Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-13
ROCKISLAnDMEN
HAVE PROMINENT
PART IN BATTERY
TWENTY-FIVE Local Boys With DaFen-
port Unit az DemiRg. =. Ne, Hope
To Fight Soon.
ALL But ONE IN coon HEALTH
Tendora FrhstcfB. lowering Near Death
for Last Ten Days, l. N9w Re-
covering
RE sRINNER Woe.

Camp Cody. DemIng, r. H.. oct 1s--~
Rock Islands contingent with Battery
ID. First iowa Field artillery of Dar-
anporf. now IN training at Camp Cody
for service in France fs composed Of
% boys.
One Of the reasons advanced why
the Rock Island boys are members of
d Davenport organization is the fact
that up uutII II few weeks ago. Rock
island failed fro boast Of AN artillery
CORDS At the present writing. how
ever. Company "A ie now Battery r.
aeId artillery and the members Of the
former infantry outfit are all casslon
handlers.
A remarkable coincidence about the
Rock Island members OF Battery p Is
the fact that ali of them have an
cestors who have at one or another
time fought for liberty and freedom
under the stars and stripes Just as the
boys are now doing.
Nine Of the boys now members OF
the battery were I'm no way liable TO
military service and the fact that they
are now lined up for democracy
against autocracy. speaks more than
favorabtv for their patriotIsm-prove5
beyond q doubt that they are 8 true
type of American manhood.
Connie Douavau, Eugene BUS
Brown. BergendoA Bancroft. McCreal-
}ias. Ramsers ZiHrin and both Lind
blooms have not yet attained the draft
age Fl wears The rest of the boys
were liable to the draft and several
we're even drawn IN the wheel but this
1s in nowise a reelection On their patri-
0tisrd Every one of the boys come
from the best of families and in sew
eraf instances they are the only sons
Of the family. 1T was as much sacTl-
fee on the parents part III allowing
them TO E0 AS 30 was a sacrifice for
the boys TO go Each and every boy
however, had the full consent Of his
parents. who have done an in their
power to make the stay Of the BOYS q
pleasant one at Camp Cody
All Have One Aim.
All of the boys have but one ajm-ho
win over the kaiser and his crowd.
They would surely be disappointed
bunch If they failed to get TO France
and also failed to get into little ac~
tiOn ia the cause of Old Glory War
news is much sought after and the
morning gossip is usually over the
chances on making the trip across.
A sample OF the pep" and enthus}-
asm being displayed daily by the boys
is easily disCeTuible in the following
remark made by William lBuck) TIM
othy. Put us over there without bull
lets by spring if the latter are not
forthcoming. A little hand 70 hand
encounter never hurt anyone" The
latter remark viii be better under
stood when st is remembered that in
civilian life Timothy is quite an adept
at the hand to hand game.
There is another boy-BoCk island
OF course, who. although he les not in
the picture is deserving of much
praise. THAT boy is Isad0re ETbsteiu.
who has been lowering between life
and death for the last len days. at the
base hospital Ten days ago ne was
stricken with appendicitis and he inn
mediately underwent an operation.
Had the latter been performed a few
hours later. Erbsteiu would never
have recovered according to the state
ment of the attending physicians He
is now out Of danger. however
Prominent in Battery.
The Rock Island boys are taking q
prominent place among the rest Of the
battery Eugene Brown is official
piano player of the battery Pat Dietz
is official boxing referee, Harry R0seu-
field is saddler. Ralph LiudbiOOm is
clerk. John Lamp is plumber john
Games and Wilbur Drif1I are corporals
and also military police and Timothy
or is editor of the official soldier paper.
Trench and Camp" being detailed to
headquarters The paper makes its
appearance once q week and is pub
lished ia III Paso.