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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-03-01

liza first clsss cend;sions and ever J
Saturday morning wy have inspec'
tion. :'
Our program daily is as follows
500 A. M. Drill call
500 to $3.50 School of soldier and
Squad.
$50 to Q :sO Bayonet exercises
$3.50 to 1890 Grenade Exercises &
Skirmishing.
1880 to 1880 Muscular exercises
Of body.
1900 Mess call
100 Drill
100 to 2 100 Manual Of arms
$3.50 to $3.50 Bayonet exercises
$3.50 to 4:3U Pontoon drill
4 80 to S 100 Parade and retreat.
$3.50 Mess Call
9:3O Call to quarters
1880 Tattoo
!, Only one of the ll7th INIT. fail
ed to take out insurance. We have
now stationed here in 30th Division
80, 900 soldiers. our leader is Cen
eral Tyson, from Knoxville, We
have plenty to eat and a variety of
nourishabIe food, each soldier If
our Regt is equipped with gun,
bayonet, three blanke g, overcost,
raincoat, fort pair shoes, five pair
socks, three suits of wOolen under
wear, une csnteen, belt. hat, bed,
two suits of o. d. cloths, overalls,
two pr leggins, laundry bag, tooth
brush, comb. razor, messkit, knife,
fork. spoon, poncho, etc.
Soldier must have these articles
when he goes to France, on his belt
he carries I0O rounds of ammuni-
ton; He must know IL General
orders q special orders, when he
is on guard, and under stsnt that
he is guarding our Flag and Ma
ton, our regiment will be found
ready to sail across the great pond,
and when We go to fight the great
monster, we will be in fret class
condition, to 60 across ono name
land" and soon crush our enemies,
my this war bring everlasting peace
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-03-01
- Real Estate Tra1lfers.

The following real estate tran
sfers were entered for record in the
Registers office for the week end
ing Feb. 23th, 1918.
Merrel Woods & wife to j M
Stonecipher 4 Acres End Dist 1926
CL Jones & wife to F NJ wOo1s
& wife one half Acre 2nd Olst$225
N%Jobnson & wife to G w Gill
lis IS Acres srd Dist $500
WTEads to G w ellis "A Acres
Srd Dist $1,000
John Powell ct al to Earnest q
Vesta Powell - Acres 3rd Dist
$500
CGUnger & wife to Alex Adams
5 Acres srd Dist 500.
Chas Narramore d wife to Dom
ME R Ward one-half int in Lot in
Deer Lodge 500
EA d Matilda Arms to Sherman
Conner 48 and one. half Acres End
Dist 800.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-03-01
Red Cross Worker HO1Ored
By Muses. Association
AAlss Jane Van De vrede Nominated
Director For ts1e-t92oA

Miss Jane Van De Vrede. OF Savan
nah, director Of the Bureau Of Nurs
ing. Southern Division, American Rec
Cross, has recently received word
from Mrs. Charles d. lockwood, chair
man of the nominating committee Of
the American Nurses Association, OF
her nomination as director of the as
soc,ation for the term OF 1S19-1920.
This is one Of the highest honors
that can be given a member OF the
nursing profession and comes as q
recognition of Miss Van De Vrede's
splendid service. The nomination
win be confirmed at the association
convention the first week in May.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-03-01
Nine Tests Are Used to Prove
Physical Fitness of Men in
=. Camps

h arecton Of Army camb has arranged
40 means Of determining the relative athletic caibe of the
the division required to in eight of the
f,ov;no tests to obtain positive mark for his unit:
,mn fact from standing positions chin 10 tme clear bar
foot nches throw pound shot 33 feet; climb 20 foot in
* aaonds dash yards seconds mile in minute lift
Nth 40 mound weight from the back of the head
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-03-01
Marriage License

The following marriage license
were issued by the County Court
Clerk for the week ending Feb. 49,
1918.
VIM. Holston to Charlotte Jones
Frank Thompson to Henrietta
Asher.
Scott Shipwash to Lula Bn'ress
Oscar Stephens to Fanny Bux'
ton.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-03-01
An Interesting Letter
Somewhere in France,

