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GERMANY BARELY
 ABLE ID HANG 0N.
 U-B0A1 ONLY HOPE
England's Chief Director of Military Operation Re-
 views Third Year of War.

London, July 2S.--America' en- trance into the war is the most inn portant development of the third year of the great conflich in the opinion C. Major General Frederick B. Maurice, chic director of military operations at the British war office, as expressed III an interview in which he reviewed the main events of tho third year and summed up the present situation. "To- day" Major General Maurice said, Germany, whose whole military gos- pei was to prosecute a vigorous Of fensive, is reduced to pitiful state of military helplessness in which she is barely able to hang on in the hope that her submarines will force the people of the entente powers to de- mand peace at time when Germany has the big pawns' with which to- make her bargain.
 Speaking from the military point of view" said Major General Maurice, the greatest event of the third year Of the war is the act that the Amer ican people joined us. Up to the pres ent, France and Russia always have been able to say to thei' people that the English power had not yet been developed to the fullest extent and that when England's full weight was in the field. the pressure on the French anl Russians would be some- what lessened. That still is true but only to limited extent. Even England is getting near the point where she must say that she cannot extend her work much further in France. Meanwhile, the strain in the continental countries is becomirg greater and greater and the French are in real need of more and more support.
 "Of course the same is true and probably in far greater measure in enemy quarters.
 "But the whole lesson of the three years of warfare is to emphasize the military maxim that the man with the last reserves is going to win, and we still have got the whole power of the United Ctates to draw upon. The United States is today the general re- rerve of the entente. With that re- serve intact, we may look the fourth  year in the face with entire confi- dence.
 Germany Repeats Mistake.
 Germany has made the same mis- take with regard to the United Statoe. as three years ago she made with regard to England. She argued, We do not believe she will come in, but if she does come in, she is not a mil itary nation and cannot become mil itary power soon enough to play any part in this war. We proved that theory wrong as you will prove her theories regarding the United States wrong.
 What was it that led Germany into war with the United States? She foun'l that she could not win on land. It was necessary to try U-boat warfare.
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struggling and take hold of you Secure the freedom of your hands, and with one grab his nose and pinch it as hard as you can, meanwhile press
 ing back his chin with the other hand, until you feel certain a little more pressure will snap his neck But don't worry for when the pain becomes eNcruclatng the struggling maniac will take care 10 protect himself and yiu will have a chance to get away
 Then ii the insane person has not sense enough to let you aid him, do merely your best to save him. If, how ever, you should fail, the fault will not lie with you. That is why wish to impress all of you with the import ance oi keepng your presence of mind while ln the water, no matter how dangerous your position may be. For 1t Is only with coolness of nerve, that You will be evtlicated from your posi- ton,
 do not fear that thc members of
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PERSONALS.

U. V. Hopkinson is in Waverly Tenn, visiting his grandparents.
 Mitchell Seligman has returned from business trip to St. Louis.
 J. Beaurie Hut will leave today for Chicago and New York; and will re- turn in about two weeks.
 Frank E. Dietz left Thursday for Iexarkana, where he will remain sey- efai Gays T'
 sol Bloom is taking his vacation. ne Will spend his spare moments in ashlngton, New York and Boston. lie expects to leave today and will re- turn in about two weeks,
 Roy M. Kemp, manager of the Riley Auto-Ilfe company, visited Little Rock on busi' ess yesterday.
 Leon Sllber.-agle was a visitor to Fort Logan H. Roots yesterday.
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TRAINS TO CAMP PIKE.

