Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-26
BRITISH TANK HEADS
GREAT LIBERTY PARADE
@o'oo0 March on Fifth Avenue,
While Airplanes Drop Loan
Bombs" Upon Throngs.
GERMAN U-BoAT RECHRIsTENED
secretary Daniels Delivers Address
IN Which He Refers to Country's
Naval Activities-Dcclnres Amer
lea Is Modified to Back Up Navy.
TBy Associated press1

NEW YORK, October 25.-Fifth Ave-
nue.. through which many patriotic
pageants have passed since the United
states Joined the entente allies In the
war, was the scene to-day Of another
inspiring spectacle when 10000 march,
ers parnded from Washington Square
10 Central Park in a demonstration de-
signed to typify New York's enthusi-
asm for the Liberty loan
Headed by an armored tank" fresh
rom the British fighting front. and
manned by the crew which had driven
this' latest engine Of war over the
battle fields OF France. the parade
marched to the sheep meadow in Cen
trial Park while airplanes. lowering
over the line Of march, dropped thou
the throngs in tho streets and upon
housetops
The celebration reached n climax
when the marchers Joined the 10000
spectators In the sheep meadow to
witness the notwithstanding Of the Ger
man submarine UC-5 as the ~ Buy a
Bond"
After the STANDARD of the German
empire had been lowered from the
wireless staff of the U-boat, and the
colors Of Great Britain and America
run up. Secretary OF the Navy Daniels
delivered an address. in which he re-
fcrrcd to the country's naval activi-
ties:
We have rcchr,stened this boat to-
day" Mr.. Daniels said: but II / wero
TO attend the christening OF every ship
the navy launched for the next year
would attend christening every day
America Is modified to strengthen the
navy, our first arm of defense. we
arc now building as many destroyers
as tho facilities OF our country Will
permit"
FLAG OF INDEPENDENCE
ELEVATED FOR WORLD
The significance OF this occasion IL
Worldwide" he continued. When no
saw the German flag come down from
the submarine. in It's place was elevat-
cd the nag of independence and lib
crty. not only for America. but for
the world.
Some months ago the American poo
pic were Eratifed TO read In the morn
Ing papers that number Of Amcri-
can destroyers had appeared over
there when this company Of brave
Haiiors. manning these destroyers. ar
rived In the water, around England,
the British admiral, speaking to the
commanding officer. said:
How soon will you be ready
And the answer was: We ar" ready
now This answer echoed round th..
world.
II zee TO day that In France The SOL
diers have contributed more than So,
100000 to Liberty bonds. ready to n
nance their own campaign. II We do
not finance 1t for them let us every
one count II privilege and an honor
20 send message Saturday to
France and to our men on the seas that
america is behind you to the last man
and to the last dollar and II will nerve
them to bring an early victory and an
enduring peace"
huge Caproni a.rpiane. driven By
Lieutenant Resna,i of the Royal Ital-
'an Flying Corps. and CARRYING s!s pas
fergers, and speedy scout biplanc
driven by Lieutenant Baldioii. ncw TO
the city from Mineola. and after cir
cling over City Hall and the skyscrap-
'rs OF Lower Manhattan. at times a.,
such low attitudes as almost TO scrapc
The roofs darted northwa-d bomba I'd
ing the crowds gathered in the sheep
mcadow With Liberty loan bombs