davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24
In The Lodges

Everyone had a delightful time
last evening at the box social BILE
sponsored by Moline lodge No. 1873,
I o. o. F. An interesting program
was given and dancing enjoyed
Tomorrow evening members of
Order of Eagles, and their fam
lilies will enjoy a supper, after
which an entertainment and d
dance will be given. Music will be
q feature. At the meeting last ev-
ening initiatory degree was con-
ferred on three candidates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24
HUGE CASUALTIES
TROUBLE GERMANS

The Hague, April 24.-The Ger
man provincial towns are greatly
disturbed over the enormous cas-
ualties resulting from the west
front offensive. The papers are
filled with obituaries.
AS an example, during the first
five days of the offensive, the small
frontier town of Bentheim had 81
dead and Gronau had 81.
Bentheim and Gronau are located
near the Dutch frontier. Each had
a population of $500 before the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24
EAST MOLINE

Mr.. and Mrs George Hurd and
son Thayre have gone to Rockford
to visit with Mrs. Hurd's brother
before he goes into service for
Uncle Sam.
This evening there will be prayer
meeting at the WATERFOWL Baptist
church. Choir rehearsal follows.
The Nevin club girls gathered at
the home of Mrs. Leo Haddick last
evening and spent delightful
time They hemmeG. Red Cross
towels and held short business
session. The report from the sup
per at the State bank banquet
showed they cleared SIS. Thirty-five
dollars voted on their pledge to the
church. Three visitors, Florence
Lee, Mildren Raddick and Mrs. r.
n. Nelson of Horizon, Wis, were
present. Mrs. Haddick served at
the close of the meeting.
Thursday evening Baptist Sun
day school teachers meeting will
he held at the home of Rev. j. M.
Osborne. 74S Seventeenth avenue.
Mrs. NJ S. Martin is suffering
with a severe case of tonsiEtis.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Camereno Talerica of Silvis is very
i'll.
Mrs. Richard Walsh has returned
home to Silvis after a visit with
relatives in st. Louis.
Mrs. Evert Cosner has gone to
! Coal Valley to spend few days
with her mother.
Members of the Crescent club of
Silvis gathered yesterday for an all
day meeting at the home of Mrs.
James Shannon. Little House
wives" for the comfort kits were
made, many in number. The work
ers stopped only long enough to
enjoy the picnic dinner at noon.
1t was not decided where the next
afternoon meeting will be held.
Mrs. H. j. Schmidt invited them
for an all dC meeting in one month.
Mrs. A. c. Biederstadt expects to
go to Rockford in a few days where
she will be under a doctors care.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Schmidt re
turned Yesterday from a visit with
relatives at Galena. They made the
trip by auto.
The B. Y. P. U. of Watertown
will hold a sOciay session Friday
evening at the church.
The -Mo-Illi Campfire girls
met Monday evening at their wig
wam They planned to start a
branch called the Bluebirds. Each
member is to bring a small girl
for a member of this branch. They
meet every Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Koehler have
gone to housekeeping. at COL Six
teenth avenue.
/ Mrs. Jean Pope and Mrs. Fay
Washburn and children are ex-
pected home this week from Cal
ifornia.
The shoot of the Tri-City Gun
club scheduled for April 20 will
be held this coming Saturday
April 27, on the East Moline
ground.
Fourteen Rebekah ladies were
out to the Red Cross rooms yes
terday and worked on hospital
gowns. Mrs. A. G. Biederstadt
being i'll Mrs. G. L. Walker was In
charge.
have invited the East Moline scouts
TO meet with them this evening in
! Woodmen hall.
The attendance at the Red Cross
Ia Silvis yesterday was good. Keen
interest continues. First aid kits
were made.
This Is the week to gather books
for the Sammies. Take them to the
East Moline library, Don't put this
matter off or Ii NAV be too late
Buy a Liberty Bond
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24
Obituary
Herman Woodwork.

