Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
VOICES OF THE WAR
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
Gramaphone Records of Nation S
Leaders and Fighters, and
Those of Allies, Too.

The Voices Of the War" viii cooper
ate with the workers of the next Liberty
Loan drive. with the work of the Red
Cross. and the \ NJ. {. A, knights ot
Columbus and other organizations, and
with all patriotic cndeavor helping To win
the greatest conflict IN history.
The "Noiccs of the War is the latest
movement IN the spreading ot tho coun-
trvs propaganda throughout the land.
To bc explicit, they are gramaphonc rec
ords of speeches and sayings of our own
leaders statesmen and warriors. both at
home and abroad; and messages from the
leaders of thought and action among the
Allies and tho commanders on the battle
field
General rohn ] Pcrshing was ono of the
first to grasp the Importance Of the move
ment. and the very first To lend his aid
and his voice Ia 1t Representatives ut the
Nations Forum OF New York, founded
bv C,tIy Goltcrman. a st Louis attorney.
were sent 20 he firing line, and from the
field of battle General Pcrshmg sent q
short message hy gramaphone TO the
people nf America This message Is now
helng prepared on gold gramaphonc
record and within a few days Will rest
among the archives At Washington to
bc preserved to the country for all timc
This message, with thousands of others
from the greatest leaders of the land, Wlli
hc gwen vocal expression m every corner
of the country from the stage and plat
form, IN schools and factories N clubs and
churches. in hotels and all other puhlc
places. IN the homes Of every little wi
lagc and hamlet from one end ni the con
tinent to he other
With a voice recording instrument re
II. Il q. ,r,I .it-t
ness there have already hccu recorded
for dpsScruuation speeches Of Secretary
of State Lansing. Secretary ~ War Baker.
Secretary Of the \aY1 Daniels. Secretary
ot he Treasury NcAdoo. FN-l'rcsidcnt
Taft. Samuel Iompers Wee Admiral
SIMS Champ Clark. former ambassador
James W Gerard and many others
al these spccrhcs arr WIN tho war
messages 10 the proplc o( NmCrlca Not
ono IT hem hut what has not hccn car
rcd from coast - coast hv the press Of
the country l}ut tho salient features of
each arr emphasized on the gramaphonc
IN The voice NJ The man who Delivered
Il thc1n. with rvCrv lutnuation and inHec-
ton with the very expression ~ the speak
or In patrlOtIc gatherings, ~ noon al
dresses ~ tho workers ~ INTUITION fac
tories, IN Liberty Bond meetings. IN
political conventions. cver1 where wherr
tmrrican~ set together viii thclr patr'ot
ISM bc mon greatly stirrci. their enthUsi-
asm morn deeply amused
Representatives of the nation forum
an now abroad IN the counrll halls OF
statesmen and on the firing line securing
records ~ the voices 81 FuroI9s most
noted men IL :hc worlds great war ior
humanity and civilization These will hc
IN the nature of messages ~ the Nmcrican
irropic trn telling them ~ the great work
thcv arc dolug at home and on The field Of
battle bidding hem Ia he vt gNod chCcr
n 10 the outcome ~ the war and aSSur-
ing them of the hfe-long gratitude of tho
nations 81 tho earth for saving tho woTid
u democracy
Ringing through The land will come
the voices IT General Foch. Premier
Clefnenccau IT France, and loifrr, the
GSand old Man of tho Marne klng
GeNirgc Liovd Gcorgc. l,ord \orthcliifC,
General Haig commander 81 he British
forces, hing Emanuel Gabriel ID tGnun-
no fighter and pret Guglirlmo Narconi.
and other Italian leaders hing Albert Of
Belgium, and all The great leaders IN the
making of tho history of TODAY
The boys may near tho voices them
selves after the return from war They
Will be available ~ all postcrIty They
will possess q wonderful historic value for
posterltv " hat would ono not give to
hear the voice of George " ashington IN
his farewell address, the voicc Of Abra-
ham Lincoln IN hls immortal speech at
Gettysburg The chance for that has
gone forever. hut the opportunity Is
here and i beng taken advantage Of 10
secure for all time tho vuic,S Of the men.
ali their messages 10 the American
people who are fighting on the battle
front Of freedom