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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20
PERSONAL POINTS

Sergeant l.. Johnson of the quarter
master corps of the regular army. ar
rived in Rock Island last evening
from the Jefferson barracks at ST
Louis. He will spend the holidays
with his mother. Mrs. Emma c. John
son. 522 Third street.
Mrs Hattie Haskell Of Belleview,
Fla, who has been visiting her broth
er, f. w Young, 100 Fourth avenue,
left for her home today Her brother
accompanied her to Chicago.
Rev NJ. l.. Neal has returned from
Coulterviile, ILL.,, where he was called
by the death of his father. Services
at Oak Grove United Presbyterian
church will be resumed next Sunday.
Mrs. G. E. Bartholomew and son
Phil, sos Thirty-fourth street, have re-
turned from Chicago, where the latter
was receiving treatment at st. Luke's
hospital
Major General Alexander Mackenzie
of the local United States engineers
Office, has gone to Washington. D. C..
to spend the holidays with his family
Rev. A. NJ Bruner, secretary of the
Y. NJ. C. A. national war work, sta
( toned at Camp Taylor, KY. in charge
of the Y. NJ c. A. camp 1856, has ar
rived from Louisville, to spend the
Christmas holidays with his family in
this city.
Ralph WEIGH has arrived from the
/ University of Notre Dame, Ind, to
spend the Christmas holidays with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs ]. NJ. Welch, 617
/ Nineteenth street.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Winkler and
Mrs. John Kramer of Greenfield, Iowa,
are visiting at the home of their par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Swisher 1916
Fourteenth street, over the Christmas
holidays.
( Miss Margaret Dibbern of Milan is
home from Northwestern university to
spend the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry s. Dibbern.
Miss Mural zimmerman is home from
the Northwestern university to visit
norman. 1043 Twentieth street, dur
ing the Christmas holidays.
Miss Elizabeth bunker Of Chicago is
visiting her niece, Mrs ". G. Oglevee,
Thirtieth street, over Christmas
Lawrence Townsend of TifIin. Ohio.
who has been visiting in the tri-cities
left today for Des Moines, where he
expects to enlist in the national army
Lieutenant Hale C. Johnson ste
toned at Deming, y. NJ, is visiting
friends in Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20
CAMP GRANT men
WILL Get LEAVE
Four Days Absence to Be Allowed 50
Per Cent OF Soldiers Training
:. at Rockford.

Chicago, Dec. 20.--With the rescind-
ing of the order allowing only few
of the men at Camp Grant leave OF
absence over Christmas, Chicago to-
day prepared TO welcome the boys who
for months have been in training In
the national army.
Four days leave is to be given to
so per cent of the men at the canton
ment. Similar leave of absence has
been ordered for the sailors at the
Great Lakes Naval Training station
The order permitting the Christmas
holiday came from Washington late
last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20
MINISTERS SIGN
GROVE PETITION
Number OF Local Clergymen Attach
Signatures to Appeal to Con.
gress OF Ex-Conyict.
ASKS ARMY SERVICE FOR MEN
Urges Prisoners in Penitentiary Be
9lFen Place in National Forces
of Nation.

Signatures of a number of local
ministers have been secured by Pat
Grove, ex-conviet. to the petition he
VIII present to congress asking that
prisoners in penitentiaries in the
united States be sent to the front.
Among those who have signed the
petition are Dean ]. J. Quinn, Rev.
David A. Johnson, Rev. j. L. Vance.
Rev. W. B. Slime. Rev. Karl A. Nilsson.
Rev. John McGown Stevenson. Father
G. P. 0Neill, Rev. C. ]. Granger and
Rev. A. Boyd. NJ H. Sexton also has
signed the petition.
Grove, who is a reformed convict,
mas been unable to see number of the
pastors in the city and others who he
believes are DESTROYS of signing the
petition. He left copy of the petit
ton today in The Argus office where
any who are DESTROYS of signing the
appeal can do so.
Tried in France.
One OF his strong arguments is that
France has foreign legion recruited
from all of the dare-devils of the
world and who have done splendid
deeds on many field since the war
began"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20

BERW AID NOT TO BE
CANDIDATE IN 1918

Mayor John Berwald of Davenport
today endorsed the citizens non-parti-
san ticket Berwald's action in en-
dorsing this ticket is taken to mean
that he will not be candidate for re-
election. The next regular election
for the city officials Of Davenport
takes place in April 1918. The pri-
maries will be held in February In
Davenport the mayor is elected for a
two-year term At the time he was
elected Berwald ran on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20
DAVFNPORTER KILLS
HIMSELF WITH GUN

