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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02

rickety table. There he eats and
settles himself to composition.
There are several -UIdiers in
France-several. All of them
write. which means considerable
when you check up.
"Lemme see. ! got to write Ma
and Aunt Loo and Nell and Bill
Wilkes tonight" says the soldier
man, and he goes to it with vim
and enthusiasm. When you stop
to figure that some officer in his
company must read all those let
ters and censor them, il looks as
though that officer were going to
have to consult an Oculist before
this war ends.
TONS AND TONS OF PAPER
During the next year the Y. NJ.
c. A. estimates it viii be required
to give to TIE soldiers from 7000,-
600 to 10.000.O 600 sheets of paper
per month, and from 100000 to
100000 envelopes. One order
was recently placed for J0,000,000
envelopes and $50 tons OF writing
paper. which runs 100000 sheets
to the ton.
This vast quantity of paper is
acquired at a great expense of
time and labor, and with the ut
most difficulty. II must be col
lected from all parts of Europe
England, France, Spain. The
paper comes in huge rolls and must
be cut up and printed in Paris by
the Y. NJ. c. A
This means that in Y. NJ. C. A.
huts alone our soldiers during the
next year will write home to the
folks on 10000, 900 sheets of paper
and 100000 envelopes. The total
weight OF paper and envelopes will
be 720 tons. Seven hundred and
twenty tons of comfort and news
for the folks back home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02

not on every corner of the
trenches, nor even back at base
camps, and If they were the Annex
boys would strip them bare during
the first ten minutes of the morn
ing. So the Y. NJ. c. A. has tackled
the job of supplying the writing
materials-and it has bitten of
mans size mOuthful.
Your soldier wants sweets and
he wants tobacco and he wants
canned peaches and cookies; but
when a truck load of supplies
crawls up a camoufaged road under
cover of darkness and stops before
a Y. NJ. c. A. hut, the first run is
on writing paper and envelopes.
They are given to the soldier free
of charge, but he would use Just as
much of them if he had to pay for
them at war prices.
SOLDIER EAGER TO WRITE
Hear the truck came up to-
night" says a buck private in a
canteen that has been under con-
slant shell fire and gas attacks for
weeks. Fetch any writin' paper?"
''Wads of it. Go to it,
The soldier makes a grab for a
handful and then looks over the
stock. He arms himself with
package of cigarettes. bale of
cookies and can Of peaches, and
crowds himself into a space at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02

Some of the men who viii flash
messages by wireless in war ser
vice in the future win owe their
training to a girl. This is only an
other incident which illustrates
how far women have penetrated
into the domain of man to do their
share-and a very important share
in beating the Hun.
Miss Frieda Lemon is the girl
mentioned. She has been made
radio instructor for the United
States army training detachmerts
at Camp Buell., Lexington, Ky. She
graduated in a similar course aud
then enlisted. She is the daughter
of wealthy parents, but rather than
devote her time to society affairs
she decided to aid in the war.
She will train men from Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Indiana and che
middle western and southern states.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
AIderdige-McGreg0r.

Miss Helen Mabel McGregor.
/ daughter Of Mrs. James McGTegor,
tI92T Main street, Davenport and
Ned X. AIterdige. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. A. AI5erdige Of Ot-umwa, was
celebrated at o'clock this after
noon at tie parsonage OF the
Church OF St Paul the Apostle
Father DOl0hue reading the mar
rage service. The bride was at
tended by Miss Agnes Ferry Of
Rock Island as bridesmaid and her
brother, Robert McGregor, served
the groom as best man. A we'd
ding supper will be served this
evening al the home OF the brides
mother Mr. AIderdige is con
nected with the international HaT-
vaster company Of Davenport. The
new home VIII be in Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
ANNOUNCE STATE
QUOTAS IN DRAFT;
ILLINOIS 859,834

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE esti-
mated total number of males to be
registered under the 1915 draft is
13.19O,000, but from this number
100000 is deducted to cover the
men of the new draft ages already
in military or naval service. Based
on the ratio shown by the regis
tration of men from q to 81, June
), 1917, the shares of the new regis
trants expected in each state are
estimated as follows.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02

and be given facilities for resumlug
their old trades.
Model Town TO Be Carried on by
Women.
II Will largely be "A woman ruled
town. Many Of the citizens of this
new community VIII come from
Venice, and in the main they wiu De
women, for In italy every able
bodied man whose work has NOT al-
ready been cut out for him bcH#u1
the lines is fighting at the front for
the women he has LEFT behind him.
Therefore, 81 Is a case of The woman
who is behind the man who is be-
hind The gun Many Of these Woo
men viii be home workers by both
instinct and training, though almost
every class known 10 the country
viii be represented. Many of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
.J0ues-ShaWgen.

