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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
OPPOSE CHANGE
IN COUNTY RULE
Moline Town Board Members MlgEl
Favor Commission OF Five,
But Not OF Three.

Government of Rock Island coun-
ty BY commission was discussed
with favor at the town board meet
ing in Moline yesterday, the prin-
cipal feature of the law that is OBJ
jertionable being that it provides
for only three commissioners. the
statute was recently amended, nav
ing originally provided for five men
on the commission.
Supervisor Fred Graflund eX-
planned the law and expressed the
opinion that election of only three
commissioners probably would
mean that the cities of Rock Island,
Moline and East Moline would be
the dominating forces, with no rep
resentation from the country pre-
cincts.
The commission plan cOntem-
plates the abolition of township
bnes in the election of commission
ers. all being elected at large. 1t
appeared after the discussion that
il is not probable any movement
will be attempted toward a change
in form of government unless the
law is changed to provide for five
commissioners
For the, first time in 30 years the
town board Yesterday ordered a tax
levy that will yield revenue to the
amount of $4,000. The new order
is made necessary by reason of the
abolition of the office of town COL
lector Through that office the
township received per cent of the
amount collected above the COM
pensatiOn of the collector Within
the last two years the township had
turned over to the city of Moline
$4,000 for road improvement, the
funds having accumulated through
the Office of the collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
PRESIDENT BACK
OF PLAN FOR 1918
CHILDREN'S YEAR

Washington, April President
Wilson today gave hearty approval
to the plan OF the children's bureau
for making the second year of the
war "a children's year" at home by
an educational campaign which ii is
hoped will reduce at least one-third
the annual total of 300 900 prevent
able deaths among children less
than years old.
Next to the duty of doing every
thing possible for the soldiers at
the front" President Wilson said,
there could be, il seems to me, no
more patriotic duty than that OF
protecting the children"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
FIRE DEPARTMENT HELD.

AMER the East Moline IRE de-
paTtment had Just returned from
putting out a blaze in the Seventh
street timber. another call from the
II. &, V. plant came in last evening
at $50 The department started
TO respond. but at the Fifth street
crossing a freight train is alleged
to have held il up for 20 minutes
When the ladies finally did ar
rive. the shop employees had put
out the cOnfagration. which was in
pile Of lumber back OF a ware
house. Little damage was done,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
ARE TO INSTALL
WATER METERS
SiIyiS Village Board Orders 100 De
wees Pat in to Place system
ON Business Basis.

?, ~, atten7Dt to put the water
49, S=I,-is on bns-
No'As : -. ID
mess system the i-Ie' iIeA'
water committee OF the village
toe-5 "a fss+ evening authorized
= ,,,,,ro,. "a nurap opera.or ana also
M IN INSTALL 100 meters which
- -e,eart,- purchased and 10 act
as meter reader.
FINDER me terms OF new con-
t--..- y--+, fra Pennies Power Co.
~. ,.irt.s-a ,.f71 r,7rr Inc water plant
~ ---., -,,--,rs -,a,-fr7- re c0mualv
- fc~ 49,. .zrf.irf,.-rv I,sed in on
o-a+i-e ~ nr-nns
tn hoard decided 10 stand pat in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
In The Lodges

Ladies of Maccabees No. 992,
Prospective hive, Moline, met in
regular session last evening only
routine business being transacted.
The afternoon meeting will be held
with Mrs. F. II. Dunbar, PLY Six
teen,h street. April l6, when initia-
ton will take place.
Moline lodge No. 1873, l. o. o. r,
held it's regular meeting last even
ing. The first degree was conferr-
ing. The first degree was con-
ferred on seven candidates and two
applications were received. The
noble grand presented each Of the
five members who will soon go into
the service with a roll of honor
and after the business session an
informal reception was held for
these men.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
Mrs, Fred Larson

Funeral services for Mrs. Fred
Larson were held in the Swedish
Lutheran church of Port Byron yes
terdav afternoon at 80. Rev. A.
F. Bergstrom. Moline. in charge.
The burial was in Oak Grove GENE
terry. Port Byron.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
GERMAN ROADS CONGESTEn-

New YOrk.-There was great
congestion on the railroads in Ger
many the latter part of January.
according to a Wolf bureau dis
watch dated Koblenz. Jan %. pub
lished in German newspapers re
ceived here. The dispatch said Il
was due to unfavorabIp weather
conditions and the partial suspen-
sion Of navigation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
CHICAGOAN Is SPEAKER.

