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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-24
Observation-Disclosures

kEAEL.E 4 ARSHALI-AtGOrue ys-at-
law. once. S0z-S03 Safety building,
Rock Island.
rs WALKER, INGRAM & FEENE<Y- AT
tuTEeys and counseIors at law. Money
t. Joan On real estate Rooms 2o9-Z4&
Central Trust building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-24
CIVIL ENGTNEERs.


CIVIL. Eugiueer-Y Walter \. Schro der,
civil engineer. surveys. maps, pats.
drawings. $40 Safety bldg: phone IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-24
FOR lighthouses.

EUR EENI-HUL5ESs
HOUSE; Eve rooms phone r I. 4627-Y-
HOUSE; six rooms. partly modern. In
qujre l. j. Green, r. i. Savings bank.
STRICTLY new modern 1--WE room bun
galOw5 furnish ed. in splendid Ioca-
ton Address e. b, care Argus.
SEVEN room house, large lot; on two
ear lines; cash or terms. Call Dav-
export 12Tl~E
Two new cottages and two two story
six raom houses; all modern these
houses can be bought same as rent
Phone r.. L. 1645.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-24
FOR RENT-ROOHs.

FURNISHED rooms at Sol Twentieth
street Phone r. I 3622-X-
FOUR modern sleeping rooms; 1910
E1shth avenue. phone r ash
MODERN furnished front room. close
n 1873 Second avenue. phone r. L
MODERN furnished front room for two
gentlemen, private family. On car
me lSlA seventh avenue
MODERN furnished front room; In pri-
EaLe FAMILY; with board If desired :
1911 Twenty-fourth stfeet
ONE large front sleeping room suita-
pie Tor two gentlemen; T25 Twenty
thIrd street,
able FOR one or two gentlemen good
residence locality. Inquire ASIA
6-1Ehth avenue. OF phone r. / zz62,
Room; modern: furnish ed near arse
mai; board i desired; 1890 Thirty
ROOMS modern. IT2T Thirty sIgRfh
street. on car line. board If desired
ROOM; nicely furnished: private fam
Lys all modern. desirable location.
Phone II, Z. 4125,
ROOMS modern. two. for hOuseekep-
a5$ LeIetehcesi to man and wife. CAN
1919 Iweltth street after s p. n.
ROOMS; three unfuruishedi 1918 Ninth
avenue r. J. 1850
Rooms; three. punished: use OF ktteh-
en-; 20 couple 2ll0 Fifth avenue.
ROOM. modern. furnished. gentleman:
board 74s Seventeenth strset
ROOM noGern3 'front.' close tns 4s2T
Sixth avenue.
TWO modern sleeping rooms: gentle
men preferred. Phone r. J. 1871.
Two nicely furnished light housek eep-
ing rooms; E99 Eighth street
TWO furnished rooms for light house
keeping 1913 Fortleth street. II, T.
VERY Gestrs BILE room for Two. break
Iasts and s o'clock dinner, 2e2 Tween
Ueth street Phone r. ]. 1416.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-24
FnR RENT-FLATS

~~~~4r~----~~----~~-~~--~
APA ET&IENT: modern. six room, Payne
apartments Phone r. l. 1853.
FOUR room modern hat. inquire 4I6
Twelfth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-24

PAGE CLOSES
At neon each day. Cali r. L las
1s6 or 1AT, Classified Department. for
additional information.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-24
MOTORCYCLES AND BICYCLES.

TIRES (alI makes). accessories, lamps,
etc; cut prices; $40 Flying Merkle
bicycles at wholesale price, S25 (or-
ange and blue enamsled}s 1Z5 East
Third street, Davenport.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-07-18
Close 1t If 1t Wasn't
There

The boys are pulling off
good one on Barnes Griffin,
chief police of Marshville on
this wise, says The Nashville
Home: They say that a stranger
drove into town a few days ago
with a car that made a-plenty of
noise. The chief was on the
job and Immediately approached
the automobiles and enquired
if he wasn't running with his
cut out open. The stranger
denied the charge with great
deal of emphasis and in order to
convince the officer beyond a
reasonable doubt he made a
thorough canvass of the car to
show that there wasn't cut out
on If at all. The policeman
being satisfactorially convinced
that he was in error in his suppo-
Sltlon that the stranger was run
ming in violation of the law re-
piled: well. sir, you'll have to
get cut.out and put it on your
car, as the automobile law re
qulres that cut outs be kept clos
ec while running inside incorpo-
rated towns and you can't keep
1t closed unless you have one."
