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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-02
In War.Iorn Monastlr.

When I saw Monastir for the last
time, fully one-half of its population
were still hiding in the cellars and hop
ing that the Bulgarians might be
driven on, says Herbert Corey, in the
National Geographic Magazine. The
streets were empty. The one cafe that
remained open was tenanted only by
French soldiers singing a rousing Gal
lie chorus and In the single restaurant
the only guests besides myself were
the Italian officers. At night there Is
never a light in the city.
have never felt so absolutely alone
as In wandering through these broad,
white, moonlit streets. When q
regiment Of tired men shufied by, their
hobnails scraping on the cobbles, sat
down on the curb to watch them. They
took the curse Of emptiness of the
town.
Then an English officer came up and
asked the sort Of a question one learns
to expect from an Englishman and
from no other man on earth.
where" said he, "can I find a pi-
amor We want to have q sort Of Q
sing-song tonight"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-02
He Wanted % eleep.

: Policemen on duty along the East
side In New York become accustomed
to about everything and register
amazement only after long considera-
ton Of the thousands Of odd things
about them when they find something
new or inexplainable. One morning
the cop on the Second avenue beat
found one. It was q tattered and
mangey fur coat which hung over
street light, making the sidewalk dark
at that particular spot. As he climbed
up to remove 1t q voice from the house
1T was an irritable and sleepy voice
halted him. "Get away" roared the
sleepy one. IAN night I don't get q
chance to sleep on account Of that
light. Don't touch It; put 1t out there
on purpose" After which the coat was
neatly rolled and slammed back Whseo
1t originally came from.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-02

We have arranged for a
series of six interesting articles,
"War Talks, by Uncle DAM"
written by Mr.. Howard n.
Gross, president Of the univer-
sal Military Training League, OF
which this is the first. They tell
In a graphic way why military
training is Of value, both to the
nation and to the individual, and
our readers will find them Of
unusual Interest.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-02
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENT
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Tensas, Tenth
District Court.
Succession Of Precilla G. Smith, decd.
DUBLIC NOTICE IL hereby given that
Leon Kullman has applied to be appoint
ella c. Smith, deceased.
Now, therefore, unless written opposition
thereto be 6led in my ONCE within ten days
after publication hereof, said appointment
will be made as prayed for.
Il. 81 Witness my hand and the seal Of
said Court. this 24th day Of October 1917.
JOS. CURRY,
Clerk 10th District Court, Tensas Parish, La.
st. Joaeph, La, octob6r nth, iois
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
TOLD FOOD VALUE
OF z P|STS MILK
Equal to Eight Eggs or Pound and a
Half Of Baked Beans or Lets OF
Other Things.

Chicago, Dec. I2.-Various foods
were compared to milk in their rela-
tive food value today by S. ]. Craig,
Lake county, Indiana, agricultural ad-
wiser, who was again questioned be-
fore the federal milk commission. In
curing into the cost of production and
distribution OF milk in the Chicago
district
"A quart of milk" said Craig, is
equal In nutritive value to three
fourths of pound OF beefsteak, to
eight eggs, 80 one-half pound Of bread,
TO two and one-fourth pounds of po-
tatoes. to one and one-fourth pounds
of baked beans,, to FIVE and three
fourths pounds of cabbage. to ten and
one-eighth pounds of lettuce, to seven
pounds of tomatoes, to four and three
eighths pounds Of oranges, or TO two
and one-half pounds Of bananas"
So far the hearing has been oceu-
pied with the question of cost Of pro-
duction Before the work Of the in
yestigators is completed cost of dis
tribution is TO be taken up and it is
expected that plans for doing away
with duplication of delivery routes
will be considered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
HEAR MAN AND WIFE
HELD BOOTLEGGERS

