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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
STIMULATING CROPS
IN THE PHILIPPINES

Manila Correspondence of The
Associated Press. The emergency
board, organized TO provide funds out
side Of the regular government appro-
pratious for any unexpected need OF
the authorities, has voted $26,500 to be
expended upon the campaign for the
stimulation OK the production OF food
stufs throughout the Philippines. The
money Is to be spent In the purchase
OF seeds their distribution, the pur-
chase of tools. the employment of per
sonnet Tor the movement and adver-
Using
This is a result Of the urgent re
quests of the food committee recently
appointed by Governor General Harri-
son 10 look into the prospects of future
food conditions. This committee made
a tentative food census Of the islands
and expressed the belief that immed-
late steps for stimulating food produc-
ton were necessary.
Already "A start has been made. The
bureau of agriculture through its in
spectors has been hammering away at
the question of food production for
many months with the result that this
years crop of rice, the food staple for
the Filipino people, is greater than last
years which was itself almost a rec
ord The bureau has also conducted
a campaign to stimulate the eultiya-
lion of corn and of home gardens and
this is beginning to show results.
The bureau of education has also
taken q hand in educating the people
TO the need and possibility Of in
creased food cultivation and in actua
cultivation Orders have gone f0rtl
that all schol gardens must redoubl'
their production this year. Bountiei
are 70 be given school teachers anC
agricultural inspectors for promotin,
and inspecting private vegetable gar
dens
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
DIR. W. 0. COFFEE.
Thirty-two years. experience treating
eye, ear, nose and throat.

fees three days each week-every Sat-
urday, Monday and Tuesday He will
see patients each day from a. m. un-
til p. m, except Tuesday, his hours
Tuesday are from 3 a. III. to 2.39 D.
M, and Monday night from to
O'clock Rock Island and Moline pa
tents take the Bridge car line, get
off at Second and Main right at his
office, sixth floor of the First National
bank building. He invites every per-
son suffering with any disease or
weakness Of the eyes, failing sight or
blindness caused from graduated lids.
sore eyes, scums, growths, cataraets.
floating spots, glaucoma. wild hairs.
weak, watery eyes, weak nerves of
the eyes, pain over the eyes, or deaf
ness. loss Of hearing from any cause,
head noises, ulcers of the ears, to
come and get his opinion and try his
new Absorption-M Massage Treatment
one time free and see if il will help
them. He especially wants those
cases where one eye is failing consid-
erably. or one ear is growing quite
| deaf and the other is just started, 10
see him without delay One treat
ment frequently gives rapid and quick
relief. He wants every case of ca
tarrh to come and try his treatment
once free. 1t gives immediate relief
He says catarrf is q constitutional dis
ease as well as local, and you must
treat the blood and system as well as
Ethe nose. Every case should be cura-
BILE He straightens cross-eyes In
three minutes without giving chloro-#
form. He removes adenoid growts1s
in two minutes without chioroform.
and the patient goes home without
pain or danger. He wants every child
suffering with ulcers of the ears, or
partial deafness, brought to him. He
has successfully treated over 500 chill
idren suffering with deafness in some
form. He has treated eye. ear, nose
and throat diseases for over 80 years
He originated this Absorption Mas
sage Treatment. He wants every per-
Ison that has diseased tonsils to see
him before they are operated on. He
says So per cent Of the people do not
have to have the tonsiis removed if
properly treated He wants 10 prove
that operations and harsh remedies
are not necessary in most cases. He
has treated many of the most chronic.
severe cases He takes no case that
he thinks is ineurabie If You suffer,
he invites you TO get his opinion based
lon the treatment OF thousands of cases.
For further information, address
DIR. w. o. COFFEE,
First National Bank Building, Dayen-
port, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
FIRST BULLETIN
ON DAILY PRICES
ISSUED BY BOARD
tocal Food Administration Gives Quo.
tations Showing What Consume
ers should Pay.
T0 ADD 10 THE PRESENT LIST
commodities WIZ BE Attached From
Time to Time as Figures are
Worked Out.

