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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-07
Killed by Poisons

All scientists agree that poisonous
products In the blood are eliminated by
the kidneys and liver. The kidneys act
g . kind of filter for these products.
When the kidneys are changed or de-
generated, by disease or old age, then
these pois0ns are retained in the body.
II we wish to prevent old age coming
on too soon, or ii we want to increase
chances for = long life, DR.. Pierce Of
the Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. ", says
that you should drink plenty OF water
daily between meals to flush the kidneys.
Then procure at your nearest drug store
Anuric. This Anuric drives the uric acid
cnt. Scientific men have learned that in
gout, also rheumatism, poisonous uric
acid crystals are deposited in or about
the joints, in the muscles where in
hammatioa is set up.
Ii we wish to keep our kidneys in the
best condition q diet of milk and vege-
tables, with only little meat once a day, is
the most suitable. Drink plenty OF pure
water, take Anuric three times q day for
q month. An-u-ric is many times more
potent than 1itlia and IS sold by drug
gists for go cents,
Send 10 cents to DR.. Pierce, if you wish
70 obtain a trial package of Anuric.
%SoHALLER, Iowa" For several years
l have been bothered from time to time
with weakness OF the back and hips and
urinary disorder, especially on taking
cold; l tried a trial package Of .Anuric
l bought more Of them and gave them q
fair trial, and found them, in my case,
70 be just what they are claimed to be-.
They are the best | ever used, and I am
very much pleased with them."' JOS. II.
DANDY.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for the liver
ID bowels have been. favorabiy known
r marty IN uaars Asls ynnr 4 ~. rn;s4
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-07

eyes"
"What evidence7"
"Your own words, Monsieur lie
Prefet."
"My own words2 What do you
meant"
II will tell you, Monsieur lie Pre-
fet. You began by saying that
Cosmo Mornington had taken up
medicine and practiced it with
great skill next, you said that he
had given himself an injection
which, carelessly administered, set
up inflammation and caused his
death within a few hours"
Yes"
We'll, Monsieur lie Prefet, /
maintain that a man who prac-
tees medicine with great skill and
who is accustomed to treating sick
people, as Cosmo M%ornington was,
is incapable of giving himself a by
podermic injection without first
taking every necessary antiseptlc
precaution. | have seen Cosmo at
work, and | know how he set about
things
"Well?"
"Well, the doctor just wrote a
certificate as any doctor will when
there is no sort Of clue to arouse
his suspicious"
$50 your opinion is-"
"Maitre Lepertuis," asked Per-
emma, turning TO the solicitor, did
You notice nothing unusual when
you were summoned to Mr.. Morn
ington's death bed9"
No, nothing. Mr.. Mornington
was in a state of coma
Its a strang thing in ITSELF
observed Don Luis, THAT an in
lection, however badly admins
tered, should produce such rapid
results. Were there no signs of
suffering?'
mo or rather, yes L
Yes, [ remember the face showed
Blown patches which I did not see
on the occasion of my first visit
Brown patches? That confirms
my supposition! -Cosmo Morning
ton was poisoned"
but how?" exclaimed the IRE
feet.
by some substance introduced
into one of the pitfalls of glycero-
phosphate, Or into the syringe
which the sick man employed"
But the doctor?" M. Desma-
hons objected.
"Maitre Lepertuis,' Perenna
continued, "dia you call the doe
tors attention to those brown
patches?"
"Yes, but he attached no i'm
portance to them"
"Was it his ordinary medical
adviser?"
mo, his ordinary medical ad.
wiser, Doctor Pnjol, who happens
to be a friend Of mine and who had
recommended me to him as a solici-
tor, vas i'll. The doctor whom |
saw at his death bed must have
been a local practitioner
81 have his name and address
said the project of police,
who had turned up the certificate.
Doctor Bellavoine. IA Rue d'As-
Have YOU a medical directory,
Monsieur lie Prefet?"
nj. Desmalions opened a direc-
tory and turned over the pages.
Presently he declared:
There is no Doctor Bella
volne; and there lis no doctor liv.
at IA Rue d'Astorg."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-07
Obviously.

