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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-03
Head Ofdmr.

Lieutenant Gale Philbrook, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. K. L. PhiIbrook,
1906 Twenty eighth street, has had
an experience that viii be enjoyed
by but few during the present war
He was made the officer in charge
OF the guard Of honor for General
PeTShinE and King George Of Eng
land when the latter two reviewed
troops of the american and English
governments
In a letter received from him by
his parents he tells Of the occur
renee. Another letter, describing
his experiences in the trenches and
behind the lines, IL part is ap-
pended;
'Of course, you realize that the
towns that do not even hear the
booming of the big guns, are Al
case, more so than the ones up
closer. But when you get up where
we are, you find the towns mostly
deserted or altogether so, that you
can not get into hotels ana the
like, II they even take US back Of
Paris, like their artillery is, Wemay
be able to see some Of those good
times; but until then, you may take
my word for il, il is very different.
Although We eat well, sleep well
and are happy, we would be much
happier if We were in the good old
L. ; a. But | Will try to tell you
just about what we DO
We get up in The morning, eat
breakfast; we go out and drill IN
. in
and in the afternoon we 90 out TO
bayOnet fighting and hand grenade
throwing come hack, eat supper,
and then go 10 bed. About o o'clock
in the morning we might find our
selves walking down the road TO
the trenches, where we may stay
for a week or two The whole time
we are in the trenches it is. one
patrol after another; going out into
No Mans Land 1--WE call it our
land now. and into the bochcs'
trenches to see if they have brought
Ip any new troops If they have,
We bring one or two in for soul
venirs. IF they haven't, we clear
out the trenches and make il our
front line.
We send out another patrol then
to the next line trenches and see
what we can do with that. and so
on for two or three days Then we
are content TO lie still and keep our
own trenches for a few days. You
would be surprised to see the boys
jump when you ask them to 90 out
on patrol 1t makes no difference
whether they have Just come in OF
not, they want to go back over the
top right away Take ii from me,
it's a very funny feeling to go over
the top and all at once you hear the
burr of the machine gun and then
down you 90.
You hear the bullets hitting just
d little way from you; then you are
up and going again until YOU meet
up with someone out there who
doesn't answer to your call, and
YOU blaze away at them and drop
TO cover while he bIazes away at
you great sport,
Il was going to send you folks I.
home a German helmet, but we
have TO put them over their graves. +
and the boobs lose them, so there (
aren't enough.
You run on little farther and .
YOU find a lot that they ran out .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-03
SACRIFICE ONE
DAY AND MONEY
Rock Island Arsenal workers Tia
FeregO Holiday Thanksgiving
and Give Away Earnings.

Unless all signs fail, Rock Island
arsenal workers will again mead
the list of loyal, consistent, patriotic
American citizens on Thanksgiving
dsy this wear. when the major por-
ton of the employees will not only
forego the holiday and work as US
ual. but will also donate the great
er portion of their earnings or thaJ
day to the American Red Cross.
In a petition presented to Lieu
tenant Colonel l.. G.. McCrum on
Sept. Is. and signed by 219 out OF
3OS employees in one shop, the re-
ouest was made that those en-
pIoyes be allowed to put IN tull
time on Thanksgiving day and de-
vote the money thus earned 10 the
Red Cross society.
When the matter was taken to
Colonel l.. T. Hillman, command
ing officer, he at once approved the
pIan and the attitude OF the orig
inators of the idea. He also in
formed them that the government
would pay the men double time for
the holiday and stated that It
would be possible for those who
did not care to donate the entire
days earnings to the Red Cross.
could still make their usual wage
and turn over the balance to the
Red Cross, if they wished.
This arrangement has created
favorable sentiment throughout the
shops and it is probable that all
the departments will exhibit
similar attitude Already the en-
ployes in one shop have informed
Major Campbell, officer in charge,
they win work the entire day.
Employees Of the carpenter shop
at a meeting held at noon Monday
that they would work
all day Thanksgiving, as,their part
of the efforts of Rock Island ar
senal to keep up production.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-03
HIGH TEAM ALL
READY FOR MIX
layers m PiRk Of Condition for
Ilt With Galeshurx Saturday
+ at Douglas Park.

