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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
SOCIALISTS
STRENGTH is
.LENR00T AID
Nomination of Loyalist
Candidate Assured
Demos Name Davies.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 20.-As
scattered returns from yesterdays
so-called loyalty primary dribbled
in the impression grew that Con-
gressman Irvine L. Lenroot of Su-
perior, loyalist candidate for the
senatorial nomination of the Re-
publican party, had defeated James
Thompson of La Cross, La Toilette
candidate, by a narrow margin.
Reports from all but seven coun-
ties of the state up to 1870 o'clock
this afternoon gave Lenroot, loyal
ist Republican, lead of 2,48S over
Thompson. With some counties
complete and most of the vote re-
ported in others, Lenroot had 61,-
663 and Thompson 59,175.
Outstanding features of yester-
days primary were a five-fold
increase in the Socialist vote, the
overwhelming victory of Joseph (.
Davies for the Democratic senate
rial nomination and the close race
between Irvine l.. Lenroot, the 10y
alist candidate and James Thomp
son, who carried the banner Ot
the La Toilette Republicans in the
senatorial race of that party.
Lenroot supporters maintained
that what advantage there was on
returns up to noon rested with
Lenroot With 13 counties missing,
scattered reports from 81 gave
Lenroot 1924 and Thompson Co.
694. The missing counties and
precincts are so situated as to
make an accurate forecast impos-
sible, although it appeared that
Lenroot's home district, which is
always slow to report, would give
a majority sufficient to overcome
that of Thompson in the city and
county of Milwaukee. 1t may be
days before the deciding votes are
in from the backwoods.
Berger Vote Aids LenrOOt.
Tn NfifwsYKee Berger cut i1eavfty
into the Thompson vote and pollof
practically as many as Lenroot ant
Thompson together. The Milwau-
kee vote on fairly complete returns
was, Berger, 1896; Thompson, s.
917, and Lenroot, 6,181. 1t was
generally conceded that it was only
the heavy Socialist vote which pre-
vented the nomination of Thomp-
son by an unmistakable margin.
In the state Legislature the So
cialist members ordinarily vote
with the La Toilette faction and
stood solidly with La Toilette
against the recently passed reso'
luton censuring him.
Socialists Take Milwaukee.
In Milwaukee the Socialist vote
for municipal officers and aldermen
in the non-partisan primary was
even more impressive. Mayor
Hoan, Socialist, received the high
est number of votes of any of the
four candidates, estimated at 20,-
S23. Braman, Republican, was his
nearest opponent with 1926
Dammann, Republican, and Park
Democrat, polled respectively A.
9O5 and 1,127. Under the non-par-
tisan primary system the two re-
ceiving the highest number of votes
become the candidates at the reg
ular election. The Socialists also
nominated their men for all city
offices and for six of the II alder
men at large.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
WORLD TONNAGE
LOSS 100000
sir Geddes, British Admiralty Head,
Announces Shipping Decrease
During the War.

London, March 20.-Figures on
the shipping output and tonnage
losses of Great Britain will be pub
lished regularly hereafter, 1t was
announced in the house OF com
mons today by Sir Eric Campbell
Geddes, the first lord OF the ad-
miralty. during the debate on the
navy shipbufIding bill.
1t would not be in the national
interest, however, TO give the tom
mage of losses up TO date, the first
lord added.
The worlds tonnage, exclusive
OF enemy ships. had fallen 2,500,000
tons from the beginning of the war
TO the end of 1917, Sir Eric stated.
The amount o. tonnage sunk in
the last 12 months was 5000. 900,
said Sir Eric. instead of 9.500,000,
as the Germans claim.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
HONOR ROLL

Washington, March s0.-First
Lieutenant Frederick o. Klakring
is the only officer appearing In to-
days casualty list OF 81 names. He
was wounded slightly.
Today's list shows three men
were killed in action, two died of
wounds; two died of accident;
eight died OF diseases five wounded
severely and II wounded slightly.
The list followsl
Killed in actioni
Corporals Russell g. Hughes:
George II. Miles, Edward Mitchell.
Died of wounds:
Privates Lloyd Culpj Frank
Proisl,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
ASK GOVERNMENT
AID IN SOLVING
HOUSING PROBLEM

Chicago, March 20. - Manufac-
turers engaged in war munition
production in the Calumet region.
including the cities of Hammond,
Gary, East Chicago and Whiting
have jointly appealed to Washing
ton for emergency aid in their
housing problem. The plants are
at present employing $4,000 persons
and $4,000 more are expected short
ly. The house facilities in these
cities are inadequate to take care
of the extra workers, it is said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
ANOTHER BIT OF
- CAMOUFLAGE ON
GREAT HUN DRIVE