Laboring under the delusion that he
was going insane, Carl H. Schlapp,
aged CT, Davenport. yesterday after
noon committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head with a 81
calibre revolver, in a room at the st.
James hotel in Davenport. Schlapp
placed the muzzle of the revolver in
his mouth when he fired the shot. He
left note addressed to his sister,
Mrs. Caroline Lange. explaining his
reasons for the rash act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20
LOWDEN NAMES BODY
TO INSPECT MINES

Springfield, H., Dec. 20.-Governor
Lowden announced the appointment OF
a commission of nine today to in
vestigate reported hazardous condi-
tons in coal mines of southern Illi-
nois, especially in Franklin county
where Is men lost their lives recently
in a gas explosion at Christopher. The
investigators were to meet at Benton
this afternoon to organize.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20

Christmas Program at Oak Park.
The Christmas program, tree and
treat for the pupils Of the bible
school of the Oak Grove United Pres
byterian church. viii be held at the
church tomorrow evening at I o'clock.
Parents Of the pupils have also been
invited to attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20
Choir Christmas Cnncert.

tNDIF VHIIstHlAs I0HceFI.
The choir OF the Memorial Chris
tan church. under the direction of
Miss Mile Beck, will render the an
nual Christmas concert Sunday even
ing at 1880 at the church The choir
will be assisted by Miss Anna Marie
Van Duzer, violin, Arthur B. Died
rich, saxaphone, and Herman Pieper,
bassO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20
Funeral Of Mrs. TheophiIe Poirot.

Funeral services for the late Mrs.
TheophiIe Poirot. 734 Fourteenth
street. will be held at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. L. Y Eckhart, s1f
Eleventh street. tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock Rev. ]. L. Vance, pastor
Of the First United Presbyterian
church, will officiate. 1nterment will
be in Ghippiannock. cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20
CBURCHMEN LAUNCH DRIVE.

Peoria, Ill, Dec 20.-More than one
hundred ministers and laymen attend
launched the campaign for s500,00e
for conference claimants and Metho-
dist hospital of the central Illinois
conference,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20

Edwin and Jesse A. Cowley were
named executors.
DIR. Wyland's viii.
The Will OF DR.. Jonathan NJ Wy
land of Moline, who died Nov. 20. was
admitted 10 probate today. He leaves
MS entire estate to his wife, Amelia
5. Wyland. The instrument was
drawn up June n, 1911. Mrs. Wy
land was named as executrix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20

Photographs for s775. Plays all
makes of records. Pathe Phone Shop,
222 Robinson building, Second avenue
and Eighteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20

Photographs for SITS. Plays all
makes of records. Pathe Phone Shop,
223 Robinson building. Second avenue
and Eighteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20

Funeral Of Mrs. Caroline Boies.
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Caroline Boies, 712 Fifteenth street.
we're held this afternoon at the Con-
gregational church in Gridley, Ill. In
terment was in the cemetery in that
ettr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20

Wilhelm. pastor of the church, will-
officiate Interment will DE in Chip
piannock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20

High grade boxed hdkfs. for men,
women and children. A wide var
iety to choose from at YOUNG &
McCOMBS, specially priced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-20
Csc & 35c Ribbon 19c

One big lot of 25e and 35c all
silk taffeta ribbons in floral
patterns, stripes and checks,
at YOUNG & To-
McCOMBS ....... ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25

