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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
PLAN CENSUS TO
FIND PLACES FOR
MEN COMING BACK

Springfield. Ill, Feb. 15-An in
dustrial census for Illinois, to lie
undertaken by the state depart
ment of labor, to aid in ,he rehabil-
itation OF soldiers and sailors in
industry. is proposed in A bill to
be introduced in the senate next
Tuesday by Senator John DALEY Of
Peoria.
The census IS expected to dis
close to what extent women work
ers have taken the places Of men
called to the colors. The labor de-
partment is clothed with powers to
attempt an adjustment o. the re-
placement problem.
There is no disposition to re-
place women who are bread wiz
ners," Senator DALEY SAID, but in
formation is at hand that women
are filling mems places at greatly
reduced wages. In many cases the
women are not compelled by nee
essity to do So"
Under the census bill. employers
would be required to give the num-
ber of their employees entering the
military service within the two
year period and the number re-
employed, together with other
facts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
SIDE TORN FROM
TRAIN;H HURTS Y
Steel Girder PrOtruding Prom Flat
Car Rips Open Cars of
Passing Passenger.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 15.-Twelve
persons were injured. several ser
iously. when a steel girder pro
truding from a fiat car of a west
bound freight train last night tore
one side from three parlor cars
of the eastbound Cincinnati
Pittsburgh express on the Penn
sylvania railroad at Oakdale, near
mere. The injured. some of whom
were women. were brought to
Pittsburgh hospitals.
Both trains were moving slowly
when the 60-foot girder. believed
to have been jolted from its posi-
ton on the fat car, struck the ex-
press. It tore the roof from one
Of the steel parlor cars and ripped
the side from all three.
Most Of the injured were cut by
flying glass. Among the most SER
iously injured were:
w. G. Merrick of Atlanta. Ga.
Mrs. W. A. Walker of StubensviIle.
Ohio. and Ralph Davidson of San
doyal, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
STEPS TAKEN BY n
ENTENTE TO GET
FOES SUPER GUN

Coblenz, Friday, Feb. 14.-(By
the Associated Press.J The allies
have taken steps to gain posses
sion of one Of the long range guns
which the Germans used 20 fro
upon Paris. The inter-allicd COun-
Gil at Spa has made demands upon
the German delivering commission.
that a long range gun be included
in the war material which the Ger
mans are turning over 10 the al
lies.
All the German officers whom
the American officials have ques-
toned regarding the long range
guns have asserted that all tho
crews who were assigned 10 tho
task Of handling tho Zig Berthas'
were sworn to secrecy and ever
since the Rrmist.ce was signed
little has been known regarding
the fate or these monster wcap-
ons. Recent reports were to tho
effect that ono Of the big Berthns"
had been dismsntled IN West Prus-
sia, while another report from
discharged soldier said that lurs
range cannon had been seen on
railway cars near Essen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
9TH DIVISION
SAILS MARCH z
Six Big Transports TO Bring Unit
Others Slated for Return
and More Arrive.

Washington. Feb. 15.--General
Pershing notified the war depart
ment today that the Twenty
seventh New York national
guard division would leave Brest
for home on vessels sailing March
2, 8 and 4.
Six big transports have been as
signed exclusively to bring the
New York troops home. They are:
Leviathan and Agamenon, two OF
the largest in the service. the Mau-
retania. Harrisburg, Louisville and
Pannonia.
The average time required by
troop ships to make the voyage
across has been estimated at II
days. The type of ship allotted
to the Twenty-seventh division
however. is much faster than the
average, and army officials believe
that the trip will not take more
than nine or ten days.
The following organizations
were announced today as assigned
to early convoy: Evacuation hospi-
tai No. 1. base hospitals Nos. 90
and At, Eighth aero squadron. pho
tographic sections air service Nos.
II and %.
The transport Orizaba is due a.
New York about Feb. q. the war
announced today. with
several casual companies. the
headquarters OF the Ono Hundred
Sixty-second field artillery brigade.
and the headquarters company,
supply company and Batteries A,
B. c, ID, Z and + OF the Three Hun
dred Thlrty-fourth field artillery.
Other troop ships enrCute home
are the West Point, due at Bos-
ton. Feb. 27. the Florence Lucken-
bach. due at New York March 4,
and the Artemis due at New York,
Feb 26, with a few casuals each.
New York. Feb. 15.-Tbe trans
port Harrisburg. which sailed from
Brest Feb. 5, with 1921 troops. ar
rived tday. Those on board the
include tho hcadquar-
ters staff. headquarters and supply
companies medical deta chment AMI
Companies A to G, inclusive OF tho
Three Hundred Sixty-eighth infan-
try tnegroI OF the Ninety-second
national army. The trans
port carried also a. bed-ridden pa
tients and a few casuals The
troops will be sent to Camp Upton.
Long Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
STOCKED UP FOR
JULY /? THEN YOU
MUST REPORT 1T

