Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-10-26
Fulton County and The War
The Men Furnished by The CountyRed Cross Activities
Comforts and Equipment for Solders--Y M. c. A.
War Fund---First Issue for Liberty Loan Bonds
Quota for Second Issue

The campaign is on in Fulton coun-
ty this week for the sale Of the second
issue Of 1917 Liberty Loan Bonds; 1t
may help some, to clarity our minds
and enable us to learn just "where we
are at" il we Just consider the rela-
tion of this little county of ours to this
great world war; for there is a re-
lation-a very vital one:-Fultou
county is part of the State of Ohio,
the state of Ohio is an integral part
of the United States of America and
the United States Of America, OUR
COUNTRY, has declared war and is at
war with a power, an autocracy (not
a people) that has declared its inten-
tion in unmistakable terms of inva-
sion and conquest of this country of
OURS after it had accomplished the
conquest of Europe, and make this
country of ours subservient to its inn
perious will. A power that has,
through the agency Of spys and paid
underlings carried on in this country
n propaganda of misrepresentation
s endeavoring to ALLEVIATE the people of
this country from the government and
inspire them to that disloyalty which
would "bite the hand that blesses pro-
tects, helps and feeds; that has plan
ned and plotted and executed within
your boundaries the destruction of
crops Of foodstuffs, cattle, grain ele-
vators, factories and human lives.
A power that has murdered our citi-
zens on the high seas and with SUI
preme arrogance has denied the right
Of the citizens of this nation to use
the same high seas for the purposes
of commerce or travel A power
that has needlessly compelled its own
soldiers to march into positions
where death, anihilatl N. was GER
tain, that has treacheroUsly shot
down defneseless prisoners without
cause or justification murdered un-
armed civilians outraged and then
mutilated women unable to protect
themselves, impalled babes on bayo-
nets in the presence of their helpless
mothers and perpetrated u1speakahle
crimes beyond the imagination of
man. This is the enemy of our
country. This is the power against
which the Uuited States of which
Fulton county is a part, however
small, is at war and it necessarily
follows that this county must be di-
rectly related to this World War and
must bear its share of responsibility
in carrying it on to the finish.
But there is a still more intimate
relation; at the call of the nation fol
men to bear arms against a power
that denies that all men are borr
free and equal and are entitled t.
certain inalienable rights among
which are life, liberty and the pur
suit Of happiness, and whose avoweC
purpose is to sweep from the face o.
the earth a government founded OF
these principles; hundreds of oul
youth have responded. The best
the most able, the most intellectual
the noblest and bravest and in ever,
way the finest any country or climl
has ever claimed as their own. Ou
Fulton county boysl They hav
gone out from schools and college
and universities; they have turne,
from promising futures; they hav
gone from positions of usefulnes
and responsibility from places of pro
fftable and successful employment
they have left prosperity, peace hap
piness to fight under the Stars an,
Stripes for that victory which shal
insure the safety, happiness an
prosperity of these Fulton count
homes and to secure permanent peac
and security from unspeakable sav
agery for all the people of all tn