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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-13
Braves Drop Two

Boston, July 12.--St. Louis took two games from Boston today, ' to B. and 6 to 8. Doak was hit hard and often but this early quartet of runs gave him lead the home team could not overcome. Ra- gan was pounded fiercely in the second game Scores:
 First games R. H. E. St. Louis ................4 400 200 100-7 Il 4 Boston ................... .021 O10 010--5 F
 Batteries: Doak and Gonzales; Barnes and Tragessor
 Second game R. H. E. St. Louis ........,..... .010 O05 O00--6 F Boston ..................O COZ 100 000-3 o
 Batteries: Meadows and Snyder; Ragan, Allen and Tragessor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-13
Indians Again Victors

Cleveland, July 12.-Cleveland continued it's winning streak today, defeating Washington, to O. it being the second successive shut-out at Washington's ex- pense It was Bagbys seventh shut out of the season and his third in suc- eession, he having pitched 8 consecutive scoreless innings. He also assisted ma terialIy in knocking Walter Johnson from the box, making two two-b baggers and scoring two runs. Score: R.H E. Washington ....... GOO 900 COLO 6 1 Cleveland ...... 102 012 01*-7 F Batteries: Johnson, Ayers and Ain smith; Charity; Bagby and O'Neill.
 
 Browns Lose Again
 St Louis, July 12.-Hard hitting fea- tured today's game, which Philadelphia won from St. Louis, to ,. Bodie got two doubles and two singles in five times at bat Score: R.H E. Philadelphia ............ 301 001 000--5 Il ? St. Louis .............. 100 091 CO., Batteries: R. Johnson, Schauer. and Schang; Rogers and Hale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-13
CHICKS THREATEN

The Chicks most serious threat came in the seventh, when three hits in sue cesslon failed to turn out a run. With two out Dobard hit a liner against the left field bleacher railing. It took per feet bounce into Coombs' hands and Dolby was halted at first. Beall beat out a squ4rrner to Webb at second and Dolby went to second. Manda lined over shortstop, but Dobard was caught at the plate, Coombs to Haworth.
 Black walked Dobard, the first man up in the fifth, but he didn't get any further than second base. Beall popped out to Johnston at first. Manda went out, Webb to Johnston, and Dobard went to second, but Ruel followed with weak hoist to Caton
 While Black was master of the Chick batsmen throughout the matinee, Black did not turn out his victory single handed. Midget Caton, who shortstops for the Barons, did not only do consid- erable shortstopping, but also did some hitting for himself. Caton secured three hits in four times at bat and batted in one of his Baron playmateS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-13
CATION ON ALERT

Caton romped all over the ground be- tween second and third base He had six assists, including number of diffi- cult chances without the semblance of pebble In the sixth inning Caton robbed McColl of what looked like sure hit when he went back of second base, Tagged a grounder that bounced over Blacks head and threw McColl out.
 George Beall, the Chicks first base man, was a busy body. George had IS put-outs and one assist and stretched in all directions, taking throws The Barons moved out last night and the Peicans move in this afternoon for a so1lr days, stay at Russwood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23

