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The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-10-18
2S,oca\ MeNt\oN.

Election draws near.
Pumpkin ple-that's all!
The record. (Greenville, Ky.) 1899-1???, 1917-10-18

Every reader is URGED to carefully
so over the advertisement, clip the
coupon, sign his or her name and
address. and forward with such
amount as he or she feels like CIV
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25

fact thar Rev. A. NJ. Bruner. member
of the national war council and suner.
intendent of "" building 155 at Camp
Taylor, Louisville, ts at his Rock Is
land home for few DAYS.
In order that the friends of the .syn
and all friends of the soldier boys may
have opportunity to learn at first hand
just what is being done at these can
Torment huts, Mr. Bruner has consent-
ed to deliver an address Wednesday
evening at 1880 O'Clock at the First
NJ. E. church annex auditorium. He
will speak in a familiar wav Of the
work that is being done not only at
Camp Taylor, but at all Of the canton
ments.
His address will be of a reassurinr
appreciative character, in praise NJ
those who have made this splendid
work possible In looking after the
comforts Of our soldier boys while
they are in the training camps as we'll
as when they have gone into the
| trenches.
Patriotic Singing.
Aside from the address there will
| be patriotic songs by j. A. johnson
patriotic singing by the audience. led
! by ". E. Bourdinot, and an introduc.
tory address by 0. j. Stirratt, score.
| tary of the local "Y"
. Admission is free, and the public
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25
WEST The PLACE
FOR WAR SUPPLY
future Plants for Making OF Ammuni-
ton and Supplies Will-Be Placed
in Middle West and South.

Washington. Dec. 25.-Afte~ pre-
umuary study of shipbuilding Condi-
tons. Henry Ford, serving as q man
uiacturing expert for the shipping
board has reported that as speedy
construction of ships depends in large
measure on the extent to which fab
ricaung processes are employed, a
large uumner of fabricating steel
Yards should be erected in the south
similar 10 three yards the govern
meut lis having constructed on the
Delaware river.
Mr. Fords idea is to improve on the
Delaware yards by introducing meth
DDS employed SO successfully in his
automobile plant The endless chain
system OF construction would be ap-
piled to shipbulding as far as it would
be possible TO do So
The shipping board as well as other
government departments, il is now
realized made a mistake i'm placing
virtually all large orders for supplies
lu the eastern part of the country.
The railroads have been unable to
handle properly the great increase in
factory output Munitions plants es-
tablished in the future will be placed
largely IN the middle west and in the
south for this reason
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25
PLAN MEETING TO
TALK CAMP WORK
Rev. 4. II. Bruner OF National war
Council TO Deliver Address Tell
ing OF Hut Activities.
ALL BEING URGED TO ATTEND
Subscribers TO Fund for Amusement
at CantOnments VIII Hear What
Is Being Done.

Those who contributed to the Young
Mems Christian association war fund
during the Rock Island campaign viii
be interested in learning how this
fund is being expended and how the
hut work" is being conducted at the
cantonmenss. Additional interest just
now is centering on this work because
of the resignation of Rev. ]. L. Vance
from the pastorate of the United Pres
byterian church to engage in canton
ment "Y" work, as well as the further
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25
RESUME PACK INOUIRY.

Washington. Dec. 25.-preparation
for a resumption of the federal trade
commissions inquiry into the packing
industry we're begun yesterday with
likelihood that examination of witt
nesses would begin n Boston Thurs
day II place can be obtained Hear
ings also will be held in the near
future in New York and Philadelphia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25
GEORGE RUDD, YOUR
FATHER is WORRYING

ID. Rudd of Coleman. S. D., called
a. ihc Argus Office today to ask the
assistance of the paper in locating his
son, George Rudd, reported to have
mad a les broken in an automobile ac-
ndent last week and at that time said
20 have been living in Davenport,
Young Rudd was last employed by the
davenport Locomotive works. He
r2omnd with Fred Hall friend with
whom he had been travelling over the
country The father received a tele-
Gram signed by Hall telling of the IN
Jury of his son. lie hurried to Dav
EXPORT from Coleman. arrived in the
Guy Sunday He went to the address
where his son had been stopping, but
ne had. left there So had Hall Mr..
Rudd, The father, is staying at the St.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25
PERSHING HAS NEED
FOR BRICK WORKERS