Zurich, Switzerland, March 20
Another of the reports of an inn
pending German blow in the west
appears Ill the Koelnische Zeitung.
1t says the German headquarters
staff is organizing a series of con-
ferences to be held at Cologne,
Berlin, Karlsrup, Hanover and
Leipsic, with representatives of the
ieading newspapers. for the pur-
pose of preparing the German press
for operations on a great scale on
the western front.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
WAR SUMMARY

The occupation Of PetrOgrad
by the German troops is said to
be only q matter of hours. The
Russians are reported making
no organized attempt 10 resist
the invaders. The BOlsheyiki
government moved from Pet
r0grad TO Moscow last week.
While Secretary of War Bak-
er and his party were return
ing from the American front
line trenches German 105
millimeter shell burst along the
roadside within 40 feet of the
automobile. The occupants or
the machine were not injured
nor was the car damaged.
On the French and British
fronts the German artillery
continues active. The great
aerial activity along the British
front also continues and the
British airmen have accounted
for 2s more German machines,
making a total of 81 In two
days, 81 of which were de-
sfr0yed.
The Americans on the Toul
sector have been giving the
Germans dose of their own
medicine In the way of heavy
bOmbardment with gas shells.
Towns and positions behind the
German lines have also been
subjected 90 American fire. In
both the TOul and Luneyille
sectors the American gunners
have demolished more German
gas protectors.
General Pershlng has ap-
proved the awarding OF the first
new American military crosses
for extraordinary her0isnl.
Three Americans, all OF whom
have been decorated by France,
are the recipients,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20

otttttalN II 1''@0H'
With the American Army in France, Tuesday,
March 1S.-(By the Associated Press.) = While
Secretary of War Baker and his party return
ing today from the American front line trenches
German 1O5 millimeter shell burst along the road
side within forty yards of the automobile. The
pants of the not injured the
damaged.
Secretary Baker remained for an hour and half
in front line trench on certain sector under
brisk enemy shell fire. He also visited advanced
listening post and talked with the officers and men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20

Berne, Tuesday, March 19.-It
has been learned through official
sources that the steamer Sterling
with a large cargo of grain for
Switzerland has just been sunk rs
a result of a collision.
Coming so shortly after the tor
pedoing of the Spanish ship Sar-
dinero, which was sunk on Feb. 26,
while conveying 5000 tons of wheat
from the United States for SwitZ-
erland, the loss of the Sterling con-
stitutes a serious blow to the Swiss
revictualing operations.
There are two steamers Sterling.
one an American of 2,016 tons
gross, built at Port Glasgow in
1881, and owned by the Black Dia-
mond Transportation company of
Boston and the other a Norwegian
vessel OF 1928 tons gross, built in
1907 at Fredricksstad, and owned
in Christiania.
Two Morse Ships Sunk.
London, March 20.-The crew of
the Norwegian steamship Vega
desk, 4,271 tons gross has been res
cued from lifeboats, according to a
report of the Norwegian foreign Of
flee as forwarded in a central news
dispatch from Copenhagen. Bombs
from a German submarine were
placed on the Wagadesk, but no
word as 10 her fate has been re-
ceived
The Norwegian sailing vessel
Carla, 1868 tons gross, has been
sunk by a German submarine, the
dispatch reports. The captain was
killed but his crew was rescued.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight; Thursday
unsettled with not much change in
temperature.
Temperature at a. m, as; high
est yesterday, 90; lowest last night,
AS.
Velocity of wind at a. m, 9
miles per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m, "a:
at 7 a. m, 90; at / p. m. today. 80.
Stage OF wafer. rs; a rise of Z
in last "a hours
J. NJ, SHERIER, MeteerologiEt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
Owens Tells of Program
for International Move
to End War.

Washington. March 20.-An
international peace plan both
to effect immediate cessation
of the war and to maintain fu-
ture peace of the world was
outlined TO the senate today by
Senator Owens of Oklahoma,
auth0r of a resolution prOpOs-
ing a league of nations to en-
force peace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
IlOday's Freak
Story

-, De,'Ioit. Mich, March 2O-"Please
>~-Aer' may ! go downtown this
.AlAg and get t diyorce?"
ma Sillman, 16. made this re-
-. 80 today Of her teacher in ii De-
public school. She was ex-
Three years ago. in Patton.
\, AAila's father called her from
49, one day, introduced her so
49, slilman. q years old, told
!" hold his hand and stand be-
4ustice. The Judge read
Ailg from a book and in
e ~ she was SiIiman's wife,
~ obts insd her divorce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
MITCH COTTON PRODUCED.

