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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

The evident and urgent need for
more soldiers helped to hasten Lloyd
Georges mnn-power bill through par
lament, despite the opposition caused
by the clause applying CONSUMPTION to
Ireland. The government also pre-
pared TO Introduce It's home rule bin
which II announced It would pass or
fall In the attempt. There was con
siderable dissatisfaction in England
over the fact that the British in Fland-
ers were so badly outnumbered by the
Germans, and the blame, II any, was
not placed there were Insstent calls
for the return of Sir William Robert
son to the position OF chief Of the In
perial general staff. On Thursday
Viscount Miner was made secretary
OF state for war the earl OF Derby be-
coming ambassador to France.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27
RIDE IN SPECIAL CAR

According to PresIden. p
Flazee of the Boston Rsa ''s'''
i won't be SO bad fo- ,ra.. 9o'
bail players this season f, .,s'ls
instead Of having to seek bs. sl'
MT or miss through the l4o,.s us Us
the train. he railroa6s viii T'' q
cording to Frazee. no,vfa 49, 'o-
special car for a traselng .' oge
Said car will be attaches =, w.
rear Of the train am win '.'
switched off and on as The cnt >.
schedule demands This ,,a ''9
glad news to club sae.a,... 's
but they win stiH have tb@ a,
Of delegating the athletes ~. l9'
shall sleep in uppers. "
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27
IT is GERMAN RUTHLESSNESS
Former Manager DOOM of Phillies
Thunderstruck at Sale of Alex
ander to Cubs.

Charley Doom. once manager Of the
Phillies and d man who did much to
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27


Bolo Pasha, the spectacular French
traitor WAS executed at Vincennes on
Wednesday, after having made confess
Sions that are believed to involve many
others In his infamies. In the United
States men equally guilty of treason
are allowed to live, and II arrested are
usually let out on bail 10 continue their
vile practices until the time comes for
their trial This may be remedied
however. by the passage OF the Cham
herlain bin introduced in the senate,
declaring the United States a part OF
the military zone and making spies
and disloyalists subject to trial by
court-martial Among those who ap-
peared before the senate committee TO
urge the passage Of this measure, was
w. b. Bloodgood, chairman OF the Mil
waukee council of defense. He warn
ed the senators that dire consequences
might result in Wisconsin unless the
goYernT4 2nt deals more effectively with
diSloyalty and sedltion. Feeling grows
stronger with the departure of every
army transport" said he and the peo-
pie are likely 10 go back 10 primitive
methods" Mr.. Bloodgood asserted
thar pro-German propaganda has been
widely disseminated in the training
camps where Wisconsin troops have
been quartered. and that German
agents have purchased union cards and
obtained employment In muultlon fac
tories when they were unable to hit a
nail on the bead.
Extension of the espionage law TO
apply to women will lead to the ar
rest of numerous women, though many
Of them already have fed from the
country. Most OF the spies who run
away so to Cuba, and IL has been dis
covered that their headquarters are in
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

Since 1t Is still evident that "sbips
VIII win the war" and that America
must supply most Of the ships. our
national shIpbulldng agencies were
reorganized last week for the fifth
time and Charles NJ. Schwab chair
man Of the board OF directors OF the
Bethlehem Steel corporation. was Civ
en- the new position Of director general
or Shipbuildlng and placed In supreme
control Of the construction of mer-
chant vessels. Chairman Hurley of
the shipping board and General Man
ogcr Pie2 win work In complete har-
monv with him, directing the organl-
zatIon necessary to carry ont his
plans. The necessity for some such a
step was shown by the official an
uouncemeut Of the change. which
said: "The carrying forward OF the
construction work In the 100 ship
wards now in operation is so bad that
II requires y reinforcement Of the
Sh'poutIdins organization throughout
the. co"ntr~." The determination to
Spce' mp ShIpbuildlng was evidenced
hy the warning issued by Mr.. Hurley
that Delinquent plants VIII he taker
over by the government unless they
Sho" decided Improvement.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

