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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
The Day in Davenport

Draft Men Leave-Between 125 and
$50 draft registrants. included in the
current quota ordered into the train
ing camp today reported yesterday
afternoon to their city and county ex-
emption boards in Davenport, and en-
trained at 1890 this noon fox Camp
Dodge.
Roberts PrOmOted-Captain Horace
G. Roberts, ordnance corps, United
States army, has been promoted to
major and been assigned to duty with
the American base depot forces in
France. Major Roberts was formerly
treasurer and general manager of the
Gordon anTine company. He was
commissioned captain several months
ago.
Didn't Raise Boy To Be a Soldier
The mother and young wife of Edward
G. MOeller, Walcott, appealed to the
Scott county exemption board yester-
day with tears in their eyes in vain
effort to secure young Moeller's re-
lease from the draft contingent order
ed to the cantonment today. When the
board officials refused to grant the
appeal, Mrs. Moeller sobbed bitterly.
She could not understand why her son
should be called when others were
not.
Welsh Gets Of Easy-W. S. Welsh,
arrested Thursday afternoon by the
police for representing himself to be a
government food inspector, and gain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
Labor Disappoints Kaiser.

American labor has been severe
disappointment to the kaiser. He had
relied on his agents in this country
stampeding the workingmen and get
ting them in a dissatisfied frame of
mind so that they would not carry for
ward the big work they were depended
upon to execute in the munitions
plants and in various other industries
that must be retained at the peak of
production if our own country and
our allies are to be provided needed
supplies. The German propaganda
has failed to work. Secretary of the
Navy Daniels, in an address delivered
at New York last night, said that labor
will not swerve from the patriotic
ideals which have actuated it thus far,
and that when the war is over it will
have won it's fight as we'll. 1--WE are
getting together" said the secretary,
land when we get together and the
last mutual understandings and sus-
PIGEONS are cleared away, not all the
power of the German army, not all
the power Of the German guns, car
shake the triumphant progress of real
democracy throughout the whole
world
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
Look Like Teddy Bears.

How fares it these days with Amer
lean Red Cross nurses serving with
the French ard British armies? They
live in corrugated iron huts heated
with little pot-bellied stoves, and to
be comfortably warm the women wear
layers of wooden garments so that, as
one girl wrote to her folks, I'VE look
like Teddy bears
Busy days and nights they are, with
these American lassies in the Brit
ish hospitals just back Of the lines in
Flanders, and vastly interesting, too.
Il am too tired this morning after
u hours of night duty to write much. "
SAYS a recent letter. 1T has been un-
usually cold, and nearly the whole
night ! went from patient to patient
removing bandages and rubbing cold
feet and legs with hot oil. The job
wears one out. but the poor lads are
SO utterly grateful for the service that
/ fell well repaid"
In another letter the same young
woman wrote:
For ct least half my time on duty
toiay I've sat beside the stove in a
group OF Tommies and Jocks English
aad Scotch soldiers) able TO sit up and
tell stories.
1--WE been in spirit up in the
trenches and over the top. I've seen
Geserters shot. I've watched Fritz
coming across No Mans land with
HANDS up. crying Kamerad! Kam-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

erad.' I've been at the Dardanelles.
seeing good soldiers die Of dysentery
like flies, and their bodies heaped in
piles and burned.
Then I've stood by observing the
battalion doctor looking over the men;
giving one man with a sprained ankle
medicine and duty; telling another
he's Sinking, and then an hour later
finding his lifeless body In the bath
house
1--WE even been acros. in bonnie
Scotland and watched the motheSs
OF lads who will never return fiockinE
around the one who has come back.
asking for information about last
words, the burial, etc, and have heard
the Draw Scotch lad lie manfuny
about the graves of his lost comrades.
I've admired the photos of fat
babies, huggable youngsters two or
three years old and sad looking wives
and mothers. The wives are always
sad and worn %aoking. Today almost
every story was tragic. Yesterday it
was all comedy.
Horrible, everything, OF course; yet
intensely interesting. 1t is a great
mystery to me how some men can 60
through what they do without bump
Many of them have been in the war
since the beginning, and have gone
over the top many times, yet they've
escaped even SO much as q scratch
from wire entanglements. o.
Two days ago we received from the
American Red Cross big, fluffy
bright red comfort for each patients
bed. You cannot imagine how much
the lively color helped to brighten the
wards and make the men CHEEKY. The
gift was as effective as whole week OF
sunshiny days-and in this part of the
world we don't know what sunny
day looks like during the winter sea.
son.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
Mr.. Hilquitt's Conversion.

Morris Hilquitt, Socialist candidate
for mayor of New York last year, who.
when he was asked if he had bought
any Liberty bonds, replied that he
would not buy bonds or do anything
else to help on the war against Ger
many, has been converted.
He has lost faith in the Bolsheviki,
whose failure he now admits, and ad-
vises his Socialist friends to turn in
and help down the kaiser by spreading
Socialist propaganda in Germany. Mr..
Hilquitt's previous utterances suggest
tina. the United States would not OBJ
ject if he carried out this program in
person and on the spot. 1t would at
least be more heroic to beard the Ger
man lion in its den than to fight Ger
many by mail while hundreds of thous-
ands of Americans already in France
are preparing to- carry the doctrines
Of democracy to the kaiser on the
points of their bayonets.
However, his new attitude marks an
advance, and he may conclude, if the
war lasts long enough, that he is no
wiser now than the Bo}sheviki were
when they relied on propaganda and
forgot to keep their powder dry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
POlyp in the Nose.

Will you be kind enough sometime
to discuss pOlyp in the nOse-the cause
and any treatment which will shrink
or dry it up?
Answer.-POlyp is grape-like mass
usually growing from the middle tur-
binate o rspongy body of the nose. 1t is
always secondary to chronic disease
in the nose-rhinitis or "catarrh" or
disease of one of the sinuses or air
spaces which communicate with and
normally drain into the nasal cavity.
The patient notices stoppage OF the
affected side in damp weather; per-
haps sneezing fits. 1t is easily "shrunk"
by the simple expedient of sharing it
out, a pleasant, instructive and alto
gether advisable experience. Any doc
tor. with headlight. spectrum and
bit Of wire can do the deed In FIVE
minutes.
Anchoring Kidneys.
Is there any treatment other than
operation for floating kidney? My
doctor says 1t is not always success
full
Answer doctor Is on the
right track. all right So far as our
experience goes. It Is never a howl
ing success. Better anchor that kid
'ney with . suitable corset or abdom-
inal supporter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

ing access to private homes in the Hill
section, will not be prosecuted by the
United States government, the police
were informed yesterday. Welsh was
served with warrant charging him
with disturbing the peace-and was
released on bonds of $25. The case
was continued to Thursday by Police
Magistrate Ernst Claussen.
City Hall Out Of COal-,Bales of pa
per were used for fuel in the furnaces
at the city hail for several hours yes
terday while the desk men in the pO-
lice station put on their overcoats and
shivered. Sometime Thursday night
the coal supply at the hall was ex-
hausted. When the janitor arrived
Friday morning the fire was nearly
out, and the bins were empty.
Becker h BOOsted-Carl Becker,
formerly scout master in Davenport,
has been promoted to a sergeant OF
ordnance. He leaves Saturday with
several ordnance sections for points
unknown, but hopes to be transported
to France within 80 days. Mr. Becker
enlisted at Rock Island arsenal as a
private in the ordnance corps on De-
cember II.
To Attend Firemen's Meet-C Captain
William F. Gilloley, department sec
rotary attached to the Central Fire
station, departs tonight for Washing
ton, D. C., to attend the first annual
convention of the International Union
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
The Proper Distribution.

When it is taken Into consideration
that within the half mile limit OF Rock
Island arsenal we're located practical
" half the total number Of saloons in
the entire city, it must be conceded
that the federal law as applied to mill
tary camps is not more discrimlnative
in its effect than have been the munlcl-
pal regulations as applied to the ques-
ton of location Of bars.
If the national law provided that
within five-mile zone of any military
camp there could be no more than one
saloon to every 500 of population and
no saloon within 500 feet of another
saloon, Rock Island would have been
big gamer by the new order OF
things.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

Rock Island had the novelty Of see
ing bargain sales in liquor advertised
in the windows Of bars that had been
put out of commission by the orders
of the federal government Several
places cleaned out quickly when those
using liquors learned of the reduced
prices that were being offered. One
wholesale house had a card in the win
dow announcing that those who would
be on hand not later than this morn
ing would be surprised at the cheap
prices that would be offered. At 10
minutes before the hour the room was
filled. 1t was said that many of the
patrons were from Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
of Fire Fighters. He will represent
Davenport, Rock Island and Dubuque.

Appropriation EndOrsed-The 1918
appropriation ordinance setting forth
an increase Of $53, 100 over the appro-
priations of last year, was given first
reading in the city council Wednesday
night. The ordinance will be read
three times in council meetings and
will be finally acted upon at the last
meeting in March. The funds become
available April l.
o.
C0hagan Appointed Stephen A. Co.
hagan, secretary of the Davenport Y.
M. c. A.. has been notified of his ap-
pointment by the Y. NJ. C. A. national
war council as representative to go
with the future national army men
when they depart for Des Moines can
Torment Saturday noon. Owing to the
press of business. Secretary Cohagan
has detailed B. W. Lindaman to make
the trip, furnishing the men with post
cards, Y. M. C. A. stationery, pencils,
etc.
Hays Sergeant-Thornton Hays,
son of H. G.. Hays of the Hays Con-
struction company, has been promoted
to sergeancy in the ordnance corps,
stationed at the Des Moines canton
ment, Camp Dodge Sergeant Hays
, received his promotion today His spe-
cial knowledge of construction work
enabled him to handle much of the
important and detailed work in his
department, the result being he was
given q non-cOmmission.
o.
| DavenpOrters In Fire-Word reached
Davenport today that several local
soldiers. whose names are withheld
were located in U barracks at the can
torment at Camp Dodge, Des Moines
when that building caught fire and
burned nearly to the ground early last
Tuesday morning. The soldiers had
been stationed at the Rock Island ar.
senal prior to being ordered to Camp
Dodge. In barracks S. T. and U.
other former arsenal Sammies. were
housed. None Of the men was injured
! Obituary-Frederick McNair, an EN-
ploye of the Rock Island arsenal, pass
ed away yesterday morning at I:5(
o'clock at his home, 1923 West Twelfth
street. Deceased was born in OF
tumwa, Iowa, in 1866. He came t.
Davenport in 1904, having resided her,
ever since. He was united in mar
rage to Mary Wilson at Kirkville
Iowa, in 1893, who survives.
/ Irene Jasper, 3year-old daughter O
the late Mrs. Eta Jasper. who died a
her home in East Moline last Sunday
} passed away this morning at 9:3'
o'clock at the home of her aunt, Mrs
i William Perry, 105412 West Secon,
street, Davenport. She followed he
mother in death by less than a week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
What Milan Has Done.

The Milan auxiliary to the Rock Is
land chapter of the Red Cross has
raised $500 to devote to the work of
organization. remarkable record
when you consider the size of the vii
lage to the south. The people there
have been enthusiastic in their efforts
to promote the Red Cross work. and
have done so we'll in gathering funds
that it has been decided to form local
chapter. the money raised to be de-
voted to purchasing materials for the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

Miss Florence Lowden. daughter OF
the governor, frequently is seen on the
streets of Springfield, carrying a mar
ket basket. She says it is one OF the
most effective food conservation meth
DDS that. she knows of. Women have
drifted away from the basket market
ing idea because they held it beneath
their dignity to be seen hauling bas-
ket under their arms. Miss Lowden
doesn't think so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

care of The Argus
Heartburn.
More than thirty years ago, Reich
mann found that although both physl-
clans and laymen attributed heartburn
to excessive acidity of the stomach, an
increase of acidity could only rarely
be demonstrated by analysis.
II large amount Of hydrochlorlc
acid is placed in the stomach by tube
there is no distress felt.
In cases of gastric ulcer, IN which
there is generally an increase OF ny
drochloric acid in the gastric juice,
heartburn is not frequent complaint.
Reichmann showed experimentally
that the normal reaction OF the Sc
erection in the esophagus or .gullet.
we'll above the stomach, is alkaline;
but that in persons suffering with
heartburn the reaction is distinctly
acid. From this fact he concluded
that heartburn is due, not to excessive
acidity of the stomach, but to the re-
gurgitation or backing up Of the nor
mally acid gastric juice into the
esophagus. The symptom, therefore.
probably signifies reverse peristalsis.
Reverse peristalsis or backward wave
movement of the alimentary tract is
very common factor of many of the
symptoms Of dyspepsia or indigestion.
so-called.
Belching Of gas is usually associated
with heartburn. Belching is also a
common symptom of reverse peristal-
sis.
Sometimes alkalies relieve heart
| burn; sometimes d full dose of dilute
hydrochloric acid relieves it. Alkalies
| often give relief even when chemical
analysis shows that the secretion OF
hydrochloric acid In the stomach Is
below the normal.
| Heartburn is a symptom, not OF
stomach trouble alone, but just as fire.
quently indicative Of chronic appen-
| dicitis. ulcer in the duodenum, chronic
Inflammation of the gall sac or gall
stones. 1t is equally suggestive OF pei
vic LESSONS in women. Or. to put it
plainly. it isn't particularly sugges-
tive Of anything at all but reverse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

Miss Jane Gregory, daughter of the
attorney general, is not Stacker by
envy means. She applied for and re-
ceived appointment to job with the
food administration at Washington at
a salary of $50 per month. 1t devel-
ops that she is using her salary to
support three Belgian children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

When manicurist handles the hand
of one who earns her livelihood by
playing violin she should be ex-
tremely careful. Anne J. Marcus, Des
Moines, has sued Katherine Kennedy
for $1,000, claiming the latter slashed
and crippled one of her fingers. Miss
Marcus is professional violinist. Miss
Kennedy is a manicurist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

The United States government
draws circle around Rock Island ar
senal, with a radius of five miles in
every direction, and Davenport, Rock
Island and Moline are brought within
the district that is ordered to hunt out
the scarlet woman and give her the
alternative of leaving or being jailed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

Figures produced at the inquiry into
working conditions at the large pack
ing plants have established that the
average wage per year of employees is
sS49.70. Yet the profits of these con-
Germs run between Is and 20 millions
yearly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

peristaltic waves arising from some
source of irritation within or from
some nervous excitement from with
out the body.
Fats or greasy foods have the repu-
tation of producing heartburn. Not
because fats are 'indigestible," but be-
cause they favor regurgitation into the
esophagus in persons with any trouble
which produces reverse peristalsis.
We apologize for this very unsatis-
factory article. 1t doesn't tell how to
cure heartburn. But one of our duties,
as we see it, is to unsatisfy complacent
subjects of stomach trouble" and, if
possible, stimulate in their souls a
wholesome desire to find out what the
trouble is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

RAILROAD employees are giving
testimony before commission at
Washington in an effort to get an in
crease in wages. Here is q sample
Of the stories told by the men: Il pay
SIG month house rent. We don't
spend much for clothes. l paid SIS
for the suit I am now wearing AMI
I've had it four years. My overcoat
was bought six years ago. but OF
course | don't need many clothes be-
cause l don't go anywhere. Once or
twice a year we go to picture show.
We get free railroad transportation,
but it costs money to use it, SO we
don't have any trips"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

Each soldier in France is to be fur
nished with nine pairs of shoes an
nually. The civilian is lucky if he is
able to secure single pair in the same
length of time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

