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MR. LANSING REGARDS I
! PENNSYLVANIANS AS i
j PEERLESS SOLDIERS
In Letter to General Muir He
Says No Finer Specimens of
Manhood Can. Be Found Than
These Men j
PARADE IS REVELATION !
TO SECRETARY OF STATE
Neither Mr. Lansing Nor Sen-'
ator Hitchcock, Who Wit-
nessed Review Yesterday,
Realized That There is An
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Army at Hancock.
(By W. M. Owens, Staff Correspondent.)
“I must congratulate the state of
Pennsylvania upon the sturdy type of
■men who compose this division," said
Secretary of State Lansing in a letter to
General Charles 11. Muir yesterday,
written to thank him for the courtesies
of the week and the review of the 28th
Division Saturday morning. Continu
ing. the secretary said: "No finer sped- 1
mens of manhood can be found in the
armies of the Republic than the thou-'
sands who passed In review today. •To
soe them was an Inspiration and impress
ed the deep conviction that with such
defenders the cause of liberty is safe.”
Lansing’s letter was made public by
General Muir in an order Issued yester
day afternoon. The commanding gen- 4
eral thanked the officers and enlisted
men for their military bearing and sol
dierly appearance.
Thousands of spectators lined the
Wrightsboro road for' a distance of more
than a mile to view the parade. In the
official party reviewing the division was
Secretary Lansing, Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska, Solicitor-General Davis of
Washington, Maj.-Gen. Wm. P. Duvall
and General Muir and his staff.
Make Fine Appearance.
| The men from Pennsylvania made even
a better appearance than on February
22nd, when they paraded through the
streets of Augusta. They appeared to
realise that their actions were being
viewed by a distinguished party. Not
a man fell out of line. Not one lost
step, and the free, easy stride of the
men drew forth much applause.
Asked •by The Herald . correspondent
what unit in his opinion made the best
appearance, Col. Edward L. King, chief
'of staff, replied that the march was so
■uniform, the men were so military and
Isoldterly in their appearance, and their
equipment tn suoh splendid condition I
(that it would be unjust to make any dis
' Unctions.
Lansing Much Impressed.
1 Secretary Lansing stated that it was a
Isplendtd exhibtion of America’s young
manhood under...arms. He said it im
pressed him with the martial spirit of the
Imen and with the splendid training which
they have received.
! Especially striking was the appearance
(of the GW men from the officers’ training
camp. These are the pick of Pennsyl
vania's National Guard. Their training
is about complete, and they gave remark
able evidence of discipline.
Both Mr. Lanstng and Senator Hitch
cock were Impressed with the fact that a
division contains such a great number of!
men and so much equipment. Both of)
'these officials remarked that Pennsyl
vania bus an army of its own In the
■field, equipped in every way for service!
ion the battle front.
Letter to General Muir.
The following order was Issued this
(afternoon by General Muir:
'll—The following letter received from
the Honorable Robert Lanalng, secretary
of state, is published to this command:!
"It would be unjust to you and to thel
troops under your command If I did not!
express to you my appreciation of the!
honor which you did me in the review ofi
the division at Camp Hanooek this morn-;
Ing. It was a splendid exhibitton ofi
Am r’.ca’s young manhood under arms!
and impressed me, as I am sure It did tho!
hundreds of spectators, with the martial!
spirit of the men and with the splendid!
training which they have received.
“I hope you will permit me to con
gratulate you and your officers upon
what has been accomplished in producing
bo highly a disciplined force. They bear
witness to your devotion and are a credit
'to your efforts and skill.
"I must also congratulate the state of
Pennsylvania upon the sturdy type of
men who compose this division. No
finer specimens of manhood can be
found In the armies of the republic tha»
the thousands which passed in review
today. To see, them was an inspiration
and impressed the d conviction that
with such defenders the cause of liberty
is safe.
"Thanking you for the honor and
courtesy which you have shown me I am,
dear general,
"Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) "ROBERT LANSING."
Appreciation of Commander.
The division commander thanks all of- 1
fleers and enlisted men taking part in the
peview today for their military bearing
,ard soldierly appearance.
By command of Maj.-General Muir.
•Edward L. King, Colonel, Genera! Staff
1 Chief of Staff.
WALTER B. ISDELL. LOST A Dis
charge on account of disability. Finder
please return to him at 1918 Battle Road,
Augusta, Ga.
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YOU
IN HER THOUGHTS.
