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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
EXPECT A THRONG
AT ANNUAL PICNIC
Mercer and Warren Counties
Will Take Part in Outing
Next Wednesday.

Aledo. Aug. Thousands of peo-
pie from Mercer and Warren counties
are expected to attend the 18th annual
Mercer-Warren harvest home picnic at
Brownlee's grove north of Norwood
next Wednesday. The principal
speakers will be Judge Robert J. Grier
of Monmouth and William J. Graham
of this city.
fine program has been arranged
for the day to be rendered in the
natural amphitheatre in this grove.
There will be two ball games during
the day. Aledo Blue Jays will play
Gerlaw in the forenoon and Burgess
and Norwood will meet in the after
noon. The usual basket dinner will be
enjoyed during the noon hour
The harvest home picnic is the
occasion OF meeting of friends from
two counties. The day Is a gala day
for Mercer and Warren people All
Rock Island Southern cars will stop
at the picnic grounds on that day.
Many extra cars will be pressed into
service to handle the big crowds and
the road officers have assured the
that no effort will be spar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
EXPORT NO FOOD
TO BELLIGERENTS
Tri- City Federation of Labor
Urges Means to Short
en- the War.

The Tri-City Federation of Labor
favors the exertion of every means by
the United States to bring the Euro
pean war to an early close. At its
meeting Thursday evening it went on
record by adopting the following reso-
luton. which was given out for publ
cation today:
Hon. Woodrow Wilson, President of
the United States and the House
OF Representatives:
Greeting: We. the Tri-Tity Fedora
ton of Labor. Rock Island, Ill, in
regular session assembled, recommend
that the following action be taken to-
ward the nations now at war, and any
who may hereafter become involved.
The stoppage of all exports to
these warning nations. OF all food
stuffs and any material which would
be OF ny assistance to them, or tend
TO prolong hostilities.
We further recommend, that all
loans OF money by individuals. be not
guaranteed by our government.
We believe by this action, that you
can best prevent exorbitant prices of
the necessities in this country. bring
teh war TO an early determination and
best observe our strict neutrality"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
MUScATINE ASKS NORTH
AND SOUTH RAIL SERVICE

Arguing that from now on the north
and south traffic will be heavier and
present rail facilities will prove made
quate the business men of Muscatine
propose to suggest that the Rock Is
land road operate two new trains
daily between st. Louis and St Paul
through the down river city. Musca-
tine now has no direct connections
either north or south at night.
The Rock Island is to be asked to
operate two trains daily via Musca-
tine that from the north proceeding
from Nichols TO Muscatine and thence
TO Columbus Junction and the north
bound train TO run from Columbus
Junctin and thence over the Mo..e-
yuma branch 10 Nichols where the
direct line IS again met. Before such
q schedule could be made effective the
improvement OF the western branch
right OF way would be necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

men to St. Anthony's hospital in his
automobile.
1t was found that Mr.. Seidlitz had a
broken left ankle. one broken finger
on the left hand. two broken ribs on
left side. internal injuries. conclusion
of the brain and severe bruises about
the head and body.
Schieb suffered three broken ribs on
the left side. broken right shoulder
blade. with severe bruises about the
head and body. DIR. DeSilva stated
this morning that both men would
probably recover unless complications
set in. Schieb was not as badly In
jured as Mr.. Seidlitz, whose condition
is very serious.
Schieb was entered in several rae
ing events on the program today. and
was turning up his machine in pre-
paration. Although Schieb was one of
the fastest motorcycles racers in the
tri-cities he was known to exercise
much care in practice. and II is
thought that he lost control of the
machine.
Danger in Practice.
There is usually more danger at the
course when the riders are practicing
than in the regular events, as the
track is not cleared on these occa-
sions. During the regular program
events the course is always kept clear
of pedestrians and Instructions.
Mr.. Seidlitz and Dan Flynn leased
the Exposition park last spring and
since that time have been conducting
many races and athletic events at the
grounds His injuries are deeply re
GREETED by many friends who hope for
an early recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
PROGRAM Is OUT
FOR THE REUNION
Old Settlers Will Have 10th An
nual Meeting at the
Watch Tower.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY, ALSO
Object Of Joint Session to Bring the
Members Together for Mu-
tual Benefit.

