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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
STATE OFFICE HERE
OPEN HOUR EARLIER

One hundred and thirty-two men and
women were provided with work by
the Illinois free employment office in
this city during the past week, accord
ing to the report issued today by Su-
perintendent Cornelius Donovan Of
this number los were men and "A wom-
en-. One hundred and twenty-eight
men applied for work during the week
and 140 applied for male help. Thirty
women asked for position and p ap-
piled for female help.
The plan of beating the clock one
hour has been adopted at the employ
ment bureau office Superintendent
Donovan announced that instead of
opening at o'clock, the regular hour,
the force will be on duty at during
the summer months, closing at 4 in
the afternoon. The plan has been rec
commended by many all over the coun-
try during the summer months, and is
now in force in some countries of
Europe Mr. Donovan is the first local
man to adopt the plan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
Dr.CoffccConlin& Again

DR.. Coffee will make a return visit
to Rock Island at the Harper house,
Tuesday and Wednesday, June q and
IS. He is having the most remark
able success of any doctor that has
ever come to Rock Island. He has
treated over one hundred and twenty
five patients, Strengthened seven cases
of cross-eyes, restored and improved
sight to many, restored hearing to
several very deaf people. successfully
treated many cases of adenoid growths
and has turned many cases away that
he would not treat as he takes no
case that he thinks is incurable. You
know he is making these trips to
demonstrate his new mild medicine
treatment He wants every person
suffering with eye, ear, nose and throat
diseases to come to him. He will ex
anime the case, and if he thinks he
can help it, give them one treatment
absolutely free to show them just how
his treatment acts. His prices for
taking the home treatment are very
reasonable. He wants to treat every
case of cross-eyes and every case of
; adenoid growths He says that he
has had the largest experience, he
| thinks, of any doctor in the United
States with these troubles Remem-
Der his dates: Tuesday and Wednes-
day, June q and IS. He will see pa
tents Tuesday night until 9 o'clock
! and Wednesday afternoon until 5
o'clock, but not Wednesday night.
| -tAdv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26

preparing to evacuate at a moments
notice. The force at Piedras Negras
is commanded by General Francisco
Murgia. whom General Carranza is
said to have had difficulty in controll-
ing in times past.
General Funston's force along the
border is ready and willing, unless
some overt act of the de facto govern
ment should occur, a movement will
come only at the express discretion of
officials at Washington. Army off
GERS believe that even should negotia-
lions with the Carranza government
be long continued, feeling among the
Mexicans would cause some act that
must precipitate a clash.
Many Towns of Same Name.
Army officers are convinced that
General Jacinto Trevinos statement
that he would attack American troops
approaching Ojo Caliente and San An
tonic was not an empty threat and
are awaiting anXiously more news OF
the two squadrons of the Eleventh
cavalry sent toward Carrizal. Some
conjecture has been caused as to the
identity of the American troops re.
ported approaching these places as
there are five places named Ojo Cal
iente in that part of Chihuahua anC
San Antonio is also a common name
for the villages there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
Rock Island Guard
Needs Hundred Men
To Fiji Its Ranks

Company A of Rock
Island needs at least 100
more men. Orders have
come from Colonel Charles
G.. Davis, commander of
the Sixth regiment, to
recruit to at least 100 at
the earliest date. Colonel
Davis has official word
that the Sixth regiment
will be called. Company A
is unprepared to go. l
needs more men. The Of
hcers of the company are
anxious to talk with young
men who are willing to
respond to the country's
call to colors. Armory A
is situated on Sixteenth
street between Third and
Fourth avenues. The off
GERS will be there every
night. The summons to
leave may come at any
moment. The need is
urgent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
COMPANY 4 WILL
co COLONEL SAYS
Commander OF Sixth Regiment in Let.
ter to Lieutenant Benson Announces
That He Has Official Word.
ORDERS RECRUITING AT ONCE
Declares Local Militia Should Have
100 Men at Earliest, as Summons to
Leave May Come Amy Moment.
COMPANY 4 will be called out,


