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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-03
MERE RUMORS.


clined to run again for the presidency
of the United States.
William J. Bryan has begun to comb
his hair down in front so that it al
most touches his eyebrows.
Henry Vollmer of Davenport now
sleeps wrapped in the national colors.
You are not burning as much coal
this winter as you were at this time
last year. You only imagine that you
are.
A large reduction in the cost of liv-
ing is on the way from somewhere in
America.
Every Rock Island householder has
pledged that he will clean his side
walks after the next snow.
All resolutions made at New Years
have been kept.
The European war is soon to be
terminated.
A girl was seen to surrender her
seat to young man in a street car
the other day.
Commodore Henderson says that he
experienced so much difficulty in col
lecting fares on his ferry boat last
|
son to let everybody ride free.
UNCLE Aaron says when he was a
boy the only time he wore mittens was
when he went to church on Sunday
Week days a pair of discarded socks
filled the bill.
THE height of fattery: When the
barber asks the bald head customer
what he will have on his hair.
THE composer OF Asleep in the
Deep" has been arrested for Turing
young girl from home. He's in
deeper than he. ever imagined he
would be, and he's not asleep, either
THERE were 34,907 persons in the
Chicago speeders' court last year
And these did not include the foot
passengers.
| PANSY reports that she has heard
of the Rock Island man who spent the
quietest New Years. She says he was
hit in the head the night before with
a bottle in a Second avenue refresh
ment establishment when he made ar
uncomplimentary remark about the
president of the United States.
THE price of coffee is going up
The grounds? The war, we suppose
MOTHER Shipton predicted that the
world would come to an end in 1881
This was bum guess, but lot Of
other things ascribed to her have
come to pass.
|. A COAL operator has just pur.
chased an $4,000 residence in Chi
cago. You may or you may not see
any connection with the excessive
price that you are paying for furnace
ammunition this winter.
| MAYOR Thompson of Chicago is
still a candidate for the Republican
nomination for United States senator
Still is correct.
WOULD or would it not be RICH,
to allege that a man who had gone
to Europe and learned a lot Of thing
about the unpleasantness over ther,
and stirred the people to such a pitch
by his revelations that it landed him
in public Office was q war profiteer" ~
inquiries o. G. L. Il have reference
! to Medill Mccormick. The gentleman
appears to have a cinch on the Re.
publican nomination in Illinois fol
United States senator"
/ THE next is not to be a peace loan
1t is to be war loan. Begin savins
up your dollars. 1t will be along il
February.
EARL A. Stevenson OF Chicago does
not believe in signs, especially if the
are printed in the German language
He saw one in front Of a theatre
that he passed daily. He stood fol
it as long as he could. then he pro.
cured a club and smashed it into
smithereens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-03
Thursday. January 3, 1915.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-03

GIVING the devil his dues, We be-
lieve that If the kaiser were to choose
between chopping OF the arm Of a
baby or smashing the face Of an his
toric and INTELLECTUALLY beautiful
church he would do the latter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-03

1SCQucStb IOE Qid8nOSlS OF treat
sidered. Address DR.. william Brady. in
proportion Of infections in the shop
was reduced from per scent to less
than 0>5 per cent, and boils has prac-
tically disappeared. The odor of cresol
is disagreeable to some persons. II
is possible that the hygienic labora-
tory disinfectant "a very cheap and
efficient disinfectant of pleasant odor
devised by the U. S. Public Health
Service, Washington. D. Co. would
prove efficient for the purpose.
In shops where oil pimples, boils
and infections are frequent. the men
should be taught the necessity of pro-
tecting the oil and cutting mixture
from needless pollution, as by expec.
torating in it and throwing their ex.
hausted tobacco into it. A man ID
willing to be careful when his own
health and life are concerned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-03

CHEER up. Spring is on the way.
The new millinery shapes have been
seen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-03
HEALTH TALKS
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names printed Only inquiries Of general
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-03

EARL A. Stevenson OF Chicago does
not believe in signs. especially if the
are printed in the German language.
He saw one in front Of a theatre
that he passed daily. He stood for
it as long as he could. then he pro-
cured a club and smashed it into
smithereens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-03

THE next is not to be a peace loan.
1t is to be war loan. Begin saving
up your dollars. 1t will be along in
February.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-12-18
GERMAN MINES ON
U. S. COAST SHOWN
CHART FURNISHED BY TEUTONS
REVEALS BARRICADE 20 MILES
OFF SHORE.

