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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
APPOINTMENT CAUSES wRANGLE.

APPOINTMENT CAUSES WRANGLE.
Appointment Of George Daebelliehn
as member Of the Moline fire depart.
ment was temporarily held up this
morning by City Attorney ]. M. Johns
ton, the latter contending that no man
should be commissioned as q city Of
ficer who had not paid a fine assessed
against him in justice court.
Daebelliehn, according to the city
attorney, was convicted last summer
on a charge of violation Of the state
motor vehicle law. HE appealed the
case" said Mr.. Johnston. land that is
usually done in hope of avoiding pay
ment of the fine. Daebelliehn ought to
pay that fine before being appointed to
the fire department"
The city commission then discussed
the habit of appealing speed cases and
the possibility Of such cases ever COM
ing to trial before a higher court.
Appointment Of Daebellihen was rat
| flied.
Commissioner Stouffer, upon whose
recommendation Daebelliehn was
named, promised he would tell the new
appointee to pay the fine. Daebelliehn
was formerly member Of the police
department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
ROWLIE ODELL IS
ENJOYING LIFE IN
HOUSTON CAMP

In a newsy letter which Moline
friends have received from Machinist
Rowlie Odell, Battery B. 123rd field
artillery, Camp Logan, Houston, Texas,
he says that rumorst in camp are to
the effect that Rock Island county boys
will not be in France by March l.
Among other things he say:
THE last few days have been lit
tie cold and rainy, and we Illinois
boys notice the cold weather more
down here than we did at home. We
have had only two nights all winter
that it froze; one was Feb. /. A DR.
Scott who had been in Texas "a years
said this had been the coolest winter
he ever saw in Texas"
Odell explains that the old Sixth
regiment, now field artillery, Is sup
posed to use 61inch guns, but is us.
ing the -four point sevens." The lat.
ter shoots shrapnel weighing about 12(
pounds and throws it 1900 yards. Bat.
terry B, composed Of the former Com.
pany B of Aledo and E of Sterling
was on the range few days ago and
did tine WORT with the big guns. Ont
Officer was heard to say that IL thu
boys do as we'll over there as they
do here, well, the kaiser will be II
hell on short notime." Battery B mad,
several perfect hits last week.
| Camp Logan, he says, is fine CAM
and wonderfully clean. The tent
have board floors and are boarded vi
about four feet on the sides, and tn,
sides of the tents. are raised up abou
six feet. They have good stoves an,
electric lights.
Back in Moline he says he kicke,
If her" father insisted II o'clock wa
late enough, but in the army it is
and he is always ready to turn in.
People from home always get roya
welcome, and he mentions that MI
and Mrs. Will Hall and Clair Willets Q
Aledo were in camp last week.
Captain o. E. Carlstrom is expect
ing Is trucks and seven passenge
car to equip his battery. The 123d i
to be a motor-drawn unit, and has n
use for horses.
! Few of the boys, he says, are seek
ing discharges, for they are in tn
service to help get the kaiser, an
want to stay on the job until it is fin
ished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
NEW TRAIN SCHEDULE.

Officials OF the Rock Island road an
nounce the following changes Ill
trains through Moline to go into eff
feet tomorrow:
No. s, known as the Rocky Noun
tain Limited and due to arrive here
from the west at 1922, noon, will
arrive at 4:40 in the afternoon. That
train will leave here for Chicago about
on the time of train No. rs. Train
No. rs has been discontinued. -
A new train for Chicago has been
formed to leave here at 1885 noon.
That train will be made up at Daven-
port and will be known as train No.
202
Train No. 3, from Chicago, due here
at 1888 in the evening, will run only
to Omaha.
All other trains will, for the time
being, run on the old schedule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
ITALY'S EFFICIENCY
SHOWS GREAT GAIN

Rome, Feb. 11.-(Correspondence Of
the Associated Press) The industrial
war efficiency of Italy has increased
80 times over within two and half
years, according to DR.. Albert Dallo;
lilo, minister of arms and munitions.
I'VE were able to turn out over
three hundred cannon during the
month OF November to replace those
lost to the enemy in October" he
said. IAN idea of what has been ac-
complished may be gathered from the
fact that whereas previous to Italy's
entrance into the war we had about
one hundred and twenty-five incom-
pletely equipped factories, employing
$4,000 workmen. today We have g.
$50 factories going and will soon haze
1000, employing over seven hundred
thousand workmen OF whom 100000
are women and $4,000 are boys. OF
these 1850 factories 1850 are CLASH
fed as auxiliary and 1900 as minor
shops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
WAR EXPERIENCES.
TOLD BY VETERAN
Sergeant Harold Baldwin, Who Lost
Leg On Flanders Front, Thrills
Patriotic Mass Meeting.

