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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
MORE TO LEAVE
!. FOR DIES MONIES
Seventy-nine Men VIII Go To Camp
Dodge in Contingent Leaving In
Next Two Weeks.

Moline draft district will entrain
79 men for mobilization at Camp
Dodge, Des Moines, in the five-day
period beginning April 26. This Is
this districts allotment OF the $500
Illinois registrants to be entrained
under call No. 1877.
Only white men physically quail
fed for general military service,
may be indicted in filling this call.
and must be selected out of Glass
l in sequence of order number, ex-
cept that the provision of the pro-
vost marshal general telegram Of
March IL, relating to men complete
Iy' actively and assiduously en-
gagged in the planting and cultivat-
ing of crops must be followed.
The local board will be advised of
the exact date for entralnment in a
subsequent order from the adju-
tant general of the state. The
names of the men to go will not be
known until next week. Meanwhile
number of claims for exemption
which the district board has under
Amusement will have been decided.
Men having claims pending will not
be taken, but those whose claims
are denied by the district board
will be obliged to go if their order
numbers put them among the 70.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
ANOTHER MAN Is
PAINTED YELLOW
r. & V. Employees in East Moline
Haze Italian, After Which
He Buys a Bond.

Not to be outdone by wOrkmen
at the Silvis shops, employees at the
r. e V. plant, East Moline, yes
terday afternoon did little job of
painting, decorating Frank Rossi,
an Italian laborer, who refused TO
buy third Liberty bonds. with d
brilliant coat of yellow.
1t is said that when the commit
tee waited on Rossi in the interest
of the bond issue he refused to buy
and was so vehement about 1t that
the factory men decided he needed
what the Austrian at Silvis got and
they Immediately proceeded to give
it to him. They then chased him
out of the shop and told him not
to come back.
After the incident. the Italian,
seeing the error of his ways. re-
turned to the factory later In the
day and said he wanted to buy a
bond. He was so insistent about
the matter it was decided to let
him have one and this morning the
offender, penitent and patriotic,
went back TO work. 1t is said the
worker who is employed in the
shell room, is earning $40 a day
and had no valid excuse whatever
for failing to help the canvass.
Another employe at the same
plant had refused to buy, but after
he had seen the treatment given
the Italian he fastened to the COM
mittee with request to be allowed
to loan his money to the govern
ment.
Facts brought out today tended
to show that Rossi had not meant
to be unpatriotic. or at least that
is the view advanced by the COM
pany officers. He speaks English
poorly and seemed to have had
some trouble making the commit
tee understand. He is 81 years OF
age and is listed in the national
army draft in class f. He has a
wife and three children and has
lived in East Moline for two years.
He bought a bond in the second
Liberty loan campaign and has tax
en- out his first naturalization
papers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
FRENCH HEALTH is
BETTER rs REPORT

French front-French armies in
the field are more healthy than at
the beginning Of the war say the
medical reports. This is attributed
to hygienic precaution and the bet
terments introduced in the housing
and care of the men.
Typhoid and analogous diseases
have become very rare. During
the first 10 days of January this
wear. only II cases were reported
as the total in all the French ar
mics, whereas in December, 1914,
and January, 1915, the average
reached we'll over four figures and
was very disQuieting. The disap-
pearance of these dangerous NAL
aides is attributed by the doctors
to the introduction at the end of
January, 1915, of compulsory in
incubation of the troops with anti
typhoid serum.
The remarkable health of the SOL
diers in the field is the more strik-
ing when the conditions under
which they live when on active
service in the trenches is taken
into consideration. Then for weeks
on end they are subjected to the
most severe trials. They must eX-
ecute all the numerous chores in
separable from being cut off from
the usual life of mankind. In every
kind of weather they have to bring
up TO the front lines supplies of
food and ammunition. They have to
stand on guard in rain and snow
and mud for days at time.
When not on actual guard they
pass their time in crowded and
damp dug-outs where the air is
always bad. At all times in the
front line sectors they are COM
PEELED to take their rest while fully
dressed and equipped SO as to be
ready for a call to fight. Their food
is brought to them by comrades
just as dirty as themselves. and. as
there are no opportunities to wash.
IT is handled by hands covered
with mud and grease. In fact, all
the surroundings of the soldier in
the front line are such as TO breed
disease. yet they seem rapidly to
accustom themselves to them and
to maintain their health
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
News Of the Dav in Moline and East Moline
EAST MOLINE
f. w Bichler is in Chicago on

f. w. Bichler is in Chicago on
a business trip.
East Moline encampment No. n
held regular meeting last night.
Candidates were balloted on and a
social hour followed
Mrs. f. ID. AIdrich entertained
the East Moline Thimble club at
a | o'clock luncheon yesterday.
Covers were laid for IL. Mrs. =.
w. Bichler was a visitor. Knit
ting was the chief diversion. The
club meets in two weeks with Mrs.
Dale Chambers.
Mrs. Harry Reed and baby ar
rived home today from the Moline
maternity hospital.
Mrs John Pietre and son Joe Of
New Windsor came for the we'd
ding OF Mrs. Pietre's brother,
James Ryan. She is visiting at the
home Of Mrs. Mary Tinnesey
Mrs. A. X. Johnson gave a do
lightful party last evening for the
Junior Christian Endeavor Chill
dren. The boys and girls had the
time of their lives playing games,
singing and speaking Then came
nice lunch. The children gave j
vote of thanks to Mrs. Johnson for
the splendid evening.
Mrs. Harry Anseline, who under
went an operation for gall stones
at the Moline city hospital last
week, is improving.
Miss Leila Smith of Fairbury,
Ill. will arrive Saturday and will
take charge of the East Moline IL
brary. 1t is the desire of the board
that all books shall be in by Sat
urday. They expect to start re-
cataloguing.
The attendance was good this
afternoon at the gauZe rooms. Yes
terday there were plenty of gar
ment workers out. Everything ID
running fine in Red Cross work
Many are taking out their third
Liberty bonds.
The Ladies' auxiliary Of the
Eagles met last night III regular
session. Candidates were voted OIL
The Eagles entertained the ladies
following their meeting at fine
lunch and with a good program.
Twenty-Five were in attendance
at the State bank banquet held last
night at |. o. O. F. hall. They
were there for good time and
they had it. There were toasts and
stories and victrola music ami
dancing, and needless to say the
eats were fine, for the Nevin club
members served, and they are
known for their wonderful cooking.
This is an annual affair.
Six ladies gathered yesterday
morning at the Silvis Red Sross
rooms and worked from $50 until
8 p. m, and the amount of work
that was turned out was astonish-
ing. The gauze rooms were very
busy during the afternoon. They
meet again next Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
VILLA CONTINUES
FOX-LIKE STUNTS
IN SUNNY MEXICO

Juarez, Mexico-Francisco Villa
continues to play his fox like tricks
on the Mexican federal troops as he
did when he was "Pancho" Villa,
the bandit, and rode the Sierra
Madre mountains of western Chi
huahua like a Mexican Robin Hood.
American mining men who had
run the gauntlet OF Villas lines and
reached the border here on a pas
senger train, the windows OF which
had been shot out by Villas men,
told the first connected story of
Villas operations around Canutillo,
Durango, just over the Chihuahua
state line, against the federal col
umn which pursued him from Jim
inez with its 100 mounted dare
devils.
After the fight at Laguna de Es-
tacada, Chihuahua, Villa led his
men southwest toward the Rio
Florido where he had hidden while
General Pershing was pursuing
him. There are bubbling hot
springs where Villa likes to battle
and soak the rheumatism and
saddle soreness out of his limbs
after a hard campaign. But, be-
fore he could enjoy his private
baths in the Durango river, General
Eduardo Hernandez and General
Francisco Gonzales closed in on
him with two cavalry columns.
Pretending to fee before these
advancing columns. Villa and his
men dashed through the little
mountain town of Canutillo with
the federal cavalrymen pursuing
them a few hours later. Villas
little army disappeared over the
ridge OF a sandhill with the evening
sun. The federals went into camp
on a butte overlooking the town,
intending to resume the pursuit at
daybreak 1t was moonlight night
and few sentries were posted. a Gus
tom not uncommon in Mexico.
Instead OF continuing his flight
Villa halted behind the first ridge.
had all of his men leave their hats
in a pile. wheeled his column and
rode back toward Canutillo. Scouts
reported the location of the fed
eral camp. plainly visible in the
moonlight. Whispered orders were
given that no one but those wearing
hats should be fired upon. The at
tack then began. With a war whoOp
which was as terrifying as the fam
Gus rebel yell. the Villa column
swept down upon the camp, shoot
ing from the saddle at every man
who could could be seen. In the
confusion which followed the SIC
prise night attack the federal SOL
diers killed many of their own men,
MISLEADING them for Villas men.
After a sharp encounter Villa rode
through CanutillO once more.
leaving a small deta chment there
to hold the town against the fed
erals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
DECLARE FRENCH
WEATHER BETTER
THAN AMERICAS

