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The evening world., 1917-03-22
THE TASK.

YElTHER for themselves for their children could the Aer
~ people bear think Of state of enseness and
apprehension that which has affected the French
national 1870.
Peace and security is the heritage which this generation Of
Americans determined hand the II have got to
light for it, the time has when there other to
nynce the world that strong enough guard let's
about the job promptly and thoroughly to leave doubt
the mind Of other nation for hundred to
Americans alive to-day privileged To them it given to
bring the republic safe through the biggest conflict that has
divided and disrupted Chrsendom
1t hard TO understand how the soul OF living
fail to be thrilled by the mmeny Of the which turns
he born Few readers of history have wished they
might have been present pochmakg moments played part
mighty movements, lived through spacious days"
Here greatest days civilized world II
Americans them their thoughts enlarge
the Of their To pass their
children the blessings of complete national security aud mpeg-
nabe peace
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The Jarr Family BY Roy L. McCardcII

now; and really. they Just ruin the
hands!"
what do you mean, ruin the
hands?" asked Mr.. Jarr.
why. the course in washing
faces OF wounded soldiers. OF
course, II one goes TO war nursing
they expect the most fastidious
women to scrub floors. but it's
best not to take up war nursing
seriously. Just bring sunshine to the
wards OF the slightly wounded, II the
soldiers are young and handsome
Lady dc Swank came over from Eng
land To collect funds TO buy scented
soaps, and told tho War and Peace
CLUB what wonderful work society
women we're doing in the war hos
pitfalls. She told of one handsome young
FrenChmdn who was wounded in O
refined manner. and was "a real no.
bleman and very wealthy, who hac
his face washed as often as twenty
times a day by angels OF mercy whC
before the war broke out had beer
frivolous society butterflies"
But what has this got to do with
Mrs. Stryver wanting "A social secre,
tary and you getting the Job foI
Gladys Cackleberry2" Mr.. Jarr In
qull ed.
Everything" replied Mrs. Jarr
Mrs, Stryyer viii expect to have a
secretary to hand her the soap and
towels. She'll only pay five dollars
week, but that will be something
Only. Of course, a social secretary
must have quiet but handsome
clothes. A social secretary cannot
accept her mlstress's old things like
maid can. Anyway anything
that Mrs. Stryver wore woull
have TO be made over for Gladys; yoI
know how stout Mrs. Stryver is and
besides that. she wears atrocioui
! Colors, and a social secretary mus
wear pastel shades, preferably quie'
grays and blues, and II they are wei
made and OF fine materials such gownl
cost at least hundred dollars each
and she must have hats and glovei
and boots 10 match, II will cos
| Gladys a dreadful amount 70 dress a.
q social secretary"
| did you write Gladys she'd get nv,
! dollars a week and her clothes woulC
| cost her a years salary7" asked Mr.
/ JRrr.
why should discourage a cir
on tho threshold OF her career as I
self-supporting indiv!duhlY' asked Mrs
JArr In surprise
The evening world., 1917-03-22
BY Marguerite Mooers Marshall
CO1yTiEht. 1917. By The Prcss rublshinE Co. CTne \
No Y. zine. She

