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Show rmm. . urii If ni-i .1 . ..--- --.mi .j EJJM1 II I .EL0Q0ERT ADDRESS Yesterday afternoon In the city cemetery, cem-etery, impressive ceremonies were conducted by Dlx-Logan Post G. A. R. j la connection with the dedication of the monument to the unknown dead, presented by tho Women's Relief Corps. Tho concluding rlto was an address to theso splendid American women, by Captain E. T. Ilulaniskl. In part, tho veteran said: "Sisters and comrades: In accepting accept-ing this monument dedicated to tho unknown dead. presented by the Women's Relief Corps, I say to you, my sisters: "Tho Woman's Relief Corps Auxiliary Aux-iliary to tho Grand Army of the Republic Re-public was organized in 1883. since which time It has disbursed in behalf of relief to the old soldiers and their families, $4,700,000. It numbers 162.000 members, making ono of the lu15L.ll, HUUJUll D Ul &U11IS.4111U11.) 111 1111; world. "But greater far and beyond that la the splendid and magnificent character char-acter of its membership. Wo of tho Grand Army of the Republic, and all others acquainted with your work, and unmatched achievements deservedly deserv-edly hold you In tho highest esteem and regard. Your self sacrifice and loyal devotion to tho causo you have adopted, affords ono of tho most superb su-perb examples of loyalty and patriotism patriot-ism known the world "The presentation of this monument to tho unknown dead is of itself a sermon In stone. It teaches us most forcibly that the ones in whose memory mem-ory It is erected and to whom It is dedicated, served their country and died; nothing more is known of them, their lives wore given up In their country's defense; all that they had they gave in tho name of patriotism; no man could do more. May the Great Commander, who dooth all things well, bestow upon each of them, fitting reward which they missed in their term of service here below. We say in our ritual for the memorial services that wo aro thankful thank-ful for poaco, that tho gleam of tho bayonet Is no longer seen nor the tocsin of war no longer heard in our land. While that is true, so far as our immediate vicinity is concerned, yet wo are now engaged in a great war that will tax all our energies and draw strongly upon our vast resources. re-sources. It is probable that it is as well now to meet tho problem as to do It later. The conflict seems to bo inevitable and it behooves us to see to it that our land shall not be desecrated dese-crated and trampled over and upon as has been the fato of Belgium. Condemns German Atrocities. "While we old soldiers can excuse much as being tho exigencies of war for which German has been condemned. con-demned. I sn to you my friends, that I tho dropping of bombs upon unfortl- H fied towns and thereby slaying non- HE combatants, women and children, Is HE but horrible barbarity, at which the SB American soldierstands aghast. Tho sM perpetrators of such Inhumanity aro J! the enemies of the world and Hb Wflfc such are deserving of extermination in tho same sonso as a rabid dog should bo destroyed. K "Out of tho slaughter, desolation VH and wasto will como somo good, such & things compensate themselves. It H will be forever put out of tho power M of any ono man ever again to plungo m tho world Into such a conflict and H while the Republic of the World may B not bo realized, Imperialism must H go and out from tho ashes of dead H and decayed kingdoms will rlso a H greater freedom and a higher civlllza- m tion. Tho Immediate effects of this B war will be depression and deter- H loratlon, but the sun of a brighter E dawn will rise and shed its rays over K tho world. K "Now as over American manhood B and womanhood will do its duty and .Hk when tho conflict is over wo will not m be ashamed. I predict that when that H time comes we will be proud to sny, Hf 'I am an American ' " H. |