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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
FAIL TO RECORD
CAPITAL RETURN

Many corporations in Moline and
Rock Island have failed to file cap
itaI stock tax returns on form No
707. according to Z. D. McCabe, col
lector of internal revenue, at PEG
ria, All returns must be on Gle
by Sept. 80, says Mr.. McCabe. The
internal revenue collector has is
sued the following notice.
Every corporation which hn
not already done so must file cap
ital stock tax return on form No
707 with the collector of internal
revenue at Peoria on or before
Sept. 30. No extension of time can
he granted and no corporation Is
exempt. If corporations are unable
TO file completed returns then ten
tative returns should be filed which
viii afterwards be returned for
either corrections or completion
Remember, the time is short al
are liable. Do not incur penalties
but file returns on time"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
HONOR MOTHERS OF
BOYS IN ARMY AND
NAVY AT SERVICES

Tomorrow evening is to witness
a unique and interesting patriotic
service at the Central Presbyterian
church. Invitations have been sent
out to all mothers of Rock Island
boys in the army and navy and to
all wives of men in the service, re
questing them to be present at this
service in honor of the boys repre-
scented on the service flag of the
church. The flag has at present 20
stars representing hOna-fide mem
bers of the church who are at pres
ent overseas or at camps and can
comments. 4 new and original plan
Of service flag representation will
be one Of the surprises to be sprung
at this patriotic service. There wiz
he plenty Of singing Of patriotic
songs with a vigOr and enthus asm
characteristic of the church. and
the pastor of the church announces
that there will he a surprise sprung
of which no mother of a soldier
boy has any intimatiOn, but which
is certain to be very pleasing to
them and to the friends attending
the service.
An invitation is extended not
alone to the friends and relatives
Of the boys in the service, but also
TO the general public. with the as
surance that it will be an evening
long to be remembered for its in
terest and enjoyment and inspira-
ton. The service will begin
promptly at s o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
ELDERS TO DEBATE
on BOOK OF MORMON

Elder H. J. Archambault, local
elder of the Reorganized Church Of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,
corner Eighteenth avenue and
Tenth street, will debate against
Elder T. f. Howard of the Church
of God tomorrow afternoon at $50.
The headquarters of the Church
of God is at Anderson, Ind, and
the local Latter Day Saints church
has its headquarters at Independ-
ence, Mo. Elder Howard is from
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The subject of the debate is. is
the Book OF Mormon of Divine ORR
gin. and are its teachings entitled
TO the respect and belief of all
Christian people?"
Mr. Archambault affirns this
proposition and Mr.. Howard de-
MES il. Rev. J. c. Granger of the
First Baptist church will act as
chairman Of the debate The place
of the debate is the Saints church,
Eighteenth avenue and Tenth
street.
The meeting being conducted at
the Church OF God, Fifth avenue
and Eleventh street, by Evangelist
7. Z. Howard will close Sunday ey-
ening, The subject for the re-
naming discOuTses are as follows:
This evening The Dimensions
OF Gods Love"
Sunday at 10:45 a. m.-"Chris-
tian Unity"
Sunday evening Weighed and
Found Wanting"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
Milan Lad Cooking
General Pershing's
Food; Writes Home

Future historians in compiling
the story Of the great war may find
space 10 devote q paragraph q
Francis walker Of Milan
Young Walker has written his
mother that he has been appointed
chief cook in General Pershing S
mess and that the commander-in
chief a. the American expeditionary
forces is not "fussy about his food. "
Moreover be added, it isn't the kind
Of food that worries the general so
much as the quantity and quality
or the daily ration.
To Walker is entrusted the task
Of keeping warm the meals Of one
Of the busiest men on the European
continent Insofar as is possible,
he saws. the general is on time at
mess call, but frequently STAFF con
fereuces and other matters OF ma
fgr import delay the commander in
chief. On these occasions It is the
duty Of the chief cook 10 see TO II
that the food for the general and
his immediate aides Is kept warm
and ready TO serve whenever the
staff car appears in front of head
quarters.
plain food and plenty of II, ="
covers Pershtng's every day menu.
according TO his cook.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
TALKS ON BOND
DRIVE NIGHTLY
Rock Island Four-Hinute Men
Speak in Each Local Play.
house for a Week.

