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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

Six Months of Bracing.

>iN months on BEaclng.
Yesterday we described a fairly COM
mon condition OF Nervousness %
stomach trouble aneurasthenia. %
under the name OF Thirty Years of
SIOuching." The patient was not so
informed, bat was told the symptoms
were due to weak posture Now let
as interpret the treatment which was
simply Brace yourseIft" The patient
was utterly ignorant Of The essentials
of correct posture and required min
ute Instructions Many persons in a
similar condition may be materially
benefited by practicing posture eEer-
cises faithfully Tor six months
To stand erect You keep the heels
and toes respectively separated by d
distance of four 80 six inches. not toe
ing out but straight ahead, in order to
have a firm square base of support IN
stead Of q weak triangular base Efy-
per-eXtend the knees. that is. make
them as rigidly straight as you can
Contract or draw in the abdomen to
make it as small as yous can, in much
the same manner as IL iuv0luntarily
contracts when you yawn and stretch
deeply. Lift the chest up as high as
possible, draw the shoulders back and
downward. Draw the chin i'm as
though TO thrust it inside q nigh col
lar. Let the crown of the head mot
the forehead) strive to touch an mag
mary ceiling-that is. be as tail as you
can. That is standing erect. DO il
every hour by the clock, no matter
where you NAV be OF what your oceu-
patton. 1t is fine medicine A thor
0ugh abdominal contraction does more
TO equaIize q torpid circulation and
relieve liver and spIanchnic conges-
tion-"the blues than any other
remedy we know. if it is only used
often and long enough. Indeed. per
sons Iucluined 70 faint on slight provo
cation may prevent threatened faint
ing by actively and thoroughly con
tracing the abdominal muscles
emptying stagnant blood into more
important vessels where IL Is needed
AS an exercise for one with weak
posture. ptosis, neurasthania. merry
Gus dyspepsia" and mental depression
or melancholic tendency. nothing is
better than the dachshund crawl
which will be described in the talk
published Aug s
Foolish. these exercises seem To,
those who think It not at all foolish TO
swallow all sorts OF pseudo-science
which requires no effort on the part
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

end Of the var THIS country Will find
itself upon e permanent basis Of col
IectiVtsm or state socialism. lie heart
tIy commenas the lumber producers
for what they have already done 10
aid the government IA its time N stress
and las also has q good word for Ihe
copper and aluminium interests but
he does not think that the coal and
steel and iron industries have yet
shown the full measure OF patriotism
and gnse1dsEness which the country
has the right to expect Of them.
In Senator %swiBudg' opinion X the
coal operators. who recently agreed
upon and suggested to@the government
s. a ton IS a fair price for their out
pHt. had made it 81 Or 80 90. The march
Of the United States toward the goal
Of socialism would not have been so
far along as Il Is lie points out mat
tha uT0~war cost Of coal at the mines
WIS from s1lg to $40 a ton Since
then wages have been increased,
enough perhaps TO add p cents a ton
10 che cost Of production. The cost
Of materials used ia the mines has also
Increased The only cause of coal SELL
INK at SIS and even IS at the mines was
the extraordinary demand on normal
supply accompanied by car shortage
and consequent frantic competitive
bidding by large consumers. A price
nearer So than So ton would have
made ample allowance for increased
cost and extraordinary conditions and
afforded q liberal profit The coun-
try has been forced q step nearer so-
cfalfsu bv the coal men and we are
bound 10 come out Of the war with q
great many more industries publicly
regulated than we bad at the begin
ming. The indications are that the
iron and steel Industries VIII demand
more than double the pre-war prices
and If so the government will have to
deal summariIy with them. not only ln
}ts own interest but for the benert a.
the public
ut depends" says Senator Newlands.
supgn the leaders of these industries
"a well as upon the coal man and all
other big producers OF necessities
whether this country viii be perman-
entity sociaIized after the war. 1T re-
mains for them to fix. as they may and
I can. reasonable and just prices and
thus DO away with the necessity OF APP
/ plying collective force. III there IS any
craftsmanship in these industries able
+ to control the producers they will see
the wisdom Of maintaining Iair ana
stable price level. notwithstanding the
( termination of the hour and the time
offered bv the present plight Of hu-
mauitv If they yield 70 this tempta-
rfgn. AZ they attempt to charge all the
. traffic viii bear either the govern
meut will take them all over or they
viii have labor rushing in TO share
with them the spoils and they will
have lofty wage level which it will
be difficult to reduce when the price
level falls as q matter Of course at the
end of the war It is reasonable
prediction that no industry which is
taken over by the government will
+ ever go back to private ownership"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