blocked by the autos that we're parked
along the curb. the center of the thor
ouQhfsre being occupied by two en-
gines engaged in pumping water on the
Ere. IF there had been a law against
the parking evil on the avenue the
ambulance would have gone on Enin-
terruptedlv to its destination and
thereby saved the delay that was so
vital il that particular instance.
II is TO be hoped that the commission
will give attention TO the trafnc con-
dition on Second avenue. In doing so
Il viii be merely following q rule en-
forced in all we'll governed cities. II
is not intended that the autoist should
be denied 1he privilege of driving his
car 10 the curb on Second avenue and
stopping momentarily. He is not
troublesome. but the citizen who leaves
his car standing in the avenue for
hours or more at a stretch is. He it is
who must be controlled. The ordi-
nance suggested should fix the period
which a car is allowed TO stand in the
avenue That would insure against the
congestion spoken of. The side streets
now are pretty generally used for park
ing Of cars but not all Of our citizens
have been educated 10 the practice.
Those who refuse to see The desIra-
bility OF their following their neigh
hors in this respect must be given or
ders 10 do so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23
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ing and perfectly wholesome, though
of very inferior food value.
The type of foods which actually
tend to decrease the aIkaHnity Of the
blood land increase the acjdity Of the
urine} are tine proteins-meat. egg.
fish and IN smaller degree cheese,
milk and the vegetable proteins.
Questions and answers.
II am 90 years old, and in the first
stage Of tuberculosis. the doctor tells
me 7 have the dearest mother in the
world to support, being the last one
of the family alive TO take care of her.
I come in contact with many people
every day where ] work 10 hours a day.
and I want TO be as careful as possible
not to infect anybody, though Of course
I must keep at work. / wish you
would advise me of some course Of
treatment which may help me 70 stick
TO the ship. Please suggest fat-pr0-
duCiug foods, as 7 am considerably IN
derives ght- Y NJ
Answer-The employer who works a
woman 10 hours a day is living just a
century behind his time We need a
sixteenth amendment to the constitu-
tion. Every Saturday night. as soon
as YOU get home, 90 right to bed and
stay there till Monday morning. The
week end in bed in the open air, or
with all the windows open, will do you
more good than any other thing I can
suggest
In Good Would it be ask
ing too much of you to tell as in plain
English how to treat the ordinary head
cold or whatever You call it IN medi-
cal Latin-Coryza. I taink2
Answer - To sneeze. or not to
sneeze. that ia the question.
Whether it's better in the
head to suffer the sniff and shuttle of
acute coryza, or Ia battle the feet in
piping hot mustard water, and by par
boiling. end il? To hawk. to run no
more And, by a fast. and epson
salts. TO knock 10 smithereeus the
meanest i'll that flesh is heir to Tis d
contamination devoutly to be wished
To sniff-to sneeze-tO sneeze with
open facet Ay, there's the rub for
in that spray of germs what contagion
flies. when you have broken up your
own acute rhinitie, should give YOU
pause
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23

rimonial harness was throwed on Ia
en- all 10 once. If the courtin had
been done in its proper time the new
harness wouldn't a. been so hard 10
get used 10.
It wasn't three days after the we'd
din when Susan she come TO me ali
ahre. and she says, says she. Miss
Shaw. what'd you 60 tie me up TO SIGN
man as that for? What's the
trouble?7 SAYS T. He never speaks
to me at breakfast no moren ii id
come In for hired help. I don't know
nothin bout men" says J. but (
hearn tell that they have all SORTS
ways about EN- that don't mean
nothln II he don't want 20 talk at
breakfast wait till dinner. Mebbe he'll
have somepin to say by that time
that's wo'th hearin'
Well. she went away only half paci-
fed. and pretty soon in comes Charlie
and he wants to know what / had agin
him to marry him 70 a woman who
talked all the time at akfast-fust
the time o day he felt clipper and
liked talkin himself-and wouldn't
give him a chance to get ia a word
Z tole him I was a woman myself and
knowed that there was times a woman
had to talk and times she had 70 crv
( A41G II LIZ 8 2&AtIA tJ @AA G4@ 4A4A ems
from this he'd have to git her made 10
order.
For months they was a-runnIn1 ID
me complainIn' because ] got en- into
| fix. and / got mighty tired of It.
One evenin' I got out my mare and
driv over TO Charles farm. Charlie
was s-sittin on the porch smokin his
cob pipe, and Susan was inside dom
the supper dishes. I sit still ia the
buggy with the whip in my hand. for
/ knowed what I was s-goin' to do
and I thought it I'D be prudent to ba
/ ready TO move on suddint
Charlie ! says. says I. or come
over to ak your parding for tyln ~
up with a gal that got one O the
worst tempers / ever hearn OF
hadn't hardly got the words out
o. my mouth before Susan comes 10
the door wipin a plate with a dish
cloth and fire in her eve What's that
y sayE she says. mighty hot Il
SAYS" says ], I've come over a-pur-
pose to tell YOU Susan, that I'm
mighty sorry for what I done. per-
suadin you to marry the worst man
in the world to git on with. Hes the
I consarndest"-
John reached down for the iron
scraper beside the steps, but he was
too late Susan SHE'D the plate she
was wipin at me. and it went within
an inch Of my nose I give the mare
cut with the whip and got out, fol-
Tered by most o the movables in the
house. Charlie and Susan both a'hrin
az me.
Laws a'mercv, what's this ?" cts
girl We've named her Arabelia
Marie after the dear woman who
brought US together.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23
Acid Foods
By BR1NKERHOFF.

