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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18
THE MOVIES

No, In All Things Moderation" is
not the name of sermon: it's the title
of two-reel bouncing melodrama that
is being produced by the Imp company
under the direction of Frank Crane
Alexander Gaden and Dorothy Phillips
are playing the leads. Incidentally the
play points out a moral lesson which
Frank. as disciple of the soft pedal"
school, believes many should heed.
William Clifford, handsome man of
the Henry McRae 101 Bison company,
which has been in the Hawaiian is
lands for the last four months. ar
rived home with the company at .
o'clock on Saturday. At 4 o'clock on
Sunday Bill was presented with a
bouncing baby daughter, weight nine
pounds. Everybody fine and Bill proud
as a peacock.
Through exclusive arrangements
which have been made by the town
ship of Tucson, AriZ., with the West
ern Eclair aggregation, located at that
point, complete motion pictures will
be taken by the Eclair people of all
points of interest in and about the
town. Among these will be films of
the beautiful, historic San Xavier Mis-
sion and interesting views of Old Tue
son, scenes showing the far-reaching
deserts and wonderful mountain back
grounds, and last, but not least, a
comprehensive motion picture review
of the reclamation project OF Tucson
Farms company. This interesting film
has been almost all completed, and in
a short time will be ready for show
ing throughout the United States.
Through the courtesy of William H.
Russell. millionaire, Anglewood Cliffs,
the immense and beautiful estate on
the Hudson belonging to Mr.. Russell
was turned over TO the Lawrence-Vic-
tor company TO be used for the staging
of two-reel romantic melodrama
Under the direction of Harry Softer
and headed by Miss Florence Law
renee and Matt Moore. the Victor play
ers are at present located on the es-
tate, where they have already been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18
HAMLET

Misses Milicent Boyles ana Ss'~
Cooper arrived home from Peoria ~
day, where they attended the 0's'
Christian Endeavor convention
Mrs. Elisha Lee entertained tne ~
mans Missionary society Thursoa' '
last week at her home. -.
Miss Lillian Shoemaker OF
spent a part of last week with nef
ter. Mrs. Harry Swartout.
C. l.. Boyles was a Rock isianu
itor Wednesday. =
Misses Louise and Carrie hlhA
eNw York, who have been maAns -.
extended visit at the home Oh -.
READER and other relatives, aep''
for their home Wednesday -
Rev. ID. T. Robertson OF Iowa s's"
the first of the week at the NUNS
Meigs Kendall. An
Mrs Peer lustgcn and three -
dren of Hammond. Ind, returned -
Monday. after a visit Win
Stockberger and family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18
Silks north $50 Up to S.
are 71O1U SOC o. yard.

Monday morning at $50 and while several hun
dred yards last.
There are broken color assortments of plain
taffetas and messalines, novelty stripe taffetas
and messalines and fancy checked taffetas. Some
are in waist lengths, some in dress lengths and
many full pieces. During the these silks
have sold readily at SIC, 75c, Soc and as high as
S1.OO. Now that the fall season is fast approach
ing, to avoid cleft overs" you may pick and
choose few many yards you wish, be-
ginning at $50 Monday morning, for 39c per
yard, 39c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18
The Following Cable News

is just from Gillette of Paris through our
Chicago correspondent.
Flat Sailors wider brims sloping for dressy
made of epe, satin, taffeta velvet. All brms
Hanged with material flat trimming Small brms
and turbans high trimming, for street wear with has
que effect, gowns and Colors white, corbeau,
black
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18
GIRL REPAYS CHARITY GIFT
s.enographer Returns Money Given
Her by Police JUDGE

Trenton, n. J., July 1S.-Chief of
Police Cleary received a letter today
from Miss Mary McFaul. a stenogra-
pher. OF Philadelphia, which contain
ed an amount of money equal 10 that
given TO her about two weeks ago by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18

