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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
PEACE SOLUTION
OF COLONY CASE
PEEVES BRITISH

London, Jan. ST. Friday The
comment of the London morning
newspapers regarding plans for
disposition OF the German colon
les displays a continuance of dis
satisfaction in many quarters. The
Post accuses the British delegates
IN Paris of weekly acquieIsence in
the abrOgation of British sover-
eighty.
The Post also thinks it is nee
essary to correct the tendency in
some quarters American-to
regard President Wilson as the
source of authority and the, law
giver."
1T reminds IT'S reader- thaT~7t the
president is merely a delegate to
the peace conference IN equal
terms with the others.
The Express declares that Ger
many deliberately gambled the
colony empire she had against the
world empire she hoped to have.
ard lost.
We never heard that she pro
posed in the event of her own vic
tory to hand over conquered
TeHCu anu bTitiSu POSSESSIONS 10
a lot of neutral. inexperienced
gentlemen IN frOck coats" the
newspaper says.
The Graphic. contending thai
Great Britain Is entitled to recover
from the aggressor such compen-
satiOn as the latter can be made
to pay, says;
when the United states de-
feated Spain she annexed Spanish
without making any
noise about the matter"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
GERMAN POTASH
SOON TO BE SENT
AMERICA, REPORT

Berlin, Thursday, Jan, 30.-tBy
the Associated PTessl. - Herr
SehneddekOpf, director general of
the potash syndicate and formerly
IN charge OF the syndicate's inler-
ests in America, said that as con-
dltion of the aTmistice between Ger
many and the allies, the former was
likely to make d first shipment OF
10000 tons OF muriate OF potash
soon. This potash would be sent
10 America. he said, in exchange
Tor foodstutfs.
Washington, Feb. Measures to
protect the American potash indus
try developed during the war. es-
pccialiy from German competition,
were considered today by the SEN
ate mines committee There have
been demands in the senate recent
~ for Legislative protection,
a tentative bill was submitted to
Flay by Chairman Henderson pro-
losing federal licensing OF potash
EmpOr,s. For five years-a period
long enough for the American pot
bash ip<eFests to establish them
el@S firmly against foreign com
tTitiOn-the bill would give the
lreau OF mines authority to re-
+ nc potash PertatiOns.
Director Manning OF the bureau
Z mines and several senators from
ttdCIe and eastern mines are to be
card by the committee 10 urge
elton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
VIENNA RIOTERS
ASK ENTENTE AID
IN GERMAN AREAS

London, Feb. Serious dis
turbances have occurred al Vienna
where thousands of ting unem-
plOyed, melted by violent speeches
to initiate the people of Budapes-
and refuse to pay rent, paTaded
through the streets. according to a
dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company from the Austrian
capital. received Friday. The pa
raiders marched to the reichsrat
building, pillaging shops on the
way but were finally dispersed by
the police, who made a number of
arrests.
At mass meeting held at
Vienna Friday night resolutions
we're adopted recommending the
naturalization of German-Austria
and German-B Bohemia, under the
protection of the entente powers
the dispatch adds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
ARMY OFFICER
TOOK BR!BES?;
Camp Grant Man Charged with Ac-
cepting Money From Soldiers
to Hurry Their Discharge.

Chicago, Feb. Charges made
by four enlisted men at Camp
Grant, Rockford, Ill, that they had
paid an officer 800 to 5000 each
10 obtain their release from the
army are being Investigated today
by the intelligence department
The four men who are said to have
paid for services promised in Sc
curing their early return to civil
lie are reported to have made aft
davits to the officials to this effect.
According to an account publish
ed here Captain Edward a. Smith,
head of the camp intelligence de-
partment, has developed the fol-
lowing charges against the officer.
That he told men in his COM
mand that only through bribery
could they be returned to civil life
and on the strength of this state
ment collected $500 from four en-
listed men.
THAT he ate at the company
mess for four months without pay
ing anything into the mess fund.
THAT he failed TO forward to
Headquarters at least applications
refused to pay money.
The local account has it that all
the dealings of the officer were with
Iuen of his OVID unit. a depot de-
tachment of some 20 men and that
Captain Smith has signed state
nents from the men who paid for
discharges which never came show
ing the following amounts:
Sergeant Louis A. Lisker, New
York City. paid 5000 Jan. 6.
Private NJ D. Taller, Cleveland,
Ohio, paid $500 Jan. Z.
Sergeant Morris Woolf, New York
City. Paid 500 Jan 9.
Sergeant Joseph Ricebaum. Chi
cago, paid 800 Jan 10.
1t is stated that the officer in
question received an honorable dis
charge three weeks before his al
legged unmflitary activities came to
light,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
RESCUE MEN
FROM CRAFT
IN SEA
Ship Loaded With 1000
Troops Goes Ashore on
Island Off England.

