The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-07-17
K|WAN|S HEAR SOME
NARROWING STORIES
OF GERMAN CRUELTY
Canadian Soldier, Just Back From
the Trenches, Reveals Hun Mon
ster in All It's Ugliness; Boyd
Wants Military Students.

Most of the stories Of German
atrocities which reach the ears OF the
people of Albuquerque come second
hand. Private W 4 Collins Of the
Canadian forces is IN Albuquerque.
lie gave vivid first hand descriptions
before the K.wanis club today. not
only OF the German outrages com
mitted against French women and
children in conquered territory but on
his own personal experiences in the
trenches.
II WAS at Armcntieres that Private
Collins .ist came lu cpa.ty, with Ger
man crucuy t%ruuvn.ctes ntd been
capturru 10y tin, Germans aud was
later rctuken las the ulhcs, Collins
was with the forces wntCn marched
INTO the town uI,vt the Germaas
evacuated. liz tuiu ot seeing q mother
and bat'y IN the doorway of u cottage
The baby had lost both It's hands.
Tue mother explained that the Ger
mans cut OF. the baby hands be-
cause ita mutnci refused to dtVulge
Information regarding b troops VI
the allies. Collins and the other sol
u crs 90 tlie allies IN A~rIucntieres
ioaruc. that German soldiers ran
their %bayone,s through baUics. Nu
,H,cd women and stood men against
walls aud slut tucnt.
Private Collins was a boiub throwcr.
lie lose AN ARA dur,ug Il raid on the
German trenchcs. lic gave 4 thrill-
ing description ul the advauc. ON the
trenches. he threw u buUib IN "A
German dugou' and the explosion was
greeted by screams of women lie
ana MS companions entered the dug
out and found a number at French
women there. They were kept as
prisoners by the German soldiers Ono
ui the prisoners. % gIrl uf fifteen, said
snr mad bccu u the hanus of the
German soldiers far nearly "a year
was soon 10 become "A mother
Collins WIS woundcd when hc
aousut To throw away u Gcrman poiui
which had been dropped ia the midst
cot a group ot soldiers The bomb fclI
near him and ne seized II and at
tempted 10 throw ~ It exploded vi
his hand, tearing away his arm ana
hun IN the mead face ano
other parts OF has body. Mir Collin
nadc "a strong plea Ion support OF
the soldiers ~ the home folks.
Or. David II. Boyd solicited the aid
of the ktWanis members in securing
male students Tor the University oi
Sew Mexico. The university IN TO hav,
"A military department with a United
states army officer IN charge of tn,
military training -Four students 81
the university have already gone I,
a training camp ana will assist tbs
military officer on th"lc return. Boy'
who enter the untNcrsity for militarS
training Wil have tn" same status a.
enlisted men. but viii hc held IN the
uniyeI4i,, until they become - years
ct age lu addition TO the training
received No tat university they VIII h'
scut To tummcr training camp ioi
sHN week.. Zach suumer al the "N.
pcnsc cot 'hr government. Uniforms
viii bc furnished boy, enlisted IN th'
military department. of tine universitN
II viii bo necessary Tor the unISersii>
ta secure 600. hundred buys In urdcl
to have "a, government maintain th'
military apartment. The club unan
umously tsr.ed Ia back br Boyd %
securing tine one hundred.
FRANK ~'urtz presided over IN
meeting t chairman Alfred Gruns
field drew t.c attendance prize, whioi
was donated by Homer ward
souvenir resented Icy the Oieorg" II
u,r.gg, company consisted Of a can %
Nrssuu u| tor each member present