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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
Chicago Markets
Chicago Grain.

Chicago. Feb. Corn: No. and
No. 3 yellow, nominal; No. 4 yellow.
l.6S; No. yellow, 1,45@1.5S; No. 6
yellow, 155@1.40.
Oats: No. white, S5@S6c; stand
ard. S512 @S7Ac.
Rye: No. 2. nominal. Barley, 1854,
100. Timothy, 5.00@S.25; clover. o.
$4,000. Pork, nominal. Lard, 1857.
Ribs, 2360@2410.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
New York Provisions.

New York, Feb. 9.-Butter. firm !:
creamery. higher than extras. $40
5ekc; extras, slice; firsts, 49@5lc;
seconds, 4704S1ac.
Eggs, steady; fresh gathered extras.
55@56c; extra firsts. l54i2c; firsts, So
@54c; seconds, 48@52c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
BANKS SHOW INCREASE.

New York, Feb. 9.--The actual CON
aitaon Of clearing house banks ard
.iust companies for the week shows
mat they hold $S9.305,2s0 reserve III
excess OF legal requirements. TINS is
~ increase OF $26,997, $3.50 from the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
A. J. Lindstroyn. Cashier.
Administrators Notice.

Adm1nfsatrafOfSS NOfiCe.
Estate of Thomas, Fuller, deceased.
pointed administrator VI Tie estate OF
THOMAS Fuller, late of the county of
Rock island, state of Illinois, deceased,
hereby gives notice that IL will appear
before The Hon benjamin Bell, Judge
o fthe probate. court of Rock Island
county, at the probate court room, in
the city OF Rock Island, at the April
term, on H. } first Monday in April next,
at which time all persons having claims
ouested TO attend tor the purpose of
having the same adjusted All persons
indebted to SAID estate are requested to
make immediate payment to the under
signed.
Dated 3oth day OF January. A. d. 1913.
ROCK ISLAND SAVINGS BANK.
A, j. Lindstrol,, a administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
Executors Notice.

Estate Of w. II. Scott. deceased
The undersigned having been APP
pointed executor of the last will and
testament Of w. II. Scott. late Of the
county Of Rock Island. state of Illinois.
deceased. hereby Siveh notice that it
will appear before the Hon. BENJAMIN
Bell. Judge of the probate court of Rock
island county, at this probate court
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
St. Louis Grain.

v st. Louis. Feb. Corn: No. track.
LIE: No. white. 1876.
Oats: No 2 track, S612c; No. 5
white, s74@Ssc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
New York Money.

New York, Feb. 9.-Mercantile pa
per 81 y e. Bar silver, S5ac. Mex
lean dollars, CSC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
REHEARING Is DENIED.

Springfield, Ill. Feb a--The su-
preme court today denied the petit
ton for rehearing of the case of the
people ex-rel Henry Stuckhart against
N. J. Sandberg company affecting san
itary district taxes in Cook county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
I.lS,T AND ElLNl.

LOST, Saturday night, In Young & Nc
Combs lavatory IS and 81 bill- Find
Ell return 10 Argus. Reward
PURSE; lost on Long View car, Tues
day evening. Return to 140S TWen-
4 tieth street. r. l. 1920. Reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
St. Louis Provisions.

81. Louis, Feb. 9.-Poultry. higher
mems. 26ke: springs, 27c.
Butter. unchanged
Eggs, Acc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
London Silver.

London, Feb. 9.--Bar silver 42sd
per ounce. Money 2A%.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
New York Cotton.

= New York. Feb. Cotton futures
opened steady: March. 30.35; May,
.s7o; July. 29,l6; October, 27.s7; De-
cember, 27.70.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
MINNEAPOLIS Grain.

