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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
WILL ESTABLISH
DAILY BULLETIN
ON COAL PRICES
Little Change, II Any, Over Existing
Quotations, viii Be Fixed BY
County Fuel Board.
FIGURE CHARGES WILL BE SAME
Chairman of Commission Declares
That Majority of Dealers Are Not
Now Over. Charging.

Rock Island county people will be
informed of existing coal prices
through a daily price bulletin pub
lished in the newspapers in the near
future.
This announcement was made today
by H. A. Clevenstine, president of the
Rock Island county fuel board,
following the joint conference with
the Scott county board of Davenport,
held at the Rock Island club late Sat
urday afternoon. The price bulletin
will be similar to that issued from
time to time by the Rock Island coun-
ty food commission.
The bulletin will not be established
until such time that the board fixes
the maximum margin prices dealers
may accept. The maximum margin
price will include the cost of hauling
the coal from the cars in the yards to
the consumers bin and the profit. This
figure will likely be more than two
dollars and probably will be the same
in Rock Island county as in Scot
county. The Scott county board has
already fixed the margin price at $1.95
but will increase this to the Slime fig
ure established heret on the grounds
that the sum allowed the dealers in
Davenport is too low. Although the
margin price will be the same in both
counties, coal in Scott county will
cost 10 cents more per ton because of
the higher freight rates dealers across
the river are compelled to pay.
Look for No Change.
Mr.. Clevenstine today stated that
when the maximum margin prices are
established by the local board it is
entirely probable that there will be
little if any modification over the
present charges being made by the
dealers, he declaring that the local
concerns are not over-charging in
view of the present coal quotations on
coal at the mines
There likely will be little varia-
ton in the prices being charged by
| the Rock Island county dealers IN
fuel when we establish the maximum
margin price," Mr.. C.evenstine said
| today.
lie IcCCuL Increases Ill lie pIlCG
of coal made by local dealers were
the result of the government fuel ad-
ministration establishing higher quo
tations at the mines. Recently Mer-
Ger county coal advanced in price pur-
suant to government permission. The
same is true of coal in the Peoria
district
1--WE are at present studying the
books of local dealers for last year
OF course, we have got to take into
consideration the fact that business
conditions in 1918 are much different
than they were in the same period &
year ago, and make our decision &C.
cordingly. When we complete oul
analysis of the local situation and de-
termine upon the maximum margin
price we will submit for publication {
detailed report of our findings.
Not Destroy Competition.
I'VE will also establish daily pric,
bulletin fixing the maximum price O
various grades of coal. This will no
establish the price dealers must charg,
but it will fix the highest prices the,
can charge. They can sell for an,
amount less that they choose It il
not our purpose to destroy competi
tion."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
MOTOR BIKE HITS
ELM TROLLEY CAR
BENJAMIN De Power Receives Frac-
tured Knee CAP As Result Of Col
lisiOn Saturday.

Benjamin De Power, SIS Forty-first
street, received broken knee cap
when he was. thrown from his motor
cycle by a southbound Elm street car
at the intersection of Nineteenth
street and Fourth avenue at O'Clock
Saturday night.
Witnesses state that De Power was
going west on Fourth avenue when
he was struck by the car. The crew
helped him to the street car and re.
moved him to the home of Dr. Joseph
De Silva on Sixth avenue, where his
injuries were attended to. He was
later removed to his home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
SiickPcop|c
Health is Yours

The Efectro-Medical Labora-
tory, with Offices in the Central
Trust Building, is now open to
the public. Equipment and fur
nishiugs are complete for the
successful treatment of long
standing, obscure and lingering
diseases. Comfort and expert
care featured.
DR.. Kroening, the physician IN
charge OF the medical depart
ment of the laboratory, through
correct diagnosis and proper
treatment Secures results here
tofore deemed impossible with
out the knife.
Those men and women who
are sick with chronic stomach,
intestinal and pelvic disease
will welcome the news OF the
coming to Rock Island OF VI.
Kroening, expert in the treat
ment of obscure and long-stand-
ing ailments, who has assumed
full charge of the medical de-
partment OF the laboratory. FOR
more than twenty-five years
this physician has given MS
time and talents to the cure OF
diseases with medicines alone,
refusing to use the knife except
in extreme cases.
TO INTERESTED PARTIES
WE OFFER THE HIGHEST
REFERENCES AS TO Ouh
BUSINESS INTEGRITY AND
PROFESSIONAL STANDING.
NO MATTER If OTHER DOC
TORS HAVE FAILED TO CURE
YOU. DON'T GIVE UP. THE
SUCCESS WE HAVE HAD IN
THE CURE OF DISEASE
WITHOUT THE USE OF THE
KNIFE is OUR BEST REF
ERENCE.
II you are suffering win
StOIudCu ucI dA SCuiNhr
final troubles or pelvic disease
you are welcome to . free con-
sultation with DR.. kroenins'
Catarrhal conditions. DEAFNESS
from catarrh, goitre. rupture
piles and other rectal diseases
are successfully treated with
out surgery. Blood and nerv-
GUS troubles, including rheuma-
tism and uric acid ailments
treated and cured.
OUR MOTTO. No Big Fees.
No False Promises. No Cutting.
No Incurables Treated. NO
names published.
Rooms 301 and SOs Centrai
Trust Building. Third Floor
Entrance to Building on Eight
zenith, street. Take elevator.
Hours: 10 to IL, 2 to 4 ana
Z to 3 p. M. Sunday, 10 to u.
ELECTRO MEDICAL
LABORATORY.
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
Shows Efficiency,
STOCKHOLDERS NOTICE.

Stockholders of the J. Peterson COM
pany. formerly of Moline, ILL.,, now 10
Gated in Rock Island, ILL.,. will hold
their regular annual meeting Jan. Is
at the office, corner Twenty-ifth
street and Fourth avenue. Rock Is
land. ILL.,. at s o'clock p. m, for the.
purpose Of electing board of directors
and to transact such other business A
may come before the meeting.
ERIC LARSON,
SecretAry.-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07

All the news all the timeHThe
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
TROOPS FROM the
SOUTH PASS HERE
Soldiers From Kelly Field, Near 81
Antonio, Given Remenbrances
by the Red Cross.
One Hundred Fifty Men Made Csn-
Portable During Their Stay b
Rock Island.

The effectiveness Of the Red Cross
organization throughout the United
States was clearly demonstrated II
Rock Island yesterday afternoon.
A train bearing $50 soldiers Of the
signal corps who had been In training
at Kelly field near San Antonio, Texas
stopped at the Thiray-flrst street sta
ton of the Rock Island lines At /
o'clock in the afternoon. The soldier
were enroute to Fort Wayne field near
Detroit.
Shows Efficiency.
The ladies of the local Red Cross
chapter met the boys at the station
and provided them with remembrance
consisting of cigarets, tobacco, candy
and chewing gum and otherwise sav
to their comfort. Through the en-
cient system Of the Red Cross the local
chapter had previously been advised
of the coming Of the troop train, thul
enabling the local ladies to be at the
station with the necessary goodies for
the comfort and happiness OF the SOL
ierS,
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
(By Associated Press)

London, March THE Germans
have captured Jamburg, east of Mar
va. The Turco- German offensive is
continuing beyond Trebisond, the Rus
sian official statement says, despite
the German announcement that hos
tilities have ceased. An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Petrograd
said the German Russian advance,
stopped Tuesday, was resumed We'd
nesday in several sectors to accom-
plish consolidation of the line between
hamburg and Gdoff. 1t is reported
that the Petrograd banks have re-
opened. The property of landlords
is being restored and other conditions
approaching the old regime have been
revived in towns occupied by the Ger
mans.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
Rumanian Peace Signed.
(Ry A AasnciataG praSS1

Amsterdam, March THE Austri-
an premier, announcing the signing
of the preliminary peace with Ru-
mania, congratulated the lower house
chat by military and political coop
cratic of Austria and her allies this
important stage on the road to gen.
eral pea has bene reached. A Buc-
harest dispatch says the treaty was
signed Tuesday at Bufftea, with the
signatures of Foreign Min Ter Won
Kuehlmann, Foreign Secretary Ger
min; M. Montschiloff, VICE president
of the Bulgarian Zobradge, and Ia
laat Pasha, Turkish grand vizier. M.
Cartentojana, for Rumania, agreed
that the armistice was to run fourteen
days from the midnight of March s.
with period of three days for de-
nunciations, until complete agreement
was reached, and that final peace be
concluded within this period on the
basis of preliminary peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
GEORGE WRITES
FROM FRANCE
Imperial Valley Soldier Now With the
American Expeditionary Force Over
seas Writes of Interesting Expert
ences Abroad-Says Spring Has Ar
rived in the Land of Many Shells.

FL Centre relatives and friends of
John T. George Of this city are re-
joicing in the receivt of letter from
him, postmarked France. Excerpts of
the latter are as follows:
Dear Folks: Well, everything is
setting pretty. We put in a few
days on one of these prehistoric
French railroads, and then landed in
a pretty good spot. Anything you've
read about the railroads is true.
NEARLY the whole country is COW
erred with snow, but it is melting off
and we are having weather much the
same as at home. The buds are be-
ginning to swell and the grass is COM
ing out green.
II have been trying to study French
at odd times, but can't say much be-
sides, "Oui, oui." This town is COM
posed of narrow streets running in
any old direction, lined with old stone
houses. 1t has several high walls
around it.
"Sam Vastbinder does not belong to
my company, but is located here. Run
across a good many California boys
I'm bunking with fellow named Nc
Carthy and, strange to say, he halls
from Ireland
"Send some chocolate candy. The
French kind is poor and high.
"Saw a boy today who was in the
latest Paris air raid. He said bomb
dropped a block behind him, and he
thought it hit right at his heels. We
had an alarm here one night, but the
Dutchmen didn't show up.
"Folks all live in town in this vii.
large and tend the gardens around it
JOHN T. GEORGE,
l"One Hundred Sixty-third Ambulance
Company, A. P. 0. TIA. France
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
(BX Associated Pressl

Amsterdam, March THE dynas
tic question in Rumania is an internal
one, the under secretary of foreign
affairs told the Reichstag in replying
to observations of other speakers re-
garding the future of Rumania's
throne. 1t had been reported that
Prince William of Hohenzolern, broth
er of HohenzollerN Ferdinand, was to
succeed the king. The preliminary
peace treaty between Rumania and
the Teutons does not mention any pro-
posed change. Independent and So
cialst members of the Reichstag have
criticised severely intervention by Ger
many in Finland and the consequent
ill-feeling against Germany in Swe-
den.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
TO OPEN SEElEY
BRIDGE SUNDAY
WITH CEREMONY
Last Link in the State Highway From
City to Mountains Will Be Dedicat-
ed With Band, Parade, Soldiers
and a Fair Maiden Breaking a Bot
tie of Filtered New River Water.

Wiley Magruder, secretary of the
Seeley Business Mems Club, announ-
ces that the New River bridge, the
last connecting link in the highway
between city and mountains, will be
ready for travel Sunday. 1t will be
opened to the public formally by a
little celebration at 2:3O p. m. The
Ell Centro Chamber of Commerce and
other Valley civic organizations will
cooperate with the Seeley men in the
formal opening.
An effort is being made by Mr.. Ma
gruder to get company of soldiers
from Camp John H. Beacon and
band. A rope will be stretched across
the approaches and, when the fair
maiden yet to be selected, breaks a
bottle of New River water over the
approach, the rope will be cut, and
the parade, followed by autos, will
move over the bridge A motion pic
ture operator will be there with his
camera to film the scene.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
PRUSSIAN LIEUTENANT
IS FIRST TAKEN BY
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
IN WAR-RECENT AR.
RIVALS ASSIGNED.
Customary American En-
ergy Displayed in Defense
by the U. S. Troops of
Their Section of the
Trenches in France.
sBy Associated Press)

With the American Army in
France, Wednesday, March 6.-An
American staff colonel accompanying
a French raiding party to secure in
formation preparatory to his men TAX
ing positions in the new American
sector, captured a Prussian lieuten.
ant and took him to the American
lines.
The Americans repulsed a German
raid in this sector Monday night aft
er sharp fighting. Some of the most
recent arrivals were assigned to this
sector. This is the third American
force to face the enemy.
The unit displayed the customary
American fighting energy in the at
tack and apparently gave the enemy
much warmer reception that he ex-
pected. Troops here are training with
the French troops as in the Chemin
Des Danes sector. The casualties
have been extraordinarily slight, the
sector being one of the quietest. The
lines are far apart. The position is
held as strong point rather than as
continuous trenches.
The capture of the Prussian lieu
tenant is the first instance of an ene-
my officer being taken by the Ameri-
cans. 1t is also the first occasion of
an American officer capturing ither
an enemy officer or soldier in this
sector.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
CHINESE COOK SAVES
MANY ABOARD DREDGE

John l.. Houston was in Calexico
this morning. He was the second man
to leave the ill-fated Omega, the
dredge which burned and in which AL
berto Salazar lost his life last Thurs
day night. Houston says the Chinese
cook gave the alarm, and that few
minutes delay would have cost the re-
naming thirteen of them their lives.
The fire, he believes, started in the
pile of ten or twelve cords of wood
aboard the dredge at the time.-Ca-
Ilexico Chronicle.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
DISTRICT ALLOWS
S46,527, IN BILLS
Payroll Of the District for the Month
of February Is S4S87, as Seen by the
Minutes of the Meeting-Compania
Gets $4,000 of the Total Amount
Allowed.

Following is list of claims allowed
by the District at the recens meeting
the total of amounts allowed being
$46,527:
Loewenthal, Loeb & Walker,
reimbursement for amount
advanced 527.25
Klauber Wangenheim Co.,
commissary supplies for
January ................. 56.0l
The Tire Shop, supplies du-
ring January, 1918. ..... 44.8C
B. Hartley, Landis & Boone,
material furnished during
January .....,....... 3b.Ot
Cooper & Jones, material
furnished during January. 1906
The Denver Rock Drill Manu-
featuring Co., material =. 5000
j. G. Scott, supplies fur
nished during January -. 1877
kessling's Meat Market, meat
during January ...... Asa. Il
Fulton Engine Works, mate
rial furnished during Jan
uary ...... ............ 1925
P. L. Moore, supplies fur
nished during February =. 56.Ot
Independent Meat and Provis-
ion Company, supplies for
February ..... ........ 141.O(
c. D. Manning, mileage and
salary as director, Febru-
airy ..... ....... 1915
Leroy Holt, mileage and sal
AIRY as director, February. 15O.3C
j. NJ. Edmunds, mileage and
salary as director, Febru-
ary .... ........... 156.OC
r. d. McPherrin, mileage and
salary as director, Febru
s'i 1919
j. S. Nickerson, mileage and
salary ar director, Febru-
dly lbU.OU
Irrigation Districts Associa-
ton of California, member
ship fee for 1918. ....... 25.OO
H. w. Johns -Manville Co.,
material furnished, January 168.OO
The l., w. Blinn Lumber Co.,
Continued on Page g
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
HIGH SCHOOL
BEATS SOLDIERS

Taking revenge for the beating od-
ministered at the eleventh hour by the
Sammies on the previous occasion,
the high school baseball nine trounced
the men from Camp Beacon yester-
dey afternon, score 13 to 10.
After tying the scorein the eight
inning, the local boys pounded out
five hits and drove in four runs. Bak-
er adm Douglas for Ell Centric, got a
thle begger opiece. Tex Willingham
secured thde hits for Ell Centre, A
deciding game viii be player between
the two teams here next Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
MESQUITE LAKE
HELD PATRIOTIC
CENTER MEETING
President Mackay of Imperial Bank
Delivers Impressive Talk on Maxi
mum Production of FOodstuffs and
Cooperation of County With City
Farm Home Section Organized.

One of the most interesting Farm
Center meetings ever held in Mes
quite Lake was enjoyed by two score
who gathered at the Mesquite Lake
school to listen to several talks.
President Mackav of the First Ma
tional Bank of Imperial talked to the
farmers on maximum production, and
the need for it at this critical time
He asked for greater cooperation be-
tween the farm and the city.
A Farm Home Section was organ
lied under the leadership of Mrs. Nor
ris, the following committee being ap-
pointed to carry on the work: Mrs
w. H. Kirby, Mrs. Paul Horne anc
Mrs. E. Schwab.
Miss Jernigan was elected secretary
the former secretary having left the
Valley. ]. p. Hertel talked on silage
for dairy cows and cattle. w. J
Burtscher read some of his famous
poems.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
ICAL|F0RN|ANS ARE
H0NORED BY FRANCE
(By Associated Press)

Paris, March 9.-The names of
eighteen Californians have been in
cluded among the first 159 persons
decorated by the French government
with the new "Medal of French graf
itude" in recognition of war service
rendered by foreigners to France. Mrs.
w. A. Edwards, Of the Red Cross of
Los Angeles, received first class
medal.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
TO WRITE ARGUMENTS
on R0M|HGER BILL
(By Associated Press)

OAKLAND, March 7.--Senator Breed,
president of the Senate, has appoint
ed Senator Rominger and Frank
Sweet, president of the Grape Grow
ers' Association, to write the argu-
ment in behalf of the Rominger init
ative measure, and c. E. Bundscuh, a
member of the Vinicultural Commits
sion. and Harry Ryan, organizer of
the Trades Union Liberty League, to
write the argument against it.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
FIVE MILLION TOTS
TO RAISE VEGETABLES

Washington March THE De-
nounced the formation of the Omitted
States Garden Army" with a mem
bership of 100000 children, each of
whom will supply some family with
vegetables, small fruits and eggs du-
ring the summer and fall. Forty
thousand teachers will direct the chill
dren.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
HENEY VS.. WOOLWINE
AT WASHINGTON BANQUET
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, March 7.-Offi-
cials of the Heney for Governor
League are all wrought up over
W0olwine putting one over" on
their candidate in Washington on
the occasion of the Iroquois Club
banquet Washington's birthday.
They have discovered that a tele-
gram endorsing Heney's candi-
dacy from Secretary Lane was
never read at the banquet, but
that Woolwine addressed the BAN
queters in the interest of his own
candidacy.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
GERMAN TAKEN TO
CAMP BEACON TODAY

"Chief" Cummings, county
jailer, assisted the United States
secret service officers today in
the arrest of an unnamed German
who had been doing odd jobs of
work in the stores of Main and
Fifth streets for the past month.
The federal intelligence men
would give no information re-
garding the arrest, and "Chief"
was not more communicative.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
ASK MOSCOW
CONGRESS TO
'RAT|FY PACT
BOLSHEVIKI, CALLING THE GER
MANS "POLITICAL BANDITS" !"
YIELD TO SEEMING INEVI-
TABLE AND ASK FOR RATIFI-
CATION OF GERMAN PEACE.
Treaty of Peace Between Rumania
and Germany Is Signed at Buff
teat, Rumania, on Tuesday, Ruman-
ians Taking Country Before Turk
ish, Austrian and German NOtables
(By Associated Press)

:. Petrograd, March THE central
executive committee of the Soldiers
and Workmen's Council, while recog-
nizing that the German terms are
those of political bandits,' today
asked the delegates to the Moscow
congress to ratify them because peace
would afford the social revolution an
absolutely necessary respite" ac-
cording to the Izcestia, the Bolshev-
Xxi organ.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
BANK CLEAR|NGS n
Los ANGELES DROP

That Los Angeles and San Diego
were the only large cities in Califor-
MIA that failed to gain in bank clear
ing for the month of February, 1918,
compared with the same month in
1917, is seen by the March bulletin
Of the California Development Board,
just received. The list is as fol-
lows: . .vr4nssstall
1918. 1917.
o' francisco. S359, 9,583,51l 1884, ,572
Los Angeles. HO.7l9,OO0 1l5,047, 900
oakland So. 21,35O,723 1a,549,565
sacramento. 13,1O8,913 9,092, ACT
San Diego S,2O2,266 9,189,994
FRESNO go. 10,686,453 6.533,419
STOCKTON =. S,lSl,754 5,999,S65
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
ENEMY BLOWS
Up BUILDINGS
IN BELGIUM
SEEMING PREPARATIONS FOR FL
NAL RETREAT BEING MADE IN
MANY CITIES OF COUNTRY
RAPED BY HUNS-RAILROAD
TRACKS BEING REMOVED.
Members of the Prussian Reichstag
Criticise the Government for Inter-
fering in Rumanian Dynastic Af-
fairs and for Intervening in Fin
land, Making Sweden Angry.
(By Associated Press)

Havre Wednesday, March 6.-The
Germans continue to dynamite engines,
machines and foundations of factories
at Mons, according to Belgians who
have recently escaped. They are also
removing local railway tracks. De-
portations of Belgians have extended
to children of 13.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
MO. KING HEAD
LIBERTY DRIVE

NJ. 0. King Manager for Varney
Bros. & Co. vii lead in the next Lib
erty Loan drive in Imperial County.
He has tccepter the chairmtnship of
the local committees. He left last
night for Los Angeles to confer with
the Southern California general com.
mittee. The next drive will commence
April the 9Th.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
YOUNGEST BRIDE
GETS HYMENEAL PERMIT

Jack Williams of Imperial Sc
cured a permit at the county
clerks office today to wed the
cOunty's youngest bride, Ruth p.
Ragsdale, aged 13. City Marshal
Rice is to be best man at the
wedding of the man and the child
at the ranch home of the brides
parents, two miles west of Impe-
rial. Williams is 30 years old.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
Million Soldiers Insured.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, March 7.-Secretary
McAdoo has announced that the War
Risk Insurance Bureau has written in
surance aggregating $4,000 100000
on the lives of million and half
soldiers, sailors and purses, an aver
age of $S,08b each.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
Howe Trial Resumed.
(By Associated pressl

Visalia, March THE Howe mur-
der trial will be resumed this after
noon with the examination of a spe-
cial panel of fifty talismen, all of
whom have been summoned from sec
tions outside of Porterville, the scene
of the shooting.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
SAN JOAQUIN IS
BEHIND IMPERIAL

The California Development Board,
in it's March bulletin, just received,
gives summary Of 1917 crops of
San Joaquin county, supposedly the
heaviest producer in the state. The
summary shows less acreage and less
gross amount received from products
than Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07
.DRENcH|NG RAIN ON
COAST BENEFICIAL
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, March IA general
rain has drenched the state. It is
said it is one Of the heaviest of the
year. Weather Bureau officials said
it assured increased crops, improved
pasturage and replenishment of the
streams where hydro electric power is
generated, with consequent saving of
oil and other fuels.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-07

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