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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-20
U. S. SHOP GIRLS
HAVE PRETTIEST
ANKLES IN WORLD

New York.-Don't go to Paris if
you want to see the prettiest an
kies in the world Take this tip
from Lady Duff Gordon.
The prettiest ankles in the world
are right here in this country, and
they don't belong to the queens be
hind the footlights. This, also,
from Lady Duff Gordon.
American shop girls and tele-
phone operators have the most
shapely ankles.
The noted gown wearer and
vaudeville favorite made this Sc
rious statement yesterday as she
was about to sail for France. New
York is now the center of fash
ions. she declared, taking the palm
away from Paris. which has held it
300 years.
The Partisan short skirt
shouldn't be-" said Lady Duff Cor
don, because to wear a short
skirt she should have a pretty an
kle. They haven't the prettiest in
the world in France. They belong
here in America to the shop and
telephone girls.
1.-The average French ankle is
not adapted fer show purposes.
Many of the shop girls have more
beautiful ankles and so has the
average telephone girl.
Don't you think so?''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-20

The local members we're given
courtesy cards by the Pittsburgh
police department emitting them
to all the rights and privileges ex-
tended to the police department in
that city. through the courtesy of
the Pittsburgh members of the In
ternationaI Stewards association
who attended the rational meeting
in Rock Island last fall. Enter
tainment to the Rock Island mem
bers was also given by McCreedy's
cafe and kramer's cafe, the pro-
prietors of which returned the
courtesies shown by the local
members of the stewards associa-
ton last fall. William Kramer and
Frank A. Knapp of the Pittsburgh
branch made the statement thai
the entertainment given by the
Rock Island branch last year has
not been equalled.
Rock Island withdrew in favor
Of Kansas City for the 1920 SEES
sion after being practically
awarded the meeting. on ac-
count of the local hotel situa-
ton. The committee Oh time and
place agreed to recommend Rock
Island if it were given the posi-
tive assurance that the new pro-
posed hotel would be a reality by
that time. which it could not do.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-20
CROTTO is ONE
OF HIGHEST IN
YEARS GROWTH
AmOo of Rock Island Fifth from
Top in New Members, National
Meeting Shows.

Otto Priester, J. ". Johnson and
o. F. Hildebrandt returned this
morning from Pittsburgh, Pa.
where they attended the 3Oth an
nual supreme council sessions of
the Mystic Order of VeIled Proph-
cts. Reports at the meeting dis
closed the fact that Amoo grotto
stood fifth in the number of candi-
dates taken in during the last year.
o. F. Hildebrandt was named as
chairman of new committee
known as the Treat En- Rough"
committee, with j. Warren Davis,
Kansas City. ". W. Behringer.
Ann Arbor, Mich, William H Shell
ley. Baltimore, W. A Osterholt,
Los Angeles, Motley Lewis, New
Orleans, and R. A MacDuf1e, At
lanta, Ca, as the members. This
committee will have IN charge the
stunts for the various grottoes
throughout the county, and will
act as a clearing house to pass on
all stunts before being used.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-20
ALL ROADS ARE
IN GOOD SHAPE
FOR TRAVELLING
Much Ground Covered by z. w.
Bender in Placing Signs on
Highways in the County.

Motorists planning on Sunday
outings may count on good roads
unless there is a heavy rainfall be-
fore then.
F. W. Bender, upon returning
from a tour of the main roads of
Rock Island yesterday, reported
that all roads are in good condi-
ton. The Aledo-Reynolds route is
in particularly good shape, albeit
somewhat dusty, and with the ex-
ception of a few bad spots just
south of Taylor Ridge.
In his capacity as secretary of
the Rock Island Chamber of Com
merce. Mr.. Bender placed many
guide signs along the Taylor Ridge,
Reynolds and Aledo route. Mile
posts were placed at every mile,
these also having on them adver-
tisements of Rock Island mer-
chants, and larger markers were
erected at distances of 5, 10, Is and
other multiples of up to so miles
from the city. These are on steel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-20

standards. feet. inches in
length. the porcelain sign proper
being bolted on, so that on the
whole they are very durable
The Knoxville road to Gales
burg. and the Monmouth road up to
40 miles from Rock Island. have
been completed, and Mr.. Bender
plans to go out the Monmouth road
Monday as far as The camp meet
ing grounds, turning straight west
there to the road IA miles this
side of Edgington. then south to
Aledo and back on the road direct
ly into Edgington. About 225
miles of main roads have now been
marked, and there remain about
375 miles to complete.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-20
SCHWECKE LOSES
$3.50 AS RESULT
OF BUYING AUTO

