Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-28

est mother in the world-the Red
Cross. which you are asked to support.
Help it friends and thus help us TEL
lows representing you there on the
front line. We we're slow to go into
this and we were sure our purpose
was right when we took the step Now
we are doubly certain and will not re-
treat nor give up until we lose the
last drop Of our blood for victory
must and will come. But remember
that your aid for the Red Cross and
Liberty Loans is backing us up and
we have right to expect It, Further
more, we will get it and will carry
back to your boys over there the
message that you are in the fight to
win and backing them with your
hearts and dollars"
AMERICAN HUN ARRAlGNEO
"One can by stretch OF imagfna.
ton almost have some respect Tor the
Hun we face In the trenches when
you consider the mean, low. snake-in-
the.grass Hun, that we have found
over here. Right here in Iowa OF all
places where none but honest and
true American patriots should have
abode. You have the sneaking. skulk.
ing ours; the mean, despicable crea'
lures who have waxed fat and wealthy
on the bounty of the land, reaped
comfort and ease under the protection
and by virtue Of the blessings afford
ed by the Stars and Stripes, right
here in Iowa." declared Corporal Skin.
ner in his address. II know what !
say is true and am ashamed to admit
it. but am forced to, for / saw 1t to.
day and since have been touring my
own state that has sent many OF the
noblest men of the army to France.
They are bleeding and willing to die
for the ideals that Old Glory stands
for. They are suffering but glory in
the privilege, and yet we find right
here in the garden spot of the great
est land that Gods sun shines upon,
some Of these miserable Stacking, pro.
Germans that refuse to aid the Red
Cross and Liberty Loan.
MILTON SHOWS 'EM UP
"Over at Milton this morning we
had to educate some Of these so-called
men. They would not give to the Red
Cross despite the fact that they had
plenty to give. We three fellows were
asked what should be done, we said
make examples of them for the good
of the community guess they did.
Painted houses and painted persons
resulted and some additional funds
were gathered for the Red Cross that
had up to then been unavailable. Peo-
pie Of that stamp require the same
treatment as snake, stamp on them.
They are ingrates and worse still
they breed a spirit In community
that is bad. The community is better
without them and they should be
shown that they are undesirable and
should get out. Painting their homes
may be a lesson to others, but they
don't belong in any American COM
munity much less an Iowa town or
city"
EDWARDS TOOK scHAFER
Corporal Skinner referred to. the
capture of Lieutenant Walter Schafer
and heaped contempt on the cowardly
manner in which the boche took ad-
vantage of the gallant and brave
young Ottumwa officer who shared
with the others the admiration of al
most worship character bestowed by
the men of G company on their Of
ficers. of Schafer has leg or an
arm left" said he, you can take it
from me that he will have poke and
kick for the DIN Huns and they will
know the character Of a man they
have SO cowardly captured. They
couldn't take him in fight, but stole
him while he lay injured unable to
battle them. He is alright, however:
for the Red Cross that Is doing more
for the boys over there than any
other organization, is looking out for
Lieutenant Schafer, and thank God
that this organization through its
workings among neutral nations will
be able to help our fellow townsman
and my superior officer.
PLEADS FOR RED CROSS AID
1.-THE Red Cross is helping another
of our boys, Lieut.. Paul Box of the
Royal Flying Corps. He too has been
injured. but rest assured that where