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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-08-21
other points, not speaking Of those
brought from Canada, India, and Aus
tralia.
FLOWING UP THE BRITISH ISLES

The international Harvester company
now supplying the British government
with an enormous quantity Of steam
plows, and shipment is being made as
rapidly as special fleet of steamers
can carry them. These plows are of
gigantic proportions, and it is said they
have already increased the tillable acre
age of the British Isles twenty per cent.
One English authority has said that
these implements of "dreadnaught"
dimensions will "in all probability bring
about the agricultural regeneration of
this fertile but never properly titled
land of ours"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-08-21
Summer Shoes

You have doubtless heard of the extra
ordinary values in low Summer Shoes.
An opportunity like this seldom occurs.
No matter if you don't wear them up this
season, get them and be ready early for
next season. The price is well worth
saving.
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Boys Suits Going Cheap

Many parents are taking advantage Of
these cheap offers. 1t reduces the cost Of
living so nicely, enabling you to buy other
things with the money that you save on
clothes.
A nice suit for $2.78 that regularly sellsfor
$3.50; or on the higher priced goods you
can save as much as $500 on one suit.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR
LEAVES OF HEALING

Healy has stated his intention of driv
ing every fiirt" from the lake shore.
I'm going to show these fellows what |
think Of them, by having them all
locked up" he said. mo pulls will save
them"
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THE THEOCRAT

A Weekly Paper advocating the Rule Of God
in the Individual in the Home, in the State,
in the Nation, and in the World
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The values you get on Suits is re-
markable

If you enthusiastic about getting Of these
SUITS probably because you have considered the
advantage. Step in once and just see what's going.
A suit for $7.40 worth $1,000. Wouldn't you be
pleased walk along and pick up and half dol
lars? Well here it is, pick it up.
you of those fine top notch Sunday Suits
regular peach of suit---worth $780, you get
them during this sale for only $16.9s There is clear
saving of over $500 Isn't that worth picking up
And all other prices reduced proportionately.
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ARE YOU

getting your coupons with every
2Fc purchase, to secure one Of the
three designs Of Apiece
DINNER SET
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17
CHICAGO RECEPTION
FOR PISS j. ADDAMS

Chicago, III, July 17.-Chicago has
Jane Adams. chairman of the Wo-
mans International Peace congress,
which recently met al The Hagne. on
her return 70 this city next Thursday.
The plans, IS announced today, in
clude a mass meeting At which prac-
ticaliy every civic and social organ
ization in the city viii he represented
The city Itself win be represented by
an aldermanic committee. Miss AID
dams will speak on herpeGperieneess in
Europe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17
DAY IN DAVENPORT

DAVENPORT 80. 49, Sc. 40, ..- ...
Claim Father Zoo Emphatic 3l,H f0d
because Jacob NoeIIer. ll05 West
Seventh street, attempted to use re
verse English on the 7spare-the-Tod-
nd-spoil-the-child" theory and admin
istered to his son a severe Chastsing
Thursday, ueighbOrs complained and
the parent was arrested on complaint
signed by r. l.. kIauer In police
court yesterday morning Mr. and Mrs.
Moeller told Magistrate Roddewig
they believed they We're within their
rights in cbasusing their child. The
magistrate cautioned 1GoeIer not to be
too severe and dismissed him.
Many Apply for Posts on Force
Many able bodied men ia Davenport
are making application for Jobs on
the police force during the past few
weeks. Five application blanks were
taken out at the Office OF City Clerk
Hugo MoeIler Thursday. During the
past month those men Of physical
prowess who have aspired to the
place number about twenty five. It is
due to the many changes which have
already been made and the evident in,
tention of other changes in the depart
ment IN the rear future that the appii-
cations have been received, Most Of
the applicants are c0gnizant Of the fact
that the pension system protects the
aged officers. and there are a number
who are nearing the mark The de
partment vacancies have recently
been filed by the addition of Two new
officers, however. Right at this time
there are no vacancies. Hints at
further shaking up of the department
have not been verified by Chief of Po-
lice Schramm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17
REMINGTON CONCERN
ENGAGING MEN HERE

