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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13

Success in war is by no means Who'll
ly a matter of weapons; it is also
largely a matter of vitality. And one
thing which the present war has deep
ly impressed upon the mind Of the
world is the inexhaustible vitality of
Russia What explains the irresis-
tible coming back of the armies which
were driven from East Prussia and
GaliCia only d few months ago?
When the war opened Russia began
to win successes on the eastern front.
She took GaliCia from Austria, estab-
fishing herself at Lemburg and PrZym
zyl; she made important gains in
East Prussia. Then came the great
MaZurian lakes campaign Of Won Hin
denburg and the Galician campaign of
an Austrian army. REINFORCED and di
rected by Germans. Russia lost what
she had gained and Russian Poland
saw the coming of the conquering
eagles of Germany. The collapse of
the Russian power was common
theme of western observers. Yet d
few weeks ago Russia began a west
ward movement which, in point both
of territorial gains and number of pris-
oners taken, Overtops anything which
has been done in the same length of
time in the west and bids fair to have
d deeper significance. from the point
of view OF grand strategy, than any
achievement since Germany's taking of
Antwerp. Today the military of Rus
STA is at food. and still rising.
Russia is like the giant in the fable
who could not be conquered because,
when he fell, he drew strength from
Mother Earth. Russias brea.t is
against the soil. One-seventh of the
land OF the planet acknowledges the
sway of the double-headed eagle; and
the most densely populated province of
Russia proper OsCow-has only 50
per cent as many people to the square
mile as the average of the whole Ger
man empire. The Russian empire has
more than twice the forest area of the
United States. It's vast mineral re-
sources have been scarcely touched
The Russian wheat fields are like those
of Minnesota and Nebraska measured
by hundreds of miles. A world could
be fed by the domains of the white
ear.
This vast country numbers nearly
$50 900, 900 inhabitants. This is more
than the population of Great Britain,
France, Italy, Japan, Belgium and
Serbia-the other entente allies-tak-
en- together. 1t is 10000, 900 more than
the total population of Germany, Aus
Hungary, Tarkey and Bulgaria.
The race is fruitful. and 2,000, 900 boys
turn into young men, fit to bear arms,
in every year of Russia's life.
Russia is a pastoral and agricultural
an industrial one. Her
are in their infancy and
her international trade is the ex-
changing Of raw materials for manu-
features, in fact, her exports of raw
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
McCoRMICKs SPEECH.

Vance Mccormick, the new chair
man of the democratic national COM
mitee, made a telling speech at the
meeting of the committee at which he
assumed the Craftsmanship to which he
had been elected. Among other things
he said:
There is no doubt in my mind that
the majority of the prOgressives, the
rank and file, will line up for Wilson.
A progressive republican is really a
democrat The republican party is
fundamentally reactionary, and is to-
day again completely under the con-
troll of the special interests and Of
men who place property rights above
human rights. The progressive move
ment was the most hopeful sign that
had appeared, 1t was a rift in the over
hanging cloud of greed it was akin to
a religious revival within the repub-
lican party, il was an honest attempt
to purify the party from within, to re
store some degree of civic righteous
ness and to place human rights above
property rights. But the prOgressiyes
were thrown out of the republican
party in 1912 and it is now up 10 them
to choose whether they will go back
ward into the ranks of the standpat-
tiers or come forward with US in sup
port of President Wilson.
President Wilson zWille also receive
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
RUSSIAN STRENGTH

