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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04
Heart, 9pHO1mo
71,91OpODTOn1cC y
" Z MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: / am the
oldest girl in the family and / have
always had to work harder than
any OF the rest and have not been
treated as well az the other girls.
/ have given the money / earn to
my mother and sle has given
me what | absolutely needed for
clothes. She would never give me
enough to dress well My sister
has gone to work now and she does
not have to give her money to my
mother. She buys pretty clothes
and spends it any way she wants to.
/ am not allowed to entertain my
boy friends in the parlor when my
sister wants to entertain hers. / am
of age and don't you think ] ought
to leave home and have my money
TO myself? UNHAPPY GIRL.
Do not leave home, but insist
upon keeping your pay and giving
your mother a reasonable amount
for board. If you left home you
would have to put up with as much,
and probably more, that is disa-
greeable. 1t is certainly not right
that your sister should keep all
her money and that you should
have none except that which IN TO
turned by your mother.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Is it all
right for q stenographer to accept
candy from fer employer 1 am
working for married man who is
very good to me and when l work
overtime or do anything extra he
always brings me candy the next
day Do you think this is proper?
M. H. F.
It is all right for a stenographer
to accept candy from her employer
if it is given in the right spirit If
you are sure that your employer is
not learning to care for you in a
way he shouldn't, there is no reason
why you should not accept the
candy which is given as reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04
German KuItur.

Certain Germans have Drated much of German
"kutur," and have boosted Of imposing this 'kutur"
on.the world by force Of arms What is this Ger
man 'kultur?' Ambassador Gerard defines it thus:
"A certain efficiency of government obtained by
keeping the majority Of the people out of all voice
in governmental affairs, certain low cost of
featured products, or of carrying charges in the
shipping trades made possible Try enslaving the
worknen. vino toll long hours for small wages; a
certain superiority in chemical production because
trained chemists, willing to work at one semi
mechanical task can be hired for less than Fifth
Avenuesbutler is paid il America and certain pre-
eminence in military affairs reached by subJecting
the mass of the people to the brutal boorish non
commissioned officers and the CALLING yoke of
r1iIitaristic system"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04

her friends. The convic. you take
ne for met rae some distance from
here. and at the point of q pistol
forced me to change clothes with
him. / fell into a pit amid the
storm, and / remeube little since.
I am Willis ThorHe. and the son Of
Senator Thorne Of Rushvilie"
Why, hes the millionaire manu-
facturer's som" exclaimed Jabez,
sneaking from the house.
We will inform your relatives
that YOU are here, and safe" sug-
gested Aleck
Yes. but. I don't think I had
better be moved until l feel strong
and well again do you -
Dorothy flushed pink at the ex-
preston in those questioning eyes.
grateful and tender at the same
time. Alcck retired with 4 chuckle.
II wasn't wrong" ne told himself
sleesomely. 4 never was in love
in my life. but those TWO well,
may they be happy all their lives. %
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04
Pasteurized versus Pure MIX.

4 - LcuEtECU feEbUB IuEe MILK
Every good housewife knows
that clean. fresh. properly prepar-
ed fruit requires no chemical pre-
servatives in order to keep well
when canned. If the fruit or other
material to be preserved is not in
perfectly fresh condition more or
les chemical embalming is neces-
sary to prevent rapid spelling Nat
urally, therefore, a careful house
wife prefers canned goods without
preservatives.
MIX in a perfectly fresh condi-
ton is practically an ideal germ
free food, provided the cows are
tubeFcHlin tested (to make sure
they have no .tuberculosis1 and free
from other fdisea seS. II the milk is
MIXED only by clean persons who
are not insill health, and not car
riers" of any disease germs, and
kept cold up to the time of deliy-
cry, and delivered only in sealed
bottles or other containers, it prob
ably will remain pure and whole
somesand4 safe to feed a baby.
Pure, fresh cows milk (milk
from a herd, preferably, when
properly modified" that is, diluted
with water and fortified with. su-
gar of milk to render it more near
ly identical with human milk. IS
the best infant food to substitute
for natures own infant food.
You may take Indifferent milk,
milk handled by uncleanly persons
and not kept cold on the way to the
consumer or perhaps not even de-
Hvered in closed bottles. and heat
it up to 145 degrees Fahrenheit and
keep it at that temperatures min
utes, and thereby destroy practi-
caIly any disease-p- producing germs
which may have entered the milk.
That is pasteurized milk Pasteur-
ization is required when the health
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04

The tower armories viii make you tired OF the sub
ject And the metal eye protectors worn today
q safeguard against shrapnel development Of
the pierced vizOr.
Liquid fire IS a-plaything compared with the old
Greek fire" potential naval weapon in use for
centuries, the secret Of which is lost, unhappy
happily you please TO regard IT.
or It is untrue to say that literally every
invention has its opposite number" IN an
tiquity, but still. Yaak soldier heard to
remark at the tower, "Grandads grandad was wise
to a mighty lot"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04
Gern7anVS Enemies.

