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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-07-29

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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-07-29
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fden Rrieges 1T eine grDbere p0He.
menterie Z grportfirma in Berlin
seipprben. Mie Der Snbober ieinen
@ldubigern mitgeteilt bat. lit er nidt
III Der Gage, feinen W,rpfliAtumaen
nadb3utommen, ba er alein fir
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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-07-29

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reno eires Stlrmes lebtc1 Mo1ats
iii @i,p1ra la1lf, iit 1pieber pgebober
|approen llno lpiro balb mieber il,
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paratllr.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-07-29
NtutS aus MnsrQtine.

@egen @erfaufs bon beral1idenoen
1@etranfen obne 2i5ens mllrbe Stop
2effler borgeltern bon Midter Cleo.
1pbillls 81 $500 5troie uno Soften
pernrt6cilt. 3a er bas @el0 lid)t
be5ablen fonnte, muB er einen Mao-
nat ms eolntpgeiananib.
Die llniiormen fir sic Mitglie6er
Der 9atterie 6 merDen crit int nadr
iten Monat anlangen nr6 miil1cn Sic
'Soloaten eimIapeilen IN Gipilfleioern
erer5ierer. Die Cribs finoen iest
reaelmabie itott.
SelenL bie bier Sabre alte 6odter
bon Charles Se5trafe ul,o 6rau, 3
WSeilen norolid bon Ser Staot an Ser
Wtoscotp Moa0, aultrbe borgeitern
Madmittag aefabrlid perlett, als lie
bon einem 3fero ci1en 5hlag ms
I@eidt erbielt. Gas &ino mar etpa
cine Giertellh,noe beiinnungslos.
Or. 6. 9. SULTAN apllroe iofprt ge-
ruferL ser Die 8erlekte lit 9cbollo.
lung nafm. @s lit tpabrldeinlid,
Dob Dos a'ir6 0as redte Nlge perIie-
ren miro.
Ser 90 Sabre olte Oscar Mo6ert-
ion bon @ilton apl1roe Dor einige,1
|Iagen in @od Sslano BON @ege.
|lagerern nieoeraeihlagen urrb BE-
rallbt. Die aerle erbenteten cine
|llbr, S. III @aar ltrto Elm Galden-
melier. Der Maln fl,br NIT einem
Observation-Disclosures nod 3apenport,
no er III Der @oli5eiltation bon 81.
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@arnlng, bob er in 3ltfunft nid)ts
nlebr bon fleillen &1raben fal1fen lol.
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gen0ipo iteblel1 ober NIT Sem fir Sic
Igad,en erlangten @elbe l1nfl1g trei.
ben lluo Sdled)tigfeiten periiben.
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Madymittag SamlteI @ernaoie, EN-
Staliener, Ser III ser @eina 6abrii
mutt Ioer red)ten 8anb III cine &raut,
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gforton nabm Sen NerIebtel1 in @e'
banolung.
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gi1mpobnerilt bon Milscatine, lit ii
Ieoria, 81, ONT Sonntag %geltorber
lurb 1ullroe t0alelblt porgeltern Nad}
ntittag bceroigt. @err uub 6ral
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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-07-29

gen Gagen NIT Sri. gmiIp @obopsfp
perbeiratbet. 0as j1lnge @aar bot iid
III $50. $40 oitlid)e 81. StraBe, Gort-
latlo, bal1sli6 nicoergelallen.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-07-29

Sral1 SSo6n MillarS, cine friibere
g%impobnerilt bon Milscatine, lit III
Neoria, SssQ., ont Sonntag ~geltorben
lrlo muroe 0alelbit borgeitern Mad)-
.mittag bceroigt. @err unb 6rall
Sennilrg Mebbein, gltern Ser Ser
.itorbel,en, r~ei1tell 5llr 8eeroig1lng.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-07-29

@err S. Molbncr, friiherer gin-
mobner bon Wsoline uno berseitiger
2ofalreoafteur Ser Simps babier, bat
ii6 IN Mortlano. Oregon. Dor eini.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-20

I'm preparing a little cold lunch
for your friends who are coming to
play poker with you. Do you think
l ought to serve some of my home
made salad?"
Eyes, you might as well serve it.
I usually lose and so I guess they
won't mind the salad
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-20
ToDAY'S LENTEN DISH
BY Caroline Cna

