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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
USE VOLUNTEER
PLAN FOR DRIVE
Campaigners of United War Or
ganization Meet and Make
Arrangements.

Campaigners from the upper hale
Of Rock Island county. and from
the counties of Whiteside, Henry.
Bureau, stark and Putnam, for the
united war work drive. have
adopted the volunteer system to
raise one-half more than its quota
OF $274. 800. The volunteer plan
was used in the four Liberty loan
campaign and proved successful
The original quota for the coun-
try was $17O,500. 900. set on the
diers and the quota may be in
creased TO $3.50. 100000 in accord
ance with the increase Of the
American army.
Although MOIine's quota is to
come out Of the community war
chest the city will also be cam
paigned. due TO the increase Of the
quota. The method to be used TO
raise this amount of money in the
city was not decided, but il is prob
able that the volunteer method will
be used Work OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
was told at yesterdays meeting by
ert A Powell, Y. NJ. c. A. army
man, who has seen service over
seas.
The following reasons for the
asking OF 50 per cent Oversubscrip-
tons were agreed upon at the
meeting held at the Moline Com
mercial club yesterday noon:
The increase in the American
army. The early budget was based
on an army much smaller than tho
present army in France.
The U. S. navy has been ex-
banded and the work among sail
OSs has been enlarged.
This is q war of peoples, not of
armies only and involves large in
dustries and industrial armies.
Burdens of the war fall heavily
on the women
The new comprehensiveness of
the service rendered the fighting
men by the united war work or
CARNATIONS.
The imperative need of extending
the work to the armies of the al
lies.
The indescribable needs of mil
lions of PRISONS of war.
Ii the war should end in a few
months the work of the united war
work organizations must be car
ried on through the period of de-
mobilization and that demobiIiza-
ton will take at least a year.
An educational campaign, a uni
versity of khaki, must be organized
to prepare the men for reconstruc-
ton period after the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
The Day In Davenport

Second Son Dics.-Word has
been received by Mr.. and Mrs
Herman Bickel Of LeClaire town
ship Of the death of a second son
within the past week, both having
succumbed 70 pneumonia. The sec
ond son. Harvey Bickel, died at
LEVEL, S. D., Tuesday of this week,
the day on which his brother, Ser
geant Walter Bickel, was buried.
Belgian KilIed.-Fighting for his
adopted country. Mike Terny. a
Belgian by birth. paid the supreme
sacrifice, when he was killed in &C
ton in France a short time ago.
Mrs. Victor Blyart OF Green Tree
road, Davenport, has just received
word from the war department at
Washington TO this effect. Terry
was her nephew, who made his
home with her for several years.
Blanchard Major Har-
" Blanchard, head Of the Blanch-
ard Amusement company, OF DaV-
enporS returned yesterday from
London Blood poisoning, result
ing from q minor injury received
while on board ship on the Atlantic
necessitAted the return of the well
known DaVenporter from the for
eign fields Mr.. Blanchard was
commissioned q major in the Red
Cross several months ago and was
ordered for overseas service Sept.
L
casualty list carries the name OF
William l. Johnson Of Bettendorf.
who is reported wounded in action
Louis johnson is given as the next
vi kin.
Voice Brings Ssnify-The voice
Of his father brought Henry II.
Wulf, 1851 Franklin street. an ar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
GIRL MUSICIAN OF
ORION FLU VICTIM
Especial to The ArgusD

Orion, Nov. Miss Mildred
Streed, aged % years, of Orion. and
q member of a girls national band
which has been playing at army
cantOnments, died yesterday at Elk
hart, Ind, after four days illness of
Influenza
She was born at Alpha. She was
a member of a talented musical
family, all Of whom have Travelled
with lyceum bureaus. Last year
Miss Streed headed a company of
her own.
She was graduated from Orion
high school in 1915, and attended
Cornell college at Mt Vernon, Iowa,
for a year. Surviving are her ia
Their, Luther Streed, one brother
and one sister Funeral services
will be held at Woodruff Saturday
afternoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
CITY UNABLE TO
COLLECT CINDERS;
LABOR SHORTAGE

