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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-10
Although unfortunate circumstances brought the

enemy into the land, he is not the victor in battle,
said General Einen, the German commander, il
bidding farewell to the people of the Rhineland be-
fore his forces retired across the stream. The Teu
tons may not be able TO realize how empty this
boast of an unbeaten army is, but they'll through
the camouf1age all right before they get done pay
ing the fiddler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-10
WILL Use ANTWERP

Antwerp, Saturday, Dec. THE
CUhard steamship line has decided
TO make Antwerp q port Of call
and has requested from the city
authorities the use OF the pier for
merry occupied by the North Ger
man Lloyd line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-10
lEEz E AlA1lT III TNl XS
BY WllLlAM BRADY ND.

that the most benighted people take
the greatest possible pains and go
to the most ridiculous extremes to
avoid exposure and these very peo-
pie attribute the greatest number
Of body ills to the effects OF expos
ure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-10

in the camp and lot more coming there from other
places In the United States Tor their discharge It be-
comes plain that good many Of the boys who never
saw Europe likely not only to fail to eat Christ
mas dinners at home 'but to be held in the service
till spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-10

Theg are rushing physical examinations and mus
fsriaa 1asR out 1t Camp Grant at tls Fale Of 500
lzF. st first thought this seems fast enough. but
laa t Il remembered that there are ntw 0008 men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-10

Airships are making regular trips between cities
ia Germany carrying passengers Al 81 mile IL
the service comes that high when it is introduced in
this country most Of as wl continue to walk OF ride
In the little old fIiFvers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-10

Doubtless the industrious burglars and stlek=uD
men who are doing SO we'll in Rock Island these
nights are investing their surplus funds in war saw
ings stamps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-10
(SECTION TWO.

The following casualties ara re-
ported by the commanding general
of the American expeditionary
forces: Killed in action, IT'S; died
of wounds, So; died OF accident
and other causes, none; died OF air.
plane accident, none; died Of DIS
ease, 81; wounded severely, 4sg,
wounded, degree undetermined
AS; wounded slightly 1872; missing
in action. 273 Total 1.663
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-10

lConLIaael. on re NIlol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-10

Washington, Dec. 1O-The cas-
ualty list given out today by the
war department has total OF o.
1874 names.
SECTION ONE
The following casualtieg are re-
ported by the Commanding Gen
eral OF the American E&peditionary
Forces; killed in action, 256; died
of wounds, none; died OF accident
and other causes, 6 died Of. air
plane accident, / died OF disease,
1877; wounded severely. 2S9; wound
ed degree underterminer, 35f;
wounded slightly, ga missing In
action, 274; total, 1881.
Killed in Action.
SERGEANTS
Ulysses G. Fletcher, Ridge Farm,
Ill.
CORPORALS .
Roy McAdoo. Benton, Ill.
Harold r. Moore. Urbana, III.
John Silva, Chicago, Ill
-Niven B. Stewart, Chicago, III.
PRIVATES
Roy Stroud, Marble Rock, Iowa,
Floyd Wambeau, Wahoo, Iowa.
William White, Chicago, Ill.
William II. Zimmerman. Walsh
vile, Ill.
Daniel Moeller, Maquoketa. Iowa
Lawrence w. Mongerson, st
Charles, Ill.
Holger A. Hansen, Clinton, Iowa
Otto c. Hardtke, Chicago.
William G. Holda, Chicago, Ill.
Martin ]. McDonough, Chicago,
Ill.
Rop Price, Hiteman, Iowa
Wladyslow TomceVk, Chicago,
III.
Ben Abram, Chicago, III.
Clarence V. Ellis, Chicago, Ill.
Louis r. Eichbichler, Joliet, Ill.
Angelo Kontavas, Chicago, Ill.
Died of AirpIane Accident
ELECTRICIAN.
Paul r. Apologize, Chicago.
LIEUTENANTS
Byron B. Carmichael, East st.
Louis, ILL.,
August J. Berger, Arcadia, Iowa.
John L. Ferreul, Harrisburg, Iii.
Noah F. Farris, Bethany, III.
Adm J. Freeland, Dalton City, Ill.
III.
Albert Gunderson, Chicago, Ill.
Frank c. Bobell, Chicago, III.
Ned A Nienaber, Princeton, Ill.
Ragner A. Randau, North Crystal
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into consideration the innovation on
called to the chair, and the committee
appointed to investigate the matter and
bring it formerly to the notice of the
proper authorities was composed OF
James Laurie, Moses Young, Phineas
Bradley, Samuel Blodgett, NJ. st. Clair
Clarke, John Davidson and Henry Her
ford.
On the organization Of the Bible So
ciety- of the District of Columbia by
representatives of the Protestant con-
gregations Of Washington. Georgetown
rie was chosen one of the vice presf-
dents, the other being Rev. Walter Du7
laney Addison. The president was Rev.
James Muir of Alexandria: correspond
ing secretaries. Rev. Stephen B. Balch
and Rev. William H. Wilmer: treasurer,
Thomas Vowel, and recording secre-
tary, Elias r. Caldwell. The members
were Andrew Hunter: John Chaimers;
oliver Norris. ministers. and John Nc
Gowan, John Coyle, John Laird: Francis
s. Key. Robert Munro, John McDanlel.
Rushrod Washington, Jacob Hoffman
and DR., George A. Thornton. 1aymen.
In his narrative last Sunday the Ram
bier counted the first city post office as
one of the early institutions of F street.
Thomas johnson, jr.. who was secre-
tary of the board of commissioners for
constituting and managing the new
federal city, was appointed postmaster
of Washington jim 1875. He lived on the
north side Of F street between 18th and
14th streets, and he kept the post Of
fee in the f1rst-story front room OF his
house. That house was of brick, and
under the first assessment on the inv
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Carefully Screened Positions for Our Fighters in France