Southampton, England. Feb l.
CBy the Associated Press An the
troops on board the American
transport Narragansett. which ran
ashore last night on the ledge Off
Bembridg2, al the eastern end OF
the Isle Of Wight. have been re-
moved by tugs and the local life
boats. The removal was effected
while the steamer held fast on tho
ledge. despite the snowstorm and
high sea that prevailed.
1000 Troops Aboard.
London. Feb. THE American
transport Narragansett, Havre TO
Southampton, is ashore 1t BEN
bridge Point, on the extreme east
ern end OF the Isle Of Wight a
train ferry is standing by TO re
ceive the troops il necessary. Tug
assistance is being sent from
Portsmouth and southampton Rad
10 calls brought local lifeboats and
tugs, which are now taking off the
troops, which are reported 10 num-
Der about two thousand,
The ship is high on the rocks, a
heavy sea is running and it is
showing. but it is believed that the
men on board the Narraganaett are
not in danger.
Reports received at American
army headquarters this morning
say that the Narragansett is
aground about two miles below
Southampton and Is IN no danger
It is expected that shs viii be
flOated without difficulty.
81 Yanks on Leave aboard.
The American transport vas
loaned to bring across the channel
troops who have been given leave,
There are almost two thousand on
board, among whom were 80 Amer
leans VINO we're coming 70 England
On leave.
The Narragansett rs unchanged
raccoFding 20 latest reports received
by American army headquarters
and IL is expected she will be float
Ell at the next high tide
The report shows that the so
american soldiers on board after
landing at southampton from 2 res
cling craft proceeded toward Lon
con.
The Narraganset missed the
channel in trying 10 make her Way
into southampton and struck bot
tom.
Washington Not Informed.
Washington. Feb. H. The Ameri-
can steamer Narragansett was as
signed December /. with the steam
er Orizaba to the work of Tepatri-
alton Of French prisoners Of war.
Files Of the genera staff here do
not show that she had been with
drawn from that service and there
is no report showing what, If any,
American troops she may have had
aboard when she stranded on the
Isle Of Wight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
PERSHING VISITS
YANKEE BARRACKS

Brest, Friday, Jan. S1-GeneraI
John J. Pershing, commander of
tie American forces in France. ar
rived here today by special train to
inspect the barracks erected in the
city and near the city. They are
:iTeady occupied by an American
regiment with music
There have been reports in the
French press relative to congestion
ia the harbor of Brest owing TO de-
mobilization of Americans arriving
i'll large numbers. the harbor can
not be properly handled by trans
ports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
FIND 3 CHINESE
IN WASHINGTON
SHOT TODEATH
Mystery Shrouds Muir
der of Mission Head
and Two Aides.

Washington. Feb. Washing
ingtOn police today sought to clear
the mystery surrounding the
shooting to death of DR. Theodore
T. Wong, director OF the Chinese
educational mission TO the United
States and his two assistants, c.
II. Hsie and Ben Sen WI. all Chin
csc of the highest caste. at the
headquarters of the mission in the
fashionable Mt. Pleasant resident
ial district
The bodies OF the three men
were found late yesterday by Kong
Ii, fellow student of Hsie and
WI, ut George Washington uni
versity. who called at the MISSIONS
headq uarters to ascertain why the
two had been absent from classes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
STRIKE ENDED AS
BOSSES AGREE TO
WORKERS DEMAND

New Bedford. Mass. Feb. 1-Ac-
Ceptance OF the basic 4S-hOur week
in the textile mills here. effective
heXt Monday. was announced by
The manufacturers of this city to-
day. Approximately thirty thou
sand operatives are affected The
mills manufacture cotton goods al
most exclusively. The wage ques-
ton was not involved here,
Fall River. Mass, Feb. AFTER
4 conference today between the
textile council and the cotton man
association, the latter
granted the basic 48-hour week de-
manded by the operatives. The
wages will be as hours pay for As
hours work. Thirty thousand OPP
eratives here are affected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
RED CROSS GETS
STUFF TO YANKS
ON RUSSIA FRONT

