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Red Cross Notes
By Marion Bowen .

Abonf these Christmas boxes: We
had a tax with Mr. Oxiey in Denver
over the phone. aad learned several
things about them one is this: Ere
mont county VIII not have any boxes
to be flled by individuals for The boss
IN France who have no families. This
j. q big disappointment TO Us. Many
kind-n arted people had already placed
their names in my list of donors. and
had even planned just what gifts
would so "a make up their boxes. Il
know had decided what would
send in my hox). But our disappeini-
ment shon d be swa lowed up in
thankfuinsss that iheSe are so few
boys who are without families. that
We are not called upon FOR boxes after
ALL Ne thank those of you who vol.
nnteered aay way. the good VIII is
taken for the deed.
Now for a bit OF good news The
tune for bringing your gifts TO tho
Red Cross 10 have them inspected and
sent away Is extended from Novem.
ber 90 to November 80 Sull more
good news: Listen-you mothers and
fathers whose sons have just recently
been sent abroad. Il may be that son
John or Bill has gone over such =
short while ago that he cannot pos
sib'y have time 10 receive his Christ
rnas coupon and get IL TO yoa before
November 80
In this case. you parents are to be
privileged to come with your gifts t.
the Red Cross between November 2i
and No, emher SO. where box win be
furnished you. and John and Bill will
got his Christmas box from home Just
the same. Isn't that sreats Don't
worry; couidnless or not you can
send on your box.
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More Sugar May Be
Had Next Month


Colorado folks are to fare better
than ibe people OF al the non-sugar
producing states of the nation. accord
ing to tbs United States food admin.
istranun's latest orders, which perpil
Colorado Consumers four pourds oi
sugar Pc son month for house
hold consumption, beginning Decem
ber /.
This order replaces ...e tAree-pound
per capita a month allowance granted
less than a month ago. and which in
its turn replaces the two pounds a
mo-th regulation in effect all SUN
mer. 1t is effective ONLY in sugar
producing states.
All pure wheat bread may now be
eaten in every American home and
served in every public eating place.
Restaurant and hotel propfietoIs are
warned By the food administrator
that this pure wheat bread must sill
be stringently conserved. and that the
following general orders Nos. !. and
3 of The public eating house regula-
tions are stlll eaective:
No more than two ounces OF wheat
bread or rolls. OF :our ounces of non
wheat breeds may be served to one
person at one meal
Bread o. toast must not be served
as a garriiure.
Bread must not be placed on the
tab until The first course is served
Finding. UPON investigation. tina,
many groeers throughout the United
states have not been allowed By the
feod admiaistration sufficient mar
gin Of profit on licersed staples. the
inod admin 81 alton has granted large.
margins of profit on several articles
Of food, notably sugar. buiie-. lard and
-four. Tie price on sugar 10 the con
sun,er will so up cent pound this
week crocers maye also charge an
additional cents profit non butter and
lard pond The increase in -four
and orhes staple foods permitted is 50
small thai it viii rot be felt by the
housewife VIXEN groceries are bought
in very small quantities
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Fred Ellgen Praises
The Red Cross

Fred Eligen OF Battery c. 3i1st Field
Artillery. hiss written to his mother.
Mrs. Alberi Engen Of this city. the fol-
lowing leSsaE from France under date
of October =. which win be read with
interest - his friends here. He says:
"well. guess il is about time that
II was letting you know that am we'll
and happy and expressing the hope
that you are the same / replied to
your last letter about two weeks ago.
Sister said she was going to write to
me once week but thus far have
only heard from her once, Probably.
the mail has been delayed at some
point, although most OF the mail gets
here from the States pretty promptly.
I'VE are having a fine time at the
place where we are now located
sent Mex money order for one
hundred and twenty-five dollars last
week and l want him to buy every one
of you Christmas gift with it. would
purchase some presents here for the
holidays but as run big risk OF their
getting TO you. so viii wait and bring
them home with me
"The Red Cross gave us bunch of
candy aud cigarettes today aud they
sure did go good We have not been
able TO hny anything since we came
to the front. Believe me II there is
another war and don't get chance
4, It win give the Red Cross my last
cent 10 help the soldier boys out, be-
cause God knows they have hard
time OF it. The poor doughboy has i,
about twice as hard as we do and we
have about all We can stand. Well,
| must close for the present. but will
try and write you again next week.
With love 10 an
MECHANIC FRED ELLGEN."
Battery c. siist Field Artillery"
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U. S. Public Health Service Issues
Official Health Bulletin
on influenza.
LATEST WORD oa SUBJECT.
Epidemic Probably Not Spanish in
oriein-oern, stIl Unknown-Peo-
pie Should Guard Against -Droplet
infection"-surseon General Blue
flakes Authoritative Statement