! Washington. American soldiers
| on the battle fronts in France will
! probably escape our American tor
rid hot spells of summer and our
! blizzardy winters, extremes of heat
and cold IN France being less Sc
i we're. They may expect. however,
periods of sustained cold In the
! trenches, cold of the moist. pene-
trating character peculiar to the
/ continental climate of northern
Europe. but IN general no startling
I change from weather conditions at
home.
{ An exhaustive study of the sub
ject by Preston C. Day. chief of
the Chronological division of the
! weathe bureau, shows that winter
in northern France is not so severe
from the standpoint of low temper
atures, but there is a constancy Of
moderately cold weather which is
rot usually experienced IN the Unit
ed States. Rather low temperatures
sometimes occur there, but such
extremity of cold weather as has
been experienced this winter in the
United States is unknown. The
d
ern France ranges from about zero,
Fahrenheit, to 10 degrees below.
Summer in northern France is
cool, as compared with most of the
United States, the average temper
allure for July and August, the
warmest months, being SO to 65 de-
grees, even lower than along eur
northern border. Moderately hot
weather sometimes occurs, but ex-
tremely high temperatures, such as
occasionally are experienced in
much of the United States, are IN
known in France. Temperature as
high as 100 never has been report
ed in France, while in the United
States 100 to 116 degrees have oc-
Cured generally.
With the transition from winter
10 spring the rapid warming up,
familiar to residents in most sec
tions of the United States. is not
so noticeable in France, the aver
age temperature for March being
only two to four degrees higher
than for February. April and May
ere moderately ceOf and not IN
pleasant, the length of the day ia
GIEdsES UhdCH llIdu an
most sections of the United States,
and there is correSpondiBgiy
large increase in the amount of
sunshine, while rainfall is compaF-
atively light, although occurring
rather frequently.
The summers are pleasant aa
compared with much Of the United
States, the day temperatures be-
ing mostly moderate and the nights
cool. Occasionally hot weather is
experienced, bur the heat is not so
excessive and the heated periods
are usually of short duration.
Fall alsa Is usually pleasant, es-
Eecially Ia September and October.
The rainfall usually becomes heaF-
Ter, however.
The battle fronts of France lie
in a latitude north of the United
States Paris is further north than
any point In the United States, be
ing 500 miles aerer the north pole
than Chicago. Compared with
Paris, the average rainfall at Chi
cago is ona and One-half times as
large; at New York, more than
twice as large, and at New Orleans,
RearIy three times % large,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
RAISE BEANS IS
PLEA OF WILSON
Assistant To County Farm Advisor
Urging That Special Attention
Be Paid This Crop.

Want to be real patriotic without
leaving home? Then raise beans.
That is the advice of W. c. VIII
son. Moline. who is now assisting
Palmer Edgerton, county farm ad-
visor Every back yard ought TO
be utilized, he says.
In order to further the bean pro-
gram, he has secured for the Mo-
line Boy Scouts, Is acres of land
donated by G. A. Shallberg. 1t is
on the Coaltown road and is to be
used only for the raising of this
crop.
Another official who is greatly in
terested in the move is Miss Lou
Harris, county superintendent of
schools. She is arranging to have
eigth grade pupils throughout the
rural district especially. take up
the work.
Seeds can be secured free of
charge from Mr. Wilson, who has
arranged to pay for the same out
of the community war chest fund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
FARMING CLASSES ARRANGED.

Boys between the ages of 16 and
20 may register at the Moline IL
brary in the United States Boys
Working reserve. This registration
is for boys above school age and
under draft age. Men over draft
age may also register for these
classes, which will include farm
ing in all branches, gardening, fruit
growing and raising of livestock.
These classes will be taught by
Miss Mantis Bloom of the Moline
high school faculty, and will be
held Monday, Tuesday. Friday and
Saturday evenings of each week
from 1880 till 9. Books. pamphlets.
farm papers and farm craft les
sons will be furnished the reserves
by the government. These men are
called the army behind the army"
and their slogan is Farm to win
over there"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
LYLE is BACK,

