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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
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When the Red Cross commission
on tuberculosis visits italy il will
take along a fair percentage Of
women to aid in the work These
women have been recruited from va
rious occupations. Some will 20 as
stenographers. clerks, interpreters,
secretaries, publicity managers and
nurses.
Mary &. Gardener IS one Of the
women prominent in medical circles
here in this country who will go as
3 member OF the commission. Miss
Gardener was formerly superintend-
ent of the Providence tR. - Dis
trict Nursing society and because
OF this she is especially fitted for
such work as the commission Will
undertake. For some months past
she has been assigned to special
duty at Washing on and il is at the
request Of the Italian government
that she will assume her new duties.
The commission on tuberculosis
is A body of American men and
women who are being sent to Italy
by the Red Cross at the request Of
the Italian government. They VIII
attempt to battle the white plague
over there as il has been done so
successfully in this country. There
il a large field for them in matters
Of sanitation, public heal h nursing
and school hygiene.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
POSTAL EXAMS AT
POSTOFFICE SOON

a civil service examination for
clerks and carriers will be held at
the Rock Island postoffice two
" eeks from today. Those who are
contemplating getting into the post
office service, may have an oppor-
tunity TO do so only through this
means.
1t is necessary to secure the nee
essary application blanks in ad-
vance from the secretary of the To-
cal civil service board. al the regis
try window OF the Rock Island post
Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

Eliza Garfield tent ., Daughters
sf Veterans, held a silver tea Thurs
CAY afternoon at the home Of Mys
Dora IJuusWOrta IN her home a.
Prospect park. Moline Forty-Gye
people attended, Including five com
rae 80 and six guests. two Of whom
~ ere out OF town, Mrs NJ Wicket
sen y Oakland, Cal. house guest %
her sister, Mrs. Frank Young, and
Mrs. anna Oaken Of Belolt, who IS
visiting her sisters, Mrs. Lottie Sui
Ivan and Hrs. Frank Fries. The
home vas filed with lovely fOw-
ers. 4 short program Of songs was
enjoyed with also a reading by
John DewrOse. The remainder OF
,he time was spent with Red Cross
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
CeIehrates Golden weddinc-

Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Gahag-
en-, at their home sos Eighth ave-
nue.. yesterday celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary and
also Mrs Gahagen's seventy fourth
birthday. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ga
hagen have lived here all their
lives. They have three living chill
dren. Mrs. Paul Hensdarger. Mrs.
George Ransom and 3. J. Gahagen
Also two grandchildren They
kept open house during the after
noon and the friends were many
who came to greet them on the
happy occasion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
Daughters of Veterans Meet.

Barbara Frietchie tent Of the
Daughters of Veterans met yester-
day afternoon at Memorial hall for
a special session. One new mem
her was initiated and further plans
were made for the bazaar which Will
be held later in the season. Plans
were also made for a get-together
meeting to be held the evening OF
sept 8, an affair which every mem
Der is expected to attend. Plans
were completed for attending the
old soldiers picnic which is to be
held at Prospect park Sept. 3. Be
cause of the Labor day celebration.
the Service Star regular sewing has
been postponed until Monday,
Sept 9.
A very interesting letter was re-
Ceived from an invalid cOmrade OF
John BufoTd post, G. A. R, who is
now in the old soldiers home in
Quincy, thanking the Daughters of
Veterans for a box sent him filled
with fruit and jellies. The meeting
was closed with the singing of
Keep the Home Fires Burning"
and The Red, White and Blue"
after which the tent went in a body
to congratulate Mr.. and Mrs. W. J.
Gahagan on their golden wedding
anniversary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
SOCIAL EVENTS

