Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-13
VIRGINIA HONORS
NAME OF LINCOL N

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great melting pot where men from the
Baltic from Asia and Southern Europe
are with us speaking our tongue. think
ing our thoughts and preparing to
light as our soldiers" This remark
MAS greeted with prolonged applause
There are over 5000 foreigners who
are members OF tho division. and it
was to these that General Brett re-
fcrrcd.
Continuing. he said: ut IS inspiring
TO train on ground made sacred by the
blood OF our fathers. who were mem
hers Of the bravest armies that ever
fought. These mon arc now giving
their sons to tight for this country. and
we are training them to be the best
OF soldiers. The long years OF peace
apd the living in comforts and luNuries
have not exhausted us. Sons OF Nir-
Einia arc now shoulder to shoulder
with the sons of West Virginia and
Pennsylvania, and their progress is an
inspirations"
lie concluded with the climax OF HIS
speech. which created an ovation for
the general. Il pledge the EiGhtieth
Division 10 show the ruthless Hun that
We have not lost the iron from our
blood nor the valor OF our fore
fathers"
LEE AND LINCOLN GREATEST
AMERICANS OF 10TH CENTURY
pr. Freeman delivered the principal
address OF the afternoon, euloG st!c
OF Lincoln. who, with Lee. he classed as
tho two greatest Americans of the
nineteenth century. If the South had
but understood him it would have been
better for the nation. both the North
and the South. Had he but lived the
dark days OF reconstruction would
have been lighter. ii not avertcd. lie
concluded his address with praise OF
the khaki uniform, which he described
as a blending OF the Blue OF the North
and the Gray of the South mixed with
the rcd blood OF patriotism OF Ameri-
cans.
The exercises were concluded with an
| Invocation by General Fernsworth, in
which he quoted:
Here's to the Blue o, the wind-swept
North.
when we nee, on the fields OF France
May the Spirit of Grant be with US all!
| AS the sons OF the North advance.
Here's to the Gray OF the n-kissed
South
AS we meet on the fields OF France
May the spirit OF Lee be with US all
| AS the sons OF tho South advance.
Here's to the Blue and the Gray as one
! When we meet on the fields OF France
May the Spirit of God be with US all
! AS the sons OF the Flag advance"
| One thousand and twenty drafted men
| from Western Pennsylvania arrived in
/ camp shortly before S o'clock tonight
/ They represent the largest consignment,
OF drafted men who have been received
here since last October. They lief;
/ Pennsylvania yesterday morning. From
/ ~ o'clock this morning until their ar
| rival here tonight the two spccial
! trains which carried them had been be,
tween camp and Fredericksburg. Va
/ NEW PENNSYLVANIA SOLDIER
FALLS FROM TRAIN
| Francis J. Watson, OF Lcmont Furn.
acc. Pa. one of the drafted men. fel
| from tho special train near Altoona
/ Pa, and is now in 4 hospital at thai
! mace. lie has a cut over his right
eye and may be otherwise injured.
Two men, one OF them under tn,
draft age. came with the men hoping
! mat they could be included with theIr
/ friends who were in the draft The
younger man had tried to enlist. but
vas. hoping that as only bad eve
hindered him that he could at lcast
ma job. scrubbing floors or o;hc,
mcnial work. in his desire to fight tn,
Kaiser.