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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21
100 KILLED BY BANDITS

Mexico City.-One hundred per-
sons were slaughtered by Zapata's
men in their latest known raid on
Feb. 2. according to statements
made by General Jose Cabrera.
Taking advantage Of the smallness
Of the garrison IN the little town of
Aqua Blanca, state of Mexico, a
force Of Zapata adherents, esrimat-
ed at 1000. captured the place, kill
ing 100 peaceful inhabitants and
committing every sort Of an out
rage upon the defenseless men, wo-
men and children. According 10
General Cabrera, he imm edfately
led a force Of government troops
TO Aqua Blanca and routed the reb-
els after inficting serious losses.
General Cabrera fs in command OF
military operations in the southern
part CT the state OF Mexico.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21
ANNOUNCE LIST
ESSAY CONTEST
Names Ten Winners In Themes and
One for Patriotic Pen
Drawing Given.

Winners IN the essay contest con-
Quoted through the Rock Island
public schools last December, wers
announced yesterday in general as
sembly OF the high school. The
winners IN each grade are:
Grade Ella Wahlstrom, Ho-
race Mann.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21
FOR LUMBAGO
Try Musterole. See How
Quickly It Relieves

You just rub Musterole in briskly, and
usually the pain is gone-a delicious,
soothing comfort comesto takeitsplace.
Musteroie is clean, white ointment,
made with oil of mustard. Use it instead
of mustard plaster. Will not blister.
Many doctors and nurses use Muster
ole and recommend it to their patients.
They will gladly tell you what relief
it gives from sore throat, bronchitis,
Group, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia,
congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lum-
bago, pains and aches of the back or
joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises,
chilblains, frosted feet, colds of the
chest. Always dependable.
80 and 60c jars; hospital size $3.50.
IIII |.Z|''|i|,
sIEa<s S5
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21
In the Movies.
TONIGHT

1ONlGh L.
Spencer SQuare-Annette Keller
mann In "A Daughter of the Gods,
Pathe news.
Majestic-Clara Kimball Young
in The House OF Glass"
Fifth Avenue LaBadie
IN Gods Witness: also Keystone
comedy and Pathe news.
Black Hawk-Ruth Roland In
The Price of Folly; Pathe news;
Lonesome Luke comedy.
FRIDAY.
Spencer SQuare-Maciste in The
Warrior; Sunshine comedy, son
of a Gun"
Majestic-Mary Miles Minter in
Beauty and the Rogue; also d
Keystone comedy.
Fifth Avenue-Mae Murray in
ITO Have and to Hold; also a
Drew comedy.
Black Hawk-Fivian Martin and
Jack Pickford in The Girl at
Home; also a comedy.
At the BurtiS.
"Oh, Boy" the smartest and most
brilliant musical comedy in the
past 20 years and the fourth of
the series of New York Princess
theatre musical comedies under the
personal direction of F. Ray Com
stock and William Elliott, will
come to the Burtis next Saturday
and Sunday with matinee each day.
oh, Boy" is the really one musica,
comedy sensation of the season. Its
tremendous popularity is due to the
delightful story as well as the
dainty and coIorful production re
plete with tripping melodies and
interpreted by a notable cast OF
players. In the special company
which will appear here will be
Leona Thompson, Gertrude Wake
| Edward Forbes, Charles Knowlden,
T. D. Leary, w. Fredericks, Eileen
Powers, Helen Dubois, James L
( Rome, Marian Hibbing, Bobby
/ Hale, Laura Wells and a chorus
whose charm and beauty are well
worthy of special mention. oh
/ Boy" ran an entire season in New
/ York at the Princess theatre.
AT Spencer Square.
! Tomorrow and Saturday 1.-THE
Warrior" comes to the Spencer
Square. That THE Warrior" is q
great picture is a fact-but thai
Maciste is more wonderful than he
was in "Cabiria" is a still greater
fact. The story of THE Warrior, ,
starring the giant Maciste, simply
duplicates the actual experiences
through which the herculean Ital-
ian soldier-actOr passed at the out
break of hostilities. With severa'
companions Maciste was on the
wrong side of the border when wal
was declared. The Italians were
placed in detention camp. Ma
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21

Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express call William Trefz.
r. l. Clean Towel Service. Phone
r. I. 4476.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21

Ali the news all the ti1ne-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21
FratpTlal

