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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
ON COUNTY RECORDS.


" Il. Nay and wife to Paul and JOS
eph Gumber, lot l6, block 213, New
Shops End addition, East Moline, $3.50
E. II, Guyer ct al 20 Charles B. Rosco
and Lillian L. Rose, Mound lot, River
view addition, East Moline. $500
City OF Moline 10 Trinity Evangelical
Lutheran church, part lot &, block 3
Osborn list addition, Moline, $3.50.
William f. Bailey and wife TO Frank
r. Bohn. lot "A. and part lot %, W E
Bailey's Twenty-fourth street addi-
tion, Rock Island, $I00.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10

1856. making the grand total for the
first year $503 .228,7S6.
Is Cheaper Plan.
It was the cost of the war college
plan which led Secretary Garrison TO
devise the modified plan which has
been presented 10 congress with the
backing of the administration Under
that plan the first years expenditure
would be S1S2717.036, and a force Of
regulars, militiamen and c0ntinentals
Of 670,S43 would be produced within
three years which would be more than
doubled by including the reserves Of
each branch which would be created
within the first six-year continental
enlistment period. The annual upkeep
cost Of the war college plan after the
system is in full operation is esti-
mated at 1919, coo, as against $751;
BIASED for the administration plan
Secretary Garrison's statement
shows. that the war college has been
asked to renew its consideration Of
the subject in order that certain of its
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
MAILING PARCELS
EARLY THIS YEAR
People Cooperating With Postoifice In
Sending Christmas Presents Be-
fore Final Rush.

That the people Of Rock Island are
needing the friendly advice of the
postofflce department 10 get their
Christmas packages started early is
already shown at the Rock Island post
office, where parcels are being mailed
daily, bearing the permissible inscrip-
ton. DO not open until Christmas"
This spirit of cooperation is appre-
ciated by the department. as it will
greatly relieve the unavoidable rush
that the holidays bring, and at the
same time insure prompt and safe de-
livery at points Of destination,
TN getting their Christmas pack
ages started early" said the post
master this morning. "the people are
not only acting in their own interest,
but are contributing their best evil
dence Of good will to the employees Of
the postofT1ce department, not only the
men and women in the postofhCe. but
to the clerks on the trains, all Of
whom carry a tremendous burden at
this time of the year. To realize what
this means, one must see 1t. The load
that is carried by the postofflce de-
partment during the holiday times is
staggering and the postal forces are
obliged to face difficulties that seem
almost insurmountabIe, but they al
ways get away with it. 1t is the time
of the year when the most is expected
Of them by the department and by the
public. and they cheerfully undertake
and accomplish their task. and are
eager to do it well, With the cooper
alton Of the public their labors are
materially lessened."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10

1856. making the grand total for the
first year $500. 328,7S6.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10

the divisional cavalry, and brigade
Of three regiments Of cavalry: Califor-
MIA and the north Atlantic states
one division and brigade Of cavalry
each; the middle west, division less
its cavalry and a brigade Of cavalry,
Two brigades Of cavalry are assigned
to the Mexican border
Under this distribution there would
be $4,000 regulars of all arms on over
seas service and 14S,000 in the United
States or total standing army with
the colors Of 230000 men and officers.
Adding non c0mbatant forces neces-
sary, a grand total Of Psi. 000 is reach
ed for the standing army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
MAR COLLEGE IN
SPECIAL REPORT
1 Paper Giyes Suggestion OF True idea
Of Adequate Defense OF tnited
States.
NEED 100000 TRAINED NEy
To Make Continent Secure From At
tack II Believes Military Strength
Should BE Increased.
NEED 100000 TRAINED MEy

