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Evening journal., 1917-04-10
WinOna Wilcox Tells What Every
Woman Can Do for Her Country Now

which are written the right OF liberty
and justice, and stripes Of blood,
spilled 70 vindicate those rights; and
then, in the corner, prediction of
the blue serene, into which every ma
ton may swim, which stands for
these great things"
And so every household that dis
plays this emblem must OF necessity
! feel something of the sacredness OF
liberty and justice; and must cherish
some hope for that blue serene, into
which every nation may some day
sail because this nation stands for
these great things"
In a nearby suburb, at least one
family has sensed the importance OF
honoring the symbol for the sake OF
! the thing for which It stands With a
half solemn half amusing little cere-
mony, the phonograph sounds out the
Star Spangled Banner" every morn
ing; and then father raises the flag,
while mother and the youngsters
| salute. and the wOrkmen putting up
the new house nearby raise their caps
and cheer.
In spite of our friendly smiles at
the home made fiagpole and the lusty
scrape of the needle over the whirling
record, that little ceremony holds at
] its heart, in the shining eyes OF those
Evening journal., 1917-04-10
CASCARETS FOR
YOUR bowels If
HEADACHY. SICK
For biliousness, bad breath, colds ln-
digestion and constipation.
Enjoy life! Liyen your liver and
bowels tonight and feel line.

Your tongue is coatedl Look inside
your watch cover and seel That's bad
business. What have you been eating?
What were you drinking? What kind
of lazy chair did you take exercise
in? Now don't think it doesn't matter,
because, it's your bowels that talk
now every time you open your mouth.
That doesn't help your popularity,
nor your earning capacity. Besides,
person with bad bowels is in a bad
way and a coated tongue or a bad
breath are sure signs Of bad bowels
and poor digestion.
Why don't you get 10-cent box
OF Cascarets at any drug store and
give your liver and thirty feet Of
bowels the incest gentlest cleansing
they over experienced Take one or
two Cascarets tonight and wake up
feeling fine and ht All Headache.
Dullness, Biliousness. Bad Breath,
Stomach Sourness, Cold and Consti-
patton gone-walSe up with your head
clear, tongue clean. stomach sweet
liver and bowels active, step elastic
and complexion rosy.
Cascarets work while you sleep
never gripe or sicken. Cascarets act
so gently that you hardly realize you
have taken a thorough cathartic.
They don't bother you all next day
like salts. pills, oil or calomel-Cas-
carets being perfectly harmless is
best childrens laxative.
Evening journal., 1917-04-10
DANDRUFF Goes!
HAIR Gets Thick.
WAVY, Beautiful
Save your hair! Double It's beauty in
few moments. Try this!
Hair stops coming out and every
particle Of dandruiI disappears.

Try as you will. after an applica-
tion of Danderine, you can not find
single trace Of dandruG or falling
hair and your scalp will not itch. but
what will please you most, will be
after a few weeks use, when you see
new hair, fine and downy at first
yos-but really new hair-growlng
all over the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou
hles the beauty of your hair. No diff
ference how dull, faded brittle and
scraggy. just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw Il
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time The effect is inn
mediate and amazing-your hair will
be light. fluffy and wavy, and have an
appearance of abundance; an incom-
parable lustre, softness and luxuri-
hnce, the beauty and simmer of true
hair health
Set a 25-cent bottle OF Knowlton's
Danoerine from any drug store or
,oie' counter and prove that your
% ua. y as pretty and soft as any
.na' y mas been neglected or injured
2y careless treatment-that's ali
Dahoefine is to the hair what frast,
showers OF rain and sunshine sro -
Feeetauon. IL goes right TO the rnots
mNigorates and strengthens then, IT,
exhilarating, stimulating and life-nro
ducing properties cause the hair =.
grow long, strong and beautiful.
Evening journal., 1917-04-10
ONE CONTEST At
newark ELECTION
President and Three Men,
bers of Council Will be
Chosen Today
L. w. TARR LEAVES
DELAWARE COLLEGE
speciai to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Epecial to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Del. April 10.-Lester
Nv. Tarr. assistant chemist at the Del
aware College Experiment station for
the past two years has resigned to
receipt a position in the research
chemical department of the DUPONT
Powder Company. Mr.. Tarr. who has
been scoutmaster Of the local Boy
Scouts for a year is verv nopular and
has a host Of friends in Newark. He
win take up his new duties the mid
die Of this month.
At the annual town election to be
held this afternoon the president or
Council and three members OF Coun-
lril will be elected. There is but one
contest at the election today. In the
middle district William II. Barton, the
present incumbent. and John Frazer,
are candidates. The present incum-
bents have no opposition in the other
districts and will be reelected as fol-
ows: President OF Council. Joseph II
Hossinger: member from the eastern
aistrict Jonathan Johnson. western
district n Clifford Wilson. The hold
over members of Council are Eben b.
Frazer Gotlieb Fader and Joseph Lut-
ion Council will meet next Monday
night to organize.
In the Presbyterian Church next
Sunday night the cantata The
Doubter's Daughter will be given by
the Young peoples choir.
Postmaster Levi X. Bowen has been
DESIGNATED to act as recruiting officer
for the army and navy in Newark.
Miss Frances T.. Miller. of No. b34i
Usage avenue. Philadelphia. is visit
sng her grandmother Mrs, Agnes
Miller on Delaware avenue.
William Miller who is the guest OF
Mrs. William Green IN Middletown. at
tended a dance at the New Century
Club, that town, last night.
Miss Audrey Miller is on an ex'
tended visit to New York where she
is the guest Of Mrs. e. H. Williams,
No. 622 West Hath street. and will
later be the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
George w. Black and Mrs. J. Lind
say Black, Jersey City She was the
guest at a dance on Staten Island
asst night
Mr.. and Mrs David c. Rose have
eturned from a trip 10 Florida.
Evening journal., 1917-04-10
ot CFRWANS IN ONE HOUSE.

