Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-23

there wasn't standing room left, were
taken lover the Top" in vivid lecture
by Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey, an
American who served In the British
army and who recently returned from
the front line trenches. lie was wound
led three times, invalided home and wrote
a now famous book OF his experiences.
The lecture was different in tone from
any war lecture heard here for some
time, in that Il presented the humor-
ours more than the hideous side OF the
war. and was given under the direction
Of the Womans Liberty Loan Commit
tee. Members OF that committee were
seated on the stage. The speaker was
introduced by Former Congressman
Charles p. Lands, who dwelt particu-
larry on the patriotism OF this State
and the important part which Delaware
has played in this world war. lnclden-
tally the Liberty Loan Is enriched by
about 100000 and S125 was collected for
smokes for the Sammies' from the
audience, II was what Is estimated as
having been one OF the largest audi
ences that ever crowded The Playhouse.
Patriotism fairly charged the air.
Women everywhere in the audience
- and on the stage knitted for the sol
diers and sailors. The Star Spangled
4 Banner was sung with much en-
thusiasm and spirit. Sergeant Empey
y in his service uniform and wearing
= his honor stripes. was a magnetic
speaker and the large audience huns
= upon his words His was a recital
r OF a modest man. who laid no claim
10 heroism, but on the contrary ad-
], mitted his fright when called on Ia
!. 20 over the top" He presented the
!, human, humorous. real side OF the
!. war, direct from the front line
!, trenches, in straight forward simple
= plain spoken manner In many ways
= Sergeant Employs lecture was a reye
= lation 10 the home folks" and was
= as far as possible a narrative OF the
= bloodless phases OF warfare.
Beginning his lecture, Sergeant
Empey spoke of the Liberty Loan
urging the strong and hearty sup
port 10 the loan.
THE people OF this country must
realize that We are at WARFARE at
! war, not alone with Germany. with
the Kaiser. with Prussian.sm or milf
tarism. but with the German people
with everything connected with them
= and IL we are going 10 win this wal
Q we must smash Germany and the
}, German people," Sergeant Empey as
q serted.
Il You don't meet the Kaiser OF the
n Crown Prince in the trenches-you
q meet the German people.
Say" he asked do you think foI
n a minute that millions OF men are
l. going TO murder men, women and
8 children Just because one man or {
Al few men told them 10? Not on YOU
~ life; they do II because they want Il
i do II.
=. III you want TO SEQ the casualt.
"a lists containing the names OF our owl
- boys grow longer, then all We hav'
to do Is 10 sit still and not do on
bit. but II we want TO see them com
home soon with German helme
stuck on their bayonets aud With Oh
firm Of Me und Colt by the scrul
Of the neck. then We must do our bl
by subscribing 10 the loan"
| He traced a graphic picture or run
II ed village in France, With Germe
shells lying over 70. revealing IN
cross-studded burial grounds OF so
~ diers, and he emphasized that tho sooI
~ er the needed money is contributed b
y the American people. the sooner III
war will end aud the shorter viii
~ the casualty lists.
|, He urged his hearers 20 support 4
"a order Of their importance, as he sa'
: them, the Liberty Loan. tho Re
!, Cross, the Y. N. G. A. war work, an
The Smokes" for soldiers.
Many women in the audience wei
lknitting industriously sixty per cen
OF the war Will be won here st hon
- and forty per cent. in tho trenches
- observed Sergeant Empey. 1T is a
NJ right for you TO knit hope you wi
ii. continue 20 do H. But knit 10 yol
homes rs well as IN public. An
IN. don't AK the Red Cross 10 give yo
ha wOolsif you can afford 30 buy
"a Don't refuse 10 buy wool and then {
90 swanking around with a fifteen
th twenty-dollar knitting bag on YOU
In. arm. over on the other side won,
are knitting day and night in the
homes as well as in public. l NAL
these remarks for the benefit Of a 20
n. sible few" Sergeant Empey added
nd the great audience burst into long a.
al plause.
IS Sergeant Empey has a wonderf
Az sense OF humor. lie spoke I'm a col
los versational way, telling Of the hum
he as well as the pathos Of trench> life, n
hopefulness and the fears Of the m,
Nv waiting to go over the. top" aero
he mo Mans Land" into the face Of &c
man shrapnel, machine-gun fire, ri
. bullets and bayonets. lie put on
- gas maske and his steel helmet, whic
-. he said. the soldiers call their Il
n. hats" 1.-The gas mask is chemical
treated" he said. The chemical
"a; worse than the gasr
nc. II had ten days intensive trainil
~ In France before being ordered TO d
a., trenches" he said. He said he W
II: the second man In the line to go oy
md the top, and said frankly he w
re- scared" If any man who has be
*. over the top tells yea he wasn't frigh
IT. ened, he's a NJ partner for Ananlas
e.. Sergent Empey asserted. When Il
soldiers were waiting at the scalll
.iepee ladders TO go over the top. sergea
Jar Empey said he pretended he had Ia
re, his gas mask and left his No. DO,
TON tion. Il figured II could get from \
in TO No. 26 position peace right be q
elared before II came my turn to 4
ed. over he said, "and started down {
trench. A bally sergeant stopped n
IN mo you don't he said. "Whcn (
III your turn, over you go: there's no q
ting out OF it. That was tried a yc
q, ago.
" caroeant En,ne1, fold ~ fbo ,tr,,r,