Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-05-23
STANDING BY
Boys Who Have Seen Hard Service in
France go Out From Hospitals to
Help in Victory Loan Campaign
One of the Speeches

The Victory Loan Campaign is now
matter of history and pretty good
history at that: 1t went over in our
own town, county and state and was
over subscribed by about a billion
dollars. Looking back upon the cam
psign it is interesting and inspiring
90 note how everyone was ready to
help in that campaign. Among these
helpers were the boys who have been
battered and shattered on the fight
ing front overseas and are now in the
U. S. hospitals for repairs. A group
Of such soldiers went out from one
of the hospitals in Chicago making
speeches for the Victory Loan over
that city; one of such a group was
Sgt. w. H. Schulz formreiy our
genial Osteopathic physician.
From copy of the Victory Loan
Bulletin" of The Chicago Central
Supply Depot, dated April 23rd,
1919, we copy one of DIR. Schulz's
speeches:
"I thank you for your hearty well
ccme, and thank Captain Bonniweil
for his kind remarks. As individuals
we do not deserve it, I feel that it
is not for US alone, but for the whole
U. S. Army and especially for the
boys still over there. These are the
ones we feel for always.
You WondeS> why / wear a frame
like this: 1 have a stiff shoulder and
day by day it is adjusting itself and
getting back into shape again.
This harness is like bull dog; turn
it out at night.
Before / went to France I attended
a church dedication and the preacher
made US as we'll as our sweethearts
feel bad, and I asked if l might say
word: The preacher said yes; I
tod them that in camp we were
getting into shape, said l was like
prizefghter, that when I got into
shape l thought I could lick anybody.
That was when l had learned how to
use the bayonet as well as the other
fellows. AS individuals we claim
no credit for that. Some if US felt
like going into battle with two
months training. We got our train
ing, we went over and did lick the
other fellow. In the Army they
teach you how to advance and how
to retreat; our boys only went one
straight ahead. (applause)
| Now the boys are still over there.
You ask any of us what he most de-
sires; each will tell you that it is to
get home. While I was lying in bed,
they put a tag on me that i was to
go home, if anybody at that time had
put down beside me a bag containing
| $4,000 and offered to trade it for my
tag, would have refused. All of US
have reverence for France, but when
you get right down to it, this is the
most glorious country of all: It has
its natural bridges and it's Niagaras
and other wonders; and I would be
satisfied to live here in the coal shed
rather than stay in France. The
other boys felt the best thing that
: ever happened to them was when
! they got word to come back.
Nobody asked what we were going
to do when we went over. We sim
ply knew there was a job and we
finished it; We depended on the peo-
pie at home TO look after US.
There were times when we could
not get anything decent to eat in our
quarters, but the good folks would
send or bring it to us and we knew
the people were backing US. They
are backing US now. The rest of the
boys want to get home. Help them
do it bv chipping in and buying Ii
berty Bends. (applause)
Sergeant Schulz, who was visiting
among his friends in Wauseon and
vicinity last week, hopes soon to be
able to leave the hospital but it will
, be sometime before he is able to
practice his profession.