Rock Island theatregoers are 4.
hear snappy four-minute talks q,
Liberty bond buying starting a
night IN each playhouse and cor.
tinuing for week.
A program giving the place,
where each speaker will appear ana
the theatre has been arranged. IN.
four-minute chorus will offer patr
otto selections during tie week L
each of the theatres in counecur
with the speakers.
The weeks program is announs.
ed as follows:
Tonight-IllinOis, George Perrin.
| Spencer Square. Z. C. Fisher: IA.
jestic, r. ". Olmsted. American
II. A. Weld, Colonial. r. p. Sinne
Tomorrow night-Illinois, Fou7.
minute chorus, Spencer SQUARE
Arnold Lau; Majestic. Z. c. Fisher
American. Four minute chorus.
Monday night-Illinois, DR.. J M
Stevenson; Spencer Square. Four.
minute chorus Majestic. Four-miB.
ute chorus; American, I. J. Green
Colonial, Louis Funkenstein-
Tuesday Four-minutf
chorus; Spencer Square, Rev. ". L
Essex; Majestic. Rev. Samuel Van
Felt; American, Four minute cbo-
rus; Colonial, Four-minute chorus
Observation-Disclosures, Father C. r.
O'Neili; Spencer Square, Four-miB-
ute chorus; Majestic, Four-minute
chorus; American, George Perrin;
Colonial, II. A Weld
Thursday-Illinois, Four-minuts
chorus; Spencer Square, DR.. D. A
Johnson; Majestic, Dr.. J. NJ. Ste.
venson; American, Four-minuts
chorus; Colonial. Four-minute cho-
rus.
Friday-IIlinois, Rev. D. A. John
son; Spencer Square. Four-minuts
chorus; Majestic, Four-minute cho-
rus; American, Father C. r.
ONeiIl; Colonial, Rev. ". L. Essex
turday-Illinois, Four-minuts|
chorus; Spencer Square, C. u
Searle; Majestic, T. P. Sinnett;
American, Four-minute chorus
Colonial, Four minute chorus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28

this morning at Liberty loan head
quarters. is a call to every Rock
Island county man, woman, boy and
girl to come across to the full limit
Of their ability in meeting the coun-
tvs quota for the fourth Liberty
loan.
The quota for this city is $2,27S.-
636 and for the entire county.
$3.50 .S04. To raise this immense
sum in two or three days is a full
sized mans task, but the workers
are graphing with the problem
with enthusiasm and it is now up
to the citizens, as individuals to see
that it succeeds.
Last evening, at the Rock Island
club, there was another enthusiast
tic gathering Of Rock Island solicit
tors. this time from the 14th to the
9th precincts, inclusive. The at
tendance was even larger than on
the preceding night. when workers
from the first IS precincts met for
the same purpose, namely. to re
receive their final marching orders
and Instructions for the great for
ward movement to begin officially
at l o'clock Sunday afternoon
Judging from the spirit manifested
the committee feels sure that the
greatest solicitation campaign ever
undertaken in the city is bound TO
result satisfactorily and that the
community viii go over the top by
a coed margin.
Teams Only.
In order that there may he no
holding back Of subscriptions, the
committee desires to emphasize the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28

fact that the precinct teams which
begin their work on Sunday after
noon are the only authorized
agency in the city of Rock Island
through which the house to house
and individual canvasses are to be
made. They are the official repre-
sentative of the state council Of
defense and the treasury depart
ment. The people. therefore, will
find it impossible to make the eX-
cuse that they are reserVing their
subscriptions for some church,
school. lodge or other special ag-
ency, such as the Boy Scouts, for
example. All of these organizations
are backing up the loan, it is true,
and doing so most mphatically,
but they are giving their aid
through utilization with the regular
canvaSsing organization and will
not be pitted against each other for
the purpose of making individual
records
In a few instances there Will be
employees of certain firms and cor
pOrations who will prefer to make
their subscriptions through the in
stitution by which they are employ
ed, due 10 the special arrangements
about inStallment payments, or for
the purpose of simplifying the work
of canvaSSing. In these cases,
when solicited by the precinct com
mitteemen during the residence
canvass. such persons will be re-
CURED to give bona tide statement
of their intention to subscribe
through these special channels and
their statement will be noted on the
canvasser's card. so that proper
fOlIow-up may be assured. In fact,
so ironclad are the rules of the
canvass that it appears practically
impossible for any person with an
income to escape making a sub
scription and there will be the same
urge to go the limit in Canvasses by
firms and business corporations a.
in the regular residence canvass.
The canvassers working in these
various plants and Institutions are
under the same management as the
general canyasSers and are bound
by the same instructions.
Must Sacrifice.
It will require many sacrifices on
lHt pat VI NUN iSldNIlu tltiLtliS 10
make possible the filling of the
city's quota. but it IS urged that it
is better to lend money to the gov
eminent than to have il coniscated
by the Huns. 1t is pointed out, too,
that these subscriptions are not a
contribution. but loan, and that
the subscriber therefore gives his
money and saves il AT the same
time by converting it into a form
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
BISCUIT COMPANY
TO BUY IN DRIVE

