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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
Obituary
Amos Henry Bergerf.


Amos Henry Bergert, 416 Elev-
enth street, Moline, died yesterday
morning, following an illness of
four days.
He was born in Broker, Ger
many, Jan. 20, 1S43, and came to
the United States March IL, 1866,
locating in Moline. Mr.. Bergert
was employed by Deere & Co. as
blacksmith AZ years. He and Miss
Elsie Mordhorst of Moline were
married Aug. 80, 1870. To this union
were born six children, who sur
vive with the widow. They are
Mrs. August Karstens, Mrs. Oscar
Abraham, Mrs. Ben Weber, Mrs. E.
w. Roderick, Tina Bergert at home,
and Henry A. of Battery F of Fos-
toria, Ohio. He also leaves seven
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held al
2:30 tomorrow afternoon. Burial
will be in Riverside.
| Peter ChristOffersOn.
Peter Christofferson died lat'
! Saturday afternoon at his home
J 1870 TOuE IttuLh CCty A1ciAhS-
/ had been i'll for 10 months.
He was born in Sweden May %
1866. On April IA, 1889, he landed
| in the United States and located II
Moline, finding Employment a
! Deere & Co. He worked there un
til IL years ago, when he became
employed at the Rock Island shops
at Silvis as a blacksmith. Mr.
| Christofferson was a member of tht
| Swedish Olive lodge No. $50, of the
| Moline lodge of l. o. o. F., Moline
aerie No. 1112, F. o. E., and CAM
No. So, M. w. A, and Belle X. camI
No. 1O2. r. N. A. He was also 6
member of the International Broth
erhood of Blacksmiths and the
Blacksmiths' and Helpers loca
union No. As.
On May 20, 1895. he and Miss
Emma Ahlgren of Moline were unit
ed in marriage. The widow, two
sons, Hilmer of Camp Raritan, New
! Jersey, and Oscar at home, broth
er John, and a sister Hannah, boil
! of Sweden, survive.
Funeral services will be held a
! 2 Tuesday afternoon at the home
with Rev. R. S. Haney in charge
| Interment is to be In Riverside
cemetery and cortege will be b!
auto. Swedish Olive lodge will
have charge of services at th'
grave.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11
ACTS AMAZE ITALIANS
Yankee Flyers Credited With
Great HeroiSn.
Exploits Quickly Win Honors Given by
King Victor Emmanuel
Himself.

italian Army Headquarters.-Th
rectiOn the American flyers are work
ing on the Italian front has only one
fault to find with them. They never
want to remain on the ground.
The exploits which brought five of
the American airmen decorations cam
not yet be published, but the value of
their services may be judged from the
fact that King Victor Emmanuel traV-
eled to the section held by the Amer
leans to make the presentation.
A few days ago Lieut.. Alexander G.
Craig of New York, while flying over
Austrian territory, was attacked by
chaser plane. By skillfully handling
his own machine, after q few minutes
of jockeying he put his adversary at
q disadvantage and unanswered his
own gunner into such a position that
a burst of machine gunfire shot the
attacker dead and sent his plane to the
ground in flames.
Lieut.. Harry L. Holtz of Burley,
Idaho, showed he could combine great
GOODNESS in danger with a thorough I'M
Outstanding of Italian habits and GUS
toms. On his way back over the Aus
trian lines after deep raid into en-
envy territory his plane was struck by
a burst of shrapnel from anti-aircraft
guns. One fragment lodged in the
body of Holtz's machine, another tore
hole in the right wing, while third
splintered one of the left-wing spars,
at the same time cutting one of the
aileron control cables to such an ex-
tent that single strand of steel wire
was left.
Lieutenant Holtz calmly pointed out
the break to the Italian mechanic ac-
cOmpanying him. The mechanic, with
out a moments hesitation, climbed out
and fought his way to the wing against
a tremendous wind pressure. Then,
lying fiat on his face and bracing his
feet against the strut, he grasped the
damaged cable with one hand on each
side of the break
Just when he was getting a grip
on the last strand of the cable 1t parted
and the value of his daring action was
apparent. With the cable gone, the
big airplane virtually was useless, but
he coOlly chung there, substituting his
strength for 1t and enabling Lieuten-
ant Holtz to bring the machine safely
into italian territory.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11

