The Arizona copper camp., 1918-10-05

While it might seem superfluous for
Uncle Sam to send speakers to Ray
for the purpose of boosting and adj
vocating the purchase of the bonds of
the Fourth Liberty Loan, the people
of Ray are glad they were not over
looked by the campaign committee
Before the speakers came here Ray
had already nobly responded to the
call for subscriptions, as shown else
where in this issue, but there is no
doubt that as the result of the talks
given by these speakers, these SUBJ
scriptions have been further in
creased.
Ray was particularly fortunate in
having assigned to it as speaking
boosters for the bonds Corporal e. w.
Van de Word and Private Leonard Ir-
vine. who appeared at the Iris theater
Tuesday night, October 1, 1888.
sThe speakers were introduced by
Judge French and the program was
augmented by music by the Ray Con
band.
If anyone had any doubts as to the
necessity for subscribing to the bonds
and the purposes to which the money
was to be devoted, he surely had his
doubts dispelled after listening to
these boys.
From Actual Service
Both of them have seen actual war
service at the front; both of them re-
seceived wounds which necessitated
their retirement from active military
duties, but they are now devoting
their services in doing what they can
TO further the sales of these bonds.
They admit that they are not ora
tors, but whatever they lack in this
respect is overlooked when listening
to their vivid stories of their expert
ences and their graphic accounts of
the ferociousness of the Hun
Private Irvine while not wounded
in actual battle received his wounds
while he was on his way to the front
trenches. He had three fingers shot
from his left hand by a Hun bomb,
and bis one regret is that he did not
get the chance to square the account
Going Over
He told of his departure for France
from New York; the boat that he
sailed on carried about $500 men, The
men were kept below decks and were
not allowed to smoke because of the
hanger of attracting submarines by
the lighting of matches at night.
Some of the men were so seasick 60
ng over that they were wishing a
submarine would strike them to end
heir troubles.
On arriving in France they were
put through the training necessary to
tit them for service in the trenches
and on the firing line. He had COM
pleted this training and was on his
way to the active fighting front, and
when he was within few miles of his
goal he was struck by bomb thrown
rom a Hun plane and lost his fingers
This put him out of the fighting, but
hlso put him in a position of seeing
What is being done to relieve the suf-
erings of the men who have been
wounded
The men receive the best of care
ind attention at the hospitals. This
s mainly due to the indefatigable eff
orts of the nurses, brave as soldiers,
who live up to no set schedule of
working hours, but perform their du-
les to the point of exhaustion.
They Are Watching
The speaker emphasized the fact
hat interest in the result of the cam
baigns for subscriptions to Liberty
Bonds is not confined to the people
n this country; the men on the battle
ground take as much interest, and
perhaps more, in the outcome. News
If the success of each bond campaign
wonderful tonic to them; it makes
hem feel that the people at home
re backing them up and doing all
hey can to help them carry the war
successful conclusion, and makes
hem feel that they have debt to pay
n living up to the confidence reposed
n them.
Vandevord's Story
swan" needed no introduction to
he audience; he is well known in
Ray, having been employed at the
amp here for some time Although
is story was known to many, like
very good story, it bears telling, not
My twice, but as often as he can get
pefore an audience to repeat it.
He seems to. have had a charmed
ife; he was wounded in the wrist,
vas struck in the abdomen by two