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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-20
District Chairman Named.

District chairmen in charge of
the canvass have been selected as
follows:
First precinct-Sixth street to riv-
err; Eleventh avenue to river-Miss
Sara Barker, West End Settlement.
Second precinct-Ninth street to
river; Eleventh avenue to Eigh-
teenth ayenue-Miss Sara Barker,
West End Settlement.
Third precinct-Sixth street to
Eleventh street, Fourth avenue to
river-Mrs. r. c. Vance, Free Meth
odist church.
Fourth precinct-Sixth street to
Twelfth street; Fourth avenue to
Seventh avenue-Mrs. Peterson,
First Swedish Lutheran.
Fifth precinct-Ninth street to
Fourteenth street; Seventh avenue
to Tenth avenue, Mrs. Peterson,
First Swedish Lutheran.
Sixth precinct-Ninth street to
Fourteenth stEeet; Tenth avenue to
Fourteenth avenue-Mrs. Kaun,
Evangelical Church of Peace.
Seventh precinct-Ninth street to
Fifteenth street; Fourteenth avenue
to Eighteenth avenue-Mrs. Kaun,
Evangelical Church of Peace.
Eighth precinet-Eleventh street
to Fifteenth street; Fourth avenue
to river-Mrs. r. E. Dean, Memorial
Christian.
Ninth precinct-Twelfth street to
Seventeenth street; Fourth avenue
to Seventh avenue-Mrs. L. Brown,
First Baptist.
Tenth precinct Fourteenth
street to Seventeenth street; Sew
enth avenue to Tenth avenue-Miss
Cora Mckown, United Presbyter-
ian.
Eleventh precinct - Fourteenth
street to Seventeenth street; Tenth
avenue to Eighteenth avenue
Miss ALICE Deal, Central Presbyter-
ian.
Twelfth precinct Fifteenth
| street to Twentieth street; Fourth
avenue to river-Mrs. G. A. Walker,
! First Methodist.
| Thirteenth Seventeenth
street to Twentieth street; Fourth
avenue to Ninth avenue-Mrs. c.
A. Walker. First Methodist.
! Fourteenth precinct-Seventeenth
street to Twenty-second street,
| Ninth avenue to Eighteenth avenue
Mrs. e. o. Vale, Jr., Broadway
| Presbyterian,
| Fifteenth precinct Twentieth
street to Twenty-third street: Sixth
street to river-Mrs. r. B. Lowry
Broadway Presbyterian.
| Sixteenth precinct - Twentieth
| street to Twenty-third street; Sixth
avenue to Thirteenth avenue-Mrs
w. Souders, Broadway Presbyter-
| ian.
Seventeenth precinct - Twenty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-20
Funeral of Charles Johnson,

The funeral of Charles Johnson,
late of Omak, Wash, Will be held,
with services at the home of a Sis
ter, Mrs, Joseph~Kail, 2719 Seventh
avenue, at o'clock Monday after
noon. The remains will be in
TERED in Chippiannock. Father C.
p. O'Neill of Sacred Heart Catholic
church will have charge. The cor
fege Will be nv automobile
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-20
Funeral of Mrs. f. 6. Kane.

Last rites over the body of Mrs.
E. s. Kane, 1908 Ninth street, will
be conducted tomorrow afternoon
at the home. Bdrial will be in Chip
piannock cemetery. Both the ser
vices at the home and at the grave
will be private. Rev. J. C. Gran
ger of the Baptist church will Of
ficiate,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-20
WILL OBSERVE OCT. ~.

Madrid, April 20.-The Spanish
government has decided TO make
October u, the date of the discov-
cry of America by Columbus in
1892, national holiday hereafter.
This action is taken at the request
of the Spanish-American republics.
Buy a Liberty Bond
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-20
PIGS Only FOR SAUSAGE.

New York.-Pfgs in Greater Ber-
lin and IN all other large Prussian
cities may be used only for the
making of sausage, the Berlin
Tageblatt recently announced. The
paper says this is because nearly
all the pigs have been slaughtered.
Buy Liberty Bond
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-20
Obituary
James jenkins.

The remains of James jenkins,
who passed away in this
city several days ago. were inferred
in Chippiannock cemetery at 2:30
this afternoon. Burial took place
from the Knox parlors. There were
no services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-20
WAR CHANGES HUN TOWNS.

