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ALLIES IN STRONG OFFENSI VE
THAT MAY HAVE: INFLUENCE ON
THE FljmkE OF THE WORLDWAR
Americans In Biggest Battle They Have Yet Experienced Dash
Brilliantly Across Positions Held by the Germans, Taking
4,000 Prisoners and Numerous Big Guns Additional
Large Captures Made by French Comrades-ih-Arms.
STROKE MENACES HUN LINES
G nter-Attack Begun Yesterday Morning West of Soissons to
Northwest of Chateau-Thierry Threatens Communications of
Invaders and it Has Progressed so Far that Thousands of
Best German Soldiers May Be Cut Off and Captured.
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(By. the Associated Press.)
From the region west of Soissons to the northwest of Chateau
Thierry American and French armies haVe begun a strong offen
sive against the Germans, which possibly may have a marked in
fluence on the future of the world war. In its initial stage the
movement has been rewarded with great success.
Along the 25 miles the French and American Troops have dash
ed in brilliant fashion across positions held by the Germans, kill
ing, wounding or capturing thousands of the enemy and taking
towns, villages and large quantities of guns and other war sup
plies, v ,.; . ' ,'
Enemy Unable to Make Stand. " . .
Nowhere, according to last, accounts
from the front has the enemy Jbee
able to stay the progress of their aS
sailants. although counter-attacks
were resorted to on some Important
sectors after the first stages of sur
prise occasioned by the unexpected at
tack had worn away.
Americana Take 4,000
To the Americans alone in the reg
ion west of Soissons came 4,000 pris
oners, 30 guns and much war mater
ial. Additional large numbers of cap
tives and further greater stores of
guns, ammunition and other war ne
cessities were taken by the French.
Before all the positions of the Ameri
cans and the French their guns and
machine guns cut to pieces fleeing
hordes of the enemy or bands which
endeavored to withstand the onrush.
Blow at Vital German Ground.
The blow, probably long In its in
ception, is being- aimed : at- territory
vital to the Germans territory, the
capture of which not alone would
mean the forced retirement of the
Germans from the entire salient ex
tending southwestward across' the'oc
cupied region from Soissons to Rheims
with Chateau Thierry as its southern
apex, but possibly would result in
the capture of thousands of Germans
operating there, many of them com
prising the best soldiers of the Ger
man emperor's armies.
Astride German Supply Roads-
So far has the advance progressed
that already French and American
troops have reached or are astride
several of the important roads of sup
Ply for the German armies in the
BC'Uth, particularly the line runninsr
from Soissons to Chateau .Thierry., It
's not improbable by reason - of tnla
fact and the inability of -the enemy
instantly to remove . them s that' fur
ther large quantities of supplies will
"e taken. , . :, " . f v -.
Penetrated Six Miles ,
n-iiles aDDa.rp.ntlv -man th.dAen
Six
t point of penetration" made by the
a'Hed troops in the first day, ot flght-
nf This was ac Buzaney, south of
soissons, which they captured
w passed through : eastward At
veral other points distances of
'rom four to five miles were reached
"om the original starting line. At
soissons the Americans and French.
n came to within a. mile- pf -the
la' ,Altsether moTje, than 20 vil
ages fen into the hands of the Amer
front Prench a11 along the hattle
Germans Held Sae at One Point
ftf L ng the fronts on both sides
tin, ms the Entente troops con
thpvJ0 hold the Germans wherever
Eat seen fit to launch attacks.
ast of Rheims the French have re
captured prunay but 8()utll of the
(0tn Vn local flKhtingr they have lost
offlof i urther ground. The German
this Communication asserts that. In
man efforts Success attended the "Oer-
Sn,,ti"h Smal GernuiM Also
southwest of Villers-Bretonneux. in
aeain ?iens sectr. the Australians
line tave smashed Into the German
a m'nl tlme on a 'ront extending
Prison. ln Ienth- capturing guns and
ish awrs: East of Hebuteroe-th-e Brit
Germ, lmPrved their positions.. The
of vr8 contine, the bombardments
ish in US sectors Dy the Brit-
ln France and Flanders.
