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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-05-06
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-05-06
BILLION ASKED FOR
u. S. AIRCRAFT AS
PROBE IS ORDERED

Washington May Ga billion dollar appropriation
production asked congress today department
would add to the S6i0000000 appropriation already
expended
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Allied Invasion
Feared by Germans

LONDON, Aug. 24.-The German pop
ulation along the Rhine expects an
Allied invasion, in the opinion of q
Dutch woman OF German descent who
has just returned to Ans from
visiting relatives in small village near
Bonn on the Rhine. In a statement to
the Amsterdam correspondent Of THE
Daily Express" she said
"The impression gathered from what
saw and heard in Germany was one
of real despair In spite of what the
newspapers say or do not say, the Ger
man retirement in the West is making
the worst possible impression, especial
ly along the Rhine. The people there
know that they viii be the first to be
hit if the Allies ever come The idea
that German soil is to remain inviolate
to the last has disappeared completely,
and on the Rhine everybody expects a
foreign invasion sooner or later Many
families are preparing to leave for Cen
trail Germany
The ravages of Allied aircraft are
simply terrific. When you read There
was some material damage it means
that whole streets were torn up, with a
heavy casualty list to complete the
picture"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
r oe Lies to Sustain,
Morale Of People

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s-As an ex-
ample of the desperate situation in
which German leaders find themselves
IN trying to keep up the morale of their
people, Secretary Lansing to- day cited
a report in the Berlin "Zeitung am
Mittag' Of August 20, which said:
According to American papers. four
teen American transports which left
the United States in June were tor
pedced and sunk. Seven hundred and
twenty-five men lost their lives"
The Secretary said he believed this
absurd report to be at the direct in
stigation of the German intelligence
Office. Such propaganda, he said.
doubtless is due not only to the re-
verses that the German army has been
suffering on the Western front, but
also to the food situation throughout
the empire, which is reported to be
very bad.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
March Says ublic
Gets All Casualties

- '"assalNGTON, Aug. 24.-Members Of
w.. ~ Senate Military Affairs Committee
.s assured by General March at their
80 conference that stories of great
..aDu0llshed ~ American casualties over
,,ss.I. s are wholly false, and that all
saas'es s,,s.a among the expedi,onary
80, r.,ss are given to the public as
ZEN. '''e 'aoies can transmit
me. NE subject Of casualties was
sss sssssat up by the Senators, who said
,.,, ~, hao received many letters from
ssssns 49, Claiming complete information
g.s.l g.h is being withheld. General
~ sa explained the system under
= a. 'ae families Of men mentioned
I. as HSfS are notified az quickly as
~. .aDies can be checked and the com
Asts Transmitted 20 the news
50 Is, =, Tor publication. To avoid riv-
.ae enemy Information as 10 cssu-
ys,.;.on w. On a gwen date or as to tho
s..ts..y OF the unitg, the names are
ps,e,s o aEncng the daily lists for the
o1t no name is withheld
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Lone Canadian Takes
Three Machine Guns
Corporal's Exploit and Brav-
cry of Fellow Lieutenant
May Bring Victoria Cross

CANADIAN ARMY HEADQUAR-
TERS, Aug. pa Canadian corporal
has been recommended for the Vic
torla Cross for capturing a strong Ger
man post with three machine guns
single handed. The guns were enflad-
ing his company, and the corporal at
tackled the post, killing three men and
capturing the remainder Of the gun
crews
Later the corporal collected three
men and charged battery of SO
howitzers. capturing the entire crews
The guns fired point blank a. the cor
poral and his three men, but they were
not hit.
madam Battalion, who was killed in
battle at Courcellette on August 9, has
been recommended for the Victoria
Cross "for most conspicuous gallantry
and almost superhuman devotion 20
duty"
When the British attack began the
left flank of the lieutenants company
was held up by an enemy machine gun
The officer rushed in, captured the gun
and personally killed two of the
enemy's crew. In this action he was
wounded in the thigh. Later in the day
his company was held up by a ma
chine gun nest in a group of houses.
He organized two platoons, which capt
ured $50 Germans and fifteen machine
guns. The lieutenant himself killed
five Germans. In this fight he was
wounded in the shoulder.
In the evening the lieutenant saw a
field gun firing on his men with open
sights. He organized a party, and
while rushing toward the gun was seri-
ously wounded in the abdomen. Later
he succumbed to his wounds.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
N.Y.Ensign Spots U~Boat
And Helps Send Her Down
Takes Tip From Murphy Who Knows Where They All
Are" and Joins in Seaplane Hunt That Bags
Enemy Submarine

