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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
GERMANS IN TOWN
HELD BY YANKEES
BUT THEY'RE DEAD

With the American Army in
France, June 13.-tCorrespondence
of the Associated Press. THE at
tack made last night by the Ger
mans on Bouresches, which the
American troops were holding, was
so violent that the worst was fear
ed. A report was received that the
town had been occupied by the Ger
mans, and a major was sent down
from headquarters TO ascertain the
fact. He fell in with the officer who
had been entrusted with the de
Tense of the village
Are the boches in Bouresches >"
he inquired hastily.
Yes, sir" was the reply.
There was Iurid interlude and
the staff officer was then under
stood to say:
Was it not the order that no
Germans were TO be allowed to re-
main in Bouresches
Yes, sir
Then why in the hell have you
left them there" was demanded.
"Burying party not yet arrived.
sir, was the quiet answer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
VANDALS STEAL
GOODS IN PARK
Concessions at Watch Tower l..
Looted Of Rifles. Cartridges ana
Novelty Je8elry.
SEVEN PLACES ARE ENrEREa
Reward Of $50 Is Offered bv ~.
ager George r. Stephenson
for Arrest Of Robbers.

VandaIs between the hours n
and s O'Clock this morning plus.
dered and robbed seven concesstoss
il the Watch Tower park.
Six rifles, 500 cartridges. and /,
quantity Of novelty jewelry wers
stolen by the vandals. Popcorn 49,
crackerjack vas strewn about -
grounds near the raided buildipv.
4 large sack filled with bottles "
pop was found ready 70 be =.
moved. but was left near one %
the refreshment stands.
The inn AT the Tower vas nes
touched. George 4. Stephenson
manager Of the park. heliev-- thaf
the yandals did not atteuib 10 eb.
ter the building knowing that rav.
erai men were sleeping on the man
floor.
A much used jimmy enploves
by burglars to pry open windows
was found on the ground near one
Ct the stands Il Is believed thar
the vandals are experienced cracks
men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
COUNTY WHEAT
IN FINE SHAPE
Reports Of Crop Reporter Show
Product To Be 100 Per Cent
OF Normal.
CORN HERE NEAR AVERAGE
Heavy Rains and Wind Put Grain
Down, States Report Issued
Government

The condition of Rock Island
county spring and winter wheat is
100 per cent of normal, according
to a report submitted today by
Charles c. Campbell. county crop
reporter. to the department of agri-
culture in Washington.
hTeappended report, as issued
bv Mr.. Campbell. shows the per
Centage of the normal condition o.
ether products:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
WOMEN ASSISTANTS

There arc now so women acting
as laboratory assistants. having
received appointments under the
army medical department More
are needed in pathological anN
chemical laboratories. Those at
tached to base hospitals will go
over seas with the general staff.
Only women under IS years of age
will be accepted. The present pay
Is $50 a month. with Communication
and quarters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
Price List

Crops are all growing fine. Some
corn is very weedy. Oats are not
heading out very good. Heavy
wind and rain has put the grain
down. Wet weather makes it I'M
favorable for hay making" Mr..
Campbell says in his report.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
SAVINGS
REACHES $4,000

In the war savings collection
amounting to $36O50. turned in to
the State bank Friday by the
teachers Of the public schools.
Lincoln, Eugene Field, Irving and
Horace Mann head the list.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
Reward Offered.

Mr.. Stephenson announced this
morning that he would pay $50 10
the person OF persons who viii
give information which viii lead
to the arrest of those who we're re-
sponsible for stealing and damags
ing the property last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
PRESBNTERIAN-

