The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-16
CROWD ARMORY TO
HEAR RETURNED SOLDIERS
AND NJ. BOWLING.
TANK is DEMONSTRATED.
REDWOOD FALLS SEES VICTORY
LOAN CAMPAIGN OPEN WITH
BIG FLOURISH.

In spite of weather conditions being
about as bad as they could be Redwood
Falls opened the Redwood County Vic
tory Loan Campaign with a splendid
meeting Monday April IA. Interest
and enthusiasm were very manifest
and that this vicinity will do it's very
best in the coming sale was very evil
dent.
Tank Is Shown.
The feature of the daytime meeting
was the arrival and demonstration of
the war tank. The parade was some
what curtailed by the rain which made
it impossible for women, children and
the veterans of the Civil War to
march. But company of soldiers of
the World War, under the direction of
Lieutenant Bissonnette, and the Seen
ic City band. met the tank upon it's
arrival and accompanied it through the
city. An interesting demonstration
of its prowess was given at the gravel
pit, and after seeing its effective work
there few men doubted the wisdom of
the government in providing large
number of these instruments of war
fare to face the Hun. That many of
them were not used makes them none
the less effective. Undoubtedly the Hun
saw demonstration too, and decided
it was time to quit before large flocks
of them lit on his territory. It is to
help pay for these tanks which served
so well to terrorize the Hun and make
them see their way clear to signing the
armistice, as well as to defray other
expenses of the war, that the Victory
Loan is now being launched. The
tank was on display during the after
noon until four o'clock where it was
shipped to Sanborn where it was exhi-
bited Tuesday.
Lieut.. D0Ian Speaks.
The hundreds of people which crowd
ed into the armory, coming through a
pouring rain to get there, greeted the
speakers of the evening enthusiast
cally. Before the first speaker YVES
introduced the audience was asked to
sing several patriotic and popular
songs under the very able direction of
Bandmaster Geo. Bittrich, the Scenic
City Band furnishing the accompani-
ment.
Lieut.. aJinnnaie' DoIan, formerly
Of Milroy and now of st. Paul, was then
introduced, and gave a talk which held
his large audience taut with interest
for over an hour Lieutenant Dolan
is not professional talker and makes
no pretense of oratory. But his story
| of his long service in the American
Army, his graphic description of the
big battles in which he was a factor
are well and simply told and bring
;.,C% ba r,o0cc0nn from %
battlefields to the heart of the Ameri-
can people whose interests have lain
there for the past two years. Lieuten-
ant Dolan paid glowing tribute to
the staunchness and fearlessness of the
American soldiers of which he, as an
officer. was well qualified to form a
judgement. He stated with distinct
ness and forcefulness whatever they
were told to do they did; whatever they
were ordered to take they took-or
| died trying" No more vivid picture
of the American soldiery than that has
been given local audience. Lieut.. Do
/ lan's story must be heard in it's entire
| ty to be fully appreciated. Redwood
County is fortunate in having him here
| for several evenings this week so that
practically all in the county who have
not heard him may have an opportunl-
| ty to do SO.
Fleiss Tells Story.
| Private Fleiss, the wounded soldier
who lost his leg in the battle in Ar
gonne Forest, told his story from the
| time he went to the front as loader
for a machine gun until he landed in
this country after having gone through
untold agonies from the wounds he re-
ceived. His story told haltingly and
simply. furnished material for reflec-
ton in the minds of his hearers upon
exactly what this war has meant III
sacrifice and suffering to the men who
won it. Private Fleiss closed his talk
with little plea that all citizens
should help in the coming Victory Bond
sale, little realizing that his own
manned state had done more to sell
the bonds than any words by the great
est orator that had ever spoken.
Mike Is Heard.
The last speaker on the program was
NJ. j. Bowling of Olivia who, from
| the moment he spoke his frs word
left no doubt in the minds of his hear
ers that he was for the Victory Loan or
for anything else which would bring
| the boys back to their homes and pro-
vide for the wounded and i'll. Mr.. Dow
IIing's talk was direct and mastery, col
ored by his own magnetic personality
and was a demand rather than a plea
that every American citizen should
prove himself worthy of the name by
making good the promises made when
every man and woman in the country
told the boys upon their leaving for
the battlefields- that the nation would
stand back of them with its time, is
strength and is dollars. The job is
no done, the race is not won and Dir.
Bowling appealed to the manhood and
womanhood of his audience to be 1thor-
oughbreds and to stay by this until
| it il finished"
Mr.. Bowling told many interesting
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