"a Co. THE New YoTk Evening WORLDLY
zine, She hunts a job in newspaper
office and pays her own board.
In this matter OF your earning your
living perhaps my position Is more
that OF to-morrow's mother than OF
yesterdays. How many OF the girls
YOU know are planning to make any
practical uso OF the excellent cduca-
ton they are receiving? When |
chnnced TO mention some OF my hopes
for your career to the mother OF one
friend Of yours, she looked az me re-
proachfully and said: "How can you
et little Dorothy go out into the
World? I should think you would
want her TO stay at home and be some
comfort and pleasure to you, don't
want my little girl to do anything ex-
cept have a happy time and be the
sunshine Of our home"
Dear | must make II translucently
clear that no lack OF affection has
caused me to teach you. from your
| baby days, that when you grew up
when your wings were strong enough
to leave the home nest, you must
| take your flight.
| Simply. | could not Insult YOU with
| any other assumption. suppose you
were a boy, with thick brown hair
| laughing hazel eyes. a decided must
cal gift ana the trick OF helping and
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over TO Philadelphia with It. the malls
will be too slow" said Mr.. Jarr
Now. don't be foolish" replied
Mrs. Jarr. "But here's a splendid
chance for Gladys Cackleberry. Mrs.
Stryver intends to employ a social
secretary. Irene Cacklebcrry will
wan. It, Of course. But Gladys
CaclIleberry wears her clothes bet
! ter"
Irene Is tho smartest and writes
better hand" ventured Mr. Jarr.
"Yes. hut Gladys knows more OF
social affairs; she was head OF her
sorority at swellairs Seminary. And
now that the stepfather has spent
all their mothers money the poor
Cackleberry girls will have to marry
or take up vocational work"
80 It's either marry or 20 tc
work." asked Mr.. Jarr. why cant
girls do both2 Why aren't modern
girls trained so they can support q
hushand7 When l married | had &c
work"
"Do not treat the matter lightly
please" said Mrs. Jarr. 1T would b'
fine for Gladys. II she accepted a po'
sition as social secretary, even to Mrs
Stryver. Mrs. Stryver has taken VI
several new peace and war clubs"
Didn't she belong to enough
clubs ?" asked Mr.. Jarr.
"Yes. but those were only hote
clubs, such as the Society to Nee
Actors or the Stage; but Mrs
stryver told me II was hardly worti
the while any more, as actors got 50
much money IN moving pictures thes'
days that, they had plenty Of food
and scorned 20 come and reclte a
"Off the stage" afternoons, when the!
only got tea and lettuce sandwiches
Besides, the managers don't encour
age the Off the Stage Club like the!
used 10 by giving free tickets wher
tho shows are failures. So she 4
going IN for War and Peace Clubs
Anyway, those are the clubs that al
tAs real society women belong 4
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as n member Of the crew. did not
care for the lie and left the ship IN
New York and got q position nave
never tried 10 get my papers ont as
! was told | would have difficulty in
doing so, In case of WAR would like
70 volunteer. Can you kindly give me
any Information on how | can obtain
my papers. w. NJ.
Citizenship TRngIe.
To the TdltoT Of The Evening World,
was born IN this country Of Ger.
man parentnge and have lived here
for twenty years, My father was rot
citizen and never became a natural
lied citizen. Does that deprive me Of
eitlzenshi27 An a native norm
cltiEon7 H. p n
The United states Government has
ruled that the native son OF an nllen
fnthcr becomes n citizen nj his ma
| jority unleRs no should elect 10 choose
the ciuIerEhip ~ hiu fRthor.
Point of Grammar.
| To 10 Einor ot Tic Evening World
which 10 proper Il had them M
! prouch me-" or, II have had them np -
| prohCh me7" Also "Thrrn are ian
persons In tho theatre" or "rhcre are
ten people IN The theatre" A.W.
The first sentence Is Vague and
awkward. They have approached
me-" would be better form. IN the
second cdbs, Ron persons 10 coz
rsoL
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vain. and, as n soured, cynical derc-
llct. becoming a peril 70 the naviga-
tion Of the uawlywed2
or shall YOU he n butterfly OF in
dustry, poising just long enough on
one job 60 nit gayly to the next?
Shall you MAKE a wild dart In tn"
direction ut settlement work. and then
"go In for" barefoot dancing. ard
then study hookbinding by hand. and
finally decide It IL your mission TO
perpctrate pictures no artist could
paint, not oven "A billboard artist?
Shall YOU try TO do MI the things that
don't matter particularly in way
that doesn't matter al all?
| am going to believe, dear, that you
viii not hc either OF these disappoint-
ing daughters OF to-day. They dc
not really bolong to to-day, The first
~ IA survival OF the days OF the dear
Queen. The second. the self-deludcd
dilcttauts at the business of being q
new woman, Is just the Victorian
female with her soul exposed, viii
/ all her little mgrowing lads and son
B umeutalltics pushing up like the slcl
/ yellow grass long pressed down by
/ stone.
Tho girl into whom [ hope you'll
| evolve | have called "lifter." II
/ one sentence: She takes a real pee,
OF work 20 do and she does II. 20
example, II she decides To beCom
economically independent by writinl
she does not consider she has earneO
her place In the sun by selling tw,
articles a year to Wuman's mago
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interesting work In the world for
women TO do7
| have no more right TO pick out
your job than I have to pick out your
husband, although | hope youll dis
cuss the former contingency with me
II not the latter. But for the sake
OF your personal happiness, your self
respective needn't enter into altru-
istic considerations-do make a
career OF being sheltered daughter.
Daddie and 1 wouldn't be bored, but
you would be--horribly. The passion
ate pursuit OF the pay envelope isn't
all OF life. but it's one way OF avoid
ing lies worst tedlum-loafing.
know, for am temporarily con-
demned to do nothing else. All love
from YOUR MOTH CR.
The evening world., 1917-03-22