Jan. 10, 1918.
Dear Mother d All,
/ am very busy now and
have not much time for writing
but am going to stop and take
time.
A few days ago there were FIVE
non commissioned officers selected
from each RegI of our Brigade, and
l happened to be one of the lucky
ones. We are now attending school
Trained U. S. Signal officers are our
teachers, We are taxing courses in
Continued on page threel
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-03-01

y
J. ....s .,.. PROGRAM
BY THE
Christian Endeavor Society
Baptist Church, Sunday Evening, MarehAs, 1915
AT $50. i 49,.
coNsEcRAT1oN MEETING
MISS. " lima SCHUBERT y. 49,. LEADER
-, & SUBJECT
Christian Duty aud Privilege.
s,no Caoir
Scripture Reading and Talk fs:@ Leader
Prayer
How-to Form the Habit of Prayer Maud Davis
flow TO keen in the Spirit of Prayer Barbra Bardill
sonv Choir
How PRAYER helms us w Strickin
Whv PRAYERS are some times not answered VIM Freytag
Song @4.-at* onor
Endeavor Benedlction
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-03-01
Food Prices.

lam in receipt of complaints
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
REPORT LIBERTY
LOAN SALES NOW
NEARLY BILLION

Washington, April 17-Subscrip-
tions to the third Liberty loan as
shown in reports to the treasury
now total 1891 ,156,050. The first
days business for the Minneapolis
district, where campaigning began
Monday, brought in approximately
$25 100000.
Reports today D, told of a great
flood Of small subscriptions for
people of moderate means.
The Chicago district campaign
committee reports 275,000 sub
scribers in Iowa, 105, 900 in Indiana,
$4,000 in Illinois outside Chicago,
$4,000 in Chicago, $4,000 in Michi-
gan and $4,000 in Wisconsin, with
the campaign in that state just be-
ginning. The foreign language
campaign committee of Chicago re-
ported more than $5,000,000 sales.
Pittsburgh announced heavy sub
scriptions for laborers in industrial
plants.
Atlanta, which started its cam
paign Monday at noon had rolled
up subscriptions of $500, 900 be-
fore work started today.
Ell Paso, Texas, wired headquar-
ters today that its minimum quota
had been passed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
AMERICAN CRAFT
AND BRITISH IN
CRASH; 81 PERISH

An Atlantic Port, April IL
Thirty-seven lives were lost when
the American steamship o. B. Jen-
nings and the British steamer War
Knight, both laden with naphtha
and inflammable oils, collided off
the British coast on March "a, ac-
cording to members of the crew of
the o. B.. Jennings, who arrived
here today. All who perished, with
one exception, were on the British
vessel. They were burned to death
by blazing gas and oil.
Those who survived the flames
on the War knight were rescued in
the nick of time by destroyers, for
soon after, while the blazing hull
was being towed toward shallow
water, it struck mine and was
blown up.
The destroyers went to the res
cue through a field of blazing oil
and took off also the crew of the
Jennings. A number of the crew
of the American ship, however,
were badly burned and had to be
removed to hospitals.
The British steamer War Knight
was of 1881 tons gross register,
built at Alameda, Cal, in 1917. The
o. B. Jennings was owned by the
Standard Oil company and was a
steamer of 10,109 tons gross.
RrIv a Tibnrtv R0nd-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
Pdsha Is Shot
as Traitor by
Firing Squad

Paris, April 17.-Standing before
a firing squad in the forest of Vim
cennes early today, Paul BolO
Pasha, condemned traitor, lost en-
tirely the attitude of Indifference he
had maintained subsequent to and
during his trial. When the order to
fire was given the rifles spoke and
Bolo crumpled up with several bull
lets in his head.
Escorted by several guards, Bolo
left the prison As minutes before his
execution. After leaving the auto
mobile at Vincennes, he listened to
the eXhortation of a prison chap
lain. Then his eyes were bandaged
and he went without a struggle to
his place before the firing squad
$50 much better; am delighted, -
Bolo exclaimed when awakened this
morning by the commandant, who
told him that the hour of expira-
ton had arrived These were the
only words spoken by Bolo except
for instructions to the chaplain to
take from his body a silk lace hand
kerchief which he placed on his
chest and gave it to his brother,
Monsignor Bolo.
The condemned man went to his
execution in a new suit of clothes
brought to the prison by his
brother, and wearing white gloves.
Before setting forth from the
prison, Bolo asked to be permitted
to partake of communion.
After the execution the form of
an interment at Vincennes was
gone through and then the body was
turned over to Bolo's family.
When Bolo was taken TO the Of
ficers to go through formalities for
the execution he refused to sign 70
register. The officer insisted. upon
which Bolo cried in an authOrita-
tive tone: ''It is I who command
here: no one has anything more to
impose upon me, l think
The chaplain, after the execu-
ton, found lying over Bolo's heart,
two embroidered handEerchiefs.
which had been pierced by the bull
let's. One was given to Bolo's
brother and the other to his widow.
-RIV a Liberty BOnd-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
EVIDENCE IN PERU
MURDER CASE PUT
BEFORE OFFICIALS

