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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
FRENCH and BRITISH BOTH
REPORT VIOLENT CUNFIRE;
PAVE WAY FOR new BLOW?
Official War Reports
British War Report }

british War RepOrt.)
London, May Tive carried
ont a successful raid last night
northeast of RCbecq (Flanders)
and captured few prisoners
without casualties to ourselves.
A party of the enemy which at
tackled one of eur posts, west
OF Meryille, was repulSed with
loss.
Hostile artillery was active
during the night in the SOmme
and Ancre sectors.
(French War Report.)
Paris, May l4.-French pa
trolls carried out operations
north of Hangard Ton the front
before Amiens) near Courcy,
and west of the Meuse, bring
ing back prisoners. We easily
repulsed "A German raid on
small French posts northwest
of Oryillers.SOreL
The artillery fighting was
rather spirited In the Cham
pagne near Butte du Mesnil,
and in the VOsges. A German
local attack north of La
Fecht was repulsed by our fire.
There Is nothing to report
elsewhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
BELGIAN FORCED
IN GERMAN ARMY
SOON GETS AWAY

Paris. May IA Belgian sub
ject. born of Belgian parents at
Teuven, was forcibly enlisted in the
German army on Jan. 81, 1915, and
he deserted on March 4. reporting
to the Belgian representatives in a
neutral country, says Hava dis
patch. This man was forced into
the first Ersatz battalion of regi-
ment number 16I at Duren. Rhein-
ish Prussia.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
FEDERAL SCHEME
OF HOME RULE rs
BEING DISCUSSED

London. May 14-The speech an
Sunday In which George Nicou
Barnes. labor member of the war
cabinet, advocated a federal scheme
OF home rule for the united king
dom. has attracted much attention
in political quarters here and y.
Ireland. The lobbyists al West
minister say the utterance was a
trial balloon" TO test the coun-
try's opinion and declare that al
though the government has not de-
cided definitely on federal
scheme. individual members of the
cabinet, including Premier Lloyd
George. are inclining more ard
more 10 such a solution OF The
Irish nroblem- This is due partly.
il is said. because they believe the
scheme affords the only chance OF
winning Ulster 10 home rule.
The suggestion, however. is re
leoted absolutely in Ireland. ac-
cording TO dispatches from Dublin.
where. it is said, Mr. Barnes
speech was received with angrs
contempt. II is declared that II
the irish parliamentary party ac-
cepts such a scheme it will be re-
pudiaied utterly by the Irish peo-
Die,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
WAR SUMMARY

German artillery has been
violent during the night I'm the
SOmme and Ancre sectors, LOn-
don says.
Heavy artillery fighting In
the champagne is reported by
Paris.
British troops carried out
successful raid in Flanders
last night and captured prison.
ers.
Allied airmen are very active.
Tons of bombs have been drop
ped on German railway centers
and other military targets be-
hind the enemy lines In Flan-
ders and Picardy.
The Italian war office an
nOunces the repuise with heavy
loss 10 the enemy, OF an Aus
trian attempt TO retake Mont
CornO,
The report that the American
army WIS not TO be employed
fully against the Germans until
II was "a complete unit. was due
to an error which has been cor
reeted, according TO London.
West OF MOntdidler In Pie
ardy and northwest Of TonL
American gunners are harras-
sing the Germans with heavy
fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
TALK OF NOT
USINCYANkS
DUE ET0ERROR
Reports of No Brigading
IT. S. Forces With AL
lies Groundess.

Ottawa. May 1.-THE statement
that il had been decided not to use
American forces in France until
they become complete, powerful,
self-supporting American army
was incorrect and due to an error
in compilation, according to state
ment received from the British gov
ernment by the CanaLian govern
ment and made public today as
official news"
The reference. which is now cor
rected. was contained in sum-
mary of operations on the British
front made public here Sunday
right.
Due to Error.
The statement today says that
owing to the error in compilation
it was not made clear that the ref
erence related to the period when
America first joined the war and
had no relation to present events
whereby the American army is be-
ing brigaded with the entente
armies"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
IN
TRUST, CHARGE
Association Of Playhouse Managers
Subject OF Complaint by Fed
eral Trade Commission.

