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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
AUSTRIAN SHOWS CAMP DODGE SOLDIERS
HUNS METHOD OF BAYONET FIGHTING HE
LEARNED WHILE STILL IN NATIVE LAND

racy With two other brothers, and
several cousins, he is helping wage
war on the allied countries.
Sergeant Koselj's father. nearly
seventy years old, was in the war I'M
til about year ago, when he was dis
charged on account of his age. He
now is employed in a railroad station.
somewhere in Austria
Am l glad to fight for this coun-
try?" asks Joseph, in his careful Eng
lish. mo one knows how much. My
eyes are opened My people do not
know what they are fighting for. They
fight because they are ordered to do
so. They never have thought for
themselves. A higher authority makes
their decisions and they obey blindly.
Ii they had known democracy, or ever
| had been given a taste of freedom
they would rebel against the yoke"
The Austrian government begins to
teach its boys at an early age the prin-
ciples of warfare They are given
exercises which strengthen their
necks, that they may wear the heavy
helmets They are given other exer-
cises which strengthen their backs
and hips. that they may resist bay
onet attacks for long stretches of
time. The sergeant demonstrated one
neck-strengthening exercises, in which
| he stood on his head for five minutes,
exercising his legs at the same time.
| Somersaults of all kinds and diff
cult feats of strength are taught the
Austrian boys. And did you know that
the point on the top of German steel
helmet is weapon? If the soldier
loses his bayonet, he still may gouge
his foe in the throat with this point,
or may vitality wound him by forcing
the point into his enemy's stomach.
They learn that at school, too, practic-
! ing against wooden wall. They lunge
al the wall, driving the point home, as
ponent.
Captain T. ]. Camp discovered Ser
geant Kozelj, and says he will be a
very valuable asset to the bayonet
classes at Camp Dodge. Really prac-
teal work against the German system
may be done with his assistance.
He's a most versatile man, too. He's
supply sergeant for Company B, and
| before that was a bugler. He can
play all the American calls. Before
he entered the army, he could pass an
examination as a veterinarian, a ma
chinist. railroad engineer, or a boil
er maker. And he speaks IL IAN
guages: English. German, Russian
Polish, Bohemian. Slavish, Serbian
Bulgarian, Crotian, Slovenian and
Montenegran.
But there's no 'hoch der kaiser
about this soldier.
! He's a real American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
FAMOUS BRAZILIAN
OUTLAW IS KILLED

San Paulo, BraZil.-Agnelo Pedro
Pinto. one of the last and most des-
perate of the bandits who have been
terrorizing the people of the adjoin-
ing state of Parana for many months
has at last been killed by the police
after a chase that was as exciting as
most of Pinto's escapades. Hardly a
week passed that travellers did not
bring stories Of encountering him. He
always worked alone, but his absolute
disregard Of danger made him a ter
ror to everyone who went into that
part of the state.
Recently his robberies had become
so frequent and the killing OF his vic
tins so numerous that the Brazilians
called him ''Agnelo the Man Killer,
and the police were ordered by the
state government to take him dead
or alive A searching party OF five
started in search of him.
After a march of Il miles, the
searching party overlook the bandit
in a lonely section known as Canivete
which had been the scene of many OF
his most desperate achievements. Ag-
nelo was hiding in the house OF d
friend and the police undertook to
wait until he should leave his refuge
but their presence was soon reported
TO the desperate. who mounted his
horse and set out at gallop TO meet
the police.
When told to dismount and consider
himself a prisoner, Agnelo dashed for
ward, shooting at the men who mad
attempted to arrest him. Dismountine
and using his horse as a shield, he
continued shooting until the police
began to close in on him, then he re-
mounted and gailoped away, still
shooting at the officers who dared tc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
WILL TELL PLACE
Of WOMEN IN WAR
Mrs, H. II. cleveland. President Of
Local Club. to Address Church.
men of Rock Island.
BROADWAY PASTOR ON PROGRAM
DR., ], McGOwn Stevenson To Talk
On "R0ck Island Through New
Zealander's Spectacles.-