John Schwecke. clerk in the Ar
cade cigar store, who purchased an
automobile thought to have been
one stolen in Indiana, did so at a
cost of $3.50 to himself.
The man he purchased the ma
chine from came to Rock Island
with the car and cultivated his &C
workmanship. After several days
he made the offer of sale to
Schwecke for $3.50. 1t was a bar
gain and Schwecke bought the car.
Then followed an expense OF $50
on repairs on the machine. Police
have seized the car and claim 1t
was stolen in Indiana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-20
FIRST OF SUNDAY
BAND CONCERTS TO
BE AT LONG VIEW

The first of the series of Julia
Rosenfield memorial concerts will
be given Sunday afternoon at Long
View park, Bleuer's band will fur
nish the music, which will start at
5 o'clock. The opening concert
was postponed from two weeks ago
on the occasion of the home-com-
ing of Battery F boys. The pro-
gram Sunday follows:
(a) America; (b) March, Our
BOYS. Welcome Home" (Millerl.
''Chanson Russo CSmith).
Selection from The Soul Kiss"
Levi
Ballad, Memoirs of France"
(Otto).
Overture. 1.-THE Trumpeters"
(Ord1.
IntermissiOn.
Selections from Going Up
(Hirsch.)
Popular pieces, (a) Beautiful
Ohio;" (bl "Hindustan."
Medley. "Remick Hits" Oamp.)
1.-The Star Spangled Banner"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-20
COUNTY THRIFT
WEEK drive TO
Be PROSECUTED
Sale of War Savings Stamps Will
Be Promoted in Campaign
Which Opens on Monday.

Each worker should have six
cards upOB which he should put
the summary of the agencies
hiCh he has made during each
day of the Thrift week cam
paign, commencing June % and
ending June Is. I have sent
for some Of these to-day and
hope 10 get them Friday at
hitch time they can be distri5-
uted or workers can call at my
Office. or on VI. II. Sexton. and
get them. T. is the intention
they he used in the manner in
dieated. The cards will be sent
to Chicago for record there.
G.. A. STEPHENS.
County Chairmana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-20
REFUSE LABOR PARTY PLAN.

Atlantic City, N. J., June 20
The American Federation of La
Dor refused the suggestion of
American labor that they form a
party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-20

All the news all the :tme-The
Argus.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-11-04
MRS. ELLA WHEELER
WILCOX PASSES AVIAN

Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, author
and poetess, died at her home, "The
Bungalow" in Branford, Friday.
Mrs. Wilcox had been i'll for some
time, having had a nervous collapse
while engaged in war relief work in
England.
Her death was not unexected to
those who shared the seclusion of
her home. The exact nature of her
final illness was not stated. Mrs.
Wilcox had been constantly under
medical care for nine months. Dur
ing her illness overseas messages to
friends desired of her recovery
She regained in a measure her
strength and in July was brought to
New York and then to Branford in
fulfillment of desire to be in her
own home, the place wherein most of
her literary work had been done,
and where with Mr.. Wilcox she had
entertained friends from all over the
world.
Mrs. Wilcox was in her Gath year
and was q native Of Johnstown, Cen
ter county, Wisconsin. She was mar
ried to Mr.. Wilcox in 1881. Her lit
erary work embraced a large num-
Der of books, both prose and poetry,
and she was a contributor to many
publications.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-11-04
SMALL INVESTORS OWN
BIG CORPORATIONS

The Investors Guide Department
of the Chicago Tribune recently said
"The prevalent opinion held by Of
ficeholders and politicians general
ly concerning corporations lis far out
of accord with the facts. The politi-
cal orator, whether in legislative
halls or in town meeting, refers to
corporations as greedy creatures Of
Wall Street. According to his view
almost anything that hurts great cor
porations will benefit the people in
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-11-04

general through limiting or decreas-
ing the wealth of multi millionaires.
The war revenue law was framed on
this theory. It lays crushing and
in some cases confiscatory taxes on
corporations.
"The idea that these taxes fall
principally on the people of great
wealth is incorrect. The greatest cor
porations are owned by people of
small means. These stocks, instead of
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-11-04
CORRESPONDENCE
Indian Fields

