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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
The Charlottesville
Parallel

On Thursday Of last week, when the
masses of Ludendorff had forced the pas
sage OF the Marine between Dormans
and Chateau Thierry and were slowly
eating their way into the Rheims salient
as four years earlier Bulows army was
pressing southwark about La Ferc-
Champenoisc, in the first days Of Sep
tember, 1914, Foch suddenly threw a
Franco-American force upon the right
flank of all the German forces actively
engaged in the battle between the Sois-
sons and Rheims, and promptly repeated
tho early achievement of Maunoury at
the Ourcq River.
A good American parallel for the Foch
stroke is to be found in the manner in
which Lee threw Jackson upon Hooker's
right flank after the commander of the
Army of the Potomac had successfully
passed the Rapidan and was at Chan
ceorsville preparing for an attack upon
the divided Confederate Army. Both in
the case Of Maunoury and Of Jackson the
sudden thrust failed to destroy the army
attacked, but in both cases it compelled
retirement Of an army which seemed
on the point of making material if not
decisive gains, and in the case of the
Marne compelled general retirement
OF all the German armies between Yer
dun and Paris-thus putting the French
capital out Of jeopardy for nearly four
years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

Marine, four years earlier.
As at the First
Battle of the Marne
Enthusiastically in its larger aspects
German strategy was seeking to repro
duce full measure of the conditions
which existed at the moment when the
first battle of the Marine began. The
Germans sought to establish their flank
all the way from the Msssiges westward
to the Marine, at Chateau Tlierry, be-
hind natural obstacles, and so protect it
that it would be safe from any French
menace when at last Ludendorff was
ready to make his final thrust upon Paris.
But the larger purposes of the German
strategy were foiled in the very first
days Of the battle. Between Rheims and
the Argonne the French armies under
the command of General Gouraud. a
brilliant colonial officer who had achieved
distinction at Gallipoli, successfully
stopped a tremendous German attack on
their battle positions. For the first time
since the Won Hutier tactics had been
employed on the Western front they
failed Immediately and decisively. The
IrorO1, 1;,,n
bent. Gouraud's troops retired, volun-
tarily, a certain distance to their pre-
pared positions, and against those posi-
tons the German storm broke and failed.
At the end of the second day the German
attack between Rheims and the Argonne
was at a standstill. 1t had achieved no
greater gains than the occupation Of the
Moronvilliers Heights, relinquished by
the French in the first hours of the bat
tie, and few positions on the eastern
side of the Rheims salient, important
only if the progress on the west side
should menace the salient itself.
The First American
Counter Offensive
Westward of Rheims and between that
city and Chateau Thierry on the Marine
the Germans did better. Attacking the
American forces holding the south bank
of the Marine between point near
Chateau Thierry and Jaulgonne the
Germans temporarily forced the passage
of the river and drove our troops back
ward, but by brilliant counter often
sive the Americans promptly reestab-
ljshed their lines and drove the Germans
back across the river-inf1icting heavv
losses and achieving what was, up to
that moment, the most brilliant Ameri-
can success of the present war.
Unfortunately, the French to the east
ward, between Jaulgonne and Dormans,
Jared less we'll. Here, on front of some
twelve miles, the Germans successfully
passed the Marine, mounted the hills on
the southern side of the valley and tenn
porarily established themselves as Sc
curely as had the Austrians at Montello
in the opening phase Of the battle of the
Piave. Having done this the Germans
turned their attention eastward and, ad-
vancing up the Marine on either bank of
the river, struck boldly and heavily for
Epernay with the obvious purpose of en-
veloping the French troops in the Rheims
salient and abolishing this obstacle to
their later attack upon Paris.
Rheims in Great
Danger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

Nerdun in exactly the same position of
peril which it occupied in the days Of the
Marine, four years earlier
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Rheims in Great

BY Wednesday night the position Of
the French and their few Italian COM
rades in the Rheims salient had become
difficult if not desperate. On either
bank OF the Marine the Germans were not
more than eight miles west of Epernay.
Northward they were climbing the west
ern slope of that considerable elevation,
the Mountain of Rheims, which is the
military element in the Rheims position.
1t was now clear that unless there was
a speedy change in the situation produced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

