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Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
men never FEEL
FEAR IN BATTLE
College Professor Now a Captain In
French Army Describes Strain OF
Fighting.

Paris, March 9-''You are not cool
enough to feel fear during a battle, y
said a captain of light infantry, who
IN civil life is a professor of philoso-
ply and who fought in the battle of
Nerdun, but when the uproar ceases,
when the cannon are silent. you have
a sensation that something is going to
happen, but what, you do not know.
You expect anything. Those are the
horrible moments and the following
lis an instance.
The German attack was beginning,
In a little wood near VauX We had
made ourselves hiding place, taking
advantage of a hollow in the ground,
where the searchlights passed over us.
All day and evening the German a-til-
lery searched out our lines all around
our shelter Great shells tore craters
but our improVised trench remained
untouched Toward two o'clock In the
morning the guns stopped. For nine
hours my men had not moved nor
spoken for fear OF revealing their
presence. Their nerves were worn to
rags. | could feel their powers of re-
sistance falling ana | was afraid every
instant that some one would shout out
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
LADIES! DARKEN
YOUR GREY HAIR
Use Grandma's Gage Tea and
Sulphur Recipe and No.
body Win Know.

The use Of Sage and Sulphur for re-
storing faded, gray hair to its natural
colo~ da,es back to grandmother
time. She urged it TO keep her hair
beautifully dark, glossy aud abundant
Whenever her hair fell out or took On
that dull faded or streaked appear
ance. this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect
But brewing at }ome is mussy and
out-ofdate Nowadays, by asking al
any drug store for a 50-cent bottle OF
-Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound you will get this famous old
recipe which can be depended upon to
restore natural color and beauty to
the hair and is splendid for dandruff,
dry, feyerish, itchy scalp and falling
hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
says il darkens the hair so naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell 1t mas
been applied. You simply dampen a
sponge Or soft brush with 1t and draw
this through your hair, taking one
strand at a time. By morning ths
gray hair disappears. and after anoth-
er application or two II becomes beau
lifully dark. glossy and abundant
Harper House phalmaey.-tAdy|
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09

and bring down a shower of heavy
shells upon us.
Mysterious life filled the night life
which none Of us understood. full of
strange lights and sounds. NV men
began to grit their teeth. This en-
veloping mystery tortured tl.eir nerves.
Some closed their eyes, others pnawea
their fists Before us we saw crawl
ing forms; they were certainly Ger
mans. We waited for them with ma
chine guns loaded and pointed but our
orders were to let the assailants ap-
proach and to shoot them down safely
from our shelter But the men could
hold themselves in no longer. These
cropping shadows in the darkness
pierced by mysterious flashes, set
them mad and they ragged at not being
able to understand why they were
kept down in a hole.
Suddenly before l could stop them,
they leaped from the hole and fell up-
on the Germans in the dark. yelling
like mad men. They should have per-
ished to a man under the fire of the
German machine guns but luck was on
their side and in a minute they were
all back in the trenches, quite calm
They had at length pierced, at the
peril of their lives, the mystery of the
lights, that mystery peopled with
phantoms and will-o-the- wisps which
causes the bravest to shudder."
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
Had Been I'LL.
WOODMEN EMPLOYEES
IN ATHLETIC MEET

The Woodmen employees open house
and athletic contest. which was held
at the Rock Island Y. NJ. c. A. last
evening was carried out as scheduled
with an attendance of over 200 en-
thusiastic partisans The committee
in charge Of the program had the work
thoroughly in hand, one event follow
ing the other with dispatch. All of the
contest We're hard fought and close.
keeping the spectators in the state of
excitement from the beginning of the
program to the end. The last event.
tug OF war. decided the winner of the
meet
The indoor baseball game was won
~ the mead Office the score being 8 to
;. The basketball game was won by
the head office. 16 to -. The half mile
relay was won by the publication de-
partment, the time being 2:10 The
tug of war went to the head office. two
straight
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
RAISE SOUGHT At
TRAINMEN MEET
Railroad Employees Gather TO Canvass
Referendum Vote for Wage In.
crease AaSked.

