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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
BERRY TO TALK
AT CONVENTION
To BE Principal Speaker Mt Exer.
cises to Be Held at Raising of
Service Flag.

The giant Tri-City Federation of
Labor service flag, containing more
than FIVE hundred stars. will be ded-
icated within the next 20 days. &C
cording to Acting President Charles
Reagan.
At the regular meeting OF the
federation last night a committee
was appointed to complete plans
for the dedication exercises. H.
Dutton was named as chairman. 1t
was announced that George L. Ber-
ny, international president of the
printing pressmen and member of
the labor commission, recently re
turned from France. will be the
principal speaker at the exercises.
The exact date for the program has
not yet been set.
1t was also decided to have all
labor organizations march in body
in the Independence day parade,
and strenuous efforts will be made
to get the unions out in full
strength.
The same committee appointed to
arrange for the dedication exer-
cises was selected to meet with a
representative body from the Mo-
line Industrial Home association to
determine which Of the two organ
izations shall make out the Labor
day program to be held this year in
Moline
Charles J. MacGowan, president
of the tri-city federation, is ex-
pected to arrive here Monday morn
ing. following an absence of two
weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
STRIKE ENDED AT
CURTISS, SHOP AS
MEN GO TO POSTS

Buffalo, n. Y, June q. - The
strike of machinists and tool max
ers at the three plants of the Cur
It's Aeroplane and Motor Corpora
ton was called off today and the
men were ordered back to work by
Andrew T. Mcnamara representing
the International MachInists' un-
ion.
The truce was arranged by Arch
er A. LandOn, chief of production OF
the aircraft board by long distance
telephone from New York. Mr..
Landon told the union leaders that
he would return to Buffalo as soon
as possible with Major Gitchell,
United States army, to adjust the
difficulties that have arisen between
theworkmen and the corporation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
HOSIERY

Ladies', mems, boys and girls 1E
hose. choice pair .......... ~
Ladies fibre silk hose, all colors, EO
values to 85c, special pair wv
Ladies pure thread silk hose, 90
full fashioned, special pair OON
Infants sox, all colors, 10
o5c values, pair ...,..... l. OC
Mems 35c Isle hose, all C1rO0
colors, 4 pair for ....... " .OO
Ladies or misses unionsuits, EO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
u. S. SENDING MEN
ABROAD ON SHIPS
LOADED TO RAILS

Chicago. June pa few things
not generally known here as to
the gigantic way in which the
United States is getting men to
France were impaired today by DR..
John R. Mott, at a meeting of 500
middIewest leaders in Y. NJ. C. A.
work
DR.. Mott, who has made five
tours of the front, said that space
on transports is doubly utilized by
sleeping the men in two shifts. One
shift is entitled to bunk for II
hours, and the other shift takes
the remaining u, he said. In this
way some of the larger ships car
ry thirteen or fourteen thousand
men per trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
SPECIAL RESCUE MISSION SER
VICE

A special service is being ar
ranged for the Rescue Mission to-
morrow evening when Rev. L. Had
away of the Memorial Christian
church will be the speaker and spe-
cial musical numbers have been ar
ranged by the Young Peoples soci-
ETY. of the same church. The mis-
siCr trio composed of Messrs. Perk-
ms. Rogers and Hegman, will also
sing. This evening John Eggers of
Davenport will be in charge of the
meeting and Sunday evening the
session will be turned over to con-
yerts of the mission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
Obituary
Mrs. Anna Frances Griffith.

Mrs. Anna Frances Griffith, a res
ident OF Coal Valley. died at 4:4O
yesterday afternoon after an i'll
ness of IL months.
Anna Frances Trone was born
June u, 1876, in Schuyler county.
Aug. %. 1897, she and Oble Griffith
were united in marriage at Rush
vile. She was a member or the
Mystic Workers of the World at
Coal Valley. Surviving her are two
sons, Doan Griffith and Lyman Grit
fifth. both of Coal Valley, and three
sisters, Mrs. Emma Myers, Birmtng-
ham, Ill, Mrs. Ollie NJ. Webb, Buda,
H., and Mrs Bertha E. Pearson,
Coal Valley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
Funeral August Heimbeck.

