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Show VETERANS DYING AT RATE OF 100 DAILY PHILADELPHIA, Fob. 21. Veterans Veter-ans of tho Civil war aro dying at tho rato of 100 dally, according to Orlando A. Somors, commander ' in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Som-ers Som-ers mado this announcement during patriotic exercises in this city in honor hon-or of Abraham Lincoln and the Union defenders. Mr. Somcrs said thero were now living liv-ing approximately 367,000 veterans, according ac-cording to the ponsion office at Washington, Wash-ington, and ho added that tho country would have suffered a great loss after they had all passed away Inasmuch as they had boon a commanding factor in keoping patriotism nlivo in tills country. coun-try. "Wo may havo to send 10,000,000 men across tho water before tho war-crazod war-crazod maniac of Europo will admit ho is crushed and beaten, but in tho end thero can be but ono outcome ' ' - .t i n i ii i 1 1 ii i i our armies vill return victors," Mr. Somors doclared. |