The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-04-26
CANADIAN SOLDIER TELLS OF
WAY HORRORS in EUROPE
Describes Ruthlessness of German
Enemy and Urges Cape Citizens
To Buy Liberty Bonds in Order
to Help Defeat the Foe.

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before evidenced in Cape Girardeau
ons, men, women and children march
!, where a patriotic rally topped the
the midst Of flags and large banners
way to Pacific, thence to the Normal
on moved along Broadway. All along
ors who were unable to participate in
o their patriotic enthusiasm by cheer
P. Meyers, the grand marshal, follow
Mr.. Tate. The Great Lakes Naval
or the first division of the parale.
ape Girardeau, jackson and Oak
d in uniforms, each member carrying
rem followed.
luding the fraternal societies and
ses were fully represented in the pa
the Red Cross nurses. Sew
hite and wearing the Red Cross veil
ted the local Red Cross Chapter in
in the parade, the one bearing Judge
the two speakers of the day, and the
gn, D'Nean Stafford and w. Fl. Har-
were closed by the police, special Of
ton Of each street When the crowd
while the other filled the auditorium
to the very last space. Many living
o witness this great rally.
international protection accorded the
Red Cross and the caretakers of the
wounded soldiers. One night l was
in charge of a machine gun mounted
on the edge of two trenches which had
been built in the shape of V, begin
ming at themain dugout where our
section was entrenched..
az saw three Germans approach
their machine gun, which was mount
ed in tie same position as ours. These
three Germans were carrying what we
believed two wounded men, who were
wrapped in blankets. Believing they
We're picking up their wounded, we
paid little attention. 1t was our Gus
tom not to consider stretcher bearers
enemies.
Suddenly the three Germans
dropped their burden and from the
blankets sprang two able-bodied Ger
mans and with the assistance of the
machine gun crew made a raid on one
of our nearby trenches. A few nights
later l witnessed a repetition of the
trick. l saw the three supposed
stretcher bearers walking toward the
machine gun post of their own trench.
l was prepared. The moment they
dropped their blankets, the five in the
outpost trench emerged from their
dugout, but they had no time to &C
l seized hand grenade and ten
mans went to heaven.
we had to learn many of tt
German tricks, before we could pro-
tect ourselves against the treacherous
enemy. 1t cost US time, it cost US
men, but we learned were not fight
ing fair foe but one who disregarded
ru'es of international combat and
rules of humanity.
Those who have not been there,
know nothing Of the hardships of the
soldiers in the trenches. This country
must realize there is a war on, and
that the very cause that laid the foun-
dation for the United States is at
stake in this great struggle: freedom
and democracy.
The speaker then told of the many
deprlvations of the. soldiers in the
trenches, who often was left without
food. for more than twenty-four hours
but never complained, or never ap-
peared depressed by the failure to
receive their regular rations.
France, Canada and England,
with all her colonies have fought your
battles for three years and seven
months. and since your country has
entered the war on the right side,
every citizen shoul try hard to be
loyal, to do his bit. Those, whose pa