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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18
It's Mighty Handy
to Have a Revolver in
Your Pocket, But

Here's story which may be true
but for which nobody seems willing
10 vouch:
1t is told that a Rock Island
plumber. fearing footpads, proyid ed
himself with a revolver. Coming
home from work one evening, he
was jostIed on a certain corner,
where q crowd was waiting for a
street car, and. suspecting a mo-
tive, Immediately afterwaTd felt for
his watch 1t was missing.
It happened that he mad seen the
chap who had bumped against him.
so he gripped his trusty gun and
went back looking for the culprit.
1t was not hard to find him
Pushing the muzzle Of the gun up
against the ribs of the thief in ap-
proved style, our hero Kissed. Hand
over that watch, and be quick
about it,"
The party addressed complied
without a murmur and the gun toter
went on home and proceeded to ex-
patiate upon the exploit TO his wife
When ha had finished, his better
half knocked him over with one
whitening remark:
Why. you poor boob" said she,
your watch has been lying there
on the dresser all day. You forgot
1t when You went to work this morn
ing.
II this item happens to catch the
eye of anyone who gave up his
watch under approximately the
foregoing circumstances the hold
up editor viii gladly refer him, on
application. to a perfectly reliable
citizen who heard fellow say that
he knew another guy whose wife
had the story first hand from a
neighbOr who generally knows what
she is talking about.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18
Mrs. MeIi>sa Johnston.

Mrs. Melissa Johnston. well
known resident OF Edgington town
ship. died at her home Monday
morning Of old age She was aged
- and had been aiIing for some
time. Surviving members Of the
family are two sons. Elmer and Ira
OF EdgingtoG. and two daughters,
Mrs Forrest Young of this city
and Mrs BueIah Woods of Edging-
ton. Tile funeral was held yester-
day, with burial in the Edginaton
..I.eteTE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18
MALARIA HALTED
AS BATS APPEAR

Dallas, Texas.-Start d bat roost
and help rid the county of disease,
is the admonition of Dr. Charles A
Campbell OF san Antonio. who re-
Gently attended the Southwestern
Medical association meeting here.
Malaria. he says, is one of man s
worst enemies and the lowly bat
as cOmbatant of the disease is
highly valuable Dr. Campbell has
worked on his theory for Il years,
perfecting it scientifically only dur
/ ing the war.
The malaria mosquito and the
bat are both nocturnal and the mo-
squito furnishes 80 per cent of the
bats food" he said. "All that is
needed to combat the mosquito and
resultant malaria, is to furnish the
I bat with a home. A roost similar
TO the method in keeping bees in
ones back yard will suffice. for the
! bat knows its home and will return
after a nights foraging In my
I back yard | have many of these
sanitary workers.
The malaria question is a ser
ious one in this country More than
$100,000,000 is lost annually as a
direct result. In the United States
there lies idle 10000, 900 acres of
soil. fertile as the Nile, an area
sufficient TO grow the American
cotton crop, because of the malarial
conditions existing More than
100000 ounces of quinine are an
nually imported to help eradicate
malaria. If we take the proper step
10 eradicate malaria from our blood
we will start with the mosquito.
And the bat is the mosquitoes worst
enemy" Therefore a bat roost
should be started as they are profit
able.
Rnscnhnl slr Pea SInrr,s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18
GRADES WILL HAVE
BASKETBALL TEAMS
PLANNING TOURNEY

A grade school basketball league
will be organized If plans now be-
ing arranged materialize.
According to a plan being con
sidered. each grade school is to
have one basketball team and the
larger ones two. There are TO be
two divisions, one in which the
Junior boys. teams made up of boys
selected from the sixth grade
down. will take part
The remaining division will be
composed of seniors, that is, youths
Of the seventh and eighth grades.
in this class there will be probably
four schools represented. the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18
PERSONAL POINTS

