Williston graphic., 1918-05-23

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THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
The campaign for the Third Liberty Loan has closed
with 100000 Americans purchasing about $4'
OOO,OOOOOO of bonds.
Hundreds of thousands of individual citizens, thou
sands of corporations and associations and practically
every newspaper and bank in the country gave iber-
ally Of their time, space, effort and money to make
the loan The response of the people of the
country commensurate with the appeal made to
them.
One great feature of the loan is it's wide distrbu-
ton The farmers of the country, the people living in
rural communities in the small towns and villages not
only subscribed literally to the loan but subscribed
promptly In fact, to very great extent rural COM
nunities earlier in making up their quotas than
the larger cities. Secretary McAdoo well calls this
wide distribution of the loan among the people the
soundest financing in the world.
The sale of the Liberty Loan Bonds is only one-half
of the transaction. The Government in selling the
bonds is collecting money from the people, From
on until the bonds finally called in and paid for the
Government will be disbursng money to the people
is going be of incacuable benefit not only to the in
dvdual bondholders but to the country at large that
these annual interest payments and the final payment
of the bonds going to be widely distributed among
the body Of the people, not paid only to large financial
institutions paid in large amounts to the dwellers
paid to individual citizens, the rank and file of the
American people.
The Liberty Loan is going to prove a great nation
al blessing to the Nation and to the people of the Ma
ton Through it is to be enforced against enemies
the irrestble might of this invncble Republic bring
ing victory to America and her allies and that liberty
and justice and civilization which they fighting for.
It is great bond between the people and the Gov
ernment, great uniting in great effort all Of
people land bringing economy and saving and pros
perity to millions Of American homes
G-R-A-P-H-I-C
OUTFlTTING 1000 HOSPITAL BEDS
IN THREE HOURS
Out of the changing death struggle on the
plains Of Picardy, with its promise of victory, its
spectre of defeat thing stands forth Interchangeable
day by day-the duty of the Red Cross.
Behind the boodstained battle lines, misery is
agn the road. AS in nineteen fourteen the refugees
-old men, women and children-carry the helpless on
shutters; the bird cage and the improvsed cradle
make their appearance the muddy roads, the trains
are loaded with the wounded. In Paris, civilians lie
crushed beneath the ruins caused by air raids and bonn
bardment while the railway stations crowded with
the fleeing refugees from northern France It might
be nineteen fourteen over again.
Only this time there is difference. So far as mil
ltary relief is concerned, the efficiency observ-
able single illustration, indeed, can demonstrate
the difference between nineteen fourteen and nineteen
eighteen where the wounded soldier is concerned In
three hours, recently all the spnts accessories in
struments and surgical dressings REQUIRED for a. hos
pita of one thousand beds were assembled and dis
patched from Paris
To those of who are left behind, these facts
have become vital. America is in the war at last-a
hundred thousand strong.
Our duty is plain-Francis Belamy in The Red
Cross Magazine for June.
G-R-A-P-H--C
YOUR FAITH-HOW DEEP Is 1T
Private Harold R. Peat, in an article which ap.
pears in The Red Cross Magazine for June exhorts
the people of America to have faith in the God of Ma
tions in our present ordeal.
He says:
1T is hard Who measure the terror If tho su
preme test? The Belgian devastation? Ask the BEL
gian refugees why they will not leave England why
1ney will not cross the Atlantic to larger country and
world OF new opportunity. Why? Because we are
gong home' when Victory is ours-when the enemy is
uVen over the border when shells stilled and dead
mems bones may rest in quetness'
"Faith-have we such superb faith? IF vou dorh+
your power Of faith make ready now Each test hold
on squared shoulders is victory toward III. vc+orv
which is fnal
we must win Every word whispered of Peace
oe1oe reace IS ours before right Of earning whs-
per 10 ald OF the enemy. Every word WHISPERED Of
feace before Peace for all time is gained is Striking
OF tne tests and trials of faith which must prove
worthy Of Victory.
Ony Dy faith can we live. The soldiers in France
have faith, the sailors, the men who carrv war On in
the air. Shall the faith of the folks at home he less
lne action lies with the fighting man. but the
spirit OF victory lies in al-the man. the woman and
the child at home
Teach the children, and learn for yourselves 4 am