Germany having fatty rejected Spain's proposal
for confiscation German informed ships replace
torpedoed Spanish vessels has brought to pass a
deadlock the diplomatic relations the two gov
ernments
Spain.h IT is stated, fully made up her mind
to the course of action she intends pursue and
there nowsseeus little doubt but that Germany viii
have another enemy contend with. Germany has
the appalling record of having 81 nations now at
with her
This is the list and dates of the declarations of
war:
Russia, Aug. 1, 1914.
France Aug. g. 1914.
Belgium Aug. g. 1914
Great Britain, Aug. 4, 1914
Serbia, Aug 6, 1914
Montenegro, Aug. 9, 1914
Japan, Aug %, 1914
Portugal, March 9, 1916.
Italy, Aug. %, 1916.
Rumania, Aug. IS, 1916.
United States, April G. 1917.
Cuba, April 7, 1917.
Panama April 10 1917.
Greece, June %, 1917
Siam, July %, 1917.
Liberia Aug. f. 1917.
China, Aug. IA, 1917
Brazil, Oct rs, 1917
Guatemala, April 23 1918.
Hayti, July IS, 1918.
HONDURAS, July %, 1918.
The following countries have broken off dipIo-
matte relations with Germany: Bolivia, Nicaragua
santo Domingo Costa Rica, Peru, Uruguay, Ecuador.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04
4 .llIILSI TIL TAI KLS
BY WIlll=ILl .As, BR ,lA79,g5 nd.

authorities have grave doubts as
to the cleanliness of the milk. Pas
teurization does not appreciably al
ter taste, odor, or digegtibility, but
there is a question whether it dim
inishes the food value Of the milk,
and in my own opinion 1t does I'M
pair or destroy the vitamin content
of the milk-at any rate, pasteur-
lied milk seems much less likely
to prevent ricketts, than fresh pure
milk unheated texcept the warm
ing up - body ternperature-9S to
100 degrees-when il is fed to the
baby.
Pasteurization is an effort 10
atone for filth and unintelligent
handling of the miIk-an effort
which is not a great success. Pas
teuriZed milk is compromise with
unscientific dairying and uncleanly
handling of milk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04
Pies and Cakes.

Pies and Cakes.
Conservation Pie-F'ill deep pie
dish with peeled peaches, not sliced
Cover with sugar, bake partly done,
then cover with pie crust and
brown.
Lemon Pie-SiX eggs. three-quar-
ters pound of sugar, one-haIf pound
of butter, juice and grated peel of
two lemons, one cup of cream Beat
the yOlks and sugar together, stir
the juice and butter together, over
the fire until melted. When a lit
tie cooked mix all, adding the
whites last.
Most Popular Pie-Lne deep pan
with puff paste, put in a thick layer
of thin sliced apples, sugar cur
rants and cinnamon to taste, then
a thin layer of puff paste, apples,
etc. and last a top cover. Bake
lOngeTrthan other pies.
Apple Sauce Cake-One-haIf cup
fat, one cup raisins chopped and
Toured, one and one-half teaspoons
cinnamon, one teaspoon soda, two
cups flour, one cup sugar, one-half
teaspoon nutmeg, one cup unsweet-
ened apples, pinch of salt Cream
the fat and add the sugar. Mix
well. Add raisins and apples, then
the -four which is sifted with the
soda, salt and spices.
Charter Oak Cake-Two and one
half cups -four, two teaspoons bak-
ing powder, One-half teaspoon soda,
One-quarter teaspoon ground cloves,
one-quarter teaspoon ground nut
meg, one teaspoon cinnamon, one
cup dark corn syrup, six table
spoons cornell, four tablespoons
water, One-kaf cup chopped rails
ms. Mix water, syrup and oil Sift
the dry ingredients and stir them
into the wet. Stir until smooth and
add the chopped raisins Pour into
u creased bread pan and bake in a
SLOW oven about fifty minutes.
The Useful -Br0Om-A
cheap, soft whisk-broOm cleans the
bathtub more quickly and satisfac-
tOriIy and with less back strain
than any other brush Whisk-broom
to clean the kitchen sink is also a
help.
Sink Stains-Sinks may be puTi-
fed by pouring down q paiIful o.
boiling water in which three or
four pounds of washing soda have
been dissolved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04
Paying Back With Interest.

Ayiators of the allied forces are uniting in daily
bombing raid on German towns. 1t is very improb-
able that the kaiser thought the time would
come when his enemies would drop more bombs in
a week German soil, than Germany could drop in
England in a year. In two months the British alone
have carried out more raids than Germany made
against them from the beginning of the war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Old Doctors VeYdict.

..an Old Doctor --- told
my. brother sthat '60G" is the only
remedy that will: do me any good.
I had thorough course of anti
syphilitic treatment by my own
doctor as soon as the secondaries
developed q did not know I had
syphilis until them, and I have
been making steady but slow iR~
provement- Please tell ne your
opinion G. P r.
Answer-The Old. Doctor was
evidently labOring under a misap-
prehension, or perhaps bit "sot"
in his views. To my mind, it IS
exceedingly doubtful whether the
made-in-Gernany treatment OF
syphilis is ever preferable to the
ordinary methods of treatment IN
vogue in America long before the
German panacea was feraIded to
the world. You have a good doc
tor. Stick to him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04
I Household T Hints

Menu Hint,
BREAK FAST.
Sliced Peaches Cream
French Toast (Rye) Maple Syrup
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Soup Graham Crackers
Baked Apples Oatmeal Bread
Honey Milk
DINNER
Dried Beef and Gravy
Mashed Potatoes SucCOtash
Brown Bread Butter
Sliced CUcuubers
Apple Sauce (sweetened with syr-
up
TapiOca Pudding
Oatmeal Cookies Coffee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04

My husband believes me and
says that he does not think Tiers
was anything between the roomer
and me, but that / should be- care
full of appearances. The roomer
has given US notice that he will
leave in two weeks. I know that he
would like 10 stay, but is going for
my sake. What can say 70 him
that would convince him IL would
be all right to remain?
PERPLEXED.
II will be best tC let the roomer
go. Although your husband will
try to trust you. scandal has wills
pered in his ear and as long as the
other man is in your home he will
have a secret worry. There Is no
reason why you should not get an
other roomer, however.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: How. often
do you think a high school girl
should receive callers2 Ny daugh-
ter thinks that in order TO live she
must have company every night and
her father and l think that on
school nights she should be in bed
by $3.50. There are three boys who
call her up every night and among
the three she could have company
every night If we would let her.
DOUBTFUL MOTHER.
A high school girl should not
have more than two engagements a
week, except on rare occasions.
Young girls need their rest. II they
do not have it they win fail in their
studies and later look old for their
age and tired when they should
still be fresh and vigorous young
girls.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 7 am a
brunette with q good and rather
fair complexion. Can I wear tur-
quoise blue? ALAYBELLE
I should think You could wear
turquoise very we'll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04

The story is told that Detroit judge after try
ing a.case of domestic disagreement made the .rul
ing that a married man has a right to go down
town two nights each week" The sequel is that
after meeting his own wife shortly afterwards, he
thought it wise to reverse his former ruling
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04

I'VE rely on the churches at home to keep the
people white hot with patriotism and courage until
victory has been won" This was the substance of
a telegram from General Pershing to DR.. Robert
speer Of New York, and was in reply to communi-
cation sent to the general from the war time
mission Of the Protestant churches
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04

When German prisoners arrive at the American
enclosures. the first thing they ask for is some
American canned beef and the second inquiry is for
white bread. An American officer adds "If you
saw those poor haIfstarved fellows attack those de-
sired articles. you would realize that their condition
had without doubt changed for the better"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04
neWspaper

An Ohio soldier was asked the other day why he
did not go in and try for commission. "Nothin
dom on that officer stuff for me, captain the
reply Why captain I'd rather be private with
a French chicken on my knee than colonel with
an American eagle on my shoulder"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04
GIFTS o. THE DEAD.

Ie who IN Sorrow $ tents aPlae
mourning your uea0 Will 4Ii1i''9ii
tears Ito. "a
BetnInh ye "haL d "eaI(Il VI P.ide
AhSy - "oH you i0- ------ .
years.
T y - = - ToS+ +I,o+ va ebo11d
-
ny1ro - M 1cyad onae in the
Who knows? But proud then shall
We stand
That best. most honored boast to
make;
MY lover died for his dear land, =
sake"
ChristLke they died that we might
i've; ,,
Anu oCi llie'- iI'S7 "Ou'd
OIlns -.-...-.,--
win aushL l1aI Al7l- ''1e ill@s tsi' {
10 serve you III your SoIio"lA5'
ANU never p'''" u" "s 9'-"i1 %
Lreau' -,
NO Ioot OF seasuoIe' nv, NJ, or Iga' -
but ye may '.-'HA 1e ue''u' lHy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04
Soups.


Stock Soup - Stock is a name
given to any clear soup made from
fresh meat or leftover materials
in the house. To each shin or leg
Of beef allow four quarts of water
Simmer gently for three hours,
then add y cloves, a chopped car
rot, one onion. a Ieek, a saltspoon-
full of celery seed or a little chop
ped leaves Of celery, a tUrnip; if
you have il, a little thyme Simmer
one hour longer, strain and stand
aside to quickly cool When cool,
skim every particle of fat from the
surface, and the stock viii be a
thick, clear jelly. IL made from
left-oyers it may not be jelly and
will not be clear. This is the foun-
dation Of all soups.
Quick Tomato SOup-PUt one pint
Of stock and pint Of tomatoes over
the fire in a sauce pan. Add, rubbed
together, one tablespoon of butter
and one of -four: stir until boiling,
add d paIatabIe seasoning of salt
and pepper and strain at once into
the soup tuTeen.
Everyday Tomato SOup-Put one
can Of tomatoes. d pint of water, a
slice Of onion, bay leaf and a
blade of mace over the fire in a
sauce pan. Add, when they reach
boiling point, two level tablespoons
Of cornstarch, moistened in a little
cold water, a tablespoon Of salt and
a saltspoOnful Of black pepper. Stir
until it begins to boil, and simmer
gently five minutes. Strain into the
tureen, add a tablespoon of butter
and serve.
Tomato soups are usually served
with tiny squares Of toasted bread
called croUtons.
Brown Soup - Put two table
spoons Of sUet and a chopped onion
in q sauce pan; shake until the
onion is slightly brown. add two
tablespoons Of -four, stir until the
-four is well mixed and add one
quart Of common stock Let this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04

A New York newspaper referred
10 q distinguished visitor as paQai
chambermaid instead OF a papal
chamberlain and the copy reader is
happy that there is no firing squad
for the wielGer OF the blue pencil
Another Park Row Journal had a
copy reader who changed 'papal
BUN" TO "papal error" just as he
explained H. to comply with the
Office rule against slang.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04

II a successful retreat Of about dozen miles
gives German military critics such intense satisfac
ton, what. kind Of expressions will they use when
whatremains of the army reaches Berlin?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04

In the famous Tribuna Of the
Umzi gallery at Florence. a tourist
armed with his guideb0ok, went up
TO the curator Are these your
master pieces ?" he asked 7 Ger
tainIy don't see much in them NY
self" "Sir." said the curator,
these pictures are not on trial; it
IS the visitors who are on trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04

Heads Iowa List - Davenport
heads the Iowa list in the number
of perfect men sent by Iowa local
boards to concentration camps
during the heavy calls of July ana
August, according to report Just
completed for the governor of the
safe. This report shows that the
two local boards have the lowest
percentage of reflections.
Earnings LOst-While on her
way to the bank Wednesday morH-
ing, Mrs. William Golightly, 1905
West Seventh street, lost a roll
Of $40 bills amounting to between
500 and $500, according to a re
port she made to the police. The
money represented the summers
earnings of the Golightiy family,
who have been claiming up the
river. Mrs GulightIy came TO DaV-
export in the morning aud on thL
way to the bank to deposit the
money, she stopped at two depar,-
ment stores.
Gets Large COntract-The Cor
don-Van Tine company announces
the securing of a contract to build
a town for the Wisconsin Stee'
company near Benham, Ky. TINS
company is a subsidiary Of the IN
ternationaI Harvester Compan"
and has large government con
tracts which require a greatly in
creased production of coal. They
own large coal deposits in tn
mountains near Benham, Ky, ana
must have housing facilities to Sc
cure miners.
Breaks Arm-Thrown from her
feet when the car she had just
boarded started suddenly. Mrs.
Sarah Turpin, colored. fell and
broke her right arm in Locust
street car Wednesday night. Tine
accident happened at Eleventh and
Harrison streets, where Mrs. Tur-
pin got on the car.
Arrested Three Times These
are trying days for Deck Coo,
bootlegger extraordinary and con-
fscatOr of foodstuffs. Cook was
arrested a week ago by Unised
States agents for selling booze. lie
was given preliminary hearing
before United States Commissioner
Bush and bound over TO the grand
jury under heavy bonds, which ne
furnished The following day fed
eral agents arrested him for hay
ing in his possession more flour
than the government allowed an
individual to have. He was again
brought before Commissioner Bush
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04