Come on. said the first flea. us he
hopped from 1he brown bears forelcg
como osei' aud Join me at a shor,
game of golf.a
Golf exclaimed the second flea
hastily taking a bite oGhynea; "where
~ the realm or Barnum are we going
TO plny golf?s
Why, said The first flea. "over ON
the lynx az course. Jack a. Lantern.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-07

Show the pessimist a silver lining
and he will tell you 1t is tn, cloud
d%arkening the silver.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-07

DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet
for . laxative, three fora cathartic. Ad
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-07

The e~ffeiDInate young man and the
mannish young woman are both to Be
nluea aNn censored.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-07

But Are These Legal Tenders?
Buy your food with thought a y
q Hoover bulletin.
Pay your taxes with a smile,' runA
a revenue slogan.-Boston Transcript.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-07

As long as 4 man is of a forginvinA
disposition woinan doesn't care
whether he PAYS his debts or not.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-07

Piles Cured In to Il Dare
Druguilts refund noneyi n PAzO OINTMENT fsiA
70 cure Itching, Blind, Hlecding or Protrpding Pilse
ttfSt application gives relief. t0c.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-07

Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for the liver
ID bowels have been. favorabiy known
r nearly 30 years. Ask your druggist.
The sun., 1918-11-10
llj9jl8
nuTNAM
PUBLICATIONS
Luxembourg
and Its N eighbors
Ruth Putnam
Author Of -Alsece Gn9 Lorraine,
"IYiilio,n Tie Silent" etc.
Sc. . LLlu,.. 5 Maps. S2O.

The pathetic story of a land
without a country, whose fate
through the centuries has been
decided by reasons alien to her
interests bit of border ter
ritory marked by so many
C.amatic vicisSitudes.
This volume forms a record
of the political fortunes of the
present Grand Duchy from the
French Revolution to the eve
of the great war. There is also
a preliminary sketch of events
from the years 963 to 1889.
The sun., 1918-11-10

selections full OF eoloratura. There are
many Spaniards, as well as Chinese
coolies and other foreigners, employed in
camp on construction work. After
while the Spanish carpenters were good
enough to quit singing opera Ernie
opened up a conversation with French
couple, refugees from Paris and its air
raids, by rolling a cigarette for Monsieur.
Monsieur was grateful, but he felt bound
to lament the small, tawnishness of the
village. "C'est pas bon lei. C'est triste,
trop petite" Besides, be said, IT costs
more to eat and live in the village than in
Paris.
Curfew at $3.50.
Suddenly at $3.50 a military policeman
enters the cafe and invites all the soldiers
to 60 home to their hunks. The soldiers
go and they 60 without walking ~Igzag,"
as Madame calls it, when a mans foot
steps fail to adhere to The chalk line.
In fact one seldom sees an intoxicated
man here and one never hears about
tavern brawl. have seen sitting at big
table in a cafe no less a conglomeration
than Spaniard, with villainous black
scarf flung over his shoulder; a Niger
doughboy, an old Frenehman reading the
news of La Deraiere Hesse, an Italian
laborer peeling bologna with huge knife
and dividing his time between that and
loaf of bread and his bottle of wine, a
Chinese eoohe, Greek, Moroccan, a
corporal from Nashville, Tenn, and a pri-
vate from Hoboken, U. S. A. Over their
cups they evolved cosmopolitan language
which apparently answered all the de-
mands of conversational intercourse. And
the party didn't break up in fight either.
There is much drinking, but little drunk
enness. Chiefly, believe, because the
drinking is of light wines and beer, and
its duration is spread over a long and
leisurely period Of talking and resting of
the elbows on the oilcloth table tops. In
the good old days back in the Estates"
half dozen college freshmen or dele
gates to the annual convention Of the
knights Of the Something or Other
couldn't sit at table tenth as long with
The sun., 1918-11-10

Copyrisat, 1918. Al ,iShts rSse5rsd.
FRANCE.
DEAR BILL: Let me try to tell You
~ something about life back here, in
. hospital centre far back Of the lines.
An integral part of life as far back
Of the lines as this is the villages. The
nearest village to camp Is typical, /
imagine, Of hundreds Of other Old World
towns in France: tranquil little places in
the daytime, but lively with Americans IN
the early evening.
There is a Main street that twists
through the white stone houses Ike o
coriZscrev. It's name, pleasantly enough,
Is La Grande Rue. Down it stroll the
convalescent doughboy, happy-go-lucky
gypies who wander everywhere, taking
life and the red wine as it comes. Every
soldier is forbidden to enter the village
until after 6 p. IL, for during the day
there IS supposed to be more than enough
work in camp to keep everybody busy
until supper. I was lucky enough to be
here before the wounded began to arrive
in camp and before the time limit was
fixed upon entering the village. Thus it
was that Enic and Dick, the comrades
whom I have told you about, and 1 made
an afternoon journey into st. Parize.
That isn't all of its name, and, besides,
you won't find it on the map, for ifs too
small to be recorded there.
Pumps and Sabots.
Passing a score of one-storied, red
rooted houses, set in pretty gardens, we
discovered La Grande Rue widening into
a square full of charm and so picturesque
that it looked like painted stage set. This
plaza is the principal square Of the VII
lage, and the only one. At one side is the
Poste; on wall at another side is sign
warning all beggars to take themselves of
somewhere else; and on the third side is
the Cafe du Commerce. Every town has
q Cafe du Commerce. But-eHery town
The sun., 1918-11-10

