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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14

BANNER GOES TO
BASEBALL CHAMP

Winner of the game tomorrow at
the big picnic of employees of the
r. & V. plants at Campbells island
will be awarded beautiful trophy
banner. The game is between the
teams representing the r. & Y.
plants and the automatic depart
ment of the Wagner Electric Manu-
featuring company of St. Louis.
The automatic department team is
one of the crack teams of the five
aggregations representing the Wag-
ner company this season. 1t was
picked by W. A Layman, president
Of the company, which is the St.
Louis end of the R & V.-Wagner
Ordnance company partnership, for
the contest. Every man on the
team is a bona fide GmpIoye of the
Wagner company, and none is hired
in the plant because of his ability
in baseball. The St Louis team
will bring with it the trophy ban
ner which was provided by the St
Louis company The R & V. men
are confident that when their
guests return home Sunday even
ing they will leave behind them, in
possession of the R. & V. boys, the
trophy.
Lineup for the game will be as
follows.
r & -Magerkurth, 1b: Hodg-
EFT or Huey, 2b Danielson, 3b; Er-
ickson, IS; Little, IF; Caughfeld.
CT; WEIGH. If; Gellerstedt or My
ers. p; Hannah, c.
Wagner Electric - McHenry, 1b;
Eagen. 2b; Roper, 3b; Hammond,
SIS; Wichman, IF; Mulvey, CT; Bech-
told, If; Haub, p; Greenburg. C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
AMERICA USED BY
IRISH TO INDUCE
MEN INTO SERVICE

Dublin. -(COrrespOndence of The
Associated Press America par
ticipation in the war is the trump
card used by the Irish recruiting
council formed to put into effect
the governments offer to accept
10000 voluntary recruits from Ire
land in place of three or four times
that number of cOnscripts.
They are publishing widely the
declarations of American cardinals,
archbishops and bishops and evil
dence of cordial participation in
the war by Irish Catholic Ameri-
cans. They point out that the war
is as much Americas and Frances
as it is England's and urge Irish
men to take fair share in it.
So far, they seem to have made
a slight impression. Nationalists
declare that if Ireland is TO take
an active part in the war it must
first have home rule.
The Ulster party is willing to ac-
cept CONSUMPTION.
According to the latest announce
ment of the government policy the
result may be three months hence,
the IOIClDIe dppIlCdIIOHS VI COu-
scriptiOn everywhere in Ireland
outside northeast Ulster 1t has
been decided to divide Ireland into
ten areas and to apportiOn to each
the share of the fifty thousand re-
cruits it ought to furnish. Any area
which furnishes its quota will be
held to have satisfied the claim up
on it, and will be thencefOrth free
from the application of cOnscrip-
ton. 1t is regarded as certain that
Belfast and the northeast area Will
readily provide its share of the
voluntary recruits, and doubted
whether any other part of Ireland
will do SO.
The result would be that the only
part of Ireland which now declares
its willingness to accept conscrip-
ton would be the only part free
from it. The rest of Ireland would
be a chaos of violent opposition
and resistance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
RETURNS SHOW
8O57 ENROLLED
Complete List OF Thursdays Reg
istrantS Gives An Increase OF
100 Since Yesterday.

Complete returns from all regis
tration precincts in the jurisdiction
Of The Moline exemption board,
show that S.O57 men between tn
ages OF is and a., enrolled Thurs
day for military service.
Moline contributed to the war
machinery 5.037 out of tnis num-
Der. South Moline township fur
nishing 1921. Hampton, 1900
CorGova s.. COe ia. Canoe Greek
I64. Yuma - and Port Byron A.
OF those registered 6,2O9 were cit
liens, S77 declarants. and 81
aliens. There were 1872 white,
175 negroes, and 10 orieataIs reg
isteTed.
QUESTIONABLE viii be sent 10
registrants the first part OF next
week, according to the local
exemption board Sixty-two per
sons, representing Is nations, VIII
swear allegiance TO thu United
States. Wednesday Of next week
Forty of these candidates come
from the country governed by the
allies, two are from Russia. three
from Greece and one from Ger
many.
Emil Heinrich Lipps claims Ger
many as his native land. but is
asking to pledge his allegiance 10
America. According to naturali-
cation laws he cannot be admitted
until 80 days. and if at that time his
record is found satisfactory, he
will be naturalized.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14

GATHER MONDAY
Precinct Committeeman Of Various
Parties to Meet in City
First of Week.

