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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1917-12-07
Die SlnIage Scr pplion
sSrpm 9Sprfs In Snrnnto
4m 9unusritoa burth 5euer ftrper
eeI9dbigt

9orprtp, Ort., 6. 9s3. - an
9pnneritog glbsno fpurOs bic WsppeIls
Bertiiatte unb cine qn5dbl DON
S6uptsn ber poIion SrOn Dorts
an Der bisiisen @aFsrfrpnt burG
sseuer brIIftdnbis Ssrf6rt unb Elm
erobes sJradti9iff ioiuie Elm 5H9ers
boot idnpe, beI9Gbisi. Der @eIanmts
ifdbsn iuirb aIf $250,000 bis $780,
900 sel6Gbt. Or 1T our9 0eriifs=
rurg ee6sdt. Der llrIpriing beg
5susrs ift nidt befarnt.
Dilliam Retprnan, Der 9ei9dfis'
Fiibrer beV Sron Mort3, faete, als er
iiber bic gln5dbl Der 9lusldRber, ipels
DE in Der anlase bei5dftigt finb, ios
ipie Inn fsirs aniiHt, ob biefelben
0ieuei9t fur ben 8rar0 bsranttportliG
ieisn, befraet tpurbe. MD. aIs: sd
tpeib ni9t; mir biirfsu ni9t pergefen,
boB mir uns in ariegs3eit beftnben'
Sn Der 9lrlage fito brei erube
OSenn Nroftitiffe pom $500 =
1900 Conner f0pis 5fDet Slider
9qmpfer in acn'trrtiion. 3fpet Der
sSra6tI6iffc norsu I'm DaTsr. dber
bos brittle befnnS iidb aif Der Senis
unb ipurb: 70 ihper bef6ibtgt, buB
iein StopelIdui nm mebrsre @o9en
pe3Sssrt srsrbsn pirb. Syn Der ans
Iaee f1t Mdnrer bsrI9iebener gsas
tipndlitoten oIs Qr6eiter befbdftigt.
Gs purbs betonnt Qteeben, bdb nit
bem Bisberaufbau IOfprt besOuusn
iper6eu iuiirbe.
Tru. translation flee with the Poft-
master at Cincinnati on December 9,
1917. as required by the Act Of octo-
ber 9th, 1917.
Die aautaiitrD OlIeH fprf'
fabren, segeu bic z ars
ten gu tdmpfen.
aonbon, 8. 0es. - Cine Depes
i9e Der Central Rams aus aoPsHbas
seniagt:
Die rufiIte 8eIonbti9aTt in Der
bdHil9sn 6auPtitaot bat zine Ss2eles
bon Der ruiili4sn @danbtiHaFt ia
Seberan, periisH, erbalien, in Der ers
tldrt piro, pab Die glbminiiirGt:nn
unb bas 4rmee COMMANDO i'm adne
tdius es9en Die goll9aDiti lei uno IN
1ebsran cine 0eegation aHgstonursn
iei. I'm nit Der ruHif9en uno britif
i9en 0eIanDtionfi beirefis Der Jorts
isBuug bes &rines 81 unterbahes.n.
Die OepeIde fiigt binSu. bab Die Sdds
taiier ni9t uufboren iperben, ge9sn Dix
5iirfen au tdmpien, fie aber finnn5isls
Itr llnteritiibung bebiirfsn.. :
True translation fled with the Post
master at Cincinnati on December .,
1917, as required by the Act Of Octo-
bsr 9th, 1917.
llnrubtn in 8oIipia
Genttogp, Gbile. 6. Ds5sInber.
9insr 9epsi6s aus Ga pa5. 8DIiDia.
5ut9g tam es bort naG eiler Sips
an9 in Der 9sputirtsntammer, in lpels
t5sr Der prdFoeut Ulontes psriu6ts,
geDiRs antIassn gu PiberIesen, bic
rrn btr &pubIiianern eeeen ibn ere
hobsn ipOrben lparen, 5r febr erHiten
llnruben. Der 9eneralItabshef iDurbe
Osrpuubtt; ein Sffi3isr. Sipei SoIbas
ten unP pier gIOiIiftea luurosn se'
l0btst iinb II anOsrt pnrben Derpuns
let.
Die Orbnuns purDs ipdter pieb.r
bsrseIteat unO bic Depeide fiigt bins
gu, Sab bic llnrubeH r'dt repclltips
ndren gboraitsrs paren.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1917-12-07
Die btutfds 8atiOnol.
gibliotbst in GOtba

