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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

have become Singing Yanks' and the
news will be received with constena-
ton in the kaiser's camp.
''The singing nation cannot lose. It
is already on the road to victory. The
wonderful spirit that good music in
spires is the spirit which wins battles,
and is just as necessary as men or can
non. Our boys are singing as they go
over the top, and we at home must sing
to cheer them on"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

GA singing nation will win the war.
The value of music as one of the neces-
sary means to victory in war has been
known since the dawn of history and
our government has taken cognizance
of the fact and mapped out a nation
wide campaign which will make the
United States a singing nation.
''The Silent Yanks,' as we were
known to Europe during the first few
months after our declaration of war,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

that began at the University of Ari-
IONA, where both young people for
merly were students.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne G. Cook OF
Davenport. Mr.. and Mrs. a. r. Ebi
of Moline and Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin
of Iowa City were out of town
guests at the wedding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
INQUEST IS HELD
IN EHMAN CASE;

A verdict of death due to injur-
les received while working at the
Rock Island Manufacturing com
pany plant was returned at the in
quest held over the remains Of
Frederick Henry Ehman last night
at the Moeller undertaking parlors.
Mr.. Ehman died at 10 O'Clock Sun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
Society Outing at Park.

The Young Ladies' society of I'm
manueI's Lutheran church held an
outing at Long View park last even
ing. A picnic supper was enjoyed
by the 20 members in attendance at
{ o'clock, after which games were
played into which all entered. The
next meeting will be with Miss
Helen Struss. $50 Thirty-fourth
street, Aug. &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
Ladies of FapIpS, Picnic

The annual picnic of the Ladies'
auxiliary of the Eagles will be held
tomorrow afternoon and evening at
the Watch Tower. Cards will be
enjoyed and supper will be served
at the Inn. The ladies will leave
Young & McCombs' corner on the
2:15 car.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

Washington. D. c.. July 26.-The
organization of Liberty choruSeS
all over the country for the pur
pose of building up and maintain
ing civilian morale through com
munity singing is being urged
upon state councils by the Conn
Gil of National Defense.
The plan already is we'll under
way in Pennsylvania. Connecticut,
and Idaho, and has been taken up
in Nebraska. Minnesota. Missouri.
California and New York. In Hi
nois the work has been carried on
chiefly among the school children
Having successfully passed the ex-
perimental stage. it is desired to
coordinate the work of organiza-
ton throughout the country.
The program calls for the ap-
pointment OF a state musical direc-
tor in every state, to be chosen by
the state cornell of defense and
state division of the woman's COM
mittee, Through the county and
community councils of defense.
the state musical director will
bring about the creation of local
liberty choruses throughout the
state. Existing choirs. choruseS.
glee clubs and musical organiza-
lions will be utilized wherever
possible
Leaflets containing the words of
the half dozen songs most popular
in each community, from the, Star
Spangled Banner" to "A Long.
Long Trail" ara being issued free
at all public gatherings, and the
people are urged to learn the songs
of our nation and its allies and to
sing them. To encourage COM
munity singing, the Liberty
choruses will sing at all patriotic
meetings and public gatherings of
every sort
"A singing army asserts the
Council of National Defense, can
not be defeated. A singing nation
cannot be defeated
The plan is to make the United
States throughout the war and
afterward what it never has been
before-a singing nation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
Picnic at JOurny Camp.

A picnic was enjoyed by the Sen
Tor Worth While girls of the First
Baptist church yesterday evening
at the summer camp and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Journy on Rock river,
east of the Watch Tower. The girls
uassed the time in boating and a
general good time. A picnic sup
rer was served at o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

ETY. of Trinity Episcopal church en-
tertained in their honor at the par
ish house. The evening was spent
il dancing after which refresh
ments were served by the young
women.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
w O. " Resumes Dances.

A private dancing party VIII be
given Thursday night at the Watch
Tower inn by the Woodmen of the
World. Rock Island camp No. So.
A program of fifteen popular num-
bers will be given by Whites or
chnStra
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
Rrofherhood Session Frlday.

