Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
REGULARS TO Be
seen IN PARADE
Soldiers From Rock Island Arsenal
and Modern War Weapons VIII
Be in Procession.

Moline is to celebrate tomorrow
night the first anniversary of en-
trance of the United States into the
war on Germany. Announcement
made today by the committee IN
charge is that Uncle Sam Will send
$50 u S. regulars from ROCK lsland
arsenal to march in the parade, ana
that people who throng the streets
and avenue of downtown Moline
will have opportunity to see some
modern weapons of war, for uncle
Sam is also loaning, for use IN the
parade, an armored automobile, and
a camouflaged gun.
Bow Scouts will head the parade
and from a huge banner at the head
OF the marching column they Will
flash to the people of Moline this
message:
Go across or come across! Put
pep in Pershing's punch! Buy
bonds!"
For the Saturday parade and the
speaking and singing that will fol-
low are merely preliminary to the
launching of the drive that will
send Moline over the top in the
third Liberty loan campaign. Actual
sale of bonds will be undertaken
by team committees next week, and
the Saturday demonstration, fol-
lowed by a big meeting Sunday
afternoon. are planned that the pat
riotism of those who stay at home
may be re-awakened.
The Saturday parade will dis
band at the high school, and pat
riotic rally will then open in the
auditorium of that building. Stand
ing room is expected to be at
premium. c. B. Hall will lead
chorus of $50 Q. S. soldiers in the
singing, which will be one decidedly
inspiring feature of the exercises.
o. F. Anderson, chairman of the
loan drive organization, will in
troduce John w. Gordy of Chicago
speaker of the evening.
The high school auditorium
promises to be all too small for the
the Jackie band from the Great
Lakes naval training station will
give a concert and Fenton W
Booth, judge of the U. S. court of
claims. will speak. H. B. Judson
of Chicago also will be with the
party.
Purchasers of bonds here will be
given choice of two plans of pay
ment The first is the government
plan, calling for 5 per cent Of the
amount of bonds at time of pur-
chase, 20 per cent May %, 35 per
cent July IS and 40 per cent Aug.
Is. The second is the local bank
plan, which calls for per cent of
the bond at time of purchase and
2 per cent weekly thereafter.
The whistle at the Moline city
waterworks will be sounded at mid
night tonight. The whistle at ev-
cry factory plant in Moline and East
Moline will blow. And every engi-
neer will endeavor to get the max
imum of noise out of his ''instru-
ment" The widest welcome ever
accorded the dawn of a new year
will pale into insignicance in com
parison with the noise that is to
break forth tonight. And there's a
reason:
With tomorrow this nation ushers
in the day that has been designated
Liberty day in the land. 1t ushers
in the first anniversary of the en-
trance of the United States into the
war that is now being waged to
make the world a decent. place in
which to live. 1t ushers in the day
that officially marks the launching
Of the third Liberty loan drive, a
drive that is to provide the money
needed for prosecution of this war
The war, be it known. is every
body's business. 1t is the only big
business in the country today.
And so the whistles are to blare