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April IL
Evidence was to be laid before Sen
ators Albert CUmmins and William
S. Kenyon and Congressman James
W. Good, of this city, at Washing
ton today by Samuel Head, man
ager of the Panama Railroad COM
pany, supporting charges that Paul
Heald, American banker, was MUIR
dered at Lima, Peru, on Jan. 80
last. This information is to be
transmitted to the state department
that an investigation of the tragedy
be made, bringing the murderer to
Justice. It is asserted that the evil
dence will prove that Heald was
not only murdered but will support
the belief that his death was caused
by German agents who feared an
investigation that he was to begin.
Head, who formerly was a resi-
dent of this city, went to Lima
about a year ago as the agent of
the Mercantile Bank of the Ameri-
cas-. On the morning of Jan. 30,
his dead body was found in an ir-
rigation ditch. Samuel Head i'm
mediateIy set on foot an investiga-
ton which has developed that the
body was found five miles from
Lima in a ditch that had been dry
the night before but into which the
water had been turned at 5 a. N.
Death was caused by drowning but
the body is said to have been COW
cred by bruises which leads to the
belief Heald had been beat up be-
fore his body was thrown into the
water. Heald's body arrived in
New York last night and will be
brought to this city for funeral and
burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
BRITISH Withdrawing BEFORE YPRES
Vets dndDrus
In EUcf1 Break
Reports ShOuU

Chicago, April 17.-Returns from
the cities and villages in Illinois
where elections were held yester-
day were incomplete early today
but those that had been received
indicated that the ''wets" and the
"drys' had broken about even. Blue
Island furnished the biggest vic
tory for the vets where the dry
forces were defeated by a two to
one vote. Even the women stood
by the saloons there, it was report
ed. The drys rejoiced over VIC
tories in Savanna and East Moline.
The returns so far as received are
shown as follows:
Voted to remain wet and number
of saloons affected: Blue Island
43; Mounds s; Itaska 2; Arenz-
vile 5.
Voted from wet to dry and sa-
looms affected: Savannah 10; East
Moline 20; st. Charles 10; Chester
6; Worden 5.
The anti-saloon victory in Sa-
wanna and East Moline resulted in
the addition of two dry counties
Carol and Rock IsIand-to the list
OF such counties in the state
Two dry" victories in the town
ship election held two weeks ago
are being contested. Residents of
Orlando township in Cook county
claim that mistake was made in
the tabulation of the returns and
residents of Timber township in
Peoria county declare that the no
lice of voting on the saloon prop
osition was insufficient.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
RAIL WAGE BODY
FINISHES WORK
Completes Resolution for Pay In
creases-WilI Submit Report
of Findings to McAd0O.

Washington, April 1.-THE rail-
road wage commission has COM
pleted it's resolutions for wage in
creases for railroad employees and
a report will be submitted to Di-
rector General McAdoo upon his
return from Liberty loan speak
ing tour in west.
Nothing was made known as to
the amount of the increase to be
given, although it has been said
that employees now receiving small
pay will be given the largest ad-
vances. The commission began its
work Jan. 81.
1t is understood the resolutions
call for a sliding scale of increases
and that all employees, regardless
of union or non-union affiliations.
have been treated alike. Exten-
sive hearings were held in addition
to Investigations made by experts.
The revision is the most extensive
ever undertaken, affecting approx
mately two million persons.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
WAR SUMMARY

London announces officially
that the British line before
Ypres has been withdrawn to
new positions.
Since the capture of Balleul
yesterday the Germans have
taken Wytchaete. which imper-
lis Ypres and the position of
the British forces.
The war situation Is admit
tedly more serious than at any
time since the German drive in
the north began.
Some British papers advise the
evacuation of Ypres and Pass
chendaele to avoid the risk OF
the British army being cut OF
and compelled TO surrender.
In capturing Wytchaete and
the height of Spanbroeckmolen
the Germans drove the British
from high ground at the south
ern tip of the Messines-Pass-
chendaele ridge.
Premier Lloyd George re-
mains hopeful, declaring both
British commander and Gem
eral FOch are confident of the
situation, pointing out that the
Germans have not wiped out
the British army. which was
their announced aim.
At other points along the
front from Wytchaete TO Civ
enchy the British have repuIsed
the German efforts, especially
around the vital point at Mer-
vile.
London also reports the re-
capture of Meteren by the Brit
ish In a counter attack.
Paris reports violent artil-
lery fire on the French front
from the SOmme TO the Oise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
Will Pass Act
fOrHOmeRuIe
or Fall, Claim

