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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-12
AMSUCRATS INDORSE SUFF. AMENDMENT

pi the hesIfington, faan, Feb. 11.-Endorse,nent
 sutfrsgsee seueral ,esf amendment for woman
 committeo" was IS voted by the executiysy Die comm;.e 1e or the National Democra-
 erendum 'n..ee a here today, after a ref fesentins ~ ~ ths committeeman rep catives og,1 the AS states. In the exe- e Of tho hI1lllttee Ao the vote was , to2 fional cena,s sS stat members of ,ib,e nar hmandman,lm 2S had voted for the Rnd 6 had k, If had voted against it,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-12
RED CROSS DANCE
 PROVES SUCCESS

The dance at the Elks' club last night, for the benefit of the Red Cross society, proved a success, financially and socially. Men who had not been seen on a ball room floole for years there, tripping To the jazz music of Handy's band. A number of people came from other points to attend, in cluding several young officers Of Camp Pike.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-12

MMe. Yono Suzuki. the richest wo- man in Japan, is the sole head of great shipping company. which is re- ported to have made $100, 0,OO0, ,OOO .OO since the war began.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-12
confirms Peace Reports.

,nan+ ny''uoi,, n'; feb. IA German govern tb;s tbisi' wireless dispatch, received here ea;vos eaiv ssveenlng, eg, confirms dispatches re- dav ea thd1 iron n Amsterdam during the tion s elaI os Russia has ordered a cessa- tba " Pu,s S, war and the demobilization of 'A' russian armies on all fronts
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-12
Russians Withdraw Army and Demobilize--Ruman-
 ians at Foes Mercy.
VIRTUAL PEACE IS
 MADE A REALITY
Russians, Long Out of the War, Form- ally Announce War Is Ended I and Prepare to Disband )
 Army.
Associated Press Summaly.) )

N Associated Press Summa1y.) Altho no formal treaty has yet been signed between the Russians and tho central powers, the Bolsheviki govern ment has ordered a cessation of hostil- iies by the Russians against Germany Austria Hungary and Bulgaria, and the withdrawal of it's troops from t!,, trenches and fortified positions from the Baltic sea to the Russian frontier. l It has long been foreseen that such an outcome eventually would follow upon the revolutionary movement in Russia, where for nearly a year civil strife and war weariness proved most potent fac tors in weakening the battle front. Long ago the enemy forces began the withdrawal of troops from this front, and virtually only a handful of them are faced by Russians there. Rumania ill Desperate Fix. Peace having been effected both by the Russians and Ukrainians with the Teutonic allies, the situation of Kuman ia becomes most critical one. Entire ]" cut off now from their allies, tha Rumanians apparently are faced with the absolute necessity of effecting a separate peace, or being overrun by superior enemy armies.
 As has been anticipated, the terms |of peace between the Ukraine and the central powers contain the much de- [slrad clause providing for immediate entering into economic relations be- tWe.n the contracting parties by which |Aastrla and Germany may obtain much | desired foodstuffs.
 Italians Repulse Teutors. on the various battle fronts, except mat in northern Italy, operations by
 small patrols and artillery duels are in progress.
 on the Italian front enemy forces r. In all of the attacks the enemy ions and delivered attacks with infant M nave heavily bombalded Italian posit- was repulsed by the Italian batteries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-12
Huns Celebrate.

r London, Feb. 11.-A dispatch to the lScnange @n; Telegraph, says:
 .u mere IS great enthusiasm in Germ any over the reported end of the state S5 p, war between the central powers and asS ,,usSla Ia Cities everywhere are beflag. fsa, Tsa. ana ana there is much rejoicing over hiso'Sky's h. unconditional surrender. It naS ns been arranged that the central e,uaomlc o,oI m commission, now in Petro- s,au, sn,a shael settle the details of the re- sudnp1lon snd F of relations between Russia ana the central powers '@'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-12

tcontInued on page s.x.l
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tcontinued lon page five.)
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
New Red Cross Organized.