The marriage Of Mrs. Eugenia
Jones of Peoria, Ill, and James
Shawgeo of this city was solemn
ized yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the parsonage of the
First Methodist church, Rev Sam
uel Van Pelt officiating The cOu-
pie was unattended The new
rome viii be in Moline. Mr.. Shaw
geo is employed at the arsenal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
Social Announcements.

The Augustana Endowment Fund
society will meet Wednesday after
noon with Mrs Louis Ostrom, 1887
Twenty street.
The Bethany Home Sewing so
Ciety VIII meet tomorrow after
noon at o'clock at the home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
Francp-BrOwn.

Gilbert d. France Of Rock Island
and Miss Ivy Opal Brown Of Beth
any. Mo, We're married at the par
souage of the First Methodist
church yesterday, Rev. VanPelt per-
o'clock. Rev. Samuel Van Pelt per
formed the ceremony. The groom
is employed at the arsenal and the
new home will be in Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02

- ARTS, July 20.-There never
was such an army of letter
l. writers as the American Elk.
peditionary Force in France!
If the thing keeps up, and it bids
fair not only to continue, but to
increase, we shall have to add
writer's cramp to the list of hor-
rOrs Of war. for our soldiers have
been bitten by the writing microbc;
they can no more resist the sight
of pen AID paper than a hungry
hobo can resist an apple pie cool
ing in a farmhouse window.
Next to getting a letter from
home. which is the greatest and
most exhilarating indoor pastime
in France, the soldier enjoys writ
ing to the folks and telling them
all about it for page upon page
He is seeing a heap of new things
and meeting with a heap of new
experiences, which boil around in
side him and make him mighty I'M
comfortable. until he can unburden
them to pa and ma and Jenny
Jones, back in Kebkuk. He's Just
naturally got 10 put it down in
black and white.
STATIONERY A PROBLEM
One Of the biggest Jobs over here
IS furnishing him writing paper and
envelopes. Stationery stOreq ara
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
Hosless II SIumber Tarty.

Miss Lucille Hartman was host
ees to d sIumbcr party at her camp
on Rock river Friday night. The
guests. the members of the S F.
club. remained all day Saturday.
Dancing and ukele music passed
the time quickly. The next meet
ing will be held in two weeks with
Miss Naomi Johnson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
Katkfns.YegcY.

= wedding Of much interest to
many friends takes place this aft
ernOou at o'clock at the rectOry Of
st. JOseph's Catholic church, when
Miss LeOna C. Yeggy of this city be-
becomes the bride OF Edward J.
Watkins of Iowa City Dean J. J.
Quinn will perform the ceremony,
using the ring service Miss Rose
Yeggy viii attend her sister as
bridesmaid and Ray Blakesley of
Iowa City viii serve the groom as
best man Following the ceremony
Z wedding dinner will be served 10
the immediate families, at the home
Of the brides brother, George veg
gy, 1915 Seventeenth street. The
home is pretCly decorted with
prOfusiOn Of roses and ferns, carry
ing out the color scheme of pink
and white The bride viii wear a
beautiful gown of blue geOrgette
over blue satin with a blue hat to
match and her flowers viii be
American beauty roses. Her at
tendant VIII wear a nOdish fTOck
Of green ta1eta with braided trim
ming and velvet hat to match. She
viii carry pink roses EJr. and Mrs.
Watkins viii leave for q wedding
trip to Chicago and Rogers park,
after which they will be at home to
their friends in Iowa City after OC-
tober /
Tho bride has lived in this city
for the last Two years, coming here
from Colorado Springs, Col. and
since that time has made a large
circle Of friends Mr. Watkins is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
lftYBrT0fC

Phone R L 2s5. Trefz Express Co.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Auto whirling flags. Beardsley's.
r. / Clean Towel Service. Phone
z. l. 4476.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
PUBLIC NOTICE.

