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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
CONFIRMS GUY
BUTLER KILLED
Information Of His Death on Nov. )
Is Disclosed Through Red
Gross Society.
DATE FIRST GIVEN rs WRONG
News Coming Originally Related He
Died Sept z, Which Is Dis
covered Erroneous,

Confirmation has come of the
death OF Sergeant Guy P. Butler,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Butler,
sos Twelfth avenue He was killed
in action by a sniper on Nov. 5. in
stead of Sept Z, as was previously
reported
The word OF the death Of their
son was received by the parents
some time ago. and the communi-
cation stated that he had been
killed on Sept. Z This was known
to be impossible, as the mother had
received a letter from him written
on Oct. II. An investigation was
Immediately started through the
home service department OF the Red
Cross. and the communication re-
ceived bears the information that
the boy was killed in November,
just six days before the signing Of
the armistice, by a sniper and
buried in the American cemetery,
hill 378."
Butler had a splendid record as
soldier He volunteered his ser
vices in April. 1917, and spent one
year at Camp Meade, where he
overseas in July with Company |,
Three Hundred and Sixteenth in
fantry. He had been at the front
for some time before he was killed
Butler was one of the local boys
who was honored at the memorial
service yesterday. His gold star
was placed on the city's Golden
Glory flag.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
Personal Points

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. McCono-
chic and Mr.. and Mrs. John W
Carse departed today for Hot
Springs, Ark, where they expect
TO DC for the next three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Fisher, 1871
Thirty eighth street, returned Sat
urday night from Ottawa, where
spent the week visiting Mr.. Fisher s
parents.
Lieutenant Leon Mitchell has re-
turned home following many
months Of overseas duty.
PERSONAL
Lieutenant W A. Reid Of Camp
Grant spent Sunday visiting with
his wife, at their home, $50 Six
teenth street.
Mrs. B. F. Niggemeyer. 1916
Fourteenth-ard-a half street, has
returned from Chicago. where she
spent a week visiting.
Corporal Vern 0. Cooley. who
had been overseas for five months
with the Forty-fifth coast artillery,
arrived home Friday evening from
Camp Grant, where he received his
honorable discharge from the ser
vice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
MANY AMERICANS IN BREsT.

Brest.-Brest is the largest
American city on the eastern shores
Of the Atlantic ocean. With more
fdan a million Americans heading
westward in the opening quarter of
this year, the French population of
Brest, 10000 persons, was so
swamped that the port became a
veritable American city. With the
rush of Americans to the port raced
reinforcements of Y. NJ c. A. work
ers and supplies for although Brest
had been the center of great Red
Triangle activities for more than d
year the facilities required prompt
doubling to accommodate the home
ward bound victors. At the COM
nencement of this year the Y. NJ. c.
"A. conducted Is canteens in Brest
and nearby camps, three Red Tri-
angle restaurants, three hotels and
the navy hut being in the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
REPORT RIOTIhC
AT NUREMBERG
Prisons Thrown Open in Bavaria
Town and Street Fighting Is
in Progress, Claim.

London, Feb. 24.-Spartacan riots
have taken place in Nuremberg. Bs-
varia. where the prisons have been
opened and street fighting is in
progress, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenha-
gen today.
Copenhagen, Feb. 24.-The provi-
sfonal peoples government has
proclaimed state of siege in the
republic of Baden. according to a
dispatch reporting disorders in
Mannheim.
Basel, Switzerland. Feb. "a
The leaders of the Centrists, So
cialist Democrats. Nationalist and
soldiers and workmens councils
have issued an address to the peo-
Tle of Baden, declaring themselves
n accord with the government, &C
Cording to a dispatch from karls-
ruhe today.
Berlin. Feb. 24--The Augsburg
soviet issued a statement showing
that the radical riots resulting from
the assassination Of Kurt Elmer.
Rapidly degenerated into an orgy of
destruction and the soviet troops
were compelled to use weapons
literally.
Paris. Feb. -Semi-offi cial dis
patches from Munich says the only
persons killed in Munich were Kurt
Lizner and Deputy Oesel.
Weimar, Sunday, Feb. 23.-(By
the Associated Press) The future
of the German army will be dis
Cussed when the German. national
assembly meets on Monday. When
the discussion is concluded, the re-
vised draft of the German constitu-
ton will be introduced by Minister
PreuSS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT ASKS
HELP OF TEACHERS on THRIFT STUDY

