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Republican farmer., 1919-05-23

| ARCFANGEL, April 2S. (Corres- | pondence of the Associated Press)- | It was largely due to the bluff of a young Russian naval officer in com mand of one of the little Allied | steamers on the Dvina River that the
 original Allied expedition up that l river from Archangel was not wiped out by the Bolsheviki in the early 1 phases of the Northern Russia cam | paign.
 i The Dvina expedition, 13S strong went pokfng its way nonchalantIy up the broad river aboard two or three funny looking river steamers on which field pieces and machine guns 1 had been mounted. The Bolshevilli had taken the best boats, Mississippi type of paddlewheelers. with them | in their flight.
 The famous 133 reached Berenski nearly 200 miles south of Archangel, at the junction of the Vaga river with the Dvina, without firing a shot. One night, all of a sudden, three or four Bolsheviki side-wheelers
 mounting big guns came around a bend in the river and started trou- ble When we fired our cannon, they fell through the thin decks into the staterooms of our steamers A young Russian naval officer. in command of one of our little ships with his own gun out of action, stood pat with the useless muzzle turned toward the biggest of the enemy's ships. and barred the channel while
 our other ships retreated. Then our river expedition got the glad news that British monitor sent all the way from the Belgian coast ! was on tho way to help them. The
 monitor crawled along the sandbars and got RarenSLj command of the river land forces told me about it, a few weeks later, when l went up to his sector or the front. It was something of a tragedy this first episode of the monitor. but the colonel couldn't help laughing about 1t.
 The monitor steamed up," the colonel said. "and its captain was rowed over to my headquarters ship. The navy was on the job and so, nat uraliy, all was over. He didn't want to stop a minute.
 Where he shouted is the enemy
 fleet, and which is the way to Kot- iass?'" And then the monitor chugged off in the direction of the Bolshevik ship around the bend in r., river. It didn't find the enemy fleet, and 1t certainly was a long way from Kot-
 
 ! masked in the woods on the river bank. dropped a big shell into the monitor, putting it out of commission and sending 1t back to Berenski..' | It was fin this episode of the n1oni- tor that a young British naval sur geon performed one of the feats of
 bravery and self-denial that are con- tinually taking place in this war. With one eye shot out and with blood
 nearly blin ding the other this young surgeon calmly and successfully at- tended to the monitors wounded un- til he fell exhausted.
 On the river our forces had reach ed Berenskt. on the railroad a little command of French had battled its way nearly one hundred. miles to Oboserskaya. and, in the swampy tundra between the railroad and the ' river another party, including some of the American sailors, was lost in the mud, when reinforcements, in the shape of three transports loaded with American infantrymen and en- gineers steamed into Archangel har-
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
Report Deal Between Arms And Auto Co.
 Has 3 cen Closed
May Involve $25 GOO 0OO-Rumor That Wlys Would Take Over Plant Partly Substantiated-No Of
 fcial Confirmation in This City

Information from authoritative led the belief today that the deal between the Remington company the WillysOverand Automobile Company of Toledo the would take the big plant manufacture o a small had been consummated
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
LAvrrs CASE CONTINUED.

LAVITE CASE CONTINCED.
 Charged with distributing ctrcu- lars without a license, Samuel Lavit. editor of the Labor Leader, appeared before the City court this morning. -'se- case was continued to next Satur-
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23

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Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
YOUNG RUSSIANS BLUFF SAVED
 ALLIED FLEET

Some of the unusual incidents that have marked the Allied cam paign against the Bolsheviki in Northern Russia are related in the subjOined letter from The Associated Press correspondent who has 'Ecovered'' the fighting in these near-Arctic regions from the beginning.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
LANDED SAFELY AT HORTA
 ISLAND OF FATAL AT 0:2O

COMMAND LIEUTENANT ALBERT C. PASSEY MINUTES REPORTED CLOS
 REPORTED = CAUSED HORTA-OTHER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-17
ROCK ISLAND IS
LEADING POINT
FOR new DRIVE
Officials Take Extra Pains to Have
Accident Prevention Campaign
Start Well Here.

