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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17
With Other Editors
100000 in the National Army.

By June 1 over five hundred thousand more men
will be modified and sent to training camps The
number called under the selective service will
then exceed 100000. During June possibly n
other half million will be forwarded to camps.
1t was not until May 49, 1s17-less than a year
ago that the selective service into effect
The registration of Of draft age was on June s,
1917 Within sixty days the local boards in full
operation and called the first contngents for mil
itary service the ready to receive them
BY December most of the camps were full to ca
pacity, and the national army far outnumbered the
regular army the entire national guard both of
which in the meantime had enlisted hundreds of
thousands of volunteers.
Within less than twelve months q marvellous
Transformation has been effected in the life of the
American people The selective service act was an
untried experiment that they were at first disposed
to view with more less dif1dence and distrust
Under certain prescribed conditions it made military
service compulsory, and its purpose to raise
a army for service in Europe. But whatever there
of hesitancy and hostility has disappeared
The national army body has been the best
recruiting agency this nation has had. 1t has
demonstrated the value and benefits the individual
of military training 1t has raised the morale and
bettered the health and physical condition of
dreds of thousands of young Americans 1t has given
them sense of pride in the uniform they wear
and in the flag under which they march And the
spirit they absorbed in the training camps has
been communicated to others who have swarmed to
the recruiting stations.
Nothing has contributed more to the rapid growth
of the regular army TO five hundred thousand
enlisted men and OF the navy to three hundred
seventy-nve thousand than the selectve service
after few months operation. If greater freedom
of enlistment had been permitted to of draft age
there would be far fewer of them to draw upon for
the contingents that shortly be forwarded to
national army camps.-New York World
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17

have been done after quitting time.
At 5 o'clock everybody stopped
work, except some of the depart
ment heads. The last OF these TO
leave locked the big front door,
slipped the key through a slot into
the inside letter box and the night
Waterman in the morning unlocked
the door for the first conner.
"Oh, Aunty. what good helpful
souls there are in the world" said
Norma, when Saturday night came,
Every morning for over a week
now l have found an addition to
my packages of more than enough
TO make up the limit average. Isn't
1t lovely? l wish l knew who was
showing me all this kindness"
1t was two evenings after when
John Ross, one of the owners OF
the factory, strolled past it, his
daughter Elsa on his arm. He
paused suddenly.
That's strange!" he calculated
forcibly.
What is 1t. papa?" asked his
daughter.
II certainly caught the CLINT of a
light in the second work room. II
can't be the Waterman, for We no.
ticed him at his usual post in the
office section. There-thc light Is
coming into the other room. No
one has right or occasion to enter
the place after dark. 1t must
mean mischief or theft. "Stop
right there, and who are you ~
stenoriously demanded Mr.. Ross as
the door was opened, and a form
stepped out, locked the door and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17
TPlHI[E DAILY SHORT STORY

in seeing her get along was genu-
inc, but she was doleful and I'M
certain as the next day she found
her progress not up to production
standard.
Il do hope they don't discharge
me till have fair trial." she told
her aunt. There is a certain pro-
ficiency in handling the work that
don't come all at once to a per-
son."
1t was two days later that the
mystery materialiZed. Norma came
TO work in the morning a trifle
worried. II required as her por-
ton of sorting the packages a
minimum number she had failed to
reach the day before, which was
$50.
They let Alice Wrenn CO." one
of the girls told Norma. She kept
running behind until the finishers
couldn't get a supply and they've
fired a faster hand" which intelli-
gence daunted poor. anxious Nor
am Then, as she sat down at her
table TO place the work OF the day
before in large packing box, her
eles dilated.
Three hundred" she counted
and pronounced the enumeration
with a puzzled gasp. Why
surely counted only 200 packages
last evening. What does 1t mean p
She scanned the faces OF the
girls near her. seeking TO identify
her generous helper. but each
worker was engrossed at her task.
Then more puEzling still. was the
realization that the work must
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17