Central Presbyterian - Corner of
Fourteenth street and Tenth avenue.
Rev. David a. Johnson, pastor sun
day school at 10 a. n. Junior Chris
Christian Endeavor at ! p. III. Ser
wees at 1919 a IN. and y. m
broadway northumberland OF
twenty third street and seventh aN-
enue- Rev. joan McCiOwn steven
son. pastor Bible s~uOol at $50 a
m. services at IU-4J a. m. and '.Su
m. Men bible class at $50 a. m,
DR. j. ". Stewart, leader. Senior
Christian k.ndeaVor at o.5o p m
intermediate Christian Eudeavor a
o 80 y. m. services at 1910 d. m and
80 p. m Pastors morning tnen",
The Compensate Un OF God even
ing theme. IS Germany Guilty
Soutu Park Presby JerIan--CoTner
OF ThIrtieTh street and Fifteenth
avenue. Rev. ", oglevee. pastor:
sunday school DIT $3.50 a. m. Men 5
class viii meet at $3.50 m. in the
parsonage. Services at 1919 a IN.
and 80 p. m. Senior and Intern edi-
ate Christian Endeavur AT $50 =. m.
Cltlaud Presbyte riaIi--- Aiken street,
South Rock island Rev. Thomas
Hughes. pastor sunday school at
: 80 a. IN. Services at ! a. m. and
tinted Presby terrain Third ave-
nue. and Fourteenth street. Pastor
,ste vacant. sunday school d $50
.. m. Services at to4@ 2. m and
p
Sterling. IAN. viii preach al both
services.
oak Grove United Presbyterian
" enty-iourth street and Nineteenth
avenue. Passionate Vocdnt SUNDAY
school at 81 a IN. Young people :
m eIiuE At $50 3. M Services At
Io-45 a. m and 100 p. m. = A
Con4Een Of the Davenport 7. NJ. g.
A. wall be III charge Of both SER
vices.
GIoria Del Third United Presby-
terIan-Twcifth street and Forty
second avenue. Passionate vacant
Services at IL q IN. and 80 y. m.
sunday school at $.4J m Rev.
James Pollock of Pittsburgh VIII
u each tomorrow.
BeuIah prcsbyIerian-Rura town
ship Rev +. ersusCn Ogle, pastor
Bible school at 10 a. m. Preaching
serv 'Ces at IL a. m.
Coal VALLEY PTesbyte Ran - Coal
valley Rev f Ferguson Ogle. pas
tor Eible school at p m. Sermon
at p. IN Christian EHdeavor al
$50 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
BOY SCOUT NEWS

This evening there VIII be a
meeting of Boy Scouts at Zion Lu-
theran chapel for the purpose of
enrolling troops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
s25,O73 is PUT
IN WAR STAMPS
BY ROCK ISLAND
Ir0Of OF Towns Patriotism
Shown In Total Amount Re-
ccived From Days Sales.
OVER HALF SOLD BY LADIES
Mrs. CleaTeIand and Helpers Turn
II. $13,775 -P0st0ffice DispOses
of $l1,297 Worth.

Rock Island gave another proof
OF it's patriotism yesterday in re-
Spouse to the special war savings
and thrift stamp drive, to the tune
OF 25,073.21. OF this amount Sl3,-
1870 was the total result of the
sales made by the ladies under the
direction of Mrs. II. H. Cleaveland,
while the receipts at the Rock Is
land postOffice either from subScrip-
lions made to carriers, or window
sales totaled S11, 297.51.
In connection with the sales. il
is interesting to note that 500 il
interest Liberty loan coupons wei e
turned in for stamps, showing that
the people are relOaning the earn
ings of their money from the gov,
Crnment back to the government
for the prosecution of the war.
included in the amounts were a
rumber of additional maximum
pledges the names of the purchas-
ers in this connection being added
TO the honor roll of Rock Island,
and will be published later.
III the cash returns there were
800 pennies. which had to be
rolled at the Rock Island postoffice,
while there were $500 worth Of
and dimes and quarters.
The remainder was in silver, cur
rency of larger denominations, and
bank checks.
Other Days To Be Named.
Chairman Carl Hallgren of the
county war savings campaign com
and F. w Bender. secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce. who
are in charge of the general work
IN this county, are more than pleas
ed with the result of the days work
Other special designated days will
no doubt follow between now and
Dec. 81. in addition to the steady
sales which will go on through the
postoffice and the banks.
-Puv War Savings Sta nnS-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
WORE RAN FORFCAST.

washington. June Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday. issued by the weather bu-
reau today are:
Upper Mississippi valley. Fair
and moderately cool in the north
portion. showers in south portions
hrst or week and again end of
week. Temperature below normal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
GIVES $114.12 TO
WORKERS IN JUNE

