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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-11
1.nded at constantinopl:..

Landed at Consta n,','o l.eal
ATHENS, Dec. 1O.-lDeia IA
Anglo-Greek detachment iars
Constantinople followins A ..ar,
Greek soldier, a dispatch iiO-
CITY reported today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-11
Nothinu to II.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-'Nothing
to it." was the war departments
answer to renewed reports from
Europe that the allies are to occupy
Berlin.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-11
Weather Forecast.

Weather Forecast.
III. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.l
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Thursday; not much
change in temperature.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and Thurs
day: somewhat cooler in northeast
portion tonight.
For Missouri: Fair tonight and
Thursday; not much change in tenn
perature.
For Illinois: Fair tonight and prob
ably Thursday; somewhat cooler in
extreme northeast portion tonight.
Weather Conditions.
There has been rain from the Da.
kotas to the upper lakes, attending a
depression, which is moving through
the upper lake region, and rain from
the central gulf to the Ohio valley,
generally fair weather prevailing in
all other districts Cooler weather in
the plateau region has followed,
Havre, Montana, reporting IL degrees
above zero and freezing temperatures
extend as far as Kansas and the
upper Mississippi valley.
Local Observations
! Dec. Bar. Their. Wind W'th'r
10 p. m.-3002 ~ w CPdy
IL : a. m.-3017 32 Sw Clear
River stage, 20 feet.
Change in "a hours, fall 2.
Mean temperature 10th, IS.
Highest, So.
| Lowest, So
Lowest last night. 81.
| FRED q. GOSEWISCH.
! Observer.
| The mightiness of the hairpin ex-
| ceeds that of the pen and sword
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-11
One Juror Needed

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Selection OF the
twelfth Juror for the trial of Victor L.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-11

II IS usually the painstaking man
who manages to avoid pain.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-11

SOC; ducks, S0933c; fowls, 22a,
turkeys, nominal; roosters, zoe: al
ems. 22@25c.
Cheese, firm. State milk cornmo
special. 23@271ac; skins comR.ol
specials, 12@2Sc.
Butter, weaker; receipts. !,
Creamery extras, CSC; dairy tubs
@6Sc; imitation creamery drsts,
48c.
Eggs. quiet; receipts, $40. n
by white fancy. 93q95c; nearby
ed fancy, 70976c; fresh, 71G7Sc|
Chicago Rye, Barley and Seed
CHICAGO, Dec. 10. = Rye-Nc
s1.62h@1.6S.
Barley-90 c@s1.04.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Clover-Nominal.
st. Louis Horses and Mules.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10-Horses-
market showed a marked impr
ment under lighter receipts, n
all appearances the market was
most normal as far as the soutA
grades were concerned. There
a large number of buyers at
auction and they took hold Of
offerings readily. Inquiry called
saddle mares and walking ho1
but little or no outlet was found
the big horses.
Eastern CHUNKS ...... .si3ed
Farm mares, southern type 1859
Southern horses, choice -. s5d
Southern horses, medium. i5a
rugs 49,. $3.50. wv
Southern horses, cheap -. lSd
Mules-The market was dra|
and closed without making any
terial advance over last weeks
market. Dealers advise the 4
ments Of only the extra fat quall|
mules, as there is no outlet for
thin, rough-haired and green ~
= n l..
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-11

The mightiness of the hairpin ex-
ceeds that of the pen and sword.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-11
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.

CHICAGO, Dec. H.
Open. High. LOW. Clio
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-11

LEAF
/,
ne, 200
Boon a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
CHILDREN
DECORATED BY KING

London.-1n recognition of their
courage in fighting off with their fists
a cougar which attacked them, King
George has awarded the Albert Medal
to two children of Cowichan Lake,
Vancouver Island. The children are
Doreen Ashburnham, II years old, and
Anthony Farrer. eight years old. Ac-
cordfng to the account Of the incident
recorded in the Official Gazette, it
transpired as follows:
Sept. %, 1916, the two children left
their homes at Cowichan Lake for the
purpose of catching their ponies ana,
when about half mile from home;
they were attacked by the cougar.
They were almost upon the animal
before they saw it crouching in path
upon the little girl and she was knock
ed down with her face to the ground,
the animal being on her back. The
boy at once attacked the cougar with
his fists and riding bride, driving the
animal off the, girl. 1t then attacked
him and his companion getting to her
feet, came to his rescue, fighting with
her clenched hands and bride, even
putting her arm into the cougars
mouth, to, try to prevent it from bit
ing him. She succeeded in getting il
off the boy It then stood on it's hind
quarters and fought with her but evil
IDENTIFY was disturbed by some sound
as it presently skunk away and ran
under log. where it was afterwards
killed The cougar, measured over
seven feet from nose to tip of tail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
NO ACTION TAKEN
IN HOLMES CASE
c. ]. Searie Requests That Defend.
ant Be Committed to the Wat.
ert0wn Hospital.
COURT is TO INVESTIGATE
States Attorney Holds Prisoner Must
Go to Institution for Ipsape
ct Chester.

