Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-26

carousing on the car. They are al
legged to have had suit case full OF
assorted intoxicating drinks, and to
have INDUCED IN those drinks on the
interurban. No date has been set for
their hearing, but it will probably be
held soon after the holidays.
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Seven EnIist-Seven enlisted in the
regular army as reported by the Off
GERS of the Davenport recruiting sta
ton. Total enlistments for this army
has reached the high mark Of 7S8 to
date for this month with six days left.
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Entertain sammies-Over five hun
bred Sammies from the Rock Island
arsenal soldiers away from home for
Christmas enjoyed one of the finest
entertainment programs at the Family
theatre Christmas ever that was ever
given in Davenport The Sammies
were the guests Of Manager Chris
Behrens Of the Family.
10 Have Clothes Shower-Follow-
the annual custom, the local lodge OF
Elks will have an old clothes shower
/ New Years day. Ellzs are requested
to leave discarded clothes at the club
( Due to abnormal conditions which pre-
vail at the present time, there are
numerous needy families in the city
each case is thoroughly investigated
who could use some Of the castofl
/ clothing to very good advantage. Dur
/ ing the extreme cold weather, over
/ coats, wooden underwear, sweaters
mufflers and shoes would come il
handy It is desired that all the
clothes be in the hands OF the com
mittee in charge before New Years
day. Old clothes packages may be LEFT
at the club at any time. Open house
will prevail New Years day. The en-
tertainment committee has prepared {
fine program. The New Years bal
viii be given at the club Dec. 81, dane
/ ing to be enjoyed until o'clock in tht
morning.
Burglars Get Eusy-B Burglars fount
Christmas eve d profitable time to pl!
their trade in Davenport When tn
proprietors Of the City Hall Smokt
House and Reimer's barber shol
found windows broken they though
at first Santa Claus had found tn
chimney too small. But when the.
looked at the cash register, they foun,
their prescriptions were unfounded
At the cigar store, Fourth and Harri
son streets, across the corner from tn
Il police station, burglars smashed
rear window with a cinder and en-
tered, differing 81 from the till. The
also took four ivory pool balls. A
the barber shop, 20 Scott street. tn
same method Of entry was employed
and the burglars got $40 in cash.
Captain Fieke HGme-Captain A. I
Ficke, United States army, arrived i
Davenport last night, coming fror
5 Washington, d. C.. where he delivere
! important secret military informatio
to the chief Of the ordnance depart
ment in the capital city. Capital
tlcke was sent upon the mission froI
somewhere in France" by the chic
OF ordnance department over there
i American troops are in excellent cor
dition, the captain said. He would n,
u make any statements about his move
( ments beyond New York, except in
T general way.
30 o.
Lest Gar Found One of the tv
street cars recently purchased fro
4 the Chicago surface lines for the TT
4 City Railway company by John Eutl
erland, master mechanic of the loo;
y company, while in Chicago, is at Il
p company barn on a fat car ready Il
unloading after having reached Silv
: and been hauled away from the II
Il cities again. It had been lost Il
d about ten days. The first of the tn
e cars purchased arrived about tv
Y weeks age, was unloaded and plac,
y in immediate use. although it needt
i painting and some other work viii,
J was passed up for the time being {
account Of the urgent need for the ca
Mr.. Sutherland received word that II
s. other car was in the Silvis transit
d, yard, but it was hauled away aga
under mistaken routing and W,
IT relocated by the Chicago Office aft
% considerable wiring and tracing