Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-14

lIuitol N'ulSL' VI SouhSSb 1 NAu 49,
think when l wrote to Mr.. Pattee, he
would turn that letter over to you. But
it's all right Mr.. Snyder. Knowing Mr..
Pattee, and his recent marriage, his
successful business and his immense
popularity, l considered Mr.. aPattee3
enlistment at this time, a great sacri-
flee. 1t touched my heart to know TINS
fine young man had voluntarily given
up all things given to human to i've
for, and gone TO prepare for war, whlcn
means so much to each and to every
one of us loyal American people, "a
trotism runs high at this house. VI
course, some of us, should this war
continue, will get In on the firing line
AS Louise has enlisted as an ampui-
ance driver to France, she will make
good She has received letters from
Mr.. Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roose-
welt Miss Jeanette Rankin our lady
congressw at Washington D. Z.
and Mrs. Hazel Carter Of Arizona the
woman who as soldier almost got 10
France with her husband. These letters
of human interest shows how close are
the bonds in this world war among the
loyal ones for peace and as my sym
pathy and friendship went out to MI
Pattee, so other sympathy comes to us
for the stand we take and have TAKEN
and the loyalty we feel and show 10
our American boys and men, who have
gone and are going. Every drop OF
blood in our veins is loyal to our coun-
try. America. No raitors at this house.
Fathers Flag.
Do you think Mr.. Snyder when m?
father marched with Sherman to the
sea, and suffered and endured to keep
Old Glory free from the stain of slav-
cry, that we are going to see our flag
sulled and disgraced? Never! Up there
in country cemetery sleeps my father.
over his grave today floats the llttie
flag of red. white and blue. His flag.
My flag, when father laid down TINS
flag. The ones in this house Will take
it up. and as he did, so will we. we
shall yet carry Old Glory right up &c
the enemies firing line the cause me-
and every old soldier in blue fought
and won. That flag, which floats over
his grave today and the cause he, ana
they fought for is not going to be lost
to a foreign foe. Never.
Our Flag and Our Sons.
We are doing our bit too. Every
member of this house has his name
on the state and government list as
an applicant for some position TO helo
in this war. and we are doing our Dill
while waiting, out here on the farm.
No one dare insult the stars and stripes
in our presense, no one dare ridicuie
our American boys and men in uni
form, no one dare make an unpatriotic
remark in our hearing. II any man or
woman do this in our presence we shall
see he is Brought to justice in less time
than this is written. No traitor shall,
known to us go unpublished.
Over the sea. Somewhere in France
is our son. and many other sons OF
loval men and women. These men have
gone on to hew and prepare the way
for those to come. These boys are
dear to us. Every loyal man and boy
Is as near to us as our own. Every
loyal American boy is our boy and we
will allow no man or no woman 10
cast one slur.
A Mothers Part.
Today / am sending a box OF nome
cooking to a widows son up at Fort
Smelling. MINI. This boys mother,
since his going meant her only sup
port. now is in one OF the department
stores in Chicago doing her best to
support herself and small son. She
has no way of sending him home cook
ing, and she humbly asks. VIII | do
this?" VIII /? Only little box of home
cooking. Just as his mother would
could she? am only too glad to do
this little bit for this strange boy up
there in camp, and with II goes letter
too.
Some OF you Perry mothers have
sons Somewhere in France" / saw
them while at Chicago, in the camp
where our sonny boy war. Why not be
a mother to other boys? Remember,
some one is caring for our boys over
there. and some Of them are homesick
boys. Do you know by our mother
love. our loyalty. our determination TO
aid and to win we mothers landing as
a solid unit we Iowa women OF the
greatest state in the Union, through US
and the conquerng spirit which was
shown by the mothers and women oi
'61 and '65 and which is our birthrisht
and our inheritance are we going 10
fail now, and let a foreign foe invade
our land? Never! Are we going to let
hell ruled kaiser and nation, plumber,
murder and debauch our daughters and
wives? Shall traitors from over the sea
murder our sons? Never! And every