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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-24

American soldiers part in the victory,
which, he said. was made possible by
them at Chateau Thierry. Their con-
duct there" he said, made me hone
that the two armies of the United States
and Great Britain will be united for all
time. 1t was your boys fighting that
made the victory possible. The victory
started here.
"Coincident, to relate, it was on ex-
actly the same ground that your army
won its first victory that the British won
in 1914. We too drove the Germans
back to the River Vesle."
Gen. Maurice related how Gen. PERISH
ing's attacks wiped out the st. Mihiel
salient in September within twenty four
hours He passed on to the Twenty
seventh Divisions victorious fighting
with the British Fourth Army that
won for them st. Quentin, the Gibraltar
of the inlands,' he termed it.
Particularly do l wish to tell OF the
gallant fighting of tho 107th Regiment
Gold Seventh New York;. This regl-
ment pierced the Hindenburg line it
broke through the unbeatable. I'm told.
1t lost so per cent. of its men in the
engagement, and it went through eleven
belts OF barbed wire fifty to sixty yards
in depth. 1t was under machine gun
hre constantly and artillery fire too
Eleven big guns were pouring their fire
into this regiment to try and stem the
tide, but it was no use: 1t was the l07th"
He said that the signing of the armis-
tice saved many thousands Of lives and
that "our armies would have to have
halted anyway within a few days in or
der TO let supplies catch up" The roads
had all been torn by the retreating Ger
mans until the movement of supplies
was so greatly retarded that It was a
case of stopping or starving. The Cen
eral added that the British navy broke
the will OF the German people as the
allied armies had broken the will of the
German soldier.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-24
THRIFT DRIVE FOR SCHOOLS.
Thousands OF "Penny Savings
Books" to he Distributed To-day.

A campaign. TO educate the school chill
dren of New York and northern New
Jersey to be thrifty will take definite
form to- day when the War Savings Com
mittee will begin to distribute hundreds
of thousands Of Penny School Savings
Books.
with the war about over except the
shouting. the War Savings Committee
henceforth will work primarily to teach
thrifty habits, leaving to the Victory
Loan campaigners the chief respons ibil-
ity of gathering together the big bank
roll needed TO put both shoulders and a
hip of the Hun hard on the mat In the
Penny school Savings Book there is an
appeal from Secretary Of az Treasury
Carter Glass to the little ones in which
he bears on the fact that zone o. Amer
ica's greatest financial problems" IN the
widespread inculcatio OF the need ito
make permanent among our people the
habits of thrit begun during the war"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-24

AvoN. Mass. March 23.-Wiis0n Our
ish, proprietor of a garage in Boston.
was killed to-day when his automobile
skidded and overturned, pinning the oc-
cupants beneath it. Mrs. Louis Alex
ander was severely injured, Mr.. Alex
snder, who was driving the car. and his
three children, escaped serious injury
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-24

O'Dowd. Is. who has lived in a state
Of coma here for seventy-three DAYS,
died to-day She became I'll with typhoid
fever three weeks before losing con-
seriousness. Eight physicians who at
tended her have been unable TO explain
tho case
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-24

In n letter to the Lieutenant-Colonel
Yesterday Shaemas O'Sheel. an Irish
poet and critic. challenges him to public
debate on the proposition that the Irish
Republic deserves the sympathy and
support OF the American people. In his
letter mfr O'Sheel suggests that young
Roosevelt In his FIRST flush of fame may
be INDUCED in come naive egotism." but
adds that since he chose TO signslize his
first appearance as the possessor Of po-
lltIcal loom by attacking Irish -Ameri-
cans. he should be called upon to defend
his views and. like his father, give his
reasons for lbs stand.
Young Roosevelt has confided to his
friends that he believes there is a great
deal of work to be done for the country
by Americans of his generation In INDUS
trial reconstruction. commercial ad-
yancemenk. the solution of labor prob
lens and the suppression Of Boishevism'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04

