Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06
YANKS FOUGHT LIKE
TIGERS. HA|G TO LAUDER
Comedian Comes to America With
Returning u. S. Troops; Sol
EMMY Rejoiccs in Peace.
ON Tuesdays S New York sun.

ON tuesdays Now York SUN.
II WAS a serious Harry Lauder that
walked through the streets OF Man
natten YESTERDAY upon his eleventh
visit to the shores of America friend
mi ht have hcsitated at greeting him
rs Harry, but rather as McClennan.
The comedian went out III his Scottish
I.alrd's walking costume tweed coat
ap1 vest. Balmoral, dice edged cap.
WcCleoud tartan and badger head sporran
and the Lauder black Guilty pipe But
4 wasn't the rough trip OF the Maure-
lama that took the twinkle from his
eve for he missed no meals abroad, and
was up and about all during the trip,
singing songs of home to the hundreds
of soldiers
As Lauder himself explained it, chang
ing the position OF his Guilty plpc the
while:
IT'S Just the times how glad the
world must be Thank God for all the
blessings that have been bestowed upon
ms IN the last few weeks Just think,
The pipe tapped against the hollow
II his hand and his Seriousness contln-
ucd
Everlasting peace will depend upon
the wisdom of those who are at the
head of the different allied governments.
Greater wisdom, greater care and greater
strategy IS needed to make lasting
rcacc than was necessary 10 gam the
.rmisticc under which We are now Ia
boring.
When | WAS at the front the last
tsme. during the first week Of S"ptCm-
Der. | witnessed ono of the battles near
I}uhcolrt, and the morale oi our men
was most wonderful 70 Sc.
TRIBUTE FROM HNG.
.9Dne night il was my privilege 70
visit and take dinner with flrld Mar
-hsI Sir Douglas Hang IN attack was
being launched at that time on the
incrIcan line. Before ! went among
he Americans ! wanted to know what
h,. British thought Of those fighting
mon you sent over. and 81 | asked Sir
Douglas Hang how the Americans were
acuulttng themselves, and tins u what
hC ssld:
Americans have fought and died
they've been wounded thcy r. fight
ing today. and they fight like tigers.
That is the American soldier and the
,ffcers are real gentlemen
The next day | went up 10 the town
II Bnuval. where the americans were
rncampcd. and | was hllctcd with
New York newspaper man who was an
officer While his orderly WAS taking
hc mud of my boots asked the hoy
# he had been To the front and he told
me he had been III the fight at hatcaI
rhlcrrv he had been gs~Srd, and stdI
iii TIT stomach SICK
.One night twenty went over on
patrol toward the enemy lines. only
No came back. the rest were captured,
1e SAID, and a short tlmc later. in rand
ng the enemy position. We found
hose eighteen boys With their throats
nt That made rs sore. aud the whole
battalion went after the Germans until
We had captured 600 OF them We Killed
every one Of them. II was great sport
I'll shall he very sorrv for any ono
a. anv time who may express anything
sentimental or parIfjstlc IN regard 20
dealing with the Germans, i any tmerI-
an soldiers arc standing rear
on tins last trip to the front Lauder
visited the north sectors, who're the
New York hovs were fighting They
rave HIM great welcome vhcu he drove
NJ toward the second positions In
he tonncau ot hi> car vas halt sized
plano. and the boys lifted i "ttf INTO
truck nearby. from which the roncdi
IN entertained them.
rEACE BRINGS CALM
Lauder was N his homo town, Dunoon
when news of the truc pcacc reached
Scotland The weather had been had
tar many days. there had bccn storms
and ram continually, tx Sald When
peace was come the whole world seemed
still the s,. got a. calm - i mil pond
ne wind stopped blowing the birds
tartcd singing as II a mighty calm WAS
rome. as II God were speaking 70 Us and
IavlnC. Peace. be still The great sacri-
lcc has been made
We have had many sad dav> during
hose four wears, but the d4y hat glorious
word al peace came, for ihn1t who Rad
ost their dear ones. surely tha' must have
oecn the SaddeSt day OF ALT WAS now
all over. a4nd hc will never conr back.
The Scot : eyes dlmmcd 81 hlt. Ills son
Jack was killed 1t Festnbert lie con-
lnued:
we may think sometimes that it's
very cruel world We re living IL have
thought that many times, but God knows
best. and | believe there Is a God, =
iod oi Justice who viii surely be with
Us to the end Just because the bell Of
]oy are ringing. don't let that interfere
with making those responsible for THIS
war suffer the penalty they deserve
OF all the trips Lauder has made across
the Atlantic none was 50 rough As that
made hy the Maurctania Everybody
was sick On Saturday nigh | went down
into the lounge and gave a concert for
the officers, and later hundreds of the
soldier boys crammed into the dining
room down below and ", had = happy
time 1t was there Harry taught them
MS new song. Don't Lei Is Sing Any
More About the War, Just Let Us Sing
About Love
Lauder will tour the country with Mrs
I 4
and South Africa returning next year to
[ ic land where the heather grows
There Is only one place Sou viii find
the kalser called Emperor Of Germany
and that IS il the tiIctIonarvn Not even