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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
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-aturalized American Com
ing to Aid Kaiser-Fed-
eral Hunt Goes On.

An Atlantic Port, Feb. 9.-Wth
federal agents still maintaining 81.
lence concerning the reported
capture of u German spy and In
terminating evidence on board the
Dttch liner Nieuw Amsterdam
here yesterday, the sensational
.spy hunt" on board the steamer
continued with undated zeal to-
day. Thirty.six men and three
women. first and second class
passengers who were taken from
Inc liner yesterday were still de.
mined under guard and the work
Of searching the one thousand
steerage passengers was begun.
Extraordinary precautions have
been taken to protect the steamer ant
to prevent any unauthorized person
from landing.
Not only will every person on board
he subjected to an unusually thlr
orgh search before being permitted
to land, it is said, but every case ant
ask in the cargo will be opened.
Has Code Messages.
The spy who was reported caught i
mid to be a = naturalized American
Twelve thin sheets of paper covere'
With code words and numbers. wer
nported faand--eR .his-spcfsoss. Ac
riding to unofficial reports the al
Ned spy has confessed that he cam
% America to establish communica
tons between the German spy sys
tam here and the Teutonic govern
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
ENEMY ALIENS GET
EXTENSION OF TIME

Washington, Feb. 9.--Four days ex-
tension of time in which German en-
envy aliens must register throughout
the country was announced today by
Attorney Gregory. The extension
changes the closing of the registers
from today to Wednesday, Feb. Is.
The attorney general said he desired
to give those required to register suf-
ficient time in which TO comply with
the possible proclamation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
THE WEATHER

Forecast Till P. M. Tomorrow, 10.
Rock Island. Davenport. Moline
anG Vicinity.
Fair tonight and Sunday; warmer
Sunday. The lowest temperature to-
nightswill be about 20 degrees.
Temperature at a. M. 26; highest
yesterday, 40; lowest last night. IS.
Velocity of wind at a. m, 6 miles
per hour.
Precipitation. 81 inch.
Relative humidity at Z D. M. 100;
at a. m. 81. at D. m. today, rs.
Stage OF water. "a; q fall OF j II
last "A hours.
i'm. SHERIER. Meteorological.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
FUEL FAMINE SHUTS
ROCKFORD BUSINESS

Rockford. H.. Feb. 9,-An order
closing down All "non-essentials" for
an indefinite period was issued by the
local fuel administration committee
today. The order includes churches,
schools, clubs, lodges, theatres, bill
lizard halls The committee expressed
the hope that the shut down will not
be longer than four days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
Berlin Claims
Americans Are
Taken Prisoner
Berlin, Feb. 8, (via on
dom. = Some American
prisoners have been cap
tured north of Xivray, 10
miles east of St. Mihiel,
saws the official statement
issued today by the Ger
man general staff.
(By Associated Press) i.

