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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
WILL STAMP OUT
MALICIOUS TALK
Meeting to Be Held at City Han to
Form Patriotic Educational Ri.
gade of Red Gross.

Malicious and seditieus utterances
against the United States are no to. ba
tolerated in Moline. For the pnrpose
Of combating German propaganda
there will be held this evening Al I
o'clock at the Moline city hall
meeting to form a patriotic edncs,
tional brigade The gathering VIII hs
under the auspices of the flying souad.
ron of the Moline chapter OF the Rsa
Cross.
"Ther is no mistaking the recon,
message to congress by Presiden,
Wilson," said E. W. Woodcock com.
mander of the flying squadron. TO-DAY
THE United States is now pledged ,o
fight this world war to a finish To
make good, the American people must
with grim resolution and Whole heart
ed purpose, effectively translate This
pledge into action The develoDmen,
of patriotism through education is es-
sential to this end.
Then central powers mpsf n,
fought with words as well as win
rifles. Mailing the lies circulated r.
the United States by pro-German All.
tators is second only in Importance
TO sending fighters to the firing line
Many people of the United States
have not full understanding OF why
we are at war; what the penalty Of 4
defeat would be; what victory means
to mankind; or how the war must he
fought. One of the most important
things TO be done by patriotic Ameri-
cans is to systematically give this
knowledge to the people.
1t is therefore proposed to organ
ize patriotic educational brigade in
Moline to expediate this form of ser
ice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
In the Lodges

Officers for the year were elected
last evening by members of Moline
Camp, No. 3S. Modern Woodmen Of
America, as follows
Venerable consult. w. Shrader.
Worthy adviser. r. Huette.
Banker-0. f. Owens.
Clerk-August Sundine
Escort-Nels Isaacson.
Watchman-W L. Webster.
Sentry-R. r. Owens
Physicians-A. e. Kohler,
Trustee. J. Nylen.
G. A. Watt was last evening elected
to his 18th successive term as treas
urer OF Moline council, No zoos, Royal
Arcanum. DR.. Fred Grahund, who
was chosen collector. has held that
Office for II terms. Other officers
chosen are as follows:
Regent-G. Golden.
Vice Regent. B. Barhydt.
CARBOHYDRATES Mueller.
SecretaTy-W. r. Speer.
Chaplain-G. S. Lowe.
Guide-W. E. Lundeen.
Warden-H. Murphy
Sentry-H A. AlmlOff
Trustee-R. B, Newell.
Captain Of Degree Team-G. Golden
Representative to Grand Council
W. r. Speer.
Alternate--C. O. Yermiilion.
G. s. Lowe was named as delegate
to the annual hospital convention OF
the order. The newly elected officers
will be installed Jan. 10.
Preceding the election the council
enjoyed its annual oyster supper
Fred S. LOOMS of Chicago, grand re-
gent Of the order, was present and
gave brief talk on the privileges and
/ duties Of members Of fraternal organi-
cations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
SECOND ISSUE OF
BONDS RECEIVED
Purchasers OF First Liberty Loan Can
Now Exchange fer Later
Series.

Announcement is made today by 0.
F. Anderson, Moline, that purchasers
Of the first Liberty loan bonds who
desire to exchange them for the sec
ond issue can now do So Inasmuch as
the first issue draws but 3 " per cent
interest and the second 4 per cent at
is expected there will be many ex-
changes at the banks, there being no
charge for this service.
Interest on the first bond issue is
due tomorrow Coupons can be clip
ped and presented at any bank and
interest will be paid. Likewise the in
terest will also be due tomorrow on
the convertible per cent" bonds,
exchanged for the first issue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
OLD AGE DEATHS FEW.

Old age causes the death of bat two
men out of every hundred that die
was the surprising statement which
Martin Foss. Chicago, dean of the ply
steal department of the Y. NJ c. A.
college of that city, made at a dinner
last evening at the Moline associa-
ton, at which gymnasium leaders of
the tri-cities We're present. He show
ed that sex diseases were causing a
great deal more sickness among the
soldiers than bullet wounds. He urg-
ed that young men strive for physical
perfection because of its intimate re-
lationship to good citizenship. An ex-
cellent program was given, including
various Gymnastics exercises aud stunts
on the trapeze. parallel bars, spring.
board, and in the swimming noal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
FIRST WOMAN AIR PILOT.

