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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-05
PEORIA SLATED
FOR FIRST MIX
Rock Island Independents To
Clash With Distillery City Play
ers Sunday, Oct 10

The Peoria Socials, reorganized
and better than ever, according to
the dope emanating from the for
mer distillery city, will be the OPP
ponents of the Rock Island indie
pendents at the official opening OF
the 1918 football season in Rock
Island Sunday. Oct 10. Manager
Walter Flanagan of the Independ-
ents made this announ cement this
morning.
Peoria will have slight edge on
the locals in the way OF workouts
when the two teams clash. as the
Socials are scheduled to meet
the Pekin Tigers tomorrow after
noon at Peoria Although the So
Gals expect to win handily. they
nevertheless have been primed for
several weeks for this battle
Several of last years stars have
returned to the team including
George Cady, one of the best half
backs in this vicinity and Blackie,
a tackle Among the new men
Lowal, a former Purdue university
star, and Passwater, last year at
end for the Cornell Hamburgs.
have been secured, Manager Fl. V.
Lofgren writes.
Peoria learned something about
the high calibre of football being
played in Illinois last year in the
game against the Independents and
the appearance of the Davenport
A c. at Peoria. The locals humbled
the Socials As to 0 at Douglas park,
while the r. A c. defeated them &c
to 0. Plans were Immediately
made after those two defeats, to
import several stars to Peoria and
organize a stronger grid team in
1918. This has been followed out.
Flanagan is now in communica-
ton with service teams in this vi
cinity and expects to announce his
schedule soon. Camp Grant has
been definitely booked but no date
has yet been set for the game The
Rantoul aviators have been asked
for a game, while Camp Dodge will
also be secured. Flanagan has also
written to Camp Custer, Battle
Creek. Mich. and expects to hear
definite word from the authorities
there in the next few days. Sew
eral independent eleVens have also
been communicated with.
Auto whirling flags, Beardsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-05
YANKS' NEW SMASH
PERILS FOES LINE

fContinued dom Page Onel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-05

Delicious wines, Beardsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-05
At the Illinois,

The La ChaPerone Ministries, a
singing and dancing company of
7rettv girls. will be a leading fea-
ture 81 the vaudeville program at
the Illinois theatre Sunday, Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday. 9th
or big feature acts are: Eddie and
Howard comedy acrobats; Edwards
and Edwards in comical oddities;
Kline and Kline, two very clever
peop4e. in = singing and dancing
act. The Rural Comedy" "A Vet
eran of ga" The best OF photo
plays productions will round out
the daily program.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-05

on the American right, but on the
center and left the Americans arc
successfully following up their
earlier gains
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-05

the troops farther to the east, not
withstanding the fact that they
went over the top at $50 o'clock
without any artillery preparation
and handed the Germans a big sur
prise. Just south of Chehery, the
general advance was slowed up by
& German counter attack and
American tanks had to be sent for
TO drive the enemy back
Huns Burn Towns.
The Germans have deliberately
set fire to the villages of Romagne,
Gesnes, Cornay, Bantheville, Che
vieries, St Juvin and Marco. Shells
from American guns fell thick
along the front and ammunition
dumps everywhere were exploded
when the shells reached them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-05

on the American right, but on the
center and left the Americans arc
successfully following up their
earlier gains.
Germans Forced Back.
Paris. Oct. 5.-Under the pres
sure of French and American at
lacks in Champagne the Germans
have retired on their left flank and
given up territory east of the
MOnts, according to the war office
announcement today
West Of the Suippe the French,
keeping in touch with the German
rear guards, have reached the
heights southeast of MOTOnvilliers.
Take $500 Huns.
The French have maintained
their gains in heavy fighting east of
the ArgOnne forest.
Northwest of Reims in the last
five days the French have taken
more than twenty-five hundred
prisoners and 81 guns.
Advance Under Barrage.
CBy the Associated Press).
With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Oct. I'm the at
tack made yesterday east of the
ArgOnne forest the corps holding
the middle of the American line
met with most determined resist
ance during the day. The Ameri-
cans advanced behind a terrific bar
rage fire. This Dombardment Of
the enemy lines began at $50
o'clock, % shells falling each min
ute along the German lines. This
was gradually increased to so per
minute at Gas o'clock.
The American fire had hardly
begun to slacken when the German
batteries began to speak and the
enemy machine guns commenced to
impede the advance of the Amer1-
cans Nevertheless, troops in the
center moved steadily ahead. They
fought their way through Cierges
and before noon had driven the
Germans out of Gesnes.
In front of ROmagne lies the
strongest German line in this sec
tor. 1t is a long, intricate trench
system, which is built on a curving
line. so that each end of it enflades
any force that attacks another por-
ton.
YankS Capture Fleville.
The American troops on the left
rapidly cleaned up ExermOnt and
Chehery and captured Fleville. By
noon they had mOpped up La Vier-
gette and lie MeniI farm, as well
as the Grange farm. They had
also taken hill 240. This advance
had been just as rapid as that of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-05
THEATRE

