The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-11
War Talk by Man Who Has
Been in England in
Y. M. c. A. Work
WAR CHEST PLAN
HIGHLY ENDORSED
Says Kaiser and German Military Pow
er Will Get Their Deserts if God
Lives-Every Seat Taken in Spite of
Raging Blizzard.


Lives-Every Seat Taken in Spite of
Raging Blizzard.
"lf God lives, the kaiser and the
German military power VIII get what
they deserve With this utteranee,
which thrilled one of the largest au-
diences ever gathered together in the
Auditorium, Brewer Eddy of Boston, as
sociate secretary of the American board.
reached dramatic climax in an ad-
dress yesterday afternoon that was in
tensely patriotic and stirred the emo
tions of the people as no other war
talk in Brattleboro this season has done.
Beginning in a quiet but appealing
and highly entertaining way, Rev. Mr..
Eddy, who came here under the auspices
of the Brattleboro Men s Forum TO tell
! of his recent visit to England in Y. NJ.
y A. work, gave some startling facts
1 IN connection with GERMANY inhuman
practices and with a display of much
fervor and intensity indicted the mill
tary leadership of that country in a
scathing and blistering fashion. He
was applauded vigorously.
| Although he did not come with view
to commencing the Brattleboro war
chest campaign, which he learned of
after his arrival, he gave the movement
a public endorsement that was most
gratifying and scarcely could have been
improved upon. All the seats were
filed and the crowd overhowed on to
the platform, in spite of the blizzard
that ragged without.
Chairman f. B. Smith of the Men s
Forum committee presided and after
announcing that the service was to be
lpatriotic called on the audience to sing
Battle Hymn of the Republic, printed
on leaflets which had been distributed.
Several United States flags placed in
conspicuous places added to the patri-
otie atmosphere. The double quartet
of the First Baptist church rendered
Hark, Hark, NV Soul. by Shelley, and
Miss Green and Mr.. Barre of the choir
rendered q duet, Frank NJ. Cram play
ing the piano accompaniments, and the
selections were pleasingly rendered. Mr.
Smith announced that this probably
would be the last open meeting of the
season but that the men of the churches
would meet later and perhaps arrange
for another series of meetings next sea-
son. He then presented the speaker.
'We are here TO mutually express
the deep thoughts that are in our
hearts," Mr.. Eddy began, and he
thought the singing of some of the songs
that have swept over the country since
the war began would help to bring about
that end. Under his direction the audi
ence sang Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing, Pack Up Your Troubles in Youl
Old Kit Bag, and There S Long, Long
} Trail. his own fine tenor voice being
heard above the rest in clear, ringing
tones Mr.. Eddy stated that il haC
been made obligatory for the American
soldiers to sing, the value of singing a.
a means for keeping up the boys spirit.
being fully recognized.
The speaker mentioned the fact of hi
being six weeks with Kitchener Z
:, mob. = in 30 camps with Tommy Atkins
!. and in less than a minute had launched
{ into q vivid description of the destrue
:; ton of the first Zeppelin to be brough
:, down on English soil. He saw the Yep
pclin in the sky and the shafts of ligh
; thrown across it by searchlights. Anti
:. aircraft guns began firing upon it fron
. all angles, but it took advantage of
: cloud and disappeared. 1t was suppose
:: that it had escaped, but soon aftcrward
the great engine ol war, DOU IceI lonE
was seen coming down in flames, havin
been straffcd from above by an Englis
birdman named Robinson, who has sine
died at the age of 2l.
He contrasted the comforts of tn
vs. American soldiers with those of Eng
land. showing how much less Englan
is able TO do for her sons than Americ
= is for hers, although the American boy
in deserve all they get. The English Ton
TO mics often find it necessary to shaw
So with tea or cocoa, clean water Is S
So hard to get, and it is a common thin
ID to serve meals out in the open in I'll
%. rain. One English soldier told him {
he being wet through to the skin col
he tinuouslv for 35 days, with the wat'
an oozing out through the eyelets of h
h shoes every step he took. Instances {
IN men sleeping in the trenches in fly
inches of water and clay mud wei
cited. Infestation with lice is regul;
part of the army life, but Mr.. Ed
said he did not think the America
boys would be troubled with lice, b
cause of the plans for using disinfee
lal ants.
The boys are not troubled by any fe:
an of death, they laugh at it, asserted NJ
G Eddy. The soldier is governed by Il
idea of fatalism, the idea that when
shell comes over with his name upon
fn' ~ he will get hit, and not until them, al
they Josh any man who gets wounds
through carelessness by a sniper S bi
lng let. ''They need no sympathy fro
1ed you on account of their danger; th'