davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Williston graphic., 1919-02-06

think man Of us really slept. After
a while I asked a sentry If could 60
outside for minute, but for some rea'
son he would not let me. l had diff
ferent ideas about it, so I stood
around near the door, and when he
turned his back out went and around
the corner of the barracks.
But one of the sentries there saw
me and blew his whistle, and guard
of eight came up from somewhere and
grabbed me. tried to explain. but II
was no use, because every time I said
q word it meant another swat over
the ear, 50 finally gave it up.
Then they drilled me across 1ae
road to the officers qulrters. There
were three officers there. and each OF
them asked me questions about all
kinds Of things, but never once men
toned my running out Of the bar
racks. Then they gave the sentries
some commands, and four Of the SEN
tries took me out and over to the
barbed wire fence. There they tied
me, face to the fence, arms over my
head, and hands and feet lashed to
the wire, and with rope around my
waist, too. thought, then, that my
hunch had come true, and that l
would be crucified, like Murray and
Brown.
They posted a sentry there in addi-
ton to the regular guards, and every
time he walked past me he would kick
me or spit on me, or do both.
One time he kicked me so hard
that a prong Of the barbed wire
gashed me over the left eye-the only
one can see with-and when the
blood ran into my eye it blinded me.
I thought both eyes we're gone then,
and hoped they would shoot me. 1t
seemed to me that had got my share
by this time without losing the other
eye, and If it was gone, / wanted to
60 too.
could not put up my hand to feel
where the prong had jabbed me, and
it kept on bleeding and smarting. l
had on practically no clothing, you re.
member. The wounds in my thigh had
opened, and it was bitter cold and
windy. So you can picture to your
self how gay and carefree I was.
When had been there for an hour
and q half they united me from the
wire. and keeled over on my back,
Williston graphic., 1919-02-06

tho 1Imey group at NeustrelItz and
two large Zeppelin sheds. The bar
racks were just about like those at
Swinemunde-at least. they were no
better. Along the sides Of the rooms
were long shelves or benches. and
every three feet were boards set In
grooves. The shelves were what we
had to sleep on. and the boards In the
grooves divided them up so that only
q certain number Of men could use
each bench.
The following morning we nearly
dropped dead when the Huns pulled
in a large wagon full Of clothing. We
thought we never would have any.
thing to wear but our underclOthes.
They issued to each man a pair Of
trousers. thin model, thin coat
about like the seersucker coats some
people wear in the summer, an over
coat about as warm as II 1t had been
made Of cigarette papers, a skull cap
and a pair of shoes, which were a
days labor to carry around. Not one
of us received socks. shirts or under
wear.
The toe was cut from the right shoe
Of the pair I received. and as my
wounds were in the right thigh and
my leg had stiffened up considerably
and got very sore. got pretty anx'
iOus, because there was nothing but
slush underfoot, and I was afraid
might lose my leg. So thought that
II l went to the commander and made
a kick might get good shoe hesi'
tated about it Mt first, but finally made
up my mind and went to see him.
l told him that 1t was slushy outside,
and that the water ran through the
hole in my shoe and made it bad fol
my whole leg. which was wounded
He examined the shoe, and looked al
the open toe for some time, and
thought he was going to put up an
argument, but would give in finally.
Then he asked me WhatI wanted.
thought that was plain enough to see
but said just as easily as l could
that 1 wanted a shoe without q holt
in the toe.
$50 the water runs into it, does itT
he said. swell, my advice to you is t.
get a knife, cut hole in the heel ant
let the water out" All the otheI
swine in the room laughed very lout
ut this, and l guess this Fritz though
he was a great comedian. But some
how or other, it did not strike me sc
funny that just had to laugh, and
was able, after quite struggle, tt
keep from even snickering. 1t was {
harder struggle than that to keel
from doing something else, though!
| Our meals We're just about the SAM
as at Swinemunde-th bread wa
| just as muddy, the barley coffee jus
rs rank, and the soup just as cab
bageless. The second morning afte
we had had our barley coffee, one o
the sentries came to our barracks
which was number 7-B, and gave eacl
of us an envelope and sheet of Wri,
ing paper. Then he told us to writ
Williston graphic., 1919-02-06

