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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
CITIZENS BOOST
GARDEN PROJECT
Supervisor Ratcliif Proud OF Pat
riOtic Showing Being Made
In East Moline.

That the plan for community
gardening is being daily boosted
and that eight more acres probably
will be soon turned and vegetables
plants by the East Moline War Gar
den association is the statement
made today by Supervisor Ratcliff,
who recently came to East Moline
for the purpose of giving the pro-
tect the most intelligent direction
possible.
Supervisor Ratcliff stated today he
was more than pleased with the
spirit Of cooperation which is
being shown and that if it continues
here are sure to be results of the
most satisfa ctory nature before the
summer is over.
There are few lots still open for
free use and those desiring the
same should consult him at the Y.
NJ c. A rooms After May Is his
office will he in the new associa-
ton building
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
Charles William Hanson.

Charles William Hanson, 3-year-
old OF Mr. and Mrs. Charles Han
son. died Al $50 this morning in
The home 143 Fourth avenue. Mo-
me. Charles had been i'll six
weeks with measles and whoOping
tough.
he was born IN Davenport July
>. 1913. Besides MS parents he
leaves three sisters. Harriet, La
, Verne and Lolita. all a home. One
brother. Francis, also mourn his
passing
Funeral services will take place
al Sunday afternoon from the
residence with Rev A F Berg
strom conducting the services. In
terment VIII lie male in Riverside
cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
WANTS TO FIGHT.

Forty-tnree registrants Of the
Moline draft district who have been
called tor induction May 10 will
leave at 6:0S in the morning on the
c., b. d @, according to lnstruc-
lions received this morning by the
Moline exemption board from the
adjutant general of the state.
The men will respond to roll call
on the evening of May 8, and those
who do not reside within a reason
able distance of the depot will
spend the night at hotel. They
will have breakfast at $50 down
town The train that will carry the
Moline contingent is due to reach
Jefferson Barracks, Mo, at p. m,
MayIO.
Red McMonigle has been rejected
by the army surgeons at Fort Rose
Grams, Cal, because of fiat feet and
hammer toes. Red returned yester-
day from the west, mad through
and through because he has been
placed in class 8.
II won't accept that classified
ton" he declared I'm going to
war # l have to stow away on a
transport"
McMonigle was told by an officer
at Fort Rosecrans that the men
who are there for training now will
leave for France in three months.
For this reason the training is very
rigid and man accepted there has
TO be about as near perfect physi-
cally as it is possible to have them.
They have no time to spend in fix
ing up men who are physically de-
ficient in any way, as is the case at
some camps. Red was formerly en-
ployed at the Manufa cturers' hotel
I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
Obituary


Bruce l.. Hull. for Il years a
res dent of Snvis. died las evening
1t = o'clock al his home. I45 Elev~
esth street. after a weeks Illness
with ar0psy He was IS years Of
age. being born in Knox COUNTY.
June Il. ISIS. ThiTty-tive years
ego he was united in marriage to
2iiss Nellie Brooks AZ GeneseO. lie
was d palmer by trade.
Surviving are the wife and four
children. Fred. Clifford. BelfoTd
and Wallace all at home. y daugh-
ter. MIS-. Leila Higgins, died last
December. \ sister. Mrs. Lethia
putro. Aberdeen. :. D., a brother.
Lester Hull. Chicago. and seven
raEJchildreu also mourn his pass
5ne
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
News of the Day i'm Moline and East Moline
EAST MOLINE