Programs were issued today for the
49th annual reunion of the Old Set
tiers association OF Rock Island coun-
" which will be held jointly with
meeting of the Rock Island County
Historical society at Black Hawks
Watch Tower next Thursday, Aug. ~,
beginning at $3.50 a. m. IL will be an
all day session. with the usual ar
rangements for a big basket dinner at
noon. Following is the program:
Forenoon.
Observation-Disclosures with Secre-
tary ]. II. Cleland and receive badges.
Prayer-Dean ]. J. Quinn, st.
Josephs church. Rock Island.
Reading of minutes of the last meet
ing.
Address OF Welcomes. w. Searle,
president Rock Island County Histori-
cal society, Rock Island.
Response-George w. McMurphy,
president Old Settlers association,
Hillsdale, Ill.
Naming OF nominating committee OF
three by chairman.
Afternoon.
Election OF officers.
Unfinished business. New business.
Reports of officers.
Report of deaths-Miss Lille Brom-
ley. Rock Island.
Recitation - Harold Vestermark,
Rock Island.
edictory-Retiring president.
Inaugural-Newly elected president
Address of the day-E. II. Guyer,
Rock Island.
Reading-Miss Bromley.
Voluntary speeches.
Singing-"Auld Lang Syne."
The part the Historical society will
take is explained in the following note
in the printed program:
Upon invitation of the Old Settlers
association, the Rock Island County
Historical society is taking part in
this. the forty-ninth annual reunion
program. The Historical society is
comparatively new. 1t has its work
and the success of it must depend,
to a large extent, upon the older resi-
dents of this county-the pioneers and
old settlers. The invitation was ex-
tended for the purpose of bringing the
membership of the two organizations
closer together. The Historical so
ciety has elected to honorary member
ship all pioneer members of the Old
Settlers association who have lived
in this county since 1916, that they
may. without cost to themselves, he
enrolled in the society.
The Historical society. through its
secretary and curator. John II. Haul
berg, has arranged for a display of
4
to bring to this meeting any relics you
may have, and to report any others
you may know about-such as nipple |
ments of the household. farm, garden
or shop. etc; newspapers, letters, |
books. legal documents. posters,
photographs. etc; relics and momentos
OF historic occasions, etc; Indian rel |
les of all kinds.
Give our secretary your reminis- !
censes of pioneer days"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
Take Off T .Ose Blue
SpectacleS."

II you don't stop looking ON the
dark side of everything you'll
make yourself think It's night eter-
nal. While all Europe is in a tur-
moil Of war. America will extend
all its kindly sympathy, but our
duty is first to our own people,
and then to be as helpful as posi-
BILE to the rest of mankind.
II we could put a stop to the aw-
full carnage now waging in Europe
we'd do 1t. but we can't, and the
best we can do for Europe and
for the United States is to produce
all We can and send them from our
surplus all the supplies we can
possibly spare. Trade will be good
is good now-not a boom, but
healthy and strong.
What is needed is optimism and
courage. The man who gets the
dumps and mopes will be relegat-
ed to the scrap heap of discards.
We again call your attention to
advancing prices on all imported
goods and those made in whole or
in part from foreign products. Es-
pecially in case of colored domes-
tic made goods. We are credlta-
bly, informed that more than 80 per
cent of all the FAST DYE COL
ORS come from Germany. We
have been notified by several home
manufacturers that their supplies
on hand of these German dyes
would not last more than 10 days
to two weeks when we'd be
obliged to go back to the old log
wood" colors. and no one could
guarantee a single color.
Look well to your needed sup
plies that will carry you by the war
prices. Be assured that this store
will be the last to advance prices.
You're safe when you buy here.
We help keep down the cost of
living.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
For County
Superintendent of
Schools
Republican Primaries

Being a graduate of an ILL
noiS state normal school, and
having studied at the University
of illinois, having been principal
CT a grammar school in two
cities and principal CT a high
SHOOT in a third city, Mr..
Mccall is thoroughly qualified,
both by training and experience,
10 be at the head of our county
schools. Your support of him
in the primaries is respectfully
solicited.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
The Early Autumn
Millinery
is here in splendid as.

