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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
APPEAL TO AUSTRIA

Berne, Switzerland. February 19--Ac- cording to Vienna dispatches. Leon Trotzky, the bolshevili fol eign minister, has forwarded a wireless message to Count Czernin, the Austrian foreign minister, reading:
 .'The German government having re- established state of war with Russia without even giving the seven days previous notice, I have the honor to ask you to inform me whether the Austro- Hungarian government also considers it- self in state of war with Russia, and if not whether it believes 1t possible to reach a practical realization of the aSreements worked out at Petrograd. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20

London February 19Russa is now forced to sign peace upon conditions proposed by Germany official Rus sian statement received here today.
 The official signed by Premier Lenne and Leon Trotzky foreign minister protests against the German resumption of says the council peoples cOmms soners forced declare its readiness to sign dictated by delegations of the quadruple alliance at Bres Ltovk It promises give detailed reply without delay to the German peace conditions.
 through wireless telegraph station of Berlin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
VIENNA. STATEMENT

Vienna, February 19.-tVla London.) The German army group under command of Gen. Alexander Won Linsingen. ac- cording to an official statement issued by the Austrian War office, mas occupied the Russian town of Lutsk, in Volhynia, without fighting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
InFace of AdDdncing Armies ofKaiser, ,Lenine and Trotzky
 Cri11ge 10 Sdue Their POWer
THEY LEAD PEOPLE AS DUMB,
 DRIVEN CATTLE TO DISHONOR
Krylenko, Commander Chief of Slav Rabble, Once Mighty Army, Sends Message to Troops Te raternize With Helmeted Legions
 Of Modern Attila

Berlin February official communication issued office this evening that from Riga to as far south armies advancing eastward in Russia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
GERMANS ENTER DyINsK

Berlin, February 19.-CVia London.) German forces have entered Dvinsk, It was officially announced today by the German war office. The Russians un- successfully attempted to blow up the bridge across the Dyina river.
 The offical statement adds
 Eastern war theatre: Yesterday even- ing German troops entered Dvinsl1. They met with little resistance. The majority of the enemy had fled. The Russians were not successful in blowing up the Dvina bridge. for which preparations had been made.
 "On both sides of Lutsk (Volhynia) oui divisions are on the march. Lutsk was occupied without any fighting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20

The text reads:
 .The council of peoples commits saries protests against the fact that the German government has directed it's troops against the Russian councils republic, which has declared the war as at an end and which is, demobiiixing it's army on all fronts.
 "The wOrkmen's and peasants' government of Russia could not anticipate such a step because nei- thcr directly nor indirectly has any one of the parties which con cluded the armistice given the seven days notice required in ac- cordance with the treaty of De- cember I5 for terminating 1t.
 "The council of peoples commits snries, In the present circumstances regards itself as forced formally to peace upon the conditions which had been dictated by the dclega- tions of the quadrup1e alliance at Brest-Litovsk.
 sThe council of peoples commits saries further declares that de- tailed reply will be given without delay to the conditions of peace as proposed by the German govern meBt.
 "For the council of peoples conlmissaries,
 "LENINE.
 "TROTZI1Y." The Russian government, accord- ing to another official statement received here, has addressed the following message to headquar- ters and all the fronts:
 .sThe council of peoples' commits saries has offered to the Germans to sign peace immediately. I order that in all cases where Germans are encountered mnssed that pour parlers with the German soldiers should be organized and the pro- posal to refrain from fighting made to them. If the Germans re- fuse, then you must offer to them every possible resistance.
 SsIy Y |
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21
FAILED TO PLEASE NAPOLEON


A pretty story is told by some his
torlans of Napoleon's entrance into a
French cathedral city In the days when
his eagles were taking their most glori-
Gus flights and Europe was at his feet.
1t happened that the cathedral win
dows were. some OF them, decorated
with the design of the feur-de-lis.
Eager partisans had covered up these
windows so that the lilies would not
be seen.
The emperor, sharp Of eye as ever,
Inquired the reason for the obscura-
tlon of the windows.
''They bear the fleur-de-lis design
and there is no time to change it," ex-
planned some one. $50 we covered It
up, fearing 1t might offend your maj
esty."
"The lilies of France" said Napo-
leon, "have led her sons to victory
through many wars. Surely every son
Of France should be proud of them"
1t is needless to add that the win
dows were Immediately uncovered.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21
Snarinu Snakes.

