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Arizona republican., 1918-09-01
RESERVE BOARD STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Increase of s34, 300, 900 in holding of discounted bills and of s11,7OO,OO0 in cash reserves accompanied by increase of about S60.- 100000 in federal reserve note circula- tion are shown by the federal reserve boards weekly financial statement showing the condition of the twelve banks at the close of business last night. The report is as follows:
 Resources
 Gold in vault and in transit $3S4,- 00e.O0O.
 Gold settlement fund federal reserve board S520, ,926000
 Gold with foreign agencies s5,S29,- coo.
 Total gold held by banks ss1o,- 764,00o.
 Gold with federal reserve agents s1.- 061 ,597,0 ,000.
 Gold redemption fund s41, ,43S,0o0.
 Total gold reserves $2.013.794.OO0. Legal tender notes, silver. etc. $53,- 16S.000.
 Total reserves s2,O66. .se2, ,O0o. Bills discounted for members and federal reserve banks $1,42S.335, 900. Bills bought in open market S232, 563, 3,000.
 Total bills on hands s1.660. .97S,000. United States government long term securities $30,350,000.
 United States government short securities S25,772,000.
 All other earning assets $67,O00.
 Total earning assets s1,716.9S7, 900. Uncollected items (deduct from gross deposits) s56S. .655.o0o. Five per cent redemption fund against federal reserve bank notes S1,- | 164.000 All other resources $11,77S,000. Total resources S4,365, ,555, 900. Liabilities r Capital paid in $7S,16S.000. Surplus s1.134,0o0. Government deposits s104.729,00o Due to members reserve account | $1,47S, 639, 900. Collection items S437 7,SS5, ,O00 Other deposits including foreign government credits s120,3O0,O00.
 Total gross deposits $2.141, ,553.O00. | Federal reserve notes in actual cir culation $2,O92, 2,70S,O0O. | Federal reserve bank notes in circu- lation, net liabilities s20.6S7,000. All other liabilities S31 ,305,000. Total liabilities -$4.365, 555,000. Ratio of total reserves to net deposit and federal reserve note liabilities combined 56.4 per cent.
 Ratio of gold reserves to federal reserve notes in actual circulation after setting aside 35 per cent against net deposit liabilities 72.5 per cent.
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Arizona republican., 1918-09-01
CLEARING HOUSE BANKS

NEW YORK, Aug. 51.-The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows they hold s55,327,750 in excess of legal requirements. This is a decrease of s4,027,4S0 from last week.
Arizona republican., 1918-09-01
MERCANTILE pApEp

NEW YORK, Aug. S1-Mercantile paper sterling and Mexican dollars. uncnanged Government bonds firm: railroad bonds firm. Ill HI :
Arizona republican., 1918-09-01
LIVESTOCK
Chicago

Chicago CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-Hog receipts 5000; market weak; butchers $19.20Q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
MAKING GOOD
AT SIXTY-FIVE

Don't worry about old age. \
sound man is good at any age.
Keep your body in good condition
and you can be as hale and hearty
and able to do your bit as when
you were a young fellow.
Affections Of the kidneys and
bladder are among the leading
causes of early or helpless age.
Keep them clean and the other or
gans in working condition, and you
will have nothing to fear.
Drive the poisonous wastes from
the system and avoid uric acid at~
cumuiations. Take GOLD MEDAL
Haariem Oil Capsules periodically
and you Will find that you are as
good as the next fellow. Your spir-
its viii be rejuyenated. your
muscles strong and your mind keen
enough for any task.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Cap
sules viii do the work. But be sure
TO get the original imported GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules.
They are reliable and guaranteed
10 help you or your money will be
refunded. For sale by most drug
gists. In sealed packages, three
sizes.-(AdvJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
JAMES WRIGHT
SAFE IN FRANCE
Soldiers Parents Relieved When
Assured He Was Not Aboard
the Toronto.