John w Gordy, a Chicago bank
er, has accepted an invitation to
speak in Moline Saturday night on
the occasion of the opening Of the
campaign for the third Liberty
loan. Arrangements are being made
for a parade and a great demon
stratiOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
Obituary
Carl Emil NOrgrcn,

IN T IIIH WI NTNHl
Funeral of Carl Emil Norgren,
All Forty-third street. Moline, was
held yesterday afternoon at 2:30
from the Esterdahl chapel DR..
Nels Forsander, Rock Island. con-
Quoted the services. Burial was in
Riverside cemetery, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
Dates to Remember

East Moline.
Election April is. Vote on 10
cal opttou and tour aldermen
SiiTiS.
Election April 49, Name CLERK
ana three village trustees
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
WHO GOT I'm.

Two coats and three pairs of
trousers were stolen from room
ing house at 4Ge Third avenue, Mo-
line. yesterday afternoon or last
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03

All The news all the tiae-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
LONE DEMOCRAT
IS GIVEN PLACE
For First Time in History of Mo-
line Township Member OF That
Party Lands an Office.
MILES O'REmLY Is HONORED
Is InOppOsed for Position as Con-
stable While Rest OF &. o. L.
Ticket Wins Easily.

Think of it. There's a Demo
cratic oficeholder in Moline town
ship.
For the first time in the history
Of the township. a Democrat was
houored with Office at yesterday s
election. And more than that. re
was unopp0sed. Miles O'Reily was
chosen constable He's been one
Of the faithful for many years and
even the opposition say the honor
which has been given aim could
not have been more worthlly be
slowed.
According to time honOred GUS
tom. the rest of the G. o. p. ticket
went through without break. III
only question being how many.
O. L. Child led the field ior assis'-
ant supervisor. the others being
named on the county board being
Mrs Mary q. Ogden. Mrs. Z. IL.
SIeight. c. S. Kerns ana Emer
Mowry. Mr.. Child, Mrs. Ogden ana
Mr.. Kerns were reelected, while
Mr.. Mowry is a new man. Mrs.
Sleight was formerly a member o.
the board, but was defeated for re-
nomination a year ago.
The winners in the election
We're.
Town clerk-O. T. Nelson.
Assessor George A. Ramsey.
Assistant supeTyisors-O. =.
Child. Mrs Mary G. Ogden, c. s.
KerEs. Mrs. Florence Sleight, Emer
MOwrv.
ble-Miles O'Reilly.
Detailed Vote.
With six precincts missing, the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
News of the Dav i'm Moline and East Moline

cording to the provisions of the
law.
Here are the figures for the last
two local option electors in Mo
line tcuyuab hin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
The Argus.

MOLINE OFFICE.
I5G7ls Third Avenue A.
Phone Moline so,
c. Nandcr City Editor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
EAST MOLINE OFFICE

EA>I MOIINL JF II IL
Telephone Eas; Moline l6S-R
c. d. Temple. Circulation Manager
Delivered hv carrier at 12tz cents
Ter week Ig Moline. last moline
SIiNlS and " ateTtoNn-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03

Mrs. Ross Dick and Mrs. 4. d.
Tart will be hostesses to the Ply
mouth circle Thursday afternoon
when reports from the recent ba-
Ear will be heard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03

Mrs. Dick Bell returned Monday
from Streator, where she went to
attend the funeral of an uncle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03

The Kens:ngton klub of Silvis
met with Mrs. Paul LuthiCum of
Silvis Sixteen members knitted
and discussed the Red Cross work.
They plan to have plenty of hand
work at the next meeting at the
home of Mrs W d. Chapman. One
dollar fifty cents was taken in for
the lunch, which goes TO the home
fund for the Red Cross.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03

Friends will be pleased TO know
that Mrs. H. f. Anselme is resting
easy at the Lutheran hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-03
EAST MOLINE

Miss Janella TaZe has as her
house guest Mrs. Nellie Paylon of
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
SITUATION |s
 VERY CRITICAL
Germans Gaining in Center Line Be- tween Noyon and Mont Didier-
 French Counter Attacking.
Associated Press Dspatch.