Washington, May 14.-Complaint
alleging that the Vaudeville Man
ayers Protective association is a
combination in restraint of COM
merce and that it collects excessive
fees, dominates the vaudeville in
dustry and blacklists vaudeville
performers who are not in good
standing with the association, was
issued today by the federal trade
commission The F. complaint is
against the Vaudeville Managers
Protective association, the National
Vaudeville Artists, Inc. the United
Booking officers, Vaudeville Collec-
ton agency, A. Paul Keith, e. f.
Albee, Sam A. Scribner, Marcus
Loew, Martin Beck, B. S. Moss and
Slime Silverman.
The commission asserts that be-
cause of the large number of the
atres controlled by the association
it is impossible for variety per-
formers to make a living outside
of these houses and that through
the creation OF the monopoly the
association has opposed and stamp
ed out a former association known
as the White Rats Actors union.
Another allegation is that the
vaudeville publication, Variety" is
used as a medium for getting the
associations propaganda before the
performers and that in return for
this service by Variety" the asso-
citation requires that vaudeville
performers 'patroniZe the adver-
tising columns of that publication
to such an extent that in special is
sues and holiday numbers ii con
tains about two hundred pages of
advertising by actors and their
personal representatives" which is
paid for at the rate of $l25 a page.
1t is charged also that the asso-
citation makes and publishes black
lists of performers and theatres
and requires its members to employ
only performers who are in good
standing as members of the Nation
al Vaudeville Artists. Inc, an or
ganiZation the association created
to take the place of the White Rats
Actors union.
The complaint states that the
dominant interests in the Vaude-
vile Managers Protective associa-
tion is the string of theatres known
as Keith Circuit" Of which Keith
and Albee own the controlling in
terest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
DOLSHEvIK! IN
DRIVE ON CHINA
Troops Reported 10 Have Penetrat-
ed $50 Miles into Mongolia
From Siberian Border.

London, May Bolshevik troops
have penetrated more than one hun
dred and fifty miles south into Mon
golia from the Siberian border be-
low Ikurtsk. according to dis
patches filed April II by the Daily
Nails correspondent at Tien Tsin.
The Chinese resident general at
Crga in northern central Mongolia,
reports the arrival of BO!sheviki
troops at Urea, nearly one hundred
and seventy miles inside Mon
golian territory The MOngolians.
the resident general stated. were
unable to resist the BOlsheviki who
confscated goods belonging to sew
eral wealthy Chinese merchants.
The Chinese cabinet. adds the
correspondent, is considering what
steps are necessary 10 prevent the
movement Of the invaders spreading
southwark.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
ADO MILLION
|TONS TOSEA
.POWEROFU.S,
Total of 159 Vessels of l.
108,621 Completed
Up to May IL.

washington. Nav 1.-THE first
-aIiop tons Of ships completed and
5.lfyared 10 the United States gov
srrmeut under the direction OF the
ssinpiug board have been put on the
s-gh seas to help defea- Germany.
! total of l59 vessels Of l,I0S,G21
,ons was completed up to May II,
.crordjng to statistics compiled by
sTperts of the shipping board.
since January more than half Of
tbe total tonnage. 661,S94, has been
delivered and the months totals
have shown a steady increase.
Most of the ships elivered were
-anuisitiOued on the ways or in con
traet when the United States enter
81 the war. Virtually all are or
steel construction None of the
ships Of the great wood program
has been delivered. although some
have been launched.
Testing Wooden Ship.
The first complete wooden ship
buit on contract for the govern
ment now is undergoing speed
trials of the Pacific coast. DellV-
cries OF ships made last week were
made at Seattle. SparrOws Point,
ad. Chicago. Ecorse. Mich. GlOu-
cester. y. J.. Wilmington, Del, and
New York
Eight steel ships, totaUing AS
$50 tons. We're completed dur
ing the seven days ending
May Il. Fourteen vessels wera
launched with a total tonnage OF
81 100. of which seven were steel
with a total capacity of 32.I00 tons.
The steel ships delivered iucIud-
ed one refrig orator ship, two tank
ers and five cargo vessels.
The state of Maine during the
week turned ont its frs wooden
ship for the government, the Andra
$500 ton vessel built at Port
land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
NEVILLE Gets
US. GUN PLANT
Government to Build Largest Ord
nance Works in World On
Island in Ohio River.