London.-Mrs. Maurice Hewlett,
wife Of the novelist, was the first
woman to gain an air pilots license
in England, and she has now become
the first woman head of an airplane
factory. The factory employs girls
and women almost exclusively. 1t
has just been completed. huge group
Of low frame buildings covering what
was a year ago a wheat field 1t is
two miles from the nearest town.
Girls and women cannot fly dur
ing the war" said Mrs. Hewlett in
opening the new factory, because the
machines cannot be spared to train
them But they can learn to make
airplanes, and they are doing so by
scores"
Mrs. Hewlett gained her pilots GER
tif1cate in 1911, and it was not only
the first granted to a woman, but its
number was only 122.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
SINS MASnNS INSTiII

Masons of Silvis enjoyed a 6 o'cIock
dinner last evening before the fn~ta,is-
ton of officers The main item on tha
menu was chicken, and the 50 men
who surrounded the table certainly
did it justice After dinner the IN
stailation was held in the hall. C. G.
Taylor, deputy grand master of Rock
Island, acted as installing officer. The
following officers were installed:
Master-Howard Hough.
Senior warden, E. Brown.
Junior warden-James Nichols.
Senior deacon-F. c. Asst.
Junior deacon-Charles Schmidt
Secretary-E. NJ. Eagon.
Treasurer-W. NJ. Slower.
Senior steward-H. Plat.
Junior steward-C. E. Roach.
Chaplain. E. Bay.
Marshal-Milton E. Hardy.
After the work there were several
short talks. Those who spoke were
Mr.. Taylor. George Sleeth, past mas
ter, and other prominent members of
the lodge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
WILL LEAVE FOR
FRENCH HOSPITAL
Miss Edna 0gelsby Qualities as Red
Cross Nurse and Goes to the
Front Soon.

Miss Edna Ogelsby. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Simpson 0gelsby. former
residents Of Moline, has qualified as
a Red Cross nurse in Chicago and ex-
poets 10 Save soon for New York
before sailing for the French hos
pitfalls.
Miss 0gelsby has been studying in
the Chicago city hospital since last
spring and passed the Red Cross ex-
animation Tuesday. She attended the
Moline high school before leaving for
Chicago with her parents, five years
ago. Her father was a motorman
for the Tri-City Railway company and
the family resided on Third avenue
between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets.
Orders have been sent out from
Washington that only Red Cross
nurses viii be accepted for service at
the front in Europe. In addition there
is a crying need for Red Cross nurses
at the environments in the United
States.
A Red Cross nurse is a graduate
Of an accredited training school for
nurses which is connected with a
hospital with an average of fifty pa
TENTS each day. II she resides in d
state having law regulating the pro-
fession she must have state Ger
tificate. In addition she must hold
membership in a nursing organi2a-
ton affiliated with the national nurs-
ing organization. She must submit
to a physical examination, and sub
nit a satisfactory thesis on Red Cross
organization and nursing and must
be between the ages Of 25 and 40
years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
Obituary
Clans Day.


Claus Day, 1921 Fourteenth avenue,
Moline, died last night, aged IS. He
had been resident Of the city more
than half century. Funeral services
will be held at 2:30 Sunday after
noon in the home Interment will be
in Riverside cemetery.
Mr.. Day was born in Germany Dec.
10, 1889. He was married in his ma
tive land to Lena Brown in 1865, and
they came to the United States soon
after. He was employed in the John
Deere pillow factory in Moline immed-
lately after locating there.
Surviving are the widow and three
sons. John Day of Rock Island and
Fred and William Day of Moline;
seven daughters, Mrs. G. R. Peters Of
Rock Island; Mrs. Mollie Ebeling,
Mrs. Henry Kuehl, Mrs. P. E. Guen-
Their, Mrs. Louis Speck, all Of Moline;
Mrs. Charles Aufenkamp of Louis
vile. KY; and Mrs. Max Rolf of
Chicago. There are % grandchil-
dren and three great grandchildren.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
is CHARGED WITH
. STEALING A SUIT
Harry Bocox Pleads Guilty to Taking
Duds Which His Roommate Had
just Purchased.

