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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
HOURLY NURSE.

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
CONFIRm MANY
HERE Tomorrow
Bishop Edmund ". Dunno of PeO-
ria VIII Administer Sacrament
in Rock Island and Moline.

The Rt Rev. Edmund NJ. Dunno.
bishop Of Peoria, will administer
the sacrament Of confirmation in
Rock Island and Moline tomorrow.
At the Sacred Heart church, Rock
Island. there viii be a class of 30
confirmed at 1890 in the morning,
and at St. Joseph's a, class of $50
at o'clock in the afternoon are
70 be confirmed. At the Sacred
Heart Catholic church, Moline, .
class of 200 VIII be received at S
O'Clock mass. The bishop will re-
main in Rock Island until Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
MOTOKCYCLEs AND BICECLEs.

TIRES Call makes). accessories.
lamps. etc, cut prices. s35 Flying
MerkIe bicycles at wholesale price,
$3.50 Cali colors. enamel Five
stores. l15-119 East Third street,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
MOVING.

ARE you looking for a house?-We
can often tell you where you can
find one for rent. Phone r l. $50
Household goods moved, stored
packed and shipped. Pianos moved
and hoisted. Rock Island Transfer
& Storage company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

ROOMS. two suites for light house
Eeep.nE, strictly modern, IBIS
seventh avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

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ROOM; pleasant front. in private
family; on Arsenal car line. suita-
BILE for one or two gentlemen l4lS
Thirty eighth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

ROOM; modern; furnished house
keeping. $50 Twenty-sIXtn street.
Phone r. l. 1904.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

ROOM; large: housekeeping; mod
ern. Call l.. /. 43S1, lolf seventh
avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

PHONOGRAPH; large cabinet grand; :
a beautiful machine. / received
few in a real estate exchange, you
can have one at great saving
just the thing for Christmas and
the winter months; act quick $40
Perry street, Davenport Phone
DdN 2T4g-Y
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
NINTH DISTRICT FIRST
Northwest Leads All in Reaching
Liberty Loan Quota.
Was Last to Start Campaign Sut Al
lotment Is Reached Before
All Others.

Minneapolis, April 23.-Lasl Of all
the federal reserve districts TO start
its third Liberty Loan sales campaign,
the Ninth Federal Reserve district has
registered in Washington as the first
OF all the districts to report that it
had oversubscribed its quota.
The Ninth district, which started its
campaign nine days after all the other
districts had begun to sell bonds,
came sweeping down the stretch,
passed the 105,000,000 mark set by
Secretary McAdoo as the minimum for
this district, passed the $l25,OO0,00O
mark set by A. r. Rogers, when he
apportioned the third loan bonds by
states. and at last reports the Ninth
district had gone galloping past the
$137 100000 mark.
To be exact, the grand total for the
Ninth district, including Minneapolis
St Paul and Duluth, was 37,141.5O0
Cheering as this figure is in itself
II does not tell all the story by any
means of what this district has done
because there is no certitude that the
Ninth district intends to pause at thi!
figure. 1t was still In fight whei
this total was checked up and severa
million dollars more are likely to b'
added before "finis" is written on th,
third Liberty Loan in this Northwes
section.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
NAVAL FIGHT EXPECTED SOON
British Admiralty Expects Great Sea
Battle Shortly.

London, April 23.-British and Ger
man light forces have clashed in the
waters east OF the great German fort
ress, Helgoland, the British admiralty
announces.
Opinion here more than ever in
clines to the belief that great sea
battle Is in prospect soon.
After the exchange OF few shots
at long range the German warships
took refuge behind their mine fields.
The admiralty announcement says:
British light forces operating in
Helgoland Blight Saturday obtained
touch with enemy light forces. who
retired behind the mine fields. A few
shots were exchanged at an extreme
range. One enemy destroyer was OBJ
served to be hit. All our ships re
turned without casualties"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
Germany's Latest and Most
Costly Dri,e Barren of Results
After Iionth's Struggle.
GEN. FOCH SATISFIED"
IN Belief OF Army and Official Circle,
Next Blows Will Not Begin Until
After Short Period of Re-
cuperation.

