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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-18
BIZ WunIteu
Der Dnt(0tn
Ser Siueite Sag Der
SSlanOcrn.S S6Ia6t,
Srttem erreitbtem trDk
i@iUercr Spfer miebts.

Dieie 9lngo6e mn6t ser 0elltihe @e-
neraItob. 1T 9e5cibuet sen gIus-
gang Ser 9(aiirten.Offenii0e ais
einen Sieg Ser 0eutiden. IT @r-
Hart, OaB 2aueemard bon oen
oeutiden Srippen ouriid ero6ert
mur0e. ~ 2on0on beitreitet Dies.
Berlin oia 2onOon IL. 9lng.
- Die 6ellte 9I6eno bonn oeitiden
@eneralita6 erlalene amtli6e Nlit-
! tbeillng iagt:
pSSu Slanoern unO no6e Geroua
go6 es MIR 9lrtillcrie-Guelle pOn
mecbielnoer Seitigfeit
9ei ct. 9uentin ite6en SGlier in
mmittel6orer 9}oA6oridait Ser &a.
t6eoroIe nod in @ronO. Ios fort.
pG6rcnoe @omboroement Der 6ron.
Soien oe6nt oen Serb Ger 6lonmen
ans.
Gon Ser oitlihen Sront lit nidtS
9leueS bon 9eoeiitung 5u uelOen."
@crlim IL. 9nugut. ~ Der
oroBc GoritoB DER @riten ouf scr
weitlibcn 5ront bat oenicIben troB
ic6werer Cpfer feline nennenswert6en
@cipinne ge6robt, mie ser bcllte)iad.
mittag ouSgegebene omtlid6e 9eribt
Der 0euti6cn oberiteu &eeresleitiug
betont.
Ter 9eri1t gie6t OcribieOene To-
foIe @rioIge Ser Gntcnte-Ealppen
81. 90 iieIcn 6eniclben Oeutibe So
item ertIong Dem gicr-Gonal, na6e
0reiera6ten in ole SGuoe. 9tld
norOli6 ino oitIib bon 9iri1oote
aemannen ole g[liirten an 9oDen
Sci Ct Sulien unO an me6reren
@unften iiioIi9 bis nod g9arneton
Oranoen Gntente.Streitfrdite in ole
neue 0eiltiNc 'SNladtonc Elm.
Nm nuOerer Ebeilen ser 3ront
broben jeoob oie 9lnarifie oes Sem.
oes Dor 0cn bcutiben 8ert6cioiqlmos-
! Stelhmgcu 5niammen. 2oneemord,
Elm 6elgii9es 0ori imgcIG6r 8 Wlei-
len nor0weltlid bon 9pern, wnroe
BON Oen Oeltiden ocn @riten pieoer
entriiien.
Cad lmo 5GuIen ser ct. Quentin.
Sat6eOrolc fino 5uionmcugciiiirst
lno oaS Snnere 0es biltoriiAcn @e-
bdlOes lit ausgebronut.
gluf Scr riumdnii6en 8ront inter
na6men oem 9cric6te nadl rulIiIde
mo rlmduiide Eutppen in Dem @e.
6iet n0rolih bon 3ofibaui aeileru
mebrere GoritoBc, oie aber inter Dem
6euer Der tclttouiibeu g(rtiQcrie su.
lanuncnbracben.
9luf alien onoercn S6eilen 0eS
mSgebebnten S6lod)tiel0cs 6roh
Der britiide %oritoB Dor unicrcn
Grobtuer5aicn 5uiammen. 9rob il,
rcr Ibmcrcn Npier ba6en sic gritcn
ni@tS oitSaericbtet, gNr BADEN onrt6
bic 9l6weiiin1g oieies GoritoBcs cineu
pollen Sic1 errllngen. llnerhiit.
tcrt iiG6t imicre 6ront 0a, bereit iiir
neue Sd6Iadten.
Snl 9lrtois Giitritt bo6en sic bri-
tiiden Truppen acaen 9[6eno eineu
neren miidiigen 9lngrii gegen I'M.
iere Stclllngen no6c COOS geridtet.
Sie orangeu ou cin5elnen StcIlcu il
lmicre Qinicn Gin, pluoen a6er Ourdj
@egcnporii6Be mieoer 3uriidgcluor.
fen.
Ct Quentin murOc pieOcr eiuenl
6eitigen 6eucr Ser fron5oiiihen @e.
ldDiibe aisaciebt. Dic SGilen Sic
ooS God ser Gat6eoroIc fifteen IiuO
5uamnienaebrod1en. Gns Snnere
OeS @e6droes 1T onsae6romt.
sIrmeegrllppe 0eS oeutid5cn &ron.
prin5eli II Phi ser 9liSne.6ront lino
Iofale 9luoriffe Ser Srou5oicu 6itlib
BON Gcrnp ousae6rodlen. 9io6e Ser
oun 6ot ooS glrtilleric 0ueIl mieOer
Die 60bite SntenIuit6t ongenommen.
slbcr Der ,Seino bat 6iS6er teinea
glnariIi genadt
9adIle5eno Der polle @ortIaut Der
| Wlittbeilung
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-18
Grncnuuna i'm frams0iiIdcn Cabinet.