Now comes word from Colonel
Charles G. Davis of Geneseo, COM
mander of the Sixth regiment. stating
that the Sixth will be summoned and
adding that such information is Of
fetal
Colonel Davis in a letter to Lieuten-
ant Ben c. Benson, commander of
Company A. urges that an active re-
Cruiting campaign be started at once
and requests that the local company
have at least 100 men at the earliest
possible date.
Appended is the letter:
My dear Captain: l am returning
from Springfield In the impending
war with Mexico the Sixth infantry
will be in the field This is official.
Give this statement publicity.
1T is therefore of greatest import
ance that each company be recruited
to not less than 100 men at the very
earliest. Inform regimental head
quarters at Geneseo of enlisted
strength each day, since same may be
required by general headquarters at
any time by telegraph. Use banners,
publicity or whatever best serves the
purpose and let Monday mark the be
ginning OF a successful recruiting cam
paign."
Colonel Davis sent the letter from
Chicago. He left Springfield yester-
day. He was in the state capital in
behalf of securing a change in the or
ders which would include the Sixth
regiment in the summons to mobilize
His letter to Lieutenant Benson indi-
Gates that he has official information
that the Sixth regiment will be called
out. The exact date that the summons
will come is not known, but it is pre-
dicted by local militia officers that the
company would be leaving within two
weeks.
There will be regular drill at Arm
DRY A tonight. Armory A is situated
on Sixteenth street, between Third
and Fourth avenues Lieutenant Ben
son and Major Ed Dunavin are anxi-
Gus to meet and talk with all young
men who desire to enlist. The officers
will be at the armory all evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
$10,326.44
5 7,473.27
Net deficit since opening
building, November, 1913. 5 q
Story of Growth Told.

DulluluS, NOFeuDel, 1910 . -,ooo'4'
Story OF Growth Told.
Starting 70 years ago, with IA mem
bers and So in cash, the Young Mems
Christian association has today nearly
three-quarters of a million members
in the United States, and owns prop
erty in excess OF a hundred million.
The story of the real growth of the
Young Mems Christian association was
told in II churches of Rock Island
yesterday by A. NJ. Bruner, industrial
specialist, and General Secretaries
Holmes of Peoria, Wing of Clinton,
Iowa. Mayer of Freeport, Hanna of
Galesburg, and Martin of Rock Is
land While the message varied in
some minor details as given by the
different men, yet the story was on
the whole the same.
When George Williams started the
association in London in 1874, the
objective was stated as follows: THE
improvement of the spiritual condi-
, ton of the young meE in the drapery
and other trades" That this objective
has been adhered to is well evidenced
by the recent report of the interna-
tional committee at Cleveland, in
which it was shown that in the past
Is years the property had increased
345 per cent and the membership 443
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
PRIESTS OF PEORIA
DIOCESE IN RETREAT

Catholic priests who are associated
with the Peoria diocese are beginning
their retreat, commencing this morn
ing and continuing till Friday even
ing During this time all sick calls
and other inquiries should he directed
10 the priests Of Davenport, any Of
whom will answer at once. At st.
Joseph's Catholic church, Rock Is
land. exposition OF the blessed sacra-
ment was in progress all of yesterday,
closing with benediction at 100. A
great many awaited themselves of the
opportunity OF alteration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26

be a Caligula-that is 10 be a good
patriot
Peace between Mexico and the
United States will be closed in throes
Of terror and barbarism."
Shifting Troops.
San Antonio, Texas, June 26.-News
reaching army headquarters here to-
day indicate that the Mexican forces
along the Rio Grande from Matamoros
to Juarez either have Withdrawn their
main strength from the border or are
preparing to do it. 1t also is indicated
that they are taking station at
strategic points along a line well
south of the border where railroad
functions allow Of rapid handling of
troops or where the topography of the
country would permit Of a strong de-
tense
Their reported new line parallels
the course of the Rio Grande and
would command the Mexican lines of
advance toward the strategic points of
Monterey and Saltillo, the Coahuila
coal mines, which furnish the main
fuel supply of Mexico and on which
locomotive movements depend: Pare
don, the main railroad junction point
between Monterey and Saltillo and
Torreon, which probably will be the
main Mexican base and Chihuahua
City.
GarrisOns Mere Shells.
The Mexican garrisOns at Mata-
moros. Nuevo Laredo and Juarez are
said to be mere shells. Only a neglig-
ible force is said to be stationed oppo-
site Del Rio and the strongest force
along the border, that at Piedras Neg
ras, opposite Eagle Pass, is reported
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
YOUNG WOMAN DEAD
OF TETANUS ATTACK

