The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27
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Mn Hammond was member Of a party
| 90 fourteen VINO went tu Europe ih =. .'n.
ben and H"turHad aoout Dee cu'Fel rs ~
tWs number ten were neint'lS "l ~.
klrss Ih. party nelt guests ~ tut ~
ash, french, ANA Ee siau '"fei l'uti'.s
much ot tie time and Ntf" escorted ~
representatives ui tLesc tAnNelulhehls ~
and down Tie battle hues tn" were sto"H
! many Other official COlfi'slcS. Mi. IA"
Wohd Ia publisher ot tine iHtN dhl Il
Weekly Tribune of Fremont Mem. amy =
llllnR MANY public spethlus 4uI$stInt"'A
~ the present timeJ
Premier LLOYD George never coined
a ttuer epieram than that We must
80 on or 90 under.
How the wal is going on can be
understood, even in part, only by
those Who have been near to H. VhicI
privilege | recently had That ID is
The most colossal tragedy IN human
history is proved By glance at anS
phase Of it,
Americas part in the struggle is be
ing performed because America can
not avoid it, Aumcracy Is running
amuck and We stand in its road
Either it stalks triumphant over AL
thai We have heen t,npbi IN bol1
sacred ANA 1o.,.o,. .,,e and thosr. wiz
us slay lbc dt..o4 from vho-o req
jaws blood is dripping. We and it
Ip hRt
have soon llralond France ana
BELGIUM baitlny vitb mo boa4r \ov
my ovr cornt,, .ordino fts mon
mto inc fay and rbo amor, anJ no
sacrifices ,h,t arc boing o,ade ,hroao
win eoon he vi,noe..d hora \re No,
moi soc here tbe actual ar-htiny L.,
ms hone mon put ,o cannot o.can
fine other annallirr fo,,ures
Lnsland Il rind4r,lmo bn1 trad.
lions and her ideals She is no, 0rhr
Inn, foi, rorlrorial o,pansion This Il
b, no means az vital or essential to
her an Is nroof of ma binding natura
of hor comp,rts Tho proeeryation
Of Belgian upu,ralin drew her into
tho struggle Far this hor soldiers
arc hatflnr and hon great nav, il
steamed mn read, for fhe master
stroke. for lhi, ne, vomon arc work.
ing IN field and raroy and are ponr
INK ou lneir merrlrul minisrrations
in innumerable HOSPITALS
France Is mal,iro tho GREAT sacri.
nce Paris which sets tbp st,lca for
tine world is wearing black as.a s,m.
boz of sorrow. and Ibo world * adop
inr H. Tor all thc world is mounins
Bul PARIS ana France though In tear
are moi without hone The, are look.
Ing eagerly forward ID victory when
tba invading Huns are driven from,
French soil and Inc lo.r provinces or
Ahaee and lorraine viii be restored
10 llair rlFbtral owner. The coming
or the American troops has giyea
tbcm new coulaer. with uneyanipled
Drawer, the, arc holding the lnc nm.
III the strength of America can he
hurled against Inc foe THE republic
s,ill echoes with the wild acclaim
ri,cn u General Pershing and his ex
pcdilionan force II win be might,
,asl, for Inc rulcd states 10 measure
IN 10 French eznectations
Riding as recently aid m ana
down tbc whole battle front in France
and Flanders saw much Of me sur
fer,ng France has heroicalh endured
Her ruined cfies and towns her de.
,aslated territory her dead soldiers
be, outraged women. her tortured
children. all or, out for vengeance
Ever, reported atrocity Of the Ger
man army is rue. and vcy7 much
more !. eoi much evidence from eve
v;tneseoe of unyuNakehIe barharities