The Arizona copper camp., 1917-09-22


proximately sixty stalwart men left
Florence on Wednesdays train fo1
Fort Riley, Kansas. They consti
tuted Pinai countys second quota to
/ Uncle Sans new army. In blaze OF
glory and with an enthusiasm which
bespoke the deepest sincerity and ap-
probation, the boys were given a
splendid send-off by the people OF
Florence on Tuesday evening.
A great crowd gathered in the Isis
theatre at $3.50. The program was in
teresting and each number was ap-
plauded vigorously. The prison or.
chestra furnished the music, and
Messrs. John NICK. Redmond and
Parole Clerk Suman rendered the
solos. Captain ]. G.. Heating called
the meeting to order and introduced
President j. r.. Treat of the Florence
Chamber of Commerce as the chair
man of the evening. Rev. Churchill
delivered the invocation and in NOV
ing words asked that our boys in the
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great new army might uphold all the
traditions and honor of American
manhood; that their efforts might be
victorious; that through this great
struggle they might be brought to
realize that Jesus Christ is the real
ruler of the world, and that through
His works their faith might be rip
ened and strengthened until they
would become in truth His messen-
gers and His soldiers.
Judge Baushn's Address.
Judge o. ]. Baughn delivered an ad-
dress on "The Necessity for United
Effort in Prosecuting the War" He
stated that not only would 1--WE be
proud of the boys of Pinal county who
rallied around the old flag in France,
but that we must and we will to the
last one of us unite and coordinate
our efforts at home with theirs abroad,
to the end that as a whole we consti-
tute solid working unit in this
great struggle for the freedom of the
world" He stated that there was no
room in this country now for pacifists
and slackers, and that statements by
pacifists that we ought not to be in
diers at home to protect America,
were utterly without reason to sup
port them. .'If they are honestly
made, they demonstrate ignorance; if
they are dishonesty made, they point
to treason. To such reasonable utter
ances there must be speedy end.
We must, and we will. have unity of
purpose and action at home while our
brave boys are fighting abroad"
Fighting for America.
Judge Baughn went on to say that
the government demanded that every
man do his part and that the young
men comprising Pinal county's second
quota "go forth to fight for America
great, busy, peaceful America, the
vista of hope to the oppressed of all
nations. America, whose people suf-
fered indignity after indignity; whose
ships were sunk without warning
for their lives, and whose president
miles. from shore; whose citizens were
murdered by scores without a chance
at length solemnly declared that as a
free people we could no longer suffer
our rights and the rights of humanity
to be trampled upon and must cast
our lot on the side of the allies"
"These men go to fight not only for
America" said he, "but because Of
Belgium, invaded, outraged and i'm
poverished; because of France, mill
ion of whose heroic sons have laid
down their lives to save the land
which gave us Lafayette; because of
England and because of Russia-new
Russia-who must not be over
whelmed now until her peasants have
had chance to go to school to Wash
ington and Lincoln; until they learn
their way about through this strange
new world of government by the peo-
pie.
Germany an Outlaw.
"The irresponsible government of
Germany has proven itself to be a
national outlaw and the great peace
full democracies have combined to put
this outlaw out of business-to free
the German people from a yoke which
they themselves cannot throw off,"