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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
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Nance Oldfeld-Gladys Anderson.
Suzanne-Judith Anderson.
Acknowledgment Ceiander.
Nathan-Carl Wilson.
FOotman-To be selected.
'The Teeth Of the Gift Horse"
Florence Florence Eley.
Annie Fisher-Emna Anderson.
Miss Marietta Williams, aunt Of
Richard-Grace Kuehl.
Rattle, an Irish maid-Ruth Hill,
Richard Butler-Rolland Bendle.
Deylin Blake-James Hood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
CASTS SELECTED FOR
JUNIOR GLASS PLAYS

The following casts have been Sc
lected for Nance Oldfeld" and The
Teeth of the Gift Horse" which are to
be presented by the juniors of the
Moline high school On the evening Of
Jan. IL:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28

DeUvsred By carrier at 10 cents per
week IN Moline, East Moline silvis and
Watertown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
THE ARGUS.
EAST MOLINE OFFICE,

Ross Bldg, Room No. 3, Seventh street
Phone East Moline II.
ROY A. Sears. City Editor
d Temple 80. Circulation Manage;
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-23
TURKS HELDINFAR east
Prevented By British From Rein
forcing Allies in Europe.

London, Feb. 23.-The present Brit
| ish operations in the Far East arc
having definite effect on the gene
raj situation by preventing the Turks
from sending forces to join their al
lies on the European fronts, accord
ing to Gen. F. 3. Maurice, Chief d.
rector of Military Operations at the
War Office, in his weekly review OF
military movements.
"Our recent operations at Aut-cl-
Amara and on the Sinai peninsula,
said General Maurice, "are having an
important bearing upon the general
situation by reversing the conditions
prevailing last year, when our fail
ares gave the Turks chance to send
troops to their allies on the eastern
front. The conditions are now re-
verscd. The Turks are not only UNI
able to dispatch such reinforcements
to Europe, but arc compelled to draw
on their available resources to enable
them to hold their positions in the
Ku; and Sinai fields of operation.
General Maude, at Kut-el-Amara,
has been making a wide swing with
his left, pivoting on his right, which
remains stationary at Sannayat. His
advance has been steady, resulting in
the taking of line after line of Turk
ish trenches, followed by the success
full action at Dehra, when the big
bend in the Tigris was cleared of the
enemy. We are now in a position to
invest Kut-el-Amara.
"On the right, at Sannayat, the
Turks occupy narrow front pro
tccted by the river on one flank and
by marsh en- the other, so that a
few machine guns can play havoc
with an attacking force Therefore
our advance there may be held up
for some time.
"In the Sinai region we have been
successful in clearing out several
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-23
TRUSTEES SALE.
ONE-HALF OF A SQUARE OF
GROUND IN ALEXANDRIA
CITY, VA, IMPROVED BY
A SMALL FRAME
RJTIDING

By virtue of authority vested In
the undersigned trustee, by deed of
trust from Robert Elliott and Syb-
lila NJ. Elliott, his wife, to c. E.
Nicol, the said undersigned trustee,
bearing date January 20, 1914, ad-
mitted to record January 20, 1914,
and duly of record in the Clerks Of
flee of the Corporation Court of Al
exandria City, Virginia, in Liber
Nc. 63, at Folio, 800, of the Land
Records of the said City, default hav-
ing been made in the payment of the
debt secured by the said deed of
trust and the beneficiary under the
said deed Of trust having requested
the said undersigned trustee to sell
the hereinafter described property to
satisfy the said debt, the said I'M
dcrsigned trustee will sell at pub
lie auction on the Premises,
At 500 O'clock, p. m, ON SAT-
URDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1917, the
following described real estate stu
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-23
ate in the City of Alexandria, Vir-
ginia, bounded and described as fol-

ate in the City of Alexandria, Vir-
GINA, bounded and described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
All that piece or parcel of land
situate and being in the said City,
bounded on the west by Payne Street,
on the south by Pendleton Street, on
the east by Fayette Street, and on
the north by line drawn east and
west through the middle of the square
parallel to Wythe street and be-
ing the south half of the square
of ground bounded by Payne, Pen
dleton, Fayette and Wythe Streets,
which was conveyed to the said Rob
ert Elliott by Louis C. Barley and
Bessie S. Barley, his wife, by deed
bearing date June 16, 1900, admitted
to record August 81, 1901, and duly
recorded in Liber No. Al, at folio
ITO, of the Land Records of Alex
andria City, Virginia.
Terms of Sale:- Cash.
The title is perfect. $4,000 de-
post will be required on day of sale
and ten days allowed to examine
title, when balance OF purchase
money must be paid, whereupon deed
will be executed.
c. E. NICOL,
37-td. Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-23
Special Notice

