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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-09
LOST AND FOUND.

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CHILD'S gold cross on chain; lost
Sunday near Fourth avenue and
Ninth street: reward. All Ninth
street.
LOST. on Long View car. Sept 3,
pocketbook; contents, bills from
Schwenker $40 in change. two
photos of soldier boys; valued
highly. Phone Mrs. Hildebrandt,
r. /. $50, ring /
GLASS; cS, in DIR. Ostrom's case; lost
between Second street and Eiey-
euth avenue and Third street and
seventh avenue. Reward. Call K.
!. 3472,
POODLE; white; black eye; lost; an
sWers TO name OF Fannie. Return
Coz Second street,
PURSE containing $50 bill; lost on
Fifteenth street car or Thirty
nth street and Fifth avenue. Find
er call K, l, 400. Reward.
CAMEO pin; lost ThuFsday evening;
rev ard, Notify The Argus office.
LOST; key ring. with SIX keys; lind
'er please call r. l. 4763, or leave at
office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-09

ROCK ISLAND CHAPTER no. go.
order Eastern star. - Res Iiar
meetings second "wednesday OK
each month. visiting stars wei
come AItha Marshall. ". IL
Mary +. kreIs, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-09

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~ lugs held % tho Lrat
4 HrEf7A "wednesday Of each
4 Es~-2 hmoutn Visiting pro-
L ~ MA,A Ephets welcome. Jtt3
~ =. - PrIester. IA "a a q n.
Frank L. Patterson
secretary. lne secretary mas a
new supply OL IczZva-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-09

& EAGLE - LaWye rs:
general law, chancery and probate
practice. Offices in court house,
Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-09

SOUTHERN Minnesota land to sell
and trade-Crops all splendid; ev
erything is good; small grains, po-
tatoes, all kinds of garden truck
and corn is splendid where l am
selling. Go with us and see. North
ern Minnesota lands $40 TO SIS per
acre Illinois and Iowa land to sell
and trade: also city property;
cheap. q. B. Brown, 94015 FIJI
teenth avenue, East Moline, Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-09
FOR SALE-FARM LANDs.>

TWO South Dakota farms. near Alb
erdeen, James River valley; black
soil. good improvements; reason
able terms Also Illinois farm W.
T. Pankey. Galesburg, III.
g. ACRES good, level land, in Ju-
neau county Wisconsin, See own
er, f. ). Allen, S07 Eleventh ave-
nue., city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-09

ROOMS; furnished for light house
Keeping; in private family; young
couple or two working girls pre-
ferred; 92l Fourth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-09
MANTED-MALE HELP.

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boy, permanent posi-
tion with good chance for advance
ment Apply tImekeeper, r l.
Plow Co
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-09

ROOMS: two; modern; furnished;
housekeep ping; $50 Nineteenth st
r l. 32S3-Y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-09

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ONE modern furnished room.
r OurteeEth- and -a-half street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-09

COTS. 10, with coil spring supportS;
also seven beds, complete with
springs, mattresses, pillows, blank
cts, etc. cheap n taken at once.
LOG n Second avenue.
Evening star., 1918-06-12
SILENCEs HIS CHAMPIONS.
Col. Roosevelt Refuses to Discuss
1920 and the Presidency.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June 12.-In-
terrupted several times in his speech
here last night by cries of "Roose-
welt in 192o," Theodore Roosevelt
stopped speaking until the audience
was silent and said. Friends. this is
nothing but an American meeting, at
which we are discussing Americanism
ana all 1t means-preparednes and
putting the war over. We must stand
by every public servant as he de-
velops and uses the strength of the
country. We should stand against him
precisely to the degree that he fails
to develop and use the war strength
Of the country" There were no moro
interruptions Of that kind.
Mr.. Roosevelt paid tribute to the
memory of Charles W. Fairbanks.
Vice President when Mr.. Roosevelt
was President. and who died at his
home here recently.
Evening star., 1918-06-12
AUTOMATIC PHONESA ARE
GIVEN Up FOR PRESENT

The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company has abandoned its
proposition to install automatic tele-
phones in Washington at the present
time.
Tho United States bureau of stand
ards, which has been making an ex-
tended telephone investigation, be-
lieves the installation Of the auto
matte service in Washington to be
both practicable and desirable, and
will so recommend to the Public Utili-
ties Commission.
These facts were developed off1cially
today with announcement blythe COM
mission that 1t will give a public
hearing June rs. when the bureau of
standards will present data growing
out Of it's investigation of the subject.
March IS the commission received a
letter from the telephone company
announcing its intention to proceed at
once with the installation Of auto
matte telephones In Washington.
In a conference last week with J. L.
Swaze. general counsel Of the COM
pany, the letter of March Is was
Withdrawn by the company.
The company's position is UNDER
stood to be that automatic telephones
could not be installed here quickly
enough to meet the added burdens
caused by the war and lead to i'm
proved service.
Evening star., 1918-06-12
v. CT. j. PRIZE ESSAY
TO MISS HELEN F|NDLAY
Business High School Senior Hon.
ored-Other Awards Made to
Successful Students.