transpires that she had gone home
TO bed and that Johns search
would have ended If he had looked
In just the right place. Ais well
that ends well, for John decides
that Kitty is a woman worth a few
struggles on his own account and
he abandons the literary pursuits.
At the Columbia
The Columbia will be ablaze with
musical comedy ttnkle and tinsel
for the first four days of the week
beginning Sunday when the initia:
show of this type for the season
will be exhibited in "A Yankee
Princess" A cast OF % talented
entertainers is head by Olga De
Baugh and the comedian, Elmer
Coudy. "A Yankee Princess" has
been dubbed a pocket edition of
Ziegfeld's follies. therefore the
magnitude and splendor of the en-
tertainment can be guaged
There are 16 whistleable song
hits and there are six big changes
of scenery. The Is girls of the
chorus are described as real ponies
W NJ al oblC W anu SAlEs q
combination rarely found in the
modern edition of the chorus girl.
The girls of "A Yankee Princess
will be found we'll able to sustain
the interest between the moments
that the stars are off the stage.
The book was written by John
p MuIgrew and the catchy, tuneful
score is the work of Felix Rice,
who is a prolific writer and has
gained the soubriquet of '"The Je-
rome Kern of the TabIoids" Mr..
Rice has a lot of good stuff in the
performance including Midnight
Bells "Frenchy," and "A Sooth-
ing Melody" AS to lyric, Mr.. Null
grew has produced gem of com
edy topical number in "If the Won
an of the Past Did the Dances of
Today"
Staging, electric effects, lighting,
and in fact the ensemble of the
piece leads one to the direct OBJ
servation that the war has not cur
tailed this show at least. 1t is safe
TO assume that "a Yankee
Princess" is going to set a high
mark for attendance, fun and gen
eral enjoyment at the Columbia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
GOES IN DRAFT, IN
SPITEOF SCRUPLES

Alta, May 1.-When the Buena Vista
contingent Of drafted men left fol
Camp Dodge on Saturday Anskoo
Christensen Of Elk township accom-
panied the men as, one of the new
soldiers. This young man was mem
Der Of q congregation which worships
IN q church in Scott township, and
among the teachings Of this church it
ID reported is non-resistance and paci-
dcism.
Mr.. Christensen declined to sign the
war service card which was circulated
here, and also declined to subscribe to
the third Liberty loan, because he did
not believe In war in any form and he
refused to lend his aid in any manner.
He was called before the county war
board and it is said he declined to re-
cede from his position when question
-, % he was placed in the first con-
tangent Of the draft by the local board.
The congregation numbers about
twenty families and most of them are
said to have resisted the furtherance
Of the war and contributing to the
Liberty loan.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
IOWA BOY SINGS, q
THOUGH WOUNDED

Sioux City. Ma. 1.-Singtng in q
clear voice that rose above the din OF
battle the strains IT Hello, Broaway
Goodby, France" Private Edward H
Monahan, son of E. H. Monahan OF
this city, with his leg shattered to bits
and his arm broken and bleeding, wat
carried out Of the second line German
trenches on the night of March ~
after e German hand grenade had ex.
ploded at his side.
The Sioux City soldiers bravery
under intense suffering is described
in letter received in Sioux City
yesterday from Corporal o. b. Bart
ram, Of the headquarters, company OF
the One Hundred and sixty-eighth in:
>fantry, who was at his side during
the battle. Corporal Bartham himself
sustained scalp wound.
Monahan still singing, was carried
toNa hospital and his leg amputated.
He will be sent back to Sioux City,
Corporal Bartram's letter states, in
fulf1llment Of the prophecy Of his song.
The regiment, composed Of Sioux
City and Iowa men, has won every
skirmish with the Germans thus far.
the letter adds, and Bartram describes
quite realistically his experience as q
patrol in No Mans Land.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
WHITSuNDAY
CHOSEN FOR
PoPE'S- PLEA.
Cologne Newspaper Says
Pontiff Will Make Second
Appeal For Peace May 10,
Offering Mediation On
Definite Basis
PRINCE SIXTUS SEES
ALFONSO AT MADRID

