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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07

OF a memorial service held in the
citadel at Bagdad, writes OF General
Maude:
Ones first impression OF him was
of modesty, repose, confidence and
strength. Only gradually did one real
ize his thoroughness, his far vision,
and his infinite application to detail.
He was q master OF detail. Supply,
transport, intelligence, psychological
factors-in every branch'of stan work
he was the inspirer and director.
"Ex-oficiO he will have niche
among the military imm0rtals as the
conuueror of Bagdad, but none realize
better than the army he led how indi-
yidual his successes we're. He was
more than the heart and brain of the
machine. 1t is doubtful II in the
whole British military history there 10
a parallel instance in which a series
of military victories can be more ex-
clusively attributed to the personality
of one man.
1.-THE retrieving of the situation
after the British had failed to relieve
Kut, the reconstruction of the fighting
machine. and the breaking up of the
Tprkish force in the Tigris, called for
qualities which when found in COM
bination amount to genius. In those
dark days Britain prayed for a great
man--and he was on the spot.
1.-THE operations which led to the
capture Of Bagdad were r series Of
mastery strokes. SO brilliant in con-
ception that the Turks never seriously
! al hot p1,t
Maude was always confident of break
ing through. In the long, costly and
laborious business of evicting the
Turk yard by yard from his elabor-
ate trench system about Kut, he was
satisfied all the time that things were
going well, and his confidence was in
| fictitious.
| "Gene,sle Maude's modesty was so
! pronounced as to be remarkable. He
,detested f1attery and would have liked
| to have carried on the whole campaign
anonymously. No personal reference
to himself was permitted in any pub
lie communique. He never gave him
self the credit for any successful oper-
alton or stroke Of genius, or sound
piece of organization. He never list
ened to congratulations without mini
MIXING his own part in the affair.
"'Don't congratulate me- he would
say in good-natured impotence. II
was the men who did it, He probably
had conceived every detail Of the op'
Grafton, even to the handling of single
battalions, yet, when the coup was &C.
complished, he would reflect the whole
credit on the subordinate command
He was as disciplined in his routine
rs a clock. He started work at
o'clock in the morning. breakfast be.
gan and was, finished at 7:15. The Of
fee and full days work followed
until hisride in the evening. He tra7'
eled light, valise and small kit-bae
containing everything he possessed.
"'Time in war is everything. was
his favorte axiom. Every Officer hi
said, ought tohave 1t inscribed on his
/ shaving glass His work and action:
we're governed by this maxim. He was
never late for an appointment.
"He possessed great personal mag
netism, especially for his troops. Or
the eve of every operation he was &C
customed to send out encouraging
messages to the soldiers. and he made
a point of presenting medals immedi
ately after any action to those WHIT
had distinguished themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
PUTS ASHES AGAINST
HOUSE; RESULT, FIRE

Frank Smith, Rock Island "cop,'
living at 1909 Ninth-and-a-half street,
yesterday morning told his brother to
carry out the ashes and to put them
behind the barn.
His brother carried them out all
right, but instead of using the barn
he put them up against the house.
During the day the ashes smoldered
and finally at las broke into flames.
The family noticed the smoke but did
not know where the fire was. An in
vestigation revealed the brothers. mis-
take and the fire department was no.
tilted. but before it could arrive the
blaze had been eXtinguished with a
bucket Of water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
NABBED WHEN ASKING !
FOR MAIL AT WINDOW

Russell Vogel of Waterloo, Iowa,
wanted in that city on a charge Of
grand larceny, was arrested this
morning. z.
Vogel has been living in Rock Island
for the last three weeks and this morn
ing was nabbed at the general deliv-
cry window of the Davenport postof-
flee. He had applied there for SEE
lective service questionable which he
expected from the Waterloo exemption
board as he had given that board his
address. He was placed under arr
rest and returned to the authorities
in Waterloo this afternoon. K
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
DARING YANK FLYER
ARRIVES AT CANADA

st. Johns, N. B.. Jan. Flight Lieu
tenant Patrick O'Brien, of Momence,
ILL.,, who escaped from a German prison
camp by leaping from a train in the
darkness and who subsequently re-
lated his experiences to King George,
has arrived here with other returned
soldiers. Lieutenant O'Brien made
his way from Germany through Hol-
land. He is an American, and was
with the British flying corps when
captured after being wounded while
flying over the German lines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
SHERRARD HOME Is
DAMAGED BY BLAZE
Especial to The Argus.)