william Fl. Johnson, manager Of the
military and promotion department
of the Remington Arms company of
New York, is in Rock Island for the
purpose of engaging men expert in
the manufacture Of army rifles, the
concern having orders already on
hand from the European belIigerents
that viii keep it busy two or three
Years. The company has under con-
struction at Eddysville, Pa, a factory
that viii give employment to $4,000
hands, Mr. Johnson said.
We are not coming here TO make a
raid on the forces of employees at
Rock Island arsenal" Mr.. Johnson
explained. Small arms are no long
er manufactured here, the plant hav-
ing been transferred to Springfield,
Mass Our people were Of the i'm
preston that there were still left in
the community a number Of men who
had become expert in small arms man
ufacturing and who might be attract
ed by such an offer as we are in posi-
ton to make them at this time Our
plan is 10 take the experts and put
them at the head of schools which we
must organize to fit men to take the
thousands of Jobs we Will have open
soon It is particular work and we
must have the best of expert labor
Men we are employing here we are
giving a two-year contract. Colonel
John T. Thompson, who installed the
small arms plant at the Rock Island
arsenal, is now with the Remington
company, having been retired by the
government"
Mr.. Johnson is stopping at the New
Harper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17
MAY FLIES VISIT
CITY BY MILLION
Clouds of Ephemera FIJI Air and Fit
About Street Lights and Display
Windows.
DEAD ARE HEAPED on PAVEMENT
Come From River in Swarms and
Cause Great Inconvenience to
People on the Streets.

Last evening marked the annual ad-
vent Of the May flies to this city Mil
lions Of these insects fitted about the
lights, chung to display windows in
front of lighted stores, or erawIed over
the clothing of people in the streets
While they caused great inconvenience
the number was not nearly so large as
that of last year.
Although harmless. since they have
no mouth, nor can they sting, they are
large and can cling SO that only the
most persistent snip" of the finger
will remove them. In the business
section Of the city they were particu-
larIy numerous. clouds of the insects
fitting in the air, dashing blindly
against the plate glass windows of
stores.
This morning there were heaps of
them on the pavement, mostly under
meath the street lights, They died
during the night, since they are born
to live for but a day.
known As "Ephemera.7
The flies are known to science as
"ephemera." An authority says of
them. "Ephemera, name of a genus
of insects usually cIassed with the
pseudo-neuroptorous insects Of the
family Epeneridae They are often
known as day flies OF May flies, some
what resemble dragon flies, and as
adults live only for one day. They
have a vacarious larval existence in
water, sometimes lasting for two or
three years. During the pupa stage
wings are grown The insect. as it
merges from the water, is called sub
image and after shedding its delicate
covering becomes a full grown image
These have a thin body, the abdomen
ending in fine flaments, flmy wings
short awI-shaped antannae, and rudi-
mentary mouth parts. They haunt
river banks and ponds on summer
evenings The sub-image and the i'm
age are used as bats by anglers and
are called green brakes and gray
brakes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17
SUICIDE VERDICT IN
CASE OF FRANK HOLT

Mineolas, n. Y, July 17.-Arter hear
ing the testimony Of several witnesses
Coroner Jones rendered a verdict OF
suicide by jumping from a prison tier
in the case Of Erich Muenter, alias
Frank Holt who shot J. P. Morgan, ex-
ploded a bomb in the capitol at Wash
ington and intimated in a letter to his
wife that he had placed q bomb on one
or more ocean steamships.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

In Divorce Court Alleging deser-
ton. Emma Danielson has filed suit
against Martin DanieIsCn for divorce.
The couple was married IN Clinton,
Ill, March u, 1906. and on Aug. -,
1912, defendant left the plaintiff
Plaintiff asks that she be given the
right TO use her maiden name, Emma
Haseman.
Original notice of suit for divorce
has been fled Nby Eva Nahrgang
aaginst Charles Nahrgang, desertion
and statutory grounds being the al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

ASKS $4,000 fer Contract Breach
Suit for $4,000 has been filed against
A J. D. Moeiler by Ed Bischod, alleg-
ing breach of contract in failing TO
complete deal involving several thou
sand dollars. a fiat building in Rock
Island and a 155-acre tract Of land in
Scott county were some Of Athe items
scheduled to be in the trade
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17

