The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-10

so much about Germany that his chill
dren told him to go back there and
visit. He was gone just 4 month and
when he came back, all he had to say
was,
ITO hell with the Germans
people come over here from Ger
many to avoid oppression and to get
the superior opportunities that this
country affords.
Visit every man, let him have the
opportunity to subscribe to Liberty
bonds. The government is anxious to-
day to get the support Of the plain
people, and wants to sell lots of small
bonds. Those who do not subscribe,
when they can, should feel the con-
tempt of the community and be COM
PEELED to by public opinion to do so.
1t is your patriotic duty to subscribe,
the bonds furnish a revolving fund
and you are helping yourselves as
well as your government. Give every
body a chance to subscribe"
Must Do Duty.
Chaplain Bigelow of Camp Dodge,
who was next introduced, said that
the time was past to talk about doing
ones bit People must talk about do
ing their all, he said. The question
today is not, have you bought bonds.
but have you bought all the bonds
that you can. Anything less than this.
is less than your duty. And unless
you do your full duty. you have failed
to fulfill your citizenship.
Buying bonds is a privilege and
not a duty. Fighting for the United
States by wearing the uniform is
privilege and not duty. And when
YOU get that spirit, you are getting the
spirit that will win and win easily.
"The one who can buy bond, and
won't, is a Stacker and traitor and
not fit to be called an American citi-
zen. I'll fight and fight gladly and
will die for my country, but its hard
to think of dying for those who can
STAY at home and buy bonds, but who
went even buy. The soldiers are pay
ing everything that they ever paid,
they are making sacrifices and yet
they will fight and not whimper even
ii YOU cut their pay in two. But In
stead YOU should supply them with
continent. with cannon and food, and
vonr Liberty bonds will do that
For $3.50.
You can go to the bank and Dor
row a thousand dollars at six per cent
and lend it to the government at four
and a quarter, and all that you will
nav will be the difference, which IS
$3.50. And if you're real patriot
YOU will do this. Uncle Sam promises
to give you back every dollar. He
passed a draft law last May which Is
right and proper. 1t takes your boys
and it doesn't promise to give them
hack in health and strength. But nave
Won heard any criticism from these
boys? And yet, what Will happen IL
Uncle Sam drafts your property ana
vour money. He has the same right
to do this, as he has to take your boys:
eff America will take every bond or
this Liberty loan and other issues, IL
will save lives over there. Do you
Enow that the boys of the Rainbow di-
vision were eating bareback and
drInkinq water. the night they went
into that fight while you over here
were debating over food. Keep your
food if you want to starve your Sol
diers. keep your money If you want
m kill your men. Keep your money
and YOU help Germany just that much.
Are you going to stop and wonder
ubether YOU can give up eighty acres.
.h.t now automobile, that new suit or
that new hat and dress, while you are
9 sacrificing lives that could be saved
by that $3.50?
There must be no talk of peace un-