Aelo Foods'
seudo-scientl6c food specialists,
raonI= VIM Law down sort Of blanket
g.. e. -.-,- -.-.--- -. .s-,. -..-
'-5- ~ 77-lL ti1'7 anu
tended SUBJECTS OF Foeuna Jl5zn --
"ha5eE eF taat MAJ pc goul ~ ~ Z
ever lA4t may oaa1a aoia qEspep-
s-a ua-7E 7t s1at uas lA.L-~as
maroon the a7lns10A lAsI 1eFla 1t MS
"Aila contain acid sho4lo NOT pc
eaLe4. because sAoa aclds T1ade tne
blood more ACID Or less alkaline than
i should be ln health
For example. does the cllrlc ACID OF
lemons, oranges ana otheT fruits rem
ger me 7-ooa less aiAalnes NO Lnese
ACIDS combine with potassium ana
sodium ana enter the blood as cltrate5
Of potassium or sodium. which are
aiha3la5. They are oxidlzed 70 a Ger
tam extent I'D the ooaE. becoming car
ponies, "hien are aIkaHes- mere
lore lemon juice renders the blood
.ess asia or rather more alkaline, for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23
The Daily Story
The Helper-By Pauline D. Edwards.

If the fool killer comes this way
he'll sure enough give me an invite 10
put my head on the log where I kill
the chickens I've not only made a
bIunder. but a double biunder. in
irwin TO help two people at once.
There was Charlie Burnes mopin'
around. pinin' because he had no one
10 help him run his farm, no compan-
ion or nOthin' and there was Susan
Nutfer with q stepmother and IN
happy at home I thought they'd do
well TO marry so I butted in and ar
ranged the matter between en-. I had
no interest in it, I only consented 10
be Eo-between out o. the kindness
o my heart I'm an old maid myself
and wouldn't marry the best man on
earth. I haint got no call to marry.
got my own house and ground all
paid for and $50 a month from bond
and mortgage besides So I'm out o.
the matrimonial question, But I'm
not the only one in the world TO be
considered. Mebbe what'd kill me
might cure others
Thinkin that away. I told Charlie
about Susan and Susan about Charlie.
I praised Charlie 10 Susan. and this,
together with the hard time she was
havin at home. made her powerful
anxious to git him But mellow or
mother she got the idea that if he
seen her he wouldn't have her. so she
told me I could tell him Il he'd take
her entirely on my recommend 1T I'D
be a go. Charlie he thought if she
seen what an ungainly Teller he was
she wouldn't have him neither. so he
consented I didn't see no harm in
this. for Susan was pretty as a peach,
and Charlie was as fine a-Io0kin fell
Ter as ever followed a plow.
The mornin' o the weddin I helped
Susan to git on a white muslin dress,
she looked lovely The clock struck
the hour for the weddin'. the house
was chuck full O the nefghbors-I
furnished the cake and things-and
up drives Charlie IN his two horse
wagon, with a suit o. new store
clothes on, Iookin fire and manly. I
met him at the door and TUX him in
to the settiu' room. where Susan was
a-standin waitin Susan blushed a
little, and I seen q mighty pleased
look come over Charles face. But
there wasn't no time to git acquainted
for the parson stepped in. and before
they knowed it they was married
/ Then, after the snack set in the dInin
room. Charlie TUX his wife out to the
wagon and driv' off, followed by the
usual shower O. rice and old slippers.
Reckon youIi say there want moth
/ in foolish about this, and / don Z
know as there would a been If il
could a been done without a 90
between. Ysee there's natural
course sich things have TO run, jist
like measles. A wrong treatment O.
measles is apt to drive en- in. liz
Charles and Susan's case the courtin'
and the gtttin used to workint in mat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23
l. a Bad Situation.

The Argus has been urging the city
commission to pass an ordinance to
prohibit the blocking Of Second ave
nue. between Fifteenth and Twentieth
streets with parked automobiles.
Il Is understood draft OF a Law
fixing the interval at which q car NAV
stand in the avenue between the points
mentioned is pigeon-hoied al the civ
hall. not because Of any fight that was
made against its enactment but amply
for the reason that the commissioners
lost sight Of IL through consideration
OF more pressing business
Il isn't necessary for this newspaper
10 keep harping on the subject to con
vince any citizen who wants TO use his
ewes OF the necessity for regulatory in
tervenjion In the zone referred 10. After
you have watched the procession Of
machines wiggIing through the thor
oughfare many Of them obliged TO 20
between a street car and an automobile
hugging the curb. you will marvel that
there aren't q dozen accidents every
day on the avenue IF you happen IN
the loop this evening watch the con-
gestlon and the frantic efforts Of driv-
ers OF moving automobiles 70 clear the
Instructions.
During the fire recently at the ware
house OF the Illinois OIL company on
First avenue the city ambulance was
called TO convey two injured fremen
10 ST. AnthouS's hospital The men
we're believed 70 be in q serious con
dition ana the driver on the ambulance
vas urged 70 get 70 the hospital with
all possible speed He pointed his
machine east into Second avenue 81
Sixteenth street, but his progress was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23
Day in Davenport

