Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-15

the army, your sons. your brothers.
! your sweethearts, fighting on the
/ battIefelds of France, demand a
7 peace driven home at the point. of
/ the bayonet. That is the peace
/ that the Germans respect and will
/ observe, and your boys over there
are fully aware of this fact
= "Germany's acceptance of Presi-
dent Wilson's IA points means moth
( ing Suposing she she did accept
/ them without reservation. Have we
accomplished our purpose in this
war?
/ BOmbardment Peace Answer.
+ "Germany'S first answer TO PreSI-
dent Wilson's IA proposals for
3 peace was the bombardment of
! Paris by the long range gun, kill
/ ing women and children. The Ger
mans answered again on March p
| when they launched the most pow
erful offensive in history and when
/ they almost succeeded by sheer
weight of numbers, in triumphing
| over freedom and liberty. May p,
/ the Germans answered again with
/ a great offensive, greater if pos
sIble, than its predecessor, at the
/ turning point of which the cause
of humanity hung in the balance by
a slender thread. In that drive,
/ the kaiser answered Wilson again
/ by urging on his hordes from a
/ high hill commanding the Marine,
/ to the loot and sack of Paris
/ Your sons, brothers, sweet
/ hearts in France object; the dead
of the Lusitania, Latonia and Lem
ster object; Edith Cavelle objects;
with one voice the countless dead
would object, could they speak, to
negotiating with Germany for
! peace. The only place for Germany.
/ they would say, is in the prison
er's dock, a convicted felon before
/ the world, awaiting a just SEN
| tenCe.
/ "Kamerad' Plea.
| american soldiers in France are
aware of the crooked kamerad
plea. As l have said, the crooked
/ kamerad appeal on the battlefield
is well known to our soldiers I
/ can give you a fitting, illustration.
While | was confined in a big
base hospital in France, just be-
fore | was taken into the operating
room for examination, the door of
the room opened and a wheeled ia
BILE called a 'hearse' by the men,
was pushed out Upon it lay
young Yank just coming out from
under the effects of ether. At such
time the patient usually raves
and he goes through again the
scenes and action experienced on
! the battlefield This young lad, sit
ting upright, exclaimed, Ten feet
away and fired point-blank. Missed
me and threw down his gun yell
ing 'kamerad' Kamerad, hell!
didn't l stick him purity, Bill?'
"As Germany reiterates her
crooked international kamerad, I
bring you a message from sons,
brothers and sweethearts. AS
mothers, fathers, brothers and Sis
ters, sweethearts and wives of
fighting men, clench your fists.
grit your teeth and answer as the
Hood of fighting men. Make your
answer the reply of the young
wounded Yank, 'Kamerad, hell
Then stick 'em purity. Bill!'
Mr.. Gibbons opened his talk by
uGSCGlDluS III Il uGl46 ILiE lALCI
esting manner his trip to Europe
and of the momentOus events which
took place beginning with and i'm
mediately following the entrance
Cf the United States into the world
war. Interspersed in his story
were humorous incidents cleverly
narrated by Mr.. Gibbons, who went
over the top with the doughboys at
Bots De BelIeau wood and was
wounded, losing an eye and sus-
tanning a splintered arm and shout
der, the result Of German machine
gun bullets while attempting to
rescue Major John Barry of the L.
S marines, who lay wounded IN
No Mans land.
Mr.. Gibbons was brought 10
Rock Island under the auspices Of
Amoo grotto. arriving in this city
about $50 from Chicago.
He was introduced by City At
tornev John X. Scott, who referred
to him as one Of the greatest OF
present day war correspondents. A
brief resume of his experiences
was given by Mr.. Scott, who de
clared that Mr. Gibbons has
story to tell which he has exper-
fenced, where history is being
made"
Preceding Mt. SCOTS introduC-
ton of the speaker. Rev. w. l. Els
sex, rector of the Trinity Episcopal
church, delivered convincing
four minute talk for the fourth
Liberty loan.
The student army training corps
battalion OF Augustana college
sang several patriotic selections as
an appropriate introduction TO the