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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
NORTH AND SOUTH BLEND TOGETHER
AT GEORGIA CAMP SHOWING WAR HAS
REMOVED TRACES OF SECTIONALISM

Macon, Ga, and the south well
comes the 10000 selectmen from
Michigan and Illinois, who have ar
rived at Camp Wheeler, or who will
come during the next few days, &C
cording to a letter received at the
Rock Island Chamber of Commerce.
It says:
These men from the north, whose
fathers fought for the union, are to
become members OF the Dixie divi-
sion. They will be trained in a
camp named in honor of Little
Joe" Wheeler, intrepid southern
cavalry leader, who fought against
the stars and stripes and later, in
the Spanish-American war, for
them. They will be trained in the
heart Of the south and will be COM
manded by southern officers.
These men from the north are
glad they're in the southland, glad
they are TO be trained and TO fight
with southerners and the boys from
Dixie are glad to have them.
IF the serpent-Hke secret agent
OF the kaiser in his dull brain con-
ceived that a breath of sectiOnalism
prevailed in the United States, he
should be permitted to visit Camp
Wheeler where boys from the south
and boys from the north will be
blended into one happy family.
The soldiers Of the new Ameri
can army have learned to regard
men for what they are. Dogma,
creed and sectiOnalism have been
scattered to the four winds. They
make no distinction between them
selves and their comrades, and they
will permit none other to do so.
The new members of the Dixie
division are fine lot OF men. They
represent the brain and sineW of
the great industrial centers and
broad fields OF the middle west.
Most OF them have been taught from
10 fight the battles Of life,
and no less bTavely will they fight
those for freedom and democracy.
This blending of the men of the
south and the men OF the north is IA
demonstration Of a great
united country with one purpose
10 crush the intolerant, baFbaric au-
tocracy which is responsible for the
s-1sr11--A ami deSn1atinn in lGrthern
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
ROBB CANDIDATE
FOR PRINCIPAL.
RumOrs Current IA to High scbe
Head are UnfOundcd, Says
l.. &. Fisher.

Rumors that VIII G. Robb f.
mer principal of the Lincoln q
Franklin departmental schools. %
to be the next candidate for
principalship Of tho Rock Isfs
high school are without founda+i
MIR RObb, for the last wear ~
cipal Of the Spring Valley Fl
school. was on a short visit To +
city the first part Of this We.
Rumors were current at that II,
that he was being considered
the board Of education as prlnci,
Of the local high school 10 suc,e
A. j. Burton. who leaves Aug I
accept the same position in +
East Des Moincs high school
When interviewed today. ?
Fisher. superintendent Of the RI
Island public schools. stated n
Mr.. Robb was not interested in +
principalship Of this high scbr
and rumOrs TO that enecr a
false.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
BELIEVED HERE
BATTERY F HAS
REACHED ITALY
CabIecrams to Other Cities Say
Men of Regiment Have Ar
rived on Peninsula.
No NEWS PROM LOCAL BOYS
As Far as Could BE Learned Par
entS OF Rock Islanders Have
Not Been Advised.

Battery F Of Rock Island and
Moline is believed today to be in
Italy
This supposition is based on the
fact that ca Diagrams have been re-
Ceived in other towns having units
IN the One Hundred Twenty-third
field artillery. The Cahlegrams were
from soldiers to their parents say
ing they had arrived safely in Italy
As far as The Argus could learn
today through communication by
telephone with parents Of local
boys in Battery r. no word has been
received concerning their destina-
tjou. further than that they had ar
rived safely overseas cards sent
out from Washington contained this
information.
News amanating from Aledo and
other cities which have units IN the
field artillery regiment of which the
Rock IsIand-NOliue battery is a
part. stated that parents Of soldiers
received cableETams yesterday and
the day before that the men had
arrived in Italy.
If this is true. as there is little
doubt at present. Battery + will
take part in the ltalian-Austro-
Hungarian campaign, which is con-
fined largely 10 the mountainous re
Cions of northern Italy As far as
is known here the local regiment is
among the first Of the American
troops to be sent to Italy.
Expect Word Soon.
Expectations are that within q
short time local people viii receive
word, either by cable or letter,
stating in general the destination
OF the local troops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
.COWPUNCHER OF
FAR WEST HERE
TO SEE FRIEND

