pepy the
maid and Bobby had long talk. Pepy
sat in low chair by the tiled stove
in the kitchen. and knitted stocking
with very large foot.
"What / want to know is this" said
Bobby, swinging his legs on tbs table:
what are the terrorists2'
Pepy dropped her knitting. and
stared with open mouth. 'What know
you Of such things7" she demanded.
'Well, teirorlsts killed the crown
princes father, and"
Quite suddenly Pepy leaped from her
chat. and covered Bcbby's mouth with
her hand. "Hushl" she said, and
stared about her with frightened eyes.
Then, In a whisper: ''They are every
where. No one knows who they are,
nor where they meet. / myself" she
went on impressively, crossing the
place one night late, after spending
the evening with friend. saw line
of cats moving in the shadows. One
of them stopped and looked at me-"
Pepy crossed herself. 1T had face
like the Fraulein in there"
Bobby stared with interest through
the doorway. The governess did look
like a cat. Maybe she's one OF
tIem." he reflected aloud.
ooh, for Gods sake. hushl" cried
Pepy, and fell to knitting rapidly. Nor
could Bobby elicit anything further
from her. But that night, in his sleep.
he saw crown prince, dressed in
velvet and ermine, being surrounded
aud attacked by an army of cats, and
went, shivering, to crawl into his
mothers bed.
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cAApTER TX.
Old Adelbert.

Old Adelbert of the opera had lost
his position. No longer, sausage in
his pocket for refreshmens, did he
leave his little room daily for the
opera. A young man, who made ogling
eyes at Olga, of the garde-robe. and
who was not careful to keep the lenses
clean, had taken his place.
He was hurt in his soldiers soul.
There was no longer place in the
kingdom for those who had fought for
it. The cry was for the young. And
even in the first twenty-four hours a
subtle change went on in him. His
loyalty, on which he had built his
creed of life, turned to bitterness.
The first day of his idlene.s he wan
dered into the back room of the cob
hlers shop near by, where the butter
seller from the corner, the maker of
artificial flowers for graves, and the
cobbIer himself were gathered, and lis
tened without protest to such talk as
would have reused him once to white
anger.
But the iron had not yet gone very
deep, and one thing he would not per-
lnit. 1t was when, in the conversation.
one of them attacked the king. Then
indeed he WAS reassd to fury.
Once upon time q student named
Haeckei had occasionally backed him
up in his defense of the royal family.
But for some reason or other Haeckel
came no more, and old Adelbert missed
him. He had inquired for him fire.
quently.
"Where is the boy Haeckel?'' he had
asked one day. Il have not seen him
lately.
No one had replied. But sort Of
grim silence settled over the little
room. Old Adelbert, however, was not
discerning.
But, that first day of idleness, when
he had left the cobbler's, he resolved
not to return. They had not been
unfriendly, but he had seen at once
there was q difference. He was no
longer old Adelbert of the opera. He
was an old man only, and out of work.
lie spent Doufs tuat HASt IAN~ 1850
noon repairing his frayed linen and
his shabby uniform, with MS wooden
leg stretched out before him and his
p.pe cIutched firmly in his teeth.
Then, freshly shaved and brushed. he
started on a painful search after work.
With no result And, indeed. ne was
hopeless before be began. He was old
and infrm. There was little that ne
had even the courage 10 apply for
True he had his small pension, but
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man was influential, and by this new
policy of substituting fresh blood for
stale. the government had made many
enemies among them.
The old mans bitterness had been
increased by two things. First, al
though he had been dismissed without
notice. in the middle of the week. he
had been paid only up to the hour Of
leaving That was grievance. Sec
ond, being slow on his feet, one Of
the royal motor cars had almost run
him down. and the police had cursed
him roundly for being in the way.
At last he determined to ind
Haeckei, the student. He did not
know his Christian nanae, nor where
he lodged. But he knew the corps he
belonged to. by his small gray cap
with q red band.
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really needed TO assistance whatever.
"You go up" said the crown prince
eagerly, turning to the countess. 'I'n
hold your bag. so you can climb"
He caught her handbag from her,
and instantly something snapped in it.
The countess was climbing up the lad
der. Rather dismayed, Prince Ferdi-
nand William Otto surveyed the bag.
Something had. broken, he feared. And
in another moment he saw what it
was. The little watch which was set
in one side of it had slipped away,
leaving a round black hole. His heart
beat a trifie faster.
