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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

rectly appealing TO the pride and. de-
ceney OF the property holder.
There are persons who are motor
iOusly dereliet In the care of the walks
around their homes, but they are few,
and when one views the entire city
one is impressed that the people as a
whole vie with one another in keeping
their walks in ship-shape. The Rock
Island officials with the first snow Wis
tation each year seek to impress
property owners of their duty, and
the response is usually satisfactory.
To be sure, there Is the obstinate case
where the owner just naturally de-
clines 10 be reasonable. You are
forced to wade across his walk after
heavy snow up to your ankles, while
finding a clean surface on both sides
OF him. You will agree that he should
be punished But it does not take
long to shame him into doing what he
ought TO have done voluntarily
/ In Iowa there is state law that
empowers cities TO have walks clean
ed where the property owners fail in
their duty. The expense is added 10
/ the tax assessment against the front
/ age. If there were such a Law in lili~
/ nois better results probably would be
had, but Rock Island has been get
/ ting along about as well as Davenport
despite the advantage that the latter
/ has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13
No Enemies at Arsenal.

Two hundred enemy aliens. the ma
.ority of them Austrians. who had been
employed by contractors erecting
buildings for the government at Rock
Island arsenal. have been dismissed
upon order Of Deputy United States
Marshal Walter Williams Of Peoria
The loss of these men will prove a
blow TO the contractors because Of the
difficulty experienced in obtaining Ia
Dor, but the government cant afford TO
permit such a situation 70 interfere
with the enforcement os its purpose TO
afford all possible protection TO its
property The aliens who have been
denied further admittance to the ar
genal might have gone on working
there for years. without the occur
renee of a suspicious incident On
the other hand tomorrow, IL they were
left undisturbed, a bomb might have
been exploded in one OF the shops 1t
Is 20 guard against such possibility
hat the government is tightening its
lines. Today nobody but American
citizens or subjects OF the governments
allied with the United States in the
war are working at Rock Island ar
senal This is as It should be.
IL may come hard on some Of he
men 10 he so uuceremoniously thrown
out Of work. but there should be little
trouble in their getting other jobs
Still the Austrians and the Germans
who have come under the enemy re
strictions can't hold the United States
for any discomlorts they may be en-.
during now The entire blame rest:
upon their own nations Deputy vii
liams found that permits had been S.
sued by an Iowa marshal az Davenport
10 a number of the aliens, but tines
were ignored inasmuch as the arsena
comes within the jurisdiction OF thu
Illinois marshal for this section of tn
state. and the responsibility for keep
ing the government plant free of enc
mics rests upon his shoulders. ]
Was discovered also that numbers o
The aliens sent away from the arsena
Z have long been enjoying the votiu
franchise in the city of Davenport
Deputy Williams suggested to Daven
port officials that they give some al
.ention TO those cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13
John Bengston.

John Bengston, who has just died,
found his chief interest in the direc-
tion OF his business and in the accum-
ulation OF wealth There was rarely
a day during the many years that he
was engaged in the conduct Of his re-
tail drug store that he was not to be
seen serving his trade In more recent
years he would be found sitting in
his fay0rite chair in The front Of his
store at Second avenue and Seven
teenth street. One time he made the
remark Chat he hadn't visited Daveu-
port In IL years. A friend asked him
why He answered that he hadn't had
the time.
MIR Bengston owned considerable
realty in the loop ceCtiOn., The Beng
ston block was the finest business
building In the city when 1t was erect
ed by the druggist back In the seven
ties, but he made little use OF IL, fail
ing TO complete the top floor, it is said
because one OF the local fraternities
failed 20 fulfill an agreement to take
a lease on that part Of the structure
In the earlier years the Bengston
drug store was headquarters for the
majority OF the leading medical prac-
titioners of the city Mr., Bengston was
known 20 everybody IN the community
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13
Don't Aid the Enemy.

