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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-27
III branches Of the service here,

ell branches Of the service here.
Today I entered the school
as a student. have been on de-
tail for three weeks, but from. now
on | will be working for rating
and for Harvard. And when one
stops to think of it he certainly
must agree with me that going to
Harvard, as most radio men do,
make it one of the best branches
of the service.
I don't believe I'll be UP there
before September, maybe never.
so I'll commence to hit the ball
here so | can read these myster-
ious buzzings that nearly drive
a fellow crazy.
went to church last night and
l heard q fine talk. About 81 the
only thing l remembef is the
description and.the meanings of
the colors of "Old Glory as APP
piled to- the sailor men. ],
The Red symbolic of blood
represents the sacrifice of the
soldier or sailor for his country.
The white represents purity. As
the speaker told us, it represents
the leading of as pure life as the
very incest girl one knows would
want us to live. And the blue
sky and the almighty y
I thought it was great. 1 have
been to church several times
since | have been here, but the
services are different here mostly
Episcopalian or some other com
plicated service. I can't seem to
believe in. But this service was
held in the. Old Trinity church,
the oldest church in Rhode Is
land, built in f725, has a pew, in
which George Washington sat,
and many old graves about it
dated as far back as 1929. 1t is
a wonderful place, everything
colonial style.
On receipt of your next letter
III send you longer one, mean
while I.hope to remain,
Your friend,
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! that were around tue

lclothes Oh that were around the
house.
j am gradually learning some
Spanish and will nc quite fluent
by the time | get home. 1t is a
pheasant language to listen to,
and they sure roll their RS to heal
the band.
You will be glad to know that
| have been invited to Mr.. Buck 5
and Mr.. Mitchell's homes. /! am
going up soon. was very much
surprised to find that Mr.. Nit
lchell is brother to Lawyer Nit
chell in Co. Bluffs. Ee is head or
the Barahona Sugar Co. here and
Mr.. Buck owns a large coffee
plantation near this place. His
daughter. Louise is tho only
American girl for a long ways,
and is the first one | have talked
to since July sth., 1917.
expect to enjoy visiting a
great deal and it sure is fine to
talk to a girl again.
Don't you folks worry about
me because will get along O. X.
I know the mail service is awful,
but | write every week, in hopes
you will get them sometime - in
the future. may be trans ferred at
almost any time to the Capital
again. so you may not hear from
here again. 1 just had your letter
about Julius Muller's death and
am sad to hear it. II is a,.satis-
faction TO know he was doing his
bit. We may get over soon. | will
close now, with love.
Your loving son,
Arthur. &
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-27


4 j. and Nicholas Hcnnessey,
have received a letter from their
brother john, who is a British
soldier. lie fought all through the
soer war and the last heard of
him the British government had
sent him on q special mission to
Africa. He is now with the Brit
ish army somewhere in France.
Ben kooIer has resigned his
position at the NJ. Moskovitz gro
lGefy and returned 10 Omaha. Ghas
Nc Kahn has taken his place.
Mrs. S. Doughty who has been
Ithc guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. l..
i3inley The past several days, left
today for her home in East Ely,
Nevada.
Mrs. Charles Alexandcr was i'm
IDlnaha today MAKING the ac-
pla3ntanee OF her sixth great
sralld child. She was accompanied
Thy beg daughter, Mrs J. j, Forde.
Harvey (iaver, The meat cutter
90 it'e Sllfli' SIDE Meat MARKET,
Mas lahali ~ siiot'N before noon
,oqaA WIN an acute altitck OF
ii''a ~ stfou9le ana WIS obllsed 10
~. li'3i'le'
Miss Bernice Meats of Logan,
has accepted a position at the
storeio'se as tiil'eNeepet.
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-27
L. IA. Miailken

l. NJ. Maker, aged 60 years,
passed away al his country home
southwest Of town This morning,
ai zoe O'Clock, following am ILL
ness OF "A hours. The funeral
VIII be held Friday afternoon at
z zoe O'Clock from The Baptist
church in LQveland. The obitu-
AIRY VIII be given later.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-27
Letter from Lieut.. Mccormick.

