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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
POWER COMPANY
WILL Get FUEL
Public Utilities Concern Fears West
Virginia Coal Supply May
Be Cut on.

The federal fuel administration
VIII allow the Peoples Power COM
pauy to ship West Virginia coal
TO the tri-cities for the purpose OF
making gas to supply all needs here.
This information is conveyed in a
telegram to Mayor William McCon-
ochie from the federal priority
board.
r. 3. Macdonald, general man
ager for the power company for
Rock Island and Moline, had
requested five prominent Rock Is
land and Moline men to send tele-
grams to the federal fuel admins
tration stating local conditions and
especially the trouble that would be
caused If the West Virginia coal
supply would be cut off.
Men who interceded with the fuel
administration are. Mayor William
McConochie, Colonel L. T. Hillman,
cOmmandant Of the Rock Island ar
senaI: Mayor Martin Carlson of No
line, William ButJerwOTth and G. A
Stephens, also OF Moline.
The telegram received by Mayor
McCOnOchie reads. Steps are now
being taken by the United States
fuel administration to give gas
plants adequate supplies of fuel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
NO WHEAT NOW IN
GROCERS' COOKIES

Grocers' cookies are devoid Of
wheat -four. The cookies which are
bought at the stores are made prin-
cipally of rice flour. Swansdown
flour itself is composed of equal
parts of wheat and rice.
Cherries are plentiful but be
cause of the scarcity of pickers
there are not a great many of them
on the market. Next week vii.
bring the cherry canning season to
close.
Peaches and apricots have just
come on the market. Saturday both
red and black raspberries will come
in, also home grown beans and
peas. If the weather is nice new
potatoes will be in next week. Can
talope and celery are getting bet
ter with each shipment, besides be
coming less expensive.
Strawberries, asparagus and win
ter apples are practically off the
market The June apples will not
be in before the end of the month.
Grapefruit are still coming in but
are not so good as they were at the
first Of the season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21

course. Here is a way to help To
every American citizen this appeal
is directed, especially to the retir-
ed farmer and those who have had
past farm experience Retired farm
ers between the ages of 90 and 20
years. who are in good health. by
past experience and present habits
o. life inuring them to the hot sur
shine. will enable them to overcome
the handicap Of their age as com
pared with the younger. inexperi-
euced man. They are especially
appealed to, to sign up the attach
ed volunteer blank. mail it to the
Office of the county advisor in the
court house. Rock Island, or leave
IL al any bank in the county.
Name .....--....-..-
-AANt ESH
Age...... Experience. .......
What distance would you be willing
~ Sb- % e e
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
INSTRUCTS THOSE
WHO ENLIST FOR
MEDICAL SERVICE

Captain r. B. Miller. a former
Rock Island physician. is now one
OF The instructors in the training
school established at Vancouver
barracks, Wash, for newly enlist
ed medical officers.
Word 10 this effect was received
by Mrs. Miller, 1888 Fourteenth
and-a-half street, today. Captain
Miller, who is the youngest officer
of that rank at the barracks
writes that he instructs the men on
military and medical administra-
ton, army rules and regulations
and military hygiene. Captain
Miller is in direct line for advance
ment to the rank of district sur
geon in charge Of a group of lieu
tenants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-21
|kES APPEAL
ARM HELPERS
|ency LabOrers Are Needed In
|rsI Districts, County Crop
Advisor Tells.
HELP OF LOCAL PEOPLE
GOod Pay in Work in COun-
But is Aid 10 Government,
Il the Word.
PALMER r. EDGERT0N.

County Crop Advisor.
Illinois, as in every state,
! les and communities must
Emergency farm labor needs
GUNNER and next fan by Sc
and using volunteer workers
Inc towns and cities.
have fought and died to hold
Festern line in France. Will
Is hold her part Of another
|rn line-the line of food pro-
|n? Men from towns viii have
| TX and sweat and make some
bal sacrifices 10 do Il Farm
i'll have to accept labor that
Is satisfactory than they de
But the town volunteers can
Ice ana harvest the crops;
can hold the food production
Ii is a case Of our backs to
tall" in both lines, There can
laying down on the job, no
L to respond 10 responsible
If there is, the future IS made
rs for as long a time as any
ow living can foresee.
cant win without food We
produce food without work.
is must work: Moline and
Island must work, You must
Hold the line,
. government cannot create
; there is no law 10 CCnscript
md yet farm labor must be
, for crops must be produced.
s necessary for Rock Island
Ioline 10 DO as most towns and
les in every state have done
e doing. Il is necessary for
, go to work on nearby farms,
few DAYS or a few weeks. as
farm needs may require.
ess this is done, Rock Island
Moline are not "tOting fair"
S you assist, you are not car
your part Of the load, for
states and other counties and
towns all over the nation are
it.
h and Haig and Pershing are
lg one Of the western lines:
are keeping the Hun from
ing through there. VIII you
your part of the other western
the food production line in
is? The thing that will keep
inc firm is work-your work
rms in Rock Island county.
you want to help win
Everyone in Rock Island
Zine, everyone in Illinois
4 Must Eat.
it happens that the lads who
rivileged to have the flags and
and to cross the sea and
steel and dynamite into the foe
also do so very ordinary a
as to eat. Indeed. they insist
it three times a day. The av-
soldier makes no secret what
If his prediction for food
re are people in Rock Island
Ioline and in every town and
Y in Illinois who want to help
he war, who have responded
" TO every opportunity offer
m, but TO whom farm service
OF been suggested
-reat many people must help
way. Why not yOu2
emergency farm labor supply
cry county and community
come from the nearby towns
volunteers. men of
arm experience who viii leave
present business or employ
for q few days at a time as
as crop conditions require in
and. as a patriotic ser
work on farms to save the war
The farm wages they re
usually will be less than they
\ town. tAnd, by the way, the
: in France could earn more
working at his old jOb) The
for town volunteers for local
labor emergencies IS entirely
riotic appeal and If that IS
1t effect we might as we'll stop
g about winning the war al
To Help.
want to help win the war. OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
CITY NEWS.

Raymond Mckee arrived with
U. s. marines at the Hippodrome
with a message for you. Meet them
there tonight and tomorrow.
l. The Keokuk Concert band will
give free concert in Rand park next
Sunday at 2:30 p. NJ, L. ]. Wolf, man
ager of the organization, announced
today.
The Adams and Wells-Fargo ex-
press companies have consolidated in
one Office and are known now as the
American Railway Express company.
e. M. Robertson is the agent of the
company and C. E. Powell is cashier.
None of the employees of the old COM
panies were removed from their sit
uations because Of the merger, it was
announced by officials. Robertson was
formerly the Adams agent and Pow
ell was agent for the Wells-Fargo
company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth milestone
announce the birth of a daughter, Sun
day, July I.
Harold C. Kiser, of the Keokuk
Cadillac company, left Monday noon
for the Fort Sill, Okla, government
aviation field, where he will enter
service.
Miss Marie Mullarky, Of Des
MONIES, niece of A J. Mullarky, of
Keokuk, enlisted as Red Cross
nurse for overseas service from the
Mercy hospital in Des Moines last
week. Miss Mullarky formerly lived
here and has visited in Keokuk fire.
quently.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reimbold,
61J Bank street went to Pekin, Ill,
Tuesday to visit for several days.
The Westminster Presbyterian
church Sunday school is 9icnicking
today at Wild Cat Springs.
F. P. Rehmeier, who recently left
Keokuk to take up army Y. NJ. G. A.
work, is now at the Young Mems Chris
tan association college, Lake Geneva,
Wis. He expects to take four weeks
special training there and later will
be assigned to some camp for work
among the soldier boys.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
NEED UNDERWEAR
FOR IOWA SOLDIERS
4 {. . O q o 9 q q q q o o q .

Another opportunity for war work
has opened up for women of Iowa,
says the Des Moines Capital.
Ten thousand suits of underwear
are needed at once for Iowa men 60
ing to France. These suits are to
be treated so that they will be YER
min proof and are TO be worn in the
trenches. They are to be given spe-
cial treatment at the laboratories Of
the State University Of Iowa under
a process which has been developed
down there which has won the en-
dorsement of General Pershing, the
uuartermaster general and the sur
geon general of the American army
as well as the authorities at Wash
ington.
Mrs. Charlotte w. Eastman of Iowa
City originated the plan. She now
wants the help of the women of the
state in Quitting the Iowa boys who
are yet to go across. Her appeal is
thus being made through the press.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
None of Automobile AGas" and Repair
Establishments Open After
Six O'clock p. M.
Then.
MEETING ACCEPTS PLAN
Representatives from Three Counties
Discuss Federal Ruling and
Take Action
Today.