bnr9 6euer 5srfort.
4miteraam, 6. Ge5. 5oldHbis
f6e3eitungen Oer0fFentIi9sH bic Rods
riot, bab bic Dsutidpe yiaticHuls
gibIiOtbei in GOt1a bur4 Gsusr ssr'
itSrt purbs.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1917-12-07
Die ;}abl Der feinbliAen
9tuslGnoet
@irb bur9 cine &rtsgss :
rtIdrung an Sefers
reid ungarn I'm
100000 permebrt
nerhen.


@ei ibingtpn, D. g., 6. DEG.
Durd cine SrhgsertIdruns an DETER
rsi3 llugarn peroen ben feinoIi4en
glusldrbern innerbaIb Der @renSen
Der Der. Staaten 100000 Mann i'm
qlItsr BON iiber q Sabrsn bin0usefiigt
tperbs1. Qus 3abIen, psI6s i'm Sens
Jus Bureau suiammenssiteut perz
cen, erstsbt ii4, baB iih i'm Sabre
1910 678,667 mdnn!itbs llntertbanen
Der Doppelmonardie in biefem 2anOe
6efanosn, iOpie 186,524 friibere linz
tertbanen. bic ben 8sr. Staatsu ben
Sreue!b idpDrten unb ii9 nnturaIis
iiren lieben. 3uiammen nit Der an>
6obI EfterreiaiT3 uusnrH6er 5rnuen
pirb ii4 bic 9siammt5abl auf iiber
eiHe WliQipn belaufen.
Die polniI9reDsnbeE geppbner ers
:ei9ten i'm Sabre 1910 bic 3abl BON
943,781 &Dpfsn, bon fenen iiber bic
SGIfte, 522, ISL, aus @ebRtsn bes
friiberen &onigrei9s pOlsn tamen. bic
Iest unter Der 5srri4ufi BON Seutids
lamb unO Oeiterreih uugarn fteben.
9einabs aus anberen tumen Don Ruis
MD pOIen. Die gn5a5I Der 5Iterreis
'hifden poIen bstrdst 329, 9,418, bic
Der 9sutfh poIen 190,096 unb bies
jenige Der uugarii i4en qolsn auf
1887
Nu5 Statiititsn iiber bic 0Iterreit
biiheu MGunsr in ben Ser. Staaten
eebt terDor, baB BON elmer 9sfammts
5nbl BON 609, BAT ettpa nur Elm 9iers
tel 8iirser bieies 2arbes puroen.
Nun ben 255,844 llngarn I'm 2anO.
paren i'm Sabre 1910 nur $3.50
%iirger.
Otto SuIius RorfeI un6
sans Stengel in IeD
Dorf interuirt.
gteip Dort, 6. SeSeulber. Sim
Donnersto9 @beno rpltrOen otto eSlls
Iius HfarfeL Elm oeuti9er SdrtftiteIs
Ter utlo Sans Stenael, Elm 3ei6ner,
auf gInoronung bes Silisz8unoesaus
waIts lSobn' s. anor oIS gefdbrlihe
&usIGHoer auf @ais SslanO inter-
nirt.
Stengel itarb IN 8erbinoung nit
Der 3eiti6riit Zeppelin, oeren gtos
me in v@ulenipiegel" gedn6ert luur=
be, aIs Die Ser. Staaten in ben &rieg
eintrnten. Inter elmer ieiner 9eihs
befano iih folgenoe @rtla>
ring: .7ie 3batiabe, onb II Broz
sent Der gum 0tilitdroienIt beItirnnts
ten Wdnrer I'M 8eireiung bon oems
Ielben eintamer, lit elm Serueis oafiir,
IDie es nit Dem &riegs sgntbuiiasnrls
oes groBen arueritanii9en golfes be-
itellt iit."
Ntarfel erfIdrfe, felt Die Ser. Staas
ten in ben &rieg eingetreten ieien,
5a6e er feline Sbdtigfeit nuf Die Bro
uaaonoa fiir Die 8eibebnltung oes
uttterrid1tS IN Den offentz
.ifen Sd,ulen beihrdnft.
1900 SAB ReJisrunss'
me6I gefobIen
5oIebD, 6. Deg. Sier ipurDen m
cer glndt BON Waittpp9 gum Dons
leritag 1900 5oB Regierungsmsbl i'm
Rertbe BON ettpa $16,500 aus 5ra9ts
passOns Der Bbeelins II. Gate @ris
eabn geftoblen. Dos Wfebl mar BON
Ter Rgierung an bic Rational DILL
Hg Company Don SoIs0O abseIanbt
nosets.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1917-12-07

