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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24
BIRDS SING IN FLIGHT.

The cuckoo is a fine bird which
sings as 1t flies, especially when pur-
sued by angry little birds whose nest
il has attempted to invade The tree
pipit and white throat generally rise
from their perch and fiptter in the air
while singing. The missed thrush and
blackbird also sing while flying. but
only very rarely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24
NINE ECHOES VOICE 1s TINES.

There are many salt mines in Tran
sylvania. The ones in Marosujvar pro-
duce, says the National Geographic
Magazine, a hundred million pounds of
salt a year. In the one at Tordo there
is gallery known as the Joseph gal
lery, where one may hear his voice
echoed and reechoed 16 times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

his victim was slain, and has the dis
tinction OF furnishing Rock Island
county the only hanging il has had
for % years. Quick, efficient work on
the part Of the police followed the re-
cent robbing of the Mixer residence,
and In the latest case involving an at
tempt at killing, the shooting that oc-
CURED in local saloon last Saturday,
the arrest was made so promptly that
there is no element OF doubt in the
matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

II is to be hoped that those persons
who condemned Congressman Clyde
II. Tayenner for his exposure of con-
ditions-in the ordnance department at
Washington are not missing the testi-
mony that is being given before the
senate military affairs committee.
The facts as presented 10 date COM
pletely vindicate and uphold the for
mer representative from the Four
teenth district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

And we are to have a cold wave
with our Christmas dinner, according
TO the weather bureau announcement.
A blanket of snow with crispness in
the air would make 1t feel like the
old-fasbioned holiday at that,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

0ne-half grain of silver nitrate dis
solved in one ounce of distilled or
rain water freshly boiled, and kept in
an amber or black vial to protect It
from light, is a good stimulating solu-
ton. A drop or TWO may be dropped
in each eye daily for q week or ten
days. 1t smarts considerably for a
time
A somewhat milder stimulating eye
water is made by dissolving ten
grains of horic acid and one grain of
zinc sulphate in two ounces OF freshly
boiled distilled or rain water. Several
drops of this may be dropped in each
eye once or twice a day. ANY solu-
ton applied to The eye. should be com
fortably warm
It is unwise to make constant or
long continued applications of such
remedies to the eyes Better TO in
terrupt all treatment a week now and
then or change to different remedies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

Every American soldier in France
Is TO have his turkey tomorrow. It
may not taste as good as if il were
served by mother. but It will be re-
hinder that he is not forgotten by the
folks back home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

The most gladstone tidings ringing
through the world is that an
nouncing the capture from the Mos
lem of the little city OF Bethlehem.
Now If the succeeding months can see
the Hun driven back to his own bor-
ders 1t will have proven a great year
for civilization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

Alien enemies are suspected Of
starting a 100000 fire in Boston. We
still insist that the only way to put an
end to spy operations in this country
is by use Of the firing squad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

The sugar trust is loading the mails
with literature explaining the reasons
for advances in the price of its prod
uct. This is of no interest to the con-
sumner II the trust would explain
how it would be possible to sell cheap
or the housewives would sit up and
take notice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

II anybody in Rock Island failed to
hear Of the Red Cross yesterday he
must have been sound asleep when
the campaigners called.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

Christmas is childhood's greatest
festival. See to it that none of your
acquaintance fails to enjoy it to the
fullest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24
Nues.Ions ard Ansners.

To My Correspondents my resi-
denee is outside the &c zone, readers
must put SC stamps on their self-ad-
dressed return envelopes TO insure re
ply. And don't forget to write out the
name of your city. big and bold, as
though you are proud of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

Old SIENNA and Figs Months ago
you recommended mixing SIENNA
leaves with something else for fam
lily laxative remedy. VIII you kindly
repeat the directions.
Answer-Chop two ounces OF. SIENNA
leaves with half pound OF figs, mix
ing thoroughly. Keep in fruit jar As
much as YOU can chew comfortably
when laxative is required But
wheat bran, coarse vegetables. fruits,
whole wheat or graham bread. liquid
petroleum. and phenoiphthaleiT are
preferable to SIENNA for laxative Har-
poses II the family's diet and HABITS
are right there will be no need OF lax
atives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24
EAksAIs TALLZ KS
By WILLIAM BRADY nd.
.sk.L.I1aSs
NOTED PHYSICIAN


