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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-20

All your needs can be purchased
at Brenard Savings Check Stores
for less money.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-20

Peter Franzetti spent several
days in Duluth and Superior this
week on business.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-20
Join the Red Cross.

EoR RENf-Furnished Room.
A. c. CooMBE, opposite Central
School Building on Harvey street.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-20

John Erchull and Neza Stermole
secured license to wed Tuesday
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-20

Funeral Designs, Flowers, Plants,
etc. Order of HERBERT RosEN-
BLOOM. Phone 21-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-20

Brenard Savings Checks enable
you to save without sacrifice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-20

DR.. and Mrs. G. T. Ayres were
Duluth visitors Wednesday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-20

Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Lyman
were in Duluth Tuesday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-20

Chas. Cecil made trip to Gus
son Sunday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-20
OFFICERS:

DIRECTORS:
VIM. Nudge.
A. ]. Fenske.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
Chose Wrong Name.

In misguided moment a Durham,
n. c., man named his rooster Kaiser"
He (the rooster) grew very chesty
over the doubtful honor and had been
asserting a divine right TO be cock
of the walk in his own home town.
The other day, however, he met his
nemesis in the shape Of a Yankee ter
rier belonging to the United States
marine corps. The meeting took place
on one of Durham's main thorough
fares and from soup TO nuts was a
real battle royal. When the rooster
had been killed some indignant
chicken fans, ignorant Of the pro
German appellation involved. de-
manded that the terrier be tried by
court martial and shot at sunrise. but
when the inquest established the fact
that the vanquished ones name was
Kaiser" protest was turned into &C
clamation.
The famous Durham bull, for the
rest of the war, must divide the hon
ors with a certain little terrier, now
the idol of Uncle Sans marine fight
ers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
Fish as Food Help.

One Of the obvious means of in
creasipg the necessary food supply Il
to do more fishing The world has
good precedent for such activity, even
in dark hour, When the other dis
ciples were dazed or given up to GRIEF
over their Masters death, Simon
Peter said: 81 go a-fishing."
More than one modern Peter has
done likewise. The cheerful report OF
the bureau of fisheries on the Alaska
salmon catch of 1917 gives a total
beyond anything heretofore known.
When the finny fodder is prepared for
market it will fill 100000 cases. the
value in money being something like
$40 100000.
That sum is twice what the salmon
of 1916 brought. Prices have gone uD,
but even so the increase is consider
able. All the other waters where fish
are plentiful should be worked with
similar good results.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
Count Luxburg Again.

The state department has let loose
some more Of those seized Luxburg
csblegrams and the farther they go
the worse they become Like the ones
given out by Secretary Lansing on
previous occasions. they tell sordid
tale of German intrigue having as its
motive the kaiser's purpose to embroil
the nations and gain foothold on the
American continent Enmity towards
the United States on the part Of Latin
republics was especially to be fostered
as part of the propaganda for Ger
man interests. The reference to Ar
gentina, as late dispatches show, has
served to arouse the people Of that
country to fighting pitch, though rela-
tions were broken OFF with Germany
when her perfidy was made known to
the world through publication OF the
earlier Luxburg messages. What
further disclosures may come through
the state department is not known, Of
course, but enough revelations have
already been made to apprize America
of the evil designs upon which the
Potsdam plotters based their hopes
for domineering power in the new
world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
Trench is Old Method.

Just as there were brave men before
Agamemnon and beautiful women be-
fore Cleopatra, SO there was trench
fghting before the present great war.
In the siege Of Port Arthur? Welt
long time before that historic event
Some students OF warfare assert thai
zig-zagging tactics to circumvent the
enemy 30 back 10 that remote period
in world history when gunpowder
was first used IN battle.
Nobody has been found who will say
that when David threw stones at
Goliah he went over the top from a
hole in the ground or that the an
cient Greeks, when they ont -jockeyed
the Trojans, had their famous wooden
horse mounted on caterpiller tractors.
hut old war maps show that siege
trenches were used in the time OF
Marlborough in the same Flanders
country where now the French and the
; English are fighting side by side. A
study Of these maps will disclose the
fact that In those days zlg-zag com
munication trenches connected up the
parallels tist as they do now.
So the Germans, when they dug
themselves In for underground war
fare, simply borrowed an idea that
Was not their own The same may be
said about lot OF other things. Ger
many was not the birthplace OF the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
Real City Builder.