Springfield. ILL.,. Dec 24.-Illinois
DRAFT boards were asked to furnish
100 brick layers as quickly as possible
In telegram to Governor Lowden
from Provost Marshal General Crow
der.
General Pershing wants 1000 brick
layers at once for work in France, the
telegram stated.
The men are to be sent TO the avia-
ton section signal corps at Kelly field.
San Antonio, Texas, for training.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25
JOEL NICHOLS HOME
FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Private Joel II. Nichols of the
United States marine corps is home
100 Milan ou q Today furlough. Mich
Ws enlisted in June and has been in
Training at Paris island, South Caro-
Una &c. was later transferred to
Norfolk va he is a son Of Mr. and
Mrs W. f. Nichols of Milan. Joel
was formerly o student at the Rock
Island high school and was captain
o. lhe football team in 1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25

AT CD 40 are bleuses OF crepe de chine
sDCsfO and Georgetter crepe in the
smart suit shades as well as flesh ana white.
embroidered and beaded in many attractive
ways.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25

James hotel. Davenport, and he would
De very grateful for any information
mat would aid him in locating his son
lie has inquired at all of the hospitals
OF the tri-cities. but young Rudd has
not been a patient at any of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25
MILAN HOME SLIGHTLY
DAMAGED FROM FIRE

Fire threatened the Henry Dibbern
home Iu Milan last night about $50.
A defective chimney was the cause
of small blaze breaking out on the
go1. The volunteer fire department
responded TO a call promptly and held
ihe damages % a small amount.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25
ONLY ONE BLAZE
DURING "a HOURS
citizens 0f Rock Island We're Evidently
Careful IN Observing Christ
mas Eve.
y0Of HOME GUTTED BY FLAMES
defective Chimney is Responsible for
500 Fire at Home Of George
NettletOn.
goof HOME GUTTED BY FLAMES

Rock island citizens who observed
Christmas eve at their homes by burn
irg candles either in the windows or
an Christmas trees, evidently kept the
safety FIRST" idea in their minds for
mot one fire alarm was sounded during
The night Neither did any amateur
Santa Claus get his whiskers singed
coming down the chimney.
Chief Newberry stated today that he
did not want 10 brag, as things can
HaDpeu before tomorrow morning,
However. thus far the local citizens
have done admirably in this respect
THE only call the department had in
the last "a hours. was at $3.50 this
morning 90 The home Of George Net
Teton. 1910 Third avenue A blaze
which originated in the roof Of the
home from defective chimney, caused
loss amounting to $500, which is COW
cred by insurance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25
No Water Loss.

THE blaze started in the attic and
bad probably been burning some time
before the flames were discovered
When the department arrived the en-
Hra south end of the roof was ablaze
The fromen worked for over an hour
before the flames were finally subdued
The dremen used chemicals and no
loss resulted from water.
The entire roof was Quilted and most
OF in wiIl have to he rebuilt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25

generally, soldiers and those inter
ested in soldiers especially are in
vftsd.
1t is hoped to make this rousing
mass meeting which will be OF interest
10 everybody.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24
Baxter's Manual Training

For our first lesson In manual
training Mr.. Steely gave US each a
number and that number was
took our coping saw and sawed it
where we were to work. Then he
gave each one of the boys a board
that had an owl on 1t. We then
that time it was time for the bell.
out. Then we sandpapered it. By
We put our names on the owl and
put it on the table.
For our second lesson we got our
owl and fixed it just like we want
ed it. Then Mr.. Steely gave us the
base. 1t was five inches long and
one and quarter inches wide.
Then he gave US two small boards
to be made five inches long and a
quarter Of an inch wide. Then we
sandpapered the two small boards
and nailed them to the base. Then
we put the owl in between the
small boards and it was done
Bader Bly,, Charles Ante and Fred
ric Thistlethwaite, Baxter school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24
DOING OUR BIT

