The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-05
MAJOR MCCORMICK
THRILLS HEARERS
ADDRESS BY ENGLISH OFFlcER
IN EASTMAN ONE OF BEST
EVER GIVEN IN CITY.
Nearly 1000 Persons Listened to In.
spring Message From officer Who
Had Been "oVer the Top"

There were times during the first
two years of the war when the Eng
iish and Canadian batteries did not
have more than two rounds of high
explosive shells to fire at a time. NV
friends, If Germany could not win the
war in those days she hasn't got the
snowballs chance to win 1t now. To-
day there is ammunition in plenty.
The sky is the limit. For every shell
that Fritz SENDS over we send back
ten and sometimes throw In the stove
for good measure. The brave and
loyal women of France and England
who knew that ammunition would win
the war have gone into the munition
factories and made the ammunition.
To-day it is simply a question of
destroying German man power, and
for the past two months we have
been destroying it faster than at any
other time. Don't think, my friends,
that the English and French line on
that western front won't hold. 1t will
hold, all right. 1t will hold until the
United States can send over enough
men so that this country, England
and France can shorten their lines
and all hit Germany at the same time.
When that day arrives we will be
able to drive Fritz into the North
sea. for we have this war to win, and
in the language of your distinguished
leader President Wilson, we are go
ing to make this old world a safe
place to live in
The foregoing. which was uttered
by Major Carson Mccormick, a Can
adian officer, concluded one of the
best and most entertaining, as well
as instructive messages ever heard in
Hot Springs from anyone who had
been "oyer there" Major Mccormick
spoke in the big dining room of the
Eastman hotel He came under the
auspices of the Four Minute Men. di-
|rected by the committee on public in
formation Washington.
Considering the fact that the big
|gest social function of The biennial
was scheduled for last night. the great
crowd that listened most attentively
TO Major Mccormick was not alone a
tribute to him, but also indicative that
the loyal women OF the biennial, as
well as others in the city residents
and visitors, are thinking most seri-
ously of this war and desired to gain
every bit of information possible and
learn more of what their duty is
Major Mccormick was introduced by
|Rev. c. t. Hickoll. On the platform
with him was Superintendent William
Parks, OF the government reservation;
w. T., Chester, manager of the East.
man; Douglas Hotchkiss, chairman of
the local Four Minute Men; Colonel
Leonard r. Ellis, Of the Fourth Ar
kansas.
Major Mccormick lecture was in
structive in that he went into tho
most minute detail in explaining not
only the plan, but the actual attack
on German trenches In fact, one
could follow him as he word painted
the story from the time the allied
aerial scouts photographed the en-
emy's trenches TO the setting up OF d
duplicate Of their defense back of the
English lines, and up to the rehears
ing of the attack and then the real
thing" lie lectured for over an hour
and the audience. conservatively es-
timated at over ] 800 persons, enjoyed
every word of II.
Cut out the sob stuff in your let
tiers to the boys over there" said the
major. There's enough sob stuff 60
ing on over there. Make your letters
cheerful tell them about the bright
things, and write often. And, ladies,
let me tell you that YOU cannot knit
too many socks
one OF the most inspiring periods
of Major McCormick's address was his
recital Of the Joy that thrilled the
Canadian office rs the night before a
great attack had been planned when
the news was brought that the United
States had declared war on Germany.
The Canadian officers were ali ready
for "the big show" Officers in the