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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
SEVERAL CASES
OF FLU PA?EAR
Four PeCDle Ill With Disease Are
Reported in East Moline
Fear Another Outbreak.

Influenza has made another ap-
pearance in East Moline. Yester-
day East Moline physicians report
ed four new cases of the disease.
All are in about the same part OF
the city.
Though the cases are mild, DR..
Walton Tackett, city physician,
continues to warn people to heed
all anti-infiuenza suggestions. If
more care isn't taken. said the doc
tor. auOtheG. outbreak of the dis
ease can be expected. Now that the
snow has melted and warm wealth
er is here, the germ that has re-
NAMED dormant during the cold
wave is awakening.
DR.. Tackett does not believe that
a serious outbreak of the epidemic
such as was suffered here last fall
will again prevail in such form
but sticks to the theory that if pre-
caution is not taken a mild cpl
demic can be expected.
The four cases reported yester-
day were handed in by two physi-
clans. 1t is believed that there are
ether mild cases in the city. but
mat physicians are not being re
ported to the city officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
CONFERENCE HERE
NEXT WEDNESDAY

Christian stewardship and cen
tenary movement conference will
be held Wednesday. Jan. 20. in the
First Methodist church, Moline
The conference is the annual dis
trict meeting If English Metkc-
dists and will be held in two ses-
siOns, afternoon and evening. The
following programs will he given ::
? 90 The Centenary Movement,
What is It?''-Rev. F. Z. Shut of
Aledo.
2:30 Christian Stewardship
Rev. Fletcher d. Clarke of Tou-
Ion
500 The Unit Plan" = Dr.
Harry Lewis of Kewanee.
800 Life Service"-Rev. Law
renee T Bear of Princeville.
$40 Methodist Minute Men
Rev. Arthur H. Smith of Bradford
400 Fellowship Intercession"
Rev. Joshua BartIe of Galva.
7:30--DevOtiolaI.
7.45 Challenge og the Present
Crisis"-Dr. Samuel VapPelt of
Rock Island.
500 Stereopticon lecture,
America, the battle-ground of
Christianity'-Dr. John f. Jones
dislrict superintendent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
VILLAGE BOARD T
AIDS IN SEARCH
Alderman Letter and Special
Officer Arrest Two Suspects
in Jail Delivery.

The Rock Island county Jail de-
livery last evening broke up the
regular session of the Silvis vii
laGe board. Members had con-
yened and business transactions
Just started when word was re-
ceived OF the escape and that all
officials should join in the search
for the conyicts.
Alderman Letter together with
other officers, entered the Shvis
yards and there with a special
officer for the Rock Island road
arrested two suspects, ono a negro
paroled cOnvic' and the other a
white man, an employe at the
Rock island arsenal The aTrestS
we're made at 10 O'Clock last
night.
Both men were taken to the
county Jail ana held as suspects,
This morning The arsenal worker
was released a. no evidence could
be found against him. The negro,
who admitted beng a parOled con-
vict, but who denies being impll-
Gated in the Wholesale delivery, is
being held as a suspect.
If charges cannot be preferred
against him in connection with the
jail delivery, he can be held for
violating his parole.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
HEPBURN MEETS
CASSEL0 TWICE
Deputy Who Arrests Escaped Con-
Vict Does So After Second
Meeting This Morning.

Sam Casselo, paroled convict,
was recaptured by Deputy Sheriff
Hepburn at II o'clock this morning,
while he was walking east on Sixth
avenue near Nineteenth street. Mo-
line. Casselo did not attempt to
resist arrest.
One half hour before the arrest,
Deputy Hepburn and Deputy VAIL
strand encountered Casselo as he
was standing at Seventh avenue
and Fifteenth street, Moline. They
did not arrest him, but stopped and
questioned the eX-convict. We
talked to him and he handed us a
line of bunk" said Hepburn. The
deputies came back to the Moline
police station, took another look
at the photograph of Casselo, then
positive that the man they had
talked TO was the one that was
wanted, again started on the
search.
One half hour later Hepburn
sighted Casselo. He ordered 4
passing machine to stop and made
chase after his victim. CasselO
would say nothing when third de-
greed by Chief Ben Dejaeger this
morning, regarding the Jail deliv-
cry of last night. He was in the
county Jail on charges of rObbing
David Chellstrom OF Moline some
time ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
Police News