The Superior Red Cross has been
organized by group of women south
OF Webster City with the following
officers: Mrs. John SchWeppe, presi-
dent; Mrs. Frank Briggs, vice presi-
dent; Miss Pearl White, secretary;
Mrs. Ed. Lohmann, treasurer; Mrs
James White, director.
The society will meet Wednesday OF
each week and the first meeting will
be held at the home Of Mrs. Frank
Briggs The members are: Mesdames
John Schweppe, Gusta Lohmann, w.
D. Chalfant, w. E. FOss, Nora White,
Frank Briggs, Peter Zeihan, Herman
Crouch, Fred Eggers, Mary Kelly,
Charles Aldrich, Earl Humble, James
Miller, Margaret Busing, Emma Brew
err, Otto Arland, Ollie Beckner, Dick
Myers, Grace Essig, Cornett, Jim Pass
water; and the Misses Pearl White,
Ceola Cornett, Roenia Hammitt, Row.
erdia Hammitt, Tressie Anderson.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
.W.S.S.
Real EStata Transfers.

Jacob Sorenson and VT to Ann e.
Billington-lot / blk of o. l.. "S"
Stanhope-$1400
Jane Il. King and hush ct al to B. f.
knudson-e AZ it lot Is blk IL X. & S.
Add Jewell-$2S0.
f. w. Slater and VT to B. F. Knudson
w % it lot IA blk IL X. & S. Sec
Add Jewell-$265.
Howard c. Smith ct al to E. G. Boyd
lot 6 blk 9 X. & E. Add Jewell
$4,000.
Caroline A. Roberts and hush to ]
N. Omstead-w 3A # lot 20 and 46A
it lot blk 10 f. & Cos Add W. c.
$4,000.
Grace Weseloh and hush to Murl r
Adair-alI Sc NV cast of r. r. S2-S9-2s
500.
Dubuque Savings Bank to Alfred p
Crawford and wf-62-337-e " ne 4-S7.
23-$2O0O.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
WEDDINGS TO
GET INSURANCE
War Department Formally Notifies
Mi. and Mrs. ]. w. Wedding That
Their son had $4,000 war
Insurance,
REGIMENTAL CHAPLAIN WRITES.
Tells Mother Of Death OF Sergeant
Wedding and Tribute Paid by
French.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Wedding of this
city are just in receipt of a letter
from the war department at, Washing
ton officially notifying them that
their son, Sergeant James Ernest
Wedding, carried $4,000 worth OF
war risk insurance. Legal forms
have been sent the parents to be
made out. 1t had been reported about
the city at various times that some
technicality stood in the way of pay
ment on Sergeant Weddings policy.
AS soon as the necessary prelimin-
aries are attended to, however, Mr..
and Mrs. Wedding will receive $3.50
monthly to be paid for period of
twenty years.
Mrs. Wedding is also in receipt OF
a letter from First Lieutenant>W. =.
Robb, chaplain of the 16Sth Infantry.
telling of the death of Sergeant We'd
ding. The letter follows:
France, March -, 1918. Mrs. j.
w. Wedding, Webster City, Iowa.
"My Dear Friend: Long before
this you have received the sad news
of the death OF your son, Sergeant
James E. Wedding of headquarters
company 16Sth Infantry But l could
not write note to express my SYM
70 IN
James was a fine chap and a
model soldier and died with his face
to the foe, as all true soldiers do.
"The enemy on the night of March
5 attacked our lines in an attempt
to get prisoners, but were turned
back with heavy loss as oar lads put
up gallant fight against odds and
won the day. Your son James, was
killed during the battle and we buried
him on the hill above athe little
French village in little cemetery by
the side Of his comrades and there he
sleeps tonight.
Photograph Of Grave
"But when the resurrection dawns,
the good Father who reigns above
will call him, as he will you and !,
forth to life again and there we shall
meet in the land where wars are
not
II wish you could have seen the.
~ ,,to oe
paid to him and his comrades by the
French people. Thousands of them
lined the streets as We passed and
| saluted the dead. | will photograph
| his grave and if you desire will send
| you view of it. And if there is any
thing that / can do, you have only to
! write me for | shall be only too glad
| to do all / can"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
w SIS,
Prof. lNnIee Here.

Prof. G. l.. Conlee, formerly head OF
the manual training department of the
Webster City schools, is here for a
short stay. Since leaving this city he
has entered the government service
ard has been in Washington in the
ordnance department. He is awaiting
transfer now to either another de-
partment or another location. He says
the city of Washington is filled with
clerks in the various departments and
that everywhere everyone seems to be
busy with government work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
-W,S.S
Pleasant Hill Notes.

