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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-27
IvATFR- RENr LNpAIn-

A suit of NJ. ID Resented against
Charles Van de Genachte for S27.49
claimed on q water rent account in
Moline was heard before Magistrate A.
A. Niles in East Moline this morning
The hearing was continued to next
Wednesday, Claim Of the plaintiff is
that the defendant leased building
and failed to pay the water rent. Ieay-
ing the landlord liable TO the city
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-27
BACK ATTrN DRAFT RITZ

Washington July Favorable re
port on Senator Chamberlain rasoIl-
ton So empower the government to
draft alien citizens OF countries now
az war against Germany but living n
THIS country, was agreed on today by
The senate military Committee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-27

1aIsvared hv 90 ~rt4r 81 &c cents per
week ~ Moline. Eaar &gIias. 5iv-a ana
WaLeYEo WA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-27

MOLINE OFFICE.
1507Iz Third Avenue q
Phone Moline e.
Rex vfeeloek ........... City E1itaT
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31
The Railroad
and the Public.

In a letter to railroad presidents,
Chairman Loree Of the eastern di.
vision Of the Railroads War Board
says:
Cooperation of patrons and pub.
lie in many quarters where there
has been Indifference or hostility, II
must be admitted, is largely respon-
sible for the splendid results thus
far attained. A spirit Of helpful.
ness on the part Of persons dealing
with the railroads, prompted BY
patriotism in face Of actual war
has permitted economy and effici
ency in operation previously moi
attainable."
Is the war to become responsible
for an era Of good feeling at las
between the railroads and the pub
llics-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31
NEGRO SOLDIERS RUN
AMUCK TN TEXAS.

On Thursday evening Of last
week, a bunch Of 81 negro soldiers
quartered at the city Of Houston
Texas, shot up portion Of the city
and caused the death Of seventeen
persons, most Of whom were whites.
The origin Of the trouble was
said to be the interfering Of q ne
gro soldier In the arrest Of a negro
woman by a police officer, who was
said to have slapped her face. The
negro wearing the uniform Of a
United States soldier, butted in and
asked the policeman the nature of
the charge against the woman and
was informed that it was none Of
bis business Following the occur.
renee, a negro soldier or two we're
clubbed over the head and rushed
to the station house. which so in
famed the negro soldiers in the
campithat thirty-four Of them made
9 dash for the city, shooting as they
went and killing several whites be-
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31
Candidates Con.
tinue Speaking

The Republican county candi-
dates who are subject to the prima.
ry election to be held on Saturday,
Sept. is, are continuing their speak
ing appointments from day to day
and In the main have been heard
crowds.
So far as reported. the candidates
have been getting along pleasantly,
mo acrimonious passages between
them, but each fellow standing on
his own merits and conceding to
the Republican voters the right tc
cast their ballots as they may wish
or think best for the county.
Beginning today (Friday) the ap-
pointments for the remainder Of the
week and for next week will be q.
follows:
SCOTS Hill, Friday, Aug. 81.
Middleburg, Saturday, Sept /.
Lexington, Monday, Sept 8.
Shady Hill, Tuesday, Sept. A.
Darden, Wednesday, Sept 5.
M00re's Hill, Thursday, Sept. g.
Davis's Store, Friday. Sept 7.
Wildersyille. Saturday, Sept. s.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31

quartered at Houston The author
iies got the situation in hand al
once. troops were rushed to Hous.
ton from nearby places and the
city was put under martial law
BY dilieent search all the negroes
engaged In the outrage. except
eight, we're captured and made
prisoners to be returned to the
point in New Mexico from whence
they came.
The occurrence is a deplorable
one and viii render unsafe the
quartering Of negro troops at other
points in the South. Il has been
promised that justice will be meted
out by the government to the ne.
groes Commemorative disobeyed
every military law and made their
own lives responsible for those 50
wantonly taken by them. The
charge Of murder was filed against
the thirty-four negro soldiers by
the authorities at Houston and they
will be brought back to Harris
county for trial. s.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31
Hu. c. Anderson
. Gets Appointment

On last Monday Governor Tom
G. Rye notified Hu. c. Anderson at
Jackson Of his appointment as At
torney-General for the Twelfth Jn-
dicial Circuit, to fill out the unex-
pired term Of the late B. J. How
ard. The appointment Of Mr.. An
derson will give universal satisfac-
ton to all who are familiar with
his work while acting as assistant
to General Howard. Because Of the
long waiting on the part Of the gov
ernor, many had decided thot the
Chief Executive had decided against
the young Madison county attorney.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31
OF WAR RE-
TOLD In PLAIN WORDS.

