Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-02
WARD FUNERAL HELD
At BAPTIST Church
THIS AFTERNOON
LARGE CROWD GATHERS TO PAY
LAST RESPECTS TO THE FIRST
OTTAWAN WHO is BURIED AT
HOME AFTER BEING WOUNDED
IN FRANCE.

A large number Of the friends Of the
late Milton Ward, the Ottawa boy who
died in the military hospital in New
Jersey. after having been wounded
twice in action and having been
gassed gathered at the First Baptisf
church this afternoon to pay their
last respects TO the young Ottawan
Pallbearers we're chosen from the
High School Cadets, anu firing
squad from this organization acted as
an escort OF honor and fired a salute
over his grave. Honorary pallbearers
were chosen by the Chamber of Com
merce.
Rev. G. w. Chessman. pastor OF the
First Baptist church, delivered the fu-
neral euiogy, saying In part:
Last May at a great religious gath
ering in Atlantic City, n. j., ! heard
DR.. Reuben Saillons of Paris tell the
graphic story of the sufferings OF
France One million Of the sons 0
France had laid down their lives on
the battlefield Not single home in
the republic had escaped the stag
gering blow of a fallen husband OF
father, brother or son. America he
said has yet to have the war brought
close home
The war now is brought close home
in America. Every day one of he
pages Of the newspapers is almos
1 wholly devoted to the casualty lists
/ The war is brought close home to ON
own little city. Some of our Is have
/ fallen at the front. Some have gone
/ west and others have been MANNED
/ tribute? They would sCorn verbos,
eulogies or any word we might speal
minus the heart blood of sincerity
/ They wOu.u rise up in strenuous pro
test did we call them great heroes
In letter to his mother Milton War
writes begging that any word h
might send them be kept from the pa
pers. He says, 1 hate paper talk tha
would make a hero out of q fellow
am not a hero; | have just done m
duty as any other reuglar army ma
would do
Overseas our lads are thinking {
their task in just that way. They ar
in the line of imperative duty. The
country called them for serious bus
ness and they answered the call wit
out an iota of whimper. They wei
+ forth to duty ready for any and a
privations, and if need be the layir
down of their lives, They are livir
in veritable inferno, the magniIuC
S and hellishness Of which not one
l. them would be able to adequately d
scribe even If the censor permit,
full description OF their life at Il
front
over there our lads are going ov
the top. and it is a grim bushes
( There is nothing romantic about
there are no flags flying at the fro
@ Of the columns no bands playing.
n. Harry Ke.yy has expressed 1t, the m
nj are as business men after big de
n. when they go over the top.
IS Garry on is the order of ca
Il day over there. That means dogg
if. perseverance until the job Is finish
"a The men hate the whole business
C war. They would rather be ba
NJ home in civilian clothes and al tn
peace jobs. But this thing has to
finished first, no matter how long
takes or what price has to be pt
Our men are unanimous In their d
larauion that the war must be finisl
right
n Let us call to mind the days wi
we first entered the war. Presid,
pulpit and press enunciatdd the h
moral aims actuating the Uni
''', States In its participation. 1t wa
'eu war for the freedom of the world,
III slogan on all lips being the poir
o'i phrase of President Wilson, to m
'o' the world safe for democracy
'"s pan-Germanic program of world d,
W" Cnation was seen TO be menace
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