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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17
MORE YANKS To
SOON Be ON Way
Units Designated for Early Return
Vessels Arrive at New York
With Troops.

Washington, May 17--Assignment
to early convoy home of the SIND di-
vision Georgia, Alabama and Flor
ida nationary army was announced
today in cablegram from General
Pershing. Other units assigned in
cluded army ambulance sections
Nos. $40, 600, 521, $50, $50, 500, 602
and 604.
New York, March 12-With 2,110
troops, the steamship Patria arriv-
ed here today from Marseilles. Units
included the 304th brigade tank
corps complete, 65 officers and l.
456 men, for distribution among
thirteen camps throughout the
country. and casual companies from
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, New
York, North Dakota and South Da-
kota-
The 304th brigade tank corps
came home in command of Colonel
George Smith Patton, Jr., a regular
army officer of San Gabriel, Calf,
who went to France in May, III, to
serve as an aide to General Perish
ing.
The first American officer to lead
a TANK DaCtaIlon, colonel Patton,
took his machines into action in
the Argonne fighting in September
and during the first days drive,
he was wounded by a rifle bullet in
the leg. Three tanks had become
imbedded in a shell hole and Col
onel Patton, taking seven infantry
men with him, chained the ma
chimes together, extricated them
and attacked a machine gun nest.
receiving his wound when within
80 yards of the enemy. At the time
he was plotting 142 American
tanks and 25 French tanks through
the fog.
The Japanese steamer Ava Maru
arrived from Bordeau with 554
troops including the Sixth and
Eighth heavy mobile ordnance re-
pair shops, for Camps Grant, Sher-
man and Upton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17
RAINFALL DOES
MINOR DAMAGE
Three-Inch Precipitation During
"a Hours OVertaxes Drain
age System of City.
WATER BACKS INTO CELLARS
Land Slides From Entertainments
Cover Thirty-eighth Street
Duck Creek on Rampage.

A three-inch rainfall Saturday
and Saturday night caused some
minor damage in Rock Island. A
two-inch precipitation is unusual
ly heavy and that of Saturday was
the heaviest in several years.
The volume of water being too
great in many instances for the
drainage system to carry OF, wa
ter backed into a number of cell
lars in scattered sections of the
city and put out furnaces, in some
cases plugging up the outlet from
the cellar so that even today the
water in the easements had not
receded.
Thirty-eighth street was covered
with clay from the entertainments
on either side between Seventh
and Ninth avenue. While the land
slides on Saturday night were not
as large as on some previous oc-
casions, the land washed from the
embankment fell away in such a
maEaz - - ssave parts project
ing out at the top and there is con-
slant danger that these will fall.
Iowa Damage.
The Duck creek bridge at the
end of Brady street, just outside
the limits of Davenport, a $4,000
structure just being completed by
the Mccarthy Improvement com
pany, was washed away yesterday
morning. All other Duck creek
bridges were washed out, and
heavy damage was caused when
the stream overran its banks and
became 1000 yards wide.
The c., D. & NJ. interurban SER
vice between Muscatine and Dav-
export was suspended following a
landslide which INSTRUCTED its
tracks. A cyclone near Lowden,
Iowa, % miles from Davenport,
tore up barns and other farm
buildings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17
CHURCHES LINED
UP FOR NEW ERA
CAMPAIGN WORK

The new era campaign through
out the Presbyterian churches yes
to-day stirred up the enthusiasm of
the people in a manner hitherto I'M
known.
The South Park Presbyterian
church made its canvass yesterday.
Reports are not yet completed but
will be submitted to the congrega=
tional meeting on Friday evening.
The new era committee follows:
Chairman, w. G. Oglevee; Edwin
Williams, R. L. Baird, S. B. Matson.
F. A. Bledsoe, C. A. Colburn and
H. E. Sudlow.
The Cleland, Milan and Pleasant
Ridge churches have been organ
lied by the Rev. Thomas Hughes
and he has inspired enthusiasm
among the country people by
preaching. literature and instruc-
ton. These churches are expected
to go over the top, some of them
with large surplus.
At Central Presbyterian Rev. Da-
yid Johnson stirred his people yes
terday in his sermon on the new
era. Literature was distributed ex-
planatory of the new era in all de-
tails and will be followed at the
congregational meeting next Fri
day night when the Central church
will put over its budget and can
yass in one mighty effort.
In Broadway church yester-
day there were stirring ser
vices. The whole day was given
over to conferences, committee
meetings, instructions and inspira-
ton and prayer. A large group of
workers met in the afternoon and
discussed all details. Last evening
the budget was gone over and ex-
planned and Broadway will go up
over the top next Sunday afternoon.
The new era committee follows {:
Chairman. DR.. E. A. Anderson !;
vice chairman, Mrs. c. A. Schoes-
sell; DR.. J. W. Stewart, Hervey E.
Curtis, Robert T. Lee, William B.
Mcintyre and W. P. zimmerman.
These emen will conscript Broad
way workers and organize the en-
tire scheme.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17
MAKING IRON CROSSES.