At the beginning Of the week the
f.ermans. finding they could not make
auch progress toward Bethune, at
the south part OF their salient. because
- the stubborn resistance of the Brit
Ssh AZ Giyenchy. Festubert and LOGON.
'nrned to the north md undertook TO
flank Ypres by driving the British
from The Barleul Neuve Eglise. Wul-
TerChem Ilollebeke line. For two
dnys the attacks Of the Huns were
beaten back with fearful slaughter
hut then Field Marshal Haig was com
PEELED 10 give ground and retired from
part Of the famous Messlnes ridge, at
che same time drawing his lines nearer
20 YpreS. There was suu higher
ground ar his rear. however, and his
generals and men displayed p cheerful
optimism that contrasted with the de-
preston cnuSed In England and. to a
considerable extent, In America hv
what looked Ike serious reverses
Not for minute did the men who are
dong the fighting admit that they
we're oea'en or could be beaten by any
'fe'S hl"0ehourg could bring against
Them, aud though The Hun. when he
'ao taken R"iileaL was within -
''''eS 81 I'uhh'rk. they still Ind uo idea
or permitting him to force his way 20
'Ae coast
In the effort ~ reach thc In RaSsee
canal and iN1a zehvouyk. the enemy
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

The week was, marked by the death
OF United States Senator William Joel
Stone OF Missouri.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
British Army, Now Supported by
French Troops, Still Holds
Back the Germans.
DRAWS BACK EAST or YPRES

Runs Fight Furiousiy 10 Capture the
hessines r d9e and 8ethune-Secre-
tary Baker Returns to Speed
Americas Men Schwab
Heads Shipbuilding.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

The British admiralty report showed
40 hFuSh vessels sunk by submarines
during the prev'eas week. II Of them
being LOCO tons or over.
ON Monday British warShlps encoun-
'eTeo fleet Of German armed trawl-
ers IN the Kattega. and sank ten Of
lAeTn' the nearby German navs! forces
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

Save for certain engineer units. the
American troops had not yet been en-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

evidently not daring to come out 70
the rescue The fact that the British
were engaged in clearing the Kattegat
of mines may portend naval operations
of moment.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

Pitcher Pill Piercy. who played with
Toledo under option from the New
York Yankees last season and was re
called in the fall. has been sent 10 the
ST Paul club for this year by Manager
Miller HugginG.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27

Hugo Rezdek. manager 81 the Pitts
burgh Nationals, snd Ed Barrow. pilot
Of the ex-world's champion Boston
American league nine, never played
ball on either a major or minor league
ieam.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
Now What Is a Poor
Conductor to Do in
A Case Like This?

II street car patron refuses to
put his fare in the cash box what
IS TO be done about it7
That is the question a number Of
conductors of the Tri-Cfty Railway
company have been called upon to
answer since Sunday when col.ec-
tors were installed.
The Tri-City Railway company
has men on the cars for the pur-
pose Of collecting fares and if they
insist on using patent devices to
take coins my nickel remains in
my pocket" one patron was heard
TO say yesterday His fare was not
placed in the box. He offered it to
the conductor. but that functionarv
could not accept it, the company
having placed a strict order that
all money was to be placed in the
register" by the passengers.
As a result. the patron rode free
OF charge.
Cant you put all who won't pay
ofI2" was asked the conductor.
What chance would / have Of
putting a patron off the car when
twenty OF thirty other men were
there to help him ?'' was the con
ductor's answer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.

W GTFdLJ NO Z
Notice is hereby given to all per
sons interested that the board OF
local improvements of the city of
Rock Island, H.. has filed in the
county court of Rock Island coun-
~, a certificate of the cost Of i'm
provement, entitled in said court.
In Re Petition of the City of Rock
Island, Ill, to assess the cost of
the construction of p six-inch wa
tsruain on Eleventh street, from
Twenty seventh to Twenty-ninth
avenue" and said certificate also
shows the court costs. the amount
OF accrued interest. and the total
amount Of said assessment, and said
certificate also states that the said
Improvement conforms sUbstan-
tally to the requirements of the
original ordinance for the construc-
ton Of the same, as required by
law. and that final hearing on said
certificate viii be had on the End
day of November, A D. 1918. at 9
o'clock a m. OF as soon thereafter
as the business of the court viii
permit All persons desiring may
file objections in said court before
sad day. and may appear at the
hearing and make their defense
Dated this 18th day of October,
4 D. 1918
WILLIAM MCONOCHIE,
\. JUHL.
N T. RUDGREN.
JOHN H. LTEDTKF.
JOHN a NURRIN.
Board Of Local improvements of
the City Of Rock Island. Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
kation. Hoboken. New Jersey.