February Z, 1917.
BY order of the Board of Director S
of the Seminole Land & Investment
Company, Incorporated, notice is
hereby given that special meeting
of the stockholders of said Com
pany will be held at the principal
offices Of the Company, III south
Fairfax street, Alexandria, Virginia,
on the 26th day of February, 1917,
between the hours of 10 a. m. and II
noon, for the purpose of considering
the action of the officers of said Com-
pany in connection with the recent
sale and conveyance Of the entire
property Of said Company to the st.
Cloud Development Company and of
or disappearing same.
L. V. FRENCH
35-td. Feb. 7, 1917. Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-23

Henry Holcer, IA years old, of 10
& street northwest, Washington died
Yesterday afternoon from internal
injuries received when the bicycle he
was riding colidsd with an autono-
biie at New Jersey avenue and First
street northwest Young Holcer, it
is said, was racing another boy on
bicycle. As TREY attempted to cross
New Jersey avenue, one OF the boys
crossed in front of the machine,
which was proceeding along New
Jersey avenue, but Holcer collided
with The auto.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-23

12-Gt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-23
SEALED PROPOSALS.

Sealed Proposals addressed to Mr..
j. B. Fitzgerald, chairman CT CON-
mittee on Light, for the erection OF
Brick Building at the City Gas
Works, will be received at the ofIirc
Of the Clerk of Gas until ~ O'Clock,
noon, on March Bird, 1917 Drawings
and specifications can be seen at the
office Of the Clerk of Gas, Room 5
and 6, City Hall.
J. B. WALLER,
12 ct. Clerk of Gas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-23
,osts that the Turks attempted to

posts that the Turks attempted to
reoccupy.
Feeling the necessity of at least
holding their own at Kut and Sinai,
the Turks have stopped troop move
ments toward Europe and are send
ing all possible reinforcements to the
threatened points.
1--WE have had another week OF
raids on the western front, marked
Ivy the noteworthy fact that Germans
made made a successful raid at lie
Transloy (on the Sommc 'front.',
where they took 35 prisoners which
is the best they have to show against
our capture of more than 1000 of
their men.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-22
ORLEANS

Doris Spafford, Correspondent
Miss Doris Spafford is spending the
week in ,Barnet.-Stanward Campbell
and Chester aClapper of Fort Ethan
Alien made a brief call on their par
ents Sunday night.-A H. Giles of
Boston, while on his way from Rich
ford to Orleans, Sunday night, met
with an accident on the Coventry road
near Maurice Parkers While going
down the Hill the car skidded and
went over twice down the embank-
ment Mr.. Giles was unhurt, but the
car was badly damaged.-Mrs. Spaf-
ford has moved what is left of her
goods into the rooms in the Beede
block, upstairs, lately occupied by DIR.
Karl S. Webster,-Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hoyt and Mr.. and Mrs. N. G..
Simpson and son, Carl, of Lyndon
vile, visited at j. II. Bartletts Sun
day.-Mrs. A. F. Chamberin is
spending a couple of weeks in Lyn-
donville and Hardwick.-Melvin KEEL
ley is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Wallace
Lawyer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-22

Today THE CALIFORNIAN pub
lished a two column review of
the work of the differend state de-
partments in the month of July. This
report is to be made monthly to the
Board of Control and published in the
state papers. It will give the citizens
Of Vermont an opportunity to know
what the state officers are doing and
create public interest in their work.
1t would be good thing if the select
ment Of the town and the trustees Of
the village would make their work,
public at the close of their regular,
meetings The selectmen meet everf
Wednesday afternoon and the trustee 3
every Mondas evening, but they sell
dom give out anything for publication.
The taxpayers Of the town and village
would be glad to know just what
business is being done by their ser
wants.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-22
That Ap,eriaa ;S prod,Ieinp more