CoblenZ.-A factory at Pforzheim
near Karlsruhe has been working
day and night recently turning out
iron crosses to be sold to American
soldiers and other troops eager for
souvenirs of the war, according to
travellers from Germany who arriv-
ed in CoblenZ late in January.
While the Berlin authorities have
discouraged the idea of the Ger
mans selling iron crosses and other
war decorations to soldiers of the
allies quite business has been
built up in this line in the zones
occupied by the British, French and
Americans. In Coblenz and other
cities the burgomasters have ap-
pealed to the self-respect of the
trades people in endeavors to stamp
cut the business of selling the va
rious German medals and officers
insignia
But the souvenir business thrives
nevertheless, the merchants in the
neutral areas reporting that they
can purchase all the iron crosses
and other decorations in any guam
tity desired. These are all brought
from unoccupied Germany, the sup
ply in the occupied part of the
Rhineland having been exhausted
soon after the allies took up their
positions at the three bridgeheads.
Owing to the fact that the au-
thorities will not issue permits for
the shipment OF honor medals into
the occupied zones. travellers say
that iron crosses by the hundred
and other relics of the war are be-
ing struggled across the border in
great numbers.
In Coblenz during the latter part
Of January iron crosses sold in the
stores for from to II marks each.
When the Americans first came to
Coblenz the crosses were valued at
from 5 to 9 marks. During the war
around the prisoner stockades, iron
crosses were sold to the Americans
at prices ranging from so francs to
200 francs.
All the news all the time-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17
DOUGHNUTS TO TEXAS.

Brownsville, Textile Salvation
Army doughnut, popularized IN the
front line trenches, is coming tc
the Mexican border. This an
nouncement was made by Briga-
dier George Wood, chief divisional
officer of the Salvation Army for
Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and
Southwestern Kansas, who is Wis
itfng every army camp on the
Mexican border to determine in
what particular field the Salvation
army can be of most assistance to
the United States soldiers.
Our work has been so in de-
mand by returning men that it was
decided to extend it to border
camps, where many of the men re-
turning from France probably will
Re sent" he said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17
EVEN THE PARKS
GRASS rs GREEN
FOR ST. PATRICK

The warm rain of Saturday
brought out the green in the grass
in the parks and lawns of the city
for today, St Patrick's day.
Shamrocks were worn, a time
honored observation of the occa-
sion, and there were green carna-
tions and green neckties in pro-
fusion. Green neckties are to be
1.-The thing" in neckwear for young
men this spring, so an early ex-
penditure today served two pur-
poses.
All of which again recalls that
the green flag did not today fly
from Conductor Hennessy's bridge
line car, a custom which he start
ed many years ago, but which he
discontinued several years back
when a traffic officer in Davenport
registered a protest against the
cars 'wearin' O. the green"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17
HE AND GENERAL TALK.

Paris.-Forty-one French gener-
ais have been killed in the war,
an official list states.
Five of them, Generals Bridoux,
Loyseau de Grandmaison, Marcot,
Guignabaudet and Masnou. were
generals of divisions, and the other
Sc were brighter generals, al
though at the time they met their
death they were almost without ex-
ception in command of divisions.
General Barbot, one Of the latter.
was one of the most popular army
leaders among the rank and file.
Clad in a long soldiers overcoat
and with the soft cap of the Alpine
chasseurs perched on one year. he
used to stroll by himself through
the trenches. One day he was
hailed by a poilu who was strug-
Cling along under the weight of
two huge soup cauldrona
Where are you off to-" asked
the soldier.
ITO the C. o." replied the gen.
eral.
That's where 1 am going give
us a hand with these cauidrons."
why certainly, sonny"
So the general and the poilu
stumbled along with the cauldrons
between them.
At the C. O.'s headquarters there
were explanations.
Il beg your pardon, general -
said the poilu, with a very red
face.
Not at all, my son, you are very
welcome" was the genial COM
mander's parting reply.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17
BULLET WOUND
is ACCIDENTAL
Walker Wilhelm Shot In Leg While
Taking Revolver Handed Him
by Companion.
NOT THOUGHT FATAL INJURY
Unless Complications Develop He
VIII Not Lose His Left
Limb.

