A mere-card, on which Captain Evans, of H.M.S. Broke, drew a few penguins. has been er'i for £1000, 'which is to be given to .t! s Red Cross Society. — 'Billy" Sunday, the American revivalirt, apeakrrg to a vast New York audience, expressed the hope that Theodore Roosevelt- ruld be given an opportunity to head an a uy of American troops in the fighting in Europe. All the prophets liad carried "big sticks," said Sunday in a sermon that was full of militant and patriotic utterances, and there was no reason why Roosevelt, one of the most prominent exponents of the big stick, should not be given th.9 opportunity he sought to serve his eounti<*. "They say Roosevelt wants to take an army to Europe," the revivalist ebooted, adopting one of his favourite fighting poses. "I say let him do it. .I'd like nothing better tJhian to go along with hkn, if 'A was just to black his boots."
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17105, 10 September 1917, Page 7
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