Ulied spirits high and
On fhQER VITAMTY WONDEB.PUL
U-fR rench Front In France, -July
"onrtotf ' T e Assciated Press). -Wth
8tiu hi u vitallty and with ' spirits
battiP , notwithstanding the ""big
Arerican l&it, two days' Franco
ncan troops dashed forward ' at
continued on Page Seven)i- - v
ALLIED ATTACK WAS
SHOCK TO GERlMs
Many Officers Asleep and . Men
Harvesting French Rye
s When It Came.
INVADERS DUMBFOUNDED
American Troop Carried All Before
Tkem by Late Afternoon and Staff
Moved Into The Territory
Just Taken. '
On the French Front in France, July
18, (By The Associated Press). Evening!-
The French-American attack
along the broad front . north of the
Marne was an- absolute surprise. Many.
German officers . were captured while
asleep and numDers of. men were taken
while harvesting rye. The greatest
stupefaction was created among all
the enemy troops holding the lines
at the suddenness of the attack. Pris
oners declare they had been told . it
was " impossible for the allies to carry
ont any operation in the way of an
offensive for some time.
Many' tanks participated in the at
tack having been able to take up their
positions- .during the terrific storm
which prevailed.
.The American troops, co-operating
withtheiri French comrades in the as
sault, did brilliant work.
Around Courchamp, northwest of
Chateau Thierry the German resis
tance was more obstinate than on any
other part of the Paris line. In this
region the allies capturea 18 cannon,
.numerous . machine guns . and, large
numbers of prisoners who have not
yet been counted- X'
AMERICANS MOVED SO FAST .
, . ivFUJBJNCH CAVALRY WAS USED
With the American Army in France,
July 18.-r-By The Associated Press).
The American troops had carried all
before them by. late afternoon and had
proceeded so fast that cavalry was
thrown Into the -action. All the
American headquarters staff -tonight
were well inside the territory which
the Germans held this morning. r .
' The allies have reached, roughly, the
line of Belleau-Courchampst-ClMuy-Villers'
Helon-Chaudonand the heights
dominating Soissons. ; -. v
French cavalry has crossed the Sois-sons-Cb,teau
Thierry road to open
ings' made by the Franco-American
forces. --;-
The greatest .progress 'made up to
latest reports was about ten . kilome
tres, or a little over' six miles.
After ' passing J the third objectives
set ; for the operations "of , the morning
the - Americans , Jn . co-operation. with
the French: south of Soissons ; launch
ed a second powerful' attack at noon. r ?
Showing the effect of splendid train
ing, f tne Aroercan troops went for
ward swiftly i and fought . with - fury.
Nothing seemGd-'to -top' them, espe
cially In the, region of' Soissons and .to
the- south o., that city,:? Light T .and
heavy1 pieces were 1 moved up . es , the
troops advanced, and soon After-'eacb
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Hope Again Expressed
Quentiri Roosevelt May
Have Landed in Safety
New York, July, 18. Lieut. Quen
tin Roosevelt, reported missing af
ter an nerial engagement over the
German lines, probably landed un
hurt and is now a prisoner in the
hands of the Germans, according to
a cable message received tonight
by his father, Ool. Theodore Roose
velt, Colonel Roosevelt said on his ar
rival here tonight from Saratoga
that he had just received from his
son-in-law. Surgeon Major Richard
Derby, who is now in Paris, a cab
legram which read:
"Companion aviator confident
Quentin landed unhurt."
SPEEDY AMERICANS
CATCH HDN PLANES
Advance at Soissons So Rapid
'Even Air Machines Were
( Taken By Them.
50 CANNON 3,300 GERMANS
French Official Statement Conserva
lively Worded. Admitting Cap.
tnre of Over S TownS; and
rX aiac. Materials.,. . -
With the American Army in France,
July 18. (By The Associated Press.)
7-The American troops f up to noon,
just south of SoiBsons, had captured
8,ioo . prisoners Fifty, cannon had been
counted and thousands of machine
guns.
Northwest of Chateau Thierry the
Americans capturod large numbers of
prisoners and an equally important
quantity of munitions and -stores.