Kicked me until had to stand
up. but fell down again, and all the
kicking in Germany could not have
brought me to my feet. was just all
in. So they blew their whistles and
the sentries In the barracks awakened
two of the boys, who came and carried
me In.
All the time the sentries were yell.
ing. "Gott strafe England" and
"schweinhund !" until you would have
thought they were in a battle. What
their idea was do not know.
The boys had little water In a
can, and one of them tore off part Of
the sleeve of his undershirt. So they
washed the cash and bandaged it.
Believe me, was glad when l could
see again. I was so tired and worn
out that I went to sleep at once, and
did not wake up until they were Civ.
ing US our barley coffee next morn.
ing.
Williston graphic., 1919-02-06
sUNNYs1DE
BY a STAFF Correspondent


February End was an ideal day for
Mr.. Grounding to see his shadow,
and according to tradition that has
been handed down from our forefath-
ers we are in it, for six more weeks
perhaps he is like the rest of US,
he is going to enjoy all this summer
weather in the winter time here in
North Dakota he can get.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed McMillen and
children Harold, Nellie and Johnnie
were callers at M. E. Webb's last
Sunday P. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Fredrickson
spent the evening last Wednesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shanks.
Mr.. Frank delivered load Of hay
in Williston last Friday to Mrs. Et'
ia Zimmerman.
Harold McMillen was business
Williston graphic., 1919-02-06
CORRESPONDENCE

caller at E. I .Webb's last Thursday.
Judson school No. 8 was some sur
prised last Monday morning when
school director NJ. c. Webb hung on
the wall an day wall clock; the
purchase which was made possible
through a community gathering in
the form of q basket social.
Oats selling at soc bushel and
rye selling at $1.34. Mr.. Farmer
re careful, rye is the cheaper horse
feed.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Pippenger and
Miss Emogene Grey took dinner last
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.
Webb.
Now is a good time to oil those
harness and have those plow shares
sharpened for spring is not far of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shank royal.
ly entertained last Sunday afternoon
the following guests: Mr.. and Mrs
Ewald. Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs. M. c.
Webb and daughters Ethel, Viola anc
Florence, Mr.. and Mrs. Don Shanks
and two daughters, and Mr.. and Mrs
Guy Shanks, the latter, Guy Shank
who just a couple of days ago hac
returned from Camp Custer.
Those that enjoyed the music last
Sunday evening at Mr.. and Mrs
Pippenger's were Mr.. and Mrs. Franz
Shank and children and Mr.. and Mrs
Don Shank and children, also Mr.
Guy Shank and wife.
E. l. Webb and J. B. Pippengel
were callers at NJ. C. Webb's home
last Saturday morning.
Mr.. Victor Anderson Of Zahl wa:
a pleasant caller at Ewald Nelson's
Sunday evening.
Williston graphic., 1919-02-06

acting German, and that nothing was
important about It.
We were all tickled to death to get
a chance to let our people know where
we were, and each man thought .
long time about what he would say.
and who he would write to, before he
ever started to write. Each man want.
Cd to say al hs could In the smau
space he had ana we wanted TO ier
our friends know how badly they were
treating us without saying 1t 10 80
many words, because we knew tho
Huns would censor the letters, and IL
would so hard with anyone who COM
plained much. So most OF the men
said they were having q great time
and were treated very well, and spread
II on so thick that their friends would
figure they were lying because they
had to.
One fellow had an idea that was
better than that, though. He had been
in Jail in Portsmouth. England, 1or
three months, for beating up . con-
stable, and he had had pretty rough
time. So he wrote q pal of his that
he had been captured by the Ger
mans. but that everything was going
along pretty we'll. In fact, he said.
the only other trip he had ever been
on, where he had better time, was
the three months vacation he had
spent in Portsmouth two years BEFORE,
which he thought the friend would re-
member. He said that trip was bet
ter than this one, so the friend could
figure out for himself how pleasant
this one was. Everybody thought this
was n great idea. but unfortunately
not all of US had been in Jail, so we
could not all use 1t. Which was just
as well, we thought, because the Ger
mans would be suspicious II all OF 10
compared this vacation with others.
A few Of the men did not have any
body they could write to, and some did
not know their friends addresses, so
they would write letters to friends OF
the other men, and sign 1t with tho
friends nickname.
AS soon as man had finished his
letter, he had to 80 out to the center
of the camp, where they had built q
raised platform. There the sentries
took the letters, and the men formed
around the square. There were off,
GERS on the platform reading the let
ters. We thought they read them
there in the open, before us, so that
we would know they were not tamper-
/ ing with the letters, and we thought
| the heaven would fall If they were
getting so unkultured as that.
Finally, all the men had finished
their letters and turned them over to
the officers, who read them. And then
we saw why the sentry laughed.
The officers tore up every one of the
letters. They were anxious that we
would see them do it, so none of US
would have any hope that our friends
would get word.
But we said to ourselves that, II 1t
was information they wanted. they had
us much as was good for them. which
was none at all, because do not think
one letter in the bunch had single
word Of truth in it. But we were all
very angry and pretty low after that.
because it showed the Huns still had
plenty of kultur left, after all, and we
knew there was rough shedding ahead
of us. Also, some of the men were
sore because they had wasted their
! time thinking up different ways Of tip
| ping their friends of to the real state
CONTINUED on page 81
Williston graphic., 1919-02-06
He chaIked on the Door.