Jullc -, ITO
w. A. Price,
Missouri Valley, Iowa.
Dear Bill:
1t is about 40 degrees in the
shade so if / get to raying in
this letter, make few allow
ances.
In regard to the work ] do here
j am in the Supply office, mess
officer and Athletic officer of
the 9th Aero Squadron. 1t is
the 9th Aero Squadron. 1t is
shoes, ordnance, etc. | also have
to see that the equipment is
maintained soahave clothing
inspection about every two weeks
I to replace such clothing as is
worn out. am also responsible
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Bill.
Radio School
Newport, Rhode Island,

June 16, 1913
Dear Father and Mother:
have received all of your let
tiers, and shall try to sit down and
spread a thin line for your bene-
fit. Today is Sunday, about seven
O'Clock in the a. m. and imagine.
la person writing a letter at such
a time, but l guess it is as good
as any and as l have no money to
go anywhere, l presume | shall be
forced to stay in Newport with the
millionaires, though I am forced
to admit again, I'd sooner be in
Providence or Boston. But money
talks and as l have't any will
loaf here.
i have never received that foun-
tain pen, but don't concern your
self over it. If it cannot be found,
why let it go, for it is all for a
good cause anyhow, and don't
spend any more money to send af-
ter bad" for the other pen might
follow the footsteps of its Inflated
brother. Besides can do quite as
we'll with common pen, although
any one knows fountain pen is
a great convenience About asking
the post master here for the pen,
1 am unable to do that for it was
sent to my old address the ~
company and that is out on the
island. 1t is impossible for me to
get back there, and l don't think
I'll ever care too anyhow. I don't
presume | shall ever forget the
two months l spent there and the
gruesome training associated
with the island. | don't remember
as ever told you folks about it
all, so l guess it will do as we'll as
anything else to fill up the re-
manning four sheets Of paper
When left home on Friday
morning, l, of course, went to
Omaha, took my final Radio exam
ination, and it consisted of but
a few very technical questions on
electricity, which anyone. could
pass. Of coure they took my fin
ger prints and everything which
would indentify a person and l
almost thought they would brand.
U. s. navy or some other ensign on
me, but they didn't then. Later in
the afternoon helped the Yoeman
check a few records, was sworn
in, and was told | was to be sent
to Newport, Rhode Island. I just
missed being called TO Mare Is
land, California, by two hours
just my luck! But | guess if train
ing was what l was after | was
sent to the right place for New
port holds the record for the best
trained men, and can't imagine
a place where discipline could be
any more strict. At times | have
heard fellows complain of the
Great Lakes, but according to
many fellows who have been at
both places it is a heaven COM
pared to Newport. / met many
fellows there in Omaha, many
who were rejected and felt bad
over it. Sometimes fused to think
they should have been glad over
it, but no more, the Navy is the
best OF the lot. The draft came
over in included five fellows.
Three of the five were decorated
with moninkers the same as my
own, Johnson. The other was
Ia South Dakota square head a
"swede'', and the other was a
500 City millio4iare's son. So
guess the crowd was an illustrious
bunch.
Four out of the five were Radio
Gobs and are still someplace in
Newport. but only one other Bill
johnson is with us and he is ali
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-27

Miss Ellen Brown who was Wis
ting relatives in Mcdale last ev-
ening accidentally fell from a
fence breaking he left collar bone.
She was brought to Mo. Valley.
and taken to the DR.. DeNorc home
where Drs. Deyore and Heise set
the fracture.
Mrs George Denton is SPEND
ing the week in Lincoln with re-
latives.
Mrs. Cohurn Of Carroll arrived
this morning for several days.
Visit with Mrs. George Campbell,
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Letters From Jim WEIGH
Trance, MAN ri. t9l-

