The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-29


/ a. Stamps. The crisis thii
YWS.S nation is now passin,
- g. 5 - through, when its ILL
aS oo.zaszss. erty is being Tough
for On the greatest battlefield Of his
tory makes stringent economy abso
lutely necessary il we are to win this
battle.
w. S. s.
To win this war it is not only neces
sary that every American soldier
fight, bnt every American dollar
quarter, dime and penny must fight
too This is not a war Of soldiers
| but war of nations-soldiers against
soldiers, manufacturers against man
ufacturers, farmers against farmers.
dollars against marks. That nation
will win whose people are game 20
| fight the hardest, save most and stand
closest behind their boys in ths
trenches
W. S. s.
American soldiers while fighting
for America are risking their lives,
but American dollars are running no
risk while serving the government. In
fact, the dollars are getting better
pay than the soldiers. War Savings
Stamps earn compound interest and
are backed by the richest government
on earth.
w S. s.
II every man and woman In this
country would only understand that
by extravaganza and by wasting
money on unnecessary Injuries they
are unconscieusly prolongfng the war
and causing the needless loss OF young
American lives they would do all in
their power to discontinue and dis
courage the purchaseof luxuries.
w. s.
To manufacture and sell luxuri IS
requires material and labor that are,
sorely needed by the government to
supply our army and navy with the
necessary arms, food, clothing and
otler equipment. When you waste
money on non-essentials you are d -
priving our soldiers of supplies they
urgently need for their comfort and
safety.
S.
Remember every cent you invest III
War Savings Stamps shorten the wa.
The individual Investment shortens II
to very small extent to be sure, but
multiply this Investment by 100, 8o0.-
600 and you have something gigantic !
and its effect on shortening the var
can be measured in weeks, months
and even years. Every day the war
is shortened means the preventing II
thousands Of American casualties, not
counting those Of our allies.
Great Britain's losses in men last
year and this have been at the rate
OF a million a year, and next year,
when our Sammies are bearing the
brunt of the fight we will learn that !.
months fighting may cost us 100 900
men. If you will only realize that
every dollar you save and invest with
your government has a definite effect
in shortening the war you certainly
have a most powerful incentive to buy
War Savings Stamps
w. s.. S.
The sale of War Savings Stamps is
not an affair for children alone, al. |
though they have done great deal IN
the past, but this sale has been pro-
noted by the government as one Of
It's main sources of revenue for car
ry1Ng on the war. $4,000, OO0, 900 is
o be raised by the sale Of War Saw
ngs Stamps this year, $4,000, 900 in
Louisiana and s40,000,OO0 In Missis-
'lpp1. Judging by past records these
states will not fall behind. but 1t will
'eduire the cooperation and hard
work Of every man. woman and child.
w. s.. S..
This war will be won by steady and
'eslstent endeavor rather than by
purts and spasmodic exertion. We
lave had great and admirable out
bursts OF effort in the different Lib
'rty Loan campaigns and later we
mall witness sudden and tremendous
Efforts in battle, but we rely upon
omething else as the handspring Of
'ur war enterprise. That something .
Use is the steady and sustained ex-
'enditure of national energy at all
ines and under all conditions. That
lone makes decisive victory possible
n battle. At home this is best exem. :
lifted by the steady, persistent flow
I money into the United States
treasury from the sale of War Say.
ngs Stamps from every nook and
ranny Of this immense country.
w. S. s.
Remember that National War Saw
ngs Day is June 2sth. Pledge your
elf on or before that day to save to
ne utmost OF your ability and to buy
Var Savings Stamps that there may
9 more money, labor and materials
back up those who fight and die
Or you.
Samuel Gompers says: There are
Il many to whom this world cata-
'sm has so little meaning that they
still pursuing Injuries and self
Are you one Of these
atemptlble creatures, or do you
,e TO the utmost Of your ability