True translation hled With the Post
master at Cincinnati on December G.,
1917, as required by the Act Of octo-
her 9th. 1917
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16

Note the result OF six months of mill
tary training. Compare lines "A and
BIB In cut
ate and manly. His awkwardness had
disappeared. The change was wonder
full and it was all to the good. Here
Is photograph showing before and
after taking and am sure no patent
medicine advertisement could beat 1t.
"Well, mother and were delighted.
That was ten years ago, and Howard
says the year he spent ut the military
academy was the best year of his life.
"Now." said Uncle Dan, with great
earnestness, "when such training does
so much good, makes better citizens and
at the same time fits man to defend
his country. why should not Uncle Sam
furnish this training at the govern
ment's expense? The government has
the right to call anyone TO serve in
case Of war, and without training,
man is worth nothing as soldier. I'm
Gle Sam has splendid new training
camps that will soon be available for
the purpose, therefore, here is double
reason why the Chamberlain bill for
compulsory military training should be
passed at once, so that every boy ply
sically fit may have this training and
not leave II for his parents to pay for.
On account of the expense, not one boy
in so can take the training now. am
glad that you can do, so. These big
crops and big prices, find, make the
farmers rather 'oocky,' and that the
best is demanded by them"
Billie was up with the lark the next
morning, more excited and enthusiastic
than ever. He had plan. He knew
Jimmie owned q colt worth $780, that
he would make almost another 500 on
his potatoes If they turned out well,
and that he had from his previous
savings, bought 500 Liberty bond.
Billie's plan was to have Jimmie cash
in and 60 with him. He was disap-
pointed to find that Jimmie would still
lack about $500 of having enough to
see him through. His lip quivering, he
said: "Pm mighty sorry to leave jim
ME-"
Uncle Dan was silent a moment or
two. then he asked Billie to go down
TO the orchard and get him some ap-
pies to eat on the train. While he was
gone, II was arranged that Uncle Dan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Graham would adj
vance the money necessary so that
Jimmie could go. When Billie returned
he was told about 1t. He ran to the
phone and called Jimmie, saying !:
"Come on over, run just as fast as you
can, I've got the greatest news you
ever heard Of"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN


II am mighty sorry. Uncle Dan, that
this Is your last night with us. Can't
you stay longer7 We boys are having
a peach Of time" said Billie.
swell. If you get more out of II In
the way OF pleasure than l." said I'm
Gle Dan, "you are going some."
billie, have been talking seriously
with your father and mother about
sending you TO military academy and
they asked me to talk with you about
It,"
"Whoopee" Billie screamed, like a
wild Indian.
Now, hold your horses" said Uncle
Dan, land listen to me. You know I
sent my boy, Howard, to one of these
schools for "a year when he was about
your age. He was narrow chested,
stOOp shOuldered, rather loose jointed !;
he had the big head and needed dis
cipline and physical development. He
was growing fast and l wanted him to
be strong physically"
"Say, Uncle Dan." said Billie, 81 be-
lieve your description of Howard fits
me pretty well. eh?"
"Well," said Uncle Dan, ito be frank
think 1t does; you need the same
thing. Howard did not like it at first.
am told for few weeks he had rough
sledding,' but after he found that the
only way was to obey orders, he caught
the spirit Of the institution and liked
1t. We did not see him for about six
months, then he came home for a few
days. We were astonished at his APP
pearance. He had gained about 20
pounds in weight, his muscles were as
hard as nails, he stood as straight as
an arrow. he was courteous. consider
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16