before known. Suddenly we find our
jelves facing a situation which is test
ng the purposes and ideals of men as
hey have not before been tested in
'ur generation.
1--WE have kept the commandments
We have not killed; we have not
stolen; but are we willing to sacrifice
Just little for the things we value
highest; for our civilization. We sing,
Jeses l my cross have taken, all to
leave and follow Thee; in the greatest
crisis in the history of Christianity,
will you loan $50 or 500 to make lib
erty, htsmanity, Christianity safe |?
On his recent visit, DR.. Kelman told
how, walking behind the trenches one
morning, he came upon the body of a
young friend; boy of high ideals and
splendid family. He turned him over
and saw on his forehead the bullet
lole and the streak of red blood. In
stantly the words came to his mind,
This is my body that was broken for
you, and all day long he said, the
words rang through his mind, This
is my body that was broken for you.
This is my body that was broken for
you. This is my body that was broken
;or YOU Thirteen million bodies have
been broken for us in the last three
years; six million of them sleep today
beneath the fields of honor; the other
seven million live to carry about be-
ore our eyes the broken bodies.
"Think of it! While we have been
ting at this service enough Chris
ian men to fill this church many
lines over have been hurled into eter-
lity, and still we hesitate and haggle
rs to whether we can afford it, or
whether we may not need the money
later on. You cannot keep your
money and your .self-respect. You
cannot be tightwad and Christian
It the same time. If Christ rules the
world, kaiserism must go; if the
kaiser rules the world, the Christ
spirit is lost. AS you value your
Christianity, buy these bonds"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
ATTACK U-BOAT BASE
ALLIED WARsHIPS DAMAGE
HOUSES IN osTEND, BELGIUM.
Large Number Of Bombs Dropped on
Airdrome and Docks in Bruees by
British Naval Planes.

Berlin, Oct. 22.-The Belgian port of
OstCnd, which is submarine base of
the Germans on the North sea, has
been bombarded from the sea, 1t was
announced by the German war Office,
houses in the town being damaged.
On nine-mile front between Vnux.
aillon and Braye. In, the Aisne region
the French began an artillery bonn
bardment of the greatest violence, at
times attaining drumfire, the German
statement says. Infantry attacks have
not been launched.
On the Belgian battle front Anglo.
French accommodating parties, after
intense artillery preparation, advanced
many times against the German posi-
tions. These attachments, the buIlc-
tin adds, were repulsed with heavy
losses. 49,
The text of the statement reads:
western theater: Ostend has been
bombarded from the sea. Damage has
been caused to houses in the town."
London Oct. 22.-British naval
planes dropped a large quantity of
bombs on the Engel airdromc and the
docks ut Bruges, in Belgium, causing a
fire In the German establishments. The
text of British admiralty statement
says:
''On the night of the 10Th of October
and the morning of the Goth bombing
raids by naval aircraft we're carried
out ON the Bruges docks and the Engel
airdrome. A fire is reported to have
broken out. Large quantities OF, explo-
sives were dropped. All our machines
returned"
Reporting military operations on The
British battle front in France and Bel
GUM, the British war Office announce.
ment says:
There was the usual artillery nc.
tiyity ON both sides of the battle front.
There was nothing interesting to re-
port"
Paris, Oct. 22.--German forces mt
night attacked the French positions
west Of Mont Conflict, IN the Reims
area; on both banks of the River
Mouse, in the yerdun region. and in
the sector of La Cbapelette. The
French war Office statement says all
the assaults were repulsed, the French
capturing number of Germans.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
You Must Not Be a Stacker

you may help your government
win the will be vadns you
to purchase Liberty Bond and fail to do IT,
think responsibility either; by buying
500 bond when able buy one for $1,000 $4,000
That is not patriotism. l ' ~ $50
days in hour nor you cana
charge responsibility by doing only Of duty.
friendly is a titanic struggle in which
the individual like money
pared with the cost Of single battle The crisis which
faced Its outcome will spell life death for this nation and
for many Others life or death for millions life or death
for democratic institutions and humane the world
life or death for civilization.
quibbns considerations
is time to think Of self at all small atom In world
Of gigantic events.
No need to ask "What do?" duty plain
the Liberty Loan campaign succeeds every man and
in America have share in that That
ured by the maximum of each individuals ability and
II you able $50 between January 49,
your duty buy Liberty you
to 500 $50 your duty you
$1,000, 100000
Of Liberty Bonds II is your duty to buy. 4 aUa
your purchase short amount you can
falling duty proving
false to the trust that in citizen
you may may doing help
win the responsibility in regard the Liberty Loan
not decreased by so much as dollar
This the city than the
of the rich capitalist than of his humbcst epoye
Soliciting throughout Mahaska county
campaign
Possibly they may will
sponsbty-any than failure formal
oe Of relieves of the responsibility Of paying them
this other campaign for
serptons compared with the demands that
community in the for
this that local enterprise for
tions to funds for the expression of public spirit
not your favor soliciting
committee the government It duty and the only OBJ
considered the transaction obligation
buy Liberty keeping
that nbor the members of the campaign committee
Your duty is alone.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
BIG WAR RALLY AT CHICAGO
100000 Take Part in Great Demonstra-
tion on the, Lake Front--Gov-
crnor Addresses Crowd.