Wsth nearly every man on me
Rock Island high school football
squad IN perfect condition. the 10
al team is out 10 cop the bacon
rom the Galesburg boys when they
meet at the Douglas park Saturday
afternoon.
The local boys came out of the
mix last Saturday with the Alumni
o. X, except Dopp. the Island
ers' left half. but his troubles will
- remedied by the time
the game is called Saturday.
Every man on the squad is eligible.
and with such prospects the locals
are out to win the first interscho-
iSss5c contest Of the year. The
Rock Island boys have not forgot
ten the beating they took from the
Knox county seat aggregation last
year on the latter's gridiron. and
hey are out for revenge Coach
kiB1el has gone over the SQUAD
and rounded down the high spots
that were conspicuous in Satur-
cay tilt with the Alumni. Some
Of the opposing boys stated sun
cay morning that the Rock Island
high school team Of this year was
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-03

ship, bringing it ont for entertain
mentrof the Others. On this I find
theatrical men, vaudeville, opera
singers, players on all sorts of in
struments, splendid bands and or
chestFas4.
Boxing professional and ANA
teur).
Assisting canteen by selling from
my room, candy and cigarets, for
two hours each day. Sold $4,000
worth this last trip, selling at-ship's
canteen price, which is only a lit
tie above cost, and returning all
profit to the canteen. This is done
for convenience of the men.
Running moving pictures, having
put on Al shows this last trip.
Holding sings about the ship and
conducting religious services on
Sundays
Having personal interviews with
men upon religion and morals, and
doing many things which | will not
go into detail upon now
I'VE are beginning to realize
there is a war on" says Mr.. Haz-
ard, @as I see hundreds Of wound
ed, bringing back 1873 on our last
trip, and l am glad I was able to
think up scheme whereby I could
show them pictures while they lay
in their hunks and watched them -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-03
Observation-Disclosures

, from under, SO you get so many
/ that YOU just throw them IN heaps
ana 60 on and let them lie. If you
I want one, say so, and | viii 90 and
. get one for You / think there is a
/ Pile right over here a little way;
and if we are not here when | get
your letter. there will be a pile
where / am, 50 it won't be hard TO
set some
There is one thing that the boys
! do not like, and that is to. get word
I that they will be relieved, and then
! have to hang around doing nothing
for two or three days except duck
, ing our heads now and then and
running around a corner and watch
ing the trench we were in get blown
up, SO that we have to get a shovel
and fix it up so they can hit it again
When we are relieved. we-come out
and hike for 1907 u miles, then lie
down in the clothes that we haven't
had off for a week or two, and sleep
till daylight; then take a bath and
put on clean clothes and gO,out and
drill the next day, So you see there
are two sides to this war.
Let me tell you that the Ger
man prisoners that / have taken
and turned over were as happy as
larks. because they get all the eats
and plenty of good sleep after they
are taken. The only draw back for
them is that the boys like to take
the things away from them for SOU
veuiTs, and in some cases the pris-
Oners give them away themselves.
All that I have seen have been that
way We took 5000 in one haul one
day. and the colonel we got with
them lined them up and marched
them OFF as if they were on parade.
When We got them to the cage,
the Germans that were in there
hOWIed and carried on as if they
were meeting old friends and were
happy as could be We have no
trouble with them at adjust give
them to one man and he Say S-tfUF-
ward, march, and away they 60
They don't even try to turn around,
because We are doing them a favor
by taking them away from the
trenches.
This is not a very cheerful let
ter in some places, but it is the
only thing we have to write about
You wanted me to tell you what I
was doing right noW-WeII. | have
been taken out of the front lines
and put on the transport OF the bat
talon I have a horse to. ride and
four others have guns to drive, and
we haul the rations mp to the sup
port line and take water and every
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-03