4 round, smooth hole In the side Of =
granite monument about nine miles
cut from Mexico City is locally known
By . term which signifies "Pluto's
safety valve" The hole is about nine
inches In diameter at the opening.
which Il polished I'm a manner which
suggests human workmanship. That
man had nothing to do with drilling or
polishing this hole will be readily sur
missed when IL Is known that II has
occasionally emitted hot air and smoke
during period extending over 800
years.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16

A Scotch clergyman named Fraser
claimed the title and estates Of Lord
Lovat. He tried on the trial Of the
case to establish his pedigree by pro
ducing an ancestral watch on which
were engraved the letters s. f. The
claimant alleged that these letters Were
the initials of his ancestor. the notori-
Gus Simon Fraser. Lord Lovat, behead-
ed In 1747 for supporting the young
pretender. The letters, engraved under
the regulator, were shown to stand for
"Slow, Fast" and the case was laughed
out Of court.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16
Talk to Waters for Butcher Knives

We still have or 5 doz butcher knives In
stock that were bought last year. Prices
were not> so high then. The same original
prices are still on these knives. Some good
knives at 35c; other fine ones at SOC and the
best ever at 75c each. All are guaranteed
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16
Special

We have ore Oliver manure spreader on
hand that will be offered you at $25. 90 under
present wholesale prices. We are short of
storage ROOM
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16

We having a nice sale on that SO CAL single gun
Being light weight if is easy carry 1t is about
fectve the larger There kick either
the yourself for buying The and me-
chanism good We have them made liver Johnson
Hopkins Allen The price is 81 so Shells (smokeless)
for these guns 75c box
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-16
Talk to Waters for Steel Cow Stanshions

We have ABOUT doz On hand and while
they last we shall sell them at So. so each.
This is under the present market and no more
can be obtained at this price.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19
Ties Itself In a Knot.

How fishes get or tile hook is always
interesting. for the most talked of fish
IS the fish that got away. Chapman
Grant who gets fish for the Aquarium,
has witnessed the remarkable manner
la which morays VIII discngagc them
selves from the hook II held dangling
IN the air the moray will double on
himself. tie the knot and pull his head
out backward.
AT this juncture." says Mr.. Grant,
"it has always been my experience that
the hook or line broke. allowing the
;ish to escape Mr. Mowbray, how
ever. states that he has seen morays
strange themselves when caught with
strong tackle. New York sun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19
DC and Modsrn customs.

Palm sunday in certain places is
called Fig Sunday from the custom
Of eating figs on this day, as snap
dragons on Christmas eve, plum pud-
ding on Christmas day, oranges and
barley sugar on st. Valentines eve.
pancakes on Shroye Tuesday, salt cod
fish on Ash Wednesday, frumenty on
"Mothering Sunday (mid-Lenu, cross
buns on Good Friday, gooseberry tart
on Whitsunday, goose on Michaelmas
day, nuts on Allhallows, aud 50 on
London Chronicle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19

\ steeplecnase. horse The Chandler,
is reported by the Book Of Wonders
10 have covered thirty-nue feet in a
single leap at WarWick, England,
few years ago
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19

Lady-Why DO you give me this bit
Of paper Tramp-Madam | do not
like to criticise your soup, but it Is not
like mother used to make. Allow me
to give you her recipe.-Fliegende Blat-
ter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19
The Walking SteepIe.

At Holywell church. in Wales, an old
bell is kept which was used in a novel
way TO call people to worship. The po-
siuon Of the church causing any bell
rung there 10 be inaudibe in somo
parts OF the town. a peripatetic ringer
used TO be employed whose perform
ances were thus described: "A leather
strap is suspended round his neck, and
a large and heavy bell attached TO 1t,
which rests upon a cushion buckled
over his knee. Thus accoutcred, he
traverses the town, Jingling his bell, to
the surprise of those who are unac-
quainted with the custom. The walk
ing steeple.' he was called by the
townspeople."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-07-19
Burns Best Poem.

It is said that Ii boy was once asked
in the poets presence which OF Burns
works he liked best After taking
thought with himself for little he
declared that lie liked the "Cotter's
Saturday Night" by far the best, 'al-
though" he added, at made me greet
Ccryl when my father babe Inc read 1t
to my mither." This statement seem
ed To impress Burns. for presently he
said TO The lad, .Weei, my Gallant
(boy.. it made me greet, too, more than
once when was writing it by my IA
Tiers trcsidc
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-06
FAILURE OF SUBMARINE

BY far the most encouraging piece
of news which has come from Eu-
rope in many months is that of the
steadily decreasing success of the
German submarine attacks on COM
merce. For the first time since last
winter the losses of merchant ship
ping are being reduced to manage
able limits. Improved methods of
conveying and arming merchant yes-
sells have been successful in render
ing tire all important maritime COM
munications of the Allies compara-
lively safe. Inasmuch as the opera
tions of these methods will be still
further improved during the winter
and the spring it seems as certain as
anything can be in war that the
submarine offensive Is by way of be-
ing defeated. Within a Few months
the gross tonnage controlled by the
Allied Governments will begin to in
crease and the handicap OF deficient
transport, which recently has Deen
impairing the success of their mill
tary operations, will be less costly.
Germany's only chance OF victory
will have vanished. Even though
she were capable next summer or
placing a largely increased number
OF submarines in the water, their
construction would constitute a
waste of valuable resources. They
will not be able to get at the faster,
more heavily armed and more care
fully conveyed fleets of the Allles.-
New Republic.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-06
How Germany Raises Loans

= F German financiers had so fer
tile a field as the United States
in which to operate, they would
make short work of getting the sec
ond Liberty Loan heavily oversub-
scribed. In the first place they
would have all the banks and trust
companies take liberal amounts. on
the understanding that no actual
money would be required, but cred
its, involving no special reserve,
against which the government might
draw in payment for goods and
labor. In the second place they
would exact subscriptions from all
the munition makers, steel manufac-
turers and other producers directly
or indirectly interested in govern
ment contracts, with the understand
ing that such subscriptions would not
need to be paid in before equivalent
sums fell due on contracts.
These producers would also have
the further understanding that the
bonds taken by them would be treat
ed by the bank as collateral for bank
loans bearing interest not greater
than that borne by the bonds. BY
similar methods we could quickly
raise many billions in government
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-06
RIFLES AND MEN

Secretary Baker declared in q
speech at Harrisburg, Pa, that there
were five rifles now in France for
every American soldier abroad. Not
only that, but all the Regulars and
all the members of the National
Guard In this country have rifles.
Furthermore, rifles are being manu-
factured at the rate of 100000 q
month, and soon that output will be
doubled.
There is certainly nothing in this
situation to warrant the alarm that
some gentlemen appear to feel as to
the shortage of rifles for the Army.
Suppose a number of those in use
in this country are not of the latest
pattern. At the rate rifles are being
manufactured 1t will be easy to re-
place them rapidly by the latest and
best makes. And the old ones can
be passed on to the training camps,
drill as any other And it need not
be forgotten that at first the train
ing camps can get along with their
work fairly we'll even without this
part of the equipment.
Secretary Baker declares that
when the American Army gets
abroad it will be equipped as we'll as
the best and better than some others.
The country is prepared to take him
at his word. certainly until some
thing more conclusive than vague
complaints is presented. 1t does not
believe for moment that any ad-
ministration would dream of sending
our soldiers abroad without the
latest and best equipment.-Chicago
Herald
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-06
THE AMERICAN CITIZEN