The Lutheran Brotherhood Of the
First Lutheran church will hold a
special session Friday in the
church annex. The brotherhood is
composed of more than 80 men
who are working in the interest of
the soldiers and sailors welfare
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

hall At 2 o'clock a general meet
ing will be held for all women or
BIackhawk township. Mrs. Allan
Miller of Edgington, the chairman
of the child welfare committee,
will give an address.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

Tuesday. Aug. 6. Supper will be
served at the Watch Tower on that
date at z o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
Social Announcements.

The Busy Bee Sewing circle will
be entertained Thursday afternoon
by Mrs. Gus Thiermann, 826 Thir-
tieth street. Friends are welcome
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

that subject at the University of
Chicago and Columbia university
in New York City. Since the begin
ming of the war camp community
work Miss Human has given her
entire time to its service She is
now a field worker, keeping in
touch with the girls war work in
the middle-w western states. Miss
Hinman is to speak in Rock Island
Thursday. Aug. s. under the aus
pieces of the Patriotic league. Ev-
cry girl in the city is asked TO join
this meeting at $50 in Long View
park.
Glasses in social dancing to be
given by the war camp community
service for members of the Patri-
otto leagues will begin Tuesday ev-
ening, Aug. 6, in the Rock Island
club ballroom from 1880 to 8
o'clock All Patriotic league girls
are invited to attend these classes,
and girls who are not members and
wish to Join may sign up at this
time. There is to be no charge for
these dancing lessons. Miss Mar
ion Reeser Clark is to be the in
structor
Rock Island Y. w. c. A has ex-
tended an invitation to all Patri-
otto league girls to use their tennis
courts that are nearing completion
at the corner of Ninth avenue and
Twenty-frst street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

The Christian Endeavor society
of the Memorial Christian church
postponed the picnic which had
been planned for yesterday until
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

To quicken dragging steps on weary
marches; to lift the thought above mo-
notony and Inconsistencies in training
camp; to put the fire of patriotic fervor
into a charge, music is the one and
never failing resource of the soldier.
And we who stay at home need
music, too. For music will calm and
steady US; it will inspire and strength
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
Noon Day Programs at Arsenal.

The Moline Juvenile orchestra
gave a very attractive program this
noon at the Rock Island arsenal Y
hut. The program was delightful,
4 feature of which was the dancing
of Miss Ann Downer of Davenport,
the young daughter of Harry E.
Downer OF Davenport Friendly
house.
Yesterday noon the program was
given by a group of well known tri-
city people: Mrs. A. P. Griggs, con-
tralto. with Miss Edna Mitchell, &C
companist; Mrs. Ruth Benkert
Wunschel, soprano, with Miss Hell
en- Gobble, accompanist; Miss Mau-
rine Yaggy, pianist, and Miss Selma
( Yaggy, reader.
Tomorrow the Paarmann trio of
Davenport has the program for the
employees noon hour at the hut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

Trinity Girls Are H0stesses.
Thirty-five soldiers from the
Rock Island arsenal enjoyed a very
delightful dancing party last even
ing when the Girls Friendly soci-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
Si1Q Until the Hearts Content

"a Singing Nation Will Win the War Courtney Baylor dreco
Liberty War Camp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30
my COUNTRY"

Patriotic Song to Be Made to
Ring Throughout the United
States by Liberty Chorus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

en- us through hours of anxious waiting.
We must hear and learn the patriotic
songs and marches to which those
brave young feet are so staunchly keep
ing time!
We must sing to them in our letters.
Write often, again and again and let
each one be filled with pride, JOY and
happiness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

PERSHING Send singing regiments
~ Pershing had
of me n knows the vital need Of music
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-16
MAJOR GARDENERS
FUNERAL TO Be
HELD AT CAPITOL
Body Will Lie in State; Mark
Of Respect Never Before
Paid tC Former Con-
greSSmen.
(By Associated Press

Washington, Jan. l5.-Aroused by
the death from pneumonia of Major
Augustus P. Gardner, formerly one of
their number. members of the house
today agitated congressional investi-
CATION of camp and hospital condi-
tions not only at Camp Wheeler,
where the former congressman died,
but generally throughout the country.
A precedent breaking wave of .sor-
row and sympathy swept over the
house today at news of Major Gard
ner's death. Democratic Leader
Kitchin announced that if Mrs. Gard
ner agreed to the plan when she ar
rives here with the majors body to-
morrow, there will be funeral services
at the capitol, where the body would
lie in state.
No such mark Of respect has ever
been paid to former member of con-
gress.
The senate adjourned in the after
noon in respect to the memory of
Major Gardner, after hearing a eulogy
by Senator Weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-16
DERNBURG URGES
DISARMAMENT ON
GERMAN PEOPLE

