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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
RED CROSS WORK
GOES ON EVEN IF
ONLY s RESPOND

In spite of the fact that only
eight women worked during the
NINTH of August. a report at the
meeting of the executive board of
,be East Moline chapter held last
night in the Ross building head
orarters. shows that much was ac-
compllshed by the few energetic
workers. Mrs. George Schmidt
who is chairman of-the garment
committee. submitted the following
report. Pajamas, "a, refugee pet
ttcoats. 8: towels. 30: chem ses,
20: refugee shirts. 50; nightgowns,
Much work was also accom-
plished by the Christian Commun-
ity circle.
To assume the duties of the for
mer president of the board, Cap
tain G. F. Johnson. now in ser
vice. f. V. SpeybOeCk, vice-chair-
man. was named ". I. Taze pre-
scented his resignation as treasurer
Of the organization. Mrs. J. l..
Cramer. now acting as secretary,
will also handle the treasurer s
work in the future.
No knitting or gauZe reports
we're presented last night. The
gauze room has been closed during
August The Watertown district
has addeG is pajamas to the work
accomplished by the East Moline
chapter. il was announced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
EAST MOLINER rs
GASSED BY HUNS:
NOW IN HOSPITAL

Word has been received from
richard N. Nickerson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph b. Nickerson, 443
twentieth street, East Moline. that
he was recently a victim of a Ger
man gas attack. but is now rapid
ly recovering in q Red Cross hos
pital.
Two other sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nlckerson, Walter r. and Joseph
G., are also in the front lines in
France. Richard is In the infantry.
lie was formerly employed at
Grand Junction, Colo. in the Mesa
flour mills and the following
cheerful letter is written to the
office force at that place:
Il came back from the front
line about five days ago. 1 got a
little too much gas, but 1 don't
think 1t is going to amount to
much. I am in a Red Cross hos
pltal at the present time and say,
they sure do-treat a fellow fine
They look after a fellow just like
a mother would at home, and you
tell all the boys at the mill and
around there to give all their ex-
ira change to the Red Cross. be-
cause they are the ones that go
in the front lines with us and take
care of the boys over here. They
give us tobacco and candy and
newspapers and everything to
cheer US up"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
.RELATESSTORY
OF BOCHE PUSH
Cousin OF Mrs. u. +. Peek Wildly
Describes Battles OF German
Offensive In July.

"Unselfishness and fierce deter
mination to rout the boche are the
characteristics of our men over
here,' writes Lieutenant Charles
baskerville, cousin OF Mrs. Bur-
ton F. Peek, OF Moline, in a letter
to his mother.
Lieutenant Baskerville gives an
account OF the seven attempts made
by the Germans to enter the city of
Citations the morning OF July 16.
Their plans were frustrated, for
the allies were prepared for any
thing the Huns were ready to put
over.
Though wounded the lieutenant
took command of his division,
which had been cut off from their
captain by a barrage The on
slaught that followed is interest
ingly described:
Never do l want to go through
the hell on earth that ragged that
10 hours. Unless one has been
through a great offensive, you can
have no conception of the fiendish
ptensity of the bombardment.
Aside from the tremendous ar
tillery activity on both sides, the
air activity was enough to make
you stand and gasp. Few people
could help being inspired by see
ing thirty or forty battleplanes of
various colOrs, from silver to black,
rising at dawn from behind massed
lines Of advancing infantry and
aiding the attack by machine gun
fire and bombs.
THE attacking planes fly ex-
tremely low and fire their machine
guns at the artiIlerymen serving
their guns and the infantrymen on
post in the trenches. One man in
our division shot down and killed
an enemy aviator with his auto
matte rifle. Rather a keen trick,
Ell?
Observation balloons falling in
flames after an attack of enemy
planes is a common sight on either
side. The most spectacular thing /
have yet witnessed was a duel of
two bright blue planes at sunset,
firing flaming. tracer bullets at
each other. 1t was beyond the col
or of any magazine cover 1 ever
saw.
The infantrymen attacked our
lines in French uniforms, but paid
dearly for their use in death in
unaccountable numbers. The kill
ing was terrific. Whole divisions
OF the Prussian picked shock troops
were wiped out. Complete units
up to the size of battalions are
missing from the enemy ranks.
Let US hope that the people of
Germany will rise up against the
powers sauctioning this blood
she'd"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
WEEKLY PROVISION
AND GRAIN REVIEW