In view Of Germany's oft-repeat-
ed statement that the government
'of the Kaise.s for the Kaiser and
by the Kaiser" was forced into the
world war into which this country
was Inevitably drawn, it is we'll
enough now and then to restate the
historical facts In the case. In
Germany It is the talk that Ger
many started the war and in con-
sequence Of a recent reiterati0n of
that falsehood ii the landof the
barbarous Huns, there has Just late
ly been q brief statement of the
bold facts accompanying and pre-
cedine the precipitation of the
greatest war the world has ever
known.
Lord Cecil Roberts, English min
lister Of blockade, last Saturday very
truly said that If any person in
England, two weeks before the first
declaration Of 1914. had arisin in a
public assemblaee in England and
asserted that in a fortnight that
country would be plunged into such
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31
Madison County
! Has AS Slackers.

:. =. h
The Jackson Sun Of last Sunday
reported the named Slackers in
Madison county, who failed to re-
port for examination and who we're,
thereby automatically drafted:
Aug ~ Huber G Majors, Simon
Ward. Willie III. Jones William H.
Wilson Claude I1odds ut S.
Harvey wiIIiatnson, Jofn L. rear
sons, Lewis B. Newberry, Joe D.
Hutson. Aug. 2O-Rufus Hill, Mar
Gus Barry, Will Puckett, Harry B.
Davis, Wilter 7. Brown, Albert
Johnson, Jas. B. Alexander. Aug.
21-Charley L. Whitenton, Henry
F. Crow, Bemis L. Jones, George
Fuller, Robt. L. Givens, Albert
Murray, Allen Conner, Charley j.
Washington, David Meriwether,
Thos. billiard, Henry McDermon.
Aug. 22-Willie Williams, Bert A.
Collins, Bascom Carter, Lonnie Boy
kin, Albert A. Hearn, Omrie Thoms,
Will Williams (Denmark). Aug.
23-Johnnie Brom, Jno. A. Cole,
Chas. c. Wilson, Ebert Udley, Will
Davis, Fred Dunn, Jim Hay, Willie
Miller, Will Cannon, Fred F. New.
decker. George M. Bird, Ernest Sim
mons, Jas. Lucas.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31
West | Tennessee
To Give 2,762.

Nashville, Tenn. - The net quota
allotted to Shelby county by Rut-
lege Smith and Gov. Rye is $50
which does not include the allot-
-ment for Memphis, which is 351.
The following are allotments fol-
the counties Of West Tennessee
Benton IS. Carroll 191, Chester 85
Crockett 159, Decatur 50, Dyer 217,
Fayette. 268. Gibson 55S, Harde-
man 1874, Haywood 223. Henderson
1872, Henry 1850, Lake 81, Lauder.
dale 21S, McNairy 107, Madison
285. Obion 217, Upton $50, Weak
LEY 275.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31
NUMBER 3

% conflict, the speaker would have
been regarded as a dangerous ia
matte. The people of England and
Of all the domain of the British en-
pire were talking, acting, practicing
peace, and were Overwhelmingly
occupied with domestic affairs, par
ticularly the Irish question. On the
other hand there is ample evidence
that for year before the war
Germany had definitely made up
her mind 10 precipitate conflict
and there launch her long contem-
plated effort to accomplish world
dominion. Was it not true thatiGer-
many had the largest and best
equipped army in the world, that
each and every soldier could in 80
minutes fit themselves for march
or battle, and that in the Ger
man city or town Of Essen alone,
where the Krupp guns are made, a
force Of 10000 men were daily and
nightly kept on the rush turning
out the great guns which Germany
7-------- $500
(Coutinued nm laat naga \ ts Il
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31
Moreon For Food
Administrator.

