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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
M ERCURY FALLS
follower MARK
Temperature for Three Hours This
Morning Registers 16 De-
grees Below Zero.

Instead OF the warm weather
forecasted for the tri-cities begin
ming last night and continuing
through today. the mercury dropped
still further and from 1 until 4
o'clock o'clock inclusive this morn
ing registered the coolest of the
winter with 16 degrees below zero.
AT s o'clock slight rise was
noted at the weather bureau in
Davenport, when the official Their
mometer registered IL degrees be-
low.
The lowest reached this morning
is one degree lower than the cold
est temperature recorded this win
ter, that of 10 degrees below yester-
gay morning. 1t also approaches
within two degrees the severe cold
of last season when the mercury
fell to Is degrees below the zero
level.
Continued intense cold of the last
two days has wreaked havoc with
telephone lines, especially the long
distance circuits, where numerous
wires have snapped due to the low
temperature. Repair work is also
greatly retarded by the frigid
weather.
In spite of the handicap due to
the cold, trains both on the Rock
Island and Burlington lines are
keeping we'll up to scheduled time.
I2astbound trains on the Rock Is
land continue to be several hours
late, due to the intense cold in
some portions of the west, but Chi
cago trains are within a few min
utes Of regular time. On the Bur-
lington No. SO, southbound from st.
Paul, was the only train late this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
RENEWAL, OF RAIL
SERVICE TO NEAR
EAST Is PROMISED

Paris. Friday, Jan. 3.-Announce-
ment that the "Acropolis Express, ~
connecting Paris and Athens, will
soon be established, points to one
OF the most important steps in the
work OF reconstruction following
the war. 1t is the first connection
between western Europe and the
near east, and is the initial step to
The larger project of extending the
railroad further east through Con-
stantinople and northward to
Odessa.
Ultimately It is planned to real
ize a Northumberland route,
which will take the place of the
Teuton scheme of a railroad from
Berlin to the city Of Haroun al
Raschid
The creation of the new Jugo-
Slav state, now permits the build
ing of the entire line under allied
influence.
1t will run through Milan, Ven
ice, Trieste, Agram, Belgrade, Nish,
Jskup, Larissa and thence to Ath-
ems. The name of the new express
is a tribute to the greatest monu-
inert of ancient Greece.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
BACK LIKE A
BOARD? IT'S
YOUR KIDNEYS

There's no use suffering from the
awful agony OF lame back. Don't
wait till it passes Off 1t only
comes back. Find the cause and stop
it. Diseased conditions of kidneys
are usually indicated by stiff, lame
backs and other wrenching pains.
which are natures signals for help!
Here's the remedy. When you feel
the first twinges OF pain or expert
ence any of these symptoms, get
busy at once. Go to your drugglSt
and ct box of the pure. original
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules.
imported fresh every month from the
laboratories in HARLEM, Holland
Pleasant and easy to take. they in
stantly attack the poisonous germs
clogging your system and bring
quick relief.
For over two hundred years they
have been helping the sick. Why not
try them? Sold everywhere by relia-
BILE druggists in sealed packages.
Three sizes Money back if they do
not help you. Ask for GOLD
MEDAL" and be sure the name
GOLD MEDAL" is on the box.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
ELECTRICAL MEN
CONTINUE FEUD
Employees Accuse Contractors Of
Unfair Dealing with Public in
Open Shop Methods.
CAN REACH NO AGREEMENT
International Organizer Here in IN
tarest of Dispute, Taken Ill,
Conference Postponed.

Contention between electrical con-
tractors and members of the Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers, in
side wiremen's branch, has been
fomenting at great rate since the
strike of the men several weeks
ago and at this time the feeling has
risen to high pitch.
The men state that they are max
ing no fight from the standpoint OF
work for themselves or wages, as
all members of the union are now
at work and are being paid the 70
cents an hour that they went out
for. However, they state they are
working for contractors who agreed
to a fair wage and fair treatment
and also are working at Rock Is
land arsenal and on the govern
ment housing projects in this com
munity.
The men refuse to work for 10
out of approximately 20 contract
ors, as the latter have refused to
meet the men as an organization or
to raise their wages to rs cents an
hour.
The contention, therefore, be-
tween the men and these contract
ors is not one of work or wages,
but is over what the men term are
the efforts Of the contractors to in
augurate open shop conditions in
this locality, their refusal to rec
ogniZe union workmen, and that
they are working a hardship on the
public by making it difficult to get
work done with the Quickness and
dispatch that would otherwise be
the case.
Organizer I'll.
o. L. Jennings, organizer for the
international brotherhood, arrived
in this city several days ago to
make an effort to bring about an
agreement, and had arranged a
meeting between all concerned for
yesterday, but this session did not
take place. as Mr. Jennings was
taken suddenly i'll Thursday night,
and he was taken to ST. Anthony's
hospital. where an operation for ap-
pendicitis was performed. The con-
tractors then refused to hold TO
their agreement to enter the meet
ing, the employees claim.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
CAMBRIDGE

