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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24
Total approximate cost per

In larger areas and under more IA
vorable conditions than the average,
Mr.. Jennings believes that experience
ed planters may reduce the cost to
less than $3.50. Under present costs
of seed, fertilizer and labor, which he
declares to be more expensive to hire
than the price paid by factories, in
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24

potato raisers of the county his words
will be taken with deep regard by the
whole community and the distribu-
ton and price system will be deeply
considered by those in authority this
week.
The cost of an acre Of potatoes from
inception of the crop to harvesting
is appropriated in these figures:
Potatoe seed costs 81 (12 to IA
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24

for white workers. laborer could be
hours and low pay in many places
Such plan would not be possible under purely compe
tive system of production in which jobs and work
difficult to obtain not because work actually very limited but
because defective organization prevents full utilization Of Ia
power.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-24
The Useful Dennison Section

When person does not know exactly what she
wants she generally finds it at the Dennson Section
The variety of pretty and useful things is interesting
Table Cloths Napkins, Luncheon Sets, Of crepe paper.
Ice Cups of plain fancy crepe paper,
Diner Favors, Plates, Festoons, Garlands,
Picture Outfits, Flower Outfits, Art Paste, Glue,
Gum Ladies, Shelac, Wire Rose Leaves,
Birthday Candles and Holders,
A competent teacher ready to instruct in Rope
Work and Picture Framing.
A complete line of Paper Flags, Red White and
Blue DECORATIONS and Garands everything needed for
dinner parties is now ready
floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-07
WAR FORYEARSIS
VIEW TAFT HOLDS

Ames. Iowa, June THAT tbs Uni
ted States IS engaged IN a struggle
wlgh Germany that may last for years
was the warning sounded here last
night By former President William
Howard Taft in a patriotic commence
ment address to the 1917 graduating
class Of Iowa state college.
Germany is not exhausted" mr.
Taft said, She can oniy be con-
quared by heroic struggle, To do tbis
we must give up our happy -go-lucEy
spirit We may have to give q mill
lion lives ia return fer the thousands
already lost bur + VIII be WORTH If II
we rid the world of Pruss5au military
domination that has become uubesr-
able"
President r. q Pearson of. Aues.
al the conclusion. Of Mr.. Tast'z ad-
dress conferred degrees and csrE6-
Gates upon 525, the largest GRADUATING
class in the history Of the college.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-07
SEEK EFFICIENCY IN
FREIGHT SHIPPING

Attention Of local shippers is
called 20 a communication received by
II. J. Duryea, executive secretary Of
the Moline Commercial club. from the
bureau Of foreign and domestic com
merCe. urging the inauguration Of a
campaign in this locality for greater
efficiency IN freight shipping, inclad-
ing prompt loading and unloading.
The letter says, in part:
The demand for freight cars at the
present time is far beyond that Of any
previous period In our history. When
our troops are actually I'm the field
this demand Will he greatly increased.
The car service commission Of the
American Railway association is CO.
ordinating the freight traffic resources
Of the country is an effort TO meet this
demand. but it viii be unable to de so
without the help Of an those inter
ests
1T appears that very large per
centage of the freight cars are sent
out loaded only to the minimum ca
pacity fixed I'm the tariffs OF the car
riers. although the smaximum safe ca
pacity OF the car is in some cases
twice this minimum The bureau be
UeEes that a great improvement viii
follow if this situation is brought to
the attention Of shippers and others
concerned. and il is pointed out to
the mthat unless cars are loaded TO
the maximum and delays obyiated
there will not be enough cars to 60
around with resulting hardship TO
everyone
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-07
HEAD or BALL CLUB
WILL WELD HAMMER

