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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-17

Burlington, n j.. April l6.-SeVen
hundred soldiers, mostly young men
hroninent in athletics. have volun-
feer<d 10 serve and risk their lives in
the .mercury squad" whose principal
duties will consist OF bearing mes
sawss back and forth across the battle
AA3aa OF France when telegraph wires
have been destroyed Sol Metzger. for
ruer athletic coach of Pennsylvania
university, VIII train the mercury
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-17

Washington. April ia ssistant
Secretary Of War Crowell declared to-
day that there Is not q scintilla OF evil
denoe In General PershIns's reports
OF the German claim to have captured
important American positions ia the
81. Mthei salient
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-17

%. Swinton. inventor or the British
tank, who ia here campaigning for the
third liberty loan. intinated today
England has "A trump card NJ hec
alseve that may mean the turning
point Of the war Asked for details.
he said;
when nation has something new
In warfare n should be kept secret
until used and discovered by the
enemy"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-17
3 Airmen Killed;
Fourth Dying

Ellington Field. Houston, Tex
April ls.-~Thre aviators were killed
and fourth Ia dying tonight as the
result of the deadly tail spin. Lieu
tenant Roland j. Winterton, of South
Eoston, and Cadet Forest Dean Jones.
of Worcester. Mass. were killed near
Webster, Tex al he army camera
and gun works field.
second machine at Ellington
crashed 10 the ground from the height
Of 200 feet, killing Lieutenant Leo J..
Sugent, OF Washburn Iowa. Cadet
A Maurice whose home address was
unavailable. whom Lieutenant Nu-
rent was iustructing, is in the field
hospital with injuries believed to be
fatal.
A third accident late today is re-
ported TO have caused injuries TO two
other flyers whose names and ad-
dresses have not yet been given out.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-17
. Morr Mem. eaxs q. IL. I'm.

oysker Bay. n. y, April 16.--"TEor
kaavan.s sake tell America 10 send us
Dao9n men, was the message Major
sopdore Roosevelt, Jrs nov ia
nnce. sent 10 his. father, Colonel
0ouevelt The message was deliver
IT ~ the colonel late today al Saga
S0ro HiIi hv Major George w. sirl-
800. of the American Red Cross.
ASnk arrived from France
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-17
THE WEATHER
united States Weather Bureau
Department Of Agriculture,

Washington, April l6.-Forecaseg
Flrginia--Light local rains Wed
nesday; Thursday, partly cloudy.
North enthusiastically light To-
cal rains Wednesday; Thursday, fair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-17

divisions not previously engaged in this battle Hag report
e participated in the furious onslaught against the and
heights 1t forced the British TO draw back to line running
east and west north of Wulverghem and Balleul.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-17
MACHINE GUN MEN

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
CHERRY PICKERS
NOT OBTAINABLG
HERE THIS YEAR

Cherries this year are plentiful
in the orchards but are not so on
the markets. The grocers SC far
have been unable to fill their GUS
toners orders for berries for can
ming Only the table supply has
been satisfied. The farmers are
unable to obtain pickers which ac-
counts for the shortage in the mar
ket. They are paying pickers from
75 cents to 81 a bushel. In years
past before help was so scarce 80
cents a bushel was considered a
good price.
The Honey Dew melons from
Colorado are coming in now. These
melons are a comparatively new
fruit in this section of the country.
They resemble the cantaloup but
are larger and sweeter. This spec
les of melon is on the market until
Christmas time.
Home grown tomatoes will be on
the market in two weeks. The to-
matoes on the market now are
either the dollhouse variety or those
grown near here in unheated hot
houses.
Berries are plentiful. The straw
berry season is past, however, rasp-
berries and blackberries coming in
now The rain has been beneficial
to all kinds of berries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
CHARGES FORMET,
HUBBY NEGLECTS
TO PAY ALIMONY

Robert Seefeld was arraignet
before Judge ". T. Church without
jury in circuit court on the COM
plant OF his divorced wife, Marie
SeefeId. She alleged that the de-
PENDANT is in arrears since Septem-
Der jim payment OF alimony. When
the decree was granted, the court
ordered that Seefeld pay the sum
of $50 per month"; as alimony.
The defendant remarked and
now resides with his second wife's
mother. He asserts that due to
severe attacks of rheumatism he
has been unable to work for sew
eral months Judge Church or
dered that physician examine the
defendant regarding his claims. c.
B. Marshall represented the com
plainint, while H. M McCaskrin
appeared for the defense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
BRANCH COURT
UPHOLDS WRIT
Judge +. u. Ramsay Denies Motion
To Dissolve Injunction Against
lie Doncker.

