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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-25
Losers Entertain Winners.

The junior branch of the Epworth
league of the First Methodist church
has recently been conducting a men,
bership contest with the understand
ing that the winners were to be enter
tanned by the losers. The boys of the
society were the losers and last night
they paid their debt by entertaining
the girls at a sleighing party. going
for a ride to Milan and return. They
went to the home of Mis- Madden
Drury, Seventh avenue and Twenty
second street, where they found nice
lunch awaiting them and where they
played games, enjoyed music and had
fine time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-25
Bible Class Membership Grows.

With the meeting each week of the
bible class conducted by Rev. ]. C.
Granger OF the First Baptist church
under the direction of the Y. W. C. A.
at the Y. M. c. A. the membership in
creases. SO attending the session last
evening. The poetical books of the
bible were discussed and the lesson
next week will be on the first book in
the new testament The class meets
every Thursday evening at the Y. NJ.
C. A. at 7:45 o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-25
Ecker.CarlSOn.

Miss Ellen Carlson, daughter of C.
J. Carlson. 1119 Fourteenth street, Mo-
line, and Emil Ecker, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Ecker, were married
Wednesday evening at o'clock at the
home Of the brides brother and sister,
M. and Mrs. Henry Carlson, Revfi
Samuel Hogander of the Swedish Mis-
sion Tabernacle officiating. Mrs
Frances Smith Of Davenport, cousin
Of the bride, played the wedding
march by Mendelssohn, to the strains
Of which the bridal party entered and
took their places under an arch in the
living room from which were suspend
ed wedding bells, while ribbons and
flowers were also used. Miss Alma
Malm Of Rockford was bridesmaid and
Gust Ecker was his brothers best
man.
The bride was lovely in her we'd
ding gown Of white satin. simply and
girlishly made She carried shower
bouquet Of bride roses Miss Malm
was in pink and carried pink flowers.
Immediately after the ceremony a
two-course luncheon was served, dec
orations featuring the chosen wedding
colors, pink and white.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ecker went immediate
ly to housekeeping at the home of the
latter's father. Mr. Ecker is ma
chinist, employed in a local shop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-25
Cleland Class Selects Name.


At meeting of the young peoples
bible class Of Cleland Presbyterian
church held last evening in the home
of Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Hughes on
Twelfth street. the name Berean Bible
class was selected to designate the
class. A constitution and bylaws
were adopted and other business of
the class was discussed. A program
of games and amusements was carried
out and Miss Marie Smith entertained
with vocal. and instrumental music.
Mrs. Cleland served refreshments to
the p young people who were her
guests.
Organize Ladies' Aid Society.
At meeting of ladies of the Fiji
teenth Avenue Christian church, held
yesterday afternoon in the home Of
Mrs. ]. H. Nichols, 1906 Twenty
second street. Ladies' Aid society
was organized as an auxiliary to the
church. Mrs. Esther Tanner was
named president; Mrs. E. F. Burch.
vice president; Mrs J. H. Nichols, sec
rotary and Mrs. c. F. Robinson, treas
urer. Fifteen members enrolled yes
terday and plans were made for the
future work of the society. Mrs
Nichols served refreshments and the
business hour was followed by a de-
lightful time Of sOciability
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-25

stare Hours: TIN $3.50 r. M; Saturday, > =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-25
-Four Lots
to
Choose From

Store opens At = NJ closing at p. n. Saturday.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15

Mrs. C. C. Jones, Mrs. U. K. Ivy
and Medsmes, ]. H. and L. B. Cooke.
all Of Memphis we're in Somerville last
week because Of the death OF Mrs.
NJ. G. Cooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blanton Neal have re.
turned to their home in Forrest City,
Arkansas, after a visit to Mrs. sNeal's
parents, Mr.. sand Mrs. W. W. Scott,
near Dancyville.
Bourbon Red Gobblers for sale, s.
each. c, A. Stainback. 2.l5
Josiah @. Shaw who was recently
mustered into the volunteer army In
Memphis has been spending several days
this week in this city with his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. H. S. Shaw.
WANTED to BUY-Stock tpeas, sor-
ghum seed, hides butter, eggs, and all
kinds Of country produce. Will pay
the best market prices G. W. Locke,
Somerville. If.
There will be called meeting of the
Cemetry Association on Tuesday Feb
ruary 10, at three o'clock, with Mrs.
s. II. Morton. A full attendance is de-
sired to discuss matter of Importance
to the Association.
While driving in this city Wednesday
Mrs. Z. b. Prices horse became fright
ened and ran away, getting the lines
wound about Mrs, Prices body and
dragging her some distance. INJECTING
painful, tho not serious, wounds.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15