Washington, April -23.-Failure after
one months struggle is the result OF
Germany's latest and most costly eff.
fort to gain a definite strategic posi-
ton. The next blows will begin, i'm
the general belief of army and off
cial circles, with a short period OF
recuperation After that must come
Hindenburg's supreme effort, with the
most reckless and lavish waste OF
life.
The 30-day drive on Amiens and the
12-day thrust directly toward the chan.
mel ports have spent themselves
against still thoroughly organized
Allied line, now occupying ascending
positions for the greater part of their
formation.
Means Substantial Victory.
"Foch is satisfied"
This significant summary of the sit
uation has been received here. II
was accepted by military experts as
meaning substantial victory; at the
very least that the German army has
lost it's momentum. The Allied forces
have grudgingly given up their men
and the Germans have wasted theirs
And the Allied position from the sea
down Is intact.
Hindenburg's advance at the ex
pense of thousands of lives, fed into
the furnace OF blood-has left him
with a serpentine front endangered al
three vital points. His forces are now
so Disposed that he must make either
another Herculean attempt to Jan
them all the way through the Allies
line or suffer a withdrawal.
Hindenburg has failed to attain
three close and important detectives
First-Amiens, with its great rail
road center, important network o
highways, and enormous supplies o
Allied munitions.
Second.-Arras, with its importan
railroad and highway system anC
which stands like a rock against th'
German food.
d.-Hazebrouck, in the vale.
of the upper Lys, which blocks tn,
way 10 1dldlS the pSi ~
on the west coast of France.
Germans Marking Time.
March 21 the Germans started thei
drive for Amiens and on April 3. II
the upper Lys valley. Both were eS
actly alike, starting with fearful
rush and expenditure Of men and dy
ing down until the last days battle
pushed the Allied lines back only b
rods instead OF miles.
And today with the Germans marl
ing time, the Italian are moving heav
forces to reinforce the Allies. Will
the American troops are already gi'
ing heavy additional strength with tn
reserve troops from France.
While no one processes to believ
that the Germans have yet abandone
their desire to gain Amiens, 1t is gel
orally accepted that the effort ha
been stopped definitely.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
Russ Spend 13 Times Income.
- BUY l.. BONDS

Moscow, April 23.-(Delayed)-M.
Gukovsky, the minister of finance, re-
porting to the executive committee OF
the Soldiers and Workmen's delegates
on the financial condition Of the coun'
try, said that the semi-yearly expen.
diture would amount to 10000, ,00O, ,O0O
rubles. The income, the new minister
said, would amount to $500. 900, ,O0C
rubles with mo other source of loans
obtainable He added that before the
war q third of the nations income
was derived from the Vodka monopoly
KhiaA = abolished.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
President Declares Himself as
Against Measure to Try
Cases BY Courtmartia'.
TAKES DECIDED STAND
Holds That Proposed Law Is uncor
stitutionaI ard Would Put Us on
Level With Enemy We Are
Fighting.

Washington, April 23.-President
Wilson has come out in opposition to
the Chamberlain bill which would try
violations of the sedition law by
court-martials, and in a letter to
Senator Overman OF North Carolina
declared his belief that tn measure
is unconstitution.
If enacted, the President declared,
the bill would place the United States
on level with its enemies.
Enactment of the Chamberlain bill
has been urged before the Senate
military committee as necessary to
stamp out German propaganda. Wig
orous opposition to its passage has
been developing and Senator Borah
has sought support of Senate leaders
in his efforts to defeat it. The bin
has not had the support OF the De-
partment of Justice and Charles War
rem, assistant attorney general, re-
signed after. It was said, his advocacy
of the measure failed to receive the
support of the attorney general.
The President indicated that he
would not compromise with opponents
advocating amendment of the Over
man bill which proposes a broad gen.
eral grant of power to reorganize
government departments.
Presidents Letter.
The Presidents letter follows:
my Dear Senator:-Thank you for
your letter of yesterday. | am heart
| Wv obliged to you for consulting me
about the court martial bill. as per
| haps / may call ii for short. | am
| wholly and unalterably opposed to
! euch LEGISLATION and very much value
| the opportunity you give me to say
| n. ! think IL is not only unconstitu-
| fOnal hut that in character II would
| nut us nearly upon the level of the
| very people we are fighting and af-
fecting to despise. 1t would be alto
! pcther inconsistent with the spirit
! and practice of America and in view
Of the recent legislation, the espion-
are bill, the sabotage bill and the
woman spy bill, think 1t It unnec
essary and uncalled for.
take lIe llbeIly, my utdI sclidt
or. OF expressing myself In this EN-
Nhatic way because my feeling Is
very deep about the. matter as gath
er your own is.
Thanks Senator For Work.
at is admirable the way you have
been handling these important bills
and thank you with all my heart
for standing by the bin which bears
your name without any compromise
Of any kind.
-"Tt gives me the greatest satisfac
| tion to tell how much I have appre
ciated what you have been doing.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON
, Senator Borah renewed his opposi
tion to the Chamberlain bill in thu
, Senate today, charging that "politica
Pharisees" supporting it before tn
Senate military committee had givel
3 the impression that Americas farm
5 ing population is dislogal. Farmers
4 he said, are as loyal as others an
l are buying unusually large amount
e OF Liberty bonds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
b1 L. II. LsC-NLo
HOLLAND MAY HAVE TO FIGHT
German Plot May Compel Nation to
Enter War.

