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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26

Communities throughout the country
are organizing for community war
garden work for 1918 and thousands
Of inquiries are being made of the
war food garden commission at Wash
ington for suggestions as to how u
proceed.
Wonderful campaigns were con-
Quoted last year by the Backyard and
Vacant Lot Garden association at New
ark n. j.. the Trenton Emergency
rood Garden commission at Trenton
\. j.; the Cleveland, Ohio, Mayors
War Garden committee; the Vacant
Lot association in Philadelphia, and
many others. These stand as fine ex-
amples Of what community effort VIII
do.
In Denver, Colo, a campaign
sn handled by Prof. P. l.. Clarke OF
me berkely school, the Denver Union
water company and the newspapers
which in the opinion OF Charles Lath-
TOP Pack, president of the War Food
sNcA rUUlUliSslOH, ID do uAC 81 20
ample Of combined community effort
Is will be found anywhere in the
country. Two million dollars worth
o. vegetables was raised. The nation
al commission sent its war garder
primers just as it is doing this veal
70 the schools, the newspapers, the IL
o'aries and the individuals needing
them.
IN order to help other cOmmunitiei
snleh are planning wargarden plant
ing and community effort in>food pro
aac..on the War Food Garden commits
sion. which sent its garden primer
/" tne water company, send out 10
aeir instruction and guidance a par
the report OF Professor Clarke a
follows:
sunday March IS, 1917. the Den
'ef Union Water company announces
~st a. its part il the great nationa
ood production and conservation cam
misn. il would give free water TO al
hs Customers In Denver who woui
vnyert a vacant lot into a vegetaDl
sslden: that it would establish ve9
Aoie garden department and that
o arranged with myself to TAX
,Aasse Of its garden work.
iae vegetable garden department
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26
- CHAPTER VI.
In the JuNole.

His first night In the jungle was one
which the son Of Tarzan held longest
in his memory. No savage carnivora
menaced him. There was never sign
of hideous barbarian, or if there were
the boys troubled mind took no cog
nizance of them.
His conscience was harassed by the
thought of his mothers suffering
Self blame plunged him into the depths
of misery.
The killing of the American caused
him little or no remorse. The fellow
had earned his fate. Jacks regret on
this score was due mainly to the effect
which the death Of Conlon Ind had
upon his own plans.
Now he could not return directly to
his parents, as he had planned. Fear
of the primitive bOrderland law, OF
which he had read highly colored, I'M
aginary tales, had thrust him into the
jungle-a fugitive. He dared mot re-
turn to the coast at this point, not
that he was so greatly Influenced
through personal fear as from desire
to shield his father and mother from
further sorrow and from the shame OF
having their honored name dragged
through the sOrdid degradation of Q
murder trial.
With returning day the boys spirits
rose. With the rising sun came new
hope within his breast. He would re-
turn to civilization by another way
None would guess that he had beer
connected with the killing OF the stran'
ger in the little out of the way trading
post upon remote shore.
Crouched close 10 the great ape IL
the crotch of a tree. the boy had shiv-
cred through an almost sleepless night
His light pajamas had been but little
protection from the chill dampness OF
he jungle. and only that side Of him
which was pressed against the warm
hosiy OF his shaggy companion approx
mated comfort. And SO he welcomed
the rising sun with its promise OF
warmth as well as liGht-the blessed
sun, dispeller of physical and menta
! ills.
He shook Akut into wakcfuiness. :
! Come" he said. Il am cold and hun
! cry. We will search for food out there
/ in the sunlight" and he pointed to al
: open plain, dotted with stunted tree:
/ and strewn with jagged rock.
The hoy slid to the ground as hi
! spoke. but the ape first looked care
fully about shifting the morning air
Then, satisfied that no danger lurket
! near. he descended slowly to thu
ground beside the boy.
'Numa and SAILOR, his mate, feas
! upon those who descend first and lOol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26
Organise Your Gardeners
That Showed Two Million Dollar Crop.

of all .sorts of vegetables and fruits
methods. Between five and six thou
sand women attended these meetings,
carrying away the knowledge of what
to do themselves, and the ability to
help their neighbors in the preserva-
ton of garden products, which was
information very badly needed in many
cases
AS the golden autumn approached.
It became apparent that the Denver
garden, after all the discouragements.
disappointment and Individual defeats
had been a remarkable success. Hard
work persistent effort and American
initiative to dare new things had COM
pletely justified and rewarded it. 1t
was estimated that fully $2,0O0.000
worth of vegetables had been grown
and that amount of food added to the
national supply: asmest satisfactory
and gratifying outcome. -
Naturally. with such fine gardens
and such a harvest of excellent vege-
tables many people wanted a chance
to show some of their products. The
SSbonu dhluoi lily SdiuC CAulDll lOi
children, held under the auspices OF
the Denver Mothers congress, fur
nished such an opportunity.
During the month of September a
number of the schools held local gar.
den exhibits. Children were invited
to bring their best vegetables and
flowers and arrange them for display
in halls. class rooms or neighborins
buildings Most of these exhibit.
| showed an excellence of garden prod
ucts that surprised all visitors.
| 1T is well 10 say that the last sea
son, with all of its success, can b.
regarded as only the beginning of {
great movement. People haye learned
many facts about planting, cultivation
combating pests, the folly of too mucl
water. and a thousand other thing.
! that will be valuable and useful il
! the days to come. Let US hope tina
war gardens as such are a thing o
| the past But whether this awful wa
continues or not. the lessons of tn,
last summer should teach US economy
civic virtue and patriotism. The gar
den ought to give US better food, max
us more Independent, and affor,
healthy and remunerative exercise
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26

a giant white man, whose heavy blond
boards almost obliterated their coun-
tenances.
The boys lips formed glad cry Of
salutation as his eyes first discovered
the whites-a cry that was never us-
tered. for almost Immediately he wit
messed that which turned his happi-
ness to anger as he saw that both the
white men were welding heavy whips
brutally upon the naked backs of the
poor devils staggering along beneath
loads that would have overtaxed the
strength and endurance Of strong men
at the beginning Of new day.
Every now and then the rear guard
and the white men cast apprehensive
glances rearward, as though momen-
tarily expecting the naturalization OF
some long expected danger from that
quarter. The boy had paused after
his first sight Of the caravan and now
was following slowly in the wake Of
the sordid. brutal spectacle.
Presently Akut came up with him.
To the beast there was less Of horror
in the sight than to the lad, yet even
the great ape growled beneath his
breath at useless torture being inhict-
ed upon the helpless slaves
He looked at the boy. Now that he
had caught up with the creatures OF
his own kind, why was it that he did
not rush forward and greet them? He
put the question to his companion.
"They are fiends," muttered the boy.
II would not travel with such as they,
! for If l did / should set upon them
and kill them the first time they beat
their people as they are beating them
now. But" he added after a moments
thought, Il can ask them the where
ab0lts Of the nearest port, and then
Akut, we can leave them"
The ape made no reply, and the boy
swung to the ground and started at q
brisk walk toward the safari He was
hundred yards away, perhaps, wher
one of the whites caught sight of him
The man gave shout of alarm, in
stantly leveling his rifle upon the DO!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26

of the company organized with my
self in charge, Miss Maud Walter as
clerk and stenographer, and Mrs.
Martha A. Shute and G. F. Wentworth
as visiting gardeners.
I'm all, the water company issued
1921 permits for vacant lot gardens.
This was in addition and entirely sep
arate from the 3,122 paid water IL
censes issued in the usual way. Four
thousand six Hundred and twenty-one
lots are nearly equivalent 10 S32 acres.
which gives some idea of the amount
OF new ground last season devoted to
garden purposes. Besides this, prob
ably two-thirds of the 30, l22 paid wa
ter licenses provided for garden irri-
cation in back yards or elsewhere.
Those who took pains to observe esti-
mated that there were more than tve
thousand dry land gardens in the city
So in all it was estimated by those
hest able to judge that there were
more than 10000 gardens in Denver
last summer This was magnificent
showing. provided an immense addl-
ton to the food supply of Denver, and
therefore Of the state and nation.
"The sudden expansion OF the gar
den industry naturally found the seed
houses unprepared to meet the I'M
usual demands. Several OF the seed
houses sold their regular scent pack
OF of seeds at cent and a half rate
! when ordered through the schools II
the wholesale lots.
THE surprise OF the season ana tht
most gratifying garden crop was thu
potato. ..,
mate that with all the new grount
I converted to gardens last season
there were still left 10000 acres II
Denver 10 grow weeds. bread diseas'
and mar the beauty OF the city.
THE water company engaged MIS-
Susanne Thompson, domestic scienc,
ernert of the South Side high school
,o give a series of lectures and dem
onstratjons on the subject OF canning
' driving and other methods OF loo
preservation. ro,u;, 10,
THE Denver Gas e. Electric Llgh
company contributed nall anu cooH
ing equipment for the meetings. MIS-
Thompson gave 81 lectures and dem
oustratiens, showing how to take car
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26

til Germany conauers the world or un-
til the German leaders are unable to
convince the German people that Ger
many is. or can be. victorious?
A. Yes. We could make truce
with Germany which we could call
peace" and it might last for several
years of intense military preparation,
training and invention on both sides.
Great improvement would be made In
liquid fire, poison gases, torpedoes and
airship bombing, and devices for ter
rorization by atrocity. Then the
struggle would be resumed.
@. When can we make real peace?
A. We have this choice, we can
make peace whenever we are ready to
surrender our liberty to the German
leaders whose orders to us, violating
our sovereignty, we are now resisting
or we can make peace when we sure
ly know that the German people will
be glad to keep the peace we offer
them.
@. What sort of peace shall we Of
fer them?
A. A peace which will insure to our
selves, and all other peoples, indepen-
dence of German rule, and freedom
from the fear of German conquest
peace which will insure all nations.
including hte German nation, against
the fear of invasion of rights and
against the desire to make foreign
conquests.
@. When will Germany accept such
a peace?
A. When defeat has taught the Ger
mans that the desire for conquest is
! harmful to Germany.
@. But II they offer to make a peace
that restores everything as it was be-
fore the war, should we not accept 1t?
A. Everything as it was before
/ the war" Tor status quo" by the Ger
man deflnition) was precisely the con-
dition which produced war under the
same German leaders.
| @. Theh what peace terms would be
safe? -
/ A. Only those which compel Ger
many to make all the reparation pos
sible for what she has destroyed, to re-
store everything she has taken and
retains by force, to reduce arma-
ments In common with other nations,
and to respect just international laws
between Germany and other nations.
Q. What will America gain by en-
4 forcing terms SO mild?
! A. A new enlightenment for the
whole world and safety for rosterity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26
By Booth Harrington OF The Vigilan

A. Proving to them that the lead
ers who taught them are wrong.
@. What would prove that?
A. The leaders have made the peo-
pde believe that this war would benefit
Germany. If it fails to benefit Ger
many, the people must conclude that
this war was mistake, and they will
doubt their leaders and the standards
those leaders have taught them. In
other words the people may begin to
think for themselves and take the
government out of the hands of their
hereditary leaders. On the other hand,
if the war ends with material benefit
to Germany, the people will believe
more strongly than ever in those lead
ers and be ready to follow their war
lord into more good wars.
@. Do all Germans accept the stand
ard that evil to others is good if 1t
means material good for Germany?
A. Evidently not, because though
the German leaders deliberately pro-
voked and begin this war in 1914, when
all the world except themselves and
Austria wanted peace, they pretended
as well as they were able that Ger
many had been. attacked OF course
! this helped to make all the Germans
fight harder; and evidently there were
some Germans who would have object
ed to the war if they were not made
to believe that Germany was attacked.
@. Then could not these be reached
and the truth shown to them?
| A. Most of those who were not blind
to the truth saw it from the beginning.
Those among them who spoke out
were imprisoned or escaped to Swift
erland.
@. Does not the suffering Of the
world, caused by this war, affect the
German people?
A. No; they are affected by only
their own suffering. They have been
taught to believe that the world
outside of Germany is corrupt and de-
caying, and that what happens to ii
does not really matter. They have
been taught to believe that increase OF
German power is their gods plan and
desire, and that the malignant jeal-
ousy and money-iust of the non-Cer-
man world should be punished for
seeking to prevent the contamination
of that divine plan. The leaders al
lude to this plan partly in order tc
incite the simpler folk under them
as 1.-The existence of the Fatherland,
or the natural right of nation tt
attain it's just development"
@. And the German people will keel
their leaders in power until 1t Is cleai
that the war is disadvantageous Il
Germany?
A. Yes.
O. But if Germany were alread,
losing the war, would not the Leaders
represent it to the people as win
ming?
A. Yes, the leaders must do SO o.
risk losing their power over the PEG
J pie.
, @. Will the leaders ever voluRtaril
! surrender that power!
: A. No.
), @. Do'not the German leaders CLAIM
. that they have now won peace wit
: victory?
A. Yes, but they have neither. s.
y @. Then the war will go on either I'm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26
By Edgar Rice Burroughs

and firing. The bullet struck just In
front Of its mark. scattering turf and
fallen leaves against the lads legs. A
second inter the other white and the
black soldiers Of the rear guard were
firing Historically at him.
Jack leaped behind a tree. unht.
Days Of panic ridden flight through
the Jungle had filled Carl Jensen and
Sven Malbihn with jangling nerves and
their native boys with unreasonable
terror. Every new note from behind
sounded to their frightened ears the
coming Of the sheik and his blood
thirsty followers.
Jack was disheartened and sod. He
had not entirely recovered from the
depressing effect Of the unfriendly re-
ception he had received at the hands
of the blacks, and now he had found
an even more hostile one accorded
him by men of his own color.
1.-THE lesser beasts nee from me In
terror" he murmured half to himself:
the greater beasts are ready to tear
me to pieces at sight. Black men would
kill me with their spears or arrows.
And now white men. my own kind,
have fred upon and driven me away.
Are all the creatures Of the world
nv enemies? Has the son Of TarzaD
no friend other than Akut7"N
The old ape drew closer to the boy.
"There are the great apes" he said.
"They only will be the friends Of
Akut's friend. Only the great apes
will welcome the son Of Tarzan. You
have seen that men want nothing Ct
you. Let us 60 now and continue our
search for the great apes-our peo-
ple."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26

was dream picture induced by her
own desire for the earesses she never
received.
Suddenly there arose sounds Of al
tercation beyond the village gates.
Meriem listened. With the curiosity of
childhood she would have liked to run
down there and learn what 1t was that
caused the men to talk so loudly. 9th
ers of the villagers were already troop
ing in the direction Of the noise.
But Meriem did not dare. The sheik
would be there. doubtless, and IL he
saw her it would be but another op-
p0rtunity to abuse her, so Meriem lay
still and listened.
Presently she heard the crowd NOV
ing up the street towdrd the sheik' 8
tent. Cautiously she stuck her head
around the edge of the tent. She could
not resist the temptation, for the same
uess Of the village life was monotonous
and she craved diversion.
What she saw was two strangers
white men. They were alone, but as
they approached she learned from the
talk Of the natives that surrounded
them that they possessed consider
able following that was camped out
side the village.
They were. coming to palaver with
the shelk.
The old Arab met them at the en-
trance to his tent. His eyes narrowed
wickedIy when they had appraised the
newcomers. They stopped before him,
exchanging greetings. They had come
TO trade for ivory, they said.
The sheik grunted. He had no ivory
Meriem gasped. She knew that in a
nearby hut the great tusks were piled
almost to the roof. She poked her head
farther forward TO get better view OF
the strangers. How white their skins
How yellow their great boards!
! Suddenly one of them turned his
dodge back out of sight. for she feared
all men, but he saw her. Meriem saw
the look of almost shocked surprise
that crossed his face. The sheik saw
it too and guessed the cause of it.
Il have no ivory" he repeated. az
! do not wish to trade. Go away. Gt
now!"
He stepped from his tent and almos
pushed the strangers about in th'
direction Of the gates. They demurred
and then the sheik threatened. l
would have been suicide 10 have dis
obeyed, so the two men turned ant
left the village making their way I'm
medately 10 their own camp.
The sheik returned TO his tent. blu
he did not enter it. Instead he walked
10 the side where little Meriem la
i close 10 the goatskin wall, very fright
ened. The sheik stopped and clutche
her by the arm. Viciously he jerke
her to her feet dragged her to the en-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26
Continued
GASOLINE on SHIP FIREDi