Nobility out of the veins of the dead
Belongs to the past; the present,
instead,
Makes manhood the measure of
man again,
And chooses blood that is living red
To make the American Citizen.
The pride of the Great Republic I
bear;
I feel her majesty move in the air,
Her greatness to come and her
glory when
A thousand million of freemen shall
share
The name of American Citizen.
I pray that her strength and gran
deur increase
To tutor the world in the ways of
peace,
Till the lamb shall lie in the lions
And the wars of kings at the bidding
cease
OF the strong American Citizen.
o, hail her flag with the stars be-
digit,
see her power for freedom and
right,
I thrill with her power beyond my
ken,
AS feel that the coming man in his
might
Shall be the American Citizen.
Written About 1897 by Coates
Kinney.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-06
ONLY A BEGINNING

A MERICANS were shocked to
n read yesterday of the death of
- - American soldiers at the hands
of German raiders. The death list
as presented by the dispatches is only
a small beginning of a long and sor-
rowful roll of American sacrifices on
the altar of democracy.
But their deaths will not have been
in vain. Already there is sweeping
through the trenches held by Amer
lean troops, through the encamp-
ments back of the lines and the
training camps of America the low
mutterings of anger that presage
v-hgeance when our turn shall come.
it has been said that the nation will
not fully understand that it is at
war until the death lists begin to
come in. 1t may be said. also, that
Germany will not fully understand
that we are at war until our death
lists begin to lengthen.
German autocracy will pay the OK
treme penalty for every American
lad whose life is ground out by the
Moloch of Kaiserism.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-06
THE WINGS OF WAR

Hail to the squadrons of the sky,
The giant battleplanes
And speedy scouts that sail the void
Where primal silence reigns!
And hail the pilots, iron nerved,
And quick to do and dare;
Who wins this war for liberty
Must win it in the air.
Some day flier from afar
Will pass the city gate.
Upon it's wings the sable cross
OF unrelenting hate,
And bombs will fall, and flames
arise,
And precious blood will run
Leave not the azure fields above
Unguarded to/the Hun!
An aerial fleet must guard our
coasts,
An aerial navy go
Three thousand miles across the sea
To battle with the foe.
The wind is humming overhead,
And this is what it sings:
"Go shape the wood. and cast the
steel,
And give Columbia wings"
-Minna Irving.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-06
GETTING AWAKE

" HERE are very distinct indica-
tions that the awakening of the
- people to the fact that the
nation is at war, for which repre-
sentatives of the government have
been appealing, is at hand. One of
these signs is that the country is
turning to the writing of patriotic
verse and ballad. Some of these are
very bad, but others are very good,
and out of the grist that is now
flowing very steadily from the presses
of the publishers there will come
certain songs and poems that will
live and become integral parts of
national music and literature. 1t
has been so in every war and this
will be no exception.
Only when men and women are
moved by some great emotion do
they turn to verse for expression of
their feelings. and the volume of
war poems and songs now appearing
and the popularity with which they
are received would indicate that the
nation is pretty thoroughly in har-
mony with the task that confronts 1t.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-06

loans. Why do we not employ them?
Because they are essentially of the
character of initiation. When we
subscribe to the Liberty Loan we
make shift to furnish real money,
saved out of our incomes. We en-
able the government to spend bill
ion by refraining from spending the
billion ourselves.
When the Germans subscribe,
what they place in the hands of the
government is a collection of /. o.
us, which the government realizes
on in the purchase of supplies at
such terms as it can get. In this
country the German plan would pro-
duce an astounding rise in prices.
All persons of fixed income or prac-
tically infleXible income, including
the whole working class. would find
their command of the necessaries
and comforts of life reduced. Specu-
lators would find their incomes
greatly increased. For the moral
gain of a loan promptly oversub-
scribed we should pay by higher
costs of living to those of our citizens
who already find costs high. That
is why our treasury is pursuing the
difficult but honest method of rails
ing loans by direct appeal to the
people.-From the New Republic.