Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-06
CARLSTROM IN
MINE TRIBUTE
TOU.S. HEROES
Tells Old Soldiers That Their Scr.
vices and Sacrifice Built Ma
TONS Foundation

1T was your service and sacri-
flee that built the foundation of
/ our great nation"
In these words, Captain D. F.
Carlstrom of Aledo, paid tribute to
the Rock Island county veterans
OF the Civil war. gathered at Pros
pect park yesterday afternoon in
their 18TH annual reunion.
In eulogizing upon the indim-
table spirit displayed by the boys
of 1919 in France. the captain said,
credit belongs to the soldier Of
every war from Yorktown to the
present. 1t was his service that
appeals 10 all that is worth while
in the man"
Captain Carlstron dwelt upon
the history Of the old Sixth Illinois
National Guard. which was known
in the A z. I. as the 123rd field
artillery. He drew a splendid pic
III tIe of its training in the states
9nd OF its wonderful performance
L in helping to inauEUrate two OF the
greatest Of American drives
against Germany Mihiel and
i the Argonno
Speaking Of the men who fought
4 the earlier wars. he said, these
men have guaranteed the kind and
the quality Of the American nation
as a lasting institution I think
that every boy and every girl in
school should be taught the pre-
amble to the constitution for it erl-
bodies the present and the future
OF our nation. These hardy men
pledged themselves, and us, to the
preservation of the resources -Cf
our nation from Tecklessness and
E wastefuiness, that We might not
81 lose sight of the obligations they
4 imposed upon themselves and that
Wye might add to the obligations for
o&s posterity."
TaS speaker said he saw the
hand OF God directing the destiny
Of this country through all it's his
tory. until the people should reach
bat stage of experience in the love
Of liberty and national ideal that
appreciation would be felt for all Il
represented.
He praised the Illinois boys for
their work in the war, paying spec
ial tribute to the boys Of Rock Is
land county and the other units of
the 123rd.
4 learned a great lesson. then"
he added, that opportunity To
learn. to advance, rests within the
heart Of man, for not once did
those boys faItcr and say What
the use Instead they kept or
throwing their whole heart and
soul into their training so that
when the time came they behaved
in the feIdi as the Oldest veteran.
50 we'll trained and so deter
mined was the spirit of the Amer
lean soldier that at st. Mihiel,
where the pick of the PrussiaHs
was hurled against our salient.
that the advance became foot
race and souvenir hunt"
In conclusion the captain said,
Il wish / could bring to every
American citizen the message OF
love and appreciation from every
man who went overseas. an appr2
citation for every comfort and
pleasure that you tried to provide
for him; the fact that they knew
you zero willing to give to sustain
tSeh. 1t showed the nation as pos
- Sssing a living heart and gave
strength to the siRcws of the men
over there who were proud of
every sacrifice. IL ii can be called
sacrifice, that you made Iou also
have served"
Captain Carlstrom took occas- I
ion to speak in condemnation o.
the court-martial system as j,
stands at present. and spoke with
warmth of feeling at his recOlIec-
ton of his efforts to exact pun
ishment of ca plain who had /
struck an enlisted man while he
was serving as judge advocate
FaTOrS LPagHe Of Nations.
Honors of the speaker were !
shared with the captain by Rev. !
Clark Granger. who extoIled upon /
The debt of the nation TO the men +
who carried its standards when IT'S +
life was threatened from within !
and by the foreign enemy Turn I.
ing to present day problems, he /
asked for cooperation between all /
men to settle the worlds disputes /
lie pictured a brighter side of life .
when men learn to regard the I
working man as a tOOl-emplOyers /
AQot as tyrants.
peaking of the League of Ma /
tons. he said he did not see it as
the end of war. but as a means TO I
an end in that it may erase from .
the uedSt5 ana spirits OF the Oi0 {
world the desire for war Failure
to recognize the spirit Of God and /
His teachings comprise fatal
weakness to the covenant, he de-
clared.
Attendance at the afternoon ses-
sion was more than 500. 81 of
whom were veterans Of the Civil
war. r. W Allison Of Moline, a
veteran of the Mexican war. was
introduced He is IS years of age
and still taken keen delight in the
enjoyment of all things.
Secrets of chemistry. which help 4
ed America win the war. will be
disclosed N Chicago the week Of f;
September %, when the fifth ma
tional exposition Of chemical in
dustTies is held at the Coliseum +:
and the First Regimental armory. I:
Among the auxiliary bodies which
will exhibit will be the American
Institute Of Mining and NetallUrg
tcaI Engineers, the American Ger
annie society, the American Electro /:
Chemical society and the Technical
Association of the Pulp and Paper
Industry. 4: