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...Spies should be court-martialed, lined up and their citizenship ended by bullets; those who express treasonable sentiments should be tried and punished, but in all cases law should be obeyed and mob violence, as practised in certain parts of the United States, should be condemned everywhere, that the United States may not sink to the lawless savagery of the Germans...
...first time since the declaration of war a year ago a representative American electorate is given the opportunity to express its opinion on the issues and conduct of the struggle. In the three-cornered senatorial campaign which ends at the polls today the Wisconsin voters will choose between Len-root, a Republican who supports the war but who reserves judgment regarding its conduct, Davis, who is an out-and-out Administration Democrat, and Berger, a Socialist who runs on the astounding platform that "the American army should be immediately withdrawn from Europe to give complete security to the United States...
...lapse of a year to censure the notoriously disloyal La Follette. While the majority of the press and public men have since come out in support of the Government's war policy, it remains for the inarticulate mass of voters, protected by the secrecy of the ballot box, to express the true verdict of the state. The election returns will indicate, more clearly than can newspapers or public speakers, whether the Germans of the Northwest, whose loyalty has been questioned, and the Northwestern farmers, on whose efforts so much of our success must depend, will wholeheartedly support the nation...
...wish to express my appreciation of the fine showing made by each of the three battalions in their inspections this week, not only in their neat, trim appearance, but also in the certainty and precision with which the men executed all their movements," said Major Flynn, after the inspection of the Second and Third Battalions yesterday. "Some of the military authorities at the University feared, after such a long period without practical drill, the Corps would be unable to make a creditable showing. I, however, held no such fear concerning the regiment, and was greatly pleased to see that...
This week has been set aside for the collection of books for the soldiers, at the express recommendation of General Pershing. Like the clothing collection, it entails a minimum of sacrifice and a maximum of use. Books of all kinds that are modern and readable are in the greatest demand...