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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
BOLSHEvIN IN PROCLAMATION CALL ALL
LOYAL SLAvS TO ARMS TO OPEN WAR OF
DEFENSE AGAINST FORCES Of GERMANY
TEUTON WORKERS
WILL HELP THEM
RUSSIANS THINK.

Petrograd. Thursday. Feb. 21.-In .
proclamation announcing that they had
agreed to sign German peace terms.
the peoples commissaries declared
they are firmly convinced that the
German working classes will not per-
NIT the Russian ,revolutionist to be
crushed by the militarists. Appeal is
made to local councils to increase eff
forts to reorganize the Russian army.
The proclamation which Is addressed
to Russian workmen and peasants,
says:
I'VE agreed to sign peace terms at
the cost of enormous concessions in
order to save the country from final
exhaustion and the ruin Of the revo-
luton. Once more the German work.
ing class in this threatening hour has
showed itself insufficiently determined
to stay the strong criminal hand of its
own militarism. We had no other
choice but accept the conditions Of
German imperialism until a revolution
changes or cancels them.
1.-The German government Is not
fastening to reply to us, evidently
aiming to seize as many important
positions in our territory as possible.
The enemy has occupied ,Dvinsk. Wer-
der and Lutsk and is continuing to
strangle by hunger the most import
ant centers of the revolution.
I'VE even now are convinced firmly
that the German working classes will
rise against the attempts of the rul-
ing classes to stifie the revolution but
we cannot predict with certainty when
this will occur. The German imper-
ialists may hesitate at nothing for the
purpose Of destroying the authority OF
the councils and taking the land from
the peasants
"The commissaries call on all loyal
councils and army organizations tc
use all efforts to recreate the army
Perverted elements of hooligans, ma.
RAIDERS and towards should >be ex,
PEELED from the ranks and, in the
event of resistance, wiped OF the fact
Of the earth.
"The bourgeoise, who under Keren.
sky and the car. evaded the burden
Of war and profited from its misfor.
tunes, must be made to fulfill theil
duties by the most decisive and merci
less measures"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
FORCE TWELVE MEN
KISS OLD GLORY

Nokomis, Ill, Feb. 22.-Twelve men
suspected of disloyalty were forced to
kiss the flag here last night by men
who visited their homes. In another
part of the town a farewell demon
stration was given for IL drafted men
who left for the national army can
Torment.
The demonstration began in the aft
ernoon when Folkert Violin. farmer
accused OF making disloyal remarks
was seized and forced to kiss the nag.
VOW then made defiant remarks and
a free for all fight resulted. Several
men who sided with Wolff. were beat
en-. Wolff again was forced to KISS the
Nag and TO take an oath OF loyalty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
BAKERS MUST ABIDE
RULING UPON FLOUR

washington. Feb. 22.-State food
administrators were ordered today tc
enforce strictly the food administra-
uons rule requiring bakers to use 70
YER cent Of wheat -four substitutes in
~ bakery products by Feb. "a.
This rule" telegram sent to the
administrators. said, lis An important
nak in the food Administrations
meat conservation program. upon
ue success OF which depends on'
utility to supply the allies with the
meat -four that is essential to their
netory and ours. The list Of subst,-
sates is vide,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
AUSTRIAN SOCIALIST
PARTY ASKS PEACE
TALK WITH AMERICA
(By Associated Press.)

Demands of Austrian Socialists that
the government begin peace negotia-
tions on the basis Of President Will
sons recent message has brought the
threat from the emperor that he will
dismiss parliament if the budget,
which the Socialists have it in their
power to pass or defeat, is not given a
majority.
Not only are the Socialists dissatis-
fed but the Czech, Slav and Polish
deputies in the Austrian reichsrath
are openly hostile to the government
in its war and peace policies. The So
cialists have called mass meetings to
support a demand for the opening OF
peace negotiations with the United
States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
WILSON URGES HELP
FOR PUBLIC SERVICE

Washington. Feb. 22-President
wilson has authorized the railroad ad-
ministration to interest itself in the
AAairs OF trolley, light and power
companies throughout the country
snose financial standing may be en-
qnangered by increased operating costs.
director General McAdoo has been d.
.ected to communicate with local au-
aorlties OF utilities found in need OF
assistance and where It appears nee
sssary Increases In fares and rates
may be suggested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
LATE BULLETINS