Wants Ia Know About FtItbaster.
10 the Edi,or oi The E,euins World
What Is the exact meaning OF the
word fil,bustcr as used 10 designate
the action OF the senators IN the last
Congress7 We have only the die
tionary definition Of "a piratical eX-
petition" ROMEO.
The dictionary's literal definition In
about as good as can be had, A par
liAmentary nlibustcr Ia an undertake
ing 10 defeat legislation by talking II
TO death, or nv othor Obstructive
measures. Therefore. filihuster. "a
piraticai expedition" II colorful
term that pvactlv Nts tho cnse,
wants Fall Paners.
To ne Editor oS The E'onins world
was born May 8, 1898. Came "a
this country from Italy Iuly 3, 1910
Did not declare my Intention, bu,
have been told that ! can Get full
papers when I am OF age, T A,
You must make declaration of In
tantions and walt two years before
securing hnal papers unless your
father should have been nuturalized
previous 20 the time you reach
twenty -one.
Apply 60 CouRty CieTL, CITY Hal
PArL.
To ths Edilss ~ The E,yuins Word.
I arrived In this country fivs and d
half years ago from Europe on a liner
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Copyrirbt. 1917.
hy The tree- Publishing Co.
THE NeE York Evening World. J

loving your mother at every oppor-
tunity. 1t would be most enjoyable
to keep a son like that always at
hand: to have him at my disposal
for matinecs, plano accompaniments
and general companlonship.
Yet II tried TO hold him at home
should be thwarting his manhood,
turning him into useless toy. spoil e
ing his life TO add TO the pleasure OF
my own. The same argument applies
10 you, little girl. or course, | should
like to have you with me for always.
As you grow older we shall be bet
ter chums than ever. But why should
| condemn You to an existence OF mr.
ranging the flowers for dinner and
helping me select my new blouses,
when there In so much enormously
The evening world., 1917-03-22
TO COMPLETE THE RECORD.

IF Germany declares against the United States before Congress
/ April so much the better.
Upon the Imperial German Government rests full respon-
bity the beginning Of hosles which constitute state
Upon the Imperial German Government history will case
fix full blame for rupture which the United States sought only
o protect itself against invasion Of it's rights
By all let the Imperial German Government put itself
record having formally declared upon this nation because
merchant ships armed themselves against the deliberate
murderous attacks of German submarines.
the formae the facts stand for all time to prove
that the American people had forced upon them Never did
prepare fight for open dnerested
the Imperial German Government has already
convicted itself It might well off all disguise. and make
the declaration complete
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not bad looking Il have been TODD
still 1 have practically no friends
Of my age TO speak Of l have often
wondered II my inability TO dance Is
the cause OF my trouble. but really l
believe there are people not able to
dance who have many friends.
AS | have said above. l am eigh-
The evening world., 1917-03-22
Fifty Failures
Who Came Back
oOyhsht 1917 YokB Evening wodJ
6. BALBOA: The "Fdiiure' Who Discovered the Pacif
BY Albert Payson Tel



TEnE rich in
Spanish noblemanVasco Nunz dc Balboa
living his
1 luck In 1901 by going the
But in the New World badly
advSnrcrs winning
fame fortune to Balboa The
was not for him His friends rh poor
Failing successful
taton Savatero
fertile There demand
Yet Balboa promptly broke Everything
pieces All his collapsed
that to land him In the debtors prison for the
And nine tati
only bankrupt but the laughing
In 1910 lawyer named Enosco
The Man Pdion to carry relief to recently
Encisco ordered
from the hold for inspection.
The head leaped
In full a drawn
debtors prison a start in life
When the ship reached San Sebastian
do He had shpfu of provisions
Balboa form a colony there
He himself had touched
Darien they a settlement
Ensco did not like the prominent Balboa
and packed him off spn while
conquest and bv ,o, h.
the of neghbong Indian tribes colony
chief he learned ths.
mighty lay far to tho westward the
nnan white man had heard Of And
Just them for letter.
disgrace Spain With 200
natives Balboa began
The a1S precPoos march Fo ncTs cT t nnn
OF ru"en. starving followers stumbled
range and looked
september 70 i he
reached the Planting
possession OF the Pacific in the name of his King
The failure had Andby
doing so he had made his immortal
The evening world., 1917-03-22

II am a young
m an. eighteen
years OF age. My
complaint Is on
my lack OF friends
OF either sex. l
am employed in
the office OF a
largo retail store
on Fifth Avenue,
therefore l am not
outside at all dur
ing the day. | am
tall, we'll built, and
The evening world., 1917-03-22

