Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
MINISTER PREDICTS
U.S.. ARMY OF 4 MILLION
Clergyman, Recently Returned
From France, Declares War
Will Last 3 Years Longer
BD a star Correspondent

Camp Meade. Admiral. MD. March ~.
That the war will last at least three
years longer and that II will be neces-
sary for the United States TO send
9,0OO.OOO men to France before the
Hun is crushed. is the opinion of the
Rev. w. l.. Kinsolving. who has just
returned to Baltimore after i've
months visit tC the western front.
The clergyman played many roles
While with the soldiers and at various
times served as "I' hut manager.
clergyman and correspondent. TO aid
IN the work OF tuning up the Liberty
DIVISION and emphasizing to the soldiers
the necessity of earnest cndcavpr the
clergyman will deliver u series Cf talks
at Camp Meade
lie cntcrtains no Illusions concerning
the war and returns TO America with
the firm conviction that If Germany is
to be crushed the unitetH States must
mobilize every pound OF man-powcr and
wealth.
"Thc war will last for at least three
years he said when commenting upon
the situation In France. "This Is not
my personal judgment. but the concrete
judgment of the thinking leaders in
France and England talked with
scores OF civilian and military leaders
during my I've months stay abroad and
learned tnat Europe has settled down
for a long struggle with the Hun
THE French are reconcilcd to that
thought. and while the pcllu is pigmy
In size he is "A giant in soul and can bc
depended upon TO keep up the nght'
Doctor kinsolvinE submits an inter-
estng report concerning the American
Samnce and pays him a handsome
tribute for his sobricty and ma.Iy other
virtues. After many months in France
he failed tC sec single American sol
dicr under the Influence Of liquor and
asserts that only three men in every
thousand arc affected by the objection
able type Of dangerous disease.
statements concerning the drinking
, orgies of our boys in olive drah,' says
the clergyman, "arc wild dclusiOus Of
some fcvered brain. Some Of our men
drink the lighter French wines but
| there Is 40 ScmblanCc Of widespread
| drunkenness, our lncu arc doing their
| bit IN the war zone and /. IS up to the
| evil population at homo to get busy and
| extend every ounce Of support that IS
| possible.
"Thc peoples Of Europe look 10
| America for suCcor. We must not fail.
Perhaps the busiest spot at Little
! Penn today IL in the section where the
! Si%ty-ffth Engineer Regiment is get
!
! men in this outfit have volunteered TO
serve in tho tanks, those big numbering
war machines that are sche dulcd to
smash the bocho lines,
Work in the tanks must lac romantic
/ If the attractivcncss of the service ear
be judged by the number and quality ul
men who have volunteered. They come
from every walk in life and come from
every section Of the country, and every
man is eager and decidedly anxious L
begin operations.
orders to move canno, come to,
quickly" said William Rafcto, Of 4,
Company, today Rafeto. "A short an,
stock chap. not more than twenty-five
comes from san Francisco. lie Is tn
mess sergeant for his company and cam
to Camp Meade from Camp Xachar,
Taylor In Kentucky.
In temperament he tSpiiieS tho aver
age tanker" for he has the earmark
of Il fighting man. & Company is
western outfit and was recruited n
Camp Taylor. The oldest man IN tn
bunch is Sterling McGowau, who con
fesses to be forty-threc. He halls fror
Hammond. Ind, and is Il regular. II
presides at one of the big ranges. bu
has hopes that he can take a fling a
he Hun from one of the tanks
George Eaemmer is from East 81
Louis and will go to France with
bunkic from his home city. William
Kames ElliT is the huulie and quit
an adventurer. John 4. IIarbaugh. q
Sullivan Ind. was attached to the 3Ogtl
Ammunition Train and would have hat
the privilege of cartng shells into til
front line trenches.