The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
BLOW. THE hun Army
Then TALK OF PEACE
THAT IS ADVICE GIVEN By
SERGEANT MOORE
Soldier Returned From Trench
es Spoke at the Armory
Last Evening

Sergeant Billy Moore of the first
Canadian contingent to cross the
water and fight with the British in
the early days of 1914 told an inter-
esting story of his experiences at the
Mankato armory last evening. The
speaker came here under the aus
pices of the Mankato national guard
units and large number of people
turned out to hear his talk. He told
of the early days of the war, of the
inhuman practices of the Hun, the
first gas attacks and the use of shell
and bullets that were expressly for
hidden by international law. Sergean.
Moore lost his left leg in action due
to the Germans using dunn dunn bull
lets. san
II hope we invent shells so powerful,
and guns SO mighty that they will
blow all the Germans SO high when
they come down they will be buried
deep enough to never rise and men,
ace the world again." the speaker
declared. 1--WE must blow the whole
German army 20 hell, then we can
talk of peace.
Sergeant Billy Moore was among
the 10000 Canadians who responded
to the call during the first three
weeks of the war in 1914. On board
one of thirty three transports he
went to England and later to France
where the thin line of British and
French held the German line until re-
serves could be rushed up. He told OF
the welcome reception they met in
England, of seeing the first wounded
brought back to the rest camps with
arms and legs gone and of the early
preparation for what was thought
would be a short struggle. The serg
cant told an amusing story of the diff
ficulty the men of his regiment had
in getting a pet goat to France. This
little mascot is still in the trenches
the speaker stated and has never
been injured during the four long
years of war.
Cruelty Of the Germans.
Behind the lines in France he re-
lated q pitiful story of a little girl
accosting him and asking if he was
going to kill the Germans. He was
at first surprised to hear the question
and then Mortified TO see that the
little child's hands had been cut off
at the wrists. The sergeant told ar
other story of when the Canadians
were in the front line trenches and
the Germans made rlassed attack.
~ young lad. barely eighteen, was
caught outside the trenches and both
legs riddled with bullets. He called
and cried for help but the men dared
not aid him. AS the boches swept
forward they kicked and beat him
into insensibility, splitting on his
PROSTATE body and finally stabbed
him to death with their bayonets.
Sergeant Moore was wounded in
the front line trenches following
severe German attack. He was shot
in the shoulder and after recovering
slightly from the wound, told how he
helped other men into the trench to
safety. 1t was while crawling through
the trench to call the stretcher bear
ers that he was sighted by the Ger
mans and shot in the leg with one of
the dunn dunn bullets. He told of the
fine treatment accorded wounded men
in England, of the work in the field
hospitals and the quiet, uncOmplain-
ing bravery of the men.
Men Are Cheerful.
Men in the trenches often drink to
keep up their spirits, when in the
cold and mud liquor is their regular
ration the sergeant stated. Practically
all the men smoke but their morals
are the highest, the speaker stated.
and mothers at home need have no
fear for the men over across. Men
even in the hospitals where they are
wounded are cheerful and happy and
there is no complaining or grumbling.
the speaker stated.
Sergeant Moore closed his address
with patriotic appeal for the people
to purchase Liberty bonds to the
limit. He said this was the only way
they could stand behind the men in
the battle line and urged them to do
their utmost.
1.-THE war is not over or near it"
he declared. I'VE must fight to the
bitter end that the Shiny, treacherous
government that controls Germany is
blotted from the face of the earth"
Colonel G. A. Lewis introduced the
speaker. The colonel stated that the
national guard units were to hold
many more meetings of this kind and
he hoped the people of Mankato
would give them ready support. Glenn
Shoemaker sang a solo at the open
ing of the entertainment.