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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
Questions and Answers.

Friend II. Had Better Watch Out
And then Friend II is 40, too. and
much overweight He does office work
and has heavy mental responsibility.
He gets no exercise at ali and thinks
he hasn't time for any. MRS. B. Y.
Answer-If he doesn't watch out Ole
Colonel Senility of the Arterioscler-
osis Guards will draft Friend H.
Forty, fat and no use for exercise, 1t
is formula that insures a short swift
race. Golf, fishing, hunting. hiking,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
Putting Men On Their Feet.

An institution that is accomplish /
ing. unknown to the public, ines
Unable good among fallen human
ity is the Rock Island Rescue Mission,
which has It's quarters on Fourth ave
nue. between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets. The mission was es-
tGbIished in this city few years ago
by G. o. Rogers, who had formerly
been a prize fighter and q successful
one lie didn't turn to his present
vocation because he had failed in the
ring. He took up the work because he
felt a call 10 H. He had seen, in bis
travels and association with sports,
such an arm ~ human wrecks that
he believed he knew how TO reach
them and TO awaken in them an am
bitlon for better living.
When Rogers came 20 Rock Island
he secured possession Of single
room on Seventeenth street. at the
rear Of the Rock Island house. Here
he preached and pleaded with the fell
lows he was able 10 herd OFF the
streets when they were headed in the
direction which their dominating
weakness led them. Some nights his
audience was a single person Other
nights he had nobody to listen to him.
But Rogers knew there was work for
him here II be would persevere. In
side a year the little room on Seven
teeuth street became TOO small and the
mission was moved over on Fourth
avenue There Rogers has continued
10 sing and plead and preach and tc
hold out the warm hand Of encourage
ment TO those in need Of just the In
SEPARATION that they receive from him
Other cities are hearing OF Rogers anr
what he is doing here, Men engage
in the same activities in other con
imunities come here 10 help Roger.
aud 10 exchange views with him.
The average perNun has the WRONG
. idea OF mission, He imagiue5 1t is Z
! place where down-and-outer il
given a talk and a cup Of coffee, thel
told TO go and sin no more This il
incorrect The missionary who is tru
TO his calling keeps tab on his charg
and follows him and checks up on hin
until he has him going straight, if tina
he possible An illustration of the ef
fectlyeness OF the local mission wa
had whep a man who had been pickle
sup and placed I'm a good job by MI
Rogers gave S25 from his own pocke
40 help support the mission for tn
Tromng year and secured a consiC
'erable sum TO be devoted 10 the sam
purpose from friends who knew Of hi
Reformation On Sunday $1,000 wa
pledged for the maintenance of tn
mission for the coming year. This
Convincing proof that Rogers ha
Shown the people of Rock Island thu
There is need Of the work that he
carrying on in the city You migt
Drop over to the mission some eyenin
and attend a Rogers service. 1t wi
arouse your faith in this method {
reaching those from whom the spar
OF hope has disappeared You wi
See that the type Of humanity gathere
in by the mission could never |
Reached by the church But after I'll
mission has mellowed the hard cas-
and let the light into his soul he
ready for his next step-attendance
church services. You would hesita
TO believe some of the victories TIL
Missioner Rogers has won since I
,eame to Rock Island, He has begu
\ work here that deserves TO be helps
by every well meaning citizen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

The Great Lakes naval training sta
ton band will be in Rock Island this
evening. giving a program al the Au-
gustaua college gymnasium beginning
al s o'clock. The band comes TO help
advance the sale of war saving GER
tificates. If you have never heard the
band you should not miss this oppor-
tunity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

COOK county has rendered Sheriff
George Richmond use of its scaftold
on which to stage the proposed Car
ter necktie party, also agreeing to
send along man to pull the rope.
A nice neighborly spirit, but it is
likely that II Carter is swung he will
have the satisfaction of knowing that
il will be home job from start to
finish. and that outsiders will not be
permitted to toy with him. He ought
to be comforted in knowing that he
will be In the hands Of his friends
throughout the ordeal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
MEMBER or THE ASSO-
GATED PRESS.