"I'm awfully worried" he called up
to her, as he climbed. ''Tm afraid I've
broken your bag. Something clicked,
and the watch is gone. 1t is not on
the ground"
1t was well for the countess that the
colonel was talking to Hedwig. Well
for her, too, that the Other officers
We're standing behind with their eyes
worshipfully on the princess. The
countess turned gray white.
Don't worry, highness," she said,
with stiff lips. 'The watch falls back
sometimes. / must have it repaired"
But long after the tour Of the ram
parts was over, after ammunition
rooms had been visited, with their long
lines of waiting shells, after the
switchboard which controlled the river
mines had been inspected and ex-
planned, she was still trembling.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto,
looking at the bag later on, saw the
watch in place and drew a long breath
of relief.
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vzx. old now. I was In hospital
once. after battle. And he came In.
He put his hand on my shoulder, like
this.-he illustrated it on the child's
small one-'and saI5 =" Consider
ing that old Adelbert no longer loved
his king, it is strenge to record that
his voice broke.
"Wll he die soon7" Bobby put in.
He found kings as much of a novelty
as to Prince Ferdinand William Otto
they We're the usual thing.
"Who knows? But when he dies,
the city win learn at once. The great
bell of the cathedral. which never
rings save at such times, will toll.
They say 1t is sound never to be
forgotten. /, of course, have never
heard 1t. When 1t tolls, all in the city
win fail on their knees and pray. 1t
is the CUSTOM"
Bobby, reared to strict Presbyterian
ism and accustomed to kneeling but
once day, and that at night beside
his bed, in the strict privacy of his
own apartment. looked rather startled.
"What viii they pray for?" he said.
And old Adelbert. with a new bitter
ness. replied that the sons of kings
needed much prayer. Sometimes they
were hard and did cruel things.
"And then the crown prince win be
king" Bobby reflected. If were a
king, I'd make people stand around.
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it came only twice a year, and was
sent, intact, to take care of an invalid
daughter in the comtry. That was
not his. He never used a penny of
it. And he had saved a htfie. by liv-
ing on air, as the concierge declared.
But Iaisfortunes come in threes, like
fires and other calamities. The after
noon of that very day brought let
ter, saying that the daughter was
worse and must have an operation.
Old Adelbert went to church and
burned a candle for her recovery, and
from there to the bank to send by
registered mail the surgeons fee.
He was bankrupt in twenty-four
hours.
That evening in his extremity he did
a reckless thing. He wrote a Ietter to
the king. He spent hours over ii, first
composing it in pencil and then copy
ing it with ink borrowed from the
concierge. 1t began "Sire," as he had
learned was the form, and went on to
remind his majesty, first, of the hos
pital incident, which, having been for
ty years ago, might have slipped the
royal memory. Then came the facts
his lost position, his daughter, the
handicap of his wooden leg. 1t ended
Win a plea for reinstatement or. fail
ing that. for any sort of work.
He sent 1t, unfolded, in large fiat
envelope, which also he had learned
was the correct thing with kings, who
for some reason or other do not like
folded communications. Then he
waited. He considered that few
hours should bring return.
No answer came. No answer ever
came. For the king was ill, and secre-
taries carefully sifted the royal mail.
That night, in the concierge's bu-
reau, he was treated to many Incl
dents, all alike. The government took,
but gave nothing. AS well expect
blood out of stone. Instances were
given, heartlessness piled on heart
lessness, one sordid story on an
other.
And as he listened there died In old
Adelbert's soul his flaming love for his
sovereign and his belief in him. His
eyes took on a hard and haunted look.
That night he walked past the palace
and shook his fist at 1t. He was
greatly ashamed of that, however, and
never repeated it, But his sodi was
now an open sore, ready for infec-
ton.
And Black Hurnbert bided his time
On the day of the excursion to the
fortress old Adelbert decided to appeal
to his fellow ledger, Herman Spier.
Now and then, when he was affluent.
he had paid small tribute to Herman
by means of the camp cookery on
which he prided himself.
"a soldiers messl" he would say,
and bring in bowl of soup, or slice
of deer meat, broiled over hot Goals
In his tiny stove. Eat 1t, man. The=S
restaurants know nothing of food
Herman could not help him. But
he eyed the old soldier appraisingly.
He guessed shrewdly the growing I'M
easiness behind Adelbe~t's brave front.
If now one could enlist such man
for the cause, that would be worth
doing. Among the veterans the old