El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-11
HOME BOYS ARE
FACING HORRORS
Lieut.. Marshall Recites the
Atrocities Of Germans;
Calls for Best Help.

Rapt and breathless. "a hundred
listeners at Lamar school heard
Lieut.. Verne Marshall of the United
States army. tell the Lamar comuu-
nifty war council of battle scenes and
incidents on the French front 40 Yer
dun and elsewhere, and a hundred
faces were turned up to the speaker
amid silence that would have rendered
a pin drop audible, as ne reminded
his hearers that American boys were
now exposing themselves 10 the
ruthless fury Of the Hun. and that
[ the terrible atrocities practiced upon
Z the French would be visited in fulI
I measure upon Texas and II FasO
] boys.
Judge Harris WaIthau presided
Z over the meeting. which was well at
tended by all ages and sexes Frank
! Cheek. vocalist. sang two songs that
I were well received Mr.. Walthall then
I presented Emmett Hines OF the war
! savings stamp committee. who after
a brief outline Of Lieut. Marshalrs
war career. introduced him.
Friends Bring Experiences.
Lieut. Marshall related the expert
ences Of several Of his friends OF
Cedar Rapids. Iowa. who as ambu-
lance drivers i'm France returned
hime and fired him with the deter
mination 10 see the war himself
sam Toms. son Of wealthy father.
was one Of these boys" said the lieu
tenant Toms description OF the
mutilated French children who
crowded around his ambulance TO see
the wounded. hObbliug around on
clutches minus a foot OF with their
hands cut off az The wrist. or with an
eye gOuged out. gave me a little q an
idea Of the methods of the ,rcrmaUs.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Gleason. he an
ambulance driver and she a relief
worker among the Belgians. we're
made me more than determined 10 see
these things for myself
Must Bnck the Ten Million.
zone OF the things that we uust
remember in this war is that 10 tie
lo.u0o.OOO men whom we may send to
France are 10 win il, the 100000. 600
people who are left in America are
10 get into the fight with the same
determination and desperation that
IS shown in the trenches. and mast
give those boys the support that they
must have If they ne leo 10 tht.- part
Of the work Remember that .he
armies in France can't win Inis war.
but the civilian armies in AnIl-i-a
can win. g nj by their efforts only
viii il be won
Must Be Worth Dying For.
This is one reason why the man
who stops buying Liberty bonds,
thrift stamps and subscriptions Co The
Red Cross. just because he has
reached the limit Of his lr5se thange.
IS no patriot Il .sn patriotism tC
buy bonds and stamps; that's just
Eood American business But 10 is
the least the people of America can
do 10 answer the question on the
lips OF their boys who are falling in
the mud and blood Of northern
France. Are the folks at home worth
dying for II Is up TO the people
who remain at home as 10 whether the
boys in France shall fan with their
rifles empty or whether they snail
provide them with the bullets 20 pre-
serve their own lives and the life of
civilization.
sings to Hide Pain.
Il spent 20 days in a hospital In
France and in the cot next 20 mine
lay a 70 year old French lad. whose
left leg had been blown off by a
shell. whose right eve had been put
out and whose skull had been pierced
. twice by shell fragments and with
another lodged In his breast. When
they brought Maurice Goycu TO the
hospital the doctors said that he
couldn't last through the night but
he had been there seven days when
I came. The agony and pain the boy
endured was terrible. as 7 could tell
groau escaped his lips except at
midnight Then at the dead Of night.
every night. trembling moan would
burst through his teeth and would
Erow higher, until a song had formed
on his lips. and each night that bow
sang there on that bed Of pain. among
the bodies Of his comrades who had
died that night and those who were
waiting TO die. I asked the nurse
later why he did that and she said.
All. monsieur, he sings TO keep from
groaning."
Typical Of French Morale.
Maurice Goyon was typical OF the
morale OF the armies Of France. II
no other reason is ever given why
the little armies Of France turned
and thrust back the triumphant Ger
mans at the first Of the war. that IS
the reason II no one ever tells why
100000 French beat 100000 Germans
at Nerdun there is the reason. There
viii never be a finer or a Drawer
army than the army OF France
Tells Of Verdun's Horrors.
Lieut. Marshall related his seusa-
tons when he heard his first shell
burst. He told OF the great battle
[ Of Ncrdun. how the nights Of the
great struggle were fun Of activity.
how great four ton trucks numbered
I to the front laden with ammunition
and returned and piled high with the
{ bodies Of the dead He took occasion
I 90 pOtshOt persons who profess Ameri-
canism and yet shoot I'm the bac,g the
3 -FA'a N AAN AAANA AAAEAE 4Ah Is laA rance
I by discouraginE and refusing 20 aid
7 the different movements TO win the
war.
DeplOreS Lack Of Flag.
] II am sorry there is no flag draped
/ here tonight" said Lieut. Marshall
I looking about. because believe that
I every assemblaEe OF Americans should
3 be marked by the emblem OF the ma
i tlon- Else how would a stranger
/ dropping in, upon US know whether
B we are a party OF American patriots
Z or cOnsoling German traitOrsTf
I Applause greeted the Ieutenanfs
Z speech. which was replied 70 by chair
man WalthalL expressing apprecia-
/ ton and thanks. Otis C. Coles. COM
munity chairman. suggested that the
meeting adjourn without the business
: session which Il had been the inten-
! ton TO hold. on account Of the late
ness OF the hour
J The program concluded By the
I singing OF the star Spangled BAN
ner' by the entire audience. led by
Joseph NJ Evans