The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-11
SHIPPING BOARD SPEAKERS
rRGE PEOPLE TO SPEED UP
ALL WORK TO WIN THE WAX

IF people heard the messages tne
of the United STATES
Shining Board Emergency Fleet COT
Grafton had to deliver here yesterday
afternoon. They spoke in the play
ground in Confederate park. The COM
sing took place at the same
t;me which helped to swell the large
crowd W. K. Jackson, chairman OIL
the recent Red Cross drive commit
tee. presided. The first speaker IN
troduced was A. G. Morse, OF the ma
tional service section of the United
States Shipping Board.
Mr.. Morse is head OF the party
which is now making a tour OF the
ship building ports He spoke Tor sew
eral minutes showing the reasons why
the people of this country must hgh'
to the last man and the last dollar u
defeat the kaiser and his Huns. HIS
remarks were mainly directed to the
ship builders present. He explained
WHY it was so necessary to speed up
the construction of vessels at every
port in America.
Everybody Works in Canada
J. A. Yeomans of the Canadian
War Lecture Bureau, followed Mr.
Morse. He stated that everyone IN
Canada was now engaged in some
form of useful employment. There
are no longer any ladies in Canada
they are all women declared MI
Yeomans. He also explained that the
work done by the high school boys
had enabled Canada to raise thou
sands of bushels more wheat thar
usual and was also enabling them to
Increase all other food crops,
The speaker promised the Ameri-
cans that the Canadians would neve'
quit democracy. He said that there
were over 10000 Americans in thf
Canadian armies.
In discussing the part Canada haS
played in the war he said that there
were about 100000 people in tina
dominion of the British empire AM
that before the present summer is oy
e" she shall have contributed owe
100000 men to the army, or i-16 .
her entire population. He furthe
stated that Canada would be in tn
fight until the last man and the las
: dollar is gone.
} Canadian Soldier Spoke
Leslie c. Burgess late of the Cele
l brated Princess Patricias Canada
: Light Infantry, was the last speake,
l. He gave short history of his arm
n career, which was greatly enjoyed b
those present. He stated that whe
n WAR broke out he was college stu
6 dent and Joined the company organ
d lied at the school. In few month
a call for fifty men from the compan
t for the Pats was received. There wer
). 2s0 men in the organization and the
'. all volunteered for duty in France
II Finally it was decided to take the Ell
b. tire company.
'. The speaker then described brief
the training in Canada, England al
,s France. He discussed the trips of Il
% Princess Pats up and down the ba
n tie line and the last battle in viii,
n he took part. This was the third ba
q. tie of Ypres, where he was wounde
IN Private Burgess told of several lit
:, Incidents which served to enliven t
i, service outside of actual fighting
n said that when they got to a poi
IF near AlillellS Tie illtu dSheu lOl pass
=; to see the ancient city. The tought
49, man in the battalion wanted to g
The colonel told him he was not c
~ titled to pass, but he would acco
modate him il he would promise
act like a gentleman and come ba
-. on time. He said he would.
- BEING a Gentleman Was Expense,
40 After looking around Amiens
ne
=. some time he suddenly discover
that he was two hours late. He Il
came to the conclusion that TWEEN
- four HOURS would not be any wo
-, than two hours, so he put up at
:, hest hotel in the place and procee,
to spend the night there. Next day
showed up at camp twenty-four no
late. He was arrested and para
'eu before the colonel, The colonel I
e him that he was late as had been
pected of him, but that in addition
NOV Icing late he would have to exp
on' something.
en The trouble was the Canadian T