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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07
EPAsTrr TIE FYPEEEE

A movement is in progress for the
establishment of a new public holiday
10 be called characterization day to
be devoted to bringing all people Of
the United States into closer unity and
common uuders landing Of American
citizenship and American ideals and
opportunities.
This movement springs OF course,
from the anxiety aroused by evidence
of foreign nauoualism made clearer
since the beginning OF the war. This
evidence was by no means lacking be-
fore the war. &c g Il was then as
serted that through the Influence Of
politics and OF cultural societies young
Americans of European paTeHtage were
often less American than their parents
who came to America for reasons they
had not forgot while their children
5deallzed race ties often emphasized for
political purposes
The sympathies naturally aroused by
the European conflict may be taken
TOO seriously. Nevertheless an intelii-
gent propaganda of robust American
ism Is to be welcomed, Creating new
holiday would hardly seem necessary
says the Chicago Tribune If hide
peudauce day is not an appropriate
occasion for teaching American ideals
we do not see that one can be made.
In fact the essential effort OF the
Amerfcauization movement ought To be
to insist upon what is and has been
for a century and quarter American
and not TO make concessions in the
way of new holidays for those who
neglect the significance Of the classic
American national celebration
1t is our American weakness to think
we are solving a problem by restating
1t. and now because we have let indie
peudence day become merely the
Fourth Of July we propose to name q
different date for doing what we ought
to do on the traditional day. Certain
~ we need Amaricanization, and the
need is not confined TO Americans of
foreign birth or parentage. This is
good time not to indulge in the brag
gfng 5ingoism Of the past, but in an
honest restudyiug of our history, IFS
mistakes as well as its achievements,
cur national tendencies and ideals.
their strength as wen as their weak
ness. our present problems and our
probable future. Our mood is serious
under the shadow of the European ca
tastrophe, but we are conscious. too.
of our good fortune and of opportuni-
ties never surpassed even in our fortu-
nate history. Unless we. too, become
epguIfed in the European disaster we
are passing over the threshold of a
period Of new and splendid national
expansion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07
The Daily Story
Conoealing Gem - BY Donald Chamberlin.

When was youngster casting
about for something to do for living
spent a good deal Of time cropping in
the dark. ! was Of an adventurous
disposition and longed fer new fields.
Finally ] settled on career.
/ went cut 10 India to seek my for
tune and found-well, for three years
I found poverty, then I found some
thing better. Walking on street in
Calcutta, I saw at my feet { brilliant
spot emitting the eoIors Of the spec
trun. / stopped and picked up, TO my
surprise, d diamond. 1t was not one
OF enormous proportions. nor yet was
it small It was worth not less than
$4,000 nor. more than $4,000 but as I
was no Judge of diamonds, / did not
know. It was surely of sufficient value
to take me home to America and give
me a new start
Nevertheless. I was sufficiently hon
est to look In such mediums as would
serve to advertise its loss. I did not
advertise it myself because there is SO
much rascaIity in that benighted coun-
try that had ! done so ] would have
been beset by persons whose object
would have been to get possession OF it
surreptiously. I did not see any adj
verusement OF q lost diamond, so
considered myself it's owner. My the
DRY of its loss was this: There had
been a gathering OF Indian potentates
1-f Of h n
dropped it. These fellows have so
many jewels that the loser may not
have missed it. or perhaps il he did
miss it he may have considered it be-
meath his dignity to issue any public
notice Of the fact.
One incident in its finding troubled
me. Upon picking it up. while was
examining it / looked up suddenly to
learn if any one saw me and encoun-
tered the gaze Of an Indian. There
was a diabolicaI expression on his face
that told me il he had a chance he
would murder me to relieve me Of my
find put the gem in my vest pocket
and walked away, not looking at the
man to see what became Of him.
had a room in q low grade hostelry
II could afford nothing better-and
that night in order to make sure Of my
gem tied It to the palm Of nay hand
and slept with it in my grip. During
the night heard some one rummaging
in my. room. lay perfectly still. and
by and ny whoever was there went
ont had not told any one of my
md and could not understand who
could have had a motive for robbing
one whose every appearance indicated
poverty
I had a friend In Calcutta who was
in good circumstances. I went TO him,
told him Of my find and that I wished
TO go home. He loaned me the money
to pay my fare. and sailed for San
Francisco. had not been out u
hours before I recognized in one of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07
Y
William Brady,n
Decisions About Fractures.