Sherrard, ILL.,, Jan. THE home Of
Gus Newquist, two miles east of here,
was badly damaged by fire yesterday
resulting in a $4,000 loss.
The family was eating dinner en-
tirely unaware that their home was
burning. ]. T. Kinsley was passing
the residence and noticed that the up
per part OF the structure was ablaze.
He went in the house and notified Mr..
Newquist. Furniture on the first floor
was removed but that on the second
was a total loss. The loss Is covered
by insurance.
MERODE UNDERWEAR 200 OFF.
Merode underwear at 20% discount,
at NJ. & K, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
On County Records
Warranty Deeds.

WARRANTY DttuSs
John ]. Mckinley and wife to H.
Schatterman, lot u, block 5, End add,
Edgewood park, r. l., 81.
August Lindberg and wife to Her
man Hanson, lots and 4. block s,
Acme add, Moline, 81.
Fred Gramenz and wife to Fred Ku-
kuk, lot 4, block rs, 9Th add to Silvis,
$1.00.
United States Of America to John
Bisapt, N. E. Il and E. " of N. w. n
sec. 6-17-1E, 220 acres.
Charles R. Lundgren and wife to
Walter E. Erickson and David D.
Simpson, E. " lot 4, block 2, Pitts,
Gilbert & Pitts add., Moline, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
NOT TO ABANDON
ARSENAL SHOP IS
WORD IN. CAPITAL
General Croxier Denies There Are
Grounds to- RumOr S2,OO0,OOO
Plant Is TO Be Vacated.
SAYS 1T Is NEEDED AT ONCE
Declares War Department DESTROYS Of
Having More Factories of This
Type Immediately.

General Crozier of the war
board in Washington today en-.
tered a complete denial to rumoxs
that the war department proposed
to abandon the artillery ammuni-
tioR plant at the Rock Island ar.
senal as a manufacturing shop
and use it as a stOreh0use.
Information to this effect reach
ed Rock Island today through
members in congress from this
community who Immediately upon
hearing OF the rumOrs made an
Investigation as to their authen.
ITCHY.
"There is no plan Of the war
department to abandon the artiI.
lery ammunition plant that l know
Of" General Cr0zier is reported
to have told the congressman.
"ln fact, it is the intention Of the
department TO rush the work to
completion, as it is one of the
plants the government needs in
operation at once. There are no
grounds for the rumOr, | am sure.
1t Is no secret information that
the government Is DESTROYS of hay-
ing more Of these plants and could
use them IL available ut the pres.
ent time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07

Announcements nave Deen sent out
from Washington to the effect that the
artillery ammunition factory, in course
of construction at Rock Island arsenal,
is to be abandoned, and the manufac-
turing that it was contemplated should
be carried on there is to be apportion-
ed among private concerns. The in
tent, so the report says, Is to convert
what was intended as a huge factory
into storehouse.
The report came as distinct sur
prise to the tri-cities at time when
it was believed that TIE intent of the
government was to operate the island
plant to a maximum of its capacity.
The artillery ammunition factory, for
the erection of which 100000 has
been appropriated by congress, is con-
coded to be one of the finest estab-
lishments of its kind in the country,
and its construction was begun only
after the counsel of all available eX-
perts had been obtained Colonel G..
w. Burr. commandant at the arsenal,
would not discuss the report when
pressed for enlightenment Saturday
night, giving the impression that it
was all news to him. In the mean
time the commandant has been sum-
moned to Washington.
Making Protest. ..
Commercial organizations Of the
tri-cities lodged protest against the
abandonment of the ammunition fac
tory and have insisted that there be a
full hearing before definite action is
taken by the government. The fate
of the plant will rest with the war
department, but its direct control rests
with the ordnance branch of which
General Crozier until recently has
been the chief. He has been known
as an opponent Of development Of
government manufacture of munitions,
but whether he is in any way respon-
sible for the rumored curtailment of
activities at the arsenal in the present
instance has not yet been ascertained
General Crozier recently was retired
as chief of ordnance and made men,
Der of the general war board
Coming On the heels of the an
nouncement from the war department
Saturday that all future war material
plants would be erected in the middle
west, it is believed here that the an
nouncement that the artillery ann
munition plant is to be abandoned was
made through error, as the one an
nouncement is hardly consistent with
the other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
Funeral Of Mrs. Bessie Chandler.
Frank COhn.

