Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-23
TOWNSMEN CONSIDER
PATRIOTIC DUTY
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three years; only a few days ago
Argentina placed an embargo on
wheat; many of our crops have
been materially affected by the
shortage of potash, Germany hav-
ing absolute control of the great
potash mines of the world. Adj
ded to this is the condition that
while the army of producers is
greatly reduced, the non-produc-
tive population of the world is in
creased many, many, times. Statis-
ticians tell US that 100000 men
have been killed in the great war;
there are 100000 in prison; H.
100000 have been wounded; one
half million who have recovered
from wounds are incapacitated;
100000, are now in the hospitals,
and there are under arms, 39,000,-
900 men. There has never been a
time when the american farmer
was called upon to do his best :;
now he must do his best.
Long before the army, long be-
fore the navy had sprung to arms,
the farming population was mobil-
lied. American farmers know they
will have to encrease their crops
this year 20 percent. We know
that the wheat crop this year has
suffered. There is every reason
to believe we will have a record
breaking corn crop. Kansas and
Missouri alone report seventeen
million acres in corn. Our crop
will probably exceed six billion
bushels. Heretofore we have used
only two billion bushels. There is
coming the time when we will have
to set the pace in the substitution
of this for other grains. A few
years ago the government sent a
man to Europe to urge the wide
spread use of corn as food. Corn
is the great American crop, the
most versatile we can grow
Housewives can do as much good
as in working for the Red Cross,
by popularizing the wider use of
corn as food"
In closing Dean Hayward stated
that possibly no State is doing
more than Delaware by way of an
increased food production. Here
there is an increased acreage OF
most staple crops-a ten percent
increase in winter wheat, thirty
percent increase in potatoes.
T. F. Bayard, of Wilmington, the
only out of town speaker at the
meeting, urged his hearers tc
further the work of the Red Cross
by their membership and enthus
iasm for the work. RED Cross
means loyalty; it means SERVICE
Mr.. Bayard declared, and urged
every citizen to render his bit.
In the absence of Captain
Jacobs, Professor Short, for 6
number of years captain, spoke fol-
f Company, making a stirring ap
peal for more loyal support on the
part of the townspeople. "No sub
ject is dearer to me-" Professor
Short said, than E Company
During the years when I was cap
tain of the company found then
as earnest and loyal a set of mel
as have ever seen. l have neve
known them to waver, whateve
the duty assigned to them.
Company E last July went ou
with sixty-seven men, and return
ed with fftyeight men. There ar
now in E Company thirty eigh
men, ten Of whom are in realit
Newark men. We are bringin
this thing close home. | ask tn
question, DO you people of New
ark feel that Newark is doing he
part? Are we together? Are w
wide awake" can appreciate tn
fact that mothers and fathers d
not want their sons to go, bu
mothers and fathers, you cannot al
ford to stand in the way when cor
science says, Co To remembe
your boy as a Stacker will be on
of the bitterest things in life.
heard this statement made by
Newark boy only last Saturda
night. You can't afford to stand
that boys light.
Newark stands a favored CON
munity by the United States GOV
eminent. The time has come whe
Democracy can no longer be mair
tanned by everybody staying &
home. We must put ourselves
the line of duty and go and worl
Get something, do something, an
bring the reputation of the plac
where it should be. There will b
l. IL