Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1918 — Government Appeals to Patriotism of Sportsmen. [ARTICLE]

Government Appeals to Patriotism of Sportsmen.

The United States department of agriculture appeals to the patriotism and true sportsmanship of all persons to co-operate with it in the enforcement of the federal law for the protection of migratory birds, especially at this time when the problem of conserving the food supply is taxing the ingenuity of the world. It is gratifying to know that the majority of sportsmen have observed the federal regulations and this fact has contributed largely to the successful results accomplished. A sense of patriotic duty’ should impel every one to conserve this natural food asset, thus perpetuating the species and ihcreasing the supply for the benefit of all the people. The department has planned to increase greatly its force of wardens, who will be actively engaged during the spring migration in securing evidence upon which to base prosecutions against those who may violate the law.