ASSOclaCed TreSS DSpdtcH,
 New York, June 11-Moving stead lily, despite frightful losses, the Ger mans continue to gain here and there in the center line between Noyon and Mont Didier. The enemy's greatest advance is at Vigemont, six miles from the line as it stood Saturday. The French are launching counter at tacks on the left line, appal ently along Aronde river, forcing back the Germans in this section. This is re- garded as a possible indication that the French have decided to make a final stand there Further east, how ever, the Germans are making most telling gains, having advanced along the right bank of the Disc to Antoual on Crest Hills, about the important town of Ribecourt French admit the withdrawal of their line of resistance to the west and south of Ribecourt. Battle may now be considered as hav- ing entered a critical stage.
 Compared to the offensive of May twenty-seventh the present German effort is making progress more slow ly. Apparently the German effort is to drive down Matz Valley toward Eatress and St. Denis, and then at tempt to move westward, thence east ward and outflanking the regions about Clermont and Compoeigne. Meanwhile the American marines in the sector northwest of Chateau-Thi- erry continue attacks. Marines Mon day advanced into Belleau Wood, 9 distance of two-thirds of mile on a front of six hundred yards.
 On the Italian mountain front the Austro- Hungarian surprise attacks were repulsed.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
AUT0 DEALERS n
 HELP W|N V||||||||||
Nothing Will Be, Sold Except for C4G< Purchases Will Be Lessei 5
 and Mechanics Liberated #
Special to Independent.

Special to Independent. N
 Little Rock, June II Within n time the state of Arkansas will be III a cash basis, so far as automobil se % vice and supplies are concerned, TIT automobile dealers from all ,secti0ll of Arkansas have greed to abide b < the ruling of the War Service Qo1ll mittee of the automobile industry@ < The request that nothing be sold ex ccpt for cash, was received b automobile dealers who met in Litt3k Rock Monday to form an organiza tion to cooperate in their war px02 gram, and all accepted the recon mcndation. The visiting aut0nobf dealers departed for their homes witE the intention of putting the rules into effect, as they have been in Iittl Rock for some time. K. 2
 It is pointed out by the War Savsl vice Committee that the cash hasj will prevent the purchase of lnm1l parts, and mechanics will thu IT liberated for other war work TlSQ discontinuance of Sunday service VIII also tighten the work on the mechayl- ics and will take the passenger cer| more out of the pleasure class than ever, and this the automobile deal- CTS are most anxious to do.
 The Arkansas Association has sent to Washington it's intention to assist the government win the war even should it put the automobile dealer out of business. ..v
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
FIRE LOSSES DECREASED
 FROM 60 to 36 PER CENT

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, May 11.-Within a few days the annual report of Bruce T. Bullion, state fire marshal and Insurance Commissioner, will be com pleted, and it is expected to prove most interesting document. In the first year of the office, the fire losses have decreased from 60 per cent of the premiums paid, to 36 per cent
 Fire Marshal Bullion does not claim credit for this decrease in loss es, but he does think his department, with the special men running down all suspicious fires, is entitled to a portion of it. He is at least proud of the record his department has made. While there have been no convictions, there have been num- Der of mistrials, and the defendants have been forced to resort to post ponements in most of the cases.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
FRENCH MAKE
 COUNTER AT7lc
Winning Back Village of Merys I. to Germans in Despering Fight #
 Yesterday. #
United Press Dispatch.

United Press Dispatch.
 Paris, June 11.-The German dfivc between Mont Didier and Noyon, cont tinued unremittingly last night, off cials' report say On the lett the French offered effective resistafsecy 4 recapturing the village Of Merry the center, by the use of heavy forcsS the enemy drove back the Frcneh far as the region of Aronde riv&xs but by brilliant counter-a attack t11 French hurled the enemy baek. establishing their line south of II lery at St. Maur, South of Marq1 lise and at Vandelicourt on the ri6| the enemy was able to gain sonz ground. The battle was . vioIenk combat, the French withdravin their line to the west and the sosit! of Ribecourt.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
2O3 REGISTER
 FUR THE ARMY
Names Given Alphabetically of Boys Who Will Be Required to Fill
 Out Questionnaires.

We give herewith a list in alpha betical order of the boys of Jackson county who registered here June 5th. Many of these boys will no doubt enlist in the navy or marine corps, as they are allowed to do under the new ruling of the provost marshall.
 This new class of registrants will be required to fill out questionnaires and in due course of time will be call ed before the local board for exami- nation, in fact will go through prac- tically the same routine as those who registered in 1917.
 Twenty more of our boys selected from the old registrants will be called into service the 24th of this month
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
GOVERNOR BROUGH RECEIVES SOUVENIR
 FROM AVIATION CAMP