A Danish nerve specialist places his
convalescent patients on top of piano
that they may be benefited by the vi
brations as it Is played.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18

Among the defences of the fans .;.s
canal there will be several pa'' "a
of 10 and 12.inch ries. all OF nj
win be concealed IN such manhe, n
with the use OF smokeless po"u u
will be impossible for an enemy "
cate them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18

In Poland school girls are compelled
by law to wear their hair away back
from their faces and tied in the back
with brown hair ribbon. They are
also forbidden TO wear jewelry or cor
sots until they have graduated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18
The Largest and Best Pill
low Gases

are now as we write, from Is to 34c When
you read this, our prices will be 12c to
25c on just the same goods, while our
present holdings permit.
Let us repeat, pillow cases 15c to 34c
values, beginning Monday prices will be
12c to 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18
NE w = Black and
Unite striped uojIes IL, ali
the various Judith stripes.
40 inches Ujde, yord
Csc.
IS. MG cabe.& CO:
BROCK ISLAND. ILL. 44sssSS:. 40 SEssSSab q
Are You Going to Travel,

The prices named on trunks and hand
baggage at this store show extreme val.
ues, which is mighty interesting to men
and women who appreciate good lup.
gage, the kinds which wear longest and
that have all the conveniences desired
by a traveller, the styles which command
respect and attention wherever you mar
go. Choose now while you have leisure
and can select wisely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18
100 Piece Dinner Service SOS.

Old fashioned Boston baked bean
pots &c.
Tall stone jars, half gallon size Sc.
Stone butter jars, 1 pound size &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18

ton formally waived its application
to Rock Island. but the Three-Eye has
not waived the provisions since. The
regulation. while obviously working in
justice in many places, has never been
tested
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18
Best and Largest
Size Sheets

are usually sold from Csc to $118. For
a few days we shall sell these sheets
from our stock now on hand, these 65c
to S1.18 values at 48c to &c each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-18

for two weeks working on the picture
The settings on this estate are usually
picturesque, it is said.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14
DEFENSES OF ANTWERP.
How Belgian City Is Protected From
Advance of Hostile Army

Antwerp, the temporary capital OF
Belgium, which has been the object
of several siegeS during the last 500
years, is protected by a modern line
of Notifications designed by General
Brialmont and completed in 1908. 1t
is regarded as one of the strongest
fortresses in Europe and is consider
ed to be, because of its natural posi-
ton and Notifications. as nearly inn
pregnable as it is possible to make
modern city of such size. Including
the suburbs within the outer ring OF
forts. the population is about 100000
today.
The new fortified positions were de-
signed in 1878, when il was planned
to erect a strong line of forts on a
curved line extending about nine miles
from the walls of the city.
Fifteen forts were placed along this
line. of which ten were completed in
1900 and the remaining five since then.
new enceinte. or rampant, connect
ing the eight forts of the inner line
was begun in 1908.
All the defenses are on the right
bank of the Scheldt. Two old forts.
the Isabelle and the Marie. are the
only protection of a fortified nature on
the left bank of the Scheldt. but by
nature of the ground there it is prac-
ticabe to flood all the territory to the
north and northwest of Antwerp.
which would make it impossible for
an enemy to advance on the city from
this direction. In consequence no
strong forts have been erected there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14
WEST BRATTLEBORO

, Mrs. George Barrett is i'll at her home
and physician Is attending her
Mrs LeBeaux of Springfield. Mass,
visited the first of the week with her sis
ter, Mrs. J.. p. Copeland
Mrs David T. Perry accompanied, Mr..
Perry on business trip yesterday to
Stratton and Dover. They Went by auto
mobile. .....-. ,..-....
Miss Edna Wheeler. who attended the
Christian Endeavor convention in New
port and visited relatives in Canada, has
returned. .-...,, g..
The Near and Farther Lights soci-
ETY. will hold regular meeting Fri
day afternoon at $50 in the home of
Mrs. l.. P. Copeland. )"
William i, B. Houghton and family will
move next week from their 'Ames hill
farm, which Mr.. Houghton. recently sold
to d. e. McElhnny,' to the ,MeElhinny
place on Putney road, which he bought
On Tuesday DR. Lynch performed minor
operations upon Ernest West, William
West, Howard Emerson. and Edward Mill
er. There are now ID patients, including
three babies, at the hospital Three spe-
cial nurses are employed, besides the reg
ular staff of nurses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14