County conventions of the sew
eral political parties viii be held
in Rock Island, Monday
Those TO convene here will be
precinct committeeman selected in
Wednesdays primary election
Campaign plans and other matters
OF party interest will be taken up
and discussed. Officers and com
mittees to the congressional and
state conventions also Will be
named.
The congressional convention
will be held Wednesday. Sept IS,
while the state convention will
convene at Springfield, Sept. 20.
Committees will organize by Sc
lection of officers at the meeting
Monday.
Democratic committeeman will
assemble at 1:30 at the courthouse,
while the Republicans are sChed-
uled to convene at the Rock Island
house at the same hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
CITY RATIFIES
HOUSING PLANS
Commission Accepts Government
Specifications and Valves All
City Ordinances.

Waving all city ordinances, the
Moline city commission yesterday
ratified the contract between the
city and the government and agreed
&c accept the building specifications
as provided by the government
architects. Homes to be built by
the federal government are in an
addition between Twenty-seventh
and Twenty-third streets and Eigh-
teenth and Twenty-third avenues.
The contract provides that the
government open four new streets:
Twentv-third, Twenty-third street
A, Twenty-fourth street and Nine
teenth avenue There will be but
one avenue between Eighteenth and
Wenty-third avenues, because of
the short intervening blocks. The
government Will pay for all street
and alley grading.
Pavement of Twenty seventh
street between Sixteenth and Twen-
ty-third avenues will be done by
the city, at the time the Fourth
that street. Paving assessments
W III DC paul ny TIC EDftl ll4LiN II L
Federal employees or officials will
not be allowed to hold any contract
or sub-contract on the housing pro-
ject. The laying of sewers or wa
termains will be done by the gov
ernment, but paid for by the city.
The latter will receive the money
from the government for five years
at a rate of five per cent interest.
The city will not be held for acct
dent damages sustained while the
improvements are in operation
If circumstances make it neces-
sary for the government to abandon
the proposition, the city agrees to
Fay for all sewer and water main
work already completed.
In case of disagreement between
the city and the government hOus-
ing board. w. D. Wilson, secretary
of labor, is made final arbiter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
CONDITION GRAVE
RESULT EXPLOSION
TODAY AT BARSTOW

Julian Peres, a Mexican, is in
critical condition in the Moline
city hospital. as the result of ex-
plosion of Kerosene at his home in
a box car at Barstow, this morn
ing.
1t was in an attempt to start fire
in a stove this morning that the
can of kerosene which he was
holding, became ignited and eX-
ploded. He was severely burned
and his recovery is doubtful. He
was found later by friends who
live in a box car next door DR..
J. II. Long was summoned and re-
moved the man to the hospital.
Peres is about "a years of age
and has been employed at the Bur
lingtOn roads at Barstow. He
moved to BarstOw from Aurora, re-
Gently. His relatives reside in
Mexico.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
PERSHING SENDS
MESSAGE TO BOY
SCOUTS FOR AID

New York. Sept. 14-General
Pershing has sent greetings from
the American eXpeditionary forces
to the splendid army Of Az. 900
American Boy Scouts" II was an
nounced at headquarters of the
organization here today. In a let
ter the American general eX-
pressed appreciation Of all you
are doing for our great cause" and
adds:
Upon You will soon fall the
burden of our civilization Every
act and thought of yours. in keep
ing with the scout law will help
to make good citizens and good SOL
diers. Obey it in letter and spirit
and all the older scouts who are
fighting for you and all we hold
dear will shake hands with YOU as
comrades who helped them win the
war"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
COMMITTEE NAMED
TO CAMPAIGN CITY
FOR PLEDGE MONEY

A campaign to raise $500 among
the business men of Moline will be
launched directly following the
noon luncheon of the Moline Com
mercial club. Friday of next week,
in order TO meet the pledge made
10 the United States registration bu-
rCau.
The approximate cost of operat-
ing this home bureau is $4,000 OF
this amount manufa, turers of the
city have rledged eight per cent and
the remaining 20 per cent is to be
raised by Moline's business men.
The following committees have
been appointed to work in their re
spective districts:
West Bluff-C G. Hogberg, Al
bert Wander Vennet and Conrad
Carlson
East Bluff-Reuben Rosene, Will
bur Larson and Otto Henrickson.
Downtown, west of Fourteenth
street-William Klingebiel, John
Klattenhoff and William STANCE.
West side of Fifteenth street,
Fourth to Eighth avenues William
Tally, Charles Meyer and Charles
MangOld
East of Fifteenth street, Fourth
to Eighth avenues - John erik,
Charles Hickey and AXel Nelson.
Fifth and Sixth avenues from
Fourteenth to Eighteenth streets.
and Sixteenth street from Fourth to
Seventh avenue-Fred Young. Ed
win Boxman and Monte Lethin.
East end. east of Eighteenth
street, south Of railroad tracks
o. Loveioy. J. E. Cowley and
Thomas Reno
Third avenue. First to Twenty
fifth street-John Sundine, Fred
Leavens and George Reimers.
Offices in the Peoples State bank
and Trust nd Reliance buildings
L. E. Morgan, A L. Pulver, E. T. NJ
WheelOck, G. L. Peterson and \. S.
Johnson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14

