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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
HAMPTON

Mrs. Lou Fasting and Mrs. Fried Of
East Moline were guests Friday at the
G. c. Ferman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Hostetter and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Smith went to Port
Byron Sunday for a days visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs Clarence Leslie.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dirrun and
children and Ethel and Roy Hawkins
of Moline spent Sunday in Hampton
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. Smith and other relatives
Mrs. Charles Gilman departed Sun
day for LeClaire, Iowa, where she will
spend a week visiting her sister, Mrs.
J. NJ. Benson.
Mrs. Stephen OdelI and mother, Mrs.
Paul Mohr, returned to their home
here Friday after a weeks visit with
relatives at Blue Grass, Iowa
Mrs. Viola Lee of Watertown came
Sunday for a short visit at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cox.
Mrs. Laura Gordon and two children
of Fulton, H., arrived here Thursday
for a visit with Mrs. Laura Lee and
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A F. Hostetter and
son returned Wednesday from Iowa,
where they spent week visiting rela-
tives at Limby and Buffalo.
Mrs Theodore Hermes and son,
Dale, were in Moline Thursday visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Grafton
Mrs. Paul Guckert of Moline came
Monday evening to spend a week Wis
fling at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
George MOhr.
Ebby Hands of Rock Island was "a
guest at the home of his half-sister,
Miss May Baily, Sunday.
Della and Miss Sadie Nelson Of Rock
Island were in Hampton Saturday for
a days visit at the home of Mrs. IL L.
Cook, whose birthday they celebrated
by bringing baskets full of good things
for luncheon and dinner, also a num-
Der of pretty and useful gifts in re-
membrane of the day.
Mrs. Elma Coder spent Saturday in
Moline visiting with her daughter,
Miss Elsie Coder.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Petersen of Water
town spent Sunday in Hampton visit
ing relatives.
tiers, Minnie and Lillian, of st. Paul,
Mimi. arrived in Hampton Sunday Tor
an extended visit at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Emily Whitehead.
Lee Mohr of Davenport came up
Sunday for days visit with his broth
er Ed and other relatives.
The HaneWacker building on River
street, opposite the Fulscher store
which is an old landmark. having been
saloon for many years, is being torn
down and carted away for other use
by direction of the owner
The fieeting shower of rain which
fell in Hampton Saturday night after
a long unbroken drouth, was refresh
ing TO the sun-parched earth for only
a brief time. Only good rain in the
near future viii save the gardens and
corn in this vicinity.
MIR. and Mrs. James Poster and chill
dren and Mrs Roy Smith cf Moline
were Sunday guests at the home OF
Afr and Mrs. Henry Bilgeshausen.
The Hampton Campfire club and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
WAR VETERAN IS
VICTIM OF HEAT
Godfrey Tubah Expires in Fifth Ave-
nue. Home Last Evening After Brief
IIlness-Adyancedi in Age.
LONG TIME RESIDENT OF CITY
Deceased Had Served in Civil War and
Upon Coming to Moline Was En-
pIoyed at Barnard Leas.

Godfrey Tubah, pioneer resident OF
Moline and veteran of the Civil war,
died al his home, 2409 Fifth avenue,
at 10 last evening, a victim Of heat
prostration-
MFR. Tubah was taken i'll Sunday
being unable, in his advanced age, to
stand the intense heat He had been
belfast since, failing rapidly. His
health had not been of the best for
several years.
Born in Germany, Feb. -, 1889.
Godfrey Tubah came to America at
an early age. When the Civil war
broke out he enlisted in Company E,
First Wisconsin infantry, from which
he was honorably discharged. Later
he again enlisted, this time in Com
pany I, First regiment of sharpshoot-
ers. This company was turned over
to Company X, Fifth Michigan infan-
try, before the end of the conflict, and
Mr.. Tubah served till he was given an
honorable discharge at Jefferson, Ind,
July 5, 1865.
The marriage Of Anna Plunkett and
Mr. Tubah took place in Moline oct.
10, 1882 Mr.. and Mrs. Tubah had liv-
ed here ever since. For 35 years the
departed was an emplOye OF the Bar
nard & Leas company. He was well
known to all older residents of the
city and was always active in moves
which he believed to be for civic bet
terment He was a member Of R. H.
Graham post No. 312, G. A. R.
Surviving him are the widow, three
sons, Godfrey, Jr., and Harold OF Mo-
line and William of East Moline, and
two daughters, Mrs Fuller and Mrs.
Dindinger, both of Moline. Two grand
children, Miss Cleo Fuller and Jane
Marie Tubah, also survive.
Funeral services will be held in the
home at $50 Monday afternoon, Rev.
r S. Haney to be in charge. Burial
will be in Riverside cemetery. Mem
bers of Graham post are requested to
assemble at the hall at 80 and attend
services in a body.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
sSILVLS

