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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-01

Services at 1916 IN. and AS =. IN.
Pastors morning theme. The Great
Introduction" Evening theme, "A
Converted Tailof."
Edgewood Baptist-Corner Forty
fourth street and Firth avenue. rev.
w +. SChliemann, Pm. D.. pastor.
Sunday school a 1 s:45 a. IN. Services
at IL a. IN. and 7;3c p. m. b. Y. r =.
at $50 p m: Pastor Jy,d If1 Wnnis
Jesus Dor Followed by the LORD
supper and reception Of members.
Topic b. Y =. l.. Service in Church
ication in evening. Address by r.
w. Olmsted.
swedish Baptist-Corner Twenty
first street and Fifth avenue. Pas
torate vacant. Sunday school at Els
a m Swedish services at II a m.
Young Peoples meeting at p. m
Mckinley Baptist 6colored)-Tenth
street and Sixth avenue Sunday
school at 10 a. m. Services al J. |
a m. and p. m. - !,
Chicago win preach at both services
tomorrow
CHRISTIAN
Memorial Christian-Corner Third
avenue and Fifteenth street. Rev.
L. Hadaway. pastor. Sunday school
at 8 80 d. m: A. ID. Phillips. superin-
tendent. Services at 1915 a. m. and
-
$50 p m. Pastors morning theme.
DO You Know God?" Evening
theme, 'Barnabas."
Second Christian-Corner of Sixth
street and Thirteenth avenue. Rev.
W. B. Slime. pastor. Bible school at
$50 a m. Christian EndeaYor So
ciety at $50 p. II. Services at 1880
p.
Fifteenth Avenue Christian-Cor-
ner Fifteenth avenue and Thirty
sixth street. Rev. w. r. Slime, pas
tor Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
Preaching services at 1915 a. m
Young Peoples meeting at $3.50 p. m.
LUTHERAN
ImmanueTs Lutheran - Twentieth
street and Fifth avenue. Rev. Phi.
Wilhelm. pastor. Sunday school at
a m. English services at As a. m.
German services at 1890 a. m Meet
ing of the congregation at 2:30 p. m.
Evangelical Church of Peace-Cor-
ner of Twelfth street and Twelfth
avenue. Rev. L. J. Rolf, pastor.
Sunday school at $50 a. m. Services
at 1890.
Grace English Luth eran-Corner
Seventh avenue and Forty-fourth
street. Rev. Ira O. Nothstein, pas
tor. Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.
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FOOD PRODUCTION DRIVE

Food production is particularly the
farmers patriotic opportunity.
April is the month set by the gov
ernment to find out who is willing to
pledge himself to increased food pro-
duction-by increasing acreage where
that is feasible, and certainly by try
ing to increase yields per acre.
County agricultural agents will be
asking farmers what they expect to
do, for the government wants to know.
Our task i, a big one tlis year. No
matter who the man is or what his oc-
cupation he has a responsibility. In
pledging themselves to increased pro-
duction, farmers simply show that
they realize their responsibility and
are willing to get into this. war for all
they are worth.
Food production, your patriotic op-
portunity Sign pledge and get a
window eard-all to hep in general
interest toward increased food produe-
ton.
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HAYWOOD COUNTY
SOLDIER BOYS

Two of Haywood county's finest sol
diers are John Wesley Williams, who
is at Jefferson Barracks, st. Louis,
Mo-, and Guy S. Williams, Camp Jack
son, Columbia, S. C. These boys are
from Forked Deer, where other good
soldiers came from.
I John D. Bancroft has been promoted
to the office Of first lieutenant, and is
one of our boys at the front.
Lieut.. t.-Col. Robert Thomas has
been transferred from Camp Pike,
Ark, to Camp Sheridan, Montgomery,
Ala, where he is training the engineer
corps.
Cards have been received from Dave
Bacherig saying he had a fine jour
ney with three boxes Of candy thrown
in.
Gregory Howell writes a most inter-
esting letter from Camp Sewer, in
which he tells of their experience in
the practice of cannon firing. The
company took their packs and hiked
20 miles into the mountains where they
found the people living according to
customs Of century ago, The old
men were barefooted and pIowed oxen
with wooden plows, and made and sold
whiskey, which flowed as a spring
from the mountain. Gregory says
they have 1900 horses in their artil-
lery The one he is master to has four
white feet, one good eye and one glass
eye. He says Cousin Tom Stewart
from Whiteville is somewhat like con-
crete as nothing seems to worry him,
everything is lovely and he enjoyed
the 20-mile hike as if he were travel
ing in an auto. According to Greg.
they have the best regiment in the
brigade, the best brigade in the battery
and the best battery in the battalion,
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GREAT HOMECOMING
DAY AT METHODIST CHI.

