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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
Sidelights on the European War

Ottawa, Canada -- Cores ondence
of The Associated Press An inter
esting official account Of how horses
fare in war is contained in a report
received here from the chief remount
officer with the Canadian troops in
France. There are approximately t5,-
600 horses with the Canadian army
corps in France. and the report points
out that even in modern warfare each
infantry division of 21000 men re
quires 6,20G horses.
Continuing the report reads:
The horses OF division are taken
care of by IL veterinary officers and
one mobile veterinary section of 81
men, which attends to the horses in the
firing line.
There is one Canadian field hospital
in France composed of 387 men and six
officers. 1t has a capacity OF 900
cases, and the work which is done
there is really remarkable. Horses,
which in previous wars and in civilian
life. would he destroyed at once, are
treated so successfully that in due
course they become fit for military
duty in the firing line. II is interest
ing to note that of $40 horses sent in
on one occasion. only 10 died. Five
hundred and ninety-fve eventually be-
came fit for reissue, or to be sold as
casts for easy duty.
The men work under the most try
ing conditions, often exposed to the
fire Of rife and big gun. They are up
around the lines all the time gather
ing in wounded horses; their horse
manship is remarkable. Wounded
horses are Immediately given first aid.
ANY horse that can walk is rushed
back to the mobile section, or field hos
pttal, his wounds are carefully treated
and every care given him.
During the second battle Of Ypres.
when the Canadians were pressed to
their utmost, at no time was the supply
Of horses diminished at the firing line
As casualties occurred among battery
and transport horses. reinforcements
were rushed through the storm OF
bursting shells to take their places.
Although our guns we're within three
yards of the enemy, there never was a
wagon or gun lost, in what is known
as one OF the flercest engagements that
has taken place in this war.
Horses wounds heal more raptdly
than mans. Cases of horses with
ten bullets in them have been known
to report complete recovery within a
few weeks. In fact, some wounded
horses have been in the firing line
within week. If a horse cannot walk
however, he is usually considered a
hopeless case, and must be DESTROYED
These horses and those which are
killed outright, are thrown to one side
during an engagement and buried
after.
In the hospitals. cases are divided
INTO contagious diseases and wounded
The hospitals are absolutely modern
III every respect Great care is taken
to avoid putting the horses to undue
PAIN, Animals are seldom operated on
without chloroform. To date only 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
William Brady. ND.
For Services Rendered.

Certainly, that was the bargain, "
said the doctor.
Now, doctor. you don't mean to say
you cured herr" queried Larry.
Why, no, I couldn't
Well, are you ready to swear you
killed her?n
Hardly You see"
Then you may whistle for your
pay, doetor!"
AS a whistler, the doctor proved a
great success. The next term OF SUI
preme court considerably added inter-
est and court charges to the original
bill, and Larry had TO pay for the mu-
sic
Two things are not yet clearly I'M
derstood by some people, First, doc
tors fee is eolleetable. And second, a
doctor is not legally bound to attend
anyone under any circumstances un-
less he wants TO- You can't make a
doctor work for a contingent fee, and
you can't make him work at all II he
chooses 10 refuse his services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
The Daily Story
Youth and Age--.By F. A. Michel.

