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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19

from the famous Mayo brothers hos
pital and the other half from the Uni
versity Of Minnesota The Mayo
Brothers gave $4,000 toward the $780,.
900 necessary to purchase equipment.
When the hospital is set up it will
cover fifteen acres. Eight carloads Of
equipment will be required.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19

If you mean to act nobly, and seek to
know the best things which God hath put
within the reach of men, you must fix your
mind on that end, and not what will happen
to you because of it.-George Eliot.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19

Most people, probably everybody except the
men directly affected, will approve the order
issued by the war department that the national
guard drop from its rolls all men who have
families dependent upon them for support. The
word ''family'' as used in the order refers to
wife, children, or mother. If such an order
had been in effect and enforced last summer,
much of the most difficult work of the relief
organizations in the various states would have
been avoided To resist wars call to the ships,
the field and the trench, and to remain in the
prosaic rut of normal life in order to support
self and family may not be easy, but it is right.
The government recognizes the fact that for
the country to be most efficient, the man whose
family is wholly dependent upon him should
and must remain at home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
s'Kie.Yse.yie! GET
Me 'Geis-lt' Quick!"
q Drops Make Corn "FalI' OFF

sT've Joined the Never-Again Club.
Never again will ] use anything for
corns but 'Gets-It' Put 2 drops
ond the corn begins to shriYel
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19

The city man must make early decision be-
+7reon q vegetable garden and chickens. The
two will not mix.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19
AS Recruiting Evangelist.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service,l
CHICAGO, April 19.-Theodore
Roosevelt as an evangelist for Uncle
Sam, converting lukewarm patriots
and making them hit the sawdusl
trail to the recruiting station, is
strongly urged today by an organiia.
ton of Chicago Teddy boosters,
headed by C. o. Frisbie, wealth!
wood products manufacturer.
Frisbie will put this proposition
before the colonel when he arrives
for his stock yards speech hels
April %. Frisbie believes lha.
Roosevelt can win large numbers ..
recruits by means of a campalsnihs
"swing round the circle.
Poultry raisers say that eletu,o
incubators hatch higher perceh'asv
of chicks than are hatched D! "A'
other artificial method.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19

The Industrial forces of the country, and women
alike, will great national great international serv
Ice armya notable engaged In the
of nation the world, the efficient friends and
saviors of free everywhere Thousands nay hum
dreds of thousands of otherwise liable to military
will right of necessity excused from that
assigned fundamental, sustaining work
of fields factories the Mines and they will be as
part great patriotic forces of the nation
the under fre.-Woodrow Wilson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19

William j. Bryan has offered to enlist.
From Peerless Leader to private in one reel!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19

The average life Of dollar bill is said to be
fourteen months. Presumably the reasonable
expectation'' of bill of higher denomination
is correspondingly shorter.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19

One thing recommended is both easy of &C
complishment and patiently promising Of crop
producing efficiency. This is community agree
ments whereby several owners or workers of
small farms either buy together machinery which
will in great measure compensate for lack of
labor or contract with some one, who will buy
such machinery, for work on their farms. 1t is
impractical for the man whose farm is small to
undertake the expense of purchase and upkeep
for machinery which he uses comparatively sell
dom: with twenty acres Of grain to cut, bind
er will not be paying investment; but a share
in a binders work on such fields would pay
literally. Cooperative purchase and opera
ton of farm machinery will help in solving the
problem of farm labor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19

Capper, the pacifst governor Of Kansas, says
the young men of his state shave been taught
that to be drafted for military duty is to be dis
graced.' On the other hand, it will be dis
Graceful for them to stay home raising hogs in
fhe hope of ST. per cwt when their country
needs them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Strange
how leading minds run together. isn't
it? Wilson no sooner suggested that
the German people weren't being treat
ed right than the kaiser proposed
changing the suffrage laws.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-19

