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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

for the wind steadily increased in
force. blowing very gale.
Isn't this Just great" shouted Tom.
as they sped swiftly forward.
But how are we going to get
back?" asked Albert a short while
later.
Neither had thought OF this. II
was rare sport to slide down the lake
with the help of sail and a high
wind, but to return In the same way
was obviously out of the question. The
mariners methods Of sailing against
the wind would have been beyond
their ken even IL their little iceIboat
had the necessary appliances. To have
to walk six or eight miles ON the ice
dragging their sled-boat against such
a wind was not an inviting prospect
well, We'll start back soon" said
Tom. sobered but still loath to rtve
up such fine sport.
And then, all within few moment.
double misfortune overlook them.
Under the great pressure Of a sudden
increase in the violence Of the gale
the mast groaned and snapped in two
near its lower end. Then the sled.
still carried forward by its momentum
ran into lumberman's log held fast
in the ice. turned half over and snil,ed
out its passengers.
Tom picked himself I'D nfmh,v
enough. but Albert, in attemntinv ~
do likewise. slipped and twisted his
ankle. He limped few steps. then
collapsed upon the ice, groanine with
pain. 1t was soon evident that he
would walk no more that day and
perhaps not even for a week.
Thus ended the splendid sport the,,
great experiment had brought them
Tom faced his duty as cheerfull,
as he could. He helped Albert to a
reclining position on the sled, covered
him with the sail. and began thu
heavy task Of pulling toward hom.
against the fierce. cold wind. Their,
was nothing else to be done, for the,
were upon the loneliest section of tn,
lake and there was no help within
reach.
After half an hour Of this laboret
tramping night fell. and then to Tom!
other cares was added the fear of 60
ing astray in the darkness. His or
dinarily hopeful spirit had almost de
serted him when at last he heard 1
horse neigh and dim1y saw a sleigh
sliding over the ice not far away.
Toms shouts were promptly an
swered. The driver Of the sleigh
proved to be a neighbor who livet
on the same side of the lake. abov'
the Marlowe farm. and he was glat
to rescue the "shipwrecked" boys
Room for both was found in tn
sleigh. and they rode comfortabl,
homeward, their "ice-boat" trailing b.
rope behind them.
1T was simply great-if we did hav
smash-up," Tom declared repeated
", both that night and during severa
succeeding days, but Albert did nc
quite fully and heartily agree until hi
sprained ankle no longer troubled hin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
.** A REAL BO-PEEP ~

the meantime, as Is natural for sheep
to do, they wandered of to q neigh
boring field. Now this very field into
which they strayed was owned by an
enemy Of Bo-Peep's master and the
shepherd there cruelty cut OF each
one Of the sleeps tails.
Refreshed from her nap, Bo-Peep
awoke and missed her flock. She went
in search Of them and soon spied them
coming toward her. Rejoiced she went
to meet them when TO her horror she
saw they were minus their tails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
A Pair of Silts for Nothing

are done. The end Of the cans are
the bottoms
You climb up on the cans, hold the
cord good and tight. and walk-at
least you try to-and after a little
practice you get so you don't fall of.
only once every three or four steps,
and pretty soon you can even step
down off the curbing into the gutter
and back.
About this time along comes
Johnnie Jones. Lets try 'em, will
yer Bobby? You know me Bobby!"
To be sure, you will. you even offer
to give him two Of your cans to make
himself a pair; and he tells Tommy
Brown about it and he tells the Smith
twins and they tell the rest of the
bunch, and you will be quite popular
you and your tin can pile. But II II
is going to make you feel badly be
cause there won't be any cans left TO,
YOU to cart to the dump. then you
had best not start making "stilts."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
JIMMY BOB'S WEEKEND ADVENTURE

Yes. SIR" replied Father Cotton
tot, respectfully. Goodbye, Bunny
Bob. and be good"
Well. soon Bunny Bob found him
self following his Uncle down through
the dark, secret passage, and when
they came out at the other end, there
was the most luxurious rabbit apart
ments he had ever seen.
Say" said Bunny Bob. this Is
grand"
do not begin your remarks with
say" replied his Uncle very stif1ly.
why not?" asked Bunny Bob.
Because it is not DONE" answered
Uncle Bob.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

