Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-22
RAISED OVER S1,0O0 PER MINUTE
Subscriptions to Liberty Loan Totaled $3335O At Big Rally In Town Hall Herbert Knox Smith, Rev. M Mclean Goldie and Lieutenant j. w. Noteworthy Enthuse Citi- zens With Their Stirring Addresses.

was subscribed in Liberty bonds at the Liberty Loan rally held in the town hall Saturday evening. This was at the rate of $1.000 dollars a minute and a little batter. The subscriptions ranged from fifty dollars ,000 and it was noticed that several subscribed more than once.
 Previous to the rally in the town hall one of the best street parades seen in this city was held at 7.30 o'clock the line of march being from the State Armony where the parade formed. down Franklin street through Main street to Burnham square where it counter marched to Washington square, back up over Main street and up Broadway to the town hall.
 Major John A. Hagberg was marshal | of the parade which consisted of the | Spanish War Veterans in full uniform, l the Sub Marine Band, one company l of T. S. Marines, the Italian band. and l the two companies of local Home Guards and the city Liberty loan committee. Bringing up the rear of the parade was a motor truck on which was mounted a large torpedo with pro- pellars turning and two anti-aircraft guns such as are in use on the sub marines. On the truck with the tor pedo were several sailors from the base. The streets were lined with people to see the parade and after it was over a large number went to the town hall, filling it to capacity.
 Champions of Liberty.
 l The Italian band played America, after which Rev. Joseph H. Selden chairman of the meeting made a brief address, in which he said that Ameri- ca is a peace loving nation but we | have taken up arms in the cause of freedom and justice. We are not mov- l ed by fear of assault, but as Secretary Lane has said. we must fight them over there or we will have to fight them over here. We are in this war for no selfish reason but as the cham 1 pions of Liberty and freedom for all 1.-the world. How many mothers and | fathers have given sons to this cause | We are not here to win enlistments but we are here that there may be a practical expression of patriotism and devotio1-the Liberty Bond,
 l Rev. Mclean GoIdie Speaks.
 The chairman then introduced Rev M. Mclean .Goldie, who has recently returned from Russia where he has been engaked in Y. NJ. c. A. war work
 Rev. MT. Goldie spoke in part as follows:
 Our gathering here tonight is per. haps one of the most momentous 1T the history of the city of Norwich Momentous in the sense that it is in, cumbent upon every man and woman to determine-if they have not don, so-whether they stand for justice truth, righteousness and freedom. II a word, whether they will fulfill thei | n but to their God
 II The other day, one of the clerica brethren said to me, You never seen to laugh since your return from Rus sia,'' little wonder ladies and gen
 tlemep; for, 1 have seen that grea na ton which which for years ha
 been struggling for the inestimabl
 blessings which we enjoy. lying pros
 trate and bleeding, the precious jewe of freedom, rudely torn from he
 grasp. and the iron heand of a crue merciless and barborous conquero placed on her neck, crushing out he very Gfe's blood. Weighted dow
 with the dazzaling image of utopia } ideas she forgYt the open sesame c , victory and as she was drownin in the vortex of servitude she dragge down with her that gallant little coun f try, Roumania, which has fought a , valiantly and faithfully on the side ( } the allies-because she had no alterna tive but to succumb.
 Infamous Atrocities.
 I need hardly describe tonight tn unspeakable horrors that have char acterized the Germans wherever the / have held sway; and which have plac ed them in a category so infamou . that there is no word in our languag I that can fully depict their crimes I is not necessary for me to remind yol ; after the war has been raging fc 7 nearly four years, that women hay
 been tortured and violated, ever cruc:
 fled, the servants of God and unoffer
 sive civilians shot in cold blood, hus
 bands torn from their wives and fam l lies ard banished into slavery, whi innocent children and babies hay ! been mained and tortured in a wa that makes the strongest men trembl and women almost weep tears ' blood.
 Our allies, England, France and Be
 gium have been during the last fort
 night, and still are, facing the mo-
 terrible ordeal in the history of tf
 world. Hundreds of thousands { II precious lives have been, and at tn
 
 J eternity. General Pershing with tn;
 wonderful foresight. quickness
 intuition and fertility of resourc ! which won for him the highest con
 mand in the American army, in u
 hour of dire necessity, placed unrt ! servedly at the disposal of those bra1 peoples, all the troops under his con mand, which has earned for him Il, ; only the admiration and gratitude . all his fellow countrymen, but also u highest respect Of all the truly civi 5 iZed world; and which will ever rt ! main on record as one of the unselfis
 and humanitarian principles for whic :. the United States entered this war. We Shall Win.
 The hour is indeed critical one
 we have passed through many anXiol l, and strenuous times, but tonight V S, are face to face with the most appa }. ing phase of the war. All other ba
 ties that have happened in the world d history rolled into one pale into il k significance when compared with u a one that is now raging on the ia
 fields Of Flanders. The outlook is
 dark one, no one, not even the mo If experienced critic can fortell with al 5 certainty what the immediate futu r, will reveal. But I am firmly col d vinced that although this struggle W
 entail the loss of millions of precio'
 lives, casting the shadow of dea, l. across nearly every home in this coui ,. try, although we in connection wi 'f our allies may be brought to the ve n brink of starvation! nevertheless
 we are true to God and ourselves ' = shall win this war!
 The heroic French troops und