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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
r. & v. COMPANIES
ARE TO PUBLISH
EMPLOYEES PAPER

A semi-monthly shop paper is
soon to be established by the R.
& V. Engineering and R. G. V.-Wag-
ner Ordnance companies of East
Moline, according to an announce
ment made by w. H. Van Devoort-
Purpose of the publication will
be to improve the relationship Of
employees and management and to
bring about maximum harmony and
social relationship between the en-
ployes themselves. Distribution Of
the paper will be free all en-
ployes and copies to employees of
the company now overseas will be
regularly mailed.
Along with the announcement of
the establishment of the paper is
an offer Of prize of $25, payable
in war savings stamps, for the win
ming suggestion for a name for the
publication. Employees are invited
to submit suggestions and the
name chosen will entitle the en-
ploye who suggests it to the $25
prize. If more than one person
submits the name chosen the prize
will be divided. The competition
is open till Aug. 10.
Work of organizing the staff of
the publication is now in progress.
A tri-city newspaperman of long
experience will be editor Of the
publication and each department
will be represented on the staff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
VS. Of the Day in Moline and East Moline
Police News

Joseph Rimkus, 46 years old, 40
Ninth street, was arrested last ev
ening ON a charge of disorderly
conduct. The complainant, Rhoda
Alexander, alleges that Rimkus
used abusive language and threat
ened to fight. The case will be
heard before Magistrate Gustafson
this evening.
Earl Robb, II years old. OF Sill
Wis and James Broadfoot, IS, Of
Moline, are prisoners in Moline city
Jail on charges of driving away
a nautomobile without consent or
the owner. Roy Ziegler of the Mo-
line garage is the complainant
The two boys, according to Ziegler,
persuaded the night Waterman at
the garage Sunday night and sub
sequently went on a post-midnight
ioyride. Mr.. Zeigler estimated
damages to the car at SIS. And
the boys, he said, had the machine
only three hours. But he charged,
when the machine was driven back
into the garage at Monday morn
ing it was in disreputable condi-
ton.
.Bobb- and Broadfoot pleaded not
guilty. They were unable to fur
nish bail of 5000 each and were
committed to Jail. Magistrate Gus
tafson continued the case until to-
morrow morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
LARGE NUMBER IN
GLASS ONE STILL
ARE LEFT, REPORT

According to a report sent the
adjutant general by the Moline ex-
emption board there are still 1OI
class 1 registrants of last year VINO
are physically examined and &C
cepted for military service VINO
have not yet been called. There
have been 1875 men indicted and
called for induction. Just how SO
many remain in class 1 when at
other times it has been stated that
not enough remained to fill quotas
is not explained
There are 135 registrants who
are qualified for only special or
limited service, while nine, two
white and seven colored, are CLASH
fed in the remediable defective
group. Fifty-eight have not yet
been physically examined.
OF the 1918 class, there are 1874
who have been physically examined
and qualified for general service IN
class one Thirteen are quallhed
for limited service, while 16 have
been placed in the renediable de-
fective group. Twelve are regis
tered as delinQuents. Only one reg
istrant has not yet been examined
Already IA of the youths who reg
istered this year have been induct-
ed or called for induction. There
are five colored registrants, says
Mr.. Coburn, who are of question
able age, and these are being IN
vestigated.
A call for registrants qualified
as ringers, bridge Carpenters and
photographers to voluntary induc-
ton was received by the Moline ex-
emption board yesterday. There
has beensno limitation placed upon
the number of men to be accepted
under this call. Only men qualitled
for general military service may
enlist. Glass 1 of 1918 registrants
who have not yet been physically
examined have been asked to appear
at the city hall at s O'Clock this
evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
pTOW CITY MAKES
PLANS FOR LABOR
DAY CELEBRATION

Aaive preparations for a mon
Ear tri-city Labor day celebration
- already we'll under way in Mo
re The Moline Industrial Home
,ssociation will this year be hosts
q, Labor Of Rock Island and Dav-
sport
The Moline city commission yes
,ariay morning granted permission
+, the Industrial Home association
"a use Prospect park auditorium
FAR speaking and dancing Permis-
.,on TO erect temporary refresh
uents stands at the park and TO use
he streets for a parade was also
g-auted. The council accepted the
irritation Of the labor association
70 participate il the parade and the
exercises.
The parade will be held in the
Forming. A program OF speeches
and sports will be held at Prospect
vsrk in the afternoon. The day
will be concluded with music and
daacing il the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
WATER To BLAME
STATESCARLS0N
Mayor Says He Is Satisfied That
Moline City Supply is Cause OF
Typhoid Plague.

