Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1918-06-21

give you just an instance of the Ger
man on the battlefront.
"Out in No Mans Land one day |
was lying a German colonel, sadly
wounded. One of our lieutenants
crept out to carry him into the sue
coring arms of the Red Cross. As
our officer toiled with his burden
across the shell-torn strip, this Ger
man colonel drew a dagger from his
clothing and stabbed our officer to
death.
Steel for Germans
"BOys, take il from me-there's
only one fit field dressing for a Ger
man, and that is six inches of steel
bayonet properly and quickly applied.
You can not trust a German, even
though he is wounded. Why, they
even shoot down the Red Cross
stretcher-bearers, and to bomb hos
pital is their pet diversion. Take it
from mel have been through the
a dead one.
'We fought at Festubert for six
days and six nights, with very little
to eat and less to drink, for our sup
plies had been cut off. That mattered
little to us, for a soldier, when he
realizes he is fighting for women and
/ babies, can fight on wind.
"How does a man feel when he goes
ntO action? l can only answer for
me man, myself. In film, such as you
,it before you in the cinema, came
picture of three girls back in Canada
my sisters. could see another pic
ure, the bedside of my dying mother
IS she whispered to me, tad: 'Elgin,
sake care of your sisters Around
he necks of my sisters were clasped
he Shiny arms of a Hun; could see
heir appealing looks; in fancy,
I could hear their cries for help.
Sight? Great God, men, / fought
ike a demon. Let me tell you, there
S no fear, there is no thought of con-
sequences, for, ever before you is the
possibility of what might be, should
hose hounds of He'll ever invade our
land.
Make All Men Brothers
"Christmas came to us in the
renches. It was not a Christmas of
turkey and plum pudding, yet it bore
he feeling of peace and good will.
Packages came to us from the loved
mes at home. What joy that Christ
mas gift brought. Standing a little
lside, in our dugout, was a man who
had just been released from Jail a
'ew days bfeOre the call to arms had
come in Canada. In a flash / had
tipped the tags from one of my pack
lges from home, substituted his name
md passed il to him. A look of be-
vilderment crossed his face. Then
anne the resolute mien of the man
Who is making good. He believed
someone back home had sent him a
lift. The next night he went out to
leet his God, but with a smile, for
ie believed someone back home had
'emembered him.
"Such is the comradeship of the
renches. We think not of ourselves,
nut of our fellowman. Why don't
'ou do that over here?
LET me give you just few words
# warning. Do not trust your neigh
lor in the discussion of military af-
fairs Do not talk of war in public
,laces, nor discuss the movement of
roOps, for the waiter at your elbow
nay be a German spy. Do you real
re that Germany is expending from
wo to three million dollars annually
her spy system in America? Here
S one. good rule on the movements of
your loved one in khaki-keep your
pouth shut. Ofttimes Germany knew
nore of the movements of our troops
nd reinforcements than we did our
elves.
Imperial Wilhelm's Workers"
"Worse than the German spy in
america, we have the /. w. w. Why
lot give them their true title-Im-
,erial Wilhelm's Workers? Why
emporize with them? Give them the
rood, old British and Canadian treat
! nent, a meal and a bed-that is, a
neal of bullets and bed of lime. Re-
member, you are fighting a beast that
, has gone mad. Would you attempt .to
'apture a mad dog alive? Then, why
emporize with one of the worst enc
nies the allies are fighting today?
I Fortunate. indeed. have the Cana
Llama and British been in the men
{ Who led them. We believed our Off
I 'ers to be the acme of perfection
men who would not send us where
e hey themselves would not go. YOU
K Americans have men of the same