While in the act of taking a re-
volver handed to him by a COM
panion, Walker Wilhelm, son OF
Rev. and Mrs. Phi. Wilhelm, 1928
fifth avenue, was accidentally shot
at $3.50 yesterday afternoon, a bull
let piercing his left thigh, shatter-
ing the bone.
Wilhelm was with three other
boys looking for a camp site east
Cf Watch Tower park. They had a
50 caliber automatic revolver with
them and were taking turns in dis
charging the weapon at various OBJ
iects along the river bank. 1t came
Wilhelm's turn to shoot and the
boy preceding him in turn twisted
about to hand him the weapon. The
gun fired and the bullet entered
Wilhelm's leg. He was removed in
a skiff to the street car terminal at
the park where he was then taken
aboard a street car and carried as
far as the pavement. DR.. Joseph
De Silva, who had been summoned,
met the party at the. end of the
paving. Wilhelm was removed to
st. Anthony's hospital.
Bullet Skaters Bone.
An X-ray examination revealed
two pieces of metal in his thigh
The steel jacket of the bullet had
broken off probably when the bull
let struck the bone of the leg. The
metal was removed.
Every chance for the recovery of
Wilhelm is held, provided no COM
plications develop. He is reported
as doing nicely at the, hospital to-
day.
Had the revolver been held but a
few inches higher when handed to
Wilhelm, he probably would have
been instantly killed or fatally
wounded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17
Personal Points

William A. Smith, son of Mr.. and
Mrs George E. Smith. S09 Twenty
fourth street, signal corporal in
the Twenty ninth service company,
radio laboratory, Camp Alfred Vail,
n. ]. has returned home, having
been honorably discharged from the
service.
William H. Nichols of Milan, of
The Argus composing room force,
has returned from Frankfort ar
senal. Philadelphia, with his honor
able discharge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ihrig, 612
Fourth street. are the parents of a
son, born yesterday morning. Mrs.
Ihrig was before her marriage
Miss Helen Wagner of this city.
Mrs. H. B. Lanum of Chicag,
returned to her home yesterda
after visiting her parents in thi
city for the last six weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17
NEED NOT RETURN
UNIFORMS TO u. S.
AS ONCE ORDERED

So many inquiries have come to
Red Cross headquarters with ref
erence to whether or not soldiers
NAV keep their uniforms, that the
chapter issues the following state
ment:
Uniforms may now be kept. The
postoffice has been asked not to &C
cept any uniforms for mailing back
TO the government.
Uniforms may be worn three
months after discharge. After that
time they may be worn only on
occasions of ceremony, as for ex-
ample, in patriotic parades."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17

carried to the relief station at 1923
Twentieth street may call Red
Cross headquarters, r. l. 2S35 and
the bundles will be called for. The
Red Cross urges that such requests
for collection be made at once so
that the entire burden will not fall
upon the motor corps within the
last few days of the campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17
STACK UP SCORE
OF log IN GAME

Members of the Community club
basketball team defeated a team
of the Davenport arsenal club yes
terday afternoon by a score of log
to 8. The game was staged at the
local club.
The Community club team of
this city was made up as follows:
F. L. Edwards. captain and CEN
ter; G. White, If; R. Banks, IF;
W. Chansky, rg; NJ. McCay, lg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17
WANT 1s-HOTR DAY

Springfield. Hl.-Springield fire
men have obtained the required
1000 signatures for the petition
to place on the ballot at the April
election the proposition for a u
hour day. Firemen WORK Y hours
at stretch having a 24-nour leave
of absence every fourth day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17
FRENCH RI-DGET LIP.

Paris, Sunday. March 16.-Ths
budget commission of the champe
of deputies has decided to introduc.
civil budget of $520,00O.0O0 for the
first three months of 1919.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17
CARRANZA HOLDS MORRLOS.

