Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-10
Is VERY PROUD
OF YANK YOUTH
IN WAR SECTOR
II, l. Polling in Address at Au-
sustana Gymnasium Praises
sammy Nalor.
,ar ANGELS, But HEROES
...ociate President OF United So
eiety OF Christian EndeaVor
Thrills Crowd.

-s-iIline war experiences and
.-.ars which they hold for Amer
r-e-a recOuuted by Dr. Daniel
poi;rz associate president OF the
5-;.sd Society az Christian En-
20. 20, IN a brilliant patriotic ad-
- last evening at Augustana
..,rrnasium. before a large audi
en- ~ addition TO the speech which
-. with problems confronting the
80 as A result OF the clash be-
,.e 80. democracy and autocracy.
49, we're other interesting feG-
.-rss The Star Spangled Ban
- columbia. Gem Of the Ocean -
~ over There" were sung by
- Christian Endeavor choir and
- audience. led by II. z. Pieper.
nsvenport. Miss Lila Clifford as
GODDESS OF Liberty, assisted by the
nav Scouts posed. representing the
ali known Boy Scout Liberty loan
,os,er She also read My Flag
I'd Your Flag" Rev. David John
/ I'm Rock Island. was chairman and
Introduced the speaker.
Rev. Polling branded all stories
p, drunkenuezs and vice among
psrshing's men as "wilIful lies" and
fscIared that strict prohibition is
/ he recognized rule He stated that
.hs rumor that 100 Of the expedi-
iouarv force we're drunk on the first
far they reached France IS untrue.
Il invest gated the situation my
r7-ar,
with the American boys and I dF
/ rot see one American soldier under
/ me influence Of intoxicating liquor
he said. "pon't mistake me. I
/ don't mean TO say Yankee boys have
sprouted wings They are not an
gels, but they are representative OF
America
He showed how the cream of
/. American manhood from colleges.
! factories. mines. churches and the
/ homes was being sacrificed TO the
God Of war for d sure democratic
victory
French Cross Displayed.
He displayed the first French
/ cross given on American boy, First
/ Lieutenant Peterson OF Indiana,
who broke through the lines 10 de-
liver q message. He described pa
thetic scenes by bedsides OF the
boys Tho sent their last messages
to their mothers in America, and
told Of the daring deeds of the gal
lsnt lads who went cut to meet an
I .-cn-clsd death. The boys find
ltheir souls a. the front" was the
/ way the orator put ID.
Dr.. Polling was most enthusiastic
ally applauded when he stated tha-
Il he haf-been permitted TO travel IN
/ accompanied through all sections
q France in which the American
E0ldiers are On duty and that ali his
/ INVESTIGATIONS from the seaCOast to
the front line trenches he did not
see a single soldier. officer or pri-
yate, in a public place under the in
A fuence of liquor.
There is no song Of hate among
our men" declared DR.. Polling.
They know they are lighting for
the very men they are fighting
against During one Of the earlier
raids two American soldiers took
one German prisoner VINO was bad
| " wounded When they were car
| rying him across No Mans Land
there came a barrage, the most aw-
1ul thing I have ever witnessed, and
every man ran. l was as swift as
tthe rest. In fact, at times I broke
every record for running between
90 yards and two miles
| When l got to the trench an Of
fcer asked if the two men with the
prisoner had STAYED behind.
| NO. sir" came the reply, every
nan ran"
You are American soldiers" said
me officer, you 90 back after that
prisoner and bring him back"
They did 90 back and were at
lacked BY another barrage, but they
got their prisoner and he was put