came time. though. after It had outlastsd all
the<original starters and . number Of later
corners. when It was plain the city needed .
rest. Then It dropped out. Now 1t feels re-
freshed and ready for another turn.
: II there vas any doubt about the way the
peoplefee OF. the subject Of organised outdoor
sports it has been dispslled by the support
given the Rock Island Independent football
team under tbea able leadership Of Captain GEN
eral Flanagan Crowds drawn BY the gridiron
contests this fall have been large, even in the
face Of forbidding weather conditions and en-
thusiasm has reached high pitch. These foot
ball fans are all baseball fans. and there are
lot Of others who will also give league base
hall solid backing II they have the chance.
Rock Island need not wait to see what Mo-
line is going to dove should like. Of course
to have Davenport with us for the sake Of old
times and II Moline sticks so much the better
But If we are to start at all something should
be doneat once. Other cities may take the va
cant berths and anyway 1t is poor business put
ting of getting team together till the OPEN
ing Of the season is At hand. as has been re-
peatedly shown.
Rock Island has baseball park that needs
only few repairs. Some OF the old baseball!
heads are gone, but not all, and there is plenty
Of new blood to help make things hum. The
people want the national game.
Let's 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
Today's Anniversaries

1777-Madame Recamier, one of
the most brilliant French
woman of her time, born at
Lyons. Died at Paris, May
H.. 1849.
1795-Thomas Carlyle. famous
English historian and .philos-
opher, born. Died Feb. 1,
1881.
1SS9-David J. Brewer Of Kansas,
was appointed an associate
justice Of the supreme court
Of the United States.
1S90NBritish parliament voted
$125.000 for the relief of the
famine IN ireland.
1907-Secretary Taft visited the
Emperor Nicholas of Russia
at Petrograd.
1911-John D. Rockefeller resign
ed the presidency Of the
Standard Oil company.
1915-England confirmed Turkish
claim that British army In
Mesopotamia was retreatine
on base los miles below Bag
dad.
1s1s-Dr. Van Dyke. American
minister to the Netherlands,
resigned.
|1s17-Frsnch war ONCE announced
thn &~a~ S1rn ~ q .,,~~~v.~ ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04

Brad'sbit0' Verse


December.
Although it's bleak December, I
am a Happy Jack; there's not .
Gloom Club member within my
humble shack; I make no sigh or
moaning, no doleful tune I'm dron-
ing, I spend no hours in groaning
TOR days that can't come back.
When wintry SHOWS are falling I
type a cheerful rhyme and waste
no moment stalling in dreams Of
summer time; when CHASTITY winds
are shrieking and bleak skies dark
~ bleaking and floor and rafter
creaking, I chant . happy chime.
It is the bleak December, yet I'm
. Happy Joe; within the shoulder
ing ember I read no tale Of woe;
the frost IL keen and nipping, the
air IL pure and sipping-I feel like
gaily tripping the light fantastic
toe. When comes the good old wine
ter I am q Joyful Jay: I'm happy
rs q printer who makes ten bucks
q day; when storms come round
me prowling and billiards wierd
are bowling and clouds are black
and scowling, pipe q merry lay.
It IL old grand December. and I'm
10 jolly JimI the good things I 70
member, forget the sad and grim: /
md no time to borrow the troubles
Of the morrow; l swat each petty
sorrow; each csre. ! douss IL glim.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
Germany Balks:.

Germany was nothing if not shifty in its
manner of conducting the war. 1t made many
but 1t never gave up trying new ex-
pedients AS soon as one undertaking fzzled
out hope was transferred to a new one. Even
when 1t sued for an armistice and finally ad-
United itself beaten It took great pains to
guard its remaining military secrets. The al
lies have not to this day solved the mystery
OF the long range cannon.
Before tho war, and even after that conflict
had been in progress for some time, the Ger
man government believed it had the United
States definitely checkmated from ever making
cause with the allies. Its espionage system
here, the millions It spent trying to mold pub
lie sentiment and the influence Of hyphenates
1t had planted and cultivated for years in this
country we're deemed SUFFICIENT for III pur-
poses. In the light Of these facts the refusal to
sign the peace protocol takes on sinister sig-
nifcance that should mot be underestimated.
German intrigue was conspicuously sue
cessful In tho undoing Of Russia How far It
has been carried on. elsewhere nobody seems
to know. Certainly forces are at work under
the surface in this country which show . per-
sfstency Of purpose, . fund Of resources and .
craftiuess far beyond those which might be ex-
pectsd from the outward indications. Unrest
10 being deliberately ,fostered by some agency
which has not ~ yet been fully revealed. Hints
Of revelations with respect to Mexico serve to
intensity IN already well founded suspicion.
Germany may still be playing the old game
and the refusal to sign the protocol may be
sign that 1t believes the time has come to
take trick
It must be admitted that there il . good
deal In the present situation to tempt the hope
full Teuton mind to that conclusion. The allies
armies are reduced and the morale Of the SOL
dierv still under arms is impaired. Discomfort.
disruption Of industry and poverty make 1t an
open, question whether another military cam
paign could be undertaken at the present time.
BY it, refusal to ratify the treaty the United
States senate has compromised the position OF
this country in foreign eyes and created doubt
expressed by the president The Germany that
thought we would not fight certainly has equal
reason now for concluding that we will de-
fault in claiming the fruits Of victory.
It was the moral stamina Of the United
States, no less than our overwhelming nigh,
which made the Hun quit. With the one com
promised and the other 'demobilised Germany
stands in no awe Of England and France and
80 1t has raised objections to certain feature,
Of tho treaty as feeler to see II It is safe t
60 further.
The question is whether the handwriting 1,
sufficiently plain to move the United Statei
senate to ratify the treaty without waiting t,
make It the issue in national election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04