Properly treated, a fracture is not nee
essarily painful after the first dress
ing.
What doctor and patient would con-
slider an ideal result, from the stand
point Of appearances and function,
may look like a bungIing Job in an Il
rav picture. The broken ends may
appear considerably displaced, or
united in what appears to be an an
gular position. But this only goes TO
prove that perfect function and con-
tour may be preserved despite anatom-
zeal alterations Of considerable mag
nftude. Il also proves how mislead-
ing an X-ray photograph is when not
interpreted by an expert in that line
The less splinting and the earlier
the spIints are removed, in intelligent
~ dressed fractures, the better will
the results he Some Of the most de-
pIorable deformities and disabilities
are directly attributable to the wear
ing of rigid splints beyond the mini
mum necessary time
X-Rays Cured Her Acne.
A correspondent writes: / notice
that a reader asked for advice about
acne. DO you ever advise N-rays
They cured me after everything else
even a long course Of bacterial vac
cines, had failed.
Alum In the Biscuit.
Kindly advise me if baking powders
containing alum are injurious tc
health.
Reply-If the biscuits are good, we
eat them. and we never trouble to in
quire about the indnitesimal quantity
of alum they might contain. We thinl
that idea belongs with the notion thai
good tea or coffee is not healthfuL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

passengers the man who had seen n,a
pick up the diamond.
It is very uncomfortable feeling 10
know that you are cooped up with one
who is determined to relieve you Of q
valuable article. It seemed to me thar
whatever 1 did to conceal my diamond
this indian would get It from me.
was sure that he Lad come on board
for it, and the natives of India ara so
stealthy, have SO many insiduous ways
of securing their ends. that / cousjd-
cred my property as good as lost,
On the forward lower deck was
coop containing chickens. They were
of rare variety and were. going To
some American chicken faucier. One
morning, standing before the coop. a
singular plan Of conceaung my din.
mond occurred TO me. II was 10 len
one OF the chickens swallow il. Ho
would hold it in his crop, and I conld
shadow him as the Indian was shgd-
owing me and in time get It away from
him. From my next meal I took avay
with me some crusts Of bread and
going TO the chicken coop as soon. as i
was sure / was unobaerved. began
feeding a stately rooster. He took
down one piece OF crust after another.
and among them I fed him my dia-
m0nd. 1t was rather large for aim.
but he got it down, and I congratulated
myself that If 1t were lost 10 me that
rascally Indian would not get It.
visited the bird that was now
worth a small fortune. the same even
ing and went again to the coop The
next morning He was there in the
evening, but at my morning visit 1 was
Mortified 10 see that he was missing
from the coop. I knew that the Indian
had got him, but did not trouble N.Y.
self to discover how. Not a word did
I say to any one on the subject Imet
the Indian later walking the deck and
fancied that there was a look Of tri-
umph in his eye AS for me / en-
.deavored to conceal any evidence OF
knowing that he had secured posses
sion Of my property. II he was Obliged
to kill the rooster for the diamond
was resolved 10 kill him before Z would
permit him to leave the ship with my
property.
Where did he keep the bird? Z was
not long in finding out. My stateroom
was IN the stern Of the ship directly
over the steerage. In the middle Of
the night heard a crow. Jumping
from my berth. I threw on some
clothes. ran below and hunted for the
Grower. I found him In possession Of
the Indian drew a long knife with
which I made a pass at the man, seized
the rooster and ran with him to my
room and locked the door.
I never left the room, nor did die
bird till after reaching port I killed
him in my stateroom and was delighted
TO find the diamond In his crop. got
IL safely ashore and sold 1t to a 5eweler
for $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