Washington. D. C--tspecial) Al
hourl Kiig Alfonso of Span WAS
M. nf the victims Of the influenza epi
iemic IN ISfa and again this summer,
spanish nu,horiIies rerndiaie any
lain TO influenza us spanish DIS
-:i~... II the people of this country do
.io' tuse care the epidemic will be-
nn,e 80 widespread throughout the
Juiie,i States that soon we shall hear
lie disease called -American~ nfiu-
znza:
Ia response TO a request for definite
.nfnrnIniion concerning Spanish iniiu
-nza. Surgeon General RnperI Blue OF
the q. : Public Health Service has
authorized tie following official inter
view;
What Is Spanish Influenza? Is it
something newt Does it come from
spain7
''she disease now occurring in this
country and called Spanish lnfiHeii-
"a resembles a very contagious klhd
of cold accompanied by fever. p.sns
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PETE STERLING A
VISITOR HERE SUNDAY

Pete Sterling. until recently con
nectcd with The Daily Record. but
now advertising manager for the
Pueblo ssarJournal. was a visitor in
Canon City on Sunday. and put In the
day renewing old friendships and as.
sociations. He says the Influenza sit
uation in Pueblo IL OF more discsur-
aging nature the last few days than al
any time since the outbreak OF the
contagson thcrs. and that the Board OF
Health had formulated : new set of
regulation tor ~ control that Was to
~ put inte e9sot this mosning,
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DIED AT HOSPITAL
HERE ON THURSDAY

Mrs E,eane- Waite of Florence died
at the Graves hospital here shortly
after - o'ele Thursday from, an OBJ
structicn Of The towels a sarGicai
operatica ior leT relief was travail
ing TIE ees eSsed was "a years Of
ase and itases ;wo sons; one of whoH,
resides IN chgsaso. end the other al
Po tland. ore. tstl the absent mem.
be Of sAs faaly can be heard from
no arran emert= sor TIE funeral wili
be annouret d.
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Private McWherter
Writes From
Camp Mills