The Associated Press ~ ex-
cIusively entitled 10 the use for
republication OF ell news dis
patches credited TO it or not
otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news pub
lished herein.
All rights Of republication Oj
special dispatches herein are
also reserved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

vered by mail If written in ink and
,iosed Requests for diagnosis or treat
sidered Address DR. William Brady. in
bowling, billiards and medicine bali
were invented to save folks like Friend
Fl from their own preoccupation What
the man needs is J stiff scare from a
solemn yisaged doctor or q suave in
surance examiner.
Human Nature to Blame The Doc
tori am an interesting medical
specimen. by reason of overdoses o9
iodides given ne by d doctor two wears
ago fer the treatment OF a simple goi-
ire. The only effect Of the treatment
are to produce hyperthvroidism, for
which | have just passed y weeks in
bed. / am back in the Office. but still
have palpitation and rapid pulse at
times
Answer-One Of the hazards Of ey-
cry case Of simple goitre is the devei-
opment Of hyperthyroidism, prospect
i've Of the treatment Ii you remained
under your doctors regular observa~
ton while using the iodide it is very
unlikely that the treatment produced
the change TO toxic goiJre If you con-
suited him once, then Went on taking
the iodine indefinitely upon your own
responsibility, as many patients do to
| their sorrow. then the doctor is
scarcely at fault There is no ques-
| ton. however, that iodine in any form
may produce harmful overactiyity of
/ the thyroid in goitre.
Increasing Stature-Ts there anv
known way in which the height OF 4
very short person still under is years
OF age may be increased? II. S.
AnsWer-In case Of stunted
growth Of spny origin reported by
/ Wilcox in the Boston Medical and
/ Surgical Journal Aug. b, 1908. a bov
Of IA grew 9lz inches in three wears
by The persistent use Of two grains OF
thymus gland night and morning. In
many cases Of stunted growth tnhysi-
cal and mentall the use Of thyroid
gland hormone has brought about vast
Improvement in mental and physical
development.
/ Agar-agar and How Il No.ks-T am
a great sufferer from chronic CONT
!. patton and was advised to take agar
agar, but / find it hard to take. j
have learned of a wafer containing
nothing but agar-agar and whoie
wheat. which is said to be quite pal
atable. Do you consider it good.
! F. j.
i Acknowledgements is a product o.
/ d dried seaweed. Il has the properts
| OF absorbing and holding a great dea
or water, which makes 1t swell. thus
/. offering bulk and stimulus to the in
testines. We are unfamiliar with ths
wafer you mention. Why not includ.
Whole wheat dishes in your ordinar,
diet, also wheat bran, for the sam.
/, purposes?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
Daily History Glass
DECEMBER II.

DECEMBER IL.
479S-Hiram PauIding. rear admiral
of United States navy in the war ci
1872, born: died 1878.
Clarence Sophia Lozier. plo-
neer woman physician and sunrag-
list, born: died 1888.
19i4-The French government re-
turned TO Paris from Bordeaux
1916 Russians and Rumanians were
in rapid retreat eastward from
Bucharest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

< Despite that there has been little
nrgiug in behalf of the cause, every
aay brings additions to The Argus
Santa Claus fund, which is used to
buy gifts and goodies for the poor
children of Rock Island each Christ
mas. Presently the committee of
women having charge of the gift dis
,tribution will begin its purchasing
trip. SO those who plan helping are
asked not to delay much longer send
Ing their contributions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

Great Britain is to curb scores Of
unauthorized soldiers who are con-
Quoting lecture tours in the United
States and getting lot of easy money.
II is about time that this was done
They all have had some experience.
and have semblance Of q story, but
most of the thrills that they have
been handing from the platform have
been specially framed as box offics
magnets
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