One satisfactory feature of the situation is
that GeTmany's friends to hate her about as
much as her enemies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04

1t is stated that for the past four years Germany
has been busy building ships The question is
asked What viii they carry and in what direction
will they sail?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04
The Day in Davenport

and bound over to the grand jury
under heavy bonds. But Cooks
troubles just cant end. Yesterday
he was arrested by Sheriff Kueal
upon orders of County Attorney
Henry Jebens. This time he IS
held by the state for selling liquor
in the state Of Iowa contrary to
the law
Schultz in CasuaIties-Yester-
days casualty list of Americans
who have died of wounds in
France, carries the name of Hugo
D. Schultz, son of John Schultz.
Peerless hotel. Davenport Inquiry
at the Peerless hotel. Second ana
Perry streets, revealed the InfOr-
nation that the father had stopped
there something like a year ago
while employed in Davenport HG
left a short while later and MS
present whereabouts are unknown
Nothing is known at the hotel OF
the son reported killed. AnOthrc
local boy, Aviator Herman Schultz
of Pleasant Valley. was reported
killed in action several days ago.
There is no relationship between
the two boys.
Dies of Injuries John Sheldon
Losey. who fell from an auto truck
Tuesday and was severely injured,
died at 100 O'Clock yesterday
morning at Mercy hospital. An in
quest was conducted this evening
by Coroner Eberts. Deceased was
born April %, 1916, in Cleveland,
Ohio Surviving are his wife, Mar
ian L. LOsey. a son, Clarence, and
daughter. Mrs. Meyers. as also
three grandchildren and four great
grandchildren
Obituary Rec0rd-Mrs. Catherine
Ohland, an early resident Of Day-
export, passed away Wednesday
evening at II O'Clock, at Mercy hos
pital after a lingering illness. De
ceased was born in SchlesWig HOl-
stein, Germany. June s, 1856, and
came to America in 1885. coming
direct to Davenport. In 1889 she
was united in marriage to Claus
Ohland and for some time they
made their home at 519l2 Brady
street
Marriage Licenses Frank Mus
sib, Davenport, and Hilda l. Maggie,
Davenport; G.. J Dahms. Daven-
port, and Matte Gulch, Davenport
August Geisser. Pleasant Valley
and Lena Kuehl, Pleasant Valley;
Thomas j. Reid, Davenport, AID
Edith McROberts, Davenport, vii
liam Laggesser. Moline, and Ethel
Pierce, Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04

Is there to be a break between the Hun and
the Turk? If so, viii there be any one left on
friendly terms with the people who own allegiance to
the sultan?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-04
.JOTTTNGS FROM
MY NOTEBOOK
THE PUANT0M ESCADRTLLE.
BY RALPH NJ. MORPHETT

THE PUANT0M ESCADKILLE.
When dusk is glocming over Franco
the phantom alrmen fly
A ghostly squadron OF the clouds
that sweep the Flanders sky.
They haunt the fields OF Picardy;
they know the Marue's red flood
The crimson peoples OF the plains
are dyed with tneiF hearts blood.
Like grim gray shades their sound
less planes in battles sagle lined,
Above their comrades trenches
cross; and ere they leave behind
The friends they love, they dip down
low, then swiftly upW ard shoot
To pass the staff that held the flag
"a silent proud salute
Then on they fly beyond the, lines
that hold the hated Huns;
Immune from searchIiShts' deadly
stare and eagle-hungry guns;
And each one fights his fights again,
the conflicts that, he won,
Until the last. when, from the sky
his shattered. piniOns spun
They are the men who died for
France-who from the heaven S
blue
Crashed thunderbolts that even
Jove,s- red, anger never knew
They killed their foe, in turn, were
killed, and died with smiling
breath
Brave youth, who drained the cup
of Life to pledge a toast to Death.
And every allied fighting man who
sees their ghOstly planes
Feels some new strength and cour-
are surging, thrilling through his
veins;
But every German heart Is chilled;
the phantom fiiers drear
Plunge in his heart a blade of steel
"a vague and nameless fear.
These noble souls, these vagrant
spirits, nevermore can rest,
Bat nightly through tho fatal skies
must ever wing their quest;
They may not know the endless
peace Of Deaths sweet dreamless
trance
Until the Hun is driven from the
sacred soil Of France
HARRY VABLEY,
In New York Tribune.