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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
GOOD TALENT IN
EAST MOLINE TO
AID Y PROGRAMS

A committee of nine men has
been appointed at the East Moline
Young Mems Christian association
TO have charge of a series of enter
tainments, one of which is sched-
uled for tomorrow night. During
the summer it is planned to hold
the entertainments twice a month
and during the winter they will be
put on weekly. A Sunday after
noon lecture during the winter will
also be under the direction of the
committee. The programs are open
to the public, men and women alike,
and are to be in the Y. NJ. c. A.
building. Tomorrow nights pro-
gram it is understood will be feat
ured by community singing.
V. A. Gindra, who is handling the
publicity work for the events, an
nounces that there is ample talent
in East Moline for excellent pro-
grams and that he has already dis
covered a number of headliners,
among whom are: f. A. Foley, who
has sung in large choiTs in the east
and has led community singing fire.
quentIy; Bernstein & Racklin, who
have been on the vaudeville stage
and have a wide reputation as COM
edians and singers; Perry Sand,
cOrnet soloist; Tug Wilson, vocal
soloist, and Ernest Balisick, con-
certina artist who has played in
many cities of Europe and large
cities Of this country. There is also
material for a good orchestra. Box
ing and wrestling features are IN
der direction of George Allesee.
The aim Of the committee in plan
ming these entertainments, accord
ing to Mr.. Gindra, is to furnish men
of East Moline with pleasant even
ings, welcome strangers in the COM
munity, and afford strangers an OPP
portunity to become acquainted.
We want these entertainments to
help make East Moline a better
place to live for the boys who are
working in the factories here" he
says.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
RAIN STOPS PLAN
FOR ROAD REPAIR

William Carstens and his army
of road makers were for the sec
md time forced to abandon the pro-
posed repairing of the much dis
Cussed road approach to the Co
Iona bridge from the avenue today
on account of rain.
But we're not discouraged" as
serted the secretary of the Mer-
chants association this morning as
he looked out of the office window
and saw the rain drops falling fast
er and faster, well go next We'd
nesday instead"
That enthusiasm over the road
project is keyed to a high pitch Is
proved conclusively by the fact thai
all during the morning Carsten's
telephone was kept hot with queries
as to whether or not the rain would
interfere with plans. When tolC
that the job had been postponed an
other week, many expressed keer
disappointment, and said "Oh, lets
go anyway"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
TESTS OF WATER
ARE BEING MADE
AT. r. & ". PLANT

In order to be certain that the
water supply at the r. & V. En-
gineering and r. & V.-Wagner ord
nance plants in East Moline was
perfectly safe, a series of tests has
just been completed which show
the supply to be absolutely free
from harmful bacteria. I'VE were
confident that the supply was
good, but we wanted to be abso-
lutely certain" said a representa-
tive Of the company With a ter
rifle epidemic raging in Moline we
are taking every possible precau-
ton to prevent spread of the infec-
ton among our workers. An cpl
demic here would seriously inter
fere with big war work for the
navy, and we are not taking
chances on the health of our en-
ployes."
Inasmuch as navy munitions are
manufactured in the ordnance
plant the water supply is subject
to government supervision and
tests are made at regular inter
walls anyway, but in view of the
fever plague in Moline specia!
examination was ordered.
Three wells over 225 feet deep
and drilled through solid rock
now supply drinking water to the
factories and a fourth is in the
process of being drilled. They
were all scattered in order that
they do not draw from the same
underground stream. Samples
from each of fine flows were taken
when the tests were made. The
supply is pumped from the wells
through a system of piping and is
supplied to employees through sani-
tary drinking fountains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
KINSEY WRITES OF
MARINE CAMP LIFE