motive and the best plan for arous-
ing a real interest in saving and
transforming that interest into real
habits of thrift. To work and save
for a big cause, to be III partner
ship with the government in win
ming the war, made great and
direct appeal to the idealism as
well as the patriotism of every
child. Pennies as well as dollars
were needed. Every child could
earn or save out of his allowance
enough to buy a stamp and start
a book A start created a desire
and the desire led to action. The
data collected show that the inter
est and action were state wide,
reaching practically every school
in the state.
Now that the war is over, can
the enthusiasm of the children be
kept up? Can the war savings
program be continued as the core
of our course of instruction and
training in thrift? l believe it
can. However, it must not be over
loaded with too many preach
ments' and too much printed ex-
hortation. Nor is there any need
of expensive organizations to con-
tinue this work successfully.
The teacher and pupils under
stand the plan and have caught the
spirit. All that is needed is clear
directions and instructions BY all
means let us hitch our school
thrift wagon to this star. Let us
transform the interests and en-
thusiasm aroused by the war into
a great program for character
for Strengthening of the
and the nation"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
BUTTONS To Be
AWARDED BOARD
Legal Advisory and Medical Bodies
Engaged In Army Draft Work
10 Receive Insignia

AS chairman of the legal advis-
! DRY board in Rock Island county.
County Judge Nels A. Larson is in
receipt of communication from
+. S. Dickson, adjutant general, at
Springfield, to the effect that SER
vice buttons will be awarded to all
members of legal and medical ad-
visory boards who assisted in army
draft work.
Besides Judge Larson on the le-
gal advisory board were Albert
! Huber and Charles l.. Walker, each
Of whom devoted unceasing effort
and energy to the duties Of the
board without remuneration.
The letter from Adjutant General
follows:
"A supply of service buttons for
all members of legal and medical
advisory boards has been sent to
this ONCE for distribution.
"The insignias are designed to be
worn in the button hole of the coat
lapel.
"ChairmeD OF medical and legal
advisory boards are invited to re-
turn this circular. with a list OF
the names OF men who have served
as members of medical advisory
boards, and as associate members
of legal advisory boards, including
only the names of those who have
actually served.
This Office has recommended to
the provost marshal general that
the medical advisory board service
button be also awarded to all ex-
aiming and assistant examining
physicians who rendered gratuitous
service to local boards Pending
the reply to this recommendation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
ARREST % SUITS
AT BOSTON WHEN
THEY DO NOT MOVE

Boston. Feb. 24.-Twenty.two
women members OF the National
Woman's party, carrying suffrage
banners, were arrested n front OF
the state house today when they
refused to comply with orders OF
the police to move on" They
we're charged with failing to obey
a city ordinance.
Long before the hour for the
start of the parade crowds began
to assemble along the route. mem
bers of the National Women's
party some bearing banners with
Characteristic party inscriptions
and others waving the suffrage COL
ors. were among the early corners
They took their place in front OF
the Official reviewing stand at the
state house and stood there
throughout the forenoon. Others
of the party assembled at head
quarters diagonally ACROSS from
the state house.
One of the number, Miss Betty
Graham of Portland. Ore, pro-
tested against arrest and was
lifted bodily into the patrol
wagon. The others submitted
without requiring the officers to
use force.
The women had taken their po-
sitions in front of the reviewing
stand several hours before the
presidential parade was due to
pass. Some carried banners with
characteristic inscriptions and
others displayed suffrage colors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
MORE enter IN
CITY ELECTION
Eight Additional Asplrnnts for Of
flee Of Commissioner File
Their Petitions.

