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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11
TRADE WITH ITALY.

/ As a result Of the feeling engeud
/ in Italy by the war in Europe. there
! is every prospect that the trade be-
tween the United States and that
country VIII increase enormously from
this time. The secretary of the Italian
Chamber Of Commerce in New York
city has been investigating the subject
and finds that normally the imports Of
Italy from the United States reach
$50.oo0,000 and exports approximately
the same amount Ia the past fiscal
year Italy has imported 5160. 600 600
OF merchandise. The exports from
Italian shores to the United States con-
tinue at about the same figure as be-
fore. A considerable portion OF this
increase Of S110000,00 is probably
due 10 an inflated demand. but con
siderable part is due 10 the cessation
Of trade with Germany and Austria
The gold supply Of the nation has been
injured by the lack Of Sl80. 900 US
ually spent in that country each wear
by American tourists This facr To-
gether with the depression caused bv
the war, has been responsible for
AtAeAA FACN U6pt GGAdt4oN N the value OF tNG
Italian Ira. This unit Of value has de-
preciated about 20 per cent since the
outbreak OF the war.
Italy has as yet doatsd only one
loan in financing the war This was
for 1.0oo.oo0,000 lire, or approximately
s2oo.oo0.0o0. The secretary said that
SIS yet the Italian papers carry little /
Information as to the time when a sec
ond loan will be needed Attention !
was called to the fact thar the Italian /
osn was offered entirely to her own
people. as il the case Of France. Ger
many, England and Austria. and thar
{ had proved a complete success. The
oan was issued at IS and bore inter
sst at IA per cent Statistics which
lave Just arrived az the chamber Of
indicate that while the total
Of the nation show a sharp de-
line there has been very little change
n the value OF exports. despite the en-
aFgo on outward shipments Of food !
tufts. +
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11
DEALING WITH DOGS NOT
ARGUMENTS.

The organ Of obstruction has IN a
certain instance in the present con-
troversy. transcribed newspaper dis
cussion in such fragrant form that The
Argus makes this reference TO # only
that it may say IT. does not discuss any
phase Of public policy with g lower
order Of wretches who. totally without
reaponslbility, creep in where an is
sue is On to contribute their venom for
hire
The Argus does not regard the edf-
tor Of the organ Of obstruction as re-
sponable for such gutter produce. II
does not believe that the editor OF the
organ Of obstruction viii admit author
ship for such vile screed directed
against contemporary under any cir
cumstances, The newspaper man in
the harness every day in the year does
not stoop to such depths of depravity.
although once in a while one is found
who is obliged 10 take a bone from the
dog that brings it, unmiudfuI of the
fact though he may be, that the same
dog viii invariably carry 8 bone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11
ADVERTISING ARGUMENTS

IN talking recently with a man who
has made a big success as an advertfs-
/ ing salesman, the question was asked
him. What has been the most effective
argument you have used to induce
merchants to advertiser"
Il ask them, the salesman replied.
( what proportion Of the population fn
I the territory they serve has come. into
their store within the past three
months"
Very few Of them, in reply to this
question. claim that any large propor-
tlon Of the population has come into
the store. A few may say they have
had 10 per cent Of the people. Many
would admit not over / per. cent Of tha
people had been in their store during
that period Tn many cases the pro-
portion would be away below / per
cent
Then I say, how are all the rest of
the people going TO have any IDEA
about the merits Of tine stock Won
earry2 They may go by your place of
business twice q day. But thew know
nothing about what you are doing. You
H+tA A4N8E GNL t4GLi tIdUe unless Won
seek after their business and tell them
what you have got"
To do that" the salesman CON
tinued 4 tell them there are Just three
things that can be dlone. They can
send q salesman around from door to
door to tell them about the goods.
They can distribute handbfls or circu- /
lar letters. Or they can advertise iii +
the newspapers.
Newspaper advertising would not
cost q twentieth of the cost of personal
solicitation. It is more effective. be /
cause 1T gets attention where a solicitor
would be turned away. And. news /
paper advertisement Is read where 81 F
landbill goes To the waste basket IfI
you don't care to adopt one of these
methods, I tell them, the great mass of
he people viii continue to pass YOU nv
without knowing about your goods or
giving you any business"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11
CANADA's BIG ENTERPRISE

