South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-23
FIGHTING PARSON'
THRILLS AUDIENCE
Rev. G. w. Titus, Recently Re-
turned From Front, Talks
for Liberty Loan.

Tor Liberty lOdIl.
Doing y. IT. C. A. work for seven
months ia connection with the FIRST
trench mortar battery Of the first
division the section OF tine Ameri-
can evolutionary forces. that has
experienced the most terrific sight
ing. and IS per cent OF this battery
being Indiana men. and 10 per cent
Of them being South Bend men.
certainly gives Rev. O: w. Titus
II Mishawaka the right 10 deliver
the message OF these fighting men
90 the folks at home" i'm st. Jo-
seph county.
A mass meeting was held at the
high school auditorium Sunday aft
ernoon "a o'clock for Mr.. Titus TO
deliver this message.
The meeting was presided over
hv John r. Haughton. Frederick
sons orchestra furnished an excel
lent musical program and Hiss Eff
ne Harmon. head Of the music de
partment in the South Bend
schools conducted the audience in
the singing of the national airs.
Ivar Hennings. sales manager for
the fourth Liberty loan. made "a
snort but impressive appeal for the
purchase of bonds in the coming
campaign Mr. Haughton then in
troduced the principal speaker. the
Rev Mr. Titus
Describes Trophies.
I'm his opening remarks Mr.. Titus
described the several war trophies
he had with him, among which
was "a German iron cross that the
Fighting Pafson" had removed
from the body Of a dead German
major a German musket bayonet
and helmet We're also displayed
The latter ne called by its favorite
overseas name. An Easter Bon
net" saving 1T is made large TO
ft the square head of the Hun and
needs no padding because the head
OF Hun is so hard that the metal
cannot hurt it," He demonstrated
am American gas mask and trench
helmet. the ones he used while in
active service He also displayed
one of the Colt Nit TINS" belts.
The name for the belt is derived
from the words "Gott Nit Uns,' or
i'm English. God Is With Us the
words being cast into the face of
the metal buckle.
Now Helping Bond Campaign.
Rev. Titus returned TO the Unit
ed states after seven months ser
vice. Sept. I and is devoting his en-
tire time and energy in assisting
the fourth Liberty loan drive. lie
said. con the morning Of oct 1
when the American forces overseas
hear the news that we have gone
over the top I'm the loan drive they
will go over the top and after the
Hun"
Tn speaking of the men he has
seen service with for seven months.
the 1st trench mortar battery OF
the first division, he said. Seventy
five per cent OF these men are from
Indiana and 10 per cent Of them
are from South Bend. and PSI OF
these men bought go bonds Of the
third Liberty loan issue out of their
paw which amounts to SIS per
month"
Gives Graphic Description.
Tie carried his audience with
him from the very start and paint
ed word pictures of the horrors OF
war. the despicahle devilishness of
the Hun and the marvellous deeds
/ of bravery and answering spirit
Of victory of the American boys i'm
France
America has been i'm the war a
year and a half" said Mr. Titus
'the war is in its NTH year. and
/ the Americans are the first o. the
town and Will be the first 70 cross
the German frontier
Continuing Rev. Titus said
There is only one way to fight the
German. and that is with cold
steel"
\ Specimen OF 'Kultur."
81 have seen German soldiers
after they had been wounded and
living on their back veil 'kamerad.
land mt the first opportunity use the
little kamerad pistol they have
. lAIltf.li NtA tiA NAlN l'ttAAit NAANt'
hand 90 put a shot i'm the back OF
American soldiers And I repeat
! that The only way 10 night the Hun
I is with cold steel" one member
Fof the audience at this point voiced
the sentiment of the entire assem-
blv with That's right" Rev. Titus
then continued: 1T may sound
. STRANGE to near such words comine
from minister OF the gospel. but
liz YOU had witnessed the things
I have YOU would understand. lie
me tell you one incident A Ger
man soldier had been shot and wa,
/ viue on his back yelling kan
/ Grad and begging for mercy. Til.
/ hands were thrown back and
/ clutched fen his right hand was
/ Saw-tooth bayouet say 20 YOU IN
Ian caudor that { stood and laughed
az his agony death of that KIND
lis 700 good for soldier that vii
conduct warfare with weapons o.
th4t Kind