The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-29
The End Of a Great Adventure.

NenOSha men WHO nave Deer away
on grand adventure are swinging off
the trains every day They are com
ing home filed with the enthusiasm of
men who have had part in the great
est movement in the world s history
for world civilization They are com
ing bringing the stories Of wonderful
experiences, Of tales of foreign lands
some vague far away something to
them. They have seen more Of the
world than their fore fathers, they
have given more of service than most
Of their forefathers. They are at the
cid of 'fThe Grand Adventure It
was an adventure worth while from
every standpoint. 1t brought change
of vision and widening of vision; it
brought memories of a land which they
had heard Of but never dreamed Of
seeing, Of battle fields and soldier s
comps, Of privations and sacrifices
They have memories of bursting shells
and gaping wounds, of heroic conduct
on the field of battle. They have seen
friends and relatives make the supreme
sacrifice for Q great principal and make
it willingly, they have seen men in the
frenzy Of the charge go over the top.
They have seen the wan smile of men
carried back to the rear dying for a
great movement. They have looked
ON the black side of world war and on
the bright side Of human sacrifice. The
Great Adventure has meant something
to them. Many of them went away as
boys to come back as sober men.
Many went away not knowing what
they were going to do or the part they
were to play in world drama and they
came back knowing the price that the
world has paid to make itself a decent
place to live in.
Talk to any of them. They will tell
you that new idea of life and that new
ideal Of service that they picked up
in the forest of the Argonne. They will
tell you of the new appraisal they have
learned to make Of men, they will
tell you Of the wiping out Of racial dis
tinction and the breaking down Of the
confusion of tongues.
They will tell you the story Of men
who were men not because they were
born on Market street or in Italy or
Poland but because the blood Of heroes
courses in their veins.
The men who have been off on the
great adventure are coming home filed
with the spirit of that great adventure.
The thing to do is to develop that
spirit. They must not lay aside with
the uniform they have worn with hon
or the things that have been associated
with that uniform Out Of the great
adventure they must find the inspira-
tion to great life of times Of peace.
The relations - those new relations Of
brotherhood developed under the
FIRE of German guns or emphasized in
the camps of preparation must not
be broken MP and forgotten. The spirit
If these three thousand Kenosha men
who have given service and learned
the value Of service must not be disipat-
ed and lost 1t must become moving
part of the advancement of Kenosha in
the future. They must bring these
new ideas Of brotherhood and helpful
ness home with them and keep them in
full operation
These soldiers must not forget the
comrades Of the battle field and the
camp but they must cement here at
home those relations which they learn
ed to value so highly out there.
The men back from the great adven-
ture hold in their keeping the best
possible mems of the development Of a
now and better society in Kenosha.
The war is over in Europe The halt
ing German is no longer a menace The
military spirit has been broken and the
breaking q it has brought the world
to sec that peace and not war is some
time going to be the new ideal of
mon who govern
The Great Adventure ID over and it
has Just begun The fruits of it must
Be counted on to make for better
spirit of human brotherhood in every
community which contributed Of its
,cd blooded men to make the great ad-
venture worth while