London, April 17.-While the Ma
tionalists of Ireland are making
plans for resistance to the enforce
ment of conscription in their coun-
try, the rest of the united kingdom
is more interested in the home rule
bill which George Knoll Barnes.
labor member of the war cabinet
without portfolio, announced in the
house of commons yesterday the
government would introduce and
pass or fall in the attempt.
The bill, it is understood, will
take the form of a measure amend
ing the government of Ireland act
which passed just before the out
break of the war but the operation
of which was suspended for the
period of the war. General opin-
ion favors a federal measure which
could be made applicable to Scot
land, Wales and England. Several
motions suggesting. the introduc-
tion of a federal system already
have appeared in the house of COM
mons while a large majority OF
those unionists who have become
converts to home rule, also favor
that system.
Never, on the surface, at any
rate, has Ireland had such good
chance of getting a form of self
government.
At a meeting of the Unionists
war committee, which was called
to consider the matter but which
a !, 80
reaching a decision, several speak
ers urged that every possible effort
should be made to secure home
rule, even at the cost of cherished
principles.
With all the Liberals, Laborites
Nationalists and a large party OF
the Unionists supporting the bill ii
should have an easy passage in the
house of commons.
The Irish Nationalist members OF
parliament, having fought conscrip-
ton to the last in the house OF
commons, are leaving for Dublin tC
formulate plans for resisting it.
In discussing the man power bill
in the house of commons, Premier
Lloyd George asked whether con-
governments only answer to the
report of the most remarkable con-
vention ever held in Ireland. Such
an answer would be regarded as
unsatisfactory, not only in Ireland
but in England, he said. If there
was trouble in Ireland arising from
refusal to legislate after the Irish
convention and only conscription
was offered, any resistance in Ire
land would meet with sympathy
here, which would paralyze the ef-
fort to enforce conscription in Ire
land.
"As to America, the opinion
reaching the government is that
sentiment in America supports the
bill to provide self-government as
offered Ireland.
Il am certain nothing would
help more at the present juncture
to secure the full measure of Amer
ican assistance than the determin-
alton of the British parliament to
tender to Ireland her own parlia-
ment."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
TEN CHICAGO MEN
DO WE'LL GETTING
ARMY DESERTERS

Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill,
April IA clique of 10 men in
Chicago is said to have reaped s1O,-
600 in rewards of $50 each for the
return OF men classed as deserters.
They specialize in foreign born
men who neither read nor speak
English and who are astonished on
being brought il. to learn they are
classed as deserters.
Whether punishment is possible
is not known here, but the prac-
tice of preying on the ignorance
of these men is said by staff Off
GERS to be the one which must be
stamped out. 1t is suggested that
patriotic organizations should come
to the aid of those who may get
into trouble through ignorance OF
the law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
MILK IN CHICAGO
ONLY 10 CENTS BY
"CASH AND CARRY"

Chicago, April 17.-Ten cent milk
on the cash and carry plan, !"
which was recommended by the
military committee. is to be offered
to the consumers of Chicago.
There are approximately 700
milk distribution stations in the
city. A customer under the "cash
and carry plan" can get a quart of
milk for a dime, with a deposit of
five cents for bottle.
"All the large companies have
agreed to sell at 10 cents" Health
Commissioner Robertson said.
-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
DRAFT STATUS OF
NELSON MORRIS Is
STILL UNDECIDED

Chicago, April 17.-Nelson Nor
ris, chairman of board of Morris
& Company, the packers, who orig
inally claimed exemption from the
draft on grounds that he was essen
tial to the conduct of a business
having war contracts, will be ex-
amined at Washington.
Mr.. Morris is now a dollar-a-year
man in the quartermasters' depart
ment. He was to have been ex-
amined by his local board here to-
day but his request that the examin-
alton be referred to Washington
will be allowed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
GERMANS ADVANCE AS FAR
AS ST. ELOI AND Get GRIP
ON SLOPES OF MT. KENNEL
MIGHTY GUN DUEL
RACES ALONG BIG
FRONT IN FRANCE