You'll ali admit that Charles p.
Skinner IS a very versatile young
man. From mayorirg q town TO sub
du5nr a uan-ear5rE baseball umpire.
Charles has displayed q Teuarka bic
ability all the way down the line He
also has served as president of the
Moline Baseball association. and that
IS the real acid test for az man. To
successfully head the NJ r r. a. up
to Decoration day in these stormy
times wI1l bring out q mans capabii-
tiles quicker than anything else. With
several months experience as base
ball prexT behind him and still on the
job Charles is now going to tackle
the Job OF aUctoueer. Charles isn't
inclined TO think much OF himself
Whenever Charles thinks Of an auc-
tioneer he is reminded of hammer
wtelder. and Charles is no good WELD
ing q hammer. But inasmuCh as his
services viii be for the benefit Of the
Moline Red Gross. he has taken on
that TN try anything once attitude,
and viii be an aurrjcneer at the prve-
ment promenade to he held this even
ing on Seventeenth street between
Fifth and Sixth avenue under aus
pieces Of The Moline chapter Of the Red
Cross society
Articles 10 be disposed Of are water
melons, pumpkins and potatoes grown
On the farms Of CLAIR Brothers and
the Indian Greek Land company in
Vero, Fla Auctloneer Skinner doesn't
care much what is done with the
stuff after 1T is sold II one doesn't
want 10 eat the melons they may be
Eouged out and fitted up as submar-
Inc Chasers And what would be
nicer than spud necklace The
melons and sPuas are now on display
st the Peoples Power company.
Fred Leayens Hill also have q hand
in the fets- he being assigned 20 sell
hot dogs ana buns Fred declares
there wuI be 10 daschunds in the
batch
There will be other booths in charge
of young ladies'. where soft drinks
and ice cream viii be served.
and then there viii be che dancing
with no -ntermissious All proceeds
OF the affair VIII be donated 10 the
Moline Red Cross chapter. II to-
morrow evenings affair IS 2 success
arrar gements may be made for a. ser
les @ similar functions for the 5ene-
ct Of the Red Cross
Everybody is invited
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-07
WILSON OPPOSED TO
LONG WORKING DAY

Washington, p. C.. June 7-Oppos-
ing a movement launched in many mn
niuons manufacturing districts TO
leugtheu the hours Of labor. President
Wilson has replied TO Governor
Brum baugh of Pennsylvania declaring
he was not ia sympathy with any
plan to change working conditions.
s'I think il would be most unfortu-
nate" said the president. for any OF
the states 10 relax the laws bv which
the safeguards have been thrown
around labor
'I feel that there IS no necessity for
such action and that il would lead TO
a slackening Of the energy Of the ma
ton rather than 10 increase it. besides
being very unfair 10 the Iaboring
people themselves
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-07
TO PROVIDE TENT
At SOLDIER CAMP
Company 1 Boys on Guard at II. g. ".
Plant win re Given
Attention.

Company A of Rock Island, on duty
az the r q v plant in East Moline.
vfll be- furnished ia a few days with
the facilities Of the Y NJ. C., A army
service. a u. H. G. A. tent will be
erected at the camp near the r. q v.
plant. and an association man will be
assigned To look after the boys in SER
vice in East Moline.
Captain n W Scott IN command Of
Company 4. received notice today that
orders had been issued by Colonel
Davis assigning Lieutenant Smith OF
Company L, Freeport. 20 Company A.
The Rock Island company IS short Of
commissioned officers. having at pres
ent no lieutenants Lieutenant Smith
viii De detailed 70 Company A till the
vacancies are filled In the Offices OF
first and second lieutenant.
Within a few days q man from this
hospital corps will be detailed to tho
East Moline camp. He Will probably
not be q physician, but viii be a man
skilled in first aid and minor hospital
work.
This week a member OF the medical
corps visited the Company a camp and
gave the boys some advice on per-
sonaI hygiene and camp cleanliness.
He suggested some minor changes Ia
the camp arrangements,
Effective today the East Moline camp
began operating on rigid schedule
for each day. The program ta but a
slight variation OF the concentration
camp schedule. 1t begins with the
first call at s 10 and taps are sounded
at 1880 at night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-07
Of the Day in Moline and East Moline
DENY HIDE THEFT;
EVIDENCE IN CASE
IS HEARD By NILES

Pleas of not guilty were fled before
Magistrate a. A. Niles in East Moline
police court today ~ Ed Hil ard
Howard Wilson. charged with the theft
OF SI25 worth Of hides belonging to J.
& HeIble oE Fort Byron The men.
represented bv Attorney j al Nc
keown. are having their preliminary
hearing before Magistrate Niles.
States Attorney F. e Thompson is
conducting the case for the. proseeu-
ton
Mr. Heibge claims ne lost 10 or IL
hides Which had been left ia his
slaughter house. He claims 70 have
found one Of the hides in the place of
business Of a Clinton hide buyer, who
informed him that he bought il from
the defendants The hide in question
was described as one Of peculiar mark
ings, being OF hrIndle color with q wide
yellow stripe running across the back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-07
R0OMERIS FOUND
WITH $3.50 GEMS
Walter ingram Is Alleged To Have
Worked Rapidly in DR.. Dona-
hoo Home

