Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-17
PREPARE MORE LAND
..GR0W MORE FOOD
"Seed and Feed the Slogan Of
the Year.

Ihe papers are filled with the appsal
Tor soldiers, sailors and farny r.. and
all are timely, all are necessary. The
sailor Is needed TO man the Ships that
protect the shores, police the seas and
clear the ocean Of tormrHting ind
meddlesome masked buccaneers, 10
give help to the allies. To make laofp
efficient the present fighting uuii, thai
are keeping free the SEA lanes and
ocean routes. The soldier is REQUIRED
to keep alive and intact The ua.ry If
the nation and the freedom Of the
world, to protect the lives Of its ci..
2ens from incursions without and raids
within. to guard the horror and ore.
serve the dignity Of the great Tinted
States, to render not only sentimental
hut practical assistance TO thosa who
for two and a half years on the bat.
tletields Of Flanders and the Sfyppes
of the East have been fighting fur the
freedom of the world against f. l1a;-
nant autocratic and militarIst pris.
sianism, which, were it to become sue.
Cassful, would mean autocratiSm, mil.
itarism and Prussianism, and Il get.
Professionalism" over the entire
world. The allies are proud to vel,
come these new acccssions to the tight.
Ing forces, which mean an earlleg Ter.
minntion Of the war and the dawn o.
mn orO thar ytIy hn histnrtY -
that we will all be proud that we Lived
In. Throughout all Canada. Great
Britain, France, and all the allied conn.
tries, when the news was received that
the United States had entered the war,
a thrill went up and down the nations
sides, and the pulses throbbed with a
new life. keenly appreciative Of the
practical sentiment that had brought
70 their sides an ally of the strength
and virility Of the United States.
But the soldier and the sailor need
to be fed. and therefore the cry for
agricultural enlistment. The strength
OF the fighting man must be main
tanned. In his absence from the field
there m the necessity for provision
to take his place. The appeal for farm
help Is well timed, opportune and I'M
portant. There are vacant lands 4.
plenty In the United States that, given
q fair opportunity under competent adj
vlsement and reasonable help, will pro.
duce abundantly. Western Canada
also provides nm excellent field for the
prosecution of work in growing wheat
and other grains, and while it is not
the desire Of the Canadian Government
to draw from the resource Of the
United Stairs, believing that L Is the
duty Of every patriotic citizen to do
all he possibly can to build up the
stores Of depleted foods and making
use OF every energy ut home, the wish
Is to lay before the public the fact
that Canada has millions Of acres Of
excellent land capable Of producing
wonderful crops. II for any reason
the reader, having patriotism and q
love Of his country In his heart, and 4
desire to forward the cause Of the a.
Hes. cannot avail himself Of the oppof'
tunitles afforded In the United States
Western Canada will be glad to rem
der him any assistance 1t can In locat'
ing him on Its vacant areas, where large
crops can be grown Mt minimum OF
cost. Let US grow the grain, raise the
cattle, produce the food to feed our
soldiers, II sailors and provide 1000
for our allies, no matter whether 1t y
done to the North or. to tn" South o.
the boundary line that in IT, 'bjecf ID
view should not be known as Il botn'
Diary. Let us keep MP the spirit OF pa'
triOtism. whether 1t he growing gram
In the United States or In Canada, but
Canada, fully alive to the necessity
Joins in the appeal Of its allies-te
United States--for more food and more
observation-disclosures.