Judge F. d. Ramsay in branch
circuit court yesterday afternoon
denied the motion to dissolve the
injunction restraining the city
council OF East Moline from seating
Emil De Doncker as a member of
that body.
The injunction was issued at the
instance of Albert d. Smith, seated
by the East Moline municipal body.
In the recent election the vote re
suited in a tie between Smith and
De DonCker and the men tipped a
coin to decide who should get the
aldermanic post. Smith won and
was seated.
The new city council, however,
refused to recognize Smiths claim
and upon a recount of the election
ballots, De Doncker was found to
lead by one vote. Smith, repre-
sented by Dietz, Sinnett and W. R.
Moore, filed an injunction to stay
the seating of De Doncker. The
restraining order was granted.
George D. Long and J. A Nc
keown appearing for De Doncker.
filed a motion before Judge F. d.
Ramsay in branch circuit court, to
dissolve the injunction.
ri.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
DOCTORS GIVE
REASONS FOR
SPRING FEVER
Explain Its Real Meaning

The name Spring Fever" said
a well known physician in CONVEX
sation the other day, lis a mis-
homer, and is largely a figure Of
speech used to describe the pecu-
liar lassitude, that so many peo-
Pile complain OF at the expiration
of our winter months. 1t is a ply
siolOgicaI condition well known TO
the medical profession. and is not
a fever at all, but a general let
ting down of natures forces, par
ticularly the nervous centers, due
TO the deficiency of iron and phos
phCrous both of which are abso-
lutely necessary for the mainten-
ance of bodily vigor.
OF course" he continued. the
excessive meat eating, the loss of
green vegetables and OF oxygen. of
which there is so little n the av-
erage heated house, all play their
part. The result is that nature IS
calling for an increased output Of
the vital forces during the winter
months. and this demand means
more PHOSPHORUS and iron. For
it is these two potent remedies
combined, which are natures arm
ament in her defensive warfare.
With the advent Of warm weather
the pores act more freely and the
heart slows up and that peculiar
lassitUde which we call Spring
Fever is manifested.
And the remedy, Doctor" an in
terested listener asked? Why my
dear sir. the remedy for these
starved nerve and blood Centers is
Phosphated Iron. But there is no
reason why we should ever reach
this point if we would. from time
to time take that well known rem
edy, PhOsphated Iron, and so main
tain the physiological balance. as
shown by our color, our sense o.
well being, push and activity. all
of which are necessary to make
life worth while"
And the Doctor was right.
Special Notice To insure Doc.
tors and their patients receiving
the genuine Phosphated Iron, We
have put in capsules only. DO
not allow dealers to substitute tab
lets or pills Insist on capsules.
A. J. Riess, and leading druggists
everywhere tAdyD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
peloypQfpTt

Rock Island, June 27--Edltor Tba
Argus: Something should be done
to stop reckless speeding Of auto
mobiles on Seventeenth avenue nm
the hill Last evening a party nm
over a dog at Twenty-e ghth street
and the animal suffered tin Mon
day, when Il was necessary TO have
it chloroformed. There was no ex.
cuse for the accident, for the dor
was within two feet Of the eurb
when It was struck and no effort
was made to keep from striking II
nor did the driver stop to see what
damage had been done. II is feared
that If the victim had been one Of
The many children who play in the
locality the result would have been
the same.
The dog that was fatally hurt
was a great pet and two children
Of the family that owned it are In
deep mourning.
1t is too bad that something IA
not done to make automobile driv.
ers more careful.
A CITIZEN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
BOARD
NOT HELPING ON
REGISTER BLANK

