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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-04
Fer Alderman Fourth Ward

Al the solicitation OF many friends
hereby announce myself a candidate
for Alderman from the Fourth Ward,
subject to the choice of the voters
at the regular election.
Fl. III. JAMES.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-04
FOR ALDERMAN End WARD

1 hereby announce nay candidacy
for Alderman for the Second Ward
at the solicitation of many of my
friends, subject to the voters Of the
city at the regular election.
It. RED JONES.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-04

Mrs, Claude c. Persons is teach
ing in the city schools in the absence
of Miss Louise Few, who is ill with
huenza
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-04

Col. U. J. Bennett, of Camp Wheel
er, spent Saturday and Sunday here
with his family.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-12-04

Mr.. ]. H. Elarbee was heaerably
discharged from Camp Gordon san
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-13
DEFENSELEACUE
GIVEN QUARTERS
Office on Fourth Floor of Court
House and StenOgrapher TO
Be Furnished.
BOARD HOLDS BUSY SESSION
Funeral Directors Association is
Asked to Take Desired Increase
to the Legislature.

The Rock Island county branch
of the state council Of national de
Tense will be furnished an Office
room on the fourth floor Of the
court house.
This action was taken by the
board Of supervisors yesterday
The sum of $50 a month was also
allowed by the board to pay for
the services OF a stenographer to
take charge of the Office.
The committee on public expend-
itures in a report recommended
that the quarters be furnished. Su-
pervisor Daily said that If possible
legally the action should be taken,
as the burden would be more equit-
ably distributed among the tax
payers if the county could so act
Supervisor Grafund moved that
$500 per year be allowed for Office
help. On the recommendation of
Supervisor Phillips the amount was
raised to S75 a month.
A E. Danielson, secretary of the
Rock Island County Funeral Direc-
tors association, appeared before
the board and asked that the fee for
county burial of infants be raised
from $50 to $50 and the fee for
adults from $50 to $50. He stated
that the body of the unknown is
given the same attention as of the
known. in order that it may be kept
a reasonable length of time for the
purpose of identification. He stated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-13
MAKE 4 CHANGE
IN CLASS HELD
BY LOCAL MEN
Report OF Reclas siiicafion by Dis
trict Beard Has Been Re-
ceiyed Here.
SEVERAL GIVEN CLASS ONE
Men Who We're Married Since May
Is, 1917, Placed Higher in
Draft Call

The local exemption board has
received a report from the district
hoard at Peoria Of the reclassifica-
ton Of men Of draft age who were
married since May IS. 1917
The men claimed exemption and
furnished the local board afidavits
supporting them One man who
was placed in class /. division A, by
the local board. has been put in
class 2. division A, by the district
hoard The man in filling out his
CucstiCnnaire asked that he be
placed in class four. division A. He
S Waldo Edward SchoesseI and
has been placed in class 2, division
=, by the district board
Edward Ferkel, Edward O. Koch
and Milton thinner were placed in
class 4. division A. by the local
board. but action taken by the dis
trict board places them in class l.
division A. The men will leave with
the quota which is scheduled to en-
train June p.
Others RecIassified.
Twelve men who were placed in
class /. division A, by the local
board, have now been reclassified
by the district board and are now
placed in class l, division A. The
men are: Wnfred D. Engle, Carl
Z. Eversing, Clement r. Hoskins.
Arthur Johnson. julius Verseveres,
Alfred E. Brown, ZioTgia Macha-
lus0, Louis J. Gloor, George S. Lit
fTa Ira Tucio41c G+OoLxay T0bu 7
During. Willard G. Edwards
- e. - - -.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-13

Medical association held in Chicago
this week.
That the government has prepar-
ed plans by which TO care tor the
disabled men returning from the
war was announced and explained
by Lieutenant Colonel Harry II.
Meek of Chicago, who has been In
Washington in the physical recon
structfon bureau of the war depart
ment.
Famous physicians and surgeons
from Italy, France, England, Bel
GUM, Australia, Canada and New
Zealand told of their battlefield ex-
periences, illustrating cases that
opened the eyes of their hearers to
the great need of medical men 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-13
ROCK ISLANDERS
TRANSFERRED TO
REGULAR BRANCH

