Evening journal., 1918-01-21
lContInued From ANS Paeel


his full duty for his country in IL
hour OF need. Ships and the men who
make them are more needed than are
soldiers In Belgium or no. thern France
This is not a picnic we have enteret
upon. Other sacrifices must De made
but If you are worthy OF citizenship
and love your homes and country, YOU
will make them uncomplainingly (,
aid the Government in its nght foi
your liberty and the liberty Of thu
world"
Referring to the German propaganda
Judge Gray said: Don't be afraid thal
the country will not deal with the I
W. w the anarchists and others whC
are doing German work here" Con
tlnuing, he touched upon a subject Of
vital interest when he said
DO not assume that the Wilmington
Traction Company. which furnishes
local light and power, is any less palri-
otto than you, until you ascertain thu
facts. Let US fad out, and II we find
they have too much to do 10 furnish
an adequate and continuous supply Of
power 20 our shipyards, LET us cut out
the Use Of electEicity for domestic
lighting, power 10 non-esseniial indus
tries, trolley car service, and let MS
back It up TO the limit in It's effort.
TO help speed ship production The
greatest need Of the nation now is ships
and we should be- willing 20 ASSUME
any sacrifice or inconvenience TO help
meet that need"
Judge Gray then introduced Lieu
tenant Aiillsou, who has spent twenty
seven months in the trenches, who told
how the declaI alton OF wa was re-
ce'ved in western Canada as a thunde
bolt from a clear sky and how, befo q
a war poster had been printed, or o
recruiting sergeant sent out. 10000
men had volunteered to do or die for
the cause
we left our homes TO go to wa.
he said 40 you know or realize
what that means? tell you, lt was
hard 10 do but 10 was done. in FIVE
days we had the eatest rifle rang s
on the globe erected He told Of the
operations OF the Canadian forces I'M
on they reached the n st line enchos
zone evening the wO~d came, Ca
nadians to the front line No
man knows what il means 10 step
from the lard Of peace and comfort
into the very depths Of he'll We d dn't
know how we would make out, but
knew Canada would make good in
This war.
AT Ypres we were p'ttei against
the p uss'an Guards, the flower Of M q
German army, outnumbe~ ing MS : TO 4.
and when we took the woods bavord
the town. and the trenches beh nd
them. there We're but one oGlcer ard
sixty-two Of us left Thousands had
been moved down That oflcer badly
wounded. leaned against the side ~
the trench with the Germans coming
at Us, in mass formal on, by thou
sands. and kept urging through his
pa'n-clenched teeth. stick t. men,
stick ltr and we bad but two m'nut s
to go before our ammunition would be
gone when they left That is my mes
cage TO you, people of America, stick
itl We're going to winr After On &c
years fighting cut up again and again.
we're stu in the field, and going 60
stay there until victory is won"
lie told Of the work being done BY
the women Of France and England &C.
release men for service, and eXclaim
90 "Women Of America, there's Q
great big work for you 10 do Com
cut in the llmel'ght ard do III Me-
Of America, drop everything and so 20
your wo~R in the shipyards with the
same smile and determination that tn"
men in the hospitals showed as they
sent over the top, and this thing will
end When is this awful tragedy go
ing o. end? When will the curtain be
" ing down? When every man,
woman. boy and girl in the allied ma
i'nns does their full duty. and not un
I'll then
The call tonight from coast to
roast Of your country Is FOR ships, ard
the call which should come ON ih'
heart Of eve~y home IN your great
county tonight should be, oh. Aine'
lea. hero we como. a million strong
70 was several minutes before the ap-
rlause ceased sufficiently TO- Judge
Cray 20 Introduce Judge Burlington
who SAID in part:
81 feel that have ties which bind
me ia every man, woman and child IN
because for twenty wears
have been hono"ed by the friendship
Of judge Gray. In no city OF my nc
quaintance is there anyone deurer 10
anyone else than IS GEORGE Gray TO
everyone in Delaware, and Wilmington
particularly.
AS | listened 10 that splendid young
men in Khaki, I felt how true were Tire