Washington. Feb, Comforts
and supplemental supplies are
reaching the American troops on
the Archangel front regularly
through the American Red Cross,
which has established a sled ser
vice between its base at ArchangeI
and the outlying posts, where tho
Americans are opposing the Boil
Sheviki A cabiegram from Arch
angel, made public today, says ice
breakers are keeping the harbor
there open so that supplies might
he received.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
u. S. BRITAIN AND
FRANCE PAY HUN
DEBT TO BELGIUM

Paris, Friday. Jan. 31.--Ten bill
lion francs have been advanced tc
Belgium by Great Britain, France
and the United States, the amount
to be deducted from the first in
stallment of the war indemnity to
be paid by Germany. according IT,
Havas dispatch from Brussels.
The report adds that the amount
will be raised either by an inter
allied bond issue or by 2 German
loan having priority over all other
loans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
GERMAN SAILORS
ORDER ARREST OF
FRYATTS SLAYER

Basel. Friday. Jan. 81 The ar
rests of Admiral Schroeder and
Captains Rooster and Regner, of
the German navy have been re-
quested by the central committee
of sailors at Hamburg The Off
GERS are accused of responsibility
for the execution of two sailors al
though they were conservant with
the general amnesty order.
Admiral Schroeder became no
torious when he ordered the exc
cution of Captain Charles Fryatt
while he was commanding the Ger
man naval training ship Bruges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
The Weather

Fair tonight; Sunday unsettled,
not much change in temperature
with the lowest tonight about %
degrees.
Temperature at a m. "a high
est yesterday, AZ; lowest last night,
"a.
Velocity of wind at I a. m, s
miles per hour.
PFeciPi ;ation, none
Relative humidity at 7 p. m, 54;
ST 7 a. M, So,
Stage OF wate$, 8.5i a fall of 2
in last "a hours.
j ri. SHERIER, MeteoFeIegist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
100 BEST YANKEE
WAR TALES SENT
TO HELP IN LOAN

Washington, Feb. I-"One hun
cred best stories OF the war" have
teen cabled to Secretary Baker by
General Pershing and Turned over
- the Liberty loan department tot
publication for the next loan cam
Uaign. Some OF these stories ot
Leroism OF young soldiers viii BE
used as newspaper advertisements.
some as moving picture scenarios.
and others in pamphlets for public
speakers and school children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
Is INDICTED FOR
TAKING MONEY TO
DEFER DRAFT MEN

Chicago, Feb. Alexander F..
Robinson, former mayor of Mat
teson, Ill, anA formerly an assist
ant states attorney of Cook coun-
ty, was indicted today on charges
of impersonating a government Off
Ger and fraudulently obtaining
money from men in the military.
draft by promises to give them de-
ferred classification. One man is
alleged to have paid him $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
DISCTSS BERNE MEETING

Paris, Friday. jan 81 (Havas.f j
The inter-allied Socialists held a
meeting today French, american,
Canadian and Belgian delegates
were present at the conference.
which considered the conditions
under which the international So
cialist and labor conference, at
Bcrne, was meeting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
BERNSTORFF
GIVES PEACE
aims OF HUN
Want Result Based on
Wilson's Terms-Ready
80 Pay War Damage.