The report of George r. Boom
er. secretary of the Velie En-
pIoyes' Aid association, for the
month Of June follows:
Balance June i S214.9S
June assessment ... 1850
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
CHRIsTIAN SCIENCE-

FIRST CHuTCu Oh 0HilSJ, oCleN tlSt-
Corner Seventh avenue and twenty
second street. sunday schOol at $40
a. IN. Testimonial meet ting every
Wedn eSday at ?. m Sunday ser
wee at 1915 d. m. Subject OF lesson,
Christian Science.
The church maintains a free read
ing room in the Peoples National
bank .uiIding, which is open every
weekday from l1:3U d. m TO . p. m,
and every Saturday from 1l:30 10 3
All authorized literature on Christian
Science may be read or purchased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
EVANGELIsTIC ASSOCIATION

EVanBeIICaI AsSOClatiOn = FOur-
teenth street and Sixth avenue.
Rev. F. A Lenz, pastor. Sunday
school at $50 a. m. Services at 10 so
a m. and 1870 p. m. No German
services viii hereafter be held.
Sunshine society Of the Spiritual
second street, Davenport. Services
Sunday at p. IN. and Wednesday
afternoons Mrs. Louise Myers in
charge. Messages given and trance
speaker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
Licensed To Wed

George L. Van Pelt Rock Island
Mrs. Rosa B. Wallace Rock Island
Harry Daird Kelly. Rock Island
Mary Elizabeth Swift. Rock Island
Albert Coulter .........A Alton, III.
Lillian Poole ............A Alton, III.
buy Thrift StamDS-
All the news all the lime--The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
METHODIST

First Metnodist-Corner of Fifth
avenue and Nineteentn street Rev
samuel Van PeIt, pastor. Sunday
scnooI at 8 80 j. IN. Epworth leag lie
at 500 .. m Services at 1U.+o a m
and 80 ..
Spencer IMMORTAL Methodist-Cor-
Eer Forty-tnlrd street and Seventh
avenue. Rev. D. ). Andrewartha,
rastor. Sunday school at $50 a. III.
Epworth league at p. m. Ser
wees at lo:49 a m. and p. m.
Free Methodist Ninth ave-
nue.. Rev. George Mustard, pastor.
sunday school $50 d. m. Services
d IU,45 d. III. and 80 =. m.
WaymIn African Methodist Epis-
r0pal-CorneF Fifth half ave
nue. and Thirteenth street. Rev. A.
r. Boyd, pastor Sunday school at
10 d. m. Services at 1915 a. IN. and
Milan Methodist-Rev. r. W. Van
s45 a. IN. Epworth league at Gas
p. m. services at l0:4J a. n. and
BAPTIST
First Baptist-Corner Third avenue
and Fifteenth street. Rev. j. Clark
Granger. T2stor, Sunday school at
y. m. The Intern ediate and Senior
3. Y. p. u. will meet at $50 p. m.
Services at 1919 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Lowell Baptist Mission Sunday
School - Thirty-eighth street and
Eighteenth avenue. Sunday school
at p. m. Asa Lille, superintendent.
Edgewood Baptist-COruer Forty
fourth street and Fifth avenue. Rev.
W. Z. Schlienann, Pm. D, pastor.
Sunday school at g:45 a. m. Services
at / ! q. m. and 7:3C p. m. B. Y. +. L.
at $50 p. m Mr. Stalker, leader
Pastors morning theme, The Gain
ing or Losing Of Liberty" Evening
Battle Of the strong"
Evang elistic and patriotic service.
special music.
Swedish Baptist-Corner Twenty
first street and Fifth avenue. Pas
torate vacant. Sunday school 9:l5
a. m Swedish services at II a. m
Young Peoples meeting at ) p. m.
Mckinley Baptist (colored) -Tenth
street and Sixth avenue. sunday
school at 10 a. m. Services at II
a m. and 5 D. m. b. Y. P. L.
at $50 p. IN. Rev. J. NJ Haggard Of
Chicago will preach at both services
tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

EPISCOPAL
Trinity Episcopal - Six n avenue
and Nineteenth street. Rev. ". l.
Essex, rector. Holy communio. a
$50 a IN. Church school and rec
tors bible class at $50 d. m Holy
communion and sermon on FIRST and
third Sundays at 1919 r. II Nom
ing prayer ana sermon on other sun
days at 1915 d m. Holy communion
on holy days at 10 a B.. IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