Chicago, Oct. 22.-An epoch in pa
triotism was enacted in Chicago Sun
day afternoon.
More than 100000 persons gathered
on the lake front and along Michigan
avenue to pay homage to the flag and
its defenders on "Illinols-America
Day" -Four thousand and more all
the Auditorium theater could accom-
modate--heard addresses by Governor
Lowden, Congressman Henry T.
Rainey end Clarence S. barrow. The
100000 citizens turned out for one
pUrpose--tO let the rest of the nation
know That Illinois and Chicago are In
The war to the finish. When Lieut..
John Phillip Sousa swept down the
street. lending the Great Lakes Naval
TRIMMING band, he was given an oya-
ton. Six hundred naval youngsters
and 100 members of the Eleventh
regiment, Illinois infantry. followed,
and all entered in the military pageant
staged In the park. Five thousand
Knights Templar resplendent in color
full uniforms, paraded to the music Of
three bands.
Lieut. IL. w. Schroeder few to Chi
cago from the government school at
Rantoul In an hour and forty minutes.
And he topped his days achievements
by making thirty-nlne successive loops.
Meantime In the Auditorium the audi
ence was singing patriotic songs with
religious fcrvor.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
FIGURES VERIFIED
RESULT IN MAHASkA COUNTY
UNCHANGED.

Results have been reached in the
official count and the county vote ON
the amendment to the Constitution
thoroughly canvassed by the board
Of supervisors. la each of the %
voting precincts OF the. county the
ballots were carefully counted and
the general rule was that OF accuracy
on the part of the election boards
The amendment lost i vote in West
Jefferson township and also gained
1 in the Fifth ward OF oskaloosa.
thus leaving the final totals the same
as before. 1921 Yes and 1899 No.
with majority Of 1,32c in favor OF
tho dry" vote.
Both 0skaloosa as city and "Old
Mahaska" as a county registered
dry" vote of sufficient magnitude. so
that there was no uncertainty as to
the results. The accuracy of the
judges in the rush and confusion OF
making their returns, is worthy OF
note. Good work was done without
strife or trickery, and a fair express
sion OF the opinion of the people was
returned
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
IN DISTRICT COURT
DISPOSITION OF VARIOUS MAT.
TIERS BY JUDGE, AND JURY.

County Sheriff Ed d. Henley is
gradually bringing the parties who
were recently indicted by the grand
jury. On Friday J. w. Spencer and
Fred Lathrop were arrested for gam.
bling and Jim Myers was apprehended
for Bookkeeping.
There are still some others to be
brought in. as there were nineteen in
dictments in all returned by the grand
jury. After a few days intermission
the grand jury will again convene as
therelis still other important work to be
done and their work is not completed
Under the direction of George E.
Moore, foreman and the aid of Max.
we'll UBrien, the county attorney, they
have done some splendid work so far
and their further investigations prom
Use some gratifying results in the af.
fairs of the county.
Additional probate matters were al
SO cared for as follows: In the guard
ianship of Edna NJ. Rutgers, the final
report was approved and guardian dis.
charged. The foreign will of James p.
Hurst was admitted TO probate as
prayed.
In the estate of Rodney Jackson,
the hearing Of final report was set
for 900 a. m, November 18th 1917,
and the notices were ordered posted
for 10 days. The same entry was made
in the case of the estate of Elizabeth
s. Sopher, the estate of Andrew Gerg-
eley, and the estate of John Stephen
Gergeley. ~.
In the guardianship of Jesse w.
Montgomery for order TO sell real es-
tate. hearing was set for November
II, 1917. and legal notices were or.
dered posted. Same entry was also
made in the estate of L. NJ. Rugg and
in the estate of w. X. Thomas the or
der was granted as prayed.
In the estate of Jemima Smith. for
order, the Administrative was exhon-
Grated from the failure to make re-
ports as the law directs and was re-
leased from the consequent liability.
Law and Equity Cases.
In the damage case of L. #. Shangle
vs.. G. G. Tice the defendant given
leave TO amend answer and counter.
claim. In the case of Elizabeth Price
ct al, VS.. II. J. Moore, II. C.. Hawkins
declined TO serve as Commissioner TO
establish Boundaries ami II. ii. Tumy
was appointed in his place.
In the case of the state of Iowa VS..
William McGrath the decree OF in.
junction was granted as prayed. The
Same entry applies also TO the state
of Iowa VS.. George Turner. the State
of Iowa IS. Frank Bugh and the State
of Iowa VS.. Lizzie Walker.
In the case os 1. N. Taylor VS.. I'm
known claimants Ct al. the. guardian
nd lit was granted $1,000 for his ser,
vices. The same entry was made IN
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25