Professor H. A. Morgan, dean Of
the agricultural department Of the
University Of Tennessee, has been
suggested as the food administrat-
or for Tennessee as the representa-
tive Of the national government. 1t
is good suggestion. Professor
Morgan stands alone in the results
achieved in this state in the ad-
vancement Of the agricultural inter-
ests. He has done a splendid work
for the state, and this position
would largely enhance his useful
ness. A position Of this character
would be a fitting recognition Of his
services, and the people Of Tennes-
see have no second choice. Mem
phis News Scimitar.
The people Of Tennessee should
and will feel honored in any proper
recognition given Prof. Morgan. for
all Tennesseans who know his real
worth feel sure that no state in the
Union has a higher class or more
competent man at the head Of its
agricultural department. We are
for Morgan first, last and all the
time and then some.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31
French Orchards
Being Renewed,

The wonderful news comes from
Northern France that the extensive
fruit orchards, which the retreatine
Germans believed had been perma-
nently destroyed. are being restored
by means Of the most modern tree
'sallzgeFy Trees on-which the Ger
mans had cut oif q complete circle
~ sbart have been saved Nv bind:
ing up the wounds in the same
manner as binding the limb of a
soldier. Even trees which were
down entirely, the stump has again
been sawn off obliquely and having
grated into them limbs of the fall.
en- trees, which retained life and
sap.
Much of the land devastated by
the Germans is blossoming again in
grain, ETC.. and in places the or.
chards have appearance Of not
having been disturbed.
All this work of restoration is
done by camping soldiers who do
their bit and then pass on, leaving
the next work to be done by more
soldiers, who take great pride in
bringing back to that once fair land
a large measure of its former beau.
ty and productiveness.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31

In this appeal 1t IS stated that
the ability Of the railroads to move
crops depends largely upon the full
loading Of cars and the elimination
Of all delays in loading and un-
loading them.
The movement Of lumber to the
cantonments and the shipping
yards alone has monopolized the
use Of more than 100000 cars and
has made inroads into the supply
that under normal conditions would
handle the movement Of crops and
food products. To offset this hand
leap and secure the maximum
amount Of service from the cars
that the nation is dependent upon,
the following suggestions have been
made:
Unload promptly all loaded cars
received.
Load promptly all outgoing cars
and release them Immediately.
Anticipate disposition Of freight
car before its arrival.
Do not order special types Of
cars when ordinary types will do.
Eliminate use Of railway equip
ment when motor trucks can be
used.
Load all cars to full carrying ca
pacity.
Reports from practically ali parts
of the country indicate that the
movement Of grain and food pro.
ducts is going to be especially heavy
during the next few months. AS
more than 100000 recruits for the
draft army will have to be trans.
ported to cantonments next month
and as similar unusual traffic move.
ments produced by war are pend
ing the Railroads War Board feels
that everyone should cooperate in
the movement Of freight.
Keep the cars moving with q
full load and settle differences Of
opinion afterwaId," is the Wal
Boards advice.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31
Worlds Meat Sup
ply Is Vanishing

It is a far cry from 4 Lsxingtol
meat shop, where a beefsteak cost
perhaps thirty cents pound. Il
1.-THE vast prairies Of the Areentin|
Republic in South America. but )
both ends Of that long line from III
temperate zone north Of the eQsls|
tor to d similar climate south ofa IN
line which girdles the center of fhi|
terrestrial globe. the vanishing
meat supply Of the world IS 4 sub
|ject which appeals to all tKi1EizlI
men and tells Tennessee farmers 81
|inefutable figures that the livesfo
industry in this highly favored Il
cation has for it q wonderfully f0l
liable future. ss = 4 =
Cattle have increased zO90, ,(l<
in the United States since the III
began in the summer Of 1914
which is an increase Of 1 l per neII1
and which is offset 10 the balari6
Of the cattle producing world III
decrease Of 35,17O,O0O head, Iea
ing d deficit Of S,080,0OO head
and demand never before knoNI
because aworld Of fighine men Sd
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31

Washington, Aug. Is. - Presi-
dent Wilson has written Secretary
Baker expressing a view that the
drafting Of married men who are
heads Of families should be careful
ly examined to avoid it, il possible.
and expressing the view that single
men should be taken where it is
possible.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31
Irish Convention
Now In Session