Mrs. Fred Schmidt of GeneseC
spent yesterday here at the homf
OF her son Lee, who is i'll.
w F. Mack returned from bus.
mess trip to Chicago.
Mrs Richard Meers was hostesT
to the Semper Fidelis class of Sill
Wis yesterday Red Cross sew ng
was the diversion The ladies had
refreshments at the, close of the
afternoon
Mrs. r. n. Nelson of Horizon,
Wis, is visiting at the n. r. Nelson
home
Twelve members of the East Mo-
line Thimble club gathered at the
home of Mrs Dale Chambers to en-
joy the / o'clock dinner. Mrs. Dick
man of Rock Island, Mrs. G. l..
Rowe and Mrs. f. j. Clendenin were
visitors A very pleasant afternoon
was enjoyed. Mrs. n. l.. Angevine
will entertain in two weeks.
AL tHt I1ttliDS VI INT liDl oil
board Wednesday evening arrange
ments were made for Miss Anna
Price, state secretary, to come and
oversee the work of recataloguing
the books The board would like to
collect more books for the boys in
service. Only 80 books have been
turned in.
The Rebekah birthday party at
the home of Mrs Walter Sch:llings
on Third street held yesterday was
a success. 1t was given by the de-
gree staff. and five ladies'. Mrs. Gus
Toline, Mrs. H S. Crossley, Mrs.
W. H. Wilcox, Mrs. Henry Klinge-
biel and Mrs Schilling celebrated
their birthdays. The dinner was
fine. Four of the ladies received
Rebekah pins. Mrs. w. s Cross
ley was given a tray This is the
last of the series for this year.
Automobile lodge No. 934 met last
evening and installed candidates,
followed by a social session.
The Kings Daughters circle met
Wednesday evening with EVELYN
Cox. There were 90 very busy lit
tie girls sewing on Quilt blocks.
Mrs Fnderton presented them with
enough blocks for a quilt. In two
weeks they meet with Fairrie Ca
pie. Mrs Cox served refreshments.
The ladies' auxiliary of the
Faeles met at regular meeting
last night There was a candidate
received and a general good time
followed
A good program is in store for
those who attend the patriotic
meeting at the WATERFOWL Method
iSt church tonight at $50 Flovd
E Thorn rson. states attorney. will
sneak This Is to celebrate going
cover the top" on the third Liberty
loan
r NJ. Miller has gone to Detroit
to visit
a T. Hanchey left yesterday for
a weeks visit with his people at
Marion, Ind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
MONUMENT DESIGNED.

Cairo Three designs have been
received for the Australian monu-
mert to be erected on the banks OF
the Suez canal. Two of the designs
are the work of Australians and
one of an Italian. BY the terms of
the com petition the monument is
10 represent 81 Australian mounted
trooper. and is to be placed oppo-
site the De Lesseps statue at Port
Said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
HIDE IN MARSHES.

Rome .-LarEe numbers OF Aus
trian deserters have taken refuge in
the great marshes east of the Lii
ven7a They live on fish and such
food as they are able 10 steal from
the Italian peasantry The Austrian
armv has not sufficient military pO-
lice to stop the FREQUENT desertions,
and men taken from the ranks to
a"t as policemen often desert them
selves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
MACHINES IN CRASH.

While hurrying to the pool where
Nels Beckstrom was drowned last
evening, DR. H. A. Beam collided
with an automobile driven by Mrs
Floyd Harvey. 922 Fifteenth ave-
nue.. Moline Neither machine was
heavily damaged and both were
driven away on their own power
The collision occurred near the
pool and delayed the physician for
moment only
Buy Liberty Bond-
tll the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
CLOSE POOL HALLS SUNDAYS.

Mayor George +. Johnson of East
Moline announced todav that all
pool halls in the CITY would. begin
ling Nav 4 he closed on SUNDAY.
Music in coffee houses is to be
stonped and dance halls are to be
shut
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
MERCHANTS COOPERATING.

Merchants of Moline, Rock Island
and East Moline for the most part
are cooperating with the govern
ment in a splendid way in the mat
ter of food conservation. This was
shown by reports that were made
last evening at the Moline Com
mercial club at meeting of the
price interpretating committee of
the Rock Island county food admin
istration. There are, however. a
few of the small dealers who are in
clired to be tricky as to the sale
of -four substitutes" declared DR..
". f. Taylor this morning. These
cases of violation that have been
reported will be investigated fur
Their and if the merchants are found
guilty they stand to have their
places of business closed by order
of the federal government But as
general thing" said DR.. Taylor,
we find that the merchants are
carrying out the governments or
Gers to the letter"
buy Liberty Bond-
Kerosene will soften boots and
s..oes so that they are pliable as
new
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
RAIL SrASON OPENS.

The first baseball game OF this
season partjc pated i'll by teams OF
the Factory league will be played
a 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in
three Three-Lye league park.
Teams scheduled for the game are
the Eelia Grays and the Deere
Harv,-~tprS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
SEND CHILDREN TO FARMS.