Washington, Dec. 10. -- Secretary
Garrison made public today. in con-
nection with his annual report, the
special national defense report pre-
pared at his request by the war col
Iege division Of the general staff. II
shows that the army itself considers
that az a proper military policy to Sc
cure continental United States from
attack IT is necessary 10 have a mo-
bile army Of 100000 fully or par
TALLY trained men. It makes the fol-
lowing specific recomme for
the organization It believes necessary;
REGULAR ARMY
With the coloTs .....-....... 1Zl 900
Reserves at end Of eight-year
enlistment period ......... 579 600
! Total Observation-Disclosures. 500. 600
CONTINENTAL ARMY.
Under training three months
year for each Of three
years ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
On furlough. subject to three :.
months additional training
before taking the 1el3...., 100000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10

estimates may be more fully worked
out.
The report opens with a c0nsidera-
ton of the military problem confront
ing the United States from which it
reaches the conclusion that "the safe
guard Of isolation no longer exists
since "the oceans, once barriers, are
now easy avenues OF approach by rea-
son Of the number, speed and carry
ing capacity Of ocean-going vessels. y
Tt declares that the successful outcome
Of the wars in which the country has
been engaged has given the public q
wrong impression, inasmuch as care
full study of these wars reveals "a
startling picture of faulty leadership,
needless waste Of lives and property,
costly overhead charges augmented by
payment Of boundes to keep up volun-
tary enIistments, undue prolongation
Of all these wars, and finally, reckless
expenditure Of public funds for con
tinuing pensions"
But we have not learned our les
SON the report adds. 1T has never
been driven home by the bitterness OF
defeat. We have never known q Jena
or Sedan"
Turning to Our abiding national
policies the board finds these to the
Monroe doctrine and the policy OF
avoiding "putanpling alliances " TT
maintain these, it says. a coordinated
policy Of land and sea defense must
be evolved
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10

Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $685., AGO, 900
In addition to- these figures, Secre-
tary Garrison points out in g digest
of the special report, an annual ex-
pense Of $20,000.000 for each of four
years would he necessary for harhor
defenses. and reserve material would
cost for the first year alone $129.76S.-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
Table OF Military Strength.

1d1fC "a hitiiaTs STRENGTH
! The report contains a table of the
military strength Of the seven leading
foreign powers as of August, 1914, and
also an estimate Of the available ship
ping for military expedition to the
United States. It says a reasonable
estimate" shows that Austria Hungary,
with total trained force Of 4,520, 600
linen. could send 10000 men with all
necessary stores and animals across
the seas within 40.7 days in two ex-
/ petitions; France, with 5000 600
men, 404,226 in 80 days; Germany with
100000 men. 827,000 in sos DAYS
Great Britain with $4,000 men, 10000
/ in II days; Italy, with 100000 men,
$4,000 in So days; Japan, with 2,212.-
/ 600 men, 23S,367 in Al days and Rus
/ STA, with 100000 men. 104,074 in 40
days
The qualities offthese troops, with
/ the exception Of the Japanese who
proved themselves in the Russian war,
are now being tested the report de-
clares and finds that the result is 10
show IAN example of resultant eficien-
cy of any nation that has developed a
sound military policy; the soundest
policy being the one which insures a
successful termination of the war in
/ the shortest time"
Presenting the military problem of
the country the report continues:
Without superiority on the sea or
an adequate land force there is moth
Ing to prevent any hostile power or
coalition Of powers from landing on
our shores such part of It's trained and
disciplined troops as its available
transports can carry. The time re-
/ CURED Is limited only by the average
speed Of its vessels and the delay nee
/ essarily consumed in emharking and
disembarking"
| The report then makes this state
ment Of the military problem.
From what has been stated, we are
forced TO the conclusion that we must
be prepared to resist a combined land
and sea operation OF formidable
strength. Our principal coast cities
and important harbors have already
been protected by harbor defenses
which, by passive method alone. can
deny to an enemy the use of these To-
calities as bases for such expeditions.
Build Up Coast Defense.
The enemy being unable to gain a
foothold in any Of these fortified areas
by direct naval attack will therefore
be forced TO find some suitable place
on the coast from which land opera
tons can be conducted both against
The important coast cities and the rich
commercial eenters in the interior.
Long stretches OF coast line between
the fortified places lie open to the
enemy. The only reasonable way In
which these localities may be defend
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-10
Christmas Plnn Made

Because she pleaded that she has TO
entertain relatives during the Christ
mas holidays, Maggie Evans, Ait
Thirty-seventh street, Moline, arrest
ed Wednesday for disorderly conduct
obtained leniency from Magistrate
Frank Gustafson in police court yes
terday, a fine Of S2S0 was assessed.
but was later suspended.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-03
ARSON CASES BEING TRIED.

