Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 172, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1917 — Warped in Body But Straight in Patriotism [ARTICLE]

Warped in Body But Straight in Patriotism

It has been reported that Frank Shide has been pretty free in his Criticism of the conduct of this government in reference to the war and that he has said that his sympathies are with Germany. A number of peopel have reported that Frank’s utterances have been very unpatriotic. It is understood that he made some remarks to this effect before Dan Day and that Dan proceeded to land on him and that Frank immediately had a recurrence of his sunstroke. There are entirely too many people who have made remarks that are altogether out of keeping with true patriots and unless this is stopped they will be waited upon by a com mittee from the County Council of Defense. We are in the war. Our soldiers are facing German bullets, and we do not propose that there shall be a fire from the rear.® The situation is entirely too serious and too grave.