two thirds of the qualified voters
thereof voting at an election for that
purpose, to be held as may be pre-
scribed by law; and if a majority
of the electors qualified to vote for
memoirs of the General Assembly
voting thereon shall vote for ratifica-
ton as now required by law in elect
tons for members of the General AS
sembly, and return thereof made to
the Governor, then he shall declare
said amendment adopted, and make
proclamation of the result by publica-
ton of the result of said election by
one insertion in one of the daily
papers of this state, declaring the
amendment ratified.
Section 4. Be it it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That all
laws and parts of laws in conflict
with this Act may be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Approved August 20, 1918
Now, Therefore, Hugh M Dorsey,
Governor of said state, do issue this
my proclamation hereby declaring
that the foregoing proposed amend
ment to the Constitution is submitted
for ratification or rejection to the
voters of the state qualified to vote
for members of the General Assembly
at the general election to be held on
Tuesday, November 5th, 1918.
HUGH NJ DORSEY,
Governor.
By the Governor:
H. B. Strange,
Secretary of State.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11
FOR SALE

room house on Lee street large
lot, $4,000.
5 room house on Jackson avenue.
easy payments.
Z room house on College street.
s room house on Furlow street.
Several vacant lots, on easy pay
ments.
200 acres, Level land, rent 8 bales
cotton. $50 acre.
965 acres, IL miles of railroad.
400 acres under wire fence, 6 room
house, plenty of out houses 600 acres
cleared, 100000 feet pine saw tim
Der, only SIT acre.
If you want to buy or sell come to
see me, no use waiting, you will pay
more later on.
p. b. WILLIF0RD
Office Windsor Hotel.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
Atlanta, Aug. "a, 1918.
A PROCLAMATION

Submitting a proposed amendment
10 the Constitution of Georgia, to be
voted on at the general election to
be held in Tuesday, November 9Th,
1918 said amendment to amend Part
1, Section Z, Article 7, of the Con-
stitutiOn Of Georges so as to author
lie any county, municipal corporation
or political division of this State to
incur any new debt with the assent
Of twO-thirds of the qualified voters,
voting an electing for that purpose.
By His Excellency,
HUGH M DORSEY,
Governor.
Whereas, the General Assembly at
it's session in 1918, proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of
this state as set forth in an Act ap-
proved August 20, 1918, to-wit:
Bond Elections; Number of Votes.
No. 496.
An Ac. TO amend Paragraph 1, Sec.
{, Article Z, or the constitution 81
the state OF Georgia by inserting DC
tween the word thereof" and the
word at as they occur in the tentn
tine of said paragraph, the folIo~ng,
a, citing" so as to authorize any caFh-
ty. inu, 'ipal corporation or politi-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11
WILL EAT CHESTNUT LOAF
French Medical Professor Urges Use
Of New Ingredient in Making
Bread.

Paris.-Doctor Labesse, professor In
the medical school at Anglers, urges
che use of chestnuts in bread.
Chestnuts, which used to be sold in
profusion in the streets of Paris, have
disappeared from the market, he
points out, and says a considerable
saving in potatoes and wheat could be
effected by using them In bread, &C
cording to a recipe which was demon
strated before the Academy Of Sci
ences as long ago as 1851.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11
By the Governor:
H. B. Strange,
Secretary of State.
Legal Advertisements
Citation.
Citation.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Governor.

S1L1hlAOus
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
j. E. D. Ship, attorney-at-law for
Mrs. P. C. Clegg, having in proper
form applied to me for permanent
letters of administration on the es-
tate Of Patience Dawson, late of said
county, this to cite all and singular
the creditors and next of kin of said
Patience Dawson to be and appear
at my Office on the first Monday in
October next, and show cause, if any
they can, why permanent administra-
ton should not be granted to said
J. E d. Shipp on said estate.
Witness my hand and official sigma
ture, this September End, 1918.
JOHN A COBB, Ordinary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11
State of Georgia
Executive Department,
Atlanta, Ga. August a., 1918.
PROCLAMATION.

Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia, to be
voted on at the general election to
be held on Tuesday, November 5th,
1918, said amendment to amend Art.
s, Sec. l.. of the Constitution of Geor-
gia, to as to increase fund allowed
Governor with which to employ cler-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11

county, described. Lot of land No. 100,
in 2Sth District Of said county, con
tanning COZ IL acres. Terms of sale
cash.
MRS. ALICE J. BARROW,
Administrative of Mrs, c.. A. Hand
Estate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11
Citation.
GEoRG1A-sumter County.

