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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15

Cecil Says League
Must Be Got Under
Way During Farley

Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 14.-Lord
Robert Cecil who discussed with
American journalists tonight his
views as to the work of a league of
nations, had little to say relative
to the limitation of armaments. He
expressed the opinion, however,
that the league of nations certain
ly would provide for the limitation
and decrease of present arma-
ments."
He said that the league. if
formed, would do away with all
treaties inconsistent with its tenets
including compactS providing for
balance of power.
Asked what effect the formation
of a league of nations would have
upon the Monroe Doctrine, Lord
Robert asserted he could see no
conflict with the doctrine. Hy-
potheticaI questions were raised as
to what would happen in case Mex
leo or a South American country did
something that caused trouble with
the league and Lord Robert replied:
Then | think an arrangement
could act in behalf of the league"
The central powers and their al
lies. Lord Robert said, should be
admitted, if they showed an inclin-
alton to do the right thing.
Regarding Germany he said:
I'VE must await events. If she
turns over a new leaf and tries to
repair the damage she has done
there is no reason why she should
not join. The league is for the
good of humanity, and not for any
select group. 1t will benefit her
if she comes in"
Austria, because of her internal
conditions is not yet ready for the
league, Lord Robert said. Dealing
with another specific instance, he
declared it would be an injustice
to exclude Bohemia, saying: She
was not to blame for the war and is
progressive.
Lord Robert said that the league
might in some cases take over ad-
ministrative control of certain ter
ritories of great international in
terest. He said that Palestine and
Constantinople might be in this
ClCAoO IlC olGlbSN NAAelN liz az SbSA
President Wilson's view that the
league must be constituted by the
present peace congress, adding:
Otherwise it will not become a
possibility.
Lord Robert felt that the peace
congress should get some approval
of principles at the beginning of the
meeting.
Questioned as to the attitude of
the allies as a whole toward the
league, Lord Robert said that ev
eryone of them favored a league of
some sort and that they were not
separated by any vital point. AS
to the scope of the league, he said
there were still many purely legal
disputes between nations which he
thought should be settled by an
administrative tribunal outside the
league. In discussing the prob
able efficacy of the plan to force
obedience to DEGREES by the league,
Lord Robert declared:
IF we had had a conference on
the reply of Serbia to Austria and
had not allowed them to fight for
a set period, there would have
been no war. If the situation had |
been known to the world, no ma
ton could have forced its people to |
fight"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
COLONEL HOUSE
Is BUT SLIGHTLY
ILL; ABOUT SOON

: Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 14.-Gordan
Auchincloss, son-in-law of Colonel
E. NJ. House, said today to the As
sociated Press:
Colonel House IS still! in bed
with a slight attack of indiges-
ton. He is better and will be out
again in a few days.
Washington, Jan. ia cable
gram TO the state department from
Paris, under date of today, says
Colonel E NJ. Houses condition is
much improved and that he ex-
poets to be up and about in a few
days. Acting Secretary Polk
cabled an inquiry yesterday when
sensational reports regarding Col
onel House were published.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
u. S. MAY Be
VOTED DRYIN
next ID HRS.
With Amendment Ratified
by "a States Necessary
So Is Certain.

DeS MOines, Iowa, Jan. To-
With minimum OF debate, the
Iowa Legislature ratified the
federal prOhibitOry amendment
today, making the 31st state to
approve it. Fifteen minutes
after the senate had ratified the
amendment, ~ to Z, and one
senator absent, the house ap-
proved If, Sc to Ii, with nine
members absent or not voting.
Chicago. Jan. I5.-Mithin II
hours, and possibly sooner, the
United states win have been
voted dry by action OF the leg
islatures OF 36 states, necessary
to read prohibition into the con-
stituiiOn.
Up to 1 o'clock this afternoon
the legislatures of "a states had
ratified the amendment, and one
house of three legislatures had
- voted 20 ratify. The states
Which ratified today were Colo
RADIO and Iowa.
Western states whose legislatures
are in session but which have not
yet ratified the amendment follow
Oregon, Utah, New Mexico, Wyo-
ming. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ne
braska. The amendment will be
submitted to all of them. and TO
Nevada. where the legislature meets
next Monday. The senate of Wis
consin ratified today.
The states which have ratified the
amendment are: Alabama, Ari-
zona, Arkansas, California. Dele
ware, Florida, Georgia. Idaho, Hi
nois. Indiana, Kansas. Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mas
sachusetts, Michigan. Mississippi,
Montana, North Dakota, North Car
olina, Ohio. Oklahoma, South Caro-
lima South Dakota, Tennessee, Tex
as, Virginia, Washington and West
Virginia. Colorado. Iowa and New
Hampshire.
In Nebraska and Utah.
one house of the legislature acted
favorably on the amendment yester-
day and final action was fixed for
today in the other.
Denver. Colo, Jan. 15.-By a vote
Of % to / the senate of the COlOra-
do legislature today adopted the
concurrent house prohibition reso-
luton, thereby ratifying the ma
tional prohibition amendment. The
house. adopted the resolution last
wez|
Ore, AIN. 15.-The legis-
lature of Oregon completed ratifi-
cation of the national prohibition
amendment today when the senate
by a unanimous vote adopted the
amendment. The house ratified the
meaure last night 50 to 3.
Concord, n. H, Jan. 15.-Ratifi-
cation of the federal prohibition
amendment in New Hampshire was
completed today when the senate,
19 to 4, voted in favor of the reso-
luton embodying it. The house
adopted the resolution earlier in
the day. This is the thirty-fourth
state to ratify the amendment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
DRY FIGHT OVER
STATE ASSEMBLY
BEGINS ROUTINE