Herman Woodwork.
The remains of Herman Wood
worth, whose death occurred Sat-
urday at South Haven, Mich, ar
rived in Moline at 1925 yesterday
afternoon and were taken to the
Barnard funeral home, from which
place members of Graham post es-
corted the body to Riverside GEM
etery for burial. The active pail
bearers were Arthur F. Pears, Cliff
ford Paul, f. l.. Cook, T.. f. Nor
gan, Jay u. Barnard and David Ev-
erson, all Sons of Veterans. Mrs.
Florence Seville, daughter-in-law
of the deceased. and her son OF
Chicago, accompanied the remains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24
STATES GROCERS
IN GET TOGETHER
MEET AT CAPITAL

Springfield, Ill, April 24.-Two
hundred and fifty grocers from st.
LOUISE and small delegations from
Peoria, Bloomington, Decatur, Lin
coin, Jacksonville and other cen
trail Illinois cities were scheduled
to arrive here this morning to be
the guests of Springfield merchants
today.
While the get-together Of grocers
in this section of the country is not
a new venture and has for it's OBJ
ject chiefly sociability, war ques-
tons as they relate to the grocer
undoubtedly will be uppermost.
An address is to be made before
the visitors by Adjutant General
Frank S. Dixon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24
SWITZERLAND TO
DROP IT'S CLAIM
TO DR.. CARL MUCK

Washington, April 24-The Swiss
government has decided not to
press its claim Of Swiss citizenship
for DR.. Karl Muck, formerly leader
of the. Boston symphony orchestra,
now informed at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga, as a dangerous German. This
eliminates all danger of complica-
tiCns with Switzerland over the case.
The Swiss minister, Hans Sulzer,
after examining records of the de
partment Of justice concerning DR..
Muck. feels satisfied, it was said to-
day, that Muck had repeatedly
claimed German citizenship and
that consequently the United States
was Justified in interning him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24
There's Just One Thing to Do.

II your skin seems ablaze with
the fiery burning and itching OF
Eczema, real and lasting relief
can only come from treatment that
goes below the surface - that
reaches down 20 the very source OF
the trouble So-caIled skin dis
eases come from a disordered con-
dition of the blood. and the proper
treatment ia through the blood,
Search far and near. and you can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24
PRISONER TELLS
HOW HUNS CARRY
GRENADE ATTACK

In an appeal for contributions
TO the fund for Gifts for Belgian
Soldiers" Senator Henri La Foa-
tame, president of the executive
committee, authorizes the follow
ing:
A message we have just received
from the Belgian front gives an
account Of the training the German
troops are receiving for The pres
ent campaign in Flanders 1t was
thus related by a German who has
just been captured:
We are taught TO throw at
target at some distance while
Standing, lying, sheltered in i
trench or while running. At first
empty grenades are used. then half
charged ones and finally ones fully
charged. We also have 70 learn to
throw these grenades used by the
enemy in case they should be
found II any trenches. Then We
are taught 10 run into all kinds OF
Obstacles; 10 construct. leap over
and destroy them We also have
to be able 10 handle guns and II
Dc able 10 manipulate bombs, ma
chine guns and infantry cannons.
ms alb takes place in the morn
ing. In the afternoon we are
taught the theory OF the exercises
pIact!ced in the morning, while II
NE evening We learn to take the
ehemy's position and how TO out
Hank them.
Our men are all fighters 81
lAese attacking units and we DO
Lot even construct our owl
trenches as this part Of the WORK
IS taken care OF by another com
pany, bat in cur battalion it was
uole by Belgian men and women
There is no limit TO the time
y instruction which continues un-
u every one has perfected the art
u throwing. Those who are not
.tIed for the work are Immediate
. sent back 70 their original units.
= the WORK Is very hard, even
N4olgn extra rations are received.
when ready 10 make sn attack
se are taken IN auto trucks TO the
1eAcn from which we are to STAT
tle artillery opens fire and We
.a'e III Indian file. Each squad
made up Of i men. The cap
an 10 the center with a fighter
each side who carries six greu-
' Y half-grenades end two
s..-'Alng grenades and rife with
e cartridges. Each squad has its
artillery operated by I'VE men.
me given moment the artillery
,ss'nolisAes the parapet wall OF ths
,s sui and the attacking INIT
,Ees The assault where the other
ups hope 10 enter"
Buy Liberty Bond
Ali al AT ~ ~-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24

Peoria, H.. April 24.-ProbIems
arising because Of the war Will be
discussed at the sectional confer
ence OF the central field of the
Young WOmen's Christian associa-
ton. which opens here toptght Of
ticials of city associations in Hi
nOis. Indiana and Wisconsin viii
attend.
Buy Liberty Bond
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24
Police News