Amsterdam, Jan. 15.-Germany will
lose the war;. if the fatherland, party
secures control of the government, Dr..
Bernhard Dernburg, former secretary
of state for the colonies, told. a
meeting of the annexationists at Jena.
He rejected annexations and cash
indemnities and declared Germany
was powerless to enforce long term
payments by installments from Amer
ica and England.
~ Annexations in the east, he as
serted, would be a source of constant
danger, as they would irritate Russia
DR.. Dernburg also urged disarma-
ment.
The Munich Post attacks the faith
erland party and supports the atti-
tude taken by President Wilson in
respect to recognition of the demands
for autonomy on the part of the Slav
population OF the central empires.
The Russian revolution has stirred
the nationalistic feeling among the
Slavs of ria-Hungary to the boil
ing point" it says. THE whole Slav
world will rise up against us if we at
tempt to impose humiliating terms on
Russia"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-16
Danger OF FUEL
shortage HERE
IS ON THE WANE
Railroad Officials Devote En-.
ergies to Getting Coal Into
Omaha; Manufacturing Con-
Germs Well Supplied.

Railroad officials are devoting their
energies to- getting coal into Omaha
and the immediate territory. They
are succeeding so we'll that they give
out the assurance than unless there
should be a storm blockade within the
next three or four days the supply in
the city will again be at normal.
Many train loads of steam coal are
on the way from Kansas and a num-
Der of them should arrive within the
next "a hours. It is figured that with
the exception of in very few isolated
cases there is enough fuel in the bins
to last until this arrives.
All the big manufacturing concerns
have sufficient coal on hahd to run
them a week or 10 days and only a
bad blockade would force them to
shut down,
Four Carloads Daily.
The, street railway company uses
about four carloads of coal daily. It
has reserve stock sufficient to run
IS to 20 days and in addition has 40
carloads somewhere between Omaha
and the Kansas mines. Originally
there were so carloads, but company
officials hear that 10 carloads have
been commandeered enroute.
The Wyoming and Colorado mines
are being called upon to supply Oma-
ha and Nebraska with greater guam
titles of coal than during any pre-
vious winter. For instance, the Bur-
lington is hauling an average of $50
of coal daily from the 'Wyo-
ming mines. Most of this is coming
into Nebraska for distribution.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-16
100 MENATSTOCK
YARDS WALK OUT
ON STRIKE TODAY

Nearly 100 employees of the Union
Stock yards walked out at II o'clock
Tuesday morning. They demand 20
per cent increase in pay, according to
strike leaders.
The walkout was accomplished
without disorder The only evidence
of the strike was the crowd of men
idle in the stock yards district.
The employees are organizing, they
say, for the purpose of presenting
their demands 10 William Shellberg.
superintendent of the yards. The
strikers, it is said, are practically all
young men, the older ones remaining
at work Commission men are taking
the strikers places in the yards and
taking care of the stock.
Z. Buckingham, vice president and
general manager of the stock yards
company, is at Salt Lake City attend
ing wool growers convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-16

for the chief cook at the county hos
pital. The cook objected to the
quality of the food furnished by
Nichols.
Nichols was appointed in February,
1917, on the recommendation of the
late Jeff w. Bedford.
Says political Puddle"
Moriarity, in his complaint against
Nichols, alleged that the county hos
pjtal superintendent was getting into
the political puddle"
,Patten, the new superintendent, is
IS years old. He lives at 1927 Maple
street.
at is unfortunate that for the last
IS years there has always been trouble
with the slperintendents out there
said Mr.. Moriarity. ut seems very
difficult to get competent men,"
THAT job ought to be taken out of
the realm of politics" said County
Clerk Frank Dewey. "The superin-
tendent ought to be boss of the place.
AS it is now he can't do thing
without running to the hospital COM
mittee OF the county board. Ruins
the discipline"
Commissioner Hoffman, chairman
of the hospital committee, proposed
Patterns name to take the place of
Nichols. He says constant wrangling
and dissatisfaction on the part of the
help has KEEP; him in hot water for
the last month or more. Nichols in
ability to keep the democratic help
pacihed was the chief objection to his
administration, according to the COM
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-16
Suit Against Sheriff Clark
Is Dismissed by Judge Sears