Miss Maxine Halford, aged %, who
came to Rock Island three months
ago, and had since been employed as
a waitress in local restaurants, died at
o'clock Sunday afternoon at 81. An
thongs hospital of tetanus, with
which she was seized Saturday night,
the attack resulting from an infected
wound Miss Halford had been room
ing AT the Kennedy hotel on Second
avenue. The body was removed TO
the Dixon & Moeller morgue TO await
arrival of the girls mother, Mrs.
Louis HalfOrd, from Bayle City, Ill.
Burial will be made here. The dead
girl also leaves a sister, Mrs. NJ. W.
! Harris, at Ramsey, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
centennial Will
PROVE MEANS OF
BOOSTING CITIES
Mayors and Newspaper Representa-.
tiyes OF Rock Island, Moline and
Davenport TO Hold Meetings.
CAMPAIGN FOR HOME PRODUCTS
VIII Outline Plans to Encourage Pat.
ronage of Merchants and Manu-
facturers.

That one OF the invaluable results
Of the Fort Armstrong centennial will
he the drawing Of Rock Island Daven-
port and Moline closer together in
working for the advancement of the
tri-citieS its merchants and industries.
is indicated in a letter received TODAY
hv Mayor NCConoChie from Navor
John Be-wald of Davenport. The re-
suit viii he a meeting held in Rock
Island in the near future with the
mayors OF the three cities and repre-
sentativeS Of each OF the newspapers
present.
4; the meeting will he formed a plan
to actively boost the business houses
and manufacturing industries in the
tri-CltleS with the inauguration of an
extensive campaign encouraging peo-
pie to parronize home merchants and
manufacturers.
Mayor NCCOnOchie of Rock Island
is enthusiastic over the prospect of
bringing the three cities closer togeth-
er in working for the advancement os
local business and industry. Mayor
NcConOchle will confer with Mayor
Berwald of Davenport within a day or
two and the date for the meeting will
then he arranged. Appended is Mayor
Berwald's letter 10 Mayor McCono-
chic
The centennial just past has been
a credit 10 the tTi-Cities, and you and
can be proud OF the results Of the
same. as the visitors surely have 4
good impression OF the manufacturing
industries and the hospitality of the
people.
Il am pleased with the fact that the
city Of Davenport had no accidents TO
mar the occasion, and hope the same
has been true with your city
Conference is Suggested.
In the industrial parade l expected
that We three mayors would occupy
the same carriage, and was of course
somewhat surprised to find myself left
all alone. While sitting alone natur-
ally a person will do more bordering
and the thought came TO me that We
could do something TO induce our citi-
zens to stand by the tTi-City merchants
and manufacturers and patTOniZe then
whenever possible and also show then
that il is in their own interest sc
to do
My plan along this line would BIT
that we three mayors meet during next
week in Rock Island and talk over this
matter. Providing it appeals 10 you
I think it would be a good plan to ar
range an evening meeting, at whic.
the mayors and advertising represent
atives of the newspapers OF the tri-
cities would be present. We coul1
then outline our plans
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
Postal Receipts Break Records.

Washington, June 26.-Postmaster
General Burleson announcing that pos
tai receipts for the last two quarters
have exceeded all previous records,
predicts that total receipts for the ifs
cal year ending June so would be SIS
100000 or s20,O00,OO0 above those Of
the previous banner year During the
quarter ending Dec. 81 the total was
SS4,564,447 and for the quarter ending
March 81 it was s79,699,622 The post
master general expects a surplus Of
more than $1,000,000 for the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
SCHOOL ELECTION
|. HELD TOMORROW
Two Members of Rock Island Board oil
Education Are to Be Chosen for
Three-Year Terms.
NAME FOUR POLLING PLACES
Petitions of II. ii. cleveland and A. L.
Anderson Are Only Ones Filed
With the Clerk.

Annual election of members of the
Rock Island board of education will be
held tomorrow. Polls will be open
from I to 5. Only two petitions have
been filed, bearing the names of H. II
Cleaveland and A. G. Anderson, botf
OF whom are incumbents at the present
time Mr.. Cleaveland is president Of
the board.
1t had been the original intention tc
hold a referendum in connection witt
the school election. for the purpose o
voting on a three-mill special park ta1
levy, but following an adverse decision
of the attorney general it was decided
not to have the referendum at thi!
time.
Polling Places.
Four voting precincts have been ar
ranged for tomorrow as follows:
First precinct-North of Eighteenth
avenue and west of Twelfth street
Polling place. 1014 Third avenue. F
W Young. James Mccormack, William
Eckerman. judges; W. R. Carse and J
A. Sundquist, clerks.
Second precinct-North of Eigh
teenth avenue between Twelfth AM
Thirtieth streets. Polling place, Trim
ity parish house, Nineteenth street an
| Sixth avenue. William Mitchell
George Henry, ". NJ. Battles, judges
| F. P. WEIGH. Robert Kuschmanr
clerks.
Third precinct-North of Eighteent
avenue and east OF Thirtieth street
Polling place, 631 Thirty street
! Frank Beranek, Carl Ackerlind, L. H
] Thiele, judges; A. Z. Nelson, Emf
! Thiesen, clerks.
Fourth precinct-South of Eigh
teenth avenue. Polling place, 10
Twenty-first avenue William Redeck
er, E. D. Fisher Joseph Blochlingel
! judges; Joseph Collier, Arthur Oster
/ man clerks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
THOUSANDS or
SICK WOMEN
Helped Every Year by Common
Sense Suggestions Given Free
by The Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co.

For forty years women suffering from
all kinds of female ills have been writ
ing the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
of Lynn, Mass, for advice.
Thus they receive common sense sug-
gesuons drawn from vast volume of
experience, and thousands of sick wo-
men have been saved from untold suffer-
ing, as letters ike the following clearly
show -
Newark, Ohio.-'Iydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has made me a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
BEST TONIC is S.S.S.

1t insures blood purity and health.
S. S. S. for 50 years has been the
standard treatment for all blood trou-
bles. Catarrh, rheumatism, malaria,
skin diseases, and other troubles aris-
ing from impure and impoverished
blood yield to S, S. S. The best tonic.
Get S. S. S, from the drug store, and
regain your health. Don't take a sub
stitute. 1t is guaranteed purely vege-
table. Write Us for free medical ad-
vice. Address Medical Department So
Swift Specific Co, Atlanta, Ga.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26

Few people get through the winter
and spring without attacks from one
of the many blood maladies that leave
them weak and unfit to meet the try
ing warm season. and the blood so
freighted with poisons that it is in
capable OF supplying the energy and
tissue building properties necessary to
health.
This condition is revealed in many
ways, and by many symptoms, But all
point to one thing-infected blood.
And just as surely they call for the
one true and tried S. S. s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
MRS. HETTY GREEN'S
CONDITION BETTER