The dominion Of Canada Is recon
structing the welIand canal. the old
channel built TO get cargoes past
Niagara falls; the canal being some
distance west Of Niagara river but a
connection between the same lakes.
namely, Erie and Ontario. The
Welland canal has large number Of
locks and carries ships up over a ridge.
The rebuilding Of the channel is car
rfed out at q cost Of $4,000 geo. no
small national undertaking. Incident
al to the canal building the enterprise
by the government is accompanied by
the development OF the waterpower
made available by the fall of the water
used for the canal. BY this means they
get 100000 horsepower in electrical
form, which is sold to the cities of
that part of the dominion.
The income from this canal water
power is not only a means of recon-
pense for the public outlay in the
canal but Il gives the cities lower cost
power than they would get otherwise.
The earnings of this electricity is al
ready furnishing capital TO a sinking
f&nd TO meet the bonds on which the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11
The Daily Story
Who Defended the Works? By F. A Mitchell

/ piece had been retired to be reloaded
This gave them courage. 1t was an
/ cid fashioned muzzle loader. and ti-na
must be spent after every discharge h.
reloading The captain gave the or
/ der 70 double quick, but before thav
/ had covered a dozen yards there cana
another haiIstorm, and another tvs--
/ ty men were put out OF the Tight
This was terrible slaughter, and the
force recoiled. Some stood ready -
retraoe their steps, other started
back. The second lieutenant stood In
rear, striking some Of the fugitivas
with his sword, drove them back TO-
ward the enemy. The captain was
among the wounded and lay In a pool
of his own blood The first lieutenant
cried at the top Of his voice For
ward men" and started ar the haad
of some thirty soldiers 70 make thu
rest Of the distance and storm tba
fort. though the move was now for
lOrn hope, for he expected that on
reaching it he would find it. defended
by double the number OF those who
were making the attack
When within so yards Of the barri-
Cade there came another storm o.
missiles. Half the Germans wara
laid on the stones Of the street. while
the other half broke and fed. The
lieutenant called TO them IN vain.
Preferring death to following them IN
flight. he turned and ran forward 10
the fort, expecting every moment 70
be shot down. He reached the barrie
cade and, with q pistol IN one hand. his
sword in the other climbed TO the
summit. There he stood, bewildared
by the sight that met his view
Not q man was behind the stones
The gun which the recoiI from the last
shot had driven backward a few feet
was there, p thin film of smoke issuing
from its vent. Leaning against 1t wac
a girl about twenty years old. She
looked up at the lieutenant as though
expecting instant death. Involuntsr-
lily he uncovered.
"MademOiselle." he stammerod fns
broken French, where are the mon
who have been defending this barri-
cadeg"
II have been defending this harri-
cade, monsieur" was the reply
''Tou-aIone7'
'I-aloue. Through a blundar tho
force that was to have held this work
was ordered elsewhere"
'rMein Gotti Has q whole company
been driven back by IA grip
At this moment q company OF French
soldiers came around q corner at dou-
Die quick. The lieutenant succeeded
n making good a retreat, hearing
cheers behind him.
''Vive mademojseIlet"
Having Joined his commander. no
ed them again TO the attack and FIN
lily captured the bsrricade. He looked
d for the girl who had defended It
lone, but she was not there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11
COAST OF CORNWALL IN TIME OF WAR

The quaint, delightful coast country
+ of Cornwall, a favored haunt Of peace
/ and quietness, yet where some of the
i most important English naval sta
tons are now feverish with plans and
/ preparation, is described for the Ma
tioual Geographic society by Florence
/ Craig AIbrecht. At points along this
! coast, England holds concentrated
great battle fleets. Here, west Of
. Lands End, are the Sicily islands, and
beyond Cornwall, further up the chan
mel. lies Plymouth, military harbor and
great naval base The charm OF this
old fashioned, picturesque land of
fisher folk and peasants Is told by
Mrs Albrecht. who explored its coast
before war clouds recalled a martial
stir 10 Cornwall, for the society in the
following bulletin:
Here are rock and headlaud and
cliff now green, now golden with
gorse, now bare and rugged: inlet
bay ana h8rh0r, with here and there
an isolated house. a Tiny village:
preteutious town, q great port. An un-
friendly Coast2 Yes. with heavy seas
and winds, with thick sea fogs-a dan
gerous one; rocks ever ready to tear
holes ia the stoutest vessel, currents
ever ready TO drive them on. But a
picturesque coast: a wonderfully beau
tifui coast. both upon summer days and
in winter storms a coast with many
harb0rs, none too easy of entrance
by reason Of rocks and tides. and
many impossible forany but the small
est craft"
There are splendid memories re-
naming Of all these. ports. the writer
says, Tor too many fleets have sailed
up and down the channel since his
tory began not to have visited all
these places with the task Of making
history Fishing fleets have kept the
foreground Of the picture through lat
ter years, Mrs. AIbrecht continues. but
signs Of war preparation have never
been absent from CornwalTs waters /
and huge squadrons Of grim, gray !.
meu-of-war have regularly come and /
gone and gathered there. The writer
tells Of Penzane, the sunny pleasure /
loving little sea city where the most I
of pirate types originated: +
Of Aewlyn, the home Of the true old
sort Of fishermen and the mecca Of
artists; Of Narration, the old, which
according to Cornish history. was an
important city visited by Phoenician
merchants IN the days of Ezekial the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11

When the Germans were beseigfns
Paris In 1871 one part Of the forct
came 20 the very outskirts Of the city
and encountered a portion of the de-
lenses. something like a revolutionary
barricade blocking a street There was
only room for d single company, ana
its captain before making an attack
stood off and, raising a pair Of binocu-
lars, examined the works.
They were composed of paving stona
pieces Of timber and sUch other ar
Jicies as had been brought together for
an improvised fertilization. But the
captain could not see a single man on
the parapet This NJ did not like.
There was the look of a trap about it.
II he moved his troops forward he
must do SO over a distance Of some
500 or coo yards between two walls
NOT thirty feet apart and straight as
an arrow. He could not deploy his
men by the flank, and as for scattering
along the street they would be one
behind another. and a shot would
y
Moreover, the captain noticed a dark
spot ia the works. which indicated that
d single stone had been removed in the
very center Of the fertilization. He
assumed at once that the aperture was
for the muzzle OF a cannon. which
would sweep the street. doubtless.
with the scattering proiecti1es Of the
iFH
force Of so men-the number under
the captains c0mmand-could reach
the barriCade q large proportion og
them would be killed or wounded
The captain called his first Iieuten-
ant. handed him his glass, directed
him to take a look at the breastworks
and then asked him what he thought
about an attempt to carry them. The
lieutenant examined the works. then
lowering his glass, remarked.
What are the orders, captain
THE orders are to move forward"
Then we must move forward, but
shose who live viii have moved back
ward
The captains only response was an
order to advance.
Shoulder to shoulder. the men
marched on-for. as has been said. !
they could not scatter-tiII about a
third Of the distance had been ira
Tersed. Then a puff Of smoke issued /
rom the dark spot in the center of /
.he works, and a storm Of missiles +
broke upon the advancing line of Ger /
mans A third Of the company fell, /
and another dozen 1imped or staggered I
% the rear
The rest pressed on but a few min
ties we're lost in reforming, or, rath-
.r, closing the gaps that had been
made. With steady step they marched /
i'l they had covered half the distance
between their starting point and the
ort. There was light where the dark
pot had been and they knew that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11

undertaking was financed The public
is also developing an interurban road
connecting the manufacturing city Of
London with Port Stanley. on the
lake. The merit Of this method Of
management is that It converts the
burdens Of the national necessities in
70 carrying themselves and bestow-
ing a great boon on the country IN a
secondary form. The recon- tructed
Welland canal Is to open the channel
which Links the great lakes With the
Atlantic to ships of much larger capac-
ity Il is an important transporta-
ton economy for the heart Of the con
tFast One effect Of the change IS not
unlikely to be that OF transferring the
ship building industry 70 the region Of
the great lakes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11

One of the worst looking storm
clouds we have had here in years rose
gracefully and meuacingIy out Of the
west last Friday eve and throwed a
big scare into q number Of our town
people, ina fact the editor OF the Mes
senger who is entirely fearless of
everything. felt a little cold footed as
the purple hued cloud sailed over this
way and for once felt a little peuiteHt
and moved over our transgressions.
Our typo said it was a great thing
the Lord made himself SO manifest TO
the wicked and that his power alone
was all that could make All editor who
was capacity loaded with iniquity,
quake i'm his boots She begged Of us
to repent and quit lying about our
Beighb0rs, and grating the people out
of dollar for paper that was good
only for shelf paper. Before the storm
struck the city we went to the house
and retired 10 our private room where
we sat until the good Lord had had all
the fun out Of us he wanted TO- then
we peered out and beheId the clear
sky and bright sunlight again. We at
once went TO the office and wrote q few
articles for the paper and
mailed out % statements TO deIIu-
quents. Surely the wicked are prone
TO forget the mercy of the Lord
Ill, Messenger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11

: prophet; of Powey, once one Of the
greatest seaports Of the land, which
+ sent scores Of boats to the crusades, TO
: the siege of Calais, to the pluudering Of
/ Normandy. one time waTlike city
whose glory has long since faded,
[ Foyer, Mrs. Albrecht says.
I Sent more than two score men-of-
+ war to Calais-770 men How DitimI-
/ y small are the figures today, when
/ one modern battIeship requires a larg-
/ er crew than did that feet 450 years
ago. No 50 ships of modern type
could find place in Fowey harbor To-
day, but for smaller craft-subma-
Tines, destroyers- affords admir-
able shelter.
To the eastward Of Fowey is Pol
perro, the most picturesque, the most
unsp0iled Of Cornish fishing ports. re-
tanning all it saucient dignity Of life
and labor unfuttered by summer viii
las now beginning TO crowd the cliffs
above its head Polperro's chief
catch is mackerel. crabs and congar
There are few. if any conger-eu in
American waters; they are to some
people q most unpleasant looking fish.
Cornwall esteems them highly and
makes them into pie with much cream
and parsley"
Cornwall, Mrs Albrecht explains.
makes any number Of things into pie
and calls the product invariably
SQUAD pie" though all things but
squads are among the materials
SQUAD pie gave rise TO the following
Cornish story repeated by the writer.
The devil came one day to the
banks Of the lamar, the ripping river I
that divides Devon and Cornwall and F.
looked over at the rocky land beyond .
No, that's no place for me- Every one /
who goes there is turned into a saint .
and everything else into squab pie. I'm +
fit for neither one nor the Other! And
he stayed in Devon"
Just beyond the Cornwall boundary +
is Plymouth, Of Mayf7owar memory, &
city. which according TO Mrs. Al +
brecht, has never allowed her grow
ing commerce interfere with her posi-
ton as a fortress Of the first class and /
naval arsenal. Portsmouth. consid-
erably farther east upon this coast. is
also a strong fortress and an import
ant garrison town, and its great dock
yards and repairing docks, the writer
adds, are likely overbusied now in
Keeping the sea that is the wall Of
England"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11
FITCHs ADVICE TO YOUNG WRITERS

/ George Fitch. who died in Califor.
! MIA Monday, said for the benefit Of
the class in Journalism at Knox col.
lege recently that a million words al
ready written and gone over carefully
is not too much practice preliminary
to the submission Of a short story for
sale. Some Of the students are gasn-
ing a little over the thought.
That's only a short university
course" said Mr. Fitch. TITS a rho1-
sand words day for three years. And
thousand words a day IS only fair
practice. The writer should practice
Iust as faithfully as the musician, the
painter. the athlete, and all who work
10 excel must practice.
Here's Just one or two pieces NJ
advice: Study the marketing as we'll
as the writing OF a story aud be- an
omnivorous taker of notes.
The usual practice among begin
Hers IN short story writing is to write
story and then pick out the maya
zine in which they would like 70 an
pear instead Of choosing the maya
zine that takes that type Of product.
The result is that Century, scribnere.
the Atlantic and others get a vast
amount Of material that the editor dis
likes and viii not have under any con-
dition.
Now, as 70 the taking OF notes,
When was cub reporter. Robert !
Burdette. whose heart was OVERLOOKING
win kindness toward ali, told me 10
oil notebooks with every idea or half
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11
Catching Appendicitis.