William Mosher, 30 years old, sat
in badly damaged delivery truck
at Fifth avenue and First street.
Moline, last evening and wondered
why the car wouldn't move to his
orders. The front wheels lay sew
eral yards from the damaged car
but William was serenely unaware
of that loss. William was intoX-
icated he said when arranged in
police court this morning. And he
admitted that he had Given away
the car without the owners con-
sent. Mosher was committed to
Jail, having failed to produce bail
in the sum of $500 and was bound
over to the grand jury on charge of
driving a car without the owners
permission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24
Constipation Causes Sickness

Don't permit yourself to become
constipatcd, as your system Immediate
ly begins to absorb poison from the
baclcd-up waste matter. Use Or.
Kings New Life Pills and keep well.
There is no better safeguard against
i'laess. T-y ittoni~tt. IN drugri7s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24
BOWLING

Here's the net results of bowling
games last evening at the Moline
y NJ Q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24

Gust Clausen, Davenport, who
was to be arraigned in Moline po-
lice court this morning on charge
of violating the state motor vehicle
law, failed to appear. Magistrate
Gustafson declared his cash bond of
S25 to be forfeited. Clausen was
charged with driving past a street
car that was unloading passengers.
Carl John. $50 Fourth avenue,
claims that he was injured as re-
suit of that alleged violation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-24

When Joseph Duckint returned
to his home at 402 Railroad ave-
nue., Moline, last evening he found
strange pair of blue overalls.
They were spattered with red
paint. The wearer of the blue over
alls that were spattered with red
paint had taken a blue suit, a pair
of tan low shoes and $3.50 in cash.
according to report filed with the
police.
Evening star., 1918-09-15
Miss Contessas School
21o1 NonDLEY ROAD.

Z1UI WOUDIE1 6UAD.
kinderSArten, Primary and Grammar Depts.
French Daily in All Grades.
A conveyance will carry children to and from
school.
A limited number Of nttls sirls will b re-
ceived as boarding pupils and individual carr
and training will s. given each one. Mucl
otit-of- door fife. Once hours from 3 to
o'clock or by special appointment. 21s
Evening star., 1918-09-15
STEWARDS
BUSINESS COLLEGE.

10Th and r SITS. NV. Phone n. s87l.
Thorough course in Shorthand, TypeNfftiaS,
Boekkssping. SPANISH AND FRENCH.
COLbNBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL-W.
Thomas Shepherd. Ph.D., Ptin.. s07 11th NV.
individual instruction, college preparatory; Ian.
guages, mathematics, physics, chemistry; serv-
Ice exam.; shetthand, typewriting; moderate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-30
DIRECTORS OF
SUGAR COMP ANY
ASK RECEIVER
The Palma Sugar Company
Unable to Pay Debts Ap-
peals to Superior Court.
CLAIM ASSETS OF
ABOUT $4,000, 900
Stockholders Owning So Per
Cent. Of $4,000, 900 Capital
Make Request.

Application for the appointment of
a receiver to wind up the affairs of a
corporation capitalized at nearly ST.
100000, the Palma Sugar Co. of
Greenwich, has been filed in the Su-
perior Court by Howard ]. Pullem
and others. claiming to represent 5S
per cent of the capital stock COM
pany. Inability to pay the debts of
the company, although the assets can
be disposed for 100000 is the rea-
son assigned by the petitioners. The
company operates large sugar plan
tation in Cuba, known as Central
Palma"
The company was incorporated in
1903 with a capital stock Of 100000.
The annual report for the fiscal year
ending September 80, 1916, showed
profits of $4,000, but at that time it
was indebted to the West India Sugar
Finance Corporation (of Connecticut)
to the extent of $2,O12 612.
To increase the production of su-
gar, and to increase the profits the
directors decided in July, 1916, to in
stall new machinery to the value Of
SLIGO, for which cash amounting to
100000 was to be paid, and $780,
600 in common stock. The capital
stock was increased from 100000 to
| 81 100000 seven per cent preferred
stock, and $1,860,000 in common
stock. Bonds, secured by mortgage,
were issued to the amount of $780,
900, of which all except $4,000 have
been sold.
Reports for the fiscal year ending
in September, 1917. showed a loss of
| 5000, 368.75, and an Indebtedness to
the West India Sugar Finance Cor
poration of s1,923,632.
The petitioners represent that the
Palma Company is unable to pay its
debt, which has now increased to the
Finance Corporation to $2,500,000,
but they represent that the assets are
in excess Of this indebtdenss, and
there are no other large creditors.
They assert they believe the assets
can be disposed of for IS 100000,
enough to Pay all indebtedness and
| leave 6 balance for distribution to the
stockholders They also assert 1t is
now impossible to secure further
financing.
The directors voted February II
last that tho best in +erests Of the prop
erty required the assets be sold, and
the affairs be wound up, but ask that
in the appointment of received he be
authorized to continue the business
pending a satisfactory sale Of the as
sets.
There will be hearing upon the
petition before judge of the Superior
| court April 10, probably before judge
John P. Kellogg.
Among the signers Of the petition
are Howard J. Pu11em, of New York;
Mario G. Menocal and Menocal, Fiol
& Co., of Hanana; W. T. Armstrong,
L. D. Armstrong, Fred s. Armstrong,
L. W. & P. Armstrong, of New York;
Robert Atkins Of Boston. and many
others.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-30

