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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17
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William 4. Meese of Moline last
night addressed $50 members of Al
louez council, Knights of Columbus,
at their club rooms in the Electrical
building on Historical Illinois, The
lecture was highly entertaining. Mr.,
Meese having an abundance of knowl-
edge on the early history of the state.
The talk was made additionally at
tractive by stereopticon slides. Initial
steps were taken by Allouez council
last night for class adoption to be
held in the near future. NJ II. Sexton
grand knight. appointed committees
on arrangements, to select a date and
to care for other features of the event
On the night Of Thanksgiving day,
Nov. %, there will be a lecture which
will be open to the public at the
/ Knights Of Columbus hall. Anthony
Matre, who was orator at the Column
bus day exercises here, will talk on
Rome, the Vatican, and Cstaeombs. -
The lecture will be illustrated.
AT the special conyocation OF Rock
| Island chapter No, IS, Royal Arch Ma
| sons last evening, six candidates We're
giFen the royal arch degree. Officers,
candidates and workers enjoyed din
ner at the Colonial hotel at o'clock,
preceding the work Next Tuesday,
another class of six candidates will be
given the royal arch degree.
I Past worthy matrons and past wor-
thy patrons will confer the degree
work on class of candidates at a
special meeting of Rock Island chap
ter. No. 269. 0. T. S, this evening at
Masonic temple Mrs. Luella Seward.
of this city. will act as worthy ma
tron and Vernon Higley. as past wor-
thy patron, Visitors are expected
from Davenport. Andalusia, Port BY
ron, Coal Valley and Presumption
| eixty-six candidates were initiated at
the regular meeting of the Rock Is
land aerie, No. 956, Fraternal Order of
Eagles, held last night at Eagles hall.
The Moline drill team was present and
put on some work. Nearly 500 mem
bers attended the meeting. which was
one of the biggest of the year. Fol-
lowing the business session social
hour was enjoyed. Next Tuesday night
a class Of 10 candidates will be in
itiated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17

Kewanee. Ill.-Two charter members
OF the First Congregational church
here. H. T. Lay and Mrs. T. P. Pierce
were present at the 60th anniversary
celebration of the church. Professor
F. G. Ward of Chicago delivered an adj
dress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-17

March 2 was set aside as The date
for celebration In commemoration Of
Evening journal., 1915-05-15

ii all a mistakel
Most significant is the Presidents
plain declaration that expressions Of
regret and offers of reparation will
not satisfy If the practice of Ger
many's submarine warfare on neutral
commerce and neutral ships Is to con-
tinue. In other words, Germany must
squarely back down from the posi-
tion in the note transmitted by Am
bassador Gerard this week; il must
cease its wantOn work of numbering
neutrals or the government of the
United States will not be satisfied
Naturally the mind turns TO conse-
quences. The position of of Wash
ington as it is generally understood
is that il will do nothing 10 invite
war. If Germany takes offence at the
Presidents note II may declare war
upon the United States if it wishes.
On the other hand, if the German re-
ply does not fulfil the ideas of presi-
dent Wilson, then another bridge Will
have to be crossed, because IL will
have been reached.
And if another American ship is
ornedoed. the only thing to be done
will ue 70 start the Atlantic fleet to
MdAu Aht " al AOlts
The vsgaries of diplomatic lang
uage pass all understanding. Why, foa
instance. should the note TO Germany
say "The government of the United
States cannot believe that the COM
manders Of the vessels which commit
ted these acts of lawlessness did so
except under a misrepresentation of
the orders issued by the imperial nav
al authorities. II takes il for granted
that at least withia the practical pos
sibilites of every such case the COM
manders even OF Submarines we're OK
pected TO do nothing that would in
yolve the lives of non-cOmbatants or
the safety Of neutral ships"
Why, every schoolboy in the United
States knows that the orders to Ger
man commanders we're most explicit,
that Germany notified the world that
they were going to do this very
thing. that the German Embassy at
Washington advertised the hellish in
tention. and that several days after
the sinking of the Lusitania the Ger
man Ambassador and Herr Or. Dern-
burg declared solemnly that neutral
ships would be torpedoed just as they
had been in the past
Was this a sop to the Peace at any
] Price element in the Cabinet?
Evening journal., 1915-05-15
With The Pafaqraphers

