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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
DID YOU KNOW

Preachers and churches OF the
tri-cities are going to make a con
certed effort to bring religion and
church influence TO the soldiers
stationed At Rock Island arsenal.
The Tri-City Ministerial assOcia-
tiol appointed a committee yester-
day afternoon which Will visit Col
orel L. I. Hillman and Investigate
possibilities for religious and social
work among the uniformed men
stationed here.
Rev, r. Wilbur Babcock, Moline,
is chairman OF the body which will
endeavor to devise ways and means
to make the churches OF the tri-
cities a more active influence in
the lives of the soldiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
CO0nRYE, LIYER SAUSAGE.

Ingredients used in liver sausage
went on a rampage this morning
when the fire under it got too hot,
boiled itself out OF the kettle, and
caught fire. The blaze spread to
the walls OF the shed where the
sausage manufacturing was in pro
cresS. and the building. which is in
the rear of EYagtIian KaIifeta $
butcher shop, 19S-202 Third avenue,
Moline, was partially destroyed
There wasn't enough left Of the
pulverized meat and things to make
a regular sized link. FiTemen from
Central station arrived in time to
save part of the building. The loss
will not exceed $25.
Moline bluff was abla2e last
evening with grass fires which cast
their reflection on the sky and pre-
scented a sight worth watching But
the fires inside the city limits wore
nothing as compared with the CON
fagration south of Rock river. Eyi-
IDENTIFY some farmer was clearing a
large area. and residents on the
hill were ont in large numbers to
watch the blaze as it spread and
twisted.
All sorts Of wild rumors were
Matched as result Of the grass fires.
One was to the effect that the Rock
river bridge had burned and an
other report came to the Central
fire station that the Muscatine
bridge was destroyed by fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
STUDENTS ENROLL
FOR FARM DUTIES

Moline high school students en-
rolled in the class in farming de-
serted the class room in favor of
the stable yesterday afternoon. The
stable was the city barn and the
object of the desertion was a prac-
teal lesson in the rudiments of
horses and Harvesting.
The class is given under super
vision of the Illinois council of de-
Tense and is one of several hun
dred courses being taught today in
the schools of the state. Object
is to prepare high school students
for work on the farm this summer.
Although the course is laugh by
q woman there are no girls in the
class. Miss Mantis Bloom, the
teacher, is an experienced farmer,
and was born and reared on q
farm.
Miss Bloom is gazing to take her
class of IS student farmers to the
Deere farm in few days. 1t is
said that some OF the girls are
thinking seriously of accompany
ing the class. For the next out
door lesson in practical farming is
to be a short course in milking.
In addition to the IS enrolled n
the farm class nearly fifty other
boys have registered for farm ser
vice for summer vacation. These
boys will be dismissed from school
early in May and will take jobs
on nearby farms. They will re
ceive credit for a full semeSeer's
work.
In an effort 10 make the CONNER
cial department of the Moline high
school more practical and in line
with modern educational theory, c.
r. CTakes. heaC OF the department,
today opened a labor bureau that
is prepared TO furnish all kinds II
clerical help to local employers.
There are about thirty students
in the commercial department wno
have had sufficient training to step
out into the practical world and
fill clerical positions, said Mr.
Crakes. Their courses have been
so arranged that the majority Of
all afternoons of the week are free
for outside work
Full time positions for summer
vacation are also being sought.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
CAR is FOUND

Miss Nancy StOuffer, daughter of
the Moline commissioner of public
health and safety, is driving her
auto again. The machine that was
stolen Saturday while parked on
Second avenue near Seventeenth
street. Rock Island. was found by
Rock Island police on Nineteenth
street Yesterday afternoon. It was
but slightly damaged.
Mr. Stouffer is of the opinion that
the machine was borrowed by
men who attempted to transport
liquor from Rock Island to Daven-
port. He did not learn Of the re
covery Of the car until after he
had made a sleuthing trip to Aledo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
ROCK ISLANDER HURT.

