Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-07
WORKERSENJOY
TALKS BY SALA
AND HIN. YOUNG
Largest Gathering OF Fourth Lib
erty Loan Precinct Canvassers
GreetS Speakers.
ARE EXPECTING FINISH soon
Noon Day Session Wednesday Ex-
pecied to BE Time for An
nouncing City Is Over.

workers during the present Liberty
loan campaign assembled Satur-
dav al the Rock Island club tohear
addresses by Captain +. NJ. Sala of
the United States medical corps and
Sergeant r. II. Young of the ma
rines. who spoke in the interest Of
the drive. the former being the well
known Rock Island physician.
Interest was added to the pro
ceeEingS by The fact that the big
campaign is nearing q successful
close and that the executive com
rittee had promised TO tell the
workers just what plan was to be
PURSUED IN writing 'hn.s' to the
present chapter of Liberty loan eff
fort. This heEaIded plan was sim
Div an order 10 go back after
more" on the basis of an assessed
quota 10 each precinct and to a
nan and woman the army Of can
4assers agreed 10 put it across be
fore the Wednesday meeting.
Secretary r. ". Bender explained
the details Of the apporuOnmeHt
Tor the benefit Of the workers, stat
ing that no further reports from
preCiucIs would be called for until
Wednesday noon and that all sub
scriDtions secured since last Thurs
DAVIS meeting and. therefore, not
reported, would be allowed to apply
on the new assessment made
against each precinct.
He cheered the solicitors by as
surfing them that If they would pro
tuce the $3.50 900 which had been
asked from them. the special com
mittee would raise the balance
needed TO guarantee Rock Island s
quota and that when the results
were finally tailed. it would be
found that the financial men of the
city had subscribed every penny
that could reasonably be expected
OF them and about fifty per cent
more. The meeting Wednesday, he
declared. would positively be an
"Oyer-the-top" celebration. with
the customary fireworks.
Sala Speaks.
Chairman Frank NiXter presided
and introduced Captain Sala as the
first speaker. The latter gave d
most interesting account of his ex-
periences since going into the ser
vice. He left here June :. 1918. and
was first assigned to Camp Cody,
New Mexico. remaining there until
August, when he was transferred 70
the Walter Reed hospital at Wash
ingtou. d. c. The latter IS a base
hospital where wounded soldiers
are returned from France, to be
later distributed among various 9TH
er hospitals now being located in
different parts of the country. This
hospital has accommodations for
2009 patents and construction IS
now under way to increase this 70
5000 Only those who cannot be
restored to condition for further
fighting in the trenches are sent
back from France. he said. and the
purpose Of the hospital treatment
at Walter Reed hospital and its
subsidiary branches IS to recon-
struct the manned soldier so that
lie can again functionate as a whole
man. despite his physical handi-
caps
This has in mind his rehabilfta-
ton not only physically, so far as
possible. but also mentally and eco
Ironically, 50 as 10 restore the earn
ing capacity Of the injured man.
The captain showed some interest
ing views Of the hospital where he
was stationed. as well as some sam
pies Of the haudicraft Of the wound
cd soldiers AS a rule, he decIar-
ed, the men seemed contented and
happy
Sergeant H II. Young Of the
Fifth United States marines was
LeIt Introduced and gave a graphic
picture of his experiences on the
western front, having been on all
sectors save one. He is an old tim
er IN the marine service. although
sun young man, having previous
" been under fire both in Cuba and
Mexico. This, however, he declared
10 have been . Sunday school picnic
IN COMPARISON with the warfare
nov being waged in France. He
uIsclaimed any ability as an orator
asserting that il was much easier
10 Kill d German than to tell abouU
II, but he held the rapt attention
OF the large audience until his
closing words.
As showing the fighting ability Of
the Yankees. lie told of one engage
men- In which he took part where
platoon Of so Americans com
pteteiy anuihilated two companies
q boches. numbering about five
hundred men. killing 400 Of them
outright
Quotes FOch.
He quoted General Foch as say
ing Give me singing and smiling
soldiers as they are always the
BEST fighters and added that the
TANKS were exactly that He con
Guided by al'uding 10 his present
mission ~ helping put across the
lcurth Liberty loan subscription
ana brought a message from the
boys ar the front which showed
lhe-r great interest in this cam
paig1 Tell the people at home. -
theF asked him to report. that ii
t1ey do not buy these bonds. We
viii have TO-"
Both addresses were greatly en-
3oyed and injected new enthusiasm
INTO the efforts Of the workers "a
Ln-sa the task assigned 10 them
Inc committee is confident that the
Work done between now and Wed
Eesday VIII put Rock Island over
me top by . good margin. There
VIII be- no MONDAY Iuncheons TO-
cay or tomorrow.
JAf'S TO LEARN AVIATION.
Toxic Emperor Yoshihito has
contributed $3.50. 600 10 the Imper-