The Motor Boys in the Army

d informed them, a meeting was called, on whose behalf was not stated, to protest against the

s one of the statements made, "but we will not send ou

nt to do? Wait until the foreign Kaiser comes over here to

o," admi

you, Bob, that this meeting ought not to be held. It's encoura

onel Wentworth!

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greed Jerry. "The military authorities may want to have a representative present to lis

do some of the si

p," offer

d," laughed Jerry, as he

her places. They are started, financed and encouraged by German agents here, the same agents that sent out the warning against sailing on the Lu

otored onward, "that the seniors were going to hold a

do remember!"

d spoke su

said

s showed

doing?" h

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a bit and watch," ad

ng, I see," said

e boys. He was delighted at getting such fine-appearing recruits, for the motor boys we

will take that off you in jig ti

ing the information the boys had to

ese pacifists and these lovers of the Kaiser. Uncle Sam is pretty easy; too easy, I say, but he has a long arm. I'm much obliged to you boy

't miss it. We are going to tell Colonel Wentwort

, I'll leave that part to you. Now about this enlistment. It's fine of you to be among

d," he went on. "No higher honor can come to a man. But the advantage of enlisting is that you can pic

k," said Jerry. "We've

g of submarine

u know we had a little to do with explo

e lieutenant. "Well, perhaps it will be best for you to volunteer for the infantry at first, a

consent of their parents, the boys were told that word would be sent to t

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and see about that mee

in the outcome," said

disappointed," remark

was at once intere

meeting in Cresville? And especially when some of her

e better do

olonel, who was a good deal of a "fire-eater," though no finer patriotic gent

said Bob. "We have some frie

r is declared against the country they used to live in, side with that country and against the land that has given them everything they have, and has made them everything they are. There should[73] be no more German-Americans! W

ng-up!" exclaimed Jerry. "Come

hat day Ned, Bob and

as not certain, but some men, whose names proclaimed their former nationality, whatever it might be now, were actively engaged in making the arrangements.

e among the early arrivals at the hall. Bob took

get to help when the r

"Say, boys, what are we going to[74] do about the women and

Jerry. "All those who wish, will be given

tand for anything seditious, or that would tend to discourage recruiting. It may be that these Kaiserites will only generalize and not p

iced that his gaze strayed often toward that

ers of the committee hurried to and fro. If Mr.

ind making up the population of the United States. If other nations wanted to engage in battle, let them, was his argument. But let them keep away from those who did not want to fight. O

nge, though his weak and lack-of-back-bone policy made some of the audience sneer. Ned, Bob and Jerry looked over toward several regula

the legal aspects of war, what belligerents had a right to do, and what was against international law. Then he spoke of the

has no right to send our boys across the water to fight with the French a

one in the aud

y defend our land from an invasion, but Germany is not going t

od war. We should not go abroad to fight Germany. Our coun

came the cries fro

CAME THE CRIES FRO

ide of the hall he saw the soldiers rising. On the other Colonel Wentworth was shakin

b, as he started toward that part of the h

rry calmly. And then he yelled: "Let the women

e part of a number of women to reach the exits. Ushers helped th

sty[77] consultation. Colonel Wentworth was advancing up the aisle, calling for th

ent coming back to him. "Sit down. You have no right t

orous!" cried the former soldier. "I call on all good Am

to the finish!"

ut!" some

itious talk!" advised so

alf a dozen soldiers, regulars from the recr

crowd toward the platform. It broke some of the elect

" declared a man next to Jerry, and

t kind of an America

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" came the quick answer. "I

nd, in so doing, accidentally struck the German in the face. The latter

Jerry to Bob, wh

the hall, and there were shouts and yells, some call

ght!" joyously cried Jerr

f the auditorium, became general in the darkness. There was the sound of blow