is here in splendid as
Sortment.
Large numbers Of black Velvet
hats in all the late French models
large shapes. small shapes and me.
dunn sizes.
Then there are the trimmed mod
els just in from Hyland's. Elzee and
the Vogue Shops, faithful reprod 10.
tons and adaptations from Dat.
terms by Georgette, Madame Car.
lotte and Lewis.
New metal trimmings, silver ana
gold flowers, leaves and orna,
ments; large velvet roses, peoples
and pansies are all in popular ia,
vor, but unless handled by expert
milliners may easily be made TO
look gaudy and loud.
This season, more than ever. It Is
important that you should be very
particular TO choose the right mil
liner if you desire to be correct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
LICENSED TO WE'D

Raymond II. Hickman ....
......... Weeping Water, Neb.
Miss Ruth leverage PIattsmouth. Neb.
Young men and women who are in
terested in either bookkeeping or stem
ography should write or phone to
the principal OF Browns Business col
lege this week Enrollments are now
being made for the fall term, which
starts Sept. I.-(Ady)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
CITY CHAT
(AdvertisementH.O

(AdvertisementsO
Buy a homo Of Reidy Bros.
For express. call William Tretz
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express & Storage
z. /. 9S1.
The most pleasant river trip of the
season will be given by Rock Island
chapter, o. E. s. Monday. Aug. "a, on
the w. w All late dances will be
demonstrated by one who knows
how.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

ed to supply good service for all who
plan to visit the picnic grounds.
Music will be furnished by Sixth
Regiment band.
The complete program for the day
is as follows:
900 o'clock, music by Sixth Regi-
ment band.
Invocation, Rev. w. F. Vance, of
Norwood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
Our New Suits,
Skirts and Goats

which are now rapidly arriving,
are right fresh from the hands OF
artists who are in closest possible
communication with foreign de-
signers who thoroughly understand
the American markets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

Addresses of welcome, Guy Lafferty,
president.
Song by Glee club.
Address, w. J. Graham.
1900 O'Clock noon, big basket
dinner.
Song by Glee club.
Recitation by a reader of national
repute.
Address. Judge Robert j. Grier
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

Freshly Baked Cakes.
Cookies, Macaroons and 9TH
er dainties every day in the
Cake department. Orders
taken for special birthday.
wedding and party cakes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
otto SEIDLITz IS
BADLY HURT AT
EXPOSITION PARK
Struck by Pete Shieb of Moline
Who Was Tuning Up
a Motorcycle.
RUNNING so MILES AN HOUR
Rock Island Man Suffers Fracture of
Several Bones and concus-
sion Of the Brain.

Otto c. Seidlitz. 1920 Fourth ave
nue.. one OF the lessees OF the Exposi-
ton park. and Pete Schieb. AL Ninth
street. Moline. professional racer, are
both lying seriously injured at St An
thongs hospital as the result OF col
lisioa at the Exposition track yester-
day afternoon at 3. when Schieb. on
a motorcycle. struck UT Seidlitz. while
going at q rate of 30 miles an hour.
At the time OF the accident Mr.. Seid-
lits was working on the edge OF the
track. just opposite the entrance TO the
park. making preparations for the air
ship fights today. Schieb had been
working out on the track during the
afternoon. He started from the grand
stand and rounded the curve at the
cas-: end of the track at terrific speed.
lie was unable TO hold the center Of
the track and made a wide turn.
According 10 an eyewitness, Mr..
Seidlitz was standing facing west.
Schieb was speeding with his head
down and crashed head-on into him.
The impact of the collision was
Heard all over the grounds. Mr.. Seid-
litz was hurled Is feet through the
cir. Schieb was thrown headlong Of
his machine in a different direction.
The machine was wrecked.
Taken to Hospital.
These who witnessed the crash were
horror stricken, but rushed TO the as
sistance OF the injured men. Mr.. Seid-
liz was lying on his side on the track
Scbiab. vas lying dazed about Is feet
away T. .-- riu. DIT. Joseph DeSilva
was summoned and he took the injured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

The New dress trimmings
for Autumn and Winter
more beautiful, more unus-
ual than ever before, are
here in early display.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
In Spite of Wars
Alarms,

coat and dress makers at
the French capital have
rallied to some degree
from the first panic
caused by the mobiliza-
ton Of the great French
Army.
Our Miss MaIoney, who is now
in New York, says they have been
showing new gowns this past week
to the few American buyers in
Paris, and she reports that Cal
lots new designs are less revolt
tionary than those OF some other
houses. The skirts are only few
inches wider than they have been,
the overskirts of her models are
very full and many are cut to
points in the back and front.
We learn that the New York
Modistes' reproductions of the
French designs are SO satisfactory
that the fashion leaders are per-
fectly satisfied with the American
Artists developments of the
French ideas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
C.S.WGcabe & Coz
BROCK ISLAND. ILL. <ss..ssssss. Ss.sssLs o
a Sale of Men s Oefords Unprecedented
in Rock Island History.
A Drop Sale.

