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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
TRACHOMA

Trachoma, or red sore eyes, or
granulated eyelids. or granular
conjunctivitis, is q chronic inflam-
nation of the eyes characterized by
roughening of the lining of the lids,
with redness and congestion of the
eyeballs and liberation of the cor
nea or clear part over the sight, SO
that in time more or less loss OF
vision and sometimes total blind
ness follows.
In most cases the disease begins
as an acute purulent conjunctivitis,
that is acute inflammation of the
eyes with a secretion of matter or
pus. This lasts for several weeks,
and gradually changes into the
chronic Inflammation. In some
cases, however, the onset is inSidi-
Gus, with but little Inflammation.
the lids merely becoming thickened
and red and dropped, so that the
patient has a sleepy look; but the
granulations may be seen on the
lining of the upper lid if the lid is
everted for examination.
Trachoma affects about 80 per
cent of the population of Egypt,
and is also very prevalent among
the Jews of Russia and Poland. AL
though rigid examination of the
eyes of all immigrants to this coun-
try has been made by the health
authorities for over twenty years,
the disease prevails in various parts
of the United States, but chiefly
in the mountains of kentucky, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia The In
dams have suffered from trachoma
for generations back, fully 20 per
cent of the $4,000 Indians in the
United States being afflicted, ac-
cording to authoritative estimates.
Trachoma is contagious from
person to person, and the United
States public health service experts
state that the common towel is a
prolific means of spreading the in
lection.
Not every case of granulated lids
is trachoma- But when anyone suf-
fers with prolonged inflammation
of the eyes an examination by a
competent oculist should be had.
especially If the patient lives or
has visited in a community where
the disease prevails, or if the pa
tient comes into direct contact with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30

IS: New Jersey $40; Connecticut 3s6; Washington
All: Illinois 2o36: Oregon, 24S; Missouri. 1926;
Michigan 104S: Idaho. 1913; Ohio, 1856; Pennsyl-
vania so26: Florida, 800; Nebraska, ass Minnesota
ss4 New Hampshire 1871; Maine. s37; New York,
1858; Colorado 376; Rhode Island ESQ., Kansas, s15;
Iowa 1121; Indiana, 1416; Vermont 1877; Massachu-
SETS 1913; Virginia 1896 Maryland, 1881; District
OF Columbia, 1851.
When the armistice signed Mrs. Margaretta
NeaIe the assistant the director general OF the
United States employment service United States de-
partment of labor letters to the principal
womens organizations in the country, who are CO.
operating with service asking for special assist
ance in getting the workers about rs per cent OF
whom were girls back into good positions in their
respective states and she received immediate prom
Uses of aid Letters came in telling Of the need OF
stenographers. filing clerks and office employees
From number the federal directors report
ed eagerness on the part of employers to obtain
the services of returning workers
Thus the girls who had done their part in help
ing to win the war were relieved OF anxiety when
the period of their patriotic ended, and hun
dreds of them enabled go home for the holt
days assured that the new year offered new oppox-
tunites in wage earning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30

Secretary of Labor Wilson advocates the immedl-
ate building of a million houses at government ex-
pense to lessen unemployment and to give the peo-
pie better homes stimulus to patriotic effort and
to discourage anarchy. The plan doubt is good
in many respects but it is not to be adopted
hastily and without safeguards to prevent extrava-
gance and waste. Some communities need houses
much than Others but politics probably would
dictate equal division based approximately upon
population and great many houses would be built
where there would be little or no immediate use
for them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
Show Them Up.
for them.

Announcement that the federal government
to go through with its campaign for the
prosecution of slackers shrkers will meet with
general approval Plain justice to those who have
done their share whatever the cost, demands that
those who have not atone in for their
delinquency. Even though the has been won
and furnishing the guilty will bring any
material advantage will not be such
cattle boast later that they got away with it"
1t may not be necessary to insist invariably up
the heaviest penalties prescribed by the statutes
but the facts, whatever they are, should be uncov-
cred and made public In cases of this kind brand
ing the cuprit often is enough. Public sentiment
will do the rest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
Death of Colonel HiIIman,

Colonel Leroy T. Hillman, commandment at Rock
Island arsenal died in the line OF duty. There is no
doubt that the strain the responsibilities VITA
which he charged in operating of the largest
arsenals in the world under wartime pressure had
much to do in reducing his vitality that he fell
victim to disease. He is less deserving of the
honors of war than any soldier who succumbed in
the service Of his country
The tri-cties will deeply mourn the passing of
Colonel HIlnan. In his work here he showed a com
prehensve grasp of executive problems fairness and
consideration for subordinates and civilian employees
disposition TO cooperate cordially in the promotion
of the interests of the tri-city community and he
found time, also to cultivate friendships among
those with whom his duties brought him in contact
He was, in every respect, an ideal commandment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
BoTshevist Propaganda.