The President has spoken. The future relationship
OF the two nations depends upon Germanys answer
Boston Traveller
The Presidents stand has been taken firmly against
repetition of the Lusitania outrage. The American
people have asked him TO do less. and they should
not at this moment ask him to do more-Boston Globe
President Wilson's note to Germany cannot fail to
satisfy the highest expectations of the American
pie. There can be mistake whatever TO the in
tontons and purposes of the American government-
New York World
There has never been but flag under which the
German American has fought. There can be but
one flag under which he will fight And that flag
is the Stars and Strpes.-Herman Ridder in the New
York Stats zeitung.
To President Wilson's communication addressed
through the Secretary of State 20 the German Govern
ment every American citizen. would be willing TO afix
his signature in approval of its firm but temperate tone
and the ndisputable Justice of its representations and
demands-New York Times.
The note is all that such message from
justly aggreved nation TO the aggressor nation should
be- In il is the voice of the American people at its
finest and best II is a powerful appeal TO German
sanity. The United States would be a craven among
nations if she to refuse to protect citizens in the
pursuance Of peaceful and lawful iourneys-Boston
Post.
The United States never had a President possessed
OF greater skill in the of the mother tongue than
Mr. Woodrow Wilson. And he has written great
state paper-if may assume the latest message 10
be of his composition-more exactly suited TO the
occasion tnan that which is spread before readers
his morning-Boston Herald.
Evening journal., 1915-05-15

to accc unit, not in a spirit of anger,
but in polished phrases, every word
OF which goes straight to the mark.
OF course. the Imperial German
Governments orders to the comman-
ders Of the submarines have been mis-
understood. OF course. things will be
different in the future" In this man
ner the President gives the Kaiser a
chance TO save his face and to change
his methods.
With distress and amazement" the
President has learned of the sinking
of the Falaba and the drowning OF an
American passenger: of the attack on
the American vessel Cushing by a
German aerOplane; of the tOrpcdoing
of the American steamship Gulflight
and of the sinking of the Lusitania.
He cannot bring himself TO believe
that these acts. so absolutely con-
trary to the rules, the practices and
the spirit of modern warfare" could
have the sanction of the German Gov
ernment. He looks to the German
Government TO correct the unfortun-
ate impressions that have been Gre
ated. In studied sentences the Presi-
dent informs. the German Government
that this government cannot permit
the adoption of measures that will abb
breviates the rights of American ship
masters or of American citizens
bound on lawful errands as passen-
gers on merchant ships os belliser-
ent nationality. He assumes that the
German Government accepts the rule
that the lives of non-combatants,
whether they be CT neutral citizen
ship or of citizens Of one of the ma
tions at war, cannot lawfully or right
fully be put in Jeopardy, and that
il recogni yes the obligation TO take
the usual precaurion Of visit and
search.
In brief, the government Of the
United States takes the position that
an American citizer, no matter upon
what ship he may be voyaging, cam
not be murdered Nor can the citi-
zen of any other nation, for that mat
ter The ship may be visited and
searched and even destroyed after
that, but no life must be put in jeO-
pardy. Since submarines cannot visit
and search and care for the lives of
passengers. it is manifest tnat they
cannot be used against merchant men
without an inevitable violation OF
many sacred principles of Justice and
Evening journal., 1915-05-15
Americas Message To Germany
THROUGH President Wilson
(From the New York Herald)