materials in 1913 were worth Is times
as much as her exported manufac-
lures. In the light of this fact, it is
easy to understand why, in a war of
shops and powder mills, conducted on
a scale never dreamed of in the Op-
erations of Napoleon, Grant or Won
Moltke, the Austro-German forces
should have made great jagged wounds
in the living flesh of Russia after the
Russian stores of munitions had been
exhausted, retaken the Galician rail-
road centers and oilfelds and made
Russian Poland great German CAM
But how did Russia come back?
The question is easily answered, so
far as the matter of munitions is con-
cerned. She bought of Japan and of
the United States In the 10 months
ending with April of the present year
Russia in Europe shipped US goods
worth exactly $144.854-and purchased
American goods worth S144 100000, or
1000 times as much. Russia in Asia
sent us $l60,845 worth and bought
goods worth SS5,000.0O0
To put it differently, Russia's pur-
chases from the United States were,
for the 10-months period in question,
1.35 per cent of our whole foreign
sales in the year preceding the war
and 6.5 per cent for 1916. And our
general export trade had so increased
in the two years that 6.5 per cent of it
in 1916 was almost ten times as much
in amount as 1.35 per cent of it in
1914; the amounts were 900 and
1922, 000, 900.
But it takes far more than munitions
to organize rally after a series of re-
verses and win a war. 1t takes cour-
age, elasticity Of spirit, sheer faith.
The spirit of Russia must wait full
er treatment in a later article But
one thing may be said now Russia is
land of snow and cold. 1t lies
frost-locked, iCe-bound, snow blanket
ed for many months of every year.
Without hills or mountains-if one
leave out the Valdai hills-between the
Prussian boundary and the Arctic sea.
those vast plains are, during the win
ter, one great playground for cold
and storm; man is a pygmy, his dwell
lings drifted over and forgotten. But
the Russian peasant bears a stout
heart. He gathers his sheepskin mantle
the tighter about him, sleeps wrapped
in it in the midst of the snow, if over
taken at night on journey. and waits,
serene in his faith in spring-a spring
of life and hope and growth.
This is plain fact-but it is symbol
as well. The Russian is patient but
tremendous man. He knows how to
live through the winter of social and
national life and keep faith in spring
alive in his heart. Country and eli
mate have fortified him against des-
pair. Russia is not alone a great coun-
try; it has a great soul. And this
spirit is the core of the vitality of
Russia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13

a large number of republican votes.
There are many thousands of good
men who are republicans by tradi-
ton, but who cannot be controlled by
the G. 0. T. organization when the
vital interests of the country are at
stake. The republican leaders know
better than any one that they have no
real issue to put before the people.
For proof of this you have but to read
their platform. There is not a word
of criticism in it, nor a word in con-
demnation of the constructive legisla-
ton for which the democratic congress
and the Wilson administration are re-
sponsible. There is not peep against
the federal reserve act, and the only
half-hearted complaint is against the
rural credit bill, which will do so much
for the farmers and which was SUD
ported by republicans both in the
house and senate.
The republican platform is elo-
quent in the things it does not say. No
recommendation is made to undo a
single thing that the democrats have
done, with the exception of the tariff.
The usual platform of the outs is
made up Of criticism of the things the
ms have done. but evidently this time
there is nothing to criticise.
president Wilson will have the
solid vote of the democratic party be
cause he has upheld its proudest ira
dItiODs. His records of constructive
legislation, both in the number and in
the importance of the laws passed.
equals that of any administration
since the foundation of the republic.
The federal reserve act has made this
country the leading financial power of
the world and has taken the control
OF the nations finances out of the
hands Of privileged fnanciers and
placed 1t entirely in the hands of nom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13

In woofng woman who had lust ,osr
the man she loved. began by sending
Ethel an invitation 10 a plumbers ban
Fortunately, be sent IT through Mrs
Jones, who threw IL in the FIRE with All
haste and wrote her daughters non.
acceptance on account OF indlsposition
Mr.. Thompsons next move was send.
ing a bouquet OF flowers. Mrs. Jones
intercepted them, separated the pogv
put them in box and gave them m
Ethel as an Offering Of sympathy from
the donor.
This was a beginning. and Mrs
Jones hoped that by carefully heading
Off the indicate attentions of Mr.
Thompson to bring the affair to a sue.
cessful termination in due time WIN
she took so much pains 20 prevent her
daughters being rufied by the plumb.
ers want Of thct is not plain. because
Ethel was not in state Of mind 10
care whom she married. PERHAPS her
motive was looking 10 the future. IT'S
also a question as TO why Mr. Thomp.
son was anxious to marry a girl whose
heart was In the grave. He explained
this to Mrs. Jones by saying that a live
man was better any day than a dead
one and Ethel WIS sure 10 find II ont
1t must be admitted that there is more
wisdom in the explanation than senti.
ment in the statement.
All things have an end, and the
plumbers courtship was no exception
The wedding day came round, and
with IL came coincidence When tha
wedding party was assembling in walk.
ed Horace Morton, who had failed 10
get on the dead list in accordance with
the navy regulations. And there was
no time for an investigation. He
had walked out Of the hospital in deli.
rum, and the party responsible for him
had been looking for him up 10 the
very moment of the sailing Of the feet
homeward.
Upon his appearance as a wedding
guest, pale and emaciated, there was a
scattering OF those present. The bride
alone seemed to consider him flesh and
blood and, rushing toward him, fell
into his arms. He had been aware OF
Mrs. Jones opposition TO him and her
preference for the plumber; conse-
quently he took in the situation with
out its being explained to him.
81 reckon he said, that since every
thing is handy for a wedding we may
as well have one"
Mrs. Jones, seeing that she had lost,
threw up the sponge. The plumber re-
marked that there were as good fish IN
the sea as ever were caught and walked
away without any evident disappoint-
ment. Ethel was presently prevailed
upon to celebrate the wedding with the
change Of grooms, and when the par
son came in she was married TO the
sailor.
This is not the only case Of a mans
being officially dead and turning up
at time when he Is not expected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
FAIR PLAY.

