The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-03-29
WORK OR
JAIL FOR EVERY
man IN AMERICA
RICHARD HARDY ARoUSES EN-
THUslASM OF MAURY cOUN.
TIANs IN ADDRESS.
s3o,48o WORTH STAMPS TAKEN
Great Patriotic Rally Was Attended
BY Crowd That Packed the New
Grand Theatre-Prepare for Small
Subscriptions.

oupSCTiPtionS.
There are only three places for
men in the United States today
shouted Richard Hardy, in the army,
at work or in Jail, and his words were
cheered to the echo by the immense
throng of Maury county patriots as
sembled at the New Grand theatre
Saturday afternoon at the great coun-
ty war savings rally. The cheers
were not of the sounding brass and
tinkling cymbal' class, either, for
when the call to buy thrift and war
savings stamps came more than $780,
900 worth were taken, mostly in large
denominations of $1,000, $500, 5000
and $100. No effort was made to take
the smaller purchases which will be
handled by house to house canvas
and will greatly exceed the total OF
large purchases.
The war savings rally at the New
Grand was the greatest demonstra-
ton of patriotism that has yet occur
red in Maury county and it was taken
as forerunner of the spirit that will
prevail next Monday when every
county in the state will hold gen
eral patriotic rally. Hon. Richard
Hardy and Capt. H. B. Johnson, who
are making tour of the state, spoke
with fervor that touched the pa
triotism of every soul.
Capt. Johnson related in a modest
way some of his experiences while
an officer in the BLACK Watch" regi-
ment of the British army, with which
he served two years on the western
front. He told of the horrors of the
war and the brutality of the Germans.
He said that any atrocity attributed
to the Germans should be believed
and the probability is that they are
worse than told Some Of the scenes
that he described were horrifying, but
they are what may be expected to oc.
cur in this country if the enemy
should be victorious.
Capt. Johnson spoke with the con
fidence of a. brave soldier and said
that America and the, d allies sWould
win, but that they could not win un
less the people at home help with all
of the people at home must buy thrift
stamps, Liberty Bonds and conserve
and produce food and all other essen
tails for the conduct of the war. His
words made deep impression upon
the great crowd
Mr.. Hardy spoke with the enthus
iasm of a patriot who is doing his
duty himself and is ready to demand
that others do their part. On a mar
showing Germany and her allies In
black he pointed out the throat thai
hangs over Europe and said that civil
ization will be lost II that black spo
is not wiped from the map. He de
scribed many of the horrors and bru
talities perpetrated by the Germans
on innocent women and children ant
graphically related the causes thai
brought America into the war.
Words were not minced by Mr.. Har
dy in hi condemnation Of slackers
and pacifists. He had the crowd with
him in his every utterance and APP
plause was frequent as he delivered
hard blows against the profiteers ant
spreaders of seditious vOssip. He sale
that there is no place in America out
side of Jail for the man who talk:
about peace with the brutes of Ger
many before they are whipped.
H. o. Fulton, chairman of the
Maury county war savings commit
tee, took charge of the meeting at the
close Of Mr.. Hardy's address ant
when he called for subscriptions tt
the thrift and war savings stamps
$1,000 and $500 purchases came lik'
the fire of machine guns. The tota
amount to $30,4SO, most of which wa!
taken by residents Of Columbia.
The hour being late no effort wa
made to take the smaller subscrip
lions, but house to house canvas:
Throughout the county will be made
and everyone will be given an oppor
tunity to invest in government securi
ties that will help win the war.
The automobile parade that pre-
ceded the rally was not all that /
should have been. but about 100 car
participated in it.