navy IS valid it would seem to be
equally 80 IS applied TO The army, says
tae BloomIng ton Paragraph. The
question whether army and navy off
GERS have the right 80 resign ia time
Of peace Is one tnat has never before
attracted the attention Of the country
70 che extent tnat e does at the present
time White the Cuited states Is at
peace practically the rest OF the world
is at war and what would be an insig-
nifIcant problem in ordinary times
becomes a grave situation under eE-
izting world conditions. Ii is doubtful
whether the general proposition that
officers have no right to resign IN time
Of peace could be successfully main
taIned. bat II this cannot be done then
other means must lie found 10 protect
the public interests
we hear much of patriotism IN these
daya. but it does not seem the height
of patriotic demonstration for army
and navy officers TO seek retirement
merely for an increase fin salary The
government has trained these men Tor
its own purposes and is peculiarly en-
ti,led to eneir services at such a time
as the present. President wilson has
done wei 10 take Fl 7rm stand With
reference to the navy department and
there IS every reason to believe that
he VIII take similar action on the army
Situation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07
PRIDE OF rTALIANs-THE BERsAGLIERI

"Ouly those who have seen the Ber-
sagHeri, the very flower Of the army
OF Italy. on parade or their annual ma
neuvers can realize the great military
strength that lies in this force" &C
cording to the Manchester Guardian.
THE name literally means marks
men, but those who compose the force
are considerably more than this, and
il would be difficult to select any 9th
er corns in a European army that com
pares with them The Alpine troops
of the French army are probably the
nearest approach
1T is no uncommon thing TO find
men serving IN this magnificent body
of light infantry who represent the
third and even fourth generation Of
their family who have carried the
short rifle and worn the familiar dark
green 'sIuasber' hat with its proud
coekade.
The chief pride Of the Bersaglieri
is their marching powers. During the
war between Russia and Japan the
distances covered by the infantry Of
the latter power were regarded as al
most incredible. ana it was asserted in
several quarters that no European
troops could vie with them in powers
Of endurance. The Italian light In
fantry accepted the implied challenge
and speedily showed that NOT only
could they cover tie same amount Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07
30 JAqow 80 IS -

There is no better proof OF the fair
ness OF President Wilson's position
with reference To the shipment Of war
munitions 10 the European belligereuts
than the admission Of Foreign Minis
ter Won Jasow. in an interview with
Jane Adams at Berlin. that the
United States was fully within It's
rights IN selling arms and ammunition
20 the allies,
Won Jagow speaks for the German
empire. and his assertion ought at
least reassure those OF his couutry's
synlpathizers in the United States that
the Washington government attitude,
from the standpoint at neutral has
been correctly interpreted by the presi-
dent whose one hope since the begin
ming Of hosulities in Europe has been
70 keep cut Of the fight and al the
same time uphold the dignity and hon-
or OF his country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07
A GRAVE SITUATION

The Wilson administration has an
other grave problem 70 solve as q re-
suit OF the European war. The heavy
demand for munitions by the belliger-
ent nations has induced the private
munitions concerns in this country to
offer high salaries TO ordnance ex-
perts and many officers in the army
and navy have asked to be retired from
active service in order TO take advan-
Sage OF the situation
The first definite step taken by the
government is the refusal to authorize
the retirement Of about twenty com
manders and lieutenant commanders
u the navy on the general ground that
zAe services OF naval officers are ur-
gently needed az this time. SeyoraI
officers in the army had previously
rendered their designations in order to
accept offers from manufacturers Of
firearms and supplies and the presi-
dents action in reference 10 the navy
commanders would seem to have q sig
niieant bearing on the question re-
garding the army officers.
1t Is said that the navy department
viii lay down the broad rule that no
retired Officer can accept employment
with private munitions concerns. IN
der the law retirement does not end
the connection Of an officer with the
service and the employment Of such
officers by firms engaged in supplying
war munitions To one nation at war
with another might be construed as an
nnneutral act on the part of The United
States,
If this reasoning IN reference TO the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07
July Z in American
History.