Sales Agent r. \. AspergTen Of
the local branch of the National
Biscuit company has just received
advices from the New York Offices
that the company proposes to aIlo-
cate its liberal subscription to the
fourth Liberty loan among all the
cities Of the country where it main
tains manufacturing or selling
branches
This means that the local Liberty
loan committee will receive a pro
rata subscription through the local
branch Of the company It is fur
Their stated thar the National Bis
cult company will donate thousands
Of dollars worth of advertising
space to the fourth Liberty loan,
and in addition it's vast selling force
is going to sell Liberty bonds for
Uncle Sam.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
RAIL WORKERS IN
SESSION AS LOAN
DRIVE is OPENED

Rock Island lines employees gath.
cred in a body at 10 O'Clock this
morning at the rOundhouse located
at Thirty-secOnd street, at which
time the fourth Liberty loan can
paign was formally opened in tie
company's territory.
a. P. Kelley OF Chicago, an en-
ploye OF the road, gave a rousiHg
patriotic address in which he urgs
every employe to do the utmost il
subscribing TO bonds OF the foura
issue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
DETAIL OFFICER
TO AUGIE CORPS

Lieutenant Isadora Perstein has
been detailed as personnel adjutant
in the S. A. 7. c. of Augustana col
lege.
During the summer he attended
the personnel adjutant school at
Fort Sheridan, being among the
students sent by the University Of
Wisconsin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
OFFERS WISHES
FOR A SUCCESS
IN BOND DRIVE
Federal Sales Director for Illinois
Sends Greetings to Local CAM
paign Workers.
MUST MAKE SACRIFICES
Need of Putting County Over the
Top In Short Order Is Urgent
CanYasserS To Start

Chicago, Ill, Sept. 2S.-Mr.
Frank Mixter, County Chair
man, Rock Island. Ill: Greet
ings and all good wishes for
the success of a short cam
paign to you and your associ-
ates in Liberty loan work on
this opening day of the fourth
drive. We know the citizens of
your county will volunteer
eagerly, freely and to a man
avail themselves of the priv
ilege offered them of subscribe
ing to bonds Of the fighting"
fourth Liberty loan This is a
real chance to vote for victory.
This campaign will be a true
test of democracy. Only one
day was required to register
100000 men for the draft
Why should a man take more
time to make up his mind to
lend his dollars to his country
than to pledge his very life to
his country's service? Our boys
have more than met our eX-
pectatiOns. Let US do more
than meet theirs.
HERMAN CLIFFORD,
Federal Sales Director for Illi-
nOiS-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28

of security acknowledged to be the
safest in the world. The first re
ports at the canvassers' luncheon
next Monday will be awaited with
interest by $4,000 local people who
will then be able to form some idea
of the final success of the drive,
which is to tell the world whether
or not Rock Island can deliver the
goods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28

Soaps. BaardsI~-s-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
KNIGHTS ATTENTION.