Lieutenant RAYMOND R Walker.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. K Walker,
1902 Seventeenth street. is home
having been hOnOrably discharged
at Camp Dodge. Iowa. where he has
been stationed for the last nine
months
Miss Maud Mcdonald who en-
listed recently in the Salvation Ar
my for service overseas and was to
have sailed the first of the year,
returned to Camp Grant today after
a brief visit here Plans were
changed after her enlistment and
she was stationed at Camp Grant,
but she still has hopes of seeing
service in Europe before the army
of occupation is Withdrawn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18
COSTS MORE NOW
TO SHIP LIMESTONE

Limestone and phosphate for use
as fertilizers are now being shipped
with less delay than they have been
during the past few months, accord
ing to DR. G. n Coney. state leader
OF county advisors at the UnIvers-
ity of Illinois. Agricultural lime
stone is greatly needed in southern
Illinois, and farmers IN this region
OF the state are interested in build
ing limestone sheds and installing
local crushers
In regard TO the proper freight
rates on limestone. Hale Holden,
regional director of the United
States railroad administration, says
in letter TO DR.. Coffey: The rate
in effect prior to the general ad-
vance effective June &c this year as
quoted by the Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific railroad from Buffalo.
Iowa, to Rock Island, and from
Quincy and Rock Island to Pro
phetstOwn, Ill, was 20 cents per
net ton. making a through rate of
So cents. The general increase
raised the rates one cent a hundred
or 20 cents ton and in DISPOSE
ion Of fractions of rates on a per
ton basis where amounts of ) cents
or greater, but less than 10 cents,
to be increased 10 10 cents: there
fore, the present rate is so cents
per net ton"
Don't forget that victory must be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18
HEARING JAN. 8
ON HOUSING BILL
Tri-City Committee Wins Delay IN
Program TO Stop Government
Construction.

Hearing on the bill pending in
congress proposing discontinuance
OF work on houses being built un-
der government direction and not
20 per cent completed. has been
postponed by the committee in
charge until Jan. s. a message to
this effect came to the Rock Island
Chamber of Commerce this after
noon.
The pOstponement is regarded as
favorable TO the tri-city project by
The committee in Washington, which
IS opposing such legislation. Hav-
ing accomplished this, the commit e
tee will leave the national capital
tonight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18
Nuptial Knot Is
Tied by Probate
Judge T. ]. Landee

Probate Judge Frank J. Landee
performed his first marriage cere-
mony yesterday. with Probate
Clerk Leo Deisenroth acting as best
man, when Viggo Cofoid, a soldier
stationed at Camp Taylor. KY. was
united in marriage with Miss Anna
lessen of La Sale.
The nuptial ceremony was the
elimination OF a romance dating
from childhood according TO the
principals. Both were born ii
Denmark, where they played to-
gether.
Both judge and clerk performed
their respective duties well. accord
ing to report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18

Franklin departmental. Longfelio@
Lincoln and Horace Mann.
II all goes well the league TiH
be launched with games between
the various teams, according t1
schedule now arranged. beginning
at the Young Mems Christian as
sociatiCn Saturday afternoon al
30
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18

A!varo r. Genung. 66 years old.
died AT 6:&5 this morning at his
home, 1871 Fourth avenue. follow
ing an illness Of four years of
asthma and Bripht's disease.
AivaTo Genung was born at Car
thage, IN Hancock county. Ill. Dec.
4. 1882. For many years he was en-
gagged in the mercantile business
IN Adams county. One year ago he
located m this city.
Surviving besides the widow is
one daughter. Mrs. Glenn Joiner of
Rock Island. and three step-chil-
dren. Ralph COVERT of Denver. Ill.
Glenn CoIvert Of Davenport. and
Mrs Willis Seward of Quincy. also
TWO grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
the home at o'clock Friday after
noon Rev. L. Hadaway, pastor Of
the Memorial Christian church,
Will have charge Interment will
be in Chippiannock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18
Licensed To Wed

BescohoI ask Beardsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18
Obituary


