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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

Sorry I haven't another rifle
Phil, said Ware to shootfug
guest; you might catch I'D with
Bert and Miss Thornton and catch
some squirrels"
We saw Dora and Bert as we
came over the HILL said Alice
Bates.
And a jolly time they seemed 10
be having all by themselves" said
Phil. Il whistled, but they were
too busy to hear me"
Guess they'll come back squirrel
less. Its dollars to doughnuts Bert
wouldn't see a squirrel if he fell
over one. However, we won't blame
him under the circumstances. re
marked Ware.
He was mistaken. for just about
TINS time Bert had caught sight of
the first squirrel, a fat. gray one.
winch bounded 10 a TAN chestnut
tree a hundred feet away
Il see the rascal" he said. "Stand
mere, Miss Thornton. Look up be
tween those two branches. DO Won
see him?"
You don't mean that brownish
eXcrescence on the bark?"
That's the chap"
Il don't believe it"
Try him with q shot. and youU
see. Squirrels were not behind the
door when protective coloring was
ittuueu out in the animal kingdom
Steady now"
The girls lips closed firmly
Then a murled report was heard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
The Day In Davenport

DayenpOrter W0Unded.-In the
casualty list sent out by the war
department yesterday appears the
name Of Sergeant Berwyn Bed
ford, who was for five or six
months a resident Of Davenport
before enlisting for overseas ser
vice. The degree Of Sergeant Bed
fOrd's wounds have not yet been
determined Bedford had resided
in Davenport with his mother, Mrs.
George Paul, and his brother. Her
bert Bedford, at 515 Ripley street.
Three More Guilty. Three more
slackers taken in the drive last
Wednesday were turned over TO
military authorities yesterday ana
were placed in the guard house at
the arsenal as deserters from the
army. They are e. tx ManOs, Earl
DObSoR and Ed II. Smith. With
the Incarceration of H Primmer,
another Stacker, who was trans
ferred to the guard house, there
are now four Of the men held
since Wednesday who are prison.
ers of Uncle Sam. Six of the Is
Stacker suspects arrested in the
big drive are being held in the
county Jail pending further inve5-
LEGATION. The others were either
released or induced into the
army. Information regarding the
men held is being secured and
their cases will be brought before
United States officials as soon as
possible. 1t is believed thsc the
sis suspects now under investiga-
ton are boni fide slackers.
Find Valuable SiIk.-SiIk val
ued at several hundred dollars
filed d trunk seized yesterday by
the police who searched the rooms
of Clara Petersen and Ethel H0l-
land, 639 Iowa street. The girls.
who had been employed by a local
cigar factory, were arrested for
shop-lifting at the Ankado. a jap
anese importing store, 209 Main
street, Saturday night They are
with attempting to steal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
Wanted by air the people

Wanted by air the people
a servant.
Born OF those who serve and aspire
Who has known want and trouble
And all that passes in The Little
House Of the Poor:
Lonely thought, couusels Of love
and prudence.
The happiness born of q penny. r.
The need Of the strange and
mighty dollar.
And the love Of things above all
its power of measurement
And dreams that come of Hllri-
ness and The hard bed.
The thirst Tor leauGiug as q Great
Deliycrcr.
Who has felt in his heart the weak
ness and the strength of his
brothers
And, above all, the divinity that
dwelis in them.
Who, therefore. shall have faith IN
men and women
And knowledge of their wrongs and
needs and OF their pr0ueuess 10
error.
humbly must he listen 10 their
voice as one who knows that.
God will often speak i'm II.
And have charity even for his own
judgments.
nus removed, far removed from
the eonceit and vanity Of
princes
shall he know how great IFS the
Master he has chosen To serve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
With Sleeves Rolled Up.

at was fine thing to see those grand ieilo"s'
with their TUNES off and their shirt sleeves
rolled above their elbows, wading the rivers with
the water to their shoulders and throwing themselves
on the boche like bulldogs, writes correspondent
Of the Paris Temps OF the American forces IN the at
tack The Frenchman happily hits upon point oil
immediate significance this country when he men
toned the rolled-up sleeves. In America man who
rolls up his sleeves means business, whether IN
fight or at work, and if we were deprived OF all
other information, the news that our doughboys
had gone after the enemy with bare arms would
be sufficient to fortify i'll belief in their success
When the fellows from the United States take OH
their coats and roll up their sleeves somebody Is
bound to get hurt and have an idea the German
troops who through the fray will carry for many
a day mental image of powerful brown-clad figures
coming straight at them with their sun-burnt sinewy
arms naked almost to the shoulder.-Pittsburgh
Gazette Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
WHEN BERT WEAKENED.
BY Josephine Murphy.

