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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-19
EvENINCSCHOOL
is BEING URGED
Federal Government Proposes
Glasses For Further Educa-
ton OF New Citizens.

"We must make Americans in
fact, not merely in name of these
foreigners. who are taking out
their citizenship papers. What is
the use Of all this trouble and eX-
pense if, after We make citizens of
them. we are to let them return
to their colonies and continue
thinking as they thought before"
F. J. SchIOtfeldt, naturalization ex-
aminer, made this statement CON
corning the opening of night
schools in both Moline and Rock
Island.
Mr. SchlotfeIdt, who is in the
city to examine applicants who re
ceived final citizenship papers in
the Moline city court and the cir
cult court yesterday, is endeavor-
ing to further the education of the
new citizens by the opening of
night schools in the two cities.
1t is necessary that these men
answer the questions OF the exam
iueT with reference TO government
with knowledge OF what their an
sweTs mean, not merely that they
shall know the answer they have
been told to give by the person
who has schooled them for the
test, continued the examiner
yesterday l asked an applicant
who makes the laws. That is a
question commonly asked He
answered, congress After a time
the question was turned around
and l asked him what congress
does and he could not tell. He had
answered the first question as he
had been trained. These schools
are for the purpose of educating
the foreigners to know for them
selves the answers to these ques-
tons, and TO know them in a way
that is of value to them, not mere
" to permit them 10 pass the nat
uraHzation test"
The government proposes to fur
nish textbooks and educational mo-
ton pictures to assist the foreign
ers in their education 1t also urg-
es that schools held in Industrial
plants be turned over to the school
authorities. II proposes q citizen
ship laboratory. such an organi-
cation would be formed into a
mock government .electing officials
necessary to conduct that form Of
government. In this way a better
knowledge Of governmental laws
can be obtained The government
viii do all possible 10 maintain
schools in this country for the
furthering the education of its citi-
Zens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-19
'SILvIS WOMEN
WORK IN YARDS
Fair Sex Solves Transfer Problem
for Rock Island Lines-Meet-
ing Of Agents Yesterday.

Women are to be tried out at the
Rock Island transfer yards at Sill
Wis if the company can secure their
services. Encouraged by the sue
cess of the experiments with wom-
en- at the freight depots in Daven-
port and Cedar Rapids, the COM
pany has determined to employ
women at the transfer city. 1t is
believed that this is the only logi-
cal solution of the labor shortage
which all lines are facing and which
it is expected will continue to grow
more acute under the new draft.
The opportunity for women IS
similar to that which broadened the
field of women in England at the
outbreak of the war. Women in
Great Britain and other allied
countries have entered practically
every branch of labor, formerly
closed to them, in order to release
men for the fighting fronts. And
the women wherever they have
been tried out have been making
good In the east they have already
entered many of the branches of
activity which formerly were sup
posed to be too difficult and labo-
rious for women. The scarcity of
manpower has made it necessary
for the railroads to look to women
for a solution of the problems con-
fronting them.
Silvis is the Rock Island road s
clearing house where trains are
made up for long hauls. and a con-
6ested condition appears there, re-
sulting to some extent upon the
general labor shortage. A meeting
of station agents was called by the
Rock Island yesterday to determine
if some of the through cars cannot
be made up at Davenport instead Of
shipping them to Silvis. At pres
ent less than carload lots from a
wide radius of Rock Island
branches are sent to Silvis, where
the merchandise for distant points
is reloaded into through cars. This
releases cars for service which 9TH
erwise would be tied up to multi
ply the rolling stock shortage.
If the plan now under considera-
ton is decided to be feasible it will
make Davenport instead of Silvis
the transfer point for freight orig
mating in this city, Rock Island and
Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-19
REGISTRANTS NOT
TAKING TRAINING
AS WAS EXPECTED

Men Of Moline soon to he called
for military service are not availing
themselves of the opportunity of
fered to receive the preliminary
fundamental tactics of military
training.
Under the direction of officers Of
Co f. state militia, at the armory
hall. Library avenue and Sixteenth
street. at o'clock on Thursday
evenings the training is given with
ont compensation to the director.
The exercises taken are of great
value to the young soldier and it is
hoped that more men and boys of
this city viii appreciate the efforts
Of these instructors and attend to-
mOTrOW's drill.
Further information concerning
the training can be obtained by
communicating with Captain Frank
Haynes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-19
EAST MOLINE