c. ]. Searle. representing John A.
Holmes, appeared before Judge w. r.
Church in circuit court yesterday aft
ernoon with a request that Holmes be
sent to the WatertOwn hospital.
The request was made when the
commitment of Holmes came before
the court. In this connection Mr..
Searle cited law which he said war
ranted such action being taken by the
court Judge Church, however, took
no action, pending an investigation,
as there is controversy over the mat
ter of commitment, States Attorney
Floyd E. Thompson insisting that the
law provides that Holmes be sent to
the institution for criminal insane at
Chester, III.
In answer Mr.. Searle told the court
that the states attorney was relying
upon a statute that has been super
seeded, offering proof that the asylum
for insane criminals is no more, as re-
ferred to in the statute cited by
Thompson, the name now being the
Chester hospital.
Continuing Mr.. Searle cited further
the recently enacted administrative
act providing for assignment of pa
tients to the hospitals within their dis
tricts, the power to transfer such pa
tents being lodged with the depart
ment Of public welfare. He contended
that under the law Holmes should be
! committed to the WATERFOWL hospital
in the district of which Rock Island il
located.
In touching another angle in the
matter Mr.. Searle urged further that
as the court had discretion in the mat.
ter, it would be advisable to consider
the fact that the Watertown Hospital
is near, and that all of the friends Of
Holmes and his relatives who wish Il
give him attention are in this com
munity. Holmes will be committee
either to the Chester institution or tht
Watertown hospital for the reason
that he was found insane at the tim.
he shot Mrs. Emma Ghys of East Mo
line on May 2S, 1917 and is still in
I sane.
Holmes was present when Mr.
Searle made his plea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12

Mary MacLane, the Montana au-
thoress who recently completed the
movie, Men Who Have Made Love to
Me-" gives this account of her love ex-
periences:
so that you may know me, l, Mary
MacLane, will tell you of six piQuant
love episodes in my life, all of them
damnably real.
Into my life blew callow youth,
aged but 20 years. He was fearfully
puerile, yet a dream in white duck
and somewhat diverting. He fancied
he loved me. He grew tiresomely per-
sistent in his love avowals and well.
when his sweetheart came for him, l
was glad to let him go. He was just
commencing to bore me.
Then the literary man, type quite
the coolest and brutal OF them all,
wormed his way into my existence. He
dominated me. And when I attended
ole of his so-called literary teas, l
could not refrain from voicing my
boredom over it all. Well he stormed
and ragged when we reached home. de-
claring that had, by my sheer WAN
ton recklessness' cost him four valua-
BILE friends. / told him to go.
Following him came the younger
son, with a spirit of rash conquest.
poorly cloaked by thin gentility. Well,
one night in road house, his amusing
plans were smitten by the interven-
ton of the prize fighter. The younger
son went his way battered and
crushed.
II liked the prize fighter for his hon.
/! esty. He was impossibly real; there
was something about him that touch
ed responsive chord in my heart. He
aroused all that was noble within me
| I felt that there was one who could
entirely appeal to me. But 1 soon
learned that l was not the first to
fathom his desirability. She was a
little slip of dark-haired thing
with love and trust for her prize
fighter man. Well, sent him back.
Next came the bank clerk. some
what ungainly fellow, with some rare
ideals regarding love and marriage
He had saved some money for hon.
eymoon to Venice. For nine days
wore his ring and allowed myself tt
dream with him of his Already. Bu'
his ideas on feminine conduct were
most rigid. 1t started when he dis
covered cigarets and wine on my IL
brary desk. I told him he'd better
go-that elsewhere he might possibl.
find the perfect woman.
THE Husband of Another next came
to see me. He was as unscrupulou'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
ORION RESIDENT IS
SUMMONED BY DEATH
Especial to The Argus.)