Judge I. M. Olsen and Court Reporter
w. T. Eckstein were home over Saturday
and Sunday from Redwood Falls where
the fall term of the District Court of
Redwood County has been in session
since last Monday. All the civil cases
had been disposed of by Friday and
the Court took a recess until Monday of
this week, at which time it took up the,
trial of the arson cases. It will be re-
membered that several months ago the
Drews Hotel at Seaforth was burned
to the ground under very suspicious
circumstances. The tenant of the hotel
and the owners of the building were
shortly afterwards arrested charged with
having set the hotel on fire. The tenant
has pleaded guilty to the charge, adj
hitting that he had fired the building.
The other two are held and are now being
tried as accessories before the fact. They
have demanded separate trials.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-03
News Of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
BANDIT WOUNDED BY POSSE.
Three Others Captured After Battle
With Armed Posse Of Citizens
and Farmers.

One holdup man was shot and three
others captured In battle with an
armed posse of farmers and citizens of
Chenille after four bandits had held
up and robbed several harvest hands
and the crew on Rock Island freight
train at Curtis Junction, one mile
south of Albert Lea, and escaped on
a Minneapolis and st. Louis freight
going toward Chenille.
The injured man, who said his name
is John Banks and his home is in In
diana, held the posse at bay for TWEEN
ty minutes with .44-caliber auto
matte revolver before he fell with bull
let's through his head and breast.
After the four had held up the Rock
Island train and jumped aboard the
Minneapolis and St. Louis train the
operator at Curtis Junction telegraph
ed Glenville, the first stop. A posse
of citizens, heavily armed with rifles,
revolvers and shotguns, met the train
when it arrived.
When Banks fell the other three
surrendered. The Chenille posse
held the prisoners until the sheriff
arrived from Albert Lea.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-03
GIRLSLOCATE NEW BASKETBALL
COACH.

MI. Phillip Hamlin was elected last
week for the position of the official coach
and manager of the girls basketball
teams of the local high school. The
whole situation had been in something
of a muddle since the beginning of the
year with the result that some OF the
girls were coming to feel that they were
neglected in the athletic deal. At the
beginning of the year the Freshmen con-
fscated Miss Nethercutt, while the
Juniors and Sophomore out of mutual
admiration and perhaps distrust, secured
a lien on the services of Miss Schroeder.
This arrangement left the Seniors out
of the race, as the available coaching
material had then become exhausted.
Seniors thereupon with their well-known
energy and initiative turned to pastures
new and finally persuaded rsHasnlin
to coach them. Miss Schroeder with
drew from her job as she was too busy
with extra work in the night school.
The Juniors and Sophomores than fell
to the lot Of Mr.. Hamlin, who while
quite overcome with this unexpected
responsibility and honor, has man
aged to acquit himself creditably in his
difficult role. The new arrangement
will undoubtedly result in a marked i'm
provement in the playing Of the girls. as
it will remove the necessity Of playing
against the same person throughout the
whole year. This was the case under
last years system where two classes,
playing against each other continually,
mutually stagnated in their knowledge
of basketball.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-03
SALTS IS FINE FOR
KIDNEYS, QUIT MEAT
slush the Kidneys at once when Back
hurts or Bladder bothers-Meat
forms uric acid.

No man or woman who eats meat regu-
.orly can make a mistake by flushing
he kidneys occasionally, says a we'll
nown authority. Meat forms uric acid
hich clogs the kidney pores so they
l:ggishly filter or strain only part Of
g waste and poisons from the blood,
IN you get sick. Nearly all rheuma-
IT, headaches, liver trouble, nervous
3s, constipation, dizziness, sleeplessness,
.,Ider disorders come from sluggish kid
-:..s.
: he moment you feel dull ache in the
!aneys or your back hurts, or if the
:ine is cloudy, offensive, full of sedi-
oEit, irregular of passage or attended
: q sensation of scalding, get about four
,snces of Jad Salts from any reliable
:'armacy and take tablespoonful in
glass Of water before breakfast for a
Ky days and your kidneys will then act
re. This famous salts is made from
He acid of grapes and lemon juice, CON-
med with lithia and has been used for
H,.crations to flush clogged kidneys and
timulate them to activity, also to neu-
raIi2e the acids in urine SO it no longer
ac,scs irritation, thus ending bladder dis
riders.
lad Salts is inexpensive and can
.ot iniure; makes a delightful effer-
cscent Whitewater drink which all reg
liar meat eaters should take now and
len to keep the kidneys clean and the
'!eod pure, thereby avoiding serious kid
oov COMPLICATIONS
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-03
FIRE DRILLS BECOME POPULAR.

