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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

Negroes in the Army. So far there are
about Isl, 900 negroes in the national army
Two complete negro divisions have been
organized and about 1000 negroes have
been commissioned as captains or lieuten-
ants. Several thousand colored men in the
selective draft will be sent to educational
institutions this summer to study radio en-
cheering, auto mechanics and other techni-
cal work for the purpose of attaching them
to infantry and artillery units. =
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
Inmates Attention.!

Inmates will observe the following
rules to insure prompt mail service.
Place register number and page num-
her in upper right hand corner of
envelope in space to be covered by
stamp.
Your future page number will be same as
shown on all incoming letters.
Do not write between lines.
Sign your full name to all letters.
j. J. SULLIVAN. Deputy Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

More Trucks Ordered. The war depart
ment has just placed an order for 5000
three to fve-ton motor trucks, these being
in addition to the TO-, 600 motor trucks al
ready under process of construction. Fiji
teen automobile manufacturers shared in the
order. The trucks will cost over $3.50
piece.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
The Game of 1918

Stands are packed and bleachers crowded,
When the gong-clang summons PLAY
Bands are brazen, throngs are vocal,
Once again for Opening day
Cheers for we'll remembered faces
Hats off-silence-for we know
Some of those who were our idols,
Star no longer with the show
Some of those who decked the diamond.
With the start of yesteryear,
Cannot hear the the umpire calling,
Cannot answer over here!
Still, we know their hearts are with US,
AS they battle, do. and dare
They are thinking of the ballfeld-
And our thoughts are over there!
Standing up to face fast pitching,
Matching eye and strength and nerve
With the cunning of the master,
With the whizzing, darting curve
Striding up, determined, eager,
While the roaring thousands cheer,
That's the Game that we are starting
That's the Big Game-over here!
Stepping onward through the smoke whirls
Splashing forward in the mire,
Over heaps of fallen bodies,
Over trench and tangled wire
"Carry on" through gas and gun-blaze,
Tramping down each hidden lair
That's the game our boys have started
That's the big game-over there!
There's home plate in the ball park,
Where the armored maskman waits
There's home plate over yonder,
Where the foemen guard the gates
Hard the path around the baseIines,
Yet the pIaudits of the stand,
Soon or late acclaim triumph,
With the umpires appraised hand
Black and red the longer basepath,
Strong the steel-shod battle-line,
That awaits our charging fighters,
From the Somme far past the Rhine!
Yet we know that when our vanguard
Gains the Hohenzollern halls,
Then the Greatest of the Umpires
Shall call "Safe" ere evening falIs
Selected
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
Baseball With The Kaiser
1t opened in bleeding Belgium,
With the Kaiser at the bat;

1t opened in bleeding Belgium,
With the Kaiser at the bat;
He won the game at Leige,
And thought he had the series pat.
Then Johnnie Bull went in to pitch,
And stopped the foes advance,
While feature of the game became
The fielding work of France.
Russia went in to pinch hit,
Along the eastern front,
While Italy and Roumania each
Laid down perfect bunt.
They trimmed old Bill at Vimy Hill
With woe they filled his cup,
While out along the foul line,
Uncle Sam was warming up.
Your Uncle Sam is warming up,
To mount the pitching hill,
And when he shows his speed and curve,
He'll strike out Kaiser Bill.
The war machines to conquer worlds
Will know the very worst
When we hit one down to Hindenburg
And beat his throw to first.
When Admiral Simms goes up to bat,
And sweeps the subs from off the sea-
And Pershing sliding into third,
Spikes the crown prince on the knee.
Yes Uncle Sam is warming up,
And after he goes in,
Well be building baseball diamonds
In the city of Berlln.-Ihs Summary.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
:. 20 RY :.
From Our Exchanges
Defenders of The Flag

