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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-08-22

Washington, Aug. l4.-Th'
order reducing the amount OF prin
paper that may be used by weekly
rewspapers by Is per cent has beer
prepared by the pulp aud paper
section Of the war industries board
and WILDE effective September Is,
Publishers of weekly newspapers
must arrange for reduction OF ID
per cent in their circulation be
ginning with September IS, i'll or
der to meet the requirements OF the
war industries board, The met
hoa of making such reductions VIII
be largely left to each publisher,
yyho will work out the details OF
the oroblem for his own paper AT
the meeting Of the country weekly
publishers held il. Chicago and
called ~ Guy U. H2rdy, presl
dent of the National Editorial
association, at the request OF /
Il kaannelfcy chairman ots the
pulp and paper section, It was
generally felt that the following
methods would be effective Tor
r1ost cases
To discontinue sending paper
efter date of expi1atiop of sub
scription, unless the subscription
IS renewed and paid for. (Thls
ruling to be effective October l,
1918, |
An increase in the subscription
price of the paper, especially where
the price isless than So year,
The discontipuance Of all sub
sdiptions that are not renewed
and paid in adv?nce at the Gtiae
the subscriptions expire. +
The elimination of all free cop
les except one to each advertiser.
The elimination Of all exchanges
except where the papers received {
in exchange are absolutely essentl- :
al to the coniuct of tile paper. {
Must Eepo-t Amount Used.
Publishers Of weekly newspapers ,
will be supplied by the war indus {
tries board with blanks for the
purpose of repori.g the amount
Of paper used BY tl@'sl each month t
from September |, 1917, to Sept G
enber /, 1918. The statements {
made by the publishers will be in t
the form of sworn afidavits aud
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-08-22
Number "a
Publishers To Get
Stock Must Agree To
Follow Conservation
Regulations.
SUBSCRIBERS MUST PAY SUBScRIP-
TION OR PUBL. ISHERS WILL
HAVE TO DISCONTINUE
INSCRIPTIONS

Since taking charge of the News
we have never asked a single new
subscriber to pay in advance, nei-
ther have we asked for the delin-
quent ones 10 pay up. But paper
mills have been restricted III their
output of print paper, and as a re-
suit. the publishers of daily and
weekly papers are required to COM
ply with certain rules, some of
which are to cut off all free copies
and exchanges, and to discontinue
sending papers to subscribers in
arrears The only way we can con-
tinue to serd the News 10 sub
scribers who are in Arrears is by
them paying up to date and re sl'b-
scribe, In that way we cun cont!f,ue
to send the News without r'cuey
iii advance Sone Of the weekly
papers are raising the Subscription
price. but we are going 70 continue
at the same price, ard will con-
tinue to send the News as we
have been, until October /, at
which time we will be compelled
10 discontinue sending the News to
any and all who tail to pay up and
re- subscribe
We don't waflt to 1cose a sinale !.
and hope you will all
oay up and let us continue sending
seu the News
Yours Truly,
The IsfI;tnrS ss
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-08-22
J. P'S. ATTACHMENT
J. W. Pell
]. V. Hollifeld
efore ). l.. tIigdon, J. P.

Before ). l.. Higdou, ]. P.
- this cause il appearing by
affidavit that the defendant, ]. V.
Hlotii6eld, is justy indebted tc
the plaintiff, and is so abscondcd
thafthe ordinary process of law
Icannot be served on him. and
thaf his residence is unknown and
capaot be accertained upon dill
ligent inquiry, and an original
attachment having been levied
on lis property and returned to
merit is therefore ordered that
publication be made in the Polk
County News, a newspaper pub
li5hea at Benton, Tenn, for four
consecutive weeks. commanding
the SAID J. v Holiheld to appear
before me, at my Office, on Sept.
25, 1918, and make defence to
said attachment suit, or it will be
Proceeded with ex-par-te.
Isis August, 2l, 1918.
s. L. Higdon. Justice of the
Peace
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-08-22
J. n. TAYLOR, Jeweler

. TT n IOENf
Watches. Clocks. Electrical Goods,
Auto Repairing, Storage Supplies.
General Repair Work Goodyear
and United States Tires.
TELEPHONE 80. Calls answered day
Opp. Co. Jail. or night.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-08-22
Red Spider
On Cotton
In Polk.
Loss TO farmers will be
considerable.