EASTON, Nd, April 10.-Cltlzens
Ia and around fredericksburg have be-
come greatly excited over the arrival
within the last two weeks of twenty
one Germans They are all living
In one house, which has been oc-
cupied by q German family living
near fredericksburg.
Il is not known what their purpose
is or whether they were sent by the
State immigration Bureau, but today
,n5lr appearance was reported to Of
aciais in Baltimore. A strict watch
Is beins kept on their movements.
Evening journal., 1917-04-10
ny BETTY BROWN.

The most wonderful of all evening
gowns seem to have been draped di-
rectly upon the human model. Be
longing to this style of creation is a
remarkable gown OF yellow brocade
with two points OF the drapery drag
ging in fshtail effect for the train
The gorgoousness Of this dress is
not modified, but rather is cmpha-
sized by the liberal use of black tulle
which trails from a huge rosette on
the bodice the full length Of the skirt.
The bodice Is held in its place by
narrow shoulder straps Of rhinestones
laid ON black velvet.
Evening journal., 1917-04-10
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS DWINDLE,

Through the work of the safety-first
bureau of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad 10 diminish injuries TO en-
ployos and educate them TO protect
lfe and limb in the performance of
hazardous duties a decrease of 2.1
per cent, based on every thousand
employees in the service. was effected
in the number Of men injured during
1916. as compared with 1915 This re-
sult has just been made known
through the annual report OF ]. r.
Broderick. supervisor OF special
bureaus Of the Baltimore and Ohio.
Evening journal., 1917-04-10

cap, every Amerl-
can woman can do
8 o m e thin & that
counts for her coun-
she can see TO II
that over her roof,
or from her win
dow. there floats a
flag.
Sentiment" you
say. But what we
want now is action
real service, not
bluster and Fourth
of July bunting.
And that is true.
But every flag
that floats, adds
900. H.. n
Evening journal., 1917-04-10
FIRE IN CLUB ROOM.

Fire, thought TO have been started
by a cigarette, which was throw into
rubbish. caused a slight fire in the
rooms OF the Wilmington Steel Com
pany Athletic Club, on the third floor
OF the building, No. 72S Market
street, early this morning. The blaze
was extinguished by a chemical
stream The club room was opened
Yesterday for the first time.
Evening journal., 1917-04-10
HILLCREST STARTS mail.

