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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
LIKE ARMY LIFE
WRITE SOLDIERS
Moline Lads In Service Of r..
Sam Send Letters Home
Praising Treatment

Moline boys like army lie r..
stantly letters are being rees,,.s
from them. stating they are plsa,.s
with the treatment which rn.l.
Sam gives, and especially the eat,
Frank f. H. Johnson who enl,.
ed in the coast artillery at Jers,-
son Barracks, Mo. was sen, !,
I Fort Worden, Wash, has bssa
transferred, on account of his ~
ceptional mechanical ability. Ia
ordnance corps, where be nav
holds the rank Of corporal, haviny
charge of the equipment store.
house.
Mr.. Johnson has become ysrv
popular among army sporting eir.
cles. and at the annual field nss,
which was held at ForI Worss,
last Tuesday he held wild Ri
willard" the present Iightwejrb,
champion of the coast defense n
Puget Sound, to draw in a fsst
six-round bout.
At recent performance OF tbs
Lights OLondon," presented ~
the Roundabout club, which mt,
on amateur theatricals, he took
prominent part. and although h
was his first appearance before The
footlights he won a vas, amount
of applause for his efforts. The
Arbutus club, all OF whose mem
bers are adept at playing string
instruments. have elected johnson
as honorary member he being cor
sidered a clever performer on tie
ukelele.
Russell W. Thomson, a member
of the Four Hundred Eleventh
Aero construction squadron, Van.
couver Barracks, Wash, writa
that everything is lovely up thers
in the northwest Reports to he
contrary notwithstanding, Thomson
declares that the men in the spruce
division are getting the best Of sT.
erything. that all are perfectly co.,
tented. and that there is no dal-
ger of the men being transferred
to Camp Mills, France, or any oh
er place in the immediate future.
It has come to the attention Of the
Moline men at Vancouver Barracks
that rumors are being circulated
to the effect that they were to Be
shunted about the country and
possibly sent to France, unneces-
sarily alarming relatives and
friends OF the men at home.
The men are well fed, says
Thomson. they are respected BY
the people. and the Y. NJ. c. A. tHd
churches are doing splendid work
in improving the morale Of the
men. Many of the men, he says
have signed the pledge to take Col
as their leader wherever they 60
and he says they will come home
better men.
In the opinion of Thomson the
men at Vancouver Barracks viii
be used for guard duty and fgh,-
ing forest fires.
Paul r. Nestler. former stu
dent at Augustana college, and Of
flee secretary at the Moline J.
c. A, has enlisted in the Unite
States army. Nestler had ben
studying for the ministry and wa
placed in Glass 5 by the exemption
board, but the call to the colofi
was too strong for him TO resist
and he decided to enlist. He Is 10
Gated at Camp Greene, Charlotte
n. c.. as a member Of Company I
Forty-seventh infantry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
is
TERMED FAULTY
States Attorney Thompson In Ad-
dress Before University Club
Attacks Procedure.

Doesn't it seem ridiculous that
il is possible by a three-fourths
majority vote to suspend or change
the entire constitution of the United
States and it takes unanimous
vote OF an even dozen TO convict in
a criminal action?'
Thus declared States Attorney
F. E Thompson in strorg appeal
for adequate and radical changes
in the petit and grand jury system
of this country in an address be
fore members Of the Moline Uni
versity club last evening at the
Manufacturers hotel
The county prosecutor said that
i. was his belief that a vote of 10
men out of the u should be suffic-
lent to convict for feionies, but that
for capital crime. there should be
a unanimous verdict.
He also attacked the fine sys-
TEN as entirely inadequate since TO
a poor man it meant to be sent to
Jail and for a rich man, il had no
effect whatever He favored a
grand jury of five instead of a cum
bersOme body as at present
Judge y. A. Larson also took a
fall out of present day judicial pro-
ceGure, saying that law terms used
are the same as have been used for
a century and are absurd and only
tend to delay and clog the wheels
of justice. He did remark that
much of the court congestion in
I Rock Island county is due to the
laziness of attorneys and cited as
an instance of this that on last
Monday five cases were set for trial
/ in the county court and that in
/ everyone of them, counsel insisted
on continuance while 30 jurors
/ drawing So day, loafed around
/ with nothing 10 do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
Police News

When a young lady stepped from
a street car at First street and
Fifth avenue, Moline, at O'Clock
last evening, young man followe
her. took hold of her arm AMI
started to walk with her. She
slapped him and ran, but he caught
her again and was attempting to
assault her when her cries aroused
a neighbor The culprit beat it.
According to the girl her assailant
wore a pinchback suit and had a
bit of a moustache.
c. l. Josephson, Moline Jewele-,
has lost his pet dog and mas called
upon the police to aid in the search
The dog is a Boston bull terrier
brindle and white. He has white
feet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
Obituary


