The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-04

we weshed to destroy, but we had and
have, the principles Of liberty and
rights OF man to establish.
1t has become necessary to fight that
The small nation may live. Some Of
us may have to die in order that the
little fellow may exist. And fight we
will until the end, the world is shown
that the liberty and freedom OF man.
knd-and by that | mean all mankind
is nearest to our hearts, and that no
sacrifice is too great in the freeing of
the downtrodden be they black, vel
low or white, be they German or Slav;
Servian or Turk; Roumanian or Ar.
menian; Belgian Of Pole. All shall
live, and live in peace and liberty-if
we have to fight until our life's blood
turns to water; until gray-whiskered
patriots predominant in the first
trench Yes, we will fight until the
mythical "hell freezes over" if neces-
sary, but when we are through we will
have peace, not for a week, a month,
decade or century-but for all time;
and with that peace the freedom of
men.
During Mr.. Greene's address he said;
All Europe is afame. The birthplace
and all the treasure houses of our
modern civilization - even Of Chris
! itanity itself-are threatened with de-
! vastation and destruction-and will be
devastated and destroyed unless the
battle fires, lighted by Teuton torch, on
| 1000 miles of battle front, can be put
! out, and the incendiary nations whip
ped into submission to the laws OF God
and civilized man.
| no To- OF
England, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Ser
bia, Montenegro and Roumania with all
| the aid they can draw from five CONT
nents and both hemispheres, and with
| the moral and material help and sup
port of Japan, have been unable ITO
ouench those fires. Australia and Can
ada, Africa and India have contributed
| to the armed forces of the Allies but
the man-power of them all has been
unable to subdue the almost volcanic
terrors of central Europe.
Your country has drawn the sword
! in the cause of universal peace and
international justice and to establish
once and for all on earth the right OF
the people to rule. No soldier ever be-
fore fought in such war. No such
victory has ever. yet been won as you
soldiers of America will win Without
you this war cannot be won for the al
lies: without you this great world con-
fagration cannot be subdued Shall we
then think of sacrifice? Your rewards
will be great but we must not forget
that your responsibilities will also be
great. The armies Of fifteen nations
are now engaged in this sanguinary
conflict, but on your army and your
flag the eyes of the world are conferred
It's struggling nations turn to you as
the eyes and souls of the martyrs turn.
ed heavenward for saving grace. Had
any army ever such inspiration as lies
in that simple fact? We know what 1t
means to you. We know that where
the fight is thickest you and our flag
will be, and we know also that where
you and that flag are there also will
victory be and abide.
At the conclusion of the addresses,
Captain Gross made brief statement
thanking the people of Minot and vi
cinitv for all that they had done for
his men and himself and assuring them
that Co. D. would give good account
of itself. The order to march was then
given, the men going directly to the
station where they boarded the train.
Company A. Leaves
When Co. A. and the Medical Corus
departed Monday, they were given no
less a farewell demonstration than
that accorded Co. D.
McGuire's drum corps marched to
Dorman Park where the company had
been quartered and escorted the com
pany to the armory where the Med
ical Corps was joined. The process.
sion then led to Main street, headed
by the band.
Francis ]. Murphy in his address
turned his attention to A. G. ToWnley
president of the nonpartisan league
accusing him of trying to discourage
the farmers from investing in the first
liberty loan bonds and said that while
he is now seeking to create the i'm
preston that he is patriotic, it does
not coincide with his past acts and
utterances. The speaker stated that
the St. Paul meeting was used as a
means of furthering the policies of dis