Washington, Feb. 22-The SEN
ate today retained the provision In
the railroad bill authorizing the
president to buy and sell railroad
securities with the $500 600 900 re-
yolving fund, defeating IS to II a
motion by Senator Kirby. Demo.
crat Of Arkansas, to strike It out.
Des Moines, Iowa. Feb. g.
Theodore r. Shonts Of New York
City, for several years chairman
Of the board OF trustees Of Drake
university, has resigned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
LEAST SOFT COAL IS
MINED IN JANUARY

Washington, Feb. 22.-Bituminous
coal production in January was at the
lowest rate since September, 1916. In
making public the figures today the
geological survey blames the slump
entirely on railroad congestion. The
January output was 42,725,0O0 tons, an
average of 1.643.000 tons daily.
I'm the face of need greater than
ever BEFORE" said the surveys state
ment, 1.-The country entered the second
month of the year some 100000 tons
behind the mark set in January, 1917"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
ATTORNEY GENERALS
DAUGHTER GETS JOB

Washington, Feb. 22.-Miss Jane
Gregory, daughter of the attorney
general, applied at the food admins
tration this week for an $50 month
Job, giving as references Colonel E.
NJ. House and the attorney general
himself.
In response to a perfunctory ques-
ton by the employment clerk, Miss
Gregory said she had three depend
ents.
Three dependents?" gasped the
clerk incredulously.
"Oh, yes" she replied, I've adopted
and am supporting three Belgian chill
dren."
Miss Gregory got the job.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
URGES GOVERNMENT
TO TAKE SHIPYARDS

Washington, Feb. 22.-Philip Man
son of New York. managing director
of the Pacific and Eastern Steamship
company, told the senate commerce
committee today the government
should take over all ship yards and
abrogate all agency contracts to oper-
ate them as an adjunct to the govern
ment.
Manson said last November he gave
the shipping board figures from Great
Britain showing ships were being built
there for SIS ton and that the Unit
ed States was paying $145sa ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
TOTAL SAVED
bYmEATLESS
DAY IS HUGE
In All It Amounts to 40,
100000 in -Four Months
Aid to Allies.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Meatless days
in the United States have saved 14O,-
000. 900 pounds of beef in four months.
the food administration announced to-
day. During this period 165,00O,00O
pounds of beef were exported to the
allies together with 4O0,O00,O00 pounds
Of pork products.
The figures were made public in a
statement explaining why the food adj
ministration refused requests of cattle
and sheep growers to remove beef,
mutton and lamb from the conserva-
ton rules with regard to meatless
days. The administration again de-
clared that meatless day was estab-
lished for the purpose of enabling the
United States to feed the allies by saw
ing on meat consumption.
Gratitude Rerays Sacrifice.
The announcement concludes:
IF the many people who have as
sisted us in the accumulation of ex-
portable stocks of meat products dur
ing the last three months could re-
ceive the expression of gratitude with
which these shipments are now being
received in Europe among the allies,
they would feel amply rewarded for
the sacrifices.
Mutton Restriction Lifted.
Mutton and lamb are not exported
and the food administration has re-
moved the restriction on it's consump-
ton in some of the western states. The
restriction will be lifted soon in many
Of the other western states in which
large numbers of steep and lambs are
produced for meat. Food Administra-
tor Hoover will recommend to state
administrators that the people be per-
mited to eat all the muttonfand lamb
they want until after April Is when
the spring marketing season is about
at an end.
ut is desirable to bear in mind
said Mr.. Hoover, today. that the
meatless days are simply and solely
for the purpose of enabling us to feed
the allies by saving on our meat con-
sumption. They were instituted as a
device to this end because it places
the burden of saving ON those classes
most able to do so.
Consumption Beats Production.
, "Our national consumption has in
creased at faster rate than our pro-
duction and therefore, without the
meatless days we would not be in pos
.. ition to export even the pre-war av.
erages amounts. Therefore, the actua
saving is more than is apparent by the
| comparison of direct figures.
THAT the exports are absolutely
vital needs no proof further than the
statement of the ration at present il
force in Europe among the allies
which has been reduced approximate,
! to one pound of meats of all kinds-s
week or less than 30 per cent of thu
present American consumption and i
is today at so low a figure as to di
minish the morale and the resistance
of the allies"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
GOVERNOR FAILSM
GETTING OFF TRAIN