Chicago, March 9.-Numbers of res
olutions, adopted by commercial Or
ganizations throughout the United
States urging arbitration of the de-
mands of railroad operating employees
for an eight hour day with time and
half for overtime today confronted
the eight representatives of the train
men meeting here to canvass the re-
cent referendum vote OF the men on
the issue.
About four hundred thousand rail-
road employees, representing the 52S
different lines in the country are in
volved in the voting which has been
in progress by mail for two months
1t is expected that formal announce
ment of the vote which is said to be
overwhelmingly in favor of the de-
manding the shorter day and over
time pay, when the present wage agree
ments expire March 81, will be made
today or tomorrow.
Members of the conference, who rep
resent the four brotherhoods, engi-
neers. conductors, trainmen and fire
men, and of which Warren S. Stone,
grand chief of the Brotherhood of LO-
cOmotive Engineers, is the head, point
ed out today that the vote being tabu-
lated is not a strike vote but an ad-
visory one. If its result favor max
ing a stand on the S-hour issue. the
laws of the organizations require that
demands be drawn and circulated
among the organizations before they
are presented to the employers and
that period of time, ordinarily SO
days, be given the railroads to con-
slider the demands. If this should be
denied, it was pointed out. there must
be a final strike vote before general
tieup of the steam roads of the coun-
try could result
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
CARY IS TO HAVE
HUGE TUBE PLANT
More Than Twelve Thousand Men Will
Be Employed in Factory in
Indiana City.
Is STEEL CONCERN ENTERPRISE
Plan just Revealed Only Part of Plan
of Corporation. Chairman OF
Board States.
IS STEEL CONCERN ENTERPRISE

One Of the most important announce
ments of recent years bearing on in
dustrial conditions in the United States
was made in Chicago yesterday by Ell
bert H. Gary, chairman Of the board
of directors of the United States Steel
corporation.
Mr.. Gary said a new tube plant, to
cost $25,O00,00O, is to be erected at
Gary, Ind The work will start as soon
as the details can be prepared.
1t is said the tube works will be the
largest in the world and will have a
two-mile frontage in Gary and the
adjoining town of Miller Twelve to
fifteen thousand men will be employed
in the new works.
Work is in progress on the S15,000,-
coo enlargement of the Illinois Steel
company's blast furnace equipment at
Gary and a benzol plant, costing
81 100000, is constructed. Units are
under way for the new $4, 100000 mills
of the American Sheet and Tin Plate
company to employ 5000 men. All are
subsidiaries of the United States Steel
corporation.
To the east of the Illinois Steel COM
pany plant, the plant of the National
Tube company the $25,000,O00 project
announced by Mr.. Gary, will be
erected.
! Mr.. Gary said the plant probably
would be constructed in two units. A
start will be made on the first as early
| as possible, and the aim will be to
have it completed within IA months.
S53.000,000 New York.
This new plant, with other extens-
ion work authorized during the last
six months, will make total of about
$53,O00,O00 appropriated by the SteeI
corporation for new construction.
AS additional ore docks and in
creased harbor facilities are included
in the proposed improvements it is ex
pected the corporation contemplate:
also an enlargement Of the ore feet
which will employ additional men OF
the lake as well as on land.
we have decided to build" said Mr.
Gary, in announcing the corporation
plans, land will commence prompt!
the construction of tube plant a
Gary. 1t is estimated the improve
ments, including ore docks, ore yards
blast furnaces, converting mills
blooming mills, power station. water
works, sheared plate mill, universe
plate mills, butt mills, job shops ant
all auxiliary departments, will cos
100000
1T is probable the plant will be bull
in two units. the first Of which, it i:
hoped, will be completed in about four
teen months"
There was great rejoicing at Gary
/ last night when the news came there
from the east. Business men eXpec
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
MILAN

