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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
SOLDIERS SHOW
MUCH INTEREST
IN BRAIN TEST

Neutrality-suspicious. of the
Associated Press SOL
diers. who prize mental as well as
physical efficiency, are showing
much interest in a brain drill"
recently introduced into the Brit
ish army. Its purpose is to teach
the British soldier TO think quickly
and to concentrate his mind on
what he is doing.
An officer lines up a company
and. as a preliminary to the brain
drill. puts the men through some
simple calisthenics.
Now" he explains, when l say
DO this you'll do it; but if l say
Do that you won't do it" He care
fully illustrates the motions to be
done and then the motions not to
be done.
Ready: Do this. Do this. Do
this" The men obey. Suddenly
his arms shoot down by his side.
DO that" he commands. Unthink-
ingIy. half the men fall into the trap
he has set. Amid the laughter of
the rest, they are ordered to fall
out and stand aside.
When all except two or three
have been eliminated, the game is
changed. The men are formed into
two lines, facing each other and
about six yards apart. a cap is
tossed on the ground midway be-
tween the lines, and then the men
in couples, one from each line, walk
slowly up to it and try to snatch it
before the other can touch him.
If. while the cap is held by the
snatcher. the other manages to put
his finger on him before he can
jump away. the cap must be drop
ped and the contest renewed. At
last one whisks the cap away and
is off
Grows and cranes" is another
feature Of the drill. Again the men
are lined up about 10 yards apart,
the officer standing between.
Those on my left" the officer
says. are cranes and those on my
right are crows If l shout crows
the cranes will dash off and the
crows Will chase them. But if l
shout cranes the crows will dash
off and the cranes will chase them.
Now, are you ready?"
Then for nearly a minute he
stands, giving an imitation of an
automobile engine running free at
full speed. "Cr-r-r-r-r-r-" Both !
lines stand tense and eager, await |
ing the word.
Crows he enunCiates at last.
Half the crows bolt instead of |
dashing after the cranes. Inatten- |
ton again. However. the quick !
witted among the crows were after
the cranes in a jump.
This is all to teach you to act |
on the spur Of the moment" the |
officer tells the men. 1T may be a
case Of life and death whether you
or the German moves first. You
may be the quick or you may be
the dead
Painting, the men march off. They
like the brain drill
a ~ rs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
AUTO men ARE
TO ECONOMIC
Trades Association Committees TO
Supervise Compliance War
Board Suggestions.
TO BE EFFECTIVE July l
Plans are Also Being Made to Par
ticipatc in Fourth of July
Parade in Tri- Cities.

Committees have been appointed
by Commissioner Victor G. Kropf
of the Tri-City Auto Trades associa-
ton to supervise the compliance of
the association dealers with recon-
mendatiOnS of the war economy
board which were accepted by the
association at its last meeting.
Those named are: A. F. Sala for
Rock Island. S. F. Peterson for Mo-
line, l.. S. Haemer for East Moline,
and c. f. Afford and T. A. Cough
lin for Davenport. Enactment of
the recommendations of the war
economy board is to begin July l.
1t was the assertion of Mr.. Kropf
that fully 10 per cent of tri-city auto
dealers are already complying with
the suggestions of the board. Nearly
all are closing each day at o'clock
excepting Saturdays when they re-
main open for business until 10
O'Clock in the evening.
Are to Parade.
Plans are also being formulated
by the dealers for active participa-
u4Ch III lhe independence udy par
ade in the three cities They will
take part on a purely patriotic
basis, declared Commissioner
krOpf. Men have been named in
each city to arrange details, those
selected being: A. c. Johnson for
Rock Island, Arthur Gustafson for
Moline, L. S. Haemer for East Mo-
line, and Ross c. Beedee and ". L.
Mason for Davenport.
Buy War Savings Stamps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
BARGE LINE ON
THE MISSISSIPPI
GIVEN APPROVAL
Recommendation That Government
Fleet BE Built is Made 10
Secretary NcAdoO.
UwBrR Is NOT DETERMINED
Means That Commercial Importance
Probably viii BE Restored
By Rail Administration.

washington, June 29.-FavorabIe
reports on the plain to construct
barge lines on the Mississippi river
70 relieve railroad congestion has
been made to Director General Nc
Adoo by Charles A Prouty. direc-
Tor Of the division of public ser
vice Of the railroad administration.
No announcement has Vet been
made regarding what amount viii
Be- expended for the purpose
Represep- OF commercial
and civic organizations along the
Mississippi river have urged the ad-
rsinistrauOn 10 set aside between
5000, 600 and 100000 for the pro-
isct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
Relief from Eczema

Don't worry about eczema or otheI
skin troubles. You can have a clear
healthy skin by using a little zemo
obtained at any drug store for 35c, UI
extra large bottle at S1O0.
ZemO generally removes pimples
blackheads, blotches, eczema and ring.
worm and makes the skin clear and
healthy. Zemo is a clean, penetrating
antiseptic liquid, neither sticky nor
greasy and stains nothing. 1t is easily
applied and costs a mere trifie for each
application. 1t is always dependable
The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland. o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
HELEN BLAIR WILL
MAKE RETURN TRIP

The steamer Helen Blair will
make a return trip to Minneapolis
leaving the local dock this after
noon. The Blair plans to make a
round trip every week throughout
the summer until September The
boat leaves the dock here at 2
o'clock and returns on Friday aft
ernoOn unless delayed by storm.
Thrift
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

Great opposition has developed
to the war departments plan to
send the United States hospital ship
Comfort" through the German sub
marine zone unconvoyed and IN
armed. When the government de-
cided upon this course, it was an
nounced that this test case would
show whether the Germans were or
were not conducting their warfare
according to the rules laid down by
the Hague conventions. Opponents
of the plan point out that nothing
could please Germany better than
to be given the chance to let this,
unarmed vessel go through unin-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

Army. executive and legislative
officials here are fully alive to the
important part poisonous gases and
equipment for fighting them are
playing in the war They realize
that the value of this branch of the
conflict is increasing as did the
value Of the airplane
Major General William L. Silbert
has been placed at the head of the
gas division and. working with the
leading doctors, chemists and mill
tary men. has his department more
than keeping pace with the growth
OF gas strategy employed by the
Germans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
Terminals are Necessary.

The foregoing Associated Press
Dispatch means that in all prob
ability the river VIII be restored
70 its former Importance Is a COM
mercial avenue TO the gulf II is
proposed 10 build self propelling
steel barEes such as have been in
use 10 a limited extent on the lower
river for a number Of years
River cities viii be benefited but
little unless they have modern ter
uinal facilities and so il behOoyes
Rock Island 10 give its river front
definite attention, as Davenport
has done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
BOOK ENLIGHTENS
ON ALL SERVICES

Is there anything that you would
like to know about any of the or
CARNATIONS, or branches of organ
izations or twigs of organizations
that have linked themselves togeth-
er in the United States to win the
war?
If you want to know how many
stamps to put on a soldiers letter,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
Is GRANTED DECREE
ON CRUELTY CLAIM

Elizabeth Hansbrough was grant.
cd a divorce from William Hans.
hTough by Judge W T. Church
without jury in circuit court yes
terday afternoon. Cruelty was the
ground upon which the decree was
secured. Suit was filed April !
1915. W. G. Allen appeared for
Mrs. Hansbrough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

ers, by social workers everywhere,
that this handbook is sent through
out the nation" is the statement
of its purpose made in the intro
duction by George Creel, chairman
of the committee.
1t is a book which every person
doing war work, and every person
who ought to be doing war work
should read. The state council OF
defense has received 1000 copies
for distribution, and as long as they
last, anyone who sends in 10 cents,
which is the price, may have one.
Address, "Neighborhood Committee,
State Council of Defense, 120 West
Adams street, Chicago"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

Every government official knows
that dozens of hospitals and hos
pital ships have been wantonly de-
stroyed by the Germans. But
many people in neutral countries
and even occasional poorly inform
ed Americans still doubt this. The
Germans must appreciate the value
for propaganda purposes Of per-
hitting a single ship, on which the
eyes of the world are turned, TO
escape destruction in the subma-
rine zone. Wounded men who re-
turn on the Comfort, therefore,
need have little fear of torpedoes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

Each change in gas hurled at the
allies by the Huns calls for a
change in the gas masks and other
defensive measures TO protect our
troops.
The greatest secrecy is maintain
ed regarding the location of the
gas plants producing Americas pol
sOnous fumes. the distribution of
supplies for the plant and even the
personnel Of the factories. Many of
the men furnishing the brains" in
the gas division are famous scien-
fist and chemists who have vOlun-
teered their services and are re-
Ceiving little or no remuneration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

The U. S. hospital ship Comfort"

jured Then the German propa-
gandists could set up the cry that
all this talk about Germany de-
stroying allied hospital ships had
been false.
If the Comfort" goes unframed
through the submarine zone the
German agent in this country will
say:
This is the answer to all those
atrOcity stories. The government
itself announced that this would be
a test case Just see how humane
Germany is. This refutes all the
stories of atrocities that have been
told since the war began"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
DESIGN POSTERS,

Paris.-School children in the
Paris schools have been invited to
submit designs for food restriction
posters. Among those accepted IS
one by a little girl representing
group OF children gazing at a shop
window filled with confectionery
and cakes. I'VE can do without
them" is the legend below.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
TO COOPERATE FOR GOOD.

Nation wide cooperation between
the woman's committee, council Of
national defense, and the commits
sion on training camp activities
has been agreed on and measures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

Buy Thrift STAN
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-01-25
Shin of the Desert.

Because of its peculiar swaying mo.
ton in walking, the camel has been
called the "ship of the desert" This
title may also have some reference to
the extreme stupidity and passlvity of
the animal, says Popular Science
Monthly, which submits to great
loads, which it will often carry for
days ut time without stepping for
food or drink, with no more urging
than ship would require from the
hands of it's pilot.
The manner in which the drivers
hobble the camels when they stop for
a rest is interesting. They 90 not de.
pend upon stakes driven In the deen.
yielding sand, but simply double back
and tie one end of the forOleks OF the
animal, so that it can lie Down or rise
up, but cannot move from the spot.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-01-25
Pay Shoeworkers More.

The female machine operators en-
ployed in the Birmingham and Walsall
leather trades have been awarded ad-
vances in wages as from last October.
Female machine operators fifteen
years of age and over are to receive
10 per cent bonus on their actual earn
ings. The minimum rate for those of
eighteen years and over, who have
been engaged as machine operators for
more than one year, is to be 13 cents
an hour for hot-waX machines, and II
cents for dry-thread machines. The
time rate for female operators between
the ages of fifteen and eighteen is to
remain as at present, provided that
after being engaged on machines for
one year the time rate shall not be
less than eight cents per hour. Time
and half has been settled as the
overtime rate.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-01-25
Linht and Thought.

Not all thought is travelling The
suppOsition that when one thinks of
the moon ones thought travels to the
moon is a mistake, for the thought is
formed in the mind and remains there.
The time taken to "think of anything"
declares a writer, occupies some
small fraction of a second. Light
travels" at the rate Of about 1SG,00C
miles a second, and If it is thought
which travels in what is called tele.
pathy it would have to travel a+ the
same speed because ether the medium
which transmits light, would also
transmit the brain vibrations that &C.
company thought. The telepathic the.
ory of Thought which travels" has
been objected to on the ground that
after travelling considerable distances,
such as are sometimes claimed fcI
telepathic communication, the brain
vibrations would be so diffused and
weakened as to make no impression.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-01-25
NEITHER PENCIL NOR PEN
Writing Implement, Made of Mixture
Of Wax and Ground Pumice
Stone, Recent Invention.

A writing implement composed of a
mixture of wax and finely ground pu-
mice stone containing particles of ink
has been invented by William @. Geer
of Akron, o., to take the place of ordi-
nary and fountain pens, pencils, cray
ons and all other writing implements,
say the Popular Science Monthly. AS
the body of the new writing device is
composed of a mixture Of wax and
pumice stone, which IS easily worn
away when rubbed against a paper
surface, the inventor claims that the
cells of ink intermixed with the wax
and pumice stone will also be liber-
ated, giving a uniform supply Of ink.
The device is made by mixing the
wax. pumice stone and ink together.
When it is heated to the proper tenn
perature it is suddenly immersed in
cold water. This chills and solidlfies
the wax mixture, producing a body
having a cellular structure, each cell
being filled with ink,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-01-25

and very straight back, went to Blue,
and mounted him mechanically. Billy
Louise was "seelng red" just then. She
rode back past the gate, the three were
still standing there close together,
talking.
Billy Louise had ridden but a short
distance when, with a sudden impulse
born Of her stern instincts Of justice,
she Jerked Blue around and galloped
back. Charlie had disappeared, and
Peter Howling Dog was walking sui
lenly toward the corraled cattle. Mar
thy was going slowly up the path to
the cabin, looking old and bent and
broken-splrIted because Of her bowed
shoulders and stiff, rheumatic gait, but
harsh and unyielding as to her face.
Billy Louise stopped by the fence and
called to her. Marthy turned, stared
at her sourly, and stood where she
was.
"Wall, what d'yuh want nowf" she
asked uncompromisingly
Billy Louise fought back an answer
lh6 Ahhob bN JNSt ,
she could not blame Marthy for feel
ing hard toward her. She had insulted
them horribly and killed Marthy's dog.
81 want to tell you I'm sorry was
so mean, Marthy," she said bravely
81 haven't any excuse to make for 1t ;
only you must see yourself what a
shock 1t would be TO person to find
those cattle down here. But l know
you're honest and so is Charlie. And
1 know you'll do what's right. I'm
sorry shot your dog, Marthy."
Apologies did not come easily to
Billy Louise. She wheeled then and
rode away at a furious gallop, before
Marthy could do more than open her
grim lips for reply.
(To BE CONTINUED)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-01-25
TOOMANY TONGUES
Language Of the United States Is
Urged for All.
Suggestion 10 Offered That All OF the
Enrth's People Learn TO
Speak English.

The next thing that must be done In
the way Of world efficiency Is 20 get
rid Of a lot Of languages that are float
ing around to the restraint Of trade.
It will be the most difficult feat OF
all, but II must be done, just the same.
This thing Of every bunch of people
across river or over mountain
speaking different language from
their near nelghbOrs Is the biggest
handicap the world has TO contend
with today, asserts writer In the Los
Angeles Times Magazine.
Moreover, this surplus OF languages
Is the one thing, above all others, that
has caused mIsunderstandings, wars,
strategies, spoils, hell-raislns, ana
hGtreds generally.
The biggest bar against the friendly
relations Of one people with another
has been the difference in their mode
Of human speech. 1t started with the
building Of the Tower Of Babel when
the Lord confused the people on pur-
pose because OF their wlckedness, ana
he took the best way possible TO ac-
compish the result of the divine will.
But, now that Gods people have been
making fairly good stab at getting
right with him again-all of us, and
our fathers before us for centuries-it
is reasonable to suppose that God Will
let us ditch that Tower Of Babel stuff
If we make a real good honest try at 1t.
America itself-the melting pot of
nations-ls a striking proof that the
thing can be done. Here have they
come from every land and all the seven
seas, the children Of oil races, speak
ing every tongue known to man, and
before they know It they are all speak
ing good United States.
Then, why not start serious move
ment to get the whole world, here and
elsewhere, speaking United States-or
English, If that's a better way to say
It?
1t won't be easy, but II certainly can
be done. And when il Is done this will
be a happier, a more peaceful, and a
more prosperous earth on which to
live
We recommend English-that Is to
say, the way we speak it here in Amer
ica-as the universal language, because
it is, without doubt, the best language
of all, if only for the reason that it is
made up of almost all the others.
In French, Russian, German, Span
ish, italian, and all foreign tongues it
usually requires II words or more to
say what we say in one. The Welsh,
for instance, have word with 10 let
ters in it that we can put in four let
ters. These other folks fog up their
larynges and wear out their nasal pas
sages saying things what we say better
with a mere breath and a touch Of the
tongue against the teeth.
Unless you were born to it, or unless
they caught you very young, you might
as well try to learn to be a circus
tumbler as to learn French or German
and earn living in the bargain. The
thing will take up all your time while
the potatoes 60 to pot and the cobwebs
grow across the store door. And, in
the end, you will find that you haven't
learned these lines of talk, anyway.
The thing to do is to make yourself
as nearly a master of English as pos
sible, and then force the other fellows
to speak our language for their own
good.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-01-25