The Command of Death"-the Rus
sian battalion composed exclusively of
women-has been in its first. battle,
and 81 behaved just as it was expected
to do. The women were brave. They
did not go into panic or Mysteries. They
fought up 10 their training. Indeed,
they penetrated into first line trench
ot the enemy and brought back pris-
ouers. But they wrought no miracle
bv their example or by their iuspira-
tion ON the battlefield. Ii was q losing
fight. and when the time came for the
army To retire the Command Of
Death" retired along with the others.
No Watebw0rd, no new insignia, ne
novelty Of cbivaIry OF romance OF pat
riotic devotion has vet awaited to turn
the tide of war in Russia's favor
The doctrine of some women suffraE-
lists i'm other lands that women should
assume all The sponsibiIUes of citj-
zansbip that lie upon men. even to
military service, has been put in prac-
tice in the new democratic Russia but
not with such q wave of enthusiasm
and following of determined hosts IS
presages victory.
Heretofore women have made war
as romance. Women singly have led
or directed armies even into places Of
greatest danger, and once notably. in
the case Of Joan of Arc, q woman.
panoDlie9 as a soldier and at the head
of hattali0us, inspired a whole nation
70 save itself in q desperate extremity,
Sometimes women, av0wedly such or
in disguise. have served in the ranks
as soldiers There have been many Of
these since the beginning of the war in
the Russian armies and perhaps some
iu Disguise in all armies but the wom-
an battalion is new
The woman battalion may satisfy
the ambition of its individuals to do
their utmost for their homeland, and
quite likely this testimony Of the pat
TI0tlsm of Russian women has iufiu-
enced some men soldier to perform
more Jealous service. but it has not
signifed the beginning Of an important
movement or fred into one Of the dis
cordaut and DISCONTINUED elements of
the Russian armies and people
Possibly it is because this represents
women making a business of war May
be there are too many women Per
Laps 10 w0UI- be better If, as in the
case of Joan of Arc there were simply
one woman, with some mystery and ro-
nance in her appearing before gener-
ais and troops.
The wonen's battalion appears so
far like a well meant but vain attempt
to shame the Russian army into an
appropriate morale 1t is rot In re-
Spouse TO any dire necessity. Russia
has men soldiers enough It has loyal
men soldiers enough The difficulty is
In making an assortment and separat-
ing the sheep from the goats Their
identity can not be distinguished until
the hour Of battle. and then it IS too
late for that battle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03
Davenport Draws Fire.


tic 70 their nation Bog a considerable .
portion Of the population Of Davenport
it was inevitable that t6e action taken
By a federal grand jury yesterday in .
returning indictments against several
citizens holding and expressing dis.
loyal views ahouId have been brought
about
Persons either of German birth or
Of German descent form the major ele-
ment of the citizenship 9t our neigh
boring town During the two years
that Germany Was engaged 5a war
with the allied nations it was 10 be ex-
pected that those of TeHtoulc sympa-
thiea In the United States should be
found displaying "a pro-aerman atti-
tude and freely venting the hope shat
the faJherIand would emerge triumph
ant from the European struggle. @oT
were they to be blamed for their lin
ing up with the fatlerland otherwise
than seutimCntaUy. They were known
TO have offered material assistance 10
the country whence they and the-T
forbears came. and lJ was only matt
ural that they should have done So.
Even after the United States, through
congressional enactment declared war
on Germany tine loyal Americans Of
Davenport were tolerant of the failure
of their GermaD-AmerIean nelg1boTs
In failing to espouse the cause Of their
nation with the ferveueE manifested
hy those who bad not blood conuec-
tions IN tile tafherland
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03
Socialism and War.

Senator NewIands OF Nevada. chair
man Of the senate committee on in
serstate commerce, in q recent inter-
view. expressed the opinion that upon
he wartime behavior OF the great pro-
sucers rests the responsibility of de-
slding the question of whether at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

London Zeppelin motor 'ohase
are being run between this city aLI
Eastb0urne Owing to the shorlas
Of petrol. a single deck motor nus :
equipped with a long gas-bag on -,
filed with coal gas TO be used a.
substitute Tor petrol for dTlflHs
power.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

American labor is not in sympathy
with the threat OF the Industrial
Workers OF a national strike Amert-
can labor is standing with all other
Americans In the present crisis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

ii g. >.
1892 Columbus sailed on mis- FIRST fos-
age of discovery.
1894 George Inness, noted AnieEl s.-
landscape painter. died. born 80
1914 Germans invaded Russian ~
land and France
I916-Sir Roger Easement hanged Dl
the British for connection Win tNs
Slim Fein revolt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

