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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-02
TO l}eautify Grounds.


Camp No SIS. Woodmen Of the World.
ana Grove No. 2T. W0odmeu Circle.
mat last night at the Odd Fellows hall.
IAe meetings were well attended and
f1ar candidates were initiated by the
camp Many of the members Of both
orders viii attend the Woodmeu Of the
orl8 picnic at Schuetzen park next
Sunday afternoon There will be a
band concert games. contests and
amasameuts to entertain them The
officers and dril} team Of Carnival
camp no I of Davenport will have
charge of ali arrangements and an in
vraGau has been sent to all members
in the three cities and surrounding
towns The local camp and grove
have decided TO hold their annual fam
i.E basket picnic on Sunday, Aug -.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-02

Good rains falling throughout the
greater part Of Wednesday assured
Mercer county Of the very best crops
1t has produced in several years. Oats
are practically all cut and shocked
bearing heavy tops with every shell
filled with fine grain Wheat, barley
and rye viii also show big yields. with
a hay crop that Is unusually heavy.
Corn. long delayed in tie spring by
cold, wet weather has been making
rapid strides and many fields have
already caught up. going into tassle on
the first Of the month, A late fall viii
be necessary to let many fields out
but it is expected that all viii lee let
out in good shape Thresbtng crews
are being organized and several ma
chimes will start out next week. while
a few are already in the field
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-02
BOARDS W0RKT0
Be DONE TONIGHT
First Cali for New Draft Army win
Probably Be Made in Rock
Island Tomorrow.
RECHECKnG NAMES BIG TASK
Exemption Body Proceeds VITA Care
in order 70 Prevent Errors
From Creeping in.

It was announced by the Rock Is
land exemption board today that the
call for the first Of the registrants for
the new draft army cannot be made
before tomorrow because Of the huge
task OF rechecking the list Of names
1t was thought yesterday that the
work would be completed to the point
today that the first call could be made
at this time bat the work OF recheck-
ing the names proved to be much
larger job than was at first thought
Rather than permit the slightest err
ror to occur in the list and 10 make
sure beyond all doubt that the list is
accurate, the board decided TO post
pOne the calling Of the first group for
the new national army another day and
B y. Connolly announced that the in
itiaI summons viii be issued tomOr-
row Accordingly while it was
thought yesterday tAat the first call
would be for the registrants to appear
for examination next Tuesday the
date has been postponed day, We'd
nesday to be the time for the first 229
on the local list TO appear.
While in Davenport, one OF the
boards issued the first call today, it
must be remembered that only SO men
are in the quota for this district as
against 343 here and only 1000 are
registered against 4,108 in the Rock
island district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-02

The cooling system recently puT-
chased By j. ". Edwards. manager of
the AIedo opera house, to he installed
in that building, has been set and has
proved itself to be entirely. satsfac-
tory. The air is propelled through the
house by q 96-inch fan getting its
power from a large motor. which
makes a complete change of air every
five minutes A slight change has
been made in the program of this
house. the shows ON Thursday and Sat
urday nights not starting until after
the band concerts in Central park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-02
N0TICE 10 CONTRACTORS.

SOS viii be received. g a. m. Aug.
j.. 1911, al mayors Office. for con-
III. .ettl0n q 24-inch storm drain on
.-see1th avenue. Ninth to Fifteenth
streets WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE,
Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-02
WAR DOES NOT HURT
JAPAN AND HOLLAND

The Hague. Netherlands Core
EHandauge J-Askcd If the relations
between Japan and Holland had suf-
fe-ed ar al during the war. the Jap
anese ululst at The Hague. K. Och
iai. declared in an interview; The
relations between the two countries
have always been Of very intimate
and friendly nature and have lost none
OF their former cordially during the
war
The question was inspired by all the
iatk about japanese ambitions re-
speeding tae Netherlands East Indies
ana the concern occasionally aroused
81 holland hy he writings Of certain
Japanese -uEoists-
Alter assuring lhe Dutch people that
ne writings of the pubHcist. Yusabur0
-akeaesht who advocates the seizure
o- lae rich islands of Java and Su-
na1fa. had found no echo Ia the land
Il fae RISING sun, Whe - his publica-
loH% -lteed were sharply condemned,
Japan diplomatic representative ct
tae HaEEe concluded by suggesting
tAat experts should be appointed to
slaaF ea Tie spot ways aud means Of
improving commercial and shipping
Connections between Japan and the
-NslAeF.au East Indies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-02
ExenlnEIon Roarl ID.