work and sOciability and before the
guests departed the committee sery-
ed refreshmeuts Mesdames Duns-
worth. Fannie KnOX-Jensen, May
Weltz. Hanna Werlich, Grace Lewis.
Fannie Gaskiu, Sadie Fries. villa
Geer. Edstrom Ellis, Myrtle Kinney
and Martin composed the commit
tee The next regular meeting Will
be held in the Masonic hall Sept. 4.
Mission Societies Joint Session.
The Woman's Missionary society
Of Broadway Presbyterian church
Joined by members of the Helen
Mills circle met at the home of Mrs.
II. +. Curtis. 931 Nineteenth street
yesterday. Mrs Frank Mixter lead
ing the devotional services. Mrs.
Ella Read conducted the finishing
study of the book The African
Trail" Miss BeTyl TitteTingtOn
gave an interesting review of what
vas accomplished by young people
for home missions during the year
in the synCdicaI and presbyterial
societies. Miss Storbeck gave the
report Of the young peoples local
society. Miss Helen Moore gave a
recitation. missionary poem. and
Miss Wilma Curtis favored with two
vocal solos accompanied by Mrs. II,
+. Curtis. After the program a So
cial time was enjoyed. The next
meeting VIII he held in the home OF
Mrs. c. O. Woodruff, SIS Twenty
third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
south Park Women's Guild.

Fifty members Of the Women 3
guild Of the South Park PTcsbyter-
ian church met Thursday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs + A Evans.
25I7 Thirteenth avenue. They spent
the time doing Red Cross work AMI
were entertained with virtrola mC-
sic and a number Of piano selec-
tions given by Miss Alice Wilson.
The hostess served a delightful re-
past at the close Of the afternoon
aIrs. T. /. Jones invited the society
fo meet Sept IS at her home. 1900
TETTti=th street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
FonrtceI Minnte. TaIk Llmll.

Men probably will smile scorn-
fully and shake their heads saying
1T can't be done
But they are all wrong for IT, has
been done Yes, indeed. there are
women right here in our own coun-
try who talk for IA minutes and no
longer. The woman who knows
more about the Fourteen Minute
Women Speakers Bureau" than
anyone else. in the country is Mrs.
Julia c. Henderson, indianapolis,
Ind. II was she who organized the
first Of these bureaus The idea
spread rapidly and has since been
made a national affair
One Of the original "1f-minute'
speakers has been chosen 10 speak
throughout the country for the ma
tional food administration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
With Islanders
In the Service

Mrs. Frances Kolls, 1925 Sixth
avenue, received the notification
card from the Red Cross in New
York this morning announcing the
safe arrival of her son, Louis kolis,
overseas. Mr.. kolls had been sta
toned at Camp Merritt, New Jer-
sey, before he was sent 10 France.
George Boden writes his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Boden, 60f
Sixth street, of his safe arrival
overseas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
Monday Wedding OF Miss Very.

Monday has been chosen the we'd
ding date Of Miss I.cona Yeggv Of
this city when she VIII become the
bride Of Edward J. Watkins Of Iowa
city. The ceremony viii be per
formed Monday afternoon at the
rcciory Of 81 Joseph's Catholic
church, by Dean J. J Quinn. Miss
Rose fcEgv sister Of the bride. viii
be maid Of honor and Raw Blakes-
ley Of Iowa City viii serve the
groom as best man. Following the
ceremony a wedding dinner will he
served at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Ieggy. 1915 Seventeenth
street. the former . brother Of the
bride The bride-to-be came to
Rock Island two years ago from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
Farewell for Mr.. Hartford.

Mr. and Mrs, n VaIdemar ST.
vertsen, 251S Eighth avenue. enter
tanned a few friends last evening at
a dinner party in honor of Clyde c.
Hartford, boys secretary at the
Rock Island Y. VI. c. A. who left
last night for Topeka. Kan. where
he will take up his new work as
state secretary of the I. NJ. C. A
high school boys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

MIS- FRANK B0ckenfoId. 1I9 Four
teenth-and-a-half street. proved
herself a most delightful hostess
Thursday afternoon when she en-
tertained the Ever Ready 500 club.
Three tables Of the game were
PLAYED, the first prize falling to
Mrs John Hill of Moline, the sec
end to Mrs. AXel Johnson and all
cut 70 Mrs. T. J. Carney. The home
was prettily decorated with ferns
and asters and after the games a
most delicious luncheon was serv-
ed. The next meeting will be held
Thursday. Sept. ;. d the home Of
Mrs. Fred Doeckel, 1855 Twenty
third avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
Zion SOciable-