Worry has been lifted from the
minds of Mr. and Mrs. ]. L. Wright,
754 Seventeenth street, by the re-
ceipt Of a card yesterday stating
that their son, James Wright, has
arrived overseas. A few days ago
MIR. and Mrs. Wright received a
Jacksonville, Fla, newspaper
which gave the name of their son
az a victim of the sinking of the
Toronto on Oct. 6. An uncle of
Private Wright, who lives at Jack
sonville, sent the copy.
Mr. Wright already was some
what worried as for some time be
fore the sinking he had been unable
to get word from his son, and had
believed that he might have sailed
on the ship.
The Jacksonville paper gives the
name of Mr.. Wright's son in a list
purported to be official although
Washington has not yet issued such
q list.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
AMERICAN COOKS
GIVE LESSONS TO
FRENCH ARTISTS

With the American Army in
France.-(CorrespOndence of the
Associated Press French cooks
in the employ of the American Red
Cross are learning from Thomas
Kane, a Georgia culinary artist,
how to make American pies. cakes
and cookies for the American
troops. His skill in the making of
pastry has made famous the Amer
lean cooking wherever he has prac-
ticed his art along the network of
railways over which the American
troops are transported from the
seapOrts to the front This is a re-
versaI Of the idea that the Ameri-
cans ought TO take lessons in cook
ing from the French.
Pastry of any kind. good or bad,
is a luxury in the army: ginger
cookies like mother used 10 make"
in the mouth" are spoken of with
reverence among the doughboys. 1t
is Kane's task to teach the French
cooks how to supply these luxuries.
To each of the American Red
cross cdnteenS, where the Ameri-
can soldiers resort for food, rest
and entertainment. Kane goes for
one month to spread astronomical
joy with lavish hand. He does not
leave until the French civilian cook,
employed at the Red Cross has
learned the culinary road to the
American soldiers heart. Every
where.he goes he leaves a wake OF
tckled palates.
At one canteen the workers al
most wept when his time came 10
move on TO the next Il don't know
what we will do when he leaves,
sighed one enthusiastic worker.
He has just spoiled the appetites
of our boys and now I am afraid
We won't be able to please them
with plain ordinary cooking"
Kane was once chef on trans
Atlantic steamer He had settled
in Antwerp to live, but was driven
out by the Germans and came Il,
France and volunteered his services
with the Red Cross to help de
wah" /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
% ) Hungary Italy Irrcdonta, a. lands
CzechesI0yakia, nSyVania.

The breakup of the polyglot Aus
tro-Hungarian empire is at hama.
The accompanying map, Indicating
territory occupied by various ma
tionalities, shows how it probably
will be divided at the peace con
ference.
First, CZechcslovakia is to be Gre
ated out of Bohemia, Moravia and
other regions where Czechoslovaks
predominant, as an Independent ma
ton. Pennsylvania is to go to Ru-
mania. The Jugoslav territories Of
the south will be taken from the
Austro-Iungarian empire to form a
part of new Jugoslay nation, in
Serbia, Montenegro and an
outlet to the Adriatic. The Tren-
tino, Istria and the rest of the pre-
GGminantly Italian-speaking terri
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
VETERAN
TAKEN BY DEATH

Albany, Ill, Oct. 26.-W. r. SIo-
cumb, aged rs, veteran OF the Civil
war, died at his residence in Al
bany Thursday. He was i'll several
weeks. Mr.. Slocumb was a resi-
dent Of this place for over fifty
years. For many years he, was a
Mississippi river captain. He is
survived by his widow, two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Sam Sweet and Mrs. Ben
Koch OF Rock Island and one son,
Best Slocumb of DEBORAH, Iowa.
Two brothers survive. George r, OF
St. Paul, and Charles. Two sisters.
Mrs. Jennie Beach, Clinton. and
Mrs. Luella Roe of Winona, Mimi,
also survive. a private funeral ser
vice Will be held tomorrow after
noon with burial in Albany Gene
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
TWO OFFICIALS
INSPECT PIPES
State Sanitary Engineer and rlfr
Inspector Investigate Govern.
nIent Plumbing.

After a short consultation b.
tween Rock island city officials a-s
II. p. T Matte. sanitary engine,
Of the state board Of health. yos.s-.
day afternoon il was dacided The,
better results could be accanDls.I
ed in the investigation regsrd5~s
plumbing being installed IN hoe
under course Of construction bv.E.
United States housing Corporate
II the sanitary engineer and the ~,
plumbing inspector would connie.
their investigation on the pro-s7
where the work is being done.
Mr.. Matte and Walter Lfttg 81,
plumbing inspector, went 10 ts.
locality in question yesterday ~.
eruoon 20 make personal lnvesr
cation.
Results OF this investigation ~
be made by MF. Matte 10 the s-ss
board Of health.
Representation on The part % tts
city commissioners that the plumb.
ing being installed Will create I'm.
sanitary conditions is the reason
for the sending OF the state heath
expert to this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
One Vote Put Fl. L.
Wheelan On Ballot;
He Asks No Support

