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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-26

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-26
IS ANNIVERSARY OF
COMP ANY ALEAVINC
CITY BACK IN 1898

Today is the 18th anniversary Of
the entraluing Of Company IA or Rock
Island when the local unit went to
Springfield mobilization camp in the
spanlsa-Amer5can war. Local Span
ish war veterans called attention TO
this fact today i'm reviewing the spirit
which was manifested in 1898 in re-
cruit.ug.
"0n april Is we received. orders to
move 10 Springfield, ". i. Frey Of
ST honey Bay camp United Spanish
War Veterans. said today. The
next morning the Goth when we were
ready to 90 we had the full required
strength. although the day before
there were only SO men Ia the com
uanv. The scene at the armory on
the dav we got cur orders was one
mever to be forgotten. The hall vas
crowded with men anxious 80 join the
Col0rs.
After we got TO Springfield we lost
some Of the recruits because of physi-
cal qualifications and Major I'd
Duravin Of the Second battalion. Sixth
regiment. then q sergeant. returned
here as recruiting officer and secured
men To fiji In the gap in our ranks
Tonight Helen Gould auxiliary Of
Sib0ney Bay camp viii tender q sup
per to the veterans. II viii be served
At Memorial hal. at o'clock. 1t is to
be partly In observance Of the ami
versarv Of the departure Of Company
& III SOS and partly an event fn the
present patriotic program throughout
the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-26
PLAN TO
WORK PRISONERS
Efforts Of Supervisor Roy $. Daley IL
Place Temporary W0rkhouse at
County FaFm Pals,
REFUSE TO PURCHASE FLAG
Board Beats Resolution Providing for
Placing Electric Emblem on
Dome Of Court House.

N'3IE0 = Ut -I1'E-'
rro~+e tn establish q TEMPORARY
MI ..-.-. f,e--,s,--,
~ 9- ----' al ---7
we're defeated III me --1l---z -
board Oh supervisors Ee7.@i1az 49, 49,
+ noon 41e plan Y a ~ ~ 81. - - -
9FtlseI Roy p -7+'es. -i13 5z 80
urged LL.as PRISONERS III ~ -o--1-y 90
saouil he SEM 10 me r.. u ~
I superintendent FFanA ne I'D Inc o7-
Fetopuea- 81 -4al --.=-.---lg-5. ....-
supervisor III. o. vi 3-- % ----9
city called attention ~ AHt aa.-L -As-e
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-26

All the news all the time-The
Arms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-26

On this day set apart for Her. . little
remembrance, small in itself, bur large
FL The love 1t conveys. viii do much 10
brighten the occasion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-26
Root Leaking Again.

Attention was called ID the fact that
the court house roof is leaking again
Supervisor kerls said that although
there had been no leakage during the
entire winter. that as soon as the pre-
lIujuary work in Tedec0rattug the cir
cult court room had been completed
yesterday. moisture appeared and that
it would probably be JuadIsabie to
continue until repairs to tac roof had
been made. This remark drew from
Supervisor StroehIe the statement that
although from $1,000 10 $500 had
been expended on the roof, il always
had and always would leak
Chairman Upton named a jail build
ing committee composed of Superyis-
ors BuTgoyne. Wechel. Upton, kerDs.
Little Opdycke. Sjevers. GriswoId and
Grafund- This is practically the same
committee as before. with the exceQ-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-26

II win be a pleasure for rs 10 show
you our many beautiful and appropriate
cards. framed uott0s and verses. and
other little gifts that will help to express
your feeling,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-26
May Thirteenth

Your thong htfuIness means more
than anything else in the world, to that
one. dearest Of al, your mother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-26
GRAHAM ASKS ARGUS
TO TELL PEOPLE OF
HIS STAND on BILL


|"""-T#T . TIC sTEUsE.
Washington, April 26.-Edltor
5rgHas II probably WIFI be Of in
saro-gf. your readers 10 know that
Z delivered Is 30-minUte speech i'm
lHa house last evening for the adj
m.H.srration bill for universal mill
lHrT service.
FT. i. GRAHAM. H. c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
By JOHN NJ. OSKISON

When all payments are made, several thou
sand modestly paid store employees of the city
will be genuine bona-fde owners of United
States government Enthusiastically the safest
and best investment on earth!
Next day when Jones stopped at the glove
counter to speak to Mamie Smith, he had
very simple proposition to make:
Miss Smith would you agree to have the
cashier keep two dollars week out Of your pay
for a year, and then take a hundred dollar
Liberty Loan bond in place of the money?
IL have been thinking about that paper you
showed me, Mr. jones'" she replied. Il want
10 help. Ny brother expects to go to some
camp-and maybe TO the war. lie says Its
going to cost a lot, more than two billion dol
lars-I think he said five. | figured that II
only five million Of us bought these bonds, each
one would have to buy thousand dollars
worth.
Where you gon to get five million people
in this country with thousand per-"
'You won't find EN-. of course said Jones.
Don't need to- But tell you what the gov
ernment can fnd--if we all help-and that is
t,centy million American families with credit
enough TO buy $3.50 Of these bonds per family.
Twenty bond buyers for every soldier Of the
new army-one man with a rifle, and twenty
men. women and children willing to lend Uncle
Sam the money to feed, cothe, equip, arm and
transport him. Yes, and pay him-and see
to it that the family he leaves when he goes
for soldier isn't hungry"
Gee, Sec" said Mamie. "Put me down for
two a week on that 500 bond
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

ing overtime as it is. But I've got two hun
dred people in my store. and each one ought to
be able TO buy 500 of the bonds.
Not ten of them will buy unless some easy
plan is offered. They won't go to your bank;
they won't go to bond dealer; and, since no
bond seller who gets no commission can pos
siby afford to go to them, they won't even have
a real chance TO buy.
What propose is to buy $4,000 Of the
bonds and sell as many as ! can to my people.
Give them liberal crcdit-let EN- take till next
Christmas or next May Day to pay up if nee
essary AS they pay up III turn in the money
and you can deliver the bonds
"Oh, sure-Ill meet you at lunch-oh I'm
glad to help. Sure, ask Lowenstein and Wells
and the Star people-good idea."
Whereupon, the cashier of the First National
began calling up the other store proprietors of
he city. and ten of them met him at luncheon.
What they worked out was simple plan for
the skilful utilization of credit--the bank would
buy the bonds, taking advantage of the Treas
ury Departments instalment payment pro-
visions; the stores would buy in smaller lots
from the bank, leaving the bonds there as Sc
curity for the sums borrowed to make the pay
ments, and the many employees of the stores
would buy from each store keeper by signing
an agreement to permit the deduction of frac-
ton of each weeks pay from the envelope. The
3is per cent interest which begins on June 10,
would be credited as soon as it began--frst, to
reduce the interest charge on the merchants
loans at the bank, and then to cut the small
extra charge made to the ultimate buyers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

What am | going to do?' repeated Mamie.
What can do, Mr.. Jones'"
Il thought you might buy some" he an
swered gravey (Not that he did think so,
only he wanted to test out his theory
who, me? Guess again. You're mixing me
up with Mrs. Russell Sage"
But" insisted the proprietor of Blanks.
You can get one--a little one-for $50
"A little one? Gee, a $50 bond would look as
big as blanket to me. like em about the
size of a stamp"
But again spoke Jones. "You can buy
one ON the instalment pan-you see, 81 wnen
YOU agree 10 take it. 50 on June %. so on July
20 and SIS on August Is and August so"
Who'd set the alarm for me-" Mamie de
mandcd. 81 got to figure ahead long way TO
hold out SO from my pay" ct is pertinent
here to say that Jones is not the model for the
typical fiction store owner who works his girls
to a FRAGILE on Christmas week and smiles
cynically when they cry desperately that mo
girl ought to BE- censured for what done if she
don't get any better pay than what I'm draw
ing.'D
wen, tnank you MISS omitn, <sald Jones,
as he walked on. From time to time he stopped
to talk to other saleswomen and men. II was
nearly noon when he got back to his office.
Call up the bank, please-get Mr.. Harris,
he said TO his secretary and when Harris an
swered, he spoke substantially, as they say
these words:
Harris, | want your advice. Here is my
idea we've all got to get behind this Liberty
Loan and boost. Yes, good! I'm glad you
think so, too. Now, you and personally can't
take many of the bonds-our capital is work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

ilized at Manila. Every inch Of the Phil
ippines coast is patrolled ard Manila
Bay is closed to shipping from sunset
TO sunrise.
A censorship has been placed on all
cable messages. all German stores have
been searched by the Philippine con-
stabulary and stripped Of all arms and
ammunition. and the German Club Of
Manila has been closed.
Conrad Andre, formerly German Vice
Consul at Cebu, is awaiting trial for
violation of the Presidents proclama-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

Sign here" said Jones, presenting simple
blank. Thank you, Miss Smith
Thank you, Mr. Jones"
No. it isn't fiction | could take you to the
very counter where Mamie works, and intro
tluce you to the store owner whom / have
Labelled Jones. | could convince you that
Mamie is proud of the fact that she is going
to own bond, and is all unsuspicous that it
Is an investment which for thirty years if she
keeps it so long is going to pay her $3.50 every
year and then latter she has had Sl05 of in
tercst) to be returned to her dollar for dollar
SO far as know, this Jones idea of helping
the small investor originated in New York even
before it was known that $50 bonds would be
put out by the Treasury Department. Such
stores as Altmans. Stems, Franklin Simon's
and Macy's Il wish had the whole list here)
were telling the people that they meant to help
their workers buy some of this Liberty Loan.
It is an easy, patriotic first step toward get
ting everybody in on the sale. Every store
keeper and every employer in the country who
cares single hang about the boys and girls
and men and women who draw their pay from
him can do them fine service-two services, IN
fact-by following Jones's lead. They can help
the workers to express their patriotism and at
the same time acquire habit of thrift.
Also, they can go one step further AS some
know are doing or getting ready to do: They
can devise practical instalnent payment plan
for the use of their tens of millions of custom
ers They can turn into bond buyers the wom-
en- and men who buy from the stores their daily
soap. breakfast food and cigars, who come at
intervals for their personal hats and dresses
and shoes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

of the merchantmen are informed at
Baguio. the famous mountain resort OF
the Philippines. and here the men, al
though they are allowed to 60 freely
about, are guarded by attachments OF
Philippine scouts and constabulary.
Baguio is in the heart of the mountains
Of Benguet Province, and is the mecca
for hundreds of Americans during the
hot season in Manila. Baguio has cool
breezes and its nights are often cold.
Upon the declaration of war every
German in the Philippines was required
10 register. In Manila the police de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
WHEN MAMIE BOUGHT A LIBERTY LOAN BON

Don't imagine they won't buy-tnese "''|
ions. THEY'RE brothers and sisters to Msn
Smith. From out of their homes VIII 80
young men to learn the position OF soaS
how to Right Shoulder arms how 70 ~
and. il need be, charge trench. FROM %.
homes will go the men to train and iess
those soldiers, who, under the theory Oh
erty loving people. must 90 hrst. -,
When YOU make clear to the folks VINO =
behind that they must buy the Liberty
bonds in order to keep those who go out "
well. fit and equipped 10 help perpetusn
idea of free world, they'll buy. Iheyn - y
for the chance to stretch their credit 4
limit.
You can help make the necessity cieaf-'
who keep the shopping places, ana you
read and shop can help by demanding i'0"
stores chance to buy.
Raising that first two billions. and the
three billons-plus whatever addition"
ions will be required-isn't just the psh'-
lob. It's bigger. 1t involves more than H'
credit exchange, interest calculation
;mports and trade balances. 1t makes
upon the warm human sympathy Of the ~
American-who can, who does, lend chse"
at the price of small self-denisls the
he understands that it is his neighoof
needs his help. -
Mamie has bought her bond. Her q
will want one. Uncle Joe won't be hapW y
he has his slowed safely in the bottom
trunk. So on. and so on. Shall they %
show to buy? -
1t depends upon Jones and his fellow -
crs and storekeepers-th greatest -
distributors tof wealth and the things ~
money can buy) ever known.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

~ NE DAY last week. the owner of Blanks
Emporium walked down the right aisle,
main floor, of his big store with cir
cular in his hand. He stopped at ''ladies'
gloves suddenly, for an idea had put on the
brakes.
Miss Smith, he said to the dark girl at the
front (who was not chewing gum, what do
YOU intend to do about this offer?" He handed
her circular headed thus:
"s2 ,OOO, O00,00 3l2 per cent Liberty Loan"
Mamie (Yes, Miss Smiths front name IS
Mamie) began to count the noughts.
Nine of them" she muttored. That's two
billion dollars-a sum of money, what?' After
which she read six paragraphs telling all about
the Liberty Loan. how it was TO be split up
into pieces, how the pieces you bought were to
be paid for q per cent when you apply, Is per
cent on June 2s, 20 per cent on July so, 30 per
cent on August 10 and 80 per cent on Au-
gust 800.
What. this, Mr.. Jones?" she asked, re-
s,raining an impulse to grin.
Looks like problem in sixth grade mathe-
mates. doesn't it," Mr.. Jones smiled
1.-THE idea is" ventured Mamie, ITO find out
how many It's have TO buy these bonds before
they get the two billion dollars on the fifteenth
Of August. Am right
81 believe you got him." affirmed Mr.. Jones
By "him," the proprietor Of Blanks meant
patriotic bond dealer who had sent the circular
Offering to buy the new Liberty Loan bonds Tor
anybody without charge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
WHEN WORD CAME OF WAR

ton. 1t is claimed by government on
Gals that Andre had hopes OF an lnSul
rection in the Philippines and that ~
had succeeded in procuring the sigma
lures of a few hundred malcontents.
Throughout the archipelago, nov
ever. the relations between Americans
and Filipinos are most harmonious ano
expressions of loyalty from bothhousss
of the Philippine Legislature, from tn'
Municipal Council of Manila and ~
provincial boards throughout the ~
ands attest the good feeling OF the rHl
pino toward the Stars and Stripes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

partment looked after the registering.
while in the provinces Germans were
required to report to constabulary head
quarters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

w nth Filipinos in large numbers
w enlisting in the United States
W navy, and the formation OF a
Philippine National Guard going Oh
under the most promising conditions,
war developments in the Philippines
gain daily momentum.
Seventeen interned German ner-
chantmen have been seized by the
United States navy and the Bureau of
Customs and have been towed to the
navy yard at Cavite, Manila Bay. These
will be repaired and used by the Philip
pine government. Meanwhile, the crews
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

Manila Bay has been mined, the coast
guard cutters of the Bureau of Customs
have all been equipped with additional
small arms. and the Asiatc fleet is mob
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

THE AMERC THE FILIPINO
Hero Proof in Programme of the
High School
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

Sign here" said Jones. presenting simple
blank. Thank you. Miss Smith
Thank you, Mr. Jones"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-28
Is CLUBS JOIN
MASS PROTEST.
Minute Men and Gill Deadlocked and
Mayor Now Wants Annapolis or
West Point Grad" for Chief
Give GILL one
MORE CHANCE

Lieut.. +. W. Becker will NOT be chief Of police.
The Minute Men, who nominated him. might
well accept that fact. They should waste more
time it,
They may be entirely just in their accusation
that Mayor Gill broke a written promise to them to
appoint a naval or military whom they selected,
and who recommended by the federal govern
ment.
That does not alter the ultimate result.
Gill balks at Becker. and the military quaran-
tine still hangs Seattle. These the facts
that must be faced.
Becker WAS an unhappy selection. This much
CAN be said in extenuatOn of GlPs broken word.
But surely there several military and naval
officials who CAN qualify-and the Minute Men of
Seattle can still avail themselves of ellis written
promise.
Let them put it up to him squarely. Let them
nominate four five Let him make the selec-
tion then II will put him to the test. Ii will prove
whether he is sincere. He then have
for saying he did not know the name of the man the
Minute Men had in mind.
Let the Minute Men give Gill another chance.
If he fails then, the city will act And it
will act promptly. The REAL cleanup will
begin-somewhere at the city hdW
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-28
Gave Written Pledge
anu Our Children Are Not Suffering These Belgian Riddles Did