GEURGIA-SumtSr County.
To All Whom it May Concern:
J. D. Wright, having applied for
guardianship of the person and prop
erty of Mrs. Georgia Roberts, Edgar
Parker to be appointed such guardian,
widow of A. ] Roberts, late of
said county, deceased, notice is given
that said application will be heard
at my office, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, on
the first Monday in October, next.
This September End, 1918.
JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary and ex-officio Clerk c. o.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11
Notice of Sale of Land

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
By virtue of an order of John A
Cobb, Ordinary, said county, granted
at the September Term, 1918 of said
court, there will be sold before the
court house door at Americas, Geor-
gia, between the legal hours of sale,
OIL the first Tuesday in October, next
the following lands belonging to the
estate of Mrs. c. A. Hand late of said
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11
IN WATER 10 HOURS
IS SAVED By COFFIN

Indiana, Pain the water for
10 hours and a portion of the
time clinging to a rough box
which contained the casket of
an American soldier who had
died at sea was the experience
of Frank S. Kepple of Advance,
near here, following the sinking
of the steamer President Lin
coin, according to a letter from
Kepple to his folks here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11
Leave to Sell Land and Personally.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
Notice is hereby given that Mrs.
Annie L. Howell, Administrators of J.
I. Howell, deceased, has applied for
leave to sell lands and personal prop
ertv of said deceased, being and lying
in Terrell county, Georgia, and if no
objections are filed leave to sell will
be granted at the October Term, 1918,
of this court
September 3rd, 1918.
TOrIAr conn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11

Ordinary and ex-ofHcio Clerk C. {
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-11
Leave to Sell Lands and Personal
Property.
JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary Sumter County, Ga.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Notice is hereby given that John F.
McMath, Executor of estate of William
NJ McMath, deceased, has applied for
leave to sell the lands and personal
property located in Sumter county,
Georgia, belonging to the estate of
said deceased, and if no objections are
filed. leave to sell will be granted at
October Term, 1918 of this court.
September End, 1918.
JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary, Sumter County, Ga.
Evening star., 1918-07-02
ALL GIRL SCOUTS IN RALLY.
Unusual Stunts on Program at Zoo
Park for Saturday.

All the Girl Scout troops of the
city will take part in the annual
rally to be held next Saturday after
noon at the Zoo. Unusual stunts and
bits of scout craft are to be per-
formed and all the troops will take
part in special performances. A war
garden tableau will be given by
Troop 3, under Capt. Paint, who has
been training her scouts in the finer
points of raising vegetables; Troop
"a, under Capt. Lawrence, will dis
play it's skill in signaling. Troop
9, under Capt. Bache. will give a
first aid and stretcher drill: Troop
10. the bicycle troop, will ride their
machines. and Troops and II will
go through q flag drill with Capt.
Pyles. The War Department troop
Of Girl Scout messengers will be re-
viewed by Capt. Jones.
A merit badge will be awarded to
the Girl Scout with the most honor
points for the year. and patriotic
songs will be sung. Flag raising
will be by the color guard of Troop
g. Athletic events will be held in
addition to the scout program.
Evening star., 1918-07-02
TO SELECT CHAIRMAN
TO SUCCEED F. P. WOODS
Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee Discusses Cues
ton Without Deciding.

Advisability Of electing a new chair
man in place of Representative Frank P.
Woods Of Iowa, who voted against war
with Germany. was discussed last night
by the republican congressional cam
paign committee, but no action was
taken. Mr.. Woods, who was present
and asked for free discussion Of the
question, said after the meeting that he
had no intention of resigning at this
time.
Members of the committee who IA
vored selecting new chairman were
said to have advanced the argument
that it would be improper for the party
to go before the people at the congress
sional elections next fall as a war party
with man at the head of the commit
tee who voted against declaring war.
Others were understood to have taken
the position that Mr.. Woods resigna-
ton would not strengthen the party's
position because republican representa-
tives who opposed the declaration OF
war are offering for reelection.
The meeting, which was secret. was
said to have been entirely harmonious.
Evening star., 1918-07-02
THREE YEARS IN PRISON.

