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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-19
seventh District
 Democrats Favor
 w. P. Prendergast

The Seventh District Democrats Eill in all probability nominate for hderman, William B, Prendergast, he of the most popular young men in he party. Mir. Prendergast Is of olendid ability, energetic and holds he respect of a very large circle of riends. He has been a prominent hctor in all the big war drives and br years has been the officer man ger of the John Hancock Life lnsur- hce Company, He is prominent in he Knights of Columbus and is the Esteemed Leading Knight of Bridge ort Lodge of Elks,
 The nomination of MT, Prendergast hould practically assure the Demo-
 rats of the gain of a seat in the |ommon Council.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-19
WEST END

Marguerite Clark in Uncle Toms Cabin" a Paramount picture in five acts from the well known stage play, heads the program today, matinee and night at the West End theatre on State street near Clinton avenue. Bill lie West Gmitator of Charlie Chap lin) in "The Slave" two reel com edy, Allies Official War Review, a Big V comedy and Mutt and Jeff car toon will also be shown.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-19
OBITUARY
MRS. CAROLINE CREIGHTON.

Mrs. Caroline Creighton, 11S Park street; died at her home yesterday afternoon after a days illness of Spanish influenza. She contracted the disease while nursing other members of the family who are suffering from the same malady. Besides her hus- band Martin Creighton, she is sur vived by her father, Hans Lund; four brothers, Nelson C., Harry and Hans, Jr., now in the navy, and Jessie Lund, of this city; three sisters, Mrs. Leon Pratt, and the Misses Marie and Min nie Lund. Funeral will be held from her late residence Monday and inter ment will be in St.. Michaers cerne. tery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-19
McENELLY's MONDAY NIGHT


 Few organizations of musicians have ever become so popular in this city as the McEnelly Singing Orches- tra which comes here Monday even- ing for its visit to Quilty's Colonial ball room in Fairfield avenue. They have a charm about their playing, and especially in their singing which has made them favorites with hun dreds of the young people of the city who crowd the Sig ball room on ev- cry visit. They will be here Monday night, will give a short concert, and will play and sing for a long even- ing of dancing to follow. The ad- mission is at a popular figure, there will be a big crowd, and good time. You are invited to be one.-Ady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
KAISER LAND
TREmbLESAS
PEOPLE Wait
German Masses Expected to
Take Lot in Own Hands if
War Goes On.

London, JAN 24.-The impressions
conveyed in today's news dispatches
from Switzerland and Holland regard
ing the internal situation in Germany
on the eve of Chancellor Won Hert-
ling's expected address before the
reichstag is one of discomfort among
the masses suppressed by the triumph
ant hand of the military party.
Efforts of the German censorship to
prevent public knowledge of the Aus
TRAN strikes and peace demands sue
ceeded for time, but the news leaked
through gradually and Austrian events
seem now to be widely known by Ger
man workers.
The Austrian hope that the latter
would follow their lead has not, how
ever, materialiZed, while German news
papers which ventured to hold out a
hand to the Austrian proletariat have
been sternly depressed.
People Grow Rebellious.
Nevertheless, according to the Posts
Amsterdam dispatch, the rebellious
sentiments of German workmen, espe-
cially Independent Socialists, are be-
coming stronger. This is partly at
tributable to the attitude OF the Ger
man delegates at the Brest-Litovsh
conference, which caused widespread
discomfort as was manifested by the
tumultuouS scenes at numerous meet.
ings OF the Fatherland party.
The Dutch Catholic journal, Tyd
prints an article received through al
indirect channel from its correspond
ent in Germany in which he says tina
events at Brest-Litovsk and Presi
dent Wilson's new peace formula
which in-Wide circles is considered
suitable basis for the regulation Of so
ciety of the future, have prepared TIL
ground for the Bolsheviki tendency.
There is anxiety lest the German
attitude in the negotiations may lea
to a division among the people.
| The masses turn away from the an
nexationist lust of power formulate
by General Hoffman.
| \ Nervous Strain Unbearable.
Continuing, the writer speaks of tn
rebellious temper of the factory popu
lation in the industrial centers an
adds:
No wonder fear is expressed tina
I the people will take the settlement c
it's lot into it's own hands if any grea
military setback is suffered. TIL
failure of the separate peace wit
Russia would also give the signal 70
Ian incalculable reaction at momer
when the nervous strain is well mig
unbearable."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
AMERICA READY
To AID IRELAND?
Government and Private Capitalists Of
U. S. Said to Have offered
Financial Help.

