Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-07
HARRY LAUDER
DENOUNCES GERMANS
Famous Singer Thrills Thous-
ands in Philadelphia Metro
politan House.

politan House.
Harry Lauder the great Scotch CO.
nedian and singer, whose songs have
charmed millions Of people through
out the world, is in the United States
on a speaking tour under the auspices
Of the American Z. NJ. G. A, Mr.. Lau-
der has been secured To- present condi-
lions in Europe and to urge Americans
to support literally the Y M. G. A..
campaign. for $35, 100000, which begins
on Sunday and continues until the
18TH He was given a wonderful recep-
ton in the Metropolitan Opera House,
Philadelphia, last Sunday, as he APP
peared in kits, wearing the plaid of
the Mcleod clan. Before speaking, he
sang 1.-THE Children's Home" and
Rocked In the Cradle of the Deep,
and then said:
Before the war [ might say we were
leading a selfish old life; in fact, one
half Of us ate so much that we abso-
IuteIy cared neither for God nor man."
Lauder began lie spoke slowly, Of
ten repeating his sentences, so fire.
quently were they drowned in the APP
plause He continued. I'VE are face
to face with an enemy whose motto IS
No mercy prevails
Somebody began heckling Lauder
from the balcony. Lauder stopped and
looked up. "Don't get excited, people.
He'll soon get downstairs he said.
While the man was escorted from the
house the Scotsman resumed, his au-
ditors still laughing. I'VE ought not
To laugh at him. give him our SYM
patty" lie said There were no more
interruptions after this, save occasional
outbursts of laughter or that subdued
murmur of horror as Lauder talked on,
sometimes softly and slowly and again
rising to loud-voieed oratory. Then
he cried out, during a recital of con-
versation he had had with his son,
about German cruelty: i am here to
tell you the truth today; you must be-
lieye me / arm fearless. | know what
/ saw to be the truth Here, Lauder
stepped back, brared his short, sturdy
figure firmly, while the audience paus-
ed in it's cheering II tell you | an
fearless,'' lie cried. II am not on the
theatrical stage now: l am not a pro-
pagandist, I ann not politician; /
speak the truth. | tell you people the
truth must stand" And the cheering
and applause shook the structure OF
the opera house.
German Cruelty.
Lauder bent forward. When my
son was home" he said softly The and
/ had good quiet talk together, smok
(. in our pipes by the flreside, | said.
Son, how do you like going back" He
said he didn't mind, but he said,
They're cruel those Germans. ! said,
Come, son, tell me about en-. And he
spoke OF a soldier who had been caught
iesertin' a German trench. The of
ficer caught him. He drew his saber,
cut off one of his legs and said, Now
run, you swine
my son didn't like to tell me those
tales. Come, son. tell me more, |
asked him He told me of charge
made by the Argyle Highlanders and
the Sutherlands and the famous old
Black Watch; they stripped them
naked and made them stand at atten-
ton. all through the cold dismal night
and" here the audience was tense,
eyes were on the speaker; he dropped
his head, and coming toward the lights.
said: ''You know, people, what they
did. When the dawn came. lighting up
the heavens. they said TO the men:
Now go, YOU Scotch swine and the
men started across No Mans Land.
They got half way when the machine
gun fire moved them down, every man
az them MY son said that was enough.
and he told me no more.
Il saw fellow, his face battered up.
lying in a hospital Tell me, man.
howd'e get that day?' The soldier said
he had found a fountain pen in a Ger
man dugout and had carried it back
as a souvenir. He was going to write
to his mother, telling her his escapade.
You will believe me. friends, that when
this man unscrewed the top of the
pen, it exploded ad blew part OF his
face away. All, l could tell you hum
dreds like that"
Kaiser is German God.
1.-THE world is on fret" cried Lauder,
Il tell you people it must he put out
black out! You must overflow your
Golfers with money and swell your
ranks with men. because you Ameri-
cans are going to need them all. We
fight q different fight than the Ger