Thursday afternoon Mrs. James
Sharp entertained at her home on
Fourteenth street the members and
friends of the Ladies' Aid society of
the Silvis Memorial Methodist church.
After devotional exercises and the reg
ular routine of business and some time
passed quickly in general sociability
and needlework the hostess served
light refreshments.
Miss Constance Wanless and mother
Mrs Thomas Wanless, are spending
several weeks in Rochester. Mimi.
Miss Pearl Dix of Ell Paso, Okla, is
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Thomas Groom has arrived
home from visit in California
Mrs. Whitmarsh recently submitted
to an operation for adenoids.
Thursday evening the members and
several invited guests of the Entire
Nous club spent a most delightful day
at the local park. Lawn tennis was
the principal diversion of the occasion.
Supper was served under the shade
of the trees and later music and dane
ing furnished the evenings entertain
ment.
Marian Crawford, the 6-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Crawford of Eighth street, who was
so seriously and painfully injured by
being thrown from a hammock last
week is now improving. The accident
occurred at a birthday party while the
child was being swung by her play
mates - the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Shee.
c. Haskell and family have arrived
home from a trip to the coast, having
visited relatives at Oregon and Cali
fornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bruce are visit
ing at Cedar Rapids and St. Louis at
the home of Mr.. Bruce's sister and
other relatives and friends, for three
weeks.
Wednesday afternoon Mesdames
Moss and +. NJ. Osborne entertained
the members of the Ladies' Aid society
of the Baptist church at the church
After some time spent in conversation
and serving nice luncheon was
served. A large collection was taken
in and it was very pleasant and prof
liable meeting.
Friday evening the members of the
Baptist Young Peoples union met at
the home of Miss Hazel Freeland
literary and musical program preceded
the serving of delicious refreshments
Lyle Rosenberger had the misfor-
tune TO have one knee badly cut and
bruised while at work at the shops
Wednesday afternoon Mrs Mary
Phelps Oh First avenue opened her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
NEGRO TROOPERS
WILL Be HONORED
COlOred Residents Of Moline 10 Hail
Memorial Service for Soldiers
Who Died at CarrizaI.
EXERCISES SUNDAY APTRRyoS
Captain MOrey Tells Of the Brayery a,
His Men in Report TO Pershing
Public IN Invited.

Colored residents Of Moline VIII
honor the colored boys OF the Tent,
United States cavalry who sacrifice,
their lives in defense OF their coun.
try's honor at Carrizal, at memora,
services in st. Paul A. VI. f.. church
tomorrow afternoon. The services VIII
commence at 3. Special invitation n
addition TO that offered the public h
general, is extended to the G. A p
Sons Of Veterans and Spanish War
Veterans.
Captain MOrey OF the troopers in
his report 10 General Pershing. gave
the following account OF the death o.
the negro soldier lads:
The American negro troopers faced
almost certain death at Carrizal with
smiles on their lips, and they burst in.
TO song twice as they fought their grim
fight against odds"
1t is in cornmemoration Of this spirit
that the services will be held tomor.
row.
Announce Speakers.
Several excellent speakers have
been secured for the day this number
including Rev. DR.. McDaniels Of Chi
cago, Rev. T. w. Lewis of Davenport.
former pastor of the local church,
and Rev Alfred Boyd and Rev. J. W.
Whitfield Of Moline. Committee In
charge is c. b. Walkup. J. S. Colquitt
J. l.. Jones, S. Britton, Rev l.. b.
Walkup, Rev. A. Boyd, Rev. J. ".
Whitfield and W. A. Stewart.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
Gold In Bank OF France.

