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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
FEDERAL AGENTS
ARE SEARCHING TO
LOCATE SLACKERS

Federal agents have been in the
city for the last week running down
slackers and centering their work
chiefly in young men who appear to
be good deal older than they really
are.
This proves that the government
positively will not allow single man
to escape registering for army ser
vice. Several young men have been
aecosted and had to give the federal
men their names. ages. places oil
birth and where their birth certificates
are on file. Strict investigation then
follows.
Several funny incidents have oc.
CURED as result of this investiga.
ton. Last Saturday morning a Ioea
young man was accosted by a fedora
man and asked to show up" The
young man had no card and had NJ
proof that he was not of age. He was
given a severe grilling and the "oncs
over" and was left in a greatly fright
ened state Of mind. He later said
Believe me, from now on I carr,
some proof that I am not Of age evei
if ! am big for my years"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
May Get Button.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
General No. $50.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the council of the
city OF Rock Island, Illinois. having
ordered the construction of a ten inch
Waterman on Ninth street from
Thirty-fourth to Forty-fifth avenues,
and the ordinance for the same being
on file in the office of the city clerk OF
said city, and said city having applied
to the county court OF Rock Island
county. Illinois. for an assessment OF
the cost of said improvement accord
ing to benefits, said assessment being
payable in nine installments, each
bearing interest at the rate Of five
per cent per annum, and an assess
ment therefor having been made and
re&urned TO said court, the final hear
ing thereon will be had on the 26th
day Of November A D. 1917, at the
hour of 8 o'clock a. m, or as soon
thereafter as the business Of the court
will permit.
All persons desiring may file OBJ
jections in said court. before said day
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
I Dated at Rock Island, Illinois. Nov
/ Il, 1917
WILLIAM NJ. MITCHELL.
Officer Appointed to Make Assessment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
REYNOLDS

The w. F. NJ S. scored the usual sue
cess Wednesday at the annual chicken
out nicely and many were present from
Presumption. Hamlet and Taylor Ridge.
over $40 was taken in.
The Misses Pearl Wait and Maiel Al
corn attended theatre in Davenport
Tuesday evening
The Misses Cora and Rosa KelI were
tri-city visitors Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Leon TomliHson of Davenport
has been visiting here this week.
Rev. and Mrs. Z. McOmber notored
to Davenport Monday.
Mrs. ", IT. Schrjyer returned We'd
nesday TO her home in Rock Island
after nice visit with her daughter,
Mrs R. p Wait
Mrs Lands Of Davenport and MIR.
and Mrs, Gust Olson, Jr,, of Moline Wis
tied here Sunday.
Mrs l.. c. Moore has returned from a
nice visit with her daughter, Miss Lou
Use, in Omaha.
Miss Julia Mallette. a teacher in the
Moline schools, has been i'll at her home
! here since Tuesday.
Maxine Freytag entertained small
+ party Of her girl friends Saturday in
! honor of her third birthday
Miss Estella Malletre left Monday for
Camp Dodge, where she is serving her
country as Red Cross nurse
/ Ernest Mclaughlin and Verde Vail
! on account Of dependent wives, have
! been exempted from military service
! Mr.. and Mrs. Harry MflIett. Jr. and
Miss Minnie MAYHEM motored last week
! from Gibson, Iowa, to Aledo.
/ Thomas 6. Lewis Of Rock Island was
calling on 4 few friends in Reynolds
| on Thursday afternoon.
! Mardell Meurling. aged years. or
! Monday celebrated the event with 2
party. \ half dozen OF more Of hei
! friends were present
Mrs. Caroline Twelftree returned sat.
I urday evening from Rock Island. where
she had visited friends for serera
days.
" a. Clark OF Alexis was in the vii
Mrs Margaret Cranden and daugh
Ter, Miss Nina, were in the trt-citie'
Monday
WAYNE and Sadie Mayall motored tt
Rock Island and back on Wednesday
They visited Miss Henrietta Sherrart
at St. Anthonv's hospital
Richard Davis is now learning wire
less biography on the battleship Kan
Mrs. John ". Jones Of Viola under
went surgical operation at St An
thonys hospital Monday.
Mrs. Bert Eanatta was in Rock Is
land Monday.
Frank G. wait, for several months
! patient at ST. Anthonys hospital. !
making slow but steady progress to
wards better health
Z
, iting in New Windsor on Sunday wit
r Mrs. kiesey's parents.
Miss Henrietta Sherrard is now at S
| Anthony's hospital, where she under
! went a surgical operation for a frac
tured collar bone and a dislocate
shoulder, caused by an automobile &C
cident five weeks ago
", II. Hanna of Chicago was an over
> Sunday guest at J. b VAuce's home
, Mrs. Sarie Mayall Mrs Emma Went
sind Miss Mary Wayne are the regis
: trars for Reynolds for the woman
Tense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
Southern Has Accident.