Burlington Hawk-Eye: A few
months ago. there was much talk OF
one-cent postage. Now it looks like
three-cent postage. The little stamps
going I'D in sympathy with everything
else Another addition to the high
cost of living.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28
PHELPS TALK
DELIGHTS ALL

William Lyon Phelps Tuesday night
in the Earlham college chapel took
several hundred auditors on "a Liter
airy Pilgrimage Through England" to
the vast enjoyment of the several hun
dred.
He spoke for upwards of two hours
and his audience was as fresh at the
end as at the beginning.
DR.. Phelps, who won great popular
ity through his lectures at the chau-
tauqua last summer, is that anamal-
GUS creature, savant who can ex-
hibit his mental wares without appear
ing pedantic.
He was greeted Tuesday night with
an audience composed largely of dor
mitory students and professors with
sprinkling of Richmond residents.
His pilgrimage, taken in 1912 on a
bicycle. was made holiday jaunt to
the audience through his graphic pic
lures of the scenes he visited and
the personalities he met
Among the most charming bits of
his lecture were those in which he re-
called visits with leading British men
| of letters, notably Thomas Hardy and
J. NJ. Barrie.
DR.. Phelps always will have a warm,
II not large, hearing in Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28

The seat sale for the Alma Gluck
concert at the Coliseum next Wednes-
day night opened Wednesday with
rush
Indications are that choice seats Will
be at premium long before the day
of the concert Mail orders from all
towns in this vicinity we're filled. Dele
cations are coming from Liberty, New
castle, Knightstown, Connersville and
other centers.
Madame Gtuck, who is to sing here
one week earlier than scheduled be
cause she is SO anxious to get home
for the Christmas holidays, will come
direct from Cincinnati, where she sings
in Music Hall on the night before.
Her tremendous popularity is evinc-
ed by the heavy advance sale, which
bids fair to sell out" the Coliseum.
Announcement Tuesday of the en-
gagement of Salvatore de Stefano
premier Italian harpist. to assist Ma
dame Gluck is another evidence that
| this will be Richmond's greatest con
cert.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28