Now you know that every shepherd
girl has q sweetheart, and Bo-Peep
was no exception to this rule. She
told him her troubles and he saw to 1t
that the enemy gave her 40 sound
and whole sheep for her manned ones.
The story soon spread across the
country. and some poet wrote the
thing in the popular way 1t has come
down to US. In those days fashion,
able ladies sung the words to the
music of the spinet. and even now
somewhat corrected, we sing them to
the piano. Here is the poem:
Little Bo-Peep
Lost her sheep
And didn't know where to find them:
Let them alone.
And they will come home,
Dragging their tails behind them.
So little Bo-Peep
A watch did keep,
Nor troubled herself to find them;
And they all came back,
But alas, and alack!.
They had left their tails behind them!
Then she sighed and wept,
And at last she slept,
And dreamt that she heard them a.
bleating;
But when she awoke
She found>it joke
For again they were affecting.
| Then her true love took
His staff and crook
And travelled abroad to find them;
And she saw them soon
By the light of the moon,
Dragging their tails behind them!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

did not move an inch except when
they thrust their nail-pointed sticks
into the ice and pushed hard. BY la
boring energetically in this way they
were able to slide rather slowly along
their chosen course. Albert advised
giving it up as bad job. but Tom re-
fused 10 confess failure.
All we've got to do" he insisted
still confident, lis to wait for a big
wind. If We can get a big wind that's
right, We'll 60 down the lake in a
hurry"
AS they were returning home at the
noon meal hour. Albert's thoughts re-
Verted to the subject uppermost in
the minds Of half the people of the
world--the great war.
i wish the Atlantic ocean would
freeze Cvcs." he said, land catch all
tho German submarines under the
ice"
HUH" jeered Tom. What good
would that do? England would starye
sure enough IL all her ships were
frozen up and couldn't get out OF
port"
At last, one afternoon, a wind both
big" and right" was provided.
Gee! It's blowing great guns as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

IT had no idea things would turn
out like this" said the old rabbit.
hastily. I'm panied and shocked.
However, / think you'd better 90 now.
Tell your mother I'm very sorry"
He then pushed and showed the lit.
tie, frightened creature into the Sc
cret passage, for Bunny Bob was al
most frozen with terror. Once in the
passage though, he made tracks for
home. Through the little door he
slammed and OF as fast as he could
fee.
why, look!" cried Mother Cotton
tot, as she was just about to give one
OF her Dummies another helping Of
dried cabbage hash. isn't that our
Bunny Bob coming over the hill"
Up jumped the family heller skel-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

should be well seasoned piece so It
will not warp. Round both the front
and back edges and cut the two back
corners, allowing the ends to project
as shown in the end view. This lay
ing out and fitting will have to be
done very carefully to make good
job.
After the cover has been fitted, 10.
cate and bore holes for one-inch mum.
Der seven round head screws.
Next get out piece "" x ~"
9A" and round one corner, making
the quarter round which is nailed to
the back. covering the crack between
the cover and back.
Bore hole any size desired, or
fasten screw eyes to the back, for
hanging.
If oak or southern pine is used.
several coats of shellac rubbed with
fine sandpaper will produce a good
finish.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

his sixteen little brothers and sisters
tobogganing down Arbutus Hill in the
moonlight. Uncle Bob soon went to
sleep and snored loudly.
Next morning several rabbits came
to call-all very fashionable creatures,
pets Of different children in the neigh
borhood. Soon man in overalls
came and threw in handfuls of de-
licious food. Bunny Bob dashed into
the bed room and crouched down in
dark corner covering with fright,
until he thought the man had gone
away.
II wish I was home" thought the
little fellow. II think I'm going to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

ter to meet their brother in the Lane.
Oh. SO and so and so on! painted
Bunny Bob. trying to tell the whole
story in one breath.
And" said Bunny Bob, sitting
down at the pine stump table. Uncle
Bob went to bed with the chickens
like pte-faced chipmunk-"
Bunny Bob!" cried his mother. re-
provingiy.
well. he did," said Bunny Bob.
And he can keep his lettuce salad
and carrot pudding and parsnip pie.
Why. his apartments are 50 small and
stuffy. with wire all round them shut
ting out the air. felt as IL I were
in trap"
Now. Bunny Bob" said his father,
ut isn't nice to make remarks about
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