The Moline street department
will be unable to collect, haul and
dispose of ashes and cinders this
winter, due to the shortage of labor
and teams. Announcement of the
change was made by Commissioner
G. E. Ericsson yesterday.
The street commissioner has ap-
pealed to citizens to dispose of such
rubbish themselves and the request
is directed particularly to residents
living on streets that are not paved.
Citizens are asked to spread the
ashes on sidewalks and roads, thus
improving the roads of the city. If
such material is let untouched it
will clutter up alleys and the city
will be at loss financially 90 clear
up such rubbish next spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
Jesse A,GOrdOn,

Jesse A. Gordon died last even
ing at 7 o'clock at his home, 1920
sly avenue, East Moline, after
weeks illness OF influenza, which
affected the heart
Jesse Gordon was born in Ca
manche. Iowa, in 1881. He came to
East Moline when II years of age
and had lived here since furviv-
ing are the widow and two sons.
Funeral services will be held Sun
day afternoon and burial will be in
the Hampton cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
Funeral of Oscar NJ. Bisant.

Funeral services for Oscar NJ
Bisant, former chief of police OF
Moline, who died in Florida, will
be held at . o'clock Sunday after
noon in the Knox chapel The re-
mains will lie in state in the Knox
parlors between the hours OF 10 and
12 Sunday. Interment will be in
the Hampton cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01

More than twenty thousand Czec-
hoslovak refugees, 1000 of them
children, are being cared for by the
Red Cross at Vladivostok. AS the
allies and CzechosIovaks move
westward. the Red Cross follows
with two sanitary trains, a first aid
unit, disinfecting train, a rolling
canteen and 200-bed base hospital.
Ten thousand refugees must be
provided for in the Trans-BaikaI
regiOn.-Red Cross Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
Irene Spaghetti.

Mrs. Irene Spaghetti, vile OF
Thomas Spaghetti, died last even
ing at 10 O'Clock at the home, $50
Fifteenth avenue, East Moline. aftsr
weeks illness of influenza Mrs.
Spaghetti was born in 1886 in
Greece. and had resided in East Mo-
line since coming to America. Flu
neral services Will be held at the
East Moline undertaking parlors at
, O'Clock Sunday afternoon. Inter
ment will be at Riverside.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
FORMER PORTER AT
MOLINE CLUB HELD

Richard A. Sullivan, colored, was
arrested by Moline police this
morning and is held on suspicion of
having burglarized the Moline club
cash register last Sunday night
Sullivan was formerly a porter at
the club and according to a witness
was at the club on the night of the
robbery. Sullivan denies the
charge. He will be arraigned in the
police court tomorrow evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
BRESICK HEARING
SET FOR SATURDAY

Martin Bresick, $40 Ninth street,
East Moline, who was shot by Off
GER Walker of the East Moline po-
lice department Sunday evening.
Aug. 20, while trying to evade ar
rest, was released from the Moline
city hospital Wednesday and is out
under bonds of $50. Bresick was
shot in the leg after he was arrested
in a raid made at the residence on
the corner of Fifth street and Eigh-
teenth avenue. East Moline.
Bresick will be arraigned before
Magistrate A. A. Niles at o'clock
Saturday afternoon on charge of
disturbing the peace
Come to McCabe's for shoes this
week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
Valentine VerysOr.

Valentine VerysOr. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Verysor, Sixth
street, East Moline, died at the
Moline emergency hospital yester-
day afternoon.
Valentine was born May 20, 1912.
Surviving are the parents and three
sisters. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow at 1880 in St. Mary's
Catholic church, East Moline, with
Rev. Leon Van Stappen in charge.
Burial will be in St. Nary's GENE
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
Edward Schenermann.

Edward Scheuermann, rOoming
at 324 Seventeenth street. Moline,
passed away at noon today at the
Moline emergency hospital after six
days illness of Influenza
Edward Scheuermann was born
Dec. Il, 1895, in Wyoming, Iowa,
and came to Moline last September.
He had since been employed at the
John Deere PlOw company. Survfv-
ing are the parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
AlOis Scheuermann of Greenwood,
Wis; two brothers, John and
Charles, and three sisters, Elsie
Scheuermann and Mrs. Edward
Hoppe of Greenwood and Mrs. An
thOny WEIGH of Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01

In the little mountain town OF
IdOfreddo, in Italy, the old Carl,
taldi home contains a clinical hos
pital for the poor of the village. It
is filled with surgical dressings and
Eandages supplied by American Red
Cross wOrkroOms in Rome-Red
Cross Magazine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
GunIEild AntOnSOn.