Harold Simmons, a 23-year-old
Rock Island motorcycle enthusiast,
has put his Machine in storage and
Will nurse a broken leg for the next
few weeks as a result of collision
with a hQrse-drawn vehicle at
Fourth avenue and Thirtyfourth
street, Moline, last evening.
The collision brought to an alb
rupt end a motorcycle party in
which Simmons, Fred Messick of
Davenport and several young men
and women were principals. II also
landed Lester Peterson, % years
old, in police court this morning
and probably caused him to plead
guilty to violating the city traffic
ordinance.
Peterson was driving the buggy
into which Simmons crashed, and
the buggy, said Simmons, did not
contain any lights. Magistrate Gus
tafsOn assessed a fine of So and
costs.
Simmons and were riding next
to each other" said Messick in pO-
lice court this morning. and didn't
see any buggy. We were talking
and then Simmons struck some
thing
Simmons claims the accident was
due to Peterson's neglect. Peterson
says it was light enough last night
to enable Simmons to have seen the
buggy.
After striking the buggy Simmons
and the motorcycle glided 100 feet
west on Fourth avenue. There the
machine came TO a gradual stop and
the driver discovered ne had been
seriously injured Simmons and
Peterson were going in opposite di-
rections.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
STATE TAKES Low
PLACE UPON LIST
IN THRIFT SALES

Chicago, March 19.-Renewed
vigor in pushing the war savings
loan campaign was urged yesterday
by the Illinois committee, which
announced that the people of the
state have contributed but 6S cent
each toward the buying OF thrift
stamps
Total sales in this state amount
10 1921, 54791.
Illinois, while seventh in the
Of sales, is Goth on a per capita
basis.
Nebraska led in per capita sales.
Each citizen contributed more
than $4
Washington, March 19.-Mis-
souri,, with a total of $9,015, $50,
leads the country in the sale Of war
savings stamps, according TO the
first detailed statement OF the cam
paig nissued by the national war
savings committee. Nebraska, Mis-
souri, and Kansas lead in the order
named in per capital subscriptions
The total and per capita sales tC
the end Of February are: Nebraska
$5.6S9,711.03, $3.50; Missouri 3d.
0l5,S80.GS, $2.54 Kansas, $4,365,-
S0416, 1921; Maryland $3,013,-
07L75. $213; Indiana, $3.50 .G39.61,
$1.21; California, $3,109, 664 .05,
Sl02; Iowa, $1,000. 679. 50. $1.0I;
Wisconsin, $2,574,73S. $10I;
Minnesota, $2196O72O4. "a: Hi
nois. S5.271,54797. SO; Pennsyl-
vania. $1,000, 450SO. so; New York.
$7,907,7G4.95, 10; Michigan, ST.
o9S,6S9.41. 81; South Carolina,
$190,869.20, 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19

the map, leads by railroad across
Trans-Caucasus to Baku, thence
across the Caspian to Krasnovodsk,
in Turkestan. and again by railroad
through Merv to the Afghanistant
frontier at a point about eighty
miles north of Herat.
= In this situation England is faced
with the same peril to India from
Germany that she feared for nearly
fifty years from Russia. Relief fin
ally secured for the British en-
pire by the Anglo-Russian treaty
of 1907. which established spheres
of influence in Peria and halted the
Russian southern advance at the
northern border of Afghanistan.
The second route. indicated by
the dotted line across Persia, is
southwark from the Caspian region
along an ancient caravan route. 1t
leads through the Persian capital
Teheran and the central Persian
commercial town of Ispahan TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19

Shiraz. From there a caravan
route leads over the mountain TO
Bushire. the most important Per-
sian gulf port, now practically in
possession of the Indian govern
ment. Another caravan route leads
southwark from Shiraz to Bandar
Abbas on the Strait of OFmuZ, then
along the Makran coast, to the In
dian frontier
This second route enters much
the same region that Germany had
hoped TO reach by the Bagdad rail
way. This road, indicated by dot
ted line across Asiatic Turkey, was
in the pan-GeFman scheme to be-
gin az Haidar Pasha, on the Bos-
porus. II was to be reached at
Smyrna or AleXandretta by steam
ship lines from Trieste or Salonica.
Its eastern terminus was. accord
ing to the Teutonic plan. to be
Dusra or koweit on the Persian
gulf opposite Bushire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
POWER CONTRACT Up.

Terms of a contract with the
Peoples Power company, by which
the later will furnish power to oper-
at the village waterworks pumping
station, will be taken up at a meet
ing OF the Silvis board this evening.
The community now proposes to
take over itself the working of the
station instead of having it oper-
ated by the company. 1t is figured
that under this plan there will be a
big saving, as the concern would be
paid only for the current used in
pumping acqua. The village is pay
ing $3.50 a month to the company at
the present time. Under the con-
tract to be up this evening the rate
of S21 year for street lights is re-
tanned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
SERBIANS
TO AID COUNTRY
Branch of National Defense League
Formed for Purpose Of Helping
Stricken Brothers.