Buggy further admitted that Com
missioner Lynch had persuaded him
to bring the action.
Buggy's attorney says he will ap-
peal the case to the state supreme
court.
Sheriff Clark testified that Com
missioner Lynch "haG it in" for him.
He said that Lynch came to him AMI
asked protection" for a lakeside load
house known as the Shashay Place in
East Omaha. Clark testified that
Lynch said Johnny Fcrd stood to lose
$500 month if Clark closed the place
Clark said that he told Lynch t,
was as good as last, as the place
would get no protection from him.
Lynch was called to he stand and
denied Clark's charges,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-16

Joseph Buggy's appeal protes..'lg
the payment OF Sheriff Clark's Jail
feeding bills for the months of Au-
gust September and October was dis
missed by Judge Sears on motion OF
Clark's attorneys.
The motion asked for dismissal on
the ground that the appeal was not
brought in good faith by. Buggy, but
at the instigation of County Com
missioner John c. Lynch for the pur-
pose of harassing Clark.
On the stand Buggy admitted that
if the records showed that Clark was
receiving so cents day for feeding
prisoners only when there was an
average of more than 100 prisoners in
Jail he would want the case dismissed.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-16
WHISKY CAMOUFLAGED AS
HARDWARE FAILS TOPASS
-. FEDERAL "BOOZE HOUNDS"
Louis H. Peterson Arrested When Scheme Fails to Work
and Barrel of Liquor Is Confiscated by the Omaha
Federal Authorities; Wrong Driver Gets the
Package of Contraband

Another well-laid plan to smuggle
booze" into Omaha went wrong
Tuesday when Louis H. Peterson,
who lives at the California apart
nents, was arrested by Special Agent
Hansen of the federal bureau of in
vestigation, charged with violation of
the Reed amendment in bringing one
barrel, containing 20 gallons of
whisky, from Kansas City to Omaha.
The scheme was we'll "camouhaged,"
but not we'll enough to escape the
eagle eye of the federal "booze
hounds"
Billed as Hardware.
A heavy box arrived at the Burling-
ton freight house Monday, addressed
to- local hardware house, "in care of
Ferrin Transfer company" The adj
dress was stenciled on and the box
wAia heavy one such as hardware is
shipped in. 1t looked safe. The
scheme evidently was for the agent
of the transfer company to get the
box before the hardware company
knew of its existence.
But driver for the hardware COM
pany happened to be at the freight
house Monday and the freight agent
told him of the box. SO he just took
it along. When the box was opened
the hardware men were astonished to
find the 20-gallon barrel, neatly
slowed away inside the box. The in
ternal revenue stamp on it told what
it contained. They called up the fed
eral bureau of investigation and manr
was sent over. The box and barrel
were taken to the Office of Chief Eb-
erstein in the federal building.
Scarcely was the booze" removed
when Peterson called at the hard
ware store and said he believed that
they had received box belonging to
MIN and he had called to get it. The 4
hardware men said they had, but that
he could not get it. Instead Special
Agent Hansen Of the bureau of inves-
tigation appeared in few moments
and got" Peterson.
This morning w. c. Ferrin of the
Ferrin Transfer company appeared
before United States Commissioner
Nicely and went on Peterson's bond
for $1,000. Peterson will have pre-
liminary hearing Saturday.
Beavers Still at Large.
Earl Beavers, alias Earl Tiedeman,
pilot Of the "tooze" car which was
wrecked near Shenand oah, Ia, en-
route from ST.. Joseph to Council |
Bluffs last Thursday night, is still at
large, although federal and state Off
GERS Of Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri |
are searching for him. He is said |
10 have come from the scene Of the |
accident to Council Bluffs and to have |
made his escape from there on such |
short notice that he left his shoes be-
hind.
tMae Mace, 24l3 South Eighteenth
street, who was with Beavers, is at
Lord Lister hospital, her spine in
jured so that she is paralyzed from
the waist down.
Officers have, so far, failed to get
any trace of the six other automobiles
which, theY-say, were making semi
weekly trips between St. Joseph and
Council Bluffs, carrying whisky
which they delivered to bungalow
in Linden acres, Council Bluffs. They
have not arrested any of the Omaha
taxicab drivers who, they say, we're
making $40 a trip for bringing the
whisky from Council B1ugs to Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-16
District Exemption Board
Hears First of Appeal Claims

