South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-10
CORPORAL NJ LEAN
THRILLS AUDIENCE
Canadian Soldier Holds Huge
Audience With Graphic
Story of the War.

No more stirring evidence Of
MishaWaka's thorough patriotism
las been given than that evinced by
the magnificent demonstration Tues
day evening. and followed by a re-
n,arkable address by Corp. Mac
Dougall Mclean. a Canadian of the
Highland light infantry, who has
seen service with the British forces
in India and in many of the great
battles Of the present war, including
that at Ypres, Neuve Chappell.
Richebourge and LoOs. Seven times
wounded. Corp. Mclean has been
honorabIy discharged and is lending
his aid 10 America in her drive for
Liberty funds.
Battalions one and two of South
Bend and MishaWaka paraded the
streets OF the city headed by the
regimental band following dress pa
rade and retreat at 1880 O'Clock at
Church and Third SITS. Despite the
extreme cold the streets were lined
with eager crowds Of people, bent
On seeing the ranks OF home de-
tenders. The address given by the
corporal was presented to an audi
erce which completely filled the
Century theater.
Judge Feig Presides.
City Judge r. S. Feig presided
as chairman and gave a brief talk
in which he appealed strongly 70 the
loyalty and patriotism of his hear
ers. Patriotic songs were rendered
by children from st. Peters Ger
man Lutheran church, followed by
the community singing Of Amer
lea"
Judge Feig said in part:
"Our soldiers are now in the
trenches. They are engaged in that
mighty conflict they have under
gone the baptism of firm, they have
faced the terrible waves Of death
giving gas. They are facing flying
steel and curtains Of fire. they are
inhabiting dismal, damp trenches,
away from the comforts and lux
uries which you and I deem so nee
essary for our existence. All the
self-sacrihce which they are max
iLg, all that they have given up for
our protection will be as naught X
we are not back OF them. Like ev-
erything else war depends to a very
great extent upon money for its III
innate success. The spirit may be
there but il takes money to pur-
chase ammunition and transports
and food and supplies. These things
are necessary to protect their lives
so that they may win this war. How
we hate the word Stacker. But the
Stacker is not always the man who
does not volunteer. The man who
can and will not sacrifice some little
luxury 10 at least help our boys over
there. and that without danger 10
himself, is a Stacker in an even
greater sense. If hundreds OF thou
sands OF our boys have given up
their life's aims. have given up po-
sitions worth at least $1,000 per
year for $50 per month. are living
under conditions that have hereto
fore been regarded as almost intol-
cradle. what will We have TO do. my
friends, TO maintain our self-re-
spect?
The government is offering you
Tn opportunity TO do your bit with
out any self-sacrifice that may be so
termed. 1 don't regard a 4 1-2 per
cent investment as a sacrifice. Do
YOU? But that is all that is being
asked OF you now. How are you
Going to respond?"
Corp. MacLean's talk is not an
Grafton. II is a simple and manly
narrative OF his experiences in the
trenches, and the realness of il can