Amsterdam The city OF Vienna
is negotiating with the Hungarian
government 10 farm out 100000
Vienna school children this sum
mer. The children. suffering from
undernOurishment, are 10 be SEN
10 work in agricultural district
where IL is expected they will get
better food.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
In The Lodges

Leo council, No. 716, Knights OF
Columbus, is planning to sponsor a
card party next Thursday evening
at ST. Mary's hall, Tenth street anu
ourth avenue, Moline. SolaIers
stationed at the hock Island ar,
senal will be special guests. At the
meeting last evening 1t was voted
to buy Liberty bonds amounting TO
81 200
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
WATERWAYS MEET CALLED.

The Moline Commercial Club has
been asked to have representation
at the first annual convention of
the Mississippi Valley Waterways
association to be held at the Statler
hotel, St Louis. May IA and 10. NJ.
j. McEniry. chairman of the rivers
and harbors committee of the Mo-
line club, is expected to attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
FARMERS WIFE DECORATED.

LsOndOn-The Order Of the Brit
ish empire has been conferred upon
Mrs. NJ. n. FELTON,, the wife of
sheep farmer in the Falkland is
lands II was due to her vigilance
as a coast watcher~that the Ger
man Admiral Won Specs squadron
was sighted and the news commu-
nicated to Admiral Sturdee In time
for him to give battle 10 and sink
the German warships
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
LIKES EASTMAN HOME.

The residence of z. L Eastman.
759 Twenty fifth street. Moline
which was visited by food raider
several days ago, was subjected 70
another unwelcome visit vasterdsF
The visitor obtained a lady's god
ring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
FOOD RAIDER Busy.

Mrs. H. c. First, Moline, decided
this morning not to leave any mors
butter or other valuable articles {,
food on a porch or IN any othef
place not protected by locks. Ten
pounds of creamery butter vas
lying in the First ice box at II last
evening. The butter was gone this
morning. Although the food raider
went over the ice box quite thor
oughly he overlooked q steak aEi
a few eggs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26

son, NOT GRANDS0N.IN ARMY.

Ralph F. Lee, whose picture was
printed in The Argus Tuesday, is a
son, instead of grandson, of c. f.
Lee The latter is a veteran of the
Civil War, and one son, Robert +.
Lee, served in the SpanishAmeri-
can war, while Ralph is with Bat
terry F of the One Hundred Twenty
third heavy field artillery at Camp
Logan This gives the family the
unique record of having two gener
ations in all three wars. Eight
grandsons of c. S. Lee are subject
to draft for the national army
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26

Moline is honored with a genuine
movie" actor.
L. Plog left Moline May 4, 1891,
with the intent of seeing the world.
To date he has covered $4,000 miles
without one cent for rail fare. The
entire distance was made by rail as
blind-baggage tourist. He bum
med" his way. Plog claims Moline
is his home and blows in about
every ten years or so and says
hello" During his recent stop-off
at Hollywood, Cal. Plog says he
participated in several western pic
lures with Doug" Fairbanks and
William S. Hart. He played the part
OF a cowboy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
OELECATESHER
FOR CONVENTION
Moline Entertaining Visitors w..
Free Swedish Evangelical
Churches Of District.

Moline is entertaining delsz,,.
in attendance at thu Illinois ~
trict association at the Free sv.s
ism Evangelical churches. the o,.-
ing session being held at the lo.,s
church last evening. Rev. Fr..s
Anderson, Chicago. president. ma
the initial address.
The program for today. tomo,
row and Sunday follows:
Friday afternoon. 2.3O-Ade,s..
by Victor Carlson, Stillman yaIls-
Friday evening. 8-Addresses 1.
a student of the Free school. 81
cago, and Rev. E. A. Hallen, Roe5.
ford.
Saturday. $50 and z:3O-Bus
ness sessions.
Saturday evening, S-Addrs..s.
by student of Free school. Che
go. and Rev Harry Lindbloo~
Chicago.
Sunday morning, 10:30-Addrs.
by Rev. E. A. Halleen. Rockford
Sunday afternoon. 2:30 - Al
dresses by Victor Carlson. Stillmq
Valley. and Rev. Harry Lindbloa-
Chicago.
Sunday evening. 7.30-Addresss,
by student of Free school. Chicsrs
and Rev f. A Hallgren, Rockfors
BUY Liberty Bond
GOING TO CONVENTION.
NJ. J. Duryea. secretary OF IL
Moline Commercial club, has =
ceived an invitation 10 be prsss-
at the Win the War for Permaus,.
Peace" convention, to be held 4
the Bellevue-Stratford hotel. Phil.
delphia, Mary 1918. W. H. Ia
will preside. The purpose OF "a
meeting Is to sustain the determins.
ton Of the people to fight urtg
Prussian militarism has been L.
feated; to confirm opposition 70
premature peace, and to focus a.
tention on the only advantage ths
American people hope to gain from
the war-a permanent peace, guEr.
anteed by a league Of nations
Buy a Liberty Bond
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26

