Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-11-27
FRENCH OFFICER
HEARD in MANCHESTER
TELLS HOW FRENCH NATION AP.
PRECIATES HELP AMERICA
GAVE IN HOUR OF PERIL.
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS DRIVE ON
Quota to Be Raised By Thanksgiving.
Iowa sl5,OOO,OOO Behind Its
Quota.

A mecuuS III the IHtcIcSl VI th0 wal
Savings Stamp drive, was held In the
court room Monday afternoon, and
short addresses were. given by Senator
Clem Kimball, Of Council Bluffs, Rev.
Mr. Hoon of Manson, and Lieutenant
De Coux of the French army. The
first two speakers emphasized the ne
cessity OF Iowa meeting its quota on
the War Savings Stamps. Iowa has
gone over the top on all the Liberty
loan drives, Red Cross and United
War Work drives, and that "for the
Honor OF Iowa" we must not fall down
on the drive that is now on, and is to
be terminated on Thanksgiving day.
Much interest centered about the
French OFFICER, who has just come
from the battlefields Of France. Lieu
tenant De Coux has been in the SER
vice for several years. and has seen
much service. He was In the battle
Of the Marne. has been gassed and re-
ceived wounds, from which he recover
ed sufficiently to be able to again par
ticipate in the great drives tn which
the Yanks displayed such fine fighting
qualities. The lieutenant said that
5000 OO0 men out Of a population OF
40, 900 900 in France had been In some
branch Of the French army, and that
more than a million of her brave SONS
had paid the supreme price. Speak
ing of the sacrifices the French peo-
pie had made, he said that the French
had raised q billions tn money to
finance the war.
Four hundred thousand homes were
wrecked or entirely destroyed by the
kaiser's armies and vast areas OF
country was laid in waste, said Lieu
tenant De Coux. The little farms OF
France are cultivated by women and
children and men too old and infirm
to take up arms against the enemy
The Lieutenant said that Providence
was kind to the French people in that
they raised good crops on the little
farms.
The French soldier, manly young
fellow, expressed In NO uncertain
terms, the kindly feeling that the
French people have for america. He
said that az sO0n as the Yanks reach
ed the french ports. new courage and
home filled the heart Of the French
people, and the soldiers fought with
greater determination to stay the
march OF the Hun. It was difficult at
times to understand Lieutenant De
Coux. as he tried to express himself
in the English language. but the feel
ing that he and his people have for
the American boys, who fought with
the soldiers of his country, was genu-
inc, and the expression Of that feeling
was sincere.
Following the address OF Lieutenant
De Coux, the meeting was adjourned
and q meeting of the township chair
men OF the County Council OF Defense
was held, which was presided over by
Fred H. Munson, county chairman
Chairman .Munson called on A. M.
Cloud to explain the plans made for
the War Savings Stamp drive. Each
one Of the Township Chairmen was
given a list of those who subscribed
to the Third Liberty Loan, and the
amounts subscribed to that loan, and
each person, who had not already sub
scribed for his full share OF Stamps
would be asked to do so on or before
Thanksgiving day. The quota is based
on fifty per cent Of the amount as
signed 10 each person on the bond.