David L. Neuwirth, an Austrian,
twenty years old, was sentenced to-
day by Justice Stafford in Criminal
Division i to serve three years in
the penitentiary. Neuwirth was con-
victed of using the mails to defraud.
it being charged that he advertised
he could send letters to Poland, and a
number of illiterate people of Polish
families communicated with him, and
through the mails the prisoner sent
letters, charging $1.60 for each re-
mittance, which the government
claimed were never sent to Poland.
Evening star., 1918-07-02
DIED.,

BUTLER. On Monday. July 1, 1918, at IL 80
pm. at her residence. Potomac. Md.
FRANCES 7. BUTLER, beloved wife Of the
late Charles II Butler. in her seventy-nrst
year.
Funeral at 10 am, Thursday. July 4. from her
late residence. Interment at Besllsville. Nd.
CAMPBELL. Departed this life on Sunday,
June 20. 1918. at i:80 p.m., at her residence,
ass LIST street southwest. BEATRICE COL
NAN CAMPBELL. beloved daughter of Isaac
B. and Rosa B. Campbell. deceased. and niece
of the late Maj. John II. Campbell.
Funeral from Zion Baptig Church. F street
southwest, Wednesday, July 3. at pm
Relatives and friends invited to attend.
CAMPBELL. On Monday. July /. 1918.
THOMAS A, beloved husband of Mary l..
Campbell (nee sullivan. sister Of Mrs. John
J. Byrne OF Washington.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
COLLISION. On Monday. July l. 1918. at
am. at his residence. Takoma Park. Nd.
GEORGE WASHINGTON COLLISION, aged
seventy four years.
Funeral services at pm. Wednesday at
Wright's undertaking establishment. Inter
ment private.
DE GoMAR. On Tuesday. July .. 1915 at hel
residence, 345l l4th street northwest
MARIA, beloved wife OF Jose de Gomar.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
Evening star., 1918-07-02
PLANS FOR JU[Y4
IN NFORE|GN LANDS
London Paper Suggests Re-
view of U. S. Boys and
Elder Statesman's Talk.
FRENCH CITIES WILL JOIN

LONDON. July 2.-Criticism that the
arrangements for the celebration Of
the Fourth of July in London are
somewhat informal and inadequate to
the occasion, which there Is every
reason for Great Britain to commemo-
rate worthily. is made by tho Daily
Chronicle.
The paper questions whether the
central function, which the king and
queen will attend-a base ball game
quite strikes the note Of the moment.
and suggests that II 10000 of tho
American troops now in England
marched through the streets and were
reviewed in Hyde Park by the king
the impression created in the heart
of the empire would be even greater
than that produced by a base ball
match in the suburbs"
With reference to the evening meet
ing. at which Winston Spencer
Churchill, minister of munitions, will
be the principal speaker, the Chroni-
Gle says:
"Col. Churchill, who Is half Ameri-
can, can always be depended upon for
actly one OF our elder statesmen. It
is no reflection on him to suggest that
II his effort were supplemented by
such q speaker as Secretary Balfour,
former Premier AsQuith or Viscount
Grey. the opportunity would be met
much moro adequately"
French Colonies Invited to Join.
PARIS, July 1 (Havas Agency).-
The occasion Of the changing Of the
name Of Avenue Du Trocadero to
| Avenue President Wilson" will be
commemorated by the striking of a
medal, according to a decision reached
| by the municipal council of the city.
| to President Wilson. The council has
| asked the French government to order
| that Independence day be observed as
| national holiday.
Henry Simon, minister of colonies,
has cabIed to the governors of French
colonies, inviting them to join with
| France in accordance with the vote
| of parliament in celebrating the Amer
| lean Independence day.
All public schools, colleges and
| lyceums in Paris will be closed on
July A. School examinations which
| would have been held on July 4 have
| been put over until July 5.
At Nancy and Toulon.
! PARIS, July France outside of
| Paris is making special efforts to cele-
brate the Fourth of July properly. At
Nancy the Erchmannachtrian Society
| and other associations will hold a
| meeting at the university. Letters
from Gen. Pau, Maurice Barres and
other distinguished sons of Alsace-
Lorraine will be read, testifying to
| the gratitude of the lost provinces to
America. DR.. Morton Prince of Boston
will deliver an address
TOULON. July Admiral Lacazo.
former minister of marine, who is the
naval prefect of Toulon, Is making
special effort to have the Fourth Of
July observed here in betting
manner. All the warships in port
will hoist the American colors The
Evening star., 1918-07-02
CARDS OF THANKS.