Funeral services for the late Au-
gust Heimbeck were held this aft
ernoon at the residence, 922 Third
avenue, Rev. J. c. Granger, pastor
of the First Baptist church, Ofticiat-
ing at the service. The pallbearers
were w. T. Channon, A. d. Sperry,
S. J. Woodin, NJ. o. Griswold. Ma
thias Buncher and A. Lambert. In
terment was in Chippiannock GEM
etery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
APPLY TO INCORPORATE.
(BY Associated Press.l

Springfield, ILL.,, June 21.-An ap-
plication for incorporation papers
has been filed with the secretary of
state by the Don Sales company of
Rock Island, to deal in automobiles,
trucks and tractors; capital stock,
$4,000; incorporators, Ebert G.
Don, Arno J. Tremann, Fern l.
Breecher and Charles Schwieder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
ARREST FIVE FOR GRAFT.

one of them connected with the
army transport service as a buyer,
were arrested here today on fde-
eral grand jury indictments charg-
ing the offerings and receiving Of
brides in connection with the sale
to the government Of lifeboats and
"a ftC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
PASSES ANTI-ALIEN BILL.

Washington, June 21.-Without a
dissenting vote the house today
passed and sent to the senate the
alien anarchist deportation bill au-
thorizing immediate deportation of
aliens subscribing in whole or in
part to the tenets of anarchism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
Thrift stamps

Springfield, Ill, June 21.-A sew
en-cent street car fare is petitionec
of the public utilities commission
by the East St Louis railway COM
pany in an application today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
ARIES BOLDEN DIES.
[LTRY RECORD BROKE.

iinsville. Ill.-A new re cora
Iltry was set here at a Re l
tuction, when a bantam hen
r S2,S7O.75.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21


Lieutenant A B. Zimmerman,
son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Rimmer-
man, AIS Eleventh street, has been
promoted to the rank of a captain.
Word OF his promotion was reCeiv-
ed by his parents today. He was
stationed at Fort Riley. Kan, in the
Medical Reserve corps, while hold
ing the title of a lieutenant but
since his promotion has been trans
ferred to Camp Lee, Petersburg,
Va. Captain Zimmerman is a grad
uate of the Rock Island high school,
having completed the course in
1908 Later he attended the Uni
versity of Iowa where he finished
his studies as a doctor of medicine
in 1912 Prior to his enlistment he
practiced medicine in Chicago,
where he acted as examining physi-
clan for one of the draft boards.
Captain Zimmerman expects to see
service in France soon, he writes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
GROCERIES
Canned Goods.

Canned Goods.
Corn, peas, tomatoes, sauer kraut,
kidney beans or baked beans.
your choice ................ lie
Large can cocoaS baking powder,
baked beans, tall can salmon
or string beans ............. 19c
Canned FruitS.
Pineapples, peaches. plums, goose
berries or apricots; your
choice Observation-Disclosures. 2JC
vegetable or tomato soup. can. Zoe
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
SHIPS PLYING LATIN
WATERS ARE RELEASED
U. S. Crop Movement Ends Need
of Argentine Wheat Here.

Immediate release OF all surplus
shipping that has recently been
plying between North and South
American ports on the Atlantic
Coast to transport war supplies was
announced yesterday by the War
Trade Board.
The freight congestion on east
coast routes to South America, par
ticularly of exports to Brazil, Ar
gentine, Uruguay and Paraguay. is
relieved and all freight at Eastern
seaboard ports for those countries
has been moved. This together with
the interior movement of Ameri-
cas- great wheat crop, making il
unnecessary to force the Argentine
grain into this country. makes the
transfer Of shipping possible.
The movement of American forces
to Europe at the rate of 500, 900 a
month makes this sddition Of YES
sells welcome TO the Shipping Board.
In addition the War Trade Board
has licensed five sailing vessels to
move linseed from Argentine to the
United States.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
Why Not Be Optimistic?