If any defects exist, these may be seen and recon-
mentions for treatment may be made by physician
The city OF Chicago and the entire state of Illf-
nois have dstrcted for this child welfare work.
and through welfare workers and those serving with
the council of defense it is hoped to reach and
test every child under six years in the state. In
every possible district there are to be posterssgns
indicating where the centers for weighing and
measuring the children are. and what the other
objects OF the chdren's year. The program, which
will continue until next April beginning with the
work described above will cover in general terms,
the following:
Complete registration OF births.
Prenatal instruction for every mother and
adequate care by doctor and nurse at confne-
ment, and afterward.
Weighing and measuring of all children
under six years of age.
campaign of publicity and education in
child hygiene
Establishment of children's conferences
where we'll babies can be taken periodically to
be weighed and examined, and clinics where
sick children may be given medical attention.
Placing of public health nurses throughout
the state
The guarding Of the milk supply, that every
child may have its share of clean, pure milk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17
Conserving the Children.

Application OF the selective draft law, when
America went to war, disclosed that an alarming
percentage OF American young not fit for
the army. Many of their physical defects and dis
eases were found to have been with them since
infancy.
The federal childrens bureau at Washington
has undertaken to remedy this serious condition
among the future young men and women of the
country by beginning with the babies; by having
them examined at the earliest possible period of
their lives to discover and existing defects
The simplest, non-professional way to do this is
10 weigh and measure the children So the govern
ment demanded that every child under six years
of age shall be weighed and measured, and the rec
ord to Washington. duplicate record is
given to the parent for reference the child
grows
According to the table on the back of the record
card, the average American baby boy of six months
should weigh IS pounds and measure 2s1z inches
in length; at IL months he should weigh 2I7s pounds
and 291s inches in length. The table gives
figures for children up to years of age
This program. which is part OF the larger child
welfare program to be followed out during the year.
has the advantage OF bringing before the attention
of expert observers every child in the nation so that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17

with the United Estates army in
France, was slightly wounded and
for a time was in a military hos
pltal, according to information
reaching the family here The ma
ture and details of Private Wiese's
injury are not known but 1t is be-
lieved he was struck by a flying
piece of shell. He is attached to
the ordnance department. In a re-
cent letter to his parents he tells
of life in France and highly praises
the Y. NJ. c. A. work over there.
Petersen Renamed-W. d. Peter
sen, justly nicknamed Father of
the Davenport Levee" was appoint
ed to succeed himself on the levee
commission by Mayor c. M. Little
ton at the council meeting Wednes-
day night. The appointment was
unanimously ratified by the coun-
Gil. Mr.. Petersen has been spend
ing the winter in California. He is
expected here soon, and will no
doubt take active charge of the
levee work as in former years.
Husband on Rampage-When r.
L. Burke started cussing his
wife and then wound up by threat
ening to kill her, Anna Burke de-
cided it was time to start divorce
proceedings. Papers were filed in
district court today by Mrs. Burke's
attorney, F. A. Cooper, charging
cruel and inhuman treatment. The
couple was married in Rock Island
on Aug. %, 1915, and lived together
until October, 1917.
Lands Episcopal Convention
Dean Marmaduke Hare, Clarence
NJ Cochrane and Ira Tabor have re-
turned from Oskaloosa, where they
attended the diocesan convention of
the Episcopal church. The Daven-
porters took an important part in
the proceedings of the meeting. One
of their actions was to secure the
1918 convention for Davenport.
This will be held next May.
o.
DayenpOrters Arriye-Four Dav-
export boys, all recently commits
stoned second lieutenants in the
United States army, have arrived
safely overseas" according to
word reaching their relatives They
are Guy Bacon, Jerry Lewis, Bur-
dette Blair and Othel Kendall. Lieu
tenant Alfred Lewis, who also
started across, but was obliged to
return by reason of an accident to
the ship on which he was sailing, is
still in New Jersey awaiting anoth-
er opportunity to cross over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17
The Winds OF the
y ag si3ssT World s:Es::is' Il .:

kick now and then proclaimaa -.
presence OF a regiment OF cavsl--
Nothing else betrayed them 49,;
one was near enough 10 sea ~
whites Of mems eyes in the darI
for they were native Indian caval,-'
who know the last master-tspcS.y.,
Of the art of being still.
Between them and the very va
dark zone which was what A.,
Frenchmen call a forest. and so. "a
other nations call a stand Of ~.
ber-a little group OF officers ~.
talking in low tones, eight Engljss
men and the others Sikhs.
They say they're work,,.
round the edge say they cans
hold 'em. 1t looks very much a. 70
we're going TO get our chance ~
night. When a red light FASH.
three times at this near corner -
the woods, we're to ride into 'em h
line-it'll mean that our chaps AZ
falling back In a hurry. leaving 1n,s
of room between 'em and the wood
for us to ride drought. Better ,o,1
your men. you fellows! Oh. Ior5
What wouldn't Ranioor Singh havs
given TO be here. What's thatqr
There came a challenge from tba
rear. Two horsemen cantered mn
who are you? What d'yon
want?"
"Sahibl Colonel Kirby sahlbts
what is it? Hallo-there are tbs
three lights-no, two lights-that's
Get ready Who are you? Why
Ranjoor Singh"
"Salaam, sahibi"
"Shake hands. By gad-I'm glad,
Find your squadron, Ranjoor sIngb
find it at once, MANICURE iusi
in time. There go the three lights
Outram's Own,-in line Of SQUAD
ron columns to the right-Trot
March, Right"
RanjoOr Singh had kept the word
of babu Sta Ram and had managed
10 be with them when the frst
blood ran.
THE END.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17
TESTER TESTS A
SUBJECT AND HE
GETS A TESTING

Great Lakes, Ill.-"Who's looney
now" is the big problem at the phy.
chistric unit of the Great Lakes
naval training station, according 10
an account of an incident publish
ed In the Great Lakes Bulletin, the
official newspaper of the big estab-
lishment. The psychistric unit IL
the branch of the service where ex-
perts try to determine a mans
mental capabilities by means Of
tests in which pictures, blocks, puz-
Zles and similar articles are used
The story relates that Ensign John
Sharpe discovered an ex-sleight OF
hand performer among the recruits
in detention. Mr.. Sharpe seized the
opportunity for some fun. He cali
ed the psychistric unit, asked for
Chief Yeoman Dodds, and said:
Il have a loon I'm going to send
over. He is crazy as a bat, so watch
out for him."
Then turning 10 the sleight-oi-
hand man he remarked: GO over
and show them a good time"
When the loon" appeared at the
unit, Dodds showed him to seat,
brought out the various blocks and
puzzles and started 10 find out
whether his patient was born crazy
or attained it later.
Take these blocks" Dodds be-
gan. But the blocks had disappear
ed. Business OF searching high and
low, but no blocks.
Dodds registered CONSERVATION,
excitement, perplexity-but still no
blocks.
II think you will find them in
your right coat pocket" said the
man being examined. And, sure
enough, there they were.
Dodds tried again.
"Now here is a picture; look ~
it 10 seconds and tell me about It"
where Is the picture? This IS
only a piece Of paper" said me
mystery man.
Dodds replied, 81 gave you a pict-
ure."
Here is what you gave me, sir.
The picture was gone. Dodds
was certain he handed II TO the
sleight-of-hand man.
Did you look in the chair, SIT
asked the loon"
Dodds found he was sisting on
the very picture he had just handed
the actor
Several things disappeared IN Ike
manner until it was suggested that
some one certainly did need an e1-
amination-but not necessarily the
sleight-of-hand man.
When he left, Dodds was count
ing blocks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17

The department of agriculture, discussing wheat
substitutes. that barley human food is
not 70 some people No, indeed! There was.
for instance. good King Arthur, who stole three
pecks of barley meal TO make a bag puddynge." And
not a few of US go back in memory to the hun
CRY days of our youth and recall how mouths
watered when we read how the queen stuffed it well
with plums" There is excellent precedent for the
of barley. 5....
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17

TBC or XOPf

IbC OF AOI
In his beautifully constructed
thesis on THE Kinetic Drive DR..
Grille has given emphasis to dag
nostic problem which every physi-
clan occasionally encounters;
namely, the remarkable similarity
between the symptoms of masked
exophthalmic goitre and inciplent
tuberculosis of the lungs.
A young woman lost weight, be-
came anemic, nervous, peevish and
irritable. Her pulse rate was con-
stantly rapid, with attacks of palpi-
tation in which it was still more
rapid. There was a fine tremor of
the fingers, rather wide, prominent
eyes, and a few degrees of fever
now and then. She denied having
coughs as most patients with incip-
lent tuberculosis do. Repeated ex-
aminations of the barred chest dis
closed no sign to her physician. He
felt doubtful. He referred her to a
throat specialist who felt doubtful
and referred her to physician
with long experience in treating tu-
berculosis in sanitorium, who
1G1L nOUUlAul anu SOuSuI
from an X-ray man. The X-ray
man, ordinarily a very exact and
scientific person, felt doubtful. Well,
they all got together, added up the
data and sent the young woman to
a hospital for tuberculosis.
She felt homesick there, and re-
turned home after two days. Her
doctor scolded her, but it was no
use. Her affianced couldn't see her
in the hospital as often as at home.
Her doctor abused her some more.
She cried and promised to do just
as he ordered He ordered her to
go to bed on the porch and stay
there. She obeyed for some nine
weeks. Then she got up and went
back to work in an Office At this
time X-ray negatives were just neg
atives-they showed no lesion in
the lung. After a few weeks mod
crate enlargement of the thyroid
became evident, and 1t was now
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17
HER LOVER
A1IAt nv II -
By Marcellus Alton Meath.


1t would have frightened Norma
Waite, had she known that some
one was in love with her. She was
Is and had never had a beau.
Yet there was a token of mys-
terry in a circumstance that puZ-
zled her, that set her thinking and
made her watchful. Norma and
her aged aunt lived near the edge
of the city and their necessities
had compelled Norma to seek work
Half a mile distant was a factory
devoted to the manufacture of
leather, wood and light metal nov
elites. Norma had applied for a
position. She was inexperienced,
but she felt sure that with time
given, she would develop speed in
sorting out and making up pack
ages.
IT'S piece work and you get paid
according TO what you turn out" a
fellow girl worker told Norma.
1.-The only thing is you've got to
reach a certain average. If you
don't they won't keep you"
This statement worried Norma.
She could not all at once master
her task nor speed it up. In fact,
at the end of her fourth day Willis
Thorpe, young man who had
charge of the department, came TO
her work table and gave her NUM-
erous little points as TO facilitating
progress.
He vas a diffident ,unobtrusive
person. but patient and encourag-
ing. Norma felt that his interest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17

slipped the key through the slot u
the letter box.
The intruder carried a package
under his arm and looked em3si,'
raised at this unexpected ehaF
lenge. WHY" exclaimed MI hnss'
its Willis Thorpe. Whatever a's
you up tor"
Thorpe recovered his wontel
wits and shifted the package ns
carried uneasily, with nerNous
little laugh. I'm caught / see.
he said, but I'm not stealing any
thing. I've got some Of the leala-
or clips in this bundle. taking men
home TO sort and bring back ear!
in the morning all done, ana
truth is. Mr.. Ross, there's ".
worker who needed and deserves
ENCOURAGEMENT. I've though
enough OF her to do part OF hsi
work"
But how did you get in-th'
key"
i've used a magnet TO draw J,
out through the slot" conles''+
Willis.
We'll. declared" blurted op'
the astonished manufacturer 80,
"Oh, papa, what sweet us-
cious romancei" chimed IN impIesi
sIonable Elsa Ross, iE~i ensast-
and alive with sentimental III
pulses. ...,,
II was her mission 10 culti'A.ss
Norma and bring the two clos.,
together, and papa saw 10 y W
Willis got a better position ana W
mated a handsome bonus IN ss'T
the day of the wedding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17
The Day i'm Davenport