Robert Sherman. IA years old,
was taken from the tender of a
Rock Island engine at Sixteenth
street crossing, Moline. this morn
ing The officer thought he was
one of the convicts who had escap-
cd from Rock Island county Jail
last evening.
The boy. when arraigned in pO-
lice court this morning, said he was
out of funds and was trying to beat
his way back to his home. Chicago.
Magistrate Gustafson ordered him
released
Tony VOsoki, So years old, and
Helen Pietroski. 43, were arrested
this morning at 42S Eighth street,
Moline. officer Kittilsen, who made
the arrest, says they were living as
man and wife. Vosoki claims the
woman was his housekeeper Both
are charged with discorderly con-
duct. Magistrate Gustafson contin-
ued the case until tomorrow after
noon and released the defendants
On their own recognizance.
Roy Means. Is years old, is a pr:s-
oner in Moline city Jail, where he
is held on a charge of stealing a
bicycle. Means was arrested this
morning. Pierre Van TONNE, the
complainant, alleges that Means
stole the wheel Dec 28.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
BURLESON SENT
APPEAL BY EN-.
business Men File Protest to Post
master General Concerning Re-
mOval of Telegraph Office.

Letter of protest to Postmaster
General Burleson on the removal
OF the Western Union telegraph Of
ice from East Moline was sent to-
day by the East Moline Business
Mems association. The telegraph
office was closed in that city the
first of the year and the system
used now is by telephone from the
Moline office.
The association had before ap-
pealed to Senator J. II. Lewis, but
received no reply. The city COM
mission at a recent meeting sent a
message of protest to Congressman
W. ]. Graham. Business men and
city officials unite in saying that
mistakes are made which cause loss
If large amounts of money through
use of the telephone. They also
want it understood that East Mo-
line is a distinct municipality and
that it is not a suburb of Moline.
Agitation on the removal of the
office started when a prominent
East Molfner lost 5000 on a watch
deal. which found its source in n
mistake in a telegram. which was
phoned from the Moline office in
stead of the message being deliv-
cred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
TWO MOLINERS AT
BELGIUM AMERICAN
ALLIANCE MEETING

CASTOR Veys. president Of the
Belgium-American National alli-
ance and Raymond De Rycke. sec
rotary of the organization, both of
Moline. left today for Chicago TO
attend the meeting of the associa-
ton, at which time systematic
means will be adopted whereby Bel
gians in America can be in COM
munication with relatives in Bel
GUM.
With the release of Belgium
from four years of occupation by
the German army, new interests
have sprung up which need inn
mediate attention. The aim of the
association is to render assistance
to countrymen in need. Represen-
tatives of the Belgium government
and notable Belgians from this
country will be at the meeting.
Someone will be sent to devastated
Belgium to supervise the work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
REPORTS SHOW
FINANCIAL CAIN
That Lutheran Hospital Has Sue.
cesSfuI Year Is Brought Out
at Annual Meeting.

Financial gain and new additions
built at the Lutheran hospital OF
Moline was nearly double last year
over that of the year before, was
the report at the annual meeting
of the sixteen pastors and lay dele
gates of the Rock Island district
of the Augustana synod Lutheran
church held last evening in the
First Lutheran church of Moline.
The reports were read by Rev. AL
fred Nelson, acting president of the
board OF directors, and Miss Amelia
Dahlgren, superintendent.
An increase of $9,790.78 in the
receipts for the year ending 1918,
over that of 1917 was shown. This
amount was the net gain over and
above the total expenses. In 1911.
SAT. 591.71. was the total receipts
and in the last year that figure
jumped to S5S.736.13. The cost per
capita per day was S241.
Additions made during the year
were the nurses home, laundry and
the pathological laboratory, &C
cording to Miss Dahlgren's report
The work done in the laboratory
covered work of fifteen counties.
The present staff of nurses and
those in training number Sc. The
petition Of the board to increase
the membership from u to Is
members was granted and the nee
essary steps for amendment Of
charter and constitution were made
TO take effect next year. The board
was authorized to call a chaplain
and field secretary to devote his
entire time to the hospital work
. Rev. f, W. Magnusson of Gene
seo, ILL.,, was elected president of
the organization to succeed Rev.
]. A. Hemborg of New Windsor.
Ill: DIR. NJ. T. Laurie was named vice
president: Rev. Joseph Mattson.
secretary, and Rev. L. F. Jones,
treasurer
This afternoon a session Is being
held to elect new members Of the
hospital board. This evenings ses-
sion will begin at 1870 in the First
church when Df. G. A. Brandelle,
president of the synod. will preach
in Swedish and Rev. E. W. Magnus
son in English.
Report of the Lutheran hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
EAST MOLINE

