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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
BOY SCOUT DRIVE
LAUNCHED IN CITY

A campaign for members of the
Boy Scouts and scoutmasters will
be conducted in Rock Island some
time during the next two months.
No date has been set on which to
call a meeting of the scoutmasters
to arrange the campaign but IT
probably will be held before Sept.
8, when court of honor will con-
vene. At this time an outline of
future plans will be made, but
nothing definite will be announced
until after the Liberty loan cam
paign, in which the Boy Scouts
have been called to do their share.
Rock Island expects the scouts
to play a big part in the fourth
campaign Of the Liberty loan. It
is expected that the boys will aga n
be the cleaners as they were for
merly. The scout headquarters hes
planned to cooperate more directly
with the local campaign headquaT-
ters at this time. The regulation
blanks will be used this time, in
stead of the individual Boy Scou;
blanks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
SPEED OFFICER
RESIGNS FORCE
Earl shannon Sewers Connection
With Police Department for
New Position.

Motorcycle officer Earl Shannon
of the Rock Island police depart
ment announces that he has handed
in his resignation to take effect
tonight.
The officer states that he has OBJ
tanned another position in the city
that will afford him better chances
for advancement Just what work
he is to take up Mr.. Shannon does
not care to give out at this time.
Shannon has served on the local
police force for about two years,
and has proved efficient, especially
as motorcycle officer.
Arrests made by him for speed
ing and other motor vehicle law vi
Citations are numerous.
+ Shannon is the Sixth police Of
ficer to resign from the department
within the last two months. The
department will now be seven Of
ficers short of the number that has
been employed in the past. The
murder of Patrolman Harry Lib
man brings the total deficiency in
the department to seven men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

cied he could detect a genrleness il
their voices. But out of the battle
and the suffering, something bet
ter than they had ever known came
to them. There was utterlng ignor-
ing of self. and it was thing Won
derful to witness.
We've got to have a new word
In the language" said a captain
surgeon, Game won't do These
boys are something more than
game. I've never seen anything
like it. l don't know what it is
Even he, Injured to suffering and
to scenes of bloodshed, wiped his
eyes. "They're-why damn it all
they're something. Nobody was
ever like them!"
One man lay inside on q mattress
on the floor. His chest was rising
and falling as he struggled for
breath.
The 7 man went over and
touched the boys forehead.
How about it, old man." he
said
Kind of-lonesome Maybe
you could sit here
The Y man sat down and hand
struggled toward him. He took 1t
and held it in his own, and he
whispered to the boy a moment
Maybe it was a prayer Whatever
the words, it was a prayer. The
wounded man lay still, his hand in
the hand of the friend who had
come to him in his last dark mo-
ment-his last glorious moment
He was giving his utmost for his
country The Y man sat still until
The hand grew limp and iifeless In
his own, and then he moved away
to other errands, for It was a night
demanding much OF men.
The courage OF the battlefield
seems to be g common commodity;
but the courage TO bear pain with
out finching; to realize the ap-
proach of death without crying
out; to reach a moment when you
know you must face life manned.
without arm, leg, eye-and not to
curse With blank rage or cry out
with Gespair-that is another kind
OF courage.
They were Americans. Perhaps 1t
was thelr DlrLhr1ght. More likely
it was a new thing; newly born
Of the day and the business Of the
day. Whatever it was, whenever
and however il came, il was pres
emit This has been written with
repression, with striving for IN
reinstatement. with a wish 70 tell
the truth. The thing WAS there.
They brought ID back with them,
How are you making IL. sport?
Here's cup of cuffee."
You come around TO me after
you've given some to the boys over
there They need it."
That is what was there. II has
read something new into me mean
ing OF the words American soldier
AS the doctor said. some new word
must be coined to designate IT, L
was born of battle and agony.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