Every holiday should be arrang-
ed to arrive on Friday" drawIed
Nathan Ware, a frank antagonist OF
the life strenuous, one Saturday
morning. Its so easy to stretch
them over Saturday; and then the
blessed Sabbath gives US another
day in which to rest Tomorrow,
Bert, you and Miss Thornton can
have the sport of your lives hunt
ing gray squirrels. The woods are
full of them, and If there's any bet
ter fun than chasing squirrels, l
don't know what it is-unless max
ing love to a pretty girl beats it.
You and Miss Thornton got
along famously today" leased Ma
than. If you and Dora aren't TO
be congratulated before leaving
here Sunday, Phebe Ware is going
TO be the most disappointed woman
in America"
''EeaIly?' laughed Bert. ''Your
wife is dear. but" He hesitat-
ed. smiling
She'll be after me soon II don't
go out and join her" said Nathan,
rising and placing his hand on his
friends shoulder. Hope the but
is not serious, Bert. Miss Thorn
ton is brick and she likes you.
Good night Have your smoke out,
and if there's anything you want
and can't find. why-keep on look
ing for 1t, or spring the burglar
alarm"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
"DOine Their Bit. "

The value of pigeons in was revealed by
Major Foske Yetenheimer in address delivered
at an eastern training camp. There are, said the
major, more than $4,000 OF these birds in
use by the French army and reports show that
more than 81 per cent Of the messages with which
they are entrusted are delivered, despite the bar
rage fire and other destroying handicaps through and
above which they travel. Major Vetenheimer laid
stress upon the Importance Of the training and use
of pigeons by the American forces
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

two silk waists which the police
claim were found in their posses
sion when taken. Armed with a
search warrant police visited the
girls rooms. Dresses, waists and
other articles of clothing all made
of silk, were found in the trunk
which was taken 10 headquarters.
Arrest Fugitiye.-City Detective
John 4. Kinney placed under ar
rest d. A. Graham. so years old,
who claims California as his home,
on charge of being d fugitive
from justice. Graham is wanted
by the Chicago police on a warrant
charging him with operating a
confidence game. 1t is alleged he
gave a bogus check for SIS to +. L.
Campbell, Chicago man, recently.
Marriage Licenses.-Martin 4.
Foster, Rock Island. Emery Oil
yer, Peoria;~ Ellie Evans, Peoria.
Pants Burglar Busy.-Police are
looking for a trousers thief who
entered four Davenport homes dur
ing the night, rified three pairs Of
trousers and escaped with $3.50
ana a coat. The pants burglar
used the same tactics in gaining
entrance TO each of the dwellings.
lie forced open screen windows
and did not disturb the rest Of
any of bis victims. AT the f. ".
Sparbel home, 628 Cedar street, ne
took a pair of trousers into the
yard where he left them after ex-
tracing $3.50.
Obituary Record. Matilda
Witt died at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs Matilda Austin. 1926
Wset Fourth street, Sunday morn
ing at 8.30 o'clock, after a nine
months illness of Bright's disease.
She was born in Hanover. Ger
many, June 20, 1862, coming to
America and directly to Daven-
port with her parents when 2 years
old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

