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0 ROCK ISLAND AHGUS. SATUHDAV, DECKMBKR 12, 19U GARRISON URGES INCREASED ARMY BRITAIN'S NEWEST TORPEDO BOAT DESTKOYEK DEMON FOR SPEED 7A 9 THE - i i k iv s y i ir-s. . o 55 j 1 1 at 1 M : :: ( Secretary Would Have a War Strength Force Ready and More Reserves. Washington. D. C Dec. 12. That the United State army be Immediate ly recruited to Its full war strength, which would moon the addition of 23. 000 men and l."0 officers. Is urged by Secretary Garrison of the war depart ment In his annual report presented to President Wilson. Such an increase would give the reg ular fcrmy a total of about 120,000 men. if whom 60.000 would be available as a mobile fighting force in the Conti nental United States. The present mobile strength of 31.000. the secreta T points out. soon will be cut in half by additions to the garrisons In th; Canal Zone. Hawaii and the Philip pines. The report directly mentions the European war but once. "It would be premature." It says, "to attempt now to draw the ultimate les sons from the w-ar in Europe. It Is an Imperative duty, however, to heed so much of w hat it brings home to us as is Incontrovertible, and not to be changed by any event, leaving for later and more detailed and comprehensive con sideration what its later developments and final conclusions may indicate." In addition to strengthening the reg ular establishment, the secretary urges that steps be taken at once to create a more adequate reserve army. He dismisses as Impracticable talk of im mediate disarmament, and as ground less fears of militarism in America, and recommends military preparedness on the price which must be paid in order to obtain the desirable things of life and to defend them." The present full war strength of the United States is summarized by the report as follows: "The organized militia of the various states totals 8.323 officers and 119.087 men. The enlistea men mereoi are required to obtain the financial aid which the congress authorizes the sec retary of war to extend under certain conditions, to attend twenty-four drills a year and five days annually in the field. If all of the national guard could be summoned in the event of war and should all respond (an inconceiv able result), and if they were all found fairly efficient in the first line thai 1. the troops who would be expected to immediately take the field we could summon a force in this country of reg ulars and rational guard amounting to 9.S1S officers and 14S.492 men. (This would include only regulars of fighting force stationed in the United States proper.) "And this is absolutely all. The only other recourse would then be vol unteers, and to equip, organize, train and make them ready would take, at the smallest possible estimate, six months. "Any one who takes the slightest New York. Dec. 12 (Special) An American visitor to. England, just re turned to New York, who through merest chance ws afforded exception al opportunity to inspect the vast nav al plant at Devonport, declares that what is going forward at express speed behind the walls of Britain's nary yards, if it were known to the German authorities, would dispel de cisively any Teutonic belief that Ad miral Jelllcoe's fleet intends to re strict its activities to blockading the North sea and keeping the Atlantic and other oceans clear of enemy ves sels. " Within six months the lists of the royal navy will be augmented by six super-dreadnoughts and eight battle cruisers from its yards at Devonport and Portsmouth alone. All of these ships will be equipped defensively and offensively more powerfully than anv men-of-war of their respective classes now afloat. At least one of the super-dreadnoughts, for example, has an arrangement of turrets which Is quite new and which permits big cali bre guns to be fired broadside and straight ahead with equal facility. England's navy builders are not .The Swift. confining their attention solely to cruisers and super-dreadnougnts. The new British torpedo boat destroyer Swift, which has Just gone into com mission, is the largest vessel of its type afloat. She has a displacement of 1.S25 tons and has an average speed of 35 miles an hour, making her one of the speediest of war, craft. The Swift is equipped with four rapid fire guns, throwing fifteen 25-pound pro jectiles per minute. Obviously it is impossible to reveal what the circumstances were under which an American was enabled to roam practically at will about an es tablishment which British naval men declare is the biggest of its kind in the wiorld. It is equally out of the question for him to narrate for publication all that he saw. particularly as not being a naval expert he could not under, stand fully the more technical fea tures of the spectacle. Under the new defense of the realm act, recently passed, even the wholly harmless parts of his description render him subject to trial by court martial. For instance, it cannot harm the ad mirality's program to have it known that no less than 9.000 men are em ployed night and day at the Devon port station, and that there are al ways some 5,000 sailors and marines on guard there against attack from without or within which latter refers to the very real peril of espionage. Yet were the identity of the American informant known he might be pro ceeded against for such a disclosure. Recently in the house of commons Winston Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, stated that Great Britain could lose a super-dreadnought every months for twelve months without her superiority over the German navy being affected, even if during that period Germany suffered the loss of not a single ship. It is easy to understand the first lord's meaning when one realizes that within six months there will be six super-dreadnoughts ready to g out of Plymouth and Portsmouth harbors in to the battle line, and furthermore, that from the time plans for the con struction of such a monster are drawn up until the day she sets out on her trial only eighteen months must elapse. Incidentally every part of a super-dreadnought except her guns can be built in the navy yard. 13 Days to Christmas i Dec 12 1 4. There's Every Reason For and None Against Making Your Christmas Purchases NOW trouble to investigate will find that in modern warfare a prepared enemy would progress 60 far on the way to success in six months. If his antagonist had to wait six months to meet him. that such unprepared antagonist might as well concede defeat without con test." The secretary discusses at some length peace and the use of the word "militarism." touching upon the moot ed question of whether military pre paration tends to prevent war. " "It is, of course, not necessary to dwell on the blessings of peace and the horrors of war." he says. "Every one desires peace, just as every one desires health, contentment, affection, sufficient means for comfortable exist ence, and other similarly beneficent things. But peace and the other states of being just mentioned are not always or even often solely within one's own control. It may truthfully be said that eternal vigilance is the price which must be paid in order to obtain the desireable things of life and to defend them. "Every nation must have adequate force to prptect itself from domestic insurrection, to enforce its laws, and to repel invasions; that is, every na tion that has similar characteristics to those of'a selfrespectlng man. If it prepares and maintains more mili tary force than is necessary for the purposes just named. t'nenit Is sub ject to the conviction, in the public opinion of the world, of having em braced 'militarism. unless it intends agression for a cause which the public opinion of the world conceives to be a righteous one. To the extent, how ever, that it confines its military pre- I paruDCfis iir tuts (juifuse iubl iii ra tioned, there is neither warrant nor justification In characterizing such ac tion as 'militarism.' A table of the thirteen leading countries of the world showing area, population, peace strength of the army and the total trained war strength is included in the report. It discloses that with an area and population sur passed only by Great Britain and her colonies and by Russia, the United States stands tenth In peace footing of her army and twelfth in trained re serves. Against Russia's 4.500.000 trained men the United States has 225,000 including the Philippine scouts, and Belgium, with 1S0.000. Is the only nation below that figure. Switzerland, next above, has 275,000, and Japan. 1.200.000. "Whatever else may properly be drawn from the facts as disclosed." the report says. "It can not be disputed that it is imperative that we have in this country a very much larger per centage of men who have had proper military training and who are in posi tion to instantly respond to the call of the nation." Of war material the report says: "We have on hand in reserve suffi-. cient small arms, small-arm ammuni tion and equipment, roughly figuring, for the 500.000 men that would have to be called into the field in any Urge emergency. We have nothing like sufficient artillery and artillery ammu nition. It is imperative that the man ufacture of artillery and artillery am munition should progress as rapidly as is possible until a proper reserve there of has been obtained." In closing, the report says: "I realize that one of the matters which will be much debated in connec tion with this whole subject w-ill be the matter of expense. I do not over look this, but I think that those who are charged with responsibility on be half of the public should realise' the unanswerable indictment that will lie against them if they shrink from Incur ring expenses for what is vital to the nation. When one has reached the conclusion, as I have, that a Minimum of military preparedness is essential, the question of its cost is secondary and can not be permitted to be the determining factor. No citizen will or can properly object to the expendi ture of money for vital national purposes." mjj Suggestion (i Tip-- ' . Ii The Promotion of HHeaEth DAY IN