6rnenming i'm fransOiiIdjcn Ga6iuct.
Foris, II. 9lugitIt. Ser sSi-
n5-lIntcriCtretGr gilbert Nletin lit
sum Inter Sefretdr fir ousmdrtiac
Slngeleoenbciten in Der 9lodooe-glb.
tbeilung ernonnt morocn. Gr miro
Der g'o1iolgcr bon @oron Ucms
Go6in Der ror einiqen Q9o6en iein
slmt nieoerlegte. @1etin mar PR
6citsminilter i'm Cabinet Douuer.
que inn Sabre 1913 uuO I'M Cabinet
9riano i'm Sabre 1915.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-18

nien uno 9iiidao6e bon GIioB.Qot0
ringen uno Srient uno CrieIt an lore
betrefienoen 9fationoIit1ten ygSit c9
m0glid, oaB oie g}ittelmGbic acneiat
iino, SSrieoeu 5il idlieBen, uem man
loIbe Spier BON i6neu uerlaugt uno
iie 5pingt oos @ort .,29ieoer6eritcl.
hua~ ans5lipre6eu ipie 9lopo @e.
or9e lagte2" iragt Der rGorrierc s..
Stalia."
s@iornole 6'Stalia~ Der.
lanai 5ortfebung 0cS
&feS.
GaS .@iornalc o'Stalia4 Iaat sic
GentraIm0dte mer0cn nun Qe3iuun.
gen iein i6re Srieoensbeoinauraen
an5uaeben uelde ser @opit ocn 9I.
liirten iibermitteIn miro.
Sine 6eoelitenoc G6otiaHe i'll SAB
Die 9tote 0oS eriie Gofumcnt 0eS bel.
ligen ShibIes 1T, meIdeS icit Scr
slui6e6uno ser pdpitIihen melilideu
9lodt an oie itaIieniithe &epieuna
gericbtct piiroe. GS lit oaS critic o.
tunicnt oas GeIierrcidJ aniioroer.
itoIieniides G5ebiet 3i rduneu iet
Der 9lote oeS @opites Eius oes0leul
ten an oen aaiier bon Ceiierreb ila
Sabre iSiS, in ipcIder Der Qapil 6el
9fotb ga6, itolieniide @rophBcn 5lr
riid5nae6cn
Cos @iornoIe o'StaIia aie6i Ser
Soiinlna smSornd, onB Sic Stiune
oes Fopltes, melde Den Sricoen Der.
lanat pom Gonuer Der @anonen Ser
Sllliirten bon 8Ianoern bis sum tsoli
bon Erielt beaIeitet uno ooB Scr
5eino init erneuter 0rait anacgrii.
fen meroe
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-18
GlngtftAt.
9enti6e WegemangriFc
Ouf 0pern.SrOnt.
Sic GmtemtesG Grttppeit 1als
ten lire Wripimne.

