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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
Postpone Organ Recital.

The organ recital announced for
tomorrow evening by J. Frank Fry
singer at Augustana chapel has
been postponed because of the deaf h
of Andrew Kempe and in compli-
ance with the demand that no pub
lie gatherings be held
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
Eagles Card Party.

The Ladies' auxiliary to the
Eagles gave a very successful card
party at the Eagles home yester-
day afternoon. There were five Ia
bles of 500 played and the favors
were awarded to Mrs. Erickson,
first, Mrs. Cross of Davenport, sec
ond, and Mrs. Tank of Davenport,
third. At the conclusion of the
games a very delightful lunch was
served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
Mrs. Reiss Entertains.

A reception was rendered Mrs.
Nellie Florence Lee OF Philadelphia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16

All The News All the Time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
New Georgee Crepe Blou in Styles c and Trims that Offer Pleas
ing Assortments to Particular Women:

New Georgette biouses,
cOHariess in front, en-
broidery at neck and tips
Of the pointed half collar
in solid and eyeIet pat
tern; white or flesh:
choice $3.50.
New combination color
effects in two-tone Georg-
cite crepe bEouses; en-
broidered and beaded
trims; especially pretty
for suit wear: choice
$3.50 each.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-09
WOMEN GIVE. OUT.

Huusework is hard enough when
healthy. Every Dillon woman who
lis having backache, blue and rer-
vous spells, dizzy headaches and kid
ney or bladder troubles. should be
glad to heed this Dillon woman's ex-
perience:
Mrs. Nj. y. Flowers. Hampton st.
says: Il have great faith in Doan's
Kidney Pills and never hesitate
about endorsing them. Several wears
ago my kidneys We're in awful bad
shape and ! suffered great deal
with backaches. | felt perfectly mis-
cradle My kidneys acted frrneu-
larly, my ankles often swelled and |
had putting under the eyes. If /
Cent over l could hardly straighten
up again and awful dizzy spells
would come over me. l used several
different kidney remedies in an ef-
fort to find relief but wasn't helped
any until 7 finally used Doan's Kid
FEY Pills. They worked like magic
in my case and in Il short willie, rid
me of all my trouble and pat my kid
neys in good. healthy condition"
60c. at all dealers Foster Milburn
Co., Mfg, Buffalo. " y. --592t.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-09
Need for Firing Squad.

IT must have occurred to q gre,,
many people. in reading :be news
paper accounts of the lcnicnt meth
ouS adopted by the government au-
thoritieS in dealing with the spy
question. that the plying of this
trade by Il German or German sym-
pathizcr is far safer than service i'm
the army of the Kaiser.
The most serious penalty imposed
so far has been against an officer or
til" United States army who volun-
"rh% announced that he could not
40 Justuice to himself or his men in
leading them against his relatives
ana friends fighting on the German
SIDE. A man who is convicted of he
ing leader in the spy plots against
American lives and property is Civ
en- prison sentence less than that
usually meted out to an embezzling
clerk. other men. engaged in subter-
ranean efforts which might result in
the killing of more American bows
than could be accomplished by an en-
tire German regiment, are pleasantly
inferred in quarters where they xre
provided with creature comforts un-
known to the young men who are
the Stars and Stripes in
No Mans Land.
Inc reason for this state of af-
airs is hard to appreciate. The
country is at war and war is not n
civil matter" A man who conspires
o place bomb in an American
roop-Ship or vessel carrying much |
needed supplies to our allies is war
ing against this country as much
even more. we believe) as the pri- /
'ate or officer in the German ranks
Vho is exposed to American bullets. |
Why. then. should we treat these /,
ipers as offenders against the civil
aw? Let's order out the firing |
quad.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-09
SUNDAY
WHEA1'LESS ~
usr NO rREAn cpAcxru< NIiO11nly
ASIn "a BREAkLASr Rsnx NNIUtUEki
CONTAINING Wheat WxSAls%S
CITATION.

State % South Carolina.
County of Dillon.
BY Joe Cabell Davis, Probate Judge
Whereas. Bedie Huggins made suit
to me to grant unto him letters. of
Administration of the estate and eff
fects of Nj. ID. Higgins.
These are, therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the kind
dred and Creditors of the said ". D.
Huggins. deceased that they be and
appear before me in the Court of
Probate. to be held at Dillon on
Thursday. May 9th next, after publ
cation hereof, at IL o'clock in the
forenoon, to show cause, if any they
have, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand this "a LAY
of April, 1918.
JOEL CABELL DAVIS,
Probate Judge Dillon Co
5-2-2t
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-09
GROWING HOGS.