teen of them. counting the father and
mother), were in a great state OF ex-
element. No wonder for a rich re-
lation OF theirS-an Uncle Bob. who
was the pet rabbit of a very wealthy
family-had invited his namesake,
Bunny Bob Cottontot to spend week
end with him.
will you bring US little smidgen
of some goodies?" asked Bunny Bob's
sixteen little brothers and sisters.
TIL see," said Bunny Bob, feeling
very important.
"Therell be good things to eat that
you never saw before. l expect" said
Mother Cottontot, but be careful and
don't eat too much"
Bunny Bob was SO excited he could
hardly wait to be combed and brushed
and he would have gone right en-
without having his whiskers curled,
if his mother hadn't been there to at
tend to them. His father was ready
to escort him, to be sure that he got
there safely.
kiss me quick!"
BE good, Bunny dear"
Goodbye! Good-bye!"
Such cries and EXPLANATIONS fol-
lowed Bunny Bob down Fern Lane
as he hoped along beside his father.
and he turned and waved his paw in
a superior way. for wasn't he going
to visit rich, fashionable party?
At the big wall Father Cottontot
knocked by humping with his long
foot on the ground. and a little door
opened and out came Uncle Bob.
us this Robert?" he asked. for his
eyesight was not very good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

well. The little piece of quarter
round keeps dust from sitting between
the cover and back of the box.
For the back piece plane up a piece
NIX SIS" < 1914" and lay out the
design with a pencil compass accord
ing to the dimensions given on the
drawing.
A coping saw and sandpaper are
very satisfactory for working the back
and ends to line.
The ends can very conveniently be
planed up in one piece which would
be 4" < 6v 14". Make the bot
tom y" Z sH" Z 10h" and the
front Is" < as" Z 10h"
Nail the front to the ends and the
bottom to the ends. front and back.
It will be necessary to plane a bevel
on the top edge Of the front piece SO
the top will At tight. This should be
done after it Is nailed in place.
The top is NJ 7h"x 1913" and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

TT MAY BE interesting to know
that the -four box shown in the
drawing is one Of the models
y made by the boys in the manual
training course in Sweden, which was
one Of the first countries to teach man
ual training in their schools.
They join the corners with dovetail
Joints but as this is very difficult, it Is
shown here with the simple butt joint.
1t is a very useful kitchen article
and when made Of hardwood and
given several coats Of shellac on the
outside, along with the match and
salt boxes it adds to the appearance OF
the kitchen equipment
This small box is not intended to
hold all the -four one might keep on
hand, but Just small amount to be
handy for occasions when only few
spoonfuls are necessary. as for thick
ening gravy. etc.
The box is also sanitary II made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
\ OW-A-DAYS people eat 80 many
\ kinds of canned goods, that
when mother says, Nov Bobby,


kinds of canned goods, that
when mother says. Nov Bobby.
y Il get your express wagon and take
these cans down to the Dump" it
means a good many trips. and quite
bit out of Saturday morning. before
you can say, There, mother is there
anything else for me to do?"
When was little we used to use
up all our old cans making "stilts."
Not the long wooden affairs you prob
ably know by that name, but we used
to have just lots Of fun. both in max
ing and wearing ours.
You take two cans of the same size
and shape, and with a nail and a
hammer Cor a cobbIe stone), pound
two holes in the unopened end OF each
can. Then you thread a piece of
Irvine in one hole and out of the other
measure SO that the cord will be Just
long enough to hold in your hands
when you stand on the cans, then tie
the ends together and your "stilts'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

your host. Not grateful or kind"
"All right. Dad" said Bunny Bob.
for he knew his father was right.
But There's no place like home"
As for Uncle Bob. they never saw
him again. for the gardener saw
Bunny Bob fee through the secret
passage. so he promptly closed it up
with cement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

Then the old rabbit went into his
bed room and motioned Bunny Bob
to follow. A fine room 1t was. but
Bunny Bob said nothing because he
could not think Of any remark not
beginning with Say"
Well. the night passed peacefully.
although Uncle Bob went to bed while
the moon was shining and made
Bunny Bob go to bed too. although
the poor. little fellow had said:
Say. Uncle Bob, we never 60 to
bed this early at home."
you are wild, woods folk" said
Uncle Bob. you must learn civilized
ways"
1t was a long time before Bunny
Bob went TO sleep and he thought Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

have a fit!''
He was to have a worse scare Tor
when he poked his nose out OF the
door, the man said: There! SO
loudly that Bunny Bob nearly jumped
out Of his fur Jacket. II thought
saw a little stranger in there" said
the man. Then he put up his hands
to his mouth like a trumpet and
shouted in a voice Of thunder: law.
Jim. Come on and help me catch
wild rabbit that's here in the cage
with Mary's rabbit. It would go well
with our Sunday dinner! Ha. ha:
Fried rabbit"
Bunny Bob nearly died Of fright.
but his Uncle came busting into the
room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

