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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-29
NATIONALS WILL
SHORTEN SEASON
Parent Circuit WIN Follow Footsteps
Of American League Next
Year.

Chicago. Oct 29.-The high cost Of
baseball is going to hit the majors
with equal force next season. Incl
dentaI1v the minors are in Tor SINH
lar blow. perhaps bit more violent.
Following on the heels OF Ban John
sons announcement that the Amerl-
can league had concluded 1t advisable
To shorten the playing season by ~
games. il is learned that the national
circuit is prepared TO take similar &C
t1on. in fact the parent circuit has
already had the matter on the fire, but
ia Withholding announcement for res
son known only TO the magnates them
selves It's simply another case OF
their permitting the American league
80 set the pace.
The decision to cut down the season
is forced by the war However, the
ia game schedule has long been a
bugaboo with many. and the change
will be welcomed as a relief from an
evil OF long standing. It probably vii
not be temporary, as the magnates
who have made themselves famous by
bowling for long schedules probably
viii learn that the turnstiles viii cIick
as often in 40 days Of favorable
weather as in ia days OF assorted
sunshine. snow, rain and marrow
freezing atmos phere
while on the face Of 1t, tile shorten
ing Of a season Is mere detail ia the
conduct Of a league in reality Il is q
radical change i'm more ways than one.
Looping two weeks off a season OF six
months duration means q change In
PLAYERS contracts They will be signed
on a basis of five and one-half months
work and aturally each athlete will be
affected Ia the extent OF several hun
dred dollars 1T also means a later
start In spring and the possibility OF
extensive training trips being aband
oued by all except the more prosper
Gus clubs OF the latter variety there
are few
Experience has shown that in start
ing nennant races on or about April
12 the teams are forced to contend with
every conceivable kind OF inclement
weather Last spring was q gtarine
aHa costly example of the foolish pol
fev Of playing bali before winter takes
It's leave. and this, probably a s much
as the wartime conditions. induced
fhe owners 10 look at the matter from
2 common sense standpoint Weather
Was SO bad that only one or two teams
escaped long strong of postpone
meBte. The National league Was the
chief sufferer Had the American
league Jared likewise tt is not far
fetched 70 say that the uennant race
might have been materially altered IN
SO far as theastandings we're concerned
at the close Of the race.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-29
4prelAf. ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given 10 all per
sons interested that the council Of
tie clts af Rock island HI, having
ordered the construction Of q I0-5ncn
Waterman on Ninth street from Tween
fg-dfth to ThirtE-frst avenue. and the
ordinance for the same being on file
IN the office Of the city clerk 6T said
city. and said city having applied to
the county court Of Rock Island eoHn-
~. Illinois. for an assessment of tae
cost Of said Improvement according to
benefits. SAID assessment being pay
able in eight instaIlmeats, each bear
ing interest at the Fate of per cent
per annWn. and an assessment there
TOR having been made and returned TO
said court, tire final hearing thereon
VIII be had On the 12tb day Of Novem-
Der, a. .. 1917, at the hour Of 8 o'clock
a. H.. or as soon thareaf ter as the
business Of the court VIII permit.
All persons desiring may file objae-
tons I'm said court. before said day.
and may appear On the hearing and
make their defense
Dated af ROCK Island III. Oct 27
1917 FRANK SGLFAfANN.
officer Appointed to Make Assess
ment-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-29
PIANO TUNING

Tuner from American Music Conser-
vatory. Chicago, will locate here and
as specially win tune and polish
your piano with Hogtes T-neSce4ied
PoIEsher for s258 for one month.
Charles = Aahye. 42t Thirteenth
street. Moline. Phone Moline 1926
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-29
LEADER OF BROWNS
EXPECTS TO RETIRE

ST Louis, Oct. %. From a source
quite adjacent to Fielder Jones it was
learned Saturday the manager Of the
St Louis Browns does not expect to
return next year TO the task of boss
ing the Mound City outfit
All the news sll the tiDle-The
argus.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
CATFISH HORNS MONROE
SNOWMAN SERIOUSLY