Mexico City, March 1.-THE
state of Morelos is completely I'M
der the control of government
forces after being overrun by Ia
patistas for 10 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-17

All the news all the time-Ths
Argus.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-07
fullness to make Il frilly and therefore
to produce very soft. puffed effect.

pc. - 49, LL4,
fullness to make It frllly and therefore
to produce a very soft, puffed effect.
We shall see M:lny Of these tinted,
lace-trimmed froc';s and hats as sum.
mer advances; therefore, II one likes
to i be { a bit al!ead Of the process
sion, by all means procure the soft
colored laces now. Undeniably this Is
lace season anyway. The beautiful
Marxot laces are combined with georg'
cites delightfully."-. This lace is very
fine and rich, and comes IN various
widths from E arrow bandings to
fiouncings wide enough for skirts:
A lavender chiffon frock which has
been greatly admired has panels Of
this creamy lace placed at both sides
Of the back, and the sleeves reveal II
falling from the elbow to the hem of
the skirt in deep loop. The front OF
the waist rs a., jacket effect made by
placing the lace over the chiffon and
letting the bottom edge appear below
the soft satin sash in the front. The
back ot The waistrepeats the lace also,
aud the two side panels Of the lace
join the waist, line under the sash at
the back. One does not hem the chit.
fon drnperies this summer, as the
selvage - sesteemedGas trimmiax.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-07

I" ;@ 7. 81 II. $50 ;'fs;:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-07
SUITS ! IS AND COATS ! i
Return to Strictly Straight Line
!! 4. Is Predicted. ~.
Variety Of Styles and Contradiction
Between Paris and New York
ii Expected 10 Continue. NJ. !. ,.ss,.

I Differing from the general opinion
abroad rs IN American authority who,
h emphatic on the subject OF width w
suits, and coats and makes the state
ment that q return to the strictly
straight line tailored coat is certain.
Al this comes from one OF the houses
~whick Hire not at ali extreme and very
wSn Known 1t carries weight. It 10
possible. notes leading fashion CORE
aependent, that the next season will sec
'thse same variety Of styles and abso-
lute contradictions between Paris and
New York that have prevailed for the
last twelve months.
Paris, quite as much as China, Is q
place where they: do things BY oppo'
sites. Having f discarded as much
clothing from the knee downward ~
possible, in the warmest of weather
they are wearing velvet berets and
1slvet hats. 1t is fortunate that there
iG1a vogue; for hats of black lgtulle and
Chantily or the smart Partisan would
be doomed to wear nothing but velvet
on the warmest Of days unless 'she re.
sorts to the glycerlned paper shat-a
late innovation, .u, ..- #.g.-,,..4,
The white velvet ID. Of course, very
much smarter than black. II one must
wear velvet on summer day. Lewis
nut forth some charming models In
leghorn and milan, but they proved
~ commonplace for the Partisan, who
~ isJe1tr~'-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-07
LACE ON FRocKs AND HATS
seft coIored Decoration. One of the
seasen's Faverltes; Chiffon prap-
's ~ cries Not Hemmed. e. IS. 's ;. :

A really lovely summer hat of lav..
3endsr sorgapdie which could be sue
scesstully worn with any sort Of dress
has: row after row of narrow yalen,:
seiapnesslace placed around crown and
along the brim and tinted cot thesexact
shade as the organdie which ma kes the
skat!s Tie lace is put on with Sufficient
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-07

And Lived Happily Ever Afterward.
The couple. IN the twenties. fashion
ably but not ultra dressed, unmistaks
ably worldwise in the faces, were pass.
Ing the Knights Of Pythias. building
when the man. turned his face toward
! the Woman and said In even tones of
~ell,motiulated voice: '-s5'cc'
did I or did ! not?'sr. -, - e.
Y You did" she said, quite as free
from vulgar excitement =
ss You are a liar" without a change
In the pitch Of his voice, as he again
turned his face toward her a-= = sss.''
/ She e$took! her hand from his arm.
they never lost a step. and proceeded
across the avenue and Ohio street In
tersectIon apparently obllvious Of traf.
fic, as they alternately spoke and
looked at each other. It was nice,
Eentlemanly and ladylike quarrel LIN.
dianapolls News. ~. ~ - $500
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-07

! Duty at Home; and Abroad.
When you are in the city boost your
locality, but when you are out Of the
city boost your city. * ~f2'' ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-07
I Not Bragg ng at All.

u never hear you telling any OF the,
bright things your children say" No.
Our. children s;s so many bright things
and 50 rapidly that | find it difficult to
remember them" r.. FIX i ~~-s ~ Il
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-07
Learn Wisdom Through Folly.