For sheer, downright danger the
work OF snake catching In the Austria
lian bush compares very favorably with
anything one might imagine. 1t is
also an exceedingly profitable method
Of earning liyelIhood--th is, II you
survive.
The snakes are collected for the
sake OF their venom. a substance that.
like radium. is valued by the grain. a
pound Of II being worth about 1900. It
is In active demand by chemists and
Is obtained, as far as Australia Is con-
cerned. from only three species of
snakes-the death adder. the brown
adder and the tiger snake.
The reptiles must be caught unIn-
jured. and II goes without saying that
the business demands considerable
skill and agility on the part Of those
following 1t.
Tiger snakes are the best, for they
carry most venom; and they are still
numerous In the more remote parts OF
the seldom-visited interior.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21
ROMAN INVASION OF BRITAIN
Good Reasons for Setting August 27 Al
the Date on Which Julius Caesar
Landed on the Island.

The 9th day Of August. 90 B. O.,
mny. upon good grounds. be set down
nv the day on which Caesar Invaded
tho Island Of Britain. II II Interesting
TO learn the method by which II pains
taking and ingenious inquirer deter
mined the date as given-C0csnr him
self tells that he proceeded on his ex.
pedltion when little OF the summer re.
mained--when the people OF the south
OF Britain were engaged In their har-
yest--and we learn that he returned
before the equinox. Thus, the day must
have been In August. He further tells
us that the full moon occurred on the
fourth day after his landing. The full
moon Of August In that year, ns given
by astronomical tables. occurred at q
a. IN. OF the 3ist. Hence, Caesar land
cd on the eth.
II is well known that Caesar met
with greater difficulty In landing and
making good his first footing on the
island than he expected. The southern
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21
SOUGHT ONLY BY FISHERMEN
Rock Point Nd, Differs In Many
Ways From the conventionaIized
"eummer RESORT

Little white wooden houses In o
broken row, like an old mans teeth |;
behind them fat green Maryland
farm country Of broad-leaved tobacco
fields and yellow wheat and deeply
Swallowed woods; before them river
seven miles wide OF almost tropical
green and blue, with a wooded island
In the foreground shading the water
with great sycamore and crowned by a
pine grove, where nest the ospreys that
hover all day long over the water,
plunging like living javelIns, now and
then, TO snatch fish Of dazzling silver
from river OF polished jade.
Such, impressionistically, is Rock
Point, Nd, where all summer long
many Washingtonlans go to catch FISH.
The place is not at all fashionable
there Is no hotel worthy Of the name,
and the prices Of everything are alto
gether too low to attract the "best peo.
pie"
Even the fact that at least one cabl.
net officer, senator or two and sew
eral congressman go regularly to Rock
Point does not seem 10 add to Its dig.
nifty or TO endow II with the rank Of a
real summer resort. Somehow even q
senator loses his value as a social or.
nament when he puts on a pair OF
oyeralls and yells and gets excited over
a fOur-pound sea trout.
The great majority Of those who &c
to Rock Point are simply anglers
whatever else they may be at home
here they are but members Of the great
fraternity OF fishermen. Bankers ant
plumbers often "chip In" on the same
motorboat and borrow tobacco from
each other.
Women are fewer than men, bu
never lacking, and they are alwayl
hearty, sunburned women Of the kin,
that get their hair wet when they <,
in swimming and don't pretend to b.
afraid of a fish.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21

In 1902 the Peace Of Amlens secured
for Napoleon breathing spell, which
he used In preparing still greater at
tacks upon the liberties OF Europe. BY
this trenty Cape Colony was restored
10 Holland. War was resumed In 1906.
with Holland an ally once more Of
France. Again the British captured
Cape Colony, and when peace was def
nItely settled In 1916, after Waterloo,
Britain retained South Africa, paying
Holland six million pounds sterling,
the colonies Of Demerara, Essequibo
and Berblce being included In the sale.
The population consisted Of 26,700
whites. holding 29,300 slaves, and IL
$50 free Hottentots. Britain sup
pressed the slave trade and In 1884 the
slaves we're emancipated by the Brit
lsh government.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21
Human Fish" No Match for Anal