Pledged to relief work in behalf
Of their sorrow-strlcken fellow
countrymen. natives Of Serbia in a
mass meeting Sunday in East Mo-
line formed a branch of the Ser
bian National Defense league.
The officers elected are
President John Oradoyich.
Vice President-M Mike Serdich.
Secretary Bagdon Krayuovich.
Treasurer Mike Ligeuo.
Although they had no organiza-
ton, Serhians OF this community
have been contributing, periodical
ly collecting funds for the relief
and support OF their people and
their soldiers. Serbians in this
country who refuse 70 join this re-
lief and defense organization are
designated as slackers among their
couEtrymen.
Most OF the Serbians who Joined
to form the branch here are from
Austria. The meeting Sunday was
made an occasion for them 10 say
that they were tired of Austrian
rule and will give their last cent
ana lItlT lASL ltt4 OF ~ Edl no tttA
win the war, which means their
liberty They said theyIwere wait
ing ihpatiently for the time when
peace shall be declared and they
shall hear the news that Germany
and Austria have been wiped from
the map. II was announced that all
Serbians and many who
are married have volunteered for
service in the Serbian and French
armies II is announced, too, that
in the United States the Serhians
are forming a unit which shall go
forward as the Woodrow Wilson"
battalion.
The league will meet the first
Sunday of every month in the Boz
hemian hall, Seventh avenue and
street. East Moline,
and all Serbians and Serb-Ameri-
cans are invited to join the league
and help win the war All Slavs
are invited TO attend the meeting.
whether they have organizations OF
their own or not The defense
league was organized in the United
States in 1914.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
Y. vi. c. A. NOTES

The gas engine class will resume
work again tomorrow evening at
the Moline Y NJ c. a. after a two
weeks suspension.
For the first tine in the history
of the Moline Y. NJ. c. A. one OF the
classes is to have lady visitors. The
members Of the first aid class which
meets tomorrow evening are priv
LEGGED to ask women TO be present
Members of the public speaking
class VIII meet this evening at the
Moline Y NJ. C. A. A plea for the
life of a man convicted of murder
on circumstantial EVIDENCE viii be
given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
SPEEnERS GRARRED.

Three Rock Island speeders were
arrested by Marshal Henry BANKS,
Silyis, last evening at 8 o'clock.
This morning Magistrate S. ID. Mar
chant fined one So and costs and
another 81 and costs. Both paid
up. In order TO show that he had
no malice in the matter the court
announced to R. o. Brimmer he
would cut the fee down from IS to
81 and trimmings, but to this pro-
posal the driver entered a spirited
objection, whereupon Nhe hearing
was continued until Friday evening
at 1880
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
STARTS NIGHT SCHEDULES.

Louis Funkenstein, income tax
collector for Moline and the upper
part of Rock Island county. an
nounces today that he will again
be in his Office in Moline city hall
each evening.
This step is made necessary bV
the large demand for the services
of the tax man. Only u more days
remain on which income tax re-
turns may be filed.
All returns from persons in Mr..
FUnkenstein's district should be
aled directly with Mr.. FuHkensteiu
and not sent to Revenue Collector
McCabe at Peoria. Mr. McCabe
himself made that request.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
CHILD KNOCkED Down,

4 9-year-old boy ran in front Of
an automobile at Ninth street and
Fifteenth avenue, East Moline, yes
terday afternoon at o'clock and
was knocked down. The lad was
carried to the Office OF DR.. G. r
Johnson, who found no bones had
been broken, although a shoulder
had been bruised and other minor
injuries inflicted Witnesses to the
accident said it was unavoidable, as
the child, without warning, darted
in front of the machine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19

In the direct, free route by way
Of Russia to Persia and Afghan
istan." Germany plans a highway
TO the east that will traverse these
central Asia countries but that
will continue TO the Indian frontier
and constitute a menace to the
British Indian possessions.
To avail herself Of this advan-
tage. Germany evidently intended
% use the seaport of Constanza,
which she claims as a part of her
Rumanian conquest, and the Black
sea, which through her Russian
successes practically becomes a
German sea. 10 reach the port OF
Ratun in the Traus-C Caucasus reg
ion, the territory that she took
from the Bolshevih at the Brest-
Litovsk peace negotiation.
From this region there are two
routes 10 India. The first, indi-
Gated by the heavy black two on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
BEST
Way TO STOP
SKINS ITCHING