Mrs NJ E. Richter OF 361 Sherman
avenue. Lincoln Park. Is in receipt of
the following letter. bearing date OF No
vember s. from Private Hugh Me-
Wherter of the machine gun company.
of the 18th Infantry, from Camp Mills,
Long Island He says:
I'VE arrived here last night about 8
o'clock. believe told you in pre-
vious letter that our route was to be
through Canada. From Chicago we
made the trip over the Grand Trunk
road through Michigan and crossed
the Canadian line at Port Huron. We
Travelled all day in Ontario and re-en-
tered the United States at Niagara
Falls.
I'VE marched out 10 the falls and
were given an hour TO look around and
enjoy ourselves. From Niagara Falls
We took the Lehigh Valley road
through New York and Pennsylvania.
We came through Newark. n. J.. aud
took the ferry at Hoboken. crossed the
harbor and boarded the train again
and rode II miles to Camp Mills. l.. /.
I'VE Were on the ferry about 40 min
utes ard passed within few hundred
yards OF the Statue of Liberty Ne
steamed up the harbor between New
York and Brooklyn and passed under
the Brooklyn bridge 1t was after
dark when we reached camp and we
were put 20 work imme mediafe y. setting
up tents. rustilns cots, etc.
November 9-I did not have an OF
portunity OF finishing this letter yes.
terday. and will do so now They
called us out to do SO many things
that there was no chance for writing
until we got sestled Today we have
been pretty busy drawing our equip
ment and additional clothing We
were given warm wrap lesgins "a cap.
gloves and a toilet set
.'Ne have been liking up our tents.
putting in stoves and rust;ing straw
for bed ticks. We are pretty com
fortabiy situated now II is very
chilly here and an overcoat feels
mighty good mornings and evenings
1t has been SO long since have done
any drilling that ! hate TO start in
aeaia.
4 don; think we viii so amy fur
thcr II peace is declared. and think
Germany viii accept the Allied arniis-
tice terms our captain got teie-
gram from the War Department this
afternoon which said that Germany
had accepted the conditions and that
hosiii.ues had ceased. have not paid
much attention 10 the newspaps srs
lately. but think the telegram is
pretty straight.
rone OF she regiments designed for
overseas service. the lath. was on The
transport ready To sail FOR France. but
WAS disembarked and brought back %
camp. They are making no piepara-
tions to 20 now. think they viii
wait until the peace parisy is over be
fore they do anything more with the
troops.
I want you TO write TO me immedi-
ateiy after receiving this letter. for 1
have not heard from you since went
10 the hospital. Ny mail came here
after the company ief, Camp Fremont.
but thcy sent il back the day of our
arri }al here-r-
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in the head. eyes. ears. hack or oIher
far,s Of The body and feeling of -
we're sickness In most of the eases The
symptoms disappear after ihrre OF fnrr
lass. The naiiepi then rapidly rsrovcr-
INK Some Of the patients. however.
develop pneumonia. or inflammation
uf The ear. or meningitis. and many of
lhuse couipiiraIed cases die Whether
.his >n.gailtd Spanish in,laen1a is
,dentis nj with The eIsideinics OF infiren-
n of earsier years Is not YET known
~EII'aemlcs et intuenza have visl;ed
ihis country since 1857. II Is Interest
ing TO sn.w that this tirsf eiiticInis
was hrouShi here from Valencia.
Stain siace that time there have
bcsa numerous epi'icp.ics OF the dis
eese II iSSa aud 1890 an epidemic
ef Influenza, starting somewhere ia itt
Orient. spread nrst 10 Russia AMI
ifruce over practically the entire civ
rized world. Thrce years later thor.
was another Hare-up Of the di>esis,..
Both times the epid~nie spread wide
" over the United States
'-Allhapsh the present epidemic Is
called Spanish Influenza. there Is no
reason to believe thar II originated III
Siain. >oIue writers who have studied
the question believe that the enide,ui,.
came from the Orient and they eaH At
lsntiun 10 the fact tiaI the t;erinan>
mention the disease rs occurring alon-
The eastern front in the summer ana
fan of 1917
How car "spanIss insusaza" be res.
oanizcdg
There is As yet no certain way IN
which single case OF Spanish iuna
ensa' can te rccassizcd. ON the 9th.
er hand. recosaiVidn Is easy whcr,
there * a group uf eases. Ia conlr.iS,
to the outbreaks Of ordinary coughs
and COLTS. whscsi usually occur in The
cold mouths. cIid.niics of ini,uenx.r
may occur At amy season OF the veni
Thus. tie present eaiivmic ragged mos
Intensely in Europe IA Mag, jlne an,
July. Moreover. In the case OF orli
nary colds. the Seneral syinrton.,
tfever, tain, dems ssionl are by n,
means as severn or as sudden In iheIi
cuse, rs thrN are 10 laf.usnxa. Finni
~, ordinary coisis do nni sprs.as
through the coninssnity so rapidly o,
81 eXt,gsNeiy as da,s influenza.
"h, most c.,ses a pers.n taken sick
With influenza feels sick rather sud.
denly, Ee sces weak, has pains In the
eyes, cars head or back, and may be
sore all over. Many patients feel
lixzy some vosni, Most Of the IN.
siepts ee,a,la;n OF fst'liae chilly. ana
with this comes teNer in which The
'ciai~ra,ure rises 10 lp0 To ioi. IN
mos, csises the i,dlse reiusl,.s relative.
ly SLOW.
Via appearance one Is ssreck by the
fact that the iARilei,t ios.iis sick. His
eyes ansi the inner side ~ his eyeild>
may be slightly hloedshht or 'con.
Scsteti MS the doctors say. Ther.
risy hc running ts,m ti,s nose. ,r
there may bess,ane tough E s.>e si,-,ss
Of gold nay not he marked never.
theiess tae iaatient looks ANA feels very
sick.
I'm addition to The appearance aud
The Sysnptonls as already sisseribs.s.
Axmninatlon os the ,,atient's h,ec.s ipnv
aid The physician In rsscQenlxins .Spns,
Ssh trilaenxa. fcr u hss hcsu found
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luau. El.s.n,n JuaIsIaI pls..Ie..