Springfield, Ill. Jan. 15.-Both
houses of the Illinois general as
sembly met again today after the
battle in the lower branch yester-
day in which the "wetS" were rou-
ted and the federal prohibition
was ratified
In the house there was evident
relaxation from the strain of yes
terday's session. For the first
time since convening last week. the
roll was called for the introduction
of bills in the house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
CHILE WILL SEEK
TO RETAIN ENEMY
SHIPS INTERNED

Buenos Aires, Jan 15.-In the
event OF the allies selecting at auc-
ton German ships which are in
termed in neutral ports the Chilean
government will do its utmost to
come into possession of those which
we're interned in the territorial wa
ters of that country, according to
reports from Santiago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
CHICAGO WOMEN
EXPECTED TO RUN
FOR COUNCIL JOBS

Chicago, Jan. 15.-WOmen can
didates for aldermen are likely to
appear in a number of wards of
Chicago as a result of the canvass
by representative of the women's
clubs. it was announced today. Two
already have been urged to make
the race. Mrs. Ella s. Stewart of
the Sixth and Mrs. Laura Pierce
Young of the Thirty-third ward.
Mrs. Stewart is a former president
Of the Illinois equal suffrage asso-
citation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
TO HURRY SOLDIERS HOME.

Washington. Jan. 15.-That SOL
diers discharged from the army
MY be induced to secure immed-
lately railroad transportation to
their homes, the war department
instructed officers who have
charge of demobilizatioE to pro-
vide ticket Offices near the point
at which the soldiers receive thei-
final pay and fare allowances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15

Fire. which broke out in the
basement OF the New York store
on Fifth aVenue between Fiji
teenth and Sixteenth streets.
Moline. at 1880 this afternoon
threatened total loss Of build
ing and contents.
At late hour loss OF life
among the 81 employees Of the
store was feared, though no
bodies had been found.
Fire departments OF the three
cities were battling with the
flames. Firemen carried many
of the women employees down
the ladders from upper floors.
4 number were ScOrched and
overcome by smoke and heat
while being carried to safety.
At $3.50 the upper floors OF the
building crashed in and the
walls were expected TO collapse
at any time. Fire began eating
its way into the Shallene fHrnL-
tuTG store next door.
Police. with Boy Scouts. sol
dierS, sailors and others formed
guard line around the hurH-
ing buiIding and pedestrians
were not allowed within n block
OF the scene.
The stock in the New York store
: estimated to be worth s150,OOO
while the building IS rated at
go 1000.
The fire started in the delivery
'oom. located in the basement, in
which were several one-gallon cans
# oil. The room wa filled with 9th
r articles of inflammable nature.
\ girl working in the basement first
ioticed the blaze and screamed fire
o her fellow workers. The girls
led to the street.
Smoke filled the downtown streets
# Moline for blocks. All traffic IN
ne business section was suspended.
Davenport and Rock Island fire de-
yartments were rushed to the scene
md began q furious attack on the
,laze.
ri-city residents were rushing IN
treet cars, autos and on foot TO
Ioline.
The entire block is threatened.
Nire fighters are Cenrering their
york in protecting the adjoining
Mrs. Mary f. Hubble, 1925 Ninth
venue. is suffering with a broken
rm. She was in charge of the
-allpaper department Of the third
Ioor of the building and made her
scape down the rear fire escape.
Ter arm was broken when she was
ahmed by other employees, also
eeiing a quick descent to safety.
The New York store is a three
tory structure and has a 90-foOt
rontage on Fifth avenue. 1t eX-
ends 100 feet to the rear and is
a new building. It was
one of the most up-to-
ate stores in Moline.
Miss Marian Van Buslirl. Gle
ator operator. proved heroine by
at her post until the en-
re force on the upper stories Of
ne structure had been taken 20
afety. She was one OF the last to
ave the building.
Miss Bingaman, employed on The
lird floor Of the store, suffered
everely bruised hand when she
rove her fist through the window
'ading to the outside fire escape.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
Boston Explosion
Kills 10 Working
In Nearby Street

