History of the war activities of Scott County Iowa, 1917-1918, Part 3

Author: Cram, Ralph W
Publication date: 1919
Publisher: Davenport, Ia. : Scott County Council of National Defense
Number of Pages: 160


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Marks, Louis M.


Naeckel s Sons, Chas.


Markus, Charles


Naeckel, Oscar Naeckel, Louis


Nabstedt, D.


Nabstedt, M. E., & Sons Co.


Littig, Louis A.


Naven, Edward R.


Lo Claire, Louis, A., Jr.


Naven Fuel Co.


Le Claire-King Co.


Naven, John J.


Lee Broom & Duster Co. Leigh, Dr. C. L.


Martin-Woods Co.


Martin, G. H., Cigar Co.


Nebergall, Chas. W.


Neufeld's Pharmacy -


Neufeld, Dr. F. Neufeldt, John


Mason, Charles F.


Mason, W. L. Mason, J. L.


Martzahn. Frank


Mass, J. P. Mast, C. A.


Newman's Store New Method Shoe Shining Newton. J. J.


N. W. Davenport Impl. Co.


Lemburg. ITenry Lemm, H. J. Lerch, Oscar Letts, F. D. Letts, E. G. Letts. Dr. H. L. Ley Fuel Co., Wm. Ley, Wm.


Martens, Harry


Martens, Louis


Marti, Chris. Martin, C. D.


Nabstedt. J. F.


Martin, George H.


Martin, R. E. Martin, Wellington


Nagel, I. Naugle, N. N.


Leman, H. Lemburg, Fred


Martin. Wm. E., & Son Martin, W. J. 1 Mason Garage


Neustadt, D. New Kimball Baths


Lau, Elizabeth Lauder, Joe Lebo, Sam LeBuhn, Carl Lo Claire, J. A.


Maehr, Walter


Mueller, F. W.


Lange, John Lannan, James Lantau, Harry Larson, E. A.


McManus, P. W., Sr.


Lambach, Dr. Frederick Lamp, Mrs. A. Lamp, Julius Lamson, Louis B. Landauer, M.


McCarthy, P. F.


Kuehl, W. H.


Mccandless, Dr. C. R.


McCraney, Elmer McCraney Sand & Fuel Co. Mohr, Henry D. Mohr, G. C.


Madden, J. C.


Marshall, L. E.


horn, Chas.


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N. W. Dav. Savings Bank N. W. Dav. Turn Verein Nobis, Otto


Nordblom, Bernard A.


Pope, H. L.


Port, C. O.


Pounds, James T.


Power, H. W.


Preston, Miss Lillie


Priester, W. C.


Proestler, H. T., & Co.


Roundy, W. N.


Rosenfield, Joe M.


Rosenfield Millinery


Rosenthal, Max


Ross, H. E.


Ochs, Julius J.


Oelkers, Mrs. Selma


Oetzmann, A. C.


Oetzmann, H. P.


Ohlsen, Albert


Osborn, C. E.


Ott, Mrs. C. Ott, Fred C. Ottesen, R. Otto, Ernst Owl Drug Store


Padget, Wm.


Pain, Fay W.


Palmer, B. J.


Palmer School


Panzenhagen, Wm. F.


Pape, Edwin


Pape, Dr. H. G.


Pape, W. T.


Parker, H. J.


Parker, M. L. Parker, M. L., Co. Parsons, Alfred


Pasche, Chas.


Pasvogel, Fritz


Pasvogel, Henry


Pasvogel, Henry, & Sons


Pauli, H. G.


Paulsen, Adolph


Paulsen, J. L.


Reimers, J. J.


Reimers, Morgan


Schaefer. J. H.


Scharff, H. E.


Peckenschneider, Albert


Penn Consumers Oil Co.


People's Shoe Repairing Peoples Trust & Sav. Bk.


Perry, F. H.


Peters, C. E.


Peters, P.


Reynolds, J. R.


Schick, Chas.


Peters. J.


Reynolds & Balch


Schick, John


Petersberger, A. F.


Rice, J. H.


Schick, Joseph


Schiele, H. W.


Petersen, Adolph


Richardson, Mrs. J. J.


Schlapkohl, Aug.


Petersen, Arno L.


Richardson, M. N.