legations. Betty & Betty are the at
lorneys- Plaintiff also asks the Gus
toby Of the minor son, Albert Nahr-
gang.
On a charge Of deseruon, EIecta
Mae Wright asks for a divorce from
Ralph Wright, her petition being fled
by Attorney J. a. Hauley yesterday
morning. They were married Oct, ..
1901. ia Davenport. Defendant de
serted plaintiff in February, 1912. She
also asks for the custody Of the five
minor children, Ida, aged Is, David,
aged II; Viola, s years old, Bernard,
6 and Edith, aged T.
ASH Release OF Wi,ness-EHorts to
obtain the release Of Cecil Osborne.
chief witness for the state in the in
junction proceedings under the red
light law against the Rtvergiew hotel,
were defeated Thursday night when a
state charge was filed against the girl
to insure her appearance at the hear
ing. Fred Nollmer, representing the
father-in- of the girl, made an offer
to pay her fine, imposed on q charge
of immoral life, and her immediate re
lease from jail was demanded. Until
the filing of the petition for an iujunc-
5i0n asking the closing of ths River
view hotel, the place from where the
Osborne girl was taken, her father-in-
law betrayed very little concern. Then
he commissioned Fred Vollmer to pay
the girls fine and to take steps for
her immediate release. The county
attorney Immediately filed charges of
prostitution against the girl, and she
lis still being held by Matron Hill The
Osborne girl is one of the states prin-
cipal witnesses in the case against Will
liam Reins, proprietor and Gustav A.
Rooster, Jr., owner of the Riverview
hosiery, and her detention assures
her appearance at the hearing before
Judge Let's Monday, Lena Matheuey
is also q witness in the case. Monday
is the time set for the hearing on the
petition for the injunction proceedings
against the famous or infamous hotel
on the river bank Afiidavits have
been secured from the Osborne girl to
support the states case and the county
attorney is optimistic for results in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-17
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states favor. I'VE are going to go right
on cleaning these places out" said
Prosecutor Jebens today. The River
view hotel, being the most notorious
and brazen in its violation of the law,
is only the first one on the list. The
city has been overrun with these
houses and prostitution conducted as
blind pigs for years and have been
daily growing worse Tt has got to
stop and we are going to stop it. Other
places conducted along shady lines
would do wei TO take warning from
our operations against the Rivervtew
think many of them will"
Workman Sustains Fracture of Rib
Michael Delaney, a workman en-
ployed at the Sieg Iron company's new
building on Fifth and Iowa streets,
sustained d fractured rib this after
noon when he was crushed between
two wagons Or. George Decker was
summoned and he was removed to St
Luke's hospital Tor treatment It is
understood his injuries are not
serious.
o.
Discuss Plans fer Hose H0use-Dis-
cussion as to the architecture of the
new hose house to be erected at 1926
East Locust street was the primary
object Of the meeting OF the fire com
mittee Of the city council with Archi-
tect B. w. Gartside yesterday after
noon, The fire committee. composed
OF Aldermen Waterman, Gosch and
Brehmer, called the meeting in order
that the plans may be pushed, The
committee will discuss with the archi-
tect the outline of the building to be
erected. The new hose house will take
the place OF Company No. 3. now 10
Gated at the top Of Harrison street hill.
The old headquarters viii be abandon
ed and probably put on the market.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-28
Report Shows That Nation
Has 100000 Soldiers
in Depots Behind Lines
Ready to Fill Up Gaps.
Tcorespondc7ce Of TIE Associated Pres. ]


London. March 1S.-Follo,Cing are
hs second, third and fourth install
ments Of Pert J and Part II in fail
Of the historical rerje'o eptan0ting
from the French Var Office Of the
opero'jons IN the iceStejn theatre Of
ear from its beginning up to the
end Of J0niurH
The second inSt0lmcnt Of Part
deals jrith:
The Tictory Of the Marine, Sep
fembcr 6 10 Is.
2-Thc Right Of Von KIUck's
Armp Threatened.
The third ipstolmcnt Of Part
deals ,ri't the Rush to the Sea, Sep
tembcr Is TO october 23.
The joUtb instalmcnt Of Part /
discusses the Operations in Flanders,
DEALING particularly 'cjth the STRAIT
can Of the German attack and the
reasons for It's failure.
The first iustoImcnt ,cas pubishcd
in The Tribune. Tuesday. March 16.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-28

