Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-19
Representatives of King Albert
Reach Denver, After Putting
in Day at Cheyenne Wild
West Show,
BARON M0NCHEUR HAS
PRAISE FOR AMERICA
Population of Kingdom Saved
From Starvation by Gener-
osity of Citizens of United
States,
lay MORNING ,oussAl SPECIAL LEASED w,..,

Dencer, Colo, July 1S.-The
Belgian war mission had q
and is preparing reluctantly for a re-
final fling with the wild west today
sumption of the silk hats and frocl1
coats that marked its daily appear
ances in the east, but that have been
practically discarded since the party
passed out of Minnesota on its way. to
the Pacific coast.
The foreign visitors, who are on a
friend-making tour, thanking the
United States for the aid it has
given Belgium and seeking further to
inspire this country to work with
their whole hearts and strength in
the war against the kaiser, reached
here tonight from Ogden, after a
stop at Cheyenne, Wyo,. during which
a special presentation OF Cheyenne's
annual entertainment, frontier day.
was given. apd an inspection made of
5000 cavalry recruits at Fort Rus
sell.
HOrsemanship Feature.
The three military members of the
party, General Leclercq, Major Oster-
rieth and Count D'Ursui, all are Of
ficers of the Belgian cavalry and
they were equally interested in the
maneuvers of the recruits and the
dashing western riding of the cow
boys. Possibly they showed par
ticular interest in the races and
"broncho busting" Of the cowgirls
They were welcomed into Denver by
a special trainload of citizens, who
greeted them twenty miles out on the
road. Tonight Baron Moncheur ad-
dressed a large audience here telling
them of the distress that war had
brought in Belgium and the relief
that had been given by people of the
United States.
"Our people have faced starvation"
he said, "but life is not so dear nor
peace so sweet as to be purchased at
the price of chains and slavery.
Germany first attacked us treach-
erously, then she massacred thousands
of our peaceful civilian population
then she turned, pillaged and robbed
our country and finally she has sought
to enslave our entire population.
Describes Cold Cruelty.
THE German authorities, with their
usual cold cruelty, have attempted to
carry out their plan by force. In
ri 20 ri
dragged from their homes by the Ger
man soldiery, thrown into cattle cars
and shipped like animals into Ger
many or sometimes to points imme-
diately behind the German trenches
where they we're exposed to the
"You are sending your brave boys
to fight shoulder to shoulder with
the troops of the allies. You will de-
liver those of our workmen who still
remain in bondage; you will restore
Belgium to her own; you will put an
end to military autocracy. The sight
of Old Glory upon the battlefields of
Europe has uplifted the hearts of our
troops and has stricken the kaiser
with terror
Fight to q Finish.
"Your men are in for n fight to a
finish. but you will never stop until
you finish it right"
j. M. Pater of Colorado Springs
met the mission here and urged them
to leave their special train for an
autompble trip to Colorado Springs.
and meeting there, but because Of
lack of time this could not be done.
The train will leave here at 1916 to-
morrow afternoon and will stop ten
or fifteen minutes at the station at
Colorado Springs.