Citizens passing the city police
station late yesterday. hesitated,
stared. then rubbing their eyes
walked slowly on with frequent
glances behind them.
The reason" of 1t all, stood
calmly talking to Patrolman Gus
Kirsch. unconscious of the inter
est for which the man was respOn-
sible. Towering far above mere
six feet. trousers legs OF loose
fitting blue serge suit tucked in
the tops of genuine cowhide, high
heeled, made-in-TeXas boots, re-
failing 'steen years ago at $28 per
pair; coarse blue shirt open at
the neck, around which hung red
and blue bandana knotted in true
western style, and a great, high
crowned, wide-brimmed. black
beaver hat perched jauntily on the
back of his head, all combined to
bring wildly before the eyes OF
the onIooker the day of the buffa-
10, the Indian, and a picture of
the rolling prairie.
A long lean face, looking small
under the large sombrerO. from
which peered a pair of steel-gray
blue eyes, surmounting a / ong,
slightly hooked nose and a grim
set jaw, completed the picture. The
only essentials lacking for a true
western makeup of the days of 40
and so were the long -barreled
guns and holster slung from the
hip.
But whence came he and why?
1t is an interesting tale. About IS
years ago, PatrOlman Gus Kirsch
was called to take a man with
badly frozen feet to st. Anthony's
hospital. The man was me other
than his visitor of yesterday,
Slim Straw, cow-puncher, ranch
man, jack-of-all trades, who was
at that time working for a local
ice company at Rock river
After a battle. his feet were
saved, and it was discovered that
Slim hailed from Cody, Wyo.
Upon his recovery, he returned
to the west, claiming that the open
places called him. Until yesterday
nothing had been heard of him
since, and when the tall stranger
dropped in at the station, it was
some time before Kirsch recogniz-
ed him.
He stated to Gus that he was on
a little vacation before the annual
spring roundup, and that he was
on his way home when he remem-
bered the incident of years ago
and decided to revisit the scene of
his misfortune. Upon his depart
ure he extended a cordial invita-
ton to members of the local police
force to visit him on his ranch at
Cody.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
STILL AFTER BIG
RED CROSS TOTAL

Although Bowling township went
over the top several weeks ago in
its second Red Cross campaign peo-
pie of the community are doing AL
10 still increase the fund.
Next Saturday evening the Young
Peoples auxiliary of Pleasant Hill
will present a little play at the
Pleasant Ridge church for the bene-
fit OF the Red Cross A musical
program will also be offered at this
entertainment. Admission to the
production and program will be 20
cents. The ladies' auxiliary of
Pleasant Hill will serve ice cream
at the close of the entertainment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12

France, and with the best of all sec
tons fighting shoulder to shoulder
with our gallant allies there can be
no doubt as to the result.
These boys from Michigan and
Illinois are our boys. We are proud
10 have them in the Dixie division.
TO have them at Camp Joe Wheeler,
in the south, in Georgia and in Ma
con. We welcome them to our CITY
and homes and we assure them Of
true hospitality in all its richness. g"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
Personal Mention,