All garages, including repair shops.
salesrooms, accessory or part depart
ments connected with garages, will be
closed at 6 p. m. daily, all days Sun
days and holidays, starting August LIST
in keokuk and probably all of Lee
Hancock and Clark counties.
A recommendation to this effect was
adopted at meeting of garage own
ers and dealers repres enting the three
counties, today at the Hotel Iowa
twenty-five men were present.
Action in closing applies to all car
dealers, garage men, tire and acces-
sorry dealers, battery and gasoline SER
vice stations and all others in the
trade in this vicinity.
The closing Of the garages is in
compliance with the recommendation
of the war service committee of the
war economy board Of the council OF
national defense
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09

She wants the president or secretary
of each woman's club or women's So
ciety in the state to write to her for
particulars. A fund of $4,000 is need
ed with which to buy the material
Back of this new activity is a
story of service and achievement
which adds another star to Iowa's
crown.
There are already 1000 Of these
vermin proof suits in use by Iowa
men in France They have proved so
satisfactory and SO necessary that
they attracted the attention of Gen
eral Pershing. They were the first
vermin proof suits in fact to be sent
from America, although similar suits
were being used by the British and
others Pershing investigated and
reported to the war department at
Washington.
The war department has asked
the state university to make $4,000
of these suits But aside from this
order for $4,000, which will go to
various American organizations, Mrs
Eastman wants 10000 made quickly
for Iowa troops going across.
She has arrangements for getting
treating the suits in the laboratories
at Iowa City after they are made.
However, she needs $4,000 with which
to buy the supplies and she needs
the help of all of the women of the
state in making the suit.
The medical officers have found it
necessary TO combat body lice which
abound in the trenches because they
bring on trench fever as well as 9th
er ailments and are as deadly as the
mosquito formerly was in the ma
laria swamps of the south.
The Red Cross is making arrange
ments to retreat these vermin proof
garments after they have been wash
ed. When the men get out of the
trenches they are given a bath and a
change of garments and their "cootie"
suits are washed. This weakens the
solution which keeps off the coolies.
They must therefore be retreated.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
DRY PLANK
OF REPUBLICANS
State Convention Tomorrow Expected
to Come Out in Favor
of Prohibition
Amendment.

limited Press Leased Wire Servlce.l
DIES MONIES, Iowa, July 9.-GoV-
ernor Harding will endorse national
prohibition, by coming out in favor
of the proposed national amendment
at the republican state convention
which meets here tomorrow.
This was the gossip among the
wise ones in various state commit
tees gathered here today to lay the
foundations for tomorrow's conClaVe.
Harding hitherto recognized as Il wet,
NAV not come out directly for The
measure. according to good infor1na-
ton. but he will state his views TO
enable the resolutions committee TO
write a plank favoring the national
prohibitory amendment without put
ting the party in position OF carry
ing water on both shoulders.
This. according to the advance
guard is necessary to beat the DEM
ccTats to 1t"
To have a weak H4cor platfoI IN
would. be playing into the democrats
hands.
Caucuses for electing members OF
the various committees will be held
tomorrow morning beginning at III
O'Clock. just an hour before Governor
Harding, as temporary cnalFllsih L.
calls the convention TO session.
1t is expected the committees VIII
he ready to report by O'Clock "hen
the convention reconvenes, FOLLOWING
adjournment following seating or
delegates.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
PERSONALS

Sergeant Roy M. Holman, Prov. Co.
No. 9, B. c. II, Washington, u. c., is
home on a furlough
Mrs. Pauline Reiner, Twelfth and
Timea streets and Miss Lillian Wright
1877 Timea street have gone to Chi
cago, to take six months normal
course at the Gregg school.
f. J. Walker, of San Diego, Calf.
an old resident and business man OF
Keokuk, is here visiting his brother,
V. B. Walker, 1913 Concert street,
and G. A. r. friends.
Mrs. A. T. Bivin returned last
night from Washington, d. c., where
she has been spending Il month with
her daughter, Miss Ruth Bivin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira w. Wills and
sons, Connable and Ira, are taking a
two weeks motor trip through Iowa
and Minnesota.
Private Orville C. Fletcher. of
Camp Dodge. is spending a short fur
Tough al the home Of his sister, Mrs.
A. Van Dorm, S1112 Main street.
Miss Helen Royls, of Chicago, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. John w. Ro-
vane, 1874 Bank street
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
Oh Q WA II SAW
y lr:GATHE;;C1T T.!
WARSAW, ILL.,, JULY 9.

WARSAW, ILL.,, JULY 9.
Mrs. w. w. PribDle and daughter ar
| rived home Saturday from Davenport
where they have been visiting for sew
eral weeks past
Mr.. Henry Anhage, of Quincy was
shaking hands with old friends last
Saturday
The regular Saturday evening band
concert by the 10th Regt. band was
called off last week bv-ause Of the
rain; there were but few autos in. The
ladies Of the church OF the Sacred
Heart had prepared for big crowd at
their ice cream festival in the Giller
photograph building and were disap-
pointed. Nevertheless they were kept
pretty busy by many friends who did
not forget them.
Miss hannah Goehring Of Chicago
arrived Friday and will spend her
months vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Goehring.
Sunday July 14th the Warsaw town
ship Sunday school convention will
be held in the Methodist church, corn
er of Fifth and Jackson streets. The
session is expected to be quite inter
esting with addresses by prominent
speakers, and also special music.
Second Lieut. VIM Bardens of this
city who is here on short furlough to
visit his mother and sisters, leaves
today for WILDER Wright aviation
field Dayton, Ohio. He has already
made a record for himself SO his
friends in the aviation corps say, IN
some very high ascensions, one 1000
feet, and many difficult maneuvers.
He Will doubtless be heard from"
when he gets over there"
Lima Red Cross ladies' certainly
more than did their bit in the sump-
tuous dinner they prepared for their
guests on the Fourth Warsaw people
will never tire Of talking of it. The
Lima Red Cross chapter must have
realized goodly sum. The days pro-
gram was good and the crowd large,
and the music was above par SO the
Lima people said, for the 10Th Regt.
band provided it.
The new white porcelain fiji shed
bubbling fountain furnishing ice cold
water to the thirsty public is located
on the southeast corner Of 4th and
Main streets, not 5th and Main as was
enormously stated; it is beautiful
ornament to the street
Earl Wallace of Minneapolis is visit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
ADJUSTMENTS.
Constance Talmadse-"The Warrior"

Constance Talmadse--"The Warrior"
Tom Moore with Constance Tai
madge in "The Lesson" is feature
of tonight's program at the Grand.
The lesson that the public has learn
ed of is Constance Talmadge's sue
cess-youth, beauty, talent. The
Lesson as her latest photoplay is
bright and interesting as was up
the Road With Sallie" and her other
smart successes. The story is of a
country girl who marries not wisely.
hut teaches herself and her husband
the real lesson of happiness in life.
Without an advance in admission
prices the Grand presents the comedy
supreme. "The Warrior for one day
mlv-tomorrow. "The Warrior" Is OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09

| ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. T..
Wallace and taking a short vacation.
Sergeant Cecil Thompson, Medical
Reserve corps. Camp BENJAMIN Har-
olson, Indianapolis, Ind, is spending
short furlough with his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. J. M. Thompson.
Warsaw has the largest and finest
collection of Belgian hares ever seen
in this section, nearly sixty n num-
Der, in ten wire front cages; two cages
containing filters of ten and eleven
young ones each; they are the pro-
perty of Mr.. George Risto of this city.
Marshall Bennett and his assistant
James A. Allen handled the big Fourth
Of July visiting crowds so that not a
disturbance occurred and 1t was no
easy matter with three trolly cars
a trip coming and at four p. m. the
big steamboat excursion arrived from
Burlington. There were four or five
DRINKS landed by Marshal Bennett
They had celebrated too much, but
there were no disturbances. Both Ben
nett and Allen were ION the job un-
til late that night and nothing occur
red to mar the peace of the Dest
Fourth Warsaw ever had because 1t
was a world Fourth as suggested by
President Wilson. Early in the day it
was reported on the street that Mar
shall Bennett had gone to Carthage
but this was not so, as his presence
Indicated.
At a. M, Sunday, July Z, at tie
home of the bride, occurred the mar
rage of Miss Edith Clippert, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. J. Clippet of
this city, and Mr.. Benjamin Koehler,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Koehler
of Mishicot, Wis, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. H. w. Brandt,
pastor of the South Fifth or Trinity
Methodist church. Immediately after
the ceremony the happy couple left
for St. Louis on their wedding trip.
The bride is well known here. num-
bering many friends. She is well
educated, a musician, and has been
teaching for a number OF years, and
possesses many attributes of mind
and heart that endear her to all who
know her.
The groom is a most worthy young
man. occupying a responsible position
in the government employ in his
home town, but he has been removed
to st. Louis where, with his charming
wife, will make their home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09