There has been considerable com
Iplaint among the farmers of this
county thi, summer on account of
cotton dying, with what they call
the rust. Prof. Hancock, County
/ Agent has made an examination
OF a number of farms and has the
following to say in regard to the
trouble.
A great many farmers in eur
county have attributed the recent
advento Of the Rcd Spider to rust.
This rusty appearance of their cot
ton. however is caused by a little
mite on the undersde of the leaf
that sucks the leaf and therebyI
causing it to wilt and fail off. This
little mite when put under the mag
nifyIng glass has eight legs and is !
therefore related to the spider, and |
is called the Red Spider 1t
has been known to lay 90 eggs in
one day and one generation will
complete it's self in IL days, in
hot dry weather This pest increas-
es rapidly; thus the reason for such
rapid spread in our County.
If this spider is already in your /
field youmay get rid of it BY pull
ing upnotonly the infested stalks !,
and taking the stalks out of the
field without shaking the mites off (
and burn them. Ifyoli have spray !
ng machiiics the best method is ,
q spray your cotton with llnes4
pf eoslail. axe 3 gal,
deI soap and gal
u avater mix together tIen ASIsl
Y gallons Of water lse sure to
pray underside of the leaves. We
an prevent red spider coming in (
,ur fields by cutting down all the {
,ellow top weeds, poke weeds and +
Wild violets, as the mites spend
he winter on these weeds.
Newman Hancock, "
County Agent, c
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-08-22

am keeping In stock
ironing Boards, Meal Chests
and Chairs.
WILL HARRISON
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-08-22
Yours q rulyi
The Editors.
Ice Cream Supper

The lady members of the Red
Cross Of Benton, will give an ice
cream supper on the Court
House lawn, Saturday evening.
August, 81, beginning at p. M.
The proceeds from the supper
will go to the benefit >of the Red
Cross.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-08-22
WAR BOARDS ORDERS REDUCTION.
War industries BOardRequir-
es Papers TO Cut CirCula-
tions Fifteen Per Cent
September Is
PUBLISHERS GENERALLY
ACCEPT ORDER WILLINGLY
SUBSCRIPTION RATES MUSr BE INCREASED AND ALL
= .DEADHEADS AND DEIINQUENTS CUT OFF

Washington Aug 1.-THE each month for the next IL they
order reducing the amount OF print will be required to make sworn
he ed b
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-08-22

J. NJ. Thomas is having new
house built. N. A White is
doing the work.
4 4 =
Have you paid your subscrip-
t.on2
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-08-22

Col j. II. Swan is in Chatta-
nooga this week on business,
leaving Monday He was accom-
panied as for as Cleveland by s!rs
Swan and son Jim.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-08-22
BENTON ORGANIZES
RED CROSS CHAPTER
Starts with sixty members

Benton has organized brancI
chapter of the Polk County, Rec
Cross with the following officer.
and committeeman;
Chas, f. Taylor Chairman
Mrs Nellie Dessler Vice Chm.
Mrs J. II. Swan Sec'y
H. W. McClary Treas.
Miss Iona Taliferro chmn.
extension and membership.
Mrs II. w. McCIary Chmn.
women's work.
Mrs G. W. Gamble Chmn.
canteen service. ,
Prof. J. L. Brewer Chmn.
publicity com.
J. d. Clenmer Chmn. finance.
J. H. Swan Chmn. civilian
relief com.
The chapter begins with 601
members and will hold weekly
meetings uhtil the organization
has been perfected to where goodl
work is assured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY TO BE CANVAsSED
FOR ILLINOIS VALLEY HIGHWAY LEADING
FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO STATE CAPITAL

Of the bonds and the interest thereon
and that the roads will be built after
the war when labor and materials will
be more easily obtainable.
The bond issue was endorsed re-
Gently by the Illinois Stock Breeders
association in annual convention at
Peoria; by the State Dairymen's asso-
citation which met at Galesburg; by
the important convention of Farmers
and Stockmen who met at the State
university, Urbana- Champaign, the
week of Jan. %; by the Illinois Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs in annual
convention; by numerous local bodies
throughout the state, such as retail
merchants, commercial clubs, better
farming associations, county boards of
supervisors, township highway COM
missioners, Cook county truck gard
ners and farmers, rural letter carriers,
county medical societies, school Of
ficials and teachers, county and auto
mobile clubs.
A strong effort will be made to have
the Illinois Farmers Institute in its
convention at Bloomington, Feb. 10,
90 and 81, endorse the proposition, as
their program on the afternoon of
Wednesday, Feb. 20, includes an ad-
dress by S. E. Bradt, state
superintendent of highways. Spring
field. on the subject, Better High
ways, Military Necessity"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14

