The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-29
Effort of Returned Soldiers, Vicksburg Officers and Men, Red Cross, School
 Cause Enthusiasm.
500 PEOPLE GET IN LINE
Victory Loan Parade Was Great Success; Turn Out Was Large, and Bond
 Sales Satisfactory.

1 Junior Rou OTOSS WOihoIo' dhiuiliou0 Public School Cadets, staid Legisla- tors, loyal Elks and others in line. and several thousand patriotic citi- zens crowdng the streets and view | points along the way, flags and red, white and blue bunting everywhere, the Victory Loan Parade last night was a fine exhibition and expressive of the duty of all to support the country in the effort to raise the money to pay for the glorious vic tory that has been won and the righteous peace for which America is striving.
 All those who witnessed the par ade were astounded at the number of returned soldiers on Gastineau Channel. About sixty, some in "cits" but the majority in the uni forms they wore in the service, march ed with Juneau's returned service men. Sixty more, employees of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company, marched in unit from Thane and Perseverance Douglas and Tread well men marched with the Juneau ites
 The parade, which formed at the City Hall at 730, was lead by Jack Hayes and w. w. Casey, as Marshals of the Day, and the Channel Band Units which marched in the parade were members of the Legislature, the Junior Red Cross, the Public School Cadets in uniform, members of the Red Cross, returned Juneau soldiers, commanded by Major Har- ry C. DeVighne, returned Thane and Perseverance soldiers, commanded by Lieut.. F. A. Metcalf. members of the Elks, and the officers and men from the United States gunboat Vicks burg.
 Crowds of spectators gathered al Front and Franklin around the re- viewing stand where Representatives George w. Pennington and E. B Collins gave stirring addresses urg ing that Victory Bonds should be bought when the line of march had been completed.
 Representatives Speak
 Representative George w. Penning ton made patriotic address. He declared that the United States has answered in the affirmative the old question put by Cain in the days when the world was young, "am l my brothers keeper?" Our dis tinguished President is in distant Europe today" he said lon the greatest of missions, striving to make sure of the peace of the world on the broad basis of democracy" Representative E. B. Collins paid glowing tribute to the American Army, the men of the Vicksburg, the returned soldiers, and called upon the people of the city to make sure of a satisfactory conclusion of what they fought for by subscribing to the | Victory Loan. He declared that the Government is not asking for a gift, but that it is giving the best secur- l ity in the world for the money.
 The speechmaking was started by Jackie from the Vicksburg, who, with magaphone to carry his voice, spoke to the crowds, telling in elo- quent words what the boys did over there, what they left over there. and those who will forever sleep over there; he asked those who had remained at home to dig deep to help | the Victory Loan over the top.
 Sell Bonds and Distribute Trophies
 R. E. Robertson, chairman of the Juneau Victory Loan Committee, spoke for a few moments, asking that those among the audience who could buy bonds subscribe then from the solicitors who would go among the crowd for that purpose The first bonds. $500 worth, were bought by United States Marshal J. M. Tan ner. A total of s6.lOO were sold during the evening.
 War trophies, consisting of two [. helmets. one guaranteed by Repre-
 sentative Collins, the prize winning
 auctioneer, to be the Hast worn by
 the former Crown Prince" the case
 of 75 French shell picked up near
 Verdun, German shell case and
 several German Army insignia, were
 auctioned off to those buying the
 largest number of bonds. Senator J. R. Heckman of Ketchikan received one of the helmets and the German
 shell case. Judge Newark L. Bur
 ton received the other helmet and
 R. Cecil Dagenais received a buckle and Madeline Valentine a helmet
 souvenir for buying bonds. E. Doug.
 las of the Tee Harbor Packing Com, pany received the French 75 shell
 case.
 More than two hundred residents
 of the Island came to Juneau to re. IL