Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1912 — The War Hawk. [ARTICLE]

The War Hawk.

Let earth born armies crawl below And navies swim the deep. Above them In the boundless blue From cloud to cloud I sweep. The wind is harnessed to my planes, My lighthouse Is the sun, I soar and circle out of reach Of hostile sword or gun. My freight It is the deadly bomb, I drop it as I go. At will destroying whole brigades Or squadrons of the foe. I swoop and smite the helpless world That far beneath me swings. And bind the bleeding doves of peace In triumph to my wings. V —Minna Irving In New York Sun.