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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
Railroad Control.

A test vote was taken in the United
States senate yesterday on the project
of indefinite government ownership of
the national railroads after the ending
Of the war. Sentiment was shown to
be overwhelmingly opposed to the
plan. The vote was 81 to 10. 1t was
recorded on an amendment to the ad-
ministration railroad bill, offered by
Senator Johnson Of South Dakota
Still it is question whether the SEN
ate vote accurately represents the
voice of the nation. People are far
from one mind on the question wheth-
er the government should keep it's
hand at the throttle after the con-
clusion of the war The government
has been making a creditabie showing
thus far, but it has been obliged to
enforce economies that are not prov
ing popular with the travelling or
shipping public. Similar changes at
temped by the roads while under pri-
vate control would bring a storm of
protest that would quickly bring res
toration OF the service affected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

More than a half million men are
affected by the proposed advance in
pay of railroad employees. Figuring
an average of 80 1-3 per cent increase
on the fat raise asked, the additional
cost would be $s2,O00.000 annually.
Hearings are on before the railroad
wage commission in Washington. II
the increases are granted, and it is
understood there will be some conces-
sions made, the bill will have to be
paid by the shipper. None Of the wit
nesses before the commission has sub
mitted estimates Of what the increases
requested would cost, all apparently
taking the position Of A. B. Garretson
Of the conductors organization. who
said that II did not matter what the
cost would be, since the increases
were essential to maintain the stand
ard OF living, and that if an industry
did not maintain the men serving II
he<industry did not deseove to sur
yiye.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

would have to be paid in man power.
Thereupon the kaiser cracked the
whip and his troops began THE marcn
upon the Slav capital, confident, APP
parently, that there would be little
or no resistance to be met owing 10
the enormous size Of the invading
lines. How much credence is to be
put in todAy's reported revival OF the
Bolsheviki remains to be determined
by future happenings. All we in
America can do is to hope that there
is foundation for the report that the
Germans are to have battle on their
hands. Russia, as well may be I'M
derstood, is in a chaotic state, but il
has the resources and the men, and
once there was established a leader
ship in which the people had conf
dence and would be ready to trust not
to sell them out after they had at
tanned recognition OF the principles
for which they are called upon to
fight those best informed of conditions
in the Russian nation hang to the
conviction that the Germans would
within q comparatively short time be
driven outside the borders Of the
country Furthermore, if the Boil
sheviki have awakened and prepared
themselves to resume the sword, It
will seriously disturb the kaiser $
western spring drive calculations, in
asmuch as he will be compelled TO re-
| turn the greater number OF the troops
that have been switched from the
east
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
Timely Discovery.

Illegal profiteering in army cloths
at the expense of the government is
disclosed in the indictment in New
York of II men. one clerk in the
quartermaster's department Of the
army, ON charges of fraud. Eight OF
the others indicted are manufacturers
of army uniforms. 1t is asserted by
the federal authorities that country
wide plot will be exposed before the
investigation is concluded. IL is said
that the government has suffered to
the extent of s5,000,000. The manu-
facturers are all accused of having re-
ceived and retained army cloth. Owing
to the alleged activity of civilian
clerk in the army in connection with
the purported plot, it was easy for
concealment to be effected. 1t Is not
improbable that there has been similar
grating in other departments of the
government, but exposure OF one OF
the schemes now will save many mil
lions in losses. 1t is inevitable that
there should be some crookedness
found where such an enormous bust
ness as preparing nation for war is
concerned. In all of the circumstances
the United States, in reference to its
war contracts, has been unusually
clean when compared to what is re-
ported to have happened in European
countries
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
The Day in Davenport
Very like putting the shot.

F. Miller is the head. being chairman
of the Iowa state committee on hO-
tells and restaurants, gave out this
statement.
Loan Workers Ready.-The Daven-
port Liberty loan committee that 50
successfully handled the two previous
campaigns, is now ready to start upon
the third drive for subscriptions, &C
cOrding to an announcement yester-
day by A. F. Dawson, chairman of
the Scott county committee.
Home Afire; Woman Faints.--
Shock resulting from the discovery
that her home was on fire caused
Mrs. William P. Dodge. 1917 Rock Is
land street, to faint early yesterday
after she had phoned in an alarm.
The blaze originated in pile Of SCOT
in the chimney and was extinguished
by the hill companies. There was no
loss.
Woman Is Dismissed.-Catherine
Dale, accused of keeping disorderly
house on East Front street, Daven-
port, was discharged in United States
Commissioner A. G. Bush's court yes
terday when the case came up for
preliminary hearing. There. was nc
evidence to support the charge. The
woman had been out on $3.50 bond.
Joins Recruiting Corps. = William
Junken, Jr., former Davenporter and
graduate of the local high school, will
be attached to the local regular army
recruiting party, taking preliminary
examination at Washington, Dr. c..
where he is now located.
. %
Beat Up Junk Dealer.-Charged with
beating Sam Shor, junk dealer, Ed AL
day and August Koch were arraigned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

before Police Magistrate Ernst Claus
sen yesterday and given suspended
Jail sentences of 30 days. The assault
is alleged to have occurred in Mr..
Shor's place of business on West Sec
Ond street.
Boosts River Trafic.-Letters advo-
eating the establishment of modern
terminals for river transportation in
all cities along the upper river have
been sent to the mayors of those cities
by Mayor John Berwald. The letter
points out the fact that the govern
ment has set ASIDE $3,360,000 for a
barge feet for the upper river, and
urged all cities to make preparation
for revival of river trade
To Answer Hills. - Rev. Karl F.
Wettstein will speak on the subject
"An Answer to DR.. Hills Lecture on
German Atrocities" at the O'Clock
service at the Mt. Ida Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon.
Send Six to Camp Dodge-City ex-
emption board No. will send six draft
registrants,, not in the current quota
but who volunteered, to the canton
ment at Camp Dodge on Saturday
These men voluntarily entered the
military service and will be indicted
under the selective service rules.
Smoke Consuming Device.-Adop.
'tfon of new smoke consuming de.
vice which is said to be saving 20 pei
cent of the coal besides eliminating
the smoke nuisance, was recommended
by the city council Wednesday and re-
ferred to the grounds and buildings
committee and building commissioner
Obituary Record. - The death Of
Thomas O'Shaughnessy, aged 81, oc.
Cured Wednesday afternoon at his
home, 2219 Indian road. Deceased was
born Dec. s, 1880, in County Galway
Ireland. He came to this country in
1S47, locating at Madison, Ind.
The many friends of Miss Addie
Nelson, popular student of the Daven.
/ port high school, will receive witt
deep sorrow the sad intelligence Of
her death, which occurred yesterda,
morning at a local hospital. She had
been in failing health the last year.
Ruth Lagrange. 3-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris LAGRANGE, pass
ed away yesterday morning at thu
home of the parents, Cody street, Bet
tendorf, Iowa. The child had been ii
the last week.
Mrs. Sherman Nielsen. nee Hench
died at local hospital Wednesda,
evening. following an illness of foul
weeks duration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
Bolsheviki Revived.

The kaiser is not to have as easy
sailing as he imagined when he start
ed his Invasion over a 400-mile front
in the direction of Petrograd. TrotzKy
and Lenine, who the first of the week
were reported TO have flown the couE-
try, have returned. The capital is
in q state Of siege. The order has
gone forward to meet the Germans
and TO defend the fatherland. The
Bolsheviki apparently have been only
,aking Q nap. II is not ready to throw
up its hands, as reports indicated with
the announ cement earlier In the week
when Berlin declared that no further
ra.leying with Russia would be toll
Grated II was stated that Germany
Insisted on certain territorial conces-
s'c7s and that these were TO be OBJ
tained no matter what the price that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
Still Worrying.

