The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 7, 1918, Page 3

ae eid “MO Boy Fighters Buoyed Up By “Home Atmosphere Which Follows. Them From Training Camp to Front . Line Trench. ‘HER TRADITION SPURS U. with the troops aiding wherever it is possible. All stores food dis- tributed weary poilus whose sup- plies failed to reach them. Cot- fee and soup made and served until building shattered by Ger- man shells. 93 foyers been de- strcyed by shell fire or captured by the Germans. Three ware- houses of the Y. M. C, A. were burned by Association officials in _order to prevent remaining stores falling into the hands of the S, SOLDIERS over, and’ drops wounded in that dreadful area. The Red Cross is at his side then. There is not and cannot be any’ possible! conflict be- tween the ‘Red Cross and the Red Triangle. The leaders of these two organizations are generally agreed that this should be the di- vision af responsibility—-thea Red Triangle should care, for the hoy while he is well, or convalescent; the Red Cross should care for him wounded or sick. There are Red Triangle buts at the Red Cross : x ad if are fo toe enemy's hands-—Britsel Canadians, Americana, 1 i Ruselene and Fspcks aot yea, ie at can, erick’ do? me, ‘The “Y” ‘can: do’ or ne fore we entered the war there wer Y. M..C. A. secretaries visiting helping in all those camps, '/I wise you might ‘have seen the’ of their work, % t § SAVED CAMP. PRISONERG,..: In camps where men were drift- j ; enemy. ing into insanity for lack of .occu- By JOHN R. MOTT “Miss Marie C. Herron, of Cin. hospitals. pation, the. eo Recetas ee . f cinnatl, Oblo, sister-in-law of ex- peared, fe found among Tie | General Secretary of the National War Work Coungtl of the Y. M.C.A. Eresident Taft, land’ tise’ Sane SEVEN DAYS OF FREEDOM. Gnors ona who had been 0 Nie | \ Then comes the day when the STOOD one day a few months ago in the office of Gen. Ed- wards in France. It was & feteful:-hour. Only a few minutes government permission there goc@ on every troop train at least éne Y. M. C. A. secretary, sometimes more. They are the first links in the Y. M. C. A,’s great chain of Bowler, aleo of Cincinnati, Y. M. C. A. canteen workers, particularly distinguished themselves, laboring on with troops, refugees and wounded with villages burning boy has his leave of absence. Seven days is allotted to him every four months. For weeks in advance he looks forward to it; and the great day comes at last. musician before the war. Sac! 7 some band iustruments; he a band. He found another who been 2 banker, He organtred’a class in banking with the prisoner abcut them. Miss Bowler, who @! i as teacher. Another had been a before, my arrival his telephone Sener sia inceeeecahaat stayed at the post at Solssons all Seven days of freedom What shoe manufacturer and Was soom rang. An officer near the front through the last offensive, held It shall he do with thém? The busy with a corps. of men re r Ine sent the distressing word that a company of his men, caught be- tween the. enemy’s barrage and the fire of ‘their {own artillery, had been terribly punished: This newg still, rang in the General's ears when he. welcomed me. Gen.’ Edwards, led* me across the room to a great map of the front lines and pointed out,to mg where the awful punishment had taken Place, familiar to most at home. We have visited the great army cantonments. We have seen more than 500 grea: huts where boys write their letteré, play their games, and have the com forts of the club, the library, the theatre, and the school. But after the cantonment there i3 another lonesome stretch on the rodd to France—the long hours on those trains that slip silently. from the cantonments, carrying thelr pre- cious cargoes of human life to the seaboard. ‘ oR. . © JOAN RMOTT again in this last one despite the terrific bombardment. Finally left when everything In flames, less than an hour before the Germans *- entered.” Then the despatch goes on to mention two of our secretaries who Were exposed to shell fire until they were gassed; others who helped back thousands cf refugees and wounded, ‘That is the first message. “y' MEN AT THE FRONT. Frenchman may go back to his home; the Englishman turns across the channel to “Blighty.” If you will read the history of wars you will discover that every army has had one great common enemy. Its name is Leisura The Y. M. C. A. is trying to removo Leisure from the liability column and place it among the soldier's assets. General ‘Pershing, who feels the eyes of every American mother the prisoner’s shoes. The: see! tary brought with bim a: phone .