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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
BOY SCOUT NEWS

Ten lads were made tenderfoot
Boy Scouts at the court of honor
meeting held by the scouts at the
Long View Park chalet last night.
They are:
George Treadwel, Howard Jeter,
Troy Carter. Frederick Wilcox, Inar
BerselI, Carl Nelson, Lloyd Ander-
son, Sigurd Anderson, Harold An
derson and Eskil Ekholm.
Edward Gordon, a member of
troop No. was made a second
class scout. An eagle scout badge
was presented to Frazier Vance,
patrol leader of troop No. l. The
badge was presented 70 Rev. David
A. Johnson. owing to the absence
of Scout Vance. Achievement but
ton awards for the sale Of war saw
ings stamps were presented to Eu-
gene Young, Marvin Billiard of
troop No. 8, and to William Battles
Of troop No. 3.
The opening Of the Boy Scout
camp has been postponed TO Aug. |.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
line Rotarians were guests.
FOUR ENLIST IN
MERCHANT CORPS

Applications of two recruits for
the merchant marine corps have
been sent TO the headquarters in
Boston, Mass, by Fred Burgert,
manager OF the Thomas Drug COM
pany, who is acting as the recruit
ing officer for Rock Island.
Those who volunteered are Mat
thew Joseph Lockhart, 431 Forty
third street and Henry Russell
Dean, Alb Twelfth street, Moline.
Two others have volunteered but
their applications have not as yet
been sent. They are Frank Martin
Smith, 1900 Fifth avenue and DON
aid Melvin Campbell, 1911 Twenty
fourth street. The two whose ap-
plicatiOns have been sent to the
Boston office will be entrained for
the training camp providing their
applications are accepted. The 9TH
ers will be entrained for the Jo-
seph g. Branch school OF engi-
neering in Chicago if the exam
nations and applications are salts
factory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
five CHOSEN TO
ATTEND SCHOOL
Rock Islanders Selected In APP
pointing Those For Training
Mt Fort Sheridan.
ALL AUGUSTANA STUDENTS
Andreen Mystified in Deciphering
Message and Orders Received
From Army>0fficials.

Rock Islanders are included in
a list OF % appointments made by
DR.. G. A Andreen, president OF
Augustana college, to the Fort
Sheridan camp for student instruc-
tors in military tactics. 1t was an
nounced yesterday afternoon.
Those appointed are:
Ralph Bengston. 705 Thirty
eighth street.
James Fitzpatrick, Ninth street
and Thirty-seventh avenue.
Hugo C. Larson, 1906 Eighth
avenue.
Robert E. Olmsted, 612 Thirtieth
street.
Louis B. Wilson, 975 Twenty
fifth avenue.
According to telegram from tho
Fort Sheridan commander, Angus
tana will be privileged TO send Is
men to the camp. leaving three
more places to be filled. Applica-
tions are coming in fast and it is
thought that there will be more
applicants than can be accommO-
dated.
DR.. Andreen was considerably
mystified yesterday by the in
structions of the government,
which still are a profound riddle
to those who have attempted to
interpret them. The first direc-
lions were that one student should
be chosen for every % male stu
dents attending school the year
Augustana would get six represen-
tatives Reports, however, of a
much larger number that Knox
college of Galesburg was sending.
caused DR.. Andreen to dispatch a
telegram to headquarters at Fort
Sheridan, informing the command
er concerning the number of stu
dents last year in the college de-
partnent. the proportion of which
were male and finally the number
of students in all departments,
which aggregated 500. The tele-
gram closed with the request that
DR.. Andreen be notified how many
representative Augustana was en-
titled to.
Shortly after the return telegram
came, containing but two words:
"25 students" Evidently govern
ment officials reckoned on the
basis of the total enrolment in all
departments.
Names Students.
Those whose applications have
been turned in and who will len
train for camp Wednesday night
are the following:
Enoch A Anselm. Granville, III.
Ralph Bengston, Rock Island.
Reuben Bergendorf, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Raymond Carlson. Thorsby, Ala.
Oscar Dahlquist, Rockford. III.
Karl Ekblad, Sandwich, Ill
Herbert y. Erickson, Moline.
Arthur r. Johnson, Manistee,
Mich.
Van Johnson, Sioux City. Iowa.
Wallace Johnson, Sioux City. Ia.
Hugo c. Larson, Rock Island.
Dewitt ". Lundquist, Rockford.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
CLAIMS DESERTER
rs OF THIS CITY