Rock Islanders who left this city
tc enter service at Fort Thomas,
Brent, Ky, are now in the regular
army at Camp Sheridan, Ala.
In letter to The Argus, several
of the Rock Island men state that
the quota from this city was sen.
to Fort Thomas for uniforms and
equipment but was later picked %
join the regulars.
Appended is the letter:
Rock Islanders stationed at
Camp Sheridan, Ala, are enjoying
the training work
After leaving Rock Island we
spent three days at Fort Thomas,
Brent Ky. where we received our
uniforms and were inoculated. The
Rock Island boys were part of the
delegation that has been assigned
TO the regulars.
"All of the Rock Island boys who
left Rock Island on June l are now
in Company G, Forty sixth United
States infantry, and company II,
E'orfy-sixth United States Infantry
Camp Sheridan is in a beauri-
full location situated four miles
from Montgomery, the capitol OF
the state. The people here are
very good to the boys in uniform,
Entertainments of some kind are
going on all of the time.
1T gets pretty warm here in the
daytime but the evenings are cool,
There are about eight thousand men
stationed here at present but prep
arations are being made to accom-
nodate many more.
THE Rock Island boys want 70
thank the Rock Island Red Cross
workers for the comfort kits that
were provided them the day they
left. They certainly come in useful
at camp.
All Of the boys are fast becom-
ing real soldiers and to see the way
Herman WITCH, Ray Fox and Albert
JOrgensOn handle their guns ana
bayonets makes one think they are
regular old timers. The life of a
soldier is strenuous but it's great
All of the boys wash their own
dishes. The knights Of Colum-
bus have two halls at camp and
the Young Mems Christian associa.
ton a like number. The majority
of the Rock Islanders took in a
show at the Liberty theatre in camp
last night.
We drill every day from Z to Il
o'clock and from l to 4 o'clock. We
get up in the morning at $50 and
taps sounds at 1920. The best Of
food is furnished the boys and lots
of it.
In coming to camp we made
stops at Louisville, KY, Nashville.
Tenn, and Birmingham, Ala
"All the Rock Island boys send
the best of regards and again wish
to thank the Red Cross for the
comfort bags.
g THOMPSON,
JOE CANNON,
DANIEL K. BRENNAN,
GLEN GRINSTEAD,
&c. WINTERS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-13

that after a Casket, box, suit and
grave had been furnished. more
money has been spent than has
been received. The matter was re-
ferred TO the committee on poor
claims. Supervisor GTafiund re-
duested that Mr. Danielson take the
matter up at the state meeting or
the funeral directors association
which Is to be held at Alton, Ill,
June IS, 10 and 90.
Supervisor Grahund stated that
the county is now paying more in
these cases than the law permits,
and suggests that the matter be
taken UP with the legislature. He
said that the statute allows but So
in such matters. Mr. Danielson in
formed the board that he would
take the matter up with the state
association and ask that the matter
be acted upon.
The bond issue of s60.000.0 900 for
hard surfaced roads in Illinois was
discussed to some length with the
result that resolution was passed
approving the bond issue. Super
visor Grafund stated that he be-
lieved that citizens should be invit-
ed to attend the session on the aft
ernoon of July 81 Of the state con-
vention Of supervisors TO be held IN
Rock Island The matter will be
thoroughly discussed on that date.
F. B. Wylie, superintendent of
the county infirmary, was author
ICED to build a tenant house on the
poor farm, the building to be erect
ed at his own expense and to be
removed whenever he desires.
Spoon to Baby.
Chairman John Upton and Henry
B. Hubbard, clerk of the board.
presented a spoon to John Henry
Grafund, son of Supervisor Fred
erick Grafund The infant was
named after the two officials of the
board A note of coincidence ac-
companied the gift which stated
that in later life the child probably
will be known as Jack Hank.
-Buy War Savings Stamps
Deposftors' interests are our in
erests-consuIt US if you are con-
templating a change in your bank
ing connections. Peoples National
Bank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-13
ICE QUOTATIONS
NOT GIVEN FROM
THE SAME CITIES