Mother dearest:
just came in Off a short run.
We are in what they call repose.
We are located in village doing
little or nothing. Our trip last
night amounted to nothing. We
went after some infantry that
were ''all in," and brought them
back. sProbably wont roll for
several days now. But l don't
suppose this will last much long
err.
My three bridge playing friends
and | have adopted little or
phan for two weeks. He is about
ten years old and as smart as a
whip. He is a wonderful help al
SO, arranges our table for bridge,
has water in the bucket, arranges
whatever food we have and lays
it out for us, and drinks almost
all of our wine. If we scold him,
he absolutely refuses to under
stand our French. | can talk to
him otherwise but not in that di-
rectiOn.
l suppose il is awfully hot in
the Valley, but Mother Iowa never
saw one of these days, by day l
mean from four in the morning
until ten aLnight, perfectly light.
But from nine till four it is al
lmost unbearable. Oh, | guess I
have all OF your boxes now, got
thrae more yesterday. Be sure
deliver my thanks to the proper
places. But won't offer you
lthans.- M,iher mine they are too
enlpt,, when | have every thing |
OWL, naterIa! or otherwise to
thank you for. | have nothing |
can think Gt to tell you more, so
be good sweetheart. Love,
p S.,Did tell you heard from
Walt e. He was shot pretty bad
jim few places.
dearest: ),
Had two letters from you this
morning. Tickled TO death about
the Columbus news. imagine
that name i'm the paper did give
YOU bad half hour. | can't ans
wcnyour questions but most OF
the action we experience comes
from the air, and plenty artillery.
| don't know how many gangs
of French infantry have passed US
this morning, preparing for the
emergency ! guess. We don't see
lmuch of the American soldier We
are with the French Army. In tho
Reserve, which has a wonderful
REPUTATION, developed at the
"Marne'' and our group was
complimented during the last.em-
ergency. Something big is coming
| off pretty soon, as every. ono
seems to be preparing for some
! thing. A bunch of English Ambu-
lance have camped close to us
lThey visit us at 1Gght. They al
| seem to be good fellows. Well be
Igood, Mother. Love,
Jim
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-27
Surgical Dressino

A shipment of 2i0 Sis aESor-
bent pads Were shipped TO Co.
Bluffs yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-04

lespie, Ill, Tuesday to spend Few
days with her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Herman Behrens.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Aubrey lett
Tuesday for their home in Chilli
Gothic, Ill, after few days visit
here with Mrs. Aubrey's son,
George Albertsoh.
Miss Sara Pollock returned to
Monmouth Tuesday where she re-
sumed her studies in Monmouth
college after a weeks visit here
with her parents, Rev and Mrs.
J. B. Pollock.
Horeb Morrow of Joy and Miss
Nellie Gilmore of this city went
to Davenport Tuesday to spend the
day with their nephew and broth
err, Bert Gilmore. who is seriously
i'll in Mercy hospital.
Homer d. Dimes left Tuesday for
Ottawa, Ill, to attend to legal mat
ters in the appellate court. He
fled the record, brief and abstract
in case of the inquest concerning
the soundness of the mind of Mrs.
Johannah Willis Dunning, which
was tried last term in Mercer coun-
ty circuit court.
w. A. Wharton went to Chicago
Tuesday on a few days business
visit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-04
To Darker Hair
Apply Sage Tea
Look Young! Bring Back It's
Natural Color, Gloss and
AttractiVeness.

Common garden sage bTewed into
q heavy tea, with sulphur added,
will turn gray, streaked and faded
hair beautifully dark and luxuFiant
Just q few applications will prove
2 revelation il your hair is fading,
streaked or gray. Mixing the Sage
Tea and Sulphur recipe at home.
though, is troublesome. An easier
way is TO get q bottle Of Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound at any
drug store all ready for use. This IS
the oId-time recipe improved by the
addition Of other ingredients.
While wispy. gray, faded hair is
not sinfu4T-we all desire TO retain
our youthful appearance and at
Effectiveness. BY darkening your
hair with Wyeth's Sage and Sulhur
Compound, no one can tell, because
Il does Il so naturally, so evenly.
You Just dampen a sponge or soft
brush with IL and draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand
at a time; by morning all gray
hairs have disappeared, and. after
another application or two, your
hair becomes beautifully dark
glossy, soft and luXuriant.
This preparation IS a delightful
toilet requisite and is not intended
.oF the cure, mitigation or proven
ion Of disease.-(AdY.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-04
PAT DIETZ WEEDS
DAVENPORT GIRL
AT CAMP DEMING
Especial to The Argus

