The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-12-14
i,DST To SERVE
LAST TO ASK
SALVATION ARAss WAS THE
FIRST AMERICAN ARMY Te
LAND IN FRANCE.

Ten days after Germany siartst
IN Its ruthless mAneA through peae,
aoNink Belstsn. British troosa we're
Ia the acid aad sish them senl tbs
advance guard Of the Salvation Ar
niY, small fierce N osly fearless
men and women They laAaea II
ffsaee on August IA, 1878, Jas' q,
tue big Krupp suns bsgas le pound
the fortress Of I4ege
One aftermean a column Of Tom
h,Iss, tired sBd paFched from ths
hot summer Sun we're ordered "a
march along a FRENCH road near ths
soaSt so1ae OF the boys wsrs
Jumping Here and there Was sean
y bandssed head OF arm in splints
The anal village through sAio,
icy we're tramping seemed desert
ed dltil suddenly SRI In quiet uR
sIorH OF hlae, rushed into the road.
Sergeant, sergeant she called,
we have hoi tea and biscuits and
soHe fresh Sssasxs. Brias 10 yeuT
men
Bay me. boyx" shouted the ser,
geant. startled oaa Of his wsarfaess,
Here's the salvation Army on the
y'4s and s"sne - tea Fall 0at
In this unconventional masnsr
she byatt&h bsanoh started as work.
with trained wosnsn IL the Geld,
soos Its plsitAea Ia Tie front lsaa
breaches and BY common ocaseat,
based on the demands sf the mea
and laier rafihsa by oascsal action.
II aas been there ever eAnoe
ras AmerR&a tsTanah moved "a
quickly a. did that of Great Britain
for auFiHg the week tha, pressssn,
Wilson officially declared our ma.
tioa aas In stais Of gar With Ger
many Commander Evangelina
Booth, as leader OF The saIva.iou
lArmy in ths Tinted STATES, prefer.
ed TO the goVeTnmen the fetal fsros
aud squlpmeni " her organization.
The President accepted and gave
formal recognition to her plan.
Before the hrst expeditioAaty
fierce had laaded over there Goa.
mander Eyangellns Booth had dis,
patched Lieut. Ce W $ Barker
of New York. to France 10 LOOK over
Hhe gFound aaa arrange for the
work
Within 4 lew DAYS be reported and
y number Of officers. all experts,
we're sent across 10 assist him A
number Of women were dpsoiat ed,
st Vas an innovation aud on count
OF the dangers aud priyaAtons facing
them. an effort was made 10 dis
Enade commander Booth trom sena,
png them ba hef aisuom Ia refssina
10 change her pIaus has been abuH.
dainty proved BY the effectiveness
pi their work
First 10 ssrve--last 10 Ask
TIE salvation Army Is noi large
organization compared 10 >ome oI
the other relief associations but u
IS composed Of trained men and
,soHveu Il IS maae BODY "a
formed that II can turn It's iua
FtFeag4a into ahy movement within
p fes hours. II 10 an army always
usdef orders used 10 Discipline,
hasds nap ard privations. aetuatea 81
HE Highest principles and ready Ia
80 10 the ends OF The earth al a me,
meats notice
This made Il occasionally valu,
aAle TO the military forces Of the
Allied Nations and eaa BLEED II 30 bs
The First TO Serve
There ~as ns tiue 10 aait for g.
nsuces TO be raised from yubaAe
appeal SO funds Were borrowed ia
America, lsoadon and Paris and ths
work of building husa opeHing can
Fesns, eaalRpaRs and sessaing Nagh
sfs and securing auto trucks and
sasteen supyafs@ weas forward iusxne
slalssy
The aBAactaI E~ssblAm Aas On In.
~ has The eesstanaly grswsaE es.
Dt aatiures coca forced /; 10 mahw |
) prblie appaal fN aid, hm " Vas
las Iast TO do No
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