For ...............- ....-..
Organization ..........-....
Auerican Expeditionary Forces
Parcels so addressed will be
chargeable, with postage at the
fourth class or parcel post zone
rate applicable between the office
where mailed and Hoboken.
The parcels must contain no pro
hibited or unavailable articles. Per-
isbable food products are not per
United.
Parcels may bear inscription
such as Please do not open until
Christmas Merry Christmas.
Happy New Year" with Best
Wishes" and the like
The sending of Christmas parcels
does not nullify the right Of the
soldier to receive packages up to
lowed, upon the receipt by the
sender from the soldier of a per-
NIT from his commanding officer.
In order to assure the arrival Of
Christmas parcels abroad and the
delivery of them, even in the
trenches as is planned, the postof-
flee declares all such parcels must
be mailed on or before Nov. 20.
Rules applying to all officers
and men on naval vessels, either in
home waters or abroad or sta
toned at naval bases or stations in
foreign waters, prescribe that par
cells must not exceed 20 pounds in
weight, and must be 50 prepared
for mailing that the contents can
be readily examined
The parcels must bear the name
and address of the sender in the
upper left corner of the address
side. The full name OF the address.
together with his rank or rating
must be given, along with the
words, Christmas box" or Christ
mas present" They are to be ad-
dressed Care OF supply officer
feet supply base, Twenty-ninth
street and Third avenue, Bush
Terminal station. Brooklyn. n. Y"
They will not be handled
through the Red Cross, as are
army parcels, but practically all
other conditions as to contents,
etc, apply.
Christmas parcels for naval Off
GERS and men should be mailed as
soon as possible, so as to reach
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
c. j. SEARLE is
ROAD CHAIRMAN
VIII Garry Appeal TO City Voters
to Support Bond Issue mt Elec-
iOa Next Month.

c. J. Searie, chairman of the good
roads committee of the Chamber OF
Commerce, nas been appointed by
the Rock Island county good road !
committee to push the hard roads
program in the city of Rock Island.
III speaking OF his appointment Mr..
Searle stated:
The hard roads program of the
state. which calls for the putin 9
through or a $60.009 goo bond issue
On behalf oil 4,Seo miles OF good
roads. is considered of equal i'm
portance to the Individual living in
the city as TO the automobile owner
or the farmer" MI Searle's aD-
pointment Wi!isdeal with the hand
ing of the proposition among the
voters in the city.
In discussing the practicability
CT issuing S6O,000.00 in bonds for
the building of good roads Mr..
Searle calls the attention of the
public to the fact that this bond
issue is simply putting in practice
in the country what has been done
in the city for years. Streets are
paved in the city by charging the
cost against the adjoining property
holders and giving them a period of
years in which to make payment,
the difference between the city
pavement and the good roads bond
issue being that the hard road of
the country is not charged against
the adjoining property holders, hut
against the automobile owner. This
charge against the automobile
owner comes in the license fees
which he is annually required 10
pay to the state department.
L would like to point outS' said
Mr.. Searle, that the question Of
good roads is Of just as much i'm
,portance to the individual living in
the city whether he has an autOm0-
bile or not, as it is to the farmer III
the country, and it is my opinion
that if the bond issue does not
carry. it will be because of lack Of
interest and enthusiasm on the part
of the individual living in the city
and not because of lack of enthus-
iasm and interest on the part of the
farmer
The individual living in the city
not an automobile owner will find
that a reduction in the cost per mile
in hauling produce into the com
munity will Of necessity mean a re
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
HERE'S WAY GIFTS
70 SOLDIERS OVER
=. THERE ARE TO GO

Postmaster Harry =. Simpson is
preparing for distribution the an
nual announcements with regard
to holiday mailing. The circulars
will be sent out considerably in
advance of the customary time this
year, owing to the desire of the
department to give the Christmas
mail for the Evolutionary forces
in Europe as well as the navy. an
early start.
The general instructions as is
sued by the postmaster today are
that each soldier or other member
Of the expeditionary forces will be
allowed to receive enc Christmas
rarcel for which he will receive
from his commanding officer 4
Christmas parcel label" bearing
the. correct name and address Of
the soldier and also the name Of
the person designated to mail the
parcel The label will be sent by
him to the person who is to mail
the parcel.
No Christmas parcels viii be ac-
cepted for transmission abroad
abroad without such label.
All Christmas parcels must be
of standard size. inches by 4
inches by, 9 inches, and shall not
exceed three pounds in weight
The sender must take them to
the nearest Red Cross chapter,
where a carton OF the size pre-
scrihed viii be furnished upon pre-
sentation Of the necessary label
The Red Cross officials will inspect
it, supervise its wrapping. and is
sue a certificate stating its con-
tents. Such certificates only viii
be accepted by the postal service.
and army authorities as evidence
that the parcels conform to the in
strUctiOns and they must be left
at the Red Cross stations for mail
ing Stamps. for mailing will be
obtained there
Christmas parcels must bear the
name and address of the sender and
will be addressed substantially as
follows:
Christmas Box, Port of Embar-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
FORMER ISLANDER
ENTITLED TO PLACE
ON ROLL Of HONOR

