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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
REY PEACH STONES.

Amsterdam. The national col
lection Of fruit pits and peach
stones" has been launched in Ger
many under the patronage OF the
Fatherland Women's union. Stones
of cherries. plums and peaches will
be paid for at the rate Of a cent q
pound, but instead of money pay
ment, collectors will receive gov
eminent soup squares" at the re
duced rate of two for a cent. The
newspaper announcements say that
these soup cubes are rightly in
great demand owing to their large
amount OF fats"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
u flying kelly field San Antonio Texas

Airplanes enough to drive Ger
many out of the air and then bomb
Berlin and other German cities
That's the vision of military ex-
perts and. officials of the aircraft
department of the war.
Many are agreed that if the war
is to be won without years of strug-
Cling on land between armies with
no definite gains by either, air
planes are going to be produced by
the United States just as fast as
they can be turned out. A few
months ago government officials
talked Of producing some 10000
planes and training enough men to
run them. Now the aim is to pro-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
ANOTHER RECORD
OUTPUT is MADE
BY COAL MINERS

Washington, July 22.-American
coal miners established another
record production of bituminous
coal during the week ending
by the fuel administration show. A
total of 13,243,000 tons was mined,
an increase of 2,9S7.000 tons over
the week before and 1881 900 tons
above the average weekly require
ments of 1921 500 tons estimated
by the fuel administration as nee
essary TO keep the war program go
ing at full speed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
HALF CENT BOOST
FOR OIL ALL RIGHT
SAYS FUEL BOARD

Washington, July 22.-To meet
tho increased railroad freight rates
recently ordered by the railroad ad-
ministration, the fuel administra-
ton has announced that effective
today 1t would not object TO an ad-
vance of one half a cent a gallon
in the wholesale tank wagon mar
ket price OF gasoline, naphtha. and
refined oil throughout the country.
The advance in the retail price
shall not be greater than that in
the wholesale price, it was an
nounced,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22

bring home to the German people
in an emphatic manner that they
are a beaten people and that it is
useless to continue the waste OF
lives and resources.
The building of bombing planes
is considered Of prime Importance
and is being well handled. John d.
Ryan. head of the aircraft division
Of the war, is saying nothing and
saving out airplanes. so to speak.
He has spent considerable time
looking over the airplane factories
equipment His first task Will be to
getting all the factories working at
capacity. Then he will have to
nlan expansions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22

duce those 10000 and then keep
right on turning them out. The
aviation branch of the training
schools will be enlarged to train
enough pupils TO meet the need.
The first thing of course is to
put enough planes in the field to
keep the allied battle lines free of
German craft
The next step. experts agree,
would be the bombing of Berlin
and other important towns, along
with ammunition plants and other
war factories.
Then the bombing of Berlin
would have a psychological as well
as practical effect. 1t would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
AGAINST DESIGN.

Amsterdam.-The royal museum
of Wuerttemberg, Germany, has is
sued a protest against the ugly
looking design of Germania which
now adorns German postage stamps
of practically all denominations :
The museum has asked German
artists to take part in national
competition for a new design.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
Licensed To Wed
-....-....... Maquoketa, Ia.
bOADS or THE FOURTH LIB
IRIl INAN

bonds Or the fourth Liberty loan
are now being turned out by the
thousands daily by the treasury's
bureau OF engraving and printing
sae bonds are similar in form and
leSign 10 those OF the third loan.
ana space has been left on each
Dohd for insertion of the exact
Terms Of the bonds.
II is believed that a sufficient
number Of the bonds will be ready
70 make possible immediate deliv-
ery of all bonds of the fourth loan
as they are purchased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22

Investigation on the part of Mr..
Griswold has revealed the fact that
several sugar users in the city have
purchased % pounds of sugar for
canning, but used only a small part
of that amount to can the products
on hand while the balance is being
kept to can other products when
they can be secured.
In reducing the canning allow
ance to 10 pounds, this can be elm
mated. Ten pounds is considered
a sufficient amount for the average
housewife with which TO can what
products are on hand. The balance
of the % pounds can then be sold
to other users who have been I'm
able to secure a needed supply.
While IL is not against the rules to
keep the sugar sold for canning
purposes until the products are Sc
cured. it is taking the sugar off
the market, whereas it might be
utilized as soon as purchased, MI
Griswold says.
Conserve Supply.
SuRarless canning is urged by
Mr.. Griswold and this has proved
successful method in every way.
Investigation has revealed that
large part of the housekeepers in
Rock Island are using this method
in saving sugar. Practically every
fruit Juice can be canned and then
made into Jelly as tie supply of su-
gar Is secured. The juice can be
kept for many months without dan
ger of spelling Fruits that are
preserved with sugar are conttn-
ually in danger of becoming crYs-
talized and mouldy, making its use
imDossible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22