Paris.-EXchange of gold for paper
at the bank of France continue at the
remarkably uniform rate Of about six
million francs per week. A commit
tee has now been organized under the
presidency of NJ. David Mennet, presi-
dent OF the Paris chamber of com
MERGE, TO give greater impetus TO the
influx. The committee includes the
presidents Of all the chambers of com
merce IN France and the most author
lied representatives of every branch
OF art, industry and business. The OBJ
ject of the committee is to cooperate
with citizens in every locality in
France in systematic education OF
the people in the great advantages to
the country in having all the gold in
the bank OF France,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
WAR VETERANS HERE
HOLDING AN OUTING

Members of the recently rejuvenated
Edward Kittilsen camp No. p, United
Spanish War Veterans, and the ladies
auxiliary, have invited members Of
Rock Island and Davenport camps to
the first annual outing Of the local
organization. The affair, which is ex-
pected TO be participated in by several
hundred persons, will be held on the
George Gould grounds on River drive
this afternoon and evening.
Committee in charge Of the Moline
portion of the affair is John II. Wood
of the camp of Mrs. George Gould
of the auxiliary. A program will be
arranged Of more than usual merit
and complete representation Of the
local members, as well as large dele
cations from Rock Island and Dayen-
port, is promised
An athletic program will furnish
diversions during the afternoon, first
and second prizes to be awarded in
each event. Events will be as follows:
Potato race for girls less than ~.
Potato race for girls more than l..
Handicap races for girls, 10 s
years old
Race for boys less than Il
Race for boys more than IL
Ladies' nail driving contest.
Ball throwing contest
Mems race, free for all
Quot pitching.
This will be the first picnic held by
Edward Kittilsen camp since II was
reorganized early this spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29

guardian, Miss May Baily spent Friday
in Riverview park, Moline, having an
outing and good time generally.
Mr. and Mrs. Christ Barch and chill
dren of Joslyn and Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Schwenegen and sons of Moline
spent Sunday here visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Gust Wilken.
Miss Halo Guckert and brother Don
ovan, of Moline, and Francis Guckert
of LIE Claire, Iowa, were over Sunday
visitors in Hampton at the home of
their sister, Mrs. George MOhr.
Mrs. H. J. Barlow went to Daven-
port Monday morning for visit with
old neighbOrs and friends.
Mrs. George Gilman and children are
spending the week in Geneseo with
relatives,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
SPORT GOSSIP

Moline Rangers will play at Port
Byron tomorrow afternoon, meeting
Ohline's fast aggregation. This will
be the first time these two teams have
clashed. Grips place at third will be
filled by Deke Erickson. Gripp had
the misfortune to fall and break two
ribs recently. The probable lineup of
the Rangers will be: Peters, c; Strom,
2b; Knowels, CT; Brown and Carl
son, IF; Greko, p; Erickson, 3b; De
Clerk, 1b, DeWitte, SIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
Eileen Ellen P0ttiger.

Eileen Ellen, S-months-old daugh-
ter of Arthur Pottiger, died in the
home, 1929 Fifth avenue, Moline, at
2:25 this morning after an illness of
one days duration. She was born in
this city Nov. 20, 1915. Her mother
died last March and the bereaved
father is the only surviving near re1a-
tive.
Funeral services will be held in the
home at 10 Monday morning, Rev.
Loyal NJ Thompson officiating. Bur-
tal will be in Chippiannock cemetery,
Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29

SCATTERING of the British starva-
ton blockade soon will be attempted
by a fleet of giant undersea freight
ers flying the American flag, accord
ing to Paul H;lken, American man
ager of the Ocean Rhederei, Bremen.
Hilken, who is a Swede, announces
that he is forming an American cor
poration to make undersea ships that
will put the Deutchland in the pigmy
class
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
Back From Lake Geneva.

