Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-01
Mr.. Reed Tells Of Trench
Life, Air-raids and Other
Experiences.
OF
BRUSSELS TOLD
Impressive War Speeches
Are Heard Here by
1900 People.

1900 People.
No more vivid n impressive stories
Of the great war have ever been told
in this city than those narrated last
night by Dan A. Reed and Mrs. Basil
Clarke before an audience of probably
1900 people, who crowded into the
auditorium at s O'Clock and were held
spellbound for three solid houro.nt
the end of which they were loath to
Fac that both speakers were unusual
ly eloquent that made the evening
memorable. to all who We're present,
but it was also, and chiefly accounted
for by the fact that that they had seen
with their own eyes and heard with
their W ears all that which other
people. merely read about.
They brought a message from
bleeding Europe, from the trenches.
the ruins, the devastated lands---from
the mel and women who have suf-
fered indescribably for almost four
years--from the American boys on the
battlefields of France and Flanders,
and they paid warm-hearted. beauti-
full tribute to the courage. the hero
ism of France, of Belgium and Eng
land, especially to the brave women of
those countries.
Time and again thunderous applause
convinced the speakers h a they had
struck decidedly responsive chords in
the hearts of their auditors-and
sometimes a shudder raj through the
long rows of men, wonlen and child
rem when atrocities were drastically
Sdescribed-at other times you sa
furtive tears coursing down the
heeks of old people and young when
pathetic episodes of the war were told.
The final outburst was one tremen-
dous salvo of applause when Mrs.
Clarke visualized the victorious home
coming of the United States soldiers
at some future time.
Arranged With Short Notice.
One remarkable feature Of the gath
ering was the fact that it too place
with very short notice. 1t had been
generally announced that Mr.. Reed
and Mrs. Clarke were to speak last
night at h city hall under the aus
pices of the Commercial club. but
when the speakers had arrived in the
city earlier in the day. the committee
in charge of the arrangements calcu-
lated that they would attract a larger
audience than could be seated in the
city hall. Hasty arrangements were
made for the use Of the auditorium.
n an intense advertising campaign
carried out through the columns of
The Herald and thousands Of hand
bills distributed during the afternoon
with the result that expectations were
far exceeded.
During the day, Mr.. Reed had beer
addressing pupils at the high school.
members of the Commercial club. and
an audience. largely consisting of
farmers, at the city hall.
Slogan of the War.
It's pretty tough and it's pretty
rough-but we're going to see i,
Though"
these words spoken by an Amer,-
can soldier toSMr. Reed and quoted
ny. him in the course of his address
last night, might be used as the sio-
gan offthe war, and as the motto of
the stirring speech which Mr.. Reeo
delivered. ~
1t had been that the
lecture would be on food. 1t was.
But by no means exclusively. The
idea back of all that he said was ri
make the audience rea lie the serious
ness Of the war n the necessity OF
extreme food economy, and his mes
sage of food saving and still more
1ood savi/G was given an extremely
directive background by countless en-
lsodes of the war as he had seen it
. at first hand.
! The meeting was opened by the
singing of The Star-Spangled Ban
ner," led by Rev. H. B.. Thorerimsen
and then Attorney Geo. A. Bangs in.
troduced Mr.. Reed as the first sneak.
er.
Strife May Last Five Years.
MIR. Reed lunged right into his sub
1ect by stating as his personal opin-
ION, based upon experience and OBJ
< servation, that the war may last five
years more. and he prophesied that
some of the high school boys sitting in
n audience might have to march ia
n the battleficlds before this war is
ended.
Mr.. Reed then old of the life OF
the American soldiers in France. OF
the terrible harrage, the rain of cold
steel. the suffering. the privations
the loneliness of the soldiers three
( thousand miles away from home
But they are not complaining Mr..
like these! And God has given. us
men. viii! continue to give us men,
x But we at home must do our duty and
4 stand back of our boys. The battle.
to which We have. sent our YOUNG
manhood do not merely require our
sacrifice in gold and silser--they de-
: rnand, n have a right TO demand
+ our hearts and everything we think
say and do"
"The line Of communication cx.
tends from France and Flanders over
& more than three thousand miles into
h hearts of all Americans, and tha1
fact should be constantly remember.
ed. It must be realized il we expec,
NJ o win the war"
!. Had Seen 1t All.
There have been lecturers in Grand
Il Forks. who have taken actual part IT
q b fighting, and who have told NOV.
b Ing atorfes5 of battles. As a: genera
Il rule, however, they have had occasion
TO see comparatively little Of wha,
sS1s going on about them. but Mr.. Reed
rho was sent to Europe as a membe,
an official American commission tc
! study conditions, had almost unlimit.
ed opportunities to make his observa.
" eaes. He has seen 1t all. trenches and
Il mines, aeroplanes and gZeppelins, bar.
I rage fire and levelled towns. cathed.
SsTals and chateaux that once We're the
/ glory teofs France.
THE Gernnans shelled the Rheims
Mr.. Reed Easd. simply
sA6ecAuSe they wanted to break the
s9eart OF the French people. But the
Il ptrtt s0f France cannot be crushed
10 Shearts ofSthe nation can never be
61nkell, 1t may be symbol { that the
teAt statue OF Jeanne d'Arc is still
GtAndings unharnned in front Of the
safuined cathedral. The French people
SbeyeSfaith In their God, IN their
sse1nntry. In the United States,
E*SE s4Ehkc Govern
s6yskraphiSai Iy Mi. Reed told Of
Eepp41ihs bOysabafdmeht aimed Il
s4S11d0n on the seSoId I mt 81 his
that city The signal Take