Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-30
LOYALTY, KEYNOTE
OF MASSMEET|NG
At QUEEN THEATRE
Patriotism of Citizens tor Fourth
Liberty Loan Reaches
Climax.
WAR PICTURES ARE SHOWN

The sncccss of the Fourth Liberty Loan
so far rs the quota for this city IS con-
cerned cannot be questioned, alter inc
patriotic masSmceting. held In the queen
Theatre last night, Is taken INTO account
Fx-tfnited States Senator Theodore L..
Burton of Ohio failed to appear because
he is i'll of "flu." but that made no dii-
ference to the thousands that filed the
place of amusement.
John :. Rossell. Henry II. Scott and
Josiah Marvel made addresses and the
crowd was with them. Such display OF
LOYALTY has seldom been witnessed In thus
city. Then at the conclusion of the
British war pictures, the likenesses OF
many distinguished Presidents OF the
United States were thrown on the screen,
and the audience cheercd, whIstlcd,
claimed their hands and shouted their
enthusiasm. II mattcrcd not an Iota,
whether they were Democrats or Re-
uhhcans. The audience had forgotten
all about politics. 1t was an American
liberty loving public, and the ability
and genius of the former Presidents were
but when President Wilson's likeness
oDpcarcd the vast audience let ~,
The cheers and shouts were dcafcning
and the enthusiasm dubbed over
John =. Rosscll was warmly greeted
when he rose to speak, In urging the
buvinC of bonds, he said i'll paT%
ITO perform our duty, we should not
only subscribe for "A bond, but We should
take the largest amount we can. II Is the
duty Of each one Of us 10 work for The sue
cess Of the loan in his own CIR lc OF ac-
olaintances. ii this plan had been fully
~ IL IL
Delawarcan would have bought n bond
nv purslling this plan now. every person
in Delaware who has the ability should
subscribe.
Two millions OF the young manhood
III tncrica are on the sacred and blood
stained soil Of beloved France Our sons
and brothers are chCcriully suffering hard
shipS and some of them are making tho
supreme sacrifice Of their lives for great
ideals. \ Young man came to my oitce
10 say goodbv y few months ago, tuli ~
the American spirit. proud of his uniform.
After he had been wounded, in France,
he still insisted upon leading mis- troops
into the battle and gave up his life That
sacrifice. and hundreds Of thousands like
il. should give us faint conception OF the
war and our duty
when the Germans had broken
through the French lines and were hold
lnc tho british II BAY. and the way was
opcn to Paris. with one hundred thousand
81 the best German troops ready tor the
advance. the call went out from the Nile
tn the American marines. One thousands
marines confronted the hundred thousand
Germans, and when the battle was over
there were sixty thousand Killed and dis
abled Germans Shall we do less than our
boys over there"
AMERICAN NEVER QUIT.
Chairman Scott Of the Liberty Loan
Committee Was hoarSe, rs result OF
other speeches during the day when he
addressed the audience He said in part ,
This community Is spicndidly aroused
There is not the slightest doubt Of the
successful result Of TINS campaign II Is
unthinkable that We should send our
Rows over there without supplying them
with all they nccd America never quits
This war is not only a fight Of ornaments,
but the entire resources % the Allied
nations are plttcd against the entire re
sources Of the Central empires
in the local papers YOU will read one
Of the most remarkable advertisements
ever printed, one in which the local banks
urge YOU 10 borrow money. most I'M
common proceeding on the part ct any
bank This borrowing Wall make nation
Of savers. because YOU won be spendlr z
nionev foolIShlX So long aS YOU have q
loan to paw of II we save on shoes, the
:rfnv will have more leather II We save
on clothes the army will have more wool
Last year the surplus savings OF the
country amounted to Sl2 0OOOONo00
We are asked for SPA 600, 900, 600 loar.
money. ] urge YOU 10 take up the offer
Of the banks
''Since the beginning OF history men
and nations have tried 10 rule the earth
and have come to grief The Germans are
the most unfit 10 rule OF any that have
tired. None can ever rule the world The
The earth i the Lords and the tullness
thereof We are fighting for the Lord
against Germany.
Then came the pictures Count
de Besrz. in charge Of the films, taken at
great risk for the British government.
proved an adept interpreter of the scenes
presented from Russia ana on the
Italian and English fronts The first
pictures were received with silent con-
Tempt and hisses They showed the Boil
sheviki in Petrograd. spreading the Ger
man propaganda poison. Dead bodies.
shot down 10y the Bolsheviki, were grim
sights. In contrast were splendidIy brave
pictures OF Czccho-Slovaks going over the
top against the Germans, through gas
clouds and barbcd wire, their dead and
wounded making pItiful sight.
Then the scene shifted to Italy, show
ing spectacular scenes of Italian artillery
and cavalry in perllous ascepts and
descents OF mountains
An amusing scene showed an army
mule baking half way down precIpice,
finally parting company with the gun he
was drawing The Austrian prisoners
shown were OF the characteristic leu
tonic type
Finally the view shifted TO the British
army The submarine and Zeppelin
films ALREADY noted werc IN tins group
The battle Of lpres showed conditions
now surrounding tho American army.
1he British plowed through the sticky
mud OF Flanders into the battle Ger
man trenches were shown being blown
up by British mines Wounded men and
horses being taken to hospitals were seen
iii the films They were grim plct ures and
brought the war home TO the audience.
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