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Show DON'T KNOW AMERICANS German papers are gloating over the sinking of the Tuscania, expressing expres-sing the conviction that the incident "must unfailingly dampen the spirits spir-its of American." If evidence were wanted that Germany Ger-many is lamentably ignorant of American character the above is sufficient. suf-ficient. Americans are the last race on earth to be given to crying over spilt milk. Probably no nation in history has grown to commanding influence in-fluence in the world over greater opposition op-position than has the United States. Opposition is the bread of life to our people, and your red-blooded American Amer-ican has a mild contempt for any oc cupation that contains none of the element of danger or chance. If proof were wanted to refute the insinuation of the Teutons that we would blanch at the dangers from their submarines, it is found in the fact that before the ink was hardly dry on the papers in this country giving the news of the sinking of the Tuscania. enlistments in all branches had jumped to records never reached ; before. Thousands are flocking to every branch of the service, many -,wUh the avowed purpose of avenging : the heroes so shamelessly butchered. Germany la due for a very rude I t awakening as to the real America; character. She is due to discovei that our aversion to war does no' cow-r a h-..r. !.ut arises rath or from a national s n.-e of justice and right. She is atso due to lean, that when that sense of justice anr riL'ht has be-p. flagrantly abused and insulted, there is no hesitation oi. our part to resort to the weapons or force so dear to the German heart Germany, however, is merely whis-j whis-j tling to keep up her courage. She : sees her doom w hen our troops reach Europe in force. |