Evening journal., 1918-04-20

I buy a Liberty Bond 10 free woman
hood
cannot help thinking that that money
OF mine lying IN a dead hole might be
saving a Sammy's life. Those dollars
spend f0olishly, extravagantly. need
lessly, might be keeping a fellow from
going the long, long trail, "going West" d"
the trenches call 10. As I said before,
my name Is Miss Average Young Wom-
an and I spend too much on clothes
and pleasures. I could purchase half a
flfty dollar Bond In buying less ex-
pensive dresses and slippers. | could
save the other half by saving on theatre
tickets. restaurant dinners. and reck-
less expenditures on candles and
movies J read that every dollar ]
hoard IS a Stacker and every dollar !
spend wantOnly is a traitor. And 80 ]
stop and think, "Other people are go
ing without things why cant -" Soon
u hear Of new horrors, Of daily inch
by-inoh territorial galn by the Ger
mans and something IN me fercely cries
you Must" shall be no Stacker, no
traitor and what ! control shall not be
! buy g Liberty Bond 10 show the OBJ
serving world that I understand what
stupendous task Uncle Sam Is NJ
against and that ! want to lend a help
ing hand.
Yesterday ! saw pass a troop-train
hlled with khaki-clad young fellows
Those men were going straight 20 New
York City. straight across the seas
They love life as much as !. They were
whooping, waving hats, and, as the can
spec by, caught strains OF Keep the
Home Fires Burning" a thought OF
what they were giving up ohoked me
To buy a Liberty Bond seemed such q
pitiful thing 10 balance their offerinr
in this scale OF sacrifice. WhT mus
buy a Bond7 God knows, Il is az
bttle az ] can do to help my khaki.
soldiers give every man on Gods earth
his iualienable right OF life liberty, anC
the pursuit Of happiness"
The essay Of Miss Mundy. second
prize:
"On April 6, 1911. America Joined Tho
Allied powers IN a war against Ger
man 8uiocrscy and tyrannical miliisr
'am; and when we entered this con
.Jict we pledged our lives and our for
luDes for the attainment OF our idesll
Of democracy. Germany scofied at thll
/ pledge Sne believed that Americans
were too materallstic 20 sacrifice theil
wealth and luxury just for an ideal. i
takes patriotism 10 do that and accord
/ ing 60 German philosophy. patriotism
Is the Hind worship Of the mandates
OF ruthless princes. Rightly did the'
believe that Americans did not pos
scss this kind OF patriotism
/ But the Germans have learned tina
the manhood Of America was impelle,
! by patriot5m Of a divine nature. The!
SEQ over q million and a half men read!
to lay down their lives for their ideals
and truly they think. this is patriotism
I The kind that Will not be downed. TIT
sight o. the American troops In tn
trenches and The thoughts Of the count
/ less more ready 10 come does NOR
harm 10 the morale Of the German arm!
than any English shell.
! Yet the Kaiser does not give up al
hope. He recalls that the American
people pledged not only their lives bu
also their fortunes. Only part OF tha
pledge has been fulfilled. Youth, nat
urally hopeful and enthusiastic, has al
ways been found ready for the excite
ment OF war, but Will the other Amer
leans, those who cannot lght, be readl
! 70 sacrifice their fortunes Men with
out money cannot win this war. AT
the people willing TO supply this money
willing 70 give until Il hurtsi
For an answer TO this question IN
Kaiser turns 20 the Third Liberty Loan