DR.. Harry Bnoken, who has been
visiting at the l.. j.. Otto home, re-
turned Tuesday to his home in Ma
honing tOwu, Pa.
Attorney and Mrs. Fred H Hand
left Tuesday Tor Long Beach, CAL
where they VIII spend the next two
months with the formers parents,
Hon. and Mrs. John 2. Hand, who
left here in October to spend the
winter in California.
Robert MCGEE left Tuesday morn
ing for q visit with relatives at
Washington, Iowa.
Harold Buckley, William Bolten-
stern and Oscar Falline of the Great
Lakes training station spent the hoE-
ioays with their parents.
Word has been received by his
parents in Cambridge that Harold
Anderson, who Is IN France, has been
promoted to the rank of corporal.
Sergeant Fl. c. Eastman. who has
been visiting his brother, Charles
Eastman, for the last week, returned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
keep MARRIED
men ON ISLAND
Those Having Dependents Last to
Leave Government Plant in
New Help Reducing Plan.

Rock Island arsenal employees
who are married and those with de-
pendents will be the last to leave
the island under the governments
force reducing plans, is the assur-
ance that government officials give.
Word from the chief of ordnance
in Washington is to the effect that
the men so situated will be given
the preference at all government
arsenals.
Men who have dependents will
be retained on the payrolls until
all single men have been discharg-
ed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
DR.. COFFEE
treats Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat Diseases; One
Time Free.

People suffering with eye diseases
railing sight, partial blindness, in
hammation. graduated lids, scums
growths. cataracts, weak eyes OF
deafness, loss of hearing, ulcers OF
the ears, Catarrh of the nose, head
throat or system, or diseased tonsils
especially those cases where one ear
is growing deaf and the other just
started, or one eye losing sight and
the other getting weak. should con-
suit DR.. w. o Coffee, the oculiSt get
his opinion: if he thinks he can help
you, he will treat you once free to
show you how his treatment acts, to
show you that you have never used
anything like it Don't submit to 4
He says he can straighten any case
of CrOSS-eyeS at one visit wfthOu
chloroform or ether He removes
adenoids in a few minutes, the pa
tient goes home without danger OF
hemorrhage- He is treating many
severe cases here.
Miss Theodora Gill. South Putnam
building. Davenport, was so blind in
both eyes she had to be led. He re-
stored her sight in three months.
Mrs. Nora Waits of Hayleld, Mimi.
was partially blind for so years. For
10 years she could Just see the light
of day in one eye. She came to Dav-
EXPORT and DR.. Coffee restore her
sight in 10 days. Mrs. Anna RuhSer
1929 w. Third street. Davenport, sur
fered with catarrh for 40 years. Con
slant headaches for six months. Doc
NM)IS wanted 10 operate LIT. COZ 1e
R.ye her complete relief in two
Anths. Chris Lahl, Wilton. Iowa,
cross-eyed since BIRTHS years
Coffee sat him IN a chair and
Enlightened his eyes in a few min
'utes; no pain: went home without IL
bandage. eyes straight. John Thomp-
son of Davenport suffered with ca
tarrh, tumors in the nose. going deaf
rapidly. DR.. Coffee restored his hear
ing and cured his catarTh.
DR.. Cofee'S permanent offices are
in the First National Bank building,
Davenport. He moved there from
Des Noines over a year ago. He has
had 80 years experience; is readable;
is treating about so patients a day
here. He Will tell you the truth
about your case. His great exper-
fence makes it possible for him to
relieve many cases where other ocu-
lists of less experience would TAIL
He is in his offices every Saturday,
Monday and Tuesday from 9 a. m. to
4 p. m, and Saturday nights from Z
to p m. Telephone Dav 1914
DR.. w. 0. COFFEE.
DAVENPORT IONA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
WITH coLoRs FLYING ARTILLERY SWINGS THROUGH GERMANY