81; Anna NJ. Filby, 81; v. N. Fackler,
IS; H. T. Fricker, 81; Luella FTazee,
81; Nelson, Fuhrmann, 81; Henry Fiji.
er, $50; R. R. Fisher, So; A. C. Golay,
"a; Flave Gethers, ST.. w. F. Green,
81; Stella Grim, $50; Mrs. John Geh-
ring, 81; Mrs. NJ. H. Gaar, 81; Mrs.
Cora Garrett, SIS; c. Graver, So; T.
J. Graves, 81; C. D. Gray, So; Amanda
Guadanole, SIS; Eleanor B. Groves,
81; C. A. Groves, So; Hattie Cant, 81;
J. F. Groves, 81; w. E. Guyton, 81;
Mrs. Harry Gilbert, $40; George F.
Gipe, $3.50; P. R. Gipe, 81.
Edgar Herbert, 81; B. F. Hartman,
ST. R. A Hicks, $40; E. R. Huddles-
ton, IS; Oner E. Huddleston, IS; Glib.
Hunt, 81; John Hieney, 81; George A.
Heiser, 81; A. B. Heiser, 81; Fred
Hanning, $50; Alvin HORNED, 81; Ar
thur H. Hines, 81; Rudolph Hoover,
So; Lydia NJ. Huddleston, 50; Mr.. Hor-
ice Hamilton, ST. Otto Holiday, So;
Giss Harmed, So; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Harper, So; Vinton House, 81; ]. S.
Hazelrigg, 50; c. F. Hageman, 81;
Sarah E. Tasting, 81; Dean House, So;
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Howard, 81;
Mrs Robert Hanning, SIS; Mrs. Will
Haugly, sos; George HORNED, 81; w
S. Hunt, 81; c. o. Hurst, IS; Cora
Huddleston, SIS; Linnie Hood, $50;
c. E. Hiatt, So; B. L. Hiatt. So; Mrs
Ella Hiatt, So; Arthur Hudleson, IS;
B. w. Hayes. 81; Cyrus E. Hill, IS;
Samuel Huddleston, $40; Mrs. Louisa
Hayden, 81: A. Hammer, 81; Matte
Henley, SIS; Lizzie Helm, $.25.
Mary Hagaman, 81; Frank Huffman.
81: John E. Henley, 81; o. D. Hall, 81;
Harvey S. Hoover, 81; c. F. Herbst, IS
Norma and Clara Herbert, 81; Georgia
Hicks, soc; W. J. Hicks, SOC; Mrs
Abigail Herbst, soc; Nina Huddleston
75c; Fred A. Huddleston, IS; Rollin NJ
Huddleston, IS; Mr.. and Mrs n. P
Hunnicut, SO: Thomas Henly, 81;
Alex Hanen, soc; Nina Huddleston
IS; Edgar Huddleston, IS; Ben T
Hayden, 50: W. H. Hartman. 81; Har
1ison Hicks, ST. Curtis Harris, IS;
Arville R. Harris. So; F. M. Hanes, 81;
Lee Hartman, So; R. P. Hosier, 81;
Ivan Harris, IS; Walter Heck, IS; Liz
2:e NJ. Heck, So: John A Harris, 50.
Jake Ingermann. 81; Clarence In
! germann, 81; Salinda Ishormer, 81;
Matthew Ingermann, soc; Mrs. B. F
| Ingermann, soc: Mrs. Charles Inger
mann, 35c; ]. NJ. Ingermann, 81; l. o
| O. F., SIS.
John T. Johnson, SIS: O. F. Jameson
! S.; Richard c. Jones and wife, So; E
| A. Jackson, So; VIM. D. Judkins. IS
Mrs Roy Jones, soc; ]. w. Judkins
SIS; Nellie Jackson, Csc; Mrs. Feli1
! Johnston, 81, Edward Jacobs, 81; o, L
I Johnson, 81; Henry Jordan, 81.
Elma Knapp. 81; K. P. Lodge, IS;
M. R. Krahl, So; Mrs. Thomas Kelsey
81; DR.. Charles Kniese, IS; Katie
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28
Public Recital in
Art Gallery Tonight

Miss Laura CASTOR, head of the
Music department at Earlham College
will make an informal talk on Tone
pictures now hanging in the Art Gal
lery in the Birge Harrison exhibit
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Some of the musical numbers will
be from Chopin and Debussy.
Other compositions to be played by
Miss CASTOR include LaNuit, Glazu
now; ITO a Water Lily" by MacDow'
ell; "The Joy of Autumn by Mac
Dowell; maids at the Spring" by
Juon; Autumn" Ia study by Mos
zkowski Mrs. Hugh Foss. Miss Shy
Loofbourrow and Miss Helen Hadley
will assist Miss CASTOR.
Persons who have not visited the
exhibit will be given an opportunity
on this occasion. The gallery will be
open at 1880 o'clock and Mrs. M. F
Johnston in charge of exhibits, will be
present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28
Appeals For Funds
For War Widows Not
to be Permitted

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov 28-Appeals
for funds or property to aid or al
leviate the consequences of the war"
will be censored by COMMITTEES repre-
senting the Indiana state counsel of
defense. or statewide campaigns and
by county counsels, or local solicitors
as result of the action of the Indiana
state counsel of defense today.
The report of a special committee
headed by A E. Brady, presented a
comprehensive plan and added the
suggestion that the Council of Ma
tional Defense consider the matter of
co-ordinating and consolidating ma
tional campaigns for money The
suggestion was Endorsed and will be
forwarded to Washington at once
A resolution asking Provost Mar
shall General Crowder to consider the
wisdom of exempting from military
CONSUMPTION farmers engaged in pro-
ductive labor was presented to the
council by Isaac D. Straus and re-
ferred to the committee on military
affairs. -::sszsss;saesiss sEss5lN
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28
VAN DYKE TO
BE IN CAPITAL

