The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-02
ARLlNGToN'S LIBERTY
LOAN CELEBRATION
$500 People Attended BiR Patriotic
Rally and Listened 10 Two Great
Addresses for Liberty Loan


Addresses for Liberty Loan.
East Arlington. April 81 With a
spirit in keeping with the early history
Of the community this town more than
doubled IL not nearly trebled its quota
al the rally held in the Hale Company
factory here yesterday afternoon.
Aroused by the recital Of Captain Fin
lay Of the Canadian Army, Of the pitt
less warfare Of the Hun and urged on
by the masterful appeal Of John Spar
30 Of Old Bennington, the people, with
4 true Yankee instinct for q good bar
gain, took advantage Of the generous
offer Of William r. Smith Of Brooklyn,
president of the Hale Company, that
/ his corporation would equal the total
/ subscriptions made at the meeting and
rolled up nearly $4,000. With the
Hale Company subscription and those
previously made, the TOWNS quota Of
/ $4,000 will be thrice raised.
The activities of the afternoon be
/ gan with a parade which formed in
Arlington village with Boy Scouts and
the Odd Fellows Band of Bennington
leading on foot followed by process
sion of automobiles, most of which
were decorated Following the Hale
Company truck, representing a tank,
was the new Republic truck just pur-
chased by the Auto Truck Association
of Manchester, which was filled by a
delegation from that village. Many
other cars from Manchester, Benning-
ton and other towns nearer by were in
the line.
On the arrival at the factory aud
itorium, Mr. Smith of the Hale Com
pany introduced James X. Batchelder
Of Arlington as the presiding officer
After the playing of "The Star
Spangled Banner" by the band, Cap
tain Finlay Of the Goth aBttalion, New
Brunswick Regiment, was introduced
by Mr. Batchelder and gave a nara
tive of many of his personal expert
ences and observations which brought
| the audience 10 a realization of the
merciless methods of the German war
machine. The distinguished officer re-
lated several humorous incidents as
well as many details Of the grim as
poets of the conflict in language which
was all the more effective with its
simple directness,. 1t was the story
Of mans part in mems work in
which the author modestly told his ex-
periences and gave the credit to "the
other fellow"
Referring to the present German
offensive, his statement that "they
may bend that line but they will never
break it" called fourth great applause,
as did many Of his other remarks. He
frankly told his audience that the
people Of the United States do not yet
realize that they are really at war or
what a terrible monster they are fight
ing; that every German in America is
either a loyal American or a German
spy and urged that any suspicion Of
the latter should be called to the at
tention of the Department Of Justice
aud no resort made to "lyach law"
that when those who survive come
back they will search out those who
have not contributed to the Liberty
Loans or in some way done "their bit :
and they will be scorned for life. In
this connection he told of his refusal
to shake hands with a former intimate
friend, who for three days fought con
scription in the Canadian Parliament,
and stated that this attitude was typ
ical Of the spirit among the men in the
trenches toward the people at home in
all the allied armies.
He related how his company made a
counter attack and Of seeing with his
own eyes eighteen men who had been
wounded and left in a front line dress
ing station found dead, pinned to their
cots by German bayonets, and that he
swore then he would never again take /.
a German alive.
He showed the spirit of the allied /
soldiers to make light Of their suffer
ings in writing home by telling of the .
of his command writing that |.
they were back from the front line !
latter rather a wet time" when they
had spent nineteen consecutive days in
water up to their waists
Mr. Spargo made an eloquent adj .
dress, showing the German lust for
World power, treating the subject .
from the standpoint Of the student of .
world politics, and made an impas-
stoned appeal for subscriptions to the /
Loan rather than Of paying indemnity .
TO the Kaiser
Great credit is due the executives Of /
the Hale Company for the success Of
the rally In addition TO Mr.. Smiths
offer and bearing much Of
,bo Dvpayra ,bn ,,pgroroo of Cantafy,