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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
CANNING AND PRESERVING.

Vegetable Relish-Neats plainly
cooked are made more tasty when
served with a good relist. Here
is a recipe for a hot relish:
Chop one peck of green toma-
toes, four ripe red peppers, four
green peppers, TWO cups of celery,
two cups of onions. Cover with
one-haIf cup of salt, let stand over
night In the morning drain we'll
egar in which you have put two
cups of brown sugar and One-half
cup of mustard seed. This will
keep all winter in a stone jar.
Dried Watermelon Kinds Make a
good substitute for citron in pUd-
dings and cakes.
Pare and slice about One-quarter
inch thick, wash and boil till clear
and soft enough to easily pick with
a fork
Drain and place in a nice syrup
of sugar and water Boil until the
sugar has penetrated it. Take out
and place on plates and dry in the
sun, turning until dried enough.
Pack in Jars with powdered su-
gar between the layers.
Canned Corn.-Nine cups corn
cut off the ear. one cup sugar. one
half cup salt Cook very carefully
until cooked through. Some times
it is very thick. Seal in sterilized
Jars
Bean SaIad.-Cut young string
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03

a great many school buildings
are ventilated, to a limited degree,
by means Of a system of fans which
are supposed to maintain a good
circulation of air through the
rooms. At least, manufacturers Of
such apparatus and ventilating en-
Etnes employed or subsidized by
them insist that they give the most
perfect ventilation. It costs con-
siderable to install q fan system Of
ventilation and it costs consider
able to run the fans. But is the fan
system Of ventilation preferable 10
open windows? Let us consider a
few data.
In New York City the bureau of
child hygiene of the health depart
ment found that among 1888 pupils,
children in claSsroomS with closed
windows and mechanical ventila-
ton tplenum fan SYSTEM were more
subject to respiratory ailments than
we're children in ClasSrooms venti-
lated by open windows. In the
closed window mechanically venti-
lated schoolroOms the rate of res
LlratOry ailments occurring in
children not i'll enough to be kept
from school was IS per cent greater
than in the schoolrooms ventilated
by open windows and kept at about
the same temperature-6S degrees.
J his ought to be enough to save
any school board from the folly of
fans, that is, if the schoolrOom has
any windows.
A still more Interesting datum,
particularly for the moIlycoddIes
who still imagine drafts are dele
ferrous in some vague underlined
way, is that the rate of slight res
piratOTy ailments ('Colds,' as the
vulgar call them, among children
able to be at school was 20 per
cent higher in the cIassrooms venti-
lated by the fan system than in
claSsrOOms ventilated by the open
windows where the temperature Of
air was kept about so degrees.
The humidity of the air in these
variOusly ventilated rooms seemed
TO make no difference
The sex of the children made no
difference.
Once more Dr.. John B. Todd's ad-
yocacy of cloth window screens for
all the windows of the schoOIroOm
as the cheapest, most efficient and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
4 LUCKY FIND

-,
'aliie' VI w ''ep pe' up u 'iis
"lndo" OF the pahk paying teller
presented twenty-dollar bank
note and asked for change The
ho,l- -,a,, 1ag5+.+aa hold +bo ro+o
up 10 tHe IIs1i'' pusneu 1t uliueI d
stamping machine and passed ii
hazel, IN the asronished Daniel hear
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
The Day in Davenport

wrecked by passenger train Al
Fifth and Brown streets yesterday
morning. They jumped from the
car just a moment before the west
bound Rock Island train crashed
into it. The accident happened at
Gas o'clock.
Run to Small Fire.-At 7:35 yes
terday morning hose company No.
1 was called to French q Hechts.
where. a fire had broken out in
pile of coal. 1t was easily eztin-
guished and no damage resulted
Obituary Record. The death Of
Richard Pfabe. former well known
Davenport druggist, occurred yes
terday at Pine Knoll sanitarium,
where he had been for two weeks,
following his return from the east
Mr. Pfabe had been in the United
States army since the Mexican tr0u-
bic broke out, serving on the Mex
can border and in Mexico. be-
ing discharged from the service,
Oct %, 1917. He had been in east
erp hospitals some time since until
his sister Eta went east and
brought him home a fortnight ago.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning
at Mercy hospital occurred The
death of Miss HOnOra Gavey, g
well known and beloved woman Of
Davenport. For a number OF YEATS
she was hOusekeeper for Father
Flannery. Deceased was born IN
ireland in 1858, and was so years
old.
William Rourke passed away yes
terday morning at $50 o'clock ar
Mercy hospital after an illness OF
eight months He was born IN ST
Louis, May IA. 1857. He was saw
yer by trade and was employed at
the Lindsay & Phelps mill of Day-
export for a number of years. Mf.
ROurke was a member of the local
camp of Modern WOOdmen.
Dorothy Louise Case. 9-mOnthS-
old daughter OF Mr.. and 3Lrs. Rov
Case. 10S West Brown street, Bet
tendorf, passed away at her home
yesterday morning at / O'Clock
after a short illness. She was born
Oct. is, 1917, in Bettendorf, and IS
survived by her father and mother
two sisters, Marguerite and VIZ
ginia, and one brother. Howard.
The sad news has reached local
relatives of the sudden death a.
Nacomb. III, of Mrs Amelia Heede-
DOerr. a former resident af DaTsH-
port. She leaves to mourn her loss
her husband. several children, her
father and d number Of brothers
and sisters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03

France. It is of the greatest coal and mineral
IN the land and from Its prolific mines the
Germans have without doubt enormously enriched
themselves,
The Canadian troops have been bravely fighting
in that district and doubtless to them todays victory
Is due.
We shall be prepared to learn that German van
dalism has been work in Lens and that the mines
are left in such a condition that for long period
they will be practically Of little value.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03

1t was a good many days later, aft
er prodigious tramping and guess
work, that Daniel located a spot
where he had left the three strang
ers.
Using it as a base, for over two
weeks Daniel traversed its neigh
borhood. At the end of a month he
made a final report, and was allow
ed to resign his position as an am
ateur detective Then Daniel re-
solved TO devote his time to any
kind of rural work that came along.
One day passing over a rustic
bridge spanning a brook. his poetic
native responded to the attractive
ness of a bright-faced, supple-limb-
ed girl driving a COW down a foot
path She nodded 10 him in the
natural fTiendliness of ruralite
ways He asked her about the
prospects of work in the neighbor-
hood, and Doris Lake informed him
that her father needed a helper.
II was JOY TO the lonely young
fellow to live in the same atmos-
phere of pleasant ways and home
like comfort with the Lakes One
evening as he and Doris wandered
by the brookside they CHANGED TO
pass an old hut Daniel had not no
ticed before.
q made quite a little money tax
ing milk and vegetables to three
men who came there 10 fish for a
few days two months ago" said
Doris They went away as mystic
riously as they came"
Two months ago-and three
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03

meni" repeated Daniel eagerly.
Doris regarded her companion la
puzzled way as she noted a SUD
. den excitement on his part lhe-
she shared the same, as Dance
told all his story
There was nothing TO DC auL .
visit to the hut Daniel did som
searching about IL. but nothing de-
veloped. Il was Doris who came
across an old spade and pair o-
rubber boots. Both objects were
plastered with a sandy loan.
why" she said. "thgse mus.
have been used in the old gravel
pit over beyond the reed patch yoh-
der. 4 queer place FOR fishermen
to visit and thither went the qua
OF amateur detectives. To find a sp9.
showing loose dirt with a staAs
driven in its center nearly OUT 4"
view.
Daniel dug and Doris watched ID
suspense. Daniel uttered AN eA-
ultaut shout. and Doris Gained 90
as there was revealed "a suitcase.
The platest" spoke Daniel aS
he opened it.
oh. the wonderful find. no"
youM so back 10 the city. ol coass''
for you will be well paid, and won Z
want TO work with humble folks .-
this lonely old place. ana her Ap'
puCkered.
Doris. dear" responded DAME
fondly kissing those precious HPs'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
TIEIIE DAILY SHORT ST0IRY

in. One of them carried suitcase
! The others had fishing outfits. The
man with the suitcase sat in front
with me and did the directing. l
must have run 60 miles when he
( ordered a halt 1t was along a road
I / don't know that l could find again,
1 for it ran through the middle Of a
wooded stretch. He gave me the
regular tariff out and return. Then
he eyed me curiOusly. Forget us
and this trip he said, and that's
| for yourself That was the TWEEN
! ty-dollar bill"
Yes. this is the twenty-dollar
bill, and the most dangerous coun-
! terfeit ever put on the market" OBJ
served the secret service man. DO
you want a regular job?"
It's what I've been looking for. "
Very well, you think you would
know the man who sat on the front
seat of the auto with you if you
met him again.
Il feel pretty sure"
Take 4 month to find him Take
another month and try to locate
the spot where you left him It's
three dollars a day for you and as
many thousand il you round him
up"
Daniel Grove, all-around office
utility man out OF steady work for
two months, experienced a certain
fascinating zest in doing detective
work Probably found out we've
spotted their planted the
plates on that trip" and other en-
tightening expressions Daniel had
caught from the secret service men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03

BY sending her submarines into the midst OF our
fishing fleet, Germany doubtless thought she would
imper very prolific source Of the countrys food
supply That some alarm has been created is only
natural, and there is need of the navy being con
stantly alert. But let us rest contented, we shall
still be able 10 secure fish This is what one trawIer
landed al Boston some days ago as a result Of a
three days trip the very area of the submarine.
10000 pounds OF haddock. 10000 pounds each Of
bake cod and scrod.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03

Arrest Soldiers is be-
lieved to have caused a free-for-ali
fight which attracted many specta-
tors in Washington square Sunday
evening. The girl in the case was
with two soldiers, who gave their
names as Adam o. Noble and War
rem Hanks. Four youths, who said
they were Emil Schmidt, f. LantTy,
Ralph Lane and Ray McLeaney,
passed by The civilians are alleg-
ed to have passed insulting remarks
about the soldiers and to have
threatened to clean them They
were trying to make good their
threat when police arrived and ar
rested all six. Charged with dis
turbing the peace, they will be tried
in police court today.
Raid Crap Game.-Nine MeXicans
were arrested when Detective Bish-
.op and Officers Graham and Noel
Ter raided a back yard crap game
in Mexico Row, PA East Front
street, Sunday morning. The game
was going on in the yard, and sew
eraI dollars were on the ground
when the police sWOoped down.
The MeXiGans were arrested and
charged with gambling. They gave
the following names: Joe Saralla,
/. Alcalcola, Joe Perez. Jose Gar
cia, Ben NoncensO, Manual Costa,
A. Reyes, P. Ramos and John Par
ry.
Enter FlCraI ShOp.-Bills' floral
shop, Second and Brady streets,
was entered by an unlocked rear
door Sunday night, the combination
on the safe was worked, and the
burglar or burglars escaped with
S27 in cash, So in thrift stamps and
a $50 Liberty bond The robbery
was discovered yesterday morning
and the police were notified. No
arrests have yet been made.
Claims to Be RObbed.-Although
John Malone claims John Smith and
Harry Mitchell strong armed" him
and robbed him of s54 Sunday
morning, H. Moore, alias Martin,
told the police Malone lost his mon
ey in a crap game in his place.
Whatever the facts of the case may
be, Smith and Mitchell are held for
investigation, and Moore is held, by
his own confession, as a keeper of
a disordeTIy house.
Two Escape Death. - William
Bishop, 726 West Sixth street, and
his cousin, Lena Bruther, Sioux
Falls, S. D.: narrowly escaped
death when their automobile was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
ItaIV'S Aid Valuable

When the war began the Krupp gun works was
the largest of their kind in the world-employing
$4,000 people. II had taken Germany 100 years to
build the Krup2 works.
Italy, at the end of her third year in the war,
had built up a number OF enormous ordnance fac
tores-one employing 10000 people Italy in three
years did what it took Germany 100 years to do
Italy is our ally. When you mention allies. don't
forget the people Of that sunny land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03

The allied forces are making such rapid advances
thai it must be difficult for the average reader to
keep up with them from day to day. The news OF
tie capture Of Lens is OF very great importance
For over twelve months the British troops have
been within easy reach Of the town. but, according
to report they hesitated make the final onslaught
because OF the enormous cost in life such an act
would involve.
Lens is one Of the important towns Of northern
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
Facing the Facts.

dIA44S tiIC L dts
There are those in our midst who firm in the
belief that the war will be FASTENED close by
some internal disruption in Germany, some great
uprising that VIII SO reyolutionize everything to
make the continuation Of the practical impos-
sibuity. ANY one however who has read Ambassa-
dor Gerard's book Ny Four Years in Germany
cannot but recall how cnphaucaIy he declares such
n course of action is a matter almost amounting
10 an impossfbHtty. The Socialists. who would be
likely 70 revolt are numerous. but there is little
union Of purpose among them. It is probably
10 state that the people OF Germany are depressed
beyond measure and many view the future with
feelings Of alarm. But the Germans are docile
people, and cowed and crushed they are, they
dare not raise a note of complaint but accept
patiently the inevitable For any one to attempt il
anything like a public to denounce the
present rulers is only to disaster him
self alone, but for his family and his immediate
friends.
The aII-powerful of the military grips the
people in band Of steel and woe betide the unhappy
man or woman child, either for that matter, who
dares 10 struggle against its embrace. Arrest ami
severe punishment follows the slightest offense
against the military laws. Take the case OF a
schoolboy Of Mannheim. A child of eleven years,
the orphan Of a soldier his mother forced TO labor
to support her SIX defenseIess children little Hen
redich Wagner told one Of his schoolmates that he
didn't care who won the war so long as they had
peace The lads statement was reported to the
schoomaster, with the result that the boy was
thrashed and expelled. He was dragged before the
colonel commanding the district and as punishment
was sent to far away military school to be discp-
lined.
But the punishment did not end there The lads
mother was hauled from her work and charged with
teaching her children revolutionary ideas She
judged be unfit to have care Of her own
children and was sent to prison for six months
What Of the five BARNS? They we're seized and
placed in state school, never more to know the
tender love Of mother. Such is the steel grip of
the arm of Prusstan militarism
But there are unmistakable changes going on in
Germany. The way they speak Of peace today is
totally different from the way they approached the
matter three years ago when the tone was domi-
neering, for then they were assured Of complete and
overwhelming victory. New caution is observed and
you hear such statements as what will be the kind
Of peace our enemies viii ofEer?" and peace pIottings
are going on, and a small minority headed by Won
Kuhlmann the crafty. are secretly waiting to try
and force the military majority headed by the
kaiser the crown prince and Ludendorf.-and who
even now believe d military victory possible-into
a peace by negotiation. The power they are able
to exert will probably be seen in some plausible
proposals being sent the allies distant date
and concerning this, the peoples Of the allied ma
tons must be their guard; but possibly the truth
Of all others. our American people need constantly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03

Fifty per cent Of the ministers Of the Methodist
Episcopal church I'm Italy in active service in the
Italian army. American ministers and their con
gresatioHs might note this.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
Recommending q Minisfer.


Private James Sky is not an avi-
ator, but an engineer.
Captain Ralph Horseman is in
the infantry, not cavalry.
A. Cannon is not an artillery
man, but is a cook, while Sergeant
Ben Cook isn't a cook at all, but
gunner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
SOME M

SOME papers are still printing
that story about the Nebraskan who
put all of his money in Liberty
bonds and Red Cross and then
Joined the army some six months
ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
MENU HINT.
BREAKFAST.
Steamed PruneS
o. trnhal with Ton Mill

Butter Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Scall0ped Potatoes and Corn
Bread and Butter Fruit Cake
Tea Milk
DINNER
Pork Chops with EscallOped
Potatoes
Cold SlaW
Barley Bread and Butter
Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding
Tea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
CHORDg md
DTSCORDS
THE FLAG Is PASSING BY.

Hats of!
The flag is passing by!
Blue and crimson and white, it
shines,
over the steel-tipped, ordered lines;
Hats of!
The coIors before US fly;
But more than the flag is passing
by:
Sea fights and land fights. grim and
great,
Fought to make and save the state;
Weary marches and sinking ships!
Cheers OF victory on dying lips;
Days Of plenty and years Of peace;
March OF strong lands swift in
crease;
Stately honor and Teyerent awe;
Sing of a nation, great and strong
Equal justice, right and law,
To ward her people from foreign
wrong;
Pride and glory and honor, all
Live in the cOlOTs to stand or fall
Hats off.
Along the street there comes
A blare of bugles, a ruffle of
drums;
And loyal hearts are beating high;
Hats of,
/ The flag is passing by,
Henry HOlcOmb Bennett.
AMERICANS who are familiar
with the language of a Missouri
mule probably will be interested in
knowing that the city of Bray
which was captured the other day
by the allies. is pronounced just
like it's spelled.
Office Hours nj the Hen Coop.
West Lafayette, o., Iudicator).
Yute Latham says that any
parties wanting any more of his
setting hens Will come down to the
Coles property on West Main, coop
open from to 8.
H. X wants to know if President
Wilson uses tobacco. Well, H. X,
we are not informed on the matter,
but since learning that he whistles,
we wouldn't be surprised at most
any further revelation.
IN announcing that L. 0. p. H.
clubs composed of war brides are
being organized in Missow an edi-
tor OF that state claims ne has dis
covered that the initials mean Left
On Papas Hands
AFTER a careful study of the
map it appears to us that the allies
have just about knocked the L ont
Of the HindenbuTg line.
WRITING to DR.. Hirshberg in the
St. Louis Republic a man says. 4
am a man A years old. Am very
nervous Would you please advise
me?"
Although the doc didn't say any
thing about il, we suggest that the
gentleman be told to rest easy as
there are y ,999 .999 others between
IS and IS in the same fix he is.
Recommending q Minister.
After setting forth the merits Of
Rev. c.. II. HarTeII as a clergyman
and a patriot, together with the an
nOUncement that the Presbyterian
church viii keep him for another
year, the Versailles Statesman
says: Rev Mr.. FIarrel is our
neighbnr across the street and we
want him to live in our community
because he makes a good neighbor.
and because he keeps his lawn and
premises trimmed and neat"
YESTERDAYS rain made Labor
day real rest day for many people
that otherwise would have been
busy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
l EI AZ AEISIN IAldKS
sY NlLsLlAn1 BRADY rno.

most sanitary means Of ventilation
available, calls for emphasis. Ger
tain two-by-four merchants have
seized upon the Todd idea. distorted
it and sold the public little under
sized cloth screens sometimes even
intimating thatA recommend such
screens. l have never done so. The
cloth screens DR.. Todd advocates
tand l recommend) are made of IN
bleached muslin and are the full
size of the entire window or at least
as large as the lower window sash.
Cloth screens admit light and air,
and exclude wind, snow, rain and
dust.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
The Table,

III dblts
Pork Chops with EscaIloped Pc
tatoes from above meru)-Pare
potatoes and slice thin. Put layer
in baking dish, season with pepper,
salt and small piece butter and
grated onion or onion sliced very
thin. Then another layer of pota-
toes. onion and seasoning. Do this
until the dish is nearly full. Cover
with milk. Place pork chops, seas
Oned with salt, pepper and butter,
sprinkling of poultry seasoning on
top. Bake about one hour in good
hot oven. When chops are brown
turn them and brown on other side
F'Our-in-One War DiSh-BOiI and
mash as many potatoes as needed.
Add one cup of boiled onions
chopped, a small amount of
cream, pepper and salt to taste
and a small piece of butter substi-
tute. Wet a small ringed mold
press potato mixture in and bake
ten minutes, Turn out on a hot
platter, fill center with hot cooked
spinach and garnish with cooked
peas. This meal is very rich in
iron and starch and makes a fine
substitute for meat
Goldfish and Cream.-Pick and
soak without boiling a pint of salt
fish for each four persons % be
served. Scald one quart of milk in
double boiler with butter size Of
small egg, and when at boiling
9C'nt, add one rounding tablespoon
Of corn flour carefully blended in
cold milk. Il an egg can be spared
beat it well and add it with the
flour TO the hot milk. Drain fish
and STIR into the cream. Add salt
if necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03

ACCORDING to latest quotations
the penny box of matches is now
, rents Considering that half Of
the matches in such boxes won't
light and the other half is Dor
rowed. we agree with the cartoon-
list who says. The first hundred
years are the hardest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-03
HQart 1pHOm0
: 4,11DHODCOn1cC
V Il Mrs.. ELIZABETH THOMPSON0

iCally and know that there are
lot more boys left and you are go-
ing to enjoy some Of them.
Probably you are holding too
tight reins on the boy You GER
tainly want him 10 be happy and
if he could be happier with some
other girl you should be willing m
let him It is very selfish To ba-
grudgc his marriage 10 another. Ha
probably feels your attitude and
does not like it,
Dear Mrs. Thompson. have two
sisters. They seem to be very POM
lar with the boys, but 7 am not Ar
times when I am among bows
seem bashful and have nothing To
say. How can l become POPULAR
| dress nicely.
ANNE.
Do you take an interest in sports
and dancing? II you take part in
athletics it ought to do much 10
cure you of your bashfulness. To
be active is to forget yourself. DO
not worry about not being popular
with boys. With so many Of our
young men in France II is a na-
tional complaint that girls are lone
ly and crave popularity which they
cannot obtain. Be a good listener
If you are too shy to be a good talk
er. Probably If you try you can
ask questions that will make The
boy talk about subjects that inter
est him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson. Is t.
proper for a girl and a boy TO have
comical pictures taken al a picnic
or at a lake? y. Y. T.
A girl should not have her pic
ture taken in ways she viii Dr.
ashamed of later. Pictures where
the boy has his arms around the
girl are not in good taste