Minneapolis. MIMI. Heb, 9.-Corn; ;
No. 3 yellow, 173@1.1S.
Oats: No. 3 white, S4GS5c.
Flax, 9.64M367.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09

inc OnlIeO states lOOO AaMlnv
istration, through it's local board.
prepares the following statement
Of prices being paid wholesalers
by retailers for the staples named
and the retail prices which should
be charged in Rock Island, Mo.
line and East Moline:
SUGAR (Per 100 Lbs.)
Consumer
Retailer pays. should pay
Best gran
ulated sos .0S95
FLOUR (Per Bag.
We'll known advertised mill brands
in cotton bagsl.
Il Dbl. ..2.65 to $50 $50 to sos
Is Dbl. :. 1879 to Las Las to 1.55
RYE MEAL (Per Bag.
1872 lbs. LOS 1.20 to125
GRAHAM FLOUR Per Bag.
10 lbs. o.. so to So .65 to 10
CORN MEAL (Per Bag.
Yellow, 10
ID. ..... 81 to 60 .65 to 10
RICE (Per Lib
r'ncy head O91s to 10 IL to .13
Blue Rose .OSA to 90 10 to IL
BEANS (Per Lib
Navy hand
picked Is TO lie rs to 10
Lima Is to l6 Is TO 10
CHEESE tper LID
Full cream
cut -. .27 to % .s3 to .35
Brick
whole 2sh to 80 "a to .35
Brick-cut
to order .2Sls to 30 SO to .371a
SYRUPS.
(Per doz cans) Per CAM
Blue cans:
1s-lb. :. ..1321a to 1.55 .13 to Is
5-lb. 1896 .4O1s to .43
10-lb. .L40 10 10 ~
Red cans:
1k-lb. lib to1.65 .16 to .171s
5-lb. ....4.65 to475 .471s to so
io-lb. $50 to 900 stu to .s212
POTATOES Per BusheD.
Per bu. $50 to 1.62 Its to 1.S7
MILK. EvAPORATED tPer CAM.
Large cans .12k 70 .13 IA to Is
Small cans .O6A to .O61a 061. to .o71a
EGGS per Dozen.
storage Sc IS to go
BUTTER (Per Lib
Creamery. ="
fresh >. 81 to SO "a to 81
Creamery,
| storage .4s .! W 30
Dairy .43 to 40 As to 81
OLEOMARGARlNE.
| lib. car
ton -. .2s to 80 80 to 81
lib. car -.
ton 800. 81 to GO SO to .73
Other commodities will be added
from time TO time.
No,e-Consumers are advised thai
the prices above quoted are for the
day following publication. The con
sumer should not pay in excess OF INK
figures quoted. The consumer VII
lend cooperation by trading elsewhere
n his dealer attempts to charge IN ex
cess OF the foregoing figures. Prices
are INTERPRETED from time to time o,
the Rock Island county food inter
pretation board, representative Doas
COAL PRICES.
Maximum prices to be charged 10
coal. according to figures SET by In
Rock Island county fuel board. 10
orders of less than two tons, are
follows, per ton: ..
Rock Island, prepared ......... 80 "
Springfield, prepared. -..'..'ss.a
FRANKLIN county, prepared. .-.... %
Fulton county, prepared. ....... o.
4 Mercer county. prepared .-..-.'. o.o
In deliveries where the consume
hauls the coal himself 81 may De de
ducted from the price. Prices LOT wv
tons or more are rs cents to1 iss
than the foregoing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.

FIRST class piano instruction by Chi
cago pianist, recently located. Ernst f.
kemnis, 916 Twenty-fourth street.
Phone r. !. 1914.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
Horses and Mules.

East st Louis, H.. Feb. 9.--Horscs
and mules. unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
Kansas City Provisions.

