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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
NO SECRETARY
OF STATE NOW;
SENATE WAITS
Folks Time Limit to Act
in That Capacity Has
Expired.

Washington. March 15.-The state
department today was technically
without a head. Frank l.. Polk,
who has acted as secretary since
the resignation of Robert Lansing,
resumed his duties as under secre-
tary, law officers of the department
having held that he could not serve
as secretary ad interim for more
than 30 days.
The senate foreign relations
committee had planned to give fur
ther consideration to the nomina-
ton of Bainbridge Colby to be head
of the state department, but post
pOned its meeting because wit
nesses were unable to appear.
Members of the committee take the
position that under the war time
Overman act President Wilson can
assign to some other official the du-
ties Of the secretary of state, and
consequently that delay in acting
on Mr.. Colby's nomination should
not embarrass the department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
SOUTH PART OF
SCHLESWIC is
FOR GERMANY

Copenhagen, March 15.-The sec
|ond Schleswig zone, including the
important town of Flensburg
where a plebiscite was held yester-
day under the provisions of the
treaty of Versailles. to determine
the future nationality of the re-
gion, voted to remain German, &C
cording to the latest returns of the
balloting. The figures, while un-
official, show the population over
whelmingly in favor Of German
nationality. With four districts
still to be heard from, 4S.l4S votes
weer cast for German control and
13,025 for Denmark
No evidence of violence marred
the plebiscite. but the international
commission in control determined
to run no risks, had mounted ma
chine guns at all strategic posi-.
tions and armed squads patrolled
the streets. 1t is charged by the
Danes. however. that there were
several cases in which Germans
clandestinely used the names OF
Danish voters, who were thus pre-
vented from registering their bal
lots.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
ONLY ONE WAY
OUT IN RUSSIA;
THAT is WORK
Life Reduced to Round of
Toll, Just As Under
Autocracy.
(BY DAVID LAWRENCE).
Especial to The Argug)


Washington, March 15.-Dreams
OF leisure days and pleasure-fi filled
nights haven't come true in soviet
Russia. Instead the rugged hand
OF discipline which. like the govern
ing classes of the past, threatens
severe punishment to the Stacker,
lis yoking millions of workmen in
an army of toll.
News from the inside of Russia
is rare. Communication is difficult.
But a budget of information has
just come from authentic sources
and through unquestioned channels.
1t tells of regeneration inside Rus
sia but not by the nebulOus pro-
grams and utopian methods so long
preached by the demagogues, but
by the familiar process of con-
scription and enforced labor.
Large armies of labor converted
from the soviet military forces are
working Sundays and overtime on
week days. Even women in the
Petrograd section are assisting
Professional unions are registering
qualified workmen. Idlers find nc
comfort in the new program of Dol
shevist Russia program of "get
back to work"
Comrade Trotzky himself as pres
ident of the revolutionary war
council signs the proclamation Or
dering the first revolutionary army
to work. He exhorts his followers
to show "indefatigable energy" in
their work "as much as if it were
combat or fight"
Call Of Spring.
After referring to the necessity
for the production and collection o1
food supplies, Trotzky says:
Spring is coming. This is the
! season of agricultural work. AS the
productive force of our factories
| has lessened, the number of new
farm implements which can be de-
livered has become insufficient. The
revolutionary labor army will em
ploy its work shops as well as it!
workmen in order-to repair sucl
tools and machinery as are needed
When the season arrives for worl
in the fields, the red cavalry ant
infantry will prove that they know
how to pillow the earth"
The results are already beginning
to show in cleaning up the territor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
Former Kaiser, Like a
Gagged Lion, PAGES His
Yard at Dutch Castle

Amerongen, March 14.--(3y the
Associated Press. Former En-
peror William spent the greater
part OF today in the garden OF
Bentinck castle, where he paced up
and down with every evidence OF
being under great nervous tension.
Religious services. which have
been held regularly there every
Sunday, were omitted today.
The strain Of the events OF the
last few days seems to weigh so
heavily upon his mind that he can
not tolerate the company Of others,
and he makes every effort to get
out OF doors.
Except for the fsct that three OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
GOVERNMENT MAY
TAKE ONE-THIRD
FOR OIL ROYALTY

Washington, March 15.-Pro-
duction royalties ranging from SO
1-3 to 121s per cent on the lease OF
government Gil lands under the
claims relief section Of the land
leasing bill were prescribed in
regulations issued today by the in
terror department. Practically all
withdrawn lands now being op-
Grated under claim are made sub
jecL to the assessment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15

the latter ran for president on the
Republican ticket. Kapp later be-
came a friend and suppoter OF Lin
coin. He also was an intimate
friend Of Karl Schurz and DR.. Alb
raham jacob.
In 1852 he married the daugh-
ter of the commandant Of the
fortress of Coblenz in the old Hotel
Napoleon. Hoboken. They moved
to this city, where the present
chancellor and two daughters were
born.
Taught BY Freedman.
Wolfgang was sent to a private
school, which was conducted by a
Frenchman. Adoiph Douai. on the
present site Of the Hotel Astor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
SLIDE DELAYS
CANAL TRAFFIC

Washington, March 15.-Heavy
draught ships undertaking the cas-
sage Of the Panama canal probably
will be subject to occasional delay
of a day or two as the result OF
continuing landslides at Cucaracha.
the war department has been ad-
vised by Governor Harding Of the
Panama canal zone. -
The department announced today
that the government had cabled
that the first slide occurred Friday
night. resulting in holding up six
ships Of draft of 25 feet or more
but that six other vessels Of a draf.
of 221a feet or less passed through.
The delayed ships were expected to
pass through yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
Make No Arrests.

Berlin, March IA. Measures
looking to arrests calculated to
prevent an uprising against the
new regime have been abandoned,
according to a statement issued
here today. but a communist named
Nevy is said to be imprisoned. The
government is reported to have de-
cided not to exercise control of
newspapers. all of which, includ-
ng the Vorwaerts and the Freiheit
VIII reappear tomorrow.
Won Bernstorff Agent.
Berlin, ,larch IS. Count Won
sRnstorff, former German ambas-
sador at Washington, is reported
70 have gone to Stuttgart to nego-
uale with President Ebert and
PREMIER Bauer of the government
saich was ousted on Saturday by
ue reactionary revolt.
Lacks Political Support.
fans, March 15.-The latest ad-
"Nes to the French foreign Of
nee from B-rlin. it was said today,
mdlcated that the revolution in
russia had thus far been confined
% the military and the pan-Ger-
man party, and was without other
wiueal support. Leaders of the
sOnsevative parties and such in
rM.fial leaders and DR.. Walter
A'nenau. president of the Ger
man Electric company. it was de-
JARED had condemned the move
nent.
,s y was added, the impression in
.~eal circles was that the mill
s.!,p y party might hold possession of
~. .s,hn and other important centers
~ ~. prolong the state of uncer-
s. a.. lor some time. possibly a
,s ua.a or two, but that without the
~. ssoll OF other political elements
,s,. ~. movement was doomed to fail
omc;,i nathenau. according to an
ou.i oispatch received at the
ts uursay, has characterized
n, 'eauers Of the counter-revolu-
Sou as "brutes."
France Expectant
,n~ ae attitude Of the French gov
Inv !. Is simply one of expect
m. y andlng no reason to inter-
win Germany's internal af-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
REPORTED RADICALS HAVE
TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE
AN1|--MILITARIST SPIRIT
french View Is That Revolt Lacks Sufficient Poit
ical Support and Overtures Are Being
Made Toward Ebert Faction.

Paris, March 15.-Independent socialists and
communists met yesterday at Mannheim and de-
cded to take advantage Of the present situation in
Germany and proclaim a soviet government, accord
Ing to advices from Basel, the news having reached
that city by telephone.
Majority and independent socialists throughout
Germany appear to be uniting against the military
movement initiated at Berlin on Saturday, according
to Basel dispatch to Information.
Vienna, March IA telephone message re-
ceived from Leipsic today reports that fighting had
occurred there between troops of the national guard
killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
c. & A. SH0PMEN
STRIKE TO GET
BETTER water

Bloomington. Ill.,, March 15.-
Two thousand men in the Chicago
& Alton railroad shops here struck
this morning and paraded the
business district in protest
against the drinking water being
supplied them at the works. DR..
Furstman, city health officer. had
made a report stating that typhoid
germs have been found in the
water which goes through the shop
mains. In recent weeks II en-
ployes. have died from intestinal
trouble, believed to have been
caused from drinking contaminated
water. and "A other shopmen are i'll
with the strange malady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
GERMAN MARK NOT
HELPED BY REVOLT