Frank Cohn, 903 Eleventh street.
died at 1.25 Sunday morning after an
illness covering many years.
Mr.. Coin was born in Russia, Dec.
16, 1896, and came to this country and
to Rock Island when he was 3 years
olds Surviving are his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. z. Cohn, one brother, Harry,
and two sisters. Mrs. L. Zukes and
Miss Rose, all of Rock Island.
Funeral services were held at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the late
home. Burial took place in the Jew
ish cemetery in Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07

MERODE UNDERWEAR 9Ocs OFF.
Merode underwear at 20%o discount.
at NJ. & X, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
Obituary
Funeral Of Mrs. Elizabeth Mold.

Funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Mold.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth
Mold, 1908 Fifteenth street, were held
at 5 o'clock this morning at the late
home and at 9 o'clock at st. Joseph's
church. Dean J. J. Quinn officiated.
The pallbearers were: George Mold,
Charles Engelman, Peter kale, Charles
Darling, George Deisenroth and Harry
Repine. Interment was in Calvary.
Funeral Of Mrs. Bessie Chandler.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie
Chandler, 512 Twelfth avenue, were
held at 1880 yesterday afternoon at the
late home and at o'clock at the Evan
gelical Church Of Peace. Rev. F. j.
Rolf, pastor of the church, officiated.
Interment was in Chippiannock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23
NORTHFIELD. MASS.
Ex-Gov. Walsh Gives Address.

st. Patriek's society held its annual
party Saturday evening on the lawns
surrounding the Catholic church. A very
large number of people were present.
The speaker of the evening was ex-
Gov. David |. Walsh of Boston. He was
introduced by Rev. Michael kayanaugh,
who was a classmate at Holy Cross col
lege in Worcester Mr.. Walsh gave a
stirring address on the present war, set
ting forth the sacrifices of our boys and
the great need of liberality on the part of
the home people.
During the evening an American flag
and service flag with five stars were
unfurled and hung between trees in front
of the church. The flags were the gift of
the Misses Bolden of New York, who
have spent many summers in this town
Music was rendered by an orchestra and
a group of little girls gave the salute to
the flag.
The women of the society cleared a
very satisfactory sum from the sale OF
cake, ice cream, candy, etc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23
PUTNEY.

Dr. L. II. Bugbee IS aunt is boarding
at B. K. Wright S.
David Frost left Tuesday for New
York to visit an aunt.
Mrs. Burbee and several children Of
Bondville are visiting with her sister,
Mrs. Charles Brooks.
Mrs. George Starkey of Keene, n. H.,
and Arthur Howard and daughter,
Esther of New Haven have been guests
the past week at II. C. Howard S.
Miss Lucy G.. Swift, home demonstra-
tion agent, will be at the home of Mrs.
| w. A. Page, Maple crest, at $50 O'Clock
Saturday to hold q canning demonstra-
ton.
Mrs. Ely of Springfield and Mrs. Kit
tie Bobcock of Hartford, Conn, are ex-
peeted at the Johnson place in this
village to remain until after the aue-
tion Saturday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Davis left Sat.
urday for visit over Sunday at Their
old homes, Saxtons River and Rocking
ham. David Frost who was in town for a
few days took charge of the store dur.
ling their absence.
4 Mrs May Scott Patterson and daugh.
ter, Dorothy, of Longmeadow, Mass.
lare spending their vacation at hel
fathers, Horace SCOTS. Miss Scott
daughter of Lorenzo Scott of Spring
| field, Mass, is also at Mr.. Scott S.
| Members of the Unity primary elias
Iof the Baptist church, with their teach
or, Adine Farnum, were pleasantly en-
tertained Saturday afternoon at TIL
home of Constance Knight. Refresh
ments of ice cream, cookies and sand
witches were served. Ray Austin con
veying them in his auto.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23