Our French and British allies are constantly
warning US against an excess of optimism.
"All is going well. but do not be too sanguine
of success" they tell u.s.
But why not?
Optimism is the most pronounced American
characteristic. 1t makes our milonaires, builds
our great cities, makes a great people-and wins
wars.
If President Lincoln had given away to pessi-
mists the Union would have lost the civil war.
If Washington, who only won one victory, had not
been "sanguine of success" there would have been
no United States.
So why not be optimistic now, when we are face
to face with greatest need for optimism?
We have just our first great victory on
the Western front. Why shouldn't we cheer and
throw our hats in the air?
Supposing the Germans do turn about and
give our boys licking Will that dim the glory
of Chateau Thierry, or lessen the triumph of the
Marne? -
Will it diminish the glorious optimism that found
expression in the reply of an American general
who, when told by his French superior that he
could not possibly reach the objective he had Sc
lected, said:
"The hell can't! Any place ask my boys to
go, they'll gop
Will it dampen the spirit of those Yanks of
ours whose only comment when seriously wounded
was Damn the luck! Now we can't chase the
Heinies any morep
Depression may be the mental attitude of a
British Tommy after reverse. But not of an
American YankI
The pessimist says: Germany may win the war"
The optimist replies: Germany shall not win
the war!"
We would respectfully advise our allies to fol-
low the American example rather than deprecate
it.
Let Germany have the despondency, the pessi-
mism, the depression.
Optimism will win the warl
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03

called to war All the precious furniture was sold
'We bought those things together. We had to
save much to buy them. / was happy with my
little things. i loved the table and chairs Now
of them think nothing. ! think only of him. Will
he come back to mel What matter the chair. the
table? Only his life. his lifei"
So we learn that hard lesson, in France, in
England. in America. We learn the infinite unini-
portance of things, and the unspeakable value and
glory of humaniov and life.
The half-gods gol And the gods arrive
Half-gods cannot live on battlefield where a
million souls and bodies immediate themselves for
the dream of freedom for all, forever. The half
god of self goes, and the god of sacrifice stands
beside the white cross of world Calvary. Half
gods flee from hospital wards where women work
till they drop from exhaustion-and the god of
service appears.
Half-gods will flee from shop, mine, ofic and
kitchen where men and women forget self in the
struggle to produce and save and ALL as there
arrive the gods of sacrifice, service and brother
hood.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
A Note from Ludendorf.

The German high command, it appears, desired
to teach those vainglorious and bombastic Ameri-
ans lesson to put the fear of Prussian steel into
Them, and show them their place.
The great Ludendorf was anxious to smite these
newcomers with such severity that the formation
Of the new American army would be impeded, and
the American peril vanish as the result of Ger
valor.
Here is his instruction, issued to the Schmettow
Corps, June 10: I'm order to hinder the formation
OF an American army in France, it is important
that the American troops engaged along the front
be struck as hard possible. 1t is intended to use
these troops as nucleus for new formations"
Well the Prussians have struck. Most of those
who struck have not lived to tell the tale. But lat
terly the Americans have been doing most of the
striking. Perhaps Ludendorf already has changed
his instructions; perhaps he is admonshng his no.
bic troops to resist the advance of the American
troops as hard as possible.
That would be more in keeping with the present
situation.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
Twin Mysteries.
By EDMUND VANCE COOKE

Ancient OF waters, charging as it bent
On merging back to its own element
The bone and sinew of the continent
Unyielding earth to the younger, newer-born
Armored in mountains, plumed with trees and CON,
Meets the attack and laughs the to scorn
| know not what power holds the continent;
| know not what force drives the fretful sea; ..
only know that both of these are blent =.
And both embodied in the You-and-Me.
| only know assailant or assailed
Will thrust and guard till the last breath has failed
VIII blot himself from nearest, dearest life,
Merely to be an atom of the strife
A foam-tleck on the wave which strives to reach
Inc sand-graln on the continental beach,
He squanders all of his expectant wears
IN one night moment, void of hopes and fears,
AS though he had thousand lives to live
And one were but beggar's gift to give
Nor is this only native to the knight
me paladin, whose breeding is to fight.
II ouIns as hercely in the common clod
And flames him with the semblance of god.
Well. is it God" theni It's the Inner Flame
And solved thus by a syllable name?
name we use too often as veil,
betore which specuations dumbly quail
And whisper only 'The Eternal Mystery
So be it if you will Yet this days history
fasslng before your eyes AS you unfold it,
AS you are IN and OF it, yet behold it,
And delve the deeps of this atomic man.
what moves him? Is it impulse? Is it plan?
Such love of life he treasures every breath
And loving il exchanges it for death
Rather than live, not having done his part
For that endeavor which commands his heartl
Search out the soul of it. then, if you can,
Tell me, is God more mystery than man?
lCopyright 1871
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
COLONEL SUES PAPER
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
Claims Sum for Story That He Or
dered Surrender.