Gunhild Antonson, aged 3, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Antonson,
Twenty third avenue and Twenty
third street, Moline, died this morn
ing. Surviving are the parents and
a brother
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
Henry De BruyneL

Henry De Bruyne, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Trudent De Bruyne, 1851
Twelfth avenue, East Moline, died
yesterday afternoon Death was
caused by influenza. Henry was
born July 8, 1912, In East Moline
and attended St Mary's Catholic
school. Funeral services viii be
held tomorrow morning at 9 O'Clock
in St Mary's Catholic church. Bur
iaI will be in st. Mary's cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
News of the Day in Moline and East MOlln
Obituary
fIrS. Robert KeDnle.

Mrs. Robert Kepple, $40 Sixteenth
street, Moline, died this morning of
pneumonia Her son, Harold, aged
>, died Sunday Robert Kepple,
widower, is in military service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01
INCREASE ASKED
FOR TWO BY CITY

Two ordinances, to increase De
tective Henry Libbert's salary from
81 200 and a war bonus of 10 per
cent a year 10 $1,440 yearly and
the war bonus eliminated, and to
advance the wage of Mrs. Rose Sal
isbury, police matron, from $40 to
$50 month, were introduced today
by City Attorney Johnston. In &C
cordance with statutory require
ments, both ordinances were laid
on the table for one week
This week is shoe week at Nc
Cabe's-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01

Come to McCabe's for shoes this
week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01

Voice Brings Sanfty-The voice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-01

Marriage Licenses.-James W.
Mclaughlin. Chicago, and Hazel
N. Hilton, Waterloo.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
ACTAEON'S OFF|CERS
ARRIVE HOME
Steamer Was Torpedoed off the
Coast of Spain Thanks
giving Night.

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Feb. H.
Captain william johnson. five other
officers and the twenty bluejackets
who made up the gun crew of the
American steamship Actaeon torpedoed
off the coast of Spain last Thanks
irving night, arrived here to-day.
Thirty-five members of the crew were
left in Spain, but will be returned to
the United States as soon as ship
Is available.
Captain johnson, whose home is In
California, said that his ship was tor
pedoed without warning at seven
o'clock. within two minutes water
reached the engine room and the
lights went out. He Immediately or
dered the men into the four boats.
and they put off. separating for fear
of being ahelled by the submarine
which, to this time no one had seen.
Captain Johnson's boat reached Cam
arinah, Spain, two days later, ana
within three days two other boats had
landed. The boat commanded by
Engineer John Murphy was IL days
at sea before 1t was picked up by
Spanish ship. The men suffered
severely from hunger and cold, and
four Of them died.
Arthur B. Bordley Of Baltimore. the
third officer, commanded boat in
which were ten men. They pulled
away from the sinking ship. and In
few minutes rowed alongside the sub
marine which turned a searchlight full
upon them. Bordley was ordered. IN
Sc perfect English, to take six of his men
. on board. He was taken below and
closely questioned concerning the land
and naval forces Of the United States
while half a dozen seamen from the
submarine made repeated trips to the
sinking Actaeon and carried away all
nautical instruments and such stores
as they wanted. The submarine Gap
tain, Bordley declared. served him with
wine and cigarettes while questioning
him, and when he refused all informa-
ton threatened to keep him a prisoner
on the submarine. When Bordley per-
sisted in his refusal, the captain dis
missed him and his boat was pushed
off,
The Actaeon was formerly the Ger.
man ship Adamsturm, and was intern
ed in the harbor Of Colon at the be.
ginning OF the war.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
l6-YEAR.OLD YOUTH
CONVICTED OF MURDER