District exemption board has begun
examination of claims for deferred
classification under the selecrive draft.
1t is estimated the board will examine
10000 agricultural, industrial and ap-
peal claims.
+ Madison county questionnaires
were the first to be examined, consist
ing of 473 agricultural and industrial
claims and u appeals from the deci-
sion of the local board on claims for
exemption for other causes. Madison
county was given the preference due
to the manner in which the clerk of
the board made bis returns TO the dis
trict board" said Chief Clerk Sutton.
Returns from this county nave come
in promptly and in direct accordance
with the regulations. We feel that
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-16
HERTLING TO RESIGN.

HERTLlNG TO kESlGN.
Chancellor Won Hertling. the aged
incumbent OF the chief political Office,
again is reported i'll and preparing to
resign, while the militarists and pan.
Germans are demanding the dismiss
sal of DR.. Won Kuehlmann, the for.
eign secretary, who has headed the
German delegations at Brest-Litovsk.
In connection with the reported i'll
ness of the imperial chancellor it is
reported from Berlin that Count Won
Hertling's address before the main
committee of the Reichstag has been
postponed for several days. 1t was
said previously that the chancellor
would answer the recent war aims
statements of President Wilson and
Premier Lloyd George before the
main committee on Wednesday.
Meet With Kaiser.
Coupled with these reports is the
fact that the German emperor and
the crown prince have been holding
conferences with the political and
military leaders.
III Is ICpOIlCu disO iHdt tiLC bCi mar
ministers at Holland and Denmark
have arrived unexpectedly in Berlin.
Indications are that the present tur-
moil within the German ruling class
will result in the acceptance of firm
policy, either favoring the militarists
or the mere peaceful element, with
the probability that the pan Germans
will be victorious. The socialist Vor-
.waerts believes a military dictator,
ship is in the making.
Egyptian Darkness.
No explanation has been vouchsafed
by either the Germans or the Rus
SLAMS as to the reasons behind the
temporary halt in the peace negotia-
tions. Nor has it been announced Of
ficially why the conferences, If con-
tinued, are to be resumed at Warsaw.
A Bavarian newspaper says "Egyp"
tain darkness enshrouds" Germany's
peace terms. a #a.g
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-16
StefanSson Discovers
New Islands in Arctic

Fairbanks, Alaska, Jan. f5.-Several
new large Arctic islands were discov-
cred northwest Of Banksland in the
spring of 1916 by Vilhjalmur Stef-
ansson, the Arctic explorer, accord
ing to Captain A. Lane, who arrived
here last night from the Arctic ocean,
bringing direct news from the ex-
plorer, who, he says, is spending the
l9l7-l8 winter in the northern seas at
Bartel island,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-16

kllC uE al law "Cuk AukO GllCCks
FURLOUGH DURING HARVEST.
Senator Chamberlain also intro
duced at the request of the admins
tration bill which would provide for
furloughing national army men for
harvesting crops and other agricul-
tural duty.
Another bill would put the quota of
the states on the basis of available
men in the first class instead of on
population.
MEN OVER 81 NOT CALLED.
In determining upon the registra-
ton of men who have become 81
since the draft law was enacted, the
War department has rejected any
plan to raise the age limits of the
draft to take in men more than, 81.
Registration of men who have be-
come of age since the draft law was
enacted was referred to in the recent
report of Provost Marshal General
Crowder as one of the means by
which supply of men for the ma
tional army might be assured with
out taking those who might have
others dependent upon them.
Add 100000 to Army.
1t could be done also, the provost
marshal general pointed out, by ex-
tending the age limit above the pres
cut line of 81. The War department
has adopted the first suggestion. 1t
Is estimated that it will add about
100000 men to the draft available
each year.
Congressman have been advised
that further legislation would be
necessary to perfect and carry on the
draft, and the passage of Senator
Chamberlain's bill with administra-
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