The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-03
CORP. W|yHART
COMING MONDAY
MEMBER OF CANADIAN OVERSEAS
FORCES WILL GIVE GRAPHIC
DESCRIPTION OF TRENCHES.

Corporal r. X. Wishart. one OF the
few survivors of the 102nd battalion and
the 9th Western Scots. which were
literally wiped out at the battle Of the
Somme and at Ypres. has been secured
TO address q patriotic meeting at Con
vention Hall Monday night. There will
be no charge for admission. the lecture
being under the auspices Of the Ard
more Rotary club.
Corporal Wishart enlisted in the l02nd
battalion. Canadian Expeditionary For
ces, at Prince Rupert, British Colum'
bia, In 1915. six months later he was
in the trenches in France. He fought
around Ypres about two months ana
was then transferred to "A sector on the
Somme near Combles, Baupaume, Per
onne and Corosilette. Ii was here the
allies put on thsir big Offensive called
the battle of the Somme. Corporal
Wishart participated in these engage
ments and fought I'm the trenches for
five months without removing his
clothes II was at Coresilette that he
saw the British tanks first used. and
witnessed the assault of the first one
which enfiladed the enemy trenches,
and brought in $50 prisoners.
Corporal Wishart is an extraordinary
character. He is called the Grand
Daddy of the Somme," as he is the old
est, volunteer soldier on the allied front.
Although sixty years of age. he Is a
perfect specimen of manhood. and as
active as the average man of 20. lie
has undergone many privations. and
har,lships since his enlistment, having
been wounded several times, once by
a bullet from q German sniper At
Ypres and again at the battle of the
Somme. In this engagement he WAS
buried alive by shell, and blown cui
again before he was sufro1atot. At an
other engagement the corclssson II a
heavy shell tore his uniform from his
body without injuring him. Corporal
N'ishart worked as a sa9per ami 4
liner in the preparations which requir
cd year 10 complete for blowing vi
a ridge in France. This Is the *
plosion heard 10y Lloyd Ceprgs in Lon
don. 40 miles away.
An exceptional opportunity is offered
Monday night for everyone "a secirc
an uncensored account first hand OF
conditions I'm Belgium and France, de
picted by one. who has acluall' been
there, not as a correspondent. but as q
soldier from the front ranks. who not
only fought but observed. To hear hinl
tell of the gas attacks, liquid dre. hayo
net charges. the blowing up Of whole
sectors with enormous quantities Of hieh
explosives. the dastardly crimes Of the
Germans i'm Belgium and France, how
he went over the top" 1900 strong
with his battalion and came back with
IS men: the night attack under bar
rage fire. capture OF trenches. diggin.;
In. and his experiences while detailed
to do patrol work in "No Mans Land.
nd the activities of German snipers
make an intensely interesting enter
tainnent.
Corporal Wishart win answer ducs
tions asked by the audience after the
lecture An who are interested in the
world war should hear him. He Is ad-
lressing large crowds wherever he goes
and the value Of his lecture to the
community as well as the Individual
cannot be estimated II dollars and
cents. Corporal WIshart makes a spec.
III appeal to men In the draft. and
their relatives. and every father and
mother of the boys who are going to