London, Jan. 24.-The kilograms
Dublin correspondent states that
report from Washington that the Unit
ed States is prepared to loan Ireland
20, 900 900 pounds to obtain the fullest
measure of home rule and American
capitalists are ready to invest a like
sum in Ireland if the question is set
tied, is prominently displayed in all
Irish papers and has caused the liveli-
est interest. The Dublin correspond
ent of the Times says that the report
furnishes the friends of a settlement
with new and powerful argument and
will serve to increase the disrepute OF
the Sim Fein policy whose violence
and abuse now embrace the president
and government of the United States.
Dublin reports regarding the Irish
convention continue hopeful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
RAILROAD ACT IS
PUT UNDER KNIFE
Measure Is Modified to State That
Federal Operation Is Only for
During the Var.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The admins
tration railroad bill has been modified
to stipulate expressly that federal OPP
GRAFTON is undertaken as war emery
ency measure and shall not prejudice
the future policy of the government
toward government ownership OF the
roads. No specific time, however. is
fixed for turning the roads back to
private owners.
The modification says the act "is
expressly declared to be emergency
legislation enacted to meet conditions
growing out o. war and nothing mere
in is to be construed as expressing
our prejudicing the future of the fed
eral government concerning the own
ership, control or regulation OF car
riers or the method or basis OF the
capitalization tier 1880.
The proFfsioht1f Tor compensation to
the roads during federal control has
been rewritten, the new feature in
Guiding in the standard return, the
income from leased roads or lines &C
uuired by the carriers, where the &C
QUESTION occurred between July l.
1914, and Dec. 81, 1917.
In addition to the standard return
provided in the original bill, the pres
ident wNild be authorized, under the
modification to make an additional al
lowance to be fixed on per cen'
basis on the cost of additions or i'm
provements made by the roads during
the six months ending Dec. 81, 1914
An amendment authorizing the pres
ident to fix a method for compensatine
injured workmen, is incorporated II
| the rewritten measure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
TO HOLD SESSION
TO DISCUSS WORK
Finance Committee to Meet at Rock
Island Club to Make Plans for
War Relief Drive.

Members Of the finance committee
of the Rock Island committee Of the
Illinois state council of defense will
meet tomorrow afternoon at ) O'Clock
al the Rock Island club.
The committee has charge of rails
ing the money for all war relief work
for this county. The meeting will be
attended by representatives from all
of the nearby towns and is to be held
to discuss the raising Of money i'll
Rock Island and the county for the re-
lief of those suffering from the effects
of the war. The committee appointed
the representatives in each town and
il is their duty to see that the money
needed is procured. Each represen
tative is to see that the people Of his
community do their part in financing
the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
Officials Find
Impurities in
Candy for Many

Washington, Jan. 24.-Discoyery OF
impurities" in candy supplied to can
teens of navy ships today caused the
issue of an order suspending the sale
of candy to the men and also the pur-
chase of additional supplies pending
investigation.
The navy department officials were
careful not to say what the "lmpurl-
ties were but the announcement OF
the order Immediately caused re-
currence of the report that powdered
glass had been discovered. There was
no confirmation for this. however, and
no cases of sickness from eating the
candy have been reported.
1t was merely stated that impure
ties" had been discovered in candy
sold to the officers and men and that
while chemical investigation was de-
termining what the foreign substances
were no more of the stuff would be
bought for the supply.
SO far as is known this is the first
official action of its kind on great
crop of reports of food poisoning by
Enemy plotters which have ranged
from breakfast foods to canned goods
and how finally to candy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
CONTINUED On Page Four.)
CHICAGO PUTS ON
CROOK ROUNDUP
And the Affair Proves q Huge Success:
as is Evidenced by the Dozens
Taken Into Court.