Henry L. Wheelan Of this CITY
wisheslto make it clear that he de
sires no support as candidate for
congress on the Prohibition ticker.
i always have consistently oppos-
ed prohibition" he says, and l do
not propose to sail under false col
ors now. I am a Democrat and ex-
pect TO always remain one. The
administration that President VIII
son has given US alone is a suffi-
Gent reason for party feaIty now
and for many years to come"
A single vote placed Mr.. Wheel
ans name on the ticket. He was A
candidate at the primaries in Sen
TENDER for nomination for minority
representative. but was defeated
One vote was cast for him for can
didate for congress by a prohibit
tlon1st, doubtless as a joke. Mr..
Wheelan heard of the incident b1,+
thought nothing further ab0ut IL
and was much surprised Oct II
when he received official notice
from the secretary Of state that he
was a candidate. He lost no time
submitting an affidavit asking with
drawal, but was informed thar 10
was too late. as Withdrawals must
be made at least 25 davs before
election He fails 10 understand
why he was not notified Of his nom
ination for nearly six weeks after
the primaries, when il was too laro
TO withdraw.
Mr. Wheelan IS now convalesciu-
after an. Illness that has kept him
confined TO his home for several
days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Argus Files Of 1899

Oct. 20.-The annual Field day ex-
ercises, participated in by the high
schools of the three cities, Were
held today at the twin-city baseball
park. The events of the day open
ed with a 100-yard dash, Guy Darl-
ing of Moline acting as starter as
well as judge of the other feats.
Edward Ramser of Rock Island
WCtl in liz seconds. A running
broad jump and standing broad
jump followed for which Nolt of
Davenport carried off the honors.
At 10 O'CLOCK a baseball game was
called between Rock Island ami
Davenport. After the ninth inning
Umpire Lee Robson gave the game
to Rock Island, 8 to o, and Rock
Island was awarded the banner
The feature of the afternoon was
a football game between Davenport
and Moline.
The entertainment given at the
G.. A. r. hall last evening proved a
success socially and financially.
The affair was in diIect charge CT
the Relief corps and the program
opened with remarks by eX-Mayor
McConochie, was exceedingly inter
esting, the supper being no less an
enjoyable feature.
Rev. ". S. Marquis Of the Broad
way Presbyterian church Of this
city gave the reports of the foreign
missions at the meeting of the Pres
bytery at Peoria Wednesday.
Mrs. e. II. Guyer and Mrs. J. r.
KimbaII have returned from their
trip to Chicago While there Mrs.
Kimball arranged for Grand
Steinway piano for the Rock Island
and Moline Music cluD.
Oct. 21-The new roundhouse is
now practically completed and al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
SAY EXECUTIONS
ARE KIND PART OF
RUSS RED TERROR

STOckholm.-(B y Associated Press.
Executions are the most merciful
part Of the red terror practiced in
MOSCOW and Petrograd, according
10 several neutral observers, who
have just arrived in Sweden. These
men have watched BoIshevik activ-
tiles in the two great Russian cities
Tor many weeks. They had no per
Bonal interests involved and no per
BOnal friends affected by the reign
Of slaughter and torture which pro
Of slaughter and torture which
probably is unparalleled in the
worlds history
While thousands have been exc
cuLed, the list of victims is less ap-
palling than the ruthless manner
in which political prisoners have
been sent TO death without a sem
blance of legal trial, the heartless-
ness with which they were treated
and utter Indifference of the Boil
sheFik were to appeals.
Verified stories eclipse descrip-
tons of the barbarism of the mid
die ages and make the cruelty of
TIE French revolution seem almost
humane. Women prison officials.
and many Of them are women. are
even more heartless than men and
trample under foot all the better
Instincts expected of their sex.
The women in subordinate posi-
tons with the counter revolution
airy commissions and in the pris-
Oners are utterly devoid of human
lty TO men. women and children
charged with counter revolutionary
activities These prisoners are
herded into jails, frequently with
out any charge being made, and
Ehrfled about in such a helter-
SHELTER manner that no cOTnpIete
records are possible.
An old Russian officer, whose
name the correspondent cannot
give for obvious reasons, searched
the 1a5ls in Moscow for many weeks
trying 10 ind his two sons who had
been arrested. He was told repeat
ediy by women clerks who ran
through the books indiTerently that
the lists were incomplete Finally
he applied to a woman who looked
az her books contemptusousIy. an
hcuuced brusquely both shot"
and resumed her tea drinking and /.
cigaret smoking
A woman Of the bourgeoisa who T
BwOOned at the Lubbianka prison /
upon being told that her husband
had been shot the night before. re-
ceived no attention whatever from
the women officials. Distracted
mothers, wives. sisters and daugh- 7
ters are turned away daily from
various inquiry bureaus without
any effort being made to relieve
their anxiety.
The persecution Of families Of Of
Hcers supposed 10 be associated
with the Czecho-S Iovak movement
Is especially cruel Persecution has
been hit upon as more effective i'm
breaking down the anti Bolshevik ,
than wholesale execu- !
ions.
Peters, the head Of the Moscow ,
counter revolutionary commission. ,
and so many Of the prison officials {
and execution squads are Let's. E
hat the feeling among the Russians {
against the Let's is growing more !
otter every day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
HEALTH RULES
VIOLATION HELD
AN OVERT ACT
Officials Announce Intention 70
Prosecute Those Failing to
Obey Closing Orders.
HOPE To AVOID TEST CASE
Is Patriotic Duty for All Persons
Involved to COmply-44 New
Cases, Three Deaths.