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov eS.-Henry
Van Dyke, United States minister to
Belgium; Bishop Williams of Detroit,
who has just returned from trip to
the western battle front as a repre-
sentative of the Red Cross; F. c. Wal
colt, personal aid to Herbert Hoover,
federal food administrator, and Arthur
c. Bestor. chairman of the speaker s
bureau of the federal committee on
public information. have been definite
ly engaged to address the Indiana war
conference to be held in Indianapolis
December IS and IA.
The dates of the conferences and
other details were discussed at meet
ing of the Indiana State Counsel of
Defense today.
The national counsel has agreed to
send a member of President Wilson's
cabinet to indianapolis for the meet
ing. Secretary of War Baker, having
found it impossible to be here, it is
expected that either Secretary of State
Lansing or Secretary of the Interior
Franklin Lane will come
The conference will be featured by
mass meeting to be addressed by
Minister Van Dyke on the afternoon of
December IS, and by the cabinet mem
Der the same evening. Governor James
P Goodrich, under whose general d.
rection all Indiana work is now beipS
done, will issue invitations to war
workers in every county in the state
to be present both for the mass meet
ing and the sectional institute meet
ings which will be held all day De
cember IA, to be addressed by national
figures with authoritative messages
from Washington
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28
Y. M. C.. A. GIVERS
IN TOWNSHIPS

List of contributions from jackson
township.
F. w Allen. 81; Frank Ayres, $50;
George Adrion, 81; Mrs. Andrew AL
len, SIS; James Boys, 81; George NJ.
Barrett, 81; Luther W. Bertsch, 81;
John Bell. ST. Anna E Bond, 81; NJ
n. Brouse, 81; Mrs. Anna Bremen,
$50; Mrs Henry Boles, SIS; Eli
Brewer, 81; Uriah Bertsch, $3.50; G..
E. Babcock, 81: Ed. Brown, 81; H. B.
Boyd. 81; W. ]. Bowden, 81; G. A.
Bertsch, $40; James A. Boyd SIS;
Walter Barnes, $40; Alice Bradbury
81; Mary J. Boden, 81; ]. A. Boyd,
SIS; H. H. Bryan, So; Harry Boch-
mann, So; Mary c. Bond, So; Hannah
Bertsch, $50; Mode L. Brown and
mother, 81: Baptist Aid Society, $50;
Walter Bertsch, 81; Mrs. Sue Bowman
$50; Ruben Bertsch, So; William Bow
lin, 81; John L. Boyd, 81; Mrs. Joseph
inc Boyd, 81; W. NJ. Butler, 81; Melis-
sa j. Bond, SO; Earl Barefoot, 81;
w. B. Barefoot, 81; A. D. Boyd, So;
George Brumfield, $50; Baptist
Church mbridge City. 1886; Mrs. J..
E. Brooks. 81; Thos. J. Butler, So;
Harvey A. Bertsch 81; William Bough-
ner. So; Monroe NJ. Bertsch, 81; Dave
Bertsch, IS; Ellis Baird, $50; John
Brothers, So; H. R. Billy, SIS; Alice
Burt, SIS; Eva E. Beeson, So; Ed. Bee
son, S5; Dora NJ. Bowker, 81; Mrs.
Blew, $50; T. NJ. Bales and Son, 81;
Malinda Bertsch, 81; John Broadway,
81; William H. Behr, 81; W. R. Bert
ram, Jr., 81; Joe E. Behr, 81; George
H. Butler, 81; Noah Brockman, $27.
Oscar A. Cooley. 81; C. S. Cox, 81 ];
Fred Clifford, So; Leonard Champe
and Family, So; Clifford Coopsey, 81 !;
Arthur Cosgrove, 81; Manzella Con.
| way, 81.
A. B. Cornthwaite, 81; o. L. Gala
way, So; George E. Galloway, 50; Ben
jamin Clark, $50; Clare Croker, 81 !;
ames H. Clark. 81; Edwin R. Gala
! way, 81; Charles Close, SIS; Ray Cling,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28