Washington, March zO.-Cotton
production from last seasons crop
was II.2S5, ,999 equivalent 500-pound
bales exclusive OF linters, the cen
sns bureau today announced in It's
finai report OF the seasons gin
n-Ig's Linters produced 10 Marcn
amounted to S2Y.019 equivalent
500 pound bales.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20

Washington, March 20.-Hol-
lands reply in the shipping nego-
tlations is on the cables, the gov
ernment was advised today, and is
expected to arrive before night.
The nature of the reply was not
disclosed, pending the issuance of
a proclamation by President Will
son which had been prepared in
advance and was awaiting only
news of the conclusion of negotia-
tiOns in London.
The American and British gov
ernments were ready to take over
all Dutch vessels in their waters
Monday but seizure was delayed
here pending word that the Neither
lands government had acceded to
their demands. Whatever the reply,
however, it was said the ships
would be taken.
Seizure was delayed chiefly be-
cause of a desire to show every
courtesy to the Dutch government
but it has been indicated for sew
eral days that neither the United
States nor Great Britain would go
through another long series of re-
gCtiations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
POINCARE THANKS
YANKEE RED CROSS

Paris, Monday. March iS.-Presi-
dent Poincare today received Il. =.
Dawson. chairman of the American
Red Cross war council. and Major
James H. Perkins. head OF the Red
Cross commission in Europe. aud
warmly thanked them for the help
the American Red Cross has given
the allied armies. especially that OF
France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
LATE BULLETINS

London. March 20.-Upris-
ings on the part Of natives I'm
Beluchistan recently resulted
I'm fighting I'm which many cas-
ualties were inflicted. the India
office announces. The natives
attacked British posts and were
repulsed completely. Punitive
measures are being undertaken.
Rome, March I9.-There will
be no cOnsistOry until the war
IL over, Pope Benedict said TO-
day upon hearing that the re-
port had been published that he
intended to call Il cOnsistOry
shortly.
Reno, New March 20.-Elmer
White, u German sympathiZer
who bOasted that he helped to
celebrate the sinking OF the
Tuscania, at GarnerVille. New,
several weeks ago, was lashed
to a stake and whipped with II
cat-Of-nine-tails at YeringtOn.
New last night by Il citizens
committee. He was then given
IA c0at of tar and feathers and
ordered out of the community.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
Dutch Reply
in Ship Case
Is Being Sent

London, March 20.-The con-
ditiOns laid down by the Dutch
foreign minister for the accept
ance of the demands of the as
sOciated governments as re-
CARDS the taking over of Dutch
shipping are not likely to be ac-
ceptable to those governments,
according to a Renter dispatch
from The Hague, filed yester-
day. 1t adds, however, that a
concession may be made to the
extent that the arming of the
Dutch vessels may not be in
sisted upon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
SWISSCRAIN
SH|PSUNK;IS
SEvEREBL0W
Sinking On Heels of Loss
of SARDINIA Causes
Grave Food Worry. =

Washington, March 20.-Rus-
sian warships at Odessa es-
capped to SebastOpOl when the
Germans took Odessa. accord
ing to dispatch to the state
department today from Ameri-
can Consul Summers at Mos
COW. Recent press dispatches
quoted Berlin as declining that
15 ships were taken when the
city was occupied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20

Press
LEASED Wire Report
Evening star., 1918-02-28

Plans of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion to provide ample living accommo-
.dations for shipyard workers are being
completed today in anticipation Of
President Wilson's approval Of the
s50.000.0o0 appropriation recently made
by Congress for housing purposes. The
bill carrying the appropriation is now
before the President.
In a statement Of the fleet corpora
tion's plans. ]. Rogers Flannery. d.,
rector of housing, said the expenditure
of funds authorized would be admins
protect the men from exploitation
through high rentals" It is the inten-
ton of the shipping board to erect
houses in the vicinity of shipyards only
where suitable living accommodations
can be obtained for workmen by no
other means. Where Improvement or
expansion of transportation facilities
to and from shipyards will serve the
purpose this will be authorized in
stead of new construction.
wherever construction is necessary"
the statement says, 'the individual
shipbuilding company will apply>to the
fleet corporation for the loan which, If
granted. will be amortized over a, Pc
riod of ten years, bearing interest," at
the rate of 5 per cent. payable semi
annually and be secured by first mort
the development is had.
THE shipbuilding company then will
organize a subsidiary company, which
will acquire at it's own cost and ex-
Evening star., 1918-02-28
38 SAVED Of 1S2 ON
BRITISH HOSPITAL SHIP
Survivors Declare Vessel Was Tor
pedoed by Submarine-Seven
Nurses Among Missing.