DAVENPORT Practical Suggestion No. 1 Buy your wife, mother or sisters a sanitary cabinet gas range this Chistmas. We will connect it in time for her to cook that Christ mas dinner. Most of the new ranges have zvhite enamel panels. We also have an all enameled range which is a beauty. Call and see our stock. The new ranges zvill surprise you. BE A SPUG Peoples Power Rock Island Molinc East Tvloline Co. W ! STOMACH mi mm E$i!jltiifit Good health must have its start in the Stomach, Liver and Bowels, for these organs are the controlling power and have direct influence on the entire system. If stomach weakness is al lowed to develop, digestion becomes impaired, the appe tite begins to wane, the liver becomes lazy and the bowels constipated. Therefore the great im portance of establishing and maintaining strength and vigor in these organs at all times. To this end just try HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS It is Nature's one best aid in the promotion of health. DQD0DDDDDDDD Policeman Prevents Arrest A chance for an officer to distinguish himself was overlooked Wednesday afternoon when a man supposed to have been the one who robbed the plumbing shop of J. J. Ryan on Brady street, Saturday night, left a Fourth street car while the conructor tried to prevail upon the said officer to make the arrest. Neither the name of the conductor nor that of the officer were available, and although the police have been notified of the occurrence, no action has been taken. Officials of the Tri-City Railway company, to whom the conductor made a report of the matter declined to discuss it. Ac- 1 cording to the information the affair j occurred late Wednesday afternoon on I the Fourth street car line. A police- man was riding on the front platform when a stranger got on the car. When I the conductor collected his fare he ! noticed that the number on the ticket corresponded with that on the book of tickets taken from the Ryan shop Saturday night. Without saying any thing to the passenger, the conductor stepped to the front of the car and told the policeman about it. The lat ter looked at the ticket and announced that it was not the number of the Ryan ticket. The conductor then open ed the door to inspect the passenger and as he did so the latter Jumped from his seat and rushed to the rear door, swinging it open and leaping from the car. He disappeared at once and has not been seen since. Street car men declare that the refusal of the policeman to act makes their work harder because they are looking out for stolen tickets on many occasions and unless they have the cooperation of the officer:, they will be unable to discharge their duty. Mrs. Mengel Marries Again Blanche Meier, formerly Mrs. George Mengel. plaintiff ta the famous Mengel divorce case which was pending in the Scott county district court over eight years, and Max Silberstein, , were united In marriage by Justice of the Peace Phil Daum. at the latter's office late Thurs day afternoon. The notice of the dis missal of the case was filed In the Scott county district court last week. A modification of the decree giving the plaintiff permission to remarry at any time was also signed by the judge at that time. The case at one time was before the supreme court of the Unit ed States. George Mengel is a Daven port brewer. Parker Takes St. Onge Stock The lease, stock and fixtures of the de funct II. A. St. Onge store, 116 West Second street, was purchased yester day by the M. L.. Parker company. The details of the disposal of the stock will be made later. The St. Onge store two doors east of the Parker company, is composed chiefly of suits, coats, furs and millinery. It is planned by the new owners to conduct a sale, the de tails of which are now being planned. December Stork Busy Record of the births of sons to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Baumgart. 710 West Fifteenth street, and Mr. and Mrs. John llupfer, 509 West Locust street, were register ed with City Clerk Hugo Moeller. Dr. McCullough Improves Dr. G. F. McCullough. 124 West Twelfth street, is recovering from an acute attack of . . .7 . u . : l cell. He is at Mercy hospital and his condi tion is reported today as improved. Drs. Hageboeck. Stokes and Kulp who operated on the patient stated that Dr. McCullough will be moved to his home in a week or ten days unless some thing unforseen develops. because of the absence of Mayor Muel ler, who has been a strong supporter of the movement for a number of years. ' Judge Theophilus Grants Divorce Judge Theophilus yesterday granted a decree of divorce to Lucy Sutton from her husband, Charles K. Sutton, on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Licensed to o-Wed- -William pany. A general view of the plant is also shown on the front cover of the magazine. "The manufacture of oxy gen and hydrogen gases for commer cial use is of such recent date and has developed so rapidly during the last few years, that comparatively few people outside of the medical profes sion and the larger industrial plants, appreciate