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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
TELLS RAILROAD
MEN THEY HAVE
BIG PART TO DO

TO us railroad men has been as
sned one OF the biggest parts in
* war. Il depends upon us
esther or not the kaiser will be
r.tad ten times as quickly as he
sserwise will be. I know that we
:. going to lick him ten times as
-rieklv because the railroad men
y The United States are going TO
a their duty TO Uncle Sam said
T-ecfor General McAdoo to the
sjlroad shop workers at Hillyard,
Vash-, recently.
You are all Uncle Sans ser
ANTS now, no private interests
,,ntrol the railroads any more" he
. ,ontinued. Uncle Sam is in com
/ md. he has his hand on the thrOt-
h. he is running these railroads
nd you are going to help him
are a success of it l want to
rye YOU all just as fair treatment
81 know how but we are all seT-
ANTS of the American people. you
md | alike. and il depends upon
he way in which we discharge our
responsibilities whether or not the
American people are going to treat
as right
The strength OF our position
must always rest upon public opin-
ION. What I do for you from time
10 time NEST be done with refer
nce to what is just, not alone TO
YOU but to the public which has got
10 pay the bill ! want to give you
: square deal and the public wants
&c give you d a square deal but the
public wants YOU to give It square
deal as we'll When your wages
Ire raised how DO we get the mon
~ TO pay it? We have to put up the
rates on all the American people
and if we do not treat them fairly
,beY will refuse to sustain me in
,rying TO help you. l want you to
telD me do the square thing for
YOU. That is fair all around, isn't
In
Il know that the maCninistS and
| lie shop men think they were not
treated fairly in the original wage
commission report. There are pee
Iiiar conditions affecting the ma
4 hinists and the shop men of the
J ountry because I recognize that
appointed d new commission, the
h0srd of railroad wages and work.
ng conditions.
If we do our duty as well as oul
Toys are doing theirs in France We
shall soon plant the kaiser face
iownward and keep him there. lie
very railroad man hold onto his
Job and back Uncle Sammie TO the
INIT"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
AVIATOR DEATHS
In AMERICA ARE
REMARKABLY LOW

Washington, Aug. Figures on
army aviation training fatalities in
this country, made public today for
the period between September /,
1917, and July 20, 1918, show a total
of 1876 deaths, or an average of
.es03G5 for each hour Of actual
training flight Officials believe
this is a new record, equalling if
not lettering, the lowest marks of
the allied air service and being far
lower than the,German and Austri-
an fatality records.
An appended table shows that "A
officers, 50 cadets, 9 enlisted men
and seven civilian instructors lost
their lives during the period COW
cred
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
ARREST DRAFT EVADER.

Gust Pearson. classified as a
draft evader by the Moline exemp-
ton board, has been placed under
arrest at McKeesrock, Pa. John Co
burn, secretary of the local board,
has wired to the McKeesrOck au-
thorities to Immediately induct
Pearson into the army, and deliver
him to the nearest army post. Pear
son was called for service April
80, but failed to report, and au-
thorities have sought him since.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
Obituary
Mrs. FIOrella Berry.

MIS- IOEtIlh DtTEls
Mrs FIorella Berry, aged 50, 245
Fifty-third street, Moline, died at a
Moline hospital at S:45 Sunday
morning.
Florella Whalen was born March
s, 1886, in Carlyle, Ind. In 1862 she
was united in marriage to w. l..
Berry. She was a member of the
Methodist church of Moline. Sur
viving are four children, Mrs. F. W.
Everson of Moline, Charles Berry
of Houston, Tex, Louis Berry of
Galveston, Tex, and Walter Berry
of WeSson, Ark.
The funeral was held at $3.50 this
afternoon from the Barnard funeral
home, services being conducted by
Rev. Attree Smith. % Interment was
in Riverside cemetery.
Mrs. Charles Head.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles Head
was held at 2:30 Friday afternoon
from the Knox chapel, Moline. Ser
vices were conducted by Rev. r. S
Haney. APallbearers were Charles
B. Truxell, B. w. Altz, Walter Am
norman, F. II. Guessing, William
Zimmerman and William Seiffert
Interment was in Riverside GENE
terry.
Fred Peal.
Funeral services for Fred Pea
were held at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the Knox chapel, Mo
line. Rev. Attree Smith officiated
Interment was made in Riverside
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
RECEIVE % AT REVIVAL.