Lyle Ellingsworth. clad in the
uniform of a United States soldier.
is back in Moline from Camp Dix,
n. j.. for a brief visit with relatives
and friends before going to France.
Lyle is a member of the Goth engi-
neers. He got into the service
thrc'Igh indOmitable perseverance.
After being rejected in Moline be-
cause of his age and a slight physi-
cal defect, he went east and made
application. The medical examiner
shook his head, and with pathos in
his voice informed Lyle that he
would not do.
We'll. if you don't take we here.
I'm going across and enlist" Lyle
declared, They took him. He will
be in the piping division in the
American camp in France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
WAS CAR I.IGHTFnl

Was the street car which Louis
Meumann's automobile struck on a
September morning in 1916 lighted?
That is the question the Jury IN NO
line city court which is hearing the
suit of Edward Anderson against
the Tri-City Railway Co, was con-
fronted with this morning. The an
swer to the question probably will
guide the jury in determining
whether or not the railway com
pany shall pay Anderson any or
all of the $4,000 he is asking as
damages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
DON'T MISUSE FLAGS.

Relative to alleged misuse OF
honor flags, Mrs. John McEnlry
Moline. Rock Island county chair
man of the council of national de-
Tense, today received the follow
ing telegram from Washington. D.
c., with the request that it be given
the widest publicity. Word has
come that flag concerns are making
honor flags and offering them 70
stores for sale. The flag is regis
tered ard cannot be sold commerce
tally. Please be alert 70 stop any
misuse Of flags in your county"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
OWNERS TO MEET.

Property owners interested in
paving and grading of IN alley
north of Twelfth avenue, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
will meet with the Moline board OF
local improvements in the council
chamber at 10 tomorrow morning.
Another attempt will be made To
agree on some plan for the gra l.
ing, which will please the two con-
tending parties headed respectively
by W. J. Moore and c. A. Shall
berg.
Commissioners StouffeF and Eric
son, who were appointed a COM
mittee to act with opposing prop
erty owners, have prepared two
tentative plans for grading the al
ley which they will present tomor-
row morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
LITTLE WASTE FOR
GARBAGE CANS NOW
IN TRAINING CAMP

San Antonio. Texas-The army
garbage can formerly had a big
NAV but now a dog would starve ii
he depended on the bones thrown
from the army kitchen. The plain
fact is that bones don't get into the
garbage can: they are sold. Accord
ing to reports gathered from army
posts and stations in the southern
department by Colonel Daniel E
Mccarthy. department quartermas-
!. ter. one can holds the garbage
Il which formerly filled three. Six
gallons is the waste from the aver
age army kitchen and gOOdly pOr-
ton OF this is potato Feelings. with
mighty little OF the potato on the
peelirg.
Mess se-geants at ali environments
have been cautioned about the
waste OF food and their diligence
has. 10 z great extent, brought
about the elimination % much of
this waste. The mess sergeants at
one Texas camp adopted a new set
Of Ten Commandments" all deal
ing with food conservation. These
were printed IN red ink on heavy
ca9dz aaG posted in every mess
sha They read:
/, Don't allow a man to throw
assy OF vEste ANY edible food.
z. Don't make the first helping
heATJ,
Z, Warn kitchen police TO serve
food spaRlag1y.
4. Don't help man 70 any food
he does not ask for,
3. Don't give man more than
tBe slices Of bread at q helping
6. Make each man eat all that
be pats Oh his plate
7, Watch your men while eating
and Ess that no food is left Oh the
table.
l. Watch each maH as lie emp
ties his mess kit at z garbage can.
s, Allow 30 man TO take any
feed cut OF mess hall.
10. Impress upon tins men the
importance OF food conservation
II is estimated that it costs an
average OF 50 10 Al cents a day TO
feed eaca soldier in the department
The qHaTtermaste department puts
The figure at $I2 q month for each
man This is for the food unpTe-
pared 1t Is estimated that one
twelfth of d cord Of wood is re-
CURED for each kitchen range each
lay. otherwise there is no over
head" expense.
On 40 cents a day, officers say,
If the soldiers belt line doesn't
swell il IS the fault of the mess
ulaR"
Colonel Mccarthy ia discussing
the soldiers food said: It's re-
BsaFAabie 10 observe the change in
tae recruit, the transformation Of
tie undeYelOped boy into the round
soldier. The country boy changes
expression quickly when he gets on
ssmy diet, aRa the city boy fatteHs,
tea. Then after they have let their
bats Out several RDtches, they get
sessy aRd complain about the army
ciaelg'."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
HENRY GORNAN BTRHD.