Eight petitions OF candidates
seeking nomination at the primary
election on March II were fled
with City Clerk Martin T. Rudgren
at the city hall before O'Clock to-
day Closing Of the city clerks
Office tonight concluded the period
allowed for the fling of petitions
and the names Of those who have
filed up until o'clock this after
soon will be placed on the ballots.
Those who have entered the race
for nomination as commissioners
since Friday are;
Ansgarius Anderson. 2515 Nine
teenth avenue.
John Stephenson, sls Twenty
ninth street
Ben Jacobsen, GOO Thtrty-nlnth
street.
Martin MeNealg $40 Twenty
ninth street
William ) Pate, $40 Forty-eighth
avenue
Archie Hart, CPS Forty-third
street.
walter II Flanagan, former day
desk sergeant Of the Rock Island
police force, has fled his petition
asking for nomination as police
magistrate G. J Smith, present
magistrate, has also fled his pCu-
t.oa.
The race between candidates
seeking nomination as mayor NJ
the city is confined to four candi-
dates Th~Ea yrE0 have filed natf-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
Obituary
Miss Bessie Johnson.

Miss Bessie Johnson. aged 50,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Johnson, Twenty-second-a
avenue and Twenty-fourth street,
died at noon yesterday after an i'll
ness of several months duration.
death resulting from a complication
of diseases.
The deceased was born March 10,
1887 in Rock Island and had been
lifelong resident of this city. She
received her education in the grade
schools of the city. She was a
member of Mayflower Camp No. 1OI.
Royal Neighbors.
Besides her parents, she is sur
vived by two sisters, Mrs. Ralph
Temple of this city and Helen at
home, and two brothers, George and
Charles, both at home.
The funeral will be from the
home Tuesday with Services at >
o'clock in charge of the ROYAL
Neighbors. Burial will be made in
Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
IN
CHICAGO TALKS
DR.. Hugh Black Who Arrived Here
Today, Has Well-Attrnded
Meetings Yesterday.
WILL REMAIN FOR A WEEK
Local Engagement is His Final
One Before Departing for
Europe On Commission.

DR.. Hugh Black OF the Union
Theological seminary and the Col
umbia university, arrived in Rock
Island this afternoon for a series
OF lectures which will be given at
the Broadway Presbyterian church
this week
His coming to this city follows
closely two very successful meet
ings in Chicago Yesterday, one in
the morning at the University Of
Chicago and one in the evening at
Orchestra hall, in the latter case
he being compelled to make an ad-
dress at an overflow meeting.
Many requests have come TO DR..
John McGown Stevenson, pastor OF
Broadway, to have the professor
address meetings of other organi-
cations in the tri-cities. 1t has
been necessary to refuse to accept,
the provision being made for these
organizations to hear him through
reservation of seats at Broadway
DR.. Black will lecture on the
Lessons and Problems of the
War" His visit here will be his
last speaking engagement in this
country before departing for Eu-
rope as a member of commission
appointed by the government to in
vestigate conditions ic France
Italy and Palestine. One feature of
the trip will be to analyze the crit
icism which has been directed
against the Young Mems Christian
association work overseas.
Here Year Ago.
DR.. Black spoke in this city
year ago, the meeting being held al
Augustana gymnasium. The meet
ings this week at Broadway will be
at s o'clock in the evening. While
here the visitor will be the guest
of DIR. Stevenson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

With the introduction. of thrift
lessons in the schools o, Illinois
Francis G. Blair. superintendent OF
public instruction, has issued the
following letter to super;Etendents
and teachers:
Can American children be
taught or trained into habits OF
thrift? What can our schools do
towards Transforming prodigal
into a provident nation?
Whatever may be our answers
to these questions every thoughtful
lover of America must realize the
danger to individual ami nationa'
ton wide prodigality. Like rain
money descends upon US and like
vapor it disappears. But some
whars in the process between the
making of money and the saving
or the spending of it the charac-
ter of the individual and tle nation
Is affected for good or i'll.
Dante plat uu the miser and the
spendthrift in the same circle Of
the inferno. Either extreme is a
menace to men and. nations Our
aim must be the golden mean A
wise spender and giver is. perhaps,
the noblest expression OF Christian
character and good citizenship
while a miser is the devils own
child.
I'm a new and rich country like
ours all types are found but the
prodigal abounds and sets the
standards. All our attempts to es-
tahlish habits of thrift through
education have. up to tho present
time, been of little character
value
Thrifty parents ard thrifty
children who needed such instruc
ton least have been the ones who
followed and profited most by il,
The great, careless prodigal heart
of American childhood has been
touched very little By or attempts
ct thrift instruction. Every plan
has seemed to SAVIOR too much of
saving for the mere sake OF saving.
The strongest exhortations as we'll
as the most painstaking efforts on
the part Of teachers have failed to
arouse that interest in the children
which carries over into habitual
thought and action.
THE action Of the government.
N Issuing war savings stamps of
such denominations es to be within
the reach of the children, furnished
teachers and pupils with the best
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
DIG OUT BARBERRY NOW.