For slightly more than a halt-
cent for every dollar value of ships,
the shipping board insures its yes
sells against marine losses between
Atlantic and European ports. An
additional 4 or ) cents for every
dollar covers war losses such as
submarine sinkings. damage done
by floating mines and attacks by
enemy vessels. The boards insur-
ance committee is composed of
Hendon Chubb and H F. Eggert,
both of New York and ". r. Hedge
of Boston.
The insurance plan is regarded
by the board as a great aid in de-
feating the objects of the sub-sea
warfare. Property loss is protected
and men are willing to risk their
lives with their only prOtec-
ton their own watchfulness and
that of the allied navy.
Strange events have marked the
submarine warfare and the marine
insurance that helps block its aims.
The Orleans braved the submarine
zone a short time after the Ger
mans had declared ruthless war
fare against all vessels entering the
sO-called barred zones. The YES
sci was unmarked by the ridicu-
lOus stripped effect Germany or
dered American vessels to wear.
This vessel and another freighter,
the Rochester. were the first to
show the Germans, with whom the
United States was not then at war,
that the American merchant marine
would continue to sail under the
American flag in the face of threats
to sink without warning
For d year both vessels success
fully evaded submarine attacks. al
though both were pursued several
times Within the last six months
the enemy got both. but due to war
risk and marine insurance their
owners were enabled for a year to
operate without risk of financial
loss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
ASKS DIVORCE,

Mrs. Irene Baltrushaites Of Mo
line appeared before Judge Diet
this morning asking a divorce from
her husband. Charles Baltrushaites
whom she has Mt seen for two
years. Three months after their
marriage friend husband left home
and has not been seen or heard Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
RED GROSS IN DTRLIN,

Dublin.-An American Red Cross
committee has been formed in Dub
lin and has opened comfortable
rooms for the benefit of wounded
American soldiers and sailors in
hospitals in the Dublin district The
opening ceremony was performed
by the vice president. Lady Decies,
in the absence of the president, the
countess of Granard, formerly Miss
Ogden Mills
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED
FROM SHELL SHOCK

Carl TheOdOre Hull, son OF Mrs.
Gertrude Hardy. 403 Ninth street,
Moline, is suffering from she'll
shock, according to a telegram re
ceived from the war department by
his mother this morning. The
message gives June 5 as the date
Hull received the injury. He en-
listed with the United States ma
rines in 1916.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
ONLY NINE SHIPS
OF u. S. SHIPPING
BOARD ARE SUNK

WashingtOn.-OnIy nine ships OPP
Grated by the shipping board have
been sunk by submarines. and their
loss with that of all others due to
ordinary marine perils is but frac-
ton Of the total premiums paid for
marine and war risk insurance.
Estimated losses Of all kinds suf-
feTed by the emergency fleet corpO-
ration, which conducts the insur-
ance bureau, amount to about 3d.
100000, while approximately $780,
100000 in premiums had been set
aside up 10 July %, last.
Four former German vessels, val
ued at $6,75O,O00, and five comman-
deered ships, worth $2,850,000 fell
by the sting of the German sea
wasp. These follow:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
WANT BERGSTROM
TO REMAIN IN MOLINE

Members of the First Swedish
Lutheran church of Moline have re
fused TO accept the resignation of
their pastor. the Rev. a. F. Berg
strom, who desires 10 take the pas
torate of the Lutheran church at
Denver. Colo. The resignation has
been referred 10 the board of dea-
cons and that body will endeavor
to induce the Rev. Mr.. Bergstrom
to reconsider.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
MAY LOSE ARM AS
RESULT ACCIDENT

William S. Kidd, 1903 Sixth ave
nue., Moline, may have to have his
arm amputated as a result of get
ting his sleeve caught in a drill this
morning while operating a gang
drill at the r. & V. company plant,
East Moline. His left arm was
drawn under the bits. His flesh
was badly lacerated. DR.. A. NJ.
Beal was summoned and the man
removed to the Milne city hospi-
tai. Kidd has been with the R. &
V. company but a few weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
REGISTER WOYFv.

