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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-21
SAYS REPORTS OF
HUNS TALES ARE
OF LITTLE VALUE
Headquarters

American Headquarters in
France-.tBy the Associated
Press -Concrete information OBJ
t2ined from thousands of prison
ers taken by the Americans in re
cent operations does not indicate
an sppreciabIe break down of Ger
man morale, according 10 eXamin-
ing officers. II is true that indi-
viduals occasionally say they are
glad they are captured and that
they are tired of fighting, hungry
and badly treated, but officers
point out that the same is posi-
by true Of allied prisoners taken
by the Germans after several
days of BON bardmenL
It is explained that a mans mo-
rae is naturally al the lowest ebb
al III moment Of capture and US
ually shaken by fighting exposure,
fatigue and possibly the lack of
lOod. At such times men are in
chned TO say things which they
would retTaCt after rest and nour-
lshment Great value. therefore, is
lot placed on prisoners utteranC-
6 rejecting on the true Condi-
IONS in the German army and
among the people At any rate the
authorities say the number of Ger
mans uttering such sentiments is
not great
Many thousands Of prisoners are
now in the hands of the Americans
@no this number is being constant
y increased by incessant raids.
some Of these men maintain sill
ence They refuse to reply to
quesuons on any subject or say
nat Germany is far from defeat.
lAey usually maintain a soldierly
bearing and sullenly resent cap
Iare. The correspondent has seen
ana inspected hundreds Of prison
efs- Those captured lately meas
afe up well with the usual stand
ard
from a great mass OF digested
L'Soner Information, and observa-
1ons from other sources. military
@ahorlues say they find the enc
~ well fed and well clothed.
"Ll4e mis- morale is not as high as
was early in the summer, he is
,aI from losing his fighting quail
es and spirit This was recent
Demonstrated in the bitter fight
.1s along the Marine. at St. Mihiel
@Aa 81. Quentin
study Or captured material
-O"s that the German soldiers
.1otalng is Of good quality and IS
s-ehlliul The rauons are gener-
- and nutritious, which is testi-
20 70 by American soldiers who
fauons taken from the dead
~ wounded when their rapid ad-
~Aee around St MihieI carried
80 beyond reach OF their supply
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-21

Women's Gloves OF imported
white kid. all sizes. plain or
fancy backs Prices range from
81. $2.25 to $3.50 On 81 80
sale al ........-.--.. - A"OS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-21

Pure Blood Means Perfect Health
The average druggist has handled
hundreds of medicines in his day
some OF which have long since been
forgotten
But there is one that has been
sold BY the druggists throughout
this country. for more than nfty
wears. and that is s. S. s.. the re-
liable blood medicine. that is purely
vegetable. Many druggists have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-21

Coats best Sew
ing Thread. black
or white. all size )
(limit. o spools to
a customer. none
to d e a ! c r 81.
You know what
others ask. A.
Our price e. 1@
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-21

Big lot OF Laces, filet, walls. Clu-
ny and torchon, in many new
patterns; some are matched
sets; a wide selection to choose
from; choice OF
the lot ........ ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-21

service it is declared in the hand
book. The national Catholic war
council was created to serve as
best it might this cOor iination Of
Catholic activities, to aHord means
for a systematic study OF national
problems and to offer a national
cooperation to the civic, social and
moral agencies of the church in
the present emergency
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24
WROSE TREE"
 AK m I5WAOAhS- PHONE 1917
l1 sHEts fTU1Esl Dsssp2sseosaeO ss2s
 ssaEM1 .IEI WATER REPORT FOR DEC. 23.
Elevation of water in reservoir
WEATHER FORECAST

Arizona Tuesday and Wednesday, fair: slowly rising temperature.
 New MeXico-Tuesday and Wednes- day generally fair: not so cold.
 West Texas Tuesday fair; not so cold in Panhandle; Wednesday fair, rising temperature.
 Southern California Tuesday fair. frost.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24