Git-busy with some of them boys
you kn-help'
Think Of Other.
That was the spirit. That was
the thing that had been burned
into their souls by the hot breath
CT war. They had forgotten
themselves. Jim was noJ thinking
of jim, but Of Mike Mike was not
thinking OF Mike, but OF Jack. Each
passed it on.
The dressing station was small
and many must lie outside until
the men who were taken in first
could be evacuated You heard
groans, but amid the grOans you
heard CHEEKY, gritty, words. DOW,
that damn leg HOW's Charlie
maxim it? Anybody know? I seen
him git it -. Dow e.!
They just took Charlie in He
wasn't saying much
Say, them stretcher bearers
ought to git the Croy de Gerr, them
birds ought to. See EN- fetch me
back with them shells Dustin like
it was rainin'? And would they
hurry? Not a damn bit ! hOllers
to them to git a move on or they'd
get busted one on the dome. but
that little shrimp says for me to
mind my own business, he was
carTyin' that stTetcher Afraid
if he hustled he'd shake me up
and hurt me some Can you beat
that? Oow,"
1.-TWO of them stretcher bearers
was Y. M. c. A. guys. What was
they dom in that game?"
Y Men Aid.
Volunteered, one Of them told
me. | asked him. He's baen work
in up in that dressin' station right
where she's happenin' ever since
this busted out. I seen MIN there
Haint had his clothes oil fer q
week. Looks to me like he's about
ready to crack. But he S always
there with a cigaret or 4 cupful Of
coffee, or a cake OF chocolate. Now
he's totin' stretcher Needs
a stretcher himself, seems as
though"
You're next, SON said lieu
tenant doctor. "Where'd you get
it,"
Leg and a chunk somewhere in
the chest"
"Out Of luck"
"Out Of luck nothin' Didn't I bay
onet three of them Germans before
they got me? Eth? Luck"
The story goes that this division
was called upon to stop the rush
of five times its number. The story
goes farther and says they no.
only stopped the rush but caused
a movement in the other direction
It was not an affair." of hours but
Of days, days Of constant, bitter,
hand-to-hand fighting with horrors
added by the Hun that no Amer
lean soldier has even been called
upon to face. But they had dam
med the food; had even swept It
back for a little, and they were
proud.
But their achieveuent on tAA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
BY CLARENCE BURLINGTON
kELLAND.

They were coming out Of the
hot blast of the great battIe-those
boys of a certain division now ia
nous throughout France and one
day to be famous throughout the
world. They were not coming back
because they had had enough Of
it; they were being brought on
stretchers, wounded, gas5ed, she'll
shocked, to an advanced dressing
station. Some seemed just boys.
One could see them grit their
teeth to hold back the moan Of
pain.
Hard luck, paI?' said a doctor
interrogatively as the bearers set
down a stretcher in the courtyard.
The boy shrugged his shoulders
actually shrugged them as well as
he could, bundled up in that
stretche, and grinned wanly.
Comm fine if I can get you fell
Iers to save that foot. She's
smashed plenty. If you can't-all
the same"
Wen run You right in
Nix, bo, not me. I'm gettin'
past all right, nothin' but my foot.
You Jest femme be here and git
busy with them guys that's hurt.
I'm on the waitin' list"
Here Are Men.
That was one boy. He belonged
to an outfit that bears a name faf
and wide for being boiled hard
Tough birds. you hear them called
rough talking boys with the crust
outermOst. If you had seen them
a month before or two months be-
fore when they had not had their
purifying in blood and fire, you
would not have prophesied that
they would hold back. in suffering
to wait for one in greater suffer
ing 10 be cared for first. 1t was
an attribute that was not appar-
eut to the casual eye Hard
boiled, you would have agreed, and
you might have felt a trifie sorry
for the enemy that had to encoun-
ter them. But you would not
have stood by with tears in your
eyes-not in your eyes but rolling
down your cheeks-and have nut
tered again and again, Here are
mem"
But now they had felt the
scorching breath of war. Sud
denly they had been dropped into
the furnace and had come out with
dross burned away. Something had
happened. They were still hard
boiled. Their language was made
up Of the same words, but the
words had taken on a new mean
ing, ktheir very faces had taken on
q new aspect IN spite Of blood
and CRIME, and the discoloration
and burn Of gas. you could see that
something was present there
which had been absent before-un-
I'll you could not see at all for the
flooding Of your eyes.
81 got mine . No use-Eport
Can't do-nothin' for me =.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
NAME BOARD TO
INSTRUCT men
Five Members Chosen on Committee
That VIII Have Charge of
All Information.

