The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-06-26
FOR SALE-Three second hand cars
in good running order. Sevilla
Hotel, Devils Lake.

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in good running order. Sevilla
Hotel, Devils Lake.
To the Public:
am reliably informed that certain
parties who are trying to dhcredit ma
in this community are reporting that
I am Pro-German, that I bel6As to
the Non-Partisan League. that I>Gd
not subscribe to the Liberty Loans OIL
the Red Cross. That I made no sub
scriptions until compelled to do so,
that my organization Is not doing
what it should towards winning the
war, that we are slackers, ETC., etc.
These libellous and absurd state-1
ments are untrue and known to the
parties who are spreading them about
this city and county to be untrue and!
they are being repeated and spreadH
by parties who are not familiar .withI
the fasts but who are led to believe!
these untrue. statements by those who
purposely tell these lies. -.
Because Of this state Of affair, III
belieVe Tiny duty to lay the facts be-
fore you. " J
First: I am a native born Ameri-
CSAs ! ouH AVE tue OAltS0 9toOE "
America, first, last and all the time,
have always been and am now ready
and willing to serve the government
in any and every possible manner. Ny
resources and my organization are at
the disposal Of the government at all
times. y
Second: I am not Pro-German, Or
Pro- any other foreign country. !
have lived in North Dakota for the
past thirty-seven years. I have al
have paid more taxes to this county
and state than any other individual in
this county.
Third: I do not belong to the Nom
Partisan League 81 any other league
or faction or clique.
Fourth: I have subscribed to each
of the Liberty Loans as follows:
To the first 8 1-2 per cent loan $1O-
900. This subscription was made May
9Th, 1917, over a month before the Ii
berty Loan was issued, it was the first
Liberty Loan subscription made in
To,the second 4 per cent Loan s1o,-
To the third 4 Ia per cent loan
$500. and during the same month
paid the Treasurer Of Ramsey County
$3397.3 8 taxes.
Arrangements at. the Banks were
made for each of these subscriptions
prior to the time OF any of the "driv-
es" and my business has been 50 ar
ranged that I can take my share Of
each Liberty Loan to come.
No subscription of mine to any Of
the Liberty Loans was solicited by
anybody except for the amount Of
500 subscribed to an outlying dis
trict.
Fifth: In addition to subscriptions
made to the Red Cross at various
times, I subscribed $3.50 to the first
Red Cross Drive and 500 to second.
The services of my organization
have been contributed to the Red
Cross and to other kindred organiza-
lions and they are ready and willing
to aid at. any time. They have been
at the services of those organizations
from the beginning and shall continue
lin their service to the end. Every
member Of my family are also serv-
ing the Red Cross and subscribed their
share in money. &
Sixth: I still hold and own my Ii.
berty Bonds. Any time the Red
Cross is in need of fundsemySshare
will be awaiting them at my office.
Seventh: My son, Wallace, enlisted
in the U. s. Army last year as an
artilleryman and was rejected on &C
count Of minor physical defects. he
is now in the Naval service. He left
here May 18th to enter this service.
J Eighth: My other son, Howard, has
Operated my Nursery farm consisting
t Of 800 acres for the past four years
and managed my other farms for two
: Years. We are growing about 70O(
. acres of. food crops. s
Any time the government consider
. that Howard can be Of greater servic'
to his country than in the work hi
is now doing, he is willing and anx
ious to 60 wherever called. M
y Ninth: All the foregoing that
d and were known to the Rsese1 sarv;ca.
!. Ws1iaca laft t1att was not welcome
= M ee.LLss11taused them to push their
d I'D traitrous. outrages.
llIssfenth: That I stand ready at any
I. 1time "a prove the truth Of every as
/ sertion herein mades and I defy any
|. nerson Of persons to produce proof Of
any disloyal word, act or deed said o.
; I believe that the only essential nov
is to win the war. :,
i nv organization, myself, my all
arg at the service of the government
D. litI is for the government 10 say hoy
can best serve.
XXX Respectfully submitted,
"a JOHN w. MAHER.