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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
WILL TEST CITY
WATER EARLY IN
WEEK IN MOLINE

Two samples of Moline city wa
ter, taken from taps at the filtra-
ton plant and in the resident dis
trict of the city, will be tested TO
insure the public of safe drinking
water, the early part of next week,
according to an announcement
made yesterday afteroon by City
Chemist Anderson.
One OF the samples will be test
ed in the Moline laboratory and the
other will be analysed by the state
authorities Daily tests made at
the filtration plant show that the
city water is safe for drinking pur-
poses Tests made by Mr.. Ander-
son have been confirmed by bac-
teriologists of the state water sur
vey department and water at the
waterworks agrees with the stand
ards set by the United States.
The ban on the city water prob
ably will not he removed by the
health commissioner until the new
valve at the connection of the city
and factory mains at Sixteenth
street and other connections be
tween the two mains are installed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
NIGHT CLASSES
TO OPEN OCT. 7
Employees Of Fast Moline Indus
trial Plants Enroll for Edu-
catiOnaI Courses ut ~"

Handbills were distributed to
every industrial plant in East Mo
line and Silvis today urging fac
tory men to enlist in the educa
tjoual classes offered at the East
Moline y. NJ. {. \.
Courses desired and the sugges-
tion OF such that would be taken
by enough men to make class
were expressed on cards made for
the purpose and were turned into
the y. NJ {. A educational depart
mcut. There will be classes H.
English and a continuation school.
Courses in reading, writing, arlth-
metic, mechanical drawing, mathe-
mates. public speaking and one III
affairs OF the day" will be init
ated at the opening of the school,
Oct :. Several have asked for a
course IN electrical engineering.
Ii q sufficient number take the
study 10 warrant its opening, the
class viii be instituted.
II a member of the school, class
es in English and the continuation
school VIII be free. in the other
case q tuition OF s. to $l5 will b.
charged Tor the six months that
the courses run. Glasses will be
held five nights week. the time
being divided so that some studies
VIII be held twice and others three
times. H. IS estimated that al
least 100 will avail themselves of
this opportunity to further their
education
\ class in gymnastics for night
employees in the Silvis and East
Moline shops will open Wednes-
day betwc cen + and , O'Clock in the
afternoon. Glasses viii be held ev-
cry Wednesday and Friday.
George Allesee, physical director
Of the East Moline \. NJ. C. A, will
have charge All other classes in
gymnastics opened Tuesday and
are now in full swing. Interest
shown has been Of the highest and
much progress is expected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
LAST LIVERY OF
MOLINE CLOSED
Robert Blackwell Offers All Facili-
ties of "A Stable on Auction
This Afternoon.

The last OF the livery stables Of
Moline closed its doors today, mark
ing the passing of the horse and
buggy in this city.
The livery, owned and managed
by Robert Blackwell, this afternoon
auCtlUned OF its last horse, buggy,
harness, wagon and all facilities
that made the livery stable. the
Blackwell livery, located at Al:
Fourteenth street, has been the only
stable in this city since the passing
of the Hans Peterson livery on the
bluff several years ago.
Bob Blackwell, ST., is retiring
from his LIES business, not be
cause OF financial difficulties, but
because he has seriously been af-
fected with rheumatism. Bob, Jr-,
son Of Mr.. Blackwell, is in France
with the other Yanks. Mr.. Black
well declared this morning that if
his son were here there would be
no closing Of the Blackwell livery.
The senior member took charge of
the business 81 years ago. Sixteen
years ago on July y the building
was burned to the ground and the
present structure was erected.
What will the undertakers do
now. with all the carriages gone"
remarked an undertaken who hap
penei in the livery this morning.
The inevitable has come. From
now on there will b nothing, but
automobile funerals" was the an
Swer.
Disposition of the barn has not
been made as yet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
BOHFMTANS SING
DURING TRAINING
WORK FOR FRONT

