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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09
The Daily Story
The Face in the Well-By Edward T. Stewart.

I needed no further Information us
10 the cause and nature Of the xirfts
trouble I did not try 10 assist her opt
of her ualady, but, going TO the wei
drew a bucket OF water, filled my tank
and having thanked her, got into nav
car and drove away
I found III impossible 20 sat this rfrf
our0f nay mind. a desire took pDsees-
sion of me 70 cure her ailmeut Later
I drove back to the place and GOT ~
balance Of her story from her neigh
bors. Her father and her brother bad
really had trouble The boy had fa4
and the father had followed him rs.
father returned TO the house but ~
boy had never been seen there since
Il occurred to ne that the uar :,
cure the girl was 10 md the bow
learned his name, but g find any ipSi-
vidual 10 this big world is like looking
for a needle in haystack. The eiTi
had certainly marked effect GA me er
I would never have undertaken The
task She was on my mind an tbs
while. / suppose had fallen 10 love
with her. At 8nE rate i was under
spell concerning her.
Since ] could not divert myself ~
my enthraIlment ] went To work me-
thodic8lIy II George Euglish-fbBf
was his name-bad not gCue 20 some
foreign country, there was chance
spent great deal of money advartH-
ing, but to no effect
Meanwhile the great world war
broke out. Considering the young
stsr's idiosyncrasias. 7 thought SC pos
sible that he might have wished Ia
have q hand in IL. liz $50 he would
probably have gone 20 Canada and en-
listed theme. j went there and exam
ming the rosters OF the different rerf-
meuts found his name ON tue rolls ne
an infantry regiment.
I doubted IL anything short RI pro-
duclnE the young man himself would
cure the invalid. so I said nothing
about the trace ] had found. ru- con-
Guided TO so to Belgium, md him and
if I could net bring him home arrange
for hiss sister TO 20 10 him While
was making my preparations 4 saw To
a newspaper an snnounceueut that
George English Of the British aero
plane corps had brought down bis fifth
enemy ih the air.
The puzzle now was how % bring
George 10 his sister or take her 90
him. The former was not t- tr con
sidsred. The latter I fnaIlv effected
by going 70 relatives Of hers whom I
convinced that IT, she saw her brother
alive she probably would be- cured cf
her ualadr They took her To France
and from there TO the English lines.
where her brother appeared to her in
the 6esh
The principal part of the cure was
81 once, but q complete rastor-
alton did not come for many months
OF course after what I had done for
her T had q great ADVANTAGE In wine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09
Questions and answers.
Eaat Va I'll fha -Elma


Of late my feet have perspired d
great deal socks always damp and
the skin sensitive. cracked and Is
sured. which makes them very sore. Is
silk or Isle hosiery good 10 wear?
.A 81
Answer.--Cas hmere or wool is bet
ter. softer, bat use d very light
weight for this season Cork insolas
ln shoes. Two pairs of shoes. wear
ug them on alternate days. Battle
feet once q Gaw with basin Of water
containing q teaspoontUI OF standard
tormaldeAyde solution. Dry and pow
der With ten parts tzlcum and one
part sallcyllc acid powder. Smear
soles with glrCerin occasionally. CO
haree1et at every opportunity. Avoid
tight shoes and round classics
Permanent Cure OF Wart
How would you remove perma-
nently seed wart from the forehead
have burned 10 on several times, but
It grows again. IS VI
Answer should paint the warJ
and skin with iodine, sterilize nav
scalpel my hypodermic outfit and
clean nay hands. and inject q few
drops Of anestheric under the wart
and then just slice il out Then
should insert a stitch, or If possible
seal the little v0und with collodion
collect twenty or thirty dollars from
the g 2 and invite him to call again
II ever another wart veutured 70 rear
trs head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09

