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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
George
Thre0fBrings
ShOrpDissent

London, Aug. 2.-Sharp dissent
to the threat of Premier David
LLOYD George to use of the eco
nomic weapon against Germany
after the war, as outlined in an ad
dress made by the premier before
delegation from the National
Union OF Manufacturers yesterday,
is expressed by the liberal press
and the premier's view, it is said,
will not be indorsed in America.
Quoting the phrase the longer
the war lasts, the sterner must be
the economic terms We impose on
the foe" used by Mr.. Lloyd George,
the Chronicle says:
We doubt very much whether
that is how President Wilson views
the question 1t is certainly not
the view Of American opinion gen
eraIIy. Americans attach great i'm
portance to the economic weapon
which the allies, acting together
could WELD, but Americans do not
wish il welded with a vindictive
purUose for any fixed period after
The war. II Will not be possible to
carry out both the American policy
ana Lloyd Georges policy. They
are alternatives, not supplement-
AIRY.
"The American suggestion is fulI
of hope and help-in the pursuit OF
ultimate permanent world peace.
That of Lloyd George has quite the
1-.-.1-5+a tendency
The Daily News says:
1T is idle for Lloyd George or
apv other statesman 10 maintain
fh5t the spirit underlying league
- nations is reconciliable with the
spirit underlying and inspiring the
protective tariff.
I'VE must choose one or the oth-
or II is a question Of the policy
or Wilson or the policy OF the
paris resolutions. If American
vfews on the Paris resolutions have
been nnexpressed in official docu-
,rants they have been expressed re-
nesredIv and uequivOcally in Pres -
cent wilson's speeches, when
have preached a gospel utterly IN
ronpatibIe with the perpetuatlon
Of hostility through an economic
war"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
Yankees Send
Their Friends
Huns Helmets

With the American Army on the
Aisne- Marne front, Thursday. Aug.
1-By the Associated Press.)-
Every American postofice near
where the fighting troops are
camped is filled each day with Ger
man helmets addressed to relatives
and friends in the United States.
officers and men, members of the
Y. NJ. c. A. and Red Cross, and, in
fact, every one appears 10 be send
ing helmets. These troopers are
found along the roads, in forests
and in field, everywhere the Ger
mans retreated Helmets with
large bullet holes particularly are
in demand Most of the helmets
are enclosed in -four sacks and
pieces of gunny sacks. Others are
rot wrapped, the address being
pasted on the crown in the left
hand corner.
Some addresses read From the
kaiser;" others From Hinden-
burg" In addition the addresses
have the initials of the senders.
The depots from assembling bat
telfield leftovers are all well filled.
Helmets at one depot form a pile
larger than an ordinary bungalow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
VAR SUMMARY

Il JteriHs mcIr way through
strong German defenses, allied
troops have made good gains
o9 either side Of Fere-En-Tar-
denois.
Fierce lighting continues on
both sectors with the Germans
being forced back steadily.
Paris reports that during the
night the French troops con-
unued 10 press the Germans
back,
Taking advantage OF the Two
salients driven into the Ger
N. n lines, General FOch launch
Cd heavy attacks and their re-
suits have already proved the
value OF the positions.
West Of Fere the salient has
been Widened, while east and
southeast the Germans in the
small pocket between Sergy and
KOmigny are in danger OF being
cut on completely.
Fighting OF the greatest in
'elsity marked the forward
movement OF the allies. Sew
eral hundred prisoners were
captured.
The total number of Germans
eap,ured by the allies between
5ui! IL and Aug. ] is pat at
hore than $4,000. The German
losses i'm killed aud wounded
ar given as 22J-ibtt0.
vast stores OF supplies and
gre numbers Of all calibTe
guns have also been captured
ssihce the allied drive was
launched AT the Marine.
In their new advance British
Nsd French troops have captur-
q CramOiSelle and Cramaille
@hd import ut heights.
~ ramaille the allies are
within seven miles Of BazOches,
ehe Of the two German bases
aong the Eesle. The other is
iismps.
The United States army cas-
taiiy list today contains 23S
a2meS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02