Fred c. Coss, aged 81. died this
morning in the home OF his daugh-
ter. Mrs. II. c. First. Bill Nine
teenth street. Moline. after an i'll
ness of three months. Funeral
services will be held at 2:30 Fri
day afternoon in the residence OF
his daughter. Interment will be
in Chippiannock cemetery.
Mr.. Coss was born in New York
and had been resident of Rock
Island county more than half A
century. Many years he conducted
shoe business in Rock Island. He
also had a business on Third ave
rue between Fifteenth and SiA-
teenth streets, Moline.
Surviving are his SON, Elmer
Coss OF Davenport, and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. First and Miss Rather
inc Coss. both of Moline. Mrs.
Coss died 80 years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
HAIG REPLIES TO
WILSON; ASSURES
A FINAL VICTORY

Washington. March Z1.-Field
Marshal Haig's reply to PresideT.
Wilson'S cablegram was receive
today at the White house
Your message of generous APP
probation of the steadfastness ami
valor of our soldiers in the great
battle now raging has greatly
touched us" cabled the marshal.
please accept our heartfelt thanks
One and all believe in the justice
of our cause and are determine
to fight on without counting the
cost until the freedom of mankind
is safe"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
STEALS LOVE OF
WIFE Is CLAIM
john III. Steiner Brings Suit for
100000 Against Orlando Young
kin, Charging Alienation.

Suit for $4,000 for alienation Of
the affections of his wife has been
started in Moline city court by
John II. Steiner against Orlando
F. Youngkin, freight conductor on
the Rock Island road.
According to Mr.. Steiner. his
wife and the defendant became
friendly some time ago at Brook
Ign, Iowa, and alleged improper re-
lations between the two have ex-
listed for some time.
Several months ago Mrs. Steiner
was arrested by Moline police in
Third avenue restaurant, on COM
plant of the husband. who said that
the woman had abandoned her
children and taken the household
furniture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
LIKE WHALE MEAT!

Whale meat, in slabs, slices and
hunks, is on the local market in
Moline. Five hundred and twenty
eight pounds of it have been inn
ported by the Chicago Butchers &
Packers company, with which %
experiment on the Moline fish-eat
ers and Carl Muttera, manager Cf
the market, reports sales are good.
The meat is of a deep "ed\ color,
resembling beef. All the edible
meat of whale is taken from the
back.
We are introducing hale meat
in Moline" declared Mr.. Muttera,
lin accordance with an order of
the United States government that
whale and other deep-sea food DC
used in order TO conserve the sup
ply of beef and pork"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
BAN BEING HELD
FOR EXPLOSION
AT JERSEY CITY

New York, March 27.-Police
headquarters announced today that
Jacob A. Altman had confessed that
he was responsible for the fire
which caused the explosion in the
Jarvis warehouse in Jersey City
yesterday. He said. according to
the police, that he started it acct
dentally.
Altman, who is SO years old, was
employed at the warehouse. He
said. the police asserted. that he
accidentally dropped a oigaret on
inflammable materials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
WOMEN ASK THAT
IDLE MEN BE PUT
IN PLACES FIRST

Washington, March 27.-The ma
tional conference of the women's
committee of the National Council
of Defense has adopted the policy
CT discouraging the industrial en-
ployment of women until idle men
are set to work. Members of the
conference assert that there are
$4,000 unemployed men in New
York and reports show that other
cities have comparatively large
numbers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
RUYTNG AN ANBVLANCE.

The Moline camp of Sons of Vet
Grams is being successful in rails
ing a fund of $500 for the pur-
chase of an ambulance to be used
by the American forces in France.
Each camp of the organization has
been asked to purchase an ambu-
lance. The vehicle will carry a
brass plate upon which will be in
scribed the name OF the camp MAX
ing the donation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
SAFE IN FRANCE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S,0ft. East
Moline. have received word of the
safe arrival in France of their son
Henry and also Harry Palmer
The boys were sent TO Camp Dodge
but were transferred to the enri-
neering corps and are new a part
of the American eXpeditionaTv
army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
VOTE FOR THESE
Democratic Ticket.