Several from ere attended the
sale Of Grover Morton last week near
Winchester.
Mrs. Lydia Hampton, Mr.. and Mrs
Joe Palmer and daughter, Gladys,
and Mrs. Dora Forman spent the
week end with relatives at Camargo,
Mrs. John Golf, of. Mississippi, is
visiting Mrs. Nina Golf, of this
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-11-04
A Rat That Didn't Smell After Being
Dead for 8 Months

Il swear it was dead at least three
months" said James Sykes, Butcher,
Westfield, N. J. eve saw this rat
every day. Put cake of RAT SNAP
behind a barrel. Months later my
wife asked about the rat. Remember
ed the barrel, looked behind it. There
was the rat-dead, not the slightest
Iodor." Three sizes, 25c, soc, $1.0O.
Sold and guaranteed by Chenault e.
Orear.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-11-04


place.
Mrs. Jim Kimbrell is slowly i'm
proving after a severe spell of sick
ness.
Mrs. Jim Hisle was called to the
bedside of her son, Vernon, of Win
chester, who was very I'LL.
Several from here attended court
at Winchester Monday.
Mrs. Hampton Forman spent Tues
day with her mother at Log Lick, Ky.
Mrs. Martha Horton and Mrs:
George Stanhope spent one day last
week with Mrs. L. A. Hampton.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-11-04

No one wants to impute improper
motives to the Republicans in Con-
gress, but it happens that adjourn
ment from November l to December
1, as contemplated, would mean a big
charge for mileage to members who
went home and back.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-11-04

gradually becoming concentrated in
the Wall Street safes, are rapidly
being acquired by small investors
all over the country."-Adv.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-11-04

After a woman has read in the
newspapers of the manner in which
husbands run off, she wonders she
has enough faith that her husband
will come at night, to start supper
for him.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-11-04

Christmas is only short ways
off. Children in this strenuous age
expect Santa Claus to work a good
deal harder than he used TO.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-11-04

Every living creature has some~
thing to worry it. A dog hasn't any
wife, but he has fleas.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-11-04

A man with money to burn can al
ways find a lot of women who can
supply the kindling.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-08
Salvation Army
Will Help Soldiers

Salvation army organization in
so towns and cities of the United
States are ready to be of service in
assisting the recently discharged sol
dier or sailor from the time he lands
at an eastern port until he reaches
his home or finds work to support
himself.
The work in the west is under the
direction of Commissioner Thomas
Estill, whose headquarters are in
Chicago, and who has charge of sal
walton army affairs in the west. The
ex-service man, who has pleasant
memories of salvation army service
in France, add to those memories by
the useful and cheering help in any
need afforded by salvationists,
whether he seeks them in the cities
or in his journey to home in the
remote spots of the far west.
Popular song writer's are turning
their attention to songs celebrating
the achievements of the salvation
army in France. Up to July /, 1917
song numbers had either reached the
market or were reported on their way
to publication.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-08
ROSE


Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Felt attendes
the party given at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. c. E. Boyle in Blackfoo
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Johnston ant
children and Miss Ella Gardner LEI,
lor Soda Springs Wednesday, where
tney Will remain while Mr.. Johnston
goes to the sheep herd for the pur.
pose of making arrangements fol
shipping some lambs.
! Many of the farmers in this 10.
caiity commenced to cut their grain
crop this week.
U. w. Taylor and family. Mrs,
charles Len and daughter, Walter
Jackman and family and C "A. TAYLOR
and family left Thursday for Bear
Lake on a pleasure "trip.
| 5. A, Judd left Wednesday for his
sheep. He is now preparing to ship
lambs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Felt and family
| motored to Idaho Falls Saturday.
where Mr.. Felt attended the water
meeting as representative from the
New Lava Side Ditch company.
Deloe ~. layior spent Sunday at
Lava Hot Springs. -.,.
Mrs. Jay Langley has re ....nen
from visit at Richmond, Utah.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Simmons
and children, who have been visiting
with Mrs. Simmons sister Mrs Zenas
Norman, have returned to their home
Henry fisls. and family visited at
the Model farm Sunday.
S. A. Judd cut grain for U. w,
Taylor last week.
Mrs. Samuel Norman has returned
home after short visit in Layton,
Utah: n
Mr.. and Mrs: Morris and family
have been visiting Mrs. Morris father
j. NJ. Stevenson.
Miss Anna Jensen is working for
Mrs. w. D. Stolworthy.
Leon Felt Of Ogden visited last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Felt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson and Mrs.
Fisher spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. George r. Mason. Mr.. Patter-
son purchased sheep from Mr.. Mason.
Mrs. William Strong of Ogden is
here visiting with her daughter Mrs.
Zenas Norman.
Mrs. Hoffin came home with Mrs.
Samuel Norman and will visit her
for while.
Nels Sorensen, who has been visit
ing here for some time has returned
to his home in Logan.
Messrs. w. 2. Hiatt, George Christ
ensen, Nephi Sorensen, D. w. Pack
and Ephriam Sorensen have gone to
the hills where they expect to get
some timber.
Bishop J. S. Gardner has gone to
Montana to oversee the shipping of
his sheep.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-08