Schlapkohl, R. R.


Petersen, Albert Petersen, Mrs. Clara M.


Schlegel, Richard


Petersen, G. G.


Petersen's. J. H. C., & Co.


Richter, Carl


Schmidt, Dr. A. L.


Petersen, Smith


Richter, Henry


Petersen, W. D.


Richter, Mrs. T.


Petersen, W. E.


Rieche, Otto


Schmidt, Mrs. Fritz


Schmidt, Gus C.


Ringey, F. E.


Schmidt, Carl C.


Ringle, Oscar


Schmidt, Ed. A.


Phillips, Blair


Roberts, E. C.


Schmidt, Herman, Jr.


Phillips, H. W. Phillips. J. B.


Roberts, Joe


Schmidt, Julius Schmidt, Jul.


Phoenix Milling Co.


Roberts, E. C.


Schmidt, Otto B.


Phoenix, Frank


Robeson, C. E.


Schmidt, Richard L.


Phoenix, F. S.


Robeson. L. F.


Roddewig, Ferd.


Roeske, W. E.


Rogge, P. L.


Roggencamp, Geo.


Schoening, A. F.


RohIffs, Bertha


Rohlff, Hugo RohIff, Herman


Rohlff, H. & H. Rohwedder, C. F. Roddewig, Louis Roddewig-Schmidt Co. Rohlfs, Rudolph


Candy


()'Brien, T. J. O'Bannon, W. Ochs, Emma


Ochs, M. E.


Puck, Henry


Puls, Edward W.


Purcell, W. L.


Ross, John A.


Rothermel, J. H.


Rowley & Heden


Rowley, Sam T.


Ruff, Chas. H.


Ruff, Harrison F.


Quality Film Co.


Raben, B. M.


Raben Optical Co.


Rahn, John


Ramm, Eggert


Ramm, Marx


Randolph, Geo. F.


Ranson, W. G. Ranzow, Chas. W., & Son


Rathmann, Robert


Rattner, M.


Ray, Fred L.


Reading, A. K.


Reading, E. M.


Reading, J. A.


Red Jacket Mfg. Co.


Regennitter, H.


Sampson, A. G.


Sanford, S. W.


Sanford, W. J.


Reid, Mohr & Kloppenberg Sass, E. W.


Reid, John T.


Sawyer, H. E.


Reimers, Mrs. August


S. B. & S. Shoe Co. Schaefer, Frank H.


Pearson, Martin


Peck, Dr. R. E.


Reimers, G. W.


Reinbrecht, P. A.


Reinholdt, G., & Co.


Reinhold, Gus A.


Reck, P. W.


Scharnwebber, Wm. A.


Renwick, Misses M. & R.


Reupke, Chas. H.


Schebler, Joe Schernau, E.


Petersberger, Isaac


Richardson, J. B.


Richter, T., & Son Richter, Aug.


Schlueter, Chas. F. Schmalhaus, K. B.


Petersen, Mrs. May


Richter, Edward


Schmidt, Dr. B. H. Schmidt, B. L.


Pfabe, Harry Phelan, P. J. Phelps, G. A. Phelps, R. J.


Risley, H. J.


Schmidt, Herman


Schmidt Electric Co.


Phoenix & Phoenix Plank, N. S. Plath, Ed. Plath, Victor H.


Plett. Jno. Ploehn, John H. Plowe, E. D.


Plowe & Gharet Pohlmann, Wm.


Polk, R. L., & Co.


Nordengren, Fred Noth, Geo. W.


Notlı, Wm. Nott, R. H. Nyemaster, Ray


Proestler, J. C.


Prouty, E. G.


Puck, Herman


Ross, Mrs. H. E.


Purity Oats Co.


Putnam Estate


Putnam, Elizabeth


Putnam, M. H. S.


Ruff Bros. Ruehmann, Otto


Ruhl, John


Ruhl & Wernentin


Rumsey, Byron


Russell, A. J.


Ryan, D. W.


Ryan, E. H.


Ryan Plumbing & Heating Co. Ryan, D. J.


Ryan, D. J., Const. Co.


Ryan, J. J. Ryburn, M. E.


Sadler, P. M.


Salter, S. A.


Rehder, Emil Rehder, W. M.


