South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-16
BONN SPEAKS
FOR GREATER
De NJ OCRACy
Secretary Of Association is
Promoting Sentiment for
Independent Germany
in the Future.

This remarkable statement was
made By Dr. William f. Bohn, sec
rotary Of the Friends of German
Democracy in stirring lecture
which ne delivered at the South
Bend high school auditorium last
night before a capacity audience
composed mostly of Americans of
German descent and 400 members
Of the South Bend and Mishawaka
home guards.
Prior 10 this patriotic meeting,
the members Of this twin city home
guard gathered before the Y. NJ G.
a. and went through a series OF in
tricate formations and military tao
ties. Under the direction of Mai.
Charles Il. Calvert these men have
rapidly rounded into form. and
Judging from the snap and dash
with which they executed the vari-
Gus formations, they are deserving
of the high praise. Last night while
they were marching in double time
down 5. Main ST. a woman asked.
Are those the regular army ooys"
This remark expresses nicely the
impression which they made upon
the crowds who witnessed their
maneuvers
Mai. Nicely Speaks.
Chairman Frank l. Herring
sprang a surprise on the audience
oy asking Mai. Claude Nicely. mem
Der Of the Royal flying corps of the
British army. 10 relate a few facts
IN connection with the British avia-
s.. !,
Bend man who crossed the border
and enlisted in the Canadian con-
tingent before America declared
war. 1T takes SIS 900 10 train a
British pilot" said Mr.. Nicely "but
the training is thorough and pro-
duces results. NO man ever for
gets his first fight" he continued,
and the effects obtained are some
times ludicrOus. When / first went
up / never expected TO come down
alive, and il my good friend DIR.
Davis were there 70 meet the men
as they stepped out OF the machine
after their hrst fight, he would have
no difficulty in obtaining numerous
conversions"
on the battle front, three types
OF plane are used: The reconnois-
sance, which makes the preliminary
survey; the patrol which flies over
the coast and boundary lines. and
the scout which does the fighting
In the last named machine there is
only one man and one machine gun.
a pilot must know his machine gun
from a TO u. he must take it apart
in the dark and put it together
again in one minute and so seconds.
This machine gun fires 500 shots a
minute, and all aviators are sub
jected 20 the most severe tests in
the use of it. Mr.. Nicely said that
the average life OF a pilot in France
is 90 hours; the average life of a
aerOplane j. 20. He concluded his
remarks by saying that although
clad in the uniform of a British Of
hceB he was still an American. and
more patriotic than ever.
MacKay Tells Experiences.
Following this. Bruce MacKay of
the 4Srd Cameron Highland battal-
ION told of some OF his personal eX-
periences while lighting on the first
line trenches in the battle OF the
Somme He gave a vivid descrip-
ton OF an advance by his regiment
into no mans land. and of a terri
me bayonet struggle which ensued.
when the Boche losses his gun
away. throws up his hands and
cries 'Merci Kamerad' he doesn't
always get it, said Private MacKay.
and more 80 since they took our be-
loved major-serseant captive and
yruciied him by sticking bayOnets
through ms hands and leaving him
suspended on a barn door FOR our
men to shoot at
BoChe Means Abcess.
do YOU know what a Boche is ''
he asked. The word boche. i'm
French means abcess and that's just
what he is
our regiment went into one bat
tie with $50 men and came out with
90. OF course an the remainder of
the men were not killed. many were
wounded and pickles up by the
stretchcr- bearers. while many 9th
ers managed TO dra- themselves
back 20 our lines This latter class
OF men are known as the walking
wounded
lie then described the quality and
quantity OF the food dealt out 10
the Tommies To consists for the
most part OF bully beef and bis
cult" which. translated into Ameri-
can means canned corned beef and
bareback Tea is served with every
meal in the British army. and il
sometimes become- necessary for a
man 20 brew his tea Mr. Mackay.
who is an American said that he
would have given all ne possessed
for one cup OF honest-to-gootuess
coffee. but that such AN article was
unknown in France Re urged all
men under the draft axe who were
able 20 shoulder sun 20 join some
regiment or some branch oil ser
vice. either in the American or the
Canadian contingent Tie Is going
back overseas next week
Lapcurt Gets Ovation.
After Private MacKays speech.