New York. Feb. SIT took jury only
% minutes to-day to decide that Paul
Chapman. a 16-year-old youth, should pay
the death penalty for having partici-
pated in the robbery of a Brooklyn store
last October during which Harry Regens-
berg. the proprietor, and his brother were
shot to death, and his wife badly injured.
Chapman, a former choir boy. six feet
tall and looking older than he 10, re-
ceived the jury's verdict Of guilty
stoically.
whats the use of worrying, I've got
TO die some time" he said, while the
Jurors were celebrating.
r, Chapman was implicated In the murder
and rnhhary by another youth. Hughes
Davis. who was wounded by the police
when he attempted to escape arrest for
the crime and later died. Davis also i'm
plicated his own brother. Leon Davis
who has yet to be tried on a murder
charge
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
TORPEDO STRIKES
LINER AURAN|A
3D. OO-TOn Cunarder Bound
for U. s. Attacked by Ger.
man Submarine.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE Cunard liner
Aurania. 1900 tons, was torpedoed by a
German submarine within the last 4S
hours while bound for the United States.
it was learned from oficials Of the Cunard
line to-day.
The Aurania il q sister ship Of the Gu
nard liner Andania sunk by a submarine
last month. She was built in 1915 at New
castle-on-Tyne. She was $50 feet long and
had accommodation for $50 passengers in
the cabin and 1900 steerage.
The Aurania made her first voyage to
this port in April. 1917. She did not figure
In the records Of this port since that time.
There were 13 or IA passengers aboard
the Aurania when she was struck. 1t was
said at the offices Of the Cunard line. No
additional particulars were as yet avail
able, 1t was added.
Although badly damaged by the explo-
sion the ship was not sunk, and Is believed
to be making her way back to port with
the assistance Of government vessels. II
was said. The ship carried but little
cargo.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14

In weakening the battle front. Long ago
the enemy forces began the withdrawal
OF troops from this front, and virtually
only handful of them have been faced
by the Russians there.
Peace having been effected both by the
Russians and Ukrainians with the Teu-
tonic allies, the situation Of Roumania
becomes most critical one. Entirely
cut Off now from their allies. the Rou-
manians apparently are faced with the
absolute necessity Of effecting separate
peace or being overrun by superior enemy
armies. Nothing has as yet come through
to show whether another Roumanian cab
met to take the place Of the one which
resigned last week has been formed or
whether any reply has been made to the
ultimatum Of the central powers that
peace negotiations should Immediately be
started.
AS has been anticipated, the terms of
peace between the Ukraine and the GEN.
trail powers contain the much desired
clause providing for the immediate enter
Ing into economic relations between the
contracting parties by which Austria and
Germany may secure much desired food
stuffS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
100000 FIRE At
VASSAR COLLEGE
East Wing of Main Building
Burned-None of the Stu.
dents Injured.

Poughkeepsie. N. Y. Feb. 12.-Fire which
broke out at Gas o'clock tonight In the
east wing Of the main building at Vassar
College did 1000 damage and for long
time threatened to destroy the entire
building. was not until nine o'clock
that the blaze was gotten under control.
The damage was confined. thanks to q
fire wall and the. efforts Of the firemen.
to that part Of the building In which were
the dining room, the assembly hall, the
kitchens and the servants quarters. None
Of the students was injured. and no fire
reached the quarters Of the four hundred
students who room In main buildings.
Company f of the first New York
guard marched to the campus and took
charge of guarding the burning building
and all entrances to the campus. Earlier
in the evening six hundred students had
formed in line and passed articles from
the main building along from hand to hand
to another dormitory several hundred
yards away.
The Poughkeepsie fire department went
to the assistance of the college. and while
at work, three companies were recalled to
the city because Of two fires which re-
quired their attention. Later every avail
able apparatus returned to the Vassar
fire.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
STATUS OF GRAHAM
'e-' s' FLOUR is DEFINED

st.. Albans, Feb. Tn order to clear
up misunderstanding about the status
of graham. and entire wheat flour in
the recent food administration order
requiring with the sale Of each pound
of -four the sale of an equal amount
of certain cereal substitutes. the fed
eral food administration for Vermont
to-day made public the following tele-
quarters
with whole wheat or graham -four
containing at least 95 per cent. OF en-
tire wheat, six-tenths of a pound of
wheat -four substitutes Is required
with every pound of such whole wheat
pr graham -four purchased"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
REBUFFED BY KERENsKY.