Chauncey Kinsey of Moline. who
left d short time ago TO train for
Marine service at Paris Island, S.
c., seems to be enjoying life there
Chauncey is dispIeased over only
enc thing, and that is that Claude
LudWiCk, better known as Lud, is
not in the same company. The boys
enlisted together, but Chauncey
was called for examination first and
despite his pleadings to be placed
in the same company with Lud the
two friends have been separated
But" says Kinsey. "such is marine
corps discipline, and we must swaI-
low the pill"
Il have been in uniform six
days" writes Kinsey, and have
certainly received my share of hard
work. Arise at $40 and hardly an
hour Of rest until 10, when we must
be in bed. Today we drilled with
out packs for the first time and
the entire company was far from
strong l saw Ben Wood the other
day and he looks fine. Am now on
the. maneuvering grounds where
they keep us for two weeks and
give us drill only. Next we are sent
to the main camp for rife and bay
Cnet drill. 1t surely feels great to
hear from Moline, and we appreci-
ate every letter from home that we
get"
All tho nHu-c all tho Tim Thu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
RATHER HOT DOWN
IN SOUTHERN CAMP

Moline boys stationed at Camp
Shelby, Miss, are becoming expert
marksmen according 10 news re-
ceived from Raymond c. Forber and
Mike Nelson, Moline boys in the
artillery service there.
We were on the rife range Sun
day. and most OF the Moline boys
scored 81 in a possible 1907 they
write. But it is so hot here that We
dip our rife barrels in water 10
keep them from burning the stocks
I'D. and the sand is so thick We
have TO keep our gas masks on to
keep from choking to death. All
that there is in this God-forsaken
country is tall pine trees, sand and
negroes. We sure would like TO
hear from our friends in Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
DEDICATE CITY
SERVICE FLAG

A municipal service flag on which
will be more than two hundred and
seventy-one stars, the gift of the
East Moline Eagles to the city, will
be dedicated at special services to
be held Saturday evening. The fol.
lowing program has been arranged :
Overture-Band.
Song, America"
Prayer-Rev. George Wilbur.
Presentation of f1ag-E. G. Brook
man.
Address-G. F. Johnson.
Song, Keep the Home Fires
Burning Misses BerniCe MasCo
and Leona Aldridge.
SeIection-Band.
Dedicatory address-Rev. Mr.. Os-
borne.
Song, 1.-THE Star SpangIed Ban
ner."
Address-G. W. Ross.
Address-Floyd Thompson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
FACTORY SECRETS
ARE EXCHANGED

Manchester. England ~Corre-
sp0ndeIce of the Associated Press-)
Cooperation is the watChwOrd Of
the manufacturers in this district
engaged in making munitions Be
lore the war each concern guarded
us factory secrets zealously, but
when the plants were dedicated to
the munitions needs Of the govern
merit, all resources were pooled,
Trade lealOusies were forgotten and
factory secrets were freely eX-
changed 10 further the same cause.
More than POO firms in this dis
met undertook TO carry out gov
eminent contracts. In the case Of
small firms unable to take over in
ulVidually an entire contract, sew
eral club together and do fve-sev-
enths Of the work required. The
remaining twO-sevenths is perform
90 at an assembly plant. and any
proht made there is divided among
NE various contractors included in
The group.
The governments board Of man
aagement i'm the Manchester area
running into many millions Of
pounds a year Production amounts
10 100000 shells weekly. and vast
Quantities Of other munitions sup
plies.
Ihere was considerable waste in
smell manufacture at the outset in
private factories owing to the crude
methods that had been employed
beiore The proper kind Of equip
Ment could be installed. The first
price Of q sbilIinas for 1S-pourd
smells has been reduced to 1112 and
Y shillings, and II is stated that
me manufacturer are making a
larger profit now at the reduced
price.
Many Of the converted plants
turning out shells are run on q non
proht basis. Many others devote
al net returns to philauthrOpIc war
YORK or invest the money in war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
MAY ORDER CITY
Unpublished
Moline commissioners Start An
Agitation to Have City Laws
Printed in Form Book.