Washington. May 14.-Neville
island. in the Ohio river near Pitts
burgh, was selected today by the
war department as the site for the
great government ordnance plant to
be built and operated in the inter
ior. Work will be pushed as rap
idly as possible.
The Neville island plant will be
the largest in the world, surpass-
ing even that of the Krupps in Ger
many. II will be built and op-
Grated by the United States Steel
Corporation at the solicitation OF
the government Heavy artillery
and projectiles in great quantities
will be made under the supervision
of the steel corporation which VIII
detail experts from its organization
to build the plant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
Kaiser Tells
Lifhuanid to
Aid Hun War

Amsterdam, May IA - Emperor
William has issued a proclamation
concerning Lithuania in which he
says it is assumed that Lithuania
will participate in the war burdens
of Germany.
In the proclamation the 'inde-
pendence of Luthuania allied with
the German empire is recognized.
I'VE assume that the conventions
to be concluded" the proclamation
says further, will take the interest
of the German empire into account
equally with those of Luthuania
and that Luthuania will participate
in the war burdens of Germany
which secured her liberation"
Lithuania is one of the former
Russian border states which the
Germans 1ave attempted to set up
as nominally independent coun-
tries under German influence. Ger
many is making every effort to ex-
ploit the states economically but
with the exception of the case of
Poland has not attempted to force
the former Russian subjects to
fight with the Germans.
The Vorwaerts of Berlin said re-
Gently that strong opposition was
developing among the Lithuanians
to transforming their country into
German "semi-federal" state
Entire independence is demanded
The Lithuanians number about
100000 and are found mainly in
the former Russian governments
of Kovno. wilma, Grodno and Su-
Walk
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
FORMER FRENCH
PREMIER PUT ON
STAND AT TRIAL

Paris. May l4.-Former Premier
lailiaux was brought into court
lrom his prison cell today 10 tesu-
y in the treason trials growing out
oi the Bonnet Rouge affair.
NJ. Caillaux was in splendid
health. His life in prison seemed
70 nave agreed with him.
The only point at issue" said
solonei Noyer, the presiding officer.
IS whether ne witness mentioned
tae name o. MARX OF Mannheim. a
herman banker through whom
llhas we're supplied fer the Bonnet
Houge propagautat 10 VI. Landau
n september. 1916. Please keep to
hat point"
u. Caii.aux denied that he men
2oaed Mar in 1916. He said ire
aad never heard Of the man until
S-uly' 1917, and then only when the
Bonnet Rouge case was discussed
70 the chamber Of deputies
colonel EOyer evidently was anX-
.o1s 10 have ". Caillaux conclude
Us testimony.
N. tai!laux insisted on speaking
'ul.Lef, however. saying
nave never given one franc 10
'ne Bonnet Rouge since the war be-
yea. i is true that subscribed
'V'oVy francs, before the war. but
rs tund was exhausted al the be
9'AAlng OF hostilitles. Al the time
vas engaged ia defending my
.oAor against q bitter press GAM
,@ikn- TIE Bonnet Rouge defended
Ae ana therefore / helped IL
nave defended my honor in the
Sast ana wili do so in the future
With all possible means al NV com
hand"
y. caiilaux's voice rose % A high
gHch and ne exhibited emotion as
Aa1e tais dec .arstiou. A ripple
" Applause bIoAe out,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
rs EXEMPTED FOR
BEING A BUILDER
OF PADDED CELLS

London, May Il, Correspondence
OF the Associated Press).-The mil
itary tribunals have granted ex-
emption from military service to
William Fuller. who is described in
the ofticial report as specialist
in the construction of padded cells
His firm is the only firm in England
engaged in the manufacture OF pad
ded cells for lunatic asylums. po-
lice institutions and hospitals and
the tribunal found that there Is
not a man in Great Britain who
can take the place OF this appli-
cant"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
THE WEATHER

Fair and warmer tonight; We'd
nesday increasing cloudiness prob
ably followed by showers at night.
Temperature at a. M. 49; high
est yesterday, So; lowest last night.
45.
Velocity of wind at $ a. m, 4
miles per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity al p. m, As,
at a. IN. 90.
Stage Of water, A.. rise of = in
last - hours.
]. NJ. SHERIER. Meteorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
SEED CORN SUPPLY
PLENTIFUL, CLAIM

Chicago. May 14.-There is plenty
OF seed corn in sight for planting
all the acreage put in this year in
the corn producing section of In
diana, Illinois, Iowa. Minnesota,
Wisconsin. Michigan and Ohio ac-
cording to information given out to-
day at headquarters OF the federal
grain supervision. II was stated
that in case first planting fills the
department of agriculture would as
sist farmers in raising all the corn
necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
STATE AND NATION
BANK CALL ISSUED

Washington. May 1.-THE comp
troller OF currency today issued a
call for the condition of all national
banks at the close of business ON
Friday. May 10.
Springfield. Ill. May IA call
for a statement OF the condition
OF Illinois banks at the commence
ment OF business on Saturday, May
IL. was issued by State Auditor
Russell today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
CBy Associated Press.)