That America is producing more
Good than ever this year is indicated
by the INCREASED amounts of meats
eggs and dairy produce held in cold
storage in this country The percent
age of inefease of this year over last
year, the reports being given August
i of each year, is as follows: Frozen
beet, 62.3 per cent cured beef, 107. 2
per cent; lamb and mutton, 32.2 per
cent; frozen pork 6.S per cent de-
crease; dry salt pork increase, 81 per
cent; sweet picked pork, 80 per cent;
lard, "A per cent; frozen poultry
1861 per cent; frozen eggs, 100 per
cent; cold storage eggs, Z per cent;
creamery butter a decrease of 2O.5 per
cent, ana American cheese an increase
Of 1915 per cent. With this increase
Of food in storage there would seem
to be little excuse for raising prices at
present.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-22

The government has found it nee
essary to stiffen its regulations re-
garding the exemption of men. claim
ing dependents from military service.
The news dispatches say that in some
districts as high as 80 per cent of the
registrants. called for examination are
filing claims for discharge ON the
ground of dependent relatives. There
is but one conslusion to be drawn
from this condition and that is many
men are trying to hide behind some
/ body's petticoat. An army cannot be
raised in time to do the most effective
work if such widespread evasion of
military duty is allowed and the gov
eminent shows wisdom in Tightening
the rules. Germany does notrexempt
its towards from military service and
this country cannot hope to success
fully fight the Germans unless it
adopts regulations that will call its
fighting forces into the field.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-22

The German citizen has no voice in
making the laws of his country. He
has some voice in the selection of the
members of Reichstag, a body which
measures pending before the legisla-
tive department of the government.
But it cannot enact a measure of any
kind The body that enacts or re-
jects laws is the Bundeshat. whose
members are selected by the emperor
and by the kings and grand dukes
who head the various states of the
German empire. These men being
entirely independent of the public and
the states, carry out the wishes of
these rulers rather than the people.
While it is true the German citizen
has some voice in the election of the
mem bers OF the Reichstag he does not
nave the voice as citizen but as
property holder. The members are
not CHOSEN ny ulIcCl NOte VI llie peoPie
but by electors. One-third of these
electors are chosen by the taxpayers
their district, another third is chosen
by the next lot of people paying a
third of the taxes and the remaining
third by the remainder of the people.
These districts are very unequal in
the number of voters, some containing
only 100, 900 residents and others five
and six times that number, much the
same inequality that exists in the
towns of Vermont.
With this very small voice in the
choice of their government German
people are watched so closely by the
servants of the emperor that their
life is in imminent danger if they say
| aught against their ruler. Anyone ex
pressing the wish that the emperor
might be killed is shot with as little
ceremony as a mad dog is executed
| in this country.
So it will be seen that government
by the German people is almost i'm
possible, and the dawn of peace will
not come until the power Of the en-
peror is crushed. 1t seems certain
that it must fail some day, but it may
be a long time. Revolution is the
only thing that can place the people
in power and revolution is watched
so closely that it is almost impossible.
Surely Germany is not a peoples
country but the possession of die
tatOr.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-22
More About Sheep.

We note that a movement is on
foot in New Hampshire to encourage
the farmers to go into the sheep rails
ing business. The Littleton Courier
says that Henry B. Newhall, Jr., of
New York and Littleton is intensely
interested in the proposition and
would willingly accept the RESPONSE
bility for having carload of thor
oughbred stock sent to Littleton if he
could be assured that the farmers
would take them. representative OF
the New Hampshire college at Dur
ham stands ready to come here at any
time that interest is shown in the
matte" to further enlighten the farm
ers regarding the opportunities in this:
| line. President II. e. Richardson of
the Littleton National bank has also
, stated that the bank will be glad to
4! farmers who are unable to spare the
ready money
This would seem a move in the
!
right direction but we believe the
farmers of Vermont have an oppor-
| tunity to do something better. We
think our suggestion of the other day
| that Vermont farmers should buy all
the ewes that are for sale in Vermont
this season would be more practical
4 nrfi ri Of 40
stock
While sheep will live under very
adverse conditions a part of the year
there are seasons of the year when
they yield quickly to improper care
and nourishment. Every farmer can
not make a success of sheep raising
because he does not understand it,
and it would be folly for such a man
to go to the expense of stocking with
expensive sheep from another State.
! But many a farmer could get a flock
of ten or a dozen sheep from neigh
Dor and develop a pleasant and profit
able business in sheep.
Some people at the first suggestion
of raising sheep will snarl Dogs
There will, of course, be some losses
by dogs, the same as there has been
since sheep and dogs made their ad-
Fent in Vermont, but there are not
so many dogs running loose in the
state today as there were 80 and 40
years ago. Sheep were more plenty
then and there was not an alarming
loss of sheep by dogs. So we feel that
some farmers are too afraid of dogs.
We believe that the adoption of the
plan of keeping all Vermont ewes in
Vermont this season would start a
good business in the state that would
not require SO much time and ex-
pensive labor as the conduct of large
diaries does
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-22
EAST BURKE
(Mrs. b. r. Humphrey, Cor. J

