The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-09-19
VIEW
WAR RELICS
Many Visitors From Surrounding
Towns, Citizens and School Chill
dren in Line to See Trophies.


Towns, Citizens and School Chill
dren in Line to See Trophies.
Ideal weather conditions contributed
toward making the visit of the War
Trophy train memorable event in
the annals of the city. A crowd of in
terested spectators estimated at fully
$4,000 viewed the exhibits and listen
ed to the strains of martial music pro-
vided by the band from the Great
Lakes Training station. In spite of
the fact that the streets were crowded
order prevailed everywhere and the
crowd, as on a holiday, endured the
crush good naturally. A platform
had been erected opposite the Daco-
tab hotel and it was here that the
speakers and the band entertained the
crowds. At three o'clock the public
schools of the city were dismissed for
the purpose of allowing the school
children to view the exhibits and when
the swarms of pupils invaded the bus
mess districts it was feared that some
accident might occur to mar the pleas
ure Of the day and accordingly pub
lie spirited citizens took care that the
crossings were carefully guarded to
prevent the little folks from being in
jured The arrangements were COM
plete and many expressions of apprec-
iation were heard from the visitors
to Indicate their appreciation of the
splendid manner in which the Minot
committees had provided for their
welfare.
Long before 1870 o'clock, the arrival
hour announced here, people gathered
near the Great Northern freight depot
and when the train finally pulled IN
and was stopped on the tracks leading
across Main street, guards, policemen,
members Of the Liberty Loan commit
tees, and others had their hands full
keeping the anxious ones in line. The
band gave concert for the entertain
ment of the crowds who were walt
inc their turns to see the exhibit. The
band master, H. M. Busse, who accom-
panied the men, was i'll and was I'M
able to direct the band w. D. Mac ks,
drum-major, undertook the direction
of the concert and most enjoyable
series of songs and band selections
was rendered. The Jackies band OF
the Great Lakes has nationwide fame
and it was an exceptional treat for the
people of the city to hear some OF
their selections. Among their num-
bers we're: "New Colonial March"
"Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old
Sea-bag and Smile" allow Hate to
Get Up in the Morning. and roll
! 1;oL;nr coo COMO entitled "Dumty Dee,
Dee Dub
Sneakers Accompany Train.
The Liberty Loan war relics tram
carries with it three speakers. Alffed
/ H. O'Connor, trooper of the FIRST Lille
Guards of England; William kydef Oh
the Federal Reserve Bank OF Mime
apolis, and j, H. Bryan, who has drlV-
en- an ambulance of the American
ambulance corps in the Verdun and
Champagne sectors, and for the past
several months has been touring the
United States in an effort to arouse
the nation to it's sense of duty. -,
"Nothing," says young Bryan, will
do greater harm to the boys over
there than to suspect that the folks
at home are not backing their every
movement and sacrifice. 1t is not :!
matter of doing our bit any more"
he says, "the time has come when we
should do our all. ="
Alfred H. O'Connor has gflmly
faced 20 months in the trenches ana
now carries an artificial arm and mas
the toes of his right foot amputat.ed'
He has with him his honorable dis
charge from the British military SER
vice, bearing King Georges signature
and is said to be one OF the most m
pressive war lecturers OF the Engllsn-
Speaking brother nations.
Trooper A. H. OConnor. was 1 IN
duced and gave a rapld-hre TAX on
warfare with a bayonet. Many shud-
dered as he described how Germans
Of ali sizes we're ripped and stuck Win
The bavonet, Trooper O'Connor comes
from brooklyn, N. Y, and OF HIM the
BROOKLYN Eagle recently said: .c
"O'Connor was of the First Llte
Guards and was later sent to the west,
am front with the original lOO,ooo
which England first set out. ne saw
service for nearly two years, coming
through the latter part of the battle
of the Marine, was in all the prl!nclpal
battles up to the great offensive or
the somme, where after twenty nine
DAYS of continuous fighting he was Ter.
ribly wounded and left for dead on the n e
battlefield. He was picked up and lay
unconscious for many weeks alio
spent 7 months in the hospital, many n!
months dumb. He was decorated py
the king of Eng land for persona
bravery and received also the cei'i'''
cate Of merit" 49, ,;o+;no+;o,
Trooper O'Conor has the dlstlnetlo on
Of having delivered 100 government; ~
lectures. He has been influential f1 u',nt1 fa ~
the war fuds: Eighty,slx tho u NJ
for for the he K. C.; s124.ooo for the s y; N
C. A. At one meeting in Iowa $500, u
0o0 was collected, every, penny ~
which was Immediately turned lh'e
w Mr.. Bryan spent eight months IN
Frace as an ambulace driver, re-
turing to the states an army ~ Trans y a. =,
port, working his way as ,'kltcnen
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