Chicago, Jan. 24.--Crooks by the
dozen await court action in police sta
tons today as the result Of round
up of criminals started last night and
continued this morning At a special
meeting the city council late yester-
day ordered all known crooks and
habitual criminals be jailed or driven
out Of town. A few hours later SO de-
tectives were at work and soon the
stream toward police stations began
to flow. Courts and prosecutors have
promised aid to the police in the effort
to rid the city Of known criminals. The
action Of the city council followed re-
port Of committee Of aldermen ap-
pointed several weeks ago to inquire
into methods Of other cities which
have made successful drives" against
habitual criminals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
ARMY RETREATS FROM italy
Germany Asks Big Slice of Russia for Peace
Use of Flour to
Be Cut to Meet
Needs of Allies

Washington, Jan. 24.-To create a
large export surplus of -four for the
allies, the food administration is con-
a plan Of forced reduction in
-four sales all the way from the miller
to the consumer Millers, whole
salers, retailers and bakers probably
will be required to hold their sales of
flour down to Is per cent of the
amount now handled.
AS the allies are demanding from
100000 to 10O,000,000 more bushels
of wheat, the food administration has
arranged to take over 80 per cent of
Americas -four production out of
which will be selected supplies for ex-
port.
Food administration officials believe
the United States can give Europe
$4,000, 900 bushels of wheat made into
-four between now and the time the
new American crop comes in, without
endangering the American food sup
ply.
Details Of the plans have not been
fully worked out but millers and deal
ers throughout the country have been
asked for their opinion as to the bes.
means of reducing consumption and
most Of them believe that reduction
in sales to the public is the best way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
BLAST IN PEORIA
ONLY THAW-OU1
Residents Awakened by Explosions"
That Prove to BE Melting Snow
Falling OH Roofs.

Peoria, ILL.,, Jan. 24.-Explosions
which awakened residents in various
parts of the city here shortly before
8 O'Clock this morning were explained
today when the temperature record OF
the weather bureau showed that at z
o'clock this morning the government
thermometer registered IS degrees,
the first time the mercury has been
above the freezing mark this month.
With the rise in temperature great
loads of snow that have remained on
roofs began slipping off and landing
with a bang" on the ground, which
accounts for the rumbling noises and
explosions" which awakened many
citizens.
The glare from a burning residence
lust north of the city shortly after 3
o'clock this morning added to the ex-
citement occasioned by the "explo-
SiOnS."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
PACKERSARE
BLAMED FOR
SHOE PRICES
Trade Commission Lays
Present Cost of Leather
to Hoarding of Hides.

Washington, Jan. Celebrating of
hides by meat packers while sSltoe
prices have been climbing upward and
excessive profits to the packers, who
practically control the hide market,
are charged in report by the federal
trade commission submitted today TO
congress.
The commission points out that
Strengthening OF cattle and calves III
the United States increased during the
last five years by 100000 head, or
virtually 50 per cent.
Such record OF food animals
ought not at the same time to mean
! that the country should be forced to
pay abnormally high prices for leather
products made from the correspond
! ingIv increased take-off of hides" the
report declares.
Estimates of the international IN
stitute Of agriculture up to 1915 do
! not indicate any shortage in the world
total of cattle, the report said.
/ Most Held BY "Big Five"
! The commission reported that the
quantity of hides stored by the big
/ five" Chicago packers-Armour, Swift,
! Morris. Cudahy and Wilson increased
a. per cent during 1916. and the first
half of 1917. These five concerns were
declared to be the chief factors" in
the hide market. While they had on
hand Jan 81. 1916, a total of S3,033,-
1893 pounds of hides the amount had
increased to 127,694,l 69 pounds July
81. 1917.
Stocks held by the smaller packers
showed an even more striking in
crease amounting to SO per cent in the
same period. although the total was
only GOOSE. 102 pounds July 81, 1917
The grand total held by 275 interstate
packers including the "big five" in
creased from 9S.9S0,s26 pounds to 147.,
7S0,271 pounds or practically one-half
= Imports Show Gain.
Imports of hides also were found b!
: the commission to have increased il
1917, 70 per cent more than in 1872.
These great increases in imports
, have been principally from Argentine
Brazil and Uruguay" the report adds
"where the large Chicago packers arr
= yery prominent factors in the hld'
UuSllCSo
| Finally the commission found tina
country" hides, being the take on O
/. farmers and. local butchers, are yer.
r plentiful The commission reporte'
4 that the values which the packer
4 have placed on their hides are nue.
J., greater than the increase in the prlc
4 they have paid for cattle. While tn
farmers received only II per cen
more for their cattle from Swifts, nv
, principal plants in 1861 the vaiu
Swift and Company put on their hide
from the same cattle, according 10 IN
! report, increased 80 per cent.
Big Increase In Profits.
! phenomenal increase" in the leatt
or profits of Armour and swift wer
reported by the commission. Net pre-
fits of the larger tanning companies !
l191s we're said to be from two TO nv
times as large as in 1915. One III
named company said to have mad
s644 800 in 1914, cleared $3,576,5A4
Although stocks of hides were foun
nv the commission to be abnormal
large many tanning companies repor
ed they we're operating at far frol
caDacity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
Report 80 Men
Are Trappedi in
Shaft by Blast