Chicago Feb. i5.--If y5l have a
few gallons OF that when cheers
laid away against the dry day you
will have 90 file a EcheTule of ~
with Collector OF Internal Revenue.
julius Smietanka.
II won't be taTei ~ you file an
affidavit that n is for vour own
personal use II you sell any % it,
II is subject 10 a tax o.; EG2J floor.
tax,
G. g Dunlap, chief field deputy
OF the internal rovenue depart
ment, received Instructions ye5ter-
day regarding the new tax regu-
lations. which will become "a law
as soon as President Wilson
signs IL,
Two hundred men viii ba as
signed 10 collect the new liquor
taxes, 100 men to the income taA
work to operate nearly 100 sub
stations, and so. more for the TO-
bacCO tax,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
PRESIDENT WILSON SAILS FOR HORgI
STRIKERS DEFY
UNION HEADS IN
OAKLAND TIEUP
Threat of Losing Cards
Unheeded-Vote
on at Butte.

San Francisco. Feb 15.-Oakland
boilermakers, numbering several
thousands. who are on strike for
higher wages, last night refused to
return to work, as requested by
their international officers on pain
of loss c their union cards,
The boilermakers who met in
Oakland gave a stormy greeting TO
Michael J. Mcclure, representing
the International officers, frequent
ly interrupting his appeals TO re
turn to work, pending negotiations
with their employers.
The men are seeking higher
wages than allowed them under the
Macy award. Their employers
have refused to negotiate with
them while they continue to strike.
Butte. Mont, Feb. 15.-Labor
men. the public and employers to-
of the referendum being taken by
the engineers union here on the
question of whether il should strike
in support of the strike declared
Feb. Z, by the Butte Metal Mine
Workers union, an independent or
ganization, and Metal Mine Work
ers' Industrial union, No 500, an
Industrial Workers Of the World
body. The two unions quit work
in protest of a recent reduction in
wages, and the rustling card sys-
TEN. They also seek a $500 daily
wage, and a six hour working day
The boilermakerS, WOmen'S Pro-
tective union, and Workingmen'
union last night voted not to strike
in sympathy with the miners and
the machinists' union voted to re-
turn to work today. Street car
service, suspended because of
threats of violence growing out OF
the miners strike, will be resumed
at noon today, it was announced.
The street car men voted to return
to work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
BRITAINS LABOR
MARKING TIME AS
PLANS HANG FIRE

London, Feb 15.-The industrial
situation is marking time. pending
the meeting to be held on Tuesday
of the consultative committee of
the laborite triple alliance''-the
Miners federation. the Railway
mems union. and Transport
Workers federation. At that meet
irs it is understood there will be
a discussion of the question of
the question of common action.
The Miners federation ic thus far
the only union that has committed
to a definite course, negotiations
regarding demonstrations of the
railway men and the transport
workers being still in progress.
The latest outbreak of discomfort
is among the employees OF the post
office and the telegraph and tele-
phone services, all Of which are in
a state Of unrest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
MILITARY ACTION
IN BELFAST ENDS
TIEUP BY STRIKE

Belfast, Feb. 15.-Gas and cleo
trio service, which had been cut off
for three weeks because of strikes,
was resumed today under military
protection. the troops having taken
possession of the gas works and the
electric power stations early in the
morning. Infantry was stationed
inside the plants with machine guns
commanding the entrances. Most
of the workers who had been ord
cred out by the strike committee
were back at work by noon. The
sudden change in the situation pas
sed off quietly
The authorities will make an ef-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
DRIVE TOMAKE
WORLD DRY is
LEADERS PLAN
Body Is Sent to Have
Peace ENJOYS Pro-
tect the u. s.

