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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-05
LONESOME SOLDIERS

The government warns against uu,
dine .ymuats, with lonely soldiers
gbo advertise themselves ~ such Oue
If TINT TIA received quantities Of letters
and magalfres and il fr8usplrpd that
ba could NOT even read Columns In
rho British press are devoted Ia appeals
from soldiers At the from, with the
result TINT ope aoldter alone will re-.
cetys Eve ar nix Parcels "a week from
different unreasonable girls This may
not alsa b. a serious economic probIefa
Lea England where the TRANSFORMATION
limos are less in extent but t,ncfe Gam
raae.t fad IL nra,tleahle a. s,tpIieate
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-05
sToP DssLoYAL TALK

The warning as published by the
American Defense Society IN another
roiumu namely to consider every Ger
man az Austrian ar q puf initial enemy
mas be- . hardship te somr individuals
nl these HatiuuaIfties. but ou th, vhole
IS just and na,rs saty provision The
United state S. at w8r with thusr
countries. agd the enemy Within the
gates must hg subjected to the srgnFpsl
srrulIu, commensurate wtth his poWal
Ca du harm sedtioHs talk r8Buot b.
tolerated ans mere than suspicious ac
lions Even slight slurs co. aHeefs FAUST
NOT BE- permitted
So much tor ths known enemy hul
uU lees STORMY should the American b,
held gp Whu from natural eaBtrartrrl
uf npIuiau utrr uupatriare Language
about fhn cause or conduct If the war
apad usHy persons. she eeald grs
nt IN horror af being called dtstoyBl
permit themselves latitude Of Ian
au8rr that If the, oHls realized It cas-
very HH doubts STA lhrtf avH pa
ffUtism
sugH m.H deserve sg be ard tH fac
sbnaj3 hH reported Hpl only as M
sBmpIs tn others hut that the, mas
see themss5gT as Officers sae fHsH
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-05
POLICE jury PROCEEDINGS

80 rw8eHyHr IH 1aH B 1918
HrgBlal meeting IF tbr Police Jars was
.llJrd e. order he Rf rbas F. huw ELF
President vltH this following members
present usssfs kaufman cobb. Lewis
Howell Austin Ruw Barrow MsIEman.
aHH favrfFur
Minutes # thy Iast uartuF we're read
aHa approved
= communication was read from the
Secretary IF state calling attention al the
Police IuTg ia Ihp enforcement 81 iHa HW
relative to auto Hrsasts and asklug tBe
Police lHft 90 assist Iu thp matter AZ
the state hws uun cover this license
objection the pallgr 1urs deriaed that
IL WaH ths aai} So the Sheriff and Tax
Collector Ca syr that each and rver1
Owner af au 8uta tH this Parrish isay the
urrrssauN Hr,Hsr nn 90 before March ,
81 each vest ur br prosecuted according
Ga law
A communication was friH from Fhs
state Auditors office with remittance iH
payment of She slatea portion If the
Parrish Assessor SALARY The states pot
t.an AZ thia SALARY for IHi7 WAS t3ss g.
Al tbr Assessor IS nuw paid Is salary az
81 aso per auHam Use Parish was due the
Assessor thr zgtm of fsal g. A motion
aas adopted 81 p8E thH amount Boa fHll
HIav were opened fur paiuhuR tb.
bridges throughout glfs Parish The nHly
htf received uaz from ST. ~ + HaIIue
Go paint thr bridge across Little Bayou
EaFa rf4F4 af ArFauu4r fat EEE HH the
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-05

aCretafg AgAdoo eu December ~
ssund the following strong statement
Tho report that the next issue ~
Liberty Bands viii b. S. nuo Gao eco At
tis and an March Is iais IS wholly
Hulaunded i wish could MAKE the
patriotic newspaper men of America
realize hoW miseHtevous and hurtfuI 70
the tHt"rests Of the country such specu
tafite statements are When Ii decision
hHs hseu reached about the next Lib
arFy Loan b. witl he officially an
Bumfsd Meanwhile ala other state.
waNH 8Hd umors NAV bf djsrrgardad
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-05

Tha Rsd eros shining Through ths
pane II som IF gA. Hunhltt cabins
paak- eIum Eor 1hr patriotism ~.
5Ha aegHr u VA house There
haaId b. muF houses thus decorated
alsn more food pledge card displayed
Either eatd Is q rJau If patriotism
both PATRIOTISM pl}r
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-05