John Mccormack, the tenor, offers
10 give series OF concerts over the
country. continuing until he has
raised 100000. the entire sum 10 be
donated TO the Red Cross He insists
that he shall pay all his expenses
Out of his own pocket. There is
display Of real patriotism
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

have prospects for sufficient nun
Der Of members to bring the total ne%
membership of the club to over lo'-
Five teams Of 10 men each have oeeh
working in the campaign since NOV
20. The campaign was ended Win
yesterdays meeting Of the teams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

Rockefeller is to spend $l0,000O00
in war relief in 1918. About as easy
for John d. to give this amount as it
is for the average citizen to donate
two bits
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

Uncle Sam has been coming mil
lions of pennies, dimes and nickels
which may serve as hint to his
nephews as to the way to save billions
of dollars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

IT is estimated one million persons
sang "The Star spangled Banner" last
Sunday in the United States. Won
der how many Of the number knew
the words? Do you?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

II the Bolsheviki start to repudia-
ting Russias public debt, and repudi-
ate that part owed to citizens of Ger
many and Austria, what then?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

Germany has suffered a net loss of
100000 in population since the war
began. The kaiser is killing his peo-
pie faster than they can be born.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

CARTER, the Negro murderer, sen
fenced to be hanged in this city, is
said to be getting religion. If he had
had a little of it few weeks ago
perhaps he would not now be facing
the moose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
ENE !. n l,IS III IAELdAD
BY WILLIAM BRADY 9lLe no.


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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

WIN the war first, then prohihi-
ton is the slogan OF the Woman's
Christian Temperance union. A sen
timent in which every American eiti-
zen can join. Even the ones whose
individual interest it is to fight pro
hibition can't refuse to subscribe to it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
THOSE SHORT SKIRTS AGAIN.

There, little girl don't cry;
They have broken YOUR doll,
know"
Then she turned around, and behold,
/ saw
A woman Of sixty or so.
The Lamb
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

AMBASSADOR Won Bernstorff COM
pleted another alliance during his
sojourn in the United States that We
are just hearing about, his son having
become engaged to an eastern woman
with a large fortune left her by a
former husband.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

A YOUNG man who said that he
didn't believe in God. heaven or hell
has Just enlisted in the United States
army IN Des Moines He may have
his idea as to the non-existence OF a
hell altered later on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

A DAVENPORT citizen broke one OF
his legs in a fall in Rock Island Sat
urday night. Friends who saw him
before the accident declare that vat
that time he didn't have leg to
stand on.
, ]. ii. C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

SOMETHING may happen in a
day or two says a Petrograd dis
patch. Yes, indeed. One can look
for almost anything to be pulled in
Russia these days Even TO one of
the leaders whiskers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

Joins the FIyers-Gardner Smith
until recently proprietor Of the Pc
maiife Storage Battery exchange OF
this city, has returned from Chicago,
where he has been accepted as a mem
Der Of the aviation department, United
States regulars, as q member OF the
flying corps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

Hundred Members Secured.-A total
of 81 new members were reported at
the noon meeting yesterday at the
Commercial club OF the teams working
in the membership campaign One or
two teams did not hand in reports, but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

Mick Pleads GuiIty.-Vern Mick,
held in the Scott county Jail under an
indictment charging rape, waived a
trial before jury and entered a plea
of guilty before Judge William Tue
ophilus in district court TO a charge
of seduction Sentence will be pro-
nounced Monday, Dec. Il The maxi
mum punishment is five years in the
state reformatory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

WHEN you waken in the morning
feeling like you could lick four men
in a row don't make the mistake of
attempting to live up to your belief.
You might come across four fellows
who feel in the same mood that YOU
do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

LAST Friday was the first day since
the beginning OF the war that shot
WAS not fired on the Russian front
But 1t is likely there were many shots
in the arm fired by the Germans 70
keep the Bolshevikt stirring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11

OUR hats off to Police. Magistrate
Frank Gustafson Of Moline in fning
a man $500 who left his horses stand
unblanketed in the cold for several
hours, one Of the animals having be-
come so crippled by its suffering that
it was necessary to end its misery
with bullet. The only pity is that
the law wouldn't permit the court to
have stood the offender in the cold
for a few hours TO let him have a dose
OF what he gave his horses. II il
were allowable you can hank that
Gustafson would have ordered the en-
forcement Of the sentence.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-21
GUARDS MAY NOT MOBILIZE
Probably Will Be Sent From Home
Direct to France.

