The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-09


tion of war on his lips, John Hesse,
American citizen and Kenosha county
farm hand, left Kenosha Friday night
bound. for Battleford, Saskatchewan, to
battle the whole government of the
Dominion of Canada.
Hesse is Of German descent and be-
fore he left Kenosha to fight, he was
warned that he might be thrown into
Jail as a spy and meet with all sorts
of indignities at the hands of the gov
eminent officials in Canada. It was
suggested that he make his claim
through the secretary of state at Wash
ington, but Hesse waved away all OBJ
iections and started for Canada ready
to fight.
~ IN not afraid of the Canucks,n
was his slogan as he left the Office of
the county clerk with his ticket to
northwestern Canada in his pocket. He
insisted that the whole thing was per-
sonal matter between him and the Do
minion Of Canada and that he would
settle it without bothering Uncle Sam
and his departments at Washington.
Hesse however took occasion to arm
himself with copies of his yfizenship
papers and a passport.
Hesse is the man who was atjtdicated
insane in the courts of Gambia more
than a year ago and after sc. 10 inter-
national chickering's he was semi back to
the United States and to Kenosha coun-
ty where he claimed a residence. He
was promptly adjudicated sane in the
courts of this county and then he be-
gan to look after his interests in Cana
da. He had an equity in farm of 100
BILE personal property. The Canadian
officials handled this for him and when.
they got through selling it and collect
ing their claims for the sale and for his
board over in the asylum at Winnipeg
they sent him a post Office order for
$31.20. This was ten days ago The
amount was hardly enough to pay for
the railway ticket to take Hesse to Bat
tleford but he managed to raise war
fund out in the town of Paris and start
ed off for battle
Hesse declared that he would not stay
long at Battleford unless they jailed
him but that after getting the facts he
was going to make his demand directly
on J. Wallace Bruse of Winnipeg, the
Canadian official in charge CT interna-
tional matters of this source. Hesse
claims that he has at least $500 coming
from the Dominion of Canada and he
expects to get every cent of it or know
the reason why.
The officials of the county who ad-
vised with Hesse on Friday afternoon
warned him that he might be partici-
pating in international troubles but he
declared that when he wanted the help
of his adopted nation he would wire
Kenosha and have the officials here take
the matter up with Washington. Until
that wire arrives Hesse will be fighting
things out alone.
The local officials believe that as soon
as Hesse reaches Battlcford he viii be
arrested and committed on the warrant
which held that he was insane and that
as soon as this commitment is issued the
trouble of an international nature will
start by the Canadian government de-
handing that the United States come
and get him. As he was once brought
beck at the expense of the government
it is doubtful if the government officials
will take as much interest in his second
try to live in Canada. At any rate
Hesse must be given credit for showing
a lot of personal bravery.