Sunday was great day with the
Brownsville Methodists. 1t was
homecoming day, after an absence
.of nearly year from their house of
worship, during which time the build
ing underwent extensive improvements.
The members of the church and their
friends showed their appreciation and
Joy over getting back home by pack
ing the building to its capacity at
both the morning and evening services.
There were more than four hundred
and fifty present at Sunday school.
Dr. w. NJ. McMurry of Louisville
was present and delivered magnificent
sermons at both morning and evening
services DR. McMurry is one of the
strongest preachers in all Southern
Methodism. His very appearance be-
fore he has spoken a word, impresses
one with the fact that he is in the
presence of great man. The infu-
ence Of his great discourses Sunday
will long rest as a benediction upon
this community.
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of the county court were seated on the
stage.
Hon. Matt Whitaker of Chattanoo-
ga, who had been advertised ss the or
ator of the day missed connection at
Mckenzie, and was not present. Mr..
Fred Collins, of Milan, Tenn, who is
Liberty Loan chairman for four West
Tennessee counties, including Hay
wood, was present and made a splen-
did, practical patriotic address. After
Mr.. Collins had spoken Senator w. H.
Maxwell of Stanton was introduced by
Hon. Mann Wills, chairman. as the rep
resentative Of the Haywood county
court. Senator Maxwell was at his
best and brought forth much applause
by his patriotic utterances.
This meeting demonstrates the fact
that our people are growing more in
terested every day toward doing their
share toward winning the war and
early predictions are that Haywood
county's assessment or allotment, for
the third Liberty Loan, win more than
be met.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Haywood County High School took
a census of its part in the war in or
der that we might see whether we
were the flag waving kind of patriots
or the working kind. The scool is now
in its seventh year. We have an act
i've enrolment of 1873 students, with a
faculty of six.
We are represented in the various
branches Of the army and navy by
fifty-on former students They rank
from privates to first lieutenants!
Many of them have been in France
from one to six months and several
are supposed to be on the way now.
Individual students are supporting
four French orphans. The senior class
has adopted one orphan and paid all
of his expenses for one year. The
freshman class have pledged them
selves to support three orphans. This
work is being done as sacrifice. One
of the girls made her money cutting
and selling turnip salad. They are
saving chewing gun, soda water and
picture show money in order to pay it.
The boys in the student body have
been acting as four-minute men,
speaking in the interest of the War
Savings Stamps. They have visited
every district in the county.
In the first and second Liberty Loan
campaigns thirty-two members of the
school purchased $3,059 worth of
bonds. Thirty-eight members have
purchased S364.25 worth Of w. S. s..
The Boy Scouts have been doing war
work Of all sorts. Among other things
hey are supporting boy named Al
bert Cagnon, who lives in Aimens, the
main objective of the present German
drive. Many of the Scouts are High
School boys.
Altogether the students of Haywood
County High School have invested
$S,414.25 in the war in various ways.
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RIDLEY WILLS HAS
RECEIVElGn

A telegram received thursday morn
ing by Hon. Mann Wills from his son
Ridley, who for several months has
been attending an officers training
camp at San Antonio, Texas, stated
that he had passed successful exam
ination and had received his commits
sion as lieutenant in the army.
This will be most pleasant news to
Ridley's many friends here. He is one
of our most promising young men,
splendidly equipped in every way to
be a leader. He volunteered at the
first opportunity after war was de-
clared, and to be commissioned leuten-
ant just as he enters his twenty-frst
year is certainly a signal honor, and
those who know the young mans real
worth know that it has been well
nlaced.
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RED CROSS NOTES