The Hnlcrest Church League base
ball team defeated Keystone Field
Club in a practice game at Shellpot
Park on Saturday afternoon by the
score OF . TO 0. Hillcrest had little
trouble hitting Hackett's pitchers.
while Peters held his opponents to
two hits. Despite the cold. Peters
famed fourteen men in seven in
nings. Not a man walked and only
two saw second base.
Evening journal., 1917-04-10

the strength OF the country II adds
in fact, the only reality there is. the
only strength there ist-the strength
and abiding reality of a great idea
When President Wilson reviewed
the fleet two years ago. he said:
When l think Of the flag that
those ships carry, the only touch OF
color about them l see AL
ternate stripes Of parchment upon
Evening journal., 1917-04-10

youngsters, the most imposing re-
sources of this milton
"Not our frowning battlements, our
bustling sea coasts, our army and
navy" Lincoln said These are not
our reliance against tyranny. Our
reliance is the love Of Liberty which
God has planted in our hearts"
But throughout all time it has
been true that Mothers have had to
Evening journal., 1917-04-10

furnish the means by which God
plants these things in our hearts.
And so. in these hours Of trial
every woman, who wants to do the
first thing, can see to il that the SYM
Dol of our reliance flames out against
the sky each day--to hoarten us and
steady us, and TO remind us afresh
that THE RIGHT is MORE PRECI-
Gus THAN PEACE"
Evening journal., 1917-04-10

At these two prices we of
fer several very desirable
last minute models in gabar-
dimes, poplins and sergeS in
every imaginable new and
bright color. Newest trim
ming effects.
Evening journal., 1917-04-10
BY WINONA WILCOX.

Right away, today, before she folds
p haodage or starts to knit a trench
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-08
TROOPS ABROAD
TO RETAIN VOTE
Members of Expeditionary Forces May
Cast Ballet in Fall Elections
II States So Desire.

Washington. Aug s-Ameriean eiti-
zens in France as members Of the ex-
peditionary forces viii be privileged 20
vote at the fall elections. provided
their respective states establish the
necessary overseas voting machinery.
Provost Marshal General Crowder,
in ruling on the subject holds that
there is no bar TO any citizens par
ticipation in an election because OF lis
absence from home while on duty with
the troops Following the process
used on the Mexican border last year.
soldiers at national guard mobilization
camps or cantonm ents Of the national
army viii cast ballots at the coming
elections if the states enact the needed
legislation.
A ruling by General Crowder directs
exemption boards to accept for ser
vice all aliens who are willing 20
waive thei- immunity claims based on
allegiance to another government In
this manner the ranks OF the new ma
tionai army are opened to friendly
aliens who wish to volunteer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-08
DOWNING BABCOCK
LEADING IN TOURNEY

The tennis tournament ST the Young
Mems Christian association drew
nearer the finals last evening when
Richard Dopp and Lewis Wilson were
eliminated by Clyde Downing and W
C. Babcock in two straight sets. The
scores were 7--5 and 60. A tight
even set was PLAYED in the first round,
but Downing and Babcock came back
strong and took a love set.
Finals in the doubles will be PLAYED
at 6s30 tomorrow evening when CIev-
EFT and Lundgren meet Downing and
Babcock. The singles probably viii
be played starting the first OF next
week.
n. A CIevett, physical instructor az
the y, goes to the arsenal this evening
to take up some physical work with
the soldiers stationed there 0. J. Stir
raft, general secretary. will talk TO
the boys on the island this evening.
taking as his subject, When PLATE
Washed His Hands" He will point
OUT the modern practical applications
of this text
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-08
ALLOUEZ COUNCIL.
STARTS A TOBACCO
FUND FOR SAMMTES

Allouez council Knights Of Column
bus. of Rock Island struck d poDu-
lar chord when The members in reg
ular session last night unanimously
voted to SET aside $40 for a tobacco
fund to be started here for the sam
mics" nov with the expeditIonary
force in France.
Five dollars of this sum viii BE left
al The Argus Office and the other So
will be left at the Office Of the Daily
Union The officers of the council re-
quested that this sum be used as a
starter for a tobacco fund
The soldiers N France right now
are badly in need Of American tobac-
60 and the Tations in many instances
have been reduced to half Amer
lean tobacco is hard TO get in France.
twenty-five cents will buy q carton
of five packages of 'makins" and pa
peTs. ANY sum. no matter how
small. is acceptable for the fund. Sub
scripttons may be left IN the business
Office at The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-08

ARMY SERVICE is
BEGUN BY BOARD
Fifty Per Cent OF Draft Registrnnts
Claim Exemption When Taken
Before Body Tor Test.
ARE II PHYSICAL CONDITION
0nis six Out Of l06 Conscripfs Are
Rejected Because Of Defects,
According to Doctor.