Kansas City. Feb. a.-Butter, eggs
and poultry unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09

ACRES; and iia fne garden land.
located On south side. just the place
10 start gardening OF raising ciiick
ems; price s..5vo. see EckEart q Bu1-
iAh, room "A Sale BANK building,
Rock island. III.
BUNGALOW. brick: modern; I'VE room;
Oh terms. also lots IN Case Park adj
Gi.on. or ws4l bliid on terms. Cail
BUNGALOW; i've rooms; strictly mod
ern: Close to car; terms. oO9 Best
building. Rock Island.
House: = beautiful and coy new home,
located on Twenty ninth street near
sixtesnth avenue; modern plumbing,
iiot atf t~fnaee. gas, electricity, nara
wood Hoors, lot .vNI3s feet, must be
seen to be appreciated; price $4,000.
EEckEart L. bufum, room IA State
bank building. Rock Island. Ill.
HOUSES; one mae room and one seven
room, sewer. water and gas lot 64x
10; located IN west end close 10
: fourth avenue street car; price for
| both $9.Sov Tor quick action. Eckhart
a Bufum, room IL State Bank build
] ing, Rock Island. LII.
HOUSE: seven rooms: nearly new:
sleeping porch, den, fireplace tile
| bath, and all modern conyeniences;
Hhe lot, also garage. VIII sacrifice
| 1or immediate sale. Terms to right
party: house" care the Argus.
HOUSE; six rooms; modern; at 1916
| soSscutu dFcducs part cash a0Q SOOu
terms. Phone II. /. 34l7.
LOTS in South Heights, south Of Aiken
street. between twelfth and Seven4
| teenth streets; on easy terms: >z5
down, baiance ia five years. +. w.
RobinS0ns l454 Richmond street.
l. Phone X. /. 46OS-k.
| LOTS; easy terms: IN rArlaon hros.'
| ADDITIONS, Thirty-titth street and
Eighteenth avenue and Thlrty-eignth
street, Nineteenth avenue, block from
car. Phone H. i. AVA or Il. !. 1920.
LOT; large; 1e0x135 feet; equal to four
lots; SIX room house; furnace. well
| and cIstern, gas electricity. garage:
iruit or All KINDS; for QUICK sale, S4,-
| 700. See Ecknarl a. Burfum, room IA
State Bank building. Rock island, III.
LOTS, between Twenty ninth and Thtr-
| ty-nrSt avenues on Eleventh street
| AnQNire for terms. Fred A. Dass0.
Phone r. l. 214S.
IUR trade: room strictly modern
j mouse; eight blocks from court house,
on Long view line. WHAT nave you
/ to offer. Price $500, or ST. loo cash
or trade and balance on time.
4 Address 1000" Argus.
On montAiy payments; TOUR, tive Gno
six room modern houses; these houses
! can be bought with small payment
down; balance like rent. kor par.
tlculars call r. l. 34al or A&45.
ONE or two desirable lots north Of
Eighteenth avenue, on Twenty eighth
!; street; level; east front; price reason
able. Prone r. l. 1887 after p. m.
$3.50 WILL BUY a fiye-room house or
sixth avenue asphalt boulevard; mod
j ern except heat. For other bargains
!. ran Agency. 3l5 Safety building. In
/ surance and real estate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
. WANTED-TO RENT,
FOR EXCHANGE-REAL ESTATE.

TO exchange; / am looking fer a first
class stock and grain ranch la oper-
ate myself. will give my beautiful "a
apartment building. located IN finest
section OF south side, facing park; all
rented at $1,000 year; price 100000;
free and clear vi IncuubrAnce; Moth
ing but the best ranch will be consid-
cred; must4 be fully stocked and
equipped. c. f. Stewart, 10 s. Dear
born street, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
AGENTS.

MAKE big profit selling our extracts.
perfumes. cold creams, face powders.
spices, medicines ,.it.; beautiful, high
grade line. exclusive territory; SAM
pie soap free, Laeasslon Co, Dept.
%. st. Louis, Mo.
agents; sell mens suits:
made-to order, beauties. best tailor
ing, prices lower, sell every man
shown: large spring outtit free.
Leeds Wooden Mills, Chicago, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
BUSINESS CHANCES.