That there has been a growing ten
dency towards a change Of attitude
among the users Of public service com
modities as regards over-regulation of
the corporations which supply these
commodities has been evidenced more
and more strongly in the past few
years. The public service commissions
have been among the first to realize
this and have shown a desire to Co
operate with the utility companies arr
10 do all that they can to promote the
interests Of those who supply the nee
essary capital while protecting. at the
same time, the interests and rights Of
the public.
This attitude has come largely as a
direct result OF the realization Of the
benefit which capital confers in the
development and extension of the
country's resources along this line,
and of the fact that Over-regulation
cannot help but destroy the chances of
obtaining capital for such develop
ment.
Only recently a case which illus
trates tins change Of heart occurred in
Lewiston, Idaho An engineer ap-
peared before the Lewiston city coun-
Gil and offered. for a contingent fee,
to-obtain-froustf1e ate>pablic service
commission a reduction tn rates for
electric current The offer was &C
cepted, but, to the surprise of the
council. the entire Community - pro-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13

partisan experts who have no private
axes to grind. This has given an elias
ITCHY to our currency hitherto unat-
talnable and has made the United
states panic-proof. The finances of
the nation are now administered for
the benefit of the people
The administration has been too
busy roofing out privilege and favorit-
ism from our popular government at
nome and defending American rights
and American honor abroad to do
much talking, but as the head of the
democratic national committee il is
my business to see that every voter in
the United States knows all about the
Things that President Wilson has done,
and with the aid of the campaign COM
mltee l will do it. | do not doubt for
a moment that when all the facts are
placed before the American people
they will vote right.
rms Is not going to be a campaign
or personalities. but a clean and pro-
gresslve campaign of principles. The
lnes OF the fight will be sharply drawn
between government for public SER
vice and government for privilege, be-
tween the people and invisible gov
ernment-that invisible government
which Elihu Root denounced as "A per-
version OF democracy and "a real dan
ger 10 American institutions 1t is a
hght that ought to appeal to every
young man who is about to cast his
vote Tor the first time and who by that
act Will align himself on one side or
the other-either for or against true
democracy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
NFANTLE PARALYSIS.