I hereby give notice that I will
not be responsible for debts con-
tracted by any one except myself
after this date, Sept. ,. 1918.
j. c. DRLP.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02

"a Jolly crowd II IS girls who
have been al Camp Mississippi at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02

All the News All the Time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
SHUT OFF CITY
WATER TO FEW
Many Delinquents Persist In Not
Meeting Obligation for Period
Ending June |, 1918.
MUST PAY AT CITY HALL
Large Number Rushed To Settle,
But Others Lag-COnsumptiOn
Is Now Normal

Announcement is made by Com
missioner John A. Murrin that wa
ter service to persons who have not
Taid for the service received Is now
being discontinued.
Employees of the waterworks de-
partment have received orders to
shut the valves at many places and
that they are not to be reopened un-
til they have ben notified that back
payments have been made.
Martin Rudgren, city clerk, an
rounced a week ago that service to
445 persons would be discontinued
in case immediate payments were
not made. Since that time many OF
the deIinquents have appeared at
the city hall and settled their &C
counts. but a large number have
failed to take this action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
Payments Unsolicited.

No further attempts will be made
Nv the city to collect these ac-
counts, and the citizens affected
Will be compelled to make their
PAYMENTS unsolicited at the city
hall before they will again be given
service.
Commissioner MurTin states that
conditions at the waterwOrks plant
are now becoming normal. The
average daily consumption of city
water in Rock Island is approx
mateIy three and one-half million
gallons. During the hot weather of
this year this amount was incTeas-
ed by one million gallons daily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
{. \. D. Session.

The monthly meeting Of the Rock
Island county unit Of the women S
committee OF the council Of national
defense viii be held Saturday, Sept
:. promptly at O'Clock at the Rock
Island public library. Mrs. John
McEuiry. chairman, earnestly urges
all chairmen and as members Of
units as possible 10 attend this very
important meeting. A business SEES
sion, including the report Of each
chairman Of the number Of children
weighed and measured in her unit,
viii begin promptly At ] O'Clock on
account OF the following program:
Address on public health by DIT.
George LightIe Of this city and
talk on food conservation and its
relation 70 child welfare by Mrs c.
". Gleason. domestic science SUI
pewsor Of the Moline public
schools
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
STATIONERY A PROBLEM

One Of the biggest jobs over here
is furnishing him writing paper and
envelopes. Stationery stores are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02

Uncle Joc-S Daughter.
When the history OF Washington
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
Bitten by Homewrtng Mcrobe Soldiers in France VIII
Use 12OOOO,O00 Sheets of Paper and 100000
Envelopes Within the Next Year in Y. NJ
{. A. HutS Alone-AU Europe COmbed
For Stationery
BY CLARENCE BUDNcToN KELLAND
For Stationery

- ARTS, July 20.-There never
was such an army of letter
Il writers as the American Ex-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-31
HOSPITAL WELLS
SPOUT OIL AND
STACK is WOODY
Everything Having Perfectly
Crazy Time at Much Abused
T. State Institution

Jamestown. n. D., May 31.-With its
long-tried and trusted wells spouting
crude oil instead OF water, and with
its 30-year old smoke stack tOttering
on its last legs, the state hospital fol
the insane finds its troubles multiply.
ing once more. The state board OF
control was here this week looking ov.
e. matters. 1t found the well from
which the asylunfs principal water
supply is drawn exuding a black, oily
substance which is wet but not drink
a Die, while the big masonry stack,
built when the first hospital build
ings were erected, more than a gen
Grafton ago, plainly was in danger
GUS condition. The hospital already
has hal one application of first aid to
the financially interested, when the
recent special session OF legislature
made an emergency appropriation OF
SO, 900 for it's benefit, but as condi-
tons now stand it must again go he.
fore the emergency commission with
request for more assistance. The
hospital now 1puses 1920 patients and
water and heat are two prime essen
tails in their care. Meanwhile, DR.. E..
F. Ladd, state chemist, is endeavor>
ing to analyze the product of the
hospital wells. If it is found to be
petroleum an oil craze may be expect
ed as a new development at the asyl-
UNI, which now boasts every other
for moi mania known.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-31
FEW NORTHWEST
SOLDIERS IN THE
CASUALTY LIST