Miss Helen Findlay, a senior al
Business High School. was awarded
the w. c. T. U. prize for the bestses.
say on temperance at assembly fol
the presentation of awards this morn
Ing. Joshua Evans, representing the
Credit Mems Association, announced
the following prizes for the best
credit essays: Daniel Reichgut, first
prize. $40; Marian Towles. second
prize. SIS; honorable mention to Bessie
Lenovitz.
The following school awards were
made:
Base ball-Carroll Keenan,, Charles
Meany, Rosser Nails, Donald Nash.
Wilfred Pryor, Milton schafer.
Basket ball-Joseph Colburn, John
Fegan. Michael Raedy, Milton scha-
fer. Fred schnider, Louis Towbes.
Girls basket ball-Olive Allwine,
Mildred Boettcher. Helen Haley Jean
Hayes. Margaret Harrington, ida
Holm, Mary Hurley, Lucille Iseman,
Fannie Krucoff, Mildred Leecke. vio-
let Ripple, Louise Ryan, Bessie Simp-
son. Pauline Townsend, Adelaide Wat
son.
Rifle shooting-H. Clay Espey.
Margaret c. Krauss, Adelaide Watson.
Medals for military eflciency-Al-
fred Bennett, Paul J. Foley, Joseph
Goldstein. James R. Kirkland, Oscar
Levy, Edward Libbey. Archie R. Nc
Callum. LIE Roy 8. Mann. Kenneth C.
Markward. Frank Paroni, Edmund L.
Plant, George w. Pryor. Boyd Sells,
Wilson r. Stokes. Waldo J. Tastet
Medals for literary efficiency
Ralph H. Chase, Charles A. Conrard,
Leroy Finagin and Kenneth Mark.
ward.
Medals for business efficiency
Frank Baxter, M. Violet Ripple, Eiiz-
abeth G. Simpson, Goldye Stevens.
Lily Weber and Helen Wilson.
Medals for school betterment-
Preston Blundon, Harry King, Ken
meth G. johnson, Leroy 8. Mann, R.
Arthur Raines, Louise Ryan, Pan
Francis Shah. Helen Findlay and Ade-
laide Watson.
Medals for general efflciency-Ade-
laide Watson and Kenneth c. Mark
ward.
Medals for Improvement in scholar
ship-Daniel Reichgut and Elizabeth
Simpson.
Evening star., 1918-06-12
By the Associated PRESS.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, June 11.-This is the story
of a battle royal waged in the air
between two flights of German planes.
1t was an unintentional but dis
astrous fight between brother avia-
tors during which British pilots joy
fully and impartially rendered as
sistance first to the one side, then to
the other, until so many of the en-
peror's fliers had been destroyed or
damaged that the conflict could not
continue.
It was on June 5 that this extra
ordinary engagement occurred, and 1t
began thus:
Two British officers in a fighting
machine were leading a patrol along
the lines when they sighted a Ger
man Halberstadt two-seater, which
upon their appearance, fred q green
signal light. The British leaders ex-
pected trap and waited to see what
this unusual performance meant.
In a short time six German scouts
came wheeling out of the blue and
Joined the Halberstadt. Almost at
once six other enemy scouts dived
Evening star., 1918-06-12
Won STEIN TRIES 10
ENCOURAGE HUNS
Prussian War Minister AS
serts Great Part of French
Army Is Beaten.
OFFICIAL COMMENT HERE