Chicago, Aug. 31.-The week in
the corn market saw a continuation
Of the liquidation which began Aug.
p with the breaking of the drought
At one point Friday prices were
more than IA cents under the high
OF the previous week. The decline
was marked by no rallies save
sbortive ones due to buying by
shorts to take their profits.
So emphatic and continued I
slump as the week neared the close
saw the bears growing more eau
tious, though scarcely less bearish.
They were impressed by the big
discount Of No. 5 grades under the
near futures, and the victorious
sweep of the allies, too, was taken
as a threat of cheaper corn. Thurs
day and Friday saw sharper rallies
than earlier in the week and that
Of Friday was held al the close,
which was As to AZ under last
Saturday.
While the oats market trOd faith
fully in the path broken by corn, its
footsteps generally showed a re
Iuctance that limited OF some inner
Ell strength Prices, while they
worked about nc lower. found a
strong rear guard action on the re
treat
In the provision market lard
alone held its own while ribs ami
pork worked slightly. but not i'm
press.veiy lower.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
MEETS PAL HOUR
AFTER HE LANDS
ON FRENCH SOIL

How would you like to walk
down the streets Of France and
meet an old friend? This was the
experience of Clarence Roykouff.
who met Alfred Blackstone about
an hour after Roykouff had arrived
in France.
Both boys were in the employ Of
the Lundt & Co. in Moline, previous
to their enlistment. The following
letter, telling of the climate and
the country in which he is located,
WAS written by Roykouff to Henry
Lundt, his former employer:
we are living good, although
not on pie and cake. We get plenty
OF good. substantial food and fresh
beef every day. The weather over
here IS beautiful 1t is as cool as
September in Moline. 1t rains fire.
quently and the land appears to be
very productive. l have seen q
large portion of the country since
nave been here, but as yet have
not seen a wooden house. They are
all built Of stone. The streets are
ABOUT aS Wlue dS IIle dIlSy JAIN
of Lundt's store and the houses are
built up even to the curb. So it is
clear to see why foreigner walks
in the middle of the street when
first landing in America The
country here is not level like our
western planes, but is on the order
of Wisconsin Rivers and creeks
seem TO he very scarce | have
met a number of friends here, some
from Freeport. Greet all my Mo-
line friends"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
STATE TO HONOR
THOSE WHO SIGN
FOR DRAFT SOON

Chicago, Ill, Aug. 30.-It is
planned by provost marshal gem
erals Office to make the coming
registration day for men between
the ages of IS and q and 81 and
40 a gala time throughout the ma
ton. Arrangements are already
under way to turn the occasion
into a grand celebration OF the
strength of the country's man
power-which registration will
demonstrate.
The state council of defense of
Illinois has been called upon to
help carry out that program. May
Ors, local exemption boards, civic
organizations and the like in every
county will be urged to help plan
local demonstrations.
Wherever it is possible to do so,
the proper persons will be asked
to have a band on the streets play
ing patriotic airs, and 10 help in
achieving that, all the military and
naval bands within the state have
been placed at the disposal of the
state council To get one Of these
as long as they last-alI that any
community will have to do will be
to pay transportation and subsist-
ence; no charge will be made for
services. Towns and cities closest
to naval stations or army camps
will, of course. have the first
chance-that is to say closest to
Great Lakes and Camp Grant. AMI
it will be a big thing for any COM
munity to have such q band, for
wherever a jackie or a military
band goes it is always sure OF get
ting a big crowd.
The provost marshal's office and
the state registration officers will
have a big job on registration
day, and General Crowder is ap-
pealing to all officials and good Cit
liens to bear a hand so that the
task may be accomplished in a
manner creditabIe to the country.
State council of defense represen-
tatives in every community are es-
pecially called upon to be of &C
tive service in every way possible
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
TRAGEDY CAUSE
STILL UNKNOWN
How Gun Was Fired killing Miss
Louise TOwndrow Remains
Mystery-Inquest Today,

