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From the Hamilton Times, May 11, 1915 :

“Evidently some of the residents of this city have not awakened to the fact that the soldiers’ rifles were made for killing real live human beings, and not any kind of animal which they wish to get rid of.

“This morning, Major Ashton, who was out with the sentries on Robert street, going to relieve the watch, was accosted by a woman, who ran across the street, and, in a loud voice, asked, ‘Are you busy?’

“He was somewhat dumbfounded, not knowing what the woman wanted, and replied that the men were just going on duty. She then asked if one of them could spare a minute to go and shoot a neighbor’s cat, which was showing too much affection for her chickens.

“Needless to say, the request was refused, much to the disgust of the lady.

“It was not a German cat.”¹

¹” Not German Cat : So Soldiers Refused to Go to War With It”

Hamilton Times.   May 11, 1915.