70 TO 100 per cent on small investment
swiil help hnaBce live wire; legitimate
business. exclusive territory; sales
experience useful out not necessary.
Champllu, Fisher building, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09

4ANDOLOGY. q magazine giving the
Three months subscription free. II
for a home or as an iIikestment you
are thinking OF buying good farm
lands, simply write me letter and
say, Mail me Landology and all par
oiogy, Skidmore Land Co.. 140 skid
more buileiLg. Martnette, wis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09

MOTORCYCLES AND BICYCLES.
TIRES (all makes). accessories. lamps.
etc., cut prices; $35 Flying Merkle
bicycles at wholesale price. SIS (or-
ange and blue enameled); LES East
Third street. Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09

WALTER N. sCHRoEDER-Civil En-
gineer. Rock Island. Ill. Map of Rock
Island to Twenty-fifth avenue; size
21,s36 inches, s.; 42x72 inches, IS: $40
Safety building. r. J. IS.
ENGINEERING and Mechanical Drafts
man; patent Office drawings. design
ing, surveys, maps: IL yeare' expert
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
fOR RRNT-MIsCELLANEOUS


BARN; at 1927 Second avenue; phone
X. l. 395.
BARN, large; five horses ;or suitable
Tor garage or storage. Inquire 201S
Fifth avenue.
HOUSEHOLD and piano storage; Bowl
bys Music House; 1900 block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
WANTED-TO BUY.

~~~s~~>>~~~~~~~~~-~~~~
HORSE and harness. inquire S13 Eli
teenth street, or call RI 35Ss-K,
ILLINOIS Refining Co. stock. address
*. Il care The Argus.
INCUBATOR: call r. 1881.
OR rent. camp on Rock river, for sum :
mer; must be cheap for cash. Address
1900" care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
sUpERFLUoUs HAIR.

SUPERFLUOUS hair. moles. warts on
face and arms, permanently removed
with electric needle Address Miss
A. M. Kittredge. l Argyle fats. Brady
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
FOR SALE-FAM LANDA

FARMS; two to i've miles TO co7nty
seat, Forest county. Wisconsin, ~
acrex insures absolute independ snce;
rich, deep sllt soil. clay subsoil: cio-
yer to ) IONS, oats W to loo bushels,
wheat 80 to 50 bushels. potatoes l5v
70 $50 bushels: no drOuGhts; near
markets. three railroads: xI5 and $50
proved farms. $40, $40, SIS and Sass
per acre: terms to suit your wages or
your capital. Substantial assist lance
offered ouT settlers tree. Write or
call for literature endorsed by state
Agricultural authorities. Fer Olo Land
Company, Crandon, Wis. or Charles
II. S1erner. district superintendent.
Monmouth. III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
WANTED-xALE AND FEMALE.

CORNET. clarinet.@ Trombone. and saxo-
phone players, sight readers; must be
good. Apply at once. 22I3 Fifth av-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

MAN and wife wish 10 get place on
farm, are experienced. SEA Twenty
seeend street. f. !. .U55.
WORK by the day also bundle wash
ing. Inquire 2el4 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
MOVING.
WANTED-MISCELLANEOUS,

VANlED-lMlOLEL LANEVL0s
CURTAIN S to iaunder; 25c pair: phone
r. l. 1853; 30l5 Firth avenue.
PLAIN sewing: ssI6 Fifth-and-a-half
avenue.
300 PEOPLE AZ, Cheap Johns Repair
Shop, to have their shoes repaired.
Mems soIes and heels sewed. $3.50.
Best leather .. and tirst class work
Done while you wait. 2l2l Fourth
avenue.
TO buy, second hand heating stoves,
cook stoves and furniture; highest
cash prices paid; 1928 Fourth avenue.
Phone II. !. oS4.
TO buy, old clothes, shoes. etc; phone
us; we call for castaway garments
>anI give you good prices tor them.
Cheap Johns Clothing Store, 2125
Fourth avenue. Phone r. l. 1896.
WINDOW cleaning and brass polish
ing, by experts; special attention CIV
en- to residence Workcresponslhe for
damages. j. Manko. Phone r. l. 1927.
WILL clean and repair your typewriter;
rates reasonable. Phone Il. l. 242S. +.
EWald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09

g. A. n.
BUFoRD Post a., G. A. R.. meets reg
ularly on second and Fourth Friday
afternoons Of each month at : p. m.
in Memorial hall at the court house,
