WW I & Chicago Ethnic Groups-- Part 8: Pushing the Train

The tribune chronicled the story of these men, including one man, Corporal Zmrhal, a member of the Czech Legion who continued on and was in Chicago when the fighting stopped on November 11, 1918.  Jubilant crowds gathered in the Loop and the neighborhoods of what the Tribune claimed was "the world's greatest melting pot city."

Zmrhal, whose first name was not given, addressed the Czech community's celebration in Sokol Hall at Kedzie Avenue and 24th Street.  he spoke about the the hardship and hard work involved in nation-building.  One example was when the legion's train ran out of fuel in Siberia.

Zmhal said: "The men alighted and by muscular force pushed the heavy train for 16 miles until a village, where fuel was available, was reached."

Might Have Been Easier To Walk to the Village and Get the Fuel.  --DaCoot