Louise Towndrow, popular Mo-
line girl and outdoor enthusiast,
never uttered a word after being
found yesterday with a bullet in
her lung. and the story of her
death viii probably remain an un-
solved mystery.
Miss TOwndrow was found by
Dr.. f. J. Ryder, Moline dentist.
who was sitting in a canoe a short
distance away and had heard the
shot which killed the girl. She
was lying in a clump Of bushes at
the foot of siX-foOt embankment
and was unconscious. She died
lew minutes later.
The wound was inflicted by a
SIIiet from twenty gauge shot
gun. Two theories are advanced
TO explain the tragedy. Miss Town
drow, according TO the first the
DRY, was standing at the top of the
embankment, prepared to shoot,
lost her balance, tumbled down
and dropped the gun.
The second theory maintains
that Miss Towndrow was attempt
ing to climb the embankment and
stumbled.
Louise Towndrow was known all
over the city; known primarily for
her love of the outdoors. for her
hunting trips, hikes and her man
nish apparel To see her, in COM
pany with her intimate comrade,
Miss Madeline kneeberg. walk
down the streets of Moline in
khaki trousers was a common phe-
nOmenon to Mohners.
But no~one took offense at the
masculine attire. To Moliners this
was merely an indication that
Louise Towndrow loved nature bet
ter than fine clothes and conven-
tons.
she was engaged in hunting tur-
tie doves when the tragedy oc-
CURED. Miss TowndrOw had left
tine summer home of DIR. and Mrs.
Ryder, with whom she had been
staying since Wednesday, early in
the morning, stating that she was
going to get some driftwood and
perhaps a few doves. She started
out in a row boat, alone.
Miss TOwndrow was born in Mo
line May 10, 1896, and had always
made her home here. She attend
ed Moline schools and spent a
year d; Virginia college,
Her death leaves the home OF
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. R.
TOwndrow. practically deserted. A
brother died of typhoid fever last
winter and another brother is now
fighting in France.
Funeral services will be held. at
the home, 1929 Sixth avenue, Mo
line, at 2:30 Monday afternoon
Mrs. Alice Child Walker will have
charge Of the services. Burial
Will be in Riverside cemetery.
Coroner Miller was to hold an
inquest this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
WORKER KILLED
BY ELECTRICITY
Reynor Larimore, Aged Is, Dies
When He Touches Highly
Charged Metal at Deere's.

Instantaneous death resulted at
o'clock yesterday afternoon
when ReynOr Larimore, aged Is.
an employe of Deere & Co., Moline,
came in contact with a highly
charged wire or pipe on a grinding
machine. There were no witnesses
to the fatality, workmen by
chance discovering his lifeless
body near the machine a few mo-
ments after the accident.
Small holes in the lower part OF
each leg and charred flesh around
each showed where the current
had entered his body. 1t Is sup
posed that he attempted to start
the elevator, which is located near
the machine, and when it refused
to work started to correct the
trouble by adjusting electrical APP
paratus on the machine. Just
what he was doing in the grinding
machine room when he was en-
ployed in the paint storage depart
ment, Deere & Co, officials were
unable to state this morning. 1t
is said that he had no knowledge of
it's mechanism.
Larimore had been employed at
Deere & Co, since June and had
made his home at 1924 Fourth ave
nue., Moline His mother is be
lieved to reside in Mason City,
Iowa, and his father at Forrest
City, III. This morning neither
had been located.
An inquest over the remains
is being conducted this after
noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
PETERSBURG WILL
HOLD CENTENNIAL
STARTING MONDAY

Petersburg, Ill, Aug. 31.-On
New Salem hill, near this city, the
life of Abraham Lincoln will be
lived over again in a pageant 10
be given Monday and Tuesday Lin
coin will arrive in his fiatbOat; witt
be engaged as a clerk in the Offut
store which is opened with the
goods be brought in his boat; his
activities il the village will be de-
picted; his love affair with Ann
Rutledge, his Black Hawk war ex-
periences, and his final departure
for Springfield and his great ca
reer will be truly represented.
The Lincoln and Offut store, the
Rutledge inn and a number of the
buildings and the old Springfield
road have been reconstructed,
under the direction of the Old
Salem league. The pageant will be
given between 4;3O and $50 on
both Monday and Tuesday after
moons and on Monday an old
fashioned barbecue, such as was
formerly given at New Salem, viii
be a feature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
NOTORIOUS LAD is
AGAIN IN TROUBLE

Joseph Jezuinitt, aged IA, we'll
known In East Moline police circles,
las again been arrested by officials
Of that city on complaint OF sew
eral boys, who claim he has taken
some boxing gloves.
Jezuinitt. 1t is alleged. was play
ing with several other small lads,
enjoying a boxing match When
the boys were ready to leave. Joe,
it is ALLEGED, walked away with the
gloves.
The lad was arrested only a
short time ago on charges of rob-
hing an East Moline dairyman of
$40. At that time he was arraigned
before the judge in the Rock Is
land county court.
He probably will be araigned
again next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
ESTHOMIA BEING
GROUND DOWN BY
HEEL OF GERMANY