60 bcri6tct Oas 6ritii6e 9(rmee.
Sonptquariier. 5ron5Oien
nodteu Icidte 8ortidritte am
Stceubefc. 9riten riiden iuelt-
lid BON Gems Dor. Ole 9laiir-
ten cr6euteu in ser 6lonOcrn-
sdla6t "a Ocutibc @cidiibe
2on0on, II. 9luguit. II Gus
britiide ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS erlieB
beute 9lbenO Oen uaHitebenOen oiIi'
5ie0en 9eridt:
oglui Der gpern-Sdlabtiront ba'
ben lmiere 9lQiirten i6re 93oiition in
Der 9lo9barldoit oes 6hIiies Stee-
bete ein menig berbeiiert lmO meitere
@efongene semodt SSm iibrigen bat
lib Ole Sadloge nidbt nerdnoert.
Ger 5einO bat feline neuen @egen-
an9riile Deriu6t.
Gie Grippen Ser gntcnte blbcn "a
OeutiAe @eid6iibe, ourunter einige
idDeren &alibers, er6elItet.
9luf Scr Sdlahtiront babeu
mir Ole geltern 9loHmittag BON inns
eroberten StellnQen 6eieIiiat un0
meltlicb bon Gems peitcr an @ooeu
eeipounen
Gie 3o6l ser in oieiem 9tbibnitt
ieit 9eeim ser neneu Oifeuiioe bon
lms eemadten @efongenen lit iett
oni 1920, einidlieBIib 90 Ofii3iere,
gelticgcu."
2onoon beitteitet @erIuIt
BON Sanaemord.
SonNon H. 9IueuIt. ~ Gos
oiii3iele britii6e @reB6iirealt oo6
belte 9lbenO Oie foleeuoe grfIGrlnq
aus:
Sic OelItlc5e onilibe W1itt6eilrua
entbdlt einige lluridtiafeiten. Gie
redte 6lanfe oes 9lngriiis ser 9(Qiir-
len am 0onneriiae mor an OerOpern-
Meniu- StroBe. 3wiIdeu 0ieler
StraBe imo 0em 9Ds puroe fein &or.
ltoB uaternontmen. Ger 6einS pcr-
ooppelte oober ole 2Gnee Der 9(n-
9rilfsiront in ieinen 9eridt.
Ger 6einO bat 9angemard ni6t
mieoer geponnen nic6t einmal Sen
%erlu6 9ema6t. Gie 9riten 6olten
ridt nur 2angenlard, ionoeru oub
elnen E6eil Der oelhiden Stellime
500 Jaros n6roIid bon BORT.
Heutidc @eaenangriffe
obgeidlaeeu.
EonooM II. 9hl1uIt. Selo-
maridlall Saig meIoet in ieiuem 6eu-
t9en 9eridt bon Ger 6ront inSranf-
reid imO 9elaien iortgeiebte oeutIde
@eaenonariiie i'm 9lalum BON Qoos.
Gte Sriten wurocn an qiniQen Blnf.
ten no lie lidb lpd6reno oer92od1t Elm.
aerldtet 1atten, 5lriidgeordnat.
Spater gelang eS ocu 9riten, i6re
Sinie mieOcr6er5lilencn.
Ger @ortlout Der WleIouno III:
u5rii6 9elicrn gloht inferno6m
Der 6eino 5iue @egenonoriTfc oeoeu
bic BON uns geponueneu neilen SfeI.
lun0eu 0ilib bon Coos in ser 9lid-
tung oii Site ct 9hlotIte @ei
Dem 5weiteu &oritoB aelatg eS i6m,
lmicre 2inien al einigcn %lmftcn .et.
loos Nwiid5uOrduaen ood ipater in
Der 9ladt ariiien imicrc Sruppen
obernals on lmo itelten iniereStci-
luigen pie0er 6er
Yin meitercr fein0lider @eNenan.
arllI mnrOe oollltGnoig a6geibloaclt
SSir nabmeu etlide @eiongene.
Scltlid bon 9pern III Die 9lrtille.
rie 0eioerieits leb3aft gaueien.4
6 @ntcntc+Erup.p,cn be-
banptcn i9re @ewinne.
SritiicbeTroutin 6ronf-
relb lln0 Nclgicn IL. glng.
(slilociirte 4rciie) Seute @lorgen
bat lid Die Sadlaoe nli Scr 6rout
mlT Der geiiew oie neile britiidc Si-
! lennoe IN @eleien begonuen tpirbe,
pelna oerGnoert. Snl 2altfe Scr leB.
len 9'odt wuroen mebrcre Oelttid)e
We9enaneriiie ob1eidb lagen Die
aample oouern in leb6oiter 9geiie
orf- Nie @nteute- Sruppen bebonp.
felI iegreih Ole Steaunger Oie lie
eeliern eewnuuen mo iino nit Der
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-18