The local exemption board has
issued the statement that no ad-
visory board members will be at
the board offices to aid drafted
men in filling out their question
mares This plan was carried OUT
when the first QUESTIONABLE were
sent out Many attorneys here vol
unteered their services for the
work. which took abut month to
complete
Draft men in the class of June,
1918, however, are informed tina
local attorneys VIII give aid free
Of charge at their Offices InstruL
tons are issued to the effect that
If any registered man does not
know where he can obtain the ser
vice OF a lawyer or in case any
charge to be made. he shall report
to County Judge Nels A. Larson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28

who will be As years of age next
September-he' gone back into
active service. this time in the mia
rines. He will have the rank CT
quartermaster sergeant.
Harbaugh is an erecting engi-
neer. and he has been in Moline
Several weeks installing engines
for the Westinghouse company.
Yesterday he decided he wanted 10
get back into the service of his
country as fighter He was ac-
Cepted and Will leave Monday for
Quantico, Va. Harbaugh was given
his choice of entering the service
as q civilian engineer with a sal
airy of $3.50 a month, or as a quar-
termaster sergeant for $5l a
month. He chose the latter job.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
CAPITAL PLANNING
A FOURTH PAGEANT

Five thousand persons, large
percentage of them citizens of for
eign extraction, will take part in
pageant, Democracy Triumphant"
to be staged on the east front OF
the national capitol July 4. 1t will
be the principal feature of a great
patriotic demonstration to be held
in Washington, D. c., with loyal
citizens of foreign birth and repre-
sentatives of the allied nations
taking leading parts. The pageant
will be preceded by a series OF
spectacles depicting events in the
history of each of the allied ma
tons. Participating in these will
be $4,000 persons, all of them en-
ployes of the government.
Buy War Savings Stamps
ALI the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
TAX RULING rs
RECEIVED IN CITY

Registration of those subject TO
internal revenue tax must be made
for the period from July /. 1917
to June 80, 1918, according to
word received here this morning
by T. ]. Cavanaugh, deputy inter-
nal revenue collector
Previous rulings provided that
registration was to be effective
only from April l, 1917 to april
l, 1918. The revision of this regu-
lation means that new applications
for registration will have to be
made by all those subject to in
ternal revenue tax
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
ROCK ISLAND MAN
ENJOYS ARMY LIFE

Perry ]. Mcdonnell. son of Mrs.
William J. II. Kerr, 1043 Fifteenth
street, is now stationed at Port
land, Me, according to word re-
ceived here by his parents. He
writes that he is enjoying army
life immensely and that he has eV :
erything necessary for comfort.
Mr.. Mcdonnell enlisted about
three weeks ago in the coast ar
tillery and was sent at once to
jefferson barracks for preliminary
examination. A week later he was
shipped to Portland
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
ONE BOILER SOON
READY AT LIGHT
COMPANYS PLANT

Big improvements are being
made at the plant OF the Peoples
Power company on Fourth street,
Moline. Three new boilers are be,
ing installed. together with a tur-
bine generator, and one of them
will probably be ready for use by
the first of September. The boil
ers together will apply steaM
sufficient to develop $4,000 horse
power. which is the capacity of the
turbine The latter, is the largest
west of Chicago Enough room is
left in the plant for the duplica-
ton Of the equipment now being
installed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
ENGINEER VISITS
MUSCATINE WHILE
IN QUEST OF DATA

DAME. Bontecou, consulting en-
gineer of Kansas City, Mo, spent
yesterday visiting various officials
OF city and civic bodies At Musca-
tine. Iowa, conducting an inyesti-
cation in river towns in connec-
ton with the utilization of the
Mississippi for traffic, especially Of
freight. He is interested partic-
ularly in terminals and Transport
talon facilities.
While here he visited Major
General Alexander Mackenzie or
the United States engineers of
flee and also members OF the local
Chamber of Commerce
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
ASKS S25,O0O FOR ARREST.

Lincoln, Neb., June 28.-James
W. Bissell, organizer for the non
partisan league, filed suit for $685.
600 in the federal court at Norfolk
against Holt county officials and
members of the county council of
defense for causing his arrest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
TWO BANDS PLAY
FOR HENRY BOYS

Two hundred Henry county BOYS
left Cambridge on a special troop
train Wednesday for Camp Grant
at Rockford. At least TWO thou
sand people were at the station 10
give them a rousing farewell The
boys marched in a body from the
court house TO the depot. accom-
panied by two bands ana the Cam
bridge Patriotic club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
Hosiery

The finest productions of
Phoenix silk or Isle and Wilson
Bros. fibre silks. New shades in
solid tones and novelty pattern
effects. Some very smart outing
hose in white. cream. champagne
and up TO the minute shades at CSC,
soc, CSC to $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
HAZEL DELL WILL
FLY SERVICE FLAG