The FIRST daily food bulletin for
Rock Island Moline and East Moline
was presented 20 consumers today.
At meeting Of the food administra-
lion board OF Rock Island county,
working under authority from the
United States food administration, the
prices for the three cities were inter-
pretcd upon the more staple commod-
lies Others are 10 be added from
time 20 time as the local food board
has opportunity 10 take them up for
consideration
The bulletins are 10 be published in
the newspapers each day, and are for
prices for the day following. The
Argus today presents the first bulletin
in au adjoining column, il showing
what The retailers should pay to the
wholesalers and in turn what the con-
sumer should pay the retailer. Per-
sons who find that dealers are charg-
Ing iu excess of the figures quoted are
urged hy the local board to refuse
10 purchase at such places but to 90
10 other dealers where the prices are
In keeping with those interpreted by
the local board
Urges Cooperation.
The board is composed Of NJ. 0.
Grswod, chairman. grocers and rep
rcsentative men, r. Lenfesty of Chi
cago. OF the office Of State Food Ad-
mlnistratoT II. A. Wheeler, food di-
rector iu this district has been in the
city working with the local board in
fixing prices. lie urged consumers to-
day TO try to cooperate with the de-
partment as follows
Delivery service is expensive
Garry your goods home if you can and
10 not exact more than one delivery
daily.
III you carry goods home you are
entitled to less than the highest
prices.
Some grocers have inaugurated {
system of charging FIVE cents per de
livery This is a just charge if prices
are reduced
"Al quotations are for high grade
goods unless otherwise stated. Ii yoJ
paw highest prices ysl are entitled Il
high quality"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
SENATOR TOMAKE
ADDRESS At GYM
OF LOCAL SCHOOL
Angustana College Auditorium Sc
cured for Patriotic Meeting on
Monday Night,
ARSENAL OFFICERS TO ATTEND
Colonel Burr. Commissioned Men and
400 Privates to Hear J. Hanlii-
ion Lewis.

James f. Writer is arranging a pat
riotic program for Monday night
when Senator James Hamilton OF Chi
cago will address Rock Island people.
Mr.. Witter is acting as secretary OF
the neighborhood committee OF the
State Council Of Defense. He is ar
ranging one of the biggest demonstra-
tions ever held in this vicinity. The
neighborhood committee was organ
lied last Saturday and bringing OF
Senator Lewis to this city Is the first
big step it has taken. This will prob
ably be the most enthusiastic mass
meeting held in this city.
The patriotic demonstration will be
held in the Augustana college gym
nasium on Monday night of next week.
The local committee is fortunate in
securing the college gym, as 1t IS the
| largest auditorium in the city. Several
thousand people are expected to at
tend the gathering to hear Senator
/ Lewis. His coming next week will be
| his first to this city as a senator He
visited Rock Island several years ago
| while he was a candidate for United
| States senator on the Democratic
/
ticket
Stevens IL Chairman.
| G. a. Stevens of Moline has been
selected as chairman Of the evening
and will introduce Senator Lewis and
other speakers, who will be secured
by Mr.. Witter for the occasion.
/ Colonel George W. Burr with staff
of IS commissioned officers and 40t
enlisted soldiers, who are stationed al
! the Rock Island arsenal will attend
the meeting in a body Members oil
the Grand Army Of Republic OF Rock
Island and Moline, the SpanishAmeri-
can war veterans. Sons of Veterans
Woman's Relief corps, Red Cross, Boz
Scouts and the Augustana college ans
high school students will attend il
separate bodies Arrangements arr
being made for Rock Island and Mo
line Elks to attend the celebration il
body.
Several bands probably will be Sc
cured for the occasion MIR Witter i
attempting to secure the East Molin
Belgian band and the Hauberg boys
fife and drum corps There will b
plenty Of enthusiasm created for tn
meeting The Moline Rotary eiul
quartet has signifed it's intention t
render several patriotic selections a
the gathering
win Be Taken Over Arsenal.
1t is hoped By the committee il
! charge of the celebration that Senate
Lewis will arrive in the morning O
early afternoon so that he can b
taken on an inspection tour around tn
tri-cities. Colonel Burr has given tn
local committee permission to vie7
ne arsenal, which place will be in
; ~oected, If the senator arrives in timt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
J0HNsON'S PAROLE
RENEWED BY COURT

Renewal Of probation has been made
in the case of Ed Johnson. formerly of
East Moline who was brought back
from Ottawa, Ill, following a report of
the probation officer of the circuit
court that he had not carried out the
terms of his parole. He had been con-
victed on the charge Of having stolen
quantity Of brass from the Rock Is
land road. Following q hearing in
which the defendant showed cause
why he violated the terms OF his parole
tc the satisfaction Of the court. Judge
F. D. Ramsay mas renewed Johnson S
probation with the provision that he
must not leave Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
4 TREELESS RELGIIsI.