A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Schweppe, April 5th. All
concerned are doing nicely.
Herman Arends has purchased a
new Buick touring car and Roy Rich
ards has a new Ford roadster
John Whalen and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Davis of Stanhope visit
ed Sunday at the H. D. Richards
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Terrell and
daughter, Miss Ha2elle, spent Sunday
with relatives at Saratoga.
A surprise party was held at the Ed.
Bever home Tuesday evening" A very
good time is the report.
z. E. Clatin of Webster City is as
sistirg his son, A. A. Claflin, with the
farm work this week.
Miss Dorothy Gilmore spent the
week end with relatives at Webster
City.
II. d. Richards motorcd to Fort
Dodge Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Louie kirchner and
baby, recently returned from Kansas
City. are visiting at the Edward Hum
BILE home.
The Liberty Loan committee OF
this township, o. l.. Gilmore and h
d. Richards, were out bright and earl!
Saturday morning and had most OF
the subscriptions in by noon. major
jty of the farmers responded freely.
Several from this community at
tended the Kenyon meeting at Webster
City Wednesday evening.
April"12.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
Not Germany, but Her Country.

This letter is bona fde. 1t was re-
ceived at Central division headquar-
tiers OF the Red Cross, and was written
by a woman with German name, her
education in book learning limited by
circumstances, but with a heart full OF
patriotism and a love of country that
puts us all to shame. 1t follows:
Dear Sir Was plesed to Here from
Won as My Hart is in this Ware WORK
and feal as tho COUNT Do Enough
Torards Ending this Grade Ware.
"Oh How Won't Love to go to the
Front, Write on the firing Line, and
Help Capitar the Cruel DUNN Beast
Of a Kiser. If Was aloud to go i
Sernly Wouldn't Wait a minet.
MY Daughter Wants to go in the
Aviation squad. she is a wireless
Opurator and Cainst Be fooled on the
Code. knowes all the Wig Wag signels
of the U. S. Army and is Practising
riful range and Scout riding. she can
Shoot and Hit the marx Wheh the
| Horse is on run. it is all Can DO
to Holde Her from going. If 1t Wasen'
fore lickel Escamination (physica'
examination) that she Won't Hafto &c
thru she Won't go as young man
my Boy is at the front and she wants
to go TO.
"my little girl age is making and
hitting Little Capes (caps) for the Bel
gen children and John Age base MI
His 10 scarf fore the soldgers finished
and starded the II. thay dug and
picked up 10 quartes of fish wormes
and soed them fore l Doler quar-
and give the $40 Dolers to the mess
fond fore Headquarters Company o.
Monted Carts guards.
| 81 give % cents of every Doier
Earn towards this fond and ! donated
| to Y. M. c. A. and Red Cross anc
Ariel Leage and to Day Want to sem
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
Mrs, McComb Knits Double.

Mrs. X. G. AIcComb has acquired the
habit of knitting two socks at one time.
And it was with a great deal OF inter-
est that the ladies in the Red Cross
rooms crowded around her Saturday
to watch her accomplish this unusual
feat. Mrs. McComb has knit many,
many pairs Of fine WOODEN SOCKS 1or
the Red Cross during the past winter
and now that she has learned to knit
double. as it were, she will be able to
increase her out put even more.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
More Schools 100 Per Cent,

For the past few weeks, two cam
paigns in Hamilton county schools
have We'd with each other,in popular
ity. These drives -the Junior Red
Cross and the Thrift stamp and War
Savings certifcate-are doing much to
inspire patriotism and sense of
duty hitherto unknown to American
children.
To the long list of schools, which
have reported every pupil member of
the Red Cross, has been added the
town schools of Williams and Stanhope
and district schools Liberty 6 and
Scott number /.
One hundred and thirty-nine pupils
are enrolled in the Williams school and
membership dues amounting to $3475
have been turned into headquarters,
together with $685. contribution. The
school at Stanhope with 10S pupils en-
rolled has reported 100 per cent Red
Cross membership and 1927 in dues has
been turned in.
The township school of Liberty 6,
with Miss Edna Johnson as teacher,
has reported leo per cent memberships
in both the Red Cross and Thrift stamp
campaigns, as has District No. / in
Scott township, taught by Miss Anna
Lyders.
Pleasant Hill school, Miss Lola B.
Anderson, teacher, has 100 per cent
Thrift stamp record. Pleasant Prairie
school, taught by Miss Mary Water
man, and district school number s in
Cass township, with Charles Doughten
as teacher, have also reported 100 per
cent records in Thrift stamps.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
Stanford Sends Supplies.