Committed as they are, to a con-
tinuation of heavy fighting on the
western front, the Germans appar-
emily are taking their full time be
fore another forward operation on
the line from Scissors north to the
Belgian coast. In two weeks, the
enemy has made only one determ-
ined attack and this was repulsed
by the allied forces southwest Oh
Ypres.
Infantry Is Inactive.
Along the vital sector of the salt
ents driven by the Germans since
March 81, the enemy artillery has
been active, but there are no signs
of renewed infantry activity in
strength. North of KENNEL. around
Serre, on the line between Albert
and Arras: and on the southern
end of the British line across the
Somme and on the French sector
Immediately south, the German big
guns are hurling thousands Of
! shells into the allied positions.
| Allied airmen are taking advant-
age of every opportunity to invade
/ enemy territory. Many tons of
/ bombs have been dropped on i'm
portant railway centers and other
military targets behind the German
lines in Flanders and Picardy. In
! aerial fighting the British have
/ brought down six more enemy ma
chimes. While British naval air
men bomb the German submarine
bases and Zeebrugge and Ostend,
army fiers continue the aerial
bombardment of Bruges.
Yankees Shell Huns.
West of Montdidier, in Picardy
and northwest of Toul, Americas
artillerymen are harassing the Ger
mans with a heavy fire. Consider
able damage is believed to have
been caused on both sectors.
The announcement from Ottawa
| that the American army was not to
be employed fully against the Ger
mans until ii was a complete or
, ganization il is declared in London
! was due to an error which has been
! corrected.
| Lively fighting continues in the
| Monte Corno region south OF Asiago
with the Italians throwing back re-
peated Austrian efforts to regain
! the summit of the mountain, Else
where on the Italian front the ar
1 tillery duel goes on but there are
no indications that the enemy is
! ready to start his heralded at
! tack.
Italian Repulse Foe.
{ Italian Army Headquarters in
| Northern Italy. Monday. May "a
( (By the Associated Press s.)-Ital-
/ ian troops repulsed with heavy loss
desperate enemy attempt last
night to redeem the loss of Monte
! Corno. II IS believed that this was
only the first of series OF efforts
! to regain the lost ground owing TO
/ the value Of the height which COM
] mands the approaches to the VAL
ley leading from Trent TO Rover
! eto.
! The fight last night was IN the
darkness and was a bloody hand Il
hand struggle over the rocky
slopes of the mountain. The ltal-
Z ian positions, however, were main
, tanned.
Thus far the fighting arounJ
/ Monte Corno has been OF local
/ character and not a part OF any
general offensive. although the
outposts show increasing activity
all along the mountain front
. = --EF .Harr nc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
German Infantry Inactive
by Shells Are Hurled
by Thousands.

London. May I4.-German
artillery fire was violent las
night In the SOmme and Anere
sectors, says the official state
ment from Field Marshal Haig
today.
Paris, May Heavy artil-
Iery fighting in the Champagne
Is reported In tOday's official
statement. Only patrol actions
occurred on the main battle
front in Picardy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
BRITISH LOSSES
GREATEST SINCE
OPENING OF WAR

London. May 1.-THE total Of
British casualties reported in tee
week ending today Is 4l,6l2.
They are divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds. ON
GERS. sol; men, 5.065.
Wounded or missing. Officers.
2.123; men, 33,923.
Reports OF British casualties us
ually are not available for some
time after the actions In which they
are sustained. The large totals IN
the last week evidently represents
losses suffered when the fighting In
Flanders and Picardy was at its
height Complete reports have not
been given out but IL Is probable
that the casualties reported in the
last week are the heaviest British
losses OF any week OF the war The
total the week before was 1851.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
LATE BULLETINS