in the front line" says Sergt. Jim. and
theydecreased in geometrical progress
sion toward the rear. The newer
tendency seems just the opposite
density increasing geometrically toward
the rear. Artillery location did 1t"
The trench front, as we have come
to know it. was very solid. packed with
men in deep shelters. 1t was a great
frontal wall. behind which there was
nothing very much. If broken, 1t
might leave road to the rear; and
the Germans. pushed to desperate de-
fense before the Russian felony. gave
up the frontal wall in favor OF .
feather bed. They argued that the
rigid front was like armor that might
be smashed. while a scattered invisible
front would be like a feather bed. In
which heavy blows are deadened.
"All good defense stuff," say the
Sherlocks.
Without dreaming that the allies will
go to such lengths. the prairie dogs
doubtless agree as to the tendency. 80
The allies, in France. are completing,
five new trench lines. one behind the
other. and nobody knows what Is in
between them.
The prairie dogs are excavating In
vulnerable shelters for our boys. They
need the Sherlocks to hide them. make
their very entrances invisible and mis-
lead the enemy air service as to their
existence. Between the new lines,
say-nobody knows what's in between
them.
.Camouaaged like the American po-
sitions" will be by-word of the war.
STERLING HEILIG.
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ming. the director of the. bureau Of
mines.
There is an enormous waste in the
fuel used by our industries. OF all the
coal shoveled into the furnaces 1t is es-
tfmated that 43 per cent OF the heat is
lost in the boiler rooms, and that only
81 per cent Is used for the making of
steam. OF that 81 per cent only 10
Der cent goes into mechanical energy,
and of the 10 per cent. about'1 is usual
ly lost in the friction Of the engines
which the machinery. is driven. This
means that only per cent of the orig
fnal heat of the coal u utilized In doing
useful work. The experts here figure
that by keeping the boilers clean the
losses there cah be reduced from 10 to
Is per cent, and Mat a great reduction
also can be made in the waste in fric-
tfon and transmission. Say that alto
gether Is per cent could be saved. the
amount would be enormous. mining
expert recently estimated that our
losses from that source alone in 1915
were 75.000.000 tons. or enough to fill
more than three solid trains of fifty
ton cars as long az the distance be-
tween Philadelphia and London. That
amount was all waste. which could
cry. careful firing and cleaning the
boilers. Some Of the losses went into
dry chimney gases which were caused
largely by letting too much dry air
into the furnaces and much Of the heat
was lost by incomplete combustion and
radiation. -
Every factory should have nm EN-
/. clancy coal sheet and cut down = fhe
,eDeupe e1.s1tor kusls,soonsumptipu, -
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corporation Of Washington in 1909 1t
was assessed at $500. That house
stood on lot No. 4, the fourth original
lot west of 18th street. Mr.. johnson
died in December, 1913, six months aft
er his appointment, and the property
stood for many years in the name OF
Catharine Johnson, who was no doubt
his widow.
The next city postmaster was Chris
owned original lot IL, square 2s0. 9t
the southeast corner Of F and 18th
streets. He was bookkeeper and pay
master under the board of commits
sioners There Is no doubt that he kept
the post office in his house. He died
within a few months after taking of
fee. and was succeeded by Lund Wash
ington. jr., appointed May 26. 1896, and
he removed the post Office from F
street to his home on Capitol Hill.
Lund Washington. the postmaster,
the affairs of early Washington, was a
son of Lund Washington. steward or
overseer for George Washington at
Mount Vernon. Lund was a remote
kinsman of Gen. Washington. Two
Washingtons. John and Andrew, great
grandsons Of the grantee of Sulgrave
Manor. emigrated to Virginia after the
royalist disaster at the battle of
Worcester. John settled between
mac in Westmoreland county, Va,
about 1852.
He bought his land from Col. Nathaniel
Pope and later married his daughter, Anne
Pope. He had a numerous family and his
eldest son, Capt. Lawrence Washington, in
herited the place. He also had a numerous
family and his eldest son, Augustine
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Badly Expressed.