Westerville, Ohio. Feb. 15.-Na-
tional headquarters OF the Anti
Saloon league here, announced to-
day that the league had sent a
delegation to the peace conference
at Paris to ask that the United
states "be protected in prohibition
by such trade agreements as will
not embarrass it when it puts pro-
hibition into effect"
League officials also announced
that the work OF the AnLi-S Saloon
league is to be extended to all OF
the larger countries Of me world.
William f. Johnson. formerly chief
of the Indian office Of tae United
States government. has opened a
league Office in London. and in the
near future league Offices will be
opened in all Of the principal cap
itals Of the world.
Arrangements are being made .
stage a prohibition campaign Il.
New Zealand and a league head
quarters will be opened there.
Delegates representing the
league who have been sent to
Paris to attend the peace confer
ence are: Bishop James Cannon.
Jr., of Richmond, Va: DR.. II. B
Carre. Nashville. an educator. and
l.. B. MusgrOve. Birmingham,
planter and banker.
In connection with announce
ment OF its world wide campaign.
the league announced that II will
hold a huge corTer'iOn IN Was,.-
ington May % to May "a. to cele-
brate the triumph of prohibition in
the United States and thc Goth an
niyersary Of the founding of the
organization.
The convention will be attended
by 500 delegates from every civil
lied nation in the world, It is said
The delegates will be brought to
this country to demonstrate to
them the benefits Of prohibition.
They will be taken on special
trains to New York. Toronto. Chi
cago, Indiapolis. Columbus. Louis
vile, Richmond. Raleigh and
following the conven-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
APPEAL CASE OF
PEORIA BANKER
HEARD BY COURT

Springfield, Ill, Feb. 15.-Argu-
ments in the appeal case OF Edgar
A. Strause, former president of the
State Trust & Savings bank Of
Peoria, sentenced TO serve a %
year penitentiary sentence for the
Staying of Berne NJ. Meade, his
cashier, in December, 1917, were
heard by the supreme court here
today. The appeal was on n writ
of error. Strause is out on bail
pending the decision which will not
be made before the April term of
court.
Counsel for the defense today
contended that the killing Of Meade
by Strause was Justifiable homi-
eide and in self-defense.
Assistant States Attorney c. +,
Mansfield. W aided Peoria county
authorities iu the prosecution, ar
gued that all three shots fired at
the time OF the killing were fired by
StTause. Counsel for Strause con
tended that the first shot came
from Meade's gun. A large part OF
today's hearing hinged around
Identification OF two of the three
bullets recovered and offered as evil
deneo.
The supreme court also heard ar
guments today In the case OF the
People against William Dare, bust
ness agent OF the Painters union,
convicted Of mansiaughter IN the
Peoria circuit court. Dare was al
legged 10 have stabbed with a paper
cutter and killed Herman Swartz,
3 Chicago painter, in an argument
over union affairs, when the latter
was said to have attacked him with
a bar OF iron.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
WARS COST TO
JAN. 81 is PUT
AT 179 BILLIONS
Reaches T hat Total
With Five Nations
Not Included.

Washington, Feb. 15.-ExcIusive
of expenditures by Belgium, Per
tugal, Rumania, Austria-Hungary
and Bulgaria, the total cost of the
European war was fixed at $17J.-
900 100000 in an official estimate
made public here today and based
on data in the hands of the federal
reserve board, the secretary OF the
treasury, and the bulletins of the
United States Society of Banks.
The table was compiled on esti-
mated expenditures to last Jan. 81.
Total expenditures of the allies
and the United States were fixed at
$119, 5S1 100000, exclusive of loans
among themselves which tota!eI
$1S,375, 900 900.
The individual expenditures OF
the nations were given as follows:
Great Britain. $37, ,100,000,000
France, $4,000, 100000.
United States. s18,4S1, 100000.
Russia. $4,000, 100000.
Italy, $4,000. 100000
Serbia, $S,0O0,00O,000.
Japan and Greece, $1,000, 900 900.
The loans made by these powers
and included in the individual ex-
penditures, although not added 10
the total as a separate item, were
as follows:
Great Britain. $500. 100000
France, $4,000, 100000.
United States. S7.S57, 10000
The total expenditures of Ger
many were given as s36.50O. .OOO, 900
and of Turkey $23, 900, 1000, 900. max
ing an aggregate of $50, 900, 900
for these two members of the Ger
manic alliance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
REGULAR MOVIE"
STYLE HOLDUPS
AWE NEW YORK

