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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
FnneraI oil ]. A. Zimmermnn.

The funeral of Joseph Anthony
Zimmerman took place in the
home, 1920 Second street at .
o'clock this afternoon. Rev. w. c..
Oglevee OBLIGATED and burial was
in Chippiannock cemetery. Bearers
were as follows: Sons Of the de-
ceased. Grant, Joseph H., Arthur
and Walter a. Zimmerman, and
suns-in-law of the deceased, VIII
Lam Huntley and Fred Schmidt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
GOMPERS RETURNS
IN RESPONSE TO
URGENT MESSAGES

Paris, Friday, Aug. 15.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. who at
tended the labor congress at ANS
terdam, and has been spending a
few days in this city, will sail from
Brest Sunday for America on board
the steamer George Washington
He is going home in response to
urgent cable messages calling upon
him to cut short his visit in Eu-
rope.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
HIATT is HOME.
Especial Moline Service)

Fifteen months of service at
home and abroad and now Cor
poral Earl Hiatt. son of Mrs. Mar
tina G. Hiatt, 1920 Ninth avenue,
Moline, has returned to his home.
He left for Camp Shelby, Miss.
May %, 1918, and last summer was
sent overseas. After the signing of
the armistice he became a member
of the army of occupation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
REPORTS LOSS OF
$3.50 ON CAR LINE
lSnecial Moline Servicel

IOptLIdI NIOIIIIU oOI FIS1OJ'
When Charles Remon, 1881 Ninth
avenue, East Moline, boarded an
eastbound Watertown street car at
Fourth avenue and Thirteenth
street, Moline, about s o'clock last
evening he had a pocke.book con-
tanning S12O. When he got off in
East Moline he told the Moline po-
lice last night, he said his pocket
book was gone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16

Social problems affecting women
throughout the world will be stud
led by women physicians at a six
weeks international conference to
be opened in New York City the
middle of September. The confer
ence will be held under the aus
.pices Of the social morality com
mittee. war work council, of the ma
tional board Of the Young Women's
Christian association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
ASK TO OPERATE
ELECTRIC POWER
FOR PORT BYRON
(SneciaI to The Argus.l

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 16.-The
Goes Light & Power company filed
a petition with the Illinois public
utilities commission today asking
for a certificate of conveyance and
necessity to operate an electric
light and power line in Port BY
ron.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
OOitud0ry
Funeral of Chris Russ.

Funeral services for Chris Russ,
who died Thursday morning, took
place at 2 o'clock this afternoon al
the home, 1910 First avenue. Rev.
Launcelot Hadaway conducted the
services. Interment was in Chip
LiannOck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
MAYOR TALKS AT
SOLDIER REUNION
lspeelaI Moline servlce.

Mayor c. p. Skinner of MolinN
will give the address OF welcome
Friday, Sept. at the annual pic
mic Of Rock Island county soldiers
and sailors reunion al Prospect
park. NJ. r. Metzgar, president and
W. A, Golden, secretary, extended
invitation TO the mayor 10 attend
the picnic and speak at the after
noon program.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16

opened by Pierr & Co. SO years
ago on Third avenue. Fifteen
years later it removed TO the cor
ner of Fifth avenue and Fifteenth
street, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
COMPANY
FACES FIGHT BY
THREE PARTIES
Attorney May Ask Injunction and
Officials are Demanding
Adequate Service.
THE PHONE STRTKE.

