Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-03
With Islanders
In the Service

clark l.. Means, the nrSt Argus
boy to go overseas, writes The Ar
gus under date of July ) that he is
seeing life in the trenches. and of
his experiences says: 1T seems
like ages since l left the office, but
often lie awake nights thinking
about different ones of the bunch,
and it certainly is a treat to hear
from you all over here. We have
received mail twice since we land
ed and it was all mailed before we
left the states. l have been Won
dering what kind of a celebration
they put on in the states on the
Fourth this year. We came mighty
close to doing our bit, but were
called out of the trenches almost
at the last minute. We were figur-
ing on having a create time, but
were badly disappointed. However,
| guess the allies gave the boches
something to think about We have
had some excitement in the last
couple of weeks. The town where
we were last week was raided by
bOche machines, but we only heard
tAAC 'ilA a P4ACl ~ " ilVlA tAlV oiitliS ca
plOded. No one was hurt, but you
ought to hear the bunch when they
start something. 1t sounds like a
ball game or something like that
We have been under shell fire, but
as yet none has exploded very close
to me. The aeroplanes certainly do
some great stunts here. Yesterday
when coming back from the trench
es one of the machines flew SO low
it went under a telephone wire and
the driver waved at us as he went
by. Then again they fly so high
they look like mosquitoes. l am
writing in our dugout and it is not
as convenient as it could be. | am
using my gas mask and mess kit
for a writing table. l am feeling
fine as ever"
Word was received Yesterday by
Ora StoOkey, 1917 Forty-ffth ave
nue., of the safe arrival of his broth
Private Paul Stookey is with an
Private Paul Sttokey Is with an
aeroplane machine gun squadron
He enlisted about three months ago
in Philadelphia.
Word has been received of the
promotion to the rank of a ser
geant of Stanley d. Skinner, who
left Rock Island April 3 for Fort
ROsecrans, Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Kohn, $40
Twentieth street, have received
word that Robert z. Mcdonald of
DauappOrt hoe haap ;p;,,rod ,r.l=Io
serving in France Mr.. Mcdonald
is an orphan who for a number of
years was in the Davenport
Orphns' home and who later be-
came well known in the tri-cities
He enlisted for service with an
Iowa regiment and was soon after
sent overseas. Because of his early
life Mr.. and Mrs Kohn took much
interest in his career and be-
friended him in many ways, which
kindnesses he has never forgotten.
Robert Ackley writes TO friend
in the city of the lovely stfrround-
ed with the One Hundred
ings at Camp Sill. He is connect
Twenty-sixth Field Artillery now
stationed there He with the re-
manning members of his company
were transferred from Camp Cody. |
Demming, n. NJ, several weeks
ago
Lawrence Murphy has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of corporal, i
word to that effect coming today to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. T.
Murphy, 2733 Eighth-and-a-ha |
avenue Corporal Murphy is sta
toned at Camp Grant, going there !
with the June q contingent. He
was formerly employed as money |
order clerk at Rock Island post
office.