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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22
Seek Conservation of
News Paper For War;
Minimum Price z Cents

Washington, July 2.-Restrictions
on the reading matter space in daily
and Sunday editions of newspapers,
a retail price of two cents or more
and the elimination or all waste,
were recommended to the war indus
tries board by the committee of con-
servation of news-print paper ap-
pointed by the American Newspaper
Publishers Association. The recon-
mendations were taken under ad-
visement by board officials.
The committee issued this state
ment:
The committee on conservation
of news-print paper, appointed by
the American Newspaper Publishers
Association, responding to the call
of the chairman of the pulp and pa
per section of the war industries
board, Thomas h. Donnelly, for con-
ference respecting the adoption of
measures looking to the reduction of
the consumption of paper, met at
the office of the war industries
board.
Mr.. Donnelly outlined to the pub
fishers the necessity for radical re-
duction in the use of paper of all
kinds and asked them to formulate
for his information certain definite
recommendation for the accom-
plishment of that purpose by meth
ods which would be effective and
at the same time be fair and possible
from the point of view of the news
paper.
1t is the judgment of the COM
mittee that to avoid unfair compe-
tition and to make practicable the
reduction of the news print tonnage
desired it is necessary to fix the
minimum retail price for daily pa
pers at two cents
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22
Investigators Find Dwellings,
Unfit For Use as Hdbitd-
tionS and Rents UnredSOn-
ably High
HONEST OWNERS
ARE OUTRAGED
Try in Vain to Keep Stand
ards Up to Those of Years
Ago: Whole Blocks Failing
Into DiSrepdir

DOWNTOWN housing con-
ditions are as bad as those
uptown which is saying
that the alleys and courts of
East Side New York are dupli-
Gated there.
DR.. Raunick, city health Off
Ger, Sanitary Officer Orr and
several newspapermen paid the
lower end a visit Saturday and
found conditions most deplor-
able.
This section composes the oldest
portion of Harrisburg. Formerly it
was the residing place of many
solid citizens" and a prosperous.
self-respecting population. Here and
there blocks remain that may be
classed among good examples of city
housing, where the renters or owners
take pride in their surroundings and
bitterly resent the laXity cf NUM-
cipal law that has permitted un-
scrupulous landlords to allow their
houses to fall into bad repair and
become little better than pigpens.
raised a family of IA and l have
lived here all my life" one little
woman on a downtown street, but
careless tenants on either side finally
made my life so miserable that de-
spite the city sewers in this section
I was compelled to get relief through
the kindness of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, which permitted me to
drain my house into its sewer"
All roundabout are good houses
occupied by good people. except in
just this one sector where a family
with two sons in the army and pride
in its lineage has been crowded on
either side by property owners who
see their houses declining in value
and are bent on getting the most out
of them by refusing to make re-
pairs. This one family is injured
by the fact that while it desires to
keep up its property, surrounding
houses falling into bad repair have
lessened its value by hundreds of
dollars.
In Ann Alley
The party found a frightful ex-
ample of housing in Ann alley. This
house, No. 1876, is occupied by an
Italian family. Here a case of in
fantile paralysis occurred two years
ago-and little wonder. The place
is in deplorable condition. Not
only is the family careless, but
it is encouraged to be more so by
the surroundings. The one-story
kitchen has a leaking roof, the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22
HUNS THINK YANKS
HAVE TEN MILLION
TROOPS IN FRANCE

With the American Army on
the Aisne- Marine Front, July 81
(Sunday).-A German prisoner
captured by the Americans to-
day formerly was a baker in New
York City and Lebanon, Pa. lie
was asked what the German SOL
diers thought about the Ameri-
cans.
Since Thursday, the prisoner
said, the Germans had concluded
that the announcement that a
million Americans were in France
was false and rumors among the
Germans on this front are that
there are ten million Americans
in France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22
AGREES TO
j. s. PLANS FOR
AIDING RUSSIA
Joint Intervention in Siberia
With Relief Expedition,
Unofficially Reported
By Associated Press