Thaugh the campaign does not close
BHll Frhga rs e. seventeen parishes
have gen ever thn top IN the drive
snf Is So rcv members for the boys
snd giris agricultural clubs 81 the state
u Mari and Tsfroboune doubled thelI
quotas Among the other fifteen par
sbes are both Fart and West Feilelana
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-05
SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES

Tag @.Hasi UaaTa Of West FrHgl3Ha
Parrish mrt ties regular quarterly session,
"Wednesday January 2. l8ls NiHe mem
beers present vuo absent
Meeting e7Hra tn order Bay President
Bowman Minutes # preceding quarterly
meeting feaB aBd approved as read
supgHat,udgHts quaFtorI report read
tH3 adopted This report is appended
Hpryga aHa made "a part hereof
Tho superintendent recommendation
as ta IHsroas, IF teachers salaries wac
discussed The Board recognized the jus
tsr uJ lBa recommendation. hut an az.
eaauf - lack uf funds was unable ta take
ta} action un the matter
Communication from East frHgmua
Parrish school fuafd read supcruteud
pHt uu motion aua second duls carried
vas authorized 30 propose settlement With
last Frurfaua Parish. fog school children
frsu rhs parish attending East EtligiaHt
81. Hauss uH Sam, basis AS rar last year
Communication from cEsrR af Town
Council read After discussion uH motion
aHH second duly carried the superu1ond
uHt NtH authorized o. communicate with
Th. Town Council aWd gall It's attention o.
aH agreement made bg tbs dub author
gcd representatives uf both tine Council
aHH the S. huuI Board NAMELY 81 fguhrs
aH8 s. D. Osborne guf the ToNu Council
ua 4 E Harrow and e g. Crump. fos
the 2.haa Board bg which the water
wafRs were t8 br allowed 20 stand as al
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-05

The court house has been ii busy
center for the past week and more
Tax payers have been lrooping Ia to
pay their taxes, and the work 0f filling
oul the quostionnaires has caused
droyes OF people TO gather there The
local board Of legal advisers has bern
drluRed with work Too much praise
cannot Be given these gentlemen for
'hcIr dlstnieregtgd and patriotic SER
vices. for which no pay whatever is
received Those serving are Mpssrs
iawrasou f,olsan. Kiibourue and Muye
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-05
HOLD YOUR TONGUES

The sensation lover Who is aIso al
an loyal - heart. should boware Of
repeating any nmors with regard 10
sickness or other Tbs la oar military
camps The chances all are that such
rumors have been started by enemies
within. Who desire to cause unrest and
discomfort Repetition Of IL hul adds
To the general effect
OF course ii a0c actually knows OF
some evil that has mol been attended
TO. be should report It to the authorities
aud then lei the matter rest. The next
person 70 whom 1t Is told may be the
wrong person exactly This Is "a very
hard rule for the sensation moHror to
follow but II be frequently she Is
truly loyal the restraint will be applied
lest the eouHtrs's cause be injured
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-01-05
caIerna sehaeIn

Tbe sew plsn fog ths aaaaet 81 eeIore#
s,faaIs stsfas e. be- Rafk !ue aui satsfaf
tefa Tie blsn as Hnslls adopted is Sc
fellows we gfopose 70 gaA q three
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
CAR OCCUPANTS
CALL FOR HELP
Detective Ed Eittilson Mistake,
Conductor as Bandit-Rrps.
riences Wild Chase.

Sergeant Sam Stewart Of ths Va
line police station sent threa m.-
on a hurry-up trip 70 Sixth avs,,.
and Twenty-ffth street at mIdn,,s,
Saturday, Two people had ealr.s
and said that bandits were holsi,,
up a street car at the switch !.
that street. the pass myers sbor,,r.
for help and big black automo5Iis
stopped a minute and then beat /,
stopped a minute ard then heat 4
Here in condensed form Il ~.
way the police records have N.
story down The bandit boarded IA.
street car at Twenty-sevenfb sfrss,
and Fifteenth avenue. The cousns'
tor gave one look, slammed m.
door in his face and gave the signal
to the mOtOrman to 20 aheaA
Meanwhile the stranger was sfIIi
hanging on the car.
The conductor went up 10 the
front Of the car and told the motor
man to speed up. BY this time tba
car had reached the bottom OF Ira
hill-but just then the trolley
jumped from the wire. The car was
at the Riverside park curve. Il
slowed, passengers started scream.
ing for help. At TwCnty-ffth stree.
the car stopped. A black machine
passed alongside Of it.
Just then Special Detective "a
kittilsen opened the front door and
showed his star. He was the ban
cit. The conductor did not recog-
1ize him and mistook him for 4
bandit The three officers: walline
and Negley and Detective Halter
returned to the police station say
ing they found nothing.
Soon Detective kittilsen walked
n and told the story.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
DIETz IS ONLY
JUDGE NOMINEE
Democrats Fan to Place Man On
Ballot As Either City Clerk
or Head OF Court.