We are not all doing out bit. We
must all try to win this war. The
boys and girls can help by not eat
ing so much candy.
At school we are going to make
handkerchiefs and napkins. The
children brought the material.
Our teacher asked us why we
did not send cornmeal to the boys
at the front and some child said
that it would spoil. That Is the
reason we must save our wheat
flour for the soldiers.
We must not use very much sug
ar. That means that we must not
bake many cakes and pies, for pies
and cakes take lot of sugar.
Sometimes we have meat and
bread left. We can make dressing
with the bread. With the meat we
can make hash.
Everybody should buy Liberty
bonds that can do so. One little
boy in our room has two fifty-dol-
lar bonds.-Margaret Whitley, Alb
grade, Baxter school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24
THEIR FIRST TURKEY

Once upon time there lived two
little children, a girl and a boy.
The boy was FIVE years old and the
girl four. The girls name was
Mary, and the boys John. On
Thanksgiving day they were out
playing.
While they played their mother
prepared the dinner. When the
children came in they said, "Oh,
what smells SO good"
Their mother said, "Oh, nothing"
The children went upstairs to
play in their playroom. While they
were there their mother put the
things on the table.
When they came down they tried
to see what was on the table, but
they were too short.
Then they were washed and call
ed to their dinner. They were
surprised to see a turkey at the end
of the table. 1t was the first one
they had eaten. In the middle OF
the table was a dish of fruit. They
said that was the best Thanksgiv-
ing day they ever had.-Margaret
Bowmer, 6B grade, Baxter School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24
BOYS MAKE APRONS

The two classes in our room are
sewing aprons. The boys are max
ing carpenter aprons. They are
blue duck with white stripes
through them.
The girls are making white sew
ing aprons.
There are about four different
parts to the pattern.
The boys aprons are sewed all
around with the exception of the
sides.
There is a pocket divided into
halves. One half is divided into
two equal parts. r..
This allows for one big pocket
for nails and two pockets for tools
There is a strap that goes over
the shoulders and one that goes
around the back.
These are fastened by buttons.
When these are finished we ex-
pect to use them in the manual
training room where boys make
articles out of wood. The girls
wear their aprons when they cook
We are also making handker-
chiefs and napkins for the soldiers.
Walter Fulghum, 5A Baxter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24
A SURPRISE ON
THANKSGIVING

One night before Thanksgiving,
two little children were wandering
around on the street Of large city.
One was boy and the other was a
girl. They were about five years
old. After they had been wander
ing they saw an automobile which
was empty. They got in the back
and went to sleep. After awhile
the owners who were two old peO-
pie living on a farm came after the
car. 49,.
They did not notice the children
in the back, but drove off. When
they got home one Of them made
a slight disturbance and they look
ed to see hat it was. They took
them into the house without wax
ing them and put them to bed. The
next morning when they woke they
were very much frightened and be-
gan to cry. The lady came up
stairs and took them down. After
they ate their breakfast the lady
asked them where they were from.
They told her they were poor chill
dren and had wandered off from
home. They also told her where
they lived. She asked them if they
would like a nice Thanksgiving din
ner and they said they would.
The man got nice fat turkey
and many other good things and
put them In a basket They gave
the children some good clothes to
put on. They went home in the
car. Their father and mother were
glad to see them. When they got
home they had good dlnner.-Har-
ry Lacey, 6B grade, Baxter School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24
Rabbits For Meatless Day

Saturday morning about nine
O'Clock Mr.. Hall, Irwin. papa, War
rem, and | went hunting. We went
through Boston and from there to
Kitchel. We stopped at woods
about or 4 miles out Of Kitchel.
The cyclone had struck that woods
and blown down many trees. The
rabbits would sit in the fallen
trunks. We got in the leaves and
scared the rabbits out.
Papa shot at one and missed 1t.
He watched where it went, shot
and missed it again. He shot at it
two more times and missed it botn
times. Warren then shot at 1t with
the rifle. Papa said he had wasted
enough bullets on it.
We took our dinner and stayed
till about four o'clock in the after
noon. Papa shot seven Of the rab-
bits. We got eleven altogether
Edgar Morris, ga Grade, Baxter
school,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24
LOST IN THE WOODS