J. c. Dunn takes exception to the
statement that prices paid for ice
in other cities he submitted at the
ice conference In Moline Tuesday
afternoon were from the same
places as figures submitted by Dr.
Taylor. county food administrator
Mr.. Dunn's quotations, which were
the lower. were mainly gathered
from river towns which are situat-
ed much as Rock Island is, with an
abundant supply of natural ice,
while DR. Taylor submitted data
taken at random. In only one case
did the information come from the
same town and that was Dubuque,
where the price is $3.50 to IS re-
tail
Mr. Dunn remains as firmly con
WINGED as ever that the figures fixed
for the three cities is unreasonable
high, but states he will pursue the
subject no further
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-13

help save the lives of those VINO
have left and are leaving to make
the supreme sacrifice.
Clinical sessions, where many
uniaue cases were explained, and
operations by the country-Wide
known surgeons Of today were
made. we're held at the various au-
dftoriums OF Chicago.
The care of the industrial men,
as well as fighting men, was also
discussed at the convention.
Drs. @. l.. F,yster. Joseph De silva
and e. M. Sala OF this city, who at
tended the meeting, returned yes
terdav afternoon and reported
very successful meeting Of the as
sociation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-13
REHABILITATION
is DISCUSSION
Reconstruction of Soldiers Who Re-
turn to This Country Topic
at Meeting.

The reconstruction and rehabili-
tation of disabled and manned SOL
diers and sailors was the chief
topic at the largest and most inter
esting convention of the American
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-20
.HAIG PAYS TRIBUTE TO
 AMERICAN FIGHTING MEN
HAVE HELD UP THEIR END IN ALL ATTACKS IN CONNECT.
 ION WITH BRITISH.

London oct. 19---A resume by Fieid Marshal Haig of the operations of the American troops fighting on the Br L. ish front given out here tonight says
 "ln the course of the last three weeks the 21th and 30th divisions of the second American corps Cperat- ing with the fourth British army have taken part with great gallantry and success in three major offensive op- erations besides being engaged in 3 number of lesser attacks Tn tho course of the fighting they displayed solderly qualities of high order ana have materially assisted in the sue cess Of our attacks.
 "Hayn- fought with the utmost dash and bravery in the great attack of September % in which the linden burg line was broken and having on this occasion captured the village of Belicout and Nauroy with a large number of prisoners, on october g. the troops of the second army corps again attacked in the enighborhood of Mont Brehain.
 "ln three days of successful fight ing they completed an advance of ten miles from Mont Brehain to St S0uplct overcouiing determined re- sistaucc and capturing several strong ly defended villages and woOds Throughout the last three days the two American divisions have again attacked daily and on each occasion with complete success though the en- cmys resistance was most obstinate.
 Fighting their way forward from St Soupet 70 the high ground west oi the Sambre canal they have broker the cnemy's resistance at all points beating off many counter attacks and realizing an advance Of nearly five miles. over 5000 prisoners and many guns have been taken by the two American divisions in these seyer8 operations"
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-20
GERMANS ANSWER MAY
 COME THIS AFTERNOON
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION WHICH OCCURRED IN ELEVENTH HOUR RESPONSIBLE FOR
 DELAY.
Basel oct 19-Thc answer to Pres ident Wilson's last note will probably be published Sunday afternoon.
DISPATCH OF NOTE
 DELAYED BY DIFFERENCES

Amsterdam, Oct 19.-The dispatch of Germanys note has been relayed owing 10 difference of opinion which occurred at the eleventh hour, accord Q ing to dispatch received here from Berlin. lt is said that Germany will make a very cOnciliatory offer re- gardins the suspension of submarine warfare and will probably recall, con- ditlonally, all submarines
 Germania according to a Berlin tGde- gram, says Geimany's reply to Pres ident Wilson will most strongly pro test against the accusation of cruelty and will guggest that it would not 0e bad idea to propose an investiga- tion of those cruelties The German reply the newspaper adds, further vii justify the U-boat warfare as a re prisal against the enemy's starvat,or blockade.
 The German reply to President Wil- son will be concilatory, but will giv' the allies to understand that Germany is not ready to bow to a peace that vii destroy her future. according to th' Cologne Gazette Germany, the new s. paper says, is ready for peace o right, hut not for a peace of might
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-20
AMERICANS INDULGE
 IN ARTILLERY DUEL
AMERlCANS' POSITION REGARD ED AS MOST IMPORTANT ON
 THE WESTERN FRONT.

