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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-24
nTlsT ETTTe 90 = HTRT.

Amsterdam, Sept 2#-Hudapesr dis
patches printed in Germans neEspa-
pers arriving here tel o. an eEpiO5-
len in the Lubenz coal mines. Fifty
nine persons were killed and s. i'm
jured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-24
IS BOUND OVER FOR
THEFT OF BICYCLE

Thomas wyles of Moline who was
arrested Saturday while trying 10 dis
pose Of bicycle at q local second
hand store, was this morning bound
over 10 the grand jury by Magistrate
G. p smith on a larceny charge His
bonds were fixed at S50e The bike Is
the property Of Andy Levine of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-24
sTrnENT - -.

Be1IeviIle. H., Sept. 24-Twenty
aviation students from the University
of Illinois arrived at Scott aviation
field. near here today. as did also 100
enlisted men from san Antonio
Texas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-24
CR0TT0 MINES TO
PLAY FOR TROPHY
Annual Baseball Game for HIIdehraHdt
Prize 10 BE Staged At Stephens
Park in Moline,
INTEREST II GERARD WET
Local Body Looking Forward with
Great Expectancy TO coming of
Former Berlin Ambassador.

Next Saturday at Stephens park. in
Moline the annual baseball game 10
decide the holder of the O F Hide
brandt trophy viii take place between
Amoo erot1o of Rock Island ana Zal
gr0tlo. Moline. and it viii be a battle
rovaL The local grotto has gathered
together a very formidable lineup and
has promised to bring home the cup 10
grace the local club rooms
Amoo gTotto lis preparing for o fall
season Of activity. The entertainment
committee is planning on holding
Hallowee en- party and this party will
mark the formal opening Of the social
sea SON
Great interest is being manifested in
the proposed coming of former Aubas-
sador Gerard and the committee is pa
Gently awaiting his advice giving the
definite time He has announced he
viii be IN Rock Island on Oct II. He
intends 10 favor Rock Island with his
presence on his return I'd New York
from the Pacific coast
Plans Ceremonial.
Plans are being made for a cere-
moniaI to be held at Orion on or about
Oct p. and already large class has
been secured for-the occasion 1t is
planned on running special train to
Orion and thus give everybody an op-
portrnity of visiting with the Orion
members The fall ceremonial VIII be
held on Oct 81 at the Masonic temple
Negotiations have also been started
with gentlemen Of international re-
uown and if plans are successful Rock
Island viii hear one OF the most bril-
liant men in Europe.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-08
Funeral of Henry Merrill

Memorial services for the late
Henry Merrill were held from his
late residence on Madison avenue
last Thursday afternoon at one
O'Clock. DIR. A T. Salley of Lewiston
assisted by Rev. George Merriam, Of
ficiated. Mrs. Eta S. Bradley sang
several numbers. The pail bearers
were Edgar l.. Ford, William Laskey
Charles Spear and Cyrus Goodrich.
The body was placed in the receiving
tomb until spring.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-08
Mrs. Theresa DeyOll.

Mrs. Theresa (McCollar) Devoll,
died Friday morning. For several
months she has been sick, her final
sickness being about ten weeks du-
ration
Mrs Teresa DeNoll was born in
Moscow thirty-seven years ago, the
daughter of Mr.. and. Mrs Phineas
McCollar. The family moved to
Bingham when she was only four
years of age and she attended school
in that town until the family resi-
dence was again changed, this time
to Skowhegan.
She leaves three daughters,
Mrs. Frances Sliney. Miss Fernand
DeVoll, Miss Charleine DeVoll; one
son, Willard; "a sister, Mrs. Lucy
Wheeler of Skowhegan, and half
brother, John McCollar, who is To-
Gated in the West. Mrs. DeVoll for
a time worked in the new shoe fac
tory, but after a few months hel
health Obliged her to give up the
work
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-08