After the ball last night, when I came home
I stood before my mirror, and took note
Os all that men ■‘•all beautiful. Delight,
Keen, sweet delight possessed me when I saw
My own reflection smiling on me there.
Because your eyes, through all the swirling hours
And in your slow good nig it, had made a fact
Os what before I.fancied might be so;
Yet knowing how men lie, by look and act,
I still tiad doubted. But I doubt no more.
I know you love m?, love me. And I feel
Your satisfaction in my comeliness.
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Beauty and youth, good health and willing mind.
A spotless reputation, and a heart
Longing for mating and for motherhood.
And lips unsullied by another's kiss —
These are the riches I can bring to you.
But as I sit here, thinking of it all
In the clear light of morning, sudden fear
Has seized upon me. What has been your past?
From out the jungle of old reckless years,
May serpents crawl across our path some day
And pierce us with their fangs? Oh. I am not
A prude or bigot; and I have not lived
A score and three full years in ignorance
Os human nature. Much I can condone.
For well I know our kinship to the earth
And all created things. Why, even I
Have felt the burden of virginity,
When flowers and birds and golden butterflies
In early spring were mating; and I know
How loud that call of sex must sound to man
Above the feeble protest of the world.
But I can hear from depths within my soul
The voices of my unborn children cry
For rightful heritage. (May God attune
The souls of men, that they may hear and heed
That plaintive voice above the call of sex;
And may the world’s weak protest swell into
A thunderous diapason—a demand
For cleaner fatherhood.)
Oh, love, come near;
Look In my eyes, and say I need not fear.
jjy permission of Ella Wheelei \\ ilcox.
GRENFELL SAYS
“LET’S STRANGLE
LIQUOR TRAFFIC”
“Men of Camp Hancock will be in
terested in a letter written the Lon
don Times by Dr. Wilfred L. Grenfell
of Labrador, In which he pays high
tribute to the moral principles ob
served by the soldiers of the United
States. He cites the fact that they
are free from drunkenness and th It
along all lines they are clean.
“Several times the conversation has
in my presence turned on the subject
of the remarkable —indeed, almost ab
solute—freedom from drunkenness
and the small* amount of immorality
among the soldiers here, and then
comes always the turn to it which
brings a flush of shame. I confess, to
my cheeks, as an Englishman, when
a clean American officer turns round
and says, 'Ah, but they will get all
the alcohol they want and the danger
that comes with it as soon as they
get to England and France.’
“The question today is one of deeds,
not words; of facts, not opinoins.
When is our beloved motherland go
! ing to believe the facts—that ruling
out the temptation to drink by clos
i ina down on the sale of liquors of an
intoxicating nature as beverages is of
vital importance?
Greenfell Knows.
“For over thirty years I have lived,
sir, among sea-fearing men in fishing
vessels on both sides of the Atlantic,
and in many winters in the bitter cold
of the northeastern coast of Ameri
ca, and as a medical man capable
of observing facts, I know the indi
vidual is far better able to withstand
hardship and is far fitter without any
of it, and also that prohibition of its
sale has been of immense value.
“Can you not find space to express
the opinion of an Englishman who
loves England as his life, and who is
hurt every time he has to listen to
the facts of wasted fcod and degrad
ed manhood and wasted efficiency just
because we won’t tackle the strang
ling liquor traffic as we do the Huns
—namely, by force?"
Like Joshua, the British are now
sitting down before Jericho. But, we
guess that they won't use Joshua’s
cute little plan to break into Jericho,
Petrograd newspaper opinion as to
Germany’s Intentions is divided, says
a cablegram. There are editors over
there who can’t tell a clean-up from
a crap gama
CONGRESSMAN FESS
AT LANCASTER
Congressman S. D. Fess, who spent
Monday and Tuesday at Camp Hancock,
is a man of rare attainments and of wide'l
interests. Congressman Fess is a mem
ber of the committee on foreign
of the United States .-ongress and one.
of the greatest historians of the presenq
day. In civilian life he is president of: j
Antioch College, Ohio, a capable success-J
or of Horace Mann in this position. Con- '
gressman Fess has delighted large audi
ences throughout the North and our boys .
will have a rare treat in listening to him. '
Mrs Fess was called to Lancaster on
Washington's birthday to speak to a large •
audience assembled to do honor to the ,
memory of our first President. J
The congressman’s appointed theme was—
" The True Greatness of Our First Presi-3
dent.” He termed the "Father of His'
Country” the strongest politician of his
time in moral greatness and declared that
in that respect he towered head and !