Arrested by the Moline police on
the charge of selling liquor in anti
saloon territory. Peter Roegiers and
his wife, Mrs Stephenie Roegiers.
were arraigned before Judge n. A.
Larson in county court this morning
to answer to the complaint against
them The defendants were arrested
at 2eo'eIoek yesterday morning. when,
according to the Moline police, the
Roegiers home at $50 Eighteenth ave-
nue., Moline, was the scene OF noisy,
beer~drinkiHs affair. In court both
Mr.. and Mrs. Roesiers contended that
they were not bootleggings as charged,
but that the beer that the authorities
found belonged to the bearders and
was being drunk by the boarders and
that they had nothing whatever to do
with It. Mrs. Roegiers stated that as
her husband was unable to do manual
lab Dor because of his paralytic afflic-
ton She kept a rooming and boarding
house to support the family The
hearing OF the defendants closed with
the formal arraignment, with no time
being set for their trial. They were
released by the court on their own
recognizance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
REGULAR ARMY
RAPIDLY FILLS UP
Rush OF Drafted Men to Enlist Before
Saturday Keeps Officials Mighty
Busy.

Washington, Dec 12--The last hour
rush to enlist before the regulations
applying TO registered men become
applicable at noon Saturday continues
to bring volunteers into the regular
army by the thousands Yesterdays
enlistments were 9,4o1. After Saturday
noon registered men cannot enlist un-
less they can show certificates from
local draft boards that they are far
down the lists.
st, Louis, Dec 12-sixteen hundred
recruits for the regular army were
received at Jefferson barracks near
here Tuesday--400 more than ever be-
fore received in one day. jefferson
barracks is the recruit depot of the
regular army for the entire middle
west.
Because men registered under the
selectiye army law will not be per-
mitted to enlist in the regular army
after next Saturday enlistment now is
at its height.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
WILL KEEP worn
ON RED CROSS uP
Committees Seeking Pledges for Pen
manent Fund Raise sl,40o of
Required $1,000.

At the meeting held at the Rock L
land club this noon by the committee.
who are endeavoring to raise So GA
monthly in pledges fer the maipten.
ance of the local chapter of the Rea
Cross, the chairmen gave their repor,s
which showed that only s1,400 had
been secured
The men on the committees hars
been doing all within their power II
raise the required sum by today as ths
luncheon meeting this noon was Il
have been the closing of the campaisn
The business men in Rock Island
have showed their willingness to con
tribute monthly and with the helm :,
every true American citizen the ia.
sired amount should be attained his
week.
It has been found that at least So ofa
a month is necessary to supply the
local chapter with material with
which to make the thousands Of ar
ticles which the work room turns ont
daily. Only by the monthly uledpa
system can the work be continued.
The committees will continue their
work until the amount is secured and
hope to have the canvass complete hy
Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12

AIMED AT FORMER,
GERMAN MONOPOLY

London. Dec. 1.-THE non-ferrous
metal bill. which gives the government
control Of all dealings in metals not
containing iron and is intended to de-
stroy what hitherto had been virtual
German monopoly in these metals, was
discussed in the house OF commons
tonight and passed on the second
reading. The. bill has been criticized
strongly inside and outside OF parlia-
ment
In the course OF the debate Andrew
Bonar Law. chancellor of the ex-
hcequer, said he wished to let Ger
many know that Great Brian
realized her power commercially and
that when the time came she should
use it. Germany should remember, he
said, that the longer the war lasted,
the less raw material there would be
to 60 round and the allies would help
themselves first.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
WALL STREET FEELS
EFFECT OF REPORTS

New York, Dec. 12.-Prices erum-
bled again in the stock market today
rejecting uncertainties at home and
abroad.
Chief among these was the rail
road situation, fresh liquidation OF
those shares being precipitated by re-
ports that it was proposed to establish
a virtual dictatorship in the transpor-
tation field In the first half of the
session railway and industrial shares
added to 8 points to recent declines
United States steel was the central
feature on its decline to 50, an over
night loss of 23s and the lowest price
of the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
CAMP DODGE BOYS
MUST BE CAREFUL
WHAT THEY WRITE