Little Rock, Aug 3.-!The Missouri Pacific has completed it's track to the limits of Camp Pike, and within ten days expects to have all the switches on the camp grounds completed. That portion of the tracks inside the grounds belongs to the government and is being built by the railroad company on government orders.
 The government engineers are also providing the plans for the passenger station that is to be erected in the camp. A thorough system of trans portation will be provided for the ac- commodation of the soldiers in train ing there. +
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push into Rumania. Tae German push, however, viewed in true historical perspective was merely a flash in the pan. The German military power all ready was on the deci!ne and her of fensive strength was nothing like what it had been the Year before.
 '"The end of 1916 found the stua- tion between the two great groups of contestants about equally balanced but with the scales leaning slightly in favor of the entente.
 Germany on Defensive.
 "The year 1917 has presented a still rosier picture. During the whole third year of the war Germany and her allies have attempted nothing on land. They everywhere have been on the defensive. The Turks lost Bag dad peninsula. On Germanys east ern frontier, although the Russian revolution enormously weakened Russia's military power, Germany was Incapable of taking advantage of the situation. On the Austrian front, the Italians got in powerful blows. In the west the British and French struck repeatedly and the Germans
  have been powerless to answer. back.
 '"This is the pitifui state to which we have reduced the great power whose military gospel was summed up in the phrase "vi:,orous offensive. Germany's military helplessness, ow- ing to the long strain on her nan- power, material and resources, is such that today she barely is able to hang on and her only hope is that She may find some way of similarly wearing us down and forcing us out of the war before we get up the momentum to drive her back.
 "At present Germany is banking on the U-boat. She hopes against Hope that the U-boat will reduce the people of the ententa powers to the same state of want, privation and suffering which she has been endur- ing for months and years past. She hopes to make the entente peoples cry enough and star: peace parleys while she stll has got the big pawns with which to bargain at peace con- ference"
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visit. A party was in progres when Mrs. De Saullcs arrived, walking up the yeranda, she asked Mr. De Saulles to let her take the boy back with her, but he would not consent. {:
 "Then there is but one thing to do," she said. Before she could be re- strained, she drew revolver and fired at him, after he had turned to enter the house.
 Mrs. De Saulles was taken into cus-- tody, and charged with murder. The deceased, famous Yale quarterback, met his wife, niece of former presi- dent of Chile, when he went to that country in 1910. They were married in Paris in 1911. i
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by Arndt in claiming exemption from the draft.
DIVORCED WIFE z.
 KILLS EX-hUSBAND
John l.. De Sauiles, Former U. s. Min. ister to Uruguay, Refused to Let
 Wife Take Child.

New York, ug. 3.-John l.. De Saulles, former United States minis ter to Uruguay, was shot and killed at his home at Roslyn, L. l., late to- night by his divorced wife, who was Miss Lanquitta Erazuris of Santiago, Chile. 4
 Mrs. De Saulles fired four shots from a large calibre revolver into his back. He died half an hour later; The shooting was the result Of a quarrel over the custody of their four-year- old son.. Under the divorce decree, the child was to spend alternate months with his parents. He was taken to his fattser's home today for his usual
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OBITUARY
Infant Causey Dies.

Gulndyline Causey. four-months daughter and only child of MT. and Mrs. J. A. Causey, died Yesterday af- ternoon at the home of her parents, llo7 Cherry street, after short ill., ness. The baby will be buried this morning, the funeral to be held at l o'clock from the home, and inter- ment to be in Bellwood cemetery.
 MT. Causey is a telegraph operator for the Missouri Pacific here, and he and his wife, who are very popular with large circle of friends, have received expressions of sympathy in their bereavement from their many friends
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MADE SERIOUS JOKE
 ABOUT PRESIDENT
John Miller Said He Would Tie Knot to Hang Him. But Only as
 a .IOka

Fort Smith, Aug. 3.---Admitting at hearing before U. $ Commissioner Gunblazier here today that he had used language tending to express his willingness to ''tie the knot to hang the president, John k. Miller Of Johnsons, near Fayet' eville, said he used the expression as a joke. Te was held to the grand jury under $500 bond and is in jail. He says he has a son who has been drafted .and will serve in the national army.
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PrO-German Bound Over.

Rochester, Minn., Aug. 3.-Charged with high treason for making his af- fidayits that his sympathy is with Germany and that he would take up arms. with .Germany rather than against her, William Herman Arndt, "A, pharmacist, was arrested here today. He was arrag gned before the United States commis sioner and held under $500 bail for hearing:
 He is American born and the son of a minister. The affidavit was made
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as l will term the drowning person, is a quiet one, stands just as much of a chance of drowning as the person he has come to save.
 So my advice to the rescuer is this: Approach the drowning person from behind. No matter whether he or she is rational or not. For one can never tell what drowning person will co. If the person is quiet speak to him encouragingiy and attempt to gain his confidence. The quiet person can be reached quickly, and if you in struct him to place one hand on your
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TEDDY WOULD NOT BE
 FOOD COMMISSIONER