For a hog 10 be profitable he
must be kept growing from birth to
marketing age. He cannot be profit
able unless ke is healthy. He can
always be in prOfiting- producing
condition if he is fed B. A. Thomas
Hog Powder. We positively tell you
that this remedy prevents cholera.
removes worms and cures thumps If
the powder does not make good, we
VIII. Pee Dee Cash store, Dillon.
:. C.-May.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-09
NOTICE T..

Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned in pursuance oi the pro-
visions OF law in such case made and
provided viii apply 10 Tho Bank Of
DilloH on May 10th. 1918. for the re
issue OF new stock of said corpora
tion in the place and stead OF the or
iginal certificate number thirteen the
same having been lost and not dis
posed Of by me in any manner.
W. G.. ROGERS,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-09

l
time than three weeks the men OF
this country to the number of 10000
600 presented themselves before
these boards and were registered al
a cost per man for those accepted
for service at $4.9O. Our weak point
has been the lack of ships, we were
prevented by narrow partisan pol
itics from developing an American
merchant marine. The great trans
continental railroads postponed for
80 years the construction of an Is
thmian canal and an American mer-
chant marine. 1t was their purpose
to force the movement of freights
east and west instead of as nature
intended north and south the way
that our mountains and rivers run.
Their interest was at Boston and
New York and not at South Atlantic
and Gulf Ports. know to my sorrow
what 1t cost, 25 years ago, for a man
In the United States senate to ad-
vocate ship subsidy with both par
ties dominated by this selfish rail-
road trust. In one year the subsidy
principle has brought into the SER
vice Of the country LAS steel ships
and 500 wooden ships aggregating
about 100000 tons, an increase
or about 500 per cent in one year in
the American merchant marine. With
the plans now on foot, it is safe to
say that at the end of another year
we will have a fleet of ships that
will exceed that of any other nation
on earth and that never again will
we witness the humiliating spectacle
or American products depending on
foreign ships to find a market. !
When this war is over American
ships carrying American products
manned by American seaman will be
seen at every port in the world.
The World Needs Wilson.
This war is changing our very
form of government, we have found
by practical experience that repub-
lie with it's full liberty to the indi-
Vldual citizens Is unable to wage a
successful war with an autocracy. To
great extent new government is
being built up outside of that pro-
'lded in the constitution. The gov
ernment has charge Of the railroads
md ships. 1t is fixing the price of
products and telling us what to eat,
when to eat, and what to pay for il.
N another year Of war the govern,
nent OF this country will be prac-
lcally in the hands of this extra
machinery. 1t is going
% take the wisest craftsmanship,
he keenest sense of justice and the
most exalted patriotism to do this
successfully. We need brains for
his purpose as much as food for the
and executive ability as
guns. Russia had 100000 SOL
liers under arms. countless guns and
more raw material than any nation
IN earth and yet she is today from
! lack of constructive craftsmanship
,rostrate with the heel of the Kais-
r on her neck. :.
There can be no peace between
German and American ideals of
government. We are fighting today
or the principles of the Democracy
or which Christ died on the hill of
Calvary. The right of every nation
% live it's own life in its own way !
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-09

