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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-11

DESPITE an imperial COMMAND for
the increase i'm the birth rate of boys,
a German crown princess has just
added a daughter TO her family. Won
der what sort of @ cross she VIII he
presented A cross baby. perhaps.
will be the extent of her recognition.
JUST as we Americans were begin
ming to think we were seeing the end
Of high prices comes announcements
that our eye glasses are 10 cost more
A READER writes to ask for the
present wherea bouts of Doc Cook
Let's see who SIS, or was. Doc COOKE
WOMEN seeking an easy goad 10
fame should not be dIsheartened.
Now. for instance. there is Mary
NcLane. All that is necessary TO
gain attention is to submarine the
conventions BE different Be bold
bout it, Dare to shock your neigh
bors. 1t doesn't matter whether yo1
believe what you say Bob IugeTs1lI
was too much competition in tHe-Tcc-
ognized field. He attracted remuGer-
alive audiences. while those who chung
TO the accepted doctrine weren't able
TO get enough i'm the plate to pay
their railroad fare ard hotel bills.
Mary McLane would stiII have been
a small town girl motberiug q bunch
O. kids had not she had q bunch early
in life that elevated her over the
heads of the procession of orduaries.
Any good girl could marry. argued
Mary. But not every girl had the
nerve 70 tell the world the secret and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-11
LIfe,s Little Fa1ricatione.

".Yes, we enjoyed every minute of
our vacation. The roads were magnifi-
cent Not a trouble TO mar the pleas
ure of our trip. The weather was
ideal And we are not tired. either, as
enc would imagine one would be after
riding almost two weeks in d machine"
u am simply wild to become nurse
In the European trenches. but my hus-
band viii not hear to me leaving him,
even Tor few months Our home
life is so beautifully harmonious that
/ don't believe we could live separated
from one another"
Our Willie is positively in love with
his school work. 1t is his first year
you know He was asking me yester-
day why IT was that the schools were
closed during the summer months. He
said that if he had his way there would
be school all the year through"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-11

DARNELL. the marrying parson. IS
gain at large. having completed a
term Of three years in she peniten-
tiary Probably the wEsest pTecauuou
for him 10 adopt now is to engage q
personal bodyEuard TO keep silly WON
en- away from him II always has
been mystery 60 the rest of the race
how the so-catied geut1er sex. that lis
a surprising number of them. falls for
the man with q wicked past. especially
if IT had to do with women
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-11

THE bathing girl is good 10 look at
in all seasons Of the year but with the
weather department promising frost
cover up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-11

HOOVER assures that -four will
drop So per barrel. in due time We
ali have faith in the food adminIstra-
tor. but he'll End. when hes on the
job longer, that there is nothing to this
voluntary dropping when profits are
concerned. Flour NAV fall, as he pre-
diets. but before il does there will have
to be some stiff pushing on the part of
the federal authorities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-11

Fort Pierre. s. D., was founded 100
years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-11

ANOTHER lazy guy I know.
Who cant be beat. T bet
For when ne wanted exercise
He rolled 4 cigaret.
= II O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-11

adv}ces reaching here yesterday.
Along with the nomination Of Dickey
we're sent a number of other nomina-
tious for the promotions of middle
western men to second lieutenauts in
the marine corps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-11

Information Is Charging
that the defendant maintains a NUS
auee bv keeping and selling intoxi-
eating liquors. Henry Jebeus has tled
am Information against Carl Meier Of
Blue Grass. with Justice of the Peace
Daum The case viii come up be
fore the justice in a short time
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16

conditions. of course. a defending fleet would be at disadvantage of column formation head-on. However, 1t Is @ question whether the supporting armament at Taboga Island itself would not be subject to concentra-
 ted fire by a line of hostile vessels drawn up in an arc of which tlie island would be the center and that would be far enough out to be beyond the range of the guns at the mouth of the canal. That is very important question. There have been some opinions expressed to that effect. and 1t has been said that. if possible. the
 guns of Taboga Island ought to be
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16

Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau
 WASHINGTON. The trend toward standardizing products 70 protect both seller and purchaser has gone another step further with the intro- duction by Senator Jones of Wash ington of a bill providing for the es- products. Cotton standards and grain standards already have been provided by law and are declared by officials of the department of agriculture to
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16
ShIPbuILDinG AT H0NGk0nG
 WITH MATERIAL FROM AMERICA

Most of the materials used In build ing and repairing the larger vessels at Hongkong now come from :he United States. High ocean freight rates have discouraged the shipment of unusually large supplies but enough have gone forward to keep the yards reasonably busy.
 The principal new building, it ap- bottoms engaged In the Singapore Bangkok trade. This trade formerly was handled by German steamers which. of course. have been driven from the seas since the outbreak ot the Europan war.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16
PROBLEM 0F F0RT|FY|NG ISLAND
 AT THE MOUTH IF PANAMA CANAL

mounted behind the central ridge of this island, so that they would be shell :ered from the fire of vessels directly beyond the island, i1 the prolongation of line between the mouth Of the canal and the island, so consequently be incapable of delivering a fire out in that direction that fleet drawn up with the mouth of the canal as a center woud be subject to 1t. That Is dif- ficult matter to accomplish, and the exact position of the guns has not been fixed.
 However. 1t has been decided that the mortars that are to be placed on Taboga Island will be sheltered from
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16
WANT FEDERAL POWER
 TO SUSPEND SENTENCES

WASHINGTON. A bill giving fed eral courts the power to suspend sent ences and penalties has been intro- duced in the house by Representative Scott, of Pennsylvania, It has been referred to the Committee oa Judiciary.
 The bill Is designed particularly as a relief measure for first offenders. Should 1t become a law Maury Diggs and Drew Caminetti. of the famous white slave case which is now await
 ing decision In the supreme court. and many other law breakers who have been convicted and whose cases are
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16
PROPOSE ENLARGEMENT
 OF NATIONAL PARKS

Pacific News Service. Wash. Bureau.
 WASHINGTON, The movement for the enlargement of Sequoia Natoinal Park of California to include Mt Whitney Is well under way. according to members of .he California deleg
 tion who are interested in the con- servation of the nations public play grounds. A bill that would add Mt Whitney, and the head waters of the Kern, Kings and other important rivers to the ScQuoia park and to lib- orally appropriate for the improvement of Yosemite National Park a. federal expense will be intrdouced next au- tumn. California representatives de-
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16
LARGE TRACTS OPENED TO ENTRY DURING
 DECEMBER

Pacific News Serv,ce, Wash. Bureau.
 WASHINGTON. During the month of December. 1916. Secretary of the Interior Lane opened to entry under the enlarged homestead act a total of 1867. 500 acres of the public do- main. The lands have been classified as non-irrigible.
 In California more tt.an S7,600 acres in 22 counties were designated. More than 196.20o acres were op,ned in Colorado. 25.700 acres in Kansas, 262400 acres in North Dakota. 66. 100 acres ip New Mexico. and 11s,400 acres a South Dakota and S.soo acres in Utah.
 Some of these lands already have been filed upon but many acers still are open to filing.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16
!, be working well.

be working well.
 Senator Jones' bill would provide that all food manufacturers must submit samples of their goods to the secretary of agriculture who shall se. standards for each article and de- termine whether or not sample of products submitted come up to the standards. Changes in the standards shall be made from time to time if experience shall show that changes are necessary.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16

fire in any direction, as they can be placed as most of our mortars are. un- der shelter and by their fire they can keep hostile ships away or at least can keep them away a greater dis- tance from the mouth of the canal than the Notifications at the mouth car4i can keep them.
 In addition to these considerations, attention also has to be given to the increased guns of the latest battle ships.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.

Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
 WASHINGTON, Although there have hcca iuany clements brought about hy the war to hamper the Hong- kong sh'n) i)ding irdis'r, ' con- struction of vessels has gone forward at sufficient rapidity to dd consider able .onnag, to the Far East shipping during the last year. according to con sular reports to the Department o1 Commerce.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.

Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
 WASHINGTON. An interesting question before the military authori- ties has to do with character of de- fense to be placed on Taboga Island That Island has been selected as site for some important defensive works, particularly to obtain bursing, and go avoid a dangerous concentration of armament.
 1t Is planned that guns of sufficient power mounted on the island will serve as a protection against the hostile fire upon our warships coming out of the canal to engage an enemy under which
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16
PLAN TO STAnDARDlzE FOOD
 PRODUCTS TO PROTECT USERS

The shipment of goods not comply ing with the food standards In inter- state commerce would not be permit ted under the bill. thus insuring the public against poor grade goods and also insurpg responsible manufac- turers against spurious goods.
 Twenty thousand dollars would be appropriated under the bill to lauoch the measure.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16

Five good-sized steel screw vessels have recently been completed and twelve more are under construction. Most Of the vessels will be for the China coasting trade.
 In addition to these larger vessels yards have been very active in coa- structing sea-going launches. tugs. lor- ries, barges, yachts and similar small vessels. The remodeling of several large vessels also has been completed.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16

You should keep posted on she var and international and local nsws ol the day by subscribing for the Nome Daily Nugget, 32.00 per month.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16

clare. The interior department. 1t is understood, has been inclined 70 look with favor on the plans of the bigger parks" propagandists.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16

You should keep posted on the war and international and local news of the day by subscribing for the Nome
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16
NOTICE.

Let the Nugget do yonr lstter Wv1t- Ing by sending the Weehly NuoDae o your friends on tAc ouanalo--Soo 0A,
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16

All kinds of sleigh and ski weed ea sale at Ross mill and shsp. Aiss building and mining timber.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16

on appeal would be subject to dis charge.
 The ultimate object of the adminis- .ration of criminal law Is preventive rather than retaliatory: confinement Is designed as deterrant to others. as a means of preventing future offenses. and as the immediate protection of society. states the bill in arguing that more laxity be made possible for fed. eral offenders.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16

Fresh cabbage, carrots, rutabaeoes and parsnips at Lehmann's.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16

Visiting Cards at .he Nugget Office
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16

Calling cards at the Nugget of9sos Advertise In The Nome Nugget
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-16

Advertise In The Noms Nugget
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-01
AMERICANS TELL vfRDUN HORRORS

lance has two drivors-had no time 10
get masks and We're very sick after
II was over but they were going so
fast that there were no fatal results
| from the gas.
Mae one Of our fraternity, has
been wounded In eight places. He
lost his right leg and TWO fingers, while
his companion, Vet, will have a stiff
leg all his life from the effects Of his
wounds. They have both got the War
Cross and military medals.
The worst experience of all han
pcned to two of our college boys-Jim
Alexander and Tafy Young. While
they were driving along road lined
with batteries, which the Germans
were trying TO locate, with wounded
man lying in the ambulance, n shell
burst right beside them.
"JuSt before that the wounded man
sat up and asked for a cigarette. md
the shrapnel passed through the car
where his head had been resting few
seconds before and struck the stretch
or bearer. who was looking ont 10 see
where we were. He died that after
noon. Had Jim not ducked he would
have lost a leg. and if Tany had
ducked he would have been badly
wounded. The ambulance was shot TO
pieces by the shell, and they had 10
hold up the dying man for three hours
until assistance came During the ot
tack we had about twenty-four hours
sleep out of 1S4 hours. which was n
fair average for all the ambulance
drivers In our sector During the Ger
man air raids one shell burst within
twenty-five feet Of our camp nj Bier
court nj midnight. The roads are near
~ impossible now for automobiles. We
have been treated very nicely hv the
French colonel in command of the
branch depot, who Toasted our mi,
with champagne. cakes and cigars. and
has given us seats for all the shows
gotten up by the French soldiers.
Volunteer Spirit Gene.
Several colonies and majors of the
American Red Cross hive visited he m
see what we are goiE; to do now.
They all admitted that we could do
more for our country ny enlisting in
the regular army IN Paris. This is |
for all the ahle-bodiec mon IN the am |
oulancp service. We were asked "a |
enlist. if we preferred IN the amin
ancc service for the duration Of the
war, but II would no: be the same
Most of the boys deClined. and We are
going to Paris II join Up. including nv
self. The old volunteer spirit in the
ambulance corps has gone forever-so
low for the United States artillery or
!!r aerrfct IN search Of adventure"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-01
College Students Who Drove AM
balances Won Honors Before
Enlisted Men Came.
BATTERED VETERANS RETURN
One Volunteer Describes Havoc
Wrought by Shell Dropped Among
Stretcher Bearers-Two Hit
While Helping Wounded.