The Hague, May Pope Benedict
intends to issue new peace offer on
Whit Sunday, May 10, Cologne news
papers announce. The document, it
is said, will be of more pressing nature
than formerly and present concrete
Offers Of mediation by the pope with
the possible cod peration Of neutral
sovereigns. T.,
Similar information Of the pope's
intention, 1t is said, has reached Ber-
lin, where 1t has been received sympa-
ttetfcally.. J.
This is not the first report emanat-
ing from Germany recently that the
pope is about to make another peace
move. A Bavarian newspaper on April
% said that the pope would make q
peace offer as soon as the western Of
fensive had assumed g. new phase. A
dispatch from Basel Tuesday reported
Emperor Charles Of Austria was max
Ing new peace offer. appealing to
Italy to consider it in her own inter-
ests. That peace offensive" would be
made by the central powers in the
event that the German offensive on the
west appeared abortive, has been pre-.
dicted frequently In allied capitals.
Pope Benedict's peace proposals last
August were preceded by reports
through neutral countries that he was
about to take such action
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
WEEDS A :.
SIGOURNEY TEACHER

S1gourney, May William G. MOser
former principal Of the Sigourney high
school and Miss B. Bernice Bower
were married at the Presbyterian
parsonage on Monday afternoon, Rev
w. F. Vanderlippe officiating. Mr..
Moser was for the past three years
principal Of the Sigourney high school
and was highly regarded as a school
man. In January he enlisted in the
Aviation Corps and he is now station.
er at Columbus, Ohio and expects in
the near future to be sent to France.
He came home on short furlough,
arriving here on Monday morning.
Miss Bowers home Is at Keota and 1t
was their intention to make a short
visit at Keota before Mr.. Moser's re-
turn to Ohio as he will have only a
few days to stay. The bride also is
a teacher in the Sigourney schools,
and as Mr. Moser will be in the service
Mrs. Moser will teach in the Keota
schools next year. Both are highly es-
teemed and estfmable young people.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
STEAL $4,000 FROM
MASON CITY BANK

Mason City, May detectives
from Des. Moines and the sheriff's Of
nee are busy today trying the solve
the mysterious disappearance of a
package of currency from a safe in
the vault Of the Commercial Savings
bank Of this city, some time Saturday.
The package contained $4,000 in bills
Of smaller denominations and was
missed late Saturday afternoon So
far no clew has been discovered and
the bonding company who secures the
bank from loss have officers here.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
DRAFT To- &c 7
IOWA FAR|MER RS
Order For Deferring Call To
Military Service Is
Rescinded.

Des Moines, May DRAFTING Of
Iowa farmers In class / no longer will
be deferred beyond their order num-
Der standing, according to instructions
received today from Washington by
Adjutant General Logan, in charge Of
the draft in this state
| Previous orders were that men in
class 1 "assiduously and completely
engaged in planting or cultivation Of
crops should be placed at the bottom
Of the list in this class, regardless Of
their order number.
from Provost Marshal General Crowd
er. resembling the deferred draft or
der, declares 1t has been decided that
the agricultural industry in Iowa will
be as well served by calling men &C.
cording to their order numbers as by
selecting registrants on any other
basis.
No figures are available as to the
exact number Of men in Iowa affected
by this order, but 1t is known that
many heretofore have been excused
from immediate call because of agr.-
cultural occupation.
Figures announced today by the at.
torney generals office show: that there
are 36,424 persons in Iowa in class l
Of the selective draft, including 5s5
negroes. a
Since September Is, 13,4s0 register
ed men, have been called or indicted
into the military service in the state
II the bill before congress now
should PISS with the house amendment
It would call for 4S per cent of the
class u men in Iowa in the second
draft or approximately 1900 men.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
BOY BLACKMAILER
GETS JAIL. NOT COIN