Two little children went for a
walk in the woods one day and got
lost. They couldn't find their way
home. They lay down and thought
of their warm and coy bedrooms
at home and at length fell asleep.
While they were asleep their par
ents were coming in search of
them. When they found them they
were numb with cold When they
got them home they agreed to call
the country doctor who was very
prompt in coming. | fancy that
when they got well that they didn't
take any more long walks in the
woods. -Lecna Hukill, GA grade,
Baxter school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24
How Wayne County Began

About one hundred years ago a
man named George Holman and
a man named Richard Rue came
to where Wayne County now
stands. 1t was a great forest where
the Indians lived.
George Holman had two sons,
Joseph and William. They rode
horseback. They made two log
cabins. Then they rode back to
Kentucky for their families.
Mr.. Mccoy and Mr.. Blunt came
with them. And that was the first
settlement in Wayne County.-Mel-
vim Quigley, 3B Grade, Baxter
School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24
Boys Urge Clean Plates

We can help win the war by saw
ing food. We must save such foods
as wheat, pork, beef, dairy products
and sugar. These foods we will
send to our Allies.
We must eat these foods: Corn
bread, rye bread, oatmeal, potatoes,
poultry, beans, peas and other vege-
tables.
Do not leave anything on your
plate. Take a small helping and if
you want more take another small
helping. Our crop was not SO big
this year
Join the food administration to
save food. We can win the war
only by saving food, buying Liberty
bonds and fighting Robert Gault,
ga grade, Baxter school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24

the of December in
big bowlder This they used They named it
Plymouth Rock. there would find that
rock
The that they build houses
for each family They built large them all to live in
during the
The first their did well died Of
vaon There only left the
The friendly Indians
plant cultivate This their pen
full.
They invited Mascot his tribe Indians
with them They brought five wild The white
had also wild lasted three
This is how Thanksgiving day
three days feasting know
EDITH DRIVER Baxter School, GA grade, 10 years
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24

almost always had about all the This
with King James He said that the people all England
should There
England that did the belief asking James These
the
called Socialists They aferward
werea the Pilgrims.
Socialists didn't quit their religious but went to Ho
liked the Dutch well the Dutch liked the
English did like well after while because their
Eng
They going different countries but Amer
They sailed back England, larger
got supplies then they set sail for America They
they would have ships they only had The
Speedwe would they all had aboard the Mayower
sailed and they sailed till long while they land
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24
AS A PIONEER GIRL

| | am thinking of myself as a pio-
neer girl ten years of age.
My dress is made OF wool. Moth
er spun the wool and wove it into
cloth. My cap is made of the skin
of the beaver. The tassel on it is
made Of part Of the tail of fox.
Our house is made of logs. There
is just one room. In this room we
do not have very much furniture.
Our bed is made of stakes driven
into the ground. The ratings are
made of poles and the stats were
made of limbs. We have a straw
tick on the Stats. The pillows are
made Of corn husks. Then we have
the furs of wild animals for cover.
For chairs we have three-cornered
stools. For table we have four
stakes driven In the ground and a
log made for that use Is laid across.
One morning when father had fin
ished his work and we had had
breakfast, he said that he had to
go to town. asked him If / could
60 along and he said ! could.
We went on horseback. Town
was ten miles away. When we got
about half way to town we were at
tackled by band Of Indians. They
took our horses and tied us to the
ground it'll strong ropes. We stay
ed there good while Father final.
ly got his hand loose. He then got
his knife and set himself free. He
then set me free. We walked the
rest of the way to town. We there
got what we needed and started for
home again. On our way home we
found our horses. We put our
things on fathers horse for / was
tired so rode and father walked
by his horses side.
When l got home had been so
badly scared that ! was nervous. /
said I did not want to go to town
again. Edith Driver, Baxter School
Grade GA, age 10 years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24
Second Grade Children
Help Win the War, Too