The Germans nave again ralQeQ tne
American lines in Lorraine and taken
prisoners.
First announcement Of the raid
came from Berlin in today's official
statement of the German headquarters
staff. It reported the taking of some
American prisoners" north Of Xivray.
This point on the line is along the
southern edge of the St. Mihiel salient,
about ten miles east of St. Mihiel it.
self.
Tells Location of Americans.
The announcement fixes definitely
for the first time the location Of the
sector held by the Americans. The
statement previously made by the
American censor in this connection
was that the Americans were estab-
! lished northeast of Toul. From this
their position somewhere along the
| line of the St. Mihiel salient, in Lor-
raine. southeast of Verdun, was as
snmed.
With the American Army in France,
Friday, Feb. Shy the Associated
Press. )-Delayed.) : The Germans
are using dogs In their front lines to
xwarn them of the approach Of patrols
30pposite the American sector. A Ger
imam dog '..lktener" early this morning
prevented inc of our patrols from ex'
ecuting a. daring stroke. Two cor
porals who were concerned in it have
been mentioned in official reports fol
their spirit and GOODNESS.
Accompanied by two privates,i the
corporals left large patrol in a shell
tered place in an advanced trench II
No Mans Land last midnight and wen
to the German lines. They first fount
a smooth wire BARRED which had beer
shot to pieces by American fire. Fiji
teen yards further they came ont,
the German wire entanglements o
wire 20 feet deep with four pointed
barbs.
Ready, Cries German.
The men were inspecting an open
! ing in the wire when dog apparently
, chained on the other side began t
bark. A dugout door opened quickl
: in a trench and a gruff voice wa
| heard to say "Fertig,' meaning ready
= Suddenly a brilliant rocket went u
2 and the Aemrican threw themselve
2 fiat on the ground just as a machin
Y gun began to spit bullets in their di
: rection. A few feet away heavy oh
= ject struck the ground. This wa
r found later to be a bomb which ha
been hurled from the German trench
The corporals stayed where the
were for some time and listened I
the German soldiers talk among then
l1 lrvn
German and speaks it so that whs
8 the Germans said was understoo'
y After the Germans retired again
: their dugout the smaller patrol r.
v Joined the larger one, which soon aftt
:, was the target for fifteen or twent
;, shells hut no one was hit.
Mumps again have appeared IN II
# trenches. A number of soldiers are a
I fucted as is one member Of the new
" PAPER correspondents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
MUST PAY DAMAGES
OF FEUD, COURT SAYS

Topeka, Kan. Feb. 9.-Damages
amounting to $500 must be paid by
Chauncey Dewey OF Kansas and Chi
cago, as result of the Dewey Berry
fued in Cheyenne county, Kan, l.
years ago. the state supreme cour'
held today.
The courts decision holds thai
Dewey must pay $4,000 to Harriet NJ
Berry and $1,000 to William Roy
Berry, alleged to have been killed BY
the Deweys in the fued of June 3, 1903
The courts decision ends years Of liti
CATION following the Dewey-Berr!
| fued.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
HEARS FROM SON WHO
BAGGED HUN AIRMAN

San Marcos, Texas, Feb. 9.-The
Young American lieutenant from Mis-
souri, mentioned in an Associated Press
story from the American front yester-
day as having brought down a Ger
man machine on his first flight, was
identified today as Stephen Thompson.
son OF n. s. Thompson OF San Marcos.
Stephen Thcnpson's home is at West
Plains, Mo. Mr.. Thompson received
this information in cablegram today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
GERMANY MUSTERS
BOYS OF Is FOR ARMY

Washington. Feb. Germany has
mustered a portion OF the class OF
l920-lads of 16 years-oftic.al war re-
ports received today stated. These
boys who ordinarily would not be mo-
bi.ized for at least two and possibly
three years. have not yet been called
up, but mastering has been In progress
for some time, the report stated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
MTERURBAN LINES
ASK RATE INCREASE

Washington. Feb. 9.-Interurban
lines in Illinois, Ohio, Indiana. Micn-
igan and kentucky applied today to
the interstate commerce commission
for permission to discontinue sale OF
interchangeable 1000 mile mileage
books al the rate Of ~ cents mile.
and TO apply local mileage rates rang
ing from 2 to IN cents . mile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09