Private Carl n Larson. son q.
Mrs. Selma Edm8n. formerly i,
this city, now Of Mca.gaa W.
highly commended hy the oar1,,.
In charge Of the cavalry from
which Larson was a mcmbe, u.
The time OF his death.
q Cerebro spinal meningitis c,r..i
larson death on SEPT ls \.
Camp Harry r. Tones. Done.
Ariz. j. was FIRST rcporte. tb1f b.
bad died az q result Of bpr.
wound
The letter OF commentator v.
scnt to Mrs. Edmaa and IS NOW 4
the hands or Tie sold.ar'q el,t..
Mrs. Charles q. Sheruurne. IA,
Thirty-ninth street. De- says.
HE was denied the br.vlIeg. y,
giving his life on fore ga bsr.
fields" the message reads. "bgt \.
death on the lines OF duty In ~
country entities him 10 place
his country'8 roll OF honor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22

Rug and Carpet Cleaner, Boards
ley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22

duction in the living cost. Hari
roads out of Rock Island will MAJ g
Rock Island more accessible Fed
eral agents who have Investigated
the living cost in Rock Island have
attributed it very largely to its in
accessibility. pointing out that there
are but two main arteries leading
into the south out OF both Rock
Island and Moline. The ap-
proaches to both cities are at times
almost impossible, thus cutting OFF
the city from the quick transit of
produce from the farm to the city.
Inaccessibility must always lead to
4 higher living COST and ne only
possible way that the problem can
be solved is by hard surfacing these
arteries and making it possible for
quick rapid transit TO and fro from
the county's two leading munich
palities.
Is Not a Tax.
Citizens should understand that
this bond issue is in no wise a tax,
either personal or property. The
general public has, not without
cause, an innate fear, of voting for
bond issues, feeling that generally
it leads to an increased taxation
The good roads $50 900 600 bond is
sue should not be confused with the
usual bond issue, because it is ex-
pressly stated in the enactment
providing for the issuance of these
bonds that they shall not be a tax
against personal or real property.
The interest on the bondssshaiI be
paid and the bonds shall be retired
serially from the automobile license
fees, and according to those who
have made a study Of the PROPOSE
ton, the income from automobile Ii
censes. garages. chaufeurs, motor
vehicles. and trucks is sufficient in
amount to pay the interest and
retiring the bonds in a
20-year period.
When this proposition Of a state
wide and state controlled system of
hard roads was first called to my
attention l was not in full sympa-
thy with the plan. ] was not sure
that it was the best way to build
these roads. However, since that
time l have made a careful inVesti-
cation of the whole scheme and as
a result I am heartily in accord
with the state departments plan"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
WAR BOARD MAY
INCREASE WAGE
Telegram States That Street Car
Employees Case Is Under
Consideration.
AGENT MAKES A REPORT
allen Want Hourly Compensation Of
s. and 30 Cents Based on
Term OF Service.

National war labor board mem
hers are now considering the re
quest OF the local union of street
Car motormen and conductors for
marked Increases in wages. TINS.
Information is contained in a te!e-
gram from the labor board and re-
ceived here by J. T. Bauer, pTesi-
dent of the local union.
From the nature OF the telegram
the street car employees are expect
ing the granting Of their request
soon. Quick action Is expected by
the employees as a representative Of
TIE labor board made iuvestiga-
tlons as 10 the fairness of the re
quest while here recently. The
representative LEFT two weeks ago.
No,ormen and conductors have
been receiving Sc. IS and 40 cents
an hour according to term of ser
vice. First year men are paid Sc
cents an hour. all over one year
men and up to three years are paid.
5> cents an hour and all over three
years 40 cents.
The request calls for a wage Of
At cents an hour from date of en-
pIoyment up TO six months service.
AMER longer service the men desire
q fiat rate Of 80 cents an hour.
Asked Three Months Ago.
They announce that request
made to the company about three
months ago for an increase Of
wages met with no response. They
did not stipulate any figures in
their request. but when appealing
to the war labor board they decided
u stipulate the amount which
would be satisfactory.
Reasons for the increase are set
forth as being the high cost Of the
essentials Of life and the excess
work forced upon the men due to
scarcity OF labor and large num-
Der of passengers now being hauled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
Nervous Rundown