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. June IA great
part of the French army has been
beaten" Gen. Won Stein. the Prussian
war minister. declared in speech to
the reichstag. according to Berlin ad-
vices.
The so-called Foch reserve army
no longer exists" the minister as
serted. THE success Of the crown
princes carefully prepared attacks
against the French and British on
the Chemin-des- Danes front on May
81 inflicted one OF the gravest defeats
the entente has suffered during the
entire war"
Gen. Won Stein made these state
ments in a review of the military sit
uation at the second reading of the
army budget in the reichstag yester-
day.
Belitt1es Americans.
The general said that the number
and strength of the American troops
up to the present were far below what
reports spread by the entente had led
Germany to expect. He added that
American troops had made their first
appearance on the battle front, but
oniy at the moment when the German
advance had come to halt on the
Marine.
They, too, like the French re-
serves" he declared, were thrown
into the battle IN vain counter at
tacks and suffered the same fate"
Other American troops, the minis
ter said, are on quiet sections of the
front.
Evening star., 1918-06-12
Germans Fight Comrades
In Air; Aided by British
Foe Fluinq Squadr0ns Mistake Each Other for
Allies and Fierce Battle FOll0Us.
Flyers Fall to Death.

out Of the sun onto their comrades
whom they apparently mistook for a
British patrol about to attack the
Halberstadt.
What had happened was this: The
Halberstadt had been acting as a de-
coy and the green light had been
meant as signal for assistance.
But there had been no expectation
that two flights of German planes
would respond at the same time.
Not being able to distinguish the
markings of their friends-and this
has happened not infrequently be-
fore-the newcomers Immediately
began q furious attack upon them.
The British leaders then guided their
patrol into this mad melee and took
hand.
The Halberstadt was the first victim
and this was shot down by the British
commanding machine. Another
British fighter in the meantime had
accounted for two more enemy scouts,
which were sent swirling to destruc-
tion below
All this time the German aircraft
were continuing a bitter battle among
themselves and several of them were
seen to go down out of control before
the engagmnt finally ended The
British leaders by their good judE-
ment had led the Huns into their own
trap
Evening star., 1918-06-12
'Doomed" Last Word
. of French Cavalry
in Battle to Death
By the Associated Press.

81 the Aeeociated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Tuesday. June 1.-THE he
roic stand of detachment of dis
mounted cavalry on the height of Le
Plemont will be remembered as one
of the most heroic episodes OF the war.
Surrounded Sunday morning at 4
o'clock. they resisted until Monday
noon against repeated and most fero-
cious enemy assaults. Every two
hours they sent back q wireless mes.
sage which always read: We're hold
ing"
Finally. when the hour Of noon was
through: Doomed"
Evening star., 1918-06-12
COL. MUSGRAVE KILLED,
Widow Was Miss Georgiana Hop.
kins. Well Known Here.

Word has been received in Wash
ington Of the death in action in France
of Col. Herbert MusErave. D. s. o., at
tached to the stan Of Field Marshal
Haig. Col. Musgrave married Miss
Georgiana Hopkins of Boston. who is
we'll known in Washington, having
spent the winter here for many years
Mrs Musgrave is the niece of Archi-
bald Hopkins and granddaughter Of
David Dudley Field Of New York. Col
Musgrave was the son Of the late Sir
Anthony MusgrAve. He Is survived by
his wife and daughter eighteen
months old.
Col. Musgrave was badly wounded
while performing volunteer duty Ia
France In August, 1915, but recovered
and returned to his regiment In Feb
ruary, 1916.
Evening star., 1918-06-12
.Boches Horror-Stricken
. at Terrible Slaughter
In Their Own Ranks
~ the Associated Press.

t0y The Associated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Tuesday. June 11.-French
cannon and machine guns have reaped
q heavy toll since Sunday. An entire
division Of the famous Jaegers was
cut to pieces at Ressons- -Matx,
while o guards division lost a great
proportion OF its electives. Other d.
visions. It is learned. suffered equally
during the preparation for the attack
and the advance to the narrow val.
1eys, all the passes OF which were
dominated by the allied guns.
Every prisoner taken sseraA horror
stricken at the slaughter Of his com.
Evening star., 1918-06-12
NOT KNOWN AT DEPARTMENT.
Reported Destruction of U-Boat
Near u. S. Coast Unconfrmed.

Regarding the operations Of Ger
man submarines near the United
States, Secretary Daniels today said
that the Navy Department knew of
the presence of one submarine and
had good evidence that there were
two, but SO far the report that one Of
the enemy boats had been destroyed.
either by depth bombs or other means,
had not been confirmed.
when we know of the destruction
of any of the enemy submarines" de-
clared Secretary Daniels, I'VE GER
tainly shall give the news to the pub
lie, through the press, without de-
lay"
Evening star., 1918-06-12
RAGLAND GETS Is YEARS
FOR KILLING TAYLOR

James B. Ragland, who killed Sam
uel w. Taylor when they were alone
In a room Of the Sterling Hotel jan
uary IA. 1917. today pleaded guilty to
manslaughter before Justice Stafford
in Criminal Division No. 1.
Ragland was indicted for first-de-
gree murder. but United States At
torney Lackey told the court that,
after q careful Investigation, he had
decided that the testimony would not
sustain q. murder charge and he
recommended the acceptance Of the
plea. 4-.---s
Justice Stafford; imposed . maxi
mum penalty OF hfteen years in the
penitentiary.
Evening star., 1918-06-12
PARK VIEW TO HAVE
COMMUNITY P. 0.
Plan Is to Cut Living Cost by
Parcel Post From
Producer.