An unusual number of petty thelts have been reported to the police In the course of the past few days. AccordlnS 10 the majority of the complaints, packages. auto robes and gloves left in machines parked around the city have a habit of disappearing. The authorl- ties are endeaVOring to break up thls practice but can make but httle head- way as long as owners are so careless of their belongings
 FOR CHRISTMAS EVE-Tuesday evening at 7:30 the Sunday school chll- dren of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church will give a Christmas eve pro gram of songs, recitations, etc. There will be tree and gifts for the chil- dren. Wednesday morning at II o'clock there will be a special Christmas serV- ice with a sermon by the pastor on the story of Christs birth. A cordial in vitation is extended to all. The church is located on Ninth avenue between Adams street and Woodland avenue.
 AT CASTLE HOT SPRlNGS-Win- ter tourists are Hooking to Castle Hot Springs and accommodations at this rest and recreation spot are fast filling up. according to the management of the hotel. The following are recent arrivals: Mrs. Lillian LaGaier and Miss Emily Proctor, New York city; Misses Clara Reed and Eleanor Reed, Locust Point N. J.; MT. and Mrs George H. Maxwell Boston, Mrs. F. Bradfield Mrs. J. J. Henderson. Dr George Goodrich Phoenix and J. E. Young, crown King, Ariz.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24

It makes no difference what your wants may be you can have them sup piled by using and reading The Repub lican Classified pages-Arizona's Lead ing Advertising Medium.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24
GOODS IDENTIFIED
 ASLO0T OF BURGLAR

Jewelry, furs and a bit of change were introduced at the preliminary hearing of Juan Soto before Justice Wheeler yesterday as evidence that the Mexican had entered the home of Mrs Margaret Mc1ndoo and claimed by her as her property.
 Mrs. McIndoo, who is employed a.. the Santa Fe restaurant, was the chief witness against Soto against whom there are two burglary charges, A revolver and cartridges taken from the shop of w. N. Pace, a negro commonly known as Diamond Joe" were also used as states exhibits
 Soto was held to answer on both charges, bail being fixed at S1,000 in each case, Being unable to furnish the amount. he was remanded to the custody of the sheriff.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24
VOLUNTEER NURSE
 |S SERIOUSLY ILL

After successfully aiding the county in the care of its influenza patients and nursing her own friends through severe attacks of the disease, Miss Flo Jean Graham is seriously i'll at he: apartments at the Suncourt.
 Miss Graham. who is head of the do- mestic science department of the graded schools, served in the diet kitchen of the emergency hospital for many weeks. Without a thought of herself or fear that she might become victim of the flu, she continued her work until her services were no longer needed.
 Approaching the scarcity of nurses in the city. Miss Graham volunteered when her own friends became ill nurs- | ing them day and night, until their re- covery. A few days ago she suffered an attack and her condition yesterday was reported as serious.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24
TOWN TOPICS

TO PRESCOTT FOR HOLIDAYS Dr. and Mrs. John A. Miller will pass the holiday season in Prescott
 GLOBE MINING MAN HERE-A. Billiard of Globe. who is a prominent mining man Of that district. is regis tered at the Jefferson hotel
 TO LOS ANGELES FOR XMAS Leland l.. Pearson left last evening for Los Angeles where he will pass the holidays with his family
 JOHN WANVlG, JR. HERE-John D. Wanvig Jr from the OriZaha mine, in the Black canyon district, is in Phoenix. He is staying at the Adams hotel.
 POSTPONE CHRISTMAS ExER- ClSES-The Christmas exercises at the Cartwright church have been post poned until next Sunday night on ac- count of the muddy roads.
 DOUGLAS MINING MAN HERE Harry l.. Pickett and Frank W. Hunt CT, well known mining men, operating around Douglas. registered at the Adams hotel yesterday
 CAPTAIN MckINLEY lLL-Captain l.. NJ. Mckinley, who has just returned from training camp, was taken i'll with influenza last night and removed to the Sisters hospital.
 HERE FOR WINTER-Mr. and Mrs A. Harrison of St. Louis. arrived in Phoenix yesterday. They will make
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24
SUN 5 LIFE COMES,
 As XMAS PRESENT

Professor Ava C. Shinn. of the $. Indian department. has learned that his son Harry. who is a chief cook in the American eXpeditionary forces. IS alive, and not dead as reported re gently. Harry Shinn was listed with the boys who were killed in the last battle of the war. He however has written his father since his death and informs him that he expects to be sent home soon.
 Harry Shinn, in his lcfter. told of the wild joy in Paris when the news of the signing of the armistice was made pub lie. He also stated that the happiness in the armies is unbounded.
 Professor Ava Shinn is spending the holidays with his family at 509 North Thirteenth street.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24
STEADY DECLINE IN
 INFLUENZA CASES