Few Ork.-Some of the American
college boys who went over to France
| last May as ambulance drivers for the
| excitement Of the work behind the fir
| ing lines are returning home because
| the ambulance work has been taken
over by the United States army and
will be done by regular enlisted men.
The following is an extract from q let
ter written by Williams boy two
weeks ago. who went over with his col
lcge unit to drive an ambulance at the
front:
The last six weeks we have been
serving in the Verdun sector with our
base AT Blercourt. which is eight miles
from the town of Verdun. There are
two front posts for the ambulances-
Mort Homme hill and Hill 304, which
have figured in the news Of the new
battle of Verdun. For two weeks the
French were preparing for the attack.
and the roads were only passable at
night. The communication trenches
were awful TO get through. and were
made worse by the heavy rains. One
night last week two of the boys got
lost In the darkness and could not find
their way with their ambulance to the
post. Finally they sighted two dark
objects. which resembled French SOL
diers walking along with their big
overcoats on. After jahboring their
peculiar brand of French for IL min
utes without receiving any reply the
lost ambulance drivers discovered that
the dark moving objects were two
American army mules, unable to
speak or understand word of French.
Hit While Helping Wounded.
1.-TWO of our chaps We're badly |
wounded at one of the first aid stations |
while helping TO load wounded men |
into the ambulance. One was blown |
right through the door of the shelter |
hut and was discovered lying uncon- |
sciouS beside three dead French sol |
tlierS The boys who got them cut had |
20 60 through Il gas attack and bar /
rage frC. Two Of them-each ambu.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-01
HOLES IN OTHER STOCKING
aristicratic Customer Undone by i'm,
patient Clerk, Who Pulled Off
the Wrong Shoe.

The aristocratic and plutOcratic
looking young woman walked into the
downtown shoe store. says the Indian
apolts News, and demanded a fitting
demanded was the tone Of vG!ce.)
MajesticaIly she lowered herself into
the regulation seat prOtTered her by
the manager of the department and he
assigned CLASSY Charles, the niftiest
matinee idol In the shop, to the GUS
toner.
The woman began by asking to sec
everything that was shown in the win
dow outside. Classy {. started out to
I'll the order. He did. But none of the
shoes Were good enough for Gadam's
dainty foot. As the day wore on and
the customer stayed, c. c. began to
perspirc. The other clerks looked on
and grinned Not that they dislike6
Charles, but, well, there was a feeling
among the fellows about him. Al this
did not change the expression on Char
ley's face. 1t remained, that same
winning smile. But finally after about
half the stock had been laid out for in
spection, the manager whispered to
Charles, Are you that rottenf" Which
made Charles as mad as could be- He
forgot himself. He violated the first
rule Of etiquette OF the shoe clerk.
(No, It is the second; the first iS to
hand out the usual line about the
quality etc) He yanHad off her left
shoe Lo, and behold, the stacking on
the left foot was full of holes. If
the right was perfect what flaw
in the woman's other piece of hosiery!
The clerks gasped. The woman scream
ed. The other boys laughed.
Then with sigh Of lt-can't-be-
helped. she remarked: But we won't
mind the holes She bought pair
Of tennis shoes, high tops, ten minutes
ater.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-01
now ATTACK RED CROSS
OFFICERS Directed to Trace Source OF
Pro-German Propaganda.-Spread
False Stories.

