El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-12
NEED MORE Of
FRENCH SPIRIT
Rev. P. R. Knickerboeker
Tells KiWanians More Agi-
tation Necessary.


were subjected 10 hydraulic pressure
and placed in the bill Of q jaybird and
squirted into the eye OF a man. It
wouldn't be enough TO make him
wink
with this indictment OF the slack
ers-those who are such by virtue Of
activities against the government and
those who simply remain idle and fail
TO help the government-Rev- P r.
Knickerbocker delivered a stirring
plea TO EiWanians, at their weekly
meeting Friday noon at the Modern
cafe, for more enthusiastic support
Of the cause Of the allies against che
Teutons. This Beautiful War was
the subject he gave his address.
Need More French Spirit
I'VE are not agitating as much as
we should be, and We need more u
the spirit OF France, he declared
-sThe attitude OF a certain big league
team manager is what everyone needs
When one OF his best players was
drafted and the fans said II would
hurt in the fight for the pennant, this
manager said To hell with the pen
nant. We are fighting for the world
liberty and democracy championship
Worse Than Rather. Says.
The proGerman is q dangerous pc
ing. said the speaker II had my
choice between fighting rattlesnake
and fighting a proGerman, I'd choose
the RATHER. because he IS a genue-
man and warns before striking, While
the proGerman fights from conceal
ment," the preacher said
People OF the United states should
realize more fully" said the speaker.
that we are fighting in France TO
avoid having to fight IN New AorA,
New orleans and Fl Paso- we are
fighting TO avoid having our chill
dren grow up as vassals Of Potsdain-
Should Help at Home.
"FOr these reasons, everyone VINO
cannot 20 TO fight actively should
do his best at home Giving every
cent one possesses 10 the government
is not equal TO the gift Of a private
who dies at the front.
This war is beautiful declared
the speaker, 'in that It is bapuzlng
the world in q better freedom and a
better democracy. while making bet
ter men out Of those who are going
through the fighting
Chairman J. W Kirkpatrick dis
tributed Liberty loan stickerss to be
used on automobile windshields and
show windows, following Rev. Mr.
Knickerbocker' talk
McCauEIand On Other side.
"Hello from the other side OF the
world came in letter from a
Kiwanian training in England for
service in France, J W McCausland-
He is No. 20qsq25 in the army post
office at London. His letter gave a
brief but interesting account Of his
experiences on the way over the
ocean. everything was uneventful, but
the war time food was bad, he said
Riding in the shoe box compart-
ments OF British railroads was rather
interesting. Then, the half ratious
and route marching at the first train
s--r- enrr-n6 n harden every
Work in the camps commences at $50
in the morning. he said
Everything is economy IN Eng
lsnd-it is not the same England /
knew before the war, he wrote.
There are no sweets to be found
most of the time and sugar is handled
as II each crystal we're blue dla-
mond weighing a karat He would
greatly enjoy a kiWanis luncheon al
the camp, he wrote
The club entertained two distin-
Euished visitors at this meeting 40
ner T Wilson and Lucius Dills. Mr.
Wilson Is a cattleman from Clifton
ARK and is president OF the Pan
handle & Southwestern Stockmen
associa ton, while Nr. Dills is United
states surveyor general for New Mex
90, stationed at santa Ee-
Mr. Dil1s had not been in FL Paso
since 1903, when he surveyed the city
for the commission then hearing
evidence in the boundary dispute
An invitation was received from
the Southwestern Engineers society.
which asked that all klWanians ana
their wives attend the meeting at the
chamb Of commerce next Thursday
night, at which Dr. L n Hollis, pres
ident Of the American Society Of
Mechanical Engineers, viii talk on
the Engineer in the Present War"
The attendance prize was won by
P. E Bryan It was an oil heater
donated BY J. F. Whitelock- Presi-
dent Kirkpatrick read a number Of
letters from members giving their
opinions on the continuance OF at
tendance and silent booster prizes,
and on ways and means TO keep up
attendance at the luncheons.