London, July 22.-The japanese
diplomatic council has agreed to
the American proposal for joint in
tervention by Japan and the United
States in Siberia. says a Central
News dispatch from Toxic under
date of July II.
A proclamation will be issued as
surfing Russia that the entente has
no aggressive designs in intervening
in Siberia, the dispatch adds.
1t is probable that a relief COM
mission will accompany the joint
expedition. it is stated.
Washington, July 22.-The Gov
ernment continued it's reserve to-
day on any announcement of plans
with Japan for military aid to Rus
sia in Siberia. Officials said that
until some official communication
from the Japanese government ar
rived there would be nothing to say
for publication.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22
British Gain Ground
in Hebuterne Region;
Enter Trenches at Night
By .4sfocintcd Prc,t

London, July 22.-Further ground
has been gained by the British in
the Heouterne region, on the front
between Albert and Arras. the war
office announced to-day. The Brit
ish, likewise, in conjunction with the
French, carried out a successful en-
terprise 10 the south of Villers- Bre-
tonneux. east of Aimes, in which
prisoners were taken.
The German trenches were enter
ed during the night by British raid
ing parties at several points on the
front, including Neuville-V -Vitasse and
north of Bailleul, and prisoners were
taken.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22
CROWN PRINCES
ARM Y FAILS IN
COUNTERATTACK
Foes Desperate Effort to Check the Rapid
Advance of American and French
Troops Does Not Hinder
Allied Progress
AMERICANS GAIN TERRITORY
By Associated Press

With the French Army in France, July 22-Fred-
erick William, the German imperial crown prince has
been obliged to call for help from his cousin Prince
Rupprech of Bavaria. German divisions from the army
the north have been hurried down protect the west
ern flank of the defeated army which has been driven
back the Marine and elected from Chateau Therry
by Franco-American troops
The region Immediately south of scissors forms the kew
the German position and here the enemy heavy
forces for the of holding back the advancing tide of the
Inc latter however continue their progress although the
fighting is becoming heavier each hour
Allies Take Many Prisoners
lhey have taken large number of prisoners number
more than has been announced of capcs
arriving The number of unwounded prisoners alone far
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22
Two More Hun AviatOrs
Brought Down by Yankees
RN Attocintcd Prctt

With the American Army In France,
Sunday. July 81. - Two more German
airplanes are reported to have been
brought down Saturday by two
American aviators. Neither report
has been confirmed officially.
One of the enemy machines was
brought down by Lieutenant David l..
Putnam, of massachusetts,. Lieutenant
Baker Brody Freeman engaged in a
fight with German biplane and
tumbled him to the ground.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22

With the French Army in France.
July 21 (Sunday night On the
main battlefield between the Aisne
and the Marne the Germans again
have been driven back a considera-
bic distance. They have been
pushed back over the Soissons-Cha-
teau Thierry road at several points
north of the Ourcq.
South of the river under the COM
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22
THE WEATHER,

For Harrisburg and vIcIHItyt
Partly cloudy and continued
warm tonight and Tuesday.
For Eastern Pennsylvania. Partly
cloudy and continued warm to-
nigkht and Tuesday; gentle TO
moderate winds mostly south.
Temperatures s n. M, 81.
suni Rises, 5i4S n. M; sets, Si12
u. m.
MOoni Full moon, July 23.
River Stages 3 n. M, 3,6 feet
above lOw-water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 95.
Lowest temperature. o..
Mean temperature, as.
Normal temperature, 75.
CIVIC CLUB FLY CONTEST
Civic Club Fly SwattinE Contest
closes July 81, o n. m. 10 IL noon.
Five cents n pint for all flies,
Prizes to be awarded.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22
Italians Gain Ground
in Albania Campaign

Rome, July 22.-Italian troops
are continuing to gain ground in
the bend of the Devoli river in AL
bania, the Italian War Office an
nounced to-day. The advancing
troops yesterday took "a hundred
prisoners and captured seven ma
chine guns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22
VIENNA PAPER REvoLTs

AmstCrdam, July 2Z.-A Vienna
dispatch to the Cologne Gazette says
that the semi-otficial Fremdenblatt
has renounced its foreign office sub
sidy in order to have a free hand to-
ward the Austrian government. The
foreign office had complained of the
papers attitude and demanded that
it be at least neutral.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22
HONDURAS DECLARES
WAR ON GERMANY

Washington, July 22.-Bonduras,
which broke diplomatic relations
with Germany on May IS. followed
that action last Friday by declaring
war The State Department was
notified to-day of the action.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22
FoNcK DoWNs Z HUN PLANEs