Halifax, N. s.. Jan. 24-Eighty mine
men are entombed in the Allan shafts
near New Glasgow, where a terrific
explosion occurred late yesterday aft
ernoon. OF the 100 men believed to
have been in the mine only II escaped
from a higher level. Little hope is
entertained that any of the entombed
men will be rescued alive.
The rescue crew is working in shifts
and is making heroic efforts to reach
the imprisoned men. Early today Off
Gals at the mine had practically
abandoned hope that the men below
were alive.
At an early hour today revision of
figures by mine officials showed there
were SO men in the mine at the time
Of the explosion, Of whom nine es-
capped. Eleven bodies had been recov-
cred and Is were still to be accounted
for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
VENTS REPLY
0CR|T|C|SM
BYPRES|OENT
Senator Chamberlain An
swers Charges Against
His Speech By Wilson.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Cham
berlain, chairman of the military COM
mittee, rose to question Of personal
privilege in the senate today and re-
piled to President Wilson's recent
statement charging that the senator,
in a speech at New York, advocating
government war reorganization and
declaring inefficiency existed in all
branches of the government, had made
IAN astonishing and absolutely I'M
Unsuitable distortion of the truth
Senator Chamberlain, after having
read to the senate verbatim copy OF
the speech for which the president
denounced him, declared that he ad-
hered to what he had said.
His Veracity Attacked.
In beginning his address, Senator
Chamberlain said the president had
attacked both his veracity and integ'
rity, heretofore unchallenged, but thai
in replying he did so without any per
sonal feeling against the president
For "A years, Senator Chamberlain
said. II have served the public in m!
state to the best of my ability and II
that time have never heard my yerac
| ity called in question nor my integrit,
impeached. 1t is, therefore, with som'
feeling of humiliation and also sad
ness that l rise to question of per
sonal privilege when my veraclty ha
been called in by question, not by al
ordinary citizen but by a very dis
tinguished gentleman who l may say
occupies the highest place Of any M.
in the world.
No Feeling Of Unkindness.
at is therefore, with much feeling
that rise to address myself to the at
tack made upon me and do so with
out any feeling of unkindness."
Senator Chamberlain said he ha
been invited to speak before the Ma
tional Security league, accepted o.
short notice and without time to pre-
pare an address. He recalled that o.
the dais with him were Alton B. Par
ker, Theodore Roosevelt and Juliu
Kahn. He then reiterated that he as
lsumed responsibility for the speech a
reported by newspapers and had rea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
ISFORCED TO
C|vEUP PUSH
upon VENICE
Allies Score Huge Victory
as Teutons are Compelled
to Withdraw.
Italian headquarters in northern