Leon Gotz of Monroe, Wis, a we'll
known picture show proprietor, suf-
fered an unusual and for the time be-
ing, serious injury at his cottage near
Dill recently when a catfish horn pen
etrated his chest above the heart to a
depth of two or three inches. The
poison from the fish's defensive arma-
ment seemed to spread and affected
Mr.. GCetz's heart action, from which
he finally recovered. Mr.. Goetz was
taking the fish from the Give" box and
had taken hold Of it in the proper way,
but as he lifted it from the box it be-
gan to flop around and as he felt it
slipping from his grasp he drew it
against his breast. One of the horns
penetrated his chest and soon that
side of his body turned dark color.
1t was no blacker than his face short
ly after the sting, and friends with
him and at the West cottage nearby
worked over him for an hour before
he felt relieved.-Monroe Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
MONEY IN CIRCULATION
REACHES HIGH RECORD

Washington D. c., Aug. 12-Money
IN circulation in the United States, the
treasury departments circulation
statement shows, reached new high
record August l. The total on that
tate was $4,852,084 1859, an increase of
nearly % per cent within a year. This
includes gold. silver and all forms of
currency, but does not include money
~ the treasury, which would bring
the total up to $5,513, 292,S94.
The per capita circulation August
] was $46.53. Within a year the per
capita circulation has shown the phe-
nomenal increase of $7.53, greater
than during any other similar period
OF time.
The amount of gold in the treasury
and in circulation. was $3,O86,21S.498,
an increase of 1856, 100000 within the
year and OF approximately 81 800 ,OOO.-
600 since the European war started.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
AROUND THE COUNTY.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GULLED FROM OUR EXCHANGES
AND CONTRIBUTED.
MONTFORT.
The Mail saws

The Mail says
DR.. Homer Sylvester volunteered
his services to the army and success
fully passed the examination some five
weeks ago. He received his commits
sion as an officer in the medical corps
on Monday of this week, and he is
now awaiting the call to service.
Word was received Tuesday that Al
fred Bishop, who was in sanatorium
at Oconomowoc, was found dead in a
grove near that institution that morn
ing He had wandered away. His sud
den death is great shock to the sis
ter and two brothers left, as we'll as
to many old friends. The remains ar
rived home Wednesday, and funeral
services were conducted at l p. m.
Henry Voss suffered a heavy loss
when lightning caused the burning of
two of his barns Saturday night. A
quantity of hay and some cows and
hogs were burned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15

relatives and many friends. They
stopped at Emmettsburg, Ia. for
few days on the way. Mr.. Rogers is
looking we'll, but says he is often at
tackled by weakness which causes him
to topple over; walking without his
cane is out of the question now Mrs.
Rogers is remarkably we'll. The Grant
county people at Parker, Mr.. Rogers
reports, are all doing we'll The
youngest daughter of his son James
recently underwent successful opera
ton for appendicitis, from which she
is recovering nicely.
Our brother, Hon A. G.. Roethe, is
now the federal income tax agent of
this state. On his return from the
east, where he had done special work
for the government the past four
months with highly gratifying results,
he was placed in charge of the Wis
consin division, with headquarters at
Milwaukee. He has supervision of the
collection Of all federal income taxes
in Wisconsin,
Friday night when returning from
Fennimore, about quarter of mile
from the Frank Heffner home, Fred
Shimpach, not seeing the formers car.
ran into it, throwing Miss Lydia Heff-
ner from the car. Neither car was
damaged much and luckily for the
passengers no one was hurt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
Notice to Farmers Telephone
Subscribers.

Subscribers that have not settled
their telephone accounts are request
ed to read the following section of the
company's bylaws.
Bills for service will be mailed to
subscribers at the beginning of each
six months period (March 1 and Sep
TENDER u and must be paid within
thirty days. A penalty of 1Oc per
month will be added for non-payment
within the thirty-days limit, and tele-
phone will be discontinued or removed
when rental is unpaid for three
months after due. Subscribers thus
disconnected may be reconnected on
payment of all arrears, penalties and
collection charges"
Please settle your account at once
and save further expense, for if the
company has to make trip to discon-
meet your phone or collect your bill
the expense will be charged to you.
So cali and settle, before we call and
disconnect.-Far Telephone Co.;
r. E. Kinney, secretary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15