Along with other press matter there come to the
editorial departments of American newspapers ad-
vance clip sheets from publication, printed in
this country which advertises its biggest feature
a Letter to American workingman." from Nicoiai
Leuine II also announces note from the SOVIET
government Of Russia TO President Wilson article
demanding the release of political prisoners IN
America. and another telling How Soviet Russia
Conquered Imperial Germany
If anyone supposes that bolshevik propaganda IS
not being industriousIy peddled in this country ne
has another supposal to make. 1t is being done and
will be done long there are bolshev1sts, anH
that will be long there is class injustice anu
abject poverty exists in the world. What message
Len1ne may have that American labor will care to
hear how the soviet government can muster nerve
to offer suggestions President Wilson or by wha
right the boIshsvists demand release Of those who
have been convicted of treason and other crimes
against the state are not explained. They are i'm
material. anyway.
AS 10 how soviet Russia conquered imperial Ger
many that is simple enough BoIshevism got foot
ing in Germany just it did in Russia and Just as
II probably will do anywhere under similar circum-
stances 1t took root as insidious germ of dis
ease does after the victim has been critically weak
ened by other forces Bolshevism is political tuber
cu1os1s.
We are not much afraid OF it in America-not tina.
we claim constitutional immunity-but because tho
tissues OF the body polite well fed and
NAL healthy and growing So long Americans
continue to have more of the things that all men
want than any other people and there is fairly
equitable distribution of prosperity, so long will
our system be amply supplied with those toxic Sc
cretions which are fatal to boshevism and all the
other ills and that decadent political units
heir 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
(SECTTON TWO.

The following casualties are re-
ported by the commanding general
of the American expeditionary
forces: Killed in action, 80; died of
wounds, 90; died of accident and
other causes, 5; died of disease,
as; missing in action, 6; wounded
severely. 1913. Total, 241.
Killed in Action.
CORPORAL.
Emerson Lee, West Frandford,
Ill.
PRIVATES.
Arthur Fl. Dahlman, Marengo, Ill.
Charles Homer Heron, Wash
burn, III.
Clarence Alva Stroud, st. Fran
CiSville, III.
Ernest r. Talbot, Elliott. Iowa
Perry L. Toombs, Newell, Iowa.
Morris Van Noffert, Chicago.
Died of Wounds.
LIEUTENANT.
Fred f. Clark, DaXtou, Ill.
CORPORALS.
James K. p. McNary, Chicago
Heights, III.
Ralph L. Dray, McDale, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
CIR Rnll nf Gnnnr

Washington, Dec. 3O.-The casu-
atty list made public today by the
war department has a total OF 735
names.
SECTION ONE
Killed In Action
SERGEANTS
Floyd F. White, Chicago.
PRIVATES
Donald r. Colbert. Neoga, Ill.
Alfred Lewenberg, Granville, III.
James M. Oils, Beason, Ill.
Harry l.. Phelps, Plymouth. III.
James M. Stech. South Chicago.
Died of Wounds
SERGEANTS
Roy p. Webster, Chicago,
PRIvATEs
Frank Fall, Des Moines, Ia,
George Smith. BrownstoWn, Ill
Died of Accident and Other Causes
LIEUTENANTS
Lindolph II. Kerley, Simpson, Ill.
PRIvATES.
Stephen A. Carney. Ollin, Ill.
Ted H. Hinkamp. Chicago.
GOTTLIEB MARIE, 1155 82nd
ST. Moline.
Judson S. Weedman, Farmer City,
III.
Wounded Severely.
CORPORALS.
Fred NJ. Kipler, Franklin Grove,
Ill
PRIVATES.
Leroy Anderson, Decatur. III.
Jessie T. Crawford, East St
Louis, III.
John NJ. OBrien, Chicago.
Peter NJ. Toal, Sanborn. Iowa.
Ernest z. Benion, Centerpoint, Ia
James o. Edwards, Greenup, Ill
Fern Haws, Chrisman, Ill.
Arthur Seymour Linnertz, Prairie
Du Rocher, Ill.
Missing In Action.
SERGEANT.
Charles Schwartz, Chicago.
PRIVATES.
David A. Saunders, Chicago.
Charlie W. Askins. Lovington, III.
Helm H. Behrens, Muscatine, Ia
Joe Cernohorsky, Chicago.
Theodore Jolly, Chicago.
Walter l. Sorensen, Chicago.
Norman D. McCiannahan, Mil
ledgeville. III.
Arthur F. Strot, Rockford, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30

Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
girl of age. l have gone with a
fellow for four years and he has
asked me to marry him.
My mother thinks this boy is all
right and a good match for me.
But she says there are a few things
which worry her. This boys father
was a gambler and he drank lit
| tie His mother was not consider
ed much, but she is different now.
Do you think it would hurt if 1
married this fellow, as have never
loved anyone else? My mother is
afraid he will turn out like his
father and be mean to me. He does
not smoke, drink or gamble and
has never started to.
l have not met his father yet
His father arrives from New York
to go along to the station to meet
his father?
Do you think it would be safe to
marry since love him?
What can 1 say to mother so she
won't worry about me and this man
all the time?
MARY JANE ROSE MAY.
Family tendencies are handed
down from generation to genera
ton. 1t is safer to marry an ordin-
airy man from an extraordinary
family than to marry an exceptional
man from an ordinary family. The
traits of the family reappear in the
children-never the traits of the
mother and father alone.
Consider the relatives of the man
you desire to marry. If his rela-
tives are of good character, you
should not worry about the fact
that the young mans father was
not all he should have been.
Marriage is such a grave matter
that you should take your time
about marrying under circumstances
like yours.
Your mothers mind will be at
rest only with the realization that
you are made happy by the man
you marry. II your great love lasts
after a year or two, she will be
happy because you are
1t will be all right to go to the
station with the boy to meet his
father.
I Dear Mrs. Thompson: IL How
often do you think a girl should
write to her beau? Is it proper to
write once a week?
~ How old should a girl be be-
fore she begins to work in an Office?
80 Is there any harm in kissing
if there is true love on both sides,
but no engagement?
PERPLEXED.
% Once a week is certainly
often. but all right in some circum-
stances
go A girl should not begin work
in an office until she is a high school
graduate, unless she is forced to go
to work because of financial trou-
BILE.
a. 1t is bad practice for a girl
TO kiss without an engagement. A
man should love a girl enough to
marry her If he takes her kisses.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a.
girl eighteen and have been going
with young man just my age. MY
parents have always objected, but
/ have gone with him three years
and dearly love him. 1 am engaged
to him. When he is with me he
acts as II he loved me. but at the
same time he will go with other
girls.
l am going with another young
man because my parents objected
so 10 nv first friend, but find l
do not love him as l did my first
friend.
How can make my first friend
love me as | do him?
SALLY.
You are too young to be engaged
Break your engagement and 90 with
different boys. Your love seams
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30

When a machine is assembled it is the custom to
make a trial to if it will work. Surely this
will be a wise procedure when the proposed inter
national device for the prevention of is finally
set up. If there are any serious flaws the sooner
discover and remedy them the better Perhaps
that is what al-wise Providence inflicted Mexico
upon for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
Heart @pHOmo
|41,iDrObTQ1nC v
MRC ELIZABETH THOMPSON
RI. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