Human "Fish" No Match for Angler.
Fishing a man was the novel feat
performed by a man at Avalon, Cali
fornia, few days ago. Captain Adar-
go, powerful swimmer, played the
part of the fish, while Captain West
brook took the part Of the angler. The
fish" was given one hundred and fifty
feet of line at the start and quickly
gained thirty feet. Then the angler
felt that he was ready to begin tactics
to "subdue" the "fish," and telling
about 1t afterward, Captain Adargo
said: ''Then I was pulled backward
and couldn't make any headway
against the outfit. I have gone into
some heavy swells as a professional
swimmer and coin diver, but the fish
ing stuff has got them all beat for TAX
ing the energy out Of a man. Every
time Westbrook came back on the rod
1t almost lifted me out of the water"
In fifteen minutes Captain Westbrook
regained the one hundred and eighty
feet Of line. He "fished" with his usu-
al tackle. A broken line would have
won the contest for the fish.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21
Rocky Land Breeds Sailors.

The best sailors In the world come
from Brittany. and the best sailors In
Brittany hail from Ouessant island, the
land farthest west in France. This Is
land, which Is named Ushant on the
American charts, is rocky. forbidding
almost barren OF trees, SO much so that
the Breton fathers tell their children
not TO climb any trees when they %
visiting. North. west and south OF the
island is open water, which In wt3teI
Is almost constantly In a turmoil be
cause OF the frequent storms. The
channel. the Atlantic ana the Bay o.
Biscay vie with each other In vail
efforts to overwhelm the island ant
prevent It's Inhabitants from wrestling
living either from the land or th'
water.-ChIcago Daily News.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21
Elder Ducks.

Elder ducks are numerous every
where In Norway. Being the produc-
ers of the valuable eiderdown, a
staple article of trade in Norway, they
nre vigorously protected by law, and
are in consequence so tame as in
many places to approximate domes-
tic fowl. The birds are regarded with
far from friendly eyes by the fisher
men, by reason of the damage they
work ameng the spawning beds of the
fish. Lobsters in particular suffer Sc
verely from their devastations.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21
SEIZED CAPE COLONY TWICE
Peace Of Amlens NuIIlhed BrItsIn's
Capture Of Hollands South AfrI.
can Territory In 1895.

Early In the wars OF the French
Revolution Holland was forced to be-
come an ally Of Great Britain. A Brit
ish feet appeared of Cape Town in
August, 1875. and the colony surren-
dered on September 10. For seven
years Britain held the country. spend
Ing fully eight million dollars In i'm
proving II. MonopolIes were taken of
trade, torture was abolished. and pros
perlty prevailed. whereas before the
colony had been on the verge of ruin.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21
Classified Advertising
PHOTO STUDIO

THE PICTURE MILL for fine photo
graphs. Open daily except Sun
day from 10 a. m. to .. m. Sun
day sittings by appointment only.
Phone Mill, 2S3-R, or residence
140-J. 57tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21

Britons were people well advanced
In civilization at the time. II was only
about century after this that London,
by lts present nnme. was city crowd
cd with merchants and Of worldwide
celebrity.
History repeats itself. England, even
In those early days when Caesar made
war on the yenlti. to the west Of Gaul,
the Britons sent feet OF ships to
their assistance.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21

All trains leave Grants Pass from
the corner OF G and Eighth streets.
opposite the Southern Pacific depot.
For all information regarding
freight and passenger service call at
the Office OF the company, LundburR
building, or phone l91 for same.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21

Somewhere in France there is an
American boy fighting for you. Have
you proved yourself worth his Won
derful effort by finishing his socks
ON time?
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION
DRAYAGE AND TRANSFER

THE WORLD MOVES; SO do We.
Bunch Bros. Transfer Co. Phone
397-R.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21

p G. ISHAM, drayage and transfer.
Safes, pianos and furniture
moved. packed, shipped and stor-
ed. Phone Clark & Holman. No.
SO. Residence phone 124-R.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-21
the California and OreEos
Coast Railroad COMPANY
TIME CARD
Daily except Sunday
Effective May !, 1918

Train i lv. Grants Pass. 100 p. m
Train . ". Waters Creek 500 p. m
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
CITY BUYS WAR
SAVING STAMPS
Rock Island Commissioner Decide
to Purchase Certificate
Worth $1,000.

