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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-08

ern trench warfare at the hands OF
British and French officers who have
proved themselves masters of their
craft on the worst sectors of the west
'ern 'front.'
The model platoon system. origin
ried on in the training of the Tenth
Division. Already four of the oryani-
zaiions OF experts have been formed
and are deep in the instruction which
will make. them instructors. as pla-
tons and as individuals, TO the new
men. II is intended that the model
platoons. of which there viii be one
to regiment. will be perfected and
specialized in all branches of inten-
sive warfare. and can De regarded as
examples of well trained troops. and a
standard TO be worked up 10.
The receiving station here. which
takes n thousands of civilians every
day. and like huge mill. grinds them
out the other end as fully equipped
cases. II is az srmy-making mill in,
deed. but it established its best rec
ord TO say. when it took in an appar-
entity incurable Conscientious object
or. and turned him out a soldier. eag-
er and willing to fight for his coun-
try.
The objector arrived with the late
draft. bearded. with long unshorn
locks and yoicing his opposition TO
war in any form. He was sincere. ap-
parantly. in his religious beliefs. and
in his determination to refuse to bear
arms
It's hard person. however. who
can view the receiving station. with
its barracks full of boys. eagerly wait
ing the process which will start them
on their way to their couutry's war.
without being touched. In the words
of one recent spectator. ut gets you. !"
ano himself an occupant of one of the
barracks, the objector gradually COM
menced to get" the all permeating
feeling.
He didn't PROFOUND his religious
views, as he listened TO the conver,
sation of the boys in his contingent.
When his turn finally came to enter
''The chutes" as the receiving station
proper has been dubbed. It was with
serious mein and in deep thought
that he walked Ia the door.
He looked out OF place with his
flowing locks and Christ-iike beard.
among the clean sasSen ,hrong. He
may have sensed the many curious
looks given him. but he said nothing
and gave no sign.
He passed the medical examination
as an excellent specimen of physical
manhood. and finally arrived at the
place where the uniforms are fitted
on. Here he hesitated for a moment
Then ne advanced with determination
written on his face and made the first
remark since his entry,
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Name in the News.

Linison--pronounced "lee-ay-xon"-
the name given to the corps Of inter
prefers for the British. French and Rel
sinn armies, The duty Of the "liaison'
ofiicer il to assist in bllieting. conduct
Ing negotiations, transiatinx messages
Of every description and questioning
persons suspected Of cspionagS.-
Springfield Union.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-08
Archer. National Leagues
Star Catcher. Comes Back
With His Old Time Speed

Jimmy Archer. once the National
leagues star catcher when he played
with the Chicago Cubs. Is doing re
narkahIe comeback stunt IN Pitts
burgh.
Archer was released by the Cubs
last year because bunch Of crippled
fingers prevented him from throwing
to bases with his former speed an
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-08
Around the World.

Ohio farmers have been plow-
Ing by moonlight and tractors.
Spain Is discussing project
TO tunnel under Gibraltar strait.
New York. New Jersey and
Minnesota ban German In pub
lie schools.
New York magistrate the 9TH
or day sentenced nn auto speed
er TO spanking.
Army chaplains. are being
trained I'm school in Camp
Zachary Taylor. Kentucky.
ri -tt---tt--ss-ks-..kf-
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-08
Warm Bed Helps.

Sir william Gull. the distinguished
English physician, announces that an
electrically hented bed seems to dlmin-
i~h the number and percentage Of r.
tai pneumonia victimA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
EDGINGTON

Andrew STonzersoT's mother pass
ed way at his home in EdE1ng to
sunday morning II the age OF -
wears. The funeral was held Tues
dav morning at his home The ser
vices were in charge OF P g. Frey
tag md the COTte%c was by auto -
SwedOna- where the remains was iaid
to rest by the side of her husband
Mrs. Elizabeth Collins Of Ironton.
iowa is visiting her mother and sis
tiers
Miss Margaret Carnaghan Of Nj
Ian spent Thursday night with her
sister at this place.
The wheat in this community Is
rer acre Some OF Charles Craw-
lords crop went 40 bushels per acre
Mr. and Mrs Glenn Brown Of Rock
Island are visiting their RELATIVES
and friends MIR. Brown expects 20
leave for training Aug. is. He has
been working al the Universal Irac-
Tie ladies ~ the Edgington Gem
etery association viii hold a sale OF
homemade ice cream on the lawn ar
Jafu Naberry's home saturday, Aug
I5. There viii be skating in the
han the same evening
Henry Patterson had the miSfor-
tune to lose a valuable horse last
Tfe Fed Cross met and sewed all
dav Wednesday IN the hail L large
number Of members was present ana
lots of work was arcompD cd.
Letters have been received from
Elmer MaybeTTy and Ernest Iiauck
who have arrived in France ana are
in action Ernest is corporal and
is in the trenches.
and chris Fuehr have gone into
~ y, Brubaker Is building a sale
pavilion Tor Fred Shaffer. MI. shat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
CONFINE BARON
ON SPY CHARGE
Willie z. II. Won ROden Husen, Ger
man Officer and Suspected of
Being Traitor, Is Held.