Cover the spot that itches with
Poslam: relief is immediate
When the skin aggravates, burns,
presents an unsightly. broken-Out
surface, there is one remedy pre-
eminently fitted 10 soothe and heal,
on which you can always depend
Poslam.
Poslam is Quality 49, Poslam is
Concentrated Healing Energy; so
little does so much. Let Postum
SHOW you how excellent il is.
Sold everywhere For free sam
pie write to Emergency Labora-
tories, 243 West 47th street, New
York City.
POslam Soap is the tonic soap
for the skin and viii freshen and
beauty your complexion Adv.J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19

The Augustana invitation track
meet viii be held April 6 instead
Of March 80. as was previously an
bounced Next Monday and Tues
day the inteTclass meet viii be held
IN the Moline high school to deter
mine who the competitors in the
big meet shall be A letter will
he granted to those taking part in
ile meet who make five points
Rock Island will not compete as
i has no track team this year, East
Moline was invited to enter but has
not yet expressed a desire to do so,
Inc meet at Augustana viii end all
Track activities this year as there
are 10 be no outdoor athletics &C
cording 10 a decision made by the
state association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
Obituary
Mrs. Mabel Brenand.

Mrs. Mabel Brenard, 2116 Fifth
avenue. Moline, passed away this
morning at 1880 in a Pillow city hos
pital. Her maiden name was Ma
bel Hamilton and she was born
May IS, 1898, in Wyanet, Ill. She
was married to W. ]. Brenand,
Rock Island, Jan. II. last, after
which the couple made their home
in Moline. She is survived by the
widOwer and her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Patrick Hamilton. The flu
neral will be held at 2:30 Thurs
day from the old home of Mrs.
Brenand in Wyanet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
Funeral OF Arthur Il. TowndrOw.

Funeral services of Arthur B.
Towndrow were held this morning
at 10 o'clock from the home, 1871
Sixth avenue, Moline Mrs. Alice
Child Walker officiated and the
palIbearers were Robert Shallberg,
Ben Rough. L. n. Sadler, Frank
knowles. L. n. Ritter and Lester
Stormont. Elks had charge of ser
vices at the grave in Riverside
cemetery. The funeral was large
ly attended and there were many
beautiful floral offerings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
Police News

George Henning, 1928 Third
street, Moline, has notified the po-
lice that the front end of his auto
mobile was heavily damaged early
last evening as result of a collision
with a car bearing a Rock Island
arsenal plate. The accident, accord
ing to Henning, occurred at Third
avenue and Fifteenth street, Mo-
line.
Allan Smith. St Louis, who ad-
mitted that he made lodging
house of a fiagman's shanty at Fiji
teenth street, Moline, did not insist
upon jury trial when arraigned
in police court yesterday afternoon
on charge of vagrancy. The state
declined to prosecute on charge of
burglary. Smith was sent to the
county Jail for 10 days.
Henry Miller. % years old, ma
tive of Germany, is being detained
in Moline police station on charge
of having failed to register as an
enemy alien. Miller vas arrested
this morning after having applied
for work at Pillow City factory. In
quiry on part of the employment
man developed that Miller was born
in Germany, and did not register as
required by federal law.
Moline police will turn the man
over to the federal department of
justice. Miller has been in the
United States for about years and
has lived in many towns and cities
in the middle west. He came to
Moline from Chicago.
"a great spirit controls me-" an
nOunces John NJ. Mcdonnell, South
Park, Mimi, in Moline police court
this morning, but Police Magistrate
Frank Gustafson thinks it is the
kind that comes in a bottle and is
reported to be selling at 81 pint
in dry Muscatine. He was arrested
at O'Clock this morning after be-
ing chased by bluecoats. Several
shots were fired before John de-
cided he needed more breath. He
was found prowling at the Western
Union office. He is being held for
investigation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
STOP INHIBITION.