She was born firt When she was
a little girl she preferred the company
of boys rather than girls; not that she
was a tomboy, for she was very fem
mime. When she was - she captured
boy of 10 and gave him genuine
case OF love. At is she enthralled a
man of 80. At IS her adorers were
numberless. At 20 her mother in
sisted that she should stop flirting
and marry,
She promised to think about it, but
before she had finished her thinking
she was "A, and by that time woman
is hard to please AT 26 she was not
only harder to please, but had fewer
eligible men to choose from. Then
she woke up one morning to find her
self an old maid.
She did not like the prospect before
her. She declined to accept it, She
set her jaws and resolved that she
would marry for home and children.
She did not agree with the poet that
knowledge comes, but wisdom lin
gers" She believed she could select
a partner who would fulfill all the con-
ditions Of desirable husband. AS for
romance, bah! Had she not been very
nearly in love with Charlie Ashurst,
who had afterward gone to the bad?
She had been engaged to Tom Ches-
ter, who was now a fat, baldheaded
pig. Her mother had interposed be-
tween her and Jimmie Ludlow, who
had married and had been divorced
for cruelty, well established. This
was or had been romance. No more
Of it for her. She wanted a man who
would go to business in the morning,
return in the evening and not bother
her for those little attentions husbands
usually desire She would lavish her
affections on the children,
She met q man a few years her SEN
for who seemed to fill the bill. On
meeting her he seemed interested in
/ her. He did very little talking, but
was a first rate listener. So far as
she could discover there was not a
spark Of romance in him. She deter
mined TO marry him if she could,
Realizing that the coquettish ways
of a girl in her teens would not avail
/ her now, she tried to make herself ac-
ceptable TO him as a companion. She
talked sensibly. acted sensibly. She
admitted that she had made mistake
in not marrying when younger and
would like to rectify the error before
/ it was too late ANY time was time
+ enough for home, but would soon be
/ too late for children. She also init
mated that the man she wanted was
one who would make her comfortable
Love after marriage, she had heard
marr;%S persons say, was, after all
but an intensified companionship.
! He neither assented nor dissented
from this. He looked at her curiously
while she was saying it, and she won
dered what he was thinking about,
/ Perhaps it was his reticence and her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13

own curiosity that gave her an inter-
est in him, the strength of which she
did not realize. She noticed that
though he said very little. what he did
say inspired confidence. After an even.
ing spent in his company she felt her
inferiority. He paid her few compli-
ments. but when he did praise her
she felt that he meant 1t and she de-
served it.
Notwithstanding that they were
much together and she had admitted
that she wished TO marry, he did not
propose, Either he was obtuse or he
preferred to remain bachelor. Ney-
ertheless his visits increased in fire.
quency. and at last he was with her
every other evening. Finally he said
to her:
Your philosophy has converted me.
A marriage based on common sense
is worth a dozen with no other foun-
dation than infatuation. That's what
it is. infatuation. Like you, wish to
marry for a home and children"
Its coming at last" she said to
herself.
"At my time ot life I look for the
woman who is most likely to make
my home comfortable. I have been
considering two women--not that
have any assurance that I can get
either-yoursel and another. I think
the other will make me the more com
Portable, though she is not as attrac-
tive as you"
This was too much for her philos-
ophy She looked at him, trying to
find voice to make reply, but feared
to betray herself by q quivering lip.
II would like you to meet my
fancee." he continued, "she is not
intellectual, but practical One thing
about her that has gone far TO decide
me in her favor is that she is an ex-
/ cellent cook"
At last she found voice to speak.
Your words are positively brutal"
! He burst into a laugh, at the same
time taking her into his arms
| Am I more brutal" he said, than
the girl who drove Fred Jones to at
tempt suicide?"
Fred Jones!"
'Yes. I am that Fred Jones whom
you lured TO a proposal II years ago
and who left you to jump into a river,
from which he was unwillingly res
cued. He recovered from desire 70
/ fill himself with dirty water, but has
never recovered from his love OF the
dear girl who sent him forth that night
| to-
"Heavenst" she interrupted " can
/ remember a good many Of them, but
I can't recall any one by the name Of
| Jones"
ct doesn't matter The age OF ro-
nance with us has passed. We need
each other now In our youth we
didn't: the world was ours
They were married. and every one
said, What a lackadaisicaI couple!"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
-FOUR dscter's bili, as general rule,

AVuE uHTESf e Diiit as q SSueIhl 1dISi
reads: For Professional Services
Rendered" That means that you are
TO pay for work done, and not for
miracles performed. II you hire a doc
tor TO attend you in sickness. you en-
ter a contract to pay for his expert
services whether he succeeds in cur
ing you or not. II would be unfor-
tunate for both parties in the contract
IL the terms were otherwise. For in
stance:
A shrewd son Of Erin had a wife
and couldn't keep her from running
to the doctor with every little ache or
pain. So he made up his mind to hit
off bargain with the doctor. He
persuaded the doctor TO take care OF
his wife by the year. agreeing to paw
fixed annual subsidy for the doctors
services, instead Of fee for each visit.
Well, the arrangement worked beau
tifuliy for time. Then the woman
died. The bereaved husband was in
consolabie. But of course that was
no concern Of the doctors. In fact.
the doctor sent IN his bill the day af-
ter the funeral; the amount seemed
exoEbitant to Larry under the circum-
stances. He called to talk 1t over.
Now, doctor" he began, you agreed
TO take care OF her whenever she cali
ed. didn't your"
q did" said the doctor.
And you were TO charge me $500
a year for your professional services,
kill or cure, were ye nots"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13

