El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-14

war Of the people, and, therefore,
everyone of you has his obligations TO
help to his greatest ability.
The greatest Christmas present you
can give is an assurance TO the men
in the trenches that you at home are
backing them up
VIII SPOT Financial Stacked.
THE man who evaded the draft was
merely a physical coward; but after
this war, he who has his dollars neat
y tucked away in some bank and
has none Of the governments paper TO
show that he helped win the war. viii
be a moral coward, than which moth
ing more despicable walks on earth
He will be a thief, stealing every
breath he breathes, because 1t was the
sacrifice Of others that made it pos
sible for him to take that breath in
freedom.
"Our great national flag has never
trailed IN dust, and Il shall not trail
In the dust this time"
Lift the Roof Says Chaplain.
With the general idea, borrowed
frankly from a poker game, that the
"sky's the limit and the roof should
be taken Off" IN the matter Of Civ
ing to the government, chaplain Cob
hey entertained his hearers with
serious address, made more enter
esting by a liberal dash Of humor
here and there We must become so
taking thrift paper always, and hav-
ing the idea Oozing from every pore.
The great trouble in the past is that
We have had our patriotism too much
under control, but now if We are to
see this thing through to success,
We must have not only all the men we
need, but all the money and every
atom Of energy that We can muster
up.
Soldier. Don't Want Pity.
Don't pity the man in khaki and
two brothers are in the uniform, one
Of them in the front lines with Per
shing. We don't want any pity. and L
shall not pity the one at the front
II he dies for the cause But We do
want you to do your share Don't say
you have bought Liberty bonds, be
cause our soldiers at DeminE have
already bought more than you
We are in this war TO protect, not
the cause Of doWntrOdden neuIralS.
but our own liberty, against which
we have seen plots made before We
entered the war
"Sky Il the Limit
The time has passed when the
civilian can give merely his surplus
and rest satisfied that he has done
his bit. You must do as much as the
man in the ranks, for some day an ac-
counting viii come. Back up this
great game with everything you have,
get IN for all Won P0r talk il. think
it and breathe il, and we viii win.
Throw in all you have. Tear off the
roof The slly's the limit.
IF the devil himself did not realize
that Wilhelm would be defeated, he
would give up. BE would lock the
door OF Hades. throw away the key
and commit suicide. driven TO the
Wilhelm"
Tells Of Hawkins Sacrifice.
at is time for everyone to forget
private endeavors and throw all his
energies into the work for the gov
ernment,' said Zach L Cobb. As an
example Of how to help to ones ut
most, he releated how generously Mr.
and Mrs. Hawkins have given three
sons to the cause. Mr.. Hawkins was
one OF the committee seated on the
stage during the meeting.
This war viii shake America TO
her very foundations. There viii be
no folly, no false pride in this coun-
Try when the conflict ends. But, II
the God that rules over Us relieves
In justice and right as We have been
taught, the Z. S. will come from this
war better and purer nation.
Every Right BIed For.
This country has not a right to-
bled for, yet It is the greatest thing
in the world to know this fact
Let Us do our utmost now and have
the proud distinction Of being true
sons Of our forefathers.
The German traitor and the paci-
fists in this country were rOundIy
condemned by the speaker, who de-
clared IL was time to tell the Lafol-
lette type TO "get out OF the senate,
II you want TO be a traitor"
Gen George ". Read, border com
mander, was one Of the guests OF the
occasion, but had attended on prom
Use that he would not be called on TO
speak
shows PershlnE Picture.
After the addresses, q motion pic
ture entertainment, arranged by WIN
r Winch, was given Two films.
showing Pershing's arrival IN France