Scharfenberg's Meat Market Scharfenberg, Chas. E.


Richardson, S. P.


Schlegel, Carl E.


Riepe, A.


Robberts, L. G.


Schmidt Music Co. Schmidt, Oswald Schmidt, Walter


Schricker, Miss Selma Schricker, J. C. Schroeder, Emil F.


Rolfs, C. C. Ronge, H. E.


Ross, HI. E., Electric Co.


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Schroeder, Ernst H.


Starbuck, Dr. T. D.


Schroeder, John F.


Stark, F. Y.


Schroeder, Henry E.


Stark, W. H.


Schroeder Motor Co.


Stark's Bakery


United Cigar Stores


Schroeder, Henry J.


Stebbins, T. J.


Steckel, George P.


Vagena Bros.


Schultze, Albert Schultz, Aug.


Steckel Bros.


Vanderslice, A. W.


Schumacher, F. L.


Steffen, Aug. E.


Vanderveer, Dr. W. I.


Scotch Woolen Mills


Steffen Leather Co.


Van Evra, Chas.


Scott, H. V.


Steffen, Harry


Van Horn, C. H.


Seaman, J. L.


Steffen, Matthias F.


Van Patten, A. S.


Seaman, J. W.


Steffin, Mike


Van Patten, E. H.


Sears, I. L. Sears, Ike


Steiniger, Wm. Stelk, Chas. J.


Veitch, P. E.


Sears Harness Co. Sobelin, A.


Stenger, E. F.


Victor, A. F.


Sebelin, August


Stoecks, Dr. W. A.


Vilmont, J. H.


Sebolt, W. A.


Stockdale, Maack, Co.


Van Patten Sons


Security Fire Ins. Co.


Stolley, George


Vogler, Jacob


Siebengartner, F. C.


Stoltenberg, A. H.


Vogt, Chas.


Seiffert, H. O.


Stoltenberg, Wm.


Vogt, Hugo


Seiffert Lumber Co. and East Dav. Fuel Co.


Strieter, M. E.


Vogt, H. H., & E. F. Stenger


Shaffer, C. P. A


Stroh, Gretchen


Vogt, Jul. C.


Shannon, C. R.


Stroebeer, J. H.


Vollertsen, John


Shannon's Dairy Lunch


Strobehn, Dr. Edw.


Volquardson, H. F.


Shapiro, Max


Struck, K. H.


Volz, Chas.


Sharon, F. B.


Struble, Dr. L. W.


Volk, Mrs, J. P.


Sharon, E. M.


Struve, Mrs. Helen


Vollmer, Fred


Sharp, Elmer


Struve, Henry


Vollmer, Henry


Shaughnessy, Stephen


Studebaker, J. M.


Vollmer, Dr. Karl Von Ach, F. J.


Sherier. J. M.


St. Louis House


Von Maur, Cable


Shinn, F. H.


Suhl, Hy. C.


Von Maur, C. J.


Shorey, Joe


Suiter, Chas. H.


Von Maur, Henry


Shuler, Chas.


Sullivan, Dr. L. F.


Voss Bros. Mfg. Co.


Shulze, H. F.


Swindell, Erwin


Voss Bros.


Sickels & Preston Co.


Swiney, T. O.


Voss, Charles A.


Siebengartner, L. M.


Voss, Emil A.


Siegel, Abe


Tabor, Ira


Voss, George E.


Sieg Co.


Tagge, F.


Siegel Stores


Tallmon, Ed. W.


Silber, M.


Tangen, Herman


Waage, Gustav


Simon, L.


Tanner. J. F.


Waage, Marcus


Simon & Landauer


Tappert, Chas. H.


Wagner, Paul


Simmons, A. E.


Tappert. J. H.


Wagner, Joe


Simpson, C. S.


Taylor. Edward A.


Wahle, Adolph


Sinclair. T. M., & Co.


Tefft, E. J.


Wahle, Herman H.


Sindt, Theo. Sindt, Thies Sirpis, N. J.


Temple, Seth J.


Walk-Over Boot Shop


Sitz Ice Co.


Tenenbom, R.


Wallace, A. S.


Skelley, W. F.


Teske, Karl P.


Walsh, Eugene


Slater, The Hatter Sleyman. M.