Lyle Alison and william Pfaff, boys
work secretary and assistant physical
director of the Moline y. NJ. c. A.,
returned this morning from Lake &c
neva, where they spent the first two
summer months. Bot hattended the
summer courses in association work.
Complete force of the local institution
has now returned for the season and
activities will be commenced at once
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
MEAT CUTTERS ARE
NEARING AGREEMENT

East st. Louis, July pa PROPOSE
ton looking towards the settlement of
the strike of meat cutters in the three
large packing houses of East st. Louis
was submitted to a committee of the
strikers today by r. F.. Conway, man
ager of the Armour packing plant mere.
The proposition was to be submitted to
the strikers as a whole later in the
daY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
CREW is ORDERED
TO STICK TO SHIP

Baltimore, Md, July 29.-Conferen-
ces among officials of the Eastern For
warding company, American agents of
the German submarine Deutschland
and her commander, Captain Paul
Koenig. were frequent at the submer-
sible's pier today, but nothing devei-
oped indicating final preparations for
sailing. An order was given today,
however, for all the crew to stick to
the ship"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
Two Are Killed.

Springfield, Ill, July pa man
and his wife were killed and their two
small children probably fatally in.
jured when their automobile was
struck by a Chicago and Alton train
north OF Springfield at 1880 O'Clock
this afternoon The couples name is
Watson and they resided in Riverton,
Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
HAND CAR JUMPS
TRACK; ONE HURT
Race Results Seriously for Jose YaneZ
Who is in GeneseO Hospital
Nursing Injuries.
PLUNGES DOWN AN EMBANKMENT
Jose Cusman Also Used Up, But Three
Other Companions on Wild Race,
Escape.

When hand car upon which he was
riding left the track and plunged over
an embankment near GeneseO yester-
day afternoon, Jose YaneZ sustained
injuries which may prove serious. He
is suffering from crushed chest, two
scalp wounds, an injured right
shoulder and a bruised hip. Jose Gus
man has a slightly injured right
shoulder, elbow and hand. Three
other Mexicans who were on the same
car escaped without injury.
The men were returning from their
work as section hands and were rae
ing another hand car. Suddenly the
car left the track, went down the
eight-foOt embankment and overturn-
ed. The injured men were taken to
GeneseO, where their wounds were
dressed by DR.. f. b. Gilbert. Yanez is
from San Lois Posse, Mexico, and Gus
man from Fort Worth Texas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
Daebelliehn Boy to Rescue.

Herbert Daebelliehn, 12-year-old
boy, who was knocked down by an
auto Thursday afternoon, will recover
according to report from the Office of
DR.. A. II. Arp, attending physician. The
boy is still in the city hospital, but is
past the danger point and will be
able to return home within a week. No
internal injuries developed
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28

and because they interfered with his dancing turned over his revolver, blackjack and shield to a well known gangster and that then he became drunk and did not get them back that night. The affidavit said shat the gangster had the pollceman's revol- yer and shield over Saturday and Sun day and on Sunday afternoon sent telegram to the policeman from an of flee in Broadway near Fourteenth street in which he said:
 Don't worry. What you think you lost l have got. Everything is all right"
 Another affidavit said that when a shop strike occurred last summer in a clothing manufacturing establish ment near University place, the two policemen were paid $20 a week for protecting the shop.
 In it's task of corroborating the tes- timony agaInst the policemen, the dis trict attorneys office yesterday ob- tained from the minutes of the mag istrate's court corroboration Of the tes- timony of Sadie Lipschitz, who swore in an affidavit that she told Magistrate Daniel F. Murphy on October 31, 1914, that she had paid Policeman En- right money after she had been ar rested. The Stenograpnlc record or the hearing reads:
 Defendant-"One minute, judge, give me chance to say something"
 The Court-"All right"
 Defendart-"Judge, here's the pawnticket which I pawned to give the fees for my case. He framed me up and took my money, and that's the pawntickets what I pawned the mon ey. I did pawn that, your honor"
 Officer Enright-"Would you mind asking her who she gave it to?"
 The Court-"S Something was pawned, that's all I know about it."
 Defendant (to Officer Enright)-"I gave tha to you. I pawned it."
 The Court Ninety days in the workhouse'
 The district attorneys office is daily 7 expecting indictments against more policemen. Five have been indicted.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
SLIDES KEEP TOLLS
 AT PANAMA DOWN,
Deficit of S4,206,551 for Fiscal
 Year Ending May 31

Washington, July 28.-Panan1a Canal tolls were $4,286,551 less than expenses in the year which ended May 31. In the months the canal was closed by slides the losses ranged between $546,000 and $643,0Oo month, totalling for the six months from October to March inclusive S3,553, ,627. Tolls collected during. May amounted to $36S, OPS. the largest month since August, 1915
 The United States during the first six months of the year produced 3,290 tons of concentrated tungsten ore valued at $9,oOo,OOO, more than ever before mined in twelve months the geographical survey reported to- day. Prices reached a point ten times higher than normal
 Southern yellow pine cut in +bn United States last yeaer amounted to nearly fifteen billion board feet. or thirty per cent. of the total lumber production, the forest service an- nounced today. Douglas fir ranked second with four and a half billion and oak third. with three billion feet Pine and hemlock were the only other woods with production of more tban. two billion.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
GAMBLERS BLED BY
 GRAPHING POLICE
District Attorney Hears of Their
 Activity in Another Line

New York, July 28.-District Attor- ney Swann obtained aff1davits yester- day that some of the policemen under investigation in the white slave graft scandal also received money from gamblers in Manhattan for fictitious or real protection. Two of the police men, regarded by the district attorney as leaders of the graft ring, were said in afldavits to have received regular payments from Al Kaufman, who ao- cording to the district attorneys of- flee, ran a poolroom in Grand street.
 One affidavit said that one day early in 1915 police spies working Tor the two policemen reported to the po- licemen in the Arlington hall cafe that they had told officers in the first in spection district where Kaufman ran a poolroom, and that because they had told Max Turkowitz, one of the police spies had been beaten up. When they complained one of the two policemen said according to the affidavit:
 Well. they ought to have killed YOU. You had no right to tell them. You should have told me-"
 Then Turkowitz is quoted as saying:
 1T did not know you were interest ed in the gambling cases.''
 dlll lilCtSotCu Ill 1l1 IAlOS0 1Ei- lows on the east side" the reply is given. But tell me everything, however, and do not tell any other po- licema anything and I will see you get s5 a week."
 The affidavits also say that Harry Sussman, who was a member of the committee for the Arlington Boat club ball, of which William J. En- right and David Foley, indicted police mon, were members, arranged that Kaufman was to pay the two police men met by the spies in the cafe $20 a week and that S20 a week was to go to the spies the agreement being that the two policemen should protect the gam bling houses from raids and that the spies should not inform on the gamblers. The affidavits said that the interested gamblers ran three places. alternating, one day in one place and one day in another. so that their operations would not be notice a ble, Sussman was said to have been the go-betWeen. The protection ar rangement was said to have continued for three months.
 Gives Gun to Gangster.
 Another affidavit declared that on the night of April 10, 1915, one of the policemen went to a dance in uniform
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28

many's technique is so high that, in spite of her economic weakening and the lowered morale of her troops, she still has the power to resist, and we must look forward to a further struggle before the final victory
 This explains the recent orders calling men ordinarily exempt to the colors. Russia already has a large reserve, but it is our intention that this reserve shall not diminish. It is hitting also that the foreign races in Russia, who ordinarily would not be obhged to serve, should be recruited, II not in the active army at least in work connected with the conduct of the war, for all elements in Russia Will receive the benefits of victory'