The regular meeting of the Ply
mouth circle of the Congregational
church has been postponed on ac-
count of so many of the members
taking part in THE Wishing Ring"
the play to be held tomorrow and
Friday evening at the Majestic the
atre. The date will be announced
later
Mrs. Dick Bell of Silv:s is recov-
eTing from a severe attack of bron-
chitiS.
Mrs. Charles Windsor of Silvis
returned yesterday from Burling-
ton, where she went to meet her
brother, Joseph Carson. who stop
ped there with home folks. He is
enroute from Vancouver to Camp
Mills, New York, where he has
| been transferred.
The officers for the year were
elected Monday at the meeting Of
the Silvis Crescent club, which was
held at the home of Mrs Louis
Newton, and are: President, Mrs.
William Emmert; vice president.
Mrs. +. ]. Brown; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. Charles Windsor.
:
pleted and delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess. This
was a postponed meeting, and the
next regular one will be held next
Tuesday with Mrs Thomas Craw-
ford, who has been ailing for some
time, but is much better now.
Tie "Our Club" meets tomorrow
with Mrs Rolly Wilson of Silvis.
The members of the c. l. c. club
met Monday evening with Miss En-
maline Lawson. This was the first
meeting of the year. Election of
officers followed the business ses-
sion, the following being named:
President, Mrs Fannie Schilling;
vice president, Miss Georgia Hos
letter: secretary, Elsie SchilI:ng !;
tire asurer, Emmaline Lawson.
The 'Mid-Week Card club of Sill
Wis was entertained Monday even
ing at the homo of Mr. and Mrs
Glen Walker Mrs. John Ransom
carried home the ladies' prize, an
apron; Tom Wanless was success
full in winning pair of hose, while
John Ransom drew the all-cut In
two weeks the club will meet at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Wanless.
o. f. S chapter No. 779 held the
first regular meeting of the year
Worthy Matron Mrs. Ada Roesch
appointed the following committees
for the year: Auditing, Hazel AID
rich, Addie Cox. George Schmidt:
flower, Ida Warren. Elizabeth
Schmidt; membership, Mae Aid
rich. Olive Adams. H. S. CrossI ay :
entertainment, for six months, Lii
liam Clendenin, Victoria Cartwright,
Freda Reevey, L. T. Outten; enter
tainment, for last six moths, EliZ-
abeth Schm DIT. Hazel Allrich, Min
ME Long, H. S. Crossley: commit
tee on bylaws. Lillian Clendenin,
Anna Durham, George Schmidt. A
decision was reached to hold a
school of instruction Feb. 4 Mrs.
Nellie Humphreys will be invited
to demonstrate the work. A picnic
dinner will be served at noon. SEES
sions will begin at a. m, p. m.
and 7:30 D. m. Several candidates
will be initiated at the next meet
ing Mrs Mae Aldrich. past ma
iron, was presented with a jewel
for her faithful work last year The
worthy patron presented George
Schmidt, past patron, with Eastern
Star cuff buttons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
PLAN RALLY NIGHT
FOR NEW MEMBERS

Rally night for the 500 or more
men who became members of the
Y NJ. c. A. in the recent campaign
will be held at the Moline Y. NJ. C.
A. tomorrow night. Invitations
have been sent 1000 men and boys.
The party was to have been held
Jan. 3, but was postponed on ac-
count of the weather. William H.
Wood, physical director and II. j.
Panta, civilian secretary at the
Rock Island arsenal. will put on
an athletic and musical program.
On the entertainment committee
are: B. A. King, J. Z. BOdeen, d. l..
-Esterdahl. A C. Vinton, Henry
Mengel, Esley E. Johnson, E. A.
Tarbox. E. j. White. F. 6. Raney.
6. A. Parker and L. G. easier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
MARTIN CARLSON
MADE CHAIRMAN
OF COMMITTEES

Martin r. Carlson, of Moline,
senator from the Thirty-third sem
atorial district, has returned home
for the January recess and will re
main till the legislature recon
venes on the 2Sth. Before adjourn
ment committee appointments were
made by the chairman and in these
the Moliner Jared well. He is made
chairman of two committees and
has membership on eleven others.
Here are the appointments:
Administrative code-Chairman.
To visit state educational insti-
buttons
Appropriations Member.
Banks and building and loan as
sociations-Member.
Member.
Observation-Disclosures.
Judiciary-M Member.
municipalities Member.
Public Member.
Roads, bridges and highways
Member.
Canals and rivers Member.
County and township OrganiZa-
tion-Member.
Reappointments- Member.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
MINOR LOSSES OF
NEW YORK STORE
BEING EXAMINED

