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Omaha, May Observation-Disclosures
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jobbing No. 2, 7.50@S.00.
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Bond. Worth $500 Stolen.

Elliott May 2STcitizens Of Elliott
We're very much aroused when they
found Wednesday morning that
several of the places of business had
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-23

Open. High. Low. Close. Close
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
RELEASE BROKER
III $4,000 THEFT
LAST FEBRUARY
BY Associated PressD

Chicago. May John ". Worth
ington, broker and former banker,
and George r. Kent, vice president
of a suburban bank, were question
ed by the police today in connec-
tion with the alleged theft of $l35,-
600 in Liberty bonds and other Sc
curities from the William J. Crit
tenden Brokerage and Banking
house of Pittsburgh.
After being questioned Kent was
released and it was indicated that
no charges would be made against
him.
The securities disappeared Feb.
% According to detectives they
were trailed to the Office of Thorn
as Watson, a Chicago broker, and
they are said to have obtained from
him an affidavit charging Worth
ington with having retained him
to dispose of the securities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
CHICAGO Milk
STRIKE ENDED
Dealers Finally Yield to Demands
of Drivers and City is Supplied
Prices Raised.

Chicago. May IT, Milk and
cream awaited Chicagoans on their
doorsteps today, the strike and
lockout of 5000 milk wagon drivers
having been settled late last night
by the dealers agreeing TO the de-
mands of the men. But notice was
also served on the householder that
the price had been raised l cent and
henceforth IA cents a quart must
be paid
Dealers asserted four days ago. at
the beginning of the tie-up, that
granting of the demands of their
employees would mean an increase
to consumers and would cost them
a total of S2,0O0;0OO a year.
Will Get $35 a Week.
The dryers will receive $35 a
week from May l, when their con-
tract between dealers and drivers
expired This is an advance of SO a
week The settlement was brought
about after hours of debate between
representative of the Illinois Milk
Dealers association and tEese of
the milk wagon drivers union,
called together by Commissioner
Fred L. Feick-of the federal depart
ment of labor, and the settlement of
the trouble is credidted to the ef-
forts of the commissioner.
Immediately following the agree
ment word was sent to the drivers,
gathered in a west side hall, to re.
sumo their deliveries from the var
ious depotS at once. Details of
other employees demands were also
tentatively arranged, to be signed
today, under which the foremen
will receive Sal a week, a raise of
$6, inside depot employees a grad
uated scale from the old wage of
$19 up to $26. These employees have
a union of their own and a separate
contract with the dealers.
Calls Boost "RObbery."
Health Commissioner Robertson,
who has been active during the four
days of the tieup insisting that
hospitals and other institutions re-
ceive a quota of milk. expressed in
at the raise in price TO
the consumers.
Its robbery" he said May
prices should be u cents now. Re-
tailers get their milk delivered at
221a cents a gallon. They should
get retailed at less than Z cents
over the cost" /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
DANIELS BACK
IN u. S. PRAISES
PLANES FLIGHT
Not Navy Luck" But Re-
suit of Work-Hun
Ships to Be Sunk.

New York, May II. The sue
cessful ocean flight of the Amer
ican naval seaplanes, which were
reported to have traversed two
thirds of the 1850 miles course to
the Azores when Secretary of the
Navy Daniels, returning from Eu-
rope stepped ashore from the
transport Mount Vernon today, was
attributed by the secretary to
painstaking work in preparation
for the undertaking.
There is no such thing as navy
luck said Mr. Daniels I'VE
have been working up to this flight
for two years" he continued. "and
as in other projects within its
spirit of activities which the navy
has done, was due to a perfect
system of operation"
The secretary stated that tH had
made it known in Great Britain
that the American transatlantic
flight was not intended as a com
petition with the efforts of British
aviators. It's object. he said. was
to Contribute toward the charting
of the air course from America to
Europe.
Sink Ships as Moral Lesson.
Secretary Daniels said it was
not yet determined what would be
done with the German battleships
but that there was a strong feeling,
particularly in England. that they
should be sunk. The secretary
declined to express his opinion in
the matter but quoted a statement
by Rear Admiral William s. Ben
son, chief of American naval Oper-
ations in European waters, that
they should be sent to the bottom
as a great moral [lesson."
The advantage of such a course,
he said, it was generally believed
to make the future naval programs
Of nations to be just.
French Sentiment Divided.
French sentiment, Mr.. Daniels
said. was somewhat divided on the
question, the main argument
against the sinking OF the ships,
that it would be waste of prop
afty.
AS opposed to this contention
the secretary declared that if the
United States for instance received
any of the German vessels, it
would have no equipment to make
and torpedoes such
as would be required for them, !
and that by the time the machin-
cry was set up the ships would be
obsolete.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
ALLIED FORCE
TAKES SMYRNA
Peace Conference Directs Action
Against Turk i'm Asia Minor 10
Maintain Order.

