South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-08
PRODUCTION Of
WAR SUPPLIES
WILL CONTINUE
Sergt. BulIman, Army Veter-
an, Urges Stephenson En-
ployeS to Speed Work for
Uncle Sans Benefit.

Speed up the production of war
supplies for the government to the
last notch. and then speed it up
some more. Whether an armistice
between the allies and Germany is
signed or not does not make any
difference. The government wants
and needs the supplies being made
in South Bend plants and factories
This message was brought 70
South Bend by A y. Fox and Sergt
d. A. Bullman OF the United States
/ Ordnance department. They arriv-
ed in the city Thursday for the pur-
pose Of speeding up to the last de-
gree the production Of war supplies
here.
Mr.. Fox and Sergt pullman are
/ representatives Of the shop meeting
( organizing and industrial education
al section Of the production division
/ Of the government ordnance depart
ment. and they will address the en-
I ployes of the various plants of the
/ city making supplies for the gov
I eminent, urging the speeding up on
/ government contracts.
The first meeting was held Thurs
/ day afternoon at the Stephenson
7 Underwear Minis on r. Colfax av.
SerEt. pullman, who was introduced
/ by Mr.. Fox. delivered the message of
the government 20 the 500 men and
women employees Of the plant
Fl Years i'm Army.
Sergt. Bullman has served 81
years in the United States army. He
was in the Spanish-American war
and was wounded IN Cuba He spent
,rrfne months at the front i'm France.
and was wounded at Cambria. He
was with the Gfh U. s. engineers and
was one Of the 40 survivors out Of
500 hundred men who built a bridge
under the orders of Gen. Pershing
himself Although only 20 men lived
as a result of the undertaking, the
bridge was built.
Urging the great need for the sup
plies for the government Sergt
pullman pleaded with the workers
to do their utmost i'm turning out the
supplies He said that the men
across the water would be able TO
tight better if the ones at home did
their work better
do not let this talk Of peace
make YOU think that YOU can let up
in your work" he said 1T does not
make any difference whether peace
comes or not. or how soon il comes.
the government viii continue TO
need the supplies you are making
IF peace comes il will be
n long time before there can any
slackening up i'm the production Of
government supplies. There will be
millions of men. women and chill
dren in France. Belgium and other
European countries who will need
clothing, and II will have 70 he made
in this country. Europe viii not be
able to make it for a long time.
Don't think that because peace
will be declared. that you are going
70 lose your Jobs It Will be moth
ing like that.
How many Of you here have some
one dear to you over there? Those
who have hold up your hands "
There went up a hand from practi-
caIly every one of the 500 employees
in the audience.
Pcrshing's Message.
Then make it a flesh and blood
proposition Gen. Pershing, for
whom every soldier in the army
would go through hell, says il is
necessary for the country 10 speed
up on production. Your government
SAYS that il is necessary and your
flesh and blood across the sea say
that it is necessary.
To you men I will say that if
production is not speeded up, the
same thing will be done by our gov
eminent that was done in England.
You will be taken out of the factor
les and put in a uniform. and your
places will DE hlled by women. The
government Will be forced to take
this step unless it gets what it needs
in supplies for the soldiers.
Friday, Sergt. pullman and Mr..
Fox Will visit many Of the fac
tories of the city, and will address
Z the employees. urging them TO speed
up production on war supplies. They
have visited many of the cities OF
the country, urging that there be no
let UP in the production of war sup
plies.
During his nine months of service
at the front in France, Sergt. Bull
man was wounded several times, and
he now has only one kidney. He was
in charge OF transportation in one
sector, and il was while leading III:
I train OF motors that ne was struck
4 by "a piece of shrapnel He was sen
q back 10 the United States severa
months ago, and since that time has
4 been attached TO the ordnance de