Declaring he was glad to lose leg
for democracy and describing in de-
tail the sensations which the soldier
in the trenches experiences, Sergeant
Harold Baldwin, member Of Cana
dian regiment which saw some OF the
fercest fighting on the Flanders front,
thrilled a large audience at the patrl-
otjc mass meeting held yesterday att
ernoon at the Moline high school, for
the Joint purpose of honoring the
birthday anniversaries of Washington
and Lincoln and paying respects to
the gallant soldiers who are now bat
fling to preserve the ideals for which
the former gave their very hfes
blood.
MANY personal experiences were
recounted by Sergeant Baldwin. He
painted word picture that was grew
some and dark but said the soldiers
as class were better morally and in
other respects to civilians and that
when the warriors come back the big
question will be whether the civilians
rise to their level or the soldiers sink
10 the level of those who staid at
home.
Sergeant Baldwin praised the, brav-
ery of the British troops. Don't let
anyone tell you that the Tommy is a
Stacker" he declared. mo Canadian
soldier will tolerate that expression.
He knows that the British soldier is
lust as brave and courageous as the
soldier of any other nation for he has
seen the British regiments come back
time after time without fiinching or
signs of weakening.
when man gets in the trenches
he is changed. He will put forth his
last ounce of strength and he will
face death heroically, almost stoically.
The boys in the trenches may occas-
ionally long for peace but they are
unanimously decided that they will
win. Despite the horrors of trench
fighting they are the most optimistic
people in the world today. The boys
have gone over there for you and
more are going over to fight your bat
ties. Don't send them there saying or
thinking will we lose?' Fix it strong
" in your minds that Prussianism is
doomed"
Mayor Martin R. Carlson made a
brief talk in which he said, washing
ton was reared in luxury and ease,
while Lincoln grew up in misery and
s poverty So today the richest man in
Moline is sitting side by side with the
laboring man, both doing their utmost
for the nation in its peril. We are
fighting for the same principle that
Lincoln and WASHINGTON fought for
We are fighting for cause and we
can only pray that God will give us
victory
Charles B. Hall Of the Y. NJ. c. A..
presided and on the platform with
him were members Of the G. A. R..
Boy Scouts and other patriotic bodies
The Svea male chorus sang several Sc
lections. Plans for the observance OF
National day next year were made and
E. ". Woodcock was named chairman
and Mrs. ]. ]. Cox secretary of the
committee which will arrange for it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11

and more pleasant to take than the oil
in bottles.
Each capsule contains about one
dose Of five drops. Take them Just like
you would any pill, with a small swal-
low of water. They soak into the sys-
tenn and throw off the poisons which
are making you old before your time.
They win quickly relieve those stiff
fened joints, that backache, rheuma-
tism, lumbago. sciatica, gall-stones.
gravel, "brick-dust," etc. They arc en-
effective remedy for all diseases of the
bladder, kidney. liver. stomach and
allied organs.
Go to your druggist today and get q
box of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules. Money refunded II they do
not help you. Three sizes. GOLD
MEDAL are the pure. original import
ed HARLEM Oh Capsules. Accept no
substitutes.-(Adv.) Y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
191S ~CHUDREN,S YEAR,.

London.-The British Sunday School
union is appealing to religious organ
izations throughout the world to rec
ognize 1918 as a special children S
year" The idea is, that all meetings
and conventions throughout the year
shall give the utmost prominence to
the problems connected with the
training of the young. The Sunday
School unions appeal urges that "the
children and young people of the
world are passing through psyche
logical and spiritual crisis, and that
efforts should be made to inspire them
with high ideals of character and duty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
Obituary
Cornelius Anderson.

