The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-27
ENTERTAINS
THE SOLDIER BOYS
Windsor Hotel Proprietor Arranges
Splendid Ovation in Honor of
Walter Edgar, His EmplOye, and
Others Called to Service.


past. The room was decorated with
flags and bunting and the tables were
decorated with red, white and blue
flowers.
The following is the menu for the
banquet:
Oyster Soup
Tende1loin Of Beef Cold Roast Pork
Mushrooms
Shoe String Potatoes
American Fried Potatoes
Green Onions Radishes Lettuce
Queen Olives
Fruit Salad Potato Salad.
Assorted Cakes Vanilla Ice Cream
Cigars Coffee
At the conclusion of the banquet,
Napoleon LaFleur acted as toastmas-
ter and he kept the guests in the best
of humor with his witty stories. Re-
sponses were made by Mr.. Edgar,
John Mabin and J. l.. Pleasant, all
guests of honor, who were leaving that
night for Camp Dodge. The young
men spoke of their great appreciation
for the honor bestowed upon them and
said that they were going to the
front, willing to give up their lives it
need be, in order to lick Kaiser Bill
into subjection. They were given
rousing cheers.
Walter Edgar has been employed at
the Windsor hotel as clerk for the past
eight years and Mr.. Hoellinger is
greatly attached to him. He has been
a valuable employe.
Mr.. Hoellinger delivered the follow
ing talk in an impressive manner,
showing that his heart is certainly in
the right place for the young men
who have been called to the service
of our country: ... .....
On July 4th, 1776, this nation was
born, dedicated to new theory OF
government and a new ideal Of human
liberty. This theory of government
and this ideal of human liberty is now
on trial as to whether or not it can
survive, it's fate hangs in the balance
on the battle fronts in France, Flan-
ders and Italy. On the one side is al
ligned Prussian autocracy, represent
ed bv the Central powers, consisting
of Germany and her vassal nations OF
Austria Hungary, Turkey and Bull
garia. who seek to destroy, pillage and
devastate; on the other the United
States and her allies, seeking to ac-
cord to each nation wherever situated,
regardless Of its size or power, I'D.
erty and justice in the fullest sense OF
the term.
The German theory of government
is that power to govern comes IRON
God to the Kaiser, and from the kal-
ser to the people; our theory OF gov
ernment is that the power to govern
comes from the people. The question
is. which of these widely different the
ories shall survive. We are not a
war-like nation. We invited no trou-
BILE, we provoked no war. We have
done our best to avoid it. We have
held our temper when American cltl-
zens. including women and children,
were murdered in the sinking OF the
Lusitania.- We have held our temper
when more than two hundred Amerl-
can citizens unarmed lost their lives
via the German torpedo route. we
have held our temper when American
citizens travelling on the high seas
were taken prisoners, and taken to
Germany, but the limit Of our patience
was reached when Germany told us,
this peaceful and liverty-loving coun-
try, that we had no right to sail the
seas without her permission. We mad
no right to carry commerce on the
seas, and if we did our vessels would
be torpedoed, and they were. And
when the German government sought
to embroil us in war with Mexico,
and take from us portion of our do
main, that is, Texas, Arizona and
other states, and turn the same over
to Mexico, we reached point where
patience ceased to be virtue. We
declared war on Germany. We have
transported to France almost mil
lion men. We are now holding some
thing over thirty miles Of the front
line trenches. Our government, our
army and our navy have established
glorious record in the short space of
one year. Germany said that she was
not afraid Of our wooden sword" We
now ask her, after her defeat at the
hands of the American troops at
Seichepret, Cantigny, Veuilly, Jaul-
gonne, Neuilly Wood, Belleu Wood,
Boresches, and other points in the
Chateau Thierry sector Of the Marne.
WAdC SIG LLlIlhS VI CllS AHiClASaiA ooA-
diers and marines.
1 was raised in Lorraine, spent al
most half of my life there. Our old
homestead is not more than twenty
miles from the front line trenches now
held by the Americans. l know what
Prussian militarism is, first handed.
was in Lorraine in the early part Of
1914, and Germany was then prepar-
ing for war. Early one morning she
called for military duty the farmer
boys in the town l was raised in,
marched them in day something over
thirty miles in intense heat. l have
seen them fall from exhaustion, and in
that exhausted condition, kicked and
abused by brutal Prussian officers and
compelled to march as long as there
was sufficient strength in their bodies
to carry them.