James l. Cooper gilePt ......4. 5-ge.
Fcr State sgpsr1r,sHaenf o. FeSi'
instruction
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wIfe.s a. -sponsihilisy.

When u wom,, becones u wife she
immediately prssnsnes that she is 70
sponsible not only Tor the socks but
the soul OF her lssistand.-B Baltiiaors
Sun
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RETURNED TO CANON
CITY SUNDAY NIGHT

r. d. pixley, makeup man in The
Daily Record composing room, re
turred to Canon City Sunday night
from Pueblo where he had been the
guest OF his parents during the las,
three weeLs while oonvalescing from
an attack OF the Spanish influenza
-rix" snys the contagion has been
considerably worse in Pueblo than
here. and that large number OF
deaths have taken place there from
tho disease. Tho disease" he says
sshows little Indication OF abatemer,
In the Steel CITY
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Prepossd Laws.

amendments to the constitution OF
the state OF Colorado and ncts initiated
referred and submitted to be voted on.
snoliatee soene-tryy Psshlbltlen Law.
- -. s..'... s...s ~. ". xsIe1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
PLEASURE BOATS
UNDER DRY RULE
Excursion Steamers Cannot Sell Al
cOh0lic Drinks While in Re.
Stricted Territory.
MAY MOVE LANDING PLACES
Boundary Of Prohibition on River Is
Several Miles in Length-Must
Obey All Laws.

Pleasure steamers plying the Miss
issippi this year are hit by the one
half mile bone dry law regarding the
bcal arsenal No liquor can be sold
within that zone.
1t has been the custom of the steam
ers to land between Seventeenth and
Nineteenth streets which is in the new
map recently made by United States
engineers specifying the bone dry
zone. No steamer or pleasure boat
can land within the zone and sell al
coholic drinks Not only are the
steamers hit by the law regarding
selling drinks while anchored at the
Rock Island shore, but the officers OF
the boats are liable to arrest if any
drinks are sold while the boats are
within one-half mile of the island
either in the Rock Island zone or the
Moline territory.
May Change Landing.
Several of the steamers may land
below the half-mile zone, but in order
to sell drinks they must be west OF
Seventeenth street Below that street
there is no place where a suitable
landing can be made Therefore those
who take their customary pleasure
trips this summer will find that all o.
the boats are bone dry while in the dry
boundaries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
YUMA

Church services will be held at Yuma
next Sunday evening, conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Blough.
Miss Blanche Wainwright of Chicago
is guest of Miss Kathryn Mead
Alvah Scarf attended lodge at Port
Byron Wednesday evening.
,Verna Mumma is spending the week
with her brother, H. o. Mumma. at
Sherrard.
May Peters spent Saturday afternoon
and night with Bessie Reynolds.
Edna Mmmma spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Walthers.
Miss Lima Hall, teacher of Yuma
school district 81. spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents in Moline.
Mrs. Clyde Wake visited friends in
Port Byron and Moline last week.
Edgar Walthers shipped hogs Mon
day from Joslin to Chicago.
Mrs. Sarah Beal was taken seriously
, Ill Friday afternoon and for a while it
was thought she could not rally. She
is now gaining strength and will re-
cover.
Alice Brown. while driving the cattle
in from pasture Saturday evening. was
knocked down by one of the animals
and trampled on by the others. Mr..
Brown being away, Mrs. Brown was
obliged to call the neighbors to help get
1er daughter to the house. A physi-
ian who was called found her badly
! bruised but no bones broken. She will
| be confined to her bed for several days.
Oliver Ekstrom moved his household
| goods to Moline Monday, where he ex-
poets to make his home. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ekstrom have been residents of Yuma
many years
Mrs. Cowell returned home Thursday
after spending several days with her
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Beal helping her
take care of the children who were sick
with measles
Ralph Beal returned from Chicago
Thursday evening, having taken two
carloads of stock to Chicago Monday.
Mrs. Sheldon Mumma and Hazel
Wainwright were shopping in Moline
Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
TWO OESERTERS
TAKEN HERE ARE
PLACED IN CAMP
Soldiers Who We're Arrested in Rock
Island Are Returned to Logan
by Army Authorities.
RED CROSS BUILDING PLANNED
Illinois Troops at Southern Training
Grounds Will Have Gonzales.
cent Hospital
(Srecial tn The Argus)