Violations OF the closing order
put into effect over a week ago to
curb Spanish influenza will be con-
sidered as covert acts" by respon-
sibIe authorities in this city. Pros
ecuGon will follow
a short consultation was held at
the Rock Island city hall this
morning between city commission
ers and DR.. c. T. Foster. health of
ficer- It was agreed that violations
Of the order show lack of patriot
ism. Most vigorous, steps are be
ing taken throughout the country
20 stamp out the epidemic. which
not only is threatening the civilian
population. but has made inroads
al the army cantonments where
American soldiers are being train
ed 10 take up the battle against TIC
Huns
No test case has been found nee
essaTy elsewhere so far as is
known. 10 enforce similar regula-
tons and it is held il would be ex-
ccptiJnaIIy depIorable il such a
case were to be found necessary in
this city
Federal and state health author
tiles are supreme in these matters
and either is capable Of taking jur-
isdictiOn.
An earnest appeal IS issued by
the authorities to all persons eff
fected by the closing rules to show
their patriotism by complying with
these orders to the letter.
Another Week at Least.
DR. c. T. Foster announced to
day that conditions make it abso-
lutely necessary that the closing
orders be kept in force for at least
another week.
As a result of the meeting be
tween the city officials OF Rock Is
land and Moline. health officials
and ministers in Moline yesterday,
the majority OF ministers in Rock
Island have notified DR.. foster that
they viii not hold church services
tomorrow either indoors or out
doors, but there are a few minis /
tiers who have not so notified the |
city health commissioner. The /
closing order does not prohibit the
holding of outdoor church services .
If the ministers so desire.
Reports of the epidemic for YES
teTday show A new cases OF in
fiuenza and four new cases Of
pneumonia. Yesterdays toll in
deaths from pneumonia numbered
three.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26

tory contiguous to italy, now held
by Austria-Hunsary, viii go 10
Italy.
A new Poland, following roughly
the boundaries of the old Poland
which was divided up by Russia,
Prussia and Austria in 1897, is to
be erected In addition to an i'm
Eortant part of the present Austria
Hungary, the new Polish state will
include a strip OF East Prussia, the
largest city OF which is the port Of
Dantzic and Polish Russia, whlca
includes Warsaw
Austria, which is now strongly
German in sympathy, will be free
or joined to what remains of Ger
many after the war Hungary,
shorn of Pennsylvania, Croatia and
other oppressed lands, may either
be free or remain joined to Austria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
Kinney Writes.

Private Ivan J. Kinney, son o.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Kinney, 944
Twenty street. writes an in
teresting letter to his parents from
France as follows:
Just a line to let you know that
am enjoying the best of health at
present The weather is beginning
to change over here and the rainy
season is fast coming on. No need
for you to worry about me, as l am
used TO outdoor life. am writing
you from the X. OF C. hut, as they
call it, but in truth it is 4 regular
palace Made Of stone with nu-
merous electric lights. finely deco
rated walls, easy chairs, all kinds
Of literature. reading matter. maya
zines. piano and victrola-in fact,
just like a home. They have just
completed plans whereby they can
serve hot chocolate. coffee, etc, for
nothing.
You haven't the slightest idea the
great work they are doing over
here, when you take into considera-
ion the number Of cities they take
are Of Well, the place I am at
present never was in range of the
German guns. So many historical
places have remained unmoIested.
Saint Martin, father Of Saint Pat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
ALASKA TO GRIND WHAT.