A post office is to be added to the
community center activities in Park
View.
1t will be located in the Park View
School. Newton and Warder streets.
or a portable building adjoining, and
will have as one of its principal aims
the bringing together of residents of
that section and food producers
through the medium of the parcel
post.
II the experiment is success post
offices may be established in all COM
munity centers in Washington.
Postmaster Chance has approved the
plan, which last night received the
unanimous Endorsement OF the Park
View Citizens Association at its regu-
lar monthly meeting In the Park View
School.
This afternoon a committee of the
association will confer with the board
Of education relative to putting the
plan into operation. 1t Is proposed to
consolidate the offices of community
center secretary and postmaster. Ex-
-penses ofthe ~eombined office viii be
borne by the school sboard and the
post off oss T. the dstslsd sdsntsd scheme un
E. n. Daniel Indorses Plan.
Ernest H. Daniel, representing the
food administration. indorsed the pro-
posal for a post Office at the meeting
last night, and declared that the in
stitution should be big factor in
enabling residents Of Park View to
obtain food products direct from pro-
ducers at reasonable cost. Repre-
sentatives of the post Office told of
the services that could be rendered
by a branch office In that section.
1t developed that the facilities of
the Park View School are now in
adequate for the number of pupils
in that section. and that portable
buildings will have to be provided to
care for the overflow. The new build
$50 children. There are now 800 chill
dren Of school age in Park View, it
was stated.
The committee on education of the
association was instructed to confer with
Miss Frances s. Farley, principal of the
cation the providing OF at least four
portable buildings.
Lawn and Garden Contest.
Arrangements for the annual Park
View lawns and gardens contest were
made at the meeting. There will be in
spections OF lawns and gardens now and
in September, and at the October meet
ing more than 800 will be distributed in
prizes. w. T. Kenner Is chairman OF the
committee in charge OF the contest. 1t
was stated that 24O gardens are being
cultivated in Park View.
July the association will conduct
patriotic exercises on the Soldiers Home
grounds, Aeglnning at 1890 pm. Dur
Ing the day Park View service flag
of $50 stars will be raised In the f>ark
View School.
The association has a committee of
forty. which will meet tonight to con-
slider plans for the war savings stamp
drive, June %. Friday night a benefit
concert for the community band will be
given by the band at the schoolhouse
Evening star., 1918-06-12
CHANGE TO MONARCHY UP.
Finnish Ministry Announces Cues.
tion Il Before the Landteo

CableHHam. to The Evening Star ana
Chicago Daily News. Copyrisht, 1918.
STOCKHOLM. Sweden, June IA
The Finnish ministry announces that
the proposal to change the country
into a monarchy is now before the
landtag. Reports indicating that EN-.
peror Williams son Oscar is a candi.
date for the position and that he has
already been selected to I'LL It are NOT
confirmed.
prince Oscar is the kaiser's afth
son. He was born July II. 1881
Evening star., 1918-06-12
MADDEN SEEKS EXEMPTS
SERVING FOOD AND FUEL

Representative Madden Of Illinois
continued his campaign against al
legged slackers from military service
who are employed in federal depart
ments or other government establish
ments at the capital. when he intro
duced 4. resolution todhy asking for
to military service who are employed
in the food and fuel administration.
Evening star., 1918-06-12
First Conductorette.

washington's first woman
conductor-or should 1t be con-
ductorette?-has made her ap-
pearance. Not in the regulation
manner. attired in a mannish
coat and with a patent leather
brimmed cap and coin box, but
volunteering to help the "regu-
lar" conductor ring up fares.
Last Friday evening passen-
gers crowding into a 7th street
Wharves car at Zoo Park were
met by a girl with the regular
"Fares. please" Move right up
the aisles, please" Standing
side by side with the conductor,
the girl. who would not give
her name, saved several minutes
in getting the crowded car
under way.
She explained 1t was an en-
tire1y new vocation for her, and
said she was preparing in case
Washington should becofne. bad.
1y in need Of woman street car
operators.
Evening star., 1918-06-12
BRITISH FLIERS IN ITALY
DESTROY Fl AIRPLANES

LONDON. June 12.-Twenty-one
enemy airplanes have been destroyed
on the Italian front by the British
forces operating there. according to
todsy's war ONCE statement reporting
on the British operations in this area.
Evening star., 1918-06-12
IF MEXICO FIGHTS, WILL
Join U.S., SAYS EDITOR
President of Deputies, in Mexican
Comment, Says President Gave
Serious Advice.