Rock Island housing plans have
been given a great impetus by the
announced decision Of J. A. Bengston,
administrator Of the Bengston estate,
TO convert all the Bengston properties
into accommodations for the stranger
within our gates. This means that
many arsenal employees, in the near
future. will find rooming facilities the
lack of which has been a serious prob
lem for the city TO meet Since these
properties are located in the down
town loop. easily accessible TO street
car service. they could not be put to
better use than in relieving the con-
y gested condition applicable TO the
housing proposition Work has al
ready begun on the block at the cor
ner of Second avenue and Seventeenth
street and the alterations at other 10
cations will so rapidly forward in
! the new year Mr. Bengston, in meet
. ing what is pressing war need,
proves that he is real city builder.
, and he is being hailed as such.
I. Apropos Of the subject, there is ru-
: NOR current, which It is hoped is not
, fact. that certain propertyholders
! in Rock Island are getting together
\ with the view OF raising rental prices
Such a move Tor war profteering, il
It really exists, Is in bad taste, to
say the least is a detriment to COM
munity interests, and It should fall
by the wayside as an unwise and up-
patriotic thought, for surely the mar
who Is untrue to his city is untrue &c
his country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22

thinks they intended to beat him in
sensible and then rob him. AS he
opened the door, one of the two struck
him on the head with a beer bottle.
Before another blow could be deiiv-
cred, Berry turned to fight and his as
sailants ran One of them jumped out
a rear window and the other ran out
the front way They secured moth
ing, Fair descriptions of the men
have been given the police.
O.
Yoss Is Honored.- Charles n. Yoss,
popular president of the German Saw
ings hank and one of Iowa's leading
financiers, had a triple anniversary
this week It was % years ago that
he became associated with this insti-
tuition. the largest bank in the state
It was 10 years ago that Mr.. Voss was
ushered into the world and so years
ago that he landed in America. II
was therefore hardly possible that his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
Time TO Stralghfen Up.


Time TO Stralghten Up.
An individual in perfect health has
an erect posture or vigorous carriage,
which is the sign Of good health. Per-
haps it is not so we'll recognized that
one who strives for good posture
thereby improves health and in
creases physical yigor, which is the
natural result Of better aerati0n OF the
blood, better circulation and better
digestion. This is why soldiers are
taught good posture. A slouchy or
relaxed carriage favors roth physical
and mental depression, and good pos
ture induces good nature and alert
ness Of mind as we'll as physical vigor
or pep" When you rest, relax to the
limit; complete relaxation is an art
and a blessing for one whose work en-
tails strain. But when your rest per-
iod is over it is time to straighten up;
when you work or place, brace your
self and be alive in every muscle.
! To learn how not to brace yourself,
observe the tin soldiers in any movie.
TO get the correct idea, study the fig
ure Of the average army officer or full
fiedged private In the real sol
der the chin, the feet, the stomach
and the hands all stay at home during
business hours When a real soldier
or officer sslutes, he doesn't tickle
your risibilities. He commands your
envy or your admiration.
The essential principles of erect
carriage ar simple. yet it takes con-
slant or at least hourly practice to
master them. We wish it were a law
or custom for every man. woman and
child in America TO take brace every
time the clock strikes the hour. II
would clear the system and the mind
Of lot of toxins.
The first principle of erect carriage
I is the balanced crank shaft
/ which makes for smoothness of move
ment and diminishes vibration. For
, instance, contract your hiceps by
drawing the forearm up to a right
| angle with the arm; at the same time
! contract your triceps by striving tc
resist that movement and straighter
out the arm again. Feel the biceps In
front of the arm and the trieeps in
back grow hard as you hold the fore
arm rigid at half cock. Your arm j.
counterbalanced. Il doesn't Tibrate q
bit. Now put the same principle into
action throughout the body and yor
are getting some fine exercise.
The second principle is to keep your
! chin within bounds. A chin has NJ
business hanging over your neckti,
nor wandering out forward like an
advance guard. nor ascending towart
heaven as though you felt superior tt
common mortals. The place for YOU
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
Paying the Fiddler.

