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[[newspaper clipping]] SACRAMENTO BEE: WEDNESDAY, 'AUGUST 21', 1918 [[cartoon drawing]] [[boxed]] DUCKS, DUCKS AND MORE DUCKS [[/boxed]] BOMBS MAY PROVE VERY EFFICACIOUS. [[drawing - 2 ducks looking at a bomb]] [[speech bubble duck 2]] MAYBE IT'S A DUD - [[/speech bubble]] [[drawing - farmer swinging rifle at flying duck]] THE FARMER HAS A PERFECT RIGHT TO PROTECT HIMSELF. [[drawing - large duck holding rice head with sign]] [[sign]] NO TRESPASSING ON THIS RICE FIELD - DUCKS TAKE NOTICE [[/sign]] [[drawing - farmer shining spotlight on three ducks]] [[speech bubble duck 3]] WHY THE BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE? [[/speech bubble]] SEARCHLIGHTS MAY SOLVE THE QUESTION. [[drawing - heads of 12 men across bottom of page with duck in front at right bottom]] [[boxed]] GUILTY WITH A [[RECOMMENDATION?]] THAT HE BE SHOT BEFORE SUNRISE [[/boxed]] IF THE DUCK'S CASE IS LEFT TO A JURY OF SACRAMENTO VALLEY FARMERS [[speech bubble - duck]] I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR A CHANGE OF VENUE [[/speech bubble]] BULL Original copied by Smithsonian Archives