WashinCton.-The American lads
are not the only soldiers who look
upon singing as an important part
Of military life The Bohemians,
too. are great singers. Immediately
after the recognition of the CZe-
cho-SIovaks by France. one OF the
Observation-Disclosures boys in the
army wrote TO his family:
We sing going to and from the
drills. and we sing in our barracks.
Imagine the French mountains
eChOing Bohemian and SlOvak
songs. And when we sing, it is
real singing. At first | could not
understand why but now it is clear.
After 300 years of silence. our ma
tiOn is raised to life again. and IS
taking its place. which until now
has been usurped by Austria. For
;he first time since the battle Of the
White Mountain in 1920. our troops
are fighting for the Czecho- Slovak
aUse 1t was no wonder that they
broke through the Austrian line"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
THREE NEAR DEATH
WHEN CAR CRASHES
INTO FREIGHT TRAIN

f. 4. Wicklund, driver Of a car,
and two occupants, Thomas Gala
han and Roy Moore, all of Rock Is
land miraculOusly escaped death
late yesterday afternoon when their
machine cOllided with a freight
train at Thirteenth street railway
crossing. Moline.
The freight train was eastbOund
and the auto was driven north. In
order TO avoid the crash WicklUnd
steered east. narrowly missing a
telephone pole and striking the en-
CINE q side blow. All escaped with
out injury but the car was consid-
era bly, demolished. Herbert Peal.
traffic officer. claims that he warn
ed the men, yelled at them TO stop
and blew his whistle, but no atten-
ton was paid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
MOLINE AND SILVIS
MEN HURT IN FALL

Emil Becl1strom, a boilermakcT
at the Silvis shop. suffered a frac-
tured and bruised arm when he
fell from a scaffold while at work
yesterday morning. After being
precipitated to the ground one of
the pIanks on the scafoId fell upon
the injured man. He was immed
lately taken to the Moline city hos
pital and his wounds were dressed
by DR.. Perry H. Vessel He is con-
fined to his home today, 1928 Fig
teenth avenue, Moline.
Harry Ross, 414I2 Fourteenth
street, Moline, received q deep cash
on the head. Thursday afternoon
when he fell from the hayIoft Of;
the Robert Blackwell livery stable.
He fell on the concrete floor, light
ing on his head DR.. P II. Vessel
cared for the patient. Ross is
hOstIer of the Blackwell! stable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
Obituary
Frank Y. Farrell.

Frank y. Farrell, 1918 Sixth ave
nue., Moline, died suddenly at 30
yesterday afternoon in a local hos
pital Farrell attended his regular
duties as clerk at the John Swan
son grocery of Moline, yesterday
morning At IL o'clock he com
planned OF illness and was re
moved TO his home He was
later taken to a hospital and there
an operation was performed. Death
was due 10 a perforated bowel
The deceased was born May IS,
1854. in New York City. Thirteen
years ago he and Miss Gertrude
Swanson of GeneseO we're united in
marriage and moved to Moline.
Surviving are the widow. two sons,
Richard and Howard, his mo her, a
sister, Mrs. Ben Ford, two brothers,
George Farrell, in service in France.
and William of Ottawa. Funeral
services Will be held AT the nome
at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon with
Rev. J. 5. Kelly officiating. Inter
ment will be in ST. Mary's cemetery,
East Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
Six months ago today the great
German offensive began. For weeks
yictory seemed about to perch on
the German banners. Today the
allied star is in the ascendancy.
Anxiety and encourage de-
preston and joy, have succeeded
each other since March p, when
the greatest battle of history be
gan. 1t has been a period of al
most incessant fighting and of be
wildering changes in the situations
from week to week.
The allies knew they faced Ger
many's mightiest effort last Marcn
but stood unafraid. Released by
the absolute collapse of Russia Is
a belligerent power, vast numbers
Of German veterans had been rush
ed to the western front and been
given intensive training for the of
fensive by which the Teuton war
lords dreamed that they might
force upon the world n German
peace. Germany made no secret of
her intentions. It was known that
great bodies of men and tremend-
Gus stores OF munitions had been
concentrated at strategic points
behind the German lines. 1t was
even known where the Germans
would launch their first attack and
for weeks before MarCa q the
eyes of the allies had been fixed
on the line from La Fere 10 Ar
ras as the stage where the first
act of the great drama would be
enacted
Huns Sweep Forward.
Moving with a sWiftness that
carried concern to every entente
nation, the German forces swept
over the British lines in Picardy
and rolled west like a tidal wave
during the closing days OF March
until at last the British reached
positions where they coula stand at
bay and the French had come TO
form a living wall before The gray
clad hosts of the German emperor
Then the offensive stopped.
Hardly had its rush been checked
than the line between Lens and
Ypres was attacked by the Ger
mans and again the British lines
swayed backward This advance
of the enemy went on until it
reached the high ground to the
southwest of Ypres and then it
too, was stopped by the stubborn
fighting of the allied armies.
Drive To Marine.
A pause followed for nearly
month and then on May - the Ger
mans suddenly broke through the
French lines north of the Aisne
river and smashed their way
southwark until they had reached
the Marine over a wide front east
of Chateau Thierry. No sooner
had the momentum of their drive
been taken up by the yielding de-
Tense of the French troops than 4
new assault was made by the Ger
mans, who this time tried to break
the French lines between Mont
older and Noyon and link up the
Picardy and Marine sectors.
1t was here that the word had
the first intimation that the allied
armies, which since late in March
had been under the supreme con-
mand of Marshal Foch. had been
definite policy and had
conserved their strength against
the time when it might be used
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
Police News