Fifty per cent Of those called for
examination before the Rock Island
board Of exemption this morning
claimed exemption from military SER
vice in the new national army. Out Of
total of 100 called, los we're present
and OF these So fled claims seeking
70 escape sh0uldering the gun for
Uncle sam
Evidently Rock Island Young men
are IN excellent physical condition, for
out of The 100 examined but six were
dropped for physical reasons. The
percentage vas SO low that il proved
big surprise 10 DIR. c. L. Eyste-. pres
ident of the board, who was OF the
opinion that the ratio would be as
nigh as 20 per cent
The work Of passing Of those who
are 10 be drafted was started by the
board this morning with but little con
fusion All tRe preliminary details
Rad been arranged and the JOB pro
Ceeded smoothly The rooms on the
fourth floor of the Peoples National
bank building had been 6tted up 10
conveniently care for the process of
eliminating those between the ages of
= and 30 who are not qualified to help
the government in its great war crisis.
Board Works Tree.
In charge of the work are Or. C. L..
Eyster e. d. Connolly and J. NJ.
Helch and assisting the former in the
medical examination are Dr. +. H.
First, reeEamiuing physician DR.
Louis 0s6r0m. Or. Ralph Dart and DR.,
3. J. Laohner. a number. OF others
have donated their services in clerical
capa cities.
A total OF 230 have been summoned
for each Gay. and judging from the
speed displayed al this mornings SEES
sion the board will have no trouble
IN disp0sing Of this number The
hours are from Q TO l. and from / TO
S. although the board may find ii nee
essa~E 10 establish new schedule if
The situation demands il.
Net So Strict,
"Of course. ne are not as strict in
the physical examination as under the
old army plan" said DR.. Eyster. in
commenting upon the matter. We
are passing some known defects on
the theory that the government will
later weed out those unfit for active
Held service giving them guard and
other duty not requiring physical per
lection
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-08
OPPOSES AUSTRIAN
PACT WITH KAISER

Copenhagen. * Correspondence -
Count Appoint, who long opposed the
ministry of Count Tisza formerly
Hun garian premier, has declared him
self opposed to . customs alliance be
tween Austro-H Hungary and Germany
in an interview with the Buda pest cor
respondent of the Berlin Nosslsche
Zeitung Count ApponEj said
Parliament which was elected in
1910 and whose mandates for war
causes has been extended. is not com
petent to pass upon the important is
sue whether we continue the customs
union with Austria or proceed 70 the
esta blishment Of an independent ad-
rninistration On principle I advo~
cate the latter and am opposed TO a
20-year compromise. This. however.
IS a purely internal question with
Austria and Hungary Concerning our
economic attitude to Germany ray at
titude 10 this is if Germany is desir-
Gus az knowing what she may expect
OF Us after the conclusion of war / am
readily IN favor of negotiations there
on
Il could not give my. consent to the
ratification of an alliance with Ger
many based exclusively on common
Austro-Hungarian customs territory
anu 3 -U-S EdA NAEA+ - tl-AA AaF- A w +f-A
clude such an alliance at this time We
are anticipating the free decision OF
future Hungarian parliament Ii could
not then effectively decide further. for
if it would reject the understanding
with Austria, the treaty with Germany
would also be nuIlifed with the re
salt that the country would be plung
ed into economic confusion and inss-
curity
The problem Of a political alliance
with Germany is different. Whatever
be the outcome Of the present crisis
in Hungarian internal politics, lock
for ward to a speedy beneficial solution.
Whatever elements may participate in
achieving the realization Of electoral
reform and the adjustment Of social
problems. 1t is wholly excluded that
the security and cordially of cur al
lance with Germany viii be affected in
the slightest degree"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-08
NEED MORE CHILDREN
FOR MOTH CAMPAIGN

Although war on the tussock moth
is being waged to some extent by the
children Of the city, there is room fer
many more in the campaign 10 collect
the cocoons Of the injurious insect and
it is the desire Of the promoters that
the children be urged TO interest them
selves in it, When brought to the y.
NJ. c. A. 25 cents will be paid~soT each
ounce Of cocoon and the child bringing
in the most by next Tuesday viii be
awarded a prize of 50. Prizes OF -
and 81 will be given for the next larg-
est amounts.
Evidence of the work Of the moth is
already visible on many trees in the
city and it is to prevent the total de-
structi0n Of Rock Islands many beauti-
full trees that officials are promoting
the crusade against the cocoon of the
insect. If allowed TO hatch the cOcOons
will spread hundreds Of moths and
then the task Of preventing their work
viii become almost impossible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-08
TWO HURT IN PANIC
AS CAR rs STALLED