1t is a great pity that we 2 must l ex 3,
pertinent with score of follies, most
of them hoary with age, before, we
can arrive alta point Of w'sdoIn.@-Srl
$50 Cooke. ,-.s-s $50 FIX ,+t... =,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-07

There IL no material which 70 per,
1eetly. displays restraint as I very.
dask blue aerxe. The color and the
torture IN themselves suggest q world
of stempting Opportunities. ignored.
Thus there isa implied an. experience
with Ind knowledge OF, Infinite VA.
Y1eties of other ihues, other clothes.:.-
Kccors1iDg to the.n need Of the wearer,
the blue serge may be made up into
cost and skirt. or into 4 one-piece
street dress. A. With an exacting eye
for the narrow shoulder, the closesnt-
tins faperihk sleeve, md Enc utmost
precision Of finish and cut, coupled
with 3 resolute determination not to
concede, an inch to the skirt hem, one
may give free scope to other lines.
Once these details are observed, the
most fantastic sweeps Of the tailor's
shears; msy be allowed:
t., Blue serge is the most eflcaclous
background for accessories Of the
toilette and for little tinenesses, Let
1t be a. starting point for pearl gray
or sant-colored spats, for matching
mo,isquetaire suede gloves rolling
loosely over the tight wrist, for a
dark hat of concentrated lines and for
q fur, neckpiece of reduced proper
tions.aE Then; as a signature to the
work of art, as well as an insinuatlon
of what one might have done, let the
veil etch5a mad design in one bold, de.
tached pattern upon the cheek. This
IL q, dashing touch in costume other.
wise reserved. :: =, - - 2.
Blue serge IS unassailabie, -i,npec.
cable. IT is clover, md it is wise. .
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1919-08-08

comprehension OF social situ-
ations which seems far beyond
the level of his power to learn
and to do. The scope of his
attention is very limited. He,
himself. recognizes that he can
not get four numbers into his
head DIT the same time so they
will come out IN the order gwen.
That a man of his affablllty
and social opportunities should
have lived thirty.seven years in
Jasper County, and Whereabouts,
and have no Idea Of the value of
our different coins, and not be
able to name the days of the week
in order, puts him down as
weakling of low order.
Brady is not malingering. He
does not know the days of the
week and he does not know the
relative values of a nickle and
dune He cannot tie a double
bow knot. name colors, or dis
criminate a 8 gram and 15-gram
weight This is a common freak
of mind which Is feeble. The
feeble-minded do not grow up
regularly to certain age and
stop there. Another inmate of
the penltentlary we'll said, Its
a fine thing Brady don't know
what a fool he ls". Every one
who has ever come to know him
intimately recognizes that he is
good natured, but very short
minded, These two traits make
of HIM a ready tool to execute
the sinister intents of more Graf
ty persons.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1919-08-08

State, however. is stopping the
abuse of the Pardonlng Power
and thereby causing the people
to have d more wholesome re-
spect for the majesty dignity
and enforcement of their laws,
the general elevation of society
and the guarantee of law and
order among the people of Miss.
isslppl.
Another great advantage of
the Pardon Board Is that 1t saves
at least half of the Governors
which Can be devoted to the
greater problems of peace, pro.
gress and development, OF the
State with all it's interest. Any
Governor who wants the Pardon.
ing Power and knows anything
about 1t must be either a fool or
a crook.
The objection that the Pardon
Board can only recommend is
not. we'll founded for the reason
that all Pardon Boards IN nearly
all the States of the Union have
only the power to investigate
and recommend This is as it
should be. The power should
remain in the hands of the Chief
Executive of the State.
This record should convince
every sensible man in the State
of the great worth aud success
of this Board. The above and
foregoing facts about the use and
abuse of the Pardoning Power
for the last eight years are taken
from the records in the Gov.
ernor''s Office and can be verified
by anyone who questions these
statements.
SHALL THE PARDON
BOARD BOARD BE ABOL-
ISHED? THE ABOVE FACTS
WILL CAUSE EVERY GOOD
CITIZEN TO SAY mo"