Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-05-26
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--GROW MORE F0]D
"Seed and Feed" the SLOGAN =,
the Year.

The papers are filed with the ann.
for soldiers, sailors and farmer.
all are timely, all are neces>arq
sailor is needed to man the sr.,s NV
protect the shores, police the ..'..,
clear the ocean Of toruonn..
meddlesome masked bucc9ns.-s
give help TO the allies. to n.,l.a
efficient the present fighting 1nf-s +t..
are keeping free the sea- lanes ..'.
ocean routes. The sold er is rao,.,-'t
to keep alive and intact the uair, w..
the nation and the freedom os d.
world, to protect the lives of lie o...
Zens from incursions without and r.:I.
within, to guard the honor and r,,
serve the dignity Of the great INIT,
States, to render not onlv ssnti4s.,..,
but practical assistance to those ,,t..
for two and a half years on tba t.4
tlefields of Flanders and the s+o,..'.
of the East have been fighting for tba
freedom of the world against q dom.
nant autocratic and militarist Pms.
sianism, which, were it TO beconta SIS,
CeSSful would mean autocratiSm mil
itarism and Prussianism, ana a 4ss.
f-the-sidewalkism' over the en.,,,
world. The allies are proud 10 vs..
come these new acceSsions to the frh-.
ing forces, which mean an earlier tar.
mination of the war and the dawn No.
an era that will be historic ana
that we will all be proud that we lived
in. Throughout all Canada Cra.-
Britain, France, and all the allied ea,-.
tries, when the news was received fba-
the United States had entered tn. ws-
a thrill Went up and down the nations
sides, and the pulses throbbed with
new life keeniy npprecative Of Tn,
practical sentiment that had brought
to their sides an ally of the strength
and virility of the United States.
But the soldier and the sailor need
to he fed, and therefore the cry for
agricultural enlistment. The strength
of the fighting man must be main.
tanned. In his absence from the field
there comes the necessity for provision
to take his place The appeal for farm
help is well timed, oppOrtune and lm-
portant. There are vacant lands a.
plenty in the United States that. given
fair opportunity under competent a..
visement and reasonable help, viii pro.
duce abundantly. Western Canada
also provides an excellent field for the
prosecution of work in growing wheot
and other grains. and while it is aor
the desire of the Canadian Government
to draw from the resources Of tha
United States, believing that il is the
duty of every patriotic citizen to Do
all he possibly can to build up the
stores of depleted foods and making
use of every energy at home, the wish
Is to lay before the public the fae-
that Canada has millions of acres *
excellent land capable of producing
wonderful crops. If for any reason
the reader, having patriotism ana 4
love of his country in his heart, and It
desire to forward the cause of the all
lies, cannot avail himself of the oppor-
tunitieS afforded in the United States,
Western Canada win be glad 10 rem
der him any assistance it can in locaI-
ing him on its vacant areas where large
crops can be grown at minimum Of
cost. Let US grow the grain, raise the
cattle, produce the food TO feed our
soldiers, our sailors and provide food
for our allies, no matter whether it IS
done to the North or to the South II
the boundary line that in the object 10
view should not be known as houn-
dairy. Let us keep up the spirit Of pa
triotism, whether it be growing grain
In the United States or in Canada, but
Canada, fully alive to the necessity.
joins in the appeal of it's alies-the
United States-for more food ana more
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