And now some of our automo
bile drivers placing cards bear
ing the inscription, "Cut-out Ap
piled For" on the rear of their
cars.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-07-18
Biggest of Big Guns.
Popular Science Monthly.

Popular Science Monthly.
1t IS not easy to understand
what the power of a gun really
lS--lts penetrating and destruc-
tive power. What we call a Is
inch gun-which means one
whose muzzle or hollow part IS
fifteen inches in diameter-will
hurl a shell right through a plate
or wall of the hardest steel
twelve inches thick seven miles
from the muzzle. The power of
the very largest land guns ever
made-the German howitzers of
OF l6.o inch gunS-is such that
one of their missiles cracks open
a steel and concrete fort as if it
were a nut.
There are two classes of guns
naval guns, and army or land
guns. Because they can be ma
nlpulated more easily than those
OF a ship, land guns are the
heavier. From eight 10 ten
miles is the greatest distance
that q gunner can cover success
fully at sea. The largest naval
gun is the fifteen English gun ON
the famous superdreadnaughts.
and the largests land gun is the
German howitzer. Of the two
the naval gun fires shell weigh.
ing over half a ton, while the
other Tires a projeCtile ton in
weight. But The new giant Six
teen inch guns oi the United
States defending the Panama
canal and New York at Sandy
Hook shoot projecliles weigh
ing 1870 pounds. mhich is over
ton. These immense steel
guns can sink ship before it
has really come into sight on the
horizon, the location OF the BAT
tleship having been determined
by aeroplane or tower.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-07-18
Prussian War Lord Resigns Hi
Place

Berne, Switzerland, July ID
british Admiralty, per Wireless
PresS.-An official telegram
from Berlin says that Gen. Won
Stein, the Prussjan minister of
war, has resigned
The Prussian war office is in
reality the imperial ministry of
War, performing the functions
of that office for the empire.
Gen. Won Stein recently excited
the antagonism of the Socialists
by his pan German activities.
He was charged by the Socialist
newspaper Voerwaerts las,
month with aiding in the circuls-
ton of a pan. German pamphlet
opposing peace efforts.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-07-18
Burbank Develops Grain That
Will Yield Five Times More
Than Present Varieties

Santa Rosa, Cal, July IL
Luther Burbank, the worlds
greatest scientific agriculturist.
today announced the perfection
of "super. wheat" which he be
lieves will go far toward solving
the universal problem of gram
shortage.
Its yield is five times as much
per acre as the average produc-
ton throughout the United d
States today.
When Is bushels are now
garnered, 40 to 70 is the measure
OF the new Burbanks variety.
1t is as if this genius of the plant
kingdom had suddenly extended
manifold Americas wheat acre
age
The promise of this achieve.
ment for a hunger threatened
world can scarcely be overesti-
mated.
1t is the product of 10 years
extensive and very expensive
experimenting to combine into
one wonderful. new grain the
best flood qualities, hardihood
and fecund,ty Of many strains Of
wheat selected from all parts of
the earth.
1t has been carefully tested in
comparison with 6S of the
worlds best wheats and excells
every one in productiveness.
Mr.. Burbank told ABOUT this
wonder grain here for the first
time today. Until now he has
kept ii secret for fear the result
of his labors would be appropri
ated by exDloiters.
II have" he said, perfected
and ready for the market the
most productive wheat ever
evolved by man-you may say
that without qualification, and
I'll back it up.
The average yield will run
about SO to 70 bushels to the
acre. 1t IS hardy, barbles, smooth
and milky, and will grow any
where in the temperate zone.
Were it universally planted,
the same acreage ay under
cultivation should ;ield many
times as much wheat
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-07-18
J. f. Efird Submits to Charge of
Assault

Monroe, July 1.-THE case of
the state against ]. f. Efird, of
this city, charging him with
assault upon the highway
with a deadly instrument with
lntente to kill Prof. r. w. Allen
on the morning of June IS, was
concluded here this afternoon
when MIR. Efird submitted to a
charge of assault and battery
with a deadly instrument and
was fined by the recorder the
sum of $3.50 and cost in the case.
In submitting to the charge MIR.