Mount Hermon are, Charles Schanevek-
er and Willard f. Hall.
| Julius E. Warren of Brockton has been
secured as principal of the Brattleboro
high school, He lived in Mortified from
1895 to 1901 while his father was super
intendent of schools in this district.
Later his father became a member OF
the state board of education. Mr.. War
lren's last position was, in Brockton as the
head of the English department OF the
thigh school He is well remembered as
a boy in this town.
Mrs. Anna Wilcox Whittlesey, 81, died
lat her home in New Brunswick, n. j.,
Friday. She was niece of DR. Rollin G..
Ward and lived in his family here in
Mortified many years, where she has
lmany devoted friends. After her mar
lriage to Watson Whittlesey, who died a
flew wears ago, she went to live in
lOranpe. n. J., where her husband was a
large dealer in real estate Her nearest
RELATIVES are cousins.
/ At the regular meeting of the Grange
Tuesday evening debate will be held
ON the question, Resolved: That the
boy who spends four years at an agrl-
Icultural college, makes better farmer
than the boy who stays on the farm. l..
/ A. Polhemus will uphold the affirma-
tive and L. R. Smith the negative.
There also will be a program by the
Grange children under the direction of
Mrs. Mary Dalton and others.
Joseph Putnam of the Franklin
County Farm bureau was in town
Wednesday to interview the farmers
Iwho have raised wheat and oats this
year, as threshing machine begins
Operating this week at +. A. Davis :
, farm and can be engaged by all the
, farmers Under the direction of Mr.
, Putnam poultry culling exhibition
. 1 will be given by an expert some day
next week at d. A. N. Thompson 1
Iplaee.
: The Brotherhood of st. Andrew
closed its convention Wednesday moor
+ and this is the end of the gatherings
for the summer here. The Brotherhood
D lof St Andrew was represented by
delegates from So dioceses. Bishol
> Hulse of Cuba also was present. Their
are $4,000 members in the Unite,
!. Estates. At the final session Wednes
day it was agreed that Mortified wa
an ideal place for the convention an,
a that much more had been gained b,
the closer association here than in tn
n gatherings held in large cities A dis
d was held with Suwanee, Tenn, in view
The convention may be held in four diff
ferent parts of The country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23
GUILFORD CENTER.

Ruby and Muriel Thayer are visiting
their aunt in Nottingham.
Mrs. Stone of Nottingham is wishing
her sister, Mrs. j. III. Thayer.
Herbert Thompson of Elm Grove is
visiting his cousin, Miner Thompson.
The third and fourth degrees will be
conferred on a class in the Grange meet
ing, Aug "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Thompson re-
turned Monday from visit with rela-
tives in Colrain.
Miss NJ. Booker, who kept house
for Mrs. Myron Thompson few days
has gone to Brattleboro to visit her
sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taggert of Millers
Falls and Nelson King and Miss Moon
of South Deerfeld spent Sunday at B
A. Whittemore IS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23
WHITINGHAM.

Ossian Butterield of Athol is in town
this week.
Oscar Bishop and two daughters visited
lin Worcester, Mass, the last of the week.
The several members of the Butterfeld
family held picnic by the lake Tues
|day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gillett of Bellows
Falls visited at j. r. Gillett's the first of
the week.
DR. and Mrs. L. ID. King and son, Coul-
I ter, of bingham, Mass, are boarding at
| j. r. Gillett's.
A. E. Spencer has closed his cottage for
| the season. His family have returned to
North Adams.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23

The Spanish cabinet statement is
probably intended to explain the con-
fusion arising out of reports that Spain
had sent formal note to the German
government. Dispatches from Madrid
have quoted Premier Dato as denying
that new note had been sent, but on
the other hand the communication to
Berlin was characterized by Minister
of War Marina as a note.
1t appears that the action taken was
in the form of instructions to the span
ish ambassador at Berlin personally to
communicate the cabinet S decision tc
the German foreign office, thus leaving
open the road to further diplomatic
discussion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23
Pageant Melted $276.48.

The ways and means committee of the
Red Cross report that the gross receipts
of the pageant given here by the Bernard
ston players were 1929. The expenses
were $5l.52, leaving balance of $276.4S
which has been divided equally between
the Bernardston and Mortified Red Cross
societies. The committee are to be con-
graduated upon the success of the pro
duction. They wish especially to express
their appreciation to the officials OF
Mortified seminary, who loaned the use
of the auditorium for the pageant, also
six rooms in Gould hall for dressing
rooms, and who furnished coffee and ice
cream for the players at the close of the
pageant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23
TO MAKE REPR|SALS
ON THE GERMANS
Spain Will Seize Interned
Ships to Recoup for Loss
Caused by U-Boats
FIFTH OF TONNAGE
is ALREADY GONE
Ambassador Is Instructed to Notify the
Kaiser's Government of Madrid's De-
Diplomatic Relations Are Not
Broken.

