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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

said nobody could" Then she said,
by way of explanation, and show
ing the better side of her, "Of
course, l have had more time on it,
"Aw, come now, sis. you are
getting TO be just like a girl. OF
course it's a shame that you can't
do it, but then, these things Will
happen"
And so it happened that on the
night of the performance, instead of
being the performer, Shirley was
the audience3 There she sat, poor
little thing, between her brother
and Dick, suffering with her sore
ankle, but wearing a smile at the
thought that the boys were having
a good time. Once or twice Dick
looked down at her. and he thought
he saw tears in her eyes, but Pe
wasn't sure. Poor little thing,
How she must be suffering, Any
body who knew Dick would. on
looking at his face at that moment.
have said that he was deciding
something.
When lie took Shirley home that
evening, Dick had evidently made
up his mind. Shirley" he said,
gently, what made YOU cry to-
nieht2" Shirley's tell-tale face told
the story. Tell me. dear" he urg-
ed. gently. The tone OF Dick S voice
started involuntary tears in Shir-
ley's eyes. and she made as if to
brush them away. when she felt a
pair of strong arms around her. and
heard the gentle voice again. "Shir-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26
EEl LlEs AAIITI TALKS
BY y.L H. AZ. ~! 5R RAD ND.

best dressing to apply to a wound
if one were out of reach Of medical
help and had no emergency outflt,
as, for example, a cash made py
Aarbed wire? II. j. ~
Answer An excellent dressing,
which is much employed in cas-
ualty clearing stations at the 'front.',
is a solution of ordinary hand soap
any soap. About an ounce OF
soap is dissolved in about quart
of boiling water. This, when cool
ed down to moderate warmth, is
applied on thick folds OF gauze'
cheesecloth or muslin, to keep the
wound moist. 1t is comfortable,
antiseptic and may be kept on for
DAYS undisturbed, but must be kept
moistened with the solution.
Alum for Sweating Feet
In reply to numerous inquiries
concerning the relief Of sweating
or odorous feet, the following sug-
gestion of DR.. Valentine M. Reich
ard of Fairplay, Md, will be OF IN
tereSt:
81 desire to add my experience,
which has proved by more than 80
years trial that ordinary powdered
alum is a specific for sweating OF
the feet. For one who has suffered
subjectively or effectively from
perspiring or odorous feet, any de-
cided relief is a great boon. Such
relief does not come from bathing.
1t is not a matter of cleanliness
alone. If the patient will simply
dust the feet with powdered alum,
also busting some of it into stocking
or sock, and will then dust some
more of the powder into the shoe
before putting it on, and will keep
water off the feet, the relief viii be
prompt and most gratifying.
Foods for Diabetes.
viii you please give list of
foods, particularly vegetables,
which contain the least starch or
sugar, for use in the diet of a dia-
bette? MRS. T. +. y.
Answer-The following have COM
paratively small quantities of car
bohydrate - approximately 8 per
cent: Celery, tomatoes, caulif1ower,
sauerkraut, spinach, lettuce, Gu
cumbers, cabbage, radishes, string
beans, asparagus, beet greens,
endive, brussels sprouts, rhubarb.
Among fruits, ripe olives, grape
fruit, lemons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26
The Day In Davenport

County Work at Mercy-After a
stirring debate between two physi-
clans, several times on the verge OF
blows, during which charges of
commercial patriotism" flew thick
and fast and ''frame-up" was init
mated, the board of supervisors
Tuesday voted to take county work
away from Mercy hospital and
award it to Davenport hospital
while DR.. C. E. Glynn is with the
colors."
Steals Liberty Bonds. - Charged
with stealing three 500 Liberty
bonds from the trunk of Miss Rose
Anderson, All West Twelfth street,
c. V. Heisler, an organizer for the
Order of Camels of the World, is
held by the police. He confessed
to the theft after a severe grilling
yesterday morning, and told the pO-
lice he sold the bonds. Heisler
roomed in the same house with Miss
Anderson. Several days ago her
trunk was ransacked while she was
away and suspicion fell upon HE'S
Ter
Thief Given JOb.-His name, so
he says, is James Anderson. He
lives where he finds a flop. He eats
where he can. Torn and bedrag-
gled, Anderson appeared before Ed
Roelck, a Walcott farmer, Tuesday
afternoon. Roelck was in Daven-
port with a load of vegetables. An
derson asked for a job. Although
he didn't really need help, ROelck
gave the tramp a job and promised
him good wages. During the course
of the afternoon Anderson found
to relieve his employer
of wallet containing $S5. The
theft was not discovered until after
had disappeared. Police
picked him up late in the evening,
and yesterday morning the stolen
money was located by Detective
Charles Boettcher Anderson is
being held for investigation.
boarding Flour. - Monday even
ing a man named Cook was arrest
ed by federal agents for having
seven bottles of whisky in his pos
session. He was hailed before Unit
ed States Commissioner A. C. Bush
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26
Household Hints

/ four tablespoons cornstarch, one
tablespoon flour, four tablespoons
cold water, one tablespoon butter,
One-quarter teaspoon salt, one cup
boiling water, one teaspoon lemon,
sugar to taste, three eggs. Pare,
core and cook the apples. Rub
through a coarse sieve. Dissolve
the flour and cOrnstarch in the cold
water. Add the butter and salt to
the boiling water and blend with
the thickening Add the apple
pulp, sugar and lemon and beat
we'll Remove from the fire and
add the beaten yolks. Fold the
whites, beaten stiff. Bake in a shall
low dish until pulled and brown.
Beat eggs with fork after add
ing one-quarter of a teaspoon salt
and a few grains of pepper. Dip
bread in this and fry in butter on
hot griddle. Melt the butter, add
onion sliced, and let simmer until
it is soft and yellow. Dredge with
flour and add milk gradually, and
salt and pepper to taste. Serve on
ion sauce on the toast.
Nodded Fish-One small can or
glass jar Bismarck herring, one
pound can tuna fish, two table
spoons granulated gelatin, one cup
well-seasoned soup stock, lettuce,
one and one-half tablespoons lem
On juice, one-eighth teaspoon pa
prika, one-quarter pound butter,
one-quarter cup of cold water,
mayOnnaise.
Broiled Sardines-Broil under
the gas oven in pan, Turn them
once. Use a half box only. Use
those remaining for next day, for
salad or first course at dinner. Re-
move them from box as soon as
opened and keep them cold
Canning Help.-One of the chief
difficulties encountered in using
the cold pack method of canning is
getting the cans in and out of the
hot water bath Use an ordinary
half busheI market basket and this
is overcome. You can put eight
quart cans into it and they are
easily lifted by the handle in and
out of a wash boiler, where they
are given the bath. To prevent
danger of cans striking each other
put piece of heavy paper or card
board between the cans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

Tuesday noon and released On
bonds. Hardly had he returned to
his home at Fifth and Iowa streets
when there came a portentious rap
upon the door. He opened to find
"a policeman standing outside. For
the second time in "a hours he was
placed under arrest, this time for
having two sacks of -four in his
possession. 1t is understood that
he has an excellent alibi, and it is
expected that the -four boarding
charge will be dropp ID.
Drunk; Is Arrested. Ed Orth
wasn't a tramp, because &c had a
job. But he was drunk because he
had half a pint of raw alcohol. Pa
trolman Rogers picked Orth up late
Tuesday when he stepped of a
Rock Island train, considerably
under the influence. At the station
the bottle of alcohol was found in
his pocket. He was sober enough
70 remember that he bought it in
East Dubuque
Obituary RecOrd.-The infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. a. A. Erdman Of
Davenport died early Tuesday
morning. at Mercy hospital. Ser
vices were held Tuesday afternoon
at the Horrigan undertaking par
lors and interment took place at
Oakdale cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schulschik,
2001 Eddy street, are mourning the
loss of their 5-year-old son, Frank,
whose death occurred early yester-
day morning.
c. f. Harrison, sol Bridge ave
nue.. has been advised of the death
of his sister, Mrs. Sarah Hayden
which occurred at the family home
in CarrolItown, Ky. Mrs. Hayden
was in her 91st year. She had Wis
tied in Davenport on several coca
sions.
Mrs. Sophie Nelson, 1882 West
Second street. passed away at $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning after an
illness Of several months duration.
She was born in Germany. Jan. H.
1852, and was united in marriage
to Andrew Nelson, Feb 10, 1875,
They came to Davenport in 1881
She is survived by the widower, Two
daughters and three sons
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

Pedestrians who have taken advantage of this
favorable weather to do hiking alongithe
try roads, hoping that the embargo using
autos Sundays will remain in operation good
while longer; they give their for this
fact that it has been much safer to walk; the air,
has been impregnated with what they charac-
terize auto perfume; and the appearance of the
country roadside generally more after natures own
plan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

English legislation the liquor traits is more
ingy satisfactory. Drunkenness has been
duced approximately 50 per cent since the be-
gan. Industrial efficiency is so marked throughout
the land, that to the old unrestricted sale
of intoxicants is certain never to be resumed Sa-
looms in England only allowed be open and
sell liquor five hours each day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26
- -
CMoRDS ND
DIS II ID S
coon NEWS.

That's finei" l saw the reader
smile
With honest happiness, the while
He waved the paper in his fist
And pointed to the little list
OF killed and injured for the day.
And whats finer l was moved to
say,
why, see the Casualties-how small
The number of them, after all.
And look you what a kindly fate
Only one killed, from all this
state!"
I answered, as that cause for Joy?
How of the parents of that boy?
Do they rejoice there was but One?"
Yes" said the man. He was my
son,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

The advent of the Chinese republic has resulted
in bringing to pass many changes in the life and
habits of the people; probably none will be far
reaching in its effects than the suppression of the
opium traffic China has for many years tried to
free herself from the terrible drug which began to
be imported in large quantities from British India
nearly a century ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26
Come to Our SomersauItauqua.

tome 10 OUR SOmerSauitauqua
When doctor reaches the depth
of degradation which prompts him
to publish testimonials it is about
time to denote him and give him
some essential occupation. AS it
looks at this writing | shall prob
ably soon experience the first Sc
we're shock have had from a draft,
but before they begin to inflict on
my sensitive soul such disturbing
music as the reveille and sick call,
have here, friends, a little testi-
monial which / assure you came I'M
solicited and duly signed, though
the lady's name must remain her
secret:
Nampa. Idaho, Aug. %, 1918.
Dear Doctor: | have been trying
your advice for liver trouble and
poor circulation, by turning the six
somersaults every night and morn
ing, and it has done me worlds of
good My hands and feet are no
longer cold and clammy, I have no
more dizzy spells, and my complex
ion has cleared wonderfully, where
before it was sallow and oily. An
other thing, l find that my bowels
act normally without the aid of
any physic since l started the SOM
erSaults. l have been doing them
now for nearly two months. On first
blush [ confess L thought your sug-
gestiOns were rather silly, and my
family made fun of the idea. And
the first few efforts proved eXcit-
ing enouSh-indeed, 1 saw whole
consultations of new stars after
each desperate attempt to come up
smiling" as your letter of instruc-
lions prescribes. But now 1 re-
alize that there is a good deal in
the somersault habit, after all, and
my friends, who considered the
thing a bad joke on me, are all
striving to emulate my example.
They admit that it has taken 10
years off my age, and that is not
the eXaggeration of an enthusiast
either, let me assure you, good sir.
Respectfully yours,
Now, then, autointoXicated ladies
and gentlemen, will you go on
fighting food and libeling livers, or
will you join our somersaultauqua?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Soap for Emergency Dressing.
Please tell me what would be the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

This is Gods war, and therefore holy war; and
to cultivate the military spirit at this time to do
the will of Cod said Dr. James NJ Gray at the fall
opening exercises of the evening classes of the
Moody Bible institute, Chicago Civilians, he urged
should cultivate the habit of standing at attention
to sides, when the colors are displayed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

ley little girl. do you care, deal.
He sounded and looked so big
he was such a wonderful example
of the young manhood now lighting
for our mutual Uncle sammy tha1
it would have been quite irhumaa
to refuse his earnest appeal, ana
Shirley was quite human.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26
An Historic DaV.

Saturday. September Is is likely be a very
nemorabledate 1t will mark the inauguration of the
campaign the fourth and greatest of the Liberty
0ans. Ii is also likely 10 be the day when the al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26
H0art, gpHOm0
: !, 11lDTODIQIncC

finger and was lost IN the dark. al
though we searched everywhere for
it.
Isn't it his place to buy me an
other ring since he was 20 blanc
for my losing it, He says nothing
about getting one. Should I taii
him that it is mis- place?
FANNIE K.
You should not have been "fooI-
ing" with the ring. It was lust AZ
much your fault as the boys that
the ring was lost. 1t is not his
place to replace IL
Dear Mrs Thompson: I an
brunette and / would like To have
red hair. Would it injure nv bafr
il had it dyed an auburn shaded
1 am going to move to another
town where people would not know
that I had dyed my hair.
Do not dye your hair. To do 80
would make it dry and rough ana
in time would injure the growth.
Besides, it is necessary to dive the
hair repeatedly to keep the new
hair which grows out close "a the
head the same shade.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: We ara
three girls Is years old and We
have no boy friends. We live near
each other and chum around to-
gether all the time. At night We
would like to go to the picture show
together. One of US cannot 20 be-
cause her parents object Do YOU
think we are old enough to 20?
THREE BLIND NICE.
You are too young to go out in
the evening alone. Have some old
er person accompany you when You
go. Doubtless you could get the
father or mother of one of YOU to
go along.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: It is good
taste to carry colored handker-
chiefs?
Colored handkerchiefs are in style
but are not worn much by con
sentative persons. They are very
pretty when they match or form
contrast to the dress worn, and
they are practical for work and
school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

How to confine profteering? asks con-
temporary. Why not see what effect continuing the
profiteers would have?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26
Tried Recipes.

Meat en- Csserole from above
menu pound Of hamburg
steak, one and one-half cups of
boiled rice, one cup of tomatoes.
Add a small lump of butter and
season with salt and pepper. Com
bine these ingredients, put in cas-
serole and bake one and one-fouTth
hours.
Stuffed Peppers - Take sweet
peppers (as many as you think
your family will eat). Wash thor
OughIy and remove seeds, then boil
in sailed water about five minutes.
Remove from fire and cool. Cook
tomatoes and season with salt, but
ter and sugar. Thicker with bread
crumbs. Stuffspeppers with same.
Sprinkle crumbs on top. Bake in
oven about twenty minutes.
Celery and Tomato Salad-Peel
six firm tomatoes and remove the
cores by cutting out the stem ends.
Chop into small pieces about one
half pint of celery, preferably US
ing the smaller and more tender
stalks. Place the celery in the to-
matoes and allow to stand on ice
until slightly chilled. Arrange on
lettuce leaves and pour over each
two or three teaspoons of French
dressing and serve. If ii. is de-
sired to use q mayonnaise dressing,
first mix the celery with dressing,
thinning it out, if preferred, with
whipped cream before placing it in
the tomatoes.
Apple Souffle-Four tart apples,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26
TED ROBINSON.

ACCORDING to a decision of the
directors of the Chicago board of
trade all members of the board will
cease their activities in the grain
pit and will pray one minute each
day for an early termination of
the war" Yes, and they will spend
the other 1,439 minutes of each day
praying against an early termina-
ton of the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26
Menu Hints.

Menu Hints.
BREAKFAST.
Grapes
Rolled Oats With Top Milk
Bran Rolls Butter
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Green Corn Griddle Cakes
Sliced Tomatoes
Brown Bread Butter
Cocoa
DINNER.
Meat en- Casserole
Cucumber Salad
Mashed Potatoes
Graham Bread Butter
Apple Sauce Tea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26
Or Asking an Advertising Expert to
Cut His Space,

tGrayville, Ill, Independent.
Asking a newspaper editor to
conserve print paper at the present
price is about like warning people
not to use dollar bills for cigar
lighters.
AFTER visiting the Rock Island
arsenal. where Commandant Hill
man fred some of the big guns for
their special benefit, the members
of the Tri-City Press club went
away with a far better understand
ing of what General Sherman
meant
BUT talking of bonds reminds
one of money, and that in turn re-
calls an advertisement of a local
clothier, who. for putting matters
before his prospective customers in
a clear and concise manner. can
hardly be beaten. After stating
some Of the features of the mems
suits he offered for sale and add
ing that they Of course NAV COST
little more, his advertisement
dropped a hint that could leave no
doubt about the makeup OF the
clothes. The ad said the suits
ARE less expensive in the end.
o D. X
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

A FARMER sends US the COM
plant that too many of our jokes
ridicuIe the tillers of the soil,"
which leads US to make the revela-
ton that it is impossible to write
a joke without having a in it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26
BethIehem's Lost Fame.

I was always an advocate and
earnest supporter of the work of
foreign missionaries who are sent
into heather lands to Christianize
the savage until l read headline
in the Chicago Tribune the other
morning stating that Nazareth, the
birthplace of Christ" had been cap
tured. Now I'm for America
First. y. 3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26
Oh Well. if Coolies Do Those Things
We've Seen Lots of En-.

(Smithville, Mo, Democrat).
Wilk Berry writes under date of
Aug. u that he considers himself
a real soldier at last because he had
just found his first coolies. He says
they are getting the best of eats
and plenty to wear, lots of Bull
Durham and Camels.
THE editor of the Youngstown,
Ohio, Telegram, because of the
scarcity of paper. is urging the re-
viva1 of the slate. Judging from
our winters supply of coal there is
no shortage of the latter.
SPEAKING of preparedness, it's
our notion that with Thanksgiving
two months off and Christmas
three, General Allenby's investment
Of Turkey, just about takes the
cake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

Warren, Mo, WatchmanJ.
The drought has burnt up every
thing in the country, the men have
all gone to war and the women are
all red headed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26
Again. the Shortage. Of Mannower.

Again, the Shortage of ManpOwer.
paris, Ark, PrOgress).
The Jail has been well cleaned
and fumigated. The old bedding
has been burned and entirely new
bedding installed. l am ready now
to accommodate all who wish to
patrOnize a clean county hotel.
ED PEARSON, Proprietor.
OF course the little leather or
khaki cloth cases containing toilet
articles and other conveniences
highly appreciated by a soldier,
have found a ready sale among the
soldiers sweethearts and wives, but
what we can't understand is how
the manufacturer Of the latest ad-
dition to aforementioned articles
can hope to make it popular with
soldiers wife or sweetheart. It Is
a little leather folder for carrying
I photograph without danger of its
being spoiled. but the puzzling part
Of the folder is that it is made with
places for TWO PICTURES. Can
You imagine a wife or a girl send
ing her soldier boy any such
article?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

BESIDES the telephone and tele-
graph the Hindenburg. is another
one of the more or less important
lines that is being taken over for
the period of the war-and, like the
others, probably will stay taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

NOW with the father registered
in the draft the mother registered
for work and the baby registered
for its health, the whole family. it
seems, has risen TO the level OF
some OF our best known breeds of
livestock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

AFTER digesting the days news
concerning the flight of the Ger
mans, Austro-Hungarians Bulga-
rians and Turks in Palestine and
Macedonia, S. W. v, says: "The al
lies may pierce the enemy armies,
or cut 'em in two, or shoot holes in
em, but there's one thing they can't
do, and that is-ketch EN-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

Now, then, autointoxicated ladies
and gentlemen, will you go on
fighting food and libeling livers, or
will you join our somersaultauqua?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Soap for Emergency Dressing.
Please tell me what would be the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-26

Dear Mrs. Thompson: One night
when 1 was out with a young man
we were fooling with my ring. 1t
was a diamond ring given me by
another friend. 1t slipped off my
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-30
Bulgaria Gets Her Ultimatum.

Paris, Sept. 29.-The Bulgarian
delegatse who are to discuss armis-
tice and probable peace arrange
ments with the allied governments
arrived at Saloniki Saturday. The
delegates are Gen. Lonkoff, COM
mander of the Bulgarian second
army; M. Liapcheff, Finance Minis
ter and M. Radeff, a former member
of the Bulgarian cabinet.
London Sept. 29-The news from
Bulgaria which comes through va
rious channels compels the belief
that the Prussia of the Balkans Is not
merely seeking a breathing spell but
really wants peace. All the evidence
indicates that she needs it grevious-
ly and must have it.
The German pretense that Premier
Malinoff was acting on this report
finds no confirmation. King Fer
dinand's crown is at stake and he Is
tryin gto save his dynansty.
The Bulgarian nance minister and
commander-in-c are now on
their way to the front, according to
the newspaper yaterland, which adds
that an American attache will par
ticipate In the negotiations. While
Bulgaria has been Idisintegrating for