~ graph and a motion picture me chine, it was a miracle those men achieved, ‘ With our entry into the war We were compelled to withdraw our men gradually. But still there are channels opea to us. The “Y” has its offices tn Copenhagen and in Switzerland. Through neutrat agencies like the Danish Red Cross it still reached out a cheering aud “It waa their first baptism of upon him, has no love for the great a helping hand. ” . “4 On those journeys, too, there is ith i} f leave for th i OW » “their i cities as a place of leave for the fire,” he jaaid sorrowfully, “thet YMCA. retary, a friendly Take thi igo: Pa Dp h i ft As I finished my tour of Franoe, firat exposure to the fearful destruc- tion of modern warfare.” I looked from the map to him and gaid: “General, how do you ex- plain it? How ia it possible for fhese boys to come from their peaceful homes right into the teeth of such. a terrible experience, and to stand up<before it like vet-" eran: ‘ i é PRAISED: BY GENERAL. ‘turning to me impressively he gave this splendid answer: “Ifyou want ‘my explanation, P Mr. Mott, it is very simple. I give all credit to. the tradition of the American mother.” The tradition. of the American mother! Among all the’ priceless treasures we are risking in this battle for democracy there is none more precious than this. We should be cheated indeed, were’ we to win this war and lose one iota of that tradition’s power. It is part of, the task of the Y. M. C. A. to keep the tradition bright. Day by day as I have traveled the United States I have seen ger- vice flags grow thicker in the windows of homes. I am writ- ing this to the fathers and mothers who live behind those service flags. I want to invite them to travel with hand and voice on every train—a representative’ of the fatherhood , and motherhood of America. LAST NIGHT IN AMERICA.. , And what of those “unnamed ports” where our inen embark? A few months “ago 1 approved the largest appropriation the Y. M. C. A. has ever made for the erec- tion of one of its huts. The arguments that led me to ap- rove it were six photographs of our American soldiers. They were pictures of men spending their last night in America—sleeping upright in chairs at our overcrowded’ build- ing at an unnamed port. Men sleeping on billiard tables, and on the floor! ° * I said to myself: “This is intol- erable. What would the fathers and mothers of America say it they saw those pictures? What sort of appreciation is this for a great country to show to its sons!” So we have provided for that port a super-hut; and have filled it full of the things of home. ‘~ With the appreval of the War Department the “Y,” as the boys call, it, steps with them onto the deck of the transport. Dreary trips those used to be; dreary and of debarkation “over there” are no suburbs of Heaven éven now. Yet let me say this as positively as I can—that in all my travels up and down France, I sew not one single American soldier or sailor under the influence of liquor. Ours is the cleanest army that ever marched to battle. It is due, largely, to the tradition of the American mother, I wish I were at liberty to print the military map cf ene of those freat. ports where our troops de- I will ngt stop; to descrive the “Secretaries at front are re- sponding splendidly to intensified Jabor placed upon them by attack. Secretaries are going almost con- “stantly as close front as permitted by officers, giving the men fruit and chocolate, often taking them in the front trenches. Many :°.