Show WHEN A POLICEMAN ORDERED THE OLD FLAG LOWERED LOGANSPORT Ind 16 Aug PatriotIsm Patriot Patriot- Ism Is at fever fe heat here veterans o othe of f the G. G A. A R. R are drilling tirelessly while swords revolvers and rifles rUles are at a pr premium pre pre- premium and the newspapers pers of the to town wn are Issuing special 1 war editions Even the women have become Infected 11 The whole trouble arose because Police Po Po- lice line Chief George Graham attempted d yesterday to lower the United States State nag flag hung In front of ot the marine re recruiting recruiting re re- office The policemen believed that he had the right to enforce the ordinance forbidding any flag or ban ner to suspend over any street and City Attorney George Funk held that the th 0 street goes as high as the buildings but he discreetly advised the police pollee t to o refrain from enforcing the law as fa faas far faras faras r as the flag of the country was con con- rf Today flags were flying In front o of ot f the marine station The news spread like wildfire crowds crowd of G. G A. A R. R veterans gathered and threatened att ed to mob the e police station n and ia tar and Te feather feather het etE tE the te policemen l nh Sheriff Enyart threw In his cause wit with h the marine corporal and assured hi him m of the protection of the county officials T Te e police commissioners have bee been n considering the removal of ot Graham nm m but they are In somewhat of ot a quandary quanda ry inasmuch as he did not actually lay hands on the flag and they can take takeno takeno takeno no action Corporal Murtaugh has sent a a. report o of ot f the Incident to headquarters at olis The Incident was then reported t to Washington whence orders were sent t to Murtagh to keep the flag flying at t all al l costs and d if necessary reinforcements reinforcement s would be dl dispatched a t The minimum penalty for striking the th e colors at an army or naval post is three thre e years at hard lab labor r. r |