They are defenders of the flag,
When at the break of day,
The farmer lad awakes, and goes
To the wide green fields away.
They are defenders of the flag,
Who work amid the heat
They pillow and SOW and cultivate.
They reap the corn and wheat.
They are defenders of the flag,
Who tend from day to day,
The hocks and herds upon the plains,
And nothing can dismay.
They are defenders of the flag,
When nations cry for food.
Our boys at home now heed their cry.
Their hearts with love imbued.
They are defenders of the flag,
When little children dear
Are taught to love and serve their God,
And all His works revere.
They are defenders of the flag,
Who many burdens bear
So willingly for those they love
And all their sorrows share.
They are defenders of the flag,
When with defiant hand,
Denounce "King Alcohol" aloud,
Despise his demon band.
They are defenders of the flag,
That give their cash, and work
To carry righteous cause made known
Meier from their duty shirk.
They are defenders of the flag,
As we'll as those brave sons
Who march away to war and die
While fighting the dread "Huns.'
Lucy Harrington johnson.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

Mayors Thank U. S. Troops. The
mayors of Meaux, France. and the neigh
boring districts have expressed to the Amer
lean commanding officer on the Marne the
thanks of the civilian population for the
bravery and effectiveness of the American
troops in driving back the Germans and
warding off the danger that threatened them
few weeks ago.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

Summary--Three base hits: Bush, Ruth
erford. Two base hits: Bush, Add, Brad,
Double play: ]. Schell to Cayou to ].
Schell. Stolen bases: O'Brien, T. Schell,
Plourde, Eastman, Bradley, Bushway,
Burns, Branch, James, two. Struck out by
Berg:' eight; by Wells: FIVE, in FIVE innings.
Hits off Berg, sixteen; off Wells, four; of
Lee, five. Bases on balls: off Berg, one;
off Lee, one. Wild pitches: by Berg, six;
by Wells, one; by Lee, three. First base
on errors: visitors, one; M. S. P. four.
Left on bases: visitors, six; M. S. P. FIVE.
Umpire: Mr.. Tolen.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

King George recently ordered new suit
costing only SIS.
Richard, son of the late President Cleve-
land, has enlisted in the Marine Corps.
The war Industries Board proposed to
ban ribbons and laces for the period of the
war.
Connecticut has seven policewomen, and
is the first. State to give them full authority.
Workers in American ship building yards
have increased in number in one year from
As, 900 to $50, 900.
Little wooden dolls are being worn by
Paris women as fetishes to guard against
accident from air raids.
Under governmental control express
drivers are forbidden to carry trunks
downstairs because of the shortage of labor.
Many automobiles in New York carry
conspicuously signs reading ''Men of the
| service have lift as far as we CO."
AiCASA HiOutH -ulIClottOu dliu olCCu-
ing of the gums new disease, has been
found in the British and German armies.
An appeal to ''lend a fishing rod for
soldiers holiday has been sent out by the
Y. M. c. A. at Camp Dix, Wrightstown,
N. ].
The Mormon Church of Utah has just
turned over to the Government its wheat
reserve of 100000 bushels, collected from
tithes.
Frank H. Bull, millionaire steel mag
nate who died recently, left $4,000, 900 to
war sufferers in northern France and Bel
GUM.
Daniel Willard, president of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, says his theory of
success is that he always tried to suit his
employer.
Wall Street fnanciers are raising millions
of dollars to provide for the cultivation of
16, 900 acres of wheat land on our Indian
reservations.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
G | E A n | n G s
From Our E1chdu0es

A little more thinking means a great
deal less sin.
The worst lier is the one who says he
never does.
1t is almost as difficult to be a good
neighbor as to have one.
Obstinacy is merely trait possessed by
the other fellow in an argument.
Many family tree has produced a nut
and then, consider the lemons.
Age always brings us wisdom-declares.
Jerome. but the great trouble is that it does
not leave us much time to use it.
Somehow or other we'd rather a man
would hatter rather than tell the brutal
truth just to be hurtful.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
Right Over The Top
Continued from page one.)

Continued from page one0
ford gets base hit. Berg gets base hit,
filling the bases. Then on three successive
wild pitches and passed balls, the three
base runners were allowed to walk home.
Neske out, Bran to Jam. Three runs.
three hits, three errors.
M. S. P.-Burn gets a safe hit and goes
to second on Berg's wild throw to Cayou.
He successfully steals third and scores when
Neske makes a wild throw to J. Schell.
Helm out, Rutherford to Csyou. Add
struck out. Bran draws a base on halls.
Lee struck out. One hit, one run, two err
rors.
Visitors-T. Schell and Plourde, struck
out. Rice is hit with a pitched ball. J..
Schell drives long fly to center field which
Nc dropped, allowing Rice to advance to
third base, and later, scoring on passed
ball. O'Brien struck out. One run, no
hits, two errors,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
Inmates Attention!

