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PRO-GERMANISM STILL BUSY.It is difficult to believe that pro-Germanism in this country could extend to the depths of seeking to introduce hog cholera among herds of swine. Rumors that this attempt was being made in Iowa have been prev-alent for some time and have been ignored as improbable, until the other* ». - .day an authentic case was brought to the attention of an Iowa newspaper, the Lies Moines Capital. This case seems to establish it that at least one such attempt has leen made in that state. If made there, it would appear to behoove Illinois farmers likewise to be on the alert for such attempts in this state.mmAccording to the story in the Capital, a big northern Iowa farm has three hundred head of black hogs. When the farmer returned to his home last Thursday he found a measly little white pig in with his herd of black hogs. He immediately captured the pig. hauled it to town, and had it examined by a veterinarian, who declared that the pig had hog cholera. The tarmer says it was very fortunate that those who attempted this crime used a white pig. Otherwise the discovery might not have been made so promptly.The Capital now feels assured that the spreading of hog cholera among the hogs of Iowa has been attempted in numerous localities, and that is is a pro-German movement. Such things could not have any other purpose. “If the man who placed this little white pig in the pen of black hogs is caught certain pacifist editors will be shocked at the ensuing circumstance,” declares the Capital, which has the name of the farmer and has read his statement in writing.
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Dixon Evening Telegraph
Dixon, Illinois, US
Sat, Oct 12, 1918
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