Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-18

then that Sunday in June you trapped
the Germans in your trenches and went
over them and took Mount Sec and gave
new spirit TO the whole of the allied
forces.
On the same day that that was hap
pening on the other side, out in Daylon
Ohio, a vast throng of men and women
many of them Young, able. bodied men
were assembled in n hail where the Stars
and stripes we're replaced by The red nag !
This throng were applauding speakers
who assailed the government. lauded !
slackers and ridlculcd soldiers The re - |
turns from the last election indicate that
more than two millions of men and women !
voted to make president of the United |
States the man who presided AT that meet !
and who il now in Atlanta prison FOR his
conduct during the war some DAY this
radical element that assails our govern.
ment will have to be dealt with In your
spirit on that day you took Mount Sec.
What you have been as soldiers Is Sc
cure and needs no further demonstration.
The nations of the world have learned
the quality of our soldiers from the four
millions OF men who went 10 Europe. BY
observations Of the American soldiers
in many engagements, the commauder-in-
chief OF the allied forces knew they
reached their objective. Therefore. he a.
signed them in the Argonne to the posi-
ton of greatest Importance. ThSy had 10
smash through Ave defences Of solid CON
crete and take the railroad which the
best German troops had been sent TO hold
az thor only avenue of escape.
Time forbids even Il brief review OF
that AZ days battle. extending from the
Meuse river. just north Of Verdun. west
ward for more than miles. and through
q iI..s 1T mil tau -Saa,. 4
trees. thick with underbr,ish and tangled
With barbed wire and infested With ma
a n,ns e"n na ,n,o,., s,.s ana au ',"7s 81
,,'. So, naoisl NV
tens of thousands of Csr,nany'4 shock
;roous destiny called tvely, hundred
thousand of oar heroic men 10 go. and
twenty eight thousand OF them Il, die
Four and twenty Anrnr~a thai place
had been o bnttle area but .he climax of
al It had known OF conflict and OF
cbivsirv was reached AZ American sol
diers won the decisive struggle Of thu
greatest victory of the wars Of all Time
Not vet do the people OF this natto.,
comprehend their debt to their soldier
Because Of the war tbie coun,ry has
vast financial obligations to meet-more
than twenty billions OF deb, to nav and
beyond thar the financing of ten billions
loaned the allies II will take skill and
patience and sacrifice 90 meet these
oone"''ons' ou' every uoi'ar OF " wh De
pai'' WI" '"'e'e"'' on" '"e oe't "'peu
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on' '"e "" "". '"e VIRUS "t so"e'
n"t time mas maze the ruin OF the 'hset'p-
~" 'no'o o"'9 'eo'
! w." s'Nei''e"' on "tNe' pay '"e
''"' ~ o"o' us Ho'''eN'
| PRESENTATION OF VICTORY
MEDALS
| 4, III. ,losa or cons,.s..,. ,,.,..a
.ddr.ss outc.r. ,f ~, I-ri,,I s,.,o.
army assisted bv .iaAs FINN, .sv.ral a,
! ,h ,,,,t ninuad on ,h.s r ~
eary,ce me, wbo bad ,.acs;,,sd ,ha,, ~.
Victory medals nresen,ed hv ,bs Govern
mani "rha star Snanc,a,, R.rn.r" wa,
! sunp For 40 soconds he large g.tbsrIrc
| .tond win b,r.d heads l., .u.n, brav.,
for tha soldi.rs vvho did m, ra,urn A
pick.d firing SQUAD of ex.,erv,ce men
| from The University of Vermont batta,ton
under Fl / Mowles "a ered three xo,.
love in bo,or of tho soll,ar d.ad .pd m.
impressive ceremoniss were broush, 70 a
| close nv the blowing of ,.ns nv bup,s,
from Fort Ethan Allan
40 ,vor,NDrp mar,
!
y shah white Jog eViuehtiS me Mase~s
OF 'ne supply Troop OF the rhird CsVaTy
Occupied the seat of honor on one OF the
rost RATION wagons IN thursdays parade
| me small dog sat Importantly Oh the
seat beside the driver. paying not The
slightest attention to what was going
on
PROBABLY one OF the most unique sights
LOT bufhhe'ohiahs n the parade was tht
presence OF the famous A. e. f. sour
wagons \ spectator was heard to say
tha' ne ana not know that The cavalry was
now equipped with light artillery ahc
was AZ loss 10 kho" now the souf
wagon aFtliery WAS operated
Inc NUMBER OF chiidfen IN lie parad'
was something or surprire 10 grea
many people. An od resident or Tie cit'
was hr'lru 10 remark thAt lie dio no
Rno" There were 80 many children IN th'
clls
The boys Of 6l were not forgotten b,
the crowds Who witnessed the parade. To-
al a!ohs the route or fnarch the srenI
old men met with applause.
the standard bearers OF The Ira Ailei
sShoo!' TWO smaH boys. one dressed as 1
soioier ana the other AZ sailor. cxuset
much favorable comment during IN
, parade Ihey We're hcsky l2oe ant
marched at the head OF tie Ira Allei
school column Ike veterans.
one or the clashes or the Junior hsl
schooI hsu an eniclent eornmAhdfng ot
feer during the parade Ourfne one o
Al 20 a .