South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-27
KEEP PLEDGE To
SOLDIERS OF j. s.
eleanor Barker, Prominent
Woman Lawyer, Speaks
on Food Saving.

Your battle and my battle has
been fought on the fields Of France
for the past three and half years.
while We have stayed at home here.
with plenty OF time to prepare and
make ready for our part in il. and
let In spite Of our pledge that We
gave the high commissioner Of
france not so many weeks ago that
We would send TO the people Of
France regularly millions or bushels
OF wheat, when the time for a Ger
tain shipment a few weeks ago
came. We had only four OF the ten
millions Of wheat ready 20 be ship
ped and IL was not because there
were not enough ships 10 take it.
over there. either. but because the
people of the United States will sit
back and eat the white bread and
rot worry nor sacrifice their bes.
tor the families Of those men who
have given their lives that the
wheat fields might be saved"
These were the words spoken by
Miss Eleanor Barker, indianapolis
attorney. in a ringing appeal at the
high school auditorium Friday af-
ternoon to about 1000 people. Miss
Barker spoke 10 the saleswomen in
the Liberty bond campaign at a
luncheon given at the Indiana club
several weeks ago.
Germans at Vital Point
THE German army today" con-
t.nued Miss Barker. lis less than
FIVE miles from Amiens. the strong
est food base OF the allies. We can
never starve Germany, but we can
starve any one OF the allies in less
than "a week. DO you not recall how
p few months ago the men under
Cadorna in Italy broke and laid
down their arms because the in
sidoUs reports were circulated that
their women and children were
starving? Why should they 1ght7
Why should they fight if their fam
lilies are going 10 be allowed 10
starve and suffer just because the
people Of the United States, on
whom the whole world is depending,
are not big enough to sacrifice a
little?
Germany. because or the down
fall OF Russia, is in control Of
Ukrainia, called the blackearth belt
or Europe She commands Odessa.
the wheat market Of the world, and
Roumania. the 'corncrib OF the
world is hers. DO you think that
We are going 10 starve out Germany?
Men. money and food will win
the war. But the failure OF any one
OF these three lighting forces will
lose the war. What good are men
If we do not back them up with
foode What good is money here or
over there IL there is not food to
buy? What good are men IL their
spirits are broken because the folks
back home forgot that they were
willing 10 pay the supreme sacri-
flee?
France Gives Men.
"In France today every man OF
IS years and under is under arms.
In France today women have gone
into every conceivable work. They
are in the munitions factories. in the
fields. the shOps-everywhere un-
complaining and with high devotion
to service The women Of France
must DE allowed 10 hold up the mo-
Iale OF the soldiers of France. The
morale Of the home decides the mo-
rale OF the soldier in the fighting
line. We can aid this by giving
them wheat
I'm France today there are hun
dreds Of little boys whose two frs.
fingers have been cut Off But they
throw back their heads, and with
the spirit Of France all about them.
say to the world: But the Germans