The President has expressed the
unanimous voice of the great Ameri-
ian republic. Whatever may have
been the apprehensions OF the nation
stirred to its very soul by the great
est series of outrages ever perpetrat-
ed upon a neutral country, these APP
prehensions vanished with the perus-
al of the note cabled last night 10 Ger
many. It might have been stronger;
It might have been weaker; twill
serve. Mr.. Wilson has overcome the
influence of those members of his
cabinet who are for peace at any
price. He has lived up to the very
best traditions Of his character In
document which makes no threat but
which with the greatest solomnity
states the unalterable position of the
American government. he has made a
request on Germany which Is suscep-
tihle of but a single meaning. He
evidently expects that Germany will
"disavow the acts of which the gov
ernment of the United States COM
plains" That Il "will make repara-
tion so far as reparation is possible
for injuries which are without meas
'Nhn 10 "wtil fakn immediate
sieps to prevent recurrence of any
thing so obviously subversive of the
principles Of warfare" for which Ger
many has "in the past so wisely and
so firmly cOntended." lie looks to
Germany for just and prompt en-
lightened action on this vital matter.
Expressions of regret and offers Of
reparation in the case of destruction
Of neutral ships sunk by mistake"
cannot Justify or excuse a practice
the natural and necessary effect Of
which is TO subject neutral persons
and neutral nations TO new and inn
measurable risks
And finally he says that Germany
will not expect the government of
the United States TO omit any word
or act necessary for the perform
ance of its sacred duty of maintain
ing the rights of the United States
and its citizens and its safeguarding
their free exercise and enjoyment"
Words could not be palmer. In the
body of his message TO Germany. lay
ing the ground for the demands quot
ed above, President Wilson inhicts
upon the imperial German govern
ment a castigation of a whip of
scorpions. And yet he gives Germany
the benefit of the doubt. 1t can call
Evening journal., 1915-05-15
SATURDAY MAY is, 1915
THE CLERGY AND PENsIONs.

n NE Of the most important things done at the twenty
~ ninth annual convention Of the Protestant Epis-
copal Diocese Of Delaware held in Dover on last We'd
nesday, the adoption of the church pension plan
that previously had been endorsed by the General
yenton of the Protestant Episcopal Church In brief
the proposal is that any clergyman who has reached
the Of 6S years. who has been disabled by ill
ness accident, at any age shall be entitled to an
annual pension of $780, Provision also is made for
the widows and the dependent children Of clergy
men.
Delaware churchman were fully convinced OF the
wisdom underlying the pension plan although some OF
them were opposed to its sliding scalen provision In
Difference TO their opinion the plan was adopted with
proyiso that it's the of the Delaware conven-
ton that that provision should be eliminated as quickly
possible.
The action OF the Delaware convention should be ex-
ceedngly pleasing to cergymen in this diocese and the
members OF their families. The plan il is asserted is
based sound insurance principles and received
the approval Of experienced actuaries That being true
1t will supply to clergymen and their dependents pro-
tectons that greatly to be desired II will enable
who devotng their lives to promote the well
fare OF mankind and who, a rule receive salaries
so small that they cannot lay aside much for the rainy
day that is TO to face the future with greater
confidence both regards themselves and those who
depend upon them for support
Evening journal., 1915-05-15

munty, give great satisfaction wherever they have
been established Mr.. Foght admits that out of 5000
teachers replying TO his inquiries only seventy
live in homes provided by the community. He asserts
however, that teachers who have such homes find IL
possible to become permanent community leaders.
I'm the few communities reporting permanent homes"
declares the bulletin, "the teachers usually able to
project the school into the home and draw the home
close TO the school Where teachers cottages are pro-
vided these aside from making the teachers own
lives more attractive naturally become raying
ers for all community activities"
The Investigations OF Mr.. Foght reveal that in rural
United States the time for each publicschool
teacher to remain in any school is less than two
years Of 14O days each Ths average says the
bulletin, "is much less for majority of the teach
ers the few permanent professional teachers alone
bringing it up close to the two-year level"
AS the average age when teaching is begun is 10
years and the number of years only six and
one-haf the bulletin statistics show that the rural
public schools Of the country taught largely by
young unmarried men and wemen who have idea Of
following teaching profession.
The conclusions of Mr. Foght $50 long teach
continue be perpaetcs the best results i'm
muny leadership not be expected. change from
TO professional teaching in the rural schools
would be FASTENED by giving the teacher salary that
would enable him provide comfortably his family
and by compelling the community through legal en-
actmen to erect teachers cottage in close proximity
to every school plant"
Evening journal., 1915-05-15
RURAL TEACHERS AM THEIR HOMES

