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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-19
Avail TACTICS OF
BRITISH ATTACKED

LdndoR. - Commander Carlyoh
zllairs, w. p. who IS regarded as
5mething of an authority on ma
aI matters in the house of com
ons. is OF the opinion thar the ad-
iraItv has relied far too much
J defensive tactics in coping with
ae submarine menace
"The happy position forseeu for
+. next August by Lord jelIiC0e, "
: writes. cannot be attained eX-
eUG By offensive tactics. which in
NlFe the principle that barrage
bah ne laid in the sea TO bar the
kid of the German submariues.anj
u operations OF German surtaCE
taft to clear . passage shall Da
reverted by the concentration Of
lr own surface craft.
The important thing to Temem-
Pr is that, in going and coming,
erman submarines do not move
ltiI surface craft have cleared a
lanneL To smash the operations
! the German surface craft against
+ really scientific. as opposed TO a
sphazard baTrage. is 10 smash the
L-lE menace GELEIUE4
arrier in the sea TO a depth of $50
ser Is perfectly feasible. No min
z HOtiIla ought TO be able to act
i face Of a concentrated and over-
helming naval force. COnse-
leEtly. If the British and Ameri-
an mines are as efficient as the
mple German mine which we cap
Hred in the first week OF the war.
we avail ourselves TO the full of
! the other details that go to
Jrm barrage, such as nets, mi
-0phOues and other devices, We
ay then say, with absolute con-
ctiOn, that the submarine menace
rom the North sea, Atlantic and
ardauelles VIII be smashed from
.be date when We have performed
lie delicate and balanced operation
4 completing some hundred Of
lies Of barrage and great cOncen-
taLiOns Of naval forces"
Buy G Liberty Bond
All the news all the time-The
rgus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-19


Camp Dodge. Iowa. April i9.-
Dentists at Camp Dodge have had
their full share Of work since The
intensive good teeth campaign be-
gan in the winter.
officers in the dental corps have
pulled 1000 teeth. besides filing
SO many others that it would be
impossible to count them ALL
Good teeth are considered es-
pecia1ly essential in the army. The
teeth of all of the men az camp
have been examined and necessary
dental work has been done.
IL has not been stated Just whas
has been done with the extracted
uolars. but If they We're placed to-
settler they would undoubtedly
make "a good sized mound.
a lean, Ianky soldier at camp was
made an orderly soon after his ar
rival.
That is. they tried to make an
orderly Of him.
They began by sending him from
one officer 10 the commander Of the
organization.
The soldier had to pass down a
corridor or two and around cor
uerrto reach the majors room.
He was gone an incredibly long
time Finally an officer found him
wandering about the building.
He saluted. almost weeping. and
admitted that he'd lost his way
The officer stared, then gave him
directions for finding the room
from which he had started.
Il don't believe I can remember
all that" said the rookie. 'Nill
YOU write it down. please2"
When the poor orderly finally
reached the officer who had sent
him with the message, he declared
that he was very sorry because he
didn't seem TO know much about
things, but he was trying to do his
best
He had never been more than
four miles away from home in his
life, he said.
One private's parents evidently
have no doubt as TO who the new
cOmmandant will be
They sent him a letter addressed
TO The General in Command
The official bulletin at camp
Tuesday carried a resolution passed
by the delegates at the Illinois state
D. A R convention, who sent
greetings to all Illinois men in the
/ service.
One Of the new recruits was
asked by q captain how he was get
ting along.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-19
WILL INCREASE
BREAD CHARGES
raves 10 Advance One Cent in
Rock Island as Soon As
Sanction Comes.
AYENP0RT PRICES GO Up
cott County Bakers Given PermiS-
>ioB tn Change BY Food
AdminiSfFa don.

Retail price OF bread i'm ROCK Is
ind VIII DE raised a cent q loaf as
Bon AS the sanction OF the food ad-
Illustration can be secured.
Pound IoaFes ot bread. nov sell
be- for 10 cents. viii retail at IL
euts- Pound and half loayes,
1v selling for Is cents, viii retail
rs cents.
Authorization Of the food admin
.tratl0n is expected as soon as the
a=rs Of manufacture are looked
.ro. Reasons given for rHe neces-
rv of the increase are that prices
. substitutes now used have ad-
need. additional help is needed in
king with other cereals than
laa. and higher wages are now
mmanded by the bakers.
Sweets 60 Up.
Cookies. rolls. pastries and other
skery goods are slated Cor an ad-
snce when the authorization for
Fee increase fu price of bread is
Eeu. In Davenport the price Of
read has advanced one cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-19
Daily BuIIe tin
Food and Fuel