Des Moines. Iowa. Feb. 22.-Govern-
or W. L. Harding. In boarding train
at Cedar Rapids. Iowa. early today.
slipped and fell on the ice. spraining
his back, 1t was said at his Office. The
sprain may cause him to cancel his
engagement to speak at banquet of
the National Security league in Chi
cago tomorrow night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
One German Killed and An.
other Captured-New
u. S. Units at Front.
Paris, Feb. 22.-Heavy
artillery fighting on the
whole front is reported in
today's official announce
!, ment.
bulletin

With the American Army In
France, Feb. 29-(By the AssO-
cisted Press In u patrol fight
Americans from units under in
struction in the famous Chemin
Des Danes sector killed one Ger.
man and captured another. One
American was slightly wounded.
This Is the first time II has been
permitted to reveal the fact that
new American units have entered
the line. The troops have been
there for some time, suffering
slight casualties but their presence
was kept secret until it was GER.
tain the enemy knew they were
there.
Details OF the patrol fight are as yet
unavailable, beyond the unofficial re-
port that the prisoner taken was gap
tured single handed by young Amer
lean from one of the New England
states who during the engagement
dropped into shell hole on top Of a
German hiding there and later brought
him in
The American forces entered the
line on>one of the darkest of nights
through shell-pitted region dotted
with shell wrecked towns. The French
general commanding the sector, hero
OF the Marine, greeted them as COM
rades in arms and kissed the American
flag.
American Position Revealed.
American troops were revealed by
todays dispatch as in action on &
new front-the famous Chemin des
Danes sector. Previously it was known
that American forces were holding {
section of the front in French Lor-
raine east of ST. Mihiel and las
weeks report show American batterie:
In active service in the Champagne
The Chemin des DANES where they
have now appeared is on the Aisnt
front. the furthest point west at which
American troops have been reported
British Line Raided.
London. Feb. 22.-"Early last nigh
a large party Of the enemy raided two
Of our posts in the neighborhood O
the Ypres- Roulers railway and a few
OF our men are missing" says today
war Office report.
"On the remainder Of the British
front there is nothing special to re
port"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
THE WEATHER

Forecast TIL 7 p NJ. Tomorrow, 10.
Rock Island. Davenport. Moline
and Vicinity.
Generally fair and warmer tonight
and Saturday; Sunday fair and
warmer.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Meteorologlst.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
Peoples Commissioners in
Plea to Prevent Loss of
Revolution.

Petrograd, Thursday, Feb. 81,
(MfdnfghD. (By the Associated
Press, Delayed A proclama-
ton ordering resistance to the
German advance, calling on all
Russians to defend the fatherland
and declaring Petrograd in q state
OF siege was issued tonight from
the Smolny institute, the Bolshev.
Xxi headquarters. The prOclama-
ton was issued ut the order of
the peoples cOmmissaries and Is
signed by Premier Lenine and
Ensign Krylenko, the Bolsheviki
commander in chief.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-11-28
Natives Show Patriotism.

The natives of southeastern Ala5ka have'proved their patriot ism and are showing their fitness to share with the white man the burden of advancing civilization, in the opinion of Superintendent Charles w. Hawkesworth, who points to the fact that they over subscribed their Fourth Liberty Loan quota, which was placed at $15, 900, over 100 per cent and have raised over three times that sum for war work during the past year. He also cites the fact that they are registering for ser- vice under arms, thus renouncing their allegiance to their tribes. -- Juneau Dispatch.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-11-28
Alaska Town Goes Over.