(MrS. b. i. Humphrey, Corr
Mrs. Thomas of Conway, N. H, is
visiting relatives in town.-Mrs. Nora
Russell Of Montpelier is. visiting her
brother-in-law, Walter Russell.-Dean
MOulton and son, Harry, from Camp
ton, N. H., are visiting at Adna Bur-
rington s.--I4ittlc George Lang is Wis
ting his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred burlington, in West Lebanon,
n. H.-Harley Sidney of Burke is
working for John Fyler.-Mrs. Perley
Harris and Miss Floy Gibson were in
Lyndonville Wednesday morning to
attend the canning demonstration at
the Lyndonville graded school build
ing.-Some of the boys from here
went Thursday to Lyndonville to see
the ball game between the Woodsville
and Lyndonville teamS-Mrs. Dennis
Davis was called from Littleton, N. H.,
by the critical illness of her cousin,
Mrs. Nellie CaswelL Mrs. Helen Car
penter and Miss Roancy Parker are
home from. several weeks spent in
Lyndon and Lyndonville with their
brother and sister.-Miss E'loy Gibson
has returned from visit to her old
home in Enosburg.-H. E. Jenkins has
been at Speedwell Farms for a few
days setting up machinery. He was
accompanied by his grandson, Master
Carl Harris.-MrS. Arthur CaSWell has
been spending a few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson, in
Sutton-Mrs. Percy Kiniston and son,
Wis, and daughter, Opal, returned
Wednesday from visit with relatives
in Barton.-Mrs. Joseph Lavley has
been confined to her house by illness
the past Week.-Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Ball visited her mother, Mrs. Addie
CoWen, in Lyndon Thursday.-Miss
Edith Farmer returned Wednesday
from several weeks visit with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hazen, in
Alburg.--W. H. Jeffrey was home
from Montpelier Wednesday and
Thursday.-Mrs. Isaiah Mathers and
son, Henry, are visiting friends in
Calais.-Mrs Howard GOrham has
been spending a week at Old Orchard,
Me-, with Mrs. Emily Gorham, who is
spending the summer there.-Mrs.
Fred Farmer took Sadie Larrey to
.Brightlook hospital Thursday where
she was operated on for adenods.--
The many friends Of Mrs. Nellie Cas-
we'll will be glad to hear that she is
more comfortable.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-22
Indirect Effects of the War.

The public generally looks at the
struction of life and property and it's
tremendous financial costs. There is,
however, another set of results which
may be safely predicted in America
and elsewhere.
1t will check the appropriation of
money by governments for pork bar
rel purposes. 1t did not prevent the
preparation of the annual rivers and
harbors fraud at this session of Con-
gress, but it is not likely the next ses-
sion will attempt to squander Federal
resources in this way. Vermont the
ents of National Guardsmen, special
military purposes and State pay to
Guardsmen a total of $161, 001.71.
This year it will undoubtedly pay
more than that. So special appro-
priations will not be favorably re-
ceived by the next Legislature. All
along the line we shall see more care
regarding public expenditures.
The saving Of money for the pur-
chase of government bonds has great
ly increased the thrift of Americans.
They must continue this thrift while
the war is prosecuted if the govern
lnent is to have sufficient funds for it's
successful prosecution. The habit of
saving will not be abandoned with the
close of the war, but more thrift will
be practiced after the war than there
was before it's demands came
The greatest result we believe will
be more productive labor by Ameri
can citizenship. The same dislike of
evasion of productive and useful
tasks that is felt now during the
stress of war will continue after it is
over. The man who desires to stand
well in his community will not dare
to evade productive work Hundreds
of people will have come to love their
garden and other food production
work and will continue it in times of
peace
No matter what the cost of the war
is in human life or in dollars and
cents, we are confident it will leave
us more thrifty and practical people
with a greater respect for our gov
eminent and a higher regard for the
man who can really do things.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-22
The Pone,s Peace Pronosal.