You are requested TO appear q
Masonic temple Sunday, Sept. y
at 100 p. m. To act as escort q!
the funeral Of Knight stephen j.
Collins. By order
ELLSWORTH A. ADAMS
Ennmandet
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-27
When, How and Where
Boys Of Il Must Register

WHO MUST REGISTER: All male
persons (citizens or aliens) born be-
tween June s, 1896 and June 5s1s97
inclusive, except officers and enlisted
men of the regular army, navy and
marine corps, and the national guard
and naval militia while in federal SER
vice, and officers in officers reserve
corps while in active service.
WHEN: On Wednesday, June S.
1918, between a. m. and p. m.
WHERE: At office of local board
having jurisdiction where the person
to be registered permanently resides,
or other place designated by that To-
cal board
Capt. Edward Anderson, officer in
charge of the draft in Florida, has di-
rected that only one office for regis
tration be maintained in this county,
therefore all those who are required
ito register MUST appear at the office
of the local board at Clearwater on
June 5th, 1918, between the hours of
2 a. m. and 8 p. m. and register as
required by the regulations.
HOW: Go in person to your regis
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-27
ARMY DEVELOPS ATHLETES "
OLIPHANT LEADS THEM ALL
WILL BE In THE GRADUATING CLASS IN A
FEW WEEKS MORE

New York, May 27.-In the midst
of strenuous war activities the United
States Military academy will graduate
one of its recent athletes into broad,
er sphere of battle when Elmer Q.
Oliphant receives his diploma and tt
tie of lieutenant in the army within
the next fewsweeks. Although well !
known athlete in the middle west when
he left Purdue university in 1914 and
entered the West Point academy, it
was not until Oliphant donned the
cadet gray that he developed an attn
letic reputation which made him fam
GUS throughout the country
The army school has produced many
prominent athletes in the past but few
if any, ranked with Oliphant as an
all-round star with a record covering
almost every variety of competition
which the military academy supports.
In one respect his record is unique for
Oliphant is the only cadet who has
ever graduated from West Point with
the honors of having won the Army
"A" in four different branches Of
sport. He gained what, at the militia
ny academy, is equivalent to the var
sity letter in football, baseball, basket
ball and fourth letter for establish
ing attack record in competition. In
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-27
Long Expected German Offensive Begun Today

La, Tuesday, May 21st, 1918. Serv-
ices at the home, No. Is West Sixty
fourth street, Monday, May 9th,
1918, at 10 o'clock a. M. Military in
terraent at ST. Michaels cemetery,
Astoria, L. l., at twelve o'clock noon"
The above announcement was sent
to Mrs. G. E. Noblit, who informs The
Leader that Lieut.. Polk was born in
Tarpon Springs, though he has not re-
sided here for some time, and that his
father was for several years editor of
the predecessor of The Evening Lead
er and is now on the editorial staff of
the New York Sun. The mother of
the deceased lieutenant was a daugh-
ter of tlle late A. M. Richie and was
well known in Tarpon Springs, having
been married TO Mr. Polk here, where
they both have lot of old friends.
Mrs. Noblit visited the Polk fami-
ly in New York city last spring and
when there discussed the war and the
matter of enlisting with the young
lieutenant who has just made the su-
preme sacrifice.
The Leader thanks Mrs. Noblit for
this information, which will be of
great interest to a number of our
readers.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-27
Everyone Worked and Tarpon
Springs Raised 5000 Above AL
lotment of Two thousand Dollars
As Per Cent DISSATISFACTION -Rummage Sale Was
Big Success--Mrs. Alice Woodrow Chapman
and Mother Send Check for $5O--Dance
Declared Of-Details of the Great
Red Cross Drive Here

Seven hundred persons contrib
uted $4,000 to the End Red Cross
war fund, an OversubscriptiOn of
as per cent. Mrs. Alice Wood
rough Chapman and her mother,
Mrs. I'll. III. Woodrough, sent in
check for $50, which was received
this afternoon.
Tarpon Springs went "over the top
with colors flying and $3.50 in the
Golfers, which represents an oversub-
scription of As per cent.
The last event of the drive was the
rummage sale of Saturday afternoon
and evening, which added very mate
rally to the funds already in hand.
Everybody, including even the wee lit
tie tots who sold tags, did his best
to make the amount as large as pos
sible, and all are amply repaid for
their untiring efforts, for we raised
nearly half as much again as the quo
ia allotted us. Our. people demonstrate
ed conclusively that their patriotism
and love for humanity are genuine.
The following statement was given
us this morning by A. P. Beckett, To-
cal chairman of the second Red Cross
war fund:
Funds Raised by Solicitors.
Team No. Mrs. N. E. Pat
ten, Mrs. Mary L. Beckett ..S106.15
Team No. 2-Mrs. E. R. Meres,
Mrs. Lille Styles s........ 239. 20
Team No. 3--Mrs. L. L. Lucas,
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-27