Driving along country road, since
/ had not watered my steel horse
that IS. put water in nay radiator tank
for some time, I looked out for a
place 10 I'll It. I came presently to q
farmhouse where a girl sat on porch.
I saw we'll house on the grounds and,
pulling UP az the gate, asked her If she
would permit me to I'LL my tank she
hesitated then said
You'll have to draw the water your
self"
"Of course III draw it myself Why
did you think I would expect you TO
do it,"
q wouldn't if were you"
Wouldn't what2"
Draw the water"
I looked at her curiouslv she was
dressed IN white and black There
vas q marked sadness in her vtsage
Why do you advise me not to draw
tbs water ?" I asked.
Because a face viii look up at you
out Of the well that will freeze the
marrow in your bones.
1t was evident 70 me that her mind
was unhinged. but I was curious and
encouraged her TO tell me more about
the face in the we'll She hesitated a
moment then said
II had brother He and father
didn't get on well AT all Il seemed to
me that the reason was that Ben came
when father was passing into old eye.
"One evening father was Iecturing
Ben. reproachiug him for the trouble
he gave. I was sitting in my room by
the window. I heard high words be-
tween them. and then T saw in the
cleaning Ben run out over the ground
IT was nearly dark, and 7 could see
MIN only as far as the we'll house Fs-
ther followed him there. The last
saw Of them fathers hand was raised
TO strike. I covered my face with nv
anything for 2 week.
~1Eheu 7 returned TO consciousness
l. knew that father had killed Ben and
thrown him down the we'll"
She paused ana shuddered.
How do you know your father did
that2"
oh, I know it, know it,"
She manifested such emotion that +
gave her time to recover from IT, Nnen
she had done so. she continued
7 felt what had been done. though
I said nothing Of 1t to any one They
told me Ben had gone away AS soon
as / was able I went TO the we'll
dreaded TO look down into IT, but
and put nay hands on the stone coping
and remained n that position till
could bring myself to look down at the
water below
7 gave a Shrek and fell 10 the
ground. They al came running OUT of
the house and carried me back to
bed
What frightened youo"
Z saw Ben s face down in the well"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09

cHORDg AID
DT S C o r d S
On Registration Day.

Yes, we registered So did a fat
young man who leaned upon us from
behind and held a gas bomb between
his four regulation teeth. Thanks 70
that young man probably we will be
exempted for tuberculosis There is
only one thing worse than smoking on
registration line, and that is your
neighbours smoke. There was another
young man on that registration line
who sucked the crook OF a yellow cane
and claimed sjmpering exemption on
the simple ground Of 'convalescing
from German measles" He thought
it was good joke There was also
a young man with one leg, who stood
with smarting eyes but head erect,
protesting that, II the government
would only furnish him with an eff
ctent substitute for the lost member,
he could go TO France on the jump.
There was one little fellow-hopeles
~ near 30-who kept casting fearful
glances behind. to where stout
flushed wife stood on the other side
of the street her eyes never off him.
When he was asked whether he
claimed exemption. he held his breath
for moment. his white eyebrows fut-
terinE. OF course not" he STAN
mered, oh no, of course not" And
then he went hurriedly out and home,
but on the other side Of the street from
his wife Once she crossed over. but
So did he And when they both turned
the corner and VINO knows -
G. " Gabriel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09
By BRTNkERHOFl

IN the month of April where I live
we had some fairly good spring
weather In fact. IT, was t-5de prev
l7us bat people expect great deal
Of the spring weather. So laid away
ms meI5un-We zEhr sI1-wCoI union
suit and Atwood socks and put on uv
lightweight cotton and Dear-ssIk
socks it feIz fine Friend wife as
sured ms it was q foolish thing. bat
+ W. was raised up north where lots
of modern IDEAS aTe slow 30 penetrate
Well ( didn't catch a thing.
That is usually what ! have 70 say
when I come bach from fishing trip
But If felt good And I am scisu~
tine man believe that ones per-
sonal feelings are the only safe
guide ln the matter of clothing # any
particular article Of clothing feels uu-
comfortably warm, throw ID on, ne
matter what The Thermometer OF the
season or fashion may prescribe.
BUT the merry month Of Nav came
speeding along on high and the
weather became dark and chilly again.
Even purrerluE around ia the garden
"as none TOO warm So took ny
knitted medium light Atwood out of
moth-oails again and put il on ana
j felt G1e. Didn't catch . thing.
The month OF May is trying one
for the Youngsters Ia school For
some ct them the strain runs well in.o
Juue Mothers Lke-0h. how they
ike 20 keep the poor kids svelter5nz
in Hlrter-We lEhfs, when hygiene. conn
mon sense. science and physical com
fort would all be met by allowing the
youngsters 10 tdFow on 1hs wh1-e
boys. burden and get into reasonably !
lisdr underwear. for the time being,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09
The Curbstone Liquor
Broker.