u EDUCATIONAL conditions in many rural school dis
H tricts in Delaware not what they ought to be-
That is admitted. The defects going to be reme-
died Many constructive agencies already are at work.
They headed by the United States Bureau of Educa-
tion Governor Miller and his administration are pedg-
ed 10 educational reform. President Mitchell and
Professor Hayward Of Delaware College are busy Com
missioner Of Education Wagner and the three county
superntendents the job. The Delaware Educa-
tional Cooperative Association is making a survey
II has planned to get into line every organization and
individual who assist in any way in the educational
upft that is desired
Every day brings results. Each Of them makes for
general success. The enterprise is si in its formative
stage. AS time eapses however its results will be
more manifest The effect of the campaign already is
seen in districts. In others the eaven is work
ing. That is true of all three counties It even Is
making for better things the several municipalities
in our commonwealth Men and women who have
thought little of educational matters the past are be-
ing aroused. Each OF them is pulling his her pound.
With such strain the old system it sure TO be
remodeled. Reconstruction upon intelligent and tven-
tieth century lines is certain. II will come much
sooner than most expect Once obtained there
will be no retrogresson. From that time forward the
watchword will be progression. II is something worth
striving for earnestly The future the childhood the
manhood and womanhood of our State is involved
Better schools better methods beter-pad teachers
ard better results the things toward which tho
Wo'Nmeht tehNs III VIII produce them. The boys and
the girls in the country to be given their chance
SO far as it may &c possible to accomplish with the
funds and the agencies at hand they TO be placed
upon an educational parity with the boys the girls
who live in cities and towns. They deserve that
advantage To deprive them of it Is to compel them to
go through life handicapped Such deprivation is mani
testify wrong In the struggle to get in the world Il
places them at disadvantage when they are in COM
petition with boys girls who have received liberal
education in the municipal schools In physical fitness
rule, the country boys and girls that could
BE desired In mental fitness. through fault Of their
they too often, deficient Thousands those
boys and girls have splendid brains The trouble is
that, though lack OF educational system those
brains have not been trained work they are capa-
Die of working, if properly directed.
In this connection it is interesting note that the
United States Bureau CT Education has taken up the
question Of homes for school teachers
and the effect Of such homes upon the educational sys-
fem Harold W. Foglt investigator for the bureau
reports that such homes provided by the school
Evening journal., 1915-05-15

humanity" This is tantamount to
calling upon the German Government
to desist from using the submarine
the assassin of tho sea-against all
merchant ships without visitation.
The president asks for Preparation
so far as repafation is possible for
Injuries when are without measure"
and expects that steps Will he taken
TO prevent a recurrence. The sting
comes in this closing sentence:
The Imperial Government will not
expect the Government of the United
States 10 omit any word or any act
necessary 20 the performance Of its
sacred duty of maintaining the rights
of the United States and its citizens
and of its safeguarding their free ex-
orcise and enjoyment"
The note is written deliberately and
coolly. There is not a word spoken
in haste. We are not going to war
because of what has taken place.
Apologies must be made. reparatioh
made as well. But-don't do II again.
That is the meaning.
IL the submarine cannot comply
with international law, then the sub
marine must be withdrawn from it's
''NA'N'f' nv NhAe NiC ohiUb III tI6
United States but upon all ships of
other nations. belligerent or other
wise, upon which citizens OF the
United States travel.
It is a splendid document which
President Wilson has written and
which Secretary Bryan has signed. II
gives Germany every opportunity to
change its methods. Indeed, il must
change its methods or else It will
face the solemn declaration of the
President that no act will be omitted
that is necessary to maintain the
rights of the citizens of this coun-
try.
The President writes in all friend
liness. He gives the German Gov
ernment every possible opportunity.
What the future will bring forth de-
pends entirely on that government.
Il alone now has the choice between
peace and war.
If there is a semblance of common
sense left in Germany, the decision
will be for peace. As for the United
States. the die is cast. The lives Of
its citizens on the ocean must be
sacred. for safety is the right ac-
corded TO them by international law.
And the United States stands by
International law.
Evening journal., 1915-05-15
MANY NEWPORT PUPILS
ON SCHOOL HONOR roll