London, April 23.-According to the
Daily Telegraph's Rotterdam cores
pondent, plot is being Matched in
Berlin, deliberately designed to COM
pell Holland to participate in the war;
Holland, he says, may be faced in
the course of the next few weeks,
perhaps days, with the most serious
perils she has encountered since the
outbreak of hostilities.
The writer intimates that the Ger.
mans first move has been made In
the attempt to find a pretext for COM
plant that Holland departed from
neutrality by acquiescing to the En-
tente's demands for her mercantile
fleet
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
= BUY L. L. BONDS :
German Paper Suspends.

New York, April 23.-The New
Yorker Deutsches Journal, owned by
William Randolph Hearst, announces
that after tomorrow's issue 1t would
suspend publication as a daily and
Sunday newspaper, printed In the
German language" Asserting tina,
when war with Germany became In
evitable the New Yorker Deutschea
Journal at once unfurled its fag-the
Stars and Stripes" The announcement
says the papers efforts in behalf Of
American unity and universal democ
racy have been wholehearted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
=. Buy Z. Z: E9Nps -
Saimmies Gardening in France.

Paris. April 23.-The men of the
American expeditionary forces soon
will begin gardening on a grand scale.
Plots of ground near all the points
where they are stationed are given
over by the French authorities 20 be
planted to potatoes and other vege-
tables. A large plot of ground in
the park of Versailles will be brokeo
up by some OF General Pershing's 8
men. In provincial districts occupied
by the American forces the men will
either cultivate gardens on their own
account or will help the inhabitants.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
Nebraska Tops List In Amount and
Per Capita Sales.

Washington, April 23-Nebraska
leads all the states in War Saving
stamps contributions both in amount
and in per capita sales. That state,
the treasury department reports, has
turned in one-tenth of the April !
total OF $149, ,972.
New YORK is second to Nebraka's
$14,343,991, with s12.273,7s3. The Dis
trict of Columbia, however, exceeds
New York's record with a per capita
contribution of $3.73, second only tc
Nebraska, which shows per capita
OF $11.06
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23

the German airplane plant at Manzell,
reported several days ago. the Zepre-
lin manufactory at Friedrichshafen is
said to have been burned down. Ac.
cording to dispatches just received the
fires were caused by aerial attacks
and $50 workmen were killed or in
jured The raiding airplanes were
seen from the shore of Lake Con
stance as they flew northward over
the lake after the attack. The amount
of damage is said to be enormous.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
FOES TOTAL LOSS 4,089,511 |
includes those Killed and Captured
Since War Began.

Paris, April 23-Karl Bleistreu, Ger
man military writer. declares In the
Neueuropa that the German Losses on
the west front, between August, 1914.
and August. 1917, totaled 2.604.961 in
killed and prisoners.
On the East front. he said, the total
killed and prisoners we're 1.4S4,55o.
German writer's estimate the Ger
man Losses between August, 1917. and
January 81, 1918, as 367, ,450 killed and
taken prisoners on both fronts"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
IRISH SWEAR TO RESIST
Oath Administered to Thousands sy
Catholic Priests.

