"None of the military feats with which French history is filled," said he, with a hushed voice, "shows more than riots the defense of Verdun the highest qualities of the French army. This victorious resistance will be immortal, because Verdun not only saved France, but out-grout common cause and the whole of humanity.
Upon the heights surrounding this battlefield, the evil power of the enemy has been broken like a furious sea against a granite rock. I am deeply moved to come in contact with this sacred soil. In the name of the British empire, I express their admiration. With them they bow their heads before your sacrifices and glory."
After a dramatic pause, during which all hands were bent, the British War Minister raised his hand with a gesture that made all officers leap to their feet, and lift his class, he said: "To France! To her fallen Verdun heroes!"
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The program Sunday night from Lumberton, N.C., where he was called by National Committeeman McLenn, of North Carolina, to make a campaign address to the farmers of that community. The governor was the only speaker on that occasion, addressing an immense gathering Saturday in Dumbarton's public park. He was given a most cordial reception. 