forget to build barracks Tor us and
the water runs under our tents, but
outside of that we get bath every
month and we are lucky getting
/ cur washing done each quarter
| year. So YOU see this Is very
fine country to live in. Anyway
right here. where the armies are so
close together, the people have to
take US in our turn You see, they
have the Germans to look out for
as we'll as the allies, and it is a
hard lob for so few washer women.
And, too, the Germans keep run
ming away and leaving their wash
| ings behind.
'@The French people are afraid
that we will do the same and they
will have to keep it until We come
back. So you see how il is that
they inst cant keep up with the
pTocession-bHt enough of the bull
Il can tell you where / am just
now, but it would do no good, as
we move so often to keep the head
quarters near the front, so the boys
won't have so far to walk when
they come back You see, the boys
want to be in Germany by Christ
mas, and Germany doesn't want
them to, so they are having a heluva
time Well, | don't blame them. l
wantrto be there, too, and | think
that ! will be if they don't stop4this
war before then. There is just one
thing about going into Germany
can't speak the language, and l
would have as hard time over
there ASH do in France They say
1 can get by over there without
talking German Well, maybe /
can l do=here. / can't speak a bit
of French when | meet up with a
Frog (as- Weacail tfFemo. always
start talking English to them, but
when Lam kidding with the rest of
the officers | can talk as good
French. as any Of them. With the
Frogs, | Just seem to forget all the
French / ever knew, and try to
makes Them urfd erstand- m y 1English,
and | have a th-Iof a. time
We'll. my ink has run out and ]
VIII Hhave1tOr quit and go to bed, or
the major may see nv light and
think it is time for me-to go for
ward again"
c. w. Fitch Of the 'postoffice has
received an interesting letter from
Jack Hazard, at one time also con-
nected with the Rock Island post
office. The letter is dated at an
Atlantic port, and in it the writer
states that he has Just returned
from his third trip to France. He
speaks of his experience of being
t0rpedoed on his first trip, as hith-
erto related in The Argus, and says
he has come very near to similar
excitement since He anticipates
making one more trip before going
10 his home in California TO spend
Thanksgiving with his wife and
sister, and viii then return to the
sea service, hoping to be among the
soldiers at Christmas time
Mr.. Hazard describes his work on
ship-as Y NJ c. A. secretary, and
consists of the following:
Placing of boxes of books in diff
ferent compartments for use of the
troops going over.
Giving out magazines. pamphlets,
writing paper, games, etc, for SOL
diers' use.
Locating different talent aboard
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-08
MAY WORK GERMANS ON
HIGHWAYS OF FLORIDA

Tallahassee, June 6.-Those Flor
ida people who have been complain
ing about the German prisoners in
termed at various prisons living on the
fat Of the land and not working, while
Florldlans have been compelled to
work the harder. may enjoy some
sweet revenge within short time,
for in all probability two hundred or
more of those Germans whom Uncle
Sam thought unfit to enjoy liberty
may be seen working on the public
highways of Florida.
No doubt the citizens of Pensacola
would travel many miles to see Tuem.
Ter, Lut' and Kulenkamp, former Pen
sacola citizens who are informed in
Atlanta for pro-German activity. SHOW
cling sand and clay on the Florida
highways.
The state roads department has re.
ceived an offer from the federal gov.
eminent offering 200 German prison
ers at a price much cheaper than 9th
er labor can be secured, and it is very
probable that the Germans will be Sc.
cured, for the Roads Department is
DESTROYS of rushing all road work.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-08

London, June IA stunning
tour" around London was one of the
diversions provided for the American
labor delegation soon after their ar
rival here. The places visited were
London's Chinatown, several Saliva
ton Army hostels, and the Thames
Fmbankment. Under the guidance of
Commander G.. G.. Perkins of Scot
land Yard, the party went to the fam
GUS Limehouse Police Station, where
they were shown in detail the police
system Of registering aliens.
They were then taken through the
Chinese district, where they saw rice
ground in the most primitive manner
by stone turned by hand, shook
hands with Chinatown's two Chinese
babies, ate sweet-cake, and drank tea
in the districts most pretentious Chi
nese restaurant.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-08