One Republican nomination for
Judge of the Moline city court has
been filed and to date four Repub-
lican candidates for clerk of the
city court are listed.
Judge G. o. Dietz is the only
nominee for judge. 1t may be that
the ballot will remain so, but rum
ors around the city today were
that another prominent attorney
was considering entering the race.
He refused to have his name made
public and requested that it be
withheld until he definitely decides
whether or not to enter the ring.
The four candidates on the Re
publican ticket for city clerk drew
straws for position on the ballot
The results were Commissioner
c. V. Johnson will head the list,
George A Schrader, present city
clerk, drew second place, Otto
Anderson, present court reporter;
third. and Commissioner Henry
Oldefest took his place as last or
the list
There are no candidates on the
Democratic ticket. Petitions must
be filed by Wednesday, Jan S. From
present indications it appears that
no more nominations will be made
The primaries will be held Jan. %
and election Will take place Feb.
IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
MATT SCHEDULED
FOR TRIP AROUND
WORLD SHORTLY

Louis E. Matt of Moline now sta
toned in the radio school at the
Great Lakes naval training station
and senior wrestler instructor at
the station, is to take a trip around
the world on the U. s. S. Missis-
sippi. He is to accompany Cap
tain Moffett, station commandant.
Exact date for their departure has
not been set. Matt returned to the
Great Lakes the other day after a
visit with relatives in this city.
Following is an article clipped
from the Radio Sparks, official or
gan of the radio school, in which
Matt is given praise:
Lou Matt, as We know him. but
his mother calls him Louis f.
Matt, was born in Moline, Ill. Aug.
S. 1894, and lived there until the
age of 16 years. Up until that time
he was quiet and orderly and never
thought of such q rough house as
wrestling.
His wrestling career was begun
in Kansas City at the age of 20 IN
der the instruction of the athletic
director of the Y. NJ. c. a. in that
city He had many matches there
during his early training, but al
ways as professional, unlike
most others who enter the game
first as amateurs. Later he held
the position of wrestling instruc-
tor at the Kansas City Veterinary
college.
During his career he has met
and tussled with artists of the
highest caliber. among whom are
Yussiff Hussane, whom he held for
u minutes, Jimmy LOndOs. held II
minutes. Floyd Domer, champion
of South Dakota, held one hour
Matt has worked with Earl Cad
dock and Joe Stecher many times.
Lou entered the navy about a
year ago. and as soon as he left
detention had a match in which he
won the heavyweight belt for the
station. Soon after that he was
taken up by the athletic office and
detailed to the radio school as in
structOr, which post he has amply
filled to the present time. He is
now senior instructor, having
charge of all the wrestling instruc-
tors on the station.
Matt stands feet 1112 inches,
and weighs 1S5 pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
DEMAND PHYSICAL
EDUCATION TO FIT
School. TEACHERS

