The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-09-21
1t. Col. ". n. Donahue
Returns From France
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No longer can the German shift his
reserves to meet spasmodic attacks in
| three great sectors. BY pounding
both sides OF the st. Mihiel sector, the
Americans broke through. If we can
get the iron and coal deposits north
west OF Metz it will seem almost too
good to be true
bringing home. to his audience the
immensely of war problems, the officer
| said one division on the march could
reach from Minneapolis to Hastings
and that in his sector, supplies for
seven such divisions were being
| brought up with scarcely any con-
| fusion over roads at times subject to
| shelliire
Colonel Donahue related how the
Germans, using an airplane, got the
range of one battery in which are
many Minneapolis boys. Shells fell
each side of it and the lieutenant with
a happy 'hunch' ordered his men to
| dugouts Then the Boche got the
range and the next two shells
| destroyed both guns, but the
men were safe. lie mentioned many
Minneapolis and Minnesota men,
among then Lieut.. Louis Collins, news
paper man, and Father Harrington,
regimental chaplain. Collins, he said,
maintained sort of parental super.
vision over the men, possible because
he is older than most of them.
when the time comes to make
peace we want to have achieved such
| peace that there cannot be one
question to argue between the
trained diplomats of the Germans and
our own except this: Where will
the indemnity be paid?' When we
finish this war it ought to be the end
OF war for all time"
Colonel Donahue was enthusiastic
ally received by the audience, which
stood when he appeared and again
when he began to speak. Applause
at several points in his address was
long and voluminous
More than 1900 persons gathered
on The Parade to see the review Mon
day night With Colonel Donahue
were Col. Leroy ID. Godfrey, COM
manding officer of the Fourth Mime
sofa; Maj Albert Pray, who was cap
tain Of Battery L Of the old First
Minnesota in the days when Colonel
Donahue and Major Johnson were
non-commissioned officers in the bat
terry; Maj. Edwin Harrow and Lieut.
Walter Thorp.
At the conclusion of the review, the
Fourth Minnesota band gave a con-
cert in honor of Colonel Donahue.
/ With the band playing over
! There" and thousands waving and
cheering, Lieut.. Col William Fl. Dona-
hue of the 151st artillery, A. Il. f.,
stepped to the platform Tuesday night
at the Auditorium and told the au-
dience that the mothers and fathers
of Minnesota should not be worried
ii they do not hear from their sons
these trying days, that the Boche was
hearing from them and they should
be satisfied.
The colonel told the soldiers par
ents, who composed good share of
the audience, that their sons went
away boys, but they would come back
men.
Some of you may sniff at hearing
of your sons sleeping in barns," he
continued. after a 20-mile march,
when they have eaten their emer-
gency rations, they are mighty glad
to crawl into the clean hay and they
don't care if there are COWS under
them or over them. Your boy is 60
ing to be very easy to satisfy when
he gets home"
Colonel Donahue reviewed the
founding of the 151st from the time
of it's organization until it's arrival in
France, and wildly described the
hardships, the joys and the victories
achieved by the Minnesotans.
"The 151st is the luckiest regiment
on the 'front.'" he said. During our
many fierce engagements up until
August 6, the 151st only lost % men.
At Chateau Thierry, in our advance,
16 horses were killed from under our
men and not soldier wounded. Dur
ing the next days engagement, seven
horses were killed and only one man,
riding on the timber, was slightly
wounded. 1t makes no difference
what your soldier boy may be doing
over there, whether he wears shoulder
straps or is driving the mess wagon,
he is good soldier II he is doing his
work we'll. A good mess wagon driv-
er is better than a poor lieutenant"
The colonel pictured one of the dug
outs, or up-to-date trenches built by