Copenhagen, Feb. "a peace
agreement has been signed by
representatives of the central pow.
ers and Of the Ukrainian rada, a
semi-Official Berlin telegram an.
nOunces.
London, Feb. 9.-The peace
agreement between the central
powers and Ukraine was signed
ut 2 O'Clock this morning accord
ing to an official Berlin statement
as forwarded from Copenhagen BY :
the Exchange Telegraph company.
Germany's efforts for peace on the
eastern front, conferred now apparent
ly in an effort to open up frontiers
through which she may secure sup
plies of food for her hungry people,
have progressed so far as the signing
of p separate peace agreement with
the Ukrainian rada, according to
semi-official advices from Berlin. This
peace, important or otherwise. as
events may show, is the first to be
signed by any Of the belligerents.
Depends on Rada's Power.
How far the Teuton plan may prove
successful seems to depend upon the
measure of control the rada has over
the territory of the sO-called Ukrain-
ian republic, which embraces rich
grain growing landss Such control
is holly disputed by the Bolsheviki,
who recently disowned the rada dele
gates as bourgeois when they were
found treating secretly with the CEN
trail powers, and named delegates OF
their own. The Germans and Aus
trians, however, continued to treat
with the rada's representatives. Both
Bolsheviki and rada have been claim
ing military successes against each
other in the Ukraine. Apparently the
Germans feel none too sure that the
rada will triumph unassisted, how
ever, as the suggestion has recently
come from German sources that the
Rumanians would do we'll to join
forces with the Ukrainians against the
: Bolsheviki. Rumania, 1t was pointed
out, could obtain compensation fol-
the loss of Dobrudja to the Bulga-
rians by taking over Bessarabian ter
ritory from the Russians.
Poland Price Of Peacel
Although the early advices regard
ing the signing of the agreement sale
nothing about the termss it has beer
reported previously that the Ukrain
ians were offered a section Of Rus
sian Poland as an inducement for then
to make peace.
The Bolsheviki government prob
ably will recognize no peace agree
ment signed by representatives Of tn.
/ Ukrainian rada.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
DEAD CAMP GRANT.

Rockford, ILL.,, Feb. 9.-Private Fred
erick Kalina. Company l. One Hundred
and Sixty-first depot brigade, died at
Camp Grant base hospital today of
appendicitis. He was a regular army
recruit from Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
CLINTON BURIES FIRST SOLDIER.

Clinton, Iowa, Feb. 9-Marching pc
vac the slowly moving hearse, loO
10Y Scouts of America today paid
'aeir tribute to Clin,on's first soldier
% Gle in the service, Sergeant John
Deane Stuart, an infantryman VINO
s'ed at Camp Cody. Deming, \. NJ. All
aass were at half mast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
c.pT.Ty DIES AT CAMP.

Champaign. III. FEB. 5-oaP a;a1
" wanspaaker OF Springfield. H.. died
mis- morning at Camp Lee, Petersburg
Va after a brief illness due to pneu-
monia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
RADAENvOYS
IMPACT WITH
HUN POWERS
Is First Signed By Belliger.
ents- "Opens Stores Of
Food to Germany.

Berlin, Feb. 8, (via Lon
don.) - Peace between
the central powers and
the Ukraine was signed at
2 o'clock this morning, ac-
cording to an official state.
ment issued here today.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-05
KILLING GERMANS is THE MAIN THING

The acquisition of few miles of territory the hold
ing present e important that may not the main
object of allied strategy western front The main thing just
is the killing of Germans
Viewed this light the recent retreat of the British to approx
ma the line of year hardly be viewed reverse For
giving ground the British able to nct terrible casualties
upon Germans 1t estimated that the German losses in the great
push have been and one-ha times those of the British.
Allied military experts agreed that neither side at the pres
actually break through the great defensive walls that
both Germans and allies have built These walls bend
but there will breaking through until side much weaker
the other The allies therefore hold it to be the wiser strategy
down the enemy and attempt break through when
their forces augmented by million Americans greatly superior
those of Germany Hence ndenburgs great push welcomed
by the allies 1t has enabled them to weaken the Germans without
themselves being weakened anything like corresponding degree
By gaining what looks like to the who not
educated strategy the German leaders hope to sfen the
morale of their people and weaken that of the allies This the
real danger of the great drive Americans however, will not
frightened Their eyes The German casualty lists They know
that the present Germany will exhaust her long
before enemies up theirs and that after all what really
counts.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-05
WAR FOR HUMANITY

War; in good cause is the greatest evil which nation
suffer War ugly thing but not the uge of things; the de
cay and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks
nothing worth When people used hui
instruments for firing thrustng bayOnes in the
vice for the selfish purposes of MASTER such degades peo
pie protect other human beings against tyrannca
JUSTICE give victory their ideas of right and good
which purpose their
free choice often the OF their regeneration who has
nothing which he willing fight for nothing which he
about than he does about his personal safety miserable
who has chance of being Free unless made and kept by the
exertion of better than himself AS long justice and nus
ce have not terminated their everrenewng fight for ascendny
in the affairs Of mankind human beings be willing when need
is do battle for the against the oherohn Stuart Mill
This written half century and ago. but it might
been written yesterday applies well tadys conditions The
truth is the yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-05
WHO WILL TELL GENERAL MARCH9

