Religion: Kill Every German!

The man of God ascended the pulpit in his Paris church, looked down on his congregation. He saw the faces of those who had just come from the barricades and the smiting of the Boche. His sermon as reported by the New York Times:

"There is one thing that we must not forget. . . . It is not enough to win a victory. We saw that in 1918. What remains to be done is to kill every German. . . .

"Let us pray God to have the strength and courage to go on to the end. Every bullet must kill its...

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