Paris, May 17-Allied naval
forces were landed at Smyrna on
Wednesday, it developed in ad-
wees received today from the near
east. where military moves are be-
ing made in anticipation of the
making of peace with Turkey.
All the forts and strategic points
at Smyrna were taken possession
of by nightfall.
The movement was directed by
the peace conference as a preCau-
tIcnary measure for the mainten-
aLce of order.
1t is said that the concentration
at Smyrna is being taken against
the day when the Turks may be
invited TO leave Europe.
The British, French and Greeks
have fleets on the scene and the
Italians have five warships. The
United States forces are the bat
tIeship Arizona and four destroy
ers.
1t is understood British and
French forces are cooperating in
the Green administrative mandate.
The Italian attitude has not been
disclosed. but it is believed Italy
is seeking to safeguard her inter
ests in Asiatic Turkey
It is probable the Turkish and
Bulgarian peace treaties will be
signed in Constantinople or Sa-
lOniki.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
DEMOS. DISCUSS
PLANS FOR NEXT
CONGRESS SLATE

Washington, May II. - Demo-
cratic members of the senate and
house are meeting today to discuss
plans for the new congress which
convenes next week. Routine mat
ters, including the framing of "a
list of officers for formal presen-
tation against the Republican con-
ference slate, were before the SEN
ators, which met at IL O'Clock.
House Democrats met at noon for
similar conference. In this
meeting interest centered chiefly
in the fight against former Speak
er Champ Clark as the nominee
for speaker.
Tonight Republican members of
the lower branch will discuss rati-
fication of the committee assign
ments proposed by the committee
on committees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
| lTHERICAN PLANE REACHES AZORES:
BEATS SCHEDULE IN 1900 MILE FLIGHT !
LARGEST YANK
GAIN MADE BY
WITH DIVISION
Advanced Farthest On
Huns-Rainbow Third
March Says.

Washington. May II. = Official
records of the war department
show that the Sevef1ty-seventh di-
vision made a larger advance
against the enemy than any other
of the American divisions in
France. The New York City ma
tional army men went forward a
total of 711a kilometers. The sec
ond (Regular) division advanced a
total of 60 kilometers and the For
ty-second (Rainbow) division, So
kilometers.
This announcement was made to-
day by General March. chief OF
staff Fourth in the list was the
First (Regulars). with 81 kilomet-
ers, the Eighthy-ninth kansas,
Missouri, South Dakota, Nebraska,
Colorado and New Mexico, and
ArizonaI was fifth with As kilo-
meters. These five divisions with
the Third (Regularsl, which re
corded an advance of Al kilometers.
carried the American line forward
for more than five per cent of the
total advance made by all the
forces of the United States.
The Official Record.
The official record of the other
divisions as given by General
March were: Eightieth, SO kilome-
ters; Twenty-sixth, 81; Thirty-sec-
ond, So; Thirty-third, So; Ninety
first, "a; Thirty 80; Thir-
tieth. 2912; Fifth, %; Ninetieth,
285a; Fourth, 241a; Seventy-eighth,
21; Th:rty-sixth, 81; Seventy-nlnth,
1917; E.ghty-second, II; Thirty
fifth. l2h; Twenty-seventh, IL;
Twenty-eighth, 10; Ninety-second,
I; Eighty-frst, 512 and Seventh, l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
MOONEY STRIKE
PLAN Rejected
San Francisco Labor Council Re-
fuses to Join in Nation Wide
Protest on July 4.

San Francisco, May 16.-The San
Francisco labor council. represent
ing scores OF building trades crafts
and thousands of workers, refused
late last night after prolonged de-
bate, to accede to a petition OF the
International Workers Defense
League that strike be declared on
July in behalf of Thomas J.
Mooney and Warren X Billings,
now serving life sentences for mur-
der growing out of the prepared
ness day bomb explosions here III
July 1916.
The vote was 124 to 40 against
any strike action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
GREECE GETS
ASIACLAIMS;
ITALY YIELDS
Acute Controversy Ended
by REIMBURSEMENT of
Dodocanese Isles.