Boston, Jan. 159z-At least ten per
sons were killed by the explosion
Of a storage tank of molasses in a
freight yard near Cults Wharf, off
Commercial street today.
The men who were killed were
teamsters and employees of the city,
who were at work in the city street
yard adjoining the cleo
trio freight yard where the expIo-
sion occurred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
HUN PRISONERS TO
REBUILD COUNTRY

Paris. Tuesday, Jan. 1.-THE
cabinet decided today that German
war prisoners henceforth should be
employed in reconstruction work in
the liberated districts. The meas
ures adopted provide that a mini
mum of 100000 will be working in
the devastated regions by March 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
THE WEATHER

Fair and warmer tonight and
Thursday with the lowest tonight
about % to 80 degrees.
Temperature at a. m. 20; high
est yesterday, "a; lowest last night,
20.
Velocity of wind at Z a. m, 2
miles per hour.
Precipitation. none.
Relative humidity at p. m, 7g:
at 7 a. m. 9S.
Stage OF wafer, rs; a fall OF g
in last "a hours.
j. NJ. Sherier, Meteoroiogist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
Won HINDENBURG
TO COMMAND HUNS
OPPOSING POLES

Copenhagen, Jan. 15.-FieId Mar
shall Won Hindenburg soon will
take command of the German
troops opposing Polish forces in
eastern Germany, according 10 ad-
vices received here from ,Bromberg,
quoting newspapers printed in the
province of PoSen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
SAM GREEN FOUND
GUILTY ROBBERY

found guilty of robbery by Jury I'm
circuit court late this afternoon A
motion for a new trial was filed
by W C.. Allen, counsel for Green,
Judge W. T. Church imposed n SEN
tence Of from one TO "A years in
prison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
VIII ISSUE TAX FORMS.

Washington. Jan. 15.-Forms for
reporting incomes Of $4,000 or less
probably will bes in the hands or
revenue collectors for distribution
to taxpayers not later than Feb. L.
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Roper announced today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
BERLIN AGAIN
TRANQUIL AS
REDS VANISH
of Terror Ended
Quiet Broken Only by
Infrequent Shots.

Copenhagen, Jan. 1.-THE
German cabinet met today to
discuss the new constitution
and to consider proposals for
the meeting of the national as
sembly. Germany'S participa-
tiOn in the peace congress was
also taken up.
Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 14.-By
the Associated Pressl Berlin's
long week of Bolsheyism is finally
ended. Here and there scattered
desperadoes, mostly youths. still
fire occasionally from some house
top and during the nights attempts
arc made by small bands of the
followers of DR.. Karl Liebknecht
to revive the reign of terror. They
are insignificant, however, COM
pared with what has passed.
A few Spartacans tried to re-
capture the CharlOttenbrrg police
headquarters the night after it was
taken by government troops.
DR.. Ltebknecht's sister was ar
rested today and several hundred
rebels are locked up awaiting
trial.
Loses inflicted on each side it is
believed will exceed 200 dead and
1000 wounded. The overwhelming
majority of these are Bolshevists.
The reinstatement and arming of
the police gives the government a
%
know the criminal world and
whose absence during the first
days of the revolution gave the
disOrderly element a free hand.
Detectives are already rounding UP
old acquaintances and the work of
disarming lawless elements is pro-
ceeding.
Heavy Property Loss.
Property losses amount to tens
of millions of marks. In addition
to the damage to news plants and
buildings, merchants
losses through looting are high,
one youth being captured with
$4,000 marks worth of jewels
which he had stolen. In some
streets near the police 1eadquar-
ters nearly every store was sys-
looted.
Bolshevist troops holding the
Silesian station had so much but
ter that they used it TO grease
their guns and boots.
The center of the city has been
quiet all day today. Late this even
ing a few shots were heard in diff
ferent parts of thea town, being
fred by "snipers" and looters. |
Merchants having shops along
Tntor-den-Llnden took down their !
shutters and business went or |
generally as usual.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15

Other states, which did not de-
clare war on Germany, but merely
broke off diplomatic relations, were
gwen one vote each. Russia's rep
resentation has not been decided.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
HIN RAIL MEN STRIKE.