Charged with stealing new suit OF
clothes from a fellow roomer named
Clark Hickson, in order that he could
make a good impression when he re-
turned to his home town Of Galesburg
to stage a wrestling match, Harry Bo-
cox was arrested last evening at the
Burlington station, Moline. He was
arraigned before Police Magistrate
Gustafson this morning, and on his
plea of guilty and his promise to re-
form, 1t was decided that the best
method would be to have him paroled
In Moline city court.
There was doubt on the part of
some OF the officials as to whether the
city court had jurisdiction in police
court cases, but NJ ]. McEniry, as
sistant states attorney, was sure it
had, and 1t was taken before Judge G.
0. Dietz, The necessary papers could
not be found and continuance was
taken until this afternoon TO secure
them from Rock Island.
Both the complaining witness and
the defendant lived at 1402 Fourth ave-
nue., Moline According to Hicks0n's
story, his new suit was missing last
night. Nose Zukerman, of whom the
boys rented, thought he had seen Bo-
cox leave with the garments on, and
with real sleuth intuition he beat it
for the Burlington station, where he
found the defendant "all dolled up. -
Nose attempted to take the clothes Of
the back Of Bocox A fight ensued
and the defendant broke and got away
which caused Nose to call the police
and the arrest followed. The defend
ant is but IS years old zone more
chance is all I want" he said today in
court, and he probably will be given it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
TWO TOWNS FACE
AFAMINE IN FUEL
Less Than Eighty Tous OF Coal 10
supply Retail Trade in East Mo
line and Silyis.

East Moline and Sllvis are facing a
grave fuel famine. Dealers said today
there Is less than so tons Of coal on
hand to supply the retail trade ana
orders now on file call for many times
that amount Of fuel OF the seven
local dealers in East Moline, four OF
tho largest report that their coal stock
Is entirely exhausted.
Before Sunday, unless unexpected
relief comes. the community Will eX-
perience serious suffering, according
to the prediction of dealers. This
morning one Of the dealers offered the
suggestion that residents Of the com
munity conserve the fuel supply to the
greatest extent possible. Those who
are operating several stoves are ad-
vised to cut out all but one. Never
has the situation here been more seri-
GUS, the dealers say, and they warn
consumers that it may he days be-
fore the supply is replenished.
Appeal IL to be made to the state
fuel administration, But with the
railway congestion always resulting
from severe cold weather, the trans
portatiou problem is the most serious,
and the coal men say the outlook is
gloomy indeed.
Watertown hospitals coal famine is
over for the time being, though early
in the week It was very serious again.
Several cars of coal we're procured in
East Moline and hauled to the hos
pital by teams and today another car
y arrived and word came from the fuel
agent. Mr. FenelOn of GalesbUrg, that
l3 cars had been sent forward from
the mines One car was reported al
Barstow last night Or. NJ J. Haw-
ley, managing officer Of the hospital
reported today that the crisis il
passed, he believes. Though the hos
pital supply was nearly exhausted
new supply has come each time before
il was necessary TO cease operation o
the heating plant.
Patient Escapes.
\ Harry liursch. committed to Wa
tertOWn hospital several months az,
4 from Rock Island. has escaped from
the institution He was on parole ant
had the freedom Of the grounds. Pc
lice have been notified Of his disap
pearance.
Case Is Dismissed.
Charges against F. Much, held Il
connection with a recent daylight rob
berry in East Moline, have been dis
missed. The victim Of the robbery de
clned to some here to prosecute tn
case. He is a coal miner and reside
in Iowa He objected to losing tim
and meeting the expense Of severa
trips here which would have bee
necessary, Only a few dollars wa
involved in the case Much has bee
In jail ten days awaiting dispositio
OF the case
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
East Moline Society