Because of the large amount of
railroad traffic and the large num-
Der OF railroad men working in the
tri-cities. two officials of the Rock
Island lines were in Rock Island
today making final preparations
for the railroad accident proven
ton drive which opens at mid
night tonight and continues until
Oct. 81.
D. J. Birmingham. district sta
ton supervisor of Des Moines, and
r. I. Colvin. division station su-
pervisor of Peoria, were here, pre-
pairing the final work incident to
opening the campaign.
Rock Island and the trf-cities
have so many railroad men and so
much rail traffic 1t is very impor-
tant that special attention be CIV
en- here in preparing for the drive"
Mr.. Birmingham said. This drive
is something that all railroad men
are highly interested in and its
progress will be closely watched
by the general public. We are par
ticularly anxious to get the atten-
ton of the automobile driver and
the school pupil. because these two
provide the largest number of &C
cidents for the railroads.
During this drive, 1000, 900 men,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-17

American Legion national conven-
ton in Minneapolis on Nov. Il.
where they will appear for several
concerts.
Business Men to Cooperate.
Mr.. PhiIbrook desires the coop
Grafton of local business men in
this undertaking, which he feels
will be of great community inter
est At q meeting with the bus
mess agent Of the band yesterday,
plans were considered for the
coming of the band, and the pro-
ject is to be placed before a com
mittee OF ex-service men at a con-
ference tomorrow afternoon.
at will be a big boost for Rock
Island" said Commander Phil
brook, land If we can get the bus
iness men behind it, We feel that it
will be an event of tremendous in
terest to the community" Mr..
Philbrook will ask for a conference
with some of the local men during
the coming week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-17
FAMOUSSUNSET
BAND MAY COME
TO ROCK ISLAND
Military Organization Of 1O6 MusI-
clans to Come Under Auspices
Of Legion.

Rock Island may have the privi-
1ege OF hearing one of the finest
military musical organizations in
the country, If plans now under
consideration by Commander Le-
Roy Philbrook of the Fred g.
Schaffner post Of the American
Legion, and a committee Of ex-
service men, materialize.
Mr.. Philbrook is making an eff
fort to bring here. under the ans
pieces of the local post, the famous
Sunset division band of 100 pieces,
known as the American Legion
band and called the million dollar
band" consisting Of musicians all
of whom have seen not less than Is
months service overseas.
Commended BY President.
The band has received the sane
ton of the United States govern
ment, and the American Legion
and the commendation of President
Wilson, General Pershing and all
Of the A. E. T. commanders. It is
now on tour through the country.
and is playing to large audiences
with tremendous success.
1t is the hope Of the local COM
nittee to bring the famous must
clans to this community about the
last Of the month. They are play
ing this week at Milwaukee, and
viii continue their tour to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-17

employees of 1877 railroads, covering
approximately $4,000 lailes. will
concentrate their every effort to go
through the period mentioned
without having an injury among
them while on duty. This national
drive follows a regional drive re-
Gently closed and in which a most
remarkable record was made in the
reduction of casualties and fatali-
ties on railroads under federal con-
troll. The central western region
in which the Rock Island lines are
located shows a decrease in 1919
over the same period OF 1918 OF
1896 per cent, and 1t is anticlpat-
ed that on the entire seven regions
which will take part in the ma
tional drive this already high per-
centage will be increased by a no
ticeable margin.
Centers In Rail Men.
The national drive centers pri-
marily among railroad men, but It
is the desire OF the employees OF
the Rock Island lines to go fur
Their in their efforts to conserve
life and limb and enlist the sup
port and cooperation Of the var
ious authoritive and civic bod
les, automobile clubs. business
men, citizens and school children
in the cities and towns through
which the Rock Island lines run,
and with this end IN view we place
these facts before you"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-17

France is making systematic
plans to attract the automobile
tourist Under a new order all the
villages in the country are to have
their names shown in S-inch let
ters on postoffice, police station and
the municipal offices. National
roads will have red painted mile
stones, which the old fashioned
signposts are to be replaced by
large blue enamel plates, with the
direction of the next town, and its
distance, displayed in big white let
tiers, SO as to be easily read from
passing cars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-17
All Wool Flannel Middies.