Copenhagen, Jan. 15.-Employes
Of the elevated and underground
railroads in Berlin have struck. as
their demand for higher wages
has not been met. according TO dis
patches received here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
OETRREAKS IN SPAN.

Madrid. Jan. 10. - Serious dis
turbances have occurred recently in
Portugal. according to travellers,
who have arrived here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
7. CA. MEN HELD.

Paris. Jan. 15.-Three Young
Mems Christian association work
ers are under arrest charged with
defaIcation of the funds OF the as
sociation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
Scent HITCH
ON SEATSAT
PEACE TABLE.
Belgians and Serbs View
Their Power at Peace
Table Unfavorably.

Paris. Jan. 15.-While the ap-
pOrtiOnment of delegates to the
peace congress has not yet been
published after Mondays ses-
sion of the supreme council has
caused an unfavOrable impress
sion among some of the mis-
siOns, according to the French
press. The Serbians and Bel
gians are notably dissatisfied
with the giving of three dele
gates to Brazil, while they are
only permitted two each.
In the case of Belgium the three
seats allotted her by the French
plan admitted of the nomination Of
a representative of each of the par
ties Conservatives, Liberals and
Socialists.
Must Drop One.
With only two delegates, the rep
resentative of one party must needs
be dropped. Logically, it is point
ed out, it ought to have been the
least important party thus to sui
fer, but it is impossible to drop
from the delegation the foreign
minister, Paul Hymans. Liberal.
Consequently, the commentators
say it would seem to be Emile Van
dervelde, the Socialist minister of
justice, who will be the one elimin-
ated should the Belgian allotment
stand.
The number of representatives
allowed each nation in the peace
congress, as given out unofficiaIly
and subject TO revision, although
practically determined, is as fol-
lows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
LATE BULLETINS

Washington, Jan. 15.-Sena-
tor Lawrence Y. Sherman OF
Illinois. Republican, intends to
retire from public life when
his present term in the senate
expires March ). 1921.
New York. Jan. 15-The
United States cruiser NJ.
Louis, bringing the Three
Hundred FOrty-sixth field ar
tiIIery, A. officers and 1,255
men. arrived here today from
Brcst- The regiment was
trained at Camp Lewis, Wash
ingtOn.
Washington, Jan. Is. - Ord
ers directing Major General
Leonard Wood. now command.
ing Camp Funston, Kansas, to
proceed TO Chicago and take
command of the Central de-
partment were issued today by
the war department.
Halifax. \. s. Jan. 15.-FOur
of the crew of the United States
shipping board steamship Cas-
talia were lost in the rescue of
the ships company by the
steamers BergensfjOrd and War
Eigian. A wireless message TO-
day said that the rest OF the
crew had been saved.
London, Jan. 15.-EarI Cow
ley, whose martial affairs
caused much talk in English
society from 1905 TO 1914, died
this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
HONOR PILGRIMS CHILDREN.

LONDON, Tuesday, Jan. 14.-The
American Officers club staged
new and interesting festival this
afternoon. when the club enter
tained 300 children OF British aud
American members OF the Pal
grims. A naval orchestra. a vocal
quartet and a number of theatrical
stars contributed to the program,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
Firemen Garry Girls From
Upper Floors to the
Streets.
NO KNOWN LOSS LIFE
Property Damage VIII
Amount to Several Hun
dred Thousand Dollars

At $50 this afternoon
the New York store, Mo-
line, had been complete
ly destroyed and it was
believed that the FIRE
was under control.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15

NJ c m b er Of Audit
Bureau of Calculations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15