Amsterdam.-War has produced
some remarkable changes in the
population and relative importance
of big German cities. The five
principal centers of the munition
Industries has suddenly mounted to
places among the nine largest cit
5es in Germany. Before the war
Munich was the third largest city
In Germany, ranking Immediately
after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich
has now dropped into seventh place,
and Bochum, in Westphalian Prus-
|sia, has risen TO third place. Bo-
|chum is the seat of great coal, iron
and steel industries. In 1900 it had,
la scant Sc, 900 inhabitants. Now 1t
boasts of more than $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-20
STIR INTERESTIN
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Church Workers Map Out Program
for Twin Cities for ChiIdren's
Week.
TAKE PART IN BIG MOVEMENT
House to House Canvass VIII BE
Conducted to Secure List of
Young People.

At a meeting of the Sunday
school workers, teachers and Off
GERS of the various churches of the
twin-cities held in the First Baptist
church, Moline, last evening def
mite plans were made for the OBJ
servance of children's week, which
begins tomorrow and continue
through the following Sunday. The
purpose of this continent-widecam
paign is to emphasize the religious
education of children and is con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
elementary division of the Inter
national Sunday School association.
The campaign will begin with
the services in the church tomor-
row, the various pastors having
been asked to preach sermons from
the text Feed My Lambs" Monday
and Tuesday and Wednesday will
be visiting days, when Sunday
school workers will make a house
toulouse canvass in the effort to
get the names of all children and
their bible school affiliations and
to induce them to attend Sunday
school. Thursday will be devoted
to an entertainment to be held at
the First Methodist church at
o'clock when the operetta Red Rid
ing Hood" will be presented free to
children under NJ years of age,
adults to be admitted on the pay
ment of a small fee. Friday the
committees will meetsto work on
the reports gathered and to pre-
mare them for the Sunday meetin o
which viii be to tell the result of
the weeks work.
Cards will be made out and turn
ed over to the respective churches
and will contain lists of the chill
dren desiring to affiliate with each
church
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
PERsHTNG CALLS FOR SHOES.
Wants 100000 Pairs More to Build
Up Reserve Supply in France.

WASHINGTON, Feb 25.-Although
the war department has on hand and
contracted for a total OF l5,437 900
pairs OF shoes, Secretary Baker saws
more than 100000 pairs will have to
be secured for the army this year This
Is made necessary by building up ade-
quate stocks Of reserves. both in France
and IN this country
General Pershing has requested ship
menta Of 1880 pairs of shoes for each
$4,000 men monthly. or Approximately
nine pairs of shoes per man annually.
This IS IN excess of actual consump.
ton.
For troops in this country after the
initial issue of 100 per cent. l. per cent
per month is required for upkeep and
- per cent as a reserve stock. At the
embarkation concentration camps $50
per cent is the ratio for equipping a
given number of men, with 325 per cent
as the ratio for reserve stock. In
France the upkeep is placed at - per
cent for given number of troops with
- per cent for the reserve supply.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
Our Ambassador at Petro-
grad Says They Are Pre-
pared to Defend Capital
ENJOYS ARE READY
TO LEAVE CITY
Washington Now Realizes That the
Russian Breakup Means a Long War
Ahead-Possible Terms of Peace Out
lined by Military Experts.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The state
department has received cable mes
sage, bearing date of Feb IS, from
David r. Francis, ambassador at Petro-
grad. which said the council of work
men S and soldiers delegates was pre-
pairing to defend the capital against the
Germans, and that the representatives
Of the allied nations had arranged to
leave if the enemy came dangerously
near.
Officials here question the truth of
| some Of the press statements concern
ing conditions III Russia, and incline
to attribute them to German influences.
One official said that no information had
come TO show that the Bolsheviki would
accept peace.
The situation in Russia has brought
home to officials with force, however,
| the necessity OF preparing TO wage a
long war. II is realized by observers Of
international affairs that with the Ger
man advance into Russia. represented
! as a series of victories to the German
people, the movement for peace in that
country will fade and the pan-Germal.s
viii continue to control the conduct OF
the war.
In these circumstances, it is believed,
those Getmans who still subscribe to
the reichstag resolutions Of July 10. de
claring for peace without annexatons
or indemnities, will find that popular
| rejoicing over the Russian collapse viii
| enable the militarist9 to do al they
please in the way Of military operatiouS
in Russia. Hindenburg, Ludendorff. and
their following are expected to take
advantage Of the situation to insist
that the war 90 on, with the intention
! to make it a war of spoils This, it is
eontended, will probably revive droop-
! ing German spirits This will mean
that the United States must be pre-
pared to pour men and supplies into
France in preparation for the test of
| strength that is bound to come when
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
BRAVE ACTS IN THE NAVY
Reservist and Seaman Win Coveted
Medals of Honor.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Dctails of
the acts of bravery for which Seaman
Tedford IL. Cam, naval reserve force.
and Seaman Ora Graves, United States
navy, have been awarded the navy :
much priced medal of honor and gra-
tuitics of 500 each were made public
Saturday night by Secretary Daniels
in a general order to the service. Cam.
ho.is a wcll,known Now York athlete,
3oU-Yard swimming champion of Amer
lea, and son of the physical director Of
New York university, is the first re
S'rvlSt ever to win the medal. When
the United States steamship Nav was
almost swamped by leak last Novcm-
hcr, Cam volunteered to enter the bilge.
Hooded with eight feet Of water. to
close the opening in a pipe connection
70 the sea, returned to the hatch for
pieces of cork, and, going back into the
. hlige water, stopped the leak, saving
the ship.
Graves remained in a easement OF
The crui5ar Pittsfeld in South Ameri-
can waters last July to remove powder
ana burning waste after the explosion
OF three-inch saluting charge mixed
with empty shells had killed one ship
mate, seriously wounded another and
/ had for time stunned Graves. Besides
the loose powder, number of saluting
shells were threatened by the fire that
followed the explosion. Graves enlisted
at san Francisco and his mother lives
at Maxwell n. NJ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
REVOLUTIONARY
SIGNS IN GERMANY
Socialist Deputy Causes Uproar il
ACCOMPLISHMENTS for a New
General Strike

