South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-05

the land OF the free and the home
OF the brave.
II wish 90 congratulate the Civic
federation upon the excellency Of
the program they have arranged
for our entertainment and amuse-
. ment today. Here Is another insti-
tuition South Bend should be proud
OF These earnest men and women
from our best citizens give their
time. energy and thought. without
I emolument or reward for the bet
terment OF the city. Did say
without reward? II happiness. as
/ someone has said. is the result OF
conscious usefulness. the active
members OF these societies have
their reward in the happiness they
must experience in being engaged
/ in a useful enterprise. These civic
societies are the pulse by which the
I city officials are made aware OF the
! needs OF ,heir respective communi-
ties and while we may not always
be able. for lack OF finances. 20 COM
ply with their requests. We welcome
their suggestions"
Rev. =. J. Carroll was the first
speaker introduced by Mayor Car
SON Rev Carroll traced the causes
OF the present war. step by step.
TO the entrance OF America into the
conflict
F'r. Carroll speaks.
II do not believe that we entered
the war soon enough" he said. II
was in favor Of declaration Of war
when the Lusitania was sunk, but
we still hesitated.
1T is inspiring TO all Americans
today 10 know that France. that ma
ton who has stood foremost among
the nations OF the earth. is cele-
brating the Fourth OF July with
US"
Z Fr. Carroll reviewed the history
Of Germany and her preparation
for the world war He said that in
times OF peace Germany was a great
nation. that her stamp upon the
commodities taken by her ships on
all the seas OF the world was the
stamp or efficiency.
But while Germany may have
been great in times of peace her
greed for gain threw the world into
war" he continued. He traced
events from the assassination Of
Archduke Ferdinand down 10 the
ravishing Of Belgium. He gave high
praise to the Belgians, and declared
that while Belgium may have not
been great as 10 armies. she was
great in thrift and morale
Back OF Germany at peace was
Germany at war" he said we
have heard or Germanys efficiency
in military training. and from the
time that she began her military
training. she began her preparations
for war
Answer Germany's Sneers.
I'VE have heard them sneer at
America. saying that we were too
greedy to fight. and we have an
swered that by sending more than
one million soldiers TO Europe in
less than q year. and we will send
more and more as they are needed.
America has answered the call
! of France for aid When Belgium
: was violated by Germany. the Brit
, ish empire for once answered the
? call of liberty, and went 10 Bel
! gums aid.
Germany is talking OF how much
indemnity she is going TO collect
from America after the war. Ger
many may not know how much in
demnity she is going 10 collect from
America. but we know how much
she will collect.
To-day is a day OF resolve" con-
tinued Fir Carroll. We are lighting
TO put Prussianism out of business.
Today Prussianism is crUcifying
o. Liberty upon the cross of greed.
, but Christ was cruci6ed. and like
I Christ. Liberty will see its Easter
morn"
Fine Talk by Sergt. Bisset
Sergt. Bisset was then introduced.
D He told Of his personal experiences
, on the Flanders front He told of
= the heroism or American and Cana
: dian soldiers under the most trying
/ circumstances. and gave several
, vivid incidents that brought home
10 his hearers his message TO stand
: by the boys at the front.
2 THE way YOU people here in
: South Bend stand by the men you
have sent 200 miles across the
T sea to fight for Liberty is the way
AAA WAAANA tAlN AAAbA Ole VI AAiE dl III y
Will be kept up he declared. He
$ urged South Bend people to write
( many letters 10 the boys who have
, gone 10 the colors.
Z Sergt. Bisset's personal expe-
, riences were listened 10 with deep
: ! interest. They were vivid descrip-
81 tions or trench life. He told Of the
Z daily fare OF the soldiers at the
front detailing how the men over
Z there are allowed one-fourth to one
= half Of a loaf of white bread a day
% for Is men. He told what army
2 bareback is.
: you have seen dog biscuits You
know what they look like. Wen
2 they don't taste much differently
T. from hardtack. and TO a hungry
n soldier there is very little differ
: ence." ne explained
\ Case of "kultur."
He told or the ill-treatment Amer
, lean and allied prisoners in the
o hands or the boche receive. He
r recited how German Red Cross
+ nurse answered the CRY OF an Amer
lean prisoner for water hv snittine