Paris, May i7.-Italy has re-
linquished her claims to the
DOdOcanese islands, of the Asia
Minor coast, in favor of Greece.
This ends one of the most acute
controversies before The peace
conference.
Premier ORLANDO, Count Macchi
..di Cellere, Italian ambassador 10
Gs& United States, and Colonel E. NJ.
House of the American peace mis-
sion, continued today their confer
ences looking toward a settlement
of the Adriatic question. 1t was SAID
that the outlook was hopeful but 1t
was stated IN official circles that
optimism at present should be Gis-
couraged.
Self Determination Involved.
The question of the future OF the
Dodocanesse islands involved the
question of self determination as
the population is Greek. Italy has
held the islands since the TT poll
tan war, but now retires under the
terms of the treaty of Lucern,
which provides that the islands
should be held until the Italian
prisoners in Tripoli were delivered
by the Turks
(By the Associated Press)
Important developments have oc-
CURED in connection with the eF-
forts to settle Italian problems be-
fore the Paris peace conferees.
Primarily the Italians have agreed
to relinquish their claims upon the
Dodocanese islands off the coast of
Asia Minor in favor OF Greece.
Claimed on Treaty Rights.
Italy has been claiming these is
lands by virtue of treaty rights ac-
quired after the ItalO-Turkish war.
although the islands are largely
Greek in population. The settlement
of this controversy is regarded as a
long step toward the solution ofIhe
Italian problem as d whole and the
differences among the peace con-
ference leaders are being continued
today with a hopeful tone pervading
the reports of the discussions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
WINNIPEG TIEUP
GROWING WORSE
YaIkOuts of Union Workers Con-
tinue-Trainmen Consider
Joining Strike.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, May IL
Conditions in Winnipeg brought
about by the general strike of more
than thirty thousand union men
and women are becoming incTeas-
ingly serious this morning. Prior
TO the walkout at noon, Winnipeg
time of local press. commercial and
broker telegrapher's reports We're
openly discussed by union men that
Winnipeg members of the three
great railroad brotnerhOods were
discussing the advi5ability of join
ing the strike.
No announcement was made by
leaders of the trainmen. buc the
report persisted at union labor
halls that the strike vote would be
taken today. Union men linked
this report with a report wholly
unconfirmed from any official
source. but much discussed in strike
circles, that a force of mounted
police has been ordered to Winni-
peg.
Reduces Communication.
The strike of commercial oper-
ators which it was announced this
morning, means that the Commer-
ciaI companies will shut off their
power. reduces Winnipeg's normal
with the outside
world to railroad and automobile
traffic.
Strike of locomotive engineers
and firemen and brakemen would
break trans-continental travelling
in the dominion.
Winnipeg has been without postal
or telephone service except for some
local concerns which have been
sending couriers to various cities
to receive and deliver mail.
The press association serving
Canadian papers has rerouted its
wire service so that after noon touay
news of the outside world will be
shut out from Winnipeg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
BUTON MAKERS IN
PROTEST ON TRADE

Complaints of Iowa button manu-
facturers that the present tariff per
mits the American market to be
flooded with low grade articles
from foreign countries, have been
transmitted by Secretary Redfield
to the United States tariff commIs-
sion for the use in the coming IN
vestigation of the industry. 1t is
said American manufacturers now
act as jobbers for the cheaper grace
of Japanese shell buttons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
SSth Assigned for Return.
SAYS ESTIMATES
ON FOES LANDING
MEN IN u. S. HIGH

Washington. May 17.-General
March, chief of staff of the army,
announced today that experience in
the transport of troops during the
war had shown that the estimates
made by the war department in 1915
as to the possibility of foreign ma
tion landing troops in the United
States were entirely too high.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
MORE SHOWFRS FORECAST.