The Lester Brown family will re-
turn from Woodville to reside in Platte
Vile Since their little son was kill
ed by falling off a load of hay, Mrs.
Brown does not wish to remain on
the farm
There will be a number of changes
in the faculty of the normal the COM
ing year Miss Brannegan has resign
ed and has accepted a position III a
girls school in Texas that is devoted
to the instruction of domestic science,
there being some eight teachers in
that department Of the school. Prof.
Wilson goes to Mayville, S. d. Miss
Mitchell, who is on leave of absence
for a year, will remain on her ranch
in Kansas. There will also be new
instructors to take the place of Mr..
Stormzand, a kindergarten teacher,
and an assistant in agriculture and
manual arts.
Bobby on Fishing.
Almost every man is naturally a
fisherman and enjoys getting out on
the bank of stream or lake fishing.
There should be good fishing in every
stream Of Grant county, but there will
not be as long as the state fish and
game department is the farce it is.
Grant county pays thousands of dol
lars for it's maintenance and gets prac-
tically nothing in return.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
PLATTEVILLE.

The Journal comments:
James Schrigley enriched the Du
buque treasury 81 and costs, amount
ing to $6.45, Friday evening, for driv-
ing his car without using DINNERS.
Miss Mabel Finncgan, formerly of
Cuba City, died last week at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Varker, in Marsh
field, of tuberculosis, She had been
i'll about three years.
Invitations are out for the marriage
Of Miss Bessie Leda Cline to Mr.. Will
liam Edgely Lowell, which will occur
at the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs James Cline, in this city, on
the morning of August %, at 10:3O.
Invitations have been received for
the marriage Of Miss Mary Elizabeth
Gasser to Mr.. Alfred Hansen, Bushnell,
which will occur at Grace church, in
Madison, at s p. m. on the evening of
August Is. Miss Gasser is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Herman Gasser, formerly
of this city
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15

Miss Hazel Hubbard of San Diego,
Cal, and Mr.. Chauncey Vanderbilt OF
this city will be married in Madison
August Is. Miss Hubbard formerly at
tended the normal here, and the court
ship is one lasting from those school
days. The groom is the older son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Lem Vanderbilt. The
young couple will reside in Blair, Wis,
where the groom will be principal Of
the school
Wilbert Webster was badly hurt at
the Meloy mine yesterday morning
while assisting in operating the cleo
trio shovel. He was badly crushed by
the shovel, and seems to be seriously
injured about the hips. The extent of
his injuries is not yet determined. He
was brought from the mine to the
Cunningham hospital, where an X-ray
was taken and his injuries treated He
is resting fairly we'll today.
Mrs. Henry Hayes Jacobs died at
her home on Water street August 4,
1917.
She was born in tie vicinity of Per-
rarzabular, Cornwall, England, Nov
%, 1881 She came to this country
with her parents in the early forties,
and settled in Platteville, where she
grew to Womanhood She was united
in marriage with William Stevens,
who when returning from the gold
fields in 1858 was lost at sea on the
Inflated Central America which
went down near Cape Hatteras.
Their only child, Sarah Stevens, has
cared for her mother through all her
declining years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
PLATTEVILLE.
The News SAYS

nG NEWS says.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wal
ter, daughter, July 25.
William Craven holds the medal for
the best local fisherman Monday he
was fishing in Big Platte and caught
a pickerel measuring 251a inches.
Miss Mitchell, art instructor at the
normal, has been granted leave of alb
sence for a year, and will remain on
her Kansas ranch attending to it's man
agement.
At a meeting of the council, it was
decided to let the saloons remain open
on Saturday nights until II o'clock.
Those voting to permit the extra hour
on Saturday night were Steinhoff, Ket-
tier, Shepherd and Jarrett. Those OPP
posed were Huntington, Poner and
Blunt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
BISHOP DECLARES WORRY
is WORSE THAN RUM

New York (Special)-It is no more
sfRfu! to drink yourself into the gutter
than to worry yourself into the grave,
in the opinion of the Rt. Rev Charles
=. Woodcock, Episcopal bishop of
Kentucky, who delivered a sermon
mere at the Cathedral of St. John the
Divine.
Worry is an evil" he said. Tt de-
stroys more than rum or. vice. 1t is
as sinful as drinking or gambling.
1t is a guilty, sinful, cowardly
1hing. 1t is always a personal weak
ness"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
DATES OF WISCONSIN FAIRS.