Registration of women Of East
Moline to ascertain tHe number
available for government service
will be started next week Chair
man Of the registration board. Mrs.
Ii. +. Anderson. ct East Moline has
appointed a committee and a house
to house canvass will be put into
operation the first OF the week One
such canvass was made last No
vemter but proved incomplete A
fee Of 10 cents rs asked OF each reg
istrant, but is not compulsory. The
money is needed 10 pay expenses Of
the enrolment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
ITALIAN OFFICER TO SPEAK.

Lieutenant Rosselli OF the Ital-
ian army, will lecture at the Moline
high school, Monday evening. He
will speak on army life and give a
graphic description OF the condi-
tions as he has seen them Lieuten-
ant Rosselli was wounded in a bat
tie on the Italian front and is in
this country while cOnyalescing. He
comes to this city under the aus
pieces of the fourth Liberty loan
committee. This is but one fea-
ture of the many prepared for Mon
day nights entertainment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
Obituary
Dwight AIOnzo Goswick.

Funeral services for Dwight
AIonzo Goswick, aged 9 years, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Goswick, 507
Twenty-fifth street, Moline, were
held at $50 yesterday afternoon in
the residence, Rev. p. G. Ladd Of
ficiating. Pallbearers were Leon
ard Fredeen, Leroy Benson, Eddie
De Backer, Bernard Hermsen, Car
rieI CoIpert and Thor Carlin. In
terment was in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
FIGHTS SPANISH GRIP.

Washington, Sept. Surgeon
General Rupert Blue of the public
health service has issued a state
ment regarding the Spanish intlu-
enza which has invaded the United
States and prescribing means for
combating it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
IOWAN IS DECORATEn.

Washington, Sept IA General
Pershing advised the war depart
ment today that he had awarded
the distinguished service cross to
seven members Of the army in
France who lost their lives in deeds
Of gaIlantry. Among those honor
ed was William p. Hymand, Iowa
Falls, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
MAY FIX COTTON PRICE.

Washington, Sept President
Wilson announced that the commit
tee 10 he named by the war indus
tries board to investigate the cot
ton situation viii recommend basic
prices only if its inquiry cOnvinces
il that price fixing is necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
PLAN LOAN TO SWISS.

Geneva, Sept. 1.-THE Lausanne
Revue states that the United States
has offered to make a loan of $780,
600 600 francs to Switzerland in or
der to electTify the railways Swift
erland thus would become indie
PENDENT of German coal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
COTTON MARKET N PANIC.

New Orleans. La. Sept l4-AL-
n0unCemeEt by President Wilson
that If found necessary a base
price would he fixed for cotton
caused Wild and sar sationaI
opening on the New Orleans cot
ton exchange today i'm the first
few minutes of trading prices
dropped an average Of $3.50 per
bale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
SPERRY VICTOR
OF TRAPSHOOT
Islander Wins Over Two Profess
SIGNALS in Third Annual Exhi-
bitiOn OF Tri-C City Gun Club.

A. D. Sperry, veteran Rock IS
land trapshooter, is victor OF the
most successful shooting exhibition
held in this vicinity, given yester-
day at East Moline as the third an
nual shoot Of the Tri-City Gun
club.
Breaking 1873 birds out Of 200
from the 16-yard elevation and
establishing a local record when
he made a straight run OF 140 pig
cons, Sperry outdistanced two pro-
fessiOnal marksmen, J. f. Webster
and Fred Bills The professionals
finished with 1913 and 1872 birds
respectively. E. ]. Buck of Dayen-
port and Jean A. Pope of East Mo
line tied for second place.
All shots were at 16 yards and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
PLANE FALLS; KILLS TWO.

San Diego, Cal, Sept. l4.-SecOnd
Lieutenant Amos B. WhittIe. Oak
Park, Ill, student aviator, and Pri-
waite Allen H Anderson. Detroit.
Mich, were killed when their air
plane fell into the ocean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
LEAVES FOR TRAINING.

George II Carstens, son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Carstens, 1926
Twelfth avenue, Moline. left yester-
day morning to enter the ground
aviation school of the navy at the
yards at Charleston, S. c. Carstens
enlisted several months ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14
DIES OF PNFTMONIA.