Efird agreed to make reparation
for his deed by paving Professor
Allen the sum of S., 500. The
case has been on trial since
early Tuesday morning before
w. J. Pratt, recorder, and the
courthouse at all times has not
accommodated the spectators
with seats. manv ladies attend
ing the sessions.
1t has created more interest
owing TO the prominence of the
parties involved and as to the
character and cause of the as
Sault than any case ever heard
IN Union County.
Representing the defence in
the case were John ]. Parker
and w. B. Love. of the local bar,
and E. T. Cancler, of Charlotte.
Assisting Prosecuting Attorney
r. L. Stevens was City Attorn
ey J. G. M. Vann and Frank
Armfield, of Monroe, and James
H. Pou, of Raleigh, and T. l..
Caudle, of Wadsboro.
After the disposition OF the
case Mr., Pou spoke to the as
semblaes of people in the court.
house on the various phases OF
the war and existing conditions
in the countries involved there
IN for more that an hour and
so effective and forceful were
his words that he was given up.
divided attention. He was
loudly cheered at intervals. Il
was an inspiring talk and valu
able and worthy of the splendid
attention that il received.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-07-18
Still. Thinks Jefferson Is On the
Road to Lancaster.

Still. Thinks Jefferson Is On the
Road to Lancaster.
From the last issue of the
Jeffersonian the following is
taken.
IN an article about the
National Highway published
last week in The Jeffersonian we
stated, in oNr article few of the
iron clad reasons, why the Gov
ernment should and is going to
build the road thru Jefferson,
and of course our neighbors IN
PagelAnd, and the Journal, feel
"peeved" that we showed them
up."
The Journal agreed with us
that the roads beyond Pageland.
are in the condition that we had
accused them of. We are aware
that the people are not responsi,
BILE for their past and present
condition. Nevertheless the
facts in the road case are undis
putably correct, as printed last
week and admitted by the
Journal. Whether the county is
to blame for the condition of the
abominable roads IS none of
Ieffersons business.
The civil engineers advice
that the Journal Graves for is
freely given. The most feasible,
shortest, and cheapest route for
a National Highway, is to clay
the old Chesterfield road which
is ready for the clay. and build it
to Ruby from Jefferson, thereby
saving nine miles, and leaving
Pageland where she now stands
Nobody bound for Lancaster.
ever picks the route by Page
land. Invariably they take the
Jefferson route to Kershaw, over
the Lynche's river bridge, and
thence to Lancaster.
This road is smooth, with a
good road bed all the way and
free of holes, ruts. and washouts.
which is more ,han .Pageland
can offer.
I'VE do not wish to antagon-
ize the Journal. 1t is the milk
In the cocoanut, thai we are
after. If the Journal will take a
ruler and lay it down on a mar
of Chesterfield county, and dra w
a straight line between Jefferson
and Chesterfield, they will find
by using their eyes instead of
their elbow that Jefferson is the
LOGICAL route because it is 9
miles shorter.
IF the Journal, will take
their claim of III or IS miles"
and divide by . they will come
nearer the correct solution, as to
the reason why Jefferson is re,
coenized as the best route be-
tween Kershaw, Lancaster
Ruby, Chesterfield, McBee and
Monroe.
"We have in Jefferson, as
good clay roads as can be found
IN the State. and these were
built by the town and not the
county.
THE county owes Pageland
for good roads, and we hope
Pageland gets them. But we in
sist, that with an engineers ad
vice, backed up by the Govern
ment and Stevenson it will be
an easy thing to bring the Ma
,ional Highway thru Jefferson,
with SO many good clay roads
established"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-07-18
S1.O0 per year
How to Can Corn

- O~.A W. -
The Journal has heard rf
something which it never head
OF before and is as proud of it IS
an old turkey gobbler when lie
tries to set on a door knob. it is a
receipt for putting up "roasti!:-
ears" The canning people ar |
the good house wives as we |
say that corn is the hardest thint
to put up" that there is. 1t re-
quires SO much cooking and
careful handling And is so sui
ject to failure that few peopl.
trv it. Now this thing whici,
The Journal hears solves thr
problem. 1t is said to be thu
old Rowan Dutch way of keep.
ing green corn. Nose Waller,
who knows all about old Dutcl,
things, hasn't been consulted,
but the receipt comes so straight
that it sounds good. Just take
your green corn and shave it
oft with sharp knife, put one
cup of salt to every two cups OF
corn, and seal it up in glass jars.