With a material reduction in the number of influenza cases in the city. the health authorities are redOubling their efforts to stamp out the disease. Latest reports show that there are but 15 cases in the community. This num- Der includes Il new cases which devel- oped over the wek end.
 There are, however. 90 additional cases in the hospitals of the city. These patients are in the main out of town residents. The total of these cases is also dwindling rapidly, there being 13 releases yesterday against three new cases admitted. In the city F dis charges from quarantine were reported
 Physicians reports last night indi- cate there are 125 cases of influenz in Phoenix, includin the patients from the rural districts. This is the lowest total that has yet been reached in the course of the epidemic. Two fatalities were reported from the hospitals. Mrs Florence McKeeves and F. I. Paynter ! both of this city, succumbing to the disease.
 --O
 EichenbrOner'S Orchestra Phon,
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24
NOT ICE

I am sick in bed with rheumatism and will not be out for a few days. Geo. Pierson. Adv. 1t
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED Furnished apartment or house by permanent resident Address P Q. box 1887. al
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24
SIR KNIGHTS ATTENTION

All Sir Knights are requested A, to be present Christmas morn SS ing at 10 o'clock in the Masonic Temple, to participate in a toast to our Grand Master. Most eminent Sir Lee s. Smith. An excellent program will be presented All so- journing Sir Knights cordially invited.
 DERWIN D. NORTRUP.
 Eminent Commander. t H. B. ST. CLAIRE
 Recorder. al
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24
Local Weather Yesterday

am. pm. Temperature, degrees. .....43 4S Temperature of evaporation. 42 45 Humidity, per cent ........94 G Wind direction ...-.......NE NV Wind velocity. miles ....... , Weather ................C Cloudy Clear Highest temperature .............53 5 Lowest temperature .............43 43 Total rainfall ................... T. Deficiency in temperature yesterday, degrees.
 Deficiency in temperature since the first of the month. 29 degrees.
 Accumulated deficiency in tempera ture since January 1, 49 degrees. Normal precipitation January 1 to date, I'll inches.
 Actual precipitation January 1 to date. 1893 inches.
 Accumulated excess since January 1 222 inches.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24

this city their place of residence this winter. At present they are staying at the Jefferson hotel.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24

Eichenbroner'S Orchestra. Phone 2256. Phoenix, Ariz 1-bl
Arizona republican., 1918-12-24
DINNER DANCE AT SAN MARCOS

A dinner dance will be given at the San Marcos at Chandler next Friday night. There is already large num- Der of guests from the east at that hos telry now famous throughout the coun- try. Many Phoenicians will also be in attendance. These. events at the San Marcos in the past have been greatly appreciated by all who have had the plea of attending them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-23

The Soth Division Of the Army,
which was organized and trained at
Camp Leo, near Petersburg. Va, was
sxnary honored by the choosing of
it's s32oth- Infantry to parade in Paris
; with President Wilson and his en-
Itourage. The 32oth Infantry is one
.ct the two regiments of the 16oth
( brigade, which came into being IN
September, 1917. with Brig. Gen. Lloyd
[ NJ. Brett as brigade commander ana
tMaj. c. Fred Cook Of this city as bril-
!, sade adjutant. 1t sailed for France
;last May. Gen. Brett had served for
live years as adjutant general of the
District of Columbia militia. He has
been commended by Gen. Pershing
. for the work of himself and his bril-
sgade in the Argonne battles that
!spelt nnal 6efeat for German hopes.
Capt. William G. MacNulty Of this
Getty, long in the District government
service, was senior captain of the
saoth Infantry and saw hard fighting
until sent to the hospital with Sc
.were attack Of influenza.
The New York Herald, Paris edi-
.tion, published the following in con-
;nection with the Presidents visit:
Brig. Gen. l. NJ. Brett, loved BY
every man in the 16oth Brigade. was
sasked to pick one of his crack dough-
boy outfits for the honor. Gen. Brett
said it was like pulling teeth to
name any one outfit over another
hut, after much elaboration, chose
the 32Oth on account of the survival
of most of its old officers, which in
sures better drill.
'"The SOth Division. although COM
nosed of soldiers who have been in
the service only a year, was given
special mention in Army orders for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-23