Washington, D. c., June io.-The
probability of National Guards being
sent to France without intensive
training as first planned, was
strengthened today when Brigadier
General Mann, chief of the military
bureau OF the war department, issued
an order to adjutants general of the
states to- allow the National Guard to
mobilize and receive instructions in
the local armories.
The original plans outlined called
for the mobilization of the National
Guard in the state camps for train
ing before being sent to the big con-
centration camps. The fact that the
National Guard had war experience
on the Mexican border has led to the
opinion that it will not be necessary
to give them training in their home
state camps.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-21
M'ADoO THANKS THE PRESS
Newspapers Made Loan a Success,
the Secretary of the Treasury
SAYS.

Washington, June 16-Secretary
McAdoo today acknowledged with
appreciation the work of the forces
of publicity which aided in the flo
tation of the Liberty Loan.
"The Liberty Loan campaign he
said, "was essentially one Of educa.
tion and without the generous and
patriotic support OF the press of the
Nation the hope of those in charge
that it would be a popular loan would
not have been realized. The untiring
efforts of the newspapers through
out the campaign were a constant in
spiration to the various other groups
of workers.
'"At a time when news space was
at premium. the Liberty Loan was
featured at length. The foreign Ian
guage press in thirty-six languages
gave daily proof of the undoubted
loyalty of people of foreign birth.
Every street car carried one or more
cards, paper and metal billboards,
electric signs, moving picture slides
and films everywhere brought the
Liberty Loan directly and squarely
before the people.
"I shall be most grateful to the
press if this acknowledgment is CIV
en- wide publicity"
Reports to the treasury at the time
of closing today from all reserve
banks stated that the work of tabu-
lating returns was in progress at all
banks except Atlanta, which had COM
pleted its compilation. In several
cases it was stated that tabulations
probably could not be finished until
Monday
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-21
Y. M. c. A. Subscriptions

J. B. Walton, president of the Wal
ton Trust Company and the Missouri
State Band, is member of the "Mis-
souri, War Work Council of One
Hundred" which is cooperating in
the $3,ooo,ooo continent-wide cam
paign to provide 200 buildings and
1900 secretaries for the Y. M. c. A.
work with Americas sons in the mil
itary and naval service. Missouri's
share of the contribution has been
placed at $4,000. The motto of the
COUNCIL is Some Must Go, All Must
Give The state headquarters are
in St. Louis. Mr.. Walton is work
ing under Henry Beardsley, former
mayor OF Kansas City, who is chair
man Of the Western District.
a 1t 10 hoped that Bates county will
make good showing in the above
worthy cause, and do her part toward
making up Missouri's quota OF the
fund. All contributions can be sent
to Mr.. Walton in care Of the Missouri
State Bank at Butler, and due
Acknowledgement of the same will be
made. Other Bates county papers
please copy.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-21
PLAN FIRST ARMY DRAFT FOR
JULY
War Department Wants to See
100000 Men Drilling by Sep
tember I.

Washington, D. c., June 17.--With
reports from Kentucky, New Mexico
and Wyoming missing, the figures
received by Provost Marshal General
Crowder late last night showed an ac-
tual registration under the provisions
of the selective draft law of o,4o1,3I4.
1t is estimated that the missing
States will add at least 26s,ooo to this
number, and that the grand total will
be not less than o,666,ooo. This, the
War Department holds, will repre-
sent a registration of slightly more
than 100 per cent of the census fig
ures. as a careful tabulation showed
that there were at least 6oo,o men
in the service of military age, who
were not compelled to register, al
though they were included in the GEN.
sus estimate.
Elated by such record, the Off
cials were busy today preparing for
the selection of the men who will
form the first new army of 100000.
The rules and regulations governing
this stupendous task have not been
approved officially by President Will
son and Secretary of War Baker, but
it is expected a formal declaration
will be made by the President next
week.
Some army officials hope to fix
July as the day for the drawing of
the men, but it was intimated that
this might not be possible because Of
the time necessary to organize the
machine and get the documents to the
coast States. 1t is probable, how
ever. that the drawing will take
place the first week of July and it is
possible that July 4 may be selected.
War Department officials hope to see
the new army in camp not later than
September and believe this can be
accomplished if no unforeseen obstacle
presents itself.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-21
Mrs. George Logan Dead.