Amsterdam, May II The
PrusSian lever house has re-
iected a motion to restore the
provision for equal suffrage in
the Prussian franchise reform
bill.
London. May IA state of
siege has been declared at
Smich6w, a suburb OF Prague.
Bohemia, and the troops there
have been sent away, an En-
change dispatch frGm Amster-
dam reports. One hundred
fifty women are said to have
been arrested on account OF
demonstrations. The burgO-
meister has resigned. The
movement is extending through
Bohemia, according to the dis
patch.
Amsterdam, May ii. = A
Vienna dispatch says that a
special economic treaty be-
tween Rumania and the CEN
tral empires provides that Ru-
mania will sell TO Germany and
Austria Hungary her surplus
production OF all kinds I'm 1918
and 1919 and for a further per-
iOd Of seven years II 1t should
be required.
Washington, May l4.-Secre-
tary McAdd0 today authorized
loans Of 5000, COCOON to Great
Britain ,SlOO, ,O00. 600 t0 France
and 500 O00, 900 to Italy making
the total loans to all the allies
IS. 763.S:0. 900. Total loans to
Great Britain now amount to
- 995 900; to France Si.l65,000
and TO Italy $3.50, 900 900.
Washington, May 1i.-DetaiIs
Of the latest German demands
ON Russia receiYe ed at the state
department today from Swed-
ish sources show that Russia
has been asked 10 make imam
cial concessions. Ia give up
Moscow and ether large cities
to the Germans. to cease arm
ing tro0ps and to dissolve all
recently formed military units.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
5000 DRIVERS STRIKE

Chicago, May 14.-Five thousand
teamsters and truck chauffeurs
went on strike without warning
here today and Patrick Barrel. bus
mess agent of the Truck Drivers
union. said that Is 600 men would
be out by night They demand an
approximate advance of SO a week
wages.
-Ruy Thrift Stamps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
KRUPP GUNS
HIDDENAWAY
IN AMERICA?
Thousands of Rifles Stored
in u. S.. to German
ize" Country.

Ne~ York, May 14-Reports that
( thousands of rifles had been secret
( ly imported from the krupp gun
works at Essen in order to Ger
mamie" the United States were re-
/ lated today at an inquiry conduct
ed by State Attorney General Lewis
into rumors of boarding of arms by
German interests in the United
| States.
Edgar A. Holmes of this city, a
witness, credited the reports to a
man named James II. CrossIey
Z Holmes, as a broker, tried to buy
the rifles, but was unsuccessful, he
said During the negotiations, he
said, Crossley told him that some
one told him that ammunition had
! been imported from Essen.
2SO,OOO Rifles.
Mr.. Holmes testified he had never
/ seen the articles but had talked
with an engineer named Francis l..
/ Judd, who said he had seen boxes
containing 2SO,000 rifles Two
months ago, Holmes said, the Unit
/ ed States tried to buy them. but
they were not produced Holmes
had been in touch with United
/ States officials throughout the ne
gOtiations, he said.
I Gustave Lussing was named by
/ Holmes as the man who was said
4 by various intermediate to be
able to deliver the goods. Judd
/ told Holmes the rifles had been in
an east side warehouse in New
/ York and had been removed, but
were located in an hour and half
ride by automobile.
Stored in 40 Places.
LussiRg, according to the wit
ness, said they were stored in 40
different places in the United
State Robert Tucker. a tanner of
Charleston, S. c., testified to hear
ing of the rifles through his ac-
! quaintance with Russians in bus
( mess. Judd told Tucker. he said,
! he had seen cannon and rifles at a
warehouse in Brooklyn. According
/ TO the witness, a New York lawyer
/ finally told him that the rifles had
/ been sold.
/ Are Still Here.
81 am thoroughly convinced that
/ those rifles are in this country and
! that Lussing knows where they
are" said Tucker at the close of
/ his examination
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14

Ia.sociated e d p es s
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
Stored in 40 Places.


81 am thoroughly convinced that
those rifles are in this country and
that Lussing knows where they
are" said Tucker at the close of
his examination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14

MI o IN Der of Audit
Bureau Of Circulations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-14
Killed in Action.
Died OF Wounds.

Sergeant Theron E. Dalrymple,
Rochester, y. Y. Mechanic Fred
erick E. Ruckelshausen, New
Haven, Conn Privates Walter S.
Auer, Canton. Ohio; William j.
Bishop, West Springfield, Mass. );
Wilmer J ChiIders, Paragould
Ark: Frank Daniels, Highland
Park Ill; W J. Jones, Starkeff Fla