nnbe Der S6labtlinIe tb1tig. Gag
Iid er6dlt i5re 3obl 3lnpo6s.
Geutide NJ adeu mud tic en-
Goritob i'm Geroun.
.5irf.
@oris, IL. 9luauf. Gas iran-
5oiiI6e &riegs6iircou oer0fientliGte
beute 9}admittag Oen na6iiebenOeu
ofii5iellen 9ericbt:
10Sn @elgien iulrOe Elm Oeltider
9lneriif gceeu uniere neuen Steaim-
gen ollf beioeu Seiten oes Steeubefe
o0llig sllriidgeidlagen.
Bel 9lnbrud6 Scr 0unfel6eit I'M
terna6m ser 5einO nod eineu inten-
ii0en 9ombaroemeut einen cnergi-
iden GorioB nuf elmer 6ront BON
ne6r ols 2 &ilometcrn in Dem @ebiet
5miiden Der Gouclerc-Miible inO
Dem Galiiornio-@latemi. Curh Inn
icr 9lrtillerie-Seuer 5lriicfQeihlogen,
gelang es ser oeliti6eiI Snianterie
1idbt, an unierc 2inien beran5llfon-
men.
9(lid mieoerbolte idarfc @orit0Be
gegcn sic 9Soiitionen, bic mir fiir8licb
oltlid bon Gernp erobert 6attcn, bot
ten feinen griolg. @S lit fcitgeitellt
worOcn OaB oie @erlilitc ser Geut-
iben iuG6renO Der Spcrationcn bonn
13. bis 5um 15. glnglit IN ser 9lo6-
boridjoit Nes Groonne-@lotcous be-
ionOers 6eitig maren.
Gin lle6erraidlm9s,9lnoriif 0cs
6einoes weiilid bon 9rape.eu.2 2oou-
nois muroc nit lciDter W1ii9c gum
Shaitauo gebrat6t. SSu scr G6om-
pngne fam es 81 6eftigen 9(rtillerie-
9lftionen in Ser OfGbe Oes Mont
9lonO im0 6es Mont GorniQct.
9(uf bciOen llfcrn ser WlaaS (Ger-
oinbe5irD fam cs 5u Ieb6oiten 9(r.
tiIlerie- @efet6tcn. 9lctbts bon Dem
6lulie i6ritten sic Gelii6en nod ei-
mem fur5cn 9omborOement sum 9(n-
grill oilf Der 6ront 5piiden Dem
iloroliden 9onOe oes @auriere.@al-
oes ino 8e5on0olIr. llniere @egen-
ongriiie lmO oie Grefiiic6erbcit lmie.
res 6clcrs tric6en oen 6eino aus
r
lalt oIlen Ebeilen inierer SteItmgen
Der erIten 9inie 6inaus, in 6euen cr
bel Dem eriten 9Iuihum SUP geioBt
6atte
Die 8Iieeer. T6Gtiqfett.
llnlere 6Iieger no6men an Oen
Nperationeu ? auf ser 6elaiIben 5ront
attIpen Int6eil. sic qriiien 5o6l-
relde ieinolicbe Moidbinen an bon
oenen 5pei 6eumterqebrobt lmo 5wei
5im 9lbltieg inner6alb Ser Oeutiben
Sinieu ge5tplneen murOen.
lInlere 6Iiceer ariffen aud nit
ertole Eunppentrauspor6iioe ino
6lngielOer oeS 8einoes an
Ole brennen6e ct. o uen.
tin &ot6eoroIc.
5ran30iif3c Srontiu
5ronfreid d, H. Slualit (9nioci-
irtc Ereile). IT Cas Geuer in scr Sea-.
t6corole bon ct. '0ucntiu puroe an
Nfttpodb Inn 6 ll6r 9l6enoS 5uerIt
BON @oiten in einem iran3olii1en
@raben Dor ct. 0ueutin 6co6oHtet.
0ellergorben iAlugen aus Dem be.
rllDlnten 9olwerf alif unO bdlo mu.
ole same 4atbcOrole in Slan1men
elnaebIIlt. Sis 2 ll6r Nlorgcns err
9ellten Die 6lamncn sic StaOt inN
'lnlaeblnq. SllS ooS 6eucr crloiden
loor, lob mon, oaB Ger itcile Cad.
l'llDl clngclIiir5t mar. Die &ot6e.
orole 1T bis ollf oic llmfalilmosuIou-
erli 5crltort Ole llrludbc ocs gron-
oes ut imbefannt. Slider lit, Ooi,
md)t Die Srau5oicn olrc6 i6r
Oel'er cen 9ronO oeridulOet 6a6en.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-18