Washington, May 31.-The army
casualty list ], today contained sixty
names divided as follows:
Killed in action -; died of wounds
G; died of accident II; died Of disease
4; wounded severely 10; wounded
slightly 8; missing in action 2.
Lieutenants Richard Anderson, st.
Louis, Mo-; Robert J, Griffith, Athens,
Ca, VIM. A. Stems, Jamaica Plain,
Mass; William N. hewitt, Enfield,
Mass. \ Frank P. McCreery, For:
Washington, N. Y, diel Of accident.
Lieutenant Clark H.. Apted, Grand
Rapids, Mich, and Thos. d., Amory.
Wilmington. Del, severely wounded.
NKiLLED IN ACTION.
Frank Colon, 1907 North Main street,
Aberdeen, S. d.; Kenneth Edward
Counter, Alden, Mimi; George E.
Mooney, Glasgow Mont
DIED OF WOUNDS. 49,
Marshall B. Nelson, Grand Junction,
DIED or ACCIDENT. .
Supply Sergeant Gordon j. Geeting,
Chicago. All, A.. ,la,E
SEVERELY WOUNDED.
Lieutenants Clark r. Apted, Grand
,l:apids, Mich; Elmer Calvan Downer,
Traverse City, Mich; eHnry Musilek,
Lake Andes, S. D. 49,. .-r.f.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-31
Diplomatic Corps
Dragged Into
= ... Libel Suit

London, Thursday, May 30.-Under
cross examination after his startling
testimony for the defense in the trial
Of Noel Pemberton-B Billing on the
charge Of libclling ,Maude Allan,
dancer and J. r.. Grein, manager OF
the Independent theatre, Captain Har-
old Sherwin' Spencer, declared today
that in May, 1917, he had made this
report to the chief Of the British gen
cral- staff in writing:
I'VE are being undermined in Italy
because the British Ambassador in
Italy is being blackmailed by the Ger
mans and is afraid to send information
to England"
Captain Spencer added that the Am
bassador's name was also on the, list
prepared by German secret agents Of
$4,000 British men and women. Earlier
Captain Spencer and Mrs. Villiers
Stewart had declared that the per
sons named We're said to be addicted
to vice and held in bondage to Ger
many through fear of exposure Cap
tain Spencer said he was born in the
United States and had served in the
American navy. .... 1
Mr.. Pemberton-B Billing the defend
ant, is publisher of the newspaper
Vigilante and a member of parliament.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-31
100000 \ ! ACRES
OF RAW LANDS
TO BE BROKEN
North Dakota Council of De.
Tense Adds Huge Acreage
. for 1918 Crop of Flax
MANY DEMANDS COMING IN

The North Dakota Council of De-
fense now is devoting all o. one stem
ographer's time to answering requests
for land from owners Of tractor out
fits and other farming equipment who
would assist the board in the conscrip-
ton Of idle acres. The long distance
wires are busy from S a. m. until mid
night and after each day, and letters
and kilograms roll in by the score
asking for quarters. halves and whole
sections.
Il thin9 a very conservative estimate
o. the amount of land we now have
applications for would De 100000
said George v. Halliday, director of
publicity, this morning. Three hun
dred thousand acres in lax, with pros
poets of a bumper flax crop, will
mean big yield of seed which is
now one of Uncle Sans most import
ant wan necessities. The council has
decreed that all Of this land must be
cropped before June IS, and 1t will
mean some mighty quick work If 1t
is all placed under cultivation, but
everyone who has taken lease to
date has seemed confident that he
could get the seed in before the limit
expires"
The 100000 acres foT which APP
plIcations now are. being considered
is all;new land; which will be broken
for the first time this year, and which
next year should BE in position to
add six million bushels or more to
North Dakota's wheat crcp.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-31
NIGHT NEWS, SUMMARY.