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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

COLONEL Lewis, inventor OF a gun
over which there has been much con-
troversy, testified before committee
in Washington that he does not need
any money. The inference being that
he has more than he can make iegiti-
mate use of. Some Red Cross solicitor
ought to get on the colonel's trail in
stanter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

Denies She Flirted- Denying from
the witness stand that she had sought
10 create sympathy in her behalf at
a former hearing by flirting with the
court and attorneys. Mrs. Flora Phil
lips wrote another chapter in the do
nestle difficulties which have enliv-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

WEDNESDAY You might take time
to sit down and see what it cost you.
BUT YOU had merry Christmas,
after all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

SOME are doing knitting for the
Red Cross and others are doing knot
ting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24
cMO RDS ND
DTScOR d S

ONE of the first to call over the
telephone this morning to wish US a
Merry Christmas was Pansy- And /
was thinking" she observed, "wlleth-
er Ralph Wharf. one of the officers
OF the Daniel Hayes company. would
be safe man to tie to?" The best
knowledge that we have Of the gentle
man moves us to answer in the af-
firmative. But, we would be careful,
Pansy: the gentleman is married.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

IT is reported that a hitch has been
discovered in the Slav-kaiser peace
pariey. II they will go little farther
they will likely find that there is also
an itch. 1t is in the palm of the VIII
helms mitt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

WHEN you see a woman shoveling
the snow off her sidewalks it isn
always a sign that she is widow.
Perhaps she has lazy husband.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

THE Davenport newspapers are
advocating a non-partisan city gov
eminent in future, Both say they
want the best men for the various
places, regardless of their politics. De-
termining who are the best men viii
be the rub.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

A MAN was arrested for shopliftln
in Davenport Saturday. He had in hi
possession woman's fur ana sll
skirt. There is woman in the case
as usual.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

YOU may or may not care a rap,
but We are asked to announce that
j. w. Ivory is a manufacturer of den
tai specialties in Philadelphia
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-29

ton when he looketh upon them. Yea,
all these things doth he learn and
many more. And in the fullness Of
time, when he hath learned not to
trod upon his own feet, it cometh to
pass that the sergeant telleth him
that his ears no longer wiggle like
those Of his brother, the army mule,
and the captain looketh upon him as
a creature possessing a glimmer Of in
telligence, and Uncle Samuel of the
long beard and the war-like fist be-
holdeth him and sayeth from the full
ness of his wisdom, at is good. Thou
art the man whom I will send hence
to can the kaiser
Thus sayeth the rookie unto him
SELF 81 am some pumpkins, for know
many things that the layman knoweth
not, even how to reach a German giZ-
zard with the point of my frog-stabber,
and the way Of the bomb is not dark
to me, and I can dig a trench even
like an Italian section hand Verify,
bands will play when I approach, and
people will do me honor and say that
I am a hero and a good scout, for I
have given myself voluntarily, and
they will give for me to eat fruit
candy and cake like mother used to
give me in the days of my childhood,
for have they not done all these
things for the conscript? And fair
maidens will be glad to go with me
unto the movies, and raisers Of poul-
try will see that | am fed of the fat
test of their fowls when I goeth upon
a hike.
And do these things happen thusly?
Nay, not SO, three times nay. For
the regular goeth upon a march and
cOmeth nigh unto town and the in
habitants thereof, seeing that he is
neither of the national guard nor Of
the national army, but Of the regu-
lars, loOketh wise and speaketh thus,
one to the other Verify here be the
regulars. Let us therefore see them
rot, nor give for them to eat for they
bre neither of the patriotic national
guard, nor yet of our pride and joy.
the citizen soldiery, therefore they
must be tough and we will allow them
not to behold Of our maidens and our
poultry shall be placed in the fam
lily vault. Yea, even old Towser, he
of many summers, must be locked in
the storm cellar lest he be eminently
present when the cook maketh the
mulligan for those roughnecks on the
morrow, and Towser bark at the
moon no more as of old And it was
so.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-29
The Wall Of the Regular