The kaiser has convoked q session
of his war lords at Brussels Prob
ably calling them upon the carpet for
failure to live up to his latest irwin
cibility proclamation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

My. I'm glad TO get & seat. I've
been standing ON my feet all day, new
er wasting q minute, and it sure IFS
good TO sit down Did you know We
had new. neighb0rs2 Yes bride and
groom. and they moved in today. swell
furniture - pieces-I counted 'em.
and six more came this afternoon
Most of it is period furniture, maLog-
any. the dining room chairs are up
holstered in this new blue leather. and
the dresser IS 'pippin. They had
a time getting it through the door. I
got so interested in watching that my
pies burned up and the electric iron
burned the wire out MY. but I was
mad and then ] had to make another
pie and borrow an iron, so by the time
ia done that Clark was here for
his lunch and that's the way
it eoes-work, work, all day it's no
wonder I'm tired our ali the time. I'll
cali Won mp tomorrow IL any more new
furniture comes" Z. T. s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

Mayor Bill Thompson has been quiet
for almost 81 week and Ch{cag0ans are
wondering what spell has come over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

him. Perhaps he is busy nursing
symptoms of pr5ckly heat and will
break out again in a few days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

u HAD dinner at the - hotel
last evening" writes Ignatz from Chi
cag0. II was alone and. as is my
habit, occupied the time between
courses giving the up and down to
others at nearby tables Next my ia
ole were pair of youthfuIs. She was
pouty over something 1 didn't at first
understand 1t developed. however,
that she craved some morseI ON the
bill OF fare that her escort declined to
let her have When she urged his rea-
SON. if it were on account Of the eX-
pense. etc. Re replied with emphasis
that if was not, and flashed COB Of
cusB that would deraE street car.
Not al all, said he. but and he drew
from his pocket a card bearing set
OF rules to be followed in summer is
sued by the city health department
Running his finger down the para
graphs. he stopped at the one which
read, Don't overfeed your baby
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

The greatest league Of humanity
that we know of is the American Red
Cross. II you haven't yet affiliated
With it you ought not delay doing SO.
Americans who want to see the war
finished in the quickest possible time.
with the minimum OF suffering to our
boys who must do the lighting are
uniting with the Red Cross. You can
Join this army Of mercy for as little
as 81. However. you are at liberty 70
give any sum in excess of THAI
amount vou wish To-
-=----=-----------=
Sixty-seven persons were killed by
heat in New York yesterday. IN the
past two nights We in Rock Island
have been sleeping under covers.
still we have people VINO feel they
must go east every summer to- ger
cooled of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

CHOIRDg ANp
d I S c o r d S

--,r .zts ~
- I,is e[.rs@1.,a+fs9 IDEAS IN the
- ~ .r,.l-iy,e, Ffa efoarets fr.a short
! -. 5.,.--,fo-t
'''
beginning % anoeIstsllla Ia ,i,e !,
/ nome city i stlil d part u Al9 y iii'9''
states o1 amer ic-i'
{ MARGUERITE Macleod a Hindu
/ of spying and sentenced TO death by
Paris court She has appealed.
/ They are betting in the French CAPT
tai that she will Wiggls out OF her diff
dculty
/
( WHAT hos lsao-,o IF fine .eog maid
I on g.fr' 1it,e5 - hsva II eeid If her +bat
/ ,La 49, 80, 7,5s+eIys7 Far j member
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

ANDREW Iankey- a Eeutuckian.
has just been commissioned q captain
in the engineers reserve corps.
IT is reported that when a police
man halted a girl on the street the
other night and reminded her that the
curfeW law was now being enforced
and that she was too young TO BE
abroad at that hour unescorted she
gazed wistfalIv into his eyes ard said.
ooh, thank you. Mr. Policeman. How
you fatter me-"
j II q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

MOST last restaments. where there
is any considerable wealth IuTolvedf
could be called scraps Of paper framed
b.. scrapping relatives
THE average small boys ambition
in midsummer is TO be an lee wagon
driver when he grows up. Ever notice
the note of envy in youngsters eye
a he watches a passing wagon filled
with the chilly crystal as he stands
on one foot and then the other 10 es-
cape the burning pavement
STAY home and shed your clothes
is the advice Of the health department
TO the people of New York. Il was on
Fifth avenue yesterday afternoon
postcards Hector. and saw numbers
of women who appeared to have mis-
interpreted the suggestion of the
health department They seemed 10
have removed their clothes and left
home"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

SOME of cur Davenport friends are
beginning to understand that their
home city is still a part of the United
States Of America.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

EL0ISE says her pet thrill is in
watching d man with whislzers carry
ing his conservation ideas 10 the
point Of smoking his cigarets too short
for comfort
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