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vseho obeansva musi brani dobAeh kritic-

veho obcanstva, ktere mus zemi brani dobaeh kric
kych."
Stoupenc vladnho planu ovsem take nemcf podavajf
vsvetleni TAX general PeytonC March naeeik gene
raniho sabu jeden havnch p1vodcd pfedlohy ubezpe
cova senatn vybo vada nak nechce armadu poprust
dodal: "Kongres povol vada vynalozia uto vaku
trnact milard dollaru. Byli me tax sastni jsme
moh ukry ochrannou zed svych spojencG armadu 81
vycvGit Neprejeme ST. abychom dosta eSte ednou do
takovych nesnaz az eto ochranne zd mt nebudee Chc
byti takovem stavu abychom moh ceti kazde mozno
s Dnes name zemi mnoho lidi vycvicenych tax by
zzen move zvetsene armdy nebyo tax obtzne Cey sve
je dnes neklidu nepokoj musme zafizovati die
toho. Winston Churchill navrhnu pro Anglii armadu G
600, 900 mulch France nuceny odvod mze povoa
do zbrane tok muz kolk chce My navrhujeme 576 00C
dGstonfku muzG. Odhad vydani to cin 900 600 00C
en pro takovy pfpad kdyby muscle secko
WI opatrovat MY vsak uniformly zbran6, streivo j.
zasoby kere nam zbyy cd vaky tax ze skutene vohy
bv obnasely 5000 600, 900. To jest meme nez urok
ctrnac miard mas staa valka prave minula. Nezapo
minejme dnes zadny narod svea sve armady
Sue.' d. H.
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WSS IWSol WSSl
POTRAVINY HNEJl We
SKLADISTfCH.

San Francisco, Kalifornie.
Herbert Hoover, byvaly potra
vinovy diktator, kdyz tyto dny
fecnil ma schulz san-francis-
kych zenskych spoiku, vyslo-
vii se,s ze americkym banke-
rum neni mono posilati peni-
re dos Evropy pokud nebudou
miti jistoty, re bude mirov&
smlouva schvalena. Pravil /;
"Nevim co sc stane Europe,
ktera Jest ozbrojena az po zu-
by, az Sc tam lide dovedi, zc
il mas potrava hnije We skladi-
Stich ze il Evropane memo
hou dostati nasledkem nemoz-
noSti pujcek, ktere by umozni-
iy obnoveni prumyslu a vyro~
by V ieiich zemich.' Pravil, &c
mirova smlouva byla sestave-
na poctive snaze, zajistiti mn;
a poTadek n hospodarskeho
zmatku a zachraniti Evropu.
Pravil dale, re americky ma
rod. musi i nadale pusobiti MIRA
Vnin tlivem na 25o.00O.000 f.
.yropanu, ably 81 udrzeli svobo-
dll-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-10-15

smich, rychle pohyby rukou,
jimiz hazely kameni a vsechno
TO ostatni detske skotaceni la
ka - verte - ma takove d.
smevne pasece, kde Sc leskne
trava dest' st'ovymi perlami a.
kde voni vypar nasycene ze-|
NE.
Preset jsem a "a chvili jsem
Sc iiz bavil sc starym hajnym,
ktery vysel s dymkoh, ably ka-
Zil cistotu vzduchu. A Zatim
20 jsme rozpraveli o novo-
tach dine, hrali 81 deti dale.
Hrali 81 tax mile a nevinne :"
Bavilo mne poslouchtat hal
,eho. jenz V dojmech co nej-
0opularn6isich pojednaval o
clitickych udalostech, ma KITE
rezto thema preset z uvah o
letosni pov6trnosli obratem.
ktery = myslim - je pro
ZkuSeneho recnika nenapodo-
bitelnym. A ia poslouchal, po-
slouchal, az indiansky rev de-
II strhl mou pozornost.
"Uz je po ni!' slysel jsem
re smesi hlasu.
"Po kom?"
Il ropuchu zabily, mlady
pane, darebaci," vysvetluje
hajny.
+ Zabily? fKopuchu zabily?
Zde ma pasece po deSti, kdyz
I lunicko Sc Ease smeje? Pc dc
! 5ti. kdy oskliva zaba vylezla
pima zabiho sveho St6sti :. ven.
do mokra Iravin, nalokat Sc
vzduchu? A deti re ii zabily?
Klidne odbehly jiz pryc.
Snad hledat novou ropuchu .
A ien rozmaGknute telo "a
by. ten neveliky, neurcite zbar
yeny NASTY kolaG, kontrastuji
ci neprirozen6 sc sytou zelen
travy. ten III zustal, ably ma cas-
hlasal slayu Diet tik6ho barbar-
stvi.
Krvave stopy zmizi d6ti
hajneho budou patrne zabije-
ii dale. Zatim jen ropuchy.
Zem6 vsechny ty kolace po
hlti a jen husteji porostla ira
va bude pristine roku zname-
MIN mist. kde 81 deti "hraly"
To proto. ze trave je treba
k vyvinu zivocnsych latek ;.