An officer told me to be quiet, and
then the Crown Prince went to a
young chap of the air service, who
had just come into the hospital that
morning.
After that the party went away, and
we got into a row for not being nice
to the Crown Prince. We were told
that we would be punished, and I be-
lieve something was done to M'Fall
but I was let off with caution, and
here I am waiting my turn to go back
to the Old Country.
There were many attempts at es-
cape from the camps I was in. At
Doberitz two men of my own regi-
ment got away, but one was brought
back. The other was shot while
crossing over into Holland.
Some of the German soldiers on
guard at one of the Dusseldorf camps
had rather strange way of amusing
themselves. They used to pretend to
be very friendly, and offer assistance
in escaping. When they had got as
much money as they could for this
they hung about on the night fixed
for the escape, and fired on the pris-
oners as soon as they showed.
There was one case where a man
of an English regiment paid all the
money he had on him, and some that
he had got sent out from home to a
German soldier who said he would
help him to escape. Just as he
was getting clear of the camp this SOL
der fired, and the poor chap was kill
ed. The German soldier who served
him this dirty trick was killed soon
afterwards in a riot in the town, and
I don't think any body was sorry for
him.
This dodge was tried with two Aus
tralians, but they suspected something
Of the sort, and found the German
soldiers in hiding ready to give them
away. When the Australian chaps
had done with those two Germans
they weren't in a state for giving
anybody away The two Australians
succeeded in getting out of the camp,
and made their way to Holland, after
wards getting over to England.
(The International News Bureau, Inc.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-30

asked, after giving me another of his
black scowIs.
1 thought I would let him have it
this time. TITS because you're a dir
ty, thieving, church defiling, treaty
breaking, and baby-killing lot of muir
derers that we can't take to you," I
answered.
An officer came up and started to
lecture me for my rudeness to the
Kaiser's heir, and told me I ought to
be put into prison for it. I answered
him back, and he called to some of
his men something I didn't under
stand, but guessed to be an order to
remove me. The Crown Prince said
something to him, however, in a low
voice, and the order was counter
manded.
The Crown Prince then asked me a
lot of questions about how I got my
wound, and afterwards tried to get me
to tell him how many British troops
were engaged in the Mons battle.
said there were just enouh to give
the Germans a rough time, and that
seemed to tickle him a lot, for he
started laughing, and said something
in German to a fat little man in uni
form who was with him.
His next question was curious one.
He asked me if I had any English
papers with me, and seemed disap-
pointed when I said that I had none
left.
He went over to where a Gordon
Highlander by name MFa11, was and
started to talk to him. One thing he
said was that if it hadn't been for the
war he would have been an honorary
colonel of the Gordons, just as his
| father was colonel of a British cav
airy regiment. MFall didn't make
any reply to that, but I wouldn't like
TO be the man that proposed the Crown
! Prince for this honor after the war.
7 The Crown Prince then started to
ask MFal about the fights he had
been in, and one question struck me
as being very queer. He kept on ask
ing how many British troops had gone
to the assistance of the French at
Verdun. M'Fall, who had been
wounded on the somme, said that so
far as he knew none had gone, but in
any case he couldn't answer every
question of that sort.
Wants to Know Effects of Air Raids
On Britain
/ Another question which the Crown
Prince asked was how the British
people took air raids. He didn't get
any information inspite of repeated
attempts, and then he started to say
that the British Official accounts of air
raids on London and other towns
were known to the German people to
be false.
thought it was time to put in a
word, so 1 asked if that was so why
he should be SO eager to get inforna-
ton, seeing that Berlin knew all
iabout the damage done.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-30
ok D u Read CO
Established 1851
EsEe6Hsheo 1861

