Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-10

uves in that country who care lit
tie Tor them now. These. she said.
are worthy of the scorn Of the
American people-that people in
whose blood is mixed that of all
nations, and yet people that is
american and American only. In
these days there is no double
ground, people are patriots or they
are traitors, are Americans or
something else and in whose name
.he hyphen can no longer appear
hut which has been forever erased
War Not Nearly Over.
1t is the conviction of Sergeant
Farnan that the war is not nearly
over and far from it and she said
furthermore that the American peo-
pie must wake to the fact that the
war is not on foreign land to stay.
that any day it may appear here
ana she believes that will be done
America must face the possibility
and be prepared to meet it. She said
there is no doubt in her mind that
America and the allies will win the
war, Will beat back the central
powers into everlasting respect of
law ana order for the nations are
nGhung for right cause. As the
IaIherS fought to make America
Tree the sons are fighting to make
the world free and they will carry
Old Glory, which has never been
beaten, through the very gates of
berlln 10 smother in its folds the
KAISER and the despots that sur
round him.
sergeant Farnam told of the I'M
believable atrocities that have been
committed. crimes that are marked
against Prussianism; of the out
RACES that have been committed
against innocent young girls; of
the mutiliation of little children; of
the insults and brutal treatment of
mothers in their efforts to protect
their honor and their little broods,
and acts that she said she could not
even tell her sister She said she
envted the women who have sons
to give for the cause of righteous
ness, she envied the uplift that must
come in the knowledge that they
have given their dearest and best
for their country.
She told of the heroism of the
English people, how following cruel
raids by the Zeppelins which de-
stroyed children and women and
helpless men, tens of thousands of
men enlisted in the service of their
country to fight in order to rid the
world of despotism of so inhuman a
character. She spoke of the cour-
age OF the French people, of the
thought ever uppermost in their
minds, Long live France" of the
manner in which the French wom-
en- send their men to the front. not
with tears streaming their faces.
but with smiles that the memory of
thoese smiles may be carried by
them into the battle front.
Speaking in the interest of the
third Liberty loan Sergeant Far
nam said she was sure the drive
would not fail, that the American
people are alive to the duty that is
placed upon them and that they
viii go over the top one hundred
per cent. Thrift stamps she said are
silver bullets aimed at the kaiser,
Liberty bonds gold shells that will
carry into Berlin and smash the
kaiser on his throne.
In concluding her talk Sergeant
Farnam spoke in the highest terms
of Rock Island and said she liked
the place so well that she woulu
like 10 live here, and she compli-
mented highly the part the people
are taking in the Liberty loan drive
and said that the city has done
what is a very great credit to it and
has made one of the best records
submitted in reverence to the sub
scribing of the Liberty loans.
The melting was presided over by
Miss Lou Harris, who introduced
the speaker. The singing of Amer
lea, led by Mrs. A. D. Huesing,
closed the program,