Battering their path through
strong German defenses. allied
troops have made substantial gains
On either side of Fere- En- -Tarde-
nois. Fierce fighting continues on
both sectors with the enemy being
forced back steadily.
Taking advantage OF the two sal
tents driven into the German lines.
General Foch launched heavy at
tacks and their results already
have proved the value OF the posi-
tions. West of Fere, the salient has
been widened while east and south
east the Germans Ia the small
pocket between Sergy and Romigny
are in a fair way to being cut off
completely. Combats of the great
est intensity marked the allied for
ward movement Thursday and
Thursday evening The Germans
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
LATE BULLETINS

New lOrK, Aug. Federal
indictments were returned here
today against DIR. Edward A.
Rumely, former vice president
and secretary of the New York
Mail and Express company and
;. Walter Kaufman, former
counsel for the German en-
bassy in the United States as
alleged participants in the pur-
chase of the Evening Mail for
the German government
Dallas, Tex Aug. 2.-Lieu-
tenant Robinson +. BirdwelI of
Red Bluff, Cal- was killed
while making n cross country
flight about nine miles south
of here today. Lieutenant
BirdweiI's machine caught fire
when about two thousand feet
in the air and descended In
flames.
Port Arthur, Tex Aug. g.
The Harrison liner which was
sunk in a collision in the mid
die of the Atlantic July IL, was
the Instructor. 1t became
known tOdaT-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
THE WEATHER

T-p-etrIed weather this after
noon: generally fair tonight ana
Saturday. slightly warmer Satur-
day. en- rIie,b
Temperature at a. m %. hleh-
esr Yesterday, So. Lowest last
Valocity Of wind at s a. m, )
miles per hour. -.
relative humidity at S p. m, 81 ;
q" stage 81 water, 20; a fall OF Z
= -''-' ]. NJ. SHERIER.
MafanrainGiSt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
JOINT ARMED
RUSSIAMOvE.
NOWCERTAIN
0. S., Japan and Entente
Powers to Give Aid at
Once, Washington Says.

Washington. Aug. Joint
action between Japan. the en-
teHte powers and America in
Siberia i assured.
Japan has found acceptable the
American proposal which primarily
looks to the aid Of the Czecho-Slo-
7aks. now operating in Siberia. and
alter exchanges between Toxic ana
Washington which have cleared up
all doubtful points and removed
any possibility Of future misunder-
Standing a complete agreement has
been reached
Plan Immediate Action.
The plan of operation VIII he put
into execution at once.
soon after il had been learned
nat Japan had accepted the Ameri-
can proposal. President Wilson
Tslked 10 the state. war and navy
building. where he conferred for
half an hour with Acting Secretary
Polk and Secretary Baker in the
var secretary's office
He'd Serious Conversation.
The president and Mr.. Polk left
the office together and as they
walked along the corridor had a
very serious conversation, which
vas continued for five minutes in
front Of 8Ir- PoIk's office before the
PRESIDENT returned to the White
house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02

used every natural advantage 10
the full and had protected their po-
sitions with plenty OF barbed wire
and hundreds Of machine guns.
Seven hundred prisoners were
captured by the French. British and
Americans, bringing the total for
the sector Marine battle 10 over "a =
COO. Between July - and July 80.
33. 400 Germans were captured by
the allies, besides many guns. great
numbers OF machine guns and large
quantities OF material OF all kinds.
tFrom other sources il Is said the
German losses in the same period
In killed and wounded total 225,-
0001
Surging forward between the
Continued on Page ThirteenO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02

Hammered as they have been for
days, the Germans withdrew dur
ing the night so that when the
Americans, who were supported on
the right and left by the French,
! not encounter the usual machine
gun fire.
London, Aug. 2.-Ffghting of the
most bitter nature marked the
| American advance east and south
east of Sergy on Thursday, says
Reuters correspondent on the
American front.
| Bellevue farm, north of the vii
| lage of Cierges, was the German
| strong point, since from it they
could command the approaches on
| four sides and their gun nests
bout it were concealed cleverly in
the ripening wheat which afforded
excellent cover.
Is Slow Work.
This kind of fighting" the cor
respondent continues, lis slow bus
mess and bad business for the side
| that tries to hurry it unless it has
an overwhelming power and guns,
and in this open fighting guns can
not be concentrated as they are for
| trench attacks.
Two divisions opposed to the
Americans were the 200th Jaeger
divisions, which seemed to be COM
| posed of stout fellows from various
German states, and the 216th, which
was brought from KENNEL, on the
. British front in Flanders, by way
of Laon, where they had rested for
several days. They did not appear
to be such good material as the
other divisions. One youngster of
! 19 said he had been year in ser
vice but that this was his first
| fight. He avowed with tears that
he did not like it. Other prisoners,
being asked why the Americans
were beating them, replied:
1.-The Americans have good food
| in their stomachs, while the Ger
mans only have poor stuff that no
one could fight upon"
! Hold st All Costs.
"Prisoners from the 201st divis-
ion declare that their orders were
| to hold the line at all costs, especi-
ally at hill 1S4 northwest of Ser
/ inges). They seemed to have little
doubt that there is no lack of troops
| behind them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
HORIZON BLUE is THE COLOR.

