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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12
PLAN FOR next
LIBERTY DRIVE
Rock Island Arsenal Workers Pre-
pairing to SU5scr-be-Set
Quota at $4,000.

Plans of the Rock Island arsenal
authorizes for the fourth Liberty
loan campaign are progressing with
q rush and during the next week il
is expected that ali VIII be in Teaa-
mess for the beginning Of the drive
Sep-. Is.
Indications are that he coming
campaign at the arsenal Will be
even greater success than the
third Liberty loan drive, in which
employees distinguished themselves
in such manner as 10 put the
Rock Island arsenal at the mead of
arseuals in the United States in the
total amount Of money secured.
Throughout all the shops en-
pIoyes nave evidenced u strong pre-
campaign interest IL the coming
sale OF bonds, ana it Is certain that
the big majority of W0rkmen will
purchase OF this issue in order -
do an additional part in finishing
the kaiser and his hOrdes.
The arsenals quota in the com
ing drive has been placed at $780,
GOO and it is confidently expected
that dis amount will be oVersub-
scribed. Ii the third Liberty loan
campaign the employees here SUB
scribed S65O,S00, which included the
amounts solicited from the en-
pIoyes of the various construction
firms on this island
Since the~last loan campaign the
number Of employees has been al
most doubled. There were 7,S45
employed during the third cam
paign. which did not include the
employees OF the contracting firms.
Now there are approximately thir-
teen thousand men and women
working at the arsenal. In the
last campaign there were 1850 sub
scripIons, the average amount sub
scribed by each empioye being
$3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12
COUNTY FACING
LABOR PROBLEm
Officials in Despair as Number OF
Workable Prisoners in jail
Decrease one by One.
MAJORITY ARE JUST LOAFNG
Laws Restric, Those in Charge
From Putting Certain Men on
JOb-Required TO Register.

Rock Island county officials are in
despair.
A labor shortage is being faced.
Heretofore groups Of prisoners have
been employed moving grass, wash
ing windows and cleaning the iute-
rior OF the court house, but no
more.
The county Jail has but a total
of five as its inmates who can be
used as Iab0rers and not in decades
past has the county been so pressed
Tor workers as it is now.
Instead Of the list ranging from
50 to 10, which was common to the
records for many years, inmates
now total IS. OF these is are bound
over to the grand jury and these
are not available on the labor roll.
Included also are 10 who are being
held for federal authorities, either
for investigation by exemption
boards or having been bound over
to the federal grand jury. None Of
those bound over to grand juries or
held for investigation is available
for labor.
Vast amounts Of labor have been
performed by prisoners when the
list of men sentenced was large. 1t
has been the duty of the turkeys
to select the men thus used. and
although TRUSTEES were so engaged
Al all hours Of the day, few have
gained their liberty through the
of being allowed outside Of
the prison cage and walls.
Registration in Progress.
When registration Of prisoners
for the draft was begun this morn
ing it appeared that - would reg
ister under the new law. Of these
the ages OF some were uncertain
and this detail IS to be determined.
Registrars were on duty in the Of
fee Of the turnkey this morning.
Several OF the inmates were reg
isteret on days previously fer men
OF their ages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12
State SOCIETY
C0NvENESOCT.9