oui eu)ping bottoms Up half dozen tines
and singing "Sweet Adeline7 and ehal.
longing everybody to combat and slipping
under the table unannouneed.
Surmise..
And yet I wonder if the reason one gees
so few persons intoxicated is that the
streets are so winding and crooked that
they seem to be walking sedatefy home
when all the time they're only staggering
with the streets. This ought to be inves-
tigated, ] suppose, in serious way.
Well, Bill, that's enough description FOR
one night of part of what I've seen over
here in the s. o. S. {meaning Service Of
Supplies in differentiation from the Zone
Of Advanced, Cor Pm getting sleepy and
must HE myself to the barracks and 80
to bed. 1 hope to tell you next time some
thing about my work. I'm now in the
adjutant's Office Of the camp headquarters,
and it's the most interesting work I've had
70 do so far. work with the evaeuating
officer in shipping off trainloads of SOL
diers as soon as they're ready to leave
the hospital for the front again or wher>
ever it is they should go. "CHICK."
The sun., 1918-11-10
Eminent victorianS
Lyttoil Straef1ey
So. Portraits. $3.50.

An amazingly clever and
pointed study, historical and
biographical, of the lives of
Cardinal Manning, Florence
Nightingale, General Gordon,
and DR.. Arnold.
"a brilliant and extraor-
dinariH witty book. Mr..
Strachey's method Of present.
ing his characters is both mas
terly and subtle. His purpose
is to penetrate into the most
hidden depths Of his sitters'
characters. There is something
ain ost uncanny in the authors
detachment. The London
Times.
ALL BOOKSELLERS
G. p. Putnanf's Sons
New Ysfk Lsnden
The sun., 1918-11-10

A few weeks after the publication Of
an illustrated edition of Oscar Wilde's 4
House Of Pomegrdnates, Moffat, Yard &
Co., received 4 letter from a clipping
bureau addressed to Mr.. Wilde in their
care and beginning beautifully: "Your
most recent book is attracting considerable
attention, and as you are no doubt anxious
to receive and read as many Of the reviews
as possible, alloy Us" &c.
The principal background of Mary z.
Walters new novel, Out Of the Silence,
is the part Of Canada over the Dakota
border where the Cree Indians live. Miss
Waller fami6arized herself with this Man
itoba country for seven years and longer,
but the story did not shape itself in her
mind until some OF the Crees were re-
i.orted fighting in the Canadian army in
rance.
The sun., 1918-11-10
Why We Went to War
By CHRISTIAN GAUSS,

author OF Tho Emperor Shown
Starting Fundamental between
American thought gives history beginning
the evidence writings
Muhon and novk etc. and to N those developments In
the course participation appen-
d of the World War necessary
plc understanding OF it
net
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-11
AIR RECORDS SET
AND SOON BROKEN
AT YANKEE CAMPS

Dallas. Texas.-New achievements
IN endurance and altitude tests at
the Texas aviation camps have
been recorded frequently this
spring Some OF the latest are re-
ported from Ellington field al Hous-
ton. whore on a single day new
camps records for both heights and
endurance were set An army
flyer, whose name s. withheld by
order Of the executive authorities
NJ the post. climbed 10 10000 feet,
only q little less than four miles in
the air On the same day a civil
ian demonstrator for an eastern
motor company remained n the air
with a passenger for 9 hours and
f3 minutes and descended only
when HIS last drop os gasoline had
been consumed
The type OF the machine used IN
The test for altitude was withheld
hv the Ellington field authorities.
The result. they said. WIS gratifv-
ng. and one Of great valne iu DEM
Snstrating the utility Of certain in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-11
HOLD ELECTION
AT NEXT MEET
Officers for Churchman's Fedora
ton to Be Named On Tues
day Night In Rock Island.