Cornelius Anderson, aged 81, res
ident of Aledo, died Saturday night
in the Lutheran hospital, where he
submitted to an operation. The re-
mains were sent to Aledo today, and
funeral services will be held at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Surviv-
ing are the widow, child 6>months
old, the mother and sister, all Of
Aledo Mrs. Anderson formerly was
Miss Clara Lindstrom, sister of A.
]. Lindstrom of. Rock Island, and Il
niece of o. P. Olson, assistant post
master. Mr.. Anderson was engaged
IL the grocery business in Aledo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
PETS OF SULLIVAN
JOIN HIM IN DEATH

Abingdon, Mass, Feb. 1t-Death has
laid a heavy hand on John L. Suiil-
vans pets at his farm here. The day
after the former champion was buried
Colonel Corn" his favorite> horse,
dropped dead in his stall, and the next
day another constant companion. a
bulldog given him by "Yank" Sullivan
of Syracuse, N. Y, died. To complete
the list, the ring hero's cow and two
collie dogs. in which he had taken
great pride, died last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
DOESN'T LIKE MOLINE.

After being fined $40 and costs in
Moline police court for throwing an
inkwell at Charles Campbell of the
Campbell hotel, John Caras of Chi
cago told Police Magistrate Frank
Gustafson that he was through with
the town. He had come to Moline to
work, but said the notoriety given him
through his arrest had "queered" him
with the city. AS soon as he paid up
he took. train back to Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
gro START WAR FUND.

q The finance committee OF the ROCK
Island county branch. National Coun-
ell of Defense, will meet tomorrow ant
ernoon at the Moline Commercial ciup'
and at that time plans for the crea-
ton of a war fund TO be known as the
treasure chest, will be submitted ior
ratification.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
EAST MOLINE LAD ILL
WITH SCARLET FEVER

Donald Churchill, aged 10, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Churchill, 1877
Seventeenth avenue, East Moline, is i'll
with scarlet fever. This caused the
fifth room In the Grant building to be
closed today for fumigation. Miss
Anna Rettig, Rock Island, is the
teacher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
MOTHER GAVE
THIS DELICATE
j. CHILD V|NOL
And He Got Well and Strong.
That's True

Monaco. Pa.-"My little boy, who
Is the youngest of three, was weak.
nervous and tired all the time, so he
was most unfit at school, and moth
ing seemed TO help him. ! learned
of vinol and gave it to him. 1t has
restored his health and strength and
&c has gained in weight. Mrs.
frederick Sommers, Monaco, Pa.
vinol is a constitutional cod liver
eng iron remedy for delicate, weak,
Inng children. Formula on every
iDottle, 50 you know what you are Civ.
"s them. Children love it.
RED Cross Pharmacy. Charles ]
strate, Bengston's Drug store, Rocl
island, and at the best drug store II
essry town and city in the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
HOJSING PLAN UP.

r. B. Lourie has called a meeting
of the housing committee OF she Mo-
line Commercial club for noon today
in the club dining room. Plans Tor
financing the construction of houses IN
Moline as outlined at previous confer
ences will be up for further discus
cinp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
WHEED MUST HANG.

Springfield, III, Feb. n.-Edward
Wheed, convicted of murder OF Barton
Allen in a payroll robbery at Chicago
and sentenced to hang Feb. Is, must
pay the full penalty. Governor Low
den today refused to grant Wheels
application for Communication OF sen,
tence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
william Plunkett.

The remains of William Plunkett Of
DeKalb, ILL.,, who died in Moline hos
pital, were sent Saturday afternoon to
Sterling, ILL.,, where funeral services
and interment took place today. Mr..
Plunkett was a member of the Iron
Molders' union. He is survived by
one son, Leo, known as Kid Plunkett,
the prize fighter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
Ernest Poole.

Ernest Poole, aged AZ, died Satur-
day evening at the Rock Island county
infirmary. He was unmarried. Flu
neral services were held this after
noon at 2 O'Clock at the East Moline
undertaking parlors, Rev: A. X. john
son officiating. Interment was made
in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
Funeral Of Carl 1t Carlson.