When the American soldiers
started for Europe they had their
hearts set on seeing Germany, but
figured that they would have to
fight their way into the country. 1t
was easier than they expected
They marche into the fatherland
unmolested after Germany had
hoisted the white flag. The photo
elbows the color bearers of the Fifth
artillery of the First American di-
vision passing through Hetzerath,
Germany, on their way to the Rhine
with colors flying.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
FRENCH ENTRANCE
INTO MONTENEGRO
CAPITAL GREETED

Paris. Jan. 4.-French troops en-
tered Cettinje, the capital of Monte
negro December %, it is an
nounced. They were greeted en-
Enthusiastically by the people and
found that good order prevailed in
the country. Five members of the
national assembly have been
charged with the management of
the country's affairs until the union
Of Montenegro and Serbia under
the Kara Georvitich dynasty has
been completed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

morning, its arrival being delayed
approximately two hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
CENTRAL CHURCH
IN WELCOME HOME
SERVICE FOR BOYS

Tomorrow evening the Central
Presbyterian church will hold the
first welcome home" service in
honor of the honor" boys who
have been mustered out of service
up to the present time. It is the in
tention to hold these services from
time to time as the boys return
home. While it is especially in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

to Chicago Tuesday. He has been at
the Northwestern university in the
medical reserve.
William Jennings has returned to
his home here from Camp Pike, Ark.
having received his honorable dis
charge He has been in the service
for two years. enlisting in the Cen
eseo machine gun company.
Eward Scott OF Terre Haute, Ind.
is visiting at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. 0. a. Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs V. j. Poppy and
daughter Jessie left Wednesday for
Biloxi. Miss. where they expect to
stay for three months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Lyons spent
Tuesday and Wedn eSday at the Mar
tin Carlson home in Rock Island
Word was received in Cambridge
Tuesday Of the death of Charles OIL
SON, who passed away at the home of
his daughter. Mrs. J E. Jaderquist.
al Mach. n. Y. The remains arrived
in Cambridge today Interment viii
take place in Andover.
Mrs. Walter A. Olson spent the
first OF the week with her sister at
Wataga.
To Take the Odor of cabbage.
fish or onions from the house, burn
a bit of sugar on the stove.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04
FAVOR PLAN TO
PUT IN PAVING
United States Housing Corporation
Officials Confer With City
Officials.
EIGHTEENTH AVENUE JOB.
Distance of Two BI0cks-Property
Holders Notified to Appear
Monday.

W. S. Shields, project engineer
for the United States Housing cor
poration in this city; G. W. Kess-
Ter, town planner for the project,
and D. n. Stmonson, local legal ad-
visor, appeared at the city hall yes
terday afternoon to make known
the corporations interest in pro-
posed paving on Eighteenth avenue
between FOrty-fourth and Forty
sixth streets as contemplated by the
city.
Several days ago the city sent
odt notices to property holders in
THE district effected and notifica-
ton was given that meeting
would be held at the city hall Mon
day afternoon to take up the whole
matter with reference to new paw
ing project estimates of which for
the laying of brick. were furnished
by the city.
Prefer Asphalt.
The visit of the housing officials
was for the purpose Of notifying
the city that the proposed project
meets with their approval but that
they would prefer that asphalt in
stead of brick be put in. This
point, however, will he thrashed
out at the meeting Monday.
The proposed paving would al
low a half loop around the govern
ment housing district. Traffic
could go from Fourteenth avenue
south on Forty-fourth street, al
ready paved, and then turn east at
Eighteenth avenue over the pro
posed new project from Forty
fourth street to Forty-sixth street
onto the boulevard in Moline at the
boundary between the two cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-04

not hope to be so successful in
states where hogs have access to
open ranges as in localities where
herds are restricted to the prem
Uses of the owner and kept away
from sources of contamination.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-01
DADDS TV[NIN(
ARY TALL nl
THE STORM PARADE.
20 MARY RAHAN BONNER