- retaries are suffering from shell shock or gas, but keep going in in- tense attack. All Y. M. C. A. stores are freely given men in need, where communication is inter- rupted they help, to feed men, aid the wounded, assist chaplains. Two American Y. M. C. A. workers just killed within two days. Smith sac- vificed his life by continuing work after gassing, going out of line of duty to lead ammunition , train which had lost its way.” That is the second message. great training’ camps over there— Here is a third: those great universities, where skilled officers from the French and Three Y. M. C i English and Italian armies help to one when it was des “Germans shell dressing stations. S. cretaries in yed by shell bring-our men to the finest fighting fire were uninjured. Supplies taken edge. tials and with them: the that centre of our hi that section which the They do not differ in essen- on trucks in the dark. from our camps on this side; fathers and quarters in a sandpit, Motor trucks mothers of America are feimiliar. 1 work cut from there. want to hyrry cn with the boys to moment, rt interest. ment tre euch name Y. No nerma- nent canteen in this sector, Head- Ready any day or night. Replace- I. C. suggestion, the Y. M. C. A. helped to work out a plan, Over in one of the beautiful cor- ners of France, near the Swiss mountains, Is Aix-les-Bains, one of the most famous’ resorts in the world. There the association went and rented all those great hotels; even the great gambling hall we rented, turning it into a motion picture theatre. There are sta- tioned fifty or sixty of the finest men and women in America— wearing the “Y"” uniform. 4 main- tain that American soldiers no- where have such a vacation as they have at Alx-les-Bains, where the best plays and recreational sports, the most distinguished lec- turers and actors, and the ablest preachers in America combine to inspire and instruct and entertain them. ' Our boys are going across very fast these days. The resort at Aix is already overcrowded.” But we have arranged for five similar RBreat resorts. Nothing is too good for the American boy—and in his leisure hours, the “Y" offers him its best. ‘ ers and mothers in America about the prison camps. buy were captured?” the Y. M. C. A. secretary who had me in charge said to me: “Now you have seen everything, haven't you?” ' I looked at my lst, and it was all checked off. “Yes,” I answered, ‘I have seen everything.” But he answered, ‘No, There is one place yet to visit.” 8o he took me in a machine out to a cemetery. There we stood be side a few scores’ of newly-made graves—the graves of American soldiers and sailors, ALL CREEDS ARE ALIKE, “I'm not a preacher,” said the secretary. “Only a layman,. but I have been alone here and as {hare was, until recently, no chaplain this point, I have had to read t! last service over these boys—all of them alike, Protestants, Catholics, Jews.” Then he told me of a beautiful thing. He had conceived the idea of finding for each one of those graves a French mother fn that town to serve ag Godmother—of getting each mother to say: “I will keep flowers over this grave while the war lasts.” And some said: “] will take two graves, one for each of my sons.” Our Army and Navy will fm me, as I have often traveled it, aay pesky er ng bark. It would show at a glance the “zone of combat” for the Y. M. mil to Set suppl free distribu- And one mother said crease by millions.. These millions the path that leads from home to Pat a cndusa they. ae the scope of the work fer the boys C, A. goes even there. ion. Several suffer m ¢£ from “I can stané. the thought will go overseas. Some day they “over there”; I want them to see DOM: in a way that words cannot tell it, Early in this war a well known n Of overwork, Y. M. C, A. of losing him in battle, but the will come home—that is, most of how the Y. M. C. A. goes with their great ships motion pictures are be- Such a map, showing the port, and Amer! an, who should have known ini en serving in nt hospitals day thought of the horrors of those them. The YX. M. C. A. will accom- ing, shown;-somewhere games are FER aS ig - i night have » wonderful cg ae 3 v boy every step of the way. e z 9. the training areas ind it, is cov- better, referred to the"Y..M. C. A. and night herve mace wonderful camps is more than I can bear.’ pany them and minis: \ Recently there came to my office solog’ iene te ora ene ered thick with red dots. Every red secretary's calling as a “bomb place for themselves with the men. jave you seen the prison all the way. We iil aks bred “ @ letter from @ man in New Eng- tay write to