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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-28


On the right bank of the river
| the American troops met a small
enemy patrol and drove it back.
| On the left bank the allies encoun-
tered $50 Bolsheviki in a wood ear
! ly this morning and dispersed them,
! taking IA prison ers.
The allies suffered no casualties.
! The prisoners said that a general
attack had been planned, but a ma
( jority of the Bolsheviki lost them
/ selves in the woods. Allied scouts
/ found a considerable number of the
enemy on the upper Tulgas river,
from which the allied Outposts
withdrew. Their artillery then
shelled the evacuated position. The
artillery duel continues.
! On a line of the river Vaga, in
| the Shenkursk region, the Bolshe
Wiki have followed the retiring
Americans to five miles south of
Shegovarsk. where American pa
trols now are in touch with the
enemy.
Burn Town: Kill People.
| According to refugees who are
| fleeing along the snow-covered
roads from Shenkursk to safety in
the American lines, the Bolsheviki
/ have burned Shenkursk and massa-
cred many of the inhabitants The
American intelligence offices are
| trying to confirm the reports, hut
! it is announced they must be taken
with reservation until confirmation
| is obtained
The Bolsheviki were shelling
| Taresvo, 40 miles east of Shenk-
ursk, today and apparently were
preparing for another infantry at
tack in this region. Artillery ac-
tivity continues along the VologGa
railway.
Stockholm, Jan. 2S.-Premier
Lenine, according to a report from
Reval. has ordered the Bolshevik
troops to retake the town of Narva
from the Esthonians within week,
to sack the town and to kill all the
bOurgeoise. Lenine is reported TO
be staying in the town of hamburg,
east of Narva.
Japs in Clash.
Vladivostok, Saturday, Jan. is.
-(By the Associated Press -
japanese troops at Maseonova, on
the Zeya river north of Blagovest-
chensk, have clashed with Bolshe-
visit forces numbering about 1000, !
according to reports received here |
The Japanese lost two killed and
II wounded in the encounter.
Russian police agents had ar
rested several BOlsheviSts and ia
ken them to Maseonova, but the !
people of that village who are said /
to be Bolshevist, are reported /
to have attempted to rescue the /
prisoners. Japanese forces Joined !
in the fighting which lasted several !
hours. Seventeen cossacks are re- /
ported to have been captured by the /
BOlshevists and two Japanese were (
drowned while trying to swim
across the Zeya river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-28

A s ociated d Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-28

NJ c m b er of Audit
Bureau of Circulations
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
The Human Biennial.

! ike to think Of our human expe-
rience as a biennial rather than a
merely annual life, preparing here for
blossoming and fruit-bearing yonder.
Why not Are Joy and love exhausted
in single throw1 Are not the weeds
Of the roadside well assured Of the re-
turning of the sun? Are We not much
better than theyY" What II, like them,
we are forced TO keep close 10 the
earth and seem TO have no chance OF
present hlossoming? Why not be ae-
cumulators, II hardly attained nowf
And so l argue from the growing. IN
pretentious virtues Of my neighbor's
character; my neighbor who. so far as
l can see. never has had and never
can have chance of bloom In this
earth-year, that he, too. is a biennial.
for whom chance Of fruitage is surely
coming after the frosts and snow Of
earth are gone.-Boston Transcript.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18

Electric furnaces in large and small
sizes which operate by passing the
current through a carbon crucihle are
how being made by a New York com.
pany. In the smaller designs the cru.
chile Is about one foot long and
shaped Ike a boat with a pouring lip
on the side. The capacity is one to
twenty pounds Of metal. and the TEN
perature ranges from 500 to 5000 de-
grees. The electrodes Of the furnace
are water cooled, and the carbon cru
cible is said TO last from twenty-five
to fifty heats, depending on the metal
70 be melted.
Another design Of furnace IS made
by the company along the same gen
eral lines, except that the metal Is
melted by heat radiated by the single
carbon electrode, and the metal lies
in a bed OF magnesite This type is
made fitting or stationary In any ca
pacity.
These furnaces may be used in
small foundries and in shops for melt.
ing scrap. filings and other materials.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
LACKED ALL REAL GREATNESS
Attitude of William tohenzoilern,
Stripped Of imperial TrappinGs,
Shows His True Character.