Cedar Rapids, May Olaf Jergen-
sen, age 10, who was arrested here
Sunday by the federal authorities on
a charge of blackmail, made confes-
sion to Marshal Healey. Jergensen
wrote a letter to Delbert Horsely, a
farmer, that unless he placed an
amount OF money in an envelope and
left it in designated place, his house
and barn would be destroyed. A de-
coy letter was written and filed with
blank paper which was placed at the
place designated by Jergensen. He
was arrested when he called for it.
He gave no excuse for hia aoA -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR AMES MAN

,Ames, May ,1.-Memorial services
are being planned for Sergeant Harry
T. Corbin, the first man. from Ames
and Story county to be killed in action.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Cor
bin, of Ames, were notified last week
by a war department message telling
Of the death of their son April %
while in action. Sergeant Corbin was
with an engineering unit. having en-
listed at the Marshalltown recruiting
station about year ago as first
class private. He was % years old.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
FAIRFIELD MEN
GIVEN SENDOFf
TWENTY-FouR FROM JEFFERSON
COUNTY LEFT FOR CANE s,s
DODGE TUESDAY.

Fairfield. May 1-Twenty.four vounA
men from Jefferson county entraiSasi
| Tuesday noon for Camp Dodge theye
to become a part Of the great nationAI
army which is now fighting Tor ,ffee.
dom and democracy. ar .7 4 s
The immense crowds which accom-
panied the boys to the BURLINGTON IA.
pot differed from those of previous
occasions Of this kind for every iface
was tear scanned or sober, the peoplo
having begun to realize thai. the part.
Ing may be for all time and Mat var
indeed is fearful thing. There were
aged parents, relatives, sweethoarta.
wives and mothers in the crowds and
ono had only to look at their faces 70
know the agony Of heart they were
passing through. And the boys them.
selves, for the most part were NOR
serious than those Of former quotas
have been. (, All
The band and large crowds escorted
the bunch from the court house to the
depot at IL o'clock and the band KEN
up number Of stirring, patriotic
selections while the last good-bycs.
were said. A large banner bearing the,
cheering message, fairfield and Jek,
ferson County are With You Clear
Through to Berlin" was carried 81
the boys when they marched 70 the
train. They were likewise sfyen q
number Of treats including tobaoco
and candy. s5
Those who entrained were: &
Harlan Anderson, Hubert L. Coz.
John w. Sipe, William T. Walker. Vim
cent P. Keesey, Abner L. Anderson,
Ernest Fuqua, Raymond H. Smith,
Chester L. Weber, Ballas H. F1easle,
Edward Woods. Herman r. Boknef.
Clarence r. Reighard, Ernest B. Shook.
Earl F.. Thomas, Ernest Jacobs, Har-
vey Van Ausdelhn. Clay Chapius, vii
liam e. Graf, Anthony Supalla, Bern
ard M. Popejoy, Edwin g. Under.
Thomas A. Carter, Ray Scoveland and
Nelson Stephens.
Mr.. Stephens had been to- Camp
Dodge before but was sent home On
an exemption which has now bed. re
called and he returned with the boys ]
on Tuesday to Camp Dodge.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
WOMAN GIVEN ORDER
OF BRITISH EMPIRE

Clarion, May Mrs. N. M. FELTON,
the wife Of sheep farmer In the
Falklands, upon whom has been con
fe-red the Order of the British EN-
pire, is believed to be the daughter Of
j. e. Rowen, who formerly lived al
Clarion.
Mrs. FELTON, sighted the German ad
mira1 Won Specs squadron and com
municated the news to Admiral Stur.
dee Of the British navy In time for
him to give battle and sink several
Of the German warships.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
CELEBRATES 18TH BIRTHDAY

Abba, May 1.-Mrs. Jane Porter
celebrated her eighty-fifth birthday at
her home on B avenue, Monday, April
20. She received shower of post
cards congratulating her upon reach
ing this good age. Flowers and other
presents we're sent in by friends and
relatives and family dinner was
served in honor of the event in the
evening.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
MAYOR TRADES HOME

4 Abba, May Mayor Henry Berry
has traded his suburban home on
Benton avenue east to DR.. Tom Craig
for his bungalow on A avenue, west.
The families will move into their new
homes this week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
DROVE puEsENsERo CAR.