Edward Lundquist went to JOv
Monday to spend a few days Wis
ting with his parents.
Ernest Rose arrived home from
Peoria Monday where he had been
making a short visit with rela-
tives.
Miss Anna Adamson of New
Windsor visited with her sister,
Miss Hazel Adamson in Aledo over
Monday night
S. J. Bolton left for Champaign
Tuesday morning to make a short
visit with relatives.
Miss Dee Dorsey who has been
visiting with friends in and near
Aledo left for her home in Mt.
Sterling Tuesday.
J. o. Freeman was a business
visitor in Monmouth Tuesday
Mrs. Coleman Sharp and daugh-
ter and Mrs. Edgar Smith were tri-
city callers on Tuesday.
Miss Christine AlmQuist and Mrs.
E. A. Peterson were visitors in
Rock Island Tuesday.
Miss Leona Small of JOY, who
has been visiting with friends and
relatives in Aledo went to Reyn-
clds Tuesday.
George Mayhem was a business
visitor in Milan Tuesday.
Miss Jessie Stein was a Mather-
vile visitor Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
DIVISIONS DONATE
TO SICK SOLDIERS

During the last week the Taylor
Ridge Red Cross has sent to this
city by Mr. and Mrs. Norton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Hofer large
donations Of jelly. preserves, cakes.
oranges and lemons TO be given to
the soldiers who are Ill at the ST.
Anthony's hospital
The Durant Red Cross has also
made a large donation to the cause.
The division of the Red Cross at
Durant, Iowa, have given jellies,
peaches and cherries for the i'll
soldiers at the hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
FOR ThreshIng Machine Owners.

FOR 1hreSning Machine OWNERS.
Some time ago County Food Ad-
ministrator Bowers gave notice
that all owners of threshing ma
chimes should come in to the food
administrator office and list their
machines. Some of the owners
have done this and some have paid
no attention whatever.
Administrator Bowers desires to
make plain that if these machines
are not listed at once they will not
be allowed to run this summer. The
owner must give the name Of the
owner of the machine, township in
which he resides, post office ad-
dress. name of engine and name
of separator He also must give
the condition in which the machine
is in at the present time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
DnYaII Gets Promotion.

Word has been received that Nir-
gil DuyaN. who enlisted last sum
mer in the ordnance department Of
the United States army, has been
promoted to the rank of ordnance
sergeant. This is the highest non
commissioned Office in this depart
ment of the service.
Sergeant Duvall is the son of
Postmaster Charles Duvall and at
tended Aledo high school and vii
liam and Vashti college. He grad
uated from the University of ILL
rOis law school last spring and was
admitted TO the bar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
List of 100 Men who Leave.

Following is the list of the men
who have been selected by the 10
cal board to fill the quota of 100
men from this county for this
month, all being taken from the
agricultural portion of class /, the
others having already been callei
for service:
LancelOt Stachan, Joseph Gar
land, Sidney p. Marlette. Howard
?. Sharp, AXel ". Stenfeldt, Elias
Loveridge, Robert / Coan, David
f Bruner, Clyde H Louck, Rus
sell Davis, Herbert F. Anderson,
Thomas Swartout, John W. Green
wood, Harry J. Johnson, Jay Fish
er, Frederick Oscar Swanson.
Charles Fl. LeHew. Albert S. Bell
niger. Joseph l. Schrock, John II.
McMeekan, Joseph Herbert John
son, John c. Street. Henry Wilson,
Lloyd E. Corseius, Robert Allison,
Francis f. Stevens, Edward w
Street, Carl Gofrid Johnson. Or
Vile f. Key, Henry A. Johnson,
Sidney Smell, Guy Horace Ander-
son, Frank Peterson, Samuel q.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12

A cabIegram received THIS MORN
ing by DR.. F. E Shut from his
son Riley, stated that Battery B
had landed safely. The cablegram
was dated June 10 Battery B has
been on the Atlantic seacoast for a
good many days and nobody knew
of their whereabouts until the mes
sage was received
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
ISLANDERS ARE
TO USE CLOVES
Three Hundred Sixty Local Draft
CCnscripts Learn Boxing
Art After June 81.
TEACHERS AT CAMP GRANT
Outdoor Rings Loaded With Sol
diers Keeps All in Physical
Trim at CantOnment.

Camp Grant, June 12-Camp
Grants newest form of intensive
recruit seasoning took the form OF
real ring battles yesterday with
II, 900 contestants milling through
the biggest boxing elimination ser
les on military or sport records.
Six big rings were constructed on
the 1O0-acre drill field in the depot
brigade, where recruits are being
whipped into shape for transfer
into fighting units of the Eighty
sixth division. Fred Dyer, d1vis-
ional boxing instructor, and boxing
expert, picked from the division dl-
rected each of the rings and saw to
it that training and not punishment
made up the foundation of each
bout.
Hundreds of men faced each
other in the rings yesterday and
put into practice the self-defense
principles taught them in less than
one week of the new and popular
type of drill ordered by General
Martin for the intensive seasoning
Of his recruit army. The bouts were
short but furious and were cheered
to the echo by the thousands OF men
in khaki awaiting their turn in the
ring. Every type and weight OF
fighting man was included in the
big elimination and not single
protest was heard concerning the
strenuous training.
Only Two Weeks.
The fighting spirit, usually in
stilled through months of hard
drill and the gradual building up
of morale in camp, has been intro
duced into the ranks of the rockies
in less than two weeks work on
the part of the depot brigade off1c-
ers and the boxing instructors. The
entire camp is interested in the
mammoth training experiment
which is rapidly proving itself the
greatest success of the training
period.
There were no knock-outs yester-
day. The training is expressly
guarded against grudge fighting and
every one of the contestants entered
into it yesterday with the true
spirit of the game and the idea that
"a knock on the nose" is the first
round needed by a real soldier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
Daily Doings in Mercer Countys Busy Capital

Cofer. GUSTAV w Erickson, Martin
L. Carlson. John Clauson, Elmer
Gritton. Fredohl r Gustafson.
Harry Doxsee, Delbert Alvin Grady.
William GauIley, Frederick c. john
son, Clinton A. Fulton. Carl Victor
Runbom. Robert o. HOuldswOrtE,
Gustaf f. S. Johnson, William Lis
ter Sietz, Axel Carlquist, Orviile
Leon Kerr, Ora E. HedTiCk, Willie
OrvilIe Robbins, Floyd Aubrey.
Harry Anderson. Earl Cecil Bear,
William DeBruler, Raphael Koran,
George Norris, John Arthur Arthur
johnson. Archie A. RunbOm. Henry
Franson, James Nichol, Leeman
Garrett, Fred f. Martinson, John
e. Johnson, Ira B. Marlett, Wesley
Grant Steele, Walter Johnson, Har-
~ G. Peterson, Gustaf F. AnGer-
son, Carl B. J. Josephson, George
W. Mealman. Alfred Jump, Roy
Casper Hushes. Clarence -Lidtke,
Howard NJ Robbins. Emmett Mar
tin Forsell, Harry E. Harkey, Viz
gil D. Struble, Edward II. lsaacs,
Robert Edward Peterson, Guy F.
Stephens, Murray G. Duncan, Swan
]. Rein, Eugene c. Carlson, Arthur
G. Swanson. George W. Weeks,
Frederick w. Patterson, Chester
Anthony, Ernest Benson, Carl e..
Jacobson, Charles Victor Thuren,
Isiach Rhodenbaugh, Hiding AL
fred Johnson. Charles A. Peterson,
Franklin Robbins, Joseph link,
Sherman Forsythe. Virgil R. Ep-
perly, Harry G. Higgins.
The ten alternates for the 100
men are the following: Frank w.
Robson. John Wesley Bowen, John
Clark, Carl Oscar Anderson, Carl
o. Johnson, Richard Garrett, WeS-
ley A. REIN, Guy Sample, Henry w.
Watts and Carl R. Larson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
PLANS MEETING
FOR NATAL DAY
Fourth OF July Committee TO Meet
With Council OF National De-
tense Thursday.
SHORTAGE OF MUSIC FELT
Paul Preston Is to BE Chairman
of Committee For Com
munity Sing Plans.

The Rock Island Independence
day committee, appointed 10 ar
range celebrations for the Fourth
of July, will meet with the coun-
Gil of national defense Thursday
evening and plans will be laid at
that time for the patriotic demon
STATIONS OF all organizations OF
foreign-born Of this city.
This is in accordance with the
proclamation sent to the president
and commended by him. There are
several such organizations in this
city and they have felt it their
duty 10 show their loyalty and
manifest their fidelity to this coun-
try and to its cause by celebrating
Fourth Of July
1t has been a difficult problem
for the committee this year to OBJ
tain bands for the parade. With
the exception of one band, besides
private bands and fife, bugle and
drum corps of the local orders, all
the music organizations of the
three cities have been secured b.
other localities for the day. The
committee is making a strong en-
deavor to obtain bands from SUI,
rounding territory for the occa-
sion. Stroehle's band has been Sc
cured to furnish the music at the
concert in both the afternoon and
evening programs at the Long
View park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
Men Answer Special Calls.

The list of the men who answer
ed the three special calls received
here last week by the LOCAL board
is given below. The four men who
go to Bradley Institute at Peoria
are Charles Martin Stromquist,
Stewart Quintance, Andrew Epper-
ly and Fred White.
The three men who go to Val
paraiso university are Wylie SHARP,
Arthur R. Anderson and Raymond
Scranton.
The thirteen men who go to the
Ha1e Auto school at Kansas City,
Mo, are Ludwig Peterson, Ray
Frye, Arthur Johnson, Joseph Gar
mer, William Wyatt, Jesse FOrger-
son, Guy Ditto, Richard Vance,
James Underline, John Leahigh,
Lloyd Valentine, Carl Hampton,
Lorin Willis. The alternates for
these thirteen are Brother Dan
ieIson, Elmer Anderson. Leslie
Bratton, Arvid Lundeen and And
rev NJ Garrett.
The three squads will go some
time after June Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
Food Administration Notes.

The local food administrator
gives notice that those who al
ready have purchased 25 pounds Of
canning sugar and have used it en-
tirely, will be allowed to purchase
% pounds more to use for canning
as before. The first % pounds
must be used before any more is
bought, however.
If there is canning sugar left
when through with canning it must
be returned to the grocer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
Crawford w. Brown Dead.

Crawford w. Brown passed away
at his home in this city yesterday
morning at 2 He had been IN fail
ing health for some time. He came
home from Mercy hospital, Daven-
port, last week. where he had been
taking treatment, and had also
been to Chicago trying to find. 1e-
lief
He is survived by his wife and
two sons, Mark and Frank. The
boys are in Italy at the present
time fighting for their country.
They enlisted a year ago this
spring in the former Company r
but which was changed to Bat
terry B.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
TWO LEAVE FOR
RALLY MEETING
Annual Session of State Drys
Takes Place in Springfield To-
morrow and Friday.

J. H. Hauberg and s. W. Searle
VIII leave tomorrow afternoon TO
attend the ratification rally at
Springfield tomorrow and Friday.
There will be a special train to
the rally. leaving Chicago tomOr-
row morning and arriving in time
for the first session at > o'clock
The special viii have on board the
5ackies band of the Great Lakes M
val training station, which Will
play at all stops along the line, the
Methodist preachers quartet which
is expected to enliven the journey,
as well as some Of the convention
speakers, anti-salOon league Of
fciaIs and delegates to the rally.
The program prepared by the
committee in charge follows:
THURSDAY.
Address by DR.. Melbourne P.
Bovnton.
Address by John F. Cunneen.
Address by George H. Wilson.
Address by Frank p. Gilbert.
Address by DR. p. A. Baker, gen
eraI superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League of America.
Address by Honorable William
Jennings Bryan.
FRIDAY.
Address by w. W. Bennett.
Address by NJ. II. Cleary.
Address by Oliver Wilson, master
Of national grange.
Address by Richard Yates.
Address by Wayne B. Wheeler.
Address by United States Sen
atOr Wesley L. Jones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
STREFT CAR DELAYFD.

layed half an hour yesterday aft
ernoon between 3 and $3.50 o'clock
Some minor trouble at the Moline
power house caused the power on
lines Of the two cities to be discon-
nected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12
Community Sing.

Paul Preston has been chosen as
chairman to appoint a committee
to prepare the program for the
community sing to be given as a
feature of the afternoons program.
Mr.. Preston is known in the must
cal circles of this community as
leader, and under his manage
ment a successful sing is assured.
William l. Franks, director gem
eraI, announced today that individ-
ual invitations would be issued to-
day to all civic, patriotic and
marching organizations to partic,-
pate in the parade. Acceptance OF
same can be made by calling the
director general.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-12

BUY Thrift Stamne
The evening world., 1918-10-02
BRITISH TROOPS ADVANCE
NEARLY TWO MILES and TAKE
TOWN SOUTHEAST OF ROULERS
Germans Set Towns On Fire as Belgian anc
Allied Troops Sweep On-Belgians
Near II Boat Bases

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FLANDERS O>L (Ssso
ciated PreSs-Bh forces to-day captured Roegemcadee and al
vanced for distance of 5000 yards (nay m southeast
Rouers.
PARIS, oct. 2-The Germans moving their heavy artillery
away from the Belgian coast according TO reports here to-day
The Belgian Army cooperating with the British Army of Cen
uh:eT and the French Army of Cen Degoue successfully renewed
to-dsy their heavy attacks on the Flanders front
The Havas Agency says the towns of Menn and Roue railway
functions in Flanders were set on fire by the Germans in face The
advancing BeganS British and French troops French guns con-
m the railway line running from Oend through houou and Roues
TO Coutra British monitors cooperating actively bombardng
the German lines and near the coast.
LONDON, Oc. 2-French and Belgian troops have made fresh
progress in the direction of oggdc and Roue and the British have
seized LedeShem the Roue Men railway according to the BELGIAN
official statement issued last night British detachment the statement
says, has crossed the lys between Weriq and Commne
The British are eight miles from Lille and have Waenton
one OF the greatest German bases in France Cen Puner and The
BeganS under comaEd of King Albert Of the Ban have crossed
tie Lys taking Confines and Wervq He is only six miles from
ouong and almost Men and the Rouers road he only
six miles from Coua Bga approaching Osend and BRUCE;
the submarine bases
The evening world., 1918-10-02
RIOTS IN BULGARIA
. BY ANTLGERMANS,
FOLLOW SURRENDER
Formation of Cabinet Under
Malinoff Is Reported
Serbia Evacuated.

PARIS. Oct. 2.-OIcvas)-Anii-
German and pacifist riots are in prog
ress throughout Bulgaria, according
to a zurich despatch to the Journal.
It is added that rumors are current OF
the formation OF a National Cabinet in
Bulgaria under the leadership OF Pre-
mier Malinoff and DIR. Gheenadieff
released from prison n few days ago
under pardon by King Ferdinand.
LONDON, Oct. News has reached
the Serbian army in Macedonia that
revolts have broken out in Serbia and
other regions where there are Serb.ans,
Crodtians and Slovenes. This an
nouncemcnt Ia made in a Serbian
semi-ofiicial note, which adds it is
feared that the ustro-Hungarian
Government purposely is arranging
with the police authorities to excite
the peaceful inhabitants. and then, on
the basis OF such facts. confiscate
their property and imprison them in
camps.
When hostilities ended at noon Mon
day the Serbians held limo frolI
Uskub eastward through the noun
tains to the Bulgarian border neal
Charevo. Kumanovo. fifteen miles
northeast OF Uskub, was entered 6y
the Serbians Monday night I