The early car on the Rock Island
Southern carrying miners from Gill
christ to Matheryille Saturday morn
ing was damaged so that it was put
out of service about $50 O'clock No
one was injured. A trolley pole broken
near the top was leaning over the
track and caught the paragraphs and
tore of both. The car was unable to
proceed. No damage was done to the
car. but it was disabled SO that it
could not be used. The car in the &C
eident was the one on the Aledo ter
minal. II could not be used Saturday.
but the service was taken care of by
the main line cars. The cars ran 20
minutes late practically all day be-
cause of this added run on their
schedules.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
Two Officers Suhnoena Eighty.

Eighty men were subpoenaed Fri
day by Sheriff C. c. Lutrell of Mercer
county and Deputy Sheriff Porter of
Alexis, Warren county. The town is
situated on the line between the two
counties. The men were subpoenaed
as witnesses in the case against Dr.
II. F. Lair of Alexis which is being
heard before County Judge Murphy in
Monmouth. Lair is charged with sell
ing intoxicating liquor in his drug
store in Alexis. He was arrested on
the evidence of Mr.. Snedicer, who was
formerly employed in she drug store.
States Attorney Laudsr. assisted by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
u. S. HEAD AT BUFFALO
FOR LABOR MEET

Continued From Page uue.)
aome engage in disputes instead of
putting All their energy into keeping
tbe lighting men supplied, Mr. Ian
don Appealed 90 all labor to sink
everything iu a tremendous effort to
l0 ,s part TO win the war,
President Wilson, declared Mr.,
Landon, has said we are fighting a
, war for democracy We are not only
lighting q war for democracy hut a
war for industrial freedom and self
protection. a war to conserve that
which we now have.
German Victory Means Slavery.
"A victory for Germany would mean
slavery for the American people for
generations to come and the people
who work will be the greatest suffer
ers
II spent the summer of 1915 and
1915 in France and Italy doing what
could I'M helping them in their efforts
to increase the efficiency of their in
dustries so that they could hold back
The German army and possibly defeat
hem IN 1915 England was in a very
sad way
% was in England when the Prin-
soss apt Canadian regiment was lit
orally cut 10 pieces You know they
went i'm "a full regiment of 2,400 men
and came out with less than $50 men
and eight officers and most of them
Wounded / was talking TO a young
Canadian officer from Montreal who
used TO be a salesman, and therefore
a worker ia civil life, and he told me
that they had run out OF ammunition,
that the artillery had run out OF
shells and that they had to crawl out
On their bellies, leaving approximately
2300 men behind, dead and missing
They even had 10 witness one of their
officers crucihed before their very
eyes.
And what was happening in Eng
land' A large shipment OF munitions
That / was assisting on was completed
and ready for shipment, and could
have been used and should have peer
used in this very battle, upward OF
100000 pieces OF munition entirely
completed. with the exception of q
small firing pin. l was told that they
could not be delivered in less thar
three weeks for the reason that The
Norkmen we're taking their usual sum
mer's holiday. Think Of thatl While
their own brothers and sons and rela
lives were undergoing the hardship'
and tortures OF hell and the very ma
Ton in danger
Warns Against Propaganda.
And now we are in this war am
mis- convention is going to give III
answer. so far as you are concerned
70 the American people and to our al
hes-and last but not least, TO the EN-
peror OF Germany. And | want to ga.
10 you that 80 far as We have gone
lhe answer is en- the side OF Germany
"e are still washing our dirty line
and we have not as yet settled dow
10 a realization OF our condition. Tn
.,erman propaganda is broad one !
The land and may be numbered anon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
RED CROSS SENDS
MANY XMAS GIFTS
Local People Respond Literally With
Packets for Sammies In
the Trenches.
fHREE HUGE BOXES LEAVE