If William Hohenzollern had fallen
from so high to his present state less
obviously as the result OF his own
acts. there would be some, and even
much. reluctance felt for treating him
otherwise than as the victim of cruel
fate. That, however. he is not, and
so deliberate, as well as so serious,
was his offending that he has no claim
for a closing OF eyes to his crimes
no right TO expect the tenderness OF
consideration he never gave
The chances are. apparently, that he
will rass the rest of his life. not hap
PLY. indeed. hut In a retirement un-
troubled by the material cares common
to the great ma jority Of mankind. aud
IL Is a source of entirely legitimate
satisfaction TO call attention 10 the
poor figure he cuts, now that he has
been stripped of his crown, his scep-
ter and his imperial robes.
These. as matter Of fact. were
all that differentiated him from other
folk. In and since his downfall he
has shown nothing OF the heroic, moth
ing Of the personal courage. of the
willingness TO die for cause, that have
marked so many million men In so
many armies. including his own. II
he sincerely believed his right to rule
was divine. IL was the most cowardiy
form Of desertion for him to fee his
country the moment he feared for his
personal safety. BY so doing he made
certain and immediate the ruling Of
Germany by somebody with no pre-
tense 70 a divine authorization.
Many another royal villain has dared
to die, standing erect with face to the
foe. but this poor emperor scuttles of
into the unweleomng Holland. and
leaves his sons and his wife TO take
care Of themselves But II is no
wonder he IS most of all afraid OF his
own people. He promised them vic
tory aud loot, only TO rob them OF
the wealth. respect and happiness they
already had In such abundant measure.
and he substituted for Il all a crush
ing defeat. plnching hunger and the
contempt and detestation of the whole
world.-New York Times.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
new MEMBER GIVES
COMMONS HARD JOLT
John Jones, "SockIess Jerry of
British House, Spurns
Formally.

Every parliament produces a new
character. The American congress
had ''Sockless" Jerry Simpson from
Kansas and the British house OF COM
mons had Kier Hardie, who appeared
on the floor In workingman's cap and
with a workingman's freedom Of
speech in the era when the silk hat
and frock coat were stil almost uni
form for that assembly and when the
heavy Gladstonian manner was its
model for debate.
John Jones. the new Labor member
from Sflvertown, is the Jerry Simpson
and the Kier Hariie of the house of
commons
The proof Of this is that his speeches
are punctuated with shocked cries of
"order!" from the old-timers, and the
reason for the cries is that he talks TO
the house Of commons just as he used
to talk when he was addressing out-of-
door audiences from q soapbox at
Tower hill. which is the forum for In
formal workmen's debates-
Don't you try To assume so much.
guy'norI ~ was his first remark 10 the
speaker. Speaker Lowthar. sitting IN
der canopy, arrayed in his wig and
gown, is a parsonage certainly no less
portentous than the chief Justice Of
the United States of America, and the
house had a shock equal 10 what the
Supreme court would have suffered
under similar iese majestic.
John Jones got even with the house.
Il want you gentlemen to know"
he remarked, while discussing con-
scription. (~Honorable members" is
the hallowed term for referring TO
members of the house) There were
loud calls for "Orderl' Mr.. Jones re-
piled:
y beg your pardon II I have made
q mistake by calling you gentlemen"
The house saw the joke and cheered
him.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
COFFIN LEFT AS WARNING
ABlack Handlers" Threaten Death to
Wesley DUNN of Cheyenne.

