Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-04-18
LEND YOUR MONEY
TO HELP WIN WAR
Help Properly Equip Your Own
Son and Other Soldier Boys
Over There.
DUTY OF ALL TO BUY BONDS
Liberty Loans TO Uncle Sam 10 Best
Guarantee OF Our Fighters Safe
Return Home-Do Not
Hesitate.
(By ROLAND a. USHER Of the vIo-
IIantes.)

(By ROLAND a. USHER Of the vIo-
IIantes.)
Put II to yourself straight now. You
know perfectly well that you would
feel ashamed to keep your boy out Of
the ranks II he wanted TO 20. You
know perfectly well that you would
probably feel ashamed before your
neighbors II they knew that the boy
was sticking at home. But have you
ever asked yourself whether you felt
ashamed that you were keeping your
dollars tight In your jeans Instead OF
lending your dollars 10 the war as
well as your boy? II you have not
got boy you probably would feel
that he ought to go II you had one
You have got some dollars. why don't
you send them7
Think again; II you have sent hoy
over there. don't you know for GER
tain whether that boy viii come back.
God grant that he may But he went.
Just the same. knowing fully just ms
you did that he might not come bnck.
You gave the dearest thing you had In
the world to the government freely. for
the cause Of democracy. You were
glad to do II; you felt fine about II.
You still feel that II you had Il To do
over again you would not do anything
else. But | will wager anything xou
Ike that you have lot Of money that
you can lend to the government with.
out hurting yourself nj all. and which
you are hanging on to until IL screams.
Think OF II. Those dollars will be per
fectiy sure TO come back II you lend
them to the government The govern
rnent guarantees that. Why should
you therefore be so afraid TO loose
your clutch on them. The great risk
you have already taken and did IL be.
cause II was worthy and n noble
ming TO do. The thing which Is no
FISK AT all and yet which Is just MS nee
essary TO the war ms the other, Won
hesitate about.
Dollars VIII Come Back.
Let me suppose for moment thu,
you have not yet sent your boy. win
wager you have sneaking feeling
mat he ought 10 60 He has too In
this case, ! won't have TO make n x,.
ger about it-you have not sent your
dollars. II you hesitate TO send tho
boy because you are afraid he NAV
NOT come back. you have a perfectly or
plainable reason. but yon have moi ca,
good reason why you should NOT sena
your dollars. They will come back
you may be sure OF II. Not only VIII,
they come back. the government win
pay you Interest on them In the moan.
time. You will lend the governmer,
your capital and will get n return n,
II. Far from losing ANYTHING vo,
VIII make something. Why hesitate,
LOOK Mt II from another polnt q,
view. IL your boy has not gone mr. ~
you nave no son. your neIphbors who
nave sons have sent them. Those ,ov.
are going into danger. They ore 90
ing TO need guns, food, artillery shIns
anu nirplanes. not only to cnnble tb.n,
u no "hat they went over there IN do
beat the Germans out Of sivl,.,,,
10 keep them safe. II they don, hays
,nose things they certainly wont corn.
DICK at all. You know perfectly well
however tight-hsted you NAV no 90
however mean you may think vourse,,
"hu you are not half as moan n.
.hat-you would not hurt your NEIGH.
DOTS son Just because a few do,,a-u
stood In the way. You would faa,
ashamed OF yourself for the rest =,
your lie you would not be oh,a 80
snh'e In the morning. Your neIchhor.,
sons ana your friends sons that vo,
nf'Ve known all your life need H.
'hihgs your money can buy for ,,s..'
a'u u 10 going to 70 mighty hard with
'hem II they don't get them.
Make Your Money Helm.
NOW put 1t to yourself strolpb, :,
'ne ming was little nearer 10 -
10 mat you really saw your no; ~
DOTS son actually without fooa
cause you had declined IN o,.s W"
nm you would not hesitnte for q M" -
nen' what to do. The dfBc,,,, ~" =,
"e'e' mat the thing is on 30 lora.
se"'e mat you do not realize tha, 49,,
a ,a,'ure TO lend your money TO Tho , .,'
eminent Urn, Is going to result yery , sos
"e'y IN depriving that partIcui.r " .'.
VI u,ings he needs. You can 10y
you iKe' there are so manv ,,,,; x' |"
OF them that It will be some o,h Unions
lows son that VIII go without 'e'-
you won't get much comfort ,,, "'pe
mat because It Is the same ola 'u' OF
iou would not hurt him either n, ,".ng.
sd" MIN and knew he WINS in ,ou
put because you don't see him ho ~an.
ne is somewhere In France v vs.ause
ger about him and don't ston =, ,, LOT
mat he wants thing you wov,, ,"lhk
hesitate to give him II You know not
why hesitate, then, to lend VOW nm
lars TO the government They ,y oro ool-
only thing that can really do th "'e The
ness. They are the only tb,ns s ousi-
can put tools Into the bov., hs mat