The Keota news., 1918-08-09
A LETTER TO THE COUN.
TRY FOLKS FROM
UNCLE SAM
Oy HIRAM MOE oRggMa
Editor Woman'o World.

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Dear NephSws and Niscss:
Even before You open this letter I
know that you will know what Il 10
about. Some one Of you-Lsmusl
Jones guess Il was-said the last time
was out to your house for Sunday
dinner. that hardly ever came around
and almost never wrote. unless II was
about money matters. Well, guess
that Lem II about right, but 40 the fel.
low said when some one offered him
sympathy because he lost q couple Of
fingers In Q corn shredder. "You can't
feel any worse about It than do."
I'm sorry that this unfortunate af.
fair that We are In IL taking 10 much
money. But I'm glad right down to
the very bottom Of my heart that We
can raise the money to sec the whole
thing through. i know you will raise
it-but we'll como to that later.
The other day was In New York
and went out to see one Of those big
transports for soldiers. There were
little tugs all around her waiting to
get her headed straight into the stream
and further down. near the Statue Of
Liberty some battleShlps were waiting
to convoy the transport. It was an in
teresting sight. II meant % much. And
I couldn't keep my Adams apple In
its place. and there was q kind Of
mist before my eyes-until through the
tears I was trying to hold back. saw
Eb Roots boy. George. looking over
the rail on the top deck. The last
time had seen him he was cultivat-
Ing corn on that ten acre piece down
on the state road next to Asa HAT
forti'a.
Somehow when I saw that boy up
there I didn't want to cry. Ny blood
got warm instead Of cold and every
muscle In my body was as taut a. Q
violin string. Ny heart just swelled In
my body. In oil my life never felt 10
proud and 20 much like being able to
dght. a. did then.
And said to myself. '-There goes
Eb Roots boy. George. He Is only one
boy In Q million and moro that are
over there now. But there are others
like him. and the folks back home they
will stand back Of him. and an, every
thing. that he and his comrades, and
the ships and the men and the nag that
dies over them stood for"
I could not feel and I do not feel
now. that the folks back home would
waste anything that might help to
bging George Root back. know just
~ well ~ know my own name that
George Root and the boys like him
would not offer themselves a. the ~.
preme sacrifice to our cause. and those
for whom they were fighting be small
and niGgardly about doing their part.
During this coming year It Will Be
necessary for us to spend twenty.four
billion dollars. It IL q tremendous sum.
But Is not too much to pay for q world
at peace. with rs all AZ free 40 God
intended We should be.
But remember that our total annual
income. all Of 10 put together. Is only
about fifty billion dollars, and 20 It II
going to take about half Of all our In.
come this next year. That means that
You must stop all waste. Our waste
runs into the millions. You must stop
that waste and then you must put this
saving with other money you have In
Liberty Bonds. It IL the surest, safest
investment you can make. You have
my personal guarantee and you know
I have never failed on anything have
ever attempted. and though I hardly
need to add it, never will fail.
Adjust your affairs to meet these
new conditions. know I can depend