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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14

file of members of the association.
The canvassers will also carry re-
ceipt books so as to give acknowl-
edgement in every case of money OBJ
tanned. The names of the canyassers
with the captains will be published
on the day of the drive. There will
be a meeting of all the captains in
Broadway Presbyterian church on
Monday. May 18th, at 2:30 p. N.
In discussing the coming cam
paign DR.. J. NJ. Stevenson, chairman
of the committe in charge, says:
The budget required is $1,000,
with three kinds of memoirs: sus-
with three kinds of members: sus-
annual, ST. In view of the high cost
of living the need this winter will
be serious, and the association is
citizens Of Rock Island so wonderful
citizens of Rock Island so wonderful
in every appeal, hitherto, will gen.
erously oversubscribe the required
amount. 1t is planned 10 do really
constructive work in an expert way.
There is a human value in this con-
structive service, not merely to
stave off hunger and cold from time
to time with gifts of food and
clothing but to help the needy to
help themselves. 1t plans the treat
ment of the needy families, it plans
for cooperation. 1t is organized
charity with definite plan"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14

was entenced to a term of 30 days
in the county jail with the added
provision that he must pay half of
the Doctors bill incurred IN repair
Ing the damage he had wrought on
said Charles Schloetcer.
Louis Grautsch, out on justice
court bond, next appeared and de-
clared that he was ready to furnish
bond on the grand jury indictment
charging him with assault with a
deadly weapon on tho person OF
George A. Thomas. Feb. %, 1919.
His bondsman appeared but baked
just before taking the oath. and
apparently evidencing a change OF
mind, refused outright to go on
Grautsch's bond. The defendant
was given extension of time in
which to secure another bondsman
by the court.
Selection of a jury panel wa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14

Fthe Fifty-first Iowa infantry, and
later was reorganized as the Fiji
ty-ffth infantry. 1t served on the
Mexican border in 1916 as the
Third Iowa.
July Is, 1917, the regiment was
assembled at Camp Dodge and on
Aug. Is was mustered into the fed
eraI service as the 16Sth infantry,
and assigned to the Forty-second
(Rainbow) division. 1t was sent
to the state fair grounds here Aug.
IT, and Sept. 8, 10 and II, 1917, en-
trained for Camp Mills, l.. l. A
month later it sailed for France.
The 16Sth saw its first action
with the enemy at BadOnVillers in
March, 1918, and it was in this
engagement that Captain Harrison
McHenry and Corpora! Donald
MacRae of Des Moines were killed.
McHenry the first officer 10 fall in
the division.
Heaviest fighting participated in
by the regiment was in the Cham
payne, July Is, at the time the Ger
mans launched their big drive
From there it went to Chateau
lACA oAAC " LIS C-ANC PitOi4GA sGAAC
at Sergy and the Greg battle.
From Chateau Thierry tine I6Sth
was hurried to the St. Ftihiel sal
lent, taking part in the leveling Of
that point. and had just finished
it's brilliant work there when it
was rushed TO the ArgOnne When
the armistice was signed the regi-
ment was near Sedan, hammering
the German line. The unit then
was sent to Coblenz, and from that
place sent to the embarkation port
for sailing home.
Colonel F. r. Bennett of Des
Moines commanded the regiment
until his illness last fall, when
Colonel FINLEY took over COM
mand. Colonel Bennett met the
regiment today at Dubuque as a
part of the welcoming party head
ed by Governor Harding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
ROCK ISLAND rs
FIRST TO GREET
IOWA RAINBOWS

