Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-08
PUT YOUR DOLLARS IN UNIFORM.

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the sinews of war is the real MARTA
itrumpeting, but the soldier is only
cipher without the dollar back of him
Even AS another home is asked to pu
the stalwart son in uniform, so YOU
home is asked to put the dollar il
uniform and TO enlist it in the cause
of Liberty.
A dollar volunteered to Uncle San
in the War for democracy is more
sbrewdIy conceived than a dollar lev
led upon defeated America by victor
ious Kaiser.
II is not necessary that the Central
Powers should actually overrun this
country. 1t will suffice if they make 4
separate peace with disordered Rus
scia. starve the English with the sub
marine and crush France thus isolated.
Then victorious Germany would make
peace with us only on terms OF an en-
ormous indemnity which we must pay
to redeem the trade Of the world and
precent the further crushing of our
allies.
You did not invent this war. Never
theless the United States is in this
war UP to it's neck. There is no turn
ing back. You must win or lose.
However pacific you may be in
principle, however secure you may
feel personally from the formidable
bludgeon of the Teutonic militarists,
peace can be achieved now only in one
Of two ways-by winning the war, or
by submitting to pay Germany's war
bills. A German forced levy can be
dictated from Berlin without the land
ing of a single Teutonic soldier on
our soil.
The subscription of this $4,000, oO0,-
600 Liberty Loan is in the hands OF
TIE people. The resources of the nation
spring from the small units of wealth,
It is idle to expect the wealthy men,
or the banks to make this enormous
loan, for this would mean merely the
conversion of the peoples bank de-
posts already in the commercial ser
vice.
This loan is vital and must come
from the hands of the people them
selves, preferably from savings otner
than bank deposits, preferably from
new savings, from hiding places.
The soldier must be equipped. Your
dollar is needed to put food in his
stomach, uniforms ON his back, ant
guns in his hands and to maintain hin
fit on the firing line. If you are not o
the age and of the fitness to do you
bit at the front, you can at least hell
support one soldier by buying Lib
erty Bond.
Not less important is it that tn
business life of the nation continue
the industry and the food productioc
Not less important is it that Their
should be employment and means c
livelihood for the workers behind tn
soldiers. Not less important is it tbs
you should continue to have an incom
from which to save.
You can best insure your income, il
sure your business activity, insur
your wages by buying liberty bon
with your current savings so as
keep money in circulation for tn
purchase of supplies and the greasin
Of the wheels of industry.
Be shrewd; be thrifty. Buy $50 {
a 500 Liberty Loan bond Learn
new chapter in thrift from the Euro
pean nations, and be hacker of yor
Threatened country, while getting IL
Is IL per cent. interest
Take a $50 or a $100 mortgage @
1.-THE United States and help to keep Il
flag f1ying.-Liberty Loan Commit
of American Bankers Association.
AFTER TOM WATSON.
The officials of the federal govers