New York, Aug. 2-Horizon blue
is TO be the color of the service uni
form of all officially appointed sec
retaries who travel in the interests
OF the war work council of the
Young Womens Christian associa-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
SUB NO LONGER WAR FACTOR

Washington, Aug. 2.-Secretary
OF the Navy Daniels said the sub
marine as a leading important fac
tor In the war is ended
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
YANkS MAKE
GAIN OF MILE.
AGAINST FOE
Huns Fall Back in Night
and Americans Encoun-
ter Little Resistance.

With the American Army on
the Aisne-Marne Front, Aug. 3,
(NOoD, (By the Associated
Press) The whole American
line moved forward today while
the armies along the flank from
SOissOns to Reims pressed hard
against the sides of the Ger
man salient. Their gains were
made almost without resist
ance.
In open order the men plOw-
ed their way through the heavy
rain soaked fields for almost a
mile.
The indications are that the
Germans will not make a stand
until they reach the water shed
north of Nesles forest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02

cuSSiOn on the policy OF such
league raised by liberal MEN,
berS.
Foreign Secretary Balfour in re-
ply complained that he had heard
no really practical suggestions
from members for the attainment
of the objects they all had in view
nor any indication where an inter
national policy force to enforce
contracts between nations could be
found
Little Hope for Nation League.
Unquestionably. he continued. a
league of nations could not afford
to deprive its armOry of economic
weapons. The foreign secretary
saw no sign of any country con-
senting to abandon the employment
of tariffs if it considered them nee
essary.
He believed that Mr.. Thomas
would find that labor would not
abandon this method OF dealing
with economic problems.
Mr.. Balfour also cOntended that
universal disarmament only was
possible if it could be proved that
the new international agreement
was effective and if il had machln-
cry for keeping the worlds peace
successfully.
Urges FaVOrs in Peace TERMS
Lord Robert Cecil, under secre-
tarv of state for foreign affairs
urged that the conditions of peace
ought to be made more favorable TO
those nations prepared to enter
league. He thought the question
should be considered fully in all
its aspects and a scheme prepared
70 be put into operation immed1-
ateIv after The war if there was any
prospect of its adoption, because
few years delay would, with the
shortness of peoples memories, re-
suit in the cooling of present en-
thusiasm-
The difficulties in the way of es-
tablishing and running such
league we're so serious, he added,
thai only by the united efforts OF all
(CnntinI1Ad on Page Thirteen1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
LABOR CHIEF
CALLS TRADE
WAR Menace
Peril in Economic Weap-
ons-Nation League Be
yond Balfour's Hopes.

London, Thursday, Aug. L.
Fear that the adoption of ecO-
nOmic weapons after the war
might endanger the proposed
league of nations was express
ed by James ii. Thomas, labor
VI. z. for Derby, in the house
of commons today during dis
cuSSiOn on the policy OF such
league raised by liberal MEN,
berS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02
Died From Accident and Other
Causes.

CAPTAIN Carl z. Betowski.
Waverly, y. Y.
PRIVATES Gudstein Borgford,
Clallum Bay, Wash, George Cron-
in. Pittsburgh, Pa; Earl Gardner,
ST. Charles, Mo; William G.
Breene, Boston, Mass; Pedro Lu-
cero, FL Pao, Texas; Henry Z.
Wadsworth, Portland, Ore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02

Continued on Page Thirteenl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02

NJ c m Der of A a dill
Bureau of Calculations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-02

ASS ciated Press
Leased Wire Report
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
'LANK AGAIN CHAIRMAN,
WITHOUT OPPOSITION
Bopniwell Forces Fail to In.
tcrfere in Democratic City
Committee