an alleged Stacker had removed from
the county prior to the date OF regis
tration and after the time the assessor
had compiled his report his name was
eliminated from the list, or a report
was sent to the precinct into which
ne had removed We have not yet
completed the work OF checking the
list said the sheriff but up 10 date
we have failed to discover q single
Stacker in the county There have
been cases where men failed to reg
lister. These were cleared up on the
ground that the party was misln-
formed and failed to register through
lack Of information.
Charge Theft of Terrier,-An lnfor-
nation charging Mike Foley with lar
ceny Of a terrier dog valued a. $40
was filed in the court Of Justice Of the
Peace Phil Daum. Henry Eeudel is
the complaining witness No date has
been set for the hearing.
90
Marriage Licenses.-Frank z Duly.
Davenport, iowa. and Esther r. Berg
field Davenport Iowa William r.
Herge, Moline. H. and Edith Leonla
Appenheiner. Princewlle, Ill.,, James
A Leary. Peoria, H., and Mrs Eliza
beth McEntee. Peoria. III. G. rs. CHM.
Rock Island, III. and Pauline wood
Rock Island, III; Glen Harold Bonney
Davenport. Iowa and Merle Abby Neil-
sen, Davenport Iowa
o.
High School Girls Aid.-One hundred
kits and comfort bags for the army
and navy and go pajamas-the work
all beautifully dCne-have been re-
ceived from the Davenport high school
domestic science department BIZ the
Davenport Red Cross society. The So
cietE anticipates getting off a shipment
early in the coming week and 10 Ia
asked that all people who have Gu
ished articles at home turn them IN as
soon as possible.
Obituary Record.-John Carroll. al
old and respected resident Of Davea-
port died at Mercy hospital Hls
death was due 10 an accident resulting
in fractured nip. several weeks ago.
Mr.. Carroll was born In ireland. Aus.
y, 1881
Mrs Eva Durbin L0v passed away 20
Nevada. Mo after a lingering illness.
She was Is years old Mrs 10y vas
born n Long Branch. Iowa, Feb. g.
1889
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23
The News in Germany.

A dispatch FROM Stockholm says
that the German people are "thirsung
for reliable information from Amer
lea" And they are thirsting in vain.
The German press. acting under gov
arnment orders as usual. is giving
them nothing but transformation re
rarding the matters in which they are
most vitality interested
They are led TO believe that our SCI
Iective draft registration was CoIos-
sal failure when il gave us millions Of
men to use against Germany. that our
Liberty loan was greatly undersub-
scribed. when If was oversubsCribed
nearly 50 per cent, making an incom-
parably better record than did Ger
many.s first war loan: that there is
passivity toward the war on the part
OF most Americans, and active resist
auCe on the part of powerful minor
ity when as matter of fact the ma
ton is more nearly unanimous for the
prosecution OF the war than il ever
was for any previous war in our his
tory. that we are proceeding slowly
and haItinEiv. when in reality all our
material and moral resources are be
ing modified. and the raising and
training OF troops and the manufac-
ture and transportation Of war ma
terials are going forward at q good
pace and on an enormous scale.
The German nation may not realize
what American participation in the
war means until our armies begin to
smash the German line in France.
Then there viii be an awakening bod
ing i'll for the Prussian masters who
have kept The truth from them since
the war began.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23
Let Us Hope So.

The captain Of an American stem
ship Just arrived from Europe an
n6unces that he believes the eunners
on his vessel sank a German sub
marine on June when two days out
from Liverpool
This is cheering news. but il car
ries a note of Indebtedness that
causes one to hesitate throwing his
hat in the air because he has no as
surances that the sub that was sup
posed 70 have been destroyed is not
back at the old stand doing business
again.
The German suhnersfble. with
American naval forces joining IN the
chase against il, Is going TO make it.
self harder 70 locate than ever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23