ISUI--A4go.ly4 4,e...sl ~ ,e s-litl tila ezAf
Of Russia coHci.ded the peace ot
Tisit oa "a raft in tire middle % tie
Alemeu.
1ss2-General Michael DlmirIeT Itch
Skobelen. distinguished Russian
commander, died; born I8a3.
1SS7--Princa Ferdinand OF Su%e Co..
burg Gotha was elected prince ruler
Of Bulgaria. Ferdinand never re-
ceiyed the sanction Of Russia, bur
Turkey and Austria supported his
cause.
1911-The United States, Great Britain,
Japan and Hussia signed a treaty
for the preservation Of the fur Sea-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

Injuries Of the brain and eyes are
more common in this war than i'm any
other on record, according to q surgi-
cal expert who has been at the front.
The little Balkan struggle resulted in
thousands Of men physically and men
tally ruined Caring for a host Of men
who are blind or insane wifi be a part
OF the duty Of beIHgerants after peace
IS declared
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

Russell Young, Bloomington come
dian, has refused offer of an engage
ment TO play for a Chicago moving
picture producing. concern. Doubtless
Mr.. Young Is funny. but perhaps he
decided his chances for lingering with
rs longer were better in remaining On
the level than in jumping off sllyscrap-
ers and high bridges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

John L. Sullivan attributes General
Nelson a. Niles refusal to appear on
the same platform with him at the
national con} ention Of the Auti-Saloon
league to professional jealousy. The
general says John Z. always was a
great seIf-fiatterer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

Frank Holt. who attempted TO blow
up the capitol at Washington and as
sassinate J. p. Morgan, is dead, the
best thing that could have happened in
view Of the promise of a defense Of and
further notoriety for degenerate
whose presence on earth would serve
only as inspiration for similar acts by
others of his mental calibre
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07
i Firm Friend.

Your dog Is ready 10 go with you any
where at any time, through anything.
like Good Deeds in the old play. He
is something more than a respectable
family possession, toy, or part OF an
exhibition. he is a eomrade, whose
loyalty never wavers. whose devotion
never. obtrudes itself; who responds to
your mood without pluming himself
upon his tact, and who neither com
mfserates nor fatters. After you have
taken d few tramps together. you un-
derstand each other perfectly, and
there is no fear of either changing his
mind, unless you yourself prove tickle
past belief And, when you are no
longer friends with your dog, you are
beyond saylng-Countryside I.Ea-
zine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

Nothing is too impossible TO blame
onto prohibition. The packers are tell
ing now that the jump in meat prices
Is due to the lack Of whiskey by-prod-
ucts for feeding. due to the dry wave
sweeping the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

It is almost a safe wager Becker will
not fulfill his promise to expose the
higherups he declares were implicated
in the RoseuthaI murder. His latest
move has the earmarks of bluff to
force his silent partners in crime to
work underground wires that be be-
heves would save him from the cleo
tric chair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

Old General Huerta. who was rear
rested, wept in his cell when seen by
newspaper men and seemed deeply
hurt that his word should be doubted.
Huerta has lied once too often in the
past and the United States is not TAX
Ing any chances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

Chicago's divorce mills are estimat-
ed to have ground out more than
million dollars worth Of alimouy dur
Ing the past year, Make your own
comm emit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

The entire noise feature OF The
Fourth of July is not worth the blind
ing Of one little girl in Springfield,
whose sight was destroyed by care
lessIy thrown cannon 1reeracAer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

Hi IL 4IAN Ii -NA-Se
The world has room for the manly
man with the spirit Of manly
cheer;
The world delights in the man who
smiles when his eyes keep back
the tear,
Ii loves the man who when things go
wrong, can take his place and
stand
with his face to the fight and his eyes
to ths light, and toll with a will
ing hand.
The manly man Is the country's need,
and the moments need for
sooth
with a heat that beats to the pulsing
tread of the allied leagues OF
truth;
The world is his. and it waits for him
and it leaps to hear the ring
OF the blows he strikes and the wheels
he turns and the hammers he
daras 10 swing;
It likes the forward look In his face,
the poise Of his noble head,
And the onward Iunge of his tireless
will and the sweep Of his daunt-
less tread.
Hurrah for The manly man who comes
with sunlight on his face
And the strength to DO and the viii to
dare and the courage to ind his
piacet
The world delights in the manly man,
and the weak and evil fee
When the manly man goes forth 70 hold
his own on land or leat
American Israeijte.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

Battling Nelson has blamed Mrs.
Ella Flagg Young's advice for making
him a champ pugiiist, The good old
lady must be tattered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

The destruction OF the British de
stroyer Lightning leads 80 the opinion
that a safe conductor Is what was
needed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07
Wednesday, July :, 1915.