With the American Army North west of Verdun, Oct 19-The enemy augmented his already strenuous re- sistancc against the American ad- vance by heavy artillery action to- day. This was responded to in kind, so that a duel of big guns was in progress all along the line.
 The German guns were active dur ing the night especially east. where roads in the rear of the front lines were shelled intermittently. One huge gun fired several times at Fort Dou- aumont was found to be mounted on q railroad car
 Fighting ragged all day in Loges Wood, the northern part of which the Germans had succeeded in penetrat- ing because of the withdrawal of the American troops last night on ac- count of the ga5 in the wood.
 Dcspite his opposition the enemy was driven back everywhere and could only retaliate with harassing artillery fire of the American lines and systems of communication.
 Beyond the Grand Pre- and Loges fighting activity was chiefly confined 10 patrollins.
 Increasing evidences were found that the enemy intends to withdraw 10 the new Freya -Steelung position, few kilometers northwest, since the kriemhildc line is menaced by Amer ican occupation of Batheville wood.
 The German resistance, however, continues stiflcr in this sector than at any point on the western front, owing to it's being the key to an arch which must be held if the whole IS not 10 fall.
 During the last few days the Ger mans have been smelling back areas reaching Verdun Montfauscon and oth CT points today.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-20
Huns Are Given No Rest and May Have Difficulty in Holding Supposedly Pre- pared Lines.
Reports Are That the Entire Belgian Coast Has Been Cleared and That 6,O0O German Troop Have Been Caught Between the Allied Lines and Dutch Border and the North Sea.

session of the high ground west Of Cantilhon.
 In the operations in the last thre, days i'll this sector the troops of Gen eral Rawlinsons fourth army have completed an advance of from five {, eight miles across difficult country which the enemy defended with te- nacity
 Having driven the enemy on thC first day of their attack from stron. positions held by him on the rsht bank of the Selle river by determined end persistent fighting they have sue cessfully cleared the while of ta' hieh ground west of the river line cap- turing many villages in the course O their advance, together with nor, than 5000 prisoners and a number O. guns
 The enemy has commenced to with draw north of the Cambrai road Saulzoir has been occupied and prog ress has leen made toward Domain from the south
 North of the Sensee canal oul troops have already entered Dcnair and reached the villages of E8caudi and Sommen To the left of these troops the eigth division has taksr Marchinnes
 During the last ten days the troop. of this division which have been con .tinuously on the line for a long periOC and on a wide front have maintatnec .uncoasing pressure on the enemy ant by their energy and activity then pureuit has greatly harassed his re- |treat.
 In the course of their advance O more than IS miles they have captur ed several hundred prisoners and tax on the town Of Douai, besides man, villages.
 "Further north our troops are stead lily continuing their advance. The, have reached the general line o Orchies. CobrieuX, Bourghelles ant lTempleuve and southeast of Roubai, lthe village Of Nechn.'
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-20

With the Allied Armies in France and Belgium, Oct 19.-Bruges was reported late this evening to have ocvu cleared of the enemy The Belgiumz are pressing on beyond the city clos ing the neck of the bottle reaching to the North sea, but the bulk of the Germans undoubtedly have escaped from the coast.
 The progress elsewhere includes the capture of Templeuye, mile from the Escailt river, northwest Of Tournai In the sharp fighting hero he British arc driving the Germans faster shan they want to go.
 North of tho Escault the villages of Bouchin, Reulx and Abscon and have been captured and the advanced troops have fought their way into the western outskirts of Domain along the ReuleX-Denan railway.
 Saulsoir has been captured and seven hundred civilians liberated. Douchy also has been captured and six thCgsand civilians rescued after fighting Beseul east of I-e Catcau has been cleared of the enemy after hard fighting from house to house and streets and the Germans have been driven east of the town.
 The bewildcred and shattered Ger man hordes all day long nave contiru- ed to give ground under the sustained pressure by the British, French. Bel Fian and American troops. lndica tions received at headquarters are tc the effect that the German army be- licyes that it is being withdrawn en- twely from France and Belgium In the center of the front today the Germans were retreating so fast tha contact if secured at all, was only be tween advanced patrols and smal groups of the enemy. On the flanKs however there has been hard fight ing
 In Belgium the allies have been cH 1lged in severe encounters Nev- ertheless they nave gained addition al mics of ground.
 ! In the area north and south or Ie Catcau furious fighting is reported and the Americans have again dis .inguished themselves By dark las night they had penetrated to dopl of two miles; today they made furthc progress against strong opposition The Germans here had orders to hoh the line at all costs and the Amer
 cans and British had literally to haci their way through,
 | The enemy divisions have been wei , whipped and from the prisoners it l { learned that no reserves are back . them because retirement in this sect ion Of the line is expected to talk place as soon as the other divisions tt the north get far enough back
 North of I.eCateau the British hay | been engaged in equally hard fighting i Here also the Germans had to b riddled before they would give groun !, but posts have been established D the allies east of the Selle river an some ground has been gained south east of Neuvilly.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-20
GERMANS ARE IN RETREAT ON 120 MILE FRONT