Henry F. Schroeder of East Mo-
line, asked the Moline police to help
investigate an accident which
occurred Sept l, and in which his
car was q victim Another car is
said to have collided with the
Schroeder car on Fifth avenue. near
Fifteenth street, that day. Both cars
were damaged.
An automobile owned and driven
by John Gasnow, 1920 Twelfth
street, Moline. escaped wreckage
from an unprotected hole in the vi
cinity of Fourth avenue and Thirty
fourth street, last evening. This
morning he asked the police to Sc
cure more warning lights for that
district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
REVIEW OF LAST SIX MONTHS OF WAR
SHOWS GERMAN HOPES BLASTED AND
ALLIED ARMIES HOLDING SUPREMACY

with good effect The German 81.
tack east of Montdidier came to a
pause after six days Of terrible
lighting in which the Germans SUI
fered frightfuI losses and the
French for the first time since tn
German offensive began. struck
back at the invaders.
Force OF Yanks Is Felt.
American forces had taken part
in the final phases of the battle
along the Marine and had been in
strumental in stopping the Ge~-
mans at Chateau Thierry. In this
battle came the first notable con
tributiou of America to the military
fortunes of the allies. Since March
however, there had been a flood
tide of khaki clad men crossing
the Atlantic and during May, June
and the first part of July they
rapidly moved up to the battle
zone.
The sanguinary check of the
German offensive east of Montdi-
der gave the allies hope that the
German tide would be safely stem
med, and this feeling was height
ened during the succeeding three
or four weeks by a series of To-
cal actions along the front from
scissors to Chateau Thierry by
which the Germans were driven
back steadily from points of tact
cal value What was not known by
the lay world was the fact that by
these very actions, Marshal Foch
virtually forced the Germans to at
tack somewhere in the Marine reg
ion, where preparations were made
for a new phase of the struggle
On July IS, the Germans made q
new drive, called by them the Of
fensive of peace" from Chateau
Thierry eastward far into the
Champagne sector. No sooner had
the news of the attack reached
the world than the tidings came
that the French. Italian and Ameri-
can lines subjected TO assault
were standing firmly in e~ery vita.
part of the front and that it was
only by the greatest effort that the
Germans pounded their way ahead
in the region southwest Of Reims
and astride the Marine, west of
Epernay. 1t was then known that
the allies had solved the German
sytem of offensive and were able
to hold their ground
FOch Launches Blow.
On July is, Marshal Foch launch
ed an attack which has changed the
whole complexion of the situation.
From Fontenoy on the Aisne. west
of scissors, to Chateau Thierry on
the Marine, the German lines were
torn to pieces. 1t was only by the
most savage fighting that they sue
ceeded in saving their army from
disaster and finally succeeded in
retreating across the Marine
On Aug. S, the French and Brit
ish stormed the German lines in Pr
cardy from the Ancre river to Mo
reuil north of Montdidier and sent
the enemy Keeling back toward the
SOmme. The next day the French
crushed in the German front south
of Montdidier and then linking
their lines with those of the British
further north. forced the invaders
back to the eastward.
Less than two weeks later the
German lines southwest of Arras
were attacked and these gave wav
and the forces holding them joined
their comrades further south in a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
RANSACK HOME
NO One THERE
Mr.. and Mrs. ". =. McClurg Return
From Visit 10 Find Residence
Had Been Entered.