Washington.-Pro-Ge German propagan
da. which has long busted itself
against the government of the United
States, has at last attacked the Red
Gross so nearly In the open that Gen
eral Manager Harvey n. Gibson has
sent telegram to all division mana
gers in the United States to report to
him the source of every attack.
"Rumors and innuendOeS critical Of
and calculated to embarraSs the Red
Cross are being industrlously circulat-
ed as part Of an unpatriotic propa-
ganda." wired Mr.. Gibson. MANY sto-
ries. utterly unwarranted in fact, ema-
nate simultaneously from too many
parts Of the country to be merely ac-
cidental"
Mr.. Gibson intimnteS that the source
OF the propaganda will be found. He
says:
Every criticism or innuendo against
the Red Cross should be Immediately
challenged and followed up"
The stories are OF many kinds. One
fs that the Red Cross sells and keeps
the money for sweaters and other ar
dcles given for the soldiers Another
as that nearly NIL money contributed
goes for expenses and salaries"
OF course the stories are maliciously
untrue. AS Mr.. Gibson says:
1.-THE Red Cross Ia run as an open
book. 1t has no secrets. 1t Is making
a sincere effort to serve mankind, and
"a doing I as carefully and econom-
tcally as 1t KIN ows how. The utmost ef-
fort Is being made TO give publicity
to all its activities"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-01
WOMEN REPLACE MEN
IN MACHINE SHOPS

Ogden. Utah.-Women in over
ais replacing men who have
been called into the draft army
or have volunteered for service
with Uncle Sans Liberty army.
made their first appearance here
when the Southern Pacific rail
road employed about dozen of
the fair sex for work In the To-
cal repair shops.
The women will get their first
experiencing in sorting" scrap
piles, separating the cast iron
slugs from the malIeable, and re-
moving the steel and wrought
iron. Nuts. bolts. screws and
other small pieces will be
handled by the women, and if
they display sufficient strength
and ability in this line 1t is
planned to put them 70 work
cleaning cars and other heavier
work about the yards and round
houses.
The women in overallS" will
-aceive the same CONDENSATION
as that given the men who have
been doing tie same work.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-01

The animal was caught 10y q brave
poiIu and is now The ccmp"u;uu Of ita
mistress. Ii j submissive L. one per-
son only and tina; is the Young lady
found in the photo. Paris has taken
10 The idea and more than ruc is seen
on the streets Of the Partisan capital.
no grammeS, about min" ounces. 81
gar tickets soon Will hc issued. with
monthly allowance fixed ut IS ounces.
and rice nine ounces. Butter is to be
rationcd too, the amount differing With
districts. but nowhere 10 exceed three
ounces a month.
With the institution of rationS in
Switzerland hundreds of German and
Austrian visitors left for home. One
reason WAS they can no longer send
home food by parcel post. and the
other, more potent. is that under the
Swiss regulations food tickets are
only issued after 4 thorou-h inQu!rH
about the visitors nationality and
business. \ large inflow Of people.
intent on spying. thus Is also stopped.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-01
Coin in an Annie

Albany, Ore.-Whcn the Rev. c. l..
SchuSter, pastor of the Evangelical
church here. started to eat an apple
presented TO him at a surprise party
here one evening recently. he found 1t
contained a sufficient quantity of gold
coins to pay the expenses of himself
and family on trip to the minister's
Old home In Ohio. He had been plan
ming to visit his mother and the con-
sregatton, learning of this, decided to
pay his expenses.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-01
SAWDUST IN GERMAN BREAD
Analysis Shows That About Two.
Thirds Is From a Wood
Product.

ROme.-That German brpad is mo,n-
~ SaWduSf is now proved by military
attache of the Swiss legation in Der
lin, who returned to Rome i'll with
dysentery. He brought a loaf of Ger
man bread TO see if it was responsible
for his bad health. Berne experts inst
analysed the loaf and found it con-
talns corn, II per cent, barley. 20 per
cent and the remaining &c per cent
was wood sawdust.
Bread tickets also are in force in
Switzerland. The daily allowance is
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-01
$500, 900 for Houser,ald.

Alton, Ill.-Miss Carrie Pointsalot OF
Alton Is named the sole heiress to the
large estate Of Miss Matilda Lowery
OF Grand Rapids, Mich. who died in
Philadelphia recently. The fortune,
estimate at 100000. was left TO Miss
Pointsalot after Miss Lowery met her
on cold November day while she was
dong housework for family living In
st. Louis.