Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-05-17

refuse to accept because know that what you
e and when other makes
Just made under the conditions have asked you investigate
Mr. Tapper-No dare call liar will your face
and beat you into the earth"
AT ms tune Mr. laPpeT was standing in the doorway opening into
the shop from the front office Mr. Barber standing beside his
Barber sitting in chair the office typewriter
and was standing the shop few feet from Mr. Taper listening
proposed beating Mr. Barber into the earth pulled partly
and advanced toward Mr. Barber in threatening While
MI aPpr was making preparations to carry out his threats to do
violence to Mr. Barber Mr. Barber stepped to his desk and got
Mr. Barber said Now you stop or I'll hurt If think that be-
cause you larger and than
have been receiving threats every week for the past
your dirty gang Of traitors that did stop fighting them they
would Get me- Now you dirty Dutch Hun if you
9 that purpose come on and do your getting Also the word
he better prepared mighty damned quick for am an
American citizen who not be ntmdated by German prop
gandst on earth and am well prepared fight from the chin down
At command Mr. Barber Mr. Taper assumed more re-
speu attitude and stepped up in front Of Mr. Barber about feet
away Mr. Barber placed his the desk wheeuPon Mrs Barber
it in case it was needed again.
Mr. Taper then said You have right question my loyalty
Mr. Barber "A be judged by the sacrifices
Towney said in recent speech There are men who will sell their
own sons in order to hide their cowardly selves
cason to sell hide and brought but $3.50 if try
buy pair Of shoes have to pay from S. to $l2 Is there more
d"ce1 and cqns"mey closer t0getherg
american army the Kaiser ogether with ali our
and brothers hourly facing death in the trenches with all
about getting bits for hide
What did boys give Charlie
Borden? hundreds of thousands give
times than will be worth
sacrifices you try throw monkey the machinery
their hand-for what?getng bits for dry hide
You dirty yellow dog low be worthy
And wish you further. you have forced this
you plan bring Shoshone Saturday
the State Board of Education My advice can't be
DONE wish call
aoous league has filed suit against for thousand dollars
damages for SANDER have tried be fair with you
natter 1t has always been policy refrain from
prior trial. any before Lincoln county
fair to either have tried while still
efense wished be fair with But you your dirty Huns
md hold of big rallies all the for the
'ose of plugging possible Jury against me-.
Mr. Iapper-Ihe league this suit don't know
Mr. Fest him but but think he is gentleman
Mr. BaberI that the league does not
this a chartered institution has legal
landing 1t neither be sued individual
is dirty work do know Mr. Fest either have
personal feelings against him. have nothing personal against
dr. Taper either. intensely concerned in the welfare of
American citizen fully proud of being American
beng member of this league whose officials fill prisons
conviction of sedon and ready meet the forces
with the forces loyalty all times and and
would have personal feelings against the Hun soldier
battle field would kill him if could and would
qubbe about whether had been introduced to him polite
cy before When meet enemy of country here
ready to deal with him that best to
the America the Judgment of
intentions my fellow Americans Please pass this
tervew along the line your proGerman comrades. n
(Signed) D. G. CLOUD, JR a.
Subscribed Notary Public residing
county Idaho this 18th day of May 1918
5EAI) w. HAIL HORNE Notary Public. u
Y Commission expires March 10 1920