Mrs. Mary Stanger visited at the
Gardner home in Rose Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Adam Aryish have
been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace, parents Of Mrs. Arvish, the past
week.
Joe Tressl and C. l. Stone were
transacting business in Blackfoot
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. sollenberger
visited Tuesday evening with their
daughter Mrs. Lowe. They Just re-
Gently returned from a visit in east
ern states.
Mr. and Mrs. J. s. Gather and
family of Firth visited their daghter
Mrs. Charles Stanger Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnard Olsen and
baby spent Sunday at the Roy
Howard home.
Mrs. CASTOR Garlic and children of
Blackfoot are visiting at the B. Farm
worth home for few days.
G. e. Haynes and Mr.. Wixom were
business visitors in Rose Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Kelley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Jewett and Mr.. and Mrs.
Del Hatch and daughters were guests
to supper at the Haynes home Sun
day evening.
The Hancock brothers of Salt Lake
City, nephews of Mrs. R. s. Keiiey.
visited last week at the Kelley hemh..
l = were making an overland trip
-, where they have
farming interests.
Mr.. and Mrs Sylvester Roubid0ux
and Mrs. Hannah Roubidoux were
Sunday visitors at the Kelley home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. I. Stone and
and Mrs. Spicer were en-
tertained at the Joe Tressl Zone
Monday evening.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-08
FOR SERVICE

There appeared among the Estate
items" of an inland exchange the
other day brief account of plans
just adopted by an Ohio village to
install its first sanitary system. The
item disclosed the fact, of course,
that men formerly in service had
brought the matter to common at
tention and had petitioned the town
council to act. If four and half
million men have had impressed
upon them, as an incident of their
service, the necessity of sanitation
as forerunner of health and .happi-
ness, it is entirely to be expected that
such men will be leading spirits in
many just such ovements.-Ameri-
can, Legion Weekly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-08
Misuse of Titles
That is Bad Taste.

Use of military titles on business
and advertising stationery is a prac-
tice that ought to be discouraged. l.
is not prevalent nor even common
but stationery does crop up now and
then wherein is recorded in the
ghise Of an abbreviated military title
the fact that someone in the firm has
been in service. A man has every
right to be nightly proud of the fact
that he was in service. 1t is a reali-
zation to be cherished and ought to
bring vast amount of personal sat
isfaction. But the calling Of atten-
ton to the fact by such subterfuges
as printing the erstwhile title on a
business letterhead is quite out of
harmony with the spirit that promted
men to enter service. 1t amounts to
something more than bad taste
American Legion Weekly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-08
THE COMRADESHIP
Louis Taylor Merrill

Louis Taylor Merrill
Out of the hot breath of white Moons
The phantoms of our soldering
days
Re-shimmer ON the Keeling dunes,
And column after column sways
Across the plain, and wheels, and
turns;
And some old spark, re-kindled,
burns.
In the long, lonely duskc of doubt
The echo of a bugle ghost
Comes wistfully as taps ring out
To conjure up deep nights on post
And still, slow dreams that used to
creep
With sentries thru a camp asleep.
The dreams stir, endless, on perhaps
Beneath the fields run richly red
Where those who heard the final taps
Keep peaceful bivouac with the
dead;
And we've must not lose the grip
OF their eternal comradship.
A wise man is one who knows
many things and believes very few
of them.-Smart Set.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-08
CENTERVILLE

