Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-08

% London.
, The fact % the matter Is that Al,
america had as many soldiers I,'
, France today as either. the Hr.. l
or Fronch with tho same cff.r..
organization ~ the BRUSH or Frrr.u
ana the same supplies. tho MAJ.
would he ended this year We ar-
doing our level hest bat 10 D.,
tedious game preparing mon f.
modern warfare our hardest Iu.
mas been to establish supply bases
- ana build our lines OF trsusportt
uon, and this We have done rrmar.
soiy well. 80 that we are now pre-.
pared 10 take care of an army ..
more than "a million this year 5lou.
mere are probably aUo.UUg
) Americans on the other slide now
b Less than 100. 600 Of those were .a
the fighting front up to the first or
last March. We were then holding
eight miles OF the line In Lorraine
out OF a total Of 800 miles So Won
can see that We arc not rnlnr to
nave such a cinrh as some folks
think.
war May GO THREE Years.
The war may end in threo years
ana II may not end for five depene
ing on how quick the American poo-
PIE FURNISH money and food and
suPpIleS IL each OF us were to give
the government tomorrow cverv
w" could rake ur srrlpc or
, end morrow We would bring the
the.N AZ least one year nearer Tor
, e"ese ehmpaigps NH. -. -, -.
. itht now ia NOR. ,'.i,,.t'l 80 -
money "'e valuable than
MI France L. No,,
Il have visited French ,",
Nhlch every woman ana EirlNos IN
mourning every able bodied man IN
, the village had been Killed or taken
/ prisoner Mourning rarh is the uni-
Nersal color in France today Tho
, women Of England and France no
ionser wear fine clothes aud 30 TO
parties and ride around iu automo-
riles. War Is their business the
business ~ everyone
What a contrast find in America
to the scenes | Witnessed over there
We know not what sacrifice means
: as yet. Every cathedral / saw in th.
3 shell-torn districts had suffered
I worse than any other building in the
l town, At Arr1s which the Germans
- now hold. they were stil Smelling
A the cathedral the day { was th,re.
. although il had been almost lCycu.I
. |
I are conducting Systematic warfare
against every tradition of France,
> Including religious traditions
y Noble Work Of The Red Gross.
/ "l on women who are knitting fa-
the soldiers and sailors and sewing
Tor the Red Cross are doing your
y duty the woman who is not doing
these things is "A Stacker. The WON
, hn who scoffs al such work Ia worse
thhn German or n ppCiflSt and
: they are the most loathsoue Great
ures on the face of the earth. The
: prayers OF our soldiers and sailors
10 over there go hourly 20 the good
women who are providing them with
. these comforts ! have met men who
l uly that they believe their lives have
+ Ebeen saved by helmets and mufrrr.
r band sweaters and wristlets knitted
, by you women Of America. That
r lives have been saved by the band
2 ages you made there is no doubt
Concerning German Atrocities.
How would you Ike 10 see q sole
dier run his bayoaaA throigh the
body OF your baby IN It's crib? Ur'-
7 gian and French fathers and moth
: ors have seen this done hy the Ger.
! man officers and soldiers TN this
war
How would you Ike to SOC ,oar
baby crucificd on "A barn door while
you yourself we're tied 10 u tree
This has been done by the Germans
/ in Belgium
How would you like 10 be tied to
tree and watch the soldiers cutting
Z with rusty swords. the breasts from
d the body Of your daughter This
! has been done by German m.lltarIsu
81 In Belgium. France ana Serbia.
How would you like 10 sec Amer.
= can girls. In their helpless teens.
! forced into motherhood at the pu.r,
| Of bayonet, ~ satisfy the lust uf q
} degenerate soldier Thousands ~
, girls IN invaded France and BcIgum
, have suffered this. at the hands ~
German miiiarism.
"Our American bows iu France
/ have come in touch with these out.
! raaeous. inhumlu acts, ana tHuy
81 know that they are fighting tn aNo
, their own mothers and vlycs and
! sStors ana swoethclrts from S".N
, STfatc That Is why they 7rH rHN.
. Ink like demons and when We a
3 our fun forces 70 going the illn VII
; think hell has Mrned loose proper
! on that western front
The Two Roads.
with solemn emphasis ~ly 20
you that you are standlue today 'i
the crossroads ~ life and H"t.'.
down one OF the two roaH. r"a must
pass and you must take r"Ir f.-t
step now. No man w'ks into tho
way OF true Amcficnn.sW Oy mo
road that leads 20 Germany. no
man can travel the German Fo''
land the American road ~ fEn sI"7
TIME. You cannot carry wnicr''l
both shoulders I'm the great Is.l'
before us. No man ever wen. ~
lheaven by the road that l"fI.
lhell The road 10 Germany i5 mo
way Of war-thc way OF r1urdcf
1.-The way OF lust---the way OF helL
How the red -bleodod Tho
soldier abhors ,-,,H coward he
ltraitor he haIe~ .lacEer. who puts
lpIties Hut ne ,ihsrntcly ON his
the buressee words can express con-
brother There arc no Hlh,r,r1
tempt .re, No American soldier
over - away. How about us. here
ever Are there any slackers
a lst u.s. A command hrs come.
s,loie sam says. I want 90 see
thsrty bond In every American
same one bond n least in every
homo. and two or three more In
others
Give All You Can.
"Givr Nvery penny you can rake