The Davenport and Moline newspa-
pers continue to worry what Rock Is
land proposes to do in handling the
saloon after the order OF the govern
ment putting more than half Of them
out of commission is enforced. The
papers in our neighboring cities are
greatly exercised seemingly lest Rock
Island permit some of the licenses
affected by the federal order to be
transferred to locations just over the
border from the dry zone. AS The
Argus has said previously, II the news
papers in Davenport and Moline will
see to it that their own cities are kept
free OF the bootlegger and other VIC
ious agencies Rock Island will en-
deavor to struggle along and do the
best she knows how In the first
place. the federal instructions will be
obeyed TO the letter. And furthermore
there will be no border dumps. as
one of the Davenport papers predicts.
The city OF Rock Island is to do exact
ly what is asked by the government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
Doing Public Service.

DR.. Newell Dwight Hills, in coming
before the American people to present
the awful horrors Of German atroci-
ties In so fOrceful and inimitable
manner, is performing a real public
service. The American public has
been slow and unwilling to believe
that anywhere in this civilized age
there can be people SO low in the scale
Of humanity as to be guilty Of viOlat-
ing every standard of morality, every
right Of humanity, every rule OF war
fare. But the evidence has become
overwhelming and every doubt has
been swept away. DR.. Hills has made
a careful canvass of the battle grounds
from which the Germans have retreat
ed and has interviewed hundreds Of
men, women and children to get from
them first-hand evidence of the cruel
ties that they have undergone. He has
gone over thousands Of photographs
secured by the French and British in
vestigators taken Immediately after
thas atrocities were committed. Dr.
Hills has come back to America to
tell the people Of these horrors, to
bring evidence of their truthfulness
He pointed out further by quota
tions from German authorities that
this outburst of horrible characters
tics is part OF a system carefully
worked out by the kaiser and the
Prussian militarists-a system OF
frightfulness. II was forced upon the
German soldiers that they must SC
conduct themselves that the name
Hun would make the enemies Of the
fatherland shudder with horror, in
timidate them that they would fear tC
repel the invading army leaving fear
fulness in its wake. The theory has
failed 1t has served only to make OF
the enemies better fighters. World
peace can only be accomplished by
argument Of the sword by carrying the
war to the German people, by making
the German people know that war car
ried On under such conditions cannot
pay according to standards of eff
c.ency or values, and until they are
made to realize this there can be ne
safe place for the free peoples to live
in security.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

Draft Quota Ready-The arrange
ments for providing members of the
county draft contingent, ordered 70
camp Saturday. with lodgings in the
city today, were completed yesterday
by the county exemption board The
selects will report at p. m. today
at the court house for roll call and
assignment to quarters.
o.
Killy Is Released.-John Killy. the
26-year-old youth who can hardly
read and write English, who, after he
had registered for the draft, filled out
his questionable and taken the ply
steal examinations, was arrested by
the police because he had not regis
| tered under the alien enemy registra-
ton laws-ignorances was the cause
was registered at the postoffice We'd
nesday afternoon by Charles Young.
secretary to Postmaster Sharon, and
allowed to 60 home.
Divide Costs Case.-Taxable costs
on the appeal from sheriff's jury
report in the condemnation proceed
ings instituted last summer by the
board of park commissioners to &C.
quire Suburban island. amounting to
$445.35, are divided equally between
the Grand Island Park company
plaintiff, and the park commissioners,
according to judgment entry made
in district court by Judge NJ. F. Done
gan!
License Restaurants.-In the COM
paratively near future, every restau-
rant or eating establishment in Dav-
enport-as we'll as in all other cities
will be compelled by Uncle Sam
to take out a government license t.
do business. Headquarters of the
food conservation campaign move
ment in Davenport, of which william
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
,. Arthur Il. Davis. an Amer

DIR. Arthur n. Davis. an American
dentist who has beeA serving the
kaiser and his family. is home on a
visit. The doctors home is in Detroit.
Judging by the tone Of his interviews
one imagines that he expects to return
to his soft Job when the war Is ended.
He is careful not to cast any refiec-
lions on the kaiser or upon the Ger
man cause. OF course he Is an Amer
lean and all that, hut he declares that
he saw nothing tending to show that
the Germans were particularly mean
towards citizens OF this nation still So
jnurning in the empire, OF whom, nat
urally, there were comparatively few.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

President Wilson and Secretary
Baker are wedding out incompetents
who are interfering with the speeding
of the war program. 1t is impossible
to build an organization without dis
covery of weak spot here and there.
If the agitators will put their time to
more useful and helpful activities they
can trust the president and the war
secretary to keep the punch in war
preparation progress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
FOOD SITUATION m
SWEDEN IS SERIOUS

StockhOlm.-Th food situation :
Sweden is rapidly growing -
Pork cards\will be introduced anu . ~
extra bread cards. which foIns.s
were provided for foreign diplou.s =,
have been withdrawn. except one ~
each head of a mission.
The export OF foodstuff mas -. x
entirely stopped, with the exceptioa e
meat. owing to the necessity OF ssus
tering stock because of the iaes
fodder. Even meats show larN =
crease In November last 2l.E Wv ~.
nQrk were exported against i'Sls 81
In November. 1916, and Isl tons o.
other meat against 972.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
Former President Taft calls

Former President Taft calls them
whispering traitors" He holds them
10 be Americas most insidious en-
emies. Spies. incendiaries, bomb drop
pers and munition tamperers, he said,
should be backed up against blank
wall at sunrise. Most people in this
country share the same view. The
enemy within Dur borders will con-
tinue to be a menace just so long as he
is reasonably secure in the thought
that the government will not deal more
severely with him Man locking him up
for a prison term. If he knew that
he was to die If discovered in a plot
against the nation he would hesitate
before thus engaging himself
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

Meatless days have resulted in a
saving of 100000 pounds of beef
in the United States in the past four
months. This ought to serve as an
eye-opener to those who at the outset
didn't see any sense to observing spe-
cial days for the conservation OF foods.
They didn't see that such scheme
would amount to much in the aggre-
gate. The figures quoted above most
eloquehtly disprove their theorizing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

h1ent OF Individual cases cannot De CO..
care Of The Argus.
Not, So Much But So Fast.
We have discovered the reason why
SO many good people who read this
column and ponder what we have said
from time to time about Overeating,
pass it along as possibly applying to
the other fellow but surely not to
themselves, since they are not heavy
eaters at all. That is the message Of
many letters from these treaders. And
yet they obviously eat too much, since
they confess overweight. Now, fat
folks, please, please don't be angry
with us. Let US endeavor to explain
how it is that the too we'll nourished
eat too much and deny it SO valiantly
between meals.
When the average intelligent in
dividual eats too much the error is
usually due to the fact that he eats
too rapidly. II you don't believe it.
try this experiment and prove it for
yourself: Eat very slowly, thorough
ly masticating every mouthful OF food,
chewing it till it is reduced to a
creamy consistency and you have to
swallow almost involuntarfly. In
twenty to twenty-five minutes OF this
bovine practice you will find that your
appetite Is we'll satisfied and yet you've
consumed less food than you are ac-
customed to eating. In a month OF
the same practice your weight will
have been reduced DIT least few
pounds. Better than that, you will
discover that your stomach is be-
having better, your liver will be
happy, and you will feel like maya
zine interview Of yourself
Now. a word of caution to the skin
MES. Yon can't assume from the fore
going that, since fat man can grow
thin Wy eating very slowly, thin man
ought to grow fat by eating In great
hurry. An Irish shad once met a
German carp in the ocean. Tbs carp
was about to make off with frank
iurter, bun the shad suggested the
they night for II. They both took a
nrm hold Of the sausage. and the shad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

Today is the anniversary Of the birth
of George Washington, the father of
his country. He was born Feb. %.
1882. The story of his life and his ac-
complishments will be- related
throughout the land today at the ban
quet board and in the school room. 1t
can't be told too often: neither does it
ever grow old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

In Chicago yesterday coroner's
jury exonerated girl who killed a
young physician who had Tilted her in
her. 1t is assumed that, as matter
Of form, the grand jury will return an
indictment against the young woman.
but 1t is unlikely that any jury will
convict her after hearing her story.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