An Atlantic Port, Jan. ga ship.
ment of gasoline in metal contain
ers on the deck of q large British pas
senger and freight steam caught hre
here early today from an unexplained
cause resulting in slight damage to
the ship. 4n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26

Both the White Men Were WELDING
Heavy Whips Brutality.
caravan and the white men ne nad
been so anxious to overtake.
Stumbling along the tangled trail Of
those ahead a dozen heavily laden
blacks who. from fatigue or sickness,
had dropped behind were being prod
ded by the black soldiers of the rear
guard, Kicked when they fell and then
roughly jerked to their feet and hus-
tied onward. On either side walked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-26

Of meeting again creatures Of ms own
kind.
The boy was in the lead, excitement
and anticipation carrying him ahead
of his companion. And it was the boy
who first saw the rear guard of the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-04-26
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES

Owing to difficulties IN transporta-
ton from India. Great Britain Is suf-
fering from shortage of cottonseed, and
oil cake for dafy cows is steadily
rising in price.
The large sugar estate owned and
managed for some years at Calamha
by the Dominican friars has been pur-
chased for 100000 for Japanese SUI
gar capitalists. This is the largest
project yet undertaken in the island by
Japanese business men.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-04-26
oFFlcsAL NOTICE.
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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-04-26
FIret colonial General AospItaI.

II was on February 3. 1851, that the
first general hospital was chartered in
the colonies the Pennsylvania state
hospital in Philadelphia. Joshua Cros
hy was the irst president OF the In
Stiiution, and Benjamin Franklin. who
had been prominent in urging the es-
Establishment Of an Institution for the
e',re Of the sick, was the first clerk. Il
was in this hospital in 1863 that Thorn.
as Bond gave the FIRST clinical instruc-
ticn ln America.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-04-26
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
No.IcE % eoNrRAcroRs.


Scaled proposals viii be received by the
Ba,mt Of Public WORKS Ia and for the City
81 Mlpwatosa. until 80 O'Clock r. NJ. Tues
DIV. May 7th 1918 at ts4e Office Of the City
clerk f1i furnishing material and labor for
isving Water Main 70 various streets as
fssiawaG
WASHINGTON STREET From second
Avenue to wAifd Avenue
800 lneal feet of 6-ineh cast iron wa
ter main.
1 gate and gate box.
GRAND AVENUE From Fifty-third
Street to the Eaatcfy Ctg Limits.
f343 lneal feet Of 6-iaeh east iron
2 gates and gate boxes.
hydranta
WATKINS AVENUE
GIL lneal feet Of 6-inch cast iron
water main,
! gate ana gate box.
/ hydrant.
THOMAS AVENUE
e55 lineal fest OF s-inch cast iron
I gate and gate box.
2 MIGRANTS
GOVERNMENT AVENUE
64a Ineai feet Of 6-inch cast iron
/ gate and gate box.
2 hydrants,
ETFTY-SECDND STREET
6f5 Hneal feet Of 6-ineh cast iron
water man
l gate and gate box.
Tho shove quantities are approximate only.
Bids raast specify cost per foot Of pipe laid
including AL hydrants, gates boxes. etc.
Payment for the work win be by special
Improvement certificates for the private prop
elf9 which will be assessed for the cost Of a
s 'nnh water main and cash by the City OF
Wauwat0sa
Proposals must be accompanied by certi-
6esi check Cor ten (i0l per cent OF the total
bill. payable to the City Clerk Wauwatosa.
Misconsin. and conditioned that the bidder
wilt. ia case his proposal IS accepted enter
into CONTRACT foe the performance Of the
work IN said proposal specified.
Bidders must make examination OF the
w9tk and submit bids is accordance with de
tailed plans and specifications on file in the
oilicesi of the City Clerk aud the City Engineer.
bidders are TO submit separate bid for
each street.
the right to reject any and all bids is re
served to The City of Wa0watoss
Dated Wtuwatosa, Wisconsin, April 10th,
1915
The Board oe Public Works
By A. v. BRIGHAM,
lew Secretary.