Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-01
BRITISH GENERAL HOUSES AUDIENCE IN VIVID ADDRESS
Frank c. ODell, Federal Bank Officer, Makes Stir ring Address; General Swinton Assures America.


 Warren district who last night packed the Orpheum theater from the stage to the doors, cheered themselves hoarse and clapped their hands until they burned, when they heard two messages of the war-one from the heart of an American, and the other direct from the trenches lover there" The first message was that of Frank G. O'Dell. chairman of the federal re- serve bank of Omaha, and the second was from Major General E. D. Swim tou. inventor of the British tank and secretary of the British war cabinet.
 Both messages breathed of the war, but greater still both messages breathed of a new spirit in America, a new spirit in the ranks of the al lies, and a new spirit in the front trenches of the British, French. Por- tugese and other arms who are now fighting as they never fought to stem the tide of "hell-hounds" who are pressing hard to break the strength of battle lines before the Americans can reach them. '
 General Swinton brought a message of cheer to the Warren district from the front line trenches. In opening his address he belied anew the lack of British humor; throughout his ad- dress he betrayed a sense of the com ic which at times almost conyulsed his audience. His recitation of Ger man (and he called them hell-hounds) atrocities, his statement of the man. ner in which the Prussian has de, graded war, and his word picture of the crimes Hun soldiers have commit ted against women and children, held the audience entirely.
 In closing the general assured resi- dents of this district that the allies in France will hold the Prussia non slaught until finally America san send its great forces into the battle He praised the American in training He spoke of them as the pick of the land, as, i've would say, in England. the strawberries on the top Of the bo."
 And" he concluded, they're dam good strawberries too"
 As a last word, the general declar- ed that the allies will be hanging on until hell freezes over, and when hell freezes over, they will be there on top of the ice"
 MT. ODen did not mince words in his address. He complimented this district for their gloaious work in the Liberty oLan campaign, but call ed on the residents to do more-to put their shoulders and hearts behind this war business and give their ev- erything to see it through to a sue cessful finish.
 The speaker painted in words poetic | for their simpleness and directness | the leaving of thousands and hundreds l of thousands of American boys for l France. He pictured their work in the l battle lines, their fight for democracy, | and finally the return of most of these | boys to the United States. The holi- | day which will be declared upon their | the closing of the stores and | mines and factories and schools and | churches, the business houses, and | the demonstration of welcome, he | drew.
 "This is your duty here and now" he defiantly cried out to his audience. | This is your part-to make this a fit | land for these young war heroes to | live in, to see to it that there are DO slackers, no pacifists. no pussy | tooters, no spies sneaking about in | the country-to see to it htat the en- | ire land is loyal"
 Mir. O'Dell shattered to bits any | deas heretofore held of Prussian su- periority. when he recited in brief | but pointed statement the achieve ments which have been beneficial to | humanity since the Franco-Prussian | war. He characterized the Prussian | leader in his true light, decried the | atrocities which they have commit ted, and concluded his address with a | hope for pure and unadulterated loy- alty and service and sacrifice through | out this country during the war.
 General Swinton and Mir. O'Dell will | leave this morning for Douglas where | they will appear tomorrow night. They | will be accompanied by J. N. Gaines, | chairman of the Liberty Loan cam paign for this district. They speak | under the arrangements of the Lib