cial Art classes under the direction of
Miss Emily Maue Miss Mary Williams
will have charge of Miss Maue's class
this evening Members have been in
vited to attend the Arts and Travels
entertainment at o'clock.
Several persons from Cambridge
City are asking for information rela-
tive to the French class. They expect
to enter after Christmas.
There are only four more nights of
work in this semester for night school
students, December 3. 6, 10 and r.
Mrs. Murphy will have charge of the
cooking class this evening.
The Spanish classes will meet at the
regular hour this evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28

The streets of Petrograd, the city Of
many troubles, are filled with the
crowds who listen to the soap box
orators of the Bolsheviki or watch
their parading troops. Since the over
throw of the Kerensky government
radicals have made every effort to
impress the populace with their
strength. Recent photographs of the
streets of Petrograd show (above)
some of the new rulers of Russia, lin
executive session. addressing the
throngs in a public square and (be-
low troops of the Kronstadt garrison,
supporters of Bolsheviki, on parade.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28

lam H. Doney, SIS; Clarence Dinwiddie,
$50; Mrs Clyde Doddy, 81; Mildred
Doney, $40; Mrs. Clyde Daley, $50;
Lee Delays, 81; Harry B. Demaree.
So; w. W. Dill, $50; Fred Dryer, 81;
Cal Davis, So; William C. Dryer, ST.;
Harry ]. Doll, So; Ray Doll, $3.50;
howard Doll, $3.50.
Leslie Orville Evans, 81; Winifred
S. Eliason, So; Gertrude Edwards, 81;
Ulysis Eaton, $40; c. M. Evans, 81;
Alice Elliott, 81; Frank Elliott, 81;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28

man, $50; J. Cornell, 81; Mrs. Hattie
Custer, SIS; Mrs. Ellen Campbell,
$.25; L. E. and H G. Conklin, $50
Hervay Carr and Mother, 81; John
Conklin, 81; B. Campbell, SIS; Mrs.
Fannie Cornell, 81; Roy Copeland,
81; B. A. Carpenter, So; Raymond
Craig, 81; George Cope, $50; Mary E.
Champe, 81; John NJ. Champe, 81;
Lewis Cranor, 81; Aldo Cain, SIS; Gla-
dys Cohee, 81; Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Cox,
81; Mrs. John Copeland, 81; Floyd Co
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28

Amos and Charles Ellabarger, $50;
A. E. Ehls, 81; Evangelical Sunday
school,. $3.50; Mrs. Emma Frazee, $50;
F. Fronapfel, IS; Mrs. R. L. Furgasom
$50; A. R. Feemster, 81 Mrs. ]. N.
Fall, So.
Charles N. Pagan. 81; E. D. Filby
So; John Fair, 50; Ray H. Frannburg.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28
Cranberries Can be
Made "Patriotic "

Cranberries. called unpatriotic be-
cause they demand too much sugar,
can be made patriotic. according to
George Mckinley, food administrator
In Richmond
II pinch" Of soda is put into the
berries before they are sweetened
much sugar may be saved After the
soda is put in. the berries should be
allowed to boil to a foam. Sugar
should be put in after the foam has
been skinned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28

walt, $50, Angelo Chiarenza, 81; NJ.
L. c7ehring, So. n. F. Chase, 81; Mrs.
Emma Crabb. s.,
P Drischel. SIS; Russell Dennis, 81;
NJ. Dennis, 81; F. w Banner, So;
John c. Dodson, s.; Edward Drischel,
So; Mary B. Diffenderfer, 81; Sumner
A. Davis, 81; A. NJ. Banner, So; Will
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28
City Statistics

DRIFMEYER-Mrs Louisa Drift
meyer, died at o'clock Wednesday at
her home, 227 South Ninth street. Flu
later
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28