'Black Handlers" are hot on the trail
OF Wesley /. DUNN. cashier Of the Citi-
Eens' National bank of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Several days ago they left a note in
structing him TO place $4,000 at the
foot of the elevator in the hank build
ing. II he failed to comply with the
demand the ''black hand" note declared
the bank would be dynamited. his home
wrecked and DUNN would be killed.
DUNN placed dummy package which
was stolen while detectives were away
from the bank for breakfast
Later DUNN received a telephone
call in which a man made the same de-
msnd and threat contained in the let
ten. He disregarded it and when he
went home found a chlld's glass coffin
On his porch Police are guarding the
bank and the home.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
FRANKLIN.

Percy HaDseom and wife Of pltlsaaI
were weekend guests OF Reuben E4aa
and wife.
Thomas Brsgdon and wife ar -
from Portsmouth, y. IL, " here ttey aa
been nearly year.
The Methodist sunday school sllm
a ehildren's day concert at the -az
Sunday evening, June p.
Pastor Blake has instituted q .sr..s &
young peoples gatherings al ;ls rssi7
each Tuesday evening.
Friends OF William o. Emety Of El~
worth, learn with sincere regret -
serious illness ct has Sullivan bans
sergt. Edward II. Bragdon. Go L III
pioneer infantry, left German AE =
and Is expected home soon.
Walter Lawris and faaaily wsss s-5Ii
guests at George &. Dyer's, en- -oz.s l'sa
ws,eryille 10 Washington couH,y &c; u
summer.
Sergt. James Bunker and w5is 5a7s r
turned from a visit IN PlainEe!d. Coaa-
He is Bow dlIing bis former Pos.tiaa q
night operator at Washington J1netio@
Rev. John Z, Blake will deliver ~
haccalaureate sermon sandag s7enia-i
June =, at the Baptist church. Gfad1a''
ing exercises will follow during ne sex
June Is.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
t8)GNTY News
BLuEHlLr.


Mrs Guy Stevens Of Boston (.
OF w. II. osgood and wife. sa's
Warren Kane and wife Of n.
are visiting Mrs. Edith Kane. i&k
Rufus Griudle Of Boston upivo.
Albert Snow OF Colby college are ,slsa
E. P. fucker has sold his ma.
Boston and returned with his -
BIuehill. 'Vi 70
DIR. J J. Martin delivered the h.,
reate sermon to the GRADUATING a,sa' ,sa''O, T.
the academy at the Congreestio5.t ,,l'' -. u
Sunday morning, IN
Doris Merrill has been cAossr o-..,.,
delegates from the Y. Of ". IN ~ y " ine
c. A conference ct Silver laks \ W
June 20. Ysrjorie Mason has hssr -, ~. : =
as the delegate from the normal .cboo, !.
Castine.
The tearing dosn Of Kans's han -.
week marks the passing OF ano,he, o,.
landmark. The ball was built in lsss ,,s
used as the town house until 1895. whs.
the present town hall vas built.
The following changes in the mai, ..,
vice take effect June is: Office hop,,
daily except Sunday, a. N. to7 n
Mails for the west close al 7.i0 a. m. An.
? p. m. Sunday Office hours, 10 10 lls
a. NJ Western mail closes at II.sam
Summer arrivals: Franz kneisei ,ps
family, Mrs. Ethelbert Nevin. Miss po,,
SeviB, Mrs. W. b. Merrill and dausb,.
Winiired, New York; SIrs. Cstharins C...
houn, Cleveland; Misses Nary aad Elm.
beth Owen, David Owen, Philaaslpsa.
Mass Harriet Jennings, Miss Carasla
Sherman, Summit. y. j.; Maroelu. Co.
gan and wife. Boston; Miss Aas4la G.:.
diugs. Maltham, Mass; Or. ]. J. Msrs
and family, Bangor.
The primary school pupils pefieo,
attendance for the spring term xsnl
Esther l.. Bowden, Newton NJ Gas
Frederick I, GrindIe. Phyllis & Htnei.
ley, Arlene {. Merrill, Philip c, u Bra,
Marguerite r. Osgood, Hazel "a h3sss.
son aud Paul Nj. Saunders.
The exhibition by the public scbsA
al the town hail, Friday Afternoon ts!
evening, vas entirely successful. ana y
fleets great credit upon the zupesl l1tss
dent, teachers and pupils TIE asisas.
anee filled every seat in the attsyaas
and ali stauding rooin was taken &c q,
evening. The wallis Of the hal. wsrs ee;
cred with examples OF the scheo. sak
About I30 children from ,be dssIisa
outside the village took part lH tBe afit:
noon eniertAiume and l6o from to
village and Beech Hili schools to the ere
ming. The programs were yzrisd. an
showed the results of careful training A.
preparation on the part OF tne tsacbs7
and much natural talent in the aaails.
June is.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18