Italian headquarters in northern
Italy, wednesday, Jan. 23-(By
the Associated Press.l-The en-.
envy has evacuated territory on
the northern mountain front be.
hind Monte Tomba extending from
the Pfave river westward. Their
defense lines now have been
moved back to Monte Spinoncia.
Italian patrols making recon.
naisSances in the last few days
found that the enemy patrols and
sentinels had been withdrawn and
later discovered that the enemy
had abandoned the entire region.
This retreat Is a sequel to tho
brilliant victory French troops re.
Gently obtained ON Monte T0mba,
inasmuch as the enemy's position
thereafter became untenable.
The retirement of the enemy is i'm
portant as showing that he has given
up his effort to force passage to the
Venetian plains by way of Monte
Tomba and west bank of the Piave, n
least for the present. He is now con-
structing defensive works in the rear.
French Rush Germans.
With the French armies in France,
Wednesday, Jan. 23.-(By the AssO-
ciated press. THE French on Mon
day executed a brilliant raid on the
German lines eastward from Vienne
LIE Chateau, near Four De Paris, along
front Of 5000 yards and reaching a
depth of 500 yards. An intense artil-
lery fire made the progress of the
troops easy and they were able to
destroy all enemy works, shelters and
mine galleries before returning to
their own line. Fifteen prisoners were
captured by the French as we'll as
three machine guns. The French sui
fered few casualties. The gunners
work was magnificent not only as re-
CARDS destruction but in the manner In
which it completely silenced the en-
envy artillery.
Sammies "Bag" Enemy.
With the American army in France
Wednesday, Jan. 23.-Many of the for
mer members of the Lafayette flying
squadron, formerly under the French
colors. are back at the front, flying
now in American uniform after theil
/ induction into the American army
Among the fliers who have been out arr
Major William Thaw. Major Raou
Lufbery. Captain Robert Rockwell
and Captain Dudley H. Hill.
A German airplane was recent!
brought down by the American fiiers
one of its occupants being killed ant
the other taken uninjured. The pris
! oner aviator was invited to luncheon
during which the new American Off
/ GERS obtained information from hin
believed to be of considerable, value
This airman boosted that the Ger
man fliers would easily outclass tn
Americans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
THE WEATHER

Forecast Till 7 P. NJ Tomorrow. TO.
Rock Island, Davenport. Moline
anC Vicinity.
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday;
not much change in temperature with
the lowest tonight about Is degrees
above zero.
Temperature at a. m, 81; highest
yesterday, 81; lowest last night, IL
Velocity of wind at a. m, IL miles
per hour.
Precipitation. none.
Relative humidity at p. NJ, 20; at
7 a. m. SO; at p. m. today. 40.
Stage of water, 30; rise OF i In
last "a hours.
J. M. SHERIER, Meteorological
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
,YANKEESHIP,
Ex-CERmAN,
SUNK BY SUB
Teuton Steamer Seized By
u. S. is U-Boat Victim
Two of Crew Die.

An Atlantic port, Jan. g-The
American steamship OwascO, for.
merly the German. steamer Alle-
MAMMA and seized here when the
United States entered the war,
was sunk by q submarine the
early part of December while In
Mediterranean waters near the
Spanish coast, according to sur
viv0rs of the ship who arrived
here today on a Spanish liner. 1t
was said that two members Of the
crew lost their lives.
The Owasco is the American ship
recently reported as having been one
of three vessels sunk while passing a
light house with the submarine lying
off shore and picking the vessels OF
as they passed through the beam Of
light. The other two ships sunk were
a Norwegian and a British ship.
Left Nov. 10.
The Owasco was a steamship o
4,360 tons gross, built at Belfast il
1893 and formerly owned by the Ham
burg American line. She left herr
Nov. 10 with a cargo for an Italian
port and carried a crew of about sew
enty men in addition to detail O
navy gunners.
An Atlantic Port, Jan. PA cal
for help from the British steamel
BaykerraD, badly damaged as the re
suit of storm. was received by radi,
here today. The message said tn
steamer had lost all of her boats ant
was in need of assistance. Her posi-
ton was not revealed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
SCHOOL BLAZE IS
FATAL TO THREE
Trio OF Firemen Killed and u Hurt
When Wall Falls Camden, N. ],
Hns $50O,OOO Fire.

Philadelphia. Jan. 24.-Three fire.
men were killed and Is injured under
a falling wall when fire swept large
public school early today. The blaze
which was of mysterious origin, caused
a loss of $4,000.
Investigation indicates that the fire
begun in a section of the school build
ing, far removed from any source Of
flames.
Camden. N. j.. Jan. 24.-Two estab-
lishments manufacturing war mater
ials were destroyed by fire which swept
two story building covering a half
block today. The entire loss will
reach 100000, it is believed. The fire
spread with such rapidity that incen-
diarism is suspected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
TAFT STARTS UPON
BIG SPEAKING TOUR

Aver, Mass, Jan. 24.--Former Pres
ident William H. Taft. in addressing
the men at Camp Devens here today on
the issues of the war and the ulti-
mate objects OF the league to enforce
peace. started months speaking tour
OF 5000 miles which will take him to
~ military training camps in Is states
in the south and middle west. MIR.
Taft was asked to make the tour by
the war council of the Y. NJ. c. A.