Upon invitation of the Rock Is
land city union of Kings Daugh-
tiers, the 21st annual convention of
the Illinois branch Of the Internal
tional Order of the Kings Daugh-
tiers and Sons will be held in this
city Oct. 8, 10, II. Sessions viii
convene at the Memorial Christian
church on the evening of Wedncs-
day, Oct. Q, and will close Friday.
The enrolment OF delegates VIII
take place from Z to Wednesday
evening and from $50 20 Thurs
day morning Following the We'd
Desday evening program there will
be a social hour giving opportunity
for delegates TO become acquainted
with each other.
The convention guest viii be
Mrs. James Nelson Lewis Of Detroit,
council member and president Of
the Michigan branch Of Kings
Daughters and Sons. She viii have
charge OF the bible study each day
and ave the address Wednesday
evening ON The Meaning and Aims
of the Order"
Mrs. W. G. Bennett of Chicago,
Illinois council member and former
president, viii give an address Oh
How Far Should the Kings Daugh-
tiers Be Absorbed III Red Cross
Work." Rev. Miss Eva RyersOn
Ludgate. founder of the National
Women's Prayer battalion, viii be
a guest Thursday evening and viii
give an address on the subject Of
the order which she has establish
ed. A memorial service viii lie he'd
for all who have entered into rest
during the year. The Call of the
Hour to the Kings Daugh err" en-
bracing the topics Loyalty" Ser
vice" and "ReIigiOn." viii be an
other interesting number on the
program and there viii also be re-
ports from delegates who repre-
scented the Illinois branch at the
general convention Of the order,
which met in Philadelphia in the
spring.
Delegates to the number Of ap-
prOximateIy one hundred are eX-
pected and they viii be entertained
in the home Of members. Mrs. j.
R. Tuckis is chairman Of the enter
tainment committee.
Breakfast will be served dele
gates in the homes and noon day
and evening meals viii be served
at the Memorial Christian church
and the Y. w. c. a, respectively.
Miss Marian Fairman is the
branch president for Illinois and
Mrs. c. F. Lundberg Of Moline is
the recording secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12
RESUME mARHlE
WOG.EEXPECTED
Recruiters Believe That Cac'al Or.
dors WI &c GiYau soon
Oh IHli5.Leais.

Sergeants Baker and Gori.z, ma
riue recruiters ID Rock Is.au' +, an-
nouHce that marine recruiting prob
ably will be resumed and that
they are making preparations
with this end in view. They ex-
poet to receive Official orders 10 re-
sumo recruiting within few days
Approximately one hundred meu
have been given The preliminary eX-
animation and are awaiting word
to appear for the final examination
The largest quota ever sent from
Rock Island is expected ~ be on
trained directly after the rssump-
ton of cnIistmeuts and arrange
menLs win be made for O. big pa
rade in which marine pc tiers and
banners vail be displayed and G
band viii participate.
Enlistment in the marines VIII
be the only means lett 10 local mer
to enter the nations fighting ser
vice other than through the draft
in the future, and the marine OIL
GERS here expect to do rushing
business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12

PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.
Warrant No 1919
Notice is hereby @iver to all per
sons interested, that the board of
local improvements Of the city of
Eock Island, Illinois. has fled in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12
STRONG MARINER
SEEKS TO OFFER
KAISER. A WETFF'

st. PauL-Tears are soon to be
the kaiser's due. A strong recruit
has enlisted in the marines. He is
James Herbert Onions. a young
farmer from Garden City, Iowa.
81 want to give Wilhelm, the
pirate of Potsdam, a good Whit
from my home town" said Onions.
after he had scented the quick
fighting route and met local recruit
eTs.
Young Onions has two sisters at
home who are working for Uncle
sam in the Red Cross and thrift
stamp service. Rose and Pansy are
their names.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12

PoHshes, Beardsley's,
Polishes, Beardsleys.
White Shoe Cleaner, Beardsley's
Soaps, Beardstey's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12
DO NOT EXPECT
NIGHT CLASSES
Members of Rock Island BOcrd OF
Education May Abandon Even
ing School Sessions.
USE FUNDS IN OTHER WAYS
Anticipate Need of More Buildings
for instruction Within Short
Time in City.

