The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-11-08
Mr.. Sherwood Eddy Tells A Graphic
Picture of What Var Is at the Front
and How Conditions Can Be HELPED


. ing 10 hold a meeting In one OF the
Y. NJ. c. A. hats and the men were
Indifferent: no one would do anything
II was stunt night and the men failed
20 respond All at once Corporal
Smith came down the aisle half drunk.
The chaplain had just told the men
that they were dismissed for the
night. that they would not try 10 have
any meeting as no one would enter
into il. Corporal Smith advanced to
the Platform and said. partner, il
they won't help you, &, VIII help you
What do you want me to do?"
what can you do" said the chap
lain.
We'll" said Corporal Smith. q can
sing. or can preach or can pray.
What will you have,
Suppose you give US a speech. .
said the chaplain
"Ali right"
And for Ave minutes Corporal
Smith poured forth flow of oratory
which greatly amused the men. He
turned to the chaplain and said:
Now shall pray for yeu, partner e.
yes If you mean it," said the
chaplain.
The half drunken soldier started in
and said:
''oh God. We are rotten bunch
He then stopped, being overcome by
his feelings He said to the chap'ain
'' cant go on. l don't know any other
prayer" He said, -Oh yes do. !
know one that was taught me when
was q boy. by my mother" And he re-
peaied the simple prayer that was
taught al his mothers knee, but be-
fore Re had finished. he was sobbinr
like a baby and many of the men were
wiping their eyes.
Ccrrcral Smith went out from that
hut n changed man. completely sober
and with a full determination that he
would lead q different life. and said
Mr Eddy. the last account of Corpor-
al Smith was that he was still stick
ing to HIS resolution.
The officers in the army claim that
as compared with other factors in the
war. morale is three to one. He says
that the Y. NJ. c. A. huts are crowded
TO their capacity every night with men
writing letters. attending stunt night,
educational classes or nj religious
meetings. Since the war began there
have been an average of two buildings
day erected. Every nation in arms
is clsmoring for the work OF the Y.
NJ. c. A. 10 be pushed forward Rus.
sia's fghting force is half gone but
there are seven millions left. II one
half of these are turned against cur
boys II viii mean that three and one.
half millions Of our allies will be turn
cd against us rs enemies. This may b.
averted. said Mr.. Eddy. If we will do
all in our power to show this country
that America is in this war from q
humanitarian standpoint.
"In my opinion said Mr.. Eddy
''the next twelve months will be the
last and the worst of the history OF
the war. II is going 10 cost men and
money. We must not deceive our.
selves Into thinking that It Is going to
be an easy victory for our boys. There
Is no question but what America Is
going to deliver tho Anal blow. But 1,
is going TO be heavy price that we
shall have to pay.-
We may talk about our splendid
athletes. our foot ball trained men
but what does this count when they
march up against one of those ma,
chine guns that NOW down men like
wheat before a harvester. And yet I,
is not the danger of death that is the
worst thing that the men are sub
jec,ed to but II is during their idle
moments. when they are or duty
when they have nothing to do and a-c
seeking diversion from the awful
strain OF war. Then il the time that
the Y NJ. c. A. steps in and provides
with its music its entertainments, its
educational classes. fits boxing bouts
It's athletic contests and religious ser.
vices to meet this emergency.
Mr.. Eddy told OF the splendid trib.
ute which General Pershing paid to
the memory OF the great Lafayette
when he laid wreath of beautiful
flowers on the tomb of that. great
statesman and from whom all Amer,
cans revere and said in the French
tongue. Lafayette we have come"
One hundred and forty years Amer,
lea has been paying bach the debt Ia