Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-13
REV. BRIGGS lAUDS
YOUNG MEN ABOUT
TO ENTER THE ARMY
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% the young men OF al lands and Tor
m time 10y the great APOSTLE Paul.
Endure hardness as good soldiers
7 received a letter few davs ago
rom the chaplain OF the 3>Fta lndi
ma infantry. stationed al Camp Zach
r. TAYLOR. ouisvillp. h,utucky I'm
which h. described recent tIreo
!ays hike with 7.5Fr men in khaki
Eo' the least impressive thing hc mar
-ated In the letter was the assembly
ii the men the entire $500 men. eX-
epting only tine cook and his asSis-
ants and the men ON actual guard
luty. al divine worship in God t., great
nj Of doors amphitheltrc. where the
haplain addressed that most attentive
md reverend audience 81 Uncle sam
lighting men on this same text. FIN
lure hardness As good soldiers That
haplajn was my own yourscs} broth.
r. Lieut. Walter NJ. briggs "
would be Pleased to have my privilege
4 this afternoon to address YOU young
men. if he were here with Us
You look to me like 4 bunch oi fel
ows who possess a real determine
ION to become soldiers OF whom none
'ould be ashamed You have the De-.
termination to make good You
may expect to make good only 10 tae
.Atenl OF Your power to endure hard
Iess and strenuous training You
ire expected to make good YOU are
/ ,uro that YOU can make good. and we
know that YOU will make good
As YOU go from Us. remember that
! your home folks expect you 10 make
| God soldiers. These Mothers Day
uecns are stalking their all on YOU
/ fou can hear through all the heroic
| ife Of Senator Sam Houston the words
/ If 4 typical American mother when
! # the time Of the war Of 1872 She
,laced Il musket in his hand and said
| There, my son take this. and never
I iscracc il, for remember ! would rath
! all my sons should fll'unt honor
! Bile grave than that one OF them
hould turn his back 10 tie enemy.
{ 10. and remember. too. thai Whllo
| ny cottage door is always open to all
brave men, il shall he forever Shut
/ igainst craven towards. Young man
! your mother is here this afternoon,
/ he approves every word Of brave Sam
/ Iouston's noble mother,
/ Remember. again that the people
/ Il Ottawa and La Sale County eI-
Get YOU to endure hardness as good
/ ,oldicrs To a man We are deter
uined to back YOU NJ. II We find Z
hacker or traitor anywhere in this
ountv who refuses TO get back Of YOU
With his money, his sympathy and his
moral suppor well see to it that he
,oon ceases to enjoy the peaceful pur
uit OF protected prussianism. YOU
nay rest assured that his name vii
! 70 stricken from the rolls OF our re-
| spectacle American citizens and HI
! viii be enrolled by number in deten
ion camp until such time as it ma,
G convenient to dispatch him 10 som'
emotc grOtto in the realms OF Hi
Satanic Majesty or make Finn OF
icial hangman Of Kaiser Bill.
Young men, pledge YOU my SACRED
, 1onor hat the people OF Ottawa ant
Ia Sale county are strong tor YOU.
lcar IL everywhere from school boys
md girls from shop keepers, from
t0use wives. from farmers from bank
rs from professional men from CIV
md the meat. we are always ready tC
nswcr the call Of the Red Cross thi
T Y. NJ. G. A., tho KNIGHTS Of Columbus
he Smlagc Fund, the War Saving and
Thrift Stamp campaigns, ald dear OLE
nclo Sam'S liberty oans until oul
asst dollar is spcut. Yes and You sing
The Yauks are Coming, and wei
/ make good until they have taken our
men up to forty ana .ifty and our boy.
down to fifteen years Of age. for Vher
he account with prussialism is
auarod and the books are audited No
contribution to the credit side Of th'
edgcr will loom larger than that OF
.ou' own home town and county
Once moro. | bid YOU remember ha'