President William G. Edens of the
Illinois Highway Improvement asso-
citation announces the next meeting of
the association at Peoria, Tuesday,
Feb. 26, Jefferson hotel.
The Peoria County Good Roads as
ISOLATION, Peoria Chamber Of Com
merce, Peoria County Better Farming
clubs, members of the board of SUI
pervisors, Peoria Automobile club, and
all other local civic and welfare or
CARNATIONS will be invited to join in
the plans for this big, good roads
meeting, considered by many the most
important good roads meeting to be
held in the state this year.
All of the counties between Chicago
and Springfield, traversed by the Hi
nois Valley road and which is known
as Archer Avenue road leading out
of Chicago, will be urged to send rep
resentatives, as this road had been al
lotted federal and state aid for i'm
provement An effort will be made
to ascertain if it is possible to utilize
local materials, transportation and Ia
Dor in any way this year in improv-
ing parts of this important road. The
suggestion has ben made. by utilizing
local gravel along the Illinois river
and the kind of labor that would not
interfere with farming or war neces-
sites, using trolley lines, motor trucks
and river transportation for haulage,
that some work might be started this
year, the money for the construction
of the road having been raised by the
counties through direct taxation and
by the authorization of county bond is
sues in all of the Is counties.
Governor Frank O. Lowden and 9TH
er state officials will be invited to at
tend the sessions which will begin in
the morning at o'clock at the Jeffer-
son hotel. The convention proper will
be held in the Majestic theatre in the
afternoon at 2 o'clock. A patriotic
good roads dinner. with a Hooverized
menu, good music and speaking. will
be held at the hotel in the evening.
The counties to be canvassed in con-
necti0n with this matter are as fol-
lows: Cook. Will, Kendall, Grundy,
La Sale, Putnam. Henry, Peoria,
Woodford, Tazewell. Mason, Menard.
Sangamon, Livingston, Mclean, Nor
gan, Scott. Brown. Schuyler. McDon-
ough, Marren, Mercer. Rock Island,
Knox, Fulton, Stark and Bureau.
Members of the good roads county
campaign committee are being an
nounced by the Illinois Highway In
proyement association. Citizens of
every community are responding to
the request for service and while
there is an impression that it will re-
quire thorough organization and will
be opposed by some people in nearl,
very locality, there is a confident feel
ing that when the educational cam
paign now being inaugurated. is fin
ished, the voters of Illinois will give
their approval to the bond issue. with
the understanding that the motor fees
: to be used in paying the principal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
ROCK ISLAND RED CROSS CHAPTER HAS
CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY FOR ITS JUNIOR
BRANCH TO INCLUDE SCHOOL CHILDREN

patriotic activities of the children can
make themselves felt. Beginning with
Lincoln's birthday and lasting until
Washington's birthday, nationwide
effort is to be made in behalf of the
increasing of the junior membership
This call to the colors is for your ser
vice in this campaign.
The National Education association
offers every teacher in the land the
high privilege of participation in this
great campaign.
1.-THE school organization of every
state needs your help in this form of
character education. The president of
the United States, the great teacher of
the world, has given a new content to
the term Red Cross" Therefore, you
may consider that he calls you to the
colors in this active service for the
children of the world.
you are hereby called to the COL
ors by all the great ideals through
which today is acting on tomorrow to
the end that tomorrow may see the
sunrise of a world life dedicated to
straight thinking, hard work, mighty
love.
"You are called to the colors by the
spirit of America, by the needs of
childhood, by the soul of civilization.
Yours is the privilege of sacrificing,
serving and loving.
81 salute you upon your great OPP
portunity. l thank you for the way in
which you are certain to rise to its
farther heights.
Soldiers, of the common good! Re
builders of civilization! holders of
the destinies of the world! Your great
task is ready Assume 1t.
MARY c. BRADFORD,
president of the National Education
Association"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
ILLINOIS CITY