Haven, and Attorney George F. Mara,
both of whom made eloquent appeals
to the court in his behalf. Williams
bond has been Sc 600 since the date
of his first arraignment, but Mayor
Fitzgerald pleaded and Judge Wilder
consented to reduce the sum by $500.
Interest centered about the two
witnesses Ruby Robins, for the State,
and Viola Hastings. for the defense.
The former is positive Williams is
the man she saw hurl the stone
through the window, while Viola
Hastings declares she is not positive
that Williams is the thief.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-30

Inc KAISER and the crown were In
the town, and I had just been remov-
ed there after nearly three years in
different camps in Germany. I don't
know why we were moved, but the
German doctor said it was because the
Allied airmen were going to bomb
German towns, and the Kaiser want
ed to make sure that British and
French soldiers got some of the
bombs.
What I want to tell you about, how
ever, is my talk with the Grown
Prince. One day there was an aw-
full lot of fuss in the hospital. We
were taken out and given baths, a
luxury, you don't often get in Ger
many.
In the afternoon the nurses all
started bowling and curtseying and
smiling as well as you can expect fat
German women to smile. A party
of German officers had come into the
ward. There was one among them
whom I had no difficulty in recogniz-
ing from picture of him which
had seen in a paper sent to the Cor
don Highlander who was in the next
cot to mine 1t was the Grown Prince
| He looks very much the guy the
comic papers at home make him ou1
to be, and he must fancy himself as
a lady's man for he was smiling al
over his face at the nurses. He came
| right up to my cot, and read the care
on it. He asked some questions OF
the doctor, who answered in German
Then he turned to me and spoke II
English, with only a little accent some
thing almost like the way some Amer
leans talk or. drawl. care you Irish ?
was what he said first of all. 1 fel
like asking what business of his tina
was, but I didn't. I just said that
was Irish.
Asks About Strength of British
| Troops
Next he asked why the Irish didn'
want to fight for Germany. I said
| ITS because we don't like Germany
dirty ways" I suppose he didn'
catch my answer, or, maybe he didn'
understand it, for he asked me to re
peat it, and when I did repeat it h
whispered to a man who was will
him, and the latter said something il
German.
The Crown Prince looked angry
land 1 could have sworn he was go
ing to hit me. He turned as though
Ito go away, but came back again.
Why don't the Irish people like us
THEY know we are their friends ant
would give them freedom from Bri
tain was his next question.
Again I wanted at first to be mast.
in my reply but thought better of 1t
What 1 did say was-"Sure, an w
Irish like you and your Kaisers ant
Hindenburgs about as well as thu
devil likes holy. water, an that's no
livery much"
4 But why don't you like us?" h.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-30
Books for Children
are fascinating

1.-THE Boys King Arthur" with
pictures by Arthur Rackham is
wonderful. The story is told in
the stately English taken from
the chronicles of Sir Thomas
Malcore and gives the whole his
tory from the time the infant
king is delivered to Merlin at the
postern gate of "Tintagel Castle
by the Cornish Sea" to the day of
Arthur's king1y death, $3.50
"And the best of all ways
To lengthen our days
Is to steal a few hours from
the night
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-30
HOLD WILLIAMS
FOR MAY Term OF
SUPERIOR COURT

Frank Williams, arrested in Spring
field, Mass, a few weeks ago and
brought to Bridgeport on charge of
robbing the show windows of Mich
aels & Co., jewelers., on Main street.
last December when it is alleged he
threw a stone through the glass and
made off with $4,000 worth of gems,
was before Judge Wilder, in the city
court today and held in $4,590 bonds
for the May term of the Superior
court.
Williams was defended by Attorney
David E. Fitzgerald, mayor of New