Evening journal., 1917-09-15
british HEROES IN
CITY ON SUNDAY
Mission Comes 10 Urge Men
TO Join in War for
Democracy
EVENING MEETING
AT QUEEN THEATRE


Tho call OF King and Country and the
voice Of the spirit Of liberty VIII sum
mons the loyal sons Of the British en-
pire TO her war-torn banner Of the re-
cruitlng rally TO be conducted by the
British Recruiting Mission in tn Queen
Theatre, tomorrow evening.
Colonel st. George LOTUS steele. c.
b. who hoads the section Of the mis-
sion which is TO visit Wilmington. VIII
be accompanied by members OF ms
stan. every one a veteran OF the great
war and men who have written their
names big among the heroes or the
world struggle against German mihtar-
ism cinrc The arrival OF the mission
In the United States there has Deen
such a demand 10 see and hear them
that thev have attended meetings prsc-
flcollv every night and on number OF
days have addressed two or thlee eati,
erings. Their narratives have 80 arouseu
their hearers that hundreds OF brltlsh-
ers and others have forsaken the pur-
suits OF peace TO Join up as members
Of Canadian and English reglneht.ss'
These recruits have been furnished WIN
transportation TO England and when
their terms Of service expire VIII De
given passage back 90 America.
In the party Will be officers rom
English scottish. Irish and Canadian
commands. and each Will wear the ser
Vice uniform Of his particular organi-
zaiion. This viii add a touch of The pic
turesdue and show how the entire
british empire is united In determine
tion TO the peril Of prussianlsm.
Permission to seek recruits In the
r-nited states was granted by an Act
Of Congress and the War Department
has made arrangements for the British
ere 10 use the United states army re-
cruifinG stations in the work OF enlist
ING for the British army Under thls ar
raneemenl. a British subject desiring TO
secure information about service IN Inc
field may apply TO any armf=fecrultins
officer or ONCE Already several nave
been sent from the Wilmington stalloh'
Colonel steele and his stan viii ar
rive at the Pennsylvania station on the
train due al JsS, Sunday afternoon.
Preparations 20 receive the members
m me British Recruiting Mission are
completed and when these gallant sol-
diprs arrive hey will md hearty wei
,ome awaiting them--the sort OF vel
come that IS due men who nave done
Heir "bt" in lhe great struggle To enc
for mn timr the menace of prussiahism
the scoilrge whose sinister shadows
Were steadily lengihening across oul
avn fair and peaceful land wh m Pres
ldent Nilsson challenged the ligliliu
Beast.
Fresh from the trenches come thes
lighting men with stories OF herolsn
mat make the blood tingle. and account
af German alrOciousness that MAKE on
shudder and then want TO neht. i
hear them speak is like hearing a pag
~ living history for these men, them
selves. have made hlstory-hlstory ina
will never die Perhaps, never agar
will such an opportunity be oHered 7
yet SO vivid an impression Of what IN
iriumph of kaiserism would have mean
lo The whole world. Certainly thor
Nil not be smother chance TO see an
hear some OF these heroes OF many
terrific charge and raid, FOR several Q
ne psrty. physically no and not salts
fed with even tie big part they nav
nlaycd in making the world safe 10
democracy" are going back 20 TAX
their places at the battle front.
British subjects and friendly aliens
French. Belgian, italian. Greek. etc.
aro urged 10 attend this meeting. es
pecially men who want 20 do ther aH'
by joining the British coiors'