1914.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline

doubled in additional purchases OF
the stamps
If an employe does not own AT
least $50 worth OF the stamps for
himself. wife and each Of his chill
dren, his quota hasn't been filed.
This whole community is far be-
hind in its quota on the war saw
ings stamps. The r. q Y. plants
are probably coming nearer 10
reaching the quota than any other
like group of workers in this sec
ton. But that isn't enough.
There is no more attractive gov
eminent security offered than the
war savings stamp. II is small in
cost; pays a good return; its price
is not permit ed to fiuctuate. but is
definitely fixed at the time Of pur-
chase: it is readily marketed at an
established price, and il is redeem
able in five years at good Interest.
1t is convenient. safe and profit
able. The purchaser OF war saw
ings stamps is loaning his money TO
Uncle Sam to put an end to German
militarism and autocracy just as
definitely as is the man who buys
$40, 900 worth of Liberty bonds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
BULLET ENTERS
HIP ACCIDENTAL
Rock Island Friend Shoots Roy i.
johnson While Hunting on
Rock River, Moline.

Roy T. Johnson, 16-year-old son
of John A Johnson. Fourth ave
nue. and Twenty-ninth avenue, Mo-
line. was accidentally shot yester-
day morning by Red Morgan, 1928
Eighteenth avenue, Rock Island,
and as a result is now in the Mo-
line city hospital with a bullet
wound just below his hip.
Johnson, Morgan, Fred Ander-
son, 1903 Forty-third street, Rock
Island, and Wilfred Carlson, Eigh-
teenth avenue and Fifth street, Mo-
line, were in the row boat on Rock
river three miles above Moline
bridge when the accident occurred.
DR.. Perry Vessel, attending ply
sician, stated this morning that had
the bullet entered one inch higher,
the wound might have been fatal
or more serious than it is now.
How the gun was fired is not
known. The boys were duck hunt
ing. Johnson was sitting in the
front end of the boat and Morgan
was seated in the rear, facing
Johnson.
AxeI Nelson and Richard Bailey
brought the wounded man to Mo-
line hospital, where DIR. Vessel
conducted an X-ray examination.
The bullet was removed from the
muscles of the boys stomach. He
is today suffering from a high
fever, caused from a cold contract
ed from the wet clothing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
TAKES TEN MEN
IN u. S. TO KEEP
ONE MAN THERE

Hundreds OF Moline men and
women heard the call of L. Z. Mutt
as he paraded down the business
section Of Moline Saturday even
ing urging the purchasing of Lib
etty bonds. and they walked away
toward the banks and Liberty
bond booths ready to buy their
share
Following the parade down Fifth
avenue an outdoor mass meeting
was held in the vacant lot adjacent
to the Bio theatre where a crowd
was waiting to hear the speak
ers. 1T takes 10 men over here
to keep one man going over there,
said Floyd r. Todd, speaker of the
evening They're stocking the err
CINE over there that is sending
Kaiser Bill mighty fast. But We
can't run the engine without fuel
THE l. S. A. is in Moline. It's
just a common business partner
ship composed of you and me and
10000 900 others. It's the greatest
democratic partnership the world
has ever known. Those citizens
who do not volunteer their dollars
to fight, will have the darndest
bunch Of Stacker chasers after
them that have ever been let
loose in this town"
Songs by Uno Bradley and a
quartet Of soldiers from the Rock
Island arsenal, and drills by girls
Of the Patriotic league completed
the splendid program, which called
together so many Moline Saturday
night shoppers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
VIOLATES DRAFT
LAWS;MAN HELD
Tears Up QUESTIONABLE and Slams
the GOycrnmcnt-Iurned over
to Federal Officials.

R L. Doyle, age 80 years, resid-
ing at ia Thirteenth street, Mo
line. is being held at Moline city
Jail and will probably be charged
with violation OF the seIectIve ser
vice regulations OF the espionage
law
Doyle is alleged to have told his
landlord he did not give a d
about Uncle Sam" He also made
q like remark to Magistrate Frank
Guztafson, Friday evening. 4
don't give a d about my ques-
tionnaire or about the govern
ment." was DoyIe's remark Friday
evening.
1t happened that Magistrate
Gustafson took care Of Doyle when
he appeared before the advisory
board Friday. When asked where
his QUESTIONABLE was, he claimed
TO have lost IL
Doyle is alleged to have attend
ed d socialists meeting Thursday
evening at Turner hall, and Is al
legged 10 have said he would tear
up his questionable after "A man
had warned him against the act.
Doyle is being given a hearing
this afternoon before United States
Commissioner {. l. Walker
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
PLANTS PLEDGE
S17,289 W.S.S.
Root & VanDervOOrt Companies
Surpass All Industrial Houses
in Buying Stamps.