Old papers, this office, SC.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-08
Under Hotel COburn

don't come for orders any
more. You must get the order to ?
me. and | will get The stun TO You.
This saves me $40 Il month and
you will get this in reduced prices
on the goods.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-28

pOnents Of the 5O-yeaT franchise bill
could not force a roll call to bring
the friends Of traction finance hogs
into the light and place them on
record
Merriam, RicheTt, Kennedy and
Byrne led the fight against council
endorsement Of the grab. Captain,
MichaelsOn, TOman, Lipps, Watson
and Fisher shined in their efforts to
do Just what the street car barOns
would probably have wanted had
they been on the floor of the cOun-
Gil and actively in touch with the ar
gument.
The part the Chicago Tribune
PLAYS in traction affairs was exposed
by Aid. Kennedy during his argu-
ment against the 5O-yeaT franchise
which helped to upset the measure.
In 1907 when the municipal own
ership battle was at its height and
the people had voted nine times in
favor of taking the car lines from the
traction hogs, the Tribune came out
strongly for the infamous ordinances
of 1907 which fooled the people COM
pletely, so carefully were they hid
den behind a cloak Of municipal
ownership" he declared.
1.-The Tribune said that a vote for
the 1907 ordinances means a comfor-
table seat for you and your family
every time you get into a street car.
They are trying to do the same
thing now. They offer the people
municipal ownership and say the
Fisher bill will give it to them. Under
the decisions of the supreme court
the Fisher bill will not give the people
municipal ownership as they claim.
The people want municipal own
ership and operation and they don't
want to hand a 5O-year franchise to
the same bunch Of financiers which
has treated them the way the Sur
face Line crowd did.
L.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-28

Lines.
They have it all planned out, how
the fnanciers shall get a big interest
rate and how the money they pay
into the properties shall be given
back, but not a word was said in the
report which cost the people a quar-
ter of a million about what the work
ers would get.
Under the ordinances of 1907,
which were bad enough, the traction
milliOnaires are getting 5 per cent on
their money. Under the Fisher bill
we are guaranteeing them at least
per cent return and probably z. We
can sell municipal bonds which will
cost us only Az per cent and get all
the money we need ourselves with a
change in the state constitution.
It was the assault of Aid. Charles
E. Merriam that scared the 1920"
bunch into the high woods. In a talk
lasting nearly an hour, Merriam drew
a parallel showing how the same
stunt was being attempted as had
been put over before.
Among the high lights of his
speech were:
when the Chicago Surface Lines
began to advertise in the papers and
tell you that you must accept the
Fisher bill as a step toward home
rule it's time to begin to get suspi-
ciOus.
q have been down to Springfield
every year for nine years trying to
get home rule for the city of Chicago.
I saw the browning climax of cor
poratiOn politics put over in 1913
when control of the public utilities
was wrested from the city and hand
ed to a state commission in no way
responsible to the people. The same
crowd Of financiers and their friends
engineered that.
IF the time and money spent by
the TRANSFORMATION committee o nthe
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
TACOMA
SEAMEN
WANTED

Prof. James e. Gould, in charge
of the government free nautical
school at Tacoma, has received
notice from Henry Howard, direc-
tor of recruiting for the u. 8.
shipping board, that $4,000 men
will be Immediately recruited and
that the northwest will be asked
to supply a selected quota of men
for crews in the new merchant
marine.
The director of recruiting has
reports from field agents which
lead him to believe that some of
the best available material in the
country for the new all-American
personnel of the fleet will be
found in Washington and Oregon.
Want 100000 in All.
There will be recruited alto
gether 100000 men for this SER
vice and the first call will be for
$4,000 men.
Recruits must be citizens IS
years of age and over who have
been to sea.
citizens who may wish to serve
their country in the merchant
marine, living in the interior as
well as in the coast cities, who
have not had sea experience, the
applications of such men will be
taken. They must be citizens be-
tween the ages of 81 and 81.
Preference will first be given
to men with experience, but those
without experience will be accept
ed and will be schooled on squad
ron training ships. Possibly one
such vessel will be stationed on
the Pacific coast.
Pay Schedule High.
The men will be accepted for
training as seamen, firemen, oil
ers, water-tenders, cooks and
stewards and while undergoing
training will receive $40 a month
as training pay.
Transportation will be fur
nished to the ports where the
training ships will be stationed,
as we'll as an outfit of necessary
clothing and board and lodging
during the training period.
When shipped for sea duty,
they will be paid the standard
wage scale of the merchant
marine.
Crews crossing the Atlantic
now receive war bonus of so
per cent on their wages, making
the earnings of seamen and fire
men $50 a month; quartermaster
or boatswain, $105 a month; oiler
and water-tender, $3.50 a
month, and cooks as high as
$112.50 a month, with food and
lodging furnished.
Applicants for the service
should send name, age and ad-
dress to w. j. Grambs, $50 Stuart
building, Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec.
ga coal shortage of $4,000
900 tons for 1917 in the face of
the greatest production of any
year in the country's history, has
been caused by war demands,
Fuel Administrator H. A. Gar
field told the senate investigating
committee today.
"Bituminous coal production
shows an increase of 10 per cent
over 1916. while anthracite shows
an increase of 16 per cent" said
Garfield.
1.-The increased production of
bituminous coal is 100000
tons. but this is only half enough.
Munitions factories in southern
New Englandkare being greatly
hampered by Shortage of blum
nous COAL"
do you believe the operators
have made big profits by this
campaign" asked Kenyon, who,
in Chairman Reeds absence, ques-
toned Garfield.
81 hardly see how to stimulate
production without allowing these
profits" the fuel administration
head replied.
II suppose you have placed
the governments interests first"
said Kenyon.
I'm this severe weather l have
considered the consumer first,
for with a dissatisfied people the
government can accomplish moth
ing" was Garfield's reply.
Prices are higher this year
than last year." Garfield admit
ted, but they are more sta
bilized."
do you think you have the sit
uation we'll in hand now" ask
ed Kenyon.
II can't guarantee that there
will be no more suffering" said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26