The annual meeting of the
Churchman'S Federation, which
was postponed from last week on
account of the Gypsy Smith meet
ing at Augustana college, will be
held on next Tuesday evening in
the Sunday school annex of the
First Methodist church.
The supper will be served at the
usual hour-7:15-an a large at
tendance of members is antici-
pated. Reservations must be in the
hands of Secretary H. F. Hinkley
not later than p. M. Monday, in
order that places may be provided
for those attending.
Besides the election of officers, it
is expected that much important
business bearing upon the future
activities of the federation will be
transacted. An interesting pro
gram is being prepared under the
direction of w. F. Bacon, Rock Is
land Boy Scout executive, who will
give a demonstration of Boy Scout
work with the assistance of sell
lected representative of the var
iOus troops in the city. The offic-
ers OF the federation are particular
ly anxious for large attendance
on this occasion in order that the
men of the city's church may &C
quire a better knowledge of the
meaning and purpose of the Boy
Scout movement.
THE federation is closing the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-11
AMERICAN WOMEN
PAID TRIBUTE BY
FRENCH MOTHERS

Philadelphia. Pa, May IA
tribute from the mothers of France
to mothers of the United States
especially those whose sons are
fighting alongside the French and
British armies overseas and with
the allied naval forces-has been
received from Madame Joffre, wife
of the famous commander, and Ma
dame Poincare. wife of the presi-
dent of France.
Our hearts are with yours,
American motheD, in this day set
apart to consecrate mOtherly love
and this sweet name of mother
says Madame Joffre's letter which
also assures the mothers of this
country that our maternal hearts
beat in unison with yours, notwith-
standing the distance"
The letter from Madame Poincare
says:
AT the moment when the United
States, true to their very touching
custom, are about to celebrate
mothers day allow me to say, in
the name of the three societies OF
the French Red Cross, how earn
eStly We wish to share in this dem
onstratipn of gratitude toward the
valiant mothers who have reared
the children of noble America and
how deeply our sentiments are in
unison with theirs on this holy
occasion. From the very beginning
of the war American mothers with
tender care, sent US their children's
TOYS to serve for our own. Then
they themselves came among US
and enlisted, and now they see their
husbands. brothers and sons cross
the ocean to France in order to fight
under the star spangled banner. In
spite of distance, French women
will henceforth feel that they are
near to American women. For botn
are closely united in the same
duties and the same patriotic as
DiratiOns"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-11
MEMORIAL FOR
FRED SHAFFNER
Service at Spencer Church Honor.
ing First Rock Island Man to
Die in Action.

A memorial service in honor of
the late Fred Charles Shaffner, the
first Rock Island boy to die in ac-
ton in France, will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 2:3O at Spencer
Memorial Methodist church of
which congregation he was a mem
Der. The services will consist Of
hymns, scripture reading, prayers,
anthems by the choir and a sketch
of the young mans life, sermon
by the pastor, Rev. d. S. Andrew
artha and a feature will be taps
given by the bugler from Company
{, Tenth infantry, stationed at Rock
Island arsenal. A squad of eight
men, also from the arsenal, will at
tend the services with Corporal Ste
phen Emery in charge. The hymn
Lead Kindly Light" and the bene-
diction will complete the program.
The services will be attended in a
body by various organizations to
which Mr.. Shaffner belonged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-11
RED CROSS WITH AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE HAS TEN FARMS TO SUPPLY
FRESH LINE OF VEGETABLES FOR ILL


