Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-26
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war meeting presided over by DR..
M. "A. Humphrey at Logan Tues
day evening, and Fred Stems,
Almor Milliman, T. E. Arthur, A..
NJ. Longman, Paul S. Goddard.
Robert stearns, Homer Carson;
Will Downey, Lewis Frazier, Rex
Finley, T. J.. Redinbaugh, M. b.
Pitt, r. S. Owens. Charles Mahan
OF Logan, and F. p. Mccain Of
Dunlap, signed for the company
organization. Earl Adams, Luth-
er S. Snyder, Frank Walker, Ed
Brown, Rooy Fahrenkrog, Cal
Campbell and Mr.. Hopkins, in
creased the list to twenty-five
from Logan, and the great au-
dience went wild with plaudits.
The platform was effectively
decorated with flags and banners,
and was occupied by veterans of
the civil war and the Spanish
American war, and by speakers of
the evening. Amor Stern stated
the object of the meetings George
w. Wilson of Woodbine and the
Rev. M. o. sansbury of Logan
sang patriotic airs that aroused
great enthusiasm. NJ. b. Pitt
made a forceful and eloquent adj
dress in which he not only fav-
'ored universal enlistment, but
urged available young men to en-
list and then offered his services
as a private soldier in the ranks
for the defense of the nation. His
speech was greeted with great
applause. The high school girls
sang Eve Can Lick the Kaiser
With the Red White and Blue"
resulting in great enthusiasm and
encore for the patriotic young
women. J. s. Hall of Woodbine,
civil war veteran, spoke in a
happy but patriotic vein and in
structed the recruits occupying
the seat of honor in front of the
platform, to obey orders implic-
lilly and not to complain. M. d.
Russell of Missouri Valley spoke
in behalf of the Spanish war vet
Grams and pointed out the duties
of American citizens in the i'm
pending crisis. DR.. G. s. yennedy
presented in an effective manner
the interests of the Red Cross or
granization and secured large
enrolment and ready cash. DR..
Wells Dewell, mayor of Woodbine
and recruit for service recently
enlisted, talked on the duty of
each citizen, especially all able
bodied young men, and like M. B.
Pitt, denied any intention of be-
coming other than a private,
volunteering his service for the
defense of the flag.
Glenn Ball, recruit of Missouri
Valley, spoke in behalf of the
boys recently enlisted, and gave
we'll expressed thoughts of pa
triotism.
Col. Mat FINLEY of Council
Bluffs, Spanish war and border
line officer, was then introduced
by the chairman, and said in part
that by the efforts of the SOL
diers of the Revolution our gov
eminent was established, and by
the heroic efforts of the soldiers
of the ccivil war this government
was maintained and would re-
man SO long as posterity cher
ishes it's inheritance. He said
there are no Englishmen, Irish
men, Frenchmen or other ma
tionalities in the United States,
just two classes, Americans and
-anti-Americans, and the imperial
government Of Germany in OPP
position. And that the auto
cratic government of Germany
had swept aside long and we'll
recognized international laws be-
tween neutral powers governing
warfare, and had not only as
:sumed the dictatorship of the
world, but in addition, had in
suited our flag, sunk our ships
with impunity and had sent de-
fenseless men, women and chill
dren, citizens of the United
States, to untimely graves on the
high seas. He characterized
Germany's treatment of Belgium
as open wilful violation of treat
les and international laws, and
that after sacking Belgium's Cit
les and laying waste Belgian
lands and foorcibly deporting
thousands of its defenseless peo-
pie, had the affrontry to demand
of Belgium indemnity because Of
resistance. Mr.. FINLEY advised
the recruits TO obey orders and to
train for effective soldiers that
they were no, longer regarded as
boys, but men enlisted for the
noblest cause. in the defense Of
our nation. He pointed out ways
by which the farmer, merchant.
the banker, also women. girls and
bOys could assist the nation in