Secretary Daniels OF the navy has
come forward with new assurances to
discredit a growing impression that
his department is suppressing news of
losses of ships and lives, the spread
Of such stories having been traced to
German propaganda in this country.
The secretary wants the American
people to believe him when he says
that his department is holding back
nothing in the form Of information
that the public is entitled to. What
he means is that every ship that has
been lost and every life that has fall
len has been accounted for to the pub
lie. This is the policy that is to be
adhered TO throughout the war, and
should put an end to any doubt that
may exist as to the honesty OF the
government in keeping the public
posted as well Of reverses as Of vic
tories. Secretary Baker of the war
department has made similar prom
ises. Thus the charge of news chok-
ing seems 10 be knocked high in the
air. The first thing for all of us to
do is 10 place trust in our own gov
eminent and not be misled by the
pessimistic dreams that are Matched
up in Berlin for United States con
sumption.
The Berlin plan is to spread dis
enlargement over the American ma
ton; TO cause the people to believe
/ that their ships are being sunk and
that their boys are being slaughtered
at a wholesale rate and that they are
being held in tue dark BY their owr
government. This would tend tC
weaken the American program. 81
don't aid the enemy by drinking il
the gloomy stories that he is circu
lating in this country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13
AMERICAN AVIATOR
TOOK PART IN RAIDS

With the American Army in France,
Wednesday, Dec. l2.-tBy the Associ-
ated Press.l--It is learned in connec-
ton with a report sent out by the Of
fetal Wolff Telegram bureau of Berlin,
stating that one of four machines par
ticipating in British raid over Esch,
Luxembourg, was manned by an Amer
lean. that no aviator attached TO the
American expeditiolary force parsici-
patsd. The airman possibly may have
been IN American in the British or
French service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13
The Day i'm Davenport
The Kremlin in Moscow.

on the application for writ on Dec.
Is at 10 a. m. Waldo Becker and
William Chamberlin are attorneys for
the plaintiff
Serious Crime Charged. Charged
with the crime of sodomy, Louis
Mason, 81. claiming to reside in Ken
lucky, was bound over to the grand
jury by Police Magistrate Ernst Claus
sen yesterday. He is held in the
county jail in default Of 81 900 bonds.
Mason. who says he is a member of
the Paul Armstrong vaudeville COM
pany, was arrested at the Davenport
hotel, where he was a guest, at f:45
o'clock yesterday morning by Officer
Waack. F. d. Parr, "a years old, who
admits that he ewas Mason's victim,
was arrested at the same time.
D.
Many Recruits Entertained One
hundred and fifty recruits for Uncle
Sans fighting forces on their way
from various points in Iowa to JEFF
ferson barracks, Mo. spent Tuesday
at the Commercial club, the Y. NJ
c. a. and the Elks' club. Lieutenant
Wright of the local recruiting Office
at Second and Brady streets, received
word at o'clock that this large de
tachment of men was on the way. Ht
found ii impossible TO house them II
the already crowded hotels and callet
upon Secretary Norwood of the Com
mercial club for help. The Y. NJ. c. A
and the Elks' club authorities cheer
fully offered the accommodations O
their respective buildings and the mef
were divided up between the three In
/ stitutions. II was impossible at tht
! last moment to obtain cots for then
+ so they spent the night in easy chairs
on lounges, mats and rugs.
Lease Is Signed.-At a special meet
ing of the levee commission Tuesday
the 10-year lease with the ferry com
i pany was signed, granting to tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

