Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-17

unusual amount of gas formed. When
It emerged, blazing. from the top OF
the smokestaCk. it threw a glare all
over the western part of the city. Per
sons many blocks away saw the light
IN the sky and the fire alarm was the
result.
Obituary Beeord-Jacob Nalonay
for the past three years a resident Of
Davenport. passed away Saturday
evening at g O'Clock at q local hospi-
tai. Mr. Mal0uey has made his home
with his wife Mrs. Rose Mary Mai
oney, and infant daughter, Mary Alice
at 2427 Davenport avenue. Deceased
was born In Asheville, Pa, Feb Is.
1872, and VS. As years Of age at time
OF death. He was united Fin marriage
at AsheviHe, July is, 1912 They came
TO Davenport three years ago-his
death occurring just three years from
the date of arrival in this city In adj
dltion to his wife and daughter. q
brother and several sisters OF Asbe-
vile, Pa, survive.
Final Notices Here-FinaI notifca-
tons have been received from the dis
trict exemption board at Des 8oines
that IS men shall entrain from DaT-
export as the city's quota, on Sept. 20
added 10 these viii be 81 men from
Scott county and 81 from Muscatiae,
who viii make up a special train TO
leave here at 1870 noon on Thursday.
arriving at Des Moiues at $50 p. m.
going directly to the camp for supper.
The Muscatine men viii not come on
a train at 1905 as originally planned,
but viii arrive at Rock Island at
1915, where a box lunch viii be given
them and they viii be transported 10
the train here. The men who win 90
from Davenport next Thursday com
prise 80 per cent of the city's second
quota Of men in the seIective draft
B0d0r is Better-The condition Of
Aviator Louis Bodor. injured week
ago when his big military tractor
crashed to earth killing Business Man
ager CressweII and seriously in5uriug
the aviator, took turn for the bet
ter Saturday. Hospital attaches
stated Saturday night that the avIa-
tor spent a very restful day His con.
dlt1on was n0ticeabiy improved
Meets Friend i'm FraBce-Prfvate =
A. Matt of the Fifth field artillery.
regular army, walked down the army.
street OF an American camp some
where in France And at the md Of
IL he saw-his chum, Homer Smith.
private. u. s A. of Davenport. Iowa
A regular old time get-together affair
followed. Private Matt SO writes Miss
Viola Dick, Pts Farnam street. city.
He said he arrived in France without
any serious mishap and that he dldu5
see any submarines. American sol
diers are being given every courtesy
possible by the FrencbmeB.
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Is Bound 0yer-Chargina his broth I
ar, Jacint0 Hernandez, and TWO other
BartoIo Aguirre and &C.
marc L0zauO swith failure to register. T
Nicholas Hernandez. Mexican lab
arer at BettendOrf, who a short time
ago waived preliminary hearing and
was bound over to the grand jury 10
appear this week, make known his IN +
formation to exemption officials early
SATURDAY Hernandez gives ignorance
Of the law as an excuse for the Mex +
leans failure to register. claiming +
that none of them can speak or read I
n the English tongue, and did not
know the necessity Of registering He
SAYS, however that they are willing
20 do SO, and promised their appear t
ance before city exemption board t0-i
1ay.