Mrs Fred Schmidt of GeneseC
spent yesterday here at the homt
OF her son Lee, who is ill.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26

Kerosene will soften boots and
s..oes so that they are pliable as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26

A. z. Hanchey left yesterday for
weeks visit with his people at
Marion, Ind.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13
Thoughts On Fitting Memorial
For Our Gallant Soldier Boys

Now, IT so happens that. while the
American people spend more money
for art han any other people, they
soon tire of the statues and monu
ments which they set up. Then they
mock at them, deride them, and cal
for their removal.
The great war has given US few
heroes indeed. but, what is far better,
Il has brought put the idealism and
will for sacrifice latent In the Ameri-
can people. Balfour. British states
man. has said the entrance of Ameri-
ca into the war was the greatest act
of dislnterestedness in history.
The memorials we set up should
be worthy of the cause.
Preferably an architect OF good
taste and good judgment should be
consulted. He will be able TO advise
In regard to tho site.
Also as to the form the memorial
shall take. A commemorative foun-
tain might be the very best form. II
the none were sufficient. II Il Is to
be a statue, there Is the question as
to bronze or stone. In any case the
site must be prepared so as to give
the memorial a proper landscape set
ting. This Is quite as important as
the monument itself.
II the memorial is 10 take the
form OF a stained glass window, a
mural decoration or a tablet, the pro-
fessional adviser will be of the ut
most assistance. He will know that
the essence of good art Is simplicity.
scale and proportion. He knows that
profusion OF detail and excessive cost
Illness are vulgar, and Inevitably
the work. He knows, too.
that Ii Is the imaginative and intel
lectual quality of a work OF art hat
gives permanence TO IL
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13

in Berlin after most other Americans
either had left or had been interned-
Hoffman convinced the German
government that the more he was all
lowed to DO for the American prison.
ers In Germany the better would fare
German prisoners in American hands.
He was allowed to employ neutrals
as his assistants on his promise hat
members of his organization would
not act as spies or propagandists, but
solely to improve the physeel and
mental welfare OF the prisoners.
Largely through Hoffman's efforts,
1t is now stated, prisoners help COM
mittees were organised in all prison
camps in Germany containing Amerl-
cans and their needs were communl-
gated TO Mr.. Hoffman, who forward
ed them to A. G. Harte, international
Y. NJ. G. A. secretary In Berne, Switz-
erland.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13
STOP PAIN! RUB
NEURALGIA AWAY
-
Instant Relief from Nerve Tor
ture and Misery with Old
"St. Jacobs Liniment."

Rub this soothing, penetrating iini-
ment right into tho sore. iniamed
nerves. and like magie-neuralgia dis
appears "St. Jacobs Eminent" con-
Quers pain. 1t Is a harmless ~"neurai-
gia Keller which Doesn't burn or dis
color the skin.
Don't suffer. It's so needless. Get q
and gently rub the aching neryer'
and In Just 9 moment you will be abso.
iutely free from pain and suffering.
No difference whether your pain or
neuralgia 10 In the face, head or any
part of the body, you get instant relief
with this old-time( honest pain d.
stroysr-4t can not inJure-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13

Soon every city and town In the
land will begin setting up memorials
to its heroes OF the great war.
The passion for erecting commem-
orative monuments is stronger among
Americans than among any other
people on earth. There are more
equestrian statues In Washington
than In any other city In the world.
What town is SO poor or so new that
1t has no monument TO its heroes OF
the civil war;
The great war has taken its toll so
widely that scarcely a village from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from
uudson's bay TO the Mexican border,
has escaped mention on the casualty
lists.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13
No Time for That.

