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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

? person now lived there, but woman
living across the street gave an ae-
count of q man named Lee whose wife
had mysteriously disappeared. havia-
lived there and who had died long age
TrowbTidge followed the matter up So
far as TO make certain OF IE. lees
death. then returned TO break the sal
news to Mrs. Lee, He did it So kindly
that the lady was quite charmed
when Trowhridge lett her she re-
marked TO one of the nurses that fHe
gentleman was unusually nice The
nurse repeated the compliment Ea
Trowbridge and he was much ems
coUraEed
What bothered him was how 10 To-
cate the lady while he was doing some
counting He couldn't shock her IS
asking her to come to live with him.
and If she married him he desired that
She should wish to do SO. He told the
hospital authorities the conditions and
his intentions and they agreed to keep
her there ais long as possible EorEa-
uately for his plan She did nos become
we'll enough to be discharged for
couple Of weeks, and the house sur
Reou refused to discharge her then.
Mr. TrowbridEe paving for her keep
till his plans were matured.
Trowbridge did not delay beginning
his courtship His first offering waa
MOVERS ana lhese ne hst- s94L-A4=
tas5 as y9tF "ltaetea. ne .4-Aa Z
nara 10 yak aeh-i'.l-' s.-itE 20 d y oman
Nl-a "Aon1 ID aal itf7a long enough
lot tAa -eEaaF Or .ofe % a
away pug ne o-l A15 s-s.. ta.
aAe----74 was -f--t.-. +-5sa t-s ..1a
Hfe -.F5. Ice showed ~ ms aA.sa#2#
and her distress when he abseare#
aims en-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

BY Mary Aquin

be mandatory that authority 97 vest
ed ia cities - the state ~ I0ss4-z ~ =
Of the oesz ana most a#-ls5 --e ---'5-t9
for abolition Of t1e Eola
Rock Island would truly be aghast
# # were 80 lose overa5 ght those me
trees Iu5ne Twenty-third and Twenty
second streets and similar avenues
throughout the town. But q few more
wears OF tree enemies ram paEa and fal5
likely VIII be 3 fact Trees bearing
Che majesty 81 50 years or more nave
been done to death in incredibly snort
time by colony oE caferpiLsaEs o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

65-Seneca, the Roman philosopher
and early tutor OF Nero. killed him
sen by that emperor's orders.
iT11-Henry Clay. American states
man, called the great pacihcator.' %
born; died 1872.
l7o1-So#th Carolina troops fred upon
Fort Sumter. IN Charleston harbo~.
beginning OF civil war.
Isl3-French attacks east of the fort
ress Of Ferdan were reausod by
tae Germans.
1ol6- Mexican soldiers attacked Unit
ed States troops at p8rrsL Heavy
austrian attack in Flezz8 basin.
Tre1ena,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

The fact that there is a shortage OF
tenement houses ia rue city IS good
sign Of prosperous growth and bears
cut what The Argus has c0nteuded
AL along that with She development
Of Rock Island arsenal this commur-
lily would need accommodation for
the incoming mechanics IL isn't GOO
late 70 build more houses bat If the
spirit OF greed saizes landlords and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12
Day in Davenport

nation pertaining TO recruiting Tine
information bureau. recently establish
ed. is kept busy Erom morning uH#E
night. Private First Class Miller Is b
charge.
Obituary RaC0rd-Tha death 81 8fa=.
Catherine MagdeIeua Wieckhorzt o.
CURED at her home, 223 Brown street.
at $3.50 o'clock yesterday after an i'll
ness of @ week, Deceased was born
in Germany Sept. o. 1886
Harold Joseph Conk}e the 6-wzaEs-
old child Of MT and MTs. Harvey Con-
Ele 2Q3I West Sixth street. passed
away az the home Of his parents yeatar
day The child has been sick since
his birth
The death of Benhardt Westnaa.aH
infant SON of MI and Mrs. BenHar#s
Wesrphaleu 1903 Union street. occur
red Yesterday The child was born hi
Davenport March 8. 1915
Take Up Garden Work-The Dssaa-
port city administration is corporal
ms Loyalty with the schools ana Par
euL-feaChers' associations Eu the aa=
In the community garden work Ha.aH
is being so widely taken Hp here.
Street Commissioner John HaeueE has
offered to take men from the various
gangs operating under him, and ul8w
any plots which the schools are ~ use
free OF charge. Already this work has
been done for two or three Davenport
schools and the requests Of others SILL.
be attended 10 as quickly as possible.
The community garden idea Is being
strongly advocated by MAYOR John
Barwald- He has instructed cts ofze
ais to cooperate with the schools -
THAT REGARD whenever EFaa|r#a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