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWPORT, Del. MAY 15-The fol-
lowing is the honor roll of the New
port public school for April:
Tenth Grade-Katharine Ingram.
Earl Galloway and Ivester Simpson.
Ninth Grade-Delaware Baldwin
and Helen McCallister
Eighth Grade-Mary Meyer, Grace
Elliott, Mary Ellen Smith, Minnie
Walker, Jean &arborough, Helen
Dickey, Merrill Smoot. Olive Banks
and Edward McCallister.
Seventh Grade-Grace Kitchen and
Walter Snyder.
Sixth Grade-Mary Mitchell, Annie
Smith, Helen Boyce, and Rebecca
Ford.
Fifth Grade-Milton Hanna, Horace
Ingram. Maurice Bickling, Ralph In
gram, Pauline ODOnald. Sarah Ben
son, Thomas Jefferis and Mildred
Haughey.
Fourth Grade-Iillian Mooney,
Maris HainswOrth and Walter
Spence.
Third Grade-Ruth McCallister,
Ralph Draper and Willard Jefferis.
Second Grade-Charles Garrett.
Dora Banks, Marlin Benson, Jessie
Haughey. William Clugston, William
Jones and Evelyn Haughey.
First Grade Winifred Goodey,
Earl Cunningham. Lawrence Hanna.
Fred Thompson. Alice Mitchell, Harry
Walker, Chester Davis. Medford
Walker, John Scarborough, Laura
Wilmot and Melbourn Ratledge.
The pennant for best attendance
was won by the third and fourth
grades in Miss Chambers room.
At the Home and School Associ-
alton. which met on Tuesday even
ing, May II. the speaker Of the even
ing was Professor Mary e. Rich, one
of the faculty of the new affiliated
college for women at Newark.
Minqua Camp Fire Girls. under the
leadership of Miss Ella w. Johnson,
assisted by Mrs. J. G. Justis and Miss
Evening journal., 1915-05-15

Events in Italy show that the people OF that country
are overwhelmingly in favor of intervening in the
European war and that revolution may result If
their wishes be disregarded. That the Austrian
Government apprehends unfriendly action indicated
by the general exodus Of Austrans and from
Italian territory and order issued by Austria to all
rs ships in Italian waters to proceed at once to
Trieste Pola for protection Italy has a large and
effective army lt also ranks well in naval strength
With its forces in the field it should serve as one
of the determining factors n the European conflict and
be in position TO realize at least the bulk OF its ter
ritorial expansion aspirations.
Evening journal., 1915-05-15
BEGINNING TO FIGHT.

NKoNTHs ago. Lord Kitchener said he did not know
lVA when the European would end but he did
know that Great Britain would not begin to fight until
May, 1916 His prediction is being verified. Fighting
of most sanguinary nature is in progress along the
British lines the western warfroat There a steady
augmentation of British strength and the end is not
yet
Thousands upon thousands Of British volunteers are
in training in England and elsewhere. AS rapidly
they fit for service and they needed to support
the offensive and defensive plans of Kitchener French
and Jonre they will be fed into the line from the
serve bases Meanwhile the British troops already in
line acquttng themselves splendidly, notwith-
standing the repeated and desperate assaults that
being made upon them by the flower of the German
army.
Their lines have been pierced at times in several
places but they have succeeded rule in recovering
lost territory making material advances and inncting
terrible slaughter among their assailants In fact "the
contemplate little army" and "the mob" to be
getting along quite well under most trying situations
Evening journal., 1915-05-15

Another scandal for the Elkton marriage mill.
Philadelphia who went through it with woman
in 1913 has been arrested for bigamy. That is only
Of many notorious instances in which and
women have come to grief result OF taking adj
vantage of the meaminute marriage facilities that
supplied by consconess law that is being supported
by conscionless preachers representing churches that
profess TO look upon matrmony holy estate and
not as a money -grubbng institution.
Evening journal., 1915-05-15

Riots are reported in Constantinople The Young
Turks who projected their country into the European
war seem to be having all of trouble just On
the north they beset by Russians Great Britain and
France baterng away at them from the south Italy
and the Balkan States are in menacng attitudes There
is no telling at what instant they will enter the conflict
In fact Turkey in Europe bids fair to disappear from
the face OF the map. and Turkey in Asia to occupy
much smaller space thereon than it ever has done in
history.
Evening journal., 1915-05-15
II Is Now Up To Germany
(From the Philadelphia lnquirer)

peace or war, is involved-the Presi-
dent must be upheld.
The President has made grievous
blunders in his controversy with
Mexico. On the other hand. lie has
risen to every occasion in his diplo.
matte correspondence with European
countries since the outbreak of the
war. His note TO the German Gov
ernment concerning recent events is
that of a statesman. There is no
bluster in it. But there is a calling