Mrs Robinson has returned to
her home in Alexis after a three
weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Dan Maskell.
Mr. and Mrs. Hottie of Lowden,
Iowa, are here for q two days visit
with their daughter, Mrs. H. J.
Love, before she leaves for a three
months stay with her husband at
Camp Meade, Maryland.
Plymouth circle meets tomorrow
with Mrs. F. J. CIendenin and Mrs.
Z. W. Bichler as hOstesses.
Mrs. Eva Cox and Mrs Jones of
Alpha were guests yesterday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Cox, 537
Sixteenth avenue
Mrs. Mary Haddick has been
spending few days with her par
ents at Gable Her father, NJ D.
TOmlinson, came home with her
At the regular meeting of the O.
z. S. last night the program for the
44th annual session of the grand
chapter was read 1t win be held
at the Chicago temple, Oct l. The
worthy matron, Mrs. May Aldrich,
and daughter LaOta will attend the
session.
DR.. and Mrs. Stetson of White
hall are house guests of Mrs. w D.
Chapman.
Mrs. A c. Biederstadt has re-
turned from Milwaukee and will
pack her household effects and re-
turn there TO make her home
Edward Reavy will go to Peoria
tomorrow to attend the electrical
convention which convenes there.
B. F. Cox is in Chicago on a bus
mess trip.
Mrs. Elmer Larson has had
very interesting letter from her
husband, the first news he has sent
since landing in France. He had a
most delightful trip over.
r. +. Sturgis of Chicago has
come to East Moline and is en-
plOyed in the shell shop of the Root
& VanDervoort company.
Mrs. jeanette Wiley has gone to
AledO for a weeks vacation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-19
EAST MOLINE BOY
TAKEN PRISONER
BY THE GERMANS

Howard c. Long. East Moline,
brother Of Or. H. II. Long and Mrs.
". r. Taze Of East Moline, has
been captured and is a prisoner Of
the Germans, according TO a tele-
gram received from the American
Red Cross at Washington by his
father, DR.. II. II. Long, of Orion.
Direct communication from Pri-
vate Long had not been received
since July l. Today's information
was obtained through the aid Of
Congressman King. Long has been
in the service one year and has
been in France for some time. Pre-
viOus to his enlistment, he was
owner Of a grocery store on Sixth
street, East Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-19
Harry 7, StRckeI.

Harry ]. Steckel, zoos Sixteenth
street, Moline, died at his home at
O'Clock yesterday morning after
two weeks illness of acute indiges-
ton and bladder trouble. He was
born in Cincinnati, Ohio, March Z,
1861. He came to Moline in 1888
and was married here Oct. IS, three
years later He was a devoted
member, Of st. Mary's Catholic
church, Holy Name society and the
Planters National union of Moline
For the last % years - was en-
ployed by Deere & Mansur com
pany. Surviving are his widow,
Mrs. Mary O'Brien Steckel, and five
children: Gertrude. Harry, Clar-
ence, George and Ralph, all resid-
ing at home. Mrs. John Leunnick,
a sister, jacksonville; Frank Steck-
ell. Madisonville, and Fred Steckel,
Cincinnati, brothers, also survive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-19
Funeral of Mrs. Mary BrOughamer

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
BrOughamer. Ills Fourth avenue,
Moline, were held at $50 yesterday
morning in the home and at 9
o'clock in St Mary's Catholic
church of Moline. Rev. J. S. Kelly
officiating. Pallbearers were Fred
Rank. George Rank. William Rank,
John Gasnow, George Marshall and
Frank Marshall. Interment was in
St. Mary,s cemetery. East Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-19
LEARN ENGLISH
is FIRST DUTY