No opposition was offered by the Bon
niwell forces to the reelection of Edgar
w. Lank as chairman of the Democratic
city committee. Lank was reelected
and the complete Donnelly-Lank pro-
gram, including an Endorsement of Judge
Bonniwell and all the other candidates
on the Democratic state ticket, was
put through al the reorganization of the
committee last night.
Scenes similar to those enacted at
the State committee last week marked
the reelection of Lank Two OF Bon
niwel's followers attempted to upbraid
4. Mitchell Palmer. state leader and
Charles p. Donnelly. city leader. but
were promptly shut off by Patrick j.
Howard, the temporary chairman.
Francis r. Scullin. committeeman
from the Forty-fourth Ward and proba-
,ion officer in Judge Bonniwelrs court
took exception to remark alleged 10
have been made at Harrisburg by A.
Mitchell Palmer. following the defeat
of tho Bonniwell forces there.
I'VE have stopped him at the Marnc,'
is the remark attributed 10 Palmer.
Scullin Indignantly dcnounccs The infer
ence that Judge Bonniwell was a Ger
man" Andrew +. Broughal, of the
Fourteenth Ward. was steam-rollered
when he tried to vent his indignation
over the outrageous treatment accorded
Judge Bonniwell.
The other officers of the committee
were rc-elcCtcG
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
STRETCHER BEARERS
"SNIPED" BY GERMANS
PhiIadeIphian, Gas Victim,
Home From Front, Tells
of Barbarity

Stretchcr bearers. carrying wounded
soldiers from the front line trenches TO
temporary hospital stations just be-
hand the lines. are being made victims
Of German "snipcrs," according TO Lieu
tenant Il. J. Kalodner, now Mt his home.
il6 Federal street, on sick leave. He
was "gassed" nine days after his ar
rivel at the front He is attached to
the medical reserve corps.
II was in charge of unit of twenty
four men. whose duty it was to carry the
wounded from the trst-line trenches to
the advance dressing stations. or con
crete pill boxes as the Tommies call
them. located about two miles back of
the frst-line trenches Lieutenant
Kalodner said.
The distance to the pill box was SO
great that the men carrying the wounded
had to work in relays, and. having to
walk upright ami SLOWLY, :hey formed
veritab,e targets for the Hun snipers.
who do not shrink from taking advan-
tage of the fact.
"One day boy was killed right al my
side and "A short time afterward four
more men of my command were severely
wounded by German snipers. We found
them. though. and their machine guns.
too. One of them was put in a way
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
BEES ANTICIPATED CROWDER
IN "WORK OR FIGHT ORDER
Drone Never Tolerated in Hive for Very Long by Sturdy
Workers. Who Devote Every Minute ..
to Gathering Honey

TREEN and white fields. Sotted here
~ and there with splotch of briiliancc
where some vagrant mikwccd had stolen
In to naunt it's gorgeous bloom above
the clover. stretched for acres in cvery
direction In the midst of this fragrance
there was such buzZing and humniing
that passengers along the roadway
glanced curiously that way. only to ac-
celerate their pace Immediately with
frightened backward glances.
1t was not for the unintated to know
that tnis was n called meeting of repre-
sentative bees from every hive in the
country nearby.
What Is this General crowdcr ruling.
work or fight?" demanded the bee
from st. Mary's hive in New Jersey.
Immediately there scared above him
hundreds of fellow bees, each endeavor-
ing to buzz an answer. till the leader
was forced to fly among them and calm
them with his superior buzz.
Always the Policy Of Bees
"In my opinion" excitedly declared
the recognized speaker from Philadcl-
phia. 'it is just an acknowledgment OF
our foresight and wisdom. For 10, these
many years We have had this same rul.
ing. II is just our theory of getting rid
of the dronCs. taken up by the men ci
our nation. They have learned that
drones are a luxurious nuisance No hive
or nation can afford them because they
eat up the food and the profits of tii'
workers.
Just as our droncs eat up our stores
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25