After you are
through college
after YOU ore
tweuty-one and
not even legally
a child. are You
going TO float idly
on the social seas,
waiting for some
master mariner
Of the opposite
sex to salvage
YOU; per h u p :
Walfipw hin, H.
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To-Day's Anniversary
oNFEpERATE

4 ONFEDERATB veterans will
celebrate day tho centenary
Of ono Of their great military
leaders Gcn, hrnKton hraRE Born
IN Warren county, n, c., on March
%, 1877, he graduated from Woat
Point al he age NJ twenty, and
served lu .he Seminole and Mexican
wars llo took an important part In
the battle of shiloh. ana was made
general In place OF A. 5. Johnston,
who vas Killed.
The evening world., 1917-03-22

Serious Food Riots Reported in Berlin.-Hcadline.
So II began in Petrograd.
The evening world., 1917-03-22
Bachelor Girl Reflections
By Helen Rowland

Copyright 1917. Publishing woHdl
THE slow fire the blow but conin
kndng the flame leaves with burnedou hear
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Tho Hour
Of Triumph.
The Boy Who Lacks Friends
BY Sophie Irene Loeb

Copyright. 1917. By The Prcss Pubishil
|. YOUNG MAN signing yours
\ hopefully. G. L." writes as fol-
lows:
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my dear: Ara you
. going TO ba n drifter, shlfter
or "A lifter7
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n will do Congressman n harm spend the
days In listening their fellow citizens
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Copyright, 1917 by The Pres Publishing Co.
trhs New York E'enlng wrldl
.IGI AVE you any stamps3" asked
Mrs. Jarr. "I've Just writ
ten letter 10 Gladys
Cackleberry, In Philadelphia, and
want her to get II right away"
IF that's the case. I'd better run
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was rich In ancestry and cash. He
Spanish noblemanvasco Nunez
not make living in his
AG luck. In 1901. by going
The evening world., 1917-03-22

The the him
neither devotion which
his curosyand the uls all
o matrimonial designs.
8 a forever telling
loves showing her how tired II makes him.
wife like bad
drives on In OF feminine
which tho Sh OF hsppnSSs turned
:
-. .--- ---. 40 a.. -. .-... -. ....
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man goes into every new hirtation with all the
buoy enthusiasm Of "Arst love" and the perfect con
hdence that II Is going to be the last"
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lot OF men have been lured into matrimony by the
street advertisements depicting pretty girl in a
white apron. with perfectly coled hair standing over
a cook stove, smiling like siren and holding up plat
OF perfectly Drowned mullins.
The evening world., 1917-03-22

The only thing eternal" about love is IT.
change
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-27

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-27
Can Get Blanks,
CIVIL SERVICE TEST
FOR RURAL CARRIERS

The United States civil service COM
mission has announced an examina-
ton for the county of Rock Island, to
be held in Rock Island on Jan. u.
1918, TO fill the position of rural car
rier at Taylor Ridge ILL.,, and yacan-
eies that may later occur on rural
routes from other postoffices. The ex-
animation will be open only to male
citizens who are actually domiciled in
the territory of a postottice in the
county and who meet the other re-
uuirements set forth The form and
application blanks may be obtained
from the Offices mentioned above or
from the United States civil service
commission at Washington, Applica-
lions should be forwarded to the COM
mission at Washington at the earliest
practicable date.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-27
ROCK ISLAND COP
CREATES A Juror
in BILLINGS, MONT.