There will be a service flag rails
ing at the Hazel Dell church in
Drury at $50 in the evening Of
July 4. DIR. F. E. Shut, pastor of
the AIedo Methodist church, will
deliver the address.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
Underwear

All the newer Weaves in ath-
letic unionsuits or two piece styles.
Such famous makes as Mansco.
made by the Manhattan Shirt Co.
Wilson Bros. Nassar and Cooper
Spring Needle Knit in all sizes at
81 to $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
Shirts

They are new mid-season ar
rivals from Manhattan. Cluett and
Eagle Brand rejecting the newer
patterns and color treatments in
silk, crepe de chine, madras. silk
mixtures. mercerized Weavcs and
crepeS at $3.50 to $40.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
BACK TO MARINES,

Fifteen years in the navy and
five years in the Marines is not
enough for George W. Harbaugh,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
DIRECT LIBRARY WORK.

The American Library assOcia-
ton. through Miss Carolyn Web
ster. in charge of camp hospital
library service. announces the ap-
pOintment Of Miss Miriam F.
Carey, institutional librarian for
Minnesota, as first divisional direc-
tor OF library work in camp hos
pitals. with headquarters al Allan
Ia, Ga.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
NeCkWeQr

\ beautiful new assortment j@st
received for Fourth Of July and out
ing wear in the latest novelty
summer weaves. Fine crepeS, foul
ards. grenadines, silks and wash
fabrics in striking new patterns and
color tones at csc to $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
Straw Hats

See the new season style sensations in straw
hats Fashionable sennit sailors, Fusiamyas,
split straws and mackinaws. Also soft hats in
neglgee shapes of mackinaw milan, madagas-
car. bangkok, le9horns and panama braidS
with plain novelty bands. Nou will not
find a smarter finer variety OF straw hats
anywhere reasonably priced.
So to $3.50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
ClOthCraft Suits

of the seasons tye They all pure wool and fast color
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
Are Best Served

Whether tailoring excellence
of
showing Of and Hart Schaffn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-28
Dixie Weave
and Outing Fabric Suits

by Hart
shape effects and novelty Also
rtnl
styles Sizes builds offered here
at $3.50, SIS up to $25
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-25

derstand that you can't dissolve a
hickory Ak handle into pulp. You
can split IL into hundred pieces, but
you cannot make a tibrous matter OF
1t. Go out and see anyone you wish
about it, and IL he don't tell you as
do will never again object to any Of
your plans"
"Yes, will go out" exclaimed Mr..
Bowser. as he brought his fist down
on the reading table, ''and I will let
half a dozen men decide who is the
ignoramus In the case. IL you know
more than do"
Mr.. Bowser went out He inter
viewed the carpenter. grocer, a
butcher and a builder. and. though
they didn't call him names. they
looked at him with amazement and
contempt that hurt his feelings.
The builder went so far as TO say
that he might as well buy out junk
shop and try to sell the old iron. brass
and copper to the papermakers and
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-25

wool. Already there IS not much diff
ference in the designs for street suits
between those of silk and those Of
wool. In the foreground of the pic
ture there is a suit of satin and near
enough for comparison one of wool.
Their lines and style features are very
much alike. The silk suit has skirt
with more fullness at the front than
usual; 1t is plain and hangs straight.
The coat, in the mode Of today, Is
uneven in length with long points at
the front. It's body is extended at
one side to form part of a wide girdle
where three fancy buttons finish it.
These buttons appear again as deco
ration on the sleeve where 1t flares
at the hand.
In this suit n shawl collar is supple
mented by a sailor collar under IL.
This order of things is reversed in the
wool suit where small separate col
lar on the waistcoat, overlays the coat
collar
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-25
BOWSer'S
Little Plan
He Is Going TO Reduce
the Cost of White
Paper One-Half
BY M. QUAD.
Copyright Mcclure Newspaper syndieate.)