What Is Kidney Complaint!
Is the so-ca1led kidney trouble
or kidney complaint of the almanac
reader Bright's disease? No. 1t is
usually a mere fatigue pain in the
muscles Of the back.
We have taken the pains to list
the actual conditions observed in a
consecutive series of cases in which
the chief complaint of the patient was
kidney trouble This list may prove
interesting for those who blithely con-
denim the kidneys on the frailest cir
cumstantial evidence
In the series there were IS cases.
Twelve of them had perfectly normal
kidneys and no disturbance Of the
kidney function But the back ached
more or less and the urine deposited
a sediment upon standing-w is a
normal occurrence. In these II cases
the cause of the backache was fatigue
from working in a stopping posture
and from heavy lifting. A brief rest
from work or change Of occupation
for few days brought complete re-
lief.
In ten cases the cause of the back
ache was either ntosis fsaggingl OF
abdominal organs or constipation or
mild colitis from faulty diet and the
abuse of cathartics.
In seven cases the kidney trouble
proved to be q symptoms of bad pos
tural habit" static backache' from
pronated feet or potential fat feet tan
in pirlS and women wea ring hiaoostS
pointed out-toeing shoes with narrow
high heelsl, CIR from slouchy OF
slumped posture in sitting at work. OF
from wrongly built chairs, or from
sleeping on the back in bed wits
sagging springs and mattress.
In two cases the backache was
caused by relaxed sacro-iliac joint and
himmediately relieved by the appliea-
ton Of a stout wide pelvic girdle Oh
two layers of adhesive plaster.
In one case. in a man of 63, tbs
Kidney trouble for which the poor
fellow had swallowed all kinds o
kidney remedies" proved to be {
chronic arthritis Of the lower spine.
/ The remaining six cases were IN
stances Of haekache as a symptom 0
| the onset OF infectious disease.
When actual kidney trouble, that is
Bright's disease (neuritisl develops
the symptoms generally fail to max
the victim suspect the kidney, Blu
1 rather create suspicion of the nerves
/ the stomach. the weather. the elimat,
or something equally innocent.
! II is true that certain kidney affee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13
Keeping Walks Clean.

Perhaps you are one of the citizens
who failed TO clean the sidewalks OF
snow this morning; There ia a Rock
Island ordinance that says walk
must he given attention by noon of
the day following snow fall and that
where this Is not done an arrest may
be made and fine Of not less than
So imposed for each offense. There
has heen no enforcement OF This ord
nance. and L isni likely that there
I'LL be Better results are had by d.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

The German massed attack east Of
Bullecourt was q foozle, according 10
General Haig. This was intended as
a forerunner of what the allied armies
might expect following the release Of
the millions of troops from the east
ern front 1t appears the British we're
ready for the drive and met it in
great shape The Germans will find
that the allies are prepared TO defend
any move that they may have in pros
pect The Germans are beginning to
bite some of that granite that they
used to boast about in the earlier
days of the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13
MEMBER OF THE ASS0-
lIATEn PRESS.

The Associated Press Il e1-
cluslyely entitled to the use for
republication OF all news dis.
patches credited 10 1t or not
otherwise credited In this paper
and also the local news pub
Ilshed herein
All rights Of republication OF
special dispatches herein are
also reserved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

Instead of the government taking
over the railroads, it is proposed now
by President Wilson that there be an
administrator Of transportation for
the period Of the war This is said
to be. suggestion highly pleasing to
the railroads. Under this plan the
government would make such tinan-
cial advances as were found to be
necessary to getting the largest SER
vice from The roads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

There was a slight increase in Brit
ish losses TO the submarines during
the past week, showing that while
the allies are holding pretty well
against the enemy's chief naval weap-
on they are far from having it under
control.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13
Daily History Glass
DECEMBER. IL.

DECEMBER II.
charge Of federais
against the stone wall at Marye's
heights. Fredericksburg. Va, with
loss of 10000 men.
leos-Emperor William dissolved the
German reichstag for failure to
pass the military budget
1915ETurks bombsrded British al
kut-El- Anara.
1916 General Joffre appointed adYis-
or to the French war council.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

Has The Argus Santa Claus fund
heard from you? You are not asked
TO give any large sum. II re-
mains for you to decide how much
But the point to remember is that
the poor children are looking to you
TO protect them against cherries
Christmas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13
SOCIALIST VOTE HEAVY.