Many mines sown by German SUBJ
marines along the Atlantic coast have
been located thru a chart furnished by
the enemy, in compliance with the ar
mistice terms, says Earl w. Olson of
Dassel MIMI, in a letter received to-
day by C. w. Henke, publicity director
Of the Minnesota Public Safety COM
mission Olson is a petty officer on
government tanker chestnut Hip
and wrote from Hampton Roads after
a 60 day cruise covering 1900 miles.
'They received q chart from the
German government" he. writes,
Showing where all their mines are set
and if YOU. could only e the network
they have of them on this coast, it
would make you wonder why thers
were not more ships sunk than there
were. They are set six feet from the
surface and anchored. Some are with
in. twenty miles of the beach,"
"When we made our last trip with
a convoy Of chasers to the Azore Is
lands" the same letter tells, 1--WE had
quite a bit of excitement. It was
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-12-18

Greatness. reeling. exhausted. lii,
reached home to stagger into the room
where Ruth was cooling to the little
one, entranced with the rare bright
ness and comfort Of the place.
"POOr soul! was all that Ruth said.
I'll must CO." faltered their latest
guest, nrousing. hut Ruth's arms were
around her neck.
"Tell me all. DEAR" she said tender
", and amid tears and sobs Viola re-
cited the tragic story of her life
forced to wed q man who held a
secret over her weak and vacillating
father. a man who sQuandcred her
fortune, deserted her and was killed
in a drunken hrawl. Meantime her
father had died, she was left alone
in the world, all alone!
mot while two loyal hearts. that
love you are here" cried Alden
Revere, reused out Of himself. "Oh
Viola, il all those weary years the old
love was in your soul us in mine-gc
no further. For you and this dear lit
tie one let this be-home"
And the holy stars of Christmastide
shone softly down upon the humble
home, destined to be the abiding place
Of perfect love and peace.
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satisfactory conclusion Is soon o pos
sible, but Il Is not legitimatsly Within
our province to hamper commerce.
Read the report Of the speech Of Mi.
Hurley in the issue Of July is He does
not veil his proposals.. America is
building her vast mercantile marine
first to transport troops and materials
for the war, and then, to attack our
trade in China, the east, our colonies
in Russia, and South America, and
doubtless other places.
The American Bugaboo.
"All this is brought about by the
supineness and gross stupidity of our
ministers and their nominees, to whom
we pay princely salaries, and who are
us away. Does MI. Lloyd
George see that we are going to the
wall? It is doubtful. What is the
use of winning the war at the expense
of our commerce?
$50 far the Journal of Commerce.
1t hits the mark. Isn't it foolish to
stay in this war for the sole benefit Of
the United States? It is plain that
America won't be satisfied with Ger
many's downfall but actually aims at
controlling the worlds commerce. She
points at Germany but is ready to in
cidentally ruin England too, In fact,
she prepares to suck the marrow out
Of the whole of Europe. World DOM
ination, that's, what America is after!
Therefore, come to an understand
ing with Germany before it is too late.
Only. the United States has something
to gain by continuing the war;"
Hurley Anticipates Huns,
Mr.. Hurley long ago saw signs Of an
enemy attack upon u motives for
upbuilding our merchant marine. AS
chairman Of the shipping board as late
as last August he related the aims Of
America as to shipbuilding. Chair
man Hurley again referred to this
statement as the best answer to stor-
les such as the one in the pamphlet
dropped by the German aviator
"To carry out our great military
program" he said, america is build
in a large fleet of transports for food
ships. After the war this merchant
marine will be used in Americas en-
ormous ocean carrying trade.
Fair Dealing Guaranteed.
"Guaranties of fair dealing in this
matter is found in Americas unset
fish policy in fighting for democracy
in President Wilson's devotion to the
cause of humanity, and also in Ameri-
cas- past record.
president Wilson has demonstrat-
ed to the world that the people Of the
United States are not fighting for the
permancy Of their own liberty alone
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-12-18
CANADA HAS PLAN TO
PUT WAR TROPHIES IN
ALL PARTS OF LAND

Winnipeg, Man. Dec. official as
surance has been received from Otta-
wa that the Canadian government will
carry out a comprehensive plan to pre-
sent every district in the dominion
with trophies of it's heroes.
Hundreds of requests have been re-
ceived in the militia headquarters for
war trophies. Official, requests have
been made by provinces, municipali-
ties, public and private organizations
and prominent citizens. Many of the
trophies will be converted into memoir
,ials.
When the vast amount Of war ma
teria] is assembled and a proper divi-
sion is made, there will undoubtedly
be a very large number of trophies
shipped to Canada for preservation as
permanent memorial of the achieve
mentsof Canadian troops. An imper-
fial officer, or a committee, will be APP
pointed to carry out such arrange
ments, and the claims Of all parts of
the country will receive consideration.
In the meantime, a complete list Of
all stores captured by Canadian troops
is being prepared. This list will show
the location Of each object, its regis
tered number and name Of the par.
ticular unit, if any, which claims its
capture. Until the available quantity
of material and trophies Of all kinds
is ascertained a scheme Of the distri-
button completed, allotments of tro-
plies cannot be made.
During 1916 and 1917 two shipments
of trophies to Canada were made, and
a third one was received in July, 1918.
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PEDD[E
LIBEL ABOUT
j. s. Ships
AIRPLANES DROP PAMPHLETS
TELLING BRITISH AMERICA
SEEKS world DOMINITION."