Many difficult tasks have been undertaken since the beginning of this war and not the least of these was the organizing of an auxiliary to the Red Cross in Haycock, Alaska.
 In this little mining town of about 150 inhabitants there are only five white women, three of whom are Swiss. Haycock is 18O miles inland from Nome and is entirely shut off from the world in winter except for the use of dog teams which bring the mail about once a month: Hearing of the need of the Red Cross the women called a meeting to which four white women and five ma. tive women responded
 They gave a dance as a means of raising funds, making $90, but it was rather a strenuous affair, as there were only five women to sixty men. They therefore decided to make it a regular Red Cross drive for memberships by appointing a committee of three men, the chairman of which was a German by birth, who gave $5C as a starter. Everyone sub- scribed to the Red Cross Maga-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-11-28
Packing Company Organized

The Alaska Clam Canning con- pany, which was formed late last year and put in a small clam can nery on Wrangell Narrow, near Petersburg, is now reincorporat- ing under the name of Golden Shore Packing company, and has established headquarters at HIS L. c. Smith building, Seattle, with A. J. Raber as manager. A complete salmon canning line for lib. tails was installed dur ing the summer, and handled considerable fish during the lat ter part of the season, but the principal output has been minced little-neck clans and clam nec- tar. P. F. Harley has been pres ident of the original company, with J. l.. Beam of Port Angeles as secretary treasurer. The con- pany is marketing its own clam pack, the salmon output being handled by s. Harrington < Co. Pacific Fisherman.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-11-28
RED CROSS WORK
 JUST BEGINNING

The following message re- ceived this week from the War Council of the American Red Cross and George E. Scott, Gen. eral Manager, is of vital interest to every Red Cross worker:
 "On February 10 last year, nearly six weeke before the Uni ted States declared war, National Red Cross Headquarters advised it's chapters to prepare for war. That which has followed in the record of the Red Cross in help ing to win this war and to relieve the suffering growing out of it., constitutes something of which every American citizen has a right to be proud. Every Ameri- can Red Cross worker must feel a sense of gratitude in having had a share in it all.
 tThe moment is now come to prepare for peace. Actual peace may come at any moment; it may be deferred for some time. Until peace is really here there can be no relaxation in any Red Cross effort incident to active hostili- ties
 But with peace, let no one suppose that the work of the Red Cross is finished. Millions of American boys are still under arms. Thousands of them are sick or wounded. Owing to the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-11-28
VEGETABLES FROM
 ALASKA SHOWN
Alaska Bur eau of Seattle Chamber Has Turnip AZ
 Inches in Circumference.
tSeattle Tiples.)

Nov. 10, 1918. More than a dozen mammoth turnips. sound and sweet, one being 1T inches in circumference; some eXtraor- dinay rltabagas and strawber- ries comprised an exhibit gift re- ceived yesterday from Alaska by J. l. McPhersou, manager of the Alaska Bl,eaN> Of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce an1 Con- mercial Club. The turniPs a q rltabagaS were grown by William 5. Paddock at Dawson, {; d the strawberries by c. H. 3..e ay al Ames, Alaska. Nine of tEs ber- ries filled a quart container, Liter being shrunk by preserving.
 To those who saw the products Manager McPherson said: These are not freak products, as you see the number sent. but are fair average car, ,9les. Now think of 10000 aQuare miles of American Alaska where such vegetables c..n be grown. It is an agricul- tural paradise of the future, es- pecially fine orpigs, which thrive wonderfully on turnips.
 The exhibit was brought out and presented by J. c. Rathbone. He also brought some samples of cabbage, the heads averaging thirteen and fourteen pounds, quality perfect. The quality and taste of the Alaskan vegetables are said to be superior. Their mammoth size is due, it is be- lieved, to the intense heat of the ground during the short growing season.
 E. o. Mccormick, chairman of the special federal commission, who is due here tomorrow, re- turning from the North, sampled the pork grown at Anchorage and finished on Alaskan grain and vegetables and pronounced it the sweetest and finest he had ever found.
 Harry Y. Saint, director of the chambers State Development Bureau, said yesterday he be- lieved sugar beets would thrive in Alaska. Tests ought to be made without delay" he said. ''and if the sugar beet will grow there like the turnip and cabbage, with a saccharine content like that of the Yakima beet, Alaska will be, indeed, an agricultural Eldorado.
 The mammoth vegetables will be placed on exhibition at a downtown store to remind the public of the nations greatest treasure field.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-11-28
J. WESTON DALGITY
 EXPERT RIFLEMAN

Friends of Weston Dalgity will be pleased to know that he has qualified as an expert rifieman and now wears the crossed rifles badge. He made a score of 259 out of a possible 300 points. 253 qualities a man as an expert; 238 assharpshooter; POP as asmarksman. Weston's new rating entities him to five dollars a month additional pay. His address is
 Pvt. J. w. Dalgity,
 Co. A, 11th Separate Bat
 talion, Marine Barracks,
 Quantico, Virginia. Barracks 307.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-11-28
FAIRBANKS FLOUR
 MILL GRINDING
Farmers Prepared and 5O- Barrel Capacity Will be Kept Up.
Seattle Times)

