Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-24
DIXIE AGAINST AuTOCRACi.

Din EtS.ti.N'i
Hon Willard Salisbury, OF Della
,rara President pro tempore OF the
United States Senate ethoen Tue
nrinciple of America recently when
no said the free people Of the earth
have built a dixie across Belgium ana
Nnrthern France with the bodies
,or their Young men Of military age.
r. restraints the ~ungoverned lust Tor
nower, prestige and territory OF the
..Roval house of ~Hohenzollern.' II
what the world has termed the
dixie breaks. America is not
safe. We are fighting in the cause
of humanity to make the world sale
FOR democracy, and also we are night
ing for the right to live peacefully
in America. unterriied by passions
which should only animate W'Ar
beasts.
Lafayette's great-graNdsonS are
an the fighting line. PerSh'nE, salu'-
inc at the tomb Of Lafayette. sand
in simplest words: Lafayette
we Americans are here" The Amer
lean great grandsons Of Lafayette :
fr;ands will soon be in That line.
They must have all the comforts,
nav shall have all the comforts tnaE
va on, Give, and by swift and hard
s,Gcayor we must convince u toes
that they must lose, saving tue boys
for America. it may be. in hundreds
- thousands. The money those OF
,s unfit for military service con
t,inate will make the boys at inc
'front.' more comfortable, may save
their lives.
Alexandria today IS engaged III Il
narade in the interests ot the second
liberty Lean Bonds. II was one .ot
III, most patriotic pa%eantS eVer
Witnessed in our city. Although The
streets were wet from the rain OF
LAST night and part of today ana
he Geld northwest wind was in evl-
Lcnce. the arior Of A~lcXandrians was
BY no means ]dampened, and the turn
ont was crcditab!e.
Our Lord commended the poor
"iuew who cast her two mites :ni"
the treasury of the Temple at Jcru-
salem. Ii was her all. and He said
she had exceeded others who gave
Of their abundance.
\ Swcct-faccd Old woman when
the call came for the people OF
France 70 turn IN their gold Tor the
prosecution Of the IA produced .
hundred francs IN gold. the savings
of i,cr lie. She sent them to the
Government official 10 be uSrd III
prosecuting the war. These few nun
died! francs represented her only
hnnp - comfort in extreme BIC acr.
She had grandchildren at the front.
When The official, upon receiving the
money. gave her ! Government bono,
she said: Il didn't know I was tore
co., anything for it."
This pathetic incident should in
! Spire Americans 10 purchase bonds
q their country as oon rs possible.
This patriotic woman surrendered
r.. I'll for the defense of her
Try. While rich corporations are i
t:|1 ti"Hc. performing their duty y
purchasing large blocks of Liberty
hcna$. the @.eat mass Of people are
rot cxcluici, Is they can buy also,
not in blacks, but single bonds, and
the sod OF Battle may bless their
g.: avs as He Will doubtless the
French woman. who delivered up Al
hcr savings for old aye to fight back
ria t~esnoiIcrs Of her sountry.
Under the Mosaic dispensation pre-
visions were made for all ~lsraelitcs
r;ch IS we'll rs poor, in the, offerings
rHt, lie Lord. Some We're able TO
;siac eycr and. sheep. but others did
nj ~,,.s<.ss CROUCH Of this worlds
,a..> - Vie with rich. They, how
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