The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-23

in hell. Knowing the Fargo War
Council as we'll as we do we venture
the suggestion that they will be there
with bells on.
SIG WARD SENDS A LETTER
Sid Ward sends a copy of 'The
Spiker," publication issued by the
American Engineers in France, home,
in which is an interesting article,
which we reprint following:
Samuel j. Kirkwood, Secretary of
the Interior in the cabints of Pres
ident Garfield and Arthur, while
War Governor of Iowa, in the year
1861, made speech from the steps
of the old capitol building in which
he said in substance:
"These are troublesome times and
! there are traitors and spies in our
midst who would destroy this Union.
If any man in this state is traitor
to the cause or insult the flag, shoot
him in the act, or in the uttering of
the word. l am the governor; your
pardon awaits you
What the United States needs at
the present time is forty-eight war
governors like Samuel J. Kirkwood.
AS a people we have too much ego
in our Cosmoe. We do a big thing
in a big way but frequently neglect
| the details. Just now we are on the
biggest job the world has ever
known, and it is up to US to get down
to the materialistic and Unitarian.
We who are in France and those
who are to follow have no fear for
the months of toll and battle that
lie before us,-but we do want to
know that the spies and traitors who
are seeking to block our avenues of
supplies and munitions shall not sue
coed.
Alien enemies should be watched
| and accounted for. For three nights
the writer was with a French patrol
in one Of the largest cities in France,
that made the rounds from 1890 D..
m. to 2 a. m. Different patrols start
ed in different directions from a CEN
| eral base and literally fne-combed the
| city. Sleepers in the parks were
routed out, hotels and lodging houses
were invaded, pedestrians were held
up and each was made, civilian and
solder alike, to show his credentials.
In centers of population this is the
rule in France. France is original and
efficient in her methods.
| For years Germany has permeated
the earth with her spies-both mill
tary and commercial-who preached
German efficiency, and took observa-
ton on the side.
Germany pioneers in nothing but
robbery, murder, rape arson and
Kultur.
France gave the world pasteur
who laid the foundation for modern
medicine, and ever since Germany has
been giving the bugs merry chase
and calling it German efficiency.
Italy gave the world the wireless,
and from the day the first word jarr-
ed the virgin cons of the atmosphere
Germany has been setting up great
wireless stations on alien shores for
the avowed purpose Of destroying de-
mocracy.
The United States gave the world
Edison-a wizard with a thousand
wonders, a Holland with the first
submarine (which Germany refus-
ed to buy but stole outright), the
wondrous deeds of these and other
great men, dressed them in German
clothes and said to the world. "Be-
hold! we are the efficient, land said
it so often that the world became to
believe it. She hired our newspapers
to propagate her Kultur and pave the
way for what has happened. s-..
And, folks at home, keep your eyes
ever and anon on the newspapers and
men who before the war favored the
German cause.
i The jingle of the dollar helps the
hurt that honor feels,-"The voice
was the voice of Jacob, but the hand
was the hand of Esau.
I A mother in Belgium saw German
approaching her home. She hid he1
children. The German demanded SUP.
per, lodging and breakfast. His
wants were satisfied. In the morning
to the surprise of the good woman
ne paid her. She said: "How strange
II thought all Germans were bad.
am pleased to know that you are a
gentleman. Do you know that when
first saw you hid my children?"
|. 49," replied the German, II, toe
have children. Let me see yours
Whereupon the fond mother called
up the treasures of her heart from
the cellar, only to see them both
shot dead at her feet.
In the hiatus of her grief she told
the story to her neighbors,-but now
she tells it to the bars of her window
IN madhouse. ~
This number of ''The Spiker" will
60 to many of you, "Folks at Home. y
Take it to the local paper of your
town and ask to have this article
reprinted together with the name of
the man who sent ito you.
Folks at home, we sent you
greetings: Our fibre is good, and it
is your fiber. We will each and every
one do his best and do you the same.
And when we return we won't be
afraid to look you in the eye, take
you by the hand and say "Howdy.'