Camp Logan, Texas, Feb. 23.-Don-
infantrymen VINO deserted from Camp
Logan early in January and who
were arrested in Rock Island, ILL.,, q
few weeks ago, were brought to camp
Tuesday morning and placed in the
custody Of the military police. When
taken into custody at Rock Island
their service records were sent for.
for use in their trial on the charge
Of desertion. The next heard of them
was when a special guard brought
them into camp.
1t is believed now that the Fifth di-
vision, several units of which are al
ready in Camp Logan. will be mobil-
lied here instead of at Waco, as was
expected some time ago. Official dis
patches from Washington are to the
effect that Camp Macarthur, which
was occupied b. the Th'rty-second di-
vision, portion of which was On the
il -fated Tuscania, will be occupied by
the new Seventh division of regulars
soon to be formed. The units that
will make up this division have been
selected, although no official an
nouncement has been made as to
when it will be brought together.
The units that will make up the
Fifth division have also been deter
mined upon by the war department
and it is understood that Major Gen
eral J. E. Mcmahon has been advised
| what they are, but they will not be
published until after they have JOINED
| the command. They are now scat.
I tered over the country and are as
busy with training schedules as il
they were under the immediate eye Of
their division commander and thu
work of whipping the division into
shape will go speedily ahead after ii
once gets together
There are approximately two thou
sand men of the Fifth division now
in Camp Logan. At present there i:
only one regimentaI section in CAM
unoccupied, and no great number O
additional troops could be moved !.
until others are moved out
New Red Cross Building.
The selection of a site for a new
building to be erected by the Re-
Cross for the use of convalescent pa
tients at the base hospital was ap
proved Tuesday by General Bell. TIL,
site was selected following a confer
| ence between W. E. Kessler, the parl
expert, and Ward III. Goodloe, tielt
director of the Red Cross. The build
ing will cost approximately $25,00
and will be constructed in the shap
of Red Cross, the total length 0
the wings being 100 feet.
Horton & Horton will construct tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
LECTURE ON AFRICA
. AT PRAISE SERVICE

The Sunday evening service at the
Central Presbyterian church tomorrow
is to be one of unusual interest and
instruction. The service will be in
charge of the Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the church and Is to be the
annual praise service. But this will
be praise service quite out Of the or
binary. The society has asked the
pastor, Rev. David A. johnson, to give
an illustrated lecture on the mission
work of Africa. He has selected set
of slides on the work. in the Congo
region of the Dark Continent" and
these will give very good idea of the
work in Africa in general.
But aside from this illustrated lee
ture there is to be given a motion pic
ture reel of extraordinary interest and
value. 1t is a reel showing the life
of many of the wild animals of Africa
in their native haunts as well as some
of the habits and customs of the peo-
pie. These pictures were taken under
the greatest difficulties and danger.
Fifty hippopotami charging through
the water like motor boats is scene
few people have ever witnessed. This
and the heaters driving prize with
in gunshot of the hunters are but part
of the exciting features Of this reel
The war-like Shilluk tribe engage in a
war dance for the visitors. In the
Congo. leopards. monkeys, lion cubs
etc. unknowingly pose before the
camera The ciSet cat, the most
treacherous and dangerous menace to
bird life. is photographed in one of his
raids. The leopard is also shown
crouching and springing upon his un-
suspecting victim.
In the morning Rev. Mr.. Johnson
will preach on waking Time" In
this sermon he will have something
to say that ought to prove Of interest
to the citizens Of Rock Island As
usual, the general public is invited tt
these services and is assured heart!
welcome.