The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-23
More Hunhuskers Leaue for Camp
KEOKUK SAYS FAREWELL T0
HER SE[ECT|VE SOLDIERS

Holllngsworth then called upon Lieu
tenant Druart for a short talk and the
omcer responded by saying that he
mad received very hearty welcome
In America and that the Americans
would be just as heartily welcomed
over there" Lieutenant Berdonneau
then took the floor and in few
words expressed his appreciation OF
Americas efforts in the war. He said
that the men with whom he was work.
ing had come to camp very green and
unlearned In the arts OF warfare, but
that In short time, they had become
very good soldiers. He told the men
that they would have to endure hard
ships, but that If they went into the
game determined to overcome every
obstacle and endure every hardship,
things would be easy. He added that
America vas going into it with the
right spirit and that the allies were
bound to win.
The officers were then escorted to
the door and the people cheered wild
~ as they left. The officers, although
quiet and unassuming, had left their
impression.
Wells NJ. Irwin. next on the program
began by making them laugh and de-
livered a forceful and direct appeal
to the men to fight to the last ditch.
He made Them feel that it would be
comparatively easy to fight Dutch
man" and gave the touch that was
needed to make the men feel that they
were going to do some good in the
war. He began by saying 1--WE are
peaceable country, there isn't any
country more peace loving in the
world. but we are peaceable to a GER
tain point. You can go so far and IL
you go one inch further you are go
ing to have the biggest fight that you
ever had" He said this war is like
barber shop. 1t is Germany's turn
next. He pointed out that England
tried to rule us with an iron hand in
colonial times and that we whippet
them They claimed the right to
search our ships in the first days of
the nineteenth century and we whip
ped them again. He then stated that
this country could whip anything in
the world If given time to get ready.
The kaiser had seven stalwart sons
at the beginning Of the war, he said
further. and he has them yet and will
have them at the end of the war.
They are not fighting They are simply
talking fight. 1t is the fellow who
does little fighting that is always
talking fight. The man who fights
doesn't say anything. Some people
across the pond will find that it is
harder to get out of fight than it is
to get into 1t. Prussia is to blame and
If Germany doesn't break away from
Prussia they will be to blame for a
good many crimes committed in the
name Of kultur.
He said again, WHO Is Dutch Bill?"
A man with a defective brain and
withered arm and hand. # he were
brought to Lee county and introduced
to every man, woman and child in 1t
and then run for sheriff, J. G. Scott
would beat him several thousand
votes. We could put all the Hohenzol-
lern family in q room and go out on
the street and pick UP good enough
men in Ave minutes to lick the whole
tribe
According to Mr.. Irwin, the civil
war was the greatest war up to the
present time that We had ever enter
ed, but that it was a decent war.
Women were safe on either side and
prisoners were treated right. The
men Of the selected army were going
to fight to make it safe for women to
be about once more. He said that
the three great mistakes that Ger
many committed was in thinking that
Belgium wouldn't fight and England
was too busy fighting the Irish to
think Of fighting Germany and that
The United States was too busy max
ing monty to fight. But that the great
est mistake Of all was the last one.
The kingly business, because Of the
mistakes it has made is going to be
done away with in the future. The
only place for king is In a show. !
The only king and queen that an
American recognizes are his father and
mother. Then he exhorted the men /
% think of mother, not to forget her
or a moment and to write to her, es-
,ecially from "over there" He end
I'd by saying ''when you come home,
ion't run, just come"
Sheriff Scott was then given !
nance to finish his interrupted .
speech. He said only very few
words and they were Of advice to the
oldiers. His advice was simply this.
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