first army is already within twelve miles of that line
 There is good reason 10 expect a concentration of efforts to bridge this gap and come to grips with the en- emy in his position of last resort, of ficers think The Franco American operations are taking shape for a new thrust along the Mouse anl in that connection particular importance waN attached today to the crossing of tAo Aisne and capture of the heights east and north of Vouliers by the French.
 On this front the French now stand almost at right angles to the Amer ican lines east of Grand Pre- Wooded. heavy ground faces both armies, out a pocketing enterprise apparently Is being developed around this forest re zion that is blocking the movement along the Mouse Berlin reports show fierce fighting in the depths of this pocket, the repulse of the French and Americans being claimed
 The French are approaching tho Ardennes canal line north of the for est barrier It may be possible that q swift pncer movement. similar to that which cleared the Argonne ro- zion before will be launched to open the road to the German line of re- distance.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-20
BRITISH OFFICIAL STATEMENT

London Oct 19-The British and American forces in the region of Le- Cateau have sucCRssfully continued their advance, says Field Marshal Haig in his communication. Southeas of 14eCateau they have penetrated to the high ground west of Catillon and also have reached the west bank ot the Sabre and Oise canal The text of the communication follows
 This morning British and Americans operating in conjunction with the French between the Disc river ana IeCateau continued their advance with success. Our troops have reached the west bank of the Sambre and Disc canal north Of Oisy and gained pos
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-20
CBy the Associated PressD


 Allied troops on front of more than l20 miles from the North Sea 10 the Cise river are pressing closely after the retreating Germans. The enemy is being given no rest dII may have difficulty in holding his sup posedly prepared lines when they arc reached
 On the north the British. French and Belgians are apprOachins GhenL in the center the British are marching on Tournai, while the British, French and Americans north of Disc are threatening important railway lines south of Nelenciennes.
 In the Argonne, west of the Mouse. tbe Americans have improved their position in the neghborhood Of lnthe- vile
 Unofficial reports are that tho Belgian coast has been cleared com rietely of enemy forces and that slN thousand German troops have been carght between advancing allies and the Dutch border and the North Sea. This force apparently was unable to make good it's escape southeastward in the direction of Antwerp owing to the rapidity of the allied advance from Brugcs All troops are near Eecloo. l5 miles east oi Bruges and the same distance northwest of Ghent and also are approaching the iron tier near Sldis The allied troops Tn flanders have gained GOO square miles of territory in the past four days
 Between Bruses and Courtrai the German resistance is somewhat stiff fer than further south lut south of Co-rtrai the British are advancin2 rapidly from the Douai-Lillc line The Marco river has been crossed cast ol Lille and the town of Cheering, eigIl miles east of the important junction of Tournai taken
 From Chercng southward to cast Douai. the British have pressed for ward nearly eight miles on thirty mile front in three days.
 Sc'th of Valenciennes the BH'ish American and French forced the en- cmy behind the Sambre canal on | wide front east of the present rail way center of Guise.
 The Selle has been crossed in lorct southeast of Cambrai and the Britis, are approaching the formidable na tural obstacle of the forest of Mer- mel, guarding the Nalenccnnes Ayes. nes railway the main German suppN line in this region.
 The French maintained strOngl their pressure between the Disc an, the Serre and eastward along tn Aisne
 There are some indications that in, Germans are preparing for retire ment from their positions in front 0 the Amecans northwest of Verdul between the Mouse and the Boul forest. The American adyanc threatens the se0 rity of the Kriem hide positions on the left center O the sector A further advance in tn Batheville region further increase the menace to the Germans East 0 Mouse the enemy Saturday attacke the Americans in the Bois de l. Grande Montague sector but was re pulsed