Orion, ILL.,, Feb. 12.-Mrs. Charles
Gustafson, aged A, died at 3 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon at her home, fve
miles north of this city.
Her maiden name was Anna Olson.
She was the daughter of Mrs. Clara
Swanson of Moline, who survives. with
two sons, Frank and Adolph at home.
four sisters, Mrs. Frederick Farrell OF
Moline, Mrs. George Fiddler>of Hanna
Center, Mrs. Herman Anderson OF
Hanna Center, and Mrs. Edward Moo
nan of CISCO, and two brothers, David
of Moline and Charles Of Hanna Cen
ter.
Mrs. Gustafson had been i'll since
New Years day. She was member
of the Orion Baptist church and de-
voted worker in that institution.
Funeral services will be held at
o'clock Friday afternoon at the late
home. Rev. l.. w. Hostetter OF Orion
will officiate. Interment will be in thu
Western cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12

time out of it as we'll as /. He would
start up one of the valleys in the
clouds and turn and dive into the side
Of the hill and then come out at the
top. 1t seemed he couldn't get over
the sport he had up there. 1t probably
will be long time before I'll have a
ride like that again except by myself.
''All that was last Yeek. l am COM
ing along all right. l suppose, this
week. 1t has been awfully windy and
almost impossible to learn how to,
land, but we have tried 1t few times,
anyway l have my air work O. K.
and will be turned loose as soon as
can make decent landings-maybe to-
day IL 1t stays still. / am not partuc-
ularly anxious about being turned
loose, but want it to be in short
enough time so that l won't have to
pay for a dinner with one Of my
friends. He already has about two
hours more than l, and on account OF
the last two days being windy he Is
not any farther advanced than I. so.
l think it is cinch.
| 1T sure is strange how fellow
will meet friends this far from home.
Nearly every time I go to Houston
see some one have known. Several
OF the Augustana boys are at Camp
Logan and / keep meeting different
ones of them. Then there are several
other fellows from Rock Island over
there that I have seen. Klove and
Moore are in the artillery at Camp
Logan and l met them at dance Sat-
Iurday night Captain William Scott Is
down here, but have never seen him.
Will look him up if I ever have an OPP
iportunity to go over to Camp Logan.
Then there are several fellows from
Greene county down here. see new
one or so every weekend. All" the
fellows look fine and seem to be in
the best Of spirits. l am not so bad
off myself-weigh 173,
"You probably have read in the pa
per about the few accidents we have
had OF course, they come pretty
hard, but it is only-a link in the chain
of the development of this branch
There has been one very strange CO.
, ]incidence-one of our fellows fell the
,other day and the gasoline tank ex-
ploded. He was burned to death. He
. had a twin brother in the aviation, fly
/ ing at San Antonio. It happened that
his brother fell at the same time in
the same way and from about the
| same altitude The gasoline tank Of
/ his machine did not explode, so he was
, only skinned up little.
t 81 suppose this will be plenty fol
, ionce. You remember you told me tt
: let you know of anything need. YOU
T.
e mind most is a, leather coat ant
f breeches. They cost only about ;
Y hundred for good ones, so they dom
r get any closer to my mind. That prob
t ably is enough to need, at once.
= Come down in about month ant
! I'll see if can get permission to taxi
e YOU for a ride up in the Midway 1
1 is great sport"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
EGGS CLIMB INTO
CLASS OF LUXURY
LATEST QUOTATION Is CENTS
Scarcity Due to Abnormal Csc Of
Them on Meatless Days Being
Eaten as Substitute.

Eggs are likely to bring almost any
price in Rock Islxnd county now.
The scarcity Of eggs became 90
great today and the market varied 80
much that the Rock Island county
food Interpretation board struck the
quotations on them from the daily
food bulletin and gave up oil hops
Of fixing satisfactory figure.
The market has fiuctuated 30 much,
the board announced, that It would be
compelled to be constantly studying
the egg situation and ever changing
the prices. Prices agreed upon to-
day. and announced tomorrow, would
be in effect the day following and IN
the meantime conditions would be
such as to make the quotation for tho
day effective out OF proportions with
the market
Poultrymen say that hens will soon
begin to lay again and that eggs VIII
soon be more plentiful. The price -
bound to come down within q month
| or so. During the last winter there
has been few fresh eggs on the mar
ket, the greater amount Of those sold
by the dealers being storage. The
storage eggs are about all used up
and accordingly the price on this va
riety has ascended.
Sell for Is Cents.
In addition to the ordinary demand
for eggs, the meatless days being OBJ
served under orders of the food adj
ministration has increased the con-
sumption Of them. Eggs are used by
many as a substitute for meat. Some
dealers are getting as high as Is cents
a dozen for eggs. more than 8 cents
each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
FORMER ROCK ISLANDER SHOWS HE'SA
REAL, REGULAR AMERICAN SOLDIER ON
HIS FIRST TRIP UP IN ARMY AIRPLANE