New York. June 26.-The condition
Of Mrs Hetty Green, richest woman
in the world was described at her
home here today as very favorable.
Denial was made that she was suffer-
ing from a stroke Of paralysis
Colonel Edward H 4. Green. her
son, said the illness was not serious
hut that those attending her realized
that any indjsposition to a woman OF
her age, so years, might develop
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26

my life, as my health was very bad
when l wrote you, but now can do my
own work and have not had sick day
since l began taking your remedies.
l keep the Compound and Liver Pills on
hand all the time. Mrs. GEO. THoMP-
SON, "a Sherwood Court, Newark, Ohio.
Why don't you write for free advice?
Address Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co. (confdentiaD, Lynn, Mass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
ASSOCIATION HAS
LEAD IN ILLINOIS
Annual Report of the Rock Island Y.
VI. {. A. Shows an Encouraging
State of Affairs.
PRESENT MEMBERSHIP is 1,400
Increase of Activities is Indicated in
Every Department-Some Inter-
esting Statistics.
PRESENT MEMBERSHIP is 1.400

The Rock Island Y. NJ c. A. is
leading all others in the state in
cities of relative size, according to the
annual report issued today. Up until
Nav / the local association had
membership of 1916 and many have
been added since The outlook for the
coming year is brighter than ever be-
fore. Some statistics of the various
departments for the past fiscal year
follows:
General-217,1 IT'S visited the building
during the year, an average of 500
daily; 81, 769 meals served in cafe
terra; 1916 members May |, 1915; 5S4
men have lived in association dorml-
tories; 40 visits TO sick.
Religious-13,2 09 attendance at all
religious meetings; 5,46S men attend
ed shop meetings; 1922 attendance at
bible classes; 1853 enrolled in bible
classes; 81 decisions to begin Christ
ian life; 13 united with churches.
Educational-5,57 attendance at all
educational work; 1,147 attended edu-
cational lectures; 100 enrolled in ecu
catiolal classes.
Social-4,l22 attendance socials and
receptions; Esp attendance class ami
club banquets.
Physical-42, 5S7 baths and swim
ming pool; 1850 attendance at gym
nasium classes; 1853 reached through
extension work; 776 enrolled in gyn.-
nasium classes; 631 men and boys On
athletic teams 800 attended health
exhibit; 1856 attended hikes; 1913
taught to swim; q attended boys
camp.
Boys-75,000 attendance at boys
club rooms; 1913 attended II sOcials
5S4 members in boys department
May LIST; 1896 attended father and sen
banquets; ?24 attended mother and
son banquet; "a boys were secured 20
sHions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26

well woman. Your
Sanative w a s h is
just the thing to
overcome female
weakness. | have
told young mothers
as well as older ones
about your rene
dies, and what they
have done for me.
! think Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic COMPOUND saved
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
Know Your Own
Stomach. Spring

81 tom h. Spring
tones" are for those who
do not know that Nature
must rebuild wasted tissue
from the food they eat.
Help Nature to throw off
the toxins of a heavy Win
ter diet by eating Shredded
Wheat Biscuit, a real whole
wheat food that is prepared
in a digestible form. Follow
Natures plan - get your
strength from a simple, nat
ural food that is thoroughly
cooked and easily dlgested.
Try it for breakfast with
milk or cream; eat it for
luncheon with berries or
other fresh fruits; make it
YOUR meat" for the Sum-
mer days. Made at Niagara
Falls, N. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26

per cent; the enrolment in bible study
and attendance at religious meetings,
AS per cent. f-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
Financial Statement.

May list, 1915, to April Goth, 1916
NJ. E. Strieter, treasurer.
RECEIPTS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-26
1900 IN EXPEDITIONARI
COMMAND AWAIT WORD

Continued from Page One.2
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-05
Power to Take Over Lines

And. sixth, the Judgement In the
hands of the Executive of the power.
in case of military necessity. to take
control of such portions and such roll
ing stock of the railways of the coun-
try as may be required for military use
and to operate them for military pur-
poses. with authority to draft into the
military service of the United States
such train crews and administrative
officials as the circumstances require
for their safe and efficient use.
The second and third of these rec
concentrations the Congress immedi-
ately acted on: 1t established the eight
hour day as the legal basis of work
and wages in train service and 1t au-
thorized the appointment of commits
sion to observe and report upon the
practical results, deeming these the
measures most Immediately needed
but 1t postponed action upon the other
suggestions until an opportunity should
he offered for a more deliberate con-
sideration of them. The fourth rec