This disease has prevailed in Eu-
| rope for many years but the first cpl
demic in America occurred in 1907.
Noguchi and Flexner have shown
! that the contagion is present in the
discharges from the nose. Others have
demonstrated its presence in the
bowel discharges. 1t is probably a
germ too small to be seen with the
highesh power microscopes now
available.
While the disease can be inoculated
in monkeys by planting the virus in
the nasal chambers and irritating the
lining membrane, it cannot be inocu-
lated by injecting the virus hypoderm-
ically, which would tend to make in
sect conveyance of the infection doubt
full Still, physicians have strongly
suspected the stable fly as carrier of
the disease. Also cats and dogs have
been all but convicted of carrying the
infection in the secretions from the
nose and so causing the disease in
children. The virus resists freezing,
hShce the disease is not limited to
warm weather.
Most cases occur in children from
one to ten years of age, but the dis
ease may affect adults.
Spinal fluid withdrawn on the third
day of the illness will cause the dis
ease when inoculated in monkeys. This
test may be successful before the pa-
ralysis appears in the child. Unfor-
tunately there are no CHARACTERISTIC
symptoms until the paralysis manu-
tests itself The child may appear TO
have a Simple cold" or a sore throft,
or acute indigestion with some fever,
perhaps vomiting and diarrhoea. Then,
after several days, one or both legs,
one or both arms are found to be lpe-
culiarly relaxed or weak, so that the
child can move them but little If at ALL
This may develop without any proceed
ing evidence of pain, though in most
cases the child complains of pain or
tenderness in the arms or limbs be-
fore the weakness appears.
In different outbreaks from one
tenth to one-fourth of all cases are
fatal About one-third of the patients
make a complete recovery of function
of the paralyzed muscles in the course
of months. The others improve under
good care up TO a year after the onset,
and after that the residual paralysis
is permanent Probably the common
est permanent effect is drop-foct or
"Flail-foot," but shrunken half para
lyzed legs or arms are frequent. Some
times one side of the chest is involved,
leading to subsequent spinal curva-
ture.
What to Do II Infanfile Paralysis Is
Suspected.
l. Give every sick child the benefit
Of immediate medical attention, and
take no chances with cold cures" or
home treatment.
. Place the child in bed, No mat |
ter how slight the illness seems Rest
at this time may save the rnuscles |
from permanent paralysis. Activity ia |
harmful
3. Exclude all other children. vist-
tors, pets. insects.
4. Catch any discharge from tho
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
The Daily Story
A Tactless Wooing-By Edward j. Stewart

The evacuatica of Vera Cruz had
taken place, and the feet was ready 10
sail. The surgeon in charge of the hos
pital approached the medical director
to report That all invaIids had been re-
moved.
There's q man." said the former,
who, I think, must have died without
his death getting on to the list. He
was dying yesterday afternoon.
haven't seen him since and presume
his body was removed. Conover should
have seen to 1t that the record was
made"
We'll, there's no time now" said the
medical director, ito investigate the
case. We must go aboard"
So it was that when the ships reach
ed the United States the name of Hor-
ace Morton, petty officer. was reported,
Died in hospital
Now, 1t happened that the elimina-
ton Of Horace Morton was very ac-
ceptable to Mrs. Martha Jones, the
mother Of Ethel Jones, who had been
betrothed to the sailor before he de-
parted for Vera Cruz. He had nothing
to marry on, while Philip Thompson, a
plumber, who also wanted Ethel, had
made considerable funds In his bust
ness and was able to take care Of her
in good style. Mrs. Jones had set her
face against her daughters marrying
Morton, and to quiet the old lady Ethel
promised that If her lover lost his life
in Mexico she would marry Thompson.
After this promise there was peace In
the Jones family, Mrs. Jones hoping
that the man who she considered stood
in the way Of her daughters welfare
would be snuffed out by a Mexican bull
let
But there was only n small scrap at
the landing at Vera Cruz, and greatly
to Mrs. Jones disappointment, Morton
was not among the killed. Then came
the evacuation, and with it the mother
made preparations TO renew the fight
in the matter OF a son-in-law. But
when she read in morning paper that
Morton had died at Vera Cruz she NUT
tered silent thanks and with every ap-
pearance of heartfelt sympathy broke
the sad news to her daughter, all the
while laying plans for a wedding with
the plumber.
Ethel shut herself up in her room for
n week, then came out with a surren-
der, telling her mother that since her
lover was dead she cared not whom she
married and was perfectly willing to
take the plumber or any one else. Such
being the case, Mrs. Jones sent Mr.
word that the way was open
for him to win her daughter, but she
advised him to be very circumspect
and proceed slowly. She believed that
Ethel thought she loved another, but
that the girl was deceiving herself A
few weeks courtship would do the
business
Mr.. Thompson, who was not an adept !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13

KNOWN as tuberCuIoSis or con-
sumption The father earned eighteen
dollars a week at his trade" and
was putting away part OF 1t each
week as a nest egg" against the
time when he would be unable to do
days work under the standards Of
today.
But somebody who had tuberculosis
and who didn't realize that 1t was
wrong to cough or sneeze anywhere
without shielding his face with a nap
kin, gave the disease to Wf1bur's
father.
When Wilbur's father began TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13