according TO a story printed by
Billings, Mont. paper a considerable
Juror was created when Harry A.
Flagmann, formerly a member OF the
ROCK island police force and OF Dav-
export, enlisted in the flying service
there. The story follows:
weighing 279 pounds, measuring S
feet Inches tall and with a chest
circumference OF Sc inches. Harry a.
iagmann of Giendive, an ex-pugil-
lst' this morning enlisted in the avia-
ton corps of the regular army and
incidentally established a new record
Tor weight among recruits of the Bill
ings recruiting Office.
Plaggman, who according to Cor
poral Nessly, will be credited with
neing two men on the recruiting list.
was one of five men from Glendive
who applied for enlistment in the
army al the Billings office this morn
ing, one of whom was rejected and
four Of whom required waivers from
Ad1utant General McClain before they
could be accepted. The waiver on
I Plagmann was necessary because OF
his overweight, while two of the
Glendive bunch needed waivers be-
cause OF slight defect in eyesight
One was shy one finger.
Despite his huge size, Plagmann
was one OF the finest physical speci-
mems examined at the Billings re.
cruiting Office When he stripped be-
fore the recruiting officers he apollo.
gi2ed for his weight. saying that wher
he was in training he weighed severa
pounds less. Muscles as hard as
whipcord and as flexible as a rubber
band presented themselves during tht
, physical examination The giants
chest measured 50 inches when con
tracted, and had an expansion of foul
inches
Il was reared in Davenport. Iowa
where what they now call war bread
, but what my mother used to cal
, corn pone,' was one of our regula
, daily rations,' said pIagmann. st
, you might say that t am cornfed.
: IF the war continues for a fey
years, and the average tired bushes
man is forced to eat corn bread AM
other corn products instead of III
I I '-""i tiAi VI AtA Z ibAdAt many itiEl
. who now are chronic visitors at doc
; tors Offices vii be perfect physic8
= specimens" asserted the heavyweight
: so you see, Mr.. Hoover will not onl
. have accomplished a duty for th
= boys doing a lasting service for TIA
= people to use war bread. but will ais
- be doing lasting service for the pee
:. pie at large"
Plagmann gave the recruiting off
I GERS a list Of the pugilists whom h
!. has fought Apparently, from his rec
- ord, he plowed through the ranks c
the second and third rate heavie
after the fashion of British tank on
=. rampage among the German trenche
u When asked what physical exercis
y he used 10 keep his muscles in trim
- Plagmann said: 20, when l am ne
fighting I take a vacation by hirin
out as fireman on one of the raj
roads. Nothing like shoveling coal I
y keep fellow in condition
ID Then he yawned and stretched hin
Y. self while Sergeant Selbv and Ii
d other recruiters duclfd for cover.
u THE only thing l can see Pla,
:! mann doing in the aviation corps
v said Sergeant Jamison. us acting {
he ballast for one of the military obse
le walton balloons He is a fine figure
is a man to do that"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-27
LOCAL SOCIETY IS
TO HELP ORPHANS
Thousands Of Fatherless Children oil
France 10 Be Adopted by Wood
men Order.
TIN CENTS A DAY IS REQUIRED
Little Folk viii Be Left in the Care
vi Their Hother-Is Popular
Move.

The Modern WOodmen OF America,
tbrough it's executive council has
carried an organized movement in the
society looking TO the adoption by its
members OF thousands of the father
less children OF France, A full page
M the society's official paper for De-
.smhor Ig devoted 10 this undertaking,
heinr donated Co the cause of the
French orphans In whose behalf an
Urgent plea is made to all members
nj the Modern Woodmen to adopt one
mr. more Of these children The cost
10 stated as being 10 cents a day or
S7g so pcr year. which amount may be
pajd either in cash or on the monthly
Mr. quarterly plan to u. S. DeMoulin
of GrcpnVille. ILL.,. who has volun-
feerel TO act as registrar and treas
urer Of the Modern Woodmen French
war orphan fund. Mr. DeMoulin Will
cooperate with the general commit
toe POD New York and Paris having in
charge the French war orphan work,
Of which committee President Poin-
caro- of France is eX-officio chairman.
The representatives of the committee
IN France win select orphan children
for individual adoption and each sub
srriber To- the fund will be furnished
with a photo Of his or her protege.
Where IN is possible to do so. the child
is kept al home with its mother Every
preraut'on is assured in the proper
handling OF the funds, none of the
money being used by the committee
far expenses or compensation. II is
predicted by the Modern Woodmen
management that the plan will meet
with generous response by thousands
IF members
Record Breaking Day.
Head Clerk A. S. Bort of the Mod.
ern Wo0dmcu of America reports that
Thursday Nov -. broke all previous
financial records Of the head Office in
respect 90 total receipts to all funds
handled by the financial department
A total of S2SS4S6.09 was checked ii
on that day THESE funds c<mpriseC
me regular benefit fund aa5essmen
levied for October the regular month
lv per capita Tor the general fund, thu
new patriotic or war fund. orders fol
camp supplies together with certif
cate and card fees. The previous hes
daily record was $225.000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-27
Keeping THE QUALITY UP.

IANAIINE bROMO QUININE, the
World-Famous Cure for Colds and
Grippe. is now SOC per box On ac-
count Of the advance in the price Of
'He six different Medicinal, Concen-
Ta.ad Extracts and Chemicals con-
tanned in LAXATIVE BROMO QUTN-
I'VE, 10 was necessary to increase the
price to the Druggist II has stood the
tes. for a Quarter Of a Century. It is
used by every Civilized Nation.