Two ladies' have written The Argus
OF an instance wherein they observed.
IN passing along Second avenue be
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets.
man come from a saloon on the
north side OF the avenue with mum
Der OF bottles OF beer and hand them
to soldier boys who were lettering
near the corner and who exchanged
cash for the wet goods.
What these ladies saw may be seen
almost anywhere in Rock Island after
dark. Since the sale Of liquor il sa-
looms . soldiers has been forbidden
there has suddenly come upon the
scene in Rock Island another of the
country's enemies at home-the boot
logger for the soldier He is in good
~ number here and after dark plies
his trade for consideration. A more
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09
Those to Be Called.

4 task that viii not BE without its
trying features Is that which will face
the exemption boards designated to
hear the representations of those who
feel they have reasons that eutitle
them Eo be permitted TO step aside
when the selections for service are
made. Despite that the government
was fairly explicit ia citing circum-
stances or conditions that would in
sure immunity in the eonscriptng OF
the frst half million men there ara
those who will present themselves be-
fore the board each with his individ-
uaI excuse for exemption.
After the army is chosen we shall
BE- better in position 10 appreciate the
virtue Of the seIecgive draft over The
volunteer system. Il is NOT unnatural
that the American young man should
not take kindly 20 the thought that 1t
was necessary for his government to
force him into service. AT least that
is the way many view reglstra-
ton. despite that there is no warrant
for such 8 feeling. CONSUMPTION has
been found 70 he the most satisfac-
tory method from every standpoint Of
Obtaining tuS best results IoT OGEl the
army and for the country.
When volunteers are called for the
responses are from the more intense
elements Of the population. They may
come from the farms or from the fac
tories with resultant Gripping Of the
man power required to operate those
two branches OF national necessity
Under CONSUMPTION the farms will not
suffer through raidiug Of their work
ing forces. for those whose services
are required La filling the soil and
harvesting the crops VIII be told to re-
main where they are. The same rule
will apply 10 the men employed in the
factories and in all other lines Of in
dustry whose continuity Is essential
to the welfare Of the whole country.
In other words, those who can best
be spared viii be the ones who will be
selected to comprise the first army.
Neither is it the purpose to cali those
upon whom others are depending for
support. So if YOU happen to he one
not coming within the classifcations
referred 70 sou are pretty certain of
being listed in the ranks from which
the first army viii be selected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09
With Other Editors

one Of the remarkable things about
the boom IN the ladies' training CAMPS
Is the fact that nobody is enHsting ex-
cept society women. Boston Tran
script
What is called style" is usually
something uncomfortable which costs
more than ic Is worth. Albany Jour
nal.
Vanity isn't on the official list of
virtues yet unless a man has a good
opinion Of himself he will never
amount 70 much.-Chicago News.
il should not be assumed that all
men who are taking wives have utter
lor motives; maybe some Of EN- cant
heIp themse Ives.-Sayannah News
Tip 70 amateur gardeners Now is
the best time to plant parsnips, as
gnere isn't much danger Of their com
ing up.-PhIladelphia Inquirer
Man might pay more attention 10
coasclence i It we're to blow q horn
Toledo Blade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09

disreputabIe character does not live
than the man who for the commission
he gets both ways-fr0m the saloon
keeper and the s0idieT-acts IS the
mjddleman. He belongs in the cate
CORY with that other uiddIeman. the
INSCRIPTIONS wretch who conspires to
hold up the prices Of the uecessaries Of
life under the guise that war is re-
sponsibIe for his rasca1ity-
The mIddleman for the soldier. the
bo0tlegger who becomes the agent for
the violation Of law designed TO pro-
tect tbe standard Of the nations de-
tenders, is secondary only 70 that an
speakable class born TO be men. but
who engage in an occupation that puts
them lower than the dos
Secret service men of the govern
ment caught number of the bootleg
gers who prey upon the soldiers one
evening q week ago, caught them red
handed In various parts Of the city
after following them out OF saloons.
compelled them 90 smash the bot
ties which they confessed on being
confronted they had bought for Uncle
sam s boys. These reprobstez were
given lecture and ordered off the
street aud warned that repetition o.
their offeuses would lead them TO the
walls of LeaVeuworth prison
But the evil is still going on. and
one OF these nights some more agents
OF the government Will drop iu here.
and there viii oe no getting of.
The government is in no mood 10
deal considerably with the curbst0ue
liquor broker any more than It. Is with
sIachers and traitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09
Withholding KuItur.