Moline Township.
Assistant superyisOrS-SteVe
Hicks. II. l.. Meyers, Chris
Christopher. DIR. j. ID. Nickel
.ey. J. H. Mcbride.
AssessOr-A. l.. Pulyer.
Clerk Robert Rank.
Constable Miles Riley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27

James Banding, who is with the
Forty-fifjh United States infantry
at Camp Taylor, Louisville. Ky,
has been advanced to provisional
first lieutenant with the regulars,
according TO word which his faith
er, L. c. Blanding, Moline has re-
ceived.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
WILCOX RESIGNS

William NJ Wilcox. 151t Seven
teenth avenue, today presented his
resignation as member of the Mo-
line police department 40 Commits
sioner Stouffer. The resignation is
to take effect April l. Officer Will
cox said he is going to leave the
city. He is a night patrolman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
FORMER GAR AND
FAMILY WILL BE
MOVED TO URALS

London, March 27.-The Bolshe-
Wiki government has decided to
transfer Nicholas Romanoff. the
former emperor, and his family
from Tobolsk 20 the Ural region
according to an announcement in
Petrograd newspapers transmit
ted in a Reuter- dispatch. 1t was
decided to take this action in view
of the possibilities of complications
in the far east
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
HOLD REGISTRArION

Voters of East Moline registered
yesterday for the city election 10
be held April IS at which time To-
cal option is to be an issue and
four aldermen are to be- named.
The second and last re5Istra alton
day is April Q.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
RTRGLAR IN THEATRE

The Lyric theatre at Fifteenth
street and Sixth avenue. Moline,
was entered last night and $15 III
money was taken. Two gum ma
chimes were rifled. the amount OBJ
tanned being unknown Entrance
was gained through rear window
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
MANY WOMEN REGISTER.

About half OF the registration
books of the city of Moline have
been turned in. and they show the
registrations of men and women to
be in about the proportion of four
TO three.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
MOLINE OFFICE,
EAST MOLINE OFFICE,
Dates to Remember
EAST MOLINE.

Election-April 16. Vote on To-
cal option and for four aldermen.
TOWNSHIP.
Election April , Name super
visors and other town officers in
Hampton and South Moline town
ships.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20
To IAN AmiabIe Child"

A small monument reminiscent Of
old-time New York is often noted on
riverside drive, near that somber me-
mortal, Grants tomb. The little stone
is inscribed "Erected to the Memory
of an Amiable Child" The touching
inscription has aroused much curl
osity as to the unrecorded name Of
the victim of an untimely fate. A
New York city paper says that the
child was the son of George Pollock,
who owned tract of land in this Sec
ton in 1897. While this "amiable
child was on a fishing excursion with
his father at a place called Fishing
Rock, short distance out in the riv-
err, he fell overheard and was drown
ed. The father wrote, in conveying
to another person the land where the
monument stands; "The surrounding
ground will fall into the hands of
know not whom, whose prejudices or
better taste may remove the monu
ment and lay the Enclosure open. You
will confer a peculiar and interesting
favor upon me by allowing me to con-
vey the Enclosure to you
keeping it, however, always Enclosed
and sacredsr--E'rom the Outlook.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20
TO Be SETTLED
BY ARBITRATION
Trouble at General Electric Com
pany's Plant in Fair Way of
Adjustment.
BOTH SIDES IN AGREEMENT
Former President Taft and Frank P.
Walsh viii Settle the Difficulty
Other News of Interest to the
Workers of the Country.

The General Electric company and
its 21,000 employees at Schenectady,
n. Y, agreed to submit their differ
ences over wages to arbitration by for
mer President Taft and Frank p.
Walsh, joint chairmen of the National
War Labor board. In making this an
nouncement Messrs. Taft and Walsh
said the agreement binds both sides to
abide by the decision of the boards
chairmen.
Hearings in the controversy were
held at Schenectady by the joint
chairmen and in announcing the re-
suit the chairmen said that their inter-
vention had prevented a strike at the
plant which is engaged on important
war work.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20
Killed on English Railroads.

The number of train miles run for"
each man killed by the movement OF
trains or vehicles other than In train
accidents and in shunting during re-
cent year was for the Ii principal Eng
lish railroad companies as follows :
Midland, 100000; Great Western, g.
27SO00; London & Northwestern. r.
273,000; London & Northwestern, q.
227, 900; Great Northern, 2,089,O00s
Southeastern & Chatham, 1,943, COO
Northeastern, 1912, 900; Great Central,
100000; London. Brighton & South
Coast, 100000; Great Eastern, 1,427>
900; Lancashire & Yorkshire, 1882
900; London & Southwestern, 1885 :
900.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20
The Worm Turned.

A Richmond (va.) man who mo-
tOred down to the resort where his
wife and baby were spending the sum-
mer was called on to help prepare the
morning meal of his son and heir. He
proved a little unskilled In removing
the top Of the can that was handed
him, and his wife became scornful and
impatient.
II do wish / had married q man !"
she said, with fine sarcasm.
The unfortunate continued to strug
gle vainly with the stubborn tin.
"And / do wish I had married o.
woman" he grunted. "Then would
not have had to bother with these ar
tiflcial breakfast foods"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20
GRANT INCREASE or WAGES
National War Labor Board Allows Pa.
per Workers an Advance Of
10 Cents an Hour.