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, June 11.-Gov. c. H. Brough has received from Lieut.. P. w. Bailey, in an aviation camp at Fort Worth, a small cane made from parts of wrecked airplanes, by a private in the camp. Lieut.. Bailey stated he could not be in Arkansas to support Governor Brough in the pri- maries, so sent the cane to support him afterwards, even though he does not need support.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11

At a meeting of the directors of Newport Levee district Friday, w. A. Billingsley, o. D. Watson and Law renee Bailey were appointed asses
 sors of the district, three competent men for the place. A meeting will be held again on the 14th of June, when engineers and Missouri Pacific directors are expected to be present.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
ARKANSAS COMPLIMENTED.
Special to Independent.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, June 11.-Gov c. H. Brough on Monday received a mes- sage from Dr. Rupert Blue, surgeon general of the United States, inform ing him of resolutions commenting Arkansas for it's compulsory vaccina- tion law, and the supreme court for sustaining the law.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
WILSON SPEECH ON PAN -AMER|CAN|SM
He Offers to Show Attitude of United States Toward Them by Any
 Act of Friendship.
Associated Press Dispatch.

Washington, June 11.-Devoting a speech almost wholly to Pan-Ameri- canism, by agreement of Pan-Ameri- cans to Mexican editors, recently of fered to show the Mexicans by any act of friendship they propose, our real feelings toward Mexico. The publication of the speech recently withheld by order, might be published in Mexico first.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
RUSSIA APPEALS
 T0 J. {. FUR AID
Germans Invading Russia and Appeal for Expeditionary Force Trans
 nlitted By Russian Embassy.
A ssociated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
 Washington, June 11.-An appeal to the United States and the allies to send an expeditionary force to Rus sia to repel German invaders, has been forwarded by the Central Con- mittee of the Cadet party. Russia transmitted it to the state depart ment by the Russian embassy.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
JOHN w. MONCRIEF
 ACTING GOVERNOR.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, June 11.-Senator Jno. w. Moncrief of De Witt, who is pres ident pro tenn of the senate, and in such capacity becomes governor dur ing the absence of Gov. Brough, ar rived in Little Rock Monday to as- sume the duties of the office.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
Casualty List

United Press Dispatch.
 Washington, June H. Today's casualty list includes killed in action twenty died of wounds, three; accident and other causes, three; forty-eight; degree undetermined, forty-three.
 Private Louis Bass, of Horatio, Arkansas, died of wounds.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
BAD POLICY ID
 INTERRUPT LABOR
Ill., C0nsiderel and Unjustified Labor Interruption May Make Winning
 War Impossible.
Associated Press Dispatch.

zfSS0CIdCcU T OISPotC1f.
 Washington, June 11.-President Wilson telegraphed the American Federation of Labor that the Ameri- can Alliance Labor and Democracy meeting at St. Paul., urging renewed efforts of labor support of war pro- gram, and declared that ill-consid- cred and unjustified interruption of essential labor may make winning the war impossible.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
SUFFRAGE GRANTED
 LOUISIANA WOMEN.
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
 Baton Rouge, La., June 1.-The Louisiana House of Representatives adopted bill granting women suf frage, by a vote of 80 to 31. Suf- frage leaders declare that favorable action of the senate is assured.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
CALL ISSUED FOR
 5000 DRAFT REGISTRANTS.
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
 Washington, June 11.-A call has been issued for 5000 white draft reg istrants, qualified for special limited military service. They will be put to work in the Military Aero Nautical Corps. The army is getting out ma- terials for airplane production at Vancouver.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11

15-Jessie Franklin Adcox. 18-Allen, Clarence Eli. 46-Alcorn, James Norman. 103-Allen, Roy. 138-Alsup, Dalton. 141-Allen, Hobert 177-Archer, Leverett J. 195-Anderson, Leonard Tilman. 206-Alexander, George.
 E. 1-Bridgeman, Herbert. 10-Babb, Leroy. 13-Burkett, Samuel Lockwood. 33-Brooks, Levi. -Billingsley, John A. -Blassingame, Moses. 65-Bailey, Hosea Elsberry. 66-Black, Chas. Spencer. S5-Buckner, William Allen. 89-Burt, Curley Mckinley, 107-Bean, Ulysses Earl. Baker, Clinton Homer. Bennett, Forrest Homer. -Blakely,. Robert Wright. 14s-Byrd, Guy. l54-Brown, Hugh. 159-Ball, Latina. Booker, Thomas. 161-Brown, Oliver. 169-Blake, William Henry. -Bieford, Geo. Henry. 181- -Balch, Luke Green. 1S6-Berry, Thomas Sidney. 19o-Bailey, Wm. Mckinley. Bolles, John Mckinley. 209- Baker, Laborn.
 c. 9-Cogle, Claudio. -Conley, Street. 55-Carr, Joseph Arval. 5S-Crump, Gus. 59-Chrisher, Charles Thomas. 72-Clay, Earl. 76-Causin, Little. 87-Aaron, Basil Carr. 106-Cooper, Thomas William. 33-Choate, Robert Austin. 145-Coleman, Ambros. 164-Clark, Richard Henry. 196-Comer, John.
 D. 27-Dennis, Eddie. S2-Daily, Ruby Cramer. 132- -Dunavin, Eph. 151-Devore, Lewis. 172-Davis, Everett. 182-Depew, Levi. 1p3-Darnell, Eli Cloyd.
 E. 39-Ellis, Robert. S0-Wm. Robert Egner. 111-Epperson, John Henry. 204-Estes, Lewis.
 F.
 5IFurr, Charlie Edward.
 (Continued on Third Page.)
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
FROST DAMAGES IN
 HUNGARIAn1n nISTR1f
Associated Press Dispatch.