Rock Island last night paved the
way for the Iowa reception to the
One Hundred Sixty Eeighth in
fantry, Rainbow division veterans,
which opened in Davenport at S
o'clock this morning.
At $50 o'clock last night the
crowd began gathering at the
Thirty-first street station of the
Rock Island lines and for the two
hours following, until 1880 when
the train rumbIed in, it continued
to grow. Rock Island gave the vet
Grams a real welcome considering
the late hour of the arrival The
Red Cross was on hand with hot
coffee and doughnuts and smokes
and the men showed an eagerness
to fill up on the refreshments.
There was a resounding cheer
when the troop train arrived and
| considerable time was spent in ex-
changing greetings. 1t was real hap
piness the men displayed when they
touched Rock Island and knew that
I Just across the river lay their native
state.
The cars were~ bedecked with
many banners. The Rhine to Iowa"
read one. Another said: Good Old
q. S. A" Still another read Back
to Gods Country"
The train was switched onto a
siding and remained their until 7:45
this morning when it departed 1t
reached Davenport at 7:55 when a
signal whistle was blown Of the ar
rival of the Rainbow veterans and
all bells and whistles then began a
demonstration which lasted for two
hours and which could be heard por
miles distant.
NJ w. Campbell, 1905 Glenhurst
court, formerly Of Bedford. Iowa.
was at the station in Rock Island
last night to see the returning sol
diers He found many acquaintance
on the troop train. The boys from
southwestern Iowa told him that
he was the first person they knew
that they have seen since October,
1917.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
NEW POSTOFFTCE
MAIL VESTIBULE
WILL BE MODERN

s. Warmolts, superintendent OF
construction, in the office of the
supervising architect of public
buildings at Washington, arrived
this morning to confer with Gus
todian Simpson, with reference to
the new mailing vestibule at the
Rock Island postoffice building, to
be erected this summer! Accord
ing to Mr.. Warmolts' Instructions,
the treasury department is desir-
Gus of giving the Rock Island
building an up to date vestibule IN
all respects.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
NAME CAPTAINS
FOR FUND DRIVE
Workers for Associated Charities
wiz Make Canvass Beginning
Monday, May IS.

CAPTAINS have been named in each
of the 20 precincts of the city Tor
the campaign that is to be inaug-
urated Monday May 10 in the inter
est of the Associated Charities look
ing TO increased membership ana
to the raising of the years budget
of $4,000. Precincts and captainS>are
anpounced as follows:
25-Mrs. Simon Mosenfelder.
23-Mrs. Edward Nance.
22-Mrs. H. E. Rowe.
21-Mrs--Robert T. Lee
20-T. ]. Murphy.
19-George Perrin.
1S-WilIiam B.<McIntyre.
17-Miss Clara Whitman.
16-Mrs. c. J. Searle.
15-Mrs A. J. Riess.
14-Mrs. l. S. White
13-W. P. zimmerman.
12-L. r. Mace.
1O-Mrs. C. A. Schoessel.
9-Mrs. Belle Jones.
S-Mrs. C. T. Du Gard
Crank McKeektn.
4-George Davis.
In the three precincts above
Eighteenth avenue a worker in the
east is yet to be obtained, the west,
Miss Cora Gazetteer, the central, Mrs.
Devore n. Simonson.
The campaign is being vigorously
prosecuted and the committee re-
ports a hearty response by the CIT
liens for carrying out this much
needed and praiseworthy enter
prise. Evidently the citizens, not
withstanding all the appeals that
have been made to them, realize
that charity begins at home. How
ever, the word charity in view of
the program is not just the word,
for everybody may be member of
the association. Even those who may
require assistance through the win
ter months will have opportunity to
contribute something, giving them
an interest in the work and so max
ing it more of a cooperative asso-
citation. A new board of trustees
will be organized in public meeting,
composed of those who have con-
tTibuted and from this body a strong
representative board of trustees
will be chosen by nomination and
ballot at any early date after the
campaign for members. The city
has been organized by precincts, al
though one or two precincts are yet
unorganized. The duties of the cap
tains are to obtain the number of
workers required according to the
need or size of the precinct. 1t is
planned to put the drive on in very
simple way by house to house
canvass using blank cards for
names and addresses of those who
contribute in order to have a list on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14

Rock Island, Moline and East
Moline Joined Davenport today in
extending to the One Hundred
Sixty-eighth infantry, veterans of
the famous Rainbow division, It's
welcome back to its home state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
rs NO MURDER
ONLY REPORTS
OF AIR RIFLE