Not since 1892 have the city or
dinances in Moline been collected
and published in a book. Commits
sioners are disturbed over the fact
and are DESTROYS Of such move at
least every quarter of a century.
They say that funds were once ap-
propriated for a publication of the
laws IN book form and q contract
let to a printing firm. Something
happened though and nothing ever
came OF the move. Then they also
claim that back in the days of al
dermaniC municipal government
Axel KOhler, Moline attorney, was
given contract for the revision
and preparation for printing or
the ordinances. Again something
happened and nothing resulted
Without action on Mr.. Kohler's
part they say that of course the
contract let 10 the printing com
pany could never be fulfilled ami
so the matter stood.
According to the commissioners
Mr.. KOhler is to be interviewed on
the subject. He was given $400 as
part, payment for the work, they
assert, at the time of the movement
in former days. Ordinances ought
10 be printed they say. At present
should anyone desire to look up an
ordinance practically the only way
to do so is to look up the files of
newspaper and read the ordin-
ance as passed by the council
Needless to say this is Z tedious
task as many volumes of bound pa
pers must be searched through to
locate it. Records OF the council
also show the ordinances but nu-
merous changes at later dates
sometimes render the original or
dinance quite useless.
The building and electrical or
dinances are partially responsible
for the present agitation. An oc-
Casion arose the other day, for the
inspection, according to the rules.
OF a piece of electrical work. Elk
animation revealed that there was
no city code
1t is said that some years ago
the traffic laws of the city were
published in pamphlet form, but
even these are now obsolete so
that no portion of the city ordin-
ances can be reaCily referred to.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
100000 YANKEES
IN FRANCE THIS
SUMMER rs PLAN

Washington, July 24-With prob
ably not much more than a quarter
of a million American troops en-
gagged in the present battle, but
with virtually 100000 others in
France or Fastening across the
ocean to join in the fight, General
Foch has been able TO turn the
tables on the enemy and strike a
blow that has changed the whole
trend of the war.
Officials here, while fully recog-
nizing the factor that the Ameri-
cans are today only a comparative
ly small part of the vast forces the
supreme commander is using in
working out his strategic designs,
realize the fact that the American
army is going forward in a con-
stantIy increasing stream and is
the governing factor in restoring
the initiative to the allied forces.
Plans are therefore taking shape
rapidly at the war department to
accelerate and enlarge the Ameri-
can military program.
1t is now virtually certain that
Gen. Foch will have at least 2,000,-
900 American troops to supplement
his allied armies before the pres
ent fighting season closes.
Secretary Baker announced to-
day the war departments new pro-
gram embraces enlarged army APP
preparations, notifications of the
draft ages to increase the reserve
of fighting men and plans for a
larger mobilization Of the army
than any yet undertaken, would
soon be ready for congress.
He would give no details, but the
plans probably aim at getting I'M
der arms without delay a total
force not far short of the 5,0000 600
figure widely discussed in con-
gress when the subject was last
under consideration there.
The fighting in the Aisne salient,
where the whole German offensive
scheme has been upset, if not def
iuitely defeated by the bold STRAIT
egy Of General FOch, has opened
new possibilities.
There is increased need for
haste in the opinion of officials, in
getting the full American man
power ready to supplement the ef-
forts that appear now to be TAX
ing shape toward hurting the enc
my back Ill along the front and
beginning the advance that will
end only when victory has been
achieved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
FIND TWO EYES
IN CAKE FLOUR
East Moline Woman Discovers
What Appear To Be Human OPP
tics in Pancake Flour.

What probably is the most grue-
some discovery ever made in con-
nection with home cooked food in
East Moline took place yesterday
morning when Mrs. Edith Rosene,
739 Twenty-third street, after find
ing peculiar taste to her pan
cakes picked up the package con-
tanning the pancake flour and emp
tied out what has every appearance
of being two human eyes along with
what appears to be woman's hair.
Mrs. Rosene purchased the -four
from an East Moline grocer on
Monday and yesterday morning
made some cakes for her family.
Mr.. Rosene complained of a bad
taste in the cooked article and the
children refused to eat the cakes.
In search of some cause for the
trouble Mrs Rosene secured the
box in which the pancake -four
came and upon tipping it had roll
out into her hands two round arti-
Cles which she quickly allowed to
fall to the floor. Long hair also
was in the bottom of the box. She
promptly took the box back to the
grocer showing him the foreign con-
tents and had her money refunded
without argument.
The East Moline police were noti-
fed of the peculiar incident and in
formed DR.. Walter Tackett, city
health physician, of the case. He
went to the Rosene home and on
examination found the two round
decaying Jumps to be eyes from
some animal and very likely from a
human head, inasmuch as long hair
was in the package too. Mrs. Ros-
enc is positive that they were in
the flour when she bought it but
just how such things could come to
be in foodstuffs will probably for
ever remain an unsolved mystery.
The eyes were taken to DIR. w. f.
Taylor, food administrator, for eX-
animation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
of the Day in Moline and East Moline

corps and who is now awaiting call
to some training camp, yesterday
received word that his brother-in-
law, Lieutenant J. F.. Chester, has
arrived safely in France. Lieu
tenant Chester is known TO many
Moliners, having frequently visited
here. He held pastorate in a New
Jersey church when the United
States entered the war and he inn
mediately enlisted. He is chaplain
of an infantry unit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
AUSTRO PLAN FOR
BLOW N ALBANIA .
ENDED BY ALLIES