Although the little second grade
children at Baxter school have not
learned how to make paragraphs
and join their sentences together,
they want to tell how they are try
ing to help win the war. They are
not even used to signing their own
full names, but their spirit and
patriotism more than makes UP for
all the rest, and we are glad to
have them add their share to the
Baxter School edition Of the junior.
Our country Is in the war
Let us save food.
Let us help win the war
We must feed our Allies. Viola.
Can you save sugar?
can knit for the soldiers.
can save wheat, too.
am saving as much as | can
Paul.
Do your bit b. knitting for the
soldiers.
We can help win the war by saw
ing sugar and wheat.
Are you going to war? II you 60
to war you will help our country
Alice Reid.
We must save a loaf of bread
each week.
We must not eat SO much meat.
-Erla Edwards.
We must save much food for the
soldiers.
We must win the war.
We must fight for our country
Mark. ...#.. .... ~.
We can save sugar.
There Is not much sugar in town.
We must not eat SO much candy.
l am doing my bit.--Maxine
Leech, "a Grade, Baxter School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24
Children Can Help Children

We must save all the food we
can. We children can help. II we
all save we are helping to win the
war. There are children across the
sea who are starving. We must
help feed them.-Millard Metz, BIB,
Baxter School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24
How Johns Finger Was Cured

There were two boys. Their
names were John and Harry. They
were visiting on their grandpa's
farm late in October. One day
John said, Lets 60 to the creek"
So they took their hats off and
filled them with nuts. Soon they
sat down and began to crack some.
The first one John cracked he hit
his finger and began to cry like all
little boys. Harry said, What is
the matter" John said, 81 hit my
finger"
Harry tried to comfort him by
telling him not to think about his
finger and 1t would soon stop hurt
inp 1t was not long before John
really did forget about his hurt and
was soon eating as many nuts %
Harry was.-James Sharp, "A
grade, Baxter school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24
THE LITTLE FEATHER GIRLS THANKSGIVING

little girl Her Emily She poor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-24

The day before Thanks
giving she went around and
dressed turkeys for people.
They gave her the feathers
and she would make pillows
and sell them. She was not
always happy on Thanksgiv-
ing Day because she worked
so hard the day before. She
couldn't enjoy Thanksgiving
for she was so tired. ~.
But one day something
happened. She was invited
to a house for Thanksgiving
Day. How glad she was.
She would have turkey and
all kinds Of good things to
eat. .......
When she arrived at the
house the next day they
were ready for her and she ha
"A grade, Baxter School.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-12
WEALTH OF NATION
IS AGAINST BERLIN
Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. I'm the most stirring
speech of his career, President Wilson today. ad-
dressing the American F ederation of Labor in

convention here, pledged
anew all the power and
resources Of America to
the destruction Of Prussian military
autocraey. He declared that victory
was the only road to peace and called
upon all labor for a redouhled effort
towards winning the war.
The President fiayed the pacihst
movement and made It clear that pa.
tience of the government was near OK.
haustion in its dealings with these
obstructionists.
Six thousand delegates and visitors
cheered the President with the en-.
thusiasm as never was met before In
the war He left no doubt among his
party as to where labor was standing
in the conduct Of war.
In calling upon labor for an In.
creased endeavor in the conduct Of
the war. the President said:
IF we are true friends Of free
dom we will see that the power Of
this country and the productive
activity of this country shall be
raised to higheft degree and nobody
should be allowed to stand In its
way"
The President quickly followed this
with statement In which he declared
that more often capital was to blame
for labor troubles than the WORKING
men. He said he expected some New
instrumentality Of cooperation b..
tween labor and capital 10. be devised
soon, to bring about greater Indus
trial efficiency
while we are fighting for freedom
we must see that labor is free" be
declared. my counsel to you is this. =
he continued, LET us show ourselves
Americans by not going of to sep
arate camps, but by cooperating e
release the world from bondage. That
is the true test OF Americans We
are all of the same class and spirit
and we can get together II we want
| to-"