Mrs. H. H. Cleaveland, president of
the Rock Island Woman's club, and
Dr. ]. McGown Stevenson, pastor of
the Broadway Presbyterian church.
will be the principal speakers at the
next regular meeting of the Rock Is
land Churchman's Federation. which
is to be held at the local Young Mems
Christian association building on
Tuesday of next week.
This meeting has ben designated as
ladies night and the federation
members are invited to bring along
their wives, mothers, or sisters as
their guests.
Mrs. Cleaveland will speak on
"Woman's Place in the War" while
Dr. Stevenson will take for his topic,
Rock Island Through New Zealan-
der's Spectacles."
Owing to inability to arrange for
postponement of the meeting, officers
of the federation telegraphed to the
state fuel administration to ascertain
if the holding of the regular melting
and speaking program on next Tues
day night would be violation of the
administration orders. Reply was
received from Deputy Administrator
Earl Dean Howard granting permits
sion to hold the meeting, inasmuch as
no extra heating would be required
and the program had already been
prepared.
Make Reservations.
Supper will be served for the feder-
alton members and their lady guests
promptly at 7:l5 p. m. and owing to the
limited seating capacity available,
those intending to be present are urg-
ed to make their reservations early.
1t will be a case of first come, first
served Reservations may be made
through Homer F. Huxley. secretary,
either by mail or by telephone In
either case, acceptances must be on
record by p. m. Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
new TROLLEYSTO
| Be SHIPPED SOON
Street Cars Being Rebuilt BY Chicago
Company viii BE In Service This
Month.
EXPECT FIVE IN INITIAL LOT
Several In Paint Shop Ready for Last
TOuches-TO Be Used In Three
Cities.

John G. HuntOon, general manager
Of the Tri-City Railway company. an
nounced today that the 20 cars bought
from the Chicago Traction company
would be in tri-city service during this
month
Several of the cars have been COM
pIetely changed from the open type
to the closed kind and are in the paint
shop ready for the last touches. Re-
ports from Chicago are that five of the
20 will be shipped in the first lot and
as many each time until the full
amount is here. Railroad congestion
and tieups may affect the shipments
and delay them as fat cars are hard to
obtain and will cause trouble in get
ting the trolleys here. Officials stated
today that it may be necessary to fix
the cars so that they may be attached
to train and be brought here travel
ing on their own trucks.
The increased trouble in handling
traffic was temporarily relieved for
time when the Tri-City company re-
built three of the open type cars on
hand and placed them in service in
Rock Island. 1t was necessary to
keep the cars on this side of the river
as they were too long to travel over
the bridge. Local conditions are
growing worse every day but the new
cars to be put in service will eliminate
all rail troubles.
Run Where Needed.
Mr.. HuntoOn stated today that the
cars would be placed on tri-city runs
wherever they were needed and will
not all be kept in one city. The first
shipment is expected to arrive around
Feb. IA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
Especial to The Argus. J

Camp Dodge, Iowa, Feb. "A deS-
perate lunge, flash of steel, back
ward leap, and on the floor of the mess
hall lay the victim, mutilated. help
less, unresisting. Only sack filled
with straw. but for one tense moment
1t was invested with life; it held a
bayonet like its opponent, and it fell
| before his skillful thrust
"On guard" painting and perspir-
ing, stood the victor, his bayonet fixed
daring his foes to come on. His high
I cheekbones and massive neck indi-
Gated a foreign strain.
| He was Sergeant Joseph Kozelj
Company B, Forty-second infantry
Camp Dodge, a native Austrian, and
! he was demonstrating the German
system of bayonet fighting.
Now he dropped upon one knee and
jabbed viciously upward into the
throat of an imaginary foe standing
over him; now he knocked his enemy's
rife aside. and plunged his bayonet
into the foes abdomen. The long
| throw" in which he released his piece
with the left hand. and shot it for
ward with his right, was one Of the
most interesting. Requiring tremen-
dous strength of wrist and forearm, il
is perhaps the most unusual of any Of
the German thrusts 1t is calculated
to get man who cannot be reached
by the ordinary point
Sergeant koZelj knows this system
Until seven years ago he was an Aus
trian subject. He received his educa
I in An ri
system Of government other than thai
imposed upon his people. He received
military training given every Austrian
boy. But he chafed under the yoke
his was a rebellious temperament. He
disagreed with the pro-German con
versation in his family. He knew thai
the working people paid for the lux.
uries enjoyed by the upper classes
And he saw his family currying t
German favor. So he came to Amer
lea. 1.-The land of promise"
He's been in the American arm,
three years. first as member of thu
Twentieth infantry, stationed at Fl
Douglas. Utah, and then as a mem
Der of the .Forty-second infantry. will
the reorganization Of troops. Lik,
this country? It's the only one in thu
world for him.
His brother. Frank, is a colonel II
the Austrian army. Joseph doesn'
know where he is now; he has heart
nothing from his family since thu
United States entered the war. Blu
he says his brother would not hesitate
to kill him. If he ever does meet him
This brother always spoke the Ger
man language, the sergeant says. ant
courted the favor of German aristoc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
COZ,