No more regjstrants Will be &C
cepted for voluntary induction, it
was announced yesterday by the
sdlutant gneral in a c0mmunica-
lon to the Moline exemption board
Tails for volunteers in all branches
OF the army service have been can
eellsd in view of the order for en-
Hainment Of the deferred percent
age OF drafted men in the first
quota.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
SHOWS PATRInTIsAr.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa. March 10
The entire enrolment OF the dis
trict school OF Dairydale. a suburb,
marched three miles to the post
office in this city yesterday TO dem
Onstrate their patriotism toward
the government in the purchase OF
war savings stamps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
EVENsHOT CROSS
. BUNS HIT BY WAR

Washington, March 19-HOt
cross buns. which are sold and eat
en- on Good Friday. will not De
coated with icing this year, the
food administration announced to-
day. Rule No l of the baking
regulations forbids tie use of icing
and limits the amount of other in
gradients in bread and rolls. The
use of currants, raisins and spices
is permitted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
PICK THREE DRUMS.

Three drunks, plain variety, were
gathered in by the East Moline po-
lice last evening. The officers are
continuing their efforts to rid the
streets of all intoxicated persons in
an effort to assist the federal au-
thor.ties in it's cleanup program
for the protection Of soldiers at
POck Island arsenal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
ARE MAKING PROGRESS.

Excellent progress is being made
on the work of repairing and i'm
proving the Colona road between
Siivis and Carbon Cliff Teams and
men have been fixing up the high
way for week. all of the labor
being donated Cfnders were con-
tribut-d by East Moline factories.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
LIBRARY ITEMS

Miss Minnie Kohler, Moline, Ii
brarian, has over fifteen hundred
magazines ready to send to the
boys at Rock Island arsenal The
soldiers probably will receive the
periodicals tomorrow.
Folders concerning poultry bull
letins have been received at the
Moline library from the depart
ment of agriculture. The side Of
the folder containing the list OF
pamphlets has been printed in the
form of a postal card and any o.le
desiring a bulletin may place a
check beside the name and send
the card back to Washington and
later they will receive the bulletin
free of charge. These folders may
be procured by calling at the
library.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
IN BOTND OVER.

Charged with assaulting Mrs.
Anna Moulton, Silas Linsey was
bound over to the grand jury by
Justice Dan Maskell, East Moline,
yesterday. Both complaining wit
nesses and defendant are coIored.
Bonds were fixed at 81 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
ST. PAIL PRIMARY ON.

St Paul, Mimi, March 1.-Two
candidates for mayor, II for the
city council, four for justice of the
peace and four for constable at
large will be selected in the pTi-
maries today to run for election
May 7.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
VOTE FOR THESE
Democratic Ticket.

Democratic Ticket.
Moline Township
Assistant supervisors Steve
Hicks. Il. J.. Meyers. Chris
Christopher. pr. J. ID. Nickel
Tey. J. Il. Mcbride.
Assessor /. l.. PUlyer.
CLERK Robert Rank.
Constable Miles Riley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
BIDS ARE OPENED.

Bids for the new steel water
trOughs for the Moline city Ultra
ton plant were opened by the Mo-
line commission today. Only one
bid. that OF the Rock Island bridge
company, was received. It's price
is $500. In conformity with state
law the bid was laid on the table
for AZ hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
Funeral OF Mrs. Eliza Rickers.

The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Rick
ers of Moline will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 1870 from the
Barnard funeral home. The bur-
ial will be in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
GRASS FIRES BOTHER.

Members of the East Moline fire
department had a workout last ev.-
ening. Several grass CONGREGATIONS
were reported.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
EAST MOLINE OFFICE.
Dates to Remember
EAST MOLINE.

Election April &c Vote on To-
al option and for four aldermen.
TOWNSHIP.
Election April > Name super
risors and other town officers i'll
Hampton and South Moline town
ships.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
NAME OFFICIALS
TO COUNT VOTES
Judges for Municipal Election Cho-
sen and Polling Places Desig-
mated by Council.

Plans for the municipal election
which is TO be held April Is were
made at the meeting of the East
Moline city council last evening.
Four aldermen are to be named and
there will be an attempt made to
put the saloons out of business.
The polls will Be open from to 3,
Judges and polling places were
selected as follows:
First ward-Oscar F. Oarand,
William Whitney and James Fox;
basement of Methodist church.
Second ward-A. +. BerghOltz,
August DeDonckeT and Stephen
Dormady; police station.
Third ward. ". Reed, d. f.
Hougas and c. P. Hipskind; Van
Tieghem building.
Fourth ward-G H. Scott, H. +.
Biggs and L. a. Miller; old Water
town village hall.
Results of the primary held
March u to select candidates of
the Citizens and Socialist parties
were officially canvassed, showing
the following to be the nominees
for aldermen: