text_original: We shook the dust of the town from our feet, as did every self respecting farmer and laborer there, when we discovered it. The _Argus_ is for peace, but it is not interested in pulling German chestnuts out of the fire. For whatever assistance it has given heretofore in that operation it apologizes to its readers and it assures them it was ignorance and not pro Germanism which was behind its activities."
text_transcription: WE SHOOK THE DUST OF THE TOWN FROM OUR FEET AS DID EVERY SELF RESPECTING FARMER AND LABORER THERE WHEN WHEN WE DISCOVERED IT THE ARGUS IS FOR PEACE BUT IT IS NOT INTERESTED IN PULLING GERMAN CHESTNUTS OUT OF THE FIRE BUT WHATEVER ASSISTANCE IT HAS GIVEN HERETOFORE IN THAT OPERATION IT APOLOGIZES TO ITS READERS AND IT ASSURES THEM IT WAS IGNORANCE AND NOT PRO GERMANISM WHICH WAS BEHIND ITS ACTIVITIES
phonemes: wiː ʃˈʊk ðə dˈʌst ʌvðə tˈaʊn fɹʌm ˌaʊɚ fˈiːt, æz dˈɪd ˈɛvɹi sˈɛlf ɹᵻspˈɛktɪŋ fˈɑːɹmɚ ænd lˈeɪbɚɹɚ ðˈɛɹ, wˌɛn wiː dɪskˈʌvɚd ɪt. ðɪ ˈɑːɹɡəs ɪz fɔːɹ pˈiːs, bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ɪn pˈʊlɪŋ dʒˈɜːmən tʃˈɛstnʌts ˌaʊɾəv ðə fˈaɪɚ. fɔːɹ wʌtˈɛvɚɹ ɐsˈɪstəns ɪt hɐz ɡˈɪvən hˈɪɹtʊfˌɔːɹ ɪn ðæt ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪɾ ɐpˈɑːlədʒˌaɪzᵻz tʊ ɪts ɹˈiːdɚz ænd ɪɾ əʃˈʊɹz ðˌɛm ɪt wʌz ˈɪɡnɚɹəns ænd nˌɑːt pɹˈoʊ dʒˈɜːmənˌɪzəm wˌɪtʃ wʌz bᵻhˌaɪnd ɪts æktˈɪvᵻɾiz."