London, June "a new account of
writer in Germany, is published
by the Weekly Dispatch The writer
asserts that he took part in the bat
tie. He describes with considerable
vividness the experience Of the Ger
man fleet, admitting far heavier loss
es than have ever been officially ad.
mitted by the Germans.
1--WE list the Frauenlob, Pommern,
Rostock, Luitzow and Wiesbaden", he
says. The Wiesbaden was struck in
the magazine and only one man was
saved. OF the crew of the Frauen-
lob, I reckon we lost over 1000
killed in action, and there were in,
Vulnerable wounded taken ashore.
"The ships returned to port in aw.
full condition. The Seydlitz which
had 200 dead aboard, arrived with her
stern out of the water and her bow
swamped. With the Derfflinger it
was the same, and she had 1870 dead.
"The Kornig had one side entirely
ripped up from her bottom to the Sec
end deck. Shells had entered the
surgeons bay and the wounded and
doctors there were all killed. The
machinery, however, was still in
working order and the ship got back
to her base"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-08
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, June Two travel
ing library systems for the benefit OF
American troops stationed along the
Mexican border will be established by
the library War Service of the Amer
lean Library Association.
Mobile libraries, each containing
fifty volumes, will be exchanged be-
tween different posts so that in the
course Of few months several hun
dred books will have passed in this
way through the camps.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-08
America Hated In Germany Even More
Than England--To Speak English
Is To Be InSulted

and running away; that the French
are also beaten even now, and that
lpeace is bound to come for two rea-
sons. The first given is that the
French prefer to surrender rather
than Paris be destroyed by the long
distance guns, and the second is that
the German reserve forces are so
great that they will rush pellmell
through the French and English
lines shortly, with no resistance.
They picture the English officers as
having lost control of their forces and
all these things the people continue
to believe, though there are begin-
ming to be here and there whispers
and mutterings Of an unrest, though
no open revolt"
The latter never will be, in Miss
Spinks opinion, "for it is the German
peoples war and not the kaiser's, as
some think" she said.
They have been so thoroughly sa-
turated with the one idea Of the SUI
periority of the German people and
their right to rule that they stand &C.
mented together in their attitude to-
ward the world
They talk about the Americans
caring for nothing but money. Never
in my life have l heard so much talk
about money as when I was in Ger
many. They would fight over one
penny.
"They are at present better fed
than a year ago, and l do not know
just where it is coming from. They
get great deal from Poland OF
course. Wherever the food is coming
from they are in better condition
than last summer, when the situa-
ton was very bad"
Miss Sphinx asserted that the crown
prince is laughing stock in Ger
many.
He is the joke Of the war;" she
declared. mo one takes him seri-
ously except those close to the
throne, who are obliged to make the
pretense in order to retain favor. But
to criticise the Kaiser is worth ones
life The phrase The kaiser and
God appears everywhere, and even
in school text books little children
are taught to hate England. There
is also a little prayer the children
are taught to speak which includes
God give me power and intuition to
hate England"
With respect to the atrocities prac-
ticed by the enemy, Miss Sphinx de-
clared the Germans are taught that
those same atrocities were commit.
ted by the Belgians upon German
people, and they believe it. It is
only lately they are beginning to
question and murlnur among them
selves at the long delayed victories
promised so readily, fuently and Of
ten, "The propaganda was so insid-
ious that even I for time believed
some of it," the singer confessed, in
referring to the German press &C.
counts of German atrocities.
Miss Sphinx was not only success
full in musical circles in Germany,
but through letters from Vice Presi-
ident Marshall, Charles Warren Fair
banks and others was received in Of
fetal and army circles. Every
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-08

where" she said, America is held in
contempt. They do not think we are
capable of raising an army in less
than two or three years time, hav-
ing no officers to train them. But
they are scared to death that we
will"
Miss Sphinx is the daughter of Mrs.
Rosa Morgan Sphinx and the sister of
DR.. Urbans Sphinx and Dr. Mary A.
Sphinx of this city.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-08