For the first time since the begin
ming of the Moline typhoid epidemic
a city official has admitted that the
city water supply is the cause of
the disease. Yesterday morning
Mayor Carlson stated that he was
satisfied that the municipal supply
Is the cause of the plague that has
been gripping the Plow City. He
says that he bases his belief on the
large number of cases reported and
on a verbal report made last Fri
day afternoon by M. J. Sioblom,
acting chief engineer of the state
health department
MIR. Sjoblom told US that 60 per
cent of the persons i'll with typhoid
fever drank city water that was not
boiled" said Mayor Carlson. "Of
the others, 80 per cent boiled water
at home but drank unboiled water
away from home. No statement as
to the source Of infection of the re-
naming 10 per cent was made.
"Mr. Sjoblom said that his infor-
nation was obtained through a de-
tailed study of each case of the dis
ease. City water, he said, is the
source of the Infection"
No report has yet been received
from the state officials who looked
over the local situation, the only
recommendation which was made
having been the divorcing of the
factory and city main systems. The
engineers have returned to Spring
field. Before leaving, Mr.. Sjoblom
left a request with Commissioner
Stouffer that two samples of the
city water be sent to the state de-
partment of health at Springfield.
No new cases of typhoid were re-
ported this morning. One death
was reported from Geneseo, where
Elisha Atwater Hadley succumbed,
after having contracted the disease
while working in Moline. He resid-
ed at CISCO, Ill.
Fifty-five more wells have been
declared unsafe by City Chemist A
F. Mellen. Five have been rated as
safe. Water from 124 wells has
been analysed. One hundred eleven
wells have been condemned; 13
have been reported as lit for use
None of the condemned wells will
be tied or locked by Commissioner
Stouffer. All will be tagged with
signs indicating that they are I'M
safe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
HEAT CAUSES MANY
TO SWIM AT BEACH

Conservative estimates placed the
number who sought relief from the
torrid wave by swimming at Forty
eighth street in Moline at 500. En-
thuSiastic statisticians declare
there were 1000 persons there. The
enthusiasts probably are right, for
the beach was black with men,
women and children. And there
vas hardly room in the shallow
parts for swimming. But 1t was
cool-eyerybody who was there
will tell you that he forgot the
thermometer and the 100 mark.
Something like 100 motor cars
lined River Drive on both sides of
Forty-eighth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
SEEK TO GET CASH
FOR NEW BUILDINGS

An ordinance authorizing the is
suance of warrants in the sum OF
$12,4S3.15 to cover cost of new
buildings at Moline city hospital
was introduced by the city COM
mission yesterday.
The purpose of the warrants is
to obtain money to pay for the
contagious hospitals and other adj
ditions made to the institution. The
notes will run for five years ana
will bear per cent interest. The
ordinance was laid on the table for
a week.
An ordinance granting to the
Standardization Co. permission
TO lay a switch track on their prop
erty at Second avenue and Fifty
first street was passed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
TO HOLD CAMPAIGN
FOR UNPAID DEBTS

According to the decision of the
war chest executive committee at a
meeting held at the Moline Com
mercial club yesterday afternoon a
campaign to collect all delinquent
accounts of the community war
chest will be conducted during the
week of Sept. II to "a.
Each solicitor will call person
ally upon the delinquent subscrib-
er from whom he took the subscrip-
ton. 1t is hoped every back &C
count will be cleared up during the
drive. The publishing of the name
of every delinquent subscriber the
week following the campaign is be-
ing considered by the committee.
They voted to recommend to the
board of trustees Of the war chest
that the American committee on
Armenian and Assyrian relief be
given an appropriation of $1,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
as To MOTHER

alexandria, lathe question OF
wat an enlisted man in the Amer
an army does with all hts money
l@s been answered here by a dis
slosuFe Of the financial affairs Of
re member Of a machine gun
onpany at Camp Beauregard. The
Soidier receives S33 q month. OF
.els SIS is sent to his mother, So is
yeld on q Liberty bond and $3.50 is
sssoucted for insurance, leaving a
e ssiance Of $3.50 or approximately
. cents a day. AS Uncle Sam pro-
,aes him with everything he de-
ssres and the q cents is idle wealth,
= mas decided TO open a savings
aecount
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
CITY CHEMIST HAS
ARMY COMMISSION