Upon entering their home last
evening after three weeks visit
to Excelsior Springs, Mo, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. s. McClurg, Tenth avenue
and Twenty-seventb street, Moline,
found their home had been ran
sacked by an unlimited visitor.
Entrance was gained by cutting
the screen in a porch door. A pane
in a French panel door was found
broken. 1t is supposed that he
used the lock in the door to enter.
Every drawer in the house was
ransacked and the contents were
strewn on the floors. The thief or
thieves passed up some sterling sill
verware, a diamond set cavalier,
and a sum of money which was
used by Mrs McClurg for postage
stamps for the Woman's club work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
COMMISSION GIVEN
THREE MOLINE MEN

Paul BlakemOre. Moline, has
been commissioned a lieutenant al
Fort Sheridan and will return to
Knox college this fall 10 continue
his college course and to aid in
military drill of students who en-
roll in the training corps.
Harold Taylor, son Of Mrs. r. H.
Taylor Of Moline, is another Mo
line boy who is made a lieutenant
He is a student at the Alton Mill
tarv academy.
George DodlOn. sOn-.n-law Of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Jones. 4l2 Nine
teentth street. Moline, Las been
commissioned a captain of L. S.
engineers and is now at his home
ii Des MOines awaiting a call 10
service. 1t is probable that he vii!
be summoned TO Washington with
in ten days before going overseas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
Polishes, Beardsleys

retreat which has now virtually
reached the German lines as they
were on March p from Arras 10
the Chemin-Des-Damcs, south
west of Scissors
Back 10 Old Lines.
While this retreat was going IN.
the Germans began IL withdrawal
from. the Flanders salient and today
they are nearly back to the lines
from which they sailed % their az
tack late in April. Thus far the al
lied drive might have been c0nsid.
cred in the light Of defensive oper-
atiOns but the work has not paused
with the mere repulse of the enemy.
His position along the Hindeuburg
line east Of Arras has been wrested
from him, while further south. near
St. Quentin. the British have. in re-
cent days. fought their way into the
enemy's lines. where he had plan
ned to stand on the defensive.
Americans Wipe Out Salient
The first American field army has
oblitered the ST Mihiel salient and
straightened the line east OF Yer
dun and now stands before Metz
into which American shells ars
falling
Before the allies there now
stands the great lines constructed
by the Germans during four years
Of defensive positions which have
become known as the Hindenburg
line. but to different sections Of il
have been given names from the old
~ 4
Thus the WOtan SieEfried Brun-
hid and Kriemhild lines have been
mentioned in reports from the
front. They are carefully con-
structed with all the science al the
command of the German general
staff, and present a formidable bar
rier to further allied attacks
Feel Able To Break Through.
Six months of the warfare of mo-
ton. however. has taught the al
lies that a trench is no longer
stronger than the troops that man
IT, In this fact lies the hope OF The
entente nations New methods O.,
attack. the employment of tanks
and q higher morale than ever he
fore in the history of the war viii
he relied upon in the fighting 10
break the euemy'S defensive lines
and force new retreats,
Germany has lost her chance 70 {
force peace upon the allies before E
American armies enter the fight
with all their strength. This was
her hope i'm March. Losses OF a Z
serious nature were suffered by the
allies during the long battle, but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
The Argus.
CLAIMS HE
LIVES IN WISCONSIN

Frank Williams. who claims his
home is Wisconsin, was picked up
ty East Moline police authorities
ai Fifteenth street ana Ninth ave
nue.. yesterday, charged with yag-
raucy. lie was taken before Mag
istra.e 4 a. Niles this morning
and on being questioned, replied
rhat he had nu home. Later he said
his home was somewhere in Wis
g1usia. He was sentenced 10 30
Gays III TIE Rock Island county
jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21