Mrs. NJ. E. Haines, 315 East street,
Baraboo, has received the following
from Clark Lamport, Hecla, S. D., for
merly a resident of North Freedom.
Mr.. Lamport recently visited here.
The article was written by Mitchell
and Lamport, the last named being
Grin Lamport, a son of Clark Lam
port. The young men are with the
4th Engineers, U. S. A, Vancouver
barracks. The article follows:
Consider the regular. He goeth in
10 the recruiting office propelled by
The twigging of his own conscience
and met by the prod of the draft
board. He goeth from there among
his regiment where he taketh unto
himself a uniform, blanket, and all
the curriculum of the soldier. And
he learneth that when the sergeant
yelleth "ten-shun" he meaneth to look
forward, wisely neither to SLOUGH his
shoulders nor to allow his gaze to wan
der to his right or to his left; neither
shall he allow his rifle to fall upon
his own toe, nor upon the toe of his
neighbor who is beside him, at the
command "Order arms" He awak-
eth when reveille soundeth and to
hasten when the mess call bloweth
and to speak not disrespectfully to
mis- superiors, and to shineth his shoes
muchly, and to polish his accouter-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-29
From Camp Grant TO Camp Pike,
Arkansas

The following interesting letter has
been received from Louis Jacobs, son
Of former Alderman and Mrs. l.. M.
Jacobs, who was recently transferred
from Camp Grant, Rockford to Camp
Pike, Arkansas:
Co. L, '345 Inf, Camp Pike.
Little Rock, Ark, Nov. IS, 1917.
Dear Friends:
Probably you would like to hear
about our trip down here.
On Thursday Moons assembly the
captain appeared with list in his
hands, We knew then that the re-
port that foTty-six from each COM
pany were to, be sent to Arkansas was
true. There are so many things said
here that never come true that we
considered this joke, too. The cap
tain sad that the men whose names
were called would be moved to Camp
Pike, Ark, the next day, He said we
were called the transfer list" They
did not tell US the time they would
move us, as they kept that a secret.
After the men were all gathered I
looked about and found Sank county
pretty well represented in this forty
six There are Charles Stupfell, Rob
ert Frazier, Edward Henrichs and my
self. That afternoon we turned back
our wooden clothing and were issued
cotton clothing. We had to return our
overcoats. That night we were paid
and we retired early.
After packing our things in our
barracks bags we started for the train
the following morning at about 900
o'clock. We had Pullman cars and
three men were assigned to a seat.
Two were to sleep in the lower berth
and one in the upper. We were very
comfortable and had a very easy rid
ing train, there being twelve coaches
and one baggage car.
We pulled out at $50. We stopped
at Elgin, Ill., minute or two. I saw
the watch factory. We arrived in
Chicago near 1 o'clock and passed
through Oak Park, Lombard, etc. At
Chicago we had dinner in the car
The country from Chicago to Joliet
was SO stony, about all we saw was
stone quarries. Every house had a
stone fence built Of loose stones. The
quarries were very large and so in
teresting. Stones cropped out Of ev-
cry bit of SOIL At Joliet we saw the
states prison.
Illinois Is Level Country
From Joliet, H., on, the country
became so level. The soil was so black
and the sky was so gray. Finally
there appeared huge mounds of red
dish black dirt all over the fields.
They were so abrupt, some of the fell
lows argued over whether they were
artifcially made or were freaks of
nature. Finally so many appeared in
sight we decided they were artificial.
The sky soon became dark; we were
stopped and found that we were in the
coal mining region. The country was
curiosity to me, for it was so level
and so black. These prairies were SO
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-29
Lieut.. Johnson Killed at Fort
Worth