A call upon congress and the
state legislatures of this country
TO insure. b. law. that the present
genera ion and those to come shall
be made fit physically for their
higher and more efficient develop
ment is made in resolutions pre-
scented by the Playground and
Recreation association Of America
at the annual convention of the
Athletic Research society held at
tie Hotel Astor in New York re
certify.
This is in line with the physical
service OF the Playground associa-
ton which was made manifest dun
ing the war through the activities
of the war camp community ser
vice working under the association.
The resolutions were prepared
for the Playground association by
DR.. Charles ". Savage, head of the
physical education department a
Oberlin college. DIR. Savage has
become nationally known for his
remarkable success in sending out
large number OF highly trained
y
ried the work. begun at Oberlin,
throughout the entire country.
Associated with him in drafting
the proposed plan for the up
building Of the nation was DR..
Thomas A. Storey, professor of
hygiene at the CoiIege of the City
of New York and secretary Of the
interdepartmental board of social
hygiene at Washington, D. c. The
resolutions which were adopted
were as follows:
First: That this society shall
make every reasonable effort TO in
fiuence. the congress of the United
States and the legislatures of our
various states to enact laws pro-
viding for the effective physical
education of all children Of al
ages in our elementary and secon-
day sChOols-public. institutional
and private-a physical education
that will bring these children in
struct.on in hygiene. regular per-
iodic health examinations and
training in the practice OF health
habits with a full educational en-
phasis upon play. games. recrea-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
need TRIBUNAL
FOR FAIR TRIAL
DR.. y. IT. Clark Tells Women Boys
Realize Necessity Of League
TO Enforce Peace,

ASK our boys what they think OF
3 league of nations; ask the moth
ers who have sacrificed sons in the
bloody conflict for their opinion,
and both will tell you whether or
not such a league is practical. Go
through one OF those hospitals at
Chateau Thierry. talk TO the boys,
some with legs shot off, others with
arms shattered. some deprived of
an eye, maybe two, then come back
and cast your vote on whether or
not we shall have a league TO en-
force peace" Thus stated DR.. S.
II. Clark of Chicago before the Mo
line Womau's club Saturday even
ing in the First Baptist church, eX-
pressing the attitude taken by the
thinkers OF the world with refer
ence to a league OF nations. DR..
Clark. an eloquent speaker, con-
vinCingIy explained the need for a
high tribunal composed of the most
far-reachiug minds of the world,
before which international difficult
ties might be given a fair and i'm
partial trial.
DR.. Clark has been through the
war-torn lands of the east, he has
visited the hospitals of France and
Italy where lie the wounded and the
mu-ilated and he has walked
through the cemeteries where hun
drcds Of thousands are buried.
With these things in mind and the
realization Of each, one cannot help
but see the need Of a league, lie
stated.
I'VE could have won the war
without sending a single man, II
we could have sent out the spirit.
Our army was just a gang of kids,
but with a grim relentless deter
mination to see the thing through.
Our boys were no different than
they were at home. Those who
played poker and shot craps at
home did SO over there; those who
read their testaments at home,
continued to do so there. They
never spoke of passing into etern-
iry. bit getting it in the bean
They are coming back with a diff
ferent religion, one religion, a re-
ligion devoid of doctrines, creeds,
and conventionalities II is the re
ligion of character, of service.
They will not come back to your
churches, your churches will have
to come 10 them"
Thus spoke Dr. Clark of the mo-
rale of the army. He brought out
the fact that the American army did
not win because of its fighting, but
because of its morale. But" he
added. ''let US be guarded from eE-
allied pride. We are the only ma
ZION that came ont of the war rich.
richer and richest, but let rs be
careful that we DO rot perish OF
fatty degeneration OF the soul
DR.. Clark touched OF the hero
ism displayed by the Italian army,
the wonderful work of the Red
Cross and also said that he fore
saw an excellent opportunity for
the women to gain ground in the
world of politics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
THIRTEEN LUCKY
HUMBER FOR 123D
FIELD ARTILLERY

Battery 2. One Hundred Twenty
third United States field artillery,
might well be nicknameG the "13"
battery. In letter written by Ser
geant Louis Long to his father in
Moline, he says: We left Camp
Logan on the 18th of the month.
Thirteen days after we left Camp
Logan we left Camp Merritt for the
docks of New York City There
were Is boats in the convoy and we
were on board for Is days"
Battery F IS composed of men
who were formerly III ambers Gf
Company F, Illinois National Guard
They were in the thick of the fight
for two months, first getting their
glimpse Of real fire on July %.
Il can't tell you how glad | am
that everything is over says Ser
gaaEt Long. I've seen everything
there is in war to see and YOU never
can know just how much Of a he'll it
IS. It's easy to tell about. but to go
through it is another matter; but
l wouldn't have missed gong
through it, now that it's all over,
for a lot of money"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
LEO CARROLL BACK
TO BASE HOSPITAL

Sergeant LEO Carroll, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Carroll, 1908 Fourth
avenue, Moline, and who was Sc
vereIy wounded in the battle Of the
Marine, has been returned 10 Camp
Grant base hospital. He spent last
week IN the city with his parents.
Sergeant Carroll sustained his
wounds in August, his right arm be
ing crippled and from which he may
never recover. He was invaded
home several months ago and has
been confined in hospitals in New
York City, Des MONIES and Rock
ford.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
Obituary
William Shearer.