Relatives in this city Wednesday
morning received a telegram an
nouncing the death of Mrs. Margaret
Logan. which occurred that morning
at her home at Cairo, Illinois.
She was the daughter of Mrs. M.
c. Arnold, and was born and reared
to womanhood in this city. She was
graduate of the Butler High school
in the class of 1893. Soon after her
graduation she was employed as a
teacher in the schools of the city,
where she made a record for eff
cheney and popularity.
In June 1893 she was united in
marriage with George Logan, who,
with a son, George Arnold Logan,
survive.
Early in life she united with the
NJ. f. church, South, and was al
ways active in the works of the
church and in its various branches.
She was of sunny disposition, al
ways meeting the world with smile
and always ready with a word of
sympathy and cheer to those in sor-
row or trouble.
No time has yet been set for the
funeral, which will be held at Cairo,
and interment made in the. cemetery
at that place beside a daughter. who
died about two years ago.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-21
FEWER HAZARDS IN WAR NOW
Official Losses in Trenches Smalle
Than in the. Rebellion.

England is supposed to have in Bel
gium and France million soldiers.
There have been steady bombarding
and fierce trench warfare all spring,
and yet the official losses in killed
and wounded reported for whole
month were only I14,ooo.
Our Civil War campaigns were far
deadlier than that. At Antietam twen-
ty-three thousand, Confederate and
Union soldiers, were put out in
twelve hours and they represented
about 20 percent of all engaged.
What does that mean? 1t means
that an American soldier. in the Re-
bellion had nearly four times as many
death hazards to cross in one day as
the soldiers Of the Allies have to meet
in month:
Officers tell me the losses in the
present war were far heavier in the
early day in France, when the two
armies met in the open shock of bat
tle.-Philadelphia Public Ledger
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-21
Over 100000 Prisoners Taken by
British in War

London, June 15.-More than 1907
900 prisoners have been taken by the
British during the war, James Ian
acPherson, Parliamentary Secre-
tary to the War Office, announced in
the House of Commons to-day Up
to the end of last May, 76,o67 prison.
were taken on the western front, to
which must be added 5000 for the
month OF June. In Mesopotamia, 1o,-
goo prisoners have been taken since
July 1, 1916, is approximately $3.50.
On the western front the British
armies have captured 434 guns since
July I, 1916. In Mesopotamia 81 guns
have been taken since the beginning
of the war,evclusive of those lost at
Kut- -Arma and subsequently re-
captured. In Egypt IS guns have been
taken. The territory regained by the
British on the western front since
July 1, 1916, amounts to 600 square
miles.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-21
Farm Loans.

If you desire freedom from the bur-
dens of everlasting debt, it will pay
you to let US show you plan where
by it can be done. 1t means low
cost, with the most liberal prepay
ment privileges. No renewals, with
the attending cost, that come peri
odically, and some times raise in
rates. 1t costs nothing to investi-
gate, your own interes: should
prompt you do the best that you can.
We invite a full Investigation. I
Cantcrburys,
a6-tf butler, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-21
Bargains.

Good second hand doors, $3.50.
Good second hand glass doors, Sc.
50 gallon linseed oil barrels, 7sc.
4 1-2 #. by I2 it, farm gate, $4.2s.
Hog troughs, $I.I5.
And we have few sheets of odd
size galvanized iron roofing that we
are going to close out at very low
price.
If you have granary that needs
covering, implement shed or any out
building, this iron will make you a
splendid roof.
Logan-Moore Lbr. Co..,
Butler Nc.