EMPEROR Wilhelm has answered
Carranza's telegram congratulating
him on his birthday. He is grateful
to Carranza for his Fluctuations, and
extends best wishes for himself and
the prosperity of the Mexican people.
The boys are growing so chummy that
it wouldn't be surprising to hear that
the Mexican president was planning
another touch.
SOME wise bird has pulled this
one: Most of our time is passed in
getting used to the things that we
didn't expect"
CLAIMING to be a federal inspec-
tor in order to get into houses and
! boost his sales of tea and coffee. w.
F. Welsh has been placed under ar
rest in Davenport This may devotion
INTO case of bOotlegging.
HERE'S a tip many people NAV
profit from: A woman in a New York
town received $500 in the will of
her employer for minding her own
, business.
! PERSONS who say they never be
lieve what they see in the newspapers
are apt to be the ones who lie to the
reporters" observes Don Marquis in
the New York Sun.
! EVEN sour milk is taboo in
French eating houses. In order nor
to spoil the sweet dispositions of pa
irons, suggests Ignatz
AN Indian, suddenly become wealthy
through the discovery Of oil on his
Oklahoma property, refuses to sleep
under a roof. He camps on a-porch
at night. Just to prove that his new
ly acquired riches have not turned his
head, so to speak.
AFTER having been married four
months. William T. Davis and his wife
at Cleveland agreed to separate and
be elected to go to war. Write YOUR
own comment.
In. C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

Peyton c. March is tie youngest
man who ever filled the post of chief
Of staff OF the armies OF the United
States. He is SO years of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

Give to the Red Cross. 1t needs
every dollar that it receives from the
public, and more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

A Des MoineA woman has brought
suit for divorce because her husband
Stunned the bath tub Perhaps he is
an advocate of water conservation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
Use Your Small Change.

War thrift stamps may be purchased
up to the last day of next December.
However, there are many people who
have been under the impression that
the sale was for but one week. Put
your small change into war stamps
and have other members Of your fam
lily do likewise. When everybody
keeps on buying these stamps there is
assured steady inflow Of money that
your government needs to help win
the war. And in the bargain you re-
eeive four per cent interest on this
money that you are loaning to your
government.
Clean the sidewalks In the business
SePtion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

Get the. stuff" were the only or
ders given to A. L. Scott Of Boston.
when he was placed in charge Of
clothing and supply purchases for
the army in the reorganization OF the
quartermaster's department. He
finds bucking the red tape an easier
task with that order!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

Buy war thrift stamps. They will
help knock the h out of Hun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
THREE MONTHS,

THREE MONTHS.
I'm sending you a poem here.
l hope you'll think it's funny.
o, put it in your column, dear,
And you can keep the money.
DECEMBER
The snow has come to stay, I guess,
With all its might and fury,
To fall upon the old grey earth
And everything to bury.
JANUARY.
The snow still lies a good foot deep,
The coal is swiftly burning;
The mercury at zero stands,
For summer we are yearning.
FEBRUARY.
All! a change is here at last,
The sun it is a shining.
IfSeverything keeps up this way,
On eggs we'll soon be dining.
JOHN EDWIN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
HE'S ALL OF THIS.

HE'S ALL OF THIS.
X stands for kultur.
A stands for atrocity.
Islands for idiocy.
S stands for savagery.
f stands for egOtism.
R stands for rapine.
BILL stands for them all.
e. c. X.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

How 1t Is Pronounced.
BOlsheviki.
Bawlshoveka.
Bullsheevekee. b.
Billshivikey.
Bolloshuveki.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

SPAIN is to help put the kick in
the war against the kaiser. An agree
ment has been reached with Madrid
whereby the United States forces IN
France are to be supplied mules for
the army from that country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
TEACHERS QUEsrI0NNAIRE OUT.

Chicago.-Faced by prospects y. -
creasing demand for and diminisnins
supply of school teachers for lSie-ls;
the employment service OF the fe0sla
department Of labor is sending 10 ~
cry state superintendent OF educatios
in the county QUESTIONABLE seek,ns
accurate information as to the nunpe.
of teachers available for next
and possible sources Of supply TOT -
cancies
The Chicago branch OF the serv.W
has let 1t be known that the gressss'
difficulty thus far has been in oo'alr
ing instructors for high schools. ~
greater part Of whose teaching Ios
have hitherto been composed OF yoa.s
men. Numbers Of these instruc.us
have been called to the nationai 49, ~,
or have enlisted. The many spssss
services which the government
been organizing have also d
heavily on this class Of teachers -
on senior college students from ann"
whom are usually recruited me
lnual additions to the school stauA