Rice Tomato SOup.-Wash and
drain 1 cup Of rice. Put 2 tablespoon
fuls of melted crisco in sauce pan,
add rice and stir until rice is golden
brown. Add 1 quart if water, 2 table
spoonfuls of chopped onion, 1 Of
green pepper; 1 pint of canned to-
matO or 4 fresh ones. Allow to sim
mer slowly for 2 hours.
Salt to taste 1t the end Of the cook
ing. Serve in cups with a dash Of
grated parmesan cheese in each cup.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-20

there's a job waiting for you and the
calf ready for the butcher"
You bet your Ifep yelled Percy,
fiinging his arms about his father.
And Madame Ida, looking alter
nately at the door and at her $50,
realized that she would have to find
a new professor before the next
seance.
Copyright by w. G. Chapman.)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-20

love me, cherish my poor wife
81 don't know about that, Percy"
answered the old man thoughtfully.
81 understand that she can take pref
ty good care of the child
''Whatw shouted Percy, and for the
first time a dreadful suspicion began
to show itself in Madame Ida's man
ner. 'Have l a child?"
And you have let my wife and
child staTve on a dollar a day, you
internal scoundrelr" shouted the
ghost, throwing off it's trappings and
stTiding up to the father. Father,
it is 1 Percy, in flesh and blood. 1
am not a ghost
The old man rose stiffly out of his
chair.
E"That's just like you, Percy" he
said reprOachfuIIy. you never were
strong for veracity. First you tell me
you are a spirit and then you say you
aren't. Which am l to believer"
HE is a spirit, - cried Madame Ida.
''The elementals have got him and
built up a framework of flesh and
blood about him. I warned you, Mr.
Karpen. Your son is in summer
land
81 tell you L am human being, you
old impOstor," shouted Percy, clutch
ing his father by the arm. Father,
surely you know me. Look at meY'
ct does look like you, Percy" adj
mitted his father. But you know the
elementals are clever fellows. How
do 1 know you aren't in summerland
and that the elementals are just fool
ing me?"
"Of course they're fooling yOu,"
shouted Madame Ida angrily. you
aren't the first man that has been
fooled by an elemental. Why, Queen
Victoria once said to me"
'Im afraid you are an elemental,
Percy said his father, shaking his
head. and I'm sorTy, because if it
was really Vol I'd ask Won tn forget
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17

cept the offer on condition that the I'M
prneemant cumpahy pay the city an adj
ditional 81 006 fer repair work that
the. city has already done. # the agree
ment is accepted the city will do the
repair work itself, but the Mccarthy
company vi, ray for it.
Engineers o. The city believe that
they have a solution for the difficulty
in handling floods after heavy rains.
The council Monday night considered a
plan to install very large sewer pipe
extending from the humping station on
the bank Of the river 10 the first man
hole south, a distance OF $40 feet. A
saver pipe, eli ipsufficient size, is there
|a1 present. Engineers believe that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17
PAVING COMPANY
TO SETTLE CASE
City oil East Moline May Not Take
Action to Recover Bond Given by
Mccarthy Company.
MssSM
|ouAL-ITYI
Y!ai|

Opportunity will be given the Nc
Carthy Improvement company of Day-
export by the East Moline city coun-
Gil to make settlement for inferior
paving which was laid by the Iowa con-
Germ in that city. Decision had been
previously reached by the city Off
Gals TO file suit against the Mccarthy
company TO recover on paving bond.
AT a meeting of the council last even
ing it was voted TO submit a PROPOSE
ton for settlement TO the paving con-
Germ.
Last week the Mccarthy Improve
men: company. learning that the city
of East Moline was preparing TO start
suit because of alleged poor paving
that had been laid in that city, sub
mitted an offer TO City Attorney Fred
Railshaek which he in turn reported
TO the council last evening.
Alderman EisIer. after hearing the
proposition. moved that the city ac-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17

81 took your Com
pound and have a fine,
strong b a by. - Mrs
JOHN MITCHELL, Mas
sena, n. Y.
Lydia E. PinkElam's
Vegetable Compound is a
wonderful medicine for
eypectant mothers. -
Mrs, A. NJ. MYERS. Cor
donviile, Mo.
81 highly recommend
Lydia E. Pinkham $ Veg
etable Compound before
child birth, it has done so
much for me. - Mrs. E,
NJ. DoERR, r. r. /, Con-
shohocken, Pa.
II took Lydia E. Pink
ham Vegetable Com
pound to build up m v
system and h ave til 9
dearest baby girl in the
world. Mrs. NOSE
| BLAgELEY, Coalport, Pa.
81 praise the Com
pound whenever | have
q chance. 1t did so much
for me before my little
| girl was born. - - Mrs.
| E. W. SANDERS, Rowl-s-
| burg, ". Va
/ 81 to ok your Com
] pound before baby was
] born and feel ! owe my
] life to it. Mrs. WINNIE
j TMIIs. Winter Haven.
| Florida
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17
BOAT COMPANIES
REFUSE PASSENGERS

New York. Nov. i7-Passengers
who arrived here on the Cunard liner
saxonia today reported that consider
able rioting occurred AT the Liverpool
docks when Il men who had booked
passage In the second cabin. and more
than TOO other men, chiefly Irishnen OF
military age, were refused passage
after the liners crew had threatened
TO strike il any British citizen Of mill
tary age was allowed to sail. Officers
of the ship said there were a number OF
Englishmen and Weichmen in the
crowd. officials of the line decided TO
agree TO the demands OF the crew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17
Do You Need
A New Dining Room
abie-or Chairs?