Hereafter inmates are not permitted
to receive wearing apparel of any
description from friends or relatives.
Inmates buying socks, under
wear, nightshirts, handkerchiefs, etc.,
should send them to the Laundry
and have their number marked on
them before using. Write your
name, register number and cell
number on a slip of paper, attach
to articles and give to cell hall
captain.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

The richer a man is the harder he tries
to make people believe he is poor.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
Board of Parole

Board of Parole
c. E. Nasaly, Chairman
c. S. Reed, Sec'y for Prison
Rev. H. c. Swearingen
Ii. X. w. Scott, Sec'y for Reformatory
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22
Briau,, @ffirtaIs
Board Of Control

Board Of Control
Ralph w. Wbeeiock, Minneapolis
C. E. vasaly, Little Falls
c. j. Swendsen, St. James
Downer Mullen. Secretary.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-08-22

Anderson, Oscar Macintosh, w. F.
Elfstrom. w. B. Miller. George
FITZGERALD, &c. Nelson. Walter
Haefner, j. r. Ryan, j. A.
Hood, B.F. Stanek. Thomas
Kitty, c. r. Smith, Nv.
Kienholz, Willard label, Oscar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-30
ROCK ISLANDER
ON SHIP SUNK?
Is RumOred That Allan r. MacDOn.
aid, Former Resident. Was on
Inflated Orissa.
NAME NOT INCLUDED IN LIST
Left City Early in Month to Sail for
France April Ii to Assist
In War Work.

Persistent rumors are to the eff
feet today that Allan F. MacDon-
aid, formerly of this city, was on
board the British steamship Orissa
which was torpedoed yesterday
morning by German submarine.
In the list of passengers given
Mr.. MacDonald's name is not in
cluded. However, through some mis-
take, his name may have been omit
ted. 1t is impossible to verify the
report. No word has been received
here as to when Mr. Macdonald
sailed. He left the city on April
10 with the intention of sailing for
France on or before April Is.
He was chosen by the national
council of the Young Mems Chris
tan association for work in France.
He was formerly floor manager of
McCahe's Drygoods company of this
city
Perchance Mr. Macdonald was on
board the torpedoed ship, he is now
safe in an English port, as all of
the crew were saved Among the
passengers were a number of Y NJ
c. A. workers. This led to the be-
lief that Mr.. Macdonald was among
the list.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-30
STEPHANY GLAD TO
SEE HUNS BEATEN

At the meeting of the Rotary club
at the Rock Island club today at
noon, Max Stephany, local insur-
ance man and a naturalized citizen
of the United States, gave an ad-
dress on the political and internal
conditions in Germany He showed
how the war was against the Ger
man government but for the Ger
man people. He urged all German
born residents of the country to be
loyal to America and stated that
there were many loyal German
born citizens in this country.
Mr.. Stephany said he was born in
Germany and that all property he
owned was wiped out by this war,
but that it was worth the price,
since the world is being freed from
German imperialism.
A letter was read from Colonel
George Burr, who met Lieutenant
Frank Huntoon, son of j. G. Hun
toon, in France. Colonel Burr is
now located in London. where he is
IN charge of the American ordnance
base depot. Captain Walter Rosen-
field also read a letter from his
brother, Lieutenant Charles D. Ro-
senfield, who is with the American
forces in France. He sent his greet
ings to the club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-30
REVEALS RESULT
CHURCH ADDITIONS

The first of the series of evangel-
istic meetings to be conducted by
Rev. r. L. Meyer, Fighting Bob
at Edgewood Baptist church. was
held last evening with a splendid
interest and attendance. A num-
Der of conversions were made last
evening. Assisting Rev. Mr.. Meyer
is his wife. who is an evangelistic
singer and an inspiration and help
in the meetings. Mr.. Meyer re-
ceives his title, Fighting Bob,
from the fact that he was so con-
sidered when his father was pro-
prietor of a saloon in WILLIAMSON:
Pa He was later converted and
years after returned TO his homo
city and there conducted a series
Of meetings which brought a total
of 254 conversions. He subse-
quently attended the Moody Bible
institute in Chicago for two years
and has been conducting revival
meetings throughout the middle
states. He came to Rock Island
from Oglesby. ILL.,, where so con
verts were added to the church
through his efforts. Services are
held every evening at 1880 and
there is an afternoon session at 3
both of which are open to the gen
,ro1 puhlfc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-30
LOWDEN AT PLEA
OF LANSING ASKS
LAW BE HELD UP