Camp Cody, Deming, n NJ, April
4-The third wartime romance OF
Battery D, One Hundred and Tween
ty-sixth field artillery of Davenport,
which has had its inception since
the battery has departed for this
southern training camp, eliminated
last evening when Sergeant Patrick
Deitz Of Rock Island was married
to Miss Olive Grubre, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Grubre, 5021a
West Second street. Davenport, the
ceremony taking place at St. Paul's
Catholic church in Deming, with
Rev. Joseph Kelly officiating. The
ceremony was attended by Mr.. and
Mrs. Weber Elliott, the former a
member Of the battery and a recent
benedict.
Mrs. Deitz will continue to reside
IN Deming until her husband IS
called overseas service. N civil
Ian life Sergeant DeitZ was employ
ed at the Empire skating rink in
Rock Island in the capacity of man
aver
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-04
ALEDO AT 4 GLANCE
Daily Doings in Mercer Countys Busy Capital

mark at the time they leave. Per-
mission is granted only after each
individual case is considered by the
faculty. The boys who leave school
are required to remain on the farm
all summer If they are to receive
credit for their studies. Graduates
will be given diplomas as though
they had finished their course. Ey-
cry man who leaves must have a
job on a farm before he leaves.
Because of the withdrawal of
boys from high schools, spring ath-
letics have been abandoned. The
annual Mercer county track and
field meet has been Cancelled as well
as the Military Tract meet. These
two events were the big athletic
features of the spring season. Both
have been abandoned this year be-
cause of the war.
The lads who left school last Fri
day for farms are as follows: Paul
Bridgford, Fred Bridgford, Ben
Babcock, Ross Dahl, Nicholas Nose
ley, Paul Stockberger, Clarence
Bowers, Stuart Brown, Hobart Hir-
bour, Harold Stevens and Raymond
Kindlesberger
More may leave any time this
month if they have the require
ments which have been established
by the faculty as necessary qualifi-
cations for leave.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-04
School Bows to Farms,

Eleven high school boys have left
school here TO go on farms for the
summer. The men come from all
four classes in school They re-
ceive full credit for their studies,
but must remain on the farm until
harvest time. Nearly all of the
boys have Warked on farms prev
iousIy.
The action of the faculty came as
q result Of the demand for farm
laborers this spring. 1t is also a
war measure and designed to in
crease the agricultural production.
The same plan has been adopted by
practically all large high schools in
the state. Colleges and universe
ties are granting credit under closer
limitations.
The grades of the boys, who leave
must be above a passing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-04
HOLDING DRIVER
FOR DEATH BABY
Charles III. Fridie of Davenport,
Charged With Manslaughter
After Hearing.

+ Charles H. Fridie, driver of an
auto which ran down and killed
William T. Spier, age 21a years,
last Sunday, waived preliminary
hearing on charge of manslaugh-
ter before Justice of the Peace w.
r. Names yesterday afternoon and
was bound over to await the action
Of the grand jury.
Attorneys conferred with Justice
Names in an effort to agree upon a
bond in the case. Cook & Balluff,
attorneys for the defendant, will
attempt to have the bond fixed at
$4,000, while Assistant County At
torney John P. Weir will insist that
the amount be increased to $4,000
at least.
Fridie was released on a $4,000
cash bond following his arrest Sun
day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-04
WILL RECRUIT
new REGIMENT
United States Engineers Office In
Rock Island Gets Notice
of Its Plans.