An accidental discovery enabled
Mrs. D0naHoo wife of DR.. @. Il. DCua-
hoo of East Moline to recover 5eWelry
valued az more than $3.50 which had
Ueeu stolen @u her home. and bring
about the arrest of the alleged thief,
Walter Ingram, This morning In
gram. who IS but is years Old, was
brought before Magistrate a. A Niles
i'm police court and given a prellmIn-
arg hearing
Yesterday afternoon young Ingram
appeared at the Douahoo residence.
fZE Sixteenth avenue and asked to
reEE % room. The arrangements were
comp leeed and he was shown 90 tina
room on the second floor. 4 short
tlme later BITS D0naho0 was 0ccu-
pied with some work on the first floor,
ana for about twenty minutes there
was no one on the upper floor but the
TooIEr-
Iu need of some article in her own
room 1#rs. Uonaho0 went upstairs and
was surprised 10 find the new roomar
in her room The young man apollo
Eized and explained shat he had be-
come confused and guessed he was ia
t1e wrong room. He was again d.
rerte5 to the room rented TO him.
Mrs. DonahCos suspicious were
aroused By the mans actions. however,
and she looked about her room and
son discovered that some of her jew
-I-E had been stolen. she al once r5le-
uh1ned to DR. uo1ahoo and the phys5-
clan hurried home.
when Tr. Duuatca reached the
scene he bluutLE demanded that The
roou=r hand over the missing iewelry.
and threatened TO deal severely with
Ingram II he did not restore the Jewels
--.H g
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-07
PheLacfine, NeLU Wonder
Worker for Hair, GrouOths
(causes Eos- shs Reoss 70 Coma QUE

BY an entirely new and perfectly harm
less method, any woman afIioted with d
growth OF euperauous hair can now re-
move the Disagreement cornplsteiy--rcoss
lnclu6ed-~in Just a few seconds. Isn't
that glorious news?
The recently discovered phalac9fna yroe-
ess IS altogether different from electrical
depilatory and other methods heretofore
employed for the purpose. IT Is fha oniv
thing that enables one to remove y-oesFs
afid al IN ones own home without exnert
assistance. The result cannot be doubled
for the user sees the hRlr-roots with her
awn eyes. A stick of phelactfns, with
simple instructions. can be procured at
any drug store. IT is odorless, non-irri~
fatings poisonous "a child could ca L
Il without injury). Always sold under a
Tnouey-bacl< guarantee. The method tx
SO thorough that the skin is left perfectIy
smooth and hairless, bearing not the least
evidence Of its former blemish
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-07
In the Lodges

Omcers elected by Swedish Olive
lodge No. 5S3. T. O. D. f.. Moline. at
? meeting held Monday evening will be
installed the first Monday IL July.
They are,
Noble Grand T. Carlson.
Vice Noble Grand-AIviu Saudn1arIz.
Secretary-A. z. Luudeeu
Ed. Easton was chosen noble grand
Of Manufacturers lodge No. ASS. I. Q.
O. r.. Moline Tuesday evening. Fred
Breudt was named vice noble grand
and G. E. Merrill. secretary.
All members Of ET0oseheart legion
Moline. viii give q half day each week
to Red Cross work Resolutions TO
this effect were passed at a meeting at
the legion held ia Red Mems hall last
evening Ladies of the legion were
very much pleased 10 hear that one OF
the four d0rmitories 10 be built at the
A0osebeart vocational training school
has been completed. The members OF
the local legion contributed s3bstaa-
TALLY to the money necessary Tor the
erection of the buildings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-07
- nIREET0Rs EIFrTEn.

A new board Of directors OF the mo-
line Rotary club was elected Eester~
day. as follows Harry Ransom. J. M
Dale. W H Scbulzke, H J. CraudaII,
n C. Porter. C. B, Hall, r. s Eosford.
Herman Nelson c. T. Josephson. n j.
Durvea. w. p, Hunt. Decision was
reached TO have q Rotary float in The
Fourth Of July parade and g. commit
tee was appointed to plan the float
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-07