busy today issuing notices TO the So
drafted men TO appear Aug. 6. ,si 8
for examination These notices viii
all be in the mails next week. and VIII
be taken from the official list which
was secured from headquarters i'm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-02

II D to-- vii be received 3 a, m. Aug
=. lsII, at mayors office for construc-
.4S q 24-inca storm drain on FIT
.seall avenue. Ninth to Twelfth
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE,
Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-02
HeIn II CIerIcaI 80.

An immense amount Of clerical
work will be incident to the fling Of
exemption claims and for this the To-
cal board has solicited the services OF
local attorneys twenty-five legal
firms have responded as willing to aid
and as a result this part Of the work
viii be made materially lighter for the
local hoard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-02

AZ the news al the time-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-02
Appoints New Field Secretary.

w. s. Bowers, head Of the CONNER
ciai department Of William and Vashti
college, has been appointed field sec
rotary. beginning the active canvass
for students Wednesday, Mr.. Bowers
has been at the head of this depart
ment since the opening of the college
doors nine years ago and is thoroughly
acquainted with the work in all of its
branches FROM all indications a
large enrolment will be enjoyed. a
freshman class being assured from
last years graduates of the local high
school DR.. Swift will be at the Of
fee to meet students and prospective
students. to explain the courses of
fered and to give any advise that may
be needed The doors viii also be
open on Saturday afternoon 10 meet
any students who are unable TO get to
the city during the week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-02

Springfield. News from Company 3
has been Of little Importance through
out the week, no change having been
made in any respect. All Of the rockies
who had been IN training In Springfield
have been added TO the company
which IS once more mustered up to
fun war strength. A warm welcome
was given the boys on their arrival,
but recovery was rapid and all are
now able to sit At the mess table. No
further furloughs have been granted,
although several more are expected
home within a few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-02

The July report OF the secretary Of
5ae Ne-e Employees Aid association
.3F the month shows the following
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

factory makes som ething like 50 tons every day you can see that the saw ing in this produce alone amounts to about s4500 per diem. In the past it floated away in the gases of the old beehive coke oven.
 I understand that great deal Of this ammonia fertilizer is now being saved in the by-product ovens of this part of the south. It is said to be one of our chief sources of nitrogen, and some of the authorities claim that there is a sufficient amount of it in a single acre of bituminous coal four feet thick to maintain the fertility of an acre or soil for $40 years. Within the past year or so something like 2,000,000 tons of coke have been made in the by product ovens of the state of Alabama alone. and such ovens are now being built in Kentucky Maryland, Tennes see and other southern states. In 1915 more than 5000 900 tons of coal were put into the beehive ovens of the south and this resulted in waste, it is said. of about 44.000 tons of sulphate of ammonia, 35,000,00 gallons of tar and more than S.O00.ooO gallons of ben- zol.
 During 1915 the by-product coke plants of the United States made alto gether about 16,000,000 gallons of ben zol. This is the product which the Germans use largely for making dyes, colors and medicines of one kind or other It has risen greatly in value since the war. and this has led to the building of many benzol plants. The one here Is said to have cost some thing like $1.000,00o, I have gone through it during my stay. It con sists of great stills and other ma chinery. It makes various kinds of oil from which chemical products are formed, including not only dyestuffs and medicines. but also photographic material and important explosives.
 Another valuable by-product of the furnaces is the slag. This formerly went to waste. You may see mountains of it about almost any old smelling works. It defaces the landscape and it costs a great deal to carry it away and throw it onto the dump heap. Here at Birmingham the slag Is crushed and ground into fertilizer, which sells at wholesale at $1o and upwards per ton. It is bagged up like cement in little sacks of 100 pounds each and is ship ped over the country to the farmers and gardeners, who use it to increase our food supply. The s1ag Is also turned into brick This has been at tempted again and again without much success. but they are now mak- ing brick which Is as smooth as DOT. celain and almost impervious to wa ter. The slag Is also used for ballast on railroads, and, in fact, it has been turned from a loss to a profit
 The crushing of this slag for fertilizer IS an interesting process. The work is done by means of magnet My idea of magnet has been the little horse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