Giving up your native language
and learning the English tongue is
the first duty and the biggest thing
YOU have 10 do when becoming a
raturaIized citizen Of America,
said J. A. Mahoney. uperintendeHt
~ the Moline public schools. in
an address made 10 the newly nat
uralized citizens of this country N
the Moline city court yesterday ait
cTu00H.
Forswearing all allegiance to
their native land and taking the
oath to this country and its con-
stirutiOn. AZ Of the 81 ,andidatcs
for citizenship passed the natur-
aiizat5ou examinations given yes
teTday.
1t is also the biggest thing we
must insist on YOUR doing CCntin-
ueI Mr.. Mahoney. Just so long as
you keep on speaking q foreign
language you Will be delayed in
becoming a good American and ir
learning the constitution Of Amer
lea As long as YOU keep getting
information from foreign language
periodicals YOU viii be delayed in
understanding America Take part
in the government There was
never a greater thing come to any
man than when he became al.
American citizen
Furthering Of their education
and that of their friends by at
tending night school. established
by the Moline board OF education
was urged by the superintendent.
In a talk given the new citizens
By Rev +. c. Ladd Of the First
CONGREGATIONAL church. they were
told TO obey the golden rule if they
wanted TO become good Americans.
observance Of that rule viii help
you do your part in solving tie
great problems TO come after the
war is won. The only Way we can
win the war for keeps, j. to have
right prevail"
The Rock Island Rotary warblers
sang several patriotic songs and
Mrs. C. Harold White taught them
the pledge Of allegiance. The eX-
ercises were given under the aus
pieces OF the Women S Relief corps
and proved very interesting and il
structiVe 20 the new americans.
Each was given an American flag
at the close Of the program.
The following were admitted into
citizenship:
Belgium Julius CIaerkout Err
est Six. Desire DeGraege. Alfred
Wand Putte, Modesto PaIein, Julea
De NIiegeT. Gustave DoOlaege,
Leonard Fiaeue, Rene Lievena.
Emil Van GOethem. Frank Cop
pens. Henry Koetkinjt. Ernest De
AIetsenaere, Peter Ryhaert, Henri
Van Hootegem. August MOnteyye,
Remi Boryn. Remi Boeaert. Ed
ward Siercns, Leo DepOOrter. Ern-
est Matthys. FiIemOu Van Ereweg,
FlOrent CallbreCht. PetTus L. De
Nos. Victor EgEeTmon. PerTus Yer
gawee and Octaaf Spillebean.
weden-OsCar z. Carlson, Frank
O. y Pearson. CIaud ". Sand
strom, oscar Bergquist, John C
Carlberg. Otto H. Asker (namC
changed from Ask, John a. John
son. Fred w. Morgan and John
Linberg.
Greece Peter G. Veuere, George
Miller and James Fasules.
ireland William c. NJ, lure.
Scotland William Dunlap.
England George AIleT, John p
Boaden and Joseph Thomas Lam
brich.
Canada James T. Glover.
Russia Herman Johnson.
Norway Andrew Anderson.
France Frederick Neersman.
Italy-Julius FatO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-19
Olaf Pearson.

Olaf Pearson of Coal Valley, who
committed suicide Tuesday morning
at II O'Clock was buried in the Coal
Valley cemetery at 2:30 this after
noon. Mr.. Pearson was born in
Sweden Feb. %. 1878, and had lived
in Illinois for the last Sc years. He
was a member of the 1. o. S. so
ciety of Kewanee. On Sept. 16, 1903,
he married Bertha Z. Trome. Sur
viving besides the widow are two
children, Rachel and Herschel; two
sisters. Anna and Elsie Pearson OF
Kewanee, and five brothers: Carl,
John, Henry, Ed and Adelpha, all
residing in Illinois except Adelpha,
whose home is in Douglas, Okla.
Failing health was the cause given
by a coroner's jury for self de-
structiOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-19
STEEL BAR INJURIES
GEORGE SALONITIS

George SaIonitis, 22S Third ave
nue.. Moline, suffered a fractured
bone in the leg yesterday after
noon, when a steel bar fell on him.
Salonitis and several friends were
sitting on q pile of steel bars at
the Sylvan island steel mills. The
bars were held together by a wire.
The wire snapped and one bar
fell on Salouitis. The other men
were uninjured.
All the News All the Time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-19
Raymond Charles F. DeMure.

raymond Charles T. DeMure. N
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo De
Mure. 4539 Fifteenth avenue. died
last night at II O'Clock. The baby
was born July %, 1918. Surviving
are the parents, two sisters. Josey
and Mary. and one brother John
Funeral services will be held at
the Sacred Heart Catholic church
in Moline at o'clock tomorrow
morning. Rev. John B. Culemans
viii officiate. Interment will be
in st. Mary's cemetery in East Mo
line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-19

EAST MOLINE OFFICE,
Telephone East Moline 16S-R.
A Martens. Circulation Manager
1910 Fifteenth avenue.
For social and personal items call
East Moline l03-N-
Delivered by carrier at l2 = cents
-ar week n Moline. East M"Ane'
~t.yIs and Waterfowl n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-19
The Argus.
MOLINE OFFICE

MOLINE OFFICE,
1912 Third Avenue 4
Phone Moline so.
Miss Goldic Sosna ...- City EdltCf
Res. Phone r. L 25l2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-19
Mauritz 4, Falk.