j The United States food admins
alton, through its local board, pre-
ares the following statement Of
4Ces being paid wholesalers by re
Hers Tor the staples named and lne
sta1l prices which should be charg-
= u Rock Island, Moline and East
o!lnes
SUGAR (Per leo Lbs.}
Retailer pays. should pay
est gran
5alated. sos 1886
FLOUR (Per Bag.)
ell known adv ertised mill brands
IN cotton DaEE.J
Dbl..2.7s 70 ass z85 tos.IO
4 0bI..I40 10 LE7HI47lz t0157z
BYE Neal tPer BagJ
Il lbs.l.z5 to l-55 40 to $50
GRAHAM FLOUR Ger rag
lbs - 70 30 .55 TO 40
C(@ls< MEAL (Per Bag
IS. ~. - 81 to 50 SO to 10
lae' Rose IS Z 10 90 10 to u
BEANS lPer LID
lsSed- 4 e. e. Il !; Il u 80 % -
CHEESE (Per LID
,9 u 7 s--- .27 TO % SO to 80
aole -. ,28H to 30 "a to 80
! ordeI' .zs5s to 80 .2s to .s7H
(Per doz. caUsJ Ger CAM
SIELPS
ib..-.L82H tol.s5 10 to Is
Il b. . :...z.35 - to to .sS
ID. ..i.55 to1e5 I6 to TIA
ID. .-..4-65 70 40 IN 70 SO
I
! bu 100 10 40 lZU to1s0
MILK ELABORATED per CAM
Arge -. .IZ1z to - a to 10
4A BtTf'ER (PeF Lb .J -
f resi- 5. 40 to a. 40 to 80
Airy 49,. 40 10 40 80 TO 81
II OLEOIARGABINE.
t o. .2e 10 90 80 to 81
oa..... 81 TO 60 SO 20 .7s
Other commodities VIII be adder
ora time 20 time
Nsote--Coasuaa ers are advised that
G prices above quoted are for the
: following puDlLc4 ton The con-
mer should not pay IN excess Of
& figures quoted The CONSUME r VIII
3 I'D cooperation BY trading else
here II his dealer attempts to
arge in excess Of the foregoing
sures- Prices are interpreted from
ne 70 time b. SAe Rock Island
! unity food Interpretation board. a
f3ressHLaGlVe body
COAL PRICES.
Maxim uul prices - be charged for
al accordtug 70 figures set by the
eek Island county fuel board for
ders OF less than two tons. are az
flows. per ton:
sck Island, prepared .....-... $500
rjugdelds prepared .-.-..... $50
-aukl1n county prepared 80
alton county prepared, NINA $40
Greer county, prepared ...-.. CSC
I'm deliveries where the consumer
uIs the coal himself = may be de-
cted from the price. Prices for + wo
Z rs or more are p cents a ton less
a the foregoing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-19
NEWSTE
OF LONDON GAINS
A NAME AT FRONT

Behind the British Lines in
France.-CC Correspondence of the
Associated Press. One OF the ia
miliar characters of pre-war days
most frequented by American Wis
itors. Delighting i'm the nickname
"Frog-faced Itch, 7 he won the ad-
miration of visitors as a master of
repartee, varying his nightly re-
frain of "All the Winners" and
IS 'OrribIe Murde1" with irOnical
comments on the worlds events
and caustic replies to pedestrians
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-19
OFFICERS OF DENTAL. CORPS AT CAMP
DODGE HAVE EXTRACTED 1000 TEETH
BESIDES FILLING NUMBER OF OTHERS