Blue threw up his head, lifted his
heels, and ran like II scared jackrab-
bit over the uneven ground. They
were not keeping TO the trail at all;
trails were too tame for them In that
mood. They ran along the rim-rock
at the last, where Billy Louise could
glance down, now and then, at the
river sliding like bright blue ribbon
with icy edges through the gray, snow
spotted hills.
Hold on, Bluew Billy Louise
pulled up on the relns. "Qult IL, you
old devil! A mile ought to be enough
for once, should think. There's cattle
down there In that bottom, sure as you
live. And we, my dear sir are going
down there and take look at them"
She managed to pull Blue down to
stiff-legged jumps and then to II walk.
Finally she stopped him, so that she
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-01-25
Great ZooIouicaI Parks.

The geological park of New York
was established in 1866, and that of
Chicago in 1868; but of the SO cities
of the United States reporting animal
collections in 1916 only ten had be-
gun such collections in 1890. One Of
the largest and most interesting gar
dens is that of the New York Zoologi-
cal society, which is a private cor
poratiOn occupying about 155 acres Of
city-owned land in the Bronx gardens
and Battery park. OF total of 9,SSS
living creatures, of 1881 different spe-
cies. shown in the exhibits of this So
ciety on December 81, 1915, the NAM
mails embraced 213 species; birds,
S13; reptiles, 1S0; fishes, 140; am
phibia, IA; and invertebrates, 81. The
National Geological park in Washing
ton, under the direction of the Smith
sonian institution, has a site of 100
acres. June 80, 1915, the park contain
ed 629 mammals of 151 different spe-
cies, 696 birds of 1856 species, and 72
reptiles of % species, making total
of 1897 living creatures.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-01-25
PAID BACK ScULPToR'S KISS
How Madame Severine Restored 60
August Rodin caress He Had
Purloined From Her.

The Partisan papers continue to
publish episodes in the life Of the great
sculptor, Auguste Rodin. Two years
ago Rodin met Madame Severine, fa.
nous as an eloquent speaker, Of
whom in former times he had made
bust.
"Severine," he said, - have heard
sou speak many times, and you have
always delighted me. You are the
angel of eloquence. When l die
wish you, in the name of women, to
pronounce some words at my tomb"
The other day, on the slope of Val.
Fleury, after a number had spoken
over the coffin that held the body Of
The Thinker" Madame Severine full
filled the desire Of the master.
When she had completed her ad.
dress she took a rose, kissed 1t and
laid 1t on the burial place.
She then went back into the crowd.
Some one asked what sentiment had
inspired this last act.
And then she related this to two OF
three friends who were near her:
Twenty-Five years ago Rodin in.
vited her to pose in his atelier. He
began the bust of Severine. She was
an artist and restrained the ardOr Of
his advances. At the first seance he
was respectful. At the second he was
less so. At the third he ceased to be
so. Severine left and never came back.
The bust remained unfinished.
In time he was pardoned and afthr
twenty-five years, in placing on his
grave this rose that had blossomed
on her lips, she came to return to the
sculptor the kiss that she had re.
ceived from him.
lt--,g 1
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-01-25
The Italian Corn Crop.

According to the Statistical Agraria
for September, the yield of maize in
all Italy for 1917 is estimated at about
2,534,600 tons of 1000 pounds each,
as compared with 2,2S2,623 tons in
1916 and a seven-year average (1909-
1879 of 2,914,459 tons, according to
Commerce Reports.
In Tuscany and Emilia the estl-
mated yield of "granturco Maggengo"
"a variety cultivated throughout Italy
and which forms % per cent of the
total crop), is 327, ,955 short tons, as
compared with 235,277 tons in 1916
and an eight-year average of 403,663
tons. Some 5000 more acres were cur-
tivated than in 1915.
Italian importations before the war
averaged 100000 tons per year. SO
that the shortage. as compared with
the normal consumption, is about
$4,000 short tons.