Washington. May 17.-Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday, issued by the weather
bureau today are:
Upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys: Normal and COM
paratively mild temperature prob
ably with showers Monday and
again Thursday or Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
LATE BULLETINS

St Johns, n. F., May 17.-An-
nOuncement was made here this.
morning that the two British
aviatOrS, Frederick p. Raynham
and Harry G. HaWker, wOU d in
all probability start their trans
Atlantic airplane flight this ait
ernOOn.
Berlin, May 17-The German
government has arranged for a
pIebiscite il the allies refuse to.
make concessions in the treaty
of peace, according to the lie
lung am Mittag.
Pensacola, Fla, May 17-En-
sign +. VI. Fowler of Salem,
Mass. and Chief Quarfermaster
Eyar were killed here today IN
the fall of a Seaplane into
Pensacola Bay. The plane was
wrecked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
AZORES PEOPLE
LINE SHORE TO
GREET PLANES
Citizens Waiting Long
Before Arrival of Flyers
at Horta.

POnta Delgada, Azores, May
17.-(By the Associated Press
The seapIane NJ. CD arrived
at the port OF HOrta, in the
Azores at 1:25 p. H., Green
Wich time.
The n. CA sighted land at
Flores at :35 a. m. n. C.-1
then was close behind her. The
n. C.-3 passed station IL at
Gals O'clock
The first two seaplanes were
in wireless touch with the tor
pedO boat tender Melville,
shortly before noon.
With seapIane n. ca leading,
the three naval transatlantic
fiiers had completed two-thirds of
their course from Trepassey to the
Azores at $50 o'clock this morn
ing.
The equivalent of $50 a m.
Azores time is 4:45 a. IN. Washing
ton time.
The other planes were going
strong in the wake of their lead
er. The average speed of the
n. CA was computed at more than
10 miles an hour
Interest at High Pitch.
The news from the oncoming
seaplanes brought interest in the
transatlantic fight to a high
pitch this morning. Small knots
of people gathered on the water
front shortly after daybreak to
seek news of the fiiers and to
await their arrival. and as the day
progressed the crowd rapidly in
creased.
The section of the harbor where
the planes will be moored has been
cleared of all craft to permit of a
safe landing. Two destroyers are
ready to assist the planes if they
alight outside the breakwater.
City in Gala Dress.
The city here is in gala dress for
the expected event of the day and
Admiral Jackson has invited high
civil officials to view the arrival
of the tiiers from one of the war
craft stationed here.
The weather was misty and the
visibility poor early this morning,
but clearing weather was predict
ed for this afternoon when the
planes are due to arrive.
The department of the seaplanes
from Trepassey Bay was first re-
ported here at 1l:44 O'Clock last
night, when the torpedo boat ten
der Melville received a wireless
message reading: PLANES in
fight"
Inquiries Pour In.
This information. which was
rapidly circulated about the city.
caused much animation in Ameri-
can naval headquarters, which
was besieged with inquiries re-
garding the flight. The food of
questions poured in upon the head
quarters continued through the
night
An hour after the announcement
Of the start. a definite statement of
The time of the departure was re-
reived. Nothing further came un-
til 3:15 a. m. when the n. C.-3 re-
ported having passed station No. Z, /
$50 miles from New Foundland.
Admiral Jackson. Fleet Com
nander Workman. Commander Or
win and scores of other naval of |
icers of the fleet. remained up all |
night to receive reports of the I
planes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
POPE TOASK
FOES TERMS
Be MODIFIED
Pontiff Takes Action in
Response to Appeal .
From Germans.

Rome, May 17.-In response
TO petition from the entire
German epiScOpate, begging
his good offices i'm securing a
mitigation of the terms of
peace, Pope Benedict has TAX
en- steps 10 communicate with
the head of one of the most
important delegations at the
peace conference with a view
10 getting the conditions mOdi-
fed.
BY Associated Press)
Pope Benedict has taken steps
to communicate with "the head of
one OF the most important delega-
tiOns at the peace conference" in
an effort to secure a revision of
the terms of the treaty of peace,
according to a dispatch from Rome.
The pontiff. it is said. was beg
ged to take this step by the Cath
Olic prelates of Germany. it being
reported yesterday that Cardinal
Hartmann of Cologne had appealed
TO the vatican. Whom the pope
will address, is not indicated in
the dispatch.
Stage Demonstrations.
In the meantime, mass demon
stratiOns of protest are being held
Germany. In Berlin
an immense throng assembled be-
fore the reichstag building Thurs
day and adopted resolutions de-
the treaty which Ger
many is asked to sign. In Ham
burg the same day a crowd gath
cred outside the headquarters of
the American mission in that city
and made a demonstration against
the treaty.
London, Friday, May 16.-There
was a mass demonstration outside
Of the headquarters OF the Ameri-
:an mission at Hamburg on Thurs
lay during which the terms of
peace were denounced, according to
A Berne dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company.
Report Serious RiOting.
Berlin. Friday, May 16.-(By the
Associated Press) Serious rioting
occurred at Stettin on Thursday
light, according to the Lokal An
.e:ger. a crowd stormed the pris-
IN and liberated all under deten-
ion there and attacked the bar
'acks. 1t is believed that all roads
md railways leading to the city
lave been occupied by the leaders
If the mob to prevent the arrival
If reinforcementS TO the govern
nent troops, the withdrawal Of
which is sought by the leaders of
he disorderly elements. Many
hops are reported to have been
HIotng continued
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
VANGUARD OF
THIRTY THIRD
BACK In us.
General Bell and 514 nli-
nois Land-88th AS
signed for Return.