of Overeating. Nothing less IMAM
weighting-in rationing system could
ever teach such people the error oil
their ways.
Questions and Answers.
Serum is Not YacCine-I5 there
any such thing as whooping cough
serum? If so what is the best time
to administer it and who supplies
it? Our family doctor says he has
rot heard of any. What should be
done for children who have been eX-
posed? MRS. W: %.
Answer-Not to my knowledge.
There is a bacterin C'yaccineD
used with considerable success as a
preventative in children exposed
and as a remedy in children i'll With
the disease. Any manufacturer Of
meteorological or biological reme-
dies can supply it to physicians.
Per Centum-Is it possible for
any one who has a blood test or 40
per cent to live Is go per cent
very low test? NJ. X.
Answer-You fail to specify which
element Of the blood is reduced to
45-100ths of the normal amount.
Suppose it is the meoglobin (the
red coloring matter of the cor
puscles), then it is possible to live
with a diminution far below that.
Sixty per cent hemoglobin is mod
erately low, not an unusual dim1n-
uttion in anemia resulting from
various diseases or pOisons. Many
healthy individuals engaged in in
door occupation have only 80 per
cent hemoglobin. Many have 10
per cent.
Between the D. and D. 81 must
depend on either a country mid
wife or a doctor who goes on fire.
quent sprees. Please tell me what
is best for a newborn baby's eyes,
and what is best for the first bath
and whether it is always necessary
for woman after confinement to
use the bedpan. MRS. A. r. c.
Answer-To prevent fnflamma-
ton of the eyes (Which sometimes
produces lifelong blindness) see
that two drops of one per cent
solution of silver nitrate in distilled
water is put in each eye immedi-
ateIy after birth. The state depart
ment of health supplies this pre-
tentative free. For ordinary bath
ing of the eyes a level teaspoon of
boric acid dissolved in half pint
of warm water that has been boiled.
Use preferably fresh lard for the
first bath, and no soap and water
bath until at least - hours later.
A bedpan is not necessary, except
in complicated cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
Gardens Up Above.

From Cleveland comes the that the latest
type Of garden TO be developed is one on
he roofs Of apartment houses In one section of the
ty this kind Of garden has become popular and many
buildings have vegetable and hower gardens
IA their roofs. Quite number of families have
worked together get the soil fat roofs and
IRE now enjoying the fresh vegetables that their
oot gardens producing. The gardens are made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
Don't CenSure-PraiSe.

IT, r-;.s c.,+o. foo5 ti,r i,.s mot al
e.-o..-.,.4,., co. .,,o ,.or,.
,,...e- 49,, ..-o,-oou,-e
-, .io.o.4- 49,,
-. -. IT.. -n,. .,o,,,.
have exna-iencad Inconvenience was inevitable let
- however no fair and realfza that but for its svs-
+.,.+5. rl.,r5rg our allies would have suffered and
food prices at home reached almost prohibitive
figure The following facts are significant of what
the food administration has already done and is also
prophetic Of its future operations:
,.-,o,. 80, ,e eo,.- - ,,trrar,7is On
49,. = ,o,- tho dato If tho food administrative
-otntn,an+ ,-as s7e - IN ,,ava 1918 # was 50 50
so.-.o.o - &c a. -. - mar ,.a-
oh May L. I'I' 'Ne u'iie' si''' nat '-o
iaille' s'' -'' HIS
u No0' ~
on May + 1919 tnS uilere alloui''ed % oAy VI
cents
The index number OF producers prices for March,
1915 shows an increase OF y per cent over August
1871 while the index number Oh consumers prices
decreased Is per cent
1t has been stated by experts thai if the United
States food administration had not stepped in and
regulated the price of -four, today owing to wheat
shortage, it would be selling for $50 per barrel
When the United States food administration asks
you to conserve wheat remember that in all proba-
bfty if there had been federal food admins
tration you could not buy wheat -four at any price.
1.-THE hoarder receives no mercv from Uncle Sam
and buying up and storing of the visible wheat supply
by INSCRIPTIONS rich spectators is prevented
40 NOT think bacausa the Tinted States food
administration asks MS IN save food for orr s11ias
abroad and for our allies that va arc NOT a. +ho
ssr,e TINA 4ofn, o,,rso1yas . oood t,rr t .+fot,r
con7n1v1ng with these reouasts
..r,tgn+ ro,r +,,sra i .,,o-t., os .,,-- ,,-.,,
1o+ This condition he . fine ,orrort,n5v for eo,,
Iators if the food administration had NOT saned in
and said 70 retailers wholesalers fobbars manufac-
turers and housewives. lyon ram have inst ca much
sugar, Furthermore the prica * SET 50 that only
very small profit is allowed
DO you realize that in the countries where there
is no food administration sugar is selling for %
cents pound and is liable to 90 higher? How would
you like to pay 90 cents pound? Do Won know
that even with the nresent restrictions of two mounds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
Gazette Times

The temperature the surface OF the sun is about
1000 degrees Centigrade $500 degrees Fahrenhet)
above the boiling point of carbon. The Huns say
that they want a place in the We all join in
the hope they may have it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
-
cEORDg ANp
ID is c O ID S
KINGS MUST STICK TOGETHER.
By Edith NJ. Thomas
of The NigilantGs.

