Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-08

In the afternoon the City Opera house
was packed from floor to roof. Every
seat was ta.;en. the stage and back OF
the stage being utilized to take care
OF the great press of people and still
many stood throughout the entire SER
vices. The whole place and everyone
in it was surcharged with patriotism
and the boom of the Third Liberty
Loan was LAUGHED with most telling
force. There will be no trouble. Water
Vile will go over the top without the
effort that has been put forth hereto
fore.
At $50 O'Clock the speakers, Major
j. F. Belford Of the Canadian army and
Hon Patrick Gllin of Bangor. were
escorted from the Elmwood to the hall
by the WatervIlle Military Band the
fourminute speakers who have been
doing work during the campaigns and
the members of the committee on pub
lie safety and defense. After arriving
at the hall the band played patriotic
airs, THE Marselaise," God Save the
King" and America" Cheers were
given for Canada. for France. for the
army and navy OF the United States
and for the speakers when they had
finished. They were interrupted with
round after round of applause and they
spoke deeply. feelingly. with a sense Of
the great issue at stake and the keynote
OF both OF their addresses was for ev-
erybody to get behind the boys at the
front and help the thing along and win
the war.
George h. Boutelle. local chairman OF
the Liberty Loan committee, in few
opening remarks said that the time had
come when everything we have and
everything that we care for Is at stake
lie announced the death OF the first
"aterville boy in the service. Herbert
Ii. Fletcher. son Of Rev and Mrs WILL
liam Fletcher of upper College avenue,
who died in Washington Saturday eve
ming, and said that there was nothing
that brought the war nearer home than
to hear of the death Of someone whom
we knew.
Mr.. Boutelle introduced Major Bel
ford. who, although suffering with a bad
cold and - attack Of the grip, said
that he could not refuse to come to
Waterville and voice his appreciation
of the United States in the war. He
told the people not to forget to keep
up the spirit OF the war back home. ne
said. We are going to lick the Ger
mans If the people back home stick to
1t. The only danger is the folks at
home getting faint-hearted. The boys
are wondering how the folks back home
are carrying on"
lie said that he was glad to see so
NAV ladies present and said that the
war was goin:: to make a great differ
ence in the female problem. I'VE
thought" he said, that we were I'M
crowned kings. that we only could do
the work. But women in England are
doing the same work and doing 1t better
than men. The women across are doing
it and you will have to do 1t. Ioull
have to get down and do the mems work
and let the men go and fight. Until
Belgium is restored. until Germany has
restored what she has taken from the
smaller countries. this war is going on
The Canadian army has done
wonderful things" said Major Bel
ford. We have sent over 100000
mon out Of a population of 1000, 600,
one for every IA men, women and
children. When you people do the
same YOU will have an army of $780,
100000. There's no compromising
We're going to settle it. No Canadian
battalion ever set out to take an OBJ
I've %o1,
talon ever set out to hold a posi-
ton which it did not hold. They died
there sometimes but they didn't quit.
They saved France and they saved
England by dying at their posts one
day.
u appeal to you to do your ut
most in every way. Not in behalf
of the living but of the dead. BY
memory of the glorious dead, hv the
memory of everything they have done
for you, do all that you can to win
the war Cheers were given for
Mayor Belford.
Hon. Patrick II. Gillin of Bangor,
distinguished member of the Pc
nohscot bar, was then introduced bv
chairman BOutelle. He referred TO
| the gallant soldier who had preceded
him and said that VIC are one peo-
pie and fighting for one cause. He
spoke on the origin and DEVELOPMENT
OF the Republican form of govern
ment. its duties and responsibilities
He said 1t was borrowed from the
model Of ancient Greece.
Pointing TO the flag beside him ne
said, "A man who will not fight for
that flag should leave our shores: he
is not At to be buried in our soil. to
he hanged on our trees or drowned in
our waters" He said that word had
gone across TO England and France
that our sons are coming under a
nag that never knew defeat. He stat
ed That he had two sons, one in the
trenches and one in a flying machine
and nc was glad they were there.
! Our sons have gone forth to fight for
strange apparition of government. We
must supply them with the sinews of
war. What do 20" think Of a people
that Will call solemn treaty scrap
Of paper. that will kill and MAIN men.
women and children from beneath the
seas while their admirals walk the un-
used decks OF their battleships because
they do not dare to meet us in a fair
fight
AS the soldier has told you we are
iighting TO save from devastation tina,