American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-18
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VICTORY LOAN TROPHY TRAIN
ARRIVED WEDNESDAY MORNING
Brought Home to People What Our
Roys Went Up Against over Thers
Made Us Decide TO 90 the
Limit on Victory Loan

A little ahead Of schedule time the
trophy train boosting for the Victory
Loan arrived in American Falls
Wednesday. Ii was greeted by the
largest crowd that has assembled for
any purpose In American Falls for sew
eral years. 1t seemed as though ev-
eryone from the surrounding country
was present. People gave close atten-
tion to the speakers of whom there
were several. During the time the
train was here there was an endless
string of people pouring through the
baggage car In which the smaller OBJ
jects of interest were stored.
The speakers We're very interesting
and Notwithstanding the fact that they
been talking and speechmaking almost
constantly they were able to speak
with exceptional distinctness and their
speeches were clear cut and to the
point No unnecessary language was
used, In fact, all the speakers seemed
to have boiled their speeches down to-
the point where they got the maximum
use of the words employed.
There is no doubt but that the peo-
Pile who witnessed the relics of the
4 battlefield realized as never before
Just what our boys went up agaisst
when they offered their lives to Uncle
sam for the purpose of making the
world safe for democracy. And there
is no question but that realizing what
il meant to those boys there was no
one In the vast crowd but that vowed
he would take his quota and then some
In this Victory Loan in order to show
the boys that he had not quit either
There was an ample number of sol
diers and sailors on the train TO act as
lecturers in explaining whore the diff
! farent articles were obtained and the
, part they played in the big.war There
were German howit2ers and minewer-
fers and machine guns and there We're
French guns of various descriptions
None of the relics were new-all had
r seen service In the great war and most
r of the articles showed how hard ser
= vice they had seen. On one of the
German field guns in place of the brass
D cap originally used to hold the wheel
D on the axle and keep the dirt out from
[ the bearings was just piece OF big
. rusty wire wound round the axle asd
q fastened in groove Undoubtedly
l., that piece of ordnance had seen some
:. hard use In its death dealing service
against the Allies There was q French
q whippet tank which was u great deal
|. the worse for wear, the rear end hav-'
/ ing been shot off and there were pieces
q of German air planes and the remains
h OF engines that had once driven German
bombing planes over the Allied trench
es.
:, There were types of almost every
g shell used by the enemy on the front
:, and by the Heppelins I'm their bombing
,e raids or course they were perfectly
= harmless now but Il brought home to-
Nla.n hnI
" of the things that the boys "oyer there
went through In order TO guarantee
our safety here All the boys with the
train had seen service In some form
TX and some OF them had been wounded
or and others had seen their comrades
~ torn to shreds by shells similar TO the
r. ones on disp'ay, while they had escap-
O. ed by a miracle.
" In the aRRagc car were smaller ar
al icles such as helmets, small gun shells
ny etc. In order FOR everyone to see even
~ lust little D.l ,he crowd was compelled
rk to keep moving 80 fast that 1t was i'm
possible for person to get more than
glimpse OF this display.
Among the prominent men with the
We train were Governor Davis, Senator
he Lloyd Adams and Monte Gwinn, state
he Chairman OF the Victory Loan.
"a The local Victory Loan Chorus gave
ng several much appreciated choruseh
I'd. From the way the men on the trophl
a train asked for them II was easy 70 b.
as seen that they appreciated the music
IN. And It did sound good to hear tina
bunch OF well trained voices slnginI
the encouraging and inspiring song
and choruhes In the open air. II wa
remarked by those on the train ina
,. American Falls had furnished ther
ltn with the best music and the best s'
-, =, lection OF ehoruses they had had any
ha where along the line
In closing the master OF ceremonie
made the statement that they wer
very much pleased and agreeably SUI
prised at the means OF welcome in III
TN matter OF local speakers and music tins
'ai- they had met with In American Fall
The local speakers were Count
Chairman Il, g. Greenwood and IN
rty Rev. Mr.. Ford. Both made very In
one pregsiye speeches which no doubt WI
Ieir bear fruit I'm the manner In whic
Of their hearers will oversubscribe the
two quotas in bonds next Monday.
are Power County's quota Is $4,000 an
IN there is no doubt but that this amour
nan will be greatly oversubscribed. II
teo the hope and ambition OF the loc
'lls' committee that they will be able
ask .a1a,'.,rh ,ha atate Chairman Mo
ter day evening that Power County hi
VI subscribed its quota and gone oy'
a1e n the top with good margin TO spar
on To make this possible everyoi
az should hand in their subscriptions
uh" % once TO their local committee so tn
~ the totals may be known quickly
any possible. We are all going to take o.
quota and then some anyway 80 LEI
- do Il now and help Power County to
nro- the first to oyersubscribe it's quota
80 1.-The Liberty Loan II was the first
anu raise its quota OF the National Guar
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pull o. II. Barber who was recently
and pointed commissioner OF nnnisraei.