New York, March 15.--Another
decline in sterling exchange mark
ed the opening of the market to-
day, demand bills being quoted at
3.64A, or 2% cents below Satur-
days close.
Demand sterling rose to 1854 IN
the first half hour. Franc checks
we're quoted at the rate OF 1882 ror
the American dollar, of nine CEN
times, and lire checks at the rate
Of 1924, off 4 centimes.
German marks were quoted at
t1.12 cents each or 14-100 OF a cent
below Saturdays final prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
PAYNE SWORN
IN new PLACE

Washington. March 15.-John
Barton Payne retired today as
chairman of the shipping board and
was sworn in as secretary OF the
interior, succeeding Franklin X.
Lane, who retired on March l. Mr..
Payne was replaced on the ship
ping board by Rear Admiral Will
liam S. Benson. retired. Admiral
Benson was appointed only rs a
member OF the board. but it is ex-
pected that he will be elected
chairman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15

four military police from the
neighboring village Of veenedaal
were added to the ordinary guard.
consisting OF 80 constables. no
special measures have been taken
here. Military police are patroltng
along the moats Of the castle.
Crown Price Up In Air.
Wieringen, March 14.-(By the
Associated Press.)-Former Crown
Prince Frederick william. on hear
ing OF the counter revolution in
Germany, became very much ex-
cited. He motored several times
into the village in an endeavor to
learn il Burgomaster Pureboom
had late news from Berlin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
VI. Kapp Born in NeU
York and Refused as
Boy to Learn German

A. ses York. March 15.-Born in
a! "! In 1858. Wolfgang Kapp,
i T. '''of Of the new government,
=. = youth. refused to learn Ger
| ~ ,.S uo when he was IL years old.
as.s- -.en .e to that country by his
u Ia. 20 hnish his education, it
an.S .Sneo today. He never re-
70 the United States.
In. Father Still Here.
Ar,e;ee..eh kapp. the boys father.
suln.,Ned in Germany in the
M on Nun OF lS4S. and came to this
~ re e ne still resides. The
\ o,spp pp was active in politics
A-im.sni1ed a League OF Ger
s'lcans for Fremont when
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
FIVE YANKS LOST
IN BARRACKS FIRE

Washington, March 15.-Five
American soldiers are believed to
have perished in a fire which de-
stroyed the barracks occupied by
replacement battalions Of the Amer
ican forces at Vladivostok on March
6, Major General Graves. reported
today, to the war department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
PRO-GERMANS
RULING TURKEY

Washington. March Is. - Conf
dental reports of ascendancy to
power Of the old pro-German ma
tionalist party in Turkey were re-
.ceived by Professor Der Hago-
plan. of the Armenian delegation
to the peace conference. The Ma
tiOnalist party was supposed to
have been crushed by the armistice
terms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
The Weather

Cloudy and somewhat unsettled
tonight and Tuesday. Colder. The
lowest temperature tonight will be
near freezing. Strong southwest to
west winds.
Highest yesterday, 81; lowest
last night, 4S.
Wind velocity, "a moles per hour.
Precipitation, none.
12m. Up. m. Ia m
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. 40 ~ 81
Wet bulb temp. Al "A. 4s
Relative humid. .48 81 81
River stage ~. a rise OF l foot
in the last 4S hours.
]. NJ SHER1ER. Meteorologist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15

Paris, March 15-A Berlin
dispatch received this evening
aates that an agreement has
been reached between Chancel.
or Kspp Of the new govern
nent and Gustav Noske, min.
liter Of defense In the Ebert
gsvernment and that the gov.
efnnent crisis In Germany has
eaded.
A new government for Ger.
many will be constituted under
As agreement between the old
rvernment and the new, a
AMas agency announcement
States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
TEXAS HOLDING
Land BY FORCE

Austin, Texas, March 15.-Gov-
ernor W. P. Hobby has ordered
sent to the Oklahoma bound
ary a force deemed sufficient to
hold oil land involved in dispute
between Texas and Oklahoma, and
to surrender it to no one except
upon a decree from the United
States supreme court
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
BAVARIA AGAIN
HAS MONARCHY

