Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-03
@Waks W. Amerlcal" Should Re
Slogan Of People Qt
United States.
TEXAS AVIATOR N WARNING.
peprsalates PatronIxInu Ar Of some,
Americana New % War; Boasts
offered FrIspds y France.
Who VRdestand.

+ NEAs.F 49, - Aht.s 80 Wssuu out{pH
nv n thA frst Texan to return from
ETaARe a 4 hero " tue lying service
QA We Lafayette EscadrillN Of which
NJ NJ q sANaAheA Ypuna Balsles's
ANsRA b h &Aa ARAoRio. IND he VI q
lgHglqaRk fRa1eAt of The Vutyersity o.
4exaM He QsRaA 10, Austin, q few dpys
aF8 vR0R iMy4taA0n from Aia old.time,
azAeaNA N the gRiyezsity " relate his
eH1NEAeRssA He II hpns on CON
yelRacegA leave. having TINT recovered
nom wounda received wAen attacked
RE 4 fpQk Of German atrpen. He fell
wlAh his, machine from, q height Of
EQ00 feat to. an altitude Of 2.0OO feet,
when hs managed TO- right his airplape
end land safely behind the French
lInsa. Hes spent three years In the
flying service.
Ratrlotlsm Must % Aroused.
\ @Waks up, Americal" should be, the
slogan Of the people Of the United
States. Sergeant Balsley said while
here. 1T is Co. terribly necessary
and right aow--that the whole country
he Allied with patriotism. II must
fssl that on II, and It alone, rests the
outcome Of this war; until that time
I DE- not believe Americas best efforts
can BE- put forth. For. while no one,
I think would want to, take ono lots
u chesrfulnsss or happiness away
fsom our soldiers, still we who are ct
he front--the allies and, the French
fsei that Americans are too cocksurs
TOO fulI Of braggadocio. Confidence
y Oh right but man, who does not
measure the eneipy'A resistance and
fake Into account that ne Il fghting
to the death. may stand to Ioss vast
odds just because Of W. ahortsightsd-
ness." =
Balsley spoke Of bombing Germany
with American airplanes.
''0f course, II will take time. From
the French viewpoint It viii be lgl9
before Americans can really 20 in In
great foEces, because she must get her
planes bnilt and transported. and II
takes time, time. time. We really
think that in 1918 America WIN only
!be able to take charge OF some Sec
tions II. the 'front.' and that II VIII be-
two year, bsfore she can really make
hsssslf fsit In the real lsragsls.s
OF German atrocities. Baisley would
not speak.
} X fesl. ~ though. / never want to
shake hands with one Of them again, |"
hs declared. an the whole world
there Il only one Rsgard hIshly. ana
Ihs u In San Antonio: and because I
felt he was 90 different ! have hunted
him. up. But only those who have
act,aally known the meanness and
cruelty Of their methods over there
can understand what a terrible thing
thsir disrsgard Of every principle Of
Ixisht means" s,i
Balslsy has many souvenirs Of the
wer-sexersl bsycnets, q cap taken
from 4 German prisoner, some shslls,
ID German artillery belt, etc. n q
worn bit OF cloth he carries the shell
which. bursting. shattered his thigh.
The nurse gave 1t to me after the
operation" he explained
n enlarging upon the American at
titsde ss viewed from the foreign
Standpoint Balsley, went Into details.
Attitsds Mlsundsrseosd.
Z. speak Of American braggadocio
- ! have seen 4 In, France and 10
Paris and as haye seen It from the
French angle. So many Of the boys
who have gone over have more or lesa
adopted the attitude Of Well. we're
sorry, for you FFenchIes. but ron
don't know how u fght. Nov that
we've come over wen show you q
thing, Or. two.' OF cousse We thai
hare been born and resssd In Amer.
lea understand that altitude. War
10 % ontw to this great peaceful coun-
try that even after these years Of the
strueele It Ii Impossible FOR M 10
realize how big a thing and how ter
rible.a thing wes are up against. W.
are nks q big oyersrcwn boy trust
Ing n bic large muscle and ,chssrful-
ness against Z prise Ashtsr whoss