Those who may have been wonder
ing where the cold weather started
during the recent drive may not have
heard that 1t registered A below at
Medicine Hat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

closed. Requests for diagnosis or treat
sidered. Address DIR. William Brady. in
cried through his clenched teeth: Are
yez ready?" Whereupon the carp cried
"Ya."-and the poor carp starved to
death.
A certain army officer, who was
accustomed to dawdling for an hour
or more over his dinner at home,
eternally Quarreled with his stomach,
his appendix, his gall-sac and any,
thing else within his long lean bodk
HeWas sent to cantonment to strain
recruits. There meals were, disposed
of with businesslike dispatch. In six
weeks the man forgot all about the
working of his own machinery, and
put on about fourteen pounds Of
weight in the bargain. II there Is any
lesson In that for skinny people, they
are welcome to try it.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Coffee, Salt Baths and the Nerves.
Is coffee a cause of nervousness?
Are salt baths beneficial for nervous
persons?
AHSWcT-(olee III EXCESS, Inat is,
two or three times day, 10 an excess
sive nerve stimulant and does harm to
any one not engaged in hard outdoor
work; small cup of coffee for break
fast seldom does anything but good.
Salt baths are beneficial in some nerv-
Gus troubles.
Tubercular Glands.
have. what doctors call grapevine
tubercular glands In my neck. They
have operated on me four times, tax
ing lot Of them out. Now ! have q
hard lump under my left ear and !
fear it is coming back again. l live
carefully. take gymnasium work, and
follow the doctors every rule. Is this
trouble transmitted to children ann
physically strong and healthy but
! can't get rid Of this scrofula.
Answer-You should try the open
air life. perhaps tuberculin and cer-
tainly sun baths, Tho disease IL not
inherited. Be in no hurry for further
operations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

Well, you might step off your gar
den plot and see il there isn't little
more ground that you can add to the
amount that you turned under last
summer. 49,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

This is the first photo to reach the
D. S. of Field Marshal Won Worysch.
1t is generally understood that he is
to lead the long heralded German
drive in the west II II ever gets I'M
der way. Won Worysch led the Hun
invasion Of Poland in 1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
A SHORT STORY.

She was young and beautiful.
She was found in the COMPANY o.
an army officer.
He had fallen desperately in love
with her.
He cOnfided to her secrets of the
planned movements OF the command
to which he was attached.
Two days later our proud beauty
was backed against wall and Shot.
No, gentle reader, this did not take
place in the United States. But it did
happen in Germany.
This is why there are not as MANY
spies in Germany as there are in the
United States. G. F
LOW Shoes for Summer" il an ad-
vertisement We saw somewhere. No.
it does not mean that prices will be
! lower.
SURELY, THIS AMT TRUE!
A little peep at an ankle trim,
They say is awful naughty;
A little glance at figure slim.
Makes some girls very naughty.
But just the same they like to dress
| So to invite attention,
And seek to cause the men to guess.
Their age and waist dimension.
e. C. X.
MARY Pickford has adopted 600
soldiers. Some husbands would1 I
stand for their wives adopting one.
| AUSTRIAN beer production has
been reduced until now 1t is only
eight per cent of. the peace output
No wonder the Austrians are erwin.
for peace.
EVERY dime must do its bit but
every quarter is expected to do it,,
two bit1-colnmbia Is. c. State.
| 'INASMUCH as the bars in the 1600
block are exempt from the govern.
ment closing order" suggests H. G.
would not 1t be good idea to in.
stall a few more iron posts on either
side of the avenue as first aids to tho
injured"
| CARUSO has paid an income tar nj
$4,000. No, he didn't settle with his
notes. He kicked in with the cash.
]. N. C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

CARUSO has paid an income tax OF
$4,000. No, ne didn't settle with hiu
notes. He kicked in with the cash.
]. N. C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22
HEALTH TAIXS
eY W IL! a. VI BR RAD r1D:

all signed o
inquiries
in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-22

MARY Pickford has adopted 500
soldiers. Some husbands wouldn't
stand for their wives adopting one.