Inc vote of the German iupra-
saFlos not TO engage for FIVE wears anv
German singer who accepts an Amer
lcan engagement lis not a strafe In
Lact 1t has no bearing on the war.
Count Won Seebach. director IF the
Dresden Court theatre. who made fhe
Lio-+oh at the general meeting of the
German Stage society in Berlin. ex-
pialneo that the measure was one Of
sell-oeIense and self-preservation. He
1oQHG 81 luL0leranle that artists uDnu
having received their training jn Ger
many should so 10 America for q term
OF years where they merely increased
their conce1t
To lovers OF opera this ban NAV
mean great deprivation. They viii do
Wei ia make the best Of it. however
hoping THAI any benefit which NAV
arse from the action Will be recipr0-
ca4 as between the two countries IF
would nave taken a bold American to
lmpuIe Conceit 20 the artists of Ger
many, but since the impeachment fz
brought by the German masters Of
singing themselves the modest course
IS 10 let It stand If the singers do not
come here 10 cultivate their courAit
Lae fault cannot be found that thew
display il here.
+-+~-- ~ tIlS rather negative
advantage there may be a decidedly
positive one IN the opportunity ana en-
coara cement offered to native talent
ne ban may have the same effect as
q protective tariff. For few wears
past, the protecrionists had kept their
trammels OF works Of art. with the
benenc1al result that men of wealth.
have brought 70 these shores treas
ures as great or vaster in bulk thsr
Napoleon a1assed at the Louvre. Like
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09
Preparing An Unweicome
Legacy.

After. SIS years the confederates have
captured Washington. This wesk g.
600 survivors of the army that wore
the gray of the southland encamped
in the national capital in their 27th.
and perhaps last, national encamp-
ment The other day they marched
between apPlauding throngs from
north and south ana east and west.
Il Is many years since the animosi-
ties Of the Civil war began to disap-
pear in the north. In the last 20 years
they are almost forgotten. At Gettys-
burg q statue of Robert E. Lee typi-
fes the high water mark Of the con
federate movement The men who
fought 70 the uniforms OF gray are
today held in esteem because the north
believes they were honest even though
il believes they were mistaken. De
scendants Of the northern and south
ern soldiers alike are proud OF the
record Of their fathers and grandfath-
ers IN the days of 81 10 '65.
There was a third class in Civil war
days They were tie Copperheads:
hated by the north and desnised by
the south. IN the Revolutionary war
they we're called Tories Admittedly
no descendant today OF the Copper
head or the Tory Is responsible for
the acts Of its forbears and no stigma
attaches 70 him because they were
traitors. vet nobody boasts today Of
Copperhead or Tory ancestry. It is
something 10 be forgotten ana lived
down. Today we have the counter
parts OF these traitors in the agitators
who are working IN the dark 10 uphold
the hands Of the enemy. They. too
are building up a heritage Of shame
to leave their children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09

Hated 10 Have Girls Cali Hubby
It was bad enough with Charles ARM
strong visiting other women" and
not denying the fact bat when he had
them call him up over the phone in
his Wifes presence they separated
Lucille Armstrong told Judge Done
gan when her case for divorce was
called for trial 1T made me fesl
very bad. Judge. testified Lucille she
was granted q decree.
War On YaEs-War on warrants nj
hoaterE has been declared by rha
Davenport police department Here
after. according TO orders issued by
Chief Boettcher. all Migrants picked
up here VIII do a stretch IN the county
jail and then be escorted 10 the city
limits. A dozen vags were lined up
yesterday. Among them were TWO
slackers. who had failed TO register
on June 3 None Of those arrajansl
could give a reasonable excuse for
his idlensss. There is no excuse for
able-bodled men to float at this time
Chief Boettcher declared emphatIcal5g
yesterday There is plenty Of work
in the trl-cltlas If they wanted 10 70
TO work Hereafter. all vags will Be
booked and sent to jail"
Purse SnatCher at Work vounz
man, 81 years old snatched pocket
book from the hand Of Miss Myrtle L.
McCannon. $50 Brown street.. and mace
clean getaway, The robbery was
perpetrated at Third and Brown
streets VITA the pocketbook in his
hand the young man ran west on
Third street and disappeared. The
police have been furnished with his
description The purse contained 50
in cash
To Picnic June So meeting o.
the city and county officials viii he
held Monday afternoon at the citr
hall, for the purpose of making pre-
llminary arrangements for the annual
city hall and court house picnic II
is probable that the big event viii be
staged on Saturday, June 30.
O.
Marriage License-Oscar. A. Porath
Davenport. 81 Alma Schulz. Mslwau-
kee, Wis, 80
Steal Auto-Auto thieves smashed
the lock on the garage at the country
home Of Theodore Stoltenberg. FIVE
miles north Of Davenport on tho
Brady street road, and escaped with
his hve-passenger auto. The THEFT
was reported TO Sheriff Henry 4.
kuehI- An auto answering the de
scription Of the stolen machine was
seen passing through Mt. joy, accord
ing to the sheriff. The car was being
driven by two young men Author
tiles in the surrounding counties were
notified and furnished with q descrip-
ton Of the machine The car is
1914 model, hve-passenger Studebaker. /
90
Shoots at Son-Jacob Schmidt. ID
years old, ran into the police sta
ton and fell exhausted into the arms
Of a policeman standing near To the
officers. he told a story Of such re-
voting cruelty that his stepfather.
Launstein, a mover was
arrested few minutes later BY Chief
Boettcher and Detective Bishop. The
boy IS the oldest Of four children who
are with the moving" party. There
are also his stepSather, and his
mother. two wagons, seven horses and
a few pieces Of nauch-worn furniture.
The boy was riding one Of the horses |
along the road toward Davenport yes
-erday. The animal was tired, and the |
stepfather kent shouting at the boy 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09
JIBES AND JABs.
lBy Charles Leedy IN the YOUNGSTOWN
telegram

