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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20

in the east and west since 1852.
Neither 1916 nor 1871 restored
those frontiers.
Bismarck started our national
rise but he did not complete ii
His discharge impeded the vlctorr-
promising course, as his successo,
gave half of German Africa sense.
lessly without any compensation +.
our new arch-enemy. Englazs
Herewith began the descent Wit
only this world war could arres,
and which I longed for and fore
saw when such thoughts were IN.
popular"
The Berlin Vorwaerts saws tina,
the entire enemy world viii lesrB
OF this confession with great -
isfaction and adds; III Herr va,
3trantz had been paid for his boos
by enemy agents he could not hav.
better worked into the hands m
the enemy countries The booL
says the Vorwaerts, is proof of f5o
criminal activities Of certain mar
German circles which now openlv
boast that they had longed for tbis
war as their greatest happiness .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20

hood: the period between and 6
is often the time when such de-
fects make their first appearance.
Child Care" has been prepared in
the hope that it would enable moth
ers to understand and recognize
symptoms which indicate the need
of special care, and also to give
mothers the better understanding of
the simple laws OF hygiene through
which 1t may be possible to prevent
the developments of such defects at
all. II will be especially useful to
thousands of mothers who have
learned by the weighing and meas
uring test of defects and weak
nesses in their children which need
particular attention.
Child Care" deals with children
from to 6 years old aDd is the
third issue in the series which be-
gan with Prenatal Care" and In
FAINT Care" 1t contains simple
rules of health and hygiene, includ-
ing carefully compiled directions
about proper food, suitable cloth
ing, suggestions for play and exer-
else, for discipline aud training. 1t
gives simple menus for young chill
dreh. A list of books on child care
and training Is added.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
BELGTANS FOUND
WAR UNIVERSITY

The BeIgians have actually
founded a university at the FROM
according to the Belgian Official In.
formation service. And the new
seat of learning has nearly two
hundred students.
The Untsersity IS equipped with
heat, electric light and chairs. Tho
courses include rhetoric, poetry
modern languages and courses FOR
degrees in philosophy and lltera-
ture.
1T is easy to imagine now hard
It was TO find competent profes-
sors," says the report on this latest
effort to restore old conditions 10
the pillaged country. "A soldier
who is eligible for a course and
anxious TO follow it is detached and
sent to live at unit maintained az
Y itself. The university has
received the greatest encourage
ment from NJ Poullet, the Belgian
minister of arts and sciences. and
especially from Lieutenant Cen
eral Blebuyck."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
TELLS PROCESS OF TRAINING DOCTOR
FOR MEDICAL SERVICE EITHER HERE OK
WITH FORCES NOW ON BATTLEFRONT

go into head surgery, 10 per cent
into Roentgenology, IS per cent into
general surgery. another 10 per
cent into cardiovascular practice.
and so on. The proportion of men
assigned to any given branch is
determined by the need for special
lists in that line.
OF course, it has not been possible
to train in this fashion all or the
physicians in the medical corps.
The need was so pressing that many
had to be taken directly out OF civil
life and given a uniform. 1t is the
purpose of the surgeon general
staff to do this as little as possible
in the future, so that the officers
in the medical corps may all nave
a knowledge of military technique.
The first United States soldier to
be killed in the war and the first to
be injured were both in the med
ical corps. This fact must have
impressed the American people
with the seriousness of the risks
which are taken by army doctors.
Before we entered the war the
bravery and sacrifice of medical
officers at the front had PROBABLY
been too little appreciated. AS a
matter of fact, the officers and en-
listed men in the medical corps are
the only soldiers who go into NO
Mans land with no defense what
ever. The tireless work on the
battle field of the stretcher bear
ers, all of whom are in the medical
corps, is full of danger.
No profession has volunteered
it's services to the country more
generously than the medical pro-
fession. About twenty-fourth thou
sand physicians, or nearly one
fourth of the eligible physicians OF
the country, have expressed their
Willingness to resign practice and
go to war. Some have already re
ceived their training and have gone
to France. Some are waiting to be
called, and about two thousand are
now in the camps receiving the
special instruction that will mt
them for a military life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20

Ten Rock Island physicians thus
far have entered the military.
Just how the doctors are trained
for service in the army is explained
in a bulletin issued by the commit
tee on public information as fol-
lows:
When a physician receives word
that his offer to join the army has
been accepted, he is ordered to re-
port for duty at one of the two
training camps where army surg
ioal schools are located. One is at
Fort Riley, Kan, and the other is
at Fort Oglethorpe, Tenn. The doc
tors live in barracks at these
camps, just like any soldier in the
national army. The complete course
of training which they undergo lasts
three months.
The first month is given over to
teaching them the simple rules and
routine of military discipline. They
learn to drill and to command COM
panies of men, and they study the
organization of the army and the
functions of its different parts.
During the second month they oc-
cupy themselves with the special
duties of medical officers. They
are taught how a field hospital is
run, how hospitals are managed be-
hind the lines, and the new condi-
lions and problems which confront
an army on the European battle
fronts. During the third month
they concentrate upon some special
branch of medical work. Some are
specialists in X-ray photography,
some in bead surgery, and others in
the various other departments of
medicine and surgery.
About half of the graduates of
these camps are sent away for serv-
ice in the front lines. The men
picked for this are the younger men
and those who are more robust and
able to withstand the necessary
hardships. The rest go into the
different hospitals and institutions
behind the lines. About 10 per cent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
ASKS NAMES OF
CLASS ONE men
Exemption Board Officials Notified
to Forward Record OF All
Ready for Service.
EXPECT NEW QUOTA NUMBER
Believe Information Wanted to AS
certain Number City Must Fur
nish in August.

A telegram was received this
morning by the local exemption
board from Adtutant General F. s.
Dickson of Springfield, asking that
a complete list of all men in class
one under the jurisdiction OF this
board be mailed to his office as soon
as possible.
1t is desired that the report in
clude all men in both classes of
June, 1917, and 1918. Names of men
who have been finally placed in
class one and who have been ply
sically examined are desired. The
examinations of men of the class OF
June, 1918, will start Monday of
next week
Need Data.
1t is considered probable that the
report requested is wanted for the
purpose of making the allotments
under the new method of procuring
draft men according to the number
of men in class one. Previous al
lotmehts have been made according
to population. The new regulation
went into effect June /, but data
necessary for the Inauguration of
this method is just now being com
piled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
CAMP GRANT men
HOME WEEK ENDS
Milwaukee Agent Explains Plan
Whereby Local Soldiers May
Visit Homes.
PROVIDE SPECIAL TRAIN
Boys On Burroughs May Spend
Sunday Here Return To-day
Governed by Epidemic.

p. L. Hinrichs, commercial agent
of the c., M. & St. p. railway COM
pany with Offices in Davenport, APP
peared at the Office of b. ID. Con-
nelly of the local exemption boaru
this morning for the purpose of
explaining the action taken by the
company with reference to the run
ming of a special train to bring
home Camp Grant soldiers for
week end stays in the county.
Mr.. Hinrichs, together with NJ. H.
McEwen, general agent, have work
ed out a schedule that will be con-
tinued as long as enough local men
remain at the camp to make the
project feasible.
The first special arrives here to-
day. 1t leaves Camp Grant at l
this afternoon and reaches Rock
Island at $50 this evening The
train will leave Rock Island for the
return trip to Camp Grant at Sun
day evening and will arrive at
camp at 1890.
Five coaches and a baggage car
will be carried. Persons, other
than soldiers, will be permitted to
board the train to accompany the
soldiers either way If they so de-
sire. The train, however, is prI-
marily for soldiers on furloughs.
and they will be given precedence
in case of too heavy traffic. The
regular fare will be charged, which
will cost the soldier 1858 each way.
Mayor MMtin Carlson of Moline
has been largely instrumental in
making arrangements giving the
troops a chance to spend Sunday al
home.
There is one matter that might
temporarily upset the well laid
plans. A special telegram to The
Argus today states that state health
officers have been sent to Moline
TO investigate the typhoid fever
situation in that city. and also TO
Dubuque to investigate the infan,
tile paralysis epidemic there
Statement was also made that
army camps and cantonments have
been notified to use extreme caution
in allowing furloughs to men to
return to these cities. At a late
hour today no information was OBJ
tafDable as to whether or not Mo-
line boys at Camp Grant would be
allowed to come on the special this
evening. but it is thought that
Rock Island soldiers will be allow
ed to return.
Mayor Carlson of Moline stated
today that he had not been adj
vised on the situation and was
wholly at loss as to just what
procedure could be taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
ASKS DIVORCE ON
DISCRETION CLAIM

Bill for divorce was filed by
Frederick Sparkling against Frances
Sparkling before Circuit Clerk
George W Gamble today Deser-
ton are the grounds named in the
suit.
They were married September.
1901, and lived together until Sep
TENDER %, 1913. Three boys, Al
fred, aged Ia years, Oliver aged II,
and Frederick, Jr., aged II. and
one girl Frances Sparkling, aged
Is years, have been in the custody
of the complainant. The bill re
quests that the children be given
the complainant, alleging that the
defendant is unfit to properly care
70, them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
A REVENGE WAR
SAYS A GERMAN
kurd Won Strantz, "A Pan-German
Leader. Writes of BOyhOOd
Warnings in Book.

New York. July 20.-The present
war is war OF revenge long de
sired by the pagG-Germans, writes
kurd Won Strantz, a pan-German
leader in a book entitled Our Ma
tional War Coal published in Ger
many
German newspapers received
here quote the author as saving:
In my bOyhood days the Ger
man war of retaliation. as We
must name this world war more
correctly, was the dream of my
life, the realization of which !
have never despaired of, although
/ did doubt that | would live to see
it in view of the unfortunate peace
followed by the ost-Bismarckian
administration
But / have lived to enjoy that
happiness. BY sword and letter [
have fought for this war of re
venge which finally is to restore
our old national and political from
tiers whteh we had gradually lost
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
LEGAL CHARGES
IN FEW CASES
ARE JUSTIFIED
Investigation Shows That Fees
Asked For Draft Work We're
Reasonable.
ARE URGED TO ASK REFUND
Lawyers Refusing to Give Back
Money viii BE Dealt With by
Proper Authorities.

Investigation into the alleged
taking OF money by local lawyers
Ior aid in filling out missionaries
and performing other legal work
necessary for registraats, has es-
fabI.shed the fact that in certain o!
the cases cited, the fee was justf-
fled. In others it has not been.
II was ascertained that legal ad-
visors in question were put TO ad-
dltfonal trouble in performing ser
vices asked OF them. Some were
called to the office upon short no
tice and at inconyenient hours. and
in light of these discoveries legal
fees were justified
However. several attorneys were
found to have charged fees with
ou- reasonable cause. All thost
who have paid charges for legal
work in connection with entering
military service via draft. are urg-
ed to call upon the lawyer who
asked the fee. and demand their
money back. If il is not refunded
a report should be made 10 COun-
" Judge Nels A Larson, who stat.
ed this morning that further action
would be taken by the proper au-
thorities relative 10 such cases.
Matter For Bar Association.
This appears to be matter I'M
der the jurisdiction of the Rock Is
land County Bar association, mas
much as the association at regu
lar meeting decided to paLriotically
meet the request OF the govern
ment which asked that all legal
work in connection with military
branches be performed free o
charge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
Form Association.

Justices of the peace and police
magistrates of Rock Island coun-
ty met in Moline last evening and
organized the Rock Island Jus
tees of the Peace and Police Mag
istrates association.
The organization heretofore had
been temporary only. Harry Best
of East Moline. was chosen presl.
dent. William Carstens, vice presi-
dent and Clarence Schroeder OF
Rock Island, secretary-trea surer.
Frank Gustafson, Moline police
magistrate, has not affiliated with
the organization. Every other po-
lice magistrate and every Justice
in this county, according TO one
member of the association, has
Joined the organization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
REAL BALL FOR
TRI-CITY FANS
Rock Island Arsenal Tenn to Meet
Camp Grant Organization Here
on Aug. 10 and II.

Baseball fans of the tri-cities are
to be offered real baseball Aug. 10
and II.
Big league players, now mem
bers of a ball team at Camp Grant,
Rockford, ILL.,, will comprise team
which will meet an all-star organ
ization from Rock Island arsenal
led by Dan O'Leary, former star
ball player.
The present plans are to hold a
two-game SERIES Douglas park,
formerly the Three-Eye, will be the
scene of the contests. Among those
on the Rockford team is Edward
Sweeney, formerly of the New York
Giants
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
VESPER SERVICES
AT LONG VIEW PARK

H. B. Speer of Hanover, Ill, will
speak at both services at the United
Presbyterian church tomorrow. Mr..
Speer has been engaged in Y. NJ.
c. A. work at Camp Cody, Deming,
n. NJ. and is on his way overseas
for the same work.
From 6 to o'clock tomorrow the
Young Peoples society of the
church will conduct a vesper ser
vice at Long View park in which
the young people of the Oak Grove
United Presbyterian church will
unite. Mr.. Speer will also speak
at this time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
Obituary
Mrs. Elizabeth Wood.

Mrs Elizabeth Wood died at $40
this morning at her home, 6l4
Tenth street. after an illness of II
weeks.
The deceased was 50 years of
age. She was born at Johnston,
Pa. in 1868 She came to Rock
Island in 1898, and in the % years
had made a great number OF
friends. She was member of the
Royal Neighbors. Surviving are
four sister. Mrs. c. B. Riggs of
Clinton, Iowa; Mrs. Charles Dor
rance of Moline; Mrs. l. Brotman
and Mrs Ernest Moser of this city /;
one brother, Orville Wood. also of
this city; two daughters, Pearl and
Dorothy and one son, Harry, all
at home
The funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon at 2:30 at. the
home, Rev. J. c. Granger, pastor OF
the First Baptist church, officiating.
Burial will be in Chippiannock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
FRANK WARD TALKS
AT RESCUE MISSION

Frank Ward, superintendent of
the Sunshine mission at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, will be the speaker
this evening at the Rescue Mission.
Mr.. Ward will also speak tomor-
row evening. Monday evening DR..
Campbell of Davenport will be the
speaker; Tuesday night G. o. Rog-
ers will be in charge; Wednesday
evening Fred Daniels and Thursday
evening DIR. Renner of Waterloo,
Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
BALL MAGNATES
PLAN TO QUIT ON
RULING OF BAKER

Chicago. July 20.-President Ban
Johnson of the American league
today sent out a call to club owners
for a meeting in Cleveland Monday
noon for the purpose of determin-
ing what action should be taken in
connection with Secretary Bakers
order CHASING baseball as a non
essential.
Cleveland, Ohio, July 20.-Presi-
dent James c. Dunn. of the Cleve-
land American League club today
sent the following message to
Cleveland from Chicago.
We will play a double header
with Philadelphia tomorrow and
viii then crosse the park for bal
ance OF season. 1t is our desire 20
comply promptly with Secretary
Bakers ruling on baseball"
Chicago, July 20.-A message to
all club owners in the American
league, asking them If they were
willing to abide by Secretary Bak-
er's order at once, was sent today
by President Ban Johnson. The
action OF the Cleveland club III
closing tomorrow is the first re-
suit OF the message
Boston. July 20-"My answer is
that I will not give my consent
and it requires unanimous consent
TO close the season." declared
President II. II. Frazee, OF the Bos-
ton American league team today.
when his attention was called 10
Ban JOhnsOn's request 10 abide by
Secretary Bakers order a. once.
Washington, July Manager
Griffith. OF the Washington Ameri-
can league team. said today that
the team would continue the seas
on as long as it had players
enough and as long as there were
other teams playing. The only
Washington players so FAR affect
ed by the work or fight order are
Ainsmith and Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
TELLS MOTHERS
OF CHILD CARE
Bulletin Issued by Department Of
Labor Informs Parents on
Needs of Nation.

Washington. July 20.-Things ev-
cry mother must know If the ma
ton is to meet the health needs of
its children as indicated by the
draft and still further revealed by
the Weighing and measuring test
are made available today by the
children's bureau of the United
States department of labor in its
new bulletin on child care" pre-
pared by Mrs. Max West.
A third of the men examined for
military service in the first draft
were found to have physical defects
which rendered them unfit. Many
of these defects might have been
overcome If they had been recog-
nized and dealt with in early child
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
PERSONAL POINTS

A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
William wilkins, Second street and
Thirteenth avenue, yesterday aft
ernoon.
Private Edward J. Meehan, sta
toned at Camp Grant, is visiting at
the home OF his mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Meehan. 929 Second avenue.
DR.. and Mrs John McGown
Stevenson will leave Monday for
Upper MOntclair, n. J., where they
will spend the next five weeks as
guests of DR.. Hugh Black.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
ON BOARD VESSEL
FOR NINE MONTHS.
ACCIDENTLY MEET

Cumberland. Nd, July 20-Ben-
jamin L. Martin, Jr., of the United
States marine corps, and his
brother, Edward V. Martin, water
tender, both of the Z: S. S. Arkan-
sas, Travelled on the ocean aboard
the same ship for nine months
neither knowing that the other was
aboard.
The boys met recently when they
were leaving the ship at the same
time to go on a furlough.
The brothers had not seen each
for nine years, prior to boarding the
Arkansas-one as marine and one
as a sailor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
Edward Young.