TheT captures ' south of Soissons ln
the way of stores were immense and
included some airplanes which the
enemy was unable to remove, so
swiftly did the storming troops
sweep through. Many prisoners and
many guns still remain to be count
ed. The wounded troops showed wonder
ful -spirits and, advanced singing. A
battalion of infantry crossedthe river
Savieres breast high in water.
FRANCO-AMERICANS DOMINATE
SOISSONS CHAUDUN PLATEAUX
Paais, July 1$ rMore than 20 villages-
have , been ' recaptured by the
French and; American troops in the
offensive begun this morning, accord
ing to" the war office announcement
tonight, which reports also the occu
pation of the plateau dominating Sois
sons oh thev southwest. The state
ments says: , " i
"After having broken the German
offensive ' on, the Champagne and
Rheims1 mountain fronts on the 15th,
16th, and 17th, . the; French troops in
conjunction with. ; American forces, at
tacked the German positions on the
18th between the Aisne and the. Marne
on a front of 45 kilometers (approxi
mately 28 miles). The front compris
es Ambleny. Longpont, Troesnes and
Bouresches.
"We have made an important ad
vance into the enemy lines and have
reached; the. plateau dominating Sois
sons on the. southwest and the region
of Chaudun. .. ,
"Between Villers - Helon and Noroy-Sur-Ourcq,
violent engagements have
been . in. prbgress. - South of the Ouroq
our troops have gone beyond the gen
eral line pf Marizy, Saint Genevieve,
Hautevesnes and 'Belleau.
"More thah 20 villages have been
retaken by the admirable dash of the
Frenco-American troops as weil as
several thousand prisoners and im
portant war material.
"Eastern theatre, July 17 -On the
Struma, patrol encounters took place
in the course of which the . Greek
troops captured prisoners. x
"In Albania, our advanced guards
pushed forward on the Gora Top
ridge to Col de . Lunga. Allied , avia
tors bombed airdromes at Hudova and
Manatlaroi. In the course of aerial
combats one enemy airplane was
brought down and two others were
forced-.- to - land." '. Y .' . , .
DETAILS OF PROGRESS IN.
. YESTERDAY'S BIG DRIVE
- London, July 18. An American di
vision, co-operating with the French
troops v- in , their counter-attack captur
ed, the town of Viersey about six miles
south' of SoiSBon a, - and - have advanced
three' miles beyond the town, the ad
vices add. . . ' -. . '
South -of Viersey on - the . heights
north: of .the river Oureq -valley' the
Germkns hastilyj , counter-attacked
and the situation at that point still
Is," obscure. : . v - - ? . - . y " ,V- - i
- - Up to 1 o'clock. this afternobit French'
troops had captured tfie heights over-.
. j. (Continued on Page Seven).-,;."'
MOBIUZE DOCTORS
mm
OR WHERE HEEDED
Government About to Assume
Control of Entire Medical
Profession.
IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE
Would Enroll -All Physicians
Under Pledge to Accept
Work Anywhere.
Washington, July- 18. The govern
ment is about tb"afsune control of the
entire medical jprafesslon in the Unti
ed States to obtain sufficient doctors
for the fast growing rmy and at the
same time to diStributethose remain
ing to the localities of 'services' where
they are most ""needed " for civilian
work.
This mobilisation , is to be accom
plished either by enrolling all doc
tors Jn a volunteer service corps un
der pledge to accept whatever service,
military or civilian,' -is "assigned them
by the governing body, of the, corps,
or, if- the voluntary plan is not suc
cessful, by legislation providing for
drafting them, into government ' ser
vice. Medical officers ' of the govern
ment beAeve compulsory conscription
will not be. necessary .
Organization.. plans for the volun
teer medlcarservice corps, aready have
been made -and' "enrollment' started im
a few states' 'under the authority of
the council of national '.defense. In
stead of enrolling ' in 'this corps only:
taose physicians no; sujaoie Tor mili
tary servtce'tthef-' because of-T -age
physical infirmity', dependency, or in
stitutional: or public 'need, as planned
at present, the government is expected
shortly to throw, open' the membership
to all doctors and to . bind them with
a pledge "during' thepresent- emergen
cy to accept service :, military, or civil
ian wherever, whenever and for what
ever duty they may' be called" by the
central governing board."