Another class Of idiot ranking with
the long cared imbeciie VINO rocks the
boat is the one who turns in g false FIRE
alarm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

ground with comparative ease but
that-they could go one better and yet
finish fresh
They gave rather a curious expla-
nation Of their powers-that when the
men are marching they are supplied
with large amount Of ordinary loaf
sugar, which sustains them better
than anything else could do. and al the
same time does not need a halt TO be
called for them to consume ii.
THE Bersagieri Is for the most part
composed of men of much better social
standing than the rank and file OF the
Italian army. and they claim, with
considerable Justice, descent from the
famous army Of some 10000 men that.
under Charles Albert. confronted the
armed might Of Austria in 184S. and
formed the backbone OF the Italian
army in the Crimea six years later.
Here it attracted general admiration
from its excellence of organization.
equipment and discipline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

DO you believe the world is getting
better or worse?"
Better"
What reason have you FOR think
ing soT
Our baby has cut all his teeth. and
its nearly three weeks row since
we've been sept up all night with
him, Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

Paris Corresp ondence Of The As-
ISOLATED Press "a bill has 0eeu In
troducted in the senate 90 confer c.l-
5zenship upon all native Aigeflaus VINO
have served in the French army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07
JACK WARWICK.
Still a 1TysterF.

E. J. and Mrs. Clark Of RoseviIIe
were callers while here last Thurs
day. Joe is the fellow who learned
the writer of this the mysteries Of
type setting in the Macomb Journal
office the year Lincoln was assassinat-
ed.-0quawka UlL) Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07
Sidelights on the European War

London.-CC Correspondence Of The
Associated Press. The inadvisabiIlty
Of sending very young men to the fight
ing front is emphasized in a report by
Or. Murray Leslie on the treatment Of
cases Of mental shock resulting from
war service. Nearly all the cases Of
fighting affecting the mind have been
in men of Il or - oe younger. de-
Claras DR.. Leslie, who suggests that
this may be the reason for the recent
German order that no more volunteers
under q viii be accepted for the
army.
DIR. Leslie divides cases Of battle
shock into two classes those who have
been constantly subjected to shell ex-
ploaion ana have no actual injury,
and those suffering from neurasthenia.
The first kind of case is characterized
by "a curious stupor. frequently pa
tients are oblivious of all their sur
roundings. The neurasthenia cases re
quire prolonged treatment, and it is re
garded as a great mistake to send
them back too soon.
The writer points out the posslbtl7
ity, as the war progresses, that these
cases of war-shoek viii become fire.
quent also among the population at
home. The eens0rs know what they
are doing when they suppress the
grewsome details and pictures of Yep
peiia raids. Such action is most i'm
portant 10 keep up tn morale Of the
nation, and is perfectly right from a
medical point of view. Optimism is
of the greatest value to the nation as
we'll as the individual The feeling
that all is going well is a great mental
tonic"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-07

who could be advantaEeOusly placed il
sections where special need Is felt
# this involves heavy loss to them it
may be possible to arrange for govern
.ment compensation.
London-The story of g convicted
coward who turned hero during the
fighting around YDres Is told by Pro-
fessor J. H Morgan, who spent five
months at British headquarters and
whose investigations were summed up
in the Bryce report on German atrocl-
ties. He has just returned 10 London
lie says;
There was a sergeant who had lost
his nerve and had been sentenced by
court martial OF five years penal servi-
tude for cowardice. Before the sem
tence could be carried otu the Prussian
Guard made their famous attempt TO
break through our line, and the SER
geant, in the lighting which ansued.
fought with such bravery thar but Cor
being nominally under arrest at the
time, he would have been awarded tie
Victoria Cross. AS it was. his SEN
tence was quashed, and tAe Incident
was responsible for the passage oi q
new act Of parliament by which a
sentence on a soldier may be suspend
ed and the man given an opportunity
of redeeming bis character"