The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-10-16
IMMENSE OUTPOUR|NC TO
WELCOME TROPHY TRAIN
Saturday Memorable Day In Annals
of Churchill County; Patriotic
Citizens Subscribe $4,000

Churchill County knows how, and
II heretofore there were TO be found
In our midst any who after the acid
tests Of the past year when this
county responded SO nobly to ever
demand for the war causes question
ed this. the tremendous outpourin
last Saturday to welcome tie Tro
ply Train would forever silene
their doubts.
From every section of tie vale
they came, Wonder as ever when
call came to aid the boys over tAeas
was present not only in large num
bers, but also bringing their sheage
with them in the shape of subscrip
tions to the Loan of $4,000.
Not a section of the valley fsie
in it's royal welcome to this trail
which brought home to US rot o.
the realism of war in the numera
instruments of death, but beyonf
these one almost felt the breath
the front line trenches when LOOKING
upon those heroes of many battles
who though incapacitated from ae
tive duty are even yet battling fof
the & eat cause of freedom.
In answer to the many guesses as
to the number In that splendid gath
ering of all classes the Indicator an
nounced that 1900 people passed
through the train during the brief
hour Of its stay. And far better
than point OF numbers was the In
tensity Of the patriotic fervor of the
throng which none present could fail
to have borne home upon him. and
Its infection was deeply felt by the
speakers who declared that In no
other city where they had spoken
had they addressed so inspiring an
audience.
Immediately upon the arrival of
The train the party was met by
committee of the Council of Defense
and escorted to the waiting room
where a spread had been prepared
by the ladies of the Red Cross of so
tempting a kind as to win many ex-
travagant compliments from the
guests and the manner In which
they applied themselves to the many
appetizing dishes was the most elo
quent testimony of their appreci-
alton.
In charge of the train were Chas
w. Foy representing the U. s. r. r
Administration. Cyrus Pierce and
Rosette Michaels in charge of the
speaking campaign.
Following the breakfast the gath
ering had It's frat glimpse Of real
war hero In the person of Sergeani
John Laird Of the Anzacs In years
q youth still, but measured by ac-
oomplishments this mans man had
lived a life time.
on his sloove he bore the tell tale
Stripes OF four years service and on
his breast the story of bravery and
suffering, four times he was In the
shadow OF death In nearly every
form. gassed once, wounds by hayo.
net and the almost unbelievable ex-
perience OF having been actually
buried under three feet of eartt
from which he with a companion
was extricated. the only ones left out
of fourteen, :no fell in one of the
iercest battles Of the war.
Still battling for the cause of lib
erty his appeal for subscriptions was
the embodiment of eloquenee be-
cause of the fact that II was for
comrades daily suffering and separ-
ated from the pleasures and COM
forts of life, and to the credit of our
people his appeal met with hearty
and generous response.
He was followed by former State
Senator Chas. p. Cutten of Califor-
MIA, who delivered mastery ad-
dress that was frequently interrupt
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