Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-03
WOUNDED HERO THRILLS
AUDITORIUM AUDIENCE.

l. Dabney escorted two American sol
diers TO places on the platform. one
been ampu,atcd just below the knee.
FOR Just second the audience sat inn
mobile. and then every man. woman and
chilu in The auditorium SpranE to their
ic,t and chcclcd inc Two returned
fighters.
In her address. Miss Fay declared
;hat Germany is iiiici Nth ideals. not
one Of which carries with IL a human
valuation. She said that she could not
Aalc The Germans, but that she pit.cd
them. In discussing Theodore Roosc-
been prepared and equipped TO step
into the European war Immediately
after its outbreak. Miss Fay agreed
with rs dcCiaratio II that the war would
have been ended ana ,'e'many defeat
eu within n few months.
''Rut ii We had hccn prepared and
four or five months. The world would
never have known the diabclical heart
Of Prussia. she declared. we went
into the War just when We were ready
for it,"
Anything having in it mercy or
charity is considered weakness by the
Prussians." she asserted. Miss Fay re-
lated an Instance of Young soldier
whom She had questioned in Munich
hospital. where she served with the
American Red Cross after the outbreak
played the iron cross as reward for
having sla ashcd the throat OF an aged
French woman. lie declared that he
had saved the lives of other Germans
and expressed no compunction for tho
deed. declaring II would serve as an
example to other of Germany's en-
emcS.
MIST USE GERMANS
As TiIEY USED WORLD
ITO beat the German We must use
brute force worse than he has show
ed was the assertion Of Miss Fay;
Miss Fay told OF tho masniticent
Il lac tan f.f
Great Britain and France. where every
capa ole woman is 1t WORK in factories
and war labor. These countries first
felt tha, women would not be able
they soon showed that tney could TO
their work heroicaliy. and now the
women of America are beginning 10
reveal the same spirit.
Unless Germany Is defeated soon the
rrussians may be able 10 mopilizc ana
arm for their cause millions Of Rus
slams whom they have under their con-
troll. was the warning mcsshge given
10 his audience BY John Lee. lie point
ed that such a step was not impossi-
BILE
Napoleon Eonapartc made his fata,
journey TO Moscow with 10 per cent
OF his army composed or Germans
whom he had conquered in pa tnE
through their provinces
There is one way. To prevent the
Germans repeating this and that IL
bring them to their knees before they
can accomplish it," declared Mr.. Lee.
Speaking of the undauntablc spirit
of France. Mr.. Lee asserted:
.'If we could ever get INTO the hearts
of America the spirit Of France. ali
hell couldn't lick us.
AMERICA DOES NOT KNOW
SUFFERINGS OF ALLIED PEOPLE
He declared that America knows
nothing of sacrifice as yet compared
with her allies. In calling for liberia
subscriptions to the loan Mr.. Lee told
of witnessing the return or transport
from France TO a Virginia port 4 rev
days ago. There were forty boys. TO-
tally blind, taken from the ship Sixty
more were in straight Jackets. stark
mad as the result Of shell shock. while
hundreds of others came without limbs
or entirely broken in health.
But every boys face wore SMILE
declared Mr. Lee. They were con-
cious OF not only having don. their
duty we'll but perfectly"
Reports from every district through
OUT the State and Fifth District re-
ceircd yesterday indicated that the
fourth loan Is progressing satisfac-
torily and Indications are that every
community will subscribe ITS duo;a.
The campaign in Richmond continued
with unabatcd energy. although def
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