Buffalo, N. Y, July 16-Private
Henning J. Lundquist of Rock Is
land, Ill, who has been stationed at
Camp Merritt, \. j., was found last
night in the union station at Erie,
Pa, and held there on the charge
of desertion. 1t is claimed he left
camp July l without a pass.
Investigation at the Rock Island
exemption board and in the city
records revealed no such name as
Henning Lundquist. There is a
possibility that the soldier was
student at one Of the schools while
in Rock Island, but was never
bona fide resident.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
PERSONAL POINTS

Misses Ruth Kruger. Irma Rain
Elmhurst, Ill, where they will
spend two weeks.
Fred Boughton of Boston Is Wis
ting a brother, Oscar Boughton,
40I9 Eleventh street, Rock Island.
Mr.. Boughton has not seen his
brother for 90 years. He will spend
two or three days here.
E B. McKown left last night for
an extended business trip to Ne
braska.
F W. Bender, secretary OF the
Rock Island Chamber of Commerce,
returned last evening from the Wis
consin lakes. coming in response to
a telegram to attend to business
matters. He will reioin his family
in the north in a few days.
Mrs. w. c. Richtman and brother,
Ed Nissen, have returned from a
two days stay with Corporal w. c..
Richtman at Camp Grant.
Mrs. Adolph Strohm left today for
a short visit with her son, Sergeant
Carl Strohm, at Camp Dodge.
Miss Gertrude Tiedemann has re-
turned from a visit with her broth
er, Herman D. Tiedemann, at Camp
Grant. Miss Tiedemann leaves today
for Niagara Falls after a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Tiedemann, on the Twenty-fourth
street road
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Sharpe, 1911
Twenty-first street, have returned
from Gettysburg. Pa. having been
called there because of the illness
Of their son, Charles Omar, who is
now out of the hospital and well
on the road to recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
INSTRUCTOR NEGRO
DRAFT MEN LEAVES

Louis Hunter, negro, for the last
five months employed at the Rock
Island arsenal studying the rifle,
leaves today for the Marine hospi-
tai at Chicago, where he will under
go an operation for stomach
trouble.
Mr.. Hunter has become known in
this city through his efforts to aid
the negro draft boys in getting pre-
liminary military training before
their departure for army canton
ments. He attended the school OF
military instruction held in Daven-
port conducted by the late R. A.
Thomas, captain of the old First
infantry n. D. national guard Mr.
Hunter is awaiting call to the ne
gro officers training camp at Camp
Dodge
He is son of Prof. and Mrs. L.
H. Hunter of Des Moines, Iowa, and
has a brother in the Ninety-seCond
division, who is now in France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
Obituary
Alfred Smith Wright.

Alfred Smith Wright passed away
Sunday evening at 11:45 at his
home, 1915 Campbell avenue, DAY.
export. The deceased was born IN
England Jan. IA, 1875, and was 40
years old at the time of his death
He was a member OF the EpiscU-
pal church and was educated in
England. He came to the United
States in May, 1911, coming direct
to Milan. He had resided in DAY.
export for the past year, having
been employed at the Hartz &
Bahnsen company OF this city for
the past three years. He was low
ing husband and a kind father.
He was married in England in
1907. His wife and one son, Leslie,
survive him. Four brothers also
survive: Edwin NJ of Dubuque, Ill;
James l. of East Moline, Ill;
Thomas of Milan, and Herbert Of
Davenport TWO sisters, Mrs. But
lin of Rock Island and Mrs. Pow
drill of Davenport, are also among
the survivors. Funeral services
were held this afternoon at 3
o'clock from the home with inter
meut in Oakdale cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
CAPTURE MANY
IN TWO RAIDS
Sheriffs Forces Gather IS From
Alleged Gambling Dens in
East Moline.

Forces from the sheriff's office
last night conducted two raids in
East Moline, bringing in SO pris
Oners.
Keepers H. Anderson and A
Davis, of what was discovered to
be gambling den in the rear of
a barber shop at 706 Fifteenth
avenue, East Moline, together with
81 inmates were taken in the un-
expected swOop by officers upon
this place.
A Greek coffee house between
Eighth and Ninth streets on Six
teenth avenue, was also raided, It
men being taken. All were ar
raigned before Justice of the Peace
Dan Maskell this morning. Fines
were assessed when each plead
guilty.
Deputies conducting the raids
were: W. H. Wilcox, ]. o. Giesler,
J. R. Newton, Charles Wood, H.
r. Cox. E. W. Robinson, John E.
Murray. The first three are mem
bers of the East Moline city coun-
Gil
All the news all the time-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
CROCERS PLAN
ANNUAL PICNIC
Dealers Charter the Excursion Boat
Sidney To Make Trips to Lin
wood on Thursday.