(By Charles Leedy IN the YOUNGSTOWN
telegram.
Instead Of pussy. pussy. pussy" ac-
coTding to the nature magazines. an
enlightened public viii soon be yell
ing SCAT"
Inquisitive Ichabod wants to know
If anybody ever got a cold from a Sc
lective draft.
Onions may not multiply as rapidly
as some people would wish but thew
surely are the great dtviders-sociaIIv
speaking
Who remembers the old fashioned
Stacker who used to say sticks and
stones can break my bones but words
will never hurt me7''
An amendment in the anti-swearing
pledge should make special dispense
ton for the man whose suit case flies
open while he is running 10 catch a
train.
The nightmare that bothers the
kaiser Is a sort Of war horse.
The most particular man We know
thinks there ought to be individual
push buttons in elevators
The Oldest map Of the skies shows
400 stars. Nearly as many as some
theatrical producers would have us
think they control
Our idea Of nothing worth looking at
IS q knock-kneed acrobat.
People who go about quoting "a
stitch in time saves nine" should AID
that one ny, swatted in the springtfme
heads of 5000. 900 600 600 coo
Il IS said to be fact that nearly
every restaurant proprietor. goes home
for dinner
Sooner or later saws Uncle Sol
I'll whole worli viii be celebratin
Fourth Q July"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09
III Il
7 4 / K :
vx-vvvraxr YAK wsvv
BY WILLIAM BRADY. NJ. y,

to leave off their coats or their rub
6ers, they are privileged 30 do 50. as
far SIS fathers interest is con cerued.
They ara NOT morons. they know how
they feel i they feel more comfort-
able without the wraps. off with the
wraps. And they don't catch q thlnz
except "A school
The heavier the clothing the mo5e
susceptible the individual to respira-
tory disease The lighter the cloth
Ing, with sane regard for personal
comfort the less susceptible the ~
dlv5uaI 70 such disease
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09
Wore Horrors Of Var.

It was agreed unanimously that dur
ing the war refreshments would be
limited 70 just one thing and q drink.
Or two things and water for q bever-
age Several societies in Stromberg
have adopted that rule lately. among
them the n. c. T, T-Stromb berg
[Neb-} Headlight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09

wise, there has been no ban to the ad-
mission of artists
There Is another SIDE to the situa-
lon. Il is possible that the boycott
vii dlsappoint its projectors. Il the
German singers still find the call of
the dollar imperative they can resign
me dea Of returning TO Stuttgart and
Breslau and Bremerhaven. In this
event the American lovers of opera
can sttlI find ground for consolation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09

One hundred American aviatorz
from 1he navy flying corps have ar
rived in Francs ready for dutv. AT
the rate the United States Us sending
men and ships 10 the aid Of its allies
it won't be long until the people oil
Germany viii be aware that thev are
actually at war with America The
kaiser cant much longer keep the
news from his people who he has been
attempting 10 impress with the idea
that America can never be more than
a paper enemy OF the GENITAL empire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09

General GoethaIs, by dismi ssing two
of his aids who got it into their heads
that they knew more than theIr SUI
peri0r- gave early proof that he is to
he in reality the general manager OF
the emergency fleet corporation, and
not q mere fgurehead TO shoulder the
blame for mistakes made by others.