Camp Dodge, Iowa. Dec. I2.--Letters
written TO friends and relatives by Of
ficers and enlisted mere here must
contain no information of military
value to the enemy, according to Or
ders issued at this cantonment today.
Discussion of such matters in public
also is prohibited. Authors of lette s
containing military information cey-
cred by the order will be held respon-
sible if such letters are published in
newspapers. Military information OF
value to the enemy as viewed by the
camp officials, includes information
recently placed under the newspaper
censorship ban here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
WAR ORDER UPSETS
CHRISTMAS PLAN IN
CAMP DODGE CIRCLE

Camp Dodge, Iowa, Dec. IAN
nonncement by the war department
that national army men would not be
given Christmas furloughs unless they
lived within trolley distance OF the
eantonment seriously affects the
plans of this camp.
It had been planned to give leaves
to approximately half the men here,
dividing them into two groups, one Tor
Christmas and the other for the New
Years holiday.
Very few men. comparatively speak
ing. have homes within trolley dis
lance, however. and it is assumed that
the original plan for general fur.
Ioughs will be abandoned in view OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
PHONE DIRECTORIES
TO BE DISTRIBUTED

The new directories of the Central
Union Telephone company have ar
rived and will be distributed Satur-
day, 1t was announced today.
The last directories were issued in
March, 1917 Formerly the books
were issued every three months, but
/, due to the scarcity of help and in
creased cost of print paper and inks,
the officials say, the time has been
! extended to six months. Patrons Of
the telephone company who desire TO
do so, have been asked TO have their
old books ready when the company's
representatives call.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
SERGEANT SMITH TO
COME TO THIS CITY

Sergeant Douglas c. Smith, Rock
Island boy. who was Marconi operator
4 on the steamer Schuykill, when that
vessel was torpedoed in the Mediter-
ranean and who was among the men,
< bers OF the crew to be rescued, prob
ably VIII arrive In this city by Mon
tstAy, according to word received to-
day by his father, H. C. Smith. 3l4
Ninth street. The message stated that
the ship bearing the survivors OF the
6ill-fated vessel Is due to arrive in
1NeY York tomorrow,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
ENTER PLEAS SATURDAY.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Eighty-tiYe mem
hers of the Industrial Workers of the
World, known as l. W. VS., indicted
on charges of conspiring against the
government, will be arraigned before
Judge Lands in the United States dis
trict court Saturday to enter pleas.
The indictments returned last Sep
TENDER covered 166 defendants. Gov
eminent agents are still searching for
some Of the men named in the indict-
ment. The IS who are to appear in
court have been held in the Cook coun-
ty jail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
COUNTY MEDICS IN
MONTHLY MEET HERE

The December meeting OF the Rock
Island County Medical society Was
held last evening at the Rock Island
club A dinner was served at $50
and the program followed. DIR. Frank
Smithies of Chicago was the principal
speaker The following program was
carried out.
Difficulties In Infant Feeding"-Dr
Phoebe Pearsall of Moline.
THE Present Status OF the Hospital
Movement" -Dr l.. w. Littig Of Iowa
City, Iowa.
THE Diagnosis and Treatment of
Gastric Ulcer According to Facts Es-
tablished by Present Day Clinical and
Laboratory Observations DIR. Frank
Smithies OF Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
TENNIS PLAYER ENLISTS.

Philadelphia, Dec. 12.--Craig Bid
die, millionaire society leader and
noted tennis expert, today took the
oath as a first-class private in the
army and now is on his way to Kelly
field at San Antonio, where there is
an extensive aviation training camp.
Mr.. Biddle tried for an officers COM
mission at the Fort Niagara training
camp last summer, but failed to pass
the final examination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
WAR SERVICE MEET.

Washington, Dec 12-War service
committees representing all classes of
American industry met here today to
and go over the government
officials plans for filling the nation S
war supply requirements. They take
the place of committees of industry.
formerly attached to the council of
national defense which were dissolved
recently to make way for special gov
eminent industrial representatives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
TELL PR0HIB BENEFITS.