Simple and easy. No cooking,
nor trouble of any kind. Simply
be careful to slice off with
sharp knife and don't scrape the
cob. But ii will be So salty that
1t never can be eaten," you will
say right off the ba1. That is
exactly what we said 10 the man
who told us, and here is what he
said, and he is preacher in good
and regular standing and is
pastor of two churches:
when you open your Jar
next WINTER" he said, "all you
have to do is 10 put the corn in
water between breakfast and
time for cooking it for dinner.
Two waters will bring it out
Just as fresh and sweet as when
it it was cut off the cob. ate
our last some time in March and
you could not tell 1t from corn
just brought from the field. I
have put up sixteen jars this
morning and have just started.
l will guarantee every grain of
it 10 keep and be just as good as
| say it is"
That surely sounds good.
Now this simple recipe may
have been known by many peo-
pie for aught The Journal knows,
but II is the first time we ever
heard of II, and So pass it on.
Our Preacher went on to say
that the old Dutch folks, before
the day of sealed glass jars, put
their corn up in stone crooks
with only cloth tied over the
top.-Morroe Journal.
Bobby, a Muncie boy of 4,
went to circus when it showed
there this season, and in the
menagrie tent received Il sack
OF peanuts with which to feed
the elephant, says the Indian
apolis News. His parents stood
a short distance away talking to
group of friends Soon Bobby
came back with his sack still full.
Didn't YOU feed the elephant
any peanutS?" he was asked by a
young woman of the party.
"No'em, replied the lad,
Soberly. IL couldn't tell which
end to feed 'em to-"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-07-18
Ready for Selection in South
Carolina

NdTCllHd
The State, Sunday.
With all duplicate registration
cards IN the governors office
and the Sc local boards in South
Carolina has been reported ready
for the drafting of this States
quota Of men for the great Ma
tional army. South Carolina is
called to furnish l0,0Sl men.
Official notice OF the quota to be
selected by each board will be
sent to the chairman today.
One South Carolina county,
Union, will not send man for
service under the selective ser
vice act. This county has al
ready 33 men in the National
Guard and regular army in ex-
cess of its quota. Unions quota
is 274 men aud the county now
has 307 men in service.
The following table shows
the gross quota, the credits and
net quota of the several counties
of the State:
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-07-18
Aviation Measure Passed In
House

Washington, July 14.-The
war department bill appropri.
ating 640.OO0,0OO for $4,000 aer.
oplanes was passed by the house
late today without a roll call.
1t was amended only in minor
details.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-07-18

who is George Washington,
Nellie?" asked the teacher of a
little girl in the primary depart.
ment.
He was Mrs. Washington's s
second husband" was the unex-
pected reply,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-07-18

"Your honor" said the solici
tor for the defense, IL an English
court, II Wish to prove bv this
question that the witness is a
man of quarTelsome disposition,
hard to get along with, and on
bad terms with his neighbors.
Now, Sir" he continued, turning
again TO the witness, "Td like to
know whose farm is next to
yours?"
WELL" answered the witness.
there's the Billings farm. and
the"
stop there. One at a time.
Are you on friendly terms with
Mr.. Billings?"
II can't say | am"
Are you even on speaking
terms with hlm?"
mo, sir"
Whose fadlt is it?"
ITS his fault, | reckon"
"Oh, yes; it's his fault, you
reckon. How long has il been
since you have spoken to him?'
About Ia years, as near as
can remember"
Nov, sir, | want you TO tell
this jury why you have not
spoken TO Mr.. Billings for II
years"
"Gentlcmen," said the witness
forming to the jury, "thc reason
why | haven't spoken to Mr..
Billings for II years is because
that's the length of time he's
been dead"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-07-18

"A shephrd is a man who
minds sheep, isn't he, father?"
Yes, my SON"
Then | expect a coward is a
man who minds cows"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-07-18
German Chancellor Resigns

London, July 14.-The politi-
cal turmoil which has been con
vulsing Germany ever since
Russia'S first startling success on
the resumption of her offensive
has eliminated for the present in
the resignation of the imperial
chancellor, DR.. von Bethmann
Hollweg. but all indications
serve to show that his resigna
ton, far from being the last act
in the drama is but the begin
ming OF far reaching develop
ments which are bound to effect
the fabric of the German empire
aud have momen!ouS conSe
quences on the progress Of the
European struggle. The resig
nation of the chancellor came
quite Unexpectedly, for DR.. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg, in the pro
longed party discussions and
heated debates of the main com.
mittee of the reichslag, which
have been proceeding all through
the week, seemed to have tri
umphed over his opponents,
who have been clamoring for
his head, by making concessions
which were tantamount to the
formation of a kind of imperial
coalition ministry.
