Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-09
WHAT UNCLE SAM HAS ACCOMPLISHED
Stupendous Tasks Accomplished In The Early Stages of The War
 When U. s. Stripped for Fight

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 Washington, D. C., Der. 8. Presi- dent Wilson's second war message presented to congress was intensely interesting and Illuminating, throw ing light on the war situation as 1t exists today and outlining the hopes and plans of the nation for the fu- ture. But the President, probably through feeling of modesty or a fear of repetition, did not emphasize the stupendous achievements of Un- cle Sam during the first eight months of the war.
 Many great problems relating to our participation in the war are yet to be solved. But when the history of the great conflict comes to oe written 70 chapters are l;kay Q [ rn'sh o"e mt rc7t'n ng a<7ing T.
 tloae which Y i'll tell of the ftu1e d ous tasks accomplished in the early stages of the war of how Uncle Sam whipped off his coat and sailed in" when once his wrath was aroused. Today he is in it body and soul, and means to see it through, if necessary, to his last man and his last dollar.
 When the bugle call rang out the nation, as is we'll known, was not equipped for war on gigantic scale. The United States army, as judged by modern standrds, was almost in significant The navy was a very poor third among the worlds feet
 But this didn't worry your Uncl Samuel. He had the largest bank account in the world at his back-for a full quarter of the wealth of the civilized world is lisl He has if need be, twenty million fighting men to draw on,. and almost unlimited re. sources for supplying all the mater ials of war. t
 The. Big Army.
 In eight months' time the nation has enrolled millions of men, as a vanguard, to form the American arm ies. Many thousands of them are already on or near the fighting line. i Hundreds of thousands of others are in training, and by spring tLe nation will have million and half of trained men-as fine fighting stuff as the world can show. And there will be more and more millions to | follow, if necessary.
 Uncle Sam is prepared GO spend.l two thousand millions on the first | year of his fighting. He has lent !! the Allies, as first installment, sev- eral billion dollars. And he can spend 30,000 millions more. and vet | remain rich.
 Hugh Industries.
 Uncle Sam has marshalled all his shlpyards, engineering works and thousands of manufacturing plants for the record production of the ma terlal Of war. His, shipyards are working day and night on a colossal program of food-carriers to replace the lost merchant vessels ol line world and maintain the supply of the worlds food.
 When Uncle Sam put the gloyes on, his aircraft of all kinds numbered only few hundreds. --ow he is turning out war aeroplanes by the thousands, the pioneers of a colossal rect Of planes, which will darken the sky like myriad swarm of To. custs and deluge Germany and her armies with death and destruction And on this aerial army he is ore. pared to spend $5,00O,0OO, ,O0O. and as much more as is necessary.
 And tlls, stupendous as iL is. is hv . no means all that the United States is doing to win the war for humanity nationwide thrift campaign has bean successfully launched. From Maine to California the whole country is busy growing food Or saving if. so tnat tae worlds larders may be kept supplied In spite of the u-boats. Next spring millions on millions of acres Will be placed under cultivation that ! n0'er Knew plough or spade before.
 Other Activities.
 The United States, with a rapid- lty that amazed the world, adopted { a conscription law as one of her first war measures, so that her stream of soldiers will never run dry. Mea- sures already adopted, or which vii, l likely be adopted before many more weeks, are expected to clamp down the lid on profiteering, thus saving the pockets of the consumers count. less millions. And by putting an embargo on shipments tu neutral countries. this nation has driven an. other nail in the coffin ol German " All this and much more has already t oeen accomplished by the United ; states. And judging from the senti- ments and the enthusiasm displaved at the opening of congress. mncn more is the nation prepared to do he. fore the banner of peace floats again over a redeemed and regenerated world. HOW TO CHECK GROUP OrrICk1v
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