Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-18

and shipping It means that unless there is organization of all resources and that every one realize the serious situation and pledges himself to the protection of his country against the enemy we will be subjected to the same treatment as the Belgians. The enemy has disregarded all rules of humane warfare and have proven themselves to be the most treachero1s race in the world They will stop at nothing to gain their end, and, as the. past four years have shown us, they stoop to unheard-of horrors. destroy foodStuffs, burn manufacturing plants, Fayage our fields, destroy our shipping facilities, wreck our trains plant bombs under bridges and anything else they can think of. They would even go further, as they have done in the invaded territory of Europe, and com- ! init the lowest of crimes, even to viol- ating the chastity of our homes Germans are taught from childhood l to cultivate hate, as shown by former 1 Ambassador Gerard, in his book, My | Four Years in Germany"
 Our Duty to be Prepared. 1 There are hundreds of thousands of l Germans in this country who mingle with us every day. Many of them have realized the advantage of living 1 in a free country where they are not 1 held down under an iron hand and have become citizens of the United States. A large majority of these men l have proven themselves good citizens and many are now fighting with our 1 forces against the German oppression, l but there are many more who have 1 not forsworn. their allegiance to the 1 land that gave them birth and neth- l ing else and feel that they are bound I to uphold the Fatherland even at the sacrifice of their own lives. There are 1 the ones, we must look out for and I keep passive.
 l It is the duty of every American citizen to exhaust every resource in defending his home and country, and while " ecannot all join the army every man can show his patriotism in I one way or another.
 We must provide sufficient protec- tion against mobs, riots and invasion by these enemy aliens who are still at liberty, and the plan of the Nationa ', Association of Shotgun Owners will dc more to solve this question than any SC far submitted.
 In the United States it is estimated there are 10000 900 shotguns. The
 shotgun is recognized at the mos
 powerful weapon in case of mobs ol riots and has been adopted in mos municipalities as riot guns. Even to-
 day enthusiastic shooters have a. feel
 ing that. were our soldiers in the first. line trenches supplied with moderr
 pump guns loaded with good old Am 1 ericah buckshot, there would be {
 great many Boches less in the world
 and less ammunition wasted.
 Protect Every City and Town. The object of the National Associa
 tion of Shotgun Owners is to organiz'
 as many of these shotgun owners a possible into a National Home Defens' Association, with local companies il
 each and every city and town in tn
 country. By doing this we provide ;
 home guard for each locality, compos , ed of their own citizens, who hay
 their own interests and hoems to pro tect. In short, we are furnishing
 State Guard for each State withou expense to them. as our members ar
 already armed and will furnish thei
 own ammunition.
 There will be no expense for move ment of troops. for each local tow : and county will have their own com pany, which will take care of thei : own locality. These local companies
 
 : their own officers from their members : The officers will keep in touch wit the local authorities, and, in case 0 l trouble will mobilize the members oi ) short notice for first aid in the pro 3 lection of their lives homes and prop
 erty.
 l To cover the expenses of this or ? ganization, a membership fee of | cents is charged. Should there be surplus over and above the necessar
 expenses this money will be used fo :, | the purchase of magazines and othe l things that will interest the soldiers i
 the cantonments and in the trenches
 Patriotism and home defense is tn
 keynote of the association, and W will have done a great good for tn country when we cover this broad Ian with local organizations of. shotgu owners who have the courage to us their shotgun, if need be, against tn enemies of our country.
 There is no plausible reason wh 1 every shotgun owner should not be
 member of this association, for tn only qualifications are that you ow
 shotgun and are a loyal America citizen.
 The national offices of the associa
 ton are located at No.- IT East Eley e enth street, New York. and the nation : al secretary, R. B. Hurst, will h pleased to answer an yquestion or giy any further information upon reques :. Each member is furnished with an o1
 ficial pin or button to indicate h
 membership in this great movemer II for home defense
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