Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-27

he has been commissioned a captain
in the ordnance department, and is
awaiting his assignment TO active
duty. His home is in Mishawaka.
Ind, where he has been captain Of
home guards for some time and taking
much interest in the drill of that or
examination. He is connected in a re-
,sponsible position with The Mishawaka
Wooden mills, and has a wife and two
children. Burdette Blair, the second
son, is with the engineer corps at
Camp Cody, N. NJ, and writes cheer
ing letters from there. Captain Blair
just now Is on the Ohio river with the
steamer Helen Blair. which has been
interfered with somewhat by low wa
ter from trips that had been planned
on the Cumberland.
Obituary ReeOrd-Mrs Mary kuh-
nen, widow OF Nicholas kuhnen, pio-
neer cigar manufacturer. died at the
family residence, 702 Perry street.
Death terminated a long Illness Mrs.
Kuhnen, whose maiden fname was
Alexander. was born in New York
city, Dec 6, 1898 Her husband died
/ in 1892. He was one of the largest
manufacturers in the city and his
many requests to charity are we'll
! known Mrs Kuhnen was a sister OF
Mrs. Michael Donahue. wife Of the
/ founder OF the Davenport Water conf
pany, The surviving children are
! Mrs. Edward Van Patten Of Mcclellan
Heights; Esther Ann Kuhnen, 702
Perry street, and Mrs. Frank Zittel
, OF New York city. The grandchildren
are Mrs. Leon Nebergal of Davenport
Mrs. Ralph Plum Of Des Moines; Mrs
] Chester Walz of Manhattan, Kans.,
| Nicholas Kuhnen of Elkhart, Ind
/ Emily Van Patten of Davenport, anC
Frank and Elizabeth Zttel Of New
York city There is one great grand
child, Miss Jane Kuhnen.
Germany Not Beaten 49, Condition.
abroad are not disheartening, but the!
are very serious declares Captain
Arthur D. Ficke. just returned from
/ France. Commenting further alonl
this line, Captain F'icke said: Il hay'
talked with great many American
English and French officers in France
and / have found that they all agrer
on the extreme gravity of the situa
ton. Germany is not beaten, nor any
where near it; the war will last year
longer; it will require the services O
millions of American soldiers and 0
Iimitless supplies, and the casualtie
Will be terrible France, after NOR
than three years of continuous effort
cannot be expected to develop new re
/ sources; and it is literally true tina
our allies expect us to assume tn
main burden and win the war. Every
one in the allied combination agree
there can be no peace until German
/ is beaten. and the sooner we realiz
that a German victory Would meal
peril for us even on this side Of tn
water the better it Will be for US"
Fire Bug Sentenced Frank Edwar
Bennett. charged with arson, was yes
terday sentenced by Judge Let's in Ii
district court, TO an undetermined
/, term at FIT. Madison, the same to b
determined by the board Of parole
The judge recommended that tn
board take action on the case at til
earliest possible moment. On Dec. >
Bennett set fire TO railroad coac
in the yards at NahaHt. As no Oh
appeared 10 put out the fire Bennett
. eXtinguished it himself He then cam
; to Davenport and set FIRE TO anothe
railroad coach, This time the fir
department was summoned and extir
guished the blaze Bennett then wer
, to the police station and gave hin
! self up, saying he wanted to be give
a life berth in the penitentiary. TIL
{ prisoner was brought before Jude
T Let's last Friday. but he refused t
make a disposition of the case at the
7 time. Instead he ordered the prfsor
= er 10 be examined as to his sanity d
Strohbehn made this examination an
testified that he found Bennett norm;
and no traces Of insanity.