LONDON, Aug. 24-"Ensign T. H.
Murphy says statement given out
to-day by the Committee on Public In
formation, "sits day and night in an
office in a littlel shack at a United
States naval air station poring over
stretched on them and little red-headed
pins stuck in them. His job is to keep
tabs on every German submarine out
from its base. He knows when they
need air and how badly each depth
charge damages them. He knows even
when they must come to the surface for
the skipper to smoke a cigar, for there
IS no smoking inside submarine
Knew Where U-Boat Was
Ensign Murphy's knowledge decided
the success or failure OF many young
reserve ensigns of the naval flying
force at the station. Take, for instance,
Ensign f. J. Schieffelin, of New York
City, a member of the 1919 class at
Yale University, who is direct de-
scendant Of John Jay, Of Revolutionary
fame
Ensign Schieffein was in Murphy's
Office early one morning. when that ex-
pert stuck q pin in the middle of his
North Sea map and exclaimed:
"'Theyll be needing smoke right
about there. They have been under so
many hours on such and such a course
In three hours they'll emerge. and the
reason Will be tobacco. Search this
area'-pointing to the map with his
inger-and you'll find submarine'
Ensign Schieffelin was the first
pilot; Lieutenant Roger W. Cutler,
stroke and captain Of the Harvard var
sity crew of 1917; Bernstein, a ma
chinists mate, and Taggart, electrician
and champion 100-yard sprinter, com
pleted the crew of the big seaplane.
Three hours after the seaplane had
left its station both officers made the
same exclamation as the seaman called
to his mate:
Large Hun going north. One gum
nc oedpidue SOl llScii between the
submarine and the sun. and for two
minutes bore down on the U-boat Half
minute later the vessel started to
submergc with crash dive.
Lieutenant Cutler tripped his bomb
release at the instant the big seaplanc
was directly over the enemy's con-
ming tower, which was exactly awash
Ensign Schiefelin put the machine
into a vertical bank to observe the
effect OF the explosion, and a white
geyser spouted fifteen feet on the
enemys port beam. The delay had
been just right. When the splash
cleared the stern of the submarine was
tipped up and her propellers were out
of the water
THE air pilots knew then that she
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
second Aviator Killed
on Middle West Trip

y. D. LOUIS, Aug. 24.-Major William
-. a' of San Diego, CAL. fight sur
% The britjsh-American "Flying
~. which started carly to-day
IN, IS Indianapolis to 81. Lou;r. wa,
va. wien an airplanc piloted by Lien
-. ~ Wesley Benner. Of Metuchen N
y 'a 80 feet az Efhngham. ill., al
w., ss.nant Benner suffered a com
.sIr.s fracture Of a leg and internal
.,4- .'s'- His condition is ycnorted
...,'.s ,-eF airpIanes Of the squadron are
,ls,.asa to have landed safely near
D, Iosis We accident attempts to reach reach
sa,oy pse-eay we're abandoned.
.sass ~ Reana' = death n IN" sccono
lssm Jav,1l I,,s mission started, August a.
Issf n ags"ILtton, Lt, ohio. On a 2s1o0'r ro,,s m
"a r. 1'aaie WesterD cifjer .,y'' can' Ia',e
lassai W. r1,': yiszmorris. of the ny,t1sb
fsp ~ gsiginK Corps, vas Illled tho tSn
''e' "uts'de of Cincinnati.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Lieut.. Donald Hudson Es-
tablishes New Record
for American Fliers
Keeps On Fighting
After Engine Fails
Five Aces Are Now Listed
Among Members of Per-
shing's Aerial Force
lBv The Associated Press l


WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES ON
THE LORRAINE FRONT, Aug. 2s.-
Three German airplanes brought down
IN one day. record for American avi-
ators, has been credited to Lieutenant
Donald Hudson, son of Paul Hudson,
of Washington. Official confirmation
by the French authorities has just been
made, adding his name to those of the
Tour other aces of the American army.
Lieutenant Hudson accounted for
the three German machines on Angus.
!, when the American forces were
lighting for possession of Saponay.
tie was engaged by one airplane when
we'll up in the air. His engine failed.
but he ran on pressure" although all
the time sinking over the German lines.
Finally Lieutenant Hudson managed
to get over one German battleplane
and shot it down. Then he tried to
escape to his own lines, but was pur-
sued by the remaining two enemy
planes. When at height of only
about 1000 feet lie outmaneuvred both
machines and succeeded in sending
them crashing to the ground The liev
tenant landed his arplane we'll +
hind his own lines. The entire engy
ment lasted twenty minutes.
The four American aces, in ad'tio"
to Lieutenant Hudson, are Lieuenan's
Douglass Campbell, of California;;
Edward V. Rickenbacher, of Columbus,
Ohio; John Macarthur. of Buffalo. and
Ralph A. O'Neil. of Denver.
Lieutenant Macarthur was reported
missing to-day.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Staten Island Man Is
Prisoner in Germany

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Names Of
six American soldiers taken prisoner
by the Germans are given in q report
of the War Department to-day. The
camps where the men are located are
not given. The men are:
Ralph Harrison Albright, private,
Philadelphia.
Salvatore Fazio, private. 40 Lucille
Place, Passaic, N. J.
william Fenstermaker, private, Bow
anstown, Penn.
Francis Joseph Miller, corp. Homes
dale, Penn.
James O'Hearn, corp, 1876 Chestnut
Avenue, Rosebank, Staten Island, N. Y.
Charles Pcllattiro, Hoovcrsville,
Penn
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

was damaged; that she could not sub
merge and was prey to any of the
patrol boats. The seaplane, being
short of fuel, then signalled to drift
er: Damaged submarine five miles
northwest of you But the drifter.
knowing that submarine on the sur
face would start to run like a scared
cat, and that it could not catch her,
relayed the news to torpedoboat de-
stroyers
The destroyers did the rest They
hurried m and rammed the U-boat
There were only six survivors. The
destroyers put her down, but she was
the prize of Schieffein. of Yale. and
Cutler. of Harvard. Cutler. inciden-
tally was on his first flight as a pilot
on war patrol, and the bombs which
damaged the submarine were the first
tnat he had dropped in action"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Germans, Short Of Men,
Rely ON Machine Guns


LONDON, Aug. "a Germasys ap-
parent reliance on machine guns to
counteract her waning man power in
france is reflected in an article in the
Vosslsche Zeitung,' of Berlin, by Cap
tain Won Salzmann, a military critic.
The Daily Nails" correspondent at
lhe Hague says the captain explains
that the Western front has been made
impregnable by machine guns The
critic declares that the effort of Mar,
shal toch to convert tactical gains into
strategic victory will be defeated by
machine guns. Horse drawn machine
guns ne adds, have been distributed to
each company.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Red Cross to Build Forty
Nurses Recreation House.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.-Contracts
have been let by the Red Cross for
forty special nurses recreation houses.
to cost about s35o,ooo, where army and
navy nurses may spend their off duty
hours.
One will be built at each large base
hospital, with the approval of the mill
tary authorities, who report these rec
reational measures play an important
part IN keeping the nurses happy and
efficient
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

ARMY
Killed in Action
ee.N ..NoELlNs, John j.. 165 East Seventy
NTH Street New York City.
d NJ NEON. George P. $50 White Avenue,
Died of Wounds
:, Hi,ANRAHAN. Gray. 21S Whitney Avenue,
hrldgeport. Conn.
SARGENT. Edward B.. so East Forty
second Street, New York City
Wounded Severely
BRoADBRoOk. John j., GAG Lenox Ave
CORRIGAN. Patrick j.. 11a Wes+ S;x+;o+h
Street New York City. N''> ''e'"
fAY; John, 80 Bergen Street. Brooklyn.
GlNNA, Edward A., $40 Vanderbilt Ave-
nue., Brooklyn.
G.. GoLDMoNz. Bernhard. $50 Twentieth
HENNEssEY. Joseph P. Premium Point
New Rochelle. N. Y. O''''
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
More Americans Appear in
Canadian Casualty Lis,