We're busy as ever More boxes
sent off this week to sail the seas and
catch up with those boys of ours who
are even now watching with heads
held high and with fond and happy
hearts to take their places in that
brave line of British and French sol
diers to defend the high ideals of the
high civilization of our beloved Christ
ian nation Is your boy in the crowd,
or on the way? Or your neighbor's
son?-Help them! If none of your
folks or friends are in danger, the
more so ought you to be helping with
your money. Get ready for our cam
paign. They tell US they are getting
along well.
Our work rooms had pleasant visit
ors this week. We will soon have a
visitors book in which we want all Of
them to register
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All is now set for the great Thirt
Liberty Loan drive for IS, ,0oO, 100000
with its oyersubscriptiops.
Every county in the state, in the I'm,
ion, and every town and city in every
county, is listed at headquarters Of the
Liberty Loan organization az st. Lou
i, and at the treasury department at
Washington
Each town, city and county has had
the quota Of bonds it must take allot-
ted to it, and each will be expected
and must take the bonds assigned.
The fnanciers everywhere expected
the issue to be much larger than the
$4,000, ,0O0,0 600 required. Plans were
perfected for a sale largely in excess
of this. Now with the organizations
that have been effected the quota
should be subscribed in very short
campaign.
4 Many nyFcounties and towns have adj
vised headquarters that their quotas
are already pledged, and with a little
work the oyersubscriptions will reach
sums that will show the world that the
patriotism of the people has been
aroused to a high pitch; will show our
allies across the water that the United
States may be depended on to do its
part, and will demonstrate tosthe kai-
ser and all Germany that every man
IN. this nation and every dollar of
Americas wealth will be enlisted in
the war that is to sweep Prussianism
from the face Of the earth.
For the third Liberty Loan Haywood
county's quota has been fixed at $780,
2bO.O0. The county in the second Lib
erty loan had $1so.500 for it's mini |
mum; the target was l7,s0o: the
actual su seripfipn s. saled si5Q.050 1
stla vas fsSfa Av -, n
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OUR FRENCH ORPHANS

Please drop something in that tray
Treasure and Trinket Tray in Peck's
window. Haven't you an old watch,
or a piece of chain? Don't you believe
if you were to give that piece of jew
elry left here by someone dead and
gone, that if it is possible for people
to know in another world, it would
give pleasure in that higher realm
where they know the true use and val
ue Of things?
Salvage-We want to speak with
you very earnestly about the matter
of salvage There are so many things
lying around which are doing no good
as they are, we propose to handle some
of these wasted articles for our
French Orphan fund if you win help
us, and we intend to do it on just as
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AN AGRICULTURAL CLUB
FOR BOYS And GIRLS

Our county demonstration agents,
Miss Corbett and Mr.. Elrod. are doing
excellent work getting our boys and
girls in line for increased food pro-
duction. The agricultural club is the
name Of the new organization and
comes under the supervision Of the u.
5. government,
This ci.as si,e d lIsN., ~
for esys. The new club incua, car
ming, corn, pig and poultry clubs, and
both boys and girls are eligible to any
department. Prizes are to be given at
the end of the season, but the prizes
should not be the only incentives to the
young people entering into this work
They will be doing wonderful work
not only for themselves, but for the
government, for food will win this war.
Miss Corbett and Mr.. Elrod have
already enrolled several hundred Of
our boys and girls and new districts
are being visited
Parents should encourage their
children to join these clubs and give
their boys and girls all the material
assistance possible.
Our boys cannot stay at the front If
we at home don't strain every energy
to support them. Half starved soldiers
cannot fight
The people in the rural towns and
communities who are really the food
producers of the country, must clearly
see their patriotic duty in their work
at homeeand plant an extra acre for
America.
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COUNTY COURT IN
QUARTERLY SESSION