4 board Of instruction, which will
handle matters that will be of aid
to draft men has been appointed by
the local exemption board. Five
members have Deen appointed and
notifications OF their selection have
been mailed II is said that none
of the men appointed has been
spoken TO about the matter, but 80
is believed that all will be glad -
serve
Those appointed are: W. P. Mul-
lane. chairman; L. c. Fisher How
ard Kloye, Rev. c. P. O'Nein and
Rev. W. L Essex.
A pamphlet containing matters 70
be taken up by boards OF instruc-
ton throughout the country has
been received by the exemption
board officials. II contains sug-
gestlons and otherwise fully out
lines the need Tor the boards and
the great help they can give the
registrauts before all conscripts are
called TO the army camps.
Different matters Will be explain
ed and other services rendered that
will be OF aid 10 the men. A more
complete organization and the
starting OF the work in Rock Is
land IS expected in the near future.
LODGES
Five candidates received the first
decree last evening at the meeting
Of UcaI lodge. sos, Odd Fellows, at
Odd Fellows hall. The prospec-
tives will receive their second de-
gree az the meeting OF the lodge
next Thursday. Following the in
itiat!on, general business was trans
acted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
SERVICE MEMBERS
ISSUE REPORT OF
RECREATION WORK

At E luncheon meeting held
ct the Rock leland Commercial
club OF the war camp
community service committees,
consisting of the executive COM
m!ttee, William Butterworth Of Mo-
line, T. c. Denkmsnn Of Hook Is
land and Charles Grilk OF Daven-
mort, the heads of the departments
and the advisory council. Ar. But
terworth presiding. Detailed re-
ports vera given by the members
OF the war camp community ser
vice, William Padget, Miss Maude
C. Smalley. Miss Edna G. Meeker
and John ". Ratcliff. Various COM
1nittses also reported.
The following is g summary Of
the soldier activities from Feb. l
to Aug. Is: Sixty-nine dances, 81
play parties, As entertainments, II
baseball games, l large smoker, 2
boxing bouts between Tenth infan-
try men, II large auto parties Sun
day afternoons, 1000 Sunday din
ners approximately 10 large lawn
parties.
Miss SmaIley's report for the Pa
triotic league, or girls community
service, is as follows: Fifty-fivc
groups approximately 5000 girls),
dancing classes started in the three
towns, military drill in each town,
opening Of FoTty-eighth street
beach in Moline, outdoor dancing
in Moline.
Miss Mseker gave a report cover
ing her work with the arsenal wo-
mems clubs John Ratclif reported
On his activities with the soldiers
and outlined his future work. Mrs.
Charles Z. Sharpe Of Rock Island
reported on the information bu-
reau which has recently been open
ed in the Daniel Hayes rooms in
Rock Island.
The meeting was made interest
ing by the presence Of DR.. william
Z. Hopkins Of Chicago from tho
speakers bureau OF the war camp
community service. Mr.. Hopkins
outlined the work OF the war camp
community service, the need Of the
service and OF its part IN develop
ing the right community spirit. He
emphasized the American idea in
developing q home army of real
men and not an army Of merely
mechanical fighters. He spoke en-
Enthusiastically about the work al
ready accomplished in the tri-ctties
and brought to his hearers a vision
Of the future possibilities IN the
work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
DEPUTY TO COUNTY
CLERK IS ACCEPTED
FOR ARMY SERVICE

Harold Pierman. deputy county
clerk, has received notice
OF assignment to Camp Neigs.
Washington, D. C., for army cler-
teal work.
Mr. ptr-~ann applied FOR en-
trance government service
about eekE go Offering his
service shGtever capacity the
gCvernu #Cemed fit Dul to his
qualifications as an expert stenog-
rapher and bOokeeper. Mr.. Pier
mann was notified that be would
be more useful to the country in a
clerical position. Date Of depar-
ture Is not specified in the assign
rrent notice. orders in this connec-
ton being expected within a few
days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

