The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10
Y. M. C. A. War
Secretary Visits
His Mother Here

f. III. Fisher of Cedar Rapids. Iowa
until recently engaged in secretarial
work for the Y. M. C. A. In connection
with Gen. Pe.shing's army in France.
Is In Canon City for q holiday visit
with his mother at the family home,
corner OF Eighth street and Mystic
avenue. He was accompanied here
from Cedar Rapids by his brothers.
Charles and Walter Z Fisher. The
latter Is well known In this commun.
ity and was for a number OF years
principal Of the Lincoln Park school.
All three are brothers Of Everett Fish
er. formerly OF this city. but now en-
ployed as a salesman by the Crews
Beggs Dry Goods company of Pueblo.
E II. risher. who has had . varied
and wonderful experience touching
the present world war. viii deliver an
address at the Y II. c. A at 3 O'Clock
ne1t Sunday afternoon and the occa-
sion will be made one OF great patriot
Ic interest TO the public He win speak
from personal observation and will de-
scribe conditions along the battle
front in France and Belgium. as we'll
as In Asia Minor. Turkey. Serbia.
Rouman.a and Austro-Hungnry: all OF
which be has been made familiar with
BY recent visit and investigation
Prior to the outbreak Of tho war Ar.
Fisher was sent 10 Reyrott Syria. Ms
a missionary by the board of trustees
OF the Syrian Protestant college In
New York md remained there In that
capacity for three years. which AFFORD
ed him an excellent opportunity for
studying political. as well as social. re
iigious and Industrial AFFAIRS In the
Near East When the great interna-
tIonal conflict broke out and II was no
longer safe to remain In tho I>evanf
the mission to which be was assigned
~na cioeed. Mr.. Fisher tourneyed to
Europe by way OF Constantinorle and
an dthe Bankar states On his arrival
In Paris be was selected az an assis;-
ant secrstary AT one OF the Y. NJ. c.
A, hufs bach. Of the trenches: n work
for which ha was admirably bted BY
his religious training.
Mr.. Fisher remained In France fo-
four months In Y. II. c. A. work when
he resigned and returned TO Amor1ca-
TO enlist In the army as Q
a h<. t,
ones sense OF right and Justice after
seeing the awful havoc wrought by
hostile armies In France and Belgium
Ia 30 strong that no iiberty-lovins pa
trio,Ic man can Justly himself in re-
out OF the military service Of
his country.
Mr.. Fisher says &, is as impossible
in France MS it is In this country to
ascertain how many American sol
diers there are with Gen Pershing on
European soil. He expresses the opin-
ion that the number does not exceed
half a million. altho II may be more.
He says they are well taken care OF
and are a s,alwart body OF men. well
equipped for all of the hardships OF
war. The French people. he asserts.
are determined to see the war thru TO
a satisfactory peace. but arc surfeited
and tired of the awfulpess Of the con
fict. There Is. he declares hardly
family in France that has not lost one
of its members. or some immediate
relative. on the battlefield. They look
upon tho Americans as being able TO
turn the tide OF war in favor of the
Allies and are cordially welcoming
them to their towns and villages.
Mr.. Fisher is unwilling to hazard an
opinion when the war will end. but
thinks II may possibly continue TIL
1920 He saya II may be brot TO
this year. but thinks IL can
hardly be fought out TO the satisfac-
ton OF tho Allies before the summer
OF 1918. The general belief in Europe,
he saws, IL that the military caste in
Prussia has larger hand in the con
tinrancc OF the war than the kaiser
who is far from being abso-
lutte in his autocracy.
Mr.. Fisher expresses the belief that
Jerusalem. now in the possession OF
the British forces. will never be re
stored to the Monhammedans. but will
under Christian control. He
says the Turks treated the American
in Syria with the great
est kindness and consideration while
he was there. in fact, he continued.