Chicago, April 80. = Governor
Frank o. Lowden today requested
Corporation Counsel Ettleson not
to enforce the enemy alien ordi-
nance which would deny business
licenses to enemy aliens in Chicago
after tomorrow. The governor made
the request over the long distance
telephone from Springfield. He
said that Secretary of State Lam
sing had urged that enforcement of
the ordinance be held up as 1t
probably would be a violation of
treaties. The ordinance recently
passed by the city council becomes
effective May l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-30
SENATE PASSES
0VERMAN BILL
Measure Adopted 63 TO 13-Gives
President Authority to Re-
organize War Agencies.

Washington, April 30.-Rejecting
all amendments designed to limit
the presidents authority, the SEN
ate late yesterday passed the Over
man bill. with its general grant of
power for the executive to coordi-
nate and reorganize government
departments and other agencies
during the war.
The vote on the measure, which
now goes to the house. vas So to 10,
many senators who opposed the ad-
ministration in the long fight over
proposed amendments joining the
majority when the test came on
hnal passage.
Nearly all of the % Republicans
voting to pass the bill had, before
the final roll call, supported
amendments to circumscribe the
presidents power generally to war
functions. Those who continued
their opposition to the finish have
based their attitude on the argu-
ment that the bill confers unneces-
! sary autOcratic powers upon the
president and is unconstitutional
! Administration leaders champion
ed the measure consistently and
would not agree to any amendments
limiting the presidents authority.
During the long fight some Demo-
Gratis thought concessions would
have to be made. They found, how
ever, that the president insisted
upon passage of the bill without
substantial change from the form
in which he sent it to Senator Over
nf North {Farnlira IaG EHohry1-
Tary after the senate military COM
mittee virtually had decided to rec
ommend legislation for war cabi-
net and munitions director as the
result of its war inquiry
The only amendments added in
the senate were accepted by Sena-
tor Overman, in charge of the bill
One by Senator Wadsworth of New
York, Republican, would authorize
the president to centralize author
ity over the aviation program in
one executive officer, and another
by Senator Jones, Republican, of
Washington. limits the effect of re-
organizations made under the bill
to six months instead of one year
after the war.
AS passed by the senate, the
measure authorizes the president to
make such redistribution of func-
tions among executive agencies as
he may deem necessary" and to
utilize, coordinate and consolidate
any executive or administrative
commissions, bureaus, agencies,
offices or officers now existing by
law, to transfer any duties or pow
ers from one existing department
or to transfer the personnel there
Of" These powers. however, shall
be exercised only in matters relat-
ing to the conduct of the present
war"
The measure also provides that if
the president believes any agency
should be abolished he shall report
to congress and congress will ar
range for transfer of appropria-
lions in any reorganization, limit
ing their expenditure to the pur-
poses specified by congress.
Early consideration of the bill
in the house is planned by admin
istration leaders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-30
LOAN TOTAL is
NOW S1,444,5OO
West End Of Rock Island County On
Final Squirt for 30 Per Cent
Oyersubscription.
BANKS ARE OPENING EVENINGS
Financial Institutions OF City Pre-
pared TO Accommodate Final
Rush OF Purchasers.