Baron Willie P. H. Won Roden
Husen, German officer and suspect
ed spy, is still confined in = police
station cell in Davenport awaiting
the result of Investigations by
agents OF the department OF justice.
ChaGug under his confinement
and still insisting that despite his
previous statement. TO the contrary
he is q subject of Great Britain, the
baron declares he was forced to reg
lister as an alien enemy before he
was released from jail at Colorado
Springs in February.
And the baron AYERS the Daven-
port city jail is no fit place for one
of royal blood. In fact, he says,
it is d Jail such as the German i'm
periaI government would never
think of using for American prIs-
oneTs. The baron is used to a
downy bed and his cell is equipped
with pine hunks sans mattress and
other comforts to which he has
been accustomed
They can prove nothing against
me" he said. I'm a British sub
iect.'
statement in his alien QUESTIONABLE
that he had sworn allegiance to
the kaiser at Berlin in 1907 while
d lieutenant OF cavalry in the Ger
man army.
u made no such statement. was
the reply. Somebody must have
inserted that in the document. 1t
isn't true"
He was unable to explain, how
ever. how he reconciled his claim
to being a British subject with the
fact that he was a German re
servist.
kilograms from the department
Of justice TO hold Rodea Husen
have been received by Chief Of Po-
lice p. ]. Phelan Of Davenport.
The baron says he was released
On one Of his previous arrests upon
instructions from the highest court
in the country" He referred to At
torney General Gregory, who, he
said. had investigated his case and
wired the police to release him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
FILES ARTICLES
TO INCORPORATE

Articles Of incorporation were
filed Saturday with the Scott coun-
ty recorder by the Liberty Amuse
ment company Of Davenport, with
a capital stock of 100000.
The purpose of the company is
to erect a fine new motion picture
house on East Third street, near
Perry. The promoters claim IL viii
be the finest theatre Of its kind So
Iowa.
The officers are:
Presldent-H. n. Treffer OF the
Treffer Ladies Tailoring company,
Davenport.
Vice PRESIDENT. 3. Funk.
general manager Moline Universal
Tractor company. Moline.
Secretary-E. w. Lewis OF the
Lewis Roofing company, Rock Is
land.
Treasurer. F. German, former
proprietor OF Hotel Davenport
Attorney Victor L. Littig OF Day-
export filed the Incorporation pa
pers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
CAN STILL ENTER
CERTAIN SERVICE:

Certain men who have made ap-
plication to enter army service
prior to a date set by the govern
ment can voluntarily enlist, &C
cording to a statement issued by
the tri-city recruiting station Off
GERS in Davenport, which is ap-
pended:
Men who have a letter from a
chief of staff corps which is dated
prior to August 8, authorizing en-
Istment in special branches such
as medical enlisted reserve corps,
tank corps, etc, will be accepted
by any recruiting officer if pre-
scented within the time limit stat
ed in the letter or if no limit is
stated, then within 10 days from
the date of the letter Of authority
The same rule applies to appli-
Cants presenting letters for enlist
ment for field artillery officers
training camp"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
NURSE REPORTS 245
CALLS LAST MONTH

Miss Alice Thompson, nurse, re
porting to the Visiting Nurse assc-
citation for the month Of July, made
245 calls, 224 regular and q extra
calls on So patients. OF this num-
Der 16 are former and II new pa
tients. Calls were made under the
direction OF Drs. W. D. Snively, o.
D. Paul, A. n Mueller, Joseph De-
Silva, B. J. Lachner, Ralph Dart, j.
c. Souders, A E. Williams, H. ].
Friedman and S. B. Hall of Rock
Island and Drs. Beck, Blackley and
Vessel of Moline. Seventeen pa
tients recovered, one was trans
ferred to the sanatorium, two to
the hospital, two died. and there
are 10 remaining. Metropolitan
calls numbered ~. Fees collected
totaled $3.50. Articles loaned in
Guided 40 gowns, 10 sheets, 20
slips, three binders, four dozen
pads, one wheel chair, one basin.
Donations of supplies were made
by Mrs. L. NIosenfelder, Rock Is
lyand chapter Red Cross and Par
ker's laundry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
TRAGIC POSITION
OF LUXEIIBURG