Tevoert. Albert B.


Walsh, Mrs. P. T.


Smart, F. L:


Tewes, John


Walsh, A. E.


Smith, Bryant


Thede, P. J.


Walsh, T. J.


Smith, Chas. C.


Theophilus, Wm.


Walsh Constr. Co.


Smith, Chas. C., Jr.


Thiering, A. G.


Walsh, J. W. Walther, R. J.


Smith. J. Gil.


Thodt, Carl


Walther-Vogler Co.


Snell, F. L.


Thomsen, Magnus


Warnecke, Alexander


Snider, Walsh & Hynes Snoke, D. H.


Thuenen, Henry


Warner, Dr. F. L.


Soller, John H.


Throop, F. D.


Washington Dairy Lunch


Soller, John


Tierney, Mary A.


Watkins, Chas.


Soller, John, & Son


Times Co.


Watros, Dr. R. A.


Soenke, E. E.


Toher. H. J.


Watzek. Dr. J. W.


Sothman, Geo.


Toensfield, Henry


Waxenberg, Abe


Spelletich. M. Spelletich. K.


Tomson, B. S. Tornquist, J. A.


Weber, Dr. J. S.


Spencer, H. K., Furn. Co.


Toynbee, C. J.


Weber, Dr. Lee


Spencer, H. K.


Tri-City Bottling Co.


Weck, G. C. Weeks, H. E.


Spencer, W. E. Speth, Julius Staby, Oscar Stackhouse. S. S.


Tri-City Plate Ice Co.


Weinzweig, Barnett


Standard Oil Co.


Tri-City Ry. & Light Co.


Stahl, Herman


Tri-City Towel Supply Co.


Tri-City Piano Co.


Weir, W. R.


Stahl, Hugo H. Stahmer, F. J.


Tri-City Whol. Grocery Co. Weir & Meier


Tuchfarber, Wm. T.


Weise, Frank H.


Stark, W. B.


Tri-City Butter Co.


Tri-City Marble & Granite Weeks, W. E. Co.


Weinzweig, Abe


Smith, Martin H.


Thode, Carl


Smith Bros. & Burdick Co. Thomas, Albert J.


Wamser, P. H.


Thomsen, Otto


Warner, Charles


Telsrow, Mrs. Laura


Waikin, E.


Temple & Burrows


Walker, Sherman


Teske Flour & Feed Co.


Walsh, Dr. E. J.


Shaw, E. A.


Stueben, Gustav


Tunnicliff, N. H. Turner, W. R.


Schroeder, Rud.


Steckel, Theodore P.


Vale, W. J.


Van Patten, J. N.


Stelk, J. J.


Vetter, Walter


Strathmann, Geo.


Vogt, H. H.


Voss, E. C.


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Waxenberg, H. H.


Weinzweig, Morris Weinzweig, A., & Son


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Weise Bros.


Wiese. J. J.


Wirtel & Drebing


Wiese; J. H.


Wittenberg. H., St.


Weiss, Herman Welzanbach, J. A.


Wiese. W. H.


Wittenberg, H., Jr.


Wiggers. Geo.


Wittenberg, H. J., & Co.


Wernentin, Ed. Wernentin, Fred


Wilbrube, Max


Wittwer, Jolin A.


Wernentin. Oscar Wernentin Bros.


Wilcox, A. G.


Western Flour Mill Co.


Wilkinson. Mrs. Ellen


Woodford, Charles


Westlund, A. A.


Wilscher. M. H.


Worley, Chas. H.


Westphal, Henry


Willey, Fred H.


Wright. Dr. Alfred


White, Geo. White, Sam T.


Wiley, W. B.


Wyman. Fred


Whitaker, Byron


Willey's Taxicab Line


Yaggy. L. J.


Whitaker, John Harold


Williams, H. L.


Yetter. F. B.


Whitaker, Nellie F.


Wilson, A. W.


Youngerman. Aug.


Whitaker, Ralph W.


Wilson, C. H.


Wilson, W. H.


Zentner. K. F.


White Yard Whitehead, W. W.


Windsor Barber Shop


Zeuch. Herman J.


Wichelmann, H. O.


Winecke, W. F.


Ziebarth. Carl


Wichelman, E. II.


Winklemann, Chr.