Housewives In the city who are
wise will purchase tomorrow
enough table necessities to last for
two days as Thursday the grocery
stores and meat markets will be
closed all day. The grocers, butch
ers and their families and friends
are to gather in the annual picnic
at Linwood.
Grocers and butchers of Daven-
port and Moline have also been in
vited and a record breaking at
tendance is expected providing the
weather man takes kindly to their
plans.
The committee has again chart
cred the steamer Sidney to trans
port the picnickers to Linwood.
The boat will leave on the first
trip at $50 in the morning from
the foot of Nineteenth street. The
second trip will be made at 1870
in the afternoon The boat leaves
Davenport Is minutes later on each
trip. returning at in the evening.
Many are expected TO bring lunch
UdShcIo Will ulAlCl ouppSA
ana stay all day. An attractive ath
letic program for the poole of all
ages and both sexes has been ar
ranged, including foot races and
other events. The main event of
the morning will be ball game
between two teams selected from
the retail clerks of the city.
The feature of the afternoon will
be the annual ball game between
the grocers and butchers and the
jobbiag statesmen. These two teams
have met for many years at each
outing, and many of the old dia-
mond artists are still in the game.
The program that has been ar
ranged for the day is appended.
Baseball, morning, two teams re-
tail clerks.
Foot race; girls under IL.
Foot race; boys under II.
Foot race: married ladies.
Three-legged race; boys under
IL.
Foot race; grocers VS.. butchers.
Foot race; stout ladies.
Foot race; thin men.
Sack race; boys under II.
Foot race; fat men.
Foot race; ladies free-for-all
Baseball, afternoon game, feature
of the day; grOcers and butchers
vs. jobbing statesmen.
Foot race, married men.
ShOe-scrambling contest; for
boys.
Foot race; thin ladies.
Backward foot race; boys under
p.
Foot race; men free for all
Pie eating contest; boys free-for-
all.
Elopement race.
Dancing all day; free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
BODY OF SOLDIER
rs LAID TO REST

Funeral services for Private Sal
vatore Amato, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Antonio Amato, 1907 Fifth and-a-
half avenue, were held at the home
at o'clock this morning and at
st. Joseph's. Catholic church one
hour later.
A squad of u soldiers from the
arsenal, including a bugler. acted
as escort for the body, and fired
a military salute and sounded taps
Dean J. J. Quinn conducted the
services, While members of the
Modern Woodmen and WOodmen of
the World acted as paIlbearers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
PRESENT PLANS
ON HOUSE WORK
CerYin and Horn to Submit Pre-
Hminary Drawings to Govern
ment for Its Approval.
LEAVE FOR WASHINGTON SOON
Expect Contractors to Begin 0per-
atoms on Receipt OF Orders
from Authorities.

Preliminary plans for Rock Is
lands 225 new homes for Rock Is
land arsenal and government work
ers have been completed by Ceryin
and Horn. architects, and will be
submitted 10 the housing commit
tee Of the department OF labor in
Washington by Mt. Horn this week.
Upon receipt Of the governments
approval it is expected that the
contractors Will he named and the
work of building started at once
Two or more Of the officials Of the
government housing department
are in the tri-citjes still working on
the project
Forecasts made by officials IN
charge of the housing work are
gradually becoming facts. The de-
veIopmeu-s thus far prove that sew
eral of the new houses viii be erect
cd before the last of August While
It IS believed that the contractor
has been named for the project
here. no official announcement is
made Local contractors have all
made their bids for the work, it IS
understood. bat their propositions
have not been accepted.
Number Cut.
Ceryin and Horn, who have charge
Of making the plans for the homes
on the Illinois side of the Missis-
.sfppi. have nearly finished their
preliminary work unless further or
ders are received It was said some
time ago by q certain official that
Rock Island could secure a larger
appropriation than the S750,0OO al
| lowed should il be deemed neces-
sary The original announcement
was that the CITY would have at
least $50 new homes This figure
was cut until the number allotted
now remains at 225. Should condi-
tious arise that would make il es-
sentiaI tlAat more be erected. no
doubt the needed funds would be
forth coming
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
William RObb.

William Robb died this morning
at his home, 1924 Forty-second
street, after an illness Of five years.
He had been belfast for a year. HI
was a stOnecutter and worked OF
the first OF the present buildings
erected at Rock Island arsenal
Mr. Robb was born in Glasgow,
Scotland, in 1872 He was married
in his native land to Miss Sarah ].
Merrtfeld in 1872. and the couple
came TO the United States and took
up their residence in Rock Island.
Their home has been here ever
since.
Surviving are four daughters,
Mrs. Charles G. Carlson. Mrs. Harry
Anthony and Mrs. Arthur Overland
er, all Of Rock Island. and Mrs. J.
r. Givens Of Kansas City and three
sons, William, Kansas City; Thorn
as. at home. and Fred, with the
troops in training at Fort Rose
Grams, California.
Funeral arrangements have pot
been completed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
Funeral of Robert Adams.