OTTAWA. Ont, Aug. 24.-Among the
American names in to-day's casualty
list appear the following:
Gasacd-E. Sheridan. West Orange.
NJ j.
Wounded-D. A. Kelly, Utica, N. r.;
]. A. Kaith. Buffalo.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

O. HUD0BENKO, Constantine. 10 Violet
street Waterbury Conn.
HAMPSON. Edmund r., wagner, 27 First
Avenue. Waterbury. Conn.
y hu,RLEY. William M. 1856 Bergen Street.
p M'sPARRAN, John. 11s Eckford Street,
Brooklyn.
~ Milan, Matthew. corp, 81 Court Street,
Elizabeth. N. j.
6. MALONE. Francis P. corp. rs State
street New Haven, Conn.
Passaic. N. j.
=, MORAN. William E, 431A Madison Street
Brooklyn.
- sEIf'RIED, John E., 3el5 Fifth Street
Brooklyn.
VART1NISIAN. Alexander B., Main Street
Manchester. Conn.
Wounded degree Undetermined)
BEVAN. James j.. Port Chester.
hCUSE, Henry, 65l Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn.
Missing in Action
HARTOS, John. Mineoa, Long Island.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

.+l Previously reported missing. now re-
ported died Of wounds.
SOUTH CAROLINA:
DAVIS. Pat W. Camden wv.
81 81 AIN Otto. Rockhill % AZ.
STROHECKER, J. G.. Moncks Corner (W).
SIIIEN. Harry E. Sutherland (M).
*G1LLESPIE. Jesse D.. corp. Central.
Previously reported killed now reported
wounded. wv
TENNESSEE:
HunSoN: Jesse. North Chattanooga (Ko.
hRIES. henry L.. Oakdale (W).
OVERHOLSER. JOS w. Knoxville TX,
TOWNSEND, Harrison Seymour (Wl
TEXAS:
HINES. John H., Uvelda Cd Al.
NEWCOMER. Z. j., Pipe Creel, (K)
VERMONT:
ARN0LD. Alfred C.. lieut.. COL. St. Johns
BROWN Jones A.. Barre (w).
DEWlNG. Lee E.. Orleans (M)
DEVOID, George A. Bristol (W)
WASHINGTON:
MATTHEW'S. Samuel X, Dresser lWD.
SSCHMELlNG. - II. c. Wauconda (K,.
WAGNER. Werner K, Krupp (K).
WEST VIRGINIA:
BOGGS, Clarence H.. Gassaway Cd Al.
WISCONSIN:
DERRICKS, Edward w. North Kaukau-
MIA (W)
FRANK. Alvin j.. Milwaukee (M).
GUDELL, Bernard Wauwatosa *.
MlCHALSkl. Stanley. Milwaukee (M).
MUELLER. A. j., corp, Milwaukee (Kj.
NAGEE. Jozef F.. sgt, Milwaukee (W)
PONCZOCH. Joseph A., Rockville *
SLlCHZ, William, corp, Eau Claire IVA
WYOMING:
EDWARDS, Sidney. Pinedale X.
CANADA:
sACKFIELD. Sidney. Toronto lM,.
GREECE:
DEMETRULIs, Nicholas Nession Mecen-
cove Lete Peperetca (W)
HAPES, Peter. Tupolis. Nuohoron (K)
ITALY:
BEL oTTA. Frank A.. Carano, Prov.
DELuLLo. G.. Nuonanette Cluete tMD.
SALENETTI. Luigi. Rome (K).
SANTORONE. Cammio, Bomba. Prov.
d Chitte (M).
IRELAND:
FtALLoM, John j., Baclinasloe. County
o,MEARA. Timothy. Kyle Park. Bourse-
ENGLAND:
RoTHwELL. Robert. Bolton, Lanca.
RUSSIA:
To:LoKEoNIK, Iowan. Ekatolenoslav.
MARINES
ALABAMA:
COOLEY. Asa D., Birmingham (W).
CALIFORNIA;:
NUGRIACCO. A. j., San Francisco (K).
KENTUCKY:
SCOTT, Marvin. sgt. Fulton CW).
LOUISIANA:
sCHAFER. Roy j.. New Orleans (W).
MICHIGAN:
SMITH. LEM R.. Detroit (K).
OKLAHOMA:
MITCHELL. f. G.. corp, Aldon (W)
PENNSYLVANIA:
COLVIN. David p, sgt. Greensburg (K)
KlMMEL, Harry, Lancaster (K).
LEWIS, Alban. Philadelphia.
previously reported missing now re-
ported prisoner of in Germany.
TEXAS:
GIROLAMO, Tom, Beaumont (W).
VIRGINIA:
MCLELLAN, j. M. lieut.. Richmond (K)
WEST vIRGINIA:
MGINNIS. c. r.. sgt. Parkersburg (K)
WISCONSIN:
STAMM. Walter c.. Grand Rapids (M)
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
German 18-Mile Gun
Taken by Australians