Isn't Z charming how frequently our
I prophecies, uttered in this domain OF
dogma, come true? On two or three
! occasions, we are quite sure, it has
been observed that the far-sighted CON
ductor OF these talks harbors q strong
suspicion that a great many cases of
appendicitis are nothing else than the
locaIization IN the appendix Of bac-
eria which have entered through the
nose or throat IN an attack of cold"
or sore throat.
This observation is purely clinical
putting two and two together at the
bedside and making six or eight Of it.
But now, we are happy TO announce,
good scientific evidence is at hand to
support the bare clinical facts. The
conclusion Is greatly strengthened that
you can really catch ppendicitis-but
not necessarily from another case of
appendicitis. no. you can catch it from
q plain coryza or a simple sore throat
or 1onsilitis Just as well. which is all
the more reason for ts0lattng yourself
from these simple colds" is being
still considered good form for the sub
ject Of such an ailment to spread his
germs about Unfortunately as he
pleases.
Among the Illuminating investiga~
tons carried on by Or. Roseuow, one
Of the foremost experts in bacterfology,
it was found that certain strains or
ciiques Of bacteria which produced
tonsiljtis also produced appendicitis,
It has been known for years that the
eumOCoccus-that versatile cold"
or sore throat and pneumonia germ is
a fairly frequent invader of the ap~
peudix. But DR.. Rosenow's studies
add considerably TO the evidence and
practically convict the cold" microbe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11

c. s. Kerns. secretary OF the Jail
building committee Of the board az
supervisors yesterday took exception
TO the term Illegal as applied to the
paying Of its own bills by his commit
tee, aud in that connection went out
OF his way To declare newspaper ac-
counts Of the proceedings of the com
mittee were unreliable Before the
session had ended he had stated in
open meeting that the special session
had been called TO make the acts Of
the committee legal using the term
himself. Under such circumstances il
is obvious that Mr.. Kerns' reflections
on the press viii hardly carry much
weight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11

I Aden0id or round cell tissue, is pres
ent in the appendix as in the tousils
tonsilitis and appendicitis are typtcally
diseases Of young persons, in whom
adenoid tissue is most vulnerable 10 in
lection; and finally, it IS by no means
q rare occurrence for a victim Of ton
silitis or a cold" TO develop acute
appendicitis as a complication or soon
after the cold comes on.
So here is one way to avoid ap-
pendlcitis; Avoid the friend who has
q slight cold"
Bat still the old way helps prevent
it. too: Keep the bowels regular by
suitable diet and exercise and habit.
for the ever present colon bacillus is
easily the most prolific factor Of ap-
pendicitis.
Questions and Answers.
Dislikes Our Picturesque StyIe-Do
you ever descend to earth and say any
thing in plain ordinary English p
asks disgruntled correspondent
whose stomach" complaint proved be-
yond our province.
Auswer-Yes, OCCASIONALLY. but Just
az sure as we speak plainly somebody
cancels his subscription or something
like that
Advice About Feeding the Baby
Can you advise me about good plan
for feeding q four months old baby?
Answer letter on the subject viii
be sent on receipt Of stamped ad-
dressed envelope.
Fake Obesity Several readers
have inquired about different obesity
cures. We suggest that they write
American Medical Association. 535
North Dearborn street, Chicago, ILL.,,
and ask for authoritative data.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11

During a discussion on finance in
the United States senate one of the
speakers traced the history Of the va
rious mediums Of exchange. their de-
Felopment and changes from the DAYS
Oh barter TO the days of gold and sill
yer
I call to the attention Of the SEN
ate, " he said in the course of the
speech, that at one time the medium
q exchange was oyster shells. Oys-
Ter smells we're used for money"
delightful" broke in the late SEN
ator Hoar Of Massachusetts. "Tf that
system only prevailed now we could
order haf a dozen oysters on the half
sheils and pay for them with the
shells"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11

idea that occurred to me. He said
he had done It and thus had stored up
for himself supply Of ideas on which
ne could keep running for 10 years If
not another idea came to his mind
Tor 10 years more I took his advice.
and have found if excellent I beg to
pass it on to you"
George Fitch graduated from Knox
college in 1897 and az HIS death was
president Of the Knox Alumni asso-
citation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11

The latest crop report wifi help to
discourage hard times talk and TO put
2 dent in saudry presidential bo0ms.
as the Bloomington Bulletin observes:
Not that President Wilson has a thing
70 do with making good crops, but
presidents are always blamed for bad
crops and frequently turned out Of
Office for that reason. To he sure,
there is another crop year due before
election, but If we keep out of war
there win be so much money In the
country next summer that we can at
ford to entertain locusts. erasshop-
pers. boil weeyiI, chineh bugs and
other pests.