Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-27
ROCK ISLAND MEN
GIVEN STRAPS At
SHERIDAN SCHOOL
Three Local Citizens Win Commits.
sions az Second Lieutenants at
Training Camps.
JUDGE BELL rs AMONG CHOSEN
e. r. Skinner. Former Mayor Of No.
( line, IL Also Awarded Post
OF Same Rank.

X of Same Rank
. Three Rock Island men we're made
second iientenants at the Fort Sheri-
dan army officers training camp
today.
BENJAMIN D. rarrar, Z1l7 Twelfth
street. an attorney. formerly connect
ed with the McEniTy legal firm, won
his straps as second lieutenant in the
infantry,
Edward W. Carlson. 1914 Four
teenth-and -a-half street, formerly
timekeeper at the Rock Island Pillow
company. won q commission as sec
ond lieutenant Of the infantry.
Edmund b. Candy, who resided at
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton, formerly O. salesman for the Rock
Island Sash and Door works, was
awarded straps as second lieutenant
In the field artillery.
Prominent among the Rock Island
county men who received commissions
MS lieutenant OF the infantry, is Judge
Benjamin s. Bell Of Moline He Is
probate Judge here. having taken 4
leave OF absence while attending the
training camp. II is expected that he
will now resign as Judge.
Charles P. Skinner former mayor
of Moline, was also commissioned as
a lieutenant. Walter r. Beal of the Pillow
city. formerly student, was awarded
commission OF similar rank.
Reporter Is Lieutenant.
Robert NJ. Ramsay. son of Judge F
D. Ramsay of Morrison, Ill, a sitting
Judge in this circuit, was awarded {
commission as second lieutenant il
the infantry Lieutenant Ramsay was
court reporter. reporting all cases II
which his father presided over.
Harry A. Barr Of Aledo. son of ;
former mayor of the Mercer count!
seat, was given commission as sec
ond lieutenant in the infantry.
There were several Davenport mel
N who were awarded commissions a
the camp.
4 Appended Is the list of men from
Rock Island and this section OF tn
state who won straps:
To be captains Of infantry;
r. e. Willis. Moline.
j W. Cooper. Davenport.
To be first lieutenants of infantry
Charles p. Skinner, Moline.
Judge Benjamin s. Bell, Moline
Walter Herbert Beal, Moline.
Irving U. Ikenberry, Kewanee
Charles r. Pearsall, Port Byron.
TO be first lieutenants OF feel
artillery:
Rudolph f. Shallberg Moline
To be second lieutenants of in
fantry.
Charles A. Wilger, Sterling.
Edward Carlson. Rock Island
Benjamin f. Ogden, Moline.
Thomas l.. Roark, Macomb.
Quinton ]. Frank, Moline.
M. l.. Fisher, Davenport
Robert NJ Ramsay, Morrison.
HarrysA. Barr, Aledo.
To be first lieutenant of field artil
lery:
Burt l.. Halllgan, Davenport.
To be second lieutenant Of fel
artillery:
Archibald w Fisher, Macomb
Edmond r. Candy, Rock Island
Harold T.. Godehn. Moline.
To be second lieutenant of cavalry
George l.. Smith. Geneseo.
Commissions for $500.
In all, 1900 men were commissions
at Fort Sheridan today. OF these, 81
received majorities, 1872 captaincit
and the remainder were made fri
and second lieutenants. About fly
hundred failed to win commission
The men began leaving Fort Sher
dan this afternoon for their home
having leave until Dec Is.
Major G.. A. Bach, cavalry, assistal
instructor, last night gave each cal
didate copy of an essay on 'leade
ship" prepared by himself. Amor
other, things, 1t tells the embr!
officers:
Each OF you will control Il
lives of other men. You will have
your charge number of loyal b
unframed citizens who look to you f,
instruction and guidance. Your wo
will be their law. Your most casu
remark will be remembered 70,
mannerisms viii be aped Yot
clothing. your carriage, your yoca
ulary. your manner OF command w
be initiated When you Join your O
ganization you will find waiting +
you, 'or you will receive, a willil
body of men who ask from you not
ing more than the qualities that W
command their respect. their loyal
and their obedience. They are pc
sfectly ready and eager to follow "
so long as you can convince the
that you have these qualities. VIII
the time comes that they are sat
fed you do not possess them v
might as we'll kiss yourself good-t
Your usefulness in that organizati
Is at an end"