The lawn sociable which was to
have been held last evening on the
lawn at Zion Lutheran church was
held inside the chapel because of
the rain. Candles. flowers, patriotic
LeStOOus and flags were used as
decorations About $25 was real
lied from the affair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
Fuiler-IiOln.

a wedding which will come as a
happy surprise to many friends
took place at the parochial resi-
dence OF the Blessed Sacred Catho-
lie church at LaWton, Okla, Tues
Gay, Aug. o. when Miss Rosalie
Fuller, daughter OF MIR. and Mrs.
\. ". Fuller OF 9I5 Gaines street,
Davenport. became the bride or
Private Victor Holm OF Battery b,
formerly OF Davenport. Rev. W. Z.
Lamb, pastor Of the church, per-
formed the ceremony. They were
attended by Corporal Frank Cor
man, and Miss Ruth Durham of this
city. The bride was gOWned in a
modish froch Of gray and blue silk
and a black velvet hat The cere-
mony was followed by five course
wedding dinner at the Midland no
tel. Mr.. Holm is the son of Mrs.
I. k1iDeck OF Perry street, Daven-
port, and was formerly connected
with the Lagomarcino-Grup com
pany of Davenport. Mrs. Holm will
remain with her husband until he
is sent overseas, which is expected
shortly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

Tie member Of the Emanon club
have returned from an eight days
camping rip on the Wapsie river
near Dewitt. Iowa. Six boys en-
.oved the camping facilities. those
forming the party being Francis
Dunn. Richard Sim, Reid II. Ray,
Meredith Ackley. Walter Lundeeu
and Earl Paddock The latter, upon
returning TO Rock Island, left for
his home in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

Little johnny Eiwell, son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. ]. Elwell. 1918 Seventh
avenue. viii celebrate lis third
birthday Monday at their camp on
Greene river, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
enn, Mr.. and Mrs ". l. Yellman
ana {. J. ElweI left today for the
camp and viii remain until after
Master Johns birthday celebration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

Vice President-W b Petit.
Secretary Charles OsH aid.
Treasurer j. Long.
Aug. 2S.-J. x. Scott conten-
plates giving up his position as
mail carrier to enter the Iowa
State university to pursue the
study Of law.
Aug. 29.-The Ono Hundred
Twenty Illinois infantry Is
holding the annual reunion at this
time A banquet was held at the
Turner hall last night. in honor OF
the visiting infan;rymen- The re-
past was spread by the Ladies Re.
lief corps. In the absence OF VI. VI.
Sturgeon, ex-Mayor McCOnochie
made the main address. Other
numbers were carried out with
equal success. \ business session
was conducted this morning by
President E. y. Hollistcr at the q.
\. R. hall.
Aug. 3O.-A bogus priest visited
ST. Mary's church yes eraay He
informed Father Kopf. the priest in
charge. that he was mi-EionaIF
priest and asked for So. and per
mission 10 conduct the mass the
following morning His requests
were met. After the man made bis
departure. Father kOpf received
word from Bishop SpauL5ing ct
paDri9 tD watch gur for hgUus
priest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
EUGENE FIELD HAS
LEAD IN SAVINGS
SCHOOL CHILDREN

In the war savings collection
turned in to the State bank of Rock
Island yesterday by the teachers Of
the public schools, Eugene Field,
Lincoln and Hawthorne head the
list Appended is the report Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
Paris Has New Game.


According to Miss Oolooah Bur
ner of New York, they are playing
d new game in Paris. Miss Burner
nas been in charge of recreation
work in a nurses hut in base
hospital near the French front.
THE new game is called the
laughing game" she explained.
And until you have been in a city
dressed in black, where sorrow has
lowered for four years. you will not
know what a hard game it is. The
one who can laugh the most wins
the game"
1t seems that the game was start
ed by one of the Y W. c. A work
ers who believed that a good laugh
was beneficial for the body and
soul. Whenever a game is started
in one of the big munitions plants
wave of laughter spreads over the
whole room and the women feel the
good effects the whole day
Miss Burner is just returned from
France after a six months stay in
France. She is going about telling
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
Double Engagement Announced.