Are you ready?' asked old Mr..
North Wind.
I'VE are ready" said all the little
breezes.
How about you. hail drops7"
We're ready they said.
And Prince Sleet. how about your"
"All ready, Mr.. North Wind"
"Then set Cor said the north
wind. And such storm as there
was. But 1t was quite the funniest
kind of a storm for 1t seemed to be
clear In one place and then all of a
sudden the storm continued.
Wen start said old Mr.. North
Wind, "at one end of the city, and
Wen give parade"
The others did lot know at first
what storm parade meant, but old
Mr.. North Wind explained.
"YOu see," he said, well start to
blow and roar and storm at one end
OF the city. The other end will be per-
fectly free from the storm, but gradu-
ally, little By little, we will work our
way right through the city. All, won't
we have q joke on the earth people
They will say:
See the storm! Isn't it strange?
It's halling here, and down the street
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-01
FAIR PRICE LISTS TO
MAINTAIN PRICE LEVEL

Through the medium of standard
lied fair price lists for the range
of prices the wholesaler should pay,
the range of prices for the retailer
and the range of prices for the consu-
mer, to be published in practically
every county, hamlet, town ard city
in the country, the Wisconsin Food
Administration expects to protect the
consumer from unreasonable price
advance, and by bringing prices up to
a uniform level, the Food Administra-
ton will also protect the patriotic
merchant from the INSCRIPTIONS deal
er who has attempted to take advan-
tage of the situation
In every community, price inter
preting committees, composed of rep
reSentativeS of the wholesalers. re-
tailers and consumers will ascertain
fair retail prices on the basic COM
modities. The published lists will
give the range of maximum selling
prices showing reasonable low price,
which will represent charges that
should rule in cash and carry" stores,
and high price, representing a fair
charge at credit and delivery shops.
Retail price reporters are being ap-
pointed in every county in the United
States who will keep a close check
upon charges made at the stores and
report to the local administrator all
dealers not keeping within the limits
in the fair price lists"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-01
ASK REDUCED HOTEL
MENUS TO SAVE FOOD

With the growth of national de-
mands for food conservation, labor
and thrift generally, all hotels have
been asked to reduce their menus and.
as far as possible, to cut out all of the
foods that are needed for overseas
shipments
If the alternative dishes now offered
to customers on each menu can be
greatly reduced, it will decrease the
labor required in preparation. the
stocks required in reserve, and the
waste arising from it.
Each manager or owner of the high
grade hotel has a positive influence.
1t is impossible to maintain a conser-
walton program in the home if those
who do not care to follow it can get
everything they want at hotels.
The greatest diet difficulties in Ger
many are due to the fact that the poor
man realizes that the big hotels don't
play the game. Any delicacy can be
bought by a rich man, and this has
honeycombed Germany with graft.
But travellers in England are inn
pressed with the scarcity of food in
hotels there. Her upper classes are
denying themselves the most and ak
Ing the heaviest burdens.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-01
Iceland Mills Potato Flour,

iceland is preparing to handle her
excess potato crop By installing pota-
TO milling machinery SO that the POI
tato starch can be used as partial
substitute for wheat. Shortage of ship
ping with a consequent curtailment OF
imports has made it impossible to
maintain her wheat supplies.
Next year the potato crop in Wis
cOnsin will have greater value
through the increased demand for Do-
tato starch for food and for CONNER
cial work in the stiffening of textiles
and paste for paper hangers besides
the consumption in ordinary cookery.
At present the only potato flour mill
in this state is in Polk county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-01
War Won't End Tcod Crisis.

1t will take eighteen months after
the war to demobilize the armies now
In France. After that, tens of thou
sands of men will be kept busy putting
France, England, and Italy back into
something like normal shape. So for
the next two years, even If speedy vic
tory is ours, there will be a'yast pop
Ulation dependent for food upon as
SO whether the news from the front
be good or bad, this country must not
slacken production and conservation
one whit but ward off state of affairs
which could be worse than war itself.
The world must not starye~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-01
ICE VALUE FORBIDS
NEEDLESS WASTE
Demand For Ice Rises With the
Mercury and Saving Is
Necessary.