Employees of the r. & V. and r.
& V.-Wagner Ordnance company
have pledged to purchase $17,2S9
in war savings stamps. The post
master kept a careful check on
those pledges which indicated that
the person making the pledge was
connected with the plants and the
postmaster record is the most &C
curate available.
This $l7,2S9 is big figure, but
it isn't near big enough to meet the
quota fixed by the government in
it's estimates of revenue from war
savings stamps. The showing is
admittedly better than that of any
other industrial plant in this com
munity, but it isn't good enough.
The quota of war savings stamps
is based on population and is at
the rate of $50 for each person. If
the employees of the r. e V. and n.
& V.-Wagner Ordnance company
are to meet their allotment. the
$17,2S9 in known pledges must be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
ENEMY PROTESTS
YANKEES USE OF
SHOTGUNS IN WAR

Amsterdam, Sept 30--Germany,
through the Swiss legation, has
sent an ultimatum to the govern
ment Of the United States that if
no satisfactory answer is forth
coming on Oct / to the German
protest about the use of shOtguns
by American soldiers ''reprisals
will be taken
A semi-oficial telegram from
Berlin gives the following addi-
tional details of the note:
From prisoners captured during
a skirmish between patrols July
- a repeating shotgun was taken.
The prisoners, who belonged u
American infantry regiment 307 OF
the SeveIty-seventh division, stat
ed their patrol possessed three
such guns, each loaded with six
cartridges and each cartridge con-
tanning nine shots OF size co.
Another shotgun was captured
on Sept II from the Third in
fantTy regiment of the Filth Amer
lean division.
The use of such weapons is for
hidden by The Hague convention
< , =
The German government protests
energeticalIy and expects from the
United States government that
steps will be taken Immediately tC
discontinue the employment al
shOtguns.
1t is pointed out TO tn govern
ment of the United States that a
prisoner on whom a shotgun or
shotgun ammunition is found for
feits his life"
Washington, D. c.. sept. so
The German protest against the
use OF shOtguns by American
troops has been received at the
state department and an answer
soon viii be dispatched.
Shotguns arc used by American
troops it was said today. only as
authorized by the accepted rule
of war. They are employed in gen.
eral police work and in guarding
prisoners. being more desirable
for such work than the high pow.
cred army rife because the firms
Of the latter might result in the
death or injury of persons it was
not intended to hit.
Germany's threat Of reprisals /:
not causing any ANXIETY among
American officials. The American.
hold 100 German prisoners TO ever
ten americans in enemy prison
camps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
SEC. BAKER TALKS
IN GERMAN TO FOE
PRISONERS TAKEN

With the American Army North
west of VeTdUn, Friday, Sept 30
CBy the Associated Press. )-Secre-
tary of War Baker, who watched
the American troops begin the at
tack in the region northwest of
Verdun, visited the various head
quarters behind the front yester-
day.
One cage inspected by Secretary
Baker contained 1000 prisoners.
When the secretary appeared Amer
lean officers commanded the Ger
mans to stand at attention. All eX-
cept one, an officer, leaped to their
feet, and a pull on the shoulders
of the German officer by an Ameri-
can sergeant soon brought him to
his feet.
Speaking in German, the score
tary asked the prisoners questions
regarding the conditions within the
German lines and what the soldiers
thought of the war
The trousers of one of the pTis-
Oners had been patched. The secre-
tary noticed this and asked about
it. The prisoner explained each
German regiment had a tailor's kit.
Secretary Baker gave orders that
the prisoners be given food as soon
as possible after being brought to
the rear. The secretary was told
the Germans had heard of Ameri-
can canned beef and that they al
ways asked for t first after being
captured White bread came sec
Oud in their desires
A German officer who wore a
mOnocla and carried a cane resem-
bled the German crown prince He
attracted much attention from the
SeCreta-v's marty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
CITY ASKS LEAVES
BE BURNED At ONCE

The following requests were
made by Commissioner Ed Ericsson
of the Moline street department,
this morning
Gather your leaves in a pile and
burn them.
The street department is
swamped with work and we de-
pend on citizens to help US a bit. "
said Ed. It's an easy matter to
make a little bonfire, and it's fun.
And that will be Of immense aid to
the city.
streets are beginning to be lit
tered with leaves. We can't gather
them for we haven't got the men.
And showers will come soon. If
the cutters are glutted with leaves
it Will mean a large additional ex-
pense to the city"
Commissioner Ericsson asked that
no bonfres be built on asphalt
pavement, Leave fires on other
streets are all right. but necessary
caution should be applied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
HUN SOCIALISTS
PAPER TAKES UP
DEMOCRACY CRY