w. D. Johnson of Barab0o has re-
ceiyed a copy of the Dalhart (TeXas)
Texan which gives an account Of the
death Of his nephew, Lieut.. R. L. John
son, an aviator. The young mans
father, J. N. Johnson, brother Of W.
D. Johnson, formerly resided with
other members of the family near
Kings Corners in the town of Stump
ter. The old, log house in which the
family lived still stands near the Hill
and Hoover homes. The young man
was related to the Bass, Pobjoy, King,
Kindschi, Gruber and other well
known families in the county. His IA
Their moved from Sank county to Iowa
many years ago and more recently to
Texas.
Lieutenant Johnson had joined the
army in Canada, and was sent to the
United States to train aviators. He
was considered an excellent flyer. The
article in the Texan reads as follows:
The last sad rites that can be paid
to any man were paid this morning to
all that was mortal Of Lieut.. Russell
L. Johnson of the Royal Flying Corps.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church. The casket, draped
in the British flag, was guarded on
either end by Lieutenant Wadleigh
and Lieutenant Mcdonald of the
Royal Flying Corps. Rev. Charlton
read a passage of scripture and Of
fered prayer, and then Rev. Israel
paid a beautiful, soul-inspiring trib-
ute to the departed soldier At the
cemetery the body was laid away with
the usual ceremony, and taps was
sounded as a last farewell.
Strike Wire Fence
Lieutenant Johnson was killed Mon
day afternoon near Fort Worth when
the airplane he was plotting came
crashing to the ground. In the ma
chine with him was Sergeant Maloney
who was cut in two when the machine
struck a wire fence. Lieutenant John
son was badly disfgured and part of
the machinery was imbedded in his
body.
The message announcing his death
was received Monday evening and his
father, j. N. Johnson, left Tuesday
afternoon for Fort Worth. The re-
mains were brought in last evening
and were accompanied by First Lieu.
tenant Wadleigh, commanding officer
Of the Royal Flying Corps, Second
Lieutenant Mcdonald, who had been
Lieutenant Johnson's roommate in the
training camp, and by the decedent's
father and brother Perry. An i'm
mense crowd was at the depot and
escorted the casket to the home.
Enlisted in Canada
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-29

| stated that | had been in no battles
as yet, and have been in none since.
We are making great progress in our
drills, though so have no idea when
we will go to the front. At the pres
ent time there are many bets that we
are going back to the states soon, as
cur regiment has been recommended
for drilling purposes for the new
army. But there are SO many rUmOrs
afiOat that person has no idea what
to believe, SO we believe nothing until
it actually happens. Then We know it.
There certainly is an awful amount
of wine and champagne served here in
France. The French. people use that
in place of water, which they cannot
trust too much, as it is apt to be pois-
oned and they know that wine is not.
But neither of them has any hold on
me. That is one thing which is i'm
possible, although / have tasted both
and dislike them both.
Those liberty bonds are for sale
among the American soldiers, and
there are many of them bought by us.
In our section there are about twenty
four men, and we have purchased near
ly $4,000 worth Of bonds. l have pur-
chased $3.50 worth of them, which costs
me SIS each month until they are all
paid for.
You should see this country. At the
present time nearly everything Isl wa
ter and mud and it is real mud, too.
Whenever a person even so much as
looks at it. he is covered with mud
It is nearly four inches thick where
am sitting now. The Y. M. G. A.
building is nearly afoat, and this build
ing nearly blew down from a storm
we had last night. It has been rain
ing steadily for about two weeks. We
have received our guns. Ours was the
only section which hadn't gotten them
and we didn't know our part Of the
program until recently. Our guns are
the three-inch French mortar, which
throws a shells Of 1912 pounds in
weight and certainly do great damage.
While waiting for them we have been
learning the bayonet exercises, learn
ing to use the grenade, digging trench
es and anything else a person could
wish to do in line of warfare. You see
by that we have more to do than mere
ly squads right" Many people think
we have very little work to do, but it
would surprise them what we actually
have to do, such AS polishing up our
quarters, doing our turn at the kitchen
police and fatigue, which is all done
by the soldiers I should like to ask
about getting some warm heavy wool
en- socks for cold weather, also jer-
sey sweater. This cold weather is
rather hard on a soldier who has to
wade in so much mud and water. 1t
is impossible to get any here, so if
you will send me some they will be ap-
preciated. Even the thoughts of cold
weather get me. I think that there
are many of the things used here
which are of the same model as those
uncle used when a boy. They use
oxen and it is nothing to see three
or four horses, one ahead of the other,
and some man walking beside them
or sometimes riding one and hollering
''gee, haw," or using a 'jerk line"
Nearly everything is manufactured by
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-29