Funeral services for the late Rob-
ert Adams. who died while on
vacation at Danbury, Wis, were
held this afternoon at 8 o'clock at
the Trinity Episcopal church The
pallbearers were all intimate
friends OF Mr.. Adams. Those who
acted in this capacity being: Nels
Peterson, Edward ConcannOn, Bert
Huesing, w. L. Long, Frank Head.
and Hans Schumacher. Rev. W. T.
Essex, rector of the church, offic-
lated. Interment was in Chippian-
mock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
Mrs. Mary 4. Lister.

Mrs. Mary A. Lister, mother OF
Morris Z. Lister of 1929 Fourteenth
and one-half street, passed in
death yesterday at her home in
Clinton, Iowa, after years of i'll
ness. She was born in England 20
years ago but has spent most of
her life in and about Clinton. She
is survived by three daughters and
two sons. The funeral viii be held
Thursday at Savanna, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
REPAYING DEBT
WEOWEFRAHCE
Rock Islander Writes OF Inspiring
Exercises at Camp Grant on
AIIy's Holiday.

Camp Grant, July 14.-Dear Edi-
tor The Argus: The name Black
Hawk has a peculiar significance TO
an Islander. and you can readily
imagine the keen interest displayed
by the boys from Rock Island dur
ing the review Of the Black Hawk
division by Governor Lowden Sat
urday morning, July - The re
view was given in honor OF the lib
erty day of France.
There is something majestic.
something fascinating in the tread
Of a moving column as il swings
down the road. Seasoned soldiers
swing into the step with d spirit
that is great 10 behold, their arms
and legs moving in a perfect ca
dence-
The columns swing off the road
and down to the large arena built
by the German prisoners. This
arena IS built in a natural stadium,
and Mother Nature did not over
look Anything TO make It a master
piece. Seated on the hilltop, one
can view the beautiful valley Of
the Rock river with the fertile soil
on both sides, and the wealthy look
ing farms predicting an era of
peaceful prosperity. How much
like the Watch Tower
But, forgetting This peaceful pan
Drama and getting back TO the work
at hand, We gaze down at the
amphitheatre, built like a large
maltese cross In it are seated
thousands Of soldiers. and when the
national anthem was struck they
rose as one man. and each with a
perfect right-hand salute made tho
picture one never 10 he forgotten.
Also, when the French national
hymn was played, the same hon
oTs were accorded We are but be
ginning TO pay back our debt TO
France But. fellow Americans, if
spirit counts for anything, there
viii be no debts unpaid
There were several French off
GERS present. and they made an i'm
posing appearance in their natty
blue uniforms Captain Payen Of
the French mission gave a mighty.
appealing talk. There was q strik-
ing difference in the build OF the
American and French officers. We
a. y va INC IA A--a t''|T+aAr- - -
while they seemed small and wiry.
Maybe we can play both sizes
against the middle
Great tribute was paid Governor
LOwden when he appeared, and ILL
nois may well be proud of her gov
ernOr and her Eighty sixth division.
He called all the men Illinois boys,
though some he had 10 adopt, hav-
ing come from Wisconsin and Min
nesota- State lines and preiudices
are forgotten iu this, the greatest
Of all wars, because we are all
fighting 10 perpetuate
the idea Of liberty. He bade US all
goodbye, but he said that he en-
Wed US, because, though many NAV
never return. they viii have died
that greatest OF all deaths human
ity's gift 10 mankind
The ordinary private. as he sits /
on his bunk and meditates, Won /
arstion can mean. but when he .
comes out on review and sees the [
vast multitude Of men drawn up n I
a unit, he pulsates with power and I
eagerly throws himself into the .
breach his power becomes ire
sistible.
Such is the fighting spirit OF the 1
Black Hawk division. and Rock Is I
land will always follow them with
a keen interest.
z. I. ANDERSON.
Company 3, Three Hundred Thir-
ty-sec0nd Machine Gun battalion
All the news all the time-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
CITY HALL WILL
GET PAINT COAT
IN NEAR FUTURE

The Rock Island city hall is to
receive a coat of paint in the near
future. Bids for the work have
been advertised by John A Murrin,
commissioner OF public property.
Bids will be received up till 10
the morning of July 27.f 1t has
been 10 years since the municipal
building has received a coat of
paint After the fire at the city
hall in 1908 the building was re-
modelled and decorated. 1t has been
decided to give the building two
coats of dark yellow paint.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
NATHERyILLE BOYS TO CAMP.