Paris--Licut Rene Fonck, one of the leading French
brought down German arplanes on July l6 two
on July IS and three on July 49, siof these machines
brought down in flames. Foneks total now is Off
cally SO machines
TWO OF RICHTHOFEN FLYERS KILLED
Observation-Disclosures Fredrichs and Kirschstein,
members Of the Won Richthofen squadron have been
killed says the Lokal Anzeiger Friedrichs was credited
with twentyone victories and Kirsehsten with twenty
seven
ORDER ISSUED AGAINST BRETT
Harrisburg-Upon petition the court has issued an
order aagnst Harry M. Brett the attorney held on
charge Of embezzemen to show why he should fur
nish other security than the bail given for him by
brother Charles Brets who with third brother has
filed petition Of voluntary bankruptcy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22
HOLD INQUEST ON AUTO ACCIDENT

Meohanasburg-Dr. J. H. Deardora, coroner of Cum
berand county, to-day held inquest the death of
Roy Eckert Herbert Rider and Earl sheaFer who were
illed yesterday afternoon in collision between their
automobile and cectric car on the Dnlsburg and
Mechanicsburg branch of the Cumberland Valley Rail
road The corone jury in its verdict did not fix respon-
sibiiity for the accident
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22
FRENCH MAKE FURTHER GAINS

Paris-Pushng in south OF soissons the French have
crossed the SossonChateau Therry road north Of Vile
montoire, opposite Buzancy the Temps announces
to-day in describing the situation in the scissors area
HUNS AIRPLANE DRIVEN FROM PARIS
. Pars--A German airplane made an unsuccessful at
tempt to reach The region Of Paris to-day 1t was driven
off by the French and-arcraft FIRE
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-22

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
Nine STUDENTS
TO END COURSE
W. b. Mcintyre, Rock Island SUM-
shine Man, to Address East Mo-
line High School Graduates.

Nine students will complete the
course of study at the East Moline
township high school this year and
will be given diplomas at COM
mencement exercises to be held Fri
day evening.
Those in the graduating class
are: Miss Hilma Anderson, valedic-
toria; Miss Marjorie Wiltamuth,
Miss Lila Lundquist, Miss Bernice
Mason, Leond Nelson, Miss lila
Todd, Miss Marguerite McGinnis,
Tracey Aldrich and Miss Edith For
rect. w. B. Mcintyre, Rock Islands
funny man, will deliver the address.
Musical numbers will be given by
the glee club.
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
class day exercises will be held,
when the following program will
be given:
Class poem-Miss Hilma Ander-
son.
Glass prophecy-Miss Marjorie
Wiltamuth.
Red Cross benefit fund report
Miss lila Todd
Glass will-Miss Lila Lundquist.
Trials of a Stage Manager
Tracey Aldrich.
Glass history-Miss Edith For
rest.
Presentation of class key-Leon-
ard Nelson.
Composer of class song-Miss.
Bernice Mason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
STORM DRAIN is
HALF FINISHED
Project Being Jointly Constructed
by Moline and Rock Island is
Being Pushed.

Construction of the First street
storm drain being Jointly paid for
by Moline and Rock Island is about
half completed. The Frazier-Davis
company is doing the work.
The same concern has been
awarded sewer and water main
jobs in Marquette addition by the
Moline board of local improve
ments, involving an expenditure of
S8,04205. AS this figure exceeded
the engineers estimates, the mat
ter was held up for a time, but it
was finally arranged for the city to
pay $24410 out of the general fund
and the Marquette company, which
is constructing houses in the Mar
quette addition, to pay $198.10, so
that a supplementary assessment
will not be necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
NEED RELIGION
FOR EDUCATION
Professor AdoIph HUT OF Angus
tana in Baccalaureate Shows
Fallacy Hun Teaching.