ID F. HOWE of the aircraft board
w. was talking about Lord Lans.
downe's ill-received peace letter.
Lord Lansdowne." he said, informs
us that in his peace letter. which fol.
lowed on the heels of the italian de.
feat, he meant to say what President
Wilson so well said in his last message
to Congress. Well, Lord Lansdowne
certainly expressed himself unfortu-
nately.
Hes as bad as the minister who had
secured, after great trouble. a fine cem-
etery for his congregation.
walking complacently in the ceme-
terry one afternoon, the minister came
upon a widow who was planting fow-
ers on the fresh grave Of her late hus.
band.
"'Good afternoon. my~dear Mrs. Slo.
cum,' said the minister.
"Good afternoon, doctor, said the
widow, wiping her eyes.
He looked round him with a con.
tented smile. Then he said:
"'Our new cemetery seems to be fill.
ing up nicely, does it not?'" 80
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exist only in the rear of all this. re-
lieved from bombardment by 30 much
scattered defensive stuff in front OF 1t.
1t was going very far.
We called it a run. 1t is the Famous
Hindenburg line. which has already
been broken and patched up; but (say
the Sherlocks) the point is this. that
our boys in the front line are better on
scattered and hidden. even in the open,
than sheltered in continuous trenches
which can be located by enemy aero
planes.
This war is question of locating
and being located" say the Sherlocks.
"It is better to be INDICATED without
shelter than to be sheltered and To-
Gated"
To be both sheltered and INDICATED is.
of course, best of all; and this. OF
course, is the combined ideal of the ri
val engineering schools: but when, In
front line, such combination cannot be
perfected the Sherlocks prefer the Sec
ond desiderata to the first.
ITO risk, unsheltered, the fire OF an
enemy who has not been able to locate
YOU is today a hundred times less dam
gerous than to receive. in the best pos
sibie of shelters. heavy bombardment
which knows where it is going"
Tut tut reply the prairie dogs;
there are deep shelters that simply
cannot be destroyed. The men are in
vulnerable in them"
mo need to destroy them,' retort the
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been In the neighborhood of 100000
900 tons. Say that one bushel in every
eight has gone into the heating of our
houses. The bureau of mines estimates
that the average house uses twice too
much coal. If SO. the saving in that
item alone would be 40.000,000 tons. or
twice what Italy needs. DR.. Manning,
the director of the bureau of mines.
gives the instance of New England
college professor who heated a ten
room house one whole winter for just
half what his neighbors were using.
and he kept his house at an average
temperature of So degrees from Oc-
tober until May. If every family in the
United States had done the same, we
would have had more than enough coal
to supply the shortage in France.
The bureau of mines has issued a
pamphlet showing how one can save
fuel in heating the house. and any one
who wishes to cut down the cost of his
fuel consumption can do SO by follow
ing the directions given therein. 1t
tells you all about coal, and the best
kinds to burn. 1t gives directions for
taking care of your furnace. regulating
the draft and removing the ashes. and
il you follow them you ought to save
from so to 100 per cent. This bulletin
is for free distribution, and you can
get it by writing to DR.. Van H. Man
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and no right to check. It IL like the
sweet tooth Of the boy whose nose is
against the candy store window, with
. half inch Of plate glass between. As
1ar ~ our present needs are concerned,
We have only tho coal we can mine,
and our s1tuAtion as to labor and trans
Dortatlon II such that we cannot get
more coal out Of the ground and into
xhs hands of the people.
hA
It kno uss-to say that We are mining
more coal than ever before. The
mount taken out In 1917 was more
than slo.eoo.0oo tons. enough to fll a
soiid train Of hfty-tone cars reaching
almost four times around the equator,
Nsvsrthsaess. the supply was more than
1eo.eeo.e eco tons short Of the needs OF
eurssfvss and our allies. and II We
would win the war We must save coal
bn svsry possible way. The saving will
havo to become an individual matter
and g 10 the duty of every householder
AS~Wsu a. Of every man who runs q
enetory. or foundry to watch his hYes
md see that NO fuel IL lost. AZ We need
more mem at the. front. the labor sup
by at the mines will grow shorter and
bAortef. and the freight congestion will
surely incr6Ase with the demand fol
more shipNents abroad.
During NE past year the coal burn.
"a for household purposes j and fol
he1t1nR eour hota1S, schools and public
&1lG1D-0&pOo6& &1n& 0Esnno&heES1 ~
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British Humor.