CoaiiuE snip in d grand fleet bat
Leshtp is q real reG-hut evolution.
Everybody is on The run from the
moment the collier is made fast
alongside until the last bag of coal
is slowed in the buukers and the
snip is once more ready iOr $ ga
There is e-4selesa RATTLE Of
:, .uCLes. the roar OF steam anu the
shrlILG Of whistles. The steel
Q=oas culver as the hCi-Ls OF coal
come tuu4liug down. d ton at i
me- ana the men work around
tine dumps ID d swiTIing fog OF coal
dust
no time is wasted in telling of
the hands Everybody knows MS
job ana jumps TO it on the pipe,
Hands coal ship
The coal is dug and filled into
bags in the Golfers holds by the
saamen, each Of the four holds be
ing allotted to one OF the four parts
Of the ship 10 c'sIe, foretOp. main
top and quarterback which work
against each other in the effort to
get out the most coal Nothing less
than 800 tons an hour is considered
good cOaling and merits the dis
tiuctiOn Of a signal from the ad-
miral: "Coaling well executed"
The running of Earrows from the
dumps where the coal is landed on
the battleship's deck to the bunker
ChUtes is done by marines. who also
supply the tippeTs at the chutes
They are usually big gunners. for
when thu ship is doing a good coal
ing each one Of them has to lift
some 10 10 20 tons Of coal an hour,
hour after hour.
Other men are busy working
wilcLes unlocking the strOps with
which the bags are hoisted inboard,
collecting. checking and weighing
bags; while the boys keep the decks
clear of loose coal which impedes
the barrows. Every man Of the
ships company is employed in some
capacity. save only the sick-beTth
ratings. who, like the surgeons, are
never allowed to coal ship.
Down in the buukeTs the stOkers
are trimming coal as though their
lives depend on if, keeping pace
with the CeasclcSS stream which
U0urs down the Chutes and working
In an atmosphere so thick that the
lamps can scarcely burn and a man
cannot distinguish the blade Of his
own shovel
\ bugIa blares out and the rattle
Of winches stops suddenly After
the continuous racket Of the last
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
MOLINERS NOW
ON FRENCH SOIL

Mrs. Mary Lindquist, 1881
Twenty-eighth street, Moline haa
received a message from her son,
Elmer Lindquist. announcing his
safe landing in France. lie is with
the Fifty-fourth ammunition train
and received his training at Fort
Rosecrars. Previous to entering
service, he was employed at Deere
& Go.
Harry f. Griffin, a former Moline
boy. has joined the L. S. forces in
France. according 10 word received
by his sister. Mrs. Alexander
Fraser, of Moline. He enlisted last
March as motor mechanic in the
aviation corps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
POLICE HOLD MEN
FOR, AUTHORITIES

East Moline police received 4
wire yesterday stating that two
men wanted at Madison. Wis, on
charges of burglary, were found
on a fast Milwaukee tarin, due in
East Moline at 1915 p. m. Police
were on the lookout and the two
men were taken in custody 1t is
alleged that the men stole watch
from a house in which they board
ed. Police are holding the men
awaiting the arrival of Madison au-
thOrjticS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
CAMPAIGN HEIGHTENED.

Mrs. Borghild J. White, secretary
Of the community war chest, an
nounced this morning that the
Tuesday meeting of the cleanup
committees has been deferred until
Thursday. This will give the So
licitors two additional days in
which to visit the delinquent sub
scribers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
EATON SECRFTArY BOARD.

Edward Eaton has been an
pointed secretary Of the Silvia
board of education to serve tenn
porarily until formal selection
takes place He succeeds II. q
Hickman. who went 10 Cedar Rap
ids to serve the Rock Island lines
as general stOrekeepers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21

The campaign OF the fourth
Liberty loan was opened in Yuma
township last night at a chicken
dinner in the yuma church. Charles
B. HaIl, secretary of rhe Molin1
y. NJ. G. A. and j. b. Burris. were
speakers. Mr.. and Mrs. Cno Brad
ley sang
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
Frank BOIIencier.

Frank BOllencier, 5-months-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Boil
lencier, died at 1 o'clock this morn
ing in the home, 1885 Ninth avenue,
East Moline He was born April 9,
1918. in East Moline Surviving are
the parents, two brothers. AlphOnZo
and Joseph, and one sister, Alice.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning from St. Mary's Catholic
church. Rev. Leon Van Stappen
Will ofIiciate. Burial Will he in the
St. Mary's cemetery, East Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
CAR COLLISION.

A car driven by Roy McDandy OF
Rock Island collided with a Pros
pect park car at Fifth avenue and
Fifteenth street. Moline at 6 O'Clock
last evening. No one was injured,
but the machine was slightly dam
aged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-21
Alice Van HOut Q.

Alice. infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Aclier Van Houtte. 1914 Eigh-
teenth avenue, East Moline, died
early this morning at the home.
Alice was born May Is, 1918. IN
East Moline She leaves ner par
Cnts. Funeral services will be held
at SIS Monday morning in St.
Mary's Catholic church. East Mo
Iine. Rev. Leon Van Stappen viii
be in charge. Interment will he in
St Mary's cemetery. East Moline.