the war but nary a shot is fred by the
giant Maciste; he simply uses his ire
mendous strength to Outright and
out-wit his enemies. The Austrians
are fighting Macistes' countrymen,
the Italians, the scenes actually laid
in the beautiful wildness of the 1tal-
ian Alps. Besides the interest at
tached to seeing how the soldiers
move about through the snow-clad
peaks, changing their big guns from
one cloud-tipped peak to another,
there is the stunt comedy of the
giant soldier With sheer strength
he pushes men and cannon and hOrs-
es about, takes an Austrian by the
heels swinging him as club against
his enemies AMI makes himself the
terror of the Austrians. The prisons
aren't strong enough to hold him. It's
a thrilling laughing picture.-Adver-
tisement-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
A. the Hippodron1e,

Tonight and tomorrow, Raymond
Mckee in ''the Unbeliever,' will be
shown. This picture was taken under
the auspices of the United States
Marine corps at Pontica, Va, which Is
the cantonment of the marine corps.
The story is based on the war nov
elette "The Three Things" by Mary
RAYMOND Shipman Andrews. Featur-
ing Raymond Mckee, the book has
had a. very wide sale, and the title,
The Unbeliever," signifies boy who
has all the money he wants, but does
not believe in the same things that
his mother does, namely, the masses
and God, and love your enemies
But in the cruel melting-pot of the
great worlds war, when Lefty, the
chauffeur. gives his life for him his
frst belief comes, namely, the masses,
and on the battle field amid the cries
of tho diving and wounded, he sees a
vision of Christ administering to the
dead and dying, and his second be-
lief namely, God, comes to him
His third belief comes to him while
1ving between two wounded Germans,
one a boy of sixteen, the other a man
~ sivtv-fiye. He realizes that they
ORC NOT the cause of the terrible war.
A,fbough he does not learn to love
+han, he forgives them their sin of
Sgbti,q against the worlds democ-
racy. o.
the pubIic as a patriotic propaganda
for recruiting purposes.-Advert1se-
ment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July Fir
ing was heard today in the hills of
Cleburne county, where forty alleged
draft evaders are pursued by United
States soldiers, according to telephone
reports from Heber Springs, Ark.
Authorities here received word that
firing was heard at intervals yester-
day and last night. 1t is believed that
the troops and fugitives were engag-
ed in a running fight The troops
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
FUNERAL RECORD
Andrew Johnson.

Funeral services for Andrew John
son took place at 10 a. m. today from
the home, 1928 Seymour street, Rev.
S. c. Franzen of the Swedish Evangel-
ical Lutheran church officiating. Pail
bearers were Frank Wahlgren, George
Sutherland, E. Stadler, Edward Lar
son, Henry Schevers and George
Schulz. Interment was in Oakland
cemetery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09

Moss is being used in this country
as a substitute for cotton IN ar'lcie ices
that require packing and filling, such
&C cushions and mattresses. Lou1s1-
lana supplies most of the moss used
in this way.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
Ouer There

Finley Rowe of Company L., 557th
Infantry, has arrived overseas, accord
ing to a message which fas reached
his parents, DIT. and Mrs. o. W. Rowe.
Mr.. Rowe was sent to France from
Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas. He
was formerly a printer with the Gate
aJty
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09
Senate Still In Ferment.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, July 9.-StilI IN
a ferment, the senate today resumed
it's efforts to reach an agreement on
what it wants TO do about wire con-
troll legislation.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09

Sewing on buttons for the whole
American Army in France whenever
necessary-that's only one of the
tasks Of the 200 American women in
the Y. M. c. A. post exchanges of
France.
Some job! Being mother,
though, is always a job, and the
Y. N. c. A. women went over to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-09

chestral and vocal numbers are prom
ised.
The NaVassar Orchestral Band OF
ladies has the reputation gained in our.
largest cities of being one of the
finest musical SNmpanies of its kind
in the world.