see how szets~Tt gets them off In q
can weaF tight shoes dance aEd walk
SIS Though / never had CQTuB.
"lzets~E1 makes the use OF tee
Irritating saIves, buadltuz banaages,
tabee nIas1ers and other things not
only foolish. bEt uGn ecessarS. Use
this UonG arfu1 discovery "Cets-It."
for any sofe or hard corn or c2I1us-
II is the new simple. EASY quick
way. and Sc never falls Icull never
have 10 cat co.. again with knives
or scissors. and chances Of blood
poison Try Gee IL tonight
'ftsetE-It is sold eYerygy here, Csc
3 bottle or sent On receipt OF price 6y
r. Lawrence s. Co, Chicago, Ill
Sold tE Rock Island ard recon
1ended 1s the worlds best corn rem
sdy By A. ] RIes8-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-22
NEW PEACE
kite" FAILS
German Plot Is Revealed by
the Hoffman Resig-
nation
SWISS VICTIM
OF SCHEMING
Was Used as Tool to Effect
Peace with Rus
STA

London, June 2l.--The resignation of
DR.. Hoffman,, chief of the Swiss foreign
office, reveals the fact that, Willingly or
unwittingiy, he was employed by Ger
many to bring about separate peace
with Russia. The scheme failed, and
with 1t yet another attempt on the part
OF victorious" Germany to secure the
peace she SO much desires. The Swiss
federal council, in publishing DR.. Hoff-
MAINS resignation, makes the statement
that 1t was entirely ignorant of DIR. Hoff
mann's action. The Swiss press is most
indignant at the revelation that high
Helvetian official should be used as a
peace intermediary, and points with sig
niiicance to the fate of Dr. Ritter, late
envoy to the United States, who was re-
moved from Office because he attempted
to intervene with America on Germany's
behalf. The Volks Zeitung OF Leipsic
yesterday attacked tile Socialist program
OF no annexations and no indemnities
and accuses Seheidemann, DIR. Edward
David and their associates of being in
sincere. 1t cites extracts from earlier
utterances of these gentlemen to prove
that they previously advocated both an
uexations and indemnities. Herr Wien
err Reichstag deputy, at a convention
OF the Radical party in Saxony, declared
that while he is opposed to boundless
annexations, extension of frontiers both
east and west were desirable for better
protection OF German soil against inva-
sion
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-22
SLAV COUNCIL
is FOR WAR
The Soldiers and Workmen
Demand a New Of
fensive
CONFIDENCE
IN REGIME
The Army and Navy Lead
ers Are in the War
Cabinet

London. June 22.--The Russian joint
council OF soldiers and workmen's dele
gates has demanded an immediate often
sive and reorganization of the army
This is sudden departure of its oft
repeated cry OF peace on the basis OF no
indemnities and no annexation and indi-
Gates that the delegates have at last real
lied that nothing but the overthrow OF
Germany can ensure durable peace. In
addition the council has voted absolute
confidence in the provisional govern
ment, and is in line with the action OF
the Russian Duma in demanding an inn
mediate resumption of operations against
the Prussians. The council also insisted
upon the formation of war cabinet
with military and naval leaders as part
of it. Taken in conjunction with the
utterance of General Brusiloff, the COM
mander in chief, that the Russian army
would not fail the entente allies, the ac-
tion of the joint council is the rosiest
piece of news that has emanated from
Petrograd for long time, and would
seem TO dispel any doubt that the allies
may have had as to Russia's honor and
fidelity. Anarchists have run riot in
western Siberia, according to a dispatch
from Petrograd resulting in Wholesale
murder and plumber. More than two
thousand pardoned criminals and others
have been arrested by the authorities,
but not before twenty one persons were
slain and many wounded. Martial law
has been proclaimed in the province, fol
lowing the exposure of plot to as
sassinate civic leaders and to plumber
all the banks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-22
WANT TO KEEP
PLATTSBURG
The Proposal to Abandon
the Camp Is OPP
posed
HAS COST OVER
HALF A MILLION
Has Advantages Over the
Southern States-Bell
Will Inspect Camp