L8udon.-tBritfs Wireless Ser
v5ce.1-The whole world under
stands and appreciates the tragic
position of heroic Belgium and Ser
bia and all the allied peoples have
deep sympathy for Rumania and
Montenegro. bat only scaut atten-
ti1l has been given TO the bitter lot
of the people of Luxembourg
Fu- four years now the citizens
Of Luxembourg have lived isolated
under the yoke Of German military
domination. It is said there are
5000 LuEruburg volunteers in
Frances foreign legion and that
they are gallant fighters on the side
OF Justice and humanity. Il IS true
rla- Luxembourg has not faced the
cruel devastation wrought by de-
feusive fighting against the Ger
man leE51ns on their own soil, but
war mas come by air and just as it
has been necessary for the entente
allies rC bomb German billets in
Belgium and French towns so they
Rave frequently had occasion to
bomb LuEeuburg and with deadly
effect
Naturally the German propaganda
lists 5u LuEemhuTg, as in Belgium.
have tried 10 arouse hostility
against the entente by exploiting
the air raids. But again as in Bel
GUM their efforts have proved
siugularlv unsuccessful The Lux
erhrrEers persist. in spite Of all
rroraEanGa. in REGARDING the Ger
man invader as the real culprit;
tEev recognize clearly that LuXem-
burg ts ra5ded because the German
is there. Protests by the LuXem-
burg parliament ana government
aga list Ge-uaEy's action IN placing
au-l-at--raft guns around LuGem-
burg have been uravailing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
SEIZE QUANTITY
WHISKY IN RAID
Three Thousand Pints of Liquor
Taken in Search in Davenport
"Near Beer Joint
A. c. Andersen Being Held by Unit
ed States MarshaIs On State
and Federal Charges.

Three thousand pints Of whisky
valued at $4,000, were seized by
Deputy United States Marshals
George E. Bidwell and T. F. Kin
ney Saturday afternoon in a raid on
the near beer saloon of A. C. Andre
sen, 6O9 West Fourth street, Daven-
port
State and federal charges have
been lodged against Andersen, who
was arrested and later released
under bond.
The liquor was stored in barrels
IN the basement under the soft drink
establishment. A stairway cleverly
camouf1aged led from the barroom
to the cellar.
Acting under instructions from
United States Marshal n. F.. Reed
of Davenport to search all places
suspected of keeping liquor for il
legal purposes" the deputies, arm
ed with a warrant of search, visit
ed Andresen's place under the Dan
ish Brotherhood hall, where it was
reported large quantities of booze
were hidden.
Under the linoleum back of the
bar the officers discovered a trap
door. Opening it, they found a stair
way leading to the cellar. Lined
along the wall were a large number
of barrels, all filled with bottled
whisky.
The liquor was taken to the
county Jail and will be held as evil
dence.
Andersen is held under a state
charge for owning and keeping
liquor contrary to law, and on a
federal charge for having liquor
for illegal purposes within five
miles of the arsenal.
Illinois Liquor?
! 1t is believed the liquor was
transported to Iowa by motor
truck from Bureau, Ill. Tags were
found indicating the whisky had
been consigned to that place from
Delaney and Murphy, Importers
and Distillers, Chicago" It had ap-
parently been billed to Andersen at
Bureau.
Evidence to support the motor
truck transport theory has not
been obtained, it is said.
Since Marshal Reed issued his in
structions to search suspicious
places, Deputies BidwelI and Kin
ney have made a number of quiet
Investigations They learned that
mysterious consignments had been
delivered to Andresen's establish
ment and heard rumors that whisky
was stored on the premises.
They secured a search warrant
and went TO investigate.
This is the first big booze raid in
Scott county in many months Re-
Gently state agents under Attorney
General Havner visited Davenport
but were unable to locate any blind
pigs in the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
JAMES POLK IS
IN BASTILE Oh
MURDERCHARGE
Negro Brought BACK From Camp
Grant Saturday Night by De
tcc.iye Tom Cox.
WITNESSES SAW SHOOTING
Txtrsmeiy Nervous Condition Does
Net Interfere With Sleep
OF Appetite.