and take sustenanCe that should be given
the workers or else stored for future
use. SO these human nonworkers are
consuming the food of the country and
giving nothing in return. More than
that. they are actually delaying the
war because of their hcstancy TO give
everything possible for the men Who
must fight"
"It's time to kill the drones :" shouted
half hundred workers in unison and
No Food for Drones
This is the hest honey year We have
had for many seasons" declared the
bee from Camden. we are gathering
immense stores because the spring rains
have brought forth many blossoms. We
have food enough to feed all our droneS
and still store much away. But at the
same time we need every worker in the
field. We are buster than ever before.
Last winter was a cold, cruel ono
and half Of our fellow bees in this co'in-
try were killed. After all, our condition
is much like that of the warning nations
| today.
"Refuse to feed the drones in ronr
hive for the next few days and rout
| them from their beds. Let them starNc
IL they will not work
The meeting adjourned amid the
scrapng of legs and the hum OF wings
| as thousands of bees swarmcd in the
air. It was decided the annual destruc-
! ton of lazy bees would begin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
BRITISH SURGEONS LEAVE
Philadelphia Doctors Work in the War
Zone Praised

Colonel Sir Herbert Alexander Bruce,
surgeon colonel Of the Canadian army
medical corps; Sir James Mackenzie.
England's. NOTED heart specialist. and
Colonel Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, of
London, members of the British medical
mission now touring this country, left
here today for New York.
They spent yesterday inspecting Hog
Island and other places of interest in
this city and last night were guests at
reception in the Bellevue-Stratford.
Philadelphia is doing her share in
the hospitals of France, according to
Colonel Bruce. He described how Major
Richard II. Harte and Major John Glib
hon. of the Pennsylvania Hospital unit.
narrowly escaped death when Germans
bombed a casualty clearing station. He
voiced the wish that America might
rescind her prohibition of foreign
decorations for American soldiers, de-
claring they have earned them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
Z. 4. 1. WAGE DISPUTE
! GETS HEARING TODAY
Federal Mediator Creenawali
Expected to Give Views to
War Labor Board

immigration Commissioner Greena-
walt. who as Federal mediator here has
been trying to reconcile the differences
between the Philadelphia Rapid TRANSIT
Company and Carmens Local Union, NO
Az, was expected to go before the Fed
eral War Labor Board in washington
today and give his views of the merits
Of the company's and the unions att-
tudes.
c. O. Pratt, business agent for the
union, told the board yesterday that
twenty-five union members still are
locked out by the p. r. 7. Company
although the rest of the strikers nave
gone back to work pending adjustment
of the differences with the company by
the War Labor Board. He urged the
board to call upon the company to in
crease wages--to pay Giving wages
and to recognize the right of the men to
organize and to bargain collectively.
T.. w. Clark appeared for Il. w.
Clark & Co.. Philadelphia bankers, rep
resenting clients financially interested in
public utilities throughout the country,
He declared that with maintenance ana
operating costs already greatly in
creased, street railway companies will
find themselves i'm severe financial
straits If required to advance wages ma
terially.
He urged that if wage Increase orders
are made they be accompanied by or
ders for increased fares. which would
make It possible for the companies to
pay the wage increases without being
ruined financially.
Former President Taft and Frank p
Walsh are conducting the hearing. which
is on the general subject of differences
and relations between electric railways
and their employees, the Philadelphia sit
uation being one of the matters included
and gone into specifically.
The board said 1t wanted to know
how much If any, consideration should
be given to the companies financial con-
ditions
With Mr.. Pratt as Representatives OF
the Garments Union were Peter Dris-
coll. president, and Robert Kernaghan
secretary of the union. They said they
represented 34OO of the $500 Philadel-
phia carmen. Following their recent
walkout, they said, the p. r. r. in.
creased wages four cents an hour, but
this was not accepted by the union
The men simply went, back to WORT
pending consideration of the wage dis
pute by the War Labor Board.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-25
NAMED R. r. MANAGERS
f. VI. Utley and \. B. lohc Ap'
pointcd by Markham

Appointments Of two more Fedora
managers in the Allegheny district were
announced today by Regional Director
c. H. Markham. +. RI. Utlcy was named
as general manager Of the Ress"mor and
Lake Erie Railroad and Union Railroads
and J. B. Yohe general manager of the
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and
MCnongahela Railway.
These appointments complete the list
of Federal and general managers of
railroads in the Allegheny region in the
jurisdiction of Mr.. Markham.
It was also announced that the juris-
dlcton of A. w. Thompson. Federal
manager Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, was extended over the Coal and
Coke Railway and the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania Railroad.