The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-10-25
TO SHORTEN THE WAR.

The effect in shortening the of heavy oversubscrp
ton to the Second Issue Of Liberty Loan Bonds can hardly
overestimaed.
However brave front Germany may endeavor to present
to the outside world and her people, the truth is that
facing fearful odds and is in dire straits The embargo placed
by President Wilson American shipments to neutras struck
Germany body blow and shipments to her from South Amer
can countries going to be stopped greatly craed
through influence and control coal supplies needed
by their naves and industries Germanys efforts for peace
dictated largely by fear Of America and Americas The
German people crying for peace and the time has come or
shortly coming when the German Imperial Government must
needs listen to the German people, They being fed on
hopes victory and stories Of dissenons among the American
people and lack of support Of Government by our people
No convincing argument could be made to the people
of Germany of the hopeessness of victory being obtained by
continued fighting than great oversubscptlon OF the Liberty
Loan demonstrating only the tremendous power OF Amer
"a but the fact that the American people whoehearted
in favor of prosecuting the with vlgor and willing TO n
lance Government to the limit.
Every purchase of Liberty Loan Bond not only supplies
he snews of but shoots fact INTO the German
the fact that the American people behind the American Ar
nv and behind the American President and that there no end
10 this except the achievement OF the ends that America
fighting for Every purchaser of Liberty Loan Bond does
something end the does something to shorten the war
When you shorten the you shorten the terms OF our
soldiers who Frances you save many from death ana
suffering and prvaon You others from the dangerous
voyage summarized and the dangers OF service IN
Europe The of the Liberty Loan will be shortening
of the and OF American lves we nave given oul
sons to BATTLE must lend dollars to back them up TO
make them powerful and effective and safe and as secure as
may be.
Our unconquerabe determination to fight to the end, to
fight to the last man and the last dollar must be manifested be-
tween October and October 81 1917 and bring to the German
people the hopeessnes their struggle in behalf OF the Ger
man Imperial Government against liberty right and justice
and the American people
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Hppner people and the public in general should have no
of supply being bad Read the report OF the
health officer There may be some ills that our people are
suffering the present time but does not seem far to blame
these troubles the Heppne water On the other nand we
assured by the management OF the Heppner wafer
Co. that they ready any and all times to 90 everything
in their power keep the water pure and heathtu 1t Is 10
their interests TO do So The water now tastes lot better since
we know it is free from improper microbes
Reports from Pendeton to the effect that she mas
oversuscrbed her bond quota Of $500OO by about $Sooo
Another evidence of the "Pendleton spirit"
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The Liberty Bond drive ends Saturday evening Have
you bought yours yet9