contribute many more millions every
two years TO elect q protective tariff
congress.
The powder trust is another pow
erful ally of this Army and Navy
league. Without war there is not
much demand for the wholesale con-
sumption Of powder Before the dem
ocrats obtained control of congress
we were paying the du Pont powder
trust from so cents to 81 a pound for
powder. Turn to your congressional
directory and read as follows:
Henry AIgernon du Pont, repub-
lican of Winterthur, Delaware, is a
United States senator for the little
state Of Delaware.
Look a little deeper into the con-
gressional directory and you will see
the name of Henry 4. du P0nt at the
head of the committee on military al
fairs of the senate.
Congressman Tavenner Of Illinois
SAYS:
I'VE are manufacturing powder in
government plants now for Sc cents
per pound and the officers in charge
state that the more we manufacture
! the cheaper we can produce it. There
is little doubt that from eight TO ten
million dollars of the $25000,000 paid
/ the powder trust could have been saw
: ed by government manufacture"
Comment to any citizen Of sanity
and sense is unnecessary. Of course
the powder trust is for d big army and
bigger navy. as it takes 500 pounds
Of powder to fire one OF those 12-inch
guns once.
! On Feb. 5, 1915, I heard Oscar I'm
derwood, democratic leader, utter the
following when the naval appropria-
! ton was in debate on the floor Of the
house of representatives
Il believe we ought to have q rea-
sonable navy and a reasonable army
| but I DO not want to see my country
, have either a navy or an army that
will invite US to make issues that may
/ precipitate our people into the cald-
ron Of bloodshed and disaster. ZAP
plausel. I believe that if you propose
! to enter into race Of ornaments the
end Of the story will mean war. ZAP
plausel."
/ Have We a reasonable army and
navy now? Let lis sean the figures:
Regular army, 9l,416 men. navy, 81
/ 1856 men. Appropriation for army and
navy for this year. $241, 100000. APP
preparation for the army and navy in
1888, less than $50,000,900 all told.
How long has this army and navy
been idle. with nothing substantial to
do? A trife over II years.
How many men Of this 91,4l6 have
been called into active duty during
this II years. Less than 10000,
How many OF, these great battle
ships have been needed during this
last II years for any service? Only
five.
Do you want a $500,000.000 bond is
sue in time of peace or are you yearn-
/ ing for more tariff taxes or TRIPPING
the income tax?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
"a am rnknnNn Frien1.

q want to pay a tribute" said d
citizen yesterday TO an unknown
friend and say. at the same time. that
if ever I get in similar trouble again
I trust the same gentleman will be
present. Going home early Thursday
morning about 2:30 o'clock, my Ford
car skidded at the death corner on
Eleventh avenue, just beyond the
Northey grocery and vaulted half way
over the concrete curb and into the
vacant lot there. [ was locked in such
position that my car could not get
its rear wheels into action. Then a
friend appeared, a tall man, carrying
lantern. He looked at the efforts
was making to get out, said simply,
If that is a Ford car we can lift it out,
and he did, North Yakima (Wash.)
Herald,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS
IN THE WINTER.


Wind am whistlin' in de chimbley.
Cabins shakin' wild de blast,
An de sky am dark an glowry,
An de clouds am scootin' fast.
Seems lax dis whole WORT am gloomy
When you gazes out de do.
An de sun am out and acts lax
1t amt goin' TO shine no mo.
But ole mammy's getting supah
An de stove am nice and wahm.
An de cohn pone's in de oven,
Same as eff dere was no stohm.
Hail an rain, it am a-dashin'
Gin de house lax all git out;
II KANT hahdly knock de roof III,
But ii seems as ef it mout-
All de naked trees am moanin'
An de win bang on de do,
But de little pickaninnies
Am a-playin' on de flo,
An a-laf1n' an a-singin',
An de good Lawd will provide,
Though de elements am howlin'
Eff dere's happiness inside.
Eff yo' trials in life am stohmy
An de col win blows 20 way,
IAN it seems lake Fate am handin'
I Yo' a lemon every day,
Don't git up an act respondent,
/ Don't talk gloomy, but ies' smile:
Wahm yo' heart up an jes' see eff
| TT don't help yo' quite a pile.
I Do yo' duty to de finish,
/ Den let old Fate fret and sCof-
He KANT freeze yo' out, no, nevah
While dere's comfort in yo' soul.
! ROY K. MOULTON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
THE THREATENING DANGER OF
MILITARY AUT0CRACY.
BY Gen. /. R. Sherwood.