William Shearer. age 35 years,
of Burlington, Iowa, died at 10
o'clock Saturday morning at his
home, according to word received
by his daughter. MIS-. George Armil
of Davenport. He mad been ill of
pneumonia. In 1913 he married
Hiss Mary Long of Davenport. He
was formerly owner of a drug store
at Keota, Iowa, and for the last two
years had been travelling salesman
for a wholesale drug store at Bur-
lingtOn.
He leaves the widow, one son,
Billy. age 2 years; mis- father. one
brother and two sisters. all resid-
ing in Washington, Iowa, with the
exception of Mrs. George Armil of
Davenport. The body will be sent
TO Moline for interment. Private
funeral services will be held al 10
o'clock tomorrow morning in the
Knox chapel of Moline. Burial will
e in Riverside cemetery. The fam
lily asks that friends omit flowers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
SOME PROPHECIES
THAT LATE EVENTS
HAVE CONFIRMED

llsy Italian american News Bureau
Bonc.-Didn'c I tell you so?
That ia what the wise ones are
saying over and over; and it can
net be denied that there are strange
and curious instances Of well
authenticated prophecies. Perhaps
the word prophecy" however, Is
not quite exact. 1t is rather the
lucid faculty of clairvoyance Of
which men singularly gifted with
intelligence have given proof 1t
can b. said. too. that there is moth
ing supernatural in this. II is sim
ply a faculty Of large comprehen-
sion. Such men are observers Of
the first order
Two examples are typical Toll
stoi wrote in his book. Thou
Shalt Not Kill" more than 20 years
ago: 1t is worth while 10 ask our
selves how much harm William H.
Will DO in the world, a man Of linn
tied mind, Of mediocre culture, ex-
cesziveiy vain, and who has no ideal
besides that of a German vuIture.
Moreover, there IS no foolish
ness he can commit, nor any efFrOn-
terry he NAV do which is not greet
ed with 'HOchr and commented
upon ii the international press as
an event Of the highest importance.
II he says that at his bidding his
soldiers ought to kill even their
fathers. they cry; 'Hurrah!' II ne
declares that the gospel should be
spread by the mailed fist, they
shout Hurrah,' twice. II he orders
his troops sent to China to give no
quarter, instead Of shutting him up
iu house Of correction, all the
others send troops 10 China like
wise"
Here is Victor Hugo. whose fore
sight Of the happenings of today
was truly impressive. in 1872 he
wrote, for example:
Tho military empire has ended
by becoming the Gothic empire
However the question IS ever pre-
scented OF the German empire on
ono side and the United States Of
Europe on the other"
Again:
Days Of sorrow will come. But
" iAS.I -LLeE VIII tLiLn IIeE nave s p
arated the nations from the nations
and have them well oppressed and
well recon instructed and feel certain
q the final consequences Of the old
rule to Divide and Conquer" it Will
be seen that imprOYisedIy an i'm
mense hand will be extended to
wards US across the ocean: y. is
America which will save Europe. -
That might be called a true pro
pheCy, since what was foreseen has
occurred; but there 5 more OF Vic
Tor Hugo which perhaps IS being
carried to fulfiIIment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
TRI-CITY MOOSE
TEAMS AT EN-.
Sister Lodge Plans Big Night for
DrilIs-PrOgram Is Not TO BE
Made Public.

The officers and drill team OF
Loyal Order of Moose, No. rs, Dav-
export, and the drill team of the
lodge will journey to East Moline
tonight via special trolley car,
which will leave Davenport at $50
o'clock.
When they arrive in East Moline
they will be met by an escort from
the local Moose lodge so they will
be able to find the Moose home
without getting lost The officers
and drill team will have full
charge of the meeting and rituals
tic work of the evening, and will
initiate a class of about so new
candidates into the order.
At the close of the initiation an
entertaining program has been ar
ranged by the Moline lodge, but
just what this will consist of is
not known. Suffice to say that If
possible the conductor and motor
man of the special car will be mem
bers of the order. if there are mem
bers in the employ of the Tri-City
Railway company.