SI6Onnenten, Die Den n1eniidIgu
GorreIponOeHteu" nidlt piiHtiIidJ ooer
nureoeImdhia er6oltrn, iiub oebclem
ber Gifice oapou per SeIepbou oSer
iAriFtIidl Niit9eiIuua iu mnaeu.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-18

8eieitieune ibrer neueu 9inie be.
idGftiet.
9tmerifoniibe @er3te am
@erf.
Ter Correspondent Der 09lIiociir-
ten 93rene" traf eeitern in elmer 8er'
mimOeteu- Station aui ser belgil6en
6ront bier omerifauii4e 9ler5te bel
Der 9lrbeit i'm Operatiousram. Slime
rifaniide &ranfenpilegerinnen itan-
oen, oeniel6en sur Seite.
Gine groBe 9ln5obl amerifanii6er
9(er5te Iino ieBt in Oieier @egeno gan5
nobe Der Sdla6tlinie t6Gtig. Sdg-
lid er6Glt i5re 3obl 3upa1s.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-08-18

9(miter0am IL. 9(ug. Ole
v&6Inil6e 3eitirno" bebdlt iitb cine
8euri6eihmo Der &orihl0ge oes
%apites Dor, bis Der poQe Sgortlaut
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
EXCESS FEES FOR
OFFICIALS LARGE
Considerably More Turned Over d
Treasurer Than Was Case In
Previous Year.
MOTHERS PENSIONS DECREASE
Sum Paid Out in 1916 Was s7,ie6 and
in 1917 Figure is Reduced
to $3,s0S.26.
MOTHERS PENSIONS DECREASE

Excess fees turned over by Rock
Island county officers to County Treas
urer F. j. Clendenin were considerable
larger this year than last Especially
was this true in the case of States
Attorney F. E. Thompson, who last
year took in s1.S3055 over and above
the expenses of his Office. while the
figure for this year is se.61e75-
Following is the comparative state
ment for 1916 and 1917:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31

larceny. Convicted Sept. y, sem
fenced to penitc-t.ary / TO 20 years.
John William Miller and William
Vance Assault to rob and TO MUIR
der. Miller was convicted Sept IS OF
assault with intent to murder and sen
fenced 70 penitentiary / TO IA years.
Vance pleaded guilty to the charge Of
assault TO rob and was sentenced to
pepitentiary to IA years.
Caleb Thomas. Robbery. Convict
ed Oct. 4, sentenced to penitentiary
one year to life.
Charles Hampton. Frank Smith and
John Benson. Larceny Hampton and
Smith convicted Oct 4, sentenced to
reformatory / to 10 years. Benson
pleaded guilty Oct. and was admit
ted to probation Oct. 5.
Merel Santo. Malicious mischief
Convicted Oct. 3, sentenced Oct. 8 t.
reformatory, maximum one year.
| Joe Johnson Burglary and lar
ceny. Convicted Nov. Il, sentenced to
! penitentiary j to 20 years. johnson
confessed TO having committed burg
larry numerous times in Rock Island
and Davenport during the preceding
FIVE weeks.
| Dorsey NJ Quick. Forgery. Con
yieted Nov. Is. sentenced to peniten.
tiary / to II years.
Horace Berry. Larceny. Convicted
! Dec. 3, sentenced to penitentiary / tl
10 years.
! Oscar Nordt Larceny Convicted
Nov. 10, admitted to probation samt
day.
Charles Vankeuren. Larceny. Con.
/, Victed Nov 10, admitted TO probation
same day,
Joseph Christopherson. Larceny
Convicted Nov 10, admitted to proba
ton same day. l.
Sherman Vann. Receiving stoleI
, property. Convicted Nov. Is, sen
fenced TO penitentiary ] to 10 years
Axel Peterson. Confidence game
Convicted Nov. II, sentenced to penn
: Tertiary to 10 years.
- Raymond DeReu. Larceny. Convlcte,
Dec. 3, sentenced to penitentiary / t.
= 10 years.
Z viii Cartel Murder, Convicte,
! Dec. 8, jury fixing death penalty, de
: PENDANT not yet arraigned for for
NAL sentence. Carter, a Negro. wa
convicted Of murder of Peter Jelvel
Nov. in the rooming house of U. {
Eberhart in Rock Island. Jelyek an
Hellvard Bangstod were occupying
bed together, having come from Min
neanoiis to work as carpenters O
construction at Rock Island arsena
Garter entered their room and whe
ordered out fred revolver at Jelvel
p who fell dead Carter was arrest
: ed 20 minutes after the shootin,
a He confessed, but upon trial sal
= the confession was forced by intimt
dation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31