Mrs. Frank Grant of Cambridge Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Charles Ander-
son, the first of the week.
Mrs Katherine Lewis of East Dick
son street had the misfortune TO fall
down stairs and break her right wrist
Friday. She had just recovered from
siege Of pneumonia and was packing
her household goods to move east.
Mr.. and Mrs. HenrysDitzen and chill
dren of Davenport were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Shafer.
John Miller of Reynolds is spending
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Crissweu.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Milstead are
moving from Dickson street to South
Main street this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Johnston enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. John
ston of Moline and Mr. and Mrs Fred
Railsback of East Moline, Sunday.
Miss Vesta Sears of Sears Station
was Milan visitor Monday afternoon,
The Misses Margaret and Katherine
Carnaghan and Mrs. Nellie Brubaker
of Edgington spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs H. E. Griffin of Moline.
Mrs. Lawrence Wiese of Edgington
was d Milan visitor Monday.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet In
the church parlors Friday afternoon
Mrs. ]. II. Crisswell will be the host
ess.
RAY Caldwell of Rural was a Milan
business caller Tuesday and Wednes-
day
! A number of ladies, members Of the
! local Eastern Star chapter, visited
! Moline chapter Monday evening to
meet the grand representative of the
state of Mississippi, Mrs. June Mas
Fisher
! Lyman Ballard. Sr., has gone to ke-
vance on business trip.
! Mrs. Hannah Gaunt and little
grandson of Reynolds visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mcconnell Tues
day.
! Mrs. F. A. Campbell of Rock Island
/ is spending a week at the home of hel
son. J. A. Campbell, and family,
/ Miss Daisy Quirk of Cambridge is
visitor at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
/ Otto Larson.
John Cox and family are moving tt
Sprague, Wis, this week
Mrs. J. A Campbell is sick with tht
grippe.
Mrs. Paul Wadsworth was a Milar
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. Russell Maucker spent Tues
day with her mother, Mrs. James Muir.
/ ply, in the country.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
ftYB110cI
Buy a house OF Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express, call William Trefz.
4 Cautious Judge.

Safety First" seems to be the mot
to of some of the judges in the West
Indies. When an alien prisoner is
brought before them they consider the
possibility Of gunboat from the cul-
prit's native land popping in to make
trouble.
1t is told that a Haiti magistrate, on
examining a prisoner, found that he
was from Switzerland.
Switzerland" he mused "Switzer-
land has no seacoast, has ito"
NO sea coast, your honor" said the
Interpreter.
And no navy?"
"No navy. your honor"
Very well, then, said the Judge, "IIl
give him year at hard labor. ."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
Obituary
Edwin kIie,

Edwin Klie died at IL O'Clock last
night at his home. 416 Fourth street,
Rock Island, following an illness of
several years with a complication of
diseases. He was born in Canada,
April 16, 1890. He came to Rock Is
land with his parents in 1900 and was
educated in the public schools of this
city. He was well known and popular
among the younger set in Rock Island
and leaves large circle of friends. He
leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. August
klie; a brother, Garfield, and three
sisters, Viola, Vera and Lillian. all at
home. Funeral services will be held
Saturday.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
Funeral of Mrs. Ellen Mcmahon.

The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Mcmahon
was held at 8 o'clock this morning at
Sacred Heart church, which was filled
with old friends of the beloved wom-
an who had come to pay the last
tribute of respect. Requiem mass
was said by Father C. P. ONeill.
Hymns were sung by Mrs. Mae Rich
ards Casey. Burial was in Calvary
cemetery. The pallbearers were
Henry l.. Wheelan, John D. Blake, j.
T. Shields, Frank Lawler, Daniel
DWyer and John W. Ward
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
.SCANT DETAILS
OF CERMANFLEET
British Papers Learn Little of Teut0n
Warships Reported to Have Been
Sighted.

London, March 8, (9:59 a. m. THE
morning newspapers publish from
their correspondents in Holland such
details as are available there regard
ing the recent activity of the German
fleet in the North Sea. According to
these accounts the fleet included about
! fifty craft of all descriptions, from the
|! most modern dreadnoughts down to
old fashioned torpedo boats The fleet
was escorted by two Zeppelins, which
served as scouts to prevent surprise
attack by hostile vessels. One trawler
/ sighted this fleet 165 miles due west
of the mouth of the Elbe Another sawl
it 80 miles northwest Of Ymuden. AIN
| the German ships were painted a war
gray and were invisible at short dis
tance. Heavy clouds of smoke fire.
quently hid them completely.
/ One Dutch trawler is quoted as hav-
/ ing made the following report:
| During the recent air raid on Eng
land a Zeppelin was seen scouting in
advance of three cruisers and fleet
of destroyers and submarines, which
were believed to have the intention Of
making dash for English waters. The
! Zeppelin however, made certain dis
cOveries regarding the Watchfulness
of the British fleet and the German
! squadron hastily withdrew"
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
Funeral of Mrs. NeIs Pierce.