Announcement is made of the en-
gagement and approaching mar
riage of Miss Lucia Hoist of DAY.
export, who is to wed Sergeant
Walter Elmer King. son of Mrs. o.
King. 281912 Eighth -a-half
avenue, OF this city. The engage
meut OF Miss DUretta Beckman to
Sergeant MOrter Forber, both of
Davenport Is also announced. Both
the young ladies, accompanied by
Mrs. George torber, leIt Thursday
evening TOT d visit with their sol
der boys, who are stationed at
Fort Sill. Okla, who are soon to be
sent overseas. No announcement
OF the wedding dates have been
made.
-Ilss Hoist is the daughter Of Mi.
ana Mrs. H. r. HolSt, 1919 Fulton
street, ana has been connected with
the bee Hive store tor several
years.
Miss Beckman is the daughter of
Mrs II. c. {. Beckman OF summit
avenue. and is with the Tri-City Pi-
GnO company.
Mr. Kline was head bOokkeeper
for the Rock Island sash and Door
works OF this city and Mr.. fOrber
was student at Boston college
when he enlisted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
Honor Miss Cooper.


Miss Nerna May Cooper, whose
marriage to Dr. Perry Vessel of
Moline is an event of the near flu
ture, was honoree at a breakfast
given by Mrs. George MCMaster on
the Black Hawk road yesterday.
I he table was prettily decorated
with garden flowers and covers
were laid for II. The morning
hours following were spent in
formally in the sun parlor
Thursday noon. Mrs. Harry Getz.
1902 Twenty-ffth avenue. Moline,
entertained at a luncheon at Long
View park chalet for Miss Cooper.
Miniature Japanese parasols mark
ed each place and pink roses were
the plate favOrs. The center piece
was a large bowl of pink roses.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Andrew
Dunsmore was hostess at a knitting
party for Miss Cooker. entertain
ing 16 Moline girls at the home Of
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. II. W.
Tlambeck. POOP Sixth avenue, Mo
Line Garden flowers carrying out
rainbow hues, the chosen color
scheme OF the bride, were used as
decoration. The afternoon was
spent very pleasantly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

college girls what kind n work "a
needed now and during the coming
reconstruction period after the wal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

Riverside. Iowa, and since that
time has made a large circle of
friends. MIR Watkins is proprietor
Of market in Iowa City where the
new home Will be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

Aug PA meeting OF the re-
tan groCers was held last night.
and the formation OF their orRani-
zation was completed The com
mittee previously appointed on
constitution and bylaws made a
report which Was adopted Officers
were elected as follows
President ". {. Mauoker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

Aug. 26,-A few davs AGO part or
the remains of little l0-year-old
Fred Hall of Clinton who was
drowned last summer while on an
excursion, were found several
miles up the river. The parents
took possession OF the body ana
had il inferred. II is not likely
that the other part Of the unfor
tunate boys body will ever be bur
led in the same grave.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

Aug Manager Montrose Of
the Harper is having the barber
shop thoroughly overhau,ed The
walls are being covered with the
newest and most unique design Of
paper of the brightest and most ar
tistic combinations. while the floor
is being covered with lirOleum,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

Aug. 23.-Charles Fiebig left this
afternoon on the Fire Fly for Mus
catine 10 open the safe OF the Mus
catine National bank. The com
binatiOn has gotten out of order.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-11-21
Afternoon Session

The Board ~reconvened at 1850 y.
IN. Present Chairman Verwest and
Commissioners Williams and John
son.
In accordance with Chapter l4G
laws OF 1915 the Commissioners and
Deputy County Auditor now proceed
eli with the c~anyassing of the returns
from General Election held Nov. 9Th,
t9l&.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-11-21
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