friends back home on ct preans a Y. M.C. A. hut. Along proofjjcb.” I wish that man could Officers say that it is the finest camps?” they ask me. And to meet them at the American land. thes letter paper of the Red Tri- the coast are blue acts, each a hut have ¥ersed the western front work cone in ¥ sometimes wish that I might truth- As we see them coming off “Twenty-three draft men areleav! oy 546 pee “I'tor our sailors and our naval avi with me last Spring. I wish that Will anyone read jnessages like fully say that I had not seen them. the transports or troop,trains, may ing this country this week,” it said, . ators. Scattered about are yellow he mi see the cablegrams thot tho: that the Y. M.-C. A. The picture of those camps, as T we be able to meet them unafraid “and of these seventeen have never before slept a night away from home.” # Imagine, if you can, the lorell- ness, the homesickness of -those boya as they saw their home vil- AMERICAN ARMY CLEAN. So the long, trying, dangereus, journey is ended at last and we come. to. the: port- of -debarkation; the kind of a part that in other dots, representing Y. M. C, A. res- taurants and cafes. ¥ entered”one of those cafe huts ata port used chiefly by our allies, and ‘said to the. worker in: charge: “How many men were cared for dail y American Y, M. CG. among the Fr come to ty office from “over w ” Let me pick one‘or two here in the past year?” troops under terrific shell fire fac a uniform of honor? “vy” is no fair The friend. No Man's Land. The last hand h stretched out to tim in friendship before he gees over the top is the weather It goes with the boy to the saw them in the early days of the war, is burned deeply and inde- structibly into my memory. Before my country entered the war I visited the piv-cn camps in Germany, Austria, and Hungary. Let me remind you that there are and unaskamed because we shal} have done all in our power to serve them through this agency, which goes with them from the time they leave home until they. return home, renresenting to them ome wars’ was often. more dangerous to the boy than the sea journey, or even the battle itself. The perts lages grow. dim behind their train. But those boys were not alone on ' that troop train, nor friendless. By i FINAL TRIBUTE TO GEORGE A. WELCH . SPLENDID OUTPOURING OF SPIRIT OF during «ll the intervening months and pursuing in truth the tradition of the American mother, , REV. CHATARD DEAD. Indianapolis Ind., Sept. 7.—The Rt. Rev. Charles Chatard, bishop of the ing German drive along Aisne. Held place until at fast retiring D hand of a “Y” secretary. And And the worker—a woman—an- swered: “More than 1,100,000." who in only a little time, will be re- versity of North Dakota, writes } 1 amber durum 223 to 224, united with him. i parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. IF’. McDon-| No, 1 durum 221 12 to 221. The simple musical service Was ren-|ald that he has been promoted to No. 2 amber durum 220 1-2 to 227 today nearly 6,000,000 prisoners. Of that number nearly 4,000,000 suppose the boy dues go Rye to arrive 162 1-2 to 163. Flax 398 to 408; arrive 397 to 402. Oats U 66 7-8 to 67 bid. ‘. 7 . dered by George W. Humphreys,|corporal. .He is in the) wireless de), Oct. oats 68 3-4 to TO 1-4 B. | indianapolis diocese of the Roman eu COMMUNITY IN WHICH:HE MADE: HOME Henry Halvorson Dr. King and A, J.|partment. “Army life is the stuff to 1-2. = Rye, Sept. 161 1-4. Catholic church died here today. do. } +] =e ‘ Arnot. “Rock of Ages,” “Abide With| put a man in’ shape,” Writes the Bis- . 3 amber durum 216 ere 217, Oct. 162 1-2. ——iy w. 8. 8 ——— . ie \ lay ; Me” and one other were the hymns.|marck: boy, Who says, he. never felt . 3 white corn 185 to 190. Close 12 j Tribune Want Ads Bring Results. Dy Bismarck citizens of every. clags and; lived for service. The pastor dwelt) hey are ‘Songs of a universal broth: better in -his lite. He wa® recently | 4 yellow corn 156 to 109. Pee res degree, representatives of the county hae the honesty, the integrity and) crhood in Christ, and this afternoon| transferred from the university: to] . 