c. H. Church. commander: p. F. Cox,
adjutant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
Daily Bulletin
Food and Fuel

The United States food admin.
istration, through it's local board.
prepares the following statement
Of prices being paid wholesalers
by retailers for the staples named
and the retail prices which should
be charged in Rock Island, Mo-
line and East Moline:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09

GARDENER; experienced man as care
takef. etc; to com n; aard work Feb.
%. permanent position for right man
recommendations required. Address
l, s. White. Twentieth street and ScY-
-nteentfL avenue, Rock Island, Ill.
LIVE Wire stock statesmen. a. once; call
and let me show you aows So statesmen
are now doing better than &G5 week
~. X. D. Bartlett, New Harper hotel
MEN wanted, for detective work: write
}. Gamer. Danvilic, ILL
SOLICITORS. Great Atlantic & Pacific
Tea Co. 327 West Second streets Dav-
EXPORT
SHORT order cook. Max cafe, Srven-
teenth street and Second avenue,
TRUCK driver; experienced; Must fur
nish references. "A. D. care The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
s. Of y.

$. Of y.
H. c. CI.EAVELAED CAMPSNO. 315.
Sons of Veterans-Meets on second
and fourth Tuesday evenings of each
month at s o'clock in Memorial hall at
the court house. L. l.. Harms. COM
mander; Eugene Johnson. secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
FOR sA.E--CiTY PROPERTY.

ACRES; and III. fac garden land,
located On south side. just the lis1s
TO start gardening OF raising cHick-
ems, price St,5te. see EckEart q Bui-
i1tn. room "A Sale BANK building,
Rock Island. III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR RENT.-RooHS.

KUHN, front, modern. furnished. IN pri-
Vats family, gentleman pretersed.
| convenient to car Lines. Phone r. /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-09

WANTEp-MALEHELP.


"A AIESMAN who has grown tired Of
making mere expenses and wants to
sell something that sells and makes
MIN real muney earh week. For In
lerVieW, address %. -" care The
Argus.
CLoTH1NG salesmer: two, experienced
Gustafson the Clothter. lsat Second
avenue,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-03-03
TOWN NEAR FINNISH
CAPITAL CAPTURED
Bolsh eviki Make Number of
White Guard Prisoners.

LoNpov, Msrca IA despatch from
the o.ncial Russian news agency says
,l.at the town OF Tchcrkne;. twenty-five
miles from Helsingfors, capital Of Fin
land. has capitulated to tho Bolshevi'L
$40 White Guards being taken prisoner.
Red Guards defeated the White Guards
at EerkaIa, on the karis-Helsingt"rs
line. -Four hundred and hfty ~ the
White Guards are said to have eur
rendered
Dispatches from Stockholm state that
an agreement has been made under
which both Russian and Finnish troops
will evacuate the Aland lslands, leaving
the forts and war materia! In charge
OF the inhabitants and the Swedish forro
recently landed. The Finnish troops,
the adyices state, have returned TO Fin
land. while the Russians VIII proceed to
Sweden. remaining there until condi-
tions in the Baltic, row blocked with
Ice. admit OF their returning 10 Russia.
The islands. II Is added. henccforth
are to he considered outside the area
Of hostilities.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-03-03
CUT IN
TICKET OFFICES
McAdOO Plans to Consolidate
Roads Agencies in New
York and Washington.
NLARGE SAVINGS IN RENTS
Employees Retained to Get
More Pay and Give Better
Service TO the Public.

WASHINGTON. March c.--Cnder
plan for the consolidation Of railroad
ticke, Offices in New York city. Director
General McAdoo hopes to save at least
s250.000 in rentals alone in the year
beginning July /. The Eastern rail.
roads next week will submit a plan for
cutting down cost of selling trsrsporta-
tion. and it is believed they will re-
port that the money expended by the
roads for rental can be cut III half
Although no estimates have been
made as 10 the number OF employees
who will be dropped under the new
plan II is believed the sians can DE
cut 90 per cent. The men deposed will
have opportunity to accept other posts.