At the meeting of st. Paul lodge
No. 107, Knights of Pythias, last
evening. the rank of page was con-
ferred and three applications were
received. A big class will be in
itiated at the next meeting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21

Long life felts, roOf1ngs and paints
give you better roof. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-21

There will be work in the master
Mason degree at the meeting o.
Rock Island lodge No. 658, A. f. &
A. NJ, tomorrow at Masonic tenn
pie. the same to start at L o'clocl,
in the afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
7. R. DECLINES
TO make RACE
FOR GOVERNOR
Energy Devoted toWar Prob
lens, Tells New York Re-
publicans.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, July 23.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt issued a statement
Monday night in which he declared
that under no circumstances would he
accept the Republican, nomination for
governor Of New York.
The former president made his an
nouncement when he sent a telegram
to Attorney General Merton E. Lewis
at Albany in reply to a message which
Mr. Lewis sent several days ago offer
ing to withdraw from the race if the
colonel would become a candidate.
The message follows:
Il am very genuinely touched by
the spirit of your request and | need
hardly say how much l appreciate the
honor you do me. But l cannot be a
candidate for nor accept the nomina-
ton for governor of New York.
THE position of governor in any
state, and especially in this great and
most populous state, is one of the very
highest consequence and there is no
man in the United States who ought
not to feel honored to have the chance
of filling it. But the duties of the
place are not only Of the highest i'm
portance but are also very eXacting
mans time and energy. and whoever
occupies the place should devote him.
self Fundamentally to the work and,
| therefore, his heart and soul and brain
should be intellectually in the work.
This was true of me twenty years ago
when I became governor of New York
1t is not and cannot be true of me now.
! For the last four years my whole
being has been absorbed in the con-
sideration of the tremendous prob
lens, national and international, Great
ed by the war | have thought of them
and dwelt on them in my mind to the
exclusion of all other subjects.
could not turn from them with any
heart to deal with any other subjects,
even the domestic problems of this
great state deeply though l appreci-
ate the vital Importance of these prob
lens.
MY work is for the men who are
fighting in this war. My mind dwells
continually on the problems of the
war, on the international problems of
the peace which is to close and justi-
fly the war, and on the tremendous
problems, social and industrial, with
which we shall be faced after the war
is ended This being so the very fact
of my intense appreciation of the
magnitude of the New York state in
terests with which the governor of
New York state must dead forbid my
undertaking a task to which | could
not bring the whole of whatever
strength and thought and ability
possess"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
IMPROVEMENT MADE
IN RED CROSS ROOMS

Through the patriotism and gener-
osity of a number of little girls, Wayne
county's Red Cross rooms are to be
improved so as to add to the efficiency
of the future work of the organization
Several weeks ago a number of little
girls in charge OF Miss Emily Bailey,
conducted a fairy play. Snow White,
from which they received $115. The
money was contributed to the local
organization to cover the work now
being done. Two new offices are to
be fitted up. On the north side the
home service section will be located
and on the south side will be the exec
utive offices Of the chapter. Large
white signs have been placed in the
windows upon which are huge red
crosses and in the inscription Wayne
County Chapter of American Red
Cross"
A new stock room is also being
arranged. 1t will have large cupboards
and shelves and is being paid for with
500. the gift of an anonymous con-
tributor
Seven dollars, the proceeds of chill
dren's entertainment, have also been
donated to the chapter. This was made
by children all under II years of age
who gave recitations, dances and
songs. The affair was in hands of
Miss Dorothy Cmpbell and Miss Ruth
Mullen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
CINCINNATI, O.. July 23.-

C1NCINNAll, u, july 20
Butter-Creamcry whore milk extra.
47c; centralized extra, 45Ac; do firsts
4215c; do seconds, 41hc; fancy dairy
3sc; packing stock, Ne. l, 32c; No
2, 29c.
Eggs-Prime firsts Gloss Off. 371sc:
first. SEC; ordinary first, $50; sec.
onds. 3011c; duck eggs, Sec
Poultry-Broilers 11a lbs and over
33c; do under 1k lbs, SOC; fowls
4 lbs. and over. 26c; do under 4 lbs,
CSC; roosetrs, 19c; hen turkeys,
s lbs and over. 29c; toms 10 lbs. and
over, 29c; culls. 10c; white spring
ducks. 21albs. and over, 26c; colored
do, 24c; white ducks, old, lbs and
over, CSC; colored do, 23c; geese
choice full feather. lac; do medium
12c: guineas, Sc per dozen.
New Apples-Transparent, $4,000
$50 per crate; Early Harvest, S1.75
92.00; Astrican, S1.25@1.50: Southern
Queen, (fancy) 100000 per crate !;
home grown. s1.00@2.0O peh hamper
Onions-TeXas No. l yellow, S1.4O0
$3.50 per crate; Bermuda white, SITS
920O per crate; home grown, $14O4
81 60 per blu.
Potatoes-Shipped red, s3.75@425;
do white. S3.5O@3,75 per bbl.; home
grown, $46450 per Dbl
Tomatoes Tennessee, 75c0150;
per basket crate, home grown, $1.00
Q1.25 per bushel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
WEATHER CAUSES
Market WEAKNESS