Dublin, April 23.-Throughout Ire
land the covenant to resist the I'M
position of conscription by all possi-
BILE means has been administered BY
priests and subscribed to In q quiet
manner, by hnudreds Of thousands OF
people. From every Catholic pulpit
conscription was the subject OF dis
course and the action OF the bishops
BUY L. l.. BONDS -
Foe AirpIans Plants Destroyed.
Geneva, Switzerland. April 23.-In
addition to the destruction by fire q
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
j. !. i. 4. i. i. 4. I. !. I. = 4.
u. S. VESSELS TOO WELL
Conveyed FOR ENEMY

Amsterdam, April %. - The
Germans are not sinking Amer
lean transports because they
are SO well conveyed that sub
marine attacks are either i'm
possible or extremely hazard
GUS. Captain Kuhlivetter, writ
ing in the Lokal Anzeiger, naiy-
ly admits.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23

With the American Army in France,
April 23.-The American position re-
main intact after the heavy German
attack and, after a brief lombard
ment, the American troops attacked
and drove the enemy out OF the old
outposts which they had gained, thus
is believed was intended as the be-
ginning of German plan to separate
the Americans and French.
There is a comparative lull along
the sector northwest of Toul. The
Americans engaged in the terrific
hand to hand fighting showed the
most daring bravery, stories of which
are already being recounted.
Bombardment Beat Verdun.
AS indicating the violence of the
offensive, French ambulance men,
who went through the famous battle
of Verdun, declared that comparative
" speaking, the German artillery fire
against the Americans was heavier
than in any single engagement on
the Verdun front at any time.
The German attempt to break
through continued until late. The
troops that were hurled against the
Americans, came full of bravado and
arrogance, waving their rifles and
shouting like mad, but they found
more than they bargained for.
When the Germans entered Seiche-
prey 1t was evidently in the belief
that the American had gone. but
some of them remained scattered
I through the village and they attacked
the Germans with hand grenades,
killing many OF them. Furious hand
to hand fighting ensued in the village
streets, the Americans falling back
only when they were greatly out
numbered.
Germans Set Death Traps.
Later the Germans were driven out
of the village, but they had concealed
three boxes containing high explosives
to which they had attached wires
stretched across the streets. Some o.
the advanced guard stepped on th'
wires, causing explosions, but steps
were Immediately taken to clear ou
these German traps.
German forces came across M
Mans Land in three waves. They hat
. been especially trained for this opera
: tion. The Americans, although great
! ly outnumbered, fought for every incl
1 OF the way, giving ground slowly ant
: pouring a deadly machine gun, riff
: automatic fire into the advancing er
] emy.
Foe Uses Gas On Batteries.
: The German barrage began just bt
. fore sunrise, after a heavy bombart
ment OF front and rear positions. 4
' the course of the night. In an al
tempt to put the American batterie
2 out Of action, the Germans used
unusually large number OF gas shells
but the American artillery replied vii
/. orously, hurting hundreds OF shell
/. across the Teuton lines.
4. A counter barrage set down by tn
Americans caught the advancing &c
: mans and killed a number Of them b
= fore they had opportunity to reac
= the American trenches.
: The commander of one unit holdin
: an outpost reported at one stage
: the attack that his men were slow
giving ground, but that they wei
: fighting every inch Of the way"
RIyy r. Y. RONDS
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
z 2U.S.SH|pS DESTROYED
Eighty-five Americans Lose Lives
in Disasters.
One Vessel Victim of German U-Boat
While Other Is Blown Up
BY Explosion.

Washington, April 23.-The navy de-
partment announces disaster to two
American steamships with the posi-
BILE loss of S5 officers and men.
The American steamship Lake
Moore, sailing on it's maiden voyage
with a naval crew aboard, was sunk
by an enemy submarine in European
waters about midnight April H. Five
officers and thirty-nine men are MISS
ing.
Five officers, including Lieutenant
Commander X. ]. Powers, u. S. n. r.
R., and twelve enlisted men, have
been landed at an English port
The other American craft lost was
the Florence H., Great Lakes YES
sci requisitioned by the government
for overseas duty, which was blown
up in a French port by an internal
explosion at midnight April II. The
disaster was reported to the navy de-
partment today by Vice Admiral Sims.
Blast Cause Unknown.
Reports indicate that thirty-four of
the crew OF approximately seventy
| five, were rescued.
The early report to the department
gave no indication as to the cause OF
the explosion.
| 1t said that most OF the rescues
were made by the crew Of an Amer
lean destroyer and Admiral Sims de
scribed their conduct as most gal
lant.'
The Lake Moor was cargo car
rier OF 4,500 tons, Communicated by
the shipping board while building in
the United States for foreign coun
try.
Il was assigned to the account o.
the navy last January and sailed from
an Atlantic port the latter part o.
March on its first voyage across tht
Atlantic.
BUY L. L. BONDS -
War Goods Ordered From vIadivostol
Harbin, Manchuria, April 23.-(Dt
layed AN order has been receive
at Vladivostok from the Bolshevih
government to ship the shells. explt
| SlNeS, LhcldlS, hoNhihoiy anu lhaSuiii
! tools concentrated there to Europea
Russia. Freight and passenger ira
fic are to be suspended for the pu
pose IL necessary, the order stipulate
Great quantities OF war supplies pu
chased by the former Russian imp,
rial government are stored in VlSd
vostok. These supplies in laIy
part were sent from the States.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
T1TE cKTIDa1M our o. DANaHn