AT. Mellen, Moline city chemist,
has been commissioned an officer
Il the sewerage and water opera
ton division Of the United States
army. Mr.. Mellen's resignation was
presented TO the city commission
yesterday and was accepted. The
city chemist will not leave, how
ever, until a successor has been OBJ
IEined
Mellen came to Moline last win
ter The offer OF a commission
csme 10 him d month ago, but he
apparently did not decide until to-
DAY that he would accept. Mr.. Mel
lsn says that he will remain on the
Job until successor has been OBJ
tained or the present typhoid crisis
( over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
PERSONS HURT BY
CAR REPORTED TO
BE RESTING WELL.

James Soucink, 1875 Thirteenth
street, East Moline. and his three
year-old daughter, Pauline, who
we're severely injured at noon Sat
urday when they were run down
by an auto on Thirteenth street in
East Moline, are reported to be do
ing nicely and the complete .recov-
cry of both is now looked for.
The girls skull was fractured
and a piece of the bone was crush
ed down on to the skull. By an
operation DR.. j. II. Long has re-
moved the pressure and the child is
making a brave fight for her life.
MIR. Soucink suffered a broken
shoulder blade and collar bone.
He was returning from work
Saturday when his daughter ran
to meet him AS she started to
cross the street an auto bore down
upon her and seeing her danger the
father ran to rescue her. Both
were struck. The machine Is said
to have been driven by August
Roegiers.
For pink. green and black II IS
best to add two tablespOOns vine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
WORK AGAIN WFDNESDAY.

Plans are being made for Moline
Merchants to again journey to the
osd stretch Of road approaching the
Iolona bridge. where repairing of
ne surface will be continued Last
Wednesday afternoon the merchants
made beginning and by tomorrow
evening it is hoped that the job will
pe near completion. Twelve trucks
are needed for the work this week.
LAST week only five were on hand.
iwo carloads Of cinders have been
olered by the Union Malleable
PANT Of East Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
DESERTS FAMILY

Frank Clone has been arrested
by East Moline police on request
of Chief A. E. Bargren of Rock
ford He is wanted on a charge
of child abandonment in Rockford.
Chief Bargren stated, in his re-
quest to the East Moline depart
ment, that Clones family is in des-
titute circumstances. He was re-
turned to Rockford.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
HIDDEN BLAZE HAS
FTREMEN GUESSING

For four hours, with the sun
BEATING down numerically, Moline
fremen fought a hidden blaze in
the city dump. Thirteenth avenue
and Eighteenth street, yesterday
afternoon. The department was
summoned 10 the scene shortly at
ter noon, and it was after o'clock
when il departed. spontaneous
combustion is thought to have
started the smoldering fire.
Sparks from q passing lJcOmo-
tive started a fire on a shed at COS
Third avenue, owned by H J,
James, at 400 yesterday after
noon. The damage was small.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
BOY FROM SILVIS
KILLED IN SCRAP
WITH HUN FORCES

Today's casualty list carries the
name of Carl E. Evatt of Silvis. He
is reported killed in action. In
vestigation revealed that Evatt for
merly resided in Silvis with his sis
ter, Mrs. Rufus Wakefield, who last
spring removed to Alabama. where
his parents now live.
Evatt is said to have been under
Fl years of age. He enlisted in the
service more than a year ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
ARRIVES OVERSEAS.

Mrs. Louise Adelman CT Moline
has received word that her grand
son, Edward Kelley, has arrived
safely in Ireland. Mr.. Kelley is a
former Moline boy, and was grad
uated from the high school with
the class of 1907. He moved later
with his parents to Milwaukee. He
enlisted in the navy May q, and
was stationed at the Great Lakes
naval training station for time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
FINE -&~E BEATER.

Because A Rameriez, a Mexican
residing at Silvis, lost his temper
and gave his wife a sound beating
he was fined SO and costs yester-
dav before Justice s. D. Machant in
SiIvis and put under bonds to keep
the peace in the future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
GET REG GAIL SOON.

