The daily progressive-miner., 1917-07-06
BILL HOLZHEIMER AND HIS GANG OF WARRIORS ACCEPT
 THE CHALLENGE
"Obey The Law and Keep Your
 Mouth Shut" is Their Motto

Being ever mindful of our duty as representatives of the Government, it would be next to impossible for us not to resent the vicious attempt on our citizenship. We wish to say that the Government requires that every citizen do his bit some way or other, rather than by talk We feel that we are doing our bit every day, but nothing pleases us better than to do more. If in so doing, we can force the slackers to do their bit.
 By virtue of the proclamation by the President of the United States, every male citizen of the United States between the ages of twenty one and thirty one inclusive, must register FOR WAR and others to do some thing else if they can't fight (talking and bluffing not included)
 Now you, venerable old devils, you slackers, you-you,-etc., if you who write and talk so glibly of that which you know nothing of, TRUE BLOOD ED AMERIANS WITH REAL RED BLOOD IN YOUR VEINS, hark, put your ear to the ground, YOUR DAY OF REGISTRATION HAS COME.
 Gird on your side arms for you will need them. FOR WE CALL AND THEN RAISE YOU. Why do we call and then raise you? Because our calling and training has taught us obedience to call and discipline. We know nothing if we don't know how to fight. Yea, even if called into the jaws of death. What GO we raise you? A moss agate. one hundred dol lars or both. Why one or both? Be- cause in that line up of yours, the moss agate would reach some, while the others might be tempted to go against the one hundred, if their pride could be touched. For don't misunderstood us we do not believe you are all lost, for you might be TOUCHED if prop erly approached. This is why the above is said. We are trying to find some of that red blood in you (and in cidentally the yellow streak) You, who claim to be business men. profes- sonaI men and high financiers, ask What are we going to do with the winninss?" Why, you ossified old reprobates, give it to the Red Cross. So. put up or shut up and meet us at some future date convenient to the tide, because We don't want to drown you, in the arena (the ball grounds) in full battle array with your banners unfurled to the sun and brezee and bring on your doctors, your nurses. and let us add your ambulances for you will need them, but don't forget the moss agate and the One Hundred Dollars.
 l suppose you citizens, professional men and high financiers want to know who accepts your defy and everything your defy embraces. Just glance at the following:
 Ethel Rudge, Margaret Todd, Bill Mahoney, Milt Dobbs, Bill Weigle, Walt Sharpe, Bill Strench, Si Wyckoff, Bill Spalding, Phil McQuillan. Phil Warder Ralph Tinkham. Clarence Pickle, Geo. Woodruff, Tom Gardner, Jack Abrams, Jim Mooney, Rolph Foosness, Lawrence Jensen, Lawrence Nelson, Jud Wood, Dan Amundson, Mike Harris, Si Howell, Ground Boun- cer, Bill Goat (Sharpe's Coat mascot, Phil McQuillan. Jr., Water Carrier.
 All the above play any and all posit- ions and shoot from any angle, catch ing them in our teeth if necessary, so don't be surprised where you see them.
 Yours in the name of the Great Je- hova and the United States of Amer ica.
 U. s. EMPLOYEES