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 25.-There are
numerous indications in Germany OF
very systematic campaign to pro
mote new general strike, says a Der
I'm despatch to the Weser Zeitung of
Bremen.
A revolution in Germany was pre-
dlcted by Dr. Cohn, independent So
clallst deputy, III an address to the
reichstag on Friday, the Volks Zei-
tung OF Cologne says Dr. Coin S ad-
dress, made during the debate on the
PEACE treaty with Ukraine, threw the
relehstag into an uproar.
1t is not correct to say that me
people of Russia : Baltic provinces are
longing for German rule, = he declared.
The treaty with Ukraine is not
the first step toward general peace. /
see the day coming when revolution
will reach Germany and the people will
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
YW!S.S.l
War SkyL'CS STAMPS
ISSUED BY THE
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT |

The 100000 Bow Scouts of Amcri-
ca have been asked by the secretary
OF the treasury to enlist an army Of
war savers throughout the country.
The scouts have instructions from
their national headquarters to ring
every do0rbell in the land, deliver n
short talk on the necessity of say
ing, and take orders for government
war-saving securities-the 25-ceut
and 50 thrift stamps.
President Wilsin will write a nor
sonal letter of thanks to the scout
IN each state who has the highest rec
ord OF sales during the year, and the
wives OF the cabinet members have
offered to give victory flag IN each
state to the troop standing at the ton
at the end of the year.
Five million red post cards have
been printed by the government for
the special use of the scouts. These
are orders for the local postmaster TO
deliver savings stamps. The bows
VIII take the orders for stamps from
house to house, drop the signed cards
IN the mail box. and the post office
VIII do the rest.
An ace medal, similar to the avia-
tors decoration, will be awarded
scouts taking orders for $3.50, and
palms will be given for each addi
tional 800.
War savings are now coming into
the treasury at the rate of nearly
- 1000, 600 day, or at a rate equal
to the entire receipts of the govern
ment few years ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25

take the fate of their rulers in their
own hands :
The independent Socialists cheered
the speaker. From other parts of the
house came shouts of Traitor,''
The German papers comment on the
relations between Germany and Aus
tria III connection with the Ukrainian
treaty with the praise bestowed on
Count Czernin. the Austro- Hungarian
foreign minister. The paper tries 10
discover the motives of the Vienna of
tlelai news agency in publishing the
Pollal manifesto rejecting upon Ger
many which has given great offense.
and comes to the conclusion that the
Austrian censorship by its attitude all
along has failed to show appreciation
OF Germany ; interests, adding:
1t IS time that we point ont most
emphatically how such incidents are
endangering the friendly relations be-
tween the two countries Il
The Hamburger Nachriehten saws
fhe present attitude of certain Ars-
TRAN newspapers is decidedly not cal
culated to make the feeling in Ger
many toward Austria any more friend
Some mems peace program-.i.ree
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
ADJUSTMENTS.
Motion Picture Attractions.

