Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-22

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ly reused to u wild pitch Of enthusi-
asm enc Of tho largest crowds that
was ever packed into old Carnegie
Hall. New York when he told of the
daring exploits in France Of his rcgi
mcnt Of brave Negro fighters most
or whom were recruited in New York
City. Col. Hayward was the princi-
pal speaker at n thrift meeting call
cd to launch the w. S. s., move
mcnt in New York City and to pro-
mote tho sale of War Savings Stamps
and Thrift Stamps. Col. Hayward's
speech was easily the "hit" OF the
evening. and by continued cheering
and bursts OF applause the thousands
assembled showed their appreciation
of tho brave work done by the Nc
gro soldier in the great war.
"In talking to Justice Hughes q
few days ago l was astonished to
find out that the people in this coun
try did not know what happened in
that last big German offensive on the
18Th Of July" said Colonel Hayward
tYou see, the Germans had been rein
forced by released prisoners from
Russia so that they had their maxi
mum forces. They had broken through
htc British and it was pretty near dis
aEtcr. This was east Of Rheims. The
Germans had also torn through tho
French ut Montddicr. gone through
thirty or forty kilos."
Colonel Hayward then explained
that the old Fifteenth had been turn
cd over to General Gouraud, comman
der OF the Fourth French Army and
That his mon captured some Germans
on The night Of the 14th of July. tnus
learning that the expected attack
would he launched upon their front.
During tho 191 days that the regiment
was in the trenches, he said, there
were weeks when there was nothing
between the German army and Paris
but his regiment.
"But that was fair enough" he
added, "bCcausc there was nothing be
tween liz and Berlin except the Ger
man Army"
"Whon the French knew this battle
1as coming. "the Colonel continued,
ueir forces did not remain n thin
blue line. 1t seemed that all the sol
diors and all tho cannons in the world
cfawlcd over and took positions back
of us.
General Gouraud said the world
for civilization, but he took n chance,
the greatest chance any soldier ever
took in the world. He took his troops
out OF the front line trenches over q
front OF fifty kilometcrs. He abandon
Cd them when he was sure the attack
was coming.
"And whom this attack occurl ed he
Rad the Fifteenth Now York OH one
end Of that fifty kilo line and tho
odd Sixty-ninth Now York, in the Rain
bow Division, on the other end. And
so, when the German fire fell OH
these front line trenches, for five
llDurs and twenty-five minutes, they
fell on empty trenches, except for tho
few patrols left in reinforced trench
ea with signal rockets, gas shells and
a few machine guns. Practically all
Of these came back to us in the morn
ing.
When tho hour for the German In
fantry attack came these patrols let
or their gas bombs and signal rockets
and our artillery let loose on the mass
Cd Germans. The Germans were liter
ally smashed and never got through
10 our second line.
But on the other end they did get
through. They crashed into the Rain
how Division and the Sixty-ninth met
them hand to hand i'll some Of the
most terrible fighting OF the war
Fighting fit for that terrible battle the
hattie that was the turning point of
tho war;
Captain a. p. Simmonds, military
strategist, reminded all present that
they must continue giving financial
support to the Government, remark
ing too that the nation is awakening
to action against those dwelling in
. ~
government and that the only place
whore the people Of the United States
will tolerate a red flag is cover
sewer hole. where it belongs"
Resolutions pledging united and
continued support in the thrift cam
paign to prevail upon everyone to
Jbin War Savings Societies were
unanimously adopted.
That the idea Of wartaught thrift
Is with us to stay was strkinnly dem
onstratcd by the hearty response and
promise Of support and cooperation Of
fcred by those present. 1t was only Il
little over year ago that War Saw
ings Stamps symboliZing thrift, were
first offered for sale, and Treasury
Department officials feel highly graft
fled at the results So far.
At the Carnegie Hall meeting men
and women were gathered from every
walk Of life, and thousands who were
unable to gain admission stood patient
~ in Fiftyseventh street while the
meeting was in progress. Delegations
we're headed by OFFICIALS Of War Say
tngs Commi tees from all boroughs.
Martin Vogel. Assistant Treasurer
Of The United States, was roundly Up
piauded when he declared that thrift
was an ideal which might be classed
with tho League Of Nations and the
cbettering of mankind.
The natural tendency of the people
OF this country, re declared, sis pro
digal." That thrift does not in any
sense of the word mean miserliness
was a poin+ stressed by Mr.. Vogel.
at simply means" he pointed out