Al - "a 4 - u 4AAFly W 81 "a It.
Fairbanks, Alaska. - Siberian
wheat grown in Alaska may soon
be milled in Fairbanks. Thomas
Riggs, Jr., governor of Alaska, re-
Gently conferred with the officials
OF the United States agriculture!
experiment station here regarding
the establishment Of q mill TO grind
the crops OF Siberian wheat inter
Tor Alaska is expected to yield dur
ing the seasons to come.
Two hundred and fifty bushels O,
Siberian wheat from the Fairbanks
region were sent TO the States q
short time ago for a test run in d
-four mill A definite conclusion re-
garding the mill Will be based on
the outcome of the tests. II tha
wheat meets the expectation held
regarding it, the mill viii be built
and Alaska farmers Will plant ST.
berfan wheat extensively next year
Siberian wheat natures in the
comparatively brief period Of about
four months from the time the seed
is put into the ground This quick
growth makes the wheat adaptable
to the Alaska short summers. Ac-
cording to reports from Siberia the
home Of the Siberian wheat, it mills
into good -four.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
With Islanders
In the Service
In the Thick Of II.

A R Cline, 240S Seventh avenue,
has another interesting letter from
his son, Ross, who has been in the
thick of it with the Rainbow divis-
ion in Frdnce. He says:
France, Sept. 16.-Dear Father:
AS l have a little time off this aft
ernoon l thought 1 had better let
you know that l am still up and at
them.
"Of course you will know long
before this letter reaches you that
We have taken the Hun on again
and trimmed him up in great shape.
1t was my luck to be right in on
the ground floor this time and saw
it all from start to finish, and, be-
Eeve me, it sure was some sight.
We were among the first ones in
the captured territory, and as the
Huns were just a few hours ahead
Of US, it made things very interest
ing. We passed through several
towns and the French people were
greatly pleased to see US. Of course,
we got a few souvenirs-the paper
am writing on is some that / cap
tured.
Near one of our horses lines we
found a fine, fat COW, which had
been wounded. AS we had been liv-
ing on our reserve rations. We were
all very hungry, and could easily
imagine how good a nice, juicy
steak would go, so it was her finish,
and, believe me, that meat sure did
go big. Up until this time 1 thought
I had seen about all there was to
see about war, but now I realize
how very little 1 have experienced.
It is sure great stuff to keep them
on the jump, and is the only way
TO win the war and get back home
again.
About time to feed the horses,
so will close. Write soon. Yours
ROSS"
This letter was written evidently
on the completion of the st. Mihiel
drive. The last letter from Mr..
Cline's other son, Robert, written
two days before, was on the eve of
the battle After the objective was
reached this sector was turned over
to less experienced troops, and the
Rainbow swung back to the Ar
gOnne forest, where the most stub
born defense of the Germans was
met with a more stubborn advance
that never faltered, apd the i'm
possible" was attained in the cap
ture of Hill 2SS
The Rainbow has received much
praise and commentator from the
French for this work, as well as its
earlier work in the Chateau Thier-
~ sector, where it was chosen by
General Foch. along with two crack
French divisions, to bear the brunt
Of the German attack and to lead
n the counter attack The division .
received especial mention for the
brilliant and effective work it did
n the vicinity of the Ourcq river.
It has met at least SO different !
ierman divisions, including the .
orussian Guards and other crack
divisions. and so far 1t has found /
10 need to apologize.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-26
KINGS DAUGHTERS
TO CONTINUE WORK
AT CHAPTER ROOMS

The Kings Daughter auxirarv
Of the local Red Cross chapter
which has been conducting its wo-s
in its own rooms I'm the Best build
ing has now established itself in
the Red Cross rooms, State bank
building. Comfort kit work viii
occupy that portion OF the room,
formally devoted 10 the making Of
muslin bandages.
The auxiliary members and other
Red Cross workers are now com.
pleting a quota Of 500 comfort kiis
which was the quota recently al
lotted by division headquarters. All
auxiliary members who were &C.
customed 70 reporting at the Best
building rooms are asked 10 nov
give the same time to the work in
the new headquarters.