In the harvest year from August,
1915, to August, 1919. Europe must Inn
port 100000 tons of foodstuffs from
overseas, and TO meet this there Is
available a total of about 35.000,0oo
tons, Herbert C. Hoover. chairman Of
the food section of the supreme eco
nomic council said in Paris.
Shipping conditions are not satisfac-
tory on account Of strikes in many
countries and. as a result, there is no
question that the entire American sur
plus viii be absorbed.
"We are at the worst phase of the
European famine that was inevitable
after this world war" Mr.. Hoover said.
The economic food council Is on top
in the fight against famine and food
distribution is organized to supply the
affected areas in Europe outside Of
Russia, Mr.. Hoover said. The Ameri-
can relief administration has organ
lied the systematic feeding Of the un-
dernouriShed children. numbering be-
tween 10000 and 100000.
The United States will supply to Eu-
rope foodstuffs valued roughly at
so,500,000,o0o. Enemy countries and
neutrals viii pay cash for what they
receive.
Will Not Raise Wheat Price.
The relief authorities are doing their
best TO control the effect of the large
demands on the American market. Mr..
Hoover said that a statement by him
on the possible price of wheat had
been misinterpreted. He had said that
in view Of the demands of the
world for food. the removal Of price
control with regard TO wheat, sugar,
pork products and cotton seed prod
ucts would be dangerous to the Ameri-
can consumer. The control Of the pork
was removed, and. Mr.. Hoover said.
had proved to be a disadvantage TO the
consumer.
Mr.. Hoover said he wished to empha-
size that the control OF the price Of
wheat would be maintained to the full
extent Of existing authority and mat
the American consumer need not be
alarmed that there win be material
rise in the price Of that food essential.
America viii sell more wheat than
size has, but the exports are being reg
Elated TO reserve a sufficiency for do
nestle needs.
Purchases Army Supplies.
The American army stocks of pork
products in France. more than 60.Ooo-
Ooo pounds, had been purchased by the
relief council and should furnish a suf.
fcient supply of fats until harvest for
liberated countries.
Germany is being supplied with fats
without competing in the American
market for pork, and the European
draft on the American pork is limited
10 the neutral and allied countries.
The administration is purchasing in
the United States only wheat, rye, flour,
Deans, some rice. and vegetable oil
products, and in addition. condensed
milk and some other special foods for
children.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
Cigarettes From the Air.

How an air pilot in France made a
little present TO some Of the infantry
is revealed in the following letter:
"Just as we reached our final OBJ
tective on the twenty-ffth one Of our
airTnen came over, flying very low. and
dropped 500 cigarettes. which con.
tained this note: 'Cheero-just a few
smokes 10 pass away the time from
- squadron. 1t bucked us up no
end, and the airman took no little risk
to do ii. In spite Of German machine
gun fire, our men stood up and eheered
him We had been fighting solidiy for
three days and nights and had no Gig
aretteS left
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
Bottle Causes undoino.

