Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-10
By senator W S Kenyon.

turning today from France, we de-
cided to spend what money we had
left, except enough to get home, for
q crate fire. It takes quite sub
stantial sum to have any fires in this
country. have not really been
warm since leaving America and so
am enjoying the luxury of fire in
my room.
Senator Kendrick has gone to take
dinner with the granddaughter of
Colonel Cody, who is married and
lives here, and am alone with my
thoughts. Wish / had Donald Nit
chell's "Dream Life" along to read
before the fire.
The last four weeks along the brt-
tie lines seem likc dream of hell.
As look at the little flames Of my
fire shooting up and glowing away.
they seem to chance and / see the
vision of marching armies and long
lines of cannon goino to the front:
truck after truck of provisions and
munitions winding their way along in
the night; marching men with now
and then a fife, but generally quietly.
firmly, slowly marching on to the su-
preme test.
60ptlSm OF rnc.
Looking into the fire the smoke
seems to change to the bellowip" of
guns, the earth fallic- in every direc-
tion to the burstir- shells
Jagged, burned pieces of Goals seem
as ruined walls of blocks upon blocks
of homes and business houses.
One seems almost to hear the cath
edral bells, once ringing .he call to
worship, now without power TO sI;eak
the cali.
Look again, and in the light Of the
fire you can see hospitals, poor, wan
faces, men with limbs gone, eyes
gone, everything gone, but hone.
Look again and the vision changes.
Miles and miles Of trenches barbed
wire without end, cold damp dugouts.
hand gI>, ades. No Mans Land, bay
onet charges, battlefields, graves up
On graves over the beautiful hills and
valleys Of France.
Look aeain and the flames picture
the pain and fear uron the faces of
people under the awful cloud Of in
vasion, and one involmtarily ex-
claims: "Oh, God, who brought all
this to.4the world and what il it all
aa,ouk - !. ..yt =.
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'4Royslty 1t the Bar.
A nation formerly leader in mu-
sic, art, sculpture. science, philosophy
have you done tbs? Il cannot be
! that it il the Germany Of old DAYS.
lost its soul. The Germany Of the
Hohenzollerns, and the Hindenburgs.
You have done this.
Upon you the world places the
badge Of infamy:
To you the door of hell should omen
wide; to you eternal damnation is
mild punishment.
You have attempted to take from
the people the right to live without
your consent.
You have made the World slaugh-
ter pen. n
You havs widowed women, created
!. fnhanf, aent men to their graves be-
40t4 sthe2 time You .haxe fed to
men the devlish gases.
You have sent men to the bayonet
charge.
You have decreed to them slow,
cruel death, but your leaders have not
suffered physically.
Ycar royslty hns not been without
Ioed or, hssp. They have not heard
the whistle Of shells. They have not
been mangled. No. they have lived
in cemfort. Thev have given up
nothing.
They are execrated Of mankind and
some day their own people, Under
standing them and their purposes will
rend them limb from limb, deny their
bones 1 resting place in their native
land. There can be no sufficient pun
istment for them. They are, the
world murderers.
Kaiser Wilhelm, YOU are the chief
Of the DEVILS staff. and you would
have succeeded in your purpose to
rule the world had not across the sea
a mighyy giant awakened. Peonle
would have lived only as you said
they might. Now You face new
foe.
Called by God.
God has called America to this con-
fiict. Your new foe has resources
beyond vour dreams. That foe has
an awakened soul; determination
that you, with your cruelty, shall not
rule the world. That foe has never
been defeated. 1t will not be row
Your doom is sealed. You Will make
reparation for the crimes you have
committed against humanity. Amer.
ica dedicated to liberty, equality and
fraternit- will see that these great
truths shall live on in the world
I have asked the flames will Amer.
lea do it: will there be shrinking
from duty? What say you, o flames
And to me the answer seems to come
America has found its soul. Amer.
lea will be willing to sacrifice Amer.
ica VII be the great brother nation
America will stand for humanity. ant
viii give of its life and Of its wealth
all that is neoessarv TO see that ii.
worlds civilization is i,i,iit o. Srstics
and not on creed nad crnelty- I"
O. America, Il Caa eyer called /;
ration. he is cais5, ..e1s' Americans
gait ye like neG. 1as wiB Be hos
Yes TIE saa4sss OF L vii fal