Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
DAVENPORT


"Y" Men Enter War WOrk-Two
Davenport men are leaving the city
the last of the week for the south
where they will enter service with
the army Y. n c. A Herbert Ell
bridge, connected with the Delco
Light company, goes to Camp Sher-
idan, Montgomery, Ala, where he
will have charge of a \. NJ. c. A.
building on the aviation field. Cliff
ford Nickle will depart April / for
San Antonio, Texas, to enter a
three weeks training school and
later to assume charge of the work
in one of the southern training
camps.
Ex-Judge's Son Arrested-G George
Fairall. Iowa City. son of eK-Judge
Fairall of Johnson county, waived
preliminary examination before U
S Commissioner A G. Bush yes
terday on a charge of violating the
federal bone dry" law and was
held to await the action of the
grand jury in April. His bond was
placed at $500
Speaks at observation-disclosures
ing that the American people
must awaken to the fact that the
United States is in war and that
every ounce of her strength will be
required TO win, Rev. ]. C. Ortiz of
Guthrie Center, Iowa, one of the
best known ministers in the state,
delivered a stirring patriotic ad-
n nf
pie at McCaUsland Monday night.
He spoke under the auspices of the
Scott county council of defense.
Gracer Taken to Elgin-William
Gracer, arrested here several days
ago for EIgin, Ill, authorities, was
taken back to Elgin yesterday by
Chief Gahan of chat place. Gracer
is wanted for stealing an automo-
bile
Enlists as Expert Chemist-H.
| W. DOennecke, an expert chemist
was indicted into the ordnance
corps of the national army late
{ Monday by city draft board No.
acting under orders from Adjutant
General Wheeler. Doennecke was
| ordered to report Immediately al
Columbus Barracks, Columbus
| Ohio.
/ Pleads Not Guilty-Harry Chris
! tus, arrested in Bettendorf three
weeks ago by Sheriff Henry a
Kuehl, pleaded not guilty to a
charge of violating the Iowa bone
4 dry law when arraigned before
| Justice of the Peace W. r. Names
yesterday. He is accused of bring
/ ing liquor into dry" territory con-
| trary to the Iowa law.
Juror Too FeebIe-When the roll
of trial jurors on the March panel
was called late Monday by Judge
A. ]. House in the Scott county dis
trict court one juror was missing
He was H. 2. Scott of 1903 Sum
| nit avenue. Judge House directed
the sheriff to inquire why the
juror saw fit to ignore the jury's
summons to report. Yesterday
Sheriff Kuehl notified the court
that Juror Scott is 50 years of age
and feeble. He will be excused in
To Fill Quota Davenport s
quota of 81 men under special
call issued Monday by the provost
marshal generals office, probably
will be filled entirely by volunteers
according to local exemption
boards tOray. The county board
with a quota of II, may be COM
PEELED to induct number of reg
istrants after March 20.
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ObitHary-FOllOWin a short i'll
ness of four days, the death of Jess
Sandobal, occurred at PA East
Third street, early yesterday morn
ing. He was born in Mexico 30
/ years ago and coming to this coun-
I try some years ago has made his
/ home in Davenport He was en-
| ployed at the Rock Island arsenal
until Saturday when he was taken
( sick and has been confined to his
/ bed
| Hard Times in France-Amer-
cans have no idea of hard times I'M
/ til they go to France, according to
a letter received yesterday by
/ Byron Rumsey, Scott county pro-
! baton officer, from Private James
4 Z. Shaw, Company l Thirty-fifth
engineers, American eXpeditionary
force. Shaw enlisted last fall and
was sent to France several months
! ago. He declares the fighting men
are well cared for and that one
]
/ in France today.
| Catch Draft Richard
! Schwartz, a resident of McCaus-
! land, is at logger-heads with draft
officials because he boasted toe
long and too loudly. He has been
| invited to appear before the Scott
| county exemption board before
noon on Wednesday and explain
| why he should not be classified as