Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-09
The five men who enlisted in British Canadian Forces;
 Arthur Monty. Edward Ward.
 John J. Manning. Alexander Young PcMers. Stewart Lincoln. ~


 As a result of the recruiting rally for the British and Canadian armies held in the Town hall Friday evening five Norwich men who are British | subjects volunteered their services to the mother country and will be exam irsd physically Monday evening at | 9.36 in the mayors office. If they r pass their examinations they will go to Canada for their training or will i be shipped directly to England.
 The Town hall was packed to the | cluding English, French, French-Ca- ] nadians and Americans The audience l was enthusiastic and applauded each i spesss.er warmly. The rally was open ed by the singing of America by the | audience During the rally a double l Quartette, from the Bass Clef sang several selections. T
 Arthur F. Libby Chairman.
 Arthur F. Libby was chairman of the meeting and in his opening ad- dress said: We are in a time when history is in the making. We have learned more about Europe than ever before. We have learned the names | of the cities and even the hills in Belgium and France. And even now the flag of the United States is being
 
 l and Paris by our boys, on the way. to the front We have opened our Town | hall tonight to this recruiting for the purpose of eniisting British subjects 1 in the great cause of democracy. We are at war. It is democracy against autocracy and right against might. We are up against people who have surrendered their souls to Satan and who have all the qualities of Lucifer. lThe Germans have said Gott strafe England God punish England) but we are determined that England will tnever be punished for England's cause lis our cause now. and America has lnever tasted defeat. (Applause). We do not place our dependence or God, but rather we place ourselves on God's Iside.
 Welcome by Mayor Brown.
 Mayor Allyn L.. Brown extended the greetings of tAe city to the British recruiting party, Henry Manendaz. Istate chairman of the British recruit ing campaign; Lieut.. J. J. Todd, 60th Canadian Battalion; Sergt. D. J. Mo- Kenna, 18th Canadian Battalion. and Sergt. G. P. Johnson of the Princess Pats. Mayor Brown said: It is my privilege to extend to these gallant men who have seen service in the cause of democracy, the welcome of
 the city. This war has been great means of education. Not only have we : learned about Europe aphicalfy,
 but we have come to know the Quali- ties of the English, French and Cana dians. We have come to know the
 Canadians as, never before and we are proud to. live on the same continent
 with such brave people. We have with US this evening men who have -;1l k<If of some of the things that are being : done there. We welcome you, men! Slaekers, kaiser's Best Enemies. s9 I Henry ManendaZ was the frs;
 speaker and he told of the work oi
 the recruiting campaign committee.
 He spoke of the enormous increase 1T , the Royal Flying. Corps and the eff cient work of the army. He said tha, while we have a great many men il the service we need more. He appeal
 ed to every British subject. in Nor
 wich, saying that no matter wi1a g trade a man had. he could always b T used in the Service. He said tha ' every stacker in the country was on, of the kaiser's best allies.
 crueified Canadians. ss = The reason is this: When the Ger . mans drove us back there were tWn V wounded Canadians, and the Prussiai1
 took them and crucified them on t barn door. Do you blame us for no n taking prisoners after that? The n have cut off the hands of innQcen a children who shot at them when .thei . sisters and mothers were being defile Q by the Hun. They killed the Ntti = kiddieS, and we are going to kill tha - man. Will you help us? &
 .- Lieut.. Todd told of the work bein 0 done by the women. He said writ : to the boys over there,'" for a lette tt from home is like food. Send ther . cigarettes, and lots of them You ma e have an aversion to them, but if yo
 was over there you would understand e He spoke of Major Gordon, who n Ralph Connor, the author Maje d Gordon was a strong prohibitions
 but when he saw the way the me Il need their rum issue he said that .h 'e took back all he ever said against th le issuing of rum to the soldier It ,. IS what warns them up in the mornin h after a hard night irf Hae- trenches an J. water. They get only one ounce, b, le it does a great work. s. He told of other experiences in tk 1e trenches and then called for volunteer ly to fight the Prussian. s, nj Arthur Monty First to Volunteer.
 Arthur Monty was the first man l. volunteer and came forward amid T. deafening outburst of applause ar 1e he was followed by several others. n sn men who enlisted were Arthur Mont $. John J. Manning, Alexander Your l- Powers, Stewart Lincoln and Edwa. at Ward. .
 H. The Home guard acted as ushe pc at the rally.
 aaee A Privilege to Fight.
 r. Mir Libby next introduced Sersea ,d O. E. Johnson of the Princess Pat bs regiment. the first to go into bait he Sergeant Johnson made stirring a sh dress and told of some of the exp
 riences in the trenches. He said: '
 are not brave as you understand
 We consider it a privilege to fight I
 the mother country. It is not dui al it is a privilege which every Britt KS subject should be proud to take 3 e- vantage of. Continuing he said: Y o people of America have boys oy ,. ;ls there. The newspapers are full of t ne doings- of the Americans. Blt it 'n, nothing compared to what win con az You must get behind the boys at t ns front. Any manufacturer or iabo1 M ne who expects to make extra profit C Se of this war is traitor The man, " ne throws down his tools and says
 won't work unless he gets. so much
 a traitor. (Applause.) If one of x
 boys who goes over the top should os. fuse to go you would say he is en traitor ana worthy to be shot. T Ter man or manufacturer who makes exI 10 profit or refuses to work is in the sa, ate class. e E. on Sergeant Johnson was followed 7