For SALE-500 bushels Early Burt
Seed Oats. Recleaned. J. P. Mat
thews and Sons, Oakland. 38
w. L. Pinkerton, representing the
department Of pure foods and drugs,
was in Somerville Mondsy and Tuesday
of this week making Investigations as
to the cleanliness andIsanitation of local
grocery, meat and drink distributing
establishments. He found large
number of such places in condition
that did not come up to requirments of
the state laws and summoned several
owners before Justice of the Peace
where fines were imposed. If discuss
ion on the street is to be any indication
Of the results of Mr.. Pinkerton's visit
here, we will see cleaner and more
sanitary places of business where food
products are kept and sold. Somerville
is not by herself in this matter, for
Mr.. Pinkerton is visiting country stores
and stores in other towns Of the county,
rounding up all alike to see that their
places of business.are kept in accordance
with the requirments Of the state laws,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

It will certainly be to your interest to
place your fire insurance with E. A.
Maddox advt. TT.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Hooper have just
returned from q visit to New Orleans.
Lespedezs hay is selling from some
Of the stores in Somerville ct retail for
SS5.
T. H. Scruggs of Jsckon spent few
hours looking after business here Mon
day.
Mrs. C. B. Perrin made q visit this
week to her cousin, Mrs. Harry Mathis,
Jackson.
FOR SALE Fresh sweet milk. Mrs
DR.. Newsome. Old Green Place,
South Somerville. 2-l5
Next SUNDAY Is Rev. Berkstresser'
regular sem-monthly appointment at
the Baptist church. Services at the
sual b ours,
The stores of this city were all open
ed last Monday for business. following
the order Of the fuel administrator re-
voking heatless Monday rules.
Break your cod or LaGrippe with q
few doses Of 666. adv 4-3
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15
BRACE UP!
Liv-Ver-Lax Will Make
You Fell Better.

That tired feeling, dull headache and
lasting crouch are most proabIy due to
clogged up liver. Now don't make
yourself feel worse by taking nasty,
disagreesble colonel. but cleaniout that
bile. make yourself feel brighter and
better generally by taking LIVER
LAX. 1t acts safely surely and pleas
srtly. and is made entirely Of harmless
vegetable material.
LIV.VER-LAX lie GUARANTEED to
give satisfaction or your money will be
refunded without question. Insist on
the original, bearing the likeness and
signature of IL. K Grigsby, for sale
here in the Soc land 81 sizes at Rhea
Drug Company. I'll
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15

registered animals that sold for prices
around $50 each. Others have been
bought, too, increasing the hog prospects
for the year by considerable number,
as a result of the campaign.
For SALE-9 registered immune DurOc
male pigs: E. E. Carpenter & Son. "a
The slow movement of freights under
present conditions is evident from the
fact that the shipment Of garden seed
for Somerville merchants was forward
ed from Detroit on January 8 and up
to this writing has not arrived in Som
erville. This has retarded the planting
of many varieties of seed the past week.
Numerous enquiries have been made at
The Falcon Office as to where garden
seed can be bought, the snquirers want
ing to take advantage Of the nice
weather of the prerent week to get
early hardy vegetables to growing.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15

Your druggist will refund money II PAZ0
OINTMENT fails to cure any case Of Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protrudiug Plies In 6tol4days.
rhe frst application gives Rase and Rest. SOC
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-02-15
Fayette County Justices.