CHICAGO. July 23-Big receipts
and continued favorable weather
brought about fresh weakness in the
corn market today. At first, there
was some showing Of strength as re-
suit of transient scarcity OF offerings.
Buying. however. lacked force. Open
ing prices. which varied from the
same as yesterdays finish to l lac
higher. with August s1.48 IL to
$1.49 Is and September $1.49 ga to
$3.50 3-S. were followed by decided
general setback.
Liberal offerings to arrive weaken
ed the oats market. Hedging pressure
was evident. After opening 1-Sc Off
to lac advance. with August 67 SAC
to 6S LAC, prices hardened little and
then underwent a material sag.
Higher quotations on hogs tended to
uphold provisions. Demand, though,
was checked by the weakness Of grain.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
(By Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, July 23-With total
appropriations only little short OF
sac, 0O0, 900, 900, and more to be author
lied later, the second session Of the
sixty-fifth congress will stand as a
record session in point of cash authori-
cations. Succeeding congresses, lead
ers believe, will be called on for even
greater expenditures so long as Amer
lea maintains its vast military estab-
lishment in Europe.
A report compiled by Representa-
tive Sherley of Kentucky, chairman OF
the house appropriations committee,
made public today, shows in some de
tail the amounts authorized by con-
gress, the bulk of which is for prose
cutting the war. In exact figures, con.
gress has authorized in its second ses-
sion total of $29,791,2 PATH, and re-
quests from various government de
partments for additional amounts fol-
needs not anticipated when original
estimates were made, are being SEM
in frequently
Mr.. Sherley estimates that while
this amount has been authorized the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

1t is reported unofficially from Lon
don that General Gouraud has driz9n
the enemy back behind the old FfeN$h
line between the Suippes river and
Masignes, a front of IL miles. Cou-
pied with French gains Just east OF
Rheims last week, this report, II true.
means that the French now hold the
same front lines as before the Ger
man offensive east and west OF
Rheims.
German troops within the salient
south OF the Vesle, not only have lost
all their supply lines, but are being
subjected to very great lombard
ment by big guns and French airmen.
In the Vesle and Ardre valleys the
French bombers have dropped so tons
OF bombs. All the important railroad
convoy centers likewise have been
literally deluged from the air and
several fires have been Observed
Germans Admit Gain.
German reports of the fighting Say
that on Sunday all allied efforts were
repulsed and that TIE Germans gained
complete success in the battle. Ad-
mission is made however. that the al
lies have advanced to the new Ger
man line north and northeast OF
Chateau-Thierry.
Divisions hurried from the north to
the aid of the German crown prince,
have been counter-balanced by Brit
ish divisions. When it became known
some days ago, that the Germans were
sending troops from the British front
toward the Marine, an equal number
Of British divisions were sent south
by General Foch and have been max
ing good gains in the fighting south
west of Rheims.
On the remainder Of the western
front and in Italy the opposing troops
have been occupied with raids and n
tillery duels more or less violent. B1T
! ish airmen in further raids into Ger
many have dropped bombs with effec.
tive results on Mannheim, Rottveil,
and Zweibrucken. Heavy explosions
were caused in factories at the two
last named places.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