General March, the new chief of staff Just back from France is
reported Washington have sought to impress on Chairman
Hurley the shipping board the need for speed and the fullest en-
ergy the shpudng program Possibly the general wonders
whether we are doing all in building ships This Is vital
point in our war preparations fall down here else
where will not help.
It happens that there nobody the United States who can
tell General March whether Chairman Hurley is getting done all
that can be DONE He has to take Chairman Hurley word Tor IT,
If he should 60 to President the President would have say
Ny dear general confidence Mr. Hurley and ne tells me
doing all that be DONE IL he should 60 tothe Council OF
National Defense would have My dear general we are
so busy departments that haven't time to look into
what Mr. Hurley is up to- If he should to the Senate commit
tee would have My dear general now can
you expect us whether Mr. Hurley doing all that can be
doneY We have been busy investigating Hog Island
This newspaper doesn't know that Mr. Hurley isn't up to his
Job 1t has tried find but without Members OF the
shipping protested to it, YOu don't appreciate what
an enormous thing doing how have made gigantic In
dustry out nothing less than year. But the fact that
doing year. But the fact that is doing great piece OF work
doesn't settle the question whether could be doing This
great country and equal to enormous undertakings
ought be somebody position to tell General March
and country whether the present program Of the shipping board
all that humanity possible cabinet might be able to get
such information default of such cabinet the Senate
mitee might Obtain the information it should set
about the task with energy.-Kansas City Times.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-05

the farmer will take in winning the
war.
Dean Cooper told of conference
he had recently attended at Wash
ington to consider ways and mea ls
by which food production may he
greatly increased. At this conference
he said information developed show
ing that the food situation is more
serious than is generally recognized
The people of Poland and Serbia are
starving. 1t is estimated that since
the war at least three and a half
millions of Poles have starved.
Greece is facing starvation. Great
Britain, France and Italy are living
from hand to mouth both with re-
spect to the civil population and the
army.
There Is an urgent demand for more
food for our Allies. The normal con-
sumption of wheat in this country.
Dean Coopea. said is forty millions of
bushels a month. The present pros
spect is that this must be reduced to
Is millions If we are to furnish the
supplies for our own troops and our
Allies, that the situation demands. He
declared that the farmers responded
readily last year by increasing the
crop acreage to the amount of twenty
millions of acres. ave increased our
pork exports about 60 per cent and
the movement now on foot to increase
the pork supply promises to produce
good results. We increased our beef
exports last year 176 per cent. and
at the same time made slight in
crease in the beef cattle supply" y
Ten Cooper urgcl the iinrarta1"c
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-05

of the largest possible acreage in food
and feed crops this year. He urged
that farmers take chance ON the
necessary labor and declared that 1t
is the duty of the business communi-
IS to cooperate with farmers to pro-
cure the necessary labor supply. The
way must be found, he said, to use
every available man, % prevent any
oilers or ! afers on the streets in the
towns and cities. On account of the
transportation system it is highly i'm
portant that the greatest possible
amount fnon-perishable crops be
produced.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-05

There IL more Catarrh In this section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together, and for years It was sup
posed to be lncurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing
to cure with loccl treatment. pronounce.
1t incurabie. Catarrh Is a local disease,
greatly Influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefuis requires constltu-
tionai treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured by F. j. Cheney &
Co.. Toledo. Ohio, Is n constitutional
remedy, Is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. One Hundred Dollars re.
ward Is offered for any case that Halle
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
+. j. CHENEY & co, Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists. i5c.
Halls Family Pills Cor constitution.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-05
COOPER ADVISES MORE NON.
PERISHABLE CROPS

