South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-23
TELLS FATALISTIC
DOCTRINE OF MEN
IN THE TRENCHES
Sergt. Baldwin Tells South
Bend Audience That Tommy
Believes Bullets Carry
Names of Victims.

Seret Harold Baldwin. late OF
the fifth battalion infantry. Cana
dian expedition forces. told a capaCi-
ty audience at the patriotic rally
held az the high school Friday night
under the auspices of the Uniyer-
sity club a few of his personal ex-
periences in the trenches and i'm
pressed upon his listeners the hor-
rOr of a soldiers life under FIRE
and what the duty of the people who
stay at home should be IL they are
90 fight the Hun 'On the face Of the
earth"
Just previous 10 the address de-
lvered by Sergt. Baldwin a well
arranged program was presented.
Miss Efie Harmon, singing instruct
on at the higa school. led the audi
ence in the community singing OF
several patriotic songs. Miss jose
phine Decker gave a solo entitled
When the Boys Come Home"
While Miss Decker and Mrs. Grace
Fink Davis sang duet. Land nf
Mine Miss Dora Hershenow rem
dcred several piano selections.
y. T.. Herring Prcsides.
Frank Il. Herring president Of the
University club. presided at rhe
rally anG gave a short talk explain
ing the purpose or the club i'm hold
ing such a meeting f. G.. Wiei-
man. secretary Of social service ana
campaign manager of the war chest
movement, gave an address i'm which
he summarized the various dona-
.
People of St Joseph county during
80 past II months. and in which he
Explained the purpose OF the war
chest movement
Mrs Marion White. an English
woman by birth but who has been Il
citizen of the United States for the
past 40 years. gave an address D.,
which she pointed out the part that
must be played by the women CT
this country in helping 10 win the
war. She reviewed the wonderful
work that has been done by the
women of America in the last yea-
but she stated that the women here
have not as yet been awakened 10
their full responsibilities
She said the women OF England
are setting "a fine example for the
women i'm America by actually go
ing out and doing work i'm factories.
which not only discolors their hal.
bat also their skin. She also argued
against the teaching of foreign Ian
guages in our American schools.
and the necessity Of conservation by
the women.
Gives Vivid Description.
Sergt Baldwin i'm opening his adj
dress said that the people of this
country had been misguided upon
their impressions Of a returned sol
der. and many people looked upon
these men as though they were 80
ing To eat them up. 'I a.n not real
U.s. entitled TO talk TO YOU tonight
since 7 have been noticing the con
centration of guns. If YOU could
only imagine the roar Of those guns.
the flashes. the deep roaring of the
artillery basso that is going ON alour
that 80 miles of front. No one can
imagine what only those over there
know. and thank God the men on
the khaki are there and ready for
action. If they don't put ms back
more than two miles il is goodbye
F'ritz."
After relating the clever ruse ne
employed in fooling the doctors in
his home i'm Saskatoon county. Cam
ada. into thinking that ne was tall
enough for military service ne told
of what real fighting he went
through until he had his leg shot or
I'm the battle at Ypres June @. 1915.
Your death is fCreordained. he
said of the bullet Soes not ha .e
your name on IL YOU are safe. one
81 the Tommies i'm my company was
crack sniper and managed 10 get
total OF 40 Huns before they final
ly sent the bullet that carried his
name.
You hear people say that the Ca
madam soldiers have done more
dghting than the British. The Brit