Mrs. AlphOnse Des Scheppen enter
tanned at cards yesterday afternoon
as d farewell courtesy for Mrs. w.
Duggleby Of Davenport, who leaves
soon to make her home in Warner,
Okla, Five hundred was played at
two tables, the high score favor going
10 Mrs John Rhoades OF Moline and
the second prize going to Mrs. Ed
Huntington. a luncheon was served
at the large table centered with roses.
Mrs. John Rhoades. who is sister Of
Mrs. Dugglehy, will entertain for her
tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Nullone entertain
The Liberty 500 club Sunday evening.
Silyis Red Cross rooms we're open
for regular work yesterday when the
surgical dressing class met. AS the
rooms were open only until 8 o'clock
there were few garment workers. Sew
eral sweaters were turned in yester-
day.
Plymouth circle divisions held the
last meetings of the year yesterday
afternoon Mrs. E. D. Taylor enter
tanned one division The hours were
spent with Red Cross knitting and the
divisions quota Of s35 is complete.
The hostess served refreshments. Mrs.
Il. ". Bickler entertained the divis-
ion on the hill. There was very
good attendance, These ladies' also
knitted and an attractive luncheon
was served at the close Of the after
noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
EAST MOLINE RAID.

In a raid of a restaurant near Fiji
teenth avenue and First street, East
Moline. at T O'clock last night, bot
ties and jugs believed to contain
liquor were taken by the raiding Of
ficers and his deputies. Four cases of
full bottles and q partially emptied
case were confseated. There was also
a one-gallon jug and several bottles
believed to contain whisky. For some
reason officers have surrounded the
matter with mystery and have not
given out the names of the persons
taken into custody At the sheriff's
Office it was denied that a raid was
made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
ICE Is
STILL TO BE MADE

notwithstanding stories to the con-
trary, the Tri-City Artificial Ice com
pany will continue to serve Moline
Recently a rumor was affoat 10 the 81
feet that in order to conserve fuel
artificial ice plants would be CLOSED.
superintendent r. o. Friend says that
his plant is operated by electricity
purchased from the Peoples Power
company and that practically all Of
the work at the place is done during
the summer time so that the opera
ton OF ice concerns have little if auv
effect on the matter of coal consume
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
IRATE BOARDER SAYS
WOMAN SELLS LIQUOR

Angry because his landlady recent
ly started action to recover SI2 due on
board bill August Martens swore
out warrant in Moline police court
yesterday afternoon charging Mrs
August DeAlay with operating a blind
pig at 500 Eleventh street
The hearing was continued until
Monday afternoon. it is claimed BY
Martens that Sc was the custom of the
defendant 10 sell beer az her house.
for which she would be paid AT the
end OF each week Mrs. DeMay
brought her two infants 30 court with
her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
GERMAN SPIES ARE
BLAMED FOR FRUIT
WHICH is SPOILED
Is your fruit spelling

ID yVNs II UIt bpVttKtfS ,
II it is it is in all probability the
work of German spies. At least tnal
is the opinion of certain Moline
woman, who found that fruits and
vegetables which she had canned. SUD-
denly became mouidy.
She started an investigation on her
own hook and found that many Of her
neighbors had had the same expert
ence. She blames it all on the kaiser's
agents. In some instances the rubber
bands were so small they failed to ex-
clude the air.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
PATRIOTIC MEETING.

