The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-27

OF the masks worn by the troops in
both the French and English armies
to resist the inhalation of gas. and
queer looking things they are He
says they can be put on in from two
TO four seconds II takes about six
seconds for gas to effect its victims
Gas attacks, according to Lieut. Nc
Lain are no longer menace to the
Allied troops now that means have
been discovered for overcoming them
4 steel helmet or "tin lid as the
| Lieutenant characterized il, such as
are worn by the soldiers in the
trenches. was shown and its special
uses and adaptabiiity explained.
Lieut. McLain's talk covered a wide
field OF military subjects and was
listened to with the utmost attention.
A better discussion OF it would be diff
ficdit TO imagine and that il was ap-
preciated by all who heard il was at
tested by applause which greeted his
narrative from time 10 time. Refer
ring to the patriotism of the French
people and TO the agencies maintained
by the American people for their sol
der boys on the fighting front. Lieut..
McLain said:
1T is hard for an American who has
not been at the front 10 understand
the attitude of the French people. The
French people think nothing but war.
The people in our country love no
town or city as the Frenchmen love
Paris. Before Paris would be cap
tured. every man. woman and child
in France would give up their lives in
its defense. The Germans will never
get any nearer to Paris than they are
today
My division was the first Ameri-
can division TO deliver an attack.
There has been much misunderstand-
ing in regard 10 the treatment of
American prisoners. We have a rec
ord of every American prisoner,
where be IS heated what be 10 doing.
- s n G ! )EiiSS1iz,
are afraid to harm the American
tAiSout-iSr iui thicy hhS~ tnat tuc Iuo-
ment they do so. we will do the same
TO theirs The worst thing which an
American prisoner has to undergo is
humiliation and jcers He is led thru
all the people come out to watch it.
and he is jeered and soned at by all.
Sometimes he is not well ciother but
otherwise all is well with him
The American soldier has his every
need, his every want attended to. The
Red Cross and the Y. M C. A. the
Knights of Columbus. and the Sal
walton Army are all doing a wonder
full work over there. There is not a
soldier who would not fight for the
Y. NJ. c. A. workers. who are found
everywhere minis;ering to the sol
diers. They are in the front lines.
in just as great danger as the soldiers.
giving out candy and cigarettes to the
men
The present German offensive is
just exactly the thing We want. I'm
less they come out where we can get
at them. the war will be long drawn
out They haven't done thing or
taken town that we haven't wanted
them TO take. Every yard the Ger
mans take. they lose thousands of
men When General Foeh issued an
order thar the German offensive be
stopped in IS hours. it was brot to an
end and not another yard was gained.
You see the power is in our hands.
The Germans are very short OF am
munition. and instead of putting suf-
fieient powder into their hand gren-
AIDES. often they put pieces OF wood.
and the soldiers think they have u
protection when they haven't at all.
American soldiers and those of the
Allies are giving all they have and
it's up to those at home to do their
Bit