Minority Leader Mann's panegyric
on the grand old party, delivered in
the house in August, 1912, and still
distributed as the bible of republican
creed in which he refers to the hell
which wage-earners would have to en-
dure in the event Of democratic admin
makes interesting reading
in connection with $500. 900 600 wage
increase during one year of democracy
in the White house and both branches
Of congress. Mr., Mann will have to
bring out a new testament of recanta-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
III
I 4 l. K :
* eYWlLtIAM BRAOT.MO6

nose on cloths and burn them at once.
Disinfect the discharges from bowels
and kidneys with chloride of lime or
other disinfectant.
.. No harm can be done, and much
good may be done in any case resem-
bling a cold by giving hexamethyle-
mania Gu. S. P) dissolved in cold wa
ter, a grain for every 20 pounds OF
body weight Give grains for so pound
child, two or three times in the "a
hours. This drug is a formaldehyde
compound, practically tasteless, and
possesses considerable antiseptic value
in various seCretiOns, Occasionally
the drug irritates the kidneys and
bladder, causes frequent action but
this is temporary and never dangerous
if the medicine is not given more than
day or two.
6. Report any suspicious illness to
your health officer for prompt lnyestl-
CATION.
Excess AlbHmcn.
I Following a nervous strain, fWo
years ago, ! began taking six raw eggs
ia day, in three doses. two hours or
more after meals. I then weighed lO5
| now weigh 1876 pounds. I am a wom-
an of 30 years. A chemist advises me
that a continuation of this habit viii
bring on rheumatism, kidney disease
etc. and l shall be grateful if you can
tell me whether such excess OF albu-
men has bad effect upon any particu-
lar organ.
Answer-If you arc average height
(65 inches) your weight is now normal
Therefore 1 agree with the chemist
More albumen than necessary Is a bur
den on the kidneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
Excess AIbumcn.


While talking to a former governor
Of Illinois, who was no,ed for the
quickness OF his wit, an English tour
list spoke with special torvor of "a sight
he had seen in another state.
Il attended "A Sunday service for the
inmates of the state prison. he SAID
land l learned that OF the los persons
now confined there all but > voiun-
tarily attend religious services held IN
the prison chapel twice each sunday
Most extraordinary" said the gov
ernor musingly. Il am sorry 20 say II
is not so with us. But then" ne add
ed soberly "in Illinois. YOU see moss
of the respectable people do not come
to prison"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13

Germany is repeatedly discounting
the assertion that there is nothing
new under the sun" A few days after
she startles the world by sending a
submarine with a million dollar cargo
across the Atlantic announcement is
made from Berlin that there is en-
route to the United States aboard
another under water vessel a myster-
ious cure for infantile paralysis, d
disease that is sweeping over the con-
tinent taking many lives, while native
physicians look on helpless to give re-
lief
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13

Not the least important feature OF
the campaign will be the effort of the
republicans to gain, and of the demo-
Gratis to retain, control Of the United
States senate. The terms of 80 sena-
tors will regularly expire next March,
and Of these II are democrats. In
addition a successor to Senator Tag
CART Of Indiana, now serving by ap-
pointment 10 the vacancy caused by
the death of Senator Shively, is TO be
elnctpd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
Daily History Classify 13.

17e3-Marat, the French terrorist as
sassinated by Charlotte Corday
lS22-Modern battle Of Thermopylae
In the Greek war OF independence.
1SD0-General John Charles Fremont
explorer. soldier and Republican
presidential candidate In 1856
died born 1913.
l015-In the Argonne forest the Ger
mans drove the French back haH
a mile on three milo front.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13

You may find the weather hereabout
decidedly uncomfortable these days
but then think OF the soldier boys
down on the Rio Grande. Tempera-
lures such as we are having here
would be welcomed as relief there at
this season OF the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13

The movie" is to be found all over
the world 1t has penetrated the re-
mote frontier towns in China, India,
Burma, Siam. and Straits Settlements,
Egypt and the Philippines. Latin
America is a great field. In the lar
ger capitals like Rio de JaneriO. Mon
tevideo. BuenOs Aires, Santiago, Lima
and Havana the buildings in which
exhibitions are given are the equal of
any in this country.