Mrs Mary Mccall who has been quite
II the past week has almost recovered
her usual health
Miss Juna Nelson or Pock Island was
a week-end ,,,as+ az ,he hone Of Nr
We, lam f-lPPei. -. a, =,
h. ne OF Mir and Mrs, John krucken-
burg SATURDAY and sunday
The Adelnbia Mothers' cIi,h will meet
with Mrs. l.. G. Ashdown THURSDAY aft
ernoon. Feb. :. Red Cross work will he
the program
Mr. and Mrs Frank Palmer moved to
iiilsdale and will make their home
with their daughter. Mrs. Erwin Rus
sell. Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer have lived
mere On their farm practically all their
married life They leave many warm
rfiends.
The Adelphia Mothers club met with
mrs, Charles White Thursday after
mon. knitting and sewing bandagea
l"r the Red Cross was theorde OF the
DAY. Sixteen members and two Wis
itors were present. A box of apples
ana candy was sent to Ray Lamansky.
VINO Is in training at Camp Dodge.
Iowa, The next hostess. Feb. I, will be
Mrs Rosa Ashdown.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Sample have re-
turned from trip to Chicago and
sre az the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
sample. their parents. A large crowd
o. friends gave them "A serenade Mon
'ay evening. They were given well
ONE and games and music We're en-
,oyed. Mr.. and Mrs Sample will short
~ go 10 housekeeping on their farm
ier,sntly purchased
Henry Hutton is confined 10 his home
with an attack OF congestion of the
lungs
Rural schools were opened on Mon
oaN. following the statement that all
%rahools were 10 be closed on Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
M'CONOCHIE TAKES
RAP AT STACKS: A
DISGRACE TO CITY

In connection with the fire that
wiped out seven stores on Seven
teenth street between Third and
Fourth avenues yesterday morning
Mayor McConochie said:
Il am, for one, opposed to granting
saloon license to either corner of
Seventeenth street and Fourth avenue,
on the east side, and l am opposed to
granting licenses in any other old
shack in any part of the city regard
less of who owns the property. Most
of them are disgrace to the city and
should be wiped out Seventeenth
street, from Second to Seventh avenue
is one of the best and choicest bust
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

For two years Sergeant Major
Flora Sandes. an Irish woman of
rare pluck and with an Erin smile,
has been fighting with the Serbian
army. She went to Serbia with an
ambulance unit but in an early re-
treat was cut off from her sisters in
mercy She couldn't let little thing
Ike that interfere for long, though,
so she Joined Serbian regiment as
a private.
For two years she has been in all
the fighting. except for short time
while she was being treated for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
YUMA

There will be a Sunday school socia-
BILE at the home of Mrs. Minnie Vain
wright Saturday evening.
Alice Martin and Vivian Nicholson
spent sunday at the +. l.. Wake home.
Homer Daily and family visited at
the J. T. Frel home Sunday.
Clyde Wake was in Watertown Mon
day.
Jim Reed was a business caller in
Joslin Tuesday.
Mrs. Hall of Moline visited her daugh-
ter Lima few days.
Mrs. Jesse Nicholson Of Moline re-
turned to her home after spending a
few days with her mother Mrs. Sarah
Beal
J. f.. and W. A. Donahoo OF Moline
attended the fair meeting Saturday.
Thursday. friends with well-fi1led
baskets pleasantly surprised Mr. and
Mrs. oliver Eckstrom After a sump-
tuous dinner, purse of money was
presented to Mr. and Mrs. Eckstrom,
who expect to make their home in
Moiinne.
Vera Mumma visited her aunt. Mrs.
Mary F.. McMurphy Last week
Sheldon Mumma and family and Ha-
Eel Wainwright Were Joslin callers
Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
CENTRAL MEN NAME
OFFICERS FOR YEAR

R. E. McGowen was chosen presi-
dent of the Mems brotherhood of Cen
trail Presbyterian church last evening
at the annual meeting and banquet
held at the church social rooms. Will
lard Park was named vice president.
Raymond Arndt was made secretary
treasurer. Fifty men sat down to the
banquet, which was served by the
ladies of the church and at it's con-
clusion Mr. Andre addressed the men
on the subject. The Present War and
the Millennium" wiving an excellent
talk at some length
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
BOOZE CHEATS A
CAMP DODGE Man
OUT OF A POLICY
Soldier Gees Astray and Is Punished
So lie Cannot Afford TO Take
War Risk Insurance.
w,rr DEPRIVED OF PROJECTIONS
pceatur Selective Is Only Man I'm His
Company Who Has No Certii.
cate OF Assurance.
Especial to The Argus