trying to put out some machine gun
nests concealed in an orchard when l
saw Lieut.. Wood suddenly turn to the
rear. I thought had best communi-
cate with him, not knowing the sec.
tor myself, SO I turned and had not
gone fifty yards when a German y
burst right under one of my treads
and snapped it off, of course putting
it out of action for the day. The
driver and I got out and got to the
1ieutenants tank without the dense
machine gun fire getting US. There
the eyes from splinters, but the blood
ruined his vision. SO 1 got in his
tank with the orders and a map and
started for the days objective-Flie-
Vile
Lauds His "Kid'' Driver.
ct had then Kid Rogers for a
driver. He is seventeen years old.
comes from Evanston. ILL.,. and his
father is rector Of one of our
churches there. He is some kid-full
of pluck.
and then the early morning fog had
lifted, also the dense smoke of our
own barrage. There. on the edge OF
the orchard. I could hardly believe
were at least twenty Huns. with
three machine guns. AS l came up
firing as fast as I could with my
37-one- pounder) they began getting
uneasy and some were putting on
their clumsy packs. I wished they
ali were doing the same, for their
fire was perfect hell-the worst I've
vet to experience. We were in upon
the devils so close that they were
throwing potato Washers (boche
grenades) at us. Then Rogers got
wounded slightly about the eyes, just
like the lieutenant, and had to turn
back for a new driver. I went on
the party where I got mine but the
nest was TAKEN"
Lieut.. Snyder was breaking bronchos
in Montana. on the Tongue river.
when he enlisted in Capt. Hudnutt's
battery, 9Th Field Artillery. After
two months he went abroad as stable
sergeant, but was afterward trans
ferred to the Tank Corps, where he
won his second ieutenancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-23
LIEUT.. ARTHUR SNYDER AIMS
TO MAKE ARMY LIFE CAREER
Heroic Work in Tank Corps
Described by Colonel as
Worthy of D. S. Medal.
Was Member Of Company
Which Lost 60 Per Cent in
Casualties on Argonne Fr

After rumor had killed him in &C
tion-a rumor which did not reach
Washington Second Lieut.. Arthur
Snyder Of the 344th Battalion Tank
Corps, son Of Rev. DR.. William Tayloe
I Snyder. rector Of the Church of the
Incarnation, writes:
IT was wounded in the head by
spinters from machine gun bullets
hitting tho tank. 1t was very slight
and tho worst Of It was a mild case
of shell shock. But even that is a
thing Of tho past, and I believe my
nerves can now stand again the
racket Of the front"
A letter Of a later date from 4 coll
onel whose name Is withheld states
that Lieut. Snyder was in the battles
! at the st. Mihiel salient. September
12-15, and Of tho Asne, September Is
His work. I am sure. would have
won him the distinguished service
medal in any other corps than the
tanks. His officers described to me
the heroic action Of tank which.
disabled and surrounded by the en-
other day found that he was COM
handing that tank. You may well be
proud Of him.
Plans to Stay in Army.
Lieut. Snyder, after referring to the
fact that he had finally received his
commission as an officer after work
ing thirteen months for it, all Of
which except two were spent in a
foreign country, says, IF 1 be al
. lowed to hold my commission after
occupation.
IT am trying to get sent back to
duty from here" he continued. ''but
maybe I can't work 1t, and I may
! have to be sent to another base hos
pital and thence to a replacement
camp, then back to my outfit, or
what is left of it, for my captain
Capt. English) and several of my
pals have gone west while others
are crippled for life. Sixty per cent
CT the company was lost in casual
ties. but, of course, this means slight
wounds. gas and everything. But it
was sure bad, believe me.
Only one officer of the four was
left when I was sent to the rear.
Only a few tanks left, too, when I
got mine / was the last tank of
. our platoon Give tanks), and it was
not the tank had started the day in.
for when we had jumped off that
morning there were two tanks.
Lieut.. Wood commanding one and
the other This was on the Argonne
front, in front of the little shelled
ttown of Exermont. We had only been
Yin action few minutes and were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-23

couldn't all Christmas shopping before the last day. or
forgotten friends relatives and dol
provoking generally obg
by
of ourneara ndde folks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-23
GEN. BRETT SIGNALLY 1ONORS
xs 32Oth INFANTRY REGIMENT

its brilliant offensives The dough-
boys were in the lines seventeen days
in the Bots d'Agons and took an
active part in the big smash of No
vember i. They worked on: the left
side Of the ina rines in this advance,
jumping off near Sommerance and
pushing ahead until they had taken
the towns of Imecourt and Buzancy."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-23
KISSED EVERY GIRL.
Three American Officers Figured in
London Victory Celebration.

Correspondents Of the Associated Press.
MANCHESTER, England, December
5.-Describing the celebration of peace
in London, the Guardians London
correspondent writes:
Another incident was that a very
large plain American officer, with two
short plain American officers, marched
UP from Trafalgar Square to Leices-
ter Square kissing every girl they
met. the leader shouting. Next,
please
Before they got to the square they
had a following of a dozen unkissed
girls drawing their attention to the
fact"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-23
Argentine Envoy at Rio.