Funeral services for Carl L.. T. Carl
son, 412 Eleventh street, Moline, were
held at O'Clock yesterday afternoon
in Esterdahl's chapel, with Rev. A. F.
Bergstrom officiating. Emil Hokan-
son, Ed Johnson, Theodore Wahkberg,
Charles Berglund, Andrew Nelson and
Sidney Anderson acted as pallbearers,
while songs were rendered by the
Misses Wilhelmina Wiestrand and
Ruth Brissman Interment was in
Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
John A. Anderson.

Funeral services for John A. An
derson, Moline, were held Saturday
afternoon at o'clock in the residence
of Swan Johnson, 215 Forty-ninth
street, Moline, conducted by Rev. Fred
G. Olson of the Immanuel's Lutheran
church. There were songs by the
Misses Florence Youngquist, Anna
Youngquist, Mabel Nelson, Lucy An
derson and Viola Lundquist. The
pallbearers were John Lindberg, Albin
Swanson, Alfred Erickson. Frank
Youngquist, Swan Johnson and Louis
Johnson. Interment was made in
Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
MORE COAL ARRIVES.

Arrival of $50 tons of coal in East
Moline since Saturday noon has great
ly relieved the fuel situation. All
emergency orders have now been
taken care of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
Mrs. Gust A. Clair,

Mrs. Gust A. Clair died Saturday
at 1870 in her home, 2530
Eleventh avenue, Moline. She was
born in. Sweden May Is, 1870, later
coming to this country, where she
married Gust A. Clair at Rockford,
Ill. She was member of the Swedish
Lutheran church of Swedona, ILL.,,
where she was confirmed. She leaves
the widower with seven children to
survive her. They are Elsie H., Ell
vina H., Lexena c., Clarence A., Ralph,
Arnold and Lloyd, all at home. Short
funeral services will be held at 2 to-
morrow afternoon at 1922 Twenty
fourth street, Moline, and in the I'm
manuers English Lutheran church at
2:3O. Interment will take place in
Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
REGISTRANTS CALLED.

One hundred and twenty-five regis
trants in Glass 1 have been ordered
to report for physical examination at
1880 tomorrow evening on the second
floor Of the city hall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
Funeral Of Jack Mover Foster.

The funeral of Jack Meyer Foster,
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Fos-
ter, was held from the home, 2407
Twelfth avenue, Moline, at 8 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. Burial was in
Riverside cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
POOL ROOM CHANCES HANDS.

]. G.. Adams today purchased from
hin, brother, Louis Adams. a pool hall
that the latter has been conducting
in East Moline. The consideration was
$3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11
mineral Of Paul Salim.

Funeral services for Paul Salim,
whose body arrived in Moline Satur-
day from Oakdale, Iowa, were held at
$50 this morning in the Danielson &
Furgie chapel and at in st. Mary's
Catholic church, with Rev. ]. S. Kelly
officiating. Burial was made in St.
Mary's cemetery Of East Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-11

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Warren sheaf., 1918-11-13
LETTERS FROM THE
BOYS in KHAKI

way across and we sure had pretty
rough sea, especially the last two days.
Every once in while big wave would
wash over the deck of the ship and
sure gave us a good washing and can
say that the ocean water is pretty
salty, because I tasted enough of it.
We stayed in England few days and
what we saw of it sure was pretty. If
they would see how big some of our
farms are they wouldn't know what to
think, because they haven't any
large farms there, Forty acres is
about the biggest farms they have and
it is the same way here in France The
French people sure are great and they
sure do like the American soldiers. In
this town where we are billeted, they
sure do treat us fine; they give us any
thing we need. Today the family that
lives next to the house we live in, gave
us horse and cart to haul some wood
to cook with, because we have to cook
our own meals for a while and it sure
is great sport. We sleep on cement
floor and the old Frenchman who owns
this place gave us table and two long
benches and they have regular wash
house and there is real good place to
wash and boil our clothes
No more news this time. Please
write as often as possible.
Your loving son,
Harold
Warren sheaf., 1918-11-13

