The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-10-11
HOOD RIVER BUYING BONDS

HOOD RIVER BUYING BONDS
Those in charge of the local cam
paign for the Liberty Loan tell US tina
the drive is progressing satisfactorily
Unless interest becomes lax, Hoo
Rivers quota is going to be reached
Our bankers tell us that orchardist'
despite the busy season are among the
first to devote time to Liberty Bont
subscriptions. And this is as it shoult
be. Do not allow the fact that 70,
are busy become an excuse for youl
not displaying enough interest in the
great bond issue, if you have available
funds or can save the money, to go tt
members of the local committee anC
make as large purchase as you car
afford.
We have heard of some, fortunately
a very few, who say they do not
understand the bond issue and haven't
the time to find out about it. The
proposed meeting of next week have
been called, not only for the purpose
of stimulating our enthusiasm and
reawakening the slumbering fires of
our patriotism but to explain all
details of the bond issue. Bring your
family and attend those meetings.
If you have already bought bond,
be present anyhow, just for the patri-
otic cheer that you will derive. If you
have not yet participated in the great
loan, come and be persuaded.
And we have heard Of some who
have funds available but express a
fear of investing in the great Liberty
Loan. We have even heard of some so
cautious as to make the inquiry, "Sup-
pose Germany should win this war,
the bonds would be valueless then,
wouldn't they?" President Wilson,
who has called for 10, 900, 900 subscrib-
ers to the great loan and who will get
them, thus demonstrating to the
Hohenzollerns that the spirit of
Americans, that spirit of l776, that
spirit of 1866, is rising to sound the
death knell of Prussian autocracy,
may thank God that the great mass of
the people of America are not of that
cautious, cringing, patriotic-lacking
class. Should Germany win the war
now waging that man, who guards SO
miserly his hoardings. would indeed,
pay and pay dearly. Germany has
boasted of her anticipated indemnities
from America. She really had dreams
Of them, but her dreams are vanishing
and the great bubble of the Kaiser is
bursting. Who is bursting it? Sii
Douglas Haig is puncturing it on the
western front, and the great British
general is able to tone the morale OF
his troops to fine fighting mettle,
assured of the utmost aid of the new.
est great ally of the Western Hemis.
phere. The National Army, the fed
eralized National Guard, the Regulars.
the Marines and the Navy are reach,
ing fighting strength that will make
the Kaiser tremble. Germany will moi
collect any indemnities from America.
She might, indeed, do so, were all
Americans in such doubt as to question
the stability of loan, Liberty Loan
of the great democratic Union. And
If Germany were to win that man
would pay, he would pay his all, and
pay through the nose.
Nathan Hale, hero of the Revolution,
when he was hanged by the Red Coats,
calmly said: 81 only wish that | had
more lives that | might give them for
my country" Can you conceive of a
man hesitating to invest his dollars?
You are not even asked to give them.
A Liberty Loan. from cold blooded
financial viewpoint is good invest
ment.
And have you seen those posters,
that so graphically draw your atten-
tion to the Liberty Loan? From one
of them, the smiling faces of little
boy and little girl look down at you,
and they tell you that their daddy is
fighting for YOU. And it is true,
very true, look over the list of Hood
River men, men of families, men away
at training camps, sacrificing the
pleasant evenings by the home fireside
getting ready to fight for you and me-
When you look at that picture and feel
your inability to make a Liberty Loan
investment does it not make you sor-
rowful? If you can afford to partici-
pate, does it not draw the very money
from your pocket?
Some cf our soldiers, indeed, many
OF them, are not only offering their
lives, if need be, tut are putting their
earnings into Liberty Bonds. We of
Hood River should feel proud of the
record made by members of 18th Com
pany in buying &,S00 of the bonds.