Count OF Turin.
The Count of Turin, cousin of the
King of Italy, is commander-in-chief
of the cavalry forces which so heroic
ally fought to save the Italian army
during the retreat before oVerwhelm-
ing Teuton forces. During the long
and disastrous retreat from the Ison-
20 he was at the head of the cavalry
division that protected the Italian
rear
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28

A simple wire clothes pin has been
invented to be inserted in sod to pre-
vent articles spread out to bleach from
being blown away
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-28
Night School Echoes

Night school will not be held We'd
nesday evening, December on &C
count of the Alma Gluck concert at
the Coliseum. Principal Carman will
make the announcement at all the
classes this evening. However night
school will meet at the regular hour
Thursday evening, December 6.
The automobile class will meet We'd
nesday evening in the Physics labor
atoTy.
Parents are asked to leave their
children at room Is this evening where
special entertainment has been pro-
vided.
Advertising and war posters have
been made by persons in the CONNER
The Washington herald., 1917-02-19
TWELVE-YEAR.OLD GIRL
over SIX FEET TALL
Growth of Girl Surpasses Records at
Johns Hopkins.

Baltimore, Feb. 1S.-A girl who has been
growing for the last three years at a
phenomenal rate and is now over six feet
tall although only II years old. is being
given the expert attention OF medical men
Of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. who ex-
peCt to see her become prodigy. a veri-
table giantess. without loss Of the mental
powers TO be expected of a normal per-
SON For the last three years her growth
has been phenomenal, surprising all rec
ords at the hospitol and cases known to
the men there who are studying giantism
Until she was years old she was simply
large girl, but not likely to attract at
tention. Occasional pains accompa MED
her sudden growth, but her health re-
manned unimpaired. She weighs III IL
pounds.
Dr. William S. Thayer professor OF
clinical medicine; DR.. Lewelys F. Barker
professor of clinical medicine: DR.. George
j. Heuer. associate in chemistry, and
others have made a deep study OF every
feature of the case. The girl is now for
second time patient at the hospital.
She has headaches and nervousness, but
is in no serious condition. and there have
developed no symptoms or changes in her
body to indicate that her growth viii be
retarded
She is the little sister in a family Of
eight. Her mother is very stout and her
father man much larger than most
men. but nothing like a giant
The Washington herald., 1917-02-19
Big ARSENAL LOADED
With War SUPPLIES
Rock Island Beehive of Industry Dur
ing Crisis.

Rock Island, ILL.,, Feb. H.-Around the
Rock Island Arsenal armed guards IN
profuSion are patrolling today. while IN
side is a regular beehive Of INDUSTRY as
preparation to meet the demand Whlch
will be made upon 1t in the event OF war
are being rushed to perfection.
Not only is the arsenal manGfactuF-
ing plant OF great completeness, but II
also Is a wonderful storehouse Of mill
tarv equipment. No one outside ofhclal
circles knows Just how many rifles, can
non of various calibers. armored auto
mobiles, anti-aircraft guns and various
kinds of ammunition as well as equip
ment for troops are stacked away in the
dim reCesses of its great warehouses.
Perhaps the average citizen is even un-
aware that the supply there has been
steadily increased during the last TWO
and one-half years of war in Europe
with its possibilities of involving the
United states some day.
The arsenal is on an island in the Mis-
sissippi River and has an area of 81
acres 1t is surrounded by groves of
trees The island has high rocky cliffs
for shores.
Here are brought the cannon from Wa
tervliet n. Y, and the carriages from
Watertown. Mass. to be assembled. If
canteens. knives. forks. spoons, saddles
and brides. belts and holsters. harness,
gun carriages, limbers. caissons. battery
wagons or any other OF the thousand and
one things required by an army are need
ed the Rock Island. arsenal can supply
them.
The ten great shops. with ? floor spac
of thirty-siX acres. can also turn out ~
Springfield rifles a day.