RIO JANEIRO, December 21.-Dr
Tomas A.. LIE Breton, the new Argen-
tine ambassador to the United States.
arrived here today. He is going to
Spain to join his family and will then
proceed to Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-23

Ludwell' L. Howison. an investm emit
broker of Portland Me, has pleaded
guilty to the charge of forgery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-23

There isn't color coorshade of the that is
represented and there plenty of navies and blacks
each STYLE
Naturally they stand for the highest designing
many of them sold up to 5000 early in the season
Some have large fur collars and cuffs while others have
large collars Of the best skins
No better offered at the price
Second Foor-Lansburgh & Bro
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-10-25
MACLAND

Mr.. w. N. Edwards who was strick-
Ell with paralysis few days ago is
resting some better, we are glad to
state.
Mr. Harry Lindley, of Camp Cor
don, spent Sunday with home folks.
Misses Hazel Rollins and Gladys
Lindley spent the weekend with rel
atives in Atlanta.
Mr. Carl Rice, of Camp Gordon,
spent the weekend with his parents
here.
Mrs. W. L. Dobbs has had an at
tack of influenza, but is getting on
nicely now.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Edwards have
returned to their home in Birming-
ham, Ala.
Little Miss Laura Evelyn Maddox,
of Elizabeth, spent Saturday and
Sunday with Julia and Blanche
Griggs. RUBY.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-10-25
MOUNT OLIVET

Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Abbott of At
lanta spent the weekend with rela-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Anderson and
family of Center visited Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Fl. Hefner.
Quite number of Mr.. Bryan Tay-
lor's young friends met at his home
last Monday night and gave him a
hearty send off as he left Tuesday for
Camp. Bryan is a good boy and we
know he will make good.
Miss Lee Hefner is visiting in At
lanta this week.
We are al anxious to know if those
peace rumors are true.
PEANUT
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-10-25
DUE WEST

The Club here Saturday night, and
Sunday School Sunday morning was
rained out.
The Farmers Union at this place
is progressing nicely. The Union
meets every Tuesday night after the
second and fourth Sundays.
Messrs. j. L. and j. B. Prathel
made business trip to Powder
Springs, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Hamilton visit
ed his brother, Mr. Henry Hamilton
and family of Macland Monday night.
Mr.. ]. J. Story returned home Fri
day from South Georgia with the flu.
He says that all can go to South Geor-
gia that want to but he never expects
to go again.
Glad ito hear that Mr.. Walter
Lawrence is out again after being
confined to his bed for several days
with the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mooring Echols spent
Sunday night with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. S. w. Williams.
Mr.. T. B. Lawrence spent Sunday
night with relatives near Sandy
Plains. AMOR.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-10-25
HIGHLANDS

Messrs John and D. w. Frasure
left Friday for North Georgia to see
their father who is very sick.
Messrs Bob Cox and j. w. Ed
wards, and Miss Sallie Frasure have
the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs o. C. James and
sister, Mrs. D. G. Runyan of Smyrna,
visited their sister, Mrs. Evans at
Lost Mountain last Sunday who is
very sick.
Mr.. Asa Darby carried Mr.. and
Mrs. F. R. Kirk and daughter, to Ac-
worth Tuesday to do some shopping.
Mrs. H. R. Ridgeway's spend-the-
day company Wednesday we're: Mrs.
D. G .Runyan of Smyrna, Mrs. C. c.
Jasnes and children, Mrs. j. d. Cams
and daughter.
Messrs ]. B. Bearden and c. S.
Kirk spent Tuesday in Acworth.
Mr.. l. A. Darby's children and Ad-
rian Kirk are going back to school
in Marietta this week.
MUGGINS.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-10-25
McAFEE

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Chance are
moving back to his fathers on ac-
count of the latter's bad health, and
the fact that the boys who were at
home have entered service. We are
sorry to have them leave our COM
munity.
Sorry to note that Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Lance are still confined to
their beds on account ofthe after
effects of measles.
Among those attending the fair in
Atlanta last week were: Mr.. j. W.
Poor and his sons, Sam and John,
Rhea Cunningham and sisters, Flora
and Nina. They tell US the exhibits
were fine and the amusements good.
Mr.. Grady Wifkie of Camp Gordon
visited home folks Sunda. He is ex-
pected to start "across" soon.
It has rained out our Sunday
School for the past two Sundays, but
let's not become discouraged. Every
body meet out with US the first Sun
day it isn't raining at 8 p. m.
Mr.. C. H. Wilkie has bought silo
but owning to the scarcity of labor
he fears he will not get it set up IN
time for use this esason.
SMILES