and delicate sister remained alone
and nearly helpless?
no grew moody, and depressed,
and the women, understanding 30
we'll the depth OF his loyalty to
both his country and themselves,
patiently tried in different ways to
help him to get free.
Like lightning from n clear sky
the news came to them chat he had
been cailed to the coIors: and with
a shock OF surprise both women
noted the varying expressior,s
which fitted over his face as ae
learned thst he had been drafted !:
and promptly decided thaf what
ever came Of It he should mot be
obliged to ask for exception On
their account. But Jacks luck had
turned, for the next day bis mother
received an answer to . letter
which she had written to her
brother a long time axo. and be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
Giye Health HELPS for Christmaj,

WSv0 nooAt3 AcAPD tOT O1IlDtWA3s
Books make acceptable gifts for
everybody. It is rather difncult to
select books for some friends.
Health is one subject which is
bound to interest everybody more
or less at one time or another. ard
health is q subject with q thous-
and different aspects and q thous-
and and one different books deal
ing with these aspects.
Let me suggest q number Of
books along this line for your con-
sideration. Book stores have or
will promptly obtain these books
for you. II you do not care to or
der them from publishers.
For philosophical or scientific
friend, even a doctor or medical
student: Bodily Changes in Pain.
Hunger, Fear and Rage, by Pro-
lessor w. B. Cannon (Harvard), d.
Appleton & Co., New York. The
New Glutton or Epicure. by Hor-
ace Fletcher, F. A. Stokes COM
pany. New York.
For an invalid: Rules for Recov-
cry from tuberculosis, by DR.. Law
rason Brown, Lea & Febiger, New
York. Nostrums and Quackery.
American Medical Association
Press, Chicago.
i For . nurse: Occupational Their
apy. by DR.. William Rush Runton
Johns Hopkins). w. B. Saunders
company, Philadelphia.
For too big eater: Eat Your
Way to Health, by DR.. r. H. Rose,
R. ]. Shores, New York.
For a mother: Care of the Baby,
by DR.. J. P. C. Grihith University
of Pennsylvania), W. B. Saunders
company. Philadelphia. The Pros
pective Mother, by DR.. ]. M. Slem-
ons Johns Hopkins), D. Appleton
& Co., New York.
For parents Of young boys and
girls: The Parents Guide, by o.
s. Davis and DR.. Emma F. A.
Drake, J. L. Nichols & Co., At
lanta, Ga, and Naperville. Ill.
(This is an excellent guide for
teaching the children the truth Of
life.)
For anyone Interested in hospi-
tai work and social service: The
Hospital as q Social Agent in the
Community. by Lucy C. Catlin, T..
N, w. B. Saunders company, Phil
adelphia. The Third Great Plague
by ]. H. Stokes (Mayo Clinic), W.
B. Saunders company, Philadelphia
(This is the last word and the best
description of syphilis in print foI
lay readers.)
For women and girls who want
to be we'll aud strong: Personal
Hygiene and Physical Training foI
Women, by DR.. Anna NJ. Galbraith
W. B. Saunders company. Philadel.
phia.
| For young women: Herself, by
Drs. E. B. Lowry and r. J. Lam
Chicago.
For young men: Himself. BY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04