the Lille district and further to the
north.
There remained the Belgian army.
On leaving Antwerp on October q the
Belgian army. which was covered by
5000 British bluejackets and 5000
French bluejackets, at first intended to
retire as far as to the north Of Calais,
but afterward determined to make a
stand in Belgian territory. Unfortu-
nately, the condition of the Belgian
troops, exhausted by struggle Of more
than three months, did not allow any
immediate hopes TO he based upon
them. This situation weighed on our
plans and delayed their execution.
On October IL we reached the front
Of Ypres- Messines -Neuve Eglise- -Mer-
Vile -Lestrem Richebourg Saint Vast.
On the 18th we made progress TO the
east of Ypres. On tho 18th our cav
airy even reached Roulers' and Corte-
mark But IL was now evident that, IN
view of the continual reinforcing OF
the German right, our left was not
capable Of maintaining the advantages
obtained during the previous few days.
To attain our end and make our front
inviolable a fresh effort was necessary.
That effort was Immediately made by
the dispatch to the north of the Lys
of considerable French forces. which
formed the French army of Belgium.
French Army of Belgium.
The French army Of Belgium con-
sisted, TO begin with. OF two territorial
divisions, four divisions of cavalry and
a naval brigade. Directly after its con-
stitution it was strengthened by ele~
ments from other points on the front.
whose arrival extended from October
27 to November II. These reinforce
ments were equivalent altogether in
value to five army corps, division Of
cavalry, a territorial division and six
teen regiments of cavalry, plus sixty
pieces of heavy artillery.
Thus was completed the strategic
manGuvre defined by the instructions
of the general in chief on September
II and developed during the five fol
lowing weeks with the ampleness we
have just seen. The movements of
were methodically combined with the
pursuit of operations, both defensive
ard offensive, from the Disc to the
North Sea
On October % our left, bounded six
weeks earlier by the Noyon district,
rested on Nieuport, thanks to the sue
cessive deployment of five fresh armies
three French armies, the British
army and the Belgian army
Thus the coordination decided upon
by the general in chief attained its end.
The barrier was established. 1t re-
mained to maintain it against the
enemy's offensive. That was the OBJ
ject and the result of the battle Of
Flanders, October % TO November ! 5.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-28
German Losses at Battle OF
User Put at 10000
Younger Officers Replace
Older in Jofre's Army.

points Of UieW Of numbers, quduty
and equipment.
In the higher command important
changes have been made. II has, in
fact, been rejuvenated by the promo
ton of young commanders OF proved
quality TO high rank All the old gen
erals who at the beginning Of August
were at the head of large commands
have been gradually eliminated, some
as the result of the physical strain OF
war and others by appointments to
territorial commands. This reJuVena-
tion of the higher ranks Of the army
has been carried out in farreachlng
manner, and it may be said that It has
embraced the grades of the military
hierarchy from commanders Of brl-
gades to commanders of armies.
The result has been 10 lower the
average age of general officers by ten
years. To-day more than three-todrthS
of the officers commanding armies and
army corps are less than sixty years
of age. Some are considerably younger.
A number of the army corps command
ers are from forty-siX 10 ntty-tour
years of age and the brigade com
manders are usually under hity. There
are. in fact, at the front extremely few
general officers over sixty years, ana
these are men who are IN fuil posses
sion of their physical and intellectual
powers.
This rejuvenation of the high com.
mand was facilitated by number OF
circumstances, notable among wh1ch
were the strengthening OF the hlgher
regimental ranks carried out during the
three years preceding the war, as
result of which at the outset OF the
campaign each infantry regiment nao
two lieutenant colonels and each cav.
airy and artillery regiment coIohrl
and a lieutenant colonel, and also the
system of promotion for the duration
of the war. Many officers who began
the war as cOlone.s now command OfI-
gades. Some are even at the nead OF
divisions or army corps. Abllty proved
on the field of battle Is now lmhe-
diately recognized and utilized, ana III
this wav it has been possible to pro-
vide in the most favorable manner lOr
the vacancies created by the changes
in command which were considereu
necessary in the first weeks OF the war
The higher grades OF the ffeHcn
army are inspired by a remarKaDIe
unity in the matter OF military theory
and by a solidarity of spirit "hlch
has found striking expression IN tne
course of the numerous moves OF army
corns from one part OF the theatre Oh
onerations to another, which have been
Iarried out since the beginning OF the
New-York tribune., 1915-03-28