some in the main plant. It is arranged sok that the doctors will take care of ak workman and his family at fixed~ charge Of S5 cents month the year. round. The men pay their bills on tho principle of the Chinese. That is. ryasa ,f pay the doctors to keep them wen, and the longer they are sick the more it costs the doctor This service is not compul- sorry, but I understand that S5 per cent of the men have accepted it and have themselves and their families cared fer in this way.
 I talked with President Crawford sSout {. the success of his medical treatment X Said he; 2
 We are well satisfied with it. look upon disease as an accident. It comes \, from a lot of bad microbes getting into , your system. The diseased man cannot Z do efficient work and we find that we ( have greatly increased the value of our 2 labor force by getting them into thas habit of taking care of themselves. We < have established bath houses at all of our plants with such arrangements that the men can take off their workinaw clothes and have bath before putting esac clean suit to wear home This keeps the dirt out of the house, and their fanni- is lies are improved by the change.
 We believe in having good homes for the men, and we have built con1fortahle tenant houses which we lease at low prices. We have established schools and kindergartens where our plants are away ] from the cities, and we find that this has 1 been of value along the line of cost ef- ficiency. We are not doing 1t as welfare work. It Is a matter of bushes INl pays"
 In connecticon with the welfare work of the plant is the industrial village of Fairfield, modelled after the town of Cor eSI,o ,F aIy M, I,rt.t- This was not built by the steel company, but by local syndicate, which sent men over the country to study industrial vil- lages and make the plans The town wag ' laid out by landscape gardener, and itS is one of the model mill towns of ths south. It adjoins the steel works and there are other great industrial plants nearby It covers altogether about 240 acres, which includes athletic field, central park area and amusement grounds. It has a town hall, a. library, a Young Mems Christian association and a.s public bath. It has a bank and sorie stores. It has abolH 20 miles of pavecs streets and an equal length of cementIH sidewalks M
 Fairfield reminds me of some of thef beautiful villages along the southerns, shores of Lake Erie. It is to be a forest Y city. more than 100000 shrubs and trees having been set out. The houses are Plelty oHe-stofy cottdseS, running along we'll shaded streets. Each house has it's own lawn and garden, and there is only one house to the lot The houses are heated by furnaces. lighted by electricity and their floors are of hardwood Theg have baths with porcelain tubs and each house has it's laundry. They rent for s17 and upward month, according to size. These houses are exclusively for the whites. The colored laborers have a set clement of their own over the hills nearby
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
'1He 4 akes an Interest
 in My Iires''

The otherday motorists asked this question: What does your tire dealer do for you-aside from selling you tires?
 One said Nothing; he just my money and says Thank you
 The other said He takes an interest in the way my tires wear
 Here is the whole story of the retail tire business The second dealer Goodyear Service Station He sells tires that are built right to give the most mileage and then he takes pains to show the customer all the little nileageg gaining tricks of the trade He knows about tires than the other dealer does but he gives every the benefit of all he knows And he trains his helpers to do just what he does-take interest
 You will find that it pays you to buy Goodyear Tires from one of us Goodyear Service Station Dealers. You will find the tires the are better <A The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., YM@NM Akron, Ohio bSlffffsS1of>n Gnayear T1n, Touynr7u udy and &G44RS&S4SY ius S4uer 4cesnyes gafvm yVQ&MIWE1N Ga0ayear SeyOxs Saaon RaAAy
 Goodyear SerDice St. ions. Adanon DrnnM McsoCs sr rCompany @ s ssssi = Aas as5 os@sss os Ry % @ @ @ ,ss s
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-18