Teachers in the Philadelphia public
schools are forbidden to- discuss the Euro
pean war in their classrooms or anywhere
on the school premises. In Chicago, where
Miss Ella Flagg Young is at the head of
the school system, special courses in geog-
raphy and history are given in the higher
grades in order to make the students thor
oughlv conversant with the greatest war
in all history. Philadelphia deliberately
refuses to take advantage of the best OPP
portunity to make geography interesting
that ever fell to the lot of teachers
Chicago schools exploit situation that
has caused grown-ups to learn more his
tory and geography in two months and a
half than they ever learned in single
year before. Their students will not only
learn more than the students in the Phila-
delpha schools, but viii also be less preju-
diced against either party to the present
war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14
The Low Price of Apples.
bennington Banner.)

Apple growers are a little discour
aged AT the low prices this year, but
there is 10 reason why shey should
be upset. This is the first year in
seven that apples have been even mod
crate i'll price and in every line of
business there is sure to be an occas-
sional Iull year. This season has been
particularly favorable TO apples all
over the United States and on top of
this big crop comes the European war
which will shut off exports to a great
extent. These two conditions are not
likely to prevail again and the orchard
list who goes right ahead and cares
for his ,rees and raises a high grade
of apples will no doubt make a profit
three years out OF four Low prices
and big crop are sure TO drive some
weakened men out of the business
and this will make it still better for
those who stick to their conviction
and hustle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14

A world $ record in a worlds series was
made yesterday, when the Boston Ma
tionals defeated the Philadelphia Ameri-
cans for the fourth consecutive time
Never before has contender for the pre-
mier honors in the greatest American out
door game gone down without single
victory. The record of the Braves. as the
Boston team IS commonly called, is unique
in a sport in which many records have
been made. Last July the Braves were in
last place in the National league. Then
they began to climb, and early in Septem-
Der they We're at the head of the league
But they kept climbing and finished near
~ a dozen games ahead of the New York
Giants. When the worlds series was ar
ranged the experts and analysts every
where showed on paper that the Braves
did not have chance, and the betting
odds were strongly against them Com
pairing the teams man for man the general
agreement was that the Athletics had one
Of the greatest baseball machines ever weld
ed together, exceling the Braves in almost
every position. But they overlooked the
fact that the Braves were strong in pitch
ers, and that team work and the fighting
spirit are extremely important in winning
victories. The Reformer has been sup
porter of the Braves from the start of
the contest, and we wish to repeat now
our frequently expressed slogan: They re
the boys"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14
Member of the Associated Press.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER "A, 1914.
ENGLAND's FORESIGHT.

Early in the war the British government
took the preeaution of securing from its
allies an agreement to act together in
making peace. Evidently it did not want
To he drawn into the war only to be left
alone at the end, and there is reason to
believe that the possibility of such an
event as the capture of Antwerp by the
Germans was then in the minds of Brit
ish statesmen. To no country, not even
France, is the neutrality of Belgium so
important, and Napoleon rightly de
scribed Antwerp as a pistol pointed at
Englands heart or throat. as one may
make the translation. In the case Of an
cNhausting struggle, such as the present
war is likely to be, the Germans, once in
possession OF Antwerp, would be extreme
~ difficult to dislodge, and Russia. if act
ing separately, might not be greatly con
cerned about it, Good authorities main
tain that next to Constantinople Antwerp
IS the most important spot in Europe As
la commercial city it Is of SO great impor-
lance that for it to remain in the control
OF Germany would be highlands ruin. In
the fate of Constantinople England and
Russia have a direct interest, but Russia
might be Indifferent as to the fate of Ant
werp. Hence the wisdom of the British
government in insisting that peace should
not be arranged except by common CON
sent of the allies England will insist upon
the recovery of Antwerp for Belgium and
upon its future protection. The agree
ment will enable her to command the
support of her allies in striving for that
end. 1t also assures to the allies Eng
lands hearty support to the end of the
war, no matter how. long it may last.
England will exhaust all her resources be
fore she will consent that Germany shall
retain possession OF Antwerp.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14