The Stratford auxiliary OF the Red
Cross has just sent the following ship
ment OF work TO Red Cross headquar-
ters:
pajama suits.
l pair of trousers.
"a cretone bags.
/ quilt.
% pairs of socks.
5 sweaters.
5 draw sheets.
Is bed sheets.
8 pillow slips.
5 night shirts.
y 9N9 congresses.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15


yard garden.
Harold Maffit, southwest of Retarder
factory; back yard garden.
Erna Rasmussen, 1918 Second
street; back yard garden.
Kenneth Hughes, 1919 First street !;
back yard garden.
Elmer Turpin, 1547 Second street !;
back yard garden.
Harold schweppe, 1881 Third street :;
back yard garden.
Kenneth Pyle, 1903 Wilson avenue;
garden at $50 Water street.
Earl Jacobson, 1888 Webster street ;
garden at 635 Ohio street.
Harold Hall, 726 Webster street !;
garden at 72S Webster street.
Roscoe Phipps, 1914 Elm street;
back yard garden.
Victor Christopherson. S26 Boone
street; back yard garden.
Lenadore Hawkes., 735 Ohio street !;
back yard garden.
Robert and Everett Richardson, 609
Division street; back yard garden.
Margaret Kearns, 225 Bank street !;
home garden.
Marie Johnson, 1923 Bank street;
back yard garden.
Frank e. Wannamakcr, 72O Division
street; home garden
Evelyne Roskopf, s36 Bank street;
back yard garden.
Anna Virginia Kelly, 7SS Walnut
street; home garden.
Homer Crawford, 1888 Elm street;
back yard garden.
Howard Kirkpatrick. GAL Bank
street; back yard garden.
Fred Pierce, 931 Boone street; back
yard garden.
Lewis Macgoey, GIL Boone street;
garden in 1900 block on Division
street
Billy Macgoey, G21 Boone street;
garden in 1900 block on Division
street.
Sadie Rothrock, 744 First street;
garden southeast corner of HOO block
First and Wood streets.
Lucille /. Bourne, 1906 Bell avenue;
home garden.
Lorene Hutchison, 633 Oak avenue;
back yard garden.
Della Grace Little, 4S7 Bell avenue
and Second street; home garden.
Mary Elizabeth Little, SAL Oak ave-
nue.; back yard garden.
Marie Smith, TIA Park avenue;
home garden.
George Lester, Linn street; back
yard garden.
Marion Hutchinson, G3S Oak avenue;
home garden.
Ohio C. Buxton, Jr., 500 Buxton
drive; home garden.
. Loyal Smell, GAO east Second street;
back yard garden.
Howard Day, 1888 Division street;
garden at GAO First street.
Lora Colburn, 1911 Second street;
garden on Third street.
James and Nellie Mariga, 500 Merritt
street; home garden.
Anna Dorethea VAIL, 600 Odell
street, back yard garden.
Raymond Wahl, 600 Odell street
back yard garden.
Helen Campbell, 1887 Division
street; home garden.
Francis Loring, 1888 Third street;
home garden.
Edna Hartmann, 1541 First street
back yard garden.
Harold Clifton, $50 Walnut street;
home garden.
Mac Kantor, 171S Wilson avenue;
back yard garden.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
New Red Cross Members.

Little Jean Frances WEIGH, baby
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Turner
WEIGH, became an enlisted member OF
the Red Cross Wednesday.
Mrs. I. w. Pickard took out member
ship in the Red Cross Wednesday also.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
Coss Center Ladies Are Active.

The ladies out at Cass Center are
energetic Red Cross workers. We'd
nesday they brought in fifty towels
and twenty pillow cases. Work was
also taken out for sewing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
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Notes OF Interest
To The Workers
Of The Red Cross
Observation-Disclosures
School Children Give Bonds.

School Children Give BONdS.
Prof. d. NJ. Kelly Wednesday made
application for a 500 and $50 Lib
crty Loan bond in the name Of the
Red Cross, as a gift from the Junior
Red Cross and the Webster City
schools.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
WOMEN ACTIVE
IN LIBERTY loan
WOmen's Headquarters Here Busy
Place and Many Women are Still
Buying Bonds TO Help Win
the War.
STANDING OF ORGANIZATIONS
Story OF One Woman Who Took $lO0
BOnd.-FOur Members OF Fam.
lily in War.
A SOLDIERS MOTHER.

A SOLDlERS MOIHEh.
I give him to his country, with the
OF youth and lofty purpose on his
brow;
My heart is aching, yet I know,
somehow,
l should be sadder if he would not
Think me not hard, you selfish ones
and blind,
That 1 can part thus with my darl-
ing one.
Love him? Yes, just as Mary loved
the Son
She gave to die, as mine may, for
mankind!
Lives are not measured by their
spans Of years,
l taught him from his childhood.
but great aims;
l taught him to revere the noble
names
OF those who died to lesson human
tears.
And now l keep the faith--my eyes
are dry
And though I pray he may come
safe through all
If, fighting for humanity, he fall
What-what might he have lived for
half so high?
Lee Shippey.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
New Memberships and Contribution.