Berlin, Jan. 81. - Count Won
Bernstorff has givon the Asso-
cIated Press a statement WritteA
by him after q consultation with
Foreign Minister Brockdorfr-Rant-
Eau and other high officials of the
German foreign Office.
IN view OF the fact that Count
Won Bernstorff is one or the men
The data for German participation
in the peace Inference,
with the foreign minister. the
statement may be regarded as
otilcial 1t says:
Want Wilson Peace.
The question what would Ger
many consider a peace OF right and
Justice may briefly be ans wered in
this way:
THAT We would regard as such
Il settlement the whole terms Of
peace laid down IN President Will
SONS address 10 congress, Jan, 8,
iSS, and the principles OF settle
ment IN his subsequent addresses,
are carried out in true accordance
with the high minded and far see
ing spirit in which they were con-
ceived.
Among the il points, the dom
mating note. in our opinion is to
be attributed to point No IA. pro-
viding for the constitution OF a
league OF nations, which as Mr..
Wilson said on Sept. 81. must be
a part and IN a sense the most
essential part OF the peace settle
ment itself.
We are completely dis-lrter-
ested concerning all questions
relative to Russia exceLt insofar
as they concern our own frontier.
Naturally, however, we do rot de
sire a spread OF Bolshevism over
Germany and other countries
VIII Pay War Damage.
We are prepared 10 nay for al.
damage done to the Belgian civil
population and their property as
lar as Will be proven to have been
perpet rated by Germans.
AID NO -BEBNSTORF't
The same applies To damage
done civilians and their property
81 northern France. AS for Alsace-
Lorraine, we could not consider il
Fighting a wrong II through the
peace settlement q new wrong
should be permitted,
That, however, would be the
case y Germans were compelled to
DeS>lne French against their will
like wise. il must be enfphGsi
that justice would forbid forcing
Germans to become Italian sub
jects without their cree consent,
Justice compeia us to compen-
eate that present German territOr-
les inhabttated by indlspuj ably
Polish populations should form
part OF new Poland but justice
likewise oofnpeis us not to so treat
the territories replaced under for
elgn Eovereigntles which are in
habtted iudisputabiy by German
population. Moreover, We would
consider IL wrong OF the graves
character, II to satisfy Polish am
billions, eastern Prussia bnOuld be
cut off from the rest of the en-
ptre.
Asks Neutrais Fix Guilt.
las to the question of guilt for
the war, the German government
has proposed that this question !
should be submitted to u neutral /,
cSSmisstOn. This seems 10 be the (,
only just pollution. The German /
people. in the vast maJorlty, DO no. |
leel guilty although they do not |
deny that mistakes were made"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
u. S. FLAG HOISTED
OVER YANK CRAFT
At TURK CAPITAL

Washington, Feb. Rear Ad-
miral Mark L. Bristol has arrived
at Constantinople and has hoisted
the American flag again over the
United States ship Scorpion, a ca
blegram to the navy department to-
day reports.
- The Scorpion had been detailed
to Constantinople for several years
before the war began. When the
United States broke relations with
Germany, the ship and its crew
were informed,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
LATE BULLETINS

COPeHhagen, feb. 1-EieFen
persons were killed when n
fishing steamer struck tlO.t-
rag mine oil StlVenger, it is
reported.
Washington, Feb. Pass
PcrSs for negroes desiring to
attend pan-African congress
mt Paris have been refused by
the state department, which
announced today that the
French government did not
consider the present a favor
able time. TO hold such a con.
ference.
Arehangel. Friday. Jan. 3D.
(By the Associated Press. An
other violent attack by the Boil
sheviki on the American, Rus
sian and British positions nj
TareseyO compelled the hard
pressed and Outnumbered liz
tie allied column In this sector
TO withdraw yesterd y approx.
imately 40 mites. Its new posi-.
ton is at the village of Srdma-
kreDga-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
SNOW IS FORECAST.

washington. FEB. I.-Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday. issued by the weather bu-
reau today, are: Upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys; Prob
ably snow Monday and again Wed
nesdaY or Thursday, otherwise
generally fair weather. normal
temperatures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
1CO ARE HOMELESS
AS RESULT OF FIRE

Pittsburgh. Pa. Feb. /. Sore
than 100 persons were homeless tC-
day as the result OF a spectacular
fire which wiped ont n block in the
tenement district overlooking Big
low boulevard near The pcnnsyl-
vania station last night The loss
was approximately 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
STUDY BALKAN PROBLEM.

Paris, Feb. President Wilson
and the allied prime ministers con-
sidered the Balkan problem.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
WELL, THAT HELPS SOME,

Amerongen. Holland. Feb. l.
* emperor William has definitely
eclded TO wear L full beard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

A S s o cia e d Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

NJ c m b er Of Audit
Bureau Of CALCULATIONS
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-25
L0yELOCK AND WINNEMUCCA
TOWN TEAMS TO PLAY HERE

The next basketball game scheduled
to be played here will be between the
Lovelock Town" team and the Win
nemucca Athletic Association team.
The game will be played next Satur-
day night in the high school audi
torium. The Lovelock team is an un-
known quantity, but the Athletic As
sociation team is composed of a num-
ber of old-time stars, led by "Old Re-
liable" Stew Erskine. In several
practice games played during the last
few months the association team de-
feated the local high school team each
time. Men in touch with athletics say
that the game to be played Saturday
night will be the fastest contest Win
nemucca people will have an oppor-
tunity of witnessing this year.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-25
ELKO FREE PRESS MAN SEES
STRANGE THINGS ABOUT sun