Nov. 11th, 1918.
The Board OF County Commission
ers convened at 10 o'clock a. III.
Present Chairman Nerwest and Com
n~tlsSioners Williams and Johnson.
Minutes of meeting Of October 4ti
and nth were read and approved.
On motion the Board adjourned to
1870 p. m.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-17

still battles desperately on. All day Tues day they fought in an inferno of battle. Let us remember also that, slow as is their gain, they are engaging and holding many divis- ions of picked Hunnish troops here and all the artillery and machine gun power the German staff can muster at given spot. Let us remember also, that there are about 100, ,O00 American troops with General Gouroud's army, and another one hundred thousand with Mangin in the Laon sector and still another hundred thousand under Haig in the glorious Cambrai sector, and that we have released about half-million French soldiers between Verdun and Switz- erland for most important duty elsewhere along the line The American part in the war grows by bounds every week, and the American skill and courage and dash and dependability in crisis have come already to be a classic in warfare with our seasoned. veteran friends, the English and the French. No figures are available lately, but we must have at least million men on the French battle line, and of these half million are actively engaged and the other half-million are holding the quiet sectors from Verdun southward.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-17

The allies have penetrated from ten to twenty-five miles eastward of the Eiinden- burg line, but then the Germans only this year crossed this line westward the same distance and still we survived and came back Germany has lost Bulgaria and will soon lose the Turk, but then we lost Rus sia and Rumania and survived. From a strictly military standp 1t is no darker for Germany in October than it was for the allies in June. But, of course, Germany has not the control of the seas nor the re- sources to draw upon which the allies have always had since America entered the war. But at that, there is nothing to build vic torious peace upon short of the fall of next year unless Germany elects to throw up her hands and quit If she is as game in spirit as the allies have always been, she has the men and means to keep us out of Germany this year and offer a fierce resistance for some months of next year If there were an- other two or three months of fighting weather directly ahead at this time Foch might we'll score the knockout in that pe- riod, but there are only about two weeks ahead 1T which to fight, unless the fall in France IS unusually open and mild Thus Germany will have all winter in which to recoup and rehabilitate her armies. From military standpoint Germany is still strong. From moral and industrial standpoint, no one knows just how much more she can stand.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-17

The machine gun seems to be the Ger man sole standby in time of trouble. But for this little instrument his armies at Cam brai, Leon and in the Champagne, would surely have met with disaster As long as the German staff can find thousands of brave and skilful men with each German army to drop back and give their lives via the machine gunner route, that long will the Germans be able to retreat in some order. And so far these men have been found. The rule of the great war for two years past has been to bayonet the machine gunner who holds out past certain time against an enemy advance. The Germans must have a countless store of machine guns These guns are very delicate mech anisms and must be as durable and strong as they are perfect in smallest detail. Time, skill, elaborate machinery and certain rare and costly metals are necessary to turn out machine guns Every German retreat Is pro- tected by thousands upon thousands of these weapons. The allies have captured at least 25000 German machine guns in the past three months and destroyed three times as many more. Soon or late the Ger man supply of these guns and their ammu- milton and the men to serve them will run low, and then-Good night
Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-17
The Americans

Americans of the first army have been having terrible time on that narrow front northwest of Verdun, between the Argonne forest and the Mouse. Over three weeks ago they swept forward in an offensive at this point. The first two days they ad- vanced some seven miles; the next nine teen days they advanced about two miles
 And they are fighting still, every day, the fiercest, hottest, most gruelling kind of bat ties. The French to the east of us, who advanced only three miles the first two days, are now some eighteen miles deep in the enemy positions But before we judge of the lack of courage, force or success of the American units on this sector, let us consider the battle here from every angle
 In the first place, the ground to negotiate at this place is most difficult, consisting of woods. hills, ravines and every species of fearful terrain But then the French had hard ground, too, just to the west. But the French did not have to face the determined and desperate opposition that the Ameri- cans have met ever since the second day of their drive. The Germans threw in divis- ion after division on this front and have counter attacked scores of times This ground close to the Mouse is probably as precious to them as any foot of soil in France The Tanks straddle the Mouse at this place and their advance six miles fur ther will play more havoc with the German battle line than any six mile advance be- tween the sea and the Swiss border Hence the resistance here. The Kremhilde line forms one of the defenses in this sector. and at last, the Tanks have pierced it. Pershing