! to be a very serious matter now,
but when you are older you will
| look back on it with more or less
amusement and be thankful that it
| did not lead to anything serious.
| The boy does not love you as much
as he should to be engaged or he
| would not go with other girls, too.
I Probably if you break your engage
ment he will care more for you
than he did when he was sure Of
you.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are
two girls who have been going with
two boys for some time. They want
to take us to a nearby town to a
public dance, but as our folks are
against our dancing we can't let
them know about our going. The
boys want us TO slip away and
then tell our folks different story.
We are very anxious to go, as we
hate to turn down two such popular
boys as these. Please advise us
what is best to do as soon as pos
sible.
BETTY AND JUNE.
If you want the boys to respect
! and admire you, be honorable and
refuse to disregard the wishes of
your parents. The boys will want
you all the more if they find you
will not do everything they want
you to. Your parents are entirely
right in refusing to let you go to
another town to dance
Dear Mrs Thompson: l am a girl
10 years old and 1 am correspond
ing with a sailor who is q years
old We have loved each other ever
since we were in the primary
grades.
We have corresponded regularly
of late years, but we had a little
misunderstanding some time ago
and went a few months with
ont writing. Not long after we
stopped corresponding he Joined
the navy He wrote tonne from his
naval base and begged me to write
to hin, which l did.
He seems to love me dearly for
time and then he becomes inter
ested in other girls, but he always
comes back to me. Do you think
he really cares for m?
BLACK EYES.
He does care for you or he would
not come back repeatedly. Prob
ably you give him too much of
yourself. Go with other boys. too,
and do not write so regularly that
he can tell just when he will hear
from you. If he wants moro of
you than he can have you will keep
his interest and he will have no de-
sire to go with other girls.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: When a
girl has gone with young man for
a year and he makes love to her
every time he comes over, but never
says directly that he loves her
should she consider herself en-
gagged?
have been going with man for
that long and he seems to care a
great deal for me. He would come
over as often as I would let him
and he would rather kiss me than
do anything else, but he has never
told me that he loved me and he
AeNS HCG hSh t4OHeu marriage. what
shall l consider his intentions are7
DOUBTFUL DOROTHY.
He has no intentions. He wants
10 get as much enjoyment as he
can kissing you without bidding
himself TO a promise of marriage.
Do not be so easy. Accept his
friendship. II you care for him, but
refuse to give him your love and
kisses unless he has something def
mite to offer you.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Do step-
children OF a soldier receive the
government allotment?
IN DOITpT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
MENU HINT

BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit.
cream or Wheat MIX
Broiled Dried Beef Toast
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Cream OF Celery Soup Bread
Rice Baked with Tomatoes
Canned Pears
Cookies Tea
DINNER.
Escnlloped Potatoes with Ham
"hlte bread Butter
Elderherrv thome canned) Pie
Coffee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30

When Charley Schwab was proposed for president
at banquet OF representatives OF machinery con-
structon and metal working interests he was about
the White house as he ever will get and also,
very likely, he really wants to be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30

1t has been only short time since thought
he couldn't fly and now hear of an army aviator
committing suicide because he thought he couldn't
do anything else.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30

lot OF people are still asking why troops are
called "doughboys" and most of them look incredu-
lous when told it is because the army is made OF the
flower OF American manhood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30


| Causes.
PRIVATE.
Bernard A. Foppe. Breesa. m
Died Of Disease.
PRIVATES.
Thomas G. Carlino, Chicago
Jesse M. Graham. Lake pm
Iowa
WILL A. VONDERST, SO Port,
fifth street, ROekIsland,n Ill.
Homer F. Wharrall, Rockvsr
Iowa
Wounded Severely.
SERGEANTS.
John A. Bell, Champion. IN
John M. Lapass, Chicago.
Charles f Vernon, KirkWood nj
PRTVATES.
William 4. Reynolds, New Mr.
ket. Iowa.
John H. Vane. Cedar Rand,
Iowa
Oscar W. Wenck, Garner, Iowa
George Holiday, Pontiac. NJ
Ambrose =. Holtz, Greeley, Iowa
Albert Lunn, Coalville. Iowa.
Patrick Murphy, Chicago.
Timothy Nelson, Springfield. III
Marine Corps casualties Csur-
mary of casualties 10 date):
Officers - Deaths, 80: wounded
101; missing, /. Total. 192.
Enlisted men r. Deaths, lRts.
wounded, 2,882; in hands Of enemy
"a; missing, BIG. Total, 51s5
Grand total, 5,3S7.
The following casualties are r.
ported by the commanding general
OF the American Expeditlonary
Forces GnclUded in above total:
Killed in action, 81; died Of
wounds received in action, Il: died
of disease. 5; wounded in action,
severely, Sc; wounded in action.
slightly, /; wounded in action. de-
gree undetermined, /; missing in
action, u. Total, 1877.
Killed In Action.
SERGEANT.
Roscoe L. Dunlap, Efingham, III.
Died of Wounds.
PRTVATES.
Walter 2. Caps, Chicago
Thaddaeus d. Keene, Alton, Ill
Died OF Disease.
CORPORALS.
Elmer W. Holm, Chicago.
Oscar Z. Moreland, Indianola, Ill
Lucien NJ. Moss, East St Louis,
Ill
Neil S. Shannon, Chicago.
PRIVATE.
Estey H Brownlee, Villisca, Town.
Percival II. Solberg. Chicago.
PRIVATES.
Charles f. Hanna, JeffersonYiIle,
III.
William c. Hampton. Sorrento, Ill
John F. Herbert, Joliet, III.
Harvey IT. Lipe, Benton, Ill.
EDWARD Mex. WHITNEY, al
Fifteenth avenue, East Moline, IN.
Slightly Wounded.
PRIVATES.
Henry J. Marx, Granville, lows.
Burton G. Stubs, Highland Park,
Ill.
Missing in Action
CORPORAL.
Roy H. Myers, Walnut, Iowa
PRIVATE.
Albert Scudder, IaROse, IN
Returned to Duty.
previously reported Missing)
PRIVATE.
Carl r. Bell, Clinton, I'll
Returned TO France.
previously reported prisoner IN
Germany
PRIVATE.
Ernest Borah, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Navel Rupture