Saturday afternoon local Red Cross
,e7druariers presented the aspect of
Santa Claus workshop.
Packages fun OF goodies, utility ar
urIps and notes OF goodwill, went
lpt6 huge packing boxes destined for
sammcs FOO France. Every package
more Christmas stiCkers, colored rib
hon and % flag When the entire num-
her Was counted 1870 parcels had start
ID forth 10 make glad the men over
there
From now until Dec / packages
VII be- received for soldiers in camp
and ulfOument in the United States
Rock Island ifs asked TO furnish 500
NJ those The local headquarters to-
sar issued the following statement:
oEame people have said that Christ
mas packages for men in this country
are unnecessary Gifts from the Red
Gross for these lads will be cared
ror bs friends and relatives. This is
an absolutely incorrect assumption.
Hundreds of boys in every camp have
long ago broken home ties. They
have gone out into the world TO earn
ar.r livelihood and their homes have
1-a1 ro0ming houses They are in no
danger %. being troubled with any
eupe-7u0us gifts. But even if every
boz we're sure 10 be remembered by
some friend IL would nevertheless be
only q natural desire which should
prompt the American people to show
these men that more than one or two
personal friends are behind them We
want these boys 10 know that the en-.
lire country Iemembers them al
Christina and wishes them good
sheer u0 not take care Of ey
ply boy some boy will be left out
aN.ua must never happen"
Tine following are the donors of one
5r more packages which filled th'
FIRST three Christmas boxes to leay,
HE shop Mrs Emma Meyers, Mrs
Sam Ryerson. Otto Barth, Miss Annt
Berger. Miss Ala Smith, Mrs. Fret
Myers, Miss Margaret Myers Allynn,
Burt Miss Clara Whitman Mr. ant
Mrs D. W Hay Mrs. Bertha Aston
Miss Grace Day. Miss Alice Thomp
son Troop One Of the Boy Scouts
Miss g. n Hickman Misses Gertrud
and Velma Hickman. Mrs c. O. Wood
ruff, Mrs Fred Titterington, Mis-
Johnson. Mrs, Fisher, Margaret Spen
aer, John Spencer. George BabcocE
William Babcock. Mrs. Craig, Georg
Helpenstell, Richard Helpenstell, Mis-
Famine Levi, Miss Millicent Spencer
No. and Mrs W. NJ Walker, Mr.;
INtarDEton. Mrs. Sam Langert Mis-
Dorothy Tsemann, Mrs H. s. Gable
Mrs. l.. S. Mctabe, Miss Marguerit
Nr0abe, Miss Dorothy McCaoe. Mr.;
r. o. Denkmau, Mrs Frank Rhoad!
end telma Nogt
Organizations Help.
The following organizations contrib
uaI UJmue VI PACKAGES. Fort Arm
strong chapter on the ID. of A. r.. a
packets. ia His Name circle, King
daughters. so packets, Silver eros
circle, Kings daughters, 10 packets
Millinery department Of J., S. McCab
Co.. ~ packets ready to wear dc
lartment, L. S. McCabe < Co., tobacc1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
Reduce Sugar Used.

traces must be put IN a corral he
asserted.
The president praised the work of
Samuel Gompers and his support of
the government.
Nobody has the right" said the
president, to stop the processes of Ia
Dor until all methods of Cancellation
have been exhausted. And I do not
speak to you alone. / have found la
Dor in many instances more reason
able than the other side"
The president appealed for Coop
Grafton. He said that he would like
to see all the critics exported He
said we must get down to business
and everyone must do the right thing.
+ Never show ourselves Americans
/ by going off in separate groups, to
I talk by ourselves. but by cooperating
! in a common enterprise which is to
release the spirit of the world from
bondage" he declared.
The president denounced oTganiza-
tons which he said are trying to de-
stroy the law, but in every case, he
said. they should be dealt justice. Il
( dHi bUpDeEtis Ht SdiAs " Jul AGhAlaE
/ the law into our own hands. as much
as ! dislike the activities OF these or
CARNATIONS.
THE man who takes the law into
his own, hands is not the man to Co
operate in any development of laws
and institutions" the president as
serted I'VE must not only take COM
mon counsel, but we must obey com
mon counsel"
Instrumentalities must be devised
where they do not exist, said the pres
ident, to bring the proper amount Of
cooperation between labor and cap
ital.
Gets Lonely In Washington.
1.-THE reason l came away from
Washington" he continued, "is that
get lonely down there. There are ST
many people in Washington who know
e things that are not so. There are 81
many people in Washington who d.
, not know what the rest Of the people
/ of the country want. l have to CONS
away to find out"
| The president concluded by saying
; I'm with you if you are with me,
2 explaining he didn't mean he wantet
? cooperation with himself personally
but as the representative of the who'll
3 United States government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
Personal Mention.