upon what action VIII De taken
by the company upon the many
demands now being made.
Attorney I'll. VI. McCraskin
says he is prepared to petition
for an Injunction restraining
the company from making
charges If the situation is not
settled soon.
The girl operators expected
to secure $1,000 today from
their tag campaign.
The Central Union Telephone
company is now facing a fight from
three parties: the strikers them
selves who have induced several
thousand union men and others to
take out their phones; the city Of
ficiaIs who will meet in Chicago
next Tuesday at "a hearing of the
public utilities commission to de-
mand better service; and Attorney
Harry W. MeGaskrin who is ready
to take up a public fight in any
event. The attorney is prepared to
ask an injunction restraining
charges make the company pay
in suits.
What the company is preparing
to do is not known. If the utilities
commission orders it to give better
phone service, the strikers look to
such a decision as settling the
wage dispute in their favor, ex-
pecting the company then to rec
ognize theASznion- and wage de-
IrGf1ds. However, the opinion has
also been voiced that the company
may take other provisions by eth
er bringing in more strike breakers
or asking legal action against~the
actions of the strikers. The union
leaders say. that no measures can
be taken against them as their fight
has been strictly in accordance
with authority.
Trap Planned.
Attorney AIcCaskrin, who has
taken up a fight against the COM
pany, declares he can best the con-
Germ unless it adopts new meas
ures at once He has been given
judgment for $1115 for payment
for service under protest. He says
that he is now ready to bring suits
free of charge for 100 persons who
have interviewed him.
If the company fights the case,
McCaskrin will probably file petit
ton in circuit court asking an in
junction restraining the company
from making charges while it is
not giving adequate service.
No understanding seems to have
been reached between officials and
strikers of the company. The oper-
ators are doing their best to keep
up the fight by securing funds.
Today they expected to secure
around $4,000 from the tag cam
paign throughout the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
sINKTNG BLOCKs sUEZ CANAL.

London, Aug. 16.-The Suez ca
nal has been blocked by the sink
ing of the italian cruiser Basili-i
cata after an explosion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16

Six hundred women were execut-
I'd for witchcr 1T in France in 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
ATTENTION. g. 4. r.

ATTENTION, G. A. r.,
Please be at Chippiannock Gem
etery at 2.30 p. m, Aug. II, 10 at
tend the funeral Of late Comrada
Daznol. G. II. CHURCH,
Commander.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
BOY ARRIVES AT
M'KINNEY HOME

A nine-pound boy arrived today
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. l..
Mckinney. AT Eighth street.
Thomas Harold was welcomed by
his little sister, Evelyn.
A western Illinois Faper for west
ern Illinois people-The Argus.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-07

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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-07
POTATO OUTLOOK
IS DUBIOUS FOR
THE COMING YEAR
Aroostook County Farmers Find Fer
tilizer Prices Too High and
May Raise Grain

Bangor, Me-, Feb. 7-Aroostock
County, which has grown rich largely
or chiefly through the abundance and
excellence of its potato crops, now
finds that it must go out of that bus
mess unless the price of potatoes is
to remain very high or the price Of
fertilizer takes a very decided drop,
neither of which seem likely to hap
pen right away.
At a recent meeting of farmers,
when $50 of the principal potato pro-
ducers gathered to discuss the ferti-
lizer situation, it developed that at
the present price of fertilizer, from
labor, the expense of raising potatoes
$50 to s96 a ton, with the cost of
for 1919 will be about 1920 an acre,
or $2.20 a barrel, reckoning 100 bar
rels to the acre, which is high aver
age yield under favorable conditions.
In former times, with fertilizer from
S25 to $40 g ton, the cost of raising
potatoes was about 81 a barrel. It
is said that many farmers are cancel
ling orders for fertilizer OF buying
none, as they claim that it is taking
a great chance to raise the crop at
cost, according to the present out
look.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-07
RANDALL'S DEPARTMENT STORE

25c Flour Sifters,
90c White Enamel Chambers,
soc Potato Ricers,
$500 Stand Ironing Boards,
$500 Rocking Horses,
69c Wood Chopping Bowls,
$3.50 Sets Sad Irons,
89c Large Tin. Dish Pans,
s1.25 Galv. Iron Foot Tubs,
$1,000 Erector Steel Toy Sets,
$3.50 Erector Steel Toy Sets,
$500 Erector Steel Toy Sets,
$500 Auto Bob Sleds,
$3.50 Auto Bob Sleds,
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-07
DUTCH ATTITUDE
TOWARD EX-kAo,.
IS NOW EXPLAINED
FrencI1man Has Interview
With Hollands Premier
Over Wilhelm
RENDERED US SERVICE
Dutch Will Act in Accordance With
Existing Laws and
Treaties

Paris, Feb. IA Frenchman who
has just returned from a seni-diplo-
matte mission to Holland communi-
Gates to The New York Times a dec
laration of the official Dutch attitude
regarding the ex-Kaiser which was
made to him by Premier Ruys de
Beerenbrouck, who revised his copy
of the statement and authorized it's
publication. The Premier said:
"We are reproached for having
given hospitality to the Kaiser and
his son. But, to put it bluntly, these
gentlemen fell like brick on our heads
How could we act otherwise than we
have done? l would like to know
what any cne else would have done
in our place
'sYou know the circumstances: On
Sunday, Nov 10, at a m, the SER
geant on guard duty at Eysden per-
ceived the arrival of a train of auto
mobiles Officers of the rank of Gen
eral stepped out and demanded that
he accord passage to the Kaiser. The
Sergeant refused.
"Then one of the Generals declar-
ed: Everything has been arranged
with the Dutch Government and the
Kaiser is expected
"The Sergeant as mere noncom-
missioned officer, allowed himself to
be overcome by this 'warlord' Of high
rank, and the Kaiser entered Hol-
land.
At nine o'clock that morning, on
my return from church, I was in
formed by my colleague, NJ. Van
Karneback, Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs, that he had received at seven
o'clock a telegram from our repre-
sentative at Brussels, M. Van Hollen-
hoven, transmitting a request that the
Kaiser be allowed to pass the from
tier. Almost at the same hour the
commander in chief of our army re-
ceived a notification from the post
commander of Maestricht of the
event that had occurred at dawn
that is, the Kaiser's entry. We were
face to face with a fait accompli
"What attitude were we to adopt?
The Kaiser's act of abdication was
only dated Nov. II, but on Nov. 10
on two separate occasions he affirm
solely in the definite quaol
ed that he had come to Holland sole
ly in the definite quality of a simple
private person. Of a plain citizen ask
ing for hospitality. It was difficult,
even dangerous to refuse.
"To receive him was to render a
service to the Allies. The world
knows now where are the chiefs of
the imperial family and that they are
unable to do any harm.
"This unexpected arrival forced US
to seek a place to lodge the visitor.
After much ado and with a great
deal of telephoning we found it on
the property of Count Bentinck, who
has been subjected to lot of vex-
alton in consequence, the breaking off
of longstanding friendships with
Englishnen and annoyances of all
kinds. His position, like our own,
has been completely misunderstood" :"
Continued on page ~
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-07
LOCAL MINISTER'S
GO TO BURLINGTON

Burlington, Feb. 5-At the meeting
Of the Conference Of Denominational
Sperintendents and Secretaries held
in this city, further progress was re-
ported in the uniting of churches in
the smaller communities in Vermont.
Since the last meeting in October,
unions or federations have been ef-
fected in West Rutland, Putney,
Stowe, Westford and Milton. The
total since May 1, 1917, now reaches
27, and plans are now pending in
three other places. Since most Of
,-the agreements were entered into
for one year as a trial it was voted TO
recommend to churches that at the
end OF the trial year where the union
had proved satisfactory, the time
limit be struck out and the agreement
continued Indefinitely. The Confer
ence put itself on record as favoring
the use Of the word united" rather
than federated in describing the
working church organization that had
been brought about where two OF
more churches came together in ac-
cordance with the principle of an
equitable exchange of fields between
denominations. The Conference ex-
pressed it's belief that in the case of
uniting churches in a community
on the exchange of fields principle
all church property, including invest
ed funds, should be used for the fur
therance of the united enterprise to
the end that such property or funds
shall provide the united churches
with an adequate plant and support
for an adequate program of commun-
ity service. It was voted that in ar
ranging plans for the fall, Sunday,
Oct. 5, to Sunday, Oct. II, be reserv-
ed for a series of Church Leaders
Councils at which far?reaching in
terdenominational program could be
discussed and forwarded The fol-
lowing places were suggested as con-
venient centers for these Councils: !:
Burlington, Rutland, Bennington,
Poultney, Brattleboro, Montpelier,
St. Johnsbury, Newport, St. Albans,
White River junction Z
Continued on page 4)
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-07
FRENCH LOSSES IN
FIVE YEARS WERE
OVER FOUR MILLION
Killed Number 1,o2s,ooo Wounded
,ooo-Rest Missing-70O 0O,0O0
Incapacitated for Lie

Washington, Feb. 7-Casualties in
the French Army, excluding Colonial
troops up to Nov. 1 were 4,762,SO0
according to the figures made public
recently by the French high com
mission to correct conflicting reports
hitherto published.
Men killed in action OF dead of
wounds numbers 1,O28,OG0 and to this
total must be added $4,000 listed as
missing and given up for lost, MAX
ing a total of 1,327,SOO. The num-
Der of wounded was 100000 with
435,00O listed as prisoners. Three
fourths of the wounded have recover
ed, either entirely or at least to such
an extent as to be fit to work again.
Slightly less than 100000 are abso-
lutely unable to work and have been
pensioned. To this figure must be
added those who will come back frnn
prison camps in Germany unfit for
work. The French Government esti-
mates that the total number of unfit
and pensioned may finally be between
100000 and 100000 men.
The losses among the native
troops coming from French colonies
or protectorates were 42,500 killed or
died Of wounds with $4,000 missing
and very probably dead. The number
pensioned after wounds or Illness was
$4,000, to which must be added those
Of the $500 held as prisoners of war
who will. have to be pensioned.
'If one considers only the losses
among French citizens" said the
commissioners statement, "and com
pares their number to the population
of France, about 3S,oO0,000 and to the
number of men mobolized, about T.
100000. one sees that the total killed
or dead of wounds, missing and unfit
for work was between five and six
per cent of the French population,
and between 26 and 80 per cent of
the men mcbilized."
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-07
LITTLE TOWN OF
ST. GEORGE WANTS
TWOMEN CAPITOL
Legislature Holds Hearing
to Decide on 1919
Representatives
SENATE MOVES TO QUIT
Bill Up to Make it Criminal Offense
to Make False Statement About
ANY Bank i

The little town Of st. George in
Chittenden county, which boasts 27
voters, has two men who desire to
represent it in the 1919 Legislature
of Vermont. Just at present Earl
Aver occupies the seat and has voted
on all the legislation which has en-
gagged the attention of the House.
But Representative Aver only won
the election last November by one
vote and Nat E. Parcher contests the
election on the grounds that several
ballots were thrown out, which, if
they had been counted, would have
resulted in his being chosen to rep
resent St. George.
Mr.. Aver was seated when the ses-
sion convened but a resolution was
adopted at the time instructing the
committee on elections to investigate
and report it's findings and recon-
mepdations.
The committee held a public hear
ing yesterday afternoon at which
evidence was submitted in the mat
ter, including the admission of the
questionable ballots. Three were said
to be defective, one was challenged
at the time and two soldiers votes
by proxy were not allowed. Several
witnesses were examined, Mr.. Aver
being represented by Attorney War
rem Austin. of Burlington and Mr.
Parcher by Representative T. E. Hop
kins of Burlington. Mr.. Parcher re-
presented ST. George in the General
Assembly of 1910. The committee
will probably. submit it's report and
recommendations sometime next
week
Not little amusement was created
in the Senate yesterday afternoon af-.
ter the upper branch of the Legisla-
ture had completed it's calendar busi-
ness for the day. Senator "Sandyn
Daniels of Brattleboro started it by
rising to his feet and exclaiming inn
pressively, "Mr. President and Senat-
ors,-I move we adjourn" Just to
carry the joke along the august
Senate refused amid much laughter.
Then after a wait of few minutes
the merriment subsided and the Sem
atcrs decided they had best complete
the sitting and resolve into commit
tees. So Senator Belknap moved to
adjourn only to be politely informed
by Lieut.. Governor Stone that he was
out of order. The Senators were nom
plussed for minute but Senator Hall
finally came to the rescue and moved
to declare a recess for two minutes.
It was necessary to retake a rising
vote and the recess was ordered Ii
to 8. Then, having transacted busl-
ness between the two motions to adj
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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-07
MUST RETAIN BIG FORCE

London, Feb. THE Admiralty in
a recent statement regarding demo-
bilization explains the procedure
which has been adopted with regard
to freeing for civil life the men of
the seas. It adds that it cannot be
expected that complete demobilizatior
Of the navy and the restoration of the
sea forces to a peace footing car
take place for a considerable time"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-07
ANOTHER GOLD STAR
ON BARNET ROLL

The papers of Feb. contained the
announcement of the death from dis
ease of Private Augustus w. Nc
Carthy of Barnet. A telegram ad-
dressed to his mother, Mrs. Blanche
Niles, Of the town Of Barnet, a week
ago said that he died Jan. II of
bronchial pneumonia. Private Nc
Carthy belonged to Co. H, Of the
58th Infantry, in the 4th Division. He
was 25 or 26 years old, and since his
early school days he had lived with
his aunt, Mrs. Martha Mayo, or his
uncle, Edward Proper, both of whom
live in McIndoes, and before that
with his grandfather, Henry Proper,
at Orleans.
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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-07
OF ALL
GERMANS OPENED BY
LADIES N GEN'IME;N'
Words Never Before Heard
In Hun LaWInaki1g
Body
BIG STRIKE FOR ORDER
France is Opposed to Raising of
Blockade Against Germany
Now
BIG STRIKE FOR ORDER

Weimer, Feb. THE old order in
Germany has gone beyondErecall and
the people are now determined to rule
themselves" declared Chancellor Eb-
ert in calling the German National
Assembly to order today. The Chan
cellor's speech was an earnest appeal
for unity and untiring labor. In
opening he addressed the assenlblage
as Ladies and Gentlemen" form
never before heard in a German leg
islative body.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-07
FIFTH LIBERTY LOAN

Washington, Feb. Tt is said at
the Treasury Department recently
that the Fifth Liberty Loan drive may
be started sooner than has been ex-
pected and that it will be all over
by May 1. The change in programme.
it is intifated, will be because Of
high daily expenditures.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-07

Berlin, Wednesday, Associated-As
a protest on big scale against Sparta
can tefrorizm, the whole city of Dus-
seldorf has walked out" Officials,
clerks and others in service of rail-
ways, post Offices, telegraph, tele-
phones, bankers, lawyers, physicians,
school teachers and people in other
and restaurants have closed big in
dustrial plants have shut down.
Paris, Feb. 7-Thursday Associated /;
Captain Andref Tardieu, one of the
French representatives on the COM
mission on the Society of Nations, an
nounced that the program for society
would be ready some time next week.
He also said: "France is opposed to
the raising of the blockade on raw
materials against Germany until her
damage to the French industries has
been made good Germany was re-
sponsible for the destruction of one
third Of the factories of France and
if they are allowed to resume the pro-
duction with equal facility it will be
serious economic ,andicap for us. y
He expressed belief that Allies would
not disagree with Frances conten-
ton.
Peking, Feb. THE Japanese are
attempting to induce the Chinese
government to disavow the action of
it's delegates at the Peace Conference
because they are seriously embarras-
sing Japan, according to semi-oficial
Chinese information. This has caus-
ed an impression in government cir
cies which had previously been jubli-
ant over the strong stand taken by
the Chinese in opposition to Japan
ese claims. The depression is intensi-
fed by the fact that the government
needs money and may it is said,
yield to Japanese wishes to obtain
funds,
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-27
Complet;ne History
of Knights of Columbus

New York. Sept. 27.-The official
history of the Knights of Columbus,
which has been in course of prep
aration for the last few months,
is now nearing completion. The his
tory will be published in two VOL
umes, the first volume in two books,
one Of which will deal with the orr
gin. growth and fraterral and pub
lie activities of the X. of c., the
other dealing with the war work of
the knights. The second volume
will be in the nature of a memorial
of the members of the X. of c.
over 50,000-who served in the war
against the Central Empires. This
comprises those members in the
United States, Canada, New Fourd-
land and Mexico, who served in the
war.
Maurice Francis Egan, formerly
United States Minister to Denmark,
and John b. Kennedy, X. of C.
publicity director, will be joint auth
ors of the book.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-27

it is two hours and a half. To
Liverpool the pre-war time was
three hours and thirty-five minutes,
now it is four hours and half.
The northeast coast has suffered
severely. The Scotch express SER
vice, formerly the best of all. is now
looked upon as quite the worst. For
example the journey from Euston
station to Aberdeen, which during
the railroad race in August, 1895.
was accomplished in eight hours and
thirtyJtwo minutes, now occupies
nearly fourteen hours.
The trains which carry pleasure
seekers to the coast resorts in the
south also have slowed down, and
some OF the best have disappeared.
never to return under government
control. many nersons believe.
Opponents of government control
point out that only one company has
emerged from the war with an i'm
proved service, the Southeastern
and Chatham. As long as any one
can remember the Kentish lines
were spoken of with ridicule and
abuse. but for the summer of 1919
Kent is the onN part of the country
enjoying an express service which
is better than the best provided be-
fore the war.