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Show FORCE PERSHING TO SPEAK Legionnaires of Bemont, Illinois, Hold Up Old Commander's Car and Demand an Address. General Pershing was captured-vhile captured-vhile attempting to pass through friendly territory oy a group of American Amer-ican Legion men at Bement. 111. The old leader of the A. K. F. started through the town on an Interurban trolley car, but Legionnaires, aided by Perching Addressing Legionnaires. n powerful ally in the person of the motorman, gatherer! in front of the trolley and demanded a speech. The rear platform of the ear was iurned into a speaker's stage and 'Black Jack" addressed the service uen and their friends for ten minutes. The Legionnaires were marshaled together to-gether by Sidney Morgan, their post commander, who stood on the platform plat-form with his old general, and It was not until he had given the word that j the former members of Pershing's I command would give the trolley the I right of way. |