Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
BIG CROWD HEARS
FINE CONCERT BY
NAVAL MUSICIANS
Rand From Great Lakes Training
Station Delights audience at Com
nnnity Patriotic Demonstration.
HELD AT AUGusTAsA GYMNASIUM
Julian y. Nolan In Stirring Address
Shows Need Of Assisting the
War Stamp Sale.

Swinging, dashing spirited music
characteristic OF their noted instruc-
tor and leader, John Philip Sousa,
featured the concert which the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station band OF
~ pieces gave last evening at Angus
tana gymnasium before an audience
OF 5000 in a community patriotic dem
onstration that proved one OF the most
remarkable in the history Of Rock
Island.
fhe gathering was in the interest
OF the United States war savings thrift
campaign and that worthy enterprise
was given a big boost The noted
naval band and Julian S. Nolan, well
known Chicago business man, are
touring this section Of the country in
the interest Of the propaganda and
everywhere the greatest interest Is
being aroused in this new plan for
raising funds with which to finance
the war for democracy.
Previous TO the address OF Mr.. No
Ian the band played several selections
which ranged from the classical TO
the Jazz and ragtime type The musi-
very spirit OF Sousa and rendered
their numbers with the vim and pep
which has made the bandmaster an
international figure in the world Of
march music Especially did Sousa's
pwn compositions appeal 10 the great
crowd which applauded enthusiast
tally al every opportunity.
The jackies put themselves In right
with the audience at the start by
giving their well known "whistle-yell'
Tor Rock Island and Augustana and
in return the college boys handed the
tars a cheer, initiating as best they
could the sailors own stuff, which
seemed to highly amuse the visitors.
Nolan Talks War.
G. A, Hallgren, president Of the
Rock Island Chamber OF Commerce
presided and gave a brief talk in
which he told of the excellent work
the tackles are doing in iHrtherina
the war stamp campaign. He said
there were $4,000 sailors at the Great
Lakes naval training station at the
present time and that this would soor
be increased to 10000, being the larg
est naval training station not only il
the United States but perhaps in th'
whole world. He then introduced Mr.
Nolan as a Chicago business man whC
was donating his services TO the gov
eminent.
children and people Of small mean
can do as much TO win the war a
the soldiers and the millions of citi
4 zens who subscribed to the Libegt
loan said Mr. Nolan. Each 20 cen
piece saved by a child. and they vii
amount 10 millions OF dollars, vii
help 20 put a crimp into the kaise
that he will never forget The stamp
can be purchased az postofices, bank
or other authorized agents of th
government
rThe successful termination Of thi
A war for the United States and the al
lies will put an end to the TO der tag
toasts Of German officers which wer
said often and for 40 years while tn
big death machine was being mad
cificient by the kaiser and his wa
policy.
The famous 'Willy-Niclty letter
between Wilhelm and former Ca
Nicholas demonstrate the method
thAt Germany stands for. The lettt
from the Russian car to the kaist
read; What will | do in case of
revolution Of the psople?" Tt
kaiser's answer was: Use the iro
fist The iron fist is what German
wants TO use to fnstill fear of a
Germans. the alleged supermen I'll
policy of cowing the people is not
new one with Germany. II has bee
In force ever since the days of Il
early Huns. 1t was freshly brougl
out with the invasion of Germany. 7
YOU people want 1t carried into d
United States? The capture OF Roc
Island by Germany would mean hi
every school boy would have his rigl
hand cut off so that he could new,
use ii. to bear arms against German
we must lend our every aid
the government In order to show &c
many that she is not Gods chosen nj
ton. If the capture of any part
this nation was effected by the Tet
tons that section would fare like II
parts OF the present German enpir
IL would be honeycombed with spie
The people would not only be treatt
like dogs, but they would fear TO eve
speak their mind, for might not one
own neighbor, in such q case be
secret agent of Prussian autocraey
Bismarck, the great Teuton state
man, great he was for Germany, b
not for other nations. declared tn
an alliance with a democracy WI
shameful. He shouted that blood al
iron were his policy. There certain
cannot DO any reason why we shou
/ not wish to exterminate forever SUI
nation.
Kaiser Like Tiger.
''The kaiser boasted in the begi
ming Of the war that he kept pea
for 40 years. He is like the tig
\ who had just Toasted on an OK Al
was unable TO eat another meal for
long time because it took so long
digest its dinner Germany took A
SAGE aud Lorraine through a W
X started by false messages which b
n marck concocted in HIS own brain.
\ took Germany 40 years to digest tn
\ dinner. German colonlsts were .
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