A bottle Of whisky alleged to have
been dropped from the overcoat
pocket Of Henry Parry Of Philadel.
phia- an elevator adjuster employed at
the Hotel Adelphie as he was leaving,
led to the discovery that he had a
false pocket in the oyercoat. Steaks,
pork chops, ketciup and sausage.
which he was alleged to have con-
fessed he stole froG4 the kitchen, were
found in the pocket. Parry was ar
rested and was held under $500 bail
In the city hail police court for a fur
ther hearing. He said be had been
employed two years In the hotel.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
LAaiOINE.

John whitaker and wife are nsFs .
The summer.
Mrs. A. J. Gibson has returned 'o x
home in Wsltham for e short stay.
Georg- King was home for the E'e'
END.
Miss Lena King has returned ron y
school at Milo.
Capt. Fred l. Hodgkins, Mrs 's-n
Coyey and Mrs. Shirley Holt a11sa''-
graduation at ii. c. l., Charlestoa' >
week. Eugene L. Covey, one oil
graduates, returned with them s
automobile.
Eugene Coyey returned to EAs'0'S
Sunday to resume his school work
Mrs. Fred Hodgkins was in EAA'
several days last week.
Roy Slower and Mrs. Charlotte ~ -,
spent the weekend at Birch hs,sa
They were accompanied by MIS- "a
Young and Miss Tibbetts oi
Harbor.
June 10.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
eo'n the Man and Woman Were Well
Advanced in Years.

Firginius O. Saunders, seventv-ona
years Of age, eloped with Mrs n n
Bean, widow, th.rty-nine years ola
10 Clayton. Mo- where they were mar.
red. Saunders was formerly mavor
OF Webster Groves, and is a retired d.
goods merchant.
Saunders met Mrs. Bean ahor+ q.
year ago when she was visiting in st
Louis, and after she left they CORE.
sponded. Several months ago. Sam.
ders says, Mrs. Eean returned 70 81
Louis and he prop sed marriage. She
accepted, but no ", dding date was de.
cided upon.
1T was love match from the
start" Saunders tod reporter, ~and
We were only undecided about the
date met her at the station. and
feeling romantic, ve decided to clone
to Clayton Our ends viii be consid.
erahly surprised a, hear what we have
done
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
Adept Our Word for Home

There is no place Ike home" and
there's no word In the French quite
Ike II, either. 'La malson.~ and Chez
NOR ara the nearest approach TO it
or We're until recently.
But having heard the word home"
mentioned so often by Yankee soldiers.
the French have adopted Il as part OF
their own language.
They simply take their word
"homme," the word for man" and
drop one Of the ms.
Every noun in French must be ei-
ther masculine or feminine. "Maison''
Is feminine and so the French have
decided to make the word home mas
culine 10 even things up. - Boston
Globe.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
DELAYED THE FUNERAL
Hearse Driver Forgot to Put a Coffin
In II Before He Started.

George L King, known by every man.
woman and child in Brown county. In
diana. and by all visitors who 20 to
Nashville by way of Helmsburg. has
been the stage coach driver between
Nashville and Helmsburg and the
hearse driver for NashviIle's only un-
dertaking establishment for ten years.
Recently there was to be a burial at
the Story cemetery. u miles south of
Nashville, and King was called on TO
drive the hearse. He hitehed two
horses TO the hearse and started from
Nashville at a. m. After he had
driven within two miles Of the ceme-
tery, he got out to walk up a steep
hill and noticed that he had forgotten
TO put the coffin in the hearse.
He turned the horses heads toward
Nashville and made the trip back IN a
short time He loaded the coffin and
changed horses and resumed the "trip.
The burial was delayed four hours.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
BAFFLED THE PROFESSOR


Because a tribe OF spiders decided
that the glass case that incloses the
seismograph In the basement Of Blake
hall, at Kansas university. would make
an excellent home for their families,
the physics professor who cares for
the delicate earthquake instrument has
been baffied for several days as to why
the needles of ths seismograph in
sisted on standing up in the air in
stead OF resting on the recording drum.
The mystery was solved the other
day when Professor Kester noticed
that his arm was covered with spider
webs after he had been investigating
the situation. He Investigated further
and found that several webs attached
TO the recording needles caused them
TO stand up.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
SOUTH sURRY.

