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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
4
Sheriff Beyer arrested six youths in Gatonville Tuesday after they entered an empty house and fired air rifles at windows. The group dispersed in four directions. three helped farmers thresh while three stayed in the village. They were taken to Princeton for a hearing on Wednesday.
A diary excerpt shows German Lieut Tillmanns of the Baden Guards underestimating American Marines. He recalls moving up to face them on June 9 10 and describes a brutal night of heavy artillery fire, praising the defenders for staying at their posts. The following day Marines renewed the assault and captured him.
The Bureau County Teacher's Annual Institute convenes at Princeton High School on Monday August 26 at 1 30 pm and runs to Friday noon. County Superintendent Smith highlights the lineup of instructors including Dr. Arthur H Harrop Albion College Prof H H Hill University of Chicago Miss Beryl Van Antwerp Evansport City Schools Miss Marie Myrnes Freeport Mr W S Campbell Peoria and C E Avis Chicago with J Schroeder S NY. The program aims to equip teachers for the coming year with lectures in pedagogy civics music drawing and superior primary methods.
Provisions to register men aged 18 to 45 were received from Provost Marshal Crowder by Adjutant General Dickson. The telegram notes enactment uncertainty but Britain requires many registrants, urging immediate setup of registration machinery for September. An immediate appointment of registrants and their qualifications are described.
The state and local boards face a large task as the registration plans call for one third more registrars than in June 1917. The message says the national draft organization will respond and set preliminary steps for registration once the needed legislation passes and the president proclaims.
Telegram from Malden reports Thomas Mooney seriously wounded while fighting near Chateau Thierry in France. The adopted son of Mr and Mrs Kling Kuykendahl he enlisted in the Marines a year ago, trained in eastern camps, and was sent to France.
United States Marshal V Y Dallman reports 2123 German male aliens and 2125 female aliens, total 4248 across 39 counties. Registration in cities over 5000 shows more women due to hospital nurses. Springfield 207 female to 147 male, Decatur 204 to 181, Peoria 321 to 220. Four photographs and 14 fingerprints per registrant produced 16992 photos and 178416 prints. About 1000 alien enemy permits issued. regulation governing female aliens pending.
Spring Valley Giants fell to the Moose in a pitchers duel at Hicks Park last Sunday. Tom Halpin and Fred Noe led the duel while Edwards booted an easy ball. Next Sunday the Giants host the LaSalle Eagles at Hicks Park with top players from LaSalle Peru Oglesby and the twi light league.
J C Granger and H P Phelps of Princeton were trapped under a overturned Ford for about two hours after a collision near Bureau. Granger suffered a broken left arm and injuries. Phelps had severe bruises. Their sons helped free them. the Ford occupants did not stop.
Dan Frain, son of Mr and Mrs Martin Frain of Schram City, trains at Mare Island Hawaii Navy training. He sends a poem describing the rough early days in the service and the discipline of naval life.
A terse remark suggesting to remain away from an event or activity and rely on security presence. The line implies a protective or coercive context where attendance is optional but monitored.
The poem recalls a World War I journey from Spring Valley Illinois to St Louis and then to Arizona with trains and tents. It expresses nostalgia for home and outlines duty to carry the flag to victory and defeat the Kaiser, with the Liberty Bell as a symbol. Composed by Edward C. Lynch of Troop I 302nd Cavalry Douglas Arizona.
Uncle Sam drums up support by urging practical work over loud boasting. The poem praises rivet driving, timber felling, forging rifles, and other productive labor as true patriotism. It contrasts noisy rhetoric with tangible effort that powers ships, weapons, harvests, and industry for the nation.
The administrator of the estate of John C. Reed, deceased, will appear at the Bureau County Court House in Princeton for the September Term on the first Monday in September to adjust all claims against the estate. Creditors and debtors are urged to present or settle their accounts promptly.
A quote from Elizabeth Barrett Browning about earning one’s keep sparks reflections on purpose and diligence. The remark evokes striving for meaningful effort in daily labor and personal growth.
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