field was not the great thing that
came into view IN those days. Il
was the spirit that famed up III
their hearte-nOt merely a spirit
OF courage, of daring, - heroism
against odds, but e spirit of alt
/ Tuism, OF love for the other fellow.
Somewhere IN that holocaust those
hard-boiled boys had gotten II, and
the manifestations OF il that night
In the little courtyard before the
dressing station made the spot one
never TO be forgotten by those who
witnessed it."
A hurry call was sent TO the dis
tant Y. NJ. c. A.
Cant you do something for
these boys who are being brought
in here?" the officer in charge de-
manded.
What can we dO?'
Something to eat and smokes
Coffee. A bite and a smoke do a
wounded man more good than any
I thing else Do you know. some Of
those boys have been out there in
that for two days with nothing &c
eat but hardtack!"
So the y sent its men and its
trucks; it made coffee, it brought
such fruit as it could; il carried
chocolate bars
Here you are, sport" said one
OF them, coming into the court
yard. Here's d cup of chocolate :"
The boy raised himself painfully
on his elbow and reached for the
cup-then he mOtioned il away.
4 hain't hurt much-and
there's a lot of guys here that's
messed bad. You haln't 90,
enough to go around. Git busy"
I've got smokes and hot choco-
late for every man. SEQ ahead"
Honest? 1 won't be Robin
none Of them birds?"
Honest"
Boy is Transformed.
The hey drank-and was trans
formed. He lay back with a Gig
areJ between his lips, with his
eyes closed, and the expression on
ms dirty face was such z reward
as few men ever earn.
That's Twin" he said softly.
One boy was brought in with
broken leg. 1t had been an &C
1ltaC4lL sAllA LOA d NOGnQ won IN
battle. He had gotten in the way
Of motor truck.
Jest fix me up out here what
you can" he said
You get to the hospital. son"
Mix. Hospitals for those fell
lows that's hurt. I Just got a
busted pin. You fix me here and
leave me here When you
git u chance
Somewhere, some time, they hac
all gotten this thing. II had come
to them out Of the fame and crash
OF battle; 1t had been -arried TO
them on clouds Of soaring. noxious
gas; II had awakened in them
through suffering and through the
sight OF suffering They were the
same. yet they were not the same
Th@~s yzAE 70 not RGn1la- pat GnA fan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
POLITICAL ANEOUNCEWST.

I desire &c announce my candi-
dacy for the nomination on the Re-
publican ticket for the Office of Rep
resentative in the 51st general
assembly, subject 10 the primary
election to be held "wednesday,
Sept. IL, 1918.
GEORGE H. RICHMOND.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR LEGIS.
I4TTRF

I hereby announce my candidacy
for denomination on the RepubE-
can ticket for member Of the gen
eraI assembly from the Thirty
third senatorial district subject ID
the primary election to be held on
Wednesday, Sept. Il, 1918.
JAMES A WELLS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
NOTICE.

I desire 70 announce my candi-
dacy on the Republican ticket for
the nomination for county superin-
tendent Of schools, subject TO the
primary election TO be held Wednes
day, Sept. Il
LOU M. HARRIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
TO TIE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS.

I hereby announce myself a can
didate for representative in the
general assembly. subject to the
decision of the democratic voters
az the primary election September
I1th, 1918.
EVERETT /. WERTS.
OQuawka, Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
NOTICE TO THE PrRLIC.

The public Is requested to make
written report to the undersigned
of any disloyal or reasonable acts
or utterances, or any other inform
alton which will be of use to the
government in the present war.
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE,
Rock Island, I'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31
FARM LEACUERS
TO HAVE OUTING
Members Rock Island County
Agricultural Society Plan
Picnic-AiI Invited.

Plans for the annual picnic OF
the Rock Island County Agricul-
tural league, TO be held Sept. q
at the county infirmary, are near
ing completion, it was announced
at the county farm advisors office
today.
Charles Adkins, director of the
department of agriculture at
Springfield, has been secured as
speaker for the occasion. Mr.. 'Ad
kins' subject is not yet announced.
The outing is to be an all day
affair and everyone is invited. All
are requested to bring lunch bas-
kets. Last years attendance Of
400 is expected to be exceeded
Sept. 81, according to league Of
ficials.
Besco brooms, Beardsley's.
"Besco" sweeping compound.
Beadrsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

White shoe cleaner. Beardsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

PoEshes Beardsley'a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-31

JGit-busy with some of them boys
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-17
Bible Exams Today.