Animals on the farm are often rem
dered unfit for use by Hitting har-
ness. Not only that but they are sub.
jected to much needless suffering.
Surfaces of collars and saddles which
come in contact with the animal
should be kept smooth and clean.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-08
Orlando Reporter Starr

The Indiana Daily Times of Wed.
nesday May 10Th contained an article
written by Florence Long for that
paper, in which 1t told In interesting
manner conditions as existed in Ger
many, the facts of which had been
gathered from Miss Longs converse
ton with Miss Bonaventura Sphinx
who had just returned from that
country. Miss Sphinx is cousin of
Mrs. Leonard Bumby. Miss Spinks's
sister DR.. Ubana Sphinx is at present
the guest of Mrs. Bumby for the
next few weeks.
The article reads:
While we in America are still hest
tating in certain quarters to abolish
the teaching of the German language
in our public schools, as early as the
first year Of the war any one who
spoke the English language in Ger
many was subjected to insult and
abuse, according to Miss Bonaven.
tura Sphinx, who has just returned to
this country after spending nearly
five years in Berlin
Miss Sphinx, who is an opera singer,
arrived in Indianapolis late yester-
day afternoon, having stopped in
New York long enough to replenish
her wardrobe. They hadn't permit
ted her to take anything with her
from Germany.
81 have had things thrown at me
on one occasion when l was in res
taurant for speaking the English Ian
guage,' said Miss Sphinx, "and on an
other occasion our party was threat
ened with being put off the train and
treated as spies, when other occu-
pants of the car heard us speak Eng
fish. That was before America en-
tered the war, and | was allowed a
little mere consideration when ] tried
to smooth matters over, but now
America is hated even worse than
England.
American Army Doesn't Exist, They
Think
"As for Germany's opinion of our
army they do not believe such thing
exists. That is, Of course, the mass
of the people do not, they are kept
in ignorance of the true state of af-
fairs. America is a laughing stock
in Germany They call our claim of
having so many hundreds Of thous.
ands of soldiers over there just a big
American bluff. They say America
entered the war, it is true, but only
because England forced us to; That
we had loaned England so much mon.
ey we had to look for some return;
that we are still sending food and
ammunitions, but the sending of SOL
diers is joke. And this the authori.
ties make the people believe.
"Also in the face of repeated fail.
ures, they make the people believe in
a speedy complete victory. So con.
tinuous is this propaganda work kept
up that the German people are con.
fident of victory, perhaps in a few
weeks. The papers disguise the real
facts, they ignore the failures, and
the people are fed with misrepresen-
tations. They are told through the
press that the English are already
beaten, are throwing down their arms
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-08

The government has just ordereu
100000 pairs of shoes for use OF eH0
army in Europe. The average pfi''
was 81 pair
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-08

Unthrifty trees and vines are much
more subject to attacks from insect
pests than those not in weakened
condition.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-08

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
will apply to the Honorable Sidney J. Cats,
Governor Of the State Of Florida, on the End
day Of July, A. D. 1918, for charter for
the WHITE BUS LINE COMPANY, under the
following proposed Charter:
A. D. HARTSELL.
N. R. ROGERS,
Gilpin observer., 1918-06-13
CONQUEST
BY HENRI CHAPEllE.
Of the viqilantes.

The broad, beloved life of peace
full, housekeeping nation, is prod
uct, not an ordinance to be proclaim
ed. Why, then, do we talk of negotlat-
ing peace, when 1t has been destroyed
by violence? The forces that make
peace must first be reestabllshed.
One might as well talk of peace to
a man struggling In the hands Of n
murderous highwayman. One might
us well talk of peace settlement with
the thief, to man who has been rob-
bed.
Wherever moral issues are involved.
the instinct of mankind demands a
clean-cut conquest Of evil.
Wherever there is definite attempt
to injure another person, the one as
sailed knows he must win u decided
conquest to be safe.
Wherever there is n man who lives
justly, he Is entitled to conquest over
those who attacked him.
Right, safety, and justice all de-
mand conquest over wrong, danger
and brutality. Let conquest be the
word we use In speaking rt tho dis
position Of this war.