New York, Aug. 3.-Col. Theodore Roosevelt announced here tonight that he would not accept appointment as chairman Of the state food commission as proposed by the bill prepared by the legislative war committed.
 He declared he had no special quali- fication for the position and that the appointment should he made; by the governor.
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This, said the the German theorists, will defeat England and bring the reign of the entente to an end. We do not believe the United States will come in, but if she does, she is an unmilitary nation, has no army, cannot create one for many months, perhaps years, certainly cannot be- come a military factor soon enough to play any part in this war
 'That reasoning sounds unbelieva- ble to us but drowning man clutches at a straw. We believe the German theorists will be proved wrong in their estimates of the United States as they were in their estimate of Eng land.
 "You ask me what is the outlook at the opening of the fourth year of the war. First let mo give you in cpl tome the history of the first three years of the war as I understand it.
 "The first year. broadly speaking, was an attempt by Germany to put into effect elaborate plans which her military strategists had been preparing over the Space of many long years. ! AAS III oC PldSC NdS q COLCCDJIdttu attack on France and Belgium during certain allotted period of time, in which the Germans estimated it would be impossible for Russia to disturb them in the east.
 Checked on the Marne.
 "The attack on France was checked first on the Marne, later on the Yser and of o1+h~,,~l, Belgium suffered severely in the pro- cess.
 "Germany then, according to her plan, took the defensive on the west ern front and turned her offensive ef- fort eastward in an effort to knock out Russia. Here again she failed, although her attack enormously weak ened Russia's offensive power.
 "In the autumn of 1915, Germany Definitely abandoned her old pre- war strategic scheme and started on new plan developed since the war began. namely, an effort to upbuild "Mltel-Europa' as a great block com posed of four so-called central pow CTS which would command the road to the east. The autumn campaign of 1915 consisted in ess nee, of the fur therance of this scheme by conquer ing Serbia, bringing in Bulgaria and halting our:s Dardanelles effort by rushing munitions, supplies and sol- diers to the assistance of the Turks.
 By the winter of 1915 Germany had gone a long way to vard realization of her own ambition and this point represents to my mind the grand climacteric ''of, Germany's offensive power. All this tim, Great Britain had been building up armies, and with ! the beginning of 1915, we for the first time, had a real army in the field.
 "With the spring ot 1916, Germany had come to realize that the con- quest of Russia was impossible, Rus sia was too massive to kill or crush So the German staff again turned on France and the Verdun attack was the resui,.
 with the defeat of Germany at Verdun came turning of the tide of which further manifestation was seen in successful British offensive. Pre- vious military efforts had been, con- paratively speaking, minor operations in support of the French. At the Somme we started our new work and really great, important work it was. although great deal of the contemporary effect of the Verdun defeat and of the Somme vic- tory was neutralizeG by Germany's
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him down to the watery grave It is this person who is to be feared. Ap- preach him from beh,nd, but give lfo warning cry.
 As soon as you have reached him, come up right near him, grasp him by the biceps and press back to that the legs of the drowning person come up. If you grasp him firmly enough, there is no danger, for you can hold him easily. no matter how strong he is, for a long time
 If, however, as you are dragging him back to safety. he should continue
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TRAINING CAMP PAPER.

Little Rock, Aug. 3.-The Arkansas Volunteer is weekly paper that is being published in the interests of the Arkansas National Guard at Fort Logan H. Roots, by Chaplain K. w. Gee and Corporal Claude B. Gregory, Co. G.. First Arkansas.
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this class would ever act insanely in the water. But feel that all should know what to do and tell others also, how to help their rescuer, when he comes out to aid the person who may be drowning.
 Tomorrow-The single undcr-arm or sde-stroke will ba explained in detail by Miss keliermann for her pupils. Be sure to clip out and save Miss Keller mann's lessons, as they will serive as a permanent swimming manual for your friends, or child beginners.
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BIRTHS.