Washington, Dec. edward N.
Hurley, chairman of the United States
shipping board, has recently received
from France a pamphlet dropped by a
German bombing machine as it flew
across the English lines somewhere in
France.
The officer who mailed the piece of
German propaganda to Chairman Hur-
ley evidently picked it up about Oct.
l when the Germans first launched
their 'peace drive" The evident pur-
pose Of the,enemy was to spread dis
trust Of America by false reports.
German Propoganda.
This is what the leaflet. under the
heading Of "The American Peril" had
to say
"Have you read the Liverpool Jour-
nal of Commerce of July 20? Well,
this paper publishes a leader under the
alarming heading: "Our Desperate
Position" the following extract of
which will interest, you: CONNER
cially our position is desperate. There
is no doubt about it. It is perfectly
plain that, unless something unexpect-
ed happens, we shall sink into the po-
sition Of q second-rate power. Gov
eminent officials, when the matter is
put before them, will nearly always
end up by saving something of this
nature: "Well, after all, our first
business is,to win the war, is it not? }"
1T is the business of the war office and
the, admiralty to bring the wal to q
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81 ~
cr0uched upon q
bench.
"Who is It," he
q q e 8 t o n e d
quickly.
I'll am just
resting" pulsated
a feeble voice.
"In this cold
d a mp place?
Why you will
freezei Who are
you? Come with
me, If you need
shelter and help.
Why-Viola !"
He 6 altered
her up in hi.
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THE DEv1LSLAKE NORTHUMBERLAND

mx 10 nave the town band and We 4
help the crowd keep happy. There
20 the chimes. Muffie up good and
warm. for it's snappy outside"
.Poor soul!" murmurci Ruth. think
ing only of others, when his heart may
be breaking.
They returned home two hours later
flushed and enthusiastic over the rare
sport.
"vNhy, brother"
At the doorstep Ruth paused. astare.
Her brothers eyes followed her own.
Upon the doorstep lay a basket From
a swaddling mass of pillow and cOufl,
terpane a tiny cry issued.
"Alden. it's a baby! Oh, the cher'h!
Quick! Get 1t into the house. You
angel! you treasure" and under the
hanging lamp Ruth went into costa
sizes while Alden whispered awe
somely:
"What are we going to do with it7"
"Keep it, cherish it, love it. OF
course" cried Ruth. "Heaven has
sent it to bless our lonely lives. See.
there is a scrap of paper" and Ruth
snatched it up and read: Because
Alden Revere is a man with a heart
Of gold, a poor mother leaves to him
the care of her child"
II suppose I'd better hustle down
town and get a couple of gallons OF
milk" suggested Alden.
och. you men !" mildly scolded Ruth.
'"Thcre's plenty Of milk in the house,
Alden" she abruptly cried. my fur
collar! It's gone! I lost it on the
river. Your present last Christmas.
too. Oh. I remember now-I loosened
1t in the old boat house and it must
have slipped off. Hurry and see"
Alden fairly skinned the ground.
As he entered the shadowy boat house
his foot touched the missing collar.
A slight moan echoed out. he
strained his sight to make out a fem
--
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stormy, and one day when one Of the
.chasers was along side Of Us taking on
gasoline, it exloded, killing or iinljuring
most of the crew. They had about q
900 gallons Of gas that exploded anc
it threw . fire all over our decks. We
had $4,000 gallons Of gas and over g.
100000 gallons Of fuel oil aboard, and
if it had caught fire I guess the whole
convoy would have been missing.
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Revere had never heard Of before.
A te%ar-stained note had come to
him in the handwriting Of the being
he had loved and lost. 1t bore only
five words: ut had to be-forgive."
Revere had kissed Viola as his
chosen bride under the mist!etOe on
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saved up a tidy sun to marry win
some Viola De.ane. Without warning
abe. and her fe. ther had vanished. and
week later it was learned by the
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-12-18

Just such a snowy
mOOnlit occasion
as this Christmas
eve, and in the
loneliness of his
room he now sat,
wistfully, longing
~, n by one
looking over the
mementOes of his
old love expert
ence. Finally he
put them away
and went down
stairs.
g your
skates, sister," he
h d briskly.
I'VE mustn't miss
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REVERE loved
everybody y. all the
world over, and all of
the time. 1t was natur-
al, therefore, that he
should expand beyond
all limit when Yule-
tide came around.
There was a hidden
sorrow in his life. but
he had not allowed it
to shadow the sunshine
Of his nature He had
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One
Christmas Eve
W
By OTILLIA F. PFEIFFBR
b OTILLIA F. PFEIFFBR