The total Liberty bond subscrip-
tons for the west end OF Rock Is
land county was announced by A. j.
Lindstrom, chairman of the commit
tee in charge OF the bond campaign
includes subscriptions received
beginning last Wednesday and in
GLIDING last night.
This amount includes Boy Scout
sales of SLIGO until yesterday
morning, $2S, 900 from Drury town
ship. and $4,000 from Bowling
township. The program and mon
ster parade OF Liberty day added
materially TO the sale of bonds. the
last week marking a revival of in
terest among buyers.
Liberty loan headquarters has
been extremely busy for some
time checking up prospective pur-
chasers and late subscribers, all
means to induce the individual of
the while taking more energetic
means who has failed to come up TO
expectations in bond purchases, TO
invest proportionate to his n
come The treasury department is
asking 80 per cent more than the
quota first set, and Rock Island
must needs made one more squirt
to carry this district over the goal.
The campaign will close Saturday
night with a banquet for the work
ers at the Rock Island club, when
reports will be heard from the diff
ferent committees and teams.
A. j. Lindstrom stated this morn
ing that all banks in the city were
open last night and will be open for
business tomorrow evening during
the regular evening banking hours,
to accommodate Liberty bond subs
scribers. Buy more bonds is a ct
ting response to Mayor Neon
ochie's proclamation, printed else
where in this issue, buying in this
spirit is a striking testimonial hon
oring the Rock Island lad who
made the supreme sacrifice that
democracy might endure"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-30
LOCAL INTEREST
IN new SENATOR
Y. r. Whitley, Successor to William
j. Stone. Once Counsel In
Baby Case.

Considerable interest will De
aroused in Rock island over the an
nouncement made Of the appoint
ment of X. p. Wiley, St Louis. 20
succeed the late William J. stone
as United States senator from Mis-
souri,.
Whitley acted as counsel for Mr.
and Mrs. James Barclay Moline,
in the famed baby incubator case
which was tried In the Illinois ana
Kansas courts and was adjudicated
in the supreme court of the United
States after years Of litigation
James Barclay was employed az
the Deere & Mansur exhibit al the
exposition in ST Louis in 1903. on
the grounds al the exposition was
the Incubator baby exhibit Dur
ing the time that Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
CLAW were there Mrs. Bar
clay formed a strong attachment
for one of the babies, being with 10
daily. When the fair was about
due to close she did not want 10
part with the baby and started ar
rangements 10 adopt the child.
PAPERS we're sent to the moth
err. Mrs. Charlotte +. Bleakley OF
Lawrence. Kan, for signature. Ac-
cording to Mrs Bleakley she had
been told while in the maternity
hospital in St Louis. that her baby
was dead and she paid the burial
expenses. She then started the
fight TO regain her baby.
In the circuit court here Judge
f. c. Graves decided in a habeas
corpus proceeding that the baby
belonged TO Mrs. Bleakley. She re-
turned to her home in Kansas with
the baby. The adjudication of Illi-
nois was ignored and habeas corpus
proceedings were brought in the
Kansas courts. Mrs. Bleakley Was
granted permission to take the
child to her home and to obtain its
clothing She was accompanied by
an officer Of the court, but disap-
peared. She made her way to Hi
nois in which state the court ruled
that the child was rightfully hers.
She remained in Illinois until the
case was brought before the SUI
preme court which decided that the
Kansas courts should have rec
ognized the rulings of the Illinois
court.
W. H. Saunders, st. Louis. and
w. r. Moore of Moline. represented
Mrs. Bleakley and b F. Peek. II. NJ
McCaskrin and Y. p Wiley rep
resented Mr.. and Mrs. Barclay
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-30
QtyBTIof5.
Tri-Clty Towel Supply company

Tri-City Towel Supply company
For express call William Trefz.
r. |. Clean Towel Service. PhorG
Il. 1. 4476.
1t is asked that all girls who ex-
pect to join the Y. w. G. A. swim
ming class, which opens Tuesday OF
next week. to see DR.. Phoebe Pear
sail. who will be at the Y. w c. A.
rooms from to O'Clock on Thurs
day night for this. purpose. All
girls who expect to join must have
a certificate before doing so.
A volleyball game between Mo
line and Rock Island will be staged
tonight at the local Young Mems
Christian association gym. The
Rock Island team was chosen from
participants of the recent business
mems tournament. They are f. A.
Hainline. NJ. A. Clevett, Carl Ander-
son, j. p. Witter, c. E. Robb. A f.
Horst, Ben Horn and Nels A. Lar
son. The public is invited to at
tend. The Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. w. c.
A. picnickers, who will hold a
spread in the boys room of the Y.
NJ. c. A. this evening will attend
the game after their supper, which
is to be in the cafeteria.