The subject of holding night
school was discussed at a meeting
Of the school board held recently
but no definite action was taken.
In view OF the fact that expenses
in all lines have increased to such
a degree this year, it is not proba-
Bile that night school will be main
tanned, unless it would be in a lin
tied way.
The attendance was very light
last year. The pay roll has been
increased to suuch an extent that
all things which are not absolutely
essential have been done away with.
The price of fuel and lighting has
been multiplied almost three times,
as have all Other>sUpplies The net
cost Of maintenance last year was
approximately $12, 600 for the short
time that night school vas in prog
reSs.
All surplus money will be needed
If 1t becomes absolutely necessary
TO build more schools in the spring
or to make additions to present
school buildings. Several sites are
already in pOss essiOn of the board,
which Will be built upon when the
occasion demands. They have been
used during the summer for war
garden plots for school children.
1t may be necessary for the board
to erect temporary buildings to ac-
COmmOdate the influx Of students in
the public schools when the hOus-
ing plans have been completed in
the city An instance Of the need
of more school rooms, especially in
the south end Of the city, is shown
in the fact that It was necessary to
send students of the sixth grade at
Audubon school to Lincoln, Irving,
Horace Mann and Franklin build
ings.
Appoint Teachers.
Tho board has made several ap-
nointnentsas follows: Miss Dorothy
Barnett as drawing teacher: BOYD
A. Newman and Carl Bergstr0m,
mammal training; Dr. Mary Robe
son, school dentist: Jean Grear, as
sistant librarian. and T. F. Hought-
~ mathematics in high school.
Grade teachers who have been ap-
pointed are: The Misses Florence
Frazer, lillian Pierson, Mildred
Wilcox, Lola Arnold, Ellie Peter
son.
Following designations have been
accepted: Mrs Edna Ellis, Long
fellow: the Misses Florence McCar-
thy and Agnes Wewhirter. Lincoln:
Misses NarcUerite Thompson and
Virginia Ballard, high school: Miss
Marguerite Corger. physical train
ing; Miss Leta Briner, music.
PP0PFPTT HOLDERS NOTICE.
Warrant No AG7D
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12
UNOFFICIAL COUNT

Appended are the unofficial re-
turns of the primary election as
compiled by The Argus.
Returns from the gath precinct
of Rock Island are unobtainable.
no report having been made by the
election judges. The returns that
follow are compiled from all but
the Rock Island precinct and few
Of the rural townships:
nENFOC2 TITO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12

standard sizes Of various pieces OF
furniture.
Locations Of kitchens are well ar
ranged and bullr-in cabinets are a
feature OF them.
Matters pertaining to elevation
ana proximity have been well taken
care Ct aud special attention was
paid to the placing Of houses in
such positions where tie rooms will
be well Lighted il day time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12

Soaps, Beardstey's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12
MERCER COUNTY
DEMOCRAT

The DemOCTauC returns include
i out of % precincts. The Repub-
lican figures are determined from
all but one precinct, which is IN
Obtainable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-12

Berne-Neufchate railway sta
ton was the scene Of a happy meet
ing the other day, when a special
train came in bringing back from
Germany a number Of French civil
ians who had been deported from
The north Of France and detained in
Germany since the beginning OF the
war. \ French prisoner, released
but interned in Switzerland. found
among the passengers his wife and
FIVE children. whom he had not seen
since August, 1914. and of whom he
had no news except a vague report
shat they had been depoTted.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-31

,o,;ou IN. oold,, crrl. NJ ia. child
~. ,bouoh, D,,kcn, ,.o,cs,ed so
Ls,,,ir,IIy :, "a Tai. ~ Too C,tt.s"
cam. ~ mo mind ,bc do, ,h,, here
oG.n n.ruI,1,ry beautiful and IN
,cre. ,,1tfec,,on bc,ucrn man vh, ba,
boocIr.,Iv l"y,J woman and her
rbHIr.n
I;il,,n ,o,lJ ma, ..,,,,I tho b,ooi.
mes, IN her lace A., sine lacked At diem
But her voice and her manner we're
under perfect control Il, .hr saw Mrs
Co,groye and me
Here i, somcbod. ,,c for Won 10
love Marion" in, said taking Mrs.
C]osgroye's hand and bringing her 40
10 the child "She T.. your Uncle Bob's
sister. and she live, vay M m the
mounta,nS with him"
How do Won Gn Marion said with
pericc, couries,. giving Mr., Coeyroyc
her hand but nesting closer 10 Robert
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-31

iy. They're so suited to each other
they would be Sd happy together after
the tragedies both have lived Why.
why, is Fate so cruel wouldn't
blame them ii they dcticd Fate and
took their happ,ncs, anyway
1t was a surprising ou'burst from the
artists sister, with her Puritanical
country environment. | knew that she
was speaking from her wrouRht-up
emotions. not her usual common sense,
90 ! forcbore the acQuicSccnce in her
sentiment which | really felt.
81 know" Isaid soothingly. asp
pose we go with them. Miss Sonnet
IS already with little Marion, and
want you to meet her"
1t was hanally done. but ! was oh.
Sessed with the idea that the more peo-
PIE there were around Marion the less
chance there would be for heN to brood
over not seeing her grandmother.
! saw Mrs. Cosgrove lift her eye
hrows, but she followed me out OF the
breakfast room and across the living
room to Lillian's rose-hung bedroom.
Marion, a d~aintily pajamaed littl,
cherub, with her golden hair ruffled IL
enchanting curls all over her head. was
in Robert Savarin's arms, stroking his
cheeks with her tiny hands and utter
ing little cries OF delight.
am so glad you've come back,
Uncle Boz" she said again and again.
"She will Want Me-"
"l've tried to get Marion TO change
that name for a more dignified APP
pellation." her mother said, but she in
sists upon nothing but Uncle Bob"
Don't you ever let anybody change
that name. honey girl. will Nomin Rob
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-31