Ass0c1ated Press DlSpatcn. s x
 London, June 11.A Vienna Cofs respondence Bureau reports eevexS frosts caused heavy damage to corn fruit, potato crops and vinoya1ds II several Hungarian districts. 4s
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-11
BRIT T|sH LINE
 |s ADVANCED
Operations Carried Out, Which Ad- yanced Allied Line Half Mile
 Many Prisoners Taken.
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch.
 London, June 1.-The British last night carried out operations in the region east of Amiens, by which the line south of Morlancourt advanced a half mile on front of mile and a half, the war office announces. Two hundred and thirty-three prisoners were taken.
 Better to sacrifice luxuries than sacrifice lives. Sacrifice the luxur- ies-Buy War Savings Stamps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
Another Tale of
German Origin
Meets ItSDeQth

With the American Army in France,
Tuesday, Jan. 29.-(By the Associated
Press. )-tDelayed. = Announcement
was made here today that the total
tonnage of former German steamships
ready for high sea service, most of
which are now bringing men and ma
terials to France, is approximately
100000
Among the considerable number al
ready arrived safely in entente allied
ports is the Leviathan, formerly the
Vaterland. and Is other of the Ger
mans largest ships. These figures
demonstrate the falsity of recent Ger
man claims and the publication of this
information is permitted for that rea-
son. The figures are authoritatively
declared to prove that Germany has
been deliberately circulating false re-
ports to belittle to her own people the
assistance given to the entente allied
cause by this shipping and thus to
create unjustified confidence in the
German submarines. Among the for
mer German steamships which have
arrived in the entente allied ports are
these:
Covington (ex-Cincinnati America
(ex-Amerika); President Grant; Pres
ident Lincoln; Powahatan (ex-Ham-
burg): Madawaska (ex-koenig Will
helm ID; George Washington; Mount
Vernon (ex-krOnprinzessin Cecille) /;
Agamemnon lex Kaiser Wilhelm I'D !;
Aeoleu teX-Grosser Kurfurst; Mer-
curry (ex-Barbarossa) Pocahontas
(ex-Princess IFene); Huron (ex-Fred-
erick Der Grosse); Won Steuben lex
kron Prinz Wilhelm; De Kalb lex
Prinz Eitel Friedrich).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
THREE NAMED FOR
ROAD WAGE BOARD
Body to Settle Minor Complaints With
Employees Nearly Completely
One More Needed.

Washington. Jan. 30.-The railroad
wage commission today announced ap-
continent of three of the four mem
Ders of its board of examiners to hear
MINOR wage complaints. They are r.
J. Barcalow, Buffalo manufacturer and
leader OF the labor legislative move
ment in New York state; Riley Red
path. Kansas City business man, and
Lathrop Brown, New York, former
member of congress and now spe-
cal assistant to the secretary OF the
Interior.
Another member will be named III
day or two. The examiners will act
virtually as deputy commissioners and
VIII hear large proportion OF the
wage demands presented to the COM
mission.
The board of statistics recently APP
pointed by the railroad wage commits
SION went TO work today gathering
Asures on cost Of living and wages
paid railroad men in various classes
VI employment and different sections
u the country. These will be an
a!yzed by the board for presentation
70 The wage commission to be used In
aetermining future increases in wages.
maintenance Of way employees today
explained to the commission their de-
iaands Tor wage increases which range
ss nigh as 60 per cent in many cases