bat say. they haven't given me any
Of those leather leggins yet
The captain concealed grin as
me replied
oh Well. stick around a while
and maybe you'll! get some.
IT won't be long before the
rookie realizes that only officers
wear the leather leggins.
An awkward big Swede who ar
rived with the recent draft from
Minnesota wandered into the head
quarters of the Three Hundred
Fifty-secoud regiment the other day
and said shyly as he twisted his
cap i'm his hands: "Aysban lost"
Inquiry from officers failed to re-
veal the company or regiment to
which he had been assigned. To
every question the big fellow shook
his head hopelessly and repeated:
"Ay doan know
Finally, by patient perseverance.
the officers located the man and
they started him off in charge of
an orderly But first they tucked a
paper in his pocket. bearing his
name his company and regiment
and told him to show that paper in
future if he ban LOST"
What does the new recruit do
with himself these long, long. first
days in camp when he is confined
to his quarters by quarantine?
He writes letters, mostly.
The "Y' secretaries have been
+ cqrv7raly- RlIflHIn0 oil
alone purchased $500 worth OF
stamps in a single day to answer
the demands from the new arrivals
whose first act after getting settled
in their quarters is to sit down and
write to the home folks. Every W
/ building in camp sells from $500
] to $500 worth of stamps a day
since the arrival of the new men.
Two women just recovering from
operations are no more eager to
compare notes that are the soldiers
who have just been released from
the base hospital.
Two rather pale looking laddies
were seated opposite each other in
an interurban car One of them
/ glanced az the other and said: I'm
just out Of hospital Going home
[ on 10 day leave"
Me too" said the other pale
one grinning Shake"
/ He moved across the aisle and
1 the two were soon in animated con-
veTsatiOn. each trying to convince
( the other that he had been the
/ sicker Of the two.
Camp Dodge had its own arbor
/ day, just a bit ahead Of time.
One hickory tree was planted just
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-19

at the north end of the ground IN
front of division headquarters, ana
a twin tree down at the other END.
Captafn e. J. D. Larson, canton
meut police officer. had charge or
moving and transplanting the trees
Ii would be almost safe to guess
that the new national army men at
Camp Dodge have never been so
well taken care of in their lives.
Their officers look after their
comfort and health as anNiously as
if the brawny soldiers were chill
dren instead of grown up men.
These army men are taught now
to work and how TO play in mill
tarv fashion: they don't need to be
taught how to eat, most of them are
hungry enough for that, after all
their exercise.
At night the officers on duty slip
into the bunk rooms at about II or
IL O'Clock to see that the men are
sleeping easily. They also take care
that the windows are properly
opened
In the mornings the officers show
their men now to dress.
The army knows how TO take care
of its soldiers. doesn't it?
Army mules at Camp Dodge are
living up to their regulations
Good. sturdy animals they are,
but they have minds of their own.
Three cOlOred soldiers were drfV-
ing a roller over the road at the en-
trance to the canton ment, when one
of the four mules took violent no
ton that he didn't want to do any
more work.
He signalled his brothers in the
traces, and they all walked into the
ditch at the side Of the road and
stood there
For a while it looked like war,
but finally arbitration won the day.
The mules yielded gracefully
But they didn't want TO work; they
were tired and, besides, it was al
most mess time?
Who says animals can't think?
-Ruv q Ijbetfv ROud-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-19

Mems black and tan lace work
shoes, chrome elk and solid oak
tanned soles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-19

All the news all the time-The
-gus. q,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
THE OTHER FELLOW SAYS

incidentally, how strongly does this
fuel situation argue for Government
ownership-that being the adult de
velopment of Government control?-
New York Herald.
Lightning rod are now being
erected for next fall campaign. The
feeling prevails that the Republicans
will nominate B. c. Hernandez of
Rio Arriba for Governor in which
w Antonio Lucero looms as the
one best bet for the Democratic no.
mination. Elmer Veeder's boom for
the Democratic honor is growing and
State Treasurer Hall has a boom in
cold storage. There seems to be an
almost unanimous verdict in Dem
ocratic circles for Billy Walton for
Senator to succeed Fall. For sec
rotary of State it is rumored that
Union county will have a candidate
but the egg hasn't Matched yet. Bob
Ervien looms large on the Repub-
lican Governor horizon and has an
extra ace up his sleeve should he
shy his hat into the ring. By and
large it looks like a full field.-Des
Moines Swastika.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01

new MEXICO
NEWS REVIEW
EDDY
viii Establish Canning Factory

The Advocate this week has the
pleasure Of announcing that Artc-
STA is to have a canncry. Yes, a
real bonafide, honest-to-goodness
cannery. And it will be establish
ed. and in running order, in time to
handle the coming seasons crops.
The establishment Of this industry
in Artesia will mean the expenditure,
during the year, of more than one
hundred thousand dollars by the can
merry company, and employing during
the canning season OF from fifty to
one hundred people-thus constitut-
ing a payroll of from eight to ten
thousand dollars per month.
Through the quiet but efficient
work of a number Of Artesia's en-
terprising citizens, who recently
learned that the cannery at Dayton
was likely to seek a larger and more
prolific field for its operations, sue
ceeded in getting Mr.. S. G, Hum
phreys to submit to them a PROPOSE
ton to bring this industry to Artesia.
This was done aud the Artesia peo-
pie were not long in complying with
the terms proposed. with the result
that yesterday the Advocate was in
formed that the cannery would be
in Artesia and ready for business
in time for the coming seasons fruit
and vegetable crops.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
new MEXICO STATE LAND SALES


