The Mankato free press., 1918-10-18

| from the horizon, and how they hat
sung, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" HI
reminded his audience that the mer
were human and the Yankee boys fel
keenly the parting from home an(
loved ones, but went forth bravely
and willingly He described the four
teen days trip across, the wearing o.
life preservers during all that time
the presence of submarines, and the
great precautions exercised on the
ships in the convoy.
Spirit of The Boys.
To show the spirit of the boys he
described one Sunday evening aboard
when a submarine was lurking near
and he had gone below, wearing two
life preservers, in response to call
from the soldiers, and had talked to
! four hundred of the men on lower
deck. He had asked the boys what
| they wanted him to talk about and in
stead of the usual desire for light
| amusement their wishes were express
ed by one rough speaking boy who
said, Hell, let's have a little gospel"
| the oath being meaningless but the
| desire for gospel being intense and
devout. When asked what they want
ed to sing one of the boys gave the
wish of the rest by asking that the
song might be when the Roll Is
Called Up Yonder I'll Be There" He
described the landing at the port over
seas and the coming Of the submarine
destroyers to meet the convoy of
ships. He told of the eagerness with
h tnI, oh orI 81, af2I e.
the coming of the destroyers and
how happy and safe everyone had felt
at seeing them come Describing the
actions of these "wasps of the sea-
he told how those aboard had watched
one destroyer as it circled far out
from the ships, evidently bent on
serious business.
,"We watched it as they let an ash
can down to strike a submarine, and
send Hun to hell where they all be-
long," said DR.. Bailey with intense
feeling, land if you don't like the
word / use then go to France and see
how you will like it,"
Tribute to Negro Soldier.
In humorous vein DR.. Bailey told of
addressing Every dark audience" one
night, when he had spoken to 1000
negro soldiers in one hut by the light
of one candle. He paid a big tribute
to the bravery Of the American negro
soldier, who is fighting for his coun-
try with as much patriotism as any,
and will not come home if he has
chance but will stay and "see it
through" He told of one negro SOL
dier who stated that he would like to
come home all right and when he did
he would salute the statue of Liberty,
but stated at the same time, eff that
Statue of Libery would ever want to
see this niger again after | got off
the boat she would have to turn
around" He told of two American
negroes who had killed fifty-eight
Huns one night, and remarked that
they are a great fighting force.
DR.. Bailey also gave high praise to
the Italian soldiers.
The Italians have opened the back
door to Berlin" he stated. "That door
Will never be- closed, and they are on
their way to Berlin now!" He told of
the army rule that there should be
no ire unless ten 'pen could get warm
by it, and stated that men suffer
greatly from cold.
Do Your Very Utmost.
Let us do the most that we can
let us do our very utmost" he urged
Even then we cannot touch the hem
OF the garment of what our soldiers
and allies are DOING He gave warm
praise to the British army and the
french, telling of their sacrifices and
nrm determination to win, and re-
marked that at banquet he had at
tended in Paris not long ago the
stateman had said that the
slmies would crush the Hinden.
burg line by 1919. "And here
we have done it in the fall of 1918"
ne cried enthusiastically. HIS boped
that the Huns would be made to
suffer at least a portion of what tbe
people in the invaded country had
suffered, and hoped that peace would
not come until few of the German
Towns mad been destroyed at least
our boys Will never sink to the de-
gradatlon of the Huns, but we should
give the enemy taste at least of
Wnat they have done to Others" He
spoke of the Rheims cathedral and
OF the great ruin wrought by the
Germans, who. when they found that
the cathedral housed three Thousand
women and children had turned their
long range guns upon it and had do.
stroyed it, killing and mutilatjng them
ali. He explained that the French
called the American soldiers "Jesus
Chrlsts,' hailing them as "sayiours of
humanity" and that they would as
Willingly carry the American flag as
the French flag, as they know that
one nag is as good for them as the
other. He described the Jews from
america whom he met and told of ad-
dressing five thousand Jews from New
YORK, and shaking hands with each
one as they marched past, every man
wiling to give his life for America
Plea For The Soldiers.
Dr, Bailey. made an eloquent plea
Tor the soldiers, urging that thew he
given that help which speaks in
warmly human way of the INTEREST
Oh those at home. He urged that the
morale be kept up. eff you take from
the home the piano, victrola. and
4 music you leave it barren, indeed. The
boys must have aid They must have
something to give them the feeling of
nome and that they are loved. The
1oiks back home can give the bovs
thls human touch by this united effort
now in progress"
One of the most heart-rendino IN
e cldents recounted by Dr.. Bailey was