Under this ' projected plan the army
and navy would' take, .those, physicians
and surgeons best ; fitted for active
duty, and . who can be spared from
civilian requirements. - At ' the same
time the government would maintain
a continuous . survey of the country
and assign doctors to those communi
ties in which there are tod' few prac
titioners. The practical operation, officials be
lieve, would cause little of this re-lo-catlon,
however,1 since physicians who
are needed Iriv certain communities,
hospitals, schools, or other essential
civilian services ; would not be com-r
missioned in the' army.
Conferences of doctors were, 'held
today in Washington and a number of
other cities , tos'-'uisouss the .operation'
of the voluntary enrollment plan. A
committee of army and navy surgeons
also completed today recommendations
for inclusion In the' volunteer medi
cal service corps all doctors, instead
of only those disqualified for. military
service., ; s :-v .
Of the 143,006 doctors ih the United
States it . is estimated between' 80,000
and 95,000 are' in ectlve -practice and
23,000 or about One-fourthareIftfKe
a.rmy or navy. Nearly 50,000 will 1
required eventually for ' the army.. The
active Draetitloners remalninsr. tofireth-;
er with thoswho have" retlredc but
who can be persuaaea. to resume active
work, must carry on the health main-r
tenances work in this icountry. " '. v; i
It became known that Surgeon. Gen
eral . Go r gas of, the army, Bralsted , of
the navy and Blue" Of " the' public health
service are consider ihg a plan for
coTimfsslonfig all 'teachers in' medical
schools and assigning them to their
present duties.j .Thls , would, constitute
a means of preventing- f urther disrup
tion of medical teaching, staffs and at
the same - time irecpgnlsing the public
services of these men.
LABOR SPECIAXJSTS CONFER .OW ::
MATTER OFGETTI NG. FARM HKI
Birmingham, Ala -July SIS". Feder
al farm help specialists from all the
cotton producing, states,., with repre
sentatives of the department , of , ag
riculture and state agricultural -colleges
began a tw.o- - day s' conference
here today to4 constder l the - problem
of securing sufffeient. farm " labor l for
the Tiarvest of -the tsouth's - large, cot
ton and food crops, "
Prof, or L" dhrJetie;-artiistant to .the
secretary - of agriculture . stated J 'the
south,', while " anawering.anany bother
demands-of war, hamade in;.1918t a
great stride toward feeding Itself, fjrnm:
products of .Its-, own soil- Through? the
unprecedented. . .. efforts. of southern
farmers their 'acreages offopd crops;
as well as cotton? show great enlarge
ment." - "
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Whale. AlOm Wan . -
Bawdsey, Suffolk, . England, May -24.
A whale welgjiing' fourteen tons re
cently. - washed . up; on," .the shore, -Is; - be
ing, utilised for i-wart' purpose's' bjr the
national salvage council. "'Glycerine
obtained will ; provide' "the propeilant
for 130 elghteejvpo'und1 ' shells " while
theboneswil"( be used to Increase the
supply of "phosphatlcVnianures : for" the
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VICTORY THRILLS
miERICA'S HEART AS TALE
OF SUCCESS IS UNFOLDED
White-Full Extent of Blow Cannot Be Estimated As Yet, Foch's
Answer to Rheims Offensive is Plain Effect of Counter
V Stroke May Be to Nullify Whole German
. Campaign of Months. r
Washington, July 18. The heart of
the American nation was in France
tonight. It marched and fought proud
ly with the boys who went over; the
top tlllB' morning and still were gal
lantly" smashing their way ahead be-"
eide . their French comrades late in
the' day. ' ": ;
r It was a tale of splendid victory and
daring Jhat news, reports and even the
terse official statements told. Hour
by hour the extent of the victory grew.
WhaV Jthe full, effect Qf the blow will
be cannot be estimated until details of
tlie; whole 25 mile front from Chateau
GERM POfflfflENTS
Articles Marked by Singular Re
: straint as Compared With
Previous Battles.
GERMANS NOT CONFIDENT
Will Wot- Commit TeMaclvea Vntll
llFwrtker .rolrreioj v 'tev rRevlewWly.
Elopes EBtertaiied rof-Gaialir
Victory.
Tmsterdam July 18. -Comments in
the "German press on the present Ger
man .-of if ehoive - on the Marne i In
atrpng contrast to the observations of
German commentators on previous
German offensives, the 'articles now
being characterised " by singular re
straint. '....
-'in the .Berliner Tageblatt yesterday,
for instance, 'General" Baron Von Ard
enner - after arguing that the Entente
measure , the , ecope Qf the Franco
American stroked Ofiacers were too
vitally interested in the swift devel
opment of the attack as it was un
foidfed, bulletin by bulletin, to devote
muffbi tlmer to colu. calculations-such
as form the basis for military predic
tjjon . Jt.was the Instant hews that
beld ihem, from- General March to the
junior Vetaff officers," and the war de-.
pArtnjept was" a place of. smiles and
hand gripe asthe boys overseas wrote
hew ranci-, glorious pages n .American
hlatotyV; .
Secretary Baker had difficulty in
holding . himself to cool, unhurried ex-
pjession, as he dictated to the news
paper men late in the day a statement
summarizing General, Pershing's brief
reports. Supplemented by -the news
dispatches, the official account reveal
ed - however, the full thrilling, story
fcf USe dash against the enemy deiiv
ered with such gallantry anff as such
cpmplee surprise, that it swept over
the firat German lines apparently
without wavering and rushed on to
objectives ..deep yin . the territory the
Germans have , held for months. - .
- N Reprt Remd Eafferly.
. : During the .day, Secretary . Baker,
General March , and; war department
officials generally, spent much time
over' the war maps'. They read every
detail lot the accounts brought in over,
press ' wires and time after time ? all
other business halted- while the swiftly
changing battle front was traced out.
Tin til late in the night, officials were
L eagerly, receiving every report that
came in. .-. v "''.; '
Mr. Baker's statement paid instant
homage to the- dash and gallantry , of
the American forces and his elation :,as
well --as that of the officers who sur
round 'him was clearly written be
tween the lines:
' '
BERLIN OFFICIAL STATEMENT
.t 'j. ON : GREAT ALLIED ATTACK
4'Berlin, via "London,-, July 18. Ger
man headquarters this evening chron
icles -the great counter-offensive, car
riedrout today by French and Ameri-
can; ;t?oops north of the Marne as fol-
i';?tBetween'.. the Aisne ana tne marne
the' 'French attacked with strong for
ces and tanks and captured j. some
ground. Our Reserves, held in read!
nis,took part in the battle.", 1
. ' .-: ,
WEDNESDAY'S -FIGHTING FROM '; t
THE GERMAN HEADQUARTERS
VBerlin, via London, July 18. The of
ficial ) communication -from general"
headquarters today dealing with the
operations 'Of - yesterday says: 1 1
-."Yesterday':-the tarmy .'-of ..'General
Vpn .-' Boehm -was , ngntlng neavuy
throughput t tne- ay,, Reinxorcea ,oy.
newly brought up" divisions, -the vne
mt' 'after aeveral , haurs "artillery pre
paration,; again -iauncnea a great -unit-
Continued ion Page . Seven). , ; '
Thierry to Soissons, from which the
surprise - attack was launched, are
available. ?
It was clear beyond mistake, how
ever, that in the rush of the first day
of this answer of General Foch to
the German attack east and west of
Rheims the enemy - had been placed
in a position from which- he may have
difficulty in extricating himself. Not
only- may the German effort west of
Rheims and south of the Marne be
wholly nullified, but all they have ac
complished since the battle of the
Aisne - began months ago may" be ov
erturned. - .
There was llttle'-effbrt here today to
(Continued On Page Seven).
LLE GETS
Baker Authorizes Announce
ment That Cumberland Town
' Is Selected As Site.
LARGEST INTO COUNTRY
Coffting IIIUoim and Verlngr 100,000
' AcreiyDjuWt '
MejiTRsmOX' Of Small Xrtna Scaool '
- At Sovthersi Piae Unfooaded.
(By S. R. Winters.)