c. Hinsch. secretary and
general manager of Security Fire
Insurance company, Davenport,
plunges from window in Chicago
hospital and kills self.
MAY.
ARTHUR Vanbecelaere and julius
DeSchyver. both Of East Moline,
eletroeuted at Moline Scale COM
pany's plant.
15-Mrs. John DeGroote. aged So, dies
from burns when clothing is ig-
nited at her home, sol Seventh
street. Moline.
19-Labron Kline killed by Burlington
engine. Eleventh street and Thir-
ty-third avenue, Moline
26-Robert c. Hart. aged SO, Moline.
killed in accident at SilVis shops.
29-Mrs Emma Ghys. murdered by
John A Holmes. East Moline.
JUNE.
6-Mrs. Nels Nelson. aged AZ. killed
by Burlington train in Moline.
3-Andrew Homonick killed by light
ming in Moline.
9-Carl Swanson, tramp, killed by
train at Moline
21--G. A. Johnson killed by Rock Is
land train, Forty-ninth street
crossing, Moline.
23-Edward Flannery asphyxiated in
Rock Island at 1910 Third avenue.
30-Bandelio r. Palian murdered in
box car at Silyis, Manuel Serbian
tas said to be asailant.
John Myers killed by Rock Island
train in front Of plant Of John
Deere Wagon company.
JULY.
Oscar De Freese Of Carbon Cliff
killed in runaway in East Moline
John Stanka killed in Moline by
fall from window.
13-Ruth Mohr killed by lightning al
home in Hampton
I6-A r. C'DonneIi of Rock Island
victim Of electric shock July II
while working on Rock Island
southern railway.
lS--Arthur j. Culver killed by flying
piece Of steel at Moline Plow
plant
23--0scar Youngberg, Rock Island
shoots self
/ 27--Henry O'Neill killed in Moline
when struck by Burlington switch
I engine.
2S-Harry Seastrom, Moline, drowned
at Jackson. Mich. while bathing
30-BeEiamin Gard browns in Missis
sippi river on Rock Island shore
AUGUST.
| Miss Hildur Boquist of Rock Is
land, killed by Burlington trail
/ near Galesbnrg.
! AIRS. Dora Dierolf. aged Sc. killet
in fall from second-story windoy
in Rock Island.
5-Christopher Storr of Rock Island
browns near Hampton.
le-John McQnaid electrocuted o.
government bridge.
Walter E. Burmeister, Moline
browns in futile attempt to saw
/ Miss Esther B. Virgins IL Roc
Island from death in Mississippi
/ river near Buffalo. Iowa.
1 l6-Alhert Carlson drops dead Will
eating in East Moline restauran
| 1Tv-Svlyanus Mann dies near Barstov
i drinking poison by mistake.
lg--Ray Boomershine. former Molin
resident, found dead In bath tn
at room In Davenport.
23-Lorenzo Powell browns in Mis-
sissippi river near Andalusia-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
IMMENSE SERVICE FLAG.