New York. Feb. 15-Two spec
tacular holdups, combining all the
elements of movie .nriller-a
taxicab getaway" a chase through
crowded thoroughfares f.curishing
guns. one OF which deal. a prob
ably fatal wound to a pedestrian.
and the telling Of one of the ban
dts by a wrench hurting chauffeur
occurred within an hour here to-
day.
In Manhattan one bandit held up
a Madison avenue jeweiry store.
while companion snatched sew
eral thousand dollars worth of
jewelry and fed. Pursued through
the busiest sections OF Madison
and Fifth avenues. one OF the ban
dts fired into the crowd, probably
mortaily wounding Johu Mccoy
ern. bOokkceper. A chauffeur
hurled a wrench and knocked the
bandit insensible. The other ban
dit escaped with a $4,000 lavallierc.
A United States shipping boart
paymaster and two assistants, en-
tering a taxicab at the subtreasury
with $4,000 to pay off shipworkers
in Brooklyn, were held up soon
after they had crossed the river
The bandits backed them out of
the machine and drove off in the
taxicab. the driver of which. the
police say. was an acCompIice.
Judge Mcintyre. sentencing A
in general sessions
court today to a 15-year term. de
clared:
Human life is held too cheap in
this city Men are shot and killed
for a scent piece. The judges of
this court have decided 20 deal out
sentences to those con-
victed of highway robbery"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
BEING OFFICIAL
GERMAN FAMILY
QUEER TO EBERTS

Berlin. Thursday, Feb. 13.-(By
the Associated Press) The mis-
tress of the German presidential
residence is a comely "hausfrau" of
medium height and slender, who up
to the present time has always at
tended to her own household duties,
done the family cooking and has
even been her own dressmaker.
Frau Luise Ebert, wife of the presi-
Dent of the new German republic,
was born As years ago in a work
ingman's home in Bremen. She
views her new social environment
with resignation.
The eldest son Of the family,
T'riederich Ebert, Jr., has entered
newspaper work. The second son,
aged 20, was only recently dis
charged from the army. The only
daughter. Amalie. 19, until a short
time ago. was employed as a clerk
by a downtown firm.
President Ebert lost a son IN the
fighting in Macedonia and another
in the Chemin des Danes opera
tions.
The family up to two weeks ago
had been living in a suburb of Ber-
lin. but now is installed in official
apartments of the department OF
the interior in the Wilhelmstrasse
which formerly were occupied by
high officials. The permanent Off
Gal residence of the new president
has not been determined on as yet,
and President Ebert has expressed
aversion to the Bellevue palace. as
L,
it is too imposing"
The question of official recep-
tions is already worrying certain
circles in the capital which con-
template with some concern the
shift from the splendor of the Hob
enzollern levees to the threatened
Jeffersonian simplicity of the new
regime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
FRENCH PRESS
HAS DOUBTS OF
WORLDLEAGUE
Lack of Enthusiasm Is
Marked in Comment
of Newspapers.

Paris. Feb. 15.-Comment in rep
resentative French newspapers OIL
the constitution of the league o.
nations as presented at yesterday s
plenary session of the peace con-
ference reveals little enthusiasm
over the shape the project has
taken. The Figaro says:
The commission, on the initia-
tive of its illustrious chairman.
President Wilson. wisely decided
not to ravish tomorrow from the
eternal, and confined itself to
making safe the present. The mys-
tic society of nations. mas then,
become a league of the five grea.
powers which beat Germany and
which. in conclusion mean to con-
solidate both victory and peace
"A close alliance will result be-
tween the United States. Great
Britain, France. Italy and Japan
The writer, Alfred Capus, editor
of the Figaro, says in addition that
the future is opened to a bette
settlement, but that naturally is as
yet vague and nebulous."
The Journale. one of the most
'ANN4- VI SAAotCu hCN spa per , HCl Z
says:
While all are speaking Of fra
termination and eternal peace. the
French people cannot lose sight of
reality in the vicinity o.
70,000,000 humiliated Germans
shuddering under merited punish
ment. 1t is half of Europe in
chaos. When we see evoked amidst
such perspect;ves the seductive
idea of disarmament. il is our
duty to ask plainly where are the
guarantees and what is the force
which will shelter us from the re-
action Of tragic surprise To these
questions a careful reading of the
projected status of the society of
nations and the eloquent speeches
made at the conference bring but
one answer: Moral force"
Pertinax, in the Echo d. Paris,
ends a long article by saying:
We are forced to conclude that
the 26 articles bring us no secur-
ity. Until they are changed we can
sacrifice nothing of our means of
defense to them
The Socialist newspaper Human
ite is even less pleased than the
papers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
LATE BULLETINS