George Walsh III the William Fox
special feature. The Yankee Way. a
comcdy-drama, and the Ford Eduea-
tional are the attractions at the En-.
pire today This theatre will be open
tomorrow. Violet Mersereau in the
Bluebird feature, The Ragged Queen,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew in a
comedy will be the attractions.
The attraction today at the Princess
theatre Is Mae Marsh in Sunshine Al
ley, from the story by Mary Rider, be
ing the same star and same company
that produced Polly Of the Circus. and
will appeal especially to every lover
of birds and animals Tomorrow Kitty
Gordon will appear in The Divine Sac
rihee, also Mark Swain and Polly Nor
an in the Sannett twopart comedy
His Naughty Thought.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25

some men peace program-,iree
nights ont of week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
His Punishment.

An angle. died and went to his right
place, which, Of course, was also the
residence Of his good friend Baron Nun
chausen. Goodies OF time skittercd along.
md one day as the Big Boss was going
by the angler said: Please, your satanic
majesty, can't try my luck somewhere
else: I've been fishing from this blamed
place for 200 years and | haven't had a
Bite
That's the hell Of it, explained the
Big Boss, and passed on.Boston Tran.
script
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25
NOTICE
The Fuel Situation and
Our Business

Owing TO the seriousness of the fuel
situation, / wish to announce that in
order TO do my bit toward relief of
same. shall observe Monday as holi-
day in my plant until further notice.
My teams will make collections as
usual on Mondays and / wish to ask my
customers TO have both washings and
bundles ready If possible same as be
fore, as ii will greatly help making
prompt deliveries.
Remember you can save on your own
fuel by patronizing the laundry.
Wet wash, 35 lbs. or less, 60 cents.
Wet wash with fat pieces ironed, IS
cents.
Rough dry wash, cents per pound.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-25

The Japanese language is now being
taught IN the university and high schools
OF New South Wales on the same ba-
SIS as French and German.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17
SHIPPING BY TRUCK
QUICKER AND CHEAPER

Discovering that chipping by mo
tor truck is not only chouper but
considerably quicker than wa rnu
way freight. ths produce merchants
li''hllnd a tnrher OF Chicago and
indianapolis have nsugurhtcd a. reg
ulnr motor trirhi limo between the
IVn cities EH klnud & rura,r hay,
niE ioretuuma IN thiuRgo md a.
dihnnlollH Their fro.ght shIpnirpfs
n The rn-t have ntcu large ones
speed iu shipping produce IN "a ne
rcshN SLOW moving freight trains
l1Ne often caused tho commission
merchants d heavy financial Iusa
Several weeks aEO the hrm wag
uuphlc 10 srvug" a through ear fur a
load ot goods o. chicago hotel was
requiring \ track owned hv the
firm was loaded with $500 pounds
ut porlshGh|p trniEhr tn lndiannpo.i.
The run 90 Chlcnru lN6 mIeg was
made iu thirteen hours The truck
douh'" loading rud unloading re-
qulrou when shipment is ny pm The
tuaus were covered with snow and
.rr fur thr entire .Curth of the trip
The 'urN which Wlr a Maxwell
mutS the journey vitNuu, uo bit OF
m,rnulr. trnunlr
tho Maxwell tru,k performed $50
vrl' Hud b. ru extremely economical
Chat W. alv Eu.Ns IN make the Iufcr-
vs freight dc.urun. three un.c. %
urtk stated Rf. kind. after te.
con-, ARRIVAL Iu chicago
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17

Auto War Hoard

ty way " avoiding confusion
which may have existed concerning
the activities of tho outumotl,e rrul
uets section ot war industries board
this sectlon has made public chart
which reveals II. many activities aud
reapunMhllitiA The members pt tho
hoard are II /. llornmr FORMERLY
Waukcsha Motoroowpou, tokcU o.
Clarkson toImerly general manager
\ A. E4 \ B brown liu bo f"r
n. V. George Adams formerly Car
ford Motor TRUCK company.
The vehicles are MotureNclcy mo.
torcNCle sideCRr. mNor utuH. motor
amb bulHnces, motor truck motor
truck bodies. mutur lu,k tractors
motor truR tuilerr. arwot"d carr
military travtura military huos
aeroplane engines uarmc gu- cu-
Hines. stationary guv engines. auto
motive accessories.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17

inch uto,c-br lr.r. OF Oh. .Mu n
tlc flna ,hauhrr 4 DO I. ..r
mixture viii tr tu. won. IN ua.
hHe. whit. " woI' f U.I. U. '.N
rl,h, ana pouID,y uu d..p mt
" hon the engine ls dc.
The ,hthur''pr float aud I.t
valve viii maintain iuis l'tlI Hua
thoy are properly art Wuou fur .pr
hurciur lcptev tine factory nr..l
tnmper win th. Hotlug yNur.
times however. tho. ruat N|| .,nE
" ~ mctnl or become sIti.t 81
with gHsuilnc II 81 uurh. .nI $40
hccoinc too heavy IhIs NH U.sull
IN too hiRh a Jewel ana o.. Ha hls
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17