Stockholm, Aug. 31.--An official
Esthonian courier bound for
france has arrived here. RE states
that the Germans are suppressing
the Esthonian national life and cul-
ture in every way. Newspapers are
censored, he said, and schools are
closed or are being Germanized.
while Esthonian music Is forbid
den.
Food requisitioning has been in
stituted and the bread ration has
been fixed at a quarter Of a kilo-
gram daily and the meat ration at
quarter of a kilogram weekly
The courier stated that German op-
preston was strengthening the ma
tional spirit and increasing the
passive resistance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
RED CROSS DOING
PART IN HELPING
SOLDIERS TO WIN

That the services rendered by the
American Red Cross on the western
front during the severe fighting Of
the last month has contributed to
the success of American troops is
The opinion expressed in letters
from American officers now being
received al the Paris headquarters
Of the organization. One such let
ter from Major General Robert =
Billiard. commanding the First Di-
vision in France. was contained in
a cable received by the war council
o. the Red Cross. il follows.
Your prompt and liberal cooper
alton. abundance Of supplies fur
nlshed both 10 hospitals and 10 men
enroute t0 and from the field. and
aid rendered by your ambulance
and canton service in transporting
wounded. were not only timely but
absolutely necessary 20 meet the
needs II our men Indeed, 81 is DIFF
hculr 20 understand what the result
would have been without these ser
vices
'The American people may well
feel proud Of the organization
which they have built up and il is
natter OF congratulations that con
T-butiGHs which they have made
are used 50 appropriately On be
hsit Of the division | beg you and
your assistants will accept my graf
itude
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
DATES TO ENTRAIN
QUOTAS ANNOUNCED

A quota of 20 men of limited ser
vice classification will be sent to
Camp Grant Sept 3. ard the incre-
ment of So for general military ser
vice will be sent 10 the Rockford
cantonment. Sept 3, according to
information received yesterday by
the Moline exemption board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
Andrew ]. Carlson.

Andrew J. Carlson, 427 Forty
third street, Moline, died at
o'clock yesterday morning, follow
ing an illness of heart trouble. He
was born July 81, 1859, in Sweden.
He came to this country and to
Moline in 1882. He and Miss En-
ma Anderson were united in mar
rage Sc years ago, in Moline. Be
sides the widow, he leaves four
children, one son, Emil, of Rock
Island, and three daughters, Mrs.
Emma Motzer of Rock Island. and
Mrs. Esther Moore and Anna Carl
son at home. Two sisters in Swed-
en- also survive The funeral will
be held at 2:3 0Tuesday afternoon
from the home InteTment will be
in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
WORKER AT SnVIS
SHOPS Is INJURED

A piece of flying steel from a
blacksmith's forge penetrated the
knee of Thomas Hughes Of Silvis
while at work at the Silvis shops
this morning. He was taken to
Moline and attended by DR.. NJ s.
Dondanville. He was later moved
to his home, where he will be con-
fined for several days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
MUSICIAN LEAVES
FOR ARMY SERVICE

Dr.. c. Z. Donahoo Of East Moline
left yesterday for Camp Oglethorpe,
Ga. where he Will take up his du-
ties as q lieutenant in the medical
corps. DR.. DOnahOO received his
commission a short time ago. He
has been a physician in East Mo
line for the last eight years.
With the departure OF DR.. DOna-
hoo but four pracucing physicians
in the city are left. Four have been
commissioned and have entered
military. service this summer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
IN FRANCE NOW,

Carl Anderson, who has been n
the service of Uncle Sam since
MAY, has safely reached France.
The news was received today by
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John An :
derson, 1881 Fourteenth street, Mo-
line. Anderson was among the
draft contingent that left Moline IN
Nav and was stationed at Camp
Macarthur, Texas. Before being
called into the service he was en-
ployed as a driIler by the Moline
Wagon company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
FORMER CHIEF HAS
RETURNED-TO HOME

After having spent the greater
part of the summer among his old
friends in Moline and vicinity, Os-
car Bisant. former police chief of
Moline. left yesterday for his new
home in Jacksonville, Fla, in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
STORES WILL BE CLOSED.

With but a few exceptions stores
of Moline will be closed all day
Monday, Labor day. Butcher shops
of the city will remain open until
10 o'clock in the morning and a
few of the bluff grocers will not
close shop until 10. All of the
downtown grocers have signifed
their intentions to follow the Gus
tom of former years and not open
their place of business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
Obituary
Edwin Johnson.