The funeral Of Henry German.
Jr., colored, was held from the
Knox chapel, Moline, yesterday aft
ernoon at 2:30. Rev. T. ". Lewis
conducted the services and singers
were w. A. Stewart, Mrs. John
Daily, Mrs. Henry Smith and Mrs
H. F. Stewart. The pallbearers
were Henry Smith, Herlus Walkup.
w. L. Turner, Eden Steel, Henry
Naplin and J. Hayes Robinson. Bur
ial took place in Riverside Gene
tprV
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
In The Lodges

Moline camp No. IS, NJ. w. A,
met last evening. One candidate
was initiated and the members
bought a 500 Liberty bond DR..
d. B. Freeman was elected to serve
on the medical staff as examining
physician for the local camp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
Obituary
Martha Elizabeth Stone

Martha Elizabeth Stone, - days
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Stone, 507 Twenty-first street, Mo-
line, died this morning in Pillow
city hospital. The funeral was held
at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Burial
was in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
Police News

Ed Hicks. 70 years old, 1880
Twentieth avenue. was fined 81 and
costs in Moline police court yester-
day afternoon on a charge OF nip
ping a train. He was arrested at
Thirteenth street crossing.
John PaIewicz. 337 Ninth street,
who was arrested late Tuesday
night on charge Of disOrderly col
duet. paid 81 and costs in Moline
police court yesterday afternoon.
Paiewicz. the man who was fined
500 and costs several months ago
for making alleged disloyal re-
marks at 3 wedding, was just yell
ing when last arrested, according
10 testimony offered yesterday.
4 Moline police officer rudely and
suddenly spoiled a cycling party
last evening when he placed four
boys under arrest at Fourth avenue
and Fifth street The boys are
charged with riding bicycles with
out lights. Here are the boys who
will face Magistrate GustafsOn at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon; Ray
and Louis GustafsOn. 446 Four
teenth avenue; Edgar King, 504
Fourth avenue, and Otto King, $50
Fifth avenue
Magistrate Frank Gustafson. Mo-
line. this morning sentenced Allen
Smith. 50 years old. to county Jail
for 80 days on charges of vagrancy.
Smith admitted that he had no job.
no visible means of support and
that he gained his food by begging.
Several weeks ago Smith was sent
10 jail for 20 days by Magistrate
GustafsOn At that time he admit
ted having broken into a fiagman's
shanty and run away with a coat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
Frank LeSage,

Frank Lesage. 1916 Tenth street,
Moline, died at his home yesterday
afternoon. He was i'll only two
days. He was born Jan. IS, 1910,
and attended the Sacred Heart
parochial school. Besides his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Honore Lesage,
he leaves two brothers and one
sister to mourn his passing
Private funeral services were held
in the home at 100 this afternoon,
Rev. J. B. Culemans being in charge.
Burial was in St Mary's cemetery,
East Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
TO ERADICATE SHRURS.

Henry Oldefest. Moline commits
sioner of public property, has re-
ceived a communication from the
Illinois state agricultural depart
ment requesting him to eradicate
all European barberry shrubs nov
in city parks and to ask residents
of the city to destroy any sucA
bushes found on private property
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
1f6LfsE OYER TWO MILLb0k.

Moline today eXceeded the Two
million mark IN the third Liberty
LSaa canvass, The figure revealed
~ tbs caHFasseEs today being 49,
tsi 40.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
EAGLES PIT 1880 IN BONDS.

Liberty bonds % The amount of
Fl ,s69 witt be purchased by the
east Moline aeTis Of Eagles. The
RfYahase OF tins bonds Of The third
I8a3 was authorized by the aerie
l8st night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
SCIENTIST LECTURER HEARD.

W. d. Fitzpatrick. Detroit. Mich,
member OF the board OF lectureshiD
of the First Church of Christ,
Scientist. Boston, Mass. gave a lee
ture on Christian Science last even
ing at the Moline theatre.
All the news all the ttme-Ths
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
CLEVER PLAY BY
CLASSPROMISED
High School Seniors viii Present
"COntrary Mary" With an Tn.
usually Strong Cast

Contrary Mary" the senior class
play, is to be given this evening al
the Moline high school Il Is
modern comedy and clever cast
has been selected 10 present II. Al
bert Champion and Miss Margaret
Richards are to have the leads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-12
Dates to Remember
East Moline.

East Moline.
Election l6- Vote on 10
cal option and four aldermen.
SiIEis.
EleCtion-ApTil l6- Name CLERK
and three village trustees