Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-13
Y. N. c. A. IS GIVEN.
BIG BOOST; RALLY
DRAWS FAIR CROWD
BUT SMALL AUD.
iENCE HEARS DR.. DAVID n.
JONES AND SOLDIER FROM THE
TRENCHES TELL OF GREAT
WORK DONE BY "Y."

The Y. NJ. C. A. demonstration held
at The high school auditorium last
evening was but fairly we'll :.tended,
about three hundred persons seing in
attendance.
The program was splendid one,
and those who We're present thoroly
enjoyed every minute Of the evening.
The first feature of the evening was
l drill by the o. H. s. cadets. Their
exhibition was short. but showed the
splendid training under the leader.
ship of Captain Hilliard.
Lorenzo Leland presided at the
meeting and he presented VIM. Brad
ley to the audience, who sang couple
If patriotic solos that were thoroly
enjoyed and demonstrated Mr. Brad
ley's ability as real singer.
Private Hart, OF Toronto. Canada, &
nineteen year old soldier, gave mos
inspiring account of his experience
in the trenches. He served eight
months in the trenches of France ant
was one of the heroes of the battle
Of the Somme. He narrated tales OF
the trials and hardships of the thou
sands Of young soldiers in the trench
es and one instance in particular he
told of a gas wave which his officers
directed at the enemy. by the sudden
change of the wind the gas wave that
is very common in today's warfare
swept back upon their own men and
within five minutes afterwards liz
members of his regiment were killed
by the deadly gasses An officer, ht
said was wounded in this battle an(
he was directed to give him attention
and was in the act OF bathing hi
head when a shell from the enemies
lines tore his left arm from his body
II was seven or eight hours before HI
was able to get treatment but he man
aged to get to his lines and by prOmp
medical attention his life was save,
and he said he was glad to know tha
he lost only one arm.
Mr. Hart spoke of the splendid wor
of the Y M A. organization abroa
and he appealed to the people of thi
community to do their share in tu
nishing funds to carry on the wor
Of aiding the boys in the trenches an
upon the battlehelds.
Miss Vera Ham sang Keep tn
Home Fires Burning" the audienc
joining the chorus lead by Rev Briggs
DR.. David II Jones, OF Evanston
delivered one of the best talks tha
: has been heard in this communit
since the war began The doctor
some talker aud he has habit {
calling a spade a spade
, He began his address By saying |
! had a tip from Mr.. Griggs that sho
, talks we're popular in these war tint
/ so he said he would make his shol
. The speaker said that there wei
T. three classes of people In the Unite
4 States patriots. traitors and fool
n Patriots you will always find stan
|. ing by tn republic. always ready to {
= their part in preserving Old Glor
s Traitors are the men living OFF Il
bounty of the public and stabbll
people in the back at every oppo
tnnity Fools he said, are those WI
are asleep, who fail to wake up whit
they are confronted with disaster.
suppose he said you have plenty
them in Ottawa
u have been preaching war for thr
g years and will continue to preach
II until the kaiser goes to his doom
x this republic has fallen | will 80
d hell, he said, before | will bow to I
is haiso!.
7. Some idea might he had. he c,
tinued, of the tragedy that Is now r;
IN ing and the millions of men engag
At IN battle when we stop to think Il
4. all the wars of the world for l25 YET
IN just prior to the present war invo
ia ed by two million men and the to