1t is just as necessary to defeat
Hun materialistic philosophy as it
is German arms. That was the
point which Professor Adolf Hult
of Augustana college emphasized in
his address at the baccalaureate
services of Moline high school held
last evening at the school audi
forum before a big audience.
That Christianity in education is
needed was also insisted by the
speaker. In the strongest terms
he opposed military training in the
public schools, stating that while
every honorable means must now
be taken to defeat Prussianism,
America must not make the mis-
take of attempting to Prussianize
its school system.
Taking as his theme, Spiritual
Awakening of Americas Educated
Youth" Professor HUT said:
There is need today for US to be
quite certain that we are on the
right road of national education.
Education should mean the regen-
tl dLlOA anu 1OI Ll1DS VI IAO " IlOlC
of man, his mind, body and soul.
I'VE must have an increasing
reverence for holy things, for re-
ligion. Our nation must be some
thing more than an army. The Pur-
itanS had a living sense of con-
science and of the power of the
word of God. In that respect we
must go back to the philosophy of
the Puritan fathers.
Germany is not lacking in edu-
cation but its educational system is
all wrong because it is divorced
from God"
Special musical numbers were
given by the Augustana double
quartet and the Wennerberg chorus.
Rev. Attree Smith read the scrip
ture and offered prayer and Rev. c..
A. Parmiter of the Second Con-
gregational church pronounced
the benediction.
Buy Thrift Stamps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
BACK THE BOYS
IN THE TRENCH
Show Col0rs Now Or BE Called
Traitor, Says Rev. r. Wilbur
BabcOck in Memorial Sermon.

Now is the test and that man
or woman who refuses to come
boldly out and stand back of the
government in its war program is
a traitor and stacker and unworthy
the supreme sacrifice which the
lays in blue made in the dark days
Of '61." declared Rev f. Wilbur
Babcock of the First Baptist
church. Moline. yesterday morning
in the annual Memorial day ser
mon. held under the auspices of
Graham post. G. A. r. Other patri-
otto bodies were also in attendance.
We have got TO keep faith with
those who have died and those who
are going to die" said the speaker.
We have got to back them with
every ounce of effort that every
man, woman and child in America
can put forth.
Lincoln gave the watchwOrd
that shall electrify, enthuse and so
lidify all America That watch
word is'that these dead shall not
have died in vain The men over
there are willing to die. All they
ask is. that they do not die in vain.
THE veterans of the Civil war
who lie buried on the battlefields of
America will not sleep if we now
break faith with them. They were
willing to lay down their lives be-
cause they held sacred liberty, JUS
tice. truth and freedom.
I'VE in America don't sacrifice.
I'VE haven't given every son and
/ brother. Two-thirds of the women
Of France wear mourning because
they have given their most loved
cnes to their country"
England has lost $4,000 men in
one month. We have been in the
war for more than a year and have
lost only $500 of our soldiers.
England knows what it means
togive everything they have. They
saw come from Belgium girls who
/ had been ravished by the Huns and
| children who had been MANNED and
crippled by the brutality of Ger
many.
There are men who are making
all kinds of money and they re
, fuse to give to the Red Cross. I'd
put them in a boat and let them live
with those they love so we'll
THE day has come when every
boy and girl and every man and
woman must show his coIors and
show us where they are. l am
ashamed that people who live in
/ the same city with me say they
don't care anything about the war
The boys in uniform only ask
7 one thing: that the same spirit of
/ sacrifice which dwells in their
hearts be the guiding motive of
1 those at home
| no higher honor could ever be
paid to the men who died for their
/ country than the completion of
/ their aims. The things which they
/ fight for and die for must be tri-
umphant. The tragedy would come
/ If they should die in vain"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
DID YOU KNOW

At the meeting of the Moline city
council this morning r. c. Shall
berg, cashier Of the Peoples Saw
ings Bank & Trust company, was
appointed city treasurer, succeed
ing Oscar Bohman. C. J. Mattson
was renamed building inspector and
Loving Lindblad was again appoint
ed health inspector.
Disregard for specific orders Of
the officials not to drink city water
unless it is boiled, is thought to
have been responsible for the three
cases of typhoid fever which have
developed in Moline in as many
DAYS. Commissioner A. c. Stout
mer today made it clear that mu-
nicipal water is not safe for drink
ing purposes unless it is boiled.
Hand grenades such as are used
in practice at Camp Dodge are be-
ing shown at the DeWolf & Blom-
gren store, Moline. having been
brought back from Camp Dodge by
Harry DeWolf, who is home from a
visit at the cantonment.
". G. Block company, Davenport,
has purchased the coal and building
supply business of LundahI Bros,
Moline. H. B. Ziffrin is in charge
Of the Office, 315 Twelfth street. He
has been with the Block company
seven years. R. H. Lundahl is in
the draft, which is the reason for
the move.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
MANS
SHOOTING VICTIM
George w. Johnson Peppered With
Shotgun While on Way to
Work in Shops.