%2Wfe
How Robert Savarin Started Out to
Win Marion.
N6H& Ch1YXNon

Now Robert SAvartn started Out 10
Win Marion.
haven't much time" re-
M minded Robert Savarin, con-
w sulting his watch, iii VIC
AXE the little girl back with us, as |
oppose you wish US to do. The train
he ought TO take leaves in less than
hree hours" =.
"WeTl have breakfast right away"
lillian responded promptly. II o
Ter whether or not ! ought 10 awaken
Marion so that she could have break
asst with us"
"Waken her, dress her, and turn her
yer 10 Mr.. Savarin as quickly as pos
ibie," ] advised. That Is the surest
kay to keep her from worrying about
Ter grandmother"
sYour plan, I understand, Is to keep
|er In ignorance Of her grandmother
cath for perhaps weeks to come until
or childish mind is so filled with other
hings il won't be such a blow TO herr
Mrs Cosgrove's calm, kindly voice
jsked the question.
THAT Is Il, exactly" returned Lii
Ian. But, frankly, | don't know just
low were going to manage ii. The
|ery first question she will ask when
he wakes Is about her grandmother. !"
will you let me try my hand1"
Robert Savarin looked ~questioningly at
lillian, all his passionate desire to
erve her in his brown eyes.
will I let your" LiIlian's voice was
ense, filled with emotion as she re-
)ested the question. Come with me
|ow so that she will see you when she
irst swakens,"
"Uncle Bob"
think they had forgotten there was
uyone else in the world except them
lives and her child as they went out
the little breakfast room together
Mrs. Coserove and |, left alone to-
either. looked at each other-s long
(omprehending gare. And then I saw
drs. Cosgrove's eyes fill with tears.
The pity Of III" she said passionate
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-31
Altman Pulls Off
pat O'Brien'';
Gives Huns Slip
By The Associntcd Pre,s

BERNE, Switzerland. Aug. 81
= cut Thomas Hitchcock j.. o. Nses,-
ury. /. l., who while a member on
&c Lafayette flying s~Quadril'e last
March was captured by the Germans
has escaped from a German prison
amp and has arrived here.
Hitchcock. who is the l6-ycar-oid
son Of Mai Thomas Hitchcock. jumped
from a train near Tim, in Nurt'em-
burg, and walked eighty miles TO the
Swiss border nrd- Sghaiihauscu Tn,
aviator - returning 20 the United
States immediately
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-31
SOLDIER URGES
AMERICANS TO
| SEND TOBACCO
Everyone Can Help in That
, Way, Says Sammie,