CANNING IS OUT
Reduce Sugar Certificates From %
to 10 Pounds by Order of
Administrator.
HELPS DISTRIBUTE SUPPLY
Urge Preserving of Needed Supplies
without the Use of Sweeten-
ing If Possible.

"Grocers in Rock Island are
hereby ordered to discontinue sell
ing % pounds of sugar on certifi
Gates issued to consumers, but may
to Ahose who have purchased no SUI
gar for canning, sell in lots not 10
exceed 10 pounds. reducing the fig
ures on the certificate TO coincide
with the amount delivered. No sec
ond sales of even 10 pounds shall
be made without written orders
from the food administrator.
m. o. GRISWOLD,
County Food Administrator"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22

Argus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
Iron and Steel ReUieu

Cleveland, O., February 27.-(Special) The Iron Trade Review says today: Dis appointing progress is attending the wig orous efforts being made to re-estab- fish normal iron and steel production. Coke remains an uncertain factor. for while the car deliveries have shown initial importance, the car supply is re- ceding below needs and expectations
 Eastern steelmakers are operating from 50 to 75 per cent of capacity. At Coats vile, Pa, the plate mill has resumed after two weeks idleness, but other eastern plants still are shut down. Steel corporation plants show better operat- ing record with blast furnaces at To per cent, steel works at S5 per cent, and finishing mills at 80 to S5 per cent of capacity. It is estimated authoratively the government is taking from 75 to 80 per cent of present steel output. Gen eral domestic demand for steel has fall Zen off sharply during the past two weeks. Sellers of Lake Superior iron ore are ready to contract for 1918 delivery. This years contracts contain new clause providing for price adjustment to meet any future action by an authorized federal agency Reservations of ore have been heavy but considerable ton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
Fifth District Rotary
 Clubs to Meet in Selma

Selma, February 27.-(Special.) )-The an- nual conference of the Fifth District Ro- tary clubs, which convenes in Selma March 4, will bring to the city something like 150 of the most prominent men of the south, with several officers of the international association from distant states.
 Birmingham is to send strong delega- tion, which will arrive Sunday night. Secretary Richards of the local club an- nounced today that the Selma Rotes will extend every courtesy Rotariarily to their guests, which means that the. entire city will be at their disposal for the length of their stay.
 strong delegations. The Mobile men will arrive Sunday night on their private Pullman, which they will occupy dur ing their stay here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28

mage remains to be sold. A more vigor- ous policy continues to be shown by the government in the distribution of raw materials where the need is most press ing in order to sustain or increase pro- duction.
 Connellsville coke in excess of 10000. tons monthly has been commandeered by the fuel administration for an eastern steelmaker. Many furnaces have been able to make little progress in cutting down large volume of 1917 business they were obliged to carry over into this year. This Is factor of importance in shortage of future iron, which grows steadily.
 Surprising results reached by an inn portant valley and lake seller after comprehensive investigation is that 80 per cent of foundry and malleable grades now being shipped to it's customers is go- ing. into direct or indirect war work The impression has been general that foundries were not nearly as extensively engageg along essential lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
SO-CA[[ED ALIEN STACKER MEASURE
 PASSES IN HOUSE
Notwithstanding Opposition of Administration Vote Was Overwhelming in
 Favor of Bill