Services were held for Mrs. Nels
Pierce in the home, 142 Fourth avenue
Moline, at 2:30 yesterday afternoon
and We're attended by many friends
Swedish Olive Rebekahs were in
charge at the home and members of
Leola council, degree OF Pocahontas
at the grave, in Riverside cemetery
PallbearerS were: NJ F. Smith, ". H
Efflandt, W. G. Baker, Eric Delene, F
o. Youngren and n. E. Munson.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
PERSONAL POINTS

J. L. Vernon is enjoying rest at Ex-
celsior Springs, Mo.
Mrs. c. A. Reinhardt, Schwecke flats,
who underwent an operation at st. An
thongs yesterday. is considerably i'm
will be glad to learn of promise OF a
speedy recovery.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09

morning, Opening talk was made by
j. NJ. Johnston, city attorney, for the
piaintiif, and he was followed by S.
lowniey and E. II. Stafford for the de-
Tense, the closing address being made
this afternoon by G. A. Shallberg for
the city. The case has been on trial
before Judge F, d. Ramsay for several
weeks.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
Funeral of Mrs. Arthur P0ttiger,

The funeral of Mrs. Arthur +. Pot
tiger was held this morning at 10
o'clock at the home, 1929 Fifth ave-
nue., Moline The services, which were
private, were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Thompson of Silvis. Interment was
in Chippiannock cemetery, Rock Is
land.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
EAST MOLINE MAN
DEAD FROM FALL
Emil DeJaeger. Employe Of MalleabIe
Ir0n Plant, Succumbs of In.
iuries mt His Home,
HEAD STRIKES on SIDEWALK
COncussion OF Brain Develops and He
Lingers Between Lie and Death
For Several Days.

Emil DeJaeger, employe at the NAL
leable works, East Moline, died at 6
last evening as result of injuries sus-
tanned when he fell on the sidewalk
Saturday evening. Conclusion of the
brain developed first of the week and
the man sank rapidly during the las,
two days.
DeJaeger was returning from work
Saturday evening when the accident
occurred. He fell while walking so as
to strike the head with force and cause
internal injuries. He was taken to
his home and given medical atten-
ton. 1t was not known for several days
which way the case would turn.
The accident victim was 81 years
old. His residence was at 1854 Seven
teenth street, East Moline. He is sur
vived by the widow, two sons, daugh-
ter, and two brothers, Henry of Milan
and Rene of East Moline. He was
employed as a molder at the Malle-
able plant.
Funeral to Be Saturday.
Funeral will be held from st. Mary S
church at 9 Saturday morning, Rev.
Leon Van Stappen officiating. Burial
will be in St Mary's cemetery.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
Funeral Of Henry ". Hoffman,.

The funeral Of Henry William Holt
mann was held this morning at 3
o'clock at St Marys church Father
Peter Kluck was in charge of the
services. Burial was in St. Marguer-
ties cemetery, in Davenport.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09

an addition of several thousand to the
population of that city, as well as
plenty of work for all who now are
residents there. The pay roll OF such
an army of employees will run into the
millions.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
Funeral of Miss Gorda Carlson.

Funeral of Miss Gorda Carlson will
be held from the Salvation Army hall
in Moline at $3.50 tomorrow afternoon.
Adjutant Walden will officiate and
burial will be in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
SEES SHOW AND
THEN TAKES LIFE
Miss Margaret Shehan. Davenport,
Drinks Carholic Acid After SPEND
ing Evening With Friends.
Is FOUND DEAD BY HER MOTHER
WIS Motor Exhibit at Coliseum and
Then Movie, After Which She
Buys Poison in Drug Store.

Miss Margaret Shehan. 10, an audi
tor al Harmed & Won Maur's store
davenport. took in the auto show at
the Coliseum and a movie last night
then went to drug store and pur-
chased two ounces of carbolic acid
She returned home and pleasantly
bade her mother good night. This
morning she was found dead on her
bed. the empty vial which had con-
tanned the poison telling the story OF
suicide
She lived with her mother at sos
West Seventeenth street. Davenport
She accompanied two girl friends to
the motor show and at her suggestion
they went to a moving picture house
Then she went to a drug store, pur-
chasing the carbohc acid and explain
ing to her friends that she wanted to
clean cut on her brothers hand.
There were no indications that she
was crestfallen, either while with the
girls or when she entered her home
She talked cheerfully to her mother
Mrs. Mary Shehan.
When she failed to arise this morn
ing at the usual time her parent went
to her room and called her Hearing
20 response she entered and discov-
cred the dead body.
Had Been I'LL.
It is understood Miss Shehan had
been in poor health for the past few
weeks, and members Of the family said
that she worried considerably over her
illness.
She graduated from the Davenport
public schools and after business
college course three years ago was
given employment in the Office OF
Harmed & Won Maur. She had work
ed there since.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
COURT HOUSE NEWS