done in one year of war. 1t Is a mar
velous record and how any man cal
take into consideration our total un
pr aredness and then critise thos,
In authority is beyond my compre
nension. You may be sure those
doing 1t are either ignorant of the
Facts or have some ulterior purpose
They should be looked upon with dis
trust and treated as enemies until
they prove otherwise. Listen, or
April 9th, 1917 we had only 16O,.
900 trained soldiers under arms and
1864 officers; on April 9Th, 1918 we
mad l23.SOO officers almost as many
omcers as we had men. a year ago,
when you consider the fact that a
modern war depends very largely on
trained officers you realize what a
tremendous work has been accom-
plished. The number Of enlisted
men is 1,52S.924. an increase in one
year In the army Of about 900 per
cent. One year ago we had $4,000
enlisted men in the navy and today
we have $4,000 an incrase of 400
per cent In the aviation service a
year ago we only had about 1000
men and today there is about 14O.-
oOO an increase Of 10000 per cent.
Our experts have standardized the
noerty motor and will revolutionize
tue air service. Twenty-Five large
companies are manufacturing air
planes. Is more are producing en-
gines and 400 are producing acces-
SOT1pS
ouceo 10000 automobile trucks.
Machine guns are being manufacture
ed at the rate of $500 per year and
IL inch guns at $1,000 a year
Inc ordinance supply Of the govern
ment is handling every month TO-
900 car loads Of material. Within
Two weeks after war was declared
contracts had been made covering
the requirements of an army of
100000 men. The government has
taken over and is operating 100000
miles of railroad, employing more
than 100000 men representing an
investment of nearly 20 billion dol
lars' Outside Of the loan to the AL
lies the United States spent - bill
lions of dollars during the first year
OF the war. We loaned nearly 4 1-2 !
billion dollars to the other countries
engaged in this war. The government
mas instituted a system of war insur-
ance to take the place of the worn
out and rotten pension system and !
IN one year insurance policies have
been issued for millions of dollars
and also about 20 million dollars
paid in allotments to the dependent
families of the sailors and soldiers.
When 1t seemed that we would not
be able tc send our products abroad
on account Of the high rates charged
oy insurance companies the govern
ment stepped in and gave us war risk
insurance at greatly reduced rates
2nu are actually making a large prof.
u out Of it. Cotton went from seven
to thirty-three cents. The greatest
think of the govern
ment is the conscription act. 1t is
the most wonderful piece Of legisla-3
ton Of its kind that the world has
sver known. What becomes of those
that were running around over the
country crying out against the draft
act and predicting all kind of evil?
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-09

TIL" C"nnty Commissioners have
placed "ith the Magistrates over
seer's commissioners with instruc-
tons to appoint ovcrsc"rs in their
districts on the different Joints OF
roads. Commissions can b. bad Ivy ap
plying to YOUR nearest Nn"i~rratc
4 425-3t
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
GEORGE WINFIELD IN CONTROL
TONOPAH BANKING CORPORATION

George Winged the mining and banking this after
made heavy investment in Tonopah indicative
his financial
Tonopah he laid the foundation his
= he lived the heydey times of the =
late this
TonOpah Corporation bank he said An that
say purchased
interest the Corporation
this afternoon will affairs
poaon any
the all the officers,
of illness Those Bougher Clyde
Heller R. J. M. Gregory. t / not =
dvuged with holdings papers
the meeting
. concluded this =
either consummated has under
his bringing his
evidences his belief
. perty district .
= = .
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
NIL Ions IDLE AS RESULT OF COAL CONSERVATION
All Factories Closed Except Those Engaged in Making Government Supplies
WILL ANALYZE WAGE AND LABOR QUESTIONS

been submitted to the director gen
eral since then that he determined
to refer them all to the board 1t
will hear all labor complaints or
petitions. make careful Investigations
and recommend course of action
to Mr. McAdoo
The commissions inquiry will deal
with general conditions affecting the
railway employees, regardless of
whether any specific request or com
plant has been made to the director
general, or to railroad arrangements
before the government assumed con.
troll.
In charge OF eastern railroads, Mr.
McAdoo retained A II. Smith, presl-
dent of the New York Central, who
has acted as assistant to the director
general with headGudrters in New
York City. r. H. Ashton, president
of the Chicago & Northwestern rail.
road, was appointed regional director
for territory west of the Mississippi,
with headquarters at Chicago. South.
eastern roads were assigned to c H
Markham, president of the Illinois
Central. with headquarters In At.
lanta
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
FREIGHT CONGESTION
IS GREATLY RELIEVED
FUEL MOVING FREELY TO ITS
DESTINATIONS IN EASTERN
LOCALITIES.
Nv Associated preas)

tHy Associated PressD
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-The fuel
administration today reported that
the congested transportation through
out the East is being cleared and
that bunker coal is being unloaded
in increasingly large quantities.
1t said that 1t will probably be a
week before the mines have received
cars in number ample to maintain
the maximum production.
Il is said that enough bunker coal
will arrive at the docks in the next
three or four days to supply all the
ships that are awaiting fuel Bun
wering, however, depends on the
facilities for handling after unloading
on the docks.
II Is announced that the indus
tries producing materials on which
munitions plants depend are except
ed from the closing order. Tele-
grams received today Indicate either
approval OF the governments action
or willingness to cooperate.
The fuel administration expected
that laundries would continue to OPP
crate and announced that theaters
WIN be permitted to close on Tues
day instead of Monday In face Of
the presidents statement approving
the order and Garfields explanation,
the vigorous opposition by congress
has apparently spent itself.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
GIRL IS ARRESTED
WITH DYNAMITE IN
HER TWO HANDBAGS
DANGEROUS BAND OF ANARcH.
lsTs SUPPOSED TO HAVE SENT
FOR EXPLOSIVES.