The third fire drill within two weeks
was projected upon the unsuspecting
high school Monday afternoon. The
first drill was delight to all as most
of the students took it in the nature of a
holiday excursion. The second drill
called for more effort but, there was
little speed in it as all suspected fake
play: Mondays performance was
branded O. X. by T. Scheiderich as all
took the fire escapes instead OF the front
doors. The action Of one lone Freshman
alone marred the festive occasion. He
remained in his classroom after all the
rest had fled with a sublime faith that
he was freproof as we'll as knowledge
proof.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-03
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
TEACHERS ATTEND M. E. A. CON-
VENTION.

The students of the high school en-
joyed welcome holiday Thursday and
Friday OF last week when school work
was suspended while the teachers attend
ed the Minnesota Educational Associa-
ton Convention held in Minneapolis on
those days. Wednesday afternoon was
an additional half-holiday which is grant,
ed monthly to the school if the students
attain to a certain high standard of
attendance. >t.
Mr.. Hutson, Mr.. Hess, Mr.. Hamlin,
Miss Eggar, and Miss Schroeder all left
Wednesday afternoon on the M. & st. L.,
as the train happened to be conveniently
late. The others, who had decided
to attend the convention, took the early
morning trains Thursday. The teachers
Of both the grade and high school were
given a choice of attending either the
M. E. A. or the Mankato conventions.
The high school teachers voted in a
body to attend the M. E. A., while most
of the grade teachers decided they
would secure more good out of the Man.
kato convention. Miss Freeland and
Mr.. Haynes, of the high school, also
voted for the Mankato convention as
their work in the industrial departments
is of such kind that it will be more
thoroly discussed at the later conven-
lion. The teachers all returned Sum
day afternoon or night. A representa-
tive forecast of advanced winter styles
was very much in evidence following
their return.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-03
LIGHTING PLANT Is BURNED

City Of Rochester Returns to Use Of
Candles.
Fire at Rochester destroyed the city
electric light plant, valued at $150,000
This is a serious blow, as all of the
principal lines of business where pow
er is needed have used electric cur
rent and they have no arrangement
for substitute power.
The people have gone back to can
dies and kerosene for lighting and the
gas company will have its equipment
taxed to the limit.
Spontaneous combustion caused the
fire.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-03
GROWTH IN STATE SCHOOLS
Report Indicates fl4saithy Increase lin
All Branches.

Report Indicates Hsaithy Increase In
All Branches.
To the vast army Of young persons
seeking education in Minnesota were
added during the past year 22,246 pu-
pills, according to figures made public
by G. G. Schulz, state superintendent
of education.
Each year sees an increase in the
number of students in Minnesota
schools and it will not be many years
before half a million young men and
women will be enrolled for work in
the public schools. According to the
educational directory, just issued by
Mr.. Schulz, there are 471,137 persons
going to school in institutions pro-
vided by the state.
e There are t1fty-nine more consol-
idated schools than year ago and
now 143 schools are conducted on the
consolidated plan. The consolidated
school had it's inception in Minnesota
four years ago.
There are 1913 teachers employed
In the public schools this year, an in
crease Of 1,o40 from 1894. The
need Of additional facilities for teach
ing the Minnesota youngsters resulted
in $50 new schools being started in
the last year, the total now being
9,254.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-03
is SIXTH IN TWO MONTHS
Another Minneapolis Murder Added to
Already Lone List.