Minor losses sustained in the
Jew York store fire, one week ago,
by occupants of the Chase & Kne-
erg building. including Shallene
Pros. Ranks shoe store, DeWolf
< Blomgren and Hickey Bros, will
re greater than at first estimated.
Insurance adiustors are busy ex-
mining these minor losses today.
J. II. Wallace. insurance man,
stated that the losses of Pierr &
Co. will be investigated later He
estimated the damages to stock and
building TO be about S135,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
NO CLUES TO MEN
WHO BURGLARIZED
PLUMBING OFFICE

Burglars who entered the Office
of the East Moline Plumbing and
Heating company, 92l Fifteenth
avenue. East Moline, Monday
night, took with them an Oliver
typewriter, No 5; Burroughs adj
ing machine, No. 5,S7d; check
writer and a corporation seal. but
overlooked 5000 which was left in
the cash register. No clues have
been found as to the identity OF
the thieves.
A rear window was smashed to
gain entrance. 1t is believed q. ma
chine was used to haul the loot
away. Speck and Nuessle are pro-
prietors of the company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
HILLSDALE BOY
DEAD IN FRANCE

August Walters, one of the first
men entrained by the Moline ex-
emption board, was killed in action
in France Nov. 10. News of his
fate was received last night by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A L. Wal
tiers, of Hillsdale.
Private Walters left Moline Sept.
), 1917, for Camp Dodge, and had
been overseas for several months
He was reared at Hillsdale, and
was working on his fathers farm
at the time he entered the service
The parents, three brothers and
four sisters survive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
A. BLACKSTONE IS
GIVEN SERGEANCY

Alfred Blackstone, son of Mrs. f.
c. Blacks one, 1925 Twelfth ave-
nue., Moline, has been promoted to
the rank Of sergeant. according TO
word received from France. Ser
geant Blackstone was in charge OF
she'll shipments from Mehun camp
during the last few months of the
war. He was slated for a commits
sion when the armistice was
signed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
The Day in Davenport

Enforce Anti-Spit Order-With a
view of preventing the recurrence
If epidemics of diseases in Daven-
port, the board of health has decid-
ed on a strict enforcement of the
anti-spit ordinance. Under this or
iinance it is a misdemeanor to eX-
Dectorate on the sidewalks. in
street cars, halls, buildings or any
place of public gatherings. The
police have been instructed to give
offenders a weeks warning, after
which all violators will be promptly
arrested and prosecuted. Begin
ling next Tuesday. the ordinance
will be rigidly enforced.
CITY to Get Checker-In order to
,ut more method into the activities
II the various city offices, Mayor
J. NJ. Littleton is planning soon TO
install a check system in the city
lan. 1t will be the duty of the
checker to keep track of all the
cams, men and material used by
he city or employed day by day.
lie will likewise check all the pur-
.hases made by the purchasing
gent, and will thus take some of
he load off that officials should
Ts.
Home Burns-Mrs. B. NJ. Roberts
aw the fire department pull up in
ront of her home Monday after
loon and saw the usual crowd con-
Tegate. She was the most sur
,rised woman in Davenport when
ne of the neighbors Immediately
.fterward rushed in and told her
hat the house was on fire The
ire was confined to the chimney.
FRS. Roberts conducts a rooming
.ouse at 715 Main street
Slides On Icy Walk-John Holt,
Ged 40, who resides in a shanty-
oat at the foot of Myrtle street,
uttered a scalp wound on the back
( his head and a bad cut over the
light eye Monday when he slipped
nd fell on the sidewalk at Third
nd Ripley streets.
DaYenpOrters C0Hing-Six Dav-
nport men are on board the steam
Rochambeau. which has stop
ed at Halifax to replenish the coal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
GIVE DINNER PARTY
FOR SOLDIER ELKS

Soldier members OF the Moline
order of Elks are going to be given
q warm welcome at dinner parties
to be held at the club rooms. The
FIRST of the series OF parties will be
given at Z o'clock Thursday even
ing. Judge y. A. Larson is TO be
POSTMASTER. Soldiers are asked to
wear their uniforms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
Obituary
Hilmar Frank VOIkmann.