I see by the press dispatches that
James r. Mann of Illinois, repubE-
can minority leader Of this congress,
Is out for d defensive policy, so-called,
In very elaborate article this candi-
date for president fails to point out
a single power or empire that is liable
to attack the United States.
This is the same Mann, minority
leader Of the last congress, who in
duced the majority Of the republican
side to vote for every extrayagaut ap-
preparation, with only two or three
exceptions, during the whole term Of
congress.
AS soon as this congress adjourned
on March 4, last, Mr.. Mann summon
ed the leaders Of the republican party,
with the result that a bulletin was is
sued, giving the enormous appropria-
! tons of this congress, and denouncing
| every measure that the republications
were induced TO vote for.
/ The result was that we had an
extra tax bill, Just preceding the No
vember elections last, that gave the
| democrats a close call for a majority
/ in congress. Ohio alone lost 10 demo-
/ cratic members.
/ 1t is proposed to iuaugurate an eX-
j tensive program Of militarism, a
wicked waste Of public money, to
swamp the democratic party next year
| in the presidential election,
/ Back Of this program are the trusts
and the Army and Navy league. all
clamoring for big army and q great
er navy, when we have today the most
/ powerful navy in the world, with the
+ exception Of the English.
I Let me remind the reader that the
| most vital plank in the Baltimore plat
form, upon which Woodrow Wilson
was elected president pledged the
/ democratic party 10 retrenchment and
economy in the administration of the
government
! I have stated the immense profits
realized by the armor plate trust il
/ the construction Of armored cruisers
and battleships of the dreadnaught
! type.
Fer instance when war with Spain
was imminent the aFmor manufac-
tureFs practically issued an ultima
tum that the government should
/ agree TO pay them 500 a ton for ar
NOR plate more than the price fixed
/ by congress after investigation as tc
fair price.
And ii Is also worthy of notice tha'
| their patriotism did not prevent then
/ from selling armor to Russia for $24!
a ton while they were asking our gov
/ eminent 1915 ton.
| There have been nine official est
mates as to the actual cost OF tn,
manufacture of ton Of armor plate
/ Average is $247 per ton.
Yet since 1887 we have purchase,
217,379 tons Of armor paying thu
armor ring an average of $440 tos
d total of S95,656,240.
Out OF this enormous aggregate @
hard earned tax money the armo
trust alone realized a net profit o
1890 per ton or $41.301,910 Henc,
it has beeG able to subscrib
10 the propaganda known a
the Army and Navy league, and Il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13

per cent of the Canadian horses al the
front have succumhed and very few Of
these died from disease. Most Of them
are killed in battle.
Berlin.-Reinhold Klehmet, who re-
tired from the German diplomatic
service in 1911 with the title Of envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipo-
Tertiary after having served his coun-
try for several years as consul gem
eTal at Athens, died here Nov L. Min
lister Helmets title to remembrance
will rest chiefly on the part he took in
the famous kaiser interview" in the
Daily Telegraph of London, which was
passed by him for publication after
the emperor had submitted it to the
then chancellor, Prince Won Buelow,
for an opinion as to ACCESSIBILITY for
publication. The article did not come
under the eyes Of Prince Won Bueiow.
the secretary of state for foreign az
fairs, and other high officials owing 10
illness, absence and other causes, and
finally came into the hands Of Kleh-
met, then a promising attache In the
foreign Office He saw no objection
10 it; his opinion was endorsed in turn
by his superior officers before whom
the interview came in it return
course; and in due time the interview
appeared When the storm was over
the interview burst, responsibility for
reading and approving IT was traced
to Klehmet, who exchanged his post
in the foreign Office for the consular
appointment at Athens. Since his re-
tirement as consul general he had been
the German delegate on the interna-
tional finance commission at Athens.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of the
Associated Press)--The project for
great national South African uniyeTs-
ity seems now in a fair way to DO
realized. More than $500, 900 in be-
quests has for some time been await
ing the agreement of various boards
and trustees upon questions Of site
and policy. 1t has now been settled
that the institution viii have it's head
quarters on Cecil Rhodes old estate at
Groote Schuur. The existing South
African college" will be the nucleus
OF the new university. The necessary
legislative approval for the project
Will be pushed through the approach
ing session Of parliament.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
Pointed Paragraphs.