By Edith NJ. Thomas
of The Vigilantes.
("This is time when kings must
stick together. The emperor OF
Austria ma letter to the King OF
Rumania4
y crown--it is in truth a perilous
bauble,
A throne-a cobbled seat that
goes to smash
When Demos and his fellows start
to squabble.-
Hark. then, to Karl, the Ready
and the Rash,
Who turns off letters with dispatch
and dash,
And yet foresees a spell Of nasty
weather
when all the elements shall round
him clash:
This is a time when Kings must
stick together"
Karl hits the agacious
counsel, surely!
Besides, there's comfort in ex-
change Of woe,
W LGA uO " LuCI Z , SNeSA " q 49, =
that sits securely.
A pity It's that they are scat
tered so!
Will no one fix the place where
they can go
All in one flock-these birds of
royal feather,
Ere storms The People raise begin
to blow?
This is a time when Kings must
stick together"
If stick they can, But they are
scattered widely:
There's NichOlas-away in cold
SibeTe;
And 'Tino spends his time 1--WE
trust it's idly)
In Switzerland, where he has
been a year,
because his freebOrn Hellenes
made it clear
No Hohenzollern liege should
brush their heatherD-
The meetings should not be
4ar-but near,
This is a time when Kings must
stick together"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

love. They left no doubt in our
hearts, my son.
When do you wish to marry
me?" she whispered
"As soon as possible. but my pay
is only $50 "A month now"
We shall make IT. do" she an
swered My mother and father
and your aunt and uncle and the
Jackets and the minister and
number Of our friends are coming
in a feet Of boats"
1--WE are prepared either for
picnic or q wedding, was the Whls-
per of Kate.
Lets make it both" I proposed
to Sally.
Surely there couldn't be a bet
ter place than here under the biz
pine-it's so smooth and soft and
shady" said she.
Nor could there be a better day
or better company" I urged. for
was not sure that she would agree
The boats came along. sally and
] waved a welcome from the bank
and she merrily proclaimed:
IT'S to be welding
Then a cheer from the boats. in
which / Joined.
I shall never forget how. when
the company had landed and the
greetings were over, Uncle Pea
body approached your mother and
said:
Say, Sally I'm gofn' To plant a
kiss on both o them red cheeks o.
yours, an do It deliberate, too"
He did il and so did Aunt Deel
and old Kate, and think that. next
to your mother and me. they we're
the happiest people at the wedding.
There is a lonely grave up in the
hills-that of the stranger who died
long ago on RattIerOad. One day
on stone lately erected there was
the name, Enoch Rome
1T is very sorrowful," she whis-
pered. He was trying 70 find ne
when he died"
We walked on in silence while I
recalled the circumstances. How
strange that those tales Of blood
and laWless daring which Kate had
given to Amos Grimshaw had led
to the Staying of her own son, Yet,
so it happened, and the old wives
will tell you the story up there in
the hills.
The play ends just as the night
is falling with Kate and me enter
ing the little hohme, so familiar
now, where she lives and is ever
welcome with Aunt Deel and IN
Gle Peabody. The latter meets US
at the door and is saying in
cheerful voice:
Come in to supper, Won rovers.
How solemn We look. say. if YOU
expect Sally and me to do all the
laughin' here you're mistaken.
There's a lot Of it to be done right
row, an it's time you fined in. We
amt done nOthin' but laugh since
we got up, an were in need o. help.
WHAT'S the matter, Kate Look up
at the light in Gods winder. How
bright it shines tonight, When
feel bad l always look at the stars"
THE END.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

The administration must certainly have its hands
full at the present time Possibly this is the reason
the semi-ofcial information that President Wilson
does not contemplate interfering in the conduct or
control OF street railways.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

One American commander in France reported at
headquarters that. after a sharp fight with the en-
sn1y. the Germans turned tail and ran like hell"
Profanity is always TO be regretted. The American
should have reported that after a sharp fight the
Germans ran into hell
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

Uncle Sam says he wants for army service close
upon $4,000 American doctors. AS there are only
$4,000 registered medical in the United States,
this will for all a little attention TO
the laws OF hygiene
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

Young men and those of maturer years who are
thinking Of matrimony, had better hurry up. The
new revenue law contemplates a tax of 80 per cent
on the retail prices Of 1ewery and this, of course
includes wedding rings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
Speaking of Russia.