Washington, February 27.-The so- called alien stacker bill, to bar from citizenship and authorize deportation of aliens of draft age who claim ex- emption from military service, and au- thorizing the drafting of any aliens for agricultural or manufacturing work, was passed by the House to- night by a vote of 344 to q. It now goes to the Senate.
 The administration opposed the bill on the ground that it violates existing treaties and would embarrass the gov ernment in negotiating treaties with its co-belligerents providing for the drafting of their nationals resident in this country. Such treaties with Great Britain and Canada have been signed and those with France and Italy are about completed.
 The bill is applicable only to citi- gems of countries at war with Germany who are eligible to American citizen ship and provides not only that they shall be forever barred from citizen- ship in the United States, but that they shall be deported as soon as practica- ble. The imm mgration committee in re- porting the bill and speakers in the House today said it would not be pos sible to deport any appreciable num- Der of affected aliens any time soon since ships to carry them would not be available.
 Before passing the bill, the House de- feated. 235 to 133, an amendment by Representative Rogers of Massachus- etts, which provided that the act should not supercede any existing treaties which stipulate that the United States shall not subject the nationals of a treaty country to compulsory military service. This amendment had been agreed to week ago by the House sit ting as a committee of the whole.
 During debate today, Chairman Flood of the foreign affairs commit tee, and Representative Temple of Pennsylvania, member of that com mittee, said the bill did not violate any existing treaty. MT. Temple in- sisted that the country had the right to say that an alien who would not as- sume the country's burdens should not enjoy it's privileges. MT. Flood was one of those voting against the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
Pastor Russell Sect Headquarters Raided
 by Government Agents

New York. February e7.-AEents of the United States army intelligence ser vice raided the headquarters in Brook lyn of the Pastor Russell foundation, a reputed religious organization, late today and seized a number of books and papers. The literature was turned over to the federal district attorney to de- termine if it contained seditious matter
 The raid was said to have been made in connection with the arrest recently of followers of the Russell sect in To- ronto. Ontario, where five persons are on trial charged with publishing and circu- lating a book called The Finished. Mys- tery," alleged to be seditious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
Ho0ver's Assistant Goes in an Airplane to Fill
 Georgia Speaking Date

Macon. Ga, February 27,--F. c. Wal cott assistant to Federal Food Admin istrator Hoover. accompanied by Pilot Goodell. made flight from Macon to Milledgevile. Ga. late this afternoon in an army balloon.
 Walcott delivered the principal address before a statewide meeting here today. which was called by Governor Dorsey for discussion of food conservation and production. Governor Dorsey had planned to make the flight in the balloon but changed his plans at the last mo- ment in order to attend state council of defense confarannr-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
Special Bargains by Merchants in
 Today's Age-Herald

Saks' features Manhattan, Emery and Eagle shirts for men.
 Porter's offer spring weight union suits for men at $2.5o.
 Jacobs drug store feature chlorox dental cream at 40 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28

EVE AY-O ne meatle meal 7  lfresho or l MONDAY aress days wheat lproduc n bacon Hard or Potatoes must so by be and in
  and cities should quantities no to 1 1centpe
 
  
  rolled
  to paragraph will of hand ked
  | H. aiman. l
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-27
TOTTENVILLE

Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Lehman
are at Catskiils in the CatslSill noun
ta1ns, where the former Is attending
the annual convention of the New
York Pharmaceutical Association In
session this week.
Edward Taylor was home yester-
day from Pelham Bay training station
for visit with his father and sisters.
Miss Pearl Finberg of Manhattan
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Alschuler OF Main street
Mrs. Alexander Campbell of Joline
avenue Is progressing very favorably
at st. Vincents hospital.
Miss Helen Brennan who gradu-
ated from the stenographtc depart
ment of the Grace Institute Tuesday
afternoon has accepted position
with the W. r. Grace Company a,
Hanover Square, Manhattan.
A marriage license has been issued
at Borough hall to Miss Anna NJ.
Smith Of Sea Side boulevard and
James P. Dolan Of Perth Amboy.
Cosimo Cooco, captain of a scow at
the garbage plant, charged with as
saulting Rocco Tacucha, captain OF
another scow at that place, Tuesday
night, was yesterday held by Magis-
trate Evins in the second district
court without bail.
Seventy one alien German women
were registered at the station house
during the ten days that was set for
registering them under the law. Sew
enty-three affldavits were given out
during this time and the two that
We're not ready will probably appear
today.
A meeting of Richmond Rebekah
Lodge, Odd Fellows, was held last
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-27
> BARRIERS BOOST RATES
Haircutting Now Costs Thirty five
Cents in South Amboy
D., co.cinf Covre snJrdens.