Mauritz A Falk died at 2.30 yes
terday afternoon in a local hospital
following seven weeks illness. He
was born Sept. IS, 1879, in Sweden.
Eighteen years ago he came to this
country, settling in Chicago where
he made his home for one year. He
later moved to Moline, where he
had resided since. In 1909 he and
Miss Anna LindaII of Moline were
married To this union was born
one child, Linda, who survives with
the widow A brother and sister,
In Canada, also survive Mr. FalE
was a member of the Viking lodge
Of Moline.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 Saturday afternoon in the
home, 922 Fourth avenue, Moline
Rev. A. F. BergstrOm of the First
Lutheran church will be in charge.
Interment will be in Riverside
cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-15
LIFE OF GENERAL PERSHING

was opened. The Americans and the scouts had to proceed through miles and miles of dense tropical jungle. opposed almost every yard of the way by the hidden Moros. But Pershing kept on and finally fought his way to the foot of the mountain His jungle fighters cut a trail around the mountain, and fortifying i themselves against attack from above began the siege. He formed a com | plete cordon about the old volcano ! and calmly instituted a campaign of ! watching TOT the first sign of a move 1 by the Moros to leave the crater waiting for his chance to get them if they tried to cut their way through the COrGOn.
 In their retreat to the crater the ; MOrOS had been so hotly pursued that for once they had been unable to take with them the supplies that would make possible long stand. At last the iron ring began to make it. self felt and in small detachments the Moros tried to gain the open by flashing through the American lines
 Every dash was frustrated. the fan atics rushing forth to certain death.
 Finally. on Christmas Day 1911, the 400 Moros still left in the crater did something that Q M orc seldom had done: most of them marched down the mountain and surrendered. A few broke to the jungle. but the regulars pursued these, and in the end they paid the penalty of their darinc.
 With Bud Dajo captured, General Pershing set forth to finish his job. On Jan. Il, 1912, there followed on La Seit, a, stiff engagement which re- suited in the death of eighteen Moros and the serious Wounding of two Americans. For nearly eighteen months more the campaign lasted. Every few days there was a sIirmish of some sort, but Pershing was de- termined not to pause until the Nor os had been completely subdued and the authority of the American flag recognized. That task may be said to have been accomplished when he won the battle of Bagaag in June 1913 The Moros had made a last stand and the Sultan of Jolo, who commanded them, had told them that he would become lord of the United States as well as of Jolo in the event of American defeat.
 At dawn on June 12 General Pershing ordered his artillery to open fire and followed this by charge of his cavalry and infantry forces The battle ended in com plete victory for his men, and marked the final break of all Moro opposition to the American rule.
 The Moros and all the unruly tribes of the Philippines had finally learned their lesson. They realized that the United States was not only a mighty nation but one not to be trif1ed with. They learned that the Stars and Stripes, as personified by the general who had conquered them, was a potent emblem and it's pro- lection not to be despsed.
 It is probable that no one in the
New Britain herald., 1918-10-15
CHAPTER XIII.
(Cont tinued)

CC0Dyright, 1918, by William FoN> THE next year, in August, 1912, Pershing again was chosen to represent the United States, being ap- pointed special attache of the con- mission headed by Secretary Of State Knox, to attend the funeral ceremOn- ies in honor of the late ruler of Jap- an Emperor Mutsuhito.
 These two missions were only inci- dents in the career of the military governor of the province of Minda- na0. His chief work in the Philip pines was yet to be accomplished. The non-aggressive policy of the adminis tration was called to a halt when the Moros, under the Sultan of Jolo, be- gan to wage active war against the American forces.
 General Pershing had always held that once the3c ignorant people had been thoroughly taught not only that the United States was stronger than they. but that under it's rule they would prosper and be well cared for, thev would cease this continuous warfare. X lesson of this kind would undoubtedly be a severe one, but to accomplish it's purpose 1t should De strong enough to/ make it well re- memberCd. >
 The lax rule of the civil govern ment of the Philippines was the cause of much of the trouble in the islands. Some of the more isolated tribes. indeed. had >cOme to believe that the United States was afraid of them when it did not seek to punish their misdceds.
 When the serious outbreak came General Pershing was given free hand The Mor0s that he was called upon to bring. to terms had mobilized in the crater of an extinct volcano called Bud Dajo, on the island of Jolo. To drive this tribe out of the crater had been a task with which the army had contended vainly since 1906.
 Pershing told his officers that the Moros would come out of that crater if it took him ten years to do the job. There were 600 of then1-every one a Mohammedan fanatic-in the crater fortifcation when the general started to "clean out the mountain hole" Without Bud Dajo safely and securely in American control the Moro problem never would be solved.
 With 1000 men. half of them his own trusted troopers and the others picked Filipino scouts, the campaign
New Britain herald., 1918-10-15