MttLIHSs HtIu III IOo.H u SIdI5
bank building. sunday afternoon
study at 2:3U. Evening service at
: 30. Wednesday evening prayer SER
vice at I o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
CHRISTIAN

Memorial Christian-Corner Third
avenue and Fifteenth street. Rev
/. HadawaS, pastor. Sunday school
a 1 $50 d. m; y. u. Phillips superin-
tendent- Services at 1875 a m and
80 p. IN Christian EndeaVOr at
$50 p. m Pastors morning theme
The Prayer Life" Evening subject,
The Vision of Heights"
Second Christian-Corner of Sixth
street and Thirteenth avenue Rev.
W Il. StlHe. pastor Bible school at
8 80 d m Christian Eudeavor So
ciety at $50 p. m. Services at 1870
.. m.
Fifteenth Avenue Christian-Cor-
ner Fifteenth avenue and Thirty
sixth street Rev w. r. Slime, pas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

" est End SettIement-4-9 sew
enth avenue. Services at lU:l5 a. m.
and 7:3a p. IN. Sunday school a / 2.S0
.. m; ". 3 Barker, superintendent
Cottage prayer meeting Monday;
mid-week service Wednesday and
tafryIng meeting Friday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

Rescue Mission-ISI0 Fourth ave
nue.. G. .. Rogers. superintendent
sunday school at 5 p m services
every night at 7:45.
The Reorganized Church Of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints-Eigh-
teenth avenue and Tenth street
II. J Archamba ilt. elder in charge.
Telephone r. /. 1880. sun
day school at $50 a m. Preaching
al II a m. and 1880 p. m. Religio at
6:15 p m. The public is welcome.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at S.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-28
THE AUTOMOBILE WASTE

HE MAN who pleasure will have the right to run it Sunday in that there is yet mandate of positive law against it. The who does pleasure Sunday will be convicted of deliberate selfish defiance o the wishes of his government which has declared the siy of conserving gasoline in the territory of the Mssis sippi.
 The Sunday rule is the quickest and most certain way making immediate conservation. There little but pleasure business abroad Sunday and the very presence indication that used for other than business purposes There few exceptions such the driven by doctors and for other of servce but in the main the Sunday bus ness is purely matter of pleasure
 In striking at non-essentials it inevitable that gov ernmen should against the pleasure car which has be- in few brief years the most attractive and the greatest waste that enters into the healthy side of American life
 The automobile has become obsession. They cd and operated by thousands upon thousands of families at strain that sadly taxes the family The upkeep and makes heavy demands upon other needed
 The purpose of the with respect to pleasure shown before the gasoline order in the restrictions which forbid the manufacture of pleasure and which reduce the number of automobile tires that be made for such to half the number that made in 1917.
 Doubtless the Sunday order will be followed by licensing system under which will be listed according their and the amount of supplies permissible for each pporon ed by card, otherwise limited.
 The Sunday restriction will not be altogether pleasing; self denial seldom pleasng viewed necessary it is hard to think of anything which would be less burdpnsOme more wholesome social discipline.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-28
VICE IN BRIDGEPORT

IFE WOULD be less endurable, possibly not for A little preenses most able to make. Where some thing dagreeae exists two methods for relief open The dsagreeabe thing be removed may pretend not to know the thing exists.
 There time the Pastors Association of Bridge rather of certain nauseatng social cOndi tions in Bridgeport They obtained commission of invesi gaion This commission made actual exploration into and found plenty of it.
 Since this time the has The nation in effort to protect soldiers has taken advanced attitude toward seeking with determination the repression of Red Light sorts, drinking clubs and the like.
 Since then quite by accident, the Baby Doll incident made manifest
 The intelligence department of the Navy nerfered in tain that the smy condition of the Bridgeport underworld has been exhibited with injury to eyes and
 In the main the citizens have pretended to suppose that everything became quite vruous good and perfect immediate y following the vice investigation Even the Pastors Assoca ton entered upon silence veryke acquiescence for must be supposed that those who oppose thing and who fight that thing fight it. either have accept lieve the evil does not exist.
 Pastors in particular category differing ord- human naure They too become tired of struggle and like other omit to too many things that hurt the eyes,
 It almost too bad that vice tolerance Bridgeport should be at it's height when the need for inoerancei is much greater Or may be possible that the energies par osm excrted in many directions exhausted to the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-28
MISTAKES OF THE CALL

