The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07
Thousands Participate in HOnoring
Young Men Who Registered Tues
day-Parade Two Miles Long.

lion DaV emphasized unmlS TAX
Minot's appreciation of the sacrifice
and courage which the young men of
the land display in coming forward
and signifying their readiness to re-
spond to the Nations call to arms. It
is manifest that Uncle Sam has not
called in vain, either for men or means
whereby the audacious and predatory
hordes of autocracy shall be over
whelmed by liberty loving citizenry,
ready to offer up their lives and their
all for the cause of democracy. The
long line of marchers led by Capt.
Wheelon, who was assisted by several
aides, with two bands discoursing pat
| riotic airs, and the Stars and Stripes
thanked on either side by the banners
of England and France, was an in
spring sight and filled the hearts
of the thousands who had assembled to
witness the demonstration with fresh
faith and renewed purpose in our
great struggle against the Central
Powers.
In the first division, headed by the
Musicians Union band, were Co. D,
| Lieut.. f. Otto Gross commanding,
| members of the G. A. r. and w. r. c..
in automobiles, followed by company
| of Spanish-American veterans In
the second division marched the men
who had just registered, each wearing
a tag on which was printed, II Am
Registered. Are You?" Then came
| the Sons of Veterans, Girls Military
Squad, Boy Scouts, County and City
officials.
The Knights Templar headed the
fourth division and their superb uni
forms added dignity which stirred
the patriotic pulses of the multitude.
The j. I. Case dealers, Minot Typo
graphical Union No. 37G, the |. B.
| WIS, the Painters and Paper-Hang-
ers' Union, the Carpenters Union,
Great Northern employees and the en-
ployes Of the 500 Line The Minot
bankers and dozens of autos convey
ing citizens and their families fol-
| lowed.
The exercises at Riverside Park
were very impressive. The vast con-
course of people which assembled in
Minot's beautiful playground were in
! just the proper mood to participate in
exercises of such patriotic character
as here took place. Bruce Francis,
superintendent of schools, presided.
Seated upon the platform with the
chairman were the speakers of the
day, Judge Bruce, Chief Justice of the
North Dakota Supreme court, and
Francis J. Murphy. The opening mum
Der was the singing of "America," fol-
lowed by columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean," pupils Of the city schools lead
ing in the singing. The chairman then
introduced Francis J. Murphy, who
gave splendid address on Liberty
Bonds.
He addressed the gathering as fell
low-soldiers and said that it was the
duty of every man, woman and child
to contribute his share to the common
cause. All could not be soldiers and
fend the nation in the trenches, or
up of his life for his country. But
all could do his bit in seeing that the
men who were called to go were pro-
their protection and welfare so that
they mioht not be needlessly sacri-
feed. This country, he declared, was
not now concerned with the causes of
the war Whatever differences of
opinion there might have been in the
past are forgotten in the supreme test
|
nationalities now, the Norwegian, the
Irishman the Scotchman, the Italian.
the Russian and even the Teuton who
has his place in the land of the free
are no longer nationalities but Ameri
cans all, united in common purpose,
devoted to one flag and unfolding one
being waged for the upholding, of a
| h. of n
great principle. 1t stands among the
nations as the one country whose SOW
reignty rests in the hearts of the peo
all time and to all nations that princi-
fought that it had unsheathed the
sword.
Chief Justice Bruce was then in
eloquent address on the purposes and
tered the war. He spoke in part as
follows:
81 believe in this war" I believe in
think not Of land of religion but of
persecution, of public schools which
are in fact public, of land of law
but of law of our own creation. of a
land of comradeship, of a land of hope.
"Why should not we fight for that
/ flag, and why should not we fight that
these things may not only be here but
throughout the earth? They can new
er exist if might alone makes right;
if treaties are mere scraps of paper,
and the bayonet of the Prussian aris-
tocracy is the only God.
eve are about to fight for all that
flag means, not only here but every
where. We are about to enter world
wide struggle, not for power but for
! democracy. And in that struggle, the
foreign-born will play his part, | am
one of them. We came to America
with nothing. We came here for hope