remarklng:
II got one of the
that time"
The men started running down
the street.
Tho at first stunned by the shot,
Officer Cropsey started after them.
AS he was chasing them across the
Milwaukee tracks at 25th ST., the
man with the gun turned about
and fired another shot, but missed.
BY this time Cropsey thought 1t
was about time to use his own
gun. He opened fire on the flee
ing trio. 1t is not known wheth-
er any of them was hit. They
kept on running and made good
their escape.
Find Safe Drilled.
Discovery Wednesday morning
of an attempt to blow up the safe
in the meat market, which is only
a block from the place where the
officer met the men, led the police
to connect them up with the job,
which apparently was done by ex-
pert safe blowers.
Two holes had been drilled in
the door of the safe, and a guam.
tity of nitro-glycerine in a small
bottle was ready for use.
The police believe they Were
just ready to fire off the charge
when frightened away, probably
by the appearance of the police
man on his beat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
SLUCCER TO FACE CAMP
COURT MARTIAL THURSDAY

George Pidd, the Camp Lewis
soldier who slugged Lawrence
Berquist. a chauffeur, last Thurs
day night and robbed him of
5000, will face a general court
martial at the army post Thurs
day afternoon. Punishment for
his crime will either be life i'm
prisonment or hanging.
Pidd confessed Christmas day
to the true story of the assault,
after his wife, who had been ar
rested in Portland, had told all she
knew.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
Not One Soldier
Left Out In Cold

evening to the boys in khaki.
Five Camp Lewis officers, play
ing Santa Claus to $50 men, furn-
ished one of the surprises at the
camp. Christmas morning the
men of company /, 362nd regi-
ment, awoke to find Christmas
tree laden with presents. For
two weeks. Capt. Queen of the
company and his lieutenants, Dor
ris, Enderly, Closterman and
Grant, had returned from each
visit to Tacoma laden down with
the mysterious bundles.
Packages Piled High.
Soldier volunteers, working in
the parcel warehouse and in the
postoffice. Joined forces with 21
regular clerks who worked over
time to handle the huge Christ
mas parcel post mail which came
by the carloads to the boys at
Camp Lewis.
One end of large warehouse
was set aside for the Christmas
parcels, and it has been emptied
every day since Dec. IL. One and
two carloads a day were spotted
at the railroad siding next to the
building, and in addition hun
dreds of loads have been hauled
by trucks from the camp railway
station.
The 363rd infantry holds the
record for the number of Christ
mas packages, according to ]. E.
Clark, clerk in charge of distribu-
ton. Most of the men are from
California and could not see
friends or relatives on Christmas
dav
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
Those Dances