Ziffren, S.


Wichmann. E. J.


Winter, John


Zimmerman Steel Co.


Wicks, N. A.


Wirtel, Elizabeth


Zoller, August


The Council decided not to receive subscriptions from those in the service and hence the absence of their names from the list of con- tributors should cause no comment.


The Medical Advisory Board


BY DR. WM. H. RENDLEMAN, Chairman


The Medical Advisory Board was created to provide a group of specialists to serve in an advisory capacity to the local boards in de- termining the physical qualifications of registrants. Its function was to examine physically and to classify registrants whose cases were appealed by the registrant himself, by a government appeal agent or by a local board. All doubtful cases were referred by the local boards to the Medical Advisory Board. Also all registrants had the privilege of appeal. The Medical Advisory Board of this district originally in- cluded the counties of Scott, Jackson, Muscatine, and Clinton. The enormous amount of work later made it necessary to limit the territory to Scott county. The members of the Advisory Board were nominated by the Governor and appointed by the President. They served without compensation and paid their own expenses, except for clerk salary. There were ninety-eight regular sessions of the board, at which over 1,400 physical examinations were made, most of them being difficult cases. The original board consisted of the following members: Dr. W. H. Rendleman, Chairman; Dr. J. W. McKee, Secretary; Dr. P. A. Bendixen, and Dr. G. F. Harkness. Later it was necessary to add the following: Dr. James Dunn, Dr. Lee Weber, Dr. L. W. Struble, Dr. R. P. Carney, and Dr. S. G. Hands.


Wilcox. F. N.


Wood. F. E. Woodford. George


Willey, Theo. E.


Wulf. Herman


Whitaker, J. H., Estate


Willey, Harry


Batteries B and D, 1st lowa Artillery Later 126th Field Artillery


Scott county furnished nearly 4,500 men to the army and navy during the war. Our contribution to the fighting strength was not measured by the number of men who were dispatched to the front under the operations of the selective service system. How splendidly the draft law was administered in the county is shown by the reports of the registration and exemption boards appearing on later pages. But we were also represented in the fighting ranks by large numbers of vol- unteers, and the earliest and largest bodies of stalwart young fighters who went from Davenport into the new United States army were Batteries B and D and the Supply Company, approximately 500 men, who were mustered into federal service in June and August, 1917.


These young men, trained and equipped as far as our local patriot- ism could make them, were an example of Scott county's preparedness for the war. Before we were at war patriotic citizens of the county had encouraged the formation of Battery B and joined in buying land and erecting buildings, at a cost of over $75,000, that it might have what military men declared after its completion to be a model home armory.


The history of the Batteries was one of arduous service. For most of them it led not to the field of glory. As they came home at the close of the war many of the batterymen felt, some quite bitterly, that as National Guard organizations they had been shamefully discriminated against in favor of the regular army. As an organization, the battalions of field artillery from the Iowa National Guard had no opportunity. They were kept for months on the Mexican border, were drawn from for replacements, were filled again with raw recurits, and only sailed for Europe fifteen months after Battery B had left Davenport.


A record of battery movements furnished by Captain Truitt runs as follows:


Battery B mustered into state service June 10, 1915. Left for Sparta, Wis., August 8, 1915, for ten days' training. Returned August 17, 1915.


Ordered mobilized for Mexican border service June 20, 1916. Left Davenport for Camp Dodge June 26th, arrived June 27th. Left Camp Dodge for Brownsville, Texas, July 24th, arrived July 28th. The Iowa battalion made a good showing on the border, as shown by War De- partment records. Left Brownsville, December 15th, arrived home De- cember 24th; mustered out of active service December 29, 1916.


Battery D was organized and accepted for state service June 10, 1917.


First Battalion, Iowa Field Artillery, of which Battery B was a part, ordered mobilized June 23, 1917. Left for Fort Des Moines, June 27th, arriving there same day. Mustered into federal service June 30th. Left for Fort Logan H. Roots, Ark., July 1st, arrived July 3d. Assisted in


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training candidates of the first officers' training camp at that place. Left Fort Logan H. Roots, October 5th, arrived at Camp. Cody, Deming, N. M., October 8, 1917.


Battery D mustered into federal service and left for Camp Cody, August 4, 1917.


