Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
VICE TALES ARE
BRANDED FALSE
DIR. Daniel Polling Who Speaks Here
Next Month. Returns From
France.
LIVING ON HIGHER PLANE
SAYS Soldiers Have Cleaner Envlr-
Onment Than Civiiians-In
Rock Island May 8.

DR.. Dan A. Polling. associate
president of the United Christian
Endeavor societies, who speaks at
Augustana college auditorium on
May 8, has branded army vice stor-
les as false.
DR.. Polling is to speak here under
the auspices of the twin-city En-
deavor societies. Dispatches from
Boston. HIS home, of today, quote
mis- extensively. Following is dis
patch from Boston concerning his
return from France where he spent
five weeks with the American SOL
diers:
The American in uniform is liy-
ing on a higher plane than the
American in civil life. This is the
conclusion of DR.. Daniel A. Polling,
associated president and citizenship
superintendent of the United So
cieties of Christian EndeavOr, who
returned yesterday after stay OF
five weeks with the soldiers of the
United States in France.
THE American soldier oversee is
true to the finest traditions of
American arms" said DR.. Polling.
The stories of wholesale drunken
ness and vice are not true. The
program of the American authori
ties in France is the most compre-
henhensiye and aggressive ever at
tempted by nation at war to keep
her fighting men physically sound
and morally fit. The fruits of the
program are unmistakable. My
word to the mothers and fathers of
this country is one of reinsurance
and cheer"
Made First Hand.
That DR.. Poling's observations
were made at first hand appears
plain, as he visited first line
trenches, was at one time under
shell fire while assisting the
wounded, and on another occasion
was gassed. When the Germans
made their first gas attack on
United States troops Dr. Polling was
caught in the deadly fumes He was
conscious of pain in the lungs and
a disagreeable feeling generally,
but was not overcome and did not
realize what the trouble was until
his condition was recognized by
physician, who told him he had been
gassed and gave him immediate
treatment He witnessed, however,
how terrible in its effects the gas
could be, and among its victims saw
three Americans who had been
made insane. His experience with
shell fire occurred when, catching
the spirit of service, he entered the
danger zone and came under fire
while helping to carry a wounded
German TO fhe rear
Writing under date of March 4
and addressing himself ITO the
young people of the churches OF
America, General Pershing said:
Il am glad to have the opportun-
ity of sending you greetings and
hearty approval of the concerted
support the church forces of the
country, through you, are giving the
government. The great active moral
influence of the churches. of Amer
! lea cannot fail to add power to the
nation.
After all, it is to the young
people, whose vision reaches far
into the future, and whose agrees
siveness of spirit gives force to
their will. that the country looks
for strength. Your efforts will
serve to unite our people more
closely in their determination to
give the down trodden throughout
the world the same free democracy
that we ourselves enjoy.
To Give Good Account.
while the young people at home