AT the same time the chancel-
lor by the declaration that Ger
many was defensively fighting
for the freedom of her territorial
possessions evolved a formula
that seemed satisfactory to both
those who clamored for peace
by agreement and those who de-
manded reputation of the for
mula no annexation and no
indemnities."
In all this. DR.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg was strongly backed by
the emperor. The advent of the
crown prince upon the scene
summoned by his imperial father
to share the deliberations affect
ing the future of the dynasty
seems to have changed entirely
the position with regard TO the
imperial chancellor. The crown
prince at once took a leading
part in the discussions with the
party leaders and his ancien,
hostility towards DR.. Won Beth
mann Hollweg, coupled with his
notorious dislike for political re.
form undoubtedly precipitated
the chancellor's resignation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-19
MARY HAD A
LITTLE LAMB
IN BOSTON

There they spoke OF II as follows:
Miss Mary was the possessor of a
diminutive and immature specimen Of
a wool bearing and ruminant qaudru-
ped. The shaggy and agglomerated
tilaments constituting In their eollec-
tive capacity its natural outer cover
ing integument. or garment, present
ed to the vision of a surface absolutely
otiolated and albifed. and rivaling va
por that comonIy characterizes the
winter landscape
And TO whatsoever locality. continu-
Gus or remote whether Mary's fra
grant fancy. the call of duty, of per-
chance the parental mandate, impelled
her. when not otherwise engaged, to be-
take herself this juvenescent repre-
sentative of the genus owls Aries, with
a fidelity remarkable upon with absO-
lutte and entire certainty to accompany
her
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-19
WHY?

Why Is a cheese like yacht club2"
Because it is fun of shippers"
why Is the Patrol called 'Arab?'"
Because they are bunch OF Wild
men"
why do you name that especial
kind of a hatband the 'vaudeviue2'"
Because. stupid. it's headliner."
why does the Novice hold onto the
roper"
Because that's his only hope"
Why do you suppose that English
man gave $1,000 for a fiea?"
Perhaps he thought that his wife
needed exercise"
why Is the camel a Shrine en-
blem?'
Because the Novioes have to get a
hump on them"
why don't girls. who have to work,
take to farming?"
Why should they2'
Because It is the science of hus-
bandry.'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-19

owhv are the shrine coIors green
yellow and red
Because when we get hola o.
Novice he IS green; when he Is reg e,i
III often shows the yellow and wheh
we are through with him he Is always
red
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-19

"Wiu I recover, doctor?" inquired
the pedestrian who had been run over.
"Surest thing you know" replied DR..
L. p Gibson The fellow who owns
the auto Is a millionaire"
There is no use trying to play hockey
from the school OF experience.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-19

Don't argue about the war or the
first thing you know youIl be IN a
battle yourself
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-19

why should the spirit Of the Novice
be proud?"
Because he hasn't met the Patrol
vet -
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-19
JOKES THAT MADE
DOCTORS LAUGH
(From The Medical Pickwick.")
CAsT.

(From The Medical Pickwick')
CASH.
physician attending an ohstetrfcal
case where the pay is not considered
good. when asked. sDoctor. is the child
marked In any way" answered. 1T has
only one little mark about il" but you
can easily remove that
What is that doctor2"
ut is marked c. o. d."
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-11-17

The Navy Department has sent
kilograms to it's Recruiting officers
in all parts of the country directing
them to begin an active campaign
to enlist 1000 firemen and 1900 Mess
Attendants by December the 18th.
The quota assigned to the South
ern district is 1000 firemen and 1900
Mess Attendants.
The age for firemen, from IS to 35
no previous experience in firing is re-
CURED, pay $4,000 to start with board
and clothes and affords the man a
wonderful chance to become mach
mist
Mess Attendants are filled by col
cred men only between the ages of
IL and &c. to do the work of a waiter
in hotel, pay $1,000 a month with
board and clothes, for further infor-
nation call al ar write Navy Recruit
ing Station, Americas, Cal, or see
your Postmaster, Cordele, Ca