Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-19
capt. KNYVENT IN
STIRRING ADDRESS
GIVES GRAPHIC WORD PICTURE
OF HEROIC DEEDS OF HIS
COUNTRYMEN.
MANY COME FROM DISTANCE
Business Men From Dubuque, water
loo and Cedar Rapids Attend the
Banquet and Lecture.

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and numerous visitors from Dubuque
Waterloo. Cedar Rapids, DyersvliIe'
and in fact every town surrounding
Manchester.
The Manchester club entertained
Captain Knyvett and the visitors from
the neighboring cities at dinner AZ
the Bowen restaurant at six O'CLOCK.
Following the dinner, Captain knyVett
gave a short talk, describing the ex-
neriences of the Australians as they
landed on the Gallipoli peninsula. he
told of the fearful struggle the Aus
tralian soldiers went through oeiore
thew effected a landing, and how the
first twenty-four hours after landlns
thew drove the Turks back some hVe
miles. He also related inclden1s "
connection with the final evacuation oi
the peninsula by the Australians. foi-
lowing the Captains brief atter-o'nnef
talk, President Cloud called on the
invited guests for talks.
Secretary Paul Rankin OF the Duou
que Commercial club spoke hrst anu
humorously referred to himself al
called upon to fill in time latter tne
best speaker had failed to talk as long
as expected. He expressed the 1rleno-
" feeling entertained by Drbhque TO-
ward the people of Manchester ana
stated that the people of the latter
Mace were always welcome in the
larger neighbor on the east
Waterloo Man Heard.
Secretary Van Week of Waterloo re-
ferred to the fact that he had respoho-
ed to two previous invitations OF INC
Manchester club and said he was ike
the man who had served as pail pear
or at the funerals of three wives OF MS
neiehbor and felt bad that ne &C
conted all these favors without dong
anv in return" He said Waterloo hau
hoan nroud to know of Manchesters
recent progress but lately had Desun
to be afraid OF QeT- IlNohS' -.
Lurtos H. stubbs brought the greet
|ings of the Cedar Rapids club and
spoke most eloquently Of the spirit
THAT is growing in this country ard
uniting all true Americans in q cicset
fraternity of service in a common
cause. s4sgr ,s
The following gentlemen then re-
sponded in behalf Of the communities
represented by them with few words
expressive of their pleasure at having
the opportunity of hearing Captain
Knyvett and meeting for common
purpose: Geo. F. Ham, president OF
the Dyersville Commercial club, Wei
come Abbott of Lamont, Rev. John
Malloy of Ryan, Fred Holbert OF
Greeley, F. A. Grimes of Colesburs,
Chas, S. Todd of Edgewood, Byron
Robinson of Dundee, Rev. ]. J. Mur-
tagh of Edgewood, and others. &
Address Interesting.
The address at the opera house was
intensely inspiring. Captain knyvet1
said that Australia entered the war
not primarily to help England but be-
cause she was unwilling to enjoy lib
erty at the cost of other nations blood
without shedding her own blood In the
same cause. He said that this is not
war between nations but between all
the men of the world against beasts.
He said that for the Turkish soldiers
he had nothing but respect for their
courage and honor as brave men Dut
that for the German soldiers the al
lied soldiers had no respect but only
bitter hatred because of their atrocl-
ties. Most dramatically he stated that
anyone who refused to believe the
stories of atrocities must believe that
the best men of England, France ana
America are liars, because men or
each of these nations, of the highest
standing, have reported the facts they
learned at first hand. He related IN
stances which came under his own OBJ
servation and along with them, told
of the magnificent courage OF the sol-
diers who are standing as living wall
between America and the foe that
would just as certainly over-run
America as Belgium were it not for
the accident of geographical posi-
ton, which has placed thousands OF
miles of water between America and
Germany.
Many Join Red Cross.
At the close of the address, Captain
Knyvett appealed to the people to sup
port the Red Cross by joining as MEM
bers and one hundred thirty names
were taken of new members and those
already members who signed up for
a new year to begin January 1st.
Captain Knyvett's address was most
eloquent and dramatic throughout
and made the audience see the things
he described and feel the emotions
felt by the soldiers who are taking
part in the greatest adventure Of the
ages. 1t was by far the most thrilling
address ever delivered in Manchester