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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
REpUrSf
GERMAN RAIDERS
Teuton Surprise Attack Easily Turned
Back, Paris Says-SnOw Hats
Italy's Foes.

Paris, Jan. 1O.-The French easily
repulsed German raid against small
posts on the western edge of the upper
Coucy9 forestJ save today's official
statement. The artillery fighting was
active in the region of Vauxaillon.
Everywhere else the night was calm. "
London, Jan. 10.-"The hostile ar
tillery has shown slight activity in the
neighborhood of Gonnelieu (south-
west of CambraD" the war Office an
nounces. otherwise there is nothing
to report"
Italian Headquarters In Northern
Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 9, (By The AS
ISOLATED Press, delayed The
enemy's winter campaign appears to
have been interrupted seriously, if not
halted definitely, by heavy snowfalls
during the last "a hours The snow
covers the mountain front to a depth
of from 3 to 5 feet.
Monte Grappa, which is the central
point of the operations between the
Pave and the Brenta rivers, has three
feet of snow, while further north the
positions occupied by the enemy are
buried to much greater depth. The
snow barrier is operating strongly
against the enemy as they are on the
higher submits while the Italians are
on the lower ground sloping toward
the plain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
RUSS TO CANCEL
NATIONAL DEBT

London, Jan. 10.-The Bolsheviki
government intends to publish a de-
cree within few days cancelling the
Russian national debt, telegraphs the
correspondent at Petrograd Of the
Manchester Guardian.
First-All loans and treasury bonds
held by foreign subjects abroad or in
Russia are repudiated.
SecOnd-LOans and treasury bonds
held by Russian subjects possessing
more than 10000 rubles in capital are
repudiated.
Third-Loans and treasury bonds
held by Russian subjects possessing
capital in loan scrip or deposits not
exceeding 1000 rubles are to receive
s. per cent interest on the nominal
value of the loan, and those possessing
10000 rubles are to receive 3 per cent.
Fourth-Workmen and peasants
holding 100 rubles' worth of loans or
bonds may sell their holdings to the
state at Is per cent of sits nominal
value. Those holding 600 rubles
worth may sell 1t at 70 per cent of Its
nominal value.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
BOLSHEv|Kl BEAT
COSSACK CHIEFS
Defeat Of General Kaledines and Dut-
off Claims by Russian Official
News Agency.

Petrograd, Wednesday, Jan. g.
Generals Kaledines and Dutoff, the
Cossack leaders, the official news
agency announces. have been defeat
ed. General Dutoff is in flight, pur-
sued by revolutionary soldiers and
the red guard. General Kaledines is
retreatfng.
The workmen's and soldiers coun-
Gil at Rostov has been liberated. The
Cossacks, the announcement adds. are
unanimously against General Kale-
dimes, whose troops, sent towards the
Don river, are retiring.
An official announcement says that
1.-The revelation of criminal relations
between the Ukrainian rada and Cen
eral Kaledines has opened the eyes of
the people concerning the Infamous
trafficking in the blood of Ukrainian
workmen, soldiers and peasants"
The power Of the workmen's and
soldiers council. formed at Kharkov is
reported to be increasing while the
Ukrainian council of the Eleventh
army has been arrested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
GERMAN LOSSPU1
AT1,750,00O men

Washington. Jan. 10. = The total
German casualties in the western the
atre during the year 1917 are conser-
yatively estimated at 1.750.000 men,
according to official British war office
reports received here.
This figure greatly exceeds the
combined and French" the report
continued.
British and French captures on the
western front exceed $50 900.
In Palestine General Ailenby added
another $4,000 Turks to the Teutonic
totc...
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
Three AreDead -.
and II Injured
in Train Crash