The loud reports from an air
rife fired in the vicinity of First
street and Tenth avenue about Z
o'clock this morning caused resi-
dents whereabouts to imagine that
d murder was taking place and the
police were notified. Upon the
arrival of the latter nothing was
discovered that would tend to in
dictate a murder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14

completed this morning and just
before noon opening arguments
were heard in the case OF Brook
field Laughlin, indicted for burg
larry and larceny. Laughliu is
charged with entering the IsagS
Zimmerman grocery and hol6hs
up the proprietor for $157 on April
5, 1919. The defendant, who is rep
resented by H. NJ. McCaskrin and
a Springfield attorney, will base his
case upon proof Of an alibi and
mistaken identity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14

the men on the border. Governor
Harding, Adjutant General L. G.
Lasher and others from Des
Moines met the headquarters train
at Dubuque, while welcoming com
mittees from Des MCines also were
present at Davenport and Keokuk.
From Dubuque the headquarters
train went to Waterloo, then left
for Des Moines, cheeTed at every
station enroute as It passed
through. The Davenport train
stopped at Cedar Rapids Ior a par
ade and reception, and the Keokuk
train made two other stops, at
Oskaloosa and Ottumwa.
The three trains were expected
TO reach Camp Dodge and Des
Moines late today, in time for a
reception and ball for the regiment
at the Coliseum, preliminary to
the statewide demonstration on
Thursday, when the regiment will
parade through Des Monies down
town streets and pass under the
triumphal arch ION the state CAPT
tol grounds.
Aboard the headquarters train
which entered the state at Du-
buque-are approximately IA Off
GERS and 453 men, including Com
panies A, B. and c, headquarters
company, sanitary detachment and
regimental headquarters, COM
manded by Major Lloyd d, Ross.
officers on the headquarters
train include Colonel NJ. A. FINLEY
of Council Bluffs, who has COM
manded the regiment since last
fall, when Colonel z. r. Bennett,
Des Moines, was taken Ill; Lieu
ten4nt Colonel Claude Stanley,
Major Ross, Major Glenn Haynes
Captain James c. Bonham, Cap
tain Thomas A. Beardmore, Cap
tain William Witherell, Captain
Earle Mead, Lieutenant John W.
Ball, Lieutenant Ercel B. Dou-
glass, Captain Homer Davis and
Chaplain Winfred Robb.
The train routed through Daven-
port has about IA officers and 504
men, including Companies l, X. l.,
NJ, machine gun, supply and de-
tachment of the sanitary corps.
commanded by Lieutenant Guy
Brewer.
The Keokuk train, with about
Is officers and 40 men, has
aboard Companies d. E, F, G, and
H, and a detachment Of the SAM
tary and supply companies, tOgeth-
er with battalion headquarters. 1t
is commanded by Major Charles j.
Casey
Former Third Iowa.
When this regiment, formerly
the Third infantry, Iowa National
Guard, left the state in September.
1917, for an eastern embarkation
port, it numbered 3,506 Iowans.
Today, returning to home soil for
the first time since then, it incIud-
ed less than 1000 of that original
number. This does not mean, of
course, that the others were killed
in action, as many were inValided
home and not a few transferred
through promotions. The official
figures given out by the war de-
partment show the 168th regiment
lost 673 men, as follows: Killed
in action, 437: died of wounds,
1911; missing in action, 40; pris-
Oners, 8.
The old Third Iowa, during the
Spanish-American war, served as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
O'NEIL. GETS 30
DAY JAIL Term
Pat WaiVes-a Jury Trial Before
Judge w. T. Church and Ad-
mits Assault Charge.

Patrick O'Neil, indicted by the
grand jury for assault with a dead
ly weapon on the person of Charles
Schloetcer, april IS, 1919, decided
yesterday that he wouldn't need "a
jury to try his case.
In consequence he signed a jury
wiaVer and upon a plea of guilty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
LOCAL SOLDIER
DIED WITH men
WELCOMED HERE
William d. Hamilton Member OF
Rainbow Infantry HOnOred
In Davenport Today.
ROCK ISLAND TAKES PART
Half Of $4,000 Crowd tanning
Streets to Greet Veterans are
From Rock Island County,

William ID. Hamilton, son OF
Mrs. II. T.. Hamilton, 1884
Twenty-sixth street, one of the
Rock Island soldiers who made
the supreme sacrifice overseas,
was a member OF company l.,
one Of the units OF the One
Hundred Sixty-eighth infantry,
which passed through Rock Is
land tonight and was feted in
Davenport and other Iowa
cities Today. Hamilton enlist
ed in the unit on June ), 1917
at Sioux City, Iowa, which re-
.cruited company l.. He lost
his life at Chateau-Thierry,
Aug. ., 1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14