This is the time to locate bar
berry bushes. dig them out, and
thereby protect the wheat crop of
the entire neighborhood from black
rust That is the advice of work
ers in the United States department
Of agriculture who are directing the
campaign to destroy the common
barberry. At present about sixty
field men are at work in IA north
ern and central states locating bar
berry bushes; but this force wilp
he very materially increased before
the height of the open season for
barberry digging-when the frost
begins to come out of the ground.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
ADMIRES WORK.

Paris.-In response to an invita-
ton to visit the Knights of Column
bus club rooms in this city. Pres
ident Wilson sent the following &C
acknowledgement: You may be as
sured it would be a plea sure for
me to stop in at the headquarters
of the Knights of Columbus If it
we're possible for me to do so. I
have greatly admired the work
they have done and beg that you
will convey to them my very warm
and sincere congratulations and
thanks"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
Mrs. Marie D. Schorpn

Mrs. Marie D. Schorpp, 33 years
OF age. died at $50 this morning
at the home, Forty-first avenue and
Ninth street, following a long ILL
ness.
Mrs. Schorpp. nee Marie Rooster.
was born in Rock Island. Feb. 19-
1886, and lived here throughout her
life. She was united in marriage
to Carl A. Schorpp of this city in
1908. She received her early edu-
cation in the school here and was
a member of the Court of Honor
lodge No. 81.
Surviving besides the widoweT
are three daughters. Dorothy, Anna
and Agnes, all at home, and one
son, Carl A, also at home. She
leaves also two sisters, Mrs. Anna
Crosby and Mrs. Bertha Ruge, and
one brother, William D. Rooster,
all of Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

chairmen OF local boards are re-
quested to report to this Office the
names of all physicians who render
ed gratuitous service to local
boards as examining or assistant
examining physicians.
THE distribution Of said service
buttons will be effected by sending
to each chairman a number of but
tons equal to the names returned
by him in answer to this circular
letter"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
LINCOLN SCHOOL,
LEADER IN SAVINGS

Lincoln, Audubon and Irving
were the three leading schools in
the war savings collection made
by the State Bank of Rock Island,
last week.
In the regular school savings;
Hawthorne, Grant. and Irving oc-
cupy the first three places on the
list
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
MAY HAVE THREE
ELM TREES FREE,
STATES SHERIFF

Three elm trees. cut down near
the county Jail, may be had for the
asking and hauling away, accord
ing to a statement of Sheriff John
G. Miller this morning. The trees
are about 25 feet in length and
about a foot in diameter. Each
would afford excellent material for
fireplace consumption. Those de-
string the timber are requested to
apply at the sheriff's office in the
court house. First come, first
served is the rule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
TONY CAPONT Is
IN STATES ONCE
MORE; HERE SOON

Word has come to this city that
Tony Caponi, well known bantam
weight boxer of the tri-cities, has
arrived at Camp Dix. y. j.. enroute
home from military service over
seas. Tony has been gone for about
six months and was drafted into
the army after repeated attempts
to enlist. The wop has written
several letters to friends here and
says he is boxing better than ever.
The fans will be glad to once more
watch Tony perform in the squared
circle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
Funeral of Mrs, Hansen.

Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Louisa Hansen, wife of Herman
Hansen, were held at the residence.
1O11 Seventeenth street, at 2 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. Rev. F. T.
Rolf. pastor of the EVANGELICAL
Church of Peace, was in charge.
burial was in Chippiannock. Rela-
tives of the deceased were pail
bear erS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
CONSIDERS OFFERS.

Peoria, Ill-William Jackson,
former manager of the Peoria
club of the Three-I league, is con-
sidering two offers for the coming
season. wants him to return and
the Shreveport club of The Texss
league also is bidding for his ser
vices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
SMUT LOSSES BEING REDrCED.