Mrs. G. ~ Kennedy and daughter
Bernice visited in Alpha Saturday
Gladys Winders and brother Will
liam. Jr.. visited in Viola Saturday at
the home of their grandfather. H. H.
Sidwell.
Mrs. S. A. Boruff and L. o. Kistler
visited in Galesburg Saturday with
Miss Mildred Boruff. who is Ill in the
Galesburg city hospital
J. H. Clark was in Peoria Saturday
Jasper Beard was in Viola Saturday
S L. Durston was in Galesburg Sat
urday
Mrs r. l. Peck and son Roy visited
in Viola Saturday at the home Of Mr..
Peck's uncle. John kimball.
Farr Carroll and Ward Valentine
we're visitors Friday in Woodruff
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Knickerbocker
spent Friday in Rock Island with
friends.
All the news all the time-Ths
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
AFTER SICKNESS
THEY GAVE
HER VINOL
And She Soon Got Back
Her Strength

New Castle, Ind.-@The measles
left me run down. no appetite, could
not rest at night, and took severe
cold which settled on my lungs, so |
was unable TO keep about my house
work. My doctor advised me to take
vinol, and six bottles restored my
health so I do all my housework, in
Guiding washing. Vinol is the best
medicine ever used."-Alice Record,
s37 So. nth ST.. New Castle, Ind.
We guarantee this wonderful COO
liver and iron tonic, Vinol, for all
weak rundown. nervous conditions
Red Cross Pharmacy, Charles J
Strate, Bengston's Drug store, RocE
Island, and at the best drug store il
every town and city in the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
Famous Cigar
Advances Price
San Felice Cigar Nowoc

It is necessary that we advance the
price Of San F'eliee cigars to &C. To
our many friends who smoke the San
Felice cigar because Of its high quail
ity we ask continuance Of your pat
ronage. San Feiice cigars now Sc.
The DIESEL Wemmer Co... Lima. Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
SURVEY WILL EMO
| HERE WEDNESDAY
Registration of Woman Power OF Rock
Island Goes Forward With Much
/. Success.
HAVE $500 OF Cams SIGNED
Only $50 Blanks Remain To Be Filled
Out, Headquarters Report To-
day Shows.

With $500 of the registration cards
filled out and only 450 more cards to
fill, the campaign to register the wom-
an power of Rock Island is expected
to end Wednesday evening. All of the
districts are not as yet covered. Re
ports show that nearly every woman
in Rock Island will have her name on
a card although there are few who
refuse to register.
Women who work and are unable to
register during the day may do so at
the Rock Island public library, Young
Women's Christian association, Red
Cross headquarters or at the registra-
ton headquarters in the Central Trust
building.
May Get Button.
Women who desire conservative
buttons may secure them at the head
quarters. Several women who have
refused to register are under the i'm
preston that the campaign is only in
this city. The government is urging
every loyal and patriotic woman to
/ register, No loyal woman in the city
viii want her name on the list OF
/ slackers after the campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12

The high standard Of quality Of the
San F'elice cigar will be maintained.
During the past year the increases in
taxation, raw material and wages have
been so great that ii SIS impossible TO
continue to sell San f'eliee cigars al
the old price.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
Daily Doings in Mercer County's Busy Capital

Attorney Mama of Monmouth. Is
prosecuting the case Attorney Paul
]. Graham is defending Lair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
ATTENTION MEMBERS

Eudorah Rebekah lodge No. 70, are
requested TO meet at l. o. o. F. hall
al 1880 tomorrow afternoon to attend
the funeral Of Brother Lawrence John
son.
IDA NJ BARKER, Noble Grand
EFFIE CHALK, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
Marriage Licenses,

John Taylor. New Boston. go.
Millie Mylin, keithsburg, ~.
Oscar Engwsll, New Windsor, 20.
Verna Anderson, Alpha. 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12
BAKERS CERTAIN
OF SQUARE DEAL
Local Shop Owners Have Utmost Con.
fidenee Hoover VIII Not lHinre
the Trade.
CANNOT SELL LOWER THAN NOW
Declare Prediction That Government
Restrictions win Reduce Cost
is Inwarranted.

