The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-09

marks with some humorous things OF
the trenches. every remark having a
point that showed the wonderful spirit
of the men. the magnificent courage. and
/ depicted the general attitude of the sol
der to see. in every mishap, something
better than the worst, which might have
happened.
He told of how he slowed away lin
ship, after stealing uniform and was fl
nally taken into the army after having
| been turned down twice He was fight
1 ing in the trenches when he said one
! day a commission was thrown into the
trench. Being the muddiest man there,
I it stuck to me, and | was made an OIL
ficer | had two years of it there, ana
/ if l only had the time | could tell you
of the horrible things of those two years.
but We don't talk of those things any
more he said
"But if could by any means show
! you the task that is before you, | know
that task would be performed, for that
is America. If there is any influence
/ that takes away from you the thought
or confidence that we will win TINS war;
that is German propaganda. Hindenperg
! has been outgenerased at everX turn OF
the wheel. All criticisms of General
Haig are idle criticisms. Let us make
haste and bring to a conclusion TINS
unnatural life of those men in the
] trenches.
SOLDIERS SCOFF SYMPATHY
| when YOU write to soldier, don
offer your sympathy. he don't want that,
he is wondering if you viii hold out
back here at home-he is not worrying
about himself. Tell him the things that
win enable him to continue this moral
war that is now raging, He went oue
Ito dosa mans job and he IS gong TO
do it--so YOU write him the KIND Oh let
i ters that will help him to do IT,
.This is not only a world war, ~.
Peach individual has a part IN ", ahu
though the war might have endeu ~
wears sooner had America gotten ihto
lit. through the ideals OF your ereae
President civilization has nen ~ e.
lyanced 1000 years by America await
ling the opportunc time to strike, ana
lit is best as it is. recognize TO inc
Tin North America. Canada ana AMER
ca are one and the same now
Captain Coon was the last speaker
Blk Sunday, the fighting pafsoH
the 18th New Jersey infantry WaNeu
warm and eloquent, mixing tears VIII
his high sense of humor. and had ms
crowd going easily before he got start
ed good. His speech was an appeal
to the better man, TO the man Mo
sees dannation in even the thought
of Hun rule.
"FEELS LIKE EVERYTHING"
81 feel teary inside. feel mad IN
side after hearing these eloquent ad-
dresses here tonight from these men
who have been over there. feel like
sS,s ~ rashirst like
the ieiioW "uo aSs
everything nave never pe7''
God knows that ! want to go. some
tirnes wish that I was line OFFICER
7 wish it now, for chaplain IS NAM
dicapped, ne mas no,ntns nu. : * aiv nv :
- = ,,,alsas vou feel like a much
h;e.ya, man
..Nben thev tell us the atrocities OF
the Germans would not wonder a,
. u, laughing hyena that dirs up tbs
dad carcasses of animals and eats
; them. going out behind building and
. Incoming rauseated. Why, / have beer
! told that every woman who is be
hind the German lines; in fact. ever.
female from G wears to 90 years oil
age, is subject to the attack of those
beasts
80 strenuous has been the wa
I game at Mcclellan for the past 81,
: ! months it has been possible to scar
= but little more than the headline
of the dailies referring to the fat
hanging in the balance on the west
ern front.
Upon coming TO Biriningham TO
t the third and mighty Liberty '.oa
l. drive, II has beer an awe-insplrina
: hea~tening revelation to find the tin
alag war spiriI I t,,ts y ,i'ss M M
tbe snirit awakened thro,rehout IN
= American continent. Teutons insolenc
: is destined to receive its auietus, an
!, the land-poor Hun is doomed to elk
i out an existence in The almshouse @