Haircutting Now Costs IMrty-hve
Cents in South Amboy
By Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, June 27:-After
July all the BARRIERS Of this city
have agreed to advance their prices
as follows: Haircutting, thirty-f1ve
cents; massage. twenty-five cents;
shampoo, twenty-five cents: shaving.
fifteen cents, and singeing. twenty-fa
cents.
They have also agreed that after
October 1 they will have their barber
shops open every day from 1880 a.
m. until 8 p. m. with the exception OF
wednesday, which day they will re-
main open until $3.50 IN the evening,
and will be open on Saturday night
until II o'clock. They have also con-
sented to keep closed all day on
Christmas, and all other holidays they
will close at ~ o'clock. Any one Of
the BARRIERS who Is found violating
these rules will be fined SO.
The following BARRIERS have signed
this agreement: James F. Brady, Leo
N, Credico, Sam Lunetto, Carle Cont.
Caslnvo Tarantino, Frank Richuisa,
Lorenzo Barich. Fred Bunting and
Fred Miller.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-27
CHAUTAUQUA OPENS
Children Have Parade and Ticket
Hunt Yesterday.
LII HpaCinl CorreanondRnf.

TOTTENVILLE, June 27-Two
hundred school children took part in
the patriotic parade for the Junior
Chautauqua last night that was held
in Tottenville,
The start was made at the school
shortly after Z o'clock and the march
was down Amboy road to Main street,
to Arthur Kill road and counter
march again over the same route. On
the return to the school ticket hunt
was held in the grass about the school
ground. Eiv etikceswteresfshrdlu
grounds. Five tickets were given away
in this manner to the kiddies for the
Junior Chautauqua that opens today
in connection with the Community
Chautauqua under large tent at Ell
lott avenue and Butler avenue.
William Scott of the Junior Naval
Reserves. was In charge Of the pa
rade. Stanley e. 6dady. advance tick
ct agent, arranged for the parade and
charge Of the ticket hunt.
The tent was erected yesterday and
everything is In readiness for the
opening Of the five days entertainm ent
that Is to be held from now until
and including July 2, with the excep-
ton Of Sunday. Today is known as
Liberty Day and the opening concert
Is being given this afternoon by the
Fisher shipp Concert Company.
The program tonight will include a
lecture by DR.. Joseph Glare, Of Lon
don, the famous English orator and
authority on Russian affairs, who for
the past five years has been pastor
OF the British American church in
Petrograd. He brings a great mes-
sage from that country. The Fisher
Shipp Concert Company will also fur
nish the music. q
Tomorrow will be National Service
day, when another excellent program
will be presented. Albert Edward
Wiggam will be the lecturer at night
and Mr.. and Mrs. EN- erson White
will give the concert in the afternoon
with J. Franklin Caveny, cartoonist
and clay modeler.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-27
Tappen is Having
"Time of My Life"

The happy and proud mother of q
good son, who is at present conva-
lescins in a base hospital in France,
has received from him, souvenirs of
his trip to the front, while his father
on his birthday on May %, received
twenty-five dollars from the son, as q
gift.
Mrs. J. H. Tappen, of Sewaren, is
the mother. Howard r. Tappen is
the son. He used to work at the Rar-
itan Copper Works before Kaiser Will
helm, the cussed, went one step too far
and Howard just naturally up and
Joined the engineers. He was with
Luke Lovely, the South Amboy hero,
and with Louis Zehrer, of Sewaren
when the engineers made their first
and famous struggle against over
whelming odds back last November,
He got his foot bunged UP some
time ago with that common and nasty
complaint known as trench feet and
has been in the hospital since, getting
the care Uncle Sam bestows on his
hapless warriors who meet with mis-
fortune before they come back safe
ly
From that famous old town in
France, Somewhere. he has sent his
mother two beautiful souvenirs, one
an embroidered silk handkerchief
with the colors Of the Allied nations
woven into flowers on a yellow field,
and a postcard on which is woven in
fine silk 1918, containing every ma
tional color Of every ally, arranged so
as to form the numerals.
1t isn't every boy who would re-
member his fathers birthday when
he was over in France and In q hos
pital in the bargain. but every boy
isn't like Howard Tappen, and his
mothers proud eyes shone, and the
service flag on her breast and the en-
broidered service ribbon on her knit
ting bag glistened just little bright
er when she told this morning of
what a good boy Howard was, and
then she headed for the Red Cross
rooms to show her souvenirs and to
get to work.
In one of his letters Tappen says,
Just received twenty-five letters, the
box and wangdoodle, everything in
good condition" Some boy, that, who
gets twenty five letters in one mail.
II have only few minutes" he
writes, Ito drop you a few lines So az
to get this letter in the morning mail.
am getting better now and am as
lively as ever and having the time of
my life. I've got to close now and
get my foot dressed"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-27
NEW WELL SUCCESSFUL
6y Special Correspondent.