Hilmar Frank Volkmann, aged 81
years, formerly a well known resi-
dent of Moline, died at II O'Clock
yesterday morning at his home in
Des Moines. Telegram to this eff
feet was received by his mother,
Mrs. Margaret Volkmann, who re-
sides with her daughter, Mrs. AL
win Davis, 242S Eighteenth street A,
Moline. Mr. Volkmann had been
ill seven weeks with typhoid fever
Hilmar Frank Volkmann was
born March 27, 1882, in Moline. He
attended the Garfield school of this
city and also Browns Business col
lege. For a time he was employed
as assistant cashier at the Burling-
ton depot and for the last IL years
had been connected with the Rock
Island road, having been appointed
district supervisor at Des Moines,
to which city he was transferred
last September. He was previous
ly located at Waterloo, where he
had resided since his departure
from Moline.
He is survived by his widow, one
child. Hilmar, Jr., aged Z years, his
mother, Mrs. Margaret Volkmann of
Moline, three sisters, Mrs. Carrie
Bake of Bloomington, Mrs. Alvin
Davis and Mrs. Walter Hanson,
both of Moline. and four brothers,
Rudolph j. Volkmann of Madison,
Wis, Fred H. Volkmann of Daven-
port. Bernhardt Volkmann in
France, and Vincent Volkmann of
Jefferson barracks, Mo.
Remains will be taken to St Paul.
the home of his wife's mother,
where funeral services will be held
Friday morning Burial will be in
St. Paul cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
DISMISS CHARGES
IN DERYCKE CASE

Charges against Arthur De-
Rycke, alleged to have threatened
Mrs. Lena Denwith, 1455 Seven
tecnth street. East Moline, with
her life Monday afternoon, were
dismissed by Magistrate A. A.
Niles this morning, in the East Mo-
line police court. Mrs. Denwith
charged that DeRycke came to her
home on Monday afternoon and de-
manded admittance. She refused 10
let him in and then, the complain
ant said, he threatened IT, kill her.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
MEETING DELAYED.

Meeting of the extension class
of the Second Congregational
church has been postponed from
Friday until a later date. The
boys were to have enjoyed a swim
in the Y. NJ G. A. natatorium, but
the water circus when will be
staged Friday evening prevents
this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
HOOD INDUSTRIAL
SECRETARY AT Y

]. R. Hood, who has been en-
ployed at Rock Island arsenal, has
accepted a position with the Moline
Y. NJ. c. A as social and industrial
secretary. Mr.. Hood began his du-
ties this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
HOME ON LEAVE.

Private Glenn A. Trevor of the
United States marines, son of May
or Clarence S. Trevor. is home from
Washington on a furlough. Pri-
vate Trevor has been in the service
since April, 1917.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22
Funeral of Ruth Victory Yeater.

Funeral services for Ruth Vic
tory Yeater. infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry A. Yeater, will be
held at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon in
the home of her grandparents, Mr..
End Mrs. Orlen Darlington, 1850
Fourth street, Moline. and at
o'clock in the Second Methodist
church with Rev. W. B. Slime of
Rock Island will have charge. In
torment will be in Riverside Gene
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22

, supply. They are Walter E. Ber-
valid, son of ex-Mayor John Ber-
| wald; Merrill Bell, of the Bell
| Jones company; Hugo E. Horst, 524
| West Fifteenth street: Roy Short,
son of Mrs. Charles Short, $40
| Crestwood terrace; Frank Nichols,
1925 East street, and George Mar
tin. The Rochambeau is expected
to arrive in New York the latter
part of this week.
Admits Intent to Murder-eI was
that mad, jedge, l sho' would a
killed that woman eff the gun had
worked" This damaging admission
is accredited to Lena Pinkney, COL
ored, who faced Police Magistrate
a G. Sampson yesterday on a
charge of assault with intent to
murder Sylvia Hutchinson. The
woman was bound over to the
grand jury, and the magistrate
fixed bonds at $4,000. In default
Of this amount she was sent to Jail.
Old Resident Dead-Many Daven-
port friends and old-time acuuaint-
ances of Charles A. Meek will be
grieved to learn of his death which
occurred Jan. Is, at Fort Smith,
Arkansas. Death was caused by a
tumor of the bladder. Mr.. Neck
was engaged in the furniture bust
ness in Davenport from 1889 to
1897, being located at the site now
occupied by the Iowa Furniture &
Carpet company 1t was known as
the Meek Furniture & Carpet com
pany.
Obituary RecOrd-The death of
Mrs. Ida May Brock occurred yes
terday at her home at 1O4S West |
Third street, Spanish influenza fol-
lowed by, pneumonia being the
cause of her demise. She had been
i'll for the past u days.
Mrs. Frances Klosterboer, 25
years OF age, passed from Pine |
Knoll sanitarium yesterday, after /
a lingering illness of tuberculosis.
She had been a patient at the sani- |
forum for the past two months.
Marriage Licenses H.
Schmidt and Dorothy ]. Concannon, |
both of Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22

Marriage Licenses-Herbert H.
Schmidt and Dorothy ]. Concannon,
both of Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-22

DaYenporters Coming DAY.
nport men are on board the steam
r Rochambeau, which has stop
ed at Halifax to replenish the coal