Kathryn came running to her moth.
r. crying as though her heart would
freak. Between sobs she said that a
log had frightened her. Her mother.
rying to divert her attention, saiu,
What kind Of q tail did the dos
aver Kathryn sobbed, do you
nose | stopped to look at his tall"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13

Both the Red Cross and the Y. M.
C. A. cooperated In supplying the
prisoners with food. clothing, money
and other necessaries, operating
through that channel. Many letters
have been received az Y. NJ. @. A.
headquarters in Paris from the AM
erican prisoners of war in Germany
testifying TO the receipt Of this aid.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13
Y.M.C.A. HELPS PRISONERS
Condition of Americans I'm German
Camps Amelioratcd
ASSOCIATED Press Correspondsnos1

PARIS, Nov. 21:-The condition of
American war prisoners in German
prison camps was to some extent
ameliorated by the work of Conrad
Hoffman. an American Y. NJ. G. A.
worker who was permitted to remain
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-11
PITH OF THE
w A r NEW

The British retirement in France is
described as marvellous feat"
Reuters correspondent praises the
manner In which guns, tanks and
transports were withdrawn, and de-
scrlbes German Ioss~~ on the Somme
river as "prodiqi9
The French fo>> limo south of
ST. quentin Noyon, though
retiring are DELIVERING
strong attacks, Infiictina
heavy loss. .. advancing Germans.
Lloyd George sent word to General
HaIg that enough men and guns ara
now In France or on their way to
replace all casualties.
Emperor William ls In personal com
mand of the German armies. Losses
Of the Germans are reported to have
been enormous, as they advanced In
massed formation against the Brit
ish artillery.
An American merchantmen sinks a u
boat and captures nine Of the Grew
alive, passengers on French steam
ship arriving at an Atlantic port de-
clare. The captain of the submarine
shot himself as his vessel sank.
These captures are the first made
by an American trade ship.
Prusslans repulsed with heavy losses
north Of Peronne
Connecticut western news., 1918-04-11
Much Coal is Wasted

OF the worlds coal mined J., {,
BOO tons are wasted I'm heat ruul- . q
and other losses, according to L. q
Harvey, an expert on fuel ecoDDsh
In 1910 the amount Of coal mn,~ q
the world was about 100000 '", =
and. according to Mr.. Harvey. i 4
improbable that anything like r =
cent WAS ever turned into actual ~ 4
york.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-21
Dicardy Counts for More
L Than Dublin Castle

"All of us understand how difficult,
how complex the whole Irish question
has been, and, for that matter, always
will be-" says "The Macon Telegraph"
but we can at the same time realize
that there are duties Ireland owes to the
general situation, to the issue of whole
world to-day, and that the issue in Flan-
ders and Picardy is of infinitely more
moment to Ireland and all the rest of US
than the issue in Dublin Castle" How
Ireland sees the war, "The Telegraph"
thinks, is not at all important beside how
the war really is, and the angle Ireland
seems unable to see is that there would
be no democracy or Home Rule left any,
where if the Englishmen, Scotchmen and
Welsh now fighting in France and Bel
GUM should be wiped out. And it
sounds this warning, which is reechoed
through scores Of publications in this
country:
"The Irish may not want to fight in this
war. Outside of Ulster they have not done
any appreciable amount of it, but the time
has come when they must be made to do
their bit. The rest Of us won't do it for
them any longer"
The logic and all the loyalty Of the
case sustain Lloyd George in the matter
of conscription, according to "The Reno
Gazette" Ireland is officially part of the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and
Ireland. Its government is comparable
to that of territory in the United
States with relation to the Federal gov
ernment, except that where the Ameri-
can territory has no representative in
Congress Ireland has very large rep
resentation in the Imperial Parliament
No American, it says, could conceive Of
the men Of any United States territory
being excluded from the operation Of the
selective draft, and no American can
conceive of any reason why an Irishman
should be free from conscripton while
bis fellow subjects Of the United King
dom arc fighting for the lives Of himself
and his family and the safety Of his
property. 1t asserts that,