In two colors, navy and bright red, several
styles of these attractive all-wool flannel mid
dies, sailor and high neck models. Surely
these will delight you especially as the prices
are only $3.50 g II
and .......:.... -.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-17

For ages the fourth finger Of the
left hand has been chosen for the
brides wedding ring, but few know
how the custom originated. The
fact Is that the Romans, who were
the first to use the wedding ring,
selected that finger because they
believed that a nerve went from it
direct to the heart.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-17

36.inCh, good weight and fine
quality. Taupe, navy, African
brown, COpen. rose and white,
for children's coats and bath
robes; $3.50 value; CT 70
special. yard -. 80. " A'AI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-17
LEAD 25 CENTS HIGHER.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE Ameri-
can Smelling and Refining company
today advanced the price Of lead
from 625 to $50 cents a pound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-17
IOWA HAS SNOW.

Esthervflle, Iowa. Oct. IA
heavy snow fell here during the
morning yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-17
20 Percent Discount on All
Fall Suits
Sweaters You Will Like.

There is no end to the variety of colors knit
ted into these new slip-over and jacket style
sweaters. Many of them provided with the
large shawl collars. Sizes for every woman
and surprisingly inexpensive @ 7E
at $3.50 down to -. ..... 49,. UH'%O
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21

Tomorrow Saturday February 22nd is the 1ofth anniversary of the birth of George Washntoo First Presien of the Unite States. He born in 1732 and died in 1799
 Facts About Washington
 He was feet tall He had brown hair which became thin and gray e never kne church. said Bishop White Mrs. Washington knet.
 His nephew who years with the Washingtons said always before sunrise He knet in prva eprayer both morning and evening.
 hourss without speaking aloud but had haoH or moving his lips while thinking.
 For some which his family knew Washington stopped taking communion years before he died Mrs Washing ton invariably remained for that service.
 Washington had smallpox when boy while visiting the Bar badees "
 He received appointment the when IA years of age but his mother objected and it given
 Washington special fondne for sorr horses He rode a fine one the battle of Trenton.
 neghbors they Washington and Jefferson never saw each other Washington retired from the presi ency nearly years before his death They not friendly terms at that period.
 and Rochambeau wrote to Washington which they did freauen they employed the English language al lated before mailing
 and several did usual thing havng bound part of their laws.
 Washington the only whose birthday publicly celebrated while he lived February P quite widely ober ved while he president
 John Adams while president Philadelphia refused to the celebration of Washngons birthday the ground he afteward said that slight the highest official of the land to honor thus private citizen.
 Washington died the beginning the last hour of the last day of the week of the last month in the year of the last year of the century
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
U. s. RICHER THANBEFORE WAR

(By Carter Glass Secretary of the Treasury
 thing difficult understand the reactionary spirit which have seized hold of American business manifests itself in gloomy and view of the future way justified by conditions present discernibe and in disposition cav further expenditures the under the necessity of making order to quidate the
 Instead days foreboding these should be days of rejoicing of confidence and of high resolve America is least the nations which took active the death appe with autocac the soil of France and Flanders Our
 dave devastated homes and factories have been razed famine does stalk In all material hnes the nation richer and stronger than before went to
 the American spirit less than is the spirit of the French of the Bgan? France orrowng, but undaunted has about repair the wreck the ruthless invader wrought and refuses view the future dary Belgian stripped of all looks forward the day when greater nation will the ruins of the old Shall America then bend and under the imagnng of burden which it should bear lightly if felt at all.
 qt should never be lost of the fact that Americas war debt the interest caroes and eventually off the principal will flow back to the whence it national debt of this character not burden cripple future business
 should be kept mind also that the issues of Liberty Bonds paid for beno paid for almost entirely by the current vino Of the There in1parrnent Of the capital which had accumulated from avinos More capa available today for of eqitmate business than before in the history of the nation Moreover tut he remembered for at least prior the of this into American business enjoyed denod rosney with profits untaxed beyond the norrral evies.
 aecting the avnos by means of which they hoht y Bonds the American people learned the lessons of thrift the benefits of which will be felt by children and chdrens children The billion dollar indemnity which Bismarck levied in the belief that it would keen prostrae reiuvenated France and nnahad h~ chief sIrnbnoho Cerrnanva draarn of world donnatinn Anoars debt ifriohtv viewed and @ r. shoud rotA for the tehtment and " r obstacle to business nrC .~4 and other things whic' outs.~- 4--ias of fancy.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
Clen1enceau Considered Out Of Danger. ReceiDes Officials