First Iowa Field Artillery, which became the 126th F. A., remained at Camp Cody undergoing intensive training until July 3, 1918.


At Camp Cody the Batteries and Supply Company were held for nearly a year, and during that period the policy of detaching members for replacements reduced the Scott county personnel of the Batteries by about one-half. The Supply Company remained practically intact, a Scott county organization, but drafts on the Batteries for replacements left only a skeleton organization of officers and non-com's, and first- class privates. The Batteries were filled in with drafted men from New Mexico and Texas.


Later the number of Scott county men in the 126th was further reduced by an exchange of non-commissioned officers with the 125th Field Artillery, from Minnesota, which took about twenty-five men from each battery, most of them original members, and gave the regiment in return that many new non-com's.


July 3, 1918, the 126th Field Artillery, including what was left of Batteries B and D, left Camp Cody for Fort Sill, Okla., for ten weeks' intensive training.


The regiment left Fort Sill, September 13, 1918, for Camp Upton, N. Y., the embarkation camp. France and overseas service at last seemed in prospect.


Arrived Camp Upton, September 17th. Issued clothing, supplies, and took overseas physical examinations. Left Camp Upton, September 24th for Hoboken, and went aboard the English transport Kashmir the same day. Dropped down the river and anchored overnight, and put to sea September 25, 1918, at 2 p. m.


There were two negro labor battalions and some casual companies on the same boat. In the convoy were twelve transports, practically all English; battleship Louisiana, cruiser St. Louis, and one destroyer. Entered submarine zone October 5, 1918.


At this point occurred the most thrilling experience entered on the Battery log. Two days out the convoy encountered storms and was in storms all the rest of the way across. In a very severe storm and ex- tremely heavy seas on the morning of October 6, 1918, the transport Kashmir collided with the transport Otranto, near the Isle of Islay. The Otranto was hit square amidships and had a very large hole made in her. The bow of the Kashmir was very badly smashed, the water- tight doors in the bow preventing the water coming in very fast. It was two hours before those on the Kashmir felt at all secure. The Otranto tried to reach a sandy beach but went on the rocks and broke up, about 400 lives being lost.


The balance of the convoy except the Kashmir made for Liverpool with one destroyer as an escort. The Kashmir made for Guirock on the Clyde river; went inside the submarine nets at 12 p. m., the 6th. Sailed up the Clyde and landed at Glasgow, Scotland, October 7th. Dis-


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embarked and went by rail to Winchester, a rest camp, arriving Octo- ber 8th.


Left Winchester, October 11th for Southampton, where regiment boarded an old Fall River boat, the Narragansett. Started across the English channel at midnight and landed at LaHavre at 5:30 a. m., Oc- tober 12th; debarked at 7:30 a. m. and marched to rest camp.


October 14th left camp and went by rail to village of LaMarque, near Bordeaux, arriving October 17th. Were billeted in the village of LaMarque-the first American troops in the village. Rested and started training in preparation for another schooling at Camp DeSouge, an artillery firing school.


Left LaMarque 8:30 a. m., November 1st and marched toward De Souge; arrived there in afternoon of November 2d. Started final train- ing there November 4th, before going to the front. The course in the opinion of the Battery men was not as good as the one at Fort Sill. Regiment was taking it when armistice was signed.


November 21st the regiment received orders to turn in all material and equipment, the school was discontinued, and orders were to prepare to return to the United States. November 29th marched out of DeSouge at 7:30 a. m., for Camp Genicart 2, which was our embarkation camp. Marched through Bordeaux on the way, our band and regiment being very highly applauded on the march through the city. Arrived at em- barkation camp at 3:25 p. m.


Tiresome wait until December 23d, when we marched from camp at 1:30 p. m. and went aboard the transport Pocahontas about 3 a. m., December 24th. Dropped down the Gironde river that day, and put to sea on Christmas morning.


Good entertainment marked the trip home, especially Christmas and New Year's, which were spent at sea. Arrived at Newport News the night of January 4, 1919, having sighted Cape Henry at 5:10 p. m. De- barked January 5th, and went to Camp Stuart. Left January 12th for Camp Dodge to be mustered out. Mustered out January 20, 1919.


At the muster out about fifty Scott county boys were left in each Battery and sixty in the Supply Company.