Austin, Texas, Jan. 10.-Three per-
sons were killed and II injured at
2:10 O'clock this morning in a rear
end collision between two sections Of
the Katy flyer at Granger, about forty
miles northeast Of here.
All Of the dead are at Granger.
Most Of the injured were brought to
Austin. 1t is thought that all Of the
killed were passengers.
According to information obtainable
at the dispatcher's Office here, the first
section of the train stopped at a water
tank at Granger and the second sec
ton ran into it. The two rear sleep
ing cars Of the first section were tele-
scoped and those killed are said to
have been in the two sleepers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
CLAIMS MUCH MORE
COAL COULD BE DUG

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 1n.-An esti-
mate that at least fifty million more
tons of coal than were produced in
1917 could have been taken out by the
miners in the country, is contained in
a statement by John L. Lewis, vice
president of the United iMne Workers
of America, made public today. Mr..
Lewis formerly was statistican of the
organization. He sent to all locals in
the union a QUESTIONABLE asking the
number of idle days due to car short
age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IS
PUT UNDER CLASS TWO

st Louis. Jan. 10.-Adolphus Busch
III, multimillionaire vice president OF
me Anheuser- Busch Brewing associa-
uon, entered a plea yesterday for de-
Ierred classification under the selec-
i've service law on the ground OF a
dependent wife, but his plea was re-
,ected and he was placed In class 2
ps the district board at Kirkwood,
suburb. He also claimed exemption
from service on the industrial ground
enat he was president OF the Busch
ouizer-Diesel Engine company. he
sought to be listed in class 4.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
THE WEATHER

Forecast Till p. n. Tomorrow. TO.
Rock Island. Davenport. Moline
ant Vicinity.
Snow and continued cold weather
tonight with the lowest tonight about
zero or slightly below. Friday partly
cloudy and colder.
Temperature at a. m. 1. Highest
yesterday IS. Lowest last night /.
Velocity Of wind at a. m. miles
Der hour.
Precipitation. none.
Relative humidity at 7 p. m. 70, at 7
Z. m. SO at p. m. today 70.
Stage OF water "a rise OF i in
last "a hours.
J. NJ SHERIER, Meteorologist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10

The movement was broken up and
enemy activities now are believed to
be confined to sporadic cases carried
on largely by pro-German sympathiz-
ers without guidance from a central
headquarters.
1t was disclosed today by govern
ment officials who declined, however,
to give all the details surrounding a
series of measures recently taken to
prevent the rebuilding of unified
enemy spy system. 1t is known that
about thirty Germans and few Scan
dinavians have been arrested on sus-
plcion of completely in the new plot.
The Germans have been interned and
the Scandnavians sent out Of the
country. Some Americans are under
suspicion and are being closely
watched.
NeutraIs Involved.
The evidence gathered in the round
up indicated that a few leaders whose
identity has not been disclosed but
who are believed to be neutral sub
jects, tried to communicate with
number of agitators located mainly in
eastern seaports, in industrial centers
and in the extreme west, to develop
cooperation among them.
Sabotage was to be conducted sys-
tematically and propaganda for peace
or dissemination of pessimistic war
reports was to be stimulated under di-
rection of a recognized head. There
were indications also that the head
quarters was to gather bits of infor-
nation from all parts Of the country
and forward it to Germany through
the northern European neutral by
code communications carried by men,
bers Of ship crews or other means.
Hundreds OF Spies at Work.
Hundreds of seif-appointed spies
are now believed to be at work in the
United States, but officials disclaim
that they worry much about them.
Many are said to be members Of the
Industrial Workers of the World,
which has carried on organized de-
struction under stimulation in some
cases. the government charges, with
German money. Fires and explosions
which have occurred recently are said
TO be the work of individual cranks,
probably pro German in their sympa-
thies but without direction of master
organization
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
SNOW CAUSING COAL
FAMINE IN AURORA

Aurora. ILL.,. Jan. 10-Four days
after the recent great fall Of snow
and with another big storm imminent,
Aurora householders were unable to
get coal today because streets still
choked with snow were impossible to
motor trucks and horses were worn
out.
In the great majority Of instances
dealers told buyers that they had no
fuel and did not know when they
would have any.
Fuel Administrator Mil Pierce de-
clared the dealers had coal. but they
lacked means Of delivery and were
swamped with orders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10

Officers and men, he explained in
statement Of the mobilization accom-
plishments, have been trained spec
tally for modern warfare, Independent
lines of communication and supply, are
in process Of construction and great
programs have been formulated for
the production of new instruments of
war
Arms Of the most modern and ef-
fective kind, the secretary declared,
have Leen provided for every soldier
in France and are available for every
fighting man who can be sent to
France in 1918.
An army of nearly a million and a
half men, enlisted and selected with
out serious dislocation of the nations
industries Ia. n0aas In thestf 6EsnG11sl
training at home and aGsDAd, ehe as
serted.
The subsistence of the army, he con-
tinued, has been above criticism,
while its initial clothing supply, tenn
.porarily inadequate, is now substan-
tally complete. 4
Il state the foregoing conditions of
the war departments problem and
purposes" he said.
People Entitled to Know.
"In the first place the American
people are entitled to know of The
81 lendid effectiveness w.t. which. they
have been able to organize the man
power and the material power of the
nation in great cause; and second,
our army in France under General
Pershing and our allies are entitled
to have the benefit resulting from the
depression of the morale of their en-
emies which must come when the Ger
mans realize that the American de-
mocracy has neither blundered nor
hesitated. but actually brought the
full power of its men and resources
into completely organized strength
against their military machine.
"No army of similar size in the his
tory of the world has ever been raised.
equipped Or trained SO quickly. No
such provision has ever been made for
the comfort, health and general we'll
being of an army.
| "By the cooperation of all interests
and all people in the country. the ma
, ton is now organized and set to its
task with unanimity of spirit and con-
fidence in its powers. More has been
, done than anybody dared to believe
possible That there have been here
, and there errors Of judgement and
delays, goes without saying; but
should be wanting in frankness were
I to omit my own estimate of the real
unselfishness and intelligence with
which my associates, military and CT
william, have applied themselves to this
/ undertaking, and the results demon
strate the success of their efforts"
Outline of Work.
The secretary gave the committee
an outline of the work Of the depart
ment and its various bureaus.
"On the first day of April, 1917, the
regular army" he said, comprised
5,791 officers and 121.797 enlisted
/ men: the national guard in federal
| service. approximately 1888 officers
and 1918 enlisted men; and the re-
serve 1000 enlisted men. There were
also at that time approximately 2.573
officers in the reserve. On the 31st
day of December, 1917, the regular
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
WILL PUSH CLEANUP
WEEK ON ALL ROADS

Washington, Jan. 10.-Steps to
make effective the nationwide cam
paign for clearing railroad terminals
next week. designated as freight
moving week" were taken today by
director General McAdoo. Boards OF
Trade, shippers organizations and
state and local officials were urged to
90 their utmost to stir up agitation
lor prompt unloading Of cars.
Freight conditions throughout the
east were reported slightly improved
today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
DISEASES IN CAMPS
ARE NOW SUBSIDING

Washington; Jan. 10.-Measles cpl
denies are subsiding in both national
guard and national army divisions,
but pneumonia persists, according to
the detailed health report for the week
ending Jan. 4, made public today by
the army medical corps. The tables
show 100 deaths during the week in
the national guard, so due to pneu-
monia; 1877 in the national army, Ill
due to pneumonia. The deaths totals
for the previous week were 10S for
the national guard and 9S for the ma
tiOnal army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
Fuel Shortage
Threatening to
Tieup War Plant

Paterson, N. J., Jan. 10.-Closing Of
the Du Pont powder plants at Pomp-
ton Lakes and Haskell engaged exclu-
sively on war work, was declared by
the management today to be only a
matter of few hours unless fuel were
received promptly.
Notification of the situation was sent
to the county fuel administrator who
gave no hope for relief. The plants
employ between 5000 and 5000 per-
sons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
FORMER GOVERNOR
CHOSEN LABOR AIDE