Naples. Friday. Sept 13-Fred-
eric CrowinshieId of Boston. for
merly director of the American
academy in Rome. died today of
pneumonia at Capri.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14

All the News All the Time The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-14

Nearly Beer, Beardsley S
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-03

Before Gen. rcrShin&s message
came tonight Gen March Vas without
advicas to confirm the press dispatch
es, because Of the inevitable delays in
transmission OF official mess ages.
The news OF the appointment of Gen
Foch, ,one OF the heroes OF the Marine.
to supreme command, gave rise in
stantly to suggestions that The pres
cncc of Secretary BAKER in Europe
was connected with the dcvcl opmcnt.
Many observers now surmise that
Mr. Baker went to Europe particu-
Early to rirgc the coordination of a.
Allied armies under a single COM
mandcr such is known 10 have been
president Wilson'S desire when his
urgency caused the creation OF the
supreme war council. Some measure
OF coordination was secured through
that body, nut any plan for appoint
authority over all the armies.
Gen Ferdinand Foch is OF BASQUE
origin. He was born at Tarbee in 1854
but was reared at Metz Rather than
become a German after the annoxa-
tion OF Alsace lorraine, Foch pre-
ferred TO return to France and help to
prepare France for the present Ger
man INVASION
Foch began by mastering the STRAIT
eSy Of the war OF 1870 in its minutcst
details. Knowing the mentality Of the
Germans, he counted lpon their TO
pcating in future conflicts the manocu-
vers that had succeeded. He also cX-
pccted them TO make some OF the mis-
takes. In his teachings at the swpc-
riOr war school and il, his writings he
held always to the idea OF an incvi-
table aggression by Germany, sprung
With liehtnnglikc rapidity. after
long prcmeditation and most minute
prcparaton-thc swift thundcrbolt of
The oprnin" to develop into Il struggle
oi colossal proportions.
70 parry the blow, Foch said repeat
cd!%. France must nave staff work
Ing in The samc direction. piacticins
the same doctrines under vigorous
and nudacious chief
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-03

TO meet this, the allits have since
the battle began, taken a most import
ant decision.
with the cordial cooperation OF
the British and French commanders
III chief, General Foch has been
enlarged by the British, French and
American governments 70 coordinate
the action Of the allied armies, on the
Western front.
In addition TO the action taken TO
meet the immediate needs Of the mo-
mcnt, it will be necessary to bring
INTO operation certain measures which
have long been in contemplation
should a situation such as the presen
arise.
"lt is clear that, whatever may haD-
pen III this battle, the country must
he prepared for further sacrifices TO
insure final victory. am certain that
the nation will shrink from no sacri-
licc which is required to securc this
rcstilt"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-04-03
GENERAL FOCH TAKES COM
MAND OF ALL ALLIED ARMIES
Great French Strategist appointed Ceneraissimo on
Western Front During P4esent Operations. Mill
tary Authorities Have Long advised >C>ntralza
ton of Authority.

Washington, March 29.-Ofncial IN
forma; ion has reached Washington
that Cen. Foch, the French chief of
staff, has beer appointed to s.lpreme
command Of ali the Allied and Ameli-
can forces in France.
This means unitication Of all the
armies opposing the Germans Il step
which tie American and French mill
,itary mou long have urged and which
apparently has been brought about by
recognition Of tha imperative demand
for concentrated effort to hurl back
the gigantic thrfst at the enemy in
France
1t was learned toni ght that the
! President mad been officially advised
,of the action when he ssent cable
gram to Gen. Foch today congratulate
ing him ION his new authority" There
swas no cxplaaation at heWhite House
Of what the President meant, and II
ficial comment here until after an an
nouncement comes from finance.
The first hint of the historic devel-
opment came IL press cable dispatch cs
telling how Geu Pershing had placed
the American e&peditionary forces at
the disposal of the French commander.
This was confirmed tonight in q mes
sage from Gen Earshing 80 the war
department..
There was no mention IL the
PorShhg dispatch Of the new role
gwen Gen. Foch ana War Department
official announcement Some still were
inclined TO believe that the French
general mad been placed in command
only OF rnc army of manOcuver, the
reserve force composed Of continSeDta
from all the Allied armies created az
Ger the formation OF the supreme war
Council.
Gen. pcrshlng's mCssase made pub
lie by the acttng CHIEF of s,;ar follows:
Have made al our resources avail
able and our diEisions viii he used if
and when needed. Frcnch IN fine
spirit and both armies seem conf
dent"