A big lot of Mems stylish Oxfords regular sell
ing prices $3.50 to $500.
On Monday August 24th we start them at S1.75
a pair, Tuesday the 25th they drop to S1.50 pair
on Wednesday down they go to SIPS, Thurs
day you can choose from those that are here at
Saturday grab them bright and early for50c
pair.
You'd better come during the first days
the assortments will be much better then Abso-
lutte cash. No returns and no exchanges this
lot of Mems shoes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
Early Exposition of Autumn Silks
and VelVetS.

We present the coming week the Silks that hav
been ordained leaders for Autumn and Winter weal
Some are exact duplicates of weaves with which tn
famous Paris designers achieved their most remark
able triumphs; others for which this stor
has exclusive control in this vicinity, in variety O
designs and colors greater than for many years.
Prounin In he
Cbenea
- in
bre,R Roman andO
binations rich Cubst
silks wantable
Silks which will be more in demand than
for previo
or Winter
AS
he advanced.
The is low a cordially
criicise
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
Taken to Hospital.

POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
Conspicuous Values In Our Fur
niture Sale.
Judoe by These Prices.

Large EARLY ENGLISH CHINA CLOSETS Sc
lect CHARTERED oak, circular bent glass sides,
S26O0 and S27.OO, choice S16.65.
Early English Dining Tables, round tops, reduced
to S785.
Very massive quartered oak dining table, extra
long 48 inch round tops, were S3OOO now S19.75.
81 inch round tops, $41.00, $27.35.
Early English Dining Chairs quartered oak, box
seats covered with genuine leather, $3.50, now
$685.
Early English Dining Chairs saddle seats, 1925
values S1.50. .a--zU.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-09-10
WARNING POWERS own
NEARLY ALL OF AFRICA
Natural Resources Of Posses.
slons Among Richest.

Washington. The African possess
sions and protectorates of the Euro
pean powers now at war are more than
three times as large as continental
United States. They are more than
three times as large as all OF Europe
now plunged In war and are eleven
times larger than England, France,
Germany and Belgium, which control
them They occupy 9.667.63 OF Afri-
cas- 11,513,OOO square miles.
THE largest individual holder Of Az
rican territory is France, with 1872. 900
square miles. more than 100000 Of
which IL the Sahara DESERT" says the
society's statement England con-
trolls 3,61s.245 square miles, Belgium.
with Belgian Kongo as its sole posses
sion. $4,000 square miles. and Ger
many 1.O35.OS6 square miles. These
figures make surprising contrasts with
those Of the European holdings Of
these countries. European France con-
sists Of 2O7 ,O54 square miles; England.
121 ,391 square miles; Belgium. 11,373
square miles: Germany. 2OS. $50 square
miles. s,
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-, :, AaAta IN ,1ha ,,,+.n.s go -
-. J. . . noo ~ - @ T..s.- oae
~. IN, o - -. ,,,,s,. - ~. 4. -
- TJn,an \, &C. sa,,+h 49,, 1 .rs,ah ~,
sists Of Good Hope, Natal. the Trans
vaal and Orange River Colony and in
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-09-10
Pope Plus X. WAS
A CHURCH REFORMER
Abolished Veto Privilege 0
Monarchs In Elections.