Washington, Dec 12.-Promineut
prohibition advocates from dry"
states told of the good effect prohi-
bition has had in their communities
at today's, convention session of the
Anti-Salooh league of America.
Former Governor Harris of Georgia
cited many benefits in his state and
concluded by saying he wanted to be
a part of the campaign to make the
nation dry.
Senator Jones of Washington told
of lessening of crimes and other
evils in his state and said the jails
were losing their occupants and the
asylums were more sparsely occupied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
DAIRY WAGON HIT
BY LOCAL TAXICAB

A local taxicab crashed into a wag-
on of Anderson Bros dairy at 4:30
O'Clock this morning on Twelfth street
near Strayers Crossing.
One horse of team attached to
the wagon was SO badly injured it had
10 be killed. The taxi was travelling
north on Twelfth street and the dairy
wagon south. The driver OF the M
chine was slightly hurt. No arrests
were made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
Licensed To Wed
MORE COLD WEATHER
BUREAU HERE WARNS

With only slight relief from the
recent cold spell by the rising tenn
perature today, the weather bureau
warns that another spell of zero
weather is on the way 1t is predict
ed that the temperature will drop at
least 20 degrees within the next sc
hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
PROVIDES a FUND
FOR BUILDING OF
SHIPS FOR RIVER

Washington. Dec. 1.-The shipping
board today set aside s3.360,oo0 of its
shipbnilding fund for construction Of
"a barges and four tugs for Missis-
sippi river traffic.
The money will be expended under
the joint supervision of the emer-
gency feet corporation and the chief
engineers Office of the army The
hope is to relieve congested railway
traffic conditions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
WAS FRNEREL PUPIL.

0ttumwa, Iowa, Dec 12-AIrs. Fred
erick A. Russell, aged So, the last of
the pupils of Friedrich Wilhelm Froe-
bel. founder of the kindergarten
method of teaching died here today
Mrs. Russell was student of F'roebel
in Switzerland from 1S49 to 1849.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
POSTPONE MEETING.

The meeting of the Retail Credit
Mems exchange, scheduled to be held
at the Rock Island club last night
was called off late yesterday after
noon because of the desire OF q num-
Der of members to attend the patri.
otto meeting at the Augustana audi
torium.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
HEAVY SNOW AT HELENA.

Helena, Mont, Dec. 12.-Eleven
inches of snow fell here last night and
a minimum temperature of 80 degrees
below zero was recorded. The snow
and the below-zero temperature are
general over the state east of the
Rockies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
CANNOT GIVE POWER.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 12.-7Because of
the acute shortage of coal the Con-
solidated Gas and Electric company
of this city today notified its custom-
ers using electrical power for manu-
featuring purposes that it could not
furnish the power.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
HAD $40. 600 FIRE LOSS.

State Center, Iowa, Dec. 12.-F'ire
here today destroyed eight business
buildings, with most of their contents
The total loss is estimated at $50, 800,
with s24, 300 insurance. An overhead
ed stove pipe caused the blaze.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
FELT EARTH SHOCK.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, Dec. 12.-Dis-
tinct vibrations of the earth were felt
here at o'clock this morning. No
damage was done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
In the Book Dept:

Christmas holly seals, stamps; Christ
mas patriotic seals-U. s. Shield with
holly wreath, ETC.; fancy gilt and tinsel
cord for Christmas packages.
Bibles and Testaments for Christmas
gifts: leather and good imitation leath-
er; 1925 down to Soc.
A very good assortment, Christmas
cards, letters and folders: 35c down to
1c.
Linen books for little folks, 25c to SC.
Boys Scout books, all the wanted IL
ties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
Groceries, Thursday:
Granuiated Sugar, lbs. for 33c, with
10 lbs. cornnieal for Csc.
Jersey Cream Flour, for cash. So. sack.