LONDON, February 2s.-The British
hospital ship Glenart Castle had 49,
persons on board. it is stated unoffi-
cially, when she went down Tuesday in
the Bristol channel. Three parties, ag-
gregating thirty-eight. have been
landed at Swansea, Milford and Penn
broke. None of the others have been
heard from. The missing include about
seven woman nurses.
Survivors of the Glenart Castle land
ed at Swansea declared the ship was
torpedoed by a submarine. No subma :
rine was seen by them, but a dim light
was seen on the surface of the water
before the ship Was shaken by an eX-
plosion.
The vessel went down in seven min
three hold. The lifeboats on the star
board side were for the most part
smashed by the explosion. Only seven
lifeboats could be launched. and these
with the greatest difficulty.
Capt. Burt was last seen in the chart
house, after the last boat was launch
ed, and it is believed that he went
down with the snip.
The sea WAS s" rough that it was all
most impossible 10 handle the liefboats
which required continuous bailing by
all hands. OF those aboard, one hun
dred and fifty were members of the
crew. seven We're woman nurses and
the others belonged to the Red Cross
and included doctors, nurses and order
lies.
Evening star., 1918-02-28
GEN. PERsHING REPORTS
L CASUALTIES IN HIS ARMY

Gen. Pershing has reported that Pri-
vate Frank Beltinokoff, 243 Z. Front
street, Erie, Pa. was killed, and Lieut..
Robert r. Cooper, Smithville, Okla, and
Private Ziggie Rutkowski, 1859 South
Shore drive. Chicago, were Slightly
wounded in action February "a.
Private Cyril P. Morrissette, 81 Cres-
cent street, West Quincy, Mass, died
February "a of wounds received in ac-
tion.
Deaths from natural causes among
the American forces in France have
been reported as follows:
Privates James Brooks, Dumas, Ark,
pneumonia; John H Ryan, Brockton,
Mass, meningitis; Sidney Sweden, To-
ronto, Canada, internaI hemorrhage;
Wallace c. Dickson, Wayne, Pa, dia-
betes, and Joseph A. Gilmore. 81 Pot
ter avenue, Long Island City, n. Y,
cause not given. Mechanic Clarke
White. r. F. D. No. l, Cooksburg, n. Y,
measles.
Evening star., 1918-02-28
WORLDS LARGEST WOODEN
SHIP LAUNCHED IN u. S.

ORANGE. Tex, February 2s,-With
none of the pomp usually attending
such ceremony, the largest wooden
steamship ever built was launched on.
the Sabine river here yesterday, just
five months after its keel was laid.
The steamship was built for the Cunard
Steamship Company of Liverpool and
designed by A. A. Daugharty, formerly
of New York.
Its dimensions are: Length, $50 feet;
beam, forty-eight feet; nodded depth,
twenty-seyen feet. 1t will have a car
rying capacity of 4,10o tons. and will
be equipped with triple expansion en-
gines of I450 horsepower. 1t contains
more than two and half million feet
of lumber. Its propeller blades are
more than fifteen feet in length and
two and half feet wide.
The ship was built by the National
Shipbuilding Corporation, and there are
now six vessels of similar type under
construction at its yards. Altogether
there are thirty-five ocean-going ships
in the various stages of completion in
the yards at Orange, a good share of
them being built for the government.
Evening star., 1918-02-28
Petrograd Looted and PIundered.

AS to Petrograd, this Finnish official
says that it is "a city vandaliZed. The
banks have been plundered. All pub
lie buildings have been confiscated. All
smaller shops have been looted and
shut All movies and theaters are shut
There is no street lighting There are
no street cars. The streets are cloggy
deep in snow drifts The plundering
on the streets and in the homes is
commonplace
Notwithstanding Trotzky's proclama-
tions threatening punishment, which
are issued only to throw dust into the
eyes of foreigners when cabled abroad,
1ooters and thieves have grown bolder
and no longer discriminate between
foreigners and Russians. Looters
forced their way into the Danish lega-
ton The Italian charge daffaires was
robbed in the middle of the city. A
Norwegian was robbed of $4,000 roubles
fS7.506). They have no redress. Trains
leave and arrive at any time, irrespec-
tive of schedule. Most of the railway
officials have left their jobs. especially
: in Finland, where everything worth
plundering has been plundered.
Evening star., 1918-02-28
MRS. J. s. CROSBY APPOINTED.
Will Represent N. 7. State on Wom'
ans Democratic Committee.