Paris. July CHavas Agency)
Austrian preparations for an Of
fansive in Albania have been shat
tered by the drive Of the. French
and Italian troops during the last
fortnight. according TO the report
Of the Petit Parisien on the Alban-
ian front. Enemy munitiOn depOts,
stores Of food and war materials
have been destroyed or captured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
GATHERING LEAVES.

New York.-German school chill
dren have been modified by the
government to gather leaves from
the woods 10 be used as fodder for
horses. says the Cologne Gazette.
HOLIDAYS have been granted TO them
for this work and they are insured
against accidents while engaged
in it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
Mrs. Henrietta Wehrend.

Funeral services for Mrs. Hen
-iatta Wehrend. pioneer settler Of
voline. whose death occurred Mon
ssy. will be held at the home, 1903
Txelfth street, at 2:30 tomorrow
.ftsrnoon. Rev. 4. N. Judy of Dav-
e1po-t. former Unitarian minister
n Moline. will ofEciate Interment
will be in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
Obituary
Mrs. William BObke.

Funeral services for Mrs. William
psbka. sGlZ Fifteenth street a,
.sird victim of the typhoid ep;dem-
: will be held at the home at 2:30
.snorrow afternoon Rev. r. S.
Esrev viii oGIciate Burial will be
= riverside cemetery. The Myrtle
Psbekah and Belle X. camp, Royal
ysIghbors Of America, VIII have
rbarge Of the services at the grave.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURIES.

Carl II. Carlson, 1929 Fourth
avenue, Moline, lost control of his
bicycle as he was proceeding down
the Sixteenth street hill near
Eighth avenue this morning. His
nose was broken, his lip was cut
and his body was bruised. He was
unconscious when assistance ar
rived.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
CALL MEETING.

n anticipation that Mayor G. +.
s0lnso1, now 3 captain in the med
.si reserve corps, will resign his
9-iee at the head of the city gov
1Ii.hment. the East Moline city coun-
~ mas called a special meeting to
We held Friday night.
Il the mayors resignation is at
-ahd. one Of the aldermen will he
appointed 10 Gerve until the next
municipal election. which viii be
-sIa n the spring OF 1919.
b., CCaptain Johnson departs for Fort
-'l-ey, Kan. Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
BRIsTOL PLANFS DITCHED.

Washington. July Production
4 Bristol type fighting planes has
Oeen discontinued after tests which
proved unsatisfactory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24

All the news all the time-Tht
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24

ARRIVES IN FRANCE.
Lieutenant D. B. Freeman of
Moline who recently was awarded
a commission in the medical reserve
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24

All the news all the time-The
AEl1LsS --~
Graham guardian., 1918-05-17
After Three Years

Many men and women are sick and
don't know it. Some never discover
they have kidney trouble until they ap-
ply for life insurance. The kidneys are
working all the time, filtering poison
GUS waste out of the blood stream, and
when they become weakened or de-
ranged, backache. pains in Asides and
groins. so-called rheumatism, languid-
ness, swollen joints and other symp-
toms develop. w. B. Moss, Ogden,
Ark, writes: "Foley Kidney Pills re-
lieved me of severe kidHey troubles of
three years standing. ;" Stafford Drug
Company, 'adv-l2-5t
Graham guardian., 1918-05-17
Got Good Results

This honest, straightforward letter
from a woman who has suffered should
be needed by all afflicted with back.
ache. rheumatic pains, sore muscles.
awful tired feeling and other symptoms
of kidney and bladder trouble. II have
got such good results from Foley Kid.
ney Pills that can sleep much better
and the pains in my back and sides is
a good lot better. am going to keep
on taking them. Mrs. Chas. Gray, 270
9th St., Detroit, Mich" Stafford Drug
COMPANY. adv-l2-6t !
Graham guardian., 1918-05-17
Thousands of Retail Grocers Sup.
port Food Administration
Rules.
SIGN PLEDGE VOLUNTARILY,
New Wheat Saving Program Demand
cd - Allied Food Shortage In
ereases--Amerlea Must
Feed Fighters.