addition he participated with success
in several minor sports notably
hockey
TWAS as football player, however,
that Oliphant established his premier
record. Although the war prevented
the possibility of his gaining the COW
eted honor of captain of an Army
eleven with victory over the navy to
its credit, he was an important factor
in more than one such triumph and
in fact is one of the few cadets grad
uated from West Point who never saw
their eleven defeated or held to tie
by the Middies. During his four years
at the academy he scored $40 points
for the cadet elevens. In 1915 he
made both touchdowns and kicked the
resultant goals which defeated the
Navy by a score of IA to 0 and the
following autumn he made one touch
down>and kicked one goal from place
ment thus totaling nine of the fifteen
points by which the Soldiers defeated
the Middies Is to Z. In 1916 he was
second scorer among the eastern col
lege players and last fall held third
place at the close of the season.
In many respects he was a replica of
Charley DAILY, who entered West Point
from Harvard and continued to inn
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-27

tration place. IF you expect to be abb
sent from home on June 5, go at once
te the Office of the local board where
You happen to be. Have your regis
Htration card filled out and certified.
Mail it to the local board having juris-
diction where you permanently reside.
Enclose a self-addressed, stamped en-
velope with your registration card for
the return of your registration certi-
fcate. Failure to get this certificate
may cause you serious inconvenience.
You must mail your card in time to
reach your home local board on June
5. IF you are sick on June and I'M
able to present yourself in person send
some competent friend. The clerk may
deputize him to prepare your card.
INFORMATION: IF you are in
doubt as to what to do or where to
register, consult your local board.
PENALTY FOR NOT REGISTER
ING: Failure to register is INSIDE
meanor punishable by imprisonment
for one year. It may result in loss
of valuable rights and privileges and
immediate induction into military
service.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-27
Greatest Increase in
the History Of Rail
roads Effective Today
Freight Rates Increased Is Per Cent and
Passenger Fares Raised to 3 Cents
Per Mile-Expect $9,OOO,OOO
Increase in Revenue

Washington, May 27.-To meet the
wage increases just announced and the
higher cost of coal and other supplies,
Director General McAdoo today order
ed railroad freight rates in the United
States raised rs per cent and passen-
ger fares increased to three cents a
mile from the present basis of about
two asld half cents. 1t is estimated
the new program will bring between
eight and nine hundred million dollars
additional revenues TO the roads with
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-27

London.-How does the British air
service pick out from its thousands of
airmen, the particular men who are
destined to become the star fighters
at the front? This question was put
to an official of the air ministry here
by The Associated Press correspond
emit in an interview. Here is his an
swer:
ssThe pilot who is destined to fly
the single-seated machines of the air
force is discovered almost as soon as
he has been baptized in the air.
ITO begin with, he must have pass
ed certain physical tests with hun
dred per cent result. Many wise men,
doctors and organizers, sit in conclave
over these tests. They define certain
factors that go to make up a perfect
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-27
How Star Air Fighters Are
Picked Out--Some Of Them
Show Their Destiny at Once
The Hazardous Work Of Brdmen and Their Life
Graphically Described

airman- perfect sight, age "a OF its
equivalent in physical makeup, to-
tai abstainer, good hands, quick brain,
keenness, confidence. 1t is odd how
much emphasis is placed on mans
hands by the examiners, who argue
that there is as much difference be-
tween flying scout and an ordinary
machine as there is between riding a
thoroughbred and a cart-horse.
"Some men show their destiny from
the first moment of training. Men
like Ball and Bishop promise well
right from the start; they revel in
finding new stunts and tricks of their
own, long before their heavier-handed
brethren begin to attempt the things
that are safe on all modern machines.
"Other men begin slowly, and find
themselves through sheer pluck and
hard work. Having gone over the
channel to pilot a placid artillery OBJ
servation or Photographic machine,
they give a good account of them
selves in the first scrap they get mix
ed up in, and thereafter they look for,
and seem to enjoy, fights. An observ-
er in his official report casually re-
marks that Pilot So-and-so is always
wanting to tackle the Huns instead Of
taking photographs or ranging guns.
and straightway his commanding Of
ficer sends the trouble-hunter off to
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