London, Aug. 2-Because the de-
fendant published q story about him
saying that he ordered his regiment
to surrender during a battle on the
Western front in the early days of
the war, Col. William Z. Gordon,
holder of the Victoria Cross, has
started a novel suit for s25,oO0 dam
ages against John Leng and Company,
OF Dundee, Scotland, publishers Of a
weekly newspaper.
The article. written by Corp. George
Mutch of the Gordon Highlanders,
contained these words:
I'VE opened fire on the enemy. AS
we were a splendid target for them,
however, and they were almost in
visible to us, 1t was plain that very
soon we would be completely wiped
out. We could neither advance nor
retire, and gradually the Germans
closed In about us. After about q
minutes Col. Gordon ordered us to
throw down our arms. and the fight
was over"
Col. Gordon denies that he gave
the order to surrender, and declares
he believes the article was not writ
ten by Corp. Mutch, but by an en-
ploye OF the publishers. The de.
PENDANTS assert that the statement
was given them in an interview by
the corporal and that they had no
intention of representing Col Gordon
as having failed in his duty as q
soldier.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
The Cavalry of the Air.

In the meantime American production Of aircraft
goes on. The quantity reproduction stage has been
reached, and before next spring thousands OF
American airships will be in France, with plenty
of wel-trained American fliers to man them
Then we may expect new phase of the war.
The artillery may she'll the Hun trenches, but
whole armies of aircraft will fly over the trenches
and get at the German soldiers behind. They will
bomb their ammunition dumps, cut loose with
machine guns and make ready for the infantry
to follow along and clean up.
With the cavalry of the air all ready for the
big part must play the spring drive of 1919 will
start the march to Berlin.
Then the Huns will get a dose of their own
war medicine. The fighting will be on German
soil. And the end of it may mean the perpetual
internment of the whole Hohenzollern family.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03

and too forceful to be called pats"
They will be more like the blows
many OF the prominent Pats of the
country have used when they want
ed revenge on their enemies.
The people are willing to give
Doc" a trial. They are doing it
now. But watch out, IL he doesn't
stand the test. The heat of today
is rather too excessive to permit of
too many statements. but We ven
ture to say it will be as naught
when the heat of the folks is
reused by failure to get coal for
them-and when they start on the
long, long trial to the Federal Fuel
Administration at Washington.
Transportation troubles may be
met by the fuel doctors now. but
eradication troubles cannot be met
by them then, IL they fall down now
on their mammoth task of heating
the nation next winter.
THE OBSERVER,
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
K. OF c. SECRETARIES
ACT AS GODFATHERS
Organization Tells How Mothers
Expect Their Places Taken.

Knights of Columbus secretaries
are expected to act as general god
fathers to the men in the service.
according to a recent statement is
sued by the organization headQuar-
ters in New York
Parents of men in the service
write to the secretaries. asking them
to supply the home comforts lack
ing in the usual military camp.
The men are requested by mother
to see that some boy receives the
little attentions to which he had
been accustomed, and the K. of
C. secretary generally proceeds to
see that that particular boy gets
the something" his mother wanted
him to have.
Write to mother" placards are
posted in every X. of c. hut, urg-
ing the men to take a few minutes
to drop the home folks a line.
Sometimes the secretary receives
word from some mother asking him
to get her boy to write home more
frequently. and the secretary takes
the matter UP with the erring SOL
der son.
One secretary reports that he has
had to study dancing so as to teach
1t to the men in his section. The
boys wanted to learn to dance and
the secretary was the only one to
teach them.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
When Haf-Gods Go.
situation

Heartily know when half-gods go the gods ar
rive"
Emerson wrote the phrase years ago, but it is
todsy's own lesson for world at war
Whatever of immediate pain and sacrifice the
war may bring US, it also brings one blessing that
endures forever-the destruction of half-gods that
the real gods may arrive
In days OF peace men and women worship the
haf-gods of selhshness. and make endless sacrifice
at the petty altars Of business pleasure ambition
material comfort-to the modern fetish of getting
ahead. man will lose sleep and temper over
sman defeat by business competitor, and a
woman will burst into tears If her bak;ro fail, ~
tret for days over social slight
But IN days OF war the half-gods CO. They
cannot live in the white flame of sacrifice and
agony by which the world is tried and cleansed.
From France comes Margaret DeIand's story
OF the young French wife recounting the breakup
OF ner hftie home when the young husband was
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
BIG FUTURE FOR CANALS
UNDER CONTROL PREDICTED