MADRIR, Aug. 23.-Spain will util-
lie German vessels now in Spanish ports
in place of Spanish ships sunk by Ger
man submarines and will continue to
observe neutrality.
The decision is announced in. an Off
cial statement issued after meeting
of the cabinet in San Sebastian. The
Spanish ambassador at Berlin has been
instructed to inform the German gov
eminent of this action.
The cabinet statement reads:
''In the course of the recent meet
ing held at Madrid the government
considered the international situation.
As a consequence of the submarine
campaign more than 20 per cent of
our merchant marine has been sunk,
more than 100 Spanish sailors have
persisted, considerable number of sail
ors have been wounded and numbers
have been shipwreeked and abandoned
Ships needed exclusively for Spanish
use have been torpedoed without the
slightest pretext. serious difficulties re-
sulting to navigation.
THE government has believed that
it is unable, without failing in its es-
sential obligations and without setting
aside neutrality to defer the adoption
of measures necessary to guarantee
| Spanish maritime traffic and to protect
| Spanish crews and passengers.
Consequently the government has
decided to address the imperial German
government and declare that owing Il
the reduction of tonnage to its extrem,
limit, it viii be obliged in the case o.
German vessels informed in Spanish
ports. This measure does not impl,
NEW sinkings to substitute thereto
the confScation of ships under a def
mite title 1t would be only temporar,
solution until the establishment o
peace when Spanish claims also vii
be liquidated.
''Our ambassador at Berlin has re
ccivcd instructions to bring this dc
cision, to the notice of the German gov
eminent. The Spanish governmen
does not dCdbt that the German gov
eminent viii appreciate the cireum
stances determining this resolution an
win recognize that Spain, in holdin
to the neutrality she has practice
since the beginning of the war, ha
+. sacrificed many OF her rights and Ii
climate conveniences when it has bee
possible without affecting the dignit
of Spain and her national life.
"The decision of the government
, assure for itself sufficient tonnag
which is indispensable to its existene
does not affect its firm resolve to maiT
I tain strict neutrality
In order to avoid sensational con
ment on its declaration relative to r,
: lations with Germany, the Spanish go,
!, eminent has instituted censorsh
! throughout the country. Foreign Mini
: ter Dato states that there is no trut
4 in the report that Germany has ser
a note to Spain breaking off diplomat
relations or inviting Spain to alter al
3 of its decisions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23
SOUTH WINDHAM.

Louis Jennison has a new Ford car.
There was a frost in some places Sat
urday night.
Mrs. c. d. Lille has gone to her home
in Newton, Mass
The Adventists held their annual
picnic on Jardin Hill Sunday.
Miss Violet Morgan of Concord, n
H., has been visiting at E. X. Bridgeo's
Mrs. l.. +. Harris is spending two
weeks with her daughter in Bridgeport
Conn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23
TWO VERMONTERS
KILLED IN ACTION
One Soldier from Rutland and Another
from Walden Give Their Lives for
the Great Cause.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Only one
Vermont name, that of Private Fred
erick P. King of Rutland, killed in ac-
tion, appears IN the army casualty list
released for publication this afternoon.
The list is made up as follows:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23
WEST DUMMERSTON.

Rev. Paul Haynes will speak in the
Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 2
'clock, giving his experiences in camp
life. He was at Camp Dix from March
/ until the end of May, giving his
services for the Y. Nj. G. A. work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23

The list which appeared in this morn
ing's papers contained the name of
Private .Perley f.. Greaves of Walden,
VT, killed in action.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23

TO RENT-Rooms, single or en- suite,
with or without bath, all with hot and
cold water; rates 81 per week and up.
Barber Building, apply to Herbert G..
Barber, proprietor, or Ethel A. Milling
ton, Room 52l. llS-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23

Waitress at the Brooks
House 1880
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23

WANTED-Messenger boy. Postal
Telegraph Co. l49-tt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23

WANTED-Girl or woman to wait on
table. Albany Cafe. l49-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23

WANTED-Clerk. Food Shop, II FL
liot st. l49-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23

TO RENT-Tenement in Cox build
ing. Inquire of Mrs. L. A. Cox, 152
South Main st. S4-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23
WANTED.

WANTED-A maid. Memorial Hospi-
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