Funeral 90 Nav Il. Osterman.
Funeral services were held for
Melvin Bernhardt Ostermau yester-
'a\ morning at the home. 49, Sew
enteenth street Rev Frank Cole.
pastor of ST Johns Methodist
church of Davenport. ofiiciated. In
'eTment was in ChippiannoCk.
TWO hymns were rendered hv
Miss Esther Nalmrose as part of
the service. PaNbearers were:
Claude Busley. W II. MichieIs.
Lyold Stevenson, Elmer Anderson.
%. 'orre.l. Tom Pierson. Charles
AvausDu. r.. Cunningham.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18
Hrs. Iames NenabIe.

Mrs. James Venable of Edgiug-
ton died Monday morning at her
home She was 50 years of age
Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon, burial being in the
EdgiugtOn cemetery. Seven chill
dren survive. They are George of
AIedo. Fred of Texas. Ira. living in
The west. and Frank, Perry. Robert
and Elsie, all of Edgington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18

Don't forget that victory must be
paid for Keep your war savings
pledge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-18

Put Illinois over the top buy
W. s. s
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18

is the editor of the Abbeville Press
and Banner and that the following
is, to the best of his knowledge and
belief, true statement of the own
ership, management, etc., of the
aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required
by the Act of August "a, 1912, en-
bodied in section 443, Postal Laws
and Regulations, printed on the re-
verse of this form, OF wit:
1. That the names and addresses
of the publisher, editor, managing
editor, and business managers are:
Publisher, The Press and Banner
Co., Abbeville, S. c., Editor, VIM. P.
Greene, Abbeville, S. c., Managing
Editor, none, Business Managers,
VIM. P. Greene, Abbeville, S. C.
2. That the owners are: VIM. P.
Greene, Stakeholder, Abbeville, S. c.
8. That the known bondholders,
mortgages, and other security hold
ers owning or holding per cent. or
more of total amount of bonds, mort
cages, or other securities are: Dod-
son Printers Supply Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Mergenthaler Linotype Co., New
York.
2. That the two paragraphs next
above, giving the names of the own
i ers, stockholders, and security holcy
ers, if any, contain not only the list
of stockholders and security holders
as they appear upon the books of the
company but also, in cases where the
stockholder or security holder ap-
pears upon the books of the COM
pany as trustee or in any other fidu-
ciary relation, the name of the per-
son or corporation for whom such
trustee is acting, is given; also that
the said two paragraphs contain
statements embracing atlantis full
knowledge and belief as to the cir,
cumstances and conditions under
which stockholders and security hold.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
2,oo0,0 900 AMERICANS ARE
OVERSEAS SAYS GEN. MARCH
Allie. Now Within u Miles of Aul'
noye, Junction Poiat of Two
Chief Artries of communi-
cation.

Washington, Oct. 11.-America
has now nearly reached 100000
in troop shipments over here, General
March announced today.
More than 100000 men are now
in Europe, March said, and ship
ments are continuing.
To assure victory the war depart
ment changed the draft ages so that
100000 men might reach soon as
possible and is asking more money for
supplies and ordnance.
The capture of LIE Cateau by the
British, March pointed out, brings the
Allied forces to within II miles of
the most stategic town of Aulnoye-
the great junction point Of two rail
roads comprising the Chief artery Of
communication of the German forces
in France and Belgium.
An advance of few more miles
he said, will put this point under com,
mand of the allied guns
The enemy's resistance in the LIE
Cateau region is shattered and con-
slant pressure of the allied forces is
keeping the Germans constantly on
the go, March declared.
In the north the British are IL
miles from Valenciennes and commu.
nication with Douai are threatened.
From July 18th to September 18th
they captured 248,494 men, 3,69e
guns and vast quantities of other
weapons.
March located specific units as fol.
lows:
91st division in. the training area
in France. Delaware troops contain
ed in the 78 division have been re
Gently reported on the line, exact To-
cation unknown. 329 infantry ant
the 83rd are in the training area ir
France. lat is in the Vosges on the
line. Third division, composed Of
the 4th, 7th, 3Oth infantry, and the
10th, 9th and 18th field artillery wa!
reported in the Marne attack. Tht
End pioneer infantry, the 320th fiele
artillery and the 82nd division were
reported east of the Argonne on Oc
tober 9TH.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
A MATTER OF CREDIT.