to anybody we wanted to, after Whlcn
he chalked on the door in big letters {:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and told us it was the return address,.
We were all surprised, and asked each
other where we were, because we had
thought we were in Neustrelitz. After
q while, we learned that it means
"Prisoner-of-W War-Canp." At first,
though, many of us thought 1t was
the name of the town. and we got to
calling it the Brewery, because the
name ended in lager. Whatever beer
was brewed there was not for US
though.
noticed that all the time he was
writing the word and giving us the
stationery, the sentry was laughing
and having great time with his own
little self. but l figured he was just
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14
In the Days News

Owen Wister. who today enters
upon his Goth year, is one of the
most successful of present-day
American noveIists. He was born
in Philadelphia and is a grandson
of Fannie Kemble. the famous ac-
tress It was ten years or more
after he had completed his studies
at Harvard before Mr.. Wister turn
ed to literature as a profession. In
the interval he had nursed an am
bition to become a musical critic,
and later had turned to the law,
actually engaging in the practice
Of that profession in his native
city. But several visits to the far
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14
PIGS NOT ONLY
PIGS BUT THEY'RE
MONEY-LISTEN
Especial Moline service.)

As sidelight on the record
breaking hog prices now prevailing
on the Chicago markets, listen:
The Tri-City Disposal company.
which collects garbage and rubbish
in Moline under contract with the
city, feeds the garbage to hogs.
A few miles south of the city. on
the Coal Valley road, the company
has extensive land holdings, where
the porkers are raised.
One of the stockholders OF the
company today declared that there
are 1900 hogs on the farm at the
present time, but in two weeks
there will be 1000. Their average
weight is now 1s5 sounds.
Thus, in the aggregate, the hogs
now on hand weight 277.500 lbs.
The Chicago price Wednesday
was $22.S0, the highest in history.
Today it is $22.06.
On basis of the top-notch price
Of Wednesday 227 800 pounds of
hogs would be worth $50 $50. On a
basis Of today's quotations of $72.06
they would bring SCI, 106.50.
But they will not be ready for
shipment till September. By that
time they will average 225 pounds.
If the Chicago market holds up, or
if it continues to advance
But what's the use? When Ellis
Parker Butler said pigs is pigs" he
made a mistake. He should have
said pigs is money"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14

the city OF Rock Island, Ill, hav-
ing ordered the paving Of Sixteenth
avenue from the west line OF Elev-
enth street to the west line OF
Tenth street, with asphaitic con-
crete, and the ordinance for the
same being on hle in the Office Of
the city clerk of said city. and said
city, having applied TO the county
court of Rock Island county, Ill
for an assessment OF the cost OF
said improvement according 70
frontage, said assessment being
payable in nine installments, each
bearing interest at the rate Of o
per cent per annum, and an assess
ment therefor having been made
and returned to said court, the
hearing thereon will be had on the
26th day of July, A. D., 1919, at tho
hour Of nine o'clock a. m, or as
soon thereafter as the business OF
the court will permit.
All persons desiring may file OBJ
jections in said court. before said
day. and may appear on the hear
ing and make their defense,
Dated at Rock Island, Ill, this
18th day OF July. A. D., 1919.
CLARENCE ISAACSAN,
oficer appointed TO make the as
sessment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14
STILL had BEER
IN ROCK ISLAND
SATURDAY EVE
Founders HereabOuts Do Not Have
to HIT ButtermiIk and Prune
Wine Courses for Time.