Washington. Jan. 10.-John Lind,
former governor Of Minnesota, will be
one of the advisory commission to
assist Secretary Wilson in mobilizing
labor for war service.
1t is understood Mr.. Lind will rep
resent the public on the commission
which will include also two represen-
tatives of labor, two of commerce and
industry and one economist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
JOCKEY FALLS; RUN
OVER BY HORSES

New Orleans, La, Jan. Hockey
Arthur Johnson, considered one of the
country's star riders, was injured and
his mount, Poppee, was killed in the
second race yesterday at the fair
grounds. The horse fell at the half
mile post and most Of the 10 other
racers ran over Johnson, but physi-
clans said he suffered only minor
bruises
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
EXPLOSION RAZES
BIG POWDER PLANT

Wilburton, Okla, Jan. 10.-James
Garyy, superintendent Of the glazing
department OF the Patterson Powder
company at Patterson, Okla, near
here. was killed today when a terrific
explosion wrecked the plant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
YANKS WIN CLASH
WITH YAQUI BAND

Douglas, Ariz, Jan. 10.-A detach-
ment of American cavalry sent into
pear valley, rs miles west Of Nogales.
Yesterday. to observe trails, clashed
with a band OF Yaqui Indians. captur-
ing ten, one of whom died in a nos
pital at Nogales Of wounds. according
to a telegram today from the COM
mandant at Nogales.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
ILLINOIS HIGHWAY
OFFICIALS GATHER

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 10.-County
superintendent OF highways from all
parts of Illinois began three-day ses-
sion here this morning. Salient fea-
lures of the $60,OO0,O0O good roads
bond issue, to be voted on in Novem-
Der. were explained by S. E. Bradt,
state superintendent of highways, and
other road problems were under con-
sideration.
At the conclusion Of the session
here, many delegates will attend the
short course in highway engineering
at the University of Illinois. Jan. 14-19.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
FIRE DESTROYS TWO
NEWSPAPER PLANTS

La Sale, Ill, Jan. 1O.-Fire of I'M
known origin here today destroyed
the Music hall building, housing the
Tribune and Midlander newspaper
plants and four merchant establish
ments, entailing a loss estimated at
100000. Firemen, assisted by the
Peru department, succeeded in getting
the flames under control early this
afternoon after a battle of five hours.
One fireman was overcome by smoke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
DENIES DRUNKENNESS
AMONG YANK TROOPS

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Ken
yon, who recently returned from the
battle front, today denounced reports
of drunkenness among American
troops aboard.
He urged Americans not to repeat
the stories, branding them as I'M
founded and intended to divert their
attention from prosecution of the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
bAKERC0MES
BACK AT HIS
WAR CRITICS
Secretary's Reply Shows
Giant Achievements Of
His Department.

Washington, Jan. 10-Secretary
Baker today replied to criticisms
Of his departments conduct of
the war, in long and exhaustive
prepared statement presented to
the senate military committee.
COnceding delays and errors Of
judgment in SO vast an undertake
ing, Secretary Baker epitOmized
his reply In these words:
mo army Of similar size in the
history of the world has ever been
raised, equipped or trained so
quickly. No such provision has
ever ben made for the comfort,
health and general well being Of
an army"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
FOUR CHILDREN AND
WOMAN DIE IN FIRE

Ottawa, Jan. 10.-Four children
and one woman lost their lives in a
fire which today destroyed the east
wing of the Catholic general hospital
in Water street with property dam
age amounting to 100000. The VIC
tins were patients.
Employees of the government print
ing Office aided firemen and nurses in
making many daring rescues in the
removal of nearly 200 persons from
the hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
MAY YET DISSOLVE
SPAIN PARLIAMENT

Madrid, Jan. 1O.-The Spanish cab
met has decided to submit to. King
Aifonso another decree calling fpfstlie
dissolution of the cortes. The king is
expected to sign the decree today.
King Alfonso signed a decree dissolv-
ing the Spanish parliament on Jan.
3. A Dispatch from Madrid dated Jan.
Z said that the government had de-
cided to concede the decree dissolv-
ing the cortes as not having been is
sued and that it would submit a new
decree to the king.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
STEEL ORDERS SHOW
FIRST GAIN IN YEAR

New York, Jan. 10-The untitled
orders of the United States Steel cor
poration on Dec. 81 amounted to g.
3S1, 710 tons, an increase of 484,612
tons, compared with the orders on
Nov. 80, according to the monthly re-
port issued today.
This is the first time that the month
ly figures have shown an increase
since April, 1917, when they were 49,
1S3,0S3 tons, the corporations high
record,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
GERMANY WILL PAY
KIN OF MAN KILLED

Madrid, Jan. 10.-The German gov
eminent has offered to pay to the fam
lily of Enrique Granados, the Spanish
composer, $4,000 pesetas as indemnity
for the loss of their father. Enrique
Granadas and his wife were lost in
the sinking of the British cross chan
mel steamer Sussex in March, 1916.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
BIG HORSE BARN OPENED.

Cedar Rapids. Iowa, Jan. 10.-The
largest horse sale pavilion In the
United States will be opened here to-
night with horse show. The build
ing contains stalls for 1,1S5 horses,
The frsst sale will be held tomorrow
for which 500 horses have been en-
tered. Weekly sales will b held.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
REQUA WILL HEAD
CONTROL OF OIL

Washington, Jan. 10.-Mark L.
Requa of Oakland, Cal, was today ap-
pointed head of the newly formed oil
division Of the fuel administration
which will handle government control
of oil. The first work will be an in
vestigation of the entire petroleum sit
uation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
NATION BLOCKED
BY STEEL TRUST?

Washington, Jan. 10.-Charges that
"steel trust" officials blocked a plan
by which the government was to get
steel for ship plates at one-third less
than it was paying were made before
the senate committee investigating
ship building today by l.. P. Feather
stone, president of the Texas Steel
company of Beaumont, Texas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
SUSPEND DIVIDENDS.

London, Jan. 10-The Bolsheviki
government. Reuters dispatch from
Petrograd says. has issued decree
suspending all payments OF dividends
by private companies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
HARDING ABANDONS SESSION.

Des Moines, Iowa. Jan. 10.-Gover-
nor W. L. Harding has definitely aban-
doned plans for calling a special war
session of the Iowa legislature, at
least for the present. it was learned
today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
FILES BANKRUPT PETITION.

Springfield. ILL.,, jan 10.-W. L. Fer
guson, a hardware merchant of De-
catur, filed In the federal court here
today voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy, giving his liabilities as $4,546
and his assets as $2,765.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
INDICTED FOR FREIGHT THEFT.

Springfield. ILL.,, Jan. 10.-In q par
tial return today. the federal grand
Jury indicted William Nieman and
John Woods OF Quincy. who were
charged with the theft OF freight in
interstate transit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
MOVE TO GET
KAISER DOPE
GOING Barred
Government Reveals ar
Attempt to Reorganize
German Propaganda.

Washington. Jan. 10-Through
intercepted communications and
evidence found on score or more
Of arrested aliens, government
agents have discovered a concert
ed movement to reOrganize Ger
man sabotage and anti.war prop.
aganda in this country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
IOWAN DEAD IN FRANCE.

Washington, Jan. 10. General
Pershing today reported the death of
Harlan F. Parker. Creston. Iowa, Of
pneumonia,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-10
Foster Offers "Gago Rule,

Representative Foster of Illinois
opened the fight by offering the special
rule which fixed four hours for gen.
eral debate and reading of the bill for
amendment to begin not later than
o'clock.
Representative Parker of New Jer-
sey, Republican, led off the debate, op-
posing the amendment.