Its generally known that there
lis insession in Ireland d convention
for the purpose Of giving the Emer-
aid Isle a constitution tor its own
government. but still under g6e
British ilae, but II does not seem to
|be known why the world a laEde IS
aylnd No more Of tie profess
jllSdc Nv tf6t t01voiEt;;0iE - Z
The regulations under which the
all-Irish convention is being held
provides that it shall not be lawful
for any person in any newspaper or
other printed publication or in any
public speech to publish any report
or statement Of, or purport to de-
scribe or to refer to any proceed
ings of the convention" except
such report or statement as may be
authorized officially by the chair
man of the convention.
II is understood on the outside
that the difficulties which will be
thrown in the way Of makinga con-
stitution for the future government
of Ireland will be caused by the
representatives Of eight counties Of
Ulster and by the Sein Fien men,
bers. The former are opposed to
the Home Rule proposition and
want to be left out Of it, because Of
their hatred for Irish Catholics and
the Sein Fieners seem to want
some plan Of independence origin
lated by themselves and not hand
ed to them ready-made by the
British parliament. Ireland has
been long oppressed and it is to be
hoped that the convention will at
least result in a betterment Of the
manner in which the Irish are gov.
erned.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31

The Republican county candi-
dates had an easy trip to Luray
and back Saturday. but reached
their speaking appointment an hour
or more late. The crowd was sat.
ifactory.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31

In livestock alone, if general a
riculture had no special promise,
this country has the most golden
opportunity Of its history and few
states are more favored in ability
to reap the rich harvest than Sun
ny Tennessee.
The great Tennessee corn crop oi
this year sold later in fattened
livestock ought to add millions to
the bank account Of Tennessee
farmers.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31

Harry Dennison went to Jackson
last Saturday to have DR.. Dancey
look after bis bad eye.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31

though its demonstration farms
aside from its work in the trans
portation field.
Those who have been watching
|the trend Of events over the terri
tory believe that much good will
result from these meetings and
Others which may be held in the
future.
The agricultural development
work Of the road received unstinted
praise from the visiting speakers.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31
Urging Farmers To-
Raise Food Crops.

Nashville. Tenn. Aug. rs. EN-
|phasizing the part that agriculture
| IS to play IN the winning Of the
war, and urging the farmers
throughout the territory to produce
\ larger acreage Of food crops next
yeaf, meetings were held last week
Il four Of the demonstration farms
|of the N, G. 8 St. X railway at
which leaders in farming opera
|tlons ii Tennessee and Kentucky
were present and addressed the
farmers.
Prof. a. A. Morgan, dean Of the
fricultural College Of the Uniyers-
|{l Of Tennessee: MI @. H,
luehes of the Division Of Exten-
sIon ii. Kentucky; Commissioner
< Bryson Of the Agricultural
Department Of Of Tennessee; Prof.
G Davis of the Knapp School
Country Life; President John
6We Peyton Of the Nc. & St L,
ld others made patriotic address
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31

Continued on last page,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-31
Demand For Cars
Increasing Daily

The demand for freight cars Is
greater today than ever before in
the history Of the country, accord.
ing to the Car Service Commission
Of the Railroads Ward Board, and
q second appeal has been issued
for still further cooperation from
both receivers and shippers d
Arizona republican., 1917-12-21
SMALL BUTCHERS
 SHOW PATRIOTISM

One of the most noteworthy sur prises in connection with the observ- snce of meatlcss Tuesday has been the patriotic attitude of the smaller Arizona butchers who more than any other class, perhaps, have been af- Cccted by the new order of things.
 In many of tho shops fish. oysters and fowl have been handled eXclu- sively on meatless days, while others located at points where sea food sup plies are difficult to obtain have vol untarily closed their doors on Tues days. At several points, notably at Yuma and Jerome, the meat men have zone so far as to announce through inc advertising columns of the news papers that their shops would he closed in observance of meatless days.
 And the proprietors of the shops are making it their business to see that there are no infractions of the food conservation rules by their. en- ployes. This is well illustrated in an incident at Jerome the other day. tho details of which have been received in a. letter to M. T. Grier. state hotel and restaurant representative of the food administration.
 There is a certain Austrian butcher oe Jerome who is very strict in. his observance of meatless Tuesday with closed doors. It was on last Tuesday, so the story runs, that a. meat cutter employed by him stole into the shop, cut himself a fine, large steak, had it hroiled and devoured the same. When he proprietor learned of it he dis charged the employe with the ex- planation that he did not care to have any man work for him who had so little red blood of patriotism in his veins.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-21
SALVATION ARMY
 ID BRING CHEER
 TOUNFORTUNATES