Dr, LadourE. professor Or biblical
literature in Haverfora college and
chairman Of the Friends National
feace conference. pledges the services
OF 4@5-50J Quakers IN the event Of
war @uaEers are traditional Daci-
Hslss out their pacIfsm is secondary
70 t1elF parr1otisu--\ View York World
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

TE Rock Island county cannot afford
decent American flags Iur the goaur1
house butldinE the county officers
might raise a sufficient Euaa among
theus selves 20 buy couple.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

CEORD@ md
d I S O r d S
BULLS OF THE TYPES.

" on edge DE- the olNHdeF taa5 VIII
creep into the columns OF his paper
no matter the care exercised in seek
s..- ~. r-a.-.-+ r. For MANY wears II
- - -.
mas o7-- O ----- vi sunni ~ .--1
per5 published In the larger cities 10
pick distorted items from the rural
r.,---- and ,e-~-4-r,a them with head
ms +-rr ara r,-n7saa 10 bring a laugh
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--a~e+ H.. e--el5 t-r-n eav-znaner Eith
@-5t r.-.f--+zF In fra larger cities Won
.---s e l-',-- --- .----- 80 - -
D $500. 5.+-- 80 ~ ,-,-,7oD0Iz, IN
~ -.-s.-..-,5 F,.-4r W. ,re I7dahfs7 r0
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r.--.,.--1,t~ar 7-.-r--sI for an arTfghf-
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An extract from an article on the trials
80 s,..,.,-l.-,--. ~ he 800 ~ am
fart-lz a~o.-r F., which anraared about
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

Kindly tell me what diet should
take TO reduce my weight am S.
inches By l55 pounds gaTrs @. r. W.
ANS W EH-The EarreI Diet 8 glass
Of SKINNED milk. hot or cold. slipped
slowly. al 8 a. M. 10 3. M. q. and 10
p. M and no other food on that day.
ana me less water taken that day the
better You should lose TWO pounds
each harrel day. One or two such
days week Other days corfua
yourself to 8 maintenance diet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

4 rumor floats across the seas of
possible peace Let u- pray In
tod its frue-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

Distribute 800 EIags-If the patriot
ism OF bushes building tenants is 10
be judged bv the number OF flags from
the windows. then officials of the Scott
county building VIII put i'm a bid for
honors. Jauitors al the county build
ing started work this morning dlstrlb-
utinz 400 American flags through the
Offices and IN the corridors. When the
work was completed every window on
the four floors held a flag In addi-
ti0u 10 the flags in the windows and on
the balcony others were hung i'm lhe
dome and on the American eagle ON
the stan over the dome.
Eleven Permits Issued II Eleven
building permits totaliug SI8,U52 were
issued br Building Comm isslouar
Ralph c. Graham. Building is ON "A
steady increase. the commissioners re-
ports Following are the permits is-
sued. C. s Brownie. one story frame
5I5 Park View, $1,000, Miss Teele, re-
Singing. IT'S Rock Island street,
S198. j. r Eebernau, porch. 2Z12
Grand avenue. $500, p Autotnette two
story brick business building. SIS Rock
Island street. $4,000. Home Invest
ment Co. dwelling 633 Columbia ave-
nue. $4,000 Home Investment Co. two
story frame. 651 Columbia. avenue
2-zogss L-2z1-@ 60 l ~
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go, 49,, a. 90
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711 7sez 91o2
marriage 1icehses-->F. g. t1esloFos
Davenport Iowa " lllian o. "leek.
davenport, iowa. ana NiaIle j. 1F-lt4teE,
davenport A0%a doRA "a "afa am
rlchs, FHlloas ILL.,. anu Blaneae beeg,
davenport iowa FeEalnauQ r 0athJe,
Eldrldge, iowa ana elalinaa J. zahel.
eldridge. Iowa, BARI j. Mackenzie,
davenport iowa anu ava o. roster,
Davenport Iowa August b. Hefoal-
{ OFT Aaaleons iowa ana Marie 1.
" tes1eE. r orr manson. iowa. arthur
bFuhr. busseys Iowa. ana irene Sous
sbaF, Tracey. Iowa. theodore Eosch,
Davenport iowa ana Anna Iebens,
Davenport iowa
o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