ening of those splendid lines
about his mouth that made you
feel he would never give up his
dren.
The Casino was glowing with
good cheer. The meat was
there, plenty of 1t, and potatoes.
hot chocolate, hot roasted chest
nuts. How they ate, Yes. they
Just stuffed that good dinner.
They were so hungry, and they
were children. | shall never for
get their hands little bird-like
claws. so thin, and when they
sang they waved those pathetic
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-28

as they marched down the street
to the Casino II was the sad
dest, cruclest sight. Not one
grown.up, Just children. little
children marching havely along.
some singing. some crying. some
doing both.
AS they passed along the re
patriatcs called TO them: Don't
cry. you are going TO have meat
And the boys shouted. Meat,
meat, we nre going 10 have
meat
Many things flashed into my
mind. Seven cents day feeds
Belgian baby DO YOU remem-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-28
REDS RINCLEADER
MAKES HIS ESCAPE

Money was nent from Seattle TO
headquarters In Italy, and pamphlets
distributed among the Italians. urE
ing them 20 shoot down their off
GERS. fire over the enemy's heads.
and desert when barracks could not
be made ccntcrs for agitation.
Most OF the information revealing
operations OF the society. white
said. was obtained from BARITONE
Massullo. one Of the chief licuten.
ants. arrested November IL.
From him" White said. we
learned whore the headquarters
were. and 20, our Information as
10 who most Of the members were '
In addition to the revelations made
by Massullo letters were intercepted
which he attempted 10 Emuggie
from solitary confinement thru the
Janitor at the detention station.
The letters were TO be delivered To
Continued on Page Eight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-28

Der our Belgian commission
cards at home? Here were some
OF the children We didn't feed.
perhaps-the long. long line. IL
seemed to stretch out for miles
before you. You seemed To see
that little wavering line OF starv-
ing children passing on and on
over miles of devastated country,
you felt glad that Herbert
Hoover was not there to see that
special bit OF tragedy he worked
so hard to prevent.
II understand now that look
In his face when he talked about
Belgian children last year--deep-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-28
No Plot to KIN Wilson

for the flrat time In three years.
Those who stood on the plat
cheering was impossible
The boys were livclicr than
the girls the l!''le girls OF 10
and ~ who cried bitterly. Two.
thirds OF these children have
been taken from their parents
because their fathers would not
work for the Germans and the
mothers were willing 10 let the
children go rather than see them
Htarvc.
II have never seen anything
more poignant than those groups
Of children cIinging 10 each other
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-28

little hands. shall never for
get.
And such singingl The spon-
taneity OF it, Suddenly they
would sing with all their might.
Those shrill voices shouted out
n song against the Germans.
Those songs must have been
learned in secret, and yet every
tiny child knew every word.
Those children have look
about them that makes you
ache--it's SO wrong, and then
YOU stiffen. You feel tina, YOU
viii FIGHT FOR A HUNDRED
YEARS. II necessary. to prove
such methods wrong"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-28

as far as possible from our
shores and our homes and our
children.
To-day. at H." writes Mrs. Lu-
cas-. was almost the most dra.
matte moment Of all at Evian.
six hundred and eighty Bol-
Cian children arrived on the
morning train.
1T was indescribable. all these
little children thin. sickly look
ing, alone. All OF them between
the ages OF and IL. II is i'm.
possible to picture those poor
children csJling 'Vive La
Francer and 'vive La Belgiquer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-28

France by way OF Germany and
Switzerland
The first friendly faces they
saw after their long journey
were those ~ the American Red
Cross infant welfare unit sta.
toned at Evian. on Lake Gen.
eva One Of those In the party
that greeted them was Mrs June
Richardson Lucas, wife OF q Red
Cross worker who WAS formerly
a professor In the University OF
California.
Mrs. Lucas. In her diary, draws
picture that will make every
one who reads IL resolve 10 keep
the curse Of German warmakers