The Haywood county court met in
quarterly session here Monday morn
ing with only two members absent.
Routine matters were attended to in
the usual order The county tax rate
for all purposes was fixed at the same
figure as last year.
When the High School tax item was
reached Judge Estes moved that the
county rate be lowered five cents. His
contention was that since the state
has levied a five cent tax for high
school purposes, the amount received
under the present levy will be more
than enough to support the school.
The motion brought forth lively dis
cussion, its opponents claiming that
all expenses connected with this splen-
did institution have very materially
increased and that the present levy is
essential to maintain the high stand
ard of efficiency of the school. Judge
Estes motion was defeated by a
vote of 20 to l.
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FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
MAKES EXPLANATION

! have just been advised that the
meatless meals each day, and the
meatless Tuesdays have been suspen-
ded for short time But don't imag-
inc that, because Of this suspension,
the meat outlook is improving, for It IS
not. It is even more critical now than
it has been for sometime; but because
the flour situation is getting more Sc
rious az vi a "a tat with the
use Of meat people will use less -four
than they would If they try to con
serve both -four and meat. We have
just started in this conflict, and # We
win we have not only got te do eur
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RESFF F2yINS0H
OllUl n hRlDvOH

Bernie Dickinson, who lives about
ten miles east of Brownsville, Just
over the county line in Madison coun-
ty, was shot to death Wednesday night
about eight o'clock. Mr.. Dickinson
was sitting in his room studying his
Sunday school lesson and the shot
which killed him was fired through the
window. Blood hounds were brought
from Jackson and followed trail for
some distance but lost it before def
mite information was received. Mr..
Dickinson was a good citizen and
man of fine character. Last year two
of his barns were burned mysteriously
and the work was thought to be Of in
cendiary origin, but the crime was
never fastened on anyone. Funeral
services will be held from the resi-
dence today.
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FIFTH SUNDAY NEE Ting
WAS we'll. ATTENDED

The annual Fifth Sunday meeting
at the Woodland Baptist church was
held Saturday and Sunday of last
week, There was an all day meeting
both days, with dinner on the grounds.
Notwithstanding the fact that this is
a country church and the meeting was
held at very busy season with the
farmers the attendance was unusually
good. The program was strong one
and splendidly carried out.
Woodland is one of the finest COM
munities in Haywood county and the
Woodland church is strong and active.
Whatever the people up there under
take, they do well and they are espe-
strong in church and school ac-
:vities.
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and therefore the best batallion in the

and therefore the best battalion in ths
U. S.
Last Saturday As colored men. wert
sent to Camp Meade. A large crowd
was in town to see them off.
Frank Evans, who is at Camp Sc
vier, is enjoying his work in the am.
hulance department.
Nine more men were sent to Camp
Gordon from this county last Monday.
They were J. C. Cozart, Edward 1.
Hillburn, H P. Hinsley, Dave Baehe-
rig, Isaac Edward Castellaw, William
Robert Smalley, I. G. Powell, George
William Smith, Leslie Noal Moore.
They say that ducks will always find
the water, and we are convinced Of the
fact when We heard that Eugene wills
had landed in a laundry in France.
Another interesting letter iron.
Carlton Coleman tells that he has beer
made clerk Of the wagon train remounf
and in the near future Capt. McWil-
liams will have built an up-to-datel
Office on the road in frost of the waa-
on train. Their truck farms are love-
ly and spring is out in ali its glorv
In his department the men completing
certain course are given certificates
resembling sheep-slxins, which takes
them back to their school days-nninus
the debates and declamations. Carlton
n
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COUNTY'S FINANCES
IN GOOD CONDITION