BY NJ. QUAD.
When Mr.. BOwser came up 10 din
Ter the other evening there was q let
ter awaiting him which had come in
the afternoon mail. IL was q letter
from a postmaster up the state. He
opened IL, and expressed a great salts
faction. He had no particulars to give
out. and Mrs. Bowser had learned TO
repress her curiosity.
Half an hour after they had gone
upstairs Mr.. BOwser began pacing
the floor. as he always does when he
has got little scheme on hand. BY
and by he suddenly made up his
mind to unbosom himself, and he sat
down and drew the letter from his
pocket and said:
Mrs. Bowser l hold a fortune In
my hand"
HAS some one died and left you a
legacy?" she queried with smile.
"You know that paper is made OF
wOodpulp?"
"I do"
"They take wood and soften II up
In some way so as to make a pulp
OF 1t. You follow me. don't your"
"Yes, understand everything"
THE papermakers have tried in
vain TO find n substitute for this
wOodpulp. They have even ground
up old hats. They can make wrap
ping paper out OF bootlegs. and
straw stacks and a kind OF grass,
hut nothing but woodpulp makes the
paper they want to make most. and
whole forests have disappeared In
the last two or three years"
Yes, l have read about 1t several
times" said Mrs. Bowser. "Your
coming fortune has something to do
with the woodpulp. hasn't it,"
1T has all to do with IL, my dear,
as you will soon learn. About a
month ago stranger came into my
office and introduced himself as Mr..
Riley. He wanted to go to war and
become a great general. but he could
not do so unless he could make GER
tain business arrangements. He owns
a tract Of woodland, comprising 1000
acres. 1t was worth $15 an acre. but
he would sell 1t to me for $40, and give
ne plenty of time to pay for 1t. That
S, am to pay him half down In cash
and he takes mortgage on the land
ior three years. Those are very favor
able terms, and they could not have
oeen offered me. except that Mr.. Riley
was anxious to be general"
"Well?" was the query.
"He said that about half n dozen
paper manufacturers were after that
woodland, but he would give me the
preference. There are trees enough
on that land to keep 10 paper mills
going night and day for year. The
new supply of woodpulp will bring
down the price OF white paper fully
30 per cent. buy that land ut SO
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-25

an acre. hold II six months and
I am just as sure to get $25 for 1t
as the sun rises"
II do not take anything for
granted. am too good a business
man for that. Mr.. Riley could not
give me the number of trees on his
thousand acres. / put him off and
wrote to postmaster to get me
a man to 90 over the land and do
the counting. and here is his report.
II is more than satisfactory. and Mr..
Riley will be here tomorrow night
and we will close the bargain. ] will
read you the report. The man made
a careful count, and he says there
are about 40 trees to the acre-that
is, good-sized trees. These trees
comprise oaks. naples, beech and IRON
wood trees. There are also few chest
nut trees and elms."
"The man did not count any spruce
trees. did he7" asked Mrs. Bowser.
According to this statement, he did
not find any spruce trees at all, but
just the sort mentioned"
II thought II might turn out that
way. Your Mr.. Riley is a sharper.
my dear"
That's it--that's It. Begin your
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-25

There Is much refinement in the
styles appearing in new blouses, both
for ordinary and dressy wear, because
they are simple and depend upon fine
needlework decorations for their fin
fish. The receipt for the artistic in
blouses demands simplicity and sim
plicity is interesting in proportion TO
exquisite finish and originality in the
design of garments and their garnl-
lures. Women who are gifted with
fine sense of clothes are charmed with
the return Of some OF the beautiful,
old-time ideas Of decorative needle
work in the new blouses, inspired by
York that was all done by hand in
those distant days when many women
occupied much of their time with sew
ing.
But Il happens that In modern YER
sions of these old ideas machine work
often takes the place of handwork.
Even at that, considerable handwork in
basting as preparation for the machine
Is necessary. Among the examples of
this are blouses In which small cord
is introduced between two thicknesses
of georgette crepe or other sheer ma
terial by fine machine stitching on
each side Of the cord. This makes
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-25

fine ridges which are arranged in par
allel lines, like pintucks at the front
of the blouse and on the collar and
cuffs. Tiny crepe-covered buttons fast
ened by loops of the silk cord finish
these lovely blouses There is nothing
in them but the material and the work,
but they bring a high price.
The blouse shown in the picture
above is somewhat less difficult to
make, but not less beautiful. 1t Is of
crepe georgette, but would be as effec-
tive in fine French voile or batiste.
A checker-board design is made by
basting on small squares of the fab
ric at the front and on the cuffs OF
the blouse and having them all out
lined with hemstitching. At each side
of the band Of decoration made in this
way on the front of the blouse there
are groups of very small tucks. A
narrow band OF bead trimming is ex-
tended across the front panel of this
model. IL would not be as appropri-
ate on blouse of voIIe or batiste
made In this way.