The Kerensky government shelyed this
and so opposition to the provisional gov
eminent grew in the Ukraine from two
sources. The nationalist leaders in the
Rada, drawn from the intellectuals, were
indignant at Kerensky's indifference. and
accused him Of reactionary tendencies; the
ukrainian peasants looked askance at the
land policy of Kerensky's minister Of the
interior. M. Tchernoff, who ignored the
local conditions where the peasants wish
ed to have clearer title to the land they
already possessed before the property of
the great landowners should be divided.
1t is on this latter issue that the Ukrain-
ians, Cossacks and Tartars found a COM
mon cause to unite first against the uni
form land scheme Of Tchernoff and then
to a certain extent with the Bolsheviki
estate beyond a certain area should be
estates beyond a certain area should be
broken up. However. 1t is believed that
the majority Of the Cossacks and Tartars
are still with the Ukrainian nationalists.
putting no faith in the amended land pro-
gram Of the Bolsheviki.
When the provisional government COL
lapsed the Rada lost no time In grasping
the situation. Its first act was to attempt
to prevent the spread of Bolshevism in. the
Ukraine; its second was TO present it, ma
tionalist question to the central powers
and attempt to negotiate peace on that
basis in exchange for the vast stores OF
wheat and other supplies which had Heen
collected at Kiev and neighboring cities
| for the use Of the southern Russian ar
mics.
1t is said, however. that the strongest
influence dominating the Rada's delegates
at Brest has been the desire to secure the
protection of their property from the
Bolsheviki. even to the extent Of asking
Teuton autocratic aid against the Red
Guard. should the necessity arise.
| On November 20 the government OF the
Ukraine was entirely reconstructed on
democratic lines, with socialist proclivities.
Its president was NJ. Vinnitchenko. him.
self social democrat. Professor Hrushev-
ski was still president Of the Rada.
Warned by the fate Of Kerensky. the gov
eminent pursued what 1t called ma
tionalist Democratic" course, supported
by. but not recognizing, the bourgeoisie
on the one hand and on the other opposing
the extreme demands Of the Bolsheviki.
| A fortnight ago, when Kiev was threat
ened-and taken. one report had it-by the
Bolsheviki. the nationalists asked aid from
Roumania- Later they established an
understanding with the Cossack Military
Federation. II they succeed in havinG
heir nationality recognised beyond Russia,
1t will have a meaning for about .00C
Ruthenians now subjects Of Emperor
Charles. As It IL. numbering In Russia
q. 900. oOo they claim governing rights from
Kiev to Odessa. from Odessa to Rosto6.
and from Roston to Kharkoff. with all the
functions Of an Independent state.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
SEEKS A DIVORCE. -
Wife Of Essex Junction Phystc1an
Brings Action In Coanty Court.

Wife Of Essex Junction Physician
Brings Actio. In Ceanty Court.
Mrs. Jennie Fraser) Hunter of Essex
Junction. through her attorneys Vernon
A. Billiard and Rufus b. Brown, filed
papers with the clerk Of tho Chittsnden
county court Monday afternoon. insti-
tuting divorce proceedings against her
husband, DR.. Matthew William Hunter,
also Of Essex Junction. the papers being
signed by Judge Frank L. Fish Of the
superior court.
The suit 10 to be heard at the March
term Of the Chittenden county court and
Is the sequel to the suit fled by Mrs.
Hunter to recover $4,000 from Mrs.
Belle Clark OF Williston. for alleged
alienation Of the affections Of her hus-
band.
In her petition for q divorce, Mrs.
Hunter alleges that in various times dur
ing their married life. which began on
January .. 1912, at Montreal. Canada. her
husband has violated the covenant Of mar
riage. and furthermore has been given
to alleged cruelty and severity to the
petitioner at times. Petitioner asks the
custody Of a minor child, William Fraser
Hunter, until ne shall become of age,
and that suitable alimony be provided for
herself and child.
Judge Fish granted an injunction re-
straining the petitionee from disposing
of any Of his property. withdrawal Of his
money from banks. either by himself or
others. and from interfering with the per-
sonal liberties Of either Mrs. Hunter or
the child. The notice of the suit was
served on DR.. Hunter by Sheriff ]. H.
Allen.
Temporary alimony and finances to insti-
tute the suit were granted to Mrs. Hunter
by Judge Fish. as well as the custody Of
the child until the suit is heard. DR..
Hunter has been ordered to pay 500 as
suit money on or before March /; to
pay $50 the 18th day of February for the
support OF his wife and child and pay
SIS each Monday thereafter until the trial,