Judge James Tipton's financial re-
port made to the county court at its
April meeting held here Monday morn
ing was most gratifying to the court
and to our people generally.
The report showed that all outstand-
ing warrants had been taken up and
that the county with the exception of
the bonded indebtedness is now entire
" out Of debt.
It has been a long, long time since
50 favorable a report has been made to
our court and our chairman is to be
congratulated on his management Of
our financial affairs.
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big a scale as you make possible for
US.
So please read carefully the follow
ing:
We want everybody in the county to
! c llect and save for US this month
1-0ld Iron.
2-old rubber-tires, tubing, ove--
shoes, etc.
3-Brass.
Il Zinc.
Cooper
6-Lead.
We are in earnest about livery
much in earnest. We ask that country
communities gather and bring in
these things for us. Telephone one Of
our committee if you are interested.
Il you know Of any considerable guam
tity of these things at any one place,
we may be able to send for it. Give us
the opportunity. If any of you can
bring us any amount at any time, we
viii gladly meet you at r. L. Sher-
rods shop and gratefully receive your
contribution, be it large or small. The
churches in the country might well
have Junk Days." when they would
bring such things to the church yards
and send them in. Have a committee
to receive them there.
We earnestly request the people of
the town to gather up small lots of
salable waste and have them ready for
us. Sometime this month we will set
a day to collect it.
Feed the little children of France!
Hearten the Frenchmen so they may
continue fighting for Freedom and for
usl
Make permanent the friendship be-
tween France and AmerieaI
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olt, but we, and each Of IS, must do
cur best, which is the least thing that
ne government is now asking Us to do.
me order relating to flour sales has
- II revised to allow merchants to
eel only one-eighth of barrel to q
customer living in town and only one
s9eTta OF barrel TO customers living
n the country, and to sell the customer
94iy enough to last a reasonable time
tfe rate Of one ana one-half pounds
week to the Individual customer
9puetors of public eating places
- been ordered to observe these
= and from patriotic standpoint
rules should be observed by every
.smlly in Haywood county; and in
Iaet by every individual in the United
atates If YOU have chickens Of your
IVA saising, you can kill And eat them
sadhin that way do a eAest deal IN
'onsetYing meat What tho govern-
gent wants us to do is to save flour,
yeats, fats and sugar; and the more
>these feeds that we can conserve
NSlsuting other things, the more
~ helping the government, and
moro We are helping our own pock-
armers who have on hand any sur
of wheat are requested to put
he into the channels of trade, or
government will make arrange
Hnts to have it taken over.
j.. w. BYRN,
County Food Administrator,
Brownsville. Tern.
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BIG CROWD ATTEND
PATRIOTIC MEETING

The county patriotic meeting adver-
tised IN connection with the county
court meeting for Monday afternoon,
was held in the opera house. Fully
five hundred people from al sections
Of the country were present. Members
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which they 1 nnen went to nlat g to
headquartert lad been assigned by statl
talent freelyl giving their time and
SO much tow| to the cause that means
rreparing fo'ard winning the war and
follow. So i exigencies hat are to
were encoun9 few actual declinations
Justly statedered that it might be very
state, men vi the talented men of the
instruct and ho are able to effectively
'riotic mattersarouse the people in pat
services thus 4 are ready to give their
ing the war wits their bit toward fight
tol to MemphisA Germany. From Bris
at nearly every in every county seat,
appeared, after h,ostoffice, these men
business and studi,ving left offices,
cling hard journeys,s, frequently trav-
through mud, losinlover bad roads and
ing fatigue in order sleep and endur-
their appointments. o be on time for
ition of willingness to was an exhib
try's, emergency that deio in the coun-
cordial recognition. erves themost
Now that the effort ha
which entailed heavy lal been made,
headquarters office force, or for the
men who worked night an young wo-
they had the statewide rad day until
ganized, all concerned Ere satisfied
with the result The effect of War
Savings Day will not die Sd long as the
Germans are trying to destroy the
llhed armies nor so long as democratic
institutions on the earth are threat
ened by the hordes of the kaiser on
any front in Europe. War savings are
now started nearly everywhere. They
cannot but grow as time goes on, and
very soon the golden dollars from the
Thrift Stamp sales will be pouring
into the treasury in volume that will
meet a very material portion of the
cost of the war. The baby bonds are
holding place in the strong boxes OF
households all over Tennessee. A fine
start has been made toward the forty
six millions asked of the state. The
campaign is now started with renewed
energy to increase the sales until
the quota is in sight and it will be
carried on to that end and even uptil
the very last minute Of the year 1918.
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WAR SAVINGS DAY in
TENNESSEE A GREAT SUCCESS

RALLY FOR THRIFT WITHOUT PARALLEL COUNTRY: SEW
EN- THOUSAND PEOPLE HEA2 GOSPEL CT THRIFT IN Ia
MEETINGS AND THEN PURCHASE STAMPS TO THE AMOUNT
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