TT WAS WINTER and on the snow
in the woods could be seen little
tracks of little feet. marking
J where bunny person or a squir-
rel party had been skipping.
The Cottontots (there were nine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

HE NURSERY R6 ME- OK IICll0
Bo-Peep has long been . favor
lite with children. but few of
- them know that Bo-Peep was a
really. truly girl and the story Of her
poor little sheep coming home with
out their tails only too real.
It happened in this way. A girl
whom we will call Bo-Peep had charge
Of a flock of 40 sheep, and while she
was tending them one day she grew
very tired and fell soundly to sleep
under a shady hawthorn bush. In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02
.uzz1ecorner
WORD TRANSFORMATIONS.

WORD TRANSPORTATION
! am a word of SIX letters meaning
current OF water, transpose me l am
the head Of an establishment. behead
me l am flower. transpose me l am
ITO gaze fixedly at" behead Inc l am a
weed, transpose ne i am TO rend. cur
tailed l am a beverage. transposed
am to appease hunger. behead me
once more l am a proposition. custail
me am the beginning OF all.
THREE LETTER SQUARES.
l. mere taste. Anger. To write.
z. An Enemy. A number. A fish.
3. A woven fabric. An animal. To
plead.
4. A color. An edged tool. A
snare.
ANSWERS
WORD TRANSFORMATIONS - /.
stream. 3 Muster. g. AStcr. 4.
"tdre. 5. T0re. 6. TeGr. 7. Tea. s.
Eat. 9. At. 10. A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

Thus They SKINNED Safely Mile OF Their Course.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-02

>OM MARLOWE had read some
where that there we're. or were
to be. such things as ice-boats-
sled-like affairs fitted with sails
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

Japanese ministers this afternoon had
an audience with President Hsu
Shih- Chang and presented him with
memorandum expressing grave con-
Germ of the associated governments IN
witnessing the continued civil strife
in China anG their wish to encour-
age the efforts of both sides for
reconciliation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
STRIFE IN CHINA GIVES
CONCERN TO POWERS

PEKING, Monday. December (by
the Associated Press).-The Amerf-
can. British. French. Italian and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
5000. OC0 Fire in Shipyard.

BALTIMORE, December Fire of
the Spedden Shipbuilding Company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

NoLEN, Frank H.. Right. Tenn.
OZBURN, Harry R.. Kane. Ill.
PAINTER, George L., Loundrum. 8. Q.
PELLAND. Victor p. Putnam, Conn.
PETERSON, Hugh R., Crow, Tex.
RENTZ, Edward, Lima, Ohio.
RAY, Albert. Scottsdale. Arix.
RIEDLE, Albert c., Chicago, Ill.
RODER, Henry c.. Anamoza. N. D.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-20
SECRETARY OF WAR ON TR|PALONG
 THE FRONT

WITH THE AMERICANS IN FRANCE, March 20. - A German shell burst within 10 feet of Sccrp- tary of War takers automobile this morning while the secrc, ,aly was rec tuning hom the front trenches. The car and the occupants were not dam aged ty the flying Gcbis caused by the bursting of the shell
 Secretary Baker spent an hour and half in the front trenches under or..sl enemy fire. lie also visited tao advanced listening posts, craw.ing a'ong on his hands and knees at scv- erai places where the route was cX- posed to fire. The Secretary also salkcd with the officers and the men all along the line.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-20
ANGEL RAGE HAS HOLIDAY WHILE
 VOLUNTEERS GO
Six.y-One Volunteers fO: Service in France Given Great Scnd-Of This Morning Whcn They Co ..
 to Station to Entrain
CITIZENS FORM A BIG PARADE

ANCHHRAGE, March 20. - (Spe- rial to the GatewayD - Sixty one volunteers who enlisted with the eX- emption board here left this morning for Fort McDOwell, Cal. These re cruits bring Anchorage's quota m the military service to lO3.
 This morning q parade with hon. dreds in line consisting of the regular soldiers stationed here, Home Qua; Is, Alaska Pioneers, members of frater- nal organizations and school children, escorted the squads of the volunteers from the office of the exemption boarC to the railroad station where the re- cruits entrained for Seward.
 No business houses in Anchorage opened today until after the depart ne of the volunteers.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-20
SAW-TOOTHED BAYONET WAS
 USED BY HUNS