James Polk. negro, charged with
the murder OF William Harvey. was
brought 10 This City from Camp
Grant and placed in a cell at the
notice station Saturday night
witnesses who saw the shooting
clam that Polk is the man who
Shot Harvey on the afternoon Of
july 81
Polk is above medium height, of
good build and considerably lighter
H color than the average negro.
While extremely nervous, he is said
to sleep ACaptiCDaily we'll and to
eat with good appetite when his
meals are brought him.
Detective Tom Cox left for the
army oartonmeut early Saturday
morning. taking with him a synop-
SIS of the case. and the prisoner
raz turned over TO the local officer
By the camp authorities.
Polk has been held under guard
a. the czutoumeUt since the time
The army officials had been notified
mar Harvey had died from the eff
fec,= Of the gun shot wound in
firsai.
The negro. together with Robert
Wu'.arE. charged with the murder
rE Policeman Harry Lihmau, are
h-iuG E--5 without bail pending the
September session Of the grand
jury
We-rs Uniform.
Polk Still wears his army uni
form. Hut TO doubt he will be fur
rfshad other clothes before he is
tried 4 practice has been estab-
Fshed that no man wearing the uni
form of the United states army be
tried for any serious offense in a
civil court without first being given
other clothes
This practice has been establish
ed il other cities The defendant
in this case was indicted into the
military AT Peoria the early part of
this month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
HUNS EXPERIMENT.

m.-Experiments to per-
feet a flourIess loaf to take the
place Of bread have been recently
conducted in Germany according to
word received in Amsterdam.
Adyices from Berlin say that the
wOrkmen's food control commission
has successfully carried on the ex-
periments with the result that
bread without -four was made. The
experiments are said to have been
satisfactory. The formula for the
new bread substitute is not given
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
REYNOLDS

A letter arrived here recently writ
ten in a hospital near Paris on July
% by Private Royce E. Petit. While
fighting with his battalion at the be-
ginning of the American advance in
July he received wounds in one ear
and one arm from bursting shell.
Mrs. Ruth Wait Conrad and son
Robert left Thursday for their home
in st. Joseph, Mo.
Three loads of cattle and one of
hogs were shipped from this station
Wedn esday
Harold Minteer suffered a badly
torn ear as the result OF an accident
that happened Wednesday in a Rock
Island garage, where he had been
working several days
Miss Veri1 Marston is visiting
friends at Toledo, Iowa.
Miss Estelle Mallette, a Red Cross
nurse, who has been on duty at Camp
Dodge; Iowa, for nearly a year. was
recently transferred to Camp Grant
Rockford.
ora G. Barnes of Moline is the
newly appointed mail carrier for
poets to begin work Aug. 16.
Mrs. Emily Marston visited Sunday
with her daughter. Mrs. Fred Car
penter, and family in Rock Island.
Miss Jennie Mcconnell is enjoying
a vacation at Kentland, Ind.
The Misses Myra and Beatrice
Minteer have gone for a short visit
in Fairbury,. Ill; with Mrs. G. H
Walter Scherer has brought his
wife from Rochester. Mimi. where
she has been receiving treatment
She is making a nice recovery.
Rev. f. McOmber and family re-
turned home Wednesday from d
pleasant 10 days vacation spent in
FL Paso, ILL., and Lake Geneva, Wis
Mrs. w. J. Entire and Mrs. s. 7
McEntire were in Milan Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Jones of Viola
visited with relatives Saturday.
Rev. F. j. Giddings of Abingdon
preached at the Hazel Dell church
Sunday.
G.. w. Schiess received letters las
week from his brother Harry, VIII
is fighting in France with the on
Hundred Thirty-second infantry
County Superintendent Miss LOT
Harris and Miss MaUde Robertson
of Rock Island Were calling OF
friends in this locality Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
trenc loading Iong tomr
long tom" and French girls giving Amer

fer holds an annual sale of full
blooded Poland China hogs each
year.
Mr. and Mrs. Bonnie Brubaker and
baby are nicely settled in a cottage
at Taylor Ridge
Mrs Ira Johnson and her house
guests are visiting in Rock Island
and Iowa this week.
Mrs W. W. Elliott and Mrs VIII
Wait spent Thursday with Mrs. Bru-
baker
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
AUG. % IS SET FOR
MERCHANTS PICNIC

Wednesday, Aug. %, Moline mer-
chants will hold their annual out
ing it has been definitely decided.
Whether or not it will be staged
at Campbelrs island or Prospect
park has not been determined, but
because of the central location it is
understood that Prospect park IS
being favored.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
ENTERTAINERS OVERSEAS.