did you notice the peculiar phe-
nomenon of the sun last Friday after
noon?" asks the Elko Free Press.
About four o'clock in the afternoon
a peculiar glow was noticed, and
many of our citizens say that the sun
appeared as a big yellow ball OF fire.
with flames shooting off in all direc-
tions, the sun itself appearing as
sesthing mass of yellow flames. The
outer edge of the sun was distin-
guished by dark rim, broken in
places by brilliant shafts of light.
This continued for about fifteen min
utes and is thought to be due to cleo
trical disturbances"
Nope. Not much more of that stuff
in Humboldt. Electrical disturb
ances," eh? All right Last week it
was a busted oil car. Nice variety.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-25
FIFTEEN MORE PUMP PLANTS
At REBEL CREEK BY SPRING

I. j. Studebaker and Henry Helbig
came in yesterday from Rebel Greek
for the purpose of making annual
proof on desert entry for John H.
Dougherty. railroad man now living
at Winslow. Arizona. Dougherty has
let contracts for clearing, fencing and
otherwise improving his homestead in
the Quinn River valley and will have
forty acres seeded for alfalfa next
spring, a pumping plant also to be in
stalled on his property before that
time. When the work is done Dough-
erty will give up his Arizona run and
go to Rebel Creek to live.
According to Studebaker, fifteen
more pumping plants will be in op-
GRAFTON in the valley before next
April.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-25
UNION OF INDIANS
VOTES FOR STRIKE

A union OF Indiansi Can you beat
that? Yes sir, winnemucca is UP to
date and Winnemucca Indians are
right in line with the times. Like Ill
other metropolitan cities, we've had
strike. Heap Big Indian Union No. i
held an official pow-wow in the new
trenches being dug for the new water
mains and decided to strike for higher
wages. There was no arbitration
about it-they just struck.
Pretty soon along came d. o.
Church in his fiivver. Church has the
contract for laying all the new pipe
being installed by the Winnemucca
Water & Light Company. He saw all
the Indians sitting along the big ditch
and stopped to learn why.
York Sue took the part of the strike
agitator and spokesman. He told
Church the Indians had decided they
needed fifty cents day more than
they were getting. AS soon as the de-
cision was reached, Sue said, they
followed the white mans leadership
and quit work to await developments.
Church thought the matter over for
a moment, figured what it was going
to mean in dollars and cents to him
If the ground should freeze before he
could finish the work, and then told
the Indians to go back to work.
They did; but Church's troubles
were not yet over. A teamster had
overheard part of the negotiations
and had apparently decided he'd like
a little more money. too. So he asked
the contractor If he could expect
like increase.
Hold on a minute; let's see about
all this business" said Church. This
is pretty sudden"
"All right; here's your team" said
the teamster. And he climbed right
down from the wagon and handed
Church the reins.
"Go back to work." said Church,
and then he climbed in the fiivver and
drove away, apparently wanting to
duck anything else that might be COM
ing his way.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-25
LADIES' AID SOCIETY
SUCSESSFULAT SALE

The sales of cooked food which are
held periodically by the Ladies' Aid
Society are a highly appreciated sort
OF social-business events. Daintily
clad women nit to and fro in their
endeavors to serve the wants of GUS
toners and indulge in little society
talk or community welfare gossip at
the same time. Articles offered for
sale are donated, and as the donors
usually contribute their speciality in
the culinary art, results are usually
gratifying to customers.
One of these cooked-food sales was
held last Saturday in the Nofsinger
building in Bridge street, and it was
well patronized. The use of the store
room was donated by Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Nofsinger. The Ladies' Aid
Society wishes The Silver State to
make some formal acknowledgment
to all who shared in making the event
pleasant occasion and a financial
success. These are, as the society
puts it.:
"The committees who solicited and
collected the food;
Those who contributed the various
articles of food and sewing. for their
painstaking efforts in making their
offerings tempting and attractive in
appearance and most excellent in
quality;
THE public, for it's liberal patron
age; and
"Mr. and Mrs. Nofsinger. for their
generosity"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-25
JOE CAMP Is PROSPECTING"
AGAIN FOR A NEWSPAPER SITE

The Elko Free Press says that Joe
Camp, veteran Nevada newspaper
publisher, who has been issuing the
Fernley Enterprise. was in Elko yes
terday greeting his many old-time
friends. Joe has leased his Fernley
paper. says the Free Press. and is
now looking for another location.
HE will probably take over the Bat
tie Mountain Scout, but this will de-
pend on the outcome of the oil strike
in that locality"