city and was "a years old on August
8. He enlisted in the Canadian Royal
Flying Corps at Toronto, Ont, Can,
last June, and from the start gave
promise of becoming unusually adept
in the handling of an airplane A
short time ago he passed such sue
cessful' examination that he was Sc
lected as an instructor and was trans
ferred along with other members of
his corps to Camp Hicks, Fort Worth,
to train American recruits.
Best Fyer in Corps
Lieutenant Wadleigh, who has him
self seen service in France, stated to
The Texan representative that he con-
sidered Lieutenant Johnson the best
flyer in the corps. He was brave, dar-
ing and expert in the handling of a
machine. He was intrusted with the
best machines in the service, ma
chimes that were very delicate and
which were intrusted to the best men
only. Lieutenant Wadleigh had al
ready recommended him for promo
ton to scout service in France. A
couple of months more in America
and then three months training in
France, and Lieutenant JOHNSON would
have been ready for scout service, in
which only the most skilful and dar-
ing men in the service are employed.
The scout machines travel 100 miles
o,,J ioJo4 two OF bn vol 10
Of 80 miles, hence very skilful han
ding.
Saw Machine Fall
Last Monday was not a good day
for flying, according to Lieutenant
Wadleigh, on account of the hazy at
mosphere. Lieutenant Johnson had
been through his regular flying prac-
tice and went up again just to give
Sergeant Maloney ride. Just what
went wrong with the machine is not
known, but one of the other members
Of the corps came in and announced
that he had seen JohnsOn's machine
rushed to the place. The bodies were
badly mutilated, as stated above, Ma
loney being cut in two, and his body
held together only by his clothes. The
machine struck the ground front fore
most and was badly smashed,
Lieutenant Wadleigh and Lieuten-
ant Mcdonald returned to Fort Worth
this afternoon.
Martyr to the Cause Of Freedom
Ever since Russell Johnson entered
the service with the Royal Flying
Corps the people of Dalhart have
watched his progress with more than
usual interest. The brightness Of the
boy was recognized by all, and all felt
that he would be a credit to the sery-
ice, and enhance the reputation Of
Americans for daring and bravery.
His untimely death is not only blow
to the family, but to all the people Of
his town. Dalhart's second martyr to
the cause of freedom has been laid
to rest.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-29
Visits Helper

Mr.. and Mrs. John Troy, SOB Grove
street, have received a letter from
their son, J. w. Troy, now at Fort
Douglas, Utah. A few days ago he
made trip to Helper in that state,
where he visited the family of Mr..
and Mrs. f. P. Nash. Mrs. Nash will
be remembered in Baraboo as Miss
Amelia Harrison. The soldiers at Fort
Douglas expect to go to Texas soon.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-29
Rained at Waco

Ralph Sanderson has written home
that it rained recently at Waco, the
first time since the troops arrived
there. Mr.. Sanderson understood it
was the first fall in a year.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-29
With the American Expeditionary
Force

Mr.. and Mrs. Sol De Koyer have re-
ceived the following letter from
Charles McMaster, who is somewhere
in France:
Dear Folks:
Received your letter of the goth and
was sure glad to hear from you. am
as well as ever now and have been for
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-29

hand, even the shoes made of wood.
I don't see how they can work their
land, as it is solid rock after per-
son digs about three or four inches.
If I don't stop | will have more than
[ can get into an envelope, so I'll quit
until later. With love, from y
CHARLES.
Hgs Co. Is Inf, France.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-29

IMPURE BLOOD. Dst1s. eruprlons,
] rheumatism, that tired iceing, loss
of appetite and other ills ..rc relieved
by HOODS SARSAPAHlL>L,Ac