Revival services are being held
at the Mt Zion colored Baptist
church in East Moline, conducted
by the pastor, Rev. c. w. James.
During the week just Closed a total
of % accessions were made. A
feature of the meetings is the sing
ing by a choir of 25 trained voices
and special sermons by Rev. J..
Lang, travelling evangelist. Next
Sunday baptismal services will be
held.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
TAKES NEW POSITION,

Harvey A. Soverhill, who was
vice-president of the Moline Auto
mobile company, has become assO-
ciated with the Davenport Locomo-
tive works. The business of the
Moline Automobile company was
recently consolidated with that OF
the r. & V. Engineering company
under one corporation. Mr.. Sover-
hill severed his active connection
with the R. & V. business several
weeks ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
NURSE SAFELY OVERSEAS.

Word has reached Moline friends
OF Miss Gladys Clark. a graduate
nurse of the Moline City hospital,
that she has arrived safely over
seas. Miss Clark, who enlisted in
the army corps and also volun-
teered her service to the Red
Cross. has been in training for
the last three months at New York.
Before enlisting. she was employed
in the Office of the Drs. P. II. Wes-
sci.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
ISLANDER IN ACCIDENT.

George Baker of Rock Island
was bruised and his bicycle was
wrecked Friday afternoon when he
collided with a Deere & Co. truck
at Third avenue and Sixteenth
street, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
ENJOYING tOUTING.

Fifteen hundred employees of the
Root & VanDervoort-W Wagner Ord
nance Co, East Moline, participant
ed in an outing at Campbell's is
land Sunday. The feature of the
afternoon was a baseball game be-
tween the brown-clad and blue
clad women workers, the brown be-
ing victorious by a score of 20 to
Is. A patriotic program was given
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
BEG YOUR PARDON!

In the list of draft men who were
entrained for Camp Grant from Mo-
line Tuesday, the name of Aaron
Westberg was omitted. Westberg
was the captain of the contingent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
4 Word of Precaution.

lust wherein vegetable preparations for
infants chidrena
Why vegetable preparations unsafe for infants and chill
dren?
Why Syups Coal and Drops condemned by all Physicians
and most laymen?
has the placed ban all preparations contain
among other poisonous drugs Opium varousy prepared
pleasing and under innumeable names
questions Mother will do well nqueabout
Physician will recommend the keeping of Fletcher CastOria
in the house ailments of and children
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
WILL PRESS PROFITS TAX.

Washington, Aug. 5-A war profit
tax will be pressed before the
house ways and means committee
this week.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02

Interesting Religious Ceremony at Adas
Kodesch Synagogue.

Adas Kodesch Synagogue. At Sixth and
French streets, WAS Sunday afternoon
the scene of novel ceremony public
examination ~ tho children ri the re-
lgious school IN both Hebrew, the ancient
language Of tho people Of Israel. and thcir
history
large and interested audience came
promptly 10 witness the EXERCISES n Vas
indeed an inspiring scene when hundreds
of children, dressed N the colors Of their
race. marched into the syna goRIe, led by
Mrs. - Il Swiren. wife Of Rabbi David
Is Swiren, and the staff Of teachers, Harry
Grcenhlatt. Harry Blum, Hannah Topkis
Fanny Slonsky, Regina Levy. As they
were marching along the aislcs they snnR
iecllngly the song America
Each class was then called ~ tho plat
form and examined by Mrs Swiren
Rabbi Swiren then delivered an in
spring address. wherein he said
Hebrew. the ancient language 81 our
raro, ~ nov coming 20 Tho fore No jew
or Jewess ran longer keep ~ hts or her
dignity Il be or she do not understand
the language wherein tho Piblo was writ
zen and 'ho traditional prayers arc offered
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
Careless Use of Soap
Spells the Hair

Soap should be used very carefully \
vnu want 10 keep your hair looking IL
best Most soaps and prepared sham
poos contain ton much alkah This
1riea he scalp makes the hair brittle
and ruins H.
Tho best thing for steady .se il MS,
ordinary mulNfed cocoanut oiI which
IS pure and greaselessI and II better
han the most expensive SOAP or any,
thing else YOU ran use.
One or two teaspOonflls will cleanse
the hair and scalp thoroughly. simply
moisten The hair with water and rub ID
IN. II makes an abundance u rich
creamy iather, which rinses out easily.
removing every particle Of dust. dirt
dandruf and excessive oil. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and 1t cave,
the scalp soft and the hair hne and
silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and easv il
manage.
Iou can get mulsihed cocoanut oil az
any pharmacy, u $ very cheap, and few
ounces will supply every member Of the
family for months
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
TALKS WITH GERMAN LABOR.