Leslie C. Keever formerly of Foun-
tain City, who is now in France with
the American forces, describes his ex-
periences in the front lines, in let
ter written his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Keever, who are now living in
Navarro, Mich. Places mentioned in
the letter, and some of the details CIV
en-, have been carefully censored.
The letter follows:
Il am now on active service. have
just come out of the trenches and am
now at -. In short time we will
be sent back to the -. We will
then have a chance to take a hot bath
and get an entirely new outfit Of
clothing
while l was in the trenches l was
under shell fire and machine gun fire
and also had the sensation of being
fired at by a Boche. l didn't receive
a scratch as long as | was in.
when we first occupied the front
trenches l was put on detail with a
certain number of other fellows carry
! ing our Chow" from our soup kitchen
in the rear up to the front line-used
for this purpose. In addition to this
l was sent out to wire details at night
driving stakes and putting up barb
ed wires.
Il was pulled off these two details
on account of having sore feet, and
after doing round of guard duty at
company headquarters, l was detailed
as litter bearer up at the front line.
We 1.-TWO of u.s. would stay up in the
front line "a hours, and then we would
be relieved by two other men. We
could then go back to the second line
and sleep on dugout with two pill
shooters" (medical mem for our "a
hours off duty. This was the best job
| had, as we could sleep every other
night and didn't have to do anything
{ unless somebody was hurt
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
ALLIED FORCES
Icontinued From Page one.l

the French and Americans, who con-
tinue to advance. Between Rheims
and the Marine, the allies maintain
their gains of the past several days.
South Of scissors to the Ourcq and in
Champagne, very violent artillery
bombardments are taking place.
The Germans are reported burning
stores and munitions in the area north
OF the Marine and in the angle be-
tween the Marine and the Ardre, which
flows into the Vesle at Fismes. OBJ
servers hold that the Germans prob
ably are preparing for retirement to
the Vesle or to line based on that
river, which parallels the Name Is
miles to the north.
Despite heavy German attacks,
French and American troops north
and northeast OF Chateau-Thierry still
push on and are now on line we'll to
the east of La Croix and Grisolles and
northeast of Mont ST. Pere. Two towns
in this area have been captured by the
Americans. The Germans in this
area. probably will retire more to the
north as their positions are without
adequate means Of supply and support
and the slightest allied advance along
the Ourcq would render them unten-
able
Intellectual attacks by the enemy tc
drive the allies back on the eastern
leg of the salient, have resulted In
stiff fighting. In Courton and Roi
Woods, where the enemy blows were
heaviest, the allies repulsed all attacks
North of Courton wood, British troops
in an advance have taken 200 prison
erS and 40 machine guns.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

Second Session Of Congress Holds Record
With Total Appropriations of $50 ,O00 OOO 900

vided, and an additional amount for
that equipment was provided In the
general deficiency bill, carrying more
than $1,000 100000.
Next to the army bill came the fortl-
fications appropriations act carrying
upwards of s5,473,000.000 for heavy
siege guns abroad and air and coast
defenses at home. The naval appro-
priation act, which authorized a vast
increase in the enlisted personnel OF
the army, appropriated upward OF
$1,600,00O, 200, and a sundry civil bill
appropriated nearly s3,000,000, 900. To
meet the S29, 791 100000 to be expend-
ed, there is in sight a total revenue OF
$1S,161, 100000, including upwards OF
81, O0O, 900, 900 under existing tax laws.
postal revenues and loans authorized
and not made use of. The statement
also shows that there are authorized
bond issues of $4,000, 100000, OF
which amount only so,97S, 100000 have
been issued.
In addition to this, there has been
authorized an issue of war savings
stamps amounting to $2,000,00o,OoO OF
which there has been issued only ap-
proximately 1907 100000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

John Starr has been transferred to
the northwest to be engaged in lum-
Der work.
Fred Pickett expects to leave for
camp on August Is.
u. NJ. Aenis of the engineering corp
was in Richmond Tuesday morning
stopping over between trains on his
way to visit his mother and father in
Petoskey, Mich.
Mrs w. C. Bass received word
Tuesday that her son. Ellsworth Bass,
who has been located in Boston, Mass.
has sailed for foreign port. Bass is
in the merchant marine.
Mrs. Jennie Commit. 1882 North f
street, has received word of the safe
arrival of her son, William Commit.
overseas. He is with Fort Sam Hous
ton Casual Detachment.
Word has been received that Serg-
cant Charles c. Rolf 3rd regiment M.
NJ, has arrived overseas.
Timothy Baldwin, 20 South Thir
teenth street, who is home on leave
from Great Lakes Naval Training
school says that the boys in camp have
adopted the slogan "You Will Like It, y
Wayne Farley Ramsey, Fairhaven
Ohio, Earl Sylvester Shirley and Wal
ter Bright, of College Corner, Ohio
were sent ii Indianapolis for final ex
animation for thenavy Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
U. S. TAKES over
CAPE COD CANAL
(By Associated Prcss.S