Null In Major Otto w.
Null Of Muscatine, has been placed
in command of the Twelfth field
artillery, which includes the two
Davenport batteries B and d. Word
of MuIl's appointment reached Dav-
export today. For the past several
months Major Null has been at
Camp Jackson at Columbus, S. c.,
where he has been taking the
course of artillery instructor. Upon
the completion of his course he was
given command of the Iowa bat
teries at Deming. Major Null was
formerly captain of Battery c of
Muscatine. He served in that ca
pacity on the Mexican border dur
ing the recent trouble with that
country.
Otto Resfgns-Professor Ernst
Otto, instructor of music in the
Davenport schools for the past 20
years, rendered his resignation to
the board of directors today to take
effect at the close of the school
year. Professor Otto was not re-
appointed at the meeting held Mon
day. Board members today re-
fused to comment upon the resig-
nation further than to say that
Professor Otto had "other plans in
view"
Cattle Recovered head of
cattle reported stolen Tusday night
from the Fred Hansen farm near
Donahue, were recovered yesterday
on the Davenport-Harris street
road, nine miles from the Hansen
farm.
Forty Mules Burned - Forty
mules were burned to death when
fire of unknown origin broke out in
one of the sheds at Camp Cody,
Deming, N. M, Monday. The blaze
for a time threatened the entire
camp. Word of the fire reached
Davenport late yesterday after
noon. Over a score of Davenport
and Muscatine soldiers who were
fighting the flames, narrowly es-
capped death when one of the sheds
collapsed and fell directly in their
path. None was injured except for
a few minor burns. The fire broke
out late Monday night, according
to word received in Davenport. Be
fore rescuers could reach the scene
the buildings were blazing so fur
iousIy that it was impossible to
reach the doors to give the ami
mails their freedom.
Wiese Slightly WOunded-W A.
Wiese, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wiese, TIT West Fourth street, now
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17
Il ILEs AZ IIN LAlMS
BY W!LLlAt1! -. BRADY r1p.

realized that the trouble was mask
ed exophalmic goitre-
Mistake? Technically yes. But
so far as the patients interest waA
concerned there was no mistake.
She could have done no better than
enter the tuberculosis hospital for
a prolonged open air rest. There
is no better treatment for mild eX-
ophalmic goi.re. There is no safer
place, as far as the possibility or
infection with tuberculosis goes,
than a tuberculosis sanitorium or
hospital, because there every one
conscientiously practices asepsis.
Questions and Answers.
Varicocele-I was rejected by the
examiner in a naval recruiting sta
ton recently because of varicocele.
The doctor mentioned that the only
relief was an operation. What is
the effect of varicocele If not OPP
Grated on? / am 20 years old, in
good health so far as l know, eX-
cept that 1 had an operation for
appendicitis a year ago. but feel
no trouble from that. II. H. T.
and in exceptional cases some In
reference with locomotion, there is
no effect from Varicocele.
Moles and Their Treatment-Is a
mole on the neck likely to become
cancer? l have one the size of a
dime on the neck close to the ear,
and a smaller one lower down. Is
it harmful to pull out the long
hairs that grow in mole? What
can be done to remove moles?
J. c. F.
Answer-No, moles are not more
likely to undergo malignant change
than any other blemish or lesion. 1t
does no harm to pull out the hairs;
of course that tends to make them
grow in heavier. Moles may be re-
moved by electrolysis in skilled
hands, by carbon dioxide snow, by
surgery under local anesthetic, &C
cording to the situation and charac-
ter of the mole
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17

Despite his partnership init Gott," there some
things the kaiser Fears for instance his own people
Dr. A. N Davis. for many years his dentist, and one
Of the very Americans to leave Germany, says:
Since the king and crown prince of Portugal were
murdered the kaiser and the crown prince have
never been seen together publicly in Germany"
Thus avoiding potshot with bomb something.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17

Since the war began 270 counts, 6Ss barons and
more than sixteen hundred other members of the
German nobility have been killed. With the govern
ing class being wiped out at this rate would think
the governed class might begin to ITSELF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17

Mauch Chunk, Pa is quiet that the entire po-
lice foNee of the town, four enlisted in the
rine corps and marched away in body. There
hasn't been prisoner in the Mauch Chunk Jail since
Christmas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17

French call American soldiers mos amis"
ing our friends" Imagine any people earth
using similar terms in reference to the soldiers of
the kaiser 1t is doubtful If the German people them
selves would give them sweeping an endorsement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17

Germany does not consider that it is at war with
Uruguay. but if the latter had anything within reach
the former that worth taking different opin-
ion might have been handed down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-17

Not till the Russians reach the point where they
are sorry they did keep fighting will they have
learned the first lesson in national unity.