many officers and non-com ommissioned Of
fcers, discharged as conyalescents after
being wounded. are utilized in order 20
give practical turn to instruction.
There are still many voluntary enlist
ments. and with all these resources o.
men the army can count upon rel J.
forcements. soon to be available, which
will considerably augment its offensive
power
The quality Of the troops has IN
proyed perceptibly since the beginning
OF the war. The men have become
CcntInbed on page 4. column 5
New-York tribune., 1915-03-28

men in the depots as at the front, in
other words, about 1,250,OOO. Further
supplies of men are provided by the
class Of 1915 and the revision Of the
various categories Of men Of military
age previously exempted on grounds OF
health or for other reasons from the
duty of bearing arms. As result of
this measure nearly half a million men
have been claimed for the army, almost
all Of whom after rigorous physical
tests have been declared fit for military
service.
In the depots in which the new sol
diers are being trained the services OF
New-York tribune., 1915-03-28
PART II.
CHAPTER I.
FRENCH ARMY * 1T IS.

Part II deals erhausiireiy NTH the
condition Of the army after sir
months of ,cqr, the higher COM
mand, the supply Of officers and non
commissioned officers and of NUM-
tions OF tcqr of on kinds and the
transport and duriIiary services.
The compiler OF the report, BEGIN
nina his rcUiew on February |, states
that the condition OF the French
army Is excellent and Gpprecidbiy
superior to Uhdt /, ICds al the be-
aiming Of the Wdr from the three
New-York tribune., 1915-03-28
CHAPTER II.
TIE VICTORY OF THE MARINE.
The Right Of Won kluck's Army
Threatened.

l. one examines on the map the re-
spective positions Of the German and
French armies on September 6. as pre- %
vious.y described. Il will be seen that
bv his infection coward NeauN and
Cou,owmicrS. General Won Kluck was
exposing his right to the offensive
action of our left. This is the starting
pc.rt o. che victory of the M&rnc
On the evening of September our
left army had reached the front,
Peucharl- Saint -SoUdet-ver. On the 6th
and 1tr 70 continued its attack vigor-
ously with OUrcQ "a the objective On
.he evening Of she 9TH II was some kilO-
metres from Ourcq. on the front Cham
bry-N -c. ly-LisleuN-Acy en- Multien.
On the Sth the Germans, who had in
great haste reinforced their right by
bringing their I'd and 4th Army Corps
back 20 the north, obtained some sue
cesses by attacks Of extreme violence.
They occupied Beth. Thury- y-en-Nalo ols.
and NGnteUil Uil-le-ilaudouln. But in spite
o. This pressure our troops held their
ground well. In a brilliant action they
took three standards. and. being rein
forced, prepared "a new attack FOR the
10Th. A. the moment that this attack
vas about 10 begin the enemy was al
ready In retreat toward the north. The
stack became a pursuit. and on the
18th we established ourselves on the
Aisne
Left OF Won kluc!'s Army Threatened.
Why did the German forces which
we're confronting US and on the even
.ng before attacking so iurlouSly re-
treat or the morning OF the 10th? Be
cause IN bringing back on the 9th sew
eral army corps from the south TO the
north TO face our left the enemy had
exposed his left TO the attacks of the
British army, which had Immediately
faced round toward the north, and to
those Of our armies which were pro
lonc.cs the English lines 10 the right
This IS what the French commander
had sought 20 bring about. This Is
what happened on September 8 and
allowed O. the DEVELOPMENT and re-
aso.litatIon which il was to effect.
On the 9Th the British army had set
out from the line Rozcy-Lagny and
had t-at evening reached the south
ward bank Of the Grand NORM. On
he 7th and s'h 10 continued its march,
and ON the 9Th had debouched 20 the
north Of the Narne below Chateau
Cherry, taking in flank the German
n. orces which on tha. day were oppos-
ue. on the Ourcq, our left army. Then
t was that these forces began 20 re-
.rea. while the British army, going in
pursuit and capturing seven guns and
'any prisoners. reached the Alsne be-
tween Scissors and LongueNal.
The role of the French army which
'as operating to the right of the Brit
army was thrccfoid. 1t had TO SUP
2. the British attacking on its left.
" had on IT'S right 20 support our cen
70. which. from the eth Of September,
, been subjected TO a German at
= Of great violence. Finally, its
ssion was 20 throw back the three
active army corps and the reserve corps
which faced IT. On the 7th IL made a
ieap forward, and on the following
days rea a,hed and crossed the Marine,
aeizing. after desperate lighting, guns,