The city Of Rock Island will pur-
chase a war savings certificate
which VIII be worth $1,000 at ma
turity. This action is to be taken
Il compliance with q request from
the war savings committee for II
ln0ls.
The communication TO the city
states that all persons in the state
who purchase a 50 certificate will
be allowed 10 place their name
on the honor roll. which will be
forwarded TO General Pershing.
The Pershiug week war savings
campaign begins tomorrow and
closes Aug. -.
all cities in the state having a
population OF 5000 or over are be-
ing requested TO purchase a $1,000
maturity certificate. Names OF cit
les which purchase these certiff-
Gates viii lead the honor roll and
the names Of citizens VIII fol-
low
Cities are requested to send in
the pledge card and a certificate of
membership viii be mailed. which
Il is requested be framed and huns
IN a prominent position showing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
WORKS IN SHOP
ON A VACATION
Rev. VI. f. KrOtzer of LeClaire,
Iowa, Sacrifices Rest TO Help
Government.

DESTROYS of doing an additional
part in aiding the government to
prosecute this war to a successful
conclusion, Rev. NJ. Z. krotzer of
LeClaire, Iowa, is now spending
his fivee weeks vacation at Rock
Island arsenal, as an inspector. He
began work two weeks ago.
Rev. NJ. Krotzer makes the trip
to the arsenal via the Interurban
each day, leaving there at $50 in
the morning and arriving home at
7:10 in the evening.
He has charge of the Presby-
terrain churches in LeClaire and
Princeton, Iowa. Members of the
congregation heartily endorse the
step he has taken in giving his
spare time TO aid the government.
They are enthusiastic over the
step" Rev. Krotzer stated, "anu
have endorsed it as a patriotic
measure. The two congregations,
numbering approximately 125 per
sons, have already given 10 young
men to the service"
Rev. Mr.. Krotzer's daughter,
Miss Margaret E., graduate of
the Davenport high school, is en-
ployed in the paymaster's office
at the arsenal, and a son, a gradu
ate of Harvard, will enter the
service within the next few weeks.
A son-in-law of Rev. Mr.. Krotzer's
is already in the army service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
Obituary


Mrs. Mary A. Sewer. 1887 Twelfth
street, died at her home YESTERDAY
afternoon at 4:30. Death was due
TO infirmities. Mrs. Sewer, nee
Mary A. Robinson, was born Jan.
~, 1888, at Markham, Ontario,
Canada. 1t was Eere that she spent
her girlhood. AT an early age she
came to the United States, and in
1861 she and David Sewer were
united in marriage. They lived on
farm near Presumption. Mercer
county, Illinois. Mrs. Sewer spent
the greater part of her life on this
farm, moving to this city nine years
ago following the death of her hus-
band. She is survived by a son,
Lemuel, of this city and daugh-
Ter, Mrs. c. S. Ash, of Wayne, Neb.
Two other children preceded her in
death.
Funeral services will be held at
the late home at l o'clock Thurs
day afternoon. Rev. David A. John
son, pastor of the Central Presby-
terrain church, will Officiate. The
remains will be taken to Reynolds,
where burial will be made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
WEATHER HALTS
PLANS OF CLUB

Because of the approaching storm
in the section of the country sur
rounding Cordova, the Rotarians
did not remain for the program
which had been prepared for them
by the Boy Scouts at their camp
last night. They were served with
a delicious supper.
About forty of the Rotary club
members motored to CordOva at
$50 last night The trip was made
in an hour and a half They were
greeted on their arrival at the Boy
Scouts camp by W. F. Bacon, scout
executive, and the scouts They
were taken on a tour of the camp.
which they found ideally situated
and in excellent condition. Some
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
MEN AGREE TO
OBSERVE RULES
Two GroceTs and Moving Picture
PrOpriet0rs Give Promise to
Fuel Administrator.

Three Rock Island business men
sUlemuly assured II. A Cleyenstine,
local fuel administrator, yesterday
that Ightless night regulations will
be strictly observed in the future
Among the names OF those publish
ed who appeared before Mr. eleven
st.ne was that of Ives & Wulf, gro
GERS, 1905 Eleventh street This was
incorrect. L. Wolf, S14 Eleventh
street. also a grocer, being the Of
fender who appeared.
ZendaI Cohn. grocer. 903 Eley-
enth street. and John Koletis, man
ager Of the Colonial and American
moving picture houses on Second
avenue. were the others who pre-
sented themselves. Following the
interview with Mr.. Clevenstine. the
men agreed 10 comply faithfully in
the future with lightless regula-
tons According to the fuel ad-
m!nistrator. leniency will be shown
only 10 first offenders, a second
violation in this respect bringing a
penalty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
UNSAFE TO USE
CISTERN WATER
DIR. c. t. Foster. City Physician,
Advises Against Consumption
of NOn-City Water.