Seventeen atster now each have
more than 100000 cars uul NS
have possod the S0u.uOJ mnrb New
York alone had thl distinction u
1918. ttt.p ptr
Evening star., 1918-02-05

Danger From Exposure
avoidee II you keep strong by taking
F&thsr JohnA Madicina-AdXey41Ge.
meuG
Evening star., 1918-02-05
DECLARES u. S. SHOULD
TRY LA Toilette
Gov. Philip Asserts Senator Is En-
titled to Chance to Defend
Treason Charge.

WATERTOWN. Wis, February s.
Gov. E. L. Phillip, alldessing a mass
meeting here last night. said if Senator
La Toilette in the performance of his
duty has committed an offense against
the government the United States
Senate should give him a prompt and
fair trial and II 1t finds him guilty he
should be expelled If. on the other
hand. he has committed no offense that
disqualifies him as senator or
patriotic citizen, the United States
should say SO and the public trial of
the senator should end. the speaker
said.
IF ] were Senator La Follette's
political or personal friend" he con-
tinued- II would advise him TO insist
upon immediate disposition OF the case
that has been brought agaist him in the
Senate. Whether he retains his seat or
not, he should resign and ask the people
of the state for a reelection. There is
no better way to determine whether
he represents the will of the people.
No doubt he thinks he does. 7 think
otherwise. However. enough has been
said in criticism of his action that
only a vote by the people, which passes
upon him directly, can settle the ues-
tion beyond further dispute"
Evening star., 1918-02-05
DEFENDS GROWERS
OF SUGAR IN U. S.
Newspaper Publisher and Son.
in-LaW of Speaker Clark Ex-
plains Situation.

James NJ. Thomson, publisher of the
New Orleans Item, well known in
Washington as son-in-law of Speaker
Clark. has furnished The Star with the
following statement regarding the
Louisiana sugar situation, which is of
interest with reference to the question
Of the national sugar supply:
'Iouisiana.s great immediate and
selfish financial interest would have
been served if the United States Food
Administration had never been ap-
pointed. Nothing IS more significant of
the sound patriotism of the sugar
growers of Louisiana than the fact that
practically the entire state supported
legislation providing for United
States food administrator and that this
was followed by the sugar people ac-
Quiescing in fixing the price of sugar
by sugar administrators.
II think that it is conservative to say
that this action cost the sugar growers
and possible sugar SPECTATORS of Louis
lana forty or fifty millions of dollars
and that without the action of the food
administration, first in fixing prices on
sugar and next in eliminating specula-
tion in it and finally in allaying popular
apprehension that there was n sugar
shortage, the people of the United
States would have paid several hundred
million dollars more for sugar this
wear
Evening star., 1918-02-05
GAMBLING INVESTIGATION
COMMENCES IN NEW YORK
Chief Witness Tells of Mime. Rick
hard, Trick Cards and the
Loss of $500.

NEW YORK, February 5-District
Attorney Swami has begun before Judge
Wedhams in the court of general ses-
sions the John Doe" inquiry which he
expects to result in sensational dis
closures relating 10 the activity OF
gamblers and many indictments.
The chief witness was Simon Kaiser
a Brooklyn contractor. who said he
lost $500 playing banker and broker
in the Harlan apartment of woman
known as Nine. Rickhard. He was in
troduced to the game by an old friend
while his wife was in Atlantic City.
The friend who first took him to Nine
Rickhard's felt 50 sorry for him, Kai-
ser said, that he enlisted the services
of an acquaintance who possessed
trick deck with which he could not
lose. After playing for an hour with
these magic cards, the witness declared.
he was out S11e0. 1t was evident, how
ever. that he did not lose faith in them
or in their owner, for he went back the
next night with $4,000. He did not play,
but supplied the funds for his friends.
They lost it all, Kaiser declared to
a Mr.. Lamb. who had acted as banker at
all the sittings
When Kaiser left the stand DIR. Swami
asked for warrants for Nine. Rickhard
and the men with whom Kaiser played.