Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-01
master Max-had to give in and sur
renders the city IN the hnrdes

master Max-had to give in and sur
render the city to the hordes.
y the morning OF August 20,
:WhitlOck. the American minis
ter, ~telephOned to me that I'd better
hang out ola Glory over my door. as
the Germans were coming at IL.
o'clock. 1 did. But l thought that
when Old Glory could protect my res
idence, itecould protect my, person. all
so. So l pinned a small American
nag on my breast and went out into
the streets.
"On n of the avenues l took a
position awaiting the arrival of the
imperial army. Men tried to push me
aside, saying this was no place for a
woman, but 1 stood my ground on the
edge OF the sidewalk, and l was the
only ON there. Isl
Some distance away we saw a
cloud of dust arising, and presently
the German military bands were
heard playing.
: Then came the cavalry, strong,
And there was the kronprinz himself
at the head of his Death Hussars with
the skull n the crossed bones en-
blem on their high caps
II must confess that / was lost in
admiration of all this glittcring splen-
dor. I forgot why these men were
coming. The time sped away and all
the time l looked at the march as at
a vast and splendid performance. I
had stood or my sidewalk edge for
five hours, thinking I had been there
only one.
The triumphant march of the i'm
perial German army lasted three days.
They poured eight hundred thousand
men in through the of an
cient and wonderful Brussels. And
we soon realized what horror it all
meant"
Speaking about the "soup lines
that were soon established to help
poor people who could not otherwise
obtain food. Mrs. Clarke mentioned
one pathetic episode which caused
profound effect in the audience.
One day a little girl was standing
in the long, long soup line. patiently
stood there for nearly three hours.
and finally when the end of the line
was reached. attention was paid to
her. The mar who was distributing
soup took the little girl and put her
on a scale. A moment later he said:
Sorry. my Door little girl. you can't
get any soup, you haven't lost enough
weight"
The English Imprisoned.
Mrs. Clark aid that the invading
Germans put all Englishmen in Bel
GUM in prison when they were or
military age; that meant, according
to the Germans. under the age of 60.
II don't see." Mrs. Clarke said.
why we don't apply the same meth
cd to all Germans in America. Tho
Germans thought the system worked
fine"
The English families in Brussels
were put on a monthly allowance or
$50, no matter how wealthy they
We're" Mrs. Clarke continued.
But do you think the English
women complained? Never! These
English women and the Belgian wom-
en- were perfectly marvellous and he
roic."
Mrs. Clarke spoke about the de-
portations of youn6 Belgian girls, and
even Maeterlinck has not given nor
1 pathetic and impressive descriptions
of the ~.atrocious German deportation
methods.
They were sent away, and we
knew not where. Strange tales were
told: and the fact remains that most
of them never came back. Distract
ed mothers lost their reason worrying
for their daughters. and m ven
prayed that their girls might die
rather than be submitted to German
violence.
THE Belgian people are standing
back Of the army. Can we do less?
We speak about III wheatless and
meatless days. and ONE mention
little thing when you know what the
people over there have done SO" that
they can stand back of their armies
to the very last"
Mrs. Clarke paid her compliments
to illoyal German-Americans. in no
uncertain words. She said she had.
many splendid friends among Ger
had always felt that Germans owed
absolute allegiance and loyalty to
their adopted country. AS an in
stance Of such loyalty Mrs. Clarke
mentioned the high-minded patriot
ism Of the Belgian queen who, al
though a native of Germany, indeed,
a German princess. had seen her du-
After having made a strong appeal
for increased and intensified food
saving among Americans. Mrs. Clarke
said in conclusions:
Zone day our men will come back
with victory. You mothers and 1
will be standing in the street looking
for VI W boy. When we see him
there will be no.limit to our JOY.
But there will be some Of you
mothers who. may not see your boyd
again. There will be some Of ,ur
splendid boys who never come back,
and who will be missed on that great
day:
a little. and perhaps much. u when
the wreaths of victory crown u ar
mics you will exc'aim: ~
""Thank God. that my boy las not
died in vain!'"
An ovation the like Of which has
rarely. been seen in this city greeted
MTs. Clarke as she finished her adj
dress, and there was a stirring. SOL
emn spirit of genuine patriotism how
ering about the vast audience as it
arose and sang MY country, tits of
' thee" with which the program closed,
/, 1t was said by many of those who
attended that the meeting was prob
ably the greatest patriotic demonstra-
ton aver witnessed in Grand Forks,
and the ultimate effects of it were
said to be incalculable. 1t was, in
short. an i~nspirational meeting and
will be remembered even long after
the end of the present war II
Mrs. Clarke and Mr.. Reed left this
morning for Minot where they will
speak tonight,
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