The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-20

tho front is intact. they have gone Dach
in orderly formation. saving lives ana
sacrificing as few men as possible.
This is q righteous war, just cause
and just cause must win. We DelieVe
we know. that we are right-we are
fighting the great war of democracy
against autocracy, we are fighting Tor
principle, against the tyranny OF might.
We know that we are fighting to save
civilization. I believe in God and IN
Jesus Christ, His Son, and l believe
that God is all-powerful, just and mer-
clful, We can't lose.
You may obtain an idea OF this
morale OF the British when tell you
that in the first twenty-four hours OF
the Cambria drive last November 2.5OU
wounded were received at the c. G. 5.
where l was stationed. From the 2Otn
OF November to the 30th, when the Hun
counter-attacked at Gouzeaucourt. 49,
COO men were taken into the station,
men horribly wounded, some with null
tiple wounds, and / have yet to hear
one OF them complain. l have seen
them brought In, blue and clammy
with the chill OF death. and when asked
how they felt they would say Not SO
bad, sir. 1t might be worse" and Of
ten they said 'but we gave them
he'll"
Don't believe it when you hear that
Cambria was not a succeSs-it was a
success. The British captured ten
thousand Huns in this battle alone"
To Illustrate the difficulties that the
British army faced at this time, DR..
Kennedy showed the old style gas
mask worn by the British officers and
fnen in this and other earlier battles OF
the war. He then showed the gas
mask now used by the British and
adopted by the American army. Al
French bayonet, the helmet Of the
Prussfan officer. the shell case Of a
French seventy-five. the same as those
the American army has adopted, a
Hun 'one-pounder' and various other
relics OF the war were shown to the
interested crowd by DR.. Kennedy, wno|
then displayed for the benefit OF thoseI
near enough to distinguish them. somet
photographs taken at the hospitals atI
the front and showing several cases of
remarkable surgery, illustrating thel
men when first wounded, when under
treatment and after recovery. Theset
photographs We're splendid evidence OIL
the remarkable feats OF surbery which
are accomplished In che hospitals.
III CloS1uS. LIE. heuu6uy Sdi0
II would give twenty-four hours Quit
OF every twenty-four to save my coun-
try If I could And / am sure that |
every person here today would do the
same, If he could only realize what this |,
war means. It Is not necessary for you
to do your bit-you must do your all,
give all that you have or are. When
you buy bond. don't pat yourself too
hard on the back. You are going to
get that money back. with four per cent
interest. And remember that your gov
eminent can take that money away
rom you. for what Is the government
1t Is you. When you go down in
your pocket for the Red Cross you are
ioing something to get the Hun. Whenl
your boy comes home you want to be
lble to tell him that you have donel
your part The three men who first
rave their lives, Hay, Wright and !
Gresham, gave their all, as many of
hose boys standing here will give.
What are you going to give for your
DR.. Kennedy closed with the beauti-
ul poem, Zero Hour, recited by him
wherever he speaks. because Of itsI
yreat beauty and for the message that!
t gives to those who live in peacej
NhAC OuG Ou bIl6 DdtticliciuS VI
he men are going lover the top"
DR.. Kennedy has just Completed al
our of West Florida in the interest Of
he Red Cross drive.
Seated on the improvised stage with
he speakers were w. X. Hyer. and
'ther members OF the Red Cross CAM
'aign committee. !,
Field Worker Hartman who was joined
ERE by his wife leaves this mOrningt {
or Mariana, where he will speak to-
ay, going from there to Tallahassee :
Wednesday he will speak in Month
clio. and on Thursday in Madison.
lis itinerary has already included
luincy, DeFuniak and Chipley. Mrs
Iarman returned last night to ackson-
lille.
Corporal Campbell and Mr.. Hartman.
Who is stationed at Camp Johnston, I
jacksonville, win travel together for
ne next ten days.