Those retained will set substantial.
salary increases. II recommendations to
be made To Mr.. McAdoo are adopted.
The new Government plan for con-
solidating the ticket offices in the larger
cities Is TO be tried first in Washing
ton, but thorough test will be given
In New York city as we'll The plan
will 10 in operation by July !. 1t is
said.
The offices VIII be moved from broad
way, Fifth avenue ana other streets
where high rents are In effect to side
streets in the same zones, One such
Office where tickets OIL all roads VIII
he sold will be Just of lower Broadway.
another half way up town and the third
in the broadway ana Forty-second
street zone. There will be no offices
In The Bronx. except those at the sta
tions
Each OF the railroads bidding for
business in New York is operating at
leas, three offices the annual rental OF
each being from $4,000 to $4,000.
1t is the belief OF railroad officials
that the consolidation OF offices will re-
suit in better service to the public. since
the Government by paying larger SAL
aries will be able to obtain the services
Of highly efficient clerks.
Passenger train service in the West
will be reduced one-third or more by
Encouragement OF schedules to be an
nounced soon by Director-General Nc
Adoo. Scores of trains on competing
lines leaving and arriving at terminals
about tine same time will be eliminated
Unnecessary trains on many Western
lines are TO be taken of and the loco.
motives and crews used for essential
freight service.
There is no thought however. OF
making a few Western lines the prin-
cipal pa ssenger carriers. as contemplated
in the East. Officials also stated that
the reduction in schedules will not re-
suit in any serious inconvenience to
passengers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-03-03

IRISH SUBDUED
BY MILITARY
Public Order Is Restored in
County Clare by Increase
Of Armed Forces.
PATROLS LEAVE ENNIS
Arrest Of Brennan. Sim Fein
Leader, Is Accepted
Complacently.
>pec.ai tdJle DeSbdtch 70 THs So.

(opyrght. 1915: all tiyht. tese,,e ed.
LONDON. March THE action of the
Government in inc, easing the military
force and p,oclaim.ng County Clare as a
special military area under the defence
OF the realm act has been effective in
restoring public order. and eNeiythins Is
reported quiet
In Ennis the military patrols have
been removed and replaced by armed
rolce civil law is st!.l in operation
and the population is resun.ns its usual
occupa tions, undisturbed by politics.
Since Tuesday no person has been al
lowed to enter or leave the county with
out a military pass. Orders have been
issued prohibiting NIL drilling, wearing OF
uniforms or holding OF meetings ~ pro-
cessions without special perinissi pre-
viously obtained. All printed matter Is
subject TO censorship.
Sir Bryan Mason, conmander-!n -Cnle!
in Ireland, visited Enn.s and conferred
with GeN Burnett on measures for re-
storing order II - assumed THAT he
dictated the orders, which wrre con
sidered necessary to meet the s!tuat!on.
The arrest Of Brennan. the local Sim
Fe!n leader, for making violent speeches.
seems to be accepted compiacentiy. Az
thur Griffith was TO have addressed u
meeting. but found soldiers hii.etted III
the building where he had arranged 10
speak and the meeting was abandoned.
The Dublin authorities say there has
been no actual bloodshed : there have
been a few trunchcon charges Ivy the
police in different parts, but no fling
by troops.
The Marquis OF Salisbury WI move
in the House of Lords on Thursday that
as the pressn. situation in l:elaI.d has
become danger to the empire and 4
menace to the successful proSecu
OF the war and the security of lie and
property. II - incumbent on the Gov
ernment to enforce the law in tina,
country.
Major Newman WI ask The Prime
Minister IN the House oe Commons
whether he has statement TO make con
ccrning the measures which the Coy
ernment is about to take to aid the Irish
executive IN the restoration OF law and
order in the three southern provinces.
I.nNpo%. March 2--Acc oriiug to The
Globe, Field Marshal French. Co!nIran'
der OF the home forces, and his staff al
rived in Dublin to-day.