Fir started eft with the ehaLrzesz
bicycle. then came painless dentistry.
followed In rapid succession ae the
freLess cooker, wireless talegrapHv
and other meaningless phrases. and
now ve have the p0taEolsss dinner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

Hang out the starry banner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-12

Chime presents an attractive market
for proprietary medicines
Evening star., 1917-04-14
ALIEN ENEMIES IN D. c.
MUST GIVE Up ARMS
Superintendent of Police Orders Sur.
render of All Contraband
Articles.

All alien enemies residing in the Dis
trfct of Columbia are called upon by
Maj. Raymond w. Pullman. superin-
tendent of police, to surrender all ar
ticles contraban of war in their pos
session not Letter than noon Monday. April
%. Failure to comply with the require
ments of an order issued to the force
this afternoon, 1t is stated. will mean
summary arrest.
Maj. Puurnan issued the order to his
several captains this afternoon. and
copies Of it will be in the hands of
every member Of the police force not
later than tomorrow morning. The ar
ticles are to be delivered at police
headquarters. and the superintendent
of police said a newspaper publication
will be deemed to be sufficient notice
to the alien enemies.
In the notice sent to the police cap
tains 1t is stated that notice has been
given for Immediate compliance with
the proclamation Of the President dated
April 6. 1917. relating to the ownership
of any firearn, weapon or implement of
war, or component part thereof, am
munition, Maxim or other silencer.
bomb or explosive, or material used in
the manufacture OF explosives; any air
craft or wireless apparatus. or any form
of signaling device. or any form of
cipher code. or any paper, document or
book written or printed in cipher or in
which there may be invisible writing.
The order was ssued in compliance
with instructions received from Attor-
ney General Gregory. who transmitted
portions Of the Presidents proclamation
of war which refer to alien enemies.
Alien enemies, it is stated, means all
unnaturalized citizens of countries at
war with the United States.
Evening star., 1917-04-14
REPRESENTATIVE KELLEY TO ASSIST
STARS NAVY RECRUITING PROGRAM

Representative Patrick H Kelley of Michigan,
Der of the House committee naval affairs, and
sidered Of the foremost orators Congress- to
make an address tonight front of The Star building
connection with The Stars obtain recruits
for the United States Navy. He has manifested great
in The Stars campaign for navy recruits and will
come to the big demonstration planned for ong with
stirring the young of the city this hour
of national need.
What Representative Kelley will have say about
enlistments will be supplemented by Yeoman H. L.
Thompson of the Presidents yacht, the MayAower
whose straight from the shoulder appeal for recruits
Wednesday night brought forth seventfour applications
for enlistment from among the crowd of 5000 persons
who gathered in front Of The Star building.
The exhibition Of motion pictures dealing with life
in the United States Navy is scheduled
o'clock Prior to this there will be by the full
band from the MayAower, and the musical program also
will continue during the evening feature Of the par
ticipation of the band will be several selections be
played on Hawaiian instruments
Original cartoons by c. K. Bergman, The Stars
toonist also will be shown.
Amid an appropriate setting, Miss Agnes Whelan.
soprano is to sing America, Here Is My Boy" and
Charles B. Hanford. Shakespearean actor. recte
The Star Spanged Banner.
Evening star., 1917-04-14
GERMANS COST OF LIVING
EXCEEDS MANY INCOMES
Families of Lower Glasses Unable to
Buy the Bare Necessities,
Report Shows.