Thomas p. Cooper Dean of the Col
lege of Agriculture and Director of
the Kentucky Experiment Station, in
an address as honor guest at the Lex
ington Rotary Clubs Farmers Day
luncheon held March IS, discussed the
food situation and the important part
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-05
TIRED, NERVOUS
HOUSEWIFE
TOOK WNOL
Now. She is Strong and Well

Berkeley, Cali was nervous,
irritable, no appetite, could not sleep,
Ia was always tired, so my house
ork was a great effort. After many
'er medicines had failed Vinol
-: me up and made me strong. I
>, good appetite and sleep well.
y nervous, weak, ailing woman
,ald try it."-Mrs. N. Edmunds,
81 Dwight Way, Berkeley, Cal.
We ask every nervous, weak, run
down, ailing woman in this town to
try this cod liver and iron tonic on
OUT guarantee to return their money
if it fails to help them.
John C. Pecor Drug Co, Maysville.
KY, and at the best drug stores in
every town and city in the country.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-05
NOTICE TO LEDGER PATRONS

Owing to new carriers, some Of our
patrons have failed to receive papers.
Please notify us In case Of .deliv.
cry and the mistake will be corrected.
Phone 40-Ledger.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-05
GRATEFUL TO THE BRITON

How much America the gallant Bron for standing
tween and the Iun The British have been killed by the thous
ands fighting for well their This country
them debt of gratitude The Bon has saved
this republic from terrible peril If it had been for the
Hun would have swept civilization from Europe and already
batterng doors The battle has been
through the smoke of the conflict standing
sedas and dying for the Union Jack and the Stars Stripes
Hereafter Great Britain and the United States united by bond
of friendship than be broken And then there is dear old
France it belongs too and they will constitute the rum
civilization that will make the earth decent place live Let
through the present ordeal and democracy will be safe
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-05

The individuals who ground glass in canned and
breakfast cereals destined for the American army been the
sabe gentle Germans who put tacs in shipped Allies
time When the mseean found they ought be fed
forcibly their own glass and taeks
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-05

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-07
FUNERAL DIRECTORS

measure the result by comprehensive
statistics. officials cited the report "t
tho national committee on gas ana clcc-
Iri,, service. that in 81 large cities gus
and electric companies saved from -
tr 90 per cent of their normal coal con-
summation on the fve-day suspension.
period bet wccn January II and u, ana On
The hcatlcss Mondays. These punlic
utilities were said To furnish fair in
den nt the general saving.
Conditions Precar!ous.
State and loca! fuel administrato &c.
ported to-day that. hundreds OF minu-,
featuring plants are using their. last
dn"'s emergency supply Of coal. without
immediate prospects of obtaining more.
In ,:iauv cities, houschaldcrs hrSi2S"d
railroad yards IN get A few bushels OF
tho coal from tho cars that came
trirklIng in over railroads crippled by
yrs;crIa.s bitter blizzard.
For ths railroads. weather conditions
t.,-dnv wrr" Il little better. bat stIl!
freight traffic was less than half "f nor
mai. and although coal had preference"
everywhere. comparatively small stocks
j.: il were hAtlnd. Engines could NOT
reach mines through oU-fhut snow lriiis
IL, sum" Pennsylvania regions, and con-
srGurntly mines were idle. ofIiSthls
pointed out that the lull effect rf his
drr7InScmenl Will he fclt tomorrow aud
Saturday and even b. The middle OF pcXt
week II w"iithcr still! remains rs ho}ul-
IL successful operations.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-07
Great Feature Starts
In The Inte|igenCer

One of the most thrilling war
stories yet available for newspaper
publication will begin as a daily
serial In The IntellIgencer Of next
Monday, February f1-"The: Con-
fessions of a German Oeserter."'.
Read the opening nstaliment OF
this tale from inside ther-Germa1
lines and you will look forward win
Impotence each day as the remark
able narrative. is carried forward
in the columns Of this newspaper.
Much has been written of con-
dtons In Germany during the
world war, but nothing to compare
with this story by young soldier
who finally brought himself to the
point Of throwing of the yoke OF
autocratic. oppression. using the
only available remedy-desertion
and flight to the land Of the free.