New YOrk.-In the course Of an In
terview Cardinal Gibbons gave it as
his opinion that the world had failed
in its estimate of the dead pontiff, Plus
X, that the Judgment Of future day
would place the son Of peasant who
was raised to the pontifical throne
among the really great men Of the
twentieth century.
The eminent cardinal voiced the
thoughts of those who have been the
real beneficiaries of the short but ac-
tive reign Of Plus. Giuseppe Sarto
was essentially a pope of internal ac-
tivities, Ninety per cent Of his volumi-
nous utterances were addressed to the
peoples in all lands who profess the
Catholic religion. Many Of his prede-
cessOrs in the Roman see were men
of a variety of talents. whereas he
had but one-the talent for roofing up
and exposing and building up as fast
as he revealed the sore spots within
his field
1t is because Plus was an internal
operator that the world as reflected
in newspapers. magazines and books
has failed. his admirers say, to under
stand him to have been anything more
than good and kindly old man whom
everybody must love. Nobody will
ever accuse Giuseppe Sarto. Of having
been able to make "a deal" with mon.
archs. and he never renewed with any
visible aggressiveness the claim Of
temporal power in the sense that he
wished to be known as the pope-king.
he began a reformer and died reform
ing
One Of his first utterances was a
condemnation Of the privileges Of Ger
tain rulers Of Europe by which they
could let 1t be known that they were
against this cardinal and for that one.
He annulled their veto privilege. Then
be began a series of investigations,
always of the church and the people
in it-never Of any others. He never
worried about personalities where his
reforms were concerned He hit hard.
then looked at the place he had hit.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-09-10
SOUTH TO GROW CATTLE.
Department Of Agriculture Aims e
Educate Southern Farmers. n

EOuCaSO SONSucTU VdEIUSVOs .sa34
Washington. With view to induc-
ing the south to grow beef cattle tho
men OF the department Of agriculture
whose duty 1t is to figure for the ex-
tension Of all branches of animal In
dnstly are planning for n 5n0 acre live
stock demonstration farm In l.ouisi.
ana. 1t will be the first Of It's Kind In
the country. There are breedin. farms
maintained by other governments. hut.
so far as known this Is the only one
the primary purpose Of which is to de
veop breeds Of cattle entirely for their
beef producing qualities.
The farm Is to be located on the
dividing line between the cane sugar
land and the cotton land OF the Pelican
State. The boil weevil has made cot
ton culture in the moist. subtropical
part of the state too hazardous. There
are many farmers who. when driven
out Of cotton by the weevil. undertook
cane growing. They found however.
that with overHows and occasional
frosts, growing cane was about as haZ.
ardous as growing cotton.
The south is thinking not Of dairy
ing. but of growing beef cattle The
farmers have been getting such good
prices for their different stock. they
have so much corn on hand now. that
the weevil has made them think Of
something other than cotton. that in
every county there is a local senti-
ment favoring the eradication OF the
tick, comparatively simple operation.
and the growing of cattle for the pack
ing houses.
There Is nothing wrong with the tick
infested cattle from a food point of
view. but so long as the tick remains
in that country it Is next to impossible
to improve the breed. The immune
cattle are not up to the standard of
requirement for profitable shipment.
The hauls to market are comparatively
long, so it is desirable that the amount
of bone. hoof and horn to be transport.
ed be reduced to minimum while the
flesh that can be put on the market IS
brought to the maximum.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-09-10
HINsTRUcTs AMBASSADORS
SECRETARY Bryan Tells Diplomats
Abroad How 20 Conduct Affairs.

osorstary Bryan Tells Diplomats
Abroad How TO Conduct Affairs.
Washington. y Secretary Bryan issued
instructions to diplomatic and consular
officers OF the United States who have
been intrusted with the interests of
the nations now at war. Az
Few realize the delicate position Of
this office. the duties suddenly thrust
upon them and the consequent amount
of labor they are compelled to per-
form.
United States diplomatic and consul
ar officers are serving the interests OF
Germany. France. Belgium. Russia.
Great Britain. Austria and Japan.
In the instructions sent out by Sec
rotary Bryan the American represent
atives are cautioned to not overstep the
straight line Of their duties for fear It
would make the neutrality Of the Unit
ed States appear partial. The instrlc-
tons said, in part: Bear in mind the
general usages Of nations In relation
to the functions exercised by you on
all such occasions"
Further. the instructions added. 1.-THE
care and protection of the interests Of
the nations for whom you are acting
are based upon the consent of both for
eign governments concerned. This
consent may be withdrawn at any time
by either or both"
Another instruction. Bear in mind
you are the representative of neu-
trail power whose attitude toward the
parties to the conflict is one of i'm
partial amity.''
An explanation by state department
officials of the instructions showed that
in the main, the attitude of the repre-
sentatives Of the United States acting
for the belligerents is that of vehicle
Of communication: also to protect the
property and natives of the nations for
Vhom they are acting.
In this connection the instructions
state that before seeking recourse to
the raising Of the American flag over
the embassy, legation or consulate of
the nations for whom they are acting
as means of protecting them strong
representations should be made to the
government in whose territory the
property may be located and that ne
cessity may be avoided