Both in Germany and England, and
no doubt in France also, one of the
gravest concerns IS the large proper
tion of officers put hors de combat
Killed, wounded and taken prisoners
the officers disappear from the fight
ing line to the number of fifth or a
sixth of the total All the big nations
at war are facing the necessity, appar
emily, of developing new officers to
take the place of those taken ont of
action. Possibly the strain viii be
greater on Germany than on either
England or France, because of the
greater gulf between officers and men
under the German military system In
the matter of promotions from the
ranks France. is perhaps even more
democratic than England, but many
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14

Two of the great football games of this
fail-at Princeton and at Nale-wilI be
played for the first time in the magnificent
new. concrete aanphitheatres recently com
pleted, Lawrence Perry, known to many
readers of the Evening Post as Fairplay,
an authority on. sports IN general, has
written an article for the November
Seribner on The. Stadium and College
Athletics, giving the first complete account
Of the stadiuns throughout the country
and of the causes that have made them
necessary. - .
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14
Many Men Left In Berlin.

Berlin in wartime is very much the
same as ever. according to Miss Clara
Meyer of st. Louis. Miss Meyer spent
the first two weeks of the war in
Munich after which she was in Berlin
until Sept H. According to her story
the German empire is very little affect
ed in its daily life by the fact that half
of its men are in foreign parts
ut looks as if there are enough men
on the streets of Berlin" said Miss
Meyer. ito win the war all by them
selves. And they are not old men and
cripples, but men in the prime of life
who for one reason or another were
not in the reserves. And this is in
spite of the fact that 100000 yolun,
teers are being trained for use when
needed. A German friend sef mine
who was not in the reserves wanted to
enlist in this force, and visited the
recruiting headquarters of eight regi-
pents in Berlin. only to be told at each
place that the ranks were full. At
last be went to small town in the
suburbs, where he managed to get into
regiment being raised there.
Both the Royal Opera in Berlin and
the Charlottenburg Opera are running
as usual. and with large crowds In
which men are very numerous. The
Berlin cafes are doing business as
usual despite the war. | know. for
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14
Football on Battle Line.

A dispatch from the battle front in
France says the French soldiers were
surprised to see their English COM
rades retire some distance to the rear
and begin lively games OF football
Notwithstanding the fact that some OF
the British battalions lost a large pro-
portion of their numbers in battle the
zest Of the men for the sport was IN
abated. There was a regular match
between two battalions, on the result
of which there was considerable bet
ting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14

Gov. Walsh has acted wisely in sus-
pending the hunting season in Massachu-
sets. Every possible precaution should be
taken at the present time, not only in
Massachusetts but in every New England
state, to prevent forest fires The woods
are like finder now, and little blaze
once started is likely to sweep through
thousands of acres of valuable woodland
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14

The following items are on the
=" docket" of the Montpelier board of
trade: An Industries day, improved
lighting of the city, the building of an
opera house, promotion of a corn, APP
pie and vegetable show, river front
Improvement, relocating and beautify-
ing of the highway leading southeast,
and distribution of Montpelier signs
throughout the country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14
TO SUISSE RIDERS.

