The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-05
SLOPE ENJOYS
GREAT FOURTH
IN BISMARCK
Safest, Sanest and Finest Cele.
bration in History of \
Capital City
SMITH MAKES FINE TALK
Pershing Soldier Urges State to
Purge Itself Of Pro.Ger.
man Taint
SMITH MAKES FINE TALK

giant fire. .lcracker; without the loss Of
single eye or hand or leg; without
a solitary case of lockjaw; without
one lonesome spree. The ban placed
on the sale of fireworks by the state
council of defense and, Mayor Lucas
was religiously observed. The day
was In respect to explosive noisemak
ers the quietest Fourth Bismarck can
remember. In all other respects, It
was one of the most Interesting and
satisfactory.
Crowds began to pour into the city
at day.break. BY noon every down.
town street was lined on> both sides
with close-packed automobiles. which
had disgorged thousands into the no.
tells and restaurants and the eating
places of the Pleasure Zone When
the patriotic pageant. began to move
at las, the streets for several miles
were on dense mass Of humanity. The
parade, headed by Adjxtsnt General
FfsSStE Eosporat SpitlE ard I9t hlp MI: d:
'ss, W.a., Hill e. fae.| Ei12 .les:: sss:
ery's, minstrel band ann the Worthalal
s'aSs IS. 81 5 g|EIs ss .sss lsss tss
guard maAe 4 fine seN and 81 vas
closely pressed for The frat hodlOfs by
thasstalwart Wilton contingent. Home
gaurdsmen from other Slope points, in
uniform, and showing the results Of
intensive drilling and clpse applica:
tion to business, ,sss pf essnts u
large numbers. ssSis.s Il III. s.F.: !,
,sThsfe we're flosts and decorated
cars 0t Uvefy dqlct4ptt11 Hilh his
usual originality, J6hh nottel captured
the crowds fancy wtth NJ big 75.cents
imet. r, gun. from Which tAe smoke Of
a death dealing blast 4Ees 4, gtill wrea.h.
ing. The two lhospita alss we're repre- 3
sented with attrAatiye Hosts and the
committee. Of Nomen's E9rk had a
very appropriate group. The Daugh-
ters Of Isabella, Degree Of Honor.
Woodmen Of the World, Elks and 9th.
or fraternal associations contributed
attractive cars. occupied BY members
in costume. The Grand Army Of the
Republic had very small group in
line, but no one received such lusty
and genuine cheers as the nbOle rear
guard of the fast vanishing boys In
blue.
The Worthem shows beautiful hors-
es, with equally fascinating lady rid
ers, the youngsters with their ponies,
the Juvenile Charlie Chaplins and 9th
er: features of the long pageant all
were thoroughly appreciated.
:, Smith Makes Great Talk.
The line dissolved on Its return to
the, capitol grounds, where several
hundred cars had preceded the march.
ers. The park was packed many tiers
+ dee paround the state house when
Secretary George n. Remission intro,
duced Corp HaFOld J. Smith. the
speaker of the day, who made his ad-
dress from the second story balcony
on the etast side of the building In
spite. of the high wind, It was quiet
here, and the Pershing soldiers excel.
lent speaking voice carried to, every
part of the ground.
Corp. Smiths address was a plea for
stalwart, 100 per cent Americanism
here at home; for an Americanism
which will countenance no foreigh
element; which will insist upon the
Observance of American customs; re-
spect for American ! institutions;
speaking, reading tnd thinking In the
American tongue. He spoke as 1OO
per. cent American to 100 per cent
Americans, and recOmmnded for
those who did not measure up to this
standard the barb wire Of an intern
lnent stockade or the frey depths OF
hades.- While the boys are fighting
the foe over there, he insisted that
we must be on the alert over here.
He earnestly urged greater support
for the War Savings Stamps move
ment, one endeavor in which North
Dakota has not maintained its other
wise fine record. He bespoke unstinted
support for the American Red Cross.
and told how this organization In ad-
dition to its many duties on our side
Of the line, now has taken upon itself
the feeding of American soldiers in
German prison camps.
He expressed nothing but conf
dence in the ultimate result over
there; assured his hearers that the
German advance at ascOst of five men
to the allies one had gone exactly as
our forces wished It. and that It had
been necessary for the lilies to give
German this opportunity to Wantonly
sacrifice It's manpoWer In order to
consume the surplus Of 2,S00,00O men
which the collapse OF the R0lshevik
government and the shameful peace OF
Brest-Litoysk had released from the
Russian front. The balance Of power
is. being restored, said Smith: we now
have 600, 900 American fighting men In
reserve over there; soon We will have
3,00O. 900 American soldiers in the al
lied lines. Then said the Pershtng
soldier, the real fight Ytll begin.
Smith spoke to an appreciative aud
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