Will it ever come to this in Rock
Island?
viii the boys swing their arms
over each others shoulders and cry
out for one more buttermilk and
then go home?
Go ahead and laugh at the but
termilk noise, If you want to. but
Prof. L. B. Allyn of the Massachu-
sets state normal school, a noted
food expert, declares that because
of rapid FERN ntation, few samples
OF buttermilk will show less than 1
per cent alcohol, and thereby but
termilk as a beverage, is endanger-
ed if the law is strictly enforced.
Prof. Allyn has been called upon
to analyZe many soft" drinks
lately. He has been deluged with
samples. Recently he received a
coDsignment Of prune wine which
TIE owner felt sure would have a
broad demand. Upon analysis, the
professor agreed that the demand
would be phenomenal. The mon
alcoholic" drink, which apparently
lacked even a mild kick, contained
50 per cent alcohol.
Last Beer Night
But Rock Island FOUNDERS won't
hit the buttermilk or prune wine
course for a while yet. There is
still some of the old cheer left over
from June 80 and the principal loop
hangout for the thirsty Saturday
was selling beer. while another
we'll known second story den was
dispensing the goods at 25 cents
per bottle. Nevertheless, as the
former place shut the doors on the
huge crowd at closing time Satur-
day, it was announced that it was
the last beer night for the city, the
thirsty hereafter who hung around
NShe joint. to be forced to content
themselves with whisky and the
stronger drinks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14

A western Illinois paper for west
ern Illinois people-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14
FOREMAN Tells
= ABOUT TROUBLE
Had Suffered Seventeen Years-Is
Back on Job Since Tanlac
Restored Health.

"Since I commenced taking Tan
lac feel at least twenty years
Younger, and for the first time in
seventeen years I can eat square
meal without suffering miseries
afterwards" said William Standage.
a well known section foreman for
the Wabash railroad. who lives at
1927 East North Grand avenue,
Springfield, Ill, the other day.
During all those years" he con-
tinued, MY stomach was in awful
condition. Every time I ate any
thing I would have the worst sort
of cramping pains, and very often
while at work these pains would
strike me, and 1 would have to lie
down along side Of the railroad
track until they passed of. didn't
dare eat meat Of any kind, or any
Mining else heavy, and this made 1t
fmpossible for me to keep up
enough strength to do my work. My
kidneys were in bad condition, too,
and I suffered with a pain in my
back nearly all the time. Then
rheumatism struck me in my legs
and finally spread all over my
body. All these troubles just pulled
me down until I was so weak and
nervous that I was not able to get
about at all. I never got a good
nights sleep, and actually felt
more tired and worn out every
morning than l did when I went to
bed the night before. 1 took every
medicine 1 heard tell of that was
recomm ended for my kind of
troubles, but I didn't get any relief
at all.
while looking over the paper
one day, I saw where man in
Bloomington who had suffered as
did had been greatly relieved by
taking Tanlac, 30 I thought that if
1t had done so much for him, it
ought to help me some, so I COM
menced taking it right away. Well,
sir, It Just seemed that Tanlac was
made especially for my case, for it
just hit the spot where from the
very first dose or two, and since
taking nine bottles of it, my seven
teen years of suffering are ended,
and 1 am back on the job as fore
man of a big gang Of men. The
rhsGma tism has left me entirely,
md so has the stomach trouble, and
can eat just anything l want
without suffering afterwards. /
have such a big appetite that my
wife has to put som sthing extra in
my dinner bucket every day, for |
have to eat a little between meals.
My kidneys are all right. too, and I
never have that pain in the. small of
my back any more. Now, a medicine
that will do that much for man is
4 real medicine. and is worth while
talking about"
Tanlac is sold IN Rock Island by
Bengston's Drug Store.-Advt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14
Want Samen.