Organized labor Of the | nited States
Is set for war In whatever degree it IS
d unified and expressive force, II Is re
solved hat there is no other course open
than TO tight on until Germany knows
Inihtar. defeat This Is me meaning 10 be
read from the proceedings OF the annual
convention Of the American Federation
Of Labor
Conversations with German labor
are taboo The reason for this is that
discussion Of peace invariably tends 10
blunt the will and decrease the power to
fight The mind that is pre-occupied with
peace terms cannot he concentrated upon
war.
The capsheaf argument that dismisses
All proposals for conversations with
German labor was enunciated by Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers in these words
Surprising we were 10 enter into negotia-
tons for "a peace based on the map of
Europe as it is TODAY; supposing we ac-
cepted this Illuminating position, what
assurances have We that the conqueror
and the hordes Of Germany would not.
as soon as our boys were on the warships
and transports peacefully determined 10
20 home that they would not turn
their t0rpcdoes upon our defenceless ships
and regard that treaty too, as scrap
of paper? Chicago News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
JUST FOLKS
THE SOLDIER IN BATTLE.
by Edgar A. Guest.

" II seemed o me, be said To me
As we were talking of II after.
That when we started ! could see
My little ones and hear their laughter
Cut there wns No Nuns Land, an wire
IN troops of Prussians garbcd In gray.
hut back of me cottage fire
An mother AN the kids at play
1t = difficult, of course. 10 tell
Just what was rtinniu through my
mind.
Tut somehow remember we'll
| saw the fence with roses twined.
An m the yard the shady tree
Where had hung my baby's swing.
An something seemed 10 say 10 me.
Don't let the prisslans harm thing
Il saw the quiet, simple street
Where stands that little hoine Of ours.
The parlor with Its curtain neat.
Tho window hoxce With heir flowers
The mother smiin at the door
The children pIayin IN the sun
An something whispered, o'er an oer
Shall they I've ravished hv the Hun
4 RAW the peonics White an red
That we had loved from tcaf II year.
The pansv an the poppy led,
An then saw the havoc here
The Ilaekrned homes whore shame has
been.
The sorrow strcwn Is eem,ffs Wild
An fought Co spare my cottage clean.
An keep ~, loved ONES indebted
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
Campaign Stiu Goes On.

The War Savings Stamps campaign is
still in progress Formal notice TO this
effect has been gwen by State Director
II. P Scott, IN charge Of the campaign
N Delaware, and the people should give
heed TO the opportunity still open TO ex-
tend their pledges towards the success Of
tins patriotic movement
Holding that every American should
be gwen the opportunity to help the
government, Director Scott has decided
to contirIe the campaign throughout the
month of July Here is time for securing
grand results.
Come on with your pledges Remember,
pledges gwen now may be redeemed at
any time, or in installments, up to the
end Of the year Thus, many persons may,
by saving, make investments that will
give them good returns, and at the same
time help the government
Keep the good work going.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
CRUEL TO PRISONERS.

II would not hc unfair Ia measure n
nation by its treatment Of prisoners
What Germany has done to it's I'M
fortunate captIvcs rs we'll known II
paTadcs them after tho crude fashion Of
antIcnt tiucs subjects them 10 cruel
lndIgHitlc~ and finally herds them IN
marrow pens where they are lucky If
thcy do not catch some Ioathsomc disease
or starNo ~ death
Gcrman- 5 UNDERSTANDS are scarcely
t'chind them IN tins respect Tho Greek
legation az Washington has lccn m
formed hv the prisoners bureau ~
Geneva that less than POO Of the 20 600
Greeks taken ont 81 Eastern Narcdonla
hv Turks and !ulearlans are still alive
Turkey moreover. under German
ausmcrs has slaughtered hundreds IF
thousands ~ ArucnlanR
Tho Central Powers ,an never wash
The blood u cap'lyes and Innoceuts from
thc,r hands Providence journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02