Stockholm, Dec 13-The Socialists
poiied as per cent of the total vote in
the recent municipal elections at
Leipsie, according to the report pub
lished by the Berlin Vorwaerts. This
represents a 5 per cent increase over
the last election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

Among the requests that Santa
Claus has received in Davenport is
one from a little girl who recently
passed through a siege of infantile par
alysis, She says she needs a pair of
crutches She is willing TO Gorego the
other Joys of the season if she can be
supplied appliances that will aid her
in getdfg about. What q lesson to the
rec OF us.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

Just as We were getting ready to
enjoy the 9-cent loaf of bread some
front and demand more pay. the al
lowanCe of which defeated the plan
OF the producers to market a cheaper
portion of the STAFF of life. Somebody
is always taking the joy out Of life,
il seems
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

You'll have to admire the pluck Of
Craig Biddle. the Philadelphia Million
aire society leader, who, failing to
land commission at the Fort Mag
ara officers training camp because Of
physical deficiencies, thereupon en-
listed as FIRST class private, and was
sent to The Kelly aviation field at
San Antonio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

Students of the University of Wis
consin burned Senator LaFollette in
effigy at the close Of mass meeting
on their campus last night. The SEN
ator has got in so bad with the Ameri-
can people that he is not startled by
anything that happens to him these
days. Burning him in etfigy prob
ably worries him the least of all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

There is one family in Canada that
has had more than its share of the
SORROWS of war. Mr.. and Mrs. S. g,
Ball had 10 sons. All enlisted for
service in France. All have been
killed in action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

s UavenDort newspapes last EVEN
ing stated that there would be a drop
in temperature to 90 below zero dur
ing the night. Here is one instance
Where the subscriber won't take the
editor to task for disappearing the
facts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

There are scores Of homes in Rock
Island where the joy OF Yuletide
would never enter but for The Argus
Santa Claus fund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

DO your Christmas shopping early
in order that yoa may do YOUR Christ
mas mailing early
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

es of general interest are answered In
wered by mail if written in ink ana
closed. Requests for diagnosis or treat
sidered. Address Dr. William Brady. in
tons will produce intense pain in the
back. the groin or the lower abdomen,
such affections as stone in the kid
ney, abscess OF the kidney. But this
pain is on one side OF the body only,
AMI not in both sides of the back.
Questions and Answers.
Heloid, or Excessive Scar-Two
years ago | applied "a mustard oil
nostru1n) to my chest for the relief of
heavy cold. II blistered severely.
The blisters healed very slowly. Now
there are two large Jumps like heaped
up scars, which seem to have roots or
tentacies extending out and drawing
constantly on the surrounding skin.
so that | suffer much pain. Can any
thing be done for this? a doctor who
examined me said an operation was
the only relief he knew. but that the
scar might return as bad as before.
f. W.
Answer-Keloid. hypertrophic or
overgrown scar tissue. 1t is difficult
to cure. N-ray treatment has proved
successful in many cases, though the
thorough excelsior of the keloid fol-
lowed by some X-ray treatments is
better, as a rule.
The Treatment of "Company''-our
little girl caught company in school
three weeks ago and | lam desperate.
/ have done everything but cut her
hair, and you have said that it is
never justifahle to cut girls hair
for any reason whatever. The nits
remain in spite of everything. Can
you advise an effective remedy?
hrs. r.
Answer Pour over the sealp in
quantity sufficient to cover II without
overflow on face equal parts of crude
petroleum mot kerosene oil and
Baisam Of Peru. Rub in with a piece
of white flannel. In u hours the lice
are destroyed and the ova tnitS) rsa-
dered incapable Of developing into
i lice. Follow by thorough soap and
water shampoo, after which a small
amount of sterile vassline or fresf
castor oil may be gently applied to tbs
/ scalp. To remove Bits adhering te
hair, vinegar Or dilute acetic acid may
be used on a cloth through which thu
hair strands are repeatedly drawn.
Your City's Name-Again We re
quest our letter friends 20 write plain
ly the name of their home town GU
in full on their return envelopes. Tit
Iword city" is not definite enough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

company the right to land passengers
from their boats on the Davenport
side Of the river Details Of the
agreement between the two parties
were published recently when the
lease first came before commission.
The annual license fee is 10 be $3.50
for the first five years and between
$3.50 and $3.50 for the last five years
that the contract holds. The Very
company is to erect a new wharf boat
at the foot Of Main street, plans for
the structure to be approved by the
Ievee commission before work Is
started.
Wants German Dropped.-Declaring
that teaching of the German language
in the grade schools of Davenport a
waste of the peoples money, Mrs.
Helen Eighme. 1926 Brady street, filed
communication with the board Of
education, Tuesday asking that her
children be allowed to discontinue
their study of the language Even
other requests along the same line
were received by the board. Mrs.
Eighme said that the German Ian
guage should not be spoken, and sug-
gested that the board substitute Span
/ ish or French for the German.
o
Firemen TO Members 81
| the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's as
sociation. an organization composed
| largely of men who played an active
part in combating the fire menace in
the days antedating the invention OF
motor fire appliances, will meet on
Washingtons birthday. Feb. q, 1918
to fight "over again" the famous Hill
block fire of Feb. %, 1876. Many OF
the members recall that eonfagratior
which Quilted the best part of the
block at East Third and Brady street
AZ years ago. Plans for celebrating
the anniversary were outlined at tht
annual meeting and election of Off.
GERS held in Turner hall, Rock Island
Ignatius Schmidt, deputy county re
corder for Scott county, was reelected
secretary for the 21st term.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

The first telescope in the United
States was set up in 1880 in the obser-
yatory of Yale university at Nav
Haven, Conn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13
|II[IE|'!.A|llISII TALKS
BY WILLIAM BRADY nd.
lGAN Ahii5 AUTHOR
NOTED pnYSlC

Dr. Brady will answer all signed
names are n Ter printed. Only inquiri
this column, out all letters will be ans
self addressed envelope is en-
ment Of Individual cases cannot be con
care of The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

Your City's Name-Again We re-
quest our letter friends 10 write plain
ly the name of their home town out
in full on their return envelopes. The
word city is not definite eaough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13
cEO RDs ND
DIscORDs

SEVERAL readers have addressed
this column TO ask where the kaiser
is to eat his Christmas dinner. viii
having failed to send us al invitation,
we are not in position TO give the de-
sired information. We don't imagine,
however, that he is to have such d
feast as he has been accustomed to
having in previous years; that is, he
won't If he is HooveriZing after the
fashion that his subjects are owing
10 the scarcity of food in the empire.
Then they do say that the kaiser has
q sickness i'll the bun basket that has
been interfering with his appetite OF
late. With the approach of the season
OF happiness ii is said that the faces
of the children who were destroyed
BIZ his soldiers while they we're tramp
ing through Belgium and France haunt
him in his dreams No. we don't feel
that we would care to eat turkey with
Wilhelm this Christmas, even though
we had the opportunity. We can't i'm
agine that he would be very agreeable
company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

ANOTHER multi-millionaire has
taken job with the government at
Washington at a wage of 81 per year
He ought to be a real sport and go ALI
the way and refuse to accept any
thing for his services. If the law
holds that he can't work for nothing
he could invest in another Red Cross
membership.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

president Wilson looked almost
hoyish in his trim-fitting black frock
coat" said Washington writer, de-
scribing the national chieftain's recent
appearance before the house and sen
ate What a different impression he
might have created had he been one
OF those men who permit the weight
OF problems they carry to bear them
down and cause them to neglect those
little attentions to person that CON
tribute SO much to the cheerful and
successful appearance Of a leader
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

Seeks His Liherty-Failure to pay
alimony IS no crime in the eyes OF
Charles Miller, who applied to the
Scott county district court yesterday
for writ OF habeas corpus for his
release from the county Jail where
he is held for Wisconsin authorities.
Judge 4. d. Let's will hear arguments
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

OUR notion of a waste of words is
the federal fuel administration urg-
ing the people TO conserve on their
coal The administration might learn
valuable tricks in this line if some of
its representatives were to visit the
homes of a few ordinary American
citizens. where heroic efforts are
being exerted to make a ton of coal
go as far as two did this time last
year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

Two More Eniist.-David Waimsley.
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waimsley
residing near Davenport, and Harry
George Yocum, formerly of Blue
Grass, enlisted yesterday in the ord
nance corps at the Rock Island arse
nal for overseas service. The former
is machinist and was employed
prior to his enlittment, at the wheel
works.