NoptCIdI 10 IIIo n 3 uSI.
Matherville, July 16.-Harry
Kirchman has enlisted in the army
and was sent to Jefferson Barracks
Tuesday. Harry, who is IS years
old. previously made several I'M
successful attempts to enlist.
Joe Francisco. who registered in
Wisconsin, left on Monday for Co
lumbus, Ohio, where he will join
the contingent from that place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
Augnst Tafes.

August Tates, CPS Seventh street,
died at the Davenport county hos
pital this morning at O'Clock. For
four years he had been ailing and
had been confined at the hospital
since September. He was born in
Belgium, March 20, 1870, and
came here when a child. Surviving
are four sisters: Mrs. Henry De-
Muinck, Jasper, Min; Mrs Eva De
Muinck, Mrs. Emil DePaepe, Mrs.
August DeWitte. and a brother AL
phOuse, all of Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
Funeral Of Mrs. Mary F NcNuIlin

Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Mary E. McMullin, 1921 Seventh
avenue, were held a1A:30 this aft
ern0on at the Moeller undertaking
parlors. Dr.. Samuel Van Pelt,
pastor OF the First Methodist
church, oficiated. Interment was
il ChippiannOck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16

Everett r. Munson, Princeton.
III.
Ewing Nelson. Moline.
Sooert =. olmsted, Rock Island
Ewald Palmer, Escanaba. Mo
Raoul RedstrOm, Escanaha
Mich.
George r. Speer. Moline
Karl Swanburg, Waukegan. Ill
Earl J. Wickstrom, Oakland
Neb
L. b. Wilson, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
ENGLISH SPEAKER
AT NOON SESSION

Andrew HOme-MOrtOn, president
of the British association of RO-
tary clubs, made the principal adj
dress at a meeting held by the
Davenport ROtarians this noon at
the Hotel Black Hawk, Davenport,
at which the Rock Island and Mo-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
With Islanders
In The Service

Private Gene Mccarthy, son of
Mrs. Rose Mccarthy, S34 Twenty
fourth street, has arrived safely in
France, according to word received
by his mother yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Aldrich,
1890 Twenty-third street, have re-
ceived word of the safe arrival in
France of their son William R.
Aldrich.
Harry Clarke, son of Rock Is
land Deputy County Clerk r. c.
Clarke of this city, now a member
of Battery B at Camp Doniphan,
Fort Sill, Okla, has been prOmot-
ed to the rank of corporal. He
was recently at Camp Cody, Dem
ing, n. NJ, from where he was
transferred to Camp Doniphan for
intensive training. Word of his
promotion was received by his par
ents today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
GttyB1T0f5'

Phone RI. 2S5. Trefz Express Co.
Tri-Cfty Towel Supply company.
r. Clean Towel Service. Phone
R. l. 4476.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
Mrs. Gertrude ". Butler.
Mrs. Gertrude NJ. Butler passed
away Sunday evening at 10:55

Mrs. GeTITuue M buJleI pdSoeu
away Sunday evening at 1875
O'Clock at Mercy hospital after an
extended illness. The deceased
was born in Rock Island Jan. 4,
1850. She was united in marriage
to Charles Butler in Burlington
Sept IA, 1905.
For the past few years they had
made their home in Davenport. She
is survived by her husband and two
brothers, Frank Buchanan of Oak
Park, H., and Harry Buchanan of
Davenport.
Funeral services were held from
the H Runge's Sons funeral par
lors at 2:30 O'Clock this afternoon
with Rev. Leroy Coffman offfciat-
ing. Interment was made in Fair
mount cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
William Lames Snrr.

William James SURF died at 3
o'clock this morning at his home,
1927 Fifteenth avenue, after an ill
ness OF four weeks OF malaria fever.
He was born in Rock Island Aug. Z,
1887, and had been employed as a
teamster. Surviving are six sis
tiers. Mrs. D. S. Kendall OF Chicago,
Mrs. Edward Etzel, Mrs. c. ". Dit
man, Mrs George Parks. Mrs. Ce-
lesta McEacherOn and Bessie, all
Of Rock Island; three brothers, AL
bert of Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg,
Miss; John, at home, and George,
of Peru, H., and a son and daugh-
ter, owen. of Moline, and Irene, at
home Funeral arrangements are
pending word from Albert at Camp
Shelby. but will be conducted by
Rev. W. G. Oglevee OF South Park
Presbyterian church with interment
at ChiDDiaunOCk