EuWIH JUnnSDn.
Edwin Johnson, aged two, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl E. Johnson, 1922
Third street, Moline, died at 5
O'Clock this morning in a Moline
hospital. He was born Sept. %,
1916, in Moline. Surviving him are
the parents, twin brother, Edgar,
and another brother, Roland. The
funeral will be held at 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon from the resi-
deuce. Rev. Samuel Hogander will
conduct the services. Burial will
be in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
Jews Of the Day in Moline and East Moline

company OF his son, DR. Bisant, who
has established a dental practice
in the southern city.
Mr. Bisant has been in poor
health in late years. He resigned
from his duties as police head the
first OF the year and removed with
his family to Florida in hopes OF
regalning strength.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
CARPENTFR Ii INJTRFD.

Harry PAIL. Of Moline, carpen-
ter. was slightly injured yesterday,
when q large plank slipped from
the roof Of a porch on which he
was working and inflicted deep
cash over his left eye and on his
nose. His condition is not serious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

All the News All the Time The
Argus
The Washington herald., 1918-08-07
HoFD.C.
POPULATION TO
BE ENROLLED
Registration Under New
Draft Law Reckoned
at 81, ,795. -.

New registrants to the number ol
51.7S will be enrolled in the DistricI
ten days after Congress enacts the
new draft-age limit law. MAI. Don.
ovan and the eleven draft boards will
be ready for the work at that time
This number. added to the 32.1;
registered last year. and the June
enrolment of 5000. will bring the Dis.
trict registration up to about 5000
or one in every FIVE Of the popula-
ton.
More than 1900 men from the. Dis
trict have Joined the Army. Navy
or Marine Corps UP TO date.
The last of the colored group. of
1000 left yesterday for Camp SEWER.
Greenyille, S. c. Twenty-Five white
men also left for Syracuse, n. Y, for
limited service.
OF the new registrants, the young
men, Is to q, will be called first, then
those whose ages are 81 to I5.
II as large a percentage Of the new
registrants join the colors az those
Of the first enrolment, the District
will have 5000 or more men in active
service.
The business and official world will
be Obliged to make much larger calls
on girls and women in the District
to carry on their work IL these fig-
ures are made good. 1t has been
pointed out
The Washington herald., 1918-08-07
WANT 500 MEMBERS
FOR 81, 900 CLUB
Heat Fails to Stop Drive to Sell War
Savings Stamps.

The campaign recently launched to
bring the membership of THE 1900
Club" composed OF local purchasers
of War Savings Stamps to that
amount. up to its full strength Of
one thousand members. is progressing
steadily. A substantial gain has been
made In the last few days. but as
there are more than five hundred va
cancies in the club to be filled. those
In charge are not relaxing their ef-
forts, regardless Of hot weather or
vacation periods
The latest additions to the roster
are: ]. c. Yost, rs Ninth street. north
east: John NJ. Newbold, 3o1S r street.
northwest: Lizzie Med. Cramer. 2022
n street, northwest; Edward Ryer-
son. Bureau OF Aircraft Production.
Fred N. Dibley, Bureau Of Aircraft
Production; ]. N. Roberts. the New
Berne; Josephine Gering, Chatam
Courts; Earl v. Armstrong, Eliza
beth Master Crocker. Oyster Bay, ".
Y, and George A. Crocker, jr..
Oyster Bay. N. Y.
The workers attached to the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company have
been particularly active in the in
terests of War Savings Stamps, and
have made sales totaling 500. 900 from
the beginning of the campaign up
to July Is. according to a report made
by Superintendent T. A Lee.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-07
SWIMMING POOL AT 'Y'
COOLS MANY SOLDIERS

Totals computed yesterday Of the
attendance at the swimming pool OF
the Y. NJ. C. A. central branch at
1875 G street northwest, make this
pool one of the most popular places
in the city for men in uniform. Men
in the service to the numeber of 16.-
BAT used the pool last month, ac=
cording to Prof. C. Edward Beckett
physical instructor. Last Saturday
not as warm as yesterday by any
means, $50 men in the service used
the pool. The same day 57S mem
bers used the pool.
The uniform of the United States
army. navy, or Marine Corps is the
card of admission to the pool. This
only charge that is made men In
the service is the service charge Of
10 cents for towels and a. locker.
The pool is under the supervision
of the District health department
and is daily steri1ized.