The Peoria Star, in an editorial on
the u-boat campaign, makes the point
that the longer Germany dances the
more she will have to pay the fiddler,
since 1t Is now definitely established
that the sea weapon upon which she
builded such high hopes Is a failure.
England, remarks the Star, has not
been brought to her knees, as Won
Tirpita, the father Of frightfulness in
the German campaign, prophesied. In
stead, the shipbuilding campaign is
gaining on the U-boats This brings
the question up to the managers of
Germany's campaign as to whether
they are not piling up their own debt
"a debt which they may not be able to
pay. For unless there is at least a
distant prospect that they may be able
TO win, the more frightful they make
the war the greater the score they
will have TO settle when the day OF
final adjustment comes.
Germany has In this war yoluntar.
lily destroyed billions of property
which she might have spared. The
allies have kept count of this wilfu
destruction and il an allied congress.
disposes of Germany's claims at the
close of the war they will most Ger
tainly not forget Won Tirpitz and his
campaign OF trightfulness.
Neutral Norway. the Star remind.
its readers, has lost a million tons O
shipping and the lives of 700 Morse
men have been sacrificed to this hobb,
of the German high command. Dc
the German captains believe that thi.
vii be forgotten when the end comes
or any OF the other acts of ruthless
ness which have made the name o.
Germany a kissing and a byworC
among the peoples of the earth?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
Questions and Answers.
Works in Laundry, SO 1t Can't Be
Rheumatism.

Have been bothered with a stiff
shoulder for some time. think If is
rheumatism, because work in a laun-
dry and am in the water the whole
day. Will you kindly tell me some
thing TO do for it, to relieve the pain
and stiffness? Oh. G.
Answer-Laundry workers are no
more subject to joint disease than
stenographers or movie actors. The
trouble may be a result of some trifi-
ing injury which has left an infamed
bursa or pad near the point Of the
shoulder. That is a common cause of
so-called rheumatism of one shout
der alone. You should go and have
q careful examination by your doctor.
Perhaps massage, passive movements
OF the shoulder, and few hot air
bakings would relieve you.
Function of the TonsiIs.
Don the tonsils perform any func-
ton? Is a person just as healthy Ia
every way with the tonsils removed ?
Re. d.
Answer-In childhosd and early
youth. the tonsils and adenoid BODY
in resisting nose and throat infec-
tons, that is, preventing systematic
infections from colds and sore
throat. When diseased, the individ
ual IS always better of after their re-
moVal,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
War Time Economy.

The World asks editorially why
should New York grumble?" about a
little thing like food regulation. Sure
enough, why? For that matter, why
should any community grumble over
a matter that is for the general good
in these piping times Of war?
A food-cOnservation order recently
put in force in Berlin forbids all ho-
tells, restaurants, boarding houses and
public resorts where food is sold to
serve butter, oleomargarine, lard or
fats of any kind except on meatless
days.
This is the sort of regulation to
which the Germans are submitting 1t
involves a self-deuial in diet to which
New York's meatless and wheatless
days and casual efforts at food-saving
bear hardly a remote resemblance in
point Of severity.
Is public which grumbles because
il cannot get its full allowance Of SUI
gar. and complains because the lights
are dimmed to save coal. equal to a
similar self-discipline to aid the gov
eminent in prosecuting the war?
1t will doubtless be long time be-
fore America is driven to the extremes
of war frugality in food and fuel to
which Germany is compelled by cir
cumstances to resort But certainly
Americans should show better grace
in cheerfully enduring the moderate
self-restraint urged by the govern
ment authorities Old habits OF in
diligence are not easily altered, but
they must be modified to effect any
substantial economy Of resources.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22

