Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-10
SALVATION ARMY HEAD IN CITY;
WILL SPEAK ON ARMISTICE DAY:
TALKS BRIEFLY ABOUT HIS WORK
DECLARES M EXPECTS III II
Mss TO STEADY WITH
"PLENII on JOBS

the danger ~ q national collapse or
"hnrd times" in his opinion but viii
naturally result in "a stradviur &C thr
business interests of the country and
continue the era of plenty ui i1us
in Substance was the statement ~
Col. George " Davis. commander a.
the Rocky Mountain Division ~ The
salvation Army who viii deliver one
~ the addresses GO the Amarillo L..
gion celebration 81 Armisiicc Day ~
Amarillo next Thursday.
q, lionel Davis. when seen last eve.
ming M the Hotel Amarillo hy O. N'ws
representative. said that hc had first
i4en informed that his name was On
IA. Armlstic. Day program here when
in Greedy. Colo. engaged in inspection
work. which be- VIII carry On here until
Friday
Work In France.
Asked concerning his experiences in
France. 90 which country b" was sen
during the war hy the Western DiNi'
sion a. Inspection officer" hs stated
that his Instructions had been to tn.
Verse the whole line occupied hy ih"
American forces and report home On
conditions ~ he foud them there It's
insi.ctiun tour covered the entire \
r = line from the western extremity
nj Neaux o. the eastern end which
rested on the Swiss border.
A. result ~ his inspection TOO
colonel was enabled o. report that tho
salvation Army WAS doing 81 full ditV
over there. that there WINS nn com
plant no criticism Of the army hN
the soldiers II the \ =. +
Instances of lleroism.
Among many instances ~ the hero
ism " the salvation Army lass.s which
came 10 the COloncl's notice. he SfHi"l
u,rhaus the most notable was TINT ~
Two Young women from Texas They
went through the entire battle ~ -
Auhil with the doughhoys. and whom
the final German positions had been
ruptured. the two girls were there.
when questioned hy the American d.
vlsionaI Commander as 90 how they ct
there they answered that they wanted
to $50 the excitement and encourage
the hoys" These two young ladies
were Miss Jessie Winters ~ Houston
Tex. and Mis- C.cll Hurdirk 1lsl oi
Houston Miss BIfdick. h. stated. T.
now In charge - n department 10 ~"
telephone company nt that city.
Another Instance was that ~ two
Young women ~ the salvation Army
Who were IN charge ~ e cantvrn NJ IT,
woods II L'Armiiace These were ur
dor shellfire Tor weeks. but refused 90
accept q transfer. stating that th,V
wanted 10 stay and feed the bows theif
coffee ana doughnuis. thlt N y
thought they had az good as right 60
risk their lives as the soldiers them.
selves dd. They stayed aud al much
a. maintain the morale ~ the boys
The effect 81 the last prayer service
upon boys about 90 ~ into action was
dwoii upon. The colonel stated thai
O. had been hi privilege. many times
e. conduct such servicc. and that u
ala much % strengthen thu boys Or
the battle 90 come; that. IN ms opinion
that last prayer helped many ~ iheni
~ o fair start In the greatest s3ycniur'
IL all.
spirit ~ irmistiee Day.
In referring o. the spirit ~ Arm.
s;icc BAY" Colonel Davis declared Tint
Tho American people are entirely to-
prone o. forget. that they must b'
taught o. remember Instead The an.
uual obs rvancr - Arinisticc Day WI
do much. h. stated toward helping thr
ni,uule 10 remember. once each yea.
even II they must forget u for The re-
mainder. u the year. the untold satr''
fees that the boys went through over
/ there
"ln Denver" be- continued. there
are many boys slowly dying q the Ia
h.rculosis That dread disease was IN
Cured through no faut ~ thci' ''
through nu evil living no had habits.
II wa. incurred hy breathing In th-
4 deadly gasses that the Germans ~
loose against the American lines IN ~
effort L. break through That gas
burned the lining out ~ their lungs
} and left them IN such condition that Y
is Impossible for them a. ever spen
i another comfortable day IN their lives
yet the people who have 90 do witt
\ them from day 90 day often grow imra'
4 tieut with them and show that thry
y have forgotten already. These pe0pr
! must b. taught to remember. Ameri
4 ans are the hest hearted. most gene-'
ous people In the world when they take
the trouble a. think 81 thcs" things
hut they are elsa the best fOrgetters IN
the world. II h this class II people We
aim 20 r-ach, above all others. on AZ
mistioe Day.
No Danger % Collapse.
Colonel Davis. when questioned o.
garding the national election and -
y po.isihle economic effect during "a
next four years. averred that h. was
no politician. h. was hut q Salvation
Army official. and that oTganizatiE
was very careful 70 keep out % pol.
Il tics he said there was no harm. how
ever IN giving expression 90 his belle,
that the incoming administrator
brought with u no danger - a cot
laps,. rather the contrary h. thought
The hig moni.d men u N. country
are mainly Republicans. he state 1
and these men will likely open W
their factories and run them 40 IA
blast now that their own party j. corr
lrg into power and that will mean e'I
pluymeni for the laboring clafsss " t.
colonel can Sc no hard times ah-l
81 Vs.
Bolsheyirn has received Us death
blow IN America. the salvation Army
official thinks The radicals IN Mo-
tana. Colorado. Minnesota. Sorth pa
koia and Wisconsin hoped for the sue
cess q the Nunpartisan League. That
organization threatened 90 carry s1rs
90 all ~ those states and the col0rF
states that whatever ~ may think a
II In this territory. u u regarded o.
the states they tried hardest 90 clrry
o. being distinctly radical
A. "a Bolsheyism.
"Bolshevism' ~ stated. cannot pr,
vail IN the rnited States a. long as ".
have the little red school house wits
Us" Continuing h. said that radica'
4 who advocated the overthrow n oI'