The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-25
GREAT AUDIENCE
VAS ENTHUSED
And Cheered Chaplain 0'Reilly at Mont
pelier City Hall Last Night-What
Are You Doing to Back Up
the Soldiers?


Some 1900 persons obtained clearer in
sight into the reason why Liberty bond:
are being sold in the United States this
week as a result of the address of Chap
lain +. NJ. O'Reilly of the 18th cavalry
at Fort Ethan Allen, given Wednesday
evening in city hall in Montpelier as a
booster to the sale of bonds in that city
in spite of the fact that over three quar-
tiers of million dollars has already been
purchased. Chaplain 0'Reilly is one of
the best speakers that has been heard
there in long time He gave finished
| 40 minute address, filled with wit and
| facts that held his audience very close
| ly.
kaiser Bill" sung by sextet, com
posed Of Perley Pitkin William Fisher,
Edmond Slayton, Francis kelleher, Frank
| Il. Pikin and w S. Smith. brought a
good deal of cheering. On the platform
with the speaker We're the members of
the Montpelier city council, Liberty loan
committee, Gen. l.. S. TIlotson, Majors
lG. f. Carpenter and Stephen Cushing
Capt. Leroy Hall, Chief Master alarms
Charles Mitchell of Montpelier and ].
NJ, Carroll of Burlington. The singing
of the 'Star Spangled Banner" and
America" and selections by the Mont
pelier Military band added to the pro-
gram.
The speaker was introduced by Mayor
r. w Mitchell, who spoke briefly upon
the Importance of the folks at home do
ing their part in the fight for ciyiliza-
tion and that he expected Vermont to
follow out the traditions of our forefa
Tiers, in doing our share for the country
by subscribing all each person can for
the Liberty loan, which brought forth
applause.
Chaplain O'Reillv started his address |
with couple of stories which placed him
at ease with his audience. He was in
Germany when the war broke out and
came away shortly after He was closely |
in touch with some of the German Off
GERS and was told by one of them, year
before the killing of the arch duke Of
Austria, that war was to be declared
He was given the week, the officer bid
ding him goodbye, but returning, the
crisis having been postponed. In six
months more he saw the same thing re
peated and again the postponement, but
he third time the Keil canal was ready
and the killing of the duke gave the
opportunity which Germany wanted and
which has drafted the United States into
war.
Chaplain O'Reilly urged the citizens
hat to do their downright duty they
must purchase all the Liberty bonds they
an afford. 1t rs a loan and not work
q he 80 nj ha
acv will fail. The first loan by a gov
rnment was made in 1903, so this is not
new proposition. He explained why a
,ond is a good business proposition, a
afe and sane investment and that the
Investment must be made that the world
an be made safe Tor democracy. He said
hat il is a moral obligation regardless
f the party, and politics has no place
n the matter now; the government must
e supported
To-day we are the greatest nation
f the world, but our time has come TO
o our duty. The soldiers are ready to
o theirs, but they must be supported
II is call TO the colors and
here is no excuse if the citizens do not II
ally literally to the loan. III
At this point three cavalry men III
larched onto the stage, Chaplain O'Reil- III
' explaining that not only are the sol
iers doing their bit in fighting and in
'adiness to fight. but they have pur- Il
lased literally Of bonds, S44s, $50 hav-
IL been bought BY 1000 soldiers at Fort II
than Allen the other GOO there having l
, send money home to their dependents :
he Second cavalry bought sl04,0
9TH. sl23 $50; and 18th sl63,359, and
Early all Of the privates at the fort
Re under 81 Tie cited many instances.
cluding two signal men buying $3.50
orth of bonds He stated that the sol