The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-10-11
FOURTH LIBERTY
LOAN TRAIN EXHIBIT
Large Crowd of People Here Monday
for Occasion.

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train pulled into Union City Monday
evening on time, $40 p. M, greeted
and cheered by a great crowd OF
people assembled here for that oc-
casion to hear the addresses and to
see the exhibit of war material.
The Liberty Band, of Union City,
suffering from siege of influenza,
but patriotic to the last stand, came
out and played some stirring
marches. There are some musicians
in the band who can play if only a
few in number and the people here
Monday crowded the streets when
the music began. When the hour
approached the train pulled in cheer
ed to the echo by the shouts of the
multitude.
Mr.. Head, county chairman of the
Liberty Loan, and members of his
organization, were taken aboard and
introduced to the managers and
speakers on the Train.
The first speaker was Commission
ed Interpreter Meifred-Devals, a
French officer. He wore an Ameri-
can uniform, because, as he says, his
old French uniform was not pre-
sentable and he came overseas hur-
riedly. Besides it is an honor he
says to wear the American uniform.
This gentleman and soldier, one of
the most effective speakers, spoke of
the part the Americans are taking in
the war. The French and British
armies, almost exhausted, were fight
ing to the last breath, when America
landed it's troops on French soil and
began almost Immediately supporting
the allies in a renewed offensive
against the Hun. The spirit of the
allied forces, nothing daunted but
sorely tried, again mounted high and
kept carrying on" until the present
titanic drive which is carrying
everything before it,. 1t is fight not
merely for the appearance of human
liberty but a war to the teeth to
conquer and crush the monster and
savage brute kultur of Prussian pow
err The speaker told our people that
hideous things which are reported
and that he camo to us as an eye
witness to much that is told. He
said that we must fight the war to
the end, and that our people should
keep the fires burning by the support
of the armies in liberty bonds and
war stamps.
Monster Neifred-Devals called his
comrade, Albert Nelson, a wounded
soldier of the French legion, and in
troduced him to the crowd. The lat
ter does not speak English and this
kindness is extended to a brave
legionnaire, the pride of France.
Private Douglas Drew, of Mon
treal, Canada, wounded in France,
was the next speaker, and he made
one of the stirring appeals to the
patriotism of our people. One of his
characteristic suggestions was that
what we have to give the Germans is
not bread and clothing, and still not
guns and ammunition, but we are
going to give them hell. Private
Drew is full of patriotism and en-
thusiasm, and no doubt full of the
courage that moved the British
forces.
Sergeant Jas. A. Quinn was the
next speaker. Sergeant Quinn is one
of the U. S. Marines who turned the
tide of war at Chateau Thierry in
the fight at Belleau Wood with only
rifle and bayonet facing the angry
machine gun batteries of the Hun,
discharging shells at the rate of
three hundred a minute, and the
bigger mounts belching fire. He is
one of those invincible marines whose
courage and dash and spirit of steel
spread terror to the German hordes
and sent them recling back in dis
order. He is one of the heroes of
the great European war and he halls
from Parish Island, South Carolina.
He has two medals for craftsmanship
and one for sharpshooting. If he is
not worthy of the bond buyer, there
are none such to be found, and if
no other speech we're made in
dorsing the purchase of bonds his
was enough.
Pvt. Ivan Rossiter came next He
is one of the First Mounted Rifles
of Canada, who has seen several
years service in France and who was
one year German prisoner. Private
Rossiter is probably the war his
torian of the party. He has studied
relative bearings of each of the war
ring countries and the diplomatic