Camp Dodge. Iowa. Feb. 2.-Wassail
and Jubilee, partaken of with too con-
r;yjal friends back in the old home
town. hayward journey back to his
company interrupted by the merciless
hand Of The law, seems TO have cheat
"a Private J. l.. Cooper, Company G..
Three Hundred Forty-ninth infantry
regiment out of a government war risk
insurance policy of $4,000.
Mavbe II was the glamor OF the
warrior returned that tempted PrI-
yste Cooper TO lip the flowing bowl
and recite 10 his old friends back in
Decatur. Ill, his experiences while d
soldier in the national army OF Camp
Dodge.
Mavbe il was a desire to see a bit
more OF the country that led him to
.tart his return TO camp by way Of
ST. Louis. Anyway. that's the way he
came. or started to come. II was in
mat home OF the Anheuser and Lemp
that Private Cooper's voyage was in
corrupted and he was thrown in Jail
on a charge OF drunkenness.
His company commander listed him
as absent without leave.
When the soldier finally returned
10 camp he faced charges by a sum
mary courtmartial. was tried. SEN
fenced to forfeit two-thirds of his pay
for a period of four months and re-
stored TO duty.
Private CO0per's Wife.
Private Cooper has wife A good
wife, TOO. who went to work when her
husband was called to the colors. She
is erkins in Des Moines store now
80 as TO be near her husband. She
gets his allotment Of SIS month.
And because of her husbands mis-
conduct it looks as if she were going
to be cheated out Of the protection
the $4,000 policy would give her II
he is disabled or killed in battle.
She can't have it though because
the two-thirds forfeiture takes $40
of the SIS left her husband as paw
after the forfeitures ordered by the
court have been made. Cheap as is
the government insurance IS a month
won't quite buy $4,000 worth.
It's rather tough on the wife.
And there's still another angle
Every man in Private Cooper's com
pany except himself is the possessor
Of war risk insurance policy.
That's rather tough on the other
boys They would like to make it q
100 per cent company.
He Is the Audience.
Brigadier General r. n Getty, act.
ing division commander, has issued
an order that organization command
ers shall assemble the men in theil
respective organizations at Z p. NJ.
every day for two weeks for lee
ture on the benefits Of government
war risk insurance"
Private Cooper is the only man ir
his organization who will have t
assemble" in accordance with the
generals orders. He'll listen ever,
evening to an hours lecture on thu
benefits Of war risk insurance.
But he can't buy.
Captain z. H. Sands, his compan!
commander, is of the opinion tina
perhaps the lectures will be good fo1
Private Cooper, anyway. So he'll taxi
them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
TAXES ARE NOW DUE.

Real estate and personal. You will
get better service by calling now than
il you wait till March and the last min
ute rush. Tax collector has offices in
the State Bank building. You are re-
qlested to pay your taxes now so as
to relieve the congestion later on.
WALDO SCHNEIDER, Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

ness sections of the city and should no
longer be polluted with shacks which
are disgrace not only to the street
| on which they are located, but to the
whole city"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

pursue him and he was still shoot
ing with a revolver, when rife bull
let killed him and he fell from his
galloping horse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

Heating. plumbing and furnace
work; prompt service. Allen Myers
& Co. phone r. l. Is or 91S, or cali
at our new location, 1882 Second
avenue Dust above our old locationl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-29
Red Cross Sends Special
Service CheVron to Nurse
Who Tolls Alone in Alaska

Up in the Yukon country where
snow prevails, Miss Nunvillai. the
only remaining graduate nurse Of
the ST. Stephens Hospital. wanted
to get into the war as a nurse.
She thought maybe she would
otherwise be listed as a Stacker,
even though her duties called her
to aid the Ill in Arctic territory
Of 10000 square miles. She had
mfnistered to Stefensson, ex-
plorer. when he was torn with
fever. and the humble trappers
and natives had looked upon the
hospital as a Godsend.
To quiet her Misrepresentation,
the Red Cross. it was announced
today. asked that she be enrolled
in that service and sent her a
special service chevron." akin to
that OF those who ,serve on the
field of battle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-29
By ED. L. KEEN.