African Java coffee,
27Kae Id.
Lima beans, f7Izc Id.
Macaronl, 8 pkgs for
25c.
Apple butter, large
glass Jar, 25c.
Strained honey, glass
Jar, 25c.
"A little barrel Of GIN
sersnsps" 25c.
Good dry popcorn, 8
lbs. for 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12

For express call William Trefz
Tri-City Towel Supply ooUpany.
r /. Clean Towel Service: phone
r. |. 4476.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12

Head cheese, sliced,
25c lb.
Meat loaf, tomato fla
yor, sliced, CSC Id.
Dried beef, sliced thin
and even, half pound,
25c.
Goldfish, honeless,
-pound pkg, 23c.
Best kettle rendered
lard, 32lzc 10.
Alaska red salmon,
27Isc can.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
Santa
Claus
Tickets !!

From now until Christmas buying 25c
where In will pretty
Free
Beginning tomorrow Thursday afternoon Claus will be
store afternoon until
for each child who brings him Santa Claus" ticket
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12

Some Other Holiday Suggestions:
Boxed sets, Turkish towels and
wash rag: most of them containing
one large towel, one guest towel.
one wash rag, embroidered TO
matchl S1.97 down to 98c.
There have just como Into the
Jewe!ry dept. nice lot of ladies'
flat strap back purses, of fine leath-
ers-pin seal, Morocco, crepe zeal,
ETC.: most of them a dollar, some
running as high as $500 each.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-11

ical question which must be settled
right to be settled at all.
The Steubenville affair serves in its
small way to illustrate the menace of
popery to American government and
society, and the lesson will not be lost
on those who use their brains in con-
sideration of the matters agitated by
Mr.. LOTUS. His allegation that the
critics Of popery are not supporting
the government in dts war measures
Is mere pifie plagiarized from the
papist press. Equally silly and men,
dacious Is his claim that a great ma
jority Of the anti-papal publications
have been barred from the mails.
This attempt to suppress anti-papal
publications constitutes an entire
chapter in itself, and 1t has been sue
cessful only to the extent that gov
ernment has been corrupted by the in
lection Of papist and pro-papist Off
cials more intent on serving political
Romanism than In enforcing Ameri-
can law. Attempts have been made
to suppress a number Of anti-papal
publications, but without success for
they have violated no law. The re-
cent attempts are on a parity with
those made against The MENACE for
years. The canon law Of popery 10
not yet supreme In the United States
OF America, and American law makes
no provision for the operation of the
lnquisition or the Roman index. For
all Of which we are duly thankful and
appreciative of free country.
Mr.. LOTUS closes his renewed plea
to the Steubenville Chamber of Com
merce with the Enthusiastically pa
pist threat that If the daughters Of
Steubenville Romanists must seek en-
ployment In schools outside of that
city, the dollars Of their parents will
also follow. II the city will not give
the papists what they want in the
matter Of preferred employment, they
will boycott the city. What must the
law-abiding people Of any community
think Of a class who feel that way,
write that way, and publish letters
containing such sentiments? Does
that sort Of thing rake for Che har.
mony Mr.. LOTUS pretends to desire?
ls 1t not apparent that 1t is posi-
tion, office, prefermsnt, and advantage
that the gentleman desires far more
than harmony or uklaninity Of spirit
unless that harmony and unanimitv
consist Of the harmony and unani-
nifty desired by the foreign monarch
tcho commands pafist alleoiances
The fiction aboue Benedict Arnold
and the accusation that Thos. Watson
is a traitor should stimulate those
who have never thought about 1t be.
fore to do a bit Of thinking for them.
selves. 1t Is just as easy for traitor
to cry traitor" as II Is for a pick.
pocket to cry "thief." Who Is the
traitor? American law says that
treason consists In giving aid anC
comfort to the enemies Of this com
try. Has Mr.. Watson or any othel
patriotic opponent Of popery done
any thing OF the kind? They have
not, and this papist politician know!
lit. he has descended to the tactics