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IinfatFLOYI) GIBBONS, NOTED WAR cieicallCORKSEPONDKNT, TO SPEAKHERE OCTOBER 15.mgaftwei ate I0Not since the big war started has there been an announcement of the \)e appearance in Fairfield of any noia- (|or ble which has caused the stir of ex- tro pectancy as that occasioned by the [cn news that Floyd Gibbons, war cones- tilv pondent for the Chicago Tribune, jng would speak in this city on October lo. aaNIt is to the everlasting credit of the of Community club that such a speaker has been secured for this county, tl Securing the date was no small problem, for Mr. Gibbons is in great demand in the large cities and will speak in only one other Iowa city, Dos Moines. These facts make all the more commendable the energy and on- \\ ( terprise of the Community club in be-! ing on the job and securing a speaker of such note.Floyd Gibbons knows what war is as few correspondents do. lie has not bee nvicwing the fray from some van- I tage point but has been light in the lac thick of the fighting. His Irish luck !o was with him when he was so fortua-^ vk* ate as to be with the American boys net on the transport Lscania when itj I was torpedoed by a German subma- ye; rine the only France-bound American cm transport the Germans have sunk for J ly us. And his luck was still with him aft when he was among tne survivors and Ca gave to the wond a thrilling story acl of the disaster whhe his clothing was IIu yet soaked with salt wter.Luck continued with him in the bloody battles of Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood, but frowned on him]*01 when he attempted and succeeded in a tne rescue of a wounded marine, for1 the Germans took one of his good j I eyes and gave him other serious in- jlL juries at tnat time. Although a non-combatant, Gibbons simply couldn't 1 keep out of the fight, being Irish.Gibbons knows the boys of our own Company 1V1. He was with them and cheered with them at me glorious rec-ord they made when they helped to a jstop tne Hun almost at the gates ofPane, and turn him about-j.ucc ana scurrying homeward. eaFloyd Gibbons has seen about all buthere is to bo seen of war anu, \v ltn ch]edleidaKwimtne neen vision and retentive memory of the trained journalist, he has it so mde.ibiy impressed upon his mind an tnat he causes you to visi%uize those pa stirring scenes which have caused the th worlds finest and bravest lighting t\\ lighting men to acclaim the suprem- nil ary of the American soldier. j wiWhat Floyd Gibbons has seen he he has the wonderful gift of putting into ba living words which carry you, with Sa him to tne scenes he describes. se It is said that he speak swith that tii same dramatic interest with its subtle hitouch of humor, with which he writes, caAnd all America has read what he hahas written.Mr. Gibbons will speak in Chau-!tauqua audtiorium at Chautauqua park at 8 o'clock on the evening of re October 15. Tne auditorium win be co properly heated in case tne weather is q chiliy. The speaking will be preced- er ed by an hour s concert by me Fair-jcc field Iowa band. Tickets will be on Q1 sale next Friday at Jericho Easton fa drug store at 55c, G5c an d75c. There q. is alreacTy a great advance demand for tickets and tnere is no doubt but that the auditorium will be filled almost to capacity to hear this gifted speak-jg, er who brings such an intimate mes- a( sage of the war from the boys of our r; own county. $]aiaalt;
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Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Iowa, US
Fri, Oct 04, 1918
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