That q peace proposal from any
source would appeal to this war weary
world is natural and although the
Pope has no government authority
spread discussion and possibly some
disaffection among the nations at war.
There are, however, several reasons
why it should not be seriously con-
sidered at this time. First, the Pope
lis no representative of democracy.
He stands for exactly the opposite of
democracy and his proposal contains
no word that would assist in making
.deml cracy more stable in the world.
lions would be left uhaccomplished
should peace on the terms suggested
by the Pope be adopted. s"
f The Pope's proposal would be a
status quo ante peace which would
leave Germany in position to strike
again as soon as it's uncivilized en-
peror should acquire strength enough
to make it possible. The civilized
world cannot afford to leave such a
menace in existence. His proposal
I Suggests the restoration of Belgium,
Serbia and Rumania, but does not
contain the word reparation. These
small countries restored would be
simply tempting bait to German
rapacity, which would inevitably lead
to renewed outrages the minute Ger
nany's greed desired it. PREPARATION
for these outrages would teach Ger
many that she could never expect to
I:trample upon weaker nationalities
with impunity.
America can not listen to the Pope's
proposals because they do not bring
about one Of the greater objects for
which America entered the war.
There is no security from further ag-
erosion by Germany in either the
! New or the Old World. There is no
victory for the German people, but
rather for German autocracy. There
| is no justice for the weaker peoples
and America can not safely stop its
| fight against German inhumanity I'M
til all these things are made sure. The
Pope is playing a hand for Germany
that take the tricks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-22
BARNET
&C. E. Hazelton, Correspondent

&C. E. HaZelton, Correspondent
Donald Miller of Lebanon, N. H, is
spending a few days at the home of
DR.. r. H. Hazelton.-Tuesday evening
a dance was held at the home of War
rem Chapman to celebrate his birth
day. A good crowd attended and the
old fashioned dances were enjoyed.
Refreshments were served.-Mrs. F.
o. French of ST. Johnsbury visited
her mother, Mrs w. S. Brock, Tues
day.-.Miss Batchelder of Buffalo, N
Y, is visiting at Carlos Gilfillans'-
Mrs. p. DOuSe and children have re-
turned to their home in Peacham aft
er spending several days with Mrs.
James Morgan.-Mrs Clara Gardner,
Miss Myra Gardner and Miss Marian
Carter of Lebanon, N. H., were guests
at DR.. r. II. Hazeltons Tuesday,
An insane man who wandered up the
railroad track was reported for dis
turbing the peace at Laundry's. Mr..
Gilfillan took the man to st. Johns
bury.-A number of Dartmouth stu
dents are staying at Walkers Inn
Beulah Whitney of st. Johnsbury
spent Wednesday with her sister, Mrs
Minot Woods.--Mrs. Harold Lunge is
visiting in Barnet and Monroe N. H.
Mr.. Hanson lost a valuable cow
Monday morning.
Rev w. c. Clark will give an il
Illustrated lecture on "Foregleams of
Liberty" Sunday evening at the
church.-Bernard Forrest was in town
Monday.-Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Brock
left for Springfield, Mass, this morn
ing to visit their son, Lyman Brock,
who is in the hospital.-Among those
attending the Grand Army of the Re
public convention in Boston were Mr..
w. S. Brock and Mr.. c. ID. Harris of
Barnet.-Florence Haywood is an out
of town visitor. Miss Iva Anderson
Of East Ryegate is taking her place
in tn hotel.-Mr. Claude Gilfillan was
home for over Sunday.-Donald Mil
Ter has returned to Lebanon, N. H.,
after spending a week in Barnet
There will be 4 canning demonstration
in Schoolhouse Hall at Barnet Tues
day, August 81, at 2 p. m. Everybody
come. Given by a government expert
Bring vegetables to be canned and put
in glass jars. 1t is free.-Floyd Mays
was in. st. JOhnsbury to visit his faith
erin law, Mr.. Mays Of McIndoes, who
is at Brightlook HOspital.-Mrs Angie
Keamey spent Sunday in ST.. Johns
bury.