General Pershing has officially
detailed to the American Y. NJ. c.
A. the entertaining Of our soldiers
in France. There are now 10 pro-
fessionaIs giving vaudeville shows,
concerts and entertainments over
seas, often under shell fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12

lot II, Lincoln Heights, Moline, ST.
James R. O'Connell and wife to
Matilda Knapp. lot 10 in section 26
35, IT, 1w, $500.
Francis Sinnet Taleaferro and
wife to Frank Ryckaert, lot 2, block
3, Sinnet's addition, Rock Island, ST.
John s. Babcock and wife to
John L. Simmon, lot 3, block &C. -
Prospect park, Moline, ST.
August Rogers and wife to Mir
ney M. Isaacson, undivided one
half of south so feet of south 100
feet of lot 5, Mrs. N. l.. Warmers
first addition, East Moline, and un-
divided one-half of north half lot
s, Mrs. N. l. Warmers first addi-
ton, East Moine, except the south
80 feet, also undivided one-ha1f lot
6, block 121, New Shops, East Mo
line, 81.
Edward H. Guyer, ct al, to Peo-
pies Power company, to correct
deed 1S9,157, 81.
OMIT Claim Deeds.
Mirney NJ. Isaacson to Nathalie
Roegiers, undivided one-haH south
100 feet lot 5, Mrs. L n. Warner
first addition, East Moline, and part
undivided half of north half lot s,
Mrs. L. n. Warmers first addition
East Moline, and undivided one-half
lot 6. block 121, New Shops, East
Moline, 81.
William Edelman to Caroline NJ.
IL. and Edward F. Rohren, lots II
and II, block 10 and block "a,
Hampton, and lot 225. block 4, Ar
cularius' addition to Hampton, 81.
Peter ]. Meersman and wife to
Joseph De Fevere, west 80 feet lot
6, block 4, c. Lynde's addition, Rock
Island, 81
Henry Wander Meersch and wife
to James Phelps, lot 80, block 5,
Silvis, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12

Cayenne pepper is excellent to
rid cupboards of mice The floor
should be gone over carefully and
each hole stopped up with q piecc
of rag dipped in water and then in
cayenne pepper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
On County Records
Warranty Deeds.

Laura Lyon and husband to
Charles F. Grams and wife, lot 8,
block /, Rem Rodman's addition,
Rock Island, $4,000.
John A. Schmidt and wife to Ar
thur Edward Peterson, west so feet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12

To save wheat in making berry
pies some -four ifs required 10 alb
serb zine juice Use a few cracker
crumbs instead of -four, they are
much better
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS

I hereby announce myself a can
didate for representative in the
general assembly, subject to the
decision Of the democratic voters
at the primary election September
18th, 1918.
EVERETT L. WERTS,
Oquawka, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12

General Pflander Baltin is the
new COMMUNICATIVE for the
Balkan zone. He is taking the
place formerly held by General
Hohenkampf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-12
Notice to HOlderS>Of First
and Second Liberty Loan Bonds
Conversion Privilege
Hohenkannpf,

Holders of 4 Go bonds of the First Liberty
Loan converted and of the Second Liberty
Loan should PROMPTLY avail themselves
of the privilege Of converting into ~ %
bonds by PRESENTING THEIR BONDS
FOR CONVERSION THROUGH THE
BANKS WHICH HANDLED THE OR
IGINAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
These bonds are not convertible after
November Q, 1913, even if subsequent series
of bonds should be offered at a higher rate.
Therefore, the conversion privilege must be
exercised, if at ALL on or before November O.
1913, and failure to convert the 40 bonds
described above will result in loss to the
bondholders of interest at the rate of 4 %
per annum for the entire unexpired term Of
the bond, without cOmpenSating advantage.
The bonds to be delivered upon this con
version will bear interest at the rate of A %
per annum from the last interest date (May
IS, 1913, or June IS, 1919 No payment of
accrued interest is required.
Rock Island Clearing
House Association
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-06-21
II We Persevere,
The Great Consolation.

"a peasant Of Savoy heard Of the
death Of the second of his sons, killed
in the Vosges, as he was setting forth
to the fields for the autumn plow-
ing. The oxen were yoken in front
Of the house. The postman handed
him the Letter bearing the heading of
the prefecture.
"He went into the house TO fetch
his spectacles to read in the presence
of his wife, who, anxious, had fol
lowed him, and in that of the neigh
bors, who already knew the news; then
handing the paper TO the companion
of his life Of labor, said simply: God
found them ready He added slowly
My poor wife And he went of to
the blowing. From "a Crusader In
France.