II you saw q child on q railroad track
you would endeavor to remove the little
one from danger. When q child is 'snuf-
fling or coughing. isn't 1t your duty to
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
Enemy Attempt to Separate
Americans and French at
Toul Results in Failure.
FIGHTING IS TERRIFIC
pershing's Men Regain Every Bit OF
Ground They Had Previously Lost e
To Teutons-ArtiIIery Fire
Worse Than at Verdun

London, April 23.-Bombard-
ment of Amiens has been heavily
renewed, according to a dispatch
from the British front. Three
additional hits have been made on
the famous Amiens cathedral.
While awaiting the next Ger
man blow, now momentariIy ex-
pected, Field Marshal Haig is TAX
ing advantage Of the comparative
lulI to strengthen his lines.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23

get him out of danger OF severe conse-
quences? Foleys Honey ana ~ s.vss ~
whooping cough. Contains no opietes
Sold everywhere
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
LC. As "a r'Ng@NIF''S2
War Goods Ordered From vIadivostok

BUY L. BONDS
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-23
LEADS IN WAR STAMP SALES

. BUY BONDS
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-09-06
THE PATH TO FREEDOM
Final Primary Message from Howard Russell The Leagues
Founder

Josh Billings said: 1--WE shall never hay an
until humanacew Likewise in cvcs
have honest politics until honest dominate with their
the ballot-box.
When the AntSa1oon League started studied the Lie
Leagues system They had been woefuy successful So far
their methods lawful used them They organ
lied separate party They their machinery like Jay Gould
who thus stated his methods Albany committee In Re-
publican district I'm Republican In Democratic district I'm
Democrat. In doubtful district I'm doubtful But first
last and always for the Erie Railroad
Likewise the rumses looked diligently after all dom
nant and doubtful party tickets SO did League We found
the liquor dealers held their preprmary They chose slate
They endorsed their friends. We did the
Liquor have always MASSED THEIR VOTES AT THE
PRIMARY We too have done exactly that The AntSaloon
League has this traffic death in twenty eight by getting
PARTY TICKETS AT PRIMARY ELECTIONS
In 1895 Ohio the League renominaed and reelected all
members OF the Ohio House of Representatives who sought
election and who had voted the previous Legislature for the
Leagues local option bill Also defeated who had voted
against that bill Foremost that fight Dnwddie and
Wheeler known far beyond Ohio who led the bicycle cavalry
which organized carried certain important primaries that
fu OF 1895 The Locke campaign that in Central
Ohio heapd the Leagues first political and sounded the
CALL TO THE PRIMARY which has since controlled Legsa
and Congress for progressive Prohibition of the drink traffic
and has "puvcrized the rum-power"
Oh you voters of Illinois, this time YOU fight for both
and September It'll "Wednesday.
this your holy opportunity MARCH OUT TO YOUR PRI-
MARY! FORGET PARTNERSHIP! STAND BY THE
ENDORSED MEN! SCRATCH YOUR TICKETS! YES
NOMINATE A DRY MAJORITY!
Then when Novembe poll seals Septembers victory for a
hcaton proud grand old Illinois noby will have celebrated
her Centennial anniversary half century ago
will have done her free continent from both slavery and
At last last from and from lakes
gull praise God it's coming forever that bold vision liberty
NO LONGER SLAVE OR DRUNKARD BENEATH THE
owl hero and pioneer Pohibitions ABRAHAM
LINCOLN!