The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-18
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M E l1dMaISs Of of the deam,er Of cq"|m.es who y. attended Il, noon luncheon
Camp Doniphan, discuss the war received a jolt when the Brdshrr dehcl
he it understood that Captain Price Is regular soldier lie belong, to the
NJ lh re- o womb, ,so vino sS went ta owe oef ,m III g am ms JOB wa, first line fighting I'M
IN brief captain Price, theme was that at the slaughter all the destruction
win m, war-win in a spiritual sense. Until we rrc ncT5T oT dual J" W" "rr' %m ~,
to the true Christian idea Of Of Gcmooorac Ut" Which is behind chino "o o na aI Ia9gl'' ''''"""
m,nt (" of 'I 1,nS%rc "S Sl, he y iGGE' a, of as G. i,S"oe fy d d@e Of al worldly achieve
nic,m, Of memory rrcc " liza U" rSy, LaI'i5 nm %nEf l LLm WIS.,, .Im IS Nl Tres. on the local
90 "% money ", G %T" hi, SON. ' Iob nG' The, ni 4. iti q" %I I,Iy 'I In%, a ana striving m rs TO pile
and Dokc-hcancd --mcooabc for AFT hi, hopes and panoue had gone f %
.ho % ' 1T ", ', %%J 0 aI Iy r ~ =, "sa is ,@, There ,hI, are no pockets in a
ana r, doth corrupt and thieves break through and steal but rather that We
There /, an utter lack of personality in the faces of the dead the speaker
many man, dead a% eqmladg, "A material oroa' is aft that IS lett the visible tangible
m nmg a ,5 Il rll"re tn" he form C9 Of a man. The other thing, the dual personality the
Make no mistake about the captain belief in life after we pass the ey-
water, with those who do not understand the Crrsi&e purpose, o. G, grca,
5.r mg g Y%b n. from 9%. St. so Paul Of the g'm garIgiarh an, "GS %% %n teJ Il, %, s ,J.sGo a,'o ,ad IN
men o. the battle zone which was touched upon by Mary Roberts Rncrat rn a
GSiapain Price STAYS we at home must get to be truly victorious % h, war
Complete ,cfaGiiec utter disregard Of person, complete contempt for
oSne o. Cnn,h IS reached IN ne Armies ot the allie, by hundreds " thousands
mann men, c S,D'v VII, 'T R. ., ,a' a Is Ig", ,@sL, f.. by RE t,I1 attn gi tn, .n story n% Of me s, y%s
This Tommy returning from hospital, where he had beaten a wound asked
captain IrNc u ne could go back with his old crowd
yor r" f" wn " %" C nL , a' captain ' e Gn .Ioey are AL gonG b'
Pofh { o a machine gun post, which after weeks OF tedious WORK, had been clab.
over which an advance was to be made IN which Captain Prices machine guns
were to lend support
About two hours after this team had taken over the post a German shell hit
closely buried gun and gunner and clicked the corporal Our Tommy took
command and after they had dug themselves out and carried the oporals body
out of sight around a traverse he said to the three with him Come on hoy,
the captain SAYS we've got to hold this place, somehow, so lets GET ON with IT,"
They placed the gun again and another shell came along and blew them out
and suuitcl another member o the crew. II happened once again and Tommy
with two helpers set the gun into position a fourth time Then he said w the
tired boys with him, You go ON back and take a rest. TN stick II out here"
They were done for They had been at It long before our Tommy had come into
the sector. They left HIM and hr stood there and with his NCkcts spit death into
the Huns for twcutylhcc hours before relief could get through to him
Now the point OF the episode is the mdlucd herorm OF 1.-THE entire deo-
ton TO duty, the iorpcrulncss OF scl-thc spirit Of service That is a detached
cp.ulr ht there are thousand, of them 90 daily life IN France. Captain Price
said
The nrr,hcr rather took us 10 task for our light Observance of Sunday
tie went into our homes aud our workshop, and asked us whether we are really
Christian, at home with the wife and the children and whether We are
Christians with our employees
lie spoke as a man going to his earthly grave with a certain future lie
said he is going back to France soon and he does not expect to return lie
tried 10 tell us the idea o. the Crusaders
"By this sign conquer" might have lccn an apt title for his adlrc>. ir ne
urged us not 10 be RarrulouS about our Christianity, but to do ito live it. and
by so doing and living to win the war and everlasting pcace-W NJ H.