WASHINGTON, July 23-Taking
over by the government of the Cape
Cod canal was expected today through
the issuance by President Wilson of a
formal proclamation. The step is to
be taken as a means of protection
from submarine opera tons to the coal
supply going from southern ports to
New England and also as a means of
expediting the movement of coal into
the New England states where a SER
ious shortage existed last winter.
The taking over of control and OPP
GRAFTON of the canal has been recon-
mended by the war, navy and COM
merce departments and by the rail
road administration under which it
would be operated. The board of riv-
ers and harbors engineers was to hold
hearing today on the proposal that
the government buy the canal. In
view of the contemplated action by
the president, it was considered prob
a BILE that the hearing would be called
off.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

expenditures in the next fiscal year
will not reach that sum.
I'm point of fact" Mr. Sherley said.
the probability is that such expendi-
lures will be at least $4,000, 100000 or
$4,000, 100000 less than that amount.
In this connection it is interesting to
consider appropriations made for the
fiscal year 1918. / submit such a
statement for that fiscal year, sub d.
vided between the amount OF loans to
allies and those for other purposes,
which show total for both purposes
of approximately 8,900,000.O00.
Army Bill Greatest
"Of this amount there was actually
expended for government purposes, in
GLIDING the payment in the form of
loans to our allies, Of little over
$500, 100000, leaving approximately
$5,300,000,000 OF those appropriations
not expended"
OF the total appropriations, the
greatest single measure was the army
bill, carrying upward of $12.085, 000,0 0G
for the upkeep of the army at home
and abroad In that bill, however, the
| clothing for the soldiers is not pro-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23

CINCINNATI, O., July 23.-Wheat
The price basis for No. red winter
wheat will be &c bushel below No. 1;
No. 3 will be &C below No. 2. Grades
below No 8 will be dealt in on sample.
No. red winter. track. ....... So. 23
No 2 red winter track e. $2.21@2 .23
No red winter, track . $219@2 go
Officially reported sales, 80 cars.
Corn.
No. white. s200Q2.05; No. 8 white.
$1.95@200: No. white, $1.75G 1.S5;
No. yellow. $1.65@1.70;N No. 3 yellow,
s1.6061.65N No. 4 yellow, 1850 l.6O;
No mixed, $1.60@1.65; Ear corn,
white. s1.9o@2.00; yellow, 1850 Ito;
mixed, $1.60@1.65
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-23
FRUIT & VEGETABLES
Corrected Daily by Eggemeyers)
yEEETaB JCS
SELLING PRICES


Wax beans, ~ centS per pound
asparagus, sc bunch, new cabbage,
sc pound; green beans, sc pound !;
spring carrots. cents per bunch
spring beets, sc bunch; cauliflower.
15@25c head: cucumbers. 1Oc; egg
plants 20625c; kohlrabi, 1Oc bunch.
leaf lettuce, 15c per ID; head lettuce,
trimmed, 30c a pound untrimmed,
Burmudas. SC ID; young onions, &c
bunch; for 1Oc: oyster plant, cents
bunch; parsley, DC bunch mangoes, 2
15c b.; home grown tomatoes, 15c
sc per bunch; artichokes, zoe each :;
old, $500 per bushel; rhubarb, 3
Swiss Chard, sc bunch: Shives, 10c
bunch; new potatoes. 7oc peck; green
corn, home grown, 40c dozen.
FRUITS
Calf cherries. Coo ID: watermelons
81 each; peaches. 10c h.; sour cher.
ries, 25c ct; apples, old, sc each i;
grape fruit, 10@15c; lemons 35 cents
per doz.; bananas, 10c ID; lines, SOC
pineapples, SOC each: new apples,
121sc ID; red raspberries, SOC quart !;
berries, Acc a quart; dewberries. 3Oc
quart: gooseberries, 1Sc per quart;
black raspberries, SOC quart; buckle
currants, SOC quart; apricots, Csc a
pound; Cal. Canteloupes, 15@20c
each; coco2nuts, 15c each; California
plums, zoe pound; Goose plums, 15c
quart; Honey Dew melons, SOC each.
MISCELLANEOUS
Eggs; 40c per dozen; butter, cream
cry, 53c; country, 42c per pound.
RODUCE-(euyine)
Butter, 32c; eggs, 32c; old chickens,
zoe; frys, Csc ID.