the past five to ten years will soon see
the error of their ways. 1t takes time
to make much Roadway in the horse
business. Five years are needed to
grow horse. At best one should not
expect more than two colts from three
mares as an average per year. More
over not more than 16 per cent of our
farmers are raising colts. Not long
hence the American farmer win wake
up only to learn that great opportu-
nifty has passed.
The next ten years is bound to see
the greatest demand for horsefiesh the
world has ever known. It can't be met
on short notice. The man who is
breeding every mare old enough to the
best stallion available and is taking
proper care Of the offspring is the man
who is sure to be rewarded.
There are plenty of men who have
bought and paid for farms within the
past ten years by their pure bred draft
mares. In the same community there
are farmers who are no better off finan-
cially than they were decade ago be-
cause they failed to foresee the profits
from using the right kind of horses
in their farm work. The men who
have made money and who are going
to reap the fruits of their efforts In the
future are those who early saw the un-
deniable need for heavy draft horses
for farm work, who bred that kind and
who will continue to do so without q
halt.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-18
NAVAL WARFARE.
Work Of . Warship's Surgeons While =
Battle Was Raging.

Work Of . Warship's Surgeons While q
Battle Was Raging.
/. A dreadnaught in modern naval
battle is not only marvellous engine
Of war, but it is field" hospital in
simultaneous operation.
Many stories have been told Of the
part the warship plays in sea fighting,
but it remained for two surgeons at
tached to the British warship Lion dur
ing the engagement Off Jutland to de-
scribe the relief work carried on amid
smoke and flames. Briefly, their ac-
count follows:
The medical staff, working continu-
ously from 8:45 o'clock in the morning
Of one day until 1915 In the afternoon
Of the next. made the mess deck a
stretcher room. where parts of it be-
came dressing stations automatically.
Throughout the ship ventilating fans
were run while the battle ragged to
carry away the smoke and fumes and
bring In fresh air for the wounded. eX-
cept during the heaviest fighting. Res
pirators of gauze and waste were pro-
vided by the surgeons when the smoke
became too thick for the gunners, and
not case of one overcome by gas
fumes was reported.
Nearly all the casualties occurred in
the first half hour. During the lulls
the wounded were carried from the tur.
rets and isolated compartments where
they had fallen. Morphia in two-third
grain doses was given hypodermically
to all. instantly relieving pain and
checking hemorrhage. General burns
due to cordite fire, were severe and
often fatal. Almost so per cent of the
wounded. however. suffered burns on
the hands and face alone, resulting
from flashes from high explosives in
confined space, which were SO momen
tary that the clothing protected the rest
of the body, and the eyes. closing in
voluntarily. escaped injury. Picric acid
dressing was found to be satisfac
!! tory first aid application in these cases
kansas City Star.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-18
light artillery is on.

light artillery is on.
Shells, shrapnel, high explosives are
rained on them and on the trench with
its narrow communication to the sup
ports in the rear until there is a con-
slant din of tremendous explosions and
the air Is filled with nOxious gas. Time
has come to seek cover and the soldier
ducks his steel helmeted head into his
underground dugout, crowds down with
his mates and waits for the storm to
blow over. Hours pass, days pass, some
preliminary commandments lasting four
or Eve days, and food, water, patience
and nerves are exhausted by the awful
din, the noisome air and the crowded
quarters with the sickening sights Of
nearby men disemboweled or otherwise
wounded unto death.
Then 1t is that minds go awry. Shell
shock attacks the veterans as well as
the recruits. The poor lads with neu-
rasthenic tendencies, with poor nervous
reserve or with histories of sapping
excuses and habits, begin to expert
ence an ever growing fear. Their limbs
start to tremble, their hearing becomes
affected, they cannot talk or see, and
when they can be rescued in a lull they
have become jibbering or silent, trem-
bling human animals, almost literally
scared to death.
Scientifically, the disease may be di.
vided into two classes. One is the
pseudo shell shock following the course
outlined in men of unstable nervous
equilibrium, deprived OF food and made
to fear for their lives; and the second
class is true shell shock occurring in
men who really sustain blows of falling
sand bags and planks or are buried in
the upheaval of earth following shell
explosion. Unfortunately the false d.
vision comprises over 95 per cent Of
the total number reported, and they
offer the poorest hope Of recovery o.
the proper martial spirit which the SOL
der should have. The true cases gen.
orally recover within a fortnight. They
may, however. slip on then into the
pseudo class and become unfit for &C.
tive military duty.-Dr. Kellogg Speed
in Leslie's.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-18
THE CORK OAK TREE.
There 10 Nothing "Just az Good" a. lie
Bark Product.