Here's q real, regular American SOL
dler--a former Rock Islander who was
disappointed when he failed to get
frightened on his first trip up in the
air in an army airplane. ~
He's Lieutenant David Thomson.
formerly assistant in the Office OF
MIS- brother, States Attorney Floyd
thompson. He is in training at Ell
iington field, an aviation corps camp
near Houston, Texas.
In letter to his brother. lust re-
ceived by States Attorney Thompson.
Lieutenant Dave" besides giving a
very detailed account Of the sport of
flying. mentions SEEING a lot of boys
from Battery F., One Hundred Twenty
third field artillery, the Rock Island
unit IN training at Camp Logan, which
also is near Houston. The letter fol-
lows:
Il suppose you have decided that
was never going to write again. /
have been waiting for something to
write about that 1 thought might be
interesting. OF course, it is under
stood that as long as you don't hear
from me am getting along O. X.
The first three weeks l was here
were not especially interesting, to me
at least. About all We did was work
on machines and unload box cars and
a rev little jobs like that for exercise
while We were waiting to get on the
flying list.
Those first trips in the air are the
interesting ones. don't think I'll
ever forget the second trip up, which
was my first trip on instruction My
first trip was joy ride which took
with a lieutenant, who thought that
was mechanic. | was working on
the field and was wearing suit OF
overalls. After bothering him a cou-
pie OF days for ride, he took me uI
and gave me some ride. l was lucky
in that it was just before dinner in.
stead OF just after. I was in fine shape
so all his stunts had no evil effect
When he saw that l still sat up aftel
a few 'spirals," he gave me the con
trolls and I gave him few Immature
movements. ] will bet that l die
things in that five minutes that h,
could not do in a week. That was m!
first time up and I was rather disap
pointed when did not get sick o.
scared or something exciting dom
mean to say that 1t was not exciting.
you have heard the expression
playing in the clouds That is rea
to me now. The second time I wen
up first Instruction. was on a cloud.
day. We left the ground and wen
right up through the clouds and int
the sunshine. That is the most beau
ttiful sight a man can imagine, l be
lieve, 1t looks as If you were abov
the polar region, and the contour o
the clouds is Just like that of a hill
: country We would shut off the moto
| up there and hold conversation abou
the beauty Of the scene. The instruc
tor said it was the most wonderful
sight he had ever seen, so it must hav
Q been unusual. He sure had goo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
TRI.CITY MEETING
is WON BY MOLINE
IN CLOSE CONTEST

The tri-city defamation contest
which was held in the tri-cities yes
terday was won by Moline.
Rock Island came second and Dav-
EXPORT ranked last. Moline beat Dav-
EXPORT badly in the meet at Moline.
Rock Island won over the Davenport
contestants in Davenport but lost 10
Moline in this city The score In Dav-
EXPORT was 81 TO 80 in favor OF ROCK
{ Island II the Moline Davenport duai
world have resulted in acioser score
the Rock Island contestants would
have won. Each school won one con-
Jest SO that II really resulted In tle'
but in points Moline was in the leao.
The following were the Rock lsiahd
contestants and their subjects:
Nell Elwell a.t. Three Things
nelen Moore. The Man OF Sorrows
Anna Marie Van Duzer ..........
........ "Littlest Rebel
Doratby Frberhard "Thc Lie
sharlotte Huesing Pauline Paylayna
frances Merel. The Deaths DISK
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
G32&(eEh}!eatre:

Marion Fairfax, and allows the noted
actor-actress to display his pow
ers of mimicry to the best advantage.
The director, William c. de Mile,
chose beautiful Pasadena as the scene
of the outdoor bits and some OF the
views are exceptionally beautiful.
The story was mostly supposed to
happen at "Ccronalta," fashionable
California resort, and Pasadena fur
nishes the scenery, the beautiful ho-
tells and smartly gowned guests SO
necessary for the correct "atmos-
phere"
In addition, Sunshine comedy
Hungry Lions ip Hospital" will be
seen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
NEMyN0IBS9 1MAIELAD
@ 6YDAISYDEAN : EzHB
0Y0AISYDEAN