Twenty-Five per cent more farm
ers in the United States treated
SEED to prevent cereal smuts in the
1918 spring and fall seeding sea-
sons than during the previous year.
according to an estimate recently
made by the United States depart
ment of agriculture, based on sur
veys and on increased demand for
formaldehyde and copper sulphate,
which are used In making the treat
nent. The estimated national loss
due to smuts in the 1918 crop was
25.500,000 bushels of wheat; no.
100000 bushels of oats; and $780,
600 bushels of barley. Minnesota
and Nebraska together lost during
1918 over eight million bushels of
wheat from sinking smut alone.
practically all of which could have
been prevented by a simple treat
nent previous to seeding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
GIRLS STILL HOPEFUL.

winnipeg, Man.-Basing their
statements on information obtained
from abroad, Canadian newspapers
are estimating that Dominion SOL
diers will bring back about $4,000
English war brides" However.
the Dominion girls have not lost
heart-the marriage license bureaus
at home continue to do big bust
ness"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
Y. M. G. A. Notes

There is to be an informal lobby
sociable tomorrow evening at the
Y. NJ c. A. and a splendid program
has been planned. This is one of
the winter series of Tuesday even
ing informals being sponsored by
the industrial department OF the
association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
Mrs. Mary Schmied HOLMAN.

Mrs. Mary Schmied HOLMAN,
aged 81, died Saturday afternoon at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Gertrude Mullahy. 500 Seventeenth
street Infirmities of age caused
death.
She was born in Bavaria, Ger
many, Sept II, 1888. She came to
the United States when Is years OF
age. Her marriage to Frederick
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

Americas Cup" c0i-
fee. ~ TIC III.
BLUE Ribbon" maca-
rUni. toe pkg.
"Srn-SIaGe" seedlssS
raisius. 81 ounce pkEs.. =
Tor Csc.
California asparagus
cuts. large ran. pc.
Canned sauer krant
iGc can
Dundee cnuieused mill
7I2r can.
karO syrup. hSU gal
lon pail. 45c.
Pure buckWheat Gnur,
IO-lb. sack. soc.
Rye -four. 10 y IL. sarb
SI.25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
HUN ARMY TO BE I7s.Ooo.

Copenhagen, Feb. 21.-The Ber-
lin Deutsche Allie Geim:nie lei
tung says the Germany ministry
has drafted a bill providing for
standing army of from 10000 to
liz ono
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

COobAf eoruei haef.
arc 10.
Dried heCf, Sliced Thin
and even half pound, s5e,N
Fresh port uuh sau-
sage. 25r 10.
Brick cheese $50 n.
Ojl sardincs ? cans for
9Se.
Red Alaska samoa
toll cans, sec.
prnnared mustard Toe
lar.
"Crison" for shorten
ing. better than laydi ~
%. can 45e.
PurC straw berry pre-
serves, glass isrS $50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

500 yards Csc India
faons, in "shorts"-
lengths I TO 10 yards,
on sale Tuesday morn
ing at 15c yard, I5c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

HOLMAN was performed at Rapids
City in 1858. She made her home,
until few months ago, on a farm
al Rapids City. She was a member
of St. Mary's Catholic church OF
this city and during her life was a
COMMUNICATE of the st. Johns par
ish at Rapids City.
She is survived by IA children.
They are: Fred. Bartholomew,
Thomas and Peter of Oklahoma;
Theodore of Galena, ILL.,, and Frank
of Rock Island. and Miss Mary
HOLMAN of Oklahoma, Mrs. Chris
tine Rettig. Mrs. Gertrude Mullahy
and Miss Sophia of Rock Island;
Mrs. Anna Farber of Geneseo, Miss
Erona of Davenport and the Misses
Ida and Cora OF Chicago. Nine
also survive.
Funeral services and burial will
take place at Rapids City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

4O-iRch fine sheer
nGinsook for lingerie, nm
derU.Gr, night gowns,
etc: North 32c for Csc
yard, 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

Rutlerick Fashion Quarterly for
spring with coupon attached for
free pattern), % sale now at the
Butterick Pattern Department: 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

Groceries, Tuesday:
Fresh country eggs. , dozen TO each
Of ~ "a c dozen.
IDory soap, with other groceries, 4
bars for Csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

Linen finish cuttings,
already shroak and ready
70 "n705e-gp: yard cUide,
chnice IF coi0rr: maize,
irurrdar, nile; North SOC
for 25c yard, 25c.