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Show WAR MOTHERS IN CONVENTION Adopt Resolution Demanding! German Nation Surrender Unconditionally to Allies. COPY SENT TO WILSON Copies Sent to General Pershing Persh-ing and the American Expeditionary Ex-peditionary Forces. EVANSVILLE, 111., Sept 19 "Unconditional "Un-conditional surrender" is demanded of the Gorman nation In a resolution sent today by the War Mothers of America, holding their first national convention here, to President Wilson, General Pershing and the American Expeditionary Expedi-tionary forces in France. The resolution reads: "Millions of war mothers of America, Ameri-ca, represented in national convention in Evansville, stand loyally behind you in your desire to make no peace until Germany and her allies surrender unconditionally." un-conditionally." "The adoption of the resolution followed fol-lowed the reading of a telegram from President Wilson as follows: "To the war mothers of America, the heart of the whole nation goes out in pride and deep sympathy; sympathy because of the supreme sacrifice they have made and in pride because of the superb courage with which those sacrifices have been accepted. Their sons are making America loved and honored wherever men love freedom and respect justice. Their heroism and their sacrifices will make the whole world a happy and safer homo for the wives and mothers of brave men in the days to come. Future generations will rise up and call these men blessed. Please accept my personal per-sonal homage of respect and gratitude." grati-tude." A resolution to be acted upon today calls for the retirement of P. P. Clax-ton, Clax-ton, United States cpmmlssioner of education, because of an alleged statement state-ment to the effect that "the nationwide nation-wide movement to eliminate the Ger-man Ger-man language from the public schools and ordinary affairs of commercial and social life is a form of hysteria." ( |