A telegram received at the Office
q the Moline exemption board yes
lerday states that another large
draft call will probably be made
shortly after Aug. IS. The message
also urges the Fastening Of exam
nations and classifications but the
Moline board has already completed
ihis. With the calling of the new
quota It may be necessary to use a
number Of the class Of 1918.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
Obituary
Mrs. FlOreIIa Berry.

Funeral services for Mrs. Flo
rella Berry, 245 F1fty-third street,
Moline, were held at 2:30 yester-
day afternoon at the Barnard fu-
neral home Rev. Attree Smith was
in charge. Pallbearers were S. P.
Stewart, William Stewart, William
Tunley, Arthur Sperbeck, F. w.
EVerson and Stanwood Ransom. In
terment was in Riverside ceme-
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
HOLD CONFERENCE

". l. Lee, inspector for the Tn
eerwriters' Service association, was
conference with the Moline city
..9mmission yesterday morning.
mayor Carlson stated before the
Inference that Mr.. Lee intended
discuss the factory and city main
problem with the council.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
DAVENPORT MAN INJURED.

J. C. HazIett, 171S Mitchell street,
Davenport, was injured at the Sill
Wis shops this morning. He was
struck by pipe and fell II feet to
a coal pile He was taken to the
Moline city hospital, where he was
attended by Dr. M. S. Dondanville.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
MILL DISCTSS aFIRING.o

Washington, Aug. 6.-The dis
charge of union telegraph operators
will be discussed Wednesday by
postoffice and union officials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

For pink, green and black II is
best to add two tablespoons vine
gar to a pail of water.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-23
NOTICE OF REFEREES SALE.

BY virtue of an order of sale
directed to the undersigned referees.
from the clerk of the district court,
of Winneshiek county, Iowa, on a
decree obtained~in said court, on the
25th day of September, 1918, in
favor of Jacob Richert, as plaintiff,
and against Nicholas Richert, Rosa
Richert, Philip Richert May Richert,
George Richert, Ida Richert, Kate
Burnette, Earl Brunette, John Rich
ert, Cora Richert, and Josie Richert
as defendants for the partition OF the
real estate named and described II
the said plaintiffs petition. we will
on the 9th day of November, 1918
offer for sale to the highest bidder
the following real estate, to-wit:
The, South half of the northwest
quarter of section 81, in township
100 north, range s west of the 5th
p. Nj. in Winneshiek county, Iowa.
Terms of sale, cash. Said sale tc
take place on the northwest corner
of the premises above described, II
Hesper township, Winneshiek County
Iowa, at the hour of two O'Clock p
IN. of said day, when and where due
attendance will be given by the
undersigned.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa. October
Il, 1918.
CLARENCE CHRISTEN,
E. r. HAINES,
41-2w. Referees
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-23
KENDALLVILLE.

Oct 81, 1918.
Mrs. Eugene Barnes and daughter
Luella visited at Harmony Tuesday.
We are glad to report that the in
fiuenza victims south Of town are
improving rapidly. Only one new
case in our immediate vicinity, Mrs.
Jennie Dale was reported yesterday.
Mrs. Carrie Handke and family
and Miss Minnie Porter of Cresco,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pierce and little
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Easier and
family spent Sunday at the Barnes
home helping Grandma Barnes cele-
brate her 81 birthday.
Mrs. Nellie Stephenson has been
on the sick list the past week.
Agnes Stetler has been assisting
with the house work at the Ber-
nard Davis home the past week.
Rob Barnes has been laid up with
a sprained ankle the latter part or
the week.
Matte Burton spent Sat. night
and Sunday at the Steve Todd home
north of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Todd called at
the Burton home Sunday afternoon.
A dainty little shower came Sat.
after the long spell of dry weather
which helped moisten things up a
very little.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hommer spent
Sunday at the Gunderson home
north of town.
The l.. A. s. which was to have
been Wednesday was postponed in
definitely.
A number from here attended the
open air funeral of Walt McGinnis
which was held at Saratoga Thurs
day afternoon.
Word came from Emma Ellingson
last week stating that she was up
again after an attack Of the niue. :
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-23
SAILOR BOY
WRITES PARENTS
Henry Usgaard, Sailor on the Ship
Dekalb Writes Parents Interest
ing Letter About His
Travels
JUST BACK FROM
TRIP TO BREST, FRANCE
Says it Sure Looks Different Over
There Than it Does at Home.
Don't Know What War Is
Here
Sept. 16, 1918