Edward Young, an early settler
of Rock Island, died at 4:30 this
morning from his residence, 316
Forty-fifth street. Rock Island.
following an eight months illness.
He was born Aug. %, 1858, on
Rock Island, where the arsenal is
Situated. On Dec. -, 1905. he and
Mrs. Tillie Plume were united in
marriage at Rock Island He was
employed at the quarry on the is
land until his health failed Sur
yiVing are the widow and five chill
dren by his former wife. who pre-
coded him in death II years ago.
The children are Mrs. Lewis
Matsch of Rock Island, Mrs. Ger
trude May of St Louis, Mrs. Bes-
sic Anderson of Rock Island.
Clyde and Charles Young of Mo-
line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
HAD TO BE TOLD
TO LEAVE PLACE

Women of the Salvation Army.
who had been working in hut To-
Gated exactly up to the firing line, .
had a narrow escape when bomb
tore through the wall of the hut
Although they were literally driven
out of their place Of shelter II re.
quired an order from the American
general in command OF troops near
by to insure their removal from the
place, where there was a contin.
uous rain OF shrapnel.
All the news all the time-Ths
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
EUREKA COMPANY AT
MEMORIAL CHURCH

The Eureka Concert company
will give a musical program at the
Memorial Christian church tomor-
row evening at the time of regular
services. The company is COM
posed of a group of six musicians
representing the best talent from
Eureka college and program of
real merit is promised
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
Funeral of Mrs. Ada Latshaw.

Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Ada Durham-Latshaw of Idaho
Falls, Idaho, formerly of this city.
will be held at the home of her ia
Their, Colonel c. W. Durham, 1890
First avenue, at , o'clock Monday
afternoon. Interment will be in
ChippiannOck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
BANKS SHOW INCREASE.

New York. July 20.-The actual
condition OF clearing house banks
and trust companies for the week
shows that they hold S74 ,4O6, 500
reserves in excess of legal require
mcnts. This is an increase OF $1s,-
144,i $50 from last week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
ATTENTION ARSENAL MACHIN.
TSTS No 81

Special meeting Sunday after
noon at 8 D. m. at Odd Fellows hall,
1920 Fourth avenue, Rock Island
E. /. ASPENGREN. Pres.
C. A. COOK, Recording Sec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
O'IFARY URY DISCHARGED.

New York, July 20.-A jury In the
federal court here today reported
its inability to agree on a verdict
in the trial OF John J. OLeary for
alleged obstruction OF justice and
was discharged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
Y. w. G. A. NOTES

The Y. W. c. A. cottage on Rock
river will be open to all business
girls. The prices are being kept
down SO that all girls may have the
privilege of enjoying the cottage 1t
is equipped with comfortable cots,
open air dining room and sleep
ing porches. The prices decided
upon are: Bed, 10 cents; breakfast
rs cents dinner at night, 35 cents
Lunch will not be served at noon
except on Sundays.
All girls are required to furnish
their own sheets, pillow cases and
toilet articles
Vesper services will be held al
the Watch Tower July Is, the pro-
gram of which has not as yet been
prepared.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20

The Port Byron cottage is prov
ing very popular, a large number
having alraedy been entertained.
The residents of Port Byron are
showing great interest in the vesper
services the programs of which
are all being arranged by the girls
and their chaperone, Mrs H. E. Van
DuZer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20

The finishing touches are being
made upon the tennis court which
is located at Ninth avenue and
Twenty-frst street A fee of 25
cents per month will be charged for
the use of the court.
The o. l. C. club met last night
at the Y. W. c. A rooms. The time
was spent in planning for the Lake
Geneva conference which is to be
held Aug. 8 to 10. The next meet
ing will be a supper at the Watch
Tower Aug. 2. Final arrangements
that time