The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-06

their chiefs, Farohing and Sims,
| down TO the youngest lieutenant; and
their men were worthy of them
such men as hardly he I'd 10 be COM
manded, and 20 go their terrible ad--
venture blithely and with the quick
intelligence Of these who know just
what if is the would acconpllh.
am proud to be a fellow countryman
of men of such stuff and valor.
Those Of us who stayed at home
did our duty; The war could not have
b eli WON or the gallant men who
fought it given their opportunity TO
win it otherwise; but for many a
'ong day we shall think ourselves
"accllIscd VIC who were not there"
and hold our manhood cheap while
any peaks that fought with these
a; ST. NJ lhic, or TIL, cry. The memory
nj those days of triumphant battle
VIZ go with these fortunate men &c
t1, Ir graves; and each will have the
faNcrite memory, "Old nen forget;
yet all shall be forgor, but he'll re-
member with advantage what feats
lic d d that day
What we all thank God for with
ppest gratitude is, that our men
went i'll force into the line of battle
ius' at The critical moment, when the
wio'e fate of The world seemed 10
Lang III tlsc balance. and threw their
fresh strength into the ranks of
free lnm i'll tim TO turn the whole
{ dc and sweep &C the fatefUl Strug-
gi"-..urn IT once for all. 50 thai.
thenceforth it YVES back, back. hack.
for their eremL-s, always back, never
a%a II forward, After that it was
only a scant four months before the
commanders of The Central empires
knew thems ives beaten, and now
thc-r very empires are in the liquida
ton. And TIN oughouL il all how fine
the spirit of the nation was; what
unity OF purpose, what untirng zeal
What elevation of purpose ran
through all its splendid display nf
strength, its untiring accomplish
ment. ] HAYES said that those of US
who stayed at home to do the work
OF organization and supply will al
was wish that we had been with
the men whom W. sustained by our
labor, hut Wc~-eaH never be ashamed.
1t has been an inspiring thing to be
feFe u the midst Of the Gne men who
had turned aside from every private
m crest Of their own and devoted til
whole of their trgined capacity to the
tasks that supplied the sinews of the
Whole great undertaking.
u bf, r,nf nj IE.l
thorough gilg devotion and distnl
gulshed capacity that marked thefF
tol some l&hors, day after day, month
after month hive made them III
mates and comrades Of the mn in
The trenches and on the sea. Add
net the men here IN Wa. h ngton onS.
Tx l:s I LSAc ,Lut direstsa lhs .sast
iG1iIei en- mis-. Throughout innumcr-
an!c factories upon innumerable
farms, in the depths Of coal mines and
COPPER m'nef. wherever the stutrs Of
industry We're TO he obtained AMI pre-
pared. IN the ship ya,d:. on the rail
ways, al the docks on thu sea, in.
every labor that was needed to Sis
tam The battle lines, men have we'd
W'th cach other 10 do thcir part and
do NJ well. They can look any man
alarms IN the face and say, we al
ways strove to win and gave the best
that was III us to make our feet,
Snd arms sure of their triumph.
And what shall we say Of the wo
meu-of their instant inte Alirencc.
qulcIlening every task that they
touched; their capacity for orraniza-
lion and cooperation, which gave their
acton die plinc and enhanced the
effectiveness Of everything they at
tempted; their aptitude at tasks to
which they set their hands. their ut
ter self sacrifice alike IN what they
did and what they gave? Their con
trihution to thu great result is beyond
appraisa. They have added a ne,y
luster to the annals of American