Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-04
FIENDS OF HE'LL

FiENDs OF HELL
Evidence that the German subma'
rine that attacked the liner Carolina
shelled her life boats was brought
here by a West Indies steamer"
Frescoed in all the flames OF hell
that knows no limit IN fiendishness
is this laconic announcement from
mid-ocean. Branding a race with the
soaring iron OF an exquisite deyiltry,
1t will remain emblazoned upon the
annals OF world history until time i'm
memorial, a hideous totem pole erect
ed to the accursed memory Of race
that graces not even the name OF bar
barian. Great Living God! How long
will You allow such people to exist?
What peculiar lease upon life can
such man-beasts have that they con-
tinue on and on drenching the path
way OF man with the blood OF inno-
cence? History has never disclosed
such horrible pervers ions even OF the
weapons OF warfare as have been orig
mated and prosecuted by the follow
ers OF the thrice accursed Wilhelm of
Prussia. What excuse, what alibi,
can justify this latest horror perpe-
trated by the blood-reeking Hun?
Some time ago this paper commented
editorially upon a drawing appearing
in Life" a picture of n faithful Aire-
dale dog, swimming away from Ger
man submarine, the while the COM
mander OF the sneaking boat stood up
on its deck and fired at the poor ca
nine fellow with his revolver. The
picture was entitled 1.-THE Lone Survi-
vor." At that time we considered that
firing upon even a dog was significant
for It's sheer brutality under the cir.
cumstances drawn into that impress,
sive picture. Although we branded
the German then as a man-beast for
the act, we little dreamed that such
an occurrence might actually happen
in the future with human beings sup
planting the dog in that picture. Blu
general impression of the civilized
world that nothing is too cruel, moth
ing too terrible, nothing too horrible
for the military of Germany to perpe
trate.
In the days of Hull, of Bainridge, o
Nelson, Paul Jones, Decatur, Farra
gut and an hundred others OF on
most honored naval heroes, ehivalr,
coursed through the vein of battle a
life blood through the human body
To be a soldier of America, or a sailo
in the navies of the United States
England. or France. was, as 1t is to
day, mark of honor, and that mari
has its foundation in nothing NOR
than chivalry. A soldier or sailor 1
looked upon as protector of the RICH
man who gives battle in the caus
OF the weak and prosecuted. Har
back to the battle between Ell Bon
Homme Richard and the Scraps
When the British commander struc
biz flag Jones allowed him to retail
his sword, so great was his respec
Tor the yalor OF his opponent TIL
wounded OF both sides were care
tor with the same tender mercy. III
dead buried with the same militar
honors. We shudder TO think now q
what would become of a defeated We,
sci at the hands of the Hun. Strikin
the colors would mean nothing I
these fiends OF hell. Their gun
would go on and on, belching dealt
rum horror and misery, even afte
every man upon the opposing shin wa
disabled, until the whole of the wrecl
ed belligerent vessel passed IN IN
depths with its load of human freieb
when the beasts from the Rhine wouI
hck their bloody swords and leav
that scene without one single mov
10 alleviate the suffering of tbej
enemy or TO rescue solitary surv
Vor' This is the picture of himsel
that the Hun has impressed upon
world canvas, an indelible impressio
that nothing may ever oblitorate saw
utter crushing defeat and annibII,
ton OF the people who will sanctio
such would be reign of terror
may well be with pride that We n
nome survey our passing troops. q
contemplate their yalorous behayio
through the daily dispatches from IN
front. These boys are fighting TO saw
a world from just such heinous haI
penings as occurred yesterday out III
on the lonely Atlantic, only God an
the sea folk as witnesses. Our paltr
dollars are going forth to aid thes
lads in khaki in their stand to kee
our own fair land from the spilling q
the blood OF innocents. May God b
with us until the end! Saviour b
with us until we crush, forever obllt
crate, these flends OF helll
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