S., r. 4 W., containing 40 acres. There
are no improvements.
NHSEN, SENSEN, Sec. 10; T. a S., r. j
f., containing 1916 acres. There are NO
improvements.
q s. R.. VI, sENsWN. Sec. 81; T. a
s, R: 2 E. containing 50 acres selected 70,
Bond Fund; The improvements consist Of
fencing, value 5000.
No bid on the above described tracts
THREE DOLLARS (S.OO) per acre which
is the appraised value thereof and in ad-
dition. thereto the successful bidder must
pay Tor the improvements that exist on
Each Of the above described tracts will BE-
offered for sale separately.
The above sale Of lands will be subject
to the following terms and conditions.
Fe and Grant County Railroad Bond Fund.
the successful bidder must pay to the
Commissioner Of Public lands. Or his agent
price offered BY him for tho land. tou,
per cent interest in advance for the bal
ance Of such purchase price, the fees
fl iGT co sdyei ;rn;as and apprsi:e%sn! an: nd
each and all Of said amounts must BE-
at the time of sale, and which said amounts
to the State Of New Mexico II tho sue
cessful bidder does not execute a con.
tract within thirty days after it has been
mailed to him by the State land Office,
may at his option make payments Of not
less than one.thirtieth of ninety-five per
cent of the purchase price at any time after
thirty years from date Of the contract. and
to provide for the payment of any un-
paid balance at the expiration Of thirty
years from the date OF the contract, With
OF four per cent per annum payable in
advance on the anniversary Of the date
Of contract, partial payments to be credit"
%e CO. on inc next ah iOilowins the 90 date tns 81 oI'e tend g.
er.
The sale of land selected for the Santa
Fe and Grant County. Railroad Bond Fund
conditions except that the successful bid
der must pay in cash or certified exchange
at the time Of sale, .one.tenth Of the .pur-
chase price offered by him for the land.
balance of such purchase price and will be
required to execute a contract providing
for the payment Of the i. balance Of such
purchase price in thirty equal annual in
stalments with interest on all deferred pay.
ments at the rate of four per cent pea
annum in advance payments and interest
due on October LIST, of each year.
The above sale of lands will be subject
to valid existing rights, easements, rights,
of way and reservations.
The Commits sioner of Public Lands os
his. agent holding such sale reserves the
right to reject any and all bids offered
at said sale.
Possession under contracts Of sale for
the above described tracts will be given
on or before October LIST, 1918.
Witness my hand and the official seal
Of the State Land Office of the State of
New Mexico, this 18th day of January.
ROBT. P. ERv1EN,
Commissioner Of Public Lands.
State OF New Mexies
First Publication January IS, 1918.
Last Publication March 20, 1918,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
NAPOLEON BAKER

Napoleon Bonaparts 10 rated in
history as one of the worlds great
est military geniuses. Some of the
military critics rate him as the great
est military genius. His mastery of
detail was almost incredible.
Napoleon lived, organized his
forces, planned his wonderful march
es and great battles; went down in
to defeat, and finally died, before
the Mas err Military Genius, Newton
Which was fortunate for Napoleon
for by passing on then he was spared
the humiliation of having his gifts
shrink by comparison.
Alongside this great new genius,
Napoleon becomes as a piker, a four
flusher, a selling-plater, one who also
ran. You don't have 10 prove it on
Secretary Bakef- he admits it him
self, admits it fully, frequently, free
iy. He sirily told the Senate Com
mittee hat the achievement of The
War Department., under his inspired
direction, was without a parallel in
the history of the world.
He was grieved hat late in January
any Senator should have been I'M
kind enough to refer to shortages
been remedied, as far back as Jan.
uary LIST. War was not declared until
April 5th. Everything brought to
the attention Of the Wa Department
was promptly remedied. Certainly.
1t was not for the War Department
to make the plans and initiate the
work. That should have been done
by the Sandoval County Council of
Defense. However, when the Sando-
val County organization failed, and
the failure was reported to the War
Department, then the War Depart
ment acted with decision and des-
patch. No reasonable man could ex-
pect the War Department to provide
shelter, hospitals, clothing and arms
for the army, until the Sandoval
County organization had tried and
failed.
Secretary Baker also knows the de-
tail of every scrap of information
which the German High Command
has been able to secure. Not only
that, but he has been able SO to pro-
sect the United States and its army
even to the one now training in
France-that the German agents
have not been able to extract a scrap
of information. He assured the Sem
ate Committee that the Germans
were mortified and chagrined be.
cause they had not been able to learn
anything at all as to the number of
troops the United States now ha.
in France.
Great is Baker! Poor old Napo-
leonl
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
UNION
Looking Over Proposed Highway