We have on hand constantly the fol-
owing blanks, and shall be glad to re-
ceive your orders at the following
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-13
Commanders All German Shops
and Sets the Styles and
Prices.
CUSTOMER MUST PAY Cash
Mems Suits Have Been Standardized
Running in Six Series, Simplifying
the Transaction-Women's
Clothes VIII Come Next.

observation-disclosures William is
the greatest merchant tailor in the
world, according to German newspa-
pers which have arrived here. He has
taken over practically the whole tail
oring business of Germany, for men as
well as for women. The emperor Is
running his new tailoring business I'M
der the name of Reichsbekleidungs
stelle, which means the Empires
Clothing Place.
German newspapers announce the
kaiser's clothing shops are open for
business in all parts of the fatherland.
Thus the kaiser controls the whole
clothing industry of the nation. He is
in a position to dictate the style, the
shade of goods to be used and the
length of the skirts for women. At
present the kaiser seems to favor dark
goods for mems suits, for the news
papers say the goods used for the
kaiser's coats are exclusively of a dark
shade.
Formerly 1t used to be the exclu-
sive privilege of the military man TO
wear the kaiser's coat, but now every
body practically not only will be privi-
legged, but even compelled, to wear the
kaiser's coat. And the women will not
only wear kaiser coats but also kaiser
skirts. 1t may be assumed the kaiser
is In favor Of short and narrow skirts
for women, in order to save material.
While the kaiser is In charge of the
wholesale department of the German
clothing industry, so to speak, the local
shops in the different cities, towns and
villages are to be in charge of the
municipal authorities. However. the
prices are fixed in Berlin by the kaiser.
One cannot buy a hand-me-down
early on Saturday morning any cheap
er than at any other time. Nor will
one have a chance to buy one leg of a
pair of trousers this week and the
other leg next week. Bargaining is
verboten, If the kaiser has his way,
No more clearing sales, no more fire
sales, no more bankrupt sales. no more
misfit salesl
The German clothing industry has
been Prussianized indeed, pressed
with hot iron into n methodical shape
or a shapeless method. Mems suits
have been standardized, running in six
series, from the letter A to II. All male
] Germans will soon know to which
series they belong. They won't have
they will have to do is go to the
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-13

gerous, because you are liable to burn
holes In the garments if you are not
careful.
Recruits generally sent to Blighty
for a brand of insect powder adyer-
tised as Good for body lice" The adj
vertisement is quite right; the powder
is good for "cooties;" they simply
thrive on It.
The older men OF our battalion were
wiser and made scratchers out Of
wood. These were rubbed smooth with
bit Of stone or sand to prevent splin-
tiers. They were about eighteen inches
long, and Tommy guarantees that a
scratcher of this length will reach
any part of the body which may be at
tackled. Some of the fellows were lazy
and only made their scratchers twelve
inches, but many a night when on
guard, looking over the top from the
fire step of the front-line trench. they
would have given a thousand "quid"
for the other six inches.
Once while we were In rest billets an
Irish Hussar regiment camped in an
open field opposite our billet. After
they had picketed and fed their horses.
a general shirt hunt took place. The
troopers ignored the call 'Dinner up"
and kept on with their search for big
game. They had a curious method Of
procedure. They hung their shirts over
hedge and beat them with their en-
trenching tool handles.
asked one Of them why they didn't
pick them Off by hand, and he an
swered, 1--WE haven't had a bath for
nine weeks or change Of clabber. II
/ tried to pick the coolies of my shirt
1 would be here for duration of war"
After taking close look at his shirt, /
agreed with him; it was alive.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-13
CRIME GROWS IN GERMANY
Burglary and Food Thefts Are Con-
stant-Letter Stealing Also
Increases.