George W. Johnson of Hampton
was shot from ambush this morn
ing as he was going to his work
and William Shelldecker, his half
brother, is under arrest, charged
with having made the assault. No
statement has been made by either
Of the brothers with reference to
the cause of disagreement, but it
is reported in the neighborhood that
there has been feeling between
them over disposition of property
of their mother.
Johnson is an electrician employ
ed at the Silvis shops. He left
home at $50 this morning to go
TO his work. He followed the rail-
way tracks and when he was about
half way between Hampton and
Watertown the assault was made
with a shotgun.
Aims Low.
Fifteen wounds were found in the
thigh and lower part of his leg, the
load having been fired too low to
take fatal effect. AS the gun was
fired from behind underbrush it is
believed some of the load was de-
fiected.
Shelldecker lives in a houseboat
In the vicinity of the scene of the
shooting. He was there when au-
thorities took him into custody. He
is now in the Jail at Hampton.
where he is held pending develop
ments in the condition Of Johnson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
COSSACKS ARE TO
RENEW STRIFE IS
WORD OF CAPTAIN

London.-Captain Jean Seba of
the CZech-Slovak army, who has
just reached London from the Rus
sian port on the Thurman coast, has
been engaged for several months in
organizing a Czech-Slovak army in
Russia, composed mainly of men
who were formerly In the Austrian
army and became prisoners in Rus
STA. In an interview with the Asso-
Ciated Press he said
Our army in Russia Is so far A
small one, but the men having been
formerly in the Austrian army, ar
we'll trained and are thoroughly &C
quainted with the organization and
methods of the enemy.
MY observations in Russia dur
ing the past few months convince
me that for the present Russia is
like a sick person who needs
breathing space and a rest cure. I
am sure she will again come into
the war. But it is of prime impor-
lance that the Russian invalid
should not be deserted by his
friends or left to his fate.
With the help of the allies, Rus
STA can be brought back. There is
plenty of evidence of a re-
action. The working classes are
to realize that if Ger
many is permitted to go on, every
thing will be lost. All over the
country there are local Sovfets and
other organizations which will new
er give In TO German Influences"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
PATTERSON SHOWS
OPEN TONIGHT AT
THREE-EYE PARK

Tonight's the night. The Great
Patterson shows will open this
evening at the Three-Eye park for
for a weeks engagement under the
auspices of the Moline Baseball as
ISOLATION.
One of the features will be a
band of % pieces, said be unusually
clever. The attractions are clean
and entertaining and if the weather
man will keep in a good humor
there ought to be a large crowd
entertained.
The band played yesterday after
noon at Prospect park, James Pat
terson donating the services of the
organization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-27
Police News

Charged with threatening to kill
his daughter, W. H. Bailey, 1920 II
Sixth avenue, Moline, was in po-
lice court this morning. He was
filed $40 and costs for disorderly
conduct. The trouble occurred
last evening at o'clock at Bailey's
home which is near the station.
When Officer Kittilsen arrived,
Bailey is said to have pointed a
rifle at him. Kittilsen managed to
draw his own revolver and after a
fight the enraged man was over
powered and then it was found the
rifle wasn't loaded. What the
trouble between the father and girl
was didn't come to the surface but
today the former left for Utah.
When a 16-year-old boy was
brought to Moline city Jail Satur-
day night on a charge of drunken
ness he confessed that he was a
part of a gang which had been stag
ing souse parties at a Rock river
camp. Magistrate Gustafson re-
leased the lad on his promise to re-
form.
Saturday evening burglars broke
into the home of G. E. Trout, 221
Fifty-second street, Moline, and
stole the following: Safety razor,
paper knife, fiashlight, pound of
butter, pound of lard, can of peas,
can of corn, two cans of tomatoes,
three cans of condensed milk and
two keys. And what do you think
they didn't take? Two Liberty
bonds, $50 and 500. They put 'em
on top of a dresser and then de-
cided to leave 'em. The family was
down town when the theft occurred.
Among those pinched Saturday
evening in Moline on a charge of
violating the motor vehicle law was
William Kruger, Rock Island
Three Davenporters and a Silvi:
resident were also nabbed for
speeding.
A fight in a pool room resulted in
Charles Jones begging arrested
charged with assault and battery.
Nick Romas is the complaining wit
ness.
Buy War Savings Stamps
Dedicatory services for the fine
new First Congregational church,
Moline, were held yesterday morn
ing at IL o'clock. The Second and
Union churches participated in the
exercises which were largely at
tended.