Herbert I. Taylor on Friday volun.
teered for service in the army. lie was
assigned to the coast artillery.
Mrs. Aug 1sta Dewitt has recovered
rom recent illness and has returned
TO Muscatine
Roy Dufileld, who has been i'll, is wei
again.
Miss Sarah Shirley died last week
ner funeral was conducted from the
baptist church. Rev. Mr.. Phipps off
eiated
A new teacher from Macomh has been
school
Alice Harter was operated on for ap.
pendici.ls in a Muscatine hospital Mon
Mr.. Ase. sou-in-law of John Canaan
mas purchased the Ed Hayes farm. cas-,
q the City, and has moved onto II from
Jesse Blanchard Of Missouri is to
iarm his fathers place this year.
Miss Ethyl Tyler is visiting at Mus
catine.
:. Mrs. Lester Mccoy and son of Musca
uhe are visiting at the home of her
dam.
Mrs. Saloma Simpson, who is Ill, is
much better
mrs. Elizabeth Thomas has been very
III, but Is better,
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Kent of Musca
r rne are visiting relatives In Illinois
Mr.. Whitehall has sold his farm to
nlan Solder. Jr., and will move tf
M new Boston community Mr.. Seidler
VI move onto the farm soon.
:. Mr. Sedan is moving his house from
he ranch near Theodore Thulin's place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
ATTEMPT TO SPLIT
UP BELGIUM FAILS

Amsterdam.-After more than three
years of effort the German authorities
in Belgium have to admit the failure
Of their attempt to drive wedge be-
tween the two races and languages
in Belgium. The unity of Belgium
still exists. and there are signs that
the Germans have given up. at least
for the time being. their attempt to
break it up.
The authority for this statement IS
the German propogandist weekly in
Holland, the Toekomst, which states
that the present policy of the governor
general in Brussels is more mod
crate and that Berlin approves this
policy as means of gaining peace
The article concludes by advising the
advocates of the former German pol
icy to steer a middle course and give
up their fourishes Of rhetoric"
The attempts of the Germans to
force the Flemish language on Brus-
sells and Antwerp are declared to have
completely failed and the government
has had to confess itself beaten. The
supporters of the German scheme
among the Belgium population are
known as "Activitists." and are very
unpopular among the majority of their
fellow citizens. An activists demon
stration" was arranged in Brussels re-
Gently and was much exploited in the
German press at the time. But ac-
cording to the Echo Beige, the dem
onstration was fiasco.
Instead OF 1000, the audience was
I
Moreover, the third of those were
Dutch and another third Germans.
partly in uniform. The procession to
the market place was attacked as soon
as noticed by the crowd, notwith-
standing the protection of the local
police. Next time there may be a riot.
Now the activists are beginning to d.
vide into Maximalists and Minimaln-
lists and are becoming very difficult
Tor their German bosses to handle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14

The nationwide campaign to in
crease the membership of the junior
department of the American Red Cross
is under way, with the Rock Island
chapter pushing the drive to the limit
The school teachers of the United
States have been appealed to in this
connection, in letter received this
morning by the local Red Cross. The
campaign will last through Washing
tons birthday.
Appended is the appeal sent to the
school teachers of the country:
ITO the Public School Teachers OF
the United States:
you are hereby called to the colors
of the American republic The teach
ing force of the United States is sum-
moned to serve anew in the great
world crisis that is at hand The wal
for human freedom cannot be won un-
less the army of soldiers of the COM
mon good-the public school army
gives the fullest measure of sacrifice
and service. Still more important, a
new and fairer civilization will not
take the place of the one that has
broken down under the stress Of con-
fiict unless the molders of the soul
stuff of the world-teachers-
themselves afresh to the mighty task
of rebuilding the national institutions
as an expression of the highest ideal
of humanity.
"The schools are the laboratory OF
good citizenship. The children are the
little citizens and must be guided in
such present experience as will make
certain their future dedication to the
welfare of the republic. The junior
membership of the Red Cross, Through
the school auxiliary, offers an unsur-
passable medium through which the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
BOARD REJECTS
FIVE MORE men
rstal of Six Registrars Have Now
Been Placed in Physically
/ Unfit Class.
art OF 1879 EXAMINED MONDAY
peport Examination Incomplete, 81
Having Appealed-One for Lin.
tied Service.