FIVE INDICTED FOR BRIBERY.
Des Moines, May i4.-Five per-
sons were indicted on charges Of
conspiracy and bribery in connec-
ton with an alleged attempt to
gain monopoly in the purchase
Of government supplies at Camp
Dodge
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-21

the W0man's Relief corps of ,anLotc
ard the Art History club Of tbio cir,
Nhcn the M..ni;It0 fair was started
the deceased was appointed superin
tNLN'IhI ~ inc hover exhibit which
position SHE flied for several wears
Inc declared was greatly interest
cd IN political i~suc3 and was q student
OF civil war history and a great ad .
mlref Of Lincoln. The Free Press of
wee is row mailing the annual ,ro.
GeeuihsS OF the Department Woman's
'eiief CORPS C-l Of which she has
llad charge, as also the proceedings
lcr two years previous. The book
thls year is work of ART and tbc
cover design in colors was designed
ana autographed in the Free Press
iithogrphing plant.
The deceased was also deenlv :,
terested in local, state and nafion.,
aHalrs and was well versed in CIR.
rent events. She WAS fuen,
speaker and presided over NAM
meetings during the past few years
In company with Hon. F.. M. C,,rrior
she secured two years ago an an.
preparation from the city council, fo,
tne maintenance of the armory in
which she was interested as the home
OF the w. f. c., the G. A. r., and Com
pany H. boys.
In the early COS Mrs. Fritz was
chairman OF w. r. c, excursion from,
Mankato to Redwing over the Great
western road which was the Iareec,
ever run out of the city.
The deceased is survived Inv
husband and daughter, Mildred. !
sister and several cousins.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-21
.7iyoh

The Farmers club meeting held
Saturday evening was not very well
attended owing to the bad. roads.
Mrs. Herman Buchholtz and daugh
ter Helen spent the week end visit
ing relatives in Mankato
A number from Tivoli attended the
auction last Wednesday at the Louis
Henzie home. ~
Miss Mary Phalin spent Tuesday
afternoon with Julia Wenner.
M. Y. Hoagland purchased COW
Friday from Ed. Jensen.
Friends of Charles Hilton regret
to hear that he is confined to his
bed with pneumonia.
The box social and program given
by Miss Minnie Larson Saturday. ev-
ening proved success. The receipts
from the boxes was over $40.
Letters receile ed from Espy Cate
recently state he is just recovering
from an attack CT diphteria.
Mr.. ard Mrs. George OFT and daugh-
ter. Mona visited at the Walter Mac
beth hcme Sunday. They were ac-
comranied by Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Macbeth.
Lester Mosher, who has returned
from oversees is visiting friends ana
relatives around Tivoli.
Miss Mary Ho&gland called on Miss
Elsie Ford Sunday afternoon
Donald Harvey is visiting friends
and relatives in st. Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-21
PRAISE FOR EDWARD WISE
Mankato Young Man Who Was In
Thick of the Fight


st. Peter Herald: Newspaper work
ers throughout the state will be in
terested in the fine war record OF
Captain Edward Wise, son of Editor
c. E. Wise of Mankato Review
When this country went to war with
Germany Captain Wise entered the
first officers training camp at
Fort Smelling, and won commission
as a second lieutenant He was at
once assigned to duty with the 124th
Machine Gun Battalion of the Thirty
third Division. composed of Illinois
national guard troops, and in the
course of a few months was promoted
to first lieutenant. Just before the
division sailed for ovedseas the young
officer was promoted a second time,
and on attending his captaincy w"
transferred to the infantry arm and
placed in command of Company L.
132nd Infantry. He saw plenty of
real fighting When he reached France.
After a short period of intensive
training his regiment was brigaded
v 18th an Australian force, and rcceiv-
Ell it's baptism of fire on the British
front near Albert. Following this
operation the division was reas-
sembled and sent to take part in the
Argonne offensive. On September %,
Captain Wise deployed his company
on the reverse slope of Dead Mans
Hill, the eminence northwest of Ver-
dun which was the scene of such bit :
ter struggles between the French and
Germans, and at All" hour ed his men
against the Boche position. Then
followed seventeen days Of the hard
est fighting the war. during the
course of which the 132nd drove the
enemy from one position after an
other. On October 18th, while bat
Ting through the Bots de Foret, a
wood about two miles below the vii
lage of Dun sur Mouse. Captain Wise
was seriously wounded, piece of
shrapnel striking him in the leg.
After mere than two months in hos
pital he rejoined his company and is
now commanding it in Gutenberg.
When Captain Wise entered the mil
itary service he was a senior at the
University of Minnesota, receiving his
degree after ne went to France. Over
there he met the test in every parti-
cular; demonstrating that he is a
real soldier Captain Wise. and hun
dreds of other young officers, are
coming home to do big things for
America. GE
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-21
LETTERS FROM THE
BOYS IN ARMY CAMP