Water from wells should not be
used in Rock Island Dr. c. T. Fos-
ter, city health physician, said to-
day.
While Rock Island has in a re-
markable manner escaped the ty-
phoid plague that attacked Moline
and is still prevalent there, precau-
tons should be taken here to pre-
vent any outbreak of the disease"
he said
But four cases of typhoid fever
are reported in Rock Island. All
but one of these have been traced
to Moline The other was caused
by drinking unf1Itered river water
which had been cooled by ice.
1t is generally known that water
mains connect the supply of Rock
Island and Moline At the joint
which is located at the border be-
tween this city and Moline, DIR. Fos-
ter has had the valves closed and
taken a further precautionary step
by having the pipe severed between
the valves, cutting the circulation
of each city's water from the other.
DR. Foster advises against the
use Of water from any we'll in Rock
Island because of the dangerous
bacteria which all wells in the city
are said to contain. Refuse from
the city has been dumped on prac-
tically every inch Of the ground
north of the bluff" he said. 1.-THE
majority of the wells are in the
lower part Of the city. Naturally,
when the water filters through the
soil which contains decayed refuse,
the wells become contaminated"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
THIRD RACE FOR
GOVERNOR TO BE
MADE BY OHIOANS

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. IA - For
the third time in six years, Frank
B. Willis, Republican, of Delaware,
and James NJ. Cox, Democrat, of
Dayton, will oppose each other for
the governorship at the November
election in Ohio this year.
This was decided at the state
wide primary election held yester-
day. Willis, an avowed dry, de-
feated Edwin Jones of Jackson, and
John H. Arnold of Columbus, by
from %, 1000 to $4,000 votes, accord
ing to estimates based on complete
but unofficial returns from approx
imateIy half the precincts of the
state. Cox and all Democratic
state officers were renOminated
without opposition.
Cox and Willis will meet again
this fall each with a victory to his
credit. In 1914, Willis defeated
Cox. then governor In 1916, Cox
defeated Willis, then governor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
NOTIFY men TO
WORK OR FIGHT
Mat Out Orders TO $50 RegiStrants
to Report and Explain
Violations.
BATES SET FOR NEXT WEEK
Nust Furnish AflidavitS TO Support
Reasons or Class VIII be
Withdrawn.

The work or fight drive is go
ing forward with a rush.
Approximately $50 men have
been notified to appear at the ex-
emptiou board headquarters anu
explain why they are not engaged
in useful employment.
Notices have been mailed in
st-uctins the men to appear on
sepa~ale dates. Some VIII report
Monday. others Tuesday and the
remainder Wednesday.
Men who can not give sufficient
reasons why they are still non
usefuIly employed will have their
deferred CllsSIlCatiOns Withdrawn.
In cases where men give reasons
for not having useful occupations
the drive campaign managers will
demand that aftidavits be obtained
supporting the claims.
Practically all of the question
mares have been examined to as
certain the occupation of draft
men. and the remainder will be
examined in the near future. Men
who have changed their occupa-
tons from n0n-useful to useful oc-
cupat.Ons should notify the board
OF their change OF status.
Men ReclaSSified.
Approximately POO registrants
have been reclassifed and placed
in class TWO from class four. These
men VIII soon receive notices of
the change They viii not be
called for service until after class
one is exhausted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14

the action taken by the cities so
acting.
Commissioner Martin Rudgren,
mayor pro TEN, has taken the mat
ter up with the other commission
ers and all are heartily in favor
of purchasing a certificate. The
money will be taken from the spe-
Cial fund.
The purchase is considered as a
city investment account No for
NAL meeting was held by the Rock
Island commissioners in regard to
the proposed purchase, as the mat
ter is one that met with instant
approval.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
LIGHTLE PASSES
CIVIL EXAM FOR
HEALTH OFFICER

Springfield, Ill, Aug. 14.-Dr.
George A Lightle, 902 Twentieth
street, Rock Island, passed the civil
service examination for direct
health officer, position he
now occupies, the state civil ser
vice commission announced today.
Sidney L. Porter, TIT Twenty
seventh street, Moline, passed the
examination for the position of dep
uty factory inspector, and William
Henry Mcmahon of the state hospi-
tai. WATERFOWL, the examination for
storekeeper.