There 10 Nothing "Just az Good" a. lie
Bark Product.
When a man goes into a hardware
store for supply Of cork for some
specific purpose he generally gets what
he asks for. The reason why the dealer
does not endeavor to persuade him to
try something else ''just as good" il
because there is nothing else he could
offer.
Cork is cheap, and for ages it has
stood alone in it's field Of usefulness
It is tough and elastic, and its specific
gravity is only O.24. This, added to the
fact that it is impervious to water, &C.
counts for its use in life preservers.
The cork oak, which grows principal
ly in Spain, Portugal, Algeria and
southern France, furnishes the supply.
Only the outer bark of the tree is used
for the commercial product. When the
tree has attained a diameter of ap-
proximately five inches, which usually
it does by the time it is twenty years
old, the cork, as the first stripping of
bark is called, is removed. This cork
is SO rough. coarse and dense that it
has little commercial value. But its
removal does not kill the tree. On the
contrary, it seems to promote develop
ment.
The stripping is done in July and Au-
gust, and great skill is necessary in
order not to injure the tree. If it is
injured at any place the growth there
ceases. and the spot remains ever after
ward Scared and uncovered.-Popula
Science Monthly.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-18
FARMERS SHOULD RAISE
MORE DRAFT HORSES

The danger of overproduction Of
horses is remote. It costs more to pro-
duce them than any other class Of live
stock, writes Wayne Dinsmore in the
Iowa Homestead. For that reason
many farmers sit back and proclaim
that it doesn't pay to raise horses:
that there never was time when the
horse market was so dull as now; that
the motor truck and tractor have killed
the horse business and the horse is a
thing of the past. Some people believe
all Of this. even though the truth Of
the matter is the opposite.
Those who have allowed such
thoughts to direct their operations for
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-18
Whoopins Caugh

One of the most successful prepar-
ations in use for this disease is
Chamberla:n's Cough Remedy. S.
w. McClinton, Blandon Springs, Ala.
writes, "Our baby had whoopin2
cough as bad as most any baby could
have it. gave him Chamberlain
Cough Remedy and it soon got him
we'll" Obtainable everywhere.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-18
pound in weight.

Cornmeal mush or cornbread, it fol-
lows. is vastly more economical as a
food for our tables than ham or bacon
The only practical difficulty in bene.
fitting by this knowledge is that many
people think that corn is SO much bet
ter when it is transmitted by the lowly
hog that it is worth five times the orig
inal price.-New York Telegram.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-18
CornmeaI Mush.

1t has been found after careful tests
that Eve pounds and two ounces Of
corn are required to produce one pound
of pork-that Is, hog must consume
more than FIVE pounds of corn to gain
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-18
LICE AND MITE REMEDIES.

y All lice of poultry succumb to I
y sodium fuorid, a white powder,
= which can be busted on or dis !
y solved in water and used as a .
y dip. One application. costing only
+ half a cent fowl. is a complete
y eradicator. =
y Mites require different treat
y ment.
y Sprays of crude petroleum or
+ certain coal tar products ap-
y piled several times to the roosts
+ and interior of the poultry house
y will kill or drive away this pest.
y Directions for using these in
y secticides are given in farmers
y bulletin S01. mites and Lice on
y Poultry"
y
j. = j. j. = j. j. j. j. j. j. j. i + j. j. j.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-18
MODERN WAR DISEASE.

Shell Shock and the Way Il Hits and
Affiicts lts Victims.
To the medical profession modern war
has brought new disease. known as
shell shock or 'shock shell" as the
British war office officially calls 1t.
To understand its cause and action
we must take our place in the trenches
with company on the first line. An
attack Is simmering and the constant
preliminary bombardment Of heavy and