Material assistance in the campaign to provide Christmas cheer as well as tho necessities of existence for many needy families in Phoenix is expected by the Salvation Army from the public schools today, when hundreds of pupils wilt bring from their homes donations sf canned goods, vegetables, fresh and dried fruits and clothing for those in want. The donations will be assembled 1t the following schools: Adams Mon roe, Mckinley, GarfieII, capitol and Fillmore
 The receipt Of S60 turkey from the Glendale Red Cross was one of the features 0f yesterdays campaign. The bird vas bid in several times at an auction st Glendale, the suyer in, each instance donating his purchase back to the Red Cross. Finally, when $50 had Teen ceslizad. the turkey was taken to tuc Salvation Army kettle st Central renao and Washington. and handed over to tAa Salvation Army represen- tative with a card. Prom the Glendale Red Cross"
 Lack of interest on the part Of the Christmas shoppers VI the kettles is causing uneasiness at Salvation Army hcadtslarters. Less than one-third the usual contributions hav1 seen received from this source this year than last and it is feared that unless Mir. and Mrs. Christmas Shopper do their bit promptly that many of the stockings to be distributed at the annual cele- otation will be woefully slim
Arizona republican., 1917-12-21
Handkerchiefs

A thousand styles to select from: from a plain lawn to fine hand embroidered linen, silk or crepe de chine.
 5c to $50
Arizona republican., 1917-12-21
MULTIPLE TASKS
 FUR YOUNG GIRL

Tie entrance of women into war work is not to be confined to Red Cross activities and to nursing, work in munition factories, and the filling of clerical positions. but d trial is be- ing made of their fitness as city mail caTiers. Already hundreds of them are employed as rural mail carriers but not carrying the loads necessary In city work. The latest addition, put under the civil service, is that of mes senger in the departmental service at Washington, with an entrance salary Of 3360 to S4S0 per annum, though without eligibility of promotion to the ordinary departmental service. Ap- nlicants must have reached their six teeuth but not. their eighteenth birth day and must be of sound health.
 ---0-
 DEATH OF MRS. LEWIS - Mary Lewis, wife of R. H. Lewis of 4O5 North Third street, died at 6:30 o'clock yesterday CThursday) morning, at the Sisters. hospital after an illness eX- tending over period of two months. Funeral services will be held at the Catholic church at o'clock Saturday morning. lnterment will be in Green wood cemetery. Mrs. Lewis was born In Arkansas May IT, 1887. She leaves d husband and two sons to mourn her loss.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-21
Boudoir Caps

Dainty lacey creations in wash satins, crepe de chine, imperial crepe and fine net, in every pret- ty and fascinating color.
 35c to $500
Arizona republican., 1917-12-21
Umbrellas

In every quality from the hard service Carola serge to the ultra all-silk with plain natural wood or fancy gold plated or pearl handles.
 $1.00 to $7.50
Arizona republican., 1917-12-21
LENSESNEEDED
 FUR ARMY WORK

The chief signal officer of the United states army wants lenses, though of different sort from those lately called for by the navy department. He wants matched pairs of lenses, preferably Xeiss or Goerz, with focal lengths of from 5is to inches and from to "A inches. These especially are to be used in making a stereoscopic picture record of tho war for educational uses 10 be available at cost to libraries and educational institutions.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-21
Bath Robes

For either street, dress or motor wear, in plain white, fancies, tan. brown or black. The seasons newest novelties.
 $1.00 to $500
Arizona republican., 1917-12-21

Do not wait until tomorroW-phone that WANT. AID to The Republican and dispose Of. or get what you want.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-21
Fancy Ribbons

A very riot of pretty colorings, in plain satins, taffetas, beauti- ful Dresdens, rich jacquards, moires and handsome fancies. Extra special values, at from
 25c to $1.25
Arizona republican., 1917-12-21
Madeira Linens

Genuine hand embroidered on the finest linens and Madeira cloth, in tea napkins or 13-piece doilie sets. Truly wonderful bargains at
 20 Per Cent Discount
Arizona republican., 1917-12-21
Jap Lunch Sets

In four sizes. With 6 napkins to match; dark and light designs, Colors absolutely guaranteed. Per set
 S1.19 to $1.98
Arizona republican., 1917-12-21
Genuine direct importatlons from Manila. The sheerest and finest of pineapple tissue and dainty nainsook. Beautifully embroidered by hand. Put up in fancy Holiday boxes.
 S2.50 to $500 =
Fancy Waists

Dainty and stylish in the ex- treme. The seasons best and newest models in fine lingerie, crepe de chine, georgette crepe, georgine wash satin and fancy silks; in all the pretty and most stylish colors. Also waists for stout figures. Christmas special, at Md
 10 Per Cent Discount