NEW YORK. June 1.-THE Mexican
people are much impressed with Presl-
dent Wilson'S views on international af-
fairs. and II they decide to take UP arms
1t will be with the allies, declared Man
uel Carpio of Yucatan. q member Of the
party of Mexican editors who are tour
ing the United States. when he and his
colleag CUES arrived here last night on
their way to New England.
Speaking on behalf Of the party, Senior
Carpio spoke enthusiastically Of their
reception by President Wilson last FIJI
day and expressed their belief In his
honesty and sincerity Of purpose. Senior
Carpio said he felt assured that when
they return to Mexico their report on
the visit to this country would put an
entirely different complexion on condi-
tions in the United States as they are
now understood in Mexico.
"serious ADVICE" Says Official.
MEXICO CITY. June 11.-Presiden
wilson's address to Mexican Journalists
In Washington last week was printed
prominently by most Mexican newspa-
pers. but comment on the sentiments
expressed is slight. especially from gov
tributed broadcast throughout Mexico
by telegraph and by mail.
Gen. Garcia Vigil. president Of the
chamber Of deputies, Is the only gov
ernment leader whose Views have been
made public. The general said he be-
leved that the Presidents speech con-
tained serious advice to democratic peo-
sled by German militarism. (which de.
stroys all liberties"
Evening star., 1918-06-12
700 D. c. STRIKERS
RETURN TO WORK
Agreement Reached at Con-
ference-To Discuss Pay
at Later Meeting.

Seven hundred District per diem en-
ployes returned to work this morn
ing, bringing to a close the second
walkout of employees the District gov
ernment had experienced In a week
and enabling normal activities Of the
municipality In street cleaning and
other work to be resumed.
Tho men returned to their positions
after an agreement yesterday with the
District authorities, under which the
twenty men furloughed from the
pumping station of the sewerage de-
partment were promised work under
the construction division of the de-
partment until funds become avail.
able for their former positions at the
beginning Of the next fiscal year.
It also was agreed that the question of
pay OF per diem men should be taken up
at future conferences with Engineer
Commissioner Knight.
Settlement Of the strike was made pos
sible through the efforts of conciliators
representing the Department of Labor.
The strike vas virtually ended yesterday
afternoon at a conference between repre-
sentatives Of the City Employees Union
and Engineer Commissioner Knight. Mu-
tual concessions were made at the con-
ference. Joseph H. Hurley, president Of
the union; Daniel w. ODonoghue its
counsel. and r. B. Mahany and Walter
D. Davidge. conciliators Of the Depart
ment Of Labor, participated in the con-
ference
Evening star., 1918-06-12
Various Speakers.

The speakers tomorrow morning
will be Charles D. Chaffee of the
Aurora Ull) Beacon-News, s. P.
Booth of the New York Globe, H. S.
Blake of the st. Paul (Minn) Pioneer
Press and Dispatch, James P. Mes
sick of the Williamsport (Pa.) Ca
zette and Bulletin and Third Assist
ant Postmaster General A. NJ. Dock
cry.
At yesterday afternoons session
the speakers were J. P. Barry of the
Providence Bulletin and Journal. VI.
Levy of the Cincinnati Post, W. ].
Darby of the Toronto Mail and EN-
pire and. Robert B. MCLEAN of the
New York Post.
Evening star., 1918-06-12
Made Settlement Possible.

Immediately after the strike was
inaugurated last. Saturday the Com
nnissioners announced that the men
laid of at the pumping station would
be given work in another branch Of
the sewer department until funds for
their old positions became available
on July l. It was this offer which
made possible a settlement Of the
With the assurance that the Com
misstoners would consider demands
OF the men for pay increases. the con-
ference adjourned and the strikers
were instructed to return to work
this morning. Practically all depart
ments affected by the strike reported
today that their normal forces Of skilled
and unskilled labor were at work
The street cleaning department..
which had been without the services
OF nearly 400 men during the four
days. Of the walkout, reported that
nearly all Of its men had return ed.
Confidence is felt that the confer
ences to begin today relative to the
pay increase demanded by the men
would result satisfactorily.