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Show WE MUST HAVE A HOME GUARD. We are very much surprised. to hear that somo of our leading citizens and business men, those who should be the most deeply concerned, see no necessity ne-cessity for the organization of a home guard. They must have overlooked the fires and explosions that have recently re-cently been started by incendiaries in the manufacturing plants in the east, and the fact that, as we begin to put our factories into commission for the Increased production of food and war supplies, the same treatment may be expected by our industrial plants. The national guard will soon be on duty out of the state and the only protection life, and property will then have will be what is afforded by the citizens themselves. Every German, Ger-man, Austrian or Bulgarian male adult is a trainod soldier. He had several years of military training and service before ho was permitted to leave hiB native country, and. wherever he may ba, he is able to shoulder a rifle and fall into line. One hundred of such armed men German, Austrian and Bulgarian-could Bulgarian-could bo gotten together in a few hours and could hold this city In terror ter-ror longer than would be comfortable for any of us. And while that was going go-ing on our factories, supply stations, and valuable public buildings would be destroyed before we could turn a hand. A well organized and equipped home guard would save us all such humiliation becauso the enemy would know that wo were ready and would deal sternly with them. Business men and leading citizens should become members and help establish a strong, effective organization of the homo guard and it should be done without a day's delay. See what you can do to help. no |