Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
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LIEUTENTAN PEPIGORD
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] Serious desire of tins organization ~ that u
/ NAV usc ts ,rowcr only III the scrvice al the
! state and nation. with clear understand
my Of the State relation to the National
| Council Everyone viii recognize the
! function of the State Council to be only
directing fore" ~ lifting the Thought the
| time and energy of every rI'izen. ot what
ever ,iegrrc ~ rank or station With co
operation the work will sucreed. without
il the work will fail and America never
fnilz
We kept ouf of this war for three yeara
until mIr natioual cGnscIence saidt .0ward.
hc continued. and now We are IN 4 I"
test whether nr not = democracy such rs
ours can defeat m autoCracy In every
| rampaign a slogan or uaicfword has
helped materially toward TIE Ficeess q
tho campaign Our slogan IN tins war
mrh we'll he those suhlifnc words q
rershngs NJ tho tomb Of Lafayette,
| 1.afayctte. here we are
Miss Julia 4 I,athrer. chief "f the
National Chpldfcn's Bureau, outlined The
work of that department ~ the eouEcrFa-
ton ~ the chld life Of The nation Nhe
gave y most interesting frport. winch -
moro fully eported elsewhere N Every
Evening
gHErrisc rRoN rRts' ;
- bring you tie wafmesf greeting IT
Tho French army snld lieutenant
! Pcfigord, following hrief lntfodIctlpfi
The French army. hc continued, saved
tho liberties of tho world for thtce years.
and lost more than ono uillnn "f her
hest mon III support Of the canse of
democracy
liz told how cheering It was 70 this
| struggling nation. and t. England And
unly when the American flng appeared
above. the harlzon lie sald uightF
cheer went up from, the AdrIatc bo the
| Atlantic ~ hung vou the warIncst
embrace of the whole French people.
he saId lie told Of the great suffering
IL France during Tie pust three wears,
during which tune Ehe haa moiIllzcd
seven million men lAherc never hna been
IN this war such thing as q German
victory. he SAID referring 10 reports
that the enemy had won at tunes, and
Their, never will hc Your BOYS vii not
lie back over here unul the allied forces
have crossed the Rhine
He pald high tribute to the valor and
lovaIty of the Irish troops, and mel
dcutaly remarked that there had been
q instrumentation on the Iart ct some re-
gardlng England, which Is = loyal ally
"1he home oi civilization Is burning today.
and II IS the duty 81 all friends TO help put
that FIRE out. When liberty Is wen fer
the world there Will bc liberty for Ire
land and il will he liberty With honor
He told Of the wonderful work the
American Red ross Is dong III France.
IN looking after the wounded soldiers ana
the sufferers IN the homes of that country,
and SAID the French people have a wonder
ful affection for the American people Tie
related many interesting incidents OF the
| battle front. telling how m the early davs
of the war. when France MAS lighting
practically alone. the men had Il stay
: In the trenches from three to tive weeks 81
a time lie said once he VAS III tht
! trenches for II days, and did not even
have an opportunity to wash " tht
"a officers III hIs regiment at the Marht
only two rcruain, the others having beer
killed. died or taken prisoners III,
captain was shot down beside hun and
al the captain DIVING request he took the
latters sword and led the company OF
after the enemy And, he added
..,vc brought back what Was left OF tht
Imperial Guard The French infantry
he SAID, had to bear the brttnt OF tht
} burden The act ne referred To ahov'
won him ms commission as lieutenant
He sad - he gratitude to erauee
find throughout the nIted states north
south. east or west is so great that
would like To tie II up like a great bouque
and send 1t on to place ON the graves Q
, those brave boys OF France who have die'
p for democracy
Ills narration of the saving OF the CIT,
/ Of Ver,lun by a small force Of the trcncl
! army. compared with the size OF tn
. enemy, was a thrilling tale OF heroisI
/ fearlesslv carried out against enornou
: odds, but the city OF Nerdun Was toreye
! safe he said Whether you lov
. France or not, and | know you do. yo
Americans must enter heart and soul 1
this war for the sake of your honor
4 YOU did not you could never say agar
d 1T Is the land of the free and the home G
& he brave
e Not for France alone. not Tor hngtane
G not to beat Germany but for your oW
honor must YOU fight as you have neve
: known YOU were able to fight You ar
i going to fight SO that it may tp known tha
e there is a law for all for Emperors an
c Kings as well as for the common poopl
c Your flag tomorrow Is gong 10 be Tia
, symbol of liberty aud justice not only fC
YOU but for all the nations OF the world
Lieutenant pergord paid high trltut
TO tie Fort du Pont Rand tthe iSt
! Co Band G. A. c. personally compl
4 / mcnting the director, l1endTttu otlOtttI
= stating that he never heard La Ma
7 seiaise the French national anthem
: played more correctly or more eiiectlvel
+" than bv this band at last night 5 meetlnl
: Lieutenant pcrlgord was met upon h
- arrival in Wilmington early last cvenln
!, by Secretary Of State Everett G. johnson
! David Snelenburg, chairman Of the put
: licity committee; Mayor John W Lawson
= president of the Wilmington Council ,
!, Defense, and G $ TazeWel, sceretar
= Of the Wilmington Council That I'll
! licutcnants appearance III NlImingto
Il was greatly appreciated was unmlstakahl
: shown by the great ovation extended |
him when he arose to speak at the eyenln
meeting and at numerous points through
out his address. when he frequently la
II to stop to permit the applause to die on
r, The same was true Of the other speaker
pf for patriotism was rampant yesterda
z and lost no opportunity 10 express itsel
d Lieutenant Perigord spent last ulgl
A in Wilmington as a guest of Josiah Marve