SAN FRANCISCO, March 20. -- A Saw-toothed bayonet taken from Ger man soldier who wore the Red Cross insignia upon his arm was one of the several mementoes exhibited by Lieut.. J. l.. Carter, of the Canadian Exped itionary forces when he told of Ger nan atrocities committed in France at big war rally recently held there. Lieut.. Carter spent two years and seven months in the front line trench es at YpreS and the Somme.
 "You should believe all you hear about terrible and unbelievable Ger man atrocities" said the Canadiar army officer, q have seen so many samples of hideous atrocities by the Huns that I know that the worst imaginab'c stories about them can be true"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-20
PATRIOTISM IS
 GIVEN A KNOCK
 BY WISCONSIN
Wisconsin People Seemingly Have Knocked the "Pat" Out of Patriotism as the Result of
 Yesterdays Primaries
PRO-GERMAN MAN NEAR LEAD

MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 20. - The people of this state who had hoped for clarion blast of patriotism from yesterdays state primaries for the United States Senate were plung- cd in gloom today especially as con cerns the Republican nomination. Re prcscrtative Irvine l,enroot, known as the LoyaliSt candidate, at noon today had 6O,5l3 votes, James Thompson, known as the IaFollette candidate, had 6O,1O9 and Victor Berger, Social ist candidate had 33,00O.
 The Lcyalists took for the slogan of their campaign "Americanism' and patriotism has been uppermost. The LaFollette crowd is considered to be the pro-Gelmans and hundreds of sec ret service men suddenly swamed over the state last night and many ar rests are expected to be made for va rious causes.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-20

 NORTH OF CITY
 TO GET PATENTS

Through the work of Delegate Charles A. Sulzer, four of the home steaders north of Seward, may now secure their patents. In the last mail, from Delegate Sulzer, the Gateway received a copy of the following exc cutne order, modification of Alaskan withd awal, No. 1, which was signed by President Woodrow Wilson:
 Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, Alaskan withdrawal No. 1 of December fifth, nineteen hundred and eleven 2S amend ed by Executive Order, dated August ;wcnty-fourth, nineteen hundred ant twelve, is hereoy modified so as to per init the following homestead entries to be patented if all else be found re- gular.
 Seward Base and Meridian.
 Juneau serial O2766 of George J. Laughlin. for Sia SWA Sec. 1, NWA and Ni2 SWA Sec. 12, T, N., k. l w.;
 Juneau serial O1771of Alfred F. Johnston for lots 2, 3, 1 and N4s NWA See. A, T. N., R. w.;
 Juneau serial O2756 of John Nash for lot 1, Sec. 1, T. S., R. 1 w., SW "a, Sla NWA and NEh NWh, Sec. S6 T. N, k. w.;
 Juneau serial O2SS9 of Joseph s. Hoffman for lets 4, ,, and El$ NEA Sec. 1, T. &, R. w., and SEA SEA Sec. 36, T. N., R. l w.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-20
ALLEGED SPY ON STEAMER R
 GAVE SIGNALS

ATT ANTIC PORT, March 20. - In connection with the case of Edward Otis, 29 years old, Russian, and for merly quartermaster on a United States transport, who is charged with a violation of the espionage act, anc held under S25,0C0 bail, details have come out of a perilous overseas voy- age of the American transport in question.
 lt has been learned that the trans ! ort was riddled with Hun shrapncl. [. bears evidence of an actual clash with German submarine.
 Otis is alleged to have tamperec with the mechanism which contr)''d the transports course. It is also charged than he ran up the American Flag upside down, and reported a false reading Of the ships log
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-20
ALASKAN RAILROAD
 ASKS HIGHER RATES

WASHINGTON, March 20. - The Pacific & Arctic Railway and Naviga- ton company today asked the inter- state commerce commission for per mission to make increases ranging from 50 cents to SS.25 per ton in class rates on mining machinery, fuel oil and ore, and increases ranging from S1 to $4.30 per thousand feet on lum Der between Seattle, Tacoma, Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria and San Francisco and points in Alaska, Brit ish Columbia and Yukon territory.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-20
PEN .,ilNG WILL GET
 SUPPLIES IN SPAIN

WASHINGTON, March 20. - Gen. eral Pershing will get 100000 blank cts, vast numbers of mules and other equipment for his army from Spain under the new arrangement just com pleted between the Madrid and Wash ington governments the United States agreeing to supply Spain with petrol cum and cotton. The American re- presentatives also were able to help France in establishing credit in Spain for war supplies.