This morning at the high school the
State Bible examination in the New
Testament was held. A grade of 20
per cent is required for a credit and
this credit will count towards gradua-
tion. Those taking the exams this
morning were: John Saunders, Harold
Holdman, Tom Torgeson, Fred Gran
holm, Jens Torgeson, N. Berkley, Carl
ton L4adow, Freda Oster, Ed Thomp-
son, Hazel Koch. Elizabeth Blyden-
stein, Gwendolyn Hooker, Flossie
PenIand and Edith Laing. Examina-
tions in the Old Testament were held
this afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-17
WILL TRY TO TAKE
BRAY FROM MULES

SALEM, Ore, May 15.--At joint
clinic of Oregon and washington vet
erinarians in Portland next month ex-
periments viii be performed upon
mules in an effort todiscover the
method known to exist. by which the
animals are deprived of their ability
to bray. The operation is said to be
performed successfully in the French
army adding greatly to the value of
the mule for army use, but the secret
has not reached this country.
The braying of mules is said some
times to reveal to the enemy the loca-
tion OF an army.
Veterinarians from Camp Lewis Will
attend the clinic. According to DR.. w.
II, Lytle, state veterinarian of oregon
three theories are held as to the
method of performing the operation.
One is surgical treatment of the
false nostril." another is the severing
of certain muscles in the neck and the
third the severing Of certain muscles
in the tail.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-17
Very Little wheat.

Business among grain dealers is
more than usually quiet even for this
time of year. There is little wheat
left in the county for shipping. II. w.
Collins. one of the leading grain deal
ers and shippers of the city, says
things are quiet with him and he does
not anticipate much change until the
new crop begins to move. The great
est activity at present is in the barley
market, but as there is little of this
grain to be had 1t makes a market
with demand far ahead of the sup
ply. Speaking of the supply of wheat,
Mr.. Collins said his company, Pacific
Grain Co., has not over 25 carloads of
wheat LETT in the county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-17
Draft Board Busy.

Today may be a holiday for some
but for the Umatilla county draft
board business grinds along as usual.
though in the other departments of
the county clerks office there is prac-
ticalIy nothing doing. This morning
Deputy E. o. Draper was busy making
out the papers for Geo. E. Rocker. of
Rieth, and John 2. Legeros and John
a. Chaturos of Meacham, who have
been called for army service. The
first named win report at Indianapo-
lis, while the other two are ordered
to Virginia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-17

The City Market, Greulich & Posi-
gar, proprietors, will shortly be =
new local business, house with a IO>
cation at 109 West Webb street IN
the room in the Empire block recent
ly vacated by the Wodaege plumbing
shop. Frank GFeulich and Jacob
Posigar are to be the proprietors and
they contemplate opening up a mod
ern shop in every respect. They are
leaving for Portland to purchase
equipment and expect to open for
business about June 10.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-17
Red cross window Attractive.

There are very few passersby who
are not stopping to look at the Red
Cross window display c. r. Martin
has just completed at the George c.
Baer and company hardware store
The principal feature is a miniature
brick fort. with its guns and flags
while nearby stands a tiny Red Cross
ambulance belonging TO Field Hos
pital No. i. which is in the fore
ground. An airplane suspended above
helps give war-like character 70
the whole. The entire feature is
sort OF setting for a large number OF
explaining what the Red
Cross dollars viii do.
An electric fan provides the breeze
which keeps the flags waving
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-17
10 celebrate at Happy Canyon.

The local Elks will hold their an
nual flag day celebration at Happy
Canyon this year in conjunction with
the UmatiIla Patriotic Service league,
it was decided at last nights meets
ing. A committee from the Elks con-
sists of A. l. Schaefer, c. s. Cheshire,
and A. c. Koeppen. The b. p. o. F..
is the only fraternal order which pro.
vides for the celebration of Flag Day.
June IA. in it's ritual. Last years
celebration was held at the Arcade
theater-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-17
Assessnr ApnoInts DeputIes.

Assessor c. p. Strain is finding II
difficult to secure deputies to do the
assessing in the different districts OF
the county. The salary allowed by
law for this work, 81 per day, is not
the inducement It was once. Mr.
Strain. however. feels himself fortu-
nate in securing the assistance Of Rev.
7. A. Graham to do the assessing in
the Hermiston district; Louis Scholl
at Echo, while James Laing will look
after the work in the country sur
rounding Echo.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-17
Nazarene Meetings.

Rev. j. E. Williams, the Methodist
pastor-evangelist who is preaching
each evening at the Nazarene Hall,
1901 West Alta street, is a very in
teresting speaker His subject for
tonight is Divine Healing" There
are many no doubt who viii be
anxious TO hear this man of God tell
in his positive. direct way. of what he
knows and has seen of Gods power
to heal the body. Tonight at 1880,
Charles Maxson, pastor.