KEYPORT, June 27:-The new
well at the water pumping station
which has been recently driven is fast
nearing completion and at test on
Wednesday morning it was found that
by the use of an adequate amount Of
steam that the well is capable of pro-
ducing about $4,000 gallons per day
Owing to sediment Of clay which
is found in the water it will be few
days yet before the newly driven well
can be used. The clay sediment was
also found at the we'll driven in Nor
gan and also one driven by the Mon
mouth Lighting Company recently.
The water appears to be Of good
quality and when the permanent
pipes are laid the we'll will be capable
of producing almost a half million
gallons Of water per day. 1t is ex-
pected that the old wells will also be
repaired as soon as the new one is in
use. after which a very adequate sup
ply of water for the borough use will
be on hand. At present the water
supply is very small and the pressure
decidedly weak, and in order to do
away with all possibility of fire, the
fire chief has asked that all papers
and inflammable articles be removed
from cellars and yards
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-27
Writes Gas Story
Wearing Gas Mask
BY FRED 8. FERGUSON

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN PICARDY, June 8. (By Mail. y
| This Is story about gas, written with
a gas mask on.
A Pickering candle furnishes the
light. 1t is night Outside the roar
of the night can be heard. The light
Of the guns flashes across the sky.
The hum Of atrplanes can be heard
overhead in the moonlight, while an
anti-aircraft gun over at the right
barks in protest at the invading foe
of the air.
The gas mask Is not comfortable,
but this is to demonstrate that your
boy from home who may have to wear
one Is not helpless In 1t. The eye
pieces-the windows-cloud up a
good deal, but after taking your An
ger and carefully pushing In the side
OF the mask, the windows can be
wiped. This must be done carefully
50 there Is no leak along the side Of
the face. The mask must remain
tight and snug.
Breathe Through Mouth.
The nose clip is on my nose. as I
write. A rubber hose with q mouth
piece much like q football nose guard
can just forget about the mask, and
breathe naturally, through your
mouth instead of your nose, you get
along in great shape. If you get
fussy about 1t there's likely to be
trouble.
The secret about combating gas is
to keep your head. When there Is q
gas alarm, a soldier is taught to put
on his gas mask and keep It on. Well
trained troops do not often suffer
heavy gas casualties nowadays. The
hn L..
impair their efficiency while they are
wearing the masks.
Here Is whore I change paper in
the typewriter.
I am making four carbons of this,
so have to take this paper out, count
out five other sheets, put the carbons
In place and reload" the typewriter
business Of cleaning the win
dows.")
Not Slow Work.
It took me just minute and
sheets are in straight. I'll leave 1t to
the copy editor If the tipping of this
story isn't just about as good as my
copy written under normal conditions
This mask is an absolute guard
against gas. If you have 1t on prop
erly and keep 1t on until the danger
Is past you are not going to be gassed.
The Boche introduced gas, but the
British brought out the respirator
mask, and took away much OF the
the Boche had planned.
There never will be such a gassing
as that of the battle of Ypres under
present conditions. There is an ele-
ment of surprise in gas thrown in
shells. but unless a man is gassed
within a couple OF minutes after the
hrst shell hits. he Is not likely to be
gassed at all II he takes the proper
precautions as to putting on his mask
and keeping it on.
Men work their guns in artillery
positions with gas masks on when
necessary. 1t isn't an ideal way to
have to fire. but 1t can be done /
have Just walked outside and had
look at a Boche airplane and the
burst OF anti-aircraft shells about II.
and returned-with the mask still on.
The windows" are clear enough to
snabie me to see the black dot-the
Boche-in the sky. Forty minutes
have passed since 1 put on the mask
md started this story.