Arrest Two Girls.-Velma Thomp-
son and Margaret Guthrie. both Is
! years old and both daughters Of we'll
known Ottumwa families. we're picked
up by the Davenport police at the ferry
( landing They have been sought by
the police all over the country since
! they left home two weeks ago. The
girls told the police they have been
( living in Davenport for two weeks with
Clyde Brough and James Howard,
whose right name is said to be Leo
/ Spcers, st 626 West Fifth street The
men are wanted on forgery charges
here One Of them is alleged 70 have
( passed a check for $3.50 on Bruce P.
/ Jackson. grocer, about a week ago.
The check was signed by Frank ".
Moore" The girls say that the men
are being held in JAZZ in OttumWa. but
the police are investigating the tale.
The girls are being held here pending
the outcome Of the investigation.
Young Patriot Iniured.-Master Carl
Carlson is a soIdier-patriot. He and
his little companions have 'shouldeTed
a gun'-a toy 0ne-and fought again
. tue battles of war days. Sham battles
they were but Ghe Youngsters didn' T
think so To them they were real
istic. Master Carl took it upon himself
to general" q fight against an mag
mary Germany. Il was pretty hard
battle. Not because there was much
lighting bur for the reason that ev-
cry one Of little fighters proclaimed
themselves Soldiers Of Uncle Sam -"
No youngster would he Germany" SO
the BOYS dashed about, whoOpiug en-
up at the imaginary foe Master Carl
led the charge. At top speed he ran
He stumbled over a stone. fell and
received an ugly cash in his left leg
some eight inches long. The injury
was below the knee. DIT O. p. Sala
was called. The physician took IS
stitches in the boys leg. There wasn't
one Whimper from Master Carl He
truly acted the role Of soldier. Just
now Master Carl ia confined at his
home. $50 College avenue-the base
hospital '-reeupe rating for another
journey TO the first line trenches"
Promise Never to Do 1t ARain-Four
lads stood in a row in the Office Of
Chief of Police Charles Boettger yes
terday morning Eight bare feet snuff
fed nervousIE Four tearstained faces
we're raised in mute suppEcation 10
the chiefs face. Why9 Because the
four lads had been apprehended in the
act Of discharging fireworks before the
Fourth of July, They were lecLured
severely. after which they promised
solemnly never 10 do it again. and
were sent home. The second offense
will mean more strict punishment.
The names Of the boys are being with
held.
No sIaekers I'm CountTv.-scott coun-
TVS rural precincts and towns, outside
the city OF Davenport have failed to
produce a single Stacker case. accord
ing to Sheriff Henry a Kuehl. who Is
checking the registration lists with
the county registrars The registra-
ton cards were checked by the county
auditor against the assessors military
age report. and the names Of men who
failed 70 register on June were
turned over to the sheriff and later TO
the Office of the deputy United States
marshal The auditors list OF alleged
sIackers was IN turn checked BY the
sheriff and the registrars In the va.
Ft0us county precincts for trace Of the
men. Whenever It was discovered that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23

The canning season has opened aus
pic1ously in Chicago. First the MAYOR
canned the school board. then the cits-
council canned the school trustees
that We're appointed by the mayor to
MI the places Of those be ousted. and
now the city council is trying to find
a law that viii clothe it with author
ity 20 can the MAYOR. It's q sorrow-
ful spectacle, to say the least. with
the schools bufetad about as the
prize Of patronage -hungry politicians
But IL is the inevitable climax where
the taxpayers tolerate the mixing of
The schools N politics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23

Rock Island IS not giving as gen
erously 70 the Red Cross fund as II
should. The amount which the city is
expected 10 raise is $4,000 That sum
is far from subscribed. according to
reports that have been received from
the canvassers. Il YOU have not been
seen by one Of the solicitors don't let
that be your excuse for NOT giving
The local Red Cross headquarters ar=
in the old Crown restaurant building
On Second avenue You can leave your
donation there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23

uting his services without pay. He
says that while It is Impossible to fore
tell the cost of Operation at national
headquarters. he is entirely willing 10
hazard the prediction that not more
than one per cent of the money 10 be
expended by the war council viii he
absorbed in administration expenses.
The Eastland disaster fund a few years
ago. which amounted to $500 900. was
administered on an overhead of one
third of one per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23
Where the Money Goes.

Occasionally Won hear somebody re-
mark that most Of the money donated
70 the Red Cross Is used in paying
fancy salaries 10 of1cials Assertions
OF this character have reached the ears
OF Henry P. Dawson, chairman OF the
Red Cross war council, who is contrib
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-23

II you want to see your city progress
and prosper you ought to make It
point TO be one Of the 400 men who
are to meet at the Rock Island club
next Monday night to get behind the
movement 70 establish here q chamber
of commerce. an organization whose
one function will be TO promote the
community welfare