The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-31

He told OF the atrocities committed
IN Belgium and northern France by
soldiers Of the German empire, How
the divine right of womanhQod had
been trampled in the dust and today
there are thousands of unwilling moth
8erH with children whose fathers are
HUNS. The speaker asked the men to
look around them and look into the
c0untenances Of these beautiful girls,
the women OF middle age and the
grandeur Of the women with gray hairs
and ray whether or not they We're
worth aghting for u
The Germans tell us they are fight
( ing to save the fatherland. With mill
ions Of soldiers lost and the war be-
Ing fought on territory outside of Ger
many can they make us believe that
this Is not q war Of conquest
Mr.. Milliman implored the young
fnsa to give their country the best
that there is In them. 4 At all times
obey orders and fight with all there
ID iRy0u. i, III
The address was well received and
was loudly applauded. L
Clement j. WEIGH was then intro
duced and delivered a short address
In which he expressed hope that the
home fires be kept burning while the
boys Of Crawford county are away
Aehting for their country. He told OF
the various war activities which have
been 80 successful in the county and
hoped that Crawfords record might
be kept up. Mr.. WEIGH expressed
himself pleased that he had been call
cd up0n to serve his country.
I The exercises came to q close with
i few remarks BY Mr.. Kuehnle.
Boys Royalty Entertained. =
Following the program at the court
house the boys were the guests of the
Commercial club at the picture show,
after which they were given a treat
lat the ice cream parl0rs.
a big ball was held at Midway
Heights to which all Of the men were
guests. II was not until almost day
light that the boys went to their lodg-
nj spaaces tired but happy
]; hnprsssive Parade Friday Morning.
Notwithstanding the heavy rain on
IhMsdAy night machines began arriy-
Ing Ia Denison shortly after daybreak
with those who wished to see the
boys entrain. BY 80 o'clock parking
space ii the business section was at
L. premium and the crowd seemed as
large as II was the night before.
1870: the selected men gathered
and asWered to the roll call. While
The boys were answering to roll call
the Camp Fire Girls, carrying a large
ing outstretched, passed through the
crowd asking for donations that mon
eY might be provided for the purchase
~ smokes. and sweets for the trip
south. About 800 was raised in this
Wy.
After completing the roll call the
procession was formed. It was head
4 ed by the Denison band and the 215
men followed In close formation, citi.
zens on foot bringing up the rear
b The procession was almost four blocks
4 In length and was a most impressing
sight as; IT swung down Main street for
i the march to the depot.
The special train was late, it being
almost $3.50 before the train pulled in
from Logan with 5 coaches filled with
8 the Harrison county contingent. -Four
Y coaches remained for the Crawford
I. county men and it was not long before
all were aboard with their baggage.
Amid loud cheering, blowing OF
\ whistles and while the band played
Over There" the special pulled out
for the long journey to Camp Gordon
where the boys were scheduled to ar
1 rive Sunday morning.
Interesting sideiishts.
s. E. Elliott, former Instructor in
the Denison high school, was appoint.
ed in charge of the 215 men by the
chairman of the local board. Mr.. 81
sIiott had for his assistants G. J. WEIGH,
Gail Carey and James Schlumberger.
All but one Of the .215 men reported
to the board Thursday; that being q
y young man living in Canada who prob.
ably did not receive his mobilization
call In time to report.
Berlin or Bust was the slogan
written on one OF the coaches by one
OF the men just as the train pulled
out. It expressed the sentiment Of
every one Of the 215 men.
"A comfort kit was presented to ev-
Z cry man by the Woman's Relief Corps.
a case Of Ivory soap was presented
to the men by the First National bank.
Army officials believe that cleanliness
a next to godliness and the First Ma
tfcial bank will help to maintain the
rule,
Much credit. for the success Of the
entertainment is due Joe Walz and J.
B. Lyon, of the Commercial club, who
made all arrangements for the send