CHICAGO, Jan 19-Carrying
enough dynamite in two small hand
bags to wreck the Union passenger
station, slim, dark-haired girl was
arrested yesterday as she stepped
from a Pennsylvania train from
Youngstown, Ohio.
When taken before the federal
authorities, the girl gave her name
as Linda Jose, 16 years old She told
of being given the thirty-six sticks
of explosive at Steubenville, o., and
Of carrying IT across three states in
passenger trains to deliver it to an
uncle in Chicago Defying the secret
service officers, she refused to give
them the name of either the sender
or her uncle.
Th girl was held on a charge of
the dynamite in viola
tion of the Interstate commerce law,
officials declaring they believed the
explosive belonged to a dangerous
band of anarchists
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19


WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Director
General MeAdoo announced last night
appointment OF railway wage COM
mittee of four public men to analyze
and recommend action on all wage
and labor questions pending before
the government railroad administra-
ton, including the railway brother
hoods demands
At the same time the director gen.
eral put into effect new system
of government railroad administra.
tion by dividing the country into
three operating regions, east, south
and west, and placed railroad ex-
ecutives at the head of each as his
representative.
The wage commission consists of
Secretary Lane, Interstate Commerce
Commissioner G. C. McChord. Judge
]. Harry Covington, chief justice of
the District of Columbia supreme
court, and William R. Wilcox, who
last night announced his resignation
as chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee 1t was planned
originally to pass only on the four
brotherhoods wage demands, but
so many other labor questions have
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
SUGAR SITUATION
INVESTIGATION ENDS
ACCORDING TO DEVELOPMENTS
A REPORT SHOULD SOON
BE MADE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19--Investiga-
tion of the sugar situation was closed
yesterday by the senate manufac-
turers committee and the coal short.
age inquiry probably will be com
pleted today. Developments this
week have led to the conclusion that
a report should be made at once.
Coal men of Pennsylvania and
George f. Cushing, editor of coal
trade paper at Chicago, testifying be-
fore the committee, placed RESPONSE
bility for most of the coal dissi-
culties upon Fuel Administrator Car
field and the Northwest priority or
ders.
Thomas f. Barrett, speaking for
the Allegheny Valley Coal Operators
association, told the committee the
governments price fixing had saved
eastern railroads $15O,O0O,O0O this
winter.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
REVOLUTION|STS DOWN
BOLSHEV|KI LEADERS
~, Associated Press,

PETROGRAD, Jan 1S.- friday
The Bolsheviki were defeated by the
social reyolutionists on the first test
of strength at the opening OF the
constituent assembly, NJ. Tchernoff,
minister of agriculture for the Ker-
ensky government nominee Of the
social revolutionists for chairman, !be,
ing elected over Maria Spiridonoyo,
the Bolsheviki candidates, who is
prominent revolutionist and was re-
leased from exile in Siberia after the
overthrow OF the Romanoffs.
Controversy over registration de-
layed the opening of the assembly.
Social revolutionists at the center
and right control about 25O of the
400 registered delegates
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
PEACE TALK
CONCLUDES
in RUPTURE
PoPuLAcE OF OCCUPIED TERRI
TORY MAY VOTE ON THEIR
DISPOSITION.


LONDON. Jan. Further dis.
patches from Both German and Rus.
sian sides indicate that the peace
discussions on Wednesday turned
largely to the question OF conditions
TO be recognized in dispos;ng Of Po-
land, lithunia and Courland Ger
man Foreign Secretary Won kuehl.
mann said in effect that Germany is
willing to permit the people in the
occupied territories to vote regard
ing their political future A vote
win be taken not later than a year
after the conclusion of general
peace.
Trotzky attempted to obtain a
clear statements as to whether the
voting will be preceded by 'evacua'
ton of the territories by the Teu.
tons. Won Guehlmann declared that
Germany will not undertake any oh
legation regarding the withdrawal Of
the armies aftef several attempts to
eyade direct reply Apparently
negotiations were suspended Thurs
day, but nothing indicates the status
at the time Of adjournment News
from Petrograd correspondent on
Thursday described the negotiations
as steadily moving toward a final
rupture
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19

The eastern division consists OF
territory north OF the Ohio and Po-
tomac rivers, and east of Lake
Michigan. and the Indiana-IIlinois
state line; also those railroads in
Illinois extending into that state from
points east of the Indiana-Illinois
state line; also the Chesapeake &
Ohio, and Norfolk & Western and
the Virginian Railroads
The southern district is defined as
including "al railroads in that por-
tion of the United States south of
the Ohio and Potomac ril ers and
east of the Mississippi river, except
the Chesapeake & Ohio, Norfolk &
Western and the virginian Railways.
and also those railroads in Illinois
and Indiana extending into those
states from points south of the Ohio
river"
The western district is composed
of the balance of the country, in.
cluding all roads west of the Mis-
sissippi and also Illinois, Wisconsin
and the North Michigan peninsula. II
excludes those roads running into
Illinois from the east and from the
south Thus Illinois will be subject
to the joint jurisdiction of all di-
rectors
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
BURGLARS FUTILE ATTEMPT.

tDy Associated Press.l
Los ANGELES, Cal, Jan. ia
masked burglar locked the watchman
and scrubwoman in clothes cab
met in an office building while he
tried vainly for two hours to open
the safe Of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance company. He fled on
approach of the night superintend-
ent, who was investigating the watch
mans failure to report.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
NO SATISFACTION GIVEN.
ny Associated Pressl

tBy Associated Pressl
PETROGRAD, Jan. 19.-Maxim
Gorky's newspaper, Noyaia Zhizn, as
serts that the German delegates in
Petrograd asked the representatives
of the government commissioners to
permit the former empress and some
other members OF the late imperial
household related to Emperor VIII
lam to travel to Germany The re.
quest not only was categorically re
fused. but was the immediate cause
of decision to try the former i'm.
perial personages
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
COUNT Won LUXBURG
LOSING HIS REASON
FORMER MINISTER TO ARGEN-
TINA is REPORTED TO BE
GETTING 5ATTv
lss As.oclnted Press,

IVY ASS0etuteu ffeANb
BuENos AIRES. Jan 1s.-The di-
rector of the German hospital has
informed the foreign office that the
condition of Count Won Luxburg,
former German minister to Argen.
tina. steadily has become worse.
Count Won Luxhurg now has been in
the hospital five weeks suffering
from nervous breakdown. The
hospital authorities have urged the
necessity of removing the patient
to an asylum where he can be more
closely guarded.
Foreign officers apparently are at
to keep Won Luxburg's CON
dition a secret but it is reported he
is becoming insane.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
AUTHORITY GIVEN PRESIDENT.

WASHINGTON. Jan. l9.-Authority
TO call into the United States service
Philippine military organizations Is
given the president in house bill
passed yesterday by the senate and
sent to the White House
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
PRESIDENT is OPPOSED.
tRy Associated rres.l

(Hy Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 49-It is of
fieially stated that the presidents op-
position to the creation of a minister
of munitions extends to the proposed
creation of director OF munitions
and war council The senate mill.
tary committee is endeavoring TO OBJ
tain the administration support or
al least its acquiescence
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
CASES CONTINUED.


tus Associated Fress.D
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Jan 10
The cases of Israel Weinberg and
other defendants in the preparedness
day parade bomb cases were CON
tinued for two weeks today
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
sllL TO RELIEVE WORKERS.
=, As.oc,n,ea pre...l

Try Associated Presa.l
WASHINGTON. Jan 1S.-Repre-
sentative London. the Socialist mem
ber introduced a bin to appropriate
one million dollars 10 relieve the
distress Of the workers during unem-
ploymeat from heatless days
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-01-19
PROTEST ENTERED.


tuy Associated Pres@l
PETRoGRAD. Jan ls-Trotzky
has protested against German distor.
tion of tho minutes of the peace con.
florence He says they intend to
mlslead the German public