New-York tribune., 1919-05-06
Wounded IIOnOred
I'm Loan Appeals
On Victory Way
Belgian Mayor Tells of Ger
man Cruelty During Occu-
patton; Speakers to Boom
Drive After 77th Parade

Yesterday was wounded day at Vic
tory Way. and 400 crippled veterans
sat in the sunlight before the speak
ers' pulpit during the monday exer-
cises. The spring weather brought out
a record crowd.
Children from Public School No. 81
tossed flowers from the guests stand
down upon the wounded and the bios
SONS hung about the fighters necks,
tWined about their crutches and formed
pink and white carpet beneath their
feet.
Alfred Nerincx, Mayor Of Louvain,
story Of the ruin of his city.
The Germans settled in our homes"
he said. "In my house l had to put up
with seventy-five men, and they made
the place so dirty that it took my
niece several weeks to clean it up.
After about four days of somewhat
peaceful occupation, without the slight
est excuse they started shooting in
all our streets. From the roof of my
house l saw them set fire to the cathe-
dral and Immediately afterward to
the university.
Treasures Destroyed
"In one short summer night they
ruined 100000 books, the accumulated
treasures of science and art for five
centuries. At the same time they de-
ported $500 Of our people in cattle
cars to Germany, killed 800 of them
and destroyed LOO houses"
The next speaker, Colonel Howard
pital in France, was enthusiastically
cheered by the wounded men. Colonel
Mahlon Ashford, commanding tho Wal
ter Reed Hospital, in Washington, de-
scribed over the long distance tele-
phone the reconstruction work of his
hospital. The 305th Infantry, of the
77th, passed through Victory Way dur
ing the ceremonies on its way to the
7th Regiment Armory to await o-days s
parade
Regis II. Post, former Governor of
Porto Rico, in an address in the audi
torium OF the Wanamaker store yester
day, said that if the Victory Loar
fails American prestige will be ruined
the world over
More than 100000 in Victory note,
were subscribed yesterday by en-
ployes of the Standard Shipyard a
Shooters Island. 81 believe we shall
exceed our record OF $35O,OOO which
we subscribed to the last loan" snit
Joseph Il. Meary, chairman of the Loa1
Club
Gold for Overseas Troops
While $8,oO0,O 900 in gold and cur
roncy, intended for American soldiers
overseas, was being carefully cartet
from the rear entrance of the sub
Treasury in Wall Street yesterday,
plea for Victory Loan subscription
from the front steps by Brigadier Gen
oral Herbert M. Lord, army director O
finance, was >~2ing answered.
Jess Dandy, for many years star il
the comic opera, "The Prince of Pol
SEN will take part in to-days pro
grammc at Victory Way. With hin
Will be Cognac, Belgian police dog
who wears "A wound stripe and has bcel
cited for bravery. State Senator +. j
Dowling Will speak.
Fifth Avenue, which has rcsoundo,
to the clattor Of tanks and ordnanc
and the clump Of doughboys' trcncl
shoes, viii echo new note to-morroy
when 450 Yeomanettes from the nav,
will parade from Washington Suuar
to Forty-fifth Street and than east t
Victory Way.
After the parade of the nth Divisio,
to-day Major General Organ wi!
speak ut Liberty Altar in Madison
Square. Other speakers will b
Colonel W. W. Woodward, Stanlc.
Johnson and Rabbi Maurice II. Harris
General poppino Garibaldi, grand
.