New York. May 17.-MaiOr
General George Bell, Jr., COM
manding the Thirty-tnird di-
vision. and Major General
Clarence c. Williams. Il cas-
ual, together with 5,S34 sol
diers OF the expeditiOnary
forces, returned today on the
transport Mt. Vernon. With
General Bell were the head
quarters division. headquar-
ters troops, and the rail head
detachmentS OF the Thirty
third division, comprising 514
officers ard men.
The Thirty-th:rd units, the first
of this division to return, were
greeted by Governor Lowden of
Illinois; United States Senator Me-
dill Mccormick; Roger Sullivan
and Colonel John j. Garrity, chief
Of police of Chicago, and former
commander of the old Second Hi
nois infantry, and other Illinois
citizens.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels
who has been in Europe for sew
sral weeks inspecting American
naval forces and paying visits to
European government authorities,
returned today on the transport
Mt Vernon.
Other units aboard the Mt. Yer
lon were the One Hundred Thirty
..-ranI N 70 ~ nj
for 43 detached officers and ag-
sregating SO officers and 1924
men; the One Hundred Twenty
second machine gun battalion, IA
officers and 365 men; the one Kun
ired Twenty fourth machine gun
% officers and $50 men;
he One Hundred Eighth mobile
ordnance repair shop, 80 officers
md men, and 4 number OF casuals,
and convalescent detach-
nents. The sick and wounded
numbered 634, of whom $50 re-
Iuired no special atten1ion.
Twenty-eight officers and 1,770
nen of the One Hundred Thirty
bird infantry, Twenty-n.nth di-
-ision told national guard of New
Tersey), Virginia, Maryland, Della
ware, and District of Columbia),
Lrrived on the transport Florid-
an.
Ssth Assigned for Return.
Washington. May 1.-THE Eigh-
y-eighth division (NOrth Dakota,
Minnesota, Iowa and illinois) has
ieen assigned to early convoy, the
var department was notified today
" General Pershing. The follow
ng additional units also have been
for early return:
Evacuation ambulance company
/: Companies 1 to 5. of the Second
egiment air service; motor trans
Ort renair nnits 2nl 202 and BOZ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
VETERAN MESSENGER DEAD.

Chicago, III. May 17.-WiIliam
D. Heath. 50 years old and a resi-
dent of Chicago since 1879. is dead
at his home here He is the old
est express messenger in this
country. having a record of 40
years of continuous service with
the American Express company on
the Illinois Central railroad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
PUT CURB on CORN DEALS.

New York, May 17.-Federal
Wheat Director Barnes notified
President Gates of the Chicago
Board of Trade that the exchange
should reinstate the rule limiting
tia amount of open trades in corn
for any one interest or individual
to 100000 bushels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
ORDERS CHANGE OF NAME.

New York, May 17-President
Wilson has ordered the Food Ad-
ministration Grain corporation to
change its name to the United
States Grain corporation, and in
crease its capital stock from $780,
000,0 900 to 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
AUSTRIA MUST
PAY S PER CENT
OF HUNS DEBT
Indemnity One Twentieth
of Germany's-Envoys
Meet Monday.

Paris, May 1.-THE indemnity
clause Of the Austrian peace treaty
provides for a payment One-twen-
tieth as large as that demanded
from Germany The sum asked for
is 5,OOO,OOO,O0O gold marks without
bond.
1t has been requested by the Ital-
ians that the Austrian treaty pro-
vide for the return to Rome OF the
many priceless art treasures taken
by Austria as booty in previous
wars.
Exchange of credentials between
the Austrian delegation and the
representatives of the allied and
associated powers will take place
on Monday next. The function is
set for $3.50 p. N.