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New Britain herald., 1918-10-15
s. EDWARD BRANDON IS
 DEAD AT NEWPORT NEWS

Word has been received in this citS last night of the death of S. Edward Brandow at the Navy Yard Hospital at Newport News, Va, after shor illness. He enlisted June 6, 1917 anC was rated as third class fireman. Ht was i'll about two weeks with pneu. monia. Before enlistment, he wa' employed by the H. R. Walker Co He is survived by his father anc mother, MT. and Mrs. Edward Bran dow, of IT Laurel street. Burial will be at the navy yard cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-15
HEAD STUFFED FROM
 cATARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils Opens Air Passages Right Up.
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Instant relief-no waiting. Your cIogged nostrils open right up; the air passages of your head clear and you can breathe freely. No more hawking, snuffling. blowing, headache, dryness No struggling for breath at night; your cold or catarrh disappears.
 Get a small bottle of ETy's Cream Balm from your druggist now. Apply a little of this fragrant, antiseptic, healing cream in your nostrils. It penetrates through every air passage of the head, soothes the infiamed or swollen mucous membrane and relief comes instantly.
 It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up with cold or nasty catarrh.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-15
RETURNS HOME I'LL.

Leland Hoar son of MT. and Mrs. Henry Hoar of Arch street, has ar rived in New York on the U. s. S.. Agamemnon after having made his ninth trip overseas. He returned home in the hospital of the boat sui fering from Spanish influenza and acute bronchitis. His father visited him at the Naval Base hospital in
New Britain herald., 1918-10-15

be filed by o'clock yesterday and the registration in the various wards was as follows:
 First, 6S; second. 52; third, 96; fourth, ST. fifth, 97; sixth 151.
 Voters will be made on Friday and Saturday of this week and on Friday of next week when the registrars and board of selectmen will meet in city hall for this purpose.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-15
GET RID OF THAT
 PERSISTENT COUGH

If you are subject to weak lungs, heed the cough as a warning. ECK- MANS IMPERATIVE may aid you in stopping the cough. In addition, it is a valuable tonic and health-b builder in such cases. No alcohol, narcotic or abit-forming drugs Twenty years successful use.
 soc and $1.5O Bottles at all drug gists or from manufacturer. Postpaid.
 ECKMAN LABORATORY, Phila- delphia.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-15

continue his course in the flying school after which he will he qualified as a pilot. Howard Humason of Vine street was recently graduated from the ground school at Princeton and is to begin his course in the flying school.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-15

Philippines regretted more keenly than did these same Moros General Pershing's departure when he ,re- ceived orders, Dec. II, 1913, reliev- ing him of his command in the is lands and calling him back to Amer ica, where a greater task awaited him.
 (To Be Continued)
New Britain herald., 1918-10-15
522 NEW VOTERS.

Gro Be Continued.)
New Britain herald., 1918-10-15
AVIATORS RETURN TO CAMP.

Cadet Officer Horace G. Hancock, who was recently graduated from the ground school at the U. $. Aviation field at Camp Dicks Texas, and who has been home on a short leave, left today to return to Camp Dick. He will
New Britain herald., 1918-10-15
"Gets-lt, '' a Liberty
 Bottle for COrns

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 Peeler''-That's "Gcts-It".
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New Britain herald., 1918-10-15
By Briggs ri

Brooklyn Saturday night and found him to be convalescing.
New Britain herald., 1918-10-15

of Franchise October IS, 19 and p.
 There have been 522 applications who wish to be made voters for the fall election. All applications had to