The station has also received
notice that applicants between the
ages of II and IS may be accepted
as apprentice seamen for hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14
milan WOMAN
| LAID TO REST
Funeral Services Held for Mrs.
John III. Vanderslice, Who
Died Saturday might

Mrs. John H. Vanderslice, a res
ident of Milan since 1878, and very
well known in this vicinity, pass
ed away at her home at 500 Sat
urday night after an illness of six
weeks.
Eliza ]. White was born near
Bloomsbury. Pa, March Z. 1871,
and was united in marriage to
John H. Vanderslice in 1853. Their
golden wedding anniversary occur
red six years ago. Mr.. and Mrs.
Vanderslice came west and located
at Milan in 1873, and have resided
there continuously. To this union
were born eight children, five of
whom preceded their mother in
death-Hattie, Catherine, Nora,
Newton and an infaEt son. Be-
sides the widower, there survive
two sisters, Mrs. Kester McMich-
ael of Milan and Mrs. G. A Hart
man of Milan; two brothers, N. w.
and A. X. White of Columbia coun-
ty, Pennsylvania; one daughter,
Mrs A N. LOBBY of Rock Island,
and two sons, l. L. and A H Van
derslice of Davenport.
The deceased affiliated through
out her life with the Methodist
Episcopal church, and for years
was an active member Of the w M.
B. society, participating as well in
all other church movements.
Funeral services were held at
this afternoon in the Methodist
church at Milan. Rev. Mr. Van
Alstyne of the Methodist church
OBLIGATED. The bearers were Fred
Bolton, Robert E. Little, Wilson
Matthews, William Dickson, Louis
Williams and Frank McMichael.
Burial took place in the family lot
in Ohippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14

west in search of health caused
him to change his plans. In 1891
he wrote a series of studies and
stories of western life for prom
inent magazine and they proved
so successful that he decided to
abandon the profession of law for
that of literature. With the ap-
pearance Of The Virginian," which
is still considered the best thing
that he has done, Mr.. Wister's rep
utation as a novelist became firm
ly established.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14
TRADE OPPORTUNITIES IN
POLAND.

The pressing needs of the new
Polish republic, the larger part of
which can be supplied by the Unit
ed States, are set forth in recent
report by the Russian division of
the bureau of foreign and domes-
tic commerce. The commodities
most in demand are foodstuffs and
manufactured articles such as
clothing. shoes, ETC.; agricultural
and industrial equipment 81 all
kinds: raw material for the tex
tile industry, principally cotton5
railway equipment, including rails,
locomotives, cars, etc. Various al
lied commissions are making a
careful study Of conditions in Po-
land, and plans are being formed
for the establishment of new fnan-
cial machinery which will furnish
credit abroad and make it possible
to open up trade relations for the
purchase OF the necessary mer-
chandise and machinery equip
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14
WHERE TARIFFS ARE VERY
LOW

India and Burma are low tariff
countries. The Indian tariff Of
1894. as amended by the act of
1916, applies to Burma, and the
governor general in council has
tho power to alter rates and to
fix tariff values of articles which
pay an ad valorem duty. Flour,
tea, coffee and provisions IN gen.
eral pay a duty of tn per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14
ROCK ISLAND BOY
rs CHARGED WITH
STEALING WHEELS
fsnecial Moline serHiee.l

Frank Reed, IS years old, OF
Rock Island, is being held by Mo-
line police on a charge of stealing
two bicycles which he tried to sell
H. Goldman, secondhand dealer at
1920 Third avenue, Moline, this
morning. He offered each wheel for
$3.50 cash.
Mr.. Goldman became suspicious
and called the police. Reeds COM
panion escaped. Reed said he did
not sell the bicycles, but said his
companion might have.
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.
General No. 492.
Notice is hereby given to all per
sons interested, that the council of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14
after men FOR
BIG NAVY Band
Young Men With Musical Talent
Have Chance to Join Re-
cruiting Organization.

Young men possessing musical
talent are offered an opportunity to
become members of a % piece
navy recruiting band, which is
being organized at Chicago.
According to information re-
ceived today at the tri-city navy re-
cruiting station, several additional
musicians between the ages OF Is
and 80 are desired for the organi-
cation. Enough men to complete
the band must be enlisted within 10
days. The instruments to be sup
piled are: B fat clarinet, alto saxo-
phone, B fiat cornet. B fiat base,
BIB fat base and piccolo.
Musicians will be furnished SO
a day while travelling and 81 per
day while in Chicago. This does
not include the regular monthly
pay of SAL to $43.
The band is being organized to
travel through the central region
for the purpose Of obtaining re-
cruits for the navy, and will not be
called upon to go to sea.
The recruiting station in Daven-
port is located at the corner Of
Second and Brady streets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-14

apprentices, second class. Men
enlisted for the rating must be
bright and clean cut young men
and have at least two years of high
school.