Washington; . July 18.--F61iowing a
conference 'at 2 o'clock ' .to-day with'
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker and
Assistant Secretary of War, Benedict
Crowell, Itep. .' Hannibal L. Godwin
authorized the .announcement that
Fayetteville had been 'selected as ar site
for the establishment 'ot a' field artil
lery camp the decision bad the author
ization of the war department as final
and positive in character. The announ
cement was made , to RftWroientative
Godwin in the presence of a delegation
of Fayetteville . citisens-rfi A
Representative Godvih quoted as
sistant Secretary of " War Crowell as
stating : that it would ,be- the - largest
camp of its sort yet established in the
U. S., nilllibns of dollars? will ; be spent
10,000 men will, be located MnVthe can
tonment and the are&rof the camp will
probably embrace '100,000 ' acres, said
the ixthTdistricti .congressman r;
The war department did 'not indicate
whether", the unit' of . arms would be
light or heavy artillery. This fact will
be subsquently determined when, a map
of the area has been . Completed and
the surveys finished.' "'About : 75 eri
gineers have' been, empjdyed for some
time in making - the .'survey embracing
between 50,000 and 100,000 acres.-
The victory for the Cumberland town
is well earned and "-no more striking
example of pluck and ' stick to It," is
found tlian" the-ef forts of Feyetteville
in .overcoming 'some "disappointments
translating defeat' into jplory. The bug
aboo of Camp Greene has lifted and
from present indlcatiiotus the removal
of the cantonment to' Charlotte proved
an added " blessing., v 'The ' Feyetteville
Chamber -of Commerce and ' the citizens
of Cumberland County have been con
stantly on the job since the war depart
ment' shifted" Its ' plans; over night' as
it' were and ' authorized' Charlotte as
the base .for Camp Greene some twelve
months ago. ' The fight was renewed
with vigor 'some weeks ago and a lun
cheon given the N.'C. delgation in con
gress established "relations' of a " most
cordial sort,' .the public- has known lit
tle, of .the .recent efforts . of Feyette
ville and the Bixth-district congressman
in clinching an artillery 'camp. , .
The writer printed the -first -story of
the government's 1 project-1 -ar bit more
man a weeK so, out. avians coui? not
be' - disclosed owing to - Fayetteville's
wish- that the soft -pedal be put on pub
licity. Secretary of War, Baker, has had
a kindly feeling ffor 'Fayetteville for
months! and " has"-- not "resented - the
statement of North 'Carolina' congress
men and Senators that it did not receive
the best of treatment when Charlotte
cornered the " mortgage ' property. ,
Representative God w" riband' the Fay-:
etteville deleg-atlon here-are reveling In
luncheon to-night at the Raleigh hotel.
Among the particlpante- from ' Cumber
land' town- are- Fred' Hill" p resident of
the Chamber of Commerce,"- H-" V. D.
King, Secretary- of the- Chamber -of
Commerce, "-W."- EL Kindle y, ajnd Mr.
Christian. - Representative' 'Godwin"' was
informed- by - Assistant " Secretary-of
War ' Crowell; to-day that there .was
no3 foundation--for 'the1- rumor that a
small arms school would "be established
&t Southern-Pines.
FAYETTEvJ
HERAR11ERYCAMP
ROOSEVELT PLEADS i
IN NATION'S HOLIES
Delivers tirring Patriotic k&
dress at New York Repub- i
lican Convention.
STAMPEDE KEPT DOWN
-1
-1
Nothing Comes of ; Plans Ftor
Demonstration to Nominate "
Him For Governor. '
Saratoga Springs, N. Y,; July'lSv.