as he was daring. associated with
him warily. Then one night, alone in
my apartment, preparing to retire, he
broke into the house-crashedl In my
bourdoir door, The smell OF stale
liquor on his breath nauseated me as
he crushed me to him. shrieked.
Parquin, my maid, came just then.
The Husband of Another passed out
Of my life.
$50 these six little gods passed their
way. There were more; may there
be others. Ones loYes are so real
while they last"
viala's New Pet.
Viola Dana, Metro star. has a new
pet. Said pet is q three-legged dog,
which annexed itself to the actress
during the filming Of THE Winding
Trail" The animaliwas found at Mo-
java, Cal, and Miss Dana has decided
that it is Mexican chilli hound. Huss
band John Collins insists it's plain
mongrel.
From the coast comes word that
Enid Bennett, 1nce star, is to wed
| within the month. The happy groom
Is none other than Fred Niblo. and
the reports finds confirmation in the
fact that the marriage license has
been secured. MIR. Niblo was the hus-
band OF, the late Josephine Conan of
Four CShans fame.
Mary Files Denial
Gladys Mary Moore, otherwise
Mary Pickford, has filed general
denial to the suit instituted against
her by Cora Whitening in an en-
.deavor to recover damages estimated
at $103,750. The plaintiff alleges
this amount is due her for service
rendered in an advisory capacity and
as personal representative. On the
other hand. Mary says she knows
nothing whatever about the affair.
| Lumsden Hare. WHO played SO well
in the films with Petfova and Fergu-
son, has turned once more to the
speaking stage. He is appearing in
Lord and Lady Algy" at the new
i Broadhurst theatre, New York, in
; support Of William Faversham, Max
inc Elliott is in the same company.
Again Kentucky comes to the front
The Blue Grass State, more than an,
other in the union, has contributed
the players in the William Fox films
Mathilde Brundage Of Louisville, nov
member of the Fox forces in tn
, eastern stufios, is the latest to be add
ed to the list. .
Betty Brown, once an Essanay ia
1orite, has returned to the stage an,
is> enacting ingenue roles with New
: England stock company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
At the Columbia.

Beautiful? Well yes and then some
the girls who pose as Dianas MOO
els headlining the bill now showing
at the Columbia theatre, Davenport;
Famous paintings are reproduced anu
the offering is unique end artlstic.
There's bushels of fun in "A hurai ~
livery" which Eldridge. Barlow q Ed
ridge give. The skit deals with the
characters around country store.
The climax of the comedy comes when
a rehearsal for the village entertain
n,ent is given in which pretty ac-
tress has lot OF merriment with the
town rubes. Krantz and La Sale nave
neat singing and talking act, orig
Snal and classy. They do a little Dit
Of everything including some "heavy
dramer" which is highly amusing. Inc
colorea team, Cooper and Robinson,
are better than ever. Their dance
stems and gags are new and their work
"a hirh class. The imperial Jiu Jitsu
troune have an excellent athletic turn
IN which the art of self defense az
nr.cticed in the far away island OF
Japan-is shown
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
The Columbia.

Vaudeville-Two shows daily at 2:4o
and SIS. Three shows Saturday anu
Sunday at 300, 1880 and 800 p. m.
Change of bill Sunday and Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
LOCAL EMPLOYMENT
OFFICE ASSISTS 435

Report of the business done during
the last week at the Illinois free en-
ployment office, 1915 Fourth avenue,
shows 435 were given positions. The
report follows:
Applications for help ............ 533
Applications for work ........... 454
Positions filled for men ......... 377
Positions filed for women ....... IS
A total of positions filled, men and
women ....................... 435
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
Illinois Theatre.

vaudeville-Two shows daily at 2:4o
and 8:15. Three shows Saturday and
Sunday at 800, 1880 and 900 p. M.
Change Of bill Sunday and Thursday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-12
At Spencer Square.

when Man Sees Red spe-
cia+super de luxe William Fox photo
grama founded on the Larry Evans
story of THE Painted Lady, when
was in the Saturday Evening POST
with William Farnum in stirring roie'
will be shown at the Spencer Square
theatre Wednesday and Thursday. AS
Luther Smith, William Farnum gives
a forceful and virile impersonation OF
a rough and ready sailor, rises above
his surroundings and always keeps IN
mind the boyhood teachings OF ms
mother. Arriving home from long
VOYAGE he finds that his sister nad
died of a broken heart caused by her
being lifted by a brutal sea captain
and that his mother broken in health
confides to her son the tragedy tha'
had happened in his absence. Soon
after his mother dies. and smith re-
embarks on voyage for the South
Sea Isles on board a vessel, the cap
tain of which is the one responslo's
for his sisters death.