Paris, March 15.-(Havas. Re
esta blishment Of the Bavarian mon
archy has been proclaimed in Mum
ich, according to telephone mes
sake received in Berlin from the
Bavarian capital this afternoon and
telegraphed to the Temps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
MILLION MEN IN
AMERICAN LEGION

Indianapolis, Ind. March 15.-
The American legion announced a
membership of more than mil
lion in S,475 posts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
GRAND VIEW, TEX,
HAS A BAD BLAZE

Ft. Worth. Texas. March 15.--
Fire which swept the town OF
Grand View caused loss OF
s., 900, 900 and rendered 1,s00 peo-
pie homeless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
DEBS, IN PRISON,
WILLING TO RUN
FOR PRESIDENCY

Atlanta. Ga, March 15.-Eugene
V. Debs, penitentiary prisoner here,
has consented to the use of his
name as a presidential candidate
in the coming Michigan primary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15
JERSEY GIVEN
PERMISSION TO
OPEN ITS SUIT

washington, March 15.-New Jer.
sey was granted permission today
by the supreme court to institute
original proceedings to test the va
lidity OF the prohibition amendment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-15

(Coltinued on Page Nine.)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-04-08
HARD SHEDDING AHEAD.

"If the idea which binds the Demo-
cratic party to dogmatic insistence
upon the peace treaty's being accepted
precisely as the President first SUBJ
mitted it or not at all should prevail 1t
would foredoom the Democratic party
to defeat. Or if we can strain imagi-
nation to the point of conceiving the
election of Presidential candidate on
such a platform, it would mean still
further delay and confusion in the es-
tablishment of peace and death blow
to our hopes for the League of Ma
tions. Atlanta Journal.
Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal
mer is to begin an invasion of Georgia
next week in behalf of his candidacy
for the Democratic Presidential nomi-
nation on the Wilson platform of the
undotted 81" and the uncrossed st."
His principal opponent is Senator
Hoke Smith, who seeks Endorsement
of the position he took in the Senate
for ratification of the peace treaty
with the reservations that stand for
Americanism.
The Atlanta Journal believes that
the great majority of Georgia Demo
Gratis approve the position of those
Democratic Senators who refused to
follow the Presidents dictation blind
ly. tissues that point forward, not
backward, are supreme" says that
influential newspaper. The Amer
lean public is no respecter of persons
when common sense and conscience
convince them that leader, however
exalted and beloved he may be, is on
a mistaken and dangerous course. Mr..
Wilson himself could not carry the
public with him to the point of letting
the treaty and the League be wrecked
rather than concede certain needful
reservations.
From present indications the Geor-
gia primary, on April 20, will furnish
the first important test of the senti-
ment of Democratic voters upon an
issue that promises to be dominant
in their party's national convention.
For that reason the Georgia contest
will have national interest. 1t is
possible that the situation may be
complicated by revival of political
animosities in, which Senator Smith
has figured prominently in the past,
but if there is to be a clean-cut test
OF treaty sentiment Attorney General
Palmer is going to have hard sled
ding in Georgia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-04-08
ROSE LOUISE MOSsER.

On Sunday morning, March 2lSt,
1920, hose Louise MosSer, uled at
washington, u. g., aged 4 years,
months and 20 days. one was born at
Deer fark ana was the daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. L. II. Mosser and a
granddaughter of the late 5. P.Specht
ana a feaCSranddaugnter of ManlUn
GIottelLy, OF Mchenry. She had gone
to " aSnlngtOn seven weeks previous
TO her death to visit her cousins, h. A.
Weimef and Iamlly. she mad many
times visited them while they lived
In oakland and they mad learned 10
love her as one of their own. she was
a child OF unusual brightness and low
ing disposition and was well liked and
loved by everyone VINO knew her.Sne
always mad a smile Tor everyone, no
matter VINO, as she knew no strangers.
her funeral was from her home on
Wednesday following her death, Rev.
FRANK Mechanic having charge of the
services. Some special music was
rendered, also a solo by Miss Flora
Chadderton, one of her loved play
mates. The pail bearers were Pauline
ChadderUon, treda west, Carol Miller
and Maize Thrasher and eight flower
girls, the most OF them being the init
mates OF the dead child, or who had
learned to know her at Sunday school.
These were Irene Smouse, Vera Glot-
telty, Virginia Apsley, Sara Virginia
Laughlin, Flora Chadderton, Alice
George, Thelma Savedge and Marga-
ret west. She leaves besides her par
ents, two brothers and two sisters and
host OF relatives. her remains were
laid to rest in the Deer Park cemetery.
X Moo
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-04-08
RADICALISM, RATHER THAN POL.
ITICS, DETERMINED THE RE-
SUIT IN MICHIGAN.

The deplorable condition of the
Democratic party in Michigan was
never better shown than by the half
pathetic, half-ludicrous showing it
made in the primaries. At the head
OF the poll stands Governor Edwards
OF New Jursey, who represents moth
ing except a protest against the pro-
hlbltlon amendment and the Volstead
law and is not to be regarded as a can
-didate in any true sense of the word.
A close second to him, perhaps ahead
OF him when the full vote is reported,
is Herbert Hoover, who has announced
that he does not want the Democratic
nomintion and is running as Re-
publican.
1t was distressing day for the
Republicans of the Old Guard. They
view johnson with alarm, Wood with
dlstrust, Hoover with resentment for
his impudence and his presumption,
Yet these three in the order named,
lear the pool; while Governor Lowden.
who is supposed to be favored by the
Republican oldtimers, takes the forth
place, polling only little more than
one-tenth of Johnson's vote. Such
things are terrible upsetting, but when
1t is noted that on the day of these
primaries the city of Detroit voted
S9,285 to 5l,O93 in favor of bond
issue of $15,OOO,OOO for the building
OF municipality owned street rail-
way, to compete with and doubtless
destroy the Detroit United Rail-
ways system, it becomes plain that
radicalism rather than politics deter
mined the result in Michigan.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-04-08
FOREST wARDENs CONFERENCE
The Men Who Have Charge of the
WOODS Met Here Last Thursday.

The Men Who Have Charge of the
WOODS Met Here Last Thursday.
1nere is no accounting for the
tricks in the weather men may play.
After making weather conditions in
Garrett Co. so dry during the last days
OF Marcn THAT forest hres were becoming
dangerous, 1t turned around the tirsc
OF april and clouded over and became
damp enough to allow the Garrett
county wardens to feel safe in leav-
ing their districts to attend the annual
conference win the STATE orester,
r. w. Besley, and his assistant, Mr.. j.
A. Cope, In Oakland wnlcn was held
at the Court House on last Thursday.
Inc conference was very we'll at
tended. The wardens took a lively in
terest in the proceedings and SAID it
was the pest conference they mad ever
participated in.
AT the morning session the new
forms tor sending IN expense accounts
were shown TO the wardens and met
with enthusiastic approval. Inc mat
ter OF increasing damage cost by fires
was then taken up anu it was urged
that wardens put nigner value on nre
damage because Win the increased
prices of timber, growing trees, even
II not mature, nave much greater
value.
Inc .back-tiring torch, which has
now Deen given year trial by sew
eral OF the wardens, was recommended
so nignly tnat 1t has been decided to
make these Tor all wardens who want
them and will use them.
AT the afternoon session, Mary
lands position in regard To forest
hres IN comparison with nelghDorlng
states was SHOWN W means OF charts
and brought about considerable dis
cussion. Maryland leads IN the num-
Der OF fires OF lncendiary origin and
IN oruer to lessen their numDer 1t was
decided to hold this Coming fall a SER
les OF illustrated lectures Throughout
the county. 1hese meetings Will be
arranged Tor blythe forest wardens in
their respective districts and the state
Forester or one or mis- assistants Will
give an illustrated tax, calling atten-
uIon to the value OF the forests and the
need OF keeping out nres.
Inc Following named wardens were
IN attendance at the conference: Jas.
n. SIMS, Inomas II. Brenneman, A. j.
Jester, William -. nlcAael, Michael
1asker, +. A. Beacny, NJ. L. Mellott,
GEORGE +. Sloan, u. W. Broadwater,
Jonn L. Brlen, Lewis Bowman, q. }.
Gnagey, sherman u. Savage, harrison
Slnes, GEORGE W. lltchinel, Alexander
BlCtmger, ". A. keams, "A. l.. Sines
ana j. W. Blggs.