our BABY, SIX months OLD, nau a
navel rupture at birth. We have
used abdominal bands and adhe-
sive tape criss-cross strips for sup
port, but she is just getting over
a long attack of whooping cough
and the bullying seems as bad as
ever. Will it finally heal up or is
there a better remedy? IF. M
Answer-Up to the age of two
years there is fair chance that a
navel rupture (umbilical hernia,
breech) may spontaneously close.
After that age operation is about
the only effective remedy. Con-
tinue with your care of the hernia.
Almost as Bad as the Barber Shop
Please tell me if a half hour OF
bathing each day weakens the
system. (B. L.
Answer-Seems a long time to
squander. almost as bad as waiting
in a. barber shop. If the water is
cool or cold and you enjoy the
bathing it will not weaken the sys-
tenn. If warm water is used, it will
not strengthen the system. Nor
will it weaken a system not already
softened by coddling and luxury.
A Shock to the Liver
I have a bad liver and poor cir
culation. What foods should
avoid? Cd. NJ. l.
Answer can conceive how you
deduce that you have poor cir
culation, but I'd like to know how
anybody can tell when he had a
bad liver. / mean aside from can
Ger, cirrhosis and such diseases.
In practice the bad liver" gener-
ally turns out to be lazy or digni-
fled individual inordinately fond of
food.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-30
For the Home Cook.

Baked Eggplant-One eggplant,
! one onion finely chopped, one cup
full of soft breadcrumbs. one tea
spoonful of salt, one-half cupful
of hot milk, two tablespoonfuls of
vegetable oil Pare and slice the
eggplant; cut it into half-inch
cubes; soak in cold sailed water
for half an hour, and drain. Mix
with the onion, crumbs and season.
ings, and put into a creased bak-
ing dish; mix the milk and oil and
pour over all Bake for about ono
hour in a moderate oven.
Nut Loaf-Wash and soak one
pint of small dried lima beans over
night. In the morning cover with
fresh water, bring to a boil. drain,
cover with fresh boiling water and
cook until tender. Put one pint o.
shelled, roasted peanuts through
the meat grinder, mix with the
bean pulp and add half a pint OF
stale bread crumbs, one teaspoon
full OF salt, one saltspoonful OF
paprika, one teaspoonfui of onion
juice and the same of bacon drip
ping. Pack into a square mold
that has been oiled, and when
formed loosen and turn out on a
baking pan. Brush over with beat
oven for 80 minutes.
Oaten and Corn Flour Cake
Separate four eggs and beat
yolks until thick and lemon
colored. Add one cup sugar to the
beaten yolks gradually and theL
beat in one tablespoonful lemon
juice and a pinch of salt. Fold in
the stiffly beaten egg whites alter
nately mixed with one-quarter cup
corn -four. Bake in an un-
creased pan about forty minutes.
Peanut Flour Biscuits-Mix and
sift one cup cornmeal, one cup pea
nut -four. two tablespoonfuls salt
one cup -four and six teaspoonfuls
baking powder. Cut in five table
spoonfuls OF shortening and add
about one cup liquid or enough 70
mix to dough. Turn on a lightly
Toured board, pat, roll and cut
Bake in a rather hot oven.
Deserts.
Frozen Cocoanut Pudding-One
and one-hAlf cups loganberry juice.
two-thirds cup water, sugar TO
taste. one cup heavy cream, two
tablespoons honey, one-third cup
shredded cocoanut
Rinse One-quart ring Zee cream
mold VITA cold water. Mix the
loganberry juice and water, sweet
en- to taste, pour in hold. Beat
cream until stifr. add honey grad
ually while beating constantly.
Fold cocoanut gently into cream.
and pour mixture carefully on top
OF the first mixture to overflow the
mold, Cover with buttefed paper
and tin cover. Pack in two parts
cruRhed-tca and ono part SALT and