Plattsburg, n. Y, June 22.--Army off.
GERS here cannot see the wisdom of aban.
doning the training camp here with the
graduation of the present class. The
cost of establishing the camp has ex-
ceeded half a million dollars Should
future camps be established at southern
points this initial expense would again
have to be met in each case. Lieut.. Col.
Paul A. Wolf, who has evolved order out
of chaos here, would have to do this
ground work over and over again. Two
and three-quarter miles of barracks have
been constructed, sanitary system in
stalled which has record minimum sick
list. Plattsburg business men have Of
fered all the land required for training
any number Of men, and yet it is pro-
posed to put all these advantages aside.
1t is proposed to establish new camps
OF this type in Georgia and Virginia on
account of weather Yet in Canada
training camps are in successful opera
ton the year round. The experience of
men on the border last summer indicates
that southern camp put in operation
the last of August would be inefficient
for several weeks, or until the men had
become acclimated.
The camp will be officially inspected
Saturday, when General J. Franklin Bell
aniyes from Governors island In the
evening the general will open the theatre
constructed on the reservation for the
recreation of the men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-22

fleeing big cities to work on farms, hop
ing thereby to be classed as farmers and
escape military service.
Reports to this effect to the war de-
partment in some cases giving names
were turned over to the department OF
justice. Some of the "shirkers" offered
to work during the summer for practi-
cally nothing but board and room. This
aroused suspicion of the farmers, who
reported the unusual situation to the
war department.
But the subterfuge will be of little
avail. The appellate boards of exemp-
tion win scrutinize closely every claim
for exemption for occupational reasons.
Employers may be called upon to testi-
fly to the circumstances.
Most of the tips so far on would be
"slackers" have come from New York,
Chicago, Pittsburg and Detroit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-22
WILL CONSCRIPT
BALL PLAYERS
Artists, Actors and Authors
Are Subject to the
Army Call
ALL INQUIRIES
FLOOD CAPITAL
Would-Be "Slackers" Flock
ing to Farms as a
Subterfuge

Washington, d. c., June 22.--BasebalI
players, artists, actors and authors must
take their chances with the other $780,
100000 men in the great selective con-
scription lottery. There are 10 provi-
sions for their exemption from military
service in the exemption regulations, it
became definitely known yesterday
Unless they are indispensable" and
serve 30 contribute to the maintenance
of the military organization or the ma
tional interest in the emergency" such
men will be subject to a call for service.
Several managers of baseball league
teams have asked the war department
whether their players will be subject to
sonscription.
An inquiry from an artists colony in
Greenwich village in New York was an
swered by pointing out that practically
all of Frances famous artists are in the
trenches.
Big, hard callouses on the hands will
be one of the contributing causes for
exemption from military service for
farmers.
Among other things, the appellate ex-
empton boards will take into considera-
ton the length OF time certain farm
ers" have been tilling the soil and the
circumstances of their choice OF that
vocation. And calloused hands consti-
tute part of the evidence.
Woud-be "slackers' by hundreds are
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-22
Standing of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Scores.

At Boston-New York 4, Boston o.
At Philsdelphis-Br 4, Philadel-
phia ?.
At Pittsburg Chicago 10. Pittsburg 4.
At st. Louis-Cineinnst Z, st. Louis
l.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-22
ENTIRE NATIONAL
GUARD is TO BE
CALLED JULY Is
All of the State Troops Will Be Fed
eralized BY Aug. S, War Depart
ment Announces.

New York. June % The entire Ma
tional Guard of the country will be called
to the colors on July 10, and by Aug. 5
win have become part OF the federal
army All units will see service in
France, but not until the movements of
regulars in that direction has been com
pleted.
The war department in an announce.
ment from Washington yesterday said it
was thought that the original estimate
of 100000 soldiers in France by Aug
would be exceeded. The press was asked
directly not TO publish or speculate on
the movement of troops, but it was an
nounced that none Of the National
Guard would start for month yeti
An army recruiting week will be held
from July % to 30 The effort will then
be made to obtain all of the 10000 men
needed to bring the ranks of the regular
army to full war strength. In this city
and elsewhere the appeal has had little
or no response, recruits for the present
seeming to prefer the National Guard
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-22
ITALIANS NOW.
And Russians Next to Receive Hospitah-
tY of New York.

New York, June 22,--The red white
and green flags of Italy yesterday took
their place alongside the cofors of Amer
ica's other allies, which have been prom
nent street decorations since the re-
cent visits of the British and French
war missions to New York City. The
city's welcome to the members of the
Italian royal war commission was to be
formally extended at public reception
at City hall by Mayor Mitchell and a
citizens reception committee at 4:30
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, soon after
their arrival from Washington.
An official dinner was given for the
commission last night by the mayors
commission and later the trustees of the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art will give
reception at the museum,
The Russian mission will be here Sat
urday and the members of the two mis-
ions will attend gala performance at
Carnegie hall Saturday evening, where
an elaborate program has been arranged
by the Countess de Bots Herbert Cast de
lilly.