Our Furniture section was
never so we'll prepared to
serve YOU as this season.
Beautiful suites and single
pieces are here in most of the
wanted patterns. Whether
YOU desire a dining room
table, chairs, buffet, serving
table, tea wagon, serving
trays or some other furniture
let us show YOU our complete
stock and quote YOU prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17

large pipe will materially reduce food
trouble. TIE TiEe Vas ordered laid,
Decision Was also resched TO place a
nav 1oer on the tr.dge at Eighteenth
slf&et and Eighteenth avenue and a
new gasoline tank ras ordered for
the pumping station. A note against The
ci.g III S ,batl was rtrthed, while $500
was paid o.. another :7ote # $4,000, held
by the East Moline Land company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17
MANY PREMIUMS
FOR FANCY BIRDS
Valuable Prizes Offered In Connection
With Association Show to Be
Held In Moline.
OYER ONE THOUSAND m EXHIBIT
oae Hundred In Cash to BE Awarded
These Winning Largest Num-
her of Points.

Premiums Of considerable valne are
offered by the Mississippi Valley
Tanciers' association in connection
with the annual poultry show which
opens nest week In Turner hail. Mo-
line. Indications now are that t.20o
birds will be entered. Officials of the
association are confident that the
show will be we'll deserving Of public
patronage and d large attendance dur
ing the week is expected, The pre-
MUM list
The association offers 800 cash, to
be awarded 10 the exhibitors winning
the largest number of points, accord
ing 70 American Poultry association
rule No. n, divided as follows, pro-
vided there are 10 or more entries in
each class. each exhibitor to compete
with only one variety in a class.
American c1ass-First, $50 cash.
second. SIS; third. SO.
Asiauc nlass-~First S. cash; sec
ond, $3.50
Mediterranean class 49, First. $3.50
cash; second. 81 cash third, $3.50
cash
English class-First, $40 cash: sec
0nd. $3.50 cash: third IS cash.
Polish Hamburg and French classes
First. $3.50 cash,
Games and game bantams, oriental
and ornamental bantam classes First,
$3.50 cash; second, $125 cash.
Turkeys, ducks and geese classes
First, $3.50 cash; second, SIPS cash.
The association offers to members Of
each speciality club; 500 if they enter
400 birds; $75 if they enter 400 birds:
$50 if they enter 200 birds; SIS if they
enter l0e birds
To the club accepting and showing
at least 100 birds the association will
give silver cups for hest cock, cocker
Ell. hen, pullet and pen; also one cup
for the best display; making total
Of six cups
The ASSOCIATION offers $50 for a pig
con aish as follows: First = -ize, $15.
second prize, $40; third prizo, S. The
Belgian Pigeon club of Moline win
have fuIl charge. winning birds to be
exhibited IN The show room as soon as
the contest ends,
The association offers 81 for the best
display of pet stock and 81 for second
hest
The association offers SIS for the
most successful hatch in the show
room 100 eggs to be entered
Freed Specials.
Buf Wyandolte-E. c. Boniger. Dav-
export offers $50 as follows First
eock S.; first cockerel, S.: first hen,
S. FIRST pullet, S.; first old pen, IS;
drst Young pen, S.. Fourteen birds to
iil in the singles and 10 pens to ill.
IN less than ID singles and 10 pens,
and more than seven singles and five
pens half the above prize will be paid
Partridge R0cb-Sweeney and Sim
''ipH' itbNh iSidHus pAef ga ds iot-
lows, First cock, SIS; first cocierel
IS, first hen, So; first pullet, So; first
pen. S.. Fourteen birds to fiji in the
singles and 10 pens to fill. In less
than "a singles and 10 pens and more
than seven singles and Eve pens. half
the above prize will be paid,
Single Cnrah and White T.ephnrns-
H B. Baasch. O. F, Freeman and O. NJ
Mcdaniel offer S25, az above.
Dark Cornish - Sweeney and Sim
mon. $25, as above.
Blue Andalusians - J. B. Oakleaf
$25, as above.
White Rocks-~0. NJ Myers and H
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17

EXPERIENCE
Mrs e. H. e.-s
pr one 871. :.
WANTEgT)-~-T our
work. Apply :
land.
WANT EI-)--Wais
helpers for re
town. s22.s0 y
and fare paid. =
ployment Agens
Rock Island.
WANTEI5-MaTds
WAN'TED--(SSirl c
forty, to do sss
or without laun
nome, lignf N0Ft
at sch Dol. Do no1
ferstand plain . coz
9Th St. or at SInE
WANTED onlpe
private family.
YOUNG girl for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17


