Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

transports came and Sept. Z Company
A was placed on the Manitoba, a tramp
cattle steamer, and left for New York
landing at Hoboken Aug. -.
Warm Reception at Home.
! Next day the regiment got away for
/ Springfield, arriving Sept. 10. There
/ the men got two months pay and Com
pany A returned to Rock Island Sept.
y. The reception given the boys
when they pulled in on a special train
about noon that day is well remem-
bered by all who took part in it, A
thrOng packed the streets and there
was music and cheering. Police were
unable TO hold back the crowd the
ropes placed to give the company
room to alight from the train and form
being broken down in short order
When the boys finally got lined up
and moved down Second avenue to-
ward the armory they passed through
street that was damned with people
and were cheered and pelted with
flowers till they began to feel that
they had been real heroes and the
calling discOmfoTts of their army ex-
perlence were speedily forgotten. They
were banqueted by Rock Island bust
ness men and there were blowOuts ar
ranged at Port Byron, Reynolds, Edg-
ington and Andalusia for the volun-
teers from those places and others
who cared to attend.
The men were sent home on a two
months furlough, which had been ar
ranged in order to give them a more
adequate compensation than the reg
ular army pay of $3.50 per for war
service. At Thanksgiving time they
were called back to Springfield and
ON rte in - fol To-
a few days, being paid for full time
and finally mustered out People of
Springfield gave them a big Thanks
giving dinner III the administration
building, but it was bitter cold and
the men suffered considerably.
Two Lost i'm Service.
Company A lost two men in the ser
vice, both from sickness. One was
Louis Bledsoe, already referred TO, and
the other John Barney taken sick in
Porto Rico and who died in hospital.
Members of the company who saw ac-
tual service are:
Captain-W William McConochie.
First Lieutenant-Luke +. Hemcn-
way
Second Lieutenant - George w.
Flood.
First Sergeant-Alfred Bear.
A9Gi ScdAlS ! Idiih II. AIlAOHN, Ed
ward II. Dunavin. Robert McConochie.
John w. Larson, Charles McKinstry.
Corporals-H Jensen, William
+. Frey, Thomas Laherty, William r.
Ransom, John Schmid, Otis Cronk, Earl
Cameron, Albert Diedrich. Robert Fitz-
simmons, Peter Ill. Kessler, Edward
Murphy
Artifcer- Ben A. Koch.
Wagner Marshall l.. Lucas.
Musicians Frank +. Morgart, vii
liam r. Campbell.
Privates John G. Bromley Alfred
w. Bowen, William Bouey. Estes +.
Bunum, Nathan Burtsfield, Richard
Bodinson, Frank G. Brown, james ).
Baker, Harry Coyne, John W. Carso. /
Fred Cox, Clayton r. Case, Walter
Cox. Jack Cassin, Leon d. Conover. ,
George Clapper, Jesse Cook, Peter J. .
'osgroyc, William David, Oscar L..
Daligee, Frank &. Downs, William Dur 4
ling, Thomas G.. Enright. Alex L.
Erickson, Walter Fitzsimmons, Erwin I.
Foster, Holmes Fry Milton FIder, ,
sylvan Fleener, Frank Furbos. Arthur .
Graham, Jack H. Glass, William 70. y
iardner, Frank L. Hayes, Fred Hebe- .
err Fred Hamilton, Leonard f. Huff
nan, Clarence III. Hon. Charles A.
Johnson, Russell =. Hampton. Oscar =. /
'th9eH' AIlHuI u Jacobs RdIpA KEEP
ord, Louis Kennedy, Henry Lamp.
Iohn J, Lowe. James Motif. stephen
ioore, Robert Maisak. William H.
Charles Morgart. WI
lam +. McElherne, Roy G. Marshall.
Ohm MuelieC Albert Mckinstry, oil
er {. Manly, Gumond Olson. Allan II
RAFT. John III. Page. Charles Rugc.
oe Remer. otto RusChe, Jerome Row
~, Joe Stauber, Harry r. Smythe.
christian Schmd Charles H. sim
aons, Charles Sluis Edward {. Schar
er. Charles SchmaCht. Charles III
piCkler, John &. Souders, Arthur r.
wanson, Elwyn Townsend. Leonard
1. IIuerington, Emil Van Lcrberg.