Every drive of the war stands out conspicuous in that every one went over the top without hesitation and in record time. Every

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war auxiliary was up on its toes to excel the record of similar organizations elsewhere. Not merely with the idea that it wanted to excel although that has a wonderful merit but because keen intelligence and patriotism of the freedom loving people of the county made everything move forward like the Yanks went forward when General Bundy told General Foch "we are going to counter-attack."

Eight hundred twenty three men registered on June 5, 1917. the first registration day. They were distributed over the county as follows : Evergreen, 35; Table, 23; Craig, 21; West Chadron, 197; East Chadron, 196; Antelope, 32; Wayside, 12; Whitney, 39; Leonard, 41 ; Orange, 22 ; and Crawford, 295.

This was Dawes county's first contingent that said to the world militarism must perish from the face of the earth. It was time when in the retrospect we can observe what the German ambition and experiment cost the world in blood and treasure. Even the few benefits that we of America might have had from the war the politicians at Washington destroyed. Even to this day -- approaching three years after the close of the war in fact nrrogant European countries that owe us vast sum and do not pay us the interest thereon will refuse to admit into their lands the products of America in American . ships on the same base that they will admit American products in the ship? of their own country. Some of them have an embargo on American meats and livestock. America's participation in the war, beautiful and heroic sacrifice of the boys in action and service, the purpose and endeavor ot the people at home all magnificent and glorious as they will ever be have been annulled by the inefficient statescnft of those that were in and those whom we have put into the high places of the land.