,losed. Requests for diagnosis or treat
Idered. Address Dr. William Brady, in
chin is as nearly underneath your
mouth as you can keep it. An easy
way to keep it there is by keeping the
back of your neck touching the front
OF your collar button behind. That
connterbalances the head and neck.
keeps The crown feeling for the cell
ing.
The third principle is the control of
the shoulders and chest. Clasp hands
behind as for a rider to mount. then
turn thumbs forward, downward and
back without letting go the finger
clasp. Your shoulders are now drawn
well back and down Now plant your
feet squarely under you parallel
sides on a square, you know stiffen
your knees by counterbalancing leg
muscles, pull inward and upward the
abdomen and push upward and for
ward the chest, and there you are as
straight as General Pershing-and
was there ever a straighter. finer fig
ure Of human being than Pershing
Get the hang of it. Get the feel of
It. Get the habit Then do it every
time the clock strikes the hour Think
Il when you are walking. Live it when
you are working or playing. Il is a
sure tine tonic, take my word for it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22

submarine, the flying machine or the
railroad locomotive, but the handy
Hun wove them all into his frenzied
dream for conquering the earth, sea
and sky. The trench, however has
lost for him much OF its charm since
Byng and the British tanks went over
with smashing blows. Once out in
the open. where cold steel can reach
its vitals, the boosted superiority Of
the German fighting machine will hold
no terror for our Yankee Sammies,
nor will it for their allied brothers in
arms. The trench may not be a new
thing at all, but it has enabled the
Germans to drag the war near to its
fourth year Of frightfulness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
MEMBER OF THE AsS0-
GATED PRESS.

The Associated Press II ex-
clusively entitled 10 the use for
republication OF all news dis
patches credited TO it or not
otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news pub.
lIshed herein.
ALI rights of republication OF
special dispatches herein are
also reserved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
Daily History Glass
DECEMBER %.

1914 The Russian siege of Cracow by
the army of General Dimitrien.
raised by Austrians attacking the
left flank.
l9l5--British house of commons an
proved Of an army 1000 600 strong;
l.250.e00 were in the field.
lSl6-British reeaptured Fl Arish.
Egypt, which the Turks seized and
fortified early In 1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
The Day i'm Davenport

Cops Join Red Cross.-A 100 per
cent Red Cross service flag, with
little Red Cross on it for every one
of the IS members of the Davenport
police force, will be hung at the Dav-
export police station.
g.
Arsenal Men Work Sunday Nights
In order to Offset time to be lost on
Christmas and Thanksgiving, orders
have been issued at the arsenal that
the night force will work on Sunday
night of this week and Sunday night
Of next week
g.
Holdup is Ciaimed.-Ed Berry. who
rooms at 523 Brady street. and is en-
ployed at Billburg's saloon III Rock
Island, reported to the police about
midnight Thursday night that two men
had slugged him with beer bottle as
he entered his room The men, he
said, were lying in wait for him. He
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
0'To0LE CHANGES HIS MIND.

0'T00LE CHANGES HIS MIND.
1915-I917
BY Edith NJ. Thomas
There's many that comes of the Irish
kings
Alvin in Little Old New York;
But niver wan of them royalties all,
From Galway or from Cork,
That's half so proud as O'Toole
himsilf
Whin he's had a visit from the stork.
An I look around the world a bit
Till find name fer the boy that's
fit!
I read of the war an the fatherland;
| saw how the kaisers hands were
full
A-fightin' of Rooshans an Frinch-an'
English
An I says. There's the name fer
O'Toole!"
Ut wasn't / loved that kaiser So
much,
As twas that1 hated an Ioathed John
Bull!
l tell We, my fightin' blood was hot
Gays ~ IHtStAiB II uO At--"I J
not?'1
I says to the swate little rogue III
the crib:
Now listen to me-ye'ye Such-and-
Such
Kings and qUeanes--on the Irish side
An we've kaisers-on the Dutch;
So I'll name We Patrick Wilhelm
O'Toole
Fer lad like yersilf it isn't too much
An perhaps I'll see a sprig o. ms
own,
Some day, on the Dutch an the Irisf
throne,"
Two Years Later
| was liver the man to change ms
mind
That is, whin me mind changed me
fer cause;
An seem our Sim Fein lads was
, tricked
BY those divvils from Nix-Cum -er-aus
I'm thinkin' It time we'd better Gu
loose
From thin Dutch, an stick to Ole
England's laws;
So. Wen lop off the Wilhelm" MI
by. fer you,
Plain Patrick O'Toole" fer yer handl,
will do"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22

Among the things waiting for con
gress when It gets down TO work aft
er the holidays is the army sppro-
priation bill. which carries a total OF
nearly fve billions Of dollars. This is
exclusive OF the needs for fortifica-
tions and field. artillery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22