Amsterdam. Sept. 3O.-A dark,
almost respondent, picture of Ger
many's position as the result Of
Bulgaria's detection is drawn by
the official organ of tie German
Socialist party, NOrwaerts
The paper sees the possibility Of
Austria-H Hungary and Turkey fol-
lowing Bulgaria's example.
In an immediate creation of =
truly democratic German govern
ment Norwaerts sees the only
salvation of the empire from utter
defeat, invasion and destruction.
The fact that the article was
permitted to be published and that
excerpts were allowed to be sent
beyond The German borders is re
garded here as extremely signlfi-
cant.
1t says:
We must today consider the fol
lowing situation as possible: Bull
garia deserts the qUadrGple ALI
ance and makes peace with the en-
tente Hungary and Tur-
key join in this step. We lose our
influence IN Poland and the
Ukraine. Our southU est arm
reaches no further than Bodenbach
tin Bohemia, near the Saxon from
tier.
Then the German people stand
alone against France, Britain and
America and are fighting with their
backs to the wall.
Before our eyes the picture
grows: German soldiers are dis
cOuraged The west front breaks.
The enemy streams into Germany
German towns are enveloped in
smoke and fame. Retrearing army
and another army, that of fugitives
from the invaded regions, roll east
wards. The stream overtioods the
towns, spreads depression. There
is no food and no coal Industry
is stagnant. Hundreds Of thous-
ands die.
Bloody attempts are made to
crush revolutionary outbreaks. The
war is inside instead of outside the
German frontiers Death every
where.
The government no longer has
strength of resistance. 1t con-
cedes all the enemy demands.
L Gil LLl4o neil NuIlu I'D G
bright spots. For much would go
to the devil that we social demo
Gratis have long wished would 90
there.
But we DO not want to pay this
price when our wants can be sat
istied much more cheaply.
1T is now not a question of con
quests. but of obtaining peace
without disorder and unbearabIe
burdens.
The government must do every
thing possible to come to the con
ference table as speedily as pos
sible with its allies But it mus
be democratic German govern
ment."
Concluding Yorwaerts appeals
TO the German rulers ito do their
duty and realize that the people
must be seIf-g governing"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
NELS JOHNSON
is WAR VICTIM
Another Moline Boy Is Killed in
Action in France-WaS Power
Company EmplOye.

A gold star for Nels Johnson, son
of MIR. and Mrs. d. J. Johnson, 1868
Fourth avenue, moline, who was
killed in action Friday, Sept -, in
France, and which news reached
friends today. will be placed On the
service flag Of the Peoples Power
company, Moline.
News Of the death of one of the
most popular employees OF the pow
er company comes as a great shock
20 his friends and fellow employees.
Everyone liked him, said one
friend. Were arranging the gold
star for display now, for one who
was most popular among the en-
pIoyes,' was the message from the
power house.
Private Johnson left with Mo
line contingent for Camp Dodge
April %, just four and one-half
months ago. He was transferred
to Waco, Texas, and later sent to
France the first week in July. He
was in the infantry. The marriage
Of this war hero to Miss Agnes
Stead. 1916 Fourteenth street, Mo
line, would have been sOlemniZed,
had not death interfered.
Private Johnson was graduate
Of the Moline high school and had
been in the employ of the Peoples
Power company in Moline and Rock
Island for eight years. Fellow
workers say that they know John
son made a good soldier because
his record was always the best,
( Surviving Moline's hero are two
/ sisters: Mrs Arvid Nelson and Mrs.
BrOr Ohrstrom, both of Moline;
| two brothers, David 0. Johnson,
manager of the Peoples Power com
pany in East Moline. and Carl +.
Johnson of Montana.
In a recent letter to his parents,
Private Johnson tells of meeting
Arnold Johnson, a friend and
neighbOr, who lives across the
street from the Johnson home. He
/ describes the meeting which lasted
three hours
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
FIND AUTO WRECKED
BEER PARTY BLAMED

An automobile bearing the a.
cense No. 2C5,35G was found par.
TALLY wrecked at 2 O'Clock tb,r
morning at Seventh street near
Eleventh avenue, Moline. Accord.
ing to the police the same car wa,
seen at 1890 last evening on Sixth
avenue near Fifteenth street Mo.
line, and in it were two boys. iva
girls and case Of what Is believed
to have been beer.
. Close to the scene % the wreck.
age this morning was found broker
glass, hair pins. matches and otheg
articles. Deduct your own cor.
clusion' was adacd 10 the inciden,
on the police records.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
Elizabeth GUD.