At an American Port
Dear Folks:
Will write you few lines this
evening Just arrived back to the
states this morning, pulled in at the
docks at ten o'clock. We hit the
Delaware river this morning about
five o'clock. Tell you what it looked
grand to see land this morning when
We arrived. Were II days on the
way going over and II days coming
back. Coming back would not have
taken so long, but the ship that ac-
fcompanied us back broke down one
day so we had half days delay re-
pairing it, We also had target prac-
tice one day. Fourth day out we
had a bad storm. Believe me we
had some time, the storm commenced
about eight o'clock in the evening
and continued until three o'clock in
the morning. 1t took us about 500
miles out of the way. Would have
made it in less than nine days If we
had not been hindered. There were
IL ships in company going over,
coming back eight, then we left six,
so there were only two Of US.
The ship that am on used to be a
German boat. 1t carries 16 guns, s
five inch and 2 two inch and one
Founders, so you see We are pretty
well armed. We were to Brest,
France, stayed over there three days.
Had seven hours liberty. 1t sure
looks different over there than here.
People over here don't realize that
there is a war, but it sure did show
it over there. All the people looked
so down-hearted, and one thing we
could see were old men, women
children and girls. l talked to lot
of the people there. OF course
can't speak French, but learned to
understand it. They said ''you
should have seen us when war first
broke out" Well l have seen a lot
since left the States-yes lot OF
water / mean.
We are here to stay perhaps a
month Our ship is going into dry
dock; going to scrape it and paint
| it, and other work to be done. il
had been in the port watch l would
have gotten leave, but / am on the
starboard watch so no chance, mol
for eight or ten months, anyway.
/ I am at the Y. M. G. A. writing
got over night liberty, so will stay
at the Y tonight, because if | go back
\ I'll have to get up at five o'clock
but when l stay here ! can sleep un'
Il til seven.
expect to get some mail in the
morning. If we had gone to New
York would have had 1t tonight
Will be nice to get some mail again
Did not have the opportunity Of see
ing much of Philadelphia tonight
account of it being late hour be
fore we got ashore.
Well folks / will have TO retir9
hoping to have some mail tomorrow
so to hear how you folks are. Don.
worry about me, because am ~
safe here as there, YOU know. VIII
love to all, from your
Loving son and brother,
HENRY USGAARD
IlU. S. S. Dekalb, New York.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-23
Paid Political Advertisement.
Campbell Appeals to
Patriotic Voters
To the Voters Of the Fourth Con
gressional District.

AS candidate for congress in this
district am appealing for the sup
port of every 100 per cent American
citizen to the end that our citizen
ship may be represented at Washing
ton by congressman pledged to
complete support of the administra-
tion of our president, Woodrow Will
son, and to the thorough support of
every measure calculated to insure
the speedy winning of the war, or
the securing to the people of the
world the benefits of the victory
which we are to achieve.
Congressman Gilbert N. Haugen
has failed to represent the true
American spirit of his constituents.
His vote against the declaration of
war, his opposition to measures
having for their end the proper pre-
paration of this country for the con-
fiict, and his at least tactic approval
of the militaristic aims of the Ger
man empire have rendered him un-
suitable to longer continue in office.
The Hon. Gilbert N. Haugen is
not on record in any of his speeches
as ,denouncing the invasion of Bel
GUM, the sinking of the Lusitania,
or any Of the many atrocities charg-
ed to German arms. His own speech
on the declaration Of war, In which
he justified tn r aims of Germany
and opposed the sending OF single
American soldier to Europe, was
circulated throughout this district
at the very time the young men OF
this district were being called upon
to register themselves for service
under the selective draft.
pledge myself, if elected, to sup
port the war and peace policies o!
our president, Woodrow Wilson, and
to see that the suspicion now upon
the patriotism of the citizens of this
district due TO the voters anu
general attitude of our representa-
tives in congress is removed.
l am unable to make speaking
campaign because of the epidemic
now prevailing, and take this method
of reaching the voters cannot other
wise become acquainted with.
l am confident that my opponent
does not have the confidence of a
majority of his constituents and ap,
peal to you for an active support OF
my candidacy, that the Judgment o!
the people may be accurately render
ed on election day.
JOSEPH C. CAMPBELL,
Democratic Candidate for Congress