Des Moines,l May Eddie Ricken-
AAcher was well known in Des Moines
and Omaha and was considered Iowa's
1avorite in the automobile racing
Same. He began his professional
career with the Duesenberg team that
won many races in central western
competition. Halls record in the air
a we'll known to Iowans.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
IRISH OBTAIN
DRAF I DELAY
Home Rule Legislation Will
Precede Trial of
CONSUMPTION.

London, May Am order in council
has been issued further postponin9
the operation Of the national service
act or conscription as respects Ire
land, beyond today, to which time IT
had been postponed previously. Some
OF the morning newspapers say the
postponment is due to the govern.
ment's wish to introduce a home rule
bill before proceeding to enact con
scription in Ireland. n
Members of the labor deputation
who awaited upon the premier Mon.
day in regard to Irish sonscripuon cd
nit, says the Daily Telegraph, that Mr..
Lloyd-George spoke frankly and firm
ly and listened patiently to the state
ment prepared by Arthur Henderson
upon representation made by. a
deputation of Irish trades unionists.
PREMIER Is DETERMINED
Premier Lloyd-G George promised that
the cabinet would consider fully the
representations of the laborites but he
held out no hope so far as he was con-
cerned personally for any change in
the policy Of the government.
Many labor1tes who oppose con-
scription in Ireland do so not from
principle but because they believe It
is not wise in existing circumstances.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
K ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Pennington. May !. The following
officers were elected for the Township
Sunday School association:
b. M. Boyer, township president;
Eugene. jenkins, vice president; Mrs
C. L. Paisley, secretary; Mrs. Lloyd
Won Seggen, treasurer; Superintend-
emit Cradle Roll Department, Mrs.
Elizabeth Schee; Supt. Home Depart
ment Mrs. Anna Hamlin; Supt. Teach
er Training Department, Rev.-W. H.
Munster; Supt Temperance Depart.
ment, Rev. w. A. Nelson; Supt. Mis-
siona,y Department, Mrs. Nellie
Therme; Supt. Elementary Depart
,ment, Mrs. Chas. Gelatt; Supt Junior
Department, Mrs. Leslie Won Seggen;
Supt. intermediate Department, Mrs.
F. c. Knapp; Supt. Adult Department
Mrs. C. s. Ross, Mrs. Anna Kelley and
Mrs. Emma Vickers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
FEAR IOWA HORSES POISONED.

FEAR IOWA HORSES POISONED.
Clinton, May The mysterious
deaths of five horses belonging to A.
M. Spry of Keokuk county, and the
illness Of four others have been re-
ported to state officials and an investi-
cation asked for. Experts who have
performed post mortems on the ami
mails declare they have been poisoned.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
WELCOME NEWS I'm U. s.

Washington, D. c., May Though
fully anticipated, the announcement
from London of the postponement Of
the application of the conscription act
to Ireland was received with great re
lief by officials here. Grave concern
had been felt over the situation and
there have been indications that the
Washington administration has lie,
Premier George know that in its judg
ment the application Of the Irish con
scription act should follow and NOT
precede the passage of the home rule
act. ..ts
interference in the internal affairs
OF another state under ordinary condi.
tons might be bitterly resented but
the situation is somewhat different
now because Of the extraordinary init.
mate relations existing between the
United States and Great Britain.
HOME RULE FIRST.
The fact that the British premier
said that there are now more Irish and
Irish Americans in the United States
than there are Irish in Ireland and
that the attitude Of Ireland might
reasonably be expected to be influ.
enced by the sentiment Of the Irish
elements in America, It is understood,
was referred to by the administration
here In making its suggestions to Lon.
don. With the home rule bill once
enacted, officials here are convinced
the Irish in America will urge their
cousins In Ireland to submit to con.
scrfption.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
WILL CARE For ORPHANS.

TT. Madison, May Headed by
Mrs. Clarence Smith, a group of
twenty-five Of the leading people Of
this vicinity have agreed to care for
one French or Belgian orphan each. it
became known here today. Others are
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-03
soclETL BUYS BOND

Grinnell,. May 1.-The Philadelphia
women's literaary society Of Grinnell
college celebrated Liberty Day by sub
scribing for a Liberty> Bond The So
ciety has also been turning It's prgram
over to the training Of it's members as
four minute speakers.