Another Minneapolis Murder Added to
Already Long List.
John Kupchanko, twenty-one years
of age, was shot twice by holdup men
in an alley in the heart of Minneap-
oils, dying two hours later in the city
hospital.
He is the sixth person murdered in
Minneapolis within two months, and
the third man found dead in the St.
Paul road. passenger terminal district
within a week.
The sum of s55 was taken from
Kupchanko. Bystanders say they
heard screams, then two shots.
The police, who are attempting to
find the assailants, know that they
were with Kupchanko throughout the
evening, having supper at a restau-
rant and then visiting several saloons.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-03

quest congress to make a very largely
increased appropriation for the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce.
Secretary Red6eld believes that COM
mercial preparedness should not be
overlooked; that the United States is
facing a great and unusual opportuni-
ty for increased world commerce.
'The commercial agent service is the
backbone of the trade promotion or
ganization. It is anticipated that I'm.
der the appropriations asked for it will
be possible during the fiscal year 1916
II to make investigations Of the pos
sible foreign markets for cotton tex
tiles, motor vehicles, railway supplies,
boots and shoes, agricultural imple-
ments, furniture, machinery of all
kinds, electrical power equipment,
structural material, wearing apparel,
investment possibilities, etc. No large
increase will be asked by the bureau
for the establishment Of branch Of
fees in the United States, but the bu-
reau hopes to extend this service
through the cooperation Of the local
commercial organizations.
The commercial attache service has
been in existence just about a year.
It has proved so useful that an addi-
ton of ten commercial attaches will be
recommended. These attaches, it is in
tended, will be stationed in such i'm
portant countries as Japan, India,
South Africa, Spain, Scandinavia, It
ally, the Netherlands, the Balkan states,
Central America and Venezuela and
Colombia. With the present organiza-
ton the commercial attache service
will then cover practically the entire
world.
"A similar increase in the bureaus
work in promoting trade with Latin
America will be requested. This will
enable the bureau to conduct num-
Der Of special investigations there.
It is also planned to take up Sc
ries Of market investigations abroad
for the purpose of placing producers OF
raw materials and staple products in
closer and more intelligent contact
with foreign markets. There Is con-
slant demand for information with
reference to foreign markets for lum-
Der, coal, fruit. cotton, wheat, flour.
rice, etc., and congress will be asked
to make a special appropriation to ena-
BILE the bureau to supply the markets
Tor these products abroad
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-03
SHOT BY FORMER suIToR
Mill City Bride Wounded at ceIebra-
ton. of Weddinu.

Michael Krake shot Mrs. John
Winch of Minneapolis in the hip at
the latter's home in the Mill City at
dance celebrating the return of Mr..
and Mrs. Winch from their honey
moon trip.
Krake claims that Mrs. Winch, who
was Mrs. Laura Johnson prior to her
marriage a few days ago, had promis-
ed to marry him last summer and
that he had gone to the North Dakota
harvest field to earn money for the
wedding.
Krake also shot her partner, John
Yong, in the Leg Both were taken to
the city hospital, where it was said
their wounds are not serious.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-03
BIG BENEF|CENCE IS
PLANNED BY GAMBLER.
Nicholas do Szemers, HungaIi-
an, Proposing Aid to Soldiers.

Vienna.-Out of the ruck and roar
and miseries of war varied suggestions
have come, many Of them bearing on
the best way to deal with the soldiers
at the front who may come back alive
and whole or be permanently disabled
1t has remained for Hungarian no.
bic to help in solving the problem. He
lisa man who few years since star
tied Austro Hungary by winning more
than 100000 in single session in the
Vienna Jockey club from Count Joseph
Potocki. = It took only four plays at
baccarat in the fashionable gambling
resort of this city to transfer this I'M
mense asum from the young count to
the pockets of the sportsman and gam
bier. for high stakes, Nicholas de SEE
mere. F0rsHerr de Szemere owns one
Of the. most famous stables in the dual
empire and has won many of the class
ic races with his horses. Now, for the
time being at least, he has chosen to
forget the fascination of the race track
and to dedicate some of his enormous
winnings on the turf and at the gam
ing tables to caring for some Of the
soldiers when they return from the
war. incidentally, it may be stated
that Herr de Szemere is well known in
fashionable circles in New York city,
where he visited dozen years ago.
Herr de szemere proposes to present
Hungarian, German, Austrian and
Turkish soldiers of his own selection
with shares in property consisting of
thousands Of acres of land which he
will donate to the men lucky enough
to be chosen by him to live and work
upon it. He hopes by the inspiration
OF his gift to induce other large land
owners Of Hungary and Austria to fol-
low his example. His letter announc-
ing his intention has stirred the people.
Herr de Szemere's proposal can in a
measure be better understood in Amer.
lea by identifying it with the s.back
to the land" movement in the United
States.