attend his funeral. I am writing this
letter at the where we have tablets
and all kinds Of writing material It's
q little after Il p. m. so / won't be able
to finish this letter before dinner, but
will continue with it just as soon as
possible after dinner One OF the boys
just came in and he said there was
some more mail in so I'll discontinue
with this letter and 60 over to the bar
racks and see if there is any for me-
Well, here I am at it again and feel
fine because had pretty good dinner.
I expect Ruthie is back in Minneapolis
by this time, but If you aren't Ruthie,
I expect you'll stay over the winter
and that would be nice for mamma and
dad. suppose Roy has already re-
g1stered seeing that they are drafting
them from 1S to 45, but I hope he won't
have to go for while at least because
that would leave you to care for every
thing dad, and that would be too hard.
Seeing you have two, Of your sons over
here now. I think they'll let you keep
him over the winter anyway. Oh,
know you'd go yourself if circumstances
permitted it, but they don't, and don't
think the war will last any longer than
next fall at the most, because they are
putting the Huns back in hurry, be-
lieve me. There isn't any news about
the place we are in because we haven't
been around enough to learn ANYTHING
except the same things that have writ
ten about in previous letters. I feel
sorry for you that you had such big
washing to do Ruthie and here's hoping
some Of the boys were home to turn
the wash-machine for you. If 1 had
been there would, yes would. Well
folks can't seem to think Of anything
more this time, but will do my best to
make the next one as long if not longer.
Loads and loads Of love to you all,
Norman,
Warren sheaf., 1918-11-13
Arthur Wittensten Son of MIR. and Mrs.
Chas. Witte',sten, of This City,
Writes to Roy PrytZ.
Somewhere in France.

OOuCWu0Ic Ill -ETduCe.
Friend Prytz: -. "a s'' - " - =
Received your letter few days ago
and was very glad to hear from you
and that you are all WE'LL Vic and I
are in the best of health Your letter
was the first one I received since I
arrived in France.
The other day L saw Chauncey Eas-
ton and Albert Golden. We were sure
surprised to meet each other Did not
have much time to talk to either one
as we were on the trucks and the shells
were coming pretty fast for comfort.
When we came over we we're attach
led to the Infantry for ratiOns and when
they went to the front we went with
Them. So we had chance to 20 over
the top. Was with them three weeks.
Some excitement.
The weather has been very rainy of
TATE
How is Hans and the rest of the boys
getting along? Tell them hello, also
TO write.
Will close with regards to all.
Your friends Art and Vic
= Pvt. Arthur r. Wittensten
Warren sheaf., 1918-11-13

Des Moines, Iowa. The boys Of our
bunch were not troubled before the last
day and night Of the trip, but then one
man got sick Thursday morning, when,
we were at Kansas City, Missouri, SO
we left him in the hospital at that place
and Thursday night when we passed
thru Elpaso, Texas, we left eight men,
who We're also sick with the Flu, at
that place and after we got here few
more were taken sick. I myself, have
been feeling fine all the time, so evident
~ the Flu has decided to let me alone
for While, anyway I .... &. .S
E am sure you will be interested to
hear about our trip. It was quite in
teresting. It was kind Of hard to leave
Warren after that splendid sendoff that
the band, Home Guards, and people
gave us. They sure made q person feel
that he left large number of friends
behind who wished him good luck.
When we got to Crookston the Home
Guards there met us and escorted us
to the Armory where we were served
very good supper, in fact, that is the
best meal that have had since we left.
Ihe CrOOkstOn band played some very
good pieces while we ate our supper.
After having had our supper, we were
escorted to the depot by the band and
Home Guards. There was a large
crowd at the depot that evening as a
number Of boys from several other
counties boarded the same train as we
did, and number Of their friends were
there to see them off.
We arrived at st. Paul at Z a. m. the
next morning. We stepped off the train
right away and had our breakfast at
Hotel Sherman. 1t was raining all
the time while we were there, so st.
Paul did not look very pleasant that
morning. AS soon as we had our break
fast we were marched back to the de-
pot and were off agan. That day we
had our dinner at Albert Lea, Minneso-
ia. They served the dinner in baskets
which were handed to us through the
windows. The next stop was Des
Moines, Iowa, where we had our sup
per, served to US in baskets same as at
Albert Lea. Des Moines is a nice city,
but it was dark when we passed thru,
so we did not see much Of the town.
Wednesday morning we had breakfast
at Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City
is very big place, part of it is in Mis-
souri, and part in Kansas, with the Mis-
souri, River running between. Kansas
City, Missouri, has population of 45O-