Irving GrindIe and ~ite oi y 60 e.,ns
ana Miss Irene Grindls visited =. IA
c;ripdls ana wife Sunday. Miss lreas
remain for longer visit.
sw. Wilder is spending is"
here.
A party Of six mOsorsd from pa, .pa
Saturday to call upon MIS- .stnk tbs
10 see the place. All who eohs whisS
place beautiful, especiAily 'D'
one has OF Mt. Desert hiils'
Mrs. Laura Lumm is 8 guest q
tns Young and wife. ~
Charles orcutt, who is einplsy soseg
schooner J. Chester Wood' sP
here. TRAAf'
jane Is.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18

In estimating the change in the bud
get as q whole the constituent items
have been given the following rela-
tive Importance: Food. 43 per cent
of the total; shelter. Is per cent;
clothing, 13 per cent; fuel. heat and
light. per cent: sundries. % per
cent. These percentages are averages
Of the actual expenditures of several
thousand families, based on the rr-
suits of investiga tions by authorita-
tive agencies While families differ
in the apportionment of their incomes
among the separate budget items. the
distribution for normal families does
not vary widely from these averages,
Hence, with any reasonable aIloca-
tion Of items in the budget, changes
in the total cost Of living are fairly
uniform. and an estimate Of GO per
cent to G5 per cent as the Increase be
tween July, 1914. and March, 1913. is
broadly representative.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
COST OF LIVING IS
DROPPING SLOWLY
National Industrial Conference
Board Issues a Preliminary
Statement.

The cost of living for American
wage-earners declined less than 3 per
cent during the period from signing
Of the armistice to the first week of
March, 1919. according to a preliminary
statement issued by the national in
dustrial conference board. In March,
1919. the cost of living was still ap-
proximately 60 per cent to 65 per cent
above the pre-wRr level. as contrast
ed with an increase of 65 per cent to
20 per cent in November. 1918. and Of
80 per cent to SIS per cent In June.
1918. as brought out by the boards
two previous studies Of the subject
Changes Since November, 1918.
Changes since November. 1918, in
the average cost Of the different
items entering into the budget were:
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
GETS HIS FkTHER OUT
Boy Shows His : wings Bank to the
Jg- &c.

Boy Shows His : Wings Bank to the
Je sc.
When Harold G rsh, twelve years
Of age, entered Ju ge Boyer's court at
Evanston, H., reee tly he sounded Ike
a walking savir bank Pennies,
nickels and dime jingled merrily in
his pocket. Hare. sided up to Judge
Boyer:
My daddy has been arrested" he
sobbed. Il don't ant you 70 do any
thing 70 him, are my savings.
Please let him
Harold then Gs. sed the contents Of
his pockets on J Boyer's desk. 1t
totaled S9sf.
Il won't tell on you" Harold whis-
pered as Judge F oyer seriously re-
minded him Of grayeness Of at
tempting to brihs he court.
Joseph Gorski. arold's father, was
charged with VI ting q health ordi-
nance. He was re- ased on probation.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
ARMY EnIistr .nts Incrrased.

Decided improV 11ent In the results
of the war deps tment's recruiting
campaign was sAos In the report for
the week ended Aliri1 LIZ A total Of
1, ,z54 recruits en3r "a the army.
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
That Car, Refor. stuff.

Said the taeetious feller. what
looks funny to me is why they want to
organize league Of nations after the
world series has already been played /"
Ellsworth American., 1919-06-18
VACATION TRIPS
FOR THE PUDLIC
Railroads Are Now Urging Peo-
pie to Travel.
RETURN To old METHODS

Net Much VIII Be Chopped of Trans
pertstion, but Excursion Rates
Based on the One Way Charge VIII
Be Restored-Service Bureau Man
sser Says ~unele Sam Is Out for
Railroad Travel This Summer With
an Ak"