JEFFERSON. We wish to express our appre>
ciation to our rela lives and friends for their
kindness and sympathy and for the beautiful
doral tributes at the death Of our beloved
relative, SOPHIA JEFFERSON.
BIZ THE FAMILY.
VAN oICKIE1. We wish to express our
thanks and appreciation to our friends and
neighbors for their kindness In her sickness
and sympathy and beautiful Coral tributes at
the death Of our beloved wife and sister.
LYDIA VAN sICKLER
BY HER HUSBAND AND SISTER. .
Evening star., 1918-07-02

Army. He is now with the expedi-
tionary forces in France.
Other officers of the Engineer Corps
promoted to the grade OF colonel,
National Army, are Lieut.. Coils. Mark
Brooke, James F. Bell. Julian l.
Coils. Brooke and Schley at different
times were assistant engineer COM
missioners in the office of the Engt-
neer Commissioner of the District of
Columbia. Col. Schley also was as
signed during his tour of duty as as
sistant engineer commissioner to act
as executive officer of the Public Utili-
ties Commission of the District.
Evening star., 1918-07-02
SUBJECT TO TAXES
IN N|NTANG|BLEL|S
Assessor Rules Stocks and
Bonds of incorporated Char
tiles Not Exempt.
HITS OTHER SOCIETIES

Under the ruling Of the assessor OF
the District of Columbia, "as now
construed" the Intangible personal
property-money. credits. stocks. bonds
mortgages. bills receivable. notes
etc.-of all library. benevolent, char
table and scientific institutions in
corporated under the laws OF the
United States or of the District OF
Columbia, and not conducted for pri-
vate gain. is subject to taxes under
the intangible tax law of March g.
1911
Evening star., 1918-07-02
q. s. GRANT MADE COLONEL.
Grandson Of Former President Ii
With Engineers in France.

Lieut.. Col. Ulysses 8. Grant. Corps
Of Engineers. grandson Of the former
President, and for several years sta
toned in this city as superintendent
of the State. War and Navy building
and as a member of the general stan
corps, has been promoted to the grade
of colonel of engineers, National
Evening star., 1918-07-02
Majority Incorporated.

It may be that some Of these fnstitu-
tions are not incorporated either under
| the laws Of the United States or Of the
District of Columbia, but undoubtedly
the majority Of them are.
Incorporation under the laws OF the
United States or Of tho laws Of the
District OF Columbis OF these organi-
cations, not conducted for profit. was
made necessary to escape the tangi-
BILE personal property tax.
All other societies would seem to be
amenable to all taxes, tangible and in
tangible.
If this ruling is allowed to stand
unquestioned a large sum will be di-
verted to the uses of the District of
Columbia. or the Treasury of the
United States, in a manner evidently
contrary to the intent of Congress
and of the President of the United
States when he gave approval to the
Sterling bill.
Evening star., 1918-07-02
PRISONER
IS SRETURNED TO JAIL
Served on Washington-New York
Dining Car Since Escape
in March.

Otho Funderburk, alias Funny
Boy" colored. one of the fourteen
prisoners who escaped from the Dis
trict Jail the night of March II, was
returned here from New York this
morning by Detective Beckley. He
was employed on dining cars running
between this city and Buffalo and New
York city. he stated, and has been
here number of times since he be-
came fugitive from Justice.
More than two months after he es-
capped from the D. C. jail he was ar
rested by Policeman Larry H. Will
liams of the sixth precinct near 4th
and G streets. The policeman drew
his pistol during a struggle with the
prisoner, but dropped it on the pave
|ment, from where Funderburk picked
1t up and ran away with it.
"I only took it because I was afraid
he was going to kill me with it," the
prisoner declared, "and gave 1t to a
man in South Washington to keep"
Unsuspecting Man Traps Himself.
While Detective Beckley and the
prisoner were in the railroad station
in New York awaiting the arrival of
a train a young colored man named
Edward Moore, who formerly resided
in Charlotte, N. c., the home of Fun
derburk, appeared and proceeded to
tell his friend the police wanted him
for a store robbery and that he was
on his way to Harrisburg, Pa. not
seeing the handouts on Funkerburk' s
wrists. The Washington detective
called a policeman and Moore, fearing
arrest, started to walk away. Beckley
detained him, however, and handed
him over to the New York policeman.
Funderburk told the police that
William T. Hawkins, colored, who was
in the District jail awaiting trial on
a charge of assault with deadly
weapon, procured the saws with which
the bars were cut and the escape made,
cial delivery letter mailed to rela-
tive.
Men Who Did the Saving.
Hawkins did not have much of an
opportunity to do the saving, how
ever. Funderburk stated, and that part
of the work was performed by Israel
Henson, alias Isaiah Ransom, also
known as Polly" and Daniel Julian
Nelson.
Thurman Alexander Brown, alias
Percy, he stated, constructed the rope
of blankets and sheets, and it was
down this rope that two white and a
dozen colored prisoners slid to the
ground. Seven of the escaped prison.
ers have been returned to Jail. the two
white fugitives, Joseph Melvin Carroll.
alais Marson, and Orville Harry Cook,
being among those still at large.