Dear Mrs Thompson: have
been married several years. About
q year ago I discovered my hus-
band had been untrue. I wanted q
separation then, but he would not
consent and I still lived with him.
A few months ago l met a man
/ have since learned to love. l do
not think my husband cares for me
and this other man does. Should I
leave my husband and try to be
happy with the other man? OF
course I would insist on an i'm
mediate divorce and would not see
the man love until had q legal
right.
Please advise me what to do.
DOT.
II you have q divorce at once
and marry the other man, there is
great danger that you will regret
the move. I would advise you to
wait until you have known the
other man year. II, at the end Of
that time, you love him as much as
you do now, the change would seem
more reasonable. Most women VINO
change their husbands hastily hnd
that the second marriage is not any
more satisfactory than the ilrst. In
case you have children, I would not
!, advise divorce. Your duty ID to
your children, and, II their own
father IL good to them and to you,
you should not leave him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: / read
your answer to q 17-year-old boy
who wanted advice about keeping
his sister in school. There is,
think, a state law that will not al.
low children to leave school until
they are 16. Doubtless he was IN
ignorance of that. T.
Do you think it quite right to en-
courage young boy in working
overtime even for SO unself1sh 9
purpose as helping his sister?
Is 1t wise to commend such un
selfishness without at least point
ing out to him the need Of taking
care of his own health?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04

- mans character is a. his nose
is" The nose, according to ply
siognomists, IL one Of the most i'm
portant features. Both its size and
its shape have their significance.
Q. Is the average life Of a man
engaged In q clerical capacity
longer than that of Q laborer? M.
G. D.
A. The average life of q clerk is
shorter than that of q laborer. The
average age at which a clerk dies
is 34-99 years, while that Of a la
borer Is 1882.
@. How does the production of
anthracite coal compare with that
Of bituminous coal? e. F.
A. Last year there was about
six times - much bituminous coal
mined as there was anthracite, the
figures being: Bituminous coal
SIS. S85.S20 tons, anthracite 1885,
QS4 tons.
Q. I have ten 500 Liberty
bonds. Can I exchange them for a
single $1,000 bondf 8. D. 8.
A. The treasury department
says that you can make such an
exchange. providing the Liberty
bonds are all Of the same issue.
Q. At what age may q young
woman file = claim for government
land? H. g.
A. The general land ONCE says
that Q young woman may file On
homestead land when she Is 81
years Of age, unless she Is consid.
cred the head of her family. In
that event she may file entry when
she 10 IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
Give Us Baseball.

= Rock Island wants baseball next year and
61ght to have It, The town 10 ready to come
1ack" and tho old Three-Eye league. which has
never bssn the same since 1t left. has the well
opme sign out.
Rock island helped to organize the Three
cetsn Athe latter-for . good many years.
Usually there was deficit at the end Of the
neason, but It was made up somehow and q
law start made the following spring. There
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04

paid " ano1ym0us Ass0sS'
@. How great is the heat OF the
sun? T. T. Y.
A. The heat produced by given
surface of the sun 10 400 times
greater than that which 10 given on
by the same surface Of molten iron.
q. Arc there any words In the
English language beginning with
the letter "a" in which the "a" Is
not followed by "u"7 J. H. F.
A, We know Of no such word.
Maybe one Of our readers can sug-
gest one.
O. What is the percentage OF
deaths caused by lightning In the
United States? G. G. H.
A. One person in every hundred
thousand is killed by lightning each
year in this country.
@. Are confederate veterans OF
the Civil war entitled to . federal
pension? H.. F.
A. There is no federal law
granting pensions to Confederate
veterans. Some Of the southern
states have provided pensions for
their veterans.
O. How should I thank q man
who sent me flowers on my birth
day? Would it be good form to call
him on the telephone to do so! G.
J D. H.
| A. The correct and customary
courtesy is to write . cordial note
mailing it to his house. not his OF
fee, expressing your appreciation
at his thought Of you.
@. Has a mans nose anything tt
do with his character H. F. G.
A. There is an old saying tina
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
Getting Together.