COPENHAGEN. April IA. via London
s:35 a.m.-The results of the statistical
investigation into the war cost of 11v-
ing in Germany. which was conducted
in April. 1916, and which are now pub
lished. show that the cost of the bare
necessities of life for families in the
lowest wage class materially exceeds
their income. This class includes fami-
lies earning from 100 to 200 marks
monthly. and their living expenses are
put at 222 marks ) pfennigs.
The deficit, the report remarks. has
been covered by either drawing on
savings or running into debt. Prices
have steadily gone upward in the en-
suing year. increasing the impossibility
of the poorly paid classes. who include
persons ranked as in the educated mid
die classes in America. to make ends
meet without public relief.
Evening star., 1917-04-14
U. S. CONSUL HoNoRED.
Tribute Paid DR.. Jones at Lyons as
REPRESENTATIVE Of America.

LYON. France. April '4.-The cham
Der of commerce of Lyon. desiring to
show its sympathy and that of the city
for the United States, organized a
manifestation in honor Of John E.
Jones. the American consul Among
those present were Mayor Herriot and
all the consuls of the entente coun-
tries. Ennemond Morel. vice president
of the chamber. spoke in behalf of the
chamber of commerce.
Consul Jones said that he had offered
his services as volunteer when the
diplomatic relations between the United
States and Germany were broken and
that he now was awaiting anxiously
for an opportunity to fight in the de-
fense of civilization. His speech caused
much enthusiasm among his auditors.
Evening star., 1917-04-14
BRITISH DEFEAT TURKS
35 MILES FROM BAGDAD
Success Near Ghaliyeh Indicates OF.
toman Plans to Check Invaders
Are Shattered.

LONDON. April 1.-THE Turks have
sustained another defeat at the hands of
the British in Mesopotamia- The war
office announces that the Turks are in
retreat after battle in which they suf-
fered heavy losses. The Turks were
driven from their positions near Ghali-
yeh. ten miles northeast of Deltawah.
(Deltawah is thirty-five miles north of
Bagdad). They then withdrew toward
Seraijik. and thence toward Dely Abbas.
The British are pursuing the Turks.
Wednesday the Turks lost 200 killed
and 700 wounded.
This announcement indicates that the
British have wrecked the plan of the
Turks to halt the invading armies. which
have been sweeping forward without
serious interruption for several weeks
An official British statement on Tuesday
said the Turks were preparing a con-
verging movement against the British
between the Adheim and Diala rivers
1t is in this region that the fighting now
reported occurred.
Evening star., 1917-04-14
KAISER MAY BE IN HOLLAND.
Report Has It He Is Expected at Gas.
tie of Middachten, Near Arnhem.

LONDON. April 14.-According to an
unconfrmed report received at The
Hague Emperor William either has ar
rived at or.is expected at the Castle of
Middachten, near Arnhem. Holland says
a dispatch to the Times from the Dutch
capital.
Evening star., 1917-04-14
AMERICANS NOT MOLESTED.
Chicagoan Just Out Says Germany
Accords Courteous Treatment.

COPENHAGEN, April "A. via London,
500 a.m-Charles Worlein. a represen-
tative of the Chicago Western Electric
Company, who has arrived here from
Rerlin. says that there has been no mo-
1estation of Americans in the German
capital and that they are not even sub
iected to the usual rule requiring en-
emy nationals to report daily to the
police. -
Mr.. Worlein is the second American TO
leave Germany since the declaration of
war. He applied for permission to
leave a fortnight ago and his request
was granted after the normal lapss Of
Evening star., 1917-04-14
HOSPITAL SHIPS SUNK
BY MINE AND TORPEDO

LONDON, April 1.-THE British
hospital ship Salta was sunk by mine
in the English channel April 10, the
war office announces. Fifty-two per-
sons were drowned.
The British hospital ship Gloue Ne.er
Castle was torpedoed without warning
in the English channel March 20. There
were $50 wounded on board the Glou-
cester Castle. including few German
prisoners. All of these were saved by
a number of vessels which FASTENED
to the aid of the sinking hospital ship.
Evening star., 1917-04-14
GERMANS TO BE NATURALIZED.
Six to Take Final Examination Fri
day-Other Aliens at Same Time.

The six Germans who were ready for
oral examination before the District
Supreme Court to complete their
naturalization when war was declared,
will be permitted to do SO Friday The
bureau of naturalization and Chief
Justice Covington agreed that they
should not be denied citizenship be-
cause the justice assigned to conduct
the hearing April was called into the
Court of Appeals.
Notice to appear for final examina-
ton has been sent to these applicants
and to twenty eight other aliens whose
applications are to be acted upon st
the sama- Tina
Evening star., 1917-04-14
British Royalty on Rations.

