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PVT. HERMAN
Canadian Soldier, Fro m
II 'Blighty' Hits Conscien-
tious Directors
ENTHUSES AUDIENCE
WITH STORY OF WAR
Other Features OF Last Day
OF Chautauqua
l.. Here

WIN tue mOBI SiiITlIlB anu llluiiii
mating address yet presented in Mt
Vernon on the subject of the war
Private Arthur X. Herman held an
audience that completely filed the
big chautauqua tent spellbound on
the last night OF the chautauqua as
he told In detail how the boys live
and die "over there" Through his
address Private Herman revealed the
optimism, courage and spirit Of the
men of the allied armies and express
ed the utter contempt for slackers
and those who use their religion or
their pretended religion as cloak ia
cover craven hearts.
The life OF Private Herman is itself
q direct rebuke to the conscientious
obJector, he having left his pastOrate
In the Baptist church at Milton, Nova
Scotia, to enlist IN the Thirteenth
Black Watch of Canada, lost his left
leg In the great Canadian push" at
Vimy Ridge on Tuesday following
Easter Sunday of 1917, and returned
without al regret for, his loss and
proud in the fact that, as he express
ed 1t. he traded his leg for u clear
conscience"
THE soldier over there. or when he
has returned, doesn't want pity" he
declared. "Why should he be pitied
Pity him for having done his duty?
Pity him because he fought for you
and for humanity? The boys over
there don't want pity, they don't need
pity. Pity me because | left one leg
over there? | offered my whole body
and they took only one leg. There's
always an adequate compensation ror
the loss the boys over there sustain
Private Herman spoke bitterly con
cerning the many strikes that hav,
hampered the carrying on OF the war
denouncing the men who labor in mu
milton factories or other institutions
which are directly connected with the
successful prosecution OF the war
"Men making as much In one houl
as the boys In the trenches make II
q whole day so on strike because
they can't get more" he said, "ant
they are at home and in safety. In
not anti-labor, but every soldier wht
or Is now going through II, is anti
anything that tends to prolOng tn,
war or to give the Hun an advan
tage"
With marvellous descriptive power
Private Herman fairly made his audi
ence see the trenches. No Mani
Land. the mud and misery Of war ant
the souls OF the men themselves N
they struggle over there for the caus'
Of humanity. Through IL all, he de
clared. there IL the proverbial silve
lining OF the dark clouds and h
urged those who stay AT home to he'll
the boys In every way possible.
He paid high tribute to the Arm
Y. NJ. G. A. and the Red Cross an,
urged the folks at home" 10 keep tn
home fires burning. to keep thei
courage up and 10 let the boys In tn
trenches know they are behind then
In every way possible,
The children's pageant. "'rhc Revu
Of the Nations" displayed To grea
advantage the talent of Miss Lur
May Horton, the chautauqua'a stor
girl this year, In working with AN
training children, as well as the Ia
ent OF some Of the younger chiidre
IN acting before an audience.
The best portrayal by the childre
probably was that In which the spir
OF Belgium was shown by three girl
sad boy.
Besides the children's pageant
the evening. the Loyat Concert G.
gave o program consisting Of bagpiI
music, vocal solos, fancy and tric
drumming and highland dancin
Miss Mckenzie. the pianist. also re-