Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-04-25
BLIND CONGRESSMAN ADDRESSEs
LARGE CROWD ON ..AndERI-
ii. s CAS- PART IN WAR u

LARGE CROWD ON ..AndER1-
CAS- PART IN WAR -
Hon Thomas d. schall, Minnesota $
blind congressman, gave most inter
esting address on his observations dur.
ing his visit, to France while the war
was raging and Of the part played by
the United States in this great war, at
the high school auditorium "Wednesday
evening. The auditorium was filed to-
and the people listened uniir-s
ingly to the congressman's Is talk, which
lasted for more than two and one half
hours.
2 The newly organized. city. band, un-
der the direction Of w. j. Schliesmann,
bandmaster, played three selections be-
fore the congressman s talk which was
very much enjoyed:
Ernest j. Carlson favored the audi
ence with. a vocal number, 5s.'.When The
Great Red Dawn Is Shining" which
was appreciated. Responding to an en-
core he sang "Till We Meet Again.
M. Carlson was very ably accompani-
ed at the piano by Mrs. Ross j. Dun
ply.
Mayor. Bergheim introduced the
speaker. h
!. AS stated above, Congressman Schall
confined his talk mostly to his observa-
tions while in, France and the part
played by this country in the war. The
speaker said that the boys who & fought
their accomplishments and it requires
a corkscrew to get them to talk. 1T
was the Americans who won this war;
- u nrar3 hn NJ
ed There has been tendency on the
part of the people over there to TAKE
from our boys the credit for what they
us that they would have won the war
anyway They had four years in which
to win the war and they are jealous
because we h9lshsd It IN +x SIX m months; n,issa
the French furnished our army with
guns, etc., and the English furnished
us with ships for transporting men and
war was was our our courage. the spirit with
which we went into the conflict: Am
ericans who were insFrance while the
wa was on an out ehe
chosen people. that we should go forth
and show. them what kind of govern
ment to have. ..:.5.s
said that theep people over there are not
like us; they have a selfish nature and
a small soul We aresdoing the things
eeeaGE rnaa ointed only the cour
ageous people from over there came to
this country. came here because they they
wantd 70, live ia in! free country Sn WI With IN
and they. have since risen and dared
tell the world that we are not an aris-
tocracy built Of blood but an aristocra.
built have rhS
All Of us think our burdens are the
greatest. At the outset of the war
many didn't want their boys to go. but
cOuntry's will and not mine, be done,.
and then they. became bigger. and
broader men and women.
saoa she
ing, he realized that if America had
been there When aen thy the me9
toned the fact that he was the decid-
ing factor in the organization of the
House and this he Tealzed hn when staRd
portrayed very vividly. how the Amer
ican boys first entered battle over there
and drove the Germans back. The Ger
mans were already within thirty & mlles miles
triumphal march into the French cap
itol. Orders had even been given by
thecFrench to eyacuate the city. Cen
could not fight, but finally last June,
when Paris was@1n peril and something
had to be done, he took the American
the seth infantry we're the only troops
available on so short notice. and they
were loaded on trucks and taken to the
front at breaknesk specs; to odt1 stop tn the e
ten per cent Of those men, who number
ed in all $4,000. They did not even
have artillery support ,,o% when aa,,,a they icy
the speaker said, does not grow any
where except in the United States. Kin
to the Americans in courage are the
Canadians. the Australians and the New New
he had talked with French and Engllsh
officers and that they admitted that the
courage Of the AmericaQ boys was un,
Ferrell and Oscar Levin Of this city,
who were in the Sixth marines and he
said that they knew that it was nee
Which v1hSE Vas W slSS the rst @ I job given the Am.
The Congressman related many
thrilling experiences Of his wife and
They spent eight weeks there and Wis
tied the front lines. Mrs. Schall has
the distinction of being the only Amer
ifnss dgqae the ghting t9S bo9s
were tickled to see her and it spurred
them on. s.~
and Mrs great
perience, their boat, the Mt. Vernon, be-
Ing torpedoed by q German submarine.
Fortunately the boat was able to return
to the port Of Brest under it's own
power, but sank as it stopped in the
harbor. Mrs. Schall was decorated for
bravery in connection with this Incl
dent. She released the key from the
depth bomb that destroyed the submar-
inc.
In conclusion the speaker said that
we are not perfect and our government
the only one that gives democracy to
the people and the boys who died over
there did not die in vain; He pleaded
tion in the Victory Loan, which is now
on, by buying bonds literally.
Ed. Hughes is confined to his home
with illness. His condition was quite
serious the first Of the week but he is
improving.
Miss Florence Penhan Of the high
school faculty is at St. GabFiel's hospi-
tel, suffering with a painful injury to
her ankle: canaod hv one wheel Of the