The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-06-21
TWICE WOUNDED HERO
STILL ABLE TO SEE
THE HUMOR N lIFI
CAPT. GEO. p. CAMPBELL GIVES
THRILLING DESCRIPTION or
( EXPERIENCES.
BROUGHT DOWN q HUNS
Question Up to Columbia Whether the
chsutagqua Shall Return Next Year
HAS Approval of Governments
and National Leaders.

TsS Hpprovdt OF CotcrnTcEts
and National Leaders.
By many Chautauqua attendants
Capt r. Campbell Wednesday night
Nas Considered the best speaker on
the program. His talk was that Of
actual and novel experiences. lie
thrilled the large audience with the
descriptions OF his narrow escapes
from the Hun ON land and In the air,
and brought his talk to a climax with
a recruiting appeal thar got under
the ska OF every red-bIooded man
who didn't have on a Uniform. IIay.
Ing lost his father and three brothers
In the war and having been twice
severely wounded himself, he has
good cause to feel a desire for re-
vengc and to inject that desire into
the hearts Of others.
Capt, Campbell did not fail to
flavor his talk with humor, but 1t
was humor of that grim sort that
makes soldiers laugh In the face OF
death. His descriptions Of ais first
experiences in an aeroplane were Ia.
dicrous, but all the time his auditors
realized that he was speaking OF
most hazardous experience, and that
1t was only the soul OF man without
fear that permitted him to treat it
80 lightly.
After being severely wounded by a
bayOnet thrust in the battle OF New
ChappelIe when the "contemptible
little British army" was being com.
PEELED to retreat after having gained
their objective. Capt. Campbell got
into the royal flying corps and with
only rs hours of flying alone in the
air was sent to the front where in his
fret patrol flight he engaged three
Hun aeroplanes. knocking one OF them
down and putting the other two to
flight. 1t was net until he had knock.
ed down Is Hun machines, by OFF,
cial count, and four others by unof- |
ficial count, that he was wounded In |
an air fight and was compelled to re-
tire temporarily at least from the war.
Capt. Campbell attributed his life |
TO the work OF the Red Cross In both /
instances when he was wounded and /
he admonished the people of America
to continue their support Of this noble
society. He also said that the boys
at the trent are having the aappiest
times Of their lives, that they are
we'll cared for and all that Is needed
is to keep up their morale. which can
be done by writing to them and let
ting them know that the people back
home are thinking OF them, are proud
of them and are working for them
He said that no pleasure was greater
to a soldier than that Of receiving
letter.
Referring to the fact that the Amer
lean people had fought against the
British. had fought against each other,
and the French had fought againSt the
british. he declared that all are now
lighting together for the privilege OF
signing new declaration OF iade-
pendence which win be prepared
around the pence conference table at Il
which woodrow Wilson will preside
Capt. CampbelI's address was a
thriller. II has dons az much as any /
other thing to put the war spirit in
the hearts of the people of Columbia !
and vicinity. His visit alone was
worth the price Of Chautauqaa
ticket
Preceding Capt Campbelrs address,
Hon. J. H. Dining spoke in behalf OF
securing the return of the Chautauqul ,
next year He said that this year 1
he Rodpath COMPANY would lose $500
IN the Columbia engagement and that
While it was worth romething to the
company to have the privilege and .
lcnor Of showing in columbia, it was
lot healthy to its pccket-book The !;
aides of The Kings Daughters who
lad worked 80 hard for the Chautau- !,
lua would not make cent. because ,
hey had not been supported by the J
nen. TO secure the Chautauqua next 2
ear 1t would BIO necessary to guar
ntee the sale OF 700 tickets. Il,
DIR. Dining drew applause from the :
fcwd when he declared that year
rom now when the casualty list will
% longer and the depression of war i
sAssA..AsskssA.sAs.ks.