pars.-It will be a treeless Belgium
to which the people of that unfortun-
ate country will return. If its invad-
ers are not driven out before they
have completed their work of devas-
tation. Factories have been despoiled
OF their machinery. every form of
property has been requisitioned, and
now woods; forests and even individ-
ual trees are being cut down whole
sale. The wooded heights of the Bel
gian Ardennes, which used to protect
the center of the country from east
winds, are rapidly being denuded, the
tall elms that lined the high roads and
canals have been feiled, and walnut
trees that adorned the gardens of the
well-to-do in Brussels have not been
spared.
In the early days of the occupation,
the Belgian state forest department
/ was allowed to supervise the work Of
! telling and see that it was scientific
ally conducted. but after few months
/ the Germans took over the direction
of the department and observed only
one rule-to obtain the greatest
amount of wood for military purposes
/ in the shortest possible time.
! The Belgium government has beer
| able to learn details OF the work done
such as that a thousand acres have
been cleared In the HertogenwalC
| (Liege) and feeling continues there
the fir plantation ''Fays de Lucy" thu
finest in the country, has been com
pletely RACED. and the magnificent for
est Of Soignes, south Of Brussels, j:
rapidly disappearing. These are only
examples Of dozens of similar case.
which are known and to this devasta.
ton must be added the consumption o
wood by the native population which
for three years has been unable to i'm
port any and has had TO use quantities
instead OF coal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
CAPTURED SHIPS TO
FLY BRAZILIAN FLAG

Rio Janerio. Nov, 2S.-The Brazil
ian government has reached an agree
ment with France to use, under the
Brazilian flag and for the period of one
year, 80 former German ships held in
Brazilian ports for the purpose of
joint action in provisioning the allied
countries, in order to hasten the end
of the war. The vessels have total
tonnage of 250000 tons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
ANTI-WAR MEETS
HELD IN HUNGARY
Demonstration on Sunday Was in Fa
Yor of Armistiee and Peaee-0p-
posed to Annexations.

Amsterdam, Nov. 2S-A great So
cialist demonstration at Budapest on
Sunday in favor of an armistice and
peace is reported by the Vossische
Zeitung of Berlin.
Declarations were made that democ-
racy must employ all means to end
the war and that it is impossible to
bring peace by force OF arms. These
statements led to a demonstration
against the war and in favor of a
general strike
A resolution was adopted opposing
the aims of the pan-Germans and an
nexation OF Poland and Livonia by
Germany. The meeting voted in favor
of holding an international labor con
ference at Stockholm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
GARDENERS CHANGE
ASSOCIATION NAME

AT a meeting of the Iowa Potato
and Truck Growers association in
Davenport last night the name was
changed to Iowa Vegetable Growers
association Officers were elected as
follows:
F. F. Schutter, Pleasant Valley.
president; Warren E. Beebe. Weaver,
vice president; o L. Fitch, Ames, sec
rotary; D. W. Culver, Clear Lake.
treasurer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
DECKER WITH HUNS:
RUSSIA NEARS CRISIS

Continued From Page One,
tween Bolsheviki leaders and German
officers.
Yesterdays news dispatches saying
German staff officers actually were In
Petrograd, actively engaged as adyis-
ers to Lenine, followed by today's news
cables that Bolsheviki leaders had
crossed into the German lines for con-
ferences with the German military an-
thorities, were not wholly unexpected
to officials here, but they shattered the
faint hope that the Bolsheviki might in
the end. after all. help carry on the
war against Prussian militarism.
The developments more than con-
firmed the contention Of those who
have held from the first that the Boil
sheyiki was fostered by German prop
uganda seeking to break Russia from
her allies.
One Of the first acts Of the allied
| governments. when they learn officially
that the Bolsheyiki are actively work
ing with the Germans. undoubtedly
will be to withdraw their embassies in
Petrograd.
Denials From Berlin.
| Amsterdam, Nov. g. An official
/ statement received here from Berlin
denies a rumor attributed to London
that General Won Ludendorff, first
quartermaster general of the German
/ army, had gone to the Russian from,
with numerous staff. It says that
| General Won Ludendorff is at the
western front
| A London dispatch on Nov. 90, said
that, according to advices received
from Amsterdam, General won Luden
dorff had started for the eastern from
in connection with the Russian offel
Of a truce.
Germans Push Propaganda.
Washington, Nov 28-German prop
uganda in Russia is increasing in in
tensity, according to information re
ceiVed at the embassy here from tn
Russian ambassadors at Paris AM
Rome.
/ In some circles it is believed tina
the representative of the allied pow
ers now in Paris already may hay
served notice on the Trotzky-Lenin
faction that any intercourse with Ger
many would be looked upon as sever
ing relations
Refused to Negotiate.
Petrograd, Nov 28.-The removal o
General Balueff, commander on til
western front, is reported by the rev
dictionary committee at Minsk II
refused to negotiate an armistice wit
the Germans and has been replace
by a Maximalist
Announcement is made by the Mas
imalists that .aey are in control c
Tashkent. cap.-al of Russian Turke
stan. after four days of fighting.
w. The military revolutionary commits
tee has seized the customs depart
ment.
Army Supports Rebels.
Petrograd, Tuesday, Nov FIFTH
Russian fifth army announced toda
that it purposes choosing parIiamer
tarians TO be sent TO Germany, TIL
is the second instance of an announce
ment of definite support of the Bo
sheviki program by the military. tb
first being the second army whose al
ton was previously reported
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
Daily Bulletin
OfFOOd Prices