It is not surprising that people
who have money to loan, and who are
themselves patriotic, begin to doubt
the financial standing and moral Sc
curity of people who do not help the
country in its time of need.
The Board of Trustees of the Alb
beville School District has adopted a
resolution to invest five thousand
dollars in the bonds of the Fourth
Liberty Loan, and in order to raise
the money, if necessary. it is to be
collected from those people owing
the sinking fund who have failed to
subscribe to, this loan, unless these
people can satisfy the agents of the
district that they are unable to do so.
Men who are accustomed 10 bor-
row money from the banks for va
rious purposes, and who have money,
and who refuse to take Liberty
Bonds need not be surprised when
they apply hereafter if the inquiry
is made as to the number of bonds
they own, nor need they be surpris-
ed if they are turned down when
they have refused to subscribe.
Some people do not believe that a
tax dodger is honest, because taxes
must run the government under
which we live, and every man owes
the duty to do his share if it is only
the widows mite that he contributes.
The call of the government for
money from the people of this coun-
try is as binding charge, morally
speaking, as the call for taxes. No
man who refuses to do his part can
claim to be as good a moral risk as
the man who does his. A man who
shirks plain duty has not the stand
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

DR.. J. E. Pressly takes this means
of notifying all his patients and
creditors that he has been called to
the service, and will leave Abbeville
on October 23rd. In order to straigh-
ten out his own obligations, it is nec-
essary that he ask those persons who
are indebted to him to settle before
he leaves. Money may be left for
him at The McMurray Drug Com
pany in his absence, and receipt
may be had there. He will appreci-
ate the prompt attention of all per-
sons concerned.
]. E. PRESSLY, M. D.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
FINAL FIGURES SHOW
BIG REGISTRATION

Nearly Thirteen Million Enrolled in
September, Making Grand Total of
Twenty.Three Million.
Washington, Oct. 15.-Final re-
turns from all States show that 49,
966,594 men registered for military
service September IL. This was
1885 in excess of the estimate of
12,778,758 made by the office of Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder, based
on census figures.
The total announced today does
not include registrations received by
mail by local boards after September
IL nor delayed enrollments by men
who were absent from the country
that day. Including such cases it is
believed the actual figures will
be still further increased by the reg
istration in Alaska, Puerto Rico and
Hawaii, which are to be held on later
dates recently fixed by the president.
With the figures compiled today,
the total number of men who have
been registered since the United
States entered the war is %, ,456,021.
Classification by local boards of
men of the new draft registration
have been so rapid that questionaires
soon will be sent youths of 1S and
men between 81 and 46 years of age.
Reports today showed that 555 local
boards, out of 4,543 in the United
States had classified registrants be-
tween 10 and 81.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18

Nearly Thirteen Million Enrolled in
September, Making Grand Total OF
Twenty Three Million.
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ers who do not appear upon the
books of the company as trustees,
hold stock and securities in a capac-
ity other than that of a bona fire
owner; and this affiant has no reason
to believe that any person, associa-
ton, or corporation has any interest
direct or indirect in the said stock,
bonds, or other securities than as so
stated by him.
WIN. p. GREENE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this IL day of October, 1918.
D. H. HILL, N. P. s. C.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18

condtion Woen,
remedy ke SnoL
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
A COMMITTEE OF SAFETY.