Following are the dates for the var
Gus fairs in Wisconsin:
ngton-Sept. 1921.
MadisOn-Aug. 2S-31
Lancaster-S lila.
Monroe-Sept. lila.
JeffersonvSept. 1881.
yiola-Oct "a
Darlington-Aug 1881.
La Crosses Sept. 1928.
Platteyille-Sept. Al.
Richaand Center Sept 1928.
Mineral Point-Aug. 21-24.
Walworth-Sept 1921.
Wisconsin State Fair Sept.10-15.
Gays Mills-Aug. 21-23.
Spring Green-Sept. 21-23.
Watertown-Sept Al
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
GERMANY FILLING
FIGHTING RANKS
WITH MERE BOYS

With the French Armies, Aug s.
Germanys last untouched resources of
men have now been completely ex
hausted.
To fill up the constant losses in her
fighting ranks, amounting to hun
dreds Of thousands monthly, only two
sources remain from which she can
draw her boy soldiers Of the classes
Of 1918, 1919, all called to the colOrs
from one to two years before their
regular military age, and the wounded
soldiers who are able to return to the
tront from the hospitals. This latter
category furnishes Germany an aver
age of $4,000 per month.
These facts are established beyond
all doubt by authoritative information
from various confrmatory sources.
With the older classes called to the
colors with the outbreak of the war,
now largely wiped out, Germany is
making terrible inroads on her boy
classes called prematurely to the
front since August, 1914. These youths
are being used to fill up the ranks of
the infantry, where young, vigorous
and enthusiastic soldiers are indispen-
sible for the launching of attacks. 1t
is here that the greatest losses occur.
The German infantry at the present
time consists closely to 40 per cent of
the young classes of 1915 to 1919. The
classes of 1915 and 1916, both of which
are rapidly dwindling, furnish Is per
cent of the infantry in the fighting
tines. The class of 1917, which is now
entirely under the colors, furnishes
another IL to Is per cent, while the
class of 1918, which is now arriving at
the front in large numbers, furnishes
another 5 to 10 per cent. The remain
der of this class, which is still in the
depots, constitutes practically the only
reserves which Germany has left.
To meet this emergency the class of
1919 is now under instruction, while
the class of 1920 has already been ex-
amined for CONSUMPTION.
The military age in Germany is 20
years. In the case Of the class of 1915
it was not called to the colors until
April of that year or at the age, theo-
retically, of 20 years and months
The class Of 1916 was called to the
colors at the age of 10 years and 81a
months the class of 1917 called at 10
years 2 months; the class of 1918 at
lS years 1912 months, and the class of
1919 at Is years months The class
of 1920, although already examined,
mas not yet been summoned.
The pressure under which Germany
has been forced to employ these boy
soldiers is indicated by their periods
of instruction. The class of 1915 was
thrown into the battle front with only
two or three months Of instruction,
but with such terrible losses, caused
by this inexperience, that even Ger
many was forced to recognize that it
was the costliest economy.
The classes Of 1916 and 1917 were
given an instruction ranging from
nine to ten months. While this gave
better results, yet by the time the
class of 1918 was called to the colors
Germany was again in such straits
Tor men that the boys of this class
were brought to the front again with
only three months of instruction
The accuracy Of the above figures is
confirmed in every capture of prison
ers large enough to make basis of
comparison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
BLOOMINGTON.