Minneapolis, Work on the
largest service flag in the northwest
is well under Way. Goods" of the
University Of Minnesota have meas
ured and cut material for the immense
emblem which is TO bear a star for
each OF the 900 students of the iasti-
tuition who have entered the service
OF the United States II is 10 be Is by
35 feet.
Students in the department of home
economies are making the background
When 1t is completed volunteer work
ers are to stitch Oh the stars. Mater
lal Tor the flag was purchased from
the $500 proceeds of a military ball at
the university.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31

The largest campaign the heading of community
Anhonys hospital sos 00e having been pledged men
campaign and 1t successful nor ons man
cay but well in the pon that brought about sa s
spirit 1t cemened more firmly the thought 10 90 Tor h
hospital followed closely by that for the Cham
satisfactory goal placed at LOCO members ana
1920 memberships Sold each pledged for three years ms
to 600. membership being $50 year
Tho . stsG ~ the sale Of 81 oo0 ooo worth of bonds The
nI which more Organized campaign made greater
the results oang s1.642000 being disposed Of
Gift funds brought out the TACT that ok Island Is ever
each conducted campaigns for individual war funds and persons
subscribed the various funds The Young Mems
Christian the Womens Christian
Columbus raised 25o and the
Jewish people raised S00 an LOT war ~oh ao @ -
fund Of $4,000 yearly fund OF Sooo Tor support Oh
raised.
hardly period between the close of December that the
city campaign preparing for another
the o o e sep E b sde Of ae 5rd liberty loan Is arranged
that The Of conducting the local campaign will be re-
drive the results attained by the second Lib
erty loan workers were most satisfactory
leading citizens that campaigns good for the
city the bringing together Of
bodies them closer touch with another and de-
Following the Its of campaigns conducted and the amount
COMMUNITY
Boz scouts-three year period " ....... $1,000
Chamber Commercehree period $4,000
soldiers entertainment ............... zoo
WAR FUNDS INVESTMENT
Liberty 100000
Second Liberty Loan $4,000
WAR FUNDs-(GIFTl
NJ G A. War Fund $4,000
y. w. C War Fund
Knights Of Columbus War Fund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800
support Chapter per year, 5000
jewish war Fuha$ 5Vo0
Total .... ...............,................s 5000
Grand total sao81O5o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31

1t cost less for circuit court Jury
service in 1917 than in 1916. the figure
for the former being s8.S0S50 and tie
latter $13,61295; but the county courr
jury bill was larger. being $6.630.3o
this year and $4,83470 in 1916. Mo-
line city court jurors received So
1890. as compared TO s4.61285 in
1916
Pensions Less.
The sum paid out in mothers pen.
sions was not as much as for the pre-
vious year, the figure in 1917 being
$3.20826, and for 1916. s7,466 Ground
hog bounties were s78175 this wear.
and $1.01S last. while blind pension
was S3,20S26 in 1917. $500 in 1916.
and 1925 in 1915
Anticipation warrants this wear
amounted to $4,000, while last year
1.-THE county had to borrow $4,000 to
pay its bills until the taxes were col
/. lected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31

31-Mrs. Cora Owens of East Moline
dies in Moline rooming house,
from poison.
SEPTEMBER.
8-Harry Magdfrau of ut. Pleasant.
Iowa, killed by automobile in
Rock Island.
n. Cruise of Geneseo,
killed by train in East Moline.
20-J. E. Sullivan of Fairfield. Iowa.
killed by Burlington train in Rock
Island.
27-Edward Swallow killed by auto
mobile In Rock Island.
OCTOBER.
5-Gust NJ Johnson killed at Fiji
teenth street crossing. Moline, by
train.
1S-Forest Johnson, aged 5. crushed
under wheels Of wagon in East
Moline.
NOVEMBER
Nick Foster of Davenport, killed
in Rock Island at Second avenue
by automobile.
George Watkins of Moline, crush
ed TO death by train of cars a
Ottumwa. Iowa.
William Won Ach of Milan. die!
from accidental gunshot wound.
4--Peter Jelvek of Minneapolis, muir
dered in Rock Island roomin,
house by William Carter.
14-Fred NJ. Jebens Of Davehpor
killed by switch engine on Rocl
Island bridge.
2S--John j. Kneer of SiIvis, killed b,
Rock Island freight train.
25-Oscar Carlson Shoots self on farm
near Reynolds.
DECEMBER.
Sergeant Joseph A. Smith of Roc
Island, killed by fall from motto
truck at Camp Dodge.
l0-Fred Hollingshead kills self wit
gun at home in Erie
26-Mrs. Hannah Williams found dea
in bath room at her home in Mo
line. Heart trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
THREE CLASSES OF soar.

While there are many kinds of
soaps, it is said that those commonly
used may be divided into three classes.
The first class comprises fine white
soaps and scented soaps, the second
class, the coarse household soaps, and
the third class the soft soaps.