LONDON. April 14.-It is announced
that. realizing the urgent need foI
economy, particularly with regard to
breadstuffs. the king and queen. to-
gether with their household and serv-
ants. have adopted the scale of national
rations since early in February.
Evening star., 1917-04-14

Arnhem. near where is situated theh
Castle of Midda achten. is the capital of
the providence of Gelderland and is on
the River Rhine. fifty miles south
east of Amsterdam.
1t is fifteen miles north of Cleves, the
nearest German city, with which it is
connected By a railroad. The Germa n
border reaches to within ten miles of
Arnhem.
AMSTERDAM, April IA. via London.
45O a.m.-An official statement issued
in Berlin says that all recent reports
of the illness Of the emperor are un-
founded.
Evening star., 1917-04-14
Entire Population Volunteers.

CHEYENNE. Wyo.. April 1.-THE
entire population of Shannon. Wyo.,
thirty in all, has offered it's services to
Gov. Frank l.. Houx for war. The
women and girls volunteered for Red
Cross work.
Evening star., 1917-04-14
BENEFIT TOU.S. y
SEEN IN THE WAR
Material and Ethical Good Is
Expected to Accrue by Con-
gressionaI Leaders.
MIGHT INCREASE TRADE

In off hours between committee meet
there Is discussion among statesmen
at the Capitol of the possible material
benefits that may accrue to this coun
try as result of the entry Of the United
States into the war in Europe. Thought
full men say they can perceive many
elements of national welfare to be ere
ated and to grow out of the admitted
calamity of war. as good often comes
out of evil
A summarization of some of the con-
clusions reached in these discussions
presents several definite points of gain,
ethical as we'll as material, expected to
be derived by the nation from the par
ticipation in the great conflict abroad
The most important of these, in the
opinion most widely and generally ex-
pressed. is the welding of the people
into national solidarity. Since the
cival war, with the vast influx of i'm
migrants of various nationa1ities,
there has been no occasion, barring the
brief flare-up over the war with Spain,
to test the existence of a national
the alien blood has become truly
AmericaniZed.
This crisis is expected to demon
strate the truth, and it is believed by
the men who have taken up the sub
ject that the demonstration will prove
the existence of an American spirit to
an extent which will confound the
doubters who have questioned the
latent patriotism of the inhabitants of
this country.
Evening star., 1917-04-14
WRITER FORESEES
EARLY END OF WAR
Confirms Rumor of Negotia-
tions Between German and
Russian Socialists.
VIEWS OF GERMAN PRESS
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
COPENHAGEN, April IA. via London.
Peace within two months and a half
is predicted by the Copenhagen CORE
spondent of the Danish socialist press.
who confirms the reports of unofficial
1sS citations between Russian and Ger
man socialists, as against the diplo-
matte denials in the socialist news
papers here and in Berlin.
The first negotiations, says the cor
respondent. who is a socialist member
of the Danish parliament, We're broken
off. enabling two papers to launch a
denial that they were in progress, but
they were Immediately resumed and
are being prosecuted vigorously. The
correspondent then enters into dis
cussion of peace terms, in which he ap-
pears to take German socialist eXpec-
tations and hopes for the government
policy
Evening star., 1917-04-14
Several Villages Seized.

The text of last nights statement reads ::
''The area of active operations extended
today toward the north. East and north
of the Vimy ridge our troops pressed
back the enemy on our whole front from
north of the river Scarpe to south of
Loos.
I'VE have seized the villages of Bailleul,
willeval, Vimy. Petit Vimy, Givenchy-
en-Gohell and Angres and have gained a
footing in the enemy's trenches northeas st
of Lens In this area We have captured
prisoners and guns
South of the Arras-C Cambria road we
have captured Wancourt tower on a spur
east of Wancourt village and have ad-
vanced astride the Hindenburg line as
Tar as a point seven miles southeast of
Arras.
We have also made further progress on
the high ground east of lie Ferguier and
in Havrincourt wood northwest of St
Quentin).