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A Convert to Liberty
When I left Germany I was 20
years old. I obtained military leavo
of absence for one year. That leave
was extended for four yeara. That
was the limit. Every German must
serve his time wneu no i j
old. Nothing can change that.
But meantime, I nad settled and
married an American girl. Needless
to say, Glerman military service did
not interest me Very much. Two
weeks after my 25th' birthday I re
ceived a formidable looking docu
ment from the military commander
of Berlin. It ,was my notification
that the tlay after 1 was expected to
report for service I had been duly
tried by courtmartial on a charge of
absence without leave. The military
court had found me guilty and im
posed a sentence of 16 days in a
military fortress, with the alternative
of a fine of 1G0 marks. I was to
present myself immediately for duty.
When war was declared In 1914 I
again received a memorial, with the
royal seal of blue &hd wh'te eagle.
This time I was informed that if I
reported without delay to the nearest
military authority royal amnesty
would be granted to me.
I have reported for duty to tlie
war department of the United States;
and I hope that a place will be found
for me somewhere.
The German system is everywhere;
it concerns itself with everything; it
works at all 'times. If the system
decides that f rightfulness it, the
proper procedure, then nothing is per
mitted to stand in 'the' way of execu-.
tion or orders.
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RESLR SHORTHANdTwORLD'S BEST;
lesson froe. Rettigc, Keytesville, Mo.,
a child, a church, a crtypTc, a tree,
an old man all arc military ob
stacles. The cries oE staubed non
combatants are horrible to the ears
of a German soldier; but more hor
rible is the general's wrstth.
The German loves his family. He
is good to his wife, and his children
are dear, to him. If you call him a
hun, a barbarian, you misunder
stand him. Ho is a human being;
more "sentimental, more idealistic
than most of you.
But carved into his brain, into his
heart, into his soul, are tho words
that mean more to him than the Ten
Commandments: With God, for king
and fatherland!
That is what America is fighting
for, to replace those words with the
three others Liberty! Equality!
Fraternity! Erich Brandies, in the
Saturday Evening Post.
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LOOK FOR GENERAL INQUIRY
A Washington dispatch, dated Oct.
15, says: Investigation by the senate
judiciary subcommittee into the pur
chase of the Washington Times by
Arthur Brisbane with the aid of
money advanced by brewers very
Iftejy will develop into a general
inquiry into the activities of German
propagandists in this country.
This was indicated tonight by
members of the committee after in
formation obtained by the army in
telligence service had been submitted
to the committee in executive ses-
LsIqii. Senators declined to discuss
tnei information, but announcement
was made that Capta G. B. Lester
of the army intelligence service had
been subpoenaed to appear next
Tuesday, when the inquiry-will begin.
It also was understood that George
Creel, chairman of the committee on
public information, would be called.
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