New Weapon. Intended for
Amiens Bombardment, Cap
tured With Train and Supplies
PARIS, Aug. 24.-Australian troops
during the recent fighting have capt
ured heavy German 280-mllimetre
11.02 inches) gun. From a captured
document it appears that this gun,
which is of recent model and with
range of more than eighteen miles
had been intended for use in the bonn
bardment of Amens. 1t was mounted
on railway train. and with it WAS
captured its complete ammunition sup
ply. 1t has been brought to Paris,
where the public will be allowed to in
spect it.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
E[sewhere

character Of casualties is indicated K) killed in
act'on (W) wounded; Al of accident ., otb.r
~ w died of wounds Cd D. died of disease m issne )
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
lhe Casualty List

Aug 24The of soldiers az. mn +h
army casualty list made public ~
vi aese Il killed of o+hor c.,.
were wounded severely which has ben nm
determined and Is missing in action ~ ~ ~ N
The full list follows:
Nc,U York
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Ne,O York City and Vicinity

Names a0'thout rank given those of pravotes
'n1ssaoned officers are in itolics1
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

COWHER. G. NJ. Mapleton Depot (W,.
01hSOUSHORE. Samuel H.. Grapeville (W\
DDffl1M,IfSE?. John j.. Philadelphia (W)
DiGklE, q: H., corp, Indiana (W).
1lt5 DSUGh LEFTY, Geo. Mt. Holly Spgs (W1.
r.AS IER, Elmer c.. Huntingdon lWN.
HA hER. William A., MELVILLE (Wl.
GUuDY. Harry W., sgt. Chester (MD.
GW y m. John D., Swarthmore (W1.
NEMOk. VIM, East Stroudsburs (Wl.
h1NG. Norman L., Cory (WD.
LElPOlD, Merle j., Bradford (W)
MARl lE1'IA. Reigle A., Brownsville wv
NJ ,AfLliSIER. Cioyd M. OakviIle (W)
MI MI LER. Willis NJ, Du Bois (NV).
NELL, r. w. Mt Holly Springs (M).
pPEAKSON, c. W.. corp. Du Bos (W).
JEFFERSON, f. o.. sgt. Tideoute W.
pOLE. John +. ". sgt. PHILADELPHIA lWl
OPEPARO. Salvatore, Pittsburgh (W).
hENDECAVAGE. VIM. Gilberton (Wl.
ROBBlNS. Floyd j.. Carbondale (Wl
EoG GRS. Dominick. Danville (W).
SAND3ERG, Oscar L., Kane (Nl.
SSEHENE. :, David A.. Ford City (W).
SHO tMA AkER. Oliver, Bangor ID Az.
MllH, Paul s.. Lebanon (W).
81 NDER. Henry. Leetsdae (W).
SUSHOk, Mike. Homestead (W0.
oITON. William A.. Easton (W).
vAN TASSEL. James D.. Halton (W(.
-, 7 OUNGFLEISH. Frank W., corp. Potts
lille (W).
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