PARIS Feb 21 :-Premer Clemenceau regarded danger sufficiently strong receive the members of Supreme Council this afternoon for short session.
 Urge French as League Language PARIS Feb. 1:The Matin in todays issue makes aplea the adoption of French the official language of So cety Nations points that has been the language of diplomacy since the eighteenth century and that it language the Algecras the HAGUE Conference language it recognized peculiarly adapted for expressing clearly and unambguously fine shaes of thought
 ToKeep Army In Field
 PARIS Feb 1-Lntransgeant announces today that it understands that nteraled to be formed keep the field until Germany makes complete financial settle of all ndemnities and pays for all her destruction bile and personal property.
 France Wants Indemnities
 France demand that Germany pay for four hundred and fifty thousand houses which her armies destroyed during their occupation This does include the list and places of business which ramsacked and footed
 Switzerland A Hotbed Of Anarchists PARIS es21:-Plots nearthed in Switzerland prov ing that that country vertabe hobed of proGerman praces One of the schemes disclosed radicals Wilson but unable the frontier France
 Germany Suspends Polish Hostlities BERLIN, Feb 21 1:-n compliance with the terms of the armistice renewal it announced that hostes against Poland have been suspended
 TOXIC ,Feb 21 1Premer Hara during speech in the Jap Diet today expressed great that China should sit the Tsngao and right make such a demand.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
CELEBRATION OF GOLDEN JUBILEE
 ELABORATE

WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 21:- The celebration of the Golden Jubi- lee of Cardinal James Gibbons, began here yesterday.
 Cardinal Gibbons was born in Bal timore in 1884. and will celebrate his s5th birthday on July 2s. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1861, was made vicar apostolic with title of bishop in 1868 and was mo- minated as cardinal, invested with the prineepIy inssnia in 1886. He is the author Of The Faith of Our Fa. thers: Our Christian Heritage: The Ambassador of Christ. He resides in Baltimore.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
WOMAN TELLS COMMITTEE OF
 PROPAGANDA

WASHINGTON D. C., Feb. 21:- Mrs. Louis Bryant, testifying before the Senate Propaganda committee here. admitted having visited Rus sia and returning here to spread BoI sheVism. She said that her hus- band John Reed, and American writ CT, is temporarily employed in the propaganda department of the Rus sian Government.
 Mrs. Bryant was one of the wo- men who participated in the recent suffrasists riot in Washington when an effigy of President Wilson was burned as protest for woman's suffrage.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
HYDAeURG PLAYS mETLAKATLi

n ORSORG PLAYS ME LAkA1LA
 The victorious Basket ball team from Hydaburg which defeated the Wrangeli team on the 18th inst, with a score of 69-12 and the kasaan team on the 17th, score. 27-1s arriv- ed In ketchikan yesterday on their way to play MetIakatfa, where they expect to put up a7good fight for the honors.
 The boys report that they made the trip from Hydaburg, via the Por. tage, where they were met by the boats from Kasaan. After the game Monday evening they were royalty entertained by their hosts.
 The visitors played the swift MetSakaf!a team last evening and won the game, score 27-23.
 Kasaan will play MetiakatIa this evening and Hydaburg and MetIaka- tia will battle again tomorrow night
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
WILSON SAYS
 STRIKERS IN EAST AND
 WEST ARE BOLSHEVIKIS
Desperate Fight Being Waged to Have Metal Trades Convention
 To Order WalkOut

NEW aYORK Feb 21Secreary Wilson of the Department declared his address last night that strikers of the shpyard workers Seattle the coal miners and the Butte Montana textile workers of Lawrence, Mass Bolshevk and that if their efforts had not been crushed at birth would have led knows where
 PORTLAND Febr 21-A desperate fight to have the metal convention order coastwde walout in the shpyards being made by here in sympathy with the strikers of Seattle who still
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
eHERARDI GOING TO BERLIN