movement in newspaper circles Of
| unusual interest and more than ordinary
Importance, last week--and one that came
as surprise TO all save those who had
inside knowledge was the purchase of the
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph by Mr..
Cyrus ii. *. Curtis, president of the
Public Ledger Co The Telegraph was
issued for the last time Saturday after
noon, and yesterday was merged into the
Evening Public Ledger.
The disappearance of the Evening
| Telegraph leaves but two afternoon
papers of consequence in Philadelphia 70
the Evening Bulletin and the Evening
Public Ledger. Time was when the field
| WAS ovcrcrowded AS recently as 1910. III
| addition to the Bulletin and Telegraph,
| the newspaper directory showed the exist
ence of the Times, Item, Star, and Herald.
Two important elements doubtless led
to the change that was effected Yesterday
by the merging of the Telegraph with the
Evening Public Ledger -rcceding business
for tho Telegraph and the desire OF the
Evening Public Ledger proprietos to
secure the Associated Press franchise long
enjoved bv the Evening Telegraph With
all its other sources of news supply the
Evening Public Ledger desired an Asso-
ciated Press franchise, which IT could not
secure in any other manner. But its pur-
chase of the Evening Telegraph carries
with it possession of this valuable and
desired facility for the successful puhIlca-
ton of a daily newspaper.
This incident goes to show the great
value attached 20 an Associated Press
franchise. No matter what other facilities
they NAV have. publishers desire thus ono
more than all the rot. The reason ~, trst,
the great superiority of the Associated
Press service over all others its wide
field and it's thoroughncss IN gathering
news. and its continuous accuracy and
reliability In addition. the opmon OF the
public il valuable asset Newspaper
readers hold the Associated Press ~ hugh
esteem. They know ITS absolute reliability.
it's devotion TO accurate news-Paf hCunE
and its positive reputation OF all methods
that tend "a srnsaiionalism or 10 the
making up Of news Of any kind N the
absence Of reliable facts
The Evening Telegraph vas established
in 1864, and Tor q long while was great
favoritc in Philadelphia Its proprietor
from the FIRST and for many years WAS the
late Charles = Narburton, father 81
barclay II Warhurton its proprietor
recently Old readers viii recall tie tlncs
when, day after day Tor wears, the inst
page 81 the Evening Tel, graph was culture
" given Owe, toc>tracte from the editorial
columns 81 the leading papers home and
foreign. selected with great carr. ianrN q
daily newspaper 81 TODAY giving over ~
entire hr>i page 70 mattcr q ms char
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
PRESS COMMENT.
THE LOO SMALL RAILROADS..


There are approximately 100000 M
of steam-ralroad line in the United States.
More than one-tifth of this mileage rs
operated bv five companies Over three
fifths, or ISL 40 miles, arc operated by
twenty companies.
This is one side of the picture 1t goes
To bear out the impression that consolida-
ton in its former aspect as dangerous
tendency had done a nearly perfect
work before the government took over
the roads Yet on Saturday the railroad
administration casually turned back to
private operation no less thnn 700 in
dependcntly owned and operated steam
lines, of "A total Of about 0,Oo0 miles.
Most people did not suppose there were
or ever had been 80 many different rail
roads
This action implies that these short
line roads are not considered OF any
particular value IN the general scheme of
the country's transportation with all its
energies bent to war But II that Is so,
then they cannot he of any great value
IN peace times. when the needs of trans
portation are less exactlnR
The owners of these small lines are
taking different view. Congress iuclines
to their view and feels unified that Director
General McAdoo should have set them
adrft only II few hours IN advance nj
legislation compelling their retention IN
many cases as part of the war system
But whatever may he The merits Of
this controversy at present, how about
the future The old order IS changing
Publ c policy Is now turning from anti
railroad consolidation toward unity uf
operation under public control for the
whole country When he larger roads
are handed back tu their ow ncrs after the
war So unified. must II hc TO the continued
exclusion of this multitude of small roads
from the new and harmonzed system cf
railroad transportation New York
World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
Evening Yesterday lZ5UU
TUESDAY. JULY q, 1918
Sunday Work ON Farms.