IT HE number of consulting physicians
in England has become so reduced
as a result of mobilization and over
work on the part of those not called to.
active duty. owing to age. ETC.. that i'm
valids and those subject to everyday
maladies are requested to refrain from
sending for the doctor for ''every little
ache and pain" this privilege being
permitted only in extreme cases.
TT is desired that the public in gen.
eral. in order to simplify medical serv-
ices. take the greatest'of care possible
in order to prevent carelessly contract
ing diseases that require long, difficult
and expensive courses of treatment. s--
''it will be a proof of patriotism on
the part of every one during the war
to content themselves with the less Sc
rious complaints. such as influenza,
neuralgia. headache and hysteria. these
latter being easily relieved by means.
of a few CHEEKY words"
The above Is the advice found in an
English newspaper. Americans should
profit by this advice.
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possible the heat and power should be
brought from a specialized plant and
wherever hydro-electric power can be
had 1t should be employed. To save
transportation coal should be bought
from the nearest mine and every boiler
should be run to its capacity and only
as many as needed be used. We are
now getting about one-third or one
fourth of one horsepower per hour for
each pound of coal. This is so notwith-
standing a pound of coal per hour has
Welded a horsepower per hour. This
means that we are losing from two
thirds to three-fourths Of our power.
The loss in slate, stone and ashes is
another item that ought to be watched.
The rush for coal is causing more poor
coal to be shipped. and this is added to
by the government regulation of the
sale of coal, under the term run of the
mine." Run Of the mine" coal Is un-
sorted coal. 1t means everything Of the
coal kind. from dust to Jumps. and it
is a strange thing il a lot of stone
does not get in. The. loss IN ashes is
always considerable, but during the
past year there have been, SO it is said,
something like 100000 tons more ash
in the weight of the coal than in the
product of the year preceding. This
means that we have had to have at
least 10000 more cars to carry that
coal. 1t means also the cost of the
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coal which the ashes represent. and in
ordinary times 1T would mean very bad
business on the part of the purchasers.
Most of our large Industrial estab-
lishments do not buy their coal as it
comes from the mines. They analyze 1t,
and purchase only according to speci-
fcations. 1t must have just SO much
heating value. and SO little ash. 1t is
like buying mile according to the but
ter-fat in 1t. Uncle Sam has labora-
tory here at the bureau of mines. where
ordinary times the coal used by the gov
ernment costs more than S., 900, 900 per
year, and half of this is purchased un-
der specifications. Many of the post
offices scattered over the country get
coal of that kind.
This government laboratory is al
ways busy. 1t has tested more than
1900 samples in one month, and samples
from more than $500 mines scattered
here and there over the United States
have been carefully analyzed so that
the purchaser can know something
about the value OF the coal In them
upon application. He can also send his
coal here to be tested, and the govern
ment will tell him just what ashes 1t
has in it ae we'll an Its heating value
and something as to what 1t will do Tor
the use to which 1t is to be put.
/ have watched them testing coal In
the laboratory. The machinery is as
fine as that in the Phtladelphia mint,
whore they assay the bullion for max
Ing gold eagles. Among the scales are
some which will weigh lead pencil
mark on a sheet Of white paper. res
member putting one OF my syelAshsa
upon the balance: 1t wetthed Just one
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removal of dirt and rock. and blasting
sticks to hurry it along. Then they
bring their iron rods and concrete, their
wooden and metal girders Cor whatever
they call them), lay the water pipes.
electric light and telephone. install the
ventilators, and all is ready for the
kitchens. stoves. chairs, beds and ta-
bles for the boys to play poker while
waiting. -
The reinforced concrete men have
queerer boche works to criticise and
(perhaps) improve on.
Above-ground shelters, massive! Long
rows of tomblike buildings without
doors or windows, in centric layers of
concrete. stone. brick and earth. SO
heavy that they seem almost as solid
as the pyramids of Egypt-masses al
