The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-05-30

man lines distributing food to The
sufferers. He spoke in Newberry 2
few weeks ago at the, liberty loan
drive.
On Monday evening he delivered a
most ~instructive and interesting adj
dress, giving some inside facts as t.
the part England and France anu
Belgium took in the great war, and
relating many interesting incidents
! which came under his personal obser-
i: vation, and those who heard him felt
that they were getting the real facts
as he related the story. He paid a
fine tribute to the English soldier
but he did not think so we'll OF Some
of the leaders among the English
and he said that the entire censor
shop Of news about the war for most
of the time was under the British
and that the censors rarely permitted
the whole truth to get over the seas.
OF course when our. own correspcn-
dents got on the ground with our
troops it was somewhat different, bit
even then the British had control Or
the censorship and we never got the
whole of the facts. He paid very
high tribute to the French soldier,
and the French civilian, and the fine
spiri: which they exhibited during
the entire four years of the struggle,
and that they never once had any
other idea than that they would drive
"the dogs, as they called the Huns,
from their land and that once more
they would be able to go about their
work. of building up their beautiful
country. Captain Glenn also paid a
tribute to the Belgian soldiers and
said that they did fine work. OF course
in one part of Belgium where the
people were largely descendants OF
the Germans they were not true rand
there were sptes.among them, but the
ether peoples were as true as any
and did their part as true soldiers.
Ills address was very Interesting and
very instructive, < At the conclusion
ar lsT.@IsliiamsssC Coleman asked permis-
,sinn to ask, a question, and 1t was
granted. He said he felt that Captain
Glenn was man who knew and who
would tell the truth as to- certain
things about which We had read 2
great deal in the newspapers, and he
wanted to know from Captain Glenn
il the stories we had seen in the
newspapers about the rape Of Belgium
and the German atrocities in that
country and the cutting off of the
hands 'of Httfe children were true.
Captain Glenn very promptly and
very frankly said that they were very
greatly exaggerated. That they were
no more and no worse than would be
the case with. any army invading the
enemy territory, and probably not as
bad as would be the ease with other
armies. because the German army
was under very strict discipline and
they had so much fighting to do they
had no opportunity for these out
RACES. That he had heard some one
say that they had heard some one
ese Say that the hands Of children
were cut off and other outrages COM
mitted, but he had not seen single
instance and he was right among the
armies in the prosecution of his
duties. That he did not believe that
there was one case in thousand re-
ported that had any truth in it. The
officers of the German army did order
the army to destroy houses and some
times shoot down civilians, but as to
the outrages upon women and child
rem the rumors were very greatly ex-
aggerated if there was any truth at
all in them. Captain Glenn told some
very interesting human stories which
came under his observation while he
was engaged in the work Of food ad-
ministrator:
There were only four young people
in the graduating class, Misses Mary
Metts, Elizabeth Coleman and VIM.
Coleman, Jry and w. S. suber. Tney
each had a paper and the program
rendered by the class was very in
tcresting and not too long. Miss
Coleman spoke the valedictory. The
AulI essay medal was awarded to
Miss Elizabeth Coleman with hon.
..,h1o roopt;on of Mr. William C01e-