Washington, Feb. 15-Army
discharges in dcmObiization in
the United States had reached
n total of 1,l74,545 officers and
men and the total number as
signed for demObiliZati0n was
1,50I,OOO. of these discharged,
7I,2235 were officers.
CherbOurg, France, Friday.
Feb. IA Brazilian squadron
consisting Of the cruiser Bahia
and four destroyers arrived
here today from Portsmouth,
England.
Rome, Feb. IS. On the occa-
sion of the proclamation of the
constitution of the Society of
Nations, King Victor Emmanuel
will sign q liberal decree of
military and political amnesty,
it is announced here.
Washington, Feb. 15-Ap-
prOva Of the proposal to estab-
llsh q government price ad-
justment board TO stabilize con-
ditIons during the postwar
period wss cabied by President
wilson today to Secretary Red.
field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
The Weather

Generally fair tonight and Sun
day, somewhat colder tonight with
the lowest mperature about IS de-
grees above zero.
Temperature at a. m, Is: high
est yesterday, S8; lowest last night.
q.
Velocity OF wind at a. m, 8
miles per hour.
Precipitation. .os inch.
Relative humidity at ?. m, 80;
at a. m, So
Stage OF water, S.5; rise Of 8
N last "a hours.
J. II. SHERIER, Meteorcicgist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
DETROITERS TOLD
YANKS IN RUSSIA
TO STAY, REPORT

Washington. Feb. Is - Detroit
citizens headed by Representative
DorsH1us of Michigan, who appeal
to Secretary Baker today to
PTithdraw American troops from
northern Russia, were told that the
best military minds were dealing
with the question OF reinforcing the
expedition if necessary. that there
was no danger of the force being
cut off from relief. and that the
question of withdrawal could be
worked out only in agreement with
The associated powers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
OUINCYS CARMEN
TO STRIKE MAR. l
IF WOMEN REMAIN

Quincy. Ill. Feb 15,-Unless
women conductors now employed
on the Quincy street car lines are
discharged, the local carmen s
union will call a strike on March
l. it became known today. During
the war women were placed on
several OF the cars because of
labor shortage. The car men also
will demand that the employees of
the car barns be barred from posi-
tons as extra conductors unless
they become members of the union.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-15
FRENCH
FARE WELL AS
SHIP LEAVES
Treated as Friend He Says
will Speak in Bos
ton on Arrival.

Rrest, Feb. H.. n faro.
well message 10 the French
people before leaving Brcst to-
day President Whson said he
had been received and treated
as a friend. as he had most de-
sired 70 bc treated. Hc added
that he was happy 10 return to 8
France 10 assist in completing
the Just settlements Of The
peace conference.
President Wilson left Brozt on
his return 70 the United States on
board the United States steamship
George Washington. shortly after
II O'Clock. The George Washing
ton weighted anchor at Il.l6
o'clock
When President Wilson LETT hero
today for the United States it WAS
announced that he would land ia
Boston on Feb 25. where he expect
ed to make an address which would
cover the work performed at the
peace conference.
Departure without Demonstration
Paris, Feb. 15.-With tEc plenary
session of the peace confer
ence concluded and the newly
framed covenant Of the league OF
nations read and discussed, Presi-
dent Wilson left Paris last night
for Brest on his way back to the
United States. Mrs. Wilson accom-
panied him. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
arrived at The Invalides station at
8 o'clock in a pouring rain. Their
dana Tfurp for RFeEt was without
that demonstration which marked
their arrival in Paris on Decem-
ber IA, but there was every evi-
dence of Official and popular cor
diality.
VIII Speak on Arrival.
Atlantic City, y. j.. Feb. 15.-
In a cablegram received today by
Joseph p. Tumulty, secretary OF
the president, who is staying at a
prominent hotel here, President
Wilson announced his decision to
deliver an address at Boston i'm
mediately upon his arrival in this
country.
President Wilson will speak in
Boston at a meeting arranged for
by Mayor Peters. and the George
Washington. bearing the president
and Mrs. Wilson, will make port at
Boston On the return trip TO
President Wilson departed today
from Brest, France, and as it is
expected that the voyage Of the
George Washington will take about
nine days, his arrival at Boston is
expected about Feb. -.