1t is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and it solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt report should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
telephone or postal card. thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14
NOTES OF PROGRESS
AROUND OUR STATE
Activities of Civic and Commercial Or
ganizations Which Help to Make a
Greater Vermont

During the last week the Business
and Professional Men s association of
St. Adams has been busy handling an
agricultural and industrial exposition,
and the Commercial club of st. John
bury has been making preparations to
take care of the State Teachers con
vention in St. Johnsbury Oct. -, is,
II
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14
Friendship Greater Than War.

friendship Greater Than War.
Among the wounded arriving at Pc
trograd We're a Russian reserve officer.
teacher by profession. and a German.
likewise q teacher.
The two men lay side by side. uncon-
scfous, on the battlefield of TamaZaow.
The Russian teacher had lanced the
German with his sword, severely
wounding him, but himself had receiv-
ed bullet from another German sol
der. They We're put into the same am
bulance. When they regained CON
seriousness the Russian finding in the
German the soldier whom be had sa-
bered was seized with sudden emo
tional compassion for the victim of his
sword and started speaking to him in
a friendly and remorseful tone
The German. at first reticent and
morose, did not answer the Russian,
but eventually yielded to his kind, win
ming attitude and entered into a con.
yersation. The foes were brought to
the same hospital in Petrograd and
placed in the same ward The Ger
man was overjoyed at this and said to
his fellow professional in excellent
Russian:
War is war, but friendship after the
war is totally different thing | new
er dreamed that Russians were such
nice. generous people. / cannot help
loving them now after the kind treat
ment received at their hands. We are
fighting with them in VAIN
Spared Foe by Ruse.
The London Standard prints the fol
lowing anecdote sent from Petrograd
and having for its setting the fighting
which recently took place at Filipov,
near the Russo-German frontier:
A German Pole of Posen came up to
Russian and raised his bayonet.
While he was about to pierce it
through the heart of the soldier the
latter. who was a Russian Pole, adj
dressed him in Polish:
Aren't you afraid of God to kill one
of your own?"
wise in Polish:
well, what can we do? Here they
are coming. my comrades. They will
catch me in the act of speaking to an
enemy in Polish. We are both lost
You lie.still and pretend to be dead"
In order to complete the deception
and give no cause for suspicion the
German Pole raised his bayonet again
and struck the ground. crying out loud
ly so the approaching German soldiers
could hear him:
II have killed three Muscovites. Now
there are no more here. Let US go a bit
higher up"
When complete darkness enyeloped
the battlefield the German Pole came,
made n close search and managed to
find the Russian Pole whose life he
had spared. thanks TO the racial bond
existing between the two foes.
Carrying the wounded man on his
back, the German Pole got away from
the German zone unobserved and. aft
er long journey on foot, brought his
wounded coreligionist TO the Russian
front lines just after midnight, where
he left him. wishing him a friendly
farewell, and returned to his own
aarn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14
German Amazon Regiments.

Says a dispatch from Copenhagen:
Germany is considering plans for the
formation of regiments of amazons.
Details as to the styles OF IN -orms to
be worn and the brand OF powder to
be used have not been decided upon.
But the government is seriously enter
tanning the suggestion that women
regiments be organized TO take the
place of the landwehr troops when the
latter, constituting about the last set
of reservists, are sent TO the front
The women would doubtless be EN-
ployed in defensive service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14

The Middlebury board of trade re-
ports summer activities along the lines
of looking up lumber resources and of
handling considerable correspondence
of inquiry with regard to many local
matters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14

California products, consisting of canned
fruit, dried fruit, wine, etc, are now ar
irving in the eastern markets via the Pan
anna canal, the first vessel having reached
New York last week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14

of Great Britain 5 most distinguished
soldiers have come from the common
people. The opportunity is open to
all
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-14

The effect of the war upon transatlantic
is seen in the reduction of
the number of arrivals at the port of New
York to - 600 last month, as compared
with 10S,5o4 in September a year ago.