TT HE CALL printed in New York in the interests of the socialist party. It is ably edited, strong and interest ing newspapers but because of its socialist Jennings and lit e be- because of the German origin of the socialist party it is sympathetic toward Germany.
 Because The Call printed various items preudcal to the conduct of the denied the privilege of newspaper mail rates.
 Yesterday the Call newspaper selected article which appeared in The World saying that this item critical of the purposes of America any printed by The Ca and demanded that The World be excluded
 The Call fails to grasp the principles of penal regulation The World in what it prints has intent to stop impede the harass cripple the government The Call all intent The of the mails is not denied because items printed but because matter printed for the very purpose of weakening the power of America.
 Nowhere in the philosophy affected by American social fists be found principle powerful enough to them the violent opposition Americas methods they hbt They for the most part recOncabe The socialists with Allied leanings have left the Socialist party.
 Hlquitt remans Phelps-Sokes goes out Berger stays Spargo goes out Americans qut Germans remain, evd that the actual of socialist attitude pro-er man sympathy and not socialist philosophy.
 In. the labor unions the who constantly seeking promote strikes will be found to be socialists and frequent y socialists of the w w. stripe As often not these are German in sympathy and their real motive for desiring trouble to the extent of dfyng the leaders of their in ternationals, is German sympathy
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-28

Although never active in politics he had been member of the Board of Education and was Republican nom- inee for the Connecticut Legislature in 1903.
 MT. Morris occupied for over 40 years the family homestead originally built by his father at the corner of Noble and East Washington avenues. At the time this house was built the whole Wheeler & Wilson colony had grouped around Washington Park. Practically all of the old houses now standing there were originally built by the officers of the Wheeler & Will son Sewing Machine Go. In those days East Bridgeport was very small. In locating where it did the Wheeler & Wilson Co. had gone far out of the beaten tracks of manufacturers. The late P. T. Barnum and William H. Noble were developers of East Bridgeport and the two great thor oughgares of Barnum and Noble ave nues were named after them. They had caused the establishment of Washington Park and the entire lay out of the East Side of the city. MT. Morris was intimately associated with all of these old pioneers and develop CTS of Bridgeport in their work and his family grew up h the atmosphere and surroundings which they estab- lished and created.
 An evidence of MT. Morris fore sightedness lay in the fact that years ago he foresaw the possibility of de- velopment of Payer weather's Island, lying between Bridgeport and Block Rock harbor This property had be- longed for generations back to farm | CTS in Trumbull, Easton and Monroe and on account of the shifting nature of the sandbars, it was almost impos- l sible to trace the different owner ships. MT. Morris made it source 1 of pleasure and interest 25 years ago | to seek out the owners of these prop | critics in the different country towns and n acquire their respective titles and interests. Later on the city took over from MT. Morris all of the con- solidated titles which he had bought 1 to this Fayerweather's Island prop erty and it is now held for develop ment as one of the city's parks. MT. Morris was for many years a member of the Seaside Club, the | Black Rock Yacht Club, the Brook lawn Country Club and many other similar organizations. He was par ticularly known for his kindly and | courteous manner, his geniality and ] strong sympathies. His life brought him into association with a large number of men whose life, like his, was wrought into the fabric of Bridgeport's development and growth l When he came here the city was not much more than a country village and it was the forward-looking spirit and
 enterprise Of the group of men with
 whom he was intimately associated
 that gave it such a large imptus | towards it's present size and charac-
 ter.
 MT. Morris wife died seven years ago. His son, Paul Winters Morris
 a sculptor of prominence, died about
 two years ago. Remaining of MT
 Morris family are a son, Louis N
 Morris, two daughters, Mrs William
 T. Hincks and Mrs. Edgar w. Bas
 sick, a grandson, MT. Dudley M. Nor
 ris.
 Funeral services will be held or
 Friday afternoon under the conduc
 of Rev George W. Nicholson, for
 merly pastor of the First Baptis i church.