Nov. 10, 1918. Alaska's first flour mill has just been estab- lished and the machinery in- stalled at Fairbanks, the interior metropolis.
 J. Weist, q prosperous and en- terprising farmer of the Panama Valley. made all his plans for this industry last year but owing to war conditions the mill ma chinery was much delayed en- route and reached Fairbanks only last month.
 Everything was prepared for it's immediate installation. how ever, and the plant, with a daily capacity of fifty barrels of flour, already is in operation, accord ing to messages received yester- terday by J. L. McPherson of the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
 In anticipation of the opera tion of this mill this fall, " said McPherson, virtually all the farmers of the Panama valley this year raised more wheat than ever before. In fact, they ap- preciate this new opportunity to make not only the Panama valley, but all interior Alaska, almost independent of flour supplies from the outside.
 "Flouring grains, including wheat, barley and rye. have been successfully grown in the Panama valley for a number of years, and the farmers there now feel that they can grow enough wheat in that district alone to supply flour in ample quantity for all parts of Alaska. Weist's enterprise is consequently regarded by Alas kans as a most desirable ans vital industry"
 Better flour may be made by some of the big mills outside, o says the Fairbanks Daily News Miner of October Il, but you will be unable to make Fair banksans believe it. Anyway. homemade flour will be good enough for our people.
 Weist has announced that the mill will be operated as a custom grist mill, available at all times to all the farmers, in the same way that grist mills were oper- ated throughout the middle west in the early days.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-11-28

zine and took memberships. many of them making donations, thereby raising the fund to $500 which they sent to Nome.
 Yhe Red Cross Chapter at Nol ! has sent them needles and at ev " spare moment the na- tive " men may be seen indus triousl ';nitting. This little vil- lage is l 90o Red Cross, every one is we-~ing a Red Cross but ton and mi rhty proud of it.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-11-28

Twenty lots in the Anchorage townsite were recently declared forfeited bv the Commissioner of the General Land Office at Wash ington because the owners of the property had failed to pay town site aSseSSinentS.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-11-28
Leo McC mack Returns.

Leo McCo 1ck who has been
 absent fro T rangell for some time, returned home on the Spo- kane. He went south following ( 7evere illness, and has entirely I. 'overed his usual good health. Turing his absence, MT. McCor-
 Ii. K enlisted and became a me .nber of the Gonzaga College
 Students Army Training Corps
 t Spokane, Wash. Shortly be- lore the signing of the armistice
 he was one of twenty-five men selected from the Gonzaga $. A. I. C. to be sent to Camp Fremont and he fully expected to spend the winter at the California camp. With the coming of peace. all plans were changed and Mr. Me Cormack has resumed his former
 duties at the St. Michael Trading Co. dock.
 Mr. Mccormack feels that while it is a glorious thing to have peace.
 the war experience has been beneficial in many respects. The U. s. has shown the world that it stands for more than mere dol
 lars and cents and other nations
 will think twice Tn the future be- fore they trit1e with Uncle Sam. Shakan Prospect Developed The Alaska Treadwell Gold
 Mining Go. is working crew of 32 men under MT. Peter Johnson ssrs foreman or their nnoiybdenite
 prospect. At present the tunnel
 has been driven on the vein 336 feet, and 2400 feet of the 36O0 foot tram to the wharf at the
 beach is completed. No work
 was done during the past three weeks as 26 of the 32 men were on the sick list and there were
 scarcely enough able bodied men to take care of the sick.
 Shakan was included in the it. inerary of the recent epidemic of influenza. At one time 26 whites and 50 natives were down with
 the flu" The two fatal cases
 were native children. Much
 credit is due Mrs. Geo. A. Barton for giving all her time toward
 caring for the sick and prevent ing other serious cases during
 the height of the epidemic. In the end, she herself succumbed to the disease. The last reports from Shakan are that Mrs. Bar ton has almost recovered and the
 number of cases has decreased to
 six. All are on the road to re-
 cOvery.