Rooms
~~~~>--~
sIsements Be surs !
q !
Rates by
d modern: \
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A.shed rooms
week. best To-
outside rooms
room. modern
42et-Y. ~
ooms, strict
Sc. Phone
Harrison e
ms. Sa.o0 per
ts2 Perry.
for Hight
:. 100 r. 9Th;
4. Al West
ping rooms. I
uIshed rooms
No children
nth.
week Phons
~ desirable
Nc for one or
rntngs.
Srn furnished
.i66~L.
fern furnish ID
excellent loca-
children. Tel.
/ light house
tn Ave, Moline. /
Weeping rooms. |
m odern ROOM i
Call 342<-L,
j in. 225 T. It'll ]
/ w. Third.
ms. steam heat !
~ 90 per week.
-
sekeeptng rooms.
2 rooms. s3-a5.
k Island ST.
ms. 1911 Main
rooms, fur
sening, S4.5a
7o5h West
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suitable for
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icy
light h ousekeep-s
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rS-.e<H~s-4.
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fartment in the
kitchenette. bath,
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17
HAVE YOU
4 CHILD?

Many women long for children, but because of
sti1s durable physical arrangement are deprived
CT rms greatest Of ali happiness.
4. me women whose names follow were restored
u AoFha health by lydia E. Pinkhanl's Vcgeta-
pc Compound. M-ire and ask them about IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17

Gilman. Ili-R NJ Pollock. MAYOR
of Gilman and president OF the First
National hank here, is dead following
a naraiytie stroke Sunday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17

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far return to-
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ward.
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-05
THAW TO SHUN BROADWAY
Fire Scare at Blackstone Hotel at
Chicago as Crowd Awaits
Pittsburgher.

Chicago, Aug. An electrical ex-
plosion and fash of blue flames
from short circuited wires, followed
by smoke that filled the lobby, caused
excitement among the guests of the
Blackstone hotel when the insulation
on electrical connections in the dining
room caught fire.
Outside a nervous, excited crowd OF
several hundred men and women were
watching for the arrival of Harry
Thaw. They believed the hotel had
caught fire.
Thaw went to another hotel and re-
manned in secluson,
South Bend, Ind, Aug. 81 am
going to keep away from Broadway.
After this auto tour | will return to
Pittsburgh and live Just like any other
man.
These words were SPOKEN by Harry
X. Thaw at the oliver hotel before
leaving in his automobile for Chicago,
en- route to the Pacific coast. With
him are F. X. Johnston of New York
and P. z. Pembleton of Concord. n. H.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-05
CHARLES BECKER DIES
IN SING SING CHAIR
Former New York Police Lieutenant
Is Fifth Man to Pay Penalty for
Murder plot.

Ossining, N. Y, July 31.-Charles
Becker. former police lieutenant in
New York. went to his death in the
electric chair In Sing Sing peniten-
tiary shortly before six O'Clock Fri
day morning.
His was the fifth life which the
state demanded for the conspiracy
which resulted in the murder Of Her
man Rosenthal, the gambler, who was
shot down in front Of the Metropole
hotel In New York on July 16, 1912.
Becker had been convicted of hir-
ing band of thugs to do away with
Rosenthal to prevent the exposure OF
police graft in New York city's Ten
derloin.
The four gunner who were convict
ed of the actual shooting-"Dago
Frank" Lefty" Louis, Whitley
Lewis. and "Gyp the Blood"-were ex-
ecuted April 10, 1914.
Becker's execution was carried out
only after every legal effort had been
extended to save him. He was con-
victed in the first trial ending on Oc-
tober "a, 1912, and was sentenced to
death, but later was granted a new
trial which, however, resulted In sec
ond conviction on May 20, 1914, and
the passage Of the second death sen.
tence.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-05
MEANING OF RUSS RETREAT
French Minister Of Marine Says Move
Is Wise One-Momentary Causes
Soon Disappear.

Paris, Aug. 3-"The retreat of the
Russian army does not cause US the
least anxiety 1t will not be long be-
fore its momentary causes disappear
said Victor Augagneur, French minis.
ter of marine 1--WE appreciate the
real value of the wise and heroic de-.
cision of the Russian general in chief
not to allow himself to be shut up in
fortified places, but to profit by the
immense extent of the country where
in he maneuvers. destroying in his
retreat many thousands Of the enemy
pending the time when he will resume
the offensive against the exhausted
Austro-Germans.
This retreat movement is adapted
especially to the strategic conditions
of the country. On the part of all the
allies efforts by sea and land will con-
tinue indefatigably,"