LONDON, Nov. 29.-Suppose one OF
the Congressional candidates in your
district was selected by a Taft-Bryan
coalition. He might be either Repub-
lican or Democrat. but in any event
pledged to support the coalition
through thick and thin. Suppose an
other candidate was selected by the
regular Democratic organization and
smother by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
Maybe you could then begin to APP
proximate the bewilderment of the
average voter in the British general
election, in which the situation is
even more complicated
William Howard Taft and William
Jennings Bryan would be no stronger
politically than Chancellor Bonar Law
and Premier Lloyd George, who by
mutual concession have framed up a
really fine reconstruction program.
Their platform is somewhat shy OF de-
tails, but the coalition candidates are
pledged strictly to support all re-
sulting measures.
Uses UniOnIst Machinery.
Bonar Law is using the regular
Unionist machinery. Lloyd George
possesses no such organization. he
and his followers having broken
away from the regular Liberal party,
but not from Liberal fundamentals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-29
BRITISH VOTERS
ARE BEWILDERED

The coalition is putting up candI-
dates or various constituencies
throughout the country-either Union,
ist or Lloyd George Liberal-which-
over seems the more likely Of win
ming.
SIn the meantime Herbert Asquith.
former premier, is controlling the old
regular Liberal" machinery. His
party is refraining from general op-
position, leaving IL up to the local or
CARNATIONS to decide whether they
shall support the Lloyd George coali-
tion candidates or put up their own
AsQuithian Liberals.
Labor Party Big Factor.
The Labor party, whose progressive
platform is designed to attract the
bulk of the workmen's vote, is bound
to be a big factor, especially in view
OF the sympathetic attitude of the
leading old-time Liberal organs. such
as the Daily News, the Westminster
Gazette, and the Manchester Guar
dian, which are fondIy hoping il is
possible that a Liberal-Labor alliance
may secure the country from domino
ton of the coalition, which many re-
gard as more Tory than Liberal.
There is considerable uncertainty
regarding the women's and soldiers
vote. The latter are likely to support
generally the coalition because the
present government materially helped
them to win the war.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-29
SOLDIERS TO KEEP GIFTS
RECEIVED FROM RED CROSS

CAMP MEADE. Nd, Nov. 29.-Whar
the American mothers and sister,
made for the soldiers and had dis.
tributed here through the American
Red Cross will become the personal
property OF those soldiers for them
to take back into civilian life as a
souvenir. This decision was made by
Major Lewis II. Ripley, of GIaston-
bury. Conn, the field director. who
took the matter up in Washington as
soon as he learned that the men so
far discharged have been turning in
to the Government sweaters and such
articles.
The War Department and the Red
Cross seemed to have no definite
policy on this subject when the de-
mobilization was ordered. and so to
be on the safe side the army has
been taking back the sweaters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-29
Influenza, Cold,
Pneumonia,
Sore Throat
Quickly to A
Treatment,

Many are finding relief from Influ.
enza, Colds, Sore Throat and perhans
preventing pneumonia, il is said. Nv
the use Of Milier's Antiseptic OH
known as Snake OH. Its great pen.
etrating, pain-relieying Qualities in.
sure almost instant relief when an.
Dlied freely on the chest or throat
well creased when FIRST syr-1toms
arise. The Oil peDetrates through 10
the affected parts and tends to omen
up the air passages, making breath
ing more easy, relieving the pains
And for the cough a few drops on a
little sugar usually brings prompt re-
lief Don't fail TO have q bottle on
hand when the attack comes on, and
IL used according 10 directions results
are assured, OF your money refunded.
on sale by Peoples Drug Stores, 9TH
and X u. W. 9TH and z N. W., 18th
and u N. W.. 7th and n ~ w, 18th
and n NJ p. acc. soc. and 81 90 bottlea
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-29
MAURITANIA SAILS
WITH3,8OO YANKS

Somewhere. In the great sea wastes
Of the North Atlantic. the giant
Cunarder, MAurentan1a - homeward-
bound u speeding toward New York.
with more than $500 Yankee troops
aboard.
General March today announced that
the steamer sailed from Liverpool al 4
o'clock last Monday afternoon ,Practi-
caily all the men have been attached
to aero sQuadronA
The Mauretznia, one Of the fastest
vessels ahoat, Is the sister ship Of lhe
Lusitanis. sunk by a U-bost on the
coRst Of Ireland.
Included tn the units aboard are
men from the 167, 1S7. rs. rs. 267. SOS.
sos. 800. 40, s1s, 81. ZIG, -. rs, SO, 81,
1sS. Leg, 81. go. 81, 3s7. n. and Sssth
aero squadrons, the 5th construction
company, air service, and a few from
the radio detachment