Five more draft men in district No.
of Rock Island were rejected yes
terdav as physically unfit for military
service, as result Of the examinations
conducted Monday. The following were
those rejected as physically unfit:
George Wakefield.
LYMAN II. Sears.
Henry Il, Reddig.
Frank y. Loge.
John Stewart.
Samuel Baker was listed as being
held for limited service.
The report on the examinations of
Monday are not yet complete, and still
further reflections are expected.
twenty-five of those examined Mon
day. appealed to the local advisory
medical board for denomination.
All registrants examined Monday,
will in a few days. receive cards tell
Ing them OF the results of the exam
nation. The clerks at the board Office
will mail out these cards as quickly
as the various cases have been passed
upon.
All temporary classification cards
have been mailed out, but not more
than $50 final classification cards
have been sent to registrants. These
will be mailed out as quickly as the
clerks get to them.
No Call Date Yet.
As quickly as those registrants who
pass the physical examination are
called for service. they will receive
cards of notice from the local board.
A new kind of card is now being used,
which entails great deal Of work Jn
the part OF the board clerks. No date
. on which the local quota is to be for
warded TO Camp Dodge has yet been
received. The final quota to be sent
from this district will be composed Of
$50 men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
ADVANCES
| FIVE CENTS SACK
Rock Island County Food Interpre.
taton Board Orders Increase
In Price Tomorrow.
GRINDING EXPENSE Is HEAVIER
Miiiers Claim New Requirements In
the Manufacture Of Product
Add to Expenses.

A general advance of 5 cents for
Hour in Rock Island county is effec-
tive tomorrow.
The Rock Island county food inter-
probation board today authorized the
increase in price. Flour in wholesale
quantities, full sack lots. which for
merly sold for from $2.65 to $3.50 now
costs the dealer from $2.7o to s2.s5.
The retail price for full-sack lots,
formerly $3.50 to $3.O5 now is from
$2.S5 to 1910. The wholesale price
on half-sack lots, formerly from
Sl.37h to $1.45, now is from s1.4O 70
$l47h. The consumer must pay from
$l.471a to $l.571a for half sacks, where
formerly the cost was from $1.45 to
$1.55. Full sacks are one-fourth bar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
COLLEGE SOCIETIES
HAVE GOOD MEETINGS

Exceptionally good programs were
staged at bot hthe Adelphic and Phre-
nokosmian literary societies OF Aug
ustana yesterday afternoon. the for
mer being as follows:
Reading Elsie Larson.
Vocal solo-Miss Irene Carstens.
Address. "Hogs"-vergilius FERN.
Reading. THE .Littlest Rebel
Anna Marie Van Duxer.
Censor-Hugo Larson.
The Phreno program:
Selection-Phre0o orchestra
Concertina virtuoso selection-Pai-
mer Nestander.
Speech, From the Old World to the
New"-Arthur H. Peterson.
Seliections-Palmer NestAnder.
Selections--Phreno orchestra.
M. Nestander made an especial nit
with piece of his own composition
and the whole program war one Of un-
usual quality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
SENIORS TO OFFER
"OFFICER 666" AS
THEIR CLASS PLAY

The senior class of the Rock Island
high school has picked "Ofiicer &c.,
for its class play this year.
Something in the line Of q farce was
desired by the committee chosen from
the senior class to pick out the play.
The date of the offering has not as YET
been determined nor the place. The
class is trying to get some local
theatre. The picking of the cast will
be started at once by some Of the
teachers Of the local institution. After
the cast is picked a special traine.
will be secured to coach the thespians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
GETTING DOPE on FOOD SUPPLY

Christiania, Norway.-A census OF
the population and an inventory Of an
public and private stocks Of foodstuffs
is being made by the Norwegian gov
eminent, as a basis for a new and very
stringent system Of food restriction
which will be put in force on Jan. IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14

The reason for the increase in cost
is claimed to be the advance in the
cost Of grinding. The millers claim
that under the new requirements in
the manufacture of flour they are
placed at heavier expense than for
merly in producing the product.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-14
In the Movies.


Spencer Square-William Farnum
in when a Man Sees Red" Pathe
weekly.
Majestic Edith Storey in 1.-THE
Eyes of Mystery"
Fifth Avenue-"The Reed Case"
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Henry King in "The Climber" Pathe
news.