Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
COME At ONCE is
ALLISON'S WORD
Former Boys Secretary at Moline Z
81. &. A. Urges Registrars to
Leave for Camp Early

/ sI can never thank the Moline ez-
|empaon board enough FOR sending me
+ in the first bunch. although at the
time IL was bit 5ncouventent for me,
says Lyle Allison, former boys secre-
tarv of the Moline T. MI q. a., and
now in training at Camp Dodge, in q
letter which he has written to friends
here
He urges that every man summoned
for the taird quota who can get in the
+ second contingent, which leaves Thurs
+ day, should dc So as he cannot over
estimate the value Of the preliminary
Information which he has gained by
reason of being among the first ones
or the ground.
/ Iu his interesting letter he says;
/ THE boys who are coming this week
/ VIII have q harder time than we did
{ for they VIII have much more to grasp
ST one big guIp and VIII have more
/ expected Of them than has been eE~
uectad Of us at that. however, It
won't be hard for any man who makes
an honest try TO get along.
I The camp IS about fFa miles long
and 1uarterfng of men has been begun
at the extreme sonth end We are
guarreraa awaV south of center There
Us a rumor that we viii move north on
the slh- il WE 60. we VIII then be Ira
unfinished quarters. and the new men
viii aertafrIr he fu unfinished quarters
for 81 time al FEAST
"For this reason they should bring
plenty Of warm clothing Eotwithstaud-
fnr the advice a5vaa nv local boards
many of the wise bows wore their
best suits and ruined them. The gov
+ eminent has clothes for The small men
-.eHillreut as they are caIad-but the
bis men nav have TO wear civilian
clothes far several weeks Therefore
+ra 5oes zhrr15 wear. ri5 zuf+z as ADJ
zf=aF 7.- +ra local boards MANY of
.r-- r.-r~-.-e. -.5.< r-er.-4 A.. 4-4ro-- t7,f.
advice have had 10 rsv rhaan clothes
to protect thefr zood ones
"En5Ta some made the mistake Of
wearing a-gf clothes. others made the
rrfstaf-a IF 9r4ursu-- +r0 LITTLE THAT
was rar trouble ana had plenty Of
I gamuar- The notice. of the board
means inst what # zatz-rhanzaz of
and arv-aer NOT frz- o-a svf+ TncTa
Sam with r~e-fzs Eli fn +frra hut ~frht
now f--rrz. has several hundred rncgs-
ana bows ID. r. 1uf
cas- r shoes Tell all the fellows
not to make fre mistake. Of wearing
an old half worn Ont Dafr Of shoes.
Traz. should wear Il r-rrfo~4ac1a -af7,
with as reav- zorez as POSSIBLE
sTr7v arrgzr also hrfrg n1au+v Of
both socks and towels and uTeu+y
means 3 zen1Ee lot MANY FIRST arrivals
Hrarrrf qrEz ore towel and have had
f- -=e il far face 74%znsz and hath
Z rarraae came to r4e Yesterday fer +1qa
Moline bows ana distributed the CON
tents among sour fellows who hadn't
even one towel AMONG them and who
have been having i rather damn time
cf ft Ell consequence.
.-aan-v1r win need hath toilet and
laundry soap. Bring q good euDnlv and
set the kind that win work ia hard
water.
Gamers permits r~fe+ ne obtained
from the se-a0arv ror7r.ansar of s.nur
rnart ze-Ia~ organization before Won aF-
tarluf 10 =za arv nfc+4~ze 0tharvfsa
films viii be ranasrataf The com
pan- commander is also the man TO
see REGARDING sandfrr for a suitcase
At Hrzt Won won't need one 1T viii
Simply be in flg- vrev
"thova an fellows rgt # out Of
yoar heads. If aav Of Won have that
notion. that Won are rofng 10 he asked