shoulders above all his fellows. He quoted
great European soldiers and statesmen;
who gave him credit for generalship and
statesmanship superior -e that of any of •
his contemporaries. s
Perhaps the one thing in which Wash
ington performed the greatest service for J
his country, thought Dr. Fess, was thatz
he was able to make use of men—just ass;
did Lincoln—who- were superior
ually to himself. As examples of this he .
cited Thomas Jefferson and Alexander. ’
Hamilton, leaders of entirely different
schools of politics and bitter perosnal en-z
emies who avoided meeting each other »>n, ,
the street, yet whom Washington wasij
able -to persuade to become members of /
his cabinet. Dr. Fess r?ctured Hamilton, /
author of the Constitution of the United
States, as the exponent of power, and
Jefferson, author of the Declaration of In
dependence, as the exponent or liberty.
He showed the value of power as neces
sary for central government and the va
lue of liberty for local government. He '
said that Hamiltonianism is incomplete )
without Jeffersonianism, and vice versa, i
This Washington saw and brought about |
in most remarkable fashion. He accorp- ji
plished the welding of the two most mas-S
terful when he presided over the dellbera-, ’
tions of the body which framed the Cou-1
stitutioh that for more than a century and f
a quarter has been t-he ,overnlng instru
ment of a people that have grown in size ■
from 3,000,000 to 110,000,000. ,-f
This effective union of power and lib- '
erty Congressman Fess -armed Washing-<
tonianism and declared the chief monu- ,
ment to the "Father of His Countdy.” The)
speaker showed how too much liberty is ;
dangerous and results in Bolshlvism,
whereas too much centrar power is also j
dangerous and results in Hohenzollernisni. s
America has struck the happy medium 1
and maintained it, said he.
Turning to the <» war issjie, Con
gressman Fess emphasized moil* force
fully that no matter what happens in the'
eastern or Russian front, America must
tight the Hun to the end, even were Eng
land and France to be humbled. We dart
not talk peace or allow others to talk
peace to us. \
KNITTING SOCKS DURING
THE CIVIL WAR fc
(From the Boston Transcript of No
vember 27, 1881.) »■
Click, click, click! how the needle go
Through the busy fingers to and fro! !*
With no bright cokrs of Berlin wool.
Delicate hands today are full;
Only a yarn of deep, dull blue.
Socks for the feet of the orave and true.
Yet click, click, how the needles go! ;
’Tis a power within that nerves them sol
In the sunny hours of the bright spring?
day.
And still in the night-time far away, >ji;
Maiden, mother, and grandame sit
Earnest and thoughtful while they knit.;
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Many the silent prayer they pray,
Many tear-drops brushed away.
While busily on the needle go.’
Widen and narrow, heel and toe.
The grandame thinks with a thrill o 1
pride
How her mother knit ana spun beside r
For that patriot band in olden days
XV ho died the "Stars and Stripes” to raised
Now she in turn knits for the bravo §
W ho’s die that glorious flag to save. 1
She is glad, she says, “the boys” hav<|
gone;
'Tis just as their grandfathers woultl
have done;
But she heaves a sigh, and the tears wilß
start,
For "the boys” were the pride of grant
dame's heart.
The mother’s look is calm and high;
God only hears her sours ceep cry ’ f
In Freedom’s name, at Freedom’s call, 4
She gave her sons, In them her all.
The maidens cheek wears a paler shad* ■
But the light in her eye is undismayed.
Faith and hope give strength to her sight
She sees a red dawn after the night.
O soldiers brave, will it brighted the daj
And shorten the march on the weary way
To know that at home the loving and tru
Are knitting and honing and praying so
you?
Soft are their voices when speaking you
name,
Proud are their glories when hearing you
fame,
And the gladdest hour in their lives wi.
be
When they greet you after the victory.
LITTLE PICK-UPS
. AIMS. COJNo. 111
Corporal B<nar has been nick-name
Serg. Empey since he told his horn
town folks that he is a perfect speci
man of a soldier ready to go over th
top.
The most popular man in our mids
is Private Turner. Cyril is seen wit
as many as” three fair ones at a timt
Some class to this boy.
What we would like to know is wh
Pat Yackley goes to a certain little
tea. room close by camp every nigh"
It’s feared that eats alone is not th
attraction.
March 13.
