The Harrison times., 1917-09-01
NATIONAL DEFENSE.
. . .

Liberty Bonds is the next WORK 10 be
taken up by the National Council OF
Defense. The women of the country
are asked to take an active part in
this work and to organize Immediately
for that purpose.
Mrs. c. H. Brough, Arkansas chair
man Woman's Liberty Loan Commit
tee, in her call to each county chair.
man says: Our own soldiers will
I fight and die in vain If we do not sup
port them behind the lines. The next
Liberty Loan must be subscribed by
the American people, and | am sure
the women of Arkansas will take
pride in our beloved states subscrib-
ing the amount expected Of her, Our
own boys have been noble and brave
in offering their lives May wo do
our part in the work that is assigned
US"
Mrs. John L. Clendenin is Boone
County chairman of the Woman's Lib
erty Loan Committee.
The State Council of Defense is
urging the farmers to raise more
wheat. Let us look ahead and plan
wisely for next year.
The Jefferson county council is plan
ming a patriotic food exhibit in Octo-
Der. Can't Boone county do as much
at her fair this fall?
The last call is being made for the
women to sign the Hoover Food cards.
They must all be sent in by Septem-
ber 5. Many false impressions have
gone FORTH a number of the women
thinking they will be called upon to
serve at the front, required to give
money, or expected to sacrifice some
thing they do not wish to give up.
Some even think that their canned
fruits, etc, may be confiscated Com
mon sense saving is all that is asked.
A slice of bread in the garbage pail
spells Stacker and disloyalty," to the
amount of 100000 bushels of wheat
annually if this practice continues
daily in each household Sign a food
card and pledge your support to the
government.
"In no direction can the women of
America so greatly assist as by enlist
| ing in the service of the food admins
! tratiOn and cheerfully accepting its di
rection and advice. To provide ample
supplies for the coming year is Of ah-
solutely vital importance to the con-
duct of the war, and without very
conscientious elimination of waste and
very strict economy in our food con-
sumption we cannot hope to fulfill
this primary ty."-WOodrOw Wilson.
RED CROSS NEWS.
The call is still sounding for more
members for the Boone County Red
Cross Chapter This is no time to
wait for an invitation, but every one
should say, Here am l. Take my
dollar and my service" Send your
fee to Mr.. Russell, Secretary of the
Red Cross, at the Headlight office.
If we do our apportionment of the
knitting for the soldiers-200 sets Of
! sweaters, mufflers, wristlets anG SOCKS
we will need workers as well as
money. 1t will take $3.50 to make one
set of the above articles If you do
not want to enroll as a member, won't
you send a contribution to help buy
the yarn? Perhaps you would like to
know that you have supplied one sol
der boy with the extra garments that
will make him able to stand the cold.
A man who recently returned from
that they could stand the trenches, and
the sight of the dead and dying around
them, but they could not endure
Frances cold The winter is about
the same as in the extreme northern
part of the United States. See Mrs.
Andrews about knitting. She will be
at the public library every Thursday
afternoon.
Each soldier in our Company NJ,
must have a comfort bag. These are
to be made Of denim or cretonne and
filled with the necessary articles. Miss
Eflie Davis has charge of this division
Of the work.
Mrs, Roy Milum has been appointed
to see that every member of the com.
pany has a feather pillow. It is to
be 11x15 inches when finished, and
tightly packed with feathers. The pill.
low can be made Of ticking or any
strong material and slip made Of
khaki.
There is no excuse now. If you
can't knit, you can sew.
Some one has said, "Will the calls
never cease? We can answer that
they will NOT so long as the war con.
tinues, Let us hope that we may not