A good liar is always considered
bad.
Stick TO your business with the glue
OF industry.
A fertile imagination may produce
rank thoughts.
1t takes a wise man to pick a fool
whose money he can spend.
The heiress who marries man to
reform him is foolish TO begin with
the gold cure.
The woman who marries a widower
is likely 10 mourn the demise of his
first wife
There's only one way to acquire
wisdom, but when it comes TO making
a fool of yourself you have your choice
Of a million different ways. Chicago
News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13

Dying slowly departing in . town
of plenty Who! The Independent,
unless some financial dope is admin
istered, it will breathe its last with
this issue, being compelled 10 give up
the ghost and. pass in its checks, and
sweep into the dark depths Of the for
evermore, and soon be forgotten, same
as all other earthly things, No suppl
cations or prayers can save it. There
is only one remedy that will restore
it to life. health and prosperity: that
would be a big dose Of ads, given. with
a few subscribers, once each week
simple remedy The doctors might
help to prolong its life by adding an
ad to its column instead of watching
the pale horse Of death and its rider
go galloping by.-Baneroft wis., In
dependent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
INDoLEECE AND HEALTH.

It has been said that the crime
which nature never forgiges is indo-
lence. It Is certain that our bodies
were never planned for idIeness. Good
health is Invariably the result OF a
continued and rational exercising Of
both our bodies and minds.
Whenever We fail to exercise them
for period Of time they are apt TO de-
generate. Not infreauently, owing TO
the close association OF the various
parts OF the complex human maehin-
cry, this results IN the impairment OF
one part and reflects upon the others.
The complications OF modern life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
Selected by Tavenner
To the Readers OF The Argus:

The Argus has generously agreed to permit me to make
regular contribution under this head TO the space
IS IL It my left free TO make my selection
from where will. whether Il is timely unmely; to
search highways aud the hyways for what may I'M
press me Of interest and value TO the people.
assure nay readers shall try 10 make the most Oh
the opportunity To do forget that party lines
exist and will, Just wish it might be practical ror
exist and that the principal issue on cleo
ton day might be- whether candidate belongs to this
that political party but whether ne is willing TO serve
Of the people the few who exploit them
In ether words. my idea Is to submit information or
A thought that would give to the world if / myself
edited newspaper the only mission Of which was 10
serve mankind to do this and nothing more.
When personally write the contribution, VIII sign
e. and when present thought and work Of others
will SO Indicate CLYDE Il. TAYENNER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13

war in the east, peace in the west,
thank God for Wilson" is to be the
campaign slogan Of the American Tar
if Reform league. which has come
out for the nomination aud reelection
of Wilson and Marshall in 1915. The
league promises that It will reach di
rectiy a0,oo0,000 families in the United
States and carry $500 newspapers on
its mailing list.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13

Now discovery has been made that
Several years ago Henry Ford gave
q silver cup to the Michigan militia.
AT that time. 1t is claimed. he said that
every man should know how TO shoot.
AS far as we can see Henry still is Of
the same belief-onIy now it appears
he is for shooting the bull
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13

army, graduate of the university of
California, wrote home recently that
the average life Of men engaged in
range finding was 80 days, Al that
time he had been at it for II days, and
before the time limit had expired he,
too. had Joined the great majority.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
And Ye Ed Writes n Poem.

Mike Clancy took decided exceptions
to the item in the last issue of the Re
porter, In regard to his recent bad be-
havior and improved his opportunity
to bawl us out on the street Saturday
night while under the influence of
another "maudelin jag"
Mike ]. c. is a queer queer gink,
He'd die for want of drink:
And with drink there comes a spell;
He backtracks home and he raises
hi.
Dawson (Neh.) Reporter.