The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-17
WHY Be URGED?
COMMITTEE TALKS TO THE PEG
PIE OF MADISON
BUY BONDS.

To the People of Madison: Once
more u government is calling upon
the people, who are the government,
for funds to carry on the war-their
war. Money is as essential as men.
The government has no way of rails
ing money except through the people
and must depend upon them to keep
the boys on the firing line. 1T is cost
ing $160, 000, 900 a day to carry on
the war. and the United States is
paying one-fourth of this huge sum.
The kaiser is not licked yet, and un-
less we do our part he won't be.
Do you know that the submarines
are destroying merchant ships~faster
than our allies are building them,
and are constantly increasing the out
put of subs. and without the invalu-
able aid of our nation, in building a
great fleet of cargo carrying craft,
starvation would force England into
submission?
Do you know that England must
ship in four-fifths of her food supply?
Do you know that the Germans are
building flying machines much faster
than u allies are, and that experts
say the aircraft are going to decide
the war?
Do you know that driving back the
Germans in Flanders and other points
on the western front is child's play
compared with what will be encoun-
tered when the allied troops come in
to contact with the great fortifica-
tions on the border of the father
land?
Do you know that not a cannon has
ever dropped a she'll on German soil
during the war?
Do not think the war is nearly
over. Our government does not think
so and is preparing for a five years
war. Ii will require all our resources
and great sacrifice on the part of our
people to win the war. We are GO
ing to win, of course, for we and our
boys are invincible, but we must pay
the price. You must do your part.
Even the noble boys at the front are
subscribing for these bonds besides
offering their lives If need be for
their country. Are you going to let
them bear all the burdens?
Madison must and will subscribe
for 500. 900 of these 4 per cent
bonds. At 3 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing every bell in Madison will ring
and every whistle will blow as a sig
nal to you that the campaign is on
The amount of subscriptions each day
will be published in the papers. At
the end of the campaign the name of
every person subscribing and the
amount of his subscription will be
published. You want your name on
that honor roll. The government al
so requires that the solicitors SEND
in a blue card giving the name and
financial standing of all who are
able to subscribe and have not done
so and the reason why they do not.
Your country deems ii your duty TO
buy all of these bonds that you can
afford.
The following committee will visit
you during the next week. Treat
them courteously and fairly and do
your duty,
First Ward-F. C. Smith, j. A.
Johnson, Hans Urdahl, c. A. Hackett
Second Ward-F. j. Mundt, J.
Kundert, L. G. Atherton. Chas. Ash.
ton.
Third Ward-Jas. Robertson. z
A. Keller, JOS. Henkin, III. III. Fru.
denfeld.
Fourth Ward-A. G. Schmidt, Geo
II. Waskey, VIM. Lowe, p. j. Hoidal
In the name of your country, fol
the love of your flag, we ask you fol
your generous support.-H. Fl. Hold
ridge, Chairman.