Tells How EinOl Creates Strepr,b
Duked. TENN live on a fsrr
and keep house for six lu my far.
lily. ! got into q nervous run-doE-
condition so il seemed AZ thsaRb +
would die. a friend advised me "a,
try Vinol nave been greatly lu.
proved by its use and ana bottera.t
stronger, in every way Mrs In
IT. Goodwin.
The reason Vinol was go succe e.
full in Mrs. GOodwiu's case is bs.
cause It contains beef and cod Iiye-
peptones. iron and manganese pe5.
tonates and gIycerophoaphates. t.s
very elements needed 10 build u5
weak. rundown system and create
strength Red Cross pharmaT
Charles J. Strate. Bengs,on's drug
store and druggists everywhere
=. S.-For pimples and bIolcaes
try Saxol Salye. Money back /, i
fails.-(AdvJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22

Bush Terminal station not later
than Nov 10.
The rules prescribed for mtn N
the American forces abroad AMI
with the naval forces, do not ap-
ply 10 men ia training or stationed
at cantOnments or camps I'm this
country. Tie usual mail regula-
tiOns apply 10 them. Restrictions
on Christmas parcels to men in
service in Europe have been made
necessary because Of the need OF
conservation of shipping space.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
PROPERTY HOLDER's NOTICE.
Warrant No. 44G.

Notice Is hereby given to all per
sons interested that the board OF
local improvements Of the city Of
Rock Island, Ill, has filed in the
county court OF Rock Island cOun-
ty. a certificate Of the cost OF i'm
provemeut, entitled in said court
In re Petition Of the City or Rock
Island, Ill, to assess the cost Of
excavating. grading, curling anil
paving with brick, Twcnty-fOurth
street, from Eighteenth avenue 10
Twenty-third avenue and s?id GER
tifcate also shows the court costs,
the amount Of accrued interest, and
the total amount of said ass essment.
and said certificate also states that
the said Improvement conform
substantially to the requirements Of
the original ordinance for the con
struction of the same, as required
by law, and that final hearing on
said cert.ficat1 viii be had on the
2nd day OF November, A. d. 1918, at
9 o'clock a. m, or as soon there
after as the business Of the court
will permit All persons desiring
may file objections in said court be
IOTe Sdiu uaN' anu may app SAT al
the hearing and make their defense.
Dated this nth day Of October.
A. ID. 1918.
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE,
y. JUHL.
NJ. T. RUDGREN.
JOHN II. LIEDTKE,
JOHN A. MURRIN,
Board OF Local improvements OF
the City of Rock Island, III.
Sweeping Compound, Bcardsley's
Egg Preservcr. Bcards!ey's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given to all per
sons interested that the board of
local Improvements OF the city Of
Rock Island, Ill, has filed in the
county court of Rock Island coun-
ty, certificate of the cost of i'm
prOVement, entitled in said court,
IN re Petition of the City of Rock
Island, Ill, to assess the cost of
construction of a sewer and water
main on Thirty-first street, from
Sixth avenue south TO the alley in
block 3, Island View Heights adii-
ZION and east to Thirty-fourth
street" and said certificate also
shows the court costs, the amount
of accrued interest. and the tota
amount of said assessment, and said
certificate also states that the said
Improvement conforms substan-
TALLY to the requirements of the
original ordinance for the construc-
ton OF the same, as required by
law, and that final hearing on said
certificate will be had on the End
day Of November. A d. 1918, at 9
O'Clock a. m, or as soon thereafter
as the business of the court will
permit, All persons desiring may
file objections in said court before
said day, and may appear at the
hearing and make their defense.
Dated this 18th day of October,
A. d. 1918
WILLIAM MCONOCHIE,
\. JUHL,
NJ T. RUDGREN.
JOHN H. LIEDTKE.
JOHN A. MURRIN,
Board Of Local improvements of
the City of Rock Island, III.