The United States food admin.
istration. through its local board.
prepares the following statement
OF prices being paid wholesalers
oy retailers for the staples named
and the retail prices which should
be charged In Rock Island. Mo-
line and East Moline:
SUGAR (Per 100 Lbs.)
Consumer
Retailer pays. should pay
Best gran
ulated .7.S2h .O8L to .OSss
FLOUR per Bag.
CWell known advertised mill brands
in cotton bagsl
a Dbl ...265 to $50 ESQ to 3.05
70 Dbl. ..1.37h to las Las to1.55
RYE MEAL per Bag.
1914 Id. e. so 10 to LIS
RYE FLOUR (Per Bag
1872 lb. los 120 to 125
GRAHAM FLOUR per Bag.
10 lb. M SO to .55 SO to 10
CORN MEAL per Bag.
Yellow, 10
lb. $50. so to SIS so to .65
RICE (Per Lb)
F'ney head 0912 to 10 IL to 10
Blue Rose .oS% to 90 10 to IL
BEANS (Per. Lib
Navy. hand
picked II to rs 20 to ,221
Lima So. II TO Is 20 to .221
Other commodities will be adde
from time to time.
Note-Consumers are advised tina
the prices above quoted are for TIL
day following publication. The con
sumner should not pay in excess OF tn
figures quoted. The consumer vii
lend cooperation by trading elsewher
II his dealer attempts to charge in ex
! cess of the foregoing figures. Price
are interpreted from time to time h
the Rock Island county food inter
probation board, representative bodl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
NAY Use "STICkERs., :,

Washington, Nov, 28.-Christmas and
New Years greetings in the form OF
tiny stickers like the millions put out
by the Red Cross every holiday season
may be alongside the address on the
mails next month, under an order an
nounced by the postofice department
today which suspended during Deem
Der the order that treats as unmail-
able all matter bearing on the address
side adhesive seals or sdckers other
than postage stamps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
INCORPORATION OF
LOCAL PHOTOPLAY
COMPANY GRANTED
lBv Associated Press 4

Springfield. H.. Nov. 2s.-An anngi-
cation for incorporation papers was
filed today with the secretary Of state
by the OLoma Photoplay Company OF
Illinois, Rock Island. to manufacture
motion pictures and engage in buying
and selling them. The capital stock
is $4,000. The ineorporators are AL
Weston, Lee Gillian. William 4. De-
leon, sidus d. schinckei, R. D. Ack-
ley, n. Fl. Bebee and Coda A. Weston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
WAR STAMP PLAN
OPENS ON MONDAY
Postoffice Department Thrift systen
To Be Inaugurated Beginning
Next Week.
SAVINGS IS OBJECT OF MOVE
Government Anticipates 1t WIN Reals
ixe About Two Billion Dollars
in Year.