With the British Forces in
France, April II, 10 a. m.-(By the
Associated Press)-A tremendous
artillery duel is raging along the
northern front. Throughout the
night, thousands of guns of all cal
ibre made the war zone hideous
with their mighty detonations.
There was no cessation of this pro-
tracted fencing between the heavy
batteries, and this morning the
contest was still continuing, the vi
bration shaking windows 40 and so
miles away.
Paris, April 17.-Heavy artillery
fighting occurred last night on the
principal battle front between the
Somme and Disc, the war Office re-
ports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
BATUM CAPTURED
FROM ARMENIANS
BY TURKISH ARMY

London, April 1.-THE capture
by the Turks of the city of Batum is
announced in an official statement
issued at Constantinople on Mon
day.
Datum is a Black sea port in
the trans-Caucusian territory taken
from Russia under the terms of
the peace treaty. This region has
been evacuated by the Russians but
its occupation by the Turks is being
resisted by the Armenians.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
SENATOR STONES
BURIAL TOMORROW

Jefferson City, Mo-, April IL
The body of the late Senator Will
liam J. Stone, who died last Sun
day in Washington, arrived here
early today on special train which
carried members of the family and
congressional party. The body was
taken to the rotunda of the capitol,
where it will rest in state until to-
night. Burial will be in Nevada,
Mo.
All state, county and city Offices
here were closed today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
BRUNDAGE OPENS
FIGHT ON JUDGES
OF CITY BENCHES

Springfield, Ill, April 17.-LeaVe
was granted by the supreme court
today to Attorney General Brund-
age to file petition against GER
tain municipal court judges in Chi
cago to stop what he declared is a
practice of releasing persons after
they had ben convicted of lesser
crimes. The writ was made re-
turnable at the June term of court
Judges named in the proceedings
are municipal court Judges La
Buy, Cavalry, Payes and Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather tonight and
Thursday, not much change in
temperature. Fresh shifting winds.
Temperature at a. m. so. High
est yesterday 20. Lowest last
night so.
Velocity OF wind at a. m. miles
per hour.
Precipitation .03 inch.
Relative humidity at z p. m. At,
at a. m. 81.
Stage of water 81 fall of 1 in
last "a hours.
]. Nj. SHERIER, Meteorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
YEGGS BLOW SAFE
BUT GET NO MONEY

Champaign, Ill, April 17.-Bur-
glars blew the safe at Joys, Kuhn
& Co.'S clothing store on Main
street early this morning, but the
money box door held and nothing OF
value was obtained. The outer COM
partment of the safe was wrecked
Overcoats were used by the bur
glars to deaden the sound. En-
trance was gained through a sky
light on the fourth floor.
buy a Liberty Bond
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
ENGLISH SEE
YPRES PERIL
IN HUN MOVE
Menace to Haig's Men
After Loss of Bailleul
is Held Grave.

London, April 17.-There is no
inclination here to minimize the
seriousness of the loss of Bailleul
and the possibility that it may lead
to the necessity of evacuating
Ypres and Passchendaele.
Under the heading they still ad-
vance," the Daily Mail says that
up to this time in their advance
the Germans have been in marshy
ground. Yesterday they captured
the first of the important ridges by
storming Wytschaete, being aided
by the fall of Bailleul, and thus
the security of the Ypres salient,
so long the bulwark of our left
touch with such immortal mem
ories to us, is imperiled."
Paper Advises Withdrawal.
The Daily Graphic thinks it
would be wise to withdraw the
British troops from Ypres and
Passchendaele, ito avoid the risk
of their being cut off and compelled
to surrender"
The paper adds, however, that
a. long as the allied armies re-
main unbroken, Germany's purpose
is not attained, while she is ex-
hausting herself in order to force
a decision.
Correspondents at the front say
the Germans have used Il 120 of
their 200 divisions in the west and
have been able to bring another
. two divisions from Russia
These unpleasant reverses must
be faced steadily" says the Times.
Their significance must Leither be
minimized nor exaggerated. Far
more serious than the loss OF
ground is the revelation of the
growing weight of the German
pressure"
Rush Troops From Russia.
We hear far too much of the en-
emy's losses, mistakes, difficulties
and of their failure to reach ap-
pointed objectives on particular
days and not half enough about
the serious fact that they are still
bringing fresh divisions from Rus
sia."
The Times says the enemy will
continue drawing on their reserves
in Russia until allied statesmen
stop dreaming vain dreams about
Russia and do something practical
to compel the enemy to cease de-
pleting the Russian front
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