Verdict in favor Of the plaintiff in
the sum of $43 was found by a Jury in
county court this morning in the case
Of Moline Veterinary infrmary against
H. J. Schmidt. Case went to the jury
at 5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
agreement was reached at 2 o'clock
this morning. P. R. Ingelson appeared
for the plaintiff and George Long for
the defendant Suit was over bill for
the care Of horse in August, 1914.
Indications are that the grand jury
will complete its labor late this after
noon and return a final report to Judge
F. D. Ramsay.
Arguments to the Jury In the case Of
city Of Moline against the Barber AS
phalt company and the National Sure
ty company in which attempt is being
made 10 have a $4,000 bond forfeited
on the ground that the paving Of Fif-
teenth street. Moline, was not properly
laid, were started in circuit court this
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09

All the news all the time The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09

All The news all the time - The
Argus.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-14
PENNIES BIGGER THAN DOLLARS

If to travel from Canada the Gulf from the
to the Pacific doubt could find anywhere of
acter admirable than those by people
And yet free from of the vagaries
set human and especially this the determining the
relative value OF the penny and the dollar.
Not long personal friend dropped penny in pud
die OF soft mud 1t only penny worth but yet our
Erend promptly ded the penny and
stored 1t to the safety of his pocket He felt better
In the back yard of that friend lawn mower of ex
pens1ve make rustng its life the it might lust
well have been oiled and await the
represented only an expenditure of dollars while the penny
IN the puddle of mud.
Another admirable friend for acute business acumen
Will walk from end of the save penny
IN the price OF twenty-five article 1t is good business But
we have noticed valuable machinery implements belonging TO
that man standing all kinds iron acumulatino
the rust that ends in gradual dsntegaon wood work rot
ting from constant exposure penny dollars rottnp
and rusting
We know OF certain farmer in this township Ga mighty good
IMAM too) who dosent take his homepaper costs few
cents year he great saving the pennies on his farm
you take the trouble to drive by will find wagons mowers
aaes edders machinery and implements every k1 still STANDING
without particle of shelter then actually N tbe fields
st VIII soon get in its work and push this expensive machinery
ON toward the Junk pile. N'1
We might and cases by tie dozens cases IS
people known to you all The story mitch the wherever Won
go - 'o'
The immediate penny expense of the dollar
tomorrow We fish din til Shiny ooze to search of tbe
u penny consuming time and
~ rte effort and forethought should be poongng the life
s'iu usefulness OF articles that many dollars
he value OF dollar is hundred times that cf n-p,, ~ 80
'e are times III the lives of all when hood
penny mat we see than we do to the dollar that we feel
But these just few of the vagaries of brr,, .
ave are all intensely human 'e' "iio
Nood talk from country editor
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-14

those relating to the reduction in the
incidence of the distease following
surveys of the public Health Service
at "a places in nearly every State of
the South. In some instances from an
incidence of fifteen per cent, in 1914, a
reduction has been accomplished to
less than four or five per cent, in 1915.
One of the important scientific dis
coveries made during the year was in
regard to the continuance of the dis
ease from season to season. Over
1000 Anopheline mosquitoes in ma1ar-
ious districts were dissected, during
the early Spring months, without find
ing a single infected insect, and not
until May IS, 1915, was the first para
site in the body of a mosquito dis
covered. The Public Health Service,
therefore, concludes that mosquitoes
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-14
HOW THE GOVERNMENT IS
MEETING MALARIAPROBLEM

Four per cent of the inhabitants OF
certain section of the South have
malaria. This estimate, based on the
reporting of 204SS1 cases during 1914
has led the United States Public
Health Service to give increased at
tentlon to the malaria problem, accord
ing to the annual report of the Sur
geon General. OF 1896 blood speci
mems examined by Government Off
GERS during the year, 1877 showed ma
larial infection. The infection rate
among whitep ersons was above eight
per cent, and among colored person
twenty per cent. In twoc ounties in
the Yazoo Valley, 40 out of every 100
inhabitants presented evidence of the
disease.
Striking as the above figures are
they are no more remarkable than