Copyright. 1918. Western Newspaper Union,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-16

America Is holding a National Confer ence on Oct. 18th and 27th, 1918. We believe that the matters considered and the action likely to be taken there will be of interest to your or ganization and we should be very pleased to have you send fraternal delegates"
 Besides the names appearing on the letterhead, the secretary writes that the League recently added the name of Allan Benson on the National Com mittee. Benson was the last Social ist candidate for the Presidency.
 The Leagues mission that has just returned from Europe and is regard ed, by President Wilson, as having been a great aid in carrying out this Russell, chairman of the Commission privately, a few days ago and 1t ii said he offered to aid them in any practicable manner.
 Although the League support! | President Wilson in his war aims, tht work in Europe which will be contin ued, will remain independent of th, | government.
 Ever since the formation of thi organization, shortly after America entrance into the war, the Leagu has worked hand-in-handwit tn l American Federation of Labor and 1 Is believed that it will continue to d.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-16
ANNIVERSARY OF THE
 DEATH OF KOSCIUSZKO

Today is the 101st anniversary of the death of Tadousz Kosciuszko, the Polish patriot who, after serving un- der Washington in America, made 2 gallant but futile effort to free his native land from the despoilers Tho illustrious Pole spent his last year in Switzerland, and on Oct. 16, 1877, he was killed by a fall from his horse over a precipice.
 The remains of the patriot lie in the Cracow cathedral, where they were removed by the Emperor Alex ander, and placed beside the bodies of Sobieski and Poniowski. In the vicinity of Cracow there Is a novel Of mound of earth 150 feet high, which was raised to his memory by the people of Poland. Contributions to the mass of earth were brought | from every battlefield upon which Polish soldiers had shed their blood. There are a number of monuments to the great Pole in the United | States.
 Kosciuszko was born in Lithuania, Poland, in 1746, and came of a noble 1 family. He was educated at the military academy at Warsaw and also in France, at the expense of the Po- fish government An unhappy and unrequitted passion for the daughter of one of the highest Polish officers of state caused him to leave his coun- 1 try and seek surcease in foreign | lands. He determined to offer his sword to Washington, and in 1776, at the age of thirty, he presented him | self to the chief of the American army. who made him a colonel of en- gineers. He was subsequently the 1 principal engineer in executing the works at West Point, and became one of Washington's adjutants.
 Before returning to Poland, at the end of the war. Kosciuszko was hon. I, ored with the thanks of Congress and | with the badge of the Cincinnati. In | 1I89 he entered the Polish army as Major General. and fought gallantly in defense of the constitution, un- der Prince Poniatowski against the Russians. The patriots were soon ; overwhelmed, however, and Prussia and Russia divided their spells.
 Kosciuszko received an invitation to become a citizen of France, but he determined to strike another blow for Polish independence. He was unan- imously elected chief of the revolu- tionists. With a hastily collected host, armed mainly with scythes, he advanced upon the enemy. With B.
 900 men he routed a Russian corps
 of twice that number. and entered Cracow in triumph. Kosciuszko com mitted the government to a national council and again faced the enemy
 this time the king of Prussia, with
 10000 men. Although he had but
 third as many. the Polish leader at tackled, and after a terrible conflic
 had to fall back on Warsaw. where
 the patriots held out against continu ous assaults for two months. Rus
 sia, Prussia and Austria had to raise
 big army to crush Kusciuszko's lit
 tie force. but at length they succeed
 ed and the last vestige of Polish in
 dependence was wiped out.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-16
THE WRECK OF THE PRIMROSE

A dramatic tale of lost treasure Is connected with the wreck of the ship Primrose, which went down in the Bay of Islands, Newfoundland, on this date in the year 1759. Accord ing to the story, the Primrose was fairly loaded with vast store of gold, precious stones, and other treasure, which had been accumulated by NJ. Duplex, the Governor of Mauritius, during a long career as a privateer, preying upon English commerce Hav- ing, acquired vast riches, by methods little short of piraucal, M. Duplex decided to resign his post, and devote the remainder of his life to spending his money. He feared to send his fortune directly to France, where i: might be seized and turned into the treasury of the King, so he placed 1t on board the Primrose and dispatched that vessel to Quebec. It was his purpose to go to France and give an account of his stewardship, and then proceed to Quebec, where he could claim his fortune, and, after a time
 return to Paris. posing as one whC had accumulated vast wealth in hon est endeavor. In the course of time the Primrose sailed into Gaspe Bay
 where her commander was informei that Quebec had been taken by the English a month before. The Prim- rose then sailed for Newfoundland
 but when nearing the coast a terrible storm came up and the ship Wal driven on the reefs of the Bay of Isl
 Rnd5. Thus was the avaricious Du
 pliex deprived of the spoils of year of piracy.