Elizabeth Gryp, aged years, is
the second daughter of Mr. and
Cliff to die of the dread disease,
black diphtheria, within three days,
she having passed away at )
o'clock yesterday morning at the
home Zermayna, a sister, aged
months, passed away Friday
morning, death being due to the
same disease. The parents, one
brother, and two sisters, survive.
Services were held this morning at
the home and burial was in st.
Mary's cemetery. East Moline.
Another child in the Gryp home
is afflicted with the disease and it
is said that the epidemic has pass
ed to another home in Carbon Cliff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
MISTREAT PATIENT:
ARE GIVEN HEARING

Henry Spence, Earl Hall and
Vernon DOtson, attendants at the
Watertown state insane hospital,
were arrested Saturday evening,
on charges of mistreating an in
mate Of the asylum. The patients
name has not been revealed. The
men will be given a hearing this
afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
Funeral OF Charles Z. Gray.

Funeral for Charles E. Gray, 507
Sixteenth avenue, Moline, was held
at 1870 Sunday afternoon from the
Episcopal church. Services were
conducted by the rector, Rev. Ar
thur Musson. The following friends
acted as pallbearers: J. W. Patter-
son, Henry Martin, Ed OBrien, Os-
car Danielson. Jack Burk and
George McCandless. Interment
was in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
Mrs. Lillian Drury.

The death of Mrs. Lillian Drury,
residing on a farm near Rapids
City, occurred at Moline hospital
at $50 this morning. She had
been i'll three weeks.
Mrs. Drury was born in Moline,
Feb. IA, 1854 She is survived by
the husband. one brother and two
sisters. Funeral services will be
conducted at 2 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon at the First Methodist
Episcopal church, Rock Island.
Burial will take place in Riverside
cemetery, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
WE MUST USE ALL
FORCE TO WIN IS
KAISER'S LATEST

London, Sept. Emperor vii
lam. according to an Exchang-
Telegraph dispatch from Amster-
dam. has sent the following tele-
gram 10 the West PhaIian Patriotic
society.
Germany is decided 10 utilize
all force to fight this enforced de
fensiye war until a victorious end
is secured and the fatherland pro
tected for all time against foreign
oppression 20
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
CLARENCE EDWARDs 0EER-

Clarence Edwards Is now In
France he is the younger brother
OF Lieutenant Adrian G.. Edwards
who was killed in action May a.
1918. He has been principal Of
Coal Valley schools for a number
Of years. The marriage OF Clarence
Edwards and Rose Nitz Of Coal Val
ley was solcmnized Just one year
ago Sept. 10. The day Of the first
anniversary Of their marriage Mrs
Edwards received a card telling IN
the arrival Of he- husband i'm
france Private Edwards received
his trainirl; at Fort Rosecrans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30

md am nov entirely weil-so ! do
all my wOI and uor a trace OF my
-.l trouble I nave told many OF my
.4crds what wonderful results they
EII get from It's use Mrs S J
Senior 1850 Fifth Ave. Troy. y 7
Women who are 50 Mrs Seniors
---G5tfcu should not give Up hope or
hrstr 10 such Al ordeal untl they
nave given lydia + PiHkhAm's Veg
nFe Compound a trial
For Sugg estfons IN regard 20 your
.rud tloa write Lydia z PinkhRm
ttfd5eiue Co. Lynn Mass. The re-
flIr of their 20 years * perience IS
az Eour service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
Obituary
Zermayna Cryt.

Zermayana Cryt, six-months-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund
Cryt of Carbon Cliff, died at 6
O'Clock Friday evening, following a
brief illness of diphtheria. The in
FAINT was buried at St. Mary's Gem
etery, East Moline, Saturday morn
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
GRIP HITS CAMP DODGE.

Camp Dodge. Iowa, Sept. 30
Camp Dodge has been invaded by
the Spanish influenza and the
camp may be placed under quaran-
tine to combat the spread Of the
disease. il was announced today.
The number of cases in camp was
not stated