/ that the railroads declined 10 inter
change or pro-rate with them Cow
ernment control changes this condl-
ton altogether. Through rates can.
and no doubt will. be PROMULGATED
and the canals will be transformed
from merely local enterprises into use
q and efhcient elements IN the en-
tire national system Of transporta-
ton.
1t Is prehsps too much to expect
that during the war the Federal gov
eminent can undertake any very ex-
tensive scheme OF canal improvement.
II the government however, demon
stCtes through It's control OF war
might be made more useful when mod
ernized. Congress may be disposed 20
regard them in the future less grudR-
ingiy than II has In the past
In the case OF the Chesapeake ana
Delaware and Cape Cod canals. ne
gotiations for purchase or condeFp-
nation are already proceeding under
the authority Of the river and har-
Dor act of 1917. No final decision has
been reached in either case. Assump-
/ ton Of war control does not Affect
uue and does not enable the govern
ment to treat these waterways al its
own property.
Across New Jersey there IL 70 ba
built. whenever Congress provides the
funds. a modern ship canal connect
ing the Delaware River with Rsri-
tan Bay at tidewater or nearly "a
superceding the old obsolete Delaware
and Raritan Canal The government
surveys have been completed and
are before Congress on the reoon-
mendation OF the Secretary OF War.
The State OF New Jersey is By stat
ute pledged TO purchase the right OF
way for this canal and TO present IL
! 10 the Federal government upon
adoption Of the project
Will Have Big Chain.
IT, therefore. the government shan
construct this new waterway ecross
New Jersey. the American people
will have q chain OF free public
waterways OF modern dimensions
connecting Boston. Providence. New
York, Newark. Trenton, PhiladeI-
phia, Wilmington. Baltimore, wash,
ington. Richmond. Norfolk and the
Albemarle and Pimlico sounds.
serving the most congested traffic
area in the United States and sus-
ceptible Of progressive enlargements
and improvements. These water
ways will be OF dimension uniform
with that OF the New York Barge
Canal. now fully completed and in
operation between the Great Lakes
and the Hudson River. The two
systems, State and Federal, both
public property and free OF tolls,
will form the best and busiest
water traffic system in the world
The attainment OF this object will
not result from the temporary as,
sumption Of war control over ex-
isting waterways; but II will be
immeasurably facilitated through
the demonstration Of their efficiency
which may be expected under gov
ernmcnt control and operation dur
ing the war.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
Embryonic Yanks to Have
A Whole Lot Of Sports
In Their Training Camps

It's going TO be an uninteresting fall
and winter for the boys in the train
ing camps. is II not? Yes, it is not
Proceeding to he camps, as fast as
trains will take them, are: 1850 sets
Of boxing gloves, 1000 baseball bats,
H,10O baseballs, $500 playground base
ball bats. 1880 playground balls, 5000
rugby footballs 1000 soccer footballs.
$500 volley balls and 1.75o medicine
balls. To this might be added l,0S0
tennis rsckets, 20 nets and 200 balls.
which already have been distributed.
The newly purchased sporting goods
represent the expenditure OF 10000
by the War Department Commission
on Training Camp Activities. The lat
ter body has also completed arrange
ments whereby soldier teams will play
baseball with civilian amateur teams
or semi-professional clubs In the
larger cities this fall.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
FUN TN L0NDONI
Salvage Campaign Producing Some
Good Stories.

London. Aug. 2.-The salvage
campaign has produced some funny
stories. One man asked his barber
what he did with lsther when IL
came on his face. Throw Il away"
was thereby. What Don't you
know you can get s25 an ounce for
the bits Of bristle that come OF the
brush? They're used in making ex-
plosivesP The barber laboriously
sifted a quantity of bristles and
took them to the address his GUS
toner had given him. Yes. we buy
bristles." he was told. "but I want
them tied up in bundles OF Bo!'
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
Ninety Days and $3.50
For Liquor Violation

Terre Haute. Ind-Judge Frank s.
Rawley assessed Jack McCrocklin.
former saloon keeper here. $50 and
court costs and sentenced him TO
serve ninety days on the State penal
farm for violation of the Statewide
bone-dry prohibition law. This Is
said TO be the most severe penalty
imposed upon an offender OF the In
diana dry law since st became ef-
fectiye last April.