Dear sir: Two men in q cigar
store We're discussing the current
topics of the day when one Of them
brought ur the assassination of
Field Marshal Won Eichorn by a
russian in the Ukraine. He went
on to say that IF thay viii just ov-
erthrow the bolshevfki now and
GUST the soviet regime" when the
other interrupted with:
"Oh, they'll get HIM alright.
they've started now and he'll just
about be the next one on the list"
o. T. II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

only on fat roofs which high protecting wall.
so that the soil will not be blown away.
Good for cleveland Their example is worthy Of
being followed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

AS should be expected, after hav-
ing the first hot day Sunday, Mon
day the Iowa farmers let out the
wall that "the corn crops ruined"
In Chicago the market %ices
promptly shot up a few nickels a
bushel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

Fred Bergert, who has painted
one OF the wheels of his automobile
yellow. and was reported consider
ing painting the other three Wheeis
the same color, has reached a
point of indicision. He has heard
since painting the one wheel, that
they are no longer in vogue and
that black wheels are now consid-
cred "the thing" When he put the
matter up to Us We advised against
haste in a matter Of such import
and suggested putting the whole
question up TO the people to be de-
cided by the popular vote VIII
the readers kindly register their
sentiment on the above?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
L'Envoi

& Since Wilhelmstrasse ends your
shortening tetheT,
Why not a string of Kings take
with you. too .
"This is a time when Kings must
stick together,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
Once She Was Arrested For Wear
ing Less.

(ButfalO, Y Y. NeWs.)
Mary Garden wore an air of in
difference when she extended her
hand to the interviewer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

Son Of BrOker-"Father, what
DO they mean when they talk about
the bears and the bulls in the mar
ket?'
Father-''Why, son, the bulls are
the traders or buyers on the ex-
change that keep their transactions
TO the bullish side Of the market
or as you might say-they. play for
higher prices. The bears operate
just vice versa, making money
when quotations slump"
Son-"And don't they have anv
goats at the market, father?"
Father-"Oh, yes, there are lots
of 'em, but there isn't SO much talk
about them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
The Light q
the Clearing
Bv IRVING BACHELLER

Copyright 1917. The Bobbs-merriu Co
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

It may be nothing more than a
coincidence that the Americans are
now giving the Germans such a
cleaning right AFTER King George
made General Pershing Grand Com
mander of the Bath.
Now that Secretary Baker has
recommended that the age limit for
the draft be raised to 45 years II
looks as though some Of those fell
lows, who, since the war started
have been saying what they wouId
60 If they were a young man and
in the army are going to get a
chance to make good.
IT APPEARS to US from what
we have read that the Americans
made the crack Prussian guards
look like the past tense.
MANY a pocket has been eun-
tied during the war, but none with
more telling or satisfying effect
than
THE MARINE pocket.
o. D. K.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06
j glIIIslA| AZ LII. HILSTIl TALKS
BY MiLLLlAr1 SR RAD nd.

of overeating. Nothing less than
weighting-in rationing system could
ever teach such people the error OF
their ways.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-06

FGsmes is pronounced +:
Fismay
FeexmeaZ
FfZmeeS
Feemz
And Fismes.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-08-07
ES TRAIDOR FL. EX
MENISTRO LUIS MALVY

Dsl Servicio Especial DE- LA PRENSA."
PARIS, Agosto eel Procuradoi
General n. Merillon, ha Pronunciado
su reuuisitoria en- ell proceso instrul-
do contra el ex-Ministro del Interior,
Luis II. Malvy, declarando que este
no era IN traidor a la patria, como
10 habia acasado Leon Daudet, je1e
de Ia Association Realistic Y Director
del peri6dico La Accion Francesa Y
que e5taba por 10 tarto dispuesto a
s~ostener cue 81 eX-.Ministro no napla
~traicionado u ST. patria.
e. Procurador agrego que no de-
seaba comparar a Malvy, nj 0 BoLo
Pasha, nj con ". Duval, director de,
Bonete Rcjo. ambos eiecutados como
t~raidores, y que por 10 tanto, reti-
raria la acusaci6n de TRACTION en- e!
case de Malvy.
e. Procurador sostuvo sin embar-
20, que Malvy era culpable Ell parte,
de ciertos motincs ocurrido5 en- ell
ejercito frances, los cuales atribuyo
a Ia propaganda pacifjsta hecha por
aouel, V expreso que ell ex-M!n!stro
debicra ser castigado en- relac!6n con
este delito.