While bakers OF. Rock Island county
through officials OF their organization
today stated that they would reserve
comment as an organization upon the
announcement Of the proposed govern
mental standardization OF bakery
goods until official information has
been received from Washington, sew
eral did not hesitate TO make statea
ments
The consensus of the remarks is that
the bakers OF Rock Island county have
every CONFIDENCE that Food Dictator
Herbert Hoover and his administra-
ton will do nothing to work an undue
hardship upon the bakers Of the coun-
try.
Some press dispatches said that off
Gals in Washington predict that this
requirements to be made of the bak-
ing industry of the country after Dec
10, when bakers are placed under fed
eral license. will result in pound
I loaves of bread being sold for ane
cents. Bakers in the city, however
declared that such cannot be done witt
the present high price of foodstuffs
They declared that if bread prices
were fixed. at this figure. it would fore
bakers oJa OF business. Press dis
patches said that the government dit
not contemplate fixing prices but tina
il merely will place certain restric
tons upon the kind and amount Of in
gradients which go to make a loaf o
bread.
Reduce Sugar Used.
Among the important restriction
which will be made. will be that tire
pounds of sugar will be allowed for
barrel Of -four instead six Bakers her
said that this might tend to Jesse
the palatable qualities Of the bread bu
the public would no doubt soon accus
tom itself to the change. Bakers /
/ Rock Island county have been maxim
pound loaves Of bread for 10 cents fo
some months, They say it is the low
est price they can offer. giving then
selves a bare margin of profit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12

Continued From Page oueJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12

All the news all the time-Ths
Argus.
The Washington times., 1917-09-07
Because

To wealth. pictured this and
being the United States able bond
billions
OTHER
Private agencies solicitors bankers patriotic business cannot the
task, they and they will sayso
thing
thing And only intense advertising publicity
such campaign agency hand ORGANIZED
TO BE USED
First country reaching
included
in
small bond issue
direction
advertising campaign follows:
daily with total circulation than 24oooooo
published in so different languages with
$500 issue
monthly publications. senmonhy, 81 week-o
of 100000,
weekly largest circulation
financial and trade publications.
monthly magazines
religious publications.
complete bill
reached discretion
aids
this of publicity AT MINIMUM COST
Because
publicity will the bond sale problem
ad
published and national bond sale advertising
By AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.
The Washington times., 1917-09-07
Because

The American Press Association Branch Offices Throughout The
United States Main Office 225 West 39h Street. New York City,
The Washington times., 1917-09-07

BUY THE BONDS
Advertising makes it possible
to talk every day to every human
being in the United States able to
read and buy bond.
Advertising is the weapon with
which this country must fight
Germany financially. England has
found it so and the United States
will realize it.
The Secretary of the Treasury,
who must SELL the bonds to
the people, must have power to
TALK to the people.
And Congress should dgive public
ity to Mr.. McAdOO, ungrudgingly.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-22
Additional Society


SANTA lc NOUS
The New Mexico state Council 81
Defense. which is In continuous ses-
sion at the capitol has lately elected
20 put into existence % speakers hui
renu for the purpose 81 making clear
through the spoken word iu every
community 10 the state. al facts per
tanning 90 the war. to onycrt ienur-
ance into understanding ana apathy
Into fruitful enthusiasm. thereby
bringing and holding all citizens SOL
idly behind the nation bon its p%rosecu-
ton Of the war. County chalrmcn
were appointed 20 have charge of the
work in each couuty and speakers
are to he sent to.uil parts of the state,
particularly those counties which are
7 spanish American 100 population
The members Of this 'Speakers'
q Bureau" were appointed hN tho chair
man of the Couucil Of Defense and
the bureau Is composed Of the follow
ing persons V. = TwItchell. ohuig-
man g. g. Hernandez benjamin 20.
Read. Laurence Lee of Albuquerque.
Judge &C. D. Roberts. Autpalo luccro.
Melvin D~unla,y. Mr. " b. Lind.