Letters from St. Louis convey the announcement of the birth of daugh- ter on August 1 to Mr. and Mrs. John T. Scogin.. Mrs. Scogin will be re- membered as Miss Gussie Ruther- ford, formerly of this city.
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How to Subdue and Save Browning Victims
 Subject of Annette kellerrnann's Lesson
 ming Champion Who Gives Advice and Caution.

As most of you have read my art icle for the drowning person and his rescue, you now realize that if he or she obeys the rules l laid down, the work of the rescue will be less danger ous. The rescuer. unless his patient.
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shoulder, and remain quiet your task will be simple one, hut at the same time an act of great bravery.
 Now take the case of the wild per son who struggles frantically and clutches his rescuer, often dragging
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Mrs. l.. J. TayIOr.

Mrs. L. J. Taylor, widdw of the late II. B. Taylor, died Thursday evening at 7:3O o'clock, at her home in La mont Grant county, aged 63 years. She is survived by three daughters and four sons. The daughters are Mrs. w. s .Gaby, Mrs. l.. C. Sullivan and Miss Geneve Taylor, of Lamont, and the sons are c. M and B. F. Fay Tor of Pine Bluff, B. H. Taylor of Ri- son, and J. L. Taylor of Lamont
 The funeral was held yesterday from the family home at Lamont, conducted by Rev. Dugan, pastor of the Baptist church, of which she had been a prominent member for many years. Interment was in the old fam fly burying ground in Shady Grove cemetery.
 We deliver drinks and lunches.- Bloom < Burton. Phone 767.
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quarters, beginning Monday next, August 6.
 Mr. and Mrs. D. H. c'Doc") Wilson left early this morning for Memphis. called by a telegram announcing that Mrs. Wilson's father, w. H. McCool, had suffered stroke of paralysis, at his home there.
 Mrs. J. P. Ferguson of Sweden, who underwent an operation by Dr. B. D. Luck at the Clark sanitarium, was reported last night as doing as we'll as could be expected
 F. P. Kea1er and family of Bates vile will arrive tomorrow morning to visit Mrs. Kealer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. l.. A. Bluerock.
 Mrs. l.. l.. Hathaway, wife of the To- cal manager of the Union Oil & Fer tilizer company, and their son, ar rived yesterday from Little Rock. They will make their home at 712h Main street.
 MT. and Mrs. w. l.. Crawford will leave this morning in their car for a trip to emphis and other Tennessee points. While in Tennessee, Mr. Crawford will visit his parents. They will be accompanied by Miss Doris Jayroe, who is going to Ropley, Tenn, to visit her parents.
 Miss Mildred Koonce of Rock Field, C.. is the guest of Miss Gertrude Murphy.
 Mrs. B. R. Borchardt will leave to- day for Wilmar where she will visit relatives.
 Mrs. George Vining and son left yesterday morning to spend a few days with MT. Vining at Little Rock. Miss Louise Watson, who has been taking a course in voice culture In Chicago, will return t1day. Miss Wat son will return to Galloway college for the next term.
 Mrs. R. P. oLrd of Florence, Ala, and Mrs. w. H. Lord and daughter, Marie, are guests of Mrs. J. B. Quinn.
 Mrs. E. 0. King and daughters, Misses Vashti and Eddie King, will leave today for Cheyenne, Wyo., and Salt Loke City, Utah.
 Mrs. Theodore Copeland and daugh- ter, Mary Catherine, will leave next week to visit, relatives in Alabama.
 
 lMr. and Mrs. T. D. Hyde have nov ed to Little Rock where they will make their home.
 Mrs. w. F. Phillips is visiting rela- tives and friends in'LeXlngton, Ga.
 Mrs. T. M. Hooker and son are vts' iting relatives at Brookville, Miss.
 Mrs. w. B. Powell and daughters Minnie and Elizabeth, of Reydel, are visiting friends here and will visit friends in Little Rock before return ing to Reydel. x
 MT. and Mrs. o. c. Hauber and Mrs d. A. Maxwell, accompanied by Mrs E e. iller of Memphis, Tenn, arrived yesterday in I'M. Hauber's car from a trip to Memphis. Miss Nolie Harrison went to Little Rock yesterday to spend the week. end with friends.
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Mrs. B. M. McMullen, assisted by the class which has recently completed the course of surgical dressings, will instruct units in marking surgical dressing every morning for the next two weeks, at the Red Cross head quarters, beginning Monday next, August 6.
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Mrs. A. J. Murphree and Mrs. Grover Shepherd, both of Pine Bluff are here this week, visiting their mother, Mrs. J. M. s. Johnson and family sheridan Headlight.
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SOCIETY s