PARIS, Feb. 2f;-captain Walter R. oherardi, former American Naval Attache at Berlin, who is at the head of the party to be sent to Germany to investigate political, social, and economic conditions for the Ameri- can delegation of the Peace Confer. ence, will make his headquarters in Perlin. The other members of the unofficial mission, however, will be stationed in various German cities.
 pr. H. H. Field and Lieutenant George Howe of the party will be stationed in Munich.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
ENGINEERS WILL EMBARK

SAN FRANCiSO, Feb. 21;-The eighteenth railway engineers, resi- ment recruited from California and other Pacific coast states, will em- bark from Bordeaux, March 1. Word of the contemplated return came to Mayor James Rolph through Capt. D. w. Pierson of the eighteenth en- aineers, who is in San Francisco on special service.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
PACK FROM CALIFORNIA

Mrs. Charlotte A.. Reynolds and daughter ,Folrence returned yeste. day from northern California. Mrs Reynolds went south to visit with hsr son last fall taking her son Cyril with her. Florence joined her mother and broehsr last December, On her way south Niles Reynolds suf fored psirtn. accident when she fell on the deck of the steamer and snrained her ankle, confinIns her ts her home for many weeks.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
GEN. WOOD SOUGHT AS EDITOR

GEN. WOOD SOUGHT AS EDITOR
 NEW YORK, Feb. 21;-Maj. Gen, Leonard Wood may fill the post of contributing editor to the Metropoli- tan Magazine, left vacant by the death of Colonel Roosevelt, accord. ing to Henry ]. Whigham, editor and publisher of the magazine. Mir. Whig- ham said the offer had been made to General Wood and no reply had been received. His accepance of the offer will be contingent, the editor said, upon the permission Of the sec retary of war.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21

luxEMeURG, Feb. 21;-The form CT Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide left Luxemburg today for Switzerland. She was accompanied as far as Thionviile by her mother and the Grand Duchess Charlotte and the Princess Hilda and Antoinette, her sister.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
NEW RED CROSS HEAD

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21;-Dr Living ston Farrand, President of the Uni versity of Colorado has been appon, ed by President Wilson Chairman ot the Central Committee of the Ameri can Red Cross and in that capacity will becme the executive head oi that organization.
 This announcement was made sim ultaneously with another to the ef feet that the Red Cross War Council would retire on March i, on which dae pr. Farrand will assume his new position.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
WRITING THE HISTORY
 OF THE WAR

PARIS, Feb. 21;-To insure the writing of an accurate history of the war, score of officers under orders to etun to Ameica have been detain. ed and Sent to Italy to make a study of the regions over which the Italian and Austrian campaigns were fought A large number of officers are now engaged in studying the devastated regions Of France and Belgium for same purposes.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
BANK LOOTER FOUND
 CONDUCTING BUSINESS
 IN SEATTLE ARRESTED

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 2f;-Will- jam Mannon Grisson, charged with footing a Chicago. Bank recently of which he was cashier, to the ex- tent of two hundred thousand doll. ars was arrested here today and will be returned to answer to the charge. He was carrying on a manufacturing name.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
U. z. Officers Are Honored by French

ARCHANGEL, Russia, Feb. 2t:- Thirty American officers and men who have been serving under a French Commandef- on the Vologda front wire decorated with French War Crosses today for gallant ser vice.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
--reazszzz2zza 6o,000 MEN QUITWORKIN PETROCRAD

LONDON, Feb. 2f:- Sixty thou sand workmen are on strike in Pet. rograd according to a reliable wire. less dispatch just received here this morning, which states that the men are reported as disgusted with 5oI. shevistic rule and are demanding the icvil war conditions in Russia be ended.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-02-21
Marshal Sharpe
 Takes Man North

Deputy Marshal Walter B. Sharpe left on the City of Seattle last even- ing for Wraneell where he is escort ing Harry Kitchkoon, murderer, who is to serve his life sentence there.
 kitchkoon is the aged native who was found guilty last year of murd- ering the old native woman, Mary kushnick, after plying her with liqu- or, ostensibly for purposes of robb- cry. Sentence was prostponed until this term of court, when 1t was de- eided by the court to place him in the WranselI jail which is in bett CT condition than the local jaiI