With the president telling congress what It
Gnght TO do and congress spending most Of it,
TINE trying to advise the president and limit his
HowWs psapls have wondered II We ought mot
lave the executive and legislative branches oe
- govsrnnent swap places for while and
- u that wouldn't bring about IN improve
1snt in governmental a1fairA The Mexican
sQtuation. however. seems to 10 In . fair way
. restore the harmony that has BEEN 20 con-
1Ddcsously absent for many months between
~ two divisions.
~ Word from Washington indicates that the
a1ts department initiated tho move in the sem
- for the breaking q Diplomatic relations
'NRersd BY Senator FAN. It y even said that
qecrstazy Lansing furnished the revelations Of
~ W. W. propaganda furthered by Carranza
- this country. Furthermore. the disclosures.
which properly shocked the senate. included
Evidence that the Mexican sovsrnmsnt had been
circulating literature which made derogatory
fffersncss to President wilsoni
Verify. things h the capital are looking up.
q Carranxa succssds in getting the president
|. nd ssenafs Of the United States back into .
6ame Of mind 20 that they can view matters
nom the same SIDE Of the fence he will not
kAve lived in vain and Mexico will cease to
cure In American accounts - . total loss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
Discoveries.

Laundering Soft Collars - When
laundering soft collars take a piece
of coarse white thread, run It
through the buttonholes and tie
It, have tho collars all together.
which saves much time and patti
ence in washing and boiling, as they
do not get mixed up among the
rest of the clothes.
The same method may be used
with small doilies or any other lit
tie articles.
Remove Tight Finger Ring
Pass the end of a piece of fine
Irvine underneath the ring and
wind it evenly around the finger
upward as far as the middle joint.
then take hold of the lower end OF
the string beneath the ring and be-
gin to slowly unwind upward. The
ring will gradually move along the
Irvine up toward the tip of the fin
ger and come OF.
II the seats Of caned chairs are
sagging, turn them upside down,
wash well with soapy water, soak
ing 30 as to thoroughly wet them.
In drying they will stiffen to al
most II not quite normal condi-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04

proudly conscious OF being the
equal Of any recruit Of them all.
Think Of the wonderful things We
shall see. they said. out there where
the great mountains don't cut OF
your sight and keep you wondering
what lies beyond them.
Soon came the day when they
trod the road which led. to enlist
ment, to training camp to the
crowded ship which sailed on its
twisting way across the sea under
whose smiling face lay 30 much
danger. and finally to France. while
among the shadows Of the stern old
mountains, which in those days
were more used to smiles than
frownp, their father and sister
waited for news Of them, now hops
fully. and then with heavy hearts.
The Braddigans lived on the
mountainside, and young Jack was
sQuare-1awed, his hair was Of a
reddish tinge. and his eyes were
gray and clear.
From his home he saw the the
Cotters as they passed 30 blithely
along, and suddenly and for the
FIRST time in his life he knew what
It was to be envious.
Standing there with hands tightly
clinched. he snvied them their privf.
lege to 60 to strange lands. and u
show to strange people what Amer.
leans can do whom they riss in thsll
might
They thought Of him 40 Stacker
he supposed. and sighted impatient.
lily. Well. they and everyone elss
might think OF him % they chose!
but his gray eyes looked out wist.
fully from ynder frowning brows
Az the weeks slipped BY, hii
friends all LEFT the mountains. and
It seemed that be alone was LEFT h
DO the usual routine work. and 4
solve his problem. How was he 4
follow the others While hiS mothsl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04

Sale Of the st. Louis Republic to the Globe
Democrat serves - another reminder that the
eswspaper business. in these days Of expen-
i've print paper and other high costs. ID not
What It used to be. The story from st. Louis
= only . repetition Of what has taken place
y great many places in the last two years
md forecast Of what will take place in a
6Fsat many others Il present price tendencies
4ontinue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
EAl.IH HAlK Ks
BY WILLIAM BRADY Nd

Drs. q. B. Lowry and r J. LAM
bert, Forbes & Co.. Chicago. (These
two books deal with sexual by
giene In its relation to healthy
For anybody: How to Live. by
Professor Irving Fisher tYale) and
DR.. e. l.. Fisk, Funk & Wagnalls
company. New York.
For the hired woman. the cook.
nurse. titular head Of the house
hold, etc: Personal Health. by w.
Brady. NJ. D. (University Of the
Fourth Estate). w. B. Saunders
company. Philadelphia.
For lovers of good reading and
good philosophy: Doctors versus
Folks. by DR.. Robert T. Morris
Doubleday. Page Z Co., Garden
City, N. Y,