Miss Alma Warrington has return ed from Little Rock, accompanied by Mrs. Bettie Hamilton, who will be her guest for while
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MT. and Mrs. D. H. ("Doc") Wilson left early this morning for Memphis. called by telegram announcing that Mrs. Wilson's father, w. H. McCool, had suffered stroke of paralysis, at his home there.
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Mrs. J. P. Ferguson of Sweden, who underwent an operation by Dr. B. D. Luck at the Clark sanitarium, was reported last night as doing as well as could be expected
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F. P. Kea1er and family of Bates vile will arrive tomorrow morning to visit Mrs. Kealer's parents, MT. and Mrs. l.. A. Bluerock.
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Mrs. I. L. Hathaway, wife of the To- cal manager of the Union Oil & Fer tilizer company, and their son, ar rived yesterday from Little Rock. They will make their home at 712k Main street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31

gan Later. at the time of the annual
meeting fixed in the bylaws. the same
officers WSre reelected to serve until
May 1915 assisted by the following
cabinet;
First Baptist John H Lubbock
Edgewood Baptist Horace d. Nc
Manus.
Memorial Christiaa-W. a. Frewert.
Fifteenth Avenue Christian-E u.
Lundberg.
Second Christian " " DutHn
First Swedish Lutheran. J, Wes-
sell
Grace Lutheran R. L Lindstrom.
Zion Lutheran &C. A B1omgren.
First Mathodist-F. O. Van Calder,
Spencer Memorial Methodist G. M.
ShalIner
Free Methodist-G. Fl. Anderson.
Rescue Mission o. Rogers.
Broadway Presbyterian Mel.
Stewart
Central Presbyterian. i. Mclean.
Cleland Presbyterian-Cb Charles Gull
dehzopf
/ South Park Presbyterian F. c. VIII
/ liams
! First United Presbyterian-G. W,
Reddig.
Oak Grove United Presbyterian
Walter Rain
| Second United Presbyterian-V. e.
Banks
Good fellowship being one of the
primary objects Of the federation. at
its monthly meetings it has adhered 10
/ the policy of calling the men together
at preliminary supper, followed by
; such programs as could he prepared
for their instruction and entertain
Iment The federation has been most
successful in presenting entertain
ment Of q high class for the pleasure
of those attending its regular gather
ings, OF which there have been 10 since
/ the series began. For purely histori-
cal mention and without attempting TO
enlarge upon any special features Of
feret, the following persons have
been the principal speakers at the
federation meetings so far held. dat
ing from the first gathering:
Feb l9-F. O. Van Calder, Rock Is
land
March 3 Organization meeting; no
set address
April 3-Dr- f. L. House, Portland.
Ire.
May Rev. r. ". Babcock, Moline
June 5-Hon. E. r. Murphy, Leaven-
worth, Kan.
July 3-Rev. L. M. conman. Daven-
port.
Sept l1-Rey D. a. johnson. Rock
Island
Oct . Rev. j, c Granger, Rock Is
land
Nov 6-Joshua HasseIquist Roob
Island
Dec. 4-Rev. D, A. johnson, Rocl
Island.
i will be noted that Rev u. A. John.
son has addressed the federation twice
during the last four months Of the per.
iod covered by this account. This wa.
occasioned by a special message which
the members desired to hear at III,
December meeting. bearing partfcu
larry upon certain phases Of the con
| serYation program recommended b.
/ government officials for the guidauc,
of the public during the present war
In this connection If may be explain
ed that 1t is one Of the aims of the fed
| Grafton TO present topics that are o
| Interest at the moment, aud The MAJ
| with the message is assured Of hear
| ing whenever the time seems apropos
| regardless Of any calendar order a
| 1t applies to the Individual.
| In the direction OF concrete effort
| the federation has taken an actiy
part In all public movements wher
Sits cooperation would be of value am