Registration Board of the City of Davenport


BY THOMAS W. GRIGGS, Secretary


On May 19, 1917, the day after President Wilson approved the selec- tive service law, the City Board of Registration was appointed.


The members of this Board of Registration were Nathaniel French, Thomas W. Griggs, and Dr. Wm. A. Stoecks, who later resigned in favor of Dr. Wm. L. Allen.


The board was organized the same day with offices at 608 Putnam Building, and the work, preliminary to the registration of the young men between the ages of 21 and 31, inclusive, immediately commenced.


June 5, 1917, by proclamation of the President, was made the day of registration. As nearly as practicable the eighteen voting precincts of this city were used for places of registration.


By May 22d eighteen chief registrars and eighty-one registrars were appointed, whose duties were to fill out registration cards and issue registration certificates to all who registered.


On the evening of May 23d a meeting of registrars was held at the Council Chamber of the City Hall, at which time the registrars present were sworn in and were instructed by Judge Nathaniel French as to the duties imposed upon them by their oath.


June 4th another meeting of the registrars was held and final in- structions given them. Supplies of registration cards and certificates were given the chief registrars. Each chief registrar had before this meeting reported that his particular registration place was in readiness for the following day.


June 5, 1917, the day of registration, passed quietly with no disturb- ances. Owing to the patriotism of the manufacturers of the city, who allowed their men to go to the registration places during working hours, a steady stream of men were registered throughout the day and no congestion was noted during the early hours of the morning or the later hours toward the close of registration.


The registration places were closed to registrants at 9 p. m., and a few minutes after 9 reports as to the number of registrants registered in each precinct began to come in to the office of the central board. These reports showed that approximately 4,982 men were registered in the city of Davenport.


By midnight the registration cards were turned in to the central registration board by the chief registrars of the eighteen precincts. The cards were arranged alphabetically by precincts and a list made from them, one of which was given to and published by the news- papers.


After these lists were gotten out a copy of each registration card was made and later sent to the Adjutant-General at Des Moines.


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Local Exemption Board, Division No. 1


BY DR. KUNO H. STRUCK, Secretary


April 6, 1917, the United States entered the world conflict. At last the martial spirit of our great nation was aroused. It was obvious that, in order to bring the great struggle to a speedy close, we would have to bring forth our full man power. It was plain that something more than the volunteer system, something more than the old draft laws of the Civil War would be required to be compatible with our present ideals of democracy and at the same time muster men in sufficient numbers.


May 18, 1917, marked the passage of the selective service law. It provided for the registration of all men between the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive, and for drafting of certain numbers of such men, in a way so as to produce the least possible hardship on dependents and on the in- dustrial and agricultural equilibrium of the country. The administra- tion of the law was fundamentally placed in the hands of civilians. The country was divided into districts and subdivisions, placed respec- tively under the jurisdiction of district and local boards. The local boards were to deal mainly with questions of dependency, whereas the district boards were to act as boards of review and also to have direct charge of industrial and agricultural claims.


June 5, 1917, the first registration took place. About 10,000,000 men were registered in a single day.


By the end of June the President had appointed the men selected to serve on the various boards, and the great draft machinery was ready for operation.


M. J. Malloy, R. T. Armil, and Dr. Kuno H. Struck were named as members of Local Board, Division No. 1, Davenport, Iowa, with jurisdic- tion covering the First, Second, and Third wards of the city of Daven- port.


July 3, 1917, this board met for the first time at a joint meeting of the two city boards and the Scott County Board. At this meeting the boards were formally organized. M. J. Malloy was chosen chairman and Dr. Struck, secretary of Local Board No. 1.


The next day work was officially started at the board headquarters established in the private office of Dr. Struck. The first task was to assign the serial numbers to the registration cards and prepare the lists.


July 20, 1917, the first drawing took place. Crowds gathered early at the newspaper offices eagerly watching the numbers as they were flashed from Washington; simultaneously the board got its initial bom- bardment of questions. The telephone wires were sputtering: "What is my number, and when do I go?" "When does my boy have to go?" "Had I better quit my job?" Of course it was but natural to expect such questions, yet we were not used to it; it seemed hard to answer, particularly when the party at the other end of the line did not give




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