At q <nnfnrcnce of the rural churches OF
Indiana, recently held at Purdue UNI
vsrsity. il WAS unanimously resolved that
h q q,n r. right and proper to do farm
vuxk on Sunday II such work is necessary
- rxu9sos food crops with which to de-
Ass4G4xrany. The reason given for TAX
ing tins potafion, il il said, WIS the con-
vicxinn OF Indiana rural ministers that
Germany il the WORT enemy Of civiliza-
tim. and Of every church civilization, of
all religion everywhere that rs worthy the
name of religion, that victory for the
hArhsrou Huns would be literally the
victory OF the devil and the triumph OF
that pagan monstrosity created by the
kaiser's savage and sacrlegious mind,
and called by him the good old German
rots'': in short, that every church IN
America is fighting for its existence, just
=. every other component Of civilization rs
lighting for its existence, and that
Sunday work in raising or saving crops
vii help overthrow this hcstial menace,
IL becomes veritablv churchly work "a do
SO
The action thus taken by representa-
tves Of the rural churches IN Indiana Is
Of much significance in Delaware Only .
short time ago. two farmers IN kcnt
county who deemed il essential 70 the
safety of their crops ~ work IN their tlclds
on Sunday were arrested At the instance
OF some rabid advocate Of severe ohserN
ancc az the Sabbath On arrangement
before a local magistrate, each Of the men
WIS fined 81 with costs, As provided for ~
the aucient state law under which the
proceedings had been instituted The
magis rate could not 30 otherwise
The Question may become an interest
inc ono in Delaware before the harvest
>oa,on comes Ia au md i IS accepted
without Question h,,f tho mos, impnrtau.
clement IN III" great problem Of winning
the var j. food Food S ralscd from The
ground Our .arms have lNen we'll seeded
growth haS been favorable ana harvest
time Is nov Al hama Bu he crops tha'
are growing 80 finely viii be valuclcss i'm
less harvested Il would be crlmc 10
allow them TO go 10 waste But labor IS
scarce and dear. and harvest time Is limit
ed
Now. suppose many OF our farmers IN
view of the exgencies Of the war siti,a-
ton. desire TO utilize the Sabbath day for
harvesting work, in order to save their
crops And it is not unlikely that many
Of them viii be compelled 10 face this
proposition. Are they TO he arrested
under our ancient State law against
Sunday labor-so materially broken IL
respect of MANY other business lines IN
resent vears-halcd into the local courts,
snd made TO pay = money penalty COR
their efforts to help Win the war
II the pastors of Indiana rural churches
take reasonable view Of the situation.
why should not the pastors of other
States JOIN with them ReIDember he OK
that fen into the PIT on 8 Sunday, IN an
cent Bible times, and WIS removed that
day The &C. received the highest APP /!
v,~cxaf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02

known in a century President Wilson
has assured them that the right Of self
determination for small nations u one ~
the planks IN our war platform, and orr
allies have substantially endorsed thst
policy II the allies win. freedom ~
assured TO these peoples The Fourth
Of July, 1918, " 30 be au expression ~
those nca hopes Of freedom, AZ well IS II
loyalty 10 the United States n ~ APP
propriate, therefore. that on that day the
melting pot should glow with the diverse
colons Of all the human material that has
been poured into A.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
DOING THEIR BIT

When Jim Johnson Joned tho navy
Slisan made DELICIOUS gravy
out ~ dripping that had gone - waste
before
Mother peeled potatoes thinner
Made a cheap nutritious dinner
As her contribution IN hrr roiintr, +
war
Father took heap ~ trouble
Getting lend 10 working double
Iohnny helped ~ keep the peskv weedu
from u
samuel wrnt ~ IN Some fighting
''nInsf The wrongs ihaf nredcd righting
bus oach ono ln ~ that household
did bis bl' Farm Life
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02

tary, rises solemnly in the Rcichstag to
express anew Germany's war aims. No
one, Of course, takes the matter seriously
not even the Germans The secretary
does not retreat from former impossible
peace demands Germany still wants
the unattainablc. All in harmony, he
says, among the Teutonic allies; NIL the
culpability involved is confined to Ger
many's foes
1t is to laugh, as one might say. kuehl-
mann reminds one Of Artcmis Wards
kangaroo-he's such an "amoosin' little
cussp cleveland Plain Dealer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
HIS FAYORITE GAME.

Fritz il 1t his favorite game again.
Expressed in good American language,
the game is bluffing There is no more
accomplished buffer on earth than Fritz
Berlin knows its cause has just re-
ceived perhaps the worst reverse in
nearly four years of war 1t knows the
world knows Therefore, the time is
deemed opportune for staging a new
bluff Something is desired 10 distract
attention from the rout on the Piaye.
90 kuehlnann, German foreign seere-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-02
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds Of Men in Americas Fight
ing Service.

Among the American lighting men ~
France whose deeds have been mentioned
N general ordfrs Is peing veil worthy
q cmuation ard uraise. = Ir,vate / Il
uuud Joseph Tors Il thu fr6tt With tic
tulted States Marlre4 Young Fots
volunteered hle asslstl1t IN making
repairs ~ important communication ilncs
under gaa-sheIl hotnhar,lrncrt At night.
While forced to wear n tespirator for four
hours Iie wne onc ~ the Marints wound
-, II tins engagement
Fone enlisted III tht Marine Garps 1t
MILWAUKEE,. W,se on Abrll i. lol7
ll,4 mother W y Newak lives At
Ilda.r NlecouslI