EDITOR THE TINES:
certainly do disagree with F.
ca H. in the dance hall PROPOSE
ton. He knows as well as the
rest of us those dances are much
mere vulgar than the common
dance halls.
have been to other dance halls
and have noticed girls come there
that know when they look at a
strictly decent crowd that they
don't belong there, and how every
one makes remarks about such
girls.
wonder how this f. G. H.
would Ikea girl Of his. or hers,
to do what these girls are doing,
or how would he or she like his
soldier son to go to such place.
There are lots of good dances in
Tacoma where the soldier boys are
most welcome.t K. @.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26

1t was a great Christmas-that
first Christmas in Uncle Sans big
camp.
Latest returns indicated there
was not a lonely soldier either at
Camp Lewis or in Tacoma.
Officers and men were shower
ed with gifts, and there are still
more to come. Tons of mail re-
ceived Christmas night were being
distributed Wednesday.
One of the happiest spots at the
cantonment was the base hospital
with its hundreds of sick or in
jured men. Every ward had its
Christmas tree, with holly and
bright decorations, and some of
the wards were visited by Santa
Clauses-soldiers camouflaged in
white whiskers.
The mess organizations We'd
with one another in putting out
the prize turkey dinners. Sergt.
G. p. Pearson, mess sergeant of
the base hospital, claimed the
honors. 1t took him three days
Of hard work to make the prepara-
tions.
Dance In Evening.
Hundreds of soldiers were
Christmas guests in Tacoma
homes. One hundred men who
had gone to the Commercial club
for the afternoon open house"
were sent to 100 Tacoma homes
where turkey dinners and a good
time were awaiting them.
In the evening the soldiers
poured into the Commercial club
for dancing. Their partners were
200 Tacoma girls, who gave their
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
BY HENRY WOOD
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press STAFF Correspondent.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
IN ITALY, Dec. 26.--The Teu-
tons are making their last SUI
preme effort to reach the Vene-
tian plain today before winter
irrevocably chokes all operations.
Since Saturday Gen. Conrad's
Austrians have been battering
INCREASINGLY against the Italian
lines.
1t is confidently expected his
assault west of the Brenta will
be followed quickly by new as
saults by Gems. Krause and Bue-
low east of the same river-par-
ficularly around Monte Grappa,
where the Austro-Germans are
now freshly concentrating.
The battle as thus developing
will decide whether the Austrians
will be able to maintain their
present positions until spring.
Snow and ice are already
checking offensive possibilities
thru all the mountain region. The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
ENEMY HOLDS
CHUNK GAINED

tUnIted Press Leased Wire.b
WITH THE ITALIAN ARMIES,
Dec. 26.-Fierce fighting between
Buzos and Monte Valbella was In
progress today. Despite violent
Italian attacks, the enemy at fear
full cost still held to the two
thirds of mile gain achieved
Monday.
The enemy's advance was made
possible by an immense concen-
tration of enemy artillery of all
calibers, which smashed the Ital-
ian front lines.
Around Monte Grappa, the
enemy tried an attack timed to
coincide with the Valbella as
sault, but failed to gain.
On the lower Piave the ustri-
ans yainly endeavored to frater-
nize. but were answered by Ital-
Ian machine gun fire.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26

ricks church, and many from the
First Swedish Lutheran choir, led
the singing of Christmas carols
and hymns, and gave some fine
special numbers.
About 20 musicians made up
the band donated by the Tacoma
Musicians association.
The whole celebration showed
that the people of Tacoma caught
the spirit Of the community Christ
mas tree, altho the bad weather
prevented large crowds from at
tending, said Mrs. F. A. Leach,
mead OF the committee which ar
ranged the program.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26

The soldier had tried to force
his wife into a life of shame. She
had eaten only four full meals in
II days, according to her story to
the police.
When she continued to refuse
to become fallen women, Pidd
told her he was going to kill and
rob someone, then desert from the
army, and take her to another part
of the country.
The authorities exonerate Mrs.
'Pidd from any connection with the
assault. Berquist was still in a
dangerous condition Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
.SAMMIES PUT
WISE TO HUN
BRUTALITIES


WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 26.
The idea that America is making
war on the German government,
not on the German people, is grad
ually being displaced among the
country's fighting men today.
The American soldier, at home
and abroad, is being warned of the
ltreachery and the brutality prac-
ticed by the German soldier, com
ing as he does from the mass OF
the German people.
Thru bulletins and lectures, the
stories of German atrocities are
being made known to the men in
both American and European
camps. A formal bulletin telling
of an American whose throat was
cut after he had been taken pris-
oner by the Germans in a trench
raid, is.an example.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
NOVELTY ART GOODS
NOW OR NEVER FOR
TEuTONS IN ITALY

winter, nevertheless, continues
unseasonably open.
Already snowfall has eurtailed
the bringing up of food to such an
extent that the enemy has been
forced to substitute for .massed at
tack the drives of special troops
carting emergency rat'ons.
These forces fight until re-
lieved by others like themselves
carrying equipment for four days
service.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
REPRISAL
BOMBING
IS BEGUN
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Monday's
British air raids on the German
city of Mannheim was the first
instance of an exact reprisal pol
Icy for Hun air murders over
England, according to announce
ment today.
1t was the first air raid car
ried out by British flyers which
did not aim at purely military
detectives.
All London newspapers ex-
pressed satisfaction at the actual
carrying out of the policy of an
"eye for an eye and tooth for a
TOOTH"
Reprisals were announced by
Premier Lloyd George in October
and December IA and reiterated
by Lord Rothermeyer, British air
minister, at his Grays Inn speech.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
MAN IS SHOT
AT WILKESON

Shot and seriously wounded
during a drunken brawl at Will
keson, Martin Medick was brought
to st. Joseph's hospital Wednes-
day morning.
Paul Medala has been arrested
at Wilkeson for the shooting, and
is being brought to Tacoma by
deputy sheriffs.
No details of the shooting had
been obtained at the sheriff's Of
flee at noon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
FOR
FOUR SHIPS

ABERDEEN, Dec. 26.-Con-
tracts for four wooden freighters,
each of 1000 tons, have been re-
ceived by the Grays Harbor Mo-
torship corporation from the u. 8.
shipping board. The price given
is 1920, 900.
The keel for the first of these
Is now being laid. The new con-
tracts being the total of govern
ment ships ordered here to Is,
valued at slightly over $1,000
600. OF tbAse the Grays Harbor
Motorship corporation has eight
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
MOONSHINE
BOOZE RAID

Christmas eve the sheriff's Of
flee raided the soft drink parlor
|of Stephen Poyovitch at Ruston.
The sheriff had been watching the
place for some time and finally
secured enough evidence on
Christmas eve to make the raid.
Popovitch, according to the Of
|ficers, was caught in the act OF
pouring some whisky into a glass.
When the raiders entered he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
Tacoma's Tree Of Light
Blazes Out Thru the Rai1l

Cold and rain failed to dampen
the Christmas spirit of those VINO
gathered about THE Tree of
Light" Tacoma's annual commun-
ity Christmas tree, Tuesday night
The Christmas tree, a growing
fir is the big open space in the
park, was a blaze of beauty. It
was all, and more, than had been
expected.
In spite of the bad weather, the
entire program was carried out,
opening with a professional Of
choristers, marching between a
line Of Boy Scouts.
Nearly the full choir of st. Pat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
PERSHING CAN USE
THIS DRAFTED MAN

CHICAGO. Dec. 26.-Tort
.I.indberg, selective, didn't know
1ust who said, who fs that big
stiff in the uniform" SO he clean
ed out the whole bunch in Gus
Bjorak's saloon. Six of the Is re-
esived first aid ct . hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
HUGE coal SHORTAGE IN
FACE OF BIC PRODUCTION

CARRIED.
He placed much of the blame
for the coal famine ON the rail-
roads, and said the recent bliz-
yards have accentuated the rail
tie-up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26

Only One CHRONIC QUININE,
To get the genuine, call for full
name, LAXATIVE BROMO QUI-
NINE. Look for signature of f. w.
GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day.
3Oc
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26

threw away the glass and at
tempted to conceal the bottle.
A large 5 gallon jug Of moon
shine whisky was taken in addi-
|t.Sk to SO bottles Of different
kHAls of liquor. Popovitch was
arrested but was later released on
$500 cash bail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26

and the Aberdeen shipyards, own
ed by Grant Smith G. Co., eight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
OFFICER SHOT

(Continued From Page One.I
remarking:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-26
Silk Dresses Half Price

Afternoon and Dinner DR.,
Satin and Georgette, including combi
broidered with beads and silks
$500 Dresses now $3.50
$500 Dresses now $3.50
$3.50 Dresses now 1913