Ice is of such assistance in hot
weather in preserving food and admin
istering comfort that every reason
able effort must be made to see that
families and important industries re.
curing it should be supplied with their
legitimate needs this year. County
food administrators are going to as.
certain from time to time that the
amount of stored ice in their commu-
mites are reasonably sufficient for the
demand, and the public can also help
in insuring an adequate amount by
avoiding wasteful habits in using ice.
Common Wastes in Commercial Use.
Commercial users often expose
crushed ice on their counters, use
great cakes as window advertise
ment. or fail to protect from the air
the ice that is being used behind their
bar or counter.
Ice cream makers sometimes furnish
crushed ice free to those who buy
their ice cream, and haul crushed ice
around in their wagons where it is
badly protected.
looms, restaurants, and soda fountains
should be curtailed. The ice broken
up melts fast and is likely to be too
abundantly served by those handling
it. Less ice would be required if it
We're broken up as needed.
. Do not put warm food into refrig-
orator. Let it cool first to the temper
allure of the atmosphere.
See that the trap through which the
meltage passes out at the bottom of
the ice box is kept in place. This trap
is liable TO become lost or broken in
which case a constant stream of warm
air will flow into the refrigerator.
Do not open the doors of the refrig-
orator more than Necessary as every
time they are opened the cold air
pOurs out and the warm air that takes
its place is cooled at the expense OF
ice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-01
Wheat Not the Best Grain.

Habit has made us think that wheat
is a necessity; but it is really only
luxury. Perhaps the housewives pride
in her Saturday baking is lessened.
since wheat makes the incest, whitest
loaf, but she nourishes her family just
as well on bread made with other
grains. 1t has no more protein, min
eIal salt, fat, nor fuel than tne other
cereals, and as far as comparative
tests are concerned in animals, it is
very far from the best one. Since iths
easier to ship, we can let the Allies
have it without decreasing the nutri-
tiOnal value of our own diet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-01
Everyone's Bit of Wheat is
Sent to Grain Corporation

The several thousand bushels of
wheat received by the Wisconsin Food
Administration are sent to the Grain
Corporation at Chicago where it will
be forwarded for shipment abroad.
Confiscated wheat and voluntary Of
ferings by grocers. housewives and
farmers of their extra supply of wheat
make up this shipment. Farmers are
thus enabled to sell small lots of
wheat at a proper pirce, for a patri-
otic cause, and at time when wheat
is badly needed. All small miliers are
being encouraged to grind all the
wheat they can. The success of these
shipments shows what can be done
when Americans do their bit. No
contribution is too small to do some
EDod.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-01
FOOD QUESTIONS
ANSWERED

Whenever you are in doubt, don't
hesitate to write to your county food
administrator or to the Wisconsin
Food Administration and ask ques-
tons. Pamphlets from Washington
called Food Questions Answered"
have been sent to federal administra-
tors, and, judging from the variety and
number of the items it contains, I'M
doubtedly your question will be an
sWered there too.
AS old Socrates said. '.he does not
gain knowledge who does not seek it,"
and If you are periodically trying to
help us out on the food saving propo-
sition but are handicapped by igno-
rance, let us know, and we will solve
the puzzles something like this:
Canning.
What is the object of canning xege-
tables?
To use more perishables in place
of staples.
Is there a sufficient supply of sugar to
allow our canning fruits freely?
Yes. twenty-five pounds of sugar
will be granted to housewives
for canning purposes only.
Is canning fruits making a wise use
OF sugar?
Yes. 1t prevents waste of fruit,
furnishes concentrated and
palatable food for the winter.
Where can instructions on the vari-
GUS methods of canning be obtained?
From the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Candy.
Ought children to give up candy?
They may well do so if they get
sugar they need from other
sources.
II we eat candy, what kind ought we
to cOnine ourselves to?
Conservation candies, such as
chocolate covered nuts and
fruits, candies with corn syrup,
honey, maple syrup or molasses.
The object is to save the cane
and beet sugar
ID there plenty of chocolate?
Yes. 1t is plentiful and pure and
wholesome food.
Milk.
Does the Food Administration ask us
to decrease our consumption Of
milk?
No; nor attempt to substitute
other foods for it. Use all the
milk. Children need plenty of
whole milk. Use sour and skim
milk in cooking and for making
cottage cheese.
II cannot afford whole milk, shall /
get skim milk?
Yes, skim milk is an excellent
food. Try to make up for the
lack of fat some other way. But
remember that children should
have whole milk