w. r. Smythe, state road engineer
of Santa Fe, New Mexico, accom-
panied County Commissioner II. G
Magruder over the road from Ded-
man to the James dam on Saturday
of last week. They were inspecting
the road preparatory to Federal and
State aid being granted to make this
road a National and State highway,
The Federal government provided
that road must be built of concrete
macadam or %graveled. If the prposi-
ton goes through as planned the
road from Clayton to Dcs Moines
will be made permanent, the Federal
government bearing 50 per cent OF
the cost, the State rs per cent and
the county or the people of the coun-
ty s%houldering the other Is per cent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
PUBLIC LAND SALE
DoNA ANA COUNTY.

Office Of the Commissioner Of Public
Lands,
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the provisions If an Act Of Congress,
approved June 20, 1910, laws Of the
State Of New Mexico and the rules and
regulations of the State Land Office. the
Commissioner Of Public Lands will offer at
public sale, to the highest bidder, at q
o'clock p. NJ, on Thursday, March 18th,
1918. in the own of Las Cruces, County
OF Dona Ana, State Of New Mexico, in
front Of the court house therein, the fol-
lowing described tracts Of land viz:
Sale Nc. 1871 SWHNEN, Sec. q; T. q
S., R. 2 E., containing 10 acres. The
improvements consist Of surface tank, value
$500.
Sale Ne. is7s . NHNwH. sExNwN, Sec.
rs; 7. "a S., r. 4 W., EX, Sec. Ii; T.
q S. R. $ W, ny, Sec. s; 81, Sec. S;
NJ, Sec. 9; T. Is s., R. 3 W., containing
1873 acres selected for the Santa Fe and
Grant County Railroad Bond Fund. There
are no improvements.
sais Ne. isn NENsEx. Sec. a; I. a
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
EDITORIAL CLIPPINGS
From The War News.
MAJOR GARDNER DEAD

Major Augustus Peabody Gardner
of the lzlst (2nd Georgia. Infantry
died at the base hospital, CAM
Wheeler, Macon, Ga, of pm, umonia
on Monday evening of last week. He
contracted pneumonia m the rifle
range, and lived only a few days.
Major Gardner, as repres, nta i've
in Congress from the Sixth Massa.
chusetts district, came into promin-
ence several years ago when he be.
gan to advocate most earnestly tn
country's need of preparedness. He
worker early and late and with the
grea est vigor, but without avail
When the war resolution finally was
adopt d, his speech was one of the
briefest-he bad said in advance all
that needed to be said leaving moth
ing to be added From that brief
speech these words are taken:
Too long have we allowed other
nations to fight our battle for
civilization and popular govern
ment too long have we occupied
the spectators slothful seat: to-
day we enter the arena of blood
and dust, where true men are to
be found.
R~esigning his seat in Congress, he
was appoin ed a colonel and assign
ed to duty on Governors Island. He
succeeded in being d NOTED to the
rank of major, in order to be trans
ferred to the line so as to get into
active service. In December he was
assign d to the Georgia regiment,
which vas reported 20 be about ready
for service abroad.
Although a grandfather, he was
physically fit for active service. His
desire to render active service took
rank above everything else. His
former military training and expert.
ence would have made him a valua.
bic man. In the Spanish-Americaa
war he was a captain and assistant
adjutant ~ganeral on the staff of Cen
eral James H. Wilson.
The United Sta'es of America owes
much to this man, who tried SO faith
fully N Congress to help put the ma
tion in q state Of preparedness; and
went out to render service in
the field.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-01
SIX REASONS WHY

Sir: The President appoint.
ed as Secretary of the Navy the
editor Of a country newspaper.
He appointed as Secretary of
War an avowed pacifist.
H appointed a commission to
build ships that was headed by
an admiralty lawyer.
He appointed as head of the
Priority Board a man who knew
nothing of the operating side
of the railroads.
He appoin ed as Dictator of
Railroads a man who had never
OPP rated a railroad in his life.
He appointed as Fuel Ad-
ministrator a teacher of psy-
chology.
These are the six principal
s for the conditions in
which the country finds itself
to-day. S. r.
New York, Jan. IL, l9l8-New
York Tribune.