DROBATE NOTICE.
L To All Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that there is
now on file in the office of the Clerk of
the District Court Of Iowa, in and for
Mahaska County, an instrument in
writing, purportlng to be the last will
and testament of Sanford Graham,
late of said county. deceased, and that
the 10th day of November, 1917, has been
fixed for the probate of said will,
at which time you can appear at
the court house in said county and
Saw cause, if any there be, why said
will should rot be admitted to probate.
In WLness Whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal Of said
court at Oskaloosa, Iowa, this zUth
day of October, 1917.
w. T. Martin, Clerk District Court.
By Bess Martin, Deputy. lbw3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
.MAHAsKA' s FIRST
WAR SACR|FI ICE
TOMMY ARKLEss GIVES HIS
LIFE TO HIS COUNTRY.
"A MEMBER OF COMPANY H
TWO kilograms From Camp Mills
Tells Of His Illness and Death
He Was An Early Volunteer
and a Good Soldier.

Tommy" Arkless, aged Fl, of Com
pany H, is dead. Word received
here from Camp Mills Saturday even.
ing announced the first death of Os-
kaloosa's soldiers. The cause of the
death is yet unknown.
A telegram from Camp Mills on
Saturday morning announced the
serious illness of the lad in khalti
Another message at night told of the
boys departure.
Tommy" Arkless is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gowan Arkless, of Fraker
Iowa, and is nephew of Walter w
White of the Oskaloosa Herald.
Thomas Arkless heard the call for
volunteers early in the spring, and
was one of the first to enlist for ser
vice somewhere in France" Soon
after war was declared he left his job
on farm, and became one of Uncle
Sans soldier boys.
Was a Good Soldier.
Tommy" was one of the most ar.
dent military students of the com.
pany, and seldom missed a drill. He
studied hard to master the art OF
warfare in order that he might give
his country full measure.
When the Oskaloosa guard depart
ed for Des Moines one Of the most
earnest and brave appearing boys OF
the company was Tommy" He
shed few tears, as he departed for
what he thought France-but Fate
decided death at Camp Mills.
3 Tommy" has been in company
with the local guard at Camp Mills
near Hampstead, Long Island, New
York, and counted on being trans.
terred to France soon.
Particulars Are Lacking.
Until word has been received from
Camp Mills giving more details of the
boys departure no announcement can
be made as to the cause of the death
or as to funeral arrangements. But
depend on this,--if "Tommy's" KHAKI
clothed body. is returned to Oska
loosa, fitting ceremony will mark
the burial of the lad. The Oska
loosa Commercial Club plans mill
tary funeral for the lad.
Tommy" is the first to die of the
Company II boys. He died in sery
ice, and deserves as much honor as
if he had departed on the field of bat
tie. Oskaloosa hearts are sad, and
Oskaloosa's thoughts are of brave
boy, and the heartbroken parents
Yet Oskaloosa is proud of the boy
and will do homage fitting to a hero
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
Ran.is, state Meet.

Iowa Baptists will meet in Seventy
sixth Annual Convention at Fort
Dodge October "a to eS. five days, fol
which a comprehensive program has
been prepared People of Fort Dodge
viii attend to the entertainment end
OF the program and have made prep
Iaration for. several special trips and
auto ride. Several hundred delegates
are expected. ss ~ M
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Office is hereby given to all persons in
terested, that on the 9th day of October
I'D. 1917, the undersigned was appoint
ted by the District Court of Mahaska
County, Iowa, Executor of the es-
ate of George Yves rim, deceased, late
II said Mahaska County, Iowa. All
iersons indebted To Said estate will
make payment to the undersigned, and
those having claims against the same
will present them legally authenticated
10 said court for allowance.
Dated this 1871 ~f ~ ober, 1917.
Kossuth Westrin, Administrators.
lava w. T. Martin, Clerk.