Earl f. Newly sent the following
letter to his llother, Mrs. j. A
Newly
! France, February 16, 1919.-Deal
, Mother and All: only have time t.
write & few lines this evening, just
enough to let you know that / am
back in my company again, and am
feeling fine.
! left the hospital on the fifth OF
this month and il was certainly a
fine trip on the way back. 4 went
from Movers to RomOurantin, went
through Bourges on the way. | stay
cd there two nights and one day and
left there for Orleans where we stay
ed over night and left the next morn
ing for Paris, arrived there about
1920 in the morning and couldn't
get another train until about eight
o'clock the next morning. Paris is
certainly fine town compared with
the rest of this country and I'enjoyed
myself while | was there. 1t is sim =
ply full of art. In fact | think they
were thinking of nothing but art when
they built the place. | haven't the
time or paper to tell you all about
Paris. | think | had better save it
anyway so that l will have a little
something to talk about when / get
home. From Paris | went through
Chateau Thierry on my way to
Rheims. which is certainly 2 great
place to see today as it is shot to
pieces and the cathedral of Rheims
which was built ir the twelfth cen
fury and is about the largest in the
world, was shelled by the huns with
their largest guns. They did not DIES =
troy the building altogether though
but most of the statues Chere is
something over two thousand life
size statues on the building inside
and OUT were partly or wholly ruin
ed by shrapnel. 1t certainly is the
most beautiful structure | ever ex-
pcct to seq. 1t certainly was a shame
to ruin it. | have a book of post
cards of the cathedral and the city OF
Rheims which | will send you. From
Rheims l went to Mohon and across
country from there in a truck to Sc
dan where | stayed over night. The
next morning | started for Verdun
and Travelled &long a great deal OF
the old western front on the way.
joined my company on the fourteenth
which was not so far from Verdun.
| have seen all / care to of this
country now and wish they would
send me back to take look at the
states, but am afraid it will be quite
a while before this company gets
orders to go back to the states, al
though l know nothing about it, We
may be Oh the move in a short time
| haven't received very much mai
since left the company for the hos
pital as l have been moving so much
But | suppose l will begin receiving
it again soon now. L will have tc
close now as it is about time to go tt
bed and l need good nights sleeI
tonight if l ever did. Write often
please, and let me know how every
body is at home. With lost of love
as ever Earl.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-21

In her nature she was firm, but
kind, Iovable; coupled with
characteristic tenderness that won
admiration, esteem and lasting
friendships.
She possessed a charm of sim
certify; had mind Of penetrating
keenness; was trustworthy
friend, fond mother AMI devot-
ed consort.
Her thoughts were pure and
indebted, lofty, noble; and to do
a kindness to someone was her
study and constant aim. Her de-
votion, to her husband, to her
daughter, and to her God were
worthy of emulation.
In her distress, discomfort and
pain she prayed that she might
survive to once more see the eff
fuIgent and boundless beauty of
sprinetime and sever her earthly
ties 1T a season when the world
looked brightest to her little fam
lily from whom she must part.
She possessed many charming
qualities. AS girl she loved and
caresacd dell with the same
fondness, ELECTION and tenderness
that she loved nature in later
years, am IS she grew to woman
hood and middle life, her interest
grew keener in all things.
Her education was largely ac-
quired in newspaper office, and
her lack Of educational advaat-
ages when young were no deter
rent to the attainment OF neces-
sary knowledge to become an able
public speaker, fluent and vaIu-
able conVersationaIist, writer and
entertainer. She exhortS patriot