The Record remarks:
From Fort Benjamin Harrison, in
| Indiana, Lee Peacock writes that all
is we'll with him. There are about
$4,000 soldiers in camp and he hasn't
found any he knew. He heard Bryan
and Taft speak. Lee is going to try
for band if they organize any new
ones He is with Company F, Forty
sixth infantry, and would be glad to
hear from friends.
While helping with the haying at
the Ernest Garthwaite farm east of
town, Friday, Emmett GarthWaite was
thrown from a load of hay by the
hayfork and fell under the team that
was hitched to the wagon. His head
was badly cut, and one of the horses
stepped on his leg and cut the flesh
to the bone. His injuries are of course
very painful, but not serious.
The three-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin KoOpman, living north of
Bloomington, got into scrape one
day last week that luckily came out
all right, but might easily have re-
suited i'll a tragedy. He wandered
away from the house and got up on
the edge of galvanized iron water
tank used for watering stock in the
pasture and then fell in The water
was over his head in the tank, but he
had held onto the edge of the tank
with his hands and thereby saved him
self from drowning. 1t gave the par
ents quite scare.
Sam Kouri, our shoemaker, went to
Lancaster with the boys who went to
get examined for army service Mon
day morning and in the face of the
grave responsibilities took out his first
papers as a citizen of this country.
This act makes Sam subject to mill
tary service in the nations army now
being raised for the great war and is
fine example of patriotism and de-
votion to his adopted country. This
quality of citizenship is the kind we
appreciate and welcome in foreign
born people who come here to make
their homes.
! Mr. and Mrs William Morrissey and
Walter and Nellie made pleasant
1 duIOHOUu0 Trip ldSC week. thursday
morning they started, breakfasting at
Platteville and taking supper at Ken
osha, on Lake Michigan, 1872 miles
from home. From that city they mot
ored southwark, visiting Fort Sheri-
dan and the Great Lakes training sta
ton, where they met Ed Porter and
Jennings Brady Both boys looked
we'll and hearty. They drove to Chi
cago and then out to Belvidere, where
they called on relatives. Thence their
course was northwestward toward
home. They were four days on the
road and had good luck all the time
no blOwOuts or punctures or bad
roads.
MuScallOnge.
Henry Johnson is carrying his arm
in sling on account of his shoulder
blade being out of place, caused from
scuffiing with friend.
Miss Helena Bast killed with a hoe
Friday rattlesnake about ten feet
from the kitchen door, The snake had
ten Tattles and a button.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
Havoc Of Regulations.

The war has eliminated Bryan. 1t
mas dlscredited LaFollette and Stone.
II has temporarily obscured Roose-
Welt. It has got the laugh on George
creel. It has made Big Bill Thomp-
son national joke. 1t has sidetrack-
ed General Wood. 1t has shelved
Goethals and done as much for Den
man and WITHHOLDING Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15

Education is only part of ability;
sometimes it has almost nothing to do
with it. Henry Ford is a very able
man, in his chosen field, and he has
almost no education.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
FENNIMORE.

The Times observes:
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Rogers Of Par
ker, S. D., arrived here Monday eve
ming for couple Of weeks visit with
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
MuScallOnge.

Henry Johnson is carrying his arm
in sling on account of his shoulder
blade being out Of place, caused from
scuffling with a friend.
Miss Helena Bast killed with a hoe
Friday rattlesnake about ten feet
from the kitchen door, The snake had
ten Iattles and button.
The Washington times., 1917-11-19
BAY STATE WORKS FOR
BABY CONSERVATION

BOSTON, Mass. Nov. 19.-Baby con-
servatIon-the work of saving the
hundreds OF tiny mites that die ca.
year from preventable diseases. has
begun in Massachusetts.
Commissioner Allan ]. Mclaughlin,
Of the State department Of health, has
started a Statewide campaign to
bring health and happiness to hun
dreds of babies in order that the loss
Of man power by the ravages of war
may to an extent by counteracted.
The work is being carried out after
a careful study OF the methods en-
ployed by the warning nations in their
work of child conservation.
Among the measures to be taken are
milk stations where the babies will
be assured OF pure milk. and clinics,
supported either by municipalities or
by private interests, where mothers
will have expert care and professional
advice.
The Washington times., 1917-11-19
G. ". us CLASSES
AID FEDERAL CLERKS

The educational advantage offered
to Government employees by the late
afternoon classes at George Washing
ton University are pointed out in a
bulletin issued by the Civil Service
Commission in an effort to draw to
the city additional Federal workers
for wartime service.
ITO the young man or woman
who seeks to obtain a college degree
and a livelihood at the same time"
reads the bulletin, in part, "no'city
in the country offers an opportunity
more attractive than that to be found
in the National Capital. The several
universities at Washington provide
evening classes with hours arranged
conveniently for Government en-
ployes, who ordinarily complete their
days work at 4:30 o'clock, and all
libraries, including the Library OF
Congress-, are open at night"
Late afternoon classes in the nine
departments of George Washington
University are conducted six days a
week from 5 to $40 o'clock. Courses
are offered in arts, sciences, law,
medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, veter-
mary medicine, and nursing.