London.-Crime continues to in
crease alarmingly in all parts Of Ger
many, according to German newspaper
accounts. A conference was recently
held in Berlin to discuss public in-
security"
Statistics given of the payment on
account of burglaries had increased
from 100000 in 1914 to $110O,OOO in
1916 and to about S5,000,000 in 1917.
Owing to the constant thefts of food
in Berlin, an official order has been
issued that no corn or flour is to be
moved through the streets after dark.
The theft of letters is reported more
common.
Owing to the frequent thefts of let
tiers at the town of Mittenwalde the
postmaster laid trap for the thief,
with the result, according to the Ger
man papers, that his own wife has
been sent to prison for six months.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-13
BestOw Praise Upon
u. S. Hospital Units

hind the German lines of slight move
ments, but nothing further to indicate
that the enemy is preparing to launch
an attack here.
The recent enemy air raids over
French villages to the rear Of our lines
have only served to incense the Amer
leans and make them more determined
when they see women, children and
old men needessly killed by bombs,
and the lives of American wounded
and sick in the hospitals endangered.
The Bavarian troops which havs
just arrived opposite the American
sector northwest of Toul suffered cas-
ualties of so per cent of their effec-
tives while they were engaged in the
north of France in the recent often
sive. according to reliable information
received today. Virtually all these
losses were in killed and wounded, as
the BavarianS, ii is declared. lost
only one man taken prisoner.
Leaves of absence again are being
granted in the American expeditionary
forces to troops serving elsewhere
than on the northern battlefronts of
the Somme and Flanders. In the case
of organizations which may leave for
that zone all leaves will be automatic
ally discontinued on receipt of orders
to proceed northward.
An innovation in training recently
put in practice back of the American
lines is to have the men while playing
baseball in their recreation periods
wear their gas masks throughout the
game, the idea being to get them ac-
customed to breathing properly in
these protective devices under all con-
ditions.
An exhibition game will be played
with Hank Gowdy, the former Boston
star. and other soldiers with big repu-
tations on the baseball field participant
ing. Gowdy, wearing his gas mask,
will catch for one of the teams and
all the other players will be similarly
equipped.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-13
". was tired out, and using my

my. I was tired out, and using my
shrapnel-proof helmet (shrapnel proof
until a piece of shrapnel hits IT., or
tin hat, for a pillow, lay down In the
straw, and was soon fast asleep. /
must have slept about two hours, when
/ awoke with prickling sensation all
over me. AS / thought, the straw had
worked through my uniform. 1 woke
up the fellow lying on my left, who had
been up the line before, and asked
him:
sDoes the straw bother you, mate7
It's worked through my uniform and
can't Sleep"
In q sleepy voice he answered,
"That amt straw, them's coolies"
From that time on my friends the
"cooties" were constantly with me.
of Tommy's existence.
The aristocracy of the trenches very
seldom call them Coolies" they speak
Of them as fieas.
To an American flea means a small
insect armed with a bayonet, who is
wont to jab 1t into you and then hop
skip and jump to the next place to be
attacked. There is an advantage In
having fleas on you instead of "cooties"
In that In one of his extended jumps
said flea is liable to land on the fell
low next to you; he has the typical
energy and push of the American,
while the "cootie" has the bulldog
tenacity of the Englishman; he holds
on and consolidates or digs in until
his meal is finished.
There is no way to get rid of them
permanently. No matter how often
you battle. and that Is not very often
or how many times you change your
underwear, your friends the Coolies
are always In evidence. The billets are
infested with them, especially SO II
there Is straw on the floor.
1 have taken a bath and put or
brand-new underwear; In fact, a com
plete change of uniform, and ther
turned in for the night. The next morn
Ing my shirt would be full of them. II
Is common sight to see eight or ten
soldiers sitting under tree with theil
shirts over their knees engaging In @
shirt hunt"
At night about half an hour before
flights out" you can see the Tommies
grouped around a candle, trying, in Its
dim light, to rid their underwear Of
the vermin- A popular and very quicl
method is to take your shirt and draw
ers, and run the seams back and for
ward in the fame from a candle ant
burn them out. This practice is dan
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-13
French and British Officials Com.
mend Their Work in
Picardy.
SHELL GRAVES OF YANKEES
Germans Deliberately Tear UP Gene
tery-BasebaIl Teams Play in
Their Gas Masks as an lnno-
walton in Training.

With the American Army in France.
The work of the American hospital
units in Picardy has won high praise
from both French and British officials.
By the establishment Of non-trans-
portable field hospital only short dis
lance from the front line, the first of
its kind to be introduced, 1t has been
possible to perform operations which
seem to be little short of miraculous.
OF 1856 cases recently admitted, OPP
erations were performed on lis men,
and the mortality was only 30 per
cent. The doctors say that had it not
been for this hospital so near the
scene of action the mortality undoubt-
eddy would have been 80 or 80 per
cent.
This hospital is situated in a pic
turesque bit of country. 1t Is sur
rounded by wild flowers. The prin-
cipal building formerly was the coun-
try home of a French count, who now
lives in the stable with the countess.
1t is said this hospital is one of the
most complete in Europe. 1t is
equipped WIFI every hcNtSoity.
Near the hospital is q cemetery in
which nearly 100 Americans are
buried. When all is quiet along the
front and the hospital attendants have
some spare time they pick wild flow
ers and decorate the graves. Many
aged French women also spend much
time in this way. They say this is
little enough for them to do to show
their appreciation of what American
mothers are doing for France.
Shell American Cemetery.
The Germans have been deliberate
ly Smelling an American cemetery near
the front in Picardy. Recently one
grave was torn up four times. 1t may
be cited in contrast that the Ameri-
cans In this sector few days ago
took a German prisoner who was NOR
tally wounded. He died and received
a Christian funeral and burial in the
American cemetery near the front.
His grave was marked in the same
manner as the others.
Except artillery activity. the Amer
lean front In Picardy has been quiet
for several days. There are signs be-
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-13
Kaiser William Is
Now State ailOr

kaiser's shop and say: Hand me
down an A suit !"
The kaiser's salesman will know ex-
actly what the customer wants. and
any argument as to whether 1t fits well
around the neck will be superfluous.
And the customer must pay cash down
for his suit. The kaiser needs the
money. No more suits on tick, is the
standing rule.
Credit Is Abolished.
The Germans no longer can have a
suit made to order, forget to pay the
bill and fail to recognize the tailor
when they happen to pass him in the
street. Nor can they any longer buy
suit on tick and hook it with the
uncle on the same day, to squander
the illgotten gain in a beer garden.
OF course, the kaiser has given his
new clothing a high sounding name
He calls the suits reichsanzuege, mean
ing empire or state suits. The reich
sanzug for men costs from 20 to 10C
marks. This is about the same price
that prevailed before the war for Gus
tom made clothing.
Whether the women of Germany will
submit to the styles dictated by the
kaiser remains to be seen. Newspa
pers announcing the kaiSer's new de
parture state the measure is first being
applied to mere man, considered more
docile. So if a revolution shoulc
, break out in Germany these days 4
may be the German women rebellet
against the kaiser's styles.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-13
WANT GIRLS TO HERD GOATS
Unit Is Being Organized at Stanford
University for Service in
France.

Los Angeles Cal.-Dorothy Barnes
Egbert, known as the goat girl
is organizing a goat unit to take to
France under the auspices of the
Stanford university. Miss Egbert plans
to take a number of girls to France,
where they will herd goats. She says
the goat girls" must be college train
ed, but does not offer to explain the
necessity of a college education.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-13
BELIEVED LIBERTY BELL
SIGN WAS PHONE OFFICE

Des Moines, Ia.-"Where-
abouts can | pay my telephone
bill?" asked a stranger of Ted
Bengfort, head of the military
department of a local store.
1--WE have no such place here"
replied Bengfort In surprise.
Then what you got them
signs up for?" queried the man,
pointing to a sign in the door.
Bengfort looked. The sign
was a Liberty loan bell.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-13

In tho next installment Ser
gesnt Empey tell of the resllza-
ton of his ambition-hIs ar
rival In a first line trench-and
of how he wished he were back
In Jersey City.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-01
Two Vermont Colleges Named.

Adjt Cen II. +. johnson has received
from the war department additional in
formation relative to the training. schools
that are TO be held the coming summer
and which open for the first courses on
May 10. In the data is the list OF col
leges from which men from the senior
class may be selected. These include
the University of Vermont and Norwich
university in Vermont. Middlebury col.
lege Is not included because there is no
officer assigned to the college by the
government. The state college is the
only one named in New Hampshire while
the University of Maine and Bowdoin
college are named in Maine. These train
ing schools will also be open to enlisted
men in different military branches and
members of the reserve officers training
corps