most without interiors.
Caves in cliffs.
Behind the former German front line
(and forming part of it. in some cases)
are vast and ancient Quarries. like
those of Montparnasse, beyond the
Chemin des Danes. All these veritable
strongholds for the invuinerable pro-
lection of tens of thousands of men.
are in the hands of the allies.
"Yes. but" says the sergeant of
the Sherlocks.
That's it-yes. but"
'If they are SO strong, why didn't
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Avenue between 18th and 1877 streets.
A history Of this and other local libra
ries, written by w. Dawson Johnston,
is among the records of the Columbia
Historical Society. Subscriptions for
this library were solicited by Mr..
William James, James H. Blake. Henry
Herford, Robert Brent. Joel Barlow.
William Cranch. John Law. Franklin
Wharton, Thomas Munroe and Joseph
Stretch. When the board of directors
Of that library was chosen James
Laurie was made president, the re-
naming members of the board being
William James. John Hewitt, Abraham
Bradley, jr., and Joseph Stretch.
Mr. Laurie was also prominent in the
"squatter sovereignty" campaign when
the city was young. In one OF the
stories on the history of Pennsylvania
avenue the Rambler wrote of those
squares, closely built up for nearly a
century, which were set aside by the
designers of the city as reservations"
These public lands along both sides of
the Avenue were utterly neglected by
the federal government and the ques-
ton arose as to whether title to them
had not reverted to the original own
ers. Some of the early citizens OF
these RESERVATIONS" which were COM
mons. and fenced in parts of them for
raising crops.
In September, 1911, meeting of the
citizens of the first and second wards
was called "for the purpose of taking
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"the Philadelphia Synod Of the Associate Re
formed Presbyterian Church..
When these families arrived In Washington
they found church Of their order within the
church organiza tons stated religious services,
which they sadly missed and for which they
could only substitute irregular meetings when
scme travelling minister or missionary could be
procured to conduct them. Under these condi-
tions the Presbyterians Of Washington. uniting
in their efforts. procured the use Of the carpen-
ter,s shop in the grounds OF the White House.
where they nrst assembled for religious worship
the shop. no longer needed, was torn down and
they were obliged to seek another place Of wor-
ship. .-.
''the Calvin Society" lot Of ground adjoining
the site of the old German Lutheran Church.
now standing in the first ward OF the city. For
some reason unknown to me 1t certainly never
was Appropriated by people. If they ever
had any title to it, and it remains to this
day in the use and possession Of the German
Lutheran Church. The next place Of worship was
a frame building. used also for school. on +
About this time the Covenanter portion of the
people withdrew and in 1908 Organised what was
long known the Street Church. under the
pastoral care Of the Rev. James Laurie and in
connection with the Associate Reformed Synod of
Philadelphia. The building il now known as
Willard Hall.
Last Sunday the Rambler did what
he could toward tracing the beginnings
Of st. Patrick's Catholic Church, which
was the first religious congregation to
worship on F street In trying to get
at the origin of the F street Presby-
terian Church the Rambler turns from
land to Mr.. Bryan's History of the Ma
tional Capital. and finds there what fol-
lows:
For the first i've or six years Of Washington
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tc,,y.aeas 1sas. sy yn.k 9. cszpenesr.'

fouudsAs ms. W ynak 9. csrpenesr.'
ccoRDING to the Council OF
n national Defense. the saving
IN Of coal ranks side by side in
q - importance with the saving Of
vheat. The day IL fast coming when
shovslful Of coal will be worth almost
~ much a. q pound loaf of bread. It
has already come to that in Italy and
yfa1ce. and It may come to that in the
Omitted States as far rs waging the
var is concerned. We must save for
eur Immediate needs here at home and
for those OF our allies abroad. and we
must save to maintain the foundation
of our Industrial success for the future.
] have written Of our vast coal reserves
and shown how small q part Of the
whols We have mined. have shown
that we have more than half the coal
Of the world, and that more than ssh
Per cent Of that is still in the ground.
But coal in the ground is not coal in
the cellar. It is like money in the
hank with your account overdrawn