The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-02
LORD GEORGE !.
HELPS CHEER
Yankee Boys Who Repulsed Crack
Hun Troops Royalty Encored 4.
by Lloyd George
JULY 4rH DEMONSTRATION BIG
American Troops March to the "star
Spangled Banner" and Create g.
Big Sensation

| American troops Marcn 10 thc Staf
Spangled Banner" and Create g.
a Big Sensation
BY n. C. EVANS '
| !. MILAN, ITALY, July 30-The past
three weeks of my life I have observed
many tragic and glorious events, some
of which 1lislive in history. The last
week in ySAeI spent on that bloody
front line In France where for four
long years democracy has been at
grips with monarchy. Our American
boys, by the tens of thousands, had
i Just reached that line and for the first
time in their lives stood in battle ar
ray facing the veterans OF the Prus
sian monarchy. From vantage point
| in the vosges hills l was able to 10
cate the trenches OF the enemy and
note movements of their troops.
AS l watched them l recalled that
this is the fourth time in as many
generations that the Prussian legions
have swarmed over the Alsatian
frontiers and struck France. But q
few years ago they battered their way
into France, devastated her fair fields
burned her homes and cities and ex'
acted indemnities. And here they are
again. They are determined that this
free republic shall be subservient to
their military monarchy. They are
determined to again conquer France,
Ito compel her to lie helpless at the
fleet of monarchy, to the end that
|"The proud Prussian eagles In tri.
l. umph shall wave
lO'er the land Of the serf and the home
of the slave" =.
And fronting them and fighting
them on that line today stand thous.
ands, of our American boys with the
grim determination that the march Of
monarchy shall stop and It's ruthless
rule be determined. For more than
three months they have been holding
considerable portion Of that line.
Day by day, by constant hammering
and brilliant attack they have pushed
the enemy back At this writing our
men have not lost a foot Of the line
they have taken over, nor an inch they
have won. They are determined that
the Prussian eagles In France shall
lbe suppaanted by the Stars eAN 6tFipel
1They are determined that
1.-THE Star Spangled banner In tri.
umph- shall wave
Ger this land Of the free and the
home of the brave" %
l was in Paris July 4th and witness.
ed a wonderful demonstration IA hon
or Of our natal day. A number of Y.
NJ. c. A. men were accorded seats
| on the reviewing stand. And such q
setting for a fourth of July celebra'
tion-Paris gayly decorated, thous'
ands of miles of streets brilliant with
allied flags; the reviewing stand in
the shadow of heroic statue Of Wash
ington; the windows and veyandas
and tops Of miles Of buildings, five
stories high, and the streets jammed
with people; the president Of the re
public of France, with his cabinet, on
the stand, and Generals Foch and
Joffre, the Clemenceau, the tiger pre-
mier Of France and-Lloyd George
Think of it, you Americans, the pre-
mier of England helping us celebrate
the fourth Of July
First came veteran French troops
led by band playing "The Marseil
laise," followed by the English who
marched to- the music of God. Save
the King, Then the American troops
and "The Star Spangled Banner
They were led by regiment of our
veterans from Chateau Thierry. Those
lads had been taken out of the line
only the night before. When they
swung into view wondered why they
did not keep step better, why their
bedraggled appearance. did not
tthen know that men long in the
trenches and on the fighting line for.
get how to march. The boys were SO
bronzed they looked like Indians. Not
withstanding their step was not exact
| ly in unison, every mans head was
high. They looked the heroes they
are. They had met the alleged super
Imen of Prussia day after day and had
mastered them. Never shall I forget
the tremendous ovation that greeted
our men. Hundreds Of thousands OF
people cheered them in perfect roar
Of noise. Lloyd George stepped to
the front of the platform, waved his
hat and cheered so long and loud that
his voice left him.
The following day left Paris for
Italy. | was selected as one Of ten
men to organize the Y. NJ. c. A. work
in Italy. Some of our troops had Just
landed in this country and more were
to follow. We have been here a week
and have made hasty survey of the
Italian field, ascertaining the location
of our troops, renting warehouses, Of
fees and hotels, buying automobiles
trucks, tents and supplies. For two
days ! was at the Mediterranean sea
port. Went there to meet certain
command of our troops recently land
| ed AS usual met number Of Iowa
boys, some of whom knew-and such
reunion as we had in this old land
Of the Caesars. These boys belong to
unit of volunteer college men. They
organized at Ames on May 18th oi
last year and enlisted at Des Moines
on June 5th. The boys are in splen
did condition, mentally, morally and
physically, and asked me to send their
greetings to the home folk.
Today Italy celebrated Frances
great holiday, the anniversary of the