y. ESPECIAL OFFER
". II your order is received Immediately.
". We will start your suhscriptiou VIII
:. ~. the current Autursa Millinery Nun
AK. ber-thus giving yo. ten numbers
T. D. ~ u. of Vogue instead of nine without
d. q Y. any extra charge.
|slA q n. Since the additional cory
o. ~. sust come out of small
q, e ~. supply on hand to meet
a H. " the demand for thio big
Y: special number we
~ e Y: cannot guarantee
~ IT |,oN.. being able send
r<- q Y. card 10 mailed
p er ". Immediately.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-31

to be present. The meeting is also
open to any shipper or citizen who
Is interested enough to know what
TO expect along the coal situation
this coming winter.
a survey conducted by Secretary
O. F. Hildebrandt thus far shows
that people are taking advantage
OF the Buy your coal now slogan,
and are putting in their supply at
the present time.
Mr. Hildebrandt today said: 1.-The
Illinois mines are not working near
full capacity, and to avert a fuel
famine next winter they must work
full time. In order to keep the
mines working the consumer will
have to lay in his supply now. He
must not wait until cold weather is
at his back door. Those needing the
advice will not find themselves
'pinched' as was the case last win
ter.
The Rock Island subcommittee
is trying to educate the dealers and
people 10 the point where they will
be so well supplied, that when the
congested period arrives, they can
sit back and feel not the slightest
worry regarding their coal pile in
the cellar. Some of the manufac-
turing institutions are storing coal
now to be used in cases of emery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-31

ency when the congested period
comes. as it is bound to come with
cold weather.
For Public.
THE Rock Island subcommittee
of the administration is not work
ing in the interest of the coal deal
er, but rather as a beneficiary to
the public. in trying to call atten-
ton to a condition which can be
avoided if the public will take heed,
stop, look and listen.
THE indications are that the coal
situation will be more severe this
winter than last. unless very
large percentage of consumers
stock up their bins at the present
time, as every available car will be
needed, and every car of coal stor-
ed now means that much less when
the time comes when everybody
will find themselves in want"
IT -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-31
CAPTAIN MILLER
PUTS ON SKETCH
RED CROSS WORK

To Undue the public with the Red
Cross spirit, is the way Captain R.
B. Miller of Rock Island medical re-
serve corps expresses himself in a
letter to The Argus, as the reason
for presentation of a home-talent
sketch put on by himself and sew
eral other men in the national ser
vice at Memphis, Tenn.
The playlet was written and pre-
sented by Captain Miller with the
assistance of General S. L. Cal
hOun, a four minute man at the
Loew's Lyceum theatre, Memphis,
where Captain Miller is stationed
in the United States signal corps
aviation school. Park Field, Just
outside of Memphis. The sketch
showed surgeons and Red Cross
nurses engaged in one of the acts
of mercy which are a part of their
every day lives. The captain took
the part of the surgeon. The play
was given for the benefit of the Red
Cross drive.
The production brought out clear
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ly to the vast audience how the
Red Cross money was being spent
and the necessity of giving to the
great organization. Captain Miller
stated In his letter that Memphis
had oversubscribed its quota of
s1S5.000, by 63 per cent or $4,000.
He also made the statement that
he is willing and will do all he can
to help the cause and bring the war
to a winning close.
The following clipping, taken
from the Memphis Appeal tells Of
the play:
This is one of the very finest
appeals that could have been made
for the Red Cross and If Memphi-
ans had again been asked to con-
tribute to this fund to help the
boys in the service, every pocket
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-31

would have been gladly turned in
side out.
Throughout the act the partfci-
pants were enthusiastically ap-
plauded for the sentiments they ex-
pressed, which found an echo in the
hearts of the audience"
Captain Miller wrote the playlet.
Buy War Savings Stamps
A layer OF absorbent cotton In
the mouth of fruit cans is an eN-
cellent preventive against mold
II mold should form 1t would cling
to the cotton.