Explaining the United States Food
Administration new $3.50 wheat reg.
ulations is war time task the Ameri-
can grocer has gladly shOuldered.
Many stores are already displaying
their Food Administration wheat saw.
Ing pledge cards. that they have sign
ed, agreeing to carry out the new
wheat program.
Each flour customer Is now reQuir-
ed to buy one pound of cereal substi-
tute for every pound of wheat four.
The substitute may be of one kind or
assorted. This $3.50 sale Is made by
weight and not by value of the COM
modities. There Is. Of course, no reg
ulation demanding the consumer to
buy wheat -four at all.
A wide variety of substitutes has
been provided: Cornmeal, corn -four,
edible cornstarch. hominy, corn grits,
barley -four. potato flour. sweet potato
flour, soya bean -four, Feterita flour
and meals, rice, rice flour, oatmeal,
rolled oats and buckwheat -four.
Graham and whole wheat -four con.
stitute an exception to the national
regulation. Either of these commodi.
!. ties may be sold at the ratio of three
pounds to five pounds Of wheat flour
that Is, nve pounds Of graham or
wheat -four counts the same as three
pounds of the usual wheat flour.
Mixed fours form another excep.
tion. Where any -four contains so
per cent. or less of wheat II may be
sold without any substitutes Where
the -four Is mixed at the rate of go
per cent. wheat and 40 per cent of
. other ingredients an additional 20 per
cent of substitutes must be purchased
by the consumer.
Where necessity Is shown specially
prepared infants and invalids food
containing flour may be sold.
That the approved substitutes may
be assorted Is fact many grocers
and housewives overlooked for a time.
For instance, II customer wishes to
buy "a pound sack of -four the nee.
essary substitutes might be assorted
as follows: Cornmeal, 8 pounds; corn
grits, pounds; rice, 4 pounds; buck
wheat, 2 pounds; cornstarch. 1 pound;
hominy, 2 pounds; rolled oats, 3
pounds.
None of the substitutes should be
considered as waste purchase.
There are many household uses for
each. The eight pounds of cornmeai
can be made into cornbread, corn muf
nns or used in the baking Of wheat
bread.
Cornstarch Is useful In making Gus
tard. thickening gravy or may be used
In cake baking Corn grits fried like
mush forms delicious dish. or II may
be used in baking corn bread. Rolled
oats are used largely as breakfast por.
ridge or In oatmeal cookies or In
making mullins.
Buckwheat -four may be used in
bread making. forming an excellent
substitute for one-quarter of the
wheat -four, but is especially choice In
the form Of buckwheat cakes for
breakfast.
With II wheatless meals needed
each week In America to provide
enough wheat for the allies the Food
Administration believes the substitutes
will all be used to advantage.
Graham guardian., 1918-05-17
USE LESS WHEAT.

The allied nations have made
further increased demands on
US for breadstuffs - demands
that Americans are obligated to
meet.
In the meantime Americas
meat supply has been greatly
increased for some months to
come by the unprecedented
shipping to market of hogs that
averaged 232 pounds each in
stead of 2O3 pounds--the nor.
NAL.
The United States Food Ad-
minlstration, endeavoring to ad.
just the international food bal
ahce, promptly removed certain
restrictions In this country on
the use Of meat and at the same
time asked for a smaller con-
sumption of breadstuffs.
We are asked to observe only
one meatless day each week
Tuesday. We will have larger
meat stocks for awhile. But
our bread ration must be held
to a minimum.
In altering Its food conserva.
tion program the Food Admin
istration emphasizes that the
food situation Is of necessity,
subject to radical changes,
caused by crop conditions at
home and abroad and by the
precarious transportation prob
lem, both In overseas shipping
and In Americas overburdened
transportation system.
The Food Administration will
keep the American people fully
and frankly advised Of each
change In the developing situa.
ton that they may know def
nitely the part their food sac.
riflces play In the world war.