The movement to bring about the
nomination of. Colonel "Roosevelt,
for governor of New - York by . the '
republicans took-definite form late
tonight after the - session . of - the
state conventi'On-i'w,hen Attorney-,
General Merton E. Lewis, chief riv
al of Governor " Whitman, issued ' a '
statement announcing he would
withdraw t if the colonel would be-,
come. a candidate 1 '
Coincidentally a round robin was
circulated by the anti-Whf tman -faction
of the party headed by Wil
liam Barnes, .urging' the ''colonel - to
enter the primaries.' f? In a'' "short
time it had;; received several hun
dred signatures. , ' , J"-'
Saratoga Springs, .N. Y., July "l8.r-
Col. Theodore Roosevelt! delivered ! a "
stirring patriotic address before the
republican State convention', here' to
day. He did not, however, either pub- K
licly or privately discuss . state' poll
tics. Althoughyhe was given a most
enthusiastic :.e.eeyii'Jiatteinpy Was
made to stampede the convention. Into j
nominating himt for' governor. s
Thefact that. the colonel .had deciln
ed to talk on Estate V issues became J
Known,, generally about the hall before -he
delivered his address .and plans for
a prolonged? demonstration, with stam--C
peding potentialities were quickly
changed.;-'? i". j . . r . .' . .'
. The colonel was receiyed , warmly as
he strode dqwn one of the main aisles'
with bands playing - "The Star -Span- f
gled Banner? and . the .crowd on .its
feet cheering, t shouting and waving
hats and handkerchiefs. - There also - '
were some shouts of: "We want Ted-,
dy'-but there: was -nothing In the. dem-
onstration-that could be remotely con-'
strued as a serious attempt at astam- ',
pede.- " ri-y ' r-f "('!- -.'
During his address the colonel -was .',
frequently interrupted by applause and
cheering.. These' reached their height
when he declared 'that?"the sinking .
of the Lusltania was the firing 1 on .
Sumter of this wif' and that it'th
United States had declared wir at that "
time- "we "would ' have had ar couple -'of '. .
million men across seas months ago,
Russia would never have broken' and ,
the war would have been over now;"
Immediately after hia speech; ' Col.
Roosevelt left the hall amid another
enthusiastic ovation. "He" went Out, 'as "
he had come in, - qn the arms of the
campaign '.managers of 'the- rival ' can-, '
di dates for governor.' He went imme-'
diately tor ' hl hotl and shortly Af
terward started, for Albany 9y' motor. '
During, his entire stay in the city ex- ,
cept for his . appearance on the; plat-' -form,
bewas in touch only with' "mem- .
bers of his family." This fact anditho
additional circumstances of his hav
ing refused to .discuss state . Issues
with e committee headed, by Willlani ,. "
Li Ward; considerably lessened the '
Roosevelt-for-goyernor '.talk amohg ;
the delegates, although, it was' by no
means entirely discontinued. ; "
The colonel .adhered .closely, , to his s
prepared speech, except, on one. or two -occasions,
. notably, when he -appealed : .
to his hearers to perfect , their ideal of
citizenship., At no time did he; refer :
to the , death . in . France of his son,
Quentin, ..but his audience . felt he had V
this, keenly in mind when, he sald:x
"In- thisf'srreat world, crisis, perhaps
the greatest. Ah the -history -of the
world during the. Christian, era,. where
the events of the next few years will
profoundly influence for. good or-for
all -our children and oUr ; children's "
children for.. generations,', sure
ly in; this great crisis r where .we afe '
making; sacrifices and making ; ready" ,
for sacrifices on "a scale never, before -equaled;
surely when.: we are render . -ing
such fealty : to the idealism on the :
part vbt the' young men sent abroad to .
die, surely we rhave 'a right; to ask
and tot expect a 10yalf Idealism In life
from the. men and-the women who
stay' t home, ir r ' ' - ' . .
"Our young men 'have gone to i the .-'
other side very mafcy of them" to give
up In their 'Joyous prime all the glory,
and all the -beauty of-life' for the prize;
ttf ' dea,th lh "battlefor a lofty, , ideal.
Now' 'While they;"ato defending you,
can't ' we ' men- and -women fat -home
make4 up -our minds to'.try to' insist in"
public and private on a loftier - Ideal- ,
Ism here at ;homeT I5ro asking for .,
an idealism5 which' shall find expres-
sion beside the hearthstone and in the ' ,
family and In ,th: councils -of . state , "
and nation. .: ' ...- i
"And :i;;sk' yod to seethat' when
those have gone abroad Ao enduVe ev-
lery species of hardship,; t risk their
lives,- to give, their llves-wnen tnose
of them who Jive' to come home, that
t continued on rage1 ovwvajt
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