WHEN a man breaks away from the
grind for a short vacation the first
thing he starts to worry about is "a
spot where there are few people and
those few as Indifferent as he as 10
the conventions of attire on such oc-
casiCn. But with a woman well you
don't suppose she's going to hide her
self away in some lonely place where
there are no other women whom she
can make eHyious Of her layout Of
clothes? What do you suppose she has
been suffering all these weeks in SEES
sioning with her modiste ior2 To hide
her new ones away in trunk2 Not
muchee. She may perish in fine at
tempt, but she is determined to fash
three changes day. and if amy of
her neighhors at the resort she chooses
for her vacation stay tries to slip in
an extra change she'll miss q meal
before she will have it said that she
was outsh0De in the frequency of at
tire switching.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

WHAT has become Of the coy maid
en- who liked 10 have it said Of her that
she had been mistaken for member
of the Floradora chorus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-03

THE kaiser has quit boasting that
Germany is to finish the war and is
putting in most of his time now pro
testing that his country didn't start
the trouble.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Few persons can be sick who use
Green's August Flower. 1t has been
used for all ailments that are caused
by diSOrdered stomach and inactive
liver, such as sick headache, cOnStipa-
ton, sour stomach, nervous indiges-
ton, fermentation of food, palpitation
of the heart from gases created in
the stomach, pains in the stomach, and
many other organic disturbances.
August Flower is a gentle laxative,
regulates digestion, both in the Stom-
ach and inteStines, cleans and sweet
ems the stomach and whole alimentary
canal, and stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Try it. Two doses will relieve
you. Used for fifty years in every
town and hamlet in the United States
and in all civilized cOuntries.-Adv
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23

idea In a house that is designed so
that there is considerable space vast
ed. In such a house the coziness is
sacrificed for some other effect that is
wanted. 1t is possible to get many
other effects in the house, such as
grandeur, elegance, etc, but this does
not impress the average person much
in the design of home.
The little bungalow shown here has
that hOmelike, coy appearance that
typifies the average persons idea of Il
real home. All the structural features
of the bungalow combine to give this
impression. The roof is very low and
is made with a fiat pitch. The caves
have wide Overhang, which is one of
the most inviting features of hun
galow. The wide eayes and the low
pitch of the roof have another effect,
also, in bungalow construction.
The bungalow at its best is built
very close to the ground. In cold eli
because of the necessity of having a
basement that is adequate to hold a
heating plant. The same low-built eff
feet is obtained by building the bun
galow with wide caves and with fiat
pitched roof.
This bungalow is built far enough
above the ground so that basement
can be provided with the necessary
windows and without too much exca,
walton. The porch also aids material.
ly in getting this same effect of being
close to the ground. 1t is very broad
and is built under a separate gable
from the house. The broad, fiat root
and the heavy porch pillars give it 1
coy, inviting appearance.
The floor plan calls for five rooms
that are arranged in a convenient
style. On one side of the house is the
living room, dining room and kitchen
and on the other is the bathroom anC
two bedrooms.
The main entrance to the house il
through a door at one corner of thu
living room. This room is of gooC
size, being Is by 10 feet. A big fire
place occupies almost one side of thu
room. 1t is almost necessary to hav,
a big fireplace in bungalow as nj
house Of this type would seem to b,
complete without one. 1t is general,
placed in the living room, though i
may be in the dining room or some
| tina in q small don hI1ilt off tho Twin,
room. On either side of the fireplace
in this design is a narrow bookcase
with window over each one. Their
is also wide window facing out ont
the front porch. Plenty of wall spac
is provided, so that some carefully
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
"CaIifornia Syrup of Figs can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love it's pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have a well, playful child
again. When it's little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for So
cent bottle of California Syrup of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-03-23
British Museum.

The British museum recently OBJ.
served its one hundred and fifty-eighth
birthday. as 1t was established on Jan.
uary 10, 1859. 1t was Sir Hans
Sloane, an Irish-born physician of
Scotch extraction, who Is honored as
the father of the museum. Sloane was
created q baronet-a title to which no
English physician had before attained
just two centuries ago, in recognition
of his labors in writing Natural His
tory of jamaica" His library of So
900 volumes and 1855 manuscripts,
and his collection of natural history
and art objects he bequeathed to the
government, on condition that his
daughters be paid 100000, which sum
scarcely exceeded the value of the gold
and silver medals, ores and precious
stones In his collection. Several 9TH
er collections were added to that of
Sloane before the museum was formal
ly opened in Montagu house In 1850.
OF the books published In England
since the invention of printing about
rs per cent are to be found on the
shelves of the British museum.