Washington-Food administrators.
again warned the, nation that rigid
conservation of wheat must not be
relaxed it. Observation-Disclosures are to
fbe made tossolsfen abroad.
. Alexandra, a-zPreS dent Wilson
7droye Il i&t n TIE HILL M q 1900
on freighter, which Mrs. Wilson
christened Gunston Hall.
Washington-DirectOr General NC.
\doo issued warning to railroad
employees that a strike means a blow
at their own government in time of
war and hampers transportation es-
sential to protect soldiers abroad. He
says the government cannot he CO.
creed or inundated.
Wilkesbarre. Pa. = Secretary Dan:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-31
DRIVE FOR BIG
RESERVE SUPPLY
OF FARM LABOR
Campaign for $4,000 Men to
Help Gather Greatest Har-
vest Begins Next Week
HIGH WAGES TO PREVAIL

North Dakota's big farm labor
drive which will be relied upon to
furnish help for the harvesting OF
the greatest wheat crop this state has
ever known will be launched nexl
week by John B.: Brown, United
States farm help specialist. in the Of
flee of Commissioner OF Agriculture
and Labor Hagan. .Gt
Mr.. Brown is writing the chairman
OF each county council of defense
asking that he recommend substan-
tial farmer to be chairman of the u.
S. farm labor reserve committee sin
his county. Each county reserve chair
man will name his own county COM
mittee, to consist Of a banker, mer-
chant and farmer, and this com
mittee in turn will name a sub com
mittee in each municipality, to which
will fall the task OF actually mObiliz'
ing farm help.
Signing up for, this work will be
entirely voluntary upon the part OF
the city people, hut with the spirit
now prevailing in North Dakota no
difficulty in obtaining all the assist
ance necessary is anticipated. 1t is
Mr.. Browns opinion that to be pre-
pared for all possible contingencies,
North Dakota must have a farm labor
reserve of at least $4,000. These men
will sign a nagreement to work GER
tain number of days in their own 10.
calities at going wages. They vii!
be called upon only If and as needed,
those in the more PnOn-essential trades
and profession viii be given the first
opportunity to help. :.
Kansas starts out its harvest sea-
son with S. 70 ra ten-hOur day pre-
vailing wage 1t is predicted that 50
vii be the standard wage for harvest
hands in North Dakota, and this sti-
pend, or whatever the standard may
be-, will be paid the volunteer help
crs. 1t is expected that there will lie
more cooperation among the farmers
themselves than III former years;
that neighbors will pitch in and help
one another with the harvest to a
greater degree than has been custom
airy in the past This can be done, be-
cause as a rule all the fields, even
in one community, do not ripen at the
same time. There is no lack OF thresh-
ing rigs and other equipment. Man
nower is the ebig demand, and this
Farm Help Sp cialist Brown hopes 10
supply through his federal farm Labor
reserve ~r 10 '.' 10 =
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-31
CHILD WELFARE +.
CHAIRMEN FOR .
J EACH DISTRICT

Mrs. c. N. Kirk; Blrleigh county
chairman Of the child welfare division
of the women's committee of the ma
tional council of defense, has named
community chairmen for the child's
conservation campaign now in, prog
rcss' as follows; PAINTED Woods, Mrs,
e. A. Williams !, Baldwin, Mrs. W. F..
Lips; Arena Mrs. c. IF, Bracket !;
Moffit, Miss Katherine eBnz; DriscQili
Mrs. e. A. Hull; Still, Mfrs. Maurice
Anderson; Stewartsdalc, Mrs. Arthur
knudtson; Wing, Mrs. Grant lIubbell;
Burnt Creek, Miss Ruth Jones; Ster-
ling, Miss Grace Parke; Mcnoken, Mrs.
V. W., Craven; Brittin, Mrs. S. r.
Day; Regain, Miss Della Olson, Nc
Kenzie, Mrs. A. Magnus;. Bismarck,
Mrs. G. H. Dollar.
A house to house convass now is in
progress. Mothers are measuring and
registering their babies under. dircc-
tons from the children's bureau OF the
United States department of Labor
and excellent results are announced.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-31
RUSS SOLDIERS
TAKE UP ARMS
IN j KR AlNE

Moscow, Wednesday, May 20: =,
strong attachments Of demobihzed
Russian soldiers and peasants equip
ned With machine guns and artillery
have risen. in the district OF Tschi'
gerine III the province OF kiev; IN an
attempt to seize governmental pow
err The Bolsheviki government, mas
been asked to send troops to suodue
the revolutionists, ...;ny-,. ~,
German forces while lisarming UK-
rainian troops today at Odessa were
fired upon. The Germans then arrest
ed number Of the important person
ages in the Black sea port and TOOK
them to the German army headquar-
tiers.
Peasant disorders are spreading
throughout the province OF Podolia'