The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-23

there today.
We are bound to win. Germany
nights against the stars in thei
courses, fights to turn the world
back, not an hour toward the day
light as we did the other day, but p
thousand years toward the dark. We
shall win because we have a great
leader. man sent from God to save
America from Prussian slavery and
to lead mankind up that steep way
which leads to the exaitation of ma
tion-the Hon. Woodrow Wilson"
In conclusion, Mr.. Kluttz said he
came down here to bring inspiration,
but l have gotten inspiration" he
said, "and when l go back to Wash
lngton l shall carry the information
that Lancaster county and South
Carolina are heart and soul in this
struggle and are going to carry this
loan over the top"
Lieutenant DaeI.
Dixie" and The Marsellaise," by
the band brought the crowd quick
ly to their feet and the cheering
lasted for several minutes. After
the two selections so excellently rem,
dered by the band, Colonel Springs
introduced to the audience Lieut..
Dael of the French army. now at
camp Greene. In presenting Lieut..
Dael, Colonel Springs said Never
has there been a moment when
America failed in love and devotion
to our sister Republic of France. But
Tor the fight France has made the
heel of the Hun would not ONLY have
been on France, but on England and
America"
Lieut.. Dael, typical Frenchman
was especially pleasing in his ad
dress. and though he is not an ora,
tor, he was listened to with rapt at
tention and frequently applauded.
lie spent three years at the front.
and he said he was glad of the on
portunity of coming here because it
gives me chance to tell Won or
What is going on-what my people
are doing for you and what we ex-
Dect of you. We are proud to he
hghting once more with the Ameri-
can soldier. We are fighting a good
cause and we want you to come and
help us as soon as you can. Do not
waste time-you see what is going
on. But there is no reason to he
alarmed in reading the news. AT the
| beginning of the war France, with a
population of 35,0OO,OOO, modified
100000 men,. America has over
hundred million. l am not going
TO insist-just think it over and see
what you can do. In spite Of what
| we have done, we are strong
| stronger than ever. France is NOT
white-bled. Do not come too late
-hurry-to give the German the
good licking he deserves"
| Lieutenant Dael told of life in the
| trenches, how the men OF France and
the men of America are living and
what they do. He revealed a secret
saying that he caught 81 "cooties'
one night-all his own and that
there were seven million soldiers
there and if each had 81 "cooties'
OF his own, there were many of them
there.
You're helping us with your
boys" he said. "some in training,
some fighting at the front. But it's
not all we expect OF you-you can
help us with money, by buying Lib
erty bonds. and you will help your
country and yourself" He spoke OF
the sanitary conditions Of the camps
and the trenches, which he described
as good, saying the only risk the
boys run at the front is the risk OF
war. 1t is wise that / am here to
tell you Of French warfare. We
paid the price of inexperience at the
beginning of the war, and don't