its many uses," the maga zine says. "The Bettendorf Oxygen Hydrogen company of Bettendorf has C. Fey I been incorporated for $50,000 and has Mayor Unable to Attend Because of the necessity of his presence at the united in marriage to C. S. Fries. Nov. and Fredia Schroeder. Grand Mound. Max Silberstein and Blanche Meier, Davenport. o Obituary Record Miss Margaret Gohlman, formerly a resident of Dav enport, died at Lincoln, Neb.. Wednes day morning of this week, after a short illness, according to a letter received by H. L. Pope from Miss Gohlman's brother-in-law. F. S. Rowley. Miss Gohlman had been ill only a few hours. Some time ago she underwent an operation, but it was thought she was recovering. She moved with her moth er, Mrs. Elizabeth Gohlman. and her sister. Miss Agnes, from Davenport about five or six years ago. and had lived Lincoln most of the time since. Besides the relatives mentioned she leaves two sisters in Omaha. Her home before the family left Davenport was at 1208 Perry street. The body will be buried at Lincoln. Mrs. Mattie L. Fries died at her home, US West Sixteenth street, after' an Itlnata . . f ...... ...... - CI. . I a. ...... . . v. i v . v .mi;. .iim npi "I years or age. She was born in Port Byron. 111.. Sept. 23. 1S72. and lived there most of her life until she came to Davenport two years ago. She was erected a plant at that place for the electrolytic manufacture of oxygen a'ad hydrogen gases. It started operat ing the latter part of August, and is already supplying some of the larger industrial plants throughout Iowa and Illinois." Factory Sale Attracts Many PURCHASERS TAKING ADVAN TAGE OF THE BOWLBY OFFER X Surplus Sale of Kimball Piancs Is Con ducted in Rock Island by the Company Auditor. fore January first is meeting with most enthusiastic support. Each purchaser during this sale re ceives a cooperative share in factory profits for a period three years pay able in cash or same may be applied to still further reduce the low: wholesale prices at which goods are being closed out. Mr. Brown stated the proposition very plainly when he said, "This Is not a n'oney making proposition, sim ply swapping dollars in order to keep the factory running steady which is the only method for economical pro duction." When asked if he did not think that the very low prices direct from factory would have a tendency to lower prices below a reasonable point and tend to hurt sales in regular way through agents, he stated that he hardly thought so because if one finds a hundred dollars it is a hundred dollars just the same. The quality of the Kimball piano will always he maintained, and friends of those who take advantage of this great oppor tunity will buy later so that the adver tising feature of a great sale of this kind makes up in a measure a p.-rt of the loss. tAdv.) uiceiiiig oi tne Davenport board of public works. Mayor Mueller was un able to ettend the meeting of the legis lative committee of the Iowa League of Municipalities which was held In Des Moines Thursday. Mr. Mueller was appointed chairman of the com mittee at the meeting In Burlington, but resigned the place becuuse of the pressure of business in Davenoort 16, 1S9S. Surviving are her husband and one sister. Mrs. W. S. Hilenmn. The body will be taken to the old home in Port Byron, from where the funeral will bo held Sunday. o Article on New Company The De cember number of pwa Factories, a monthly published at Des Moines bv II1A nu'a 1 ! ,1 ii f,..t .i . i . . : Tl, ,!.. , .. ."- " c'" ..... ' i.nui i i.- viiiiiiiiii it. ih u iiruin I. ......... n article rnverinir tlii-oo mwarn m ining up a j pages and Illustrated with four uic bill before the next as-'tiires. rnnrrrnim. bembly and v. as grtatly disappointed Bettendorf Oxygen Hydrogtu corn- wit h a view "home rulp" Never in the history of good times or had times has such interest been I manifested in any event in the tri- eities as has been created by the great factory surplus sale of Kimball pianos now being conducted at Bowlby's Music store in Koek Island, by R. M. Brown, factory auditor. Many peo ple who thought that conditions were unfavorable to buiug uow have changed their minds when It was brought homo to them the enormous saviag to bo effected by taking advan-ti-ge of this one and only opportunity of gettiug a piano of world wide repu tation and recognized merit at a bona fide saving of one to two hundred dol lars. The new plan of factory distribu tion adopted by the makers to help dispose of their enormous surplus be- BUY YOUR COAL NOW while the prices are low Spring field Lump. $3.50 Per Ton. Delivered to ttny part of cUy Phone 119 Rock Island. GENUINE SPRINGFIELD COAL gut-7n per Hlnatlr too. S-I.r.l fur two or :norr tn. Full Mrlubt uunmulrru. l"r"P l)t-livrry. TRACHTENBARG FROS. UHli-r uuil arU. I.IOS Kir I'honr llurk lxluud tl'!. HAM PERRY is prepared to do all kinds of eteaui and hot water and vacuum hcatius work. I'nic.i labor employed. OT fice at Kosenfield & Cox's plumbing shop. 2025 Fourth avenue. Phone It. I. 2703 : Res. IL I. 1507. n