5 yellow corn 153 to 156. and state government, friends and ee ee eae ee oer they seemed singularly appropriate. |Omaha, Neb., where he will continue} No. 3 mixed 165 to 160. neighbors of more than a quarter cen- | Which had brought te Nien fon advice very business house, every bank,|his studies. ‘Incidentally, it is learn-} Other grades corn 125 to 152. ed that Everett is the handiest man Oats No, 2 white Mont. 69 1-4 to} in his company with the gloves. j70 “HUY W. 8. 8 MINNEAPOLIS CLOSE. No, 1 dark northern 223 --2 to every public building in the city clos- ed during the hour of the service. In- cluded in the hundreds ‘of friends who {united in this final leave-taking were |, old neighbors and associates from tury’s standing, - acquaintances who more recently nad ‘come to ‘know and valye his friendship, united at the First Presbyterian church today in a splendid tribute to the memory of and counsel practically everyone in his community. He referred to his life as one standing out with the strength and the majesty and the beauty of a mountain-peak, purifying ndard white oats 67 3-4 to 68 24; to arrive 67 3-4 to 1-4, No. 3 WO. 67 1-4 to 68 1-2; arrive 1 224 George A. Welch, beloved neighbor, e y. [every part of Burleigh county and/}-1-2. | 67 1-4 to OT BA a 5 Chorished’ frisad eid goox citizen: [the atmosphere, enriching and furnish:| trom other parts of the Slope. ‘There| No. 1 northern 221 12 to 222. No. 4 white oats 63 1-4 fo 6718. | The altar, chancel and organ were| tne inspiration GF, those who live Of! were men and women, whose silvered| No. 2 dark northern 220 1-2 to 221} harley, chaice #4 to 190. banked with beautiful blooms. Au- Rev. Paathoth waite phe his text locks and tottering steps told of the| 1-2. ? Barley ordinary 36 to 94. tumn: vines, whose rich tints blended r oo passing of many years and there, were| No. 2 northern 218 1-2 to 219. No, 2 rye 162 1-2 to 163 1-2. from the second.chapter of Samuel, quoting David’s saying of the runner at the gate: “He is a good. man, and/tneir arms, all united for the moment utc tees as cise matt jin a common bond of sympathy, a tiad' been’ 4 good man; all-his lite tie | beautiful outpouring of pure sentiment. ta Lorne’ ie at dings, s and human appreciation for the god: The world) jes; i = {Nest of all human qualities. was better for his having fived in it Resolutions of Respect. a short while. He urged that we think Kt the session of. the, courty.. con: we f okie nfs vane Ky enuctinl era. cat mission Friday, Chairman Albin Hed- that only has begun. George Welch, | Strom offered the following resolu- said his pastor, was’a man of God: aj tions: flan who loved to foregather with his| Whereas, the Supreme Ruler of the neighbors for the worship of his God. | Universe has seen fit, in His infinite wisdom, to take from our midst our To such a man, said Rev. Pos- tlethwaite, death can be no tragedy. worthy fellow citizen, Hon. George A? ; Welch, who for nine years was an e! service, emblematical of the whole-| We! must look i one-who " some sincerity of the deceased, spoke | has merely psthacid Pest hore while Helent an Halnptaking. member of; this body; an > i of. George A. Welch as a man who had 4 Be fo prepare tla way for the loved ones, Whereas, It is the desire of the PARIS A REST POINT AS | th on aback AGAINST 40 MILES IN JULY olutions their sense of loss, both on boys and girls, still in their teens, with the green of the foliage and the § + and young mothers with babies in Brice” hues of. the, blossoms, en- ‘IF you want a good job IF you want SERVICE “ IF yeu want KLEIN — tailor fwined the walls of the church. § where were visible ‘gkens of the esteem in which was held by his com- munity the man whose. memory this day had been set aside to honor. The church was filled whon the Magone of the city, escorting the body. of. their beloved brother, filed into the plice which had been reserved for them. , The pallbearers were members of the ‘clerical and business staff of french & Welch. 