The department of military af-
fairs of the American Red Cross in
France has made a report by ca
blegram to national headquarters
of its work during March in which
it tells of having 10 farms under
cultivation. The report follows:
Fourteen rolling canteens sup
piled about four hundred thousand
hot drinks to French soldiers. Sew
en- canteens on French lines of
communication supplied $4,000
meals. Metropolitan canteens sup
piled food and drinks to $4,000
men. Four rest stations on the
American lines OF communication
supplied food and hot drinks to
American soldiers who were on the
way to their respective camps from
the different ports of entry, Three
emergency canteens are now sup
plying food and hot drinks to
American soldiers who are on leave
as they go to and from the district
that the United States government
has selected in southern France for
them to rest in.
We have started a canteen SER
vice at the American front that
will consist of 80 canteens situated
about three miles from the Ameri-
can front. Each canteen will be
in charge of three men, who viii
supply hot drinks to the soldiers
in the trenches. They will also
distribute as needed to the soldiers
the following: Sewing kits, match
es, canes for the wounded, ban
dages, cigarets and tobacco, iodine,
whale oil for frosted feet, pencils,
playing cards, paper and envel-
opes, and safety pins.
No charge will be made for the
drinks or any of these articles.
Hospital supply service supplied
1,466 hospitals with 1891 cases
weighing 192.636 pounds.
Military supply service distrib-
uted to American soldiers $500
pairs of socks, $50 sweaters. 1900
pairs of gloves, 1900 comfort kits,
145 mufflers.
Shipped from bureau of dona-
tions to hospitals for United States
soldiers the following: 384 bath
robes, 1908 shirts, 1926 handker-
chiefs, 4,516 conyalescent gowns,
15,342 pajamas, 1886 pairs of slip
pers, 1916 pairs of socks.
Two hundred and seventy-six
cases leach case containing 864
packages) of tobacco and cigarets
were distributed to the American
soldiers (more would have been
distributed but we did not have it, .
Bureau of farms now has &c
farms under its charge varying in
size from to 100 acres. Most or
these have been seeded and by the
latter part of May the hospitals to
which these farms are attached will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-11
TO START DRIVE
IN ROCK ISLAND
Augustana Lutheran Brotherhood
to Launch Campaign for
Members in June.

The Augustana chapter will take
an active part in the coming June
campaign for 100000 new mem
bers of Lutheran Brotherhood of
America.
Rev. P. O. Bersell, chairman OF
the membership committee OF the
national organiza ion and one OF
the leaders in the coming drive
for members, outlined the cam
paign before the local chapter last
night at a social meeting Of the
organization held in the old Aug
ustana gymnasium, and the boys
enlisted their services and will re
port to the conference chairman
for duty in their respective fields.
This means that the Augustana
men will be organizing new broth
erhoods in the various churches
and persuading the chapters all
ready formed to fedeTate with the
national organization.
Chairman Bersell spoke in high
terms of the excellent work which
the seminary men did during the
Christmas holidays for the organ
ization and asked them to triple
the quota during the month of
June. In addition he pointed out
that the local chapter by means %
its campaign for members in FeD-
ruary in which it raised its roll
from So to 184 members. and maue
it the largest chapter in the Aug
ustana synod and Undoubtedly in
the entire brotherhood which con-
sists of many synods of the Luth-
Grams in the country.
DR.. Julius Lincoln, jamestown,
n. Y, one of the U~ted States
commission to visit France and
Italy in the interests of the food
administration, made an address
during the meeting. He told the
brotherhood that he did not have
the physical strength to make an
extended utterapce due to a seri
Gus and recent illness from which
he was recuperating, but that at
the first opportunity he would re-
turn to Augustana and give inter
esting information in regard to
conditions as he found them in
France.
The local brotherhood closed
their work for the school year last
evening with an informal smoker.
The meeting was presided over by
O. Z. Clauson, president.
-RlV War Savings StamDS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-11
FOOD SITUATION
BAD IN GERMANY
REPORTS REVEAL

Amsterdam, Correspondence of
the Associated Press A gloomy
view of the food situation in Ger
many was outlined by Dr. Won Bret
terich, the Bavarian minister of the
interior. in a forecast which has
appeared in the Berlin newspapers.
The public was told that mot only
is there no chance of the potato ra-
ton being increased, but we must
think ourselves lucky if it is main
tanned at its present level" The
Bavarian minister said he hoped the
bread ration might not have to be
reduced and that the meat ration
may be kept at its present height,
but there was little confidence in
the tone of this assertion
Special preparations OF cereals,
on which many hopes were based
a few weeks ago were not yet on
the market in any considerable
quantities and the public must
wait for a daily ration of half a
teacupful.
Wholesale complaints of the
quality of food being supplied at
the public kitchens throughout Ger
y
The director of public kitchens. in
reply to these attacks, issued the
following statement:
With the continuance of the
war, the quality of the materials
we receive becomes even poorer,
and the choice more limited. We
are compelled to take what is Of
fered US or go without. Complaints
of defective quality are simply ig-
nored, and if we insist upon re-
ceiving a irregular supply we run
the risk of being entirely cut off.
The fat quota allotted to US grows
ever smaller. The vegetable supply
is now limited to kohlrabi and tur-
nips."
A pessimistic article on the pota-
TO situation by a member of the
Prussian house of deputies says
that the acreage under potatoes has
decreased by one-ffth as compared