Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-28
GERMAN REVOLT
RUMORS DENIED
Americans Must Not Pin Hopes
On Uprising, Says "Back
From Trenches" Speak
er-AIIies Pressed.

Rumors of a revolution in Germany
were branded false his afternoon by
DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur. president Of
trio of Back From the Trenches"
speakers who addressed a large audi
ence at the Auditorium.
THE men of Germany are at the
front, veterans in modern warfare"
said DR.. Wilbur. Millions of them
have sworn personal fealty to an en-
peror on whom they absolutely rely.
They find themselves fighting on con-
quered soil and they have ample ra-
tons"
Germany Great Vampire.
'"The Germans have mastered their
foot7 problems and there is now a uni
form but restricted supply. Germany is
living like a great vampire on the lands
which she has conquered; living on the
labors of prisoners and the white slaves
whom she has shackled after white
slavery had been absent from the earth
for some 500 years"
Great stress was laid by DR.. Wilbur
on the important part which stay-at-
home civilians have to play in the pres
ent conflict.
NO one here would take the bread
from the hand of d starving child in
northern France or Belgium, yet the
people right in Iowa have by the very
food they have eaten today starved a
number of people to DEATH he declared.
.Ihe women ol AlleIica can i.sa. .le
submarine ps savihg she ,ooos 'ha n. arn
man woman and child every day, three
times a day, either follows out the pro
gram OF the national government and
fights the kaiser or by failing to do SO.
definitely contributes to the success OF
the central empire.
No Middle Ground.
"There is no middle ground. The
German propaganda IN this country has
been and still is exceedingly effective.
Russia alone has suffered more from
1t than we nave lhlflk OF a German
minister OF Mai IL hues.n es'u.a' w
sacrillce huhu!eus y .ieusaiias " istS :,
slas pest soiolels, y d w NY 'il'li'ase'
IN franc conspiiias m''t th; ~ eia. n
6ellllah piopasd'.;u n !" .hn &c n1 ~ paana
causes us TO Teau II. ale Dress on iea,e
When peace AT ,liEs si'he can mean o'hS
q German sie'oi H. tis .ddross ,ri4,,
Di. Mlpui eloatn lms w > W..
a stlrflhs appeai 70 Sil,lia.s 70 s@ehL
nee IN every way i'oHs'oie nv ''"N'
OF our alles.
U. S. Must Feed Allies.
Can YOU maintain he morale OF
and make them feel that we are sup
porting them unless they have The
bread and the pork products and tn,
sugar and the fats that they need a.
, a ration? If the American people an
! not u OF thelr great plehty provo
| them Win tnese esseh,lai iooas ah'
get them 70 me aiilen mes DESPITE th'
submarines: tnes WIN Leel mat Ger
many IS rlght Whsh d STATES Una
: the American people are buffers ant
= that tney can WIN inc var oeIore W.
t can proven, ~!
r MRS. lsaoei beecheT, Of blrfnlng
: nam Aia, VINO was inc Iirst speaker
3 preIacea ner Iel'aarhs WIN an ana'ysl
OF the sltuatioh no" confronting IN
american people.
Democracy at Stake.
e mo timc has been so pregnant Will
t results since the birth Of Christ sh
r said. The Fate Of any democracy de
S ponds upon the individuals that com
pose it. In an autocracy an order /
8 issued from above tina must be obeyed
n in a democracy all you can 90 is t
Q give q signal for cooperation. The su
y prene test has come now in the pei