The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-09-07
The Van Guard Of Liberty.
Two Big Stone Boys Selected as
First Representatives Of Grant
County In New Army.
LEONARD X. PUDER,
CARL TRAPP,

LEONARD K. PUDER,
CARL TKAPP.
During the past week the call for
the first contingent from Grant
County for the new army was is
sued by the local board. three
names of the forty-two to be select
ed from Grant county having been
summoned here on the 5th, but only
two OF them were to go to the
camp. The two chosen ones were
Leonard X. Puder and Carl Trapp.
Both Of these young men, who have
the honor Of being the first Of the
new army to leave Grant county,
are from Big Stone City. And as
something has been said in times
past that in the war against auto
cfacy and Prussianism the German
American would not prove loyal to
America, it may be well to note
that these first two young men
from this county are of German
descent, and they are going gladly
into the service of their country.
, The editor of the Herald Advance
has known these Young men or
their forbears since the boys were
babies. They are of the God fear
ing. honest folk, who are the main
stay Of every community, and
wherever these boys may be placed
there may. be no fear that they will
fail in supporting the honor of
their country and the faith Of the
community they represent. and fill
an honorable and worthy place in the
great American army that is now
in the making. No finer or truer
thing has been said to and Of these
boys who are going out from our
homes to battle for liberty and a
lasting peace than that contained
in an address of Judge Ell Torrance,
himself veteran Of the civil war.
to the Minneapolis men who were
the first to be drawn to the camp.
The address will apply to our own
Grant county boys as well as to
the million of young men from all
over the country who are now about
going out on the same great mis-
sion. Judge Torrance said:
SOLDIERS OF LIBERTY: In the
name Of the fathers of the republic
and of the Grand Army of the Re-
public salute you.
You are the first fruits of Ameri-
can manhood and the honor and
safety of our country and the hopes
Of humanity are now centered in
you.
| congratulate you that you en-
| JOY the special privilege and great
distinction Of being the first to be
called to the colors.
You have not been drafted or
conscripted in the old outworn
meaning of those terms. You are
the selected soldiers of liberty. the
preferred and chosen defenders Of
your country. You constitute q
part of that roll of honor that will
be treasured with admiration and
gratitude by your countrymen
through all generations. You will
be conspicuous actors in the great
world struggle for the rights Of
humanity.
You will carry into that struggle
the sacred influences of your home
life, and will be sustained and
blessed by the spirit of your devot-
ed mothers and the nsble example
Of your honored fathers.
With malice toward none and
charity for all you will take up the
mighty task assigned to you, and
you will not lay it down until the
divine right Of kings to rule shall
give place to the divine right Of
the people to rule.
In this struggle you will acquit
yourselves like men. The deeds Of
valor already wrought on the bat
tlefields Of Europe have been 80
many that no historian will attempt
to Secord them all. but America
believes that her sons will blaze q
new path to glory and will write
upon the page Of history govern
ments "of the people, by the people
and for the people" have triumph
ed throughout the earth.
You will, dear boys, take with
you the flag around which cluster
our prayers and pride, our hopes
and tears. If perchance you should
let it fall our hearts would break.
But you will not let it fall. Your
breasts will be its barricade and
the rich life blood of your brave
hearts will be its sure defense.
You will never return and say
that the task was too great for you
to accomplish, but when you re-
tnrn II will ha tn tho sOn0s of nm.