The selection Of Mrs. John Sherwin
Crosby, president Of the Woman's
Democratic Club. New York city, as
representative of New York state on
the woman's advisory committee Of the
democratic national committee is an
nounced at the committees headquar-
ters here.
Five other new members Of the wom-
ans advisory committee also have been
announced. They are: Mrs. Pattie
Ruffner Jacobs of Birmingham to rep
resent the state Of Alabama. Mrs.
Harry c. Adler of Chattanooga to rep
resent Tennessee and Miss Henrietta
Mitchell of Jackson to represent Mis-
sissippi, Mrs. j. X. Ottley, Atlanta, to
represent Georgia, and Mrs. J. A. Cor
bett of Jacksonville to represent
Evening star., 1918-02-28
ACLEAR COMPLEXION
Ruddy Cheeks Sparkling Eyes
Most Women Can Have.
Says DR.. Edwards. Well Known
Ohio Physician.

DR.. r. NJ. Edwards for IL years
treated scores of women for liver and
bowel ailments. During these years
he gave to his patients prescription
made of few well known vegetable
ingredients mixed with olive oil,
naming them DIR. Edwards Olive
Tablets. You will know them by
their olive color.
These tablets are wonder-werIers
on the liver and bowels, which cause
q normal action, carrying off the
waste and poisonous matter in ones
system.
If you have a pale face, saIlow look,
dull eyes, pimples, coated tongue,
headaches, q iistiess. no-good feel
ing, ali out of sorts, inactive bowels,
you take one of DIR. Edwards Olive
Tablets nightly for time and note
the pleasing results.
Thousands of women, as well as
men, take DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets
-the successful substitute for CATO.
msEnow and then just to keep in
4le pink Of condition.
10c and zSc per box.
4 AnpEugeists4 ,ia.
Evening star., 1918-02-28
PLAN HOMES FOR WORKERS
AIDING u. S. SFIIPBUILDING

pense, and hold in its own name. real
estate upon which, the houses would be
erected.
charge Of the maintenance, the renting
and sale of these houses; 1t will be
restricted in its right to pay dividends,
salaries and various other expenses,
until such time as the loan TO the neeS
CORPORATION has been entirely paid. and
even beyond that time for the protec-
tion Of the men,"
Evening star., 1918-02-28
Overman Bill Indorsed.

Endorsement of the Overman bill
giving the President full powers to
centralize war control and eliminate
"red tape" in the various depart
ments has been recommended by the
board of directors of the United
States Chamber of Commerce to the
more than 1000 commercial organi-
Sations included in its membership.
Evening star., 1918-02-28
Even Churches Are Robbed.

The bolsheviki turned their atten-
tion to the churches. 1t might. have
been thought that the former hold of
the church on the fanatical peasants
would cause them TO abstain. or at least
scare them from violating these build
mgS, but general apathy was exhibited
congregations, though many members
rallied to their defense when Lenine
proceeded to seize the precious metal
crosses, ikons and other objects for the
ritual belonging to the Alexander
Nevki Monastery. A weak show of an
noyance was made, and this was more
on account of the money value of the
objects than indignation against a prof
anation of the faith. A procession or
ganized by the churches paraded and
then went home.
Evening star., 1918-02-28
Two Officers Retired

First Lieut.. Rafael Bird, Porto Rico
Regiment of Infantry. and Second
Lieut.. Frank L. Hoerner of the Phil
ippine Scouts have been retired from
active service.
Evening star., 1918-02-28
SWEDEN HEARS Of
RUSSIAN ANARCHY
Lenine Predicts World Revo-
luton; Kerensky Gone.
!. Petrograd Plundered.
CHURCHES ALSO ROBBED
ny BASSETT DIGBY.
CableSram to The Evening star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. I91S.

Chicago Daily News. Copy right. I91s.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, February oS.-
Vivid pictures of conditions in Fin
land and Petrograd are Given by a
Finnish railroad official who has ar
rived here by a new route now being
used by travellers between Sweden
and Petrograd. The route from Petro-
grad begins with a days journey
toward China and then swings north
along the east coast of Ladoga, whence.
after forty miles of sledging through
an uninhabited no mans land, and
wilds from the village of Salims, at
the head of the lake, to the town of
Hortaval, the traveller reaches Finnish
military territory. Thence by sue
cessive stages he travels by railway
and sledge across the country to Tam
merfors and Torme.
when we left Petrograd two weeks
ago the dictatorS of smolny were
tighter in the saddle than ever, not
from the approval of the people. but
from apathy and lack of initiative.
he said. shortly before we left 100
knights of St. George conspired to
kidnap Leniuc. r was generally
known that Lenirc nightly visited his
secretary, Bonsibruiiyitch, and an am
bush was placed for him. but the plot
was betrayed and the knights were
arrested.