South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-15
HONOR FLAG At
ELKS TEMPLE ON
ITS Anniversary
Impressive Services Mark Biz
Ceremonial Here-Hering,
Ieagley and Schwartz
Heard by ThrOng.

Ser ices as impressive as they
we're patriotic marked the ceIebra-
ton concentrating Flag day held
under the auspices OF south Bend
lodge No. go. =. 2. o. +. at the
Elks' temple last night They con-
sisted OF three splendid patriotic
speeches made 0y Frank +. Herring,
Samuel +. Schwartz and John G..
leagiey patriotic numbers by the
nrst regiment band of Mishawaka
under the direction of capt. l.. T..
Willis and a beautiful altar service
Dy the worthy esquire and officers.
TWO hundred members of the South
Bend home guards occupied "a place
of honor. and as many Elks and
their families crowded the remain
ing space. Exalted Ruler liver Hen
ming presided al the meeting and
Mr.. Schwartz pronounced the invo-
cation. Huge flags of the allied ma
tions covered the walls Of the stage.
Mr. Herring paid tribute TO the
flags OF cur allies. after which he
disclosed the true motives which
have guided the diaDOlical Hohen-
zollern dynasty from the time Of
Frederick William IN 1913 down to
the present ruler. Kaiser Wilhelm
He then told of the stern duties
which now confront the American
people. ami Of the high courage we
must have TO perform them.
Belgium has lost her man power
in this great struggle and il will
IN i'm ffs Il "a
AIR Herring.
England has eNpiated everything
she did against us 100 years ago he
continued. "even 10 taxing MS with
out representation.
Pcrshing Pledges Fauh.
The name of France used 10 be
associated with musical comedies
and styles originating IN the city
OF Paris. we thought 10 decadent
nation without a morale. but now
We know our brother republic in its
true light The most potent power
to come 20 the AID OF Washington
IN the Revolutionary war was a
Frenchman. Lafayette The spirit
of such men Js me ulossomed again
at the Marine In 1919, and i'm that
important battle I'm which they held
the grey-clad German hordes back
we knew that we had misiudged the
French nation.
When Gen. PerShing and the
first detachment of American sol
diers arrived i'm France. they nrst
visited the tomb of Lafayette and
in words that even Dem5sthenes
couldn't excel Gen Pershing said:
We are here. Lafayette. YOU came
TO as I'M our need now we are here
TO help YOU !u your need and
through God will never Ice separ-
ated.
Pointing 10 the flag of Italy. MIR.
Herring said that for 900 years tine
Italian nation was the greatest mill
tory power I'm the world, but 10 fell
as all nations do that use power 10
Cypress rather than assist.
He predicted great German
drive through the Alps before Ions
and expressed grave fears for the
safety of Venice.
War for Five Years.
within the last - hours" said
Mr. Herring, "a cabinet officer said
that the war would last five years.
In 1919. when the news nrst
reached us OF the German atrOci-
ties We asked ourselves II such re-
ports could be true. IL a nation that
save Us Goethe. Wagner. Beethoven.
fairy tales which delighted us i'm
childhood, could have stopped TO
the almost unbelievable thines per-
petrsted 10y them. They are true.
but such persons must not hc con
founded with our many American
citizens in whom German blood
flows. There are still some over
here who by underhauded meth
DDS. are trying 20 shoot our soldiers
I'm the back They put bombs i'm
our ships. they blow up our muni-
tion plants. they spread Injurious
stories about the graft connected
with the Red cross. and am in
favor OF the military tribunal TO
deal with such persons.
Give them "a fair trial but IL
they are found guilty. take them
out under the high sun az midday
i'm the presence OF au loyal citizens
and shoot them down like the dogs
they are.
I'm order 90 corrupt nation.
YOU must 30 90 it's source. which is
education. Compuisory military
training is a product or the brain
Of Frederick william who ascend
ed the throne in IT1e and was the
tather OF Frederick the Great lie
vas the first emperor 20 enforce
this principle. which was the hrst
~ three deyolvinS from a German
mind. The other TWO were TO di-