Award of a general wage increas6
OF 10 cents an hour for workers in
the wood pulp and news print paper
industry, with equal pay for men and
women doing the same work, was an
nounced by the war labor board, which
at the same time made public letter
at the federal trade commission rec
ommending that news print paper
prices recently fixed be Reconstructed
to determine whether there should be
a further increase to cover the adj
yanced cost of production.
The wage advances are binding up
on nineteen companies and affect the
membership of eight unions. The
new scales, running from % to SO per
cent over schedules established in Oc-
tober, 1917, give inside day workers
the lowest rate, of SO cents an hour,
increasing for more skilled trades to
minimum of so cents an hour for
mechanical repairmen.
A minimum of 81 cents a pound for
news print paper was fixed June 10 by
the federal trade commission, the pre-.
vious figure having been cents.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Governor Gardner of Missouri says
"a pro-German is German spy"
There is no other sensible construction
TO place upon a pro-German. \ pro-
German is an anti-American and has
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Paper pulp made from banana skins
by French engineer named Blanchin.
in the Canary islands, is said to be a
great success. 1t always has seemed
that there might be a better use for
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

The French must have put that long.
Huns have mislaid the map Of Paris
showing the location Of the orphan
asylums.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

This daylight saving business win
teach Tots of city folks what n really
nice thing they have always missed by
not getting up an hour earlier in the
morning.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Birdseed has advanced in price:
hut perhaps this is not a very serious
matter if there is foundation for The
old saying about 'caJing as little as
canary"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Firecrackers and fireworks are for
hidden for the Fourth Of July this
year, as the government needs al the
powder. War Is not without its COM.
pensationS.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Those White House lawn sheep have
already been shorn and plethoric patri-
OTIS are offering 50 a pound for their
wool Some yarn that.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Blisters are the first wounds of war
and the patriotic at home can get
handfulS of them.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Snails are to be boosted as a war
food. They don't sound appetizing to
many people, but they are delicious If
you call them escargots.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Have any arrangements been made
TO take care Of the self-styled military
experts after the war?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

1t Is claimed for hippopotamus meat
that it is as good as-pork. How.abont
Keeping a hippopotamus in the bach
yard?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

We must conquer the whimS of or
own appetites before we can hope to
conquer the German menace.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Those 100000 or 100000 Americans
In France will be lonesome until they
get few million more companions.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20
BY the sword and the hoe we shall
conquerl

Quarters will win the war-buy
Thrift stampsl
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

, The federal food board declares that
many varieties Of sea weed are more
or less edible" What does it mean,
more or less?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

The army mule is TO lose his bray.
He has proved useful and faithful,
but like many another in this critical
time he will lift his voice ut the wrong
time
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Uncle Sans soldiers may now be
given medals for bravery. This means
that a lot Of new medals viii have tG
be struck off right away.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Still it may he better to have ali
our trouble with the airpIanes before
instead of after they get into the air
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Atrplanes are now used officially to
carry mail in this country. Chalk up
another credit to the account of war.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Seven million women are employed
IN gainful occupations in the United
States, not including those playing
bridge for prizes.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Every ex-potentate who goes thither
affirms that Switzerland is preferable
to st. Helena.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

When our boys in Europe come home
IN bunch they will not need to wear
life preservers through the submarine
zone.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

In pulling a strike in wartime it does
not pay TO be too quick on the trig.
ger finger.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Try farming for diversion-just as
heaIthful and more profitable than golf
or tennis.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Americans are described IA laugh.
ing at the new gas employed by Ger
mans. And it is not laughing gas,
either.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

And even in the matter of giving till
It hurts some folk appear to hurt a
whole lot sooner than others.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Maybe the catching of Il bug in time
in that war garden will prevent nine
dozen next week.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

There are no snakes in Ireland, but
German emissaries will do their best to
supply the deficiency.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

Let quarters invested in Thrift
stamps grow up into War Savings GER
tificates.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

A tiny bottle of Freezone costs but
few cents at any drug store, but Is snf-
ficient to remove every hard corn, soft
corn, or corn between the toes, and the
calluses, without soreness or irritation.
Freezone is the sensational discOv-
cry of Cincinnati genius. 1t Is Won
derful.--Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

What has become of the old-fash-
Toned movie hero who used to eat 'em
alive?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-20

This world is being made painfully
unsafe for loafers.