Two employees of the Rock Island
arsenal living n Rock Island were in
iured at $50 this morning when the
passengers of a street car became
panic stricken and rushed from the
conveyance.
Harvey Dugdale. 1893 Thirty-eighth
street. sustained a sprained ankle. 0.
r. Hutson 41161z Fourteenth avenue,
suffered confusion Of the abdomen.
The street Car stopped on the Milwau-
kee railroad tracks at the Forty-sec-
ond street crossing when the troliy
came off. The northbound Milwaukee
passenger. due here at $50 a. m. was
approaching. The passengers saw il
coming and made a rush to leave. The
two victims were injured as they at
tempted to Jump from the back plat
form OF the car The engineer of the
train saw the car stalled and stopped
the train
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-08

Washington, Aug. SIN its August
crop report issued today. the depart
ment of agriculture forecast the pros
pective production Of the country's
crops. based on their condition Aug. j,
lfgures IN millions OF bushels. with
millions omitted as follows
Winter wheat, 81: spring wheat.
236 All wheat, 653, corn. 3191. oats.
1856. barley. 2o3; rye, So buckwheat
1913: white potatoes. 467, sweet pota-
toes. $50: tobacco, pounds. 1870; fax.
12Ss Rice. 34.6, hay, tons 100; sugar
beets, tons, 7.s2; apples, 168s peaches,
AT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-08
PAINTERS ADOPT
SYSTEM COSTS
q. q. Bisbee Presents Paper on Cash
Accounting and Pricing Which
Is Endorsed.
KEwASEE BIDS FOR 1915 MEET
Second Day State Meeting Sees Most
Routine Matters Disposed Of
End Session Friday.

The TWO speakers to appear before
the delegates Of the Illinois Master
Painters and Decorators association
a. the second business session Of the
annual convention held this morning
al the New Harper, were ". q. Bis
bee q representative of the Chicago
OH and Faruish club an organization
Of manufacturers of paints. and DR..
Louis Ireton. secretary Of the interna-
lonai commission OF trade education
and development of the public schools
of United States and Canada
Mr.. Btsbse gave an excellent paper
on cash accounting and pricing. eZ-
planning an accounts system that was
applicable 10 both the big and small
slopkeepers. He requested that MS
plan he adopted by the state associa-
ton with the result that the delegates
endorsed and adopted the system TO
ne applied among its members Or.
Ireton read q paper on vocational
training and the plans for the promo
zion of trades in the school as put
forth DV him was also endorsed and
committee was named 10 cooper
are with his commission in the work.
The NeWanee delegation extended
an invitation To the association to
meet in that city IN 1918 This is the
1s ,s ~ l-aN7 800 2 o-d -oI .@'s ne
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az Nls.lo9eo o. 1spo1 - VI me 'lil
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49,. - -. - = -
~ -.--4s. 90 ID, IL
49, -. "a. 49, -, IN, I'M
- ,,-e.r-I. m, --og-azsf,.o L4a
explained that Rock fsIand was in a
peculiar position at this time being
an oasis in q desert and that Ike the
pr0ve-biaI barrel of molasses. many
flies were attracted In reference to
the undesirable element Of the citv
he stated it was his wish THAI each
and every one Of them be taken 10 the
rivers edge and given a good cleaning.
then placed In a uniform aud sent to
France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-08

that in the future the meetings can
be devoted to the help OF the Fed
Cross
It has been suggested here that cit
liens follow the example Of people
in other cities who are making dona-
tons Of bolts of outing flannel 50
much Of which is used al the Red
Cross rooms. The local chapter would
be glad 10 receive such donations and
anyone desiring 20 help them should
send word to the secretary.
Another call for workers has beeu
issued from the headquarters in the
state Bank building. So many are
on their vacations at present that the
attendance has been seriously de-
Dleted and the small number Of work
ers who appear each morning is not
able 20 accomplish as much as is de-
sired
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-08
CROP REPORT FIGURES SHOW BUMPER
YIELDS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE NATION

Other details Of the report follow;
Winter wheat -- Acre yield, Isl.
Spring wheat-Coudition ST.: yield
I24. All wheat yield, I4.0-
Corn-Coudition. T8.S: yield, 26.4
Oats-Conditi0n s72e yield. BAT
Remaining on farms. 47.71I,000
Barley Condition, 779; yield. 2+3.
Rye-YieId. 149
Condition OF spring wheat aud corn
on aug by important states follows
Spring wbeat-Minnesot s., North
Dakota So, South Dakota s.
Corn-9hio s.. Indiana 81. Illinois
81. Iowa s., Missouri s.. Nebraska "A,
Kansas 50.