Italian troops think thebestgift Santa
Claus can bring them is a real, old
fashioned snow storm. with plenty of
cold weather on the side That is
Just what the boche invaders do not
want
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22

$1,000. payable to the employees bene-
ficiary, which will remain in effect as
long as the empioye remains in the
service of the company.
o.
Damage Suit Filed.-Anna Oaks
filed suit In the Scott county district
court against the Tri-City Railway
company for $4,000 damages. alleging
loss OF eyesight as the result OF 4
street car collision July 4 last. In
her petition the plaintiff alleges that
she was passenger on a Watch Tow
er car. Particles of broken glass
struck the plaintiff in the face and
penetrated her eyes. causing a great
diminution of the sight. The suit vii!
be assigned for trial during the Janu-
airy term,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
Pooling a SURPRISE.

The young people gathered In to
Mr.. Hunters last Friday evening to
surprise Miss Mabel on her 18th birth
day. She was surprised all right for
her birthday was Thursday and she
looked for them and they didn't come
They all came Friday evening It
was complete surprise
Corr, jefferson (Ol Gazette
1T is stated YOU can't get coal by
telephone in Philadelphia. In Rock
Island you're fortunate il you can
get it by wagon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
ORDs ND
DISCO ID S
THE ULTIMATE CONSUMER.

Old Mother Hubbard. she went to the
cupboard,
With natural sense OF alarm;
THE times" quoth the lady, ARE
growing quite shady,
High prices rob life Of its charm,
But poor little Ffdo will cut such a
dido
Unless he is properly fed
Fathers late for his dinner~-unpune-
tual sinner
I'll give il to Fido instead"
Old Father Hubbard, he went to the
cupboard
In quest of a frugal repast.
He very near tainted. The china.
handpainted
Was empty from first unto last.
The cook and the slavey had taken
the gravy
And other home pets had their fun;
They'd cleaned up the cottage of meat
and of pottage,
And SO poor old father got none.
Washington Star
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22

Red Cross Sunday tomorrow. Meet
the request for a membership with
smiling face and ready hand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22

Only two days now before Christ
mas. Have you remembered all the
things that should not be forgotten?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22

Wear your Red Cross button as the
proud insignia of Americas enlistment
in the cause of suffering humanity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22

Let the policy of the open door
prevail in Rock Island tomorrow when
the Red Cross workers make their
Sunday visit to your home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22

WHEN Colonel Roosevelt is at a
loss for a topic for his daily piece
for the Kansas City Star he discusses
how 1t happened that Mr.. Wilson was
elected to the presidency. His latest
claim is that he won through false
pretenses. Well, that is better than
through false whiskers, anyway.
Some friend ought to take the colo
mel aside and whisper into his ear
that he is making a damphool Of him
self
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-22
GRINS AND ORGANS.

CAN'T BEAT THIS GAME.
My wiley gives away much junk,
She schemes and shifts,
Ransacking every garnet trunk
For Christmas gifts.
A deal of junk she gives away,
But finds, alack,
That with the dawn of Christmas day
A lot comes back.
Here's one evidence that the melt
ing pot really melts,"
What now?'
"a Russian gentleman sojourning
in our midst is pleading Dementa
Americana"
Seems a woman can't wear gown
more than three times with the same
crowd. My wife is a splendid mana
ger, though
Ignores that rule, does she?"
NO, but when the limit is reached
she breaks off with that crowd and
starts in with an entirely new SET
why did you lose the case? You
had a lady witness who was right on
the sceneF
We'll, you never can tell about q
witness. She testified that she closed
her eyes when the collision occurred
1T is a young age. The new gen
Grafton preserve their youthful fresh
ness longer
They do around here" declared
the sage Of Plunkville, 81 have thai
impressed On me every time they open
their mouths"
Remember when We were kids
Remember you liked TO play with ms
/ better than with anybody else?'
The millionaire was not ELUSIVE.
we have queer tastes when were
young" he observed. Il remember
used to like to play with toads"
Just now the man worth while il
the man with a smile while making
/ his tax returns
w. S. Adkins in Louisville Courier
I Journal