The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-08-18
INCUR WRATH OF HEAVENLY
ANTl.SAl00N LEAGUE
MEMBERS
sAMM|ES GET VINE
II "Drys'' Had Their Way, Pres.
ident Poincare Might Be Ar.
rested for Presenting Liquor,
and General Pershing for Ac.
ceptinQ I

On the point Of taking active part
In the war against super-mxtarism,
General Pershins nnds himself face to
lace with super righteousness.
Being naturally light and frivolous.
ana never having heard Of q bons-dry
State or statute, the good people Of
France on Bastils Day presented the
American troops With cases Of wilss.
n Trsass these beverages 70 used
aSsvi ~ fsSt Al hsSsShxvAAs Va.
TOR in An6ss.
There = a Law q CopOssss. hew6var.
which makes It q crime to dys or sell
sptits, wine o. beer TO an kmsMsaa
soldier In uniform, and there you ars.
First and foremost are the laws of the
United States operative In France? II
General Psrshing distributes the drink.
ablss, ear he be indL@nd by the Grand
Jury, and. whatever he does with them.
ean the people Of France, who have
g~Hevsusly violated an act. 81 Congress-,
DO run in by the nrst copper y swear
out q variant
Ain't Il Awful
Having no ~prseedeuts - Onids us,
we shall not undertake to hanA Down
q decision In this case. prsferrlng TO
lot General Pershing wrsstis with the
wsighty' problems invoivSa and take
the full responsibility. Bat We think
the prohibition lobby ID In duty bound
to start fer France at once. and, II tho
Anh-saloon League can fOrsgs the
pleasure OF holding up war measures
at Washington for a few weeks. II also
should % to the front with ~ entire
equipment OF men and nsnsy. The
kSus Is urgent. Tor that wias u likely
- BE- AsPsssd Of IN ons wsy or a11Sh.
o. vssV sees, Law or - hw.--NW
vppk VERT.
esnekninS ~ incident. Tie On.
hanati nnsuirtr says.
Dsyfsas srta cad VitA Ne vtnest
] dsssrso n tie W. IN which the Amer.
len soldiers IN Frahcs are described
In the sAeial dispatches as having I'm.
bibed at their meals the French Gov.
0rnmsntA gin OF a half plat Of cham
pagpe and . Liter Of ordinary red wine.
Ne doubt this deceptive language.
which appeared In the Official gazette,
was used to prevent the instant DIS
patch OF Hon. william Sunday to
France to superseds General Psrshing
who. to prevent sffsnse to the French
Government, which supplies wine to-
its soldiers as q part OF their regular
ration, weakly permitted his soldiers
To approach the very brink Of danns.
ton.
Such 0oln's oni
In this country, had President P0it
care offered to do this hoin0us third
he would have Instantly been ssisA
and committed to Fl. Leavenworth fH
several years at hard labsr. via
HIN, ne doubt, would have gone TIL
misersant at Bordeaux. who served
these same soldiers with black COFFEE
--eafs noir-eontaining ceGnas bras
dy. II Is incredible to receive. the NJ
port that after this debauchery none d
these ruined soldiers had attacked u
civilian population, set fire to churchs
and orphan asylums or ran amu6
staying all within reach 81 bullet
baysnst.
We are told In the censored csbA
Dispatch that there WAS instead
oorsn and perfect wdsr. No dod
thAA 10 merely . device to deceive
watshful Prussians. Alas. II 70 ~
feared that oar army In France n
esevpy padded cells In some insbrt
hospital, poer doddering skslstd
with nislsd minds and s~lavsring 1ad
A. Hon. Mr.. Sunday would descr4
them they have each and al bsco9
hog Ijawed hsllions 90 low that
wsuid need q stepladdsr In the ,
teBless Pit y get down to then!