Mr. and Mrs. Del Hatch and family
of Blackfoot and Mrs Earl Jewett
visited at the Haynes home Tuesday
evening.
While riding a horse Thursday
evening Marguerite Kirk and sister
Alice and Edna Fay were all quite
badly bruised when they fell from the
horse.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-08

II often wonder about Methuse-
lah." HE lived to a ripe old age"
Eyes, but I could never learn that
he made a statement as to what he
attributed his ripe old age" Judge.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-08

Entertaining-General Pershing
was astonished to receive last month
from a New York vaudeville man.
ager tive-figure offer to deliver
short daily war-talks in the vaude-
vile houses thruout America.
The General did not reply to this
telegram, but fortnight went by.
Then the vaudeville man wired
again:
Have you entertained my pro-
position?"
"No," General Pershing wired
back. your proposition has enter
tanned me" New York Globe.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-08
LAVAsIDE

Mr.. and Mrs. Stanford Miller re-
turned to their home near Idaho
Falls last Monday, after spending
the past month with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Trolin.
Lafayette Atha, Evan Allen and
Ross and Ted McGinnis spent Thurs
day evening in Firth.
Charles Burgin and Carl Nelson
were Blackfoot visitors Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McKie and
son Bobbie spent the weekend at the
Trolin home.
Mrs. Roy Meade was in Blackfoot
Friday having dental work done.
Lafayette Atha left Saturday for
his home in Chilly, where he will
visit friends and relatives for few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Hammer and
family returned home Thursday after
spending several days in Idaho Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Sundquist and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Sundquist and daughter Ida spent
Sunday at the Steel home.
Miss Van Dora Nelson spent Sun
day with Miss Bessie McCauley.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Trolin and Mr..
and Mrs. James McKie spent Sun
day at the Sjoberg home.
Sterling Hone of Wapello is spend
ing few days with Ray and Donald
McCauley.
Vernon McCauley and Leon Allen
have been working for Henry Lyman
for the past week.
Mrs. Eric Sundquist and son Vern
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moody and
Mrs. Moody's sister Bertha Hansen
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Wareing and
family spent Sunday at the Carl Mel
son home
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. McCauley and
sons Reed and Dean were in Black
foot Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. e. McGinnis were
Blackfoot visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Nelson and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. McGinnis
and Mr.. Green returned Thursday
from a four day camping trip. All
report having a joyful time and a
good rest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Clarke and
family, Mrs. York and son Harold
and Mr.. Mosier of Blackfoot were
callers at the Carl Nelson home Sum
day evening.
Aaron and Eric Sundquqist were
Moreland visitors Sunday afternoon.
~
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-04-18

The important time to Law
a strong foundation for
robust manhood is while life is
young and the body develop.
ing. A growing child needs
every possible help to conserve
energy and confirm the body
IN vigorous health. To a
developing d child
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-04-18
AGENTS GET
WRIT or H,RENG CnRPT.

. Richmond. Va, April 17.-Judge
Robert II. Prentis, Of the supreme
court OF appeals, has issued writ
OF haheas corpus, addressed to the
city sergeant of Fredericksburg, di-
recting him to appear in court with
the accused men in the matter Of
the prohibition officers held in Fred
ericksburg in connection with the
shooting of Raymond Shackleford
and S. l.. Hudson, alleged bootleg
gers. killed in fight with the pro-
hibition officers three weeks ago in
Shenandoah county. The men nam
ed in the writ are w. c. Hall. III. F..
Sweet. w. B. .Dunleavy and ]. II.
Sullivan The writ states that the
purpose is to consider the subject OF
bail for the men. which was refused
by Judge Whiting. OF the circuit
court
Senator Lowenberg and F. B.
Dunford. OF counsel for the men
appeared before Judge Prentis and
made the formal application for the
writ. announcing that il was their
purpose to ask bail for the men.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-04-18
GERMANY WILL REJECT ANY
PLAN TO TAKE THE SAAR

Berlin, April 1.-THE German
government is firmly resolved to re-
fuse to discuss at the peace congress
the allegiance ~of the Saar territory,
according TO Berlin news agency
on what IL terms competent author
fly. The government will "resolute-
y reject any proposal to tear the
'aar territory from the empire by
means OF a general plebiscite."