Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-19
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sent over the German lines by the
French at the battle OF Verdun each
pigeon carrying q paper ION which
was written IN German a request that
s2ne message be sent TO the French
by placing It on the pigeon Forty
per cent. of these pigeons returned.
which showed that all was not going
on behind the German lines as they
wished the French to believe.
Mr.. Baker said that he was in
Parts when the first shell from n
long range gun was fired. 1t awoke
him from his sleep mi When told
what it was refused to believe 1t be-
cause he did not think a gun OF that
kind possible. He told of a French
woman who went to a train with \
babe in her arms to meet her wound
ed husband. When he train arrived
the man was dead theNwife uncovered
his face. and placing n hand on ms
brow and the other towards heaven
said: I am only his wife. france his
mother. l give him to France who
has raised him. That is the spirit OF
France"
How about our own boysg" said
the speaker. He saw U boys ana
was proud Of them. He saw boys In
training who wanted to get into ac-
llOIl. IlG lOlO VI NAASC
our boys work in the trenches and
the front. One boy throwing hand
prenades was struck in the head py-
\ niece of shell. He instructed MS
chum who was near him to write MS
mother and then realizing ne Woulo
die gave the remaining 20
the chum and told him not 70 waste
them. ,n.o
-aervica each swore to get three huns.
one bow was killed, and as the last
shovelfuI of dirt was spread on nus
grave the other brother SAID, Ihat
means I've got to get six.
The other case was that of the
American flyer who for a monday
went to the British front and asked
to be allowed to ny. He was given 3
machine and brought down six hun
planes. dispersed a lot OF Germans by
his machine gun fire, captured one
hun and saved a wounded French
officer all in n day.
THE boys are representing us. they
are "A own flesh and blood" said
Mr.. Baker. what part am / playing
in this world conflict? The cues
Ition they are asking Is. Are the peo-
ple at home backing us up?' The
man or woman who can buy Liberty
Bonds and don't buy Liberty Bonds
should be examined for sanity or
patriotism" said Mr.. Baker. Great
applause greeted the speaker when
he said, They are not beaten or n
war won until they are licked and
agree to our peace. We have got to
punish Germany, we have got TO
make her agree to restitution and
until she does there can be no peace.
We must make great sacrifices. wo
must make the old coat do, and until
we are making sacrifices that hurt
we are not doing all we can"
It was at this point in his talk that
Mr.. Baker launched his attack
against Hearst. He saked. Are we
really doing u full duty for u boys
over there?" He spoke of an editor
who prints the American flag on the
front page of his paper and then at
lacks one OF our Allies on the inside
sheets. ''Since we entered the war"
said Mr.. Baker. this paper hes print
ed sixty-four attacks on our Allies.
You know who I mean" said the
speaker, and the place RAM with APP
plause. Is soon as order had bee
restored Mr.. Baker requested those
present TO refrain from purchasing
the Hearst publications. and naming
each n of them said, do YOU part
by refusing to buy these publica-
tons"
In closing he said. Every commit
teeman must back up his captain. at
tend the committee meetings and you
win go owe the top. Back up the flag
for our boys over there. Are you
piling up gold while the boys over
there are suffering II so, give the
government some OF IT,"