While the work of raising our
quota of the Liberty Loan is going
on we must not lose sight of the fact
that people are falling sick from the
epidemic in our midst, and that it is
inevitable that whole families will be
stricken, that people will sicken and
die without the care and comfort
they should have, unless the people
of the city are prepared to keep up
with every home where the disease
makes it's appearance, and are pre-
pared to succor those who need help.
Already the death toll has COM
menced. 1t has come into home
where the wife lay sick, as did all
the children, except one. The other
kindred of this family were already
stricken with a great grief, and some
themselves were suffering from the
prevailing malady. Other homes
have been visited and every able
bodied person in the home has been
forced to take to sick bed. with no
one to even measure out the medi-
cines which are necessary to fight
the plague.
It will not do for those who are
we'll and strong to be unmindful of
others. It will not do for those who
are stricken to think only of them
selves and their hard lot. The mes
senger of death must be kept out,
if the efforts of this community may
keep him out; but if he must enter
the homes of our people, let us pray
that as he enters to call the father
he may not find the mother and chill
dren stricken too, without care, and
with only the pallid faces of fifteen
year old girls, with signs of Sleep
less nights, and hours of patient
care, to meet him.
We need very much just now a
Committee of Safety which will make
it its business to keep in touch with
the doctors, and with the homes
where there is sickness, in order
that help may be sent to those places
where it is needed.
1t is work which only women may
do rightly. Some of those who have
been" busy the last few days in as
sisting with the Liberty Loan drive
would be glad, we believe, to allow
the men to complete this work, and
to take up the work of caring for
their neighbors and friends who are
needing the care and the touch which
only woman's hands will bring.
Mrs. T. Gordon White, Mrs. M. T.
Coleman, Mrs. J. L. Mcmillan, Mrs.
J. c. Ellis, and numbers of others
are capable of serving on a COM
mittee such as we have in mind and
of doing great work for the sick
and suffering in this community. If
the members of the City Council will
ask them, they will take up the work
and do it as it should be done.
Mans inhumanity to man has no
place in Abbeville today. The men
of the community will give these
good women all the financial assist
ance they need if they will only take
over this phase of the change which
is upon all of US.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
STATEMENT OF THE OWNER
SHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCU-
LATION, ETC, REQUIRED BY
THE ACT Of CONGRESS OF
AUGUST "a, 1912,

Of Abbeville Press and Banner,
published semi-weekly at Abbeville,
S. S., for October 1, 1918.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Abbeville.
Before me, a Notary Public in and
for the State and county aforesaid,
personally appeared VIM. P. Greene,
who, having been duly sworn accord
ing to law, deposes and says that he
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18

ing of one who performs his duty.
Therefore, we say that we shall
not be surprised as time goes on if
the patriots of this country are first
served by the banking institutions
and every other institution in this
country. The people have their eyes
on the slackers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18

Bob Wilson (the Wolff the ac-
commodating delivery-man for Bow
den-Simpson Drug Co., is a victim
of the prevailing malady, which ac-
counts for the medicines getting
there late from this store.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18

Dukedom, Tenn.
al live on q farm and keep house
for six in my family. I got into a
nervous, rundown condition so it
seemed as though would die; A
friend advised me to try Vinol. l
have been greatly improved by its
use and am better and stronger IN
every way. Mrs. n. H. Goodwin.
For all rundown, nervous, anaemio col
feebl. Old people and delicate Chi
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
Tagged Out Women
Vin0l is What You Need

If all the tired overworked, rundown women in
this community could realize how our delicious
Vinol which contains Beef and Cod Liver rep
tones, Iron and Manganese Peptonates and Glyce-
rophosphates supplies the vital elements Necessary
to enrich the blood and create working strength,
we wouldn't be able to supply the demand.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-18
Burdett, N. Y.

Burdett, N. I.
"I keep house for my family OF
three. and raise chickens. I had q
nervous breakdown, 80 I was unable
to work. The doctor did not seem to
help me, and a cousin asked me to
try Vinol. It built me up-I now
have q good appetite and am we'll and
strong. Mrs. Loyal Palmer.
litions, weak women, overwoEked men,