Nels Swanson sent Sc to Red Cross
headquarters Thursday as member
ship fees and 50 contribution. Every
member of his family is also member
of the Red Cross.
A SIS contribution was received
from f. A. Young Thursday and in
addition S. in membership dues.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
-W.S,S.,

There will be a spellings school and
pie social Friday evening, April 10.
at the Union school house five miles
south of this city. 1t will be a Red
Cross benefit. The public Is invited.
Miss June Berryhill is the teacher of
this school.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
What One Woman Did.

The story of one woman Of moderate
means, who has taken out $l0O bona,
may be an incentive to others. One OF
long line of patriots, she came TO
the woman's headquarters seeking the
opportunity to do her part. A great
grandfather, who fought in the Revo-
lutionary war, a grandfather in the
struggle for the freedom Of the high
seas, her father a Civil war veteran,
together with two uncles, and four
younger members of the family in the
present conflict is the family record
which she would uphold.
at means much to me to do this
sacrifice, even, but l want to do 1t. IL
is my part" she said.
How Organizations Stand.
The standing of the various city
organizations-chur clubs, ETC., as
recorded by the flag banners, follows
Clubs
Wednesday, s; Thursday Needle
work, 5; Round Table, 2; Home, 10;
Six O'Clock club, 81.
Societies
d. A. R., II; Choral, 1; Eastern
Star, 4; Red Cross, 3; Hamilton
County Suffrage, s; P. E. O., 2.
Business Women.
Churches
st. Paurs Lutheran, 81; Catholic
2; Congregational, 10; Christian
Science, 2; Universalist. %; Meth
odist. s; Christian, IS; English
Lutheran, 8; Baptist, rs.
Cradle Rolls
CONGREGATIONAL, 8; Universalist, =;
Catholic, 2; Baptist q; Methodist z
Township women
Fremont, 43; harrisburg, q; Will
Jams, 81; Freedom, Z; independence
104; Rose Grove, 80; Hamilton, 5li
Marion, 1875; Scott, %.
Societies that have taken out LID
erty bonds as an organization tund
include the following:
CHAPTER f. L., P. E. O., Daughters o
the American Revolution, and Sharoi
CHAPTER, o. Z. S. The latter vote'
5000 as bond fund before the openlns
of the present campaign. ~
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
.W.S.S.

The interior of the Mission pool nall
is undergoing extensive Improvements
A new ceiling is being installed and a
new cork floor will be another I'M
provement. The front is also BENG
repainted.
Clocks. clocks and clocks, at Teed
& reed'A. g2odeod-f-j-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
.W.S.S..
Ruys F. !. Greenwood Home.

E. S. Johnson of the Monarch COM
pany of this city has purchased the
F. ]. Greenwood home on Elm street.
Consideration $500. The home is
one of the most modern and conven-
lent in the city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15

In comparison to mothers sacri-
flee in giving son to the cause o,
democracy, the buying OF Liberty
bonds is of small moment. While not
every woman can give soldier Tor
the army, there are very few who can
not buy Liberty bond to safeguard
the lives of those at the front and to
help furnish the sinews of war.
An opportunity is given every wo-
man to subscribe to the third Liberty
Loan by the woman's committee,
which has headquarters in the former
Journal Office. The campaign VIII
continue some days longer and it is
hoped that >every woman in Hamilton
county will become bond holder be-
fore It closes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15
MSS.

Beautiful cut glass and silver al
Teed & Teed's. 20deod-fj-ti
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15

a Doler to National Congress of
Mothers at Washington S. c.
land up to Date Hafe spent $35
Dolers since Last fall fore yearn to nit
fore the Boyes witch Hired the hitting
done and paid fore it to sent the Boyes
nit goods that Haven't Received any.
81 Remain With you fore my Country,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-15

The foregoing letter was written by
woman of German extraction. The
Red Cross has letters showing that she
has earned her living since nine years
old. All her married life she has cared
for orphans in her own home. Now
her boy is in service, and she is serv-
ing the Red Cross and her country
not Germany. but Her Country-with
her whole heart. Compared with this
noble woman, how many OF us can
claim to be real Americans?