Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-24

what was going on when he dldn
want to be present. The architec-
ture was of the old style and was
grand.
Then we were in the cathedral.
II was a fine piece OF. work. every
thing being just right In the floor
were engraved slabs which marked
the resting places OF noted people.
AT other places were life size
statues with an inscription on the
bases which also marked the rest
: ing place of some others still high
er in authority On the walls were
either printed inscriptions or
stamped brass or bronze plates.
stating that so-in-so died at such
and such d time and who placed
I the plate there. Then it showed
the various regimental flags from
the different wars and complete
list of the killed wounded and
missing on a brass plate placed be
meath the flag. Some of the flags
were torn and blood stained. Then
We looked at the monstTOus pipe
organ and they played The star
Spangled Banner. 1t sounded great
as it echoed and reechoed through
out the building. At one place they
had a book for all visitors to place
their name and of course we had to
write our names, the date and
where we lived 1t was the 10th OF
June when We signed it. From
there we went outside and looked
over the beautiful grounds. Then
we were in the building occupied
by the college students. We Wis
tied their mess rooms and on the
walls hung many valuable paint
ings and tapestries, which were
purchased at great cost We were
also in a chapel that was used cen
turtles ago, and were allowed to sit
in the very seats that the high mobiles
used to occupy. The woodwork in
this was all hand grayed and bore
the different coat-of-arms carved
about two feet from the top of the
walls.
In order that the old seats won't
become scratched or worn they
have placed new seats on top of
the old ones so that they can be
lifted to show to the visitors. This
chapel also has a large pipe organ
in il. This building is about three
hundred feet from the cathedral
The art glass windows that were
in the different buildings were
beautiful. some having the names
of the different kings and notable
persons on, while others contained
figures of the different kings and
queens. The grounds and bui3dings
we're so large that some OF US got
lost wandering around them
Then the town is quite interest
ing also with its quaint old build
/ ings and a person can't help but
take notice of the ncatness or every
thing. We also saw something OF
Liverpool, birmingham and South
Hampton. In Liverpool what
struck me as funny was the large
transfer trucks. They had a steam
engine in the place whore the gas
engine goes and were fired with
coal and had smokestaCk up
about where the radiator is on ours.
Then when team of horses was
used one of them was plac-a on
ahead of the other in the shafts.
The people over here in France
in farming use both oxen and
horses. and some or them have fair
ly modern Implements / see some
using pitchforks made entirely OF
wood. Over here the people live As
they used to in the oldeu times.
They live in little towns and go out
and farm the land Some OF the
houses are very old and are so in
teresting TO look at About three.
miles from us is the ruins of
very old castle that has a history
to II and is viewed by the tourists
who visit France. / was over to il
the other DAY"
word OF the safe arrival overseas
Of Private }. Wilbert LundahI. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs o. F. Lundahl. g27
Forty third street, was received by
his wife Monday
Private Lundahl is member Of
the ordnance corps and enlisted
Dec. in Rock Island He was i'm
mediately sent to Camp Dodge and
later vas stationed for several
weeks at the arsenal He was en-
ployed a. the Deere d Mansur
works, Moline, a; The time OF en-
l.stmeut
Frank Neither, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Neltner. 525 Eleventh
street, has been given the rank OF
sergeant. word 10 that effect reach .
ing his parents today Mr.. Neither
enlisted in the ordnance corps last
November and since February has
been stationed at Camp Hancock, .
Ga.
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