4 . Rev. H. C. ‘Postlethwaite, who con- S| ducted a brief and simple funeral $s and cleaner to do that good job and give you the kind of service you are looking for, call at 422 Broadway or Phone 770. \ : S SERN , The Kind You, Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over thirty years, has borne the signature of ATTEND THE MISSOURI SLOPE FAIR and has been made under his per- SAE sonal supervisioa since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. i All Counterfeits, Imitations and ‘“‘ Just-as-geod’? are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. , i their behalf and on behalf of the peo- ple of Burleigh county, whose repre- ; sentatives they are,-and also their ts ing Washington gtk COURT RE ACHED. - jfalls the most heavily; now, there- ‘as E (Continued From’ Page .One.) 3 deep and sincere sympathy for the rient j eel z a i with the Czecho-Slovaks, according toauthentic inforniation'‘reach- nearer Se ey inclp abet What is CASTORIA remade riot Fair” mets : Castoria is i asi a harmless substitute for tor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains | neither. Opium, Morphine nor other ‘narcotic substance. . Its age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has been in.constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, A 4 fore, be it F * With the Brittsh Armies in France, Sept. 7.—British troops} Resolved, That we, the board of : today advanced to the-east of Longavenes and Lieramont in the! count’ scomntnisstonery or aurleiety region northeast of Peronne. Other forces of Field Marshal Haig/| proclaim that all offices in the Bur- crossed the Nurlu-Fins road. ; PREMIUM LIST FEATURES Premiums for Red Cross Work. Premiums for County Displays. Premiums for Community Exhibits from Morton County. Premiums for all kinds of War Cookery and war time needle J an as leigh county court house be closed on ‘Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising work. - inj inthe tys Se ee Satirday, (he je day. mate yp aeatnd therefrom, and by. regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids i Liberal premiums for all classes of live stock, farm and garden 4 5, nm . The British have/ yt, in respect to the memory of the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep. products. Boys and Girl’s Club Exhibits. Red Cross Auction Sale on jast day. Premiums paid in cash or in War Savings Stamps at the optien. of the exhibitor. TIMELY DEMONSTRATIONS OF FOOD CONSERVATION “INCLUDING 2 | Wheat Rust Demonstration. = i Grain Grading Demonstration. Demonstration on Canning and Drying Vegetables. Go Machinery Display and Plowing onstration and’ tests... - q A BIG PROGRAM OF ENTERTAINMENT s Has been prepared, including races of all kinds. MAGNIFICENT FIREWORKS DISPLAYS. VALRY DRILLS, CHARGES, Roman, Standing Races, Herdle CA 5 Gi an races, and expert riding exhibitions by the § '. STEEL HOME GUARD CAVALRY TROOP. AN ORGANIZATION OF EXPERT HORSEMEN. advanced north of Hill 302 toward Lé Rossignol. . The British are well to the east of Hancourt and are more : than nine miles to the east of the River Somme. Along the Cologne! river, Tincourt has been reached: : BOLSHEVIKI ARE WARDNED. Washington, Sept. 7.—Bolsheviki authorities at Moscéw have been warned by the allied powers that they-will be held personally. responsible for the safety of allied consular agents. and. missions now. detained in’ Russia. é ‘OCCUPY KRASNOYARSKI. ; : Tokio, Sept. 7.—Japanese cavalry on August: 28th oecupied ‘Krasnoyarski, on the Ussuri river front in Siberia, according to‘an official statement isued today by the Japanese: war office. : * GERMANS FALL BACK. zs With the American Army, Sept.'7.—The Germans fell back a short distance early today before the pressure of the French and Americans to the east. of Revillon in about the center. of the line between Conde and Rheims, ~~ 3 our former efficient county commis- sionet, Hon. George A. Welch, in order to enable all county officials and. em- ployes at the county court House to attend the last rites to be solemnized in his memory. And be it further Resglved, That a copy, of these reso- lutions be. engrossed and forwarded to the bereaved family of deceased, and that a copy be spread upon the min- & ~ In Use For: Over 30 Years Chairman ALBIN HEDSTROM, The Kind You Have Always Bought “Commisisoners Edw. G. Patterson, Te canta COMPANY. aaa city, B. O. Ward, C. A. Swanson, 0. - The Children’s Panacea—The Mother's Friend. GenuinE CASTORIA Atways Bears the Signature of ¥F. Pesonen. ——vr ws. $< ——— BISMARCK BOY LIKES THE ARMY Everett McDondld, who left two months ago for training at the Unk