The plan of the government. known
as the postoffice department war saw
ings stamps. inaugurated in interest
of thrift goes into effect Monday for
the calendar year of 1918.
The government expects to realize
s.. 900, 100000 through the sale OF these
stamps. In pro-rating the amount the
government anticipates that each man.
woman and child should secure on an
average of $3.50 worth of these GER
tifieates. Rock Islands share is $780,
900.
Buy for Quarter.
The stamps which may be bought
for % cents each, can be exchanged
for certificates. 16 stamps emitting the
holder to a certificate. Interest will
be paid at the rate of per cent The
postmaster is authorized to appoint
agents to handle the work in the sale
OF the stamps.
| All the news all the time-Tha
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
SWISS SEAIEn LIP

Geneva, Nov. 2S-The Austrian and
German frontiers were closed last
night Both the French and Italian
frontiers already had been closed for
an indefinite period Thus Switzer-
lands four frontiers now are sealed
for the first time since the outbreak
Of the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
WANT HIGHER FARES.

Washington, Nov. Is. = Railroads
operating in Missouri today petitioned
the interstate commerce commission
for permission to file increased pas
senger rates between Kansas CITY
and st. Louis and points in Missouri
To localities adjacent to that state, in
line with the 232 cent mile basis re-
Gently authorized by the Missouri pub
lie service commission. The railroads
asked that the rates be approved by
Jan. |.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
AL pIrkErS RELEASED.

Washington. Nov 28.--All militants
Of the woman's party who remained
In Jail after yesterdays release of the
hunger-striking %. were released to-
day This entirely cleared the Jail
and workhouse of the women impris-
onel for picketiug the White house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
An Active Liver Means Health

If you want good health, a clear
complexion and freedom from Dizzi-
ness, Constipation. Biliousness, Head
aches and Indigestion, take DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. They drive out fer
nenting and undigested foods and
give quick relieve. 25e, all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
DR.. COFFEE
In Davenport Offices Every
Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday.
TREATS NEW PATIENTS ONE TINE
FREE.

DR.. W. 0. Coffee, the noted oculist
and aurist, has opened branch Offices
in the First National bank building,
corner Second and Main streets. DAY.
export, Iowa. He will be in these Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28

All the news all the time-Ths
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28

Continued From Page one,
The Keota news., 1917-01-05
MANURE AS A TOP DRESSING
Il Greatly Stimulates Growth Of Wheat
and Assists 70 Prevent
Winter Killing.

tBy n. p. MILLER. Missouri College OF
A43tculturo.)
Every year sees q greater number Of
Missouri farmers using manure AZ
top dressing ON wheat. There IL con
siderable evidence to show where
wheat Is grown in q rotation. manure
can very often be applied to better nd
vantage as to q top dressing on this
crop than as an application before
corn. There are two principal advan-
tages of this practice. The first one u
that 1t greatly stimulates the growth
Of the wheat and helps TO prevent win
ter killing with q resulting increase In
yield. The second one Is that since
clover and grass are usually sown With
the wheat and since manure aids very
greatly In securing q stand OF these
crops when used as top dressing with
the wheat. this alone may be sufficient
reason for Its application. As mat
ter of fact the top dressing Of wheat
with manure almost inxures a stand OF
clover or grass on land which Is Mt all
suited to these crops. The land may
be too sour or too wet to grow clpver.
Much land In Missouri IL too sou<. II
1t is only slightly sour. the manure
greatly aids In getting clover stand.
II 1t Is very sour. lime Is usually es-
sential In addition.
The Keota news., 1917-01-05

Concrete Feed Yard.
more and more that 1t pays to get
away from the mud. both for our own
comfort and for the comfort Of our
stock. for II you will make stock COM
Portable and satisfied you have done
much to secure the gains that should
be secured from the feed that u used.
Keeping out Of the mud means keep
.ng the stock comfortable and salts
aed.
Farmer and feeder living In one Of
he best sections Of Illinois. four years
ago. tried the experiment Of paving q
portion of his feedlot. He found the
paved portion of his lot SO satisfactory
that he was getting the material on the
ground to pave the rest IT 1t.
He keeps the manure cleaned up
from his paved yard. hauling direct to
The field each week II the field will
permit hauling upon It, but II not he
cleans into a pile In one corner of the
lot. His sheds are also paved and are
Kept bedded with straw. He is still en-
thusiastic over his paved feedlot,
claiming that he secures enough extra
yain each feeding season to pay for
the cost Of paving. He usually feeds
from two to five loads Of cattle each
winter. MY cattle do just as well
one week as another" he says. "while
those feeding In dirt lots complain
that 1t takes all the feed to keep even
during the times when their lots are
half knee deep in mud" As we pro-
gross we realize more and more that
the mud tax Is a heavy one, whether
1t be In the road. In our own d0oryard
or In our feedlot.-Successful Farm
ing.