Citizens of Hampton township will
hold a patriotic meeting this evening
in Carbon Cliff, under auspices of the
Hampton township committee of the
state council of defense The meet
ing will he in the Methodist church.
Andrew Olson of Moline will be the
principal speaker, and others viii be
heard. This is the first Of a series of
meetings to be held in the township,
and the date and place for the next
meeting will he decided at this even
ing's session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
AFTER RESTATRANTS

So many Moline restaurants have
not been observing the meatless and
wheatless days that the food admin
istration has indicated that it pro-
poses immediate and effective action.
Every restaurant will be notified first
that it will be expected to observe
all rules of the administration, and
the notice will be followed by action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
TRANSFER CARLSON
TO EASTERN PLANT

Word has been received in Moline
that Morton r. Carlson, recently pro-
noted to the rank of sergeant, has
been transferred from the San An
tonic arsenal to Watervliet arsenal,
New York. He enlisted in the ord
nance department some months ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
B0yCOTT GERMAN ROCKS

German books are being boycotted
az the Moline library. No concerted
action has been taken. but the records
indicate that there has been a slump
in the calls for literature pertaining
to that country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
Up PRESS COMMENTS.

Tokio.-The Toxic press, in COM
menting on the arrival Of Roland Nor
Tis, rs American ambassador, recalls
the many acts of kindness and hospi-
tahty which have endeared japanese
students to Mrs. Wister Morris of
Philadelphia, near relative Of the
ambassador
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14

officers have ben given an efficiency
shakeup-all in a quiet way similar
TO Inc recruiting and transporting
OF the railroad engineers now in
France The flower of American
yaaLh gees irso - f..;1y corps. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
CONFER DEGREES.

East Moline lodge No. 1853, A. +. and
A. NJ. will confer the second and third
degrees this evening. The ceremonies
will begin at Z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
BOWLING

The high school bowiers stubbed
their toes yesterday afternoon, drop
ping three games TO the R0tarians at
the Moline Y. NJ. C. A. alleys:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14

balance test shown bring out the
slightest touch Of vertigo which dis
qualities an applicant Immediately.
The candidate, whirled IN th4 aaa:-
IN each Of the positions n,w4., aust
indicate no dizziness
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14

Delivered by carrier at 10 cents per
week IN Moline. East Moline, Silvis ana
NatertOWn-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14

Bleuer the jeweIe- for Xmas gifts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14

Robert Fulton invented submarine
torpedo in 1904.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14

AirpiaRes under construction (top),
Brig. Gen George O. Squier (bot-
tom ief) and balance test for re-
cruits.
One of the big hopes of the allies
Is the American flyers. Ships have
teen under construction. men have
been in training and the aviation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
EAST MOLINE OFFICE,

Ross Bldg, Room No. 3, Seventh street
Phone East Moline ii.
Roy A sears City Editor
g. D. Temple Circulation Manager
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
THE ARGUS.

MOLINE OFFICE,
l5071s Third Avenue A
Phone Moline SO.
y, c. Xander. .............Cty Editor
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-20
NEW YORK STOCKS.
national News Service:

IUItTUUIIOUuI NCWs NCTNICe.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20 Closing
prices OF the stock exchange today
wore.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-20
HOPE HELD FOR
PEACE ON ISLAND
State Department Does Not
Expect American InterVen-
ton Will Be Necessary.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2O.-Re-
ports Of progress by Prest MenocaTs
forces against insurgent bands in
Cuba increased the hopes of admin
istration officials Monday that peace
may be re-established in the island
without American intervention. II
has been made plain that the full
moral support of the United States
government will be given the Memo
cal adm nistraliOn and il was said
late Monday that no additional steps
were in contemplation for the pres
ent
Orestes Ferrara and Haimundo
Cabrera, spokesman for the Liberal
party, are here TO represent the reb-
els before the state department, but
il was said at Sec'y Lansing's office
that no effort had been made by them
so far 10 see any one connected
with the government. Ii was intimat-
ed that they would not be received
as representative of the rebels, and
that in the present situation little
consideration would be given any rep
reservations they might make. An
agreement between the American
naval commander at Santiago and
the rebel governor to keep out Of
the harbor all but foreign vessels
was explained as an expedient de-
signed TO prevent the closing of the
port. The rebel government agreed
not TO mine the channel in return
for the naval commanders prom
Use to see that Cuban government
boats do not enter.
The rebels appeared to have made
no marked progress, according 10
today's official reports, which add
ed that some of the regular army
which had gone over TO the rev.
party in the earlier days
of the revolt, had rejoined the gov
eminent forces.