I'VE have Just received a shipment
gf your tobacco for which we are truly
grateful W. are only too clad to write
3ou n note. If this will help the to-
bacco campaign" writes Gorpl. Sam
Carnes and Prvt Murt Hahnes. both
pf the Supply company. 10Th infantry.
from somewhere "oycr there" 10 the
Times Our Boys in France Tobacco
Humid
Something must tc done 10 supply
hmerica's fighters with smokes and
tr"ws. for outside Of TINT which is
tf'"pcd TO Us we can pet but very little
Ne care over with the first TO come
Ind since we have been here. we
haven't found a thing thar Is as com
(orting as a good Z. s a smoke.
Boys Always Cheerful.
"The Our BOYS in France Tobacco
fund is Just the thing. il everyone would
ONE to realize it. Tor through an or
Sani,lllon shipments can bc readily
md safely shipped. and then IT each
bud every man gets hi, tobacco. Whcth-
" he has friend, At home or not. there
IRE lots OF men who have none to send
hem tobacco, and as il is very scarce
iere, your fund IS just the thing
I'VE are progressing fine over here.
md we realize more fuzzy now lust
what kind Of an enemy we are having
o fight. You will always find the boys
'heerful although when We have 10 get
10 about five minutes after we've gone
o bed, it may look as though we are
lind OF disagreeable.
Luxuries Done Away with.
"Of course all dainties are done away
With, such as ice cream. cakes, pies,
matted milk. So our main standby is
Naier white and red wine.
I'VE are Just about to have dinner,
md as tools are rather scarce, the boys
ire opening a can Of corned beef with
heir bayonctS and my bunkie is saw
np off a piece OF bread.
Now YOU have asked FOR expert
fnceS don't believe | can say any
more than this. that We have seen the
bochc' and We gave him hell and NC
ton't intend to let him get out OF Our
light and range. To say more would
e flirting with the censor. But every
bne of the bunch here wants TO say be
ore | close that they and ! also thank
ne fund for the efforts they are
making to keep up in smokes.
Ask Americans TO Donate.
I'VE advise all Americans to invest
What money they can in the fund II they
have been wondering how they can
please the boys over here, for after a
hike or coming out of the trenches or
II rest biIlets a good smoke is worth
more than almost anything else
The Oklahoma City Times is the au-
horned agent for Our Boys in France
Tobacco fund in Oklahoma. Con
(ffbutors may send money to the fund
care of the Times OF may contribute
through retailers in their towns who
ire authorized by the Times to receive
subscriptions. The Times is distribut-
ng TO retailers. subscription sheets and
collection boxes for the fund.
The Trave- Trammell company, OF
Oklahoma City, manufacturing sta
toner's. have contributed 800 collection
boxes and cards for taking contribu-
ions to the tobacco fund and these are
being distributed with the subscription
blanks.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-31

ert Sayarin asked the sprite in his
arms grayely, and Marion shook her
head earnestly.
They made a beautiful picture, the
silver streaked brown head of the arts,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-31

wolves and other wild animals which
will start on September 9 and last DUR
ing that week. A moving picture con-
Germ has made arrangements fc. pictures
OF the big drive.
Stock ~raisers have suffered recently
from the raids Of wolves and other
animals. The drive will end with a
hunters frolic and barbecue on the
Caddo river near here, Scalps and
bounties resulting from the drive will
be donated TO the Red Gross.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-31
Announcement

Ray Howard Crittenden
will head the voice depart
ment of the College of Fine
Arts, Phillips University, at
Enid this fall, but will teach
in Oklahoma City every
Monday. Pupils will receive
university credits for their
work here emitting them to
credits in any standard con-
servatory. For terms, dates,
etc, address Mr.. Critten-
den, care Phillips University,
Enid. Okla.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-31
Arkansas to Stage
Big Wolf Drive
To Aid Stockmen

GLENWOOD, Ark. Aug 81 More
than 400 hounds 80 horscmcn and 20
automobile parties have air ,ady entered
for the big drive 10 rid this section Of
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-31
Bolsheviki Feel
More Secure, Is
Hun Writer'S Word

COPENHAGEN, Aug. jl-Bolshcvik
authorities IN Russia appear to regard
their position as more secure than for
merly, according to Hans Worst. prob
ably Germany's best informed writer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-02-07
ARE WE NEARING
ANOTHER ICE AGE?
Some People Think This Cold
Winter Presages a New
Glacial Epoch.

Are we approaching another ice age?
The intensely cold and prolonged frigid
weather of the present winter has
caused some people to wonder whether
we are not about due for recurrence
of the glacial epoch.
Scientists say there's gradual shift
ing of the inclination of the earth's
axis in relation to its orbit or path
around the sun, so that about every 90
900 years, more or less, the polar ice.
cap is shifted to or near the equator,
causing the temperate and tropic zones
to become frigid to the nth degree, and
that blythe gradual shifting back of the
axis 20 the opposite inclination the tor
% ~ is extended 'ternately to or
!, IT the north and south poles. This
shifting Of the inclination of the axis.
he glob is said to be due to a v b.
motion of the poles like the ci Gle
de .loed by the stem Of spinning