Men outside of draft age, desir-
ing to enlist in the newly proposed
inland waterways regiment for ser
vice in France may get informa-
ton by calling at the United
States engineers office in he post
office building.
The office today made public a
notice received concerning this
regiment, as follows:
THE latest demand from our
troops in Europe is for regi-
ment to maintain and operate the
boats and barges on the rivers and
canals of France. France has in
the Rhone, the Seine, the Loire, and
the branches of the Rbone together
with the connecting canals and
smaller rivers, probably the most
highly developed inland waterway
system in the world. Water trans
portatiOn is popular and is used
very extensively. Their system
has been for years the best model
for study by waterway engineers
from all countries.
ITO meet the demand for men
to maintain and operate vessels
on this system of waterways, the
Fifty-seventh Engineers is to be
assembled and organized at Laur-
ell, Maryland This opportunity
not only to see and travel on these
rivers and canals but to gain first
hand experience in operating sys-
TEN that is a model is one that
will appeal to many young Ameri-
cans. as we'll as to those who have
had years of experience on our
own waterways. They will see
here not only an opportunity to
serve their country, but an oppor-
tunity to serve her in the line in
which their experience VIII make
their work most valuable. Barge
men, teamsters, saddlers, sailmak-
ers, ringers, blacksmiths, ship car
penters, steersmen, hosting engi-
neers, paarine gasoline engineers
and a few clerks will be needed.
Requirements Same.
"The requirements for enlistment
are the same as for recruits In gen.
eral with the added requirement
that men must have experience as
outlined above. An applicant
should apply for the Fifty-seventh
Engineers (inland waterways reg
imenD at the nearest recruiting
station and give his age. address,
trade and years of experience with
name of present and of previous
employer. Men who are not with
in the prescribed age limits or who
cannot pass the usual physical ex-
animation for recruits need not ap-
ply. Drafted men may have an
opportunity later to transfer to
this regiment, hut they cannot en-
list for it now and they are re-
quested not to write about it as no
exceptions can be made and no
places held open. Enlistments
must be made in the grade of pri-
waite, but as there are 80 men in
each company Of the grade of ser
geant or above and 20 in the grade
of corporal the opportunity for
promotion will be excellent for
good men of experience.
Recruiting officers have author
ity to enlist qualified men for this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-04
Personal Mention.

Miss Edna Merritt went tC
Galesburg Tuesday where she re-
sumed her studies in Knox con-
servatory after spending the Eas-
ter recess here with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. r. B. Merritt
Miss Louise Haas returned home
from Keithsburg where she has
been spending a few days with her
grandmother, Mrs. c. A. Hoyt.
Miss FlOy CARROT and Eunice
Brokaw returned to- GaIesburg
Tuesday, where they will resume
their studies in Knox college after
a weeks visit here over Easter
with Miss CarroIl's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Carroll.
Mrs. Title Wharton went to Gill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-04

More Wen TO Be EN3mlneU-
Twenty-Five more men have been
called to appear before the local
exemption board for physical ex-
animation. The men Will be eX-
amined Friday. They are all from
Glass 1 and were the men whose
Questiounaires were returned from
the district board at Peoria last
week. They Will be examined and
placed in their order in Glass 1 for
army service. The men who are
called are as follows:
Joseph Arthur O'Malley, Fred \.
Vetter. Carl r. Lawson, Carl o.
Johnson. Arvid Luudeen, Stewart
James Quaintance, Guy Sample,
Swan J. REIN, George Henry Snod-
grass, Lester Henry Shike, David
7. Pritchard, Sydney Smell, Louis
Charles Seitz. Clair Gordon Strine,
Robert E. Peterson. Charles Martin
Stromquist, Orville Ray, Donald
Thompson, Frederick c. Johnson
George Leonard Pease, Ralph
FRANKLIN Views. William Lester
Seitz, Oryille +. Key, Morris Mel
son, Carl Victor Runbom. John
Volk, Jr.. Carl Gotfred Johnson,
Francis Edwin Stevens, Oscar
Theodore Rohl, Ralph Leslie Jack
son, David Hagman, Herman Dow
ney